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Tired of her girlnext-door image, Jacqueline wants to play a villain now
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“wins silver, billion hearts” f e i r B News Light to moderate rains in Uttar Pradesh
(H.S.) | Lucknow Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Uttar Pradesh today while South-West monsoon remained normal in the state. Banda received 14 cms of rain, while Baberu, Rath and Mauranipur each witnessed 12 cms of rain respectively since yesterday. Churk-11, Attara and Maudha each recorded 10 cms of rainfall; Naraini, Robertsganj 8 cms each and Mau and Chillaghat 7 cms each, MET office said.
5 killed as SUV collides with car (H.S.) | Indore
Five persons, including three women, were killed when their speeding SUV crashed into a car in the Super Corridor area here today, police said. The speeding SUV, while passing through a square in Super Corridor area, collided with a car, which overturned due to the impact, City Superintendent of Police (CSP) RS Guraiya said. Five persons, including three women, travelling in the car, died. They are yet to be identified, he said, adding that the windscreen of the SUV also got smashed in the incident.
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PV Sindhu going down 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to Carolina Marin
Sindhu is pure gold, wins silver (H.S.) | Rio De Janeiro
PV Sindhu produced a brave effort to win the first game but couldn’t make
PV Sindhu loses 21-19, 12-21, 21-15 to Spain Carolina Marin in badminton women’s singles final at the Rio 2016 Olympics on Friday. Sindhu has to settle for a silver medal – the first by an Indian badminton player. Sindhu has also become the youngest to win a medal at the Olympics at the age of 21. Sindhu lost but not before putting up a good fight against a much quicker
most of the momentum to lose. She finishes with a silver medal.
Marin who was quick to latch on to shots. In the opening game, Sindhu came back from behind to go 1-0 up against Marin. The Indian shuttler was 6-11 behind at the interval and continued to trail before she took control when the scoreline was 16-19, not in her favour. Marin had some mishits and errors in the phase which allowed Sindhu
After Una, now a rally to be organised in Gandhinagar to demand justice for Thangadh firing victims
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After advocate-activist Jignesh Mewani and his colleagues organised a massive gathering on August 15 to focus attention of the nation on the Una Dalit incident, the Gujarat
Anusuchit Jati Atyachar Sangharsh Samiti, in collaboration with NGO Navsarjan, is going to take out a rally and hold a public meeting in Gandhingar on Sunday to demand justice for four dal-
it youths, three of whom were shot dead in alleged police firing in Thangadh town of Surendranagar district in two different incidents on September 22 and 23, 2012. Another was injured seriously.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be in be Gujarat on August 30 to launch the SAUNI (Saurashtra Narmada Avataran Irrigation) Yojana providing Narmada water to parched areas of Saurashtra. It will be Modi’s second visit to Gujarat this month — the first being on Monday to pay homage to Pramukh Swami, the spiritual head of the Swaminarayan sect who passed away on Saturday. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, in a state-
ment on Thursday, said Modi as chief minister of Gujarat had launched the project to link 10 reservoirs, including three major dams of Aji-2, Und and Machchu-2, to the Narmada river. The Rs
12,000-crore project is expected to replenish 15 dams and provide drinking water to 5,000 villages and irrigation for several lakh hectares in Jamnagar, Rajkot, Morbi and adjoining districts.
Addressing mediapersons at Navsarjan office on Friday, parents of the deceased Dalit youths demanded re-opening of the cases and fresh probe into them by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to find out who exactly were involved in firing on the youths, trial of the case in a special court in Ahmedabad and making public the report of an inquiry conducted into the case by IAS officer Sanjay Prasad. The three Dalit youths were shot dead allegedly by the police following a fight between youths belonging to Dalit and Bharwad communities over buying a pouch of water. Those shot dead were Mehul Rathod (16), Pankaj Sumra(17) and Prakash Parmar(21). Another dalit youth, Sanabhai Vania (35), was injured seriously. However, police had not entertained his FIR.
Kashmir: If not pellet guns, will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, says CRPF to HC
to pocket the opening game 21-19, winning five points on the trot in the process. Highlight of the opening game was the 39-shot rally between the two. It stretched both players and Sindhu won the point when Marin sent one long. The momentum and confidence was on Sindhu’s side but Marin showed why she is the world champion when she outplayed her opponent in the second set. The Spanish girl opened up a five-point lead early in the contest when she led Sindhu 6-1. The world champion was quickly off the blocks
and she led Sindhu 11-2 at the break. It needed a special effort to fight back from there. Sindhu did but Marin’s lead was too much for Sindhu to catch up. Marin used her angles with precision and delivered the perfect drop shots to take the second game 21-12. In the decider, Sindhu started on the back as Marin was quickly up 4-0 and then 9-4. Then the Hyderabadi came back to win four points in a row helped by Marin’s errors and Sindhu’s incredible returns. And then at the break, Sindhu led 11-10 after Marin’s shot went long.
The second part of the deciding game allowed Marin to once again consolidate her advantage and Sindhu couldn’t recover from this surge. At 20-14, Marin had six gold medal chances but Sindhu saved one when Marin pushed the shuttle wide. However the Indian couldn’t save the next when an angled shot by the Spaniard fell in the middle of the court – a strategy that worked very well for her in the match to win it. As the shuttle landed in, Marin dropped to the ground and there were tears of joy on her face.
the rainfall deficit (as per the Indian Meteorological Department) is about 22%. Add to this, the past two consecutive years of insufficient rains, lowering the ground water levels. Of the 203 dams in the state, around 136 have less than 50% water available for drinking purpose, and of this, 60 dams are only 10% full. As Gujarat inches towards a water crisis, the state administration as well as the beleaguered farmers are pinning their hopes on the skies to bail
them out of an impending crisis. The state government, on its part, said that as far as the kharif crops are concerned there is no issue of water availability. Jasha Barad, minister of state, water supply of Gujarat says: “For kharif crops there is no issue of water availability across Gujarat. In present condition, if monsoons will not be good, we will release water for agriculture from Sardar Sarovar Narmada dam in winter and summer as per the requirement.”
Gujarat govt braces up to tackle ensuing water crisis
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“If we do not receive good rains for the remaining season (about one more month to go), only 50% sowing could be done in winters, given the current groundwater levels,” says Ishwar Lakhani, farmer from Patiya village of Anjar taluka in Kutch district. Two months since the monsoons have officially set in Gujarat,
Once upon a time, a tiger called Machli ruled Ranthambore National Park (H.S.) | Jaipur
SHE first caught the eyes of forest officials in the monsoon of 1997, imed weapon of riot control. pressing them with her The force said It said that following the majestic looks and feline pellet guns were standard operating proce- agility. Labelled T-16, she (H.S.) | Mumbai introduced in dures while dealing with was usually found near US dollar ended high- 2010 and were an a dynamic law and order the water bodies of Raner against the rupee at problem is difficult in case thambore National Park of top district officials. fallen ill two years ago, accepted weapon 67.05/06 per dollar and of moving, bending and and soon inherited the “There were a few moist too, but survived. “This of riot control. the pound sterling also running target. The SOP title “Lady of the Lake” eyes during the ceremony time, we tried to give her (H.S.) | Srinagar finished higher at Rs regarding use of firearms from her mother. It was on top of a hill,” said his medicines in the meat, 87.97/99 per pound at The CRPF has informed for crowd control in ex- just one of the many ti- colleague Mukesh. “She she just would not conthe close of the Inter- Jammu and Kashmir would have no recourse of pellet guns as a means treme situations requires tles she would earn over last ate around the 12th sume it. She led a full life. bank Foreign Exchange High Court that if pel- in extreme situations but for crowd control mecha- that the weapon be aimed the next few years, apart of this month. We tried At almost 20 years, she market today. Following let guns are banned as a to open fire with rifles, nism in the Valley, which below the waist. “But the from “legendary”, “icon- to feed her meat but she had lived well past the are the Interbank Forex crowd control measure, which may cause more has been rocked by vi- situation prevailing on the ic” and “queen mother”. refused. She had escaped average age for tigers,” and RBI rates: (In Rs its personnel will be fatalities,” the CRPF said olent protests since the streets during an ongoing “Machli — a marking death earlier and so we he said. But long before Per Unit) Unit Interbank forced to fire bullets in in an affidavit submit- killing of Hizbul Mujahi- law and order incident is on her face gave her the were hopeful this time, all that, this “queen” RBI Reference US Dol- extreme situations, which ted to the High Court on deen commander Burhan dynamic and mobile. “In name — would hear the too. A team of ten was ruled the park, quickly lar 67.05/06 US Dollar can cause more fatalities. Wednesday. The para- Wani in an encounter with such a situation, some- noise of jeeps and come keeping a watch on her becoming the most wideRs. 66.9296 Pound Ster- “In case, this (pellet gun) military force submitted security forces on July times it is difficult to go in strolling,” said Rishikesh, and had cordoned off the ly photographed tigress ling 87.97/99 Euro Rs. is withdrawn from the the affidavit in response 8. The force said pellet for precise aimed fire at a a forest guard who cre- area near her,” said Sudar- in Ranthambore, with documentaries 75.8714 Euro 75.91/93 options available with the to a PIL filed before the guns were introduced in moving, bending and run- mated her on Thursday shan Sharma, divisional books, afternoon in the presence forest officer. Machli had and awards to her name. CRPF, CRPF personnel court, seeking ban on use 2010 and were an accept- ning target.” Japanese Yen(100) 66. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani 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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Plz Don’t blame it on Rio, we must create a national sports culture.
Even as the Union sports minister, Vijay Goel, and his unruly cohort bring disgrace upon the nation by bullying their way into prohibited spaces at Rio, our sportspersons have brought us little glory. Although hope lies undying within the human breast, it is highly unlikely that we will match our tally of the last Olympics. I hasten to add that this is not in the least the fault of our sportspersons. It is the inevitable consequence of our never having had a comprehensive sports policy aimed at developing a sporting culture to make ours a sporting nation. Indeed, sports policy, such as it is, has been wholly concentrated on funding sports bodies and administrators who are intent on living in style while hoping that Lady Luck will produce some athlete or team that will compensate for our being the worst performing large country in the world of sport. If we do happen upon a Milkha Singh or a Dutee Chand, it is more chance than an earnest search for catching them young and then assiduously nurturing them to a world-class showing at the Olympics. Indeed, what our sports administrators wish to concentrate on is hosting mega-sporting events on which government, for reasons of false prestige, goes out of its way to shower its largesse. We saw this with devastating consequences at the Commonwealth Games, 2010, that did more to sully our good name the world over than any failure in field and track. The worst job I have ever held was as Union sports minister, 2006-08. CWG ‘10 was under preparation and everyone expected me to be a complaisant team player although I discovered within a few days of taking the assignment that what it meant was that I ask the government for more and more money while keeping prescribed financial procedures at bay as far as possible. I repeatedly protested my unwillingness to be part of these shenanigans and was eventually sacked — to my intense relief. But before I was shown the door, I was instructed to prepare a “comprehensive sports policy” to replace the few pages of clichés prepared by the previous government. I got my 72-page document ready within weeks but the Indian Olympics Committee got all sports bodies to boycott the effort. I, therefore, submitted the paper as it was. A discussion on it in cabinet was scheduled but, with a day or two to go for the discussion, I was eased out and my successor’s first task was to withdraw the paper. When the new government was formed in 2014, the new BJP minister (who has since been elevated to chief minister, Assam) requested me for a copy. I sent it to him. I was then asked for another copy by Vijay Malhotra of the IOA, who, as the longest-serving sports administrator in the country, has been responsible for more sporting disasters than several of his colleagues combined. However, I complied posthaste with his request. That is the last I have heard of it. The gravamen of my paper, based on constitutional provisions relating to sports, numerous expert committee reports since Independence, repeated parliamentary standing committee recommendations, the Olympics Charter and a host of UN declarations on education and sports to which we have subscribed, and recent and earlier policy statements at the level of PM and below, was that we cannot win medals before first becoming a sporting nation.
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“Modiji a prayer for you: Lead me from ignorance to truth - from darkness to light - from death to immortality. Let there be peace for all living - Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress Vice creatures,”
President Rahul Gandhi on Friday tweeted a prayer for him which asks for freedom from ignorance, a day after Modi said that BJP suffered more adversities in independent India than Congress did during British rule
Salman Khan is Being Bhai for his sisters on Raksha Bandhan with girlfriend Iulia Vantur present (H.S.) | New Delhi
Salman Khan is a fabulous bhai to his sisters Arpita Khan Sharma and Alvira Khan and these pictures are a proof. The Sultan star took time off on Raksha Bandhan on Thursday (August 18) to visit sister Alvira’s house where the whole Khandaan celebrated the festival. Salman even ditched his ‘Being Human’ tees for ‘Being Bhai’ shirts given the ocassion. Salman’s rumoured girlfriend Iulia Vantur was also present on the occasion. Iulia is often seen at Khan family gatherings, further fuelling buzz that Salman may soon tie the knot with her. In fact, tabloids in Romania are already calling Iulia ‘the
royal Mrs Khan’. However, both Salman and the Romanian beauty are yet to talk about the rumours. Arpita was seen along with husband Aayush and son Ahil. This was
Ahil’s first Rakhi and all the more special for the Khan-daan. Arpita took to Twitter to post images of the tiny tot celebrating the festival with the family. Salman and Aay-
Happy Bhag Jayegi: It’s all about loving your neighbour
(H.S.) | New Delhi Unlike what the promotions would have us believe Happy Bhag Jayegi is not about Happy or Diana Penty who plays the lead character. Thankfully so. The sophisticated, westernised Penty hardly looks or behaves like the rooted Amritsari kudi that she is meant to be on screen. And it also requires way too much of a suspension of disbelief to imagine that a polished Penty could be dishing out yummy aaloo paranthas (a significant ingredient in the film, mind you). If in Bajrangi Bhaijaan the adorable little girl Shahida gets
stuck in India and has to be taken back to Pakistan, here it’s Happy, on the run from her own wedding, who lands up in Lahore by mistake. The crucial difference is that Happy is far from adorable, just plain petulant and irritating. Throughout the film people keep talking about falling in love with Happy and one keeps wondering how anyone could do that. Quite like her, the man she is in love with, Guddu (Ali Fazal) is also largely inconsequential. It is Pakistan that is vital. What’s interesting is how Happy… is an Indian comedy that turns out to be more about our neighbour, in fact Pakistan is
its strength. Of course, friends across the border may have an axe to grind in terms of the authenticity of depiction. But was that ever the intention of the makers? Much of the Pakistan depicted in the film takes off (deliberately so) from several of their soaps and serials we have got to watch here in India. However, there can be little to crib and nitpick about if all those supposed (and real) cross-border tensions can be made to dissolve in two hours or so with a few shared laughs and endless banter? For me the more likeable set of characters are all *that* side — even an Iffatbi, a Fakhru Mamu or the bumbling baddies are nicer than the pallid, insipid Happy. The centre of the film is actually Abhay Deol (a well-calibrated, measured and welcome return to form) who plays Bilal Ahmed, son of the former governor. All depth and dignity, he is the solid, dependable, romantic hero, the kind you’d love to take you home.
Tired of her girl-next-door image, Jacqueline wants to play a villain now
(H.S.) | New Delhi She may be best known for her glamourous and girlnext-door roles in films but Jacqueline Fernandez says she now wants to try
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her hand at playing villain in films. The 31-year-old Dishoom star, who has starred in films like Aladin, Housefull series and Kick among others in
her seven-year-long Bollywood career, feels it is time to try something new. “I would love to play a villain because this year also my roles have been very glamorous or very girl-next-door. I feel now I want to get into more villain kind of roles,” Jacqueline said. When asked about her favourite genre of cinema, the Sri Lankan beauty, who will be next seen in superhero action film A Flying Jatt, says she enjoys fantasy the most.
ush were clicked talking to each other. Alvira was accompanied by husband, filmmaker Atul Agnihotri. Salman met father Salim Khan with a hug, his stepmother Helen was also part of the celebrations. Salman’s Rakhi sister Shweta Rohira, who has been in the news due to her much-talked-about separation from husband Pulkit Samrat, was also there. Sohail came with wife Seema Khan. The couple were companions of choice for Iulia, who was seen outside the apartments chatting to them. However, Arbaaz Khan and estranged wife Malaika Arora Khan was not seen by the media.
Ben Hur: Chariots of boredom
Why are we so obsessed with remakes? Especially of those incredibly ambitious projects that when unsuccessful will burn some serious holes in pockets. This year’s Ben-Hur is one such example, made on a whopping $100 million budget. The epic biblical drama is largely a borefest save for a few redeeming sequences, but more on that later.
In 1959, William Wyler had every reason to remake Ben-Hur, after all, the previous adaptation of Lew Wallace’s 1880 novel was a silent film made in 1925. The 2016 remake retains the book’s plotline of a prince, Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), who’s accused of sedition by his friend Messala (Toby Kebbell), an officer of the Roman army. After years of being a galley slave, Judah manages to escape and returns to avenge the betrayal by challenging Messala to a chariot race. But chance encounters with Jesus of Nazareth change Judah forever.
get married again. While their attempts to fix her marriage fail, she did catch the attention of Will. And our Will is a persistent boy. He doesn’t take no for an answer and pursues Meera. An Aussie-English teacher, he tries his hand at Hindi too, telling a bemused hall full of people, “Maine kuccha nahin pehena.” Hardly creative or nuanced that dialogue but Brett manages to carry it off, just as he does the
rest of the film with his honest performance. Now, watch UnIndian for this man and his fun debut. Tannishtha as Meera also bring depth to her performance but they are both failed by the one-dimensional script and verbose dialogues. The script also feels hackneyed and oft tried. It is disappointing to see actors like Gulshan Grover (as Meera’s first husband), Supriya Pathak Kapur (Meera’s mother) and Akash Khurana (Meera’s father) being failed by the bad writing and dialogues. They fail to rise up to the occasion and the film also loses some of its froth because of this. If you really want to watch UnIndian, do it for Brett’s Will and Tannishtha’s Meera.
right now. I want to do a film where I can walk in jeans on the sets!” the actress said. The 25-yearold actress says as a viewer she has enjoyed watching films like “Dil Chahta Hai” and “Band Baaaja Baaraat” and would want to do movies with contemporary setting. “I loved watching ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’, ‘Band Baaja Baaraat’ and ‘Dil Chahta Hai’. These are the kind of movies I want to do. I like romantic dramas, love stories are my favou-
rite genre. I have watched ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ more than 100 times! And now, I like all Imtiaz Ali films. I would love to do something like that.” Despite the poor critical response to the Hrithik Roshan-starrer, Pooja is happy that people liked her look and performance in the movie. “I have read a lot of reviews on social media and yes, there has been mixed response to the film. But I am happy that people have liked me. They have praised my look and said they want to see more of me. I think that is a very good thing.” The actress feels it is hard to establish oneself in the industry as an outsider but she is keen to sign her next project soon. “I was contractually bound to not sign anything till ‘Mohenjo Daro’ release.
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UnIndian movie review: Brett Lee brings his flair but can’t win the match
(H.S.) | New Delhi Can East and West meet, fall in love and live happily ever after? This forms the premise of this film, which marks the debut of fast bowler Brett Lee. He plays Will who falls in love with Tannishtha Chatterjee’s Meera, only to be told — repeatedly — that he is UnIndian. The film begins with single working mother Meera (Tannishtha) whose very Indian parents want her to
I want to do a light romantic film now: Pooja Hegde
(H.S.) | New Delhi Having made her Bollywood debut with heavy-duty period film, Mohenjo Daro actress Pooja Hegde feels a light-hearted love story as the next project would be an ideal choice for her. “Ideally, I would want to do a fun romantic movie. Though I don’t mind another period film because I always go for the story and my role more than the genre, I do feel working on something light and easy would be better
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the stage, while Malik waved the Indian flag in excitement and disbelief. Malik’s parents, watching TV with friends and family at home in Rohtak, Haryana, screamed incoherently as the house erupted in roars, her mother jumping up and down, arms flailing, overjoyed at her daughter’s success. Malik, interviewed shortly after she came off stage, breathless and with the Indian flag still around her shoulders, rattled off at top speed that she’d worked for
this for the last 12 years, that being the first Indian woman to win a wrestling medal at the Olympics kept running through her mind, that she loved wrestling from the moment she first saw it. With Malik becoming the first Indian to win a medal at Rio 2016, and also the first female wrestler from India to win an Olympic medal, but her triumph shows India may just be discovering its own love for women’s wrestling. Malik’s victory supplied plenty of feels, but so did the fact that Babita Kumari’s run at the Olympics didn’t make it beyond her first match against Greece’s Maria Prevolaraki, or that Kumari’s cousin Vinesh Phogat sustained a heartbreaking, devastating injury in her match against China’s Sun Yanan and had to be carried off on a stretcher. You may never recover from Phogat’s tweet afterwards.
a gas station bathroom and were confronted by armed security guards. “I accept responsibility for my role in this happening and have learned some valuable lessons,” Lochte said. Two of the other swimmers, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, were on their way home Friday after being held in the country to testify. The fourth swimmer, Jimmy Feigen, made a deal with a Brazil judge to make a $10,800 payment and be allowed to leave the country later Friday, his lawyer said. “We accept and appreciate his apology,” said Mario Andrada, spokesman for the local organizers of the Rio Games. The drama surrounding the alleged robbery — and the
has shocked and deeply angered Brazilians, who said it cast a false negative shadow on their city and their Olympics at a time the country is eager to prove it can host the games safely. The story also dominated Olympic headlines, overshadowing the worthy accomplishments of athletes who trained for years just to get to Rio and set records during their performances. The saga was an enormous embarrassment for the U.S. Olympic team, which has dominated in the medal count. The rapid-fire developments early Friday came hours after police announced that Lochte and three of his teammates had not been held at gunpoint after a night of partying, as Lochte claimed. Instead, Brazilian police said the men, while intoxicated, vandalized a gas station bathroom and were questioned by armed guards before they paid for the damage and left.
Agency | New Delhi Domestic air passenger traffic jumped by nearly 26 per cent in July, registering double-digit growth for the 24th consecutive month with lower fares attracting more flyers. No-frills carrier IndiGo saw its market share climb to 39.8 per cent -- the highest for any local airline -- last month. It had a market share of 37.9 per cent in June. Latest data from aviation regulator DGCA showed that local airlines flew 85.08 lakh passengers in July compared to 67.62 lakh flyers recorded in the year-ago period. This is the 24th straight month that domestic air traffic has registered high double-digit growth, which also comes against the backdrop of many airlines offering lower fares as they compete to attract more passengers. “Indian aviation continues to soar. July passenger growth reaches a record breaking 25 per cent,” Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said in a tweet.
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(H.S.) | Rio De Janeiro Sakshi Malik turned around her freestyle wrestling match against Kyrgyzstan’s Aisuluu Tynybekova in the last 15 seconds and won a bronze at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and everyone just lost it. Star Sports’ Hindi commentator went from excited to shouting with joy; the coach accompanying Malik jumped onto the stage, dashed across the wrestling mat, tried to lift her, and eventually started running around
Venus-like exoplanet may have oxygen atmosphere: study
Agency | Washington A Venus-like exoplanet located just 39 light-years from Earth may posses a thin, oxygen atmosphere, a first for a rocky planet outside our solar system, a new study suggests. The distant planet GJ 1132b intrigued astronomers when it was discovered last year. It might have an atmosphere despite being baked to a temperature of around 232 degrees Celsius, researchers said. New research suggests that its atmosphere is likely to be thin and wispy. Astronomer Laura Schaefer from Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) and colleagues examined the question of what would happen to GJ 1132b over time if it began with a steamy, water-rich atmosphere. Orbiting so close to its star, at a distance of just 1.4 million miles, the planet is flooded with ultraviolet or UV light. UV light breaks apart water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, both of which then can be lost into space. However, since hydrogen is lighter it escapes more readily, while oxygen lingers behind.
SPORTS ROUNDUP Dear Amitabh Bachchan and Twitteratti, ignore Shobhaa De while congratulating Rio Olympics winners
(H.S.) | Mumbai On Thursday, I decided to imagine stepping into Shobhaa De’s shoes to feel what it would be like to make headlines without having won a single medal for my country. And here goes: I found myself being spoken in the same breath as Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu, never mind even if I was being trolled and they were being celebrated.
And just when I thought my popularity was dimming owing to users with a limited fan following trashing me, our former swashbuckling batsman Virender Sehwag came dancing down the track to hit a six using my name. And the icing on the cake was when none other than the Shahenshah of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan retweeting Viru paaji’s sixer. And before
that feeling could sink in, Bachchan saab trolled me a little more, easily catapulting me to legendary trending proportions on social media. As a result, if you now type Amitabh Bachchan or Virender Sehwag in Google, you will find my name in the top three search results. Wow, I must be so important that people of Bachchan and Sehwag’s stature deem it necessary to run me down. It would have distressed and frustrated me a great deal had the nation conveniently forgotten about my tweet and focused only on the embellishments of our winners. But here I am back again in contention and becoming yet again a hot topic of trolling and debate. Bring it on.
ment. Four US swimmers, including six gold medal hero Ryan Lochte, have been at the centre of a media storm in Brazil since claiming they were held up at gunpoint in a Rio gas station in the early hours of Sunday. Blackmun spoke after Brazilian police let Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger leave the country. “Their passports have been released and they recently departed Rio,”
he said. A third swimmer, James Feigen, has also given police “a revised statement” about the fake mugging story “with the hope of securing the release of his passport as soon as possible,” Blackmun said. Lochte, was already back in the United States when the scandal erupted. Lochte said on Sunday that the four had been victims of a robbery by at least one armed assailant posing as a Rio policeman. The claim forced Brazil’s Olympics organizers into an apology for the supposed security lapse. Amid growing doubts, however, a Brazilian judge issued an order Wednesday that all four swimmers be kept in Brazil while the story was probed.
ings. And the 44-year-old Aussie has praised Kumble as a respected cricketer who will guide the team in the right direction, adding that the series win in the West Indies shows the Kumble-Kohli combination is working well. “It’s a fine appointment. He (Kumble) is a respected player and person who will guide the team in the right direction,” Gilchrist told IANS in an exclusive interview here. “The Kumble-Kohli combination has every chance
of getting and retaining number 1 spot (Test). Their key focus will be on improving their overseas record; there are already positive signs of this from the win in West Indies,” he added. Considered as one of the most explosive batsmen in his era, Gilchrist came in defence of India’s limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, saying that the 2011 World Cup-winning skipper definitely has still a lot to offer for his national side.
Lochte apologizes for not being US swimmers quit Brazil after more candid about incident ever-changing descriptions of it by the swimmers — admitting to inventing mugging
Agency | New Delhi Huawei on Thursday launched the G9 Plus smartphone in China, priced at CNY 2,399 (roughly Rs. 24,200) for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant. A 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant was also announced, but no pricing or availability details were given yet. The smartphone is already on sale in China. The Huawei G9 Plus appears to be identical to the Huawei Maimang 5 that was launched last month, and according to a report by GizmoChina from the Beijing launch, the phone is just a variant of the Maimang 5 meant for China Unicom customers. The Maimang 5 was meant for China Mobile customers. With the price of the G9 Plus matching the Maimang 5, it’s fair to assume when the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant launches it will be priced the same as the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant of the Maimang 5, which is priced at CNY 2,599 (roughly Rs. 26,200).
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(H.S.) | Rio De Janeiro U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more “careful and candid” about how he described what happened. Lochte said in a lengthy post on Instagram Friday that he was apologizing for his role in taking the focus away from other Olympic athletes. The 12-time gold medalist reiterated his view that a stranger pointed a gun at him and demanded money to let him leave. Lochte had called it a robbery; Brazilian police said he and three other swimmers vandalized
Argentina’s first men’s Olympic field hockey medal is gold (H.S.) | Rio De Janeiro
For a few hours Thursday evening, Argentina seemed to have annexed an acre of blue turf on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Attracted by the prospect of seeing the men’s field hockey team win a first Olympic field hockey gold medal, hundreds of Argentines flocked to Deodoro Park and turned it into a raucous downtown Buenos Aires-like scene. Vastly outnumbering fans of Belgium, another firsttime finalist, in a nearly packed stadium, Argentina’s supporters tirelessly sang and chanted from
long before the match’s start giving Leones (Lions) the home advantage. Leones rewarded their fans with a 4-2 victory in a gripping final. “Really, I can’t believe it. I felt more excited when we got to the semifinals,” Argentina captain Pedro Ibarra said. “We are finished and we
are happy, but I don’t think we realize we are (Olympic champions).” The disbelief was understandable. Los Leones have always been the sideshow to the acclaimed women’s side, Las Leonas, who medaled at the previous four Olympics. But the Leonas never won Olympic gold.
(H.S.) | Rio De Janeiro US Olympic authorities apologized to Brazil as two US swimmers were allowed to go home having retracted a fabricated story about being mugged in Rio. “We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence,” US Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun said in a state-
Kumble-Kohli combo on track to improve overseas Test record: Adam Gilchrist (H.S.) | Mumbai
Australia’s legendary wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has hailed the appointment of Anil Kumble as the Indian cricket team’s head coach, saying the combination of leg-spin great and Test skipper Virat Kohli is already showing positive signs in improving their overseas record in the longest format of the game. After being appointed as head coach of India in June, former India captain Kumble has begun his new spell in style by helping the national side to comfortable Test series victory against hosts West Indies with a match still to be played. The win also propelled India to No.1 position in International Cricket Council (ICC) Test rank-
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SAB TV’s Khidki’s latest story ‘Kangi ne mila di Jodi’ is a laugh riot!
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
As promised Khidki brings to its viewers entertaining and funny stories from across the country every week and its latest story ‘Kangi ne mila di jodi’ is one laugh riot. Ballu (Amit Verma) is a young man who is obsessed with his comb ‘kangi’, he thinks that it is a lucky comb, however he has been devoid of anything close to lucky throughout his life. Ballu lives in a joint family and he is in the midst of his younger brother’s wedding. He along with the entire family is travelling for the wedding Patiala
to the girls house on atrain. Ballu soon misplaces his lucky ‘kangi’ and he refuses to move anywhere nor does anyone move until and unless he doesn’t find it. He halts the train and doesn’t let it move ahead and starts searching all the passen-
ger’s luggage in an attempt to find the missing comb. The whole dysfunctional family gets together to search for the missing ‘kangi’ so that the baraat can proceed. The entire family faces hilarious situations while they are on a quest
Path to IIT remains open for JEE Aspirants as FIITJEE Extends Enrolment Dates
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
: In view of overwhelming requests from JEE aspirants, FIITJEE has announced extension of dates of enrolment for one of its most sought after distance learning course– the Rankers Study Material which provides a comprehensive study material along with Test series and many other benefits to the students across the country. In a bid to help more students to reap its benefits, the educational giant has extended the last date of enrolment for its Rankers Study Material (One Year Version) for JEE Main & JEE Advanced, 2017, to 30thSeptember, 2016. Similarly, the last date
of enrolment for Rankers Study Material (Two Year Version) for JEE Main & JEE Advanced, 2018, has been extended to 31st October, 2016. This has been done to give another opportunity to the deserving students to get enrolled in this program. “The course, live test analysis sessions and problem packages as per JEE pattern offered covers both objective and subjective problems so that students can easily crack JEE papers, irrespective of the examination pattern. It also comprises of various phase tests, a comprehensive all India test series. The Admissions are open to FIITJEE All India test series, which is one of the most
to locate the missing comb. Will Ballu find the comb? Will the train carrying the baraat reach on time? Amit Verma who plays the character of Ballu said, “Kangi ne bani di jodi is a fun story of a Punjabi family. I am playing the character of Ballu wwho is a superstitious guy who owns a comb which he considers to be lucky. While the baraat is travelling he misplaces his comb and all hell breaks loose. I had a very great experience working with the entire team for the latest story and playing the role of a Punjabi guy.”
Bollywood launch for La Trobe education program in India Sunvilla News | Mumbai
Multi-award winning Indian actress Vidya Balan visited La Trobe University today, Friday (19 August 2016) to meet staff and students taking part in a new international effort to help children with disabilities in India. Led by Educationist Dr Mary Keeffe, the first cohort of fifteen La Trobe students will travel to Mumbai and New Delhi in November. La Trobe University’s role in India’s ‘Educate the Educators’ program will promote a collaborative relationship where Australian
AnnupSonii creates a new milestone, hosts 1000th episode of Crime Patrol
comprehensive test series for judging the potential of a student. It is very much popular among the students. In last over two decades, more than a million students have been benefitted from the distance learning programs of FIITJEE,” says Amit Bansal, National Head- NCRP, Student Services and Operations, FIITJEE. Not only this, as a special offer to the students FIITJEE is providing myPAT, an online platform for almost all of its Correspondence courses students. myPAT, the online learning & testing help students to become proficient in subject concepts and helps them with subject concept tests. It provides a simulated test environment, which helps students to compete against the best. Further, the test series also helps them gain insights through in-depth analytics and helps them identify their strengths and weakness. Rankers Study Material consists of comprehensive study material divided into different phases (4 phases in One Year Version and 6 phases in Two Year Version).
With its recreation of real life incidents, credible research, extensive reach and immense popularity, Sony Entertainment Television’s Crime Patrol is the pioneer and the longest running crime show on Indian Television. Over the years, the show has depicted innumerable stories committed in the society that have forewarned and forearmed viewers about the possible danger and criminal activities prevailing in today’s times While the format has garnered unmatchable viewership, one of the important factors that keep the viewers engaged to the show is AnnupSonii. The undisputable favorite crime
show host, Annup has been presenting the series since 2010. He has become a household name with people looking up to him as a trusted guide. His strong connection with the audiences, transfixing storytelling, his baritone voice to his expressive face, has made stories come alive on screen. On 13th August, Anupp achieved a milestone of hosting the 1000th episode and overall the show completed approximately 1200 successful episodes. Annup says, “Our show is devoid of sensationalizing. We try to keep it simple and real. We have also evolved over time in different ways — be it hosting or approaching a case. I have never been a typical anchor, nor do I preach. I always count myself as a part of the audience and that’s been a conscious effort. Every crime happens in a different situation and circumstances. This show is a mirror of society. I never try to judge the victim or the culprit. The sole intention is to make people aware. Crime never pays and can’t be a solution to any problem.
nation on August 1, had camped in Ahmedabad for three days and held closed-door meetings at his residence to eventually anoint loyalist Rupani as the new chief minister. He then came to Gandhinagar on August 7 to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Rupani and his council of
ministers. On August 17, he again visited the state to attend the last rites of Pramukh Swami at Sarangpur. Shah, an MLA from Naranpura, has a near negligible presence in the Assembly sessions in Gujarat after BJP-led NDA came to power at the Centre, and Anandiben took charge as chief minister. Shah’s footprint began to get larger in Gujarat politics since February when Rupani was appointed state BJP president even as he continued to hold the cabinet minister’s post in the Anandiben
government. A senior party worker holding a key post in Gandhinagar conceded that Shah has been frequenting Gujarat after appointment of Rupani as state BJP president. “But there is nothing unusual in these visits. Rajnath Singh, during his tenure as national BJP president, often used to camp in UP. Shah’s visits are much less frequent than that,” he said. “He must be coming to decide certain appointments like chairmen of boards and corporations,” said another party functionary.
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Ahead of Gujarat polls, Amit Shah visits state more often
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Since he anointed Vijay Rupani as chief minister of Gujarat, BJP president Amit Shah is frequently visiting the state. In August, Shah has already visited Gujarat thrice and he is scheduled to visit the state again on Friday. With Assembly elections due next year, the party brass appears to be focusing on the state, sources said. On Friday, Shah will attend a tree-plantation programme, organised by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, in his Assembly constituency Naranpura. He will then
felicitate newly-appointed Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani at Shree Kamalam in Gandhinagar, before attending the ground-breaking ceremony for an MSME development institution at Thaltej in the evening. Earlier this month, Shah, following Anandiben Patel’s resig-
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and Indian teachers work together to address the educational needs of students with diverse abilities. The initiative has been supported by the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan Mobility Program, which is helping fund La Trobe education student visits to India for the next three years. The New Colombo Plan aims to increase understanding of Asia and the Pacific among Australian undergraduates and build people-to-people and institutional links with
countries in Australia’s region. Dr Keeffe is Associate Professor in Inclusive Education on La Trobe’s Bendigo Campus. ‘Our aim,’ she said, ‘is to boost educational opportunities for people with disabilities by helping to build teacher capacity to work with children with special needs in main stream classrooms.’ ‘Follow-up visits to Indian schools will include La Trobe students and researchers from education, speech pathology and social work. They will use
a team-based approach to solving problems and building teacher capacity, which will be helpful for both Australia and India. ‘In addition, our students will gain first-hand experience of Indian society, culture, architecture, language, religion and art.’ Close links with India Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Jane Long said it was an exciting project that extended the horizons and experiences for La Trobe students, while contributing to an important educational goal of India’s education system. ‘Almost 5,600 o‘We are extremely pleased to launch this scheme,’ she said, ‘as La Trobe has close and long-standing connections with India, reaching back to 1968 when India’s then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, visited the Melbourne Campus.
fortunately, it is not just outdoor air pollution that is causing harm. Indoor pollution too, from fumes, especially those from mosquito repellants, does impact the airways. In addition, spores from fungus , mites , pollens and mould around houses and schools can affect those who are already asthmatic,” says Dr.Amruta Thakkar, Consultant Pediatrics, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ahemdabad. Gurgaon has often shown hazardous levels of air pollution, both due to vehicular movement and construction work. The World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines stipulate that PM2.5 (particulate matter) over a 24-hour mean
period stand at 25 μg/m3. However, in Gurgaon, in June 2016, the monthly average stood at 89.38 μg/ m3. Air pollution causes more than 3 million premature deaths every year, as per WHO reports. “The toxic air severely impacts school-going children, whose airways are still not developed, and are therefore vulnerable to pulmonary (lung) infections. Acute respiratory illnesses are generally short-lived, while chronic ones are persistent in nature. Our worry is that acute infections develop into chronic ones. We see the onset of asthma in this season, and it is appearing in children as young as a few months old. Very often parents come to us by the time their children have deepset chest infections. My advice is for parents to approach the pediatrician as soon as the problem starts. This will help us start a mild treatment, and avoid antibiotics,” adds Dr.Amruta Thakkar,
held responsible and the new building would not be given the Building for Use Certificate (BUC). There are large number of buildings in the city where there is no proper fire safety system installed at present. Where there is system available, there are no people who
can operate this system when required. “Looking at the present scenario, we have decided to have proper fire safety systems in all the upcoming new buildings of the city. The type of system and how it should be installed must be guided by consusltant to the developer and then they should apply for the NOC from SMC.” said an official. As now these applications would have to be made online issue of corruption would not arise and they would be approved based on criteria fulfillment.
Respiratory Problems surging by 30-32% in Children
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The combination of humidity and air pollution is leading to a rise in respiratory diseases among children. Pediatricians have noted an increase in acute diseases such as asthma and upper respiratory tract infections. This is besides the regular viral that mostly peak in children during the monsoon season. This is because the moisture in the air traps polluting agents, especially particulate matter, keeping them hanging infections, accompanied by a cold, cough, and fever, seen every year. “Respiratory problems are lasting long and hampering the daily activities this time. Un-
SMC to grant NOC for fire safety online
Correspondent | Surat
Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to provide NOC for fire safety for new buildings coming up in the city online. However, if there are deficiencies found, consultant and developer would be
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