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News Brief Rajinikanth’s next titled ‘Kabali’
“Modi’s Bihar bonanza”
PM Modi fulfils promise but won’t give Rs 8k cr for OROP: Rahul in Amethi
Announces Rs 1.25 lakh cr package for Bihar PM Narendra Modi announced Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar at an event in Arrah
Agency | Arrah Agency | Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth’s upcoming film, which will be directed by Pa Ranjith, has been named “Kabali”. Ranjith, who will also write the movie, tweeted “Kabali. magizhchi,” indicating the official title. It will be produced by Kalaipuli S Dhanu. Bollywood actress Radhika Apte is expected to star opposite Rajinikanth, while actor Prakash Raj is likely to play an important role.
Jaipur gears up for FIPIC summit Agency | Jaipur
The security has been beefed up in the capital city for the upcoming 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) Summit which will witness participation by heads of state and government officials from 14 Pacific island nations. The summit will take place on August 21 here and will be followed by a banquet hosted by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Lara says girls appear more prepared these days
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Former Miss Universe Lara Dutta feels that participants come “a little too prepared” for the beauty pageants nowadays. Lara, who is hosting and mentoring the participants for Miss Diva 2015 and Miss Diva Universe 2015, over e-mail, “I think girls today come a little too prepared and rehearsed having seen past pageants and contests.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a massive Rs. 1.25 lakh crore development package for poll-bound Bihar on Tuesday as the Centre attempts to pull out all stops to generate employment in one of India’s poorest states. The unveiling of the package was in line with the NDA’s strategy of showcasing its development agenda to counter the traditional caste-based politics of the state as it battles a united four-party opposition bloc led by chief minister Nitish Kumar in the possible October elections. “This package proves I am a man who delivers what he promises. We will make a sea change in Bihar. We have taken up the task to upgrade skills of crores of youth to create employment and stop migration. Skill development will change the face of this country like never before,” Modi said. Kumar mended fences with arch-rival Lalu Prasad
before the polls to ward off a surging BJP that has romped home in a clutch of state elections before stumbling in Delhi this February. Experts give the Janata Dal (United) - Rashtriya Janata Dal Congress- NCP combine an edge over the saffron coalition in polls. Modi said the Centre would fully support initiatives to connect Bihar’s interiors and fast-track development projects to stop migration from a state where investment has been hobbled by creaky infrastructure and potholed roads. The Centre has plans to
link banks to skill needs and finance entrepreneurship, the PM added. He also reiterated his latest slogan: “Start Up India, Stand Up India”, to kickstart industrial employment creation, necessary for the state to shed its notorious BIMARU status - a cluster of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, with poor socio-economic indicators. “The CM has said Bihar is not BIMARU anymore. If that is so, I am the happiest person. However, if Bihar is not sick, why is the state government begging in
Here’s a break-up of the funds allotted to different sectors under the special package:
Highways Rs 54,713 crores Petroleum and Gas Rs 21,476 cr Electricity Rs 16,130 crores Rural roads Rs 13,820 crores Railways Rs 8,870 crores Airports Rs 2,700 crores Farmer’s welfare Rs 3,094 crores Skill development Rs 1,550 crores Education Rs 1,000 crores Health Rs 600 crores Tourism Rs 600 crores Digital Bihar Rs 440 crores
front of the Centre?” the PM asked. “When I talked of Bihar as BIMARU and why it remains so, the chief minister got angry. If somebody is sick, what else do we say?” Modi said the package would be in addition to Rs 40,657 crore pledged to ongoing highway and power, besides Rs 8,500 crore of unused money from Bihar’s last Central package.
CRPFjawan killed in gun-fight with Naxals in Chhattisgarh Agency | Bijapur
A CRPF jawan was killed and another injured in a gun-fight with Naxals today in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bijapur district. The skirmish took place near Guttum village forests under Basaguda police station limits when the paramilitary forces were carrying out a search operation in the re-
Eight killed after boulders hit Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara in Himachal due to landslide Agency | Manikaran Eight persons were killed and ten others injured when a building adjoining the historic Manikaran Sahib Gurdwara caved in due to a massive landslide on Tuesday afternoon. The Gurdwara is an important place of worship for the Sikhs because it is believed that once, Guru Nanak came to the place with his disciple Bhai Mardana, according to Deccan Herald. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Kanwar confirmed that eight bodies which were buried under huge boulders have been extricated while search is
on for more. Eyewitnesses claimed that the dead could be more than ten in number as a large number of people had taken shelter in the building, close to the Gurdwara, when the tragedy struck. The exact number of dead or injured could not be ascertained as some bodies are feared to be buried under the debris. The district administration has sought the assistance of Gurdwara authorities in locating and identifying the bodies as most people staying in the building were outsiders. People ran helter-skelter as boulders fell on the
gion, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Indira Kalyan Elesela. A squad of CRPF’s 168th battalion was carrying out the combing operation in Basaguda, located around 450 kms away. When they reached near Timapur village, a group of armed cadre opened indiscriminate fire on the security personnel, leaving two of them injured, the ASP said. However, the Naxals fled to the forests when jawans retaliated, he added. “Constable Sunil Ram succumbed to his injuries while being taken out of the jungle and the other injured constable Dharmendar Singh
Bhadoria was being airlifted to the state capital - Raipur for treatment,” he said. Following the incident, additional forc-
es have been rushed to the spot, the officer said, adding, a manhunt has been launched to nab the attackers.
taking bets from both within and outside India. Sources further said that ED kept watch on Mittal’s activities during the Test. ED also found that Mittal had links in Dubai and Pakistan. He was allegedly taking bets through the internet and transferring money through hawala. The first Test between India and Sri Lanka at Galle ended last week. India lost the match by 63 runs. It must be noted that the cricket betting racket was uncovered during the ICC Cricket World Cup this year when two bookies, Kiran Mala and Tommy Patel, were arrested in Vadodara. ED officials
further arrested three more bookies — Mukesh Sharma, Ritesh Bansal (alias Bharat Delhi) and Ankush Bansal — from Delhi, for betting during the IPL in April. According to sources, Mittal was associated with Mala, Patel, Muneer Sheikh and Rahul Gangwal. A total of 10 bookies have been arrested in this case till now. However, Mumbai-based bookie Muneer, ex-corporator Anil Jaisinghani, Nagpur-based Sanjay Agarwal alias Chhotu Nagpur, Rajasthan-based Rahul Gangwal and Vineet Gangwal and UAE based Sukhwinder Sodhi are still absconding.
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building and many were trapped as a huge portion of the three-storey building virtually collapsed. The locals and Gurdwara management immediately swung into action and started rescue operations while Additional District
Magistrate, Sub Divisional Magistrate, Kullu and other district officials rushed to the spot. Those injured have been admitted to zonal hospital at Kullu and condition of seven of them is stated to be serious.
The Ahmedabad unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday carried out search operations at the premises of bookie Mahendra Mittal in Kandivali (East) in Mumbai, in connection with the Rs 2,600-crore international cricket betting racket unearthed in March this year. During the search operations, ED officials recovered several landline phones, mobile phones and laptops. ED officials are on the lookout for Mittal who is on the run. According to sources, Mittal was active during the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka. He was
2 / Dt. 19-08-2015, Wednesday Editors’ Picks Wednesday, AUGUST 19, 2015 No proof required: Sons, daughters, class Prior to the advent of Modi’s “unscrupulous doctors” practising abortion of the girl foetus, Indian parents had enforced a son-preference society through neglect or infanticide of the girl child. In his Independence Day address a year ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the unpleasant reality that India was a kudi-maar (daughter killing) nation. He said: “Have we seen our sex ratio? Who is creating this imbalance in society? Not the almighty. I appeal to doctors not to kill the girl child.” This was a first for a PM — to openly discuss the shame of our traditional society, the fact that we wantonly kill girls, and have done so for centuries. Prior to the advent of Modi’s “unscrupulous doctors” practising abortion of the girl foetus, Indian parents had enforced a son-preference society through neglect or infanticide of the girl child. Modi also pointed to the culpability of parents who treated daughters and sons unequally. He zeroed in on a key ingredient of gender inequality — discrimination in educational opportunities between sons and daughters — and coined the slogan “beti bachao, beti padhao”. Social scientists have for long pointed out that intra-household discrimination in food, education and healthcare translates into higher girl child mortality and lesser human capability development among girls. But what India began to do from the 1980s and more starkly from 2001 onwards was to eliminate daughters even before they could be born. Or even before they could be conceived (by using pre-conception sex selection methods). Gender-biased sex selection had become the fashionable way of planning the desired family, one that had few or no daughters. Nature produces a stylised constant at birth — 105 boys born for every 100 girls born (this is equivalent to the Indian version of the neutral sex ratio — 950 girls born for every 1000 boys). Nature also produces a higher mortality rate for boys such that by the early teens, an equal number of boys and girls are present in society. That is as it should be in civilised societies. In India, the sex ratio at birth (SRB) averaged around 110 in the mid-1980s. In both the mid-1990s and mid-2000s (2004 to be precise), the sex-ratio peaked at around 113 boys for every 100 girls born. In 200002, the SRB was 112 boys to a 100 girls; it began improving in 2005-07 and the latest 2012 estimate produced by the Sample Registration System (SRS) is 110. The story is one of transformation: Between 2005-12, the sex ratio improved by approximately the same amount it had lost in the previous 20 years. This means that the number of girls killed at birth has declined. According to a new report by the UNFPA, the missing number of girls has come down to 2,90,000 in 2012, much lower than the average of 4,50,000 for the previous 12 years.
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spoke about package in Bihar. By making such promises, time is wasted. He QUOTE “Modi speaks and people listen and then comes another promise. BJP and Modi ji think that OF THE the whole world lives in dreams, He has money for foreign trips, but not for our jawans.” - Rahul Gandhi saying he is in the habit of giving such promises for votes and feared it would go the “One-Rank, One-Pension” way. DAY Oh No! Drunk Fan Misbehaves With Raveena My relationship status is Tandon At Independence Day Event In LA! ambiguous: Priyanka Chopra
Agency | Mumbai Agency | Mumbai Is Priyanka Chopra seeing someone or is she single. The actress says her relationship status is ambiguous. In a recent interview, when asked to reveal her relationship status, Priyanka Chopra replied, “My relationship status is ambiguous. I’m an enigma. (Laughs). Dhoondte reh jaooge.” The actress, however, makes it clear that love can’t be forced
upon somebody. When asked what will she do if she discovers her man is in a relationship with someone else, Priyanka Chopra replied, “I would let him go. You can’t control the people you love. You can’t control who you fall in love with. You could be cursed with loving somebody who loves someone else. But if you can’t have love, it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t have it either. I believe peo-
ple who love each other should be together. If there’s no love, they should not be together.” When asked if she would ever make the first move on a man, Priyanka answered, “As a person, I’m shy and reserved. So I will never make the first move ever. That is the guy’s prerogative. I will definitely drop hints though. Aur bande ko agar samajh hogi, toh he will approach.”
Sonu Nigam compares Radhe Maa to Naga sadhus, criticises people for judging her by her attire Agency | Mumbai
Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam raked up a controversy when he compared controversial self-styled godwoman Sukhwinder Kaur alias Radhe Maa to Goddess Kali and the Naga sadhus. In a series of posts on social media includ- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara ing Twitter and Facebook, Nigam said “a country Editor that worships Kaali Maa, depicted in the least Happy Birthday Gulzar Sahab: A who’s clothes, has the galls to tribute from young poets in Delhi judge someone’s spiritual quotient by his/her attire!” “I have no clue who she is... Never met her... But in my eyes, she’s someone’s wife, someone’s daughter and many others call her a mother,” Nigam claimed about Radhe Maa. “If she’s proven guilty by the law, she’ll be punished by law. Before that, she’s as respectable a citizen as you Agency | New Delhi scend time and space and me. And more so since Gulzar, a Dadasaheb when it comes to poet- she’s a woman in a country Phalke Award winner, is ry. Born in Pakistan as considered to be one the Sampooran Singh Kalra, most influential poets of Gulzar moved to BomAgency | Chennai bay after his family rehis time. He has made The Madras High Court Urdu poetry come out located to Punjab after on Monday closed a of its elite niche and be the partition. He got his PIL filed against actor appreciated by the com- first break in 1956, when mons. He is celebrating Bimal Roy hired him as Prakash Raj, objecting to 81st birth anniversary a lyricist for his movie an advertisement which today. “Pyaar to tooth- Bandini. His song ‘Mera was allegedly “degradbrush and toothpaste ka gora ang lai le’ became ing and demeaning” to hota hai, Din me ek baar an instant hit. From that women and girls of marmilte hain lekin miltein day onwards, the legend riageable age and seekzaroor hain.” It is this of Gulzar embarked on a ing action against the simplicity of Gulzar, glorious journey, never actor who had endorsed which makes him tran- looking back. the advertisement. The
Actress Raveena Tandon who recently visited Los Angeles to celebrate Independence Day, encountered a sad occurrence. The actress, who lively celebrated two days at LA, had to return with bad memories. Raveena who was on stage for the event, had to face the nasty remarks of a drunk man who got on stage and started misbehaving with the star. The security officials could not get
hold of him until Raveena called for attention. The star of Bollywood industry Raveena, did not keep mum about the unfortunate issue and took to the micro blogging site Twitter to express the same. The actress tweeted, “Some chap called Neeraj agnihotri started misbehaving, and padding comments,sadly all security was down Nd couldn’t get to him first.” Further the star continued to express, “was 1of the
organisers n was upset dat his kids didn’t get to travel in my car with me to the event, which security n protocol didn’t allow.” The actress who is known for being head strong and confident decided not to keep quiet about the incident and spoke her heart out on her twitter account saying, “Started making nasty remarks till I had to yell out to the others to get some other guys up .. And that’s when they took him away! But yes.”
with her family and friends. But what’s special about the evening is that Twinkle, who has never been on Koffee With Karan, will appear live on the famous couch, with bestie Karan Johar grilling her in front of a live audience.Twinkle’s friend and Mela co-star
Aamir Khan will also be on stage. Says Karan, “She has never been on my show. She always declined, saying that if she came, she would talk rubbish and get into trouble. But she has done exactly that in her columns and succeeded. I have always known this aspect of her that people have discovered now. Tina has a mad side to her personality and she is hysterical. She also has a great take on sliceof- life. No wonder her columns are loved and adored. So when I heard that she was launching her book, I said, ‘Listen I have to do this. It is a grand coup. She agreed and I am looking forward to my rapid-fire round with her. No, I have not shown her the questions. She told me: ask me anything.
treating women allegedly disrespectfully. She made Prakash Raj, who appeared in the advertisement as the first, the
Commissioner of Police as the second and the Corporation of Chennai as third respondents. The bench said in its order that “the petitioner has not served any notice on the persons propagating the advertisement to desist from such practice nor has the petitioner approached the broadcasting association making any grievance”.
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infamous for it’s rapes and atrocities over women,” he added. He pointed out that India has the Kumbh Mela where thousands of naked Naga sadhus roam around, a country that has Digambar Jains who don’t wear anything for religious reasons, but has issues with a woman merely wearing a short dress in her personal time. “How does the number and length of clothes on a person define his or her spiritual quotient,” he asked. “We have issues with her dancing
on songs, most dancers like Hema Malini, portray Durga ballet on stage regularly. So? Big Deal? “If her devotees have no issues with it, why should we be bothered? They see their God in a dancing Guru, many others see their God’s in a Sai Baba Idol, or a Shiva Idol!! “What then is a difference between those terrorists who call everyone else who don’t follow Islam as Kaafirs, and us? Where does religious freedom go?” Nigam continued.
Twinkle Khanna releases her first book Mrs Funnybones today. Much like her columns, her book launch will be unique and interesting. Of course hubby Akshay Kumar will be there to support the former actress, along
first bench, comprising Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice T S Sivagnanam, on the PIL by S Safiath, said in its order that the focus seems to be on Prakash Raj as he happens to be an actor.” “We are, thus, not inclined to entertain the PIL and it is for the petitioner to first put the concerned persons advertising their product
to notice and to take action in accordance with law thereafter in view of the various remedies available. The petition is closed in the aforesaid terms”, the judges said. The petitioner sought a direction to the Chennai Police Commissioner to remove the hoardings, which “degrades and demeans” women and girls of marriageable
age by calling her tension instead of girl and to ban the broadcast of TV commercials endorsed by actor Prakash Raj in all leading channels. She also sought to stop the company from advertising it in newspapers and press and to direct the Chennai Police Commissioner to take action against the actor and the company responsible for
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Madras HC closes petition seeking action on actor Prakash Raj
3 / Dt. 19-08-2015, Wednesday Sensex sheds 47 points as Moody’s lowers growth forecast Agency | Mumbai Falling for the second straight day, the benchmark BSE sensex on Tuesday slipped 47 points to 27,831.54 mainly on heavy selling in blue-chip stocks like HDFC, Lupin and Sun Pharma after Moody’s slashed India’s growth forecast. Moreover, a sharp correction in Chinese equities also hit sentiment. The BSE metal index plunged close to 2 per cent on fears that China’s economy may be losing momentum. Warning that slow reforms pace could dent growth, Moody’s Investors Service today cut India’s growth forecast for this fiscal to around 7 per cent from 7.5 per cent projected earlier, citing below-normal rainfall. Besides, worries over deficient rains which has widened to 10 per cent and is projected to rise to 12 per cent by the end of monsoon season next month, weighed too. Globally, Asian shares were largely in red with Shanghai index slumping by 6.15 per cent, its biggest fall in 3 weeks. European shares were also lower in their early trade. Resuming higher, the sensex reclaimed the 28,000-mark in early trade and touched the session’s high of 28,040.73 on the back of sustained capital inflows.
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Saina: Vimal made me believe I can be number one
Agency | Hyderabad World Championship silver medallist shuttler Saina Nehwal feels her decision to change base to Bangalore under Vimal Kumar’s tutelage turned out to be a masterstroke, as it helped her regain her game. “It really helped (decision to shift to Bangalore) and every-
one can see that. A lot has changed since then. I have changed as a person. As of now I have become World no. 1, won China and India Open, reached the finals of All England and World Championships. All these happened only as I moved to Bangalore,” Saina said. “It was a move from Hyderabad but I did it because
I wanted to improve and I think it was a good decision. Vimal sir’s influence is the biggest change. I really want to thank him for spending so much time with me in the court and making me believe everyday that I am a champion, I can be number one. “Even physically I am feeling much better. It’s because, when you get personal attention you are naturally going to improve. The whole attention is on you. He is working on areas in which I am weak,” Saina pointed out. “I was thinking about quitting (last year) because I thought I was getting irritated with the kind of performances I was giving. I was not happy with the way I was playing.
Maradona visits referee who allowed ‘Hand of God’ goal Agency | Tunisia
Agency | New Delhi Food safety regulator FSSAI is reviewing the Bombay High Court order that last week quashed its order to ban Maggi, and has not yet decided if it will challenge the order in Supreme Court. The Bombay High Court had on August 13 quashed the orders of FSSAI and Maharashtra FDA banning nine variants of Maggi noodles in the country. The court had provided a conditional relief to the popular snack’s manufacturer Nestle India as it ordered a fresh test of samples in three independent laboratories across India. “Nothing has been decided so far on approaching Supreme Court. As of now we are reviewing the court’s order,” a senior FSSAI official said. The court had said that if the fresh tests show that lead content was below permissible limit, then the company will be allowed to manufacture and sell Maggi again in the country.
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Twenty-nine years after Maradona’s “Hand of God” goal, the Argentinean legend posted on his Facebook account two photos showing him with Tunisian referee Ali Bennaceur who allowed his famous goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarters. The Tunisian referee allowed one of the most controversial goals in football history when Maradona punched the ball past England goalkeeper Peter Shilton, opening the door for Argentina to beat England 2-1 in the 1986 World Cup quarters. Asked
about this goal after the game, Maradona said that it was the “Hand of God.” The Argentinean icon visited Tunisia last weekend and met with the former referee, and described the meeting as “an emotional reunion.” “This weekend I visited Tunisia and I had an emotional reunion with
Ali Bennaceur, the referee of the England match in Mexico, 1986,” Maradona said on his Facebook account on Monday. “I gave him an Argentina shirt and he gave me the picture of that game that hangs in his home. My dedication: ‘For Ali, my eternal friend.’”
overs during the course of two innings as India lost by 63 runs to concede a 0-1 lead in the threematch series. “He went through that rehabilitation phase while correcting his action. Then he was out of contention for a while and now when he has made a comeback, he is probably trying too hard. (But) There is nothing lacking on the experience front.
He knows what to do in which condition,” Raju said in an interview. “But that’s the problem, when you make a comeback and you are trying to prove yourself. You try to do something more and that sometimes doesn’t work,” the former leftarm spinner added. Raju, 46, who was part of the last Indian side which won a Test series 22 years back in Sri Lanka, said the three-spinner theory works only when the batsmen get runs on board. “When India went in with three spinners, there were batsmen like (Virender) Sehwag who would put up runs in the board. A score of 400 always helps. Then you had bowlers who were all-rounders. This team is a young team, probably they will gain experience and get better,” he said. “I was part of the team that won against Sri Lanka under Mohammad Azharuddin in 1993. See their strength has also been spin.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Ashes: Chris Rogers confirms retirement after finale
Agency | London Chris Rogers is retiring from international cricket after this week’s Ashes finale against England, the Australia opener announced on Tuesday. The 37-year-old joins his captain Michael Clarke in retiring from international career after the fifth Test. He said: “I have had an amazing
couple of years playing for Australia and enjoyed it and been part of some pretty special things - but everything comes to an end.” England wrapped up the Ashes with victory in the fourth Test that put them 3-1 up in the fivematch series. Tuesday’s confirmation comes after Rogers had suggested it was his plan to make the Oval his internation-
al swansong in what will be his 25th career Test. Rogers, who has more than 24,000 first-class runs to his name, made his Test debut in 2008 but did not win his second cap until the start of the 2013 Ashes - at the age of 35. The determined left-hander has since scored five Test centuries, most recently in Australia’s only victory of this Ashes series at Lord’s. Rogers suffered a dizzy spell in the second Test at Lord’s and was forced off the field on 49 in Australia’s second innings. Medical tests revealed the injury was related to a balance problem in the inner ear caused when Rogers was hit on the helmet by a James Anderson bouncer during his Test-best 173 in the first innings. Despite injury doubts he was able to play at the next Test at Edgbaston.
enforce a turnaround and beat India by 63 runs in the first Test despite the hosts being in the dumps for the major part of the match. “We have seen his videos and we will definitely discuss more about him in the team meeting. We will discuss how to bowl at him (if he tries a similar approach again). Fields will be set accordingly and the idea will be to try and restrict him to playing as few shots as possible and build as
much pressure as we can. We will keep attacking him,” said Mishra after practice at Colombo’s P Sara Oval Stadium on Tuesday. India have conceded a lot of wickets to spinners on their recent overseas tours. Moeen Ali and Nathan Lyon were two standout spinners against India in England and Australia. They also faced a stern test against Rangana Herath and Tharindu Kaushal in the first Test.
club. The club, on Sunday, said that the Indian international goalkeeper was a late addition to their squad during pre-season. West Ham Ladies are currently in the Football Association’s (FA) Women’s Premier League Southern Division, a league in the third level in the women’s football structure in England. Chauhan’s football
journey began when her school coach asked her to participate in Delhi under-19 team trials.
Will keep attacking Chandimal: Mishra on 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
Harbhajan Singh trying too hard in comeback: Raju
Agency | Mumbai Google has been steadily simplifying the Google+ brand, primarily by separating the rather amorphous service from more stable and more independent products. The latest to get that treatment is Google’s all-embracing Hangouts messaging platform. To emphasize the point that it is a distinct product separate from Google+, the tech giant has given it not only a facelift on mobile, but now also a home on the World Wide Web. Yes, Hangouts now has a website of its own and you can use it on a browser, no plugin required. Google+ has been one of the more contentious Google products of late. A service that seemingly embraced too many aspects of Google’s other services without offering any distinctive features of its own, it has been the subject of a massive restructuring, both in terms of features as well company executives. The most high profile case has been the separate of Photos from Google+. Hangouts, which has always been usable outside the social network, is the next step in the process. In the past, you could access Hangouts on computers in three ways: from Gmail, from the Google+ site, and from browser plugins. While all those still remain, now there is a dedicated website for the messaging service.
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Agency | New Delhi Harbhajan Singh’s lackluster performance in the first Test against Sri Lanka has put him under pressure and former India tweaker Venkatapathi Raju feels the veteran off-spinner’s poor form is the result of trying “too hard” to prove his worth on comeback. In a match dominated by spin, Harbhajan picked just one wicket in his 25
Agency | Colombo Although India’s second Test match against Sri Lanka starting in Colombo on Thursday will be dominated by the farewell of Kumar Sangakkara, the Indian team is all focused on the first Test’s centurion Dinesh Chandimal, with leg-spinner Amit Mishra vowing not to allow a repeat show by the Sri Lankan batsman. Chandimal’s unbeaten century helped Sri Lanka
English club West Ham United Ladies signs Indian women’s team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan Agency | New Delhi
India women’s national football team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan has been signed by English club West Ham United Ladies. Aditi, who played for the under-19 Indian national women’s team for AFC Qualifiers at Malaysia, becomes the first ever woman from the country to play for an English football
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Over 4.5 lakh people turned up in Surat on Monday as Hardik Patel led his latest rally, demanding OBC status for the Patels — his biggest gathering so far. It has taken the 21-year-old in jeans, stubble and carefully dishevelled hair a little over a month to get here, and to the title of ‘Patidar Hriday Samrat’. If that reminds Gujarat of another leader, Hardik isn’t letting that worry him. A video on Hardik
released recently by an organisation formed by him makes no attempt to hide the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel images or the ‘Loh Purush’ invocations, while Shivaji and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose also make an appearance. For the rest, the video lets a roaring lion and a gun resting on Hardik’s shoulder do the talking. He emerges from raging flames and shattering glass, and amid firecrackers, and is showered with rose pet-
als. The organisation is called the Sardar Patel Sevadal. Till four years ago, Hardik, the son of BJP worker Bharatbhai Patel, headed the Sevadal, formed by him as a Patidar social group in Mehsana in 2004 (Patidar is the name of the community, and they use the surname Patels). A commerce student, Hardik graduated from Sahajanand College in Ahmedabad three years ago and ran a business of supplying water to commercial establishments for a short while. He left the business to a partner to take on the leadership of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti, an offshoot of the Sardar Patel Sevadal, in July. Since then, from the ages of 20 to 70, the Patels have
rallied behind him in the demand that a community well known for its wealth and political clout in the state needs reservations in government jobs and colleges. Hardik has been drawing crowds in both urban and rural centres. Last week, the Gujarat government appointed a six-minister panel headed by Health Minister Nitin Patel to look into the demand. Chief Minister Anandiben Patel herself has six Patel ministers in her Cabinet, but is feeling the heat. And the BJP isn’t the only one looking for an explanation for the swift emergence of the 21-year-old. The Congress and BJP have both accused the other of propping him up, while Hardik claims he is apolitical.
Architects call for conservation of century-old hospital building Correspondent | Vadodara
As the owners of Maharani Shantadevi Hospital plans to bring down a over 100-year-old building that served as a hospital until three years ago, a group of architects have called for conservation of the structure. The group has also questioned the inability of the civic body in conserving structures having historical value by forming Heritage Conservation Committee, as directed by the Gujarat High Court last year. The hospital building, located on Dandia Bazar road in Vadodara and managed by Maharani Shantadevi Trust, was established in 1952 to treat poor patients, but the building itself remained in existence for more than a hundred years, having
Class XI student in Ahmedabad Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt who took hangs self in classroom on Gujarat govt asked to explain ‘sex video’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Shahibaug was in a shock as a class XI science student, Rajni Nakum, 16, committed suicide by hanging himself in his school classroom on Monday. Nakum was a student of Firdaus Amrut Higher Secondary School. Nakum, the monitor of his class, shut a classroom during recess and hanged himself using a rope which he reportedly brought from home. A suicide note was found scribbled on the last page
of his notebook. Nakum, who lived with his parents and little sister at Bhoomi Park Society in Bapunagar, has asked his organs and body be donated. Inspector of Shahibaug police station A M Desai said any specific reason that pushed Nikum to claim his life has not been ascertained so far. “Police are probing all possible reasons including financial crunch in the family, poor academic performance and also emotional angle,” said Desai.
Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who has locked horns with Gujarat government over 2002 riots, has been served with a show-cause notice on the basis of a video clip to explain his alleged “illicit relationship” with an unknown woman, a charge denied by him. Along with the notice served to Bhatt by the Gujarat Home department on August 14, it is learnt that the video CD has also been sent to him. Bhatt, a 1988 batch IPS officer, has been under suspension since 2011. The notice mentioned that the alleged clip has been examined by Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) under the state Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS), which said in its report that the CD is authentic and no tampering has been done. On receiv-
ing the notice along with CD, Bhatt sent his written reply on August 15 in which he stated that the person in the CD is not him. “I sent my reply to the Home Department on 15 August. I told them that the person in the video is not me, but someone who bears a general resemblance to me,” said Bhatt. According to Bhatt, one Tejendra Pal Bagga, a self-styled leader of an outfit that supports Modi, had posted the clip in May last year. Bagga is the same person
Correspondent | Pipavav
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
On August 17, 2015 Credit Suisse (Singapore) Limited A/C Credit Suisse (Singapore) sold 66,50,000 shares of Gujarat Pipavav Port at Rs 196.80 on the NSE. However, Kotak Mahindra (International) Limited bought 65,00,000 shares at Rs 197. On Monday, Gujarat Pipavav Port ended at Rs 193.15, down Rs 2.80, or 1.43 percent on the NSE. The share touched its 52-week high Rs 261.90 and 52-week low Rs 142.65 on 06 April, 2015 and 01 September, 2014, respective-
This Independence Day, Ahmedabad airport along with six other airports in the country got in-principle approval for e-tourist visa, allowing nationals of 113 countries to avail the scheme. But due to logistical reasons, the e-tourist visa scheme is yet to be implemented on ground at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport. However, tour operators and travel agencies believe that once enforced, e-visa facility will give huge boost to tourism in the state. “This was one of the long time demands
Mahindra (International) Ltd has bought 6.5 million shares of Gujarat Pipavav at Rs 197 per equity share, as per bulk deal data on NSE. The stock opened at Rs 195 and touched a high of Rs 208. At 11AM over 658,000 shares were traded on both the stock exchanges.
served as the office of the erstwhile Gaekwad kingdom. In 2013, the trust decided to cease the functioning of the multi-speciality hospital with 43bed facility, after it was discovered that the building has become weak and could crumble. The building had developed several cracks due to
lack of maintenance, and therefore it was decided to cease the functioning of the hospital. “Half of the building is already dilapidated, so it has to be brought down,” said Samarjitsinh Gaekwad, scion of the erstwhile royal family. He said that the building did not qualify as a “heritage structure”,
and therefore did not need to be conserved. Incidentally, Gaekwad was himself born in the building that is named after his grandmother. While he did not reveal any immediate plan as to what would come up at the site of the building, sources said the old hospital may be replaced by a new one.
unnatural sex, molestation, wrongful confinement, unlawful assembly, criminal intimidation and criminal conspiracy. Three others -- Pankaj Dewade, Ajay Diwan and Neha Diwan -- all Sai’s aides, were charged under IPC Section 212 for harbouring an offender. Sai, 43, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting the victim repeatedly during her stay as an in-
mate at his ashram here between 2002 and 2005. He was arrested from near the Delhi-Haryana border in December 2013 after evading law for two months following registration of the case against him. The victim’s elder sister had also made similar allegation against Sai’s father Asaram while she was living at an ashram in outskirts of Ahmedabad between 1997 and 2006.
Court frames rape charges against Narayan Sai Correspondent | Surat
who had barged into the chamber of activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan and assaulted him two years ago, a report in The Telegraph said. “Look at the timing,” Bhatt, who replied to the notice the same day he received it, said. “My petition pertaining to criminal nexus between the chief minister’s office, law officer and the SIT is coming up for hearing tomorrow. They have come up with this showcause notice to prejudice the judiciary against me.”
Kotak Mahindra buys 65 lakh E-visa set to boost shares of Gujarat Pipavav Port tourism in Gujarat
ly. The company’s trailing 12-month (TTM) EPS was at Rs 6.75 per share. (Jun, 2015). The stock’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio was 28.53. The latest book value of the company is Rs 37.04 per share. At current value, the price-to-book value of the company was 5.2. Kotak
Ahmedabad
of the state. We have got in-principle approval and are in process of setting up the needed infrastructure for the scheme implementation. Soon, it will be in place and tourists will be able to enter Ahmedabad with e-visa,” said Saurabh Patel, minister of tourism, Gujarat. According Union ministry of tourism, around 2.5 lakh foreign tourists visited Gujarat in 2014, up by 18.49% in comparison to 2013. Tour operators believe that foreign tourists visits (FTVs) can increase up to 30% once e-visa system is in place.
A local court today framed charges against self-styled godman Asaram’s son Narayan Sai and his nine accomplices in an alleged rape case filed by a city-based woman. The charges were framed by additional district sessions court judge H S Muliya against Sai, who is under arrest since December 2013. The court posted further hearing for September 1. Seven persons, including Sai and his aides -- Ganga alias Dharmishtha Pramod Mishra, Jamuna alias Bhavna Madhusudan Patel, Ramesh Malhotra, Hanuman alias Kaushal Thakur, Mohit Bhojwani and Monica Agrawal -- were charged under IPC sections for rape,
Hero MotoCorp to develop Gujarat plant into an export hub
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp Ltd will develop its Halol plant in Gujarat into an export hub, the company’s chairman Pawan Munjal said in the company’s annual report released late on Monday night. The company plans to sell 1.2 million units annually by 2020 and a majority of the production requirements for exports will be met from the Halol plant. “The plant at Halol in Gujarat will not only help support the western market more efficiently, it will help Hero reach global destinations faster, since it is within close proximity of ports,”
The company plans to sell 1.2 million units annually by 2020 and a majority of the production requirements for exports will be met from the Halol plant Munjal said. To meet its Similarly, a production global demand, the com- facility in Bangladesh pany is also commission- will help it serve the needs ing a plant at Villa Rica of that region. The comin the state of Cauca in pany aims to export to 50 Colombia. The plant will countries by 2020. It sold help meet demand for a little over 200,000 units the company’s products in global markets during across South America. 2014-15.
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