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News Brief Tin extends gains on firm demand Agency | Mumbai
Tin and select copper extended gains at the non-ferrous metal market here today on buying by stockists amid firm demand from alloy industries. While, select copper prices eased due to mild demand from industrial users. On the global front, the industrial metal copper took a breather in early trade but was set to log its second weekly gain as bets for monetary easing in Europe fuelled a short-covering rally that traders expected to gain steam, given light holiday trade.
Minor boy killed as explosive goes off Agency | Srinagar
A minor boy today died allegedly after an explosive device, which he had found from the scene of a recent encounter in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, went off as he was fiddling with it, police said. Twelve-year-old Junaid Tanveer Dar had found some suspicious substance, probably a grenade, from the debris of the house which was gutted in a fierce gunbattle between militants and security forces at village Ladoora in Rifiabad area on Wednesday, police said.
Railway engineer suspended for derailment Agency | New Delhi
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today suspended an engineer responsible for the derailment of Chennai-Mangalore Express while ordering an inquiry into the incident. Thirty-nine passengers of the Mangalore bound express train were injured after four coaches derailed near Cuddalore district, about 200 km from Chennai, at around 2 AM. Describing the incident as “unfortunate”, Prabhu said an inquiry has been ordered and pending the probe an engineer has been suspended for the mishap.
“Teachers Day Special”
One needs to be a good listener in order to become a good orator : PM
Young talented people to enter politics “A mother gives birth to a child, while the (guru) teacher gives life (jeevan),” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said addressing a function in New Delhi on the eve of Teachers’ Day
Agency | New Delhi In his second Teachers’ Day interaction with school children on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lamented the fact that not many good people were joining active politics, exhorted people from various fields to devote at least an hour per week to teach students in schools and talked of introducing an aptitude certificate to replace the character certificate in a bid to help students chart out
a roadmap for their future. “Desh mein ek jo rajneetik jeevan ki itni badnami ho chuki hai ki logon ko darr lagta hai ki yahan toh ja nahin sakte, jaana hi nahin chahiye, achhe log ka vahan par kaam nahin hai. Iske kaaran desh ka bahut nuksaan hota hai (Politics has acquired such a bad name in the country that people feel that they cannot and shouldn’t enter politics and that it is a loss because of this),” ant for the country that not meant for good peo- the PM said, underlining good, learned and people ple. The country suffers that it is very import- from various fields join politics. He was interacting with school children on the eve of Teachers’ Day. Flanked by Human in the direct control of this Resource Development BJP Government which Minister Smriti Irani, acts as the RSS’ political Minister of State for Fiarm,” the party said in a nance Jayant Sinha and statement. Referring to the two MoSs in HRD– RSS’ alleged agenda of Ram Shankar Katheria charged Prime Minister turning India into a ‘Hin- and Upendra KushwaNarendra Modi of ‘pa- du Rashtra’, CPI(M) said ha—the Prime Minister tronising and legitimising’ the objective is against first took questions from such efforts. “The detailed fundamental tenets of a school students from reports of their works be- secular, democratic Indian nine states through viding given by Union Minis- Constitution. The current eoconferencing and then ters to RSS leaders at their exercise being undertaken from some more present joint meeting in the capi- by Ministers ‘violates’ the in the auditorium. As per tal is an affront to Indian Constitutional oath of of- the HRD ministry, 800 democracy. “It clearly fice and secrecy they have students and 60 teachshows RSS is not merely sworn to uphold, the Left ers from schools in Delthe remote control but is party said. hi were present. Calling
Joint meeting shows RSS directly controls Modi govt: CPI-M Agency | New Delhi
The CPI(M) on Friday attacked Union Ministers for presenting their report cards at the ongoing joint meeting of RSS-BJP saying their act is an affront to democracy and the exercise ‘clearly’ shows the Sangh Parivar was in ‘direct control’ of the government. Accusing RSS and its affiliates of threatening principles of secularism even as it tries to turn India into a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, the party also
Delhi HC allows permanent commission for women in Indian Navy Agency | New Delhi
In a major relief for women naval officers, Delhi High Court today allowed a bunch of pleas seeking permanent commission for them in the force, saying “sexist bias and service bias” would not be allowed to block progress of women. The court, while granting their plea, said the “women are here to stay” and since they “work shoulder to shoulder” with their male counterparts, it would “frown upon any endeavour to restrain the progress of women”. While the Army and Air Force allow permanent commission for women, the Navy has limited women officers only to short
service commission of 14 years. A bench of justices Kailash Gambhir and Najmi Waziri also allowed the women naval officers’ plea seeking retirement benefits like pension. Women naval officers were not eligible for pension as it required 20 years of
service. The order came on the plea of several naval women officers, both retired and serving, from the logistics, education and air traffic control departments of the Navy. The women naval officers in their pleas in the high court had sought similar rights as their
counterparts in the other two wings of the armed forces. They had also alleged gender discrimination, saying while women officers were only entitled to short service commission, men were entitled to both short service as well as permanent commissions.
the issuing of a Character Certificate by schools a “ritual”–since even those in jail and those who had been hanged had it–the PM said that he had asked the Human Resource Development ministry to issue an Aptitude Certificate instead of the Character Certificate to students which will help set the course of student’s future life. “I
have told the department that instead of Character Certificate, an Aptitude Certificate should be given. A software should be made and a student’s friends should be asked every three months about what they think about their friend—what are his specialities, what does he do, is he disciplined and punctual…the parents should also be asked to fill up details… teachers should gather all information about him,” Modi said, adding that the department (HRD ministry) was actively working on this. When asked as to why today’s youth were not taking up teaching as a profession, the PM said, “It is not as if the country doesn’t have good teachers. The bright children who had a spark were identified by
their teachers who then moulded their lives.” He also exhorted those who had achieved majorly in their lives to devote an hour per week, or 100 hours in a year, to teach students in schools. Calling out to doctors, lawyers, engineers and judges, the PM, in a lighter vein, added, “Hum log nahin chalenge usme… nahin toh kuch aur padhakar ayenge.” When a student complimented him on his “unique sense of dressing”, calling him a “brand ambassador of Indian clothes” and asking how did the idea to promote Indian clothes all over the world came to his him, an amused Prime Minister said that it was a “misconception” that he had a fashion designer designing his clothes.
used to play teen-patti a lot on Janmashtami with his Gujarati friends. “But with time, I moved to India and my friends got settled in different places. So playing it online is the best way to catch up with the fun of this game with friends,” says Mathur who expects to play this year as well on Janmashtami. Saurabh Aggarwal, CEO and founder of Octro Inc, which has digitised the centuries old game of teen-patti. Teen-patti, also known as flush or flash, is a card game. The game
is about winning or losing one’s money, which is considered illegal in many parts. However, says Aggarwal playing it online may not raise any frowns as the real money is replaced with virtual money. “The excitement of the game remains the same as we give people eight different variations, we have communities as well and we have also tried to mimic the same feel for people who play it offline. We give them virtual currency to enjoy the game with family and friends,” says Aggarwal.
Janmashtami: How Gujarat celebrates Lord Krishna’s birth Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Human pyramids breaking buttermilk-filled earthen pots (dahi-handi) may be a popular activity on Janmashtmi but for some, the celebration of Lord Krishna’s birth is more about the thrill of ‘teen-patti.’ People start playing ‘teen-patti’ or ‘three-cards’ a month before Janmashtami with clubs and farmhouses being especially booked for the occasion. Meena Sachdeva, a gaming enthusiast says the game of ‘teen patti’ has a mythological connect with Janmashtami, a festival signifying an end to social evils. “Gujaratis replicate this age old story and play teen patti on a very large scale before Janmashtami and end it on the day of festival,” says Sachdeva. With jobs separating people miles apart, booking hotels or clubs for the game has become difficult for the players who now resort to play the game online. Shantanu Mathur, an online player says that when he was in US, he
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State can no longer control VIOLENCE in Pakistan
Pakistan experienced a spate of deaths in August, the month it was born. General (retired) Hamid Gul, the military panjandrum, whose reductionist strategising was internalised by the people of Pakistan, died a natural death on August 15. The following day, Punjab’s home minister, Colonel (retired) Shuja Khanzada, was assassinated by two suicide bombers in his Attock home, where he was meeting local guests on a Sunday. Khanzada was focused on getting rid of the “non-state actors” in the province. He was also a votary of Gul, like most armymen. Why was he killed? On May 28, Malik Muhammad Ishaq, leader of the banned jihadi organisation Laskhar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) was killed in Muzaffargarh district in southern Punjab in what looked like an “extra-judicial” police encounter. The police said they had picked him up for “identification of a weapons cache”, when, on the way, his armed thugs tried to snatch him from custody. They attacked the police guard and were killed in retaliatory fire. Also killed were his two sons. In all, 16 men were killed, presumably the core of the terrorist organisation operating out of Rahimyar Khan district. Ishaq himself had completed almost a dozen years in jail for killing scores of Shia Muslims before being let out on bail in 2011, after he openly threatened the judges. And the police couldn’t prevent their witnesses from absconding. As home minister, Khanzada had obviously found a way of getting rid of a dangerous man, whom scared Pakistani judges wouldn’t convict. Ishaq was the measure of the country’s lost sovereignty. Khanzada’s murder was owned first by the Taliban and its adjunct, the Lashkar-e-Islam from the Khyber Agency, which fled to Afghanistan after being cornered by Operation Zarb-e-Azb. Its leader, Mangal Bagh, had been killing and maiming people around the Khyber Pass for decades. Then the police arrested youths linked to the LeJ who said a lieutenant of Ishaq had planned Khanzada’s murder. On July 30, The News stated the following details about Ishaq: “Officially charged with 70 murders and 44 other cases of terrorism, including the March 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team near the Qaddafi Stadium in Lahore [which took Pakistan off the cricketing map of the world], Malik Ishaq had admitted in an interview with an Urdu daily in October 1997 that he was involved in the killing of 102 people. He was arrested the same year, charged with 70 murders and tried for them for the next 12 years, only to be released on bail by the Supreme Court in December 2014 after his acquittal in 64 murder cases due to lack of evidence or withdrawn witness testimonies.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor Rishi Kapoor celebrates birthday with Ranbir, Neetu
Agency | New Delhi The actor, who turned 62 today, posted a picture along with the Bombay Velvet star and Neetu. “This afternoon at the Le Petit Maison. Thank you Ranbir for coming early,” Rishi posted on twitter alongside the picture in which the trio are seen posing in a restaurant. Neetu took to Instagram and shared the same pic-
ture with the caption, “Rans joins in for his Dad s birthday celebrations!!! Bless him. 4rth sep.” Rishi Kapoor, who was last seen on the big screen in the film All Is Well, has been receiving wishes from his B-Town colleagues and friends on Twitter. Divya Dutta, Sophie Choudry and Neil Nitin Mukesh were among the early birds who wished Kapoor.
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QUOTE “Besides AICC leaders, many local leaders were also against shifting of the party office. The decision to shift the office was purely based on rumours and superstition OF THE that the Paldi office is ‘unlucky’ for the party,” - GPCC Spokesperson Manish Doshi claimed that the shifting has been put onb hold due to the festive season DAY
Welcome Back Movie Review Kangana Ranaut: Single,
but not open to dating
Agency | New Delhi When a movie idea overstays its welcome, it matters little whether its movement is back or forth. No matter how hard the makers try to rustle up something akin to a joyride, it can only yield the cinematic equivalent of a stale joke.Welcome Back rolls it all out with vengeance: snazzy automobiles, eye-popping locations,
flashy conmen, a relentlessly obtrusive background score and an unconscionably elongated climax in the desert. But nothing that this nonsensical action comedy unleashes, not even the inform Anil Kapoor-Nana Patekar pair, can compensate for its absence of substance. Welcome Back, a follow-up to a money-spinning comic romp made all of seven years ago, is as appeal-
ing as a dunk in a garbage dump.Sun City has given way to Dubai and a quintet of new actors – John Abraham, Shruti Haasan, Dimple Kapadia, debutante Ankita Srivastava and Naseeruddin Shah – have been added to the ensemble cast. The numbers do not add up because even the seasoned Naseeruddin and Dimple are unable to find their feet in this wild sandstorm of a movie.
Agency | New Delhi Actress Kangana Ranaut, who is basking in the success of Tanu Weds Manu Returns, says she is single but not open to dating
as she is committed to her work. “I am single but not open to dating. I see my life in certain ways... right now, I am committed to my work,” Kanga-
na said at a media interaction here. The actress also believes that one needs to work a lot on relationships. “I don’t want to be unfair with someone, so that relationship dies because of mishandling. Any relation is like a baby. “I don’t want to get my relationship in bitter space because of lack of time or ignorance. First I need to secure my position in my career, then I can think about settling down in life,” she added. Kangana will prove her mettle once again in one of her new roles in Rani Lakshmibai, which will be based on the Rani of Jhansi, one of the leaders of the First Indian War of Independence in 1857. The film will be directed by Ketan Mehta. Besides Rani Lakshmibai, Kangana, who will next be seen in Katti Batti, also has films like Hansal Mehta’s Simran and Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon in her kitty.
Queen of the jungle!” said another tweet. The Canada-born actor of Indian origin, who is now a top-of-the-line performer in Bollywood, has often been unapologetic of her past, evolving into a mainstream star in a short span of time. Even her Twitter bio reflects her spirit: “Only GOD will Judge! life is short
lets make the most of it!” Leone was tweeting from Kenya, where she is on a trip to a local wildlife park. On Thursday, Anjan had apologised for his remarks, albeit with a rider. “Supporters of porn and Sunny Leone are raising objections. I apologise, but I don’t stand for such ads,” Anjan said. “
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October 31 is a sensible time to release our film because it’s called ‘31st October’ and Friday (October 30) is close to that date,” Soha. “I’m not scared by him (Kunal) or ‘Guddu Ki Gun’. I think that there is enough appetite in the industry for both films and they are very different in genre,” she said. While “Guddu Ki Gun” is a comedy film, “31st October” is a historical drama based on the aftermath of the 1984 riots.
Vivek Oberoi announces sanita- Sunny Leone tells Atul Anjan: Stop tion project on birthday fake yelping, start really helping Agency | Mumbai
Vivek Oberoi dedicates his birthday to a cause every year, and this year it was no different. The a c t o r- p h i l a n t h r o p i s t , who turned 39 on Thursday, announced a sanitation initiative under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan here. The initiative is in association with global non-profit organisation Habitat For Humanity and his One Foundation. As many as one lakh toilets will be built across the country, said the Company star. “It’s been 12 to 13 years... I decided to celebrate my birthday in a way that makes an impact and touches peoples’ lives. I always celebrate it every year with children who are fighting cancer. We will be throwing a party for them once I go back (to Mumbai). This (the sanitation initiative) is an important cause too. We wanted to do this impactful project where we make one lakh toilets across India,” Vivek. He said that a lot of women are embarrassed to go out in the open for nature’s call. “They don’t go in the day and hold on to their systems till night. That ends up spoiling their health really badly,” he added. He shared that
Agency | New Delhi In a series of sly tweets, porn star-turned-Bollywood actor Sunny Leone on Friday seemed to be hitting back on CPI leader Atul Anjan, who has questioned the 24-yearold actor’s TV advertisements for a condom brand, saying they have resulted in a rise in rapes in India. “Sad when people of of power waste their time and energy on me, instead of focusing on helping those in need a research was done for behind the bush. Boys in !!!!! #SHAME #EPICthem and they found that school tease them as they FAIL (sic),” Leone tweeta lot of girls drop out from are curious at that time. ed from her personal schools too. “When girls So, a lot of girls stop go- handle, @SunnyLeone. turn 12 or 13, their body ing to school because of “This is what happens starts to change and they that. That was very upset- when you mess with a libecome conscious to go ting to hear,” said Vivek. oness!! she eats you up!!
Soha Ali Khan on ‘clash’ with Kunal Kemmu Actress Soha Ali Khan-starrer “31st October”, her first film post marriage, may release alongside her husband actor Kunal Kemmu’s “Guddu Ki Gun” on October 30. She says she is “not scared” of their box office “clash”. “I think it will be exciting. We have been married for six months, we need some excitement! The producers have decided that they are going to release it (around that time).
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Half-centuries in Sri Lanka boosted my confidence: Wriddhiman Saha
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Agency | New Delhi The case pertains to alleged irregularities in allocation of Lohara (East) coal block in Maharashtra to Grace Industries Ltd. Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and four others, including a senior public servant, were on Friday granted bail by a Special Court in a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to Gupta, serving public servant K S Kropha, who was a former Joint Director in the Ministry of Coal, Vishwas Sawakhande, earlier Director in the Directorate of Geology and Mining in Maharashtra government and directors of accused firm Grace Industries Ltd —— Mukesh Gupta and Seema Gupta. The court enlarged them on bail on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each with one surety of the like amount. “Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case coupled with the submissions made, I am of the considered opinion that interest of justice will be met if the accused are granted bail on a personal bond of Rs one lakh each with one surety for the like amount,” the judge said.
Back to back half-centuries against Sri Lanka happened just at the time when Wriddhiman Saha needed a confidence-booster as he slowly recovers from a hamstring injury that prevented him from playing in the third Test of the series. “South Africa Tests are still two months away. I am confident that I will get fit much before that. Hopefully, I will be playing Ranji Trophy for Bengal next month to get match fit. Right now, I am in Kolkata doing my rehabilitation. I will be going to Bangalore later to check whether I have fully recovered as I would need physio’s
US Open: Sania Mirza, Leander Paes book second round berths Agency | New York
clearance,” Wriddhiman. But the 30-year-old is happy that he has been able to make significant contributions with the bat having scored 60 and 56 in Galle and P Sara Oval during first two Tests. “Obviously, the twin half-centuries acted as confidence boosters. I am happy that I have
played my little part in the team’s 2-1 series victory. For me, more than the volume of runs, it is important that in what situation I have scored those runs. When I look back, I feel a bit of satisfaction that I could deliver what Virat (Kohli) wanted from me,” said the Bengal glovesman.
Kerala to name cricket stadium after Sachin Tendulkar
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Leander Paes and Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open with straight sets win in their respective events. Leander and his Spanish partner Fernansdo Verdasco got the better of Germans Florian Mayer and Frank Moder 6-2 6-3 in the opening round of the men’s doubles competition. It took Paes and Verdasco just 62 minutes to advance as they saved two break chances and converted all the three breakpoints they earned. They next face American giant-killers Steve Johnson and Sam Querrey, who knocked out top-seeded compatriots Mike and Bob Bryan 7-(4) 5-7 6-3. In women’s doubles, the
top-seeded Indo-Swiss pair of Sania and Martina Hingis dispatched the Americans Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria 6-1 6-2 in the first round. However, the hot favourites lost their service twice in the 56-minute contest in which they broke their rivals seven times. They now face Swiss Timea Bacsinszky and her Taipei partner Chia-Jung
Chuang, who defeated American team of Melanie Oudin and Jessica Pegula 6-4 7-6 (5). Rohan Bopanna, who has already reached the men’s doubles second round, will open his mixed doubles campaign on Saturday with his Tapiei partner Yung-Jan Chan. The second seeds face Belinda Bencic from Switzerland and Fernando Verdasco.
2014 runner-up Caroline Wozniacki, the fourth seed, was knocked out by Czech world number 149 Petra Cetkovska who saved four match points to win 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7/1). Cetkovska, who recently missed seven months of action with a hip injury, committed 60 unforced errors but unleashed 60
winners. World number two Federer, the 17-time Grand Slam champion, needed just 80 minutes to rout Belgium’s Steve Darcis 6-1, 6-2, 6-1. The 34-year-old Swiss star, who was champion from 2004-2008 and runner-up in 2009, goes on to face German 29th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.
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lions of fans that span not only the in-stadium, game-day experience but also their digital experience, anytime and anywhere,” it said.
US Open: Murray stages comeback, Federer cruises, 12 players wilt in heat Agency | New York
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Agency | New Delhi Amidst Sony, Samsung, Alcatel, and other announcements at IFA 2015, ZTE launched the global version of its Axon smartphone, the ZTE Axon Elite. The handset will reach France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom on September 24. Turkey, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Russia and the Philippines would get the smartphone later. ZTE has priced that Axon Elite at EUR 419.99 (roughly Rs. 31,100). The dual-SIM ZTE Axon Elite comes with similar specifications like seen in the original ZTE Axon (aka Axon Pro), which was launched in the US in July this year at $449.98 unlocked (roughly Rs. 28,500). The differences between the two models are that while the ZTE Axon has QHD (1440x2560 pixels) resolution display, the Axon Elite comes with lower full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display.
Twitter the most popular source for breaking news: Study Agency | Washington Twitter is the most popular source for staying updated with breaking news among all the social networking sites, a new survey of nearly 5,000 social media users in US has found. Nearly 9 in 10 Twitter users in the study (86 per cent) said they use Twitter for news, and the vast majority of those (74 per cent) do so daily. The study, which involved an online survey of more than 4,700 social media users, found that Twitter users tend to be heavier news consumers than other social media users. Almost all Twitter users are also consumers of other forms of news media, according to the survey carried by the American Press Institute and Twitter in collaboration with research firm DB5. While Twitter users follow news in general on the service, and sometimes do so just as a way of passing time, they act differently when they are following breaking news, becoming even more participatory - commenting, posting and sharing at moments when events are moving fastest.
The Kerala Cricket Association (KCA) is all set to name one of its stadiums after Sachin Tendulkar. KCA president T.C. Mathew said on Friday that while there was a pavilion at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here named after Tendulkar, the KCA was going to name a stadium after him. “We have not decided which one because we have the newly opened cricket stadium in Wayanad and we have other stadiums also that are fast nearing comple-
tion. The decision will be taken shortly. He (Sachin) will also be consulted,” Mathew. The new stadium built by the KCA in Wayanad recently hosted the two four-day matches between South Africa A and India A. It is one of the most scenic grounds in the country, with mountains on three sides. Mathew added that the KCA plans to work closely with Tendulkar as in another two years they will set up a stateof-the-art cricket ground in each of the 14 districts of Kerala. “What we are
planning is a multi-sports facility centre attached to each of our upcoming cricket grounds. We are interested in providing facilities for our new generation in other sports also. We wish to speak to Tendulkar if he will be willing to partner us in this project,” said Mathew. Tendulkar was the goodwill ambassador of the 2015 National Games and also led the Run Kerala Run -- an event to promote the National Games -- that wrote itself into the record books for the massive turnout.
Wade shines as Australia outclass England in first ODI
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Matthew Wade’s unbeaten 71 laid the platform for World Cup-holders Australia’s 59-run win over England in the first day/night one-day international in Southampton on Thursday. Australia, who won the toss, lost four wickets for 29 runs to be 193 for six in the 37th over. But wicket-keeper Wade and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh (40 not out), neither of whom played in the World Cup final, turned the tide. Their unbroken stand of 112 in 13 overs saw Australia to 305 for six after leg-spinner Adil Rashid had taken four for 59. Left-hander
Wade, who took nine balls to score his first run, faced 50 deliveries in total including 12 fours as he atoned for his part in the run-out of Shane Watson. England, who suffered a 111-run thrashing by Australia at the World Cup,
threatened at times during their chase but were eventually dismissed for 246 with 27 balls left in their innings when last man Steven Finn was bowled by Pat Cummins -- one of four Australia bowlers who took two wickets apiece.
Five-time champion Roger Federer strolled into the US Open third round on Thursday as fellow old-timer Lleyton Hewitt bid farewell in trademark fighting style. On a dramatic day which saw a record created for the longest women’s match, and a new Grand Slam high for retirements from the men’s tournament, Andy Murray escaped his earliest exit in 10 years when he came back from two sets down to make the last 32. There was also a late security scare when a drone crashed into the corner of Louis Armstrong Stadium. Then, after midnight, 2009 and
EPL 2015: After Man Utd, Chelsea has a new Indian signing Agency | London
Country’s third largest software services firm Wipro today said it has been chosen as the official digital and IT partner for Chelsea Football Club. The financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Wipro will support Chelsea FC in its digital transformation journey by bringing together strategy, design and technology, it said in a statement. Chelsea FC, the reigning champions of the English Premier League, has been one of the earliest adopters of digital to engage and differentiate themselves both as a team and as a club. “The partnership
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Godhra Riots: Gujarat govt gets HC nod to begin probe against former DGP Sreekumar Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In a setback to former Director General of Police (DGP) R B Sreekumar, the Gujarat High Court on Friday allowed the state government to initiate a departmental inquiry pending since 2005. The former IPS officer had taken on the previous Gujarat government led by the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi, now the Prime Minister, for 2002 post-Godhra riots. The division bench led by justice M R Shah pronounced the order on a petition moved by the state government challenging the order of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) which in 2007, had quashed the departmental chargesheet issued against Sreeku-
mar. The division bench set aside the tribunal’s order and allowed the state authorities to initiate the inquiry. The chargesheet was issued against the former top cop in September 2005 on nine alleged charges including maintaining a private diary and making it official, taping conversation of a meeting with govern-
ment official and “leaking intelligence reports” to the media among others. Sreekumar had submitted the diary, tape recordings and intelligence reports before the Nanavati Commission probing the 2002 riots. Sreekumar moved before the CAT in 2007 which quashed the chargesheet. Subsequently, the state
appealed against the CAT order in the high court in 2008. Sreekumar, who retired in 2007, was among the first serving IPS officers who had openly criticized the then Gujarat government for the riots and had deposed before the Commission. He had several run-ins with the state government which started following his depositions in the Commission. While deposing before the Commission, Sreekumar had submitted the controversial diary, containing oral instructions of his superiors and an audio recordings with several state government officials asking him not to give any information to the Commission that may embarrass the government.
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No fashion designer for me, says PM Narendra Modi on his dressing style
Agency | New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose dressing style and dapper appearance have often drawn attention on Friday said he does not have a fashion designer for his outfits, including the signature short-sleeved kurta.
Thin crowd greets Gujarat CM Anandiben PAAS and SPG, two towers Patel as Patidars skip Mehsana event of Patidar stir, break apart
“It is just rumour that I have a fashion designer. I only dress simple,” Modi told a student who complimented him on his “unique sense of dressing” and described him as “brand ambassador for Indian clothing” during an interaction with school children on the eve of Teachers’ Day. The student also asked, “Modi kurta has become so very popular. What do you have to say
about it?” “I come from a humble background… the weather in Gujarat is not that cold. So I wore kurta-pyjama. I had to wash my own clothes and full sleeves took more time to clean. So I cut off the sleeves and made it the sleeveless kurta. It made my work easier so I started wearing short-sleeves,” Narendra Modi said with a smile. The outfit is popularly known as ‘Modi-Kurta’
now and has found many connoisseurs especially in the ruling party. The 64-year-old Narendra Modi also had some tips for the young people. “I always made it a point to look tidy. I didn’t have money to get my clothes ironed, so I ironed my kurta with charcoal in a lota (pot),” he said. The Prime Minister also said that to whiten his shoes, he took chalk sticks from his school. “After the class, I collected chalks and whitened my canvas shoes with that. This is all I did. I have no fashion designer. But yes, we should be tidy and dress according to occasion,” he said. Narendra Modi was interacting with students across India for Teachers’ Day, which is celebrated on September 5 to mark the birth anniversary of India’s second president and scholar Dr S Radhakrishnan.
like ‘Patidar’, ‘Kshatriya’ etc on their windshield or number plates. In Rajkot city, each police sub-inspector assisted by two constables will conduct the drive. The PSIs will be supervised by assistant commissioners of police, crime and traffic. But ACP (traffic), Kiritsinh Zala clarified that the labels will be removed from
only registration plates of vehicles. “As per the Supreme Court guidelines, to write anything on registration plate except the registration number of a vehicle is an offence. Therefore, we shall remove such writings. However, to have such other writing on any other part of vehicle is permissible,” said the ACP.
that,” Maruti SuzukiBSE -1.86 % India Chairman RC Bhargava said while addressing shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting here. As the Act was under amendment, other people who had to make changes, including Sebi and the Gujarat government, held back their actions, he said, adding that Sebi
has now taken note of change in the law and amended the listing requirements. “So one part of that is done. We expect that the Gujarat government’s action would also be completed possibly in the next one week or ten days. After that we will come to all of you to vote in the support of the project,” Bhargava said.
Rajkot police all set to peel off caste stickers from vehicles
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The Patidars stayed away from a public event of Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Thursday at Bahucharaji in Mehsana, one of the worst affected districts in the recent violence following a rally by the community in Ahmedabad. This was Anandiben’s first visit to her home district following the widespread violence after the August 25 rally. Even as Patidar MLAs from north Gujarat, many of whom were targeted by the mobs, flanked Anandiben on stage, the audi-
ence largely comprised members from Rabari, Chaudhari and other communities. It appeared that the Patidar or Patel community was sending a “strong message” ahead of the local body polls in Gujarat. According to sources, the venue for the event was shifted from a open ground to Bahucharaji temple premises due to heightened security concerns in view of the Patidar agitation for OBC status and reservation benefits. Anandiben, who is already a Z plus protectee, remained un-
Africa NRG adopts Junagadh village Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A foundation run by Rizwan Adatia, a Mozambique national of Gujarati origin, adopted Maliya Hatina village in Junagadh district on Thursday. The announcement was made in the presence of Rajesh Chudasama, local MP and Babu Vaja, local MLA. The programme include construction of school and hostel facilities, LPG connection to villagers and employment opportunities for women. A tie-up with a Rajasthan-based NGO would ensure employment of 1,000 women immediately, said foundation officials. There is a plan
for a village community hall too. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Aadarsh Gram Yojana was the primary inspiration that motivated me to adopt Maliya Hatina with due support and blessings of the villagers,” said Adatia on the occasion. He added that the foundation has plans to tap solar energy for growth of the village. Adatia, born in Porbandar, is chairman of COGEF Group of companies having interests in 10 African nations. His Rizwan Adatia Foundation (RAF) is active in India and Mozambique for philanthropic activities.
der heavy security cover throughout the event for inauguration of infrastructure projects worth Rs 21 crore in the area. Harshad Patel, a prominent Patidar community leader from Bahucharaji, however, said: “During the condolence meeting for those who died in the violence at Umiya Wadi in Bahucharaji, the community took a decision against attending this function. After what happened by the end of Ahmedabad rally, for our security concerns, we decided not to attend it.”
The two Patidar groups at the forefront of the quota agitation finally decided to part ways after holding separate meetings on the outskirts of Ahmedabad Thursday. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), led by Hardik Patel, and the Sardar Patel Group (SPG), led by Lalji Patel, charted separate plans at their separate meetings, taking the ongoing Patidar reservation stir into its second phase. While the PAAS decided to go ahead with its plan to carry out “Reverse Dandi March” from September 6, the SPG announced that it would hold a condolence programme to pay homage
to those who died in the violence following the massive Patidars’ rally in Ahmedabad on August 25. Meanwhile, PAAS leaders were “forced” to change the venue of the meeting of its statewide leaders twice before finally holding it at Umiya Campus, Sola, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. This comes barely 10 days after the massive mobilisation of the community for the Ahmedabad rally, much of the logistics of which were handled by the community. Chirag Patel, close aide of PAAS convener Hardik Patel, said, “First, we had planned our meeting at Patidar Hall in Bhadaj. However, we were denied permission.
BV Doshi returns to Cept campus after two years Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Founder B V Doshi returned to the campus of Cept University after a gap of over two years on Wednesday. Cept president Bimal Patel and chairperson Sanjay Lalbhai were conspicuous by their absence. The Cept administration succeeded in effecting a reconciliation with the celebrated architect following allegations of muzzling student dissent at the restructuring of buildings designed by Doshi. The
absence of Patel and Lalbhai overshadowed the 25th foundation day celebrations of the faculty of design, for which Doshi had been invited. In March, the Padma Shri recipient had withdrawn from the university’s board of management (BoM), apparently after BoM chairperson Lalbhai asked him not to design any new buildings on the campus. Doshi, who had been on Cept University’s BoM since 1984, was reportedly not consulted
before several buildings designed by him on the campus were redesigned. The university had to cancel a farewell function scheduled for April 8 for its founder, as 87-yearold Doshi reportedly refused to attend the event. Sources said Doshi agreed to attend the event as design faculty dean Krishna Shastri personally invited him to inaugurate the foundation day celebrations and an international IMIAD Workshop ‘Conversation with Crafts’.
Rajkot policE announced Thursday that they will launch an intense drive to remove stickers with caste names from vehicle licence plates, but clarified that the drive has nothing to do with the recent violence in the state. “As per the Supreme Court guidelines, we shall remove any caste-related writing on two-wheelers and four-wheelers and black films from windows of cars. We have formed a team comprising two PSIs each from Crime Branch and traffic and they will complete the task within two weeks,” Rajkot city police commissioner Mohan Jha said. It is a common sight to see cars and bikes with caste labels
Maruti Suzuki expects minority shareholders’ voting on Gujarat plant Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
regulatory norms in place, country’s largest carmaker Maruti SuzukiBSE -1.86 % India expects the delayed minority shareholders’ voting on allowing parent Suzuki to own and invest in the Gujarat plant to happen soon. “The minority shareholder voting on the Gujarat plant which was delayed because we first found that the government had moved some amendments in 2013 Companies Act... We thought it would be imprudent of us to vote on under an Act which is under an amendment. So, we postponed
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