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Congress, BJP clash over PM’s ‘raincoat’ jibe at Manmohan
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Modi had said that one should learn the art of “bathing with a raincoat on” from Manmohan Singh as there was not a single taint on him despite so many scams having taken place during his regime.
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Agency | New Delhi A day after the Centre sought a report on frequent glitches affecting Delhi Metro services, the snag-prone Blue Line was hit by power fluctuations, leading to delays yet again. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) authorities claimed that the problem lasted for around 30 minutes, between 2 PM and 2.30 PM, and that it was sorted quickly and normal services restored.
Congress and BJP were Wednesday locked in fiery exchanges inside and outside Parliament over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “raincoat” jibe at his predecessor Manmohan Singh with the main opposition party joined by others pressing him to apologise for the “insulting” remark. BJP on its part said Congress had no moral right to preach or give sermons to others and instead demanded it apologise to Parliament and the prime minister for calling him names. BJP President Amit Shah also reminded Rahul Gandhi of the kind of term his moth-
er had used against Modi, an apparent reference to ‘Maut ke saudagar’(merchant of death) remark made by Sonia Gandhi when he was Gujarat Chief Minister. Congress and other opposition parties forced adjournment of Rajya Sabha twice demanding an apology from Modi over his remarks “insulting” his precedes-
sors even as its Vice-President Rahul Gandhi told a poll rally that the prime minister had lowered the dignity of his office. Congress, CPI(M) and JD(U) raised the remarks made by Modi in his speech in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President’s address yesterday, saying the prime minister was
Have sent Mallya’s extradition request to UK, now up to them to take action: MEA (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India has handed over beleaguered business tycoon Vijay Mallya’s extradition request as received from the Central Bureau of Investigation to the United Kingdom High Commission in New Delhi. In a statement to the media, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, “Have extradition treaty with Britain and legitimate case against Mallya. We made a request, but now it’s
for British authorities to take further action. Mallya is facing a CBI probe for defaulting on repayment of loans worth over Rs 900 crores taken from IDBI. In total, the former liquor baron owes several banks a total of as much as Rs 9,000 crores. The State Bank of India, which leads the consortium of 17 banks that lent money to Kingfisher Airlines, had moved Debt Recovery Tribunal (DRT) in Bengaluru against the airlines chairman Mallya in its bid
to recover over Rs 7,000 crore of dues from him. Earlier last week, Mallya expressed shock after a special CBI court issued a non-bailable warrant against him in a loan default case, when he said
“abusive” and used “insulting” language. Modi had said that one should learn the art of “bathing with a raincoat on” from Manmohan Singh as there was not a single taint on him despite so many scams having taken place during his regime. “He has dragged political debate to new low… he was abusive… we will oppose him,” Anand Sharma(Congress) said. Deputy Chairman P J Kurien said the issue regarding Modi’s remarks was a closed chapter as far as the Chair is concerned. “I cannot reopen a discussion which is concluded… there are so many other ways of raising (your concerns),” he said. Digvijay Singh (Congress) raised strong objections to Modi’s remarks against Manmohan Singh and another former prime minister Indira Gandhi and demanded they be expunged. Congress members were seen protesting in the aisle, raising “shame, shame” slogans.
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The Naliya (in Gujarat’s Kutch district) sex racket not only exposed the ordeal of the woman who was subjected to sexual exploitation for several months, but also puts the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is looking to retain power in Gujarat in a year, in a
fix. Four of the nine accused named in the FIR were local BJP leaders and were suspended from the party. In August 2015, the woman came to her mother’s house at Kothara in Kutch from Mumbai, where she was staying with her husband. She was looking for a job and her mother sought help from one Bababhai, who owned a mobile shop in Naliya town. He reportedly assured the family that he would help the woman find a job within a couple
of days. He also introduced her to LPG vendor Shantilal Solanki. Solanki offered her a job at Rs 5,500 per month. According to the complaint, she was first raped by three persons, allegedly including Shantil Solanki at his house. She said she had gone to his house to get a salary advance when her cold drink was spiked. In the subsequent months, the woman was allegedly raped in hotels, in moving cars and at houses of other accused.
Pakistan says India building ‘secret nuclear city’, MEA rejects claim (H.S.) | New Delhi
Hours after Pakistan claimed India is building a ‘secret nuclear city’, the Ministry of External Affairs refuted the neighbouring country’s allegations terming it baseless. In a statement to the media, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Pakistan’s claims of India’s secret nuclear city is baseless. “This aims to deflect attention from real issue of terrorism,” he said. MEA’s response comes after Pakistan said India has accumu-
lated a stockpile of nuclear weapons which threatens to undermine the strategic balance of power in the region. Pakistan’s Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Nafees Zakaria made the statement at a press briefing where he expressed con-
cern over ‘Indian defence buildup’. Zakaria’s statement read: “India is building a secret nuclear city…It has accumulated a stockpile of nuclear weapons which threatens to undermine the strategic balance of power in the region.”
Vishal Sikka calms workers’ nerves amid founder concerns; asks to focus on Infosys strategy
the investigative agency and media are distorting facts to level allegations ance pay. Sikka asked company’s commitment, Agency | New Delhi against him. In a series of tweets, Mallya had said Infosys Ltd CEO Vishal the employees to keep a governance and integriCBI does not understand Sikka sought to calm ‘sharp focus’ on execut- ty. Infosys founders N R business and economics. potential tension among ing the company’s strat- Narayana Murthy, Kris “Am shocked at CBI alle- employees, amid the egy, which he said was Gopalakrishnan and Nangations. All false and mis- continuously unfolding bolstered by its services. dan Nilekani wrote to the conceived to say the least. high drama about corpo- In an email to the em- board last month expressWhat do a bunch of elite rate governance concerns ployees, Sikka also asked ing their concerns over governance Police know about busi- raised by the founders them to not get distracted corporate ing made in Beijing. Ob- a bilateral matter between ness and Economics?” he over three executives’ and keep away from spec- with the board, includserving that the proposal India and Pakistan but as wrote on Twitter. high salaries and sever- ulations questioning the ing the quantum of salawas not moved by India an issue of global counter but by three permanent terrorism. We hope that members of the UN Secu- eventually China will also rity Council – the US,the come around to acceptAgency | New Delhi UK and France, External ing this view. Obviously, India Thursday hit out at Affairs Ministry Spokes- if there is a change in the China for its remarks that person Vikas Swarup Chinese position, there (H.S.) | New Delhi ing on its earlier judgment there was no consensus described it as a “classic will be consensus also,” Reviewing its 2015 judg- in 2015, the bench hearing over the US’ proposal to counter-terrorism propos- he said. India’s sharp re- ment, the Supreme Court the case observed that the ban Pathankot attack mas- al” and hoped that China action came a day after on Thursday sentenced punishment must also be termind and JeM chief will also come around to China defended its deci- Gopal Ansal to one year commensurate with pubMasood Azhar at the UN, accept this view. “It is our sion to block the US-ini- jail in connection with the lic interest. Sushil Ansal, saying if there is a change understanding that this tiated proposal in the UN Uphar fire tragedy. He was however, was let off by in the Chinese position, was a classic counter- ter- fordesignating Azhar as asked by the apex court the top court citing his there will be a consensus rorism proposal meant to a global terrorist, saying to surrender within four old age. Reacting to the ing to court. Lost faith in were killed in the fire acas well. External Affairs proscribe a dreaded terror- the “conditions” have not weeks. Ansal previously development, the Asso- judiciary. Have been let cident at Uphaar cinema. Ministry Spokesperson ist leader Masood Azhar yet been met for Beijing served four months of his ciation of the Victims of down very badly,a futile The top court had earlier Vikas Swarup also said whose organisation the to back the move. Chi- four year sentence, which Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) exercise. Rich and pow- levied a fine of Rs 30 crore the matter has been tak- Jaish-e-Mohammad has nese Foreign Ministry was later commuted. He said that they lost faith in erful enjoy special pow- on the Ansal brothers; to en up with the Chinese already been proscribed spokesman Lu Kang had will now have to serve the the judiciary. “Extremely ers,” said Neelam Krish- be paid as compensation to Ambassador here and a by the UN 1267 Commit- also told a media briefing remainder of the sentence disappointed, biggest mis- namoorthy of AVUT. In the immediate families of similar demarche is be- tee. “We don’t view this as in Beijing. which is six months. Delv- take in my life was com- 1997, fifty nine people the victims. Office: “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press”, 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
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ry hike given to the CEO Vishal Sikka and the size of the severance packages given to former CFO Rajiv Bansal and former General Counsel David Kennedy. On its part, Infosys said that the issues raised by the founder group, including CEO compensation, are old, and have been already addressed by the board. “Entire Infosys board is aligned (with Sikka) and backs CEO,” unidentified company sources told ET Now earlier. Sikka, in his letter to the employees, downplayed the developments being played out in the news. “Let us not get distracted by media speculation designed to stir up gossip,” he said. Mo : 98250 98053
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BJP’s attempt to raise triple talaq as a poll issue is not working In October, when elections were hardly in the mind of the public, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a passionate appeal from a public platform in pollbound UP to stop injustice towards Muslim women. “It is the responsibility of the government and the people of the country — lives of Muslim women cannot be allowed to be ruined by triple talaq,” he said while advocating a ban on the Islamic practice of divorce by uttering the word talaq thrice. Three weeks before Modi’s parivartan rally, the law commission had issued an appeal on October 7, inviting all stakeholders to give their suggestions on all possible models and templates of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). One of the 16 questions asked was: Should the practice of triple talaq be abolished in toto, retained the custom or retained with suitable amendments. The move kicked off a countrywide debate with the All India Muslim Personal Law Board refusing to participate in any conversation with the commission. However, as Modi had said the emotive issue should not be politicised, the clerics shifted their focus to the impending legal battle maintaining that courts cannot scrutinise the Muslim personal law as they follow the Koran. The debate on personal law vs Constitution was picking up when triple talaq found its way into the election manifesto of the BJP for Uttar Pradesh, a state with 19% Muslim population with high (40%) to moderate (25%) concentration in west UP, polling on February 11 and 15. The manifesto promised that the BJP government would take the opinion of Muslim women and present it in the Supreme Court. Personal laws fall in the concurrent list and both state and Centre can legislate leading to scepticism in the community. Adding fuel to fire were statements displaying BJP’s commitment to end the evil social practice. What seems to have piqued the community is the BJP’s silence on other contentious issues — female infanticide was raised by Modi himself at the same rally. Socially, the burning issues of honour killing, riots, rape and rehabilitation, and the political issue of quota for women in legislatures and Parliament have not found mention in BJP’s manifesto. And while projecting itself as a benefactor of Muslim women, the BJP has not fielded even a single candidate from the community, less so a woman. Now, BJP ministers are strategically pushing the emotional issue of triple talaq, much to the consternation of the community. Union minister Smriti Irani tried to corner the Samajwadi Party and Congress leaders asking them to spell out their stand on the emotive issue. Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi refused to react as it’s a non-issue in the elections.
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Shah Rukh Khan’s Daughter Suhana Is An Actor Like Dad
Agency | New Delhi Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana is a pro in her father’s profession. Fan clubs have shared videos of Suhana’s theatrical performance which is a retelling of Cinderella’s tale. Suhana plays the lead but this Cinderella is not the fairy tale’s docile and humble “poor little orphan” rather a brat-
tish young woman who want all the attention by self-pitting. Suhana, we must say, have fleshed out that aspect of her character really well. The snippet doesn’t reveal when or where was this play staged. It’s pure delight to see Suhana Khan, 16, acting without inhibitions. Suhana is Shah Rukh Khan’s second child and she has two siblings - Aryan, 19 and AbRam, 3. that Suhana wants to become an actor. “My daughter wants to learn acting but I don’t know where to send her in India. We don’t have any good acting school,” said. He later told Femina that Suhana can become an actor “if she has the passion and guts to work five times harder than me and get paid 10 times less than I do.”
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“Not to sit silent in a democracy like Draupadi when Uttar Pradesh was getting stripped off development and works were being halted.” - The BJP firebrand leader Yogi Adityanath on Thursday compared Uttar Pradesh with the mythological character of ‘Draupadi’ at an election rally in Lakhimpur Kheri, also dubbed Samajwadi Party’s “Kaam Bolta Hai” slogan as a “publicity gimmick”.
Telugu people say I concentrate more on Tamil and Hindi films: Shruti Haasan (H.S.) | New Delhi
S Subhakeerthana Talking to Shruti Haasan is like being in the middle of an explosion of positive energy. She is friendly and her incessant chatter has so much information that you cannot afford to be distracted. With Si-3 releasing today, she is brimming with confidence. Excerpts from a chat with the actor. Of course, yes. I haven’t been selective on purpose though. The aim is to balance ‘good cinema’ and ‘commerical cinema’. I have tried to understand these concepts. Many say that the fame of an actress is short lived. The challenge is to do everything in limited time.
Shruti Haasan has been successful in juggling commitments Parvathy to star in a travel in three film romance with Irrfan Khan industries
I have been more selective in Hindi. I look for roles that offer depth in my character. It has to be performance oriented. Three or four years ago, I used to do six to seven films a year. Then, Appa (Kamal Haasan) told me that’s not how it’s supposed to be. Now, I can choose projects that interest me. I am offered a variety. But what I choose depends on the situation. I don’t go by specific formula or instinct, but by a good team and an interesting script. My role, the director and of course, Suriya! I play a journalist in the fi m. Hari (director) wanted his film to cater to all sections. He’s clear about what he wants and why he wants it that way. It was a nice experience. It was great to team up with Suriya again after 7am Arivu (2011).
Ajay Devgn’s next is a rom-com but who is that lady behind him? (H.S.) | New Delhi
After a long time, Ajay Devgn will get back to romancing on the silver screen. The actor, who at present is busy with the shoot of his upcoming film Baadshaho, will be working with director Luv Ranjan of Pyaar Ka Punchnama fame. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared on Twitter, “Ajay Devgn to star in an urban rom-com, produced by Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg and directed by noted editor Akiv Ali.” In the picture, we get to see Ajay but we are eager to know who is the lady behind him. Now, there were speculations that the actor will soon start a project with actor wife Kajol. But we leave it to you to decide about his co-star in the film.
Naam Shabana Based On True Story Of Former Raw Agent? Kareena Kapoor Khan all set for Taapsee her television debut? Here’s who Pannu will be approached this new mommy seen essaying Agency | New Delhi
the character of Shabana... (H.S.) | New Delhi
Neeraj Pandey is known to write stories inspired from real life events. Earlier the director who has delivered films like A Wednesday, Special 26, Rustom and the most recent MS Dhoni: An Untold Story which were all enthused by true events is now coming with his next project titled Naam Shabana as a producer. The director is widely recognized for taking up intelligent cases from various police files. In fact, sources close to the unit are whispering about how the director’s next project Naam Shabana is actually inspired by a real life lady Shabana. Taking cue from several female RAW agents who are hired for specific as-
signments/missions even used as honey traps, it’s said that the film is based on one such woman who was a helping hand for the system.Those who are aware of the storyline are of the opinion that various ex raw
agents will be able to identify with Shabana’s character. Taapsee Pannu will be seen essaying the character of Shabana. The film marks to be India’s first spin off based character on Taapsee’s character from Baby.
The new mommy of Bollywood, Kareena Kapoor Khan has stayed away from television till now. However, recent reports prove that she has changed her mind. The soon-to-be launched factual entertainment channel Sony BBC Earth, has roped in the vivacious and versatile Kareena Kapoor Khan as its ‘Feel Alive’ Ambassador. This is the first time that the actress has become part of a factual entertainment channel. Kareena is known to have a spirited, ‘full-of-life’ personality both on and off-screen. Her vibrant persona coupled with her love for the natural world were the key factors in opting for Kareena to represent the most awaited channel of 2017. Saurabh Yagnik, EVP and Business Head, English Cluster, Sony Pictures Networks India said, “We are excited to have Kareena Kapoor Khan as the ‘Feel Alive’ Ambassador for Sony BBC Earth. Her personality perfectly resonates with our brand proposition and channel content, which will be revealed soon. I am confident that this unique association will take the factual entertainment experience to a whole new level for our viewers in India.”
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itel,the hi-tech innovative mobile brand from Transsion Holdings Conglomerate, marks the beginning of 2017 with the PAN-India launch of it1518 smartphone under Selfie Pro series at INR 7550. it1518 houses 8MP rear camera + 5MP front camera, 5P lens & F2.0 aperture. It enables its users to experience the best picture quality with wide angle, autofocus, face detection and face beauty features. It runs on the latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow and offers unlimited network accessibility with 4G VoLTE connectivity and a 2GB RAM. The latest offering from itel is the perfect way for the selfie-loving, tech-savvy Indian consumers to ring in the New Year! Powered by the latest 1.3 GHzMediaTek quad-core processor along with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, this smartphone facilitates high speed multitasking and smooth operating experience.
SEBI appoints HDFC Realty to e-auction properties of PACL Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
HDFC Realty, India’s leading Real Estate Advisory Solutions provider has been exclusively appointed by the Supreme Court adjudged SEBI, to assist with property sales for PACL(Pearls Agrotech Corporation Ltd) in 8 states of India amounting to approximately Rs.550 Crores. HDFC Realty has been assigned the task to carry out the valuation and facilitate the pre-determined e-auction process for over 600 properties spread across India. With a nationwide footprint spread over 50+ cities, HDFC Realty lends its expertise to the Security and Exchange Board of India to ensure valuation and to manage sale processes of the necessary properties through a professional and process driven mechanism. Commenting on this mandate, Mr. Vikram Goel – CEO, HDFC Realty Ltd., said, “We are honored to have been appointed by the SEBI yet again. Our services are market and client focused, aimed at providing real business solutions and value-creation.” Similar to a previous mandate delegated to HDFC Realty for the sale of Sahara properties, the PACL properties will be e-auctioned state wise covering 62 cities across 8 states – Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Telengana, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Max unveils ‘Nautical’ Spring/ Summer 2017 Collection
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India’s leading fashion brand, Max fashion unveiled its Spring- Summer 2017 collection, celebrating the nautical spirit of spring. Sparkling shades of imperial blue, barbados cherry red are the dominant colors of the season.
The season shows off an eclectic range of trends – ruffle details, asymmetrical hem lines, engineered appliques, natural hues, inflated silhouettes and oversized proportions to keep it classy and fussfree. The assortment expresses the richly detailed sense of elegance and passion through a wide range of exclusive apparel, footwear and accessories for every occasion. The range unfolds into a bold and striking collection inspired from the Marina Luxe. . It conveys a testament to its sunny brand of optimistic fashion with silhouettes such as crisp cotton volume cold shoulder, oversized blazer, flared sleeves, cropped shirts making it a clean minimalistic staple for the season.
It was business as usual for Virat Kohli, who smashed the fourth hundred of a bumper home season to extend India’s domination over Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Hyderabad. Kohli raced to his 16th hundred in Test cricket off 130 balls. He remained unbeaten on 111 as India finished Day 1 on 356/3. Ajinkya Rahane was batting on 45. After opting to bat, India lost Lokesh Rahul in the first over. However, a 178-run partnership for the second wicket between Murali Vijay (108) and Cheteshwar Pujara (83) set the tone for Kohli to launch an assault on Bangladesh’s hapless bowlers. Kohli has been in sensational form this season. After hammering his maiden double hundred in the West Indies
India Under-19 team have a plush hotel but no money for dinner last year, the 28-year-old has had a bumber time at home. He has so far scored two double hundreds and two hundreds in nine home Tests since September. India have four more matches lined up against Australia. Kohli, in the course of his innings, became the third Indian after Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag to score 1000 Test runs in a home season. He is in fact now second on the list after Sehwag for batsmen with most runs in a home Test
season. Kohli had a sensational 2016 - he amassed 2595 international runs including 1215 in Tests. As many as 655 of those runs came against England in a five-Test series that India won 4-0. The run-machine from Delhi is the only Indian captain with three double hundreds in Test cricket and holds a record for most Test wins (9) in a year. Under Kohli, India have won five successive series and are comfortably placed on top of the ICC’s Test rankings.
Players have had to fend for themselves for dinner after play, and rely on their parents for money (H.S.) | Mumbai
A FORTNIGHT into their 30-day home series against England, India’s Under-19 cricketers and their support staff, including coach Rahul Dravid, are yet to receive their daily allowances. Reason? The absence of an official signatory to release funds after the
Cheteshwar Pujara eclipses Chandu Borde’s record, bad luck for Karun Nair Agency | Hyderabad
It must have been a day of mixed feelings for Cheteshwar Pujara and Karun Nair. Both created records albeit of different kinds. While Pujara may manage a smile despite missing out on a Test hundred, Karun would just wonder what more could he have done apart from scoring a triple ton to miss out on a Test match. Pujara eclipsed Chandu Borde’s five decades old national record of most runs by an Indian in a single season. Borde had scored 1604 runs in the 1964-65 season that included runs in Tests as well as firstclass matches. As Pujara reached his personal score of 83, he surpassed Borde by a run and now has 1605 runs in the season. With 4 more Tests to go, Pujara may close in
injured and never really recovered and his Test career came to an end. The other two, who missed out on the next Test after a triple ton, are Sir Len Hutton and Inzamam ul Haq but in both cases, the players in question were not fully fit.
on 2000 runs by an Indian batsman in a single season. Interestingly, the third highest aggregate of runs by an Indian batsman in a single season stands in Pujara’s name. He had scored 1585 runs during the 2012-13 season. Not many fit players have been dropped from the playing XI after scoring a triple hundred in his previous Test match and unintentionally Karun will have to bear the ignominy of losing out on a Test match as the team management feels that
Ajinkya Rahane’s consistent contribution over two years can’t be overlooked. Only three players before Karun had missed out on a next Test match after scoring a triple hundred. Andy Sandham was 40 years old during the timeless Test against West Indies in Jamaica way back in 1925. Sandham was playing his 14th Test and scored 325. The match ended on the ninth day as England team then known as MCC had a ship to catch! Sandham subsequently got
India to play friendly against Cambodia ahead of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers (H.S.) | kolkata To ensure that the Indian national football team has the best possible chance to begin their Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Asian Cup 2019 campaign on the right note, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has confirmed that India will play a friendly against Cambodia on 22nd March 2017 in the southeast Asian nation’s capital, Phnom Penh. Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF said, “We are delighted to confirm an International Friendly against Cambodia. The match will help the team prepare better for the crucial first match against Myanmar.” In-
Supreme Court removed BCCI secretary Ajay Shirke, and the cash withdrawal limit of Rs 24,000 per week following the demonetisation policy. This bizarre combination has resulted in the junior cricketers going for halfa-month without their entitled allowance of Rs 6,800 per day. So much so, the players have had to fend for themselves for dinner after play, and rely on their parents to help them with money. Sources confirmed that the players were told the BCCI does not have an official signatory to sign on daily allowance cheques — all payments need to have the approval of the secretary. After
Shirke was shown the door, along with BCCI president Anurag Thakur, the board is left with joint-secretary Amitabh Choudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhary. But for one of them to become the new signatory, the board’s members will have to pass a new resolution. The Committee of Administrators (COA) appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the board’s functioning had allowed BCCI CEO Rahul Johri to use its imprest account — for small, routine operating expenses — from a bank to pay the daily allowances of the senior team, which is in Hyderabad at the moment.
moved. Gambhir, one of India’s finest left-handed batsmen, came forward to help the boxing champion by extending financial support. The Delhi batsman also said that there there were many ways the boxer could be helped by the country. Gambhir, who also mentioned that he would not like to publicise or advertise about what he is doing, appealed his fans on Twitter to help the boxer’s family. “We must take care of our champions jst as they make us proud. Help Asian Games
Gold winner by sending a text to Babai-his wife at 8131830664,” the 35-year-old tweeted. It remains to be seen whether other sportspersons will come out in support of Dingko, who has won several laurels for the country.
on twitter and put him on front page of newspapers. Ahlawat’s brutal assault against a bowling attack, a mix of club and mohalla players, had the IPL franchise owners scrambling for the wicket-keeper batsman’s number and the international media hailing the son of a Haryana farmer as the ‘Indian who hit the first-ever T20 triple
hundred’. The innings has changed the life of a boy who had scored 5 runs in 5 Ranji Trophy innings for Delhi. “Yes, I have put my name in IPL auction but I am not sure if this knock will make people to notice me,” Ahlawat was quoted as saying on Tuesday. For a first-time cricket-watcher at Lalita Park, what catches the eye is the concrete stage that is not far from the pitch. The Yuva Kala Manch — that’s what is painted on it — sitting at cover is barren.
Gautam Gambhir extends financial support to cancer-stricken Indian boxer Dingko Singh (H.S.) | New Delhi
Veteran Indian left-hander Gautam Gambhir, who is known to take a strong stand on social issues, has come forward to help 1998 Asian Games gold medallist Dingko Singh, who has been suffering from bile duct cancer. It was previously reported that Singh, who has been battling from the disease from quite some time, has been struggling financially. He also went through Chemotherapy on Tuesday at Imphal, and it has been found that 70% of his liver has been re-
Try To Copy AB De Villiers, MS Dhoni Also My Role Model: Mohit Ahlawat Agency | New Delhi
dia were drawn into a favourable group for the final qualification round for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup along with Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Macau. The Blue Tigers kick off their campaign with an away game against Myanmar on 28th March and a friendly against Cambodia six days earlier is expected to get
the players in shape. Incidentally, Cambodia are ranked 172nd in the world while Myanmar are 159th. National team coach Stephen Constantine expressed his delight at securing a friendly ahead of the campaign opener. “I appreciate the efforts of the AIFF in helping me secure the match,” he stated.
At Lalita Park, a mini-cricket island embedded deep inside the mostly-commercial and always congested Laxminagar area, they are still talking about Mohit Ahlawat’s 300 off 72 balls and his 39 sixes. It’s the day after this multi-purpose ground with irregular dimensions — it’s roughly a 60m x 40m patch with a 25-yard boundary behind the batsman — made a 21-year-old Delhi first-class player trend
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Summons issued to Sania Mirza for alleged tax evasion
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Tennis player Sania Mirza has been issued summons by the Commissioner of Service Tax here, in connection with an investigation against alleged non-payment/evasion of Service Tax. The ace tennis star has been asked to appear before the Office of the Principal Commissioner of Service Tax in person or through an authorised agent on February 16. According to sources, Sania is due for payment of Service Tax on the amount of Rs 1
crore she received from the Telangana government after being appointed its ‘Brand Ambassador’. “This amount she received for being ‘Brand Ambassador’ falls under the Service Tax purview
and it is due for Service Tax payment,” they said adding “Rs 1 crore amount attracts Service Tax of 14.5 per cent besides interest, and penalty has also to be paid on the Service Tax.”
Rajkot DEO caught taking Rs 25K bribe Correspondent | Rajkot
DISTRICT Education education officer of Rajkot, Ashok Chaudhary and a retired education inspector were arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) late on Tuesday night for allegedly demanding and accepting Rs 25,000 bribe from a school clerk for granting him full-pay benefits. A clerk working in a school in Wankaner town of Morbi district filed a complaint with the ACB in Rajkot stating Chaudhary had been demanding Rs 25,000 as he had cleared his file granting him benefits of full-pay.
Before that, the clerk had been employed as a fixed-salaried employee. Based on this complaint, ACB field police inspector Krushnakumar Gohil laid a trap at Central Bus Station of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) in Rajkot and caught HM Dave taking the bribe money at
7:30 pm on Tuesday. Minutes later, the ACB also arrested DEO Chaudhary from his residence in the city. “The complainant’s file had been sent to Chaudhary when he was Morbi, DEO. Chaudhary cleared the file of the complainant but demanded Rs 25,000 bribe for doing so. A few months ago,
Foodgrains: Gujarat turns first state to go cashless, Ram Vilas Paswan lauds success No ground for appeal against Sadhvi Pragya Agency | New Delhi
As Gujarat becomes the first state to go cashless for the distribution of foodgrains, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan congratulated the Government of Gujarat for establishing the cashless system in the state. The state government had targeted March 31 for the installation of Aadhaar enabled payment systems in 17, 250 FPSs but achieved much before date according to the reports of The Pioneer. In order to establish the identities
Chaudhary was transferred from Morbi to Rajkot. But he kept on demanding bribe from the complainant. On Tuesday evening, the complainant called Chaudhary that he had reached at the agreed place with the money. The DEO asked the complainant to hand over money to HM Dave, a retired education inspector. As soon as Dave took the bribe, we arrested him. Later on, Chaudhary was arrested from his residence,” Gohil said
on Wednesday. Based on the complaint of the clerk, the ACB booked the DEO and the retired education inspector under Prevention of Corruption Act and the probe was handed over to Rohit Raval, police inspector of ACB, Morbi. The ACB, Morbi, produced Chaudhary and Dave, also a resident of Rajkot city, in a local court at Rajkot. As the ACB did not seek their custody, the court sent the accused to judicial custody.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In a recent order that will have far-reaching effects in matters of police probes and criminal prosecution, the Gujarat high court has ruled that police and courts do not have power to compel an accused to give voice samples for voice spectrography. With this there is no way investigators can verify whether the sound in audio file
matches the voice of the accused.While the court held that voice samples of an accused cannot be taken without hi consent, Justice J B Pardiwala also concluded that this process does not violate constitutional provisions which give an accused the right to remain silent. It is just that the courts and police have not been delegated powers to undertake this process by legislation.
fore the court. Sharmila, who lives with the couple’s son in Haryana’s Rewari, alleged earlier this month that her husband has been detained by the BSF. Yadav posted four videos on social media in January, showing unpalatable food at his camp along the Indo-Pakistan border in Jammu and Kashmir. He alleged that officers sold on the sly ration for troops. The videos triggered widespread outrage, but the BSF dismissed his allegations and called him a repeat offender “who had issues with intoxication and discipline”. A probe was ordered. Sharmila sought the court’s help after her husband told her on
February 7 that “they are taking him to an unknown location”, the soldier’s brother-in-law Vijay said. The wife has not been able to talk to him thereafter, as he has stopped answering calls to his personal mobile phone. “Nobody tells anything,” Vijay said alleging that even the person answering the official phone, from which Yadav used to call earlier, does not know where he is. The family is said to have written to the BSF, but the paramilitary force has not replied. Fearing for his safety, Sharmila took the habeas corpus route — a provision in law requiring a person under arrest or detention to be brought before a judge or to court.
notification of the Medical Council of India (MCI) which raised the intake capacity of PG students per professor and associate professor. MCI notification says a professor will now be allotted three PG seats against two earlier. Similarly, an associate profes-
sor will be allotted two PG seats instead of one earlier. Sources in the health department said it will implement this from the next academic year, beginning April 2017-18. Gujarat currently has 1,500 PG medical seats, of which 1,300 are at government medical colleges.
Gujarat high court takes sting out of audio evidence
acquittal: Police tell Madhya Pradesh govt (H.S.) | Dewas
of beneficiaries of National Food Security Act of 2013 and to stop the leakage of grains at the shop level, beneficiaries under the NFSA will only need to carry their Aadhaar cards for purchasing foodgrains in the state. This is being done
to eradicate corruption in the Public Distribution System. Gujarat has also taken a step ahead by partnering with the Ministry of Electronics and IT’s common purpose vehicle and offered 30 odd digital services through FPSs.
A week after the acquittal of Sadhvi Pragya Singh in the Sunil Joshi murder case, the prosecution has written to the Madhya Pradesh government that “there is no ground for appeal.’’ “There is no direct or circumstantial evidence. All witnesses have turned hostile. I have informed the government that there is no ground for appeal,’’ government pleader Girish Mungi said. Joshi was found dead in the Chuna Khadan locality near his one-room hideout in Dewas, on De-
cember 29, 2007, when he was on the run for his alleged role in the double murder of a tribal Congress leader and his son. On February 1 this year, First Additional Sessions Judge, Dewas, acquitted the Sadhvi and seven other accused and pardoned Dilip Jagtap whose plea for becoming an approver had been accepted by the NIA’s Special Court in Bhopal. A day after the
Modi’s parliamentary speech: What it tells us about his pitch for 2019 On February 19, in about 10 days from now, the Narendra Modi government completes 1,000 days in office
The milestone may be only statistically symbolic but comes in a period of intense and defining political significance. On March 11, the verdict in five state elections, particularly the large state of Uttar Pradesh, will be known. Immediately after that negotiations for the next vice-president and president will begin. By the end of the year, with the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections, India will begin a relentless 18-month steeplechase to the 2019 Lok Sabha contest. The budget of 2018 will be an electionyear budget. While Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley have been
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careful and principled in avoiding populist and profligate spending and in adhering to a strict fiscal consolidation programme since 2014, to what degree and in what manner the fiscal discipline of four years will be deployed in an election year remains an intriguing question. It is important to see Modi’s speech in Parliament on Tuesday, February 7, in this context, rather than just limit it to immediate concerns about addressing the voter in UP or Uttarakhand for that matter. In a sense, he was setting the agenda, or testing the waters, for a phase beyond March 11. This explained
why, for instance, he referred to largely the Congress, rather than other Opposition parties. The PM mentioned the Congress’ Lok Sabha leader, Mallikarjun Kharge, by name – as is appropriate in a parliamentary debate, where the leader of the government responds to criticism by the (de facto) leader of the Opposition. He also had a dig at Rahul Gandhi and the dynastic politics that is both the Congress’ principal vulnerability and ultimate calling card. Why did Modi do this? Does it suggest a new tack or, as Congress enthusiasts fantasise, a recognition that Rahul Gandhi and his party pose a massive political threat? The answer may be a trifle more commonsensical. If one moves on from the current quintet of state elections, then every set of major assembly polls coming up – Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at the
end of 2017, Karnataka in the early summer of 2018, and Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh in winter 2018 – posits the BJP against the Congress. Second, Modi has long believed voters make rational choices that are rooted in real-life experiences, rather than abstraction. They tend to compare – or subliminally factor in – the record of an incumbent government against that of its immediate predecessor. This is not always the case, of course, and occasionally other motivations and emotions can sway a mandate. Yet, the prime minister’s political logic cannot be altogether dismissed. As such, in the run up to the 2019 general election, Modi will need to emphasise his personal popularity and credentials – and there is no doubt these remain high, as a variety of opinion polls and anecdotal evidence would suggest – but also how his government has done in comparison to the UPA administration, particularly
UPA II (2009-14). In this regard, the speech on Tuesday was telling. If one sifted through the rhetorical flourishes, the jokes, the references to the Chapekar brothers – whose assassination of plague commissioner Walter Rand in Poona on June 22, 1897, and subsequent martyrdom was a pioneering moment in the Hindu right’s participation in the freedom struggle – then one could detect a purposeful and determined appraisal by the prime minister of how his government has done vis-à-vis the Manmohan Singh ministry. Some of the comparison was straightforward and numerical: The incremental growth in highway capacity, railway track upgrade, the power sector, and building houses for the poorer sections of society. Some of it was also a response to those, among them BJP’s supporters, who contend his government has not done enough to take on the culture of corruption that marked the UPA’s decline.
verdict, Joshi’s sister-inlaw Shailaja questioned Sadhvi’s acquittal but indicated that the family was indifferent to the verdict or to an appeal. Records show that the probe into the murder of Joshi, whose death was linked to the larger plot of terror by alleged Hindu extremists, took twists and turns that contradicted each other and prompted the judge to remark: “The analysis of entire evidence reveals that either out of prejudice or some unknown reasons the agencies did not seriously investigate the case and collected weak
Tej Bahadur’s wife moves court, claims he is missing Agency | New Delhi
The wife of a BSF soldier, whose complaint about bad food at his unit had triggered a row, approached the Delhi high court on Thursday, saying her husband has gone incommunicado and nobody could tell his whereabouts. In a habeas corpus plea, soldier Tej Bahadur Yadav’s wife Sharmila said she was worried about his safety as she has not been able to contact him for the past three days. She pleaded that her husband be produced be-
Gujarat likely to get 400 more PG medical seats
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
There is good new for those seeking admission to postgraduate courses at government medical colleges in the state. Gujarat will see a record a increase, 400-odd, in the number of PG medical seats. The state government accepted the
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