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“2002 hit-and-run case” f e i r B s w Ne Bardhan’s condition very critical: CPI Agency | Mumbai
The condition of veteran CPI leader A B Bardhan, who was admitted to a hospital here on Monday after he suffered a paralytic stroke, is “very critical,” a senior party leader said today. “His condition remains very critical. Doctors are trying their best to see there is improvement in his health condition,” CPI national secretary D Raja said. Earlier, in a statement issued by it, CPI had said, “Bardhan is critical but fighting. He had brain hemorrhage. Doctors attending on him are making all-out efforts to save him. He is still in the ICU.”
No plan to allow undertrials cast vote: Govt Agency | New Delhi
The government today said it has no plan to amend the law to allow undertrials cast their vote. Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda informed Lok Sabha in a written response that there are no plans to amend the Representation of People Act for the purpose. “No madam,” replied Gowda to a question on as to whether the government proposes to amend the R P Act to confer the right to vote on undertrials.
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Mumbai high court acquits Salman Salman Khan hit-and-run case: According to the Bombay High Court, the prosecution failed to prove that the actor was drinking and moreover driving the vehicle on the night of the accident
Agency | Mumbai The Bombay High Court on Thursday acquitted actor Salman Khan of all charges in the 2002 hit-and-run case. The court has directed the actor, who was present in court for pronouncement of verdict, to furnish a fresh cash bond of Rs 25,000 on cancellation of the bond in the trial court. The Bandra Police Station has been asked to return his passport upon verification. Earlier, while disposing of the appeal filed by actor Salman Khan against a five year jail term by a lower court in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the court had said that the prosecution had failed to successfully establish the case on all the charges levelled against the actor. Justice A R Joshi disposed of the appeal and said that order will be given once the actor is present before the court. “Any strong suspicion cannot be enough to hold someone guilty. Prosecution hasn’t brought material on record to prove case and its entire evidence was based circumstantial in nature,” said Justice Joshi. He said that, while testimony
not be considered and the trial court had erred in taking it on record. He said that he was not “oblivious of perception of general public” but the court must decide the case based on material brought on record. Pointing to the order passed by the Sessions’ Court convicting Salman for five years, Justice Joshi said that “appreciof Salman’ s bodyguard a direct nature, the court ation of evidence by trail Ravindra Patil could be of had already said it could court was not proper as
Nuke, defence partnership may boost India-Japan ties Agency | New Delhi
A civil nuclear pact and an agreement to jointly produce US-2 amphibious military aircraft could add momentum to ties between India and Japan during Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit during December 11-13. Officials said “last mile efforts are still on” for concluding the deals. New Delhi sees the nuclear pact as a touchstone to measure the strength of its strategic ties with Japan. The deal is crucial to India as it will help the country further its ambitious civil nuclear programme and
enable it to improve ongoing civil nuclear cooperation India has with France and the US. Japanese forging major Japan Steel Works (JSW) is a supplier of critical equipment for reactor pressure vessels for most firms worldwide. Indian officials hope Abe will give the necessary
political push for this issue. The nuclear issue, however, is sensitive in Japan, the only country ever to have suffered an atomic strike. Japan wants explicit commitments on testing clauses — that is, the deal will be called off in the event of a nuclear test by India.
Pakistan media welcomes resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
per principles of criminal jurisprudence.” He pointed out that the Sessions Court erred in accepting the bills which were produced by the investigating agency as proof of Salman and friends drinking at Rain Bar. According to the High Court, the pros-
ecution failed to prove that the actor was drinking and moreover driving the vehicle on the night of the accident. He also pointed to several hypothesis which were created around the case such as the faulty manner of Investigation where the
prosecution failed to establish procedure of connecting chain of evidence with regard to collecting biological evidence. The other point was relating to purposely keeping loose ends so that a favourable order is achieved for the accused.
US Attorney’s Office, he would truthfully testify in any foreign judicial proceedings held by way of deposition, video-conferencing or letters rogatory. He is currently serving 35 years in an American prison after being convicted of being involved in the planning and execution of the Mumbai terrorist attacks on November 26, 2008 in which 166 people
were killed. Headley is said to have visited India five times between 2006 and 2008, made maps, shot video footage and scouted several targets for the attacks including the Taj Hotel, Oberoi Hotel and Nariman House. His reconnaissance provided vital information for the 10 LeT terrorists who attacked Mumbai and their handlers.
David Headley will depose in 26/11 attacks case on condition of pardon Agency | Mumbai
David Headley -- a Pakistani-American LeT terrorist serving a 35-year jail term in the US -- appeared via video link in a Mumbai court and said he was ready to depose in the 26/11 attacks case if he received pardon. “I appeared here, I am ready to answer to questions regarding this event if I receive a pardon from this court,” Headley said before the court. “I accept the responsibility for my role in these offences. I also agree to be available as a witness in this court,” he added. Under the guilty plea which he entered in March 2010, Headley had earlier agreed that when directed by the
Swachh Bharat Mission: Centre releases Rs 86.62 crore to Gujarat
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Pakistani media today welcomed the resumption Agency | Nagpur of Indo-Pak comprehenA Shiv Sena MLA to- sive dialogue, describNathwani. The minister Swacch Bharat Mission Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad day raised the issue of ing it as a “major breakthrough” and a pleasant stated that under Swachh (Urban) for its various Bollywood film “BaThe Ministry of Urban Bharat Mission (Urban), component is Rs62,009 jirao Mastani” in the turn in bilateral ties folDevelopment, Governtotal 1.04 crore individual crore and the GovernMaharashtra Assembly lowing three top-level ment of India, has remeetings in 10 days. The toilets, 2.52 crore com- ment of India’s share is and alleged that the leased total Rs86.62 munity toilets and 2.56 Rs14,623 crore. As on facts were distorted by decision to resume the crore to the State Govcrore public toilets will December 10, 2015 the its producer and direc- talks was taken yesterday ernment of Gujarat for be constructed in 4041 government has released tor Sanjay Leela Bhan- during visit of External building toilets under towns of the country. Shri total Rs1,361.38 crore to sali. The movie, star- Affairs Minister Sushma Swachh Bharat Mission, Parimal Nathwani wanted different states and union ring Ranveer Singh, Swaraj here and her meetDeepika Padukone ing with Pakistani lead- has been named will in- and commercial cooper- Paris and surprise talks while the amount stands to know about schemes territories of the country. and Priyanka Chopra, ers. Dawn reported that in clude all elements cov- ation, counter-terrorism, between their Nation- at Rs15.27 crore for state supporting the infrastruc- The highest Rs179.60 is scheduled for re- a “major breakthrough”, ered under the previous narcotics control and hu- al Security Advisers in of Jharkhand. Minister of ture development in ti- crore has been released lease on December 18. Pakistan and India an- versions of the talks — manitarian issues, peo- Bangkok led to a formal state for Urban Develop- er-II and tier-III cities of to the state of MaharashRaising the issue un- nounced that they were peace and security, confi- ple-to-people exchanges meeting between their top ment Shri Babul Supriyo the country and the funds tra, followed by Rs168.30 der Point of Propriety resuming the dialogue on dence-building measures, and religious tourism,” it foreign policy officials in presented the details in provided for the same. In crore to Uttar Pradesh. rule, Pratap Sarnaik, an outstanding issues, end- Jammu and Kashmir, Si- reported. It further said Islamabad on Wednesday Rajya Sabha on Decem- the statement tabled in The lowest Rs 0.14 crore MLA from Thane, al- ing a two-year logjam. achen, Sir Creek, Wullar that a “chance meeting” which produced a major ber 10, 2015 replying a the house, the minister has been released to union ‘Comprehensive Barrage / Tulbul Navi- between Prime Ministers agreement: resumption of question raised by Rajya said that the estimated territories of Andaman & leged that the film was “The Bilateral Dialogue’ as it gation Project, economic of India and Pakistan in a stalled dialogue process. Sabha MP Shri Parimal cost of implementation of Nicobar Islands. not in good taste. 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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Old script of India-Pakistan ties, the process can derail anytime
As a young British diplomat, Sir Harold George Nicolson participated in the Paris Peace Conference (1919) held in the aftermath of the World War I. Giving an account of the conference in his book Peacemaking 1919, Nicolson writes: “I learnt from this erratic but brilliant statesman [David Lloyd George] that apparent opportunism is not always irreconcilable with vision… that volatility of method is not always indicative of volatility of intentions.” Lloyd George served as the prime minister of the UK between 1916 and 1922. The current National Democratic Alliance government would require a diplomat-wordsmith like Nicolson to justify the spate of flip-flops on Pakistan. To be fair, confusion over the Pakistan policy has not been a monopoly of the current government. All the previous governments in recent memory have been equally, if not more, clueless in dealing with India’s most difficult neighbour. The dialogue held between Ajit Doval and Lt General (retd) Naseer Janjua—the national security advisers (NSA) of India and Pakistan respectively—accompanied by the foreign secretaries on 6 December in Bangkok has capped the latest round of the same old game involving recurrent phases of engagement and disengagement. The NSA-level dialogue was preceded by a “pull aside” meeting between prime ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Paris climate change summit. Sushma Swaraj, the minister of external affairs, is on a trip to Islamabad to attend the Heart of Asia conference, which focuses on regional cooperation with a strong emphasis on stability in Afghanistan. The Bangkok talks were intended to resume the bilateral engagement in order to pave the way for Modi’s participation in the 19th Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in 2016. The constraints that led to the cancellation of NSA-level dialogue in August were overcome by a mix of improvisations and compromises. The August dialogue was called off because Pakistan was not ready to honour India’s twin conditions of a) no meddling by the Hurriyat, a Kashmir-based organization with a separatist agenda, and b) restriction of the NSA-level talks to terrorism alone (leaving out Kashmir). The former was made clear to Pakistan through the cancellation of foreign secretary talks in August 2014 following the meeting between Hurriyat leaders and Abdul Basit, Pakistan’s high commissioner to India. The latter was enshrined in the joint statement released after the two prime ministers met in Ufa, Russia, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit held in July this year.
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QUOTE “The security of national players is top priority and government’s decision is also top on agenda. And one has to look at many other things when it comes to OF THE taking decisions regarding Pakistan,” - BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Board is still waiting for the government approval before taking any decision... DAY
Parineeti debuts sexy new look after losing SO much weight
Agency | Mumbai Parineeti Chopra has always got her due credit as an accomplished performer. She was also described as “chubby” and “cute” in the same breath. As the actor completes four years in Bollywood, she has replaced sexy with chubby and hot with cute with a dramatic new photoshoot that shows how much weight the Hasee to Phasee actor has lost in the last few months. No wonder, Twitter has gone into a tizzy since she posted her pictures. Parineeti wrote on Twitter on Wednes-
day: “4 years ago, a chubby childish girl was introduced to the world. 4 years later, i am closer to where i want to be. A very special photoshoot, made me get rid of my inhibitions, and portray the strong, confident girl I feel today. Anybody who thinks it’s a challenge, take it from me -- you can also do it. Because I am sure that, like me, even you are built that way.” The actor had said earlier, “For the last few months, I have been working on myself. I have lost a lot of weight, and I am much fitter now. I was so busy last year that I
How Ravi Teja ignored Sampat Nandi’s bad luck jinx to okay Bengal Tiger Agency | Mumbai
Actor Ravi Teja, who goes by the sobriquet Mass Maharaja, swears by the title and says that as long as audiences accept him in his mass avatars, he doesn’t see the need to experiment. “It’s not that I haven’t experimented. But whenever I did, the result has not been satisfying. Hence, I like to concentrate on doing films that entertain scores of people who are responsible for my successful career. When I’m loved for what I’m doing, I don’t see the need to experiment.” The 47year old star, known for producing out-and-out commercial entertainers, promises that his latest
didn’t get the time to work on myself. I neglected my health, but now, I make sure I take care of it... We always aim to get thin. But that’s not enough. We should feel fit from the inside. I was unfit and overweight. Now as I am losing weight and getting fitter, I should soon be where I want to be.” Along with Sonakshi Sinha, Parineeti was a Bollywood star often trolled for her weight. While Sonakshi has been emphatic in her responses, often shaming the bodyshamers back, Parineeti chose to slim down. And here’s the proof...
Genelia & Riteish Deshmukh to become parents again? Agency | Mumbai
Telugu outing “Bengal Tiger” will appeal to everybody. “Although we have a predictable story, but the way it has been treated will make all the difference. We’ve made an entertaining film and I guarantee that it won’t disappoint,” he said, adding that he had first heard a line of the story four years ago. Directed by Sampath Nandi, the
film stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Raashi Khanna and Boman Irani in important roles. “Even before Sampath made ‘Racha’, he narrated the line and I really liked it. However, I asked him to work on it. Meanwhile, both of us got busy with our respective projects and finally decided to join hands now,” he added.
Genelia and Riteish Deshmukh celebrated baby Riaan’s first birthday in November this year and now it seems like the couple is all set to welcome their second baby. Reports claim that Genelia might be pregnant again. Sources in the know suggest that actress Genelia D’Souza is apparently pregnant with her second baby and the little one will arrive in 2016. Well, if that happens, baby Riaan will soon have a sweet little sibling to play with! However, no official statements have been made as
yet as both actors have been maitaining a tightlip over the matter neither confirming or denying the reports. Riteish and Genelia got married February 3, 2012. Their dreamy love affair began way back in 20013 when they starred opposite each other in Tujhe Meri Kasam. The ac-
tress, who was planning to return to the film industry and resume work after a long break, may now have to put a stop to these new projects now that she is in the family way again. Genelia has appeared in several movies like Force, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and a few others.
movie was instrumental in highlighting the unfortunate case of Geeta, the 23 year-old deaf and mute girl from India, who was stranded in Pakistan. Most recently, Salman met a fan of his from Pakistan named Abdul Basit, who had undergone continuous phototherapy during the last two months. Abdul Basit was an 11 year-old child from Pakistan who
had been affected with severe jaundice after his birth. The phototherapy was necessary to ward off brain damage and hearing loss as a result of the condition. After being treated for two whole months, the boy was discharged from the hospital and was told to continue his treatment at home. As time passed by, his skin condition worsened and the light penetration also declined.
Salman Khan meets Pakistani fan who CBI charges Sooraj Pancholi with underwent successful liver transplant
abetting Jiah Khan’s suicide
Agency | Mumbai Agency | Mumbai Filmmaker Milap Zaveri says he is happy that many Bollywood stars have appreciated the motion poster of his upcoming adult comedy “Mastizaade”. The film stars Sunny Leone, Tusshar Kapoor, Vir Das and will feature the “Jism 2” actress in a double role. “It’s amazing that superstars like Anil Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, Ayushmann, Jacqueline Fernandez and so many more tweeted and shared the Mastizaade motion poster. Overwhelmed by their love for me and
my film,” Milap said in a statement. “Really grateful that they loved the poster so much. Looking forward to meeting their expectations with the film too,” he said. Co-written by Milap and Mushtaq Sheikh, “Mastizaade” is a raunchy comedy of errors revolving around Aditya Chotia (Das) and Sunny Kele (Kapoor) who fall for the twin sisters, Lily and Laila, played by Leone. Milap has earlier penned movies like “Masti” franchise, “Housefull” and directed “Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai”. “Mastizaade” hits the screens on January 29, 2016.
The CBI on Wednesday submitted the charge sheet in the Jiah Khan case in the session’s court, twoand-a-half years after the 25-year-old actress was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her Juhu flat on June 3, 2013. The agency confirmed that Sooraj Pancholi, Khan’s boyfriend at the time of her death, has been charged with abetting her suicide, as he had been by the Juhu police during the original probe. A CBI statement read, “It was alleged that a 3-page note seized by the state police on 10/06/2013 was written by Ms Jiah Khan, which narrated
Agency | Mumbai her intimate relationship, physical abuse and mental torture that she experienced at the hands of the said private person (Pancholi). The documents and the material objects of this case have been thoroughly and scientifically examined. “The Board of Forensic Medicine Experts has opined that the death was
suicidal in nature, which corroborated the observation and opinion of the post-mortem doctor. The forensic statement-analysis of the note written by the deceased has opined that the said note allegedly represents her mental status genuinely and the circumstances and reasons behind her suicide.”
Salman Khan is known for having a huge heart and funding charitable ventures. After his chart-buster flick Bajrangi Bhaijaan swept audiences off of their feet in both India and Pakistan, the Bollywood actor has also stepped up his efforts to strengthen bonds between India and Pakistan. Salman’s
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Agency | New Delhi Remember the iPad Pro? It’s Apple’s monster 12.9-inch tablet that also transforms into a kind-ofsort-of laptop with an optional bluetooth keyboard. That monster is making its way to India this week. And the good news is that it only costs slightly more than the iPhone 6S. According to The Quint and Gadgets 360, which both cite independent sources within Apple, the iPad Pro will start at Rs. 67,900 for the WiFi-only 32GB version and go all the way up to Rs. 91,900 for the 128GB version with built-in cellular. As a point of comparison, the 16GB iPhone 6S costs Rs. 62,000 in India. Keep in mind, though, that these prices are just for the iPad Pro. Apple sells the keyboard for an additional $169 in the US, which is just over Rs. 11,000. It also sells a $99 stylus called the Apple Pencil, which, we think you should buy if you’re serious about getting this thing.
Why RBI’s intervention in rupee futures market is prudent
Agency | Mumbai Reserve Bank of India (RBI) added to nervousness in the markets by announcing that they would intervene in the Exchange Traded Currency Derivatives (ETCD) market, if required. Ironically, the reasoning behind such a move by the central bank is to curb nervousness and volatility. The markets have been surprised by the development and believe that the RBI feels that the ‘perfect storm’ – which the World Bank has warned of if the US raises interest rates – is a reality. The US Federal Reserve is expected to meet in a week’s time to consider a rate hike for the first time since the financial meltdown of 2008. So what does the RBI’s intervention in ETCD mean and why is the market jittery? ETCD is the currency equivalent of futures market in equities. Currencies can be traded on the ETCD through a leverage position, which in that market is very low. As per the current norms, for a lot of $1,000 (equivalent to around Rs 67,000) the margin required is only Rs 1,800, or only 2.7%. As compared to these margins in the currency market, stocks attract a margin of around 40%, while equity indices need 20%.
Facebook works better even on bad internet connections now Agency | New Delhi
Facebook’s News Feed is the first thing you see when you open the app or website. So it’s important for it to load quickly irrespective of the internet connection or device. Facebook is modifying the timeline to show more relevant stories in the News Feed that load even on flaky internet connections. On slow connections, users will be allowed to write comments that will be saved and posted when the connection is stronger. Facebook writes: “In the past, if you were on a poor internet connection or had no connection, you might need to wait for stories to load when you opened News Feed. We are now testing an update in which we look at all the previously downloaded stories present on your phone that you have not yet viewed, and rank them based on their relevance. We also factor in whether the images for the story are available. This way we can immediately display relevant stories you haven’t seen yet, instead of showing a spinner while you wait for new stories. When we receive new stories from the server when you’re back online, we load and rank those stories normally.” Facebook previously tried to make the experience of browsing Facebook less annoying for users on slower networks like 2G or low end devices with the Facebook Lite app for Android.
Australia wasa dealt a huge blow in their pursuit of the 2016 World Twenty20 Championship as their pace spearhead Mitchell Starc was almost ruled out of the tournament by Cricket Australia due to an ankle injury. Starc, who has had trouble with his right ankle stemming back to the Ashes series in England this year, suffered a stress fracture of the same foot in the day-night third Test against New Zealand in Adelaide late last month. It has now been decided he needs ankle
Champions League: Arsenal saw ‘massive’ win in Greece coming, says Petr Cech Agency | Athens
surgery meaning Starc will miss the remainder of the Australian season. “After discussions with specialists, and in consultation with Mitchell, we believe the best course of action would be for Mitchell to have the surgery for his ankle impingement now while
Arsenal knew they would get their “massive” win in Greece if they could impose their brand of football on the game, Petr Cech has said the club sealed their last 16 place in the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Olympiakos Piraeus on Wednesday. The Gunners went into the game knowing they needed to win by any scoreline apart from 1-0 or 2-1 to qualify for the knockout stages for a 16th consecutive year. “Well, we could! We were searching for it and we knew if we played our game, if we have a great team performance and great individual performances then we will have a chance, and we did say exactly that,” Cech told reporters after the game however, is not leading when asked if anyone Jharkhand in the Vijay could have seen that result Hazare Trophy. His state association had offered him the captaincy but Dhoni was reluctant. He’s happy to play under Agency | New Delhi India fast bowler VarThe current season has un Aaron. “It’s sensible, not been a great one for because he (Dhoni) is the 14-time Grand Slam coming back to the state winner Rafael Nadal, but team after a long time he still believes in the two and doesn’t know all the main principles which has boys. Varun plays with made him the great playus and it’s easier for him. er he is now - Hard work But Dhoni will always be and right company. The there as the anchor,” said 30-year old Spaniard says the team’s middle-order he was no different from batsman Saurabh Tiwary. other kids when he started out and if he can achieve and relish success at the highest level, others also can. “When I was a kid, I just dreamt about playing at Roland Garros, at Wimbledon, professional tournaments. I am no different than many kids. My motivation and passion to try to reach that he is currently laid off with the stress fracture in his foot,” CA physiotherapist David Beakley said in a statement. “His return to play time frames will be clearer once the surgery is complete but it is unlikely that he will be available for the ICC World T20.”
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Domestic cricket gets a dash of glamour Agency | Kolkata
It’s still unclear whether India will play a limited-overs series against Pakistan this month before they head Down Under for five ODIs and three T20 internationals in the second week of January. But this uncertainty has an upside to it if you care for Indian domestic cricket. This unusual winter break has made all the big names free and available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. From MS Dhoni to Virat Kohli (not playing the first match) and Ravichandran Ashwin — India’s premier 50-overs domestic meet starts tomorrow with a stellar star-cast. When Dhoni last played for Jharkhand, IPL still sounded like an audacious idea. It was the summer of 2007 and India had been walking
wounded after a dismal World Cup performance. Eight seasons later, Dhoni is now a cult, India’s most successful captain ever. He has won everything that cricket can offer. The 34-year-old is now in the autumn of his career. He has retired from Test cricket and plays only in the shorter formats. Returning to his roots will allow him quality game-time ahead of the Australian tour and the World T20 that India will host in MarchApril next year. Dhoni,
Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, had a disappointing start to their campaign at the BWF Super Series Finals as they suffered straight-game defeats on the opening day of the prestigious event here on Wednesday. World No.2 Saina seemed to struggle with her ankle injury as she went down 14-21, 6-21 against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in a women’s singles match which lasted 35 minutes. The World Championship silver medallist will play World No.1 Carolina Marin in another Group A match on Thursday. World No. 9 Kidambi Srikanth, who had reached the finals of Indonesia Masters Grand Prix Gold last week, suffered a 13-21, 13-21 loss against Japan’s Kento Momota in a men’s singles Group B match at the Hamdan Sports Complex. The 22-year-old In-
has scored 13 goals in 23 appearances for the club this season and Cech has singled out the Frenchman for praise. “He scores goals when we need him. He is a real handful when we need to play. What you want from your striker is to score goals and he has been scoring goals which is fantastic,” Cech said.
dream was the key to our success. We worked hard with motivation. Kids can do it, if I did it,” the Spanish legend said ahead of the opening IPTL match. “The only thing I can advise is that try to have right people around you, who know about the sport, who really support you and try to help you reach your best level, practise everyday
with motivation and passion. “I had good people around me. Without (coach and uncle) Tony, nothing was possible. I am lucky that someone from my family is my coach forever. We work hard. We work with passion, with love for what we are doing and just trying to do right things to improve every year. That’s the only secret.”
before that had not donned the gloves in a test since the 2013-14 home series against Australia. Both de Kock and Dane Vilas, who kept wickets in the recent 3-0 series loss in India, have been dropped
for poor batting form but will play for South Africa A against England in a two-day fixture starting next weekend. Vilas will captain the side and keep wickets while de Kock will bat at number four.
Nadal’s success formula: Work hard and work with right people
Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth off to poor starts at Super Series Finals Agency | Dubai
coming. “It is a massive win for us, the club, the supporters and for the future because it will give us confidence.” Arsenal avoided the embarrassment of dropping into the second tier Europa League thanks to striker Olivier Giroud, who scored his first hat-trick for the club on Wednesday. Giroud
AB De Villiers to keep wickets in SA’s Tests against England
Agency | Johannesburg dian will next face Viktor Axelsen of Denmark on Thursday. Saina, who came into the match with a 4-0 head-to-head record against Okuhara, with two of this wins coming this year at Asian Championship and China Open, could not play her best game as her ankle injury restricted her oncourt movement. Okuhara zoomed to a 5-1 lead early on but Saina soon engaged her rival on long rallies using her tosses and drops and also judged the shuttle well in these
conditions to claw back at 8-8. The Indian grabbed the lead when Okuhara hit wide but Okuhara caught the Indian at the forecourt and then with a smash moved into the interval with a slender 1110 lead. Saina stumbled on a few unforced errors after the break, which allowed Okuhara to lead 17-12. Saina grabbed two points before a net error and cross court drop at the left took the Japanese to the game point. She pocketed the game when Saina hit long again.
Batsman AB de Villiers will return to the role of wicketkeeper for South Africa in the opening two tests of their four-match home series against England starting in Durban on Boxing Day. Cricket South Africa confirmed the move on Thursday as they named a 13-man squad for the first two tests that also included a call-up for uncapped left-handed batsman Rilee Rossouw. The versatile De Villiers did keep wickets during last season’s home series against the West Indies when Quinton de Kock was injured but
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After Rs 4.28-crore winning bid, former Hardik Patel case: Gujarat HC bans journalist new owner of Dawood’s hotel media coverage of court proceedings Agency | Mumbai
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A hotel owned by gangster Dawood Ibrahim in Pakmodia Street in Bhendi Bazaar was sold at an auction for over Rs 4 crore, with a former journalist who runs an NGO placing the winning bid. S Balakrishnan, a former journalist with The Times of India, bid Rs 4.28 crore at a closed-door auction at Hotel Diplomat Wednesday. The 45-square-metre Hotel Raunaq Afroz — the food joint has been later renamed as Delhi Zayka — was among seven items that went under the hammer. The auction was conducted by Ashvin & Co at Hotel Diplomat, which accepted bids in person through its website and sealed envelopes opened at the Office of the Competent Authority under the Smugglers
open a centre for youth and women of Bhendi Bazaar”. The green Hyundai Accent car went to Hindu Mahasabha, after no other bidder matched its offer of Rs 32,000. The car is now in a state of serious disrepair. Swami Chakrapani, national president of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, said they planned to convert the car into an ambulance.
The Gujarat High Court Wednesday barred any sort of media coverage of court proceedings on the habeas corpus petition filed by two associates of Patidar reservation stir leader Hardik Patel after the latter went “missing” on October 22. The petitioners had moved court past midnight, alleging that Hardik was kidnapped by Gujarat Police. Although Hardik surfaced the very next day, the petition was moved as the state government wanted the petitioners to substantiate the allegation of kidnapping before disposing of the case. On Wednesday, as the matter was being heard, petitioners’ lawyer B M Mangukia sought the court’s intervention to bar media from cover-
expansion of terminal and construction of the second runway. The capacity of the existing Ahmedabad airport is 25 million passengers per annum, which is likely to saturate during 2024-25, according to the current traffic forecast, the official said. Dholera airport, which would be developed in 3,525 acres owned by the state government, will have two runways and the terminal building will have a capacity for 1,200 domestic and international passengers. During the construction phase, 250 persons
per day will get direct employment while 900 persons will get indirect employment opportunity. During the operation phase, about 600 people will get direct employment while about 2,200 persons will get indirect employment, as per the proposal. The proposed airport is initiated and promoted by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) and will be developed by Dholera International Airport Company Ltd (DIACL) on public private partnership (PPP) basis.
Correspondent | Bhuj
hadursinh has made this application with financial help of Rs 1.5 lakh from his friends Bhavik Kubadiya and Pruthvirajsinh Jadeja. The company without its office has been named as ‘Lupi time’ by these three friends. Bahadursinh says he has invested over one year to make this application which shall have facilities like unlimited members group, PDF, Excel, PPT, 3GP, MP3 sharing, sticker sending, multi color themes, login and logout systems, multiple accounts on one phone, mood, gender, relationship, email, Facebook ID, current location etc options and audio/ video call services.
and Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act. Balakrishnan, who runs NGO Desh Seva Samiti, and the Saifee Burhani Upliftment Trust, which is undertaking redevelopment of Bhendi Bazaar, were the only bidders. Following the acceptance of his bid, Balakrishnan will have to make the payment in 30 days. “We are dependent on people of
Hefty compensation likely for land acquired from farmers
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Farmers can expect a bounty as the state prepares a draft bill to implement UPA’s flagship `The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013’ in state. The state government may give as much as three to four times compensation for land acquired from farmers for urban, peri-urban, industrial and service industry. With Narendra Modi-led NDA not able to make any headway in getting controversial amendments cleared in the parliament, state government has decided to adopt the Act which BJP criticized for long with crucial amendments with change in state-specific rules. A senior government officer close the develop-
ment said, “Since ordinances promulgated by the central government have lapsed, the state has initiated process of implementing `The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013’ in Gujarat.” “A new Bill will be brought in the state assembly to implement the Act in the next budget session of the state along with new rules and regulations to implement it in the state,” the source added. The state government has assigned the task to a group of bureaucrats headed by a retired IAS to prepare the Bill, rules and regu ations. “As per the Act, 100% solacium in addition to the jantri or market value of land, whichever is higher, will be given to the farmers.
India to raise the money. I will appeal to them for donations,” he said. He said he was happy that “efforts to thwart from across the border did not succeed and that the national honour of the motherland had been upheld”. “A huge amount has to be raised. We plan to do it in 25 days,” he said, adding, “we will not carry out any commercial activity from the place but
Gujarat’s Dholera airport project gets Centre’s green nod Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Centre has given environment clearance for development of the Rs 1,378-crore greenfield international airport at Dholera in Ahmedabad. “Based on the recommendations of green panel EAC, the Environment Ministry has given clearance to the project, Development of Dholera Greenfield International Airport, by Airport Authority of India,” a ministry official said. The approval has been given subject to compliance of certain conditions, the official said. The Dholera airport will be developed in three phases and the cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 1,378 crore, the official added. The new airport is expected to reduce air traffic load at the existing Ahmedabad airport, which has no space for
Gujarat gaining popularity in defence manufacturing sector Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Manufacturing is considered Gujarat’s strength, but the state figured nowhere on the defence manufacturing map of India two years back.The scenario is set to change drastically as the state has now caught the fancy of private companies engaged in manufacturing defence equipments. As many as 22 licences have been granted for setting up defence manufacturing units in Gujarat, home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. If everything goes as planned, Gujarat will
be manufacturing a host of defence equipment including light and medium artillery guns, armoured vehicles, medium tanks, helicopters, aircrafts and their parts among other things. Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence Systems and Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering, AMW Motors, Asteria Aerospace, Fedders Lloyd Corporation and Modest Infrastructure have already received industrial licences for setting up their units in Gujarat. Among other prominent players in pipeline include Adani Group’s Adani De-
fence Systems. This assumes importance as Gujarat managed to bag only five licences for establishing defence and explosive manufacturing units between 2001 and 2014. Only Pipavav Defence, erstwhile Pipavav Shipyard Ltd, was the only major name to have its unit in the state. As per the data available with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, over 121 industrial licences in India have been cleared for the private players under `Make In India’ progamme to promote the defence manufacturing sector.
Student in Kutch creates alternative to WhatsApp with 20 more functions
A student of Computer engineering in Kutch district of Gujarat has claimed to have made a chat and sharing application which can be alternative to applications like WhatsApp and Hike and do 20 more tasks compared to WhatsApp. The application is second only made domestically after Hike messenger. The application will be launched on December 25. Shivlakha village based 23 year old student Bahadursinh who studies in fourth semester of computer engineering has made this application for Google Play store for now. Son of farmer, Ba-
age. Following the argu- and R P Dholaria passed electronic or print media ment, the division bench an order stating that — shall not be given to of Justices K S Jhaveri “publicity in any form — the matter.”
After Gujarat poll debacle, sidelined leader is BJP’s ‘poster boy’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A sidelined leader who was once a close confidante of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as the new ‘poster boy’ of the BJP in Gujarat, signalling growing dissent in the party after its debacle in the recent local body polls. Posters carrying pictures of former party general secretary Sanjay Joshi and a call to bring the sidelined leader back to “save the party” have surfaced in constituencies of BJP chief Amit Shah and chief minister Anandiben Patel in Ahmedabad. The local body polls, which saw the opposition Congress sweep rural Gujarat and also make visible dents in the BJP’s urban bastions, was seen as a referendum on the party’s state and central leadership. The pro-Joshi posters with the message “Sanjay Joshi lao, BJP bhachao” (Bring back Sanjay Joshi to save the BJP) have been put up at public places in Shah’s constituency Naranpura and Patel’s constituency Ghatlodia. Joshi, a close
aide-turned-bête-noire of Modi, was removed from the party ahead of the BJP national executive meet in Mumbai in 2012 over a sex CD controversy. Despite his reinstatement, the once powerful leader now remains sidelined in the BJP under the leadership of Modi and Shah. “It is déjà-vu for the Gujarat BJP. Following losses in the by-elections in 2000 under the leadership of Keshubhai Patel, the party looked weak and
Modi was brought in,” said a senior party leader, who is also Joshi’s sympathiser. But under chief minister Anandiben Patel, who took over after Modi moved to Delhi as Prime Minister, the party “lost its rural ground for the first time in over a decade”, the leader said. “The posters indicate that Gujarat BJP workers are feeling the need for a strong leader,” he said. Assembly elections in the state are due in 2017.
to know about her plight. “I visited her home and met her yesterday after learning about her side of story and setting up a food stall for earning a livelihood and supporting her family,” GSFC Chairman Sudeep Kumar Nanda said over phone today. Nanda has offered Pushpa a clerical job in GSFC as she is an undergraduate. He also spoke to an official of the city-based Baro-
da Rifle club to provide her training in further improving her skills in the sport. “Our club will help her,” Baroda Rifle club office-bearer Ishwarsingh said. Meanwhile, BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Vadodara Ranjanben Bhatt has also assured Pushpa of all help from the government. “I visited the rifle shooter’s home on the outskirts of the city and assured to provide necessary help under various schemes of Central and Gujarat governments. I have understood her problems and will make all attempts to resolve them,” Bhatt said.
Rifle shooter facing financial crunch gets job offer from GSFC
Correspondent | Vadodara
A 21-year-old state-level rifle shooter, who was forced to set up a food stall here due to financial constraints, has been offered a job by city-based Gujarat State Fertilizers Company (GSFC). Pushpa Gupta, winner of 8 medals in different state-level competitions in Gujarat, opened a Chinese food stall in February this year to fund the purchase of sophisticated gear required of the sport and to continue pursuing her dream of becoming a national champion. The GSFC has now offered Gupta a job after getting
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