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Agency | Chandigarh The rate of HIV positive cases has undergone a marginal dip by over 0.10 per cent in Haryana amid a significant increase in the testing of its AIDS-prone residents from 6.55 lakhs last year to 7.88 lakhs this year. “As a result of the improved health services being provided by the state government, the rate of HIV positive cases has decreased from 0.67 per cent in 2015-16 to 0.55 per cent in 2016-17,” Health Minister Anil Vij said here. Constant reducing trend is being seen in the rate of HIV positive cases, which was 0.68 per cent in 2014-15, he said.
Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday got a temporary breather from the Supreme Court which said there was “insufficient evidence” to remove him from office but ordered setting up of a joint team to investigate the graft allegations against his family. The high-profile graft case is about alleged money laundering by Sharif in 1990s when he twice served as the prime minister to purchase assets in London. The assets surfaced when Panama papers last year showed that they were managed through offshore companies owned by Sharif’s children. A five-judge Supreme Court bench issued
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China has no right to rename our cities, Petroleum ministry red-flags move Arunachal an integral part of India: Govt to shut petrol pumps on Sundays While China’s latest move is being seen by some experts as a means to underscore its territorial sovereignty, China said it was a part of a census exercise indicating that more could follow
renamed by China are as follows: Wo’gyainling, Mila Ri, Qoidengarbo Ri, Mainquka, Bumo La and Namkapub Ri. The
corresponding names with their latitude and longitude taken into account list these places as Tawang, Kra Daadi, West Siang, Siang, Anjaw and Subansiri respectively. While China’s latest move is being seen by some experts as a means to underscore its territorial sovereignty, China said it was a part of a census exercise indicating that more could follow. China yesterday had announced that it has “standardised” official names for six places in the Northeastern state and termed the provocative move as a “legitimate action”.
forms within the school premises or through selected vendors. “The board has taken a serious view of the complaints and the schools are directed to desist from the unhealthy practice of coercing parents to buy text books, note books, stationery, uniforms, shoes, school bags etc
from within the premise or from selected vendors only,” the communication sent to schools read. “CBSE norms mandate that schools are run as community service and not as a business and that commercialisation does not take place in the school in any shape whatsoever. Educational institutions are not commercial establishments and their sole purpose is to provide quality education,” it added.
Agency | New Delhi A day after China ‘standardised’ names for six areas in Arunachal Pradesh reportedly following the Dalai Lama’s visit to the state last week, India on Thursday made it clear that renaming or inventing a name does not make illegally-held territory legal. In a statement to the media, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Gopal Baglay did not mince his words: “Arunachal Pradesh is an integral part of India.” Earlier on Tuesday, when Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokesperson Lu Kang was asked if the move was in response to the Buddhist spiritual leader’s visit to the state, he didn’t offer any pointed answer. “I can also tell you that the Chinese government is carrying out the second national census and one of the important tasks is to standardise minority names. In the next step, relevant departments will further increase the
Nawaz Sharif gets temporary reprieve from Pakistan SC in corruption case
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a landmark 540- page split judgement ordering setting up of a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) comprising officials from different agencies including those from powerful spy agencies the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Military Intelligence. The other agencies in the JIT include the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), and the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. The bench comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan also ordered 67-year-old Sharif.
research on the study of Tibetan names, and we will be able to publish more standard names,” said Kang. The six names
CBSE warns schools against selling books, uniforms, stationery Agency | New Delhi
The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued an advisory to the affiliated schools saying the educational institutions are not commercial establishments and sale of books, uniforms and stationery by them is a violation of norms. The warning comes after receiving complaints from parents and stakeholders that schools are indulging in commercial activities by selling books and uni-
Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests 3 suspected terrorists, may have links to ISIS
Agency | New Delhi In a joint operation carried out by police teams from across five states, the Uttar Pradesh Anti Terror Squad and the Delhi Police Special Cell on Thursday arrested three suspected terrorists from Jalandhar, Mumbai and Bijnor. Those arrested are suspected to be part of an ISIS module that was looking for potential recruits in Bihar, UP and Maharashtra. The UP ATS along with police officers from the five states-Mumbai (Maharashtra), Jalandhar (Punjab), Narkatiyaganj (Bihar), Bijnor and Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh) carried out the
operation. Six more people have been detained by the police team and they are currently being questioned. An official belonging to the UP ATS said that they had “received information of a group being readied for terror activities. Special Cell Delhi Police, Crime Investigation cell Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra ATS, Punjab and Bihar Police were involved in operation.” In a statement issued, the Maharashtra ATS said that during the operation, Nazim Shamshad, 26-year-old, was arrested by the UP ATS. He is a resident of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The statement said that the arrested pro-
posed to cause ‘harm to national integrity and social harmony’. During the raid, cash, mobile phones, and other equipment were seized. An offence in Lucknow under section 120(b), 121, 122, 123, 153 of the IPC and section 18 of the UA(P) Act has been registered.
The Ministry said that it will create inconvenience to the general public who go out on holiday Agency | New Delhi The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas on Thursday criticised the decision of a section of petrol pump operators to close their outlets, mostly in south India, on Sunday. The ministry said it will create inconvenience to the general public who go out on holiday. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appealed to the nation not to use fuel at least for a day as it would help cut India’s import dependence. The ministry, however, took offence at the Consortium of Indian Petroleum Dealers who used this to close pumps. the
Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan retweeted and said, “Major dealer’s federations have clarified that they don’t endorse any closure of petrol pumps on any day.”
oil ministry said, “It was aimed at conserving fuel and not for petrol pump owners to remain shut.” Meanwhile, the All India Petroleum Dealers Association has said it is not participating in the closure exercise. It represents 80 per cent of the 53,224 petrol pumps of public sector oil firms. Southern states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, parts of Karnataka — mostly around Bengalu-
ru — and some areas of Maharashtra, especially Mumbai, may see petrol pump owners down their shutters on Sundays beginning May 14 to press for higher commission on petrol and diesel they sell. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas in a series of tweets said they neither endorse nor approve of the move by a small section of dealers to keep their petrol pumps closed on Sunday.
India must counter Pak’s gimmicks, say defence experts Agency | New Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition which demanded that the Centre take up the matter of Kulbhushan Jadhav — who has been awarded the death sentence on charges of spying by a court in Pakistan — in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “Every possible endeavor is being made by the Indian government to secure the life of its citizen,” a division bench of acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Anu Malhotra said while dismissing the plea. Earlier, the court had heard the arguments
of Sanjay Jain, Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the government and Gaurav Kumar Bansal for the petitioner. A petition had been filed on Tuesday in the Delhi High Court demanding immediate legal help to Kulbhushan Jadhav. It also demanded that the Centre should be directed to take up the matter in the ICJ. The petition, filed by social activist Rahul Shar-
ma through his counsel Gaurav Kumar Bansal, had also demanded that consular access be given to Jadhav who has been illegally detained in Pakistan. It also added that Jadhav had been denied a fair trial and, as a result, the sentence of capital punishment meted out to him was unjust. The petition also annexed a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations, Pakistan, the only media wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces, which broadcasts and co-ordinates military news and information to the outer world.
after it formally began. “I was a little bit worried today. The programme was supposed to start at 9.45 (AM). We reached five minutes before the scheduled time. But it started at 9.57 (AM),” he said at the event attended mostly by officers belonging to IAS and other all India services. Singh said
there maybe many reasons for the delayed start and some reasons maybe right but there should be an introspection as to why the situation is such as it is today. “It would have been good that we would not have deviated (from the scheduled time). Has there been any laxity in our commitment?” he asked. Referring to the country’s first Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, who had termed the civil services as the ‘steel frame’ of India, Singh
asked whether the ‘steel frame’ of the civil services has become weak? “I am telling this as I think we all should conduct a serious introspection. I am raising this issue as… I know for some people this may come across as weird.. but I thought it is appropriate to raise the issue before all of you,” he said. Because, the Home Minister said, the Civil Services Day is such an occasion where everyone introspects, discusses about the journey that was planned.
Irked by delay in event, Rajnath Singh advises bureaucrats to be punctual Agency | New Delhi
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday pulled up bureaucrats and asked them to be punctual after an event that he attended got delayed by a few minutes. Singh, who was the chief guest at the inaugural session of an event to mark the Civil Services Day in New Delhi, said he was worried that a function of bureaucrats got delayed by 12 minutes and the attendees kept entering the venue even
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The 457 visa ruling will impact India-Australia relations Adopting an ‘Australian First’ approach, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the scrapping of the 457 Visa, which allows employment of temporary foreign workers for a period of four years. The move - dubbed as a measure to check Australia’s growing unemployment woes - impacts over 95,000 temporary foreign workers, mostly Indians. A new two-tier visa system replaces the 457 Visa. It includes a short-term two-year visa and a second visa class focused on strategic, longterm skills with a four-year limit. The move is a direct hit on India’s long-standing demand for labour mobility - easing of temporary foreign workers’ entry into Australian projects and relaxing of Australian rules for skilled foreign workers. This might impact the Australian ambition of stepping up education and professional services trade with India - two of the top items during the recent Turnbull-Modi summit. At present Indian students contribute more than $2.3 billion to the Australian economy. What Canberra is eying is a space in PM Modi’s drive to skill up India and rise in the value chain of services and skills India offers to the world. Australia views itself optimally placed in India’s education aspirations of “upskilling 400 million people by 2022.” It is exploring means to penetrate to segment in India which lacks resources to study abroad. However foreign educators can set up campuses in India only in partnership with an Indian entity. To be able to make inroads into this segment, Canberra must ensure that the current decision doesn’t hurt New Delhi’s interests significantly. Australia also hopes to supply a range of professional services to India to support its drive to build new infrastructure - roads, rail facilities, ports, hospitals, schools and universities. However, India has maintained stiff trade barriers in the form of import tariffs. New Delhi might use this as a bargaining point. Responding to the ruling India’s ministry of external affairs stated, “The government is examining consequences of the new policy in consultation with all stakeholders. This is also a matter we will be looking at in the context of Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) negotiations.” This could be a veiled warning that the already stalled Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations might further get delayed. Interestingly, many feel the reason why Indo-Australian trade hasn’t moved forward is because New Delhi prefers pursuing the multilateral China-led RCEP over a unilateral FTA with Canberra. Some Australian experts have also hinted on the need to diversify their trade relations to avoid “over-reliance on any one nation,” like China - its biggest partner with a trading volume of $150 billion today. Beijing’s recent aggressive postures in the South China Sea, tacit support to North Korea - has drawn skepticism from many Australians. India, by contrast with a trade of less than $20 billion, and a “stable democracy” with no external territorial ambitions - comes with a huge growth potential.
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QUOTE “No poor will remain hungry and die without treatment OF THE during his tenure as chief minister.” DAY - Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that his government will have zero tolerance towards corruption. Speaking at a rally in Jhansi, Adityanath promised regular power supply in state and announced linking Bundelkhand with six lanes.
Abhishek Bachchan on 10th wedding anniversary with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Just like that it’s 10 years Agency | New Delhi
Just like dad Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan is a master of social media. So, as he celebrates tenth wedding anniversary with wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek decided to reveal his thoughts on social media. Taking to Twitter, he wrote, “And just like that…. It’s been 10 years! Thank you all for the wishes for Aishwarya and I. Lots of love.” Alas, the post didn’t come with a lovely picture of the couple, something that Abhishek usually does. In fact, the images that Abhishek puts on social media with wife Aishwarya are worthy of being in the family album. Not just Abhishek, filmmaker Karan Johar — a close friend of the Bachchans — also wished the happy couple and shared a fond memory. Karan wrote on Twitter, “Congratulations @juniorbachchan on 10 beautiful years… how time flies! Still remember the sangeet per-
formances!!! #AishwaryaRaiBachchan.” In fact, Abhishek had earlier said that Karan was the person who encouraged their romance. “Karan was the cupid who kept putting in the idea that she is fantastic. You both will look so wonderful together. She looks so glamorous in the house when she walks,” Abhishek had told media earlier. Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan have been happily married for 10 years now. The couple married in 2007 after two years of courtship. Despite living life under public scrutiny, Abhishek and Aishwarya fiercely guard their privacy.
Noor celeb movie review: Sonakshi Sinha gets all the praise as she plays journalist
Kareena Kapoor Khan offered Rs 6 crore for playing a woman her age?
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theatres and on our television In and as Noor, Sonakshi screens, we have been excited to Sinha takes a voyage know the story of this zany journalfrom a being a bindaas ist played by Sonakshi. But before it bubbly girl to the one releases, it seems Bollywood has alwho is troubled by the ready given a thumbs up to it. Excithumongous work pres- ed for the release of the film on April sure and the one for 21, Sonakshi Sinha and the makers whom a balance be- of the film welcomed people from tween love life and the industry at the Yashraj Studios professional life is where a special screening of the film nothing but a myth. was held on Wednesday evening. In She is in her twen- attendance were Anushka Sharma, ties and is hope- Mira Rajput, Vishal Dadlani, Shekless at finding a har Ravjiani among others. Singnice guy due to er-composer Vishal Dadlani who got her body weight. to watch the film was all praises for But she does find Sonakshi as he wrote, “Saw Noor a best friend in last night. sonakshisinha is so good! shibanidandekar Kanan Gill who is This KananGill & taking his first step the rest of in Bollywood with Sonakshi the cast too! the film. The SunSinha starrer Cinemahil Sippy’s film tography which reaches is winning the is ACE! theatres this Friday is an adap- hearts of Bollywood Go watch it!.” Simtation of a succelebrities ilar were cessful novel, the thoughts Karachi, You’re already of singer ShekKilling Me! by Saba har Ravjiani as he also Imtiaz. From the time the trailer of took to Twitter to praise the film. the movie has “Just watched noor sonakshisinha surfaced What a performance! Loved it. My in the best wishes and lots of love,” wrote Shekhar. The author turned producer Chetan Bhagat wrote, “Saw Noor. V sweet story about a girl looking for meaning in life. Many will relate. sonakshisinha does a great job. Congrats to team!” CEO of Balaji Telefilms Tarun Garg also liked the film as he wrote, “How beautiful is sonakshisinha looking in Noor .And her performance -effortless, flawless,charming .She’s carved a prime space for herself.”
Agency | New Delhi Kareena Kapoor Khan breaking the stereotypes is no longer a news. First her super active pregnancy days and then her returning to the sets of her film two months after Taimur Ali Khan has left us all in awe. From a long time, the countless fans of the star have been waiting to see her in her next, Veere Di Wedding avatar, which she has to start shooting along with Sonam Kapoor. But before we could hear the clapboard of this Rhea Kapoor production, the grapevine is already abuzz that the actor has been offered another movie. Not only this, it is also being said that Kareena has been offered a whopping amount of Rs 6 crore for the movie. According to a report in
Mumbai Mirror, Kareena has been offered a role her own age in an upcoming project and she will be paid Rs 6 crore for the same. But the same report suggests that Kareena is still thinking about it and is yet to give her nod. If all goes well, then Kareena will be seen in an author backed role in a co-production. Indianexpress.com could not independently verify the report. The new mommy will begin shooting for Veere Di Wedding in May, making that the first film she does after giving birth. Recently, Kareena was spotted with her film’s producer Rhea Kapoor in London where she was holidaying with Karisma and her friends. It was a much-needed break for workaholic Bebo.
3 / Dt. 21-04-2017, Friday Chicken pox hits the country, get the children vaccinated even if they have missed earlier gious until all blisters As the summers are ap- have crusted over.While proaching and taking a symptoms of Chickentoll on the temperature, pox are often ignored Chicken pox cases are initially, a rash is the also on the rise. Cases most common symphave been reported from tom for Chicken pox, various regions of India, along with other sympincluding Patna, Gur- toms such as, fever, gaon, Kolkata, Hyder- headache and loss of abad, Indore, Agra and appetite. There is a tenMumbai to name a few. dency amongst people Also known as varicel- to assume that chicken la, chickenpox is a virus pox is normal and that it that often affects chil- will pass this phase. But dren. It is characterized it is important to pay atby itchy, red blisters that tention to certain sympappear all over the body. toms that may indicate Chickenpox was once that it needs a doctor’s so common it was con- attention: If the rash sidered a childhood rite spreads to the eyes of passage. Most cases If the rash is tender and occur through contact warm (signs of a bactewith an infected perrial infection) son. The virus may be contagious several days If the rash is accombefore blisters appear, panied by dizziness or and it remains conta- shortness of breath Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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www.sunvillasamachar.com Dispute between BCCI and ICC might force Team India OUT of Champions Trophy
The ‘Mini World Cup’ is in line to face a MAJOR blow! Agency | New Delhi
Star Sports, the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) official broadcaster of all of Team India’s matches, has been running a strong advertisement campaign for the upcoming Champions Trophy. In the ads, a catchy tune in the background is accompanied by the catch-line “Har koi har koi dekhega” (everyone will watch). As it turns out, they might soon have to change the phrase to “Koi nahin dekhega” (no one will watch). With the International Cricket Council (ICC) keen on reducing the Indian cricket board’s share in resources, fans could well miss out on watching Team India in action during the Champions Trophy, also known as the Mini World Cup. Rumours af-
ter BCCI’s two-hour long Special General Meeting suggest that the world’s richest cricket board is considering taking some strong action in response to ICC’s decision to dissolve the ‘Big Three’ of world cricket. And what could be a bigger statement than pulling out the Indian team, who are the defending champions, from the tournament. BCCI is insistent that the ICC doesn’t tamper with the excess power granted to three power-house nations - India, England and Australia. In the current scheme, the boards of these three countries enjoy a much bigger share in ICC’s global revenues and every big decision is
taken after their stamp of approval. According to an anonymous source of the BCCI, the board “reserves its rights to take all necessary decisions to exercise the rights under the Members Participation Agreement”. If Virat Kohli and his boys end up not participating in the tournament, it will indeed be a major blow to the ICC. The Indian cricket team’s global fan-following is unparalleled and their absence will take away much of the sheen from the event. Team India are to begin their campaign against arch rivals Pakistan on June 4, with the tournament scheduled to be played from June 1 to 18.
KKR Vs GL: Kolkata Look To Claim Full Points In Clash With Gujarat
Kolkata Knight Riders top the IPL 2017 points table, while Gujarat Lions are at the bottom Agency | Kolkata Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
A sports car and luxury saloon in one, the new Panamera launch phase has officially begun. Porsche India, marked the introduction of the new generation by unveiling the all-wheel drive Panamera Turbo to attendees during an exclusive media event at Porsche Centre Ahmedabad. The model will also be available as an Executive version featuring a 150 millimetre longer wheelbase and an extended range of equipment. In its second generation, the Panamera has been redeveloped down to every last detail. Modifications to the engine, transmission, chassis and overall design concept, make it a performance icon in the luxury class. The new model further extends the boundaries between an ambitious sports car and a comfortable cruising car with technical highlights such as rear axle steering, electromechanical roll stabilisation and a three-chamber air suspension. Meanwhile, inside a completely new display and control concept greets the driver and passengers upon entry. In many areas, touch-sensitive surfaces replace classic hard keys, and high-resolution displays merge into the interior.
To O Panneerselvam’s New Tough Talk, A Soft Response From Rival Faction Agency | Chennai
Panneerselvam wants to see proof of VK Sasikala and her nephew TTV Dinakaran’s eviction before the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister begins merger talks, his camp today informed the rival faction of the AIADMK. The evidence must come in the form of resignation letters from Ms Sasikala, who is party chief and Mr Dinakaran, who she appointed her deputy before being jailed for corruption. The Panneerselvam or OPS camp has also said that the rival faction, which calls itself AIADMK Amma, must inform the Election Commission that Ms Sasikala and Mr Dinakaran no more head the party, and that the state government recommend an investigation by central agency CBI into the death of former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December last year. The response to the toughened stand came swiftly. And was soft. The rival faction, now led by Chief Minister E Palaniswamy, said it has no conditions for starting unity talks. “We impose no conditions. We are ready to hold talks with OPS faction on merger,” said R Vaithilingam, senior leader of EPS camp, adding, “Let’s all work together to retrieve the Two-Leaf symbol. The state government, he said, would “abide by court direction” on an investigation into Ms Jayalalithaa’s death.
While this encounter – between the table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the bottom-scrapers Gujarat Lions (GL) in the Indian Premier League 2017 – was inevitable, it is also something that generates some interest in terms of the sheer difference in form and fortune. KKR have won four of the five matches they have played so far, while GL’s stats are diametrically opposite. Given this gap, it may be a steep hill for Gujarat to climb. The memories of a 10-wicket drubbing will be fresh in GL’s mind when they meet for the second time this season. It is not like the teams are that different. KKR actually may
livering consistently. GL have players like Suresh Raina, Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum and Aaron Finch, enough to create fear among all rivals. But it is the bowling that is not working for the Gujarat team. Right from their first match, when they lost to KKR by all of 10 wickets. GL would be hoping to turn the tables in their second encounter this year. But as things stand, that may be quite a task.
bai Indians, and it had definitely eased the pressure off the team. In a video posted by the franchise on their official Twitter handle, the men in orange could be seen having a gala time at the team hotel after the match. The video starts with the team getting off the bus and as they enter the team hotel, cakes were kept ready to be smudged
on the faces of Kane Williamson and Deepak Hooda. Captain David Warner can be heard categorically mentioning: “White cake for Hooda, black one for Kane.” While everyone claps along and congratulates Kane Williamson for the fantastic knock, the right-handed batsman could be seen gently walking towards the cake, well aware of what awaits in his fortune. Williamson kept his hands on his ears, in what seemed to be an apparent bid to keep the cake away from getting smudged all around it but with Yuvraj Singh around, who has ever managed to get past such pranks.
Sunrisers Hyderabad celebrate IPL win vs Delhi Daredevils: No cakewalk that!
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Sunrisers Hyderabad were in a celebratory mood on Wednesday after they picked up a 15-run win over Delhi Daredevils to climb to the second spot on the IPL table. This was their second consecutive victory, after losing against former champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Mum-
SPORTS ROUNDUP Europa final would be ‘perfect’ end to season, says Mourinho Winning the Europa League would bring Manchester United an automatic berth in next season’s Champions League Agency | Manchester
Playing in the Europa League final in Sweden next month would be the “perfect” way to end a difficult season for Manchester United, manager Jose Mourinho has said ahead of his side’s quarter-final second leg against Anderlecht on Thursday. With United struggling for consistency in the league and struggling to finish in the top four, winning the Europa League would bring the club not only a trophy they have never won but also an automatic berth in next season’s Champions League. Mourinho’s side are currently fifth in the Premier League on 60 points, four behind Manchester City but with a game in hand. Only the top four finishers are assured entry to Europe’s
Mourinho’s side are currently fifth in the Premier League on 60 points, four behind Manchester City elite club competition. “It would also be a good way will be the perfect end to for striker Zlatan Ibrahithe season,” Mourinho, movic to end his season. who took over at United The 35-year-old, who is last May, told British me- United’s leading scorer dia. “A difficult season, this season, is set to be lots of matches, trying to honoured with a statue at build a team, trying to re- the Friends Arena in his cover a certain mentality, native Sweden where the trying to finish the sea- final will be played. “For son playing a European Zlatan it would be fanfinal. “It will be the per- tastic to play the final in fect finale for Manchester Stockholm, in his counUnited.” Mourinho add- try. It would be beautied that reaching the final ful,” Mourinho added.
Supreme Court quashes criminal complaint against MS Dhoni for allegedly depicting himself as Lord Vishnu Agency | Manchester
have the lesser talent in their batting. Gautam Gambhir leads the pack, with Manish Pandey being the other major contributor. As for the rest, they have fits and starts from the likes of Yusuf Pathan and ‘surprise weapon’ Sunil Narine. It is however their bowlers, who have contributed, with Nathan Coulter-Nile, Umesh Yadav, Chris Woakes and the spin duo of Narine and Kuldeep Yadav de-
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Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case against Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a case related to hurting religious sentiments. The case was related to Dhoni being portrayed as Lord Vishnu on the cover of a magazine. The top court observed that there was no deliberate or malicious intent on Dhoni’s part and no case had been made out. Supreme Court observed that it would be travesty of justice if Dhoni was prosecuted as he didn’t do anything with malicious intent. The top court also quashed the case against the editor of the magazine in question. The case was registered at Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh. The top court took Dhoni’s peti-
tion for quashing criminal proceedings against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by portraying himself as a God on a magazine cover. The top court had already quashed the case against him in Karnataka and Dhoni then moved the court to quash another FIR filed by a different person. The Supreme
Court had, on September 5, 2016, cancelled criminal proceedings against Dhoni in a case in Karnataka that accused him of hurting religious sentiments by being featured as Lord Vishnu in a business magazine. A bench headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi granted relief to Dhoni after noting that the trial court in Karnataka erred in summoning the cricketer without following the due procedure of law. “We interfere with the order of the High Court and quash the proceedings including the summoning order against the accused... we have taken note of the complaint and the offence alleged while passing this order,” the bench had said.
known around the world for her dominance of women’s tennis, but pregnancy would make her even more likeable in the eyes of the wider public, experts in the sponsorship industry said. “You take an iconic name who’s now a brand and you add pregnancy to it, you get a happy story,” said Gary Fechter, an attorney at McCarter & English who has represented companies in sponsorship deals. “This just makes her even more valuable.” With almost $29 million in salary and sponsorship earnings, including
from Nike Inc and PepsiCo Inc, Williams ranked as the top paid female athlete in the world last year on a list compiled by Forbes magazine. But lower prize money in tennis left her 40th in the overall standings. However, her earnings from sponsorship deals alone, at $20 million, would rank her far higher on the Forbes list – tied at 20th with fellow tennis player Maria Sharapova.
Serena Williams pregnancy likely to boost sponsorship: Industry experts Agency | New York
A pregnant Serena Williams makes the tennis superstar even more attractive to corporate sponsors, allowing her to extend her reach into maternity wear and motherhood products, sponsorship industry executives said. Williams on Wednesday confirmed her pregnancy through spokeswoman Kelly Bush Novak after the tennis player posted a picture of herself in a yellow bathing suit on Snapchat social media with the caption “20 weeks.” Williams, 35, is already
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Eco-Sensitive Zone reduction of Gir Forest: Only 4 per cent growth, Alang shipbreaking business continues to languish Gujarat HC issues notice to state govt on ness is no where near Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad PIL challenging proposal the record highs of 2011The shipbreaking industry Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
THE GUJARAT High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the state on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the proposal of the government reducing the Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Gir Forest and National Park, and other sanctuaries in the state drastically without
any reason. The petition moved by Biren Padhya, a resident of Ahmedabad, states the proposal of the government is likely to be culminated into a notification and if it happens, there would be irreparable loss to forest and wildlife as new heavy industries, unregulated mining, tourism and other prohibited activities would surface. According to the petition,
the state in the new proposal for ESZ has reduced the area from 3,32,881 hectare to 1,14,000 hectare “which is illegal and it is undertaken to favour certain people.” It has cited the Supreme Court order, which directed the authorities that land falling within 10 kms from boundaries of national parks and sanctuaries should be notified as ESZ.
new bus stand built in Gujarat. Here are the photos that are going viral on social media. These photos are 3D CAD representations of the proposed bus stand in Rajkot. Soon after Babul Supriyo tweeted the 3D CAD projection of how the Rajkot bus stand will look like, but describing it saying, “This is not an airport, it’s not in London or New York, it’s the new bus stand inaugurated in Rajkot, Gujarat,” Twit-
ter users called him out on it and corrected him. Soon after Babul Supriyo tweeted the 3D CAD projection of how the Rajkot bus stand will look like, but describing it saying, “This is not an airport, it’s not in London or New York, it’s the new bus stand inaugurated in Rajkot, Gujarat,” Twitter users called him out on it and corrected him. Babul Supriyo, who realised he goofed up, admitted the mistake and explained how he got the photos from a school classmate and said that unassuming fellow caused him embarrassment.
Union Minister Babul Supriyo shares wrong photo of bus stand in Gujarat, gets trolled, admits mistake Agency | New Delhi
Minister of State, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Babul Supriyo tweeted a photo of a bus stand that is yet to be built in Gujarat’s Rajkot saying the bus stand has been inaugurated. Three photos that show how the bus stand in Gujarat’s Rajkot would look once the construction is completed are being shared widely on social media platforms and instant messaging applications like WhatsApp. These photos are also being shared by biggies like Harsh Goenka saying it’s a
Union Minister Babul Supriyo shares wrong photo of bus stand in Gujarat, gets trolled, admits mistake Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Online platform that facilitates SMEs in obtaining working capital loans through its NBFC?s Lendingkart Finance on Wednesday disbursed loans to over 1000 SMEs in the state of Gujarat. The Ahmedabad-based digital lending platform has reached out to SMEs in more than 40 cities in the state, through quick and easier disbursal of loans. In line with the government
of India?s agenda towards driving financial inclusion, Lendingkart Group has reach across tier II and tier III cities in the state including smaller towns such as Morbi, Deesa, Junagadh, Nadiad and Bhavnagar among others. The Gujarat Government recently announced the launch of a separate MSME cell to incentivize and encourage sector?s growth in the state. One of the critical challenges that most SMEs
face in the state is lack of easy access to working capital loans. In Tier III towns, it is more so, as there is scarce or no availability of formal financial institution making it that much more difficult for small entrepreneurs to avail loans for their business. Lendingkart Technologies (the technological arm of Lendingkart Group), with its robust technology has made loan disbursal processes simpler, seamless.
at Alang clocked a feeble 4 per cent growth in 201617, despite a new ship recycling policy introduced by the Gujarat government in January last year. Competition from neighbouring Pakistan and Bangladesh also continued to affect business at one of the world’s prominent ship recycling yards in Gulf of Khambhat. In the last fiscal, 259 ships beached on the shores of Alang were to be broken and recycled. This was only 4 per cent more than 249 ships that had visited this ship-breaking hub in 2015-16, according
to data from the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), the state’s nodal agency that overlooks all shipbreaking activities at this yard located in Bhavnagar district. “Compared to last year, the business in Alang is looking up. Currently, of the total 161 plots about 100 of them have ships and are functional,” said Captain Sudhir Chadha, port officer at Alang that has the largest stretch of beaches where old and ageing ships are broken. However, busi-
12 when 415 ships had beached at Alang. During the last three months (January to March), fewer ships have arrived in Alang. Compared to 120 ships weighing 12,32,845 light displacement tonnage in 2015-16, this year only 64 ships with a total 6,26,995 LDT have arrived. Shipbreakers operating at Alang felt that increased competition from their counterparts in Pakistan and Bangladesh, coupled with a strong Baltic Dry Index — a sea freight index — are having a negative impact on Alang.
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The printout is deposited in a box and can be used to resolve any dispute regarding the election. “We will need a maximum of 80,000 VVPAT machines in these two states. We already have 55,500, and orders have been placed with the two companies to begin manufacturing the rest. With demands being made by many political parties for holding all future elections with 100 per cent VVPAT machine-connected EVMs, the EC has taken this decision,” a senior EC functionary said.
Ashwani Gujral of ashwanigujral.com told CNBC-Tv18, “Midcaps is where the action is. NBFCs are doing much better than the Bank Nifty So, the idea should be to keep buying the NBFCs on all small declines and that will work intraday for a swing trader, for a positional trader because that is where the strong trend is there. Edelweiss Financial is starting out After the BJP’s victory in a fresh uptrend. That is the Uttar Pradesh Assem- a buy with a stop loss of bly elections in March, the BSP and AAP had alleged “massive rigging” of EVMs. They received support from many other Opposition parties, including the Congress and SP, which demanded that VVPATs should be used in all future elections. In the recent Assembly elections in five states, VVPAT machines were provided in all the polling booths in Goa (40 seats), and 33 of the total 117 constituencies in Punjab.
First Vice President, Lions Clubs International - an Indian who takes charge as the 101St Worldwide President of Lions Clubs International from July 2017 - in presence of Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Union Minister of State for Culture &
Tourism, Govt. of India. It is note worthy here that Lions Clubs has recently along with Chief Minister Gujarat Vijay Rupani inaugurated a dialysis center and had extensively worked during earthquake disasters in Gujarat. The LCIcon will bring a lot of social initiatives along with tourism in Gujarat. Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State, Ministry of Tourism, Govt.
100 pc paper trail voting planned in Gujarat, Himachal elections Agency | New Delhi
THE ELECTION Commission of India has decided to link all Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections, scheduled to be held towards the end of this year. According to sources in the EC, this decision was taken sometime back and orders for the new machines have been placed. VVPAT machines produce a printout of the vote cast using an EVM.
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Rs 173 and target of Rs 186.” “Real estate has a large rally. Anant Raj Industries went up more than 1 percent yesterday. So, that is a buy with a stop loss of Rs 57 and target of Rs 65,” he said. “Muthoot Finance is a buy with a stop loss of Rs 400 and target of Rs 425. IIFL Holdings is also a buy with a stop loss of Rs 450 and target of Rs 475.” “Gujarat State Petronet (GSPL) is a buy with a stop loss of Rs 176 and target of Rs 190.”
18 arrested for parading couple naked
Lions Clubs International (LCI) - The Global Leader in The villagers claimed the two descended Humanitarian Service, announces its first LCIcon 2022 in from the same blood lineage, were cousins India coinciding with 75 years of Independence of India and forced them to return to Rajasthan Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Lions Clubs International announced its first LCI Con in India that will coincide with celebrations of 75 years of Independence in 2022. LCIcon 2022 will be one of India’s biggest ever international conventions in which more than 35,000 Lion Members are expected from more than 120 countries. The announcement was made by Lion Dr. Naresh Aggarwal,
Agency | Jaipur Eighteen people were arrested on charges of beating a young couple and parading them naked in Rajasthan’s Banswara district, police said on Thursday. “We arrested nine people on Wednesday and nine more on Thursday under various sections including attempt to murder and the Rajasthan Prevention of Witch Hunting Act,” a police
official said. The fathers of the young man and young woman have also been arrested. A young man in early 20s was in relationship with a girl in a village. The two fled to Gujarat. The villagers claimed the two descended from the same blood lineage, were cousins and forced them to return to Rajasthan. A video of the violence on Sunday went viral, alerting the police.
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