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Short News A year after clashes, security beefed up at Koregaon Bhima to avoid rerun Pune: Thousands of people have visited the ‘Jay Stambh’, a war memorial, in Maharashtra’s Koregaon Bhima village on January 1 to mark the 201st anniversary of the 1818 battle between the British and the Peshwas. The administration has stepped up security to avoid the repeat of last year’s violence that broke out between Dalits and right-wing groups and marred the bicentennial celebration. According to reports, at least 20,000 security personnel, including 5,000 police personnel, 1,200 Home Guards and 12 companies of the Rapid Action Force and the State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) have been deployed in and around the war memorial. Besides large-scale police deployment, 500 CCTV cameras, 11 drone cameras and 40 video cameras have also been put in place to monitor the area. Maharashtra police has also denied permission to a number of religious leaders and groups for visiting the village and externed 64 people and booked 1,211 people under preventive action.
Shatrughan Sinha no longer to be treated as 'VIP' at Patna airport
Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shatrughan Sinha will no longer be treated as a 'VIP' at Patna Airport, said a senior official on Monday. Rajendra Singh Lahauriya, Director at Jay Prakash Narayan Airport, said that Sinha who was earlier exempted from security checks and regular frisking, will no longer hold the privilege. The former Union Minister was earlier allowed to bring his vehicle to the tarmac and was also exempted from the security frisking. "The facilities were extended to Sinha for a period which ended in June this year. No orders have been received for extending the same," informed Lauhariya.
K Chandrasekhar Rao cheated in polls, says Congress
Hyderabad: Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao won the recent Assembly elections by cheating, said Congress in-charge of Telangana affairs R.C. Khuntia at a meeting held here on Monday. Several prominent Congress leaders of Telangana state attended the meeting which discussed the upcoming Panchayat Raj elections and reviewed the reasons for the defeat in the Assembly elections. Mr Khuntia said, “Chief Electoral Officer of Telangana Rajat Kumar admitted that around 22 lakh voters were missing from the electoral rolls. This is proof of irregularities in the elections. Several EVMs were tampered. There is difference in number of votes polled and number of votes counted. They (the TRS) used money, police and several other means to win the elections. We will complain to Central Election Commission and will also approach the President of India. The MLAs have not sworn in even 20 days after the elections. Because of the fear of the CBI filing cases against him, Mr Rao has turned the TRS into the B-Team of the BJP. We will prove this in panchayat elections.” TPCC president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said, “We discussed the election strategies.
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"Come back before sunrise, irrespective of the success or failure of the mission" This was the message of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian Army Special Forces' commandos who went across the Line of Control on September 28, 2016 to carry out surgical strikes at terrorist campsin Pakistan-occupiedKashmir Modi, while revealing details of the military action for the first time, told ANI in an interview that the date of the attack was changed twice, keeping in mind the safety and security of the troops The strikes were carried out days after terrorists attacked an Army camp in Uri in Kashmir, killing 20 soldiers. The Prime Minister said the surgical strikes were planned as there was a "rage" building up within him as well as the Army after soldiers were burnt alive in the terror attack in Uri. gns news : New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday suggested any decision on an ordinance on Ram temple in Ayodhya can happen only after the completion of the judicial process but asserted that the government was ready to make all efforts to fulfil its responsibility. Mr Modi’s comments came amidst heightened demands by Hindutava organisations, including the RSS, for an ordinance for an early construction of the temple. “Let the judicial process
take its own course. Don’t weigh it in political terms. Let the judicial process be over. After the judicial process is over, whatever be our responsibility as government, we are ready to make all efforts,” the Prime Minister said during an interview, broadcast by several TV channels. Reacting to the comments, the RSS said people expect the Modi government to fulfil its promise of building the Ram temple within its tenure as the BJP was elected to power in 2014 for committing to all possible efforts to do
so. “Under the leadership of Modi, the BJP in its 2014 election manifesto had promised to make all possible efforts within the ambit of the Constitution to build the Ram temple. People of India gave the BJP a majority, trusting their promise,” the RSS tweeted. People of India expect the government to fulfil the promise within its tenure, it added. The RSS also described Mr Modi’s remarks as a “positive step” towards the construction of the Ram temple, saying it was in line with a resolution passed by the
The Indian Army has been firmly dealing with infiltration bids and incidents of unprovoked firing by Pakistani Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K.
India facing complex security challenges, threat to territorial integrity, internal stability: Bipin Rawat New Delhi India is facing complex and dynamic security challenges along its borders, which are a threat to the country’s territorial integrity and internal stability, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat has said. In a new year message to Army personnel, he hailed the collective grit, determination and sacrifices of the troops in standing up to the challenges along the borders as well as in combating threats of terrorism. “We are facing complex and dynamic security challenges along our borders which threaten territorial integrity and internal stability of the nation,” Gen. Rawat said. He, however, did not
BJP in 1989 in Palampur in which the saffron party had committed to the construction either through mutual consultation or an enabling legislation. However, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut reacted sharply, wondering “whether law is bigger than lord Ram.” Drawing a parallel with the triple talaq case, Mr Modi said an ordinance came only after the Supreme Court order. He also accused the Congress of delaying the judicial process in the Ram temple case through its lawyers.
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Gen. Rawat said. The Indian Army has been firmly dealing with infiltration bids and incidents of unprovoked firing by Pakistani Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K. The Army has also improved its vigilance in several key sectors along the border with China following last year’s Doklam episode.
Seeking a stronger Dalit connect ahead of national polls and also aiming to create a world record, the BJP will be cooking over 3,000 kg of khichdi with rice and lentils collected from nearly three lakh Dalit households in Delhi at its rally here on Sunday. ‘Samrasta Khichdi’ will be cooked at the Bhim Mahasangam rally in Ramleela Maidan with the ingredients collected by members of Delhi BJP’s SC Morcha. The rally will be addressed by party chief Amit Shah. “We have covered over two
lakh Dalit houses so far and expect to reach 90 per cent of the targeted three lakh households in the coming days. Also, we are in touch with
Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passed away due to prolonged illness at the age of 81 on December 31, his son Sarfaraz confirmed. Kader Khan was admitted to a hospital in Canada and his son confirmed that his last rites will be conducted in the country. "My dad has left us. He passed away on December 31 at 6 pm as per Canadian time due to prolonged illness. He slipped into coma in the afternoon. He was in the hospital for 16-17 weeks." "The last rites will be
performed here in Canada only. We have our entire family here and we live here so we are doing it," Kader Khan's son Sarfaraz told PTI. "We are thankful to everyone for their blessings and prayers," he added. The news of the death of the actorscreenwriter, who was at his peak in the 1980s-90s, comes days after his son dismissed media reports of his demise. Kader Khan had developed breathing issues and the doctors had reportedly transferred him from regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator.
The accused, identified as Kalua, had attacked Singh with axe, chopping off his fingers and then inflicting head wound.
Man who attacked Bulandshahr cop with axe arrested: police
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president and former India cricket captain, Mohammad Azaharuddin, is all set to join the Telangana Rashtra Samiti and is likely to be given the Lok Sabha ticket from Secunderabad. Sources close to Mr Azaharuddin and former Congress leader who joined the TRS recently, have confirmed this. A non-resident Indian is said to be negotiating with the TRS leadership about Mr Azaharuddin joining the partyTRS chief and Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao has responded positively to this development, say sources. Mr Azharuddin was appointed working president of the TPCC just before the recent Assembly elections in an attempt to keep him in the party.
One of the main accused in the killing of police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr during mob violence in December has been arrested on Tuesday. An axe has also been recovered from his possession, police said. According to a report in NDTV, the accused man, identified as Kalua, had attacked Singh with an axe, chopping off a couple of his fingers and then inflicting a head wound. After that, the officer was shot. Prashant Natt, the man who allegedly shot the inspector, was arrested on December 27. The police inspector was killed in clashes with the protesters in Syana in Bulandshahr
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mention about the situation along India’s nearly 4,000km frontier with China or along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. “Our steadfast resolve to ensure territorial integrity has been evident from the collective grit, determination and sacrifice of our troops who have stood their ground under the most challenging, inhospitable and most hostile circumstances,”
Kader Khan was admitted in a hospital in Canada and his son confirmed that his last rites will be conducted in the country.
Guinness Book for getting this feat registered as a world record,” said Delhi BJP SC Morcha president Mohanlal Gihara. The current world record of largest khichdi cooked is 918.8 kg, which was achieved by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Ministry of Food Processing Industries at World Food India festival held in Delhi in November 2017. Gihara said Nagpurbased chef Vishnu Manohar and his team, who had attempted to cook 3,000 kg khichdi in a single vat, have been invited to cook ‘Samrasta Khichdi’ at the rally that is expected to be attended by over 50,000 people.
district. Two persons were also injured in police firing one of whom, Sumit, died later. The police clashed with people who had blocked a road in Syana while protesting against illegal animal slaughter. According to reports, cow carcass was found in the fields in a village on Monday morning and as
the people gathered, the police reached the spot. Angry mobs attacked the cops who later fired in the air. The protesters torched the Chingarwathi police outpost and set several vehicles, including a police van, on fire and pelted stones at the cops. Kalua will be produced in the court later in the day.
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Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday arrived at the state secretariat for the first time in four months after he was admitted to AIIMS last September. Parrikar was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and has been receiving treatment since February last year. The chief minister got down from his car at the main gate of the secretariat at around 10:45 AM, smiled at people, and walked inside, sources said. Hundreds of BJP workers who had gathered
outside the complex cheered when Parrikar arrived. He was formally welcomed by BJP MLAs, including Legislative Assembly Speaker Pramod Sawant, ministers Mauvin Godinho, Milind Naik, Nilesh Cabral and former MLA Kiran Kandolkar. Sources from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) told PTI that Parrikar held a meeting with officials of the Personnel department to review existing vacancies and other issues like promotions and transfers that needed urgent attention. He also met staff of his office, they said.
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A guide to the corrupt intellectual’s year-end lists Around this time every year, intellectuals release lists of people whom we should adore. This is a morally dubious, intellectually dull, and journalistically meaningless exercise. The number of suckers who take such lists seriously has gone down in the past years as the power of intellectuals has declined, but the tradition of compiling lists has endured. Here is a reader’s guide to how and why these lists are made. 1) The intellectual who agrees to compile a list of the finest minds in his field of activity will try to exclude his rivals in the tribute. The important quality of a rival is not that he or she is a contender, but that the rival is primarily an equal. 2) Envy is not an emotion that is born out of deprivation, rather envy is a quality between equals. So an academic or a writer or any other type of artist will first name superstars in his field, who are beyond competition and professionally very useful to suck up to. (The only meaningful form of networking is one that is not called networking.) Then he will create moralistic reasons to include people at the bottom who are not a threat to him. When an intellectual pays tributes to “the new voices” or “the fresh voices” or “the outliers”, he or she means “people who don’t threaten my place”. This is the reason why many middle-aged intellectuals appear to be generous to the youth, debutants and the provincial vernacular. 3) The non-threatening provincial intellectual is a particular favourite of Indian English writers who need hyper-moral reasons to subdue their more potent contemporaries. This is why the Indian anglicized intellectual has been so generous to, say, Perumal Murugan in ways Tamil intellectuals have never been. 4) The wariness for the contemporary is the reason why most Indian writers in English, when asked to name their favourite “Indian writers”, will name either R.K. Narayan or Kiran Nagarkar—because they are not rivals. 5) The question readers should ask is whether intellectuals and artists who are vulnerable to pettiness are reliable interpreters of the world and of the mind. (The answer is “yes” but that is for another day.) 6) The greatest insult for any talented artist is not the exclusion from the lists of the petty intellectual, but to realise that the petty intellectual thinks you are his equal. 7) In American and British year-end lists, there is usually a “global” category for best books and films. In Western civilisation, “global” means stuff from Africa or Asia that is quaint enough to be foreign but not so authentic that it will be incomprehensible to the West. By the way, this is exactly how Nasa searches for extraterrestrials in the universe—a life form that is certainly not us but still organic life, drinks water and sends radio signals. 8) In recent times, a new list category has surfaced—intellectuals. This is understandable because for years intellectuals have been compiling lists and now they want to be in the lists. 9) As in the case of the word “meditation”, everybody appears to be sure what the word “intellectual” means but when you start asking people specific questions you get varied and contradictory answers. An intellectual is usually referred to as a “thinker”. By this people mean “an original thinker” because every hu- - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara man is after all “a thinker”. Editor
Bollywood Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan fails to impress in China
gns news : New Delhi Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan failed to impress Chinese audiences with a poor opening on Friday which will be his first flop in the Chinese market after a string of box office hits. This is the first movie that failed to click in China after the massive success of his previous films 3 Idiots, Dangal and Secret Superstars which won him massive revenues besides a huge fan following.
Thugs of Hindostan raked 10.74 million yuan (USD1.56 million) at the box office and according to Chinese movie ticketing platform Maoyan, the movie is estimated to get in only 96.1 million yuan, possibly the worst of Aamir’s movie performances in China, state-run Global Times reported this weekend. Thugs of Hindostan had performed miserably at the Indian box office too and the makers had hoped Aamir’s popularity in China will help the film
gns news : Mumbai Ranveer Singh is certainly the blue-eyed boy of both the filmmakers as well as of his ever-growing fans. Currently basking in the success on the personal and professional front, he has definitely had a bagful of great films. With Simmba rocking at the box office and having received both rave reviews and jam-packed cinema halls, we wonder what’s next for Ranveer in 2019? It is needless to state that all eyes are stationed on his next film Takht, that has a stellar cast including Anil
Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Bhumi Pednekar and Janhvi Kapoor. It is being produced by
Karan Johar who is not only a brilliant filmmaker but has a great business sense too. For Ranveer, who has known Karan
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for a while now and has worked with him on Simmba, reveals that when the latter offered him the role in Takht, he got to see a completely different side of him. “He is a lighthearted man in his demeanor, but behind that, he is a serious and passionate filmmaker. Here’s he offering me a film and there’s something different about him. His eyes are different; his body language is different, and his voice is different. I saw a different side of Karan that was a complete revelation to me. There was just this sheer great desire to make this film,” reveals the actor.
Simmba box collection: Ranveer Singh starrer earns Rs 96.35 crore
New year, new do! Kylie Jenner’s hair has undergone some gorgeous transformations over the years. And now according to reports on EOnline.com, the reality star has dyed her hair baby blue. In November, 21-year-old went more seasonal and debuted an icy blonde look. Seems like she’s staying in the holiday and weatherhued spirit with her light blue hair. On Saturday night, Kylie posted a video on her Instagram story of her blonde locks being washed and captioned it “fresh roots.”
he actor chose to surprise his mother, Ata Johnson, by buying her a brand new house for Christmas.
wrong, leaving the actor unable to walk properly. Apart from being an actor, Kader Khan has also written dialogues for over 250 movies. Actor Akshay Kumar tweeted, "Saddened to learn about the demise of #KaderKhan Saab, had the good fortune of working with him in quite a few films...a fine actor and an even better comedian. My thoughts and prayers with his family " Tusshar Kapoor tweeted, "RIP Kader Khan Saab......a cinematic genius in both comedy and emotions! A number of us grew up watching your performances! A legend in life and death both! Actor Anil Kapoor tweeted, "Deeply saddened by the news of Kader Khan’s demise. I had the chance of working with him & it was an inspiring experience.
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is known for having a big and generous heart and his Christmas present to his mother proves it once again. The actor chose to surprise his mother, Ata Johnson, by buying her a brand new house for Christmas. According to reports on People.com, the 46-yearold took to Instagram to share a video on Saturday
Veteran actor Kader Khan passed away on Tuesday morning in Canada. Kader Khan’s son Sarfaraz Khan confirmed the news to indianexpress.com. He said, “Yes, my dad has left us this morning. He was unwell from last few months and in the hospital from last few days. We tried everything we could, but it was time. He was a very loving man and he loved everyone who was a part of his life.” The 81-yearold actor developed breathing issues and the doctors reportedly transferred him from a regular ventilator to BiPAP ventilator. Khan, who lived in Canada with his son Sarfaraz and daughter-in-law, underwent a knee surgery last year, which went
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showing the moment when he revealed his present to his mother. “Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas (sic),” the actor captioned the video. In the video, Ata opens a card with the ticket and starts to read it before crying tears of joy and hugging her son. “Guess what?” she says to her granddaughter Jasmine, “I get a brand-new house!”
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Dove Cameron is opening up about why she recently went to the ER, causing her to miss performances of Clueless: The Musical, reports DailyMail.co.uk. The 22-year-old actress and singer posted an update on her Instagram on Sunday. “Hi loves — you’ve been asking what sent me to the ER the other night & i didn’t wanna leave you hanging (sic),” she wrote, adding, “While i was dancing, something happened with my upper spine and neck & the surrounding nerves, which is why i couldn’t rotate my neck or back. i’ll be fine, but i need to rest and not aggravate my injury for a few days. because of this, i have had to miss a few performances of #CluelessTheMusical (sic).” We wish her a speedy recovery!
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gns news : Mumbai Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba is doing quite well for itself at the box office. In a matter of just three days, the Rohit Shetty directorial crossed the Rs 50 crore mark, and how. Now, the cop drama is inching towards the 100-crore mark. It has earned Rs 96.35 crore so far.Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the box office collection of Simmba. He tweeted, “#Simmba ends 2018 on a thunderous note… Records superb numbers on Mon [31 Dec]… Will continue its victory march today [1 Jan]… It’s #Simmba wave at the BO… Fri 20.72 cr, Sat 23.33 cr, Sun 31.06 cr, Mon 21.24 cr [better than Fri]. Total: ₹ 96.35 cr. India biz.”
After essaying the role of a lawyer in her last film Batti Gul Meter Chalu, actress Yami Gautam is all set to don the uniform as an intelligence officer in her next film, Uri: The Surgical Strike. “There are not too many films where you see actresses playing intelligence officers. I had to understand the layers of the character and what goes in an officer’s mind all the time because they are thinking constantly all the time. It’s a very important job and at the same time it had to look effortless,” said Yami. With the content-based cinema taking the limelight the actress believes the current phase of cinema is the most liberating one for an artist. “It’s amazing and it’s liberating for any cinema lover or any creative person. The actors are pushing the barriers and audience are accepting that change. Vicky Donor was one such film which had a path-breaking script,” she said. “I am glad that this year we saw a lot of such content which was different and amazing. In this digital age, how you surprise your audience every time is a huge challenge for all of us. So it’s a very good time,” she added. A military drama, Uri is based on the real-life incident that took place in 2016 when the Indian Army conducted a surgical strike in Uri, Kashmir.
Sonali Bendre’s husband Goldie Behl writes a heartfelt note on her 44th birthday gns news : Mumbai Actor Sonali Bendre, who is on a ‘happy interval’ from her treatment for ‘high grade’ cancer, hosted a New Year bash at her residence in Mumbai on Monday. Those who came for the party included Sussanne Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Kunal Kapoor, Naina Bachchan and a few other close friends. Also, Goldi Behl, Sonali’s husband organised a surprise birthday celebration for her. The Kal Ho Na Ho actor turns a year older today. Wishing his wife on social media, Behl wrote, “Happy birthday Sonali ❤ They say your partner needs to be your best friend, your sounding board, your mirror, your strength, your inspiration. You have been all that and more to me. 2018 was a tough year on you but I am so proud of the dignity and courage with which you handled it. Not only did you help me find my own strength, but you imparted that to every soul who
followed your life closely. It is never easy to be at the receiving end and yet be so positive and spread so much love. “Thank you for being the person you are. On your special day, I wish you all things wonderful, all things love, all things that bring a cheer to you through the year.
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Rishabh Pant actually turns baby sitter for Tim Paine’s kids
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gns news : New Delhi After the banter between Rishabh Pant and Australia captain Tim Paine made headlines in the third Test in Melbourne, India’s wicketkeeper-batsman actually turned babysitter for Paine. Bonnie Paine, Tim’s wife, posted a picture of Pant with her babies and said ‘Best Babysitter.’Paine had joked about recruiting Pant to Hurricanes in order to try and distract him in the middle. “Big MS (Dhoni) is back in the one-day squad too, we might get him (Pant) down to the Hurricanes… we need a batter. Fancy that, Pantsy? Extend your little Aussie holiday. Beautiful town Hobart too, I’ll get you a nice apartment on the waterfront. (I’ll) have him over for dinner. Can you babysit? I’ll take the wife to the movies one night and you’ll look after the kids,” the Aussie captain was heard on the stump mic. The banter had continued the next day with Pant was heard saying to Mayank Agarwal, “We got a special guest today. Have you ever heard of a temporary captain, ever, Mayank?” he said. India beat Australia by 137 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series.
Rohit Kumar put in a solid all-round performance to guide Bengaluru Bulls to a dominating 41-29 win over Gujarat Fortunegiants in the first qualifier and storm into the finals of Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 in Kochi on Monday. Pawan Sehrawat continued his fine run of form and top scored for the Bengaluru Bulls with 13 raid points, while skipper Rohit Kumar amassed 11 points at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium here. Sachin got yet another super 10 for Gujarat Fortunegiants and was ably supported by Prapanjan who scored 5 raid points but it was not enough in the end. While Bengaluru Bulls have qualified for the final, Gujarat still have a chance to make it the finals when they play in the second qualifier against the winner between UP Yoddha and Dabang Delhi. Pawan opened Bengaluru’ account with a running hand touch in the second minute while Sachin got a two-point raid for Gujarat. It was Sachin who kept the Fortunegiants going in the initial period of the match by picking bonus and raid points.
Former France midfielder Samir Nasri has completed his expected move to Premier League team West Ham on a deal to the end of the season after he finished a doping ban. gns news : mubai Former France midfielder Samir Nasri has completed his expected move to Premier League team West Ham on a deal to the end of the season after he finished a doping ban. The Hammers on Monday announced the signing of the 31-year-old Nasri, who is available to play from Tuesday after an 18-month ban for receiving an intravenous treatment at a Los Angeles clinic in breach of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s rules. Nasri has been without a club since leaving Antalyaspor of Turkey in January and previously played in the Premier League for Arsenal and Manchester City, the latter under now West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini. He has been training with West Ham and there is an option to extend his stay beyond
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the optional session, leg-spinner Labuschagne, who is tipped to play in SCG was seen bowling to Queensland teammate Khawaja. Opener Aaron Finch, who has scored only a single half-century in three
ATF price cut by 14.7 per cent; costs less than petrol, diesel gns news : New Delhi
India vs Australia: Seven Australian players hit SCG nets on New Year’s Day Seven Australian players, including skipper Tim Paine, hit the SCG nets on the first day of the new year in their bid to get battle ready ahead of the mustwin fourth and final Test against India starting January 3. “Seven members of the 14-man squad – Tim Paine, Nathan Lyon, Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, Marcus Harris, Peter Handscomb and Marnus Labuschagne – trained under brilliant Sydney sunshine in the morning as the nation steadily rose after seeing in 2019,” Cricket Australia’s official website posted. During
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the end of the season. “I am very pleased to welcome Samir to West Ham United,” Pellegrini said on whufc.com. “He is a player I obviously know well from our time together at Manchester City and I am happy to be working with him again. “He has been working very hard here in recent weeks to build up his fitness and condition after a long period without playing, and he is now very determined to return to his best.” Nasri is a two-time Premier League winner, having won the trophy with City in 2011-12 and 201314, the latter season under Pellegrini. “Coming back to the most competitive league in the world, with a team full of ambition with a manager that I know, it’s the best job in the world and I’m really excited about it,” Nasri said.
After Perth, MCG pitch gets ‘average rating’ from ICC Melbourne
The ICC has rated the MCG pitch used for third India vs Australia Test as a "average", very similar rating to the Perth Stadium track for the second Test. According to a report in Sydney Morning Herald, "The Melbourne Cricket Club's bid to hold on to the Boxing Day Test has been boosted after the MCG was given an average rating by the International Cricket Council following India's 137-run win." As per reports, the ICC confirmed the rating on Tuesday, a marked improvement from the three demerit points that they earned after last year's drawn Ashes Test. A rating of average means that the ground does not get demerit points from ICC. Under ICC rules, a venue loses international status if it tallies five demerit points over a rolling five-year period. The MCG track came under scanner after it took India nearly two days to post 443 runs even premier batsman Cheteshwar Pujara attributed their sedate batting to the nature of the track.
Sri Lanka cricket rated most corrupt by ICC: minister
Jet fuel price on Tuesday was cut by a record 14.7 per cent on the back of decline in international rates, making it cheaper than both petrol and diesel. The price of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) -- used to power airplanes -- was slashed by Rs 9,990 per kilolitre, or 14.7 per cent, to Rs 58,060.97 per kl, according to price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. This is the second straight monthly reduction in rates and the biggest single cut ever. Prices were slashed by Rs 8,327.83 per kl, or 10.9 per cent, on December 1. The two consecutive price reduction has brought ATF rates to their lowest levels in a year and will provide much-needed relief to cash-strapped airlines. Rates are now cheaper than both petrol and diesel in most parts of the country and it is less expensive than even non-PDS kerosene in cities like Mumbai. A litre of petrol, used in motorcycles and cars, costs Rs 68.65 in Delhi as compared to Rs 58,060.97 per kl or Rs 58.06 per litre price for ATF. A litre of diesel, which is mostly used as fuel in trucks and buses, comes for Rs 62.66. ATF costs just a shade higher than the price charged for kerosene sold through non-PDS (public distribution
system) outlets in Delhi. Non-PDS in Delhi is priced at Rs 56.59 per litre. ATF in Mumbai, home to one of the busiest airport in the country, costs Rs 58,017.33 per kl or Rs 58.01 per litre. A litre of petrol in the city costs Rs 74.30 and diesel is priced at Rs 65.56 per litre. It costs less than even non-PDS kerosene in the city which is sold at Rs 59.53 a litre. Rates vary from city to city depending on local taxes. Continuing its downward march, petrol price on Tuesday was cut by 19 paise a litre and diesel rates were reduced by 20 paise. Petrol now costs Rs 68.65 a litre in Delhi and diesel is priced at Rs 62.66. Rates have been on the decline since October 18 and cumulatively prices have been cut by Rs 14.18 per litre in case of petrol and Rs 13.03 a litre for diesel.
India remains fastest growing economy ahead of China gns news : New Delhi
India remained ahead of China to retain the tag world's fastest growing large economy withstanding several ups and downs, spike in oil prices and global trade war like situation during 2018. Indian economy's roller-coaster ride during the year gone by was best captured by the GDP growth. In the first quarter of 2018-19 ending June 30, it grew at an impressive 8.2 per cent, after 7.7 per cent in the first three months of the year.Then it slipped to 7.1 per cent in the next quarter ending September 30. Fitch Ratings slashed India's GDP growth forecast to 7.2 per cent for the current fiscal, from 7.8 per cent projected in September, citing higher financing cost and reduced credit availability. According to Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar, the focus of the government in 2019 will be
to expedite reforms with a view to accelerate growth. "India will grow at around 7.8 per cent in the next calendar year and investment cycle that has already started picking-up will gather further strength and we will see more private investments," Kumar said. Experts, however, expect that moderating growth can force the government to spend more before the next general elections and that could lead to fiscal pressures. Global factors such as sudden zoom in crude prices (which are now easing), strengthening US dollar, slowing growth in the wake of US-China trade war and the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rate for the fourth time in a year did take the toll on India's economy. The banking sector ruled the headlines in 2018. The year opened with India's biggest banking scam coming to light. On February 14, state-owned Punjab National Bank said it had detected a Rs 11,400 crore scam where billionaire-jeweller Nirav Modi allegedly acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking from a branch in Mumbai to secure overseas credit from other Indian lenders. The case has gathered a long political traction, with the government making little progress in bringing back the absconding accused. The year ended with a rare face-off between the Reserve Bank of India and the Central government.
Over dozen CPSEs evince interest in raising funds via debt ETF next fiscal
A host of scandals have rocked SL cricket in recent years including a match-fixing controversy revealed in a TV sting operation. Colombo Sri Lanka has been rated as the most corrupt cricket nation by the world governing body, the country's sports minister said Monday. The International Cricket Council feels "Sri Lanka's cricket administration is corrupt from top to bottom", Harin Fernando said, adding that he had been shown a confidential report on the matter at a Dubai meeting. A host of scandals have rocked Sri Lankan cricket in recent years including a match-fixing controversy revealed in a sting operation carried out for a TV documentary. The ICC anti-corruption unit has regularly investigated cases in the island nation. The crisis-ridden Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is to hold delayed elections in February, which were due last May when the term of
president Thilanga wSumathipala ended. Sumathipala has been accused of violating ICC rules by holding office despite alleged links to gambling. He denies the charges. "Unfortunately Sri Lanka is being ranked as one of the worst
or the top worst country for cricket corruption," Fernando told reporters after returning from the meeting with ICC anti-corruption chief Alex Marshall. "They told me that the problem was not limited to bookies, but even the local game's links with
the underworld," he said, adding that the corruption was more to do with cricket administration than players. Last month former Sri Lankan fast bowler Dilhara Lokuhettige was suspended for corruption during a limited over league in 2017. Lokuhettige was the third Sri Lankan player charged for violating the anti-corruption code following cases against former captain and ex-chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya and former paceman Nuwan Zoysa. Jayasuriya was charged for failing to cooperate with a match-fixing probe and concealing information. Zoysa was suspended over match-fixing accusations. The minister said the ICC would grant an amnesty to Sri Lankan players who disclose details of wrongdoing in the game.
New Delhi
Over a dozen CPSEs have evinced interest in raising funds through the finance ministry's maiden debt exchange-traded fund (ETF) to meet part of their capital expenditure needs next fiscal, an official said. To start with, the finance ministry will provide a platform for only 'AAA' and 'AA' rated Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) to raise funds by way of bond issuance using the debt ETF route. "As many as 10-15 CPSEs have shown interest to try the debt ETF route for fund raising in next fiscal. These would be 'AAA' or AA' rated companies. The bonds would have varying tenure of two, three or five years," an official told PTI. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had in 2018-19 budget announced coming out with a debt ETF, following the success of equity ETFs like CPSE ETF and Bharat-22 ETF. To give effect to this, the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is in the process of appointing mutual funds or asset
management companies (AMCs) for creating, managing and launching a debt ETF. While inviting bids from AMCs, the finance ministry has said the public sector banks (PSBs) can also raise funds through the debt ETF route. The official, however, said that the PSBs would not initially raise funds using this route. The debt ETF would help these state-run companies meet the capex and business needs by leveraging their aggregate strength. This will bring enhanced liquidity, investors base and transparency of the participating CPSEs. "The CPSEs are also interested to see if the fund raising through debt ETF would lower their borrowing cost. The AMC will decide which CPSEs should be clubbed in the ETF for lowering the cost," the official added. In India, the corporate bond market constitutes a relatively small size of around 13 per cent in terms of the GDP as compared to the government bond market, which is around 30.4 per cent in terms of the GDP. The debt market consists of the G-Sec market and the corporate debt market.
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First Metro train for Ahmedabad finally arrives ss news : AHMEDABAD
The first metro train of three coach with a carrying capacity of 90 passengers finally arrived in the city on Tuesday. The first train had been shipped from South Korea in first week of December and had arrived at Mundra Port on December 28. According to Gujarat Metro Rail Corporation officials the first train of three Coaches of Ahmedabad Metro Project
(MEGA) moving from Hyundai Rotem local port facilitates from South Korea will make it trail run from January 15 after which the
Gujarat IPS officer G L Singhal, key accused in Ishrat Jahan case, gets promotion
state is expected to take a call on the inauguration. The train according to Metro-Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad will be ready to be rolled on the six km elevated corridor between Vastral Gam and Apparel Park in Maninagar by March end of April. After the trial run the train will have to be cleared for safety measures by various department of the Union Government.
Date: 02/01/2019, wednesday, Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government Tuesday widened benefits offered to students from the non-reserved category by raising annual income limits and providing more assistance in terms of educational loans.
Students From Non-Reserved Category To Get More Financial Assistance In Gujarat ss news : AHMEDABAD
The Gujarat government Tuesday widened benefits offered to students from the nonreserved category by raising annual income limits and providing more assistance in terms of educational loans. To avail benefits of schemes offered by the Gujarat Unreserved Educational and Economical Development Corporation, the annual income limit has been raised from Rs. 3 lakh to Rs4.5 lakh, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said. The
state-run corporation was set up last year to provide financial assistance to students from non-reserved categories, including help for tuition, coaching, food and competitive exam preparations. It also helps students from unreserved category for education, employment, study abroad, and for selfemployment. Also, to avail up loans of up to Rs. 15 lakh to study abroad, the annual income limit of the student's kin has been raised from Rs. 4.5 lakh to Rs. 6 lakh, he said.
The government has planned to acquire land from 22 villages in Dholera block for its 900-square km area to develop industrial and investment zone
Dholera SIR land acquisition: Gujarat HC seeks explanation from govt
Gujarat: Unable to bear mother’s treatment cost, man kills self with kin
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The Gujarat government Tuesday promoted IPS officer G L Singhal, who is out on bail in 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounter case, to the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP). Singhal’s name figures in the list of six IPS officers and Deputy Inspector General (DIG) rank officers of 2001 batch who have been promoted to IGP. Singhal is among the key accused in Ishrat Jahan encounter case who was arrested by the CBI in 2013. He was granted default bail after the central probe agency didn’t file chargesheet in the stipulated time. In May 2014, Singhal was reinstated with promotion as Deputy Inspector General. Singhal gave damning evidence to the CBI in Ishrat case which included two pen drives containing 267 voice recordings that had suggested the illegal surveillance of woman under the orders of then minister of state for home Amit Shah, now BJP president, allegedly acting at the behest of a “saheb.”
The Gujarat high court has sought explanation from the state government over allegations levelled by farmers that the authority continued action for finalizing Town Planning scheme for Dholera Special Investment Region(SIR) despite the HC’s order of maintaining status quo.In December 2015, the high court had stayed the government from acquiring agriculture land near Dholera in Ahmedabad district following disagreement on part of the farmers over compensation issue. More than two years after the HC ordered a stay, the farmers filed another petition demanding action against the Town Planning officer for contempt of court and for violating the court order. Farmers’ advocate M K Vakharia said that the
Official: Taliban attacks kill 15 Afghanistan policemen
Kabul
An Afghan official says the Taliban launched two blistering attacks in northern Sar-e-Pul province, killing 15 members of the country’s security forces. In one attack, on the outskirts of the provincial capital, heavy artillery fire by Afghan forces trying to repel the insurgents sent local residents fleeing for safety. Provincial council chief Mohammad Noor Rahmani says that along
with 15 policemen killed, 21 were wounded in the two attacks, which took place late on Monday. He says fierce gunbattles raged for several hours in Sayyad district and outside Sar-e-Pul, the provincial capital. Taliban spokesman Qari Yousof Ahmadi claimed responsibility for both attacks. The Taliban have been carrying out neardaily attacks targeting Afghan forces despite stepped-up efforts by the United States to find a negotiated end to the country’s 17-year war.
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TP officer continued to issue notices to farmers asking them to come up with documents showing their ownership of land. He had been asking the agriculturists to register their objection, if any, to the planned acquisition. The farmers told the HC that the TP officer was not the part of the original litigation, but when he issued notice to the farmers in 2016, the HC’s stay order was served on
him intimating about the directions. But the farmers continued to get notices giving them ultimatum to supply land ownership papers for draft finalization for the TP Scheme. After hearing the case, the HC asked the additional government pleader to directs the TP officer not to take any action and issued a notice to the state government seeking its reply by February. The HC has
issued a noticed on Friday, but the copy of the order was made available on Tuesday. Dholera SIR is being planned by the state government as a very important part of the DelhiMumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The government has planned to acquire land from 22 villages in Dholera block for its 900-square km area to develop industrial and investment zone.
Five members of a family, including two children, allegedly committed suicide by drinking pesticide at their residence in Gujarat’s Jamnagar over a financial issue, police said Tuesday. Advertising According to police, Deepak Sakariya (45), who used to run a grocery store, was under financial stress due to cost of medical treatment of his old mother. “Sakariya and his four family
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In 2017, Kim Jong Un's rapid-fire missile tests brought him to the brink with President Donald Trump and 2018 saw his sudden rise on the world stage with hints of detente, summits with China and South Korea and an unprecedented meeting with Trump in Singapore.
Four ideas from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech Tokyo
The 4 big ideas from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech Looking almost banker-like in a business suit and sitting in an upholstered leather armchair, Kim Jong Un gave his annual televised New Year’s address on Tuesday. The North Korean leader’s big curtain-raiser for 2019 comes after a couple of very tumultuous years. In 2017, his rapid-fire missile tests brought him to the brink with President Donald Trump and 2018 saw his sudden rise on
the world stage with hints of detente, summits with China and South Korea and an unprecedented meeting with Trump in Singapore. What’s ahead in 2019? Here
are four big takeaways. About two-thirds of the entire speech was devoted to the economy. Kim last year jettisoned his signature slogan of “simultaneous
members drank water mixed with pesticide Monday (December 31) night, as he was under huge financial strain due to cost of treatment for his octogenarian mother,” said Jamnagar Superintendent of Police Sharad Singhal. Besides Deepak Sakariya, other deceased are identified as his wife Arti Sakariya (42), their daughter Kumkum (10), son Hemant (5) and Deepak’s mother Jaya Pannala (80), he said. The Sakariyas were residents of Suryamukhi locality of the city.
tracks” _ developing nuclear weapons and the economy at the same time in favor of claiming to focus everything on the economy, which is now the national buzz phrase. Kim hasn’t given up on his nuclear weapons, he just says he has perfected the arsenal enough to shift the focus of “socialist construction” elsewhere. Kim also didn’t commit to anything in the speech like the kind of major, structural economic changes that might generate sustainable growth, but which could also undermine his own power.
Pakistan shares with India list of nuclear installations Islamabad
Pakistan Tuesday shared with India a list of its nuclear installations and facilities as per the provisions of a bilateral agreement. The list was handed over in accordance with Article-II of the Agreement on Prohibition of Attacks Against Nuclear Installations and Facilities between Pakistan and India, signed on December 31, 1988, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement here. “The list of nuclear installations and facilities in Pakistan was officially handed over to a representative of the Indian High Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today, at 1000 hrs (local time),”
it said. Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi handed over the list of Indian Nuclear Installations and Facilities to a representative of the High Commission of Pakistan at 1030 hrs (local time), the FO said. The agreement, which was signed on December 31, 1988 and entered into force on January 27, 1991, provides, inter alia, that the two countries inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on the first of January of every calendar year.
Trump, Reacting to Pushback, Slows Syria Troop Withdrawal
For a president who has looked to the military for affirmation throughout his campaign and presidency, his decision to withdraw quickly from Syria was a significant split from his military and civilian advisers.
Washington
President Donald Trump has agreed to give the military about four months to withdraw the 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria, administration officials said Monday, backtracking from his abrupt order two weeks ago that the military pull out within 30 days. Trump confirmed on Twitter that troops would “slowly” be withdrawn, but complained that he got little credit for the move after a fresh round of criticism from retired Gen. Stanley A.
McChrystal and reports from the departing White House chief of staff, John Kelly, himself a retired Marine general, about the president’s impulsive decision-making. “If anybody but Donald Trump did what I did in Syria, which was an ISIS loaded mess when I became President, they would be a national hero,” Trump wrote. “ISIS is mostly gone, we’re slowly sending our troops back home to be with their families, while at the same time fighting ISIS remnants.” For a president who has looked to the military for
affirmation throughout his campaign and presidency and boasted about stocking his Cabinet with what he called “my generals,” his decision Dec. 19 to withdraw quickly from Syria was a significant split from his military and civilian advisers. The criticism from McChrystal, who commanded U.S.led troops in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, echoed long-standing denunciations by former senior intelligence officials, who have warned that Trump’s approach to national security is reckless.
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