Page
2
Kylie Jenner sparks engagement....
www.sunvillasamachar.com
Roger Federer breaks down while....
RNI No.: GUJENG/2014/59629
Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
Page
3
ENGLISH DAILY MORNING REPUTED NEWS PAPER, AHMEDABAD EDITION Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
Short News Girls forced to dance to vulgar songs, have sex: CBI on Muzaffarpur shelter Patna: Young girls were forced to dance to vulgar songs, sedated and raped at the government-run shelter in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur. The shelter home is being investigated by the CBI for a massive sex scandal with links to influential politicians and bureaucrats. CBI in their 73-page chargesheet against Brajesh Thakur, main accused in the shelter scandal revealed the details. The chargesheet was filed before the special POCSO court of additional district judge RP Tiwari on December 19. With Thakur, 20 others have been accused, including the staff, been charged with serious crimes under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
Mayawati extends support to Akhilesh amidst reports that CBI may quiz him
Lucknow: Ahead of the formal announcement of a pre-poll alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati called Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh on Sunday and extended her full support to him after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with the mining scam. “Don’t be shaken by such gimmicks,” Mayawati said while terming the reports as "political animosity" of the BJP. She also said that these raids by BJP are nothing new and are their old political tactics. The people of the country have understood it and will teach the BJP a lesson in the Lok Sabha pollsThe press release added that Mayawati called up Yadav on Sunday and talked to him on the issue.
Amit Shah tells Maharashtra BJP to get ready ‘with or without’ Shiv Sena Mumbai : RATCHETING UP the poll pitch, BJP president Amit Shah has told the Maharashtra unit of the party to start preparations for the 2019 elections on a war-footing “with or without” an alliance with the Shiv Sena. Shah was addressing both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs from Maharashtra at a meeting in New Delhi. The remarks clearly indicate that the party won’t bow down to pressure from the Sena for a pre-poll pact and rules out the Bihar model of seat-sharing formula, which the Sena has been pitching ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Author Nayantara Sahgal’s invite to Lit meet cancelled, Raj Thackeray apologises Mumbai: Political leaders and authors on Monday condemned the decision of the organisers of the All India Marathi Literary Meet to withdraw the invitation extended to noted author Nayantara Sahgal. The decision to withdraw the invitation to Sahgal (91), who was earlier at the forefront of the "award wapsi" campaign, was taken after a political outfit threatened to disrupt the function, the organisers said on Sunday. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a statement on Monday, admitting that one of his local party workers had opposed Sahgal's presence at the literary meet. However, he added that "as the party chief, I am not against inviting her".
Year : 05
Issue : 13
Pages: 04
Price : Rs. 1/-
Annual Subscription : 300/-
8th January, 2019, tuesday
First time since Independence, northeast comes together for bandh over Citizenship Bill
Both the BJP and Congress have issued a whip to party MPs to be present in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill is expected to witness a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha as the Congress has extended its support to the bill.
Govt extends Rajya Sabha session till Wednesday for passage of Reservation bill Eyes on polls, Cabinet approves 10% quota for ‘economically weaker’ General category
New Delhi
The government has extended the Winter session of the Rajya Sabha by a day till Wednesday to push the passage of the Constitutional amendment bill that will allow 10 per cent reservation for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in government services and admission to higher educational institutions. The move will require amending Article 16 of the Constitution to provide for reservation for economically weaker sections. The winter session of Parliament begun on December 11 and was to end on Tuesday. With just a day left for the Winter session of the Parliament to end, Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu has agreed to the government’s request and extended the proceedings by a
day. So far, 16 bills have been passed by both the Houses of the Parliament. Both the BJP and Congress have issued a whip to party MPs to be present in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The bill is expected to witness a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha as the Congress has extended its support to the bill even though it questioned the timing of the government’s decision, terming it as an “election gimmick” to fool people. The bill will be taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Enough is enough, no bandh in West Bengal, says CM Mamata Banerjee gns, New Delhi
Central trade unions have called for a Bharat bandh on Tuesday and Wednesday to protest against the policies for workers adopted by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government. The strikes will begin from Monday midnight and are likely to have a major impact in Left-dominated states of Kerala and West Bengal. The trade unions have the support of almost all major independent federations of central employees, state employees and the employees of banks, insurance, telecom, and other service sectors. Besides traders, farmers
under All India Kisan Sabha and Bhumi Adhikar Andolan will also join the agitation for the two days. AIKS and Bhumi Adhikar Andolan will observe ‘gramin hartal’, rail roko and road roko on January 8 and 9. The farmers will be protesting against the Modi government’s failure to address agrarian
distress and to save farmers’ lands from corporates. The central trade unions have accused the government of ignoring its demands on minimum wage, universal social security, workers’ status, including pay and better facilities, and guard against privatisation of public and government sectors.
'Officials will be jailed': SC on 'arrests' under scrapped Section 66A of IT act gns, New Delhi The Supreme Court on Monday criticised the government for not preventing arrests under a scrapped section of a law that deals with cybercrime and e-commerce. The court warned that those who ordered the arrests would be jailed. In 2015, the Supreme Court had scrapped Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act that prescribed a three-year jail term for online content that could be construed to be offensive or false, holding that this provision violates the constitutional freedom of speech and expression. In its judgment, the court had observed that the section “arbitrarily, excessively and disproportionately invades the right of free speech”. Despite that, over 22 people have been prosecuted under Section 66(A), non-profit group People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) said in a petition. “We are going to take strict action,” the Supreme Court said.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday slammed the Modi government for "shamelessly unleashing" the CBI on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and said it is time to throw out "this dictatorial and undemocratic regime". According to reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation is likely to quiz the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister in an illegal mining case. On Sunday, Yadav said he is ready to face the probe agency, but people are also ready to answer the BJP. The CBI carried out searches at 14 locations on Saturday in connection with its FIR against 11 persons, including IAS officer B Chandrakala, SP MLC Ramesh Kumar Mishra and Sanjay Dixit (who unsuccessfully contested the 2017 assembly election on a BSP ticket) to probe alleged illegal mining of minor minerals in Hamirpur district during 2012-
Govt 'weakening' HAL to give 'gift' to Anil Ambani: Rahul on Rafale deal gns, New Delhi
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday continued his tirade against the BJP-led government over Rafale deal accusing it of “weakening HAL” and “destroying India’s strategic capabilities” to benefit businessman Anil Ambani. Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Rahul Gandhi said, "The strategy of the government is -- weaken HAL, do not give it money, destroy India's strategic capability and give 'gift' to Anil Ambani." Claiming that the Centre is “undermining HAL, the Congress chief alleged that while the government gave Rs 20,000 crore to Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale jets, even though it has not
According to reports, CBI is likely to quiz former Uttar Pradesh chief minister in an illegal mining case.
16. Yadav, who was the chief minister of the state between 2012 and 2017, held the mining portfolio during 201213, apparently bringing his role under scanner, according to the FIR. AAP senior leader Gopal Rai last month hinted at the
With the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) exiting the BJPled coalition on Monday, things have come to a boil in Assam over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which was cleared by the Union cabinet earlier in the day. In protest, the entire Northeast is observing an 11-hour bandh on Tuesday from 5 am to 4 pm. “This is the first time in ten years that the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) is calling for a bandh,” said AASU General Secretary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi. “We don’t
mean create inconvenience for anyone through bandhs. But the situation is so grave that we have been left with no other alternative,” he added. This is also the first time since independence that the entire Northeast region will observe a unified bandh, he said. The North East Students’ Union (NESO) — the umbrella student body representing all the states — has also called for the bandh across seven northeastern states, which is being supported by the AGP, the Congress and 30 other ethnic organisations from Assam.
'Give me 15 minutes with PM Modi for a debate on Rafale, the country will know the truth,' Rahul again said.
'In its last weeks in office, Modi govt shamelessly unleashing CBI’: Kejriwal gns, New Delhi
gns, Guwahati
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Narendra Modi government Monday decided to amend the Constitution to provide for 10 per cent reservation for ‘economically backward’ upper castes in direct recruitment in government services and admission to higher educational institutions, highly placed sources confirmed. In fact, the government is aiming to introduce the legislation Tuesday on the last day of the current leg of the winter session of Parliament. Though similar suggestions have been made by political leaders like Mayawati and Ramdas Athavale in the past, this is the first substantial move to take legislative route to provide for this change. An attempt to provide for 10 per cent reservation to poor or economically backward among other sections during the Narasimha Rao government’s tenure to offset political backlash against the implementation of Mandal Commission recommendations was nullified by the Supreme Court in the early 90s. Read in Tamil, Malayalam “Narasimha Rao government’s attempt was thrown out as it violated the basic structure of 50 per cent ceiling,” confided a highly placed source revealing that “this time this basic structure is changed to provide for reservation up to 60 per cent”.
Bharat bandh : The central trade unions have accused the government of ignoring its demands on minimum wage, universal social security, workers’ status, including pay and better facilities.
Mo : 98250 98053
possibility of the party becoming a part of the Grand Alliance of opposition parties in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. "Besides playing our role in the Lok Sabha election, we will cooperate with others to remove the (Narendra) Modi government.
supplied a single aircraft, the dues amounting to Rs 15,700 crore to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd were not given. Rahul also accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying in the Parliament” saying, “Defence Minister had earlier said that Rs 1 lakh crore was given to HAL. We challenged that and today she said that Rs 26,570.80 crore were given to HAL,
Nirmala Sitharaman Ji lied in the Parliament.” Asserting that the Congress will protect the HAL, Rahul claimed, "We are not going to allow Rs 30,000 crores of people's money to be taken by Anil Ambani because he is Narendra Modi's friend." He, once again, challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate on the Rafale issue.
‘Modi’s larger-than-life image has lost shine’, writes Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut gns, Mumbai BJP ally Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut claimed Sunday the country was heading for a “fractured mandate”, and Union minister Nitin Gadkari would be “waiting” for such an eventuality. Raut, the executive editor of the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, also wrote in his Sunday column in the newspaper that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stature has “declined” while that of Congress president Rahul Gandhi has risen. “The country is heading for a fractured mandate and prime minister Narendra Modi is responsible for it,” he said, adding that the full mandate Modi won in 2014 was “an opportunity wasted”. Raut wrote that in 2014 there was a wave in Modi’s support as voters were
determined to defeat the Congress, but “the picture has changed today”. “Modi’s larger-than-life image has lost the shine now. Rahul Gandhi’s
leadership is not as towering as Modi’s but he has gained importance as people are disappointed with the current government,” the Sena MP said. “While senior leaders in the BJP are worried about its possible poor performance in coming elections, Nitin Gadkari’s statements are an indication of which way the winds are blowing.
2 / Sunvilla Samachar (English Daily) Editors’ Picks tuesday, 8th january, 2019
The distressing lack of enjoyable open spaces
As the sun came out by midday on a chilly New Year’s Day in Delhi, hordes of people started descending on the city’s few large open public spaces. Over a 100,000 people were at India Gate alone. The zoo recorded its highest visitor count ever. By late afternoon, unprecedented crowds had brought central Delhi to a standstill. New Year’s Day along Mumbai’s Marine Drive promenade or Chennai’s Marina Beach is no different. And the crowds are rising every year, clearly indicating the distressing lack of adequate safe, enjoyable open spaces in India’s cities where people can spend a day away from work. Even on otherwise ordinary days, enough city dwellers get into fights over inches of public, common-use land—whether to pray, play cricket, or take a walk—to make this an issue of concern. Several neighbourhoods in Gurugram were up in arms in the middle of 2018 over allowing namaz gatherings in open spaces. When limited facilities in a city meet India’s deep cleavages of religion and class, conflicts flare up. Public spaces are defined by UN-Habitat as “all places, publicly owned or of public use, accessible and enjoyable by all for free and without a profit motive”. The global norm is at least 20 sq. m of open or green space per urban resident to ensure a good quality of life. However, a study in Mumbai pointed out that a mere 1.28 sq. m is available per person. Bengaluru does slightly better, with 2 sq. m, while Chennai has only 0.81 sq. m per capita, according to the urban development ministry’s urban greening report. The capital’s own 22 sq. m per capita space is heavily concentrated in Lutyen’s Delhi, resulting in unmanageable crowds like on New Year’s Day. India’s own home-grown traditions in town planning clearly acknowledged the need to have adequate congregating spaces at the neighbourhood level. The “chowk” is a remnant of this tradition. Almost no global city has built a thriving community without a certain notion of “publicness”. When people walk and take over the public realm, businesses grow, communities form, and cities grow. However, in most Indian cities now, ideas of recreation and leisure largely revolve around indoor spaces, which are mostly paid for. The misnomer that quality public amenities are a luxury and not a necessity especially hurts the poor. As between a quarter and half of the residents in most major cities already live in congested slums, the lack of a public realm affects them most. The most obvious and immediate targets for conversion are wastelands, riverfronts and decaying infrastructure. New York, for example, converted an unused elevated railway line into a thriving 2.25km park called the High Line. India’s polluted, unused riverfronts—from the Yamuna in Delhi to the Mithi river in Mumbai—offer large canvases, provided the intervention isn’t environmentally destructive and doesn’t create private enclaves. The government’s Smart Cities Mission, among other things, was supposed to deliver better public squares and parks. A few cities—like Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, and Raipur—have begun experimenting with ideas like “playable city” through pilot initiatives. By installing public art, quirkier signage or performance spaces, the act of navigating the city - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara could become akin to play. Editor
Bollywood I have a very hands-on mother: Sara Ali Khan
gns, Mumbai Though actress Sara Ali Khan has been receiving a lot of praise for her role in Kedarnath, the actress confesses that she doesn’t think of herself as a star. “I don’t think I’m a star yet. But I hope I get there someday,” she says. The actress also shares that she likes to stay grounded and honest to herself. When asked about her family’s reaction to her performance, Sara says,
“The family cannot be expected to be objective. They are expected to be nice to me in whatever I do. After all, I am their daughter. But the way the reviewers, critics, and audience have reacted to me is overwhelming. This is a moment I am not going to forget ever in my life.” The actress also reveals what it felt like acting in her first ever film. She says, “Kedarnath was my first experience working in front of the camera.
Mumbai
Actress Nora Fatehi, who has been seen in many reality shows apart from doing dance numbers in films, may well be on the way to get her first big Bollywood ticket. Nora’s name is considered for Ramo D’Souza’s, ABCD3 after Katrina Kaif walked out of the dance film, starring Varun Dhawan. While other names like Shraddha Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez are also being considered for the said slot, subject to the availability of dates,
Nora Fatehi also seems to have thrown her hat into the ring. “Nora had a meeting with the makers of the film and the producers and the director are convinced about her dancing skills. Now they need to see the dates of the bigger stars, and if either Shraddha or Jacqueline will not be able to spare dates, Nora may make it to the film by sheer dancing skills. Also the filmmakers are considering naming the film as Street Dancer as opposed to looking at ABCD3 as a name of the film,” says source.
Hollywood buzz
popped into my mind. He’s so busy now with his hit show and probably one of the biggest moments in his career, but he read the script and once we spoke we both knew it was something we wanted to do together.” “An actor like Milo, whose heart and emotions are so wide open to whatever might happen in
the moment, is a real pleasure to work with,” Lopez continued. “You don’t have to hide. You can really just let all the feelings go.” Directed by Peter Segal, the film stars Leah Remini, Vanessa Hudgens, Treat Williams and Milo Ventimiglia. The film is slated to release in India on January 4th, 2019.
Kylie Jenner sparks engagement rumours The reality television personality and model was spotted sporting a huge rock on her ring finger.
The Keeping up with the Kardashians’ star and make-up mogul, Kylie Jenner has sparked off engagement rumours yet again as she sported a huge rock on her ring finger, reports DailyMail. co.uk. This is not the first time that Kylie has set her fandom abuzz with gossip about being engaged. Last year too, Kylie had uploaded a video of herself driving and sporting a big bling ring on her left ring finger, which she later clarified was a ‘promise ring’, saying, “If this is my promise ring, I can only imagine what my engagement ring will be!” The fandom has their hopes high this time around, as Kylie’s long-time boyfriend and the father of their baby girl — Stormi — told Rolling Stone during a recent interview that he planned on marrying Kylie soon.
Ranveer Singh is inarguably one of the most accomplished actors of Bollywood today. From his barbaric role as Alauddin Khilji in Padmavat to his fiery role as a corrupt police officer in Simmba, his acting skills and high-octane energy are unparalleled. He is definitely on ever directorproducers to-cast list, but his presence will come with a heftier sum from now on.
Apparently, it’s now going to cost much more to get Ranveer on board than it did a year ago. In 2018 the actor featured in two of three of blockbusters of the year, not to mention his blockbuster marriage to Deepika Padukone. Says a hotshot producer; “Ranveer is riding a never-before high after the super-success of Padmaavat and Simmba. His equity has shot up to a much higher level than what it was in 2017. Understandably he
ABCD 3: Nora Fatehi may replace Katrina Kaif in Varun Dhawan starrer
los angeles
los angeles
Post Simmba, Ranveer Singh hikes his remuneration fee!
Mumbai
Jennifer Lopez turns casting director for Second Act! Actress Jennifer Lopez will give us an inspiring start to the new year with her latest film 'Second Act'. Revolving around the story of Maya, a deserving but undervalued woman, Jennifer Lopez portrays an ambitious character who gets a chance to prove that street smarts are as good as book smarts in the real world, if not better. Trust her to know her job so well that when she was doing a reading of the script, she knew exactly who she would like to play her love interest in the film. Wellknown American actor Milo Ventimiglia was her first choice for the character of Trey and Peter Segal couldn't agree more! “I only saw Milo Ventimiglia for Trey,” said the actress. “His face always
Date: 08/01/2019, tuesday, Ahmedabad
ABCD 3: Shraddha Kapoor joins Varun Dhawan starrer post Katrina Kaif's exit gns, Mumbai Katrina Kaif recently chose to take exit from director Remo D'Souza's forthcoming dance flick 'ABCD 3' due to prior commitments with Bharat. Since then the speculative stories on the new female lead have been pouring in. Names such as Jacqueline Fernandez, Nora Fatehi, Kriti Sanon and Sara Ali Khan were doing the rounds for the female lead. Putting all the gossips at rest, the male lead of the movie Varun Dhawan took to his Twitter to confirm that his ABCD 2 co-star Shraddha Kapoor has got on board. The 'October' star took to Twitter to welcome Shraddha in his own
quirky style by calling 'chirkut', her funny pet name given by him. Varun tweeted: tweeted: "welcome home chirkut @ShraddhaKapoor" The makers have dubbed the project ‘India's biggest dance film’, which reunites Varun, Shraddha and Remo and other members of the cast like Prabhudeva, Dharmesh Yelande and Punit Pathak have also been confirmed as a part of the cast along with Raghav Juyal. The movie is scheduled to hit the screens on November 8, 2019, and is produced by T-Series honcho Bhushan Kumar. Varun took to social media to welcome Shraddha on board in his own quirky way.
has hiked his price, he now charges much more than his contemporary Varun Dhawan.” Until last year Varun was the highest paid actor of his generations. 2018 has changed that and now Ranveer is riding an unprecedented high. With the Khan superstar trio facing a subdued year, there is every possibilities of Ranveer overtaking them. Now it is left to see whether his next release Gully Boy can defend his No.1 position or not.
The curious case of Lulia Vantur
The court ruled earlier this year that Salman should be given imprisonment in the Black Buck killing case,” says a source. gns, Mumbai After spending New Year’s in Goa, Salman Khan and his family recently returned home. It was interesting, but not surprising to see that Iulia Vantur had accompanied him on his vacation. Not just that, Iulia was also there during Salman’s 53rd birthday celebrations, which happened at his Panvel farmhouse. It is known that Salman never works on his birthday and takes a break during that period. “This year too Iulia has been around him. The one pending court case against Salman Khan is preventing Bhai from getting married, as he does not want to put Iulia into a problem if he gets convicted in the higher courts as well. The court ruled earlier this year that Salman should be given imprisonment in the Black Buck killing case,” says a source. Iulia too does not seem to be in a hurry to tie the knot. She first came to India as an item dancer in Salman’s brother-in-law, Atul Agnihotri’s film O Teri. Then she entered into a relationship with Salman. Later on, she started singing and cut two albums. Even though she denied ever wanting to be an actress, she has signed a film called Radha Kyun Gori, Main Kyun Kaala? which perhaps has helped make her stay in the country worthwhile.
Kangana on Manikarnika: The role has made me stronger as a person gns,Chennai
Bollywood actor-director Kangana Ranaut and producer Kamal Jain were recently in Chennai to promote their upcoming film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, releasing worldwide on January 25 Producer Kamal Jain was all praise for Kangana. He said, “Being a young mother and a warrior, life of Rani Laxmi Bai was challenging. She fought against all odds, for example, the conflict she faced when the rebels reached Jhansi and so on. I feel fortunate for being a part of this film that has a wonderful story and a screenplay. I am sure
nobody other than Kangana would have done justice to the character. She has breathed life into it. Her boundaries weren’t just confined to being an actor.” Further, Kangana said, “Usually, it’s easy to play a character that is flawed, but to take up the role of someone who was a perfect woman, was not. I felt uncomfortable
when I started shooting for the film because it needed so much faith, trust and devotion. When I signed Manikarnika, my first thought was ‘How come nobody has done a film on Rani Laxmi Bai yet?’ So, I consider it a sheer stroke of luck that I am doing it. We have also tried to keep the history as precise as possible.” She added, “The film speaks about patriotism and touches upon the sentiments of being a true patriot. Of late, we have been exploring the physical nature of love in films, but with Manikarnika, we went beyond the usual angle — love between two individuals.”
3 / Sunvilla Samachar (English Daily)
SPORTS ROUNDUP
India vs Australia: Virat Kohli said that the Test series win in Australia as the biggest achievement of his career and that this result will give the Indian team a new identity.
Date: 08/01/2019, tuesday, Ahmedabad
Ind vs Aus 4th Test Day 5 : India have become the first Asian team to beat Australia in their own backyard.
Historic series win for India
Series win tops 2011 World Cup success, says Virat Kohli
Business
RBI expected to pay govt up to USD 5.8 billion interim dividend: sources
gns, New Delhi Sydney Virat Kohli was smiling ear to ear during the presentation ceremony at the Sydney Cricket Ground. India’s 2-1 series win was confirmed after the final day of the fourth Test was washed out and the match ended in a draw. It made him the first ever Indian captain to win a series in Australia in India’s 71-year history of playing Test cricket. “By far, this is my biggest achievement,” Kohli told former England player Isa Guha in the presentation ceremony. “It’s at the top of the pile. When we won the 2011 World Cup, I was the youngest member of the side. Saw everyone emotional there, but I didn’t feel it then. Here, after coming three times, this win means something else. The series win will give us a different identity, and what we’ve been able to achieve, it is something to be proud of.” India suffered from repeated batting failures during the South Africa and England tours in 2018 but in this series, the batsmen backed up the efforts of the bowlers. Kohli was the highest run scorer in the two other tours but this time, he finished third with 282 runs. Rishabh Pant was above him with 350 and Cheteshwar Pujara, who won the man of the match and man of the series awards, is the top scorer with 521.
gns, Sydney Play was called off on the final day and that meant that the four-match Test series ended 2-1 in favour of India. India’s first ever Test series was against Australia in 1947/48 and it was played in the latter’s backyard. 71 years later, on January 7, 2019, India’s first ever Test series win Down Under was confirmed. The team did a lap of honour at the Sydney Cricket Ground and Virat Kohli went on to rank this as the greatest achievement of his career. Cheteshwar Pujara was the man of the match and player of the series.
‘A huge moment,’ Twitter gushes over India’s historic series win gns, Sydney
India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia on Monday. India’s first ever Test series was against Australia in their own backyard in 1947/48. They lost that series 4-0 and since then, their best results in the country has been three draws which came in
the 1980/81, 1985/86 and 2003/04. Captain Virat Kohli listed this as his greatest achievement in the postmatch presentation ceremony. This may have been a weakened Australian team due to the fallout of the March 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal but India had to dig deep in the first two days of the third Test after Tim
Paine’s side secured a serieslevelling win in the second. Cheteshwar Pujara scored three centuries, including an epic 373ball 193 in the Sydney Test and won the man of the match and man of the series awards. Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Agarwal and Rishabh Pant have all burst on to the Test scene in the series.
Anil Kumble got India-Australia series India vs Australia: MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma depart for ODI series result prediction absolutely spot on
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), having changed management last month following a clash with the government, is likely to transfer an interim dividend of 300-400 billion rupees ($4.32 billion-$5.8 billion) to the government by March, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The dividend could help Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration bridge a widening budget deficit following a drop in tax collections, and would come after the government pushed the RBI for the additional funds ahead of a national election due by May. Former finance ministry official Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the new governor of the RBI, following resignation of Urjit Patel last month amid tensions over the dividend payout and other issues. The
government and RBI have now appointed a panel to look into the issue around the sharing of the RBI’s reserves. “We are absolutely sure that an interim dividend of more than 300 billion rupees would be paid before March end,” one of the sources told news agancy. The RBI did not respond to an email seeking comment, while the Finance Ministry declined to comment. The funds are crucial to meet the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent of the GDP for the financial year ending in March, as the government’s revenue shortfall may be as high as 1 trillion rupees, according to two finance ministry officials who declined to be named. The RBI could make a final decision on the dividend by the time Jaitley presents the government’s budget on Feb 1, the sources said.
FASTag to be available at petrol pumps: Nitin Gadkari
New Delhi
Former Indian leg-spinner and coach Anil Kumble turned soothsayer after correctly predicting the outcome of the India vs Australia Test series even before the contest began. In an interview with Gaurav Kalra on cricketnext, Kumble was asked to make his prediction. Not only was Kumble correct with a 2-1 scoreline but also gave an insight on how bad weather and rain could play a major part in Sydney. As it turned out the fourth Test ended in a draw as rain played spoilsport on the last two days and allowed India to seal the victory by a margin
of 2-1 Kumble had also said that this was India’s biggest chance to beat Australia in their own den. “I think whether Australia has a full playing XI or not, the potential that the current (Indian) team has certainly makes this their best
opportunity to win a series in Australia. They missed out in South Africa and England but this is a great opportunity to beat Australia in Australia,” said Kumble. India clinched a win on Australian soil after 71 years.
New Delhi
New Delhi
Members of the India ODI squad, including M S Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, on Monday left for Australia for the three match series beginning on Saturday. The players took the flight in the afternoon, a BCCI official confirmed. All-rounder Kedar Jadhav, who is part of the ODI squad, posted pictures with Dhoni and Rohit on social media before departure. “Off to Australia with @msdhoni @ImRo45,” tweeted Jadhav.Rohit, who was also in the Test squad, had flown back to Mumbai for the birth of his child. India on Monday created history by becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.
To ensure faster roll-out of electronic toll collection across the country, FASTags would soon be available at petrol pumps and later, these might be used as cards for buying petrol and paying parking fees, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Monday. FASTag, which is affixed on the windscreen of a vehicle, is a device that employs radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid or savings account linked to it, enabling the commuter to drive through toll plazas without stopping for
cash transactions. “Now, FASTags will be available at petrol outlets and we plan to make it available throughout the country soon. Plans are also afoot that these could also be utilised by consumers for buying petrol and for parking facilities,” Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said. The minister was speaking at an event in New Delhi after a pact between Indian Highways Management Company Ltd (IHMCL) and leading oil companies BPCL, HPCL and IOCL for sale of FASTags through petrol pumps to expand its distribution network which is currently active at selected bank branches.
Roger Federer breaks down while Jet Airways is said to seek to rework remembering former coach Peter Carter vendor contracts to cut costs Roger Federer got emotional while speaking about former coach Peter Carter, who passed away in a car accident on his honeymoon in 2002. New Delhi Ahead of the Australian Open, Roger Federer got emotional while speaking about former coach Peter Carter, who passed away in a car accident on his honeymoon in 2002. Carter was given the credit of discovering Federer at a young age but the coach could not see the Swiss star winning his first Wimbledon title as he passed away in a car crash a year before. Speaking to CNN Sport, Federer said that Carter’s sudden death turned out to be a wake-up call for him. “I hope he would be proud. I guess he didn’t want me to be a wasted talent. So, it was somewhat of a wake-up call for me when he passed away, and I really started to train hard,” said Federer. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to
have the people at the right time, the right coaches at the right time. Sure you could argue I made those decisions, but I had luck along
the way.” Narrating how Carter entered tennis, Federer said, “It’s actually a really nice story. He came to play club tennis in Basel,
when I was little he was one of the star players on the team. I was able to have coaching lessons with him. Carter was a close friend of world No. 1 Simona Halep’s former coach Darren Cahill, who was coaching Lleyton Hewitt at the same time. They used to call each other and say “I have this really special kid I’m training,” he said. “Darren would say the same from Adelaide and then we played each other when we were 14, 16, 18, 20 and then the whole career.” “Who knew we would both become Wimbledon champions, world No. 1. So Peter was a really important person in my life because I think if I can say thanks for my technique today it’s for Peter,” added Federer. Federer will look to win a third consecutive Australian Open at Melbourne Park at the end of January.
gns, Mumbai
Debt-laden Jet Airways India Ltd. is trying to renegotiate contracts with its vendors as lenders demand a revival plan by monthend from India’s second-largest airline by passengers, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. The Naresh Goyal-led airline is in talks to defer or reduce payments to vendors including aircraft lessors and those providing engineering, spare parts, credit card and airport services, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions aren’t public. Lenders have said any short-term loan to keep the carrier afloat would be based on the plan proposed by Jet Airways and its equity partner Etihad Airways PJSC, according to the people. The beleaguered Indian carrier missed an interest and principal repayment at the end of last year, giving it about 90 days to clear the dues and avoid being declared a non-performing asset. State Bank of India, the nation’s largest lender, is hosting another round of meetings with the Jet Airways management and vendors on Tuesday to find common ground, the people familiar said. Jet Airways didn’t have
any immediate comment when contacted on Monday. Credit assessor ICRA has cut its rating on Jet Airways’s loans and bonds to D, a score that signifies that borrowers are in default or are expected to be soon. The downgrade came after the airline missed a payment due on Dec. 31 to a consortium of Indian banks led by State Bank of India “due to temporary cash flow mismatch.” The Mumbai-based Jet Airways hasn’t seen a profit in nine of the past 11 fiscal years owing to intensifying fare wars that worsened a cash crunch. The company reported its third straight quarterly loss in November with surging liabilities that signaled a deepening of financial distress. It has fallen behind on payments to staff and lessors.
4 / Sunvilla Samachar (English Daily)
Date: 08/01/2019, tuesday, Ahmedabad
Many Congress leaders likely to join BJP soon before Lok Sabha Elections 2019:Nitin Patel GANDHINAGAR
Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on Monday claimed that a large number Congress MLAs and leaders might defect to the BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Speaking to reporters, Nitin Patel said: "Many Gujarat Congress leaders and MLAs are frustrated by the infighting in the party and are attracted by the BJP's welfare schemes." He said that recently a secret meeting of disgruntled Congress leaders took place at the residence of a senior Congress leader where they expressed
Hardik Patel Questions Centre's Upper Caste Quota Move ss news, Ahmedabad
their displeasure against the President of the State unit. "I believe that before the 2019 general election, the Congress in Gujarat will be divided into two," Patel said. Asked to spell out names of those likely to join
Ahmedabad cyber cell issues notices to 12 online shopping portals
the BJP, including rumours of OBC legislator Alpesh Thakor being unhappy, the Deputy Chief Minister said his party was ready to welcome anyone who believed in BJP's welfare works.
The city cyber cell will keep a hawk’s eye on internal online shopping portals this Uttarayan. On Monday, the city cyber cell has issued notices to 12 online shopping portals to stop selling Chinese kite spools, nylon manja, tukkal and other kite flying related items prohibited by the law. The deputy commissioner of police of cyber cell Rajdeepsinh Jhala said after the notification of banning such items during Uttarayan was issued by the city police commissioner they were scanning online shopping portals who still used to sell prohibited items. “We have sent notices to 12 such online portals and asked them to stop selling such items or face legal action of violating the notification of city police commissioner” he said. DCP Jhala said they would be monitoring social media for online buyers also.
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and the Gujarat Congress Monday questioned the Union Cabinet's approval of 10 per cent reservation in jobs and educational institutions for the economically backward section in the general category. Mr Patel said he would welcome it if the decision is implemented Constitutionally and without delay and hoped that it would not turn out to be a "lollipop" like the one offered by the Anandiben Patel government in Gujarat earlier. "We are neither accepting nor rejecting the (Centre's) decision at this stage. The decision
A total of 82 people are facing trial in the case, including Kodnani, once a minister in the government led by the then chief minister Narendra Modi.
Naroda Gam case: Court allows Kodnani to go out of Gujarat for 6 months ss news, Ahmedabad
ss news, Ahmedabad
A special SIT court Monday allowed former Gujarat minister Mayaben Kodnani, an accused in the 2002 Naroda Gam riot case, to go out of Gujarat for six months. Seeking deletion of a bail condition in the case that barred her from going out of Gujarat, Kodnani’s
lawyer Amit Patel had argued before the court that if the condition is not deleted, she should at least be allowed relief for a year or six months. The court of special judge M K Dave partially allowed the bail modification application and permitted Kodnani to go outside Gujarat for six months. Kodnani was
granted bail in the case by a sessions court in May 2009, a few weeks after her arrest in the case. Among the conditions imposed by the court at the time was that she could not go out of Gujarat. The Naroda Gam riot case is one of the nine major 2002 communal riot cases which were investigated by the SIT.
Eleven Muslims were killed in the Naroda Gam area of Ahmedabad in 2002 during the violence, which erupted after the Godhra train burning incident. A total of 82 people are facing trial in the case, including Kodnani, once a minister in the government led by the then chief minister Narendra Modi.
brace for a 48-hour long delay in their banking transactions due to the strike. The bank employees are protesting the push for privatisation of banks in addition to the proposed amalgamation of three public sector banks – Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank.“Employees of all the public-sector banks across Gujarat except State
Bank of India (SBI), will join the strike. Even as the bank officers have refused to join strike, they are supporting the cause and have assured they will not be working. Therefore, most bank branches will remain open; however, no transactions including cash deposits and withdrawals and cheque clearances will take place,” said Janak Rawal,
general secretary, MGBEA. Even online transactions including National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) will also be hampered as banking operations will be shut for two days. The MGBEA estimates suggest that transactions to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore would be restrained over these two days.
Gujarat: 40,000 bank employees to join nation-wide strike from January 8
ss news, Ahmedabad
Around 40,000 employees of some 26 public sector banks across Gujarat will join the two-day nation-wide strike called by All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and other unions from Tuesday. Traders, businessmen, commercial establishments firms and general public will have to
Thailand halts plan to expel Saudi woman Rahaf Alqunun fleeing family
Thailand halted plans on Monday to expel an 18-year-old Saudi woman fleeing her family after she barricaded herself inside an airport hotel to prevent immigration officials putting her on a flight to Kuwait. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun has been at Bangkok’s international airport since Saturday when she arrived on a flight from Kuwait. She has said she fears she will be killed if she is returned
to her family, which could not be reached for comment on her accusations of abuse. Thai officials now plan to meet representatives of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees to discuss the case, immigration chief Surachate Hakparn told reporters. He earlier denied allegations by Qunun that she was being detained at the request of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Foreign Ministry also denied her allegations that its embassy had confiscated her passport.
12,000 schools in Gujarat have just one or two teachers
ss news, GANDHINAGAR A survey conducted by Gujarat education department found that of 32,772 government schools, 12,000 schools are run by just one or two teachers, and there are 15,171 schools which have less than 100 students. Official records show 8,673 (26% of total schools) government schools have less than 51 students while 6,498 (20%) schools have less than 100 students. In all, 15,171 (46%) government schools have less than 100 students.
Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh PM for third consecutive term Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh’s prime minister for a record fourth term on Monday after her Awami League’s landslide victory in the recent elections that was marred by deadly violence and allegations of vote rigging. President Md Abdul Hamid administered the oath of office to 71-year-old Hasina at the Bangabhaban for a record third consecutive term. Hasina was first elected prime minister in 1996 and then again in 2008 and 2014. The president then administered the oaths for the new ministers, ministers of state and deputy ministers who will
form the Cabinet. Hasina will lead a Cabinet of 24 ministers, 19 ministers of state and three state ministers. Her Cabinet is mostly made up of new faces. Thirty-one members of the new Cabinet are first-timers. Several veterans were dropped
from the council of ministers amid speculation about the inductions as major portfolios like defence were retained by Hasina herself. The new ministers include Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal (Home Affairs), Mohammad Hasan Mahmud
Most of these schools have up to 10th standard and all classes are run by the same teachers. Reluctance of teachers to go to rural schools is one of the major reasons for the government thinking of taking the step. The state government may gradually close down all schools which have less than 100 students. Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, state education minister said, "To improve the quality of education we have planned to merge nearby schools where students and teachers are very less.
international
Hasina, the president of the Awami League, won the 11th parliamentary elections with a landslide victory even as the Opposition rejected the "farcical" polls marred by violence that claimed 17 lives.
gns, Dhaka
Dubai
is welcome if it is implemented successfully and without delay," Mr Patel said. "If 10 per cent reservation is implemented in a short time constitutionally, the the PAAS (Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti) will welcome the decision. But if the decision is to offer a lollipop to agitated caste groups, then this will be unacceptable," he said. Mr Patel is the convener of PAAS which led an agitation demanding reservation in jobs and education for the Patidar community in the state. He, however, cautioned that Monday's reservation decision could just be another "jumla" (poll rhetoric) of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to get votes.
(Information), AHM Mustafa Kamal (Finance), Dipu Moni (Education) and AK Abdul Momen (Foreign Affairs). Hasina, who had included representatives from the Awami League’s allied parties in the previous cabinets, has not picked any of them in her new cabinet. Instead, the new cabinet exclusively consists of members of the Awami League. The Jatiya Party, a key partner in the Awami League-led Grand Alliance of Hasina, has decided to occupy the opposition benches in Parliament after the main opposition BNP led by expremier Khaleda Zia rejected the results of the general election.
Cardinal on trial in France’s biggest church sex abuse case
Lyon A Catholic cardinal and five other people went on trial Monday accused of covering up for a paedophile priest who abused Boy Scouts — France’s most important church sex abuse case to date. The case poses a new challenge to the Vatican, amid growing demands in overwhelmingly Catholic France for a reckoning with decades of sexual abuse by the clergy. Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, 68, appeared in a
Lyon court Monday along with other senior church officials accused of failing to protect children from alleged abuse by the Rev. Bernard Preynat. The top Vatican official in charge of sex abuse cases, Cardinal Luis Ladaria, is among the accused — but won’t appear in court because the Vatican invoked his diplomatic immunity. After taking his seat in the front row, Barbarin held his hands together and closed his eyes, as if in prayer.
Taliban storm security posts in west Afghanistan, kill 21
The Taliban attacked the checkpoints in two different parts of Badghis province, which is on the border with Turkmenistan, late on Sunday, provincial officials said.
Kabul
Taliban insurgents have stormed security posts in west Afghanistan, killing 21 police and pro-government militia members, officials said on Monday, the latest in a surge of attacks that has cast doubt on tentative steps towards talks. The Taliban attacked the checkpoints in two different parts of Badghis province, which is on the border
with Turkmenistan, late on Sunday, provincial officials said. Abdul Aziz Bek, head of the Badghis provincial council, said 14 policemen and seven members of pro-government militias were killed, while nine were injured. A second government official, Jamshid Shahabi, a spokesman for the Badghis provincial governor, said more than 15 Taliban militants were killed and 10 wounded in the clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for
the attacks, among the most deadly in the province in many months. Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, a Taliban spokesman, said in statement they killed 34 members of the security forces and pro-government militias and seized many weapons and ammunition. Leaders of the hardline Islamist group and the U.S. officials are scheduled to meet this month to discuss the withdrawal of foreign forces and a possible ceasefire.
Printed, Published & Owned by AKSHESHKUMAR S. SAVALIYA and “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar Daily Printing Press”, Shed No.36, Shreenath Sarthak Industrial Park, Near Torrent Power Sub Station, Ring Road, Nikol, Ahmedabad - 380049 and Published from A/24, Shardha Appartment, Thakkarbapanagar Road, Near Approach, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9825098053, (* Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act) *Editor : KAPILKUMAR M. HIRPARA, RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629.