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News Brief Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father passes away
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Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father Krishnaraj Rai passed away today at a suburban hospital here due to health issues. He was hospitalised a few weeks ago and was later shifted to the ICU. “Aishwarya’s father Krishnaraj Rai passed away at the Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra,” the publicist of the actress said. Krishnaraj Rai is survived by wife Vrinda, son Aditya and daughter Aishwarya.
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The meeting was overseen by union minister Venkaiah Naidu and senior leader Bhupendra Yadav at the Lok Bhawan
Putting and end to speculations, the BJP on Saturday declared Yogi Adityanath as the next chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, said. Yogi, who is an MP from Gorakhpur, is known for having a staunch Hindutva ideology and making anti-Muslim statements. The decision to make Yogi the chief minister was taken at BJP legislature meeting in Lucknow. Keshav Prasad Maurya and Dinesh Sharma will be the deputy CMs of the state. The BJP had swept the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections by winning 312 of the 403 assembly seats. Adityanath’s name
was proposed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suresh Khanna and was supported by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu. Known for his firebrand Hindutva image, the 44-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader comes from the Rajput community and is the head of the Gorakhnath Mutt in Gorakhpur, which has millions of followers from eastern UP and neighbouring Nepal. He has been elected as the Lok Sabha MP from Gorakhpur uninterrupted from 1998. A science graduate, Adityanath is popular for his fiery speeches among his
supporters but has antagonised minorities by his speeches and statements like Love Jihad, Ghar Wapasi. Later, addressing the media, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu, who along with BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav was present at the meeting as central observer for the election, told a press conference that Adityanath’s name
Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah clerics in custody of Pakistan’s intel agency, taken to undisclosed location (H.S.) | New Delhi The two missing Indian clerics of Delhi’s Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah are in custody of Pakistan’s intelligence agency over their alleged links with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), official sources said on Saturday. Syed Asif Nizami and his nephew Nazim Nizami were offloaded from Karachi-bound Shaheen Airlines on March 14 at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, they said. “The personnel of
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an intelligence took both the clerics into custody after getting them offloaded and shifted them to an undisclosed location for investigation,” the sources on condition of anonymity. They further said
both clerics have been detained for their alleged link with MQM of Altaf Hussain. “They are being interrogated for their alleged links with Altaf’s partymen in Karachi,” the sources said, adding they
will be freed if nothing is established against them. The MQM emerged as a largely ethnic party in the 1980s. It has political dominance in the southern Sindh province’s urban areas – notably in Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sukkur where a large number of Urdu-speaking people who fled to Pakistan from India during 1947’s partition reside. 80-year-old Asif Nizami is the head priest of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah.
was proposed by Suresh Khanna, an 8-term MLA, and seconded by 10 others. Naidu said even after the proposal was made, he asked the 312 newly elected MLAs if they wanted to propose anybody else for the post, but they all backed Adityanath unanimously.
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After demonetisation, Rs 6000 crore tax collected on unexplained cash deposits: SIT on black money (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money revealed on Friday that after demonetisation, the central government has collected around Rs 6,000 crore as tax on unexplained cash deposits so far. According to a report in Times of India, Justice Arijit Pasayat, Vice-chairman of the SIT on black money, added that the amount could further go up. The report says that the tax authorities sought explanation from those who deposited substantial amount of cash either in their own account or in the name of others after the ‘note ban’ came into effect. Many of these people agreed to avail the amnesty scheme which allowed compounding by
payment of 75 per cent of the deposits as tax, compared to the earlier 60 per cent. The SIT Vice-chairman , however, refused to give an estimate of the tax that is likely to be collected from unexplained cash deposits as a fallout of the ‘note ban’ although he exuded confidence that the amount could be substantial. Justice Arijit Pasayat also revealed that the SIT focused on cash deposits of Rs 50 lakh or more during the first phase of the drive against black money post-demonetisa-
tion. He further revealed that Emails and SMSes have been sent to all such depositors all across India. Some of them opted for amnesty scheme while many others are yet to respond to these notices. ”As many as 1092 people, who had deposited over Rs 50 lakh, have not yet responded to notices,” Justice Arijit Pasayat said. Interestingly, according to Justice Pasayat, even in a state like Odisha which is generally considered poor, thousands of people responded to the emails.
Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand chief minister, 4 former Congressmen in cabinet Agency | New Delhi
BJP’s Trivendra Singh Rawat was on Saturday sworn-in as the new chief minister of Uttarakhand. He was administered the oath of office by Governor Krishna Kant Paul. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and a host of senior party leaders and Union Cabinet Ministers attended the oath-taking ceremony of Rawat, a long-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist. Former Congressmen Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat,
Subodh Uniyal and Yashpal Arya were sworn into the cabinet. Dhan Singh Rawat and Congress rebel Rekha Arya are the two ministers of state inducted into the cabinet. 56-yearold Trivendra Rawat, who has been elected for the third time from the the Doiwala assembly seat in the state, was chosen to be the chief minister on Friday. CM Trivendra Rawat will hold his first
Singh tweeted soon after the cabinet meeting ended here today. The Cabinet also cleared new excise policy and cut down on number of liqour vends across the state. The state cabinet also scrapped L1A licenses. Punjab Vidhan Sabha’s session shall be held on March 24. State’s Finance Minister Manpreet Badal had yesterday told the mediapersons that he had formed 150 point-agenda for the cabinet meeting. “During the meeting, it
state shall pass new Lokpal Bill for Punjab that shall be more effective than what was proposed by social activist Anna Hazare”, Manpreet Badal said. The Punjab government has also abolished halqa incharge system and decided that the police personnel shall have fixed duty hours. A new Sainik school shall also come up in Punjab, a decision that was taken during the cabinet meeting today. The Punjab cabinet also decided to have a 33 per cent reservation for women in all government jobs including contractual appointments.
cabinet meeting at 4:30 pm today. As soon as the BJP won a clear majority in the Uttarakhand Assembly elections securing 57 seats for itself while reducing Congress party tally to 11, speculations were rife about who would be the next chief minister of the state. Doiwala MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat’s name was finalised at meeting attended by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar,
BJP general secretary Saroj Pandey and BJP’s state in-charge Shyam Jaju and newly-elected BJP MLAs. Rawat, who had been an RSS activist from 1983 to 2002, held the position of organising secretary of the Uttarakhand region at first and later the state. He reportedly has close ties with BJP president Amit Shah and has worked with him in Uttar Pradesh before the general elections of 2014.
2012 Maruti factory violence case: 13 sent Punjab Cabinet shuns VIP culture, After six years, Pat Cummins to life imprisonment reservation for women validates Australia selection announces garding the 2012 Maruti (H.S.) | Chandigarh was also decided that the (H.S.) | New Delhi
Pat Cummins was picked in to replace Mitchell Starc when the latter suffered a stress fracture on his right foot. He had recently picked eight wickets in the Sheffield Sheid and had earned a call up after representing the national colours 1946 days ago. Many called this a brave move to replace a solid seamer with someone who hasn’t played in a very long time. But on the first proper full day to showcase his talent, Cummins has shown his best and validated his selection in the team – let alone the squad. The last
Test he played was in 2011. And as he officially held the ball for the very first time in a Test on Friday, the feeling of euphoria can only be felt by a few. The feeling of coming back into the profession you love after nearly six years. To add to his joy, Cummins would go on and pick up the wicket of India’s highest scorer in the series – KL Rahul. A slow
bouncer has Rahul trying to sway out of the line but the ball cuts back in to find his glove and it lobs for an easy take for keeper Matthew Wade. The plan was clear as far as Cummins was concerned. Keep the bowling moving or try to keep it swinging in the air and then also chip in with some bouncers here and there to keep the batsmen guessing.
In its first cabinet meeting, the newly formed Punjab government today decided to completely shun the VIP culture by removing the red, yellow and blue beacons from their official vehicles. The state cabinet’s first meeting was chaired by Capt Amarinder Singh. During the meeting, all Cabinet ministers unanimously decided to do away with the beacons atop their official vehicles. “My Cabinet has decided to rid the state VIP culture. As a start all beacon lights to go from vehicles of Ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats”, Capt Amarinder
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Agency | New Delhi A Haryana court on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment 13 people who were convicted for murder in a case of violence and rioting at Maruti Suzuki India Ltds (MSIL) Manesar plant in 2012 in which a senior officer was burnt alive. Four other convicts were sentenced to five-year imprisonment. The court had reserved the sentencing for Saturday after hearing the prosecution and defence on Friday re-
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case. On March 10, the court had convicted 31 employees of MSIL, including 13 of murder, in connection with the case. The judge had acquitted 117 of the 148 employees named in the charge sheet in the case for want of evidence. Violence had erupted at the facility in August 2012 over disciplinary action against an employee during which agitated workers had gone on the rampage, torching a part of the factory, setting senior human resource manager Awanish Kumar Dev on fire, and beating up and bludgeoning with rods 100 others. Mo : 98250 98053
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Next two years, the Modi govt is likely to focus on reforms The dramatic outcome of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) elections is a game changer. Many had forecast after the exit polls that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would win by a handsome majority. But the awesome scale of its victory, capturing over 75% of the seats, was unexpected. It has been backed by an equally impressive victory in Uttarakhand, and the formation of BJP-led governments in Goa and Manipur. It is a great political moment for the BJP, and the karyakartas of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) who have powered the party to success. But it has to be recognized that in the main, this is a major victory for Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. The dynamics of the new political balance that has now emerged will have far-reaching implications for the key political events to follow: the elections of the new president and vice-president, elections in other states and, most importantly, the next general election in 2019. Even a week is a long time in politics it is said. But unless something dramatic happens to change the current trajectory of politics, it is now virtually certain that the BJP will return to power in the next national election as well. Modi will indeed be the prime minister for at least 10 years, as he had hoped when he first became prime minister in 2014. Given this background, it is a good time to speculate about the prospects of economic reforms. Economists often discuss the prospects of reform in the framework of a political business cycle. In a five-year term, a new government spends the first year getting itself organized. In the fourth year, its policy decisions are tempered to favourably position the ruling party for the next election and the fifth year is spent campaigning. So typically a government has just the second and third years to push through tough reforms. The Modi government will soon be completing the third year of its political cycle and it should start getting into election mode after that. However, the virtual certainty of a second term makes the cycle somewhat elastic without altogether eliminating it. Elections will still have to be won in 2019 and the massive popular support for Modi and the BJP will have to be sustained. Hence, notwithstanding the dramatically favourable UP election results despite demonetisation, it is unlikely that the government will want to launch any major painful reform until after the 2019 general election. Thus, during the next two years the government is likely to focus on reforms which are almost ready to roll out or those which cannot be postponed without risking economic stability. Also, all reforms are not bitter pills.
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Bruce Lee, the performing artist who was a combative technique master, is an amazing name in south India. His film Enter The Dragon, that discharged in the 1970’s, kept running for a considerable length of time, even in little stations in the south. So the creators of GV Prakash’s new film, drove by executive Prasanth Pandiaraj, titled their film Bruce Lee, as it has enormous title esteem. However GV Prakash’s Bruce Lee would make the late legend hand over
his grave. The film, which was touted as a dark comic drama, is awkward and has neither a story nor style. The droll silliness in the film is constrained. A young man, who is a sissy, is given the name Bruce Lee by his hovering mother since he enjoys viewing the legend’s movies on TV. He grows up into a lily-livered young fellow (GV Prakash), who does not have a spine. His better half (Kriti Kharbanda) or closest companion (Bala Saravanan) dependably ventures into battle his fights.
“The Bharatiya Janata Party which campaigned in Uttar Pradesh seeking votes for development has chosen controversial Hindutva leader and Gorakhpur MP Yogi Adityanath as the state’s chief minister” Not only did the firebrand leader campaign for BJP, but several time s he claimed that several Hindutva issues were part of BJP’s poll agenda.
Karishma Tanna to play Madhuri Dixit? Here’s what she has to say Agency | New Delhi
Rajkummar Hirani has earned some browny points with an ensemble cast for his much-anticipated Sanjay Dutt’s biopic. The maverick director who is coming up with a film after two years, has managed to bring in actors like Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala and Paresh Rawal for the movie which will not gloss over the controversies associated with Sanjay Dutt. While we were still wondering whether or not Sonam Kapoor’s character in the film will be modelled on Madhuri Dixit, who famously dated Dutt, we now hear that the 3 Idiots director has roped in small screen actor Karishma Tanna to essay the role of one of the many love interests of the Munna Bhai MBBS actor. Revealing the details about her role, Karishma told indianexpress.com, “I am doing a guest appearance. I
am sharing screen space with Ranbir Kapoor, but I am not exactly playing Sanjay Dutt’s love interest, I am one of his encounters… It’s just a cameo but I would take my role as important as it is a biopic on Sanjay Dutt, so whatever is important in his life is being shown in the film.” The ex-Bigg Boss contestant has already shot for the film in a three-day schedule. Karishma Tanna stepped into showbiz in 2000, with Ekta Kapoor’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She however rose to fame only after her stint in reality television shows – Bigg Boss 8, Nach Baliye and Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa. Karishma has often been referred to as the dancing queen of Indian television. So, is it this title that helped Karishma bag the role of Madhuri Dixit in the film? And if Karishma plays Madhuri, will Sonam Kapoor play Tina Munim? Well, for that, we have to wait for the release of the film.
Before Tiger Zinda Hai, Salman Karishma Khan and Katrina Kaif’s latest photo shoot is a treat for their fans Tanna will be (H.S.) | New Delhi
From the time Katrina Kaif stepped into the Indian film industry, more has been spoken about her personal life, than her films. During her initial years in the industry, it was speculated that Katrina bagged many roles because of her then rumoured boyfriend Salman Khan. And for Salman, it was believed that the actor will finally get away with his bachelor tag for Katrina. But in 2008, things apparently went sour between the couple and they ended up being ‘just friends.’ Now that the former couple is coming back after five years in Tiger Zinda Hai, fans of the couple who love their crackling chemistry, cannot wait to
catch a glimpse of their favourite stars. Well, even we can’t. So, we got hold of some of their recent photoshoot pictures in which the duo look lovely together. According to the reports, Salman and Katrina signed an endorsement deal for the Middle-East based fashion brand Splash and the actors have now done a photo shoot for the same. The pictures from the brand endorsement have been going viral on the in-
ternet. Though the actors have neither shared the pictures nor commented anything about it, various fan clubs of Salman and Katrina have given a sneak peek into the recent pictures. Recently, Katrina hurt her back badly while putting the final touches to Jagga Jasoos opposite Ranbir Kapoor. The doctors strictly advised her rest and to refrain from any physical activity or exertion for a few days.
Radhika Apte Does A Great Job In Redefining Grace And Looks During Her Monochrome Photoshoot Agency | New Delhi
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Apart from being one of the most controversial Bollywood personalities, the world needs to remember that Radhika Apta is a star in every sense of the word. Be it proving her craft with films like Kabali, Phobia, Parched, Badlapur and Manjhi: The Mountain Man or making brief yet intriguing impact with short films like Sujoy Ghosh’s Ahalya and Shirish Kunder’s Kriti, Radhika Apte is brilliant. In between these films and short films, Radhika also makes her presence felt with her endorsement and photoshoots. One blackand-white photo from her recent photoshoot is going viral on the internet.
sharing the screen space with Ranbir Kapoor in Sanjay Dutt’s biopic
Original Begum Jaan Rituparna Sengupta upset that Vidya Balan was director Srijit Mukherji’s first choice for Rajkahini Agency | New Delhi
Rituparna Sengupta, the star behind the Bengali version of Begum Jaan starring Vidya Balan is not only shocked that her Rajkahini director, Srijit Mukherji always wanted Vidya Balan to play the lead role in both the versions of his film, but she is also confused about why he mentioned it. Apparently, Srijit hadn’t discussed that he had initially thought to make Begum Jaan, a bilingual, with Vidya Balan in the lead. In fact, the director specifically approached Rituparna to play the role. Even when she was doubtful about pulling it off, he trusted her to make the role work for the film. “I am not aware that he had wanted Vidya in Rajkahini, too. Or why he’s saying that today. We were in talks about doing a film together for the longest time. Srijit had told me that he would come to me only when he had a role which matters. I was in Delhi attending an event.
Rituparna Sengupta, the star of Bengali film Rajkahini, is shocked that director Srijit Mukherji always wanted Vidya Balan to play Begum Jaan
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Ashwin Sundar and his wife Nivedhitha were charred to death after their car lost control and burst into flames Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Organic Harvest, India’s leading homegrown brand with an entire range of organic personal care products, has rolled out its first advertising campaign from today. The communication campaign is in line with the brand’s ethos of making beauty products which speak of nature in its purest form. Organic Harvest’s new ad campaign promotes the belief that the closer you are to the nature, the better it is for your beauty regime.
The brand embraces the organic power of plants and its botanical extracts in abundance combined with organic ingredients. The brand will air its television commercial on prime national channels and will be promoted on digital and other communication mediums like Radio and cinema as well. The brand has further syndicated with a popular TV serial to maximize its outreach. The markets covered in the campaign include Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Punjab and Dehradoon.
Reliance Jio Claims Foul Over Airtel’s Fastest 4G Network Claims
Agency | Mumbai
Ever since mobile data begin to dominate the telecom industry, companies have been trying to outpace each other by trumpeting the speeds their networks are generating whether it’s on television commercials or social media campaigns. Airtel, in particular, has been aggressively advertising its network as the “The Fastest 4G Network Ever” for over a year across the country. However, we’ve learned from people familiar with the matter, that Reliance Jio is unhappy with Airtel’s claims as it looks flawed due to a drastic bug found in Ookla’s Speedtest app. The defect in Ookla’s Android app has been displaying incorrect results whenever you run a speedtest on a Dual SIM handset. It only takes into account the network on which the calls have been assigned irrespective of the data settings. Hence, for instance, if you’ve configured Airtel for calls and Reliance Jio for data, it will show the network speeds of Airtel no matter on which SIM slot it has been inserted.
Are Plans Being Made to Brew Beer On the Moon?
Agency | New Delhi
Ever since man put his step on to the land of moon, astronauts and scientists have gone on an experimental overdrive to gauge the possibility of life on Moon. The experiments in the recent times are only taking stranger and more intriguing turns. A privately funded Indian Space team is said to participate in a global competition, where reportedly, they are proposing an experiment to brew beer on the Moon using yeast! Intriguing isn’t it? The aim of the experiment is to basically test and observe the survivability of yeast in space and how it performs under Moon’s gravity conditions. How well does the experiment goes is yet to be seen, but the novel idea has already raised the bars for this Indian-based team in the said competition.According to a report published in Space.com on 25th January, the teams have been selected to compete for a spot aboard a moon lander, scheduled for launch on December 28 this year. Of these 25 teams, one spacecraft owned by Team Indus’ is planning to conduct the experiment for manufacturing beer on the Moon.
National car racing champion Ashwin Sundar and his wife Nivedhitha were charred to death after their car rammed a tree in Chennai on Saturday. As per the Chennai police the incident took place around 3:30am and both Ashwin and his wife died on the spot as they could not open the doors and were trapped inside the car. People present near the accident spot could not go near the car and help the national champion as the car caught
England aim to emulate IPL success with domestic T20 tournament and free-to-air coverage (H.S.) | New Delhi
fire and explosions continued. Ashwin’s wife Nivedhitha was a doctor working at a private hospital. In recent reports, police said that they identified the couple with the help of the vehicle registration number.
It has been revealed that they were in their BMW car. He was a two time F4 National Champion (2012 and 2013) while he won the MRF Formula 1600 International Challenge in 2010 and 2011.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are trying to emulate the success of the Indian Premier League and the Australian Big Bash with plans to have a domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament with some games being broadcast on free-to-air broadcasters such as BBC, said Tom Harrison,
Mali clubs the first casualties of FIFA ban Djoliba and Onze Createurs would no longer be able to participate in Africa’s secondary continental tournament Agency | New Delhi
Bamako-based clubs Djoliba and Onze Createurs became the first casualties of FIFA’s suspension on Mali after they were stopped from playing in African club competition on Saturday and effectively disqualified. Both clubs had leads from last weekend’s first leg matches at home in the second round of Africa’s secondary club tournament, with Djoliba 2-0
up over Egypt’s Al Masry and Onze Createurs having a single goal advantage over Rayon Sports from Rwanda. The two clubs had already set off for their return matches in Ismaili and Kigali but were barred from playing after FIFA banned the west African country
on Friday, the Confederation of African Football confirmed in a letter to the Mali Football Federation. The ban comes after Mali’s sports minister Housseini Amion Guindo sacked the executive committee of the country’s football federation, in violation of FIFA
the WTA’s elite Premier Mandatory events. World No 8 Kuznetsova is back in the Indian Wells final for the first time since back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2008. She withstood 10 aces from Pliskova, who has already won titles at Brisbane and Doha this year. “I tried my best to fight every point,” said the 31-yearold Kuznetsova, owner of two Grand slam singles titles who enjoyed a resurgence in 2016, winning two titles as she
returned to the top 10 in the world for the first time since 2010. “Karolina is one of the best players this year.” After falling behind 5-3, the Czech made Kuznetsova work to close out the opening set, saving a set point in the ninth game and four more in the tiebreaker after Kuznetsova seized a 6-2 lead in the decider. A double fault left Kuznetsova with one more chance at 6-5, and she grabbed it with a forehand passing shot. After an exchange of breaks in the second they went to the tiebreaker, where Kuznetsova again took a 6-2 lead and the increasingly frustrated Pliskova surrendered with a string of errors.
table hosted by the Dubai Chamber, the visiting delegation from the UAE and Indian bureaucrats discussed growth opportunities by establishing synergies in the textile, agriculture and digital sectors. “India is a very important market for our business expansion strategy into key growth mar-
kets across the globe. Our Global Business Forum roadshows serve as a platform to facilitate such expansion by connecting public and private sector decision makers,” said H.E. Hamad Buamim, President and CEO, Dubai Chamber, while addressing a delegation of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in Gandhinagar. “We see many opportunities for collaboration in Gujarat that go beyond trade.
Indian Wells Masters: Svetlana Kuznetsova, Elena Vesnina set up all-Russian final (H.S.) | New Delhi
Svetlana Kuznetsova toppled World No 3 Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/2) on Friday to book an all-Russian Indian Wells final against Elena Vesnina. Vesnina powered past France’s Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-4, continuing a sparkling campaign that has seen her shock German’s soon-to-be World No 1 Angelique Kerber in the fourth round and seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams in the quarter-finals. It’s a sharp turnaround from Vesnina’s first-round ouster in qualifying here last year, and marks her first trip to a final of one of
Dubai and Gujarat see new opportunities for mutual growth in textile, agriculture, digital industries Agency | Dubai
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited Gandhinagar as part of its Global Business Forum series roadshow. During the visit, the Dubai Chamber delegation led by President and CEO H.E. Hamad Buamim met the Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani to discuss new ways to enhance economic cooperation between Dubai and Gujarat. At the public sector round
regulations that member FAs must be able to manage their affairs independently without government interference. The decision means that Mali, placed 61st in the world rankings, cannot be involved in any international activity of any kind until the dispute is resolved to the satisfaction of world football’s governing body. “The suspension will be lifted once ministerial decisions are nullified and the executive committee of FEMAFOOT and its president, Boubacar Baba Diarra, is reinstated,” said FIFA.
The England and Wales Cricket Board are planning a domestic Twenty20 tournament on the lines of the IPL
a chief executive of the ECB to Financial Times on Saturday. Currently, cricket is not broadcast on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom with the ECB having an exclusive broadcast deal with Sky Sports. “We have no ambition to be the richest, most irrelevant sport in this country,” Harrison told Financial Times. “Have we been having conversations with free-to-air [channels for the new T20 tournament]? Absolutely...Am I convinced they will be at the table? Yes.” According to the report, the ECB are currently considering a do-
mestic eight-team Twenty20 tournament, on the lines of the IPL and the Big Bash. The competition would begin after 2020 when the ECB’s current broadcast rights deal with Sky would expire, allowing the cricket board to negotiate new broadcast deals. The competition is planned to have city-based franchises with the big grounds in operation and matches to take place over five weeks in the English summer. Though it has not got the approval of quite a few counties, but Harrison is convinced that they will be able to get everyone on board.
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Man shot dead at Paris airport was a ‘Radicalised Muslim’: France Agency | Paris
The man shot dead after attempting to steal a soldier’s gun at Paris Orly Airport on Saturday was a “radicalised Muslim” known to security services and was also involved in another shooting incident hours earlier in the day, French authorities said. Security forces opened fire, killing him during the attack at the airport, the Telegraph reported. The attacker assaulted a patrol of three soldiers including a woman, who he wrestled to the ground as he tried to grab her weapon at the airport, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.
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Rupani emphasised on how the MSME sector accounted for as many as 18,000 of a total of 25,000 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) inked during the latest edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, held in January Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Over five lakh Micro, Small and Medium EntreTwo other soldiers then preneurs (MSMEs) of Guopened fire “to protect jarat will soon get a sepaher” and the public at the rate commissionerate, at a airport. French Interior time when around 1.5 lakh Minister Bruno Le Roux units have been reported said at a press conference sick in the last four years. that the man was known This was announced by to the police and intelli- Chief Minister Vijay gence services. The man Rupani while addressing had earlier fled the suburb the executive committee of Stains on Saturday in a meeting of FICCI at Macar stolen from a woman hatma Mandir in Gandhiat gunpoint after opening nagar on Friday. “I believe fire on officers, injuring that by end of April we will one, during an identity begin a separate MSME check.The car was later Commissionerate,” said Rupani while addressing found abandoned.
the executive committee meeting where representatives from other industrial bodies were also present. Rupani emphasised on how the MSME sector accounted for as many as 18,000 of a total of 25,000 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) inked during the latest edition of Vibrant Gujarat Summit, held in January. “We have and the Intelligence Bu- made a provision of Rs reau… but till now, we have not granted citizenship to any Pakistani refugees in Pune. The One retired professor home department needs was killed when the to frame some rules and two attackers had provide formal training to our staff. We are in hurled hand grenades contact with the MHA… and opened fired at the training will take place between March 20 the institute on Dec 28 and 25. It was not possi- Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad ble to organise it earlier The Gujarat Anti-Terrorbecause the election code ism Squad (ATS) on Friof conduct was in force day arrested 35-year-old for the civic polls.” Habib Miyan, wanted in the 2005 attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru, from Agartala in Tripura. He er a new developmental will be produced before a model...there cannot be local court in Agartala on a better blessing in dis- Saturday where the police guise than that,” Amba- would seek his transit reni told the India Today mand in order to shift him conclave in Mumbai. to Karnataka for detailed interrogation, an official Ambani said, of late, RIL said. The two attackers is getting many Indians had hurled hand grenades who have held leadership and opened fired randomroles in other countries in ly at the institute when an the past. RIL is getting at international conference least two-three such talwas underway on Decement every month, he said. ber 28. One retired pro-
Collector to use powers to grant citizenship to Pakistani refugees in Pune Agency | Pune
REFUGEES from Pakistan living in Pune district can now look forward to an opportunity to secure Indian citizenship sans a cumbersome process. The Pune district collectorate is preparing itself to finally use the powers — granted to it by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in December last year — to grant Indian citizenship to Pakistani refugees. As per a MHA order dat-
ed December 26, 2016, the district collectors of Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur and Thane have been conferred with the power to grant citizenship to Pakistani refugees living in their jurisdiction. The process was delayed as the district administration was busy with the municipal elections. District Collector Saurabh Rao told The Indian Express on Thursday, “We have trained the staff with the help of police
Mukesh Ambani says expatriate talent should be brought back to India Agency | Mumbai
Days after terming the protectionist bent of the Donald Trump regime as a “blessing in disguise”, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani on Saturday said it’s “high time” India promoted reverse braindrain wherein its brightest talent come back and serve the homeland. “It’s
high time that our brightest and the best work for the benefit of India and Indians,” Ambani said. When asked whether he sees a reverse braindrain, he quipped “without doubt”. “By whatever fate they are brought back to this country, they can help improve the lives of 1.3 billion citizens and put togeth-
1,000 crore for MSMEs in our 2017-18 budget,” Rupani said. While replying to Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) president Bipin Patel’s question regarding transfer of subsidies to the MSME units, he said the software for implementing a single window system for this was also in its final stage. “It will ensure that subsidies meant
for the MSME sector are transferred directly to the units. We are working towards ensuring complete transparency,” said Rupani Currently the MSME sector is under Industries Commissionerate of the state, which had begun an MSME Facilitation Desk in February, 2016, to assist the small and medium players in setting up business units. In 2016, Gujarat was just behind Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra in reporting maximum number of sick MSME units. While interacting with the industrialists, the chief minister also faced questions on why Gujarat had slipped to third position in “ease of doing business” ranking in India.
Bengaluru 2005 IISc blast: Gujarat ATS nabs accused on run for 12 years from Tripura
Race for CM candidate hots up in Congress in poll-bound Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Intense lobbying has started for nomination as Congress’ chief ministerial candidate in Gujarat assembly polls to be held later this year. Ever since the party hinted at fighting the polls with a CM face, social media campaigns projecting various leaders have become the order of the day in Gujarat Congress. The front runners in the race are Leader of Opposition Shankarsinh Vaghela and Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Bharatsinh Solanki, according to party leaders. .. Other probables are national spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil, Arjun Modhwadia and Siddarth Patel, both
This operation was jointly conducted by the Agartala police,” said Deputy Superintendent of Police, ATS, K K Patel, who led the operation, along with his two subordinates – inspector Nikhil Brahmbhatt and sub-inspector Chandrashekhar Panara – from Ahmedabad. Patel said that Habib, a resident of Nobedpura at Jogindernagar in Agartala, had allegedly facilitated several accused to cross over to Bangladesh. He said one accused, Abdul Aziz, one of the masterminds, who continues to be absconding, was helped by Habib to cross over to Bangladesh after the terror attack.
former state unit chiefs. “There is a race between Vaghela and Solanki to get declared as the chief ministerial candidate and intense lobbying is on with the central leadership,” Congress sources said. Many in the party believe that Congress this time has a good chance to defeat the BJP in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state. They say factors like the absence Modi from the scheme of things in Gujarat, Patel quota agitation, Dalit unrest, anti-incumbency and want of a credible leader in the BJP could all work in Congress’ favour. The BJP has been in power in Gujarat since 1998.
Punjab Farmer Wins Train In Legal Fight With Indian Railways
Agency | New Delhi
2011, a court in Bangalore had convicted six of the accused. ATS sources said several accused were still at large and arrest warrants had been issued against them. Besides, ATS officials said that Habib’s role was revealed in the statement of another accused, Sabahuddin, a resident of Patna, who is among the convicts. Sabahuddin had allegedly told the Bengaluru police that he was assisted by Habib in crossing over to Bangladesh at least twice during the planning of the attack. “We had kept surveillance fessor was killed while and found his movement four others had suffered suspicious. After various injuries in the attack. In attempts, we arrested him.
Ahmedabad
A Ludhiana farmer’s battle for proper compensation for land seized to build a Ludhiana-Chandigarh railway line reached an unexpected conclusion this week when a court awarded him a train. Sampuran Singh has been fighting for the money since 2015, when he went to court to argue that Indian Railways had underpaid him for a piece of land in the northern state of Punjab, acquired to build new tracks. He won his case, but the railway refused to pay and he filed another plea in January. On Friday, Singh’s lawyer said a court in the state had awarded him an express train in lieu of the 10 million rupees he was
owed. “We were tired of pleading with the railways to clear the pending dues. The court asked us to identify properties for recovering our money,” Rakesh Gandhi told AFP. Judge Jaspal Verma also granted Singh ownership of the station master’s office in Ludhiana, a city in Punjab that the train passes through. After the hearing on Wednesday Singh and his lawyer took the court order to Ludhiana station where they waited for the train to arrive before handing the document to the driver. Singh said he allowed the driver to carry on to its destination as stopping it “would have caused inconvenience to thousands of passengers”.
After UP election blitz, is BJP now ready for early elections in Gujarat? Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
It was a cosy dinner in a sultry summer evening at the chief minister’s bungalow in Gandhinagar when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have asked his party men in Gujarat to ensure a 150 seat win in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections. It would be breaking Congress’ record of 149 seats under the leadership of Madhav Sinh Solanki in 1985. After the spectacular win in the country’s largest state Uttar Pradesh, which is aptly deemed as the po-
litical laboratory of sorts, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now turned its attention to its flagship state Gujarat. A comfortable win in Gujarat is critical for reaffirming the Modi wave that has swept the recent Assembly elections, barring Punjab. Modi is believed to have asked his party MLAs to rise up to the challenge
and break the Congress record. It is indeed a matter of pride for the Modi-Shah team, scoring in homeground. Speculations are rife in Gandhinagar and in Gujarat media circles that the BJP might consider pre-poning the elections here (ahead of a December schedule), to ride on the UP wave. Sources close to the leadership, however, claimed otherwise. Both Modi and Amit Shah are known to have taken feedback from party leaders here on having early elections in Gujarat.
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