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NDA government lacks experience: Gehlot
Jaipur : Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Tuesday slammed the Narendra Modi government for “highlighting” military actions like surgical strikes as its achievements and said this was due to lack of experience in the NDA dispensation. Gehlot said instead of being misled by Modi’s tall promises, people should remember “India became a superpower under former prime ministers Jawahar Lal Nehru and Indira Gandhi”. The NDA government lacks experience. They highlight surgical strikes. This never happened before. In the rule of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, Pakistan was divided into two (nations) but she never claimed it as her achievement and rather gave credit to the Army, Gehlot said at public rally in Bawdi area of Jodhpur’s Bhopalgarh town.
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After Mayawati, Navjot Sidhu appeals to Muslims not to split their votes
Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Katihar Lok Sabha constituency, the Punjab minister said the BJP was running a divisive campaign and cautioned the Muslim voters against splitting their votes. Bihar : A day after the Election Commission barred BSP supremo Mayawati from campaigning for appealing directly to Muslim voters, Congress leader Navjot Sidhu on Tuesday spoke on similar line and asked the minority community members to stay united and vote together to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Katihar Lok Sabha constituency, the Punjab minister said the BJP was running a divisive campaign and cautioned the Muslim voters against splitting their votes. Asserting that Muslims were the majority community in the region, Sidhu appealed to the community to stay united and vote to ensure victory for the Congress. The cricketer-turned-politician also alleged that the BJP was trying to divide the Muslim votes by getting parties like Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM to field candidates in Bihar. “Main aapko chetavni dene aya hun Muslim bhaiyon, ye baant rahe hain apko, ye
yahan Owaisi jaise logon ko la ke,ek nai party khadi kar aap logon ka vote baant ke jitna chahte hain. Agar tum log ikathe hue, ekjut hoke vote dala to Modi sulat jaega (There is politics of division on the basis of caste underway here. They are trying to divide your votes by getting Owaisi to field his party candidates. If Muslims unite and vote together then Modi will be defeated),” Sidhu said. The Congress leader’s remarks come close on the heels of the Election Commission barring Mayawati from campaigning for two days over a similar appeal to Muslim voters in Saharanpur and Bareilly districts during a joint rally of the BSP-SP alliance on April 7.
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which has cruelly deprived me of my rights on the basis of wrong facts. This order will be remembered in the history of Election Commission as
Mayawati had been barred from campaigning for 48 hours by the Election Commission over an alleged hate speech delivered by her during an election rally.
a black day,” said Mayawati on Monday reacting to the EC order. The poll body has imposed a nation-wide ban on Mayawati restricting
‘Hearing case due to Sabarimala’: SC notice on plea to let women in mosques
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has issued notices to the centre and others on a petition filed by a Maharashtra couple that wanted to let women offer prayers in mosques. While hearing the petition, the court said that it was hearing the plea only because of the Sabarimala verdict which had been quoted in the PIL. While hearing the PIL, the Supreme Court said that the bench was not satisfied with the response given by the petitioner’s counsel to a query on whether an individual can assert his or her right to equality against another individual. “We are only hearing you because of the Sabarimala judgement. But the provision for Right to Equality under the Constitution can only be invoked against the state and not against an individual who is inside a mosque,” the court said. The judges asked whether a mosque or temple or church is a state. “Can you invoke Article 14 and claim equality of treatment from another citizen. Can it be invoked against non-state actors? We can understand that state has to ensure equality. State cannot deny it,” the Court
While hearing the petition, the court said that it was hearing the plea only because of the Sabarimala verdict which had been quoted in the PIL.
observed. The petition filed by the Muslim couple referred to the top court’s September judgement on Sabarimala and said that Muslim women have the right to worship in mosques. The petition was filed by Yasmin Zuber Ahmad Peerzade and Zuber Ahmad Nazir Ahmad Peerzade, who said that there are no records stating that women were barred from entering mosques and offering prayers by the Holy Quran and Prophet Muhammad. The petition, filed under Article 32, quoted from the Sabarimala judgment saying, “religion cannot be used as cover to deny rights or worship to women and a prohibition on women to offer prayers is against human dignity.” “Prohibition on women is due to non-religious reasons and it’s a grim shadow of discrimination going on for centuries,” the petition reads further.
April 17, 2019, Wednesday
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Hailstorm, strong winds, dust storm, nonseasonal rains reported in parts of Gujarat Ahmedabad : Several places in Gujarat including Ahmedabad city today saw rain, thunderstorm or hailstorm with strong winds. At least two deaths have also been reported due to rain related incidents. A woman died in Paddhari area of Rajkot district due to falling of a tree owing to strong winds while another person died in Morbi district due to lightening. Bhiladi village and around in Diyodar
taluka in Banaskantha, Limbadi in Surendranagar, Khakhdawela village and around in Paddhari of Rajkot, Santalpur in Patan and Viramgam in Ahmedabad district among others saw hailstorms. Several other places also saw rain. Mahesana district also saw rain with strong winds and Modhera highway was closed for some time due to falling of trees. Various parts of Ahmedabad city
Rohit Shekhar, son of late UP CM N D Tiwari, dies
New Delhi : Rohit S h e k h a r, s o n o f l a t e Uttarakhand chief minister N D Tiwari, died on Tuesday in New Delhi, police said. Shekhar, who fought and won a long drawn paternity suit against his father, was brought dead at Max hospital in Saket, DCP South Vijay Kumar confirmed. In a statement, the Max hospital said that they received the emergency call at 04.41 pm and an Ambulance ferried Shekhar to the hospital, who was declared “brought dead”. Shekhar was a resident of Defence Colony in Delhi. After years of denial, Tiwari publicly accepted
Mayawati rushes to Supreme Court against EC’s campaign ban, gets no reprieve New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to consider Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati’s plea against the 48-hour ban on campaigning imposed by the Election Commission. Mayawati had moved the top court against the poll body’s order on the ground that it was “taken under pressure” from the ruling dispensation. “All citizens have the rights to move about and put forth their point of view. But here, the Election Commission has suddenly given an order
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her from campaigning in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. The Election Commission had found her remarks made at a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh. Some other political leaders were banned from campaigning for their “provocative” remarks, which the EC said had the “propensity to polarise the elections”. At an election rally in Deoband last week, Mayawat had appealed to Muslim voters to vote for the grand-alliance of the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party and not for the Congress to ensure that anti-BJP votes are not divided. The Election Commission, following a Supreme Court remark to act tough against those violating the poll code, cracked its whip against some of the top politicians.
then 35-year-old Shekhar as his son in 2014. Shekhar had filed a paternity suit against Tiwari in Delhi High Court in September 2007. A DNA test ordered by the court has established Tiwari as Shekhar ’s biological father. On May 29, 2013, Tiwari had given his blood sample for a DNA test at his residence in Dehradun following a Supreme Court’s order after contesting against undergoing the test on several grounds repeatedly.
the areas that witnessed hailstorm, showers, strong winds and dust storms. Light showers were reported in various parts of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. As per the Indian Meteorological Department(IMD), the raininduced western disturbance over Rajasthan will dissipate on Wednesday, clearing up the sky. The north and central Gujarat might experience cloudy weather but no rain. Air Quality monitoring stations in Ahmedabad indicated major drop in air quality in the city, minutes after dust storm. As air quality index drops to 512, indicating presence of PM 10, people were advised to avoid any outdoor physical activity. With weather change, the tent for @BJP4India candidate Jashwant Bhabhor in Vatbara village in Dahod district got collapsed due to strong winds.
also saw rain this evening. Reports have also poured in about damage to agri produces kept in open in APMCs in Kadi, Rajkot and some other places. Domes and other structures erected for the election campaign by various parties have also been damaged including the one made in Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha district where PM Modi is to address an election rally.
Unseasonal showers cause damage to wheat, groundnut, gram (chana) and coriander seeds in agricultural produce market committee (APMC) yard in Rajkot. A tent erected for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally at Himmatnagar suffered damages due to strong winds. Santalpur, D e o d a r, P a t a n r u r a l , Limbdi, Modbi, Rajkt rural, Surendranagar are among
Paris : French Ambassador to India Alexandre Ziegler Tuesday said he was “deeply moved” by the emotional outpouring of people of India in the wake of the massive fire at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The over 800-year-old cathedral,
Notre Dame Fire: The over 800-year-old cathedral, a World Heritage Site, is considered one of the most iconic landmarks globally and is visited by a large number of people from several countries.
Deeply Moved By Outpouring From India After Notre Dame Fire: French Envoy
SC Issues Notice to Chidambaram’s Wife, Son in Black Money Case
A bench headed by the Chief Justice, while issuing notices to the two, made clear it will not stay the Madras High Court's 2018 order quashing criminal prosecution against the Chidambarams.
New Delhi : The Supreme Court has sought responses from Congress leader P Chidambaram’s wife Nalini and son Karti on an appeal of the Income Tax department against the Madras High Court order quashing criminal prosecution against them in an alleged black money case. A bench headed by the Chief Justice, while issuing notices to the two, made clear it will not stay the Madras High Court’s 2018 order quashing
criminal prosecution against the Chidambarams. The issue relates to alleged nondisclosure of overseas assets and bank accounts held by Chidambaram’s wife, son Karti and daughter-in-law Srinidhi.
a World Heritage Site, is considered one of the most iconic landmarks globally and is visited by a large number of people from several countries. “Deeply moved by the outpouring of messages sent from all over India after the fire at #NotreDame de Paris. It’s also in such times that one can gauge the value of friendship. Thank you India!,” Ambassador Ziegler tweeted. Soon after the news spread about the devastating blaze at the cathedral, several Indians took to social media to express grief. Many recalled the time they had visited there and others shared pictures from their visit. “No
overreading from the incident. We, the people of republic of India, are with you. I know your emotions on this iconic symbol. Rebuild the material structure, because you are known for building equality,” wrote a user, Ganesan Ambedkar on Twitter. Others also expressed grief and hoped for its reconstruction. “My thoughts are with the people of France. The 850 years of Notre Dame history teach us to rebuild stronger and we will. - love from India,” Gautam Damodaran, another user, tweeted. The fire that broke out at the monumental cathedral in the French capital on Monday has left the world stunned.
Shatrughan Sinha’s wife Poonam joins SP, to take on Rajnath Singh in Lucknow
Lucknow : Actor-turned-politician and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha’s wife Poonam joined the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday in presence of Dimple Yadav. She will be fielded against Home Minister Rajnath Singh from the Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency. With Congress yet to field its candidate from the crucial constituency, the decks are cleared for a one-toone face-off between Rajnath Singh and Poonam Sinha. Congress leader Jitin Prasada, who was keen to contest from Lucknow, has opted for his constituency Dhaurhara. SP leader Ravidas Mehrotra said Poonam would file her nomination on April 18 from Lucknow, where voting will take place on May 6. He also appealed to the Congress not to field any candidate from the constituency. “Poonam Sinha ji (wife of Shatrughan Sinha) will
be the SP-BSP-RLD candidate from Lucknow. She will file nomination on April 18. We appeal to the Congress that do not field your candidate from here so that BJP can be defeated.” Poonam has been fielded from Lucknow keeping in mind the huge chunk of Kayastha and Sindhi voters.
Poonam is a Sindhi while her husband Shatrughan Sinha is a Kayastha. There are four lakh Kayastha voters and 1.3 lakh Sindhi voters in Lucknow, apart from 3.5 lakh Muslims. When asked whether she would be contesting against Singh, Poonam said, “Koi baat nahi, acchi tarah se ladenge (It does not matter. I will fight strongly).” In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Rajnath Singh had won the Lucknow seat, garnering 55.7 per cent of the total 10,06,483 votes polled. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, then with Congress, had come second. Rumours about Poonam taking an active plunge in politics had been going on for some time. “Poonam has been busy with social work for long. She is liked by all. People want her to contest but whether this will happen or not only time will tell,” Shatrughan had said last month.
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Public policy shouldn’t be shaped in an ethical vacuum
Democratic traditions can take root in strange places and in the most peculiar of circumstances. Ask Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer (CEO) of Google, or Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan, whose open letter to shareholders highlights the pitfalls of unrestrained and irresponsible capitalism. Both Pichai’s and Dimon’s responses do send some broad messages to India Inc. as well as to Indian democracy, which is being tested through a lengthy election process to pick the next government. Google had set up an internal ethics committee, called Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC), to advise the company’s management on the glide path for increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) across its suite of products and services. Google already uses AI across its various functions and sought advice from internal and external experts on the ethical implications of using it. The composition of the committee set off a flurry of protests, with more than 2,500 employees signing a petition protesting against the appointment of Kay Coles James, president of right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation. The employees group at Google, who call themselves Googlers Against Transphobia and Hate, alleged that James had publicly spoken out against gay, trans and immigrant communities and that by selecting her Google was enunciating a version of “ethics” that valued proximity to power (James is said to be close to US President Donald Trump) over the well-being of society’s vulnerable sections. The protesters articulated the reason for their opposition rather succinctly: “From AI that doesn’t recognize trans people, doesn’t “hear” more feminine voices, and doesn’t “see” women of color, to AI used to enhance police surveillance, profile immigrants, and automate weapons—those who are most marginalized are most at risk. Not only are James’ views counter to Google’s stated values, but they are directly counter to the project of ensuring that the development and application of AI prioritizes justice over profit.” Interestingly, Pichai then disbanded the committee. The ethical issues involved in AI are indeed complex and perhaps, to give it the benefit of doubt, Google had not anticipated some of the slippery areas. About 10 months ago, Google was forced to revisit its AI technology policy after employees objected to the company’s contract with the Pentagon for AI in drone technology. Pivot to Jamie Dimon and his letter to shareholders. While reasserting that capitalism is perhaps the only system that works, Dimon also cautions against unbridled capitalism. But then he takes a sudden left turn. He advocates Europe’s model of social democracy, which is undergirded by a robust welfare system. He writes: “It’s essential to have a strong social safety net—and all countries should be striving for continuous improvement in regulations as well as social and welfare conditions…And that may very well mean taxing the wealthy more. If that happens, the wealthy should remember that if we improve our society and our economy, then they, in effect, are among the main winners.” The two examples hold out warnings, or lessons, especially for Indian companies and political parties which, empirically, have not been too fond of mixing business with ethics. The first is how to carefully consider the ethical plane while framing new policy. In recent times, demonetization has been an example of how the ethical implications were ignored in favour of some short-term political gains. The Congress, under the influence of influential businesses in western India, had implemented a freight equalization policy that significantly contributed to the de-industrialisation of eastern India, especially West Bengal. As new technologies, such as AI or Internet of Things, become more pervasive, policy will have to correspondingly incorporate an ethical outlook on how these impact society. In India, for example, AI’s effect on employment and human dignity will become critical. There are many unseen eth- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara ical dimensions to AI. Editor
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Salman Khan’s Sonam Kapoor Insists Kareena latest Bharat poster shows Kapoor is Definitely On Social the actor in Media Under a Pseudonym the 90s, the New Delhi : Kareena Kapoor Khan has been asked way he used to a times whether she is look during his many on Instagram and the actress always insists that she has Maine Pyaar no social media account. But on Karan Johar’s show, Kiya days. many references have been
Bharat’s latest poster photoshops Salman Khan back to the 90s, actor says ‘Jawaani hamari jaaneman thi’ New Delhi : The countdown to the trailer of Salman Khan’s upcoming film Bharat has begun 10 days ahead of its release. The actor has now shared a new poster from the film featuring him in a much younger avatar and captioned it, “Jawaani humari Jaaneman thi! #BharatKiJawaani.” The look seems to be from the 90s and the actor is dressed as a circus artiste. A big portion of Bharat will deal with this era and director Ali Abbas Zafar has shot it lavishly. The makers earlier released a Bharat
poster on Monday featuring Salman as an old man with white hair and beard. It will now be followed by a new poster everyday showing Salman’s five different looks and other cast members including Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover. Salman had shared his never seen before look on his Instagram with the caption, “Jitne safed baal mere sar aur dhaadi mein hain, usse kahin zyada rangeen meri zindagi rahi hain! #Bharat.” The actor was seen practising boxing in the same look in the film’s
teaser, which was released in January. It had also showed Salman dressed as a naval officer, in an unshaven look while standing at the Wagah border, a miner with a hairline moustache similar to his look in the Dabangg series and as a circus artiste. “The film charts India’s journey from its independence in 1947 to 2010, as witnessed by Salman’s character Bharat. Both Salman and Katrina will sport five different looks as they age in the course of the narrative. Since there has been immense curiosity around
their on-screen avatars, Salman suggested that each look be released individually. So, over the next five days, the team will unveil five posters, each depicting a decade of his life. While one sees him as a young acrobat in a circus, another has him as a middle-aged naval officer, and one more as a miner. This will be followed by a poster each of Katrina, Tabu, Jackie Shroff, Disha Patani and Sunil Grover.” Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, the film is the big Eid release of the year and is set to hit theatres on June 5.
made to how she is in on all the gossip in Bollywood and also has a WhatsApp group with her close B-Town friends. Kareena has always tried to keep her social media presence mysterious. She doesn’t have a verified account but there are several fan accounts, and it is said that she is on the social media under a different name. Her Veere Di Wedding co-star Sonam Kapoor confirmed this during a chat show with Arbaaz Khan. When Arbaaz asked her whether she believes Bebo isn’t on social media, Sonam said, “I know for a fact that she is on it under a pseudonym. Sonam seems to have forged a friendship with Kareena ever since they starred together in Veere Di Wedding. The film,
about female friendship, was produced by Sonam’s sister Rhea Kapoor. Sonam is the newest guest on Arbaaz’s show, which has already hosted Kareena, Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Sonakshi Sinha. Arbaaz shared a teaser of Sonam’s episode, which will air on April 16. On the show, Sonam has also talked about being constantly bodyshamed for a long time. “People would say, bahut patli hai, bahot moti ho gayi hai, kaali ho gayi hai, lumbi ho gayi hai, shaadi kaun karega” (she is too thin, too fat, too dark, too tall, who will marry her) and that it was not the right thing to do,” she said.
Malaika Arora and sis Amrita Arora India’s Most Wanted Teaser: Arjun sweating it out in the gym will give Kapoor’s Cat And Mouse Chase With you major siblings’ goals “India’s Osama” In Riveting Thriller
Mumbai : Over the past few months, while the paparazzi have been busy clicking Arjun Kapoor and rumored girlfriend Malaika Arora over their various lunch outings and dinner dates, rumors mills have been abuzz with their impending wedding, some reports suggesting that the lovebirds are all slated to walk down the aisle this month. And amid all the speculations, today, Malaika posted a video on social media wherein we can see Malaika working out in the gym with sister Amrita Arora. Alongside the video, Malaika’s caption reads, “malaikas monday motivation with @amuaroraofficial curtsying away into the week .... love the guest appearance @surilyg.” In the video, we can see Malaika and Amrita doing some lunges and shedding all the extra kilos.
Be it a Monday or Sunday, Malaika Arora never misses out her workout session and often, she is papped coming out of the gym in Mumbai. And amid all the marriage rumors, yesterday, Malaika Arora opened up about all such rumors as she said that there is no truth to these silly speculations. A few days back, Malaika Arora had jetted off to Maldives with her girl gang for a vacay, and as soon as this Chaiyya Chaiyya girl posted pictures from her fancy vacay, netrizens started
I’m forever grateful for it.” Rang De! Basanti, directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, was Arjun Mathur’s fourth and also his last film as an assistant director. He also worked on Kyun! Ho Gaya Na, Mangal Pandey: The Rising and Bunty Aur Babli. Arjun Mathur has starred in films such as My Name Is Khan, Luck By Chance, Ankur Arora Murder Case and The Accidental Prime Minister. However, Made In Heaven, an Amazon India web-series, made him a household name. Meanwhile, Aamir Khan was last seen in box office dud Thugs Of Hindostan while he’s currently making Lal Singh Chaddha, the Hindi adaptation of Tom Hanks classic Forrest Gump. Aamir Khan, who was sifting through several scripts, hasn’t announced any other project.
Mumbai : The first look of Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar’s upcoming film, Saand Ki Aankh is out and features them as 60-year-old ghagra-clad shooters. The film is based on the life of real-life shooters Chandro Tomar and her sister-inlaw Prakashi Tomar from Uttar Pradesh, who are better known as ‘shooter dadis’. Bhumi shared the first look on her Instagram account along with the caption, “Make way for the Dadis. Bringing to you one of my most challenging roles in one of the most inspiring stories... Saand Ki Aankh This Diwali.” Taapsee shared the same picture with the caption, “They challenged their age, fought their way and shot to fame in the shooting game.” The two actors are dressed in shirts and ghagras with their heads covered with dupattas and aiming with pistols while
commenting that Malaika is celebrating her bachelorette before her wedding with Arjun Kapoor. According to reports, Arjun and Malaika will exchange wedding vows between April 18 and 22, and the wedding will take place in Goa. Well, since Malaika has rubbished all such rumors, for now, we can only enjoy their social media PDA. On the work front, Arjun Kapoor will next be seen in Raj Kumar Gupta’s India’s Most Wanted and the trailer of the film will be out today at noon.
New Delhi : Arjun Kapoor’s next film India’s Most Wanted, which is based on true events, appears to be a crime thriller to reckon with. The teaser of India’s Most Wanted, directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, released online on Tuesday. Arjun Kapoor plays the role of intelligence officer Prabhat, who willingly signs-up for a secret mission to capture India’s most wanted criminal - who is nameless and faceless - without any arms and support apart from that of his team. Prabhat and his team embark on a seemingly impossible mission, in which they have to arrest a criminal responsible for over 52 blast across several cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The criminal was dubbed as “India’s Osama.” Earlier, Arjun Kapoor had tweeted that he made India’s
Most Wanted “to tell a story that needed to be told and to play one of the many unsung heroes we have in our country.” Apart from, India’s Most Wanted, Arjun Kapoor will be seen in Sandeep Aur Pinky Farar while he’s currently filming Panipat with Ashutosh Gowariker. India’s Most Wanted is directed by Raj Kumar Gupta, who has earlier made
films such as Aamir, No One Killed Jessica and Raid. The film also stars Rajesh Sharma, Prashanth, Shantilal Mukherjee and Amrita Puri. Produced by Fox Star Studios, Raj Kumar Gupta and Myra Karn, India’s Most Wanted is slated to release on May 24. The teaser of India’s Most Wanted will be attached to tomorrow’s big release Kalank.
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Mumbai : Actor Arjun Mathur, who plays the lead role in Made In Heaven along with Sobhita Dhulipala, worked as assistant director on Rang De! Basanti, starring Aamir Khan. Arjun shared a throwback picture from the sets recounting all that he learned from Aamir Khan, who in turn re-posted Arjun’s picture and captioned it: “Hey Arjun, so wonderful to see
you doing such great work. I really enjoyed Made In Heaven. Love, a.” In his post, Arjun wrote about Aamir: “(It was) a grand privilege to have gotten to observe the genius and work-ethic of Aamir Khan... even before I had started acting professionally. There’s just so much I’ve gotten to imbibe from this man... and in case you can’t tell from my longing gaze,
Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar as 60-year-old sharpshooters.
standing on a heap of sand alongside a farm. The actors also shared the film poster
featuring them in a sitting position. Bhumi wrote with it, “They are brave, They are
fun, They are full of love. They are the Shooter Dadis of India” Taapsee captioned it, “They
may be old, but their aim is sure-shot gold!” The fans were happy to see the actors in such drastic avatars. A user commented, “Wow look at u two so realistic.” Another commented, “Woohooo... What an epic look.. Can’t wait for the trailer..” Taapsee and Bhumi were shooting for the film in Baghpat and constantly shared candid pictures from the sets of the film on their Instagram accounts. They can be seen making a heart symbol with their hands while wielding pistols in their other hand in one of the pictures. They can be seen riding a tractor and making cow-dung cakes in other pics. Chandro, 87, and Prakashi, 82, are reportedly w o r l d ’s o l d e s t f e m a l e sharpshooters. Directed by Tushar Hiranandani, Saand Ki Aankh also features Prakash Jha and Vicky Kadian in pivotal roles. The film is set to release around Diwali this year.
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Golf: Trump to award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Washington : President Donald Trump on Monday said he would award Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom after the golfer won the Masters for the fifth time on Sunday. “Spoke to @ TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM,” Trump tweeted.
The victory on Sunday was one of the greatest comebacks in sports history, as the 43-yearold ended an 11-year major title drought having overcome personal and professional setbacks including a highlypublic divorce and multiple surgeries. The one-stroke win at Augusta National led to an outpouring of support from sports greats and politicians including Trump. Trump, an avid golfer, and Woods have played together in the past including in February when the pair joined golf great Jack
Nicklaus for a round at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida. Trump appeared to follow the action at this year’s Masters closely, tweeting well-
on my fitness and have been constantly trying to improve my game, [and] on what will be better for my team,” Kings XI Punjab paceman Shami said in Mohali, ahead of their IPL-12 game against Rajasthan Royals. “Yes, I was a bit heavy after my injury and didn’t play ODIs for an extended time, but I have played ODIs recently. Especially in the last six months, there have been some outstanding changes in my life. I am happy with whatever I have achieved.
New Delhi : The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had pulled back the game nicely on Monday at the Wankhede stadium against the Mumbai Indians (MI). Their spinners were doing extremely well and had choked the runs. But a certain Hardik Pandya came and smashed an unbeaten 37 off just 16 deliveries to take his team home. With 25 needing in the final two overs, the all-rounder took on Pawan Negi to finish the game in the penultimate over itself. However, before that, the MI bowlers led by Lasith Malinga had done a fabulous job to restrict RCB to an under-par total of 171 runs. Malinga played a crucial role in it and returned with the figures of 4/31 in his four-over spell. His variations were tough for the batsmen to
wishes to the field on Saturday and encouraging people to tune in when Woods had the lead with just two holes left to play on Sunday. “Congratulations
to @TigerWoods, a truly Great Champion!” Trump tweeted shortly after Woods sank a short putt to secure his 15th major title. “Love people who are great under pressure. What a fantastic life comeback for a really great guy!” he added later. The medal is the highest civilian honour in the United States and is given annually to people who have made outstanding contributions to the security or national interests of the country, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavours.
Have Worked Hard on I am scared to bowl Hardik Pandya Improving Fitness : in the World Cup : Lasith Malinga Mohammed Shami
New Delhi : One of India’s most prolific bowlers at the 2015 World Cup, Mohammed Shami is grateful to the Indian team coaches and those at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for helping him regain his mojo after he had missed playing ODI cricket for two years. Injury after the World Cup semi-final defeat against Australia forced him out, even as new, young fast bowlers emerged in the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. It was a period marked by weight gain and a struggle for rhythm. But, Shami has put those dark days behind him and is back in full flow ahead of the 2019 World Cup in England. “In the last 18 months, I have continuously worked
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understand which was the reason RCB couldn’t add many in the last four overs. Lasith Malinga was also awarded the Man of the Match for his scintillating bowling in the death overs. But the veteran, after the victory, looked at the bigger picture. He was delighted that Hardik Pandya’s blitz won Mumbai the game but with the World Cup coming up, Malinga is well aware that Sri Lanka could suffer a similar fate during the tournament. He admitted having scared to bowl at
Hardik during the World Cup while speaking to MI TV after the match. “How good for him (Hardik) and I am also very scared to bowl at him. If I play the World Cup against him, I will be really scared to bowl to him,” Malinga said. As far as the World Cup is concerned, India are scheduled to play Sri Lanka on July 6 at Headingley in Leeds. This will be the last league game for both the teams and the fates might have already settled by then for them.
SpiceJet Adds Five Bombardier Q400 Aircraft To Its Fleet SpiceJet has expanded its fleet of planes by inducting five 90-seater Q400 aircraft taking its Bombardier fleet size to 32.
New Delhi : SpiceJet said on Tuesday that it had inducted five 90-seater Q400 aircraft to its fleet, taking its Bombardier fleet size to 32. Three of these planes will join SpiceJet’s fleet in the next ten days while the remaining two will be inducted by June, the airline
said in a statement. SpiceJet had last week announced the induction of 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft on dry lease, it noted. The 90-seater variant is part of SpiceJet’s second purchase order for up to 50 Q400 turboprops was placed in September 2017. This was the largest ever single order for the Q400 turboprop aircraft program valued at up to $1.7 billion. The airline has already inducted five planes as part of this order. SpiceJet also operates a 78-seater variant of the same aircraft. Besides the Q400 fleet, SpiceJet has a fleet of 48 Boeing 737s and one B737 freighter, the press
release added. “As part of our efforts to augment capacity and minimize passenger inconvenience, SpiceJet will induct five more Q400s in addition to the 16 B737s we announced last week. The
sudden reduction of aviation capacity should in no way hamper air connectivity to the smaller towns and cities of India and as the country’s largest regional operator, SpiceJet will make
all possible efforts in this direction,” said Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director of SpiceJet. The Indian aviation industry is facing turbulent times as Jet Airways has cancelled international operations till Thursday after it failed to pay pilots, lessors and employees. The company is saddled with a debt of $1.2 billion and has failed to secure interim funding from its lenders as part of the rescue deal signed last month. As of 12:04 pm, Jet Airways shares traded 5.74 per cent higher at Rs. 126.20, outperforming the Sensex which was up 0.86 per cent.
sources said Goyal, who had stepped down as chairman of the carrier last month, has withdrawn the bid for the airline. On April 12, sources
said that Goyal had also put in bid for the carrier. SBI Capital Markets has the mandate for Jet Airways’ sale on behalf of the SBI-led consortium of the domestic lenders to the debt-ridden private carrier. The management of Jet Airways will take a final call by end of the day on whether to continue operations as
the airline makes last ditch efforts to raise funds, sources said Tuesday. Sources at the airline said all options would be explored before deciding on its operations. As the crisis-hit airline’s board is meeting, reports said the carrier might be temporarily suspending its operations due to cash crunch.
New Delhi : Polycab India Ltd made a stellar debut on stock markets today. Shares of Polycab India Ltd ended at 653.20, up 21.41% from issue price of 538 a piece. It was listed at 20% premium over issue price. The price band of the wires and cables manufacturer company’s initial public
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ICC World Cup 2019: Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar among four net bowlers for India
Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Avesh Khan have been selected as the net bowlers helping the Indian cricket team during the World Cup in the UK, the BCCI announced on Monday.
New Delhi : Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini and Avesh Khan have been selected as the net bowlers helping the Indian cricket team during the World Cup in the UK, the BCCI announced on Monday. The All-India Senior Selection Committee met at the BCCI Headquarters in Mumbai on Monday to pick the Indian Cricket Team squad for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup, which will take place from 30th May to 14th July 2019 in England and Wales. Releasing a statement on the
four net bowlers, the BCCI said, “The players will assist the Indian team in its World Cup preparation.” All the four bowlers are currently featuring in the Indian Premier League season 12. While Deepak Chahar and Navdeep Saini feature for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Avesh Khan and Khaleel Ahmed play for Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad respectively. Despite RCB’s terrible start to the campaign in IPL
2019, the bowlers Saini and Chahar have stoood out with the latter claiming 10 wickets so far. However, Avesh and Khaleel have only featured for just one match for their respective IPL teams. Virat Kohli will lead the men in blue in the World Cup with Rohit Sharma as his deputy. Selectors have put their faith in Vijay Shankar and Dinesh Karthik with Ambati Rayudu and Rishabh Pant the notable absentees.
Paris : Senior pro Shakib Al Hasan will be the vice-captain to Mashrafe Mortaza in Bangladesh’s 15-man squad, named on Tuesday by Chief selectors Minhajul Abedin and Habibul Bashar. Shakib had pulled out of the tour of New Zealand recently due to injury but was allowed to take part in the ongoing IPL where he has played one game for his franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad so far. Mortaza will be playing his fourth World Cup. The squad also features surprise picks in Mosaddek Hossain who along with his batting can chip in with his offbreaks and the uncapped Abu Jayed. Jayed, who has been a regular in the Test team for Bangladesh, is yet to get a look in in ODI cricket and has been picked over the injured Taskin Ahmed. Ahmed has faced a lot of trouble with regards to his fitness and injuries, which is possibly the reason for his exclusion from the
squad. He also doesn’t feature in the 17-member squad that has been picked for the tri-series against Ireland and West Indies before the World Cup. Liton Das, who can also double up as a wicketkeeper batsman, had a terrible tour of New Zealand and has been out of touch. Das, who averages 19.53 after 27 matches, has often given his side a problem at the top of the order, but the selectors
have shown faith in him over Imrul Kayes, who has already played at the World Cup. The middle order hasn’t seen much change with the likes of Soumya Sarkar and Sabbir Rahman holding onto their spots. Mohammad Mithun’s good form has helped force his way into the team along with Mohammad Saifuddin and Mehidy Hasan, all of whom are going to the World Cup for the first time.
offering (IPO) was 533-538 per share. The 1,345 crore public issue was subscribed 51.96 times during its share sale on 5-9 April. On the upper band, the stock trades at FY20 and FY21 price to earnings (PE) of 16 times and 13 times, respectively, while with improving cash flows and balance-sheet
strength, Polycab will trade at a premium with wire and cable peers (Finolex and KEI), but at a discount to FMEG companies (Havells, V-guard), said PhillipCapital (India) Pvt Ltd. “Over the next two years, return on capital employed (RoCE)/ return on equity (ROE) will be 23% and 15%,
respectively, and operating cash flow will be 1,060 crore. We expect earnings CAGR of 19% over FY19-21,” it said in a note on 15 April. Funds raised through the IPO and operating cash flow of 1,400 crore over FY19-21, will help the company to pay off debt in 2-3 years, PhillipCapital added.
Shakib to be Mortaza’s Deputy as Bangladesh Name World Cup Squad
Naresh Goyal opts out from bidding Polycab India makes stellar debut, ends at 21% premium over issue price for ailing Jet Airways: Report
Mumbai : Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal has decided not to bid for acquiring stake in the cash-strapped airline, sources said Tuesday. The full service carrier, which is currently operating less than 10 aircraft, is awaiting fresh fund infusion under a debt resolution plan. Airline
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“If Not Anand...”: Gujarat Congress Candidate’s Odd Prediction For Party Anand : Bharatsinh Solanki, the Congress’ Anand Lok Sabha candidate, is confident of wresting the seat from the BJP and claims it is his party’s safest bet in Gujarat. He said if the Congress cannot win Anand Lok Sabha seat, in central Gujarat, then it can’t win any of the 26 seats in the state. In the 2014 polls, the BJP had blanked out the Congress winning all 26 Lok Sabha seats. Anand, known as the milk capital of India and famous worldwide for the Amul dairy brand, is expected to see a close contest between Mr Solanki, two-time MP from here in 2004 and 2009, and the BJP’s Mitesh Patel, a well known businessman making his poll debut. The BJP, possibly sensing anti-incumbency,
dropped sitting MP Dilip Patel, who had defeated Mr Solanki, a former Union minister, riding the Narendra Modi wave. Anand has traditionally been a Congress stronghold, the party having won from here ten times, while the BJP managed to wrest it in 1989, 1999 and 2014. Among the ten Congress victories, five belong to Mr Solanki’s maternal grandfather Ishwar
Chavda between 1980 and 1998. While BJP’s Mitesh Patel claimed people here will vote in favour of BJP as they want to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister again, Mr Solanki said basic issues such as lack of employment and farm distress would ensure a Congress win. Though Mr Solanki, who had served as the state Congress president between 2015 and 2017, is upbeat, several voters of Dedarda village of Borsad taluka, from where Mr Solanki is registered as a voter, feel t h e B J P g o v e r n m e n t ’s developmental works and “pro-people” decisions cannot be overlooked. “The road passing from Dedarda is now a two-lane road. We have a school with classes till 10th standard.
Rs 6.8 lakh worth IMFL seized in Satellite
Ahmedabad : A team of the state monitoring cell on Monday raided a bungalow located in Satellite and seized Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs 6.8 lakh from the house, while two accused were arrested from the spot. The accused have been identified as Sachin Thaker and Dhaval Radadia, both residents of Isanpur. During the investigation, it was revealed that both accused had also been arrested earlier by the police in a prohibition case. According to police officials, on Monday, they received specific information from a source that two men had rented a bungalow in the Satellite area and were using it to store IMFL. Acting on the information, a team raided
Bijal Bungalows located near Himalaya mall and arrested the two accused from the spot. During the search, Rs 6.80 lakh worth of IMFL was recovered from the house. Apart from that, two cars and a two-wheeler were also seized from the possession of accused. While interrogating the accused, it was revealed
that for the past four months, the accused had been renting the house and bootlegging. The accused were providing home delivery services to customers in the posh area. It was also revealed that the accused were paying a rent of Rs 37,000 to the owner of the house. Further investigation into the matter is on.
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Drought-hit Gujarat has water for factories, but no water for Kutch farmers
Farmers and activists say the state government is intentionally driving farmers and cattlerearers out of Kutch to make way for industries
Kutch : Bhavanbhai Patel stood facing his farm, as dry and cracked as his farming hands. The 65-year-old farmer lives in Dayapur village in Lakhpat taluka of southern Kutch, which has been receiving erratic rainfall since 2003. His farm comprises a few hectares of green, bright amid the sunburnt fields all around. “The rest belongs to my family, but now only I’m left here out of 10 brothers. Everyone else has gone,” he said. Lakhpat is one of 10
talukas in Kutch, the least populated taluka of India’s largest district spanning 45,674 sq km, covering 22% of Gujarat (196,024 sq km). Lakhpat residents keep leaving because, as Patel said, “there is no way to make a living here”. He said his was a basti (hamlet) of 20,000 that is now down to 1,500 people. “In places like Lakhpat, there is no
Spurned lover stabs young woman
Rajkot : A man allegedly stabbed his 20-year-old girlfriend when she spurned him at Raiya Telephone Exchange in Rajkot on Monday afternoon. The victim was identified as Anjali Parmar, a resident of Trilok Park on Sadhu Vasvani Road, and the accused as Ajay Goswami, a resident of Gondal Road Chowkdi. According to police, Parmar had broken up with Goswami three months ago. However, Goswami had been after Parmar, trying to persuade
her to return to him. Parmar refused to talk to him and didn’t answer his phone calls. “On the fateful day, when Parmar along with her elder sister Arti Vaghela was going to pick up Vaghela’s son from a playgroup, Goswami arrived and stabbed Parmar twice in her abdomen. Parmar has been rushed to Rajkot Civil Hospital where her condition is said to be serious,” said an official from Gandhigram police station, adding that a manhunt has been launched to nab Goswami.
water. Not even underground water is left that we could pull out and farm with,” said Patel, weary after working for six hours. Dayapur is 520 km from the Narmada Main Canal, but has not received any water from the canal in the 71 years since its foundation stone was laid, promising to bring the waters of the Narmada river to the parched
Fishermen released from Pak jail head to their homes in Gujarat
Vadodara : The Gujarat government has taken custody of the 100 fishermen released by Pakistan on Saturday as part of a goodwill gesture amidst strained ties between the two countries. The fishermen, most of them from Gujarat and Union Territory of Daman and Diu, would reach Vadodara on the night of April 17 and taken to their native places, a senior Fisheries department officer said on Tuesday. “The 100 fishermen were released (from Malir Jail in Karachi) on Saturday. They were handed over to the BSF at the Wagah border on Monday,” said NF Patel, Deputy Director, Fisheries Commissionerate, Gujarat. Among the 100 fishermen, 84 hailed from Gir Somnath district, six from Navsari, one from Bhavnagar and four from UT of Daman and Diu, he said, adding that the rest five fishermen belonged to West Bengal. The released fishermen are part of the second batch of 360 Indian prisoners Pakistan has promised to set free in four phases this month. Pakistan had released the first batch of 100 Indian fishermen on April 7. They had been arrested for fishing illegally in Pakistani waters. Another 100 will be freed on April 22
NRIs in Canada, Australia campaign for NaMo
Vadodara : Campaigning might still not be in full swing in Gujarat which will go to polls on April 23 but election fever has started gripping NRIs, especially NRGs settled in Canada and Australia. After organizing ‘Chai pe charcha’ at Scarborough, large number of IndoCanadians organized a car rally in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at Brampton, Ontario. The car rally that was organized by ‘NRI4NaMo’ team received overwhelming support despite low temperatures and heavy rains. “We had promoted the event on social media channels. The registrations were opened
three days in advance and we had 100% participation from all the Indo-Canadian community members,” said Nareshkumar Chavda, one of the organizers, having his roots in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. The rally that started at Ram Madhav temple on Dixie Road witnessed a line-up of cars which were decorated with ‘NRI4NaMo’ Canada banners, posters, Indian and Canadian flags while the air was filled with slogans of ‘Vande Mataram’, ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans. “Over 130 cars and almost 300 community members participated in the rally that continued for almost 40 minutes before we
reached our final destination – Hanuman temple at Kenview drive,” said Chavda, who led
the rally along with another NRI Dhaval Vediya. “When we reached the temple, 100
Kutch, Saurashtra and North Gujarat regions of the state. Already facing years of drought, these regions have seen no rainfall so far in 2019. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recorded that Kutch saw a 99% departure from normal climate conditions, while other regions’ rainfall deficit is 100%. This is the third story in our series on drought that is affecting more than 40% of India’s land area. This story examines the situation in Gujarat’s worst-hit Kutch region, where scanty rainfall and rising temperatures have exacerbated competition for scarce water between farms on the one hand and cities and industries on the other, while raising questions over why the Narmada Valley Project’s raison d’etre--to irrigate farms in Kutch, Saurashtra and North Gujarat--remains unfulfilled 71 years on.
more community members were waiting inside the campus. As the turnout was higher than expected, entire temple was full of Modi and BJP supporters,” said Chavda, adding that the initiative was taken to motivate Indian voters to vote in favour of Modi and BJP. The Overseas Friends of BJP (OFBJP) Australia too organized a car rally ‘Drive 4 development’ at Melbourne’s Tarneit station car park on Saturday. Wearing t-shirts with Modi and BJP symbol, the riders shouted slogans ‘Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar’, ‘Kaho Dilse Modi Phir Se’ during the car rally that was promoted as ‘NRI4NaMo’ event.
and the rest on April 29. Both the countries frequently arrest fishermen as there is no clear demarcation of the maritime border in the Arabian Sea and these fishermen do not have boats equipped with the technology to know their precise location. Owing to the lengthy and slow bureaucratic and legal procedures, the fishermen usually remain in jail for several months and sometimes years. Tensions between both the countries escalated since Pulwama attack in the Valley in February this year and India’s retaliatory air strike on a terrorist training camp in Balakot.
BJP leader tells villagers that Narendra Modi has installed cameras in voting booths
Ramesh Katara said it will be clear who votes for the BJP’s candidate and who doesn’t.
Dahod : Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ramesh Katara on Tuesday reportedly told villagers at a rally in Dahod constituency that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has installed cameras in polling booths and will know who votes for the Congress
Aged couple’s murder: Modi is the biggest liar as PM : Sidhu Acid supplier arrested Vadodara: A Bharuch man, who helped a 22-yearold man and his minor-aged girlfriend kill the latter’s foster parents in Manjalpur in 2014, was held from his home on Sunday. The accused Aryan alias Bhailu alias Shehzad Khokkhar used to supply acid to his friend Sapan Purani and his 16-year-old girlfriend for decomposing bodies of the girl’s parents Srihari Vinod (63) and Sneha (60). Khokkhar was held by Bharuch police and was handed over to Manjalpur police station on Monday. A local court remanded Khokkhar to police custody till April 17 for investigation. During interrogation, Khokkhar told police that he used to procure acid from a
roadside vendor. Cops said that his statement does not seem convincing so they will take him to the place from where he is claiming to have bought acid. Khokkhar also made revelations that the girl had given her mother’s ring and earrings to him suspecting that he may blackmail them later on. The ornaments are yet to be recovered from him. On Monday evening, Khokkhar was taken to the house in Tirupati Society at
Manjalpur where the couple was smothered and stabbed to death. “We want to reconstruct the crime scene and how he used to supply acid so we took him to the house,” said a police official. Purani and the girl, who was the adopted daughter of the couple, had killed them on August 3, 2014. But the murder had come to light only in October when the couple’s relative lodged a missing persons complaint with the police. Cops found the couple’s decomposed bodies in their house. Purani and the girl used pour acid on the bodies to decomposing it. The girl was sent to Women’s Remand Home while Purani was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2016.
Ahmedabad : In a pointed attack on Narendra Modi in his home state, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu Tuesday said the land of Gujarat, which is the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, has also produced a prime minister who is the “biggest liar”. Addressing a rally in Dang district while canvassing for Congress’ Valsad Lok Sabha nominee Jitu Chaudhary, Sidhu said the prime minister works only for the wealthy people. “I am surprised because the very land (of Gujarat) which gave us Mahatma Gandhi has also produced a prime minister who is the biggest liar,” the Congress leader said. He also termed Modi as “Jhootha No.1’ and ‘Feku No.1”. Sidhu, who is a minister in the Congress government of Punjab, said Modi represents only
affluent people and not the poor. “Modiji, you are the PM of only one per cent wealthy people. You are not the PM of poor citizens. You are asking these locals to vacate their land and go
elsewhere. Almost 80 per cent of locals of this region are working as labourers in other states,” the Congress leader told the audience, most of them tribals. Sidhu said that Congress president
Rahul Gandhi would immediately grant a loan waiver for Gujarat farmers after coming to power. The former BJP leader also accused Modi of not keeping his promise of generating two crore jobs every year. “You promised two crore jobs every year (in the runup to 2014 elections). But, only 8 lakh people got jobs in your tenure. Though China’s GDP is 6 per cent, they gave jobs to 70 lakh people in five years. While India’s GDP is 8 per cent, we could create only 8 lakh jobs,” said Sidhu. He also claimed that even state-run HAL, BSNL and MTNL are retrenching their employees. “There is a backlog of 25 lakh posts in the government sector. I want to tell you that Rahul Gandhi will fill up these 25 lakh vacant posts,” he added.
in the Lok Sabha elections. “You’ll see the photo of Jaswant Sinh Bhabhor [BJP candidate from Dahod] and lotus symbol on the electronic voting machine,” a video showed Katara telling the audience at the rally. “Look for that and press the button. There should not be any room for error as Modi has installed cameras this time.” The BJP leader said those who do not vote will not get jobs. “It can be seen who votes for the Congress, for the BJP,” Katara claimed. “Aadhaar card and all cards have your photo now, if there are fewer votes from your booth then he will come to know who did not cast vote and then you will not get jobs.” This is not the first instance of BJP leaders threatening voters during the 2019 election campaign. On Monday, Union minister Maneka Gandhi told villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit, where her son Varun Gandhi is the BJP candidate, that she will grade villages according to the number of votes the BJP receives and will prioritise development work accordingly.
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