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Budget 2017: Govt committed to growth, ‘sabka saath, sabka vikaas’, says President Pranab Mukherjee Agency | New Delhi Terming the advancement of the budget cycle and merger of railway and union budget as “historic”, President Pranab Mukherjee, addressing both Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday listed down the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led government, a day before Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents the Union Budget. “At the core of all my Govt policies, is the welfare of ‘gareeb’, ‘peedit’, ‘Dalit’, ‘vanchhit’,” Mukherjee said. The president spoke of the strides made by the government in “improving the quality of life of the poor”, “transforming the lives of farmers”, and empowering
women. “Govt committed to growth, ‘sabka saath, sabka vikaas’. Voluntary giving up of LPG subsidy has helped the poor,” President Mukherjee said. He also spoke of the proactive steps taken by the government to control the soaring prices of pulses and electrifying villages across India. “11000 of 18000 villages which were in darkness since independence electrified in record time,” he said.On the government’s demonetisation drive, President Mukherjee lauded the “resilience” demonstrated by the public in the fight against black money and corruption. “Resilience demonstrated by our countrymen particularly the poor, in the fight against black money and corruption, is remarkable,” he said. On empowering women, President Mukherjee said they deserve equal opportu-
Union Budget 2017 on February 1: What to expect from Arun Jaitley’s budget
(H.S.) | New Delhi Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Union budget for the 2017-18 fiscal on February 1, 2017. The country saw one of the biggest economic experiments taken by the government of the day in the form of demonetisation and the gigantic tax reform in the form of Goods and Services Tax, which is still awaiting rollout. The financial situation in
the country is critical and the economy is going through one of the biggest tests in recent history. In such a time, all eyes will be on the finance minister to see what he pulls out of his traditional battered brown leather briefcase that will clear the economic roadmap for the country in the next fiscal. Jaitley will break away from tradition and after a period of 92 years of separate pre-
sentation of Union Budget and Railway budget, both will be presented as a combined document on an advanced date than the commonly followed schedule of end of Wednesday. Here are some expectations from Finance Minister Jaitley’s budget for 2017-18: 1. Income Tax slabs and rates may see favourable change as demonetisation and GST will play key roles this fiscal. As a fallout of demonetisation, consumer spending is expected to be low so a relaxation in tax slab structures may be on the cards. Rationalisation of tax structure is also expected keeping in mind the disruption caused by GST.
nities in every field and that development. “Through the over 2-and-a-half lakh SCs, ‘naari shakti’ is an integral Stand-Up India initiative, STs and women entreprepart of India’s path towards the govt plans to empower neurs,” he said.
AAP wants to rule in Punjab with help of militants: Smriti Irani Agency | Rupnagar
Union minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) wanted to rule in Punjab “with the help of militants”. Addressing a poll meeting here in support of alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal’s (SAD) candidate and state Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema, the BJP leader alleged that AAP’s policies were “destructive” and if it formed the government in Punjab, there would be a “serious threat to the security of the country”. Irani, however, added that Punjab was a “sensitive” state
and the people would see through the “conspiracy to destabilise the country”. Accusing AAP leaders of “having links with terrorists”, the Union Textile Minister claimed that they could not be “sincere” to the people of Punjab. Asserting that the Badal government had ushered in a “new era of
development” in Punjab, she appealed to the people to vote for the ruling SAD-BJP alliance in the state as it was a “triedand-tested” combination. Describing Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as an “honest and upright leader” and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal as a “young.
No stay on Jallikattu act, but SC raps Tamil 18 lakh taxpayers to get IT notices to Nadu govt for protests against ban explain large deposits post demonetisation (H.S.) | New Delhi
Refusing to put a stay on the new Jallikattu act, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slammed the Tamil Nadu government for failing to maintain the law and order during the recent protests in the state. Condemning the violent protests against the SC
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ban on the bull taming sport, the apex court told the state government that it is their duty to protect law and order. “Law & order is your duty..make sure people don’t defy our orders,” the court told the government. Beside permitting the Centre to withdraw its January 2016 notification that has allowed use of bulls in Jallikattu and other such events, the court also agreed to examine the new law by the
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Tamil Nadu government that allowed the bull taming sport. The court issued notice to the state government and sought a reply within six weeks. The Tamil Nadu assembly had
on January 21 unanimously passed an amendment bill for conducting the bull-taming sport without any hindrance. Replacing an ordinance promulgated earlier to allow jallikattu.
Shivpal Yadav to form new party, campaign for candidates denied SP tickets Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Amritsar Bollywood’s ‘dream girl’ and BJP MP Hema Malini today joined the party’s campaign in Gurdaspur and Amritsar in Punjab, adding colour to the canvassing which is reaching its crescendo with days to go for the Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha bye-election. The superstar of yesteryears sought the people’s support for the ruling SAD-BJP candidates in the state.
In a shock move by former Samajwadi Party’s Uttar Pradesh unit president, Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday announced that he would form a new political party after March 11, the day election results of five states would be declared. Shivpal, who filed his nomination papers on SP ticket for Jaswantnagar, said that he will be campaigning for candidates who were denied party tickets by Chief Minister and SP chief, Akhilesh Yadav. “I filed my nomination papers; there were a lot of hurdles but I still
Commencing the process of crackdown on large deposits made after November 8, the Income Tax Department has identified 18 lakh taxpayers who will be served notices seeking explanation within 10 days. According to tax officials, the transactions carried out by these taxpayers post demonetisation seem out of line. The process has been labelled as “Operation
Clean Money”, in which data analytics has been made use of to analyse the data received between November 9 and December 30, 2016, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia told media persons at a briefing here on Tuesday. IT Department has initiated Operation Clean Money. Initial phase of the operation involves e-verification of large cash deposits made during November 9 to De-
cember 30, 2016. “Data analytics has been used for comparing the demonetisation data with information in the department’s databases,” the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said in a statement. “In the first batch, around 18 lakh persons have been iden-
tified in whose case, cash transactions do not appear to be in line with the taxpayer’s profile. The I-T Department has enabled online verification of these transactions to reduce compliance cost for the taxpayers while optimising its resources,” the statement said.
Abdur Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Niaz - were detained and placed under house arrest in Chauburji near JuD’s Lahore headquarters. ”Although they belong to different districts of Punjab but the government has decided to place them under arrest in one house in Lahore,” a senior
police officer said. “The government has detained Saeed and four other JuD and Falaha-i-Insanyat (FIF) leaders for 90 days with effect from January 30 but this detention may further be extended on completion of this period if required,” an interior ministry official said. ”The government may take some further steps against the JuD and its sister organisations in coming days,” he said, adding that the names of several JuD and FIF activists have been placed on Exit Control List to stop them from leaving the country.
Pak army defends Hafiz Sayeed’s detention, says it is in ‘national interest’ (H.S.) | New Delhi
filed the papers on SP’s cycle symbol,” Shivpal said. Shivpal also claimed that those who rose through the party ranks because of Mulayam Singh Yadav have now done things to hurt and embarrass him. On Sunday, SP patriarch Mulayam announced that he would not campaign for the SP-Congress alliance
in the run up to the state assembly polls. Mulayam claimed that SP could win the elections on its own. Speaking on the alliance, Shivpal said: “Six months ago, what was the condition of the Congress? It would have won 4 seats. So who got the advantage? Congress got. Our people lost tickets.”
In an unusual move, Pakistan’s army on Tuesday said the detention of the Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed was a “policy decision in the national interest” as the government announced that the Jamat-ud Dawa leader’s 90-day house arrest could be extended if required. “The detention is a policy decision taken in the national interest. The relevant department may give more information in a day or two and the situation will become clearer,” Military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor
told reporters here. Saeed and four other JuD leaders were put under house arrest after order of detention was issued by Punjab Province’s Interior Ministry yesterday in pursuance to a directive from the Federal Interior Ministry on January 27. His aides - Abdullah Ubaid, Zafar Iqbal,
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2 / Dt. 01-02-2017,Wednesday Editors’ Picks WEDNESDAY, FEBRUary 01, 2017 Budget 2017: Can FM Jaitley prove political pundits predictions wrong ? Can finance minister Arun Jaitley prove political pundits wrong when he presents the budget in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday? There are predictions of a populist budget meant to bolster the BJP’s prospects in the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The budget is expected to increase income tax exemption limit, provide incentives for home buyers, unfurl a clutch of welfare measures for the poor, especially the debt-ridden farmers, and launch a host of schemes and programmes targeted at women and students, among others. The context for such a please-all budget is the absence of a big narrative for the BJP in the assembly elections. The electoral potential of demonetisation has become suspect. Surgical strikes across the border in Pakistan no longer set the adrenaline flying. The BJP has, therefore, returned to its Hindutva agenda and is banking on the finance minister to give it a leg-up in the elections. A veteran politician and key party strategist, Jaitley, needs no reminder of the political compulsions. But if he were to focus on short-term political gains - instead of taking tough decisions to offset the projected slowdown in the economy - the BJP might have to pay its political cost in the long run. In his 2015 budget speech, the FM spoke of “job” 16 times, “growth” 24 times and “investment” 50 times, leaving no ambiguity about his priorities. There were no sops, no freebies and no grand schemes. He boldly announced the reduction of corporate tax in a phased manner and the abolition of wealth tax. His 2016 budget speech, however, marked a shift in the NDA government’s economic and political outlook. It offered something to every section -- doubling farmers’ income by 2022, LPG connections in the name of women of poor households, incentives for senior citizens and middle-class people living in rented houses. Lest the opposition parties should again accuse the NDA of being pro-corporate, the FM made cars, especially in the luxury segment, and SUVs costlier. If the finance minister had used the words “farmers” and “rural” 19 times in his budget speech in 2015, he used them 54 times in 2016. The 2016 budget speech came in the backdrop of electoral reverses to the BJP in Delhi and Bihar and ahead of assembly elections in four states and one union territory. How much this pro-poor, pro-farmer pitch in the budget contributed to the BJP’s success in those assembly elections is open to interpretation but the party’s hope again hinges on a please-all Budget. A former finance secretary who was involved in the budget-making exercise for several years told HT that political compulsions have a bearing on the budget but it depends on the government of the day and its outlook. The UPA government, for instance, took “hard-nosed decisions” in its last two budgets. Its decision to stick to the fiscal roadmap and contain current account deficit was “politically not palatable but extremely necessary”. “The NDA government’s budgets have shown lots of populism. I am expecting the same this year. There are already talks of relaxing the fiscal deficit target and if it happens, it would be the second time that this government would breach it.
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“Everyone knows that the Prime Minister lies, His government did not give jobs to youth and yet PM says, we have done a lot of development.”
- Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying vis-a-vis promises of eradicating corruption from Goa and providing employment for youth, even as the Gandhi scion promised a corruption free and inclusive government in Goa.
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expressed a wish to be cast in light-hearted, fun roles. What would you add to add more depth and layers to a story? A scintillating performance by Tabu. The actor always manages to steal the limelight irrespective of the presence of other stars and actors in a film. When Haider was released, New York Times wrote in its review, “In-
stead of ‘Haider’, the director Vishal Bhardwaj might have considered calling his fastand-loose adaptation of Hamlet ‘Ghazala’, after its Gertrude character.” That goes on to say a lot about what Tabu brings to a film through her performance. However, in several interviews, Tabu has always expressed a wish to be cast in
What would you add to add more depth and layers to a story? A scintillating performance by Tabu. The actor always manages to steal the limelight irrespective of the presence of other stars and actors in a film. When Haider was released, New York Times wrote in its review, “Instead of ‘Haider’, the director Vishal Bhardwaj might have considered calling his fast-and-loose adaptation of Hamlet ‘Ghazala’, after its Gertrude character.” That goes on to say a lot about what Tabu brings to a film Agency | New Delhi through her performance. During her career span However, in several interin Bollywood, Preity views, Tabu has always Zinta has given us characters of all shades. She has given us powerful female characters like Agency | Chennai Zara (Veer Zara), Amber (Salaam Namaste) and Suriya’s Singam 3 is yet Naina ( Kal Ho Na Ho) to release, but the movie among others and this is already making waves. empowered streak carAccording to the latest ried off to her off-screen update, the movie has self too. The actor who raked in Rs a whopping believes in taking a stand 100 crore before its reand speaking her mind lease as part of satellite was always one of a kind and distribution rights. in Bollywood. While The producer Gnanavel growing up in the ’90 and Raja has confirmed this in the early 2000s, it was while speaking with Inalmost impossible to not diaglitz. The producer fall in love with Preity also went on to mention Zinta. With no godfather, that after Rajinikanth, it’s she climbed the ladder of Suriya who enjoys almost success in Bollywood. In the same kind of stardom. her off-screen life too, It’s true in a way, because we have seen Preity ZinSuriya’s fan base spreads ta fighting her own batacross the whole of south – TN, Andhra Pradesh, time along with Anushka Suriya. At a recent press tles fearlessly and here’s Telangana and Kerala. Shetty, Shruti Haasan will meet, Suriya mentioned, why we will always love Singam 3 is the third in- also be part of installment. his family after having her. stallment of the popular Making his debut in Tam- watched Singam 3 like cop franchise. Suriya will il cinema with this film this part the best of the lot. return as Durai Singam, is TV star Thakur Anoop We can’t wait to catch Suthe fearless, bindaas ( Singh. He will play the riya in his Singam avatar Agency | New Delhi also read hot) cop. This lead antagonist, opposite and kick some butt! Lately, there have been reports that Anushka Sharma joins Amitabh, chosen as Shakti Kapoor has taken over from brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan daughter Shraddha Kapoor’s manager and publicist, and will be Agency | Mumbai looking after her work from now It takes a star with maximum reach and impact across on. The actress’s parents were India to be chosen as the face of a nationwide health shocked when asked to comment on and sanitation campaign Anushka Sharma has been the rumours. Shakti says, “We are chosen to be the face of PM Modi’s initiative, the not changing anybody in her team. Swach Bharat Abhiyaan along with Mr AmI have no clue where this news is itabh Bachchan for the same. She is the coming from. Her manager and the female ambassador of this massive agency she is signed up with are country wide campaign, and has doing a good job. In fact, I introbeen picked for her popularity with duced Shraddha to her current youth across rural and urban Inmanager. We are very happy dia, particularly women. The with their work. She is one ministry has hand picked of their oldest clients and Anushka to sharpen and cenjoined them before Aastre their communications hiqui 2 and she is worktowards Indian women, esing with almost 12-13 pecially those who live brands now. More than in rural and semi rural Alia Bhatt. She is doIndia. A source adds, “ ing phenomenal work, As per research done why would we want to extensively by the govreplace them? Shrade r n - ment. dha is shooting for Haseena so she has no idea about this news doing the rounds. ”
light-hearted, fun roles. To her credit, she did a phenomenal job in films like Biwi No. 1. The audience can soon see Tabu in Golmaal Again – the fourth installment of Golmaal franchise co-starring Ajay Devgn. The chances of Kareena Kapoor Khan working in the film were negligible due to her motherhood and other commitments.
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In an effort to enhance patient awareness about appropriate insulin injection technique, Forum for Injection Technique (FIT), India today released the revised recommendations - FITTER India recommendations 2017. The new recommendations would help to achieve the best possible health outcomes by ensuring that the correct dose of medication is delivered to the correct injection site, using the correcttechnique. Leading medical technology company, BD India and Zydus Hospitals and Research Centre, Ahmedabad offered support to this initiative by pledging to encourage patient safety standards in diabetes management, including safe injection practices as well as safe disposal of insulin syringes and needles.According to current studies, 69.2 million Indiansare affected with diabetes. By 2030, the prevalence of diabetes among Indians is projected to reach 87 million.
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We would like to share with you a heart-warming story about four-year-old Emirati Khalifa Al Qemzi, whose life has been completely changed, thanks to gene therapy, which was led by a team of experts from Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) in London. The leader of this team of experts, Professor Bobby Gaspar, will be addressing delegates at Arab Health this week about the developments in gene therapy and how it can help save more children like Khalifa. Khalifa was diagnosed at 6 month-old with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a disease caused by genetic defects, which causes the child to have very little or no immune system, and therefore makes him unable to fight off infections. When transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, at 11 months old, Khalifa underwent gene therapy and is now able to live a normal and happy life.
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Opening batsman Aaron Finch will lead Australia in the absence of regular captain Steve Smith in next month’s three-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka, the country’s cricket board said on Tuesday.Finch, who was Australia’s T20 captain before Smith was handed the reins in all three formats last year, will take charge of an inexperienced side shorn of players named in the squad for the four-test series in India. Smith, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Usman Khawaja, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Matthew Wade are all unavailable for selection as they continue preparations for the challenging tour of the South Asian
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Aaron Finch was Australia’s T20 captain before Steven Smith was handed the reins in all three formats
Country. “It’s very exciting to be back and leading the side in Steve’s absence,” the 30-year-old said in a Cricket Australia statement. “It’s been a roller-coaster from being captain leading up to the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2016), being injured and then Steve taking over the reins for that tourna-
ment but it’s something that, any time you get the chance to captain your country in any format, you’re very chuffed about.” Sri Lanka recently won a three-match T20 series 2-1 in South Africa and will face Australia in the first match in Melbourne on February 17.
Many peers have said that Sachin Tendulkar was someone who kept improving throughout his 24-year-long career and for remaining grounded despite his superstar status. He has also been active since his retirement, attending events and press conferences. In one such event, the forming batting great talked about how he heeded to advice he got from a waiter in Chennai. Sachin was launching his own sports equipment and
I was thinking if we get a wicket anything could happen as the wicket was on the slower side and it is not easy to hit sixes over here because the ground is quite big. I was just trying to do whatever I know so that worked.”
sportswear range ‘Sachin by Spartan’ in Mumbai. “If you have an open mind you can develop so many things,” he is quoted as saying by India Today, “In Chennai it was a waiter who came up to me and said if you don’t mind and don’t get offended I want to tell you something. I said go ahead. He said my elbow guard restricts my bat swing. And he was 100 percent right.” “I knew I was feeling uncomfortable but I never thought of doing it myself. A few years down the line I got hit a couple of times on my elbow guard
and it hurt. That’s when I realised padding on elbow guard is inadequate. I instantly redesigned my elbow guard. I needed to re-open it and work on it. Get the fibre and cushion on either side to absorb the impact. In our country everyone from panwala to CEOs will give you advice. But one should still be open about ideas.” Sachin said that he had the tricolour in his bat for his last match for India and that was for “thanking all those fans” who have stood by him throughout his long and glittering career.
said. Bumrah produced a stellar bowling performance in the final over conceding just two runs The Spanish football and taking two wickets federation is not in the final to help India level the three-match T20 commenting on the series 1-1. Reflecting on clear error and no the exceptional last over immediate action is of his spell, Bumrah said, expected “I was not thinking too much obviously because Agency | Madrid six balls, eight runs you feel the situation is in the The refereeing mistake batting team’s favour. So, that cost Barcelona a goal on Sunday has not immediately prompted any official consideration of goal-line technology in Spanish football. The Spanish league and the Spanish football federation were not commenting on the clear error on Monday, and no immediate action was expected because of the missed call in Barcelona’s 1-1 draw at Real Betis, a result that allowed Real Madrid to increase its league lead
to four points. Goal-line technology is in use in many of the top European leagues – including England, Italy and Germany – but there is no timetable for when the technology might be implemented in Spain. Before the season, Spanish league president Javier Tebas told local media the available technology was still too expensive to be put in place. The controversial play happened in the 76th minute at Benito Villamarin
Stadium in Seville, just after the hosts scored to lead Barcelona 1-0. A Betis defender tried to intercept a cross into the area but sent the ball toward his own net. A teammate came charging to clear the ball away from the goal, but it clearly crossed the line by the time he got to it. The linesman stayed in place instead of running toward midfield to signal a goal, and the referee went along with the decision.
a fighter right now. He has the ability to captain Pakistan in all three formats,”said. Recently, Inzamamul-Haq, chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), also called for one captain across all formats for Pakistan, thus indirectly advising Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq to leave captaincy. Talking to reporters in the wake
of team’s dismal performance in New Zealand and Australia, Inzamam said, “I haven’t given any advice to the PCB over the captaincy issue but I think the perfect man for the job is one who can lead in all three formats.” The former T20 skipper also commented on his own cricketing career, saying he is currently focusing more on T20 leagues now. “I have played enough international cricket for Pakistan.
India vs England, 3rd T20: Sticking to basics did the job for me in Nagpur, says Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah(2) and Ashish Nehra took three English wickets to help India clinch a crucial win Agency | Nagpur
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was declared ‘Man of the Match’ during his side’s narrow five-wicket win in the second T20I against England in Nagpur, has revealed that he just stuck to his basic plans and backed his strength which eventually turned out to be in his favour. “I was trying to have a clear plan, stick to a basic plan
that I have, trying to back my strengths because if you have double thoughts then it won’t work. I was just thinking that I would decide what ball I am going to bowl and I would be going to stick to that. I am very happy that I was able to stick to my plans. I backed my strength and I’m very happy that the result was in my favour,” Bumrah said in a postmatch interaction with the
Still no talk of goal-line technology in Spain despite error
Australian Open 2017: At 35, Roger Federer lifts No 18 with his unlikeliest Grand Slam victory yet (H.S.) | Melbourne
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Our history is populated with stories of passion; passion that drove great minds to do great things, and some others to diabolic ends in search of their passion. On Sunday at Melbourne, we saw endless passion script another chapter in the rivalry of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Over their 34 matches, beginning at Miami in 2004, they have shown tennis that has mesmerised us, inspired us, and made us fall in love with the sport in ways unknown before these two taught the world to waltz the court. There are no boundaries to the level of tennis you might witness when these two are on court. They play their own brand of tennis, born purely out of their love for the sport, which got them back in
Shahid Afridi backs Sarfraz Ahmed to captain Pakistan across formats Agency | Karachi
the game and the passion that took them through to the final. Between 2006 and 2011, there were barely any other takers at the Grand Slams – Nadal and Federer combined won 19 out of 24 titles (nine for Nadal, ten for Federer). The two clashed in eight finals at Grand Slams over that period, and the Spaniard emerged as the winner on six of those eight occasions. While the Swiss won his last Slam at Wimbledon in 2012,
Nadal clinched his 14th at Roland Garros in 2014. The last time that Federer had defeated Nadal in a major final was way back in 2007, over five sets at Wimbledon. But the 2017 Australian Open final was the most improbable of them all – 35-year-old Federer, back after a sixmonth hiatus forced due to a knee injury, was playing 30-year-old Nadal, who was returning after ending his season in October due to his wrist injury.
Shahid Afridi believes that Pakistan’s current T20 captain Sarfraz Ahmed is the right guy to captain the side in all the three formats of the game as the wicketkeeper-batsman is a “fighter and Pakistan needs a fighter right now”. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the recently renovated Mass Communication Department at the Karachi University (KU), Afridi said, “Sarfraz is a fighter and Pakistan needs
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Preply.com, an international e-learning and teaching website, announces an opportunity for Indian students and teachers to enhance their careers.
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Preply.com, an international e-learning and teaching website, announces an opportunity for Indian students and teachers to enhance their careers. The website helps people find online, native and local teachers of foreign languages, science,humanities, and various hobbies. The wide variety of courses (from learning English languageto even acting) is what makes Preply.com unique. According to the
World Bank, while more than 95 percent of Indian children attend primary school, just 40 percent of Indian adolescents attend secondary school. Preply.com aims to support the “Digital India” initiative by making education accessible to students across India and providing teachers a platform from which to share their knowledge. Commenting on the Indian market, Kirill Bigai, Co-Founder & CEO, says: “Preply.com wants to ensure that Indian students get
access to the best quality education possible at an affordable cost. Our website is available to students across India and the only requirement is an internet connection. This platform also helps freelance, part-time or even full-time teachers who are searching for new students. We believe that an easy access to tutors from all around the world on any budget possible can help young Indian people shape their futures and, as a result, enhance their quality of life.”
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Mumbai Traffic Police dedicated to making Mumbai road safe for all has partnered with children’s favorite Nicktoon – Nickelodeon’s SHIVA to be a behavioral change agent in the area of Safety and Road regulations. Committed to creating awareness on the issue and good riding and road habits amongst families, the weeklong activities helmed by the Mumbai Traffic Police and Nickelodeon’s SHIVA is set
to kick-start on 28th January 2016. SHIVA has emerged as a behavioral change agent amongst kids and parents in the area of health and sanitation, emerging as the face of Viacom18’s social responsibility initiate ChakaChak Mumbai and contributing to the Prime Misters vision of a
Sushma Swaraj seeks report from Indian Ambassador on arrest of Gujarat businessman at US airport Agency | New Delhi
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Indian Ambassador in the US on the arrest of a Baroda-based businessman at an airport in the American state of North Dakota. “I have asked for a report from Indian Ambassador in U.S. In-
dianEmbassyUS,” she tweeted in response to a tweet by the wife of the arrested Indian man. “Sushmaji, my husband Paraman Radhakrishnan is an honest man with a passion for energy conservation,” the wife tweeted to the minister. 53-year-old Radhakrishnan was taken into custody at the Grand Forks
‘Congress cadre and structure I built over 45 years uprooted’: Gurudas Kamat Agency | Mumbai
A vocal critic of Mumbai Congress president Sanjay Nirupam’s style of functioning, Gurudas Kamat, a five-time MP from Mumbai, questions poll preparations and announces that he won’t campaign for the party in Mumbai. Excerpts from an interview to Sandeep Ashar. Common workers and leaders of the party are unaware of the daily scheming and plotting that has been going on to denigrate my reputation as a loyalist. I’ve built this over 45 years, and can’t allow a ten-year entrant (read Sanjay Nirupam) in the party to damage it. It is also sad that Nir-
Gurudas Kamat says Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam has not done anything to win the election for the party
upam is targeting every person associated with me. He holds some animus against me that he can’t get over. Rightly asked. When my supporters are undermined and the entire cadre and structure I built over 45 years is uprooted, how do you think I should respond? I’m standing up
Gujarat man shot dead after clash over Company director duped by business, loses 1crore installing windmills in Surendranagar Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad charged with relevant
Correspondent | Rajkot
THE CENTRE is all set to clear a proposal from the Gujarat government to grant an extension of three months to Director General of Police (DGP) P P Pandey, the in-charge police chief of Gujarat. A 1980-batch IPS officer, Pandey is the seniormost IPS named by the CBI in its chargesheet in the 2004 Ishrat Jahan encounSwaach Bharat. SHIVA ter case. Pandey took over has also steered significant social movements in the area of education, Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad emerging synonymous with innovation by part- THE CENTRE is all set nering with National to clear a proposal from Innovation Foundation the Gujarat government for the prestigious Ignite to grant an extension of Awards. Every kid’s role three months to Director model SHIVA who rides General of Police (DGP) a cycle himself is now P P Pandey, the in-charge all set to be an important police chief of Gujarat. A 1980-batch IPS officer, change driver in the area Pandey is the seniormost of safety, influencing and IPS named by the CBI in inspiring children and its chargesheet in the 2004 families to follow safe Ishrat Jahan encounter road practices. case. Pandey took over in April 2016 and was to retire on Tuesday, but is likely to an extension once it is cleared by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), International Airport by police for allegedly making a bomb threat at an airport as he told (H.S.) | Mumbai a travel agent that there was an explosive in his Maharashtrian rivalry bag. He faces terrorism with the Gujarati comcharges. Congress chief munity has become a Sonia Gandhi’s political prominent aspect of losecretary Ahmed Patel cal politics, seen espealso sought Swaraj’s in- cially in debates around tervention for the release vegetarianism in Mumof Radhakrishnan. bai. Gujaratis, however,
Mumbai Traffic Police partners with Nickelodeon’s “Made in India Nicktoon SHIVA” to spread Road Safety Awareness
and fighting for them. No. One statement from him and one from me cannot dethrone the party’s whole campaign. I also wish to clarify that I haven’t even demanded Nirupam’s removal. All I’ve been asking for is that everyone be taken into confidence. Sadly, this isn’t being done.
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in April 2016 and was to retire on Tuesday, but is likely to an extension once it is cleared by the Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), headed by the Prime Minister, officials said. According to officials, the Gujarat government has already given a go-ahead to Pandey’s name and sent the proposal seeking a nod from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the cadre-con-
trolling authority for IPS officers. The MHA is learnt to have sought an approval from the ACC. Sources in the government confirmed that an extension for Pandey was likely to be communicated to the state government late Monday night. Gujarat has also urged the Centre to approve the extension for Pandey before his term expires, ostensibly to help avoid any legal hurdles. Sources said the state may want 1982-batch IPS Geetha Johri, who is due for retirement later this year, to succeed Pandey. Johri was elevated as DGP after the CBI dropped charges against her in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, said officials privy to the development.
A city based industrialist was duped of over one crore rupees by nine businessmen hailing from different parts of the neighbouring state of Gujarat. Taking serious cognizance of the alleged cheating, a team of the Economic Offences Wing has been rushed to Gujarat to zero in on the suspects, who reportedly did not co-operate during the primary investigations of the case. All the nine businessmen have been slapped with the charges for cheating, criminal breach of trust, forgery, for using a forged document as genuine and criminal conspiracy. The suspects have also been
sections of the Maharashtra Protection of Interest of Depositors Act 1999. The case against the suspects was registered on Sunday night at the Kranti Chowk police station. Kunal Vinaykumar Thirani, who lives near Nathvalley School, is the director of a private company in MIDC Waluj. Thirani in April 2016 was made to deposit an inter-corporate deposit of Rs 1 crore in an Ahmedabad-based trading company with a maturity period of three months. After completion of the maturity period, the Board of directors convinced Thirani to renew the deposit for another three months, to which he agreed.
Gujarat has also urged the Centre to approve the extension for Pandey before his term expires, ostensibly to help avoid any legal hurdles. Sources said the state may want 1982-batch IPS Geetha Johri, who is due for retirement later this year, to succeed Pandey. Johri was elevated as DGP after the CBI dropped charges against her in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case,
said officials privy to the development. Johri’s senior from Gujarat, H P Singh, is likely to retire in March this year. In 2013, the CBI had chargesheeted Pandey along with retired IPS officer D G Vanzara, G L Singhal (an IPS officer), Superintendent of Police N K Amin, Deputy Superintendent of Police Tarun Barot and two other officers, who are all out on bail.
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has said that till BJP is in power, there would be no changes in the existing reservation policy,” he said. Attacking BSP chief Mayawati, he said she played politics on the issue of the suicide of Rohit Vemula and had even gone to the house of a Dalit in Gujarat, but did not care for the members of the community in Uttar Pradesh who faced atrocities. Asked about a RSS member’s comment about a review of the reservation policy, the Kaushambi MP said.
Centre set to give extension to P P Pandey
headed by the Prime Minister, officials said. According to officials, the Gujarat government has already given a go-ahead to Pandey’s name and sent the proposal seeking a nod from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the cadre-con-
trolling authority for IPS officers. The MHA is learnt to have sought an approval from the ACC. Sources in the government confirmed that an extension for Pandey was likely to be communicated to the state government late Monday night.
The Gujarati vote: Shiv Sena wooing them but all eyes on Union Budget
have also for decades been a trusted vote bank for the Bharatiya Janata Party. With the BJP and the Shiv Sena contesting the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections separately for the first time in two decades, senior Sena leaders are grappling with the question of whether the party will have to completely lose the Gujarati vote, roughly about 17 per cent of
the city’s population. Even as the Sena chose to assuage the Gujarati community’s fears by inducting a senior Gujarati community leader from the BJP, Gujaratis in the city themselves seemed to think that while they continue to be staunch supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the upcoming Union budget will play a key role in deciding which
way their vote swings for the local body polls. The trader community in particular has its eyes on the budget speech later this week. Viren Shah, president of the Federation of Retail Traders Welfare Association, said, “When there is so much corruption within the BMC, Shiv Sena won’t win votes only by putting up Gujarati candidates.
for bail. “The instant act (of placing fictitious document through his ‘parokar’) constitutes a serious offence and it can’t be let off merely by tendering an apology. We direct registration of an FIR based on the letter dated November 8, 2016 and also the affi-
davit filed in compliance of the order dated December 6, 2016,” said the bench comprising Chief Justice of India J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana. “We direct the concerned investigating officer to complete the investigation thereof at the earliest.
No change in reservation policy till BJP is in power: Party SC morcha chief
BJP Monday assured Dalits that the party-led government at the Centre will not make any changes in the reservation policy and the quota in jobs and education for the community will remain in force till it was in power. At a press conference, national president of BJP SC Morcha Vinod Sonkar said the Narendra Modi government was “worried about Dalits and committed to their welfare”. “The prime minister himself
SC denies bail to Asaram in sexual assault cases Agency | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram in a sexual assault case lodged in Rajasthan, and ordered registration of a fresh FIR for submitting a “fictitious” document in court to make out a case
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