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Little known Jozef Kovalik caused the biggest upset of the Chennai Open as he knocked out world number six and tournament-favourite Marin Cilic in a gripping pre-quarterfinal, here today. Qualifier Kovalik, winner of just two Challenger titles in his career, was up against a Grand Slam winner but made Cilic’s life as tough as possible with his neversay-die spirit and in the end was a proud winner.
CBI granted custody of Reddy, 2 others till Jan 6
Presentation of budget be postponed: Sharma
Agency | New Delhi Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma today demanded that the presentation of Union budget be postponed till counting of votes in five poll-bound states is over, contending its advancement will give “unfair” advantage to BJP by way of making populist announcement and alluring voters. “We are opposed to advancing of the budget presentation.This gives unfair advantage to the government. It will influence voters.
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Poll schedule for 5 states announced Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that the state of Manipur will have a two-phase election and Uttar Pradesh will have a seven-phase election
While announcing the date for the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur, CEC Nasim Zaidi said the EC is committed to follow the SC’s order on Hindutva case. Earlier, in a landmark judgement seeking to separate religion, caste and other issues from politics, the SC held as ‘corrupt’ the practice of candidates appealing for votes on the basis of the aforementioned identities, including
not only him but his agents and voters. In a marked departure from the view held in the 1995 “Hindutva” judgement that the term ‘his’ used in section 123 (3 )of the Representation of the People Act meant the
religion, caste, etc of candidates only, a seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur, by a majority of 4:3, that any appeal for votes on these grounds would amount to “corrupt practice”. The
court held that the provisions of the R P Act, which say that seeking vote by a candidate in the name of “his” religion, caste, race, religion and language in the election law, included candidates, his agents and voters also. “An appeal in the name of religion, race, caste, community or language is impermissible under the R P Act, 1951 and would constitute a corrupt practice sufficient to annul the election in which such an appeal was made regardless whether the appeal was in the name of the candidate’s religion or the religion of the election agent or that of the opponent or that of the voter’s,”
Sudip Bandyopadhyay’s bail plea rejected, sent to six-day CBI custody
Agency | Chennai A special court today granted CBI till January 6 custody of sand mining baron J Shekar Reddy and two others in a fresh case relating to seizure of Rs eight crore worth currency notes from his house here. Special Judge Venkataswamy observed that when ordinary citizens were “facing trouble by standing in queues to get Rs 2000 per head at ATMs how this much of huge quantities were converted by the accused Shekar Reddy, Premkumar and Srinivasulu needed a thorough interrogation”.
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January 05, 2017, Thursday
(H.S.) | New Delhi A special court in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday rejected the bail plea of TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay and re-
manded him to six-day CBI custody. Sudip was arrested by the CBI on Tuesday in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam which led to violent protests by TMC workers. Sudip’s arrest came days after the arrest of another party MP Tapas Paul in the same case. TMC supremo and
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had lashed out at Centre for the arrest of Sudip. A furious Banerjee accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using central agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax department against his political rivals who were raising
their voice against demonetisation. Earlier in the day, Trinamool Congress MPs took out a protest march towards the Prime Minister’s residence. The parliamentarians from the West Bengal ruling party were taken into police custody before they could reach 7 Lok Kalyan Marg.
Bengaluru case on Tuesday night after receiving CCTV footage from the owner of a building near the site of the attack on the young woman. The CCTV footage of the attack was broadcast on television channels
through Wednesday. The footage showed a young woman alighting from an auto-rickshaw at a cross road in Kammanahalli and being accosted and attacked by a young man who arrives on a scooter. The friends of the attackers were caught on camera watching the unfolding sequence of events from the street corner. Police who began inves-
the CJI, who concurred with majority verdict written by Justice M B Lokur, said.”so read together, and for maintaining the purity of the electoral process and not vitiating it, sub-section (3) of Section 123 of the RP Act must be given a broad and purposive interpretation thereby bringing within the sweep of a corrupt practice any appeal made to an elector by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of a candidate
or his election agent to vote or refrain from voting for the furtherance of the prospects of the election of that candidate or for prejudicially affecting the election of any candidate on the ground of the religion, race, caste, community or language of (i) any candidate or (ii) his agent or (iii) any other person making the appeal with the consent of the candidate or (iv) the elector,” said the majority view, also shared by
Justices S A Bobde and L Nageswara Rao, said, Justice Chandrachud, writing the minority verdict “we hold that there is no necessity for this court to take a view at variance with what has been laid down.” ‘There will be strict expenditure monitor mechanism to curb black money. The Election Commission of India will ensure level playing field for inclusive, free and fair elections by curbing muscle power and abuse of money,’
The Election Commission will deploy about 400 expenditure observers, drawn from the IRS and other central services, to check use of black money and other illegal inducements in the Assembly polls in five states. Officials said while 200 observers will be drawn from the Income Tax department stream of the Indian Revenue Service, 150 are from the Central Excise and Customs department of the IRS and about 50 more from other
central services. The EC, they said, has had preliminary briefing sessions with these observers and allocation of the state and constituency to each officer has been made. “These expenditure observers will be deployed to check circulation of black money and other illegal inducements during the polls and will be in touch with the
EC headquarters in Delhi. “The Commission is committed to have a level playing field during the polls and hence it is essential to monitor the flow of funds, cash and other items that act as bribes to the voters,” they said. The Central Board of Direct Taxes, the policy-making body of the I-T department, has also asked the taxman to bolster their Air Intelligence Units (AIUs) at major airports in these poll-bound states to check movement of cash and other suspect items.
tigations of the east Bengaluru incident at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday night were able to detain the main accused and their accomplices by Wednesday morning after working through
the night analysing the CCTV footage and technical data including mobile tower dumps. After analysing the CCTV footage police found that the young woman who alighted from the auto
rickshaw had been accompanied by a female friend who hurried off to their accomodation even as the victim paid for the rickshaw and stepped into the street alone where she was attacked.
for his outstanding contribution as the captain of the Indian team across all formats. “Under his leadership, the Indian team has touched new heights and his achievements will remain etched forever in the annals of Indian cricket.” After taking over the captaincy from Rahul Dravid,
Dhoni had guided India to victory in the 2007 World T20, 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy beside powering the team to number one ranking in Test cricket. Dhoni retired from Test cricket during India’s tour to Australia in 2014 following slump in form.
Black money in polls: EC to deploy 400 observers in 5 states Agency | New Delhi
Bengaluru molestation: Two detained by police (H.S.) | Bangalore
Two persons who were involved in the molestation of a young woman hailing from the north east on an empty street in east Bengaluru at around 2:45 am on New Year’s Day have been detained by the Bengaluru police along with as many as five accomplices following investiga-
tions. Police are yet to show the arrests of the youths but are expected to do so in the next 24 hours. Among the youths detained is one person who lives on a street in Kammanahalli where the attack on January 1 occurred – which is also the street where the victim lived, police sources said. Police filed an FIR with regard to the east
Sheila Dikshit says Akhilesh Yadav ‘better CM candidate’, happy to step aside Agency | New Delhi
In a surprise confession to news channel NDTV, Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav would make a better CM candidate than her. The 78-year-old Congress leader also added that she would “be happy” to make way for Akhilesh, who is nearly 30 years
her junior. “Akhilesh Yadav is a much better Chief Ministerial candidate than me,” Said. Congress leaders in Uttar Pradesh are in favour of a pre-poll pact, despite the party high command likening the infighting within the Samajwadi Party to a 90s soap opera. Most state Congress are of the view that Akhilesh’s “clean” and “popular” image would help in defeating “communal forces”. With
both parties holding cards close to their chest, it is difficult to predict how this would play out before the first phase of polling begins on February 11. The Samajwadi Party has their own battles to fight within the party as it had split into two factions — one supporting Akhilesh
and the other Mulayam Singh Yadav. The battle for control over the party has culminated with the ouster of Mulayam as the party’s national president and his son Akhilesh’s elevation to the post. However, it has now shifted from Lucknow to the offices of the Election Commission in Delhi as both camps have staked claim over the party’s election symbol, cycle.
MS Dhoni steps down as India’s limited overs captain (H.S.) | New Delhi
In a surprising move, MS Dhoni on Wednesday stepped down as India’s limited overs captain, just days before the announcement of team for ODI and T20 series against England. The BCCI put out a tweet stating the same. The board said that Dhoni will be available for selection for England series. Commenting on Dhoni’s sudden announcement, Rahul Johri, Chief Executive Officer of the BCCI said, “On the behalf of every Indian cricket fan and the BCCI, I would like to thank MS Dhoni
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Reservation is not a programme for poverty-removal A major issue that recently bedevilled the nation is that of the agitations by the Patels/Patidars in Gujarat, the Marathas in Maharashtra and the Jats in Haryana and neighbouring states, demanding inclusion in the list of Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEdBCs) and provisions for reservation on that basis. This is in conflict with the Constitution. These are dominant castes whose members are major landowners in their states. Some of these castes have leveraged their advantageous position in agriculture to diversify and enter business, trade and industry in addition to state services. The national and state backward class commissions have found that these communities are not socially and educationally backward and not inadequately represented in the services. Therefore, their past requests for inclusion in SEdBC lists have been rejected by governments. Since they do not meet the objective criteria, especially the basic criterion of social backwardness, they are resorting to an exercise of coercive power on governance. The Constitution provides reservation for three social classes: Scheduled Castes (SCs), victims of “untouchability” under the caste system with all-round deprivation, discrimination and disadvantage; Scheduled Tribes (STs), sufferers of isolation under vulnerable “tribal” conditions with allround deprivation and disadvantage; Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, victims of “social backwardness”, a low position in the traditional caste hierarchy and linkages with “lowly” traditional occupations. The Constitution provides these three classes reservation as part of comprehensive social justice measures to secure equality for them, because their disadvantages are the outcome of the traditional social structure of the caste system with “untouchability”. The Constitution does not provide or permit reservation for the poor belonging to the Socially Advanced Castes (SACs) — or the spurious “economically backward classes”. No such class is recognised by the Constitution because their poverty is not the outcome of the traditionally iniquitous social system. There must be clarity on why reservation came into existence. Reservation was adopted in the presidencies and princely states of the peninsula well before Independence. Reservation is not a programme for the removal or amelioration of poverty and unemployment. It was instituted to remove the imbalance in governance and administration, the monopoly of a few castes and the exclusion of castes that account for the vast majority of the population. With the Constitution, reservation also became an integral part of the basic structure of measures required for the elimination of inherited inequality, based on caste with “untouchability”, and for social equality, a basic feature of the Constitution. The motivation for the present demand of some SACs is that they find persons from castes which they once looked down upon coming up through reservation. The SACs find it difficult to stomach the limited progress of Dalits, Adivasis and SEdBCs, in admission to educational institutions and employment, and also in positions such as presidents and chairpersons of panchayats and municipalities.
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“Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is a much better Chief Ministerial candidate than me,” - In a surprise confession to news channel NDTV, Congress party’s chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said that Akhilesh’s “clean” and “popular” image would help in defeating “communal forces”...
Censor Board orders four cuts for Working with Vidya Balan my career’s greatest choice: Pallavi Sharda Aditya, Shraddha’s Ok Jaanu Agency | Mumbai
Agency | New Delhi Previously, when Kapoor junior celebrated his house warming party, Aditya gave it a miss to spend some quality time with Katrina. And, few days back, when Aditya made his debut on social networking site Facebook, Katrina welcomed him with a sweet message. She wrote,
“Welcome welcome Aditya Roy Kapur If you ever need any advice .... Please ask ... Now that I am a six month old Facebook veteran.” Thus, gossipmongers started talking about their love but both of them have rubbished the speculations in the past stating that they were just good friends. Aditya shared screen space with the ac-
tress in ‘Fitoor’ and also has good camaraderie with Ranbir. Now, with these latest pictures, it is clear that the ‘Barfi’ actor is unfazed by Katrina and Aditya’s closeness. After dating for quite some time, Ranbir and Katrina parted ways giving shock to movie buffs. However, both of them maintained a dignified silence on the issue.
Pallavi Sharda, who will be portraying a pivotal role in Vidya Balan starrer Begum Jaan, says sharing screen space with the National Award winner has been the greatest choice of her career. “My character is very strong… Someone who knows her mind. The character has its own graph in the film, and that is very important for me as an actor. But mainly, to work with Vidya has been one of my career’s greatest choice because she is just an exceptional human being and actress,” Pallavi said here. “It is a privilege to work with Vidya and Srijit Mukherjee,” she added. Of “Begum Jaan”, Pallavi said: “It is a film which is about human triumph. The story is about some strong film. It is very rare to get tress said she feels fortuwomen. It is very exciting this type of a challenging nate to work in every film for me to be a part of this role.”The 28-year-old ac- she has been offered.
Get inspired by Malaika Arora Khan’s strong workout game Agency | Mumbai
Bengaluru molestation row: ‘Kaabil’ director Sanjay Gupta has the best response
Agency | Mumbai With shocking news of mass molestation in Bengaluru on New Year’s Eve by a group of men beginning the year on a sad note, Bollywood celebrities too have vented out their anger and disgust at the incident. During a press interaction, now director San-
jay Gupta whose Kaabil will hit screens in three week’s time from now too spoke about the issue and he certainly made a fabulous point. “I am extremely angry with this whole government and that’s just me. I’m not at all happy with everything that’s going on and this is the worst. Let me tell
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you something and here, I don’t want to be diplomatic. I have a daughter who’s going to grow up and I don’t want my daughter growing up in this world. I don’t want to tell my daughter that ‘beta don’t wear that skirt and go out’ and why should I say it to my daughter, if I’m not saying it to my son?” he told reporters. Sanjay also stressed on the fact the Indian laws need to be altered. “”I can feel that way and I’m sure that people in power also have daughters and wives. Don’t they care about all this and how difficult is it to find those people?
Aamir brings back Satyamev Jayate spirit in Water Cup anthem ‘Toofan Aala’
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in the society. But he has Aamir Khan is one Bol- his own ways. He stays lywood actor who be- away from politics and lieves in bringing change still manages to make
an impact just by entertaining people. He has rightly proved he takes every social issue seri-
ously through his films like 3 idiots, PK and Taare Zameen Par, and his popular television show
Satyameva Jayate. In 2016, he even adopted two drought-hit villages of Maharashtra. In the same year, he along with his wife Kiran Rao started an NGO called Paani Foundation in order to work towards a drought free Maharashtra. And now the Dangal actor has come up with the second edition of Satyamev Jayate Water Cup. Through Satyamev Jayate, the NGO organises a competition among the drought-prone villages to see who can accomplish the maximum water conservation work within a given time pe-
riod. To increase awareness around the project, Aamir released a Water Cup anthem titled ‘Toofan Aala.’ Also, to make the anthem relatable for the Marathi audience, various artists from Marathi cinema like Sai Tamhankar, Sunil Barve, Ajay-Atul, Rinku Rajguru, Akash Thosar, Jitendra Joshi and others have been roped in to feature in the Said. The song is composed by music directors Ajay-Atul, the lyrics are by Guru Thakur and the music video has been directed by Nagraj Manjule.
3 / Dt. 05-01-2017, Thursday CES 2017: LeEco unveils Android-powered smart bikes
Agency | Mumbai LeEco has introduced new smart bicycles at CES 2017 for the US market. They run Android-powered BikeOS and feature touchscreen display that helps cyclists navigate rides and track performance. LeEco Smart Road Bike features an aerodynamic Toray T700 carbon fiber frame, fork, seat post, handlebar and wheels. It weighs 18.5 pounds. LeEco Smart Mountain Bike has a Toray T700 carbon fiber frame as well. It features handlebar, SR Suntour XCR Air front fork, and 27.5-inch diameter wheelset. This one weighs 26.9 pounds. LeEco’s bikes are powered by Android 6.0 BikeOS and feature a 4-inch touchscreen that runs on a quad-core Snapdragon 410 processor. The devices are backed by a 6,000 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
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Sourav Ganguly’s Bengal caught in spin after Lodha bouncers stun cricket bosses Long before the law of the land caught up with the BCCI, in the days when it was actually a cozy club, the extent to which different state associations made and amended their own rules was almost perplexing. Take for example the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), whose president Sourav Ganguly is being hyped as the next BCCI president. It could be one of the most prosperous cricket associations in India, with well-managed books, but its administration set-up is highly complicated. To start with, the CAB has a separate constitution of its own which stipulates that every office-bearer could serve for a maximum term of four years at a post. Till the time BN Dutt was the president of CAB, that rule was followed for every of-
AUSvsPAK: Home conditions helped, says centurion Peter Handscomb fice-bearer. But when Jagmohan Dalmiya returned from the ICC in 2000, he amended the rule only for the president’s post, allowing him to stay on top -- his eighth consecutive term to be exact -- till he died in 2015. Read more | How BCCI spent 100 crore on legal bills and still went bust at Supreme Court While Dalmiya was a constant at the helm, the administration below him changed. But most of the time, the nameplate just shifted from one door to another. This has resulted in a situation where both
treasurer Biswarup Dey and joint-secretary Subir Ganguly have completed nine years as office-bearers and hence have to serve a cooling period now after the Supreme Court’s landmark judgment on Monday. What boomeranged big time for CAB was their plea seeking clarity regarding their elections last July. It prompted the Court-appointed Lodha Committee to come out with a detailed clarification that dealt a three-pronged blow to many administrators’ hopes of finding a loophole in the original order.
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Airtel on Tuesday unveiled an offer under which users can avail of free mobile data worth up to Rs. 9,000 for 12 months. The offer is meant to attract users to the Airtel 4G network, and is targeted at 4G handset users currently on other networks, as well as Airtel customers upgrading to a new 4G handset. India’s biggest telecom operator, Airtel, said that the free data offer will be available across India starting Wednesday and will be valid till February 28. Under the free data offer, customers will get 3GB of free data every month till December 31, 2017, as long as they are using select Airtel 4G prepaid and postpaid plans. Airtel is providing the free mobile data over and above the subscribed plan’s benefits.
Vaccine shows promise in fight against breast cancer
Roger Federer’s return from a six-month injury layoff suffered a setback when German teenager Alexander Zverev shocked the Swiss great 7-6(1) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) in an entertaining Hopman Cup tie on Wednesday. The 17-times grand-slam winner underwent knee surgery last February and, after missing the French Open with a back injury, announced in July that he needed extensive rehabilitation and would be sidelined for the rest of the season. Representing his country in the mixed team event in Perth, Federer beat Briton Dan Evans on
Capsaicin is the compound that gives chilies their special kick, but while it can easily make some people cry from its fiery taste, it could also be used to cure various types of cancer, including that of the breast, colon or pancreas. Scientists from Ruhr-University, in Bochum, Germany, carried out experiments to find out how human samples of breast cancer reacted when affected by the spicy molecule. It was determined that capsaicin can attach itself to the membrane of a diseased cell and switch on specialized receptors controlling what substances enter and exit the cell. By triggering these channels, capsaicin can send a cancer cell into overdrive, prompting it to self-destruct. By causing cancer cells to die, tumor growth is halted. Unfortunately, it doesn’t mean that cancer can be beaten just by eating more spicy food. Capsaicin does not appear to work as a cancer-killing agent if eaten, inhaled or injected. But researchers say it still has a medicinal potential and can be effective as a pill combined with other drugs to target cancer cells.
ter Herbie Collins in the 1920s to score more than 50 runs in each of his first four tests.”Any time you can make a test hundred is always going to feel amazing. It’s just been incredible,” Handscomb said.”It’s been a nice start and definitely something I didn’t feel was going to happen, taking that next step up to this level. “I’ve been very lucky in the way that I’ve come in,
in my own conditions, in my own country, I have a good understanding of what was going to be coming at me. Had I debuted somewhere else it might have been a different story.”The son of English immigrants, Handscomb got his chance to show his composure and unorthodox batting technique at the top level when Australia overhauled their team after losing two tests to South Africa in November.He scored 54 on debut in the third test against the Proteas, a century and an unbeaten 35 against Pakistan in Brisbane and 54 in Melbourne in the second test victory. Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said the tourists had seen quite enough of him after a 110 in the third test on Wednesday.
Chapecoense, the Brazilian football club devastated by an airline crash, will sign up to 20 players for the new season and are reserving shirt numbers for two of the survivors in the hope they can play again, their director of football said on Tuesday. Almost all the team’s senior players were killed when their small club from southern plane crashed in Colom- Brazil were heading to bia on 28 November. The Medellin to play Atletico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana when their plane crashed into a mountain, killing 71 people. Centre back Neto and fullback Alan Ruschel survived, as did reserve goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who had part of his leg amputated. Director of football Rui Costa said all three still had a role to play at the club. “No player this season will use the shirts that were worn by Jackson league games and scoring Follmann, Neto or Alan Ruschel,” Costa told re18 goals.
porters. “More than a tribute, we expect Alan and Neto to come back and wear them. Follmann sadly won’t be able to but he will certainly be back here with us in some capacity. The only ones that can wear those jerseys are them,” Costa said. Costa said the club would sign between 18 and 20 new players before they start their season on Jan. 26 with a home game against Joinville. Chapecoense’s rivals rallied to their aid after the crash, promising to loan them players in order to help them retain their top-tier status.
Real’s youth team Castilla in a salvage operation from club president Florentino Perez to rescue a hitherto disastrous campaign as Rafael Benitez lasted just seven months in the Santiago Bernabeu hot seat. Zidane won everything from the Champions League to the World Cup as one of the greatest players of his generation. Yet, even by those standards, his rapid rise as a coach has been breathtaking. The Frenchman has won
to end 2016, Zidane celebrates his first anniversary in charge at home to Sevilla on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey last 16 on a club record 37-game unbeaten run.
Agency | Sydney Australia’s Peter Handscomb could hardly fail to be delighted with a fledgling test career that has already brought two centuries but is realistic enough to concede that home conditions have played their part. The 25-yearold middle-order batsman grabbed his second century against Pakistan on Wednesday, becoming the second Australian af-
Chapecoense to sign up to 20 players for new season with hopes of recovery post plane crash Agency | Chapeco
Monday but he faced stiff opposition from Zverev who enhanced his reputation by claiming his second win in three matches over the player many consider the greatest. Federer served for the first set at 5-3 but the 19-year-old Zverev fought back and eventually rolled through the tie-breaker to claim the first set. Federer, 35,
took the second set in similar manner to force the decider but Zverev had the last laugh in the pulsating contest. “To beat Roger, you really have to play an unbelievable match, from the first point to the last. I thought we both played really well,” Zverev said in a courtside interview after putting Germany 1-0 up in the Group A tie.
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Antonio Conte knows Chelsea will face a fierce challenge from fired-up Tottenham as the Premier League leaders bid to set a new record winning streak on Wednesday. Conte’s side would become the first team to win 14 successive English top-flight games within the same season if they emerge victorious from what will be a red-hot atmosphere at White Hart Lane. Clashes between these London rivals have always been volatile, but they have become even more explosive of late, with a combination of Chelsea’s record chase and Tottenham’s revenge mission making the latest instalment not one for the faint-hearted. Tottenham need no reminding of how Chelsea brought their own title challenge to an end last season, when a bad-tempered 2-2 draw
that included 12 yellow cards and numerous ugly clashes confirmed Leicester would be champions. Harry Kane, the Tottenham and England striker, admits he and his teammates have been plotting their revenge. “We definitely don’t want to be the team that lets Chelsea break that record,” Kane warned. “Of course, we know that’s in our mind, we were talking about it there in the changing room. “We don’t want to be that team they break the record against so we’re fully focused. It’s going to be a great game and we’re excited for it.” Tottenham’s 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge in November completed a run of one win in 10 matches in all competitions that suggested they would struggle to repeat last season’s exploits. But since then Mauricio Pochettino’s side have rediscov-
ered their rhythm, winning five of their last six
Zinedine Zidane Celebrates Flawless Year at Real Madrid (H.S.) | Madrid
The relentless demands for success at Real Madrid have cost many high-profile and heavily experienced coaches their jobs, but Zinedine Zidane has made the move into senior management look serene as he celebrates a year in charge as a European and world champion. Real Madrid was a club with a very different feel 12 months ago when Zidane was promoted from his post as coach of
more trophies (three) than he has suffered defeats (two) in his first 53 games in charge. After adding the Club World Cup to the Champions League and European Super Cup
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The music release of the first ever retro Gujarati urban film ‘Duniyadaari’ was launched. Singing sensation Shaantanau Mukherjee aka Shaan, along with music composer Monty Sharma, the background music composer for Black, Ram-Leela and music director for Saawariya. Tajdar Amrohi and Riyaz Baloochthe Producers of the film ‘Duniyadari’ alongside other cast and crew released its music CDs at the event. The Music album comprises of four songs which are composed and programmed by Monty Sharma. The
songs have been sung by eminent singers like Shaan, Anamta Kamal, Aishwarya Majumdaar, Parthiv Gohil, Amarbha Banerjee, Aman Noor. Speaking on the occasion Shaan said, “I immensely enjoyed singing for this film as it was a first ever retro Gujarati film. The theme and the tone of the movie was very interesting unlike what I have done earlier.” Commenting on the music launch, Monty Sharma, Music Composer said,” I love Gujarati music and have done many experiments in the past. The mood of this film was youth oriented with a retro backdrop.
Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company announced the launch of Flex SIP/STP (F-SIP/ STP). This smart investment facility allows investors to take advantage of market movements by investing higher when the markets are low. The F-SIP/STP is based on the trailing Price-to-Equity ratio (P/E) of Nifty 50 Index. The amount to be transferred on each installment of FlexSIP will be determined on the basis of the P/E band of Nifty 50 Index. Valuation wise, the P/E ratio of Nifty 50 Index at 15 is an attractive or cheap zone. Therefore, investing more in this phase will ensure better wealth creation over a period of time. Historical evidence suggests it occurs only around
been moved by Jitendra Patel, claimant to the post of BCA president, and 14 others, including Chirayu Amin, former chairman of IPL who is also managing director of Alembic Pharmaceutical Limited. Amin was among the 261 people booked under prohibition laws following a raid by the Vadodara city police at a pre-wedding party on December 23, attended by
leading businessmen of the city The petition has been filed challenging the appointment of Samarjitsinh Gaekwad as president of the association by the order of charity commissioner. Gaekwad had been removed from presidentship on July last year. The commissioner’s order stated, “In exercise of powers under Section 41-A of the Gujarat Public Trust Act, 1950, the Baroda Cricket Association and the members of managing committee are hereby restrained from preventing the applicant Samarjitsinh Gaekwad from discharging his duties as the president of the association.”
ta was elected sarpanch of the Handi Agara village of Limkheda taluka. Harikrishna, 30, was found hanging at his home in Limkheda. Harikrishna had served as the sarpanch of their village and his wife had contested the recently concluded gram
panchayat polls and won. Bhuria lost his elder son, Indravadan, in a road accident in MP in mid-December. “The family has told us that he was under depression ever since his brother’s death,” said PSI Prabhat Bhoi of Randikpur police station.
Godhra town of Panchmahals district.The duo allegedly approached Nirmal Vaishya, sub- divisional manager at Gujarat Van Vikas Nigam Limited in Vadodara and in-charge Range Forest officer, Godhra, to quash
inquiry against them after 108 quintal of gum, worth Rs 2.14 crore, obtained from the “salai tree” was found from Agrawal’s godown on September 19. Vaishya lodged the complaint at ACB Vadodara on December 31. “We have also recovered cash worth Rs 2 lakh,” said G D Palsan, ACB Police Inspector who executed the trap on Tuesday.
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30% of the time. Hence, it is unlikely to put undue pressure on the day-to-day finances of the investor. Nilesh Shah, Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Com-
pany said, “Recent trends in investor behavior have been very encouraging. It is a right time now for Indian investors to efficiently participate in the Indian capital markets.”
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cial freezer in the industry and multitasking GT Touch at the 14thedition of KhadyaKhurak exhibition. One of the premier food processing and hospitality expositions in India, KhadyaKhurak, is held in Ahmedabad from 3rd –6thJanuary, 2017. ELANPROoffers a comprehensive range of commercial
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Gujarat HC orders status quo on appointment of BCA chief
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The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday ordered all members of the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) to maintain status quo on the issue of appointment of its president. The court said that the controversy requires a detailed hearing and hence ordered to maintain status quo till January 10. The petition has
BJP MLA’s son commits suicide Correspondent | Vadodara
BJP MLA Vicchiya Bhuria’s son, Harikrishna, committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday morning. Bhuria is an MLA from Limkheda in Dahod district. Harikrishna’s death comes days after his wife Dhar-mish-
Gujarat: Trader, son held for bid to bribe forest officer Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A trader and his son were arrested on Tuesday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuths offering Rs2 lakh as bribe to the Range Forest Official at their office. The accused have been identified as Mulakchand Agrawal and Kirti Agrawal, residents of Nadiad. They are running a gum processing unit in
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