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Short News Will return Padma Bhushan if Centre doesn't fulfill promises: Anna Hazare Ralegan Siddhi: Social activist Anna Hazare, whose indefinite hunger strike entered the fifth day on Sunday, warned that if the Narendra Modi government did not fulfill its promises, he would return his Padma Bhushan. Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party ally Shiv Sena came out in Hazare's support, urging him to emulate socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan and lead an agitation against corruption. Hazare has been on a hunger strike since last Wednesday at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, demanding appointments of Lokpal and Lokayuktas and resolution of farmers' issue.
Will quit politics the day PM Modi retires, says Smriti Irani Pune: Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani on Sunday said that she would stay in politics for long, however, she will quit politics the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hang his boots. Speaking at the Words Count Festival here in a discussion titled 'Scripting Her Story, From Star to Star Campaigner', Irani said: "I will never become the prime minister. I take pride in the fact that I got an opportunity to work with charismatic leaders like late Atal Bihari Bajpayee ji and Modi ji." "The day 'pradhan sevak' Narendra Modi ji decides to retire, I will also leave Indian politics," she added. "People have started presuming that Modi ji won't be there for long, but I can assure you that he is going to stay here for many years.
IPS Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI director New Delhi: Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla took charge of the probe agency Monday, officials said Monday. A 1983-batch IPS officer, Shukla will be taking charge at a time the agency is busy in a dirty battle of turf war with the Kolkata Police which has spiralled into a political slugfest between the Centre and West Bengal Government. A perplexed interim CBI chief M Nageswara Rao was seen scrambling resources to counter the West Bengal Police's action that not only detained a CBI team, which went to question Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, but also cordoned off the agency's office at the CGO complex in Salt Lake city.
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Mamata Banerjee began her sit-in at 8.30 pm, calling it a 'satyagraha to save the constitution' and rallying other parties.
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Javadekar said, 'Whatever is happening in WB is one of a kind. Never before was an investigating team taken into custody.'
Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: Amid 'It's murder of democracy': BJP hits back at Mamata 'dharna', ruckus in Lok Sabha Banerjee's dharna Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched dharna on Sunday to protest the move of the CBI to question Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar as she accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of plotting a ‘coup’. Mamata Banerjee began her sitin at 8.30 pm, calling it a "satyagraha to save the constitution" and rallying other parties. Months before the national election, this has become another flashpoint in the BJP versus opposition bust-up with several leaders, from Rahul Gandhi to Chandrababu Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal and Tejashwi Yadav, pledging their support to
Mamata Banerjee12:50 pm: Visuals from 'Save the Constitution' dharna in Kolkata, as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee goes through documents continuing her routine work as the CM. 12:20 pm: While addressing the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that stopping CBI from performing duty is “unprecedented” and the faceoff is “unfortunate”. Singh said Centre has the power to maintain normalcy in any part of the country and the incident in Kolkata is threat to federal political system of country. Rajnath addressed the Lok Sabha amid ‘CBI tota hain (CBI is a caged parrot)’ slogans by opposition members. The action was taken after the Supreme Court had ordered an investigation into Saradha chit fund case, he said.
BJP acting with vengeance against Mamata: Chandrababu Naidu Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu Monday alleged that the BJP government at the Centre was acting with vengeance against Mamata Banerjee as the opposition parties' rally in the West Bengal capital on January 19 had been a great success. An all-out war broke out
‘Will come down heavily’: SC's stern warning to Kolkata top cop on CBI plea New Delhi
The shutdown between the Central Bureau of Investigation and Kolkata police reached the Supreme Court on Monday. The CBI moved the court seeking directions to Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar to cooperate with investigation in Saradha chit fund case. The CBI in its petition said, “Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar was summoned multiple times but failed to cooperate and created hurdles in the investigation. The applications accusing Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar of destroying evidence related to the case and him of indulging in contempt of court was mentioned by Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta before a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjeev Khanna. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who was representing CBI said, “Our team was arrested and kept in alleged custody. Kolkata Police Commissioner should
immediately surrender." CJI Gogoi said, "If Kolkata Police Commissioner even remotely thinks of destroying evidence, bring the material before this Court. We will come down so heavily on him that he will regret." The bench declined the plea of the SG to hear the two applications on Monday in the post-lunch session. The top court said all material or evidence has to be placed before it by means of affidavit. The Chief Justice of India said that they would hear the matter tomorrow.
Shah claimed that Naidu snapped ties with the NDA to overcome corruption in the TDP government of the state.
Chandrababu Naidu U-turn CM, NDA's doors shut forever for him: Amit Shah
Gurgaon man kills wife by stabbing her 40 times after claiming he was insulted Gurgaon: Tired of frequent insults and snide remarks from his wife, a 28-year-old man allegedly bludgeoned and stabbed his 23-yearold wife to death while she was asleep in Ashok Vihar, Sector 5 of Gurgaon, on Saturday. Police said the husband, Pankaj, and his co-worker, Naseem Ahmed (39), were arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly planning the murder of Vanshika, a homemaker, for the past two months. Vanshika Sharma was found dead on Saturday with over 40 stab injuries, news agancy quoted Gurgaon Police PRO Subhash Bokan as saying. “Bhardwaj was missing since the incident. He was our prime suspect. We arrested him with the help of technical surveillance on Sunday from Laxman Vihar area,” he said.
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Vizianagaram In a blistering attack on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday termed the TDP supremo as a "U-turn Chief Minister" and declared he will not be allowed to enter the NDA alliance again. Taking a jibe at the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister for switching
parties when either the BJP or the Congress came to power at the Centre, Shah accused Naidu of misguiding the people of the state. "As soon as Atal Bihari Vajpayee government came to power, Chandrababu Naidu joined NDA and left the alliance in 2004 when Congress came to power. He is now supporting Congress party which insulted Andhra
Pradesh. He fought the Telangana elections with the Congress, and when he lost, he joined the 'Mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance)," Shah said at a rally here. "I am sure once the counting for 2019 elections will be over and NDA government will come to power again, Chandrababu Naidu will make all the efforts to join the NDA back.
between the Centre and the Mamata Banerjee government on Sunday over the CBI's attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams, with the feisty West Bengal chief minister beginning a sit-in protest in front of Metro Cinema over the issue. In his daily teleconference with
New Delhi Hitting back at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, “Whatever is happening in Kolkata and West Bengal is one of a kind. Never before was an investigating team taken into custody by police. It's murder of democracy. We want to ask Mamata Banerjee why is she staging dharna, who does she want to shield?
Police Commissioner or herself?” Javadekar also hit out at the Opposition ledaers who have come out in support of Mamata Banerjee and her protest against the CBI. Javadekar said, “Opposition parties have supported Mamata Banerjee. Who are these people? They are out on bail. Such people are standing together. This is not Mahagathbandhan, they are divided by vision and united by corruption.
Kolkata Police-CBI face-off: Rajnath calls up Bengal Guv; MHA monitoring situation New Delhi
Union Home Minister Rajanth Singh has spoken to West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to take stock of the situation in the wake of a CBI team being allegedly obstructed by the state police to grill the Kolkata Police commissioner in the Saradha ponzi scam case, officials said Monday. The ministry has decided to deploy central forces at the official and residential premises of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in West Bengal and the MHA is now "closely monitoring the situation", they said. The Home Ministry on Sunday evening received information that officers of the CBI in Kolkata had experienced "intimidation and threat to personal safety in course
UK Home Secretary orders Vijay Mallya's extradition to India London
Britain's Home Secretary has signed the order paving the way for the extradition of tycoon Vijay Mallya to India to face financial fraud allegations. The Home Office said in a statement Monday that Sajid Javid, "having carefully considered all relevant matters, signed the order for Vijay Mallya's extradition to India." Mallya, who is accused in India of conspiracy to defraud, making false representations and money laundering offenses, has 14 days to appeal. Known for his flashy lifestyle, Mallya was a leading figure among India's business elite. He launched Kingfisher Airlines and owned a stake in the Force India Formula One team. Though he suffers from multiple medical problems, Judge Emma Arbuthnot ruled last month Mallya could receive adequate medical care in prison in India.
of the investigation into the Saradha scam being conducted under the directions of the Supreme Court", they said. Singh called up the West Bengal Governor to apprise him of the facts of the "unfortunate and unprecedented situation of CBI officers being manhandled, detained, intimidated and obstructed", the Home Ministry
said. Tripathi told Singh that he had summoned the chief secretary and director general of police (DGP) and asked them to take immediate action to resolve the situation, according to the officials. Reports were also received that the residence of Joint Director of the CBI was surrounded by Kolkata police, they said.
On Sunday, the BJP leader had said that party workers should fulfill their domestic responsibilities first because those who can not do that “can not manage the country”.
Nitin Gadkari only one in BJP with guts: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday praised Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for his remarks that “one who cannot take care of home, cannot manage the country”, saying he has guts and should also comment on the Rafale deal, “farmers distress and destruction of institutions”. Taking to Twitter, Rahul said, “Gadkari ji, compliments. You are the only one in the BJP with some guts. Please also comment on: The Rafale scam and Anil Ambani, farmers’ distress and destruction of institutions.” Hours later, the Congress leader said he had forgotten to highlight the most important issue. “Oops, Gadkari Ji. Huge apology. I forgot the most
important one…. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!” he tweeted. While addressing ABVP workers on Sunday, Gadkari had said that party workers should fulfil their domestic responsibilities first because those who can not do that “can not manage the country”. “I meet many people who say we want to devote our lives for the BJP, for the country. I asked (one such person) what do you do,
and who all are there in your family. He said I have closed my shop as it was not doing well….there is wife at home, children,” Gadkari said. “I said (to him) first take care of your home, because one who can not manage his home can not manage the country. Hence first manage your home and look after your children properly, then work for the party and country,” he added.
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How India's banks ran up a $7 billion phone bill
For a capital-starved economy, India shows little urgency to extricate good money stuck in failed businesses. That was going to change after the adoption of a modern bankruptcy regime in May 2016. Alas, legal improvements notwithstanding, the culture of extending the life of bad loans to big businesses and pretending nothing is wrong with them is proving too hard to end. Take Reliance Communications Ltd. After more than a year and a half of kicking the can down the road, the erstwhile Indian telecom operator is filing for bankruptcy. Even in March 2017, when RCom owed creditors $7 billion, it was clear that tycoon Anil Ambani’s telecom venture stood no chance in a crowded field against elder brother Mukesh Ambani’s shiny new 4G carrier, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., and its offer of cheap data and free voice calls. Yet in June 2017, creditors decided to go along with an out-of-court restructuring, wherein RCom would merge its wireless carrier with rival Aircel Ltd.; sell its cellular towers to Canada’s Brookfield Infrastructure Group; swap some debt for equity; and deleverage. However, Aircel didn’t survive; RCom was forced to shutter its own mobile service; Brookfield developed cold feet; and creditors demurred from taking RCom equity after its share price collapsed. But even then, Indian banks didn’t knock on the doors of the bankruptcy courts. In December 2017, after the company had defaulted on a $300 million dollar bond, they backed a new plan by the younger Ambani brother to offload spectrum, towers, fiber and media convergence nodes to the elder sibling’s Jio. Together with commercial redevelopment of RCom’s Mumbai property, the proposal was supposed to lead to a decent recovery. This time last year, dollar bondholders expected to get back almost 70 cents on the dollar. However, 2018 went by with little progress on the 250 billion rupee ($3.5 billion) deleveraging plan. The spectrum sale didn’t go through because India’s telecom department wanted a guarantee for the fees it’s owed for the airwaves before they would allow a new owner. Jio balked at that demand. An additional complication was equipment provider Ericsson AB, an operational creditor that threatened to drag RCom into bankruptcy; won a settlement offer; but never saw any checks. Ericsson asked a court to put Ambani in civil prison. All this has made the bondholders pessimistic: the current market price of the notes, which a majority of investors agreed in August to restructure at a steep haircut, suggests recovery rates of 26 cents on the dollar. Even secured creditors of subsidiary GCX Ltd., which boasts the world’s largest privately owned undersea cable system, are jittery. Fitch Ratings has downgraded GCX’s dollar bond, due for refinancing this year, and said a default looks probable. With RCom entering bankruptcy, what it owes GCX may be impossible for the subsidiary to recoup. RCom’s insolvency filing shows how fruitless the out-of-court process has been. “Despite the passage of over 18 months, lenders have received zero proceeds from the proposed asset monetization plans," the statement said. It’s unclear if the older Ambani sibling might still be interested in RCom’s spectrum and towers, or if other bidders will step up, and how - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara much of a haircut is now inevitable. Editor
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We haven't met after it: Sidharth opens up about his breakup with Alia
gns, Mumbai Opening up about his breakup with Alia Bhatt on ‘Koffee With Karan 6’, Sidharth Malhotra said that the two haven’t met after they decided to call it quits but asserted that there is no bitterness between them. Calling their current relationship civil, Malhotra said, “We haven't met after it. Our relationship is civil. I don't think it's bitter. It's been a while. I have known her
for much longer even before we dated. I gave my first ever shot with her in SOTY, I was crazy, and there is so much history" Taking the discussion further, Karan Johar asked Sidharth if it has been difficult for him to remove the emotional dynamic when it comes to Alia Bhatt and go ahead professionally. To which the ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ actor said, “There is a reason why two people decide not to be together. There were lots of ups and downs.
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'The light of my life': Ranveer pens heartfelt note for wife Deepika Mumbai
With Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, it just keeps getting more and more romantic with each passing day. The latest example of their love was given by Ranveer Singh, who recently posted a heartfelt letter for her lady love. Deepika Padukone kick-started the new year by launching her website on January 5, which happens to be her birthday. Like a loving husband, Ranveer Singh, a while back, posted a love-filled letter for his wife. He started off by stating that he has always faced difficulty in expressing his feelings for Deepika. "Deepika is the most amazing person I've met in my life. And I'm not just saying this because she's my wife. I find it particularly challenging to articulate all my feelings about her, and even though I find language to be a limiting means to express myself, I shall try," he wrote. Speaking about the kind of dynamics the two lovebirds share, Ranveer wrote, "I can safely say I'm the closest
person to her in this world. I know her deeply as a person and I've collaborated closely with her as a professional." "Deepika nurtures a universe within herself: of love, compassion, kindness, intelligence, beauty, grace and empathy. These qualities make her a true and authentic artiste- she's one of the finest actors in the world," he continued gushing about her wife. Praising her for her inner strength, resilience, grit and an iron-will, Ranveer wrote, "Her discipline and
People told me I would be over if I take break from films: Nargis Fakhri Mumbai
Oscars 2019: Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper to perform 'Shallow' at the ceremony
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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper will be performing the song, "Shallow", from their film "A Star Is Born" at the upcoming 2019 Academy Awards. The news was shared by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) on Twitter. "Cooper. Gaga. "Shallow." #Oscars" the Academy tweeted on Saturday. "Shallow", written by Gaga, Mark Ronson, Anthony Rossomando and Andrew Wyatt, has been nominated in the best original song category of the Oscars. Previously, the Academy had announced that "When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" will be performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings at the awards ceremony. It was also revealed that "The Place Where Lost Things Go" from "Mary Poppins Returns" will be performed by a "surprise special guest" during the telecast, while Jennifer Hudson will take the stage for the Diane Warren-penned "I'll Fight" from documentary "RBG".
My situation with director was not pleasant, says 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star Rami Malek los angeles
"Bohemian Rhapsody" star Rami Malek says that he did not have a pleasant working relationship with film's director Bryan Singer. Fox terminated Singer's services as the helmer of the Queen biopic under the "pay or play" provision of his contract, sources had indicated at the time, due to his repeated failures to show up on the set, which brought the production to a halt in December 2017. The film was later completed by Dexter Fletcher. Singer remains the credited director. Malek, who has been nominated for the best actor Oscar this year, recalled working with Singer on the film. "I've sat here and talked about how everyone deserves a voice and anyone who wants to talk about what happened with Bryan deserves to have their voice heard. In my situation with Bryan, it was not pleasant, not at all. And that's about what I can say about it at this point," the actor told The Hollywood Reporter. He said the filmmaker being fired from the job was a bolt out of the blue. "For anyone who is seeking any solace in all of this, Bryan Singer
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me. They put all those things in my head. But I said I don't believe that," Nargis told news agancy. The actor has come out of her short hiatus with her new film, "Amavas", and realised that nothing had changed. "You leave something to follow your dreams and when you come back, everybody is doing the same thing. It's no different. So you can blend in easily. There's never a problem," she adds. Before she took a break, Nargis featured in films like "Madras Cafe", "Main Tera Hero" and Marathi feature "Banjo", but says staying away from the spotlight was not difficult.
Nargis Fakhri had no qualms about taking a break from films but she says there were people around her who tried to drill the notion into her head that the audience will forget her in her absence. The model-turnedactor made her debut in 2011 with "Rockstar". Her last outing was 2017's "Housefull 3". Since then, she reduced her on-screen appearances as well. "When I said I'm going to take a break for six months, there were people who freaked out. I was told I'll lose everything, people will get ahead of me. They'll forget about
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commitment is unparalleled. Her path-breaking achievements have changed the game time and again. A woman so righteous and full of virtue, that she commands respect." And if all this wasn't enough to win him the title of Husband of the year, pouring some more love in his letter Ranveer wrote, "I sometimes stop and admire her, aware that she is a special soul, born for greatness. She's born to positively impact lives through the shining beacon of her virtuous being."
SS News, Ahmedabad COLORS will soon introduce a new series titled Courtroom, and spruce up their weekend line up with this crime-legal drama. While everyone is entitled to his/her opinion, only the judicial system has the right to deliver justice. With the thought of ‘Sacchai Haazir Ho’, Courtroom intends to reiterate the role of the court of law. The show will showcase various real life cases from across the country, where landmark verdicts were delivered. Produced by Optimystix Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd, Courtroom, will premier in Feburary 2019, only on COLORS. Popular actor Vikas Kumar has been roped in to take the viewers on a journey of gruesome and mind-boggling real life crimes and the strict decisions that our judicial system delivered. As the narrator of ‘Courtroom’, Vikas Kumar will help set the context of each case for the viewers’ to witness.
SS News, Ahmedabad Alankrita Sahai is the woman of the match today. The match is an 8 over per team affair and it is mandated that girls will play one over each team. Alankrita lasted the entire over that the women were supposed to play and also took two wickets in the match today. She scored 6 runs of her 6 balls with brilliant running between the wickets with her partner Amit Gaur. She gave it her all and even dived twice to save herself from being run out. In the second innings Alankrita came back to scalp two quick wickets in just 3 balls and gave a very good head start to her team. Alankrita performed fabulously well today and it was worth a watch. The tournament is called the superstar league and it really has some big superstars. Big names such as Dino Morea, Arjun Rampal, Minnisha Lamba, and Parth Pawar. In today's match, Alankrita Sahai' team won against the one which featured Minnisha Lamba and Parth Pawar. With this Alankrita has had a great start and she is super enthusiastic about it. Amidst all these energy sapping and heart-stopping action, we caught hold of her to talk to us and here is what she says, "It was fabulous. I loved being out there. The adrenaline was kicking in and everyone performed really well and to be the woman of the match was just the icing on the cake. I can't get enough of it now".
Rajkummar speaks out on Rajkumar Hirani issue gns, Mumbai
Since the time #MeToo hit the film industry, bringing to light some respected names, many celebrities have conveniently chosen to stay away from making comments. From the time director Rajkumar Hirani was called in a sexual harassment case many in the industry have spoken only in favour of the director. But contrary to his counterparts, Rajkummar Rao chose to voice his opinion. It was during a media interaction for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga, when both Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Rao were asked about the sexualharassment allegation against Hirani. While Sonam took the moderate wait-
and-watch stance on the issue, Rao went all-out with blazing guns demanding an impartial inquiry into the matter. The
Newton actor expressed his shock on reading about the incident and respect for the decision of Ek Lakdhi Ko.
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India vs New Zealand: Martin Guptill, who suffered a back injury, during a training session prior to the 5th ODI against India, was also ruled out of the T20I series.
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Yuzvendra Chahal joins top five club; New Zealand slip one position
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) in continuation to its long standing commitment towards Skill Development, inaugurated the Toyota Centre of Excellence at Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru. The concept of establishing Toyota Centre of
Indian bowler Yuzvendra Chahal on Monday joined the top five club in ICC ODI rankings for bowlers. The right-armer, who was the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the series along with Kuldeep Yadav with 9 wickets, climbed up
one position to take the 5th spot in the rankings. Chahal, who bowled at an average of 24.33 with an economy rate of 5.34, is now the third Indian bowler along with Jasprit Bumrha and Kuldeep Yadav to make it into the top five. Bumrah, who was rested for the ODI series against Australia and New Zealand, maintained
gns, Wellington India coach Ravi Shastri lavished praise on seamer Mohammad Shami following his Man of the Series display to lead the visitors to a 4-1 win over New Zealand in the five-match OneDay International series. A year ago, Shami had failed the yoyo fitness test and his personal life was in disarray. But he’s
bounced back in style with his bowling coming for high praise since India’s overseas tours beginning 2018. “If there is one man I have to single out
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wicket haul in the first innings to finish with 5-46 and only his second match haul of 10 wickets. Starc’s only other 10-wicket haul in a match was also against Sri Lanka when he took 11-94 in a 2016 Test in Galle. Man of the match Starc began the day adding the wickets of opener Dimuth Karunaratne and Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal to his tally. The paceman got a fast delivery to cut back into Karunaratne, who failed to add to his overnight score of eight, and breached his defence clipping the leg bail.
Appeal to citizens to be aware of DJ Music in wedding festivals 'If you do not suffer from your problems, you do not suffer from our prayers, your work and sleep' ': Voluntary Organizations
SS News, Ahmedabad Religious and social organizations have been working hard for years, including Alimo, Maulana, which have been successful for some extent, in the Muslim community. But nowadays, if the worst thing is to happen, the goodwill of marriage and dancing, loudspeakers and DJs will increase the trouble of people by playing loudspeakers, hence, to eliminate this condition, voluntary organizations of Ahmedabad have taken a stand against the awareness in society. Nowadays there are some people who do not want to be seen in education but good-natured festivals, if they spend so much, then I will spend more than that,
his top position in the rankings. Yadav, who picked up 9 wickets in the series, dropped one place in the rankings to slip to 4th position, while New Zealand seamer Trent Boult, who was the leading wickettaker with 12 wickets in the series, rose seven positions to take the third position in the rankings.
Mohammed Shami standout performer since failing yo-yo test, says Ravi Shastri
Mitchell Starc takes 10 wickets to lead Aussies to 2-0 series win Fast bowler Mitchell Starc picked up his second five-wicket haul in the match to lead Australia to a comprehensive 366-run victory in the second Test against Sri Lanka and a 2-0 series win at Manuka Oval on Monday. Chasing an improbable 516 for victory, the tourists were shot out for 149 by Australia, who won the opening Test in Brisbane by an innings and 40 runs. The series win against Sri Lanka was the first for Australia since they thrashed England 4-0 in the Ashes early last year. “It’s nice to get some reward. I’ve said all summer this group has been working really hard,” Australia captain Tim Paine said after the win. “I think we’re starting to build towards something so it’s great to get some reward for the work we’ve been putting in. “It doesn’t matter what the wicket is like or who you are playing against.” Left-arm quick Starc bowled with the same aggression and pace that earned him a five-
Excellence at various colleges and institutes is in line with Toyota’s commitment to scaleup the skill sets and offer well expertized workforce to the automotive industry. To aid in depth knowledge-base of engine composition at the grass-root level, Toyota handed over one cut section of the vehicle engine and an assembled engine.
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New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill was ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20I series against India. The right-handed batsman suffered a back injury during a training session on Saturday prior to the 5th ODI against India, as was ruled out of the same. The Kiwis coach Gary Stead on Monday told reporters that injury to the batsman is worse than what was thought before. “Unfortunately Martin hasn’t recovered in time for this T20 series – which is very condensed with three games over five days,” Stead was quoted as saying by New Zealand news website Stuff. “It’s a shame as he’s obviously a big part of our white-ball sides, but we’ve got to look at the big picture and ensure he gets the injury right,” he added. The allrounder Jimmy Neesham, who was impressive with the bat on Sunday in the final ODI, was named as Guptill’s replacement. “It’s great to have Jimmy coming into the side after some encouraging ODI performances,” Stead said. Guptill took a fitness Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Sunday but continued to feel pain in his lower back.
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if people with mentality do not have money, they do not have the intention to show their debt even if they are in some selfish people. Without the thought of neighbors or other people, loud competition from a loudspeaker or DJ junk, The project will be laid trouble. True Muslims are those whose speech,
conduct or behavior should not cause distress to others, but such people do not think of others, but sadly, the loudspeakers or DJs do not even know to blame at the time of Azan or Namaz. Thus, with good wishes to bring awareness in the society, the leader of the Sarkhej-based leader of Ahmedabad Syed Yasinabapu started the campaign of DJ Sir Sekhege and started the campaigns by Juhapur organizations. In which action for Juppura Infrastructure (Ajim) Human Evolution Charitable Trust, Ahmadabad Task Force and Training Group Ahlle has been appealed by circumcision, 'If we do not give any problems in your event, then you should not suffer from our prayers, work and sleep problems.
over the last five months or so, it’s Mohammad Shami,” Shastri said while speaking to broadcasters Star Sports after India beat the Kiwis by 35 runs in Wellington. “He got a kick up the backside after failing the yo-yo test. He went back, did the hard yards, came back fit and has not broken down since. He has been outstanding, that too across all formats.”
Black Hawks Hyderabad edge past Ahmedabad Defenders on Day 3 of RuPay Pro Volleyball League SS News, Kochi
Day 3 of the RuPay Pro Volleyball League saw Black Hawks Hyderabad overcome Ahmedabad Defenders 3-2 (15-11, 13-15, 15-11, 14-15, 15-9) in a keenly-contested encounter at Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here on Monday. Skipper Carson Clark led from the front with 15 points (12 spikes, 1 block and 2 serves) in his side's victory. For Ahmedabad, Russia's Victor Sysoev scored 12 points (11 spikes and 1 block). Hyderabad won the toss and decided to receive and broke Ahmedabad’s serve pretty easily. But both sides looked rusty gifting points on errors. Though at the first Technical Time Out (TTO) Hyderabad took a two-point lead as scoreboard read 8-6. Sensing the occasion, coming back after the TTO, Hyderabad called for a Super Point but wasted the opportunity and Ahmedabad got the two points via Novika Bjelica’s spike levelling the score at 8-8. A Super Serve from Dilip Koiwal gave Ahmedabad a 11-10 lead and to press advantage.
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350+ Changemakers working across several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from all parts of the country converged at Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad and pledged to not stop till poverty is eradicated (SDG Goal #1: No
Poverty) The event was hosted by Head Held High Foundation (Managing Trustee, Madan Padaki) supported by Gandhi Ashram (Director, Atul Pandya). This unique event brought together inspiring Changemakers from every part of India and was stitched together on the Gandhian Philosophy of Truth & Love.
GITS NEVER LETS YOU SKIP BREAKFAST EVEN ON YOUR BUSIEST MORNINGS SS News, Ahmedabad
Breakfast is so easy to miss when your morning is so rushed and you are trying to multi-task a zillion things and get to work on time! A timecrunched, frazzled morning doesn't mean you should skip out on breakfast. It is so important to have a wholesome breakfast to help keep
you full and satisfied, and Gits Food brings to you the ideal solution for a perfectly balanced and nutritious start to your day. Gits Food presents a mouthwatering variety of easy to make and delectable mixes that will keep your body fueled throughout the day. Ready in just 3 easy steps, Gits breakfast mixes have various exciting options to choose from.
EDF Renewables in India and its partner for wind energy in India, the SITAC Group today announce the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement covering the output of 300 MW of wind project recently awarded by the Indian government. This power purchase agreement (PPA) was the outcome of
by the Indian government under the 5th tender process of the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The award was granted in September 2018. The energy produced by the planned wind farms will be sold under a 25-year PPA, to SECI a company of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable energy, dedicated to renewable energy development.
EDF Renewables and SITAC Group sign power purchase agreement covering 300 MWa competitive of wind project in India SS News, Ahmedabad tender process launched
EY announces 16 Finalists for the 20th EY Entrepreneur of the Year™ Awards Program SS News, Ahmedabad
EY, the leading global professional services organisation, today announced the selection of 16 of the most exceptional entrepreneurs as Finalists for the 20th Entrepreneur of the Year™ - India (EOY) 2018 Awards. The Finalists have been selected from among over 240 outstanding nominations and will be felicitated at a grand celebratory Awards Banquet to be held on 12th February in Mumbai. Together, these 16 Finalists have combined revenues of INR 1,16,264crore (USD 16.3 billion) and are providing employment to 2,54,738 people in India and globally. The winners will be announced across several categories, while
the national winner will represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo from 5 – 9 June 2019. An eminent eight-member independent Jury Panel led by Uday Kotak, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank. The other Jury Members are Jalaj Dani, Co-Promoter, Asian Paints; Harsh Goenka, Chairman, RPG Enterprises; Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer, Wipro; Meher Pudumjee, Chairperson, Thermax; Sameer Sain, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Everstone Group; Vijay Sankar, Deputy Chairman, The Sanmar Group and Kunal Shroff, Managing Partner, ChrysCapital Advisors.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates ‘Plumbing Skills Mahotsav,’Launches Mobile App Exclusively for Certified Plumbers “Plumber Konnect”
Apollo Remote Care organized awareness programme on “Business of Humanity” at Ahmedabad University
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Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship today inaugurated“Plumbing Skills Mahotsav” organized by Indian Plumbing skills Council atThyagraj Stadium, New Delhi. The day long
event was attended by almost 10,000 plumbers from all parts of India who were trainedin the latest plumbing techniques and were also handed out participation certificates. One of the biggest highlights of the event was the launch of Plumber Konnect – a Mobile App which aims to connectcertified plumberswith end customers.
Uber partners with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to raise safety awareness SS News, New Delhi Uber, the world’s largest on-demand ride-sharing company, marked the 30th National Road Safety Week by reiterating its commitment to the cause and launching a comic series drafted by the authors of Amar Chitra Katha Media and Tinkle Comics to reach young audiences in India. The comic series was launched by Shri Nitin Gadkari,
Hon'ble Minister for Road Transport & Highways. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Hon'ble Minister for Road Transport & Highways pointed out, “Road safety is a key priority for the government and we are committed to reducing fatal road accidents by 50 percent by 2020. We have taken to new and unique ways of reaching out to audiences to build a stronger connection with them.
Apollo Remote Care organized awareness programme on “Business of Humanity” at HL College, Ahmedabad University. This academic program has several speakers like Prof K. Ganapathy, President of Apollo Remote Care and Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India and the Neurological Society of India, Sri Rajagopalan Managing Partner of Safeworld Rural Services and Well-known Ahmedabad neurologist Padma Sri Sudhir Shah were present. The keynote address will be delivered by Prof John Camillus an eminent Professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. Prof K. Ganapathy, President of Apollo Remote Care and Past President of the Telemedicine Society of India and the Neurological Society of India will demonstrate
how mega PPP projects are being implemented to provide Technology enabled Remote Health Care. Sri B M Shah formerly CFO of Aravind Mills and currently Registrar of Ahmedabad University and Executive Director of NLRDF will give an overview of the Tuver project. A distinguished alumnus awardee of IIMA in 1968 Prof Camillus graduated from IIT Madras and obtained a Doctor of Business Administration from Harvard University. A consultant to Fortune 100 companies Dr Camillus is a well-known author and
teacher. He has demonstrated that societal applications can also be revenue generating so aptly called “Business of Humanity”. Sri Rajagopalan Managing Partner of Safeworld Rural Services will elaborate on advantages of Solar Power. To complement the technical presentations well-known Ahmedabad neurologist Padma Sri Sudhir Shah will emphasise that being happy is essential to remain healthy. Sri Vikram Thaploo CEO ATHS welcomed the gathering. Sri S. Premanand VP ATHS delivered the Vote of thanks.
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Probe misappropriation of funds under Swachh Bharat Mission: Gujarat HC SS News, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court has directed an investigation officer from Sami police station in Patan to carry out a thorough probe in the alleged misappropriation of public funds by three government officials which was meant for constructing toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission. The court issued the direction during the hearing of a plea filed by the accused for quashing of the FIR registered against them by the Taluka Development Officer for an
alleged misappropriation of Rs 90.96 lakhs. As per the case details, the FIR was registered against the accused for the non-construction or defective construction of toilets and for alleged creation of forged documents and records by way of which the alleged misappropriation of funds was carried out. The misappropriation of funds was carried out in the construction of toilets in two villages of Bhadrada and Singotariya under Sami taluka of Patan district. In order to decide the case, the court had sought the
Ahmedabad woman held for selling, marrying off city girl thrice
presence of the investigation officer who clarified that a total payment of Rs 72.72 lakh has been made, but the required documents are not traceable. The officer also sought additional time to complete the investigation. Following this, the petitioners, in order to avoid any unfavourable order, thought it fit to withdraw the petition. The court allowed the same, while clarifying that the accused can approach the high court again for quashing of the FIR once the investigation in the case is over.
University in Gujarat goes green, authorities ban vehicles within campus SS News, Ahmedabad
In a bid to make its campus pollution-free the Parul University has banned petrol and diesel vehicles within the campus. The authorities have also introduced the bicycle as the only means of transport. The initiative has been adopted to maintain the health of teachers and students. According to news agency ANI, in order to achieve its goal of a greener campus the university has introduced 100 bicycles at the first stage with 4
stands across the campus. The report claimed that the riders can
Surplus energy is bought by Gujarat’s power distribution company.
Making money while the sun shines: Farmers in a Gujarat village are selling solar energy SS News, Ahmedabad
SS News, Ahmedabad A horrific tale of human trafficking surfaced on Sunday when sleuths of Ahmedabad Police Zone 6 probed a case of a missing girl. A woman, identified as Maya, has been arrested and the cops secured a four-day remand of the accused. The police are assuming that Maya had played a key role in disappearances of a number of other minor girls from two to three pockets of the city. The ghastly tale, in which the victim was kidnapped in early 2017 and returned from Bhavnagar to her family only a few days ago, shook the press conference that the police held at Isanpur. The girl was tracked on Saturday night. A missing persons report was filed by the victim's family after the girl went missing. She returned last week, following which her parents who took her to the Isanpur police where she narrated her plight during her 'missing' months.
Until three years ago, farmers in Dhundi, a village in Gujarat’s Kheda district south-east of the state’s capital city Gandhinagar, knew only one way of mechanical irrigation in their farms – using noisy and polluting diesel generators, since their village was not connected to the power grid. Now, they are proud to have found a cheaper, noise-free and pollution-free way of irrigating their farms, using the sun’s energy. And as a bonus, they are also earning by selling the surplus energy. With the intervention of International Water Management Institute or IWMI and Sir Ratan Tata Trust through the IWMI-Tata Water Policy Research Program, farmers in Dhundi are now harvesting the sun’s energy and are no more dependent on diesel generators for irrigating their farms. Before the advent of solar energy in Dhundi, there were 50 diesel generators for as many irrigation pumps in the village, said Rahul Rathod, a consultant with IWMI. “Now, the farmers and their families have not only got rid of the noise, diesel fumes and spending on diesel, but are also selling solar energy worth thousands,” Rathod
said. The farmers use solar energy for irrigating their farms and sell the surplus energy like a cash crop to Gujarat’s power distribution company, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. “Today, our village is free of noise because there are no diesel generators. It is a big relief,” Champaben, one of the village women, told Mongabay-India. Nine farmers of Dhundi have formed a cooperative, Solar Pump Irrigators’ Cooperative Enterprise locally known as Dhundi Saur Urja Utpadak Sahakari Mandali, to pool their solar energy which makes it easy for Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd to buy energy from them. Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd meters, monitors and pays money to the cooperative based
on its own meter reading at a single evacuation point outside the village. The cooperative later distributes the revenue among its members based on units evacuated by each one of them as recorded on individual meters. Dhundi solar cooperative is said to be the first of its kind. Its nine members have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement with Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd at 4.63 rupees/kwh. But, effectively, they get 7.13 rupees/kwh as IWMI pays them a bonus of 1.25 rupees/kwh as green energy bonus and another 1.25 rupees/kwh as water conservation bonus. As part of the power purchase agreement, the farmers in return have given up their right to apply for farm power connection for 25 years.
rent a bicycle at a minimal cost on hourly-basis or for days, weeks or
months, as per their convenience. As per the rules, no one is allowed to drive their vehicles inside the campus. Once inside the campus, everyone including the teachers, students, and staff have to paddle their way up to their departments or they have to travel on foot. Devenshu Patel, Chairman, Parul University told the agency that their campus is spread over 120 acres and the staff and students many times complain that it takes a lot of time travelling from one point to another inside the campus.
So far, Ahmedabad gets 33K 'Swachh Survekshan 2019' feedback SS News, Ahmedabad
According to the feedback of Amdavadis, the city could be in the 'second' category of cleanliness. For the Swachh Survekshan 2019, the citizen's feedback is mandatory and carries 1,250 points. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHU), through its web portal of Swachh Survekshan 2019, sought feedback from the citizen. Already, 33,905 feedbacks from Ahmedabad have been sent. It is to be noted that till last week, Ahmedabad had only 13,000 feedbacks and the number shot up only very recently. During the previous Survekshan also, the authority took measures to get the points like downloading Swachhta mobile App, so that pictures of garbages could be clicked and reported. Ahmedabad was declared the 14th cleanest city in 2016 and 2017, while it improved by two ranks in 2018. This year's ranking is likely to be announced during the first week of March. From Gujarat,
Surat Municipal Corporation is in the first category with 55,809 feedbacks. Surat was among the top ten twice in last three Survekshan. According to the portal, 12 cities are
in the first category which received more than 55,000 feedbacks, while with more than 25,000 feedbacks are in the second category. The highest feedbacks given to any city is Lucknow which has received more than 3.5 lakh citizens response followed by Agra (2.8 lakh) and Kanpur (2.7 lakh). The portal states that more than 35 lakh feedbacks across all states have been received. However, the newsletter on the same portal states they have received more than 50 lakh responses.
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Ralph Northam rose quickly to become Taiwan takes dig at China’s lack of democracy in new year message Virginia Governor. He could fall even faster Northam, who denies appearing in a decades-old racist photograph, is teetering precariously on the top rung of a political ladder that he ascended in just 10 years. New York The night of his election in 2017 as governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam spoke of America’s racial fault lines, which he said were exacerbated by the White House and had inflamed his own contest. “Virginia has told us to end the divisiveness, that we will not condone hatred and bigotry — and to end the politics that have torn this country apart,” he said, adding, “It’s going to take a doctor to heal our differences.” Northam’s personal past ripped open those wounds over the weekend, threatening to end his governorship 15 months after a decisive victory. The governor has denied posing for a racist
photograph that was published in his medical school yearbook and refused to resign, despite intense pressure from his own Democratic Party. Northam, 59, now teeters precariously on the top rung of a political ladder that he ascended in just 10 years, aided by his biography as a pediatrician, an Army officer and a rural Virginian in a state where Democrats have little strength outside cities and suburbs. His low-key manner, which on the campaign trail manifested as a doctor’s reassurance, appeared to work against Northam at a news conference Saturday at the Executive Mansion in Richmond, suggesting a kind of obliviousness.
Taipei Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen took a dig at China’s lack of freedom in a message to mark Tuesday’s start of the Lunar New Year, saying she hoped ethnic Chinese all over the world could experience the “blessing” of democracy. Self-governed Taiwan is China’s most sensitive issue and is claimed by Beijing as its sacred territory. President Xi Jinping has stepped up pressure on the democratic island since Tsai, from the pro-
independence Democratic Progressive Party, became president in 2016. He kicked off 2019 with a speech warning that China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control, though it will strive for peaceful “reunification”. Taiwan is able to maintain cultural traditions and is committed to uphold the values of freedom and democracy, Tsai said in the message, posted late on Sunday on her official social media accounts. “Those in places lacking democracy may not understand this commitment.
Why Pope Francis’ historic visit to the Gulf matters
The visit offers a rare note of hope for Christians in the Middle East, who in recent decades have come under intense pressure in the region where their faith has its roots. Many have been persecuted, killed or forced to flee.
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Pope Francis started a landmark, three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, becoming the first pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church to visit the Arabian Peninsula. The visit offers a rare note of hope for Christians in the Middle East, who in recent decades
have come under intense pressure in the region where their faith has its roots. Many have been persecuted, killed or forced to flee. The pope’s presence in the Gulf — an area where religious freedom has traditionally been highly restricted — will shine a light on the broader role of Christianity in the Middle East. Before his plane took
off, the pope also addressed the situation in Yemen, where a dire humanitarian crisis is unfolding — a pointed intervention because his Emirati hosts are among the war’s leading belligerents. Wars, jihadist violence and sectarian tensions have reduced the proportion of Christians in the Middle East to about 4 per cent of
the population today, from about 20 per cent before World War I, according to the Vatican. In ultraconservative Saudi Arabia, which has an estimated 1.4 million Christians, churches are banned and public display of Christian symbols is prohibited. Christians worship at underground services, or not at all.
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