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News Brief HC stays govt’s show cause notice to NGO Agency | New Delhi
The Delhi High Court today stayed the operation of a show cause notice issued to an NGO for not complying with the mandatory requirements of filing the annual returns of foreign receipts. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva passed the order after the NGO, Centre for Promotion of Social Concerns (CPSC), moved the court alleging that the government had refused to renew their licence under FCRA in October last year but the notice was issued in December. ”How can they now issue a show cause if the registration of the CPSC has already expired on October 31, 2016
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Agency | New Delhi The Central Statistics Office on Tuesday pegged India’s growth rate at 7 per cent for the current fiscal, 7.3 per cent for fiscal year 2018 and 7.7 per cent for fiscal year 2019. In a statement today, the CSO said, “Agriculutre and allied sector growth estimated at 4.4 per cent in 201617, up from 0.8 per cent last fiscal. Advance GDP growth estimate for current fiscal pegged at 7.1 per cent, the same as projected earlier. Economist at Phillip Capital India, Anjali Verma told Reuters: “It’s a slight positive surprise the fact that they have not revised FY17 numbers downwards. That
is clearly showing that it is the financials which have saved the GDP. I think Q4 should be slightly better than the third quarter. It is not going to have any impact in rate cuts because (RBI is) focused on inflation. This will rather boost their argument of shifting from accommodative to neutral.” Aneesh Srivastava, chief investment officer at IDBI Federal Life Insurance Company, said the growth rate is much higher than expectations.
not consulted or spoken to?” “Nothing is clear till now in this prepaid Naga Accord. At least make it clear what this Accord is about.What did you sign and what you didn’t. No one knows about it, except PM Modi, said the Congress leader. He said the Congress will protect the territorial integrity of Manipur. The Congress vice-president also mocked PM Modi for his demonetisation move. Focusing on development of the state, Rahul Gandhi said, “I have two or three dreams about Manipur. You make
“Perhaps this data is not capturing the impact of demonetisation. I am totally surprised and stunned to see this number. This is totally ahead of our expectations and I believe that, with a lag, we will see an impact on GDP numbers,” Srivastava told Reuters. Earlier in the day, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Economic Survey had projected India to grow at 6.9 per cent and 6.5 per cent in current fiscal, while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had estimated
Can’t Terminate 26-Week-Old Foetus With Down’s Syndrome, Says Supreme Court Agency | New Delhi
handicraft products, furniture and pottery etc, and Manipur women have put their effort, love, and sweat in making good quality handicraft products. These are your strengths, and I want these things should be made stronger.” He also said, “I want development of Manipur in food processing unit as well. I would also want when someone drinks coconut juice in London and sees ‘Made in Manipur is written on it”.
it to be 6.6 per cent. Paris-based think tank OECD had today said, “India has been a star performer in gloomy times. We do not have many cases of 7 per cent growth… It is a top reformer among all the G-20 countries.” Complimenting India for its initiatives towards modernising bankruptcy laws and giving states power to undertake reforms, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria told media, “There is no time for complacency. The reform momentum must be maintained,” he said, while suggesting that India should take steps to revise the labour laws, handle banks’ stressed assets and ease stringent product regulations.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to allow a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus on the grounds that it suffered from Down syndrome, saying “we have a life in our hands”. The top court said that according to a report of the medical board constituted to examine the 37-year-old woman, there was no physical risk to the mother in continuation of pregnancy. A bench of Justices SA Bobde and LN Rao observed that though “everybody knows that children with
Down syndrome are undoubtedly less intelligent, but they are fine people”. Termination of pregnancy in India is legal only up to 20 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 on the grounds that the continuance of the pregnancy can be risky for the mother or if there is a substantial risk that if the child were born, it would suffer from physical or mental abnormalities. The bench said as per the report, the foetus is “likely to have mental and physical challenges” but that doesn’t warrant termination of pregnancy.
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Shashi Tharoor’s Stern Message To Virender Sehwag: ‘Don’t Trivialise War’
India GDP growth rate: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Economic Survey had projected India to grow at 6.9 per cent and 6.5 per cent in current fiscal
Rahul Gandhi said, “the Congress will protect the territorial integrity of Manipur”.
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday addressed an election rally in Manipur’s Imphal, where he took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not consulting Manipuri people while deciding on the Naga Accord. Attacking PM Modi, Rahul said, “PM Modi didn’t even talk to Okram Ibobi. No minister knew about what is there in Naga Accord, everything was in PM Modi’s mind. You must ask Modiji, when the Naga Accord was made, why were Manipuri people
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Despite demonetisation, India’s GDP growth stays 7 per cent: Govt
Nobody knows what’s in Naga Accord, everything is in PM Modi’s mind, says Rahul (H.S.) | New Delhi
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Agency | New Delhi Amid the raging debate on 20-year-old Gurmehar Kaur’s Facebook posts, Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor weighed in, expressing regret over cricketer Virender Sehwag’s tweet that was seen as mocking Ms Kaur’s views about her father’s death. In response to Ms Kaur’s post that said her father, a soldier, was killed by war and not Pakistan, the cricket icon had posted
his photo, holding a placard that read “I did not score two triple centuries, my bat did”. Though Mr Sehwag today said his tweet was not intended for Gurmehar, it was fun but was misconstrued, Mr Tharoor posted his views on Facebook that said he was “trivialising a serious issue like war”. “I am disappointed that my cricket hero Virender Sehwag chose to enter the wholly politicised debate over Gurmehar Kaur’s words by saying “I didn’t score two triple centuries, my bat did,” Mr Tharoor’s post read. “Not everyone might agree with an idealist student’s comment: “Paki-
Students, teachers from DU, JNU, Jamia hit streets, ABVP says DU environment being spoiled Agency | New Delhi
The protest march in Delhi University against alleged ABVP violence at Ramjas College concluded Tuesday after a day of speeches and sloganeering. The protest march began from SGTB Khalsa College and went on in the direction of the Arts Faculty. Members of the Congress-backed NSUI were sitting on a hunger strike outside the Arts faculty. Students from various Delhi University colleges joined the protest. While earlier protests were backed by Left student unions, the protest today was full of students unaffiliated to any political ideology. “We are not here to support AISA or ABVP but have come to show our solidarity for the freedom of speech and expression,” said a student
from Khalsa College who wished not to be named. The protest today was later joined by various politicians. Sitaram Yechury and D Raja joined from CPI while Yogendra Yadav from Swaraj India also pledged support. Students and teachers from JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia and Amdedkar University also attended the march. Former JNU-
Supreme Court extends Sahara chief Subrata Roy’s parole till April 17
SU president Kanhaiya Kumar was also present at the march and raised slogans against ABVP at the event. Kanhaiya was one of the three JNU students arrested last year in the sedition case. Former vice president of JNU Students’ Union, Shehla Rashid Shora, attended the protest march and said the turnout has been encouraging.
EPFO allows withdrawals from pension account without Aadhaar Agency | New Delhi
Retirement fund body EPFO has allowed full and final withdrawal of funds by the subscribers from their pension ac(H.S.) | New Delhi did campaign for limit- Minister Akhilesh Yacrore small investors who count without providing Agency | New Delhi ed time in the state. She dav. SP is fighting on 298 had invested in their op- Aadhaar number. “All Congress general secreeven did a few appear- seats and the Congress The Supreme Court on tionally fully convertible those members filing tary Ghulam Nabi Azad ances in her mother’s on 105 in the elections. Tuesday extended parole debentures (OFCDs) be- claims for withdrawal of on Tuesday said that the parliamentary constitu- “No one is second fiddle. of beleaguered Sahara tween the years 2008 and funds from their pension party’s star campaigner ency Rae Bareli. Azad, Everywhere they (Rahul Group Chief Subrata Roy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra who is also the in-charge and Akhilesh) go they go till April 17. The court has who set up a multi-mil- 2011. Sahara was sent to account would not be rewill not campaign fur- of the Congress in UP, together,” Azad said. On also directed the group to lion dollar business con- jail on March 4, 2014 for quired to submit Aadhaar ther in the Uttar Pradesh spoke about the contin- being questioned about deposit Rs 5,092.6 crore glomerate, was sent to jail failing to pay a sum of Rs as mandated in an earlielections. Azad said that ued poor health of So- the decision to form the by April 7 for its Roy to by the top court in 2014 10,000 crore. The court er order of the EPFO,” a Priyanka had taken up nia Gandhi, saying she alliance, Azad clarified get bail. Meanwhile, ear- after his group failed to then ordered that Sub- senior official said. The “a role in election man- will not campaign at all. that the party didn’t want lier in February, the apex repay the amount to its rata Roy Sahara, whose members with less than agement that leaves her Speaking on the Con- to fight on all seats “just court had ordered attach- two crore small investors company name adorned 10 years of service can no time to campaign for gress-SP alliance, Azad for the heck of it and ment of its prime property as ordered by the court. In Indian cricket team’s jer- submit a full and final the party.” The daughter said that Rahul Gandhi land up in opposition,” worth Rs 39,000 crore at an August 2012 verdict, sey for years, will not be settlement claim through of Congress president was not second fiddle adding that they “wanted Aamby Valley in Pune in the SC had ordered two released from jail until he Form 10C to withdraw an ongoing case against of Sahara companies to was able to raise half the the amount accumulated Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka to Uttar Pradesh Chief to be players.” the business tycoon. Roy refund Rs 24,000 crore, amount in cash and the in their pension account. Azad said that Priyanka had taken up “a role in election has already spent his time along with 15 per cent in- other half in form of bank However, the official said management that leaves her no time to campaign for the party in Tihar Jail for this. Roy, terest, to more than two securities. that the members submitOffice: “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press”, 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
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stan did not kill my father, war killed him... But who are we, who have not endured what Gurmehar did at a tender age, to substitute our worldly-wise realpolitik for the idealism of a 20-year old student?” Addressing the cricketer directly, Mr Tharoor added, “Viruji, it does not do justice to the memory of the martyr for any of us to be insensitive to the feelings of his family... since they, not us, have suffered the brunt of the loss”. Mr Tharoor also reminded the cricket icon of his words during a convocation ceremony at Jamia Millia Islamia where he was presented with a degree.
ting claims for fixing their pensions using Form 10D would be required to submit Aadhaar number or enrolment slips. Explaining about the reason for giving this breather to the members, the official said, “The requirement of submitting Aadhaar number under Form 10C claims led to issues in settlement of withdrawal cases. Thus, it is decided that obtaining Aadhaar should be mandatory for the time being only for pension (fixation under 10D Form) and not in withdrawal cases (under Form 10C).” Mo : 98250 98053
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It has become dangerous to be a journalist in South Asia
For all the differences South Asia’s countries insist on, they have depressingly similar attitudes when it comes to human rights. Over the past year, as Amnesty International documents in its Annual Report, civil society organisations have been harassed and shut down, journalists have been targeted, crude colonial-era laws have been unleashed against government critics, new laws have been invoked against critics online, and brutal practices have endured in areas afflicted by conflict. After a gruesome 2015 in Bangladesh, where five secular bloggers were slain in separate attacks, the machete killings continued without any determined action from the government. LGBTI activists, Hindus, Christians, Sufi Muslims and academics became new targets. In Pakistan, this year began with the suspicious disappearance of four bloggers. They’ve all since returned home, but the government hasn’t investigated who took them. In 2016, according to the Pakistani Press Foundation, two journalists were killed, 16 injured and one abducted. In India, two journalists were also killed last year. Freedom of expression was curtailed by the authorities in several cases. In Bangladesh, Dilip Roy, a 22-year-old student activist, ran afoul of the country’s Information and Communications Technology Act for allegedly making “derogatory remarks” about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid on Facebook. In Sri Lanka, despite commitments to deliver on accountability for alleged crimes under international law, the authorities made frequent use of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Tamils suspected of links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) continued to be detained under the PTA, which permits extended administrative detention and piles the burden of proof onto the detainee alleging torture or other ill-treatment. In Afghanistan, the conflict has been widening. As the Taliban and other armed groups seize more territory, punctuating their advances with horrific attacks on civilians, the number of people displaced has risen to record numbers. More than 1.5 million people now languish in overcrowded camps, where they go without adequate food and water in freezing temperatures. The humanitarian catastrophe is set to worsen as the world turns its back on Afghan refugees and asylum-seekers. In Pakistan, even as the UN noted that civilian casualty figures have reached their highest point since records began being compiled in 2009, the UN refugee agency worked with the Pakistani authorities to forcibly return tens of thousands of Afghan refugees. The returns breached the international principle of non-refoulement: People cannot be sent to a country where they are at risk of serious human rights abuses. That the UN is directly complicit in this does not bode well for the rights of refugees in the region.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor Will always get up, says Kerala actress ‘abducted and molested’
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“The impact of DeMo was mostly on consumption and that was temporary. Long term and medium term, in the next quarter onwards, the benefits and outcomes are going to be very very positive,” - The positive effects of demonetisation will be visible from April and the completion of remonetisation process will drive consumption going forward, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das said Tuesday...
Shekhar Suman calls Kangana Ranaut ‘cocained actress;’ actress’ fans slam him and son Adhyayan Suman Agency | New Delhi
Shekhar Suman took a sly dig at Kangana Ranaut for the poor performance of Rangoon at the box office. The actor even called Kangana “cocained actress” and his son Adhyayan Suman also shared the tweet. Although Shekhar did not mention Kangana’s name in the tweet, it was quite apparent that he was talking about the Rangoon actress. Moreover, Adhyayan’s response to the tweets of Kangana’s fans made it evident that Shekhar’s tweet was meant for none other than the national award winning actress. ”One cocained actress was carrying the burden of her non existent stardom. She has fallen flat on her face n how. Guess this is poetic justice,” Shekhar
Oscars 2017: Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone’s fashion roundup at the Academy Awards (H.S.) | New Delhi
Quantico star Priyanka Chopra has been slaying with her sartorial choices in the West. While she dazzled in a white Zuhair Murad strapless gown at Oscars last year, she twirled at the Emmys and made the world go round in her red gown and won hearts all across the globe. After her appearance at the New York Fashion Week, fashion aficionados had high expectations from her, and no wonder, the Baywatch girl lived up to it! The actress stunned the onlookers in her attires at the Oscars this year. However, 2017 saw another Bollywood diva rocking it in style at the
Academy Awards. After making her debut in Hollywood with xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Deepika Padukone has been wowing the viewers with her fashion statement in the West. Both the actresses slayed with their looks in their own way. From the pre-party craze to the after-party mania, here is the fashion roundup of the two ladies at the Academy Awards!
Wearing a beautiful Roland Mouret velvet dress, Padukone nailed the all-black look in the asymmetric ensemble. With a high neckline and low hemline, the dress made her look graceful and classy owing to its unique design. The actress kept it minimalistic by complementing it with matching Roger Vivier strappy sandals studded with jewels.
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The Malayam actor who was allegedly abducted and molested by a seven-member gang two weeks ago spoke up on Tuesday, saying “I always get up.” She also thanked all those who supported her. “Life has knocked me down a few times, it showed me things I never wanted to see. I experienced sadness and failures.
But one thing for sure, I always get up! ThankYouAll ForTheLoveForThePrayers,” she wrote on Instagram. The 30-year-old actress, who has worked in more than 75 movies, was allegedly abducted on the way from Thrissur to Kochi on the night of February 17. The criminals took pictures and videos to blackmail her before letting her go.
tweeted. This tweet was followed by series of criticisms from Kangana’s fans. Even Adhyayan was mocked by the fans for his father’s tweet. In response to the criticisms, Shekhar again tweeted, “Im horrified at the paid lackeys and sycophants who have jumped in defence of a lumpen so-called star. Shame on you, you paid twitteratis.” Shekhar and Adhyayan’s rivalry with Kangana is not something new. Kangana and Adhyayan were in a relationship long back, but things did not turn up well for the two. Both Shekhar and his son had come up with series of allegations on the actress, while she was already in news for her legal battle with Hrithik Roshan. Her ex-boyfriend, Adhyayan had even alleged that Kangana used to practice black magic and used to mix “impure blood” (suggesting menstrual blood) to his food. However, Kangana had responded to the allegations saying that such accusations do not bother her. “It doesn’t upset me when people call me names and talk about my period blood. We women have been defending ourselves from way too long. These are thousand years old weapons that are still used against women. When they are jealous of a woman’s success, she goes on to become a psychopath and if she is sexually active she becomes a whore. I don’t find anything humiliating when they call me a psychopath, a witch or a whore,” the Rangoon actress had said.
Abhishek and Aishwarya to share screen after 7 years in Anurag Kashyap’s film?
Here’s what Alia Bhatt has to say about her childhood friend Sara Ali Khan’s debut in SOTY 2
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Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt made her debut in the industry with Karan Johar’s Student of the Year (SOTY) and now, she is quite excited for the sequel. The diva talked about Sara Ali Khan, who will be seen in the second instalment. “I feel very excited that a sequel of Student of the Year is being made, and no matter who is in it, I am sure the audience is going to love it, just like they loved the first part,” Alia told The Asian Age. The actress hopes Karan Johar will ask her, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra to do a cameo. “I am sure
Karan will ensure that all three of us from the first part make some appearance in the second,” Alia said. Student of the Year 2 will star Tiger Shroff and Sara Ali Khan. It will be the debut of Saif Ali Khan’s daughter and Alia, who is her childhood friend, is looking forward to Sara’s appearance. Alia
confessed that Sara will be fabulous. “Not many people know that Sara and I used to play together as kids, however, later on we lost touch. So, of course, I am rooting for her on her debut film,” Alia told the daily. Meanwhile, Alia is busy promoting her Holi release Badrinath Ki Dulhania.
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Star couple Abhishek Bachchan and his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will work together after a long gap of seven years in filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s movie ‘Gulab Jamun’, according to media reports. It further added that the film is going to be a romantic comedy. If reports are anything to go by then both the actors looked convinced with the script but have not yet given their nod for the project. The flick will be bankrolled by Anurag’s Phantom Films and will be helmed by a debutant. Reportedly, megastar Amitabh Bachchan will also play a key role in the flick. However, official announcement on the same is still awaited. If this news turns out to be true, then movie buffs will get to see the couple
on screen after a long gap. Aishwarya and Abhishek last shared the screen space in 2010 in Mani Ratnam’s directorial venture ‘Raavan’. In fact, it will be a delightful treat for movie buffs to watch the trio of Big B, Junior B and Aish together after so much wait. Well, now people can just wait for
the makers to confirm the news. The couple has previously worked together in films like ‘Kuch Naa Kaho’, ‘Guru’, ‘Dhoom 2’ and ‘Sarkar Raj’. Lately, Aish mesmerised everyone in Karan Johar’s directorial venture ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil’ where she essayed the role of a poetess.
prompting him to reach the site at once. Dhanush talked out the matter with the auto-rickshaw driver who insisted on filing an FIR against Soundarya. that after Dhanush assured him a good monetary compensation and medical treatment, the driver got pacified and
changed his mind consequently. The incident provides an insight into the bond that Soundarya and Dhanush share. They not only are related through Rajinikanth’s eldest daughter Aishwarya, but are also on the brink of the commencement of their creative partnership.
Soundarya Rajinikanth’s car bumps into an auto-rickshaw; Dhanush comes to rescue Agency | Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s younger daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth met an accident with an auto rickshaw driver, who threatened to file an FIR against her. the accident occurred when the filmmaker was travelling in a car in Alwarpet, Chennai. Her car banged into an auto-rickshaw which injured the driver of the three-wheeler. The driver got into an argument with Soundarya and threatened to file a complaint against her at a police station nearby. Sensing the heightened tension, Soundarya intimated her brother-inlaw and actor Dhanush,
3 / Dt. 01-03-2017, Wednesday VANDE MATARAM MEMORIAL, INDIA’S FIRST 4D MUSEUM DEDICATED TO INDIAN FREEDOM STRUGGLE Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad The Ashapura Foundation has set up the Vande Mataram Memorial dedicated to the journey of Indian Independence .It has been built next to the Hiralaxmi Craft Park at Bhuj –Kutch over 12 acres of land in the state of Gujarat. The primary structure of the museum admeasures about100,000 sq. feet and has been modeled on the Indian Parliament Building. Its secondary structure of 50,000 sq.feet has been modeled on the Red Fort –it houses the Gandhi Ashram, Auditorium, Gallery, Library and a food court. The Memorial has an interactive combination of sets, true scale models, life-size mannequins, paintings & 4 D audio visual special effects. The research and the attention to detail for the Memorial has been so extensive, that the stones used to construct the building of the Memorial have been sourced from the same quarry from where India’s Sansad Bhavan was built. This is a unique national monument, perhaps the only kind in the world. This Memorial is a non- profit initiative of the Ashapura Foundation, which is a CSR activity of Ashapura Group of Industries.
Indian Idol 9 Contestants meet living legend Pandit Jasraj
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Ricky Ponting lauds Steven Smith; compares him with Sir Don Bradman
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Ricky Ponting strongly believes Steven Smith — currently the world’s No. 1 batsman in Test cricket with one of the highest rating points — can be Australia‘s greatest batsman since Don Bradman. Widely considered as Australia’s greatest batsman after Bradman, Ponting has issued a challenge to the current captain to sustain his current form for another 100 Tests. Smith has been lauded often for his batting skills in the past, and the praises have increased after his match-winning innings in the first Test against India in Pune. Smith has achieved the feat of scoring 18th hundred in just 51 Tests, increasing his ICC ranking points to 933 — the sixthhighest — among any
Ricky Ponting has led Australia to victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups batsman in history. Smith is short of a mere 112 runs to officially rank behind Bradman as the third fastest batsman to ever pass the 5,000-run milestone, which he may achieve in the upcoming second Test against India at Bengaluru. Ponting firmly believes that Smith has the potential to become one of the greatest cricketers of Australia. “If Smithy keeps maintaining what he’s doing now for another 100 Tests then he probably will end up being a better player than me,” Ponting
told News Ltd. “He’s not doing much wrong at the moment, is he? “I know he’s got great passion and got great drive to be the best player he can be and probably the best player the world has ever seen, which is a great attitude to have. I wanted to be the best player in the world as well and I wanted to be able to sustain it for a long period of time. And that’s what really separates the great players; how long you can actually sustain a high level of excellence,” Ponting said.
Virat Kohli will be back bigger and stronger: Mitchell Starc Agency | Pune
Mitchell Starc may have won the opening duel against Indian skipper Virat Kohli by getting the star batsman out for a duck in the first Test, but the Australian fast bowler insists the battle has just begun. Starc triggered India’s downfall in last week’s first Test in Pune by claiming the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara and Kohli in quick succession in the first innings before left-arm spinner Steve O’Keefe took charge.
‘I feel like an animal, I am an animal,’ says Manchester United’s in-form Zlatan Ibrahimovic
The 35-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s ability to adjust to the pace I was written off,” he said. “It is because I am of English football was questioned earlier in the season.
here in England. After all these years (people said): ‘He didn’t come and show himself here.’ But I came. And I came when people thought it was impossible for me to do what I am able to do.”
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Sony Entertainment Television’s Indian Idol 9 contestants got to meet someone special. The person who made it possible was their vocal coach, Mr. Anand Sharama who is the reason behind their well trained and melodious voice. He surprised the contestants by organizing a meeting with Shri PandithJasrajji who is a great classical singer and also his grandfather. It was a moment that would remain with them forever a visibly excited LV Revanth said “I feel blessed to have received a chance to sing in front of Pandit Jasrajji and learn from him and all this was possible only because of Anand Sir and the crew of Indian Idol. He is a legend and showed simplicity, humanity and hospitality. Panditji patiently heard each of us. A tip he shared with us was that in this world, no one is perfect. Keep working hard and practice harder because there is no winner or loser.
Air India Makes Emergency Landing After Engineers Forget Crucial Step
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has likened himself to a lion after his brace in Sunday’s 3-2 League Cup final win over Southampton took his goal tally to 26 this season. Ibrahimovic has made more appearances than any other member of Jose Mourinho’s squad with United pursuing further silverware in the FA Cup and Europa League, as well as a top-four Premier League finish. “I feel fresh. I feel good. I feel like an animal. I’m an animal. I feel like a lion,” the 35-yearold told British media. “I
gestions that the ageing Swede would struggle to adapt to the pace and intensity of the English game and Ibrahimovic admitted he has enjoyed silencing his doubters. “I am still doing what I have been doing every year but some people won’t accept it or admit it… It is special because
A Cochin-bound Air India flight was forced to an emergency landing in New Delhi soon after its take-off from the Indira Gandhi International Airport as the engineers had failed to remove pins from the landing gear, a spokesperson said today. Two engineers have been taken off duty pending inquiry after they ‘forgot’ to remove the pins last morning, an Air India spokesperson said. The AI 933 Delhi-Cochin-Dubai plane with 234 passengers onboard took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport yesterday at 5:36 am but was forced to return and make an emergency landing 40 minutes later after the pilot was unable to retract the wheels. After the plane returned, the pins were found attached to the landing gear, which were then removed. Finally, the plane took off for Cochin at 9:56 am, after a delay of four hours and two minutes. The pins prevent accidental retraction of the landing gear while the aircraft is on the ground. However, if they are not removed before take-off, the pilot cannot retract the wheel while the plane is in flight.
six more times we’ve got to get him out to really cement this series,” Starc told reporters. “We know he’ll come back bigger and stronger, but he’s one I’ll take over Pujara at the moment,” Starc said when asked to rate the importance of his twin strikes in Pune. Starc and Kohli are former teammates for the Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the Australian is well aware of how dangerous the Indian skipper can be once he gets his eye in. “He’s a class player, we all know that. He’s scored a mountain of runs already this year.
be dragged into ‘unnecessary’ politics. Rasool, the first cricketer from Jammu & Kashmir to be picked for a senior India squad, was handed his T20I debut in Kanpur last month. He was heavily criticised when a video showed Rasool chewing gum when the national anthem was played before the match. The video went viral, with many people asking whether Rasool deserved to be playing for India if he can’t respect the national anthem. Rasool finally opened up on the issue.
“Let cricketers play cricket and don’t involve them into politics unnecessarily. I try to keep my focus on the game and don’t let these controversies affect me,” Rasool was quoted as saying. Rasool didn’t forget to mention how difficult it is for cricketers from his state to get noticed. This kind of a controversy, according to Rasool, only makes it more disheartening. “It is already very difficult for cricketers from our region to make it into the national team and when these things happen, it is very disheartening. One has to remain tough and should not give importance to such controversies,” he further added.
Over a month after being criticised for chewing gum when the national anthem was played before a T20 between India and England, Jammu & Kashmir cricketer Parvez Rasool has finally opened up on the incident, saying cricketers shouldn’t
Each player’s achievements in other fields and their path to becoming a cricketer was also described. He congratulated
the parents and coaches of these cricketers for extending their unconditional support to them. “I also congratulate the coaches, parents, friends & teachers of these cricketers who supported them during this unforgettable journey,” he tweeted. The
Indian blind cricket team had entered the recently concluded T20 World Cup for the blind as defending champions. They earned unanimous praise from all quarters when they beat Pakistan in the final to successfully defended their title.
is wrong. Threatening a woman with violence is an even more heinous crime and the perpetrators should be brought to task with the most severe punishment. I like her video of peace between war-
ring nations. It’s noble. But that’s not the point in contention, is it ? She has the right to protest against what she feels is wrong and it’s also Viru’s right to make a joke about it. We live in a democracy and enjoy the right to freedom of expression! Accusing us of bullying and trolling the girl is wrong. She wasn’t tagged in his joke nor in my amusement. But some journalists, among others, are trying hard to give this all kinds of colours to malign us.
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They are an inspiration to all of us, says PM Narendra Modi after meeting Indian blind cricket team
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met the Indian blind cricket team that defeated arch-rivals Pakistan to lift the Blind Twenty20 World Cup earlier in February. PM Modi said he was happy to interact with the members of the Indian blind cricket team. “Had a memorable interaction with our champion cricketers, the winners of the T-20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind,” wrote Modi on his twitter handle. “Best wishes to the entire team that won the T-20 Cricket World Cup for the Blind. Keep playing well and making India proud of your game,” he further wrote. Modi also posted pictures of himself with each and every member of the team on his Twitter page. The pictures were tweeted with a little anecdote of each player’s career.
Australia bowled out India for paltry totals of 105 and 107 in the two innings, with O’Keefe taking a total of 12 wickets as the visitors wrapped up a 333-run win inside three days. Kohli, who has been in red-hot form in recent months, had a rare failure with scores of 0 and 13 in the Pune Test. Guilty of chasing Starc’s wide delivery outside the off-stump, Kohli gave away a catch to Peter Handscomb at first slip and the batting soon fell apart on a sharply turning wicket. “We know (Kohli) is going to be another key wicket for the rest of the series. There’s
Parvez Rasool opens up on ‘chewing gum’ controversy, says let cricketers play
feel in good shape. I train hard. People who know me from the locker room know that I train very hard.” “I’m from the old school where they work hard and get what they get from doing the hard work, not like the new school where it is easy to get what you want.” There were initial sug-
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Gurmehar Kaur controversy: Randeep Hooda defends himself after being accused of ridiculing a martyr’s daughter (H.S.) | Mumbai
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda found himself in the midst of a controversy for ‘ridiculing’ Gurmehar Kaur, the daughter of an Indian Army martyr, after he applauded ex-cricketer Virender Sehwag’s tweet that took a dig at Kaur. The ‘Sarbjit’ actor took to Facebook to defend his stance over the row ”Don’t hang me over a laugh! Viru cracked a joke and I admit I laughed. Damn!! He is so witty and this is one of the oth-
er million things he’s said that has made me crack up. That was it!! But now, lo and behold, I’m being held responsible for instigating hate threats against a young girl, shockingly by the girl herself. That’s absolutely untrue. That was never our intention and our tweets is not the source of all the hate she might be receiving. She spoke up, she stood for something she believes in, so then, she must also have the courage and fortitude to listen to the voices
against it. To point fingers at someone else (in this case me) and hold him responsible for the reactions to her actions is not right. I have absolutely nothing against her and strongly believe that violence
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Godhra train burning: ‘Who says wounds heal? There is always a scar’ Correspondent | Vadodara
Inside the one room kitchen tenement at Ranoli in Vadodara, between several boxes haphazardly pushed over the loft, is a metal trunk in which are tucked away memories of the “missing” Mangala. A faded postcard sized photograph of her is in another corner of the loft with a small stand for incense sticks placed before it. The cemented floor has broken up at many places and the sky blue walls have almost greyed— the only colour on them is the crepe ribbons reading ‘Happy Birthday Aditi’, put up by Satish Mish-
ra’s daughter Archana during her last visit in August when he celebrated the third birthday of his grand daughter. “Who says wounds heal? There is always a scar,” Mishra says, seated in a plastic chair, looking at the scars of the burns on the back of his hands — they have served as a grim reminder of the tragedy that occurred 15 years ago when coach S6 of the ill-fated Sabarmati Express was set afire on February 27, 2002. Mishra, wife Mangala and Archana were returning from Lucknow when the tragedy struck their family. While Mish-
ra and Archana managed to escape through the broken window rails, Mangala could not make it. For several months after the carnage, Mishra continued to search for his wife but Mangala, who was believed to have received treatment in Godhra for burns, was never found again. “These marks re-
Land ownership title: 40 years on, no end to wait for 500 plan affected people
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
More than 40 years after their land was acquired by the Gujarat government in 1972 to build four dams in the Panchmahals, nearly 500 project-affected people (PAPs) are yet to get their names as owners of land allotted to them as compensation depriving them of a number of benefits. Their question was discussed in the Assembly on Monday, following which Revenue Minister Bhupendra-sinh Chudasama gave an assurance that the state government was following up the issue with the Centre with due seriousness and will be resolved shortly. The question was raised
in the House by Congress MLA from Godhra C K Raulji. And it relates to the construction of four dams in the district – Panam, Hadaf, Kabutari and Adalwada. According to Raulji , a five-time MLA from Godhra, the four dams were built in 1972, and around 800 project-affected families were given forest land as compensation and were rehabilitated there in 1979. However, following enactment of
the Forest Conservation Act in 1980, the land allotment stood cancelled. “And since then, the families do possess the land, but face range of problems in taking loans and crop insurance. There is severe lack of coordination between the state and the union government officials and the issue has been lingering for more than 40 years,” he said. Replying the question, Chudasama said, “This is a very sensitive matter. And we are following it up with due seriousness…We have sent a proposal to the Central government in this regard 3-4 months back. And we will solve the problem at the earliest.”
mind me of the incident every single day… My life has been a standstill ever since. This room you see is exactly the way Mangala left it. I haven’t touched a thing, not even her clothes,” Mishra says. Mishra recalls a
last year incident in Halol where he was visiting for work. “Someone identified me and began asking questions. He asked me if I was on Sabarmati Express on February 27, 2002, and whether I was returning from Kar Seva. It agitated me because the person had no idea about what I have lost in my life. The situation escalated into a fight and I had to seek police intervention,” he says. For Mishra, accepting Mangala’s death has been a process of conditioning himself
to believe the worst, in absence of Mangala’s body and a death certificate. “If I had found her body and performed last rites, I would have been more at peace with myself. I have no doubt that the fire swallowed her as I was the last person to leave the coach and she was right behind me. My back was on fire. At that very moment I knew that the person behind me — Mangala, then 35 — had been engulfed by fire. But, I was hoping that she would make it.”
Gujarat ‘lone-wolves’: ‘Ramodia brothers belonged to respectable family’ Correspondent | Rajkot
EVEN AS brothers Vaseem and Naeem Ramodia were sent to a 12-day police remand by a local court, those close to the family say that the Ramodias are a respectable family and that they never knew about any trouble till the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested the duo. Vaseem (30) and Naeem (27) were arrested by the ATS on Sunday for allegedly planning Islamic State-inspired lonewolf attacks in the state. The two are son of Arif Ramodia, a retired employee of Saurashtra University, Rajkot. Ramodia senior retired as English stenographer from general department of Saurash-
tra University on June 14, 2015. He is also a cricket umpire associated with Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA), Rajkot, for the last 20 years and has been officiating in district-level matches. Those who know Arif say they regard the Ramodias as a respectable family. “Arif Ramodia never complained about any issues. He retired from Saur-
asthra University from a good post and the family was doing well financially also. His brothers are also businessmen. The entire family that I know of is a respectable one,” said a close friend of Arif, requesting anonymity. Vaseem had met Jaydevsinh Jadeja, a Rajkot-based supplier of surgical equipment in June last year in response to an advertisement given by the businessman for hiring a salesman. Jadeja said on Monday that his impression of Vaseem was that of an educated man coming from a good family. “He told me his garment business in Bhavnagar did not take off, and therefore he was in search of a job.
an interest liability of Rs 2,868 crore. Similarly, Oil India Ltd (OIL) had to pay the Assam government Rs 4,902 crore in royalty dues and another Rs 4,355 crore in interest. ONGC sold crude oil to PSU refiners at a discount since 2003-04 on government directive so as to help partly subsidise
petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene price. Royalty payable to the state, in which oil is produced, was paid on pre-discount sale price till March 31, 2008. Subsequently, royalty was paid to states on post discount sale price with effect from April 1, 2008 in line with an oil ministry order. Aggrieved by this, Gujarat filed a writ petition in Gujarat High Court which in November 2013 directed ONGC to make payment of royalty on pre-discounted price.
* The two are son
of Arif Ramodia, a retired employee of Saurashtra University, Rajkot
Centre pays Gujarat, Assam Rs 22,000 Government clueless on deadline to crore royalty to bail out ONGC, OIL
shift Gujarat Asiatic lions to MP Agency | Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh government Tuesday said in the Legislative Assembly that it is clueless about the deadline to translocate some Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir National Park to state’s Palpur-Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary. State forest minister Dr Gaurishankar Shejwar, in his reply to a question raised by Congress MLA Ramniwas Rawat, said a decision in this regard was to be taken by an expert committee set up by
the Centre in accordance with Supreme Court directives. “No deadline has been set for the translocation of Asiatic Lions from Gujarat’s Gir to state’s Palpur-Kuno. The decisions in this regard are to be taken by the committee appointed by the Supreme Court,” Shejwar said. Congress MLA Dr Gov-
ind Singh pointed out that a long period has passed and several tribal families have been shifted from Palpur-Kuno. They are deprived of their farm land in order to prepare the sanctuary for the arrival of Gir lions. Singh asked the minister that whether he would urge the Prime Minister in this regard. To which, Shejwar said that the Prime Minister has no direction connection with the issue as all the decisions were to be taken by the SC-appointed committee.
Enjoy a medley of authentic global flavours with CCD’s new ‘International Burger Carnival’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Who doesn’t love a good burger? And who wouldn’t love two yummy burgers of different global flavours on a single plate?!! That is exactly what Café Coffee Day’s (CCD) delicious new menu addition is all about. Burgers in authentic flavours that is juicy and mouth–watering and
promises to be epic! The special menu aptly called ‘International Burger Carnival’ introduces a range of scrumptious burgers in different irresistible international flavours that will take you on a trip around the world just through your tastebuds! This delicious new menu presents burgers packed with ingredients and seasonings that
will leave your taste buds dancing with an explosion of flavours. True awesomeness in every bite! CCD takes youth’s love for international flavours a notch higher with a range of three vegetarian options. The flavours are authentic in its attempt to give one a unique gastronomic experience. The portions come in a serving of two burgers.
Agency | Mumbai
The government has bailed out state-owned oil producers Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India from a potential liability of about Rs 22,000 crore in royalty dues to states like Gujarat and Assam. The central government will pay two stateowned firms’ outstanding liabilities of Rs 14,698 crore directly to the state governments, who will not insist on levy of Rs 7,223 crore interest on payments that were due from April 2008. “This is a huge upside for us. The central government will pay to the states directly the royalty they were claiming from us. Thereupon the states would not insist upon interest payment,” ONGC Chairman and Manging Director Dinesh K Sarraf said. ONGC had to pay Gujarat Rs 8,392 crore and Assam Rs 1,404 crore in royalties for the period between April 1, 2008 and January, 2014. On this amount, it faced
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Transfer of two HC judges: Govt sends file back to SC collegium
(H.S.) | New Delhi After sitting on the recommendation made by the Supreme Court collegium to transfer one High Court chief justice and two High Court judges, the Narendra Modi government has quietly sent back the recommendations with regard to two High Court judges to Chief Justice of India J S Khehar for reconsideration by the collegium. In another development, the SC collegium’s move to transfer Tripura HC Chief Justice T Vaiphei to Hyderabad HC as CJ has also run into rough weather with Chief Jus-
tice Vaiphei expressing his disinclination to move to Hyderabad over language concerns. He is learnt to have told the collegium that since he is from the North-East, he wants to serve in the region. He was appointed CJ of Tripura HC last September 21. The SC collegium is learnt to have decided to take back its recommendation about him since a judge can’t be transferred twice without his consent. The transfer of Uttarakhand High Chief Justice K M Joseph as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court; Justice Valmiki Mehta of the Delhi High Court to the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Court and Justice M R Shah of the Gujarat High Court to the Madhya Pradesh High Court was recommended separately by the Supreme Court collegium early last year but the Centre sat on the files without offering any explanation.
UP Elections 2017: Ready to vote, workers who had to return from city jobs
Agency | kushinagar Playing out in Uttar Pradesh is the other wapasi story, that of the migrant worker returning home after finding no jobs paying well enough in big cities where, for years, he had been assured of making money. Babu Nandan Sharma, 35, belongs to village Ulwal, part of UP’s “largest gram sabha”, residents say. “More than 50 per cent serve outside UP, in Mumbai or Delhi or in
the Middle East.” Babu, a curtain and sofa maker, was working in Mumbai for about Rs 500 daily, staying in Mahim and spending about Rs 2,000 a month to sustain. He is back home from Mahim as “khana aur rehna problem hai”. It is the story of many migrant workers; mandi, or economic slowdown, has pushed them back home because they cannot afford their upkeep in cities “due to inflation”.
Scam in Big B’s name: Accused used different addresses for different documents, say police Agency | Mohali
Five days after a Kharar-based man duped some educational institutes and budding artistes, the police on Monday found some documents, including an Aadhaar card, voter card and papers related to a vehicle. The police came to know that accused Harry Bhatt used different addresses for all the documents. “We
found that the documents related to the car owned by Bhatt were fake. We verified it from Gujarat government’s transport department. They told us that the documents used for preparing the car’s registration were fake,” a police official said. The official added that they found some photocopies with Bhatt’s picture but the addresses mentioned in the documents were fake.
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