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Passengers wait, bus driver gets off to vote
Mangaluru : Vi j a y S h e t t y, d r i v e r of a bus that plies on MangaluruShivamogga route, on Thursday, showed his commitment to the electoral process by making time to vote despite his hectic schedule. A video clip of Shetty sprinting to the polling booth has gone viral. Shetty stopped the bus, which had many passengers, in front of his polling station at Beluvai near Moodbidri just to cast his vote. When Shetty, who works for Jayaraj Travels, ran into the polling booth, passengers were understandably puzzled. Later, they realised his intention when he returned within minutes, finger suitably inked, and resumed the trip. The incident was captured by an undentified person who posted it on social media. Hundreds of people have been sharing the video with their own two bits about the importance of voting.
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The coaches that derailed are: S8, S9, B1-B5, H1, A1, A2 and pantry car. Rescue operations began immediately as soon as the information was received and the injured have been admitted to hospitals, the officials said. Kanpur : Eleven coaches of the HowrahNew Delhi Poorva Express derailed near Kanpur city of Uttar Pradesh early on Saturday, injuring at least
seven people, railway officials said. The train was coming from Allahabad and going to New Delhi when the incident occurred near Rooma railway station in
Kanpur Nagar district at around 12.54 am. Four out of the 11 derailed Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB)
After six years of legal battle, CBI takes over probe on Tripura’s spurious drug case Agartala : Six years after a doctor from Tripura moved the Supreme Court against Vardhaman Pharma Private Limited, a Himachal Pradesh-based drug manufacturer for purportedly supplying 11 spurious lifesaving drugs to the state government, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday took over the investigation of the case. Tripura Advocate General Arun Kanti Bhowmik said the state government informed the High Court of Tripura last year that it was principally agreed on handing over the investigation on Vardhaman Pharma’s spurious drug case to CBI. The high court, where a case relating to the issue is pending, asked CBI to take
to meet Malik,” the family said while addressing a press conference. Last week, Malik was arrested by the NIA after he was brought to New Delhi from Jammu, in a case related to the funding of terror and separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir. He has been remanded in NIA’s custody till April 22 and was shifted to Delhi’s Tihar Jail. The family further said Tufail had to get court permission
BJP MLA gets life term in 22-year-old murder case
Ag-GNS, Allahabad : The Allahabad HC on Friday sentenced BJP MLA from Hamirpur Ashok Singh Chandel and nine others to life term in a 22-yearold shootout in which five members of a family were killed in Bundelkhand’s Hamirpur. While partly allowing an appeal filed by the state government and complainant Rajiv Shukla, a division bench comprising Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh reversed the decision of the district and sessions judge, Hamirpur, dated July 17, 2002, who had acquitted all 10 accused, including Chandel. The state government as well as the complainant had challenged the decision of the
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charge of the investigation. The central investigation agency finally took over the probe and lodged a fresh FIR, Bhowmik said this evening. Back in 2013, Ashok Sinha, who is now a spokesperson for ruling BJP, started the tirade against Vardhaman Pharma Private Limited by moving to court. Eleven life-saving spurious drugs were found which were supplied to the state Health Department from the company. Sinha had filed a petition with the Supreme
JKLF chief Yasin Malik on hunger strike against NIA custody, ‘seriously ill’, alleges family
New Delhi : Yasin Malik, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief, is “very ill” after he went on a hunger strike to protest against his “illegal” detention by National Investigation Agency (NIA), his family has alleged. He has been shifted to a hospital in Delhi, they said. “We had gone to Jammu to meet him (Malik), but when we reached there in the evening, we heard that he has been taken to Delhi. So we returned without meeting him. Since then, we are only in touch with his lawyer. The lawyer, Raja Tufail, was also not allowed
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district and sessions judge. On January 26, 1997, a minor altercation between BJP netas Shukla and Chandel had led to a shootout in Hamirpur in which five people, including Shukla’s two older brothers Rakesh and Rajesh, nineyear-old nephew Ambujh, and two others Ved Nayak and Srikant Pandey had died. Five more, including two children, had sustained bullet injuries in the shootout.
to meet the JKLF leader on Saturday. “It was then that they (NIA officials) were forced to tell him (lawyer) that Malik was very ill as he (Malik) had been on a hunger strike since April 10 and was admitted to a hospital on April 16. The jail authorities had not informed us about his health condition,” they said. Meanwhile, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed that the safety of the JKLF leader was the responsibility of the state and added: “Deeply disturbed by the sudden news about Yasin Malik being seriously ill and shifted to a hospital in New Delhi. As no one is allowed to meet him details are not yet known. His safety & well being is the responsibility of the state under whose detention he is arrested & slapped with PSA.”
Court in 2013. In 2015, the apex court said the case could be heard by the high court and a petition was lodged next year. After the apex investigation agency took over the probe, plaintiff Sinha today said it is a sigh of relief but the battle is far from over. “Supplying spurious drugs is the worst kind of crime one can do. Even worse was the then Left Front government which stayed silent even after lab tests confirmed spurious drug reports. Instead, former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar promoted an official who was guilty of the crime. The battle is far from over. When all these people are behind bars, I shall say we have won,” Sinha said.
coaches have overturned, the officials said. No casualties were reported and seveneight people are injured. All
officer Amit Malviya said. The coaches that derailed are: S8, S9, B1-B5, H1, A1, A2 and pantry car.
ND Tiwari’s son Rohit Shekhar was strangled, says autopsy, police register murder
New Delhi : The Delhi Police has registered a case of murder into the death of Rohit Shekhar Tiwari, son of late Uttarakhand Chief Minister N D Tiwari, hours after an AIIMS autopsy report Thursday stated that he died of “asphyxia due to smothering and strangulation”. Forensic experts, sources said, have told police that Shekhar died around 14 hours before he was taken to hospital on Tuesday. Police have seized two pillows from Shekhar’s and another room in his house in Defence Colony. “It was not a natural death. Five senior doctors from the medical
Elephant goes on rampage in Kerala’s Palakkad district, creates panic among residents
Several vehicles, two electric posts and a boundary wall were damaged by the elephant before its trainer was able to bring it under control with the help of an elephant squad. New Delhi : A tusker went on a rampage in Kuzhalmannam in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Thursday, videos of which are viral on social media. The elephant, which managed to break free after being brought for a temple festival, injured itself and its mahout in the incident, reported Mathrubhumi. No casualties were reported. Several vehicles, two electric
passengers are being given relief, assistance, help and medical aid, North Central Railway public relations
Rescue operations began immediately as soon as the information was received and the injured have been admitted to hospitals, the officials said. The district magistrate, senior superintendent of police and additional director general have reached the spot and are supervising relief and rescue operations. An ‘accident relief train’ and medical teams from Allahabad and Kanpur departed for the site, the officials said.
posts and a boundary wall were damaged by the elephant before its trainer was able to bring it under control with the help of an elephant squad. Residents in the area have posted many videos of the elephant running wild and toppling cars. People are seen running after the elephant in a bid to stop it. The elephant is reportedly named Vadakkumnathan Ganeshan.
institute were involved in conducting the investigation. We have videographed and photographed the entire investigation. All of them unanimously came to this conclusion that the victim died due to strangulation,” Dr Sudhir Gupta, head of the AIIMS forensic department said. Shekhar was brought dead at Max hospital in Saket on Tuesday but the hospital, in its official statement, had not mentioned the cause of death. DCP (south) Vijay Kumar said, “On the basis of the autopsy report, we have registered an FIR of murder on Thursday night and the case has been transferred to the Crime
Branch.” Police said the viscera and stomach contents have been preserved as well. According to the autopsy report, it was an unnatural death due to smothering and strangulation. “The experts also mentioned in the autopsy report that he died at around 2 am on April 16 and it is sudden unnatural death, placed in the category of homicide. Two bones in his neck were found
broken,” said a senior police officer. “The incident came to light at around 4 pm after Shekhar’s mother Ujjwala Tiwari, who was admitted at Max hospital, received a call from her house about her son being unwell and bleeding from the nose. A call was made to Max Hospital, Saket, and an ambulance brought Shekhar to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead.” Police said the autopsy was ordered after investigators noticed ligature marks on his neck. On Friday morning, the Special CP (crime) Satish Golcha and senior Crime Branch officers visited Shekhar’s house and questioned his step-brother and domestic help.
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to visit China for talks with Chinese FM
Gokhale will be visiting China for regular consultations, the Indian Embassy here said on Saturday. He is due to meet China’s State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 22. His schedule here is being worked out, it said.
Beijing : Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale starts his two-day visit to China on Sunday during which he will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as both countries grapple with a host of issues, including Beijing’s continuous attempts to block efforts to list Jaish-eMohammed’s chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. Gokhale will be visiting China for regular consultations, the Indian Embassy here said on Saturday. He is due to meet China’s State Councillor and
Foreign Minister Wang Yi on April 22. His schedule here is being worked out, it said. The visit of Gokhale, previously India’s Ambassador to China before he took over as Foreign Secretary last year, is taking place amid close engagement between India and China following the February 14 Pulawama terror attack carried out by a Jaishe-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. Following the suicide attack, the US, the UK and France moved a proposal under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council (UNSC) to designate Azhar
as a “global terrorist”. China stalled it for the fourth time by putting a technical hold on the resolution, a move India termed as disappointing. China, while saying that the matter moved towards settlement, firmly opposed the issue to be taken up by the UNSC and instead wanted it to be resolved by the UN’s 1267 committee on counterterrorism. Beijing also accused the US of attempting to scuttle the resolution of the issue by taking it to the UNSC. China considers Pakistan as an “allweather friend” and has given Islamabad billions of dollars in aid to support its ailing economy. Gokhale’s visit also coincides with China holding its biggest international event the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) to showcase its trilliondollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in which the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project.
supplementary chargesheet was filed against them in February this year and based
on fresh inputs.” As part of the investigations into the 2016 Abu Dhabi module case, based on reliable information, NIA carried out searches and seized several digital devices and other documents from the houses of the four suspects, whose questioning is going on, the agency said in a release. The National Investigation Agency is probing a case since 2016 where it is alleged that the members of Islamic State of Iraq and
Syria (ISIS) were involved in a conspiracy to identify, motivate, radicalise, recruit and train Indian Muslim youth on behalf of the proscribed outfit to carry out terror activities, according to the release. The NIA had arrested two people in August 2018 for allegedly planning to carry out the terror group’s activities in India. Abdullah Basith and Mohammed Abdul Qhadeer were also trying to recruit people into the terror group.
Hyderabad: NIA raids two locations in connection with Islamic State module case
The NIA had arrested two people in August 2018 for allegedly planning to carry out the terror group’s activities in India. Abdullah Basith and Mohammed Abdul Qhadeer were also trying to recruit people into the terror group.
New Delhi : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday conducted searches in Hyderabad in connection with a case related to an Islamic State module, reported news agency. The raids were carried out in
Hyderabad and Wardha. “NIA teams are conducting searches at two places in Hyderabad in connection with an ISIS module case,” a senior police official of the Cyberabad Police Commissionerate said.
“The fresh raids were being carried out in connection with this module after a
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How the old elite managed to co-opt Kanhaiya Kumar
A few years ago, the Indian edition of Vogue ran a fashion spread that featured poor Indians holding expensive objects, including a Burberry umbrella and an Hermes Birkin bag. Outrageerupted across India—chiefly from the Zara constituency, where most of the righteous exist, but also the Hermes crowd. In August last year, they may have seen another image of a poor Indian holding a luxury item, but they were not offended. In fact, they loved it. It was a photograph of 31-year-old Kanhaiya Kumar standing with his mother holding a bound copy of his “African Studies” doctoral thesis. At first glance, it is a happy photograph. He was submitting his thesis to his mother who, he tweeted, “never let poverty interfere with my dreams”. Embedded in this happy photograph is also a sad image if we know how to frame it. A bright young man from a poor family, who had no interest in science or mathematics, was compelled by an omnipresent elite influence to invest the best years of his life in higher education in the luxury streams of humanities. He first graduated in geography, and devoted his twenties to a doctorate at Jawaharlal Nehru University, which often serves as the refuge of arts students who want to escape adult life. What Nehruvians call an aspiration of the poor is in reality co-option by the rich. The poor, especially the smart, are always co-opted into systems where the rich hold all the cards. That is how the rich win. It is cruel that Kanhaiya’s thesis must be titled The Process Of Decolonization And Social Transformation In South Africa. For what he had surrendered to, by pursuing the mythical prestige of a doctoral thesis, was a form of colonization in itself. It would be unspeakably foolish to think that knowledge is meant for the rich alone, but there is something about the formal pursuit of degrees in the humanities that is wasteful if you are a very poor man. A few months ago, Kanhaiya Kumar said that Narendra Modi was an “incompetent” son. It is possible that Kanhaiya’s mother does not think that of her own son, though his protracted education did not alter the fact that she was and still is a poor woman. Most of us who were not dealt a good hand in our lives devoted our twenties to finding ways to prosper. We stood in queues in post offices to send money to our mothers, and one day we wondrously wired the same. Kanhaiya Kumar, though, was in African Studies, and he was immersed in student politics, whose relationship with real life is that of tennis-ball cricket to a test-match. But then isn’t it true that Kanhaiya Kumar has succeeded? If it were not for the long asylum of JNU and its student politics, where he was elected president of the students union, he may have become a nameless underpaid journalist who is co-opted by activism, which is journalism at a 50% discount. And what is so great about becoming a call-centre employee or another kind of a corporate slave? Instead, today Kanhaiya Kumar is a man who has some sway over millions of poor Indians. He says humane things in Hindi, a language that has, in recent times, become a medium of facile aggression and hatred. And he says it all like a stand-up comedian. He is a comedian who is not called a comedian, a writer who is not considered a writer, a theatre actor who is not known as an actor. People underestimate how powerful it is to be what the world does not think you are. He is also a politician who is not fully identified as a politician. All this happened because he surrendered to co-option by old elites in the humanities. But then, the accident of his success, the accident of a foolish move by the Modi government that converted Kanhaiya Kumar into a martyr and brought national attention to his exquisite oratorial skills, masks a bleak truth. There are hundreds of thousands of smart young men like him who are co-opted into systems that limit their lives, - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara or even deeply harm Editor them.
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has not been kind to women Kalank box office collection Day 3: coming out with their stories Varun’s film earns Rs 44.65 crore
Chinmayi is keeping the Tamil film industry on its toes. But, it’s clearly an unthankful job as the singer says she is repeatedly slutshamed and trolled on social media.
Bengaluru : Senior actor Radha Ravi almost got away with his recent sexist jibe against Nayanthara. Thanks to popular singer Chinmayi, the industry finally woke up to his misogyny and sent him a letter of condemnation. The DMK party even suspended his membership temporarily. Chinmayi is keeping the Tamil film industry on its toes. But, it’s clearly an unthankful job as the singer says she is repeatedly slut-shamed and trolled on social media. On top of it, she is not getting enough singing assignments in Tamil movies like before. She was
removed from the dubbing union, which was headed by Radha Ravi. Her life has drastically changed. Now, she is not just a musician but also an activist who keeps raising questions concerning women’s rights and safety. 10 years ago, she never dreamed of leading such a fight from the front. “Even when #MeToo movement broke out, I remember texting Madhan Karky that ‘I don’t think I will ever have the strength to name your father (Vairamuthu) publicly’. I kept telling other people to share their stories. And at some point, I realized the hypocrisy in it. I was not
sharing my story but I was asking other women who were less influential and powerful than me to share their stores. My conscience pricked me and I spoke up,” she said. Chinmayi claims that a lot of women from the industry tell her in person that she was very brave and they could have never done what she did. But, not all of them stand by her openly. “A little moral support would have been good,” she said. “I can’t blame people who don’t speak up. But I think if you see something is wrong and say nothing about it, you have already sided with the oppressor.”
Ssharad Malhotra, currently seen on Star Bharat’s show Muskaan, is all set to take the wedding vows with Delhi-based fashion designer Ripci Bhatia on April 20.
Ag-GNS, Mumbai : TV actor Ssharad Malhotra and Ripci Bhatia’s pre-wedding festivities have begun. On Friday, photos and videos from his engagement and sangeet ceremony did the rounds on social media. The guests at the ceremony shared videos of Ssharad putting the ring on Ripci’s finger. Also, videos of them performing on hit Bollywood numbers were shared by their friends and family members on social
Vicky Kaushal who has been shooting for his next, a horror film, directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh got injured while filming an action sequence on a ship in Gujarat.
flew back to Mumbai. He was in Gujarat from the last five days. Apart from the Bhanu Pratap directorial, Vicky has several other projects in hand. After the success of Uri, he has collaborated with Aditya Dhar for another project titled Ashwatthama where
New Delhi : While Kalank had the biggest opening of the year so far, its so-so critical reception affected its third-day haul. Opening at Rs 21.60 crore on Wednesday, it earned Rs 11.60 crore on Friday, taking the total to Rs 44.65 crore. Kalank is directed by Abhishek Verman and features an all-star ensemble cast with names like Madhuri
Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt. Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted the film’s box office numbers. He wrote, #Kalank sees minimal growth on Day 3 [#GoodFriday holiday]… Big jump is clearly missing… Plexes better, mass circuits ordinary/ weak… Now dependent on Sat and Sun to add to the total… Wed 21.60 cr, Thu
11.45 cr, Fri 11.60 cr. Total: 44.65 cr. India biz.” Talking about the expectations from Kalank, Varun Dhawan had said Agency, “It is difficult (to live up to the expectations) when you do something. And if it works, you have to keep defending that and live up to that name. ‘Kalank’ is a test… I feel responsible for this film. If it works, it will give me the confidence that I am on the right track.”
Mental Hai Kya makers say the film Inside Ssharad Malhotra’s sangeet celebrates individuality, doesn’t offend and engagement ceremony
he will be essaying the titular role. He also has Shoojit Sircar ’s Udham Singh biopic and Karan Johar’s Takht in the pipeline. Vicky had a great run at the cinemas in 2018. The actor won accolades for his performance in movies like Sanju and Manmarziyaan.
Mumbai : Makers of Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao starrer Mental Hai Kya on Saturday denied that the film discriminates against people battling mental health issues and in fact encourages the audience to “embrace their individuality”. The response from the production house Balaji Motion Pictures comes a day after the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) wrote a letter to the censor board to object against the film’s recently released posters. In a letter addressed to CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi, the IPS had also objected to the title of the movie and said it was “discriminative, stigmatising, degrading and inhuman in projecting mental disorders and persons who suffer from mental disorders.” The production banner countered that the film aims to celebrate distinctiveness. “The
media. Ssharad, currently seen on Star Bharat’s show Muskaan, is all set to take the wedding vows with Delhi-based fashion designer Ripci Bhatia on April 20. While the ceremonies were an intimate affair, it was the cast of Colors’ show Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki that came to congratulate the couple. Actors Kratika Sengar and Zuber Khan also shared photos from the celebrations on their social
media handles. In the videos, we see Ssharad and Ripci dancing on “Aankh Maarey” from Simmba, “Main Agar Kahoon” from Om Shanti Om and “The Jawani Song” from Student Of The Year 2. Ssharad confirmed the news of getting hitched in March this year. He said, “With the blessings of almighty and our elders, I am finally taking the big plunge. Looking forward to this beautiful transition and institution called marriage.”
Los Angeles : Pop diva Beyonce has reportedly struck a USD 60 million deal with Netflix for three projects. According to Variety, the Grammy-winning singer’s collaboration with the streaming service also includes her newly released documentary Homecoming. The documentary, which Beyonce wrote, directed and executive produced, centres on her 2018 Coachella performance. It features behind-the-scenes footage of her act and is a massive spectacle of dance, visuals and music. It premiered
Los Angeles : Singer Rob Thomas says he owes it to guitar legend and longtime friend Carlos Santana for teaching him the difference between being a successful musician and a celebrity. The duo previously collaborated on the 1999 hit number “Smooth” and t h e M a t c h b o x Tw e n t y frontman credits Santana for shaping his worldview, which helped him navigate through newfound fame as a young singer-songwriter. on Netflix Wednesday. “(Matchbox Twenty band) Beyonce, who became the had just had all of that first female black artiste to success with the first record. headline the festival, gave And we were on the road for her performance just 10 three years. Then we get off months after giving birth the bus, and we were not the to twins Sir and Rumi same people that we were Carter. which aired the when we got on it. When we popstar’s 2016 ‘Lemonade’ got on it, we were opening visual album among other for bands that would play to projects, tried to secure the 10 people in these shitty little film, but was trounced by clubs.” “And we had just Netflix at the last minute. got off of a worldwide arena Representatives for Netflix tour, and now you gotta take and Beyonce did not respond this whole new life that you to the outlet’s request for just acquired and figure out comment. The details of two how you put it into real life. other projects have yet not How does this work for the way that you spend your been ascertained.
Vicky Kaushal gets 13 stitches Beyonce inks 60 million dollars deal with Netflix after injury on film set
Mumbai : Actor Vicky Kaushal who has been shooting for his next, a horror film, directed by Bhanu Pratap Singh got injured while filming an action sequence on a ship in Gujarat. The Uri actor was required to run and open the door for a sequence of the movie when the door fell on him and he fractured his cheekbone. He was rushed to a nearby hospital by the crew members of the movie where he got 13 stitches on his cheek. Later, the actor
Kalank movie box office collection Day 3: Kalank, starring Madhuri Dixit, Sonakshi Sinha, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sanjay Dutt among others, has earned Rs 44.65 crore after three days.
The response from the production house Balaji Motion Pictures comes a day after the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) wrote a letter to the censor board to object against Mental Hai Kya's recently released posters. makers of the film, believe that their movie – ‘Mental Hai Kya’ will encourage people to embrace their individuality and distinctiveness.” “‘Mental Hai Kya’ starring Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao
marks the coming together of some of the most talented and responsible media personalities, who in no way intend to hurt anyone’s sentiments,” the statement read.
Carlos Santana taught me what it means to be successful: Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas credits Santana for shaping his worldview, which helped him navigate through newfound fame as a young singer-songwriter.
days? Who the f**k are you as a real person, now?” Thomas said. “Carlos taught me the difference between being a successful musician and being a celebrity, and that being a celebrity means nothing at all. He says three things (define) you: your motive, your intention, and your purpose. Those are the only three things that you can control, and those are the things you hope that people see when they see you. Just
keep your head down, do your f**king work and try to write good music,” he added. Thomas and Santana, 71, had recently been discussing a joint tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the song, although conflicting schedules will likely limit the on-stage collaborations to a handful of East Coast shows this year. Thomas kicks off his solo tour behind Chip Tooth Smile in late May.
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IPL 2019: Stephen Fleming says MS Dhoni’s absence has impact on team and captaincy
New Delhi : Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming Saturday said Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s absence had an impact on the team and captaincy, but his side did well in their last match. “Whenever a great player who is in great form is not in your side, it does have an impact on your team as well as captaincy. You have to make adjustments. But it does not mean that we are not competitive. We still turned out a very good side in the last game and still got well beaten,” Fleming told reporters on the eve of their IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. Fleming said Dhoni and Dwayne Bravo will be assessed if they are match fit at the end of the training. On CSK having a core group of players and support staff, Fleming said the team likes to give players an extended
run because their form was measured differently in T20. “We tend to look at short form quite separately. We tend to give guys more chances, because we are asking them to play a high-risk game. So it is unfair to look at form after two or three innings, both batting and bowling wise,” he said. “The selection policy of the team is more conservative than others, but it tries to get the right team for any condition, which is a challenge in away matches,”
he added. “We are a little bit more settled at home, which is how it should be. But when we travel away we set to work hard on making sure we get the balance between seam bowlers and spinners. That is the simplistic way we look at selecting sides and we’re pretty conservative with the emphasis on cohesion.” On Chinnaswamy pitch, Fleming expects a high-scoring game on Sunday, which means there will be more pressure on bowlers and batters.
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Rafa Nadal knocked out by Fabio Fognini in Monte Carlo semi-finals Monte Carlo : Rafa Nadal suffered a shock 6-4 6-2 semi-final defeat against flamboyant Italian Fabio Fognini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Saturday, showing rare signs of weakness five weeks before the French Open. The 11time champion’s loss ended a series of 25 consecutive sets won on his favourite clay as Fognini set up a final showdown against Serbian Dusan Lajovic. In windy conditions at the Monte Carlo Country Club, the 11time French Open champion was overwhelmed by Fognini, who entered centre court with all guns blazing. Fognini’s unpredictability, added to that of the weather conditions, were eventually too much for the Spanish world number two who bowed out on the fourth match point. It was world number 18 Fognini’s fourth career win against Nadal in 15 encounters, the third
on the slowest surface. Earlier, Lajovic reached his first Masters final when he mastered the windy conditions to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-1. Lajovic trailed 3-0 and 5-1 in the opening set before going through the gears. The 10th-seeded Medvedev could not hold the pace as winds swept across centre court and Lajovic quickly moved 4-0 up in the second set against a frustrated opponent, who bowed out on the second match point. “It was an incredible match today,” said world number 48 Lajovic, the lowestranked player to reach the final here since Hicham Arazi in 2001.
Indian archers forced to skip World Cup after flight delay
Kolkata : In a major embarrassment for Indian archery, the senior recurve and compound teams could not board the flight to Medellin in Colombia and were forced to pull out of the seasonopening stage one of the World Cup beginning on Monday. The 23-member contingent was slated to board Royal Dutch Airlines KLM 872 from Delhi to Amsterdam early Saturday morning but due to “operational issues” the flight was delayed by two hours 53 minutes, that shattered their onward journey plan to Medellin. According to well-
placed sources, there was delay in the sanction for the trip from the Sports Authority of India as the flight booking was done pretty late and
close to the event schedule. “Pakistan has opened up airspace but all the westbound flights are still taking longer. They (ministry) could
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have planned accordingly and made the bookings well in advance,” the source said on condition of anonymity. The contingent had a one hour and 25 minutes lay-off at the Amsterdam airport for their onward journey to Bogota and then finally to Medellin where they were slated to reach at 8pm local time on Saturday. According to the WhatsApp Customer Care of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the delay was caused due to “operation issues”. The Indian team had no alternate plans except to skip the event. “There was no alternate flights available for such a big contingent. We tried different options but it was
As aviation sector bleeds, Reliance looks at Jet Airways and Air India
New Delhi : Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Industries Ltd is learnt to have evinced interest in a stake in New Delhi : Reliance Industries Saturday the beleaguered Jet Airways said it is not in violation of the US sanctions and, simultaneously, exploring on Venezuela and had purchased crude the possibility of bailing out originating from the Latin American nation the debt-ridden national carrier from companies such as Russia’s Rosneft Air India, two sources close to in full knowledge of US authorities. In a the development said.Both Jet statement, Reliance said reports suggesting and Air India reported losses in that it was involved in an arrangement that the last financial year and their leads to cash payment for oil supplies to combined market share is less Venezuelan national oil company PDVSA transactions do not lead to any consequent than 25 per cent as on date. via third parties are “false and reckless”. payment to PDVSA and do not violate US After flying high for almost 25 “Reliance has purchased Venezuelan crude sanctions or policies,” it said. Reliance said its years, Jet had to temporarily oil from companies such as (Russia’s) price agreement with such sellers is at market s u s p e n d o p e r a t i o n s o n Rosneft long before the imposition of the US price and payments are settled in cash or by Wednesday when lenders, led sanctions, as they do get title to Venezuelan product supply bilaterally between it and such by State Bank of India, refused oil in return for reduction in their prior debt. sellers. “It is false to suggest that Reliance Rs 983 crore in emergency “Since sanctions were imposed, Reliance has would be settling such shipments via Rosneft interim funding. Reliance made such purchases with the full knowledge to PDVSA. In these transactions, PDVSA is not among the parties that and approval of the US Department of State is only the original physical supplier, as the submitted an Expression of (USDOS), and Reliance has informed USDOS crude oil originates in its export facilities,” Interest (EoI) to the lenders for of specific volumes and transactions. Such the statement said. acquiring Jet Airways.
Jet Airways employees seek President’s intervention for salary dues, emergency funds to airline
New Delhi : Employees of Jet Airways have written to President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking their intervention to recover outstanding dues as well as to expedite the process of emergency funds for the airline, which has shuttered its operations temporarily. Cash-starved Jet Airways, which has around 23,000 employees, has delayed payment of salaries to the employees, including pilots. Amid uncertainty over the future course of the carrier, two employees’ unions have now written to the President and the Prime Minister. In separate but similarlyworded letters this week, the Society for Welfare of Indian Pilots (SWIP) and Jet Aircraft Maintenance Engineers Welfare Association (JAMEWA) have requested help in clearing their outstanding salary dues. “We request you to consider the situation with the urgency it deserves and direct the management of Jet
Airways (India) Ltd to expeditiously disburse all outstanding dues to affected employees. “We also urge you to expedite the process of emergency funding, as every minute and every decision is very critical in these testing times,” one of the letters said. After months of uncertainty, Jet Airways announced temporary suspension of its operations on April 17 as it failed to receive emergency funds from lenders. The unions highlighted that a section of employees has not been paid their salaries on time for the last seven months and that the distressing situation was
also brought to the notice of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in March. “The management of Jet Airways has gone back on its salary arrears payment schedule conveyed by mail dated December 7, 2018. The outstanding amount for pilots and engineers as of now is three months salary (full salaries for the months of January, February and March), and for all other staff is one month’s salary,” the letter said. Noting that employees did their best to keep up the highest standards of safety and professionalism in these trying times, the grouping said non-payment of salaries is causing extreme hardships to employees. “… even after all our efforts, we are not seeing any ray of hope and so it is our humble plea to take this matter under your guidance for an immediate action for the revival of the entire system,” the letter said. SWIP has around 1,200 members while JAMEWA represents more than 500 employees.
not possible to reach before Monday. Now we have to return to our camp in Pune,” a dejected women’s coach Purnima Mahato said. The miss means Deepika Kumari will not be able to defend her individual title that she had won at the stage one of the World Cup in 2018 which was held in Salt Lake City.
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Premier League round-up: Manchester City back on top after tense win over Tottenham Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a fifth-minute Phil Foden goal giving them a nervy 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad stadium on Saturday.
Manchester : Phil Foden’s first Premier League goal ensured Manchester City edged past Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Saturday to return to the top of the Premier League and avenge their Champions League elimination by Mauricio Pochettino’s side. With Liverpool playing Cardiff on Sunday, City completed their 10th successive league win to move one point clear with four games left and remain masters of their own fate in what promises to be a thrilling finale to the title race. However, their joy was muted by another injury to
Kevin De Bruyne, who went off late in the first half and will almost certainly miss the midweek trip to Manchester United Elsewhere, relegationthreatened Brighton & Hove Albion scraped a key point in a goalless draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers and relegated Fulham recorded their first away win of the season at Bournemouth. City struck early when Foden headed home on five minutes after a clever ball back across goal from Sergio Aguero. They struggled to assert themselves, however, against ever dangerous opponents
who always looked capable of scoring with Son Heungmin twice free on goal and Christian Eriksen failing to make City pay. The champions could have extended their lead in a fast-flowing game in which both keepers produced excellent saves, but there was to be no repeat of Wednesday’s thriller which City won 4-3 but went out of Europe on goal difference. “It’s my first Premier League goal so it will live with me forever,” said Foden, who admitted he was surprised to be given the chance to start such a vital game.
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Man found murdered at Railway crossing
Ahmedabad : One Sunildutt Ram, 27, of Vatva was found dead in mysterious circumstances from near a wall adjoining Vatva Vinjol Railway crossing on Thursday evening. Police sources said that Ram, who used to work in a private factory in Vatva GIDC, had injury marks on his chest and right hand. “Ram had gone missing since April 16 after he had gone to work. The reason behind his murder is not known. We have also
not found his phone from the spot and have asked for his call details to learn who he was in contact with before his death,” said a police official.
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Gujarat Cops crack down on ‘Guns of Morena’ Ahmedabad : The popular gangster web series ‘Mirzapur’, touted as the desi version of ‘Narcos’, revolves around illegal arms, drugs and power struggles in the Hindi heartland. In the web series, cheap locally made guns, also known as kattas or tamanchas, are everywhere, from milk cans to dressing table drawers. From manufacturing the weapons to distributing and marketing them, the series show how the illegal arms trade is carried out. While Mirzapur was a fictional town, it does have certain parallels with the
badlands of the Morena and Bhind districts of Madhya Pradesh, known to be a hub for the manufacture and trade of illegal and countrymade firearms. With a view to the damage such firearms can cause during elections, Gujarat police have begun a crackdown targetting firearms made in the Morena-Bhind area. Other places such as Guna in MP, certain villages on the outskirts of Indore and places like Etawah in Uttar Pradesh are also infamous for illegal fire arms. “If you have money and the contacts, it is very easy to even get a country-
made 7.65mm or 9mm pistol and ammunition from Morena,” a top
Kenya’s ‘Guru’ to donate salary as Egerton varsity VC Ahmedabad : Kenyan steel tycoon Narendra Raval, also known as ‘guru’, has decided to work for free at Egerton University where he was recently appointed as the vice-chancellor. His appointment to one of the country’s oldest and most reputable institutions was made by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta. “It’s the first time that a Gujarati has been appointed to such a prestigious position in a government university in Africa. I have decided that my entire salary including any allowance or financial benefit received from this position will go to support needy students at the university,” Raval said. The college has over 24,000 students and Raval said that he will use his good offices as a business leader to collaborate
with industries in Africa and create job opportunities for the students of Egerton University. A native of Maathak in Surendranagar district, Raval has joined the list of prominent Kenyan business leaders
police official said. According to DCP (crime branch) Deepan
Denied husband’s things, widow files FIR
net worth to humanitarian causes. Beginning as a small trader of steel in the Gikomba area of Nairobi, Kenya, the Devki Group has diversified into manufacturing of steel, roofing sheets, cement and other businesses over a span of three decades. He earned the sobriquet ‘guru’, thanks to his initial days as a cleric in the Swaminarayan Temple in Bhuj. A well-known palmist and crystal gazer for Kenyan presidents and other highranking Africans, Raval released his autobiography in 2018 titled ‘Guru: A Long Walk To Success’. He has also counselled presidents of countries like Tanzania and Congo as well as heads of some European nations. Guru bhai today runs his business empire with more than 4,500 employees spread across East Africa.
Ahmedabad : A 35-year-old woman from Gota area of the city on Thursday filed a complaint with Sola high court police alleging that her father-inlaw and husband’s elder brother had threatened her when she sought the personal belongings like cellphone, laptop and chequebook of her deceased husband. PSI S D Patel of Sola high court police station said that complainant Riddhima Sharma’s husband Padmnabha Hariputra had died due to cardiac arrest around two months ago. Riddhima and Padmanabha, who worked with a private firm, had met through a matrimonial portal and got married in 2017. A day after her husband’s death, her
Ahmedabad : Lt Gen (retd) Subrata Saha, former deputy army chief and current member of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) delivered a lecture on ‘India’s emergence as a superpower - security imperatives’ at IIT-Gandhinagar (IIT-Gn) on Thursday evening. The defence expert stressed on long-term and short-term defence strategy and the role engineers can play to realize the dream of India becoming a global superpower. He gave an outline of the global polarization, India’s internal and external security issues and the steps being taken to address them. Lt Gen Saha outlined effectiveness of the UN, militarization of space, cyber threats, proliferation of WMD, maritime security and piracy, instability in the Middle East, environment and climate change, competition over energy and scarce resources and terrorism as some of the issues. He also mentioned China’s ambitious One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project as a strategic move from the neighbouring country. “It is the only IIT with emphasis on multi-disciplines. Majority of the military tech is multi-
who have been appointed by President Kenyatta to head government-owned universities in the recent past. The founder and chairman of Devki Group of Companies has a business empire with a turnover of around USD
650 million, spread across six sectors including steel, cement, infrastructure and aviation. Raval made it to the Forbes ranking of Africa’s 50 richest people in 2015. Two years later, he pledged to donate half of his
the last date for applying for admissions under Right To Education as many parents are facing difficulties in getting income certificates from government offices like the collector’s office or mamlatdar office. Most of the personnel in these offices are engaged in election duty, officials said.
Ahmedabad : With just days left before Gujarat votes for its Lok Sabha candidates, police and security agencies, including jail authorities have stepped up their vigil. With CCTV surveillance intensifed inside the Ahmedabad Central Jail, prison authorities on Wednesday night caught two undertrial prisoners — Vijay Parmar of Manavadar and Abbas Kachra of Rajkot — using cellphones. A complaint in the matter has been lodged by jail authorities at Ranip police station. Police sources said this is the first case in the jail of catching cellphones through CCTV surveillance. A police official said the supervisor in the jail’s CCTV control room was the first to observe the
two prisoners talking on their cellphones while masking their faces under bedsheets. “He informed the concerned security officer of the barrack in the new jail, who then caught the cellphone users red-handed,” said a police official. “Parmar was using his own phone while Kachra was using a cellphone given to him by Parmar. “The worrying factor is that though jammers are installed, cellphones are frequently caught,” said an official.
also asked her to help him marry a woman like her. “The man asked for my cellphone number, while beseeching me to have sex. When I told him that there is a huge gap in our age and asked him to leave sternly, he left my place sensing my hostile mood,” said the woman.
Ahmedabad : Gujarat’s table tennis player Kushal Sangtani may be a champion of long rallies on the table but his eight-year rally as a consumer yielded him just $80 in court for his lost luggage during a flight. Qatar Airways had immediately offered him $80 for the lost luggage according to laws, but Sangtani preferred a legal battle for Rs 1.63 lakh ($3,600) compensation. After eight years, the Gujarat Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission ordered the airline to pay him $80 with 9% interest. According to case details, Sangtani, a topranked table tennis player, had visited California in the US along with his Gujarat teammates to participate in a coaching camp. They had to break journey on way back home in August 2010. He boarded from Doha for
Bhadran, most of the weapons recovered in last four years are manufactured in Madhya Pradesh. City police chief A K Singh said they have intensified checking on the streets and have formed teams to work on catching illegal firearms ahead of the elections. “Gujarat doesn’t have a history of violence during elections but we are leaving no stone unturned to avoid smuggling of such firearms,” he said. ACP (special branch) Premveer Singh said some elements are also attempting to manufacture guns in Gujarat.
father-in-law Hariputra S and his son, Venkat Hariputra took away Padmanabha’s money, laptop, passbook, chequebook and original documents of their house along with a car. Whenever she approached them seeking those belongings, they scolded her and did not return
anything. The complainant ran out of money as her husband’s bank documents were taken away by the two, said Patel. Recently, when she approached them again, they pushed her out of their house in Chandlodia area of the city and threatened her with dire consequences.
2.35 lakh applications filed 2 prisoners caught Power India with tech and tact, says Subrata Saha under RTE Act across Gujarat with cellphones
Ahmedabad : More than 2.35 lakh applications have been filed under the Right To Education (RTE) Act across the state, even as the state government has extended the date for applying online under the RTE Act to April 25. The last date for submitting documents at receiving centres will be April 26. There are more than 1.15 lakh seats available in private primary schools across the state that will be filled under the RTE Act. However, the number of online forms filled till date are more than double the seats available under RTE
Housing society prunes trees, fined Rs 10,000
Ahmedabad : Forget felling of trees, even axing branches can cost you dearly! In an unusual incident, a resident of Bodakdev in Ahmedabad used Right to Information (RTI) to bring to book members of his own society for cutting off branches of two asopalav trees in the compound. The RTI reply revealed that no prior permission was sought before axing the branches of two trees and the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the society. It started in September 2018 when the RTI applicant, 68-year-old J N Madlani was deeply disturbed to see that the asopalav trees in his backyard looked pale as some of the branches where birds used to build their nests had been chopped off. Madlani, who took voluntarily retirement from Gujarat State Finance C o r p o r a t i o n i n 2 0 11 , decided not to fight it out openly but took the silent path to protest.
provisions. The first list of admissions under the RTE Act will be released on May 6. Parents of students who have received admission in the first list will be required to get their wards admitted to schools by May 13, and also submit all required documents by that date. The department has extended
‘Doctor advised me to have sex, make love to me or I’ll fall sick’ Ahmedabad : A 24-year-old woman from Juhapura area of the city filed a complaint with Vejalpur police on Friday stating that an unknown man, aged around 40, had barged into her house on Thursday, held her in his arms and asked for sex. The complainant stated in her FIR that the man allegedly pleaded to have sex with her saying, “My doctor advised me to have sex. I will fall sick if you don’t make love to me.” “My husband had gone to his job, and I was alone at my home busy in household chores. At that time, a stranger sporting a full beard rushed inside my house, told me that I was beautiful and he wanted to marry someone like me,” stated the FIR. “Having said that, he held my hand and kissed me forcibly. He then said that a doctor has told him that if he does not have sex he will fall sick,” the complainant stated. She
added, “I told him that I was already married and my husband had gone to his job and asked him to leave me. I also told him that I am pregnant.” The accused then told the complainant that she was like his friend and as their native place was the same, she should entertain her. He
disciplinary. Invest your energy in building better technology for the country,” he said. IIT-Gn on Thursday had also organized a roundtable on the theme of ‘Environmental Governance.’ The scientists in panel pointed out the issues of development along river basins and cited Kosi river floods as a warning. They stressed on the requirement for a good interface between policymakers, implementers and scientists. Social scientists raised concern over the limited influence capacity of scientists over policymakers.
TT player’s 8-year rally in consumer court yields $80
Ahmedabad in Qatar Airways’ flight. He had two bags in his luggage. When he landed at the Ahmedabad airport, one of his bags was untraceable. The bag was found the next day, but valuables including his lucky TT bat, a digital camera and other electronic goods were missing. The
airline was ready to pay $80 dollars for the 4kg loss of his luggage, but Sangtani sued the airlines in a consumer forum in 2011 for the return of $1,263 for the lost items. He also demanded Rs 1 lakh compensation from the airline. In all, his claim was for Rs 1.63 lakh. In 2012, the
Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum, Ahmedabad (rural) rejected Sangtani’s complaint. He challenged the order in the commission and furnished bills of the lost items also. After hearing the case, the commission partly allowed his appeal, but upheld the airline’s argument that according to section 22(d) (c) of the Carriage by Air Act, a passenger is eligible to $20 compensation for loss of one-kilogram luggage. The consumer court said that Sangtani had not declared which items he was carrying in his luggage. He should have declared the articles he was carrying and their prices as well. Without any declaration of the articles and their values, he cannot be paid the full amount. The airline’s offer of $80 was just and reasonable, the court said.
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