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Petrol, diesel rates to be revised daily from f e i r B s w e N Rupee gains 12 paise against dollar, ends at 3-week high
Agency | Mumbai The rupee appreciated by another 12 paise to end at three-week high of 64.21 against the US currency today on sustained dollar selling by exporters and banks. The domestic unit has risen by 22 paise against the dollar since Wednesday amid heightened global volatility. Expectations of robust capital inflows into equities and debt largely supported the rupee gains. Speculative traders also continued to shortsell the dollar amidst global volatility, a forex dealer said. The rupee resumed sharply lower at 64.40 against last close of 64.33 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market on the back of initial dollar demand and lacklustre local equities. It remained under immense pressure and drifted further to hit low of 64.4250. In forward market today, premium for dollar dropped on fresh receivings from exporters.
IPS officer plays `mentor’ to civil services aspirants Agency | Hyderabad
A senior IPS officer in Telangana mentored over 80 candidates who cleared this year’s Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Rachakonda police commissioner Mahesh M Bhagwat provided guidance to more than 300 candidates for the personality test, a part of UPSC exam, this year, and 84 of them passed. “There are more than 50 successful candidates from Maharashtra including three in the top 100, besides candidates from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu whom I assisted in preparation for the personality test,” Bhagwat said.“A total of 84 candidates I mentored have passed the exam...I am happy, what more a mentor wants,” he said. Bhagwat and some other IAS .
16 June in sync with international rates
Agency | New Delhi
Come June 16 and petrol as well as diesel prices across the country will be revised on a daily basis in sync with international rates as happens in most advanced markets. After the successful pilot in five cities, state-owned oil companies will from June 16 revise rates on a daily basis across all the 58,000 petrol pumps in the country. Petrol and diesel price will change on a daily basis by a few paisa per litre depending on movement of oil prices in international market and variation in foreign exchange rates. Rates will vary from city to city as well as from petrol pump to petrol pump with Indian Oil Corp (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) deciding to follow a marginal differential pricing. “We are moving into a dynamic pricing. Correction in prices now happen after a gap of a fortnight but from now on it will be on daily basis to reflect the cost,” IOC Chairman Sanjiv Singh said. The three firms in separate but iden-
tical statements said they implemented daily revision of retail selling price (RSP) of petrol and diesel on a pilot basis in Udaipur in Rajasthan, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, Puducherry, Chandibarh and Vizag in Andhra Pradesh from 1 May.“After its successful implementation, public sector oil marketing companies (OMCs) have now decided to start daily revision in RSP of petrol and diesel in the entire country with effect from 16 June, 2017,” the statement said. State fuel retailers currently revise rates on 1st and 16th of every month based on average international price of the fuel in the preceding fortnight and currency exchange rate. Instead of using fortnightly average, pump rates will reflect daily movement in international oil prices and rupee-US
dollar fluctuations. “Daily price revisions of petrol and diesel will make the retail prices more reflective of the current market conditions, minimising the volatility in the retail price,” the statements said. This, it said, would lead to increased transparency in the system. “This will also enable smoother flow of products from refinery/depots to retail outlets (petrol pumps),” the statement said. “Many developed countries are already revising the prices of petrol and diesel on a daily basis.” While petrol price was freed from government control in June 2010, diesel rates were deregulated in October 2014. Technically, oil companies have freedom to revise rates but often they have been guided by political considerations. Rates differ by only a few
Pakistan accuses India of ‘devious games’ in Afghanistan
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Bopanna-Dabrowski clinch French Open mixed-doubles title Agency | Paris
Rohan Bopanna lifted his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the French Open mixed doubles trophy with Canadian partner Gabriela Dabrowski, becoming only the fourth Indian ever to clinch a major on Thursday. Bopanna and Dabrowski, seeded seventh, won the title following a stunning turnaround in the final. Playing only his second Grand Slam final, Bopanna and Dabrowski saved two match points to eke out a memorable 2-6, 6-2, 1210 win over Germany’s Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Colombia’s Robert Farah. Bopanna and Dabrowski were down by two points but Farah and Groenefeld muffled the chances. Bopanna and the Canadian then had two match points and they sealed the championship when the German double-faulted while serving at 10-11. This was only the second time in his career that Bopanna had reached the summit clash of a Grand Slam. In 2010, he had made the final of US Open with
Pakistani parter Aisamul-haq-Qureshi and lost to the legendary Bryan brothers - Bob and Mike. Only Leander Paes, Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza have won Grand Slam trophies for India. Dabrowski blinked first as she lost serve on the deciding point with Farah easily smashing past Bopanna on an overhead volley, set up after a rally. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, who celebrated her 22nd birthday last Sunday, then made it 3-1 with an easy hold. Bopanna, feeling the pressure, hit a forehand long to be be down by two breakpoints in the fifth game but managed to save both with the Canadian showing good skills at the net. Farah though remained solid in his ser-
vice game, never allowing the seventh seeds to put pressure on him. Serving at 2-4, Dabrowski felt the heat and was broken at love when she hit a backhand long. It allowed Groenefeld to serve out the set and she did it with remarkable ease. Bopanna began the second set with a double fault but managed to hold his serve even as he argued with the chair umpire on a line call. The desperation was palpable and it had a debilitating effect on the seventh seeds as Dabrowski yet again failed to hold serve early in the second set. However, Bopanna and his Canadian partner got a fresh lease of life when Groenefeld dropped serve at love in the next game.
Sushma Swaraj takes to Twitter, orders envoy in US to send report on Indian student shot in California Agency | New Delhi
India is using Afghan soil against Pakistan and also to sabotage Pakistan-Afghanistan relations,” he said at the weekly press briefing. He said Pakistan has constantly raised its concern on the issue at all the related forums. “While we have no desire to es-
calate the situation, Pakistani armed forces would respond effectively to any unprovoked violations. We have always exercised restraint. “The Indian belligerence is a threat to regional peace and security. We have cautioned India from making any strategic miscalculation. It appears that India is seeking conflict with Pakistan,” he warned. He said Pakistan achieved a significant milestone as it was joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is keeping Indian envoys across the world on their toes, when it comes to promoting the interests of citizens in trouble abroad. She has insisted that Indian embassies and high commissions be available at all times to help stranded and otherwise in trouble Indians to get back normalcy in their lives. This empathy has ensured that Swaraj has over 8 mn followers on Twitter.
Considering that she has made herself available on this social networking site and personally addresses issues and even directs her officials to take necessary action there, this does not come as a surprise. In fact, Sushma is one of the most approachable ministers in PM Narendra
Modi’s Cabinet and this is despite the fact that the minister has just recovered from a serious surgery. The latest instance of her intervention came today when Sushma took to Twitter and asked current Indian ambassador to the US, Navtej Singh Sarna to send a report about a Sangareddy youth who was shot in California. She posted this tweet: “Navtej – Pls send me a report on this.” This tweet followed the shooting of Mubeen Ahmed,
defeated 30 students from different schools. Vibha Ajit Bapat of SP College, Pune, was the first runner up, while Shraddha from
Carmel Convent School in Chandigarh was the second runner up. Vibha Ajit Bapat from Pune and Shraddha M from Chan-
digarh were the first and second runner-up, respectively. Dr S Mohan Das, Chief Consultant Neurologist at KIMS Hospitals
said, “KIMS is very happy to be part of this ‘Brain Bee programme’ which is attracting the Indian youth to be future scientists in
the field of neurosciences.” The winner was given a trophy, laptop and certificate and will be now go on a paid trip to the USA,
Agency | Islamabad
Pakistan today accused India of playing “devious games” in Afghanistan and using the country’s soil to “sabotage” Islamabad’s relations with Kabul. Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria also accused India of escalating tension at the LoC and the Working Boundary in order to divert international community’s attention from the human rights situation in Kashmir. “India is playing a devious game in Afghanistan.
paise between pumps of the three state fuel retailers. Unbranded petrol at IOC pumps in Delhi costs Rs 66.91 per litre, while the same at BPCL pumps in the city is priced at Rs 66.99 a litre. HPCL pumps sell for Rs 67.12 per litre. Unbranded diesel at IOC pumps in Delhi costs Rs 55.94, Rs 55.99 at BPCL outlets and Rs 60.94 a litre at HPCL pumps. With daily changes, which are unlikely to more than few paise per litre, the political pressures for not revising rates, particularly when they are to be hiked, will go, sources said. Petrol price was last revised downward by Rs 1.23 a litre on 1 June, and diesel rates were cut by Rs 89 paisa. “Public Sector OMCs are taking steps to establish an appropriate mechanism for conveying the prices to consumers every day, including daily publishing of the prices in newspaper on a daily basis, prominent displays of prices at the retail outlets, sending of price-related data/SMS from the centralised locations, mobile apps etc,” the statements said.
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a 26-year-old from Sangareddy, in California by unidentified people on Sunday. It was not clear whether it was a hate crime. Ahmed had done his Masters degree in a university there, but was working at a store thereafter, according to Telangana Today. Ahmed’s stomach was ruptured and his liver damaged in the shooting which was caused by an argument breaking out between him and a group of people, his father revealed.
to participate in the 19th International Brain Bee finals, scheduled to take place in the first week of August.
Amdavadi boy Rutvik Savaliya wins Nat’l Brain Bee event SS News | Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad-based Rutvik Mukesh Savaliya won the ‘10th National Brain Bee’ neuroscience contest, which was at KIMS Hospital in Secunderabad over the weekend in Andhra Pradesh. He will now represent India at the international meet. A release said Savaliya secured his position in the finals by winning the Regional Brain Bee competition in the city in February where he had
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What is Swaminathan Commission Report and how is its implementation relevant? As farmers stage agitations in several states, the importance of implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report has been highlighted. The report that suggests reforms in the interests of farmers is being touted as the solution to the problems of farmers agitating across states. The government of India constituted the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) on November 18, 2004. The NCF was chaired by Professor M.S. Swaminathan. It submitted five reports to the government. The first was submitted in December 2004 and the fifth and final report was submitted on October 4, 2006. The reports had suggestions for “faster and more inclusive growth” for farmers as was envisaged in the Planning Commission’s Approach to 11th Five Year Plan. The fifth report was the most crucial as it contained suggestions for inclusive growth of farmers and agriculture sector. NCF’s Swaminathan Commission Report aimed at working out a system for food and nutrition security, sustainability in the farming system, enhancing quality and cost competitiveness of farm commodities and also to recommend measures for credit and other marketing related steps. Dr Swaminathan had requested the government to implement the recommendations given in the report so that it could provide minimum support price for grains, safeguard the interest of small farmers and addressing the issue of increasing risk overtaking agriculture as a profession. What were the Commission’s observations? The Commission observed that farmers needed to have an assured access to and control over rightful basic resources. These basic resources include land, water, bioresources, credit and insurance, technology and knowledge management, and markets. It observed that agriculture must be implemented in the concurrent list from the state list — hence putting it as a matter of concern for both the Union and the states. What are the Commission’s key recommendations? One of the key reforms was, of course, land reforms. It was aimed to address the issue of access to and for both crops and livestock. The commission said that the inequality in landholdings in shown starkly in land ownership. It said that in 1991-92, the share of the bottom 50 per cent of the rural households in the country’s total land ownership was only three per cent. The top 10 per cent owned as much as 54 per cent. Land Reforms: Distribution of ceiling-surplus and waste lands; prevention of diversion of prime agricultural land and forest to corporate sector for non-agricultural use; to ensure grazing rights are provided and seasonal access is allowed in forests to tribals and pastoralists. It recommended access to common property resources. One main case was establishing a National Land Use Advisory Service. The purpose of this service would be to connect land usage decisions with ecological meteorological and marketing factors. Irrigation Reforms: It recommended framing a set of reforms to provide farmers with “sustained and equitable” access to water for irrigation.
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Priyanka Chopra Returns, Welcomed By Mumbai Rain Agency | Mumbai
Actress Priyanka Chopra returned to India and was welcomed by Mumbai rain. Of course, she loved it. The 34-year-old actress arrived in Mumbai on Wednesday night, dressed in a black jumpsuit and a printed jacket. Later, Priyanka instagrammed a picture of herself relaxing at home and wrote as caption: “Rainy Mumbai nights, my favourite. Tujhe chaahoon jaisa hai tu... Teri baarish mein bheegna chaahoon... (sic)” Priyanka really missed home. The Bajirao Mastani actress was in the city in April for a short while before she
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“I just wanted to come here and meet you. I know that farm loan waiver and Minimum Support Price is your biggest concern. Whenever the jawans are killed at the border they are respected. But when farmers die they are not given the same respect,” -Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the families of the farmers killed in Mandsaur. Rahul Gandhi told the farmers...
Tiger Shroff to romance rumoured girlfriend Disha Patani in Baaghi 2
Agency | Mumbai Rumours about Shraddha Kapoor starring in Baaghi 2 opposite Tiger Shroff have been rife on social media but in a recent announcement, producer Sajid Nadiadwala revealed that he has settled on the MS Dhoni actor, Disha Patani for the lead. Disha and Tiger have reportedly been involved in a romantic relationship and it will be interesting to see them enact the same chemistry on screen in Baaghi 2. Sajid Nadiadwala also expressed his excitement about kickstarting the project, calling Disha and Tiger the perfect cast for the film. He
said, “When we did the look test of both of them together, we were convinced with their chemistry and about Disha being the perfect choice for the role. I am really happy with my cast and very excited to kick start the project with them.” Baaghi did fairly well at the box office and Tiger and Shraddha’s pairing was a hit on screen, following which the makers were eager to come up with another installment of the movie. Sajid had always been keen on casting another actor for the sequel and is now set to sign Disha Patani. There has also been news that Tiger Shroff will be heading to Hong Kong in July to prepare for his role. The actor will be preparing for the stunts under the guidance of special martial arts director Tony Ching. The upcoming movie, just like its precursor, will be high on the action dose and director Ahmed Khan felt that it should be different from his stunts in the original film. The actor will undergo training in Bak Mei, Choy Li Fut and Wing Chun, different
styles of Wushu and will reportedly be there for a month. Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani have already been spotted on various lunch and dinner dates and even featured in the song “Befikra” together. Guess we don’t have to wait anymore to watch this rumored couple sizzle on screen.
Look who Kareena Kapoor Khan will be romancing in Veere Di Wedding! Agency | Mumbai
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Sonam Kapoor’s Veere Di Wedding is all set to roll out this September. The film will be directed by Shashank Ghosh and the team has already done reccee in Thailand and Malaysia. Now, we hear that the makers have roped in someone else to play Kareena’s boyfriend in the film. According to a report in a leading daily, Permanent Rommates actor Sumeet Vyas has been signed on to play Bebo’s romantic interest in the fun film. Although the actor has not signed on the dotted line, it is expected to happen soon. Veere Di Wedding is about four girls who are best friends and the circumstances that follow when one of them plans to get married. The first schedule of the film will mostly take place in Bangkok. Since it’s a road trip movie, the
shooting will then proceed to Thailand and Malaysia and also in four cities in India. The movie, which will mark Kareena’s return on screen after her baby Taimur’s delivery, was to go on floors in October last year but got delayed because of her pregnancy. The film also stars Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Ta l sania.
Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek REVEALED: Details of Alia Oberoi’s Bank Chor Certified U/A Bhatt’s film with Meghna Gulzar! Agency | Mumbai
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The makers of Riteish Deshmukh and Vivek Oberoi’s upcoming film Bank Chor are happy that their film will release with ‘U/A certificate,’ reports news agency IANS. Bank Chor makers will also have to incorporate minor audio dubbings without any visual cuts. Bank Chor is the story of three amateur bank robbers played by Riteish, Vikram Thapa and Bhuvan Arora - who pick a wrong time to stage a heist. Vivek Oberoi plays the cop assigned to catch the trio. “The three chors - Champak, Genda and Gulab are simpletons and their banter has no adult humour,” read a statement from Y-Films, a branch of Aditya Chopra-headed Yash Raj Films, which has produced Bank Chor.
Alia Bhatt has been on a break since Badrinath Ki Dulhania released. The actress has signed Ayan Mukerji’s Dragon opposite Ranbir Kapoor and Zoya Akhtar’s Gully Boy with Ranveer. But both the films still have some time to go on floors. In the meanwhile, she will shoot and wrap up a smaller film, Meghna Gulzar’s next. In a recent interview, talking about the film, Alia said, “I won’t give you too many details. All I will say is that I am going to start something very exciting in the month of July. I feel it’s a really interesting project, has a great story and is one of my most challenging roles till date. Every time I think that I am doing
Riteish, who has featured in several adult comedies like the Masti series and the Kya Kool Hai Hum films, said that team Bank Chor wanted the film to appeal to family audiences. “Throughout the making of the film, we kept family audiences in mind and we are so glad that the film has got a rating that will attract all kinds of people to the theatres on June 16,” said Riteish. Vivek Oberoi, who costarred with Riteish in the
Masti films, added: “Even though my character plays a badass cop in the film, we refrained from showing him smoking or using any cuss words as we didn’t want to alienate younger audiences and families from the film. So Bank Chor now earns the accolade of being one of the cleanest comic thrillers ever.” Bank Chor, directed by Bumpy, also stars Baba Sehgal and Rhea Chakraborty. The film releases on June 16.
The Kapil Sharma Show is back in Top 5, Kiku Sharda thanks fans Agency | Mumbai
left to attend a UNICEF charity gala in Zimbabwe and then for the promotion of Baywatch. That’s how Priyanka Chopra arrived in Mumbai. Posting on Instagram wasn’t the only thing Priyanka did last night. She also caught up with what her colleagues were up to on the photo-sharing app.
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The Kapil Sharma show had seen a dip in TRPs ever since the news of Kapil’s fight with fellow comedian Sunil Grover came to light. Post Sunil’s exit from the show, there were hardly any big names on the show. Kapil’s two very famous and loved characters- Dr Mashoor Gulati and Rinku Bhabhi - played by Sunil Grover were being missed and as a result the TRPs fell. In order to save the sinking ship, Kapil had also got on
board veteran comedians including Sunil Pal, Raju Shrivastav and Ehsaan Qureshi but it didn’t help either. Last week, owing to Kapil’s ill health, the show could not be shot and a rerun of an old episode was aired. But Kapil can heave
a sigh of relief now, as his show is back in the TRP race. Kiku Sharda, who is the only comedian left from the older lot and entertains the audience with his funny antics by playing Bacha Ji, tweeted the latest BARC ratings. Kiku posted a screenshot of the latest ratings which show The Kapil Sharma at No 5 slot. He also thanked fans for their love. Recently Kapil in a reply to a fan had said that he also wants Sunil to come back to the show and that he had called him many times.
those challenging roles, a new one comes up. I am already prepping.” So here are the details. Her film is based on Harinder S. Sikka’s book Calling Sehmat. And here’s what the book’s synopsis is like -”Calling Sehmat is a thrilling saga of a spy who gave all of herself and that of her family in the service of our nation, so that we may live in peace. It is a story of a kashmiri woman who married a Pakistani Army officer so as to provide the Indian intelligence with invaluable information during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.”While Meghna has roped in Alia to play the titular character’s
role - that of the Kashmiri spy, Vicky Kaushal is reportedly playing her husband in the thriller. The film will hit screens sometime early next year.
Shilpa Shetty Kundra Birthday Special: 5 Times The Actress Donned Sarees And Won Our Hearts Agency | Mumbai
There is no denying the fact that actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra is of one the hottest and fittest B-town mommies. While on one hand her tall frame, perfect figure, flawless skin combined with her confident personality makes her look gorgeous each time, on the other, her dedication towards health and fitness keeps her young both at heart and mind. The 41-year-old star who tied the knot with London-based entrepreneur Raj Kundra in 2009, has seldom gone
wrong with her fashion selections. From elaborate gowns, ethnic attires, casuals to chic summer dresses, Shilpa’s sartorial choices have been spot on. Apart from all other outfits, the one attire that the actress can really pull off extremely well is the traditional Indian drape.
Time and again she has slayed the saree game and made heads turn with her stunning public appearances. The elegance, panache and confidence with which the actress dons the traditional Indian six-yard has no match. Here are five times the ravishing actress sported sarees and totally had us going gaga over her killer looks. Shilpa looked ethereal and glamorous dolled up in a Manish Malhotra saree and statement necklace, bracelet and ring by Renu Oberoi for a friend’s wedding.
3 / Dt. 09-06-2017, Friday ETIHAD AIRWAYS PROMOTES 48-HOUR ABU DHABI STOPOVER PROGRAMME Agency | Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways is promoting 48-Hour stopovers in Abu Dhabi with carefully curated programmes of up to two nights’ accommodation for millions of guests who transit through its Abu Dhabi home. Guests who book a two-night stay from a choice of over 60 participating hotels in Abu Dhabi will receive the second night free. Business Class guests receive a complimentary night’s stay, while First Class guests receive two free nights. Guests flying in the luxurious three-room suite, The Residence, onboard the airline’s flagship Airbus A380s, will be treated to two nights at the luxurious Emirates Palace hotel. Travellers from all 11 Indian gateway cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kol-
kata, Kozhikode, Mumbai and Thiruvananthapuram – to Abu Dhabi, with onward transits, can enjoy the many highlights through a series of exciting stopover programmes. The airline is also running an Instagram competition – the ‘48Hour Challenge’ – part of Etihad Airways’ wider stopover campaign promoting Abu Dhabi as a ‘holiday within a holiday’ for transit travellers and a ‘staycation’ option for UAE residents wanting a relaxing short-break. Etihad Airways has thrown down the gauntlet to guests by challenging them to experience a host of ‘once in a lifetime’ activities throughout the emirate in just two days
Maruti Alto regains top spot, Brezza break sales record Agency | Mumbai The ubiquitous Maruti Alto regained its top spot on the sales charts in May even as volumes of the compact SUV Vitara Brezza hit a new high. The Alto, Maruti Suzuki’s most affordable model, clocked 23,618 units last month, recording a 19 percent on-year growth. Maruti’s other popular model Vitara Brezza, which is also the country’s largest selling sports utility vehicle (SUV) recorded its highest sale since launch at 12,375 units. The aging Swift, which became the highest seller in April dislodging the Alto, fell to the second spot last month clocking 16,532 units. However there was still a growth of 34 percent for the Swift
compared to the same month last year. The newly launched Dzire is still in the ramp up mode and Maruti will take a couple of months to take production back to the previous highs of 18,000-20,000 units a month. The model had bookings of 33,000 units even before launch. In total Maruti Suzuki sold 130,248 units last month posting a growth of 15 percent compared to 113,162 units sold in the same month last year. For Korean car brand Hyundai volumes of the Elite i20 cooled off slightly recording to a growth.
Enough Air India assets to match debt; government should resist cheap sale Agency | New Delhi
Air India’s tangible and intangible assets can well match its over Rs 52,000 crore debt burden and the government should resist a “distress sale” of the carrier, according to sources at the airline. As calls for divestment, including privatisation, of the loss-making Air India get louder, the civil aviation ministry is looking at all possible options for the airline’s revival. Staying afloat on taxpayers’ money, the carrier is estimated to have debt of over Rs 52,000 crore — a key factor behind the clamour for sale. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
said last week that the ministry has to explore all possibilities “as to how the privatisation of Air India can be done”. The comments came against the backdrop of NITI Aayog submitting its suggestions on the future course for the airline. Airline sources said that when the government is talking about Air India’s debt, it should also consider the assets side. “No other airline in the country has so much of assets on its balance sheet as much as Air India. In 2007, Indian Airlines was merged with Air India — a deal that is mainly blamed for the financial woes of the carrier.
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Brazil to take on arch rivals SPORTS ROUNDUP Argentina in Melbourne Agency | Melbourne
With the Melbourne Cricket Ground set to host 1,00,000 football fans for Brazil vs Argentina on Friday, the Australian economy is expected to earn tens of millions of dollars. Although Brazil star player Neymar is set to miss the match, his Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi is going to be the star attraction during the Superclasico between the top two teams in the world. The much-looked forward to match is going to be a complete hit as Melbourne becomes the latest city to earn from one of the biggest football matches in the world after Beijing, New Jersey, London and Doha. The online reseale tickets for the match went upto Aus$607 ($458). The
Virat Kohli Sole Indian In Forbes List Of Highest Paid Athletes Agency | New Delhi
game is expected to fetch the economy of Australia more than Aus$50 million ($38 million). Despite the enthusiastic organisers and fans who are looking forward to the match, the Argentina coach Edgardo Bauza was not so happy with the Superclasico being scheduled in Australia. He said that because the match comes after the end of the club season, players would want to rest instead of travelling half the world for a friendly. “Because it
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature among the world’s 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo. Kohli, 28, is ranked 89th on the 2017 Forbes list of ‘The World’s highest paid athletes’ with a total pay of USD 22 million that includes USD 3 million from salary and winnings and another 19 million from endorsements. Describing Kohli as the “Indian cricket phenom”, Forbes said the sports star has “for good reason” already drawn comparisons to all-time cricket great Sachin Tendulkar. It added that Kohli has continuously shattered batting records and in 2014/15 season was named the captain of the Indian Test team, making him one of the youngest players to ever hold the job. It noted that last year Kohli made nearly USD 1 million in an “uncomfortable” in salary and match fees situation with regards to from his duties with the Kumble. If the Banga- national team, and he’s lore-based coach is not retained, the committee - consisting Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman - that SS News | Ahmedabad selected him last year Right before India’s cruwill have to come up cial encounter against with adequate reasons Sri Lanka on Thursday, for doing so considering all-rounder Ravindra that Team India has done Jadeja had reasons to exceptionally well under celebrate as he became Kumble the last one year. a proud father after his There are those who wife Reeva Solanki gave point out that Kumble birth to a baby girl. Jadewasn’t qualified for the ja, who kept the national role of a national coach duty as top priority, got when he was picked se- married to Reeva in April lected last year. last year. The news came comes after the club season the players don’t really want to know about it,” Bauza said. “They want to go on holiday, they’re planning which beach they’re going to be lying on with their women. And then you tell them that they have to go to Australia!” This will however be the first game for Argentina under the charge of recently appointed Jorge Sampaoli. The two teams previously met in Melbourne in 1988. The game had finished 0-0.
Hunt for coach: ‘Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody are front-runners’ Agency | Mumbai
As ungainly as this may sound, Anil Kumble, the coach of the senior Indian men’s team, who submitted a fresh presentation to the BCCI-appointed Cricket Advisory Committee in an attempt to retain his role, may not be the top contender for the job anymore. Those in the know of developments told TOI that Kumble did not ‘reapply’ for the position, considering he was granted a direct entry to be interviewed, but instead submitted a detailed presentation on his plans for the coming two years, more importantly the 2019 ICC World Cup. However, sources added that Kumble “may not be the favourite” going forward. The advisory committee met Kumble in London after the match between India and Pakistan, following which the leg-spinner submitted his presentation. In doing so,
the coach became part of six shortlisted individuals for the role that includes Virender Sehwag, Tom Moody, Richard Pybus, Lalchand Rajput and Dodda Ganesh. It is learned that the advisory committee finalised the interview process on Wednesday and will initiate discussions with candidates this week. “The way this is going, it’ll have to be between Viru and Moody, depending on how the advisory committee goes about it,” sources added. The committee is wary of the fact that it finds itself
also among the Indian Premier League’s highest-paid players thanks to a USD 2.3 million salary from the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). “The vast majority of his income, however, comes from one of the sports world’s most impressive sponsorships portfolios,” Forbes said. The list has been topped by Ronaldo with a total pay of USD 93 million. American basketball star LeBron James comes in at the second spot with USD 86.2 million, followed by Argentine footballer Lionel Messi (3) with 80 million , tennis star Roger Federer (4) with 64 million and American basketball player Kevin Durant. However, in a troubling
indication of gender inequality, the list of 100 has only one woman sports star. Forbes noted that the top 100 athletes are a boys’ club more than ever, with tennis star Serena Williams, who comes in at the 51 spot with USD 27 million, the lone female athlete to make the cut this year. Golf legend Tiger Woods, who was arrested recently after police found him asleep at the steering wheel of his car as a result of his medication, comes in at the 17th spot. Forbes said while Woods continues to “sink further away” from the player that dominated the golf landscape, “sponsors still see value in partnering with” him.
out in March this year when Jadeja, in an interview, had said, “I had to leave my pregnant wife behind. Family matters a lot to me, but it was also necessary to be part of the
team with an important match coming up against Pakistan. Since the family is there to take care of her even they felt that I should play as that’s more important and I decided to do the same.” As soon as the news broke, wishes poured in for the Jadeja family. Jadeja is playing the second match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 for the Indian team.
of the opener on Wednesday and things got steadily worse. Thiem pounced on his lifeline, taking the set after 73 minutes when the Serb dumped a backhand in the net. By that stage, Nadal was already back in the locker room, safely into the semi-finals after his opponent Pablo Carreno Busta had retired with injury over on Philippe Chatrier. Djokovic, who had needed five sets to beat Diego Schwartzman in the third round, was 3-0 down in the second set with Thiem’s unerring accuracy finding the angles. The world number two had demolished Thiem for
the loss of just one game in Rome in April. But the 23-year-old Austrian was by far the more composed in the tricky cool conditions on Court Suzanne Lenglen. He wrapped up the set in the ninth game with Djokovic managing just five winners. The Serb was on the ropes and was broken in the first game of the third set as Thiem edged closer to avenging his semi-final loss last year. The set was over in 20 minutes with Djokovic having won just eight points, leaving the court with plenty to ponder ahead of Wimbledon next month.
Ravindra Jadeja Blessed With A Baby Girl, Wishes Galore On Social Media
French Open 2017: Dominic Thiem stuns defending champion Novak Djokovic to make semi-final Agency | Paris
Dominic Thiem demolished defending champion Novak Djokovic in a stunning French Open upset on Wednesday, setting up a semi-final duel against nine-time champion Rafael Nadal. Austrian sixth seed Thiem sent the world number two crashing to his earliest loss in Paris in seven years with a memorable 7-6 (7/5), 6-3, 6-0 triumph. It also piled the pressure back onto the 12-time Grand Slam winner to prove that he is still a contender at the majors following a second-round exit at the Australian Open
in January. The defeat was Djokovic’s first straightsets loss at a major in four years and comes just 12 months after he completed the career Grand Slam in Paris. He then also held all four majors. Wednesday saw him suffer a first 6-0 ‘bagel’ at a Slam since
the 2005 US Open while the defeat will also see him slip out of the world’s top two for the first time in six years. “It’s a dream to beat Novak for the first time and reach the semi-finals at Roland Garros again,” said Thiem, who was beaten by Djokov-
ic in straight sets in the semi-finals in Paris in 2016. It was Thiem’s first win over the Serb in six meetings. “It was tricky today, it was windy and cold. It was important to move well and hit clean.” Thiem trails Nadal 4-2 in career meetings but remains the only man to beat the Spaniard on clay this year after winning in the Rome quarter-finals. “It’s always difficult the deeper you go in the draw -- it won’t be any easier on Friday.” Djokovic, who teamed up with Andre Agassi ahead of the tournament, squandered two set points in the 10th game
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Gujarat to get 5 more indigenous livestock breeds SS News | Rajkot
Gujarat is all set to get five more indigenous breeds of livestock, paving way for their conservation and preservation of genes. These breeds include Kutchi horse, Dumba sheep, Kahmi goat, Halari donkey and Kutchi donkey. Being local to specific regions, these species have adapted to climatic changes there over the years. The animal husbandry department of state government had recently sent a proposal to the central government for registration of these livestock as indigenous breeds of the state. Gujarat has 19 registered indigenous breeds and poultry and is currently ranked second after Rajasthan which has 26 registered indigenous breeds. “The local breeds
have better adaptability to climate changes, availability of fodder and environment than the breeds that are introduced from outside,” said A J Kachhia Patel, director of state animal husbandry department. “These breeds have been selected for registration as indigenous based on their characteristics, origin and other aspects. Once these livestock is recognized as indigenous, the breeders will benefit as they will be able to form association and studies will be conducted on characteristics, origin and other aspects.
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ROTARY SERVING HUMANITY Medha Patkar, 150 others detained Through Rotary clubs & Rotaract club (wing of youngsters) near Madhya Pradesh border SS News | Rajkot
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has taken up this task to generate fund and utilize it for the identified areas of literacy, under the parental guidance of Rotary Club of Ahmedabad Emerald. We seek support of all of you in the task of Serving Humanity.Rotary in India through “Rotary India Literacy Mission” (RILM), has embarked upon one of the most comprehensive programs on Total Literacy and Quality Education in India through its com-
around 200 residents of Vasna, Kaladia, Manibhili and Parveta rehabilitation settlement, who were planning to join the activists, were also detained near Vasna outpost under the jurisdiction of Sankheda police station on Wednesday morning. However, the police released all of them by late afternoon. On Wednesday around 10.30 am when the activists and supporters were trying to enter the state, they were stopped by the police near Rendha village. Police said that they were stopped
as section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code was imposed in the district by collector. Later in the afternoon, the NBA activists were detained and taken to Alirajpur in Madhya Pradesh. “As the police stopped us from entering Gujarat, we sat there and later two buses of Gujarat police came and detained all of us along with Medha Patkar and took us towards Alirajpur,” said Himshi Singh of National Alliance of People’s Movement, who was there among the supporters.
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activist Medha Patkar along with 150 other activists were stopped by Chhota Udepur police from entering the state near Rendha village of Kavant taluka on Gujarat-Madhya Pradesh border on prehensive program called Wednesday morning and later detained. They all T-E-A-C-H : were going to Maharashtra T – Teacher Support, via Gujarat after finishing E – E-learning, their program under the banner of ‘Rally for ValA – Adult Literacy, ley’ to join protest by NarC – Child Development, mada dam affected persons H – Happy School. RILM in Kevadiya. Meanwhile, seeks to send out-of-school Gujarat Textbook Calls Jesus Christ ‘Demon’, or dropout children, between the age group of Minister Says Will Correct Error 7 and 14 years, back to SS News | Ahmedabad school under its ‘Child Development’ or ‘Asha Kiran- The Gujarat State Board has shot itself in the foot once a ray of hope’ project. again. In an embarrassing error, a Class 9 Hindi subject textbook of the board refers to Jesus Christ as a demon and goes on to say that stories of this ‘demon’ will be forever remembered. Realising the blooper, the education minister and the chairman of the textbook line referring to Jesus Christ feelings of any class. Speakboard have said that the er- reads – “Iss sambandh mein ing to News18, Iyer said, ror will be rectified soon. haivan Isa ka ek kathan sadaa “Jesus is being portrayed as Officials said that the mis- smaraniya hain.” Translated, a demon to students. Quite take was caused by a mis- it means that in this context, clearly, this is a case that atprint. The reference to Jesus an incident of demon Jesus tracts section 295(a) of the hours. These rains can be Christ as a demon is made in will always be remembered. IPC that pertains to hurting Subramaniam the religious sentiments of attributed to the strength- chapter 16 of the book titled Advocate ening of the southwesterly “Bharatiya Sanskriti Mein Iyer, who noticed the mis- any class.” Iyer said that winds over the region. Ac- Guru-Shishya Sambandh”. take, says that the error at- the error may be unintencording to Skymet Weath- This translates to the “re- tracts section 295 (a) of the tional, but it can create a rift er, a fresh cyclonic cir- lationship between a guru IPC, which pertains to de- between communities and culation is likely to form and his disciples in Indian liberate and malicious acts cause a law and order probover Northeast Arabian culture”. On page 70, the intended to outrage religious lem. Sea. The system is likely to get more marked gradually and will move along the West Coast. With this, rains will also intensify over the coastal parts of state after the next 24 hours and these areas may record some good rainfall. Rajkot has been recording good rainfall ever since the beginning of the month. Till June 8, Rajkot has already recorded 96.8 mm of rain against its monthly average rainfall of 108.4 mm.
Gujarat CM gifts development projects Weather in Gujarat: Surat, totaling Rs.2,041-crore to Dahod district Rajkot, Ahmedabad gear SS News | Ahmedabad up for pre-Monsoon rains Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today laid the foundation stones of development works totaling Rs.2,041-crore, including Rs.1,054-crore Kadana dam-based lift irrigation scheme for Dahod district, Rs,890-crore Narmada river basin (Hatkeshwar) group water supply scheme for 285 villages in Dahod and Chhotaudepur districts, Rs.55-crore 220kv electricity sub-station at Rupakheda, Rs.23crore district jail, Rs.4.80crore and Rs.6.30-crore Rs.4.80-crore projects for education, health and home departments. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rupani reiterated his government’s commitment to provide infrastructure facilities, ranging from drinking and irrigation water to electricity, roads, health and educational institutes, in the eastern tribal belt of Gujarat from Ambaji to Umargaon for all round development of the tribal people. The gov-
ernment plans to link every home in Sanjeli, Singwad and Dhanpur talukas through the Narmada river basin (Hatkeshwar) scheme to free the district of hand pumps. He said that Gujarat aimed at providing the tribal people their rights to forest produces and minor minerals under PESA, eliminating middlemen, also strictly implementing prohibition and cow slaughter ban. The government has bought groundnut at support price worth Rs.1,000crore from the farmers at the and tuar daal worth Rs.600-crore, announced subsidy on transporting potato, allocating Rs.750-
crore as 50 per cent subsidy for erecting fencing to save crops from wild boar menace. Mr. Rupani released Union Minister Jashwantsinh Bhabhor’s booklet titled ‘Vikas Ki Oar Badhte Kadam’, having constructed 32,500 toilets as part of declaring Devgadh taluka be made open defecation free. Mr. Jashwantsinh Bhabhor said that it was only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the Chief Minister as a savior of the state in 2001 like Guru Govind that the people got adequate drinking and irrigation water, better educational facilities – deprived for the preceding 60 years.
Fee panel directs district education officers to issue notices to schools SS News | Vadodara
The Vadodara zonal fee regulation committee has directed district education officers (DEOs) of seven districts that fall in Vadodara zone to issue notices to all the schools which have so far failed to submit affidavits or proposals before the committee. Also, the committee which has been formed by Gujarat government under the Gujarat Self-Financed School (Regulation Fees) Act 2017 to process the applications that it receives from private schools on the fees that it can charge, has now decided to hold meetings on daily basis.
Retired judge G N Rana, who heads the panel, told media persons on Wednesday, that the panel has started scrutiny of applications that it has received so far. “We will be able to complete our work within the time frame,” he said, adding that DEOs of all
the districts have been directed by the panel to issue notices to schools by June 19. Through the notices, the DEOs will seek response from private schools on the reasons behind their failure to submit declarations or proposals as mandated by the Act.
SS News | Ahmedabad After recording on and off rains for the last few days, pre-Monsoon activities are likely to pick up pace. However, intensity of rains will be more over South Gujarat. Places such as Surat, Valsad, Veraval, Junagarh, Amreli and Rajkot will record light rain and thundershowers, with isolated moderate spells during the next 24 hours. Rest parts of the state like Ahmedabad are likely to receive mainly light showers along with thunderstorm and lightning. In fact, few coastal areas like Surat has also started receiving rain and thundershowers since the morning
This is us: Earliest fossils of our species found in Morocco Agency | New Delhi
The oldest fossil remains of Homo sapiens, dating back to 300,000 years, have been found at a site in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco. This is 100,000 years older than previously discovered fossils of Homo sapiens that have been securely dated. The discovery was presented in a study in the journal Nature on Wednesday. This marks the first discovery of such fossils in north Africa, and widens the “cradle of mankind” to encompass all of Africa, the researchers said. Previous finds were in south or east Africa. The fossils, including a partial skull and a lower jaw, belong
to five different individuals including three young adults, an adolescent and a child estimated to be 8 years old. Stone tools, animal bones and evidence of fire were also found within the same layer at the site. But what the researchers found to be most remarkable about these fossils is that they capture a moment in time of evolution. The facial features of the skull look like a modern human, but the brain case is very elongated.
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