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Mamata Banerjee lashes out at Centre; violent f e i r B s w e N Inquiry ordered protests by TMC activists after Sudip’s arrest
after patient thrown out of hospital
The chief minister challenged PM Modi that he can’t suppress the voice of the people Agency | New Delhi
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City police today ordered an inquiry after it was found that a patient having infection in his legs was allegedly moved out of a government hospital here and thrown on the road by staff members. The inquiry was ordered by police commissioner Satish Sharma after CCTV footage of the incident that took place in October last year, went viral on social media.
Akali-BJP started wave of development: Sampla
Agency | Anandpur Union Minister and Punjab BJP chief Vijay Sampla today said that the BJP and Shiromani Akali Dal alliance has initiated a wave of development in the state. Launching the second phase of his ‘Vijay Sankalp Rath Yatra’ after paying obeisance at Keshgarh Sahib here, he said the developmental works would continue if the BJP-SAD combine form the government again in the state
Country eager for digital transactions: Javadekar Agency | Dehradun Union Minister Prakash Javadekar today claimed there are enough indications to show that people are “restless to go totally digital” and asserted that cashless system is a must to eliminate corruption. “The country is becoming more and more aspirational and forward looking under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an atmosphere like this there is no question of demonetisation exercise not achieving its goals,” he said.
Stung by the arrest of TMC MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using CBI, ED and Income Tax department against those who raised voice against demonetisation and dared him to arrest her and all TMC MPs. She asserted that their protest against note ban would continue. “I just can’t think that Sudip Bandopadhyay, who is our party’s leader in the Lok Sabha will be arrested. I also have information that Modi wants to arrest many other TMC leaders like Abhishek Banerjee, Sovan Chatterjee (city mayor) and Firhad Hakim (minister),” she told re-
arrest to chalk out the party’s action plan. TMC would launch dharnas to protest against Sudip’s arrest from tomorrow, she
porters immediately after Sudip’s arrest by the CBI in connection with the alleged Rose Valley chit fund scam. “I am shocked, but not scared. Let him arrest all of us. I openly challenge him to arrest me. Let me see his guts. He may silence others, but not me. He can’t suppress our voice. He can’t bulldoze people’s voice,” she said. “We will fight legal battle in every case,” she added. Earlier, at a meeting in Medinipur she charged Modi with using CBI, ED and IT against persons who protested against demonetisation. The TMC supremo also convened an emergency meeting on Sudip’s
Bandopadhyay, who arrived at the CBI office here at around 11 am, was subjected to more than four hours of intensive interrogation by CBI, after which he was arrested. The TMC MP had been summoned thrice earlier by the investigation agency. His arrest in the alleged Rose Valley scam came close on the heels of the arrest of another Trinamool Congress MP
in Lucknow to negotiate a truce formula. The meeting gave rise to another round of speculations: what could be the possible peace formula, how long does the latest agreement last and who in the family or outside could be made a sacrificial lamb. There aren’t many doubts that father Mulayam and son Akhilesh would ultimately stand united. After all, blood is thicker than water. It was Mulayam who had
decided to anoint Akhilesh as the chief minister of the most populous state of Indian union despite the fact that the latter didn’t have required maturity, age and experience to lead this politically critical state. All twists and turns and a noholds-barred family war played out in the public have led to the singular fact that Akhilesh has emerged stronger than he was six months ago. Whether it was by Mulayam’s design or otherwise, the fact remains that Akhilesh has his political inheritance to greater heights, irrespective of win or loss in coming elections.
Shekhar Sharma, founder of One97 Communications, said in a blogpost. “No other role or responsibility means as much to me as the privilege of building Paytm Payments Bank, and I intend to take
to hundreds of millions of unserved or underserved Indians.When contacted, a Paytm spokesperson said the company hopes to launch operations in February with the first branch coming up in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Paytm was earlier slated to begin opera full-time executive role ations around Diwali last in the Bank,” Sharma said year. In 2015, RBI had further. He added that at awarded ‘in-principle’ apPaytm Payments Bank, proval to Vijay Shekhar the aim is to build a new Sharma, the founder of business model in bank- One97 Communications, ing industry, focussed on to set up a Payments Bank bringing financial services along with 10 others.
BJP office attacked in Kolkata after Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s arrest Agency | New Delhi
UP Election 2017: Akhilesh Yadav-Ram Gopal Yadav bonhomie may not last long (H.S.) | New Delhi
In about an hour after Ram Gopal Yadav landed at the Election Commission office in New Delhi to claim that he and Akhilesh Yadav were the ones who commanded the Samajwadi Party and have the right to retain the party’s poll symbol, cycle, and persuade the EC to reject similar claims made by Mulayam Singh Yadav, another interesting development took place in Lucknow, again with some loaded implications for the pari-War and state politics. Son Akhilesh Yadav drove to father Mulayam Singh’s residence
said, adding “politics cannot be done by resorting to vendetta”. She alleged that Bandopadhyay was arrested due to “pressure from the PMO” and asked “why should Narendra Modi and Amit Shah not be arrested? “The party is behind Sudip. He has not done anything wrong. Even if he is in jail, the people of Bengal will keep him in their heart,” she said.
Tapas Pal on Friday. Paul, an actor-turned politician, is now in the CBI custody in Bhubaneshwar. On reaching the CBI office today, Bandopadhyay told waiting reporters that he had come to face interrogation and know what the charges were against him. Shortly after Bandopadhyay’s arrest, suspected activists of the TMC’s student wing hurled stones at the BJP’s state headquarters here.
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Bengaluru molestation: Blaming Abu Azmi serves no purpose; take cops to task instead
(H.S.) | New Delhi Why blame Abu Azmi? Obviously, he is not the only person in India who thinks women in skimpy clothes are aphrodisiac for the sex-starved Indian male. The list of items that can stimulate sexual desire in the men of our country is endless. From wearing lipstick to high-heeled footwear to eating chow mein to short dresses to sporting unusual hairstyles to using mobiles to moving in the company of anyone other than father or brother, anything that a woman does can excite men and inspire them to rape or molest her. With such a ready bouquet of justifications available for a sexually perverse
conduct, it is obvious women are unsafe everywhere. We have them getting sexually assaulted everywhere, from a public place in Bengaluru to crowded streets or secluded parks elsewhere. It does not surprise when people like Azmi find fault with women. He even compared women with sugar and fire and said it was natural that these items would attract ants and petrol. Not long ago a prominent political leader had brushed aside the sexual assaults on women saying “boys will be boys”. After the 31 December incident, Karanataka’s Home Minister G Parameshwara reportedly said “such things do happen”. The mind-
set is so pervasive and deeply entrenched that it’s pointless wasting time slamming their remarks. We have been at it for decades. But the problem has not gone away because mindsets don’t change easily. The worst part is, it has not helped the cause of women’s safety. They continue to face sexual assaults, cases of which are getting more brazen by the day. How does one explain the act of perverts at a public gathering in Bengaluru in the presence of 1,500 policemen? It is high time the point of public debate in this matter shifted from berating the mindset to practical steps to prevent such happenings. Once a victim is created, the psychological trauma she undergoes is immeasurable. The loss to her dignity and sense of self-worth is almost impossible to retrieve. Harsh punishment to a culprit in a rape case is fine, but it hardly is justice to the victim.
In farewell speech, CJI T S Thakur says country’s progress linked to judiciary’s ability to deal with challenges CJI-designate J S Khehar bid farwell to Thakur by calling him an “extraordinary man with extraordinary qualities”. Agency | New Delhi
In his speech at an event to mark the end of his tenure, outgoing Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Tuesday noted that the country cannot progress unless the judiciary is equipped to deal with the challenges that lie ahead. He went on to add that he would pray that the judiciary contin-
ues to remain fearless and doing what people expect it to. “I may be retiring but will keep praying for its prestige, from outside the sanctum sanctorum of Supreme Court,” Thakur said. It was during Thakur’s time as CJI that the government locked horns
with the judiciary over the appointment and elevation of judges. They are yet to arrive at a consensus on the Memorandum of Procedure dealing with the elevation of judges. Speaking at the same event, CJI-designate J S Khehar bid farwell to Thakur by calling him an “extraordinary man with extraordinary qualities”. “There were media reports J Thakur would be Vice-President
but he laughed it off. I said why Vice-President, why not President?” Khehar said. The outgoing CJI and CJI-designate were at their witty best. Thakur said that the “crowd is here to welcome you”, to which Khehar replied “no, they are here to bid farewell to a terrible CJI”. Khehar also said that “CJI Thakur has released perhaps the largest number of books; it should be some sort of record.”
tagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. “The exact location of the epicentre has been put at Latitude 24.1* North and Longitude 91.1* East, and had a depth of 28 km,” an official at the CSO Said. While the tremor was felt strongly in Tripura in-
cluding its capital Agartala, reports of the quake being felt have also come in from Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and southern Assam. There were however no immediate reports about any damage to life and property.
5.7 magnitude earthquake Paytm gets RBI approval for payments bank shakes North East, no damage Agency | New Delhi
Paytm on Tuesday said it has received final approval of the Reserve Bank to formally launch its payments bank and it expects to start operations next month. Payments banks can accept deposits from individuals and small businesses up to Rs 1 lakh per account. “Today, Reserve Bank of India gave permission to formally launch Paytm Payments Bank. We can’t wait to bring it in front of you,” Vijay
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A moderate earthquake rocked the entire Northeastern region and adjoining districts of Bangladesh on Tuesday afternoon, with the Central Seismological Observatory in Shillong putting its magnitude at 5.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake, which was felt for about five to six seconds, occurred at 2:39 PM, and had its epicentre in Dhalai district of Tripura, close to Mizoram and the Chit-
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Akhilesh Yadav needs SP cycle to change the poll narrative in UP If there is a single image of Akhilesh Yadav that holds a lasting memory, sometimes tinged with hope and sometimes with rueful nostalgia, it is one from the 2012 assembly elections campaign in Uttar Pradesh (UP). In it, Akhilesh, in a white kurta-pyjama, a red-and-white scarf and a red Samajwadi topi, is waving triumphantly while riding a bicycle. Next to him, the peloton is made up of hundreds of similarly clad Samajwadi Party workers. Akhilesh’s campaign rallies, in which he covered more than 250 kilometres on a cycle, were credited not just for his party’s resounding victory but also his eventual elevation as chief minister. Five years later, some new revelations have been unearthed about Akhilesh over the last few days. At a time when UP is gearing up for an election in the backdrop of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation decision and a bitter family feud within the Samajwadi Party, the young chief minister has emerged more strong-willed and more politically savvy than pundits had thought he could ever be. Not only has he shown the fortitude to take on, and then take over, the extended Yadav pariwar, he has stood his ground against his father and party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav. In October, Akhilesh had beseeched Mulayam to allow him to use the sword he had handed him when he had given him the chief minister’s job. Last week, Akhilesh brandished it expertly, cutting down uncle Shivpal Yadav’s leadership ambitions and severing Amar Singh from the Samajwadi Party. What stood out after Mulayam took the hitherto-unthinkable step of expelling his own son from the party on December 30, was how quickly Akhilesh rallied the troops. The groundswell of support from party workers, and most importantly from almost 200 MLAs who parked themselves outside Akhilesh’s official Kalidas Marg residence in Lucknow, forced Mulayam to lay down arms. The manner of the takeover illustrated something Mulayam hadn’t comprehended – Akhilesh was not just well-liked, he was regarded as a better political bet by people who have their ears to the ground. It showed that the passing of the baton would not happen at a date and time of Mulayam’s choosing; Akhilesh had already snatched the baton and sprinted away. This decisive power shift from father to son has opened up a world of possibilities for UP. It has shown that the result of the upcoming assembly polls is not a foregone conclusion. The BJP, which won 71 out of 80 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and was hoping to cash in on notebandi to further strengthen its claim, will have to put up with a stiff fight from the incumbent, particularly in the absence of a chief ministerial candidate who can compete with Akhilesh on the personality stakes. For the first time, a Yadav leader in UP will be heading to the 2017 election with the ability to create a larger coalition than the traditional backward-Muslim vote bank. There has been talk of Akhilesh’s willingness to join hands with Rahul Gandhi’s Congress and with Ajit Singh’s Rashtriya Lok Dal.
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“If there are terrorist bases across and if they continue to disrupt the situation on our side of the LoC, then we have a right to take action against the terrorists, who are being supported from across by the adversary,”
- New Army chief General Bipin Rawat has said India has a right to take action against terror bases across the Line of Control and the army will not shy off from conducting more surgical strikes if needed...
Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Lokesh Kumari’s sexy makeover Former Bigg Boss 10 contestant Lokesh Kumari Sharma’s latest pics are not worth a miss
Agency | New Delhi The fans of Bigg Boss are enjoying the on-going season of the Salman Khan-hosted reality show. Bigg Boss 10, as we all know started with a totally new twist of bringing in common people, or the ‘Aam Aadmi’ as they called, along with the celeb contestants. We know a few of them are already eliminated. But to know what they are upto now, is quite exciting. Bigg Boss 10 contestant Lokesh Ku-
Paramilitary man arrested for hacking Kareena Kapoor’s IT account to get her mobile number
Agency | Mumbai The cyber police on Monday arrested a 26-yearold Central armed police employee who is a die hard fan of actress Kareena Kapoor for allegedly hacking her income tax account in September last year. The official who hails from a North Indian state has told the cyber police that he hacked her Income Tax
account so that he could get access to her mobile number using which he could talk to her. The accused would help his colleagues file their tax returns online and was well versed with the system. DCP Sachin Patil confirmed that a team from BKC Cyber police arrested the accused from another state and got him to Mumbai on Monday
afternoon. An officer said that they had been trying to track down the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the person who had hacked into the IT account. A team lead by assistant police inspector S Gaund found that the accused had used the mobile phone to hack into the account. “A mobile phone too has several IP addresses assigned to it. We had to figure out which phone had been allotted the IP address when the fraud took place,” an officer said. After sifting through a lot of data, the police narrowed down the mobile number used by the accused as the one using which her account had been hacked. “When our team questioned him on Sunday, he confessed to have illegally got onto the IT account of the actress using her PAN no that he found online,” the officer said. He added, ” The accused, a central government official, also files IT returns for colleagues. He knew that in most cases when IT returns are filed, one gets the mobile number of the person in the receipt.
recorded the track a long back but they were not able to release it that time because his health deteriorated. “He had recorded the song and we meant to
release it but then he fell ill… It really feels like he’s next to me when I hear it,” she tweeted. She also wrote, “One of my original reasons for making Sarvann. Can’t wait to share it with you all. Madhu Chopra. Jan13 Punjabi Regional Indian Miss you dad.” Priyanka’s father died of prolonged battle with cancer at the age of 62 in 2013. He served as a physician in the Indian Army. The actor was very close to him and even has a tattoo ‘Daddy’s lil girl’ inked on her wrist.
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tainer on the show and even impressed Salman. But how exactly has her life changed after the show, or rather what exactly is she doing now? Here is a little dig into her real world. Now, if we actually tell you what this Delhi girl is up to, it will surely blow your mind. Famous for her accent, Lokesh had entertained
us in her own manner. She used to talk to Bigg Boss and the cameras, dance around the house and was one happy golucky face. Lokesh wore baggy clothes, spotted unkempt hair but was still loved by host Salman Khan, who never missed a chance to interact with her on Weekend Ka Vaar episodes.
the Hollywood Step Up After playing a reluctant franchise. I’m going to be a properly trained dancer. dad in Jab Pyaar Kisi You know how painful Se Hota Hai, 18 years ago, Salman Khan will play a dad once again. The 51-year-old actor has given a nod to choreographer and director Remo D’Souza’s next, a dance-drama based on the emotional journey of an ageing dancer and his bubbly 13-year-old daughter on her way to achieving success. Recently, in an interview to a weekly magazine, the actor dropped hint at the difficult preparation that he will have to undergo for the untitled project which will kickstart in 2018. “In my next, I’m that is? But I’ve always playing the father to a believed that effortless 13-year-old girl. It’s a hard work should be seen film about dancing. Like on-screen,” Salman was
quoted as saying. Khan, who shed 18 kgs to play a wrestler in his last release, Sultan, will have to get a leaner physique to play a dancer next year. “Salman listens to the choreographer, then, goes ahead and does his own steps, so it’s going to be a lot of lessons for him this time,” a source told a tabloid. Apprently, Remo met Salman a year ago to discuss the script of his dance-drama but it was kept on hold since the actor had no dates at the time. Remo then plunged into his superhero flick, A Flying Jatt starring Tiger Shroff. Meanwhile, Salman got busy with Kabir Khan’s Tubelight.
mari Sharma too is no more a part of the show but we saw her last when she became a part of the new year celebrations in the Bigg Boss house along with Salman Khan and many others. All we remember of Lokesh was the demure commoner who had a peculiar style of speaking, due to which she was quite an enter-
Salman Khan to play a groovy father in Remo D’Souza’s next (H.S.) | New Delhi
Sonam Kapoor posts cute photo with rumoured boyfriend on Instagram Anand is a Delhibased businessman who runs clothing line, Bhane. He attended American School before graduating from Wharton Business School
Priyanka Chopra’s production film Sarvann to feature her father’s song Agency | Mumbai
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Priyanka Chopra’s upcoming home production film Sarvann will feature Guru Gobind Singh’s shabad sung by her late father Dr Ashok Chopra. The 34-year-old star shared the news on Twitter, saying the rendition is special as “it really feels like my father is next to me when I hear it.”“My father Dr Ashok Chopra’s rendition of the famous shabad by Guru Gobind Singhji Sarvann,” she wrote. The Quantico actress said her father had
Agency | Mumbai Actor Sonam Kapoor posted a photo on Monday with her rumoured boyfriend Anand Ahuja on Instagram. The photo has both of them popping their heads from cutouts of two chimps with antlers and making funny faces. Anand is a Delhi-based businessman who runs clothing line, Bhane. He attended American School before graduating from Wharton Business School. The two are spotted to-
gether at many events. Anand was seen hanging out with Sonam’s friends and family at Anil Kapoor’s birthday party on December 27. Sonam’s uncle Sanjay Kapoor and mom Sunita shared a few pictures on their Instagram accounts where Anand is part of the group posing for pictures. Sonam and Anand were also seen together in August at Akshay Kumar’s house when he hosted Hollywood star Will Smith for a dinner.
Till now, Sonam has been very secretive about her love life, always dodging media queries on who she’s dating. Sonam in an interview in April that she guards her personal life fiercely and does not feel it is necessary to talk about it in public. “There are a lot of other things which make you a whole person besides who you’re dating. My personal life is out there because I’ve always been myself but if you’re talking about personal life as in (context of) boyfriend, then I’ll never talk about it,” said Sonam. “There are certain things about my life which I keep personal, whether it’s my relationships, I never talk about that.
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CWG gold medallist Krishna Poonia chases down eve teaser, saves 2 girls Krishna Poonia chased one of the eve teasers down, hauling him off the saddle of the bike Agency | Jaipur
Agency | Mumbai Banks, led by market leader State Bank of India, announced sharp cuts to their lending rates after a recent surge in deposits, raising hopes that lower borrowing costs will help spark credit growth in Asia’s third-largest economy. SBI, the country’s biggest lender by assets, said on Sunday it had cut its so-called marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) by 90 basis points, while unveiling new products for mortgage loans, one of the fastest-growing areas. Several other lenders including Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Dena Bank also cut their lending rates by 45-90 basis points across tenures. Analysts expect more lenders to follow suit.
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Indian discus thrower Krishna Poonia turned into a real-life hero, when she hunted down an eve teaser in Churu, a small town in Rajasthan, on New Year’s Day. Poonia, who was waiting inside her car at a railway crossing, had spotted three young men harassing a couple of teenaged girls. The 39-year-old instantly jumped out of the car and made towards the three eve teasers. Realising the gravity of the situation, the three eve teasers instantly made a run for it, on a motorbike. However, Poonia, who had clinched a gold medal for India at
the 2010 Commonwealth Games, chased one of them down, hauling him off the saddle of the bike. “When I saw those two girls being harassed, I thought that they could well have been my daughters,” Poonia was quoted as saying in Said. “That made me go after the men.” After catching the eve teaser, Poonia rang-up the police, who arrived at the scene some time later. She also criticised the law enforcers for arriving at the scene late. “The police station was barely two minutes away from the
spot but it took the cops some time to reach and I had to phone them twice,” she said. “How will cops ensure women’s safety if they arrive late?” Poonia opined that society needs to take such things seriously, and not just play the dumb spectator when they see women being harassed. “The problem with our society is that there are not many people who would raise their voice and protest when they see a girl being harassed,” said Poonia. “Instead, they choose to stay mute spectators.”
Dad to be Joe Root likely to arrive late for ODI series against MS Dhoni & Co (H.S.) | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Paving the way for launch of an initial public offer (IPO) for Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE’s the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has given its final go-ahead to the draft prospectus for the estimated Rs 1,500-crore public offering by Asia’s oldest exchange. The much-awaited public offer of BSE will see sale of 29,955,434 shares by the existing shareholders through the offer for sale (OFS) route. This works out to close to 30 per cent of the total holding. Among the existing shareholders are Bajaj Holdings Investment, Caldwell India Holdings, Acacia Banyan Partners, Singapore Exchange, Mauritius-based arms of American investor George Soros’ Quantum Fund and foreign fund Atticus. The exchange had filed draft papers with capital market regulator Sebi in September to float an IPO.
Airtel extends 4G data limit to woo new customers
Agency | New Delhi Bharti Airtel Tuesday launched special offer that allows Rs 9000 worth free data for customers who switch to telcos’ 4G service. The move is aimed to increase 4G customer base in the wake of arch rival Reliance Jio’s aggressive strategy that aims to acquire 100 million subscribers by March 2017 with free voice and data offering under the Happy New Year offer. The 12 months offer, worth up to Rs 9000, is available to any customer with a 4G mobile handset that is currently not on the Airtel network, India’s top carrier in a statement said. The offer, according to telco, will be available to pan India consumers from January 4 till February 28, 2017. Under the new scheme, subscribers will get free 3GB data every month till December 31, 2017 with select prepaid and postpaid packs and new data benefit will be over and above the existing benefits.
England’s premier batsman Joe Root is likely to arrive late for the limited-overs series against MS Dhoni & Co as he and his partner Carrie Cotterell are expecting their first child. The flamboyant right-hander is supposed to join the English team, who are scheduled to return to India on Thursday to play the first of two warm-up matches, after few matches. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) are yet to make any official announcement about Root’s delay to join the England side. The MS Dhoni-led Indian side will take on
SPORTS ROUNDUP Ranji Trophy 2016-17: Suryakumar Yadav rises, shines bright
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CHANDRAKANT Pandit, Mumbai’s coach, wasn’t worried but had to think hard about who should be batting at No. 3 in the crucial semi-final game. The morning had carried unpleasant news that their aggressive batsman and the original inhabitant at the vital spot, Shreyas Iyer was suffering from food poisoning, and had to be
Eoin Morgan and Co. in a three-match ODI series starting on January 15 in Pune. The ODI series will be followed by three T20s. Root, 26, is undoubtedly the lynchpin of England’s batting lineup. In the recently concluded five-match Test series which England lost 0-4, he scored 491 runs,
including a century in the first match in Rajkot. The yorkshire batsman has the second best one-day international average of any England player in history, with 45.71 from 78 matches. He has played mere 78 ODIs where he has scored 3017 runs with eight centuries and 17 half- centuries.
the best possible start to their quest for a 3-0 series sweep. Warner, playing on his home ground just a few hundred metres
from where he was born, reached the hundred mark from 78 balls in 118 minutes to become the fifth batsman to notch up a
arm of the Indian Boxing Council (IBC), a licensing body for professional boxers in India. Pinki, who was a part of the ongoing national camp in New Delhi, will now be training at the National Boxing Academy in Rohtak, where the IBC is currently conducting a camp for its women boxers. “I have decided to turn professional but I have not giv-
en up on my amateur career either. I am still aspiring for the Asian and Commonwealth Games next year. I have turned professional to gain in strength and endurance,” Pinki Said. “The International Boxing Association has already ended the amateur-professional distinction by allowing professionals in National International tournaments.
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Pinki Jangri turns pro
Following in the footsteps of former world champion L Sarita Devi, Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist boxer Pinki Jangra has decided to turn professional but will not give up on her amateur career either. The former national champion has signed up with the Sporty Boxing Private Limited, the commercial
of the club is down to the Italian manager’s close relationship with the squad. “The manager has come, he’s applied his ideas, and things are going well,” the 28-yearold striker told the British media. “The truth is the manager is good with the players, every time making more jokes with the players. That’s good for us, to have a manager who is not just a boss, but like a person we
can talk with, someone whose support we can count on in difficult moments.” Costa, who is the league’s top scorer with 14 goals this season, said he was close to leaving the London club for Atletico Madrid before the start of the season. “I had the possibility to go to Atletico because of a few things - the family, the life I have there - but not because of Chelsea,” he said.
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and then the main draw matches in the evening, with outside courts being packed to capacity, there was no buckling the trend in the afternoon heat on Tuesday. An astounding 956 kids showed up – with parents in tow – for the ‘Play the Pros’ activity in an attempt at setting a World Record for the largest tennis lesson. And just as the courts started to fill up with six outside courts in use, the record was set. The previous record – as per the Guinness World Records – stood at 803 participants in Liverpool, United Kingdom on June 17, 2015.
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rushed to hospital. Pandit was having a chat with the captain Aditya Tare when Suryakumar Yadav came up to them and asked whether he could bat at No. 3 slot. Iyer had cemented his place in the side as specialist onedown batsman but Yadav knew it was a chance worth taking. Especially, to prove that he can be the man who can take any challenges for his team.
Yadav chose to go in with a counter-attacking plan rather than walk in with a defensive mindset. It was a delightful innings to watch as he proved you could be aggressive with a straight-bat approach. It hadn’t always come naturally to him. Yadav revealed how it took two seasons to get used to play those traditional strokes. The IPL t20 batting mode had affected his technique but he was aware that in the longer format traditional batsmanship was needed to survive and thrive. “I had the habit of playing middle-stump ball to mid-wicket or try to flick it. I used to play reverse shot earlier but it took two years to get rid of it as I felt that playing straight will give me more runs and it’s less risky.
Diego Costa praises manager Antonio Conte for Chelsea turnaround
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has credited manager Antonio Conte for the side’s record-equalling run of 13 consecutive victories that has propelled them to the top of the Premier League table. Chelsea, who finished 10th in the league last season, are five points clear at the top and Costa believes the change in the fortunes
David Warner’s record ton, Matt Renshaw help Australia reach 365/3 against Pakistan
David Warner hit a record century inside one session and his fellow opener Matt Renshaw a maiden hundred over three as Australia reached 365 for three at close of play on the opening day of the third Test against Pakistan on Tuesday. With the series already secure after last week’s victory in Melbourne, Australia’s openers gave the hosts
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century before lunch on the first day of a Test. The left-hander was unable to add to his tally of 17 fours before being caught behind off Wahab Riaz for 113 soon after lunch but Renshaw, playing his fourth Test, proved more than capable of taking up the mantle. The 20-yearold, initially circumspect where Warner was aggressive, was knocked to the floor by a sickening blow to his helmet grille from a Mohammad Amir bouncer on 91 but got up to complete his century from 201 balls with eight fours. When stumps were drawn, Renshaw was unbeaten on 167 with Peter Handscomb on 40 not out alongside him in a partnership of 121. Usman Khawaja (13), Warner and Australia skipper Steve Smith (24) all fell to catches behind the wickets, the last a spectacular take by Sarfraz Ahmed off spinner Yasir Shah.
World record set at Chennai Open for largest tennis lesson
Where North India shivers it out in the early parts of January and fog not helping matters to alleviate matters, the south – specifically Chennai – endures multiple emotions. On one side there is the sweltering heat and body-piercing sunshine of the afternoon, on the other side of the fence is the cool breeze that hits the metropolitan city in the evening. Neither, as it turns out, has affected the mood and dispelled the crowd at the Chennai Open. Where hundreds have been showing up for the qualifying matches
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Vijay Rupani rules out possibility of early Gujarat Assembly polls
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Rubbishing speculations about the possibility of early Assembly polls in Gujarat, state Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tueday said the polls would be held on schedule, during the later part of this year. Rupani also blamed Congress for spreading ‘rumours’
about early polls, which, according to him, is the opposition party’s strategy to keep their workers busy. “I do not see any possibility of early Assembly polls. I believe that elections will be held on schedule. This is just a rumour spread by Congress to keep their workers busy. Otherwise, I don’t
believe that polls will be held early,” Rupani told reporters in Ahmedabad after a function. Since the sudden change of guard in August last year, when Rupani took over the reins from Anandiben Patel, Gujarat Congress leaders have been claiming there is a possibility that elections in Gujarat may take place early. Gujarat Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki had on some occasions claimed that polls may be held early. He even asked the party cadres to gear up for early polls. “BJP will face severe defeat in UP and Punjab, where polls will be held in the mid of 2017.
PAAS plans grand reception for Hardik Patel on January 17
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) headed by Hardik Patel, on Monday, decided to hold a grand reception for Hardik on his homecoming on January 17 when the bail condition imposed on him by Gujarat High Court is coming to an end. Currently, Hardik is camping in Udaipur of Rajasthan. A core-committee member of PAAS and close aide of Hardik, Dinesh Bambhaniya said, “Our core committee held a meeting in Udaipur on Sunday night. And Monday, all the PAAS conveners in Gujarat also
held a meeting here. In the meeting it has been decided that a convoy of 2,000 cars will assemble at Shamlaji check-post on Rajasthan border and will leave to take Hardik from Rajasthan at 11 am on January 17.” “Then, a gathering of Patidar community is planned at Himmatnagar on the
same day at around 2.30 pm in which Hardik will garland a statue of Sardar Patel before addressing the gathering. The function has been kept limited for North Gujarat since Patidars will be busy in marriage season and the religious function of Khodal Dham Trust in Kagvad of Rajkot.
Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel hints at salary hike for fixed-pay staffers
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
A day after the fixed-pay employees and contractual workers threatened to disrupt the upcoming Vibrant Summit, Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, on Monday, indicated that Gujarat government is planning to increase salary and allowances of its fixed wage employees and an affidavit in that regard will be filed before Supreme Court on January 10. The Gujarat government has been following the controversial policy of appointing youths on fixed wages for
Correspondent | Vadodara
Khushi Shah, one of the two Indians who were among the 39 killed in a terror attack at an Istanbul nightclub during New Year’s Eve celebrations, was visiting Turkey for a fashion shoot. Hailing from Vadodara, the 27-year-old fashion designer moved to Mumbai six years ago to open a boutique in Juhu after completing a course in fashion designing in the US. She arrived in Turkey on December 28 to meet clients and was scheduled to return to Mumbai on Jan-
uary 2 after ringing in the new year in Istanbul. Her last WhatsApp status said: “What if God asks you after you die…’So how was Heaven?’” Vadodara MP
Ranjan Bhatt, who met Khushi’s father Ashwin Shah on Monday morning, Said. “He (Khushi’s father) called the staff of her hotel around 5 am on Sunday
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Ketan Parikh, a practicing lawyer at Gujarat High Court, on Monday lodged a complaint with the Sola police station saying that cash and jewelleries worth over Rs 9 lakh was found to be stolen from his house. He has said in the complaint
Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tours across the world have helped Gujarat leverage the biennial Vibrant Gujarat
Global Summit this time. “India-Gujarat-Modi has emerged as a huge support for us. Our partner countries have increased. Foreign delegation sizes are also bigger this time,” Rupani said during a meet-
ing of editors ahead of the eighth edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit (VGGS). The VGGS, set to begin on January 9, will be inaugurated by Modi. The spectre of demonetisation is likely to
that the theft happened when he and his family were on a trip to Mumbai. According to police, after Parikh and his wife returned in the wee hours of Monday, they found the lock of the house broken and cash, jewelleries, LCD TV among others were stolen.
A look at some of the 39 people killed in Istanbul attack (H.S.) | Istanbul
At least 39 people were killed and nearly 70 injured in the mass shooting that took place in front of and inside a popular Istanbul nightclub in the first hours of New Year’s Day. The
victims included citizens of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Iraq, France, Tunisia, India, Morocco, Jordan, Kuwait, Canada, Israel, Syria, Belgium, Germany and Russia. Among them was a police officer and a security guard employed to keep revelers safe, a tour guide escorting visitors during a night on the town and young adults who had traveled to Turkey for the holidays. A look at what is known so far about the victims and their nationalities. Alaa Al-Muhandia has been identified as the Canadian woman killed, the Canadian government confirmed. She was a 29-year-old mother of two from Milton, Ontario.
asking about her whereabouts. They informed him that Khushi was not in her room. Later, he contacted the Ministry of External Affairs and provided the details of his daughter. The MEA then made inquiries in Istanbul and confirmed Khushi’s death.” Khushi’s elder brother Akshay and her cousin Hiren Chauhan have left for Istanbul to bring her body to Vadodara. Her mother died a year ago following prolonged illness. “The family is in shock. My brothers have flown to Turkey. Once they complete the procedures, they will inform us. The family will decide about her last rites Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad later,” said Khushi’s cousin Total outstanding investBhavin Shah. ments attracted by Gujarat in the information technology (IT) sector may cross Rs 2 lakh crore by FY 2020-21 from over Rs be over the VGGS, though 35,000 crore in FY 2015officials of the Gujarat 16, industry body ASgovernment, in charge of SOCHAM said. “Investments attracted by Gujarat the event played it down. in the IT sector increased Referring to the seminar from a meager Rs 700 on Goods and Services Tax crore in 2005-06 to over (GST), to be held during Rs 35,200 crore in FY the VGGS, Rupani said, 2015-16, thereby clock-
More partner countries, delegates in this year’s Vibrant Summit: Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
five years. The policy has been struck down by Gujarat High Court and an appeal of Gujarat government is currently pending before the apex court which is expected to hear the same on January 10. Fixed wage employees of the state have been protesting against the state government’s approach in continuing the policy despite an HC order while calling it exploitative. On Sunday, a union of fixed wage employees had held a public meeting in Gandhinagar near Akshardham temple. In a release on Monday, Patel said, “The
Ahmedabad: Cash, jewellery stolen from lawyer’s house
Istanbul terror attack: Khushi’s WhatsApp status said ‘What if God asks you after you die… So how was Heaven?’
Khushi was in Istanbul for a fashion shoot
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of government employees, the Gujarat government is going to submit an affidavit before the Supreme Court on January 10.” “When it is paying more than Rs 36,000 crore per year to more than 4.5 lakh employees
and 4.12 lakh pensioners in the form of salary and pension, the state government has shown positive approach in giving more salary and allowances to young employees and it is also going to file an affidavit before Supreme Court in that regard. In such circumstances, some elements are trying to take undue credit for the same,” Patel added. Patel also made an appeal to the government employees not to get swayed by rumours of any nature on the subject.
plus land to dalits, tribals and OBCs, it is not being implemented by the government.” According to Mevani, “Post-Una dalit agitation, district authorities of Ahmedabad and Surendranagar districts had started land measurement of land parcels allotted to dalits under the provisions of the Agriculture Land Ceiling (ALC) Act. However, the land measurement has stopped now and the dalits are
without land officially allotted to them. Similarly, we have discovered that a dalit co-operative in Dhandhuka taluka of Ahmedabad district was allotted 500 acre land in 1984 under the ALC Act. However, despite many representations by the office-bearers of the co-operative to the district collector to give possession of that land to them, nothing has been done and the same land remained in illegal possession of dominant caste people. And now, the state government has earmarked that land for the Dholera SIR.” Mevani said that these were a few cases of injustice to dalits and the picture is same across the state.
A 20-day long foot-march by farmers under the banner of Khedut Samaj Gujarat (KSG) concluded Monday near Tarapur village on the outskirts of the state capital after police stopped them from entering the city owing to preparations of Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit. A mamlatdar received their memorandum and assured them to
arrange an appointment with Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in the coming days. The march named as Khedut Vedna Yatra (aimed at highlighting farmers’ distress in Gujarat) covered around 450 km, passing through six districts — Gir-Somnath, Junagadh, Rajkot, Botad, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The footmarch was spearheaded by general secretary of KSG Sagar Rabari. In its
memorandum, the organisation made 25 demands before the Chief Minister, seeking to redress the issues at the earliest. One of the major demands raised by the farmers’ body was to waive off all loans to farmers and declare a date for disbursal of 100 per cent amount of crop insurance. It has also demanded that each farmer should get Rs 50,000 financial aid per acre.
ing a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 48 per cent during the decadal period,” ASSOCHAM said in a release based on an IT sector specific investment analysis conducted by it. Total outstanding investments attracted by the IT sector across India had
grown at a CAGR of a little over 17 per cent, from about Rs 46,280 crore to over Rs 2.2 lakh crore as of 2015-16, it said based on data analysed by the ASSOCHAM Economic Research Bureau (AERB). While Karnataka ranks on top with about one fourth (24 per cent) share in total outstanding investments attracted by IT sector among Indian states, Gujarat (16 per cent) stands second, the industry body
added. This is followed by Kerala (13 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (12 per cent), Tamil Nadu (6.6 per cent), Maharashtra (5.1 per cent), Haryana (5.1 per cent), West Bengal (4.5 per cent) and Telangana (4.4 per cent), as of 2015-16, it said. In future, by FY 2020-21 the report states that investment in the sector in Gujarat can go upto Rs 2 lakh crore. With stateof-the-art infrastructure, an integrated IT policy.
Gujarat government is moving ahead with sensitivity and compassion to do whatever is possible regarding the demands of fixed wage employees of the state. On the basis of demands put forward by the association
Jignesh Mevani threatens to disrupt Vibrant Summit
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Raising the vexatious land related issues of dalits in state, dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, on Monday, threatened to disrupt the ensuing Vibrant Summit. Speaking to The Indian Express, Mevani said, “In Gujarat, ‘n’ number of MoUs are being signed and thousands of acres of land is being given to big corporate houses. However, despite there being a specific law to give sur-
20-day march concludes, farmers demand financial assistance, waiving off loans
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IT sector in Gujarat may attract Rs 2 lakh crore investment by FY21: ASSOCHAM
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