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Short News After WB and AP, Chhattisgarh withdraws general consent accorded to CBI to probe cases raipur : After West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, Congress-led Chhattisgarh too has withdrawn general consent accorded to the CBI to probe cases in the state, officials said Thursday. The move comes on a day when a Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led panel removed Alok Verma as the CBI chief and posted him as Director General of Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards after an enquiry report by the Central Vigilance Commission accused him of corruption. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel headed state government has written to the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of Personnel asking them to direct the CBI not to register fresh cases in the state, the officials said citing an official statement.
BJP raked up temple issue as it failed to bring development: Ashok Chavan Mumbai : Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday said since the BJP “failed” to bring development, it raked up the Ram temple issue ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, but people will not get misled by such “poll tactics”. Targeting the BJP-led central government over the controversial Rafale jet deal, the senior Congress leader said the issue would not fade and that the “truth will come out”. While the Opposition Congress has been alleging corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal, the government has denied any wrongdoing.
‘Won’t allow gay sex in the Army’: General Bipin Rawat
New Delhi : Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Thursday suggested that the Supreme Court verdict on decriminalisation of gay sex may not be implemented in the Army. Addressing his annual press conference in New Delhi, Gen Rawat said such actions are forbidden in the Army and that they won’t ‘allow’ it to happen. “We will not allow this to happen in the Army,” he was quoted as saying by news agancy. At the same time, he added that the Army is not above the law. The Army chief said issues concerning the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) within the forces will be dealt with under various sections of the Army Act, he was quoted as saying by news agancy.
10% quota bill for general category poor challenged in Supreme Court
New Delhi : A plea was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019 that gives 10 percent reservation in jobs and education for the economical weaker sections (EWS) of the general category, news agancy reported. The petition—by NGO Youth for Equality and Kaushal Kant Mishra—sought the quashing of the bill saying that the economic criteria cannot be the sole basis for reservation. It stated that the bill violates the basic feature of the Constitution as the reservation on economic grounds cannot be limited to the general categories and the 50 percent ceiling limit cannot be breached.
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Verma was reinstated by a Supreme Court order after he was sent on forced leave by the government amid a bitter spat with Special Director Rakesh Asthana.
Alok Verma removed as CBI chief by PM Modi-chaired committee Out on bail, CBI DSP moves court against Alok Verma’s orders to reinstate officers
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CBI director Alok Verma has been removed from his post after a high-powered committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi met for over two hours on Thursday to decide his fate, making him the first chief in the history of the agency to face such action. Verma’s tenure as CBI chief was till January 31. Additional director M Nageshwar Rao has been given interim charge of CBI chief till the appointment of a new director. Verma has been posted as Director General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards.The meeting was also attended by Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Justice A K Sikri, who was nominated by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to represent him. Kharge
was the only member who gave a dissent note on the decision to oust Verma. According to news agancy sources, Kharge said during the meeting that Verma should not be penalised and be given an extension of 77 days for which he was not allowed to attend the office. news agancy quoted officials as saying that Verma, a 1979-batch AGMUT cadre IPS officer, was removed on charges of corruption and dereliction of duty. “By removing Alok Verma from his position without giving him the chance to present his case.
CBI’s Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Devender Kumar, who is out on bail in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency’s Special Director Rakesh Asthana, moved the Delhi High Court against Director Alok Verma’s decision to reinstate several officers considered close to him. Kumar, who was arrested in October last year, petitioned the High Court to also direct the CBI not to allow Verma to deal with the bribery FIR against him and Asthana. Kumar’s petition is likely
Eighty-year-old Sheila Dikshit will have an enormous task at hand to rejuvenate Congress' fortunes in the national capital with just three months away from the Lok Sabha elections
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Former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit was on Thursday appointed the state Congress chief, days after Ajay Maken resigned from the post citing health reasons. P C Chacko, the AICC member in charge of Delhi Congress, announced the appointment. Devendra Yadav, Rajesh Lilothia, Haroon Yusuf have been appointed as working presidents. Eighty-yearold Dikshit will have an enormous task at hand to rejuvenate Congress’ fortunes in the national capital with just three months remaining for the Lok Sabha
elections. She recently underwent surgery in France. Congratulating the former CM on her appointment, Maken said he was confident that under Dikshit’s leadership Delhi Congress would play the role of a strong opposition to the Modi and Kejriwal governments. “I congratulate Shiela Dikshit ji for being
appointed the DPCC (Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee) President. I am confident that under her leadership, we will play the role of strong opposition to Modi and Kejriwal governments,” he tweeted. After Maken resigned last week, Dikshit indicated that she won’t back out if the post of state Congress chief comes her way.
to be listed for hearing on Friday before Justice Najmi Waziri, who has already reserved verdict on various petitions of Special Director Rakesh Asthana, Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad seeking to quash the bribery FIR against them. Hours after resuming charge as CBI Director following a Supreme Court judgment, Verma on Wednesday reinstated “with immediate effect” officers who were moved out after he was sent on forced leave last October following a bitter spat with Asthana.
PM who advised to fry pakodas had to eventually give 10% quota: Shiv Sena gns, Mumbai A day after Parliament approved 10 per cent reservation to general category poor, the Shiv Sena Thursday wondered where will the jobs come from and warned that if it is an electiondriven move, then it will prove costly. The Maratha community has been given reservation in Maharashtra, but the question still remains that where are the jobs, the Sena said. The Parliament had on Wednesday approved amending the Constitution to provide 10 per cent reservation to general category poor in government jobs and education. “When those in power fail on the twin fronts of employment and poverty, they have to play the reservation card,” the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.
The former chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the three states in which BJP suffered electoral reverses in the recently-held assembly elections, were on Thursday appointed national vice presidents of the party. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Raman Singh, and Vasundhara Raje were given the new responsibilities ahead of general elections. The appointments were made by BJP chief Amit Shah. The move indicates the three leaders will play a crucial role in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The saffron party suffered a severe blow in the run-up to the 2019 general elections as Congress returned to power in three Hindi heartland states. The grand old party appointed Kamal Nath, Bhupesh Baghel and Ashok Gehlot as CMs of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, respectively. The BJP’s decision
The GST Council on Thursday approved doubling of the exemption threshold under Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime to Rs 40 lakh along with raising the turnover limit under composition scheme to Rs 1.5 crore from current Rs 1 crore with effect from April 1. States, however, will have the option to choose between the two exemption thresholds of Rs 20 lakh and Rs 40 lakh and will have to intimate their decision within a week. The Council also allowed
Kerala to levy a 1 per cent disaster cess on intra-state sale of goods and services for a period of up to two years to mobilise revenues to meet the cost of rehabilitating parts of states that were ravaged by floods last year. The revenue loss on account of hike in exemption threshold to Rs 40 lakh is estimated to be around Rs 5,200 crore, assuming 50 per cent of the taxpayers will go out of GST, an official said. Other 50 per cent is still expected to stay within the indirect tax regime to take the supply chain benefits under GST.
PM Modi in ‘hurry to sack CBI chief’ because of Rafale: Rahul Gandhi New Delhi
Hours ahead of the meeting of the high-powered selection committee to decide on the future of Alok Verma, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asked why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a “tearing hurry” to “sack the CBI chief”. Gandhi reasoned it was because Verma is probing the alleged corruption charges against the Centre in the Rafale deal. The meeting of the selection committee will be chaired by the prime minister at 4 pm. The committee also comprises Justice AK Sikri and Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi
The saffron party suffered a setback in 2018 Lok Sabha elections, as the Congress Party steered ahead of BJP and formed the government in these states. to appoint the three leaders as vice presidents comes on a day when the Congress appointed former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit as the state Congress chief. Eighty-yearold Dikshit will have an enormous task at hand to rejuvenate Congress’ fortunes in
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CBI Director Alok Verma had resumed office on Wednesday, over three months after he was sent on forced leave by the central government through a late-night order on October 23 last year.
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said: “1. Why is the PM in such a tearing hurry to sack the CBI Chief? 2. Why will he not allow the CBI Chief to present his case in front of the selection committee? Answer: RAFALE.” CBI Director Verma resumed office on Wednesday, over three months after he was sent on forced leave by the central government through a late-night
Jharkhand HC rejects Lalu Prasad Yadav’s bail plea in fodder scam cases
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the national capital with just three months remaining for the Lok Sabha elections. After losing the elections, Chouhan had said last month that he aspires for no national role and was happy to live in Madhya Pradesh and serve its people.
order on October 23 last year. The Supreme Court set aside the order of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and Union government, divesting Verma of his powers and functions, finding that it went against the “legislative intent” to “ensure complete insulation” of the CBI Director “from all kinds of extraneous influences”.
The Jharkhand High Court Thursday rejected the bail petition of RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav in three cases of the multicrore fodder scam. Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh turned down the bail plea of Yadav, CBI lawyer Rajeev Sinha said. The same court had on January 4 reserved its order on the RJD supremo’s bail plea after hearing arguments of his
counsel Kapil Sibal and that of the CBI. Yadav is currently lodged in a paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). The fodder scam is related to fraudulent withdrawal of government funds from the treasuries of various districts of undivided Bihar in the 1990s when RJD was in power and Yadav the chief minister. Yadav was lodged in Ranchi jail in December 2017 in these cases.
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SC Bt cotton verdict is relief for Monsanto The Supreme Court’s restoration of Monsanto’s patent
claim on Bt cotton till its validity is decided by the Delhi high court ought to reassure biotech companies that had held back on introducing new technologies in India after the controversy over genetically modified (GM) cotton erupted. The fact that the patent held by Monsanto—now Monsanto Bayer—over its Bollgard-II Bt cotton seed technology will be enforceable dispels some of the regulatory fog around the patentability in India of biotechnological processes, such as DNA tweaks. Protecting intellectual property rights is vital to improving the competitiveness of the Indian farmer, and the Supreme Court’s suggestion to the Delhi high court—a division bench of which had ruled that life forms cannot be patented—that all aspects related to Monsanto’s patents on genetically modified seeds can be considered could allay apprehensions among technology developers over losing pricing freedom in India. The regulatory issues surrounding biotechnology in India, however, are not restricted to upholding intellectual property rights. The government has capped royalty payments to Monsanto and asked it to grant licences to more seed companies for using Bt cotton. Indian seed companies pay a government-mandated trait fee, as such royalty is called, on genetically modified seeds. Multinational biotechnology companies are naturally chary: Monsanto has held back other Bt cotton varieties from India and Bayer has gone slow in introducing a hybrid rice seed that can withstand flooding for two weeks. Moreover, regulatory clarity over field trials for genetically modified seeds is overdue. A moratorium on field trials for Bt brinjal, for instance, is in its ninth year and the government wants more research done for GM mustard, which involves more field trials that, in turn, await permissions from state governments. This week’s judicial validation of safeguards for private investment in agricultural research is unlikely to spur multinational biotechnology companies into pouring money into India. The verdict should prod India, the world’s biggest producer of cotton, to encourage innovation in agriculture. For Monsanto, which faces global suspicion about its genetically modified organisms, the ruling is a vindication, apart from ensuring returns on its Indian investments. For Nuziveedu Seeds, which had approached the court seeking Monsanto’s patent be cancelled as its seeds had distinct characteristics and no royalty needed to be paid by it despite the licensing agreement, the issue is still to be decided by the Delhi court. Once the legal position on the issues raised by protracted litigation is resolved, Indian policymakers must turn their attention to crafting a more welcoming environment for farm research. Agriculture, despite its dipping contribution to gross domestic product, remains central to a wide swathe of interventions by both the federal and state governments, and the removal of regulatory knots for improving farm productivity needs a more enthusiastic approach than - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara it has received so far. Editor
Bollywood
Only I could have done Gully Boy: Ranveer Singh
Date: 11/01/2019, friday, Ahmedabad
Yami on her role in Uri: The whole idea was to keep it real
gns, Mumbai gns, Mumbai Actor Ranveer Singh says he was born to do Zoya Akhtar's "Gully Boy" as only he could have done justice to the character of a rapper. The film's official trailer was released on Wednesday and shows the actor in the role of an up and coming rapper who sets out to achieve his dream by rhyming about his life on the Mumbai streets. "This is my film and I think
only I could have done it. It is the coming together of so many things like rap, hip-hop music, which I have loved since I was a kid, Mumbai the city. Zoya Akhtar is my friend, confidante. Ritesh Sidhwani is like my father. I admire Farhan Akhtar and want him to direct me some day. We are lucky Alia Bhatt is part of our film," Ranveer told reporters here at the trailer launch of "Gully Boy". "It was the most fulfilling experience.
After 2018’s Batti Gul Meter Chalu, Yami Gautam is coming back to the silver screen with Uri: The Surgical Strike. In an exclusive chat with indianexpress.com, Gautam shared that her director Aditya Dhar was very clear about her character from the start. Even while she was preparing for her character of an intelligence officer, Aditya told her that even if he recommends her to
watch movies similar to the subject, she would not find her character externally. “While we were going through the workshops, I would ask Aditya, ‘What more should I do? What should I watch?’ and he would tell me, ‘You can watch anything. I can recommend you things to watch but you will not find your character externally. You will find it within you. So try to rely on your own instincts and your own understanding of the layers of the character’,”
No pressure to postpone Manikarnika release: Kangana on clash with Thackeray
Abrar Qazi takes inspiration from Sanjay Dutt's role from Vaastav for his character in Gathbandhan
gns, Mumbai The makers of Thackeray might have averted the box office clash with Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India through negotiations, but they haven’t made any attempt to get Kangana Ranaut change the release date of Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, the actor-director has revealed. Earlier, Thackeray, Cheat India and Manikarnika were supposed to battle it out at the box office on January 25, but last week, the makes of both Thackeray and Cheat India announced their clash would be avoided as Hashmi’s film would now come on January 18. At the launch of Manikarnika’s new song titled “Vijayi Bhava” on Wednesday evening, Ranaut was asked if she was ever approached by the Thackeray team to change its release date, the actor replied, “No one told us any such thing. Neither anyone told us to postpone the release date nor there was any kind of pressure on us. In fact, no one even approached us. So, we are very happy that we have a sort of a big window, there is a vacation. It’s a kind of a festive release. So, two films can easily come.
Hollywood buzz
Johnny Depp settles lawsuit by two ex-bodyguards
PM Modi, Karan Johar, Ranveer and others smile for an epic selfie
Actor Johnny Depp has fixed at least one of his multiple legal controversies, albeit very quietly.
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Actor Johnny Depp has fixed at least one of his multiple legal controversies, albeit very quietly, reports EOnline.com. The Crimes of Grindelwald actor resolved the messy situation with two of his ex-bodyguards. Back in early 2018, retired LAPD detectives Eugene Arreola and Miguel Sanchez filed a lawsuit against Johnny for a variety of alleged offenses including unpaid wages, overtime, wrongful termination and unlawful business practices. According to the court documents, that have been obtained by the news outlet, Depp “reached a conditional settlement which settles and resolved the entire matter as to each defendant and each plaintiff.” However, the terms of the settlement are still unknown, but all future hearings have been cancelled and the case has been closed shut.
the actor shared. The film follows the surgical strike carried by the Indian army against Pakistan after the latter attacked the Indian Army camp at Uri. Yami Gautam shared that leaning on her instincts to approach a character was a new experience for her. “As an intelligence officer if I am talking to you, you might think I am just talking to you but I might be thinking about 20,000 odd things. It’s my job, to foresee the unseen,” Yami said.
New Delhi Major Bollywood stars such as Ranveer Singh, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan landed in the capital city Thursday for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharing a selfie with the PM, Karan Johar wrote, “Powerful and timely conversations can bring about change and this was one of what we hope will become a regular conversation. Meeting the Honorable Prime Minister @ narendramodi today was an incredible opportunity. As a community, there is a huge interest to contribute to nation building. There is so much that we want to do. And can do and this dialogue was towards how and what ways we can do that. When the youngest country (in demography) joins hands with the largest movie industry in the world, we hope to be a force to reckon with.
ss news, ahmedabad COLORS’ upcoming fiction drama, Gathbandhan explores the extraordinary love story of a gangster, Marathi Mulga Raghu, essayed by Abrar Qazi, falling head-overheels in love with an aspiring IPS officer and a Gujarat nichokriDhanak, played by Shruti Sharma. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Raghu is a huge Bollywood fan with absolutely no ambition in life. A mumma’s boy at heart, his biggest strength as well as his weakness is his mother which is why he chooses to take a similar business path of collecting extortion money from the real estate builders.In real life Abrar Qazi, who is opposite in nature to his onscreen character of Raghu is taking special efforts to get into the skin of his character. He has been watching movies like Vaastav and has taken inspiration from Sanjay Dutt's role in it. He has been observing every minute detail of Raghu's character from the movie to get the nuances right. According to sources, Abrar is seen practicing the dialogues to get the correct dialect of the character, he has even started walking like Sanjay Dutt and speaking to everyone on the set in that accent. Coincidentally even Sanjay Dutt's character name was Raghu in Vaastav.
Real life best friends JLo and Leah Remini to Battalion 609 gets green signal from Censor, all set play reel life friends in Second Act to release on 11th January in a theater near you los angeles
This New Year, Hollywood diva Jennifer Lopez brings to us her next film Second Act. Having played casting director by choosing her co-star Milo Ventimiglia, we now hear that JLo will be her real life best friend's reel life best friend in the film. Leah Remini and Jennifer have been friends for many years now and Second Act marks their first time working together on a movie, in which Lopez and Remini play Maya and her best friend Joan, respectively. During the casting process, Jennifer was certain on who should play Maya’s ride-or-die friend Joan in the film and also expressed her long term desire to work with Leah. Director Segal couldn't be happier about the pair's existing chemistry which translated into every scene.
ss news, ahmedabad The URI Attacks gathered a lot of media attention in 2016 and the topic is yet a hot favorite topic of discussion. Forthcoming Film Battalion 609 is based on the incident that happened in Kashmir and the aftermath that shook the world. The movie has Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an integral part of the script and actor K.K Shukla who in this movie is portraying the character of Modi ji and the entire team of Battalion
609 was overwhelmed when the censor board gave justice to their c r e ative work, the m o v i e i s n ow all set to c o n q u e r t h e screens all over I n d i a , D u b a i and Oman b y B i g C urtains Media. P r a s o o n J o s hi who is the c u r r e n t C h a irperson of the C e n t r a l B o a r d of Film and h a s m a d e a mark for himself i n f i e l d o f a dvertising and Bollywood, believes in g i v i n g r i g h t kind of creative s p a c e t o f i l m makers so that p r o p e r j u s t i c e can be done w i t h t h e s c r i p t.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
Sania recently had her first child with cricketer-husband Shoaib Malik. The winner of six Grand Slams has started training.
Getting back to top won’t be easy, says Sania
gns, Bengaluru The journey back to the top won’t be easy, says star player Sania Mirza, who is targetting a return to competitive tennis by the end of 2019 season. Sania recently had her first child with cricketerhusband Shoaib Malik. The winner of six Grand Slams has started training. The 32-year-old Hyderabadi says she has to juggle many a roles and it is a demanding task. “Well, I have been able to play these roles thick and fast. I have been a wife for a while. I have become mother just now. I am trying to get back to the top level. I know, it is not going to be easy, but nothing is worth than doing it,” Sania told repoter. “My realistic goal is to make a comeback to the sport. Probably by the end of this year it may happen. Earlier I had talked about my return by 2020. There was a reason for that. I didn’t want to put pressure on myself and still don’t,” she said. Sania said her life has changed completely after giving birth to her son Izhaan. “Life changes a lot when you have an infant in the house. You are not the priority anymore. As sportspersons, we tend to be a little bit selfish all our life. It is all about us. It is all about our fitness, rest and work,” Sania said.
Date: 11/01/2019, friday, Ahmedabad
AFC Asian Cup 2019
Wasteful India go down 2-0 against UAE Abu Dhabi
A valiant Indian football Team went down fighting 0-2 against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second league match of the AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Khaflan Mubarak’s struck in the 41st minute after which Ali Mabkhout put the game to bed in 88th min for UAE and ensured that the host country continues their dominance over the Blue Tigers. However, Sunil Chhetri and his boys fought hard and did not surrender until the final whistle, defending with their lives and committing to every tackle. But despite having more number of shots on
goal and hitting the bar twice India had to succumb to a bitter defeat. With this win UAE rocket to the top of the table with four points in two games. India at least needs to secure a draw against Bahrain to stay in the race for the round of 16. In the first half, UAE enjoyed the
Players have to perform in ODIs to be included in World Cup squad, says Rohit gns, MUMBAI
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that even though there will not be drastic changes to the squad going into the World Cup, the players have to perform to remain in contention. India will play 13 ODIs before the start of the World Cup, the first of which will be played against Australia in Sydney on Saturday. Speaking
to reporters ahead of the match, Sharma said: “The squad that plays these 13 ODIs is more or less the same squad that will go to the World Cup. There will be one or two changes, keeping in mind the form and injury concerns over the next few months.” Despite the assertion, Sharma maintained that form and fitness will continue to dictate the selection of players. “We played a lot of cricket
Kickstart of the first ever U-13 All Girls Delhi School League, under the aegis of the National Alliance for Women’s Football in India ss news, ahmedabad
feature a total of 384 players divided into 4 zones. Prominent schools have come forward to support as venue partners, including Sanskriti School, Tagore International School and Maharaja Aggarsain Adarsh Public School. A total of seven match days, spread across 1 month will be conducted within the school premises of the partner schools.
throughout the year, so injuries are bound to happen. And there will be some concerns about form and fitness. I don’t see there will be any drastic changes to the squad,” he said. “I would not say every individual that is going to be part of the next few series would be playing the World Cup. You have got to perform. But there won’t be drastic changes,” the 30-year-old added.
Vinod Rai recommends two-ODI ban for Pandya, KL Rahul over TV show remark; Diana Edulji seeks legal view
(Organized by CEQUIN, Football Delhi and Delhi Dynamos)
In a bid to galvanize women’s football in India, the National Alliance for Women’s Football in India has been set up by CEQUIN, an NGO that promotes gender equality. CEQUIN has partnered with alliance members Football Delhi (the State Association) and Delhi Dynamos FC, to address the dearth of opportunities for young school girls to play football competitively at the Delhi state level. The first edition of the Under-13 School League has been organized with the enthusiastic participation of 32 school teams. 10 of these teams are from government schools (who have been trained by CEQUIN), while the rest are from private schools, making this a truly inclusive initiative. The league will
majority of the possession but it was India who was winning the midfield battles and had more the shots on goal (3-1) than their opponents. The first chance of the match came as early as in the 13th minute when Ashique was one on one with the goalkeeper but was denied by the keeper.
gns, MUMBAI The Committee of Administrator (CoA) chairman Vinod Rai has found the comments made by Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul on the Karan Johar talk show “very crass”, recommending a two-match suspension for both players. He has asked the BCCI chief executive Rahul Johri to draft the instruction subject to fellow CoA member Diana Edulji’s approval. Pandya is in the Indian squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series in Australia, commencing on Saturday. “I have seen the remarks made by these two players on the show in print today (Thursday). Very crass. No apology can cover it. I had asked Diana to suggest penalty because I had not seen the clip. I think we need to give both of them a two match suspension. If Diana agrees, Rahul please draft an appropriate instruction and issue today as their explanations have come in,” Rai wrote in his email, adding: “Separately please prepare an advisory to all BCCI contracted players and support staff.”
Yuho Mobiles Enters Gujarat Market with Yuho Vast Plus and Yuho Y3 Pro ss news, Ahmedabad
One of the leading smartphone manufacturers from China, Yuho Mobiles announced its entry in Gujarat at a press event at Radisson Blu, Ahmedabad today. The brand unveiled its two new highendsmartphones: Yuho Vast-Plus and Yuho Y3Pro with many FIRST-IN-CLASS features. With the new age design philosophy and outstanding performance, Yuhoaims to fulfill the requirements of youngIndians at the best price points. The new Yuhodeviceswere unveiled by the top management of the company- by Capt. Chanpreet Singh, CEO & Managing Director and Mr. Wu Yiran (Michael), Director of Yuho Mobiles. The primary objective of Yuho is to provide the right product, at the right time, at the right price and forge a strong business relationship with the channel partners based on transparent and healthy business practices. More than capturing market share in the category, the brand aims to build equity through the positive word of mouth by retailers and by dynamic and relevant promotions for consumers across the country. The new smartphones from Yuho are set to blaze the market with its two great performing handsets featuring 4G Dual VoLTE, Long Battery Life, first-in-class display, Protective Back Cover and also a great camera for the selfie conscious
youth. In the words of Capt. Chanpreet Singh, CEO and Managing Director - Yuho Mobiles, “We’ve received very good response from the Indian territories ever since our inception in 2016. Gujarat is a very important market for us and we’re bullish that our feature loaded variants will be appreciated by the tech-savvy youth of the state of Gujrat. Our phones offer best in class features and are very userfriendly.” According to Mr. Wu Yiran (Michael), Director - Yuho Mobiles, “India is a large and dynamic market place and has the highest GDP in the world. Smartphone penetration is still about 40-50%. There is still a lot of scope of increasing penetration provided manufacturers can understand the market dynamics. In addition to this, the market
is highly competitive. It is no longer possible to have different profit centers. So we decided to start the business in India by way of JV between us (UCT) and Capt. Chanpreet Singh. Our mission is to deliver cutting edge mobile technology at affordable prices for Indian consumers. In the process, we also want to make the value proposition for our channel partners in order to make a winning combination of product experience and earning money. Talking about YuhoVast-Plus,is a feature rich phone with the diamondcut back panel- making it look stylish and trendier. With a curved 6.2-inches (15.75 cms) notch display, the phone comes with 3000mAh long lasting battery. With 13.0-megapixel dual-lensprimary shooter and a 13.0-megapixel front shooter, Vast Plus gives the strength to capture memories with best color accuracy. The smartphone comes with 32GB internal storage and 4GB DDR3 RAM for a flawless experience to run high-end applications and games on the device. The phone also comes with additional features like Face unlock, Bokeh Mode, Flip to mute and many other gesture-based features. Yuho Y3 Pro, on the other hand,comes with a 5.7-inches (14.4 cms) HD+IPS touchscreen display and is powered by MT6739ww 64-bit Quad core Cortex-A53 processor. On the storage front, the handset is packed with 16GB storage with expandable memory up to 128GB and 2GB RAM.
Business
Greetings from Mercedes-Benz India! ss news, ahmedabad
India’s largest luxury car maker MercedesBenz, continued its lead in the Indian luxury car segment for the fourth year in a row by achieving its best ever sales number for the period JanuaryDecember 2018. By registering a record sale of 15,538 units in the January to December 2018 period amidst strong macro-economic headwinds in H2, Mercedes-Benz sales volumes grew by 1.4%. Mercedes-Benz firmly maintained its strong lead on the dynamic Indian luxury car industry in 2018 Key Highlights -· Best Year ever: A record 15,538 units sold between January-December, 2018 (+1.4%; Jan-Dec 2017: 15,330 units) · Second year in a row Mercedes-Benz India crosses 15,000 units of sales · An all-round performance across segments from the New Generation Cars, sedans, the SUVs and the AMG · Overall momentum from the mainstay models in the
portfolio comprising the sedans; the range of SUVs continues to drive volumes for the brand · The exceptional demand for the new Long Wheelbase E-Class continues for all its variants and it remains the highest selling model for Mercedes-Benz in 2018 · A host of unique customer service initiatives, experiential brand experience activities across markets and finance programmes supported the brand’s growth in 2018 · Mercedes-Benz ranks the highest in the J.D. Power 2018 India Customer Satisfaction Index Luxury (CSI) Study and in the Sales Satisfaction Index Luxury (SSI) Study scoring 903 points in each · 25 Years of Mercedes-Benz in India: 2019 marks the 25th year of Mercedes-Benz India and will be a significant year for the brand in India, as Mercedes-Benz will embark upon exploring new paths to redefine the luxury automotive space in India.
Southeast Asia’s leading exhibitions is now under one common name: Indian Ceramics Asia ss news, ahmedabad
Indian Ceramics and Ceramics Asia will be known as Indian Ceramics Asiafrom now onwards.Both organizers,Messe Muenchen India and Unifair Exhibition Service began its collaboration in 2016 to organize Indian Ceramics and Ceramics Asia together at the same time. Over the years, the collaboration proved to be highly successful as it benefitted all ceramic industry stakeholders. Building on the strong foundation, the show has taken a new strategic direction by combining the names of the exhibitions to become one single brand entity. The newly named Indian Ceramics Asia, along with its new logo, will be the co-owned brand of Messe Muenchen India and Unifair Exhibition Service.
Delighted with this decision, Gerhard Gerritzen, Member of the Management Board of Messe München GmbH, and Amen Liao, President, Unifair Exhibition Servicesay “The exhibitions have proved to be highly successful and this new step to consolidate our brands will reinstate our strong position as ‘one strong show’ for the ceramics and bricks industry.” According to Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India, and Ken Wong, General Manager of Unifair Exhibition Service: “Our 2019 edition will host about 325 exhibitors from several countries at The Exhibition Centre in Gandhinagar with an expected footfall of 9,000+ trade visitors. In order to continue our strong association and to further strengthen as a brand, we have taken this new strategic decision.
FLY HIGH WITH VODAFONE’s #DharDaarDoro THIS UTTARAYAN VODAFONE DELIGHTS ITS CUSTOMERS WITH AR KITE FLYING GAME EXPERIENCE ss news, ahmedabad
Gujarat’s most preferred telecom service provider, Vodafone, is adding to the celebrations of Uttarayan, across the state. Keeping the festive spirits high, Vodafone has rolled out an AR (Augmented Reality) based kite game, #DharDaarDorofor its customers in Gujarat to enjoy simulated fun and excitement of the festival. To experience and enjoy this fun game, Vodafone customers must walk-into32 Vodafone retail storesat Ahmedabad, Baroda, Godhra, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Gandhidham, Mehsana, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat and Vapi between8thto 13th January 2019.The customers mustdownload MyVodafone appor enrolfor Vodafone Sakhi (only women customers) or get a new postpaid connection/ make a bill payment to enjoy the game in stores. The in-store game experience will allow a mobile phone to act as a ‘manjha’ affecting the movement of kite’s flight. Eligible customers will
get 30 seconds time to cut as many kites as possible on the TV screen and will win free kites equivalent to the number of kites theymanage to cut. The final score card mailed to the customer can be posted on their social media handles using hashtag #DharDaarDoro #Uttarayan. Inviting all Vodafone customers in Gujarat to join Uttarayan week celebrations, Abhijit Kishore, Business head, Vodafone Idea Ltdsaid,“The festival of Uttarayan is symbolic of a new beginning, aspiring dreams and freedom. Being the largest telecom operator in the state, it is our constant endeavour to focus on new technological advancements thereby enhancing the customer experience. #DharDaarDoro signifies Vodafone’s strong network connection across the length and breadth of Gujarat. Under the campaign, we are converting our stores into ‘experience zones’ and creating an opportunity for our customers to experience the new zeal of the festival with the power of Augmented Reality”.
Prime Video ushersin the New Year with the trailer launch of Prime Original Series - Four More Shots Please!
ss news, MUMBAI Amazon Prime Video, today,unveiled the much-awaited trailer oftheir upcoming Prime Originalseries titledFour More Shots Please! The series has been createdby Rangita Pritish Nandy, produced by Pritish Nandy Communications and directed by Anu Menon. The new Prime Original casts a spotlight on the strong bond of female friendship that serves as a life-line for young women in urban India as they adapt, flourish and rebel in a rapidly evolving
societal culture with changing gender roles. Helmed by a predominantly women cast and crew, the show has beenwritten by Devika Bhagat, with dialogues fromIshitaMoitra. Prime members from more than 200 countries and territories can binge-watch the 10-part seriesstarting 25th January 2019. Vijay Subramaniam,Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video, Indiasaid,“AtPrime Video we are focused on serving a wide and diverse set of customers their daily dose of entertainment on our service.
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Date: 11/01/2019, friday, Ahmedabad
Girnar Shivratri fair to get 'Mini Kumbh' status: CM
Jayanti Bhanushali murder: Police investigating if accused BJP leader Chhabil Patel fled to US ss news, Ahmedabad The Criminal Investigation Department of Gujarat Police on Thursday said officials were trying to trace the location of Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chhabil Patel in connection with the murder of former BJP legislator Jayanti Bhanushali, news agancy reported.Bhanushali, a former vice president of the saffron party in the state, was shot dead by unidentified people early on Tuesday in the Sayaji Nagari Express. He was travelling from Bhuj to Ahmedabad. Patel,
his son and four others were named suspects in the first information report filed on Wednesday at the Gandhidham railway police station. Chhabil Patel’s son Siddharth Patel had earlier claimed that his father was in the United States for work but the police have not yet verified it. “We cannot believe someone’s claim blindly,” Superintendent of Police (CID) Bhavna Patel was quoted as saying. “People can claim anything. We are still probing this aspect.” A seven-member special investigation team is
Surat: Man held for extortion bid on doctor
conducting inquiries. Deputy Superintendent of Police JP Raol said Ahmedabad airport authorities have been asked to provide data on the people who flew out of the country during the time of the murder. “It is still a matter of investigation as to where Chhabil Patel is,” Raol said. “We have sought some information from the Ahmedabad airport authorities to find out if he has fled to another country.” Bhanushali, who was a state legislator from 2007 to 2012, had resigned from the party post in July after a 21-year-old woman from Surat accused
Police on Thursday arrested a 27-yearold man for allegedly trying to extort money from a homeopathy doctor for over an obscene video. The accused developed relationship with the doctor through a gay chatting mobile app and shot a video of their intimate moments. The accused was remanded to police custody for a day. The police arrested one Kiritsinh Mori, a resident of Ved Road, for alleged extortion bid and attacking the complainant. The accused has been booked for extortion and assault.The accused had developed relationship with the 29-year-old doctor through the app a few days ago. They started chatting with each other and decided to meet. After a few meetings, they developed physical relationship. The accused then recorded a video of their intimate moments on his mobile phone. He than started demanding money from the doctor.The accused and his aides also thrashed the doctor when he refused to give them money.
The Shivratri fair, held at the foot of the Girnar mountain in Gujarat every year, will be considered as "Mini Kumbh" by the state government, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has said. While Kumbh Mela, a mass Hindu pilgrimages of faith is held on the banks of sacred rivers every 12 years, "Mini Kumbh (Magh) Mela" is currently held every year in Allahabad only. The chief minister also announced formation of the Girnar Development Authority for the overall development of the religious place located in Junagadh district of Saurashtra
region. "The Shivratri fair held every year at the foot of the Girnar mountain will be be considered as Mini Kumbh mela," Rupani
‘Gujarat to take distinct initiatives to fulfill national target to produce 175 Giga Watts renewable energy by year 2022’ – CM Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani
Gujarat has planned to invest Rs. 100,000-Cr in next three years for renewable energy generation: CM ss news, Ahmedabad
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Gujarat will take distinctive initiatives to fulfill the dream of achieving the target of producing 175 Giga Watts’s renewable energy by year 2022 asenvisaged by Prime Minister Mr. Narendrabhai Modi, says Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani in Gandhinagar, today. The
Chief Minister categorically stated that Gujarat will take frontal position in producing renewable energy in the country. For which, the state government has chalked out a planned to make invest of approximately Rs. 100,000-crore in next three years. Gujarat Energy Minister Mr. Saurabhbhai Patel stated that at present the contribution of renewable energy is 7645 mw
which is 28 % of Gujarat’s total capacity, against which the target by year 2022 is set to 22,922 MW, means approximately 53 % (almost double) and planning is also done accordingly. Mr. Patel and minister of state for energy Mr. Pradipsinh Jadeja jointly further stated that 10,000 mw solar-energy would be produced in next three years in Gujarat, which included
solar-park with capacity of 5,000mw at Dholera. The tenders to produce 1,000 mw energy at this solar-park would be announced soon. Besides this, the state government has decided to setup a solar-park with capacity of 700 mw at Radha-Neshda and another solar-park with capacity of 500 mw at Harshad in Banaskantha district.
written by Dr. Dhiraj Kakadiya, a senior officer of Gujarat Government. The Gujarati translation is done by Dr. Sonalben Parikh, granddaughter of granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, and it is published by The Navjeevan Press. The Chief Minister categorically stated that
Gandhiji had developed a unique way to communicate with people for sending messages of “freedom movement” and “self-rule” in the era when mediums like television, internet, social media and others were not existing. While Dr. Kakadiya described his book as the outcome of his Ph. D.
essay. The preface of the book is written by ‘Bharat Ratna Awardee’ and Former President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. The book also contains as many as 14 unique gestures of Mahatma Gandhi completely described by Prime Minister Mr. Narendrabhai Modi in his informal interaction.
CM releases book “Mahatma Gandhi: Sanchar ni Shashvat Kala”
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Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijaybhai Rupani today, in Gandhinagar, released Gujarati translated version ‘’Mahatma Gandhi: Sanchar ni Shashvat Kala” from original English book “Mahatma: A Great Communicator”
El Chapo trial: Kingpin used spyware to obsessively monitor his wife, mistress
said while addressing a huge gathering at Junagadh last night. He said the government would provide all the support for organising the congregation. The chief minister said his government would repair all the steps of the Girnar mountain which has temples at various levels. Every year, a mega five-day Shivratri congregation is organised at the foot of the Girnar mountain which is attended by lakhs of devotees. The mountain and the adjoining forest area of Gir, which houses Asiatic Lions, is considered sacred by Hindu saints and seers. There are numerous ashrams and Akharas around the Girnar mountain.
Ahmedabad: Canal incomplete, water for farming ends up in river
ss news, Rajkot Water released by the state Irrigation Department from Dhatarvadi-II reservoir to meet the demands of the farmers ended up in the riverbed downstream as the canal network of the project has not been developed fully. Earlier this week, 14 million cubic feet (mcft) of water from Dhatarvadi-II reservoir was released to meet the irrigation needs of farmers. “While we are making all efforts to complete the digging of canal, as an interim arrangement, we are releasing water in the river. Since farmers will
have to lift water from the river, we believe that farmers will use the water more judiciously,” Hemant Patel, executive engineer of Amreli division of Irrigation Department told news agancy on Wednesday. “While we are supplying irrigation water to farmers through right bank canal, the left bank canal is incomplete and therefore we are not discharging water into it. Since farmers are demanding water, we are supplying them indirectly by releasing it in river and farmers have agreed to irrigate their farms by lifting water from the river,” Patel further said.
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Trump cancels planned Davos trip as shutdown continues
Venezuela’s Maduro to celebrate second term as crisis deepens
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gns, New York In the past few months, the 18 jurors at the drug conspiracy trial of LoJoaquín Guzmán era, the Mexican kingpin known as El Chapo, have been inundated with evidence exposing the innermost secrets of his global narco-empire. But on Wednesday, the panel got a riveting and unexpected look at something even more revealing: dozens of text messages Guzmán sent to his wife and mistress. The private
messages — obtained by the FBI with the assistance of an info-tech expert who worked for Guzmán — painted an astonishing portrait of the crime lord not only as a serial philanderer, but also as a man who, mixing sex and business, relied on the women in his life to help him conduct his daily operations. In one set of messages, Guzmán and his wife, Emma Coronel Aispuro, cooed together over the cuteness of their twin baby daughters and then, in a flash.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland later this month amid a shutdown of the federal government, signaling he was prepared for the political showdown to stretch into late January. It was unclear whether the partial government shutdown, now in its 20th day, would end before the start of the global economic meeting, which is scheduled for January 22 to January 25, as Trump and congressional Democrats dug into a fight over funding for the government and Trump’s long-promised wall along the US-Mexico
Caracas
border. “Because of the Democrats intransigence on Border Security and the great importance of Safety for our Nation, I am respectfully cancelling my very important trip to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum,” Trump wrote on Twitter. The
president had told reporters at the White House earlier on Thursday that he intended to speak at the forum but would not attend if the shutdown continued. The cancellation quashes any opportunity for Trump to meet with other world leaders about economic
issues, including trade. The Trump administration is engaged in trade talks with the European Union and China, among others. China and the United States have agreed to a 90-day pause in implementing tariffs in order to hammer out a trade deal.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will be sworn in to a second term Thursday amid international calls for him to step down and a devastating economic crisis, but with some long-time friends in attendance both from abroad and at home. A dozen Latin American governments and Canada in a coalition have rejected the legitimacy of Maduro’s next term, and Washington
has sanctioned top officials in his government, but Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Bolivian President Evo Morales were coming to Caracas to show their support. And while Maduro’s popularity has plunged amid scarcities, hyperinflation and rising authoritarianism that have sparked a mass emigration, supporters who receive government subsidies in shantytowns continue to back the man who took over for the late Hugo Chavez.
Afghanistan: More than 30 security men killed in Taliban attack Both sides in Afghanistan's 17-year war have kept up attacks this winter, with the Taliban inflicting a heavy toll on government forces, and the US military and their government allies killing Taliban field commanders with air strikes.
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The Taliban launched a series of attacks on security checkpoints in four Afghan provinces early on Thursday, killing 32 members of the security forces and pro-government militias, provincial officials said. Both sides in Afghanistan’s 17-year war have kept up attacks this winter, with the Taliban inflicting a heavy toll on government forces, and the US military and their
government allies killing Taliban field commanders with air strikes. At the same time, tentative peace efforts have been under with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad holding three rounds of talks with the Taliban, although the insurgents called off a fourth round this week. The latest Taliban attacks came in the northern provinces of Kunduz, Baghlan, Takhar, and Badghis in the
west. Ahmad Fahim Qarluq, the chief of the Qala-e-Zal district in Kunduz, said a large number of Taliban attacked security checkpoints in the early hours, killing 10 soldiers and police and wounding 11. Qarluq said 25 Taliban fighters were killed. In neighbouring Baghlan and Takhar provinces, the Taliban killed 16 members of progovernment militias in attacks on outposts, officials said. They also said the Taliban suffered heavy casualties.
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