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It’s BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, f e i r B s w Ne Kumar Goa, Manipur; Congress back in Punjab Bangarappa joins BJP ?
Agency | Bengaluru Former Karnataka chief minister late S Bangarappa’s son Kumar Bangarappa, who recently quit the Congress, joined the BJP today. Kumar Bangarappa, a former state minister, had quit Congress citing the suffocating atmosphere in the party and pressure from party workers and is returning to BJP after a 13-year gap. BJP State unit President B S Yeddyurappa welcomed him, saying it would help strengthen the party.
Exit polls 2017: Uttar Pradesh is likely to see a BJP government as most of the surveys projected it as the single largest party in the state. The BJP is likely to retain Goa and secure victory in Uttarakhand and Manipur. However, in Punjab Congress is expected to return to power
Exit poll results 2017 Agency | New Delhi Demonetisation seems to have not stopped the Modi wave as the BJP is expected to win in four out of five states that went to polls recently, according to exit poll by various media houses. The surveys predicted BJP’s win in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand, while Congress is expected to stage a comeback in Punjab. Today’s Chanakya which got its prediction right after the 2014 Lok Sabha
elections and subsequent Assembly polls, has given 285 seats to the BJP, 88 seats to the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and just 27 seats to Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party. The India Today Axis exit poll predicted 185 seats, little short of the majority, for BJP in Uttar Pradesh followed by Samajwadi party-Congress alliance at 120 seats and BSP at 90 seats. As per India TV, the saffron party is expected to win 155 to 167 seats in Uttar
the exit poll predicting historic win for the BJP in the state. While some of the survey predicted BJP emerging as the single largest party in UP, other gave them a clean majority. Congress once again proved to be liability for the ruling Samajwadi Party as the alliance failed to
gain much from the new friendship. Akhilesh was involved in a fierce battle with the BJP during the campaigning for the 403seat state assembly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also trained his guns on the SP-Congress alliance. If at all he decides to ally with the BSP in case he does not get a majority, it wall mark a departure from the acrimonious past the two parties have shared in the past.
Better to ally with Mayawati than to see President Rule in Uttar Pradesh Agency | New Delhi
Confident of Samajwadi Party’s win in Uttar Pradesh, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that nobody wants President Rule in the state. On being asked if his party is ready to form an alliance with the BSP, in case it doesn’t get majority, Yadav told BBC that it is better to join hand with Mayawati than to see the state under President Rule. Yadav’s remark came amid
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(90), Others (9) India TV | SP+Congress (135-147), BJP (155-167), BSP (81-93), Others (8-20) News 24 and Today’s Chanakya | SP+Congress (88+/-), BJP (285 +/-), BSP (27), Others (3+/-) Uttarakhand exit poll results (71 seats) The people in Uttarakhand seems to have voted against Harish Rawat’s Congress government as the exit poll predicted a clean sweep by the BJP which is expected to get over 50 out of 71 Assembly. India Today | Congress (12-21), BJP (46-53), BSP (1-2), Others (1-4) News24 |Congress (15+), BJP (53), BSP (), Others () MRC | Congress (38), BJP (30), others (3) Manipur exit poll results (60 seats) India Today | Congress (17-23), BJP (25-31), Others (9-15) Punjab exit poll results (117 seats) India Today | Congress (62-71), BJP + Akali Dal (4-7), AAP (42-51), Others (0-2) News24 | Congress (54+), BJP + Akali Dal (9-15), AAP (54+), Others () Goa exit poll results (40 seats)
The BJP is likely to retain Goa with the support of independent winners as exit poll Pradesh, while SP-Congress alliance is likley to win predict 15 seat for it followed by Congress at 10. The AAP to has made some gains 135 to 147 seats follwoed by BSP with 81 to 93 seats. in the state. Times Now-VMR poll forecast 190-210 seats for the India TV | Congress (10), BJP (15), AAP (7), Others (8) BJP in the UP assembly, while India News-MRC gave India Today | Congress (9-13), BJP (18-22), AAP (0-2) it 185 and ABP-Lokniti CSDS 164-176 seats. If BJP wins UP, it would be a return to power for the party in the politically significant and volatile state after 15 years. In the NDTV poll of polls, an average of several exit polls, the BJP was projected to win 179 seats, the before the GST become a given both the Centre and SP-Congress 136 and the BSP 77 seats in UP. There reality. The constitutional states the financial powers were good news from Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa amendment was made last including those to levy too for the BJP as the party is likely to form governyear to enable formation taxes. The C-GST will be ment in all three states, according to the surveys. Afof GST Council, compris- levied by the Centre on ter storing to power in Assam, the BJP is expected ing of the representatives goods and services falling to make its base strong in the north east with likely (H.S.) | New Delhi from all the states, Union under its domain- currentwin in Manipur. India Today predicted 25-31 out of Territories and the Cen- ly levied under excise and 60 seats for the saffron party followed by Congress The second of leg of the tre. The Union Finance services taxes. The I-GST with 17-23 seats. NDTV predicted a close fight be- Budget session of Parliawill be levied on the suptween the ruling Congress and the BJP with the former ment began today with Minister heads the Coungetting 26 and the latter 24. Congress has been ruling Prime Minister Narendra cil. The GST Council has ply of goods and services the northeastern state for the last 15 years. The BJP is Modi and Union Finance approved two draft bills, from one state to another. likely to retain Goa with the support of independent Minister Arun Jaitley ex- which will be presented The S-GST will be levwinners as India Today predicted 18-22 seats win for pressing high hopes of in Parliament for their ied by the states on the the BJP, while Congress is expected to with 9-13 seats the national goods and passage. These bills are goods and services falling while 0-2 seats are expected to be bagged by the Aam services tax (GST) bill the Central GST (C-GST) under their domain. The Aadmi Party. India TV predicted a hung assembly in getting nod of Parliament and the Integrated GST Bill for S-GST will have Manipur, projecting 15-21 seats for the BJP and 12-18 this time around. The (I-GST). The GST Coun- to be passed by each of cil will take up the remain- the 29 state Assemblies. for the Congress. Modi government is keen ing State GST (S-GST) The Bills for C-GST and Uttar Pradesh exit poll results (403 seats) on rolling out the GST and Union Territory-GST I-GST will have to be India Today | SP+Congress (120), BJP (185), BSP from July 1 this year. Par- (UT-GST) during its next passed by Parliament beliament requires to give its sitting on March 16.The fore they could be rolled consent on a slew of bills Constitution of India has out.
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J&K: Jawan killed in ceasefire violation by Government sympathises with Pakistan, another found dead with bullet wounds Saifullah’s father, says Rajnath Singh Pakistan side. The Indi(H.S.) | Jammu troops retaliated and the Agency | New Delhi
the blast in a general compartment of Bhopal-Ujjain Union home minister Rapassenger train at Shajnath Singh on Thursday japur. Stating that MP praised the father of terror DGP and other senior posuspect Saifullah, killed lice officials immediately by UP ATS in an encounrushed to the site of the ernment is proud of him” ter on Wednesday, for disowning his son over for his remarkable act of blast, Singh said the initial his “anti-national” activi- placing the nation above inspection of the scene of ties. In a statement made his son. Singh recalled the crime indicated that the the army ordered an in- to each other to maintain in the Lok Sabha during statement of Sartaj that “I accused had used an IED quiry into the matter, a peace and tranquility at Zero Hour, Singh howev- don’t want to see or accept prepared by using locally police team was rushed to the international border. er refrained from linking even the dead body of my available explosives for the spot from Surankote Both sides also decided Saifullah or the six sus- son..One who could not the blast. He informed the for proibnd the incident. to “re-energize instant pects arrested in Madhya be true to his nation, can- House that NIA would However, army officials communication between Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh not be my son.” “I am sure be probing the train blast were tight-lipped over the field commanders, whenin connection with the that the entire House will case. Though Madhya matter. Meanwhile, Bor- ever required, to resolve Bhopal-Ujjain train blast, join me in sympathising Pradesh chief minister der Security Force and petty matters”, an official to the Islamic State (IS) with the father. We should Shivraj Singh Chauhan Pakistani Rangers held a release here said, adding or its ideology. Telling all be proud of him,” he had categorically identiflag meeting in Suchet- the meeting was held folMPs that he sympathised told the MPs. In his state- fied Islamic State as the garh area and committed lowing the request by the with the angst of Saiful- ment, Singh detailed the outfit which the suspects The brief surgical strike was also only targeted at terrorist outposts close to the lah’s father Mohammad entire sequence of events owed allegiance to, Singh border, specifically and carefully avoiding both civilian and military establishments Sartaj, he said “the gov- on March 7, starting with refrained naming IS. Office: “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press”, 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
An army jawan was shot dead in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops at Gulpur on Thursday, and another was found dead with a bullet wound under mysterious circumstances close to the border in Poonch district. Sources said that sepoy Deepak Jaganath sustained a bullet injury in the head when Pakistani troops suddenly resorted to small arms fire in Gulpur area along the Line of Control in Poonch district. The jawan succumbed to the bullet injury while on way to a hospital, sources said, adding that Indian
exchange of small arms fire continued for nearly 15 minutes. On the same day, another army jawan was found dead under mysterious circumstances, while another sustained a bullet injury in unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops in Poonch district. Identifying the deceased jawan as sepoy Balraj Singh, a resident of Punjab, sources said that he was posted at Draba in Surankote area of Poonch district. Sources said that the jawan’s body was found inside his camp with gunshot wounds on Thursday morning. While
an side was led by DIG BSF Jammu, P S Dhiman and Pakistani Rangers by Brigadier Amjad Hussain, Sector Commander Chenab Rangers, Sialkote Punjab. It was the first sector commander level meeting between two border guarding forces since heavy shelling and firing disrupted peace along the international border in October/November last year, coupled with various unsuccessful infiltration attempts including recent detection of a cross border tunnel in Ramgarh sector and killing of three terrorists.
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UP exit polls: BJP maybe single-largest party in elections It is often said that the road to power in New Delhi goes via Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh’s capital. Even Narendra Modi had to contest from this state (Varanasi) to mount a successful prime ministerial bid in 2014. Except for three former prime ministers who were members of the Rajya Sabha during their tenures in India’s most coveted political office, only two others—Morarji Desai (1977-79) and P.V. Narasimha Rao (1991-96)— have been elected to the Lok Sabha from a state other than Uttar Pradesh. The BJP could emerge as the single-largest party in Uttar Pradesh and get within striking distance of the majority mark in what is seen to be a hung assembly, exit polls said on Thursday. Two exit polls gave the BJP a clear advantage over its nearest rival, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance, while two others predicted a close fight between the two formations. The Bahujan Samaj Party was seen as a distant third in all four exit polls available. The marathon seven-phase election in India’s most-populous state was billed as a virtual semifinal to the general elections in two years. Results for the 403-member assembly are out on March 11. The halfway mark is 202. Exit polls have frequently gone wrong in the past, including in Bihar and Delhi in 2015. Analysts say that states with diverse populations and complex caste, community and religious affiliations tend to throw pollsters off. A good showing by the BJP will be a boost for the central government as the month-long polls were seen to be a referendum for key decisions such as the scrapping of high-value currency and strikes on militant bases across the Line of Control. The BJP has been out of power in the politically crucial state for more than a decade. The NewsX -MRC poll gave the BJP 185 seats, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance 120 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 90. The Times Now-VMR poll gave the BJP between 190 and 210 seats, the SP-Congress combine between 110 and 130 seats and the BSP between 57 and 74 seats. The ABP-CSDS poll gave the BJP 164-176 seats, the SP-Congress 155-169 and the BSP 60-72 seats. The IndiaTV-CVoter polls forecast 155-167 seats to the BJP, 135-147 to the SP-Congress and 81-93 to the BSP. The elections were also seen as a personal prestige fight for incumbent chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who overcame a family feud and forged an alliance with the Congress. For BSP chief Mayawati – who lost in the 2012 state polls and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections -- a third defeat can prove disastrous.
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RBI issues directions on Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank
(H.S.) | New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday notified an issue to Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank under sub-section (1) of Section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, restricting the bank to grant or renew any loans and advances, make any investment, incur any liability without the prior approval from the RBI in writing. The central bank also disproved any borrowal of funds and acceptance of fresh deposits to disburse any payment whether in discharge of its liabilities and obligations or otherwise. Under Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued certain Directions to Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank, which included no compromise or arrangement and sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets, except as notified in the RBI Directions dated March 01, 2017. However, a copy the notice has been displayed on the bank’s premises for perusal by interested members of the public. In particular, a sum not exceeding Rs. 1000 of the total balance in every savings bank or current account or any other deposit account may be allowed to be withdrawn subject to conditions stated in the above RBI Directions. The bank will continue to undertake banking business with restrictions till its financial position improves.
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QUOTE “The news published regarding Compassion International’s so called ‘back channel negotiations with RSS representative in Washington DC’ is unfair and OF THE totally false,” DAY Salman Khan to launch Vidya Balan wonders why not many films are made on women and Partition Android ‘BeingSmart’ - Manmohan Vaidya, RSS All India Prachar Pramukh, said in a statement, RSS works only in Bharat (India) and has no representative in any foreign country including USA. We condemn such an attempt to malign the image of RSS...
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Vidya Balan is stepping into the shoes of a woman torn between India-Pakistan in her next Begum Jaan and the actress says the film will bring out an interesting story revolving around women during Partition. B e g u m Jaan is a Hindi adaptation of director Srijit Mukherji’s Bengali film Rajkahini. The Hindi version stars Vidya in the lead as a madam of a brothel. The film chronicles the lives of women living in a brothel, who find themselves divided
by the newly-drawn LoC with half of the house in India and the other half in Pakistan post-partition and how these women fight for their rights. “I don’t think beyond textbooks we know anything more about Partition. There are not many films on Partition and not on women especially as in what happened to them. So it’s an interesting story to tell,” Vidya said. The National Award-winning actress says considering the topic the film is dealing with, it features a lot of “emotional and mental” violence, which was difficult for her to bring out convincingly. “I am the madam of a brothel and the film is set in the Partition times and we are at the risk of losing our house, our space so there is lot of emotional, mental and sexual violence and not physical violence. It was difficult to do the film as I am doing it for the first time,” she says. When asked if she thinks that perception of people would change towards women working at brothels after watching the film, Vidya says, “People will think about how they think of women and prostitutes.
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(H.S.) | Mumbai Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is gearing to venture in to smartphones segment with his new line-up of Android devices under ‘BeingSmart’ brand. According to a report in Economic Times (ET), the Dabangg star has already finalised the Chinese player to manufacture phones that will cost below Rs 20,000. The report said that either Salman or members of his family will take direct shareholding in the new venture. “He’s currently building an operational management team to be headed by a professional
with leadership stints at Samsung and Micromax, two top industry executives told ET,” the report said. The new Android smartphones are likely to be sold online before hitting offline stores, including Salman’s Being Human outlets. Being Human has a clothing line, royalties from which goes to support education and healthcare initiatives of the Being Human Foundation. It sells accessories as well. ‘BeingSmart’ smartphones will compete with the likes of Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi in the mid-budget segment. India is perhaps the fastest growing smartphone market after China and the US. Especially, with mid-budget segment booming in India.
Madonna Sebastian: After Suchi Kangana Ranaut Corrects Karan Leaks, Malayalam actress’s Johar’s Terminology. ‘Badass Facebook account hacked Card, Not Woman Or Victim’ mine.” Earlier too, Ma-
(H.S.) | Mumbai Days after the photos leaked controversy in Tollywood, a new case of cyber crime has been reported by Madonna Sebastian, a Malayalam actress. Hackers have apparently targeted the Facebook account of the Premam actress, Madonna. Quick to warn against it, the actress on Tuesday took to her social media account and
requested her fans and friends to ignore all the posts till she confirms. She also informed that even the tweets that have recently been posted on her behalf are not hers. In the post she wrote, “Hello there.. looks like my page is hacked. So please ignore the posts till I confirm otherwise. Thank you. P.S. the twitter posts that appear on my behalf are also not
donna had faced a similar problem when she had to clarify that she hasn’t got an official Twitter account. Her Facebook post then read, “There seems to be certain people somewhere, who are taking advantage of the fact that I do not have a Twitter account and posting false news in my name.. Let’s choose to ignore them... Also the accounts in my name, till I announce that I have created one new account on Twitter here on Facebook.. Have a great evening everyone! [sic].” Talking about her big screen projects, she will be next seen in Kavan. Helmed by Vijay Sethupathi the flick will hit the silver screen on March 31.
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At least half of Twitter took exception to filmmaker Karan Johar’s comment about actress Kangana Ranaut playing what he called the ‘woman and victim card’ and now, Kangana has corrected his terminology in an interview with Mumbai Mirror. “I use every card possible. At the workplace, it’s the badass card to fight cutthroat competition. With my family and loved ones, it’s the love card. When fighting the world, it’s the dignity card, and for a seat in a bus, it’s the woman card,” Kangana, 29, told Mumbai Mirror. “Why is Karan Johar trying to shame a woman for being a woman? This kind of talk is demeaning
to all women,” she added. At an event in London last week, Karan Johar said he was “done with Kangana playing the woman and victim card” and that if she thinks the industry is “so bad” she should leave. The filmmaker was responding to Kangana Ranaut calling him “the flag bearer of nepotism” in Bollywood - a charge she made during an appearance on his show Koffee With Karan. Kangana told Mumbai Mirror,
International Women’s Day: Sushmita Sen on women empowerment, heartbreaks and her Bollywood comeback Agency | New Delhi
Miss Universe and Bollywood actor Sushmita Sen has some wise words to share with her fans on International Women’s Day. The actor said if “you wish to respect a woman, start treating her equal,” and many such statements, which make you believe that she truly personifies beauty with the brains. During a Twitter chat with her followers, Sushmita also spoke about her comeback. When asked
which character from the literature would she love to enact on the big screen, the actor picked Cleopatra. We can totally imagine her playing the character on the big screen and we just cannot wait for her comeback. Amid many followers, there was one particular fan who stole the entire chat, and he was none other than Kapil Sharma. The comedian-turned-actor, in his own way, tried to grab the attention of Sushmita.
“I can’t speak for Karan Johar’s understanding of nepotism. If he thinks that it is restricted to nephews, daughters and cousins, I have nothing to say. But, to say that he chose not to give me work is to mock an artiste. His memory appears to be poor because we worked together in a movie (Ungli), which was produced by him. And quickly realised our sensibilities did not match.” It all began on Karan Johar’s chat show Koffee With Karan some weeks ago, where Kangana Ranaut was her usual plain-spoken self. Apart from the ‘flag bearer of nepotism’ comment, the actress also said, “Karan Johar has given me a lot of unnecessary attitude. In my biopic, if ever it’s made, you’ll play that stereotypical Bollywood biggie, who is very snooty and completely intolerant towards outsiders, flag bearer of nepotism, the movie mafia.” Kangana Ranaut was on the show with her Rangoon co-star Saif Ali Khan. Karan Johar did not respond to Kangana on the show.
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After successfully destroying Mr. X, there is a new twist in YARO’s. Sanjana, a new girl from the neighborhood enters Friends Colony only to turn YARO’s life upside down. YARO instantly fall in love with her. To impress Sanjana, YARO is trying every possible way. In the upcoming track, a competition called ‘Mumbai’s Got Talent’ is announced with a whooper grand prize of 50 lakhs to the winner. Everyone in Friends colony gets excited to participate in this competition. YARO
(Aniruddh Dave) who’s first impression on Sanjana (Shubhi Ahuja) was not really good decides to take part with Sanjana so that he can impress her. To help YARO, Dolly promises him that she will convince Sanjana to be his partner. However, seeing this as a medium to earn money Amar, Prem and Dolly together start practicing day-in and day-out for the competition. Jumping on the opportunity, even Chaturvedi (UmeshBajpayee) asks Beena Agarwal (Malini Kapoor) to join him in singing.
HDFC Bank and MasterCard announce winner of CelebrateHERos campaign
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar came down heavily on International Cricket Council (ICC) for not taking any action against Australian captain Steve Smith in the Decision Review System (DRS) controversy in the second Test in Bengaluru. Smith found himself in the middle of a raging controversy when he was seen looking for signals from his dressing room on whether to review his leg-before dismissal during the second innings of the Bengaluru Test. Smith was given out by the on-field umpire but he was not sure whether to go for the referral or not as Australia had already
used one of its reviews when David Warner was adjudged LBW earlier. Smith later termed it as a ‘brain fade’ moment and admitted to looking towards their dressing room for assistance over whether to ask for a review of the umpire’s decision. Talking about the incident, Gavaskar told NDTV, “It can’t be that some countries get favourable treatment and some countries do not get favourable treatment. Tomorrow, for example, if something similar is done by an Indian player ... he also should not be pulled up at all.” The third Test is scheduled to
start on Thursday, March 16 and the former India captain expected consistency from the governing body. “I would actually love to see Virat Kohli, if he is given out ... and he looks at the Indian dressing room, gets some sort of feedback from them... Let’s see what the match referee and the ICC decide then,” Gavaskar went on to add. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia had said the allegations against Smith were “outrageous” and backed their captain while BCCI came out in strong defence of India captain Virat Kohli and the team on the issue.
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CelebrateHERoes is a national campaign conceptualized and run jointly by HDFC Bank and MasterCard to identify, recognize and reward ordinary people in the society who were undertaking extraordinary efforts towards woman empowerment #CelebrateHERoes is a people-led campaign wherein customers, employees, and general public were encouraged to nominate individuals or groups of individuals who have made a difference in the area of women empowerment. Ms. Mehta, who’s based in Surat, Gujarat visits municipal schools in and around Surat and hands out personal hygiene kits to girls. Each kit contains a sanitary napkin, an underwear, and a shampoo pouch. Through this self-funded initiative, she helps over 3,000 underprivileged girls from 35 municipal schools maintain personal hygiene.
Grundfos India hosts a social media campaign with a comic twist to support the World Water Day Agency | Chennai
Grundfos India, a leading manufacturer of energy efficient pumps, promotes sustainability through its social media pages Ek Boondh Pani and i Save Energy. The company regularly hosts thought-provoking contests on these forums to create a heightened sense of awareness about pressing environmental issues and to mobilise public opinion on the same. To celebrate this World Water Day, Grundfos India will host a comic strip contest from 11th March to 22nd March, 2017. The comic strips will depict different characters such as the Earth, rivers, animals dependent on water, etc. expressing various environmental challenges that they face. However, the dialogues will be left incomplete. The participants will be encouraged to complete the conversation by sharing witty and interesting answers through their comments. The best submissions will receive exciting gifts!
It was around this time last year that Marcus Rashford was scoring the winner in his first Manchester derby and establishing himself as the main striker at Manchester United. Having already scored twice on both his United debut and his first start in the Premier League, Rashford _ a shy, 18-year-old local lad plucked from the under-19s to solve an injury crisis _ would soon be an FA Cup winner and earning an England call-up for the European Championship. He was widely regarded as a future star of English soccer. Fast forward 12 months and Rashford has drifted out of the spotlight, and is mainly found either on United’s substitutes’
Agency | Birmingham Champion one year; firstround casualty the next. That was the fate of Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara, whose 2016 All England women’s singles triumph seemed a distant memory as she was ruthlessly cut down to size by a margin of 21-15, 21-14, by the resurgent Saina Nehwal, in the opening round of the 2017 All England Super Series Badminton Cham-
pionships in Birmingham on Wednesday. Being the defending champion carries its own set of pressures; and the bubbly Japanese, who will turn 22 years of age on 13 March, seemed painfully aware that she was coming unseeded into this year’s championship after dropping out of the world’s top ten, thanks to an injury layoff. Indeed, the All England was her maiden in-
ternational foray this year, and the rust in her game was obvious. Although bolstered to some extent by the knowledge that the eighth seeded Indian was also easing back gradually into top-flight international competition after a serious knee injury suffered at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Okuhara would have been aware that her head-tohead record against Saina was nothing to write home
Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Surprise Check Of Ranchi Pitch Ahead Of India Vs Australia 3rd Test (H.S.) | Ranchi
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made a surprise visit to the Jharkhand State Cricket Association Stadium to have a look at the pitch that will host the 3rd Test between India and Australia starting March 16. The stadium is all set for its maiden Test match beginning in less than 10 days’ time. Dhoni was spotted having a discussion with the pitch curator as he took a look at the preparations ahead of the crucial tie that might decide
the fate of the ongoing series. The 35-year-old was supposed to be present for the BCCI Awards held in Bengaluru but instead chose to head back home to spend some time with his family. Dhoni is currently playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy where his state team Jharkhand qualified for the quarter-finals in the
tournament. Curator SB Singh, however, termed it as a routine visit and said it had nothing to do with the upcoming Test. “When he’s here, he often visits the stadium for fitness work out and spends long time at the gym. Today was no different. He also saw the wicket and we had an informal discussion. This is not unusual for me,” Singh said. “He has never intervened in pitch preparation in the last four years. Being such a great player, I always look forward to his inputs on the quality of wicket.”
about – a solitary victory in six meetings since the two first bumped into each other in January 2013. Indeed, on the last occasion the two had clashed, in the 2016 Uber Cup final, Saina had recorded a thumping 21-18, 21-6 victory, to comprehensively reverse the 14-21, 6-21 result of their previous meeting in the 2015 Dubai Super Series Finals, a tournament that Okuhara had gone on to win at the expense of the redoubtable 2011 world champion, Wang Yihan of China. Basically, the 5’1” tall Nagano native is not an accomplished strokemaker like Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying or Thailand’s Ratchanok Intanon. Her biggest plus points are her swiftness of foot, tremendous physical fitness and nagging accuracy. If the second of these attributes is adversely affected as a result of having to come back from injury, her foot speed.
bench or pushed out to the wing to accommodate the new striker sensation at Old Trafford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Until now. With Ibrahimovic starting a three-match domestic suspension, Rashford is set to be back leading the line for United _ and his first game doesn’t get much bigger: An FA Cup quarterfinal at Chelsea on Monday. It’s a chance for Rashford to remind manager Jose Mourinho that he is a striker, first and
foremost, and that he can still be the future at United when 35-year-old Ibrahimovic chooses to leave the club, which could even be as early as this summer. “I want to become the ultimate center forward,” he said. Rashford was thrust from the academy and started 18 of United’s final 19 games last season, scoring eight goals. But he has only started 10 out of 26 league games this season, and just one as the striker.
I always wanted to be best in the world, says Kohli
Always aiming to be the best in the business since his early days, India captain Virat Kohli says he very well knew that he has to consistently perform in all three formats of the game to realise his dream. Kohli, who won the the Polly Umrigar award for BCCI’s International Cricketer of the Year at the Cricket Board’s annual awards in Bengaluru on Wednesday, said he always wanted to be one of the top players in the world. “I always wanted to be one of the top players in the world for sure. So I understood what it would take for me to maintain my form in all three for-
mats. It is very important in transition phase to be available in all three formats and take the country forward,” Kohli said. Kohli also took a dig at his detractors and said he always believed in his abilities although there were many doubters around him. “All along in my career, there were many people who had doubted the way I have gone about my game. Even now there are doubters and haters all around, but one thing is for sure that I have always believed in myself,” he said. “I always believed in my heart that if I work 120 per cent everyday in my life I am answerable to no one.” Kohli on Wednesday also became the first first Indian cricketer to receive the Polly Umrigar award for the third time. Hailing his teammates for their support and contribution in helping India reach the pinnacle of Test cricket, Kohli said.
a picture of him waving, Alonso wrote on his Twitter account: “Lived it. Loved it. Farewell beautiful game.” Alonso’s impending retirement was also confirmed by Bayern. The former Spain international told the club’s official website: “It wasn’t an easy decision to make, but I
believe it’s the right time. I always thought it would be better to quit sooner rather than later. I still feel good, but I believe this is the right moment. “I wanted to end my career still at the highest level, and Bayern is the highest level. I’m incredibly proud and happy to play for FC Bayern and to be a part of this family. “I’ve experienced so much as a player with Real Sociedad, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
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Xabi Alonso announces he will retire from football at end of season Agency | London
Xabi Alonso has announced he will retire from playing at the end of the season. Reports earlier this year suggested Alonso was going to hang up his boots when his Bayern Munich contract runs out in the summer, and the 35-year-old midfielder has now confirmed that will be the case. Xabi Alonso: ‘I want to win everything there is to win with Bayern Munich’ Alongside
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Gujarat: Women MLAs get Rs 1 cr In Maharaja Sayajirao University diary: Sages additional grant from govt behind nuclear technology, rockets, cosmetic surgery
“As a diary committee, we were inclined to follow the recommendations of a senior syndicate member,” said Ashtaputre Correspondent | Vadodara
IN ITS official diary for 2017, the Maharaja Sayajirao University (MSU) has hailed several sages for their “contribution to science” — from “developing nuclear technology” to “discovering rockets and aeroplanes” and being the “father of cosmetic surgery”. For instance, the January page hails Sushrut as the “father of cosmetic surgery”. Then there is Acharya Kanad, who is described as having “developed nuclear technology”; Kapil Muni, “father of cosmology”; Maharshi Bhardwaj, “discovered rockets
and aeroplanes”; Charak Rishi, “father of medicine”; and Garga Muni, “scientist of stars”. There are a few eminent scientists and mathematicians too — Jagdish Chandra Bose, Vikram Sarabhai, C V Raman, Srinivas Ramanujan and Aryabhatt. University officials said these references were
based on the books of RSS ideologue and founder of Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti, Dinanath Batra. “Dinanath Batra’s books talk about Maharshi Bhardwaj being the author of Brihad-Vimana Shastra, Lohadikaram, which indicates metal and alloys used for flying objects mentioned
Women should create opportunities: Anandiben Patel
Women are capable of anything, the former Gujarat CM said Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Former Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel inaugurated the first mentoring session of the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), Gujarat Council, in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. It was titled “Beyond Pink” The Power of SHE (Soaring Heights of Empowerment). Addressing the gathering, Patel said, “I brought in 33% reservation in the police forc-
es for women and now you can see women with batons on the streets of Ahmedabad and thousand of women have enrolled as police personnel. A lot of policemen told me that more women in the police force has brought in a new discipline and improved the atmosphere in these stations …Also one must recall what did Narendrabhai (Modi) do? He decided and ensured that women from the
armed forces were leading from the front during the 15th August and 26th January parades in Delhi. And women readily took up the challenge and showed leadership skills. So, women are capable of anything. They only need to get the platform. Women should ensure to pick up every opportunity that comes their way and even create opportunities for themselves to move forth. Women should not wait for opportunities anymore as it is such an old idea, but should learn to create and seize them.”
in the Ramayana like the Pushpak Vimana. Similarly, Acharya Kanad is credited with developing the atomic theory, which he has elaborated in his book Vaisheshik Darshan. These are examples from India’s rich history recommended for the diary,” said an official. Professor Ajay Ashtaputre, Dean of Faculty of Performing Arts who heads the diary committee, said the names were recommended by MSU syndicate member Jignesh Soni — son of Bapubhai Soni, who is known to be among the founding members of the Jan Sangh in Gujarat. “As a diary committee, we
eputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made the announcement while taking part in a discussion on the women’s day in the Assembly
were inclined to follow the recommendations of a senior syndicate member,” said Ashtaputre. When contacted, Jignesh Soni told The Indian Express: “Sages mean scientists. Rishis are known for their researches, and are considered scientists in their own fields of knowledge. We have depicted the sages from different fields who are a part of our history and shastras. Many may disagree with the facts, but several people also believe it. Why are these names controversial? They are the forefathers of our nation who have achieved something. We should be proud of them. Their names should be included in mainstream education too.”
On the occasion of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the Gujarat government announced additional Rs 1 crore grant for all 15 women MLAs in Gujarat to carry out developmental work in their respective constituencies. Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel made the announcement while taking part in a discussion on the women’s day in the Assembly, even as the House celebrated the day in a unique style. Proceedings of the House were conducted by women officials of the Assembly and BJP MLA from Kutch Nima Acharya was appointed
revealed the information before Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday, replying to a starred question by Congress MLA from Una constituency, Punjabhai Vansh. Gujarat government had set up the Commission on August 16, 2011 in the wake of Congress submitting a memorandum to the then President Pratibha Patil in June 2011, al-
leging that the state government under Modi had indulged in large-scale corruption and favouritism to industrial houses. Retired judge of Supreme Court Justice M B Shah was the chairman of the one-member Commission to hold inquiry into 15 allegations against the state government. The Commission had given its interim report on nine points in 2012 and the final report on the remaining six points in 2013. However, its findings have so far not been made public.
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Gujarat government spent Rs 1.71 on M B Shah panel: CM Vijay Rupani CM Vijay Rupani revealed the information before Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
The Gujarat government incurred Rs 1.71 crore on Justice (retired) M B Shah Commission that was appointed by it to probe into various allegations of corruption by Gujarat government under the leadership of the then CM Narendra Modi. CM Vijay Rupani
Congress, BJP spar on taking credit Two cases of drug seizure: Mumbai police for Gujarat cable-stayed bridge trace common links to Gujarat
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
The Mumbai Police’s investigations into two separate cases of drug seizures have found that both involved links to Gujarat. Officers said investigations into alleged wholesale drug dealer Pravin Waghela from Bandra showed that he had roped in one of the accused to courier packages containing mephedrone. Waghela was arrested in January by the Anti Narcotics Cell (ANC) of the Mumbai Police allegedly transporting
10 kg of mephedrone. The police then raided an illegal factory in Hangal in Karnataka, where Waghela was allegedly sourcing mephedrone from and arrested Ramdas Nayak, who ran it. The ANC also arrested Vapi native Firdous Nathani in the case. Police sources said Waghela would contact Nathani when he needed to send mephedrone out of the country. “Waghela would ask Nathani to meet him at a particular location and handed over
mephedrone to him,” said a senior police officer. Waghela, the police said, would open up tubes of two-wheeler tyres, stuff mephedrone into them and seal them back before handing them to Nathani. “He chose this method to avoid attracting attention,” said the officer. Further probe. however, showed that apart from transporting the drug for Waghela, Nathani had allegedly been acquiring mephedrone himself from Gujarat.
their social responsibilities with honesty against cyber crime, terrorism and modern offences. In his convocation speech, Mr. Rupani said that trained workforce and state of art education is need of hour to control terrorism, naxalites, and cyber crimes harassing the whole world. He also expressed hope that other curriculums like forensic science, cyber security,
forensic accounting, forensic bio-technology, investigation science also will become guide for police, judiciary and medical sector for protected social arrangement. Mr. Rupani also inspired degree holders to perform duty for national as well society along with building personal career. He wished them best for their future.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Congress on Wednesday accused the Central Government of deliberately delaying construction of the cable-stayed bridge on Narmada river in Bharuch, proposed by erstwhile UPA dispensation, for taking political credit. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday unveiled a plaque to
dedicate to nation the cable-stayed (extradosed) bridge which is the longest (1.3 km) in country. The bridge is expected to ease traffic on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai National Highway. Rebutting the Congress’ claim, the BJP said the demand for the bridge was in fact raised time and again by Modi when he was chief min-
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Gujarat Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Rupani today handed-over degrees and medals to total 253 students of Gujarat Forensic Science University (GFSU) during the third convocation ceremony held here at Gandhinagar campus. Mr. Rupani called for creating healthy and fearless society and to perform
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ister of Gujarat. The state unit Congress president Bharatsinh Solanki said then UPA government had awarded the contract for construction of the bridge to L&T in December 2013. “The foundation stone for the bridge was laid by then Union Minister CP Joshi and former state revenue minister Anandiben Patel on May 1, 2012,” he claimed. Solanki said former Bharuch MP Ahmed Patel had appealed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to construct the bridge. “(As) the company which was supposed to construct the bridge did not do it on BOT basis, the UPA govt declared it as a project of national importance and on February 25, 2014, allowed its construction on EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) basis. It had allotted Rs 8.3 crore on March 6, 2014,” the Congress leader said.
protem speaker. All the BJP woman MLAs were in pink clothing as well as several male MLAs and ministers. Acharaya, CM Vijay Rupani, Nitin Patel, Leader of the Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela and several other MLAs delivered a speech on the subject of women’s day. CM Rupani said that Indian culture has always given a revered place to women and the BJP-ruled Gujarat government has always given importance to women by implement-
ing various women-oriented schemes and policies. In his speech, Nitin Patel said that on Tuesday some women MLAs asked him about the gift on women’s day. “So, I am announcing that all women MLAs of Gujarat will get additional Rs 1 crore grant to develop their constituencies,” he said. Vaghela advocated the need to have respect for women from within and to have a system which empowers women to come up on their own.
Swami Aseemanand among 7 acquitted, three convicted in 2007 Ajmer shrine blast
Agency | Jaipur A SPECIAL NIA court on Wednesday acquitted Swami Aseemanand and six others in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, giving them the “benefit of doubt”. The court, however, convicted three persons, including two who have been identified as “RSS pracharaks” in the court records. Besides Abhinav Bharat member Aseemanand, the others who were acquitted Wednesday are Harshad Solanki, Chandrashekhar Leve, Mukesh Vasani, Lokesh Sharma, Mehul alias Mafat Bhai
alias Maheshbhai Gohil and Bharat Mohan Lal Ratishwar. Judge Dinesh Gupta found former RSS pracharaks Devendra Gupta and Sunil Joshi (who was killed in December 2007) guilty, along with Bhavesh Patel, under Sections 120B and 295 A of the IPC, Sections 3 and 4 of the Explosive Substances Act and Sections 15,16 and 18 of the UAPA Act. “We don’t know why Aseemanand was acquitted despite his confessional statement. We can only know that once the full judgment is pronounced,” public prosecutor Ashwini Sharma said. “The court found three guilty. Since Joshi is deceased, there was no observation about him, but he was convicted
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