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News Brief Edible oil recovers on renewed demand Agency | Mumbai, Jun 8
Groundnut oil prices recovered moderately at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market on renewed demand from stockists and retailers. Refined palmolein also edged up on mild retail offtake. In the non-edible section, linseed oil firmed up on good demand from paint and allied industries. While, castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial continued to ease due to sluggish demand from shippers and soap industries.
Fire at east Delhi office complex
Agency | New Delhi, Jun 8
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an office building near Karkardooma metro station in east Delhi this morning. No casualty was reported in the incident. According to the Delhi Fire Services, they received a call at 9:45 am about a blaze on the sixth floor of Nipun Towers, an office complex. “With the site being a high-rise, 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Youth gets 19 months in jail for kidnapping minor
Agency | New Delhi, Jun 8
A youth, convicted for kidnapping a 15-yearold girl, has been awarded a 19-month jail term by a Delhi court while taking into consideration his young age and the fact that he did not misbehave with the victim. Additional Sessions Judge Gautam Manan sentenced Delhi resident Dharmender, 20, to the period already spent by him in jail, saying, “He is a young man, a first-time offender. The facts of the case show that he did not subject the girl to any confinement nor did he misbehave with her in any manner.” The court, which also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on him, however, acquitted him of the charges of poisoning as no evidence was collected by the prosecution to establish procurement of any intoxicating substance by the convict.
Cyclone ASHOBAA may bring heavy rainfall in South Gujarat India expected to be spared the worst of the severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Ashobaa intensifies off Mumbai coast in 24 hours
Agency | New Delhi Rainfall in the first week of June has been normal but an intensifying cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, which already has wind gusting at 85 km per hour, has raised some concerns after it initially energised the monsoon. The monsoon has not advanced after its covered Kerala, Tamil Nadu, parts of Karnataka and the northeastern region in the last two days. The weather office says conditions are favourable for further advance of the monsoon in the next two days, but private forecaster Skymet, on the other hand, said rainfall would increase only after a few days. So far, cumulative rainfall in the first week of June has been 24 mm, a shade above the normal of 23.9 mm. In the northern and western parts of the country, rainfall was 27% more than normal, while east and northeast rain was 13% in excess. Southern India had a small deficit of 5% during the week. Only central India has had significantly below-normal rain, falling 26% short of average in the first seven
days of the month. International meteorologists say that the swirling mass of clouds, about 700 km southwest of Mumbai is already a cyclonic storm that is intensifying with the help of warm waters in the Arabian Sea and heading northwards with a potential to hit the region between Gujarat and Oman. The weather office in India says the storm has intensified but not yet a cyclone. Meteorologists say cyclones have the potential to disrupt weather systems as the swirling mass of high-speed wind and clouds carries energy comparable with 100 hydrogen bombs. In 2009,
cyclone Aila had shaken the monsoon current in the Bay of Bengal as it sucked in cold, dry air from the north. “Whenever a system form over Arabian sea, it will take some moisture. Hence you are seeing relative less rain over Kerala and Karnataka coast. But it is difficult to say it will have impact on the mon-
hold that they maintain doesn’t let anything go out. This leads to reduced rainfall activity in peripheral areas. Their tendency to reduce rainfall activity is currently affecting Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka,” it said. Usually, rainfall in these regions picks up after the
Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday alleged the cash-for-vote scandal was “disrespect” to the people of his state and warned his Telangana counterpart that he will not accept it. “I also got police force and ACB (anti-corruption bureau) in Hyderabad. Telangana is not your jagir, and I am not alone here. All five crore Andhra people are with me,” said Naidu at a rally in Guntur. Naidu completed a year in office on Monday, but was embroiled in a scandal with the emergence of a taped phone conversation in which he is purportedly heard asking nominated Telangana legislator Elvis Stephenson to back a candidate of his Telu-
gu Desam Party (TDP) in an election to the legislative council. Naidu’s government has denied that it is Naidu’s voice on the audio tape which was first played on Sunday on T News, a Telugu news channel owned by the family of Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao. The two Telugu states appear heading for a showdown over the scandal with the TDP on Monday lodging police complaints against Rao in Andhra Pradesh. Alleg-
ing that phones of Naidu are being tapped by Telangana government, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to take up the issue with the central government and complain about the police attitude in Hyderabad, the common capital. There was palpable tension between the two states amid reports that the ACB of Telangana plans to summon Naidu for questioning. The row overshadowed celebrations of TDP government’s first year in power.
200 crore. Prabhudas Lilladher analysts Amnish Aggarwal and Gaurav Jogani in a research report said Nestle India recovery will “be a long haul” after the Maggi episode, which “will have far reaching consequences for not only Nestle but entire food processing and FMCG industry”. “We expect sales impact on other Maggi branded items like pasta, ketchup and cooking aids also. Maggi brand accounts for 30 per cent of sales while Maggi Noodles account for nearly 23 per cent of company sales,” they said. They further
said, “Maggi Noodles is a cult brand which has created an $500 million category in the past 30 years and it would require considerable media spends and consumer interaction to bring the product back on rails.” An analyst with a leading brokerage, who did not wish to be identified, said, “With the ban and
subsequent withdrawal of the product from the market by Nestle, this controversy will not only have material impact but also has hurt goodwill of the company.” An analyst with Motilal Oswal tracking the company said the controversy around the product has impacted the brand’s iconic status.
system was a depression that may become stronger or disappear over the ocean. Skymet said the storm would reduce rainfall for a few days. “Simply speaking, when these systems get intense, they suck a lot of energy and moisture from nearby areas. The strong tight
Ishrat Jahan fake encounter: Centre denies Chandrababu Naidu warns KCR, Andhra sanction to CBI to prosecute ex-IB officials and Telangana simmer over cash-for-vote row Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad In what could put brakes on the probe in Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case in Gujarat, the Centre has denied sanction sought by CBI to prosecute exIB official Rajender Kumar and his three colleagues, all of who were charged with criminal conspiracy. In relief for Kumar and others, the Union Home Ministry on
Monday said the sanction was denied after a detailed examination of facts, circumstances and records made available to it in respect of the
KV Chowdary appointed CVC; Vijai Sharma new CIC Agency | New Delhi
Former CBDT chief K V Chowdary and information commissioner Vijai Sharma were on Monday appointed central vigilance commissioner (CVC) and chief information commissioner (CIC), two key posts that were lying vacant for over nine months on which the government came under attack. T M Bhasin, chairman and managing director of Indian Bank, has also been appointed as vigilance commissioner while Sudhir Bhargava, former social justice and empowerment secretary, has been named as information commissioner. Their appointments were approved on Monday by President Pranab Mukherjee, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said, a week after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha
soon. These type of depression keep happening over the Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal and we are keeping a close watch of the system and how is it forming,” Swati Basu, the director of National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting and acting director general, India Meteorological Department. Basu said the
onset of the monsoon, but on Sunday, rainfall in the past 24 hours was 59% below normal in the southern peninsula. In the northeast, far from the influence of the storm, monsoon rainfall was 60% higher than normal. Rainfall is expected to increase in the southern region in a few days. “Rainfall activity in the region will only pick up once the system moves well away from the coast and weakens. Only then can we expect conditions to become favorable for increased rainfall. This process of revival is expected to take another two to three days.
11-year-old case. The CBI had also charged Kumar with murder. “After a detailed examination of facts, circumstances and records made available to the MHA in respect of the case, the sanction was denied,” a MHA spokesperson said. Official sources said the CBI solely depended on circumstantial evidences and that cannot be the ground for giving sanction in the case. Kumar, a retired Special Director, and three other IB officials were allegedly involved in the conspiracy behind the killing of Ishrat Jahan and three others. IB and CBI were at loggerheads during the probe in the case. The lawyer representing Ishrat’s mother said the Government decision would be challenged.
Agency | Hyderabad
Nestle’s Recovery From Maggi Ban to be Long Haul: Analysts Agency | New Delhi
Mallikarjun Kharge recommended their names. With Chowdary’s appointment, the government has for the first time broken away with the tradition of appointing an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer as the chief of the anti-corruption watchdog since it was formed in 1964. The appointments have come after opposition leaders including Congress President Sonia Gandhi had attacked the government over keeping these posts vacant and raised questions
whether it was afraid of transparency. Chowdary, a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer, is working as an Adviser in Supreme Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) to check black money. He retired as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in October, last year. When reports appeared that Chowdary’s name was cleared, senior lawyers Ram Jethmalani and Prashnat Bhushan criticised the government and questioned his credentials for the job.
Recovery may be a long haul for Nestle India with its flagship product Maggi noodles having been banned by food regulator FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) over safety concerns, according to analysts. Not only the sales of noodles but other Maggi food items like pasta, ketchup and cooking aids would also be impacted with the company’s goodwill taking a major hit, they said. Maggi is estimated to contribute 20-25 per cent to Nestle’s total sales, and its monthly sales are estimated to be around Rs
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What next in IIT Madras? A Hindutva lab?
The revoking of the de-recognition of a student’s body, the Ambedkar-Periyar Study Circle (APSC), at the IIT Madras is not only an endorsement of political freedom in Indian campuses, but also a bodyblow to the increasing institutionalisation of intolerance to free speech in government institutions. The IIT’s decision to withdraw its bizarre action was out of sheer helplessness because its intemperate ban was neither logical nor legal. The circumstances that led to the ban also smacked of a minor conspiracy because the decision was followed by a Human Resources Ministry enquiry based on an anonymous letter. The anonymous letter against the APSC, alleged that the orgnanisation was trying to polarise SC/ST students and spreading hatred against the Prime Minister and the Hindus. The letter also alleged that the group was politically motivated and received “funds and encouragement” from an outside organisation. What followed was bizarre. The Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) immediately issued a letter to the IIT Director asking for his comments on the complaints and he promptly banned the organisation saying that it violated certain guidelines of the institution. It later turned out that the so called “guidelines” were published four days after the APSC held its contentious meeting. In other words, the entire development was a set-up - the unsigned and unsubstantiated letter of complaints against the APSC, the MHRD’s follow up communique to the IIT director, and the de-recognition. Perhaps this was the first time after Indira Gandhi’s emergency that an organisation with bonafide credentials, engaged in purely democratic activities, was banned in India because it criticised the Prime Minister and the Union Government. However, given the spate of controversial decisions of the MHRD since Smriti Irani took over, IIT Madras’s overzealousness was not surprising. The conflicts that the director of IIT Delhi; Anil Kakodkar, chairman of the board of governors of IIT-Mumbai; Vice Chancellor of Algarh Muslim University and several officers of the MHRD had with the minister in the recent past did show that there was resistance to Irani’s allegedly overbearing ways. The Madras IIT director too should have resisted; instead he brought disrepute to the institution by de-recognising the organisation. The ban also bespoke of the growing tendency to keep educational campuses free from progressive political ideas. Indian democracy is in serious need for committed fresh blood and new streams of thought. Unfortunately, students at learning places such as the IITs, tend to overlook socio-political issues outside their campuses and use their time only for furthering their careers. If at all they intervene in social issues, it usually happens in a piecemeal project-basis that is devoid of an overall political thought.
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IIFA 2015 brings Bollywood fans, stars closer in Malaysia
Agency | Kuala Lumpur It was high on star power, Bollywood business and interactive sessions with global fans. The 16th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Weekend and Awards, which concluded on Sunday after three days of entertainment and fun, saw
a galaxy of stars regaling their umpteen fans in the Malaysian capital. With names like Hrithik Roshan, Anil Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Priyanka Chopra in attendance, the gala attracted many star-struck admirers from across the globe.“It just gets better each year. It’s a vast project with bud-
get between $10 million and $25 million,” Viraf Sarkari, director, Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt Ltd, which promotes IIFA Weekend and Awards globally each year. After travelling to locations like London, Dubai, Macau, Toronto, Singapore and Tampa Bay, the IIFA extravagan-
za came back to Malaysia for the second time for its 16th edition, and the organisers were not disappointed at all. “The Putra Indoor Stadium (venue of the awards ceremony, which was held on Sunday) can accommodate over 8,000 people and all the tickets were sold out,” said Sarkari. Established
in 2000, the gala was held at Genting Highlands Resort, Malaysia, in 2002. The edition was hailed by many Bollywood fans, who consider the threeday gala to be perfect platform to meet their idols. “Indian cinema is getting popular day by day. The fans hardly get a chance to meet the stars
and the stars also find it difficult to connect with their global fans like this. IIFA is the perfect platform to bring them close to each other,” he said. The fans got a chance to catch Hrithik live in action at Pavilion mall, where he interacted with his fans and performed impromptu as well.
mission even though they know that the wrestling contract is important for him,” explains the source. When contacted, Singh said, “Wrestling is more important to me than anything else. I am scheduled to fight an international wrestling bout in July, and I was bound by time to sign the contract. Therefore I chose to leave.” The channel could not be contacted for their views, despite attempts.
The epic trailer of ‘Baahubali’ marked as ‘cinematic extravaganza ’ has created history by crossing 1 crore hits on Youtube. Team Baahubali was elated by the achievement and thanked the fans from overwhelming response. “The #Baahubali trailer has over 1 Crore views across the internet. Thank you for the tremendous response and love!!!”. The makers of Baahubali released the much-awaited theatrical trailer of the historical movie on June 1st. The first trailer of the movie was uploaded on YouTube at 5 PM on the day went viral within minutes. The video received over 10,000 views in the first hour only. Bollywood
director Karan Johar under his banner of Dharma Productions is presenting the movie in Hindi. The trailer release was a star studded affair in Mumbai as the event was attended by the entire cast and
crew of the movie. Directed by SS Rajamouli, fantasy genre movie stars Rana Daggubati, Prabhas Varma, Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead roles and will hit screens on July 10.
Did Sangram leave Nach Baliye in protest? Agency | New Delhi
Wrestler Sangram Singh is an angry man. Or so say sources from the dance reality show from which he was eliminated, yesterday. Singh, who was participating in the show with his fiancee, actor Payal Rohatgi, apparently asked the channel to let him quit the show, as a sign of protest for not being allowed to take a break from the show for a few days, to sign an important wrestling contract abroad. “Sangram wasn’t allowed the break because it isn’t allowed in the format,” says a source. However, the source also adds that Sangram is peeved because while he wasn’t given permission to leave
the sets, another contestant, actor Rashami Desai, was allowed to take a break after she hurt her ankle a few weeks back. “The buzz is that though she said she has hurt her ankle, the reality is that she went to the US for a show. Sangram feels that though the channel authorities knew the truth, they didn’t do anything to stop her, whereas, he is not being given per-
Shahid Kapoor To Marry Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Mira Rajput On July 10 plan to buy a Greek island?
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Hollywood star couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are reportedly planning to buy an island in Greece. Pitt, 51 and 40-year-old Jolie are considering splashing out USD 4.7 million on the getaway location, reported OK! Magazine. The couple have six children and are planning to buy the entire island of Gaia so they can enjoy
more private holidays together “Angie fell in love with it. It will need development, but at that price they’ll have no problem building the vacation home of their dreams,” a source said. “The kids would finally be able to run around freely without worrying about paparazzi,” it added. The 43-acre island has secured planning permission for six villas.
Shahid Kapoor is all set to break the heart of millions of girls in the country. If reports are to be believed, Shahid Kapoor and his delhi-based fiancé are ready to get hitched on July 10. The couple will tie the knot in a three day ceremony in Delhi starting from 8th July followed by a grand reception in Mumbai. Although earlier there were rumours suggesting that the couple were planning a destination
Baahubali trailer creates history with 1 crore hits on YouTube! Agency | New Delhi
Happy Birthday – Shilpa Shetty Turns 40 Agency | New Delhi
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wedding in Bali, however it seems like the couple has settled for India instead. The chocolate boy of Bollywood is busy with IIFA till June 7. The ‘Haider’ actor will resume shooting for his forthcoming movie ‘Farzi’ post his marriage and has informed the makers of the movie for the same. Now that tes a r Shahid Kapoor eb n is officially off Cel day i th the list of bachBir ndon elors of BollyLo wood, Let’s see whose next!
and gorgeous actress Shilpa Shetty, who is one of the most popular actresses of her time, celebrates her birthday today and turns 40 on Monday June 8, but she is still beautiful and glamorous. Shilpa Shetty was born in a traditional family in Chembur that hails from
the Bunt community. She was originally named as Ashwini but later she changed it to ‘Shilpa’ according to her numerology. She is the elder daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry In Mumbai. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar in 1993,
she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 film Aag. She started her career by modelling for Limca in 1991 at age 16 and her debut release was ‘Baazigar’ in 1993, portraying a woman murdered by her psychopathic boyfriend as her first signed film ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’ went unreleased.
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Rupee Falls 28 Paise Against US Dollar
Agency | New Delhi The rupee declined 28 paise to trade at 64.03 against the USD in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on capital outflows by foreign funds amid strengthening of the American currency against others overseas. Forex dealers said increased demand for dollar from importers and banks weighed on the local currency. The dollar was trading near 13-year highs against the Yen overseas after strong US employment data bol-
stered hopes for an early interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. However, they added, a higher opening in the domestic equity market capped the rupee’s fall. The rupee had closed 25 paise higher at 63.75 against the US dollar in the previous session on Friday on fresh selling of the greenback by banks and exporters in view of solid foreign capital inflows. Meanwhile, the benchmark BSE Sensex recovered 58.57 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 26,827.06 in early trade on Monday.
WWDC 2015: New developer tools for Apple Watch to be unveiled
Agency | New Delhi Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) 2015 is all set to begin tomorrow. Apple will showcase iOS 9, the new OS X for Mac and new features around HomeKit and CarPlay and unveil a new digital music streaming service, according to the rumours. In addition to this, Apple Watch will get a new software development kit for apps which will allow developers to create new apps for this latest
gadget from Apple. The report points out that in case of the iPhones and iPads, the success of each device was driven by third-party apps and that in case of the Apple Watch too they “could become important selling points for the watch.” Currently a user requires an iPhone to use the Apple Watch but if Apple can ensure that more independent and third-party apps can be created for the Watch, it will change the game.
Xiaomi’s Mi band is the world’s second most shipped wearable
www.sunvillasamachar.com Bengaluru Football Stadium unfit to host U-17 World Cup, says India’s head coach Constantine Agency | Bengaluru The football stadium in Bengaluru, which is set to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup matches has come under severe criticism from chief coach of senior national football team Stephen Constantine, who made it clear that the facility is still not ready to host the mega event. “It (Bengaluru Football Stadium) needs a lot of work. If the AIFF is trying hard to host the U-17 World Cup, suppose if the event would have happened now, I can tell you this stadium wouldn’t have qualified,” Constantine said, on the eve of India’s World Cup qualifiers. Constantine is in the city with the Indian squad for a preparatory camp ahead of its 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary qualification matches against Oman and Guam. India play
Bangladesh bowling coach Heath Streak has said that the hosts are unlikely to field three seamers in the one-off cricket Test against India, starting here on Wednesday. “We are unlikely to go with a three-seam attack in this wicket,” Streak said yesterday. “We are probably looking at two but it is up to the coach and selectors, once they have a
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their first match at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on June 11 while the next match against Guam will be played in Guam on June 16. The hosts are clubbed in Group D of the qualifiers along with Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam. Constantine’s remarks comes in the wake of 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Tournament Director Javier Ceppi, who did not pay a visit to the city, even as he provisionally selected Kochi and Mumbai as venues. Moreover, 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Project Director Joy
Bhattacharya’s remarks that Bengaluru can only be a venue if the football stadium here is ready - has only raised fears among the local football community. The work at the Bengaluru Stadium is yet to start because of the discord between JSW Group, the parent company of Bengaluru Football Club and Karnataka State Football Association (KSFA). JSW Group is tasked with reconstructing the stadium. The stadium, to be fully rebuilt, is yet to be demolished or see any work in that direction.
better look at the wicket as we get closer to the game,” he was quoted as saying by ‘ESPNcricinfo’. Streak welcomed the return of Rubel Hossain from injury and applauded the consistency of Mohammad Shahid, but said Bangladesh would opt for a two-prone pace attack at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium pitch here, which is not conducive for fast bowl-
ers. “Obviously it is nice to have Rubel back in the equation. Normally wickets here are quite tough for the fast bowlers so it requires a lot of patience. I thought Shahid bowled really well in the Pakistan series and showed what he can do. Rubel has been in good form prior to his injury,” Streak said. “Shahid for us is that dependability. He is the guy you rely on to bowl lots of overs like we saw in the Pakistan Test. He comes in, the captain sets a field and he bowls well to it. He asks the questions. He is not an easy guy for batsmen to get on top of. “Hopefully he can play that anchor role for us, with the volume of overs with one or two of the spinners and let the other seamer have an attacking option.”
It’s official - Germany named ‘Die Mannschaft’ Agency | New Delhi There’s a reason why Xiaomi is called the Apple of China. The Chinese gadget maker has become the world’s second largest seller of wearables according to a latest finding. A report from IDC has revealed that Xiaomi’s $15 Mi Band fitness tracker is the second most shipped wearable item across the world. The smart band hit the market last August in mainland China, and since then has spread to India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. This week, it debuted in the US and European markets, among the first Xiaomi products In Q1 2014, Fitbit reined the number one spot with 3.9
million units. This year, however, Xiaomi has followed it close with 2.8 million unit of Mi Band for the same quarter in 2015. Although called the Xiaomi Mi Band, the device is not truly a Xiaomi product. It has been made by Huami Technologies, a separate company with its own independent management. In addition to the Mi Band, Huami also makes Xiaomi’s smart scale. Except for its routers, smart TVs and mobile handsets, all other products Xiaomi sells are made by third parties. Its strategy typically includes investing in these companies, providing them with extra resources, and itself heading straight to the selling part.
SPORTS ROUNDUP In Rahul Dravid, young Indian cricketers will discover the perfect storyteller
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It was 6:00 in the morning and some of India’s under-19 cricketers were just trooping into the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. They were still groggy eyed, a little unsteady even but the sight of Rahul Dravid stretching and getting ready for the practice session quickly brought them back to life. The year was 2011. Dravid was still an integral part of the Indian team and all these boys would have lined up to bowl at him in the nets. He only needed to ask. But instead, he did the hard yards with them. He went through the entire warm-up routine with them, he exercised, he took fielding practice and then, after waiting for a while, he got his turn to bat. This wasn’t a prima donna who by virtue of playing for India could demand special privileg-
es. Instead this was Dravid being one of the group; one of the boys. He sat and chatted with them, passing a few tips, shared stories and basically talked cricket. In a nutshell, this is why having Dravid as India’s under-19 and ‘A’ team coach is one of the best things that could happen to Indian cricket. During his Dilip Sardesai lecture in 2014, Dravid talked about train journeys that the Karnataka team would take during the Ranji season. It took a while before the gathered
crowd figured where the 42-year-old was going but when they did, they all nodded in unison. “We would travel 48 hours to go and play at Eden. We didn’t have portable PlayStations or iPods or mobile phones to block ourselves out from our surroundings. We had dumb-charades, singing and anecdotes passed from seniors to juniors. What is missing currently in Indian cricket is the spoken word — the lack of historic knowledge that cricketers have,” Dravid said.
respect every opponent, including Bangladesh and we are confident of putting up a good show against them.” Asked what would be his team’s approach in Bangladesh, Kohli said the focus will be on winning matches. “We learn everyday but it is not enough. I don’t think we need to play with a mindset of playing to learn. We have played long enough now, we know what we want to achieve as a unit. We
will play to win every game,” said Kohli.Kohli, who led India to victory in the 2008 U-19 World Cup, has grown in his leadership role in the senior ranks over the years. He also captained India in two Tests on India’s recent tour of Australia, but is looking forward to the challenge of leading in the game’s longest format. “I have captained teams before. At a certain level, you learn while doing the job.
final. This wasn’t in the script. Djokovic wasn’t just a sure-shot to complete a career Grand Slam, some believed he was on a pathway to achieve the hallowed calendar Grand Slam. While Wawrinka beat Djokovic in a thrilling five-setter in the quar-
ter-finals on his way to winning last year’s Australian Open in 2014, his career record against Djokovic stood at 3-17. But after winning the opening set, and appearing inevitably headed for his maiden French Open title, Djokovic was dismantled over the next three sets by Wawrinka’s high-octane firepower. Heading into the final, Wawrinka said that he needed to play “his best tennis to win”.
Learnt enough, it’s time forresults: Kohli Agency | Kolkata
On the eve of Team India’s departure for Bangladesh, Test captain Virat Kohli made it clear that the acrimonious World Cup encounter between the two sides, is history and will have no bearing on the upcoming series. “We had issues in the past but we have moved ahead. The World Cup is over and we have played a lot of cricket since then. So I don’t think there will be any lingering memory of those incidents,” said Kohli during a pre-departure press conference at the Eden Gardens on Sunday. “We are going there to play and win a Test match and that’s our primary focus. There won’t be any grudges or ill feelings about the opposition. It’s pure and simple professionalism,” Kohli asserted. Team Director Ravi Shastri backed his captain, saying, “We
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with a reference on their Germany on Monday equipment and a new launched their new logo, logo which includes a including the use of term fourth star for their fourth ‘die Mannschaft’, in an World Cup win last year. effort to increase inter- “There were many names national branding of the but none that expressed hugely popular World as well all the things the Cup winners. Known in team stands for,” team many countries by this manager Oliver Bierhoff term, meaning ‘team’ told reporters. “Creativiin German, the coun- ty, strength, respect, fair try wants to reinforce it play as well as unity and
solidarity.” He said while other countries had long branded their national teams with names used by fans throughout the world, like Italy’s Azzurri, Brazil’s Selecao and France’s Les Bleus, Germany had not done so until now. The German federation also used the term as the title of its official World Cup movie released last year.
Novak Djokovic, clearly the best player in the world and riding a 28game winning streak, was ashen faced. Few had envisaged he would be so rattled during the French Open final he entered as hot favourite. Djokovic’s perfectly put together game, where he has no evident weakness and is one of the greatest ever defensive players, was brutalised by Stan Wawrinka in the
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Bangladeshi investors seek Murti broken in Mandir, Modi’s support for land in Gujarat communal clash in Vadodara
Agency | Dhaka Reuters reports that in a meeting on Sunday at Dhaka, the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry told Modi it was seeking 50 acres of land either free of cost or at a nominal price in Gujarat. “We told him that we want to set up warehouses and retail shops, and for that we
will invest $25 million. The purpose is to sell and distribute our garments products directly,” said Matlub Ahmed, president of the Chamber. “If we get this facility, then our sell will rise to $1 billion from the present $300 million in the next three years.” After the meeting, he told Reuters that Modi had promised “all
cooperation and support” for the proposal. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his support on Sunday to a Bangladeshi proposal to invest $25 million in selling Bangladeshi garments in India, the main Bangladeshi business group said. Modi promised to help to reduce India’s huge trade surplus with Bangladesh.
School chilldren seated inside a classroom on their first day class after the vacation at school in ahmedabad
Parked cars easy targets for smash-n-grab gangs Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
You are driving when you decide to stop to purchase something you had forgotten to buy. With little parking space available in most localities of the city, you decide to park the car by the roadside as you would be coming back in a few minutes. But when you come back after 15 minutes, you find that somebody has smashed your car window and strangely enough there are no eyewitnesses.
Your laptop has been stolen along with its bag which contained important documents and some cash. This has been the experience of 20-odd Amdavadis and residents of other cities who have lost their belongings in such smashand-grab thefts from cars in the past two months in the city. In June, police have so far registered two cases of such thefts, including one that took place on Saturday.
Correspondent | Vadodara
Communally sensitive areas of Vadodara city witnessed heavy stone pelting today late in the evening. Police lobbed 10 rounds of tear gas
shells to control the crowds. The clash erupted after murti of Lord Shiva was found broken in Sarveshar Mahadev Mandir near Lal Akhada. Heavy stone pelting
Bipin Patel set to be next GCCI senior vice-president Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
With less than a week left for polling it has become clear that Bipin Patel is set to become the next senior vice president of Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) as his two rival candidates are expected to withdraw their nominations on Monday. Samir Patel and Jayendra Tanna who are in fray for the post of senior VP will be taking back their nominations on Monday. “I want GCCI to be free from political interference and focus on issues of trade and industries on Gujarat. Bipin Patel is a better candidate to represent GCCI hence I am withdrawing my name,” said Jayendra
Tanna, businessman. Tanna further said, “The feeling is that GCCI is directly and indirectly run through political influence and to get it rid of that I had filed my nomination.” Samir Patel who was recently involved in controversy over his China visit with the chief minister’s delegation said, “I will be sending the hard copy of my withdrawal to the election officer on Monday.” However he refused to give any reasons behind his withdrawal. As per GCCI constitution, the senior vice president automatically becomes president for the next term and that will mean Bipin Patel will be GCCI president for 2016-17.
went on for about half an hour following this incident between mobs of two communities. Apart from Mandir, an ATM center was also damaged by rioters. One bike was set on fire. Police lobbed 10 tear gas shells to control the situation. The incident of communal clash at Fatehpura had trigger effect on nearby Yakutpura and Champaner Darwaja localities. Police has controlled the situation by deploying extra police force and constant patrolling.
Members of a number of societies in New Ranip have formed an association to fight for their ‘civic rights’. In the first phase, about 28 major apartments, bungalows and tenement associations have come together to form the ‘New Ranip People’s Association’. Nearly 90 individuals, who were either secretar-
ies or chairmen of various 28 residential societies, were present at the first meeting of the association on Sunday. The body also has a separate ‘Lokpal’ or ombudsman who can be approached to report any illegal activity in the association so that strict action can be taken. However, members say that the legal cell and the RTI cell are the two main departments of the as-
Ranji stars Priyank, Jesal shine for Ahmedabad
They are the Ranji stars for Gujarat cricket team but Priyank Panchal, from Central Board of Cricket Ahmedabad (CBCA) and Jesal Karia made their presence felt to their opposition with the bat and the ball, as they took the first innings lead in a drawn match against Gandhinagar District Cricket Association (GDCA) in inter-district cricket tournament. At Motera ‘A’, GDCA struggled after choosing to bat first with seasoned off-spinner Jesal picking up six
wickets to help CBCA bowl out GDCA for 175. For GDCA, skipper and another Ranji player Rohit Dahiya and opener Rikkin Chauhan topscored with contrasting 32 runs each. CBCA batsmen then showed their class with Smit Patel (44) and Priyank setting the tone with 56-run opening stand. Wicketkeeper Dhruv Rawal was unfortunate to miss out, after being run out, but skipper and Ranji players Manprit Juneja (47) and Rujul Bhatt (52) ensured that there was no let up.
the ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) said that joining Rajasthan as a party was a significant move as the opinion of Rajasthan would be sought on the dangers that translocating lions to Kuno-Palpur could pose to the tigers in that natural corridor. The MoEF official said that the movement of tigers has led to a new development and there has been no instance of these two species staying together. “Hence, we will have to look at the entire issue afresh even as the issue has not been discussed at length in the
apex court. The court has just quoted Asad Rahmani of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) that the presence of tigers would not be detrimental for lion translocation,” he said. Before the Supreme Court, Gujarat has been claiming the presence of tigers but the fact that both tiger and lion cannot stay together was not taken up in the apex court. A senior member of the committee said, “After the recent development of two tigers already making their home in Kuno -Palpur and another four being on their way to Kuno, there have been fears that if lions were translocated to Kuno-Palpur, there could be a conflict between the two predators and this will result in loss of animals. Further, if the tiger can move from Ranthambore to Kuno-Palpur, the lion too can use the same natural corridor and can also move to Ranthambore from Kuno.
check on CBI officers and advocates in the fake encounter case that is going on in a Mumbai special court. Rubabuddin has been fight for justice for his gangster brother’s death and his wife’s mysterious disappearance in 2005. His request for vigilance on prosecution was forwarded by North Block to CVC on April 27, but by then many of the politicians and cops, who were accused of conspiracy behind two encounters, got discharged from the case. After the special CBI court dropped charges against
BJP president Amit Shah in December last and discharged former DGP P C Pande in February, Rubabuddin dashed off a complaint to the Centre. He said that CBI officers and advocates did not put up enough fight to defend the case and this resulted in acquittal of the accused. In his letter, he wrote that Shah was discharged, “though there are many evidence against him. CBI officers and CBI lawyers did not show evidence against him to the court. They should not have done so”.
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Lion translocation panel may join Rajasthan as member
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The 12-member committee formed following the Supreme Court order of April 2013 to oversee the translocation of lions from Gir in Gujarat to Kuno-Palpur in MP, has now decided to include a 13th member — the principal chief conservator of forest of Rajasthan. The move is significant, especially in the light of the recent development where six tigers were documented moving through the natural corsociation. “We have bad ridor from Ranthambore roads, poor drainage, and to Madavpur leading up unresponsive municipal to Kun-Palpur. Sources in body and politicians. It had become necessary for us to become a pressure group. Our RTI cell will constantly file applica- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad tions to know the status of The Narendra Modi-govworks. The legal cell will ernment has asked the Cenmove court on the basis tral Vigilance Commission of facts obtained through (CVC) to take appropriate RTI,” said Roshan Shah, action on Sohrabuddin a member of the associa- Sheikh’s brother Rubation. buddin’s demand to keep
Ranip residents form body to fight for civic rights
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PMO asks CVC to keep tabs on prosecution in fake encounter case
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