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Short News CEC to check preparedness for Karnataka polls
Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Om Prakash Rawat will visit Karnataka on Wednesday to check the state’s preparedness for the upcoming assembly elections, an official said on Tuesday.“Along with a team of officials, the CEC will visit Bengaluru to meet the poll panel, district officials, police officers and representatives from political parties to check their preparedness,” a senior official from the state poll panel told IANS here.
SC seeks details of Haj aspirants who have applied 5 times without success
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to furnish details of Haj pilgrimage aspirants who are above 60 years and have applied for it five times without success. Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chadrachud sought the details of such applicantsin a tabular form by the next date of hearing on February 19.
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8 of family killed in Pakistan mine explosion
Eight members of a family were killed and another person was injured when a mine exploded on Tuesday as a vehicle was passing through the tribal region of northwestern Pakistan, an official said. The mine exploded as the vehicle was travelling through the Kurram Agency bordering Afghanistan at around 8 a.m., regional administration spokesperson Arbab Ali told Efe news. He said that five women and three men were killed in the explosion while another person was wounded and taken to hospital in Peshawar.
Yemen’s Saudibacked government ‘to flee from Aden’
The Saudi-backed Yemen government is preparing to flee from the de facto capital Aden as fighters from the armed wing of a political movement demanding secession for southern Yemen seized large parts of the city after three days of fighting, the Guardian reported on Tuesday.The Southern Transitional Council (STC) has been seeking secession from the rest of Yemen for years. Until recently it received support from the UAE, causing a fracture in the Saudi-UAE alliance that intervened in Yemen against Houthi rebels that captured the north of the country.
Four police officers promoted to DGP rank
The state government on Monday promoted four senior IPS officers to the rank of DGP. The officers promoted are Vipul Vijoy (1983 batch), A K Surolia (1985), Mohan Jha (1985) and T S Bisht (1985).Vijoy, who was in a soup for allegedly illegally confining his subordinates, has been kept at his post, DGP of the State Traffic Branch in Gandhinagar.
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Never said ‘Hey Ram’ weren’t Bapu’s last words: Gandhi’s PA
CHENNAI: Over a decade after he shocked the country claiming Mahatma Gandhi did not utter the words ‘Hey Ram’ when he was assassinated 70 years ago, Bapu’s nonagenarian personal attendant today said he was misquoted earlier.Venkita Kalyanam, who was the Mahatma’s personal secretary between 1943
and 1948, told PTI: “I never said Gandhiji did not say ‘Hey Ram’ at all. What I had said was I did not hear him saying ‘Hey Ram’.”The 96-year-old, who claims to be a witness to the horrific event on January 30, 1948, said he “could not hear anything due to the commotion after the incident”.“Everybody was shouting when the
Mahatma was shot. I could not hear anything in the din. He may have uttered ‘Hey Ram’. I do not know,” Kalyanam said.He had stunned the country in 2006 when he told a press conference in Kollam Bapu did not say “Hey Ram” when he fell to the bullets of Nathuram Godse. The Mahatma’s great grandson Tushar
Gandhi had rubbished the remark then. Citing Sardar Gurbachan Singh’s testimony in the assassination trial, Tushar Gandhi had said that after he was shot, Bapu had folded hands and uttered the words ‘Hey Ram’.Kalyanam added Godse killed Gandhiji only once, but political parties were doing it everyday by not following his teachings.
Delhi sealing row: BJP alleges leaders attacked at meeting with Kejriwal, AAP says everything on camera A meeting between BJP Delhi leaders, commissioners of the three municipal corporations and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the controversial issue of the sealing drive underway in Delhi markets ended in chaos on Tuesday. New Delhi : A meeting between BJP Delhi leaders, commissioners of the three municipal corporations and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on the controversial sealing drive underway in Delhi markets ended in chaos on Tuesday. BJP leaders and MCD commissioners walked out within minutes of the meeting while alleging they were heckled and attacked by AAP members. BJP Delhi chief Manoj Tiwari also filed a complaint at the Civil Lines police station.Aam Aadmi Party, however, said the disagreement was over the presence of the media, which the BJP had objected to. After the
meeting ended abruptly, Kejriwal said the Delhi government would appeal to the Supreme Court asking for a temporary ban on the sealing drive. Soon after, Tiwari, addressing a press conference, said, “I am very shocked. Today, in this democratic country, someone’s sentiments have
been hurt. On this day, events which bring shame to certain beliefs which represent our country’s culture — Atithi Devo Bhavah and loktantra (democracy) — took place outside the CM’s residence.” “I am feeling safe right now because I am talking to you in our
CIA: China as big a threat to US as Russia
New Delhi: Chinese efforts to exertcovert influence over the West are just as worrying as Russian subversion, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has said. Mike Pompeo told the BBC that the Chinese “have a much bigger footprint” to carry out such covert activities than the Russians. The US intelligence community accuses
Russia of interfering in the 2016 presidential election.Pompeo said he believes Russia will target the 2018 US midterm elections.“I have every expectation that they will continue to try and do that but I’m confident that America will be able to have a free and fair election (and) we will push back in a way that is sufficiently robust that the impact they have on our election
won’t be great.” Talking about China, Pompeo said: “The Chinese have a much bigger footprint upon which to execute that mission than the Russians do.“China’s reach ranged from traditional espionage (human and cyber).”Pompeo also accused Beijing of influencing American companies seeking access to its market, the BBC report said on Tuesday
Boy suffers 40% burns after midday meal cook throws hot oil at him Agency Bhopal: In a shocking incident, a Class 2 student in Dindori suffered 40% burns on his face and neck last week, after the mid-day meal cook threw hot oil at him. Dindori district is about 400 km west of Bhopal. The incident came to light only on Monday, and Madhya Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MPSCPCR), which took cognisance of the case, met the eight-year-old boy on Tuesday. The child has been admitted at a local hospital in Dindori. Unjustified anger rajesh Chouhan, member, MPSCPCR said, “The child had asked the cook for some food.
SC: Need to examine scope for misuse of Aadhaar data New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned if it was possible to strike a balance in linking Aadhaar with the disbursal of benefits under the social welfare schemes and protecting the data on individuals from being aggregated. The five-judge constitution Bench headed by CJI Dipak Misra also
BJP office at 14th Pant Marg. Preety Agarwal, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation Mayor, was attacked at the CM’s residence. Forget that she is a mayor, she is a woman,” Tiwari added.He also alleged that another EDMC member Neema Bhagat received injuries on her stomach after she was manhandled.Tiwari added, “I would like to request Arvind Kejriwal to stop politicising the matter. The MCDs, in a special joint session, passed a resolution to put a stay on the ongoing sealing drive. I request him to call an emergency session on this resolution. Otherwise, Kejriwal should resign.”
commented on the appreciation Aadhaar has received from international journals and agencies for facilitating a “citizen-centric delivery of services”, but it agreed that there is a need to examine the scope for misuse of the data collected under the scheme. The Bench, which is hearing petitions challenging Aadhaar.
8-mnth-old rape survivor stable after surgery New Delhi: An eightmonth-old baby, who was raped by her cousin on Sunday, underwent a threehour-long surgery and is stable now, police said here. “The baby had suffered severe injuries to her private parts... She is out of danger but in the ICU,” a doctor at Kalawati Saran Children’s Hospital said. The baby was raped by her 28-year-old cousin in northwest Delhi’s Netaji Subhash Place, following which he was arrested. The accused confessed to raping the baby on Sunday under the influence of alcohol.
15 soldiers killed in Yemen car bombing New Delhi : Fifteen newly-recruited Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide car bombing at a military checkpoint in Shabwa province on Tuesday,an official said. “The suicide assailant died on the spot after detonating his explosives-laden car at a military checkpoint in Nokhan area of Shabwa province, killing 15 soldiers,”the local government official told Xinhua news agency. He said the targeted checkpoint was manned by a special Yemeni Army unit backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the government officials
blamed it on the Yemenbased Al Qaeda branch. Al Qaeda militants are intensifying drive-by attacks on security checkpoints in Yemen’s southern provinces as UAEbacked government forces tighten military operations against their hideouts. In the past months, government forces and the UAE armed forces operating in Aden province launched an anti-terror offensive toroot out Al Qaeda militants from their strongholds in the neighbouring province of Abyan. The UAE-backed antiterror campaign has dislodged Al Qaeda militants from several villages in Abyan and in the neighbouring Shabwa province.
114 enior officials included names such s Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, besidesseveral dozen advisors and managers of state firms and members of the Russian intelligence services. The Department added the list was compiled “based on objective criteria drawnfrom publically availablesources” and those on it would not
be subject to further restrictions.Russia warned the release of the list could “jeopardize relations” and have “very, very serious consequences”.”This is anotherstep which... leads to further escalation of tensions,” Aleksey Chepa,Deputy Chairman of theState Duma’s i n t e r n a t i o n a l a ff a i r s committee, told official news agency RIA Novosti.
US releases list of Russian oligarchs, political figures New Delhi: The US government has released a list of prominent Russians with close ties to the Kremlin but said it is “not a sanctions list”. The list published by the Treasury Department late on Monday included 114 senior Russian political figures as well as 96 oligarchswith a net worth of $1 billion or more, CNN reported on Tuesday.It does not entaileconomic or diplomatic sanctions for those namedand is intended to increase pressure on Moscow over its involvement in the 2016 US Presidential elections, theTreasury Department said. Oil magnate Roman Abramovich, owner of Chelsea soccer club, was among the 96 oligarchs. The list of
After facing criticism, Centre scraps orange passports plan now New Delhi: Facing criticism, the government on Tuesday night announced that it has reversed its decision on the issuance of an orange-coloured sport to those who have ECR status. It has also decided not to discontinue printing the last page of the passport,
which is used as a valid proof of address. The decision was taken at a meeting, chaired by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and attended by one of her two deputies VK Singh among others, on Monay, the external affairs ministry (MEA) said. MEA statement
“After comprehensive discussions with the various stakeholders, the MEA has decided to continue with the current practice of printing of the last page of the passport and not to issue a separate passport with orange colour jacket to ECR passport holders,”
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Survey makes light work of the Budget
E conomic surveys play the avowed role of preparing the ground for the Budget and comes a day or two ahead of the more important annual document, which has implications for every sector of the economy, establishment and household. But from past experience, curiously, budgets, most of the time, do not exactly reflect what the survey says. This for the simple reason that the Economic Survey (ES) is purely an economic document, prepared by economists and as such free from extraneous considerations, while the budget is largely the work of politicians, who have many compulsions to accommodate and they look at everything from a political perspective. The 2018 ES has painted a rather rosy picture of the economy: a slightly higher growth rate in the year ahead, better efficiencies of tax collections, including a 50 percent increase in the number of tax payers, a likely uptick on the investment front, a more inclusive and transformative agriculture sector. These are all good. But there may be aspects the ES does not reveal adequately, which the budget cannot gloat over. Contrary to some optimistic conclusions drawn by the ES, the budget is likely to include measures which may be more painful and hard to swallow. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be hard-pressed to choose between populism and prudence when confronted with some hard to crack problems. Despite an election year lying ahead, he will have to go for some tough decisions. Fiscal deficit, for instance, is a thorn in the flesh. Jaitley has also to cast the tax net wider to shore up revenue and has already put the nation on notice on what he plans to do. The twin balance sheet problem, which combines the bad loans in the books of the banks and the debt burden in corporate balance sheets, brooks no delay in resolving and this necessitates painful surgical action. One remarkable aspect of this year’s ES is its symbolism, particularly pandering to the feminine. The cover of the ES in bright pink by itself is demonstrative of a new orientation. The survey puts particular emphasis on issues relating to women, including the problems of the girl child, sex ratio, the womenfolk and even domestic labour. It also speaks about a transformation happening in the rural agricultural scene, where there is a twist in favour of women as men migrate to urban centres in search of better employment opportunities. Chief economic advisor Arvind Subramanian may have taken a leaf out of his finance ministers, who often quote couplets and qawalis to sugar-coat their bitter medicines.
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Blake Lively Spy Thriller ‘The Rhythm Section’ Suspends Production (Exclusive) The Blake Lively-fronted spy feature The Rhythm Section is being shut down.Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that production has been suspended, with crews being told to find other work, while Lively recuperates from a hand injury. The actress sustained the injury while doing a stunt on the Dublin set in December. At the time, production was temporarily suspended while she took time to heal. However, sources close to the situation now tell THR that Lively’s initial hand surgery did not go as planned and the actress must undergo a second surgery and will need more time to recover. It is currently unclear when filming will recommence. One insider said that just under half the movie has been shot, while another source said it could be five months before the production resumes.The spy thriller, which has a production budget around $50 million, is being produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, the company behind the James Bond franchise. Global Road (formerly known as IM Global) is financing. The Rhythm Section is an adaptation of the first of Mark Burnell’s Stephanie Patrick novels, which follows a woman (Lively) that seeks to uncover the truth behind a plane crash that killed her family — a flight that she was meant to be on. The Handmaid’s Tale director Reed Morano is helming the feature, which also stars Jude Law. In a Jan. 5 interview with THR, Morano said, “[Lively’s] okay. She’s just recovering. The problem is that normally, that kind of an injury, you would have four to six weeks of rehab and then you would wear a splint. We have to go into stunts, so it’s very complicated.”
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Hollywood - Bollywood After Anushka Sharma’s Official Sui Dhaaga Pic
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Sharat Katariya The film is scheduled to release on Gandhi Jayanti Anushka Sharma’s latest picture from the sets her film
Looks like Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde’s schedule is booked with get-togethers and reunions. The TV actress, who wooed the audience as Angoori Bhabhi in the sitcom ‘Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai!’, has been in high demand these days, both on the personal and professional front. Although nothing has been finalized as far as her future projects are concerned her newlyactive social life is for all to see. Just the other day, Bandgi Kalra had
posted a picture with the lady in question with a sweet message. Now, another picture has surfaced on Puneesh Sharma’s Instagram account with Shilpa in the frame. From the looks of it, the picture was taken at the same get together. Puneesh captioned the post as - Love you Shilpa He posted another picture in which he is seen with Shilpa Shinde on one side and Bandgi Kalra on the other. This one was captioned as- With my ladies.
Bigg Boss 11: After Bandgi Kalra, Puneesh Sharma posts a picture with Shilpa Shinde
Sui Dhaaga has gone viral. The Jab Harry Met Sejal actress can be seen wearing a blue printed sari with her hair tied in a loose bun. Yesterday, Anushka had shared an official update on her preparations for the film with a picture on her Instagram handle, which she captioned: “Katran Se Buni Kahaani, Paiband Laga Ke Hai Sunani Sui Dhaaga.” Directed by Sharat Katariya.
mrita Arora is all set to celebrate her 40th birthday - and that calls for a party like no other. When your best friends are Kareena Deepika Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor and your sister Padukone’s is the ever stylish candid pictures Malaika Arora, it would be hard not to do with her family just about everything with stylish aplomb. Amrita’s squad, which includes her best friends and sister along with socialite Natasha Poonawala, celebrity It’s a double celebration makeup artist Mallika for Deepika Padukone! Bhat, designer Seema The talented actress, Khan, Maheep Kapoor who is still savouring the and Dolly Sidhwani are success of her recently heading in a private jet released film ‘Padmaavat’ to Goa for Amrita’s big has yet another reason to day. If it’s not already rejoice. Her father and glam enough, there’s ace badminton champion an A-list addition to Prakash Padukone this gang that’s hard was honoured with the to ignore - Kareena’s ‘Lifetime Achievement equally stylish Award’ by the husband, Saif Ali Badminton Association Khan. Oh, the perks of of India on Monday. The being rich and famous. prestigious award was A picture is worth a presented to him by the thousand words and Vice President of India, this picture isunusally Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi. eloquent. After all, On the happy occasion, who wouldn’t want to the senior Padukone be heading to Goa right was accompanied now in their very fancy by his wife Ujala private jet - with their Padukone and daughters very fancy girl gang Deepika and Anisha. (plus one), no less?
Shahid Kapoor: Knew my character was an underdog in ‘Padmaavat’
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hahid Kapoor believes playing Maha Rawal Ratan Singh was the biggest risk of his career as people did not know much about the character’s journey but he is glad that “the hero” of Padmaavat is rightfully getting his due. The 36-year-old actor said there were many people who questioned him for taking up the role, as Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Ranveer Singh) were already popular.“It was one of the biggest risks of my career to take a role like this where for oneand-a-half years nobody knew what it is... So many people had told me why are you doing this film. I knew my character is an underdog in the film, I’m happy that the hero of the film is getting so much love. Out of the three characters, people know a lot about Padmavati, about Alauddin Khilji, but nobody knows about Rawal Ratan Singh. Now you know his journey was also so spectacular,” Shahid said in a group interview. The actor said he felt “validated” with the praise that the film, which released after delays and controversies, has received. “Everyone is talking about it being the top grosser but it’s a great film. We have come a long way, journey of a year and a half... There was a point we were wondering will it be able to release properly. It’s been a turbulent and emotionally draining journey.
Rajinikanth’s 2.0 postponed yet again; exhaustive VFX work may push the film’s release date to April
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aving already been postponed twice, the makers not long ago announced that the film will hit the screens worldwide by April 2018. According to reliable sources, the latest update is that the film is most likely to be postponed again. The reason for the postponement is said to be the exhaustive visual effects work which is taking longer
than expected and the makers are not too keen to rush the process. Posters for 2.0Posters for 2.0 The post-production work is expected to be wrapped up by July and the release is being planned for August.“The VFX work is taking longer than expected because it has been distributed to many studios across the globe. The film has around 11000 VFX shots
2018 Grammys Tumble to All-Time Demo Low, Pull 19.8 Million Viewers
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he telecast, which ran a bloated threeand-a-half hours, was off by 24 percent from 2017 with adjusted numbers. With time zone
adjustments taken into account, the telecast averaged 19.8 million viewers and a 5.9 rating among adults 18-49. The second stat marked a low
for the show. Among total viewers, that number was down even more than overnight returns from Nielsen Media that it a 12.7 rating among households. It’s the biggest drop for the Grammys since the 2013, the year after the show swelled following the death of Whitney Houston. The 2017 overnight ratings for the Grammy Awards didn’t paint the most accurate portrait of their yearover-year performance.
and each shot is being worked upon with lot of care. Shankar sir doesn’t want to compromise on the output, therefore, he doesn’t mind if the film doesn’t get completed on time for April release. The team is eyeing Independence Day weekend release. August 15 falls on a Wednesday, so the team wants to cash in on that weekend. The final date is still being worked
out,” a source from the film’s unit told Firstpost. Being directed by Shankar, 2.0 also stars Akshay Kumar as the antagonist, Amy Jackson, Sudhanshu Pandey and Adil Hussain. So far, the makers have only release a couple of posters and a making video. The film’s teaser is expected to be released next month in a grand launch in Hyderabad.
The Glaswegian Zeenat Aman Accuses Businessman BMX rider whose Of Stalking And Molesting Her redemptive story has hit Hollywood
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ohn Buultjens, a Glaswegian who made his name and fame by riding and designing BMX bikes, is standing outside his home in San Diego. un is shining and the sea air is clean and fresh. It’s a world away from where he grew. up “One of my earliest memories is the stench of waste in the streets,” he recalls. “It was in the middle of a bin-men’s strike. I remember streets that smelt of rotten rubbish and rats clambering around our feet.
Veteran Bollywood actor Zeenat Aman has accused a businessman in Mumbai for stalking and molesting her. News agency ANI reported on Monday that the accused and Zeenat had known each other for a while. Their relationship went downhill after some
issues, and Zeenat stopped speaking to him. However, the businessman allegedly kept trying to contact her by calling her, and even followed her. According to another report, he allegedly broke into her house, and tried to misbehave with her two days ago.
Varun Dhawan: Madame Tussauds’s wax figure was a dream as a child
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O N G K O N G : Bollywood heartthrob Varun Dhawan is the youngest name from Bollywood to have a wax figure at Hong
Kong’s Madame Tussauds.“It is a massive honour. The kind of love and appreciation that I am getting for my figure at Madame Tussauds
Hong Kong is overwhelming. I am definitely excited as I got my parents and sister to travel with me to see this.”“This was a big dream for me as a child. I
always dreamt about this, and today it is coming true,” Varun said while interacting with the media. Varun also expressed his excitement and happiness on
his social media accounts. Sharing pictures of himself with his wax statue, Varun wrote on Instagram, “Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. Such
a massive day for everyone involved in my life. Proud to be present here. Thank you to my fans. You guys voted, tweeted put out the love and that’s why I am here.”
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Sports Special Ind Vs SA: Wanderers pitch declared ‘poor’; gets three demerit points
New Delhi : Andy Pycroft, who was the match referee in the third and final Test between India and South Africa has given three demerit points to the Wanderers Stadium pitch, labeling it ‘poor’.The International Cricket
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David Beckham wants Zlatan Ibrahimovic to stay at Manchester United amid reported interest from the LA Galaxy.“No matter how you talk about him, he’s one of the best players, one of the best people, and if he comes to this league at some point it would be great,” Beckham told ESPN . “But at the moment he’s a Manchester United player and I’m happy about that, and I want him to stay there. But at some point he might come here.”
Council (ICC) on Tuesday announced that according to the ICC Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process, it has received three demerit points. The demerit points will remain active for a rolling fiveyear period and if
during this five-year period the Wanderers Stadium reaches the threshold of five demerit points, then it will be suspended from staging any international cricket for 12 months.Earlier, South Africa opener Dean Elgar, who carried his bat through the fourth innings, said it was not worth the risk and the third and final Test against India should have been called off on the third day itself.Elgar took a nasty blow on his helmet in the ninth over of South Africa’s second innings which forced early stumps on day three but the match
resumed next day after deliberations between the captains and match officials. ”I do think (it should have been called off earlier). On day three, the wicket didn’t play great. Batters got hit a hell of a lot of times. If there was a period to call it off, it was sooner,” Elgar said. Referring to Philip Hughes’ death in November 2014 due to a head blow, Elgar said: “We had an incident of being hit in the head, where we could have had an incident of what happened in Australia. People want to watch Test cricket but we are also human beings.
Yuvraj Singh photobombs wife Hazel Keech’s selfie and makes it sexier
Mumbai : Actress Hazel Keech and her husband cricketer Yuvraj Singh are certainly quite active on social media as they keep the audience hooked with their wonderful selfies. Now the couple has yet again managed to intrigue everyone with their new ‘sexier selfie’
competition of sorts on Instagram. In a selfie shared by Yuvraj, he is seen photobombing Hazel as she tries to click a selfie. He captioned the photo as, “When your wife is busy posing and your smouldering face photobombs and then you make her selfie sexier.” In order to
Sensex tanks 250 pts ahead of Fed meet, Nifty50 below 11,050 BSE Sensex closes just over 36000 points, while the Nifty ended at 11,050 mark. Here are the latest updates and developments from the markets
Mumbai: The BSE Sensex sank about 250 points to end at 36,033.73 on Tuesday as investors booked profits in recent outperformers, while caution prevailed ahead of the Union Budget due later this week. The Nifty also retreated from its life highs, but managed to close above the crucial 11,000-mark.The 30-share Sensex, after opening a shade lower at 36,277.12, continued its slide to crack the 36,000-mark and hit a low of 35,993.41 during
the day. It finally settled at 36,033.73, down 249.52 points, or 0.69%. The index had gained 232.81 points yesterday and closed at a record high of 36,283.25. The Nifty too closed lower by 80.75 points, or 0.73%, at 11,049.65 after hitting a low of 11,033.90. It had ended at a lifetime high of 11,130.40 on Monday.
Brokers said investors took money off the table and adopted a cautious stance ahead of the Union Budget on 1 February. They also adopted a wait-andwatch mode ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting. Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs291.86 crore on net basis while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) also picked up equities to the tune of Rs90.08 crore yesterday,
New Delhi : Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation’s internet ticketing revenue dropped by 26 percent in FY17 after the government withdrew service charge on etickets to promote digital payments.A report in The Economic Times stated that internet
ticketing revenue dropped to Rs 466.05 crore despite a modest 5 percent increase in the number of railway tickets booked online on IRCTC platform. The online ticketing platform sold about 209 million tickets through 2016-17 compared to 199 million tickets sold
the previous year. The value of of tickets booked online increased just 2 percent to Rs 24,485.21 crore, said the report. In November last year, the government had withdrawn service charges levied on tickets booked online to push India towards a digital economy.
Service charge withdrawal hits IRCTC’s e-tickets FY17 revenue
get back at him, Hazel posted another selfie on her Instagram account, in which Yuvraj can be seen taking a nap. “Is this selfie sexier because you’re in it, Yuvraj Singh?? (I’m scared people will still vote yes) hehehe... Finally, I got a sneaky sleeping selfie of you,” she captioned it. Well, isn’t Hazel and Yuvraj’s camaraderie adorable?For the uninitiated, Yuvraj and Hazel got married in November 2016. While they had a gurudwara wedding, the celebrations were followed by traditional Hindu wedding and reception in Goa.
10 Interesting Facts About Union Budget Of India NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union Budget for financial year 201819 on February 1. The first phase of the budget session of the parliament began from January 29 and will continue till February 9. This year’s budget session is crucial as it comes after the Modi government made two very big financial decisions in the last couple of years Demonetisation and implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). It is also BJP government’s fifth and last budget presentation before the Lok Sabha polls in 2019. Ahead of the budget presentation, the Economic Survey was tabled in both houses of the Parliament on Monday by Mr Jaitley.
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ICC U-19 World Cup: India crush Pakistan to set up final vs Australia New Delhi : India on Tuesday thrashed archrivals Pakistan by 203 runs in the semi-final of the ICC U-19 World Cup at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch.India made it to the final for a record sixth time and will now take on Australia in the summit clash on Saturday. Prithvi Shaw-led India won the toss and opted to bat first and posted 272 for 9 on the board thanks to Shubman Gill’s unbeaten 102 off 94 balls Manjot Kalra (47) and Prithvi
(41) also made useful contributions for the three-time champions. The Indian bowlers, led by pacer Ishan Porel, then destroyed the Pakistan batting lineup and bowled
them out for just 69 in 29.3 overs. Porel finished with 4 for 17 in six overs while offspinners Shiva Singha and Riyan Parag got two wickets each. Gill was adjudged
Chennai Bought Premier League: Henrikh Mkhitaryan A Bunch Of poised for Arsenal debut even as Mesut Seniors At IPL Ozil’s future at club remains uncertain Auction, Trolled
After conclusion of the two-day Indian Premier League Player Auction, cricket lovers discussed and debated over team compositions of all the franchises at length. While England all-rounder Ben Stokes bagging the biggest deal did not come as a surprise, pacer Jaydev Unadkat ending up as the costliest Indian at this year’s auction shocked a large section of the fans. As usual the social media banter surrounding the auction was about the strengths and weaknesses of the new squads assembled by all eight teams. However, some fans opted for a lighthearted take on the bidding process as they trolled the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) side for their player selection strategy.At the Player Retention event earlier this month, Chennai had decided to stick with MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Ravindra Jadeja. At the Bengaluru auction, they picked up some more of their former players in Faf du Plessis.
Agency London: Henrikh Mkhitaryan is poised to make his Arsenal debut when Arsene Wenger’s side resume their Premier League campaign at bottom club Swansea City on Tuesday.The Gunners head to South Wales boosted by their League Cup semi-final triumph over Chelsea and rested following a free weekend, a consequence of the holders’ early exit from the FA Cup at the hands of Championship side Nottingham Forest. Mkhitaryan’s arrival from Manchester United also means Wenger’s players have been able to prepare for the game without the sideshow caused by Alexis Sanchez’s protracted departure from the Emirates Stadium.The
swap deal that saw Sanchez and Mkhitaryan change clubs has drawn a line under a saga that was threatening to destabilise the second half of Arsenal’s season. But with Sanchez gone, Wenger hopes he can rebuild his side around the axis of Armenian playmaker Mkhitaryan and Mesut Ozil. The extent to which that partnership can flourish will depend on whether Ozil opts to stay at Arsenal beyond the end of his current contract which expires at the end of this season. There have been reports suggesting the Germany playmaker could be in line for an Old Trafford reunion with Sanchez and Wenger admitted he is not yet sure what Ozil’s future holds.
Man of the Match for his outstanding performance with the bat. “I think this innings I’ll rank pretty high. It was a special innings in a big match against Pakistan. I thought 250-260 would be a good-enough total for the pacers to defend. Nowadays cricket is all about adaptability. I’d like to play all three formats. Looking forward to playing Australia in the final,” Gill said at the postmatch presentation ceremony.
Delhi Daredevils appoint James Hopes as bowling coach New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils on Monday appointed former Australia allrounder James Hopes as their new bowling coach ahead of the coming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Delhi Daredevils CEO Hemant Dua confirmed that while Hopes has been appointed as the new bowling coach, exAssam and Railways cricketer Subhadeep Ghosh will take over as the fielding coach. The duo will now join the staff led by head coach and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting.The rest of the coaching staff, however, will continue to be the same with former cricketers Pravin Amre and Sridharan Sriram as assistant coaches. Sunil lson is the team manager.
Business Has Zara given the traditional Indian ‘lungi’ a modern twist?
NEW DELHI: An international retail company, which deals in clothing and accessories, has introduced ‘check mini skirt’ that has an uncanny resemblance to traditional Indian lungis. The sarongstyle skirt is being sold at Zara’s UK online store at 69.99 Pound, which is equal to more than 6250 Indian Rupees. Sarong is typically worn by men around their waist in India and South East Asian countries, like Singapore, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand ..
Ola goes global with Australia launch, battle with Uber set to intensify
In a move that will further intensify its battle with US-based rival Uber, ride-hailing Ola today announced that it is set to launch its operation in Australia. The Bengaluru-based company has invited private hire car owners in three Australian cities to begin the process.In India, Ola’s rivalry with Uber entered a whole new dimension last month when it announced that
it will acquire food-tech company Foodpanda’s India business in exchange for Ola stock. Cab aggregator Uber runs its on-demand food delivery app UberEATs in select Indian cities. Ola in a press statement said: “Starting today Ola is inviting private hire vehicle owners in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth to learn more about driving and registering with Ola by visiting drive.olacabs.
com.” Ola plans to launch its services in Australia in early 2018.Ola’s primary competitor in the Australian market will be US-based Uber. The companies are already locked in an intense battle for leadership in the Indian market. Uber launched its operations in Australia in 2012 and currently operates in 19 Australian cities including the major cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra. Speaking on the plan, Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said: “We are very excited about launching Ola in Australia and see immense potential for the ride-sharing ecosystem which embraces new technology and innovation.”
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Gujarat has made Gir lions a prestige issue: Madhya Pradesh
GNS BHOPAL: For the first time in the 27-year tussle, Madhya Pradesh government has gone on record to allege that Gujarat government has made it a “prestige issue” not to shift Gir lions to Kuno despite a Supreme Court ruling. Neither the chief minister nor senior forest officials have ever given any official statement on the stalemate in recent
years. In fact, chief wildlife wardens of MP had stopped responding
BJP MLAs Top List of Highest Election Expenses During Gujarat and Himachal Assembly Elections
to media inquiries on the row between two BJPruled states.
Deepika Padukone fans are travelling from Gujarat to Mumbai to watch Padmaavat
Despite CBFC clearance and an SC nod, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat remains banned in the Indian states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana. Also read: Padmaavat row: Karni Sena District GNS New Delhi :New Delhi: It is not only that the President arrested for ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) recently formed attack on school bus in governments in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh but also Gurugram that BJP MLAs in both these states have topped the list However, neither the of MLAs with highest election expenditure.According violent protests nor the to a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms regional suppressions (ADR), two Gujarat MLAs and three Himachal Pradesh have succeeded in MLAs of the BJP incurred the highest election expenses. keeping movie buffs Rajendrasinh Ranjitsinh Chavda (BJP) from Himatnagar from watching the Padukonehas exceeded the expense limit by 121%, whereas Dindor Deepika Kuberbhai Manusukhbhai (BJP) from Santrampur starrer magnum opus constituency has exceeded the expense limit by 103%. in theatres.According In Himachal Pradesh, Kishori Lal (Kullu), Rajiv Saizal to a report in TOI, (Solan) and St Hira Lal (Mandi), all from BJP have topped movie lovers from the list of MLAs with highest election expenditure, which Gujarat are travelling ranges from 92% to 82% of election cost.In Gujarat, out to neighboring states of the 182 MLAs analysed, 67% of them had stated that to watch Padmaavat on funds were raised from political parties whereas 25% the big screen. Nilesh Patel, a resident of MLAs had declared that they had not received any funds Ahmedabad, took his from political parties. However, only 10% of them had family to Mumbai to stated that they did not use any personal funds for the fulfilling his daughter’s election expenses.On an average an MLA from BJP wish of watching the raised 56% and on an average an MLA from INC raised film. “She wants to see 80% of their election expense funds from the political the movie,” he said. party, according to the ADR analysis.In the list of top “However, as it has 10 MLAs with highest declared election expenditure, not been released in seven are BJP MLAs and three are Congress MLAs.In Gujarat, we’ve decided Himachal Pradesh, 57% funds were raised from political to go out of the state parties, 29% were raised by MLAs themselves and 14% to watch it. Me and funds were raised from other sources.According to ADR, my family will be out of the total funds received by Ministers, 74% funds heading to Mumbai to were raised from political parties, 15% were raised enjoy the movie over by ministers themselves and 11% funds were raised the weekend,” Patel from other sources. Interestingly, Mohan Lal Brakta of added. Deepak Soni, Congress was the one to be declared as the candidate a businessman, also with lowest election expenditure. In December, last said that he will be year, it was 2-0 to the BJP, which swept Himachal going with some 15-20 Pradesh and Gujarat again, though by a decidedly people out of Gujarat to see the film. lower margin of victory than last time.
www.sunvillasamachar.com Gujarat: New bosses take charge of state milk cooperation
SS News : Ahmedabad The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) elected Ramsinh Parmar as its chairman on Monday.Parmar is a cooperative dairy industry veteran who heads the Kaira Dairy Union of Anand district. GCMMF markets the popular Amul brand of dairy products. Also, Chairman of Panchmahals District Cooperative Milk Union, Jetha Bharwad, was elected as the vice-chairman. GCMMF contains 18 dairy unions in its umbrella, all of which are controlled by BJP at the moment.The chairman is elevated through an ‘election’, but since all the unions are led by BJP, it was more of an appointment made by the party national president Amit Shah. The elections are held every two years.The head of GCMMF is a very powerful position as well as politically significant. It is the apex marketing body of all dairy unions in Gujarat. The head of GCMMF has access to millions of families who contribute to the dairy industry, which has a very strong network in Gujarat.
Gujarat ‘lucky’ bus for Rahul Gandhi Karnataka tour
SS News : Surat Bengaluru: A customized 12-seater bus, considered lucky by top Congress leaders because of the party’s impressive performance during recent Assembly polls in Gujarat, will used by party president Rahul Gandhi to crisscross the state during his three-day election-eve tour of Hyderabad-Karnataka region commencing on February 10. The airconditioned bus, complete with a mini conference hallcum-sleeping room and a toilet, was used extensively by Mr Gandhi in Gujarat. It arrived in Bengaluru on
Protests in Rajasthan, business as usual in Gujarat
Monday, and will begin the run from Ballari on February 10. The bus will be fitted with additional facilities and get a facelift as well to match the local flavor before commencement of the tour according to a senior leader of the ruling Congress. The leader told the media that minister for Bengaluru development, K J George, has been entrusted with the task of refurbishing the bus and incorporating additional facilities. The who’s who
of state unit of Congress will accompany Mr Gandhi during the campaign tour. “After addressing the first rally in Hosapete, he will complete the tour of the first zone with veteran Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah,” the leader added. The leader said Mr Gandhi would address mini public rallies at street corners and visit important places en route during the threeday tour. The focus will be an exhaustive comparison of the state’s development model with that of Gujarat as part of a strategy to woo voters, the leader added.
While Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh gave it a miss, the 150-crore Sanjay Leela Bhansali period drama Padmaavat was released on 4,000 screens across the country on Thursday. However, the tension was palpable, with security personnel keeping vigil outside many theatres — and even inside, at a multiplex in west Delhi, where the entire front row was occupied by uniformed security men. While sporadic incidents of violence were reported from some places.
Days After PM Modi, President Kovind Bids For Simultaneous National, State Elections Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, union ministers, BJP President Amit Shah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi were among those present in the Central Hall when President Ram Nath Kovind delivered his first speech. NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind has strongly pitched for simultaneous elections to Parliament and the state assemblies, saying frequent polls posed a “huge burden” on resources and impeded the development process. Delivering his maiden address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament, he referred to several initiatives taken by the government for the benefit of the people, including projects to provide housing, uninterrupted power supply and LPG connections to the poor. He also expressed hope that the bill to ban instant triple talaq will soon become a law and the Muslim women can lead a life of dignity
and a life of self-respect with courage.Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, union ministers, BJP President Amit Shah, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi were among those present in the Central Hall when President Kovind delivered his first speech.Observing that the people were concerned about frequent elections in one part of the country or another, President Kovind said regular polls “adversely impact the economy and elopment”.“Frequent elections not only impose a huge burden on human resources but also impede the development process
due to the promulgation of the model code of conduct,” he said. he President said “a sustained debate is required on the subject of simultaneous elections and all political parties need to arrive at a consensus on this issue.”His remarks came days after the Prime Minister Modi made a strong pitch for holding the elections together. “Dream of a New India does not belong to
one political party or organisation... To fulfil this dream, we all have to work together with complete dedication,” President Kovind said. On triple talaq, President Kovind said the government has tabled a bill on the issue in Parliament. “I hope that the Parliament will soon pass it into a law.” “For decades, the dignity of Muslim women has remained captive to political costbenefit. Now the Nation
has an opportunity to emancipate them from this situation... once enacted, (it) will enable Muslim sisters and daughters to live a life of selfrespect with courage,” President Kovind said. He said the government was “committed to ‘Empowerment and not Appeasement’” of the minorities by making intensive efforts for their economic, social and educational empowerment. E m p l o y m e n t opportunities have been provided to the youth belonging to Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi and Jain communities through programmes ‘Seekho Aur Kamao’, ‘Usttad’, ‘Garib Nawaz Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ and ‘Nai Roshni’, he said.
US woman on Facebook alleges sexual Government Planning To Scrap Posts Lying Vacant For 5 Years assault in Goa, accused biker arrested The government is planning to abolish all such posts which have “As we drove along, he forced my hands and took them under his shirt and despite constantly telling him to ‘keep it professional’, he took my hands further down over his pants.” The woman further writes that she got off the bike and ran down the street.
Gns News Delhi Following a Facebook post where a US national complained of being sexually assaulted while on a holiday in Goa on the eve of Republic Day, the police on Tuesday arrested the accused — 44-year-old biker Isidore Fernandes. The woman had also posted the photograph of the accused.In her Facebook Post on Monday night, the New York resident had related about the alleged assault when she hired Fernandes’ motorcycle for a ride from Arpora village to Morjim beach in north Goa.“He picked me up post-dinner, and when
we were making our way back to my hotel in Morjim that he started misbehaving. He asked me if I would give him a kiss and obviously, I said no. I tried to keep it light and suggested he ‘keep it professional’. I noticed that he kept taking turns into lanes that weren’t on our route and he kept saying that they were shortcuts, but it
had already been 40 minutes on his bike,” her Facebook post reads. “As we drove along, he forced my hands and took them under his shirt and despite constantly telling him to ‘keep it professional’, he took my hands further down over his pants.” The woman further writes that she got off the bike, threw a 500 rupee note at
Fernandes and ran down the street.The Goa police picked the accused from Arambol beachfront early morning and brought him to Pernem police station under whose jurisdiction the alleged crime occurred. Police Inspector C L Patil from Anjuna Police station confirmed the arrest.“He is from Anjuna and has admitted to the crime. We picked him based on the photograph that the victim had managed to click. We used the photograph to track him down,” said Patil.
remained vacant for more than five years in a row.
NEW DELHI: Soon there will be lesser government jobs for aspirants in the country. The government is planning to scrap all such posts which have remained vacant for more than five years in a row. The Finance Ministry has sent out a memorandum in this regard and has asked all concerned ministries and departments to submit an actiontaken report regarding
abolition of posts which have been vacant for more than five years. In response to the memorandum, while some departments and
ministries have sent a report, some others have submitted the requisite information in a piecemeal manner instead of the required
report said a PTI report. The office memorandum which was issued on January 16, 2018, has asked financial advisors and joint secretaries (administration) to identify the posts in main ministry and their respective subordinate organisations which have been vacant for more than five years and submit a comprehensive report. In response to the memorandum.
Jignesh Mevani’s anti-BJP, anti-Hindutva rhetoric could be what Congress is looking for in Karnataka
Gujarat’s Dalit leader and newly-elected MLA Jignesh Mevani has added another political dimension to the upcoming electoral battle in Karnataka. Urging the electorate
not to vote for the BJP in upcoming polls, he declared on Monday that he will campaign against that party in the southern state.He also implored all nonBJP Opposition parties,
including the Congress, to put up a united fight in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.File image of Jignesh Mewani. File image of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani.
‘’In April, I’ll be in Karnataka for two weeks. I will urge the 20 percent Dalits in the state that not even their 20 votes should go to them (BJP),’’ Mevani said,
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