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PM Narendra Modi’s birthday events set three Guinness world records
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3750 kg Modi-special birthday cake to break world record; will be cut by tribal girls
The Indian government is aiming at a Guinness Book of World Records on the eve of prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 66th birthday on Saturday
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(H.S.) | Faridabad An 80-year-old woman here was allegedly raped by her son’s friend when she was alone at home, police said today. The woman, a widow, alleged Badal raped her after her son left for work yesterday. The victim managed to inform her neighbhours who hospitalised her, police said. A case has been lodged by the victim’s son. The accused is yet to be arrest, they said.
Man booked for cruelty to animal in Reasi (H.S.) | Jammu
A man was booked for allegedly ferrying pilgrims on his injured horse to cave shrine of Shiv Khori in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said today. Zalim Singh was booked under Cruelty to Animals Act yesterday, a senior police officer said. He was booked following a complaint by a pilgrim when he saw the horse limping and his leg badly injured, he said. The man along with the horse were brought to the police station and he was asked to ensure treatment for the animal, the officer said.
14 kg ganja, worth Rs 4 lakh, seized; two arrested
Three world records were set at two events held to celebrate the 66th birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Navsari in south Gujarat, Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot said on Tyuesda. While one record- most persons (989) lighting earthen lamps within 30 seconds- was set last evening, another two feats were achieved today in the presence of Modi, he said. All the three events were held at the same venue in Navsari. Today’s records are: 1,000 differently-abled persons making a formation on wheelchairs at a single venue creating the largest wheel-
chair logo; and 1,700 deaf persons being distributed 3,400 hearing aid machines at one place. “We have broken three world records here. The records were made in the presence of representatives of the Guinness World Records,” Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, said while ad-
dressing people at Navsari in the presence of Modi. “Yesterday, on the eve of Prime Minister’s birthday, 1,002 children tried to light diyas (earthern lamps) within 30 seconds, out of which 989 persons lighted lamps in 30 seconds and made a world record,” he said. Setting another world record, 1,000
Narendra Modi’s birthday: Amit Shah, Dattatreya take part in cleanliness drive (H.S.) | Hyderabad
As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday celebrations, BJP president Amit Shah, Union Minister Bandaru Dattatraya and several local party leaders took part in a cleanliness drive in the city on Saturday. “Across the country, several organisations and crores of BJP workers are participating in various kinds of ‘sewas’ marking birthday celebrations of Modi ji,” Shah said on the occasion. He thanked these organisations which celebrated Modi’s birth-
day as ‘sewa divas’ (day of service). “On behalf of the party, I extend my best wishes on Modi ji’s birthday and pray to the God for his long life and good health. All of us party workers believe that under Modi ji’s leader-
differently-abled persons (‘divyangs’) made a formation on wheelchairs at a single venue and created the largest wheelchair logo. Earlier, the Guinness World Records had recognised 346 differently- abled persons making wheelchair formation in 2010, he said. “1,000 persons on wheel-chair dressed in saffron and
white clothes, arranged in a formation created a logo ‘Happy Birthday PM’. The Guinness team announced this to be a world record,” he said. Third, 1,700 hearing-impaired persons were distributed 3,400 hearing aid machines, and this has also found a place in the world record, Gehlot said.
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The world’s biggest cake weighing 3750 kilogram has been made to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 66th birthday in Gujarat’s Surat city. This cake will be cut by girls coming from various tribal areas and would be distributed amongst them and others. This cake
will attempt to register its name in the Guinness World Record for being the world’s tallest cake. Mr Atul Vekariya, the chairman of Atul Bakery, where this cake has been prepared, said, This cake weight 3750 kilogram. We have broken the world record today. This is a pure vegetarian cake.
ticket distribution for the 2017 Assembly election. Last night, he announced that his disgruntled uncle will be given back his portfolios and Gayatri Prajapati will be reinducted as Cabinet minister, issues which had triggered
an all-out war between the two. Mulayam on Friday met both Akhilesh and brother Shivpal to work out a truce between them. Asked about his demand on ticket distribution, Akhilesh on Saturday said, “It’s going to be my examination (in elections). I will certainly say that much to the national president whom I like.” “Politics is not a game for me, it is a serious business. I am a player…have played football and cricket also…I don’t score self goal,” he said.
Akhilesh congratulates Shivpal Yadav, appeals supporters to withdraw protest (H.S.) | Lucknow
ship, the country is reaching new heights and we pray to the God that the country continues to get his leadership in future and he serves the nation for several more years,” he said. Earlier in the day the BJP chief tweeted, “I pray that PM Modi ji is blessed with abundant energy to bring country’s poor, backwards and downtrodden to the mainstream of development. I join millions of countrymen in wishing Prime Minister Shri @ narendramodi a very happy birthday.”
Signalling a rapprochement, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said he will extend all support to his uncle Shivpal, with whom he was locked in a bitter turf war that spilled out into the open following Shivpal’s appointment as SP’s state unit president. “I have myself congratulated SP’s UP unit president Shivpal Yadav after meeting him at his residence…. I will extend all my support to Shivpalji,” Akhilesh told reporters, trying to drive home the point that all is well in the party after the public feud between the factions led by the two leaders. Akhilesh’s
distribute aids and assistive devices to differently-abled persons at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir at Navsari in South Gujarat. More than 11,000 people will be provided free-of-cost assistive equipment worth Rs. 10 crore. This camp also
holds the prospect of entering the ‘Guinness Book World Records’ in three categories namely most people fitted with hearing aid in eight hours, largest wheelchair logo image and most oil lamps lit simultaneously at single venue. The aim of the program is to provide opportunities for the growth and development of differently-abled persons so that they can lead productive, safe and dignified lives.
remarks came a day after he said that he felt “very sad” when he was replaced with Shivpal as the state party president by his father and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and demanded that he be given a say in the
PM Narendra Modi to announce water supply, lift irrigation projects in Gujarat on his birthday Correspondent | Dahod
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce projects worth nearly Rs. 3,800 crore at Limkheda in Dahod district of Gujarat on his 66th birthday. The programme has been organised under the Gujarat Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna for the districts lying in the state’s forest belt. The projects include six water supply and four lift irrigation projects. The water supply projects will provide drinking water to about 21 lakh people residing in 960 villages, including 23 settlements in the Dahod, Mahisagar, Narmada
Two ganja peddlers have been arrested and 14 kg of the contraband, worth Rs four lakh, seized near Devanahalli here, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said today. The arrests were made by the NCB’s Bangalore Zonal Unit which yesterday intercepted the car the duo was travelling in on NH 7, near the Devanahalli-Doddaballapur crossing here. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani
and Chhotaudepur districts. The lift irrigation projects based on Kadana-Karjan and Kakrapar Reservoirs will provide irrigation in nearly 1 lakh hectares in Dahod, Narmada, Mahisagar and Surat districts. Prime Minister Modi will also
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PIL in India : Not always in the public interest
The Supreme Court’s rejection of the PIL (public interest litigation) petition that sought stopping security for the separatists cannot be faulted legally or constitutionally. The apex court has rightly said that security and facilities for separatists is a political decision and not for the courts to take. The court was of the opinion that this is not a judicially manageable proceeding and hence, it did not wish to enter this arena. The larger point made was that of the indiscriminate use of PIL petitions. Such petitions need to serve the interests of the public. In many cases, PIL petitions are filed as obstruction tactics or on utter baseless grounds. Such is the extent of frivolity that’s there in some of such petitions that when Amartya Sen got the Nobel Prize for economics, there was a petition challenging the award because economics was not mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel, after whom the prize is named. The petitioner was let off with a stern rebuke. In this day and age, when courts are already overburdened with cases, there should be a way to delineate what constitutes public interest and what doesn’t. In the case of the one regarding the separatists, the court refused the petitioner’s premise that funding separatists was akin to spreading unrest in the Valley. While the apex court itself signalled its feeling that the separatists while undermining the writ of the state were not averse to the benefits extended by it, it indicated that it was difficult to arrive at the truth behind the allegations made in the PIL. Also, it said that when it came to law and jurisprudence, nobody could be described as a ‘separatist’ on the basis of judicially established principles since there was no law that calls anyone a separatist. And from common knowledge it is known that there are opinion differences among the separatists and all of them cannot be tarred with the same brush. Most importantly, it is the duty of the State to provide security to its citizens and if there is a threat to anybody’s life and property, the first and foremost duty of the government is to step in. This applies to all citizens of the country. Hence any denial of security to the separatists would have meant that the law was keeping them beyond the pale of citizenship. This would have had implicit meanings detrimental to the country’s unity and integrity. Besides, separatist leaders are often put under house arrest, which presupposes being under the watch of security persons. The court’s refusal to entertain this PIL will also serve as a precedent for other such efforts where emotion or mischief rather than merit is behind seeking judicial intervention in an issue. The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) questioning the sacrifice of animals on Eid al-Adha or ‘Bakra Eid’ and the validity of a provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. While withdrawing the petition, the petitioner sought liberty to approach the Delhi High Court which the apex court granted. The plea had challenged Section 28 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act that exempts animal sacrifice under religious practices. The petitioners challenged the May 6, 2016, judgment of the Bombay High Court, which while upholding the ban imposed by the state government, allowed the consumption and possession of beef brought from states that allow slaughter of cattle.
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“The Delhi government has not given advertisements for glorifying its image. The government has not disobeyed any guideline of - Delhi Home Minister Satyendra Jain on Saturday claimed the AAP Supreme Court,” government has “not violated” any guideline of the Supreme Court on advertisements while he accused the BJP-led MCDs of spending money meant for dengue and chikungunya awareness on “self-glorification”.
The Shallows movie review: Blake Vidya Balan down with dengue breeding sites were found during an inspection of Lively shoulders her solo effort well
(H.S.) | New Delhi There is something to be said about a film that has practically only two billed actors, and you have to wonder about the second. For, apart from Lively, there are only three things which carry more weight in the film: a seagull that gives her company and earns the nickname ‘Steven Seagull’; Lively’s pert posterior; and her bosom that gets a lingering shot when she is zipping them tight into surf wear. No, even the shark doesn’t get as grand an
entry. That is not to say that the lovely Ms Lively doesn’t shoulder her first solo effort well — even when given the lame backstory of a dead mother and a father who wants her to move on and finish medical college. Driven by grief and anger, Nancy (Lively) has come to a “secret beach” (Australia, passing off for Mexico), where her mother came 25 years ago while pregnant with her, along with a friend. The friend never makes an appearance, dismissed away as “down
with a hangover”. So Nancy comes to the pristine beach with its bluegreen water, clear-blue sky and flock of seagulls all alone, armed with a cellphone, sunscreen and some fruits. There are only two other people there, both men, surfing, but that doesn’t deter her. Nor does the fact that she has no means of going back. Jokingly, she tells the man who has given her a lift to the beach, that she will “Uber” when she wants to return. Whether that’s a product placement or not, there are plenty others, including for the Sony phone, the Casio watch, and the surf wear. A few beautiful shots of the three youngsters surfing the waves or just sitting dangling their feet in the water follow. But before long, the shark appears.
I don’t see why I should be ashamed of my body, says Radhika Apte (H.S.) | Mumbai
Actress Radhika Apte, who has gone bold for Leena Yadav’s Parched, says she had no apprehensions about going bold and is not ashamed of her body. “I had no apprehensions about going bold. I have been brought up watching world cinema and I have travelled a lot so I am very comfortable with my body. I have seen people performing nude on stage in India and abroad,” Radhika said. “I don’t see why I should be ashamed of my body. That’s the one tool I use as a performer. I had no apprehensions doing bold scenes. I was also sure that I was really in good hands,” she added. Radhika’s intimate scene with her co-star Adil Hussain in the film Parched was
leaked online in August. However, the actress says she doesn’t care about it. “I don’t look at it and I don’t care. I do my work and I wait for the film to release. These things don’t bother me at all,” she said. Set in rural India, Parched also stars Tannishtha Chatterjee, Surveen Chawla and Lehar Khan in key roles. It follows the lives of three ordinary women who begin to break free from century-old traditions.
Produced by Ajay Devgn, Parched is set to release on September 23. Radhika Apte also says that she wasn’t disheartened when the leaked nude scenes from her upcoming film Parched went viral. The clips were seen as a marketing gimmick and created a controversy. “It is not disheartening. I am not bogged down about it (nude scenes) coming out. I am not bothered about all these things,” Radhika said.
actor was here to speak about his professional as well as personal life at India Today Mind Rocks Youth Summit. There was a five-minute commotion when during a discussion about how he handles all the female fans frenzy, some of his fans started
jumping on the stage to get selfies with the “Main Tera Hero” star. Young girls and boys were seen getting on the stage, while the guards tried to stop them. However, all their attempts were in vain. In fact, one of the security guards fell on the stage while trying to control the crowd. It was only after several warnings over stopping the session midway and asking Varun to go back did the crowd calmed down. The actor, who is enjoying the success of his latest release “Dishoom”, also urged the crowd to get their act together.
with Begum Jaan. Even Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor’s house turned out to be a breeding zone for mosquitoes. While no breeding sites were found in Balan’s residence, two sites were found in a flat on the fourth floor and in Kapoor’s swimming pool. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s health department has served a notice to Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor after mosquito
the building he resides in. The inspection was carried out by the insecticide department officials amid the news of actor Vidya Balan, a resident of the same building, suffering from dengue. The inspection of flats in the building named Pranita on Juhu Tara Road was conducted by a team of five civic officials at around 2 pm on Friday. “In a flat on the fourth floor, we found a Petri dish for plants and a tarpaulin on the terrace and an unused swimming pool in Kapoor’s flat were found to be mosquito breeding spots. We have served notices to both of them,” said Rajan Naringrekar, the insecticide officer of the civic body.
slapping a reporter, who seems to be approaching him for a byte, while Rishi is pushing a man who approaches him for a selfie. It is not clear, however, if he was from the media or a fan. Asked for his comment on the incident, Sonu, said, “I don’t know what exactly happened, I wasn’t there. But I have met Ranbir, Rishi sir. They are great people. I think everyone will agree they are one of the most
grounded people we have in the industry. “I don’t think that can happen, but when you’re in a crowd and you are moving with the family, this has happened to everyone that sometimes, there is this whole crowd and you react to situations. “I think they are great people and I totally love them. But I can’t comment on the issue, because I wasn’t there,” the 43-year-old actor added.
Patel and Shiney Ahuja in Actor-director and cho- pivotal roles with Paresh reographer Prabhu Dhe- Rawal and Rajpal Yadav va is happy that his up- in supporting roles. Tutcoming film Tutak Tutak ak Tutak Tutiya is Sonu Tutiya is compared with Sood’s home producAkshay Kumar starrer tion and the actor added Bhool Bhulaiyaa. “Good though both the films are to hear that Tutak Tutak from the same genre, the Tutiya is being compared upcoming film is comwith ‘Bhool Bhulaiyya’. pletely different. About It was a super hit film,” this different genre, PraPrabhu Dheva said in an bhu Dheva, 43 said: “This exclusive interview. Di- is a new kind of genre. rected by Priyadarshan, Horror comedy, very rare Bhool Bhulaiyya (2007) in Bollywood. I think this featured Akshay Kumar, genre has worked for us Vidya Balan, Ameesha and the entertainment
value of the film is very good. The audience will have a good laugh. It is a complete family entertainer.” About the role, the Action Jackson director said: “My role is about a guy who wanted to marry a modern girl but eventually he had to marry a simple village girl. The story revolves around the three characters – Sonu, Tammanah and me. There is one more character in the film that you will see in the film.” About the name which has been taken from a popular Punjabi track, Prabhu said: “It is a tremendous dance song. Whenever you listen to it, you automatically start dancing with the beat and the lyric. There is some magic in the song. Because of its infectious nature, we made it a title. We are happy.”
(H.S.) | New Delhi Actress Vidya Balan, who recently came back to Mumbai after shooting for Kahaani 2, is down with dengue. A source close to the actress revealed that she was diagnosed with the disease on Thursday and has been advised bed rest for the next 1015 days by her doctor. The actress had just returned from US schedule of “Kahaani 2”, her forthcoming film along
Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir one of most grounded people: Sonu Sood (H.S.) | Mumbai
Actor Sonu Sood chose not to comment on the controversy about Rishi Kapoor misbehaving with mediaperson during Ganpati Visarjan and said the veteran star and his family are the most grounded people in Bollywood. The Kapoors, also Rishi’s elder brother Randhir and the actor’s son Ranbir, were on their way to immerse the family’s Ganesh idol, installed at R K Studios at Chembur, in the sea near Shivaji Park in Dadar, Central Mumbai. A video purportedly showing Rishi and Randhir slapping and pushing a few media persons during the immersion surfaced last evening. In the video, Randhir is seen
Glad Tutak Tutak Tutiya being compared with Bhool Bhulaiyaa: Prabhu Dheva
Varun Dhawan gets mobbed by fans at Delhi conclave
(H.S.) | New Delhi A horde of female fans, along with some men, jumped on the stage to get selfies with Varun Dhawan when the actor was in the national capital for an event on Saturday. The Student Of The Year
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Agency | New Delhi Terming GST reform as a “game changer”, Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha today said the government is working “overtime” to implement the indirect tax regime from April 1 next year. The Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill, 2016, for introduction of the GST in the country was accorded assent by the President on September 8 and the same has been notified as the Constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016. “GST is the biggest game changer. But it is also a challenge. We are working overtime to make it happen from April 1, 2017,” Mr. Sinha said at the Chief Secretaries’ Conclave organised by industry chamber PHDCCI here.
World Ozone Day: What we can all do for a greener, healthier today
www.sunvillasamachar.com La Liga preview: Barcelona aim to avoid Alaves repeat, Real Madrid chase win record
(H.S.) | Madrid Madrid minnows Leganes get their reward for an unlikely promotion to La Liga when the might of Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar grace the 11,000-capacity Estadio Butarque on Saturday. Leganes have made a fine start to their first season in the Spanish top-flight, winning at Celta Vigo on the opening weekend and holding Champions League finalists Atletico Madrid to a 0-0 draw
at the Butarque. However, Leganes face an even tougher task in stopping a rampant “MSN” of Messi, Suarez and Neymar fresh from scoring six of Barca’s seven goals in a Champions League rout of Celtic in midweek on their first start of the season together. Barca were in no mood for complacency on Tuesday after a shock 2-1 home defeat to another newly promoted side, Alaves, ended their perfect start to the La Liga season last weekend. Le-
ganes defender Pablo Insua says the Alaves result gives the hosts hope. “We have to do everything right and have luck,” Insua told Marca. “We saw how Alaves did it and it is clear it can be done, but the circumstances are not the same.” Barca boss Luis Enrique started Messi and Suarez on the bench for Alaves’s visit to the Camp Nou after their duties in South American World Cup qualifying. Enrique won’t make the same mistake twice, but could rotate in defence and midfield ahead of Wednesday’s blockbuster La Liga clash with Atletico. Messi scored a hat-trick whilst Neymar bagged four assists and goal against Celtic as the “MSN” took their combined early season tally to 13. Neymar hopes to break the incredible 131goal record they set last year.
Happy Birthday Ravichandran Ashwin: Indian cricketing world wishes the spin-maestro (H.S.) | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi September 16 is observed as the UN’s International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer every year across the world, to commemorate the date the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed back in 1987. Thanks to Protocol calling for the phase-out of ozone depleting substances (ODS), in some places the ozone layer is now healing itself, with the reduced use of ODS also helping to protect it against further damage. With this year’s theme “Ozone and climate: Restored by a world united,” we round up some of the advice from organisations such as the European Commission and the United States Environmental Protection Agency on how together we can all help to reduce pollution on a daily basis to continue to heal and preserve the ozone layer.
Memory Of A Heart Attack Gets Stored In Genes: Study
Ravichandran Ashwin turned 30 on September 17. The Tamil Nadu spinner made his first appearance in the international stage in a One-Day international against Sri Lanka in 2010. A year later, he made his Test debut against West Indies in which he became the seventh Indian to take a five-wicket haul on debut. His all-round capabilities were also highlighted when he scored a century in the third test played in Mumbai. Since then, he has gone on to become an integral part of the Indian setup. Over the years, he became the fastest Indian bowler to reach the 50, 100 and 150
wicket marks in the Test format. Ashwin is set to feature for India in the upcoming series against New Zealand. He will be joined by Ravindra Jadeja and Amit Mishra in the spin department. Earlier, New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said that he is aware of the threat that the spinner could pose to his batsmen in the upcoming Test series in India. “…
if you’ve got two lefthanders against Ashwin at the top it’s going to be a big challenge for us,” he said. Ashwin is also an important figure in India’s T20 setup and has 35 wickets to his name in the format. He was named the BCCI’s international cricketer of the year for the 2012-13 season and in 2014, Ashwin received the prestigious Arjuna Award.
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Agency | London The memory of a heart attack gets stored in genes through epigenetic changes -- chemical modifications of DNA that turns our genes on or off, a study has found. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) which are the leading causes of death worldwide are influenced by both heredity and environmental factors. CVD includes all the diseases of the heart and circulation including coronary heart disease, angina, heart attack, congenital heart disease and stroke. The study examined epigenetic changes -that can lead to the development of various diseases -- in people who have had a previous heart attack. “During a heart attack the body signals by activating certain genes. This mechanism protects the tissue during the acute phase of the disease, and restores the body after the heart attack. It is therefore likely that epigenetic changes are also associated a heart attack”, said Asa Johansson, researcher at the Uppsala University in Sweden. The results of the study showed that there are many epigenetic changes in individuals who had experienced a heart attack. Several of these changes are in genes that are linked to cardiovascular disease.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Matt Henry to replace injured Tim Southee for India Test series
(H.S.) | Wellington Fast bowler Matt Henry has been called into the New Zealand cricket team for its three-test series against India as a replacement for the injured Tim Southee. Southee suffered an ankle injury in training and will return to New Zealand for treat-
ment, though he is expected to be available for the one-day series which will follow the test matches. Coach Mike Hesson said “the focus now is for Tim to give his ankle seven to 10 days rest before slowly building his bowling loads back up ahead of the ODI series. We’ve got a replacement who is
ready to go in Matt Henry and he’ll join the team before the start of the first test.” “Tim has been working hard in preparation for this tour, so he’s understandably very disappointed to be ruled out of all three Tests,” said coach Mike Hesson. “The focus now is for Tim to give his ankle 7-10 days rest, before slowly building his bowling loads back up ahead of the ODI series. “We’ve got a replacement who is ready to go in Matt Henry and he’ll join the team before the start of the first Test,” he added. New Zealand is currently playing Mumbai in a warm-up match.
fectively save my life,” Brennan told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. “That’s the only time I’ve ever taken a substance on the banned list and I followed all procedures to get a TUE after that time. “That is the only occasion I’ve ever used adrenaline.” A TUE is granted by WADA for athletes who require additional medication for genuine health problems. “The reason TUEs exist is for legitimate medical reasons, and particularly in my case it was in no way performance-enhanc-
ing,” Brennan said. “I was seriously ill after the administration of adrenaline, as anyone who has had an anaphylactic reaction would understand.” Brennan is one of several dozen world athletes to have been named by Fancy Bears throughout this week. “To suggest this is a form of doping is absolutely outrageous, and I think the fact that it’s being allowed to proceed, and athletes such as myself have to get up here and justify a life-saving medical treatment, is seriously disappointing,” she said.
winning the tiebreaker. But Australia dominated the fourth-set tiebreaker, winning the first five points. The win with new captain Lleyton Hewitt in charge ensured Australia, a firstround loser to the United States in February, will remain in the elite group
of 16 countries for 2017. On Friday, Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic had straight-set singles victories on the grass court at Sydney Olympic Park. Kyrgios opened with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Martin and Tomic beat Jozef Kovalik 7-6 (5) 6-4, 6-4.
Australia Olympic champion Brennan fumes over hacker leaks (H.S.) | Sydney
At long last, Narsingh’s CBI probe wish comes true Finally, Narsingh Yadav’s request to hand over his case to the Central Bureau of Investigation has seen the day of light. The Home Ministry apparently has agreed to hand it over to the CBI. Narsingh had been crying foul ever since he tested positive for a banned substance in June, and again in July. He had repeatedly been saying that it was a conspiracy to stop him from going to the Rio Olympics. Initially, NADA cleared him on this argument, but WADA did not agree, and got it overturned by the CAS. On Friday, WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh said that he had sought the help of the Prime Minister’s Office to get the CBI involved, as the athlete felt the
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Olympic rowing gold medallist Kim Brennan Saturday said it was outrageous to link life-saving medical treatment to doping, after she was one of several Australians identified by computer hackers who have targeted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Brennan said she was disappointed to have to clear her name after her medical information was published by the cyber espionage group ‘Fancy Bears’, which is believed to be Russian. The hackers claim they were exposing athletes receiving questionable drug exemptions from WADA, but Brennan revealed why she had been granted a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) by WADA. “In January 2014, I suffered an anaphylactic reaction and was rushed to hospital, where they administered me with adrenaline to ef-
Davis Cup: Australia beat Slovakia to win World Group playoff
Haryana Police was not doing enough to get the culprits booked. “I want to prove my innocence,” said Narsingh. “I want to see the real culprits caught and punished. Then I can approach CAS to get the fouryear ban overturned. I’m hopeful of getting a favourable result because I’m hundred per cent sure that I’ve done nothing wrong,” he added. “I’ve carried on with training since returning to India, and I’m targeting the upcoming competitions, provided
ban is lifted. The Tokyo Olympics is four years away, but given an opportunity, I’ll definitely go for that. For me, the ultimate aim is to play for the country and win medals.” WFI secretary VN Prasood said the CBI investigation will set a precedence where athletes, who feel they are victims of conspiracy, can ask for deep inquiry. “This is the first time CBI is probing a doping case. For Narsingh, this will give him a chance to prove his innocence.”
Australia dominated the fourth-set tiebreaker, winning the first five points after Slovakia saved a match-point in the 12th game of the third set (H.S.) | Sydney
Doubles pair Sam Groth and John Peers beat Slovakia’s Andrej Martin and Igor Zelenay 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (2) on Saturday to clinch Australia’s Davis Cup World Group playoff 3-0. Slovakia saved a match point in the 12th game of the third set before
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Andhra Pradesh tops in attracting industrial investments, Gujarat retains second position
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Andhra Pradesh has emerged on the top among all other states in attracting industrial investments in 2015-16, pushing the previous year’s topper Maharashtra to the third spot. Andhra Pradesh attracted an investment of Rs 21,914 crore out of the Rs 1,38,700 crore gross investments across India, the state govern-
ment said in an official release today, quoting a report by the Reserve Bank of India. This was 15.8 per cent of the total investments of over Rs 10 crore each unit. In 2014-15, AP’s share in the country’s investments was 8.1 per cent. Gujarat retained the second place attracting 14.5 per cent of investments, up from 9.5 per cent in 2014-15 while
Maharashtra was pushed to the third spot with 10.9 per cent in 2015-16, a decline from 14.8 per cent. Tamil Nadu also made quantum gains in investment, attracting 9 per cent of the gross and jumping to the fourth spot. In 2014-15, investment flow into Tamil Nadu was a mere 2.9 per cent. Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh were tied at the fifth spot garnering 7.2 per cent share each in industrial investments, according to the RBI report. According to the Industries Department of AP, industrial growth rate in the state shot up from 5.25 per cent in 2014-15 to 11.1 per cent in 2015-16.
Man ‘carrying calves’ in car dies after accident and assault in Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The driver of a car, which was “carrying two calves” when it met with an accident three days ago in Anandnagar area of Ahmedabad, died on Friday at V S Hospital due to severe injuries. He was also assaulted by unidentified people after the accident on September 13. Another man who was with the victim in the car has told police that they were being chased by a group of gau rakshaks or cow vigilantes, but investigators disputed his claim, saying CCTV footage from nine major traffic junctions showed “nothing suspicious”. According to Joint Commissioner of Police Rajiv Ranjan Bhagat, following the accident at Crown Plaza on SG Highway, passersby discovered two calves “stuffed” in the car. “Some unidentified people had beaten Mohammed Ayyub (deceased) and Samir Shaikh before they were taken into police custody and admitted to the hospital,”
Chief Justice of India Justice T S Thakur today stressed on the need to give proper training to the investigating officers also to reduce the burden of pending cases on judiciary. On the occasion of the inauguration of the newly build Gujarat Judicial Academy building and state level judicial officers conference in the High Court premis-
(H.S.) | Chandigarh Swami Aseemanand, an accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case, today furnished a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh and two surety bonds of equal amount in a Panchkula NIA court, but he will remain in jail as he is facing trial in other blast cases. “Aseemanand’s bail orders were earlier issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Today, he submitted bail bonds before the trial court of
Special Judge Gulab Singh. The court accepted the bonds,” NIA’s Special Prosecutor RK Handa said. He, however, said Aseemanand, who is at present lodged at Ambala Central Jail in Haryana, will remain in prison as he is facing trial in other blast cases. “Though he will be released on bail in the Samjhauta case, he will be in custody in connection with the Ajmer blast case,” he said. Aseemanand, a member of
right Hindu group ‘Abhinav Bharat’, has been in jail since December 2010. He was also named as an accused in Hyderabad Mecca Masjid and Ajmer Dargah blast cases of 2007. On December 26, 2010, Aseemanand was arrested by CBI from Haridwar for his alleged role in the Mecca Masjid blast in which 14 persons were killed. Aseemanand’s ashram was in Christian Missionery affected tribal district Dang in South Gujarat. He was working against Christian religious conversion. Number of Hindu-right groups have alleged that Aseemanand was framed in false case as he had become a challenge for conversion-brigade. 68 people were killed in the blasts in two coaches of Samjhauta Express train near Dewana railway station in Panipat on February 18, 2007.
Gujarat is India’s growth engine: USIBC
Gearing up to participate in the next years Vibrant Gujarat Summit as a partner country, the US India Business Council has termed Gujarat as India’s “growth engine”. “The state of Gujarat is one of the leading states in India for industries and is recognised as India’s growth engine,” USIBC president Mukesh Aghi yesterday said in an interaction with a delegation of senior official and business leaders from Gujarat. “Vibrant Gujarat Summit is one of the most notable efforts in India’s attempts to place itself as the topmost investment desti-
nation,” he said, adding that USIBC is delighted to partner with the Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Aghi said the summit is also timely as it will be held during a critical phase of the GST rollout. Led by Bharat Lal, Resident Commissioner of Gujarat, the Gujarat delegation concluded its multi-city roadshow in the US. The multi-city industry roundtables aim to provide an opportunity for the delegation to present Gujarat as the leading investment destination in India. USIBC organised industry receptions and roundtables in Houston, Chicago, New York, Washington DC and Menlo Park, providing an opportunity for the delegation to meet over 100 top US companies across industries, including healthcare, food and agriculture, defence, logistics and infrastructure.
licemen in plainclothes asked him to sit in their vehicle. When I asked them to let me talk to Jignesh, they told me that it was a police matter and I should not interfere,” said Viral. Following the assault on seven Dalits by gau rakshaks in Una taluka of Gir-Somnath district on July 11, Mevani and his friends formed two groups — Dalit Atyachar Ladat Samiti and Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar Manch (RDAM) — to hold protest events and campaign for Dalit empowerment in Gujarat. He had given a call to gherao the
office of Dholka Prant Officer in Ahmedabad district on Saturday, demanding a written undertaking from the state government to give possession of hundreds of acres of land allocated to Dalits, “only on paper without physical possession”, under the provisions of the Agriculture Land Ceiling Act. Last Wednesday, at a public event in Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad, he had announced to launch a “rail roko andolan” at different places in Gujarat and also claimed that 20 national and state-level activists would join him.
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America becomes partner country for Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani, 400 Patidars Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2017 detained ahead of PM Modi’s arrival in Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
he said. Shaikh is still in police custody. Police said a team of officials from the fire department had to cut open the car from behind to take out the animals. One calf is said to have died following the accident. According to police, Ayyub suffered serious injuries due to the accident and also because of the assault. Shaikh has told the police that a group of cow vigilantes had “chased them and hit their car from behind near Honest circle at S G Highway”. Police, however, said Shaikh is highly “unreliable as he has cooked up a story”. “We are looking into the case from all possible angles. So far, the angle of cow vigilantes has not cropped up. We
have found that Ayyub and Shaikh were coming from Mehsana with two calves hidden in the back of their car. Shaikh told us that he had taken a lift from Ayyub from somewhere near Adalaj, but his call detail records showed that both were in touch over phone. In fact, phone data has confirmed Shaikh’s presence right from Mehsana from where they were coming till the scene of the offence,” said DCP ( Zone2) Vidhi Chaudhari. She said Shaikh claimed to have been chased from Adalaj till the spot where the accident happened. However, after checking CCTV footage obtained from nine major traffic junctions, nothing suspicious was found.
CJI stresses on need to train Investigating officers to reduce burden of cases on Judiciary
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Aseemanand furnishes bail bond in Samjhauta case
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es here Justice Thakur said that the huge pendency of cases in various courts was a matter of concern. He said that to reduce this burden apart from the judicial officers, the investigating officers should also be properly trained. ‘This will lead to the speedy trial in right direction reducing the burden of pendency,’ he said. Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court Jus-
tice R Subhash Reddy and Supreme Court judges Justice Abhay Sapre and A R Dave were also present on the occasion. The CJI had yesterday also inaugurated a newly build auditorium in the high court here. He will deliver a lecture on ‘Law Profession- Avenues And Challenges’ in the Gujarat Law Society auditorium in the afternoon and participate in a cultural event in High Court auditorium premises in the evening. The CJI will leave for Delhi tomorrow after a valedictory function in the High Court auditorium which will also be attended among other by Governor O P Kohli and Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
United States of America has once again agreed to become a partner country for Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017 which is scheduled to take place in January next year. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani welcomed this decision. Representing Gujarat, a delegation led by New Delhi based Resident Commissioner Bharat Lal(IFS) held meeting with Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal in presence of Indian Charge d’affaires Ambassador Taranjitsingh Sandhu on 15 September. In this
meeting Biswal admired innovative and sustainable development model of Gujarat and announced America’s decision to be a partner country for Vibrant Summit 2017. Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for South Asia at the National Security Council Dr Peter Lavoy, US Assistant Secretary for Commerce for Global Market Arun Kumar, Assistant Secretary of State for Economy and Business Charles Rivkin and Commerce and Business Affairs special representative Zian Haidar were present in this meeting according to a statement issued by commerce department.
Minutes before the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the city airport on Friday, Dalit agitation leader Jignesh Mevani was taken into preventive detention by officials of the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB), Ahmedabad. Deputy commissioner of police, DCB, Deepan Bhadran said Mevani was detained from the airport following an “input”, which he did not disclose. “He was detained following a specific input. He is being questioned and will be released soon,” Bhadran said. The events unfolded around 8.15 pm at the arrival point of the airport where Jignesh’s cousin Viral was waiting to receive him. Jignesh who was coming from Delhi where he attended a rally. “As soon as he (Jignesh) came out, around 25 po-
the day in Gujarat where several programmes have been planned. The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit the tribal district of Dahod to inaugurate various irrigation projects. PM Modi was given a grand reception in Ahmedabad as he landed at the airport Friday
night, on the eve of his birthday. This is the PM’s third visit in recent times to Gujarat, where Assembly elections are due next year. BJP is facing a challenge in Gujarat ahead of next year’s polls in the aftermath of Patel quota agitation and the protests of Dalit community after the Una atrocity incident. Last month Modi visited his home state twice — to condole the death of Sawminarayan sect’s leader Pramukhswami Maharaj and later to inaugurate an irrigation scheme in Saruashtra region. This is his third visit to Gujarat in recent times.
PM Modi takes blessings from mother Hiraba in Gandhinagar on his birthday
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Marking the beginning of his 66th birthday today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his mother Hiraba in Gandhinagar. He sought her blessings before sitting down and talking to her. He will be spending the rest of
Inspired by PM Narendra Modi, Vivek Oberoi’s firm to build 5 lakh low-cost housing units
(H.S.) | New Delhi Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is on a mission to give homes to 500,000 people by the end of this year with his real estate project and says he was impressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Housing for All by 2022’ vision. “Well, I think the roots of the venture and vision is taken from two places. One, I think my personal experience during the (Indian
Ocean) tsunami in 2004. I reached there in a few hours after the incident happened,” Vivek said, in an interview. “I was in Kurnool district of Devanampattinam village, where we started rehabilitation work. There, I realised that you can add so much quality to people’s lives by just planning a little better and giving them good facilities. That project taught me a lot.” With Prime Minister’s ‘Housing for All’ vision, where he envisioned a house for every Indian by 2022… That inspired us in very big way.
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