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BMC polls 2017: Road clear for Shiv Sena f e i r B s w Ne AAP releases second list for MCD polls
Agency | New Delhi The Aam Aadmi Party today released its second list comprising 89 candidates for the upcoming MCD polls.AAP Delhi Convenor Dilip Pandey said the list, which features around 51 women, has several candidates who have been “loyal” to the party since its inception. The party’s first list had 119 candidates. The rest are likely to be named within a week, he said.The three municipal bodies -- north, south and east corporations -- having a total of 272 wards, are expected to go to polls in April.
as BJP steps aside from Mumbai mayor race Agency | New Delhi Paving the way for Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnvais cleared the air on Mumbai’s mayoral battle on Saturday when he said the BJP won’t contest Mumbai mayoral and deputy mayoral polls. In a statement to the media, Fadnavis said,”BJP corporators will act as watchdogs of transparency in BMC.” Dispelling doubts about the Maharashtra government’s stability, Fadnavis said, “No threat to my government, it is stable.” Making it amply clear that BJP won’t be compromising on transparency, the state chief minister also said: “We will not be in the opposition, we will support the ruling party but
Dispelling doubts about the Maharashtra government’s stability, Fadnavis said, “No threat to my government, it is stable.” will not compromise on transparency.” Despite being partners in central and state governments, the Shiv Sena and BJP fought the recently concluded Brihanamumbai Municipal Corporation polls separately. In the press conference today, Fadnvais said, “BJP will also not contest elections for the post of Deputy Mayor and for the standing, improvement, education committees as well as for posts of chairpersons in the BEST committee.” After the results were announced, the Shiv Sena emerged as the single largest party in the 227-member council with 84 seats. BJP followed in close with 82.
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UP Elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav Dares PM Narendra Modi To List Out Work Done By Him UP polls 2017: Samajwadi Party is contesting on 298 of the total 403 Assembly seats Agency | Bhadohi
Congress was decimated as it secured the third spot with only 31 seats, while NCP got nine corporators while MNS bagged seven seats. The NCP has already stated it will stay away from the Mayoral elections. In a statement to the media, state NCP President Sunil Tatkare had said the party would not enter into any understanding
with both Shiv Sena or the BJP. The Congress too refrained from giving support to the Shiv Sena for installing its Mayor. Sanjay Nirupam, Congress’ state unit president had earlier told the media in an interview that the party was planning to hold discussions with like-minded parties for a common candidate in Mayor’s election.
Samajwadi Party president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to list out the work done by him. “I told you about 10 works done by my government. Can he (Modi) list 10 works? I am ready to give the performance report of my five year government. But, he should give the report of three years of rule at the Centre,” he said at an election rally in Bhadohi. Taking a jibe at his political rivals, he said, “I heard that voters are being given mon-
is not very much…not a priority of the government. They are concerned with the immigration issue…most of the issues are quite different,” visiting Commerce Secretary Rita Teotia told reporters at a news conference. “Nevertheless when it is addressed, it would be part of the overall immigration package,” Teotia said. Teotia, along with Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar, is currently in the
US meeting top officials of the Trump administration and the Congressional leadership. India has been strongly taking up the case of H-1B visas with the Trump administration. During their meetings with the top administration officials, including Commerce Secretary William Ross, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly and with the Congressional leadership, the visiting Indian officials conveyed that H-1B is a “category of trade and services” which actually helps American economy to be more competitive.
Indian-origin businessman H-1B visa reform to be part of Harnish Patel shot dead outside his Lancaster home in South Carolina immigration package: US to India (H.S.) | New York
With the nation still in shock from the killing of an Indian engineer in the US last week, another Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead outside his home in South Carolina, media reports said. On Thursday night, Harnish Patel (43) had closed his shop at 11.24 pm and barely ten minutes later he was shot dead outside his house in Lancaster, a media report said. Lancaster County police received calls at 11:33 PM after people called 911
to say that they heard screaming and gunshots. Friends and customers were in shock and were visiting Patel’s home to offer condolences to his family. “Who would do anything like this to him, as good as he is to everybody,” Nicole Jones, a frequent customer at Patel’s store, told WBTV. Jones and other friends
said Patel was not always worried about the bottom line of his business. “If you didn’t have the money, he’d let people have food,” Jones said. Mario Sadler, another customer and friend, said Patel had offered him jobs before, and did anything he could to help out in tough times. “He’s watched my kids grow up, which is why it’s painful. From day one he’s been amazing, just awesome, and I just don’t understand the sense behind it,” Sadler said. Dilipkumar Gajjar, a close friend of Patel.
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The US has assured India that the H-1B visas issue was not a priority for it and would be part of the larger immigration reforms package that the new Trump administration is working on. The assurance came amid an ongoing debate in the US and reported moves by the Trump Administration to bring out an executive order to curtail the use of H-1B visas. “There was a sense that there is a recognition of the contribution of the Indian tech sector. Certainly this
ey. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote for the bicycle (SP’s election symbol).” On giving a significant number of seats to its alliance partner Congress in the ongoing state Assembly elections, the SP national president said friendship cannot run by being a miser. The SP is contesting on 298 of the total 403 Assembly seats in the state elections, with Congress trying its luck in remaining 105 seats. Mounting attack on BSP supremo Mayawati, Mr Yadav said, “She got her
memorials made even when she was alive. Now her language has undergone significant change, she is also speaking the language of development. But, since she reads out her speech, people listening to her tend to fall asleep.” “She (Mayawati) is my bua (aunt), but she may go for Rakshabandhan (possible post-poll alliance with BJP). Hence, you have to be very careful,” he alleged. The Samajwadi Party leader also asserted that his government had performed in the past five years.
India, China should be sensitive to each other’s concerns, says top Chinese official (H.S.) | Beijing
China and India should be “more sensitive” to each other’s concerns to address contentious issues and they should not allow differences to stop their “pretty close” relations from moving forward, a top Chinese official said Friday. Being big developing countries facing multiple challenges China and India “need to be more sensitive to each other’s concerns so that we can better address them,” Fu Ying, spokesperson of the China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, said responding to
questions on India-China ties. “For some issues that cannot be worked for the moment, we cannot allow them to stop us from moving forward. We must proceed with whatever we can and advance good cooperation,” she said at a crowded press conference here ahead of NPC’s annual session starting on Monday. China’s relations with India and the US were the only foreign policy related questions dealt by Fu in the nationally televised press conference which is otherwise dominated by the defence budget.
Modi, Ghar Ghar Modi’, resonated in the air as people thronged his vehicle holding saffron flags. He has left the city currently to address a rally in neighbouring Jaunpur but will speak to the local crowds at a gathering in the evening. All eyes are
on Varanasi today, where duo Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, and BSP supremo Mayawati have also scheduled rallies. Varanasi will vote in the last phase of the polls, conducted on March 8. Of the five Assembly segments under the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, three are held by the BJP and two by the Samajwadi Party. The BJP has also had to contend with internal rebellion after its sitting MLA in Varanasi South was denied a ticket.
GST Council clears final draft of C-GST, PM Modi offers prayers at Kashi Vishwanath, Kaal I-GST laws, July 1 rollout likely: Arun Jaitley Bhairav temples; conducts roadshow through Varanasi “Approval of draft of state-GST (SGST) which is to be cleared by state assemblies is on the anvil,” said Jaitley (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, cleared the final raft of C-GST and I-GST law on Saturday. Jaitley today met with his state counterparts and discussed at length the GST legislation to be adopted by Union Territories. However, there was no discussion with regard
to the State GST Bill. The government has already indicated that it is keen to roll out the new regime from July 1 onwards. For this, it plans to hold at least 12 GST Council meetings in the comings weeks. Talking to the media about the state GST Bill, Jaitley said, “Approval of draft of state-GST (SGST) which is to be cleared by state assemblies is on
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the anvil. UT-GST along with SGST will be on lines of CGST law; GST Council to consider them at March 16 meeting,” he said. He further said that CGST, IGST and UTGST law to be taken to Parliament in the second
half of Budget session beginning March 9. As for the eventual rollout, Jaitley added: “July 1 looks possible for rollout of GST; cap rate will be kept at a higher rate; applied rate will be 5, 12, 18, 28 per cent.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi set off on a road show through Varanasi — his parliamentary constituency — this morning, as the sixth phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh elections was underway in Gorakhpur, Azamgarh and adjoining regions. Beginning at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) gate at 9 am, PM Modi travelled till Kashi Vishwanath temple, where he offered prayers to the deity. He also visited the deity at Kaal Bhairav
temple, which is considered the guardian of the city. The prime minister was greeted by a large group of BJP supporters in front of BHU, where he kicked off the rally by paying a floral tribute to Madan Mohan Malviya. Slogans of ‘Har Har
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2 / Dt. 05-03-2017, Sunday Editors’ Picks SUNDAY, MARCH 05, 2017 Maharashtra poll results are a vote against narrow western progressivism The victory of the BJP in the municipal elections in Maharashtra is not just a vote against the NCP and Congress. It is also a rejection of the “provincial progressivism” of the social organisations nurtured by these parties. Factors like the charisma of the BJP campaign, the projection of the state government’s accomplishments and the ever-operative Modi effect, have definitely had a role in turning the tide of votes towards the BJP. At another level, the social significance of the BJP’s victory is that people of Maharashtra have voted against the provincial and imported theory of progressivism and liberalism that originated in the West. This homogenising progressivism — used for political tokenism and as a tool for abusing the innocuous traditional and family values of the people of Maharashtra — has cost the Congress-NCP their political presence. Western theories perceive progressivism as a process of avant-garde reasoning through a resistance to the institutionalised Semitic, monolithic society. Polity and politics are to be separated from the clutches of religious systems. This notion of democracy does not recognise the inherently liberal and inclusive culture of the people of India and in Maharashtra’s case, as a guiding principle of the state. The western idea of secularism demands an absolute ideological autonomy from spiritual and religious values because the Semitic philosophy is essentially expansionist. Hence, western intellectuals approach progressive politics as a critique of any subservience of the state to cultural traditions and resist reciprocal relations between them. In India, our sensibilities and consciousness are distinct from the West. This distinction needs to be recognised and reflected in our polity. The so-called progressive brigade, on the contrary, adopted a derisive language against the culture of the people rooted in tradition. The Congress and NCP undertook a short-cut to create a “rational society” through an imposed aloofness towards popular beliefs and culture. This terminology — of rationalism, vivekvaad, secularism, freedom of speech, Hindu terrorism, anti-superstition — became the weapons of (mass) culture destruction. The cultural politics of progressive activists, bound by NGOs indulging in festival-shaming, tradition-bashing, ritual-punching, faith-deriding and debunking popular culture, has always been supported by the Congress and NCP in the name of the “progressive” values. This culturally leftist activism was found by these parties to be a handy instrument of countering the pro-tradition, pro-nationalism image of the BJP. This insurgence was neither apolitical nor a genuine activism of the “reformist” type. These “naysayers” and “why” brigades had all the political ammunition save one: They did not use conscience.
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Vivek Oberoi, Jackie Shroff in talks for Prabhas’s next
Agency | New Delhi Actors Vivek Oberoi and Jackie Shroff are being considered for pivotal roles in Prabhas’s yet-untitled upcoming trilingual actioner, a source in the know of developments said. ”Talks have been initiated with both of them. However, they haven’t been officially signed yet. It might take a few more days for an official announcement to be made,” the source from the film’s unit told.
Since the film is going to be simultaneously made in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi, the makers are keen to rope in actors with national popularity. “Vivek and Jackie are being considered because of their pan-Indian popularity. As for the heroine, the makers are on the lookout for a popular Bollywood star,” the source said. Being made on a lavish budget of Rs 150 crore, the film’s regular shooting will begin later this month.
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“Approval of draft of state-GST (SGST) which is to be cleared by state assemblies is on the anvil. UT-GST along with SGST will be on lines of CGST law; GST Council to consider them at March 16 meeting,” The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meet, chaired by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, cleared the final raft of C-GST and I-GST law on Saturday. Jaitley today met with his state counterparts and discussed at length the GST legislation to be adopted by Union Territories.
A leaked picture of Rana Daggubati kissing Trisha that has surfaced on social media goes viral Agency | Bengaluru
With a series of personal pictures of actors being shared on the Twitter handle of Singer Suchitra Karthik, amidst speculations and allegations of the account being hacked, the pictures that were leaked are doing the rounds for obvious reasons. Interestingly, though the pictures of Hansika, actor Dhanush, Singer-cum-actor Andrea Jeremiah and music director Anirudh Ravichander were up on the Suchitra’s Twitter handle, what caught our attention was the latest picture of our ‘Bhallaladeva’ Rana Dagguabti, who was seen planting a kiss on actress Trisha’s cheek. The picture, of course looks lovely and
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is understandably a selfie. While Rana is rumoured to have dated many of his co-actresses, the relationship he shared with Trisha was open to public. The duo were seen hanging out often and never missed a chance to catch up whenever they are either in Chennai or Hyderabad. Back then, when Trisha’s father Krishnan passed away in Hyderabad, it was only Rana from the film fraternity that stood beside her throughout. From attending parties to going on vacations, the duo were spot on when they made an appearance together at SIIMA awards held in Dubai, a few years ago.
Not Just The Oscars, Anushka ‘Shashi’ Sharma Was Also On The Moon With Neil Armstrong (H.S.) | New Delhi
Did you know that Neil Armstrong wasn’t the only one placing the flag first at moon in 1969, Shashi “helped him.” Anushka Sharma’s hilarious trail of photoshopping Shashi (her character from upcoming film Phillauri) into historic moments continues. Adding to her hysterical Oscar 2017 La La Land - Moonlight mix-up photoshopped picture, on Friday Anushka posted another image of Shashi present at the historic moment when Neil Armstrong placed the US flag on the Moon. The 28-year-old actress captioned the picture “Inko jhanda lagane mein madad maine hi ki thi. Muje oxygen mask, spacesuit ki zarurat nahi padti na so I was more comfortable ShashiWasThere.” Anushka, in her friendly ghost character of Phillauri, can be seen standing in between the flag and Neil Armstrong. Before this, Anushka Sharma shared a picture standing with Warren Beatty at the stage during the historic La La Land-Moonlight mix-up and telling that the card he held to announce the Best Picture Academy Award was wrong.
Diva Sonam Kapoor’s reply to a sexist post will make your day! (H.S.) | New Delhi
Far away in the fictional kingdom of logic, simplicity and social inclusion, resided two Indian movie stars, Sonam Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. They did their jobs mighty well, wore whatever they felt comfortable in and spoke about their art instead of opining on non-existent concepts like body-shaming, sexism and objectification. Sonam Kapoor wore an outfit to an event recently. An outfit, she reportedly, ‘felt uncomfortable’ in. But wait, there’s a tiny, frilly twist here. Sonam never really expressed her discomfort. Why? Simply because there wasn’t any. But in a world where ‘Ladki ki Naa Mein Haan Hoti Hai’--’Ladki ke Comfort mein Discomfort hota hai’ is probably the unsaid norm. The outfit ‘in question’ was a Rasario Atelier jumpsuit with ruffles that Sonam pulled off pretty darn wonderfully. But while what you and I feel about the outfit’s aesthetics is subjective--what and how Sonam felt wearing it, is HER choice. was very comfortable in my outfit. I said a lot of pertinent things, but obv you guys rather report this!” tweeted Sonam in response to an article citing her “uncomfortable” outfit. In a series of tweets that followed, Sonam said obvious things that sadly, aren’t very obvious after all.
Sonu Walia on being sexually harassed: After his calls turned sexual, I decided to complain
Actor Sonu Walia files a police complaint against sexual harassment (H.S.) | New Delhi
Yesteryear actor Sonu Walia who worked in films such as Khoon Bhari Maang and Dil Ashna Hai has lodged a complaint with the Mumbai Police after she was bombarded with obscene phone calls and dirty videos. She filed a FIR against unknown persons under sections 354 of IPC and other sections of the IT act at Mumbai’s Bangur Nagar police station. We spoke to her regarding the issue, and here’s her side of the story. Sonu Walia initially started receiving flattering messages last month,
but she did not know who was sending them. She says, “First I thought it could be a fan sending me these messages and pictures. So I didn’t bother. Then this person started sending me ‘nonveg’ jokes, and I chose to ignore it. But then it got serious and I was uncomfortable with the pictures and messages he was sending, these were very sexual in nature. That’s when I decided not to keep quiet and I had to
do something about it!” On March 2, 2017, Sonu Walia lodged a FIR at the Bangur Nagar Police Station. Sonu said, “I finally decided to lodge a complaint against this person, who is unknown but my doubt is that he is from Pune. The police were very supportive and helpful. They are doing their best to help me out. I didn’t know there were such stringent laws for the safety of women. I am so glad I took this step.
were on the dais answering questions from the media. Since the topic of Mahesh Bhatt and the ransom demanded was in the news, the media persons did make it a point to ask Alia Bhatt about the same, amidst the other questions pertaining to Badrinath Ki Dulhania. While one expected Alia Bhatt to either skip the question or answer in monosyllables, she proved as to what mettle she is made up of when
she answered the question with her trademark smile and confidence intact. Alia Bhatt said, “I would term my father and the police department as brave, because they did not give me even an iota of a chance to worry about (the said case). They just took over (the case). Now that everything is sorted out, everybody is safe and happy. With him (her father Mahesh Bhatt) by my side, there is no way for me to feel scared”. Readers may recall that, a couple of days back, Mahesh Bhatt had received a series of death threats over the phone, wherein the caller had threatened to kill him, his wife Soni Razdan and his daughter Alia Bhatt in case he failed to cough up the ransom of Rs. 50 lakhs.
films including Ghayal Once Again, Force 2 and Rocky Handsome, this film was expected to do decent business on opening day. Here’s how much the first-day collection of recent actioners have been: Ghayal Once Again – Rs 7.2 cr, Force 2 – Rs 6.05 cr, Rocky Handsome – Rs 5.39 cr and Force – Rs 5 cr. The film is directed by well-known comic actor Deven Bhojani and produced by Vipul Shah. Besides being an
action film, Commando 2 also explores issues like demonetisation and black money. The film also stars Esha Gupta, Adah Sharma and Shefali Shah in important roles. Vidyut during an interview with indianexpress.com insists that action in Commando 2 is better than the first iteration. Director Deven Bhojani couldn’t agree more.”Vidyut got injured on the third day of the shoot. He got a ligament tear and was hospitalised. We thought of wrapping the shoot but Vidyut said, ‘give me a couple of days and let’s keep continuing shooting,” said Deven.
Alia Bhatt reacts to the death threats issued to her
Agency | Mumbai While on one hand, Alia Bhatt has been making news as the release of her much awaited film Badrinath Ki Dulhania is just around the corner, on the other hand, her father Mahesh Bhatt had got a threat about attacking Alia in case he failed to cough up a ransom to the tune of Rs. 50 lakhs. During the recently held media meet of Badrinath Ki Dulhania, both, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan
Commando 2 box office collection day 1: Vidyut Jammwal film collects Rs 4.65 crore (H.S.) | New Delhi
Commando 2 starring Vidyut Jammwal comes after four years of its prequel, Commando. The film has collected Rs 4.65 crore, according to a report in Bollywood Hungama. Commando 2 has done better than it’s prequel – Commando that had collected Rs 3.69 crore on its opening day. The film was a solo Bollywood release this weekend that seemed to have benefited Commando 2. Like the first instalment Commando, its USP is high-octane action sequences by Vidyut. Like other action
3 / Dt. 05-03-2017, Sunday After Reliance Jio Prime Plans, Airtel Offers 28GB Data at Rs. 345
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Nathan Lyon Becomes Highest Wicket-Taker For Australia Vs India (H.S.) | Bengaluru
Agency | New Delhi Within days of the Reliance Jio Prime subscription plan going live, Airtel has launched a recharge pack that provides customers with 28GB of data for a period of 28 days. The new recharge pack is priced at Rs. 345 and comes with unlimited local and STD calls as well. Both Reliance Jio and Airtel have daily data cap of 1GB on their respective recharge packs. Reliance Jio Prime’s Rs. 303 recharge pack allows user to consume 1GB of data whenever they choose to. On the other hand, Airtel’s Rs. 345
plan puts a restriction of 500MB data consumption during the day and the remaining 500MB data between 12am and 6am. Those who want to use 1GB data per day without any restrictions of timing can opt for the Rs. 549 pack, which provides 28GB data with a 1GB daily data cap without any restrictions of time. Airtel users who purchase the Rs. 345 or Rs. 549 before March 31 will get the offer for 12 months. Similar to this, Jio Prime users get to the extra data under the monthly Rs. 303 plan with a one-time annual recharge of Rs. 99.
NASA Orbiter Avoids Collision With Mars Moon Phobos
Nathan Lyon was in his elements on the first day of the second Test match against India in Bengaluru on Saturday. Opting to bat, India found themselves in a whole lot of trouble as Lyon went through the Indian batting line-up, claiming eight wickets as the visitors continued their dominance from where they left in Pune. The 29-year-old returned with figures of 8 for 50 as India were bundled out for 189 in the first innings. Lyon overtook Brett Lee to become the highest wicket-taker for Australia in Tests against India. The New South Wales bowler picked now has 58 wickets in 12 matches against India so far, going past Lee, who took 53 wickets against India playing in the same number of matches. Lyon’s 8-50 is not just his career-best figures but also the sixth best Test figures by an Australian ever. Just when India were looking
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Nathan Lyon’s 8-50 is not just his career-best figures but also the sixth best Test figures by an Australian ever
KSCA to boycott annual BCCI awards, Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru Agency | New Delhi
who was stumped by Matthew Wade. Ravichandran Ashwin, Wriddhiman Saha and Ravindra Jadeja didn’t trouble the scorers much as Lyon kept the pressure and got rid of each one of them, one by one. KL Rahul (90) was left stranded in the crease as he kept losing partners at the other end only to play a rash shot to throw his wicket away to Lyon, who became his seventh victim.
The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), which will host the MAK Pataudi Memorial Lecture and the annual BCCI awards on March 8 in Bengaluru, has decided to boycott the event. It is learnt that the decision to boycott the function has been taken after the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) decided to invite only eligible officials of the state units as per the apex court orders. As per ESPNcricinfo, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, had last week, invited state associations for the fifth Pataudi Lecture, to be delivered by former India wicket-
in the lower half of the table. Klopp has not been helped by a lack of stability in central defence, with Dejan Lovren absent for the last month with a knee injury. Midfielder Lucas Leiva was paired with Joel Matip in the centre of defence at Leicester, and proved incapable of dealing with the pace of Jamie
Vardy. Even with Lovren fit, though, defence has been a problem for the manager, who has used 20 different centre-back combinations during his 17 months in charge. Difficulties remain elsewhere, too. Striker Daniel Sturridge missed the Leicester defeat with a virus and, having made just five league starts all season, appears likely to leave at the end of the season. There is one other sobering statistic for Klopp to consider; after 55 matches in charge, he has amassed 94 points, three fewer than his predecessor Brendan Rodgers had managed at the same stage of his reign.
are now running against the tide after their latest defeat which saw a fine century by Saurabh Tiwary (102 off 104) go in was a good length ball that vain. Praising Dhoni’s stayed low and skidded on leadership which helped the team restrict Hyderto the stumps. It was his abad to 203/8 in 50 overs, bad luck,” Kumar told coach Kumar said, “Here reporters after the for- we could restrict them mer India captain scored for 200-odd. There’s an a 47-ball 28 in which he overall improvement but took 20 deliveries to hit wicket has been difficult, a boundary. Jharkhand we have not been suc-
cessful to adapt quickly. He (Dhoni) has seen situations like no one else here. Nobody knows to finish a game better than him. His presence is a big boost for the side. In Kalyani we lost three but Jaggi and Saurabh finished the game. It’s a big learning experience for all of us.” Kumar added that Dhoni spoke to the teammates for a long time after the game.
against West Indies in 2011 itself. In the process, he has a rather poor average of 21.10. Even before his 20th birthday, Mukund had to his name a triple-century, hundreds on his Ranji and Irani Trophy debut and a quadruple-century stand with
Murali Vijay – the batsman who he replaced for the second Test against Australia in Bangalore. In recent matches, Mukund scored 16 runs for India A against Bangladesh in the tour warm up game. And then in the first Test between India.
to build a partnership, Lyon struck with the ball before lunch by removing Cheteshwar Pujara, who was caught at short backward square leg after failing to negotiate the sharp turn. India captain Virat Kohli was caught in the crease and left a ball that did not turn, catching him right in front of the stumps as Lyon was beginning to unfold all his tricks with the ball. Ajinkya Rahane was Lyon’s next victim,
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In a rare event, NASA’s Mars-orbiting MAVEN spacecraft was forced to perform a previously unplanned manoeuvre this week to avoid a head on collision with red planet’s lumpy, crater-filled moon Phobos. The Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has been orbiting Mars for just over two years, studying the red planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere and interactions with the sun and solar wind. The spacecraft carried out a rocket motor burn that boosted its velocity by 0.4 metres per second. Although a small correction, it was enough that MAVEN would miss the crater-filled moon by about 2.5 minutes. This is the first collision avoidance manoeuvre that the MAVEN spacecraft has performed at Mars to steer clear of Phobos. The orbits of both MAVEN and Phobos are known well enough that this timing difference ensures that they will not collide.
Ratan Tata thanks staff for support during recent crisis
Liverpool have a fine record against the Premier League’s leading sides this season, which is just about the only solace for Jurgen Klopp as he prepares for Saturday’s crucial clash with Arsenal. The Reds’ 3-1 defeat at Leicester on Monday exposed significant defensive weaknesses once again as a campaign that once promised much continued to unravel. Liverpool, top of the league briefly in November, will start the weekend in fifth place, and could be sixth by kick-off, as Manchester United will move above them by beating Bournemouth in Satur-
Former chairman of Tata Sons, Ratan Tata expressed his gratitude to the Tata Steel employees and workers’ union for their support during the recent management crisis. He got emotional while participating in the 178th birth anniversary of the founder, Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata. Ratan Tata while speaking to the officials of Tata Workers’ Union (TWU) on Friday said that it was because of the support of union leaders and workers, that the company could overcome the crisis within the management. TWU, one of the oldest and most prestigious workers union in the country served by titans like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi, had extended full support to the management during the emergency general meeting (EGM) called by the company in Mumbai, around two months back, union leaders said.
day’s early game. Klopp’s preferred 4-3-3 formation has been excellent against the rest of the current top six – in eight matches this season against Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester United, Liverpool have won four and drawn four. However, they have fallen short against teams
The decision to boycott the function has been taken after the SCappointed CoA decided to invite only eligible officials of the state units
keeper Farokh Engineer, and the board’s annual awards with the last paragraph saying: “Kindly note that the committee of administrators is constrained to convey that only those office bearers who are qualified as per the Supreme Court orders are expected to attend the function.” In reply, the KSCA on March 3, said it would not even “remotely think” of attending the function, to be held on the last scheduled evening of the second Test between Indian and Australia. The state body further said it would be a “humiliation to the very cricketing fraternity” to accept the invitation with constraints and restrictions, and also
accused the Supreme CoA of showing “prejudice” against “various people who have served the game of cricket over decades”. It is learnt that the letter was signed by KSCA’s current president Sanjay Desai and secretary K Sudhakar. It is the second time in the week that CoA is facing staunch criticism from the state associations. Many state associations, barring Vidarbha and Tripura, on Thursday, sent the CoA separate letters, saying they would not comply with its directives till they got clarification from the Supreme Court on aspects like eligibility of an office bearer.
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from the usually technically reliable Rahane. Lyon bowled that third ball straight and Rahane expected it to turn. He came down the pitch and completely missed it. Matthew Wade, who was behind the stumps fumbled, but Rahane was so far out that the former managed to get the ball back and take off the bails. “There is no question of dropping Rahane. He has scored really well, he has been extremely successful over the last couple of years. In terms of team composition we still haven’t discussed on that. All 16 are available,” India coach Anil Kumble had said before the match. But it seems the rope might just be running out now.
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Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17: Jharkhand coach blames wicket for defeat against Hyderabad Agency | Kolkata
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Jharkhand coach Rajiv Kumar on Friday blamed the Jadavpur University second campus wicket, saying skipper MS Dhoni could not have done much as they succumbed to a 21-run loss to Hyderabad in a Group D Vijay Hazare Trophy 2016-17 tie here. “He could not have done much. There was little time to react. It
India vs Australia, 2nd Test: Abhinav Mukund makes Test team in over five years Agency | New Delhi
ham with the left handed batsman scoring 0 and 3 Abhinav Mukund who runs in the two innings represents Tamil Nadu and having a forgetful in the domestic cricket early career in the lonhas been selected for the gest format of the game. first time in a Test team In the five Tests played in over five years. His by Mukund he could only last Test was against En- muster a total of 211 runs gland in 2011 in Notting- with a highest of 62 runs
Ajinkya Rahane’s poor show at home continued and once again, it was the spin that undid him. It was the 47th over of the first day of the second Test between India and Australia at Bengaluru. Nathan Lyon jogged in for his third ball on a track that was getting juicier for the spinners. Rahane, under the scanner recently for a slew of poor performances, was at the crease with KL Rahul at the other end. The formidable Indian batting line up was once again tottering but these two had provided some stability. It was imperative that they bat long and deep. But, it was not to be – largely due to a less than average shot
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Shell companies under our radar, will take action Gujarat government buys solar power at Rs 15 per unit from 38 firms against such firms: CBDT chief Sushil Chandra Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is examining several dubious companies and they would be removed from the website of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) if found to be shell firms. “We will not allow any company to be operated as a shell firm. We will take action against such firms,” CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra said on Friday. He said several
such companies were under the scanner of the statutory authority, working under Department of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance. “There are many companies which are currently being examined by the CBDT through a com-
mittee to check if they are legitimate or are being operated as shell companies. “If a firm is found to be a shell firm, we will strike it off from Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) website and serve it a notice,” said Chandra told reporters here. Chandra was invited here by the Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) for felicitation. In his speech at the function, Chandra said CBDT does not believe in intrusive
action when it comes to the ordinary tax-payers. However, he warned that the Income Tax Department will take action if people did not volunteer information. “Each and every bank account is under our scanner to find out tax evasion. We urge people to come forward and declare their sources. If that does not happen, we have to take intrusive action against such persons who will then be called tax evaders,” he said.
Rs 9,064 crore worth power bought from private units in Gujarat
state needed 1.45 million metric standard cubic meter per day (MMSCMD) of gas in 2015. The demand in 2016 increased to 1.79 MMSCMD.
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The state government while replying to a question by Kalol MLA Baldevji Thakore told the House on Friday that the government purchased 31,805 million units power worth Rs9,064.43 crore from private sector companies in 2016 at an average rate of Rs 2.85 per unit. In 2015, the government had purchased 31,997 million units from five private sector power plants, the House was told. The government said that apart from the per unit charge, fixed charges were also paid to China Light and Power India Private Limited. In 2015, Chi-
Chandigarh: Fraud in Big B’s name accused Harry Bhatt’s car recovered in Bengaluru Agency | Mohali
The Mohali police on Friday recovered the car of the conman Harry Bhatt who duped educational institutes and budding artistes in the name of actor Amitabh Bachchan. The car was recovered by a police team from Bengaluru. The police found luggage and several other of Bhatt’s belongings in the
car. A police official said that they are yet to arrest the accused. Harry Bhatt, the accused, was staying at a Bengaluru hotel few days ago. The police had rounded up two transporters from Nagpur, who helped Bhatt in moving his luggage to Gujarat. A police officer who was in Bengaluru told the Chandigarh Newsline that
Bhatt and his wife Dolly Bhatt were staying at a three-star hotel in the city and they got a tip-off about the police. Before the police could arrive, the accused checked out. Bhatt, along with his wife Dolly and accomplice Yogesh Goyal were booked for duping people in the name of Amitabh Bacchan.
Gurdaspur dam work to resume after Centre brokers agreement between Punjab and J&K (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Centre on Friday brokered an agreement between the states of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir over a stalled under-construction hydropower project that will help India improve the utilisation of its share of river waters under the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan. Official sources said work on the Shahpur Kandi dam project at Gurdaspur in Punjab will “resume soon” following the agreement between the two states facilitated by the Water Resources Ministry. “This is a very significant development for both the states and also for India’s strategic
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Question Hour. During this two-year period, the lowest per unit cost of Rs 9.13 was paid to Texas Infrastructure and Projects Private Limited. However, the company supplied only eight million units at this price during the two years. The highest quantum of solar power (about 115 million units) was bought from Adani Power Ltd at a cost of Rs 15 per unit. Tata Renewable Energy Ltd, Lorox Bio Energy Ltd and GMR Gujarat Solar Power Pvt
Hitachi Electrical Appliances’ Indian arm Highly Electrical Appliances India, which has a manufacturing unit in Gujarat, plans to start exporting air-conditioner compressors to Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. The company is targeting an export volume of about 100,000 compressors from India in 2017, after which it will explore the European market. “We are discovering the potential for exporting to countries closer to India. The company has recently exported to Bangladesh and Malaysia and we are in talks with some players in Sri Lanka, Dubai and Saudi Arabia,” said Sameer Bhargava, director and vice president at Highly Electrical.
try have fallen to record lows, Gujarat government bought solar power at the cost of Rs 15 per unit from 38 different private producers during the last two years. According to the data shared in the Gujarat Assembly on Friday, the state government said it has bought a total of over 2600 million units of solar power from 61 different solar power developers in the state, during the calendar year 2015 and 2016. Among these private power producers, 38 of these firms were paid Rs 15 per unit, stated the state government in the data provided as part of a written reply to a question posed by Congress MLA from Sidhpur Balwantsinh Rajput during the
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Parmar, the government said that the state needed 1.10 crore metric tons of coal in 2015 for its coalbased power plants which dropped to 71 lakh metric tons in 2016. There are four coal-based power plants in the state — Ukai, Gandhinagar, Vanakbori and Sikka. The government stated that for its nine gas-based plants, the
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Ltd were among the 38odd firms from whom the state government bought solar power at Rs 15 per unit. In comparison, the state government bought over 63,800 million units of conventional power from private power producers at an average rate of Rs 2.85 per unit during the year 2015 and 2016, the state government stated in a written reply provided to a separate question posed by Baldev Thakore, an MLA from Kalol.
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Sri Sri pushes for prohibition, peace talks with Maoists, chemical-free farming and tree plantation Agency | New Delhi
Warm and personal welcome by chief ministers and officials, high-powered interactions and inspiring words of guidance marked Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s visit to Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkand from Feb 26th to March 3rd. During the tour, Gurudev addressed the legislative assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, and Chattisgarh, met with thousands of farmers and reassured the people in Naxal- affected areas that peace is possible. Stress-
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The state government said it has bought a total of over 2600 million units of solar power from 61 different At a time when solar solar power developers in the state during 2015-16. power costs in the counSunvilla News | Gandhinagar
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na Light was paid Rs393 crore and in 2016, it was paid Rs400 crore. The government further said that the 11 power units run by the Gujarat State Electricity Company produced 17,413 million units in 2015, while the production was 15,162 million in 2016. Replying to another question by Danilimda MLA Shailesh
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ing the need for peace in the region, which is plagued by armed insurgency, Gurudev offered to act as an interlocutor between the government and Maoists for peace talks. This assumes significance in the wake of successful interventions by him in Colombia contributing to the historic peace deal between the government and FARC rebels. During a large
public gathering in Bastar in Chhattisgarh, Gurudev appealed to the Naxals to drop the bullet and get into the ballot. “I know that these youth carry fire in their hearts, they stand up for justice and to get rid of poverty, but they have to desist from using violence as a means of struggle,” he said. Saying that he understands their pain, sacrifice and commitment to social justice, he called out to naxal insurgents to adopt peaceful methods. Gurudev also urged the government of the 3 states to push for prohibition.
dren, how they were doing. Then suddenly, he said talaq. He has to tell me what I did wrong. What is my mistake. This is not right,” said Ms Fathima who was divorced by Syed Fayazuddin six months back. She and her two young daughters were allegedly forced out of the house. The case
comes days after the Supreme Court decided to ask a larger bench of the court to examine the legal validity of triple talaq. One of the four points that NDA government suggested the court should rule on is if the right to religion could override rights of women. But cases of triple talaq have been coming in from various parts of the country. In Delhi last week, another woman moved court against her divorce over WhatsApp.
Gujarat high court on Friday issued notices to the state government and Bihar police, in response to a petition filed by owner of printing press, Confisec Private Ltd. The press is allegedly involved in leaking the question papers of Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) exams. The press moved the high court for direction to the state authorities and Bihar police not to seal its printing facility situated in Naroda. It apprehends sealing following arrest of the director of the printing press Vineet Agarwal from the city, by the Patna police on February 25. The petitioner has sought legal
protection against possible sealing of its printing press on the ground that it has a work order of printing 50 to 70 lakh copies of question papers for different recruiting agencies from various states across the country . If question papers are not supplied in time, it could adversely affect the future of job aspirants.The petitioner has also assured that its owners and employees will co-operate with investigation being conducted by the Bihar police. Justice JB Pardiwala has sought a reply from the state government and the Bihar police by March 10 when further hearing on this subject is to take place. In this case, Bihar police began investigation of the paper leak scam following recovery of leaked question papers from a place falling under Agamkuan police station in Patna.
2 Muslim Women In Hyderabad, Divorced Over WhatsApp, Are Fighting Back Agency | Hyderabad
interests. The project will ensure better utilisation of India’s rights over the eastern rivers of the Indus basin,” a government official said. The agreement comes a day after India agreed to resume talks with Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty at the level of Indus Commissioners of the two countries. India said it would participate in the Indus
Commissioner talks to be held in Lahore later this month. Following the terrorist attacks in Uri last year, India had decided to temporarily suspend this channel of engagement with Pakistan amidst calls to abrogate the Indus Water Treaty. At that time Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asserted that “blood and water” could not flow together.
Two Muslim women in Hyderabad divorced over WhatsApp and email by their husbands living in the US have lodged a police complaint against their in-laws who had thrown them out of the house. The women, Heena Fathima and Bahrain Noor - who were married to two brothers - have not received any documents and say this is not valid under Islamic law. “Every day he would ask to see the video of the chil-
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