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Over 10 kg heroin seized near IndoPak border in Punjab
Agency | Abohar
The Border Security Force today seized over ten kgs of heroin near Border Out Post Shamaske in Abohar sector of Punjab. A BSF official said that some suspicious sounds were heard by BSF troops deployed near the international border (IB) early today. However, nothing could be observed due to bad weather, he said. BSF troops immediately alerted the nearby sentries and challenged the suspects but taking advantage of bad weather and darkness, they managed to escape, the official said. ED registers criminal case against Satyendar Jain
Agency | New Delhi
In fresh trouble for Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, the ED has registered a case of money laundering against him and others on the basis of an FIR filed by the CBI recently. The probe agency officials said the criminal case was registered against the minister under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will probe the alleged ‘proceeds of crime’ in the case.
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Agency | New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday confirmed that 8.9 crore old Rs 1,000 notes out of 632.6 crore have not been returned post the note ban last November. This means all but 1.4 per cent of the old Rs 1,000 notes have come back into the banking system. As per the data released by the RBI, old notes worth Rs 15.44 lakh crore were there in the market, out of which
15.28 lakh crore have been received by the bank. The government had announced demonetisation of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 note on November 8, 2016 to flush out black money from the market. The government replaced old Rs 500 notes with new ones, but no replacement for Rs 1000 notes has been made. Instead, a new Rs 2,000 note was introduced post note ban. Besides, new Rs 500 and Rs
2000 notes, the RBI has also printed new Rs 200 notes. RBI said there were as many 588.2 crore of Rs 500 notes, both old and new in circulation as of March 31, 2017. As of March 31, 2016, there were 1,570.7 crore Rs 500 notes in circulation. The report further said that the cost of printing of currency notes more than doubled to Rs 7,965 crore in 2016-17 from Rs 3,421 crore in the previous year on account of new currency printing. Strongly reacting to the RBI data on demonetisation, former finance minister P Chidambaram tweeted, ” Rs 16000 crore out of demonetised notes of Rs 15,44,000 crore did
There is no colour to terror: Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi
Agency | New Delhi
On his last day in office, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi spoke to The Indian Express on a range of issues, including love jihad, violence in Haryana after Gurmeet Ram Rahim’s conviction in rape cases and the crackdown by NIA on terror funding. Condemning the violence in Haryana that claimed 38 lives, Mehrishi said the breakdown of law and order is dynamic and unpredictable. “Sitting in Delhi, we cannot say anything. It is for state government
and CM (of Haryana) to take action if there were any lapses,” said Mehrishi who leaves for Jaipur tomorrow. Reacting to the allegations against Hindu outfits for spreading saffron terrorism, the outgoing home secretary said, “I object to the use of term saffron terror. There is no colour to terror. It is for the court to decide on the role of those involved.” His remarks
hold significance in view of the release of Sadhvi Pragya and Lt Colonel Purohit in the Malegaon and Samjahuta blasts cases, both termed as incidents of saffron terrorism. On being asked about the crackdown against separatists by the National Investigative Agency, Mehrishi said terror funding in Kashmir is a matter of investigation. He, however, maintained that the government does not interfere in NIA probes. “NIA is an independent agency. The government doesn’t interfere in their probes.
not come back to RBI. That is 1%. Shame on RBI which ‘recommended’ demonetisation. RBI ‘gained’ Rs 16000 crore, but ‘lost’ Rs 21000 crore in printing new notes! The economists deserve Nobel Prize99% notes legally exchanged! Was demonetisation a scheme designed to convert black money into white?” RBI ‘gained’ Rs 16000 crore, but ‘lost’ Rs 21000 crore in printing new notes! The economists deserve Nobel Prize. 99% notes legally exchanged! Was demonetisation a scheme designed to convert black money into white?
The southern districts of Gujarat such as Rajkot, Junagadh and Amreli continued to receive rain with some rivers flowing above safety limits. Aji river, which bisects the city of Rajkot, was flooded and led to waterlogging in many parts of the city. Water level in the Aji-I dam also increased significantly following rain in the catchment area. Dhoraji and Upleta talukas in the district received the most rainfall, 61 mm and
Villagers trying to cross the flooded Sukh-Bhadar river near Nana Matra village in Rajkot
72 mm respectively. In Amreli, which also received moderate rainfall since Tuesday, villages such as Mekda in Savarkundla taluka experienced flooding after an embankment burst due to increased water levels in Survo and Chhel rivers. Though the water is receding,
there are widespread reports of damage to standing crops of cotton and groundnut. Soil has also been eroded. On Tuesday, talukas such as Savarkundla, Khambha and Rajula had got rainfall above 40 mm. The weather department has forecast more rain till Septem-
Agency | New Delhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday hit back at the Congress for lashing out at the Reserve Bank of India for note ban saying those criticising demonetisation do not understand it. “Object of demonetisation was not confiscation of money. Object of demonetisation was that India is predominantly high cash economy therefore that scenario requires to be significantly altered,” said Jaitley
in a press conference after the RBI released its annual report on the demonetised notes. According to the RBI annual report, 99 percent of the demonetised notes have returned back in the system. Jaitley added that demonetisation was not just to weed out black money but also to bring people into the banking system and put and end to terror funding. “Objective of note ban was to bring down cash in economy,
bring digitisation, expand tax base and fight black money. People with inadequate understanding of how to tackle black money linked note ban with money returned to system,” said Jaitley. The finance minister added that the government will next try to check black money used in elections. “My next step is going to be to put an end to black money used in elections,” said Jaitley. Earlier, reacting to the RBI report, former finance minister P Chidambaram lashed out at the reserve bank saying the decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes did not give the desired result.
Mumbai rains: Five killed, many missing as Shiv Sena and BJP spar over relief work
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast “heavy to very heavy rains” in entire coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, on Wednesday Agency | New Delhi cident in Vikhroli’s At least five persons Suryanagar, two perwere killed in differ- sons were killed when ent rain-related inci- a portion of a house dents during Tues- collapsed following day’s deluge when the torrential rains. An Mumbai was virtu- 18-month-old infant, ally paralyzed while Nikhil Satyendra, and the political parties a 40-year-old man, their home crashed on state government, of kept blaming each Suresh A. Maurya, them. A dozen people, taking “undue credduring mainly senior citizens, it” for the relief work other for the mess succumbed and leaving no op- treatment at Rajawadi are reportedly miss- being carried out by portunity to take the Hospital in adjoining ing in different parts the Uddhav Thaccredit for relief work. Ghatkopar suburb. In of Mumbai though keray-led party. The According to the Ghatkopar’s Ambed- many are suspected civic chief blamed exBMC Disaster Con- kar Nagar, Ramesh- as ‘lost’ or temporar- treme weather conditrol, a two-year-old war Tiwari, 45, was ily not able to com- tions for waterlogging girl, Kalyani Gopal killed while his wife municate. The Shiv on roads and railway Jangam, was crushed Manju and their mi- Sena, which controls tracks, saying the under a wall which nor children Krishna the city civic body, municipal machinery crashed during heavy and Ronak were in- accused the BJP, its worked fine in the rains in Jankalyan jured when a wall of alliance partner in the hour of crisis. Nagar in Vikhroli East. In another in-
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ber 2 due to a depression over the state. “A well-marked low pressure area over south-west Madhya Pradesh and neighbouring areas along with an upper-air cyclonic circulation, which is likely to concentrate into a depression over Gujarat region and neighbouring areas” later today, the Indian Meteorological Department said. Officials hope that the depression, moving across Gujarat-Maharashtra border, will fizzle out by Thursday.
Haryana CM Khattar rejects demands for resignation over Dera violence: ‘We did our work well’
Agency | New Delhi Responding to demands for his resignation over the violence that led to 38 deaths following the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said his government had carried out its work well. After meeting BJP national president Amit Shah in New Delhi to submit a re-
port on the situation in the state, Khattar added his government complied with the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order, said. “Jo maangta hai, vo maangta rahe. Humne apna kaam acchi tarah kiya tha (Whosoever is asking for my resignation, let them ask. We did our work well),” Khattar was quoted as saying by said. “Briefed (Amit Shah) about the situation in detail. We had complied with the court order,” he added. The court had held the state government responsible for
the violence — the Bench said the Khattar-led government seemed to have “surrendered before the followers of Dera Sacha Sauda for political considerations”. The Bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice S S Saron and Justices Surya Kant and Avneesh Jhingan, had said, “You have been misleading us. There has been a sea of difference between administrative and political decisions. Administrative decisions were paralysed because of the political reasons.”
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thursday, 31 august, 2017 Public or private, patient-centric care is non-existent in India Every time there is a serious crisis in a State-run health facility, there is always a lot of discussion on how India is not spending enough on the sector. But this conversation does not focus on one critical aspect that needs to be fixed: The importance of patient-centric healthcare. At present, the country’s healthcare system is geared towards the needs of hospital managements and pharmaceutical companies. There is hardly any concern about doctors and other healthcare providers, and more importantly on curing a patient. Surprisingly, even patients do not take cure as an important matter till they have a bad experience. What do we mean by patient-centric systems? These are indicators that tell us whether patients are getting better. These parameters are based on the premise that no matter how much money is spent per patient, the chances of getting better will still remain low if some basic things are not taken care of. For example, do hospital OTs have elbow-operated taps? Are there separate places for keeping medicines with similar-sounding names? Are equipment serviced and calibrated regularly? Do care-givers wash their hands? It is only when these things are followed scrupulously, the per patient expenditure made by the State becomes important. How does one ensure the creation and existence of a patient-centric system? The only way to do so is by following protocols, by maintaining data within the patient care facility along all parameters of the protocol and reviewing them constantly. In India, these protocols are not followed because there is no law that compels the healthcare facilities to keep track of such data or to learn from it. Those few that do, report improvements in their abilities to cure patients. In the absence of laws, only expenditure-income data is maintained and the effort to create positive results revolves only around this data. It will be too naive to focus only on the amount of money spent and the numbers of patients treated. So, why is there such persistent refusal to consider patient outcomes as an important parameter to judge the quality of health care? Is it possible that there is a fear that this would expose system-wide deficiencies? Is there a fear of discovering that even the five-star facilities that charge millions are no different in quality of care than the free-for-all public facility?
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You must be living under a rock if you haven’t been blown away by the massive media speculation over Taylor Swift’s latest music video, Look What You Made Me Do. The much-talked-about track is the first single from her upcoming album, Reputation, and the bellicose lyrics of the track have already garnered huge attention, while stirring up almost a decade old feud with rapper Kanye West. Taylor and Kanye have not been on good terms, to put it mildly, and we don’t see this altercation coming to an end any time soon. For the uninitiated, this is the how the drama between the Country singer and the rapper unfolded over the years: Taylor Swift wins an award at the MTV Video Music Awards for the Best Video of the Year for You Belong With Me. An excited Taylor’s award acceptance speech is disrupted by an over-zealous Kanye, who barges onto the stage, snatches the mic from a baffled Taylor, and goes on to say that Beyonce’s music track, Single Ladies, has the best video of the year. A year after the whole incident, Kanye takes to Twitter to send out a tirade of tweets offering an apology to Taylor. He tweets, “I am sorry, Taylor”, and talks about a song he has written for Taylor as a form of an apology for his actions. Swift releases a song, You’re Just An Innocent, and the world senses the tone of forgiveness in it.
Technician dies during Whatever you do, do not drape shooting of Anushka Sharma’s your saree like Shilpa Shetty Agency | New Delhi next in West Bengal There’s a very, very Agency | New Delhi
A Bollywood technician has died after allegedly coming in contact with live wire at the outdoor shooting of Anushka Sharma-starrer Pari in South 24 Parganas district, police said today. The incident took place on August 29 at Korolberia under Leather Complex police station limits, a senior police officer said. “We are looking into the matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem and we are waiting for the report. Primarily, it seems that the person died of electrocution,” the police officer said. Shah Alam (28), a resident of Uttar Pradesh, had probably touched the live wire in a bamboo bush at the location spot after the shooting was over, the officer said.
fine line between beautiful and weird when it comes to experimental fashion. The latest thing that has caught tinsel-towners’ attention for experimentation is the traditional Indian saree. Yes, we agree that the six-yard wonder was being draped in exactly the same way (more or less) over the past many decades. And yes, a refreshing experiment or two in that direction was more
Esha Gupta and Ileana D’Cruz’s colourful outfits are instant mood-lifters
Agency | New Delhi
Karan Johar and Kajol’s ugly fallout made news early this year. It was more of a shocker for Bollywood fans who always thought of Karan and Kajol to be thickest of buddies. While Kajol maintained a dignified silence all this time, KJo dedicated a chapter on his ‘sour’ equation with Kajol in his biography An Unsuitable boy. But
their fans were in for a pleasant surprise when Kajol liked a photo of KJo’s twins on Instagram. And the news of their patch up started doing the rounds. It was later revealed that Kajol invited Karan on her 43rd birthday and that is when the tension between the two started to melt away. And now Karan has shared a throwback picture with Kajol.
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Having fun with fashion is very important and what better way to do it than with colours. Now, we love pastels but we have also been in favour of celebs and fashionistas alike who like to keep it bright and peppy, as long as it doesn’t hurt our eyes. Recently, we spotted two Bollywood beauties, Esha Gupta and Ileana D’Cruz, upping their style game with a burst of beautiful colours. Esha Gupta decided to go for this super sexy yet super cute look
for the promotion of Baadshaho in Delhi. The A-line Rami Kadi dress featuring ruffle details on the bodice and sleeves and colourful embellishments all over it is a beauty. We believe it’s a fine example of expert craftsmanship, with different elements coming together to create some magic. The actor styled it well with dusty pink Intoto block heels and beautiful earrings from Aurelle by Leshna Shah. Given how gorgeous the dress is, we thought she would have kept her makeup simple but Gupta.
than needed. But what Shilpa Shetty wore recently actually made us feel a little bad for playing around with such a beautiful tradition-
al piece of clothing. Now, we’re all for experimental fashion. But this saree is just taking things to a whole new level of weird.
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jun takes to excessive drinking and drugs, and becomes a Devdas of sorts (carries a dog). What does it take for the man to redeem his inner self? There are films that are predestined to be hits/flops and blockbusters. Rarely does a film release that needs to be cherished.
Arjun Reddy movie review: Vijay Deverakonda’s film deserves to be celebrated
Arjun Reddy is about a medical surgeon Arjun Reddy (Vijay Deverakonda), who’s deeply in love with his college junior Preethi (Shalini), a Kannadiga. Much like Maro Charitra (there’s a mention in the film too), the couple is separated. Ar-
3 / Dt. 31-08-2017, Thursday DAILY MARKET REPORT
MCX records Rs. 8,333.96 crore turnover in session 1
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India’s Multi Commodity Exchange has recorded a daily turnover of Rs. 8333.96 crore in session 1 on Thursday, August 24, 2017.MCX Comdex – The composite index of metals, energy and agri-commodities was down by 5.71 point to 3250.21 point, MCX Metal index was reached at 4907.75 and MCX Energy index was reached at 2292.25 while MCX Agri index reached at 2501.11 point. BULLION GOLD Oct17 contract was down by 0.32% to Rs. 29070.00 per 10 gram. GOLD Dec17 contract was down by 0.23% to Rs. 29179.00 per 10 gram. GOLDM Sep17 contract was down by 0.28% to Rs. 29009.00 per 10 gram. GOLDM Oct17 contract was down by 0.31% to Rs. 29081.00 per 10 gram. GOLDGUINEA Aug17 contract was down by 0.16% to Rs. 23033.00 per 8 gram. GOLDPETAL Aug17 contract was down by 0.14% to Rs. 2869.00 per gram. SILVER Sep17 contract was down by 0.87% to Rs. 38734.00 per kg. SILVER Dec17 contract was down by 0.88% to Rs. 39359.00 per kg. SILVERM Aug17 contract was down by 0.83% to Rs. 38752.00 per kg. SILVERM Nov17
contract was down by 0.82% to Rs. 39386.00 per kg. S I LV E R M I C Aug17 contract was down by 0.82% to Rs. 38752.00 per kg.
Grundfos gains further global market share and improves the financial results for the first halfyear of 2017. Net turnover reaches DKK 12.2 billion compared to DKK 11.6 billion in first half of 2016, which represents an increase of 5.8 percent (5.5 % in local currencies). Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) increase by 26.9 percent compared to first half of 2016, from DKK 824 million to DKK 1,046 million. “We continue disciplined execution of our 2020 Strategy.
A look at India’s Test domination as England, Australia suffer embarrassing defeats
COPPER Aug17 contract was up by 0.34% to Rs. 423.00 per kg. COPPERM Aug17 contract was up by 0.33% to Rs. 422.95 per kg. NICKEL Aug17 contract was down by 0.43% to Rs. 747.30 per kg. NICKELM Aug17 contract was down by 0.44% to Rs. 747.30 per kg. ALUMINIUM Aug17 contract was down by 0.41% to Rs. 133.40 per kg. ALUMINI Aug17 contract was down by 0.41% to Rs. 133.35 per kg. ENERGY CRUDEOIL Sep17 contract was down by 0.48% to Rs. 3092.00 per BBL. CRUDEOILM Sep17 contract was down by 0.45% to Rs. 3093.00 per BBL. NATURALGAS Aug17 contract was up by 0.11% to Rs. 188.00 per MMBTU. AGRICULTURE COTTON Oct17 contract was up by 0.11% to Rs. 18500.00 per bales. CPO Aug17 contract was up by 1.14% to Rs. 521.90 per 10 kgs. CARDAMOM Sep17 contract was down by 0.45% to Rs. 1160.00 per kg. MENTHAOIL Aug17 contract was down by 1.61% to Rs. 1163.90 per kg.
I am particularly pleased to see that our increased focus on growth pays off, and that we gain global market share, while continuing to improve earnings,” says Mads Nipper, Group President and CEO. China and Russia are among the countries which show the strongest growth, but several markets including Southern Europe, Middle East and Latin America also develop very positively. The global service business also contributes well to the overall growth performance.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Roger Federer, Frances Tiafoe put on a show at US Open
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Overseas Test series wins - check, Test series wins on home soil - check, batsmen and bowlers in top-10 Test rankings - check. When it comes to the longest format, Team India’s transition after a change in guard has been seamless to say the least. The Men in Blue’s performance in the limited-overs formats have never been a problem but it was their Test form which was on the decline
in the final stages of MS Dhoni’s career as captain. But a change of guard completely overhauled the Team India and under Virat Kohli the team started to win Test matches once again at home and abroad. Such has been India’s dominance in the longest format in the last two years that they registered eight series wins on the trot and reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in Test cricket. Even teams like England and Australia, who
have always been regarded as the top Test sides in world cricket, have not been able to achieve what Kohli and his boys have since 2015. Since the Boxing Day Test in 2014, India have won the most number of Tests with 20 wins in 30 games. Second on that list is Australia with 15 (out of 31), next England with 16 (out of 37) followed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand all with 11 wins and South Africa winning 10 matches.
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Roger Federer was made to work in his first round at the US Open under the closed Arthur Ashe Stadium’s roof in New York. The Swiss legend, chasing his third Grand Slam this year, found strong opposition from American teenager Frances Tiafoe but prevailed 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in the end. Federer started slowly to drop the first set
in the first round of a Grand Slam since 2003 and then hiccuped near the finishing line too to waste a match and have his serve broken. But his experience was enough to outdo the 19-year-old Tiafoe. Third seed Federer will next meet either Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny, who is 0-16 against him, or Slovenia’s Blaz Kavcic, 0-1 against Federer, as the Swiss chases a record sixth US Open
crown. His five previous titles came from 2004-2008. Federer was full of praise for the gutsy Tiafoe in front of packed Arthur Ashe stadium. “It was more than a test, it was a good one,” Federer said. “I think we both enjoyed ourselves out here tonight and you guys [the crowd] made it very special for us to keep fighting so I’m very happy with the match. I had a bit of a slow start but Frances also fet good from the beginning. I was maybe a bit worried about my back issue from a couple of weeks ago but eventually I was able to let go.
Badminton is the ideal No.2 to cricket in India Agency | New Delhi
Something quite amazing happened on Sunday. India were playing Sri Lanka in a One Day International in Pallekele. Liverpool and Arsenal, two of the most popular English football clubs in the country, were facing off in the Premier League. Yet, all anyone was talking about through the evening (and well into Monday morning) was badminton. P.V. Sindhu, once again, had the nation hooked to her delicate drop shots and searing smashes as she played her part in an epic final against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara at the 2017 Badminton World Championships in
Glasgow. She might have lost the match but, by all accounts, hearts had been won. Add to that the fact that she was joined on the podium by Saina Nehwal, and it was clear that badminton had won the weekend’s eyeballs contest. Through the late 1990s and 2000s, any non-cricketer you spoke to had a common complaint—that India was a one-sport country, that all fans and sponsors cared about was cricket. This was a refrain that united India’s athletes—from footballers to tennis players, from hockey stars to assorted Olympians. They weren’t wrong, but there was a sense of helplessness when they spoke about
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their situation, a feeling that no matter what they did, they would always be second-class citizens in the society of Indian sporting heroes. There have been
those who have managed to hold their own against the cricketing behemoth. In some cases, it was fleeting. Sania Mirza, for example, made it to the top 30 in the world,
MS Dhoni can break two world records in his 300th ODI for India
Agency | New Delhi
MS Dhoni will play his 300th one-day international on Thursday against Sri Lanka and while the result of the match will have no impact on the winner of the series,
the former India captain can still make the dead rubber a special one. Dhoni will become the 20th player in history to play these many ODIs. The wicketkeeper-batsman has ac-
cumulated 9608 runs with 65 fifties and 10 hundreds and was the captain of the 2015 World Cup winning squad. He also led India to the title in the first ever World T20 in 2007. Apart from all the achievements he already has, Dhoni can break two world record in the next game against Sri Lanka. Dhoni, who levelled Kumar Sangakkara for 99 stumpings in ODIs in the second match at Pallekele, can become the first wicket-keeper with 100 stumpings in ODIs which will also be the highest. He had levelled with Sangakkara when he stumped
Dhanuska Gunathilaka off Yuzvender Chahal. This feat will be monumental for him. While Sangakkara has done in the 360 matches he represented Sri Lanka as a wicket-keeper-batsman, Dhoni has taken 106 matches less to achieve the same feat of 99 stumpings. Another unique record which he can break in the next ODI is for not number of unbeaten innings in one-day internationals. Former fast bowler Chaminda Vaas of Sri Lanka and Shaun Pollock of South Africa are tied with 72 unbeaten innings in ODIs. Dhoni also has 72 innings.
but a series of injuries meant her singles career hit a massive speed bump just as it was gaining momentum. To her credit, she recalibrated her game
and dominated the doubles landscape. There have been those who achieved greatness but in sports that weren’t exactly spectator-friendly.
Joe Root on the defensive after shock defeat to West Indies
Agency | New Delhi
The England skipper trusted his senior attack of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who bowled more than half of the overs, while Ben Stokes was not introduced until the 48th over and only bowled five overs. After losing just two wickets, Hope and Brathwaite went on to share an invaluable 144-run stand for the third wicket, which will certainly go in the history books as one of the most mem-
orable partnerships of all times. And Root admitted he might have done differently a second time around. He also accepted he could have bowled Stokes more than his five overs on the final day. “Last night, we were in a position where we could win the game, it was a fifth-day wicket and maybe we slightly misread the surface. Looking at two guys who’ve taken nearly 900 Test wickets between them, and the other bowlers we have available, on a fifth-day pitch, I thought we had a great opportunity to win the game,” he said of Broad and Anderson.
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MRF LAUNCHES LUXURY & PREMIUM RANGE OF PASSENGER CAR TYRES- PERFINZA Agency | Chennai
MRF Limited, India’s largest Tyre manufacturing company released the PERFINZA range of Luxury & Premium range of tyres at a function today, where the Top Management was present with their Global Brand Ambassador Mr. A B D Villiers. PERFINZA by MRF achieved the distinction of being the first tyre made by any Indian Company to be approved by a leading global luxury car manufacturer. This has been made possible by MRF’s continuing investments in R&D and its
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9 Manufacturing facilities. With this new range of PERFINZA tyres, MRF now offers additional products for the Luxury & Premium Vehicle Segment. These tyres are released initially for India and will thereafter be released for other Global Markets. PERFINZA by MRF has been developed by MRF R&D
and tested extensively and perfected for Luxury & Premium Sedan Cars. Comprehensive testing, under both wet and dry conditions were conducted in India ,Germany and the IDIADA proving ground near Barcelona in Spain, Europe’s most comprehensive independent testing centre.
market leaders like L&T, Thermax, Ion Exchange, Ramky, Aqseptance Group, Endress+Hauser, Excel, Kirloskar Brothers, Kishor Pumps, Tata Projects, Wilo, Siemens, Lanxess, Astral Poly, Xylem, CRI Pumps, LG Chem, Wipro Water and many more. The 2017 edition will also feature country pavilions from China, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The trade fair will witness
technical presentations, panel discussions and tutorials, where industry experts – both from India and overseas –will share their knowledge with the audience at the Innovation Exchange. There will also be a dedicated area for training, live demonstrations, product presentations and skills contests, running parallel to the show. The aim of the Active Learning Center is to promote talent and combat the shortage of skilled workers in the Indian environmental sector.
A new edition of the masterpiece Grand Seiko Spring Drive is announced. BaselWorld 2016 saw the release of the much celebrated Grand Seiko Spring Drive 8 day power reserve. It was the work of the Micro Artist Studio in Seiko’s facility in central Japan. A new version of this Grand Seiko is announced. The watch presents an entirely different view of the beauty of Japan, which is inspired by the night sky in the mountains. The 18k rose gold case frames a black dial through which the stars twinkle just as they do on a clear
dark night in central Japan, adding extra depth and richness to the dial. Thanks to a special process that combines both plating and painting, the dial has a fascination all of its own. As if sprinkled with stardust, the dial is at once mysterious and yet perfectly legible, thanks to the deep black of the background, the sparkles of the stars that shine out from it.
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Deputy CM expresses utmost happiness on adequate rainfall SS News | Gandhinagar
Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Nitinbhai Patel expressed utmost joy and happiness on account of satisfactory rainfall during the season. He said that the state’s annual rainfall is generally 810mm but it has reached 816.89 mm this time equaling to 100.85%. This will lead to a good amount of production of paddy, cottonseed, groundnuts and pulses and also increase the availability of fodder for the livestock. Mr. Patel said that there are 12 districts across the state which have received more than 100% rainfall this season. Morbi has
received 184% rainfall while Banaskantha has received 184% and Patan received 159% rainfall. Surendranagar witnessed 148% and Gandhinagar witnessed 147% rainfall whereas Sabarkantha and Botad received 123% and 120% rainfall respectively. Mehsana received 110% rainfall and Rajkot received 120% rainfall whereas Valsad and Gir-Somnath received 104% and
103% rainfall respectively and Jamnagar received 100% rainfall this season. 105 talukas of the state have received more than 100% rainfall during the season. The water reservoirs across the state have also benefitted due to plenty of rainfall. Mr. Patel added that 203 reservoirs of the state have accumulated as much as 3, 50,626 mcft of water which is 63% of the total water holding capacity of the reservoirs.
Ahmedabad gears up for ifat india 2017 Court order a reminder of damage
SS News | Ahmedabad
IFAT India 2017 will be held at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Center, Goregaon from 26th to 28th September 2017. After a successful opening at Hyderabad, the organizers will be making a stop at Ahmedabad on August 30, 2017 for a promotional tour of the trade show to raise awareness about various environmental issues. IFAT India 2017 is a three- day trade show which is expecting over 170 participants from 18 countries.Among them are
‘Very Heavy Rainfall’ Predicted In 12 States, More Floods Likely
done to Gujarat shrines in 2002 riots SS News | Ahmedabad
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Gujarat High Court order asking the state government to pay for the reconstruction and repair work of 500 religious structures damaged during the 2002 postGodhra riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice PC Pant allowed the Gujarat government’s appeal challenging the High Court verdict that it should pay for recon-
Gujarat High Court reserves verdict in Naroda Patiya riots case
SS News | Ahmedabad
Agency | New Delhi
With six states, including Assam and Bihar, already reeling under floods, the government on Tuesday warned of moderate floods in 12 other states as the “extreme to very heavy rainfall” over the next three days is set to sharply increase water levels of 14 rivers and their tributaries. Already suffering with urban flooding, Mumbai (Santacruz) on Tuesday received a record 298 millimetres (almost 30 centimetres rainfall be-
tween 8:30 am and 5:30 pm yesterday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected heavy to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy rainfall over the next 24 hours over north and central Maharashtra. The flood threat perception has been set high for parts of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, as the reservoirs and dams on rivers Mahi, Sabarmati, Banas and their tributaries are already holding 90 to 94 per cent of their capacity. Since
Monday, 15 regions in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have been receiving significant rainfall ranging between 19 and 4 cm. The IMD and the Union Water Ministry issued an advisory on “very heavy rainfall” over the next three days in parts of 12 states, including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Daman and Diu.
struction and repair works of religious structures damaged during riots. The state government had told the court that it was willing to pay from ex-gratia amount for repair and reconstruction works of various structures, shops and houses which were damaged. Along with massive loss of human lives, the 2002 Gujarat riots also saw severe damage to religious sites across the state. The Gujarat riots
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging a special SIT court’s order in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riots case of massacre of 97 people in which a former minister in the then Narendra Modi government was sentenced to 28 years in jail. A division bench of the court comprising Justices Harsha Devani and A S Supehiya reserved the order after hearing the rival parties. It also heard the petition filed by the Special Investigation Team which has challenged the acquittal of 29 accused in the
were triggered when a coach of the Sabarmati Express was set afire on February 27, 2002, killing 59 persons. The coach was carrying a large group of Hindu ‘kar sevaks’ who were returning from Ayodhya after protests to build Ram Mandir at the disputed land of Babri Masjid. Following the train massacre, violence spread through Gujarat which last-
ed for over a month killing hundreds of people, majority of whom were from the Muslim community. The combined death toll of Hindus and Muslims is officially around 850 whereas human rights groups claim the casualties are more than 2000. It has also claimed that of these damaged shrines, 294 had been repaired by December 31, 2002. A human
rights fact-finding team called Sahmat had reported back in 2002 that around 20 mosques were demolished in Ahmedabad alone as of March 11, 2002. According to the report, the dargah of famous Urdu Poet Wali Gujarati, who was buried there, was also demolished at Shahibag in Ahmedabad. The Noorani mosque was damaged and burned in Naroda Patiya where several Muslims were massacred. The minaret of the mosque was also destroyed. In another incident, a 500-yearold mosque in Isanpur was destroyed with the use of cranes.
case by the SIT court on August 30, 2012. Maya Kodnani, a senior BJP leader and former minister, was awarded 28 years imprisonment, while former Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi was ordered to spend his entire life behind bars. Kodnani’s lawyer Hardik Dave said that the high court also reserved its order on her application seeking to summon BJP chief Amit Shah and seven others, including a former party MLA Amrish Patel, as additional witnesses. The bench had also visited the scene of the riots to understand the topography of the place where 97 people, mostlyfrom the minority community, were slain in one of the worst massacres after the Godhra train burning incident of February 27, 2002 in which 59 kar sevaks were killed.
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