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DGCA has to play a role of impartial regulator: Delhi HC New Delhi, Feb 20 The Delhi High Court today rebuked aviation regulator DGCA for not filing its response on an Irish aircraft leasing firm's plea seeking de-registration of a plane given by it to troubled SpiceJet for alleged nonpayment of dues. "DGCA has to play a role of impartial regulator. The regulator despite being told to file their response chose not to file it. Why DGCA is doing so, god only knows," a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher said.
Three year RI to Excise officer in a bribery case New Delhi, Feb 20 A special CBI court has sentenced three years rigourous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 to a former Superintendent of Customs and Central Excise for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 3,000 from a mobile shop owner in Guntur, a CBI spokesperson said here today.
Nitish Kumar to be Bihar chief minister again Patna, Feb 20 Nitish Kumar will get back the reins of Bihar on Sunday, capping a fortnight-long political drama which ended in an anti-climax with rebel JD(U) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi resigning as chief minister shortly before the floor test today sensing imminent defeat.
Man bludgeoned to death in UP Kanpur, Feb 20 A 41-year-old man was allegedly bludgeoned to death by some persons in Kalyanpur area in the wee hours today, police said. The incident happened when Tarachand, the nephew of retired police officer Shivcharan Singh, was guarding Singh's under-construction house, SP (Rural) Surendra Tiwari said. His body was found lying in a pool of blood in his tent by the neighbours this morning, who informed the police, he said.
Modi’s monogrammed suit sold for Rs 4.31 crore Surat A Surat-based diamond trader Friday won the bid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pinstriped monogrammed for Rs4.31 crore. Earlier, the scramble to possess the controversial suit of Prime Minister Modi grew with Surat-based diamond trader Mukesh Patel making a staggering bid of Rs2.31 crore on the last day of the auction. Patel had earlier offered Rs2 crore, but later raised the bid through a written offer of Rs2.31 crore to Rs4.31 crore. “I had lost courage as the bidding amount kept on increasing. Then I talked to my business partner who showed readiness to make the bid of Rs2.31 crore,” said Patel, who came to the
auction venue with his business partner Sanjay Movaliya. “We will go ahead as per our capacity. We wish to contribute to the ‘Clean Ganga’ mission and that is the reason we have increased our bid,” he said. The auction at the Science Convention Centre closed at 5pm, after which the articles will be handed over to the highest bidder. Prior to Patel, a Haryana-based company’s MD offered Rs2.09 crore for the suit. There have been 11 bids so far on Friday, with four offers of more than Rs2 crore to claim the suit that Modi wore at his meetings with US President Barack Obama during his India visit last month. Prior to Mukesh Patel, Haryana-based LPS Bossard’s MD Rajesh Jain,
through his representative Himanshu Parmar, made an offer of Rs2.09 crore for the suit. This was the second bid by Jain, who had earlier offered to buy the suit for Rs1.85 crore. “The good cause of funds going to ‘Clean Ganga’ mission is the motivational factor for the
bid. Besides, it is the responsibility of the industries to make bid for a good cause,” Parmar said. Earlier, another Surat-based diamond trader Hitesh Patel had offered Rs2.08 crore, which was his third bid of the day after Rs1.61 crore and Rs1.75 crore. “I have
made the bid of Rs2.08 crore for the Modi suit. I don’t know how further I will go, but as this fund will be utilised to clean river Ganga, whatever I give would be less,” Hitesh said. Earlier in the day, businessmen Lavji Badshah and Jayanti Aklara made a
joint offer of Rs1.81 crore to purchase the monogrammed suit. Mumbai-based businessman Vipul Shah, managing director of Asian Star, made a written bid of Rs2.05 crore, while prior to him Mukesh Patel offered Rs2 crore for the suit. The other six bids made on the last day of the auction were less than Rs2 crore. On the second day of auction Thursday, the highest bid was Rs1.48 crore for the suit. The bidding for the suit had started with Rs11 lakh on the first day of auction. The suit that kicked up a political storm is being auctioned along with 455 items that Modi had received as gifts during his nearly nine-month long tenure, to generate funds
for the Prime Minister’s ambitious ‘Clean Ganga Mission’. Modi was photographed wearing the suit during his summit talks with Obama in Hyderabad House in Delhi on 25th January and at a joint media appearance that followed the meeting. The suit triggered a debate and Modi was slammed by his political opponents – especially the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for wearing an expensive suit that some reports claimed cost nearly Rs10 lakh. Amid the media hype surrounding the auction, Congress workers had Thursday protested outside the auction venue, calling the event an act of “self-publicity” by Modi.
Documents leaks case: Police recover Indian Coast Guard releases video input for finance minister's budget speech of Pakistani terror boat exploding
New Delhi The corporate espionage case in the petroleum ministry has got bigger with Delhi Police alleging on Friday that classified documents from the coal and power ministries were leaked too by suspects. The police told a court in Delhi that "incriminating" documents of the coal and power ministries were allegedly found in the possession of the accused,
who were supplying these to certain corporate houses for their benefit. Police sources told Hindustan Times that inputs for the finance minister's budget speech were among the leaked documents. An input on the National Gas Grid for the budget speech was among the various "secret" documents the police recovered, Press Trust of India reported. The police also recovered a letter of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's principal secretary Nripendra Misra, according to the FIR in the case presented to chief metropolitan magistrate Sanjay Khanagwal, who heard the proceedings for remand of the accused. Santanu Saikia, a former journalist who runs a web portal on petroleum issues, and Prayas Jain, a Melbourne-based energy consultant; were arrested this morning. They allegedly worked as middlemen between employees in the petroleum ministry, who stole the documents, and corporations that bought them. Police sources said classified documents were recovered from Saikia's home and the Official
Secrets Act may be invoked in the case. The sources said the espionage ring worked in several layers: peons in the ministry stole documents and sold them to consultancy firms, which analysed them and prepared reports for corporations. Photocopies of various other documents also included one with a heading 'Brief on further opportunities in Sri Lanka dated February 4, 2015'. The police also recovered from the accused photocopies of papers of Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell on the 'monthly gas report/ December 2014' dated February 16, 2015 signed by Atreyee Das, DG of the cell.
New Delhi In its defence, the Coast Guard on Friday released a video to prove that the Pakistani boat with suspected terrorists on board on the night of December 31, 2014, was not blown up by India, rather it was set afire by its occupants. The development comes a day after the Defence Ministry Manohar Parrikar issued a show-cause notice to Deputy Inspector General of
the Indian Coast Guard, BK Loshali, for taking the responsibility of sinking the Pakistani boat. Parrikar had earlier said that his Ministry stands by the statement that an intruding Pakistani boat blew itself up off Porbandar coast on New Year eve. The footage was released today after Loshali was filmed declaring that he had ordered that the boat be attacked as it approached Indian waters. "I hope you remember the 31st
December night. We blew off the Pakistan... we blew them off," BK Loshali said in a video released by a leading English Daily. However, Loshali, denied reports that he had admitted ordering to blow up the Pakistani boat in the Arabian Sea on New Year's Eve. The claim was in sharp contrast to New Delhi's official position that the boat had "suspected terror links" and that the crew had committed suicide by setting the vessel on fire.
Lucknow With nine more patients of swine flu in the state capital, the total figure of those infected by the disease reaches 129. "Nine new patients have been been detected positive for H1N1 in the state capital since yesterday," Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr SNS Yadav said. "With this, a total of 129 swine flu patients have been found in Lucknow so far. They are being treated in different hospitals of the city", he said. Altogether, three
persons including Swatantra Saksena, working in Merchant Navy, a retired Army officer and the wife of a retired jawan have succumbed to the disease in Lucknow. With sharp rise in cases of swine flu in the state capital, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
Akhilesh Yadav has directed to provide free and prompt treatment to such patients in SGPGI, KGMU and other medical colleges of the state. The CM has also directed that availability of medicines should be ensured in government hospitals.
Prime Minister Modi to Visit Sri Lanka 129 swine flu cases in Lucknow in March, Could Go to Jaffna COLOMBO Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Sri Lanka next month, the first bilateral visit to the country by an Indian premier in over 25 years, and is likely to go to Tamil-dominated Jaffna amid signs of growing amity between the two neighbours. "Prime Minister Modi will arrive on March 13 on a 3-day visit," Sri Lankan Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Rajitha Senaratne said. During his Lanka visit, Mr Modi is likely to go to war-
ravaged Jaffna in the Tamildominated Northern Province and Trincomalee in the Eastern Province, sources said. If Mr Modi visits Jaffna, he would be the first Indian Prime Minister to
do so. The visit comes within a month of new Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's India trip this week that saw the two countries sign a civil nuclear pact. This was Mr Sirisena's
first foreign visit after assuming charge following a bitter presidential poll in which he defeated former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, ending his 10-year rule. Analysts see the high-level exchange of visits as a sign of growing amity between the two neighbours and a shift in Colombo's policy that was heavily pro-China under the previous administration. According to UN estimates, more than 40,000 civilians were killed in Lanka during the final phase of the conflict that ended in 2009.
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Nitish Kumar does a Kejriwal, but will the Bihar voters follow Delhi? Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar's quick admission of his mistake in resigning as Bihar chief minister and apology to the people is a clear reminder that he has learnt a lesson from Aam Aadmi Party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Speaking to mediapersons in Patna on Friday after meeting Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi, Kumar said, "I accept my mistake for stepping down as CM. I seek apology from the people of Bihar for this mistake." Kejriwal too had repeatedly admitted his mistake in resigning as Delhi chief minister and apologised to the people of Delhi. The voters of the national capital seem to have not only forgiven Kejriwal but also brought AAP back to power with an unprecedented majority of 67 of the 70 seats. Kejriwal had resigned in a huff on February 14, 2014 after AAP failed to get the Jan Lokpal Bill passed. It did not get the support of the Congress with whose outside support it was running the government. There are several similarities between Kejriwal and Kumar as far as resigning from their chief minister's post and then accepting their mistake and apologising to the people is concerned. The resignation of both Kejriwal and Kumar is related to their prime ministerial ambitions. In his speech on February 14 after he was sworn in as Delhi Chief Minister for the second time, Kejriwal admitted that they had become arrogant enough to contest the Lok Sabha elections. "We paid for our arrogance in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and god punished us," he said. Kumar is also known to have harboured prime ministerial ambitions. Exactly a week after Narendra Modi was declared as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Campaign Committee chairperson on June 16, 2013, JDU broke its alliance with it. The BJP leaders took digs at Kumar saying he had assumed that the third front parties would project him as the leader for the Lok Sabha elections which never happened. Both Kejriwal and Kumar seem to have realised their mistakes the hard way. The former had to witness protests in the form of facing black flags, hoots, eggs, tomatoes and footwears from the public throughout the country. A Delhi auto-rickshaw driver even slapped him hard once. As far as Kumar is concerned, he installed his follower Jatin Kumar Manjhi. However, instead of being a "remote-controlled" chief minister, Manjhi defied him and JDU and embarrassed them on several occasions. Matters reached such a pass that Manjhi was expelled from the party despite being a CM and both challenged each other. Apparently taking a leaf out from Kejriwal's experience, Kumar hopes that the voters will forget and forgive him if he aired in public his realisation of mistake and apologised to the people.
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You can and you will: Aditi Rao Hydari
Mumbai I remember when I was in high school, we used to have long-distance running once a week. It would be at 6 in the morning and a part of the race would include an uphill track. I used to enjoy it, but since then, I haven't participated in a marathon. I think I should take part in one now! As part of my fitness regime, I do yoga and intersperse it with 'interval training', which is basically a form of exercise
where you have short bursts of walking and sprinting. For a lot of people, especially those who run long-distance, running is like meditating. It helps them disconnect with all the stress. It is also good for building stamina, endurance, mental strength and focus. Only people who are focussed, can finish a longdistance run. Running also kicks in the endorphine making you happy and bringing a beautiful glow to
your face. Two people who can inspire you to run are Farhan Akhtar and Ranveer Singh. The way Farhan trained for his role and what he did in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is inspirational. He would just have to say 'bhaag' and people will start running. Ranveer, I think, is the ultimate battery recharger. He is full of energy. When I run, I prefer to do it on a beach or in a park at 6 in the morning because that's the best time. In fact, anyone participating in a marathon should do a little bit of yoga and breathing exercises before D-Day. It helps control your breath because it is important to breathe steadily while running. And of course, run everyday as practice. Eating on time - that too, nutritious food - and sleeping on time are extremely important but underrated.Running the marathon and completing it is a victory in itself because it is something you are doing for yourself. I would like tell every girl out there 'You can and you will.'
Emraan Hashmi injured while shooting for Azhar's biopic
Public demand brings back DDLJ to Maratha Mandir for one extra week! Mumbai Emraan Hashmi suffered injury during the training of Tony D’Souza’s upcoming
film which is a biopic on former cricketer Mohammed Azharuddin. As Emraan will enact the
role of the former cricketer, he requires to practice to hit the masterstroke and during practice session, the actor hurts himself. "Emraan had been prepping up for the Azharuddin biopic and was learning the nuances of the game when he hurt himself," a source revealed. "Azhar is known to be a wristy batsman and Emraan was training for the same. While doing so, he injured his wrist and had been advised bed rest", confirmed his spokesperson. The preparation for the film already going behind the speculated time as Emraan’s son fell ill last year and now the actor’s injury further delayed the project.
Sunny Leone sizzles in new song ‘Desi Look’ from ‘Ek Paheli Leela’
Mumbai Adult star turned Bollywood actress Sunny
Leone is back as a seductress and she is ready to woo with her Hot Hot
‘Desi Look’ from her upcoming movie ‘Ek Paheli Leela‘. The foot tapping number ‘Desi Look’ has been sung by Kanika Kapoor, who had earlier given the hit number ‘Baby Doll’ featuring Sunny Leone. ‘Desi Look’ has Sunny Leone sizzling in hot pink bikinis, shorts and golden swimwear. The track has already got over 3 lakh views in a few hours of its release and is likely to top the charts soon. unny Leone has triple role of a dancer in the modern world, a village belle and a princess of the past in the suspense thriller ‘Ek Paheli Leela’. Written and directed by Bobby Khan, Ek Paheli Leela also has TV star Jay Bhanushali, Rajneesh Duggal, Mohit Ahlawat and Rahul Dev. The film is going to release on April 10.
Farhan Akhtar’s Rock On 2 Likely To Be Shot In Shillong Mumbai It seems like filmmaker Abhishek Kapoor‘s upcoming film Rock On 2 will be rocking the audiences with the beauty of Northeast India. Going by the recent news, it seems that the film will not only be packed with great music but also the most beautiful scenic view of Shillong as well. Producer Ritesh Sidhwani is on a location scouting mission and his recent tweets suggest that the team of Rock On 2 have finally found the right location for their film. The producer took to his Twitter account to keep his fans updated while he was out on location hunt. Ritesh even asked his fans for their guesses on the location. “Tom morning location scout for #RockOn2 begins.. Can u guess which state & city?,”
he tweeted. People guessed Bangalore, Delhi, Goa and Shimla but the producer tweeted back saying that all the guesses were wrong. Later, he finally revealed the location. He tweeted, “Shillong it is” We’ll see Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Purab
Kohli again in the film, whereas Ek Villain actress Shraddha Kapoor is the new addition in the family and will be playing the female lead. It’s no surprise that the team of Rock On 2 have zeroed on Shillong, after all, it is India’s rock capital.
Exes Ranbir and Deepika Badlapur Passes the Film Critics enjoying the shoot for 'Tamasha' Test, Scores An Early Win
New Delhi Here is a heartwarming love story for a love story. 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' is going to complete its 1010th week at the Maratha Mandir after all. All because of the love of the audiences. The iconic film by Yash Raj Films and directed by Aditya Chopra is going to reportedly remain on screen for one more week due to public demand. A leading daily reported that the Maratha Mandir owners decided to let it run for one
last week after many were heart broken with it being taken off. The 2005 film starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol has reigned the list of romantic movies and turned out to be a huge hit. Maratha Mandir has been running it for almost two decades making it the longest running Hindi film in the world. The movie hall drew the curtains on the cult classic on Thursday after logistically it became impossible for them to continue the screening.
New Delhi Director Sriram Raghvan gets to have the last laugh. After the debacle of Agent Vinod, the director's latest
offering is Badlapur, which has unanimously got a thumbs up from the film critics. 45 days into the new year, and after a series of
dreadful films like Tevar, Hawaizaada, Khamoshiyan and others, Bollywood finally offers a film which may just be on its way to huge success. For now, Badlapur can safely celebrate an early win with critics heaping praise on it.Badlapur, starring Varun Dhawan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Yami Gautam and Huma Qureshi, is the story of a 40-year-old man (Varun) on a mission to avenge his wife's (Yami) murder.
New Delhi Bollywood glam doll Deepika and hot star Ranbir have been hogging the limelight because of their upcoming movie
called 'Tamasha'. Well the couple's love story is not hidden from any. Post the rough patch they seem to have moved on and are
happy together sets for their upcoming film, reportedly.Let us see if Deepika becomes his lucky mascot yet again and vice versa.
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CCI Approves Kotak Purchase of ING Vysya Bank
Mumbai Competition Commission of India has approved Kotak Mahindra Bank's record $2.4 billion purchase of ING Vysya, it said in an order published on Friday. Kotak had announced its plan to buy ING Vysaya in November last year, in what analysts predicted was the beginning of a long-awaited consolidation in a crowded
banking sector. In a threepage order, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) said the proposed merger was not likely to have an adverse impact on competition in banking and allied services. The deal is the first major bank takeover since top privately held lender ICICI Bank bought Bank of Rajasthan more than four years ago.
Microsoft’s Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 available with Rs 7,000 cashback
New Delhi Microsoft announced a new promotional offer for its premium Lumia handsets in India. The company brings ‘guaranteed cashback offers’ on the Lumia 930 and Lumia 830 smartphones. The offer is valid starting today and will last until the stocks last. It’s a festive offer, especially launched for Holi. After the cashback, the Lumia 830 and Lumia 930 can be grabbed at discounted prices of Rs 21,800 and Rs 31,600 respectively. Let’s quickly brush through the specs. The Lumia 830 sports a 5-inch ClearBlack display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It comes powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 400 clocked at 1.2GHz and 1 GB RAM. There’s a
10MP main camera with 4K recording capability. Disappointingly, the front camera is a paltry 0.9 MP with 720p recording capability. The Lumia 930 also features a 5-inch screen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 which is clocked at 2.2 GHz. It has 2 GB RAM and 32 GB total memory space, but no support for any extra storage. This smartphone has a 20MP PureView camera with 2x digital zoom and dual-LED flash. The front camera is 1.2 MP wide angle lens with a resolution of 1280 x 960 pixels. The battery capacity is 2,420mAh, which Microsoft claims can provide 17.9 hours of talktime on a 3G network.
Airbus in talks with Indian firms on helicopter joint venture BENGALURU Airbus Helicopters said on Friday it is in talks with Indian companies including Mahindra and Mahindra, Reliance Industries and Tata Group to jointly make military helicopters, to comply with rules aimed at helping the local defence industry. The company, part of Airbus Group, is offering to build its light utility AS550 Fennec and the medium lift EC725 for India's armed forces, which are heavily dependent on an ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. "We are in the selection process, talking to different industries to form a JV (joint venture)," Rainer Farid, a senior Airbus Helicopters executive told Reuters on the sidelines of the Aero India airshow in Bengaluru on Friday. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative, foreign contractors used to selling directly to New Delhi must form partnerships with local
companies and transfer more of the work to help to develop the country's defence industry. India last year scrapped the planned acquisition of 197 light utility helicopters so that it could launch a new competition reserved for domestic companies that form joint ventures with foreign suppliers. In addition to Airbus, other firms including U.S.-based Sikorsky Aircraft and Russian Helicopters are also expected to bid for the order. "We are willing to partner with Indian companies to supply light utility helicopters to the Indian military," Goldie Srivastava, spokesman for Sikorsky's parent company United Technologies Corp, said. Srivastava also said the company would be interested in participating in the bidding process for supplying 123 multi-role S70B Seahawk helicopters to the Indian navy once the tender opens.
I-League: Tough battle on the cards as Mumbai FC face Wahingdoh MUMBAI What a victory can do is amazing. Mumbai FC, for so long languishing at the bottom of the I-League table without a win, suddenly jumped into the eighth position. A win over the fancied Salgaocar last week did wonders for Khalid Jamil's boys and the coach celebrated like a player, kissing the turf to thank the forces for being with the team. On Friday , Mumbai FC face the challenge of Royal Wahingdoh at the Cooperage in a sixth round clash. Currently, Wahingdoh are enjoy ing an impressive run like Sunderland managed in the English Premiership. They are leading the table with 13 points from their six games. A young team managed by a shrewd coach in Santosh Kashyap, it has four victories and one horrific defeat at the hands of Bengaluru FC. Kashyap knows how to handle players and he showed in his team's performance. His
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statement is ample measure of that: "To be honest, I did not expect us to be on top. I just told them to enjoy and give their best. I have made the team pressure-free," said Kashyap. Having said that, he quietly put the pressure on Mumbai FC by declaring that his team are the favourites. Mumbai FC have played well and only against Salgaocar have they come out on tops in terms of result. Japanese Taisuke and Jayesh Rane ran the
Salgaocar defence ragged. If according to indications Climax Lawrence joins the midfield, then they get a controlling midfielder par excellence. Mumbai FC defence has played well and only a rather foolish venture out of the safety by the goalkeeper gave Salgaocar an opening in the first half. If Mumbai FC can play with the same exuberance and solidity , Cooperage will see a solid fight on Friday.
five wickets in the first innings, picking up 2 scalps till now. Resuming on their overnight score of 367 for seven, Mumbai were helped with hard-working partnership’s in the end as Shardul (20)and Harmeet Singh (30) contributed with valuable knocks. Left-arm spinner Manan Sharma was the most impressive Delhi bowler with 4 wickets in his 30 overs with an economy rate of 3.06. But Mumbai’s Shardul has
certainly been the bowler of the 5-day game so far as the pacer trapped skipper Gautam Gambhir (34) lbw and then scalped Mithun Manhas for a duck. Medium-pacer Wilkin Mota also chipped in with two wickets to clean up Unmukt Chand (31) and send Shivam Sharma back in the hut for nought.Rajat Bhatia (25 not out) and Manan Sharma (14 not out) were fighting on when stumps were called.
Local favourite among five leaders at Indian Open
New Delhi The Kolkata-born Chowrasia was levelpegging with Canada’s Richard Lee, Thailand’s Chapchai Nirat, Bangladeshi star Siddikur Rahman and Swede Joakim Lagergren after the
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Ranji Trophy: Delhi struggle against Mumbai
Cuttack Mumbai pace spearhead Shardul Thakur once again struck early to leave Delhi in tatters at 110 for four in their 440 run chase on Day 4 of the cricket Ranji Trophy quarterfinals on Thursday. After opener Akhil Hedwarkar’s 161-run marathon knock, which took Mumbai to 450 in the second innings, the Aditya Tare-led side tore into the Delhi top-order with Shardul, who had bagged
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start of the four-day event at Delhi Golf Club. Chowrasia carded two birdies on the final three holes, playing alongside his fellow leader Lee who picked up four strokes on the back nine. After Rahman and Chapchai also
carded rounds of 65, Lagergren made it a fiveway tie in the final round of the day. Some of the tournament’s bigger names are still very much in contention, including the Spanish veteran Miguel Angel Jimenez who recorded a one-under par 70. Chowrasia’s strong showing evoked memories of his victory on the same course at the 2008 Indian Masters where he defeated a field that included South Africa’s Ernie Els.
Melbourne After India's opening match against Pakistan, MS Dhoni had said that bowling sides were resorting to short of a length in the World Cup and challenging batsmen to play big strokes. At their full training session in the afternoon at Junction Oval in St Kilda in suburban Melbourne, two days before their second World Cup group game against South Africa, his team worked that plan into the routine: the India quick bowlers tried mostly back of a length or full length in the nets, and their batsmen tried to attack them as often as they could. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who has had ankle issues on this tour and did not play against Pakistan, did not bowl in the nets, and was confined to catching practice and sending down a few from a standing position to Mohit Sharma. Stuart Binny and Umesh
Yadav began proceedings and had extended bowling stints on the centre pitch. They started against Shikhar Dhawan, who was given plenty of back-of-a-length deliveries, which he repeatedly punched through the off side. Umesh bowled some quite full ones, too. It was Ravindra Jadeja's turn to bat next and he, too, had a decent hit while Dhawan headed to the side nets to face shortish throwdowns from the sidearm device. Jadeja joined him there after some time. Ambati Rayudu kept wicket against Binny and Umesh, with coach
Duncan Fletcher and Dhoni keeping a watch from close quarters. Virat Kohli then came to bat as the fast bowlers switched to the other end, and were joined by Mohit. Kohli solidly drove and lofted pitched-up deliveries on the off side. Ajinkya Rahane went after shortish deliveries outside off, as he punched and upper-cut them. Both batsmen and bowlers need to get more comfortable with the short of a length stuff, as Dhoni has flagged it as the favoured option in the tournament in these conditions against attacking batting.
World Cup 2015: How McCullum's captaincy has transformed New Zealand
Melbourne "A former first-class wicketkeeper spoke of a club match where a youthful McCullum sledged from behind the stumps. When it came to McCullum's turn to bat the senior gloveman repaid the favour by walking with him to the batting crease, taunting all the way. McCullum was hardly affected. He proceeded to propel his side to victory
with a wagon wheel like a dropped packet of spaghetti. The veteran couldn't wait to shake his hand at the end after witnessing such a commanding display." Andrew Alderson in ESPNCricinfo gives a snippet of Brendon McCullum in his early days. He was brash. He was aggressive. He was focussed. He was also
capable of wildly inconsistent displays. But with time, especially after taking over New Zealand's captaincy reins, he has matured. It's amazing how a player's personality, especially a captain's, rubs onto the team and brings the best out of the players. As the Kiwis absolutely thrashed England in front of a full house at the Westpac stadium, the McCullum effect was palpable. It was Tim Southee's (7-33) day no doubt. He bowled one of the best spells of swing bowling one could have witnessed but it was McCullum’s aggressive captaincy that laid the foundation for victory. In Southee and Trent Boult, McCullum has one of the most dangerous new ball bowling pairs at his disposal.
Somdev Devvarman, Yuki Bhambri Book Semifinal Berths in Delhi Open
New Delhi Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri remained on course for a title showdown by reaching the men's singles semifinals of the Delhi Open even as it was curtains for Saketh Myneni, here on Friday. Somdev, the country's top singles player, blunted a spirited challenge from Sanam
Singh as he eked out a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 win in his quarterfinal while Yuki was far from convincing in his 7-6 (3), 6-3 win over seventh seed Radu Albot from Moldova. Myneni could not play to his potential in Friday's contest against Belgium's Kimmer Coppejans, losing his lasteight clash 4-6, 3-6. Somdev
will take on 21-year-old Coppejans while Yuki is now up against Belgium's lefthander Ruben Bemelmans, who overcame sixth seed Australian Luke Saville 64, 6-4 in the USD 100,000 ATP Challenger. Sanam, who had knocked out the top seed, came out firing on all cylinders against his compatriot as he stunned Somdev with some breathtaking backhand winners in the opening set.As Somdev prefers to remain on the baseline, Sanam tried to take advantage of that by using the drop shots more often but also lost points when he erred in execution.
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Traffic cop suspended Importance of proposed Kalupur- Cadila Pharmaceuticals organises for not helping girl Vatva third railway line in Ahmedabad ‘Ashtavakra Gita Chintan Satra’ AHMEDABAD A head constable of traffic department was suspended by the city police chief for not helping a girl being harassed by an auto-driver. Police said the girl and her mother were being constantly chased and teased by the auto-driver in Vastrapur on Wednesday. The girl, a resident of Vastrapur, in complete distress approached head constable K A Patel who was on duty there. "Instead of helping the girl and taking action against the eve-teaser, Patel ignored the girl begging for help. This act of the cop allowed the eve-teaser to escape," said assistant commissioner of police, traffic department, Rajdeepsinh Zala. The girl and her mother then approached city police
commissioner Shivanand Jha. "We then took a formal application from the girl and started the investigation," added Zala. Police said that during the probe it came to light that the head constable had indeed ignored the cries of help from the girl. "We then immediately removed him from duty and on Thursday suspended him," added Zala. The police commissioner said that the action taken against the head constable will set an example. "A policeman on duty has to respond to anyone who approaches him for help," added Jha. Police are also checking the CCTV footages of the cameras installed at shops near the place of incident to get the registration number of the auto-rickshaw.
Tapan Misra takes over as Director of Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad New Delhi Mr Tapan Misra, Outstanding Scientist and Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad, has assumed the office of the Director, SAC. Mr Tapan Misra graduated in Electronics and Te l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n Engineering from Jadavpur University, Calcutta in 1984. He was awarded the prestigious Sir J C Bose National Talent Search (JBNSTS) Scholarship in 1981. Mr Tapan Misra began his career at SAC as digital hardware engineer responsible for the development of Quick Look Display System of X-band Side Looking Airborne Radar in the year 1984. Later, he became the lead
member of the team which designed and developed Cband Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). He developed an important algorithm for real time processing of SAR data during his tenure as Guest Scientist in GermanAerospace Agency (DLR) in 1990. Mr Tapan Misra mainly contributed to the system design, simulation, integration, checkout and ground calibration for Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer instrument which was carried on-board India’s OCEANSAT-1 satellite. Following this, he led the team which developed a special airborne radar system called DMSAR (SAR for Disaster Management) during 20052006.
Ahmedabad Imagine you board a train in Mumbai, Surat or Vadodara to reach Ahmedabad. After hours of journey, the train enters into the city of Ahmedabad, and you can see the city from train window. You ready your luggage and wait for the train to arrive at the railway station. But suddenly your train stops. And it stops for not just five-ten minutes but
for half an hour to hour! There’s total dark on both sides of the train. There’s no platform. Railway station is not far, but not near too. You feel like ‘oh God!kinar pe aake naav atki!’ You speak to your co-passengers why the train is just not moving? Why is it halting here? And experienced travelers would reply that it is halting here because there’s no third track
available, and two tracks are already occupied.You are surprised to know about such kind of problem. But that’s fact. Daily thousands of passengers suffer due to lack of availability of platform to park the train or availability of third track! Thankfully, solution of this problem may arrive this year or next year. The railway department has already completed survey of a new 10 km line connecting Kalupur and Vatva in Ahmedabad. A proposal has been finalized and forwarded to headquarters. If this task gets approval in union railway budget scheduled on 16 February, the work may start in next six months or so. The cost of this proposed 10 km line would be about Rs. 38 crore.
Ahmedabad Airport Authority Employees Union has declared one day strike of all staff members of Airport Authority of India(AAI) on 11 March. In this connection, the General Secretary of Airport Authority Employees Union Balraj Singh Ahlawat was in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Ahlawat discussed protest programmes with AAI employees in Ahmedabad. Later while speaking to media persons he said that on 11 March, all employees of AAI will gather outside the departure gate of airport with their family members. They will not allow operation of even a single
flight across the nation. When asked why AAI employees union is protesting the privatization of airports, Ahlawat said number of AAI employees will lose their job if airports are privatized. Moreover, most of the employees will come under probation. He said government has sent 100s of crores in recent years for betterment of airport terminals, why they should be handed over to private parties now? Ahlwat pointed out that in all government airports, security is handled by CISF, boarding and other
proceeding of passengers is the particular airline’s responsibility.Ahlwat is right, but somehow the safety of government job, systemic process and promotions, lack of competition hamper the services particularly when it comes to housekeeping and air terminal management. WhileAAI staff members are It should be mentioned that government proposes to privatizeAhmedabad, Jaipur, Kolkata and Chennai airports. Staff strength approximately at Ahmedabad airport is 200, Jaipur 300, Kolkata 1500 and Chennai airport 1600.
After Yanni, now Zubin Mehta to perform in Vadodara
prominent and prolific music composer and renowned playback singers of recent times. The concert took a start at 7.00 pm with the performance by Hardeek Rawal (Dance India Dance Fame) and team who made audience dance with them to the tunes of Pritam Da’s best composed songs of recent times. The stage was then handed over to Pritam Da and the singers who took ahead the nonstop musical journey through Bollywood melodies which made everyone in the audience feel the love. The evening made everyone groove to the most romantic and energetic songs.
these scriptures. The principles of Ashtavakra have been much appreciated by various spiritual leaders and philosophers including Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Raman Maharshi, S. Radhakrishnan and many others. Renowned Spiritual Guru Swami Tadrupanandji will deliver discourse on the first
chapter of Ashtavakra Gita and will elaborate on ideologies of salvation, liberation and connecting with self during the eight day event. The founder of Cadila Pharmaceuticals Shri I A Modi was a follower of the philosophy of the Ashtavakra Gita. He devotedly tried to spread this philosophy to the people by organizing discourses on Ashtavakra Gita.
Ganesh Housing Corporation’s “Will not permit operation of Shekhar Patel held even a single flight on 11 March”
LOVE AAJ KAL WITH PRITAM
Ahmedabad It was once in a lifetime musical experience with Pritam Da and 8 other versatile and uniquely talented singers (Shalmali, Ash King, Aditi Singh Sharma, Antara Mitra, Nikhil, Soham, Shreeram Chandra and Nakash Aziz), Music lovers couldn’t have expected a better conclusion to the post valentine week; and we must admit, it was a houseful show at Sardar Patel Stadium put up by one of the most sought after creative stalwarts. It was a spectacular sight to see all the fans falling in love to the tune of world’s most
Ahmedabad, Ashtavakra Gita is considered one of the most celebrated scriptures narrating philosophy of life and its various aspects. It is a dialogue between Rishi Ashtavakra and King Janak wherein King Janak asks various questions on intricacies and complexities of life and Rishi Ashtavakra preaches suitable solutions to it, which ultimately leads to salvation. Realizing its relevance in the modern times, ‘Ashtavakra Gita Chintan Satra’ has been organized by Cadila Pharmaceuticals from 16th to 23rd February (6.30 pm -7.30 pm daily) at Gujarat University Convention Hall. Ashtavakra Gita – the atom of awareness, is one of the key ideologies promoted in
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Vadodara After successful concert of Yanni, the city of Vadodara will host a concert of world-famous Zubin Mehta, but in 2017. According to the details available from the organizers of Vadfest, Shri Zubin Mehta will perform in the next edition of Vadfest scheduled to be held during 25-27 January in year 2017. It should be
mentioned that January 2015 witnessed the first edition of Vadfest. The government has decided to hold Vadfest once in every two years. The next Vadfest will be held in 2017. While Yanni’s concert was organized at Lakshmi Vilas palace, Zubin Mehta’s concert will be organized at newly developed venue at MS University faculty of performing arts according to organizers.
Ahmedabad Liquor party in farm houses owned by builders in outskirts of Ahmedabad are very common, and they are hardly raided. But Thursday, 19 February was a rare day when police jumped the gates of a farm house and arrested a top builder with five others. Ganesh group founded by late Govindbhai Patel is one of the top five construction firm in Ahmedabad. Govindbhai’s son Shekhar who has also headed GIHED in past was held with five others and taken to Bopal police station late in the night. Shekhar is well connected and drinking or
possessing liquor is technically not considered a big offense. There’s no chance that he will face longer harassment from police or court. But on Friday morning, he is all over in print. Also some regional channels are repeatedly showing visuals in which he is standing in helpless condition in police station.Primary reason for big coverage of his arrest in media is because he is a well-known builder and one of the richest persons in Ahmedabad. But the other reason is that Shekhar is in same business in which some media groups are also
involved, and they are rivals. According to police sources, Police Sub Inspector Jayrasinh Chavda was on patrolling when he saw many luxurious cars parked near a bungalow in farm house. When police tried to check, it was stopped by security guard. Police detained the guard and raided the house where four people were found making preparations for a liquor party. Police found 90 beer bottles. When asked whether those held were drunk or not, police said that shall be known only after medical tests.
Star Plus launches Tere Sheher Mein Ahmedabad She is free spirited, fun, fashion diva, a shopaholic, determined and most of all has a heart of Gold… Meet Amaya Mathur, the new age girl who has been born in the lap of luxury, has had every dream fulfilled and never faced a tough situation in life. But tough times reveal the true character of a person .Will Amaya break down or rise up to the challenge. Star Plus, India’s leading General Entertainment Channel is set to launch Tere Sheher Mein, starting 02nd March at 10 PM. Tere Sheher Mein is the story of the rich and affluent Mathurs, Rishi (Sachin Tyagi), Sneha (Gautami Kapoor) and their 3 daughters Rachita (Anjum Fakih), Amaya (Hiba Nawab) & Jasmine (Isha Mishra). A part of a close knit family, Amaya shares a special bond with her father, Rishi Mathur, who calls him her ‘Superman’. She doesn’t have to struggle for anything that she ever wants and that is a point of concern for her mother, Sneha Mathur. Amaya comes face to face with an unexpected
challenge and her life takes a 360 degree turn. She is forced to move from a comfortable life in Mumbai to Banaras and thus begins her journey of her coming of age from a pampered girl to becoming the support system for her family. A Channel spokesperson says, “Our endeavour at Star Plus has always been to create strong characters like Sandhya, Ishita and Anjali who work hard and follow through to achieve their dreams. Tere Sheher Mein’s Amaya is one such inspirational character. We are happy to associate with Rajan Shahi once again who we have partner to create successful shows such as
Bidaai and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hain. “ Rajan Shahi, Producer, Directors Kut, says, “I am extremely happy and proud to be working with the No 1 platform, Star Plus, once again and hope that this fruitful association goes a long way ahead. Tere Sheher Mein show has been shot on a grand scale across locations in Paris, Banaras and Mumbai and has been directed by Oscar nominated director Gyan Correa who brings an altogether new approach and perspective to the show.
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