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NEWS BRIEF Sultry weather conditions in Punjab, Haryana
Agency | Chandigarh Sultry weather conditions continued to prevail at most places in Punjab and Haryana today with maximum temperatures in both states staying close to the normal, a MeT department report said. Union territory Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 34.7 degrees Celsius today, two notches above the normal limits, the report said. First SSB rescue and relief team inaugurated Agency | Guwahati
Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the first Sashastra Seema Bal Rescue and Relief Team here today to provide immediate succour to the local people during calamities. The new team was raised from SSB’s existing workforce in its 18 sectors in Assam.
Surjewala lashes out at Centre, Haryana govt Agency | Assandh
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala today lashed out at the BJP-ruled Centre and the Haryana government, alleging they have failed on all fronts and no section of the society is happy with their performance. “The BJP has failed the people of Haryana and the country. The people are so annoyed and angry with the BJP that they are desperately waiting for the elections to oust the party from power,” he said,
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Gujarat: 10 more Congress MLAs reach Bengaluru resort as party tries to keep flock together Another group of 10 MLAs reached the Bengaluru resort where over 30 MLAs were flown from Gujarat to save them from joining the ranks of the BJP, after six of its MLAs quit the party ahead of crucial Rajya Sabha election next month Agency | New Delhi
In a bid to protect them from any form of horse trading ahead of the crucial Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for August 8, the Congress leadership flew in 10 more MLAs from Gujarat to a resort in Bengaluru on Saturday. This after the party had to suffer the resignations of six of its MLAs, three of whom have joined the BJP. Over 30 MLAs of the Congress were rushed Friday night to Bengaluru, capital of a Congress-ruled state. The present toll of MLAs flocked to the resort stands at 44. Senior Congress
leaders Gulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Manish Tiwari and Abhishek Manu Singhvi are going to meet Election Commission officials and brief them about the ongoing problem in the state. The Congress had earlier accused the BJP of indulging in horse trading in a bid to weaken the party ahead of the Rajya Sabha and state Assembly elections, scheduled later this year.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA Raghavjee Patel, considered close to former party strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, indicated he would also resign and join the BJP. “The state party leadership, along with Congress high command, is responsible for whatever is happening right now. In the coming days, around 20 Congress MLAs would severe ties with the party. Thus, it will be im-
Nitish Kumar expands cabinet, 27 ministers from JD(U), BJP and LJP sworn in
Agency | New Delhi Reinstated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his cabinet on Saturday with the inclusion of 27 new ministers from the Janata Dal (United) and the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The oath taking ceremony of the new ministers in the state government was held at the Raj Bhawan in Patna. The ceremony was attended by Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. According to provisions available under the constitution, the capacity of the cabinet can be
possible for Ahmed Patel to win the Rajya Sabha polls,” Raghavjee told media persons on Friday. Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia told reporters at Ahmadabad airport that it was a question of the security of MLAs and they were being taken to a safe place. Congressmen formed a cordon around the MLAs as they stepped off a bus at the airport around 10.30 pm to board the 11.45 pm flight to
Bengaluru on Friday. Following the resignations, the strength of the Gujarat Assembly has come down to 176 and that of the Congress to 51. A candidate will require 44 votes to win given the current strength of the Assembly. The BJP has 121 MLAs in the House. While the BJP has nominated Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Congress-import Balwantsinh Rajput for the three vacant Rajya Sabha seats, the Con-
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said addressing party office bearers here on the first day of his three-day visit to Uttar Pradesh. He said that the state was in disarray when the BJP won the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election but the Yogi Aditynath Government has within three months fulfilled promises such as loan waiver for farmers and record purchase of wheat. ”In five years, the state government will fulfil each and every promise mentioned in the Sankalp Patra,” the BJP chief was quoted as saying in a party statement.
Make BJP invincible: Amit Shah tells partymen in UP
Making the BJP “invincible” should be the goal of party workers and leaders, its chief Amit Shah today said as he stressed on greater co-ordination between the government and the organisation to continue growing from strength to strength. “After forming governments in some of the states, the BJP has not lost and is continuously augmenting its strength. In this scenario, our target should be to build a BJP which is invincible,” Shah
dan Prasad Verma, Maheshwar Hazari and Shailesh Kumar. Among the ministers chosen from the BJP are Nand Kishore Yadav, Manju Verma, Ram Narayan Mandal, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Pramod Kumar, Brij Kishor Bind and Vinod Narayan Jha. Adding to the BJP’s strength in the Bihar cabinet will be Suresh Kumar SharAgency | New Delhi ma and Vijay Kumar A vastly superior Sinha. India outclassed an Kashmir’s special status and other injury-ravaged and Sri Lanissues: What CM Mehbooba Mufti said out-of-sorts ka by 304 runs in the Agency | New Delhi to be replaced with opening Test to bury a better idea.’ “Are At an event in the the ghosts of a huwe ready to do that? national capital, Jammiliating loss at the Or are we depend- same venue, exactly mu and Kashmir CM ing more on admin- two years ago on SatMehbooba Mufti said istrative measures or urday. India lead the that the state “would security measures to three-match not exist” without series tackle the situation,” the special status 1-0. This was India’s it is accorded. She mir is tampered with, she asked. “We have biggest overseas win was speaking at the or the Permanent seen it for the last 70 (in terms of runs) surconference — “Un- Resident Act (35A) years that we have not passing 279 run-vicder-standing Kash- — a provision that been able to address tory against England mir”, organised by the empowers the state’s the real problem… at Leeds in 1986. For Bureau of Research permanent residents In a state where peo- Sri Lanka, it was their on Industry & Eco- — removed, there ple are asking for biggest defeat (in nomic Funda-mentals will be “no one to azaadi, if you want to terms of runs), sur(BRIEF), a socio-eco- shoulder the Indian take away what they passing their 301-run nomic consulting flag in the Valley,” have (the special sta- loss against Pakistan group. If the special she said. Mufti em- tus), this system will in 1994. A gigantic constitutional status phasised that the not work,” the Chief victory target of 550 of Jammu and Kash- ‘idea of azaadi has Minister said. was out of question expanded to include 37 ministers in the 243-member House. JD(U)’s Vijendra Prasad Yadav took the first oath, after which Prem Kumar of BJP was sworn in. Kumar was the Leader of Opposition during the Grand Alliance regime. Others from JD(U) who took oath included Rajiv Ranjan Singh Lallan, Shrawan Kumar, Jay Kumar Singh, Krishna Nan-
gress has once again pitched Ahmed Patel, the political secretary to Sonia Gandhi. The cross-voting of some of the Congress MLAs in the presidential election has made the party tense as it sees Patel’s election to Rajya Sabha as a prestige issue. The desertion of the six MLAs is seen as a direct fallout of the exit of Shankarsinh Vaghela, the party’s tallest leader in the state and the Leader of the Opposition. Vaghela, who was keen to be nominated
as the party’s chief ministerial nominee in the Assembly election, announced his resignation from the party on the occasion of his birthday. Earlier Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said, “Crores of rupees have been spent in horse-trading in Gujarat by the BJP. One Congress Gujarat MLA Punabhai Gamit has said he was offered Rs. 10 crore by the BJP to join hands with them.” The accusation was laughed off by senior BJP leadership.
In Bihar, RJD Leader Shot Dead While He Was Asleep Agency | Bihar
A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead today by unidentified assailants in Bihar’s Siwan district, police said. “A group of armed unidentified assailants shot five bullets into Minhaj Khan’s head while he was sleeping in his house
in Sheikhpura village,” district police officer Sanjit Kumar said. According to the police, Mr Khan was a popular leader among youths and he had nearly 5,000 followers on social media.He is also said to be close to former Siwan MP Mohammad Shahabuddin who is currently in prison.
Karunaratne (97) batted gutsily for the first two sessions reaching 192 for 4 at tea. However Ravichandran Ashwin (3/65 in 27 overs) ran through the middle-order. Once Karunaratne was dismissed trying to play paddle sweep, it was all over for the islanders. After the tea break, India made short work of proceedings. The breakthrough was achieved in the fifth
over after the break. Niroshan Dickwella (67) top-edged off Ashwin with Wriddhiman Saha collecting an easy catch. Dilruwan Perera (21 no) added 23 runs for the sixth wicket with Karunaratne. The Lankan resistance ended for all-purpose when the latter was bowled off Ashwin, dragging a sweep back onto his stumps. Overall, he faced 208 balls and hit 9 fours. Two balls later, Virat Kohli took a great catch at leg slip and accounted for Nuwan Pradeep (0) as well. The end came swiftly when Lahiru Kumara (0) skied off Ravindra Jadeja (3/71). Herath
India humble Sri Lanka with 304-run win in Galle Test
for the hosts but they fizzled out in the final session of the fourth day to finish on 245 in 76.5 overs - their innings terminated with injured skipper Rangana Herath and Asela Gunaratne ruled out. This was after India captain Virat Kohli struck his 17th Test hundred with India declaring their second innings at 240 for three. The Sri Lankans, especially their opener Dimuth
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Sri Lanka leases Hambantota port to China for non-military use. Should India worry? After prolonged negotiations and deliberations, Sri Lanka today signed a USD 1.1 billion deal with China to lease its Hambantota port to India’s northern neighbour. The deal was signed days after Sri Lanka assured India that the Hambantota port would not be used by China for military use and the Chinese activities would be only commercial. To allay India’s concerns, Sri Lanka re-drafted the agreement to have more say at the Hambantota port. The amended deal was today signed in Colombo after delay of several months and protests by various groups in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka on Saturday signed a $1.1 billion deal to sell a 70% stake of the strategic Hambantota port to China, amid concerns over the massive debt the island nation incurred in building the port. The deal had been delayed by several months over concerns that the deep-sea port could be used by the Chinese Navy. Cashrich China has invested millions of dollars in Sri Lanka’s infrastructure since the end of a brutal civil war in 2009. As part of the deal, the stake in the loss-making port has been sold to China’s state-run conglomerate China Merchant Port Holdings (CMPort). Sri Lanka’s Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Samarasinghe and China’s envoy to Colombo Yi Xianliang were present when the Concession Agreement was signed. Under the 99-year lease agreement, CMPort is to invest up to $1.1 billion in the port and marine-related activities. The port, overlooking the Indian Ocean, is expected to play a key role in China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which will link ports and roads between China and Europe. The Sri Lankan government had to face huge opposition to the deal from trade unions, who called it a sellout of the country’s national assets to China. Last week, petroleum workers brought the country to a standstill for two days by stopping fuel distribution. They called the deal a sell out of national assets to China.Ever since China set its eyes on Hambantota port, India has been keeping a close watch on the developments between China and Sri Lanka. Hambantota port gives China a vantage position to keep an eye on India’s maritime activities - commercial as well as strategic. Any change in the status quo in the Indian Ocean is bound to alter the security concern for India. And, if the change occurs due to Chinese presence, India cannot afford to look the other way.
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On his 58th birthday, here are Sanjay Dutt’s 10 best looks in movies
Agency | New Delhi
Bollywood’s original bad boy, actor Sanjay Dutt turns 58 on Saturday. Sanjay, son of veteran actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis made his grand Bollywood debut with Rocky in 1981. Unfortunately, he lost his mother to cancer just three days before the film’s release. The actor was released from Pune’s Yerwada jail in 2013 after serving term for
illegal possession of weapons during the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Dutt has worked in dozens of films and has donned varied looks for his roles. Sanjay Dutt will next be seen in Bhoomi, which is slated to hit theatres in September. Here, we take a look at his ten different onscreen avatars. Sanjay made his dream Bollywood debut with Rocky in 1981.
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Hollywood-Bollywood Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant Monica Dogra’s latest photo will raise eyebrows Agency | New Delhi
Monica Dogra has posted yet another topless photo on her Instagram page and fans love it
Khatron Ke Khiladi contestant Monica Dogra took to Instagram to post her topless photo. The actor-singer took to Instagram and wrote, “I want to be with those who know secret things…. or else…. alone. Rilke . Photo by @aranka_israni . glory2017 photography NaturalLight bodypaint soul dmoney mondog monicadogra actor artist love.” This is not the first time that Monica has taken to posting topless pictures. She has done multiple shoots, which show off her panache and grace. She has kept her fans updated through her social media handles, and fans love it! She also posted a picture of herself in kimono and still came off looking sultry.
She captioned her picture, “I wear kimonos and I sip tea. And I think in poetry about you and me.” Recently her pictures with ‘best friend’ Shibani Dandekar was also went viral. Be it the music video Lay You Down in collaboration with Anushka Manchandani, or the appearance on the hit TV reality show Khatron Ke Khiladi, Monica has made a place for herself among fans. She might not be the finalist of the show, but with another post, she explained that the experience will stay with her forever. She wrote, “Yes it was hard work… sometimes it hurt like hell…. but I wouldn’t trade those moments for anything… cuz i met you guys … I overcame my fears … I laughed deep belly laughs and cried hot tears of joy and becoming! @shantanu.
‘Hate Story’ Actress Body Shames Kriti Sanon For 2-Min Of Fame, Calls Her A ‘Deranged Woman’ Agency | New Delhi
Using a popular celebrity’s name to seek attention is not something that we haven’t seen or heard of before, but this time Hate Story actress Bhairavi Goswami took it to the extreme. Being a woman and an actress herself, Bhairavi body shamed Kriti Sanon using a ridiculous set of words. So, just like the attention seeker KRK, who defames almost every actor and actress in the industry from time to time and gets sometimes bashed and sometimes ignored, actress Bhairavi also wanted her two-minutes of fame. After KRK tweeted Kriti’s video with a caption, “Ye Dekho Kiriti Bechari, Raabta Ke flop Hone Ke Baad, mentally disturb Ho Gayee hai!,” Bollywood actress and TV host Bhairavi Goswami was one among his insensitive set of followers who paid attention to it and contributed with an even more disgusting statement.
Angelina Jolie faces backlash for emotionally manipulating child actors for her movie Agency | New Delhi
Angelina Jolie talked about life after divorcing Brad Pitt and her struggle with Bell’s Palsy in recently published Vanity Fair interview. But there was something else mentioned in the profile that landed Jolie and the makers of her Netflix movie First They Killed My Father in hot waters. The film is based on the autobiography of Cambodian human rights activist and friend of Jolie’s Loung Ung, and tells the story of the devastation inflicted on the southeast Asian nation by the Khmer Rouge. More than 2 million people out of a total population of 7 million were killed during the purge, including Ung’s father, mother, and two sisters. Mother of six discussed working in Cambodia with her son and the casting process for the movie. That one paragraph put a question mark on the methods used by the goodwill ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency. According to the Vanit Fair article, Jolie’s casting director looked at orphanages, circuses, and slum schools of Cambodia, seeking kids who had experienced hardships in life. The casting director played emotionally manipulative games with these kids. They bribed these child actors.
I’m the kind of guy who just wants to wrap his sister in a blanket
Agency | New Delhi
Usually soft-spoken, actor Tiger Shroff says that he is “over-protective” beyond imagination when it comes to his sister Krishna Shroff. “If you ask me, obviously I’m the kind of guy who just wants to wrap his sister in a blanket, because I am an over-protective brother,” says
Tiger. “I know that after saying this, people will react and say, ‘Oh, he’s a sexist,’ and I’ll be called all sorts of names. But I don’t care, because people like to perceive things in their own way.” Tiger recently faced flak for calling his female costars “padding”, but he later clarified that the word was used
for anything outside his own zone in a film project, and that he wasn’t referring to the female leads specifically. Given how protective he is, we ask why Tiger didn’t fire at those who trolled Krishna for posting her “topless” photos on Instagram — the photos, in fact, only showed her bare back — even though his father, actor Jackie Shroff, was vocal about the matter. Tiger says, “I didn’t take a stand because I don’t see anything wrong with what my sister posted… it wasn’t in your face. A lot of people out there get [all sorts of] photo shoots done.
3 / Dt. 30-07-2017, Sunday CM to hold a meeting with senior secretaries of State’s Administrative Department at Banaskantha SS News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani with senior higher officials of the State’s administrative Department will visit personally the flood affected areas of Banaskantha District on July 30th, 2017. He will hold a review meeting with the senior officials at the District headquarter and will make important decisions to rehabilitate lives at the place. He will visit the flood affected villages and areas and peoples of Dhanera and Thara. Mr. Rupani showed sensitive approach towards the villagers, civilians and
the farming loss that occurred due to heavy rain and will take immediate decisions on the place for relief work, assistance distribution, power supply, water supply, sanitation and health works in a meeting with the senior officials. During the meeting Chief Secretary, Chief Principal Secretary to CM, Principal Secretary to CM, Principal Secretary of Revenue, Irrigation, Road and building, Urban Development Department, Agriculture Department, Energy, Health including water supply senior secretaries of concerned departments will join.
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Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani with senior higher officials of the State’s administrative Department will visit personally the flood affected areas of Banaskantha District on July 30th, 2017. He will hold a review meeting with the senior officials at the District headquarter and will make important decisions to rehabilitate lives at the place. He will visit the flood affected villages and areas and peoples of Dhanera and Thara. Mr. Rupani showed sensitive approach towards the villagers, civilians and
the farming loss that occurred due to heavy rain and will take immediate decisions on the place for relief work, assistance distribution, power supply, water supply, sanitation and health works in a meeting with the senior officials. During the meeting Chief Secretary, Chief Principal Secretary to CM, Principal Secretary to CM, Principal Secretary of Revenue, Irrigation, Road and building, Urban Development Department, Agriculture Department, Energy, Health including water supply senior secretaries of concerned departments will join.
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BCCI reacts to Subramanian Swamy plea in SC over IPL media rights e-auction process
Agency | New Delhi
Acting on a petition filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy demanding more transparency in the IPL media rights auction process, the Supreme Court has given the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) two weeks to contemplate holding an e-auction. The distribution process for IPL media rights is scheduled to begin on August
17.Former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India Vinod Rai, who is an integral member of the Committee of Administrators (CoA) in the BCCI, has been asked by the Supreme Court bench, headed by Justice Deepak Mishra, to come up with an answer. Now, it seems within a day since the apex court rapped the BCCI, the Indian cricket board has come up with an
answer. The board’s revenue would get affected if the BCCI holds an e-auction! According to the Times of India, certain BCCI members have broken their silence on the development. “BCCI will take a financial hit here,” certain unnamed members have been quoted as saying. “Cricket is not coal. We’ll certainly explain this point in our reply. If transparency is what everybody is looking for, then there’s international agency Deloitte and law firm Amarchand Mangaldas looking into it. That aside, there’ll be a team looking into the technical aspect of the bid.
Bound to follow Kerala High Court’s decision on PU Chitra: Athletics Federation of India PU Chitra was not included in the squad for the World Athletics Championships in London Agency | New Delhi
After Kerala High Court directed the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) to include woman middle-distance runner PU Chitra in the squad for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in London, AFI’s selection committee chairman Gurbachan Singh Randhawa on Saturday said that they are bound to follow the court’s order. In a telephonic conversation with said, Randhawa said that Chitra had failed to meet the qualifying mark before winning the 1500m gold in the recent Asian Athletic Championships, which was not the only criteria for
court had also asked the Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and as AFI to submit details of the selection procedure. Chitra clinched the 1500m gold at the Asian Athletics meet in Bhubaneswar after clocking around 4:17 seconds. She finished second in the inter-state meet clocking around 4:28. The qualifying mark for the London meet, which is slated to be held from August 4 to August 13, is 4:07.
security forces, said. India is one of the biggest providers of developmental assistance to Kabul. If passed by the Senate and implemented by the US and India, the amendment will increasing India’s role in assisting the Afghan security forces through logistics, threat analysis, intelligence, material, and maintenance
support. “Improve the provision by India of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance to Afghanistan, including through the provision of logistics support by India, joint training between Afghanistan and India, and combined military planning by Afghanistan and India for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions in Afghanistan,” the amendment says. The amendment was moved on Thursday by senators Dan Sullivan, Gary Peters, John Cornyn and Mark Warner.
US lawmakers seek increased role for India in Afghanistan
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This Sunday, Star Gold – The Home of Blockbuster Premieres, brings to you the Hindi World Television Premiere of Disney.Pixar’s Finding Dory. Tune in to Star Gold on 30th July 2017 at 12:00 PM and join Dory on an adventurous joy ride as she embarks on a new mission, flanked by her friends, Nemo and Marlin. A sequel to 2003’s an-
imated hit - Finding Nemo, Finding Dory is a fun and emotional tale featuring jaw-dropping animation that will transport you to a different world! Directed by Andrew Stanton, Finding Dory traces the journey of Dory, who suffers from short term memory loss and is on a mission to find her parents, Charlie and Jenny from whom she was separated as a child.
Agency | New Delhi
Seeking enhanced corporation with India in Afghanistan, a bipartisan group of American senators have introduced a legislative amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) – 2018 in the US Senate. The amendment will also increase the role of New Delhi in helping the Afghan
SPORTS ROUNDUP Pro Kabaddi League 2017: Seamless Puneri Paltan give U Mumba a taste of their own medicine
Agency | New Delhi
“Today none of our players played well. In fact, our performance was below average. We were behind and playing catch-up from minute one. It was a complete failure.” These were the words of a deflated U Mumba captain Anup Kumar who was resigned to the reality of the situation like never before. His team were battered for the entirety of 40 minutes
by Puneri Paltan in a 21-33 defeat. For every step forward U Mumba took, Pune responded by taking two in no time. In the second season of Pro Kabaddi League, a reserve U Mumba side had comfortably beaten Puneri Paltan to make it four wins out of four. In the next campaign, Pune had a much stronger team and had beaten almost everyone apart from U Mumba, who defeated them in two
close games despite trailing for the most part in the second one. It was only in Season 4 that Pune, when had a better outfit than Mumbai, registered their first win over their Maharashtra rivals. Despite the gulf in quality, the struggling Mumbai side which failed to make the play-offs also, managed to get one over Pune in the second game. Having made a habit of putting opposition teams — so often Pune — to the sword over the past four seasons, U Mumba were at the receiving end of a rampaging and ruthless Puneri Paltan, who at one point on Friday threatened to run riot.
Test of the fourmatch series against England at The Oval. The 32-year-old bagged two wickets by giving away just 17 runs in his quota of 12 overs before leaving the field on the second day of the ongoing Test on Friday. After Philander’s condition failed to improve, he was rushed to the nearby hospital for further investigation. Reflecting on the same, team manager Dr
Mohammed Moosajee had last evening said that Philander would remain in the hospital overnight as a precautionary measure and that call on his availability would be taken later today. “ Vernon Philander has been admitted to hospital and is being treated for a probable viral infection. He will remain in hospital overnight on intravenous fluids for rehydration and will be reassessed in the morning to determine his participation in the current match,” cricket.com.au quoted Mosajee as saying.
mar, sparking exit fears as the Spanish club prepared for a Saturday “El Clasico” friendly matchup with Real Madrid at Miami. The unsettled 25-year-old Brazilian stormed off the practice pitch in disgust and has yet to commit his future to Barcelona ahead of the transfer deadline, still more than a month away. “It’s true, something did happen, but that’s sometimes what happens in training,” Barca midfielder Andres Iniesta said. “All the talk about
Neymar right now, everything is magnified. Things like this can happen. It’s a personal decision for him, but of course, we want him to stay.” Strike partner Luis Suarez has formed a deadly partnership with Neymar and echoed Iniesta’s calls for the interest from PSG to be dismissed once and for all. “As soon as he clarifies the situation it’s better for us and him. He will have his say when he is ready and as a teammate, I will support him,” Suarez said.
Vernon Philander out of hospital, available to bat in third test against England Agency | Melbourne
selection.Randhawa, who was responsible for Chitra’s exclusion from the Indian squad, also defended his decision. He said if AFI had given her advance entry, then she could have taken part.While declaring the interim order, the Kerala High Court had observed that the selection procedure was not transparent before directing the AFI to ensure Chitra’s participation in the IAAF World Championship.The
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South Africa all-rounder Vernon Philander was discharged from the hospital on Saturday morning and will bat on day three of the third test against England at the Oval, Cricket South Africa said. The 32-year-old came down with a viral infection ahead of the match and left the field during Friday’s play as the stomach ailment got worse. Philander has been hospitalised with a suspected viral infection, thus adding to the Proteas’ woes in the ongoing third
Barcelona players beg Neymar to stay at club following training ground bust-up with Nelsen Semedo
Agency | Miami
Barcelona star teammates said on Friday they have begged Neymar to resist the temptation of moving to Paris St Germain after a training ground altercation with new signing Nelsen Semedo. The French giants are supposedly ready to launch a record-breaking $256 million (218 million euros) move for Ney-
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Petroleum Minister, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, inaugurates 6th Petrochemical Conclave
SS News | Gandhinagar
The Government of India is planning to set up petrochemical clusters, in Eastern, Western and Southern India to spur the growth of the sector with a view to meeting the increasing demand for polymers/plastics and speciality chemicals across diverse industrial segments. This was disclosed by Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Govt. of India, while inaugurating the 6th edition of the Petrochemicals Conclave here today in the august presence of Shri Mansukh L Mandaviya, Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilisers, Govt. of India; and Shri Nitin Patel, Deputy Chief Minister of Gujarat.
Over 70 global companies and about 800 delegates from India and abroad are participating in the Conclave.Addressing the gathering, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan said that the petrochemicals sector is contributing in a big way to all major sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, textiles, consumer durables and packaging, leading to robust growth of the industry. With increase in the per capita income and discretionary spending, there has been a steady change in spending patterns,
BJP’s governance in UP, Gujarat have put democracy at risk: Mayawati
turned into lust for power.. the manner in which the official machinery and power is being misused is most condemnable,” she said. The BSP chief said the central government had misused its power in a very blatant manner in Gujarat following which MLAs have been forced to leave their state and move to a safer place. After forming its govern-
ment in Goa and Manipur by “crushing democracy”, whatever is happening in Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh is an example of misuse of official machinery like ED, CBI, income tax etc against opposition leaders, she said. All this is being done to divert attention from the wrong policies and works of the BJP government, she said. “The governments in Odisha and West Bengal are also facing ‘official’ terror,” she alleged.
porters armed with knives, swords and traditional Khukri, forcibly tried to enter Siliguri with the demand that Siliguri be included in the proposed Gorkhaland. The police put up road blocks near the Sukna road crossing and asked them to go back. But the agitators broke the first two barricades and
pelted stones at the police. Police used water cannons and mild baton charge to disperse the crowd. The protesters turned violent and set afire some vehicles parked nearby. The pro-Gorkhaland supporters are presently organising a sit-in demonstration on the Sukna-Siliguri road.
Agency | Lucknow
Lashing out at the BJP for its “greed for power”, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the recent developments in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have put “democracy at risk”. ”The political developments in Goa, Manipur, Bihar and now in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh are proof enough that the Modi government has put democracy at risk,” she said in a statement here. “BJP’s greed for power has
Pro-Gorkhaland supporters, police clash in Darjeeling hills Agency | Darjeeling
After weeks of relative peace, violence erupted in the Darjeeling hills as pro-Gorkhaland supporters clashed with police near Sukna area today while their indefinite strike entered the 45th day. According to Darjeeling district administration sources, pro-Gorkhaland sup-
from products made of metals to those made of fibres and plastics, which are both economical and long-lasting,” he said. While India’s per capita consumption of plastics is significantly low at about
10 kg per person, as against the global average of about 32 kg, the country’s aggregated demand for petrochemicals stands at 38 million metric tonnes per annum (MMTPA), Shri Pradhan said.
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This home in Vadodara, Gujarat had an unusual visitor during the flood
As the river running through the city flooded its banks, the crocodile went exploring SS News | Ahmedabad
is believed to have come from the Vishwamitri river, which flows through the heart of Vadodara. In the video (above), the reptile can be seen lounging in the rainsoaked compound of the house. Later, it was caught by forest officials and released into the same river. Gujarat has one of the largest populations of crocodiles in
India. Vadodara, in fact, is often called the crocodile capital of Gujarat as three rivers with a significant number of crocodiles – the Narmada, the Vishwamitri, and the Mahi – all pass through the city. According to a 2015 Census by the forest department, the Vishwamitri river alone was home to 260 crocodiles.
A family in Vadodara, Gujarat, had an unlikely trespasser recently – a fourand-a-half feet long crocodile. How did it land on a residential property? Due to the floods in Gujarat, the waters overflowing from the rivers seem to have carried the the states. “A few crocodile out of its areas of Assam and habitat. The reptile Gujarat have faced a terrible floods. Peo- Locals start ‘Jal Satyagraha’ as activist ple staying there are Medha Patkar continues indefinite fast suffering. There has Agency | New Delhi been loss of lives and locals a lot of damage. We Displaced are helpless before started a ‘Jal SaAgency | New Delhi nature... But we are tyagraha’ against the Bollywood superSardar Sarovar Dam star Aamir Khan has not helpless in helpat Barwani’s Rajghat urged all his fans and ing our brothers and in Madhya Pradesh. followers to help the sisters there,” Aamir The height of Sardar in areas which are flood-affected states said. The 51-year-old The locals stood muddy, there is no of Gujarat and As- added, “So, I appeal chest-deep in waters Sarovar Dam, on the facility available… Narmada river near sam. Aamir took to to all of you to help of Narmada with Twitter on Saturday the people in Assam banners and placards, Navagam in Gujarat, how would people to share a video mes- and Gujarat. Also in as a part of Narma- is being increased by and livestock sursage about helping donate in Chief Min- da Bachao Andolan. 17 metres to 138.72 vive,” she wondered. Assam and Gujarat. ister’s Relief Fund of This comes after the metres. The Supreme As per media reHe also urged ev- both the states. I will founder of the move- Court had ordered ports, Patkar began eryone to donate to also do this you also ment Medha Patkar resettlement before the fast in Barwani the Chief Minister’s support me. Thank started an indefinite July 31 of people of a on Thursday. Later, Relief Fund for both you. Jai Hind.” fast on Thursday. town and 192 villag- she sat on the Nares that fall in the sub- mada bank in Dhar Shri Radha Mohan Singh today visited flood- merged area. “The district in ChikhalMadhya Pradesh da village, where a affected areas of Banaskantha and Patan government has pre- large number of disin the camps. In the sented false figures placed people also state, 22 NDRF teams and provided wrong gathered. The Narand 11 SDRF compainformation in the mada Bachao Annies are engaged in Supreme Court. The dolan, in a statement, relief and rescue oper- apex court’s instruc- had alleged that the ation. Apart from this, tions are also not project was initially nine teams of Army being followed,” Pat- pushed “in the name personnel and 15 Air kar alleged. “A ma- of drought-affected villages have been af- Force helicopters are SS News | Patan jor part of Madhya people in Gujarat”. fected by floods and deployed in the state. Pradesh would fall in “It is obvious that it Hon’ble Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh heavy rains in Gu- Apart from that, nine the submerged area was being pushed in today visited flood-af- jarat. The state gov- BSF teams are also with the increase in favour of the corpofected areas of Ban- ernment is engaged engaged in the rescue dam’s height. The rates and in the interin operations in the flood government is plan- est of electoral poliaskantha and Patan round-the-clock districts of Gujarat to rescue and relief oper- affected areas. ning resettlement tics,” it said. take stock of the flood ations. So far 80,000 situation and appre- people have been resciated the relief work cued from the flood provided by the gov- affected areas. As ernment. He also met many as 60,446 peothe district officials. ple took shelter in 90 The Minister spoke relief camps set up by to the officials of the in the state and 15.50 states and said that lakh food packages 18 districts and 800 have been distributed
Aamir Khan asks fans to help flood affected Assam, Gujarat
No chance of Ahmed Patel winning Rajya Sabha polls: Congress MLA Raghavjee Patel SS News | Ahmedabad
Amid the exit of six Congress MLAs ahead of Rajya Sabha polls, a senior party legislator has said Ahmed Patel will find it difficult to win the elections as more opposition lawmakers are likely to resign in the days to come. Congress MLA Raghavjee Patel, considered close to former party strongman Shankersinh Vaghela, indicated he would also resign and join
the BJP. Ahmed Patel has been fielded by the Congress for the August 8 Rajya Sabha polls. “The state party leadership, along with Congress high command, is responsible for whatever is happening right now. In the coming days, around 20 Congress MLAs would severe ties with the party. Thus, it will be impossible for Ahmed Patel to win the Rajya Sabha polls,” Raghavjee told media persons yesterday. “When I
met Ahmed bhai recently, I cautioned him about this situation and urged him not to contest polls, as I already saw this coming. I firmly believe the Congress cannot win the Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat,” said the MLA from Jamnagar (Rural) seat. “Since there
are only two main parties in Gujarat, the BJP is the only option for me if I leave the Congress. I have already had a word with BJP national president Amit Shah and state president Jitubhai Vaghani and conveyed my wish to join the party,” said Raghavjee. Another
Congress MLA from Jamnagar, Dharmendrasinh Jadeja, also indicated he would leave the party. “A large number of Congress workers are unhappy with the way the party is functioning. Though I and Raghavjee had made numerous representations about it in the past, the party high command has not given any satisfactory answer. I will take appropriate decision in coming days,” said the MLA from Jamnagar (North) seat.
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