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News Brief 2 Indians among 62 killed in plane crash
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“Focus on Vikas”
Sixty-two people, including an Indian couple, were killed when a plane flying from Dubai nosedived and exploded in a fireball early Saturday on its second attempt to land in strong winds in the south Russian city of Rostov-onDon, killing all aboard. Several planes had trouble landing at the airport at the time, with one trying to land thrice before giving up and flying to another airport.
India’s first pod taxis to run in Gurgaon soon Agency | New Delhi
Pod taxis, an idea with which Indian states have flirted for years with little success, will finally debut in Gurgaon. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has laid the groundwork to roll out India’s first personal rapid transit (PRT) network and will invite global bids for the project within the next fortnight. The pilot project will span a 13km stretch from the Gurgaon-Delhi border to Badshapur Mod on Sohna Road. The project is estimated to cost Rs 850 crore.
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‘No Need For Everyone In Party to Speak’ : Modi tells BJP
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Focussing on the government’s development agenda in the midst of divisive debates on sedition and nationalism, PM Narendra Modi has asked BJP members to defeat the opposition’s “conspiracy” to entangle
the Centre in “worthless issues”“ and distract the public attention. Addressing the BJP national executive on Sunday, Modi said his experience as Gujarat chief minister had convinced him that ensuring success of governance initiatives pre-
ahead with only one mantra, “vikas, vikas, vikas”. Stressing on an inclusive approach, he said, “The schemes for development and benefit of common people should be taken to the last village and last person.“ While the PM has been criticised for not en forcing his fiat, he made his priorities clear.Though he did not refer to the JNU and `Bharat Mata ki Jai’
Right to dissent doesn’t mean destruction of nation: Jaitley Agency | New Delhi
Targeting the Congress ahead of assembly elections, BJP said the main opposi tion had dras tically lowered its ambitions and was content being the “tailender” in political alliances in states like Bihar, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. Briefing the media on the political resolution adopted by the BJP national executive, Arun Jaitley also explained the party’s emphasis on nationalism and said while there should be a right of dissent, this did not mean the destruction of the na-
tion.The resolution, which was replete with PM Narendra Modi’s domestic and foreign policy initiatives, said BJP was the “natural choice“ of all patriotic citizens. “Talking of destruction of Bharat can’t be supported in the name of freedom of expression. Similarly, refusal to hail Bharat -say Bharat Mata ki Jai -in the name of freedom is also unacceptable... refusal to chant victory to Bharat tantamounts to disrespect of our Constitution. It is the heartbeat of a billion people today,” the resolution said.
vailed over other issues. “If you can bring a smile to the faces of farmers, of rural people, you will have succeeded.This is what shapes public opinion in the end,” he said. The PM had some pointed advice to saffron motormouths who re gularly create controversies for BJP . “The reason TV cameras seek you out is not because you are important. It is because what you say
makes headlines,” the PM bluntly told the executive. “To defeat negative forces, it is necessary to build intellectual capacity and content.” There was no need for everyone to speak, Modi pointed out, referring to a wing of the party charged with this task. “Even if you do want to make a point, it might be useful to do your homework,” he said. The BJP , he said, needed to move
controversies, he said, “BJP’s nationalistic image is not a sudden development. Till now, all our programmes have been infused with patriotism and nationalism. These themes have been most important to us. India’s unity and integrity is the basic identity of our programmes.” The references to the need to expand the party’s fold and bring some more intellectual rigour to political formulations seemed to reflect the PM’s assessment that passing political contro-
versies will be subsumed by a more hardheaded accounting of the government’s success in delivering on its promises. “Our biggest challenge is to channelise our energies to constructive work. We should stick to our agenda and ensure the work the government is doing reaches the people,” the PM said. The PM urged the BJP to bring in more people into its fold, pointing to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections when many people were drawn to the party.
Around 50,000 jewellers in the state are on indefinite strike since March 2 and have suffered losses to the tune of Rs6,000 crore. The nationwide strike was called off on Saturday after leaders of All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), India Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBBJ) and Gems Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) had a meeting with finance
minister Arun Jaitley . After calling off the nationwide strike, Sreedhar GV , chairman, GJF said, “It (excise duty) has not been rolled back, but our grievances have been taken care of. The finance minister has assured us that there will be no ‘inspector raj’, and we are hopeful of getting a notification in this regard. After long deliberations, all associations agreed to call off the stir.”
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A day after major jewellery associations called off their 18-day nationwide strike, on Sunday , jewellers in Gujarat announced that their strike would continue as there has been no rollback of the 1% excise duty on non-silver jewellery , and they’d take their call on Monday. Office bearers of various jewellery associations from different cities in the state met in Ahmedabad on Sunday and decided to continue the strike. “We will consult with all the stake holders on Monday afternoon and then take a final call,” said Jigar Soni, secretary , Jewellers Association Ahmedabad.
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2 / Dt. 21-03-2016, Monday Editors’ Picks monday, march 21, 2016 Bharat Mata: From freedom struggle metaphor to patriotism’s litmus test
In the history of modern Indian art, Bharat Mata has adorned the canvas of only two artists of repute. The first was the product of the Bengal Renaissance, Abanindranath Tagore, who first visualised the Indian nation as the Mother. The second was the modernist M F Husain, whose painting of Bharat Mata was banned and trashed — and he was forced to spend his last years outside his country. Between them, these two works of art span the vast ground the image of Mother India has traversed culturally and politically in India. Now, as the Sangh Parivar steps up insistence on “Bharat Mata ki Jai” as patriotism’s compulsory chant, it is useful to go over the journey of the metaphor of the Nation as Mother over the last century and quarter. The imagery first appeared in the works of artists and writers in Bengal, much before it was used elsewhere in the context of India’s national movement for independence. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1882 novel Anand Math contained the hymn to the motherland, Vande Mataram, which became the mantra of the freedom movement, and the official song of India after Independence. The novel depicts the three faces of Bharat Mata as the goddesses Jagaddhatri, Kali and Durga. Two decades later, in 1905, as Curzon partitioned Bengal, Abanindranath painted his iconic Bharat Mata, a woman in saffron robes, with a serene face and halo around her head, beads and scriptures in her hands. The revolutionary Aurobindo Ghose wrote in a letter to his wife Mrinalini Devi in August that same year: “I look upon my country as the Mother. I adore her, I worship Her as the Mother. What would a son do if a demon sat on his mother’s breast and started sucking her blood?” This letter was to be used as evidence against him and other accused in the famous Alipore Bomb case. In Bhawani Mandir, a blueprint “for the revolutionary preparation of the country”, Aurobindo referred to “India, the ancient Mother”, who was “striving to be reborn, striving with agony and tears”. The imagery was used in popular media and Hindi cinema — the iconic frame of actress Nargis, with a yoke and two babies, was an unforgettable cultural intervention, ironically portrayed by a Muslim woman, and conceived by a Muslim director, Mehboob Khan. For many, the character of Nargis remains the definition of what Mother India stands for: a righteous, independent, suffering woman who doesn’t hesitate to kill her own son for the sake of justice. During the Ram Janmabhoomi movement of the late eighties, however, Bharat Mata ki Jai became a war cry for communal mobilisation. The serene, bountiful Mother that Abanindranath Tagore created became an aggressive, unforgiving Bharat Mata, carrying swords and other weapons, and sometimes riding a tiger.
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of expression and nationalism do necessarily co-exist. Constitution gives QUOTE “Freedom right on expressing dissent and disagreement, but not the country’s destruction… The OF THE ideology of nationalism guides our beliefs and philosophy,” DAY - Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who briefed reporters, said ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is not merely a slogan. It was a mantra of inspiration to countless freedom fighters during the independence struggle. It is the heartbeat of a billion people today.
Singing is in Chopra blood, says Parineeti Chopra Agency | Dubai
Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is gearing up for her next film “Meri Pyaari Bindu” in which she has lent her voice for the first time, says singing runs in her family genes. The 27-year-old, who was co-hosting the TOIFA’s main gala on Friday, added that her cousin and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has already impressed the audience with her vocal prowess by lending voice to songs like “Dil dhadakne do” from the movie Zoya Akhtar’s directorial “Dil Dhadakne Do”, and her family were “really excited” after knowing that she is getting a chance to sing professionally.“Actually everyone in my family was excited because everyone knows that we all sing. I think it’s in our blood to sing. I think it’s in Chopra blood to sing so they were very happy that I was getting to do it professionally finally,” said Parineeti, when asked about the reaction by Priyanka and her family about her singing in the film. The “Ishaqzaade” actress will be seen essaying an aspiring singer in Maneesh Sharma production “Meri Pyaari Bindu”, which is directed by debutant Akshay Roy. In the film, she will be seen romancing actor Ayushmann Khurrana.
‘Ok Jaanu’ with Aditya not an intense love story: Shraddha Kapoor Agency | Mumbai
They have starred together in a romantic-drama earlier, but Shraddha Kapoor says her forthcoming film “Ok Jaanu” with Aditya Roy Kapur will be in a different zone. The 27-year-old actress worked with Aditya in the 2013 blockbuster “Aashiqui 2”, which was a breakthrough film for the duo. They will next be seen in Shaad Ali’s “Ok Jaanu”, which is a remake of Tamil film “Ok Kanmani”. “I am very excited for the film. This is the first time (after ‘Aashiqui 2’) that Aditya and I will be coming back together. Shaad will be directing, and I loved his ‘Saathi-
Actress Hrishitaa Bhatt, who has been exploring regional films these days, says she is happy that such movies are doing well these days. “It feels great to see regional cinema doing so well,” Hrishitaa said. “This is the best phase where different films are made which was not made earlier. I prefer doing films which has great content. Wherever I get a good opportunity, be it Hindi or
regional films, I will do it,” she added. Hrishitaa, who made her debut in Bollywood with “Ashoka”, did films in languages including Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi. The actress says she is happy with the kind of roes she is offered. “As an actress I want to explore all different kinds. I get various offers but I only pick those subjects that excite me. I am quite happy with the kind of films I am doing.”
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She is just one film old, but is already making waves in the tinsel town for her acting skills as well as fashion and style Athiya quotient. Actress Shetty said, Athiya Shetty “It has always says the tag of B o l l y w o o d ’s been a strange and f a s h i o n i s t a surreal feeling because comes with a I have never made an effort to try and be “strange and surthat person real feeling”. Athiya, who is daughter of Suniel Shetty, added that she has never made an attempt to “be that person”. When asked her about how it feels to be known as one of the fashionable actresses from the younger brigade, she said: “It has always been a strange and surreal feeling because I have never made an effort to try and be that person.” “I think I have to obviously thank my stylist (Ami Patel), who has most importantly given me my personality through my dressing and I think that is what really important.”
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ya’. I think it’ll be very interesting to be directed by him. It’ll be amazing,” Shraddha said. ound two young lovers and deals with issues like live-in relationships. When asked if the magic of ‘Aashiqui 2’ will be repeated with
their pairing, the “ABCD 2” actress said, “I won’t be able to say that, but I hope people like us coming back together. We come back together in a very different zone this time, not in an intense love story.”
see,” said Sooraj, who was seen wearing a black suit paired with a crisp white shirt and a bow at the event’s red carpet. Sooraj was seen sharing screen space with actress Jacqueline Fernandez for a music video “GF BF”, which garnered over 15 million views on Youtube. The actor said he was overwhelmed by the response and “hopes to do more songs”. “I hope I
do a lot of songs because that’s when I perform and get money,” Sooraj quipped. There were reports that the “Hero” star has been roped in for a film with T-Series. Asked if he has signed on the dotted lines for T-series, Soraj said: “We are still talking about it…nothing is confirmed.” When do his fans see him onscreen next? “Hopefully this year end,” said the actor.
Want my mother to do next film with me: Sooraj Pancholi Actor Sooraj Pancholi, who made his acting debut with superstar Salman Khan production “Hero”, says he wants to work with his mother and veteran actress Zarina Wahab for his next film. The 25-year-old, who has been awarded with the Best Debut Actor (male) at the second edition at the Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA), has already shared screen space with his father Aditya Pancholi in his first film, which also starred debutante actress Athiya Shetty. “I wanted her (Zarina Wahab) to do my next film with me. I have asked her if she (would work in my next)…she said that if she has time, she will
It is strange, surreal: Athiya Shetty on being Bollywood’s fashionista
Feels great working with talented person like Anushka: Salman Khan
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Actress Gal Gadot says it is important for girls and boys to see a strong female superhero. The 30-year-old Israeli actress, who will be seen as Wonder Woman in upcoming “Batman v Superman,” stressed on the importance of being a strong female example for all ages, reported People magazine. “I am so happy to be the one who is going to tell the Wonder Woman story. It is such an important story to tell. It is so important for girls and boys to have a female, strong, super hero to look up to. “The more the merrier and there is plenty of room for many more women to come and I am very happy to be a part of it,” Gadot said. The actress grew up in a small town and never imagined she would get the chance to portray such an empowering role. “It’s a huge honor for me to be the one to get this amazing opportunity to tell such an important story. I feel very grateful. “I never planned on being an actress or Wonder Woman but everything just happened and I am grateful and happy and in love with what I do. I am enjoying everything but it will take me sometime until I really understand what is going on.”
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Employing disabled people good for biz: IIM-A study
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad Specially-abled employees boost retail business, and employing them makes sound business sense, cla ms a recent IIM-A study , which ound customers are more posi ive towards outlets or malls hat employ disabled people, and also show greater inclina ion towards returning there or further purchases. Among other things, the study’s focus was to find out whether employing people with disabilities led to changes n business performance. The research guided by Dr Dheeraj Sharma, titled ``Emp oying Specially-Abled People Also Makes Business Sense’, used the `mall intercept’ method to gather inputs from shoppers when they exited from stores employing people with disabilities. Sharma is professor in Mar keting and Organizational Behaviour at IIM-A, and he had aimed the study to examine talent management practices in respect of `specially-abled’ employees.
Gunmen had practice yard near Motera ashram: Cops
www.sunvillasamachar.com South Africa vs Afghanistan: Dale Steyn is not dangerous, says Mohammad Shahzad Agency | Mumbai
Afghanistan opener Mohammed Shahzad, who blasted 44 off just 19 balls rued the fact that his team lost a few early wickets which resulted in their 37-run defeat against South Africa in an ICC World T20 game, in Mumbai on Sunday. “It was a good pitch for batting but unfortunately we threw away too many wickets in the first 7 overs and that is why we lost. But we will try to play good cricket again (against) England and West Indies,” the attacking opener told mediapersons, at post-match conference. He admitted that 210 was a tough target to chase. “The target was too much but wicket
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is good for batting. We had aggressive batsmen and that’s why we tried playing positive cricket. Unfortunately, we lost too many wickets,” said Shahzad. He did not agree that Chris Morris’ aggressive bowling impacted his rhythm. “Chris Morris is aggressive but his aggression did not affect my rhythm. He bowled very well maintaining good line and length. I just missed a
full length delivery.” The turning point according to him was AB de Villiers hitting 29 off the 17th over of the South African innings. “Of course, that over (AB scoring 29 runs in the 17th over) was the difference between the two teams.” The opener said that he would have loved to play Dale Steyn, who was not in the XI but at the same time termed Morris as a more dangerous bowler.
ICC likely to shift World T20 semi-final from Feroz Shah Kotla
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels that Virat Kohli is a man in “control of his batting” which enables him to pull off some great run chases in pressure situations. “He is a man who is in control of his batting and he knows exactly what he is trying to do. He knows how to do it and for a guy who has got a fiery temperament in a lot of ways, you seem to be getting involved in shouting matches on the field, it is the fiery temperament, but he seems able to keep it under control in tense situations like that where he is chasing down the target,” said Chappell, who is an ESPNcricinfo analyst for
‘Match Day’.“He seems to have himself totally under control whereas other times I have seen him where he looks out of control, but never with the bat in his hand,” said Chappell.Chappell said that Virat’s innings at the Eden reminded him of his second innings century at Adelaide in 2014.“I saw his doing it a couple of times in Australia in twotwos. That sort of innings
reminded me very much of the second innings we got a Test match, he got 100 in each innings. But that second innings, the pitch was turning a lot. He looked like he was playing on a different pitch to the rest of the Indians side. That’s the best fourth innings that I have ever seen. He made it look hell easier than the rest of them,” said Chappell.
ters of parliament in the newly Independent India, MS Golwalkar addressed a gathering in Nagpur. “The costly game of cricket, which has not only become a fashion in our country, but something over which we are spending crores of rupees, only proves that the English are still dominating our mind and intellect. The cricket match that Pandit Neh-
ru and other MPs played some years back was the very depth of this Anglicism. Why could they not play kabbadi, our national game which has been acclaimed by several countries as a great game?” Golwakar, known simply as Guru ji, was the second RSS swayamsevak, and the most famous name of the organisation that promotes Hindu nationalism.
sha in Naddi, a four-kilometre drive uphill have suddenly grabbed their attention. Most of them can’t figure out the names–unsurprisingly as the foursome were Aaron Finch (perhaps the lone recognizable face), Ashton Agar, John Hastings and Mitchell Marsh–but with the policemen escorting them, they surmised they were cricketers. Camera phones were whipped out and any passing thought of selfie-ops or autograph-
ing requests, though, melted with the punishing gaze of the policemen around them. A few daring ones, though, invited them to the shops, shrieking: “You get good woollen shawls and Buddha idols here.” The Aussies, in casuals, were on refusal mode, albeit politely. Soon, a small crowd, mostly the locals, the Kashmiri vendors and the Indian tourists gathered around a semi-plush café on Temple road where the Aussies had settled in.
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The crime branch team probing the murderous assaults on Lala Thakore and Raju Chandak, has come to learn that gunmen Kartik Haldar and Sanjay alias Sanju had used an isolated place near Asaram’s ashram in Motera as a shooting range to check their skills and weapons. Soon after, they began to attack witnesses against Asaram and his son. Investigators said that in 2009, when the attacks on Chandak and Thakore were carried out, Asaram was not in jail, and hence they will verify whether he had instructed the killer squad in person. Haldar, arrested recently by Gujarat police from Rai pur in Chhattisgarh, has allegedly confessed that K D Patel, another staunch follo wer of Asaram, had provided Rs1 lakh to purchase wea pons, said a senior police official. police official.
In Nagpur, where New Zealand trounced India on a turner, elderly members of a Hindu-nationalist organisation have an amiable relation with the game and don’t oppose it any more. In the 50’s, one of RSS’s early founders MS Golwalkar had urged the political leaders of independent India to disown cricket and promote indigenous games like Kabbadi. The subsequent decades, though, have swept in an attitudinal change, and the swayamsevaks have a more amicable outlook on the game. Couple of years after Jawaharlal Nehru played a game of cricket with other minis-
BJP plays constitutional crisis card in Uttarakhand
Agency | New Delhi Hinting that the Congress government in Ut tarakhand should be dismis sed, the BJP said the political situation in the hill state af ter the rebellion of nineru ling party MLAs was the best example of a “constitutional crisis“. The use of the term indicated that the party is ar guing that there a break down of constitutional ma chinery , the grounds for the suspension of the assembly and imposition of central ru le on the recommendation of the governor. The BJP strategy is focu sed on Speaker Govind Singh Kunjal, who the party says al lowed passage of the finance bill despite a majority voting against the budget. The party is ready to move a no-trust motion against the Speaker for allowing the budget to passed by a voice vote. Referring to the vote on the finance bill, finance mi nister Jaitley said this might be the first time the Speaker of a state assembly permit ted passage of the finance bill despite the government’s lack of numbers. He said democracy was a game of numbers, which was not in favour of the budget.
Agency | New Delhi After multiple drops in seating capacity – to the tune of nearly 3000 – and lack of clarity over the RP Mehra Block, Feroz Shah Kotla is likely to lose its marquee fixture in ICC World T20 semifinal scheduled for March 30th in New Delhi.“We were given time till Sunday evening to get clari-
ty over RP Mehra block. Since the case is in court, we have not got any clarity over the same. ICC wants to use that area for branding and also for seating purposes, since semifinal is a big game. We have not received an official word from BCCI or ICC yet, but our deadline ended this evening,” said DDCA treasurer Ravinder Manchanda. The RP Meh-
ra Block has been a contenscious issue for a long period now and the case has been languishing for a lengthy period of time. But now it looks like the fixture could very well be moved to an undisclosed venue. Feroz Shah Kotla has already hosted a few group stage games for the women’s World T20 and is set to host more in the men’s department as well.
In shadow of big clash, Pakistan women pip favourites India
On Saturday, Pakistan turned the tables on the fancied hosts to eke out a 2-run win over India only their second win in 6 T20 Agency | New Delhi A crucial World T20 game is delicately poised with Sana Mir’s Pakistan needing another 20 runs to win from four overs. Defending a below par score of 96, India have pegged Pakistan back with a series of crucial breakthroughs. That’s when a heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds stops play. At that stage, Pakistan are ahead by 2 runs on Duckworth/Lewis.As the umpires make the walk to the strip after a
Cricket, Religion, and Nationalism: Mantras meet fan chants Agency | Dharamsala
40-minute delay, Mithali Raj was hoping play would resume. However, play is indeed called off and Pakistan win by two runs. The news is greeted by wild cheers in the Pakistani contingent. This surely is a seminal moment in the history of Pakistan women’s cricket, and rightfully called for celebrations. Going by current form and experience, India were the clear favourites. Fresh from their emphatic 72run win over Bangladesh in the opener four days
ago. Their batters led by captain Mithali Raj were in splendid touch, and ahead of the high-profile ICC event, they had a base camp in Bengaluru. If that was not enough, the girls were on the road since November last year, travelling to Australia, defeating them 2-1 in three T20s. Defeating a side like Australia at home was surely a morale booster for them. They then followed it up an emphatic 3-0 win against the Lankans at home in Ranchi.
It was a typically balmy forenoon in Mcleodganj. The morning buzz has relented and you can see vendors, lined up on either side of the narrow streets like a beeline, whiling away their time chatting and laughing, their gaze momentarily distracted by an odd foreigner in search of local handicraft or pashmina shawls. A few youngsters, glued to their smart phones, are lazily loitering around. A couple of disenchanted policemen are leisurely sipping their tea in makeshift tea stalls. Suddenly, as if the Dalai Lama himself has ventured onto the street, they spring to their feet. A group of four Australian cricketers, who had come out from their hotel Mok-
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