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‘They say boti-boti, we’re for beti-beti’: PM Modi targets Congress in UP
Varun rubbishes rumours of doing ‘Stree 2’ Prime Minister
Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress, the BSP and the SP in Uttar Pradesh, where the Lok Sabha election is expected to be a triangular fight.
Mumbai : Actor Varun Dhawan on Friday denied that he is part of the sequel to the hit horror comedy “Stree”. Directed by Amar Kaushik, “Stree” emerged as a box office winner last year, with producer Dinesh Vijan announcing that he would be coming out with a sequel as a part of his ambitious horror-comedy franchise. There were reports that Varun would be headlining the film, which originally featured Rajkummar Rao. When asked if he would be a part of “Stree 2”, the actor told reporters, “No, it’s false.” He was speaking at a special event of “Kalank” at Ishq 104.8 FM, here.
Amroha : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Congress saying the party leadership has “special love” for those who talk about “boti-boti” (cutting into pieces). PM Modi was referring to Congress leader Imran Masood’s hate speech of 2014 for which he had been jailed ahead of the last Lok Sabha elections. “The Opposition threatens us with ‘boti-boti’ (cutting into pieces) and we talk of ensuring honour of ‘beti-beti’ (daughters),” he said at an election rally in Saharanpur in western Uttar Pradesh. “The one who talks about chopping into pieces is here (in Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency). Shehzaada (a reference PM Modi has
used for Rahul Gandhi in the past) of the Congress has special love for him… Do remember, they focus on boti-boti (chopping) and we are for the honour and safety of daughters,” he said. Masood is the Congress candidate from Saharanpur Lok Sabha seat. In the run up to 2014 Lok Sabha polls, a video of Masood had gone viral in which he could be heard using objectionable language for the then Gujarat chief minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate. The Congress had distanced itself from Masood’s hate speech. “The Opposition’s only agenda is ‘Modi Hatao’ (remove Modi). Their only intention is to promote ‘vansvaad’
‘Election stunt’: Congress attacks BJP over Christian Michel chargesheet
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday termed the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet against Christian Michel mentioning the names of senior Congress leaders, as “rehashed insinuations, lies, and cheap election stunt”. The ED had on Thursday filed a supplementary chargesheet against the Michel, the alleged middleman in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicoper case. “A panicstricken Modi government and its puppet ED will not be able to change its exit date and fate. The Prime Minister has already been rejected by the people,” Randeep Surjewala, the Congress spokesperson said. Reacting to Surjewala, Union finance minister Arun
Jaitley, at a press conference, hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi and questioned Gandhi’s “silence” over the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against Christian Michel. “When no reply is given to such serious allegations then the country is entitled to presume that no reply can be given,” Jaitley told a press
conference in New Delhi adding, “Are RG, AP, FAM are imaginary persons?” The supplementary chargesheet filed on Thursday evening mentions that AP stands for Ahmed Patel, while FAM stood for family. “The right to silence is available to an accused not to a prime ministerial aspirant,” said Jaitley targeting Gandhi.
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New Delhi : Pakistan will release 100 jailed Indian fishermen on Monday, diplomatic sources on both sides have confirmed. Pakistani officials have intimated India that the 100 fishermen will be released from prison on April 7 and taken to the Wagah border for repatriation to India the next day, the sources said. Pakistan’s move comes a few days after India made a special appeal in a Note Verbale sent to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi asking for the
release of a total of 385 Indian fishermen and 10 civilian prisoners. “There are 385 Indian fishermen whose nationality has been conveyed to Pakistan and who have been languishing in Pakistan jails. It is requested that urgent and concrete steps be taken to repatriate them to India at the earliest, along with their boats,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in the note. The sources said Pakistan planned to repatriate a total of 360 prisoners, including five
Nitish Kumar had severed his ties with the Grand Alliance in July, 2017, less than two years after his partnership with arch rival Prasad and the Congress succeeded in delivering a crushing defeat to the BJP-led NDA in the assembly polls.
Prasad as a strategist during 2015 assembly polls, also shared the excerpt published in an English daily which quoted the RJD supremo as having said, “Kishor seemed to indicate that if I were to assure in writing my party’s support to the JD(U), the latter would pull out of the BJP alliance and rejoin Mahagathbandhan. “Though I was not bitter with Nitish, I had lost trust in him completely. Moreover, I was not sure how the people who had voted for the Grand Alliance in 2015 and the other parties that had united against the BJP all over the country, would react if I accepted Kishor’s offer,” the report quoted Prasad as having said in the book. Kumar had severed his ties with the Grand Alliance in July, 2017, less than two years after his partnership with arch rival Prasad and the Congress succeeded in delivering a crushing defeat to the BJP-led NDA in the assembly polls.
(dynastic politics),” PM Modi said adding, “The Congress mocks my efforts calling me a chowkidar (watchman) of toilets. But this also an honour for me.” Earlier at another election rally at Amroha, PM Modi hit out at the Congress and the BSP-SP grand-alliance in Uttar Pradesh saying “soft approach” adopted by these parties towards terror emboldened the perpetrators in the past.
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Pakistan’s move comes a few days after India made a special appeal in a Note Verbale sent to Pakistan High Commission asking for the release of a total of 385 Indian fishermen and 10 civilian prisoners. civilians in this month, in weekly batches of 100. The last batch would be released by April 29. Activists say this is one of the biggest such release of fishermen who inadvertently cross into Pakistan waters and are arrested. In September 2010, Pakistan released 442 Indian fishermen. MEA officials confirmed that arrangements were on for the first batch of fishermen, many of whom are from Diu. They however, declined to confirm if India
was considering a reciprocal move. The Pakistan High Commission has conveyed that more than 50 Pakistani fishermen and civilians who have completed their prison terms and formalities are awaiting repatriation by India. Mumbai-based peace activist Jatin Desai, who has been highlighting the issue, welcomed Pakistan’s decision. He called for both countries to release all fishermen held in both countries at present.
SC rejects plea seeking stay on Rajasthan govt's bill on 5% quota for Gujjars
‘Poor attempt’: Prashant Kishor on Lalu Prasad’s big reveal on Nitish Kumar
Patna : RJD supremo Lalu Prasad has reportedly claimed that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had sent feelers through emissary Prashant Kishor for his return to “Mahagathbandhan” but the assertion was promptly dismissed as “bogus” by the poll strategist-turnedpolitician”. Reacting to an excerpt of the soon-to-bereleased autobiography of Prasad, Kishor - currently
the JD(U) national vicepresident - tweeted, “The claims made by Laluji as reported are bogus. This is nothing but a poor attempt (at) seeking relevance by a leader whose best days are behind him. Yes, we did meet many times before I joined JD(U), but if I were to tell what all was discussed then he would be quite embarrassed”. Kishor, who had worked with Kumar and
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Sumitra Mahajan, outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker and an eight-time lawmaker from Indore, turns 76 next week, just above the BJP's age bar for candidates.
I had a discussion with the leadership and left the decision to them. It seems they still have reservations, so I declare that I will not contest Lok Sabha elections, so party is free to decide, without any hesitation,” Sumitra Mahajan wrote in
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"Won't Fight, Party Free To Pick": BJP's Sumitra Mahajan Is Done Waiting
New Delhi : Sumitra Mahajan, the outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker, is the latest BJP veteran to declare that she will not contest the national election starting next week. Making her resentment clear in a letter released by her office, the senior parliamentarian from Madhya Pradesh said she had “freed her party” from a difficult choice. While announcing candidates for Madhya Pradesh, the BJP had held off on naming anyone for Indore, which had left its long-time representative Sumitra Mahajan in suspense for weeks. “BJP has not declared its candidate from Indore. Why this state of indecision? Maybe the party is hesitating. Even though
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1989 when I first contested the Lok Sabha elections. The party on its own made me its candidate. I have never demanded my nomination,” Sumitra Mahajan had said earlier this week. “Possibly, BJP organisation leaders have something on their her letter. The eight-time MP mind. Such questions are not from Indore turns 76 next asked in our party because week, just above the BJP’s the nominations are decided age bar for candidates. As she by the organisation. The waited for the party to decide, BJP organisation will take she told reporters she would an appropriate decision on not ask; she never had in Indore at an appropriate three decades. “I did not seek time.” She joins the club ticket from the Indore seat in of BJP seniors who are not
contesting this election LK Advani, 91, and Murli Manohar Joshi, 85, Karaj Mishra, 77, and BC Khanduri, 84. BJP president Amit Shah will contest from Mr Advani’s seat Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Mr Joshi and the others were told by party general secretary Ram Lal that they would not contest. Last month, Mr Joshi had put out a note to voters of his Kanpur constituency that he had been told by the BJP he should not contest the election from Kanpur or anywhere.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking a stay on the Rajasthan government’s decision to implement five per cent reservation to Gujjars and four other communities in educational institutions and government jobs. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi refused to interfere in the matter. On February 13, the Rajasthan assembly passed a bill granting five per cent quota to the Gujjar, RaikaRebari, Gadia Luhar, Banjara and Gadaria communities in jobs and education. The Rajasthan Backward Classes (Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in the State and of Appointments and Posts in Services under the State) (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced by the Congress-led government in the state. The bill sought to increase the backward classes’ reservation from
the present 21 per cent to 26 per cent with a five per cent quota for Gujjars, Banjaras, Gadia Lohars, Raikas and Gadaria communities. The Rajasthan government passed the bill after the five communities protested for days on railway tracks to push for the reservation quota. The State Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh and the representatives of the Gujjar community held talks to end the deadlock, however they remained inconclusive as the Gujjar leaders demanded written assurance from the government that necessary steps would be taken if their demands face legal hurdles. Around 64 trains were cancelled, 71 diverted and 32 partially cancelled due to the agitation, North Western Railways spokesperson said. The West Central spokesperson said 148 trains were cancelled and 143 diverted then.
After Hay Bale and Sickle, Hema Malini Takes a Tractor Tour to Woo Voters in UP’s Govardhan
Seeking re-election, Malini is fielded against Congress’s Mahesh Pathak and the SP-BSP’s Kunwar Narendra Singh
New Delhi : Actorturned-politician Hema Malini has once again struck the chord of rural connect. Days after kick-starting her election campaign from the farms of Mathura, Malini drove a tractor in a farm in Mathura’s Givardhan. Clad
in pink saree, the sitting MP from Mathura posed with a victory sign from the tractor. On Monday, Malini had announced her poll campaign after she posted her photographs posing with sickle and hay bales, from the farmlands in Mathura.
Malini was faced with allegations that she hardly visited Mathura, which is seen as rural constituency. Mathura will go to polls on April 18. Seeking re-election, Malini is fielded against Congress’s Mahesh Pathak and the SP-BSP’s Kunwar Narendra Singh. In 2014, she had defeated Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Jayant Chaudhary by a margin of over three lakh votes.
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Yogi calls the Indian Army is ‘Modi Sena’. Why we should all be furious..? Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has never been famous for nuance or civility of expression. But the CM crossed even his own line when he called the Indian Army “Modi’s Sena”. The BJP may well explain it away as rhetorical flourish about the political will that made the Balakot strike possible, but the words are not benign. Nor can they be dismissed as hyperbole. Any attempt at political ownership of the military is not just alarming; it is treacherous. The soldier owes allegiance to the Indian State — and to his paltan and uniform; not to any government or political party. For a party that otherwise prides itself on muscular nationalism, the BJP, in this case, has violated the first principle of patriotism. While the Election Commission (EC) has issued notices, it would have set a stellar example had the reprimand and disassociation come sharply and swiftly from our three military chiefs. Parallels exist. Adityanath’s comments erupted into controversy in roughly the same week that the Australian Chief of Defence Forces Angus Campbell interrupted the comments of the country’s defence minister so that his officers could be moved away while the minister answered political questions. Surveys routinely show that the Indian Army is the country’s most trusted institution. It remains unscathed by the cynicism and lack of trust that has plagued almost every other pillar of democracy. But while the army has always been the first frontier of protection, it must now rise to keep its own essence secure. The most moving reprimand to Adityanath came this week from Siddharth Kumar, the 20-year-old son of Pradeep Kumar, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer who was among those who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack. I was sitting with him in his village at Shamli in western Uttar Pradesh when news of Adityanath’s words filtered in. Siddharth told me: “The uniform does not belong to any neta; it belongs to the country.” Nor was he comfortable with the prime minister’s emphasis on the Hindu voter. “My father’s uniform did not discriminate between Hindu and Muslim,” he said quietly. It has not even been three months since his Siddharth lost his father. Yet, he was able to display the kind of maturity and sensitivity that was in sharp contrast to the coarseness of the CM. In my mind, he, not Adityanath, is the true nationalist. The military also needs to reflect on how political polarisation is in danger of splitting its community down the middle. Of course, the soldier is also a citizen and entitled to her/his voting preference. But should we be comfortable with the recent phenomenon of soldiers joining electoral politics after retirement? Two of our former chiefs, General VK Singh and General JJ Singh, have taken the plunge. Down the line, many other soldiers or their families have embraced party politics. Kargil war hero Vikram Batra’s mother briefly flirted with politics and, realising that neither she nor her family were cut out for it, quit soon after. More recently, soldiers such as Major Surendra Poonia or short service commission officers such as Shalini Singh have also enrolled with political parties. As citizens, this is their right. But I wonder if it sets the ball rolling for the wider party-politicisation of the military. There are no easy answers. Many of the same questions apply to other professions too: journalists, judges, lawyers and technocrats. But there is no other profession whose independence and dignity matters as much as that of the military. The stakes here are much higher. It is also time to distinguish between electoral nationalists and genuine patriots. When a political party uses nationalism to court votes that qualifies them only to be electoral nationalists. Why, for instance, is no one — not even the self-proclaimed patriots of prime time TV — talking about the non functional financial upgrade (NFFU) for soldiers and the paramilitary? This financial package is given to other central government agencies to offset the loss from diminished - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara promotion opportunities. Editor
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her secret ‘Roka Ceremony’ with beau Ranbir Kapoor
Mumbai : The wedding rumours of B-town’s most happening couple- Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have been making headlines, with the duo making appearances at several prime events. That being said, recently Alia cleared the air on the news of her ‘roka ceremony’ which many believe to have taken place secretly. According to Bollywood Shaadis, The 26-year-old was asked about the said rumours, to which, she replied, “The only ‘Roka’ I’m going to is the restaurant in London. There’s no roka happening for me. And why are you putting a year to my marriage?” Furthermore the actress revealed her thoughts on Ranbir who is considered to be a ‘difficult’ person. She states, “He’s not difficult. He’s a gem.” She further added, “When I met him for the first time in my life. Again, let me tell you he’s not
difficult. He’s a supremely simple person. He’s such a nice human being that I wish I was as good as him. As an actor, as a person, as everything. He’s way better a person than I am. And about getting married? Well, that’s the only thing that’s irritating right now. Every morning I wake up to the news that I’m getting married. I tell him what the hell. I guess he’s
used to it.” Meanwhile on the work front, Alia is busy promoting her upcoming multi-starrer flick Kalank, which will hit the screens on April 17. She will also be seen opposite Ranbir Kapoor in Ayan Mukerji’s directorial project titled Brahmastra, which also stars Amitabh Bachchan, and will be released in December 2019.
Shivling At Dabangg 3 Set Sparks BJPCongress Row, Salman Khan Clarifies
Indore : Bollywood superstar Salman Khan got embroiled in a controversy when photographs of a “Shivling” covered with wooden planks during the shooting of his film “Dabangg 3” surfaced on social media Thursday. Salman Khan, who is shooting for the film in the religious town of Maheshwar in Madhya Pradesh, later issued a clarification and said the “Shivling” was covered with wooden planks to protect the idol and maintain its sanctity. The film’s set was created on the banks of the river Narmada in Maheshwar. The photographs, which went viral on social media, triggered a war of words between the ruling Congress and the main opposition BJP. BJP lawmaker from Huzur in Bhopal district Rameshwar Sharma, in a statement, said incidents of religious sentiments of Hindus getting hurt have gone up ever since the Kamal Nath-led Congress
Kareena Kapoor Khan Snapped With Sunshine Taimur Ali Khan, Back On Mommy Duties After Shoot Wraps Up Taimur Ali Khan’s recent appearance with his mother, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who got free from professional schedules and is back on mommy duties, is making us crave for his brightest ear-toear smile.
Indore : If there’s one B-town family the country couldn’t stop talking about, it’s got to be the prominent Kapoor-Pataudi family. Because the junior Kapoor-Pataudi, Taimur Ali Khan has surpassed the fame and stardom of his star family and has grown to become a social media sensation. Every time Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s two-year-old munchkin steps out, be it for a wedding, a vacation, to his playschool, or a play date with his cousin baby sister, Inaaya Naumi Kemmu, he tops the trending charts everywhere. Now if we say, Taimur Ali Khan is all set to make his Bollywood
‘Good News’ about Taimur Ali Khan making his Bollywood debut did start our weekend on a fantastic note but seems like baby Tim is not at all excited for the weekend. Taimur Ali Khan’s recent appearance with his mother, Kareena Kapoor Khan, who got free from her professional schedules and is back on mommy duties, is making us crave for his brightest ear-to-ear debut with mommy, Kareena Kapoor smile. Dressed in olive-green coloured Khan, no doubt you’ll go into a moment pants and white shirt, Kareena wore a of frenzy. If the reports are to be perfect summerish outfit to deal with believed, Taimur will be making a the scorching heat. On the other hand, cameo in Kareena’s upcoming film Taimur donned his usual shorts and Good News, co-starring Akshay Kumar, polo t-shirt look with crocs. Taimur Kiara Advani and Diljit Dosanjh. A can be seen holding a sun-painting in source had said, “Taimur will be seen in his hand, but we missed the smile on Good News. He has shot for two scenes this sunshine’s face. Taimur Ali Khan and will be seen in the same frame is not just a bundle of happiness for the with his mother and Akshay sir. The Kapoor and Pataudi family, but also for video which went viral was taken after the entire nation. Besides being the most [Taimur] shot for his scenes. His cameo photographed and loved star kid, Taimur extends to nearly 10 minutes.” Though is a source of joy for everyone. His halfnothing’s been confirmed by baby Tim’s sister, Sara Ali Khan too, admitted in an star parents, fans are eagerly waiting to interview with Vogue that when Taimur see Taimur on big screens. This piece of is happy, the whole room is happy!
government was formed in December last year. He demanded registration of an FIR against those behind the incident, which he claimed, showed disrespect to Lord Shiva. Talking to reporters, state Congress Media Department chief Shobha Oza said BJP leaders have a “narrow mindset”. “We are not required to respond to Sharma’s statement, but due to narrow mindset of BJP leaders, the state did not see development during the 15year rule of the party,” she said. Congress leader and Madhya Pradesh’s Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Jitu Patwari defended the popular Bollywood superstar and hit out at the saffron
Salman Khan later issued a clarification and said the "Shivling" was covered with wooden planks to protect the idol and maintain its sanctity. outfit. “Salman is such a wonderful actor who always spread the message of religious harmony. But, the BJP’s thinking is full of hatred and this party want to take political advantage by creating enmity among people. “The BJP should give up this kind of mindset and stop creating hurdles in development of the state,” Mr Patwari said. Salman Khan, hurt over the controversy, came in front of the media at Maheshwar and issued a clarification.
Shah Rukh Khan Gets Honorary Doctorate From University Of Law, London
New Delhi : Shah Rukh Khan received yet another honorary doctorate - this time from the University Of Law, London for Philanthropy - and shared the news on his social media accounts. Sharing a photo from the felicitation ceremony, the 53-year-old superstar wrote: “Thank you for the honour, University Of Law, and my best wishes to the graduating students. It will encourage our team at Meer Foundation to strive ‘selfishly’ to share more.” Shah Rukh Khan’s Meer Foundation is a non-profit organisation that works towards women empowerment through various projects and NGO collaborations. Meer Foundation also works to help acid attack survivors. Shah Rukh Khan received the doctorate at the university’s graduation ceremony of more than 350 students. In a statement, Shah Rukh Khan added: “I believe that
charity should be done in silence and with dignity. One cannot speak about their charitable acts because it loses its purpose. I have been privileged to be able to use my status as a public personality to champion causes close to my heart.” In the past, Shah Rukh Khan has worked for polio awareness campaigns and also with the National Aids Control Organization. He is also associated with Make-AWish Foundation, an NGO dedicated for the betterment of children. SRK’s charity work also includes working in aid of cancer patients.
been sharing pictures; in one of the first pictures, they were seen making a heart symbol with their hands, even as they wield pistols in their other hand. In another, they can be seen riding a tractor, in yet another, making cow dung cakes. In another picture, they can be seen swinging from the hanging Banyan tree roots and in another photo, one riding a cycle while the other is seated as its pillion rider. On the occasion of Holi too, they shared a picture of themselves, sitting on
low stools. Interestingly, in none of the pictures, do we actually get to see their faces as they are always covered with a ghunghat (veil). It also reflects the north Indian milieu in which the film is set. Saand Ki Aankh is the story of world’s oldest sharpshooters — Chandro Tomar and her sister-inlaw Prakashi Tomar from Uttar Pradesh, popularly known as ‘shooter dadi’. The film is being directed by Tushar Hiranandani and is an Anurag Kashyap production.
Irrfan Khan, Back After Battling Romeo Akbar Walter Saand Ki Aankh new pic: Taapsee Pannu and Cancer, Starts Filming Angrezi Medium Bhumi Pednekar watch as a new day dawns Movie Review
Irrfan Khan's Angrezi Medium kick-started in Udaipur on Friday
Udaipur : Actor Irrfan Khan, who had taken a break after his neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis last year, is back on sets. He started shooting for Angrezi Medium on Friday in Udaipur. The buzz about Irrfan shooting
for the film, which is a sequel to his 2017 movie Hindi Medium, had started earlier this week when he was spotted at the Mumbai airport. On Friday, producer Dinesh Vijan released a photograph that confirmed Irrfan’s return to work. The image has Vijan, director Homi Adajania, actor Deepak Dobriyal, cinematographer Anil Mehta and Irrfan posing together. In March 2018, Irrfan had
announced his diagnosis and said that he was going abroad for treatment. He returned to India in February this year. Hindi Medium, one of the highest-earning films of 2017, revolved around a well-off Chandni Chowk couple in Delhi (played by Irrfan and actress Saba Qamar) who aspired to break into the elite society and give their daughter the best education possible.
New Delhi : Romeo, A k b a r, Wa l t e r - t h r e e identities, one person and zero expressions. That’s the best way to sum up RAW, the twoand-a-half hour long yawn fest directed by Robbie Grewal. Set in 1971 when relations between India, Pakistan and East Pakistan were tense; back home, R&AW (RAW, Research and Analysis Wing) was busy polishing their best spy to go behind enemy lines. His job: get as much information as possible. Wait! But doesn’t that sound like Meghna Gulzar’s 2018 film Raazi? It does, to a certain extent. However, Romeo Akbar Walter is a paler cousin of Raazi. Romeo Ali (John Abraham), a teller in a bank by day and a theatre artist by night, catches the eye of RAW Chief Srikant Rai (Jackie Shroff) during one of his performances. The finesse with which Romeo disguises himself on stage every day wins over the RAW chief, who decides to recruit him for an important mission. After a crash course in spying, Romeo
is dispatched to Pakistan as Akbar with a new haircut and kohl-rimmed eyes. That’s how director Robbie Grewal turns a common man into a spy who is responsible for carrying out one of the biggest undercover missions across the border. 30 minutes into the slowest spy thriller ever, you decide to forgive the director thinking that things will get intense and edgy with Akbar’s arrival in Pakistan. But Grewal fails to deliver here too. Most twists and turns neither evoke excitement nor nervousness. From hidden transmitters to polygraph tests to third-degree torture to poor disguises, the film delves into every overabused trick in the magic box that is Bollywood espionage thrillers
Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar shared a new picture from the sets of Saand Ki Aankh
Udaipur : The shoot of the Taapsee Pannu, Bhumi Pednekar starrer Saand Ki Aankh has been on in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat region for a while now and the film’s lead cast has been sharing pictures from the sets. What looks like a coordinated move, the two actors shared a fresh picture of themselves in the midst of village life. Sharing the picture, Taapsee wrote: “Ujli subah teri khatir aayegi (For your sake, a bright day will dawn)”. The shot shows the two actors, with their back to the camera, looking at the rising sun. The radiant rays of the sun filter in through their dupatta (veil). For more than a month now, Taapsee and Bhumi have
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New Delhi : Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) beat Delhi Capitals (DC) by five wickets in their Indian Premier League (IPL) game, but more than the loss, it was the pitch that suited the away team more surprised all. Speaking after the game, DC head coach Ricky Ponting revealed how the curator had made the team believe that this was their best wicket. “I thought they bowled smartly on that wicket. That wicket surprised us a lot. Talking to the groundsmen before the game, he thought that was our best pitch. By far and away it was our worst. You saw how little it bounced and how slow it was. I thought their bowlers adapted well to the conditions. “They have very skilful bowlers in those conditions as they bowl knuckle balls and slower balls. Nabi also did a good job for them in the powerplay. We knew we needed to get off to a good start and unfortunately we didn’t do that. We got some work to do. This is our home ground and we need to learn to play in these conditions better than the opposition. We definitely have to improve,” he said. But Ponting went on to add that while nobody would want to play SRH on a wicket like the one on Thursday, the home team will also need to adapt accordingly and the team composition will have to be done keeping in mind the low and slow Kotla wicket. “At the end of the day it is the same pitch for both teams. But, if you ask me would
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New Delhi : Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting was furious with the Feroz Shah Kotla ground staff, who provided the home team with a pitch that proved to be more New Delhi : There is the ICC World Cup 2019. helpful for the Sunrisers certainly no doubt about the Ambati Rayudu had grabbed Hyderabad during the IPL I want to play Sunrisers on that type of pitch, fact that India will start as his opportunity with both encounter between two that wicket absolutely suits them down to the one of the contenders for the hands during the series in teams. Sunrisers comfortably ground. They have great spinners and all their 2019 World Cup but their New Zealand. However, he beat Delhi Capitals by five seamers bowl slower balls. And if you bowl concern surrounding the No has been inconsistent ever wickets on a track where slower balls on this wicket, it is not possible 4 spot isn’t fixed yet. During since which doesn’t make him run-scoring was difficult to hit. “But if the wickets are going to be like the course of the IPL, the an automatic choice for the and suited the visiting team this, we need to think about our selection as Indian team management World Cup. The Men in Blue bowlers even more. In fact, well. Maybe our bowlers weren’t best suited will definitely keep an eye on are expected to name the 15 the former Australian captain to that wicket. It wasn’t as we expected, it the performances of players member World Cup squad in a made it a point to mention wasn’t what the groundsmen told us it will who may become a viable few days time. It is still unsure that inputs provided by the be,” he rued. option for the No 4 spot in who will bat at No 4 for India. groundsmen was completely opposite to how the pitch played out. “I think it is fair to say that the wicket surprised us a lot. Talking to the groundsmen before the match, we thought this would be the best pitch that we had by far but it was the worse. punishment to be given to You saw how little it bounced The Supreme Ombudsman Justice (retd) Sreesanth. Last month, the and how slow it was,” DK Jain will decide the top court had also said that its Ponting told reporters after Court had last quantum of punishment for verdict shall have no effect the match. Sunrisers’ Afghan cricket S Sreesanth for his month set aside alleged involvement in the on the criminal proceedings spin duo of Mohammed pending against the former Nabi and Rashid Khan took infamous IPL 2013 spotthe life ban fixing scandal. Last month, cricketer in the Delhi High three wickets amongst them, Court, where the Delhi giving away only 39 runs in imposed on S Supreme Court had set aside Police has challenged a trial their combined eight overs. the life ban imposed on the court’s order discharging all “Look, at the end of the day, Sreesanth by the India fast bowler by BCCI. The top court asked the BCCI said this while hearing an is no longer operational, accused, including Sreesanth, it is the same pitch for both BCCI. Ombudsman to reconsider application filed by BCCI. the matter be referred to in the IPL spot-fixing case. A teams but if you would have N e w D e l h i : T h e the quantum of punishment The cricket board has said the Ombudsman appointed single-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday within three months. A bench that since its disciplinary by the Supreme Court. On Kerala High Court had lifted said that the Board of Control comprising Justices Ashok committee, which had earlier March 15, the top court the life ban imposed on the of Cricket in India (BCCI) Bhushan and KM Joseph dealt with Sreesanth’s matter had quashed the BCCI 35-year-old cricketer by the disciplinary committee’s BCCI and had set aside all order imposing a life ban proceedings against him on Sreesanth for his alleged initiated by the board. Later, involvement in the matter. the division bench of the New Delhi : Afghanistan The court had then said that high court had restored the Cricket Board, on Friday the disciplinary committee ban on a petition filed by (April 5), sacked Asghar may reconsider within three the BCCI against the single- Afghan as the captain across months the quantum of judge bench’s order. the three formats of the game. Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan and Rahmat Shah will take over the reins for ODIs, T20Is and Test cricket respectively. Afghanistan also named Rashid, Shafiqullah Shafiq and Hashmatullah Shahidi as vice captains New Delhi : The Supreme the tribunal’s order. “You were for ODIs, T20Is and Test Court on Friday served stern warning the flag bearers of the pharmacare cricket respectively. Naib, to former Ranbaxy promoters industry and it doesn’t look good the 28-year-old all-rounder, Malvinder Singh and Shivinder that you are appearing in court,” now has the task of leading Singh stating that they will be sent the bench, also comprising justices Afghanistan in the upcoming to jail if they were found guilty of Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna, World Cup to be held in contempt. The top court decided had then remarked. Japanese firm the UK. It has to be noted to go ahead with the contempt Daiichi Sankyo had approached the that among Afghanistan’s proceedings against them. The apex Supreme Court seeking to recover newly appointed leaders, court expressed its dissatisfaction Rs 3,500 crore, awarded to it by a only Rashid has previous over replies of the former Ranbaxy Singapore tribunal in its case against experience of captaining the promoters on payment of Rs 3,500 Malvinder and Shivinder Singh. national side. The bowling allcrore arbitral award amount to a Daiichi Sankyo, in its contempt rounder has led Afghanistan Japanese firm. The court has fixed But this is neither here nor there,” it how they propose to comply with plea filed against the Singh brothers in four ODIs so far. Asghar April 11 as the next date of hearing the bench was quoted as saying. the arbitral award passed against in the apex court, has said that it was appointed as the captain on the contempt petition against the Malvinder and Shivinder Singh them by a Singapore tribunal. Chief was promised some shares of Fortis of Afghanistan back in April promoters. “You may be owning half have not paid up the Singaporean Justice Ranjan Gogoi-headed bench Healthcare by them. Earlier in 2015, having taken over the of the world but there is no concrete arbitration award of Rs 2,562 crore of the court had asked the Singh December last year, the top court leadership role from allplan as to how the arbitral amount to Daiichi Sankyo. In March, the brothers to consult their financial and had ordered status quo with regard rounder Mohammad Nabi. would be realised. You said that Supreme Court had asked the two legal advisors and give a concrete to the sale of controlling stakes of Under his stint, Afghanistan somebody owed you Rs 6,000 crore. former Ranbaxy promoters to apprise plan on how they will comply with Fortis Healthcare. posted 31 wins in ODIs
BCCI Ombudsman To Decide Quantum Of Punishment For S Sreesanth, Says Supreme Court
asked me, would I have wanted to play Sunrisers on that type of pitch? I mean, there couldn’t have been a different wicket where you would have wanted to play Sunrisers on,” Ponting smiled as he answered but his anger was palpable. He then explained that how the slowness of the nature took his team’s pacers like Ishant Sharma and Kagiso Rabada out of equation and in turn helped their seamers Sandeep Sharma and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.”It (Pitch) absolutely suited their game. They have great spinners and all their seamers just bowled slower balls. And on that wicket, when you bowl slower balls it is near impossible to hit,” he reasoned.The coach then said that if the nature of the Kotla track remains same
during the remaining four home games, he will have to seriously think about his team combination. ”But if the wicket is going to remain like this, then we have to think about our selection in our team as well. May be our bowlers were not suited to that wicket today but it was not what we expected so we are as surprised as anybody else.” However Ponting put up a brave face after team’s third defeat and expected the talented bunch of players to bounce back.”It is not the end of the world by any stretch of imagination. We have a good mix of experience with Shikhar and Morris. Even Rishabh (Pant) and Shreyas (Iyer) have played 4-6 editions of IPL, so they are not inexperienced,” he said.
and they also registered 37 victories in 46 T20Is. He also led his country to their maiden Test win against Ireland this year. Asghar has been a regular member of the Afghanistan side since 2009, and has notched up 2013 and 1056 runs in ODIs
and T20Is. Afghanistan will play against Scotland and Ireland in May in two ODIs each. The Asian nation will then take on Pakistan and England in one-off ODIs before commencing their World Cup campaign against Australia on 1 June.
Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan captain
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Oil prices dip amid economic India squad for World Cup will depend on concerns, but on track for weekly gain England weather, Virat Kohli opinion : Rohit
Tokyo : Oil prices fell on Friday, with Brent slipping away from the $70 mark reached the previous day, pulled down by worries about progress in the U.S.China trade talks. International benchmark Brent futures dropped 15 cents, or 0.2 percent, to $69.25 a barrel by 0455 GMT, having touched $70.03 in the previous session, the highest since Nov. 12. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was down 1 cent at $62.09. The contract fell 36 cents in the previous session, having hit $62.99 on Wednesday, its highest since
Nov 7. Weighing on prices are concerns that an economic slowdown could dent fuel consumption, traders said. The United States and China, the world’s two biggest oil consumers, could be close to a deal to end their trade dispute though some hurdles remain. U.S. President Donald Trump
on Thursday said the two sides were “very close to making a deal,” though the United States remains hesitant to lift $250 billion in tariffs that China is seeking to have removed. Prices for thermal coal and natural gas, the main power generation fuels, have already fallen sharply amid a marked
slowdown in consumption. Still, Brent is heading for a second week of gains, while WTI is on track for a fifth consecutive weekly rise. Brent has gained nearly 30 percent this year, while WTI has risen nearly 40 percent, underpinned by production cuts and U.S. sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and producer allies such as Russia, together known as OPEC+, agreed to cut output by 1.2 million barrels per day (bpd) this year to prop up prices.
New Delhi : The Indian selectors, who are days away from announcing the squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, are closely monitoring the Indian Premier League. A couple of spots are still undecided and some sterling performances in the IPL could decide which two players are included in the final list of 15. Several factors will determine what kind of squad the selectors pick. Rohit Sharma, star India opener, said the side looked pretty settled but reckoned the final decision would be based on weather conditions in England for the World Cup. “I think we are pretty much settled. There are a few spots (undecided) which everyone knows about but again that depends on what the captain and the coach and the selectors think whether
they want to go for the extra seamer or the extra spinner or extra middle order player or a reserve opener. “It also depends upon the conditions. The last time we were in England, the conditions were quite dry. I don’t know how things will be. So if it is like that than you take an extra spinner, as simple as that. If it’s not then probably take the extra seamer,”
he said in Mumbai. With Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Bhuveneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya in the seam seam department and Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal certain to start as spin twins, it’s for the selectors to decide if they need a spin or seam backup in the England bound squad. Rohit Sharma said the Indian bench strength would largely depend on the captain’s opinion. “I captain my franchise so I know why the captain’s opinion matters in the extra player you want to pick. So I think Virat and Ravi Shastri have to decide the combination and where do they want that extra cushion. So their inputs (will matter) along with the selectors who will be keeping an eye on how those players are doing,” he said.
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Ahmedabad teen hacks into Facebook accounts, pockets lakhs
Rajkot : A 19-year-old boy from Ahmedabad was arrested for allegedly hacking into the Facebook accounts of people and cheating them into sending cash to him on some or the other pretext. Genius Patel, who works as a delivery boy for Swiggy, was picked up from his house in Meghaninagar area of Ahmedabad. Cybercrime officials said that Genius would hack into accounts of those people who had mentioned their mobile numbers on Facebook or used the phone number as their password. After hacking into the account, he would request for money in different amounts, mostly using illness as the reason for
the urgent cash requirement. In Rajkot, Genius had hacked into accounts of two youngsters - Dhaval Nasit, a resident of Bhaktinagar area and Rutul Thummar, who lives on Kothariya Road. Using Dhaval’s account, he posted a request for Rs 8,500 and from Rutul’s he
asked for Rs 5,000. Police said Rutul’s maternal uncle’s son transferred Rs 5000 via Paytm. After few days, Rutul got to know that his account was hacked when his cousin inquired about the urgent cash requirement. Rutul and Dhaval lodged complaints with the cyber crime cell
BJP hopes to repeat 2014, Congress eyes comeback
Ahmedabad : As the last date of filing nominations for the Lok Sabha elections ended in Gujarat on Thursday, the stage is set for a direct fight between the arch rivals— the BJP and the Congress. With party president Amit Shah contesting from Gandhinagar seat, the mood in the BJP is upbeat to repeat the 2014 performance when it had won all the 26 seats. The Congress, on the other hand, will attempt to open an account and is hopeful of putting up a good show, especially after restricting the BJP to a tally of 99 in the state assembly elections of 2017. Gujarat Assembly has 182 seats. Both the parties have nominated candidates based on caste equations for an interesting direct fight. A couple of candidates put up by tribal leader Chhotu Vasava’s Bharatiya Tribal Party and the NCP are unlikely to make
a major difference in the results. The BJP has repeated 16 of its sitting members of Parliament. On 10 seats there are new candidates. Among those who were not repeated include sitting law makers L.K. Advani and Paresh Rawal from Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (East) respectively. The BJP on its list has five women candidates while the Congress has one. Sherkhan Pathan, the only Muslim candidate in the state, is from the Congress. Gujarat Congress spokesperson
Manish Doshi said that the party was hopeful of winning 12 to 14 seats. According to him, apart from the failure of the government at the Centre, they would also highlight issues related to Gujarat. Unemployment and farm loan waivers will be the key issues. Gujarat BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya expressed confidence that the party would win all the 26 seats. He said whether one believes it or not, there is a huge undercurrent in favour of Narendra Modi.
of the city police. “Genius used to request money transfer in his Paytm account. Using his registered Paytm number, we tracked him to Ahmedabad and arrested him on Wednesday night,” said JS Geddam, assistant commissioner of police, cyber crime. According to Gedam, Genius has pocketed at least Rs one lakh by hacking into the accounts of nearly 40-50 people. “We are trying to trace other victims of this fraud,” he said. In January this year, Genius had similarly hacked the Facebook account of a woman running an nongovernment organization in Pardi village of Valsad district.
Pakistan to release over 300 Indian fishermen starting from April 7 Gandhinagar : Pakistan news paper Tribune quoting diplomatic sources said that Pakistan will release Indian fishermen in two phases starting with 100 men on April 7, followed by the remaining 200 in the next few days. The report says, Pakistan and India exchange a list of prisoners every year on January 1, as per a mutual decision was taken on May 21, 2008. According to the list this year, various jails in India had 347 Pakistani prisoners while Pakistan had 537 Indian prisoners in jail. India had on Tuesday urged Pakistan to provide consular access to fishermen and prisoners who require consular and medical support. The Ministry of External Affairs said India
21 days. According to the official data provided by the Narmada flood control unit in Vadodara, the water level at 8 am has increased to 119.38 meters from 116.01 meters at the same time on March 16 when it started
rising mostly due to increase in inflow due to running of hydel power generation units at IndiraSagar dam in neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. Since then the water level is more or less continuously rising. Today
Over 400 tile makers in one area in Gujarat have shut down after a ban on coal gasifiers Ahmedabad : Soon after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned ceramic units running on coal gasifiers in Morbi, Gujarat, the tiles industry has witnessed a major hit. Largely impacted by the ban, the tile manufacturing units have shut down, switching to natural gas as an alternate. The switch, however, may increase fuel expenses for the manufacturers considering the PNG prices. Hope floats that this would close the price gap between unorganised players in Morbi and branded tile makers like Kajaria
Ceramics, Somany Ceramics, Cera Sanitaryware, and Asian Granito and help these companies gain market share. According to media reports, of the 800 ceramic units in total, over 400 wall tile plants running majorly on coal gasifiers have been closed so far owing to shortage of raw material that has been impacting the operation costs for these units. The
Morbi ceramic industry had expected a huge growth. In fact, the industry is reportedly planning to establish 50 new wall tiles manufacturing plants. After the ban on March 6, the production has reportedly dropped by 60%70%. “Among these units, those most affected will be the wall tile and soluble salt tile manufacturers as they were meeting nearly their entire thermal energy requirements through coal gasifiers,” Suprio Banerjee, vice president and head, MidCorporate ratings of ICRA reportedly said.
note. India also gave a list of ten civilian prisoners lodged in Pakistan jails who have completed their sentence and whose nationality has been confirmed for immediate release. The note also makes special mention of former Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, as one of the civilian prisoners in Pakistan custody and demanded consular
Congress will give surprising Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Gujarat results, win more than half of Muslims want their rights, to be counted the LS seats in Gujarat: Satav Ahmedabad : Even as
Ahmedabad : Gujarat Congress in-charge Rajiv Satav today claimed that his party would win more than half of the Loksabha seats in the state. Satav, however accepted that there was some bickering in the party over candidature on one or two seats but it would be resolved soon. Talking to newsmen Satav said that before the assembly polls in Gujarat Congress had only 43 MLAs who had voted for our winning Rajyasabha MP Ahmed Patel. Since then the party had acted unitedly
campaigning for the 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state is yet to begin, some organisations espousing the cause of Gujarat Muslims have raised certain security and rights issues afflicting the community. The Minority Coordination Committee (MCC) and the Alpsankhyak Adhikar Manch have said political parties must promise to enact a law and the people of Gujarat like the Scheduled Caste, have given full support to Scheduled Tribes (Prevention the party. ‘In the LS poll we of Atrocities) Act, 1989, will win more than half of the that would make crimes total 26 seats in the state,’ he against the community a said. To a query about giving non-bailable offence. The more tickets to Patidar and prime concern of Muslims, OBC candidates Satav said especially the youth, remains that the tickets have been their personal security as given after around a year of they can face attack anytime, study about the winability. anywhere, said Mujahid He claimed that the party Nafees of the MCC which would give surprising results had laid siege on the State in this election. Notably, BJP Secretariat on 18 December had won all the seats in this last year on issues related to home state of PM Narendra Modi in the last election in 2014.
Water level in Sardar Sarovar Naramada dam, up by over 3 meters in 21 days
Gandhinagar: With the onset of somewhat untimely summer in ‘waterscarce’ Gujarat which is reeling under unusually high temperatures in the first week of April, there is a good news for Gujaratis and especially those around 3 crore of them who completely depend for their water needs on Narmada Dam Reservoir in Kevadiya which is also known as the lifeline of water supply in this western state. The water level of this big reservoir has seen an unusual increase of over 3 meters (3.37meters to be precise) in last just
had assisted Pakistan in such cases but Islamabad had not reciprocated. “There are 385 Indian fishermen whose nationality has been conveyed to Pakistan and who have been languishing in Pakistan jails. It is requested that urgent and concrete steps be taken to repatriate them to India at the earliest, along with their boats,” the MEA said in the
access to him and four others. Jivan Jungi, the executive member of Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) said that 355 of the 360 fishermen set to be released are from Gujarat. The second batch of 100 Indians will arrive on April 15, while the third batch of Indians will arrive on 22 April. This will be followed by the fourth and final batch of 60 fishermen arriving on April 29, he added. Meanwhile, a process to bring back the mortal remains of a Gujarati fisherman, who died in Pakistan jail is underway. “We are in touch with high commissions of both the countries to bring back mortal remains of deceased fisherman,’’ Jungi said.
the inflow was 6780 cusec and the outflow was 5079 cuses and there was a snail paced increase in the water level. In last 24 hours there has been 2 cm rise in water level. Due to rise in the water level the 2 units of the canal head power house in Kevadaiya were also generating power for the past 24 hours. An official of the SSNNL said that there was enough water for meeting the drinking and other domestic needs of the around 167 towns and more than 10000 villages that depend on our water supply though out the summer and till the arrival of
next monsoon. Notably, the dam’s main power plant ie river bed one houses six 200 MW Francis pump-turbines to generate electricity and include a pumped-storage capability. Additionally, a power plant on the intake for the main canal ie canal bed contains five 50 MW Kaplan turbine-generators. The total installed capacity of the power facilities is 1,450 MW. The overflow mark if the dam situated in Kevadiya in Narmada district in Central Guajrat has been raised from 121.92 to 138.48 after the installation and closure of 30 sluice gates in 2017.
the community. A ‘Manifesto of Minority communities’ released by the MCC has called upon the contesting political parties to amend the National Minorities Commission Act, 1992, to give it a Constitutional status and make it mandatory for all states to have minorities commissions. There is no minority commission in Gujarat and 17 other states of the country, regretted the MCC. Quoting the Sachar Committee report that said that Muslims in the country
are behind national average in terms of employment, education and opportunities, the MCC ‘manifesto’ demanded that an Equal Opportunities Commission should be formed with constitutional powers so that all minorities get equal opportunities. The other demands made by the MCC include setting up of minority affairs ministries in all states, special budgetary provisions for minorities and enactment of a law to prevent communal violence.
UPSC Civil Services 2018 results declared, Kanishak Kataria is the topper
New Delhi : The Union Public Service Commission has declared the results final results for the Civil Service examination 2018. As per the official website, this year, a total of 759 candidates qualified for various vacant posts is the prestigious civil services. Kanishak Kataria topped the examination. The Mains exam was conducted from September 28 to
October 7, 2018 for selection to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police Service and other Central Services (Group ‘A’ and
Group ‘B’). The personality test was started from February onwards. Every year, over 11 lakh candidates appear for the prestigious exams every year.
Ahmedabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in Gujarat on April 10 in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls in the state on April 23. State BJP president Jitu Vaghani said the rallies would be in Junagadh town in the Saurashtra region and in south Gujarat’s Songadh.
“On the morning of April 10, PM Modi will address a gathering in Junagadh town. People from both Junagadh and adjoining Porbandar Lok Sabha seats will converge there to be part of the gathering,” Vaghani told reporters here. Later in the afternoon that day, the PM will address a rally
in Songadh town, in Tapi district, which is part of Bardoli Lok Sabha seat, Vaghani added. “The PM will address people from Bardoli as well as adjoining Navsari Lok Sabha seats in the Songadh rally,” he informed. The BJP had won all 26 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2014 polls.
UPSC CSE results 2018: As per the official website, this year a total of 759 candidates qualified for various vacant posts is the prestigious civil services. Kanishak Kataria topped the examination.
Gujarat LS poll: PM Modi to address two rallies on April 10
Teacher rapes class VIII girl on school’s terrace Gandhinagar: A teacher allegedly raped a class VIII girl on the terrace of the school in temple town Palitana. The accused teacher Vijay Chabhadiya of the girl’s school was t h r a s h e d b y t h e g i r l ’s parents and handed over to police late on Wednesday night. Chabhadiya has been hospitalized and he will be arrested after being discharged. During recess time on Tuesday afternoon, Chabhadiya asked the girl to go and clean the school’s terrace. He then followed
her, locked the terrace door and allegedly raped the girl. The traumatized girl rushed down crying and went home where she narrated the ordeal to her parents. They lodged a complaint with Palitana police station against him.
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