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Short News Heavy rains in Delhi, Gurgaon trigger traffic jams; major roads waterlogged
New Delhi/ Gurgaon: Heavy rains lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR through the night with waterlogging disrupting road traffic movement at many places in the national capital and Gurgaon. Rush hour traffic was thrown out of gear in Haryana’s Gurgaon as morning commuters got stuck in traffic snarls, including an over five-kilometer jam on a road between Hero Honda Chowk and Khirki Daula Toll Plaza. Several residents took to Twitter to share their experiences and posted photos of waterlogging and jams. Office-goers in Delhi, too, faced a lot of inconvenience due to traffic disruptions with most opting to use the Delhi Metro rail’s services, which were delayed due to over-crowding. Classes in several colleges were also cancelled. The traffic towards the busy Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway was also disrupted.
Elgar Parishad event: Activists held for ‘Maoist links’; CPM calls it attack on democratic rights, demands release
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The raids were carried out as part of probe into violence at Maharashtra’s Koregaon Bhima after an event held in Pune 2017.
Multi-city raids over Bhima Koregaon caste violence, 4 activists held
Pune: Maharashtra police on Tuesday raided the homes of prominent Left-wing activists in several states and arrested at least four of them for suspected Maoist links, sparking a chorus of outraged protests from human rights defenders.The raids were carried out as part of a probe into the violence between Dalits and the upper caste Peshwas at KoregaonBhima village near Pune after an event called Elgar Parishad, or conclave, on December 31, 2017. The arrests are “a dangerous sign of a government that fears it is losing its mandate and is falling into panic. That lawyers, poets, writers, Dalit rights activists and intellectuals are being arrested on ludicrous charges,” award-winning author Arundhati Roy told PTI. Near simultaneous searches were carried out at the residences of prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Farreira in Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj in Faridabad, and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha in New Delhi, a senior police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Subsequently, Rao, Bhardwaj and Farreira were arrested. “They have been arrested under the relevant sections of Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for their alleged naxal activities,” said the police official, without elaborating. Although Navalakha was also arrested, the Delhi High Court ordered police not to take him out of the national capital at least until Wednesday.
Left activist Varavara Rao arrested over alleged plot to kill PM Modi
Hyderabad: The Maharashtra Police on Tuesday arrested Hyderabadbased revolutionary writer and Maoist sympathiser Varavara Rao for his alleged conspiracy to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A police team from Pune arrested Varavara Rao after conducting raids on his Hyderabad. Searches were also conducted at the houses of his family members and friends including a senior journalist K V Kurmanath who is Varavara Rao’s son-in-law. Varavara Rao was shifted to the government-run Gandhi Hospital for medical check-up. He was produced before a local court at Nampally for a transit warrant. Varavara Rao is to be shifted to Pune for further inquiry. The Pune police are likely to shift him to Pune on transit warrant after producing him before the court. Police had, in June, allegedly recovered a letter mentioning from Pune, a plan to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the house of one of the five people arrested in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence.
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NRC row: Supreme Court orders re-verification of 10 per cent people excluded from the draft
New Delhi : Raising doubt over Centre’s proposal to allow a claimant to change his legacy document for inclusion in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a detailed report from the NRC co-ordinator, Prateek Hajela, as to why those who want to be included in the NRC draft list have to give fresh additional documents. The apex court also ordered reverification of 10 per cent of people excluded from draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The court said that the re-verification will be a sample survey for its satisfaction. The
court also deferred the scheduled date of August 30 for receipt of claims and objections to the draft NRC, as it pointed out certain contradictions in the Centre’s Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the filing them. Out of 3.29 crore applicants, 2.89 crore were found eligible for inclusion in the complete draft of NRC, that was released last month. The names of 40.07 lakh applicants did not find a place in the historic document, touted to be a proof of Assamese identity.
BJP such a ‘shameless’ party, doing politics with Atalji’s ashes: Mamata Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mocked the BJP on Tuesday for disrespecting former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee by undertaking the “Atal Kalash Yatra” and trying to gain political mileage out of it. The BJP leadership, in a counter, said Mamata Banerjee should desist from talking much about Vajpayee as she had betrayed him “time and again to serve her own political purpose”. Addressing a rally in Kolkata, Mamata Banerjee said, “I have never seen such a shameless party. We (TMC) might have ideological differences but we respect Atalji. They (BJP) are even doing politics with Atalji’s ashes.”
P Chidambaram moves court, accuses CBI of leaking chargesheet to media
New Delhi: Former union minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday moved a Delhi court alleging that the CBI is leaking parts of the chargesheet in the Aircel-Maxis case to the media “to sensationalise” the issue and “make mockery of judicial process”. Special Judge O P Saini issued notice to the agency and sought its response by October 8. In the application, moved by advocates P K Dubey and Arshdeep Singh, the Congress leader alleged that the CBI was not interested in a fair trial in the court of law and only wanted trial by
the media. “Since this court is yet to take cognisance of the charge sheet, it appears that the CBI has clandestinely provided a copy of the same to the newspaper which is publishing the same in instalments only to sensationalise the issue and prejudice the accused named therein even before cognisance is taken by this court. In the view of the above, it is clear that the CBI is not interested in a fair trial in a court of law and only wants a trial by media, which is causing prejudice to the rights of the accused persons, including the appellant herein,” the application said.
New Delhi : The CPI(M) Polit Bureau on Tuesday protested against the country-wide raids and subsequent arrests of left-wing activists, suspected to have Maoist links, calling it a brazen attack on democratic rights and civil liberties. The CPI(M) demanded the withdrawal of the cases against the activists and their immediate release. “The polit bureau of CPI(M) strongly protests the raids conducted by police authorities on the homes of various civil rights and human rights activists and Left intellectuals,” a statement said. The polit bureau statement also said false charges had been levelled on the activists. The raids by Maharashtra Police were carried out as part of a probe into the violence at Bhima Koregaon village, which was triggered by an event called ‘Elgar Parishad’ held in Pune on December 31 last year. According to ANI, five activists have been arrested till now.
If voted to power, Cong will Asian Games 2018: Manjit Singh wins gold, set up ministry of fisheries: Jinson Johnson silver in men’s 800m Rahul in kerala
New Delhi : M K Stalin succeeded his father, M Karunanidhi, as president of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday. His elevation, which was announced at the party’s General Council meeting at its headquarters Kalaignar Arangam in Chennai, was uncontested. Stalin is the third to head the party, after founder C N Annadurai and Karunanidhi. DMK principal secretary Durai Murugan, meanwhile, took over as treasurer of the party. During the General Council meeting, which was attended by around 4,000 members, the party passed a resolution to urge the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on the late Karunanidhi. The party also decided against creating a post for DMK chairperson. Stalin has been associated with the DMK for over five decades. He campaigned for the party ahead of the 1967 Assembly elections when he was just 14 years old. Since then, he has served as the party’s youth-wing secretary, deputy general secretary, treasurer and most recently, its working president. Stalin was instrumental in leading the party’s campaign ahead of the 2016 Assembly elections.
Alapuzha: Visiting the floodravaged areas of Kerala, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday saluted fishermen who played a key role in rescuing those marooned in the deluge. Claiming that the fishermen community in the country was facing a crisis similar to that by the farmers, he said if the Congress comes to power at the Centre, a separate fisheries ministry would be set up. Arriving in Kerala on a twoday visit, Rahul Gandhi spoke to people at relief camps, days after the deadliest deluge in the last 100 years left a trail of destruction and death in the state. At a reception hosted by the Congress in the worst-hit Alapuzha to honour the fishermen community, Rahul Gandhi said the Coast Guard should make use of the services of fishermen for rescue operations in the future. “I am proud to say that through all your difficulties... through all your hardships... whenever
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Rahul Gandhi said the Coast Guard should make use of the services of fishermen for rescue operations in the future.
Kerala needed you... you stood up and gave your best. I salute your commitment to the people of Kerala,” the Congress president said. Three thousand fishermen had saved 70,000 lives in the recent floods, he said. Alleging that the fishermen community in the country was facing a crisis similar to that by the farmers, Rahul Gandhi said, “The moment the Congress comes to power at the Centre, we are going to set up a ministry of fisheries.” “God’s own army will have its own ministry. So your problems can be looked after and your words can be heard at the national level,” he said, adding, “I do not want to make fake promises. This is a word of the Congress president.” Along with farmers, fishermen have also helped build the country, Rahul Gandhi said and asserted that it was an “honour” for him to felicitate the fishermen who had saved several lives.
Manjit Singh outran pre-race favourite Jinson Johnson to finish with a personal best time of 1:46.13 and take the gold medal.
Jakarta: A late burst during the men’s 800m metre final helped Manjit Singh upstage pre-race favourite Jinson Johnson to take gold. Johnson, on the other hand, won silver and thus completed a one-two finish for India on Tuesday in Jakarta. 28-year-old Manjit ran his personal best of 1 minute 46.15 seconds to win his first major international medal. Johnson finished with a time of 1 minute 46.35 seconds. In June, he had smashed Sriram Singh’s 42-year-old 800m record. Abdul Abubaker of Qatar finished third with 1 minute 46.35 seconds. “I saw
videos of my races at national and international events and analysed the mistakes. I was motivated to improve myself. I never thought of bettering the national mark. I
just wanted to give my best. I don’t have a job but my coach is from Army,” said the athlete, who lives in Jind, Haryana, and comes from a family of farmers.
AAP Lok Sabha candidate Atishi Marlena drops Ducks swimming in automatically last name, party denies forcing her to do so water increase oxygen New Delhi : AAP leader Atishi Marlena, who has been declared the party’s candidate in the 2019 Lok Sabha election from East Delhi constituency, has dropped her ‘Christiansounding’ last name ‘Marlena’ from her Twitter handle apparently to dodge attacks from the BJP. However, AAP has refuted the reports that the party had forced her to drop her last name, saying ‘Marlena’ was a given name while her actual surname was ‘Singh’. While Atishi’s Twitter handle has changed from @
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Atishimarlena to @ AtishiAAP, her name has also been amended on the AAP website. The leader has, however, not given a reason for the recent changes. In fact, Atishi’s last name is also being removed from posters,
banners, hoardings and poll pamphlets. A source told news agancy that the party was forced to take the decision as BJP had started a “whisper campaign”, saying Atishi was a Christian and a foreigner.
Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister, Biplab Deb came out with yet another baffling statement while addressing the inaugural event for a boat race in Rudrasagar in Melaghar, Tripura on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, he announced that 50,000 ducklings would be given at subsidised rates to families in the area. While expounding on the benefits of ducks he added, “When ducks swim in water, oxygen level automatically increases in the waterbody. It (oxygen) gets recycled.
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A year after Doklam, lessons not fully learnt
A full year has passed since the 73-day face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in Doklam ended. Last year, on 28 August, India agreed to withdraw its troops from the territory disputed between Bhutan and China in return for the latter stopping its road construction activity. A lot has happened in the last one year, including an attempt to “reset” India-China ties. This is a good moment to look at the learnings from the face-off and the subsequent course of events. First, let us look at the face-off site itself. While the road construction there has been halted, Chinese troops remain stationed in northern Doklam. India’s ministry of external affairs has defined the face-off site narrowly and therefore sees no reason for another effort to confront the Chinese troops in northern Doklam. India’s position, as can be discerned from the depositions of successive foreign secretaries—S. Jaishankar and Vijay Gokhale— before the parliamentary standing committee on external affairs, is that as long as China can be prevented from extending their road towards the Jampheri Ridge, India need not intervene. The extension of the road towards the ridge will have twin implications over the tri-junction point between India, Bhutan and China, and the security of the Siliguri Corridor, a tiny sliver of land that connects India’s north-eastern states to the rest of the country. Even if the status quo on the face-off site is maintained, this newspaper has expressed the concern (goo.gl/kQD4Ug) that a strengthened Chinese position in northern Doklam can carry grave implications for the face-off site too in the future. Second, Doklam was an attempt by China to wean Bhutan away from India. On this count, China has not gained much success. Despite Chinese vice foreign minister Kong Xuanyou’s July visit to Bhutan, Thimphu has given no indication that it wants to dilute the special bilateral relationship with New Delhi. In fact, the reason India came out of Doklam with flying colours was because of Bhutan’s exemplary resilience in the face of China’s threats. Bhutan issued two statements— on 29 June 2017 and 29 August 2017—on the Doklam standoff and endorsed India’s position of returning to the status quo ante in both. The broader Chinese project of gaining a strategic toehold in India’s neighbouring countries has, however, received greater success. Deploying its bottomless pockets and the ability to rapidly deliver infrastructure projects, China has used its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to gain entry into all the South Asian countries, except Bhutan.
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Manto director Nandita Das: It is necessary to engage the audience
Mumbai : Actor-director Nandita Das, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film Manto, says that more than entertaining the audience, it is necessary to engage them with the film. Nandita was interacting with the media here during the third edition of the WCRC Idea-fest 2018 awards on Monday. Talking about audience reaction to trailer of the film, Nandita said, “People used to think that it’s a period film which is set in 1940s and Nandita only makes serious type of films. But with the response to the trailer, we came to know that lot of
people relate themselves with the film. “We often think that there should be only entertainment in a film but I think it is necessary to engage the audience. If the audience gets engaged then they don’t try to figure out whether the film has songs or dance in it.” Talking about the storyline, Das, who previously directed Firaq, said, “It’s a story of the writer and the obstacles of his life and thereasons why he left Mumbai which he used to love so much and later shifted to Lahore (Pakistan) and what kind of stories he wrote in his life so, we have also shown glimpses of his stories.
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Deepika Padukone feels there are ‘too many biopics being made’ New Delhi : Deepika Padukone started 2018 with a bang as her film Padmaavat, despite being released amid much controversy, managed to impress the audience. Deepika was all set to share screen space with Piku costar Irrfan Khan in Vishal Bhardwaj’s next, but due to Irrfan’s health, the film has been postponed for now. Meanwhile, the Padmaavat star is yet to announce her next project. Deepika was recently asked about the changing trends in Bollywood at an event in Chennai. She acknowledged that there is a certain sense of repetitiveness in the scripts that are being offered, and that too, biopics. In an interview with The Hindu, Deepika said, “I feel like there are too many biopics being made. In the last few months, I can’t count the number of biopics that we’ve been offered. And they’re all great; they’re very
strong and powerful. But when it comes to a film, after a point, how much are you going to tell me about those struggles? Even a common man on the street has had a similar journey, if you ask me.” Biopics are the flavour of the season. In 2018, the audience has seen quite a few films that were either biopics or based on true incidents. To count a few, Sanju, Soorma, Parmanu, Raazi, Padman, have all released in 2018 and they are all based on true events. With a plethora of biopics in the making, we don’t see this trend dying anytime soon. Among the films that have already been announced, we are yet to watch Manikarnika, Super 30, the Abhinav Bindra biopic and Shakeela among many others. Sanju has broken many records and one can assume that this is certainly a signal for many new biopics as well.
AR Rahman collaborates with Bishop Briggs for Love Sonia song
Mumbai : Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman and British-American singersongwriter Bishop Briggs have collaborated for a song titled “I am more” for the forthcoming film Love Sonia. The drama centers on a 17-year-old woman who endangers her life to save her sister from a global human trafficking network that spans India, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. “Love Sonia is more than a film; it’s a movement, a conversation and an opening into what’s actually happening in the world today. I feel so honoured to be a part of what Tabrez (director
Eddie Murphy and his partner Paige Butcher are reportedly pregnant with their second kid. The news comes after Butcher was spotted with a baby bump this month.
Eddie Murphy expecting 10th child
New Delhi : Actor-comic Eddie Murphy is set to become a father for the tenth time. The 57-year-old actor’s representative said in a statement that Murphy and his partner Paige Butcher are all set to welcome their second kid. The news comes after Butcher, 39, was spotted with a baby bump this month. “Eddie Murphy and longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher are pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child in December,” Murphy’s rep said. The couple, who have been in a relationship since
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2012, already have daughter Izzy (two). The Dr Doolittle actor has oldest son, Eric, 29, with Paulette McNeely. He shares daughters Bella, 16, Zola, 18, Shayne, 23, Bria, 28, and son Miles, 25, with former wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy. Murphy also has son Christian, 27, with Tamara Hood, and shares daughter Angel, 11, with former Spice Girl Mel B. Back in 2016, his eldest daughter Bria shared a family photo of herself and her siblings along with her dad and Butcher just months after Izzy was born.
Tabrez Noorani) has fearlessly brought to light,” Briggs said in a statement. “A.R. is a complete icon and to have collaborated with someone who truly inspires me is an incredible experience I’ll never
forget. Tabrez and A.R. are legends and to have been able to work with them on something so special that I know will make an imprint on the world, is something I am extremely grateful for,” she added.
Deepika Padukone was recently asked about the changing trends in Bollywood. She acknowledged that there are too many biopics being made and it is starting to get repetitive.
Disha Patani on Hrithik Roshan: He is one of the most dignified people I’ve met Mumbai : Bollywood actor Disha Patani has rubbished reports claiming that Hrithik Roshan flirted with her, calling the superstar a “dignified” person. There were reports that Disha walked out of the project because Hrithik allegedly flirted with her, something that she termed as “childish and irresponsible gossip”. “There is some childish and irresponsible gossip about Hrithik sir and me doing the rounds. I would like to say that it’s completely untrue and in
the minimum interaction that I have had with him, he has been one of the most dignified and joyful people. “It’s my regard for him as a person that is making me even respond to something this trivial. There is no truth in me walking out of any project with him,” Disha told PTI in a statement. The 25-year-old actor said she has high regard for Hrithik and he features amongst the top names on her wish list to work with.
Saif Ali Khan looks quite menacing Pooja Hegde: Imtiaz Ali brings out the best performance in every actor in the first look of Hunter
New Delhi : After playing Sartaj Singh in Netflix’s Sacred Games, Saif Ali Khan has started shooting for his next project, Hunter. Directed by Navdeep Singh, Hunter has Saif playing a Naga Sadhu. His look from the film was captured by Mumbai Mirror and it looks quite intriguing. Sporting dreadlocks and a long beard, Saif is dressed in worn-out clothes here. His dreadlocks are held together by a bandana. This is Hunter’s second schedule after the first schedule was wrapped up in Rajasthan. A source from the set of Hunter told Mirror,
“Saif kicked off work around 9am and the shoot went on till late evening. For the ongoing schedule, Rajasthan has been recreated in the studio and he is currently shooting an action sequence.” In many of his recent interviews, Saif Ali Khan explained that he was growing his beard for his role in Hunter. The actor said that he had to grow a real beard so the fake one could be attached to it. The success of Sacred Games has certainly revived Saif’s career as many of his films had not been performing well at the box office in the recent past. His Baazaar is yet to release in the theatres.
New Delhi : Actor Pooja Hegde said filmmaker Imtiaz Ali writes amazing characters and she would love to work with the Jab We Met and Rockstar director. The other thing on her to-do wish list is to make Children’s films. Also, Pooja, who originally hails from the coastal town of Mangaluru in Karnataka, hopes she gets offers to do Kannada and Malayalam films. “I would love to
work with Imtiaz Ali, and I would like to make children’s films, that’s on my list”, Pooja, who made her Bollywood debut with Mohenjo Daro (2016), co-starring Hrithik Roshan. “I think he (Ali) writes amazing characters, whether it’s the character of ‘Geet’ (Kareena Kapoor) in Jab We met, Alia Bhatt’s in Highway and Ranbir Kapoor in Rockstar,” she said. “I just think
he somehow brings out the best performance in every actor, and I would love to see how he does with me.” Pooja made her acting debut in Tamil film Mugamoodi (2012) and went on to feature in Telugu movies Oka Laila Kosam, Mukunda, Duvvada Jagannadham, Rangasthalam and Saakshyam, with a couple of more in the works, including Housefull 4.
Boman Irani is thrilled to work with Rajkummar Rao in Made in China
Mumbai : Actor Boman Irani who is gearing up for his forthcoming film Made In China, says that he is excited to work with Rajkummar Rao in the film. Boman was interacting with media when he inaugurated a painting exhibition titled The Vibrant Earth of singer Chandana Dixit along with Anup Jalota on Monday, here. Sharing his feeling being part of the film, Boman said, “I am really excited to be part of it. In fact yesterday, Rajkummar Rao
came at my house where we started rehearsals of the film. I am excited to work with him as well.” “He is a good actor. He tries to do something different in his every film and he has a fire in him and taking inspiration of his energy, I am also inspired to do the movie. So overall, I am thrilled to work with him,” he added. For the last few days, Boman is suffering from slip disc because of which he is not able to walk properly but he says that it shouldn’t
be a problem while shooting for his another upcoming movie “Total Dhamaal” which also stars Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi and Niharica Raizada in lead roles. “After 2-3 days, I will resume shooting of Total Dhamaal where we will shoot a song. I don’t know what I will be doing in the song,” he said. Made in China will be Boman’s third association with Maddock Films after Being Cyrus and
Cocktail. The film is said to be a hilarious take on a struggling Gujarati businessman, played by Rajkummar, and the bizarre journey he undertakes to become a successful entrepreneur. Mouni Roy, who plays his wife, encourages him to undertake the journey to China in hopes that it will make him a successful entrepreneur and Boman will reportedly play the role of a doctor in the film.
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Olympic champ Usain Bolt expects nerves for Central Coast Mariners debut
Melbourne : Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt expects an onset of nerves when he makes his debut for Australia’s Central Coast Mariners against an amateur side on Friday and says he is still short of fitness and struggling with the speed of the game. Mariners coach Mike Mulvey confirmed the eight-times Olympic gold medallist would play in a preseason match that will be televised live by a local broadcaster and is tipped to draw a crowd of over 10,000 to Central Coast stadium. “There will be nerves, definitely there will be nerves, it’s not like it’s a charity game any more,” Bolt told reporters after training on Tuesday. “This is a career that I’m pursuing so there will be a bit of nerves. “I expect to make mistakes but I also expect to go in, make myself
proud and to push myself. It’s just one of those things, I know I’m not going to have a perfect game,” added the 32-year-old Jamaican. Bolt’s attempt to transform himself from global athletics superstar to professional football player has generated huge publicity for the struggling Mariners, who finished bottom of the 10-team A-league last season. It has also drawn plenty of scepticism, with Adelaide United coach Marco Kurz questioning Bolt’s open-ended trial and saying the A-League should recruit proven talents and “improve young Australian players”. Although repeatedly voicing his determination to win a Mariners contract, Bolt was measured about his progress and admitted to still struggling with his movement.
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Venus Williams outlasts Svetlana Kuznetsova in brutal US Open heat
Asian Games 2018: India maul Sri Lanka 20-0 in yet another goalfest to face Malaysia in men’s hockey semis Jakarta : Defending champions India made a mockery of Sri Lankan challenge pumping in 20 goals to remain unbeaten in the pool stages, setting up a tricky semi-final clash against Malaysia in the men’s hockey competition at the Asian Games here today. It has been a scintillating performance from the Indians in the pool stages as they scored as many as 76 goals and conceded just three. It was always going to be a cakewalk for world No 5 India against Sri Lanka, ranked 38th and it turned out to be so as the title holders toyed with the rival defence to score goals at will. Akashdeep Singh
(9th, 11th, 17th, 22nd, 32nd, 42nd minutes) scored six goals while Rupinder Pal Singh (1st, 52, 53rd), playing his 200th international match, Harmanpreet Singh (5th, 21st, 33rd) and Mandeep Singh (35th, 43rd, 59th) struck thrice each as India completely dismantled the Sri Lankan defence from start to finish. Besides the duo, Lalit Upadhyay (57th, 58th), Vivek Sagar Prasad (31st), Amit Rohidas (38th) and Dilpreet Singh (53rd) scored a goal each. India, thus, toped Pool Pool A with an all-win record from five games and will take on second placed team in Pool B, Malaysia in the first semifinal on Thursday.
New York : Two-times U.S. Open champion Venus Williams outlasted Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 5-7 6-3 in a marathon battle on a brutally hot day at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday to reach the U.S. Open second round. The 16th-seeded Williams came out strong in the first set, firing winners and attacking the net to put pressure on the Russian, who won the tournament in 2004. Williams looked like she would cruise to victory when she took a 5-2 lead in the second set but fatigue appeared to set in for the 38-year-old as temperatures soared to 93 degrees Fahrenheit (34°C) amid high humidity. Kuznetsova battled back to take the second set and requested a 10-minute heat break before the decider. But the recess appeared to boost
Williams, who returned to the court in a fresh shirt, broke serve and raced out to a 3-0 lead. Kuznetsova battled back again but Williams managed to break the Washington Open champion for an eighth time in the match to end the nearly three-hour contest. “It’s not an easy match when you are playing a former U.S. Open champion in the first round,” Williams said. “She played her best when I was up. So it wasn’t easy to close that match out.” Williams, who has been hampered all season by a knee injury that has limited her court time this year, moved well throughout the match, which marked her 20th consecutive U.S. Open appearance. “The conditions were tough and my preparations weren’t ideal,” Williams said.
Twitterrati congratulate PV Sindhu for India’s first ever silver medal in badminton
Jakarta : Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu finished second-best at Asian Games 2018 to settle for a silver in women’s singles after losing the title clash to World No. 1 Tai Tzu-Ying in Indonesia on Tuesday. Sindhu created history by grabbing historic singles medal in badminton as no Indian had ever reached the final of a singles event at the Asian Games before the 23-year-old from
Hyderabad, who lost 13-21 16-21 to Chinese Taipei’s Tai in 34 minutes. It is the first time that India has won two individual medals at the Asian Games with Saina Nehwal clinching a bronze earlier. Saina was also conquered by Tai in the semifinals. Meanwhile, the Indian archery teams, both men and women, also added two silver medals at the tournament. The table tennis
team settled for a historic bronze medal after losing 0-3 to South Korea in a lop-sided semifinal on Tuesday. Twitter congratulated the winners on Tuesday as they added to India’s medal tally on Day 10. It is the first time that India has won two individual medals at the Asian Games with Saina Nehwal clinching a bronze earlier. Saina was also conquered by Tai in the semifinals.
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Tourism & Hospitality Skil Council (THSC) along with Ministry of Skil Development & Entrepreneurship and National Skil Development CorporationConducts an Industry Meet in Delhi to promote Apprenticeship Scheme New Delhi : Tourism & Hospitality Skill Council (THSC), a sector skill council for Tourism and Hospitality industry under the National Skill Development Corporation(NSDC) conducted an Industry Meet last week to promote Apprenticeship Scheme.The much awaited National Apprenticeship Portal for Service Industry trades is now LIVE and THSC encouragedthe establishments to visit the portal www. apprenticeshipindia.orgto explore and register. To address all matters related to Apprenticeship Scheme, and update the industry about the newly introduced reforms,NSDC Officials in the presence ofMr. Rajesh Agarwal (Joint Secretary& CVO, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship) chaired the sessions. During the event,Industry Leaders, HR Heads representing
Oberoi Group, Radisson Group of Hotels, Lemon Tree Hotel Group, Clarks Inn Group, Le Meridian, Park Group of Hotels, Sarovar Group, Hilton Hotel, Sodexo, Leela Hotel, Taj Group of Hotels, Burger King, Speciality Restaurants, Burger Singh, ISS, UDS, Compass, Quessamong others expressed enthusiasm and collaboration towards the efforts ofTourism and Hospitality Skill Council. Mr.Rajesh Agarwal, Joint Secretary, MSDE emphasised that it is our collective responsibility to ensure a brighter future for the youth because the future of the country rests on their shoulders.
Ahmedabad : The national capital witnessed the second edition of the Online Safety Summit for Women by SheThePeople.TV at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The summit in its second year discussed solutions for increasing online gendered abuse, sexual harassment of women through online portals and misinformation targeting women. It is supported by Facebook, Twitter, Colors, and UN Women. The summit identified steps taken by various digital platforms to protect women from risks of identity exploitations, financial risks, emotional harassment, awareness, policy and law enforcement. It also helped to
Tata Motors showcases the future of sustainable public transportation in India Bengaluru : Reaffirming commitment towards sustainable public transportation, India’s leading bus brand Tata Motors is all set to showcase five new public transport vehicles at the BusWorld India 2018, biggest B2B bus and coach exhibition in the world. The new range of transport solutions on display
will be - Starbus Ultra AC 22-Seater Push back, Starbus 12-Seater AC Maxi c a b , WINGER 12-Seater, Tata 1515 MCV Staff Bus and MAGNA intercity coach. Equipped with stateof-the-art technology and advanced safety
features, variants
these new will exhibit superior d e s i g n , excellent fuel economy and a longer service life, making commute enjoyable and safer. Commenting on the occasion Mr. Rohit Srivastava, Product Line Head – Passenger
Commercial Vehicle, Tata Motors said “Buses from Tata Motors are a hallmark of excellence and the range has adapted innovations to suit both Indian and global travel conditions. Under our Turnaround 2.0 strategy, we are aggressively focusing on introducing new range of products with improved features and state-of-theart technological advancements.
highlight the importance of digital literacy as more and more women get online. The summit which focuses on solutions to real world problems was inaugurated by Shaili Chopra, Founder of SheThePeople.TV. Other key speakers at the event were: KG Suresh Director IIMC, Syed Nazakat Editor DataLEADS, Rahul Srivastava of UP Police, Mahima Kaul from Twitter, Anja Kovacs, Nazia Erum, Kalpana Vishwanath from Safetipin, Prasanto Roy IT Expert, Advocate Talish Ray, BBC’s Trushar Barot, Kunal Mazumder India Correspondent Committee to Protect Journalists and activist Gurmehar Kaur.
Petrol crosses Rs 78, diesel rates at new high
New Delhi: Petrol prices on Tuesday crossed the Rs 78 per litre mark in Delhi for the first time in more than two-and-half-months, while diesel continued to scale new highs. Petrol price was hiked by 14 paise and diesel by 15 paise, according to price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The increase pushed up the petrol price past Rs 78 for the first time since June 3. It now costs Rs 78.05 a litre in Delhi. In Mumbai, it is at Rs 85.47. Diesel rates scaled a new high of Rs 69.61 per litre. In Mumbai, it costs Rs 73.90. Fuel prices in Delhi are the cheapest in all metros and most of state capitals due to lower sales tax or VAT. Diesel prices hit their highest level, crossing the previous peak of Rs 69.31 a litre reached on May 29.
INLAND WATERWAYS FOR FLY ASH TRANSPORTATION AT NTPC KAHALGAON Ahmedabad : To increase the Fly Ash utilization, NTPC along with team of Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI), Ministry of Shipping, GoI explored the possibility for transporting fly ash through Inland Waterways from NTPCKahalgaon. Sustainable Fly Ash utilisation is one of the key initiative at NTPC. There is a huge demand for Fly Ash but due to the limitation of transporting it through only railway system, not enough can be utilised. Transporting the Fly Ash through Inland waterways has been commenced as a pilot project from NTPC Kahalgaon to Pandu
(In Assam) for use in cement manufacturing. For this pilot project, first mile activity of bagging and loading of Fly Ash into barges will be done by NTPC and cost of transportation will be taken care by IWAI and Star cement. The first load of Fly Ash has already been loaded by NTPC Kahalgaon after IWAI moved its barges vessel from Kolkata to Kahalgaon and two barge vessels of 1000 tonne capacity each reached Kahalgaon on 17th August, 2018. The vessels will go to Pandu port through National waterway and via IBP (Indo-Bangla) route.
Amazon India Launches Bill Payments, powered by Amazon Pay Bangalore : Amazon India has launched Bill Payments facility that allows customers to pay Electricity, Landline, Broadband, Gas & Postpaid bills across 100+ billers on Amazon India. Customers on mobile form factors can make these bill payments in a fast, convenient and secure manner. In addition, customers using Amazon Pay can pay these bills via one-click experience. Customers can access these categories via the Amazon Pay dashboard and the Amazon home page on the mobile app/ website. The service
enables bill payments through most of the major billers across various cities in India. These include billers like BSES, Tata Power, BESCOM, BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Jio, ACT, Hathway, IGL and MGL. Amazon drives customers to utilize their Amazon Pay account beyond the marketplace, to categories like Mobile Recharges, DTH Recharges, bill payments, travel, and movie booking use cases. Customers can now do mobile recharge or pay bills using their credit and debit cards, UPI, net banking and Amazon Pay balance.
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CRPF Inspector General Rajnish Rai resigns, sources say
Ahmedabad : CRPF Inspector General Rajnish Rai, the 1992 batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer, has resigned, sources said. His report on alleged extrajudicial killings in Assam is believed to have prompted the development, suggest sources. Rai has been in the eye of a storm since he, as a Gujarat officer, indicted top cops PC Pandey and OP Mathur for their alleged role in attempting to misdirect the Sohrabuddin and
Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter. Rai, in April 2017, had filed a report alleging “cold blooded fake encounter killing of two suspected members of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songbijit) faction” on March 30 last year in Assam’s Simalguri village. Based on his report, petitioner and former finance secretary EAS Sarma had filed a PIL accusing the armed forces and Assam police of allegedly indulging
Introduce 2 Daily Trains Between Berhampur & Surat: CM Naveen Writes To Goyal Surat : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to introduce two new daily trains between Berhampur city and Surat of Ahmedabad. In a letter to the union minister, Patnaik said that there is not a single train service directly connecting Berhampur and Surat although more than 7 lakh people of South Odisha especially from Ganjam district are residing there and have various travelling needs. A sizeable population of Odia workers currently engaged in power loom, dyeing and printing, diamond cutting and other spheres of trades and commerce in Surat Economic Cluster are depending on Puri-Ahmedabad Express (running four days a week), Puri-Okha Express (running once a week), Puri-Gandhidham (running once a week) for their travelling. “But as these groups of trains are originating and terminating at further stations, availability of accommodation at Surat and Berhampur is highly inadequate,” the letter read. Earlier last week the CM had sought Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu’s attention to introduce direct flight services between Odisha’s Bhubaneswar and Surat.
Hearty one-kilo weight loss in four days, advice on hospitalization
Ahmedabad: Senior NCP leader Praful Patel met Hardik Patel, who has been on fast since August 25 for Patidar quota demand, today at his residence near here and extended his party’s support for the cause. Various political parties, including the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, and the Trinamool Congress, have already extended their support to the 25-year-old quota spearhead. Apart from quota for Patidars in government jobs and education, Hardik Patel, who
and Saurashtra regions that received scanty rainfall this monsoon. Alleging that over Rs 4,000 crores were “looted’’ from the public exchequer through purchase of groundnut at minimum support price (MSP) through various agencies approved by NAFED, the memorandum demanded a detailed inquiry into the issue under the supervision of a sitting HC judge. The Congress leaders said that the inquiry currently being done by CID-Crime was focussing merely on five groundnut godowns that were gutted under mysterious circumstances. They demanded that the inquiry should cover all 259 godowns where the groundnut purchased by the government was stored to bring out the truth in the case.
international North Korea tells US that denuclearisation talks may fall apart: report
Ahmedabad: A medical checkup was done on the fourth day of the sitting pass conveyor Hardik Patel on fasting. Hearty Patel’s routine checkup was done by a team of SOLA civil doctors. During this checkup, it was found that one kilogram of weight was lost due to heartache. Together, the team of doctors told that if he does not take food, he will be forced to enter the hospital. Heart Clinical Health Checkup was done by Ahmedabad Sola Civil Doctor PK Solanki and his medical team. Medical team took urine samples in the morning. In which various tests were performed. After this test, the doctors said that if the heart does not take fruit and juice, it can have a serious
effect on the kidneys. And hearty may be forced to enter the hospital. Hearty weight decreased by one kilo in four days. The medical team checked it on the second and third day of fasting. Blood samples have been taken for its detection report. NCP’s Praful Patel reached the place of his support in support of the heart of Haridik. He took the government forward and said, “In the 2017 elections, the pillar came out of the government’s ear, but did not understand it.” Government should communicate on the demand of Hardik Patel. Even the Gurdwara movement of Rajasthan, Hartasinh Gurjar, came in support of the heart.
Hunger strike for Patidar quota: NCP extends support to Hardik Patel
Submits memorandum to governor: Congress demands farm loan waiver, probe by HC judge into groundnut ‘scam’
Ahmedabad : A delegation of Congress, leaders, including state party president Amit Chavda and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Paresh Dhanani, on Monday submitted a memorandum to Governor O P Kohli, reiterating their demand for waiving of farm loans and ordering a probe into the alleged Rs 4,000 crore groundnut purchase scam under the supervision of a sitting judge of the Gujarat High Court. They also raised the issue of land resurvey done allegedly in an inappropriate manner. Stating that farmers had suffered a lot owing to a variety of reasons, the party demanded immediate waiver of farm loans and proper arrangement of fodder for animals, drinking water and irrigation water from the Narmada dam to areas in north Gujarat, Kutch
in a fake encounter in the state. The SC had recently sought responses from the Centre, the defence ministry, Assam and CRPF on the PIL. The petitioner cited media reports on Rai’s April 17 report claiming that he had interacted with witnesses to the “fake encounter” and sought a thorough probe into the March 30, 2017, joint operation by Army, Assam police, CRPF and SSB at Simalguri village in Chirang district.
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heads the Patidar Anamant Andolan Samiti (PAAS), has been demanding a loan waiver for farmers in the state. “Hardik’s fight is not restricted to the Patidar community. It is also for the welfare of farmers and youths. The way he has taken up that cause and raised his voice against the policies of the government, the NCP is proud of him,” the former Union minister told reporters. The NCP leader expressed displeasure over the presence of a large number of police
personnel outside Hardik Patel’s residence. “I came here to extend mine as well as my party’s support to Hardik. Though I am a parliamentarian and General Secretary of my party, I have to request the police to allow me to meet Hardik. This is shameful. I think everyone has the right to sit on fast in democracy,” Patel said. Meanwhile, Hardik Patel has written a letter to the Gujarat Human Rights Commission (GHRC) requesting the body to “protect the fundamental rights” of his and his supporters.
Washington : North Korean officials have warned in a letter to the United States that denuclearisation talks were “again at stake and may fall apart”, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The letter was delivered directly to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and stated that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s government felt that the process could not move forward. “The US is still not ready to meet (North Korean) expectations in terms of taking a step forward to sign a peace treaty,” CNN reported, citing sources. The 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving US-led UN forces technically still at war with North Korea. The North has long made clear that it sees an official end to the state of war as crucial to lowering tensions on the Korean peninsula. The United States has been reluctant to declare an end to the Korean War until after North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons programme.
Russia to hold biggest war games in nearly four decades
Moscow : Russia will next month hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. The exercise, called Vostok-2018 (East-2018), will take place in central and eastern Russian military districts and involve almost 300,000 troops, over 1,000 military aircraft, two of Russia’s naval fleets, and all its airborne units, Shoigu said in a statement. The manoeuvres will take place at a time of heightened tension between the West and Russia, which is concerned about what it says is an unjustified build-up of the NATO military alliance on its western flank. NATO says it has beefed up its forces in eastern Europe to deter potential Russian military action after Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014 and backed a pro-Russian uprising in eastern Ukraine. The war games, which will take place from Sept. 11-15, are likely to displease Japan which has already complained about what it says is a Russian military build-up in the Far East. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due to attend an economic forum in Vladivostok during the same period. Shoigu said the war games would be the biggest since a Soviet military exercise, Zapad-81 (West-81) in 1981. “In some ways they will repeat aspects of Zapad-81, but in other ways the scale will be bigger,” Shoigu told reporters, while visiting the Russian region of Khakassia. The Russian Ministry of Defence has said that Chinese and Mongolian military units will also take part in the exercise.
Iran’s parliament blames Hassan Rouhani The epidemic of Ahmedabad, the for economic troubles, refers him to judiciary largest cases of plain malaria
Ahmedabad : The statewide epidemic has risen. If someone suffers from a cold, someone may see diarrhea and diarrhea. It seems like home sickness has been ridden at home. Illness is increasing due to dirt and rain water. Patients cats are also increasing in city hospitals. This month, 1500 cases of plain malaria, 300 cases of toxic malaria, 100 cases of dengue,
700 cases of diarrhea, 450 cases of jaundice and typhoid, 31 cases of cholera have been reported. By August, 86,894 blood samples have been taken. If 2,838 serum samples are taken by 25 August 2017, then AMC has taken 2,549 samples of water after the waterborne epidemic. The epidemic in Ahmedabad has become uncontrollable. Mosquito-borne
pandemic increases due to the problem of mosquitoes in the monsoon season. With this, cases of water borne and other diseases of mosquito are also increased. The disease is spreading due to polluted water, dirt, mosquitoes. Maintaining the health of citizens is a duty of the health department. But the health department has failed to fulfill its duty.
London : Pressures mounted on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday as lawmakers summoned him to answer questions on weak economic growth and rising prices, but the parliament was not convinced by his answers and referred the case to the judiciary. Defending his cabinet’s performance, Rouhani said the economic troubles only began when Washington reimposed sanctions on Tehran, but many lawmakers were not satisfied with the answer according to vote results at the end of the session. If the majority of lawmakers are not convinced with the president’s answers, they can see it as “a breach of law” and refer the case to the judiciary. The lawmakers have the power to impeach the president, and vote on his lack of competence, but such a motion is not before parliament at this stage. On Sunday, Iran’s parliament sacked the minister of economic affairs and finance due to the sharp fall in the rial currency and the deterioration in the economic situation. In early August Iranian lawmakers voted out the minister of labour and last month Rouhani replaced the head of the central bank. Rouhani, a pragmatist who reduced tension with the West by striking a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, now himself faces a backlash from hardliners after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled out of the pact in May. Rouhani said anti-government protests in early January encouraged Trump to withdraw from the nuclear deal as he was hopeful that economic hardship would stir more unrest in Iran.
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