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News Brief US dollar ends higher against rupee Agency | Mumbai
The US dollar ended higher against the rupee at 65.31/32 per dollar and the pound sterling also finished higher at Rs 102.09/11 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today.Following are the Interbank Forex and RBI rates: (In Rs Per Unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 65.31/32 US Dollar Rs. 65.2200 Pound Sterling 102.09/11 Euro Rs. 72.3942 Euro 72.45/47 Japanese Yen(100) 52.
9 kg gold seized in Siliguri Agency | Siliguri
Nine kgs of gold were seized from a bus passenger here today, revenue officials said. Acting on a tip off, the officials intercepted a bus coming from Nepal border and caught hold of one Basant Sonar who had seven kgs of gold on his person and carrying two kgs of yellow metal in a bag. The total seized gold was worth Rs 1.5 crore, they said. The man was remanded to police custody for three days.
‘Manjhi-the Mountain Man’ taxfree in Bihar
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Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that the Bihar government had already made the movie “Manjhi - The Mountain Man” tax free in the state. “The Bihar government has already announced to waive off tax on the film ‘Manjhi-the Mountain Man’,” Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of “Janata Ke Darbar me Mukhya Mantri” programme. The film is based on the life of Dashrath Manjhi, a poor labourer hailing from Gehlaur village in Gaya district widely known as the “Mountain Man”.
“Bomb Blast in Bangkok”
Bangkok: 27 dead, several injured in blast outside Hindu shrine
Blast in Thailand kills 27 people, 117 injured At least 15 people were killed after a bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday just outside a Hindu shrine in Bangkok
Crashed Indonesian plane was carrying 6.5 billion rupiah Agency | Jayapura
The Indonesian passenger plane that crashed with 54 people on board in Indonesia’s mountainous Papua region was transporting about 6.5 billion rupiah ($470,000) in cash to distribute to poor families in the eastern province. “Four of our personnel were escorting the funds,” said Haryono, the head of Jayapura
post office. “The money was in four bags”, he added. Rescue teams have spotted the wreckage of the plane in the Papua region. There has been no information of any survivors from the crash, which happened in bad weather on Sunday. Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said there was no indication that the pilot had made a distress call.
Officials said the wreckage was spotted about 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Oksibil, and Henry Bambang Soelistyo,
preparing for the entrance examination, but that did not deter him from studying hard. “I used to get severe headaches during my preparation days and managed to study for a maximum of four to five hours at a stretch. But, I believe that if we study with a lot of concentration and focus even for such a short time period regularly, we can surely score well,” said Garg, whose father, Vijender Kumar, runs a shop of suitcases in Jind. Garg, a student of New Holy Public School in New Delhi’s Uttam Nagar East, says his parents braved a lot of hardship to educate him. “But they never made
me feel the heat. I have been a pampered child. My parents have never denied me of anything I had asked for, even if there was a shortage of money.” “I had obtained a 10 CGPA in Class 10. My merit helped me do my schooling by paying a considerably low tuition fee. I was also offered a scholarship for my medical coaching by a private coaching institute,” said Garg, who scored a 90% in his Class 12 exams.
AIPMT topper Vipul thanks parents, says wants to help people Agency | New Delhi
Haryana’s Vipul Garg, who topped the All India Pre-Medical Test entrance examination 2015, said on Monday he has fulfilled his parents dream and will now strive to become a cardiologist or neurologist. “Without a doubt, it is a big achievement for me,” Garg said. Garg has managed to ace the examination by securing 695 out of 700 marks in the AIPMT retest, the results of which were declared earlier in the day. Seventeen-year-old Garg, who has been undergoing treatment for a problem in his sinuses, said his medication made him drowsy while he was
the chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency, said search and rescue teams were preparing to try to reach the crash site by air and foot. The ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 49 passengers and five crew members on a scheduled 42-minute journey, Barata said. Five children, including two infants, were among the passengers.
Two powerful bomb blasts outside a hugely popular Lord Brahma temple in a crowded business district here today killed at least 27 people, including four foreigners. The twin blasts, which the government believed was aimed at damaging economy and tourism, occurred in a space of minutes around 7 pm (5:30 IST) outside Erawan Shrine dedicated to Lord Brahma in the downtown Chidlom district, creating panic as people fled the place that was spilled with blood. The temple is located on a main road through Bangkok’s commercial hub and is surrounded by three major shopping malls. However, there were no reports of any Indian casualties in the explosions that caused a huge amount of chaos,
with body parts scattered everywhere. It is among Bangkok’s most popular tourist attractions.Police said first an improvised explosive device fastened to a utility pole in front of the temple at the Ratchaprasong intersection detonated which was immediately followed by a motorbike bomb blast, causing two nearby taxis to explode. However, some sources said a bomb was hidden under a roadside bench in front of the Phra Prom (Brahma temple). No group has claimed responsibility for the blast. The Rajprasong intersection has been the centre of political demonstrations in recent years. Thai TV said at least 27 people were killed during the evening rush hour. The nationality of four foreigners killed in the blast is not known yet. The iron fence surrounding the shrine was bent outward by the force of the blast. Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwong
said: “It was a TNT bomb… the people who did it targeted foreigners and to damage tourism and the economy.”Police said the bomb was made of 5 kg of TNT explosive. The explosion had a radius of 40 metres. The Bangkok Post quoted police as saying that at least one more bomb was defused by officers in the same area. “We are in close touch with the authorities concerned. So far there have been no reports of any Indians being injured,” Indian Ambassador to Thailand Harsh Vardhan Shringla. Police, emergency vans and bomb detonation squads rushed to the area where several motorcycles lay mangled. Bomb attacks in Bangkok are extremely rare. In 2012, a series of explosions hit Bangkok, injuring five people. Thai authorities said that the bombings were a botched attempt by Iranian nationals to assassinate Israeli diplomats.
and the Delhi High Court without issuing notices on the appeals of Vikas and Sukhdev, however, agreed to consider the limited aspect relating to enhancement of quantum of sentence of the three convicts by the Delhi High Court. The apex court bench, comprising Justices JS Khehar and Adarsh Kumar Goel, heard senior lawyers including UR Lalit for almost two hours before saying that the High Court order “does not call for” any intervention. It, however, issued notice to the Delhi government on the scope of punishment and sought the reply within six weeks. At the outset, the moment Lalit opened his arguments
saying the three convicts have been awarded life term for one injury on the head of the victim, the bench observed, “in honour killings” such things happen. The bench then referred to the fact that almost of all prosecution witnesses had “resiled” from their statements in the trial court and said, “this shows how much
power you wielded”. It trashed the submission that key prosecution witness Ajay Katara, who had last seen the victim alive in the company of the three accused in a Tata Safari car on the intervening night of February 16-17, 2002 at Hapur Chungi in Ghaziabad, was a “planted and fabricated” witness.
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Nitish Katara murder case: SC upholds conviction of Vikas, Vishal and Sukhdev Agency | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction of Vikas Yadav, Vishal Yadav and Sukhdev Pehalwan in connection with the 2002 Nitish Katara murder case. The apex court said that “only criminals are crying for justice” in this country. The Supreme court, which upheld the findings of the trial court
2 / Dt. 18-08-2015, Tuesday Editors’ Picks Tuesday, AUGUST 18, 2015 Public sector banks with Private sector CEOs: Will it work?
After announcing plans to induct private sector professionals as the heads of two major public sector banks (PSBs) — Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank — the finance ministry is now working on a policy to appoint mid-level officers from private banks. Accordingly, the ministry is now set to work with PSBs on a policy to recruit officers at the mid-level taking into account requirements of the lenders and expected vacancies. Of this, about 19,000 officers would retire this year and another 18,000 next year. Hasmukh Adhia, secretary, department of financial services says that it’s the mid-level appointments where banks encounter a shortage of talent. “We are working on a policy to allow lateral hiring at mid level in public sector banks. We have to work it out. It is not easy for us to allow people to join at the middle level.” Adhia said that the ministry will have to work on an appointment criteria to ensure that it is fair and transparent. “The problem is how do we recruit? Because unlike the private sector where the MD can interview and appoint, we have to have a transparent procedure with written tests. So those are the challenges and we will work it out with banks,” he pointed out. While for the post of MD and CEO, the finance ministry had offered a “flexible” pay package, for mid-level appointments, the government is unlikely to be able to match lucrative salaries and perks offered by private banks but could instead offer higher performance bonuses. Bank unions are cleary upset with the move. The All India Bank Employees Union (AIBEA) has opposed this, pointing out that it would not only affect the morale of existing staff but also that the aim of PSBs is different from private banks. “Why should private sector individuals be hired? It will frustrate and demoralise existing workers. Private sector banks only look to make profits while public sector banks work for social banking,” said CH Venkatachalam, general secretary AIBEA. AIBEA, which has also opposed appointment of private sector bankers to head Canara Bank and Bank of Baroda, will also take up the issue at the planned all-India strike on September 2 by all central trade unions and their affiliates. Last Friday, while unveiling the seven point reform agenda for PSBs under the Indradhanush package, the government had announced appointing private sector professionals to run two of its largest banks — Bank of Baroda and Canara Bank. While managing director and CEO of VBHC Value Homes Pvt Ltd P S Jayakumar, a former Citi banker was appointed to head Bank of Baroda, MD and CEO of private sector lender Laxmi Vilas Bank Rakesh Sharma was hired to head Canara Bank. Adhia, however, added that no further private sector appointments would be made for managing directors (MDs) and chief executive officers CEOs in the remaining 16 public sector banks (PSBs).
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This is the best phase of my life: Anil Kapoor
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QUOTE “We have left three seats for the NCP and instead of us they OF THE would have to decide whether they want to be in the grand secular alliance or not,” - Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said seats had already been distributed among allies and there was no need to revise it. DAY Housefull 3: Watch Akshay Kumar’s Amitabh and Jaya to play cameo oops moment on the film sets in Balki’s ‘Ki and Ka
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ing for Housefull 3 and also shared a 15-seconds video from the film sets. With his co-stars Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek Bachchan standing near him, Akshay is seen trying to jump over a few wooden bars, but is unsuccessful in doing so. This is the third film in Housefull franchise, and Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh are the only two actors who have remained consistent in their appearance in this franchise. Even Riteish took to Twitter to share his excitement
on the beginning of the Housefull 3 shooting. Apart from these two actors, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Lisa Haydon and Nargis Fakhri will be seen in Housefull 3. Celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker also shared the Housefull 3 test look on Twitter. While Abhishek looks cool in his aviators, Akshay will be seen sporting a salt-and-pepper stubble in the film. Directed by Sajid-Farhad, the film is slated to release some time next year.
ent set of lines to ‘DubSunny Leone is the latest smash’ onto. The ‘Ek Pacelebrity to join the Dub- heli Leela’ actress took smash bandwagon, but to Twitter to post two she has chosen a differ- back-to-back Dubsmash
videos. In the first, she can be seen with her husband Daniel Weber and consultant Yusuf Ibrahim lip-syncing to music by our favourite cartoon characters. The Dubsmash fever has taken over all of Bollywood and actors from Sonakshi Sinha to Salman Khan have been posting videos on social media. Sunny Leone, who currently is holidaying in Fiji with her husband Daniel, will be next seen in the movie ‘Mastizaade’.
Riding high on the success of his latest release Brothers, actor Akshay Kumar has already begun shooting for his next film Housefull 3. Known as Khiladi Kumar, the actor has done many death-defying stunts in his films, but there are times when the action star makes mistakes too. Without having any qualms about it, Akshay shared a blooper while shooting for his next film. Akshay took to Twitter to share the news that he has begun shoot-
Sunny Leone debuts Dubsmash in style
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Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ first look revealed, Eros to co-produce Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai After completing nearly four decades in Bollywood, actor Anil Kapoor says he is going through the best phase of his life and attributed his success to his loving and supportive family. Kapoor, 58, who attended the fourth edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
(IFFM) here as chief guest, said, “I think I am going through the best phase of my life. I have been fortunate that I made the right choices. My hardwork, destiny, right choices and of course the support of my family. “This profession is very tough and you need the right kind of support that can keep you sane and normal.
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Eros International, a leading Indian film production house, has announced its association with Pawan Kalyan Creative Works and Northstar Entertainment for the upcoming Telugu film “Sardaar Gabbar Singh”. The first look of Pawan Kalyan’s Sardaar Gabbar Singh has also been released by the producers. “We are very excited to partner with one of the biggest stars of Telugu cinema, Pawan Kalyan along with Sharath Marar. ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ promises to be bigger and better with more action and entertainment, an absolute treat for Pawan Kalyan
Agency | Mumbai The romantic-comedy directed by R Balki to have Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor in the lead roles. Bollywood star couple Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan have a cameo in Shamitabh director R Balki’s upcoming romantic comedy-drama film Ki and Ka, where they play themselves. The evergreen couple has shot for the movie, which stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in lead roles.
“I work... I work with the wife... I work for R Balki...for his new film that he makes with Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor... called ‘Ki and Ka’.. and if you know anything about Balki, you will realise that his titles are most fascinating...” “This is a guest appearance, where we play ourselves, in our own home... not the one you see in the pictures .. that’s a room in the Hotel Sofitel in the BKC!” Big
B wrote in his blog. Amitabh, 72, also shared some pictures from the shoot, which included one photo of the couple with Arjun. While this is the first time Jaya, 67, and Balki have teamed up for any film, Amitabh has worked with the director before in Cheeni Kum, Paa, Shamitabh. Big B also had a guest appearance in Balki’s wife Gauri Shindey’s directorial debut English Vinglish. Balki produced the Sridevi-starrer.
Kate Hudson Caught On Camera With New Lover
camera walking hand in hand as they made their way out of the bar. The duo left the venue with their finger’s intertwined and smiles of their faces. They then headed and entered into the same car. Since her separation from fiance Matthew Bellamy late last year, Hudson has been romantically linked to quite a few men. She was last rumoured to be Agency | Los Angeles with mystery man outside dating professional dancThe 36-year-old looked The Nice Guy bar on Fri- er Derek Hough and “Avhappy as she was photo- day night. The supposed atar” actor Joel David graphed holding hands lovers were caught on Moore.
Akshay Kumar, Sidharth’s Brothers earns Rs 52 cr in 3 days Agency | New Delhi
fans,” Sunil Lulla, managing director, Eros International said in a statement. “The Telugu film industry is going through a remarkable phase with some of the biggest recent hits in Indian cinema like ‘Baahubali’ and ‘Srimanthudu’ to its credit. We are very happy to be a part of this exciting phase. We
hope to continue setting new trends with ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ along with our partners,” he said. ‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ is a sequel to the actor’s superhit film ‘Gabbar Singh’ that released in 2012. Being directed by Bobby, the film also stars Kajal Aggarwal and Sharad Kelkar in important roles.
With an impressive Rs 52.08 crore in its kitty, Akshay Kumar-Sidharth Malhotra-starrer Brothers has become the second highest opener of 2015 after Bajrangi Bhaijaan. While the Salman Khan superhit made Rs 27.25 crore on the first Friday after its release, the Akshay Kumar, Sidharth Malhotra film earned 15.21 crore. Happily then, the earnings saw a 40% rise on Saturday (Rs 21.43 crore) but dipped significantly on Sunday. However, it is
still being touted as Akshay’s biggest opening till date. With a total of Rs 52.08 crore over the weekend, the film’s collections are good. Karan Malhotra’s Brothers, that shows Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra as
warring siblings, is the second double digit opening film for Sidharth. His last year’s film Ek Villain had a massive opening of Rs.16.72 crore. Earlier, talking about the movie, Akshay Kumar had earlier said.
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Agency | New Delhi The apex consumer court on Monday issued notice to Nestle India Limited on a Rs 640-crore suit against it by the Centre for alleged unfair trade practices and other charges pertaining to Maggi noodles and directed the Government to test the samples afresh at accredited labs. A bench of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission headed by Justice V K Jain admitted the Centre’s plea which also accused the company of false labelling and giving misleading advertisements. Taking note of Bombay High Court’s August 13 judgement quashing the orders of the Indian food regulators banning the nine variants of instant noodles in the country, the bench directed the Centre to test samples afresh by “accredited labs”. “High Court has quashed your (Centre’s) order on the ground that laboratory were not accredited and recognised…. Second, you did not follow correct procedure,” the bench said, adding that “you (Centre) have to satisfy whether you had followed the right procedure” in procuring the reports.
I complied with Facebook’s requests, says Aran Khanna who lost internship
Moeen Ali. Nathan Lyon. Rangana Herath. Over the past year, Indian batsmen - long known to be masters of playing spin bowlers, be it home or abroad - have struggled against them. The most recent capitulation came at the hands of Sri Lanka in the shock 63-run defeat in Galle, masterminded by Herath and ably assisted by the raw but talented Tharindhu Kaushal. Rahul Dravid, one of the best players of spin India has produced, sees there are genuine causes of concern. The India A coach spoke about the importance of footwork, need for hours of practice and the impact of shorter formats on batsmen doing well in Test cricket. “This is a generation of cricketers which has grown
Chelsea’s 3-0 loss to Manchester City a ‘fake’ result: Mourinho up watching and playing T20, probably the first such generation,” Dravid told the Indian Express in an interview. “They are very talented and very skillful players, but they need to negotiate difficult conditions, whether it is spin or pace, seam or swing. It’s an art which needs to be practiced, learnt and valued. I think the values of singles had diminished because most these players play T20.”
Dravid also spoke about the lack of rotation of strike when facing spinners, considering that focus in the shorter formats these days is more often on stopping boundaries, meaning that rotating strike has become easier there. When it comes to Test cricket, the batsmen tend to struggle hence, often holding down one end and building up pressure or getting aggressive too early in the innings.
Injured Dhawan ruled out of remaining two Tests vs Sri Lanka
Agency | New Delhi A day after Facebook claimed that Indian-origin Aran Khanna did not remove the code from a malicious app despite requests, Khanna said that he had complied with all requests of the social media giant. “I complied with Facebook’s requests, as they pertained to both my interactions with the media and the handling of the code, every step of the way,” Khanna in an email response, adding: “My intentions were never malicious; I simply sought to draw attention to a privacy issue that I knew many people were unaware of.” “Despite being asked repeatedly to remove the code, the creator of this tool left it up. This is wrong and it’s inconsistent with how we think about serving our community,” Facebook had said in a statement.
Windows 10 updates can disable your pirated games
Agency | Mumbai Torrentors beware, WIndows 10 can apparently disable your pirated games and software. According to Microsoft’s new End User License Agreement (EULA) Windows has the caoability to render any pirated software on your system useless Section 7b of the EULA states, Microsoft Services may “automatically check your version of the software and download software updates or configuration changes, including those that prevent you from accessing the Services, playing counterfeit games, or using unauthorized hardware peripheral devices. You may also be required to update the software to continue using the Services.” That basically means that with every update, which you can’t turn off by the way, Microsoft can disable your pirated software. As for “unauthorized hardware peripheral devices” the company is probably referring to its new Xbox One and 360 controllers, which are compatible with PCs. Whether it only checks that you aren’t using a counterfeit Xbox controller, or it disables other uncertified PC specific controllers is still unclear.
Agency | London Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho termed his team’s 3-0 Premier League defeat at the hand of last season’s runner-ups Manchester City as a “fake” result, even as Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini attributed Sunday’s victory to his players being “hungry and angry” after being eclipsed by Chelsea last season. “What happened last season was maybe a good experience. Now they have
that desire to win every game and the only way to do it is to play consistently for 90 minutes,” the Chilean told reporters after his side stormed to the top of the table. Sergio Aguero looked lean and mean as he found space that did not seem to exist to fire City ahead before halftime and after Chelsea’s attempts at a fightback had been repelled, captain Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho scored late on to em-
phasise City’s superiority. Fernandinho even managed to provoke Chelsea striker Diego Costa to near boiling point with a flying elbow just before halftime, leaving the Spaniard bloodied. City collected four yellow cards in all, two more than Chelsea, as they put down a clear statement of intent. They are now the bookmakers favourites at 11-8 to reclaim the title they won in 2011-12 and 2013-14.
question his place at No. 3 in the batting line-up, especially given his earlier struggles to establish himself in the Test side. It is not a conversation Rohit wishes to have. “I am a very positive person,” Rohit said in his pre-departure media briefing. “And I am hoping that you will ask me some positive questions. I don’t want to look at the past
because the future is very promising.” This was his response when asked why he had failed to carry his recent limited-overs form into Tests. He seemed uneasy talking about what could have been. “I have hardly played 10-11 Tests and they have not been in a stretch. And in those matches too, my spot in the batting line-up hasn’t been fixed,” Rohit said. In 21 Test innings so far, Rohit has batted four times at no.3, once at no.4 (Galle), seven times at no.5, and nine times at no.6. But that doesn’t explain the pre-meditated leave to Dale Steyn in Durban (December 2013). Or his attack on Moeen Ali ten minutes before tea at Southampton last July that led to an easy catch.
Rohit Sharma must continue to bat at No.3 for India
Agency | Colombo India suffered a huge blow after their in-form opener Shikhar Dhawan was on Monday ruled out of the remainder of the cricket Test series against Sri Lanka due to a hairline fracture in his hand. India, who lost the first Test by 63 runs against the islanders, will be playing the second Test at P Sara Oval from Thursday. “The BCCI medical team has confirmed that opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the remaining part of India’s tour of Sri Lanka - 2015. Dhawan had injured his
right hand during the first Test at Galle. He underwent further tests that confirmed a hairline fracture in his hand. He would require four to six weeks to recover from the injury,” a BCCI media release said. Dhawan, who scored a century in the first innings, batted with a swollen knuckle after he dropped a catch standing at the first slip. The batsman was Kaushal Silva and bowler was Varun Aaron. In fact, the injury was the reason that Dhawan could not play his natural game on the fourth morning as he was stuck on his overnight score for
36 balls, not being able to pack a punch in his drives. India have some serious injury issues to deal with at the moment as other opener Murali Vijay is also recuperating from a hamstring injury. While the team management have stated that Vijay is getting better under observation of physio Patrick Farhart, a final call on his fitness will be taken only a day before the second Test starts. The only specialist opener that India has at the moment is KL Rahul while Cheteshwar Pujara also has had the experience of opening for India in a few Test matches.
Before India began day four of the first Test in Galle, Ishant Sharma was spotted taking batting tips from Rohit Sharma in the nets. Since Ishant ended up outscoring Rohit by seven runs as the Indian batting collapsed, the scene acquired a certain irony in hindsight. Rohit’s failures in the first Test have led many to
of the respective world rankings. India had players like Prakash Padukone and Pullela Gopichand, current national chief coach, in the past but they were exceptions at best. Padukone won India’s first World Championships medal, a bronze, way back in 1983 after winning the prestigious All England Championships in 1980, whereas Gopichand won the All England title in 2001. Padukone even rose
to the pinnacle of the sport when he was ranked No. 1 in the world badminton rankings in 1980. But the real rise of Indian badminton in recent years can be credited to the emergence of Saina seven years ago, when as an 18-year-old she started making waves by giving tough competitions to the Chinese shuttlers who literally ruled the sport with an iron grip. Saina brought back memories of Padukone
and Gopichand when she started winning Grand Prixs and Super Series tournaments, of which she won now 16. She came into prominence in 2008 when she reached the quarter-finals at the Beijing Olympics, a first by an Indian in the sport. Earlier that year Sania also became the first to win the BWF World Junior title. Saina then became the at the Indonesian Open World Badminton Chamfirst to win a Super Series in 2009 and also reached pionships in her maiden title when she triumphed the quarter-finals of the attempt that year.
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Super Saina leads India’s rise in badminton Agency | New Delhi
For a country which produces world-class athletes miserly, something revolutionary is happening in the world of badminton with world No.2 Saina Nehwal leading the Indian charge. There is a steep jump in the number of Indians competing at the highest level of the sport in the last few years, with currently three men and two women in the top 15
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IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who took on Gujarat govt asked to explain ‘video’ with woman Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat government has issued a show cause notice to suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt after its Home Department received a complaint against him based on an alleged “sex video”. The notice, seeking an explanation within 10 days from Bhatt for allegedly having a “relationship with a woman other than his wife”, was delivered on August 14 after the complaint was received along with a pen drive containing the 11-minute clip. When contacted, Bhatt said he
had replied to the notice on the day he received it, saying that the person in the clip was not him but “someone who bears a general resemblance”. The show cause notice was signed by A V Vala, undersecretary, Home Department, and stated that the forensic science laboratory in Gandhinagar had confirmed that the clipping was authentic and had not undergone any “morphing”. The subject line of the forensic report, attached along with the notice, was “Allegation against an IPS officer for having illicit
relationship with a woman”. The report, however, did not specify that the person shown in the clip was Bhatt. “The forensic result supports the complaint that Bhatt has (a) relationship with a woman other than his legally married” wife, the notice
spokesperson and health minister Nitin Patel on Monday met 11 leaders of Sardar Patel Group (SPG), one of the agitating groups representing the Patidar (Patel) community, along with other community leaders. What had begun as a stray rally in Mehsana district in July 2015 with youths from the Patel community led by Hardik Pa-
tel, convenor of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) demanding OBC status for the community citing lack of jobs is turning out to be a state-wide agitation with rallies being held in other parts of the state such as Surat, Vadodara, Saurashtra region and North Gujarat. Commenting on the talks, Nitin Patel stated that the government has taken note of the communities’ demands and will study it further. “The government is with all communities and we will do the best that we can. We have taken note of their demands and we will study it well. We have held talks with three communities today. It is not appropriate to expect results from the very first such meeting. We will continue to hold talks with all communities and decide keeping in mind welfare of them all,” Patel said.
BJP MLA backs Patel stir, Faldu speaks for upper caste poor too Correspondent | Rajkot
stated, adding that “this behaviour of Bhatt is unbecoming of an IPS officer…and breach of All India Service Rules”. When contacted, Gujarat DGP P C Thakur said that he was not aware of the notice as he had been “away and returned only today”.
President of BJP’s Gujarat unit Ranchhod Faldu on Sunday said the state government should look into the demand for quota not only by the Patidars, but also by the poor families from other upper caste communities, even as a party MLA extended support to the ongoing agitation by the Patel youth for OBC status and reservation benefits. “Taking into account the sensitivity of the issue, we told the government it is high time that it gave a
Gujarat govt holds talks with Patidars, Gujarat farmers to be roped in to tap solar energy others over OBC status demand
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For the first time, the Gujarat government held talks on Monday in Gandhinagar with Patidar and Brahma Samaj community leaders and others on a stir demanding Other Backward Classes (OBC) status. A sub-committee set up by Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel and led by government
Surat reverberated with Patidars’ Maha Rally
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serious thought to the difficulties faced not only by children of the Patidars, but also by children of economically backward families of other upper castes. And, I am happy that Chief Minister Anandiben Patel has taken this subject seriously and has set up a high-level committee,” Faldu told reporters on Sunday. He
was in Rajkot for a meeting with the party workers from Saurasthra region. This is for the first time that the ruling party chief has spoken publicly on the demand for reservation by the influential Patel community. Faldu himself hails from the community.Meanwhile, speaking at a ceremony to felicitate meritorious
students in Dhari town of Amreli district, local BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya said he supported the agitation by the Patidars. “The government is concerned over the issue. The Chief Minister, members of Cabinet, MLAs are discussing to ensure justice to the Patel community, and I am sure the issue will be resolved amicably. But, having been born in a Patel family and having been elected MLA by votes of Patels, it is my moral duty to stand by them. Therefore, if Patel community wishes that I should resign as an MLA and support them openly, I am ready to do so,” Kotadiya told a news channel after the event.
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more overt manner,” said Habib Shaikh, secretary of the association. The group also held a meeting at Danilimda here Sunday morning to discuss education and the social issues facing the minority population. It was attended by representatives from various districts. Speaking against making yoga compulsory in schools, Shaikh said, “The decision should be left to students wheth-
er they want to practice it (yoga) or not.” President of the association Badruddin Shaikh, also leader of the Opposition in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, announced the group would be “equally active” in all other districts to provide a platform to the minority community to raise local issues with the administration. Congress MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh was among the key speakers.
tres of Excellence in nine states across India, the Israeli embassy said in release. “We inaugurate this centre at times when the relations between our two countries are growing and expanding rapidly. These relations are also translated to actual things,” said Carmon on the occasion. “....At the core of these centres, of this project, is something very simple. The seed of all of what we see here today is partnership and friendship. This is where it all begins.” “When Prime Minister Modi visited Israel in 2006 as the chief minister of Gujarat he witnessed ...
how far advanced methods and smart usage of resources can take you. He saw that it is possible to grow more with less,” the Israeli ambassador added. Set up in Vadrad village, 115 km from Ahmedabad, the vegetable Centre of Excellence is one of the three expected centres in the state. It incorporates many different methods of protected cultivation. It will provide Gujarati farmers a wide spectrum of new technologies and possibilities to learn and later adopt and use in their own fields to raise their produce and resource efficiency.
Muslim group plans to study ‘saffronisation’ of education Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Gujarat is going to become the first state in the country to launch ‘Agro-Solar policy’ under which farmers will be roped in to tap energy from sun which will also help them earn additional income from power generation companies, according to officials. According to officials in Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI), farmers and power generation companies will be in a win-win situation with generation of solar energy in agricultural fields. GERMI Director Prof T Harinarayana that the state-run companies will set up Solar Photo Voltaic
(SPV) plants in different farms fields and experiments were conducted in different agricultural universities in the state. “Generation Companies like GIPCL (Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited), GSECL ( Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited) and GPCL ( Gujarat Power Corporation Limited) have set up SPV plants in farm fields on the experimental basis,” Harinarayana said. A senior official of GERMI said farmers are likely to get 30 to 40 per cent share from the profit of power generation companies and the solar photo voltaic plant will be set up on poles so that farmers can also grow their crops.
A city-based minority organisation, Ahmedabad Muslim Graduate Association, on Sunday said it would form a committee to assess “saffronisation” of education in Gujarat and submit its report to the state government. “We would definitely raise the issue of increasing instances of saffronisation of the education system, recently seen in a
Agriculture Centre of Excellence inaugurated in Gujarat
Thasra tense after clashes on I-Day Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Photo by : Bhautik Patel Rally. The Rally started Correspondent | Surat from Kamrej and KapoSurat one of the richest dra areas, Raja-kunj socicities of India since the ety and Dharuka College. middle ages at which the Thousands of Patidars East India Company had have joined the rally even established its first facto- beyond the estimate of ry, now known as the Dia- their leaders. The rally mond City of India rever- was lead by Hardik Patel berated with long Patidar the person who first of all Rallies. In fact the city envisaged idea of reservais called ‘Patel Fortress’ tion fro Patidars. Hardik from where the Patidars Patel before leading the (Patels) have sounded rally, garlanded Sardar Pabugle of ‘Amanat’ (Res- tel’s statue. Thereafter the ervation) through Maha rally proceeded through
Varaccha, Kapodra, Yogi-Chowk, PunaGam and handed over a memorandum to the local MLA and also to the collector by about 1.30 PM. The rally includes the Patidars of about 70 village around Surat. The reservation movement started from North Gujarat has reached up to the southern part, more so up to Saurashtra. The movement turned from Saurashtra to Surat enhancing its strength.
Clashes broke out between police and locals in Thasra town in Kheda district over the issue of cleanliness on Independence Day. Police had to lob four tear gas shells to quell a mob of locals, who took to streets protesting inaction by the local administration over filth piling up in the town. On August 15, the protestors led by Vepari Mahajan Mandal office bearers blocked the roads, which resulted in a heavy traffic jam. However, the situation spiraled out of control when the protestors had heated arguments with the policemen, who also resorted to lathicharge to disperse the mob. The mob then resorted to stone pelting and several govern-
ment vehicles were also damaged. Sources also said that few cops also sustained injuries. Police have booked nearly 2,000 people including the office bearers of the local trade body for rioting. Sources said that the locals have repeatedly complained of filth in the town but no concrete action has been taken. On Sunday, the town observed complete bandh to protest the police action. A J Chaudhari, police sub-inspector, Thasra, 18 people have been arrested for rioting. Security has been beefed up in the town to avert any escalation of tension. Police are also talking to the local leaders and trying to convince them to take up the issue with proper civic authorities.
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An Agriculture Centre of Excellence was inaugurated in Gujarat’s Sabarkantha district on Sunday under the Indo-Israel Agriculture Cooperation Project for providing new technologies and opportunities to the farmers. Inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel and Israeli ambassador Daniel Carmon, the agriculture centre is the first to be inaugurated in the state and part of the second phase of the Indo-Israel Agriculture Cooperation project that includes setting up close to 30 Cen-
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