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Vijay Rupani: From Rangoon-born RSS boy to next CM of Gujarat “Surprise in Gujarat” f e i r B News Three killed, 150 injured in Kashmir clashes
Vijay Rupani to be CM, Nitin his Dy This is the first instance in Gujarat of a deputy CM in a BJP govt, and a first from the Jain community as CM
the BJP picked Rupani, a Ending days of suspense Jain, to lead Gujarat in the union minister and ob- 2017 assembly elections server for the Gujarat CM and a Patidar as a deputy selection, Nitin Gadkari, chief minister. This is the announced Gujarat BJP first instance in Gujarat chief and cabinet minis- of a deputy CM in a BJP ter Vijay Rupani as the government, and a first new chief minister and from the Jain community successor to Anandiben as CM. Rupani, cabinet Patel, and Nitin Patel, an- minister for transport, other cabinet minister, as water supply, labour and his deputy. In the delicate employment was picked balancing act of castes by the BJP to head its Gu- the party was tackling the and political factions, jarat unit at a time when Patidar quota agitation, and he is seen as close to BJP chief Amit Shah. The BJP under his charge, was seen as regaining lost ground, winning back constituencies in the by Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad elections that were held The surprise selection of Vijay Rupani as the next Chief Minister of Gujarat came as late as this afternoon, after a meeting between three BJP leaders and party chief Amit Shah. Sources said during the one-hour meeting, Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad outgoing chief minister Anandiben Patel was rooting for Nitin Patel, insisting that a Patel leader be chosen Gujarat Chief Ministo lead the state ahead of next year’s elections. But ter-designate Vijay Rupani party chief Amit Shah supported Mr Rupani, pointing on Friday thanked the BJP out that a large section of the party leaders were in his leadership for giving him favour. Upset, Ms Patel -- who had insisted that she such a “big opportunity” and promised to make the was quitting as per the party’s age bar of 75 years - at state a role model for Inone point alleged that her government had been sabdia. “Thank all for giving otaged, sources said. The preparatory meeting - held us such a big opportunity, ahead of the legislators’ meet, was also attended by will put in all the efforts senior party leaders V Satish and Dinesh Sharma. The to make Gujarat the role party, however, denied any disagreement between the model of India (sic),” two leaders. ‘’There was no disagreement. Anandiben Rupani said. “The responproposed the name of Rupani as the Chief Minister sibility I have been handand Nitin Patel as the Deputy Chief Minister,’’ said ed is great and we (Rupani senior party leader Nitin Gadkari. and Nitin Patel) are thankSunvilla News | Ahmedabad
(H.S.) | Srinagar Three persons were killed and over 150 injured in fresh clashes which rocked Kashmir at several places after Friday prayers, raising the death toll during the current unrest to 53. The clashes took place even as curfew was extended to more areas of Kashmir to thwart a planned march by separatists to Hazratbal shrine here even as normal life in the Valley remained paralysed for the 28th consecutive day.
Heavy rain alert for Uttarakhand
(H.S.) | Dehradun The Met department today issued a heavy rain alert for more than six districts of Uttarakhand for tomorrow. Heavy rain may occur at isolated places in Dehradun, Haridwar, Pauri, Tehri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Bageshwar and Pithoragarh districts of Uttarakhand over the next 12 hours, the MeT department said.
Jaya announces e-procurement plan for paddy
How The Big Twist In Gujarat Chief Ministerial Race Came About
long in Gujarat, has been facing tough challenges like Patel quota stir and subsequently. Rupani’s cial birthday gift”. The Dalit unrest in the wake of was the first name to do Bharatiya Janata Party, widely condemned Una the rounds as the proba- which was in power for Dalit flogging incident ble successor to Anandiben when she resigned on August 1. In fact, on his 61st birthday, on August 2, messages circulated about him getting a “spe- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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aside from setbacks in rural areas in civic polls, which combined seem to have eroded its support base, prompting Anandiben Patel to resign.
ful for this.” Rupani was a surprise choice for the top post as deputy chief minister-designate Patel was widely considered to take over Anandiben Patel. However, Patel had to settle for the deputy role as he does not bring the kind of experience that Rupani has to steer the party through the 2017 state assembly elections. Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, who was appointed as an observer in the legislature meeting to pick Anandiben’s successor, told media that the decision to make Rupani chief minister was an unanimous choice.
BJP President Amit Shah Friday threw a curve ball during the legislature meeting held to elect the next Gujarat chief minister by choosing Vijay Rupani to take over Anandiben Patel. Rupani bowed out of the race earlier as Nitin Patel was billed for the top post and an announcement was expected to be made in this regard today evening. Everything changed after Shah met the party MLAs at the BJP headquarters at Shree Kamalam in Ahmedabad. It is unclear what transpired in the meeting, but Gujarat BJP chief Rupani got a belated birthday gift as he turned 61 on Tuesday. Rupani
belongs to the Jain Baniya community and his candidature is being seen as a way to avoid any conflict between the Dalit and Patidar community. By picking a non-OBC face, BJP has chosen a neutral candidate to lead the party into the 2017 state assembly elections as the state struggles to cool down the simmering tensions over the
Dalit flogging incident and Patidar quota agitation. Rupani brings the experience and the heft needed to run the state as Nitin Patel was seen as a light weight. He served in Anandiben Patel’s cabinet as minister of transport and water supply and is the incumbent MLA from Rajkot, which is the heart of the Patidar-dominated Saurashtra.
Assam attack: 14 civilians killed in Kokrajhar, CM vows stern action against these extremists
Heavy rains since Friday morning led to waterlogging in many parts of the city and suburbs, and disRs 1 lakhs for those who (H.S.) | New Delhi rupted rail and road traffic have been injured in the and flight operations, offiAt least 14 people were (H.S.) | Chennai attack. “Our Govt will cials said. The downpour killed in a terror attack take stern action against in Assam’s Kokrajhar Tamil Nadu Chief Minis- since daybreak, measuring these extremist outfits, ” district on Friday, the ter Jayalalithaa today an- around 90 mm average till the CM added. Himanstate’s top police officer nounced e-procurement Friday evening, resulted ta Biswa Sarma, senior of paddy at an outlay of in flooding in many parts Mumbai, but it returned ern Express highways, told news agency. There BJP leader and minister Rs 13.43 crore to address of south, central Mumbai at 2.15 pm. Jet Airways and major north-south are reports that three milin the Assam governsystemic deficiencies and eastern and western flights from Bangalore, roads, delaying office-go- itants opened fire in the which affect farmers at suburbs, leading to heavy Kolkata, Chennai and ers, college and school Balajan Tiniali market have been shifted to near- am now rushing towards ment, wrote on Twitter Direct Paddy Procure- traffic snarls in the morn- Ahmedabad carried out students. Suburban train area, a few kilometres by hospitals. The area Assam, ” the chief min- that he is rushing to the ment Centres. Stating ing peak hour. Flight op- missed approach proce- services on Western Rail- away from Kokrajhar has been cordoned off by ister said who was in site. “Shocked at barbarthat paddy procurement erations, both domestic dures, said officials. An way, Central Railway and town to which the secu- police and Army forces Delhi for some meeting. ic violence and death of data will be fully digi- and international, were airport official said the Harbour Line were also rity forces responded. as they launched oper- Chief Minister Sarba- innocents in Kokrajhar, ” tised, she said sufficient severely affected due to air traffic congestion at running between 15-30 One militant was gunned ations to look for mil- nanda Sonowal spoke said Sarma. Sarma added infrastructure will be in low visibility resulting Mumbai due to the ad- minutes late. The CR was down in a subsequent gun itants hiding in nearby to Prime Minister Na- that combing operations place, including Point in three go-arounds, one verse weather conditions hit due to flooded tracks battle. Police suspect the buildings. Chief Minis- rendra Modi regarding by Assam Police, CRPF of Sale (PoS) machines, diversion and the same with delays of upto 30 near Sion-Kurla, with ser- involvement of the Na- ter Sarbananda Sonowal the matter and said PM and Paramilitary forces computers, printers and flight returning after a minutes is likely to con- vices suspended between tional Democratic Front condemned the attacked Modi expressed his con- are underway in the reelectronic weighing few hours. A Jet Airways tinue till 8 pm. Across Sion-Kurla for 35 minutes of Bodoland (NDFB). and said, “Our Govt is dolences. CM Sonowal gion to locate the other scales which would en- 9W378 from Raipur to Mumbai, traffic crawled due to submerged tracks, The DGP also said that committed to protection also said that an ex-gra- militants at large. He also hance the productivity Mumbai was diverted to at a snail’s pace on the and the cascading effect grenade and other weap- of people of Assam, have tia of Rs 5 lakhs will be informed that the Army of Direct Paddy Procure- Baroda this morning due major thoroughfares like hit even the WR and Har- ons have been recovered directed senior officials given to next of kin of is on standby and will be ment Centres (DPPCs). from the site. The injured to rush to the spot.” “I people who have died, called in if necessary. to inclement weather over Eastern Express and West- bour Line. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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What does Anandiben Patel’s exit mean for opposition parties in Gujarat?
Ahmedabad Anandiben Patel Political circles in Gujarat have come alive with the state’s first woman chief minister Anandiben Patel offering to step down on Monday, and the countdown to the Assembly elections in 2017 having begun. Riding high on the anti-incumbency against the BJP coupled with disgruntled community sentiments and charges of corruption against the ruling party, the beleaguered opposition consisting of the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have ramped up their ground level activities. Political observers feel while there is a strong wave of anti-incumbency in the state after around 20 years of BJP rule, it is doubtful whether the Opposition will be able to encash on the opportunity. “If the BJP puts up a fresh face, someone dynamic and one who can patch up the differences amongst the communities (read Patidar and Dalits), the tide might just turn in their favour. A young, non-controversial leader might just do the trick for them,” felt sociologist Vidyut Joshi. Former Gujarat Congress president and senior leader Arjun Modhwadia obviously felt otherwise. “Replacing Anandiben Patel won’t make any difference to BJP’s fortunes in the upcoming elections. They are in power for more than 20 years now and are completely corrupt and arrogant. The arrogance has percolated deep among the party workers, and the general attitude in the public is that of a revolt against the ruling BJP,” Modhwadia claimed.Kejriwal-led AAP, which is yet to win a seat in Gujarat in any of the past elections, sounded confident too. National spokesperson for AAP, Ashutosh who was in Ahmedabad to get sense of the political mood in the state said, “Anti-incumbency is high and people know that what is happening wrong in the state by the BJP. This will make us the first option in the state. We are competing with BJP and Congress is nowhere in the competition, not now and not in election too.”It is ironical that despite tasting success in the last local body elections in Gujarat which saw the BJP suffering its worst loss in a decade, most political observers are skeptical about the Congress being able to recover lost ground. Congress had wrested 23 out of 31 district panchayats and 113 of 193 taluka panchayats. There was, however, a clear divide in the urban and rural votes; the BJP faring much better in cities and towns. It continued to hold on to nagarpalikas, or town councils, winning 42 of 56 municipalities.Modhwadia, however, claimed that the urban voter is a more enlightened voter, and this time around, given the environment of anger against corruption, the urban votes would come to Congress.Corruption is going to be the key election plank for both the Congress and the AAP. On Monday, AAP chief and chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the BJP is scared of AAP’s growing popularity in Gujarat, which is why it accepted Anandiben’s offer to resign. “Anandiben’s resignation is a victory of AAP’s campaign against corruption in Gujarat,” he had shared on the micro-blogging site.His party, however, did not wish to reveal the election strategy yet, but said that it would continue to focus on ground level activities. AAP has over 100,000 members in Gujarat and targets to enroll 500,000 members in the state.
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April 28 is the date Karan Johar, SS Rajamouli will reveal why Kattappa killed Baahubali
(H.S.) | New Delhi Baahubali 2 will be released on April 28, 2017. On Friday, filmmaker Karan Johar announced the release date of the sequel to the national award-winning film Baahubali. Although the film had promised to answer why Kattappa killed Baahubali by 2016, it looks like director SS Rajamouli took another year
to explain the complications behind it. “Dharma Productions and AA films are honored and proud to associate once again with the genius @ ssrajamouli ‘s vision” tweeted Karan Johar. “@ BaahubaliMovie The Conclusion releases on the 28th of April 2017 @ arkamediaworks @Shobu_ #Prasad @dharmamovies,” he added later. While Baahubali the Be-
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ginning, the first film had released a week before Eid, the second film is set to release during Parashurama Jayanti. Although it is a recognised day on Google Calendar, the day has lesser importance in Bollywood calendar, an industry where superstars look forward more to festivals like Eid, Diwali, Christmas and New Year to set their release dates for their film. However, it looks like, the production team of Baahubali chose an ordinary day to release the sequel to their film. Going by the popularity the film had earned, people are probably ready to set aside any day to find out why a loyal friend like Kattappa chose to kill a benevolent king like Baahubali.
Did Salman Khan make this sketch of girlfriend Iulia Vantur?
(H.S.) | New Delhi Salman Khan’s image as a ‘boyfriend’ has always been far from ideal. His tempestuous relationship with former girlfriend Aishwarya Rai was the talk of the town. He was even accused of domestic violence while he was dating Rai. His relationship with Katrina Kaif was also rocky . His image is somehow reduced to ‘possessive’, ‘bullying’ and ‘bossy’ boyfriend. However, what could
come across as a completely different gesture from Salman for his fans, the actor reportedly gave his rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur a gift. Iulia shared a sketch of herself on Instagram without revealing who it was from. However, the signature on the sketch looked a lot like Salman’s, according to a report in Bollywoodlife.com. Iulia was also taken by surprise by this sketch. She was, however, delighted having received
this wonderful gift. She posted this sketch on her Instagram account and wrote, “for a second try to see you through the eyes of a stranger, your loved one and an old friend#different #perspective #stillu #complex#uareadiamond #sketch #me #i love it #.” She may have referred Salman as loved one and an old friend. Yet, when she says – “to see through the eyes of a stranger”, we wonder what she exactly means. Gifting a painting to your girlfriend is one of the most romantic gestures that one can think of. From Titanic to Dil Chahta Hai, sketching the face of your beloved one has been used as an integral part of a romantic tale. But when it comes to real life, not many end up imitating it.
Teej 2016: Wishes, greetings, Filmmaker Kamal Haasan SMSes to wish your loved ones
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Rooted deep in Indian tradition, Teej plays a significant role in a women’s life. Celebrated every year during July-August, womenfolk show their devotion towards their husband or husband-to-be on this special day. They keep a fast and pray to Goddess Parvati for the long and healthy life of their better half. There is an age-old legend which says Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati came together on this day but not before the Goddess took 108 births to have Lord Shiva as her husband. In ecstasy, she declared this day to be highly auspi-
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cious for women and proclaimed that whoever invokes her on this day will be blessed with whatever one desires and also a happy married life. On this auspicious occasion, we bring you a collection of SMSes, wishes and quotes to wish your family and your loved ones. May the divine light of
God spread into your Life peace, prosperity, happiness and good health Happy Teej. Chandan ki khusbu, badalon ki fuhar, aap sabhi ko mubarak ho teej ka tyoha I love you very much. I want you as my wife in every birth. I wish this Teej comes with lot of happiness in our lives. Happy Teej.
makin some noise… Wait for it. Badabing badaboom.” The video had her saying, “DaysToRustom @akshaykumar.” Akshay wrote back, “Now that was quite a rocking message Sona, literally Only #7DaysToRustom, are you’ll ready?” Music is Sonakshi’s new-found love. The actress earlier crooned “Aaj Mood Ishqaholic hai” and followed it up with Yo Yo Honey Singh’s ‘Kalakaar’. But it is in Akira’s ‘Rajj Rajj Ke’ that she really lets her-
self go. Feisty and fierce, Sonakshi is pure rage in the song. And it seems Sona does nothing by half measures. Given singing is her passion right now, Rustom also gets a musical vote of confidence. Earlier, Salman Khan started Bollywood’s support Rustom bandwagon when he shared a video asking people to watch Rustom, starring Rustome-Hind Akshay Kumar. Karan Johar pouted for Rustom while Ranveer Singh shared a Throwback photo with Akshay and a video of himself dancing to an old Akshay song. He also called himself ‘Chupa Rustom’. It is said that other Bollywood stars will also support Akshay Kumar’s Rustom via social media. Sidharth Malhotra is said to be the next in line.
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(H.S.) | New Delhi Rustom starring Akshay Kumar is seven days from its release and after Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh and Karan Johar, Sonakshi Sinha wants you to go watch it. Sonakshi took a rather musical approach to show her support. The Akira star took to the drums as she sang Rustom song ‘Tere sang yaara’. And she ended it with, “7 days to Rustom.” In an earlier tweet, she wrote, “#7DaysToRustom… But not without
Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who was under medical care at a private hospital here over the last couple of weeks due to a leg injury, was discharged on Friday. “Kamal sir was discharged earlier this morning. He still hasn’t completely recovered. He can barely move, so doctors have advised him to rest for the next few weeks,” a source close to the actor told IANS. Kamal Haasan was hospitalised after he fell off the stairs at his residence last month. The fall resulted in three fractures and he had to undergo surgery for the same The unfortunate injury also resulted in the postponement of shoot of his upcoming trilingual comedy “Sabash Naidu”. “Was up on my
feet. A small spin around the room. Of course with two to assist on either side like Gandhiji;). Today was less painful,” filmmaker Kamal Hassan had tweeted. “The second schedule of the film was supposed to start in July. However, following the accident, it has been postponed to September. This in turn has delayed the release of the film which was earlier scheduled to hit the screens in December,” he said. The filmmaker was awarded the
national film award thrice. He also grabbed two honorary awards, the Padma Bhusan and Padma Shri. Kamal Haasan is directing as well playing the lead in Sabash Naidu, which is simultaneously being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Also starring Ramya Krishnan, Shruti Haasan, Brahmanandam and Saurabh Shukla, Sabash Naidu is based on the spin-off of Balram Naidu character from Haasan’s 2010 Tamil blockbuster Dasavatharam.
took to Twitter to wish the birthday girl a stellar year. Here is what they had to say: Riteish Deshmukh wrote, “Happy Birthday Baiko (wife) Genelia Deshmukh – nothing makes me happier than seeing you smile. Have the bestest one. Happy Birthday Genelia.” Abhishek Bachchan wrote, “Happy
birthday Vaahini (sisterin-law). You already have the two best presents. So I hope you have the best year. Much love.” Farah Khan wrote, “Happiest birthday to the happiest person Genelia Deshmukh longtime lunch is pending! Come Soon.” Huma Qureshi wrote, “Happy birthday darling Genelia Deshmukh…Stay happy smiling and may God bless you and your lovely brood always …” Sophie Choudry wrote, “Happy birthday Genelia Deshmukh … Your beautiful inside out…wish you all the happiness in the world always! Big hug.”
Bollywood celebrities wish beautiful, happiest Genelia Deshmukh on birthday
(H.S.) | Mumbai Actress Genelia Deshmukh has turned 29 on Friday and Bollywood celebrities wished the “happy, nice and genuine” person “all the happiness and love”. Celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan and Huma Qureshi, as well as Genelia’s husband Riteish Deshmukh,
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Government Examining Suggestion To Phase Out Rail Budget
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Agency | New Delhi Finance Ministry is examining the suggestions of Bibek Debroy panel, which among other things had suggested phasing out separate railways budget, Parliament was informed on Friday. The Committee under the chairmanship of Debroy (Member, NITI Aayog) on restructuring of Ministry of Railways recommended that the British-era legacy of having a separate railway budget should be phased out and it should be merged with General Budget. “The recommendations of the Committee are being examined by this Ministry, in consultation with Ministry of Railways,” said Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Replying to a question related to savings, the minister said the data from National Accounts reveal that in 2014-15, Indian households saved about 19.1 per cent of the GDP, of which their physical savings consisted of 11.4 percentage points and financial savings consisted of 7.7 percentage points.
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(H.S.) | Brazil A star-studded Indian shooting contingent will begin their Rio Olympics campaign on Saturday with in-form Jitu Rai hoping to launch the country’s medal haul in an event which will also see his more illustrious senior colleague Abhinav Bindra aiming to end his glorious career on a high. Success in shooting will be key to India’s hopes of surpassing London Olympics’ six-medal haul, and the performance
of Jitu and Bindra would be crucial to achieve that aim, while the likes of Gagan Narang, Manavjit Singh Sandhu, Heena Sidhu and Apurvi Chandela can also fetch India medals. Shooters don’t like to make noise outside the range and they go about in a low key manner which has been their trademark, and Bindra’s innocuous tweet 15 days ago that he would be incommunicado with the outside world till his fifth and last Olympics campaign begins sums
up the mood in the shooting camp. Tipped to give India their second individual gold medal after Bindra, armyman Jitu has emerged as the brightest hope and he opens his campaign in his pet 10m air pistol event at the Olympic Shooting Centre tomorrow. The pistol shooter, born in Sankhuwasabha district of Nepal and settled in Uttar Pradesh, is the reigning world champion in 50m pistol as he will compete in both the events with an aim to make an unprecedented double in the Olympics. Having won medals at the Asian Games (gold and bronze in Incheon 2014), Commonwealth Games (gold in Glasgow 2014), World Cup (two gold, three silver and one bronze) and World Championships (silver in Granada 2014), the ‘village lad’ Jitu has made rapid strikes since the last Olympics.
Geeta Basra, Harbhajan Singh share adorable first picture of daughter
(H.S.) | New Delhi Actress Geeta Basra and Indian off-spin maestro Harbhajan Singh on July 28 were blessed with a baby girl. As the fans were anxious to get the news from the couple’s end, Geeta took to Instagram to share an adorable first picture of her ‘baby girl’. In picutre, Geeta is is seen holding her baby’s hand as the dress reads ‘baby girl’. The Train actress thanked her fans for
their wishes. She wrote along the image: “Thank you everyone for the love and beautiful wishes for our little angel.. #blessed #Godsmiracle #bestfeeling” Although the baby’s or the mother Geeta’s face isn’t visible, this picture is extremely cute. The delivery took place at a London Hospital on July 28 morning. According to the reports, the news of the newborn girl child was confirmed by Harbhajan’s mother Avtar
Kaur. She confirmed the news to Hindi news daily and also told that the baby and her mother, Geeta, were perfectly healthy after the delivery. Harbhajan and Geeta tied the knot on October 29, last year after five years of dating. Reports of Geeta being pregnant were already doing the rounds since April this year. The actress was often seen in ‘baggy’ clothes during the Indian Premier League season 9, which concluded this year. Geeta also had a baby shower last month. While the duo didn’t confirm the news then, the couple found it hard to evade the limelight prior to the delivery. Harbhajan soon moved to the United Kingdom to be with his wife.
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Agency | New Delhi Birds spend most of their lives flying. Previous researchers have speculated that birds snooze during these long-hour flights, but there has been no evidence to show it, until recently, when an international team of researchers tracked the brain activity of frigatebirds in-flight. In the study titled “Evidence that birds sleep in mid-flight” published in the journal Nature, Niels Rattenborg from Max Planck Institute and his colleagues from other institutions showed evidence that birds snooze in-flight and they do so by engaging in different types of sleep. For the study, the researchers attached electroencephalograms on the heads of nesting female frigatebirds to track their brain activity while they were in-flight for 10 days. They also attached a GPS device on each of the birds’ back to track its location and altitude.
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West Indies cricket legend Sir Viv Richards has heaped praise on his nation’s current crop of young players for displaying a great ‘fight and character’ in the drawn second Test match against India at Sabina Park, Jamaica. Battling to stave off another ignominious innings defeat in the four-match series, a beleaguered West Indies produced a determined effort on the final day as the hosts erased a 256run deficit and lost only two wickets to finish on 388 for six. This gritty display was in stark contrast to the rain-truncated fourth day’s play where the hosts lost four wick-
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ets within 15.5 overs after India declared their first innings at 500-9. “This is a marvelous performance from this young team. I am really proud of them,” Richards was quoted as saying by the WICB’s official website. “They really stood up to the challenge and we should be proud of this kind of performance. They did not win the Test match but if we can see more
efforts like this I am sure this team is on the way to very good things. “They applied themselves and were rewarded. This should be great for them and it shows that they can play at this level. This has lifted the series and I hope it lifts this team as well. There is talent, there is fight and there is character in that West Indies dressing and we saw it here today.”
like her. “So very proud of you Nita Ambani. First Indian woman to be elected to the IOC. Indian sports needs a passionate supporter like you.Woman Power,” she tweeted. Ambani, who was elected on Thursday, is the only individual member from India. She will be at the world body until she attains the age of 70, IOC announced. After being nominated in June 2016 by the IOC Executive
Board, she was elected by IOC members in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday at the 129th IOC session. The independent selection process follows a new procedure for the recruitment of IOC members based on the Olympic Agenda 2020 recommendations; those nominated are done so wholly on merit and then elected by existing IOC members. On the other hand, Priyanka Chopra is also making waves in her latest Hollywood projects. Priyanka has already starred in Quantico, winning rave reviews from both her critics and audience. She will be seen next in Baywatch. Earlier, Priyanka Chopra said she wants to make more music but is unable to take out time. She feels “handling two careers in two continents is hard”.
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Agency | Mumbai Vodafone India under its ongoing Vodafone Delights bonanza has introduced a free 10-minute talk time to customers, whose conversations gets interrupted for any reason, a company statement said. “Each conversation on our network is important and must carry on uninterrupted. At times, however, conversations do get interrupted. To continue such conversations, we are offering 10-minute talk time benefit, no questions asked,” said Sandeep Kataria, Director – Consumer, Vodafone India. To avail this talk time benefit, customers need to SMS ‘BETTER’ on 199 and talk time of 10 minutes will be credited immediately (within 30 minutes) to their number. This initiative on voice follows close on the heels of the up to 67 per cent data benefit to customers, announced earlier this week. Vodafone has come up with new rates after Idea and Airtel cut their data prices. The 10-minute a user gets is local Vodafone-to-Vodafone, and needs to be used within 24 hours as part of Vodafone Delights month celebration.
(H.S.) | Mumbai Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, says she is proud of Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani, who has been elected as an individual member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) making her the first Indian woman to be part of the world body. Priyanka on Thursday took to Twitter, where she also said that Indian sports needs a passionate supporter
A global sporting tribunal opened the door wider to Russian participation at the Rio Olympic Games on Thursday, ruling that an Olympic ban on two Russian rowers and a swimmer with histories of doping was unenforceable. The decision, on the eve of the opening ceremony, could invite a dozen more appeals against the ban from Russian competitors, according to the tribunal’s chief, and underlines Russian arguments that the ban lacks legal justification. “We can do an appeal in 24 hours, so anything is possible,” Matthieu Reeb, secretary-general of the Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS), told Reuters when asked if there was enough time for other athletes to have their ban overturned. “It’s a first step,” he said, referring to the Thursday’s rulings. “There’s now potentially a way to get through.” In response to evidence of state-sponsored doping in Russia, the IOC last month directed sports federations to allow Russian
athletes to compete only if they met certain criteria, including a clean doping past. Dozens of athletes were later excluded. One of the athletes who could take advantage of the new ruling is whistleblower Yulia Stepanova who, together with her husband, ignited the Russian doping scandal by revealing the extent of the state-backed doping programme.
in the meeting which was over in just an hour. The general body entrusted president and secretary to deal with the committee,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on Friday. It will be Thakur and Shirke, who would meet Justice Lodha on August 9. Justice Markandey Katju is expected to accompany the duo during the discussions which has far reaching legal implica-
tions. It was learnt that all senior state unit officials expressed their concerns especially on the cumulative tenure of nine years, age cap of 70 and a three-year cooling off period. Some of the state associations like Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA) also raised the issue about whether they can hold their Annual General Meeting (AGM) on August 31. “We were told that we should take legal advice from BCCI counsel Abhinav Mukherjee whether to follow state constitution or follow panel verdict,” the MPCA representative said. The BCCI sub-committee meetings are expected to be held as per schedule or else the day to day functioning of board will be affected.
Rio 2016 Olympics: Sports tribunal opens doors to more Russian dopers
(H.S.) | New Delhi United in their concerns about the implementation of Lodha Committee recommendations on reforms, BCCI state units on Friday authorised president Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke to deal with the panel, whose suggestions have been made mandatory by the Supreme Court. “There was no headway
4 / Dt. 06-08-2016, Saturday SAB TV’s Chidiyaghar family shoots with a horse on set!
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
SAB TV’s Chidiyaghar known for its unique characterization, is set to welcome another member to their family. Well, this time it is not a character but an actual horse. As per the current track, Ghotak (Paresh Ganatra) is in a fix as a horseman who is travelling ticketless with his horse is caught by him. The horseman doesn’t have money to pay the fine and hence leaves his horse with Ghotak putting him in a fix. Not knowing what to do, Ghotak decides to bring the horse home. The entire family is ecstatic and decide to name the newest
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member ‘Sultan’. They soon hire a care-taker for the horse and provide for the four legged animal’s well-being. However the entire family soon realizes that their expenses are mounting up and they decide to hand over the animal to the animal welfare association. Will the animal welfare association take Sultan? Or will the Chidiyaghar family face new hurdles? Paresh Ganatra who plays Ghotak in SAB TV’s Chidiyaghar said, “Ghotak is in a fix this time as a horseman leaves his horse with him. He gets the horse home and soon the entire family starts caring for it and also loving name him Sultan
G2A.com, a digital marketplace leader in the gaming industry, has introduced first of its kind initiative for emerging Indian Game Developers and Publishers in the form of G2A Direct. The objective of bringing G2A Direct is to serve the greater good for the entire gaming industry and offer huge opportunity to grow with responsibility. On this platform G2A will offer multiple features to support gaming companies, individual game developers and publishers that will not only help
complete peace of mind to buy and sell pre-owned cars. Since its launch in India, Ford Assured has guaranteed transparency, quality, choice, pricing as well as company warranty. This customer focused approach has helped the venture achieve three-digit growth year on year. To deliver the promise of Quality with each of Ford
Assured cars, 169 quality checkpoints by Ford Certified engineersensure a happy drive and a satisfied customer. Moreover, to create a transparent experience for the consumer, a thorough checking of the car history and finance is done to prevent any possible fraud. Ford Assured follows a transparent mode to calculate the value of cars, by taking into consideration values of accessories and insurance. The timely transfer of ownership documents to the buyer along with financial loans to avoid any unexpected glitches has made Ford Assured one of the most trusted names in the business of used cars.
Correspondent | New Delhi
them to buy and sell but also contribute in creating a future marketplace for gaming industry. G2A.com has always followed an open door policy where they welcome feedback from customers and sellers to create more interactive platforms. G2A Direct is also result of such continuous feedback and all together it is a completely new system dedicated for game developers as an open door support system that will benefit the whole gaming industry. G2A Direct will involve every individual as a partner with additional safety & security con-
cerns. Some of the major benefits include: Royalties on Third-party Auctions: Developers may apply a royalty of up to 10 percent for any of their products sold on the G2A marketplace, which provides a way for developers to monetize third-party transactions. Priority Placement: Developer-managed auctions will be listed first, above third-party sellers, to provide more visibility and transparency. Developers will also be able to create their own custom storefront featuring all of their products and promotions. Chargeback Protection: G2A offers G2A Pay with free integration to developers as a protection on their own websites to mitigate their risk factors (especially beneficial for small developers, beginners and those who feel that their security systems are not sufficient).
Ford Assured Completes Five Successful Kejriwal to announce plans to contest Gujarat polls Years in India; Continues To Deliver Peace of Mind to Used Car Customers
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Till about a decade ago, in the absence of organised players and e-commerce, the immediate circle of trust for used cars was family and friends. But not anymore! Completing half a decade in India, Ford Assured with more than 185 outletshas changed the course and been providing customers
Correspondent | New Delhi
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will announce the party’s plans to contest the Gujarat assembly election at a rally in Surat on October 16, party sources said. Aam Aadmi Party leaders Sanjay Singh and Ashutosh will hold a public meeting in Surat on August 9, a party source told agency. And on October 16, Kejriw-
al will also hold a rally there and announce that the AAP will contest the next assembly election, the source added. Kejriwal has visited Gujarat twice in the past month and the AAP has become very active in the state in recent weeks, building up its support base. Elections to the 182-member Gujarat assembly are expected to be held next year.
Heavy rain in rural Jamnagar, portion Weather Forecast for Aug 6: of Moti Khavdi refinery water logged Monsoon rains in Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Konkan & Goa
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
H.S. Agency | Jamnagar Due to heavy and continuous showers in rural Jamnagar and Devbhoomi Dwarka districts, Moti Khavdi based refinery
of Reliance has also witnessed water logging. The district which was starving for rain till yesterday has witnessed heavy rain upto 19 inch. Rivers are
richer and flowing, dams including Sasoi are overflowing and farmers are happier. Presented are few photographs of Moti Khavdi refinery of Reliance
The cyclonic circulation over Northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas will continue to persist, bringing heavy to very heavy rains over North and Central Madhya Pradesh, parts of South Rajasthan and Gujarat. The low pressure area which was earlier prevailing over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand will now move to Chhattisgarh and adjoining Jharkhand. The axis of Monsoon trough
will now pass through Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. Due to this, moderate to heavy showers are likely to lash parts of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. The off-shore trough running from South Gujarat up to Coastal Karnataka will remain active. With this, moderate to heavy showers will continue over South Gujarat, Konkan & Goa and Coastal Karnataka and Kerala. Meanwhile, Interiors of Peninsular India including interior parts of Karnataka, Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu will continue to receive subdued rainfall.
Ahmedabad
‘A dialogue between Easel and Chisel’ – aninterdisciplinary workshop between artists to take place at IIM – Ahmedabada
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
An eight day interdisciplinary workshop between painters and sculptors titled ‘A dialogue between Easel and Chisel’ will be held from August 10 to August 17, 2016. The workshop will take place at Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Curated by Neena Naishadh, the workshop is a first of its kind and will witness participation from artist like Amit Ambalal, Amol Palekar, Anandajit Ray, Indrapramit Roy, Karl Anto, Lalitha Lajmi, Pankaj Panwar, Sojwal Samant, Tanmoy Samanta, and Vyom. The weeklong interaction among some of the best visual artistshas been conceptualized to stretch the abstract, the concrete, push boundaries and endpoints while curating the responses between artists, their conversa-
tions, disagreements and agreements. The conceptual workshop will have lead themes and topics at its fore, which artist and sculptors will base their makings on. One can expect to see installations with key messaging and thoughts - each unique from one another, being exhibited by the various teams. The brainstorming sessions have led to key and suggestive topics like, ‘Language of Silence’, ‘Celebrating Death’, ‘Gender Balance’, ‘Tribute to Ahmedabad’, and ‘Conflict between development & environment’. All of these having a link with experiences one daily has to put up with. The installations from the workshop is hence sure to portray ideologies associated with these topics in order to raise awareness on them. According
to Neena Naishadh, the curator of the workshop, “A dialogue between Easel and Chisel is a very creatively exciting experiment which Ahmedabad will experience in the visual art space. I have been intrigued and amazed with the journey of innovative ideas and creative thoughts. It is this exploratory process that fascinates me and I look forward to this exciting confluence of creative minds. Amdawadis will have the privilege and the pleasure of walking through this exciting wild imagination.”
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being organised in association with authorised Hero MotoCorp dealers from Vadodara, namely, Century Bikes Hero, Kumar Motors Hero, Kumar Automobiles Hero, and Jaideep Hero. The Hero Exchange Carnival commenced with the unveiling of the new SplendoriSmart 110 – the first motorcycle to be developed completely inhouse, with Hero’s own technology – by Shri D J Patel, Joint Commissioner of Police, Vadodara. Designed for today’s smart generation, the new SplendoriSmart 110 featurescompletely new engine and frame. The stylish new motorcycle also features Hero’s patented i3S technology to increase fuel efficiency and to offer convenience in the stopgo traffic situation.
Verma) and invites them to bring their sweets and bakery products to Jug Jug Jiyo Hospital, so that he can distribute the same amongst the staff. Sonu Sethi (Naveen Bawa) and Vivek Kohli (Saanand Verma) visit the hospital with the sweets and pastries and try and impress
Madhumati with their products. However they only speak using gestures. Taking advantage of the situation Mohan starts praising Madhumati while acting like he is interpreting what they both are trying to communicate which leaves her fuming.
Hero Motocorp Launches ‘Hero Exchange Carnival’ in Vadodara
Correspondent | Vadodara
Reaffirming its commitment to offer the best value proposition to customers, Hero MotoCorp Ltd. (HMCL), the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, today inaugurated the ‘Hero Exchange Carnival’ in Vadodara. Being organised at Hockey Grounds from 4 – 8 August, the ‘Hero
Mr Kohli and Sethi visit Jug Jug Jiyo Hospital with sweets and mithaai to welcome Dr. Madhumati!
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Dr Mohan Prasad (Vipul Roy) reads a pamphlet announcing the opening of a new sweet shop and a bakery in town on the 6th of August. Mohan who is inquisitive about the new shops calls up Mr. Sonu Sethi (Naveen Bawa) and Mr. Vivek Kohli (Saanand
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