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Short News Woman who entered Sabarimala temple thrown out by in-laws

Sabarimala: One of the two women, who became the first in menstruating age to offer prayers in Kerala’s Sabarimala temple, was sent to a government-run-home on Tuesday after her in-laws refused to let her enter in their house. Kanaka Durga, a mother of two, had angered her family after they said she kept them in the dark about her plan to trek to the temple. Durga was admitted to a hospital after she was allegedly attacked by her mother-in-law after she returned home on January 15. Though police and district officials tried their best to convince her family but refused to budge saying she will be taken back only after tendering a public apology to devotees and Hindu community.

Karmapa Ogyen breaks silence, says applied for visa in October but yet to hear from India New Delhi : While India maintains that Tibetan spiritual leader Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is yet to apply for a visa on his newly acquired passport of Commonwealth of Dominica, the 17th Karmapa, speaking for the first time, said that he had applied for a visa in October last year and is yet to hear from Indian authorities. Addressing the 36th Kagyu Monlam through webcast, Karmapa said, “As you all know, I have a new passport. Once I got the new one, my old document Identity Certificate (IC) became invalidated.

I went to the Indian Embassy in New York (in October 2018) to turn into them. I went there and told them I needed to turn my old travel document (IC) and further requested them to grant me a visa on my new passport.”

Hindu Sena pays tributes to Queen Victoria on death anniv, says she freed India from autocratic Mughals New Delhi : The Hindu Sena, a rightwing group, Tuesday paid tributes to Queen Victoria on her 118th death anniversary here and said she “freed India from the autocratic rule of the Mughals”. The organisers of the event at Jantar Mantar here said it was the first time they paid tributes to the Empress and credited her with “uniting the princely states of India in 1857”. Surjeet Yadav, the national spokesperson and vice-president of the Hindu Sena, claimed, “India would have disintegrated into thousands of pieces had it not been the Britishers, who under the Queen, united a large number of princely states into one entity in 1857.”

Oscars 2019: Snubs, surprises, plus the new best-picture frontrunner!

New Delhi : The Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, and the awards season favorites (mostly) emerged triumphant, though there were a few snubs and surprises, too. “Roma” (Alfonso Cuaron’s black-andwhite Netflix film from Mexico) and “The Favourite” (Yorgos Lanthimos’ caustic costume drama) were the leaders, each scoring 10 nominations, including best picture and best director. They were followed by fellow best picture nominees “A Star Is Born” and “Vice,” which got eight nominations apiece. “Black Panther,” also up for best picture (a first for a comic book movie), scored seven nominations.

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Certain chemicals, powder, mobile phones, hard drives SIM cards, acid bottle, sharp knives etc were seized during searches.

Priyanka enters active politics 9 men including teenager appointed Congress in-charge of UP East We will not play on backfoot: Rahul on giving UP East charge to Priyanka Vadra

Welcoming his sister Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into active politics, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he was happy that his sister will now work alongside him. Rahul Gandhi, who was in Amethi, said: “My sister is very capable. I am personally very happy that she will now work alongside me.” The Congress chief also said he has “full faith” in Priyanka and party MP Jyotiraditya Scindia, whom he described as a “dynamic leader”. “I have full faith that they (Priyanka and Scindia) will work together and what Uttar Pradesh and its youth needs, the Congress will fulfil them,” he told reporters

Amethi Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress Wednesday appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as general secretary of Uttar Pradesh East. She will take charge in the second week of February. Jyotiraditya Scindia, meanwhile, has been made in-charge of Uttar Pradesh West with immediate effect. While making the announcement, the Congress tweeted: “We’re fired up and ready to go!” Priyanka Vadra will look after 30 Lok Sabha constituencies that fall in the UP East region, including Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency, and Gorakhpur, represented by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. In the past, Priyanka’s role in politics was limited to campaigning for Sonia Gandhi, and Rahul, who represents Amethi.

Priyanka, Scindia-led UP Cong team will offer youth platform to transform state

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday arrived at Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to kickstart the two-day tour of his parliamentary constituency. Interacting with the crowd, Gandhi said Congress has made Priyanka Gandhi the general secretary of Uttar Pradesh east and now they the will work on the chief ministerial candidate in the state. “Aaj maine Priyanka ko General Secretary bana diya hai UP ka, matlab ab yahan pe Congress apna CM bithane ka kaam karegi, Dilli mein Congress party ke gathbandhan ki sarkar or UP mein poore dum se Congress party ladegi (Today I made Priyanka the General Secretary of UP Congress, which means the party will now try to work towards putting a CM candidate here.

arrested by Maharashtra ATS for links with ISIS Mumbai

Nine men including a teenager have been arrested for terror links from Maharashtra’s Mumbra, Thane and Aurangabad on Wednesday.

Maharashtra’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) alleged that all of them are linked to the ISIS terror group. The Maharashtra ATS was investigating the presence of sleeper cell ahead of Republic Day. They were arrested when it came to light that they were likely to "swing into action", the official said. “Based on reliable information, total 9 youths have been brought for questioning. Inquiries are in progress. Further details will

be informed in due course,” said ATS. ATS also said that certain chemicals, powder, mobile phones, hard drives SIM cards, acid bottle, sharp knives etc were seized during searches. The accused have been booked under Indian Penal Code's Section 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) and relevant provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Bombay Police Act, the official said.

Priyanka Vadra’s appointment is Congress’ PM Modi targets Congress over dynastic politics admission of Rahul Gandhi’s failure: BJP after Priyanka Gandhi’s formal entry into politics

Ending years of speculations, Priyanka formally entered politics with the Congress appointing her general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday criticised the Congress over dynastic politics, hours after Gandhi-Nehru scion Priyanka Gandhi made her foray into politics. Interacting with BJP booth workers in Maharashtra, the prime minister said when it comes to BJP, decisions are not taken on the basis of what one person or one family thinks. Asserting that the BJP is driven by democratic principles, PM Modi said, “Democracy runs in the veins of BJP which is why people of the country feel closer to the party.” In an apparent reference to Priyanka Gandhi, Modi said, “In our party, decisions are taken on the basis of what party workers want.” Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also targeted the Congress for appointing Priyanka as AICC general secretary

for UP East, saying it was a step that took forward dynastic politics. “It was an appointment based on family,” which showed that dynastic politics has gone two steps forward,” she told reporters here when asked about the matter. UP BJP dismissed her appointment as a reflection of the party’s dependence on a single family and said she did not pose even a “one percent challenge”.

The Punjab CM said Guru Nanak was a universal Guru, revered by followers of all religions, especially Hindus, and urged the Centre to take up the issue with Islamabad.

Allow all pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara , not just Sikhs: Amarinder gns, Chandigarh

PUNJAB CHIEF Minister Amarinder Singh Wednesday expressed his protest against Pakistan’s proposal to allow only Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara. In a statement, the CM said Guru Nanak Dev was a universal Guru, revered by followers of all religions, especially Hindus, and urged the Centre to take up the issue with Islamabad when the latter sends its draft agreement for regulating entry into its territory through the Kartarpur Corridor. He said Islamabad was well within its rights to set terms and conditions relating to its territorial safety and security, but it should take into consideration the fact that the first Sikh Guru’s ideology was not confined to Sikhs but is emulated by people of all faiths. “The Sikh ethos prescribes non-discrimination, with even the concept of langar being casteless service for all,” said the Chief Minister.

He added a large number of Hindus in India were ardent followers of Sri Guru Nanak Dev and it was their cherished

dream to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, which was closely associated with the first Sikh Guru. “There was for years the tradition of Hindu families converting their eldest sons to Sikhism.

The influence of Sikhism in India was so strong that to exclude members of other religions was not something that Pakistan government should even remotely consider. To keep such followers out of Kartarpur Sahib just because they were not Sikhs was not logical, “ he said. Citing media reports of the draft agreement being prepared by the Pakistan government on entry through Kartarpur Corridor, the Chief Minister also objected to the condition of number of pilgrims proposed by them.

Hours after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed as Congress general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East on Wednesday, the BJP attacked Rahul Gandhi, saying the party president has opted for a “family alliance”, after facing “rejection” from various parties of the proposed Mahagathbandhan. The BJP said that Priyanka Vadra’s formal entry into the Congress is an admission by the party that Rahul Gandhi has “failed” in providing leadership. “The Congress has basically publicly announced that Rahul Gandhi has failed and needs crutches from within the family. Because of his rejection

Won’t field candidates if Ambedkar’s demands accepted by Cong-NCP alliance, says AIMIM gns, Pune THE All India Majlis-eIttehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has decided to not field candidates in Lok Sabha elections if the Congress-NCP alliance accept the demands made by Prakash Ambedkar, president of the Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh. Leaders of both Congress and NCP, however, said it would be impossible to accept demands raised by Ambedkar’s party as well as those raised by the Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani Paksh.

“Yes, MIM will not field candidates in any of the Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra if the demands raised by BBM president are met by the Congress-NCP alliance,” said Imtiaz Jaleel, MIM MLA from Aurangabad. At a rally of the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi Mahasangh last week, Jaleel had said that AIMIM president Asaduddin Owasi has made an announcement to this effect.

by grand alliance parties, he has opted for a family alliance,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said.

He said it was natural that the opposition party had to “coronate” somebody from within the family and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has projected the Lok Sabha elections as a battle between “naamdar” (dynasts) and “kaamdar” (those who have worked). The BJP leader said that the new India is asking the question,

that who will be the next leader in the Congress as he referred to its succession line from Jawaharlal Nehru to Indira Gandhi followed

by Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. “All appointments are from one family. And this is the fundamental difference between the Congress and the BJP. In the Congress, the family is party. In the BJP, the party is family,” Patra said, taking a dig at the opposition party.

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also reacted, saying such postings are nothing unusual since the party (Congress) is a family concern. However, he wondered why Priyanka was given “limited role of only Eastern UP”. “Priyanka ji has become General Secretary, my good-luck to her.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose birth anniversary: Remembering Bose on his birth anniversary, Modi called him a "stalwart who committed himself towards ensuring India is free and leads a life of dignity."

PM Modi inaugurates Subhas Chandra Bose museum, says will deepen history connect

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday inaugurated the Subhas Chandra Bose museum at Red Fort in New Delhi, to mark the 122nd birth anniversary of the freedom fighter. In a tribute to Netaji, the prime minister also visited the Yaad-e-Jallian Museum, (museum on the Jallianwala Bagh and World War I) and the Museum on 1857-India’s first war of Independence and Drishyakala-Museum on Indian Art.

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Mukesh Ambani vs Jeff Bezos is the bout that had to happen

The battle for the Indian consumer was never going to be an all-American affair. Walmart Inc.’s splashy acquisition last year of Flipkart Online Services Pvt., the homegrown e-tailer giving Amazon.com Inc. a solid run for its money, might have given the impression of a two-horse race. But as I argued (here and here), billionaire Mukesh Ambani wasn’t going to watch from the sidelines. And last week India’s richest man jumped right into the fray. Ambani, chairman of the petrochemicals-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd., has a four-legged plan to connect India’s 30 million small retailers with consumers. One, neighborhood marts will be connected to Reliance Retail Ltd.’s footprint of almost 10,000 stores, offering them common inventory-management, billing and tax platforms as well as low-cost payment terminals. That will give the expanded retail network formidable sourcing power. The second hook is Ambani’s telecom business. Consumer e-commerce in India is dominated by the urban middle class. Out of the country’s 500 million Internet users, almost 200 million live in rural areas where one out of four goes online less than once a month. No wonder the number of online consumers, while growing rapidly, is expected to be only about 120 million this year. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. alone has 280 million digital subscribers. The ubiquity of Jio as a 4G telecom carrier, and the revolution it has unleashed in lowering data prices, means even shops in villages and semi-rural towns can now profitably transact with less affluent customers by using a hybrid offline-online model. Third, Indians are watching almost 5 billion hours of video a month on their mobile phones and fiber broadband connections with Jio. That stickiness gives Ambani heft to promote private-label fashion, currently housed under the brand AJIO. Finally, Ambani’s ability to influence policies in his home market shouldn’t be underestimated. Just as Reliance gets ready to push ahead, the Indian government has tweaked its e-commerce rules and made them more onerous for Amazon and Walmart-Flipkart. Until now, foreign retailers had found ways around a law that allows them to act only as pure marketplaces that don’t stock their own inventories or offer discounts. Now that the loopholes are being plugged starting next month, Ambani is pitching the idea that Indians’ shopping data should be stored locally. Reliance Jio’s digital investments have already exceeded $40 billion. But in India’s hyper-competitive telecom market, the average revenue it can get from users isn’t even $2 a month. One way to make a carriage- and content-centered business spew out profits is to make it a triple play by throwing commerce into the mix, and lacing it with good, old-fashioned lobbying. The Indian government is forcing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to compete with one hand tied behind his back. He could still beat Ambani, but he won’t be able - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara to avoid getting bruised.

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Date: 24/01/2019, thursday, Ahmedabad

Varun Dhawan begins shooting for Remo D'Souza's Dance film '3' in Punjab

Punjabi star Ammy Virk to play this fast bowler in Ranveer Singh's '83

Mumbai Kabir Khan’s ’83, with Ranveer Singh playing Kapil Dev, inspired

by Team India’s first World Cup win, has locked another cast member. The popular actor-singer from Punjab, Ammy Virk will be playing the role of fast bowler Balwinder Singh Sandhu who delivered the most memorable ball in the final match, castling

West Indian Gordon Greenidge with a devastating in-swinger. The most interesting part is the former cricketer Balwinder Sandhu is also coaching Ranveer and the actor recently shared a picture with his coach from a practice session. The film will be shot in four months, from May to August. One of the producers of the film '83, Madhu Mantena, is delighted to have the Punjabi star Ammy Virk on board.

Mumbai The most anticipated film of the year, Bhushan Kumar and Remo D'Souza's yet to be titled dance musical which features Varun Dhawan as the lead will commence the seven day long schedule today in Punjab. The team which includes, Bhushan Kumar, Remo D'souza, Varun Dhawan and Lizelle D’souza, visited the

Golden Temple yesterday on landing in Amritsar. Bhushan Kumar shares, “We’ve got a lot of positive energy from the temple and are now geared up for the shoot. It’s an exciting project for our music label to be associated with, since being a dance film it has scope for a lot of songs. We have 12 in all and Sachin–Jigar’s album will be a mix of original, folk and recreated songs,” Bhushan

Dangal girls Fatima and Sanya to reunite in Anurag Basu’s next gns, Mumbai

Bachchan last year and is presently juggling his schedule between the shooting of his television reality show Super Dancer and parts of his film featuring Rao and Sheikh in Bhopal. “A few more actors have to sign the film,” says a source while revealing more details. “The film is a dark action comedy and a genre that even Anurag has not attempted before.

The film is indeed the second part of Life In A... Metro series but will not be called so due to intellectual property rights issues.

The ensemble of Anurag Basu’s next film is getting bigger and it is likely to see the Dangal girls Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh uniting again. The duo recently shot for a commercial, which is already on air and the girls will perhaps share the frame once again. Basu’s next film is a dark action comedy starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, Aditya Roy Kapur and Pankaj Tripathi. The director had already filmed with

Hollywood buzz

Anne Hathaway quits drinking for next 18 years; the reason will melt your heart

Tom and Ashley Groussman call it quits! los angeles

Tom Arnold has split from his wife of ten years Ashley Groussman. The 59-year-old confirmed the news to UsWeekly.com on Monday night.

“It’s a long time coming and we have been together for almost 11 years. And very grateful.

I have many good years. I have my children because of my wife,” he said while promoting his upcoming film, Dead Ant. The pair tied the knot in November 2009. They welcomed son Jax in April 2013 and daughter Quinn in December 2015. “She has one life and she gets to live it exactly the way. The same thing with everybody. Sometimes in our society people put things on. Especially women, they can feel guilty. And I kept saying, ‘Hey, listen. You have done everything. We’ve been together.

You’ve been amazing. There doesn’t have to be a reason. There doesn’t have to be a bad guy’,” Arnold said.

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Kartik-Kriti Sanon to play hide & seek game of marriage

'Rubaru Roshni' marks Aamir Khan's first film to release on Television!

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Hollywood stars Anne Hathaway has decided to quit alcohol for the next 18 years because she does not want to drink around her two-year-old son Jonathan.

The 36-year-old actor said she does not want to be hungover when her son, whom she has with husband Adam Shulman, needs her during the morning school runs. "I quit drinking back in October, for 18 years. I'm going to stop drinking while my son is in my house just because I don't totally love the way I do it and he's getting to an age where he really does need me all the time in the morning. "I did one school run one day where I dropped him off at school, I wasn't driving, but I was hungover and that was enough for me. I didn't love that one," Hathaway said during an appearance on "The Ellen Degeneres Show". The actor and her husband welcomed Jonathan in April 2016.

Kumar furthered added that they will be shooting for a Punjabi wedding song, followed by a few emotional sequences featuring Varun and his reel life family. After this, they will fly off to London for a 40-day schedule that begins on February 10.

The film opens on November 8.

“I’ve known Varun’s father and his brother Rohit since a long time. I share a friendly equation with him as well.

gns, Mumbai Actor Aamir Khan is all set to release his first film on Television titled Rubaru Roshni. Aamir Khan always wanted to release the film on Television as he wanted the film to reach a wide number of audience. A source close to the film shared, "Aamir had an option of releasing the film in theatres. But he chose TV as he wanted the film to reach as many people as possible." Recently Aamir Khan had arranged a special screening of Rubaru Roshni for close friends and family in Mumbai which was attended by various prominent personalities from the entertainment industry along with wife Kiran Rao and son Junaid and daughter Ira.

Valentines month is right round the corner, and we’ve got our eyes set on this rom-com! Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon’s next-“Luka Chuppi” looks just like what we have been waiting for.

After being adorable Sonu and lovable Bitti, Kartik ad Kriti are coming back as Mathuranivasis Guddu and Rashmi. The poster much like its title does seem to be playing a little game of hide and seek and we aren’t sure what they have in store.The trailer releases tomorrow i.e. 24th January and we are eagerly awaiting!

From the stable of Maddock, Luka Chuppi is directed by debutant, Laxman Utekar and also features Pankaj Tripathi, Aparshakti Khurrana and Vinay Pathak in prominent roles. Dinesh Vijan presents ‘Luka Chuppi’, a Maddock Films production in association with Jio Studios, directed by Laxman Utekar, starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, releasing on 1st March, 2019.

Is Shah Rukh Khan really doing Don 3? gns, Mumbai

We all know that Shah Rukh Khan has opted out from Siddharth Roy Kapur’s biopic on astronaut Rakesh Sharma because he doesn’t want to do another space film after his recently released film Zero, which tanked at the box-office. So far, so convincing. However, it was the second part of that announcement, which states that instead of Sharma’s biopic, SRK would be doing the third part of the Don franchise, which turns

out to be an intriguing bit of fabrication. Sources close to the Don series say this is not true. “There is no Don 3. Not yet.

Director Farhan Akhtar has no script for the third instalment. Shah Rukh

and Farhan have been struggling for three years to come up with a tenable idea for Don 3. They’re yet to crack the plot,” says the source while wondering at the source of these bogus reports on Don 3. “It made

sense for SRK’s team to announce his exit from the Rakesh Sharma’s biopic.

But, what was the point of mentioning a substitute project that doesn’t exist?

Farhan has no plans of starting Don 3 in the near future. Right now, he only wants to concentrate on his acting career. He is starting his new sports film Toofan directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra that will keep him busy for the next one year. Directing Don 3 or any other film is not on his mind at all,’ adds the source.

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SPORTS ROUNDUP

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed was caught on the stump mic making an alleged racist taunt directed at South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo. The country's cricket board hasn't responded yet.

Date: 24/01/2019, thursday, Ahmedabad

India crushed New Zealand by eight wickets in the first ODI but a bizarre and unprecedented sun-induced interruption overshadowed the on-field action at Napier Wednesday.

India vs New Zealand 1st ODI: Cricket stars hail India on ‘clinical’ win as visitors take 1-0 lead

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Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed is facing backlash on social media and could face action for his alleged racist remarks directed at South African all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo. The remarks were reportedly caught on the stumpmic during the second ODI between the two teams.Among those who criticised Ahmed’s offensive comment was former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar. South Africa were floundering at 80/5 in the 15th over chasing a target of 204 set by Pakistan. Phehlukwayo then held on with Rassie Van Der Dussen to take South Africa all the way to a series-levelling victory. Halfway through the 37th over of the South African innings, Phehlukwayo insideedged a Shaheen Afridi delivery to deep fine leg for a single. He was on 50 at the time, and the stump mic caught wicketkeeper Ahmed making the offending remarks.

Jana Small Finance Bank offers Fixed Deposit at 9.75% for Senior Citizens, on the occasion of Republic Day SS NEWS, Ahmedabad

Jana Small Finance Bank is offering 9.75% interest on Fixed Deposit (FD) to senior citizens for one week, from January 22 to January 28, 2019, on 70th Republic Day of India. Since inception, Jana Small Finance Bank’s sole purpose has been to offer value on hard-earned money of its customers.

The Republic Day offer is in line with

Pakistan’s Sarfraz could be in trouble over alleged racist taunt at Andile Phehlukwayo

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India had a good start to the five-match ODI series against New Zealand as they beat the hosts by eight wickets on DLS method in the first ODI in Napier, thanks to Shikhar Dhawan, who remained unbeaten on 75. Kane Williamson’s 36th

ODI fifty went in vain as India bowled with clinical precision to bundle out New Zealand for a paltry 157 in the first One-day International in Napier on Wednesday. Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler for India, returning figures of 4/39 in 10 overs, while

seamer Mohammed Shami finished with an excellent 3/19 in six overs. The match also saw play being interrupted when the sun made it difficult for the batsmen to spot the ball, leading to an interruption that has never been seen in international cricket before.

Sanjita Chanu’s provisional ban lifted by International Weightlifting Federation gns, New Delhi

The International Weightlifting Federation has revoked the provisional suspension on weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu for a failed dope test, a major reprieve for the two-time Commonwealth Games goldmedallist who has claimed

innocence. In a case that has dragged on for almost a year and has been marred by an “administrative” goof-up in Sanjita’s sample number, the IWF informed that a final decision on the matter is expected in the coming days. “On the basis of the information at its disposal, the IWF has decided that

the provisional suspension of the athlete (Khumukcham Sanjita) shall be lifted as of today (22 January 2019),” IWF’s legal counsel Eva Nyirfa said in an e-mail sent to the national federation and Sanjita. “The IWF Hearing Panel will render its decision on the athlete’s case in due course,” it added.

Shikhar Dhawan becomes second quickest Indian to 5000 ODI runs

Australian Open: Karolina Pliskova wins six games in a row to stun Serena Williams

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India’s opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan became the second fastest Indian to 5000 ODI runs in the first ODI between India and New Zealand at McLean Park in Napier. He also became the fifth fastest overall while joining legendary left-hander Brian Lara in the list. Dhawan surpassed the likes of Sourav Ganguly and Graeme Smith while matching Lara to become the joint-fastest left-handed batsman. Dhawan achieved the feat in his 118th inning while batting in the sixth over of India’s 158-run chase against New Zealand in the first of the ongoing five-match ODI series. South Africa’s Hashim Amla tops the charts with 101 innings to the milestone. West Indies great Vivian Richards achieved the feat in 114 innings while India captain Virat Kohli

Serena Williams squandered four match points and blew a 5-1 lead in the decider as seventh seed Karolina Pliskova produced a stunning fightback to claim a 6-4 4-6 7-5 quarter-final victory over the American at the Australian Open on Wednesday. Williams, chasing a milestone 24th Grand Slam triumph, also saved two match points in the last game but netted on the third as the big-serving Czech shocked a packed Rod Laver Arena with her remarkable rally from the brink of defeat. Pliskova advances to meet Naomi Osaka for a place in the final, denying Williams the chance to avenge her controversial U.S. Open title match defeat to the Japanese fourth seed.

“She improved her game in the second set. She was playing very well, went for her shots. I was a bit passive,” an elated Pliskova said in a postmatch interview.

needed as many innings to get there. Windies great Lara had also needed 118 innings to achieve the milestone. New Zealand’s Kane Williamson is sixth on the list (119 innings), Windies’ Gordon Greenidge seventh (121 innings), South Africa’s AB de Villiers eighth (124 innings) and India’s Sourav Ganguly ninth (126 innings) with the top-10 rounded off by Australia’s Dean Jones who took 128 innings.

The 30-share Sensex finally ended at 36,108.75, down by 336.17 points, or 0.92 per cent.

Sensex melts 336 points, Nifty below 10,900 on weak global cues

this objective. The senior citizens will benefit from high interest rate of 9.75% on the tenure of three years.

The bank is also providing Doorstep Account Opening services, so that the customers can open fixed deposits and savings accounts from the comfort of their home and workplace. Besides, it is also offering 9.25% interest rate to all its customers on three-year Fixed Deposit with no premature withdrawal.

Hearts Get Trendy This Valentine’s Day! Melorra’s Fashionable Fine Jewellery Surprise for Ahmedabad Women SS NEWS, Ahmedabad

For this Valentine’s day, design powerhouse Melorra has reinterpreted the classic heart motif with the latest global fashion trends. It launched its recent ‘Trendy Hearts’ collection in Ahmedabad ahead of Valentine’s Day. The entire collection of gold and diamond jewellery is inspired by the top trends of Autumn/Winter 2018-19. While heart is the central motif, the jewellery designs

reflect trends like Disco Sequins, Knife Pleats, Scarf Print, Flower Bouquet, Animal Print, Bows and Neon. So men, all across the country, take note! This is your chance to gain those big brownie points from your fashionable lady love, this Valentine. Speaking about this, Ms Saroja Yeramilli, CEO and Founder, Melorra said, “Melorra’s Valentine’s Day is tailored for and targeted at every man who is looking for that perfect gift on this day.

Karo Sambhav’s School Programme resulted in over 175 kg e-waste collection in Ahmedabad SS NEWS, Ahmedabad

Karo Sambhav, a tech-enabled Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO), engaged in developing and implementing responsible electronic waste (e-waste) management solutions across India, organised a felicitation ceremony at Smt. Savita Govind English Medium Primary School in Ahmedabad today. The event was organised in conjunction with the successful culmination of the four month-

long school programme aimed at building awareness and inspiring students towards recycling of e-waste. The event was graced

by Mr. Bharat S. Patel, Chairman – Director and Jt. Secretary with GESIA and Board Member with Gujarat Innovation Society.

Delivering the special address, he said, “Karo Sambhav is doing a wonderful job on behalf of the producers like Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo. More and more producers should understand the need of the hour and should join them.

India's industrial activity likely to remain subdued in near term: report New Delhi

India's industrial activity is expected to remain subdued in the near term, owing to muted domestic demand, weak global economic outlook and uncertainty among businesses over the outcome of Lok Sabha elections, 2019, says a report. According to D&B Economy Forecast, concerns about the government curtailing its investment due to significant shortfall in tax collections against

the target, are expected to keep the industrial activity subdued in the near term. Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) expects Index of Industrial Production (IIP) to have moderated by 1.52 per cent during December 2018. As per data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), industrial output growth dropped to a 17-month low of 0.5 per cent in November on account of contraction in manufacturing sector, particularly consumer and capital goods.

Urbanisation to be big driver of Indian economic growth: Kant

Gold prices slip on weak global cues, muted demand

New Delhi

Benchmark Sensex sank over 336 points to end at 36,108.47 in choppy trade on Wednesday following tepid sentiment in other Asian bourses on mounting signs of slowing global growth and concerns over the lingering China-US trade dispute.

Traders said market remained rangebound for the better part of the session as investors kept their exposure at a low ebb due to weak global cues. Towards the fagend, the selling pressure gathered momentum after European markets opened in the negative zone. The 30-share Sensex opened on a firm note at 36,494.12 and advanced to

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touch a high of 36,521.47, largely on drop in global crude prices and a stronger rupee. However, it succumbed to a latesession sell-off and finally ended at 36,108.75, down by 336.17 points, or 0.92 per cent. The gauge had lost 134.32 points in the previous session. The NSE Nifty too tumbled 91.25

points, or 0.84 per cent, to close at 10,831.50 after moving between 10,811.95 and 10,944.75. Meanwhile, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth a net Rs 78.53 crore on Tuesday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth Rs 84.15 crore, provisional data showed.

Gold prices on Wednesday fell by Rs 115 to Rs 33,210 per 10 gram at the bullion market, tracking a weak trend overseas and tepid demand from local jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver, however, staged a strong recovery of Rs 310 to Rs 40,160 per kg due to increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Traders attributed the decline in gold prices to a weak trend overseas and muted demand from jewellers at the domestic markets. Globally, gold fell 0.11 per cent to USD 1,284.30 an ounce but silver

rose 0.16 per cent to USD 15.43 an ounce in New York.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity moved down by Rs 115 each to Rs 33,210 and Rs 33,060 per 10 gram, respectively. The precious metal had gained Rs 125 Tuesday. Sovereign gold, however remained flat at Rs 25,500 per piece of eight gram. Meanwhile, silver ready bounced back by Rs 310 to Rs 40,160 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 311 to Rs 39,1987 per kg.

Silver coins, however, held flat at Rs 77,000 for buying and Rs 78,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

Davos Urbanisation will be a big driver of economic growth in India going forward, supported by favourable macroeconomic factors, accelerated infrastructure building and continuing reforms, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said on Wednesday. Speaking here at an event on sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, he also said the Indian economy may even exceed the IMF growth forecast of 7.5 per cent for the country. Kant said IMF has forecast 7.5 per cent growth for India despite a gloomy outlook for the global economy and this itself is good, though there are expectations that this estimate would be surpassed. He said India is giving a big push to urbanisation with more than 100 smart cities being developed. The country is also using technology in a big way to change

the way business and governance is done, he added. Besides a massive infrastructure building is happening, bank credit flow has rebounded and macroeconomic factors like inflation and fiscal deficit are also being supportive, Kant said. DIPP Secretary Ramesh Abhishek noted that states are competing with each other to attract investments and all political parties have adopted the economic reform process. He listed various reform initiatives undertaken in India, including on areas like ease of doing business, FDI, manufacturing and taxation. They were speaking at Institutional investors' breakfast roundtable, organised by the industry chamber CII and Kotak Mahindra Bank. Other participants included CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee and leaders from Indian and foreign companies.

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Date: 24/01/2019, thursday, Ahmedabad

Ban mobile games like PUBG, they incite violent behaviour in kids: Gujarat to Centre

SS NEWS, Ahmedabad

State Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Wednesday requested the central government to allow Gujarat government to impose a ban on online and mobile games like PUBG owing to the negative impact they have on children.

Through a circular from the office of director primary education, all district education officers and administrative officers were Tuesday asked to take measures to spread awareness among students on the side effects of the game.

“To avoid the negative impact

of internet gaming, to which children and youth are addicted, Gujarat Education Minister

CM handed-over appointment letter to 1954 bus-conductors of GSRTC SS NEWS, Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani launched ‘Inter State Bus Services’ of the Gujarat State Road and Transport Corporation (GSRTC) in Ahmedabad, today. On the occasion, he also handed over appointment letters to 1954 newly inducted male and female bus-conductors. The Chief Minister also announced that the passengers will get 4 to 6% discounts on e-tickets purchased either through official website or mobile booking application. The 6 % discounts will be given on the premium buses, AC, and Volvo; and 4 % discounts on Gurjar Nagari Express or Simple Sleeper buses.

He termed this as a step towards fulfilling the dream of ‘Digital India’ envisaged by Prime Minister Mr. Narendrabhai Modi.

Inspiring the new recruits in his address, Mr. Rupani categorically stated that the ST services are directly connected with the common-man, so their (Conductors) good behaviors with the people will take the prestige and credit of the ST to a new height. The transparency and honesty in the services of the state government has created merit based employment opportunities for over 100,000 youths. He also further stated that the premium inter-state bus services started with 30 buses included places like Varanasi, Goa, Nathdwara, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, Haryana and others.

Bhupendrasinh Chudasama has requested the central government to allow Gujarat government to impose a ban on such negative games like PUBG,” an official statement from the minister’s office said. Acting on the circular from the office of Director of Primary Education, the district education officers and administrative officers issued a directive to all private and government schools on January 22, informing the teachers about the same. “It is in favour of children and youth that mobile games like PUBG, that incite violent behaviour, are banned.

Gujarat Cabinet approves 10% quota, Rs 8 lakh income cap is sole criterion SS NEWS, Gandhinagar

The state Cabinet approved the 10 per cent quota in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections of society in its weekly meeting on Wednesday, deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said. Patel said that in the wake of the central government's announcement of granting 10 per cent quota for the impoverished sections of non-reserved communities earlier this month, the state government had decided to extend the quota benefit to youths having an annual family income of up to Rs 8 lakh. The deputy chief minister said that unlike the central

government, which had announced that those owning residential flats or plots beyond a certain size would not be entitled to the 10 per cent reservation benefit, the state government had fixed only an income cap as a sole criterion. "Any youth belonging to a non-reserved community having annual family income of less than Rs 8 lakh

Gujarat: For its officials, Revenue Dept lists dos and don’ts of using social media

will be eligible for getting the reservation benefit.

The government will issue a formal notification in this regard soon," he told reporters. He clarified that the candidate's income, as also the incomes of his/her parents, and of brothers and sisters aged 18 years and above would be considered as being part of the family income. He said income derived from service, agriculture, business or any other source would all be taken into consideration to decide eligibility. The deputy chief minister also said that as in the case of reservations for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes, 33 per cent of seats reserved for the economically weaker sections would be set aside for women.

Bullet Train Project 12 ha acquired for Surat station, govt pays farmers Rs 32 crore

SS NEWS, Gandhinagar

The state Revenue Department has brought out a list of “a code of conduct” for its officials on using social media. While the department encourages use of Twitter for dissemination of information, especially during disasters, it cautions the officers against posting messages that are “defamatory or create enmity or hatred among groups of people”.

The circular, dated January 21, also suggests accepting policy criticism on social media for improvement of programmes or scheme. It also encourages use of messaging platform ‘WhatsApp’ for disaster coordination or other coordination work. The circular has been signed by Hareet Shukla, Secretary, Revenue Department. “As a part of digital revolution, as new means of communication platforms evolve, it is necessary to dynamically evaluate available platforms for their effectiveness consistent with the need for sufficient security and the need for maintaining

SS NEWS, Surat

The circular, dated January 21, also suggests accepting policy criticism on social media for improvement of programmes or scheme. It also encourages use of messaging platform ‘WhatsApp’ for disaster coordination or other coordination work. official record in relation to the government communication.

As the available platforms themselves emerge, mature and sometimes fade away in view of the intense competition, it is necessary to prescribe appropriate guidelines for the Government

officials to ensure that they take the best advantage of available technologies without compromising on the need for record keeping and security,” states the circular, which has listed “dos and don’ts” of using social media platform in official work.

“For disaster co-ordination and for other co-ordination related work such as meeting instruction or communicating for seeking information or for event co-ordination messaging platform of ‘WhatsApp’ should be utilised,” it stated.

The Surat district administration on Wednesday acquired 13 hectare of land at Antroli village in Surat district for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, and gave Rs 32 crore as compensation to the land-losing farmers. According to project officials, the bullet train station for Surat will be built at Antroli village. “We have to acquire 39 hectare of land at Antroli, out of which we have acquired 12 hectare,and we are slowly

working on to convince the remaining farmers to give up their land. In Surat district, a total of 140 hectare is to be acquired for the bullet train project. We are speeding up land acquisition. Till now we have given Rs 77 crore through RTGS to 135 farmers whose land had been acquired.

At present, we are giving them 80 per cent of the amount, while the remaining amount will be given after the documentation process gets completed,” said J P Mayatra, land acquisition officer of Surat.

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‘Hola, I’m Mike Pence’: VP delivers Donald Trump won’t soften hardline on China to make trade deal message of support to Venezuelans In a taped video message in English with a few Spanish words and phrases mixed in, Pence, who has lashed out at Maduro before, declared him a "dictator" who has no rightful claim to power.

Washington US Vice President Mike Pence issued a video message of support to Venezuelans on Tuesday to encourage those who are protesting against President Nicolas Maduro and underline US backing for opposition leader Juan Guaido.

Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday plans to hold marches nationwide as part of an annual event that marks the fall of a military government in 1958. Government critics are increasingly comparing Maduro to dictator Marcos Perez, who was pushed from power that year. In a taped video message in English with a few Spanish

words and phrases mixed in, Pence, who has lashed out at Maduro before, declared him a “dictator” who has no rightful claim to power. “On behalf of President Donald Trump and all the American people, let me express the unwavering support of the United States as you, the people of Venezuela, raise your voices in a call for freedom,” Pence said after offering a greeting of “hola,” which means “hello” in Spanish. “Nicolas Maduro is a dictator with no legitimate claim to power. He has never won the presidency in a free and fair election, and has maintained his grip of power by imprisoning anyone who dares to oppose him.”

Washington As much as US President Donald Trump wants to boost markets through a trade pact with China, he will not soften his position that Beijing must make real structural reforms, including how it handles intellectual property, to reach a deal, advisers say. Offering to buy more American goods is unlikely by itself to overcome an issue that has bedeviled talks between the two countries. Those talks are set to continue

when Chinese Vice Premier Liu He visits Washington at the end of January. The United States accuses China of stealing intellectual property and forcing American companies to share technology when they do business in China. Beijing denies the accusations. With a March 1 deadline approaching to reach an agreement or risk an escalation of tariffs on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, the two sides are still far apart on key, structural elements critical for a deal, according to sources familiar with the talks.

including Vice President Wang Qishan, who is to speak on Wednesday. None of them, though, participated in a panel during one of the forum’s most prominent time slots Tuesday that was focused on the Belt and Road Initiative and billed as a review of “China’s trillion-dollar vision.

Instead, the vice chairman of a governmentlinked trade association and the chairman of a state-owned business spoke cautiously about the initiative. Except for a long-scheduled meeting with African leaders in Beijing in September, top Chinese officials have said fairly little about

the Belt and Road program since last summer.

The initiative has been plagued by allegations of corruption, overspending on vanity projects, excessive debt and other problems in countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Uganda. The panel on Tuesday seemed like an opportunity to recast the initiative’s image to a crowd stacked with government leaders and tycoons from developing countries, many of which have borrowed heavily from Chinese financial institutions to build infrastructure as part of the program.

China proceeds with Belt and Road push, but does it more quietly

The Belt and Road discussion was moderated by Tian Wei making the absence of Chinese government officials, who typically shun panels with foreign moderators known to have criticized China, somewhat surprising.

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Ever since President Xi Jinping of China unveiled the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013 to link the economies of Asia, Europe and Africa with highways, rail lines and power plants, Beijing has promoted the program as a centerpiece of its foreign policy. But China has turned down the volume on its plan, even though it still appears to be moving forward. Various senior Chinese government officials are at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,

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