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Ness Wadia sentenced for drug possession in Japan
Will review support to Cong in MP: Mayawati
Lucknow : BSP president Mayawati Tuesday said she would review support to the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh after their Guna candidate pulled out of the election race. Alleging the Congress was misusing the official machinery in Madhya Pradesh, she said, in a tweet, “The Congress is not less than the BJP in misusing the official machinery. The BSP candidate from Guna has been forced by the Congress to pull out of the election race but the BSP will give a reply by fighting on its own symbol and review its support to the Congress government.” On Monday, BSP’s Guna candidate Lokendra Singh had opted out of the election race. He was pitted against Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia. Voting in Guna will take place on May 12.
Japan has sentenced business tycoon Ness Wadia to two-year jail term for possessing drugs. The Wadia Group has clarified that the sentence has been suspended. New Delhi : Ness Wadia, son of industrialist Nusli Wadia, has been sentenced for drugs possession while on a skiing holiday to Japan. Ness Wadia, heir to the 283-year-old Wadia Group and co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab cricket team, was arrested in early March at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. According to a brief report carried by a local Hokkaido station of state broadcaster NHK, customs officials at New Chitose were alerted to Mr. Wadia by sniffer dogs and a search revealed that he had about 25g of what appeared to be cannabis resin in his trouser pocket. The Wadia empire has many units, which include
Bombay Dyeing, Bombay Burman Trading, biscuit giant Britannia Industries, budget airline GoAir and a share in IPL franchise Kings XI Punjab with the total market valuation of its listed entities standing at $13.1 billion. Mr. Wadia admitted to possession, arguing that the drug was for his personal use. Mr. Wadia spent a period in detention before his indictment on March 20 and an undisclosed period of detention before a court hearing. The Sapporo District Court handed him a two-year prison sentence, which was suspended for five years. Japan’s narcotics laws are strict and are currently being applied especially tightly.
Kiran Bedi has been engaged in a running feud with Puducherry chief Minister V Narayansamy since she assumed office in May 2016.
filed by Puducherry Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan in 2017 questioning the LG’s powers to interfere in dayto-day administration despite the presence of a council of ministers. A former French enclave, Puducherry had witnessed unprecedented
‘Satisfy Us it is Not Political’: SC Asks CBI for Proof Against ExKolkata Top Cop in Saradha Scam
It also sought direct evidence from the CBI on Kumar’s involvement, especially the data on laptop, mobile phones, or diaries which allegedly contained information on payments made to influential people in ensuring destruction of evidence. New Delhi : The Supreme Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to produce evidence to its satisfaction to revoke an earlier order barring custodial interrogation of former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in the Saradha scam. The court said the CBI has to prove before the court that Kumar has a role to play in either suppression or disappearance of the evidence in the case. “Show us how ex-Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar has suppressed information. Satisfy us it is not political but only in the interest of the probe,” the apex court told the CBI. It also sought
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Woman Who Accused Chief Justice Of Sex Harassment Withdraws From Inquiry The woman said she started participating in the proceedings even though it was an “in-house committee of sitting judges junior to the CJI and not an external committee as I had requested”
Lt Governor Kiran Bedi can’t interfere with Puducherry govt: Madras HC
New Delhi : The Madras High Court on Tuesday said Puducherry’s Lt Governor Kiran Bedi cannot interfere with the daily functioning of the government in the Union territory. The court said that “Bedi does not have to power to call for files and give orders to the officials”. Kiran Bedi has been engaged in a feud with Puducherry chief Minister V Narayanasamy since she assumed office in May 2016. The high court’s order came on a writ petition
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direct evidence from the CBI on Kumar’s involvement, especially the data on laptop, mobile phones, or diaries which allegedly contained information on payments made to influential people in ensuring destruction of evidence. Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi saying affidavit was not enough, said: “Give us, show us from records that this person is involved.. On what basis? You can give us evidence tomorrow.
protest in February this year with CM Narayanasamy launching an indefinite dharna against alleged interference by Lt Governor Kiran Bedi. The Puducherry CM and five of his ministers even spent a night on the road outside Raj Nivas and slept on the road. The Chief Minister’s action invited a sharp response from Bedi, who shot off a letter to him, terming his protest as ‘unlawful’.
New Delhi : The woman who accused Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment today said she was boycotting the “in-house proceedings” due to “serious concerns and reservations”. In a detailed statement to the media today, she said, “I felt I was not likely to get justice from this committee and so I am no longer participating in the 3 Judge Committee proceedings”. The decision about inhouse, private hearings by a three-member panel was taken last week by the full court. The three-member panel initially named was also tweaked after her objections. Justice NV Ramana, who was initially named, had withdrawn from the panel after the woman complained that he was a family friend of the
Chief Justice and a second woman judge was named. The panel now comprises Justices SA Bobde, Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee. The woman said she started participating in the proceedings even though it was an “in-house committee of sitting judges junior to the CJI and not an external committee as I had requested”. But she alleged
that the “atmosphere of the
New Delhi : Congress president Rahul Gandhi told the Supreme Court Tuesday that he will express apology for attributing the ‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ remark to the court after its verdict in the Rafale matter. The court granted Gandhi time to file a fresh affidavit after the New Delhi : The assurance by senior advocate Supreme Court Tuesday Abhishek Manu Singhvi that sought response of the he will express an apology. Election Commission on The court, however, clarified a plea by a Congress MP it will decide whether to alleging Model Code of accept the fresh affidavit Conduct (MCC) violations in the next hearing on May by Prime Minister Narendra by EC on complaints against 6. Appearing for Gandhi, Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah top BJP leaders was “a sign Singhvi said the Congress on their alleged hate speeches of invidious discrimination” president has expressed and using armed forces for as also “arbitrary, capricious c o m p l e t e r e g r e t o v e r “political propaganda”. and impermissible” as it was attributing the remark to the A bench headed by Chief destructive of the integrity of court. In his affidavit, Gandhi Justice Ranjan Gogoi said electoral process. The plea had said his “chowkidar chor the poll panel was free to listed out several alleged hai” slogan “got intermingled pass orders on complaint instances of MCC violations with my comments on and of Sushmita Dev, Congress by Modi and Shah in their references” to the Supreme Lok Sabha MP from Silchar meetings and referred to Court’s order in the Rafale in Assam and President of as the first violation the matter and “my statement ‘All India Mahila Congress’. speech of Modi at a rally was made in the heat of The bench, also comprising at Wardha, Maharashtra, political campaigning”. Justices S K Kaul and K M on April 1 where he had A bench headed by Chief Joseph, fixed Dev’s plea for allegedly raised the issue Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked hearing on Thursday. Dev of ‘bhagva aatankwad’ where in the affidavit did has alleged that “inaction” (saffron terror). Rahul express “complete
SC Seeks EC Response on Congress MP's Plea Alleging MCC Violations by PM Modi, Amit Shah
Last month, China had placed a technical hold on a fresh proposal to impose a ban on the head of Pakistan-based JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack. It was for the fourth time, China blocked Azhar’s listing as a global terrorist by the UN.
of the UN Security Council. Last month, China had placed a technical hold on a fresh proposal to impose a ban on the head of Pakistanbased JeM which claimed responsibility for the deadly Pulwama terror attack. It was for the fourth time, China blocked Azhar’s listing as a global terrorist by the UN. According to reports, the US, the UK and France this time have stepped up pressure on Beijing by taking the issue
directly to the powerful UN Security Council (UNSC). Beijing’s opposition to the issue be taken to the apex UN body stems from the fact that it would have to publically explain its stand on its reservations to list Azhar, whose group JeM has already been designated as terror outfit by UN, before exercising its veto power as a permanent member of the UNSC. China has accused the US of scuttling progress
Chief Justice in an affidavit sent to several judges last week. Chief Justice Gogoi has denied the allegations, saying he is being targeted as he is slated to heat several important cases shortly. Alleging a conspiracy, he said, “There has to be bigger force behind this, they want to deactivate office of Chief Justice”. The independence of the judiciary is “under threat” and it was being made a “scapegoat” he had said.
‘Chowkidar Chor hai’ remark: Rahul ready to apologise, says Singhvi; SC grants time to file fresh affidavit
Listing of Masood Azhar as global terrorist by UN will be ‘properly resolved’: China
New Delhi : Days after Chinese President Xi Jinping met Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Beijing Tuesday said that the contentious issue of designating Jaish-eMohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN will be “properly resolved”. However, it did not give any timeline on the issue. “I can only say that I believe that this will be properly resolved,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing in Beijing, PTI reported. He was responding to queries on the media reports that China has purportedly consented to lift its technical hold on a fresh proposal moved by France, the UK and the US to list Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee
committee very frightening and I was very nervous because of being confronted and questioned by three Supreme Court Judges and without even the presence of my lawyer/support person”. She also said there was no audio or video recording of the proceedings as she requested and she was not given a copy of her statement. The complainant - a former employee of the top court - had made the allegations against the
to resolve the issue by taking it to the UNSC and insisted that it should be resolved at the 1267 Committee whose proceedings are not publicised. “Regarding the listing issue in the 1267 Committee, we have expressed our position many times and I just want to stress two points,” Geng said answering a number of questions on Azhar’s issue. “First, we support the listing issue being settled within the 1267 committee through dialogue and consultation and I believe this is the consensus of most members. Second, the relevant consultations are going on within the committee and has achieved some progress. Third, I believe, with the joint efforts of all parties, this issue can be properly resolved,” he said.
The court granted Gandhi time to file a fresh affidavit after Singhvi's assurance that he will express apology. It will decide whether to accept the fresh affidavit in the next hearing on May 6.
regret” and questioned why the expression of regret is in brackets in his affidavit. The court had asked for Gandhi’s explanation after BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi sought initiation of contempt proceedings against him. In her plea, Lekhi said Gandhi, while referring to the court’s April 10 order rejecting the Centre’s objections to the admissibility of certain
documents submitted by review petitioners in the Rafale deal matter, had attributed his own statements about “chowkidar chor hai” to the court ruling. After the April 10 order: Gandhi had said: “Supreme Court ne clear kar diya hai ki chowkidarji ne chori karwai (Supreme Court has made it clear that chowkidarji got the theft done)”.
Priyanka Gandhi On Why She’s Not Contesting Against PM Modi New Delhi : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke her silence today on not contesting the national election from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After months of build-up, the Congress announced last week that not Priyanka Gandhi but Ajay Rai, a local Congress leader who had finished third in the 2014 polls, would be the party’s candidate again in the temple town. “I did not pull out (of Varanasi),” Priyanka Gandhi asserted in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, where she was campaigning for her brother Rahul Gandhi, the Congress president. Priyanka Gandhi joined the Congress in January - after years of playing an unofficial role in the party’s decisions and was given charge of the Congress campaign in 41 of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 seats
in eastern UP. Jyotiraditya Scindia was given charge of the rest. “I took the advice of all senior leaders of our party and colleagues in Uttar Pradesh. They firmly felt that I have the responsibility here of looking after 41 seats. And all candidates expected me to campaign in their constituency. I felt that they (candidates) would be disappointed if I focused on only one place,” the 47-yearold said. She disagreed that the move sent out any “wrong signaI”. “From the start, I had said that I would do what my party says. My party decided this so I am going with that,” she said.
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The mistakes Modi should avoid if he wins another term In less than a month, there will be a new government in place. The betting is that it could be a Modi-led government, even though we cannot rule out other possibilities. But while the entire focus of Team Modi is currently on winning a second innings for the NDA, one hopes that there is a larger game-plan. It is a pity that Narendra Modi partially squandered the first half of his tenure in things that did not quite deliver (National Judicial Appointments Commission, etc), and started the more disruptive reforms towards the second half, including the goods and services tax (GST) and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). While one must obviously prioritise what needs doing post23 May, there are lessons to be learnt from the mistakes over the last five years. First, don’t spread yourself too thin. There was practically no month or quarter in the first half of Modi’s tenure when a new scheme was not launched. From Jan Dhan to Swachch Bharat, Start-Up India, StandUp India, Mudra (microloans), Smart Cities, Digital India, Ujjwala (cooking gas connections to the poor), Saubhagya (100 percent last mile electrification), PM Fasal Bima Yojana and PM Kisan Samman in the interim budget, there has been no let-up in the initiatives launched. There is no need to rubbish any one of these schemes but, is it humanly possible for one administration to oversee the successful completion of even one of these projects within five years? The gap between the numbers achieved on paper and a recognition of that achievement by the ordinary voter is significant. Second, lack of focus on quantifying “achche din.” Achche din should have translated into three recognisable gains: higher farm prosperity, more jobs and higher incomes for the middle class, and a visible reduction in poverty. The last one is probably close to achievement, but success is not easily visible on the other two fronts, with the farm economy far from robust, and job creation – especially jobs with acceptable wages – an uncertain affair. The government’s economic report card is quite good at the macro level – inflation in low single digits, success in reining in the fiscal deficit, and significant growth in public investments in infrastructure – but at least two of them are not seen as contributing to “achche din”. The fiscal deficit does not matter to the “aam aadmi” and inflation matters only when it goes out of control. Third, failure to deal with the banking crisis early. Everyone knew banks were loaded with bad debts even in 2014, but no one predicted how deep the rot had gone. The incoming government did not fully realise that public sector bankers may have been hiding more of their bad loans, and by the time the scale of the recapitalisation needs were understood, and the IBC was legislated, it was too late for banks to resume lending aggressively to support an economic revival. The challenges posed by the double balance-sheet problem, with banks in trouble and corporates trying hard to deleverage, were not addressed early enough. Clearly, the Prime Minister’s innate belief that public sector banks can be fixed was wrong, and this led to a massive build-up of problems. Fourth, in the obsession with black money and corruption, Modi failed to notice their downsides. Right from the outset, given the background of UPA era scandals, he focused on black money and corruption. Among other things, Modi got huge revenues from coal and spectrum auctions, announced two extortionate amnesty schemes for black money holders, both domestically and abroad, and went in for demonetisation and GST to formalise the economy. To add to it, he closed tax-breaks on investments routed through Cyprus, Mauritius and Singapore. The net effect of these measures was a squeeze on alternate sources of finance for corporates. These measures were deflationary and served as speedbreakers to an economic revival. Fifth, lack of a political-economic advisory council. It is customary for the government to have a Chief Economic Advisor, or for the PM to have an economic advisory council (EAC). But Modi got himself the latter only when the economy - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara s e e m e d headed for Editor the rocks.
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Had to Take Full Responsibility Sardar Udham Singh first look: Vicky for My Part in the Equation Kaushal returns as the firebrand
Recently Katrina Kaif opened up about her breakup with Ranbir Kapoor, calling it a “blessing”.
New Delhi : Recently Katrina Kaif opened up about her breakup with Ranbir Kapoor, calling it a “blessing”. The actress, who is known for being reasonably professional and selective in warming up within the industry, was first rumoured to be dating Ranbir while filming Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani in 2009. “I had to break before I could proceed to rebuild myself. I had to unravel and feel everything that had happened I had to take full responsibility for my part in the equation, what
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I could and should have done better. And accept that the parts that I was not responsible for were not my problem,” the actress said. The actress also said that one should never lose oneself in a relationship and “must protect and maintain your individuality.” “Your sense of self-worth comes from within and not from another person. You come into this world alone, and you leave alone. That’s something you should not lose sight of,”
the actress added. Although Ranbir and Katrina never really admitted to have been in a relationship, the two had many a time made it evident in their interviews. While Katrina is currently single, Ranbir is now dating actress Alia Bhatt. The two are also working together in Ayan Mukerji’s Brahmastra. Katrina, on the other hand, will next be seen in Salman Khan-starrer Bharat. The film will hit theatres on June 5.
Rani Mukerji looks fierce and fearless as a cop in this latest still from Mardaani 2
After giving a powerful and extraordinary performance as the cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani, Rani Mukerji is all set to face more bad guys and trouble in Mardaani 2. Check out her look of the fierce cop in the film. AG. GNS_New Delhi : Rani Mukerji is all set to bring back the powerful and fierce cop Shivani Shivaji Roy in Mardaani 2. In 2014, the actress delivered one of her best performances in Mardaani and the film and its story left everyone stunned. In Mardaani 2, we will get to see Rani stronger and performing action as she fights the child traffickers. The first look of Rani Mukerji as the cop in the film is out and we are impressed. The actress
looks confident and ready to fight in this new still. In Mardaani 2, Rani’s character Shivani is promoted as the Superintendent of Police. In the second part, she will have to fight a merciless 21-year-old villain who has no limits to his crime. The Hichki actress revealed that Mardaani will also be extremely close to her heart. She shared that the script of
confirmed the news and said, “Yes, he is much better, and he will come back soon. [On whether he is completely cured], he’s on his way to full recovery and it takes time, he’s got to finish the whole course, but he’s fine.” Rishi’s daughter, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni, is also relieved that her father is on his way to recovery. Though she said she would not like to comment on her dad, she told us, “Yes, he is recovering. With everybody’s prayers and wishes he is doing well.”
AG. GNS_New Delhi : Boundary-breaking Muslim supermodel Halima Aden has made history once again by becoming the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the media reported on Tuesday. In 2016, Aden became the first contestant in Miss Minnesota USA to wear a hijab and burkini, ultimately reaching the p a g e a n t ’s s e m i - f i n a l s . Growing up in the US, I never really felt represented because I never could flip through a magazine and see a girl who was wearing a hijab,” she said in a behind-the-scenes video of the Sports Illustrated shoot. “Don’t be afraid to be the first.” Aden, who is Somali-American, grew up
Mardaani 2 is extraordinary and the character of the villain is superbly written. In the first part, the villain was played by actor Tahir Raj Bhasin who nailed his performance. Mardaani 2 is being helmed by Gopi Puthran who wrote the story of the first part. Produced by Aditya Chopra, the film will hit the screens this year.
Sardar Udham Singh first look: Vicky Kaushal looks intense as he plays the freedom fighter. The film is being shot in St Petersburg.
Mumbai : The first look of Uri actor Vicky Kaushal from Sardar Udham Singh, a biopic on the legendary freedom fighter, is out shows him on the streets of St Petersburg. The actor sports a suave hairstyle and a wound mark on his right cheek and can be seen dressed in an overcoat. Vintage cars and a Russian woman can also be seen in the frame. Sardar Udham Singh is being directed by Shoojit Sircar and has been written by Ritesh Shah and Shubendu Bhattacharya. Earlier, actor Irrfan Khan was chosen to
cancer. There’s just a small follow up and procedure that he needs to get done to ensure that there is no recurrence anytime. So, that’s all that is left now.” When asked if the actor would be coming back to India anytime soon, Rawail added, “I have no idea on that, yet. But he definitely wants to come back as soon as he can. Also, it has been a very personal conversation with him, so that’s all I can share.” We also got in touch with Rishi’s elder brother, Randhir Kapoor, and he, too,
AG. GNS_New Delhi : There’s only one thing in this world sharper than Shah Rukh Khan’s cheekbones, and that’s SRK’s razorsharp sense of humour. The Bollywood actor is legendary for his dad jokes, and can mostly be found sharing funny parenting tips or tweeting about the “worst thing” about being a father. The actor has once again posted about the ongoing agony of fatherhood. Shah Rukh, who was spotted with his youngest son AbRam at a polling booth while casting his vote on Monday, shared the interesting reason behind taking his little one along. In his post, SRK revealed that AbRam was confused between the concept of “boating and voting”, and hence he came along. “Little one was a bit confused between boating and voting, so took him
Boundary-breaking Muslim supermodel Halima Aden has made history once again by becoming the first model to wear a hijab and burkini in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, before moving with her family to the US at the age of seven. Her Sports Illustrated shoot, photographed by Yu Tsai, took place at Kenya’s Watamu Beach. “I keep thinking (back) to sixyear-old me who, in this same country, was in a refugee camp,” Aden told the magazine. “So to grow up to live the American
him too.” The filmmaker is shooting for the film in St Petersburg and Vicky even shared a small video of the city on his Instagram stories. Talking about the shoot in Russia, Shoojit said, “This is my first period film and it’s hard to create that environment and these characters that are a part of our history. The Russians love India... They love Raj Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Mithun da (Chakraborty). If you want something you only sing “ Jimmy Jimmy’ from Disco Dancer.”
along to experience the difference,” Shah Rukh tweeted alongside a picture of him and wife Gauri Khan taking AbRam to the polling booth. Meanwhile, several Bollywood stars, including Amitabh Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Salman Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Aamir
Khan, Kangana Ranaut and Kareena Kapoor Khan, cast their vote as Mumbai went to polls in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. Among the early voters were Priyanka, Priya Dutt, Lara Dutta, Aamir, who came along with wife Kiran Rao.
Shah Rukh Khan Reveals Hilarious Reason Why He Took 5-year-old Son AbRam To Polling Booth
Rishi Kapoor is cancer-free, confirms Halima Aden Becomes First brother Randhir Kapoor, director Model to Wear Hijab-Burkini in Rahul Rawail shares the news Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue AG. GNS_New Delhi : It has been seven months since veteran actor Rishi Kapoor left his fans shocked after he shared on social media that he would be leaving for America for “some medical treatment” and there have been various stories about his undisclosed ailment. And now, putting all speculation to rest, filmmaker Rahul Rawail, yesterday shared a happy news. Posting a picture of Rishi and himself, Rahul wrote: “RISHI KAPOOR (CHINTU) is CANCER FREE!!!!” It is not clear if the picture is a recent one. When contacted, Rahul told us, “Yes, Rishi is absolutely cancer free, now. I haven’t met him but spoke to him over the phone. He called me in the morning [Tuesday] and gave me the [good] news that he has totally recovered from
play the lead role but had to be replaced by Vicky after he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour and couldn’t return for an action role. Shoojit said about casting Vicky Kaushal, “There’s a burning intensity and anger that I saw in his eyes during our first meeting itself, that convinced me he was the one right man to play Udham.” He added, “The film is based on Udham Singh’s life, particularly one event which we had already researched. Since Vicky is from Punjab, a Sikh family, it’s a huge responsibility for
dream (and_ to come back to Kenya and shoot for SI in the most beautiful parts of Kenya... I don’t think that’s a story that anybody could make up.” In March, she was one of three black hijabi models featured on the cover of Vogue Arabia alongside Ikram Abdi Omar and Amina Adan. In April 2018, she broke new ground in British Vogue, as the first hijabi woman on the cover.
Profile : Jaspreet Kaur Mumbai : Jaspreet Kaur is an Indian film producer, the founder of KR Movies and Entertainment. It is an Indian film and television production house that produces and distributes movies and also online Web content. She produced her first bengali film C/O Sir in 2013. And went on to produce a series of successful films like Bawal and Cholai. She is also producing the much anticipated documentary on Irom Chanu Sharmila. Her next project Chegu has already started making noise. It has won the Youth choice award in the UK asian film festival this March. She is also producing a book adaptation of Vanara: The Legend of Baali, Sugreeva and Tara by Anand Neelkantan in partnership with a major Bollywood production house. Her films have turned major heads time and again. Cholai premiered at Cannes film Festival 2016 and it was nominated in 6 categories at the Madrid Film Festival 2015 and winning the best
supporting actress. Cholai also won 2 filmfare awards - Best Dialogues and Best Film(critic). Jaspreet has done it all. She has worked in companies such as Prime Focus, Reliance Media Works and also as a VFX producer. She now handles operations, secures funds and works with multiple stakeholders at KR Movies. She is closely involved with VFX production, costume designning, art direction and post production. This superwoman has done it all and continues to surprise us each day. And we can’t guess what’s next.
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IPL 2019: Ravindra Jadeja returns to CSK Ajax issue fair response to recent Pochettino complaints training ahead of Delhi Capitals clash Dhoni was not spotted in the training session ahead of Delhi Capitals clash, he missed the previous match as well due to a back spasm.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : He is one of the old horses of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) even though this has been a relatively quieter Indian Premier League (IPL) for him. Ravindra Jadeja, also a member of India’s World Cup-bound squad, has played 11 matches so far in IPL 2019, scoring 76 runs and taking 9 wickets. Jadeja, along with skipper MS Dhoni, missed the CSK’s last game against Mumbai Indians (MI) at home that
they lost heavily as both were down with fever. However, on Monday, the left-arm cricketer was seen joining the team’s training as the CSK returned to the nets after a two-day break since the hammering they received last Friday, Sportstar reported. The CSK though have qualified for the playoffs, they have lost three of their last four games and will be looking to get back into their familiar winning streak before the playoffs begin. Chennai
takes on Delhi Capitals in their next game to be held in Chennai on Wednesday. Both teams are on 16 points and a win will confirm either of them in the top two. The news from the CSK camp was not too well even a few days ago as head coach Stephen Fleming said the health conditions of Dhoni and Jadeja were not too good. Dhoni has been suffering from back spasm and has missed game against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier.
David Warner Bids Adieu To IPL 2019 With Emotional Message
London : Ajax manager Erik Ten Hag has pointed towards the television money Tottenham receive as a reason why their Premier League game at the weekend was not postponed. The Eredivisie called off the entire list of domestic fixtures to give the Dutch team
It is my responsibility to help Virat Kohli when he is in doubt: Rohit Sharma
New Delhi : India opener Rohit Sharma said that being the vice-captain and a senior member of the cricket team, he understands his responsibility to help out captain Virat Kohli during testing situations. Rohit Sharma has over 11 years of experience under his belt in the 50-overformat of the game. He has also spearheaded the team on various occasions in absence of regular skipper Virat Kohli. Rohit’s debut as the India captain was in December 2017, in a series against Sri Lanka, where he guided the team to a 2-1 win. Recently, Rohit was
at the helm of affairs when Kohli was rested in the last two ODIs of the five-match series against New Zealand. “Being a vice-captain, it is my responsibility to stand by him (Virat Kohli) and help him when he is
in doubt. That’s what we have done in the last few years,” Rohit Sharma told Boria Majumdar, Consulting Editor Sports India Today Group. Rohit made his international debut under the leadership of MS Dhoni
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when he took the charge of the Indian team in 2007. Now a senior member in the team, Rohit remains a key part of the side as they head to the World Cup under Kohli’s captaincy. “When MS (Dhoni) was the captain, he had Sehwag, Sachin pajji and other senior players in the team to help him and give advice when needed. “Now, since we have been in the team for so long, it is our responsibility to help the captain,” Rohit said.
maximum preparation time for Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final, while last-four opponents Spurs had to play West Ham in a London derby. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino said it was “not fair” but Ten Hag turned the tables, suggesting the monumental amount of cash they receive from the Premier League means they have to deal with a tougher schedule. “I can’t really say a lot about that,” he said of Pochettino’s claim. “There are always different circumstances, we play in the Eredivisie, we get 10million (euros) (£8.6m) from TV and Tottenham, I don’t know how much they get. They get a lot more. “Is that still unfair for them or for us? Everyone has different circumstances, you just have to deal with them. That’s the way it is.” Ajax are in London aiming to continue a remarkable run in this year’s Champions League, one which began way back in July when they had to qualify.
New Delhi : Oil prices hit $74.30 a barrel, the highest since November 2018, on Monday as the grace period extended by the United States to certain countries to import oil from Iran despite sanctions ends later this week. In November 2018, the US had granted a six-month additional waiver to eight countries, including India and China, the biggest importers of Iranian oil. Post this period, when the waiver ends on May 2, it would be
safe to assume that bilateral relations, including trade relations, with the US would be strained. The measure comes at the backdrop of the US withdrawing from the nuclear deal with Iran in May, 2018. “Saudi Arabia and others in OPEC will more than make up the Oil Flow difference in our now Full Sanctions on Iranian Oil,” US President Donald Tr u m p t w e e t e d . M i k e Pompeo, US Secretary of State, too, said that the US
has had “extensive and productive discussions with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other major producers” to ensure the adequate supply of oil. Additionally, he also hinted that the US is increasing its oil production. All of this would entail significant realignments in India’s oil import dynamics. Imports from Saudi Arabia and Iraq form the bulk of oil that India imports and Iranian oil ranks at number three.
Supreme Court has directed Amrapali Group to inform it of all transactions it made with MS Dhoni who is seeking Rs 40 crore for endorsing the company.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday directed real estate company Amrapali Group to reveal all their financial transactions with Indian cricketer MS Dhoni by Wednesday. The former Indian skipper had moved the apex court, accusing Amrapali Group of cheating him. In his plea, Dhoni said that he had booked a penthouse in the Amrapali Safari project in Ranchi, but he was not given possession of the flat despite having made the down payment. He also alleged that the real estate firm hadn’t cleared his outstanding dues from the period when he was the company’s brand ambassador. The Supreme Court has directed the Amrapali Group to inform
it of all transactions it had with Dhoni. The cricketer is seeking Rs 40 crore for endorsing the company between 2009 and 2016. In the application filed before the Supreme Court, Dhoni had asked for his name to be added to the list of creditors of the troubled company. Amrapali Group has been facing financial troubles over the past few years. Over 46,000 homebuyers have moved against the company because they had paid an advance but had not received their promised homes. Earlier, CMD Anil Sharma and two directors of Amrapali Group – Shiv Deewani and Ajay Kumar – were sent to police custody with the hearing in the case against them still in progress.
What Jet Airways and other Indian airlines can learn from Singapore Airlines Although there are talks of a rescue being mounted, led by SBI, the longer Jet Airways stays out of operation, the more difficult it is for it to be revived
Mumbai : After almost 27 years in business, it looks increasingly likely that aeroplanes painted with the Jet Airways livery have made their final touchdowns. On April 17, Jet Airways suspended all domestic flights following
its inability to obtain interim funding necessary to continue operations. Just 5 days before, it announced the “temporary” cessation of its international routes as a stop-gap measure to give itself some breathing space from creditors which are owed some USD 1.2 billion. In its heyday, it flew to 22 international cities and over 50 local airports. It was once India’s most valuable airline, had the largest market share in India and admired by Indians for
breaking the monopoly of state-owned Air India and bringing into the market better services, reliability, and nicer aircraft. Although there are talks of a rescue
David Warner signed off from IPL 2019 after playing a vital part in SunRisers Hyderabad’s 45-run win over Kings XI Punjab.
New Delhi : David Warner played his last IPL 2019 match for SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Monday night. The 32-year-old will no longer be available to play in IPL 2019 with Australia’s pre-World Cup 2019 training camp starting from May 2. Warner signed off in style, smashing 81 off 56 balls in SRH’s thumping 45-run win over Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Following his match-winning knock, David Warner took to Instagram on Tuesday morning and penned an emotional message for the SunRisers Hyderabad
fans, team, support staff and everyone else concerned with the IPL franchise. The Australian star expressed his gratitude to the “SunRisers family for your support, not just this season but also for the last year”. It was the last time David Warner will be seen in IPL 2019, but the Australian leaves the tournament on top. The former SunRisers Hyderabad captain is currently the top run-getter in IPL 2019 with 692 runs to his name in 12 matches. The Australian is well ahead of second-placed KL Rahul, who has scored 520 runs for Kings XI Punjab this season, while Andre Russell is third with 486
runs. David Warner hit eight half-centuries and a century, scoring at a strike-rate of 143.86 and an average of 69.20. On Monday, David Warner struck a belligerent 81 runs, which included seven fours and two sixes. Warner and Wriddhiman Saha (28 off 13) got Sunrisers off to a brisk start after being sent into bat. The duo took the Kings XI bowlers to the cleaners to pile up 77 runs of the first six overs of powerplay. The Australian added another 82 runs off 55 balls with Manish Pandey before Kings XI Punjab skipper Ravichandran Ashwin (2/20) struck twice in the 16th over to remove both the set batsmen.
AG. GNS_New Delhi : It has been a seven-year-long wait for Delhi Capitals to earn a berth in the IPL playoffs, but their solid performance this season hasn’t taken advisor Sourav Ganguly by surprise. The former Indian skipper is confident of more wins this season because he feels the management has finally managed to get the squad’s balance right. Also, the decision to stick to a core team without chopping and changing too much after defeats has benefited the Capitals, feels Ganguly. Capitals are reaping the benefits of investing in young cricketers like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Kagiso Rabada. However, Ganguly doesn’t feel the squad is inexperienced, and singled out Shikhar Dhawan’s contribution. “There is no such word called inexperience in this team. We have the right mix of youth and experience.
It is also a huge boost to get an experienced player like Shikhar coming out and batting with so much confidence,” Ganguly said, adding: “Shikhar has been brilliant for us. His form was very crucial for the Capitals.” The former Indian captain also agreed that core players like Iyer, Pant and Shaw have gained in experience. Ganguly added, “Right after losing the Kings XI Punjab match, Capitals didn’t react in panic by chopping and changing the team. They
persisted with proven players and this team is really making us proud.” The Capitals’ advisor also heaved praise on pacer Rabada, who is the leading wicket-taker this IPL season with 25 scalps. Rabada had missed out on playing for the franchisee last year due to injury. “It’s not only the batsmen who are making it count. The bowlers are doing excellent work. Rabada has been outstanding, so too the other fast bowlers. Axar Patel too has contributed in all departments,” Ganguly said.
Supreme Court instructs Delhi Capitals didn’t panic after losses, Amrapali Group to reveal all persisted with proven players : Ganguly transactions with MS Dhoni
As Trump Says Time Up for Iranian Oil Imports, India’s Economy Straps in For a Rough Ride
In November 2018, the US had granted a six-month additional waiver to eight countries, including India and China, the biggest importers of Iranian oil.
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being mounted, led by State Bank of India, the longer Jet Airways stays out of operation, the more difficult it is for it to be revived. In the meantime, staff - pilots,
aircrew and ground staff who have not been paid for months have been leaving and joining other airlines. Competitors like SpiceJet and Indigo have also been using the landing slots in airports that have been vacated by Jet. So, is there something that Jet Airways and the airline industry in India can learn from Singapore? Following are some generic suggestions. It is not meant to be an analysis of how Jet Airways got into trouble.
Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini ready to help Team India be battle-ready for World Cup AG. GNS_New Delhi : Though the Indian Premier League (IPL) season is still on, the countdown to the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup has well and truly began. The showpiece event begins just 17 days after the IPL final (May 12). Team India, of course, will once again go in as one of the big favourites to win the title. And this time, as reported earlier, there will be four fast bowlers who will travel with the 15-member World Cup squad to England and Wales. The reasoning behind this is to keep injury replacements ready at short notice if the need arises and more importantly to give the Indian batsman the opportunity to face some quality fast bowling in the nets as they prepare for their matches. These four young
bowlers are Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Avesh Khan. Chahar and Saini spoke exclusively to TimesofIndia. com about the brief they have been given and how they will help Team India prepare in England and Wales. Saini has been making headlines recently for touching 150 kmph in the ongoing IPL and bowling some tight overs in crunch “I have been given a big responsibility of a net
bowler in the World Cup. My aim will be to bowl as fast as possible to Indian players and help them prepare for the World Cup,” Navdeep told Timesofindia.com in an exclusive interview. “Khaleel (Ahmed), Avesh (Khan) and Deepak (Chahar) will also be there to help the Indian team. I just want to give my best at the nets and help Team India prepare for the big tournament,” a confident Navdeep said.
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Dalit groom on horse attacked by OBC men in Gujarat
Ahmedabad : The wedding procession of a Dalit man was allegedly attacked by Thakors of the OBC community, who ‘objected’ to the groom riding a horse, in Aravalli district. According to the groom’s father Mahendra Vankar, in his police complaint, Prashant was to be married on April 20 and a wedding procession was taken out the previous day from their home to their deity’s temple. They had panchayat member Udesinh Balusinh Makwana’s permission, he stated. “Some relatives were walking ahead of Prashant’s horse while the rest of the procession was moving towards the temple. Members of the Thakor community in the village suddenly rushed in front of the horse and uttered castebased slurs,” Vankar stated in the FIR, which was filed on April 24. “They shouted
at us that Dalits can’t hold wedding processions in the village. The accused persons thrashed four members of the Dalit community and threatened to kill us if we ever held a wedding procession in the village,” the FIR stated. Makwana intervened and rescued other members of the Dalit community who were being thrashed, the FIR added. Investigating office and deputy superintendent of police (Arvalli) N M Kanjharia said an FIR has been lodged against seven members of the Thakor
community, all between the age of 20 and 25 years, under the Atrocities Act and for assault and criminal intimidation. “We also met leaders of both communities and told members of the Thakor community that Dalits have the right to take out a procession, and use a horse. However, the accused — who have applied for anticipatory bail — were adamant and insisted that Dalits can’t take out a wedding procession in their village or use a horse,” Kanjharia said.
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Gujarat: File case on toor dal scam, says Congress MLA as quality checks on
The checking of bags of toor dal lying in the yard of Visavadar Agricultural Produce Market Committee began on Sunday after Congress MLA of Visavadar Harshad Ribadiya staged a dharna outside the office of the district collector of Junagadh.
Junagadh : Teams of Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (GSCSCL) and National Agricultural Cooperative Market-ing Federation (NAFED) of India Limited continued their quality check on 24,000 bags of toor dal (pigeon peas) in a godown in Visavadar for the second day on Monday, following allegations of malpractices
in its procurement. The checking of bags of toor dal lying in the yard of Visavadar Agricultural Produce Market Committee began on Sunday after Congress MLA of Visavadar Harshad Ribadiya staged a dharna outside the office of the district collector of Junagadh. He claimed that stock procured by the government was adulterated and demanded that a police
Third accused held in Ramol gang rape case Ahmedabad : Ramol police on Monday evening arrested Rajesh Suthar, a resident of Ranip, for the alleged gang rape of a 19-year-old woman, who died recently. Police had earlier arrested Ankit Parekh and Chirag Chavda, while the prime accused, Hardik Shukla, is still at large. The four had allegedly promised to help the victim clear her first-year ATKT exam and then gangraped her. Senior police officers said they found two Rajs on a social media account of Hardik Shukla, who had been named by the victim in her FIR. Both the Rajs were called for questioning and Suthar
confessed to his involvement. Inspector K S Dave of Ramol said Suthar works at a furniture store and was in contact with
the victim on Instagram. “Suthar confessed to taking the girl to his house in Ranip and raping her,” added Dave. Ramol police has still not sent a report on this case to DGP Shivanand Jha, who wants to ascertain whether investigators had gone slow in this case. Sources said one of the accused, Ankit Parekh, is linked to the student wing of a political party and was seen attending party programmes, the most recent of which was one in Kerala. Senior police officers said the victim had accused four persons in her FIR, of whom Ankit Parekh and Chirag Vaghela were arrested
earlier. Ankit Parekh works as a clerk at the zoology department of a university. Ankit is allegedly the person, who on the pretext of helping her clear her ATKT exam, took her to a guest house. He then allegedly raped her along with the three others. “We are hunting for Hardik Shukla who has been named in the FIR,” a Ramol police official said. DCP, Zone 5, Akshayaraj Makwana, said police are making a strong case, adding, “The dying declaration was registered in front of the executive magistrate and we also recorded statements under Section 164 of the CRPC.”
Hot potato : Controversy Scanner now on set to reach apex court spitting carwallahs
Ahmedabad : The intriguing legal battle between Gujarat farmers and the US food and beverages giant PepsiCo, over a variety of potatoes, could soon reach the Supreme Court. The two farmers from North Gujarat who were first sued by the company for cultivating its registered variety of potatoes, FL 2027, which has been trademarked as FC5, told the Gujarat high court on Monday that they were “desirous of approaching the Supreme Court”. The company sued the farmers for growing and selling this potato type, which is registered by PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt Ltd, alleging that the cultivation violated the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers Rights Act. The case in the high court involved two farmers from Malgadh village of Deesa block in Banaskantha
district, Fulchand and Suresh Kachchhawa. The company approached the high court after a civil court in Deesa ordered an inspection by court commissioner only of the premises belonging to Kachchhawa at Malgadh village, where the potatoes are stored. The civil court did not order inspection and inventory of potato stocks in cold storage. Upon PepsiCo’s request, the HC ordered the court commissioner to visit to cold storages in Banaskantha and Sabarkantha districts. Meanwhile, the court’s interim stay on the farmers growing and selling this
Ahmedabad : While the sight of vehicle users spitting potato type remains in force. ‘Govt should say how PPVFR streams of red masala on helps farmers’ The US food roads may not be unfamiliar, and beverage giant PepsiCo the Ahmedabad Municipal dragging Gujarat farmers Corporation (AMC) has to court for cultivating its seen red, the first challans registered variety of potatoes being issued for spitting has evoked strong reactions in public places last week. from activists and farmer AMC officials said 38 such groups. Last week, as many challans have been issued so as 194 activists and farmers’ far and they intend to raise the bodies sought the Centre’s number first to 10-15 a day intervention in the matter. and then to 100. “Beginning They protested against Tuesday, the special drive PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt has been initiated where Ltd suing farmers for sowing c a m e r a s i n s t a l l e d a t its registered FL 2027 type of crossroads, as part of City potatoes, which the company Surveillance and Intelligent says it has exclusive rights Traffic Management System to and is used to make its (CSITMS), will also record Lay’s chips. The Bharatiya those in the act of spitting. Kisan Sangh asked the state The Paldi control room of government on Monday to CSITMS has been entrusted issue a statement explaining w i t h i d e n t i f i c a t i o n o f how the Protection of Plant offenders. AMC officials said Varieties and Farmers Rights offenders will be identified (PPVFR) Act works in favour on the basis of their vehicle registration number and of the farmers.
challans will be sent to their homes. “Offenders will have to pay the fine at a civic centre. If the fine is not paid in the stipulated seven days, the fine amount will gradually increase. The fine of Rs 100 can be increased to Rs 500,” an AMC official said. Harshad Solanki, director of solid waste management with the AMC, said the initiative has been taken under the Smart City project by the solid waste management department. “Our motive is to discourage citizens from spitting in public. A number of car drivers are known to spit paan masala on the roads. We discourage citizens from this habit,” he said.
Official data of Indian Salt Manufacturers Association (ISMA) shows that the export from Gujarat to China has increased from 22.17 lakh tonnes in 2015-16 to 48 lakh tonnes in 2017-18. Bharat Raval, president, ISMA
very concerned about human deaths and road accidents due to snowfall. The country has expedited de-icing of the roads. Earlier, inferior quality of salt is used for de-icing, but they have started using even good or industrial quality salt now,” said Raval. Shamji Kangad, a salt manufacturer and exporter in Kutch, said, “The demand of salt made in Gujarat in the international market has jumped because it is the cheapest chemical used in de-icing. Generally, the salt export for de-icing starts from September. During this period, the salt export touches around 7-8 lakh tonnes per month from the average four lakh tonnes.”
In frozen Europe, Gujarat salt provides some warmth
Rajkot : The prolonged frozen spell in Europe and the US, a phenomenon triggered by unusually high temperatures in Arctic, has come as a boon to salt manufacturers from Gujarat. For the past three years, the salt export from Gujarat has significantly shot up with the major chunk being used in de-icing the roads in countries reeling under heavy snowfall. The state accounts for 90% of the salt exported from India. De-icing is the process of removing snow or ice from the surface of the roads, mostly done by using sodium chloride or other chemicals. Salt or sodium chloride is preferred as it is inexpensive.
This is done to prevent fatal accidents caused by slippery roads in sub-zero conditions. This salt made in Gujarat is routed through China to the European and American countries and Russia due to lesser logistics cost.
said, “It’s faster to send salt for de-icing from China to Europe and Russia and the logistics cost is less. China has increased the salt import from India and it also exports its inferior quality salt for deicing in Polar countries.” “The US is
case be filed. “We have requested him to wait till checking is complete and its report comes,” Junagadh District Collector Sourabh Pardhi said. “If the report indicates any malpractice, we will take action.” He said that the quality check was being done in the presence of the media.
“The entire process is being vidoegraphed.” However, Ribadiya wrote a letter to Governor O P Kohli asking why a police complaint had not been filed even five days after he led a public raid on the stock of toor at Visavadar APMC. He wrote that those responsible for procuring toor at at minimum support
price had breached the trust of the government by engaging in scams and had robbed the state exchequer of crores of rupees. Concrete action had not been taken against those responsible, he said. “Recently, the government had assigned to various government officers the duty of procuring toor. Without worrying about t h e i r p e r s o n a l s a f e t y, farmers and their leaders conducted a public raid in Keshod tauka of Junagadh and drew attention of the administration. A police case has been registered in this regard. We had also conducted a public raid on toor procurement centre of Visavadar and found that 70 per cent of the stock was substandard,” Ribadiya wrote.
784 voters of this Gujarat village will vote on May 19
Sajanpur : On April 23, when most people living near their village made a beeline to polling booths, residents of Sajanpur continued with their daily chores. No, they did not boycott the Lok Sabha election. But they will vote on May 19 for the Ratlam parliamentary seat!. Technically, Sajanpur is located in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh, but it is surrounded from all sides by eight villages of Chhota Udepur district. There are 784 registered voters here. Most villages of Gujarat are located in a close vicinity, some of them barely a few hundred meters away. Moreover, the village figures in Gujarat’s map and not MP’s. “Since childhood, I know that our village has
always been part of Madhya Pradesh. But nobody knows the reason for it and nobody ever tried to know,” said Gamji Kanesh, sarpanch of Sajanpur. The village got a gram panchayat only 20 years back when its population crossed 1,000. “Earlier our village was part of Dhayana gram panchayat and people used to go there to vote,” Kanesh added. Currently the population of village is around 1,400. Kanesh added that no candidate has
ever visited the village and the campaigning is left to party workers only. Due to the jurisdiction of Madhya Pradesh government, the boards in the village are all in Hindi. In fact, the village school which has classes till standard X has Hindi as its medium of instruction. “Though most villagers speak in Hindi, all can converse in Gujarati too. Many people from the village migrate to Saurashtra and Vadodara in search of labour work,” said Parsing Mersing, a villager. The villagers have to travel 15 km away to Kathiwada or 25 km to Alirajpur for works like RTO registration, voters’ registration, caste certificates and applying for government schemes among others.
Controversial self styled Godman Asaram’s son, Narayan Sai gets life sentence in rape and sexual assault case, Rs 5 lakh fine also
Surat : A local court here today awarded life sentence and Rs Five lakh fine to Narayan Sai, the son of self-styled controversial godman Asaram, in a sensational rape and sexual assault case lodged over six years ago by one of the lady disciple of his father. Three of his disciples who had helped him in the crime including two woman Ganga and Jamuna and one Hanuman have been given 10 years jail terms for each of them and six months jail to one R Malhotra who drove Sai’s vehicle during his absconding period. All the convicts would be able to file appeal in the high court in 60 days time. During the hearing on the point of quantum of punishment today, Counsel of Sai, citing various earlier orders of the High Court and the Supreme Court requested the court to give lowest possible punishment to him as the case was filed years after the alleged incident. He also said that the said victim was adult at the time of incident and no force or temptation was used. The public prosecutor on the other hand sought maximum punishment for the culprit and also a compensation for the victim. The court had
not accepted the defence council pleas and gave life term to Sai. The court of district and sessions judge Pratap Gadhvi had held Sai and 4 other accused including two woman and one man disciple guilty on April 26. The court had acquitted 6 of the total 11 accused. He been held guilty under section 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural sex), 354 ( Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty ), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (Intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation), 120 B (criminal conspiracy) and 114 (presence of abettor in the crime) of the IPC. Former disciples of his father, Ganga and Yamuna (both women) and Hanuman and one R Malhotra who was driving his car when he was on a run after lodging of the case were also held
guilty. Narayan Sai (40) was arrested from Pipli near Haryana’s Kurukshetra in December 2013 after two sisters from Surat filed rape complaints against him and his father Asaram in October that year In Jahangirpura police station here. The younger sister had alleged that Sai had repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted her while both of them were living at Asaram’s ashram. She was living in Asaram Ashram here between 2002 and 2005. The case against Asaram by the elder sister was transferred to Ahmedabad as the place of occurrence in her case was Ahmedabad Ashram of Asaram situation in Motera area of the city. She had accused Asaram of raping her several time between 1997 to 2006. The case is being heard by a court in Gandhinagar.
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