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IPL 2017 Player Auction: Ben Stokes, Tymal Mills
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Gadhe ka vigyapan, behenji, poll f e i r B News draw top price; big Indian players left high and dry campaigning gets more dramatic in UP ‘IVC likely to become operational in TN in 8 months’
Agency | New Delhi India’s ambitious Integrated Vaccine Complex (IVC), coming up in Chengalpattu in Tamil Nadu, is expected to become operational in about eight months, health ministry sources said today. “The Integrated vaccine complex will take another eight months time. Part of the complex is ready but work is still on,” a health ministry source said. The Centre had given its nod to the establishment of the Complex which was expected to be complete by 2016.
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Unlike auctions from the earlier seasons, the 2017 edition was pretty swift as teams had their strategies in place and went all out for who they wanted. And at the of the day, which saw intense bidding wars, a total of 66 players were sold with Rs 91.15 crores spent on them. While there were the expected the battles across tables, there were a few surprises as well, with the likes of Ishant Sharma and Irfan Pathan finding no bidders. Asghar Stanikzai and Imran Tahir joined the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara and Marlon Samuels, to remain unsold. Yet, the story of the day was Ben Stokes going towards Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 14.5 crore while uncapped players like T Natarajan, K Gowtham – the Karnataka all-rounder, were
Ben Stokes emerges as the costliest player at the IPL 2017 auctions while Karn Sharma becomes the highest paid Indian among those who raked in the big money. Other Indian youngsters who did well were Varun Aaron (2.8 cr), Mohammed Siraj (2.6 crore) Karn Sharma (3.2cr), Aniket Choudhry (2cr) and M Ashwin (1 cr). Among the teams Gujarat Lions, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians have the largest squads featuring 27 players while the Kolkata Knight Riders have the smallest with 23. KKR made some really smart buys and filled the slots
they required with some quality death bowlers and some back-up at various departments. They knew what they wanted and they went all out for it. It was a good strategy that they employed. Meanwhile the Delhi Daredevils too went to fill up their squad with talented pacers which included Pat Cummins for Rs 4.5 crore and Kagiso Rabada for 5 crore. The defending champions, Sunrisers Hyderabad, knew that their spin department
India’s 104-Satellite Launch Could Be ‘Wake Up Call’: Chinese Media (H.S.) | New Delhi
China has lauded India’s recent record-breaking achievement of putting 104 satellites into the Orbit on a single rocket and termed the launch, orchestrated by ISRO, as a “wake-up call” for China’s space industry. Through an article in the state-owned newspaper Global Times, China commented that competition
with India for commercial space launches “may be inevitable”. “India’s successful launch of a record breaking 104 satellites into Orbit could serve as a wake-up call for China’s commercial space industry and there are a number
of lessons for the country to learn,” the article stated. On the cost-effectiveness of ISRO’s recent PSLV-C39 mission, the newspaper commented, “The urgent action needed for China to expand its market share is to reduce the cost of putting satellites into the Orbit. “The launch indicated that India can send commercial satellites at lower costs,
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giving the country’s competitiveness in the global race for burgeoning commercial space business.” China also evoked ISRO’s successful Mars Orbiter Mission, or Mangalyaan, and said, “In 2014, India became the fourth country to successfully send a spacecraft to orbit Mars, signaling a regional rivalry with China, which suffered a failure in its Mars mission in 2012.”
was a bit under par and went all out for it. While Kings XI Punjab went for the likes of Eoin Morgan for 2 crores and added the pace trio of T Natarajan for Rs 3 crores, Matt Henry for Rs 50 lakhs and Varun Aaron for Rs 2.80 crores. Martin Guptill was another valuable asset for Rs 50 lakhs for the team which lacked a bit of depth in the batting unit. Among others the Gujarat Lions scouted local talent and filled up their domestic quota. One smart buy for them was that of Darren Sammy for a price of Rs 30 lakhs. For Mumbai Indians it was Mitchell Johnson for 2 crores, K Gowtham for 2 crores, Karn Sharma for Rs 3.2 crores were the big buys. But it was the debutant from last year.
Uttar Pradesh polls 2017: The race for majority in the 403 seat house has turned the fight into a bitter exchange of below the belt blows, personal attacks and non-issues highlighted to gain brownie points and applause to sway large crowds. Agency | New Delhi
The Uttar Pradesh election battle has become more intense with political parties and leaders trading charges against each other in a feverish pitch to woo voters. BSP chief Mayawati, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have all indulged in personal attacks unbecoming of their positions and the picture is turning ugly now. On Monday, Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at PM Modi and veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan. He said: “Ek gadhe ka vi-
gyapan aata hai, main iss sadi ke sabse bade mahanayak se kahunga ke ab aap Gujarat ke gadhon ka prachar mat kariye (I would urge the Superstar of the century to stop advertising for donkeys of Gujarat).” Bachchan has been the brand ambassador for Gujarat Tourism’s Incredible Gujarat campaign for sev-
eral years now and was roped in by then chief minister Narendra Modi in 2009. Akhilesh based his cheeky attack on an advertisement of Gujarat tourism which showcases Wild Ass Wildlife Sanctuary in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat. The advertisement shows several donkeys but the subtext in his words is clear.
Subramanian Swamy claims Finance Ministry sitting on details of Chidambaram’s son’s foreign accounts Agency | New Delhi
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has accused former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son Karti and his companies’ of holding 21 secret foreign bank accounts and sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervention in the matter alleging inaction from the Finance Ministry. In a press note released on Monday, Swamy accused the Finance Ministry and Income Tax officials of not acting on the inputs given about Karti and
lashed out at the CBI and Enforcement Directorate for failing to take the investigation to a logical end. “It is shocking that the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate having been provided details of 21 undeclared foreign accounts of Mr Karthi Chidambaram and of the companies that he control, have failed to proceed against Mr Karthi
Chidambaram to its logical end. Mr Karthi has also refused to obey three Summon Orders of the Enforecement Directorate,” said Swamy in the press release. Swami alleged that the Income Tax department has not taken action in the matter due to the pressure exerted by “Chidambaram’s friends in Finance Ministry”. “These foreign bank ac-
counts were not declared to Income Tax authorities by Karti or his parent Indian companies. These accounts are at various foreign banks like Barclays Bank in Monaco, Metro Bank in UK, Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore, OCBC in Singapore, HSBC in UK, Deutsche Bank in France, UBS in Switzerland, Wells Fargo Bank in California etc.
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Shurhozelie Liezeitsu elected new Nagaland CM; to take oath on Wednesday
Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday said he was not yet disillusioned with Prime Minister Narendra (H.S.) | Guwahati Modi as he has two more Agency | New Delhi years to work on the issues The political crisis in NaThe Supreme Court tohe had promised to regaland is heading for an day reserved its order on solve during the 2014 Lok end with the Democratwhether to refer the matter Sabha elections. He ruled ic Alliance of Nagaland pertaining to ban on the out the possibility of form(DAN) Legislature Parentry of women at Keraing a new political outfit. ty on Monday electing la’s Sabrimala temple to “Everything in the world veteran leader and para constitution bench. A is based on faith and trust. ty president Shurhozethree-judge bench headed The action against black lie Liezeitsu as its new by Justice Dipak Misra to the larger bench,” the en a progressive stand in leader in place of TR resignation of chief min- Municipal Act framed money has been taken in asked the parties, includ- bench said. The apex 2007 by favouring wom- Zeliang who had quit on ister TR Zeliang on Sun- under Article 243(T) of the country and the goving the amicus curiae, court also allowed several en’s entry in the temple, Sunday. Official sources day. DAN comprises of the Constitution alleged- ernment needs to adopt to furnish the questions applications, filed in sup- which was over-turned by in Kohima said Shurho- 49 NPF legislators, 4 BJP ly infringed upon Naga an effective mechanism to which are likely to be re- port as well as against the the Congress-led United zelie would be sworn and seven Independents. tradition and customs as repatriate the black money ferred to the larger bench. ban on entry of women in Democratic Front (UDF) in as chief minister on Zeliang had to resign af- protected under Article stashed in other countries. “Judgement reserved on the temple, seeking im- dispensation later. The Wednesday. Monday’s ter a series of incidents 371(A). Sources in Ko- It is peoples’ money,” the question whether the pleadment in the matter. UDF, before losing pow- decision of the DAN rocked the state when his hima said altogether 58 Ramdev told reporters. matter should go to a larg- On November 7 last year, er to the LDF this year, legislature party – all 60 government wanted to DAN MLAs on Monday He was in Bhopal en route er bench or not,” the bench the Kerala government in- had taken a view that it MLAs of the Nagaland hold municipal elections signed in favour of the to Alirajpur where he said. “Counsel for the par- formed the apex court that was against the entry of House belong to DAN with 33 per cent reserva- 81-year old Shurhoze- will take part in ongoing ties shall file written sub- it favoured the entry of women of the age group – also brought to an tion for women. Various lie Liezeitsu, thus also “Namami Devi Narmade missions/questions which women of all age groups of 10-to-50 years into the end speculations about tribal groups opposed putting an end to specu- -Sewa Yatra” campaign should fall under the con- in the historic Sabarima- temple as such a practice former chief minister the civic elections on the lations that former chief to spread awareness about stitutional framework, la temple. Initially, the was being followed since Neiphiu Rio returning ground that certain pro- minister Neiphiu Rio conservation of the river. that is likely to be referred LDF government had tak- time immemorial. to state politics after the visions of the Nagaland would replace Zeliang. “I am not yet disillusioned Office: “Sunvilla Samachar (Daily) Printing Press”, 36 - Shrinath Sarthak Ind Park, Nr. Torrent Power, Ring Road, Nikol, A’bad - 380049 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com
with the prime minister. Modi enjoys a track record of keeping promises. About three years of his government have been completed and two more years are remaining. The post of Prime Minister is very powerful and he can fulfil huge expectations of the people in two years,” he said responding to a query. However, Ramdev also said he was “impartial and neutral” and he would even welcome the Congress if it seeks help in any work concerning the national interests. The seer recalled how Modi, then the prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, had promised him to change the system and eradicate corruption and black money. Mo : 98250 98053
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“Modi and Amit Shah have nothing to say and hence are making wild allegations, BJP knows it is losing the plot in UP, the senior minister. BJP will face worse than what it had faced in Bihar. Both want to create an environment of fear, both are terrorists and are creating terror in our democracy,” - In a verbal attack, spokesperson and minister of Samajwadi Party, Rajendta
Chaudhary called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah as “Terrorists”. Let education be the anthem in our schools Kangana Ranaut on The Kapil Sharma Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan are set to Enforced patriotism has many pitfalls as we
have seen with the national anthem being made mandatory in movie halls. There have been several instances of people being attacked for not standing up, even to the extent of a disabled person being belaboured by people who thought he did not show enough respect on account of not being able to arise from his wheelchair. So, the issue of making the anthem compulsory in any venue should be thought through very thoroughly. The Supreme Court is now examining whether it should be made mandatory in schools with reference to a statement by the attorney general that singing the national anthem instils a sense of patriotism in children and, therefore, it should be made mandatory in schools. So far, the bench has said that the issue needs to be debated and then decided. The Indian school system has many problems, among which one of the most pressing is the lack of teachers. Once such a thing is made mandatory, it becomes actionable. If there is, for example, a school which has too few teachers, how are they to ensure that the anthem is sung in the proper manner by children? If they fail to do this, this leaves them open to harassment from vested interests. What if the children don’t know the words to the anthem? Patriotism is not instilled through the singing of the anthem alone. If children want to sing the anthem and understand what it stands for, it can be done by schools in their own time and space. The significance of the anthem and flag and the history associated with them can be taught to the child in a manner which she finds enjoyable and educative. There are many lessons to be learnt from the way in which the mandatory anthem in movie halls has been hijacked by self-styled custodians of patriotism. Invariably, when left to such people, an element of coercion and harassment enters the picture. In the case of schools, if such a move is enforced, who is to ensure that it is carried out properly? Chances are that local interests will appropriate this task and the whole thing will be given a political colour. The apex court had earlier turned down a plea of making the national anthem mandatory in all public offices, including Parliament, assemblies and the courts. Schools should not be made the exemption. Of course, on certain occasions the anthem may be sung, but voluntarily. There are far more important things to deal with in the education system than this, and these should get priority.
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(H.S.) | New Delhi The Kapil Sharma Show welcomed Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor as guests on the latest episode on Sunday night. The actors were there to promote their upcoming movie, Rangoon. However, there was another unexpected guest: Kangana’s incessant laughter. The actor and her co-star were subjected to some classic antics by Kapil and
his team. A particularly entertaining 30-minute segment was when Kapil finally brought back his alter ego of Rajesh Arora and Sunil Grover did his best Rinku Devi bit. Rinku hosted the show’s fictional version of Kaun Banega Crorepati, with Kangana and Shahid as contestants. The fun game show was interrupted again and again by Rajesh Arora who made constant jabs at Rinku
and Santosh (played by Kiku Sharda). He called her horse-faced, made fun of her tattoo from Thailand, asked her about her missing upper lip and more. However, the funniest bit was Kangana’s reaction to it all. She was wheezing, huffing and puffing, trying to catch a breath somewhere between the storm of jokes. She had to constantly wipe her tears and lean on Shahid to keep herself from falling off her chair. It was an absolute treat to watch her lose it like that and if you are wondering what was the big deal, watch the entire episode here. Rangoon is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and also stars Saif Ali Khan. It releases on February 24.
The Ghazi Attack box office collection day 3: Rana Daggubati film collects Rs 6.70 crore Agency | New Delhi
The Ghazi Attack completed its first weekend at the theatres. Rana Daggubati’s film has shown an upward trend on Saturday and is expected to do well in the coming days too. The bilingual movie has been distributed by Dharma Productions. Karan Johar seemed to be ecstatic with the progress. “TheGhaziAttack holding strong! Box office growth and tremendous appreciation! The team is grateful! Thank you…a sleeper hit on its way!,” wrote Karan Johar on Twitter. The Hin-
Ever since Sonakshi Sinha has shared a picture with Badshah on Twitter, rumours of her lending voice yet again for her upcoming film, has gone viral. Now with two of her films in the loop, we are totally confused if Sonakshi is going to sing for Iteffaq, starring Sidharth Malhotra, or Noor. The actor shared the picture on Instagram and along with it, she wrote, “Twinning and winning at the recording studio with Badhshah.” Sonakshi has showcased her singing talent in her 2016 release Akira. In fact, last year during her film’s promotions in Delhi, Badshah joined her for an impromptu gig. Apart from her acting skills, her singing
di version of the film has collected Rs 6.70 crore and on Sunday it collected Rs 2.80 crore. Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “TheGhaziAttack showed ample growth over the weekend… Fri 1.65 cr, Sat 2.25 cr, Sun 2.80 cr. Total: 6.70 cr… Note: Hindi version.” Out of all the releases that have hit
skills also impressed the audience. In an interview, she spoke about how she would love to perform on stage but soon after, the actor got the chance to perform at the Global Citizen Festival, which held in Mumbai last year. Badshah, on the work front, has been giving back to back hits. His latest song “Tamma Tamma Again” from Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt-starrer Badrinath Ki Dulhania, created a rage among music lovers and has become the leading chartbuster.
Badshah’s recent number “Tamma Tamma Again” has become a chartbuster. Now, Sonakshi Sinha is prepping up for Ittefaq
Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt have started promotions of their love story, Badrinath Ki Dulhania. The duo has started their journey from Jaipur but before they meet their fans in the Pink city, Varun shared an adorable still from the film along with a cute message for his co-star. The actor, who adores Alia as a friend, wrote, “Badri and vadehi are in Jaipur. Also from soty to badri I think aliaabhatt weighs the same but has grown a lot as an actor,” adding that “She made me write this.” Alia had admitted on Karan Johar’s chat show that she and Varun fight like siblings, which left the director shocked.
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai actor Mohsin Khan admits dating co-star Shivangi Joshi! (H.S.) | Mumbai
the theatres this week, The Ghazi Attack seems to be gaining the maximum audience. However, the film needs a major push in the coming days to get a big name in absolute numbers’ perspective as well. The Ghazi Attack released at a time when the theatres are also loaded with Oscar nominated films.
Sonakshi Sinha to rap with Badshah? Well, that what she just dropped a hint about (H.S.) | Mumbai
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Noor or Itteffaq, Sonakshi Sinha which film are you singing for?
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai couple Karthik aka Moshin Khan and Naira aka Shivanghi Joshi have impressed everyone with their magical love equation on the small screen. They magical chemistry and timeless romance made everyone fall in love with them so much that everyone hoped to two to be a real life couple too. Karthik and Naira have been giving fans relationship goals with cute and cuddly on screen romance. Now it looks like the couple has finally made their fans’ dreams come
true with a beautiful revelation. There have been speculations about Moshin and Shivanghi dating in real life for a long time now. But now its clear that they are the newest love birds in the tinsel town and Moshin has also admitted the same this time. Moshin in his recent statement
to Times of India confirmed that he started dating his co-star just recently. He was quoted by the leading daily saying, “Several theories have been doing the rounds, including our link-up, but we didn’t allow it to affect our friendship or work.”
cr in Wknd 2… [Week 2] Fri 4.14 cr, Sat 6.35 cr, Sun 7.24 cr. Total: 95.44 cr.” Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios told ANI, “We are humbled by the overwhelmingly positive response that we have got for Jolly LLB2. A huge week one ensures that the film will enter the 100 crore club, making it back to back four Akshay Kumar movies to do so. We are expecting a big second weekend and all eyes are
now on what the lifetime of this film will be.” Jolly LLB 2 also stars Annu Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla and Huma Qureshi in important roles. Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar is already working on his upcoming film Toilet Ek Prem Katha. The actor was recently shooting the film in Bhopal. Akshay also said that Bhopal is cleaner than Mumbai and emphasised on keeping one’s surroundings clean.
Jolly LLB 2 box office collection day 11: Akshay Kumar film is his fifth hit in a row Agency | New Delhi
Akshay Kumar starrer Jolly LLB 2 has collected Rs 95.44 crore in ten days, inching closer towards Rs 100-crore mark. Subhash Kapoor’s courtroom drama has garnered huge accolades from critics and fans alike. The film did a stupendous business during the second weekend, keeping its winning momentum despite new releases at the box office. Jolly LLB 2 collected Rs 17.73 crore on the second weekend. The film collected Rs 4.14, Rs 6.35 crore and Rs 7.24 crore on Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the news, “JollyLLB2 is nearing 100 cr… Collected 17.73
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Inter-school Premiere League( ISPL) finals prize distribution ceremony for the Ahmedabad leg were conducted on 15th February, 2017 at YMCA international center. Over 55 Different schools from all across the city participated in the competition which had 8 sports and over 2000 participants with over 650 medals and trophies given to various categories. 3rd edition of Inter-school Premiere League( ISPL) is an inter school competition which took place amongst different schools across sports like chess, tennis, table tennis, basketball, cricket , football, badminton and skating. The best school which won the chess competition was Anandniketan Satellite School, NiravRohra U/12 won the 3rd place in boys along with Jenisha N Khattar who won the 2nd place in girls U/8 category.The school who won the Tennis league was HB Kapadia New High School, Kavya Patel won the 1st place under the girls U/12 category along with Kushang J Shah who won the first place under the boys U/16 category and Keval B Patel who won the 2nd place is boys U/14 category.
Panasonic unveils India’s first Radiant Cooling Air-Conditioner
All-rounder Mohammad Nabi on Monday became the first Afghanistan player in the Indian Premier League when he was sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for a base price of Rs. 30 lakh in the IPL Auction at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bengaluru. Meanwhile, KKR has joined the part with New Zealand pacer Trent Boult for Rs 5 crore. Delhi Daredevils have spent Rs 9.5 crore among two bowlers Kagiso Rabada and Patrick Cummins. After an aggressive bidding between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), England’s fast bowling sensation Tymal Mills was eventually sold to RCB for a whopping Rs. 12 crore. Mill becomes the sec-
Daily wager’s son Thangarasu Natarajan: From tennis ball star to IPL big bucks ond expensive recruit in the IPL 2017 auction after Ben Stokes, who was sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for whopping 14.5 crores. Former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson has been bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs. 2 crores, with Karnataka off-spinner and hard-hitting batsman Krishnappa Gowtham also being sold to the Mumbai-based franchise for a whopping Rs 2 crore against his
base price of Rs 1 lakh. It seems that Gowtham has gained attention following his good performance in the Karnataka Premier League and Ranji Trophy.West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran was also sold to Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs. 30 lakh. In uncapped batsmen set, Ankeet Bawane was bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 10, 00,000 while Rahul Tewatia sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 25 lakh.
110-crore endorsement deal with global sports goods manufacturing giant Puma, the Team India captain has further cemented his place in the big league as a global brand ambassador. The list includes Jamaican track legend Usain Bolt and his compatriot Asafa Powell, French football stars Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal and Bar-
celona great, and Olivier Giroud, the current Arsenal striker. However, it is learnt that a major portion of the earnings from the mega endorsement is fixed and Virat Kohli, 28, is assured of at least Rs 12 crore per annum. Virat Kohli’s eight-year deal also entails royalty based on the company’s performance globally. The other Indian cricketers to break the Rs 100 crore barrier were Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who were contracted to player management companies, who in turn got them endorsements. Virat Kohli was earlier contracted to Puma’s rival global sports goods giant Adidas. That three-year deal expired late last year.
Virat Kohli’s Puma endorsement, Rs 100 crore and counting
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Leading the way in technology, innovation and design,Panasonic India Pvt. Ltd today unveiled India’s first of its kind Air-Conditionerwith Radiant Cooling Technology. TheJapanese brand introduced the SKY Seriesin the Inverter segment, providing the next generation of cooling experience. The new series was unveiled by the popular actor, filmmaker and conservationist - Ms. Dia Mirza,Mr. Manish Sharma, President& CEO, Panasonic India & South Asia, and Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation, Mr. Tadashi Chiba, Divisional Marketing Director – Consumer Marketing Division, Panasonic IndiaandMr. Mohammed Hussain, Business Head – Air Conditioning Group, Panasonic Indiaat an event in New Delhi. With this launch, Panasonic is aiming at capturing over 10% market share and 30% growth in the air-conditioner segment in FY 2017-18.
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(H.S.) | Bengaluru India skipper Virat Kohli is not just amassing runs by the plenty, he has also pulled off the biggest endorsement deal by an Indian sports personality with a single brand. The charismatic batsman made it official on Twitter when he said, “A new era begins now. With PUMA. Forever ForeverFaster”. With a Rs
2017 IPL auction: Gowtham an asset to Mumbai Indians, says Akash Ambani
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His eyes transfixed on the TV screen, left-arm seamer Thangarasu Natarajan was finding it surreal when the bids against his name zoomed up at a breakneck pace during the IPL auction. The little known 25-year-old’s life changed in a matter of few minutes as Rs 10 lakh base price saw a quantum 30-time jump reaching Rs 3 crore with Virender Sehwag vigorously raising the pedal for Kings XI Punjab. Perhaps he remembered the days of hardships when his mother ran a street side stall and father worked as a porter at railway station. And the then 20-year-old, one of the five children, was plying his trade at tennis ball games in his native Salem. He eventually moved to Chennai
where he played for the popular Jolly Rovers, a club which has fielded big names like R Ashwin and Murali Vijay. His big breakthrough came last year when he enjoyed a successful stint for Dindigul Dragons in the inaugural TNPL, attracting the attention of the IPL scouts. “It seems unreal. I never thought I would play in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, let alone the IPL. Very thankful that it has happened,” Natarajan’s elation was palpable as he said. Na-
tarajan recalls how TNPL gave him the much needed exposure.
to decode how the mindset of a franchise owner work, it needs to be understood that some of the perceptions about tried and tested players work either ways — at times to a player’s advantage and at other times to their disadvantage. Ishant Sharma suffered for a huge base price of Rs 2 crore as he went unsold during both the rounds. “Ishant Sharma shouldn’t have kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. Firstly, he doesn’t play for India in T20s and not considered a white ball bowler. He is only playing Test cricket. Ideally, he should
have shed his ego and kept his base price in the range of Rs 30 lakh. Varun Aaron gained just because of that even though Ishant probably has more quality,” an IPL team top boss, who was at the auction table said. Left-arm seamer Thangarasu Natarajan or off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham gained with their performances in Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) and Karnataka Premier League respectively. Natarajan got Rs 3 Crore from KXIP while Gowtham Rs 2 Crore from Mumbai Indians.
College, he was in 2012 approached by the Cricket Association of the Blind in India (CABI) to build the team. At the time, Rajkumar had last played a sport during his graduation years at St Joseph’s College, an alma mater he shares with Rahul Dravid. Yet, even then his main sports were table tennis
and football. Cricket came a far third. But, cricket coaching was not his brief. “It was to build the team. I was hired more for my man management skills than cricketing abilities. I was never meant to be the conventional coach,” says the man who then went on coach the team for a number of tournaments.
“There was a lot of pressure when I was picked to play in TNPL. But I am thankful to people like Ashwin, Vijay and L Balaji (TN bowling coach) who instilled the belief in me that I was good enough at the Ranji Trophy level. It was my dream to Ranji Trophy which has been fulfilled and now I look forward to meeting people in the IPL and learning from them,” he said.
Thangarasu Natarajan rewarded, Ishant Sharma suffers, harsh reality for Irfan Pathan
(H.S.) | New Delhi Ben Stokes may have fetched a record price at the IPL auctions today but the clamour to sign uncapped Indian talent showed that the franchises and their scouts have been diligent with their homework. If one tries
Sports Minister Goel felicitates Indian blind cricket team (H.S.) | New Delhi
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DP World Mundra has been awarded the highly coveted Terminal of the Year – Containerised award at the Gujarat Junction 2017 – Cargo and Logistics Awards. The terminal has been honoured with this accolade because of the operational excellence displayed throughout the year. The Terminal of the Year – Containerised award was received by the CEO, Mr Sumesh Padmanabhanat a ceremony held at Radisson Hotel Kandla, Gandhidham. Mr. Sumesh Padmanabhan, Chief Executive Officer, DP World Mundra said, “At DP World, our mission is to provide unparalleled service to all our clients. Our terminal has been continuously implementing revolutionary practices which have enabled us to break productivity records and receive prominent accolades like these. I would like to congratulate the entire team at the terminal for making this possible.”
(H.S.) | New Delhi England’s Ben Stokes was the highlight of the Indian Premier League player auction in Bengaluru on Sunday. After an intense bidding war involving Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad, the Rising Pune Super Giants bagged the deal for a whopping Rs 14.5 crore.
Having lost out on the bid after stretching their purse up to Rs 10 crore from a base price of Rs 2 crore, Mumbai Indians’ owner Akash Ambani said they came into the auction with right strategies. ”When you enter an auction you leave disappointment outside the room. There were options for us but we aren’t dis-
appointed. We always had backup strategies. We knew what type of players we needed in our squad,” he said. Explaining the reason behind splurging Rs 2 crore on off-spinner K Gowtham, Akash said the Karnataka cricketer would be an asset to the team: “K Gowtham has been in and round for a while.
Two months ago, Patrick Rajkumar, 43, sat in his room at KR Puram, Bengaluru, with thoughts running through his mind like a freight train. About to begin the task of preparing the Indian team for the T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind, the pressure on him to keep the title won in 2014 was immense. Failure was not an option. Interestingly, Rajkumar, who has been coaching the country’s Blind Cricket Team is neither a career coach nor a career sportsman. A professor of political science at the city’s Government
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Gujarat Tourism’s ‘gadha’ ad: A mocking Apollo Hospital becomes the 1st hospital in Ahmedabad to receive the prestigious Akhilesh has a request for megastar Amitabh Pharmacie De Qualite (PDQ) certification Agency | New Delhi
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Apollo Hospital has been recognized as the first hospital in Ahmedabad to receive the prestigious “Pharmacie De Qualite” (PDQ) certification that recognizes Ahmedabad’s premier healthcare provider for its best practices
and excellent Pharmacy operations. The prestigious Pharmacie De Qualite certification program has been brought to India by Abbott Healthcare who are committed to improving the healthcare standards in India, in partnership with Bureau
Veritas – a global testing, inspection and service provider. The esteemed program is aimed at creating hospital pharmacies as Center Of Excellence, and certifies them as a notch above in terms of the excellent systems, process in order to give top class service to their patients. The Pharmacie De Qualite certification is based on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of Good Pharmacy Practices which highlights – practice of the pharmacy that responds to the needs of people who use the pharmacists’ services to
Gujarat’s solar panels over canals project is a great idea for sustainable energy production
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Renewable sources of energy have always been undermined by lobbying groups and other forces but the climate change is a constant reminder for mankind to move towards cleaner sources of energy. And now, solar energy has reached a critical limit where the cost of production has gone
down and the platform has been created to more adoption which will only lead to a cleaner future. that mainstream solar cell technologies are still based on inexpensive silicon designs and have a maximum theoretical efficiency of 34%, but the real life performance is around 22%. And as it turns out, that might be
good enough to make solar power viable. Our search to look at impactful developments in India led us to Gujarat Government’s project of putting solar panels over canals. The idea was implemented in 2012 and our visit to Gujarat suggests the project is going strong. Here are pictures from Sama Savli in Vadodara. India has aggressive target to achieve 100 GW of installed capacity of solar PV plant by the year 2022. If all the plants are installed at one place, the land occupied shall be 1.5 times more than that of the state of Delhi.
of the company which had about Rs 90 lakh in them had been frozen. The spokesman said the accused had been identified as Raj Kumar Sharma, a resident of Surat in Gujarat, Daulat Singh, a resident of Jaipur, Bharat Kumar of Alwar in Rajasthan and Ajay of Bhiwani. He said the action has been taken after an FIR was lodged by Vijay Singh of Rewari and Amit Kumar of Sonipat against the company on February 14. The complainants had
become members of the company on January 23 and had transferred Rs 2.5 lakh in its account. After lodging of the FIR, the police formed a Special Investigation Team and nabbed all four accused involved in online fraud, which was operated from Rajiv Chowk, Gurugram. The FIR was lodged under IPC sections 420 (cheating), 468 (forgery), 471 (using as genuine a forged document) and 420 B (cheating) at Badshahpur Police Station.
first day of the Budget session of the state Assembly, the Congress members also allegedly tried to gherao the building but were detained by police. The opposition Congress MLAs came to the House wearing black clothes to protest the Naliya gangrape. When Governor Kohli started his speech, they started shouting slogans–“Beti Bachao, Balatkariyo se Beti Bachao” (save daughters, save daughters from rap-
ists). Some of them also rushed to the Well of the House shouting anti-government slogans. Amidst the din, Kohli tried to continue reading his speech. However, after reading 4-5 paragraphs, he placed the speech on the table. He left the House later. Later, the Congress forced two adjournment of the House by relentlessly shouting slogans against the government over the alleged gangrape case.
Gurugram online fraud: 4 arrested for duping 4,800 people Agency | Chandigarh
The director of a Gurugram-based company along with three others have been arrested and its three bank accounts frozen for allegedly duping 4,800 people by promising them handsome returns. Director of Profit Network company and three other accused were allegedly involved in an online fraud of Rs 8 crore and were arrested on Sunday, a Haryana police spokesman said. He said three bank accounts
provide optimal, evidence based care. The certification is based on 5 pillars i.e. Medication management, Storage practice & Inventory Management, Administrative control and responsible procurement, Drug distribution & Control, and competency & Collaboration. Apollo hospital has secured Platinum rating – highest rating in PDQ certification, highlighting its impeccable commitment to provide quality service to the patients. This ensures availability of medicines to the patients at all times, ensuring safe medication.
Samajwadi Party chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today launched a fierce attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of fourth phase voting for Assembly elections. Addressing a rally in Raebareli, Akhilesh criticised Modi over Gujarat Tourism advertisement which showcases superstar Amitabh Bachchan. ”Ek gadhe ka vigyapan aata hai, main iss sadi ke sabse bade mahanayak se kahunga ke ab aap Gujarat ke gadhon ka prachar mat kariye (There’s an ad on TV which shows donkeys. I appeal to century’s biggest star...please stop
The Congress today protested in Gujarat Assembly over the Naliya gangrape issue, prompting the Governor to cut short his address and the Speaker to suspended opposition MLAs from the House for a day. On the
Gujarat. The statement came a day after PM Modi stirred a massive controversy by drawing a parallel between Hindu and Muslim festivals. “Gaon me kabristan banta hai to shamshaan bhi banna chahiye. Ramzan me bijli aati hai to Di-
royalty of 20 percent on the market value of crude it extracted from the oil block. However, ONGC argued that since it supplied crude at a discounted price to the oil marketing companies, it will pay royalty on the discounted price instead of the market price. Considering ONGC’s annual profit is roughly Rs 22,000 crore, the payout would prove to be a
huge burden on the company’s pockets. Income of upstream companies depends on either crude or volumes moving up, and ONGC is hit on both counts as of now. The royalty payment could prove to be a drag on the earnings per share. However, analysts had anticipated the hit and are likely to have factored in as much as 6,000-7,000 crore into their estimate.
form it like Kutch in Gujarat. Mineral-rich Bundelkhand, he said, can change the “fate” of Uttar Pradesh and satellites can help keep a check on illegal mining. “SP and BSP have ignored Bundelkhand
over the years and these elections are crucial for Bundelkhand…it has to decide whether it has to get rid of SP-BSP,” Modi said at an election rally in Orai region of Jalaun in Bundelkhand region. “In five years, we will transform Bundelkhand, which has not seen any development in the last 70 years… mineral-rich Bundelkhand can change the fate of Uttar Pradesh, illegal mining has to be stopped and the satellite launched by India can be used to check the clandestine activities,” Modi said.
write the new script. No controversy. No politics. No communal shit. Thrilling,” Dholakia tweeted on Monday. Prodded about more details of the new project at hand, Dholakia told IANS: “Not at the moment — too early — but it’s in development — exciting.” He said it’s a yet untitled project.
The writer-director has also been working on this script eagerly. His last directorial “Raees”, featuring Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan, is about a Muslim bootlegger in Gujarat. While Mahira couldn’t take part in the movie’s promotions in India,
ONGC agrees to pay Rs 8k cr Gujarat-based businessman royalty to Gujarat ending 3-yr case held in Udaipur drug haul
Agency | Jaipur The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested a Gujarat-based businessman in connection with a major drug haul last year in Udaipur. Sanjay R Patel’s name had cropped up during the investigation of the case. He was summoned by the DRI at Jaipur for questioning on February 17 and was placed under arrest under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act yesterday. The accused, who runs a drug factory, had exported Mandrax (Methaqualone) from Udaipur to Mumbai in a container. “He was
produced before NDPS court in Udaipur where the magistrate remanded him to judicial custody till March 1,” public prosecutor Praveen Khandelwal said. It is the sixth arrest in the case. In its biggest-ever drug seizure, the DRI had recovered a huge quantity of a banned psychotropic substances worth over Rs 3,000 crore in the international market in Udaipur during a search operation launched in October, 2016. The DRI claimed that it is one of the biggest seizures of the substance in the world, banned under Schedule 1 of NDPS rules, 1985.
Gujarat police mercilessly thrashing women, treating them like ‘terrorists’
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Oil and Natural Gas Corp ( ONGC ) has agreed to pay Rs 8,000 crore as royalty fee to the Gujarat government settling a case which has been pending for over 3 years, reports CNBC-TV18. Of the total due, 15 percent will be paid by ONGC in FY17 and the rest in FY18. ONGC has been fighting the case since 2013 when the Gujarat government first raised the issue over differences in royalty of crude the public sector undertaking (PSU) extracted since 2008. According to the Oil Field Act, ONGC was required to pay to the state government, a
I will transform Bundelkhand like Kutch: PM Narendra Modi
Agency | Jalaun Hitting campaign trail in water scarce Bundelkhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday blamed SP, BSP and Congress for backwardness of the region and promised to trans-
Gujarat Assembly begins on stormy note, Congress MLAs suspended for din
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endorsing donkeys of Gujarat),” Akhilesh said referring to one Gujarat Tourism TV advertisement which features Amitabh Bachchan. The ad shows Amitabh inviting tourists to visit the Wild Ass Sanctuary located in Little Rann of Kutch in
wali me bhi aani chahiye. Bhedbhav nhi hona chahiye (If land is given for cemetery in a village, it should be given for cremation ground also. If electricity is supplied during Ramazan, it should be supplied during Diwali also. There should not be discrimination,” Modi said addressing an election rally in Fatehpur. The Opposition lashed out at PM Modi’s statement which they termed ‘communal’. The Congress said it will be filing a complaint with the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Agency | New Delhi A rally taken out by farmers near Sanand town in Gujarat recently turned violent after cops resorted to lathicharge and lobbying of tear gas shells. The agitating farmers too hurled stones on the policemen deployed on Sanand-Nal Sarovar road, from where, farmers living near Nal Sarovar had planned to take out their rally till Gandhinagar to protest
scarcity of irrigation water. The farmers, in the video, are explaining how police behaved with them like terrorists. The police crackdown on the farmers, a large number of whom were women, took place at a time when a campaign to write 10,000 postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighting crime against women and the police inability to control it is going on in the state.
No controversy or politics in Rahul Dholakia’s new script Agency | New Delhi
After Raees, which was banned in Pakistan due to its “objectionable content” of showing Muslims in a negative light, director Rahul Dholakia says he has registered a new script devoid of controversial, political and communal elements. “Concept registered. Now to
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