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“Comprehensive dialogue” f e i r B s w Ne Russian diplomat hits biker, assaults cop: police Agency | New Delhi
A diplomat from Russian Embassy allegedly hit a biker with his speeding car, rammed into a barricade and later assaulted a police official at south Delhi’s Moti Bagh area today. Police have registered a case of rash driving, obstructing a public servant from performing duty and assaulting the public servant in connection with the incident which was reported around 1.30 AM, said a police official.
Court puts Tytler, Verma on trial in cheating case
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A Delhi court today put on trial Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and controversial arms dealer Abhishek Verma after framing charges against them for allegedly writing a forged letter addressed to then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2009. After the court framed the charges against both the accused, they pleaded not guilty and claimed trial following which the judge posted the matter for recording of prosecution evidence in the case.
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India, Pakistan to resume dialogue Sushma Swaraj also asked the international community to ensure that the forces of terrorism and extremism do not find sanctuaries and safe havens in “any name, form or manifestation” Agency | Islamabad
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Wednesday said India and Pakistan have decided to start comprehensive bilateral dialogue. Earlier, hours before she met Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday, Swaraj said that it was time to display “maturity” and “self-confidence” to do business with each other. Later, when she reached Sharif’s residence at Constitution Avenue, she was received by his daughter Maryam Sharif, who accompanied her to the meeting. “Let me take
this opportunity to extend our hand to Pakistan as well. It is time that we display the maturity and self-confidence to do business with each other and strengthen re-
made while addressing the ministerial meeting of the Heart of Asia conference, come against the backdrop of Pakistan not allowing transit of goods between India and Afghanistan. Islamabad had blocked the consensus on the SAARC motor vehicles agreement at the SAARC summit in Kathmandu last year. Pakistan has also resisted India joining the Afghanistan-Pakistan Trade and Transit Agreement. As a poem by Muhammad Iqbal — which described Afghanistan as the “Heart of Asia” — was recited by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Swaraj said the heart gional trade and cooper- affairs adviser Sartaj of Asia “cannot function if arteries ation. The entire world is Aziz. Her comments, are clogged”. In a carefully calibrated waiting and rooting for change. Let us not disappoint them,” she told the gathering, which included Sharif and his foreign
IS suicide bomber kills eight near Baghdad Shiite mosque Agency | Baghdad
A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group killed at least eight people near a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, security and medical officials said. The blast in the Obeidi area also wounded at least 19 people, the officials said. IS claimed the attack in a statement posted online, saying a bomber identified as “Abu Salem” carried it out with an explosives-rigged
belt. IS considers Shiites to be heretics, and frequently targets them with bombings in crowded areas of the capital. IS overran large areas north and west of Baghdad last year, and while Iraqi forces have retaken significant territory north of
the capital, much of the country’s west remains under jihadist control. Bombings in Baghdad have become less frequent since the IS offensive last year, apparently because the jihadists have been occupied with fighting elsewhere.
manner, she said, “India is prepared to move our cooperation at a pace which Pakistan is comfortable with. But today, let us at least resolve to help Afghanistan — in the best traditions of good neighbourliness — through more effective transit arrangements.” Stressing that “connectivity is at the heart of India’s own efforts” to develop regional economic cooperation, she told the gathering — which included Sharif and Ghani — that “nothing can benefit Afghanistan more immediately than full and direct overland access to India’s markets to enable it to take advantage of the zero duty regime available to its exports to India”.
Declare Chennai floods as national calamity, Jayalalithaa urges PM Modi Agency | Chennai
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare the unprecedented floods in the state as a national calamity and proposed measures, including a moratorium on home and vehicle loans, to enable affected families rebuild lives. “I request you to immediately declare this unprecedented, catastrophic and cataclysmic event a national calamity,” she said in a letter to Modi. For flood-hit households many of whom are in the low and middle income groups, she proposed a
special set of measures like soft loans, speeding up insurance claims disbursal and moratorium by banks on EMIs. Referring to the destruction caused by the
four rounds of floods in most districts, she said there has been extensive damage to infrastructure as well as to the private property of thousands of families. Many house-
holds had lost valuables like personal effects and domestic durable assets, she said and added that “it cannot be adequately compensated through the existing structure of relief payments”. “The insurance companies may be directed to take up the survey and settlement of the claims on a campaign mode, and with a liberal application of norms so that such householdscould receive insurance payments early,” she said.
A steal at Rs 4,000: Hyundai Accent once owned by Dawood Ibrahim Agency | New Delhi
in March 1993 that killed 257 people and wounded A government auctioneer more than 700. Ibrahim will sell on Wednesday fled India in the 1980s farmland, a restaurant and and has since eluded the Agency | New Delhi even a car which officials authorities, although the say once belonged to the The autobiography of arrest last month of a country’s most wanted Bhisham Sahni, writer former partner in Indoman, fugitive Mumbai of the highly-acclaimed nesia - Rajendra Nikalje, Agency | New Delhi will see.” “We will take mafia boss Dawood Ibra“Tamas”, is now availknown as Chhota Rajan up the matter after two him. Police have been able in English. “Today’s The Delhi High Court - is thought to be part of weeks, by when the sugunable to trace him for Pasts”, the English ver- on Wednesday refused gathered outside a downa strategy to hunt him gestions may also reach decades, but for as little sion of “Aaj Ke Ateet”, to pass any interim diat-heel south Mumbai hodown. The government to the government,” the as 4,000 rupees ($60), is not only a powerful rection on the PILs filed tel where the auction was has battled for years to bench said and fixed the bidders can snap up a car poignant memoir, but against AAP governtaking place, kept outside matter for further hear- he purportedly owned - a confiscate properties held also vitally documents ment’s plan to restrict by tight security. Ibrahim, ing on December 23. The 15-year-old green Hyunnot only by Ibrahim but the history of India in plying of private vehireported to be hiding in bench also said, “Don’t by his relatives in Mumdai Accent sedan now the 20th century, says cles from January 1 to use these PILs to pres- parked in a working-class neighbouring Pakistan, bai, and has been held up publisher Penguin India. combat pollution, saysurise the respondent Mumbai suburb. The runs D Company, a crime by repeated appeals. JourIn addition to being the ing it was too early to confiscated syndicate Indian author- nalist-turned-activist S story of Sahni’s life and pass an order. A bench of trial basis for 15 days, so ers of society. Meetings (Delhi governments).” properties, art, “Today’s Pasts” also Chief Justice G Rohini let them (Delhi govern- are being held in this re- The court’s oral observa- more than a decade ago, ities accuse of engag- Balakrishnan on Wedneschronicles the great cul- and Justice Jayant Nath ment) try it.” “It’s just gard. Let’s see what the tion came during hearing make up only a tiny frac- ing in murder, extortion day made the highest bid tural high points of mod- termed the PILs as “pre- going to be implement- stakeholders suggest,” the PILs, filed by Shwe- tion of Ibrahim’s assets. and weapon-smuggling. of Rs 4.28 crores in the ern India: the Indian Peo- mature” and said, “The ed on trial basis. They the bench observed oral- ta Kapoor and Sarvesh Some have already been He is also accused of fi- public auction for the ple’s Theatre Association Delhi government has have proposed an idea ly. It further said “also, Singh, which sought di- put up for sale but re- nancing Islamist militant ‘Delhi Zaika’ Hotel, one (IPTA), the Progressive proposed an idea, which for which suggestions no notification has been rections for restraining main mostly unwanted, groups and of master- of the seized properties of Writers’ Association, the is to be implemented have also been called issued so far, let such no- implementation of the as buyers stay away. On minding bomb and gre- underworld don Dawood Wednesday, a crowd had nade attacks in Mumbai Ibrahim. Nayi Kahani movement. from January 1, 2016, on form various stakehold- tification come then we policy. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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The Rs 5,000-crore scam involving Sonia and Rahul Gandhi looks like an open-and-shut case, if Subramanian Swamy’s allegations are true. So why has the BJP-led government been dithering over it? Such inaction could cost the party dearly. With senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and P. Chidambaram on one side, you would think there is little else that could catch the judge’s attention. But it is no ordinary courtroom where you have Subramanian Swamy—politician, professor, and serial litigant—asking the judge for a mere hour to make a presentation to prove his case. “The stalwarts can argue all day—I just need an hour to make my point,” he politely tells the judge. A few hearings later, the judge is convinced and quashes an appeal against trial court summonses issued to Congress party president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi to appear before the court. This means that on 19 December Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are required to be personally present at 3pm at Patiala House courts. Swamy is a man who turns a courtroom into a carnival. It isn’t just another day in the court for a reporter when he is spotted in the corridors. His Supreme Court lawyer wife, Roxna Swamy, is present in most hearings involving her husband along with a junior lawyer. Dressed in his trademark white kurta-pyjama, flashing an Apple watch, he engages young lawyers for a chat before the proceedings begin. Journalists get a tete-à-tete afterwards. When he begins to talk, one cannot miss the composure and certainty in his voice and the frankness in his words. The lawyers on the other side and Swamy take turns to accuse each other of malice. Every Swamy session is replete with inside jokes, innuendos and friendly jibes. One of the first hearings in the high court was a lesson on Nehru’s legacy, with Sibal and Swamy nitpicking with each other over the editorial values of the National Herald. The retelling of the newspaper’s story—its debt and subsequent corporate transactions—has been done without fail to recall relevant anecdotes (including how and why Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda turned Sam Pitroda). Apart from the Gandhis, four others—Motilal Vora, the chairman of the board of directors of National Herald and Congress treasurer, Oscar Fernandes, Congress general secretary, journalist Suman Dubey and former National Knowledge Commission chairperson Sam Pitroda—have to appear before a court. Based on a first information report (FIR) filed in Tilak Nagar police station in New Delhi, a trial court began hearing the case in 2013 and issued summonses to all the accused, notably the Congress President and the vice President.
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political vendetta. A private complaint was lodged. Government had nothing to do QUOTE “No with it. The High Court has dismissed their case and asked them to go and face trial. OF THE Nobody in this country has immunity from law. They can challenge the orders in a higher court or face proceedings,” - The Bollywood Badshah Shah Rukh Khan said in an interview to ETV channel.. DAY
Rani Mukerji, Aditya Chopra blessed Akshay Kumar spoofs Deepika’s Vin Diesel pic with Housefull 3 stars with daughter, name her Adira
Agency | Mumbai Bollywood star Rani Mukerji and filmmaker Aditya Chopra were blessed with a daughter on Wednesday morning. The actor delivered the baby at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai. The proud parents have named their daughter Adira – a combination of Aditya and Rani. In a
statement released to media, Rani said, “I would like to thank all my well wishers and fans. Today life has given us God’s greatest gift with Adira. We thank fans our friends and well wishers for their unconditional support and blessings. With joy we begin this new chapter in our lives.” Social media was abuzz with the news as Bollywood
celebs wrote congratulatory messages to the couple. Their close friend and filmmaker Karan Johar tweeted: “Am an uncle to a beautiful baby girl today!!!!! @udaychopra !!! Rani and Adi had a baby girl!!”. Rani’s mother-inlaw Pam Chopra said in an interview last month, “Adi took me very quietly aside in another room as we having dinner with other people and told me. Adi said, ‘Guess what? Rani’s pregnant.’ I almost screamed out! You can’t explain that wonderful feeling; and the fact is that you live with that feeling always… Even now when I think about my grandchild, I feel my heart skip a beat and that fluttery feeling in my stomach. My heart is so full of joy!”
Karan Johar overworking Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma? Agency | Mumbai
Karan Johar has kick started the second schedule of his much-talkedabout film Ae Dil Hai Mushkil in London. And the filmmaker is leaving no stone unturned to make it one of the best works of his career. So much so, that he is making his lead actors Anushka Sharma and Ranbir Kapoor work around the clock. The Student of The Year director recently shared an adorable picture of two ‘overworked’ actors taking a nap on the sets of the film. Ranbir, who was busy with the promotions of his last release Tamasha, headed to London as soon as the film hit the screens. After scoring a hit with Imtiaz Ali’s Tamasha, the
IT dept surveys producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s office, home - Officials of Income Tax Mumbai carried out a survey on producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s office and residence on Tuesday afternoon. The survey started at around 11 am and will apparently go on till Wednesday. A team of IT officials were examining some documents relating to IT return filed by Nadiadwala. Sources from IT claimed that Nadiadwala while applying for his Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) presented some claims which are
not followed by documentations. The survey is being carried out simultaneously at Nadidawala’s Yari Road apartment and office. As per the sources, the filmmaker was present at time of the raid and he was asked to switch off his cell phone. Details about the raid and the documents obtained from his office have not been revealed yet. The filmmaker, who owns Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, has given numerous hits at the box-office in the last two years, including Houseful 2, Kick, Heropanti and 2 States.
Deepika Padukone is the toast of Bollywood at present after she tweeted her picture with Hollywood star Vin Diesel and the revelation that she is to star opposite the action star in XXX sequel. Diesel also put a picture of the duo together on Instagram. It seems her Bollywood pals were too excited about the news. Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh, who are currently shooting for Housefull 3, recreated the moment with their version of Vin Diesel. The Airlift star posted a spoof of Deepika’s photo on Twitter, wherein he along with Abhishek and Riteish were seen posing with Vin’s doppelganger, or is it a mannequin? He captioned the picture, “Since Vin Diesel is busy with @deepikapadukone, we at #Housefull3 are making do with Vin Petrol.” Moments after Akshay tweeted the pic, it started trending on by Riteish, who also ex- Deepika’s by writing, the micro-blogging site plained that their picture “Petrol ka bhav Diesel se and it was later shared was more precious than jyaada hai.” Agency | New Delhi
33-year-old has his eyes set on the Karan Johar directorial. It is for the second time that Ranbir will share screen space with Anushka. The two had earlier worked together in Anurag Kashyap’s 2015 film Bombay Velvet. Apart from the two, the romantic drama also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Fawad Khan and Imran Abbas. If reports are to be believed, Anushka plays a London-based girl in
the film and Imran Abbas essays the role of her boyfriend. The team of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil began its journey in London a few months ago. They later shifted the location to Paris and then the team moved to Vienna for a 10 day schedule. KJo has donned the director’s hat after a gap of three years for Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The film is slated to hit the screens on Diwali 2016.
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Former adult film star turned Bollywood actor Sunny Leone is back with a bang onscreen with a new film ‘Mastizaade’, which is a sex comedy. The film, which has been in talks for quiet some time now, has finally released the poster which showcases Sunny Leone with the two leading men Tusshar Kapoor and Vir Das. The Milap Zaveri directed film’s first poster was released few months ago where we saw Sunny Leone posing with bananas in her hands, but this time
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CBI files chargesheet in Jiah Khan suicide case
Sunny Leone, Tusshar Kapoor’s ‘Mastizaade’ poster is out
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet in the Jiah Khan suicide case. The chargesheet has been filed in a special CBI court in Mumbai. The case was transferred to the CBI in July last year following the orders of the Bombay high court which had directed the agency to probe whether the death was a suicide or homicide on the plea of Jiah’s mother Rabia. The 25-year-old British-American actor, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home
in Juhu on June 3, 2013. According to Jiah’s mother Sooraj Pancholi, son of actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zareena Wahab was in relation with the actor. She requested a probe into the
death of her daughter. She alleged that it was not suicide. Her relationship with actor Sooraj Pancholi was said to be under strain and it was suspected that it drove her to end her life.
she is unhappy with my eviction and thinks it was unfair that not the audience, but the housemates have voted me out. It was through a direct message on Twitter that I got to know that she has actually taken this step.” She also asked her fans to pray for Bangladesh-based Aaliya Khan as she was still in hospital and battling for
her life. Digangana also went on to say how this is just a game and things happen. “I am very proud that I have come out of the house with my dignity intact and I am very proud of my fans who have constantly supported me. Please don’t let things like these get on your nerves.” The actor, whose work includes TV soap Veera, was the youngest contestant ever on the controversial reality show. The 17-year-old used to command record votes every week from her wide fan base.
Bigg Boss 9: Digangana’s fan attempts suicide after her eviction Agency | Mumbai
the actors have used balloons as props. Sunny Leone released the motion poster on Twitter and wrote, “Bhul jao apne jhamele kyun ki aa gaye hai Laila & Lily Lele!” Sunny Leone entered the Bollywood industry with Bigg Boss and was offered her first
movie inside the house by veteran director Mahesh Bhatt. After making her debut in ‘Jism 2’ she was also seen in many other films like ‘Jackpot’, ‘Ragini MMS 2’, ‘Ek Paheli Leela’ and ‘Kuch Kuch Locha Hai’. Mastizaade will release on January 29, 2016.
A Bangladeshi fan of Digangana Suryavanshi attempted to commit suicide after the TV actor was evicted from the Bigg Boss 9 house. The woman was allegedly upset that Digangana was voted out by contestants and the show did not consider the audience’s votes. Digangana told the website Miss Malini, “She is in the hospital right now and I have been trying to get in touch with her family to know how she’s doing. She had been writing on social media how
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Agency | washington Specifically, it would prohibit any employer from replacing a U.S. worker with an H-1B visa holder Two American Senators have introduced legislation in the Senate proposing to cut the number of popular H-1B visas by 15,000 and that such a visa be given to highest wage earner first. The legislation in this regard was introduced by Senators Bill Nelson of the Democratic Party and Jeff Sessions of the Republican Party. “By cutting the number of visas available each year and requiring those visas be given to the highest wage- earners first, this bill directly targets outsourcing companies that rely on lower-wage foreign workers to replace equally-qualified U.S. workers,” Mr. Nelson said.
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Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma was named as the co-owner of the Pro Wrestling League team UP Warriors. After Bollywood superstar of yesteryears Dharmendra, the India’s ODI opener is the second big celebrity to coown a team in the muchhyped league. Speaking about the association, Rohit said:”India has had a long and proud history with Wrestling. I am proud to come on board as one of the Co-Owners of the UP Warriors team at the Pro Wrestling League. Our team has the best line-up of wrestlers
Ravindra Jadeja may finally play in IPL 2016 for his home side Rajkot! including India’s most celebrated wrestler Sushil Kumar. We look forward to making it to the top of the league for the first season of the PWL.” Commenting on this move, Vishal Gurnani, Director ProSportify said,”Rohit
Rajkot, on the other hand, will have its first tryst with the cash-rich tournament when the franchise turns out in IPL-9. The new franchises will now take part in a player draft on December 15, where both teams will pick five players each from a pool of CSK and RR players. Though all eyes will be on where MS Dhoni lands up after the auction, a certain Ravindra Jadeja will have fair share of the media spotlight. Fans will be keen to see whether or not Jadeja is bought by the Rajkot franchise — a team representing his
homeland. The man with the golden arm, Jadeja was the second highest wicket taker during the recently concluded Test series between India and South Africa. Incidentally, he was making his comeback to the team in the series. The 27-year Saurashtra all-rounder has been an integral part of all the IPL franchises he has played for so far. He made his IPL debut in the inaugural edition, where he was a part of the RR team under spin-wizard Shane Warne. Then a 20-year old, Jadeja left an indelible impression on Warne, who gave him the title of ‘Rockstar’! The Australian legend even predicted that Jadeja would go on to play for India in the time to come, a prophecy that indeed came true. His negotiations with other franchises without Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI’s) approval resulted in a one year ban in 2010. But he made a stunning comeback next year to play for the now defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) franchise, where again he proved to be a mainstay.
the dashing opening batsman, who is seldom used as a bowler by the Indian cricket team in international cricket. After being set an improbable target of 481 runs to win, the South African team finally found their confidence as they went on stonewalling the Indian bowlers for a majority of the fourth day at Delhi and also in the first session on the fifth day. Indian team was seen getting a little restless as South African batsmen Temba Bavuma, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers dropped anchor in their second innings and fought really hard to force a draw. The South Africans eventually lost the game by 337 runs. On the evening of the
fourth day, a desperate Indian cricket team used the services of their part-time bowlers Dhawan, Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli and even Cheteshwar Pujara, but could not break the stubborn stand between Amla and de Villiers. Dhawan bowled three overs in his spell, which had one maiden and gave away nine runs without any success. Dhawan was not used by India on the fifth and final day of the Test. The International Cricket Council (ICC) informed in a release, “India’s Shikhar Dhawan has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the fourth Test against South Africa, which the host won in New Delhi on Monday.
Sharma is one of the appreciated cricketers in India today. We excitedly welcome him on board as one of the co-owners for the team UP Warriors . We look forward for a fruitful & long lasting association with Rohit.”
Roger Federer parts ways with coach Stefan Edberg Agency | Paris
Agency | New Delhi As Apple Watch enters the critical holiday shopping season, it looks likely to get a sales boost from happy customers, almost two-thirds of whom are planning to give one as a gift, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday. The poll found that about 7 percent of US adults plan to give the Watch as a gift this holiday season, including current owners. That could translate to sales of up to 16 million watches over the holidays, based on 2014 US Census projections and excluding younger teens. If even a fraction of consumers follow through, Apple would be well-positioned to meet or beat Wall Street’s 2015 sales forecasts, which generally range from 10 million to 12 million watches, said FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives, who expects about 12 million sold worldwide. Cupertino, California-based Apple appears to be benefiting from its loyal fan base with its first new device since the iPad. Sixty-two percent of US adults who already have an Apple Watch plan to give the gadget as a holiday gift, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll.Holiday sales of the product will be scrutinized as a barometer of how much promise it holds for the company.
Roger Federer has rejigged his coaching team for next year by parting company with Stefan Edberg and bringing Ivan Ljubicic on board, the 17-times grand slam champion said on Wednesday. Former world number one Edberg had worked as part of a team led by Federer’s long-term coach Severin Luthi since January 2014, a period in which the 34-year-old revived his career without adding to his tally of grand slam titles. “After two very successful years, I would like to thank Stefan Edberg, my childhood idol, for agreeing to join my team,” Federer said in Facebook post. “It was
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a dream come true. Although it was supposed to only be for 2014, Stefan was great and agreed to extend the partnership through this year which I really appreciated. “He taught me so much and his influence on my game will remain. He will always be a part of my team. “Severin Luthi, who I have been working with since 2008, will continue to be my main coach and he will be joined by
Ivan Ljubicic,” Federer added. Croatian Ljubicic, who retired in 2012 after a long career which peaked when he reached number three in the world, coached Canadian Milos Raonic for two years until last month. “It became very clear from the start that this was going to be a special partnership, working with the greatest ambassador tennis has ever seen,” the six-times grand slam champion said.
On Tuesday, Pune and Rajkot were declared as venues of two new franchises for the next two seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL.) The move came after the RM Lodha-led panel suspended Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for two years in relation to the 2013 IPL corruption scandal. Pune has earlier been a part of the IPL, with Sahara group’s Pune Warriors India playing in three seasons from 2011 to 2013 before being terminated from the league.
Shikhar Dhawan reported for suspect bowling action after India vs South Africa 4th Test at Delhi
Brendon McCullum stands by his testimony in the Cairns case
Short circuit, poor maintenance reasons of train fires: CAG Agency | New Delhi
Short circuit, poor maintenance and lack of awareness are major reasons of fire in trains, according to the findings of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Besides the audit report found that the automatic smoke/fire detection device in the running trains are not successfully implemented. Though recommendations are made by high level safety review committee and 12th Five Year Plan for introduction of fire alarm system in coaches for early detection of fire, it has not been successfully implemented, CAG noted in its latest report tabled in Parliament today. A joint survey conducted by CAG and railway officials found that fire prone activities like cigarette smoking, cooking by vendors at stations, carrying of inflammable articles by unauthorised persons, accumulation of empty cardboard boxes and other waste materials were unchecked aggravating the risk of fire. The report observed that Corporate safety Plan (CSP) envisaged bringing down the number of accidents by 80 per cent from 2001-02 to 2013 but number of accidents went up by 160 per cent during the period. The loss of human lives in fire accidents in passenger coaches steeply increased from 3 in 2001-02 to 9 in 2011-12, 32 in 2012-13 and 35 in 2013-14.
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Agency | Dunedin New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum finally broke his silence on Wednesday when he stated that he will stand by the testimony he gave against Chris Cairns even after his former teammate was acquitted in the perjury case. Cairns, who was last month cleared of match-fixing related perjury charges, has demanded an explanation from Mccullum about why he chose to appear as a prosecution witness. Speaking for the first time
since the verdict 10 days ago, McCullum said he was “very comfortable” with the evidence he gave and it was time to move on. “For me, it wasn’t about whether someone was guilty or not guilty. My role was to go and give the evidence in the trial and I remained pretty unemotional about it, to be honest,” he said in Dunedin as he prepared to lead New Zealand into a Test series against Sri Lanka. “I don’t think my reputation has been on the line during the whole thing. I was one
of a number of witnesses who gave evidence.” While journalists wanted answers about the Cairns trial, McCullum wanted to talk about the first Test against Sri Lanka starting on Thursday. “People have their own opinions on what unfolded but I am comfortable with it and it’s time to focus on a bit of cricket now,” he said, adding that he would not be responding to Cairns’ “please explain” demand in a newspaper column last weekend. “I don’t think I have to do that,” he said.
Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, who was used in the fourth innings of the fourth and final Test against South Africa which ended on Monday in Delhi as a part-time bowler, has been reported for suspect bowling action. The International Cricket Council (ICC) informed in a release on Wednesday morning that a report by the match officials for the fourth and final Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in the country’s capital was handed over to the Indian cricket team management. The report from the match officials highlighted concerns about the legality of the bowling action of
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Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday directed the state government to file an affidavit on a plea by Hardik Patel questioning the legality of interception of his phone calls as well as of his associates, but rejected the defence’s request to share details of certain Home Department orders. The court was hearing a petition, filed by Hardik through his father, seeking all the papers related to phone interception. Justice J B Pardiwala, after a brief hearing, directed the state government to file an affidavit, stating who gave the orders of telephone interception and when. Public prosecutor Mitesh Amin said that the court, however, didn’t entertain Hardik’s lawyer’s request to direct the state government to place all the papers related to passing
The Gujarat education department has planned to include private schools in the annual evaluation drive, Gunotsav, this year. The drive, which got delayed due to local body elections, is scheduled to be held from January 7-9, the department revealed during a presentation to cabinet ministers here on Tuesday. The department’s move comes in the wake of declining state board results. The Class X results of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB), recorded since 2004, plummeted to the lowest pass percentage of 54.42 per cent in the academic session 20142015. What’s more, even this percentage could be achieved only after giving 25 grace marks. Besides, Class VI-VIII students will undergo reading and
order of telephone before the court. In this petition, Hardik has made state government, Additional Chief Secretary, Home, P K Taneja, Director General of Police P C Thakur, among others, parties in the case. The matter will be heard on December 17. During arguments, Hardik’s lawyer, B M Mangukiya, asked the government to share all orders given by Home Department permitting
NIA to probe Gujarat BJP murders, sniffs Pakistan role Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The National Investigation Agency is probing if there was a ‘bigger conspiracy’ behind the murders of two BJP leaders in Gujarat’s Bharuch district last month, allegedly at the behest of 1993 Mumbai serial blasts accused and underworld don Javed Patel, known as Javed Chikna. Sources said NIA is looking at whether the murders were committed with a possible plan to trigger communal unrest across the country. They are not ruling out the possible involvement of Pak agencies and Dawood Ibrahim behind this design to eliminate BJP leaders with a known “communal” image. NIA dispatched an inspector general (IG) rank officer
to Bharuch on Tuesday to monitor the investigations and unearth the conspiracy behind targeting the BJP/Sangh leaders. An NIA team is already questioning two contract killers - Abid Dawood Patel (Javed Chikna’s brother) and Salim Ganchi-- who were allegedly paid Rs 50 lakh for the killings. Former president of party’s Bharuch district and senior RSS member Shirish Bangali and general secretary of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha of the district Pragnesh Mistry were shot dead on November 2. Abid and Salim were among seven suspects arrested by Gujarat police. NIA has registered a case under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and relevant sections of IPC.
When Gujarat handled Chennai’s mobile traffic
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
If you are a Vodafone customer and wondering why your data service is down and facing call drops, well it is because the Chennai’s traffic was diverted to Gujarat by Vodafone. People in the state for last three days have been facing several call drops and slow internet speed. Many took to social media platforms to express their anguish over frequent disturbances in services. Hitendrasinh Zala tweeted on Monday evening saying, “Is there any issue with Vodafone Gujarat mobile internet? It is not working since last few
hours in my both the cellphones.” Vodafone India has sent messages to its customers saying that, “Vodafone Gujarat network is assisting Chennai that is the reason behind poor connectivity .” “When a network is down, we divert the traffic to other circles to manage the incoming traffic. In case of Chennai, the data and voice calls were routed through three circles, including Gujarat. It was about for 2-3 days. Now that the situation is improving in Chennai, things will get better in the respective circles,” said a company spokesperson.
city Crime Branch to intercept calls of many Patel quota agitation leaders between August and October. Mangukiya alleged that phone tapping was done without any prior permission from authorities such as Additional Chief Secretary (Home). He termed the act as a ‘breach of privacy’ of citizens. However, Public Prosecutor Mitesh Amin maintained due process was followed in getting
permission. He said calls were intercepted after obtaining consent from authorities at regular intervals and objected to demand to share the orders. After hearing the arguments, Justice J B Pardiwala ruled that government is not required to share these orders. He further asked the government to file a brief affidavit in this regard and posted further hearing for December 16.
Gujarat fishermen alerted over movement of suspected vessels
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat Fisheries Department has issued an alert to all the fishermen in Porbandar to immediately contact Coast Guard, Navy or any other security agencies if they spot ‘suspected and unidentified’ ‘pair vessels’ in the sea off Gujarat coast. The alert has been sent through fax today to various associations of fishermen in Porbandar, including to us, National Fishworkers’ Forum (NFF) secretary Manish Lodhari said. The alert says that ‘suspected and unidentified’, ‘pair vessels’ are roaming in the Arabian Sea between Mumbai and Kandla port in Gujarat. This alert is based on a recent communication sent by Indian Coast Guard’s
Gandhinagar office to the Fisheries Commissioner in Gandhinagar, the official said. “Pair Vessels are basically two vessels, one large and one small, joined together for fishing. Upon receiving the alert, we have started our exercise to inform all the fishermen about it and asked them to respond immediately if they find anything as mentioned in the message” said Lodhari. As per the communique sent by the department, there is an urgent need
to strengthen the security along Gujarat coast, as it is suspected that ‘these vessels may infiltrate through this coast and may involve in some untoward act’. “Thus, all the fishermen are advised to inform the Coast Guard, Navy or any other security agency if they find any suspicious activity in the high sea while fishing” stated the alert, requesting all the associations, fishermen community and boat owners to stay alert and spread the message.
Veteran Congress lawmaker holds chappals for Rahul Gandhi in Puducherry
Correspondent | New Delhi
Congress lawmaker V Narayansamy played the true ‘foot soldier’ of the party when his boss, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, came visiting flood victims in his constituency Puducherry. The former union minister was seen in a video holding a pair of slippers for Gandhi when he removed his shoes to walk through the slush and mud. In the video, Gandhi was not seen objecting as the 68-year-old MP stooped low to give him the slippers. Screengrabs of the incident
from Tuesday went viral, with critics on Twitter calling it a shining example of the culture of sycophancy in the Congress. The veteran MP, however, brushed aside the barbs, saying he was only offering his own slippers to the young Congress leader so that
his feet do not get dirty. “As a courtesy I offered my chappals as Mr Rahul Gandhi removed his shoes to walk barefoot in the water...Rahul carried his shoes throughout and he didn’t even let his security personnel carry them for him,” NDTV quoted him as saying.
writing test during the evaluation drive this time round. Till now, such a test was limited to Class V only. During the previous Gunotsav, it was revealed that the students of upper primary classes (Class VI to VIII) fail to read and write simple sentences. The sixth season of the three-day long evaluation drive across the state, approved by the cabinet
meeting Tuesday, will cover over 34,000 government and grant-in-aid primary schools. It is also expected to add nearly 7,000 self-financed schools affiliated to the GSHSEB. Sources revealed that the idea to include private schools under the evaluation drive has come up after analysing the poor performance of students in the state board exam-
inations. “The department is of the view that though the performance of government schools is tracked, there is no such provision for the self-financed schools. Further, the performance of government school students is not very encouraging. This time, efforts are also made to include MPs,” revealed a senior official of the education department.
his family had been on fast for 30 days against the problem of pollution. He was assured by incharge Mamlatdar Nikhil Mehta about solution to his problem, after which he had withdrawn his
fast agitation. Local saree industry led by Jetpur Dying Association and Chamber has given bandh call on Thursday against the incident of attack on Saree unit owner.
on the Vataman-Dholka highway, 45km from Ahmedabad, will be like bringing in the magic of the coast to the inland, he said. “We are basically targeting the young and upwardly mobile middle class people in the State who are looking at weekend destinations,” Oberoi said. The resort will give beach-like ex-
perience with artificial beaches with waves, both indoor and outdoor pools, floating cinema and hotel with 600 keys. “We want to create affordable yet luxurious destination through this resort. We will be promoting it through events like beach volleyball tournaments, music festivals among others,” he added.
Clash over pollution: Jetpur to observe bandh on Thursday
Correspondent | Jetpur
The issue of pollution in Jetpur town of Saurashtra region has taken a new turn. Gunvantbhai Ashra who owns New Khatau Textile unit in Samakantha area of Jetpur has alleged that he was attacked by former member of local municipality Samantbhai Maldebhai Sanjva(Ahir), wife Kaviben and son Yogesh alias Kano attacked and injured him after issuing threat that if smoke coming out from his factory doesn’t stop, he would have to bear consequences. Samantbhai with
Vivek Oberoi taps upwardly mobile middle class for Gujarat resort
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Actor Vivek Oberoi says he is targeting the young and upwardly mobile middle class for his themebased resort and township that is coming up in Gujarat. The Bollywood star is investing Rs 400 crore in developing the themebased resort and township near Ahmedabad, which is nearing completion. “Initially, we invested Rs 200 crore in the resort, but after the new tourism policy (of Gujarat Government), which will help in boosting the tourism sector, we decided to double our investment to Rs 400 crore,” he said, addressing the Gujarat Investors meet here today. The 39-yearold actor-entrepreneur has invested in the project through Raghuleela Infrastructure, a firm in which he is a partner. The ‘Royal Beach City-The Goa’ resort and township near Ganeshpura village
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