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News Brief “Flydubai plane crash” Supriya Sule meets Bhujbal in jail
NCP MP and party chief Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule today met former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal at Arthur Road jail here. Bhujbal was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a Special Court of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act in Mumbai on Thursday. Asked by mediapersons, waiting outside the jail, about her meeting with Bhujbal, Sule just said “Happy Holi” and left.
Jewellers strike enters 18th day over excise duty Agency | New Delhi
The strike by jewellers and bullion traders continued for the 18th straight day today demanding rollback of the proposed excise duty on non-silver jewellery. Most jewellery shops and establishments in the country have been on strike since March 2 after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget announced one per cent excise duty on non-silver jewellery. Jewellers are also opposed to mandatory quoting of PAN by customers for transactions of Rs 2 lakh and above.
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All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when their plane crashed on its second attempt to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on Saturday, Russian officials said. Russia’s emergencies ministry said the aircraft, a Boeing 737-800 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, crashed at 0340 (0040 GMT). Most of those on board were Russian. “The aircraft hit the ground and broke into pieces,” the Investiga-
tive Committee of Russia said in a statement on its website. “There were 55 passengers aboard and seven crew members. They all died.” Both of the plane’s flight recorders have been recovered undamaged, the committee said in a statement. “Different versions of what happened are being looked into, including crew error, a technical failure and bad weather conditions,” the committee said. Flydubai’s CEO Ghaith al-Ghaith told a press conference in the Gulf Arab emirate that it was “too early” to
determine the cause of the crash. “We will have information about the circumstances of the incident and the black box in the future, and an investigation is being conducted in cooperation with the Russian authori-
Two Muslim men herding cattle to a local market were found hanging from a tree in Jharkhand’s Latehar on Friday, police said, in what appeared to be killings linked to a suspected Hindu vigilante group opposed to cow slaughter. Mazlum Ansari (32), and Imteyaz Khan, the 13-year-old son of another cattle trader, were residents of Balumath, 110km from Ranchi. The area saw clashes between Hindus and Muslims over eating beef three months ago. Villagers suspect Ansari and Khan were killed because of their profession, while some
reports quoted police as saying it could be an incident of robbery. Attacks on cattle traders have been reported from several parts of India of late. In September 2015, a man in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri village was lynched for allegedly eating beef. The incident triggered a political storm, and the Opposition accused the
right-wing NDA government of religious and political intolerance. In Jharkhand, the BJP government of Arjun Munda brought an ordinance for the prevention of cow slaughter in 2005. It later became an act, introducing a penalty of Rs 5,000 and imprisonment of up to five years or both for offenders.
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into flames, the Rostov region’s emergency ministry said in a statement. Grainy pictures from a security camera pointing towards the airport, which were broadcast on Russian television, showed a large explosion at ground level, with flames and sparks leaping high into the air. According to the Flight Safety Foundation, there was strong wind with a speed of 12 metres per second, with gusts up to 19 metres, but visibility was reasonable. Ghaith of Flydubai said that he had no information to indicate that the pilot had issued a distress call and said both the pilot and co-pilot, a the dismissal of the Har- BJP staked claim to form Cypriot and a Spaniard ish Rawat-led govern- the government with the respectively, each had ment while stating that support of the rebel Con- over 5,000 hours of flight it was in a minority. The gress MLAs. experience.
ties and we are waiting to see the results,” Ghaith said. Dubai’s civil aviation authority said it was sending an investigative team to Russia, president Ismail al Hosani told reporters. The plane was in a mid-air holding pattern for about two hours and the crash occurred more
than two hours after the plane, flight number FZ981, was scheduled to land. The plane came down inside the airport’s perimeter, about 250 metres (yards) short of the start of the runway. The plane’s wing hit the ground on its second attempt to land and burst
Uttarakhand crisis: Governor asks CM Harish Rawat to prove majority by March 28 Agency | Dehradun
Uttarakhand Governor Dr. Krishna Kant Paul on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister Harish Rawat, asking him to prove majority in the House by March 28. Rawat, who had earlier this afternoon said that he would tender his resignation if he was not able to prove majority, would be meeting the top Congress leadership in New Delhi on Sunday to apprise them about the current political crisis. Attempting to downplay the political crisis in the state, the Chief Minister also emphasized that his main priority was the welfare of Uttarakhand. The Congress Government in Uttarakhand is presently in crisis as nine party MLAs, including a minister, joining hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party last night. A three-member BJP delegation met the Uttarakhand Governor last night and demanded
Kher in JNU: Those who speak against the nation shouldn’t be treated as heroes
Wonderful to see these legends get felicitated at Eden Gardens. India vs Pakistan: Toss delayed due to wet outfield
1,105 Patidar infants born as second girl child to be felicitated Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
AS A part of beti bachao beti padhao campaign, over 1,100 Patidar infants Agency | New Delhi here said ‘desh se nahi, born as second girl child desh mein azadi chahiAgency | Panaji Actor Anupam Kher Friduring 2105 and 2016 — ye’ (I seek freedom in day took a dig at JNU stuwho have been identified Goa Tourism is all set to my nation, not from it). in 14 districts of north and celebrate ‘Shigmo’, the dents Kanhaiya Kumar, Can you say that in your central Gujarat — will Umar Khalid and Anirannual festival of colour, house? Can you say I be felicitated with speOver 1,100 Patidar infants born as second girl culture and cuisine begin- ban Bhattacharya, saying want azadi in my house cial bonds worth Rs 2.13 child in 2105 and 2016 will get special bonds those who “speak against ning this month-end couand not from my house,” lakh each in Ahmedabad worth Rs 2.13 lakh each pled with the Goa Food the country” and are out said Kher. He said JNU- on Sunday. The bonds 1,105 will be felicitated families and those who and Cultural Festival on bail are not “Olympic SU president Kanhaiya that will be deposited in during an elaborate gath- cannot afford their edumedalists” and should not 2016, which commences director, Vivek Agnihotri, be some victory march Kumar was “not doing the bank are to be hand- ering of community lead- cation and upbringing. be treated like “heroes”. in the first week of April. Kher made the comments and CBFC member Ashok today. People who have enough to help his poor ed over to the girls once ers from seven different From Ahmedabad alone, “Shigmo is celebrated in during a screening of his Pandit were also present come out on bail have parents”. “He repeatedly they turn 21. Surat-based communities are expect- there are 316 such girls Goa as spring’s biggest film, Buddha in a Traf- for the screening. “Let not come after winning said his parents are very Patidar community as- ed to be present on Sun- and 286 from Mehsana festival which honoured fic Jam, organised by the us not change the defini- an Olympic medal. They poor, but what did he do sociation Samast Pati- day. “There was no other district that has a skewed the homecoming of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyar- tion of a hero. Someone are not Sachin Tendulkar, to fix that? What was his dar Samaj and Ahmed- criteria for selection of sex ratio. The only aim warriors who had left thi Parishad (ABVP) at who talks in favour of Saina Nehwal or even contribution? My father’s abad-based Sardar Dham these 1,105 recipients of of such a campaign is to their homes and families JNU, even as a group of the nation is a hero. How Hanumanthappa.” Kher salary was Rs 90. When have identified 10,000 ‘Badshah Sukanya Bond’ promote girl child and at the end of Dussehra to students raised slogans can someone who speaks spent a large part of his I got my first scholarship girl children born to Pa- except that they already eliminate the imbalance fight the invaders,” says against Kher while he was against the nation be a 15-minute speech talking of Rs 200, I sent Rs 110 tidar community families have a first girl child in the sex ratio,” said T a press release by the speaking at the Adminis- hero,” he said. He add- about politics and nation- home. That was my con- in the entire state in these and again a second girl G Zalavadia from Sardar tourism department. trative Block. The film’s ed, “I believe there will alism. “I heard someone tribution,” said the actor. two years. Out of these, is child born to Patidar Dham. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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It is time for real action on marital rape
The UN says one in every five Indian women has suffered rape within an intimate partner relationship. Given the Modi government’s commitment to improving the lot of women, we would expect proactive attempts to ensure gender justice. But the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs in its latest report has steered clear of declaring marital rape a crime. In doing so, it has sidestepped the views of the Justice JS Verma Committee, which in the aftermath of the Delhi bus gang rape of 2012 recommended that marital rape should not be an exception in criminal justice. The parliamentary panel, in stating that criminalising marital rape would put the entire family system under great stress, only echoes the government’s views expressed by women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi last week when she said that marital rape “as understood internationally” cannot be applied in India on account of factors such as illiteracy, poverty, social customs, values and beliefs. Her words were a virtual copy of a similar ministerial statement made a year ago. Has nothing changed in the thinking process, we want to ask. The government’s words fly in the face of UN recommendations, and spoil India’s chances of being a progressive global leader. Should our social reforms lag our excellence in digital technologies and scientific achievements? Criminalising marital rape will only extend the 2005 law against domestic violence. Not doing this is a missed opportunity in modernising the laws. Malaysia and Turkey, steeped in patriarchal cultures, are ahead of India in this curve. It must be said the previous Congress-led UPA government also saw a parliamentary panel saying virtually the same things lawmakers have said now. India’s Constitution is a modern one that promises equality and social justice, and laws must lead social reform rather than be victims of the status quo that parliamentary panels seem to helplessly endorse. There may be legitimate reasons to apply safeguards against the abuse of a law that criminalises marital rape. India’s laws against dowry and domestic violence have been abused in divorce disputes, with widespread complaints of police cases and lawsuits being used to harass men. Courts have already spoken out on the issue and their logic may be extended to safeguard men from abuse of rape laws. However, that is not a case against criminalising marital rape. A UN survey said in 2014 that one in every five Indian women has suffered rape in an intimate partnership. Why should India’s lawmakers bury their heads in the sand like ostriches while paying lip service to justice for women? It is time the government acted.
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QUOTE “The ‘Make in India’ vision is a priority for defence procurement but “operational readiness” is the military’s primary task as we don’t want people OF THE to look at us with big eyes,” - Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said speaking at a panel discussion on Make in India initiative in the DAY defence sector on the opening day of the three-day technical festival, Cognizance 2016, of IIT Roorkee.
Fashion line might be on the cards: Randeep Hooda Agency | New Delhi
Actor Randeep Hooda, who has walked ramp for many designers, says he might launch a fashion line in future, but for now he is finding his “own footing in style”. Bollywood stars like Kangana Ranaut, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone as well as Karan Johar have shared their fashion sense through a line, capsule collection or collaboration. And it seems Randeep is ready to take the same path. Randeep, who walked into the world of glitz and glamour as a model before entering the tinsel town as an actor, was back on ramp on Friday as the showstopper for designer Rohit Kamra at an ongoing fashion event here. When asked about sharing his
style statement with the world, he quipped that he is not ready to ask others to follow his style yet. “I was a model before acting. Maybe that (fashion line) is on the cards but I don’t know. I think I am still finding my own footing in my style. As I am associated with horses, so that takes a lot of my time. Let us see… that (fashion line) might be on the cards but I don’t want to be pompous and say ‘Hey, follow my style’,”
Jungle Book Hindi trailer: Priyanka Chopra ain’t no Scarlett Johansson Agency | New Delhi
The big-budget special effects epic The Jungle Book has released its first Hindi trailer with Priyanka Chopra at the front and centre of the 1.5 minute clip. The trailer is basically the same as the teaser we got a few months ago - just dubbed. The makers have hired an all-star voice cast for both the English and Hindi versions. If you remember that first teaser, it was mostly just Scarlett Johansson’s character Kaa offering slithery warnings to Mowgli, and so is this one. But this time
Randeep said. What is his personal fashion sense? “I think dress for the occasion. I opt for tuxedo for formal occasions, and maybe a bandhgala for traditional wear,” he said. The actor looked dapper as he exuded sophistication in a white jacket teamed up with brown trousers, and also seemed to have got back to a fit frame. He went on Agency | Dubai a weight loss spree for his avatar as Sarabjit Singh Actor Varun Dhawan has for the biopic “Sarbjit”. revealed that Karan Johar’s much-ambitious project “Shuddhi”, starring him, has been put on hold and the duo are collaborating on another film. The 28-year-old actor said the movie will be announced soon but did not divulge any other details about it. “‘Shuddhi’ is not happening now but I am doing another project with Dharma (productions), which will be announced ti at the ongoing Ama- soon,” Varun said. There zon India Fashion Week have been reports that (AIFW) Winter-Festive Varun and Alia would star 2016, in Delhi on Fri- in “Badrinath Ki Dulha-
Kaa is voiced by Priyanka Chopra, who is in everything now. While Priyanka can’t quite match up to Scarlett Johansson’s sultry delivery, she does manage to put her own spin on the character and adds a menacing touch to her performance. And the promise of Irrfan Khan,
Nana Patekar and Om Puri also voicing characters just makes waiting for the April 8 release date seem like an eternity. The movie is directed by Iron Man’s Jon Favreau and is based on the celebrated Rudyard Kipling novel, that was, of course, set in India.
nia”, a sequel to Johar’s “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania”. But the star did not confirm whether his next with Johar is that particular project. Varun will also be seen in “Judwaa 2”, which will be directed by his father David Dhawan. It is the sequel to superstar Salman Khan’s 1997 hit
comedy “Judwaa”, which was also helmed by David. When asked what was Salman’s reaction on him doing the sequel, Varun said, “I think it is too early to talk about ‘Judwaa 2’. There’s ‘Dishoom’ coming up and one more surprise is there. We will talk about ‘Judwaa 2’ later.”
‘Shuddhi’ not happening, doing a new film with Karan Johar: Varun Dhawan
I laugh off such link-up rumours now, says Aditi Rao Hydari Agency | New Delhi
Actor Aditi Rao Hydari who has been in news for her rumoured link-up with Bollywood actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar, says though she laughs off such reports today, there was a time when she was new to the industry and felt the pressure of such reports. Today, she finds them “interesting”. “It’s part of our job,” said Aditi when asked about her reaction to how media rumours affects her as a woman than as an actor. “There are some days when I am irritated for five minutes and then we all laugh and get on with our work. I actually find
it entertaining,” she added. The Rock On star and his celebrity hair-stylist wife Adhuna announced their decision to separate “mutually and amicably” earlier this year and it was reported that Aditi, who worked with Farhan in Wazir was the reason behind the split. However Aditi, who walked for designer Shruti Sanche-
day, says that “our lives are sometimes far more exciting on print then it actually is because we are working back to back, not sleeping, taking flights from here to there but you (media) attribute (it) as a very exciting life”.
Feels great working with talented person like Anushka: Salman Khan
Dazed! Honey Singh doesn’t know who rapper Raftaar is Agency | Dubai
Agency | New Delhi Sanjay Dutt may have walked out of jail last month after being in and out for the past 23 years but the Bollywood star says the feeling of freedom is yet to sink in. The 56-year-old actor, who was convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, served a 42-month sentence at Pune’s Yerwada jail. He was released on February 25, 103 days ahead of his prison term. “I was in solitary confinement. It will take a bit longer for me to feel free. The feeling of freedom is yet to sink in.
I have been in and out of jail for the last 23 years. There were so many restrictions, permissions to be take. I am getting used to live life like a free man. The feeling is yet to hit me. “They imprison you mentally more than physically. They tell you what to do and what not do in prison,” Dutt said at the India Today Conclave. He said contrary to people’s perception he did not receive any special treatment during his jail term and was given the same food to eat and same clothes as any other inmate.
Strange as it may sound but rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh says he doesn’t know who rapper Raftaar is. The popular rapper known for his number Lungi Dance from Chennai Express also spoke at length about his illness (bipolar and alcoholism), adding that his fans deserved to why he was away for a while from showbiz. Singh, who is popular for numbers like Angrezi beat, Manali trance, Love dose and High heels, was away from the spotlight for almost 18 months. He said it was due to his medical condition. Asked how he gained courage to speak about his problems to the
Salman Khan has praised his leading lady in “Sultan”, Anushka Sharma, saying he is having a great time working with a talent like her Agency | New Delhi
world, Singh said at the red carpet of an awards ceremony in Dubai: “As an artiste, I believe that I am not my own property. I am the property of my fans. So I thought that they deserve to know about what exactly happened to me.” Many speculated that the Gabru rapper was
at a rehabilitation centre. However, Singh broke his silence and dismissed all rumours and opened up about his bipolar disorder and his battle with alcoholism earlier this month. While Singh was absent from the scene, other rappers gained prominence in Bollywood.
Superstar Salman Khan has praised his leading lady in “Sultan”, Anushka Sharma, saying he is having a great time working with a talent like her. Several actresses were attached to the project since the film was announced last year but the movie finally went to Anushka.
When asked about his experience working with 27-year-old Anushka, Salman said, “It has been great. It feels good to work with good and talented people.” The movie will see Salman playing Sultan Ali Khan, a Haryana-based wrestler. The 50-year-old actor called the YRF film one of the
most difficult movies of his career. “I am working very hard. It is one of my most difficult movies,” said the actor on the sidelines of the Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA). The sports drama, directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, is set to release this Eid in a box office clash with Shah Rukh Khan’s.
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Australian captain and ambassador, Meg Lanning is taking it in her stride
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Agency | New Delhi Chinese e-commerce major Alibaba Group is planning to enter India this year and is looking at opportunities to build the business organically or through other means. “We are planning to enter the e-commerce business in India in 2016. We have been exploring very carefully the e-commerce opportunity in this country, which we think is very exciting on the backdrop of Digital India,” Alibaba Group President J Michael Evans said in New Delhi. The company said it is evaluating all opportunities to build the business organically or look at any other thing that might come along. Evans, who along with Alibaba Group’s Global Managing Director K Guru Gowrappan met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday, said the company plans to come in India and work to serve both customers, consumers and small businesses because that is the history and the DNA of Alibaba.
Sensex soars 275 points to hit 2-mth high; logs 3rd weekly rise
In the first match of the Women’s Big Bash series, Australian captain and Melbourne Stars skipper Meg Lanning starred. Making 90 runs off 58 balls, she was out LBW to fellow national representative Delissa Kimmince. “She’s furious,” an onlooker observed – and Lanning looked it. Head bowed, she strode off the pitch with the air of someone thoroughly embarrassed by what had just taken place and keen to leave the scene of her indiscretion. She was not angry, just tired, Lanning insisted. Well, maybe a little annoyed. Lanning says she was an incredibly competitive child, in sport or at card
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games. She hated losing. You need to be, she says, to play elite sport. But becoming a leader forced her to gain a bit of perspective. “I’m always cranky when I get out, I’m never happy,” she said, “I usually go into the changerooms and fuss around and then I come out and I’m fine, I need a moment to get over it.” “Captaincy’s taught me to focus less on my own game, if I make a duck
and we win, the overriding feeling is it’s been a great day, and that’s been a really good thing.” No one said being captain of the Australian cricket side was easy and at just 23, Lanning is also part of a major push to make it the sport of choice for girls. The runaway success of the first Women’s Big Bash League was pleasing, she says; now it is a matter of maintaining the momentum.
Road to Rio 2016: Ace wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt secures Olympic quota for India
The London Olympics bronzemedallist will clash on Saturday with Adam Batirov for a gold medal finish
Agency | Mumbai The benchmark BSE Sensex today jumped by 275 points to settle at an over two-month high of 24,952.74 and also logged its third weekly gain as foreign funds continued to pump in money amid a firm global cues on dovish stance by the US Federal Reserve. Also, the NSE Nifty again topped the 7,600-mark. Besides, the rupee appreciating to over two-month high of 66.55 against the dollar too boosted trading sentiment. Both the leading indexes surged for a third straight week as BSE Sensex climbed by 234.75 points or 0.94 per cent while NSE Nifty surged 94.15 points or 1.25 per cent. On the day, all the sectoral indexes, except healthcare, ended in green with the shares of IT, metal, realty, banking and auto leading gains. After opening higher, Sensex stayed in the positive zone throughout the day and hit the day’s high of 24,986.94, before ending 275.37 points or 1.12 per cent higher at 24,952.74, its highest closing since January 6.
T20 World Cup 2016: South Africa aim for first victory vs Afghanistan at Mumbai
Agency | Astana Star wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt on Saturday secured an Olympic quota place for India after making the final round of the men’s 65kg freestyle event on the second day of the Asian Olympic Qualification tournament here. Yogeshwar became the second Indian wrestler after Narsingh Yadav to book a
berth for the Rio Games, to be held later this year. The 33-year-old qualified for Olympics by virtue of reaching the final. The top two finishers in each weight category here are assured of a Rio berth. The London Olympics bronze-medallist will clash on Saturday with Adam Batirov for a gold medal finish. En route the
final, Yogeshwar put up a dominating show, winning all his three bouts. Having defeated Kim Ju-song of North Korea in qualification round 8-1, he got the better of Xuan Dinh Nguyen of Vietnam by fall verdict 12-2 in quarters and then followed it up by beating Lee Seung-Chul of Korea 7-2 in his semifinal bout.
F1 qualifying format slammed as Hamilton wins Australia pole Agency | Melbourne
Agency | New Delhi Flipkart Ltd, India’s largest e-commerce firm, is close to naming Saikiran Krishnamurthy, a senior leader in its core commerce business, as the head of its logistics unit ekart, said four people familiar with the matter. The move is aimed partly at breaking down barriers between ekart and Flipkart’s commerce arm, which until recently were being run as independent businesses, two of the four people said. Krishnamurthy most recently headed the service product group in Flipkart’s commerce platform. His team is responsible for order fulfilment, post-delivery and seller services, and is closely linked to ekart, which is a key business for Flipkart, employing more than 20,000 workers who deliver smartphones, clothes, shoes, TVs and other products to customers. He is expected to take charge this month, the four people cited above said. Krishnamurthy was one of Flipkart’s high-profile hires last year. The online retailer hired him from consultant McKinsey & Co. in March. Mint first reported on 12 January that Flipkart has started the hunt for a new chief for ekart.
Drivers and teams slammed Formula One’s new qualifying system and fans walked out on the anti-climactic finish as reigning champion Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position on Saturday for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton’s time of 1 minute, 23.837 at the Albert Park circuit was threetenths of a second faster than Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg, with third and fourth place filled by the Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen. The new qualifying format of rolling eliminations every 90 seconds failed to produce an intended shake-up in the grid order, and in the third and final qualifying session, many drivers chose to save tires for the race rather than try to better the times of the cars
Advancing into the Super 10 stage for the first time in three attempts, minnows Afghanistan will face a formidable challenge when they clash with South Africa in the ICC World Twenty 20 Championship at the Wankhede Stadium here tomorrow. Afghanistan suffered a narrow defeat against defending champions Sri Lanka in their opening Group 1 game at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens and they will have to get across South Africa to keep themselves afloat. The Proteas, on the other hand, suffered a stunning two-wicket loss against England last night despite scoring a record-high score of 229 for 4 and Faf du Plessis’ men would
come hard at the Afghans, eager to notch up their first win in the tournament to stay in contention for the last four berth. The Afghans need to stand up to this assault, with both bat and ball from South Africa whose bowlers – barring Imran Tahir – were taken to the cleaners by the Joe Root-inspired England. Can a bunch of amateur cricketers defeat a top outfit like South Africa, who will be coming at them at full tilt, and
remain in contention for a semi-final spot, is the big question. Jean-Paul Duminy, who played an important all-round part for South Africa by striking a brisk 28-ball 54 and then snapping 1 for 31, said that his team needs to put the defeat behind and focus on the match against Afghanistan. “Extras (26) let us down, we bowled too many wides (20) and so forth; that’s something we have to look at.
competitive 177 for three after opting to bat and then restricted Ireland to 84 for five in their allotted 20 overs at the PCA stadium in Mohali. Kiwi opener Bates scored 82 off just 60 deliveries that included seven hits to the fence and two sixes, while Sophie Devine also chipped in with a crucial 34-ball 47. Bates and Devine put
on an important 104-run stand together for the second wicket to put Kiwis on the course for setting their rivals a competitive target. After Devine’s dismissal, captain Bates continued in the able company of Sara McGlashan (14 not out). The two added 44 runs for third wicket to steer the team past 150-run mark. Chasing 178 for victory, Ireland were never in the fray as they kept on losing wickets at regular interval and failed to reach even the three-figure mark. Captain Isobel Joyce fought a lone battle for Ireland, scoring 33-ball 28. But all others came a cropper against the Kiwi bowlers.
and read out the remaining names in a single breath. A few restless souls in the crowd, the studious linguists in them, too must have taken their tongues through a few twirls and twists. Then when Martin Guptill began his onslaught of Australian bowlers, they must buried this tongue-twisting surname down their brains. Like the announcer, the crowd too must not have anticipated the peculiarly difficult-to-pronounce surname to feature on the
team sheet. Perhaps, even Mitchell McClenaghan too might not have fancied him being picked for the match. It was almost certain they would swap a spinner for a seamer on a surface not as much as a vicious turner that Nagpur was. But McClenaghan was perhaps the third choice, for there were far more accomplished seamers cooling their heels off, Tim Southee and Trent Boult, their trusted new-ball pair in longer versions.
ICC Women World T20: Suzie Bates steers NZ to 93-run win over Ireland
Agency | Mohali Skipper Suzie Bates led from the front with a quickfire half-century as New Zealand Women registered a comprehensive 93-run victory over Ireland Women in their World Twenty20 Group A clash in Mohali on Friday. Fresh from comfortable win against Sri Lanka, New Zealand posted a
New Zealand vsAustralia, ICCWorldT20: Spinners play their part, so do the pacers Agency | Dharamsala
ahead of them. The leading drivers were out of their cars and fans were streaming out with minutes still remaining in the session. No sooner had the session ended than Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said the new format was “rubbish” and Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said there should be an apology to fans. The first session of qualifying was frantic, with all cars on the track trying to set a time as the clock ticked down toward the eliminations, and some teams made bad miscalculations, sending drivers out too late to be
able to even start a lap. However, that breathless start gave way to a dull finish, as driver after driver accepted elimination without even bothering to go out onto the track, deciding it was better to save tires than make an unrealistic attempt to better the cars ahead of them. There were no cars on the track in the final three minutes and fans were already streaming out of the stands. The new format was adopted at the last moment and against the advice of many teams and drivers who predicted such an anti-climactic finish.
Soon after Kane Williamson called the coin correctly and did the needful, to bat on a surface that was getting more baked in the sun and hence drier and more difficult to bat on as the game weans away, the announcer at the stadium read out the New Zealand eleven from the teamsheet. He stammered, inadvertently at the sixth name on the sheet. After a pause, he read out, “Mcle-ghan”. Not satisfied, he paused again, and came up with another variant, “Mcclean-again”. Unwilling to give up, he attempted again. The third time though, the tired announcer, came close to getting the surname correct, “Mcclain-again”. Reasonably satisfied, he moved on,
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Replica of Gir Lion Sanctuary of Gujarat opens at London Zoo in England
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Police detains 300 Tata Nano workers on strike at Gujarat plant
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Agency | London ZSL London Zoo’s most majestic residents were given a Royal welcome on Thursday 17 March – when the brand new Asiatic lion exhibit was officially opened by HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. The Royals toured the Zoo’s new Land of the Lions and spent time talking to staff about the incredible interactive experiences the exhibit will have on offer to visitors. Lionesses Indi, Rubi and Heidi even showed their respect for the Royal guests – coming to within a whisker of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness in the exhibit’s stunning 360 Temple Clearing. Director General Ralph
Armond said: “We were delighted to welcome Her Majesty and His Royal Highness to ZSL London Zoo this morning to open our new Land of the Lions exhibit. Her Majesty actually opened our previous lion enclosure 40 years ago and it was an honour to have her return with HRH The Duke in the year of her 90th birthday.” Land of the Lions, a £5.2m development, has been created to transport visitors from the heart of London to the vibrant
setting of Sasan Gir in Gujarat, India – the last remaining stronghold of Asiatic lions – and bring visitors closer than ever to the big cats. Covering an expanse of 2,500sqm (27,000sqft), visitors will enter Land of the Lions through a grand stone archway, pick up a ‘park pass’ at the Gir Tourist Information centre and explore Sasan Gir Train Station – where the odd lion might be spotted snoozing on the tracks – before being awed by the
Gujarat HC seeks action plan for phasing out old diesel vehicles Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Not satisfied with the Gujarat government’s reply to a PIL seeking ban on diesel-run vehicles to curb pollution, the High Court today asked it to spell out a time-bound action plan. The government, in its affidavit, only expressed its intention to phase out the old diesel vehicles and ban the entry of such vehicles in the city. But the division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Anant Dave asked the government to come up with a time-bound action plan and adjourned the hearing to April 22. The gov-
Gujarat high court on Friday ruled that a parent is liable to maintain a son till he turns 18 and starts earning. The HC made it clear that a parent is liable to maintain an unmarried daughter even after she attains an majority and is also liable to spend for her wedding. However, the same provision does not apply for a son. According to provisions of Section 125 of CrPC, a father or mother is not responsible to pay maintenance to a son once he turns 18 if he is not mentally or physically unfit. The case in
Rural Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) P O Bhatt. The workers had decided to go ahead with their plan to hold protest rally near Tata Nano plant site at Sanand after talks with the company over re-instatement of 26 suspended workers failed. Tata Motors has maintained that the
company has no issues recognising an “internal union,” but workers have claimed that their main demand to re-instate suspended workers is not being met by the company management. As many as 422 workers are on strike since February 22 mainly to protest suspension of their colleagues, demand-
ing that the suspension be immediately revoked. The matter escalated when the company earlier suspended two workers for indiscipline and another 24 after workers allegedly damaged new vehicles inside the plant. The strike was later declared illegal by the state government.
Gujarat Assembly: Congress supports ‘rashtra Police investigating mata’ status for cow, no commitment from BJP conspiracy angle in Rajkot Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Opposition Congress aggressively took up the issue of “rashtra mata” or “mother of the nation” status for cow in the Gujarat Assembly on Friday, a day after an activist in Rajkot committed suicide in support of the demand, even as the ruling BJP maintained a stoic silence over the matter. Leader of Opposition Shankersinh Vaghela announced that his party would support the government if it goes ahead with a move to declare cow as “rashtra mata”. Congress MLAs also staged a symbolic walkout after Assembly Speaker Ganpat Vasava did not allow discussion in the House over the issue of cow protection.
The government said that CNG refilling stations are gradually coming up in various parts of Gujarat, including remote areas. The PIL points out that despite the past orders of the High Court, the government is still using diesel-run buses. All commercial vehicles using diesel and not complying with BS4 pollution norms should be Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad banned, it demands. The Gujarat High Court Friday issued notice to Gujarat government on the petition moved by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) leader question is a divorce pe- family court. The court Hardik Patel seeking bail tition involving a doctor, ordered the doctor to pay in the sedition case lodged Dinesh Oza, who practic- his wife and son. In the by the Ahmedabad Dees in Visnagar and his wife second round of litigation, tection of Crime Branch Nita. The wife was driven the court enhanced the (DCB). Justice A J Desai out of the home in 2006 amount and asked the doc- asked the government to and she lodged an FIR tor to continue to pay his file its reply and kept the son till he turned 18 years. next hearing on April 7. The father stopped pay- Hardik has moved High ments to his son Court after his bail was when he turned 18 rejected by the Ahmedin October 2013. abad sessions court on The wife moved various grounds, includthe family court ing the apprehension that against this. The the Patidar leader would family court asked her to repeat similar offence. move the HC for clarifica- Hardik is behind bars with Satellite police in tion on whether the father since his arrest on Octo2006. On the other hand, should continue to pay af- ber 18 and his subsequent the doctor filed a divorce ter the boy turned 18. The petitions for relief have petition in Mehsana. The court also asked the doctor been rejected. On the othwoman filed for mainte- to deposit arrears of Rs er hand, four of his key nance in Ahmedabad’s 78,000 with the court. associates on Thursday ernment today informed in its affidavit that some 40 per cent diesel-run vehicles in the state are very old and are, to some extent, responsible for pollution. There was a plan to phase out such vehicles and ban their entry in the city, it said. The petition, by environmental activist Devjibhai Dhamecha, advocates conversion of diesel vehicles to CNG vehicles.
Father must maintain son only till he’s 18: Gujarat HC Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
exhibit’s incredible centrepiece, a 360° Temple Clearing where the big cats will roam just metres away, separated only by fine wires. ZSL London Zoo’s biggest project-todate and incorporating ZSL’s decades of animal expertise, the flagship exhibit provides the ideal home for the Asiatic lions, who will play a vital role in the European breeding programme for the endangered species, of which only 500 remain in the wild.
Around 300 striking workers of Tata Nano plant were on Saturday detained by police when they gathered outside the plant to protest the suspension of their co-workers at Sanand Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC). Police detained them soon after they gathered at around 11 am to protest amid tight police security outside the Nano plant. Police said protesters gathered without written permission to hold a rally. “We have detained all protesting workers, around 300 of them, after they gathered at gate number 2 of GIDC without written permission from the magistrate for the event,” said Ahmedabad
cow protector’s suicide
Immediately after the Question Hour, Congress chief whip Balvantsinh Rajput took up the Rajkot incident in which a man died after he and seven others consumed pesticide outside the district collector’s office on Thursday morning, demanding “rashtra mata” status for cow. The Speak-
er, however, denied any discussion over the matter saying that no notice has been given in this regard. Following this, Congress MLAs started raising slogans against cow slaughter. Subsequently, Vaghela said the Rajkot incident was “very serious” and that it could lead to more such incidents.
Sedition case: Gujarat HC issues notice to state govt on Hardik’s bail plea
Hardik has moved High Court after his bail was rejected by the Ahmedabad sessions court on various grounds, including the apprehension that the Patidar leader would repeat similar offence submitted a written undertaking before the sessions court, pledging that they will not repeat the offence if granted bail. The court will pronounce the or- after the sessions court reder on their bail pleas on jected his bail application, Monday. Hardik’s anoth- filed after the city police’s er petition for bail in the crime branch submitted sedition case lodged by a chargesheet in the case Surat police is also pend- in January. The petition ing in the High Court. It contends that sedition is is likely to come up for a colonial law enacted by hearing next week. Be- the British to suppress the fore issuing the notice, the voice of freedom fighters court inquired about the and it had been invoked status of the petition filed wrongfully against the by Hardik in the Supreme Patel leader who was only Court seeking to quash fighting for his commuthe case against him. Har- nity. It also says that the dik’s lawyer Zubin Bhar- police have failed to link da said the next hearing in Hardik’s intercepted teleapex court was scheduled phonic conversations with in the first week of April. his associates with the viOn March 11, Hardik ap- olence during the stir in proached the High Court August last year.
Correspondent | Rajkot
Protest against the death of a cow protection group leader in Rajkot following collective consumption of pesticide by eight people on March 17, continued in some parts of the state today even as the police has started the investigation of the death from a possible ‘conspiracy’ angle. Bandh was observed in Mandvi, Rapar and some other areas of Kutch district, Banskantha and Valsad districts by various pro-Hindu outfits to protest the death of Hindabhai alias
Gabhrubhai Lambadiya (Bharvad), the head of Vishwa Gauvansh Suraksha Samiti who was instrumental in saving thousands of cows from going to butchery and had died in the civil hospital in Rajkot on March 17 following consumption of pesticide with seven of his aides in collector office premised here after the expiry of 24 hours ultimatum period to the administration demanding declaration of cow as Rashtramata and complete ban on the sell of beef.
‘We devalue the positive effect politicians have on democracy’ Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Noted political scientist Philip Oldenburg, in his lecture ‘The Indian Politician’, part of the AUCept series, said Indian politicians are often unfairly painted as dishonest, corrupt and self serving, and their positive role in Indian democracy is greatly devalued. Oldenburg has been a professor of political science at Columbia University since 1977 and is considered an expert on Indian politics. He has edited or co-edited 10 volumes in The Asia Society’s ‘India
Briefing’ series. According to Oldenburg, the overwhelming majority of “full-time politicians”, i.e, those who spend 40 hours a week in political work, are vocational politicians, with a calling for such work. He estimates there are around 4 lakh full time politicians in India. He says MPs, MLAs and their opponents are just 6.5% of this. The portrayal of politicians in the media is not completely accurate or proportionate. Especially, with regard to ‘criminal politicians’.
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