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News Brief Vani starts as firm favourite at Kalhaar
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Buoyed by her winning start to the season, Delhi’s Vani Kapoor would seek an encore in the second leg of Hero Women’s Professional Golf Tour 2016 at the Kalhaar Blues and Greens here tomorrow. The Rs 7,00,000 event will see 14 professionals vying for the top spot and will be played from January 12th to 14th.
It’s advantage India at World T20: Zaheer Khan
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Former pace spearhead Zaheer Khan today said the Indian cricket team’s proficiency in playing spin will make the side a firm favourite when it guns for a second World Twenty20 Championship title on home turf come March-April. “I am sure India will come out with flying colours.
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Will resume stir after coming out of jail: Hardik Patel
Not even CM can stall the protest Correspondent | Surat
Hardik Patel, at present behind bars in two sedition cases, said on Monday he will resume the Patel quota agitation after he is released from jail and not even Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel can stall the protest. “Whenever I will come out of jail, I will engage in our movement to get reservation. Till then I will spend my time in jail,” Hardik told media persons when he was being
produced before a local court in Surat on Monday. “The agitation will continue as per our plans and no one can stop it, not even my aunt (Anandiben Patel),” said Hardik. After he was produced before the court of judicial magistrate JB Rathod, his lawyer Yashwant Vala was given the copy of the charge sheet filed against him in the first sedition case on Friday last. Since the case is triable in the sessions court, the district
“The agitation will continue as per our plans and no one can stop it, not even my aunt (Anandiben Patel),” said Hardik Patel
court has ordered to commit it in Surat sessions court where further hearing would take place on January 20. In the 370page charge sheet, Hardik has been charged under
sections 124(A) - sedition, 115 (abetment of offence) and 201 (causing disappearance of evidence) of the IPC. To substantiate their case, police versation of Hardik and others acquired have also attached conthrough telephone interception. With the help of these, police want to prove that Hardik tried to incite youths to resort to violence during agitation. A case of sedition was slapped against him in October
IS manual for lone-wolf militants: Trim beard, pretend to be Christian Agency | London
An Islamic State manual has emerged online in which the outfit advises would-be jihadis from the West to trim their beards and wear western-style clothes to avoid being identified by security services while plotting terror attacks. The 58-page English-language manual titled ‘Safety and Security Guidelines for Lone Wolf Mujahideen’, advises lone terrorists hoping to launch an attack to trim their beards, wear aftershave and even pretend being Christian in a bid to avoid being detected by security
services. The document says: “No doubt that today, in the era of lone wolves, brothers in the West need to know some important things about safety in order to ensure success in their operations. “We thought a lot of non-Arabic speaking brothers would find it in-
teresting and may apply it in their blessed operations. If you can avoid having a beard, wearing qamis (kurta), using miswak (traditional toothbrush) and having a booklet of dhikr (Islamic worship) with you, it’s better. “It is permissible for you to wear a necklace show-
Pathankot attack: Parrikar wants pain for those who harm India Agency | New Delhi
ing a Christian cross. As you know, Christians - or even atheist Westerners with Christian background - wear crosses on their necklaces. “But do not wear a cross necklace if you have a Muslim name on your passport, as that may look strange.” The advisory goes on: “If you want to use perfume, don’t use the oily, non-alcoholic perfume that Muslims use, instead use generic alcoholic perfume as everyone does, and if you are a man, use perfume for men.” The booklet includes suggestions for where to stash fake passports and to use nightclubs with loud music as the best place to “secretly discuss the details of an operation”.
last for his alleged controversial instigation of a community youth to kill policemen instead of committing suicide. Also, the Ahmedabad crime branch had filed a second separate case of sedition against Hardik and five of his associates.
Barbs fly as BJPteam stopped from visiting violence-hit Malda village Agency | Kolkata
A “fact-finding” team of BJP parliamentarians was stopped on Monday from visiting violence-hit Kaliachak by Malda district authorities and turned back from the railway station, intensifying a dispute between the party and the ruling Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal. Police and district administration officials asked MPs Bhupendra Yadav, Ram Vilas Vedanti and SS Ahluwalia, the lone BJP member of Parliament from the state, to go back as soon as they got down from Gaur Express
at Malda Town station around 6am. They were told that prohibitory orders had been promulgated at Kaliachak in Malda district, where a protest over an alleged remark of a BJP leader turned violent on January 3. The mob torched a police station and a number of vehicles on its premises. “This act
of the West Bengal government is condemnable,” Yadav said as the MPs were forced to return by Howrah-bound Shatabdi Express. The BJP said its leaders would meet Union home minister Rajnath Singh to demand an inquiry into the violence and approach President Pranab Mukherjee as well.
Sushma meets Rajnath amid uncertainty over peace talks with Pakistan
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday asserted that any individual or organisation causAgency | New Delhi Paris on November 30 on ing pain to India should the sidelines of Climate Agency | New Delhi External affairs minisbe paid back in the same Change Conference. The ter Sushma Swaraj met CBI has arrested a Man- coin but how, when and meet was followed by the Home Minister Rajnath ager of Union Bank of where “should be of our NSAs of India and PakiSingh on Monday, amid India, Regional Office, choice”, remarks which stan meeting in Bangkok Bhubaneswar (Odisha) come in the backdrop of harms you, he under- we give them pain, who- uncertainty over the Ina week later following for for receiving an al- the Pathankot terror at- stands the same lan- ever they may be, until do-Pak foreign secrewhich the external affairs leged bribe of Rs 40,000 tack. Addressing an au- guage. “How, when and then, such incidents will tary-level meeting in minister visited Pakistan for clearing bills of secu- dience which consisted place should be of your not reduce”. Without re- Islamabad scheduled on to attend Heart of Asia rity guards. CBI alleged of top brass of the Army, choice but if some one ferring to the Pathankot January 15, following the the accused demand- including its chief Gen- is harming this country, attack, the minister said Pathankot terror attack. Pakistan-based terrorist for which it has provided Conference during which ed bribe of Rs 40,000 eral Dalbir Singh Suhag, then that particular indi- the country was proud According to official groups are provided by “actionable intelligence”. the two sides announced from the complainant the minister said that vidual or organisation, I of its seven soldiers who sources, Swaraj had re- the home ministry to the In a pre-dawn attack, a the resumption of talks for passing his bill in re- history tells us that until purposely used the words laid down their lives but quested for the 20-minute external affairs ministry group of heavily-armed under “Bilateral Comprespect of Security Guards those who inflict dam- individual and organisa- he is pained by the loss. one-on-one meeting in whenever India-Pakistan Pakistani terrorists at- hensive Dialogue” proprovided to ATMs of the age on others experi- tion, should also receive “I don’t appreciate it. I which the recent terror- meet to discuss bilateral tacked the Air Force base cess. In a surprise move, bank. “CBI laid a trap ence the same pain, they the pain of such activi- have said that it is time ist attack in Pathankot, issues. In a clear mes- in Pathankot on January Prime Minister Narendra and caught the accused don’t change. “I am of ties,” he said at a seminar we tell our soldiers that it where seven security sage, India has linked 2. The process of resump- Modi also visited Lahore while demanding and the opinion, it should organised by the Army is inevitable that we will personnel were killed, the FS-level talks to Is- tion of talks was set in on December 25 to greet accepting a bribe of Rs not be taken as a govern- here. Asked to elaborate, lose some soldiers, and in might have figured. All lamabad’s “prompt and motion after a meeting his Pakistani counter40,000 from the com- ment thinking, I always Parrikar later said, “Ba- this incident we lost one terror-related informa- decisive” action in the between Prime Ministers part Nawaz Sharif on his plainant. believe that if anyone sic principle is that until person in actual combat. tion and inputs about Pathankot terror attack of India and Pakistan in birthday in person. 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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At Pathankot, lessons unlearnt from 26/11 and mistakes repeated
At the best of times, the security of our air bases leaves much to be desired. A barbed-wire fence and/ or a 10foot wall with towers along the outer perimeter secures the domestic area, which has offices, barracks and messes. A second-tier security fence protects the technical area, where hangars, aircraft pens, control tower and runway are located. An air base is guarded by five to six platoons (60 men each) of the Defence Security Corps (DSC) comprised of 40 to 55-year-old retired armed forces personnel. DSC soldiers are, at best, suited for static guard duties. In addition to the DSC, an air base has two to three sections (10 men each) of IAF police to assist in manning the gates, and a platoon (30 men) of Garuds, the special forces of the IAF, but with training standards well below par. Over all, an air base has 1,500-2,000 airmen armed with basic weapons and little or no combat training. Of these, non-technical personnel also do guard duty inside the perimeter and, when required, man the perimeter, too. There are no electronic sensors or CCTV cameras along the security fences, or night-vision devices. The outer perimeter has poorly maintained lighting, which was “non-functional” in sections at the Pathankot air base. Intelligence and warning came in, in the early hours of January 1, under unusual circumstances. An off-duty SP of Gurdaspur, accompanied by two others, was carjacked by four terrorists close to the International Border (IB). The occupants were beaten, bound and dumped at two different places close to the air base. The SP reported the matter to the police, which disbelieved him initially but then investigated the case. A slain taxi driver and his damaged car were also recovered close to the area of the carjacking. The SP’s role is being investigated. Circumstances indicate that the ISI exploited drug smugglers and trapped the taxi driver and the SP, who were probably complicit in the drug trade. The terrorists may have planned to use the SP’s blue-beacon SUV for easy movement. The complicity of other rogue BSF and Punjab Police personnel involved in drug smuggling cannot be ruled out. By the afternoon of January 1, security measures were in full swing at the air base, assessed as the most likely target, and Mamoon Cantt, another prospective target, where the 29 Infantry Division is located. The macro — and even micro — planning was done by NSA Ajit Doval, who chaired a conference attended by the chiefs of army and air staff and director, Intelligence Bureau. It was decided that the air base’s protection would be beefed up by the army and that a team of the NSG would be located there. The police had started general combing of the area but the public was not taken into confidence.
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Singer David Bowie dies after 18-month battle with cancer
British singer-songwriter David Bowie has died at the age of 69 after battling cancer for 18 months. Agency | London
Singer David Bowie has died after an 18-month battle with cancer, his official Twitter account announced on Monday. “David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” it said. Bowie had turned 69 just two days ago. He
is survived by two childre Duncan Jones and Alexandria “Lexi” Zahra Jones and wife Iman. One of the most influence musical artistes of his generation, Bowie is known for his camelion-like qualities as a performer that often blurred the lines between genders in an illustrious career that spanned four decades. The musician, whose full name was David Robert Jones, was born in Brixton, UK on January 8, 1947.
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QUOTE “The Indian team will have an advantage in the upcoming five-match ODI against Australia as the home team’s bowling attack looks thin in the OF THE series absence of the ‘Two Mitchells’ -- Johnson and Starc” - Former captain Sunil Gavaskar on Monday said .. DAY Ankita and I are getting married in December 2016, confirms Sushant Singh Rajput
Agency | Mumbai Sushant Singh Rajput and his girlfriend, Ankita Lokhande have finally confirmed that they will be walking down the aisle
by the end of December 2016. The duo, who have been dating each other since their television days, looked comfortable sharing their wedding
date with the media. Said Sushant, “Yes we will be getting married in December this year.” The actor who was flanked by Ankita at the Filmfare pre awards party, also confirmed the date and said that she was looking forward to her wedding. Sushant is currently busy filming M.S Dhoni’s biopic directed by Neeraj Pandey. Ankita also shared that she doesn’t have any immediate plans of getting into films.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan addressed Rekha as ‘Maa’at an awards function? Agency | Mumbai
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has found herself amidst fresh round of controversy that began night after the Sansui Stardust Awards got aired. So apparently the former Miss World addressed Rekha as her Maa on the stage where she received the award for Power-packed performance of the year. Here’s what happened: Aishwarya was called on to the stage for receiving the award by none other than Rekha. When all eyes were set on the two, the actress in the spur of the moment thanked her friends and family in which she called Rekha Maa’. “Thank you so much Stardust, Colors, thanks for the award. To receive it from you
Leonardo DiCaprio wins Golden Globe for dramatic actor Agency | California
Leonardo DiCaprio did more than just survive a bear mauling in ‘The Revenant’ He won a Golden Globe as best dramatic actor for the 19th century survival epic. The movie also earned Globes for motion picture, and for director Alejandro Inarritu at the Sunday night ceremony. “It’s very rewarding,” DiCaprio said backstage. “We had a very solid opening weekend because I think people appreciate seeing a different type of cinema out there.” DiCaprio was saluted with a standing ovation from the
audience when his name was called at the Beverly Hilton hotel. As a fur trapper, DiCaprio braved icy waters, ate raw bison and went to find his mates who left him for dead in the unforgiving wilderness. The film was shot during nine months in what he described as “rough condi-
tions.” “I share the award with all the indigenous communities around the world,” DiCaprio said in his acceptance speech. “It is time we recognize your history and protect your indigenous lands from corporate interests and people who are out there to exploit them.”
uel L.Jackson wrote on Twitter within sometime. Later Ava DuVernay also spoke out about what she saw and heard, “Well. I?m gonna go ahead and thank RYAN COOGLER + MICHAEL B. JORDAN since no one else is. Thank you, brothers.
Good work. #smh #goldenglobes”. Sylvester Stallone later realised his mistake and thanked his director Ryan Coogler and co-star Michael B Jordan at the backstage press interaction saying, “You are a brilliant, brilliant filmmaker.”
I have four exciting films - ‘Rock On 2’, ‘Baaghi’, ‘Half Girlfriend’, (and) Karan Johar’s film . There is a sense of pressure. But there is lot of excitement,” Shraddha said in an interview. Filmmaker Karan Johar is all set to recreate the magic of Mani Ratnam’s “O Kadhal Kanma-
ni” with Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapoor playing the lead role. In Mohit Suri’ s directorial venture “Half Girlfriend” the 28-year-old actress will be seen opposite Arjun Kapoor. Shraddha was speaking at ‘Lakmé 9to5 Weightless Mousse Foundation’ event.
Sylvester Stallone’s blunder with acceptance speech at Golden Globes gets flak Agency | Los Angeles
Maa thank you, means so much”, said the Jazbaa actress. While the news spread like wildfire, there is a high probability that the actress called Rekha ma’am which was misconceived by the onlookers as maa.”When I saw the show I heard her calling
ma’am, I don’t know why people are proclaiming it as maa,” shared Shiwani Khosya, who watched the entire show diligently. During the entire conversation, camera constantly focused on Big B, who kept an unperturbed look the whole time.
the cause and leading the walking movement are celebrated Indian Olympic Walkers, namely, Manish Rawat, Sandeep Kumar, Gurmeet Singh and Khushbir Kaur. With the support of these noted Olympians, Max Bupa aims to mobilize 30,000 families across various cities, towns and villages to walk more, and drive awareness about the innu-
merable health benefits of walking among Indians. Talking about the fourth edition of Max Bupa Walk for Health, Ashish Mehrotra, MD and CEO, Max Bupa said, “As a committed health insurer, it is our endeavour to help our customers, partners, employees and the public at large to lead healthier and more successful lives.
Max Bupa encourages Ahmedabad to Walk for Health
Sylvester Stallone’s speech for ‘best performance in a supporting role in a motion picture’ at the Golden Globes brought him under real trouble as he missed to thank a big one or two. As soon as the actor accepted his award, a few familiar faces thought he missed mentioning some pretty important co-stars and co-workers, reports E! Online. “#waitwaitwait, Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan, Thanks for acting with me!!!”, Sam-
Shraddha Kapoor nervous and excited about ‘Half Girlfriend’
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In keeping with its commitment to help people lead healthier and more successful lives, Max Bupa Health Insurance has announced the fourth edition of its flagship event in multiple cities. Max Bupa Walk for Health is a first of its kind initiative which has been inspiring families to walk more to enhance their overall health and well being. The event engages people from all walks of life including school children, large walking communities, colleges and corporates. This year, with an attempt to inspire the entire nation to walk more and discover the multiple benefits of walking, Max Bupa is hosting a unique 33 day walking event which will touch upon 15 cities including Mumbai, Pune, Surat, Ahmedabad and Jaipur, and will finally culminate in Delhi on 14th February. Joining
Agency | Mumbai Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who will feature in four films this year, feels the pressure but at the same time is looking forward to her movies. “I am excited as well as nervous for both ‘Half Girlfriend’ and the film with Karan Johar. It’s a special year as
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Agency | New Delhi Rising for the 14th straight month, car sales in the country surged by 12.87 per cent in December as customers were induced by the auto industry into buying new vehicles by offering record discounts. According to the data released by Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), domestic car sales in December stood at 1,72,671 units compared with 1,52,986 units in December 2014. Overall passenger vehicle sales during the month grew by 10.46 per cent to 2,30,960 units as against 2,09,086 units in the year-ago period. “December is always a difficult month for us. But this time, I think the inducement from the car manufacturers in terms of discounts to a large extent has helped in sales growth during the month,” SIAM Deputy Director General Sugato Sen said. It has turned out to be the best December month ever in terms of passenger car sales, he added. For the calender year (January to December), car sales grew 9.8 per cent at 20,34,015 units. The overall passenger vehicles grew 7.86 per cent to 27,72,745 units during the year.
Gemini Arabians, a team participating in the upcoming Masters Champions League, on Monday named Virender Sehwag as its captain and team director. Players and management descended into Dubai from various parts of the world to reveal the team logo and team jersey. Team owner and CEO Nalin Khaitan said they wanted to attempt something totally outof-the-box to present the team. “All the cricketers have shown great enthusiasm and excitement in order to make this event a success. We look forward to translate this passion on to the field and produce exciting cricket at
Former NZ skipper Stephen Fleming named coach of Pune IPL team the upcoming MCL,” he said. Children from various schools were present to cheer the Gemini Arabian stars, represented by Sehwag, Saqlain Mushtaq, Richard Levi, Paul Harris, Jacques Rudolph, Graham Onions and Saqib Ali. Team Patron Medha Ahluwalia announced Sehwag to be the leader of the side. “We are extremely pleased to announce
Mr. Virender Sehwag as our Captain and Team Director. He has been a cricketer par excellence and we are sure his experience and knowledge of the game will see us through to victory. There has been an overwhelming demand across social media networks to make him the captain and we felt obliged to listen to our fans,” Ahluwalia said.
this week makes for an interesting little anecdote. With his first round bye, the top-seeded Wawrinka spent just three hours and 16 minutes in total to earn his final berth. His quickest outing lasted just 53 minutes. Coric, on the other hand, made it to the final after four matches -nine hours and 16 minutes of gruelling competitive tennis. This David wasn’t really at his freshest to slay the Goliath. Coric has been labelled the hottest young item on the ATP
circuit. The 19-year-old was the only teenager to end last year in the top50. He proved his mettle in the semifinals against Alijaz Bedene 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 6-3 in three-odd hours. Coupled with the humidity here, it appears the effort left him a bit depleted. He did not turn it up on Sunday. Perhaps he was a bit stifled as it was his first final. Or perhaps it was just the sheer dominance of the man on the other side that made it difficult for him to crank up the volume. After all, you hit the ball that has been dictated by the guy across the net. And Wawrinka does spell them out into the far reaches of the court. The only time he lost his cool on Sunday was when his freshly strung racquet string broke and he went on one long rant to vent his ire.
Wawrinka brushes past Coric for Chennai Open hat-trick
Net Neutrality debate: Will India end up going the way of the US? Agency | New Delhi The deadline set by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) for receiving public opinions/ suggestions on its consultation paper on Net Neutrality expired on 7 January. To be fair to the Trai, it did not seek expert view on Net Neutrality as such, but ‘on a specific matter of differential policy for data services being offered by the operators’. Nevertheless this ‘specific matter’ is an integral and important part of the Net Neutrality debate. Unfortunately, the specific consultation process initiated by the Trai was hijacked by the Free Basics debate involving Facebook. As per reports, by 7 January when the deadline expired, Trai had received almost 24 lakh responses out of which 13.5 lakh came through the template of ‘@supportfreebasics.in’ without individual emails and 5.44 lakh comments came along the same lines through ‘@ facebookmail.com”. The major chunk of the opposite view, which countered the Free Basics proposition, came through another template ‘Save the Internet’. It attracted 4.84 lakh responses.
Letv set to launch a series of world’s first SD820-powered phones
Agency | Chennai When David wins, it makes for a story. Goliath prevailing again is just things going by the script. But then, if you don’t control the narrative playing against a man who is in his first ATP final, then you wouldn’t be much of a world number four now, would you? Stan Wawrinka dismissed Borna Coric 6-3, 7-5 in an hour and 26 minutes of clinical tennis. Now, the total match hours both players have been out on court here
Hardik Pandya: Rising star blasts 34 runs off one over in Syed Mushtaq Ali tournament
Former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming was on Monday named chief coach of the new Pune franchise of the Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament. With this the former Chennai Super Kings coach will renew his long and most successful partnership with his former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who was picked in the December draft. “I warmly welcome Stephen Fleming as the chief coach,” team owner Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group said in a statement. The duo had led CSK to two successive IPL triumphs and as
many Champions League T20 trophies to become the most successful in the franchise league. “He has been remarkably successful as a player in the international arena and I firmly believe that his technical knowhow, perseverance and organisation skills will work wonders for our team. I have tremendous faith in his leadership ability and believe that it would have
a positive impact on our team members,” Goenka was further quoted as saying in a press release. In the first ever IPL draft, the Pune franchise who had got the first chance to pick a player because of their lowest bid, chose the most successful Indian skipper up front before going on to buy Ravichandran Ashwin, Faf du Plessis, Ajinkya Rahane and Steven Smith.
players are, we’ll have to wait and watch,” Dhoni said in the pre-match press conference. The skipper’s statement automatically rules Himachal Pradesh’s Rishi Dhawan out of the equation as he has been picked as an all-rounder in this team. Dhoni also had a message for team’s younger lot about next two and half weeks Down Under. “Treat every challenge as an opportunity
and every opportunity as a challenge,” he said. While he did not take names but the skipper gave ample indication that left-arm seamer Barinder Sran will be making his international debut in the series as the team will miss the services of the dependable Mohammed Shami. “Shami is someone who can bowl with the new ball, in the middle overs and at the death. It’s always good to have that kind of a bowler and it’s sad to lose him. As far as the newcomers are concerned, we will definitely feature them in the tournament,” Dhoni added. The other question is the choice between Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Manish Pandey in the slot vacated due to Suresh Raina’s exclusion.
Marsh has been omitted from the Australian lineup for the first match of the five-match series. Captain Steve Smith said Paris was selected because Australia wants a left-armer in Perth “who can use the breeze and move the ball.” Boland was a member of the Australia test squad
during the recent series against the West Indies but didn’t get a chance to play. Smith said his form for the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League had been compelling. “His death bowling has been very impressive,” Smith said. He hits a yorker as well as anyone at the moment.
No all-rounders, our bowling combination will be 3-2: Dhoni
Agency | Perth Claiming to be short of a seamer all-rounder, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he has no option but to field three fast bowlers and two spinners in the five-pronged attack for the first ODI cricket match against Australia on Tuesday. “Most likely it will be a 3-2 combination. We don’t really have a seaming all-rounder. Who the
Australia include 2 debutant fast bowlers for 1st ODI against India
Agency | Mumbai In a recently-released statement, Chinese electronics giant Letv has stated that it will soon be launching a number of smartphones running on Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 chipset. These launches will make Letv the first company to launch a smartphone running on Qualcomm’s flagship chipset for 2016. Among this series, the first device to present the Snapdragon 820 experience to users is the Letv Le Max Pro. The Le Max Pro, alongside running on the new chipset, is powered by the Adreno 530 graphics chipset, and 4GB of RAM. It has a 6.33-inch IPS-panel LCD display, with resolution of 1440x2560 pixels and 24-bit colour depth. The 464ppi display is flanked by very slim bezels, and the metal unibody construction has a slightly curved rear panel that aims to aid ergonomics and usability, despite the large dimensions. The Le Max Pro will offer storage variants of 32GB, 64GB and 128GB, without options of expanding the storage. A 3400mAh battery pack powers the entire setup.
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Pandya, who became a hero for Mumbai Indians under the mentorship of Ricky Ponting in Indian Premier League 2015, has been included in India’s T20 squad for the tour to Australia. es and a boundary in one tri (1985), Herschelle Agency | New Delhi over in a Group C match. Gibbs (2007), Yuvraj Rising India star HarDelhi still managed to Singh (2007) and Alex dik Pandya on Sunday win the match by 5 wick- Hales (2015) for hitting set the Syed Mushtaq ets, but Pandya gave his six sixes in a single over. Ali domestic Twenty20 team a real chance with Pandya, who became a tournament on fire, as he his onslaught in the pen- hero for Mumbai Indians hammered five sixes in ultimate over. With five under the mentorship of an over that produced 39 sixes, Pandya missed Ricky Ponting in Indian runs. Playing for Baroda, out on a exclusive list, Premier League 2015, the all-rounder tonked featuring only Sir Gar- has been included in InDelhi medium-pacer field Sobers (in the dia’s T20 squad for the Akash Sudan for five six- year 1968), Ravi Shas- tour to Australia.
Fast bowlers Joel Paris and Scott Boland are all set to make their debut for Australia in the opening match of the one-day series against India on Tuesday. Paris has been chosen to make his first international appearance on his home WACA Ground after being fasttracked into the Australia squad following the retirement of Mitchell Johnson and injury to Mitchell Starc. Boland, hailing from from Victoria, has also been handed a debut as Australia replenishes its fast bowling stocks but allrounder Shaun
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‘Anti-quota’ observations: Dalits honour 3 MPs, Lion dies at Etawah safari, Akhilesh sacks official Lucknow tava added. Taking note of the incident, Akhilesh ex-minister for their stand against HC judge Days after being brought directed immediately reCorrespondent |
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Three MPs from Gujarat and a former Union minister, who took initiative to move an impeachment motion in Rajya Sabha against a Gujarat High Court judge for alleged anti-quota observations, were felicitated by a Dalit group here on Sunday. BJP MPs Shambhuprasad Tundiya, Kirit Solanki, Congress MP Pravin Rashtrapal and former Union minister Yogendra Makwana were honoured by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Ana-
mat Samarthan Samiti during a function held in Gita Mandir area. A pamphlet for the function stated that though the observations made by Justice J B Pardiwala have been expunged, it caused damage to the society which could not be compensated. Such observations, it added, could make the future
of those getting reservation benefits bleak and strengthen the campaign to remove reservation. Justice Pardiwala, in one of his judgments delivered in December last year, had made alleged anti-reservation observations, while deciding a petition moved by Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel. Following the
‘Andhra will give competition to Gujarat in ease of doing biz’ Correspondent | Visakhapa-
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Andhra Pradesh, which is taking steps to improve investment climate would give a tough competition to Gujarat, which was ranked top among the states on ease of doing business index last year, a top government official today said here. DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant said this year the department would rank the states on about 340 points. Last year, the World Bank ranked the states on about 100 parameters. Gujarat was ranked top last year by the World Bank while Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand were placed at the second and third positions, respectively. “Couple of months back, we did a competition amongst states on 100 points of ease of do-
ing business and Andhra Pradesh came number two among all states… Andhra Pradesh I am sure will give Gujarat a run for its money and Gujarat is really working hard to maintain its number one position simple because Andhra Pradesh is driving it too hard this year,” Kant said adding “so there will be really really tough competition.” He was speaking at the CII
Partnership Summit here. Kant also said if India has to grow in the long-run at 8-10 per cent, Andhra Pradesh will be one of the main drivers of that growth. “… because this is a one state where land is available in adequate amount, it has well developed ports, it has skilled manpower and there is an entrepreneurship and a dynamic political leadership,” he said.
judgment, 58 MPs from Rajya Sabha had moved a petition before the House chairman, seeking to initiate impeachment motion against Justice Pardiwala. The controversial observations were later expunged by the High Court bench presided over by Justice Pardiwala, while acting on a Speaking to Minutes application moved by the Gujarat Government. The court expunged the observations and termed those as not “necessary” or “relevant” to decide Hardik’s petition.
from Gujarat for breeding purposes, a lioness died at Etawah Lion Safari Saturday morning prompting CM Akhilesh Yadav to remove Principal Forest Conservator (Wildlife) S K Upadhyay with immediate effect. The CM also constituted a high-level committee headed by retired IAS officer V N Garg to investigate the incident and identify other officials and employees responsible for laxity leading to the death of the lioness. The death of three-and-a-half-year-old lioness Tapasya comes as
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music. Expres sing oneself through music is also a fundamental right in this country . Music forms an essen tial part of recording history of a community’s struggle.” Roy was accompanied by activist Shankar Singh. Indian Ocean lead guitarist Susmit Sen, who did the sound design for Vinay and Charul’s album also attended the function along with sound engineer K J Singh.This was Sen’s first venture into what he explained as `one of his most challenging ventures’.”I have done activist songs earlier, but have never dealt with minimal instruments. The challenge was to ensure that the lyrics be heard clearly, and to ensure singing styles of both singers do not get lost.”
Music records community’s struggles, says Aruna Roy
Magsaysay award winner and RTI activist Aruna Roy said that at its core the country’s Constitution is based on the ideals of tolerance and compassion. “One should reflect on the preamble of our Constitution and understand the ideals enshrined in it. We need to imbibe those values,” Roy told a gathering at Gujarat Vidyapith on Sunday. She was in the city to attend the release of a music album by activists Charul Bharwad and Vinay Mahajan of Loknaad. Roy even played her own recorded composition--a fusion of Karnatic and western classical--that she had composed long ago. “ A country like ours is so diverse, and so is its
a major setback as it has once again derailed the process of breeding at the Lion Safari, a dream project of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav. Tapasya, along with another lioness Jessica and a lion Pataudi, were brought from Gujarat on December 28, director of the Lion Safari Sanjay
Srivastava said. Tapasya was taken ill soon after her arrival and was being treated by a local veterinarian as well as doctors from Bareilly, he said. It died on Saturday around 4 am, after which CM Akhilesh Yadav was informed. The post-mortem was performed by a team of doctors from Bareilly, Srivas-
moval of Upadhyay from the post of PCF (Wildlife), an official spokesperson of the state government said. The spokesperson said Upadhyay has been removed as Tapasya’s “illness was not taken seriously”. He informed that several water reservoirs in bird sanctuaries at Nawabganj in Unnao, Sandi in Hardoi and Lakh Bahosi at Kannauj have dried up, affecting the arrival of migratory birds. Besides this, there were complaints of poor upkeep of forest areas, the spokesperson said.
cant posts of trustees and renewal or departure of chairman of the trust Shri Keshubhai Patel who is former chief minister of Gujarat. Former Deputy Prime Minister Shri LK Advani, former Chief Secretary of Gujarat Shri PK Lehri, local JD Parmar, industrialist Harsh Neotia are among the Trustees of Shri Somnath Trust at present. Of them
Shri JD Parmar will not be able to atend the meeting. Thus total five trustees including the Prime Minister will participate in this meeting. Somnath Mandir’s accounts, parking development, Ram Mandir, Staff dormetary, Golokdham project are among the issues that are likely to be discussed in the meeting of Shri Somnath Trust.
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A meeting of Shri Somnath Trust will be held on 12 January at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence 7 Race Course road at 5.00 pm. This is the second time when Shri Somnath Trust’s meeting is going to be held at Prime Minister’s official residence. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi is one of the trustees of Shri Somnath Trust which has total 8 posts of trustees. There are two vacant posts of trustees due to demise of Shri Prasannavadan Maheta and resignation of Shri Rajen Kilachand. Also the term of existing head of the trust Shri Keshubhai Patel is over. The meeting may involve discussion on filling the va-
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Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel on Sunday inaugurated the 28th edition of International Kite Festival in Ahmedabad where kite enthusiasts from across the world converged to take part in the event. Patel on the occasion thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for undertaking the initiative to hold such festivals in the state
during his tenure as the chief minister. She also claimed that the Festival has boosted the kite making industry in Gujarat as well as attracted tourists in the state over the years. “Just like this kite festival, our Prime Minister started many such festivals to make the people of Gujarat prosperous. Thanks to this festival, the kite making business in Gujarat has grown
from Rs 100 crore to Rs 700 crore within last 10 years. It has helped all those who are in the business of making kites and other related products,” she said. The inaugural function, held at Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad, was attended by several dignitaries, including Governor O P Kohli and Minister of State for Tourism Jayesh Radadiya.
The Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) Mesratoday held its 26thconvocation ceremony. This also marked 60 glorious years of the Institute and set the tone for ensuing Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable President of India, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest and delivered the convocation address. He urged the students to realize their true potential and emerge as nation-builders of tomorrow. Smt. Droupadi Murmu, Honourable Governor of Jharkhand-cum-Chancellor, presided over the proceedings along withShri Raghubar Das, Honourable Chief Minister of Jharkhand, who was the Guest of Honour for the occasion.Shri CK Birla, Chairman, Board of Governors delivered the welcome address and Dr. MK Mishra, Vice Chancellor, BIT Mesra awarded degrees to the graduating batch.
Delivering the Convocation address, Chief Guest Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Honourable President of India, said, “I congratulate the graduating students on this special day which is a culmination of your efforts, hard work, blood, sweat and perseverance. You are a product of investment of the society. You must remember that you owe a dividend to the society. You entered BIT Mesra as raw materials and walk out as finished products. This Institute has produced many pioneers who have spread the critical fruits of technology to the poorest of the poor.” Appreciating the participation of the private sector in the delivery of higher education, he added, “Over the past two and a half years, I have emphasized at every convocation that I have attended that we don’t have any Indian institution in the top 200 global institutions by reputed ranking organizations.
A former company director from Kiran Global Chems Ltd, Mr Saurabh Khandelval has joined an international business consultancy network with the aim of helping Gujarati / Indian SMEs become more successful at home and abroad. Saurab Khandelwal bring UK’s world class Business Doctors Services in India and he become not only a certified Business Doctor for the entire state, he is the first in India, and is pledging to help SMEs overcome their challenges to growth. Business Doctors practices a philosophy of hands-on coaching and consultancy that goes above and beyond the norm, putting
the expertise of proven business people within the reach of SME owners and providing practical support. Mr Khandelwal said: “There are many family-run companies that have been passed from generation to generation, which have great potential and exceptional talent, but the owners don’t know how to take their business to the next level. “For example, trust is a challenge – SME owners need to be able to delegate tasks and hire more people to work for them, if they want to be more successful. This is currently perceived as being risky, so one of my tasks will be to guide them through issues that are holding them back.”
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