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Agency | New Delhi The benchmark BSE Sensex rallied about 160 points to trade above the key 30,000-mark in opening trade today, buoyed by forecast of a normal monsoon this year amid positive global cues. Sentiments got a leg up after data showed that foreign funds, which were largely net sellers on the Indian bourses for some time, made fresh purchases in yesterday’s trade, brokers said. On similar lines, the NSE Nifty rose 42.70 points, or 0.46 per cent, at 9,359.55. Other Asian markets were trading higher following an overnight positive lead from European and US markets. The gauge had gained 74.45 points in the sessions.
President Trump fires FBI boss Comey, courts controversy Agency | New Delhi
US President Donald Trump today fired FBI chief James Comey, abruptly removing the top sleuth overseeing a criminal probe into whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to influence the 2016 presidential election that was won by the real estate mogul. ”You are hereby terminated and removed from the office, effective immediately,” Trump said in a letter to Comey, who was four years into his 10year term as FBI director. Trump told Comey, 56, that he was no longer effectively able to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation and it was necessary to restore “public trust and confidence” in it. In recent days, Comey again came under fire for his handling of the investigation into Clinton’s private email server.
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Army vows to punish killers of young Kashmiri Lieutenant Umer Fayaz
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The Army on Wednesday vowed to punish the killers of young Kashmiri Lieutenant Umer Fayaz+ while defence minister Arun Jaitley called the attack a dastardly act of cowardice by the terrorists. The bullet-riddled body of 22-year-old Fayaz+ was found in Harmen area of Shopian in South Kashmir on Wednesday morning, hours after he was abducted by terrorists from Batpura village where he had gone to attend his cousin’s wedding. “I assure the family that the perpetrators of this heinous crime and dastardly act will not be spared,” Lt Gen Abhay Krishna, General Officer Commanding-in Chief of South Western Command and Colonel of Rajputana Riffles, said. Fayaz, hailing from Kulgam in
South Kashmir, was with Rajputana Rifles and had taken leave to attend the wedding. He was commissioned into the Army on December 10 last year and according to his colleagues, he was popular for his simplicity and honesty. Expressing anguish over the killing of the young officer, Jaitley said Fayaz’s sacrifice reiterates the nation’s commitment to eliminate terrorism from the valley and that he would continue to inspire youth from Kashmir. ”Abduction & murder of Lt Umer Fayaz
by terrorists in Shopian is a dastardly act of cowardice+ . This young officer from J&K was a role model,” Jaitley said in a tweet. “Fayaz was an exceptional sportsman, his sacrifice reiterates nation’s commitment to eliminate terrorism from the valley.” Lt Gen Krishna said people of Kashmir will have to rise collectively and hit back at the “cowards and perpetrators” of the heinous crime, adding they can no longer tolerate such tragic losses of their “beloved sons”. “This marks a wa-
tershed moment in Kashmir valley and people of Kashmir will decisively turn the tide against terrorism,” he said, conveying to family of Fayaz that the Army stands shoulder-to-shoulder with it. It was for the first time that he had taken leave after joining the Army, a senior official said. He was supposed to have returned to his unit in the Akhnoor area of Jammu on May 25. The killing caused anger among locals who demanded that the men responsible be identified and punished. Army officers posted with Rajputana Riffles said Fayaz was loved by his colleagues and he was known for immaculately performing alloted tasks His father, a farmer, has a small time apple business. Fayaz was part of the hockey team of NDA and he was also an excellent volleyball player.
South Korea’s Moon sworn in, says willing to go to North Agency | Seoul
Left-leaning Moon JaeSouth Korea’s new pres- In, a former human rights ident was sworn in to- lawyer, backs engageday, just a day after a ment with North Korea in landslide election vic- the quest for peace — in tory, and immediately contrast to the threatening declared his willingness rhetoric from the Trump diately,” Moon said in an to visit Pyongyang amid administration in recent inauguration speech after high tensions with the weeks. “If needed I will taking the oath of office nuclear-armed North. fly to Washington immein front of lawmakers at Kapil Mishra assaulted by man Seoul’s National Assembly building. Moon will claiming to be AAP worker have a difficult diploAgency | New Delhi matic path to tread in his approach to the North, Former Delhi minister Kawhich dreams of a mispil Mishra was assaulted sile capable of delivering at the site of his hunger strike on Wednesday. The a nuclear warhead to the attacker, identified as Ankit continental United States, Bhardwaj, was caught by Mishra’s supporters and handed over to the police. is working for the BharaSpeaking to the media, he tiya Janata Yuva Morcha accused Mishra of aban- (BJYM), the youth wing doning the Aam Aadmi of the BJP. The BJYM has Party. “Nobody has sent me also denied having any link Agency | New Delhi here, I have come on my with Bharadwaj. Mishra ACTING on an Indian own. I am an AAP workwas sacked from the pri- petition, the International er,” Bhardwaj claimed. mary membership of the Court of Justice (ICJ) at Mishra did not comment party after he made corrup- The Hague has written to on whether Bhardwaj is a volunteer of the party, tion charges against party’s the Pakistan government as claimed by him. How- national convener Arvind to, effectively, put on hold ever, he said the man had Kejirwal. He had earli- the execution of Kulbhuthreatened to kill him. “The er said he received death shan Jadhav, the retired Inguy came running, put his threat after he levelled dian Navy officer who was hands on my neck and said charges against Kejriwal. A convicted of espionage he would kill me. My aides day after he was removed charges by a Pakistan milcaught hold of him and the as the Watrer minister from itary court. India on Tuespolice came and whisked Delhi cabinet, Mishra had day had approached ICJ him away,” said Mishra. alleged that he had seen and asked it to intervene. It The AAP has said Bharad- Health Minister giving Rs had accused Islamabad of waj has no link with it and 2 crore bribe to Kejriwal. violating the Vienna Con-
and has vast artillery forces trained on Seoul. At the same time the South is embroiled in disputes with China over a US missile defence system, and former colonial occupier Japan over wartime history. He named former journalist Lee Nak-Yon, a four-term lawmaker, as prime minister — a largely coordinating role and appointed a new head of the National Intelligence Service, Suh Hoon, who played a key role in preparing the past two inter-Korea summits of 2000 and 2007.
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Snapdeal and Ola are among SoftBank’s largest investments in India Agency | New Delhi
Japanese investor SoftBank Group Corp. has written down the value of its investments in online marketplace Snapdeal and cab aggregator Ola by $1.4 billion. The two—Snapdeal run by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd and Ola run by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd—are among SoftBank’s largest investments in India. “Loss on financial instruments at FVTPL (fair value through profit and loss) was ¥160,419 million ($1.4 billion) compared to a gain of ¥114,377 million ($1.1 billion) in the previous fiscal year. This mainly resulted from recording a loss as the amount of changes in the fair value of the company’s financial instruments at FVTPL from the previous fiscal year-end to the fiscal year-end,” SoftBank said in an earnings report for the fiscal ended 31 March. “Financial instruments at FVTPL included preferred
shares of Jasper Infotech Private Limited, which operates the e-commerce website Snapdeal.com in India, and ANI Technologies Private Limited, which operates the taxi booking platform Ola, also in India,” the report said. “The valuation of our financial investments are frequently adjusted upwards or downwards due to accounting policies, currency fluctuations and market dynamics. The loss reported in today’s earnings represents the aggregate impact of such revaluations during the course of the entire fiscal year,” New Delhi: Japanese investor SoftBank Group Corp. has written down the value of its investments in online mar-
ketplace Snapdeal and cab aggregator Ola by $1.4 billion. The two—Snapdeal run by Jasper Infotech Pvt. Ltd and Ola run by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd— are among SoftBank’s largest investments in India. “Loss on financial instruments at FVTPL (fair value through profit and loss) was ¥160,419 million ($1.4 billion) compared to a gain of ¥114,377 million ($1.1 billion) in the previous fiscal year. This mainly resulted from recording a loss as the amount of changes in the fair value of the company’s financial instruments at FVTPL from the previous fiscal year-end to the fiscal yearend,” SoftBank said in an earnings report for the fiscal ended 31 March.Also read: SoftBank changes track in India as initial bets go sour“Financial instruments at FVTPL included preferred shares of Jasper Infotech Private Limited, which operates the e-commerce website Snapdeal. com in India.
org after 10.00 am. As of now, no such announcement has been made for Gujarat 10th class result 2017. Last year the Board had announced the GSEB 12th science result on 17 May. While the overall pass percentage was 79.03 per cent, it was reported to be lower than its previous year performance. Considering the update given by
the Board, it can be ascertained that the Board will declaring the result earlier this year. Students are suggested to save a copy of the result (and take the printout of the same, if possible) for future reference. Apart from the official website, results will also be available at http:// results.nic.in or results. gov.in. After result declaration, the Board may immediately start the revaluation process; therefore students who will then opt for it can apply for it at the earliest.
4 of the Rules of Court, I call upon your excellency’s government, pending the court’s decision on the request for the indication of provisional measures, to act in such a way as will
enable any order the Court may make on this request to have its appropriate effects.” In an order late tonight, ICJ President Ronny Abraham wrote to the Pakistan government: “In my capacity as President of the court, and exercising the powers conferred upon me under Article 74, paragraph 4 of the Rules of Court, I call upon your excellency’s government, pending the court’s decision on the request for the indication of provisional measures.
Gujarat Class 12th Result Date Announced, Check At Gseb.org Agency | New Delhi
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Class 12 Science Stream result date has been announced by Gujarat Secondary And Higher Secondary Education Board, Gandhinagar (GSEB). The Board has recently released an update mentioning about the result release date. According to the Board update, students who had appeared for the Class 12th exam in the Science stream can expect the result on 11 May 2017. Result will be available on the official website of the Board at gseb.
International Court of Justice stays Kulbhushan Jadhav hanging vention on consular relations and not giving Jadhav his right to defend himself. This came exactly a month after Jadhav, 46, was sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan for “espionage and subversive activities”, triggering a sharp reaction from India which said that if he was executed, it would be “premeditated murder”. The government had also handed over a mercy petition to Islamabad by Jadhav’s mother. In an order late to-
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Baahubali’s technical finesse is a vehicle for regressive socio-political values In mainstream cinema, a film can be path-breaking in two ways. It can have a genuinely moving, provoking narrative, or a kind of humour and insight that is, if not unprecedented, certainly rare. Such a film has to be superbly written, directed and acted and the chord it strikes with its audience stays with them long after the film is over. The sound, camera and editing come together to bring out a story in novel ways. Its themes will stay relevant after its context seems dated and its plot points become archetypes for generations of filmmakers and aficionados. But there is another kind of greatness as well. When the craft of cinema is, for its time and place, elevated to an art. S.S. Rajumouli’s two-part epic comes close to films in this category. There is a breadth of vision, technical finesse and sheer grandeur to Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion that is unprecedented in recent Indian cinema. It reflects the confidence of the film-maker: His audience is going to watch the film on a big screen. The actors, while well-known, were not famous enough to guarantee the kind of revenues it has generated worldwide. Most of all, the film is able to transcend substantially the context of the language it was shot in. There is, however, a problematic aspect to the film; in the vehicle for the special effects extravaganza — the actual plot. Like James Cameron’s Avatar, The Baahubali films have a cliche story, one which is easy to relate to and lets the audience enjoy the images on screen while being led gently along a path that is as familiar and comfortable as the ratty T-shirt you’ve had since college. Also like Cameron’s masterpiece, they have an unmistakable social and political context. Avatar rehashed the Pocahontas (Disney version) story — a white man among the natives finds love and wisdom and turns against the tyranny of his own people. In the context of colonialism, discourses on global warming, ecology and land rights, the film had a progressive undertone. In his choice of cliche, Rajumouli went the other way. Like so many other epics in the Subcontinent, and beyond, Baahubali takes place in and upholds a socio-religious order that serves a particular politics. While somewhat critical, if tangentially, of the indentured servitude of Katappa, one of the films’ main characters, it does nothing to actually free him. Even the genie in Disney’s Aladdin was liberated by the eponymous hero, but no such luck for (the elder) Baahubali’s self-proclaimed “mama”. In both films, the depiction of the “love interest” is also questionable: Strong, independent women become pativrata for life once they realise our hero is strong enough to protect them. There is the worrying, almost offensive depiction of the tribal villains — the Kalakeya — in Baahubali: The Beginning and the hero’s almost sadistic brutality masquerading as brilliant battle strategy, while those of his opponents is depicted as savagery. The complex (especially to a north Indian viewer like this author) but blatantly “Hindu” and upper caste motif of the films, evolves in interesting ways.
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“The Pakistani soldiers beheaded Indian soldiers, they mutilated their bodies so badly. No one is debating or discussing that. You didn’t tell which body parts were mutilated, you are not debating on that. We have seen martyrs from Bihar, UP, MP, Jharkhand and south Indian states. But why no martyrs from Gujarat? - Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday, courted controversy after he said that there were “no martyrs from Gujarat” while there were martyrs from UP, Bihar, Jharkhand and MP. Responding to his statement, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said it was a ‘cheap political view’. “I think Akhilesh Ji’s statement is an effect of frustration after loss in UP polls, its a cheap political view,”
Sachin: A Billion Dreams | AR Rahman has THIS special connect with ‘Sachin Sachin’ anthem Agency | Mumbai It was like walking into the stadium where Sachin Tendulkar was performing magic with his bat as the crowd cheered and chanted his name, and not the hotel in Mumbai where the song was being launched. You just had to close your eyes to be transported back in time to Sachin creating magic with his bat with the chant of ‘Sachin-Sachin...’ reverberating around the stadium. The atmosphere at the launch of the second song by AR Rahman from the upcoming biopic Sachin: A Billion Dreams was not unlike a cricket match. The first song from the album Hind Mere Jind had already raised expectations. When the song was played, the effect was electrifying! As the song ended, the invitees and audience picked up the chant and it was only when Sachin accompanied by Rahman came on to the stage that the auditorium became quiet. They were joined by the director James Erskine, the producers Ravi Bhagchandka of 200 Not Out and Dr. Shrikant Bhasi of Carnival Pictures, lyricist
Irshad Kamil, distributor Anil Thadani and Shikha Singhi from Junglee Music, Fielding questions from the media, Sachin said, “The chants were my supporters’ way of showing their love. I have been inspired by their chant and it has helped me face difficult situations on the field knowing that I have the country with me. I admire the way that Rahman has created an inspirational anthem around this chant.” Speaking on his composition, Academy Award winner AR Rahman said, “It was a challenge to compose music that would recreate the energy and mood that permeated the stadium when Sachin Tendulkar played cricket! I hope that this musical ode to fans of Sachin matches up to Sachin’s magical performances on the field. Creating the soundtrack for
the film has been a memorable experience.” Ravi Bhagchandka said, “Even if I was sitting at home and watching Master play, I used to get goosebumps on hearing the chant go around the stadium. Today when I heard the song, I got the same feeling. I am thankful to Rahman for creating this ode to the fans of Sachin. Rahman has created musical magic and has beautifully woven in the chants of “Sachin..., Sachin...” with music to create a stirring anthem.” Just when everyone though that the evening had come to an end, there was a surprise in the wings! Sukhwinder Singh, the popular Bollywood singer, who has sung ‘Sachin... Sachin...’ came on stage to regale the audience with a live rendition of the song!
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here on Tuesday. Talking about the new season of Khatron Ke Khiladi, he said: “All things are live on this show. There are no special effects or computer graphics in this show. After a gap of two years, I felt it was like coming home. And we are shooting this season in Spain which is really exciting. ”For me, it’s not just a show... It’s an emotion. From the last three, four years we are working on new format of the show. I feel this will be the best season of ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ as this time
around we have best line up in terms of contestants. This season audience and contestant will experience some really thrilling and new stunts which haven’t been shown on the small screen earlier.” Khatron Ke Khiladi, with a theme of ‘Pain in Spain’, will be telecast on Colors. It will have contestants like Geeta Phogat, Heena Khan, Lopamudra Raut, Ravi Dubey, Karan Wahi, Rithvik Dhanjani, Nia Shama, Shiney Doshi, Shantanu Maheshwari and Bigg Boss fame Manveer Gurjar.
Haider, Vivah and Kaminey have been applauded not only by the movie buffs but even critics. But even after being at the peak of his career and having completed 14 years in the industry, Shahid still feels like a student and thinks he needs to learn a lot. On the occasion
of his 14th work anniversary, Sasha thanked his followers on social media for believing in him. For now, Shahid is prepping up to play the husband of Queen Padmini and King of Chittor – Raja Rawal Ratan in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati.
Shahid Kapoor completes 14 years in film industry, but he still feels like a student Agency | New Delhi
Shahid Kapoor is someone who makes women go weak in their knees just at the sheer mention of his name. He has been contributing to the Indian cinema from the past 14 years. His films like Udta Punjab,
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Akshay, Suniel, Ajay are Bollywood’s ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’: Rohit Shetty
Filmmaker Rohit Shetty, son of veteran stuntman and action choreographer M.B. Shetty, says according to him actors Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Ajay Devgn are the “khatron ke khiladi” of Bollywood. The Golmaal director launched the eighth season of Khatron Ke Khiladi with all the contestants here on Tuesday. Rohit said: “From my point of view, I feel Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Suneil Shetty are the ‘khatron ke khiladi’ of Bollywood. I am seeing them since I was an assistant director in films. That time there were no special effects, cables and CGs (computer graphics) and they used to perform real action sequences in their films all by themselves.” The filmmaker made a dashing entry to the tunes of Singham at the event
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Bollywood divas Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone made their debut at Met Gala 2017, and though both represented India and made everyone proud — there’s always a comparison that accompanies the two stars. While fashion police, international magazines and even Twitterati voted for Quantico star Priyanka Chopra for her bold and ‘sexy detective’ appearance, it seems she lost the race on Google. Yes, as far as Goggle trends are concerned it’s Serena Unger from xXx: Return of Xander Cage that has made it to the Top 5! Google Trends released the top most googled Met Gala dresses and it was Padukone and not Chopra who made it to the fifth spot. Chopra who has earlier dominated Google searches with her Oscar appearance in 2016, lost to Padukone’s rather ‘vanilla’ look. Google Trends released the top most googled Met Gala dresses and it was Padukone and not
Chopra who made it to the fifth spot. Chopra who has earlier dominated Google searches with her Oscar appearance in 2016, lost to Padukone’s rather ‘vanilla’ look. Padukone had chosen a classy, satin ivory slip gown by Tommy Hilfiger, with a plunging neckline for her special Red carpet appearance. While the actor managed to look her elegant self, her ensemble failed to make a mark. While people loved her make-up with winged eyeliner and nude lips’ by Georgie Eisdell, they were not happy with her hairdo. With hair styled by Harry Josh, the Padmavati star had accessorised her look with diamond danglers for her ears and a hairband with embellished hair accessory. Many felt the embellished flowers’ hair accessory that she flaunted seemed jarring. Will it seem, even though Chopra’s trench coat swept all the praises, Padukone’s simple and chic appearance made her mark after all.
ber’s concert with her husband and kids I have come here with my kids - my son is 17 and my daughter is 15 - and both of them are the biggest fans of Justin Bieber. Arranging everything took so much time. Parenting is not easy now - you have to take kids to concerts too. But since both of them are such big fans of Justin Bieber, we could not have missed it. It’s like a short vacation for us. Vandana Lal, who went for the concert with her daughters It’s nice to see these crazy fans - all youngsters. And 80% of them are girls who are decked up and are not even bothered about the heat. I came for the concert with both my daughters who love Bieber. Even hours before the concert, thousands have gathered here and not just girls, even parents are so excited. Anubha Gupta, Tarot consultant. We came in the morning and the flight was jampacked. There are so
many parents here. The only song that I know is Baby Baby. I was just asking my 13-year-old daughter if I can buy a book or something to read the lyrics and know what he is singing. I don’t know anything about him, but his fans are crazy for sure. Dinesh Arora, restaurateur. I wanted to make my 18-year-old son happy as he is crazy about Bieber. So I planned a two-day trip to Mumbai with my son to attend his concert. I didn’t want to send him alone. My son is studying at Modern School, Barakhamba Road, and there are around 100 students from the school who are here to attend Bieber’s concert. My son has his own group of friends, and most of them are here with their parents. I don’t know how much I will enjoy the concert, but it is interesting to see how his young fans are crazy about him.
Delhi fans reach Bieber’s gig under parental supervision Agency | New Delhi
Thanks to the average age of the pop star’s fan base, Delhi’s Belieber bunch landed in Mumbai for his concert accompanied by harried adults who were trying their best to enjoy the Bieber Fever. Model Nayanika Chatterjee: I am so done with this Bieber and I am upset. I am no big fan of Justin Bieber and my daughter is the only reason I am in Mumbai to attend the concert. As a parent who is just arranging everything, it hasn’t been all fun. First, I bought the tickets worth some Rs30,000 (Rs15,000 each). I bought the tickets online and I was told that the tickets would be delivered at my home. But at the last minute I was told that I have to collect tickets when I reach the venue. I started from my hotel in the Town area in Mumbai at around 12.30pm to reach the venue on time. I thought I would reach in an hour, but traffic is crazy in Mumbai. I was not able to cover even half the distance in one hour. I am so done with this Bieber now and I am upset with everyone around me. Manisha Bhatia, who went to Mumbai to attend Bie-
3 / Dt. 11-05-2017, Thursday Sensex hits all-time high, rallies 315 pts; Nifty above 9,400 for first time ever Agency | New Delhi I don’t compete with anyone else, but myself! The domestic equity market seems to be following this adage these days, breaking records one after another. On Wednesday, the benchmark indices hit new milestone, getting past their record closing high levels they had touched just two weeks back. Riding high on the Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD’s) projection of a normal monsoon and 100 per cent rainfall this year instead of a 96 per cent rainfall projected earlier, the bulls swung back into action and lifted the indices to new peaks. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped 315 points to settle above the 30,200 level for the first time in its history by ending at 30,248. On April 26, the index closed above the 30,000 level for the time ever. The 30-share index, which opened at 29,988 against the previous close of 29,933, hit an intraday high and low of 30,271 and 29,987, respectively. HDFC, Reliance IndustriesBSE 2.17 % and HDFC BankBSE 1.02 % were the major contributors to the surge in the index. On similar lines, the broader Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) soared 90.45 points to close above the 9,400 level at 9,407 with 33 constituents ending in the green.
Kochi Metro Rail agency to conduct service trials from today Agency | Kochi
Ahead of launching commercial operations of Kochi Metro, the Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) will start service trials from Aluva to Palarivattom on Wednesday. The Metro agency has prepared a tentative schedule or time table for train operations. KMRL said as per the schedule the trains will stop at each station. The services will start at 6am and wind up operations by 9.30pm.KMRL said that in the initial stage they will use four set of trains for conducting service trials, and would eventually scale up the number of trains. “On Wednesday KMRL will operate 142 trips. For commercial operations we require six set of trains. Already nine set of trains have arrived at Muttom yard,” said KMRL spokesperson. The Metro agency said while the initial focus of service trial would be on rolling stock within a weeks’ time they would incorporate ticketing systems. “After that we will create peak or rush hours and carry out testing,” added the spokesperson. KMRL said that they have deployed enough staff required for the smooth functioning of operations control centre (OCC). The training and deployment of employees recruited through Kundumbasree has also been completed. The metro agency said that all aspects of metro operations would be tested during the service trials. “Except for commuters all other elements will be involved in the testing process,” said the spokesperson.
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Shashank Manohar To Complete Term As ICC Chairman
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The 59-year-old had stepped down from the position in March this year for personal reasons. Agency | New Delhi
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that Shashank Manohar will continue as its Chairman until the end of his elected term which is June 2018. The 59-yearold had stepped down from the position in March this year for “personal reasons”. However, he was persuaded by the Full Members and Associates to continue as the Chairman. According to a report in ESPN Cricinfo, Manohar has once again been persuaded by similarly overwhelming support from a collection of Full Members, who were keen for him to finish the process of reforms he has begun. ”The International Cricket Council (ICC) today confirmed Shashank Manohar will continue to function as the Independent Chairman of ICC until the end of his elected term which is June 2018,” the ICC said in a statement. Initially, Manohar wanted to stay only till ICC Annu-
The lowdown on Jhulan Goswami Agency | New Delhi
al Conference in June this year but very recently he has had a change of heart. The Nagpur lawyer now has a strong ground after both the proposed new revenue and governance models received overwhelming support. The only obstruction came from the BCCI, who have lost support in the global cricket body. The BCCI brass believes that it is because of Manohar that the richest cricket body has missed out a significant portion of the revenue pie. According to BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (COA), the governance model is a bigger cause of concern rather
than revenue model. As per the website, Manohar completing his full term also puts paid to the hopes ECB president Giles Clarke, who was also eyeing the independent chairman’s post. The surprise move by Manohar had come in March during the India- Australia Test series, shortly after the ICC was embroiled in a controversy when it refused to take any action against Australian captain Steve Smith in the ‘brain fade’ issue in the Bengaluru Test. That decision was criticised by several former and current players, including Sunil Gavaskar and South African Faf du Plessis.
When Jhulan Goswami took the wicket of South Africa’s Raisibe Ntozakhe in the Women’s Quadrangular one-day match at Potchefstroom on Tuesday, she made history by breaking the world record for the most wickets in 50-over international cricket in the women’s game. Fast bowler Goswami, 34, surpassed the record of 180 wickets, previously held by the Australian fast bowler Cathryn Fitzpatrick for nearly ten years. Fitzpatrick, in her time, was regarded as the fastest female bowler in the world. Therefore it is fitting that her record was broken by a player of similar pedigree. When Fitzpatrick retired in 2007, Goswami took on the title of being one of the quickest bowlers in the women’s game and
has been India’s spearhead for years now. Standing tall at 5’11”, Goswami uses her height to generate good bounce. She is also known for her accuracy and ability to maintain that consistently over long spells. Hailing from a middle-class family in Chakdaha, a small town in West Bengal’s Nadia district, Goswami started off by playing tennis-ball cricket with the boys. As her love for the game grew, she realised that she needed to take her cricket education a step further. Since her hometown lacked basic cricket facilities at the time, she had no option but to travel to Kolkata. In her teens, for three days in a week, she would catch a 5am train from Chakdaha to Sealdah in Kolkata, and then catch a bus to cricket practice by 7.30am. After 9.30, it was another two-hour trek
back to her hometown to report to school. This arduous four-hour journey on a jam-packed inter-city train, Goswami recalled, toughened her up mentally. She soon made it to the Bengal women’s team and at 19, she made her India debut, in a one-day international against England in Chennai. She has taken five or more wickets in an innings twice in her career. Her 5 for 16 in Silchar in 2005 sunk England to 50 all out.
head-to-head lead in the IPL against KXIP and were unbeaten for a record eight matches against them. So KXIP was a team that KKR would have fancied beating, and putting to rest all doubts over their qualification for the play-offs. But the Punjab bowlers ensured that was not to be and now with this loss, Kolkata have lost three of their last four matches. So as things stand, KKR would have to beat Mumbai Indians in their last match to make themselves safe.
The Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) has retained Sanjay Bangar, the batting coach, and R Sridhar, the fielding coach, for the upcoming Champion Trophy in England next month, the Indian Express reported on Wednesday (May 10). The contracts of the support staff had ended in March earlier this year and were supposed to be up for discussion in June. “It is decided that the support staff will remain the same at the Champions Trophy with the only change being Kapil Malhotra taking over as manager,” Amitabh Choudhary, the BCCI acting secretary, told the English daily. “Bangar and Sridhar have been asked to extend their services for the duration of the tournament and then it will be decided what needs to be done.” The Committee of Administrators (CoA)
have advocated for having contracts for all the support staff and that’ll mean they can’t be part of any Indian Premier League franchises. While Bangar isn’t associated with any IPL franchise at the moment, Sridhar works with Kings XI Punjab and Andrew Leipus, chief physio at the National Cricket Academy, works with the Kolkata Knight Riders. The idea to end the contracts in March permits the support staff to work with the IPL franchises, but if things go the CoA’s
way, the support staff will be contracted for a full 12 months and not 10. Bangar was first appointed batting coach in August 2014 and worked for nearly two years with the Indian team. Abhay Sharma took over the responsibility for the tour to Zimbabwe last year, but Bangar was subsequently reappointed since the four-Test series in West Indies. Sridhar, too, like Bangar, had started his stint under Ravi Shashtri, the team director then, in 2014.
shooters informing the authorities that they had the requisite export documents, which had been signed and stamped by customs when they left for Plzen, the equipment was not released. “When we went to Plzen, the same department had issued us letters with their stamp and serial numbers of our guns. We have the same guns and the letters. We
don’t have even a screw extra, but they don’t trust their own letters,” added the shooter. Sources in customs denied that the shooters were detained, but said the weapons had to be cleared. They said extra caution was being taken after a few national shooters were recently arrested for smuggling illegal pistols. When asked about the delay in clearance, additional commissioner at IGIA, Amandeep Singh said they were waiting for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for the same. “We had to clear some things with the revenue department and hence the delay in clearing the shoot-
ers’ guns,” Singh said. The shooters claimed that an official used foul language and was rude throughout. “We were sleep deprived and hungry .When we told this to the officer there, he said, `You won’t die if you skip one meal’.” Asked about the claim that an officer was rude to the shooters, Singh said, “I got to know this from a few shooters there. I have told my staff to handle them with care.” A few shooters also missed their connecting flights to different cities due to the delay.”We have a World Cup in Munich, which will start from May 17. Every day counts for us now. Today’s day has
been wasted and this is going to hurt our preparation,” the shooter said. In a series of tweets, Beijing Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra blamed the National Federation of India for not coming to shooters’ rescue. “Saddened to hear that the national shooting team is detained at IGI airport with the customs refusing to clear their guns,” he tweeted, adding, “They are our country’s ambassadors and should not be treated like this. Would this ever happen to our cricket team?” “Lack of support ... from the national federation is pathetic.
IPL 2017: Kolkata Knight Riders’ habit of choking Bangar, Sridhar retained for Champions Trophy Agency | Mumbai at the fag end has come back to haunt them Agency | Chandigrah
Kolkata Knight Riders had, in the last two editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL), played like champions for most part, only to slip up at the business end of the tournament. In 2015, they found themselves at the top of the table, but miraculously missed a playoff berth after losing two matches on the trot. In 2016, they climbed to the pole position again on the back of four wins from six away matches, and needed just two wins from their last five matches to seal a spot in the play-offs. But they huffed and puffed and made it difficult for themselves, leaving it as late as their last group match and scraped through to the knockouts. This year, it doesn’t seem to be any different. KKR had hardly gone out of the top two places for the entirety of the
tournament, and one would have expected them to have qualified for the play-offs hands down and with a lot to spare, but old habits die hard. The Kolkata franchise, which had been in sublime form for most of the tournament is facing a deceleration of sorts at the fag end again. On Tuesday, Kolkata Knight Riders lost by 14 runs to Kings XI Punjab, a team that they had almost always got the better of. Before the match on Tuesday evening, KKR had a 14-6
Shooters stranded for 13 hours at Delhi’s IGI airport
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With Reliance Jio 4G services having cemented its place in the Indian telecom market, all eyes are on the company’s upcoming JioFiber home broadband services. The Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) service was mentioned by Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani when the Jio operations were officially launched in September last year, and was again mentioned in an earnings call in April. The company has been teasing the service, but has not revealed many details of JioFiber broadband yet. So it comes as a surprise when the Reliance Jio customer care team officially revealed the names of the cities in which JioFiber trials are being run. Replying to a Twitter user from @JioCare handle, the Reliance Jio customer care team said the JioFiber Preview Offer is being launched in Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar, Surat, and Vodadara. It added the company is in the process of rolling out the home broadband service to other cities in the country, but did not specify any names. A Twitter user in September had said the preview offer is available in Pune as well. Several users who have had early access to the JioFiber Preview Offer have tweeted about the service in the past.
Administrative wrangling, official apathy, an absent customs commissioner at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport and general ignorance about shooting led to over 15 international Indian shooters being held up for almost 13 hours on Tuesday. Olympic shooters Gurpreet Singh and Kynan Chenai, along with some 15 other colleagues, landed in the capital early in the morning after participating in the Plzen Shooting Grand Prix (in Czech Republic) and shotgun World Cup in Cyprus, respectively. They found themselves in a fix as the customs
department did not clear their guns till 4.50pm. “We landed at 4am after a 20-hour flight and the department didn’t clear our weapons, saying we would have to wait for the customs commissioner. He was supposed to arrive at 10am but didn’t and we didn’t get any clarity from other officials,” said a shooter who didn’t wish to be name.Despite the
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Vijay Rupani Government’s Gujarat assembly passes focus is Young Gujarat GST Bill in special session
News Agency | New Delhi
Outreach to the youth will be the most important part of BJP’s campaign as Gujarat gets ready for elections due later this year. The Vijay Rupani-led BJP government is planning to distribute subsidised tablets to 3.75 lakh class XII
pass-outs in an attempt to reassure the youth about its performance. CM Rupani would also hold interactive sessions with the youth as part of his Jan Sampark programme and tell them that Gujarat was the number one state in implementing all t he schemes of the Modi government, top state government officials said. “The Gujarat government, even before demonetisation, opened maximum bank accounts under Jan Dhan Yojna. We are looking at appealing to the youth to support a government
that delivers,” an official said. Officials claimed, as promised, the state government had provided 67,000 government jobs across various departments this year. “Also, Rs 50 crore has been allocated for startups. Changes in rules for class IV jobs to accommodate more people are already in practice. This has made the youth positive towards the government,” an official said. He added the problem of unemployment in Gujarat was overrated as the state had been generating over 80% jobs in the country.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the State Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in a special one-day session held at Gandhinagar. The Parliament had earlier passed four legislations related to GST for a nationwide rollout on 1 July, following which state assemblies were required to pass the state GST bills. On Tuesday, Gujarat joined other states including Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Bihar in passing the state GST bill. The Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2017 was passed unanimously. Opposition Congress leaders Shankersinh Vaghela and ducted and killed by Kash- Shaktisinh Gohil sought miri militants when he had certain changes in the bill gone to attend a family wedding in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. In the last month, dozens of Sunvilla News | Daman Indian soldiers have been martyred in terror attacks A multi-crore enterin Kupwara (April 27) and prise to smuggle alother parts of Kashmir. In cohol into dry Gujarat Kashmir’s Krishna Ghati, from the centrally-adtwo Indian soldiers were ministered Daman diskilled and their bodies mu- trict has been busted tilated by Pakistani forces by the Enforcement Ramesh on May 1. On April 24, Directorate. Patel, alleged to be Naxals massacred 25 Central Reserve Police Force the couple behind the (CRPF) jawans in Chhat- racket, is on the run. But the agency has tisgarh’s Sukma district. seized bottles worth over 2.5 crores in his warehouses and found papers that suggest he had recently smuggled worth 7 crores into the been violating norms and state. They have also guidelines of Department seized lakhs of rupees of Telecommunication in cash and three im(DoT), which need to be ported cars, Land Rovprobed. He said that the er Evoque, Audi Q3 ACB has also written to and Audi A8L, valued chief vigilance officers at 2 crores. In the last of University Grants three years alone, ED Commission (UGC) and officials said, he had Medical Council of In- made bank deposits of dia (MCI). On the other 223.47 crore in cash in hand, Shah’s lawyer BR his account. Called Gujarat’s liquor mafia don Trivedi pointed to the fact by the Enforcement that the FIR mainly talks Directorate, Mr Patel’s about filling of examination form.
Akhilesh Yadav’s bizarre tribute to India’s martyrs: Why nobody from Gujarat?
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
In a bizarre statement that reeks of insensitivity towards India’s martyrs, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today asked why no soldier from Gujarat has died in various terror and cross-border attacks that India has recently witnessed. ”There have been martyrs from Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and south India. Tell me if there has been a martyr from Gujarat,” Yadav said today. Gujarat is Prime
Alcohol Worth 2.5 Crores Seized In Daman In Crackdown On Gujarat Liquor Don
Minister Narendra Modi’s home state, which he governed as Chief Minister for 12-plus years before moving to Delhi in 2014 as Prime Minister. Yadav’s statement came on a day India was mourning the murder of Lieutenant Ummer Fayaz, who was ab-
ACB opposes Dr Mansukh Shah’s bail plea Agency | Chennai
The anti-corruption bureau (ACB), on Tuesday, opposed bail application of cash-for-marks scam accused and founder of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Dr Mansukh Shah, saying that investigations and inquiries against him were going on at various fronts.The agency told the court that apart from independent investigations by Enforcement Di-
to be presented before the GST council. Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, who also holds finance portfolio, told the house that Gujarat, predominantly engaged in manufacturing activities, would lose some tax income after the rollout of the new indirect tax regime under GST. He further said that the five-year compensation offered from the Centre should suffice to compensate the projected losses. Ratification of the new
bill in state assemblies is mandatory for the rollout of GST from 1 July, 2017. The existing Value Added Tax (VAT) Act will now be withdrawn. However, indirect tax in the form of VAT will continue to be levied on petroleum products such as petrol, diesel, crude oil, natural gas, liquor and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). “GST will abolish all the taxation-related disputes between states and this will make Indian economy more strong. After implementation of GST, the state will lose some tax income, but the Centre has agreed to provide 14% compensation for the next five years,” Patel said in his address to the house.
rectorate (ED) for money laundering, the Income Tax department, Vadodara district administration and district development office are conducting investigations against Shah on different issues. The special public prosecutor in the case Bharat Badami told the court that the accused and his son have been using facilities of calling line identification restriction since seven to eight years and have
business model is said to be relatively simple. He had four licenses to stock and sell liquor in Daman, a district in the adjoining Union Territory of Daman and Diu that was a Portuguese colony till 1961. But instead of just selling the liquor in Daman, Patel preferred selling the liquor to bootleggers in Gujarat for a premium. They could place their orders on a WhatsApp number. And his men would deliver, without fail. The liquor would be smuggled into Gujarat in big transport vehicle, usually a trailer truck with
a shipping container loaded on it. It would cross the Daman-Gujarat border on the basis of forged invoices of genuine manufacturing entities. Gujarat has been a dry state, right from the 1960s when the state was carved out of Mumbai. It had continued with the prohibition policy, emulated later by some other states including Nagaland and Bihar. Enforcement Directorate has seized lakhs of bottles of liquor from warehouses in Daman that were allegedly going to be smuggled into Gujarat.
Ahmedabad’s PSP Projects to launch IPO on 17 May
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
PSP Projects Ltd, an Ahmedabad-based construction company, on Tuesday said it will launch its initial public offering on 17 May. A price band of Rs205210 per share has been set for the initial share sale. The offering, which will close on 19 May, comprises a fresh issue of shares and an offer for sale by the promoters of the company. PSP Projects will sell as many as 10.08 million shares, which at the upper end of the price band will fetch the company and its promoters a total of Rs211.6 crore, including a primary fund raise of Rs151 crore. The company plans to use the IPO proceeds to fund working capital
and capital expenditure requirements and for general corporate purposes. Karvy Investor Services Ltd and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors Ltd are managing the initial share sale. PSP Projects reported revenue of Rs467.7 crore for the year ended 31 March 2016, as compared with Rs286.9 crore in the previous year. It posted a profit of Rs24.9 crore for FY 2015-16, as against Rs14 crore in the previous year. For the nine months ended 31 December, the company posted revenue of Rs249.4 crore. PSP Projects offers a range of construction and allied services across industrial, institutional, government and residential projects in
India. The services offered include planning and design as well as construction and post-construction activities. Since its incorporation in August 2008, the company has executed 80 projects. Gujarat has been the company’s focus region, though it has recently started bidding for projects across India. Some of the major projects handled by PSP Projects include the construction of GCS Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (managed by the Gujarat Cancer Society) and the Zydus Hospital at Ahmedabad, and various works in relation to the Sabarmati Riverfront Development project at Ahmedabad.
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In Gujarat, it’s been a week of embarassments for Cong, BJP
Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
A mere two days after Shankersinh Vaghela reportedly walked out of a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, posters backing the Gujarat Congress leader have come up in Vadodara and other places in the State. The posters suggest that ‘Bapu’ will be the next Chief Minister after the Assembly polls later this year, regardless of which party — the Congress or the BJP — wins. Put up by people identifying themselves as Amo, Gauravvanta Gujaratiyon (we, the proud Gujaratis), the posters, which feature Vaghela sitting on a decorated chair, claim Jan-Jan Na Hit Ma Bapu Ni Sarkar (in public interest, the government of Bapu will come to power). This has left the Congress red-faced, even
though Vaghela has been keeping the party leadership on tenterhooks for a while now. Interestingly, the former Union Minister ruled himself out of the chief ministerial race earlier in the year, but Vaghela’s supporters have been running a social media campaign rooting for him. Last Saturday, Vaghela had exited the meeting on poll preparations called by Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. He even skipped a group photo session of the core committee members with the Congress Vice-President. ‘Bapu’ was reportedly unhappy as his demand, to be named either the party’s CM candidate or as the election in-charge of the State, was “ignored.” Later, Bharatsinh Solanki, the Gujarat Congress chief said the party would not have a CM face.
Surat to get Smart Solar Energy Award Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
After being declared the fourth cleanest city of the country, the Diamond City has added yet another feather in its cap. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be given away ‘smart energy’ award by Exhibitions India group under the Smart Cities India Award-2017 for smart rooftop solar power plants on May 12 at New Delhi. The civic body’s exemplary work in solar energy sector has been recognized for taking up a massive campaign for rooftop solar power plants. Out of
the total eight cities in the state, Surat’s performance in the rooftop solar power plants has been overwhelming. Sources said the city has received the highest 2,278 applications from residential and commercial parties for fitting rooftop solar power plants, amounting to capacity of more than eight mega watts. Additional city engineer K H Khatwani told TOI, “The civic body has taken up rooftop solar power plant mission with full dedication under the leadership of municipal commissioner M Thennarasan.
Ahmedabad records 42.4 C
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
At least for another week there seems to be no respite from heat in store for citizens as mercury is likely to hover around 42-43 degree celsius. The extreme weather condition is attributed to dry westerly to northwesterly winds prevailing over the state. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) - Gujarat, Surendranagar town in Saurashtra region was hottest in the state with 44.3 C maximum temperature on Tuesday. Another town of Saurashtra - Rajkot followed Surendranagar as mercury reached 44 C leaving citizens searching for shade. Ahmedabad also continued to reel under summer heat with maximum temperature at 42.4 C which
was one degree above the normal. The minimum temperature in the city was 25.2 C - 1.1 degree below the normal. Humidity level ranged between 46% and 27% on Tuesday. According to the IMD, mercury in the city may move one or two notches higher in the coming days and the maximum temperature is likely to hover between 42 and 43 degree celsius for the next five days. The extreme heat was mainly experienced in central Gujarat, north Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch.
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