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Short News Rafale deal: Sitharaman asks whether opposition is being used in a game of corporate rivalry New Delhi : Accusing the opposition of spreading misinformation in the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday wondered whether they were becoming pawns in a corporate rivalry and whether the procurement of 36 fighter jets was being “sabotaged.” During her address at an event here, Sitharaman said ever since the Modi government came to power, there was a conscious effort to keep middlemen at bay from the corridors of the Defence Ministry. “I want every strand of this debate to be explained, as much as it can be, without any of us playing into the hands of international corporate warfare.
Opportunist elements came together to remove PM Modi: BJP on Opposition rally New Delhi : Describing the united opposition rally organised by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee as a gathering of “opportunist elements”, the BJP Saturday said those who could not see eye-to-eye have come together with the sole agenda of removing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and without any roadmap for the future of the country. Asserting India of 2019 is not the India of 1990s, when the longevity of prime ministers ranged from several days to a few months, senior party leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the country needs “a mazboot sarkar and not a mazboor sarkar (strong government not helpless government)”.
We must defeat the corrupt Modi govt to save country and democracy: Hardik Patel
Kolkata : Lauding Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee for her clarion call to defeat BJP in the coming Lok Sabha elections, Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Saturday called upon people to fulfil her desire in its true spirit to save the country and democracy. Addressing a huge rally at the historic Brigade Parade Ground here, Patel said that all non-BJP parties have united here to defeat the BJP government. “We must save our country and democracy for the welfare of the nation,” he said. Stating that the opposition parties are fighting against “thieves”, Patel said while Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had given a call to fight against the ‘goro’ (Britishers), “we are fighting against choro (thieves).”
AAP govt, Delhi Police engage in blame game over JNU sedition case
New Delhi : The AAP government and the Delhi Police engaged in a blame game on Saturday after a court questioned the department for filing a chargesheet in the sedition case against former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others without procuring the required sanction from authorities. An AAP government spokesperson said no file seeking any prosecution sanction in any JNUrelated case had so far been brought to the notice of any Delhi minister. “If the Delhi Police are making any such claim, it is a complete lie and they are hiding something,” he said. He said that while filing the chargesheet, the investigating officer had mentioned that he has applied for sanction from the Delhi government.“It was applied for the same day,” the spokesperson said.
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Leaders from over a dozen opposition parties came together vowing at a mega rally in Kolkata to put up a united fight in the coming Lok Sabha elections and oust Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power.
Four-member committee set up to suggest electoral reforms to EC before 2019 elections: Mamata At Mamata rally, 25 Opposition leaders vow to oust Modi govt
gns, Kolkata Asserting that the united opposition will win the forthcoming general elections in 2019, West Bengal Chief Minister Saturday announced a four-member committee of opposition party leaders to suggest electoral reforms to the Election Commission before the Lok Sabha polls. In addition to suggesting recommendations to the EC, the committee will also evaluate the functioning of EVMs and finding ways to stop any malpractice.The
committee comprising Congress Leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, BSP general secretary Satish Mishra and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will submit its recommendations to the EC for implementation and will press for wider use of VVPAT.Speaking that ‘United India rally’ at Brigade Parade Grounds, Mamata accused the BJP of taking the credit for works done by the state government. She further claimed that various state governments are not being allowed to work under the BJP.
The rough draft of a mahagathbandhan took shape at Mamata Banerjee’s ‘United India’ rally in Kolkata on Saturday as 25 political leaders from over 20 political parties joined hands with a shared agenda of taking on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections. They also agreed to take this partnership forward with more such rallies in other states and a concrete action plan in the form of a joint policy document. While agreeing to tackle the question of the Opposition’s prime ministerial face after the election results, leader after leader targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP over “rising intolerance”, demonetisation, GST and alleged corruption in the Rafale deal. Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah, former prime minister and JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda, AAP leader and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, TDP leader and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav, DMK’s M K Stalin, AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal and JMM’s Hemant Soren were among those who not only shared the stage with Banerjee.
Prime Minister Modi said the Opposition alliance won't be successful. "This Mahagathbandhan is not only against me but also against the people of the country," he said.
PM Modi: Those stopped from looting public money are forming grand alliance gns, New Delhi
Taking potshots at the Opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) has been formed by people who got infuriated by his actions against corruption. “My stand on corruption has made some people angry as I prevented them from looting public money; they have formed the mahagathbandhan,” PM Modi said while addressing a public gathering in Silvassa, the capital of union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The prime minister said the Opposition alliance won’t be successful. “This Mahagathbandhan is not only against me but also against the people of the country,” he said. PM Modi laid the foundation stone for a medical college in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Highlighting the achievements of his government, PM Modi said the pace and commitment with which the work of building houses for the poor has been going on in the past 4.5 years is extraordinary. He said that the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have scaled new heights in the past five years.
Today, both the Indian territories areas have been declared open defecation free, every household has an LPG connection and has been declared kerosene free, have an electricity connection, water supply, PM Modi said. Meanwhile, in Kolkata, several opposition leaders came together to take part in the massive rally against the ruling BJP. More than 20 national political leaders, including former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Arun Shourie; three present chief ministers Arvind Kejriwal, Chandrababu Naidu and H D Kumaraswamy; and former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, Akhilesh Yadav and Gegong Apang also addressed the meeting.
IRCTC scam: Delhi court grants regular bail to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav New Delhi A Delhi court on Saturday granted regular bail to RJD leader and former Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in connection with the IRCTC scam case filed by the CBI. The Patiala House Court granted bail to Yadav after he furnished a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. Yadav was on interim bail in the case, granted to him by the court last December. The others accused in the matter were granted regular bail earlier. According to the chargesheet filed by the CBI, the former Bihar chief minister, his family and IRCTC officials have been accused of hatching a conspiracy in granting contracts of BNR hotels of the Indian Railways, located in Puri and Ranchi to a private firm. The hotels were first transferred to IRCTC and later given on lease to a private firm, Sujata Hotels Private Limited, in Patna for their operations, maintenance and upkeep.
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Saturday wished the opposition rally all the success and said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will be an election to restore the nation’s faith in democracy and fight the “arrogant and divisive” Narendra Modi government. Sonia Gandhi and her son, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, decided to give the rally in Kolkata a miss but had sent party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Abhishek Manu Singhvi in a show of solidarity to the gathering organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Kharge read out a message sent by Sonia Gandhi who wished the opposition rally all the success. “The upcoming Lok Sabha elections will not be an ordinary one. It will be an election to restore the nation’s faith in democracy, defend our secular ethos and heritage, and defeat the forces that are
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday called upon people to defeat the “dangerous” BJP government at the Centre at any cost. Stating that the country was at the crossroads of a serious crisis, he said there is need for immediate change of the Modi government to save the country and democracy. “If the (Narendra) Modi(Amit) Shah combine continues to rule the country by winning the 2019 elections, it will change the
Constitution and further elections will never take place. A fascist regime will set in as was done by Hitler in Germany,” Kejriwal said at TMC’s mega opposition rally here. He accused the BJP of creating enmity among people in the name of religion. “It was Pakistan’s dream to split this country into pieces. This BJP government is going ahead in that direction by creating enmity among people and dividing the nation on the lines of religion, language…” Kejriwal said at the Brigade Parade Grounds here.
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir, flight operations disrupted at Srinagar airport gns, Srinagar
Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir disrupted flight operations at the airport here, officials said on Saturday. There was fresh snowfall in the higher reaches as well as the plains, including in the summer capital Srinagar here, on Friday night, a meteorological department official said.He said while there was light snowfall in the plains of Kashmir, the higher reaches received moderate snow. The snowfall led to cancellation of flights and delays at the Srinagar airport. “Few flights have been cancelled today because of bad weather, while most others have been delayed,” an Airports Authority
Sonia Gandhi described the opposition rally as an "important attempt to galvanise leaders across the political spectrum to fight the arrogant and divisive Modi-rule". trying to sabotage the Constitution of India,” she said in her message. Sonia Gandhi described the opposition rally as an “important attempt to galvanise leaders across the political spectrum to fight the arrogant and divisive Modi-
Kolkata
Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest winter period -- when the chances of snowfall are high and the temperature drops considerably.
Upcoming polls an election to restore nation’s faith in democracy: Sonia Gandhi Kolkata
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of India (AAI) official said. He said there were chances of the operations normalising later in the day with some improvement in the weather. The meteorological department has forecast widespread rain and snow over the state with heavy falls at isolated places from Saturday till Monday. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded a
Claims of political vendetta fiction of Mallya’s imagination: PMLA court
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rule”. “I wish them all the success,” she said. Sonia Gandhi said a crisis looms over the country’s farmers and extends to the borders, adding the youth are jobless and fishermen are incurring deep losses.
minimum temperature of minus 2.0 degrees Celsius on Friday night, lower than minus 1.3 degrees Celsius on the previous night, the MeT official said. Qazigund — the gateway town to the Valley — in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, while the nearby Kokernag town registered a low of minus 4.5 degrees Celsius last night, he said.
Businessman Vijay Mallya’s claim that the Indian government’s efforts to extradite him were a result of “political vendetta” was “mere fiction of his imagination”, a special PMLA court observed in its order. Mallya, accused of defaulting on loans of over Rs 9,000 crore, was on January 5 declared a fugitive economic offender (FEO) by special Judge M S Azmi of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act
(PMLA) court. The judge, in his order that was made available to media Saturday, said, “Mere statement that the government of India had pursued a political vendetta against him and initiated criminal investigations and proceeding against him cannot be ground for his stay in UK.” Besides these bare statements, there is nothing to support as to how the government of India initiated investigation and proceedings to pursue political vendetta, the judge said in his order.
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How India’s economy smoothly navigated troubled waters
The economic outlook is gloomy. However, let me start on a positive note. The advance estimates of national income indicate that real gross domestic product (GDP) will grow at 7.2% in FY 2018, up from 6.7% last year. The advance estimates, based on data for the first six months and up to November for some indicators, are a fair assessment of the likely outcome. The earlier projections of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank are also all higher than the advance estimates. Hence, barring any major shock in the next 10 weeks, it is quite likely that the year will end with at least 7% growth. This robust growth is also fairly diversified with more than 8% growth in manufacturing and 9% growth or more in electricity and other utilities, construction, and public services. It is particularly encouraging that the growth upturn is being led by the recovery of investment instead of debt-financed consumption as in the recent past. After stagnating for several years, quarterly growth of gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) has been recovering since the second quarter of FY 2017. It is now estimated to grow by 12.2% in real terms in FY 2018 compared to 7.6% in FY 2017. The investment rate, which had declined to 31%, is now estimated to be back up to 33%. The other good news is the low rate of inflation. The consumer price index (CPI) inflation rate is now down to only 2.2% and the wholesale price index (WPI) inflation rate is 3.8%. However, the decline in inflation is mainly on account of the decline in food and fuel prices. Fuel prices are unlikely to harden any time soon, unless events in West Asia deliver a political shock. This has been a great boon for oil importing countries such as India. However, whether the decline in food prices, which implies a shift in the terms of trade against agriculture, is an unmixed blessing in the present context of widespread distress among farmers is a question to be pondered over. Also, core inflation (excluding food and fuel prices) is still close to 6%. This presents a dilemma for monetary policy. RBI’s mandate is to contain the CPI inflation rate at around 4%, but can it ignore the stickiness of core inflation around 6%, especially when central and state government spending is likely to pump-prime demand in the run-up to general elections? That was the good news, admittedly somewhat mixed. It has to be assessed along with news that is not so good, on both the domestic and the external fronts. I have mentioned the expected surge in pre-election public spending. Combined with a significant shortfall in tax revenues, especially goods and services tax (GST) revenues, this will lead to several fiscal deficit targets of the central and state governments being breached. On the other hand, the past record of political business cycles suggests that there could be a sharp decline in public spending in the post-election period. These swings in public spending can be destabilizing and adversely affect growth in FY 2019. Further, implementation of the 2016 Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and progress on resolutions under the National Company Law Tribunal are important reforms. Nevertheless, there is still a long way to go in tackling the problem of stressed assets and high levels of non-performing assets in public sector banks. This is a - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara major deterrent to growth. Editor
Bollywood
Shashank Khaitan turns rapper, see what 'Gully Boy' Ranveer Singh has to say about it
gns, Mumbai Director Shashank Khaitan recently posted a video on his official Instagram handle where he is rapping a piece from famous Birju rap originally rapped by Naezy. In the video, director Shashank Khaitan has performed the rap on his own who is highly inspired by Gully Boy. Earlier, the director has posted the video of him rapping. The director captioned the post, "Gully boy has
awakened the inner rapper beast in me ... the birju rap by @naezythebaa is one of my favourites ... @ranveersingh kya bolte bhai?" A post shared by Shashank Khaitan (@shashankkhaitan) on Jan 18, 2019 at 5:04am PST When the lead actor Ranveer Singh come across this post, he immediately replied to Shashank Khaitan by saying, "BANTAAAAAAIđ&#x;™Œđ&#x;˜?" The video is going viral and we are amused by the rapping skills of the director.
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Ajay Devgn, Kajol urge people to recycle, reuse plastic
Mumbai Bollywood power couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol on Saturday urged people to recycle and reuse plastic. The duo inaugurated the onground leg of 'Start A Little Good' campaign and launched 'Plastic Banega Fantastic' drive at Mahim creek here. "My heart breaks to see how plastic is littered on beaches,
streets, etc. I believe in doing good for a better tomorrow. Though there is a change but the fact is things are getting worse. It's been said that by 2050 we will have more plastic than fish in our sea and we need to do something about it. "It is about segregating plastic. It is a small thing. If we do it then plastic will be recycled and reused," Kajol told reporters here at the event. Ajay part
'Pati, Patni Aur Woh' remake cast revealed! Take a look gns, Mumbai
The wait is finally over! After all the speculations about the remake of 'Pati Patni Aur Woh, the makers have finally announced its official cast today. Kartik Aaryan, Bhumi Pednekar and Ananya Panday will be seen sharing screen space in this adaptation of the 1978 drama with the same title. As per reports, the makers have kept the same storyline and contemporised it to fit today's audiences and situations. In a
statement published in Times Now, Bhushan Kumar stated,
"We had a great synergy with BR Studios when we worked on
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Bhoothnath Returns a few years ago. We are happy to produce Pati Patni Aur Woh with them. Juno, Abhay and Mudassar have given an interesting tweak to the story that matches today’s times. Kartik, Bhumi and Ananya are new age actors who are talented and add their spark to the story. We have worked with Kartik in SKTKS and we are glad that we are working again. Bhumi has proven what a fantastic actor she is while Ananya is new but audiences will fall in love with her.
Shruti Haasan soon to perform in Troubadour
The 26-year-old artist posted a video on Friday accusing Ariana of stealing from her song. los angeles
The 25-year-old singer is in a midst of a storm following rapper Princess Nokia’s allegations over Ariana’s latest music video 7 Rings reports justjared.com. The 26-yearold artist posted a video on Friday accusing Ariana of stealing from her song. In the video she played Ariana’s 7 Rings followed by her own track from her 1992 mixtape, Mine and said “Does that sound familiar to you? Cause that sound really familiar to me. Ain't that the lil' song I made about brown women and their hair? Hmm‌sounds about white.â€?
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The 54-year-old daytime TV host is taking more time off before resuming the The Wendy Williams Show due to health issues reports justjared.com. The statement issued on Friday, said, “As Wendy Williams Hunter previously shared, she fractured her shoulder and has been on the mend. Over the past few days, Wendy has experienced complications regarding her Graves’ Disease that will require treatment. Wendy will be under the strict supervision of her physicians, and as part of her care, there will be significant time spent in the hospital.
said everyone needs to do their bit for a better future. "We have to act responsibly. If we speak about it some people might listen to it and some might change their thinking and act upon it as well," he said. The initiative 'Plastic Banega Fantastic' by Hindustan Unilever marks the beginning of four month activation in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore.
gns, Mumbai Actor Shruti Haasan, who is also a well known musician will soon perform in Troubadour, London. It is the same place where global music sensations such as Ed Sheeran and Adele have performed earlier. She will perform the acoustic version of her upcoming Extended Play (EP) on January 25. In the past, Troubadour, has hosted music legend like Bob Dylan, Elton John and Sammy Davis Jr. When contacted, Shruti confirmed the news and said, “Yes. This is correct. I have been working with a number of wellknown producers between the UK and the US to develop an EP which is due for release later this year. I will be premiering the acoustic versions of the tracks that will feature on the EP which I have sung as well as composed myself.
Mumbai Stories of Karisma Kapoor’s remarriage doing the rounds on the internet are completely false. According to a close family friend of the Kapoors’, “Karisma is very happy being a single parent. She is completely taken up with bringing up her children. She is happy with her friendship with (businessman) Sandeep Toshniwal. But there is no marriage on the cards. Just because Karisma’s ex-husband Sanjay Kapur has re-married it doesn’t mean Karisma would do the same.� In fact, Karisma plans to rekindle her acting career again. There was a time during the ’90s when Karisma was one of the busiest and most popular actresses, working two to three shifts per day. But her career ended abruptly after marriage and children. Although she made various attempts to make a come back, the Raja Hindustani actor couldn’t find her footing. Her attempt at a comeback in Vikram Bhatt’s Dangerous Ishq in 2012 proved disastrous. She also tried to get back into the limelight through a television series — Karishma: The Miracles Of Destiny —in 2003 also failed to take off. Now Karisma will finally be seen again, albeit in a brand new viewing format. She will soon start shooting for a web series for Ekta Kapoor.
Lovebirds Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar to tie the knot soon? gns, Mumbai
S i n g e r- a c t o r- d i r e c t o r Farhan Akhtar is completely smitten by the new love of his life, Shibani Dandekar is for everyone to see on social media. Close friends reveal that Farhan intends to legalise his relationship in 2019. Says a friend of Farhan, “He most definitely wants to take their relationship to the next level. Farhan has always been a family man.
Even now after divorce, he looks out for his first
wife Adhuna, And there’s no animosity between
them regarding Farhan’s new love interest. On the contrary, Adhuna is happy for Farhan, as she too has found love after divorce. So there’s really no problem in Farhan getting married.� A very close family member adds, “Farhan hasn’t discussed his love life with us. But as far as we’re concerned we’re most happy to extend our support to whatever professional or personal decision he takes.�
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
Australian Open 2019 : Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas will represent the new generation in their challenge to usurp the old guard when he faces Federer at Melbourne Park on Sunday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas leads ‘Next Gen’ charge against Roger Federer
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Premier League leaders Liverpool could ill-afford another slip-up at home to Crystal Palace but trailing 1-0 at the break they had to face up to that possibility.
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Melbourne Blessed with great athleticism and impeccable technique, Greek youngster Stefanos Tsitsipas will represent the new generation in their challenge to usurp the old guard when he faces Roger Federer at Melbourne Park on Sunday. Next Gen Finals champion Tsitsipas enjoyed a breakthrough 2018 campaign and has surged to a career-high ranking of 15. Federer, making his 20th Melbourne appearance, is expecting a clash of styles against Tsitsipas, who pushed the Swiss maestro to two tiebreaks at the Hopman Cup earlier this month. “I’m happy I played against him at the Hopman Cup. I think he played really well there. I actually did too. I thought it was really high-quality tennis,” the 37-year-old told reporters. “This is obviously a different type of match, it being best of five, it being the fourth round of a slam, where we know now how we feel on this court.
After their defeat by title rivals Manchester City earlier this month, Premier League leaders Liverpool could ill-afford another slip-up at home to Crystal Palace but trailing 1-0 at the break they had to face up to that possibility. Former
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson had set Palace up perfectly to do a similar job to the one the south London side delivered in their victory at Manchester City last month. A deep back-four protected by a defensive five-man midfield was disciplined and designed to frustrate but
Khelo India Youth Games: Chandigarh win Kabaddi boys under-21 gold Pune The kabaddi competition at the Khelo India Youth Games came to an end with a thrilla-minute final encounter in the Boys Under-21 category. The only final not to feature Haryana, saw Chandigarh edge out Tamil Nadu with a
‘Golden Raid’ which is used to break ties after extra time, a media release issued Saturday said. Chandigarh got off to a good start and even inflicted an All-out on their opponents in just the eighth minute of the game. Tamil Nadu then fought back, inspired by a brilliant super raid by Radha Krishnan,
Jasprit Bumrah has best yorker in world cricket: Wasim Akram New Delhi
Back in his time, he knew a thing or two about bowling ‘toe-crushers’ and no wonder Wasim Akram is all praise for Jasprit Bumrah’s ability to bowl the “most effective yorker” currently in world cricket. Bumrah, who played a pivotal role in India’s maiden Test series win on Australian soil, has been an ‘x’ factor in Virat Kohli’s set-up. “Jasprit Bumrah has the best and the most effective yorker among fast bowlers playing international cricket now,” Akram told PTI during an interaction. Arguably the greatest left-arm fast bowler to have ever played the game, Akram believes that Bumrah will make a difference during death overs at this year’s World Cup with his ‘go to ball’. “Bumrah has an exceptional action, very different from other fast bowlers
the ever dangerous Wilfried Zaha and the under-rated Andros Townsend offered a threat on the counterattack. The pair combined for Townsend’s goal to put Palace 1-0 up and leave Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp with some work to do in the dressing room at the break.
and yet he gets the ball to swing and also move off the deck at good pace,” Akram said. “But what makes Bumrah special is his ability to bowl yorkers on a regular basis. Also yorker is not just used for ODIs but for Test matches too as me and Waqar did in our times,” the Sultan of Swing said. A lot of it Akram believes could be attributed to tennis ball cricket, which helps aspiring bowlers perfect their yorkers.
as the first half ended at 1717. Tamil Nadu led for most of the second half but it was Chandigarh’s turn to fight back who hung on as nothing could separate the teams at 36-36 at the end of the second half. The match then had to be decided by two extra halves.
Business
HDFC Bank Q3 net profit rises 20 per cent to Rs 5,586 crore
New Delhi Private lender HDFC Bank on Saturday reported a 20.3 per cent growth in net profit to Rs 5,585.9 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, mainly on higher net interest income. The bank had posted a net profit of Rs 4,642.6 crore in the October-December quarter of the last fiscal. Total income rose to Rs 30,811.27 crore during the December quarter from Rs 24,450.44 crore in the year-ago period, HDFC Bank said in a
statement. "Net interest income (interest earned less interest expended) for the quarter ended December 31, 2018 grew by 21.9 per cent to Rs 12,576.8 crore, from Rs 10,314.3 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, driven by asset growth of 23.7 per cent and a core net interest margin for the quarter of 4.3 per cent," it said. During the quarter, gross non-performing assets (NPAs) rose to 1.38 per cent of the total advances, compared with 1.29 per cent at the end of the third quarter of 2017-18.
Reliance's foray into e-commerce will reduce digital colonisation: Mohandas
Stunning fielding efforts sets up Women’s Big Bash League final Sydney The Sydney Sixers and Brisbane Heat booked tickets to the final in Women’s Big Bash League on the back of stunning fielding efforts on Saturday. Brisbane booked their spot after Haidee Birkett took a sensational running catch near to the boundary ropes sealed a final-ball win against the Sydney Thunders in the first semifinal. The catch came in the final over of the match when Thunders needed five to win in the final ball and the batswoman Nicola Carey struck a big blow off Jess Jonassen towards mid-on that looked like it might go for a four and take the match to a super-over. But Birkett’s catch sealed the win for Heat and booked them a spot in the final. Later, an incredible diving save from Sixers allrounder Erin Burns in the second semifinal against Melbourne Renegades cut off what would have been the winning boundary for Renegades. After a throw from the deep, Alyssa Healy threw down the stumps, thus forcing the match into a super over.
It will become the first Mahindra sub-4m SUV to feature a petrol engine and will pack many segment-first features.
Bengaluru Investment guru and former Infosys CFO T V Mohandas Pai Saturday said the foray of Mukesh Ambani's Reliance into India's e-commerce space would allay fears of digital colonisation and dramatically lower costs, immensely benefiting the consumers."One thing is certain that consumers and India will be a winner, and in online retail, the fear of becoming
a digital colony will recede with the entry of a formidable Indian entity, Reliance," he told PTI in an interview here. Reliance seems to be creating next generation retail network which has the potential to radically change the dynamics of retail in a fast growing economy, Pai said, adding that "it would dramatically lower costs, reduce inefficiencies in supply chain, reduce waste and deliver better. This will immensely benefit consumers.
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Mahindra XUV300 launch On 14 February 2019 New Delhi
Mahindra has announced that the XUV300 will be launched on 14 February 2019. The Mahindra XUV300 shares its platform with the SsangYong Tivoli, but gets redesigned front and rear profiles and has an overall length of under 4m, unlike the Tivoli. The XUV300 will be available with the Marrazzo's 1.5-litre diesel engine along with a brand new 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol engine. Mahindra has not revealed the specs of the engines except for their torque figures. While the diesel is rated at 300Nm, same as the Marazzo (123PS/300Nm), the petrol is rated at 200Nm. Both the engines will be mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. There won’t be an automatic transmission option at launch. The XUV300 will be available in four variants – W4, W6, W8 and W8 (O) –, and going by the equipment Mahindra has revealed, it will be a feature-rich
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offering compared to its rivals. Goodies like dual-zone climate control, upto seven airbags, front parking sensors, rear disc brakes and steering modes are
some of the segment-first features that the XUV300 will pack. Also on offer will be a sunroof, machine-finished alloy wheels, projector headlamps, DRLs, LED
tail lamps, and leather upholstery. The prelaunch bookings for the XUV300 are already underway for a minimum amount of Rs 20,000.
US President Donald Trump forced the cancellation on Thursday of a trip to Afghanistan by his Democratic opponent Nancy Pelosi, and scrap-ped administration officials’ travel to the Davos forum as a government shutdown plunged Washington deeper into deadlock. The mess in the US capital already verged on the surreal as Congress feuds with the White House over how to end an imp-asse, with thousands of federal workers left unpaid. But now it is also getting increasingly personal between the two main antagonists. In a letter laced with sarcasm, Trump told House Speaker Pelosi: “I am sorry to inform you that your trip to Brussels,
Egypt, and Afghanistan has been postponed. We will reschedule this seven-day excursion when the Shutdown is over.” “I am sure you would agree that postponing this public relations event is appropriate,” he wrote. And in a move that appeared aimed at heading off Democratic criticism about nonessential administration travel during the shutdown, the White House announced the cancellation of a trip to the World Economic Forum by treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin and others “out of consideration for the 800,000 great American workers not receiving pay.” Pelosi and her delegation had planned a non-publicised trip to Afghanistan and were due to travel aboard a US Air Force plane.
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Patidar NGO gets nod for temple grant as others face FCRA curbs ss news, ahmedabad
While the Centre has been strict about granting foreign funding licences to non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and has, since 2014, cancelled over 16,000 licences issued under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), the Union Home Ministry recently granted approval to a Gujarat-based Patidar NGO, Vishv Umiya
Foundation, to receive foreign donations for the construction of a templecum-community complex. The NGO, sources said, is backed by the powerful Patidar community and was started in 2017 with NRI Chandu K Patel as its chief coordinator. Patel, who switched from the Congress to the BJP in 2008, is also president of the National Federation of Indian-American Associations and owns several motels in United States. The
As China’s influence increases in Africa, Uganda minister to India: Don’t lament, come reclaim space ss news, Gandhinagar
Stating that India is “lamenting and complaining” about Chinese presence in Africa, Henry Oryem Okello, a senior minister from Uganda, on Saturday said Indians will be left stranded on the railway platform if they fail to grab the opportunities that Africa offers. Speaking during “Africa Day” event at Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Okello, Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (International Affairs), said Indians had arrived first but “ignored a beautiful Africa” — the Chinese came subsequently and took it over. “I look forward for Indians to come back and do what they know best,” he said. Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani were among those present at the event Okello said: “I keep reading about continuous complaints of the international community about China in Africa. Indians were in charge before the Chinese, were doing business before the Chinese. (But) somewhere along the way you stagnated; the Chinese took the opportunity and grabbed all that was there between our relationship.” He said, “We cannot continue talking, lamenting and complaining about the Chinese — you cannot… The governments are stable and there are opportunities.
ministry decision comes at a time when it has tightened norms for several other NGOs receiving foreign aid. It had earlier cancelled licences of several prominent NGOs, including Teesta Setalvad’s organisations. Greenpeace and Ford Foundation had also come under the Home Ministry’s scanner for violating provisions of FCRA. Senior lawyer and former ASG Indira Jaising’s Lawyer’s Collective had lost its FCRA licence.
Vibrant Gujarat Summit: No Jantar Mantar in China, yet India fastest growing economy, says Giriraj Singh ss news, Gandhinagar Linking public protests with the country’s growth rate, Union Minister of State for MSMEs Giriraj Singh on Saturday said countries like China and Singapore do not have a Jantar Mantar to hold protests. “Mr (Prasoon) Mukherjee was talking about Singapore’s GDP, and I thought in my mind that Singapore does not have a Delhi and a Jantar Mantar, where people might go to protest against (government) policies. You do not have a Jantar Mantar in Singapore. China also does not have a Jantar Mantar,” Singh said addressing an MSME convention being held on the second day of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. The minister was referring to an
earlier speech given by Prasoon Mukherjee, the vice-chairman of Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI). Singh said that despite people going to Jantar
Women quota Bill a good start… just educate girls, it will change India: Canadian Consul General
Mantar to protest, the country is competing with China and is today the fastest growing economy in the world. He said that despite criticism that GST will lower the country’s GDP by two per cent, the World Bank has said that India will continue to grow by over 7.5 per cent. He said MSMEs have 60 per cent contribution to Chandrayaan-2, which is being built by ISRO. Earlier speaking at the event, Prasoon Mukherjee said that Singapore is a USD 300 billion economy. “If India has the per capita GDP of USD 2000, there (in Singapore) the per capita GDP is USD 70,000,” he said. Dr Arun Kumar Panda, secretary, Union Ministry of MSMEs, said that the implementation of GST has led to a greater “formalisation” of MSMEs.
Vibrant Gujarat Summit: ‘Modi jackets’, NaMo merchandise catch delegates’ eye
ss news, Ahmedabad
Canadian Consul General in India, Annie Dube, believes that India’s proposed bill on women’s reservation in Parliament could be a “good start” for women empowerment, but not the only move towards it. A staunch feminist, Dube, was here to attend Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. “I keep giving the example of my husband — he was born and raised in India. He works and is very successful at what he does, but doesn’t prevent me from having my own career. And I am a feminist. My husband looks after the children more than I do, and he is an Indian. Though I know that different economic classes have different needs,” Dube told news agancy. On the proposed Bill to reserve 33 per cent of seats for women in Parliament, Dube said, “It’s a good start…we have to start somewhere and when it becomes more natural then the mindsets start changing. Just educate your girls, education to girls will change the way India is growing. The 7 to 8 per cent
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Canadian Consul General in India, Annie Dube said that Canadians want to see the relationship between the two countries grow and it wants more Indian immigrants to enrich its diversity and “integrate in the Canadian landscape”. growth is fantastic, but if we empower women it will grow only faster. But we cannot just rely on that (reservation),” she added. Girls’ education, she said, would change the dynamics of the country. “If we can bring women to the point where they are equal as men and
get same level of opportunity, then India is unstoppable; and that is fascinating,” she added. “I want to inspire the change, but I cannot tell India what to do”, she said, emphasising how Canada a country of 35 million people is half the size of Gujarat. On the ongoing intolerance debate
in India, she cited the example of her own country. “There may be differences between people in Canada — they may be neighbours and friends, but when they come to a place where tensions are more highlighted, then they will just get into this part — the relationship will not
We have responsibility to get an orderly Brexit, says Angela Merkel
After attending brainstorming sessions on business activities at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, Teddy Kabunda, a senior policy officer of the Africa Union Commission, takes a stroll through the Mahatma Mandir where saffron and blue t-shirts at the Namo Merchandise stall have caught his attention.Looking at a wall clock that has logos of the Modi government’s flagship schemes along with the word NAMO on the dial, Kabunda asks, “What is the
meaning of this Namo?” On being given an answer by sale in-charge Nitin Desai, Kabunda buys the item for Rs 175, adding that he is purchasing the clock since he has read a lot about Modi. The stall is selling seven products, including t-shirts, caps, wall clocks, notebooks, pens, keyrings and Modi’s masks. According to a sales official at the stall, more than 250 items have been sold so far at Rs 60,000. “This is the first offline store… Otherwise, these products are available only online on NaMo App,” says Shailesh, who is managing the accounts at the stall.
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Gunmen kill two Buddhist monks in Thailand’s troubled south
The rejection this week of London's deal with the European Union by British lawmakers has thrown the process into disarray with options ranging from a no-deal Brexit in 10 weeks time to staying in the bloc. Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would do all she could to make sure Britain leaves the European Union with an agreement and, striking a conciliatory tone, she felt a responsibility to get an orderly solution. The rejection this week of London’s deal with the European Union by British lawmakers has thrown the process into disarray with options ranging from a nodeal Brexit in 10 weeks time to staying in the bloc. “I will work until the very last day to get a solution with a deal for Britain’s exit from the EU and
I will work towards having the best relationship,” Merkel said at a conservative party event in the northern city of Rostock. Merkel said Germany respected Britain’s decision to leave, but added: “We have a responsibility to shape a divorce process so that people don’t shake their heads at us in 50 years time and say why weren’t they in a position to make a compromise?” She said even after Brexit, Britain should be an important partner. Merkel has previously said it is up to British Prime Minister Theresa May to say where she sees the process going from here.
Narathiwat Unknown gunmen shot dead two Buddhist monks and injured two others in an attack at a temple in Thailand’s mainly Muslim south, the first such killing of a Buddhist monk in the restive region in more than three years. An abbot and vice abbot were killed when at least six assailants believed to be dressed as members of a government security force burst into the Rattanupap temple in Narathiwat province and opened fire late on Friday, police said. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-Ocha and religious leaders condemned the attack in the mainly ethnic Malay province, the scene of a long-running insurgency against Thai rule. “The prime minister condemns this outrageous act and has ordered officials to quickly investigate
the incident and apprehend these criminals,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. Thai Muslim leaders also spoke out against the shooting of monks. “We urge perpetrators of violence in the southern border provinces from all sides to stop killing innocent people and religious leaders,” the Sheikhul Islam Office, which represents Thailand’s Muslim minority, said in a statement. Police said the assailants were still at large. A separatist insurgency has dragged on in southern Thailand for more than fifteen years. More than 6,900 people have been killed and 13,000 injured in the area since 2004 when violence intensified, independent monitoring group Deep South Watch says. Thailand is a predominantly Buddhist country but Muslim Malays are a majority in three southern provinces bordering Malaysia.
by a huge majority in parliament. “Her deal is dead and I don’t think honestly that tinkering with it is going to make very much difference if any difference at all,” Major, who campaigned to stay in the EU ahead of the 2016 referendum, told BBC Radio. May is due to tell parliament on Monday how she intends to proceed on Brexit. Lawmakers may then propose alternatives to see if any could command majority support. “If we leave in chaos and without a deal, that seems to me to be the worst of all outcomes,” Major said.
May should therefore “go around” lawmakers in her party who say they are ready to accept a no-deal Brexit and drop her opposition to key issues in the negotiations, Major – who also faced a revolt inside the Conservative Party over Europe – said. May has ruled out staying in the EU’s single market, an option that is considered less economically damaging, because Britain would not be able to control immigration from the bloc. She has also rejected staying in a customs union with the EU.
Former British PM Major urges Theresa May to drop Brexit red lines
Major said he compromised on key decisions on the Northern Irish peace process and the first Gulf War while prime minister between 1990 and 1997, and May should do the same after her Brexit plan was rejected by a huge majority in parliament.
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Former British prime minister John Major urged Theresa May on Saturday to drop her “red lines” on Brexit or allow parliament to find a way forward to avoid a damaging nodeal departure from the European Union in March. Major said he compromised on key decisions on the Northern Irish peace process and the first Gulf War while prime minister between 1990 and 1997, and May should do the same after her Brexit plan was rejected
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