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Short News KJ Alphons blames ‘biased’ reports on women safety for decline in tourism
Beijing/New Delhi: India is fighting a perception battle on safety for foreign tourists due to “unfair and biased” media reports that the country was the most unsafe for women, Tourism Minister KJ Alphons said. Alphons, who is currently visiting Beijing, Wuhan and Shanghai along with about 20 leading Indian travel agents to woo Chinese tourists to visit India, said that incidents like lynching are bad for India’s reputation. The incidents of lynching are not affecting tourism “big time”, he told reporters after holding a roadshow on Tuesday. “Well, not on a big-time basis... not really. But anything happening like that is bad for the reputation of the country. We will not say it’s good for the reputation of the country,” he said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called them criminals and asked the states to take action.
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SC asked Maharashtra govt to file response to petition challenging arrest of activists by Pune police on terror charges.
Five arrested activists to be kept under house arrest till Sept 6: SC Arrests of Left-wing activists an attempt to silence masses: Prakash Ambedkar
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all five human rights activists arrested in the Bhima-Koregaon case to be kept under house arrest till September 6, saying dissent was the “safety valve” of democracy. The five activists will now not be sent to jail till September 6 but will remain in house arrest under police watch. The apex court questioned the Maharashtra police for arresting these activists around nine months of the BhimaKoregaon incident. “Dissent is the safety valve of democracy and if you don’t allow these safety valves, it will burst,” the bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said. The Supreme Court also issued notice to the Maharashtra state government and the state police on the plea filed by five intellectuals, including historian Romila Thapar and economists Prabhat Patnaik and Devika Jain, against the arrest of the rights activists yesterday in connection with the case. The counsel, appearing for Maharashtra, raised the issue of maintainability of the plea, saying a “stranger” cannot seek relief for the activists who have already approached the high courts. Prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao was arrested from Hyderabad, while activists Vernon Gonzalves and Arun Farreira were nabbed from Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bhardwaj from Faridabad in Haryana and civil liberties activist Gautam Navalakha was arrested from New Delhi.
Mumbai: Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar termed the arrests of Leftwing activists for suspected Maoist links as an attempt to “silence” the masses. He said those raising voices against the government were NGOs and non-political organisations, but had their roots in the masses. “With these raids, the government is trying to silence the masses, but I doubt whether the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will be silent. They will be more active in opposing the government because they do not have any stake,” he said. “They do not contest elections. Their only interest is to see that democracy and human rights are safeguarded in this country. That is their motive. They will be more aggressive now than earlier,” the former Member of Parliament (MP) said. Ambedkar claimed that when there were raids on right-wing outfit ‘Sanatan Sanstha’, he had said that similar action would be taken against others and that attempts would be made to show a link with ‘Elgar Parishad’. The Elgar Parishad conclave was organised in Pune a day before the Koregaon-Bhima violence on January 1.
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Asian Games 2018: India won two golds on Day 11 and rose to eighth on the standings.
Arpinder Singh, Swapna Barman win gold Jakarta: Heptathlete Swapna Barman added a dash of heroism to her historic gold medal, triple jumper Arpinder Singh personified the predictability that comes with a favourite tag, while sprinter Dutee Chand continued to rediscover herself as track-and-field remained India’s happy hunting ground at the 18th Asian Games here. The surprise story of the day was table tennis where old warhorse A Sharath Kamal and new sensation Manika Batra broke new grounds, giving India a first ever mixed doubles medal at the Asiad
-- a bronze. As a result of these pathbreaking performances, the country remained on course to better its previous edition’s haul and tallied 54 medals -- 11 gold, 20 silver and 23 bronze. Competing with a plastered face owing to a teeth injury, described as a a case of infection, the battle-hardened Swapna topped the overall standings to garb her maiden Asiad gold. The daughter of a rickshaw puller who has been bed-ridden by stroke since 2013, Swapna logged 6026 points from the seven events competed over two days.
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday accused Congress of “peddling untruth” on the Rafale aircraft deal, saying the “false campaign” by the opposition party and its leader Rahul Gandhi was seriously compromising national security. In a Facebook blog, the finance minister posted a set of 15 questions to Rahul Gandhi and said the deal NDA government had entered into with France on April 10, 2015 for purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets was on “better”
terms than the one agreed to by the UPA government in 2007. “I am asking these questions as his misadventure is impairing national interest and I hope Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party would respond immediately,” he wrote. “Congress party’s false campaign launched on Rafale aircraft deal based on peddled untruth has been casting a cloud on the InterGovernmental agreement & seriously compromising national security,” he said.
Every word in Cong’s allegation on Rafale pricing ‘factually false’: Jaitley
Lucknow: Sidelined Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday announced the formation of a Samajwadi Secular Morcha and said he would try to unite smaller parties under it. However, Shivpal, who is still an SP legislator, refused to answer whether the Morcha will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “I have formed Samajwadi Secular Morcha. I was neglected in the Samajwadi Party and waited for two years. I was neither informed nor invited in party programmes and no responsibility was given to me,” Shivpal, uncle of SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav, told reporters at his residence. “There are many neglected workers in the SP. They will be assigned responsibilities and asked to strengthen our Morcha. I will also try to unite smaller parties under the Morcha,” he said. Asked whether SP founder and his brother Mulayam Singh Yadav will be part of the Morcha, Shivpal said, “We will give him due honour and ask others also to do the same.”
Country heading towards Jaish-e-Muhammad claims responsibility dictatorship: Lalu Yadav on for killing 4 policemen in J&K’s Shopian activists’ arrest
Dehradun : Seven people were killed and one was injured after their house got completely damaged in Kot village in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district on Wednesday morning due to a landslide resulting from heavy rains. The deceased, who got buried due to the landslide, include two women and a three-year-old girl. The state disaster management department said people from the local administration, a police team and SDRF personnel were pressed into service to carry out rescue operations. However, the body of a 26-year-old woman is still missing. Due to continuous rains in the state, the water level in the Sharda river in Champawat district, which has reached 220.20 metres, is approaching the danger mark at 221.20 metres. In Haridwar too, the water level in the Ganga has reached 293.15 metres, which is only 0.85 metres shy of the danger mark. Moreover, landslips triggered by heavy rains saw 188 roads, including rural roads, state and national highways, remain blocked across the state on Wednesday. The Dehradun Meteorological Centre has issued a heavy rainfall alert across the state on September 1-2, especially in Nainital, Champawat, Udham Singh Nagar, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pauri districts.
Patna: RJD Chief Lalu Yadav who is to surrender before the special CBI court on Thursday in connection with the fodder scam case condemned the arrest of five activists and said that “there is an emergency like situation in the country”. He gave the statement in Patna on Wednesday before leaving for Ranchi. This was his first political remark against the government after he was granted provisional bail on medical grounds in May this year. “My party strongly condemns the arrest of intellectuals and activists. The government’s charge is that these activists were involved in hatching a plot to kill the Prime Minister but they have not given any proof against them. The country is heading towards dictatorship which is not right”, Lalu Yadav said. The Jharkhand High Court last week had cancelled the provisional bail granted to RJD Chief Lalu Yadav, convicted in four fodder
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Condemning arrest of five activists, Lalu Yadav said, ‘there is an emergency like situation in the country’.
scam cases and asked him to surrender before the court by August 30. Sources said Lalu Yadav gave the statement a day ahead of his surrender because the condition of bail had barred him from taking part in any political activities. “I am not a person to surrender before anyone and nobody can stop me from speaking the truth. I am ready to sacrifice everything for social justice. Today my whole family has been implicated in false corruption charges but I know that sooner or later we will get justice. I have full faith in the judiciary”, Lalu Yadav said. On Wednesday when asked about his medical condition Lalu Yadav said that he was being treated for various serious ailments at Mumbai based Asian Heart Institute but he had to return after the court refused his petition for extension of bail. Lalu Yadav said he was not fully cured and was suffering from Kidney infections.
Attack was carried out hours after security forces gunned down top commander of Hib-ul-Mujahideen and his accomplice.
Srinagar: Four policemen were killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s southern Shopian town on Wednesday afternoon. The sneak attack was carried out hours after the security forces had gunned down a top commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Altaf Ahmed Dar alias Altaf Kachroo alias Moin and his accomplice Umar Rashid Wani during a gunfight in neighbouring Anantnag district. The police and witnesses said that the militants targeted the escort vehicle of Deputy Superintendent of Police (headquarters), Shopian with their AK 47 assault rifles in
Shopian’s Arahom area apparently in reprisal to the killing of the Hizb commander. The official said that four policemen on board the vehicle were injured in the attack.
They were immediately rushed to the district hospital where three of them were declared brought dead. The fourth policeman succumbed to his injuries soon thereafter, the
‘Sad’ Centre hasn’t given as much aid to flood-hit Kerala: Rahul Gandhi Kochi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Centre of not providing adequate assistance to flood-hit Kerala, saying he was “sad” about the BJPled NDA government’s approach on the issue. Rahul Gandhi also said that he was in favour of accepting foreign aid from countries like the UAE for rebuilding the flood-ravaged southern state. “Central government support is the right of the flood-affected people of Kerala.. but I
am sad that the Centre hasn’t given as much aid to the state,” Rahul Gandhi told reporters at Kochi. When asked about the central government’s stand of refuting aid offer from foreign nations, he said, “If somebody is giving unconditional
money to reduce the pain of the people of Kerala, I myself will take it”. He said it was his take on the matter. Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to flood affected regions of Kerala, said he was not here for “politicising the situation.
Present regime arresting those fighting for human rights violation: Sudha
New Delhi: Trade unionist and lawyer Sudha Bharadwaj, who was picked up by the Maharashtra Police for her suspected links with Maoists, on Wednesday said those speaking against human rights violation and fighting for the rights of Dalits and tribals are being targeted by the “present regime”. Bharadwaj, along with several other Left-wing activists, was arrested on Tuesday in multicity raids.
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The mystery of the missing competition
Is market power in the US becoming increasingly concentrated among a handful of superstar firms? The great and the good of the global central banking community sounded a warning note about this at the annual Jackson Hole symposium late last week. If such fears are well-founded, it has implications for a wide range of economic ills, from inequality to low productivity growth. A substantial amount of evidence suggests that there is something to them. A widely cited 2017 paper by Gustavo Grullon, Yelena Larkin and Roni Michaely, Are US Industries Becoming More Concentrated?, found that over the past two decades, over 75% of US industries have become more concentrated, with dominant companies capturing greater market share. In another 2017 study, Jan De Loecker and Jan Eeckhout examined US firmlevel data going back to 1950, and noted that markups have risen from an average level of 18% above marginal cost in 1980 to 67% now. That hints at a break in the circuit somewhere: Rising markups should attract competition, bringing them down again. Such concentration isn’t confined to the US. Research by The Economist and the Resolution Foundation has found that if the British economy is split into about 250 sectors, “in nearly 60% of them, the four biggest firms claim a larger share of revenues than they did a decade ago”. Profit margins have risen by nearly 80% since 1980, disproportionately skewed towards larger companies. For that matter, there is a healthy amount of concern about similar problems in Japan. This is a headache for everyone from central bankers to competition regulators and politicians. For instance, does the entrenchment of corporate power at the top of the ladder explain why the Phillips curve is out of whack in the US? Recent research by the Roosevelt Institute, which looks at market concentration from the perspective of workers rather than firms, suggests it could be. The institute found a relatively high degree of monopsony in the US labour market—and that such labour concentration resulted in lower wages. That sheds light on the broken link between employment and inflation in the US. Such a divergence between labour wages and corporate profits and power fuels the resentment of the political and economic elite that is currently widespread in the US. Given the global impact of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy and US trade policies pushed by a political establishment trying to tamp down the resentment, this is the world’s problem.
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Mumbai: Richa Chadha has always been vocal with her support, no matter what the cause. With the Kerala floods that have ravaged the state and with many lives lost and upturned, the actress knew she had to do something for the state. Her co-star, Rajeev Pillai who is from Kerala and who cancelled his wedding to help people affected by the floods was helping on-ground and needed as much support as possible. The actress immediately raised funds to help her costar rebuilding his native village. Apart from that she also donated monetary funds to various relief funds across the state. Richa who
is vocal when it comes to animal welfare didn’t just preach but practiced it wholeheartedly during the Kerala floods when she knew she needed to speak about the need for the desire operations of the animals who were stranded with nowhere to go in these catastrophic floods. The NGO, ResQ who Richa has been associated with for over a year deployed a team of volunteers to Kerala. Using her large social media fan base and voice, she took to the masses by posting videos for the help of those animal who need attention and how people can help regarding the same.
Hollywood - Bollywood Stree actor Shraddha Kapoor: I get scared easily
Mumbai : Shraddha Kapoor may or may not be the one scaring people in Stree but the actor says she herself gets scared easily. Her upcoming horrorcomedy is based on the urban legend of Nale Ba, about a witch who knocks on people’s doors at night. Without throwing much light about her character, Shraddha, 31, said she is having fun with the mystery. “People don’t know whether I am Stree or not. There has to be a sense of mystery around my character. We made sure we maintain that.” “In horror films, it is all about how well you built up the scare quotient. It is quite interesting. In real life, I get scared easily but I used to like watching Zee horror show. I also liked The Exorcism of Emily Rose and The Ring,” Shraddha told news agancy. The 31-year-old actor said it was great to work with performers like Rajkummar Rao and Pankaj Tripathi in the film. “To get the opportunity to work with them was a treat. I would actually be nervous but I would end up having so much fun with them. I have learnt so much just by observing them. It is amazing how they work,” Shraddha said. Shraddha has ventured into the space of horror comedy for the first time with Stree that releases this Friday. “I was laughing so hard after hearing the narration. We are in a good time that only content-driven films are doing well,” she said.
Shraddha Kapoor is gearing up for her upcoming horror comedy Stree where she will be seen alongside Rajkummar Rao and Pankaj Tripathi. The film is set to hit screens on August 31.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui offered to do Manto for Re 1: Nandita Das
Mumbai : Celebrities like Rishi Kapoor, Gurdas Maan and Javed Akhtar didn’t charge a penny for actor-filmmaker Nandita Das’ forthcoming film Manto. She says there is more to life than money. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who plays the late Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto in the film, offered to do it just for “Re 1 largely for Manto and little bit” for Nandita. “This is the character that an actor would give an arm and leg for. But to not charge even a nominal fee is very gracious of Nawaz,” Nandita said in a statement to IANS. Apart from him, there are many eminent actors who
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan picks Anurag Kashyap over Sanjay Leela Bhansali
New Delhi : Rumour has it that Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has given up an opportunity to work with one her favourite directors in order to be able to share screen space with her husband in Anurag Kashyap’s next. A source in the know reveals that the actress was in “developed stages of discussion” with Bhansali regarding a project when she and Abhishek were offered Gulab Jamun by Kashyap. “Aishwarya had to choose between working with Bhansali
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and sharing screen space with her husband, as the dates for both films were clashing. And she chose the film with her husband. They haven’t worked together in eight years. And more importantly, both of them have fabulous roles in Gulab Jamun. They’re going to be playing characters they’ve never played before,” the source reveals. The actress and her husband, Abhishek Bachchan, have been signed by the filmmaker for Gulab Jamun.
agreed to do small parts purely to support the film. “Rishi Kapoor and Gurdas Maan said yes in our first meeting. I also reached out to many whom I knew well and have used up all my goodwill to get a
stellar cast that truly does justice to the characters in the film. While many have done cameo roles, they all bring their talent and credibility to the characters,” she said.
Asha Bhonsle surprises Madhuri Dixit and Kajol on the sets of COLORS’ Dance Deewane
Mumbai : This weekend,Dance Deewane promises to take the viewers on an emotional ride with the parents special episode as the contestants dedicate heartwarming tributes to their parents through their performances. The episode became even more exciting with the smashing entry of Bollywood diva Kajol who came waltzing in on the song ‘Yaadon ki Almari’ from her forthcoming movie Helicopter Eela and talked about it’s unique concept. A source from the set confirmed, Kajol seemed elated seeing Madhuri Dixit
after so long and gave her a tight hug. Kajol also had a gala time seeing the talented contestants perform to the best of their potential and was all praises for them. But that’s not it, the bollywood divas also had a surprise visitor. Legendary singer, Asha Bhosle who was shooting in a nearby studio came to know about Madhuri & kajol shooting nearby and decided to go pay them a surprise visit. A source from the set said, Madhuri Dixit and Kajol were so excited seeing their Asha Tai after so long and couldn’t control their happiness.
Once Again trailer: This Shefali Shah and Neeraj Kabi film will remind you of The Lunchbox
New Delhi : It’s quite rare for popular Hindi cinema to give us a love story of two middle-aged characters. However, when presented aesthetically, these stories intrigue us. Such is the case with the trailer of OnceAgain that stars Shefali Shah and Neeraj Kabi. Shefali Shah plays a businesswoman who has a tiffin supplying business. Neeraj Kabi, a famous artiste, is one of her clients and the two develop a relationship over food and notes they exchange with the tiffins. She is also the widowed mother of a
boy, played by Priyanshu Painyuli of Bhavesh Joshi Superhero fame. But when word gets out that she might be involved with another man, she is subjected to ridicule by the society. Neeraj Kabi plays a renowned actor who is also a father. His loneliness is concealed from the world, but he can somehow be himself in her company. Trouble begins when he finds it difficult to introduce her to the world. Neeraj recently received a lot of acclaim for his character Parulkar in the Netflix
Here’s what Radhika Apte has to say on her viral Netflix memes
Mumbai: “Lust Stories”, “Sacred Games” and now “Ghoul”. Is there too much of Radhika Apte on Netflix? Weighing in on the question that became viral on social media, the actor said she took it as a compliment. “I was very happy. I think it
is a great compliment because it is such a great platform. Who would not like to be a part of the projects from Netflix,” Apte told PTI. “With Netflix, what happens is that they stress on the quality because it is a global platform. They will give you the freedom to choose topics, projects
and creative control but they are very particular about the quality,” she added. In response to the memes, the streaming service reunited with Apte and director Vikramaditya Motwane to make a two-minute behind-the-scenes video where they “mock” her “omnipresence”.
Exclusive still: Beautiful Warina is awestruck in Loveratri’s upcoming song Tera Hua Mumbai : While ‘Chogada’ and ‘Akh Lad Jaave’ fever has still gripped the nation, ‘Loveratri’ team just doesn’t seem to stop or let us breathe! After making us groove, fall in love and feel the songs, the makers are now set to release another song tomorrow.This song, which they term as the love anthem, is called ‘Tera Hua’ and is sung by Atif Aslam with lyrics
by Manoj Muntashir and composed by Tanishk Bagchi. We caught our hands on an exclusive still from the movie which sees the very beautiful Warina Hussain sitting and admiring something (most probably her love Aayush Sharma) while she is decked up in a fancy jacket. If the romantic and sensuous moments between the ‘Loveratri’ couple Warina and Aayush
weren’t enough already, come Thursday and ‘Tera Hua’ promises to make you feel the love from all your heart. Written by Niren Bhatt, ‘Loveratri’ is directed by Abhiraj Minawala who will also be making his directorial debut with the film. The romantic drama will mark the next venture of Salman Khan Films and is slated to release on 5th October 2018.
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Wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat in race for Khel Ratna award after ‘golden’ 2018
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New Delhi: Champion wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat are in contention for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, the country’s highest sporting honour, after notching up gold medals in this year’s Commonwealth Games and the ongoing Asian Games. It has been learnt that Bajrang has already filed his nomination through the Wrestling Federation of India, Vinesh is likely to be considered by the Sports Ministry, a source in the Wrestling Federation of India tod PTI. Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is set to analyse the Indian athletes’ performance in the Asian Games in the first week of September. The Ministry is then likely make its recommendations for the National Sports Awards to the selection committee, which will be finalised in the next few days. Every year, the National
Sports Awards ceremony is held on August 29 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to commemorate the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand as the National Sports Day. But in a departure from tradition, the this year’s ceremony has been shifted to September 25 to avoid a clash of dates with the ongoing Asian Games and ensure maximum participation of athletes. “Bajrang has filled his form for the Khel Ratna Award through the federation and he is a deserving candidate for the award after his brilliant performances in CWG and Asiad. We don’t know whether Vinesh has filled the form on her own or not but she can be considered by the Ministry,” a WFI official told PTI. “Both Bajrang and Vinesh are strong contenders for the Khel Ratna Award and it won’t be surprise for us if both win.
M a n c h e s t e r : Borussia Dortmund has agreed to sign Spanish forward Paco Alcacer on loan from Barcelona with an option to buy. The Bundesliga side says the 24-year-old Alcacer completed a medical on Tuesday and will wear the No. 9 for the club. Should Dortmund take up the option to keep the player, he will be tied to the club for a further four years after the one-year loan spell. Kicker magazine reported Dortmund was paying 2 million euros ($2.3 million) for the loan spell, while a permanent transfer fee would be 23 million euros
($27 million) if the club decides to keep him. Dortmund had been looking for a striker following the departure of PierreEmerick Aubameyang to Arsenal in January, and the end of Michy Batshuayi’s loan spell as his replacement. Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says: “We’re firmly convinced this type of player will be a good fit for our style of play.” Alcacer, who joined Barcelona from Valencia in 2016, scored 43 goals and set up two more in 151 Spanish league appearances — including a season at Getafe. He has six goals in 13 appearances for Spain.
London : India captain Virat Kohli feels cricket is losing out on quality because of the “commercial aspects” which are taking over the game and also criticised proposed experiments such as the 100-ball format being pushed by the England Board. Kohli, who leads India across all three formats also plays the BCCI’s marquee flagship event the Indian Premier League for six weeks, making for a very exhaustive schedule. “I’m already very… I wouldn’t say frustrated, but sometimes it can get very demanding of you when you have to play so much cricket regularly. I feel somewhere the commercial aspect is taking over the real quality of cricket and that hurts me,” Kohli told the ‘Wisden Cricket Monthly’ on Wednesday. While the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is starting a new 100-
ball format, which has drawn flak from all quarters, the Indian skipper announced that he won’t be a part of “one more format”. “Obviously for the people involved (ECB) in the whole process and the set-up it will be really exciting but I cannot think of one more format, to be honest,” Kohli said. “Honestly, I don’t want to be a testing sort of a cricketer for any new format. I don’t want to be someone who’s going to be part of that World XI who comes and launches the 100-ball format.” Kohli also explained the difference between leagues like IPL or Big Bash League from the proposed 100-ball format. “I love playing the IPL, I love watching the BBL, because you are working towards something, competing against high-quality sides and it gets your competitive juices flowing.
Roger Federer clarifies joke about retirement after US Open win
New Delhi: Roger Federer sent something of a shock wave through the tennis world with what he thought was an obvious joke after improving to 18-0 in first-round matches at the U.S. Open. “I’m happy I never stumbled at the first hurdle,” Federer said during his oncourt interview Tuesday night. “Almost time to retire _ but not yet.” Some folks’ reaction might best be summed up as: Wait. WHAT?! So the 37-year-
old Federer was asked at his news conference to clarify his comment after the 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 117th-ranked Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Why did Federer mention retirement? Turned out it was completely harmless. “That was meaning, like, ‘I never lost a first-round match here at the Open. I won all my 18. You don’t want that (loss) to happen next year.’ I said, ‘Maybe I could retire now,
because I protect my 18 firstround wins here.’ That’s what I meant with it,” he said. “It’s a total joke, yes.” And, then, addressing all of the members of the media in the room, just to make absolutely sure everyone understood what he’d been thinking, Federer added with a smile: “So please don’t read into it. Don’t even write that word.” For years, actually, Federer has dealt with questions about when he might retire.
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Roger Federer sent something of a shock wave through the tennis world with what he thought was an obvious joke after improving to 18-0 in first-round matches at the U.S. Open.
RInfra completes Rs 18,800-crore Mumbai power business sale to Adani
TAL Manufacturing Solutions launches TAL BRABO ROBOWHIZ EDUCART
Mumbai : TAL Manufacturing Solutions today launched the TAL BRABO ROBOWHIZ Educart under their wing ROBOWHIZ, an education cell designed to cater to universities, engineering colleges, polytechnics and training institutes. The robot is specially designed to impart students with the practical knowledge of principles and operation of industrial robots used in different manufacturing processes and would present them with an opportunity to implement the fundamentals of application development, programming, designing and functioning of a robotics cell. This hands-on experience will help students to develop skills required for effective use and management of robotics and automation technology to enhance quality and innovation leading to better performance. As robotics and automation grow in importance in today’s manufacturing and assembly operations, it has become imperative to train the future workforce for a smooth transition. ROBOWHIZ Educart comes
with open architecture which allows access to the controller and provides an open platform for robotics learning and development practices. It is mounted on a portable cart for the ease of application and is also compatible with softwares like LabVIEW, MATLAB, Visual Studio and Java. The ROBOWHIZ Educart will educate students with robot programming, axis movement, trajectory movement, linear movement and computer vision. Integrating the robot with various peripheral devices such as vision sensors and seamless signal and communication interfaces will offer a wide scope of industrial applications for students to experiment with. The students can learn to design programs for the ROBOWHIZ Educart to perform innumerable applications.
Mumbai: Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Wednesday said it has completed the Rs 18,800-crore deal for sale of its Mumbai energy business to Adani Transmission, which will help it pare debt by two-thirds to Rs 7,500 crore. Company chairman Anil Ambani announced the culmination of the deal involving the sale of the integrated power business which was struck in December last year. Ambani said the deal will help cut the company’s overall debt to Rs 7,500 crore from the earlier Rs 22,000 crore and also added that it is planning to be a zero debt company by next year. The company had called a board meet on Wednesday to approve the
NTPC- NETRA optimizes Water Conservation with Installation of Effluent Recycling Treatment Plant at Jhanor – Gandhar
New Delhi : NTPC, India’s largest power generating company, is fully aligned for conserving water for sustainable ecological balance. NETRA (NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance) proposed Effluent Recycling Treatment plant to achieve zero liquid discharge at NTPC’s Jhanor
– Gandhar station to optimize water costs and minimize environmental footprint. The recycled and reuse of treated effluents is profitable in the ever deteriorating environment of water scarcity. At present, only one stream of the station has been successfully commissioned and the next stream will
be commissioned by 7th Sep’18. At full load operation, NTPC Jhanor – Gandhar (657.39 MW) generates effluent of 4500 M3 per day. The new recycling treatment has integrated high rate solid contact clarification, submerged Ultra filtration and RO modules technologies to give 125 M3/Hr high quality water. The
produced water will be used for Demineral (DM) water production or directly in Cooling Water (CW) make-up in the power station. As a part of its corporate ethos, NTPC aims at utilization of industrial waste water to ensure a sustainable ecological balance by minimizing waste and reusing the waste water at its power stations.
transfer of Mumbai power business to Adani Transmission, after receiving the regulatory approvals. In the past eight months, the deal has received go-aheads from fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI), shareholders of the company and Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) for the sale. Last week, Reliance Infrastructure had defaulted on payment of redemption of non-convertible debentures (NCDs) amounting to Rs 133.38 crore. The company had, however, said it expects to make these payments in the next few days from the proceeds from of Mumbai power business to Adani Transmission.
Maruti Suzuki’s skill development initiative JIM (Japan India Institute for Manufacturing) awarded by CSR Times New Delhi : Maruti Suzuki’s skill development initiative, the Japan India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) in Mehsana, Gujarat - was recognized with CSR Times award 2018. Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, presented the award to Maruti Suzuki at recently held National CSR Summit in New Delhi. JIM, set up and managed by Maruti Suzuki, has recorded 100 percent placement for its first batch of students. All students are offered jobs by reputed organizations in the auto sector. Indian automobile industry is witnessing expansion of production capacities, sales & service networks that will create demand for skilled youth.
Oriflame’s new ‘No Compromise Mascara’ is for women who don’t settle for anything but the best! Mumbai : The wait for that perfect mascara is now over as Swedish beauty brand Oriflame launches its miraculous and highly impactful ‘No Compromise’ Mascara. Engineered with the innovative Lash Wrap Technology, the mascara can withstand rain, sweat and even tears, making it the perfect addition to every woman’s vanity kit! What’s more, unlike other water-proof mascaras, the ‘No Compromise’ Mascara from Oriflame is also easily removable with warm water. Finding the perfect mascara that can suit every woman’s
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The Oberoi Group commences selection process for its ‘Post Graduate Management Programmes’
New Delhi : The Oberoi Group has commenced the selection process for its two year ‘Post Graduate Management Programme’ at The Oberoi Centre of Learning Development (OCLD). The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development is in its 52ndyear and the Guest Service Programme is not just a stepping stone to a job in hospitality but a firm foundation of a distinguished career with The Oberoi Group. The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development has an 18-month
Sales Management programmefor graduates looking for a long term career in hospitality sales, as well. In 1966, when Rai Bahadur M.S. Oberoi, Founder Chairman, The Oberoi Group established The Oberoi School of Hotel Management (OSHM) or The Oberoi Centre of Learning and Development (OCLD) as it is now known, he recognised that the key to his philosophy of hotel keeping would be carefully selected and groomed managers who shared his obsession for guest satisfaction.
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On Day 5 of Hardik Patel’s Fast, Gujarat Considers CM to attend ‘Seva Shifting Him to Hospital as Tension Grows in State Setu Programme’ at Rajkot, today
Sources in the state government told to News aganacy that the option of forcefully taking Hardik Patel to a hospital was being considered as any deterioration in his health could trigger violent protests across the state. Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government is considering shifting Patidar reservation leader Hardik Patel, who has entered the fifth day of his indefinite fast, to a hospital as the possibility of violence looms over the state in case his health deteriorates further. Wednesday was the fifth day of Hardik Patel’s indefinite fast at his house over the twin demands of reservation for the Patidar community and waiver of farmers’ loans Doctors who examined Hardik around noon, said that the ketone
and acetone levels in his body have increased and could adversely affect his kidney functioning. The doctors have advised his hospitalization. Earlier on Monday and Tuesday, doctors advised him to have fruit juices, which he refused. While Hardik was sitting upright until Tuesday night, he preferred to lie down through on Wednesday even as visitors kept coming in to meet him through the day.Sources in the state government told to News18 that the
Gujarat: Congress alleges scam in procurement of jute bags from Bangladesh
Ahmedabad : Threatening to sit on a 72hour fast in connection with the alleged Rs 4,000-crore groundnut scam, senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Paresh Dhanani on Tuesday alleged that the BJP government in the state was also “involved in a scam” involving purchase of hessian (jute) sacks from Bangladesh to pack groundnut. Addressing mediapersons in Gandhinagar on Tuesday, Dhanani said that “a new scam” involving procurement of sacks for packing groundnut has surfaced. According to him, the sacks, made of jute fibre, were imported through some agencies from Bangladesh and about Rs 50 crore in excess was reported to have been paid by the government. Dhanani said that an investigation was required to know from whom the sacks were purchased, at what prices and how many sacks were bought. “How many of them have been used and how many are left unused, and where are these empty bags,” he added. He expressed the apprehension that “the origins of the hessian sacks scam lay in Bangladesh’’. Stating that despite raising the demand for a judicial probe into the groundnut procurement several times, the BJP government in the state has not acted on it so far.
option of forcefully taking Hardik to a hospital was being considered. The state government has already imposed restrictions under CrPC 144 at places, which prevents the assembly of four or more persons. Visitors, too, are being screened thoroughly before being allowed to enter Greenwood Garden City, where the Patidar leader is fasting “If his condition deteriorates further, it could lead to a situation where violence could break out in parts of the state.
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani will attend the ‘Seva Setu Programme’ of the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) at Rajkot city, tomorrow at10 a.m. The programme is going to be held at the Ward-2, near Airport Road, in Rajkot. The 4th phased of the Seva Setu Programme (SSP), which is aimed at resolving the people’s problems at the spot and to avail the benefits of government’s services at their door-steps, has been started in the state from August 24. On the occasion, Mr. Rupani will distribute ‘Land Sanad’ to 287 beneficiary residents
of Amarjitnagar area of Rajkot. These beneficiaries are being allocated land plots of 24 square yards and 40 sq. yard areas as an alternative compensation. Besides this, the Chief Minister is also going to handover ‘Appointment Letters’ to newly recruited 55 candidates in the administrative department of the RMC. In addition to these, Mr. Rupani will also lay foundation stones for various developmental projects such as roadresurfacing, paver blocks, CCTv Camera Networks and others at the Aji GIDC, Rajkot, at a cost of Rs. 7.70-Crore. Later in the evening, the
Panchayat Member Caught On Camera Beating Up School Student In Gujarat
GANDHIDHAM: A video purportedly showing a village panchayat member thrashing a primary school student at a village in Kutch district of Gujarat has gone viral on social media, prompting the authorities to initiate an inquiry into the incident. The man, a member of Raydhanpar village panchayat in Bhuj taluka, also happens to be a member of the panchayat’s school management committee. He was caught in a CCTV camera beating up a class VII student yesterday. After the video
went viral, the Kutch district education authorities initiated an inquiry and said action will be taken against the man, identified as Mada Baradiya, by the district development officer (DDO). In the video, Baradiya is seen dragging a student and slapping and kicking him several times. The video shows another student trying to intervene, although it fails to prevent him from beating up the boy with a stick. After a while, he drags the boy inside a classroom and beats him up there, before leaving the
room. Meanwhile, teachers are seen standing as mute spectators. “We received the video this morning, and we have initiated an inquiry. Since the man is a member of the gram panchayat, we will send the report to the district development officer for further action against him,” district primary education officer Sanjay Parmar said. “The incident took place during the recess yesterday, and the man is identified as the school management committee member and a gram panchayat member.
Gujarat: Deputy Defamation case filed against Rahul Gandhi sarpanch among seven and Rajdeep Surjewala by Ahmedabad bank held for death of Dalit sarpanch’s husband
Vadodara : Seven persons, including six members of eightmember Rasulabad gram panchayat in Waghodia taluka of Vadodara district, have been arrested on charges of abetting a Dalit panchayat member and the husband of the sarpanch to commit suicide. Mukesh Rohit, 36, was found dead in his farm on Monday afternoon after allegedly consuming poison. Though no suicide note has been recovered, Rohit’s wife, Sonal alias Kokilaben Rohit (34), had accused the seven of “traumatising” Rohit and her for the last one and a half years after she got elected as the sarpanch on a general category seat. Sonal has
alleged that the accused were conspiring to pass a no-confidence motion against her that drove Rohit to take the extreme step. Notably, Rohit was the president of BJP’s SC/ST cell for Waghodia taluka. Based on Sonal’s complaint, police arrested the seven persons, including the deputy sarpanch of the village Naginbhai Vasava. The other five panchayat members are Hemantbhai Vasava, Kiranbhai Bhaliya, Vijaybhai Bhatt, Janiyabhai Solanki and Bharat Chauhan. The seventh accused has been identified as Mukesh Rao, whose wife had contested against Sonal for the post of sarpanch.
Ahmedabad: Remarks made by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and party spokesperson Rajdeep Surjewala attacking an Ahmedabad based co-op bank, has led to two separate criminal defamation cases filed against the two. As reported by news agancy, the party spokesperson Surjewala had quoted an RTI reply during a press conference held on June 22, 2018, that stated the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank (ADCB)
had exchanged banned notes worth Rs 745.58 crore five days after the announcement of demonetisation in 2016. Surjewala further stated that the Chairman of the bank, Ajay Patel, is a “close associate of BJP president Amit Shah who is a director and former chairman of the bank”. Demanding a probe into the deposits made, Surjewala further claimed that the reply from RTI had “exposed an attempt to convert black money into white money in the
guise of demonetisation.” Congress Chief President Rahul Gandhi had posted on Twitter the same day congratulating the bank on converting the old notes into new ones. The tweet said: “Congratulations Amit Shah ji, Director, Ahmedabad Dist Cooperative Bank, on your bank winning 1st prize in the conversion of old notes to new race. 750 Crore in 5 days! Millions of Indian whose lives were destroyed by Demonetisation, salute your achievement.”
international Hawaii residents hit by floods from Hurricane Lane as new storm forms
Hawaii : Flash flood warnings were issued on Tuesday for the Hawaiian island of Kauai, with residents on the north coast told to evacuate and others left stranded by high water as the remnants of Hurricane Lane drenched the archipelago and a new storm brewed in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii was spared a direct hit from a major hurricane as Lane diminished to a tropical storm as it approached and then drifted west, further from land. But rain was still pounding the island chain, touching off flooding on Oahu and Kauai. “It has been a steady rain since after Lane but I got up 2:30 a.m. (Hawaiian Standard Time) to the National Weather Service flash flood advisory and that’s when we put out the release as well as an island-wide telephone call,” County of Kauai spokesman Alden Alayvilla said. The advisory urged residents near Hanalei Bridge on the north side of the island to evacuate their homes due to rising stream levels.
White House probes Google after Donald Trump accuses it of bias
Washington : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google’s search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding “fair media” coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. Trump’s attack against the Alphabet Inc unit follows a string of grievances against technology companies, including social media Twitter Inc and Facebook Inc , which he has accused of silencing conservative voices, and Amazon.com Inc, which he has said is hurting small businesses and benefiting from a favorable deal with the US Postal Services. He frequently berates news outlets for what he perceives as unfair coverage. Google denied any political bias, saying in a statement that its search engine is “not used to set a political agenda and we don’t bias our results toward any political ideology.” Trump said in several tweets on Tuesday that Google search results for “Trump News” were “rigged” against him because they showed only coverage from outlets like CNN and not conservative publications, suggesting the practice was illegal. “I think Google is really taking advantage of our people,” Trump said on Tuesday in the Oval Office. “Google, and Twitter and Facebook, they are really treading on very, very troubled territory, and they have to be careful. It’s not fair to large portions of the population.” Facebook declined to comment. Twitter did not comment when asked for a response. In congressional testimony, both companies have denied engaging in partisan censorship.
Nikki Haley says US Rohingya report ‘consistent’ with UN findings
United Nations : Findings of a US State Department investigation into Myanmar’s Rohingya crisis are “consistent” with those of a report by UN investigators released this week that called for Myanmar’s commander-in-chief and other generals be tried for genocide, the US ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday. Addressing the UN Security Council, Nikki Haley said “the world can no longer avoid the difficult truth of what happened.” She did not use the term “genocide” and the State Department has said it had not yet concluded whether it shared the determination of “genocidal intent” that Monday’s UN report attached to the attacks on Rohingya Muslims. However, Haley said that of the more than 1,000 randomly selected Rohingya Muslims surveyed in the State Department’s own report, “fully one fifth” witnessed more than 100 victims being killed or injured. She said 82 percent had seen a killing, more than half had witnessed sexual violence and 45 percent had witnessed a rape. “The report identifies one group as the perpetrator of the overwhelming majority of these crimes: the Burmese military and security forces,” Haley said, referring to the US report. She said the Security Council must hold those responsible for the violence to account and added, “The whole world is watching what we do next and if we will act.” Haley’s comments provided the first details of the State Department report compiled from 1,024 interviews at refugee camps in Bangladesh and completed in late April.
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