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News Brief Rishi Kapoor is not temperamental: Abhishek Bachchan
“One more Hindi Movie Ban”
KabirKhan’s‘Phantom’bannedinPakistan A Pakistani court banned the release of Bollywood movie “Phantom” in the country on a plea filed by JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed against it Agency | Lahore
Agency | Mumbai
Abhishek Bachchan says veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, his co-star in the upcoming film “All is Well”, is not temperamental and rather is a fun-loving person. “Temperament... No not at all. I have known him all my life and I have done two films with him and he is never like that. He is opposite... he is very entertaining, he is a great pleasure to be around. He is full of life,” Abhishek.
Man convicted of rape on false marriage promise
Agency | New Delhi
A man has been convicted of the charge of raping a woman on the false promise of marriage by a Delhi court which said he deliberately concealed the fact that he was already married and “exploited her not only sexually but financially also”. “No doubt can be entertained regarding the fact that the accused befriended the prosecutrix and began sexual relations with her on the promise of marrying her while concealing from her that he is already married and having children.
Mizoram minister’s resignation accepted Agency | Aizawl
The resignation of Mizoram Minister of State for Health Lal Thanzara, who was charged with involvement in “office of profit” scam, was today accepted by state Deputy Speaker R Lalrinawma. Additional Secretary of the Assembly S R Zokhumathat Speaker Hiphei, who is in Delhi, authorised Lalrinawma to take decision on the resignation following which he accepted it.
Jamat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in Lahore high court
A Pakistani court today (August 20) banned the release of Bollywood movie “Phantom” in the country on a plea filed by JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed against it alleging that the film, set on post-26/11 attacks, contains “filthy propaganda” against him and his outfit. Lahore High Court judge Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan issued the order to ban the release of the Saif Ali Khan-starrer film in the theaters in Pakistan after hearing the arguments of
11 Bollywood Movies That Were Banned In Pakistan India and Pakistan are like the classic Bollywood twins who were separated at a kumbh ka mela. They were brought up in very different environments, leading them to have very different sensibilities, contrasting likes and opposite dislikes. 1. The Dirty Picture 2. Tere Bin Laden 3. Khiladi 786 4. Jab Tak Hai Jaan 5. Chennai Express 6. Ek Tha Tiger 7. Agent Vinod 8. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag 9. David 10. Raanjhanaa 11. Lahore
CBI sends Lalit Modi’s docs to Interpol for Red Corner notice Agency | New Delhi Former IPL boss Lalit Modi accused of money laundering during the T-20 cricket tournament, is likely to be handcuffed soon for as CBI has cleared the ground for Interpol to issue a Red Corner notice against him. “All necessary documents in the case being probed by Enforcement Directorate (ED) has been sent to the Interpol for issuance of the notice,” official sources said. The move came after a Mumbai Court recently issued a non-bailable warrant
against the former IPL Commissioner. The ED has sought Interpol’s help as domestic legal options available to it for serving its summons to Modi issued under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) failed. After his lawyer in Mumbai refused to accept the summons, contending he was not authorised for it, the ED had e-mailed it to the former IPL honcho, who has made London his home, but elicited no response from him. CBI is the nodal agency for Interpol-related affairs in India. The Red Corner
notice is issued “to seek the location and arrest of wanted persons with a view to extradition or similar lawful action” in a criminal case probe. Once the red corner notice has been issued, the Interpol seeks to arrest the person concerned in any part of the world and notifies that country to take his or her custody for further action at their end.
Saeed’s counsel and the government law officer. Before issuing a short-order on the film, which was scheduled to release on August 28, the judge observed that Indian and
Former Gujarat finance minister, Congress MP and veteran industrial labour activist Sanat Mehta, 90, passed away in Vadodara on Thursday evening, hours after showing signs of life, and reviving hopes in the family, as they waited for a “miracle” after he was brought home from hospital. Mehta who was based in Vadodara, was taken to hospital following a cardiac arrest late Tuesday night and was on life support after being declared comatose. On Thursday morning, Mehta was declared dead with
the family announcing his funeral. Emails were sent out by his personal assistant Zahur Ahmed at 11 am that he had passed away. However, around 2 pm, Mehta’s family declared that he “miraculously survived”, and called off the funeral scheduled at 5 pm. Between these events, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia had sent out condolence messages on twitter and
other media. Mehta took his last breathe at around 7.30 pm on Thursday. According to the family, Mehta had been unwell for the last few days and suffered a cardiac arrest at around 10.30 pm on Tuesday. On Thursday morning, shortly after 10 am, Mehta’s son, Sheetal announced, “My father has left the world. The funeral will take place at Bahuchraji (crematorium) at 5pm today”. The message, family sources say, was sent out after the doctors at a private hospital where Mehta was admitted, advised the family to take the veteran Con-
dian actors and actresses will poison the minds of Pakistani public and will portray Hafiz Saeed as terrorist even though JuD has not been declared as a proscribed organisation,” Dogar said. Arguing in the court, the government law officer said that since no one had sought No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the government for the release of the movie in Pakistan the petition was “useless” and should be dismissed.
shares a boundary with Maharashtra’. There will be restrictions on setting up industries, especially polluting units, as well as converting agricultural land to non-agricultural land around the eco-sen-
sitive zone, according to the notification. Use of tribal land for commercial activities, including mining, will not be permitted. The sanctuary is home to species like sloth bear, wild boars, leopards and numerous other species. The sanctuary, according to the state forest department, is a corridor for the movement of sloth bears in the eastern part of the state. Forest department officials said a seven-member monitoring committee will be responsible for enforcing the guidelines pertain-
ing to the eco-sensitive zone and file complaints in case of violations. The committee, to be headed by the district collector, will have four members from MoEFCC and three members decided by the state government. The committee will not be empowered to give environmental clearances. “If any activity requires prior permission or environmental clearance, such activity should be referred to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change,” the notification states.
was absconding since 1994 when his house was raided by the police and allegedly recovered one AK-47 rifle, 90 cartridges and three magazines worth Rs.2.56 lakh. “During the raid in that year Ahmed ran away from the back door of his house. Following a tip off we arrested him from his house on Tuesday. He was found to be working as a real estate broker,” ATS officials said. According to officials, a total of 43 accused have been ar-
rested in this case while 17 are still absconding. In 1993 Jamnagar police had lodged an FIR after the recovery of five AK47, one AK-56, 43 hand grenades and 3011 cartridges from Gosabara, a coastal town. Police said that these arms had landed from Karachi, Pakistan which were used allegedly in the Bombay serial blasts. The blasts were planned by the perpetrators to avenge Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
7km eco-sensitive zone around Shoolpaneshwar notified
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The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has earmarked areas within a 7-km radius of the boundary of Shoolpaneshwar wildlife sanctuary in Narmada district as an “eco-sensitive zone” under the Environment Protection Act. A draft notification in this regard was issued by the ministry earlier this month. The Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary is spread over 607sq km. The notification, however, excludes a ‘portion on the eastern side of the sanctuary which
Former Gujarat finance minister Sanat Mehta passes away at 90
Correspondent | Vadodara
other movies are easily available after their release and asked the government what it could do to stop it from being available in the market if a movie is banned. “If a
movie is banned in cinemas what the government could do to stop it from being available in the market in CDs”, the judge asked. In the petition filed in the High Court on August 8, Saeed’s advocate A K Dogar alleged that “there is a direct threat to the life of the petitioner (Saeed) and his associates emanating from the content of the trailer of the film.” “It is obvious that dialogues coming out of the lips of the different In-
gressman off life support. But, following the turn of events, Sheetal messaged, “Thank God. My father has miraculously survived and is improving after bringing home. Please ignore my earlier message.”
Gosabara arms landing: Gujarat ATS nabs absconding accused from UP
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested an absconding accused from Uttar Pradesh (UP) in connection with the 1993 Gosabara, Jamnagar, arms landing case. These arms were allegedly used in serial bomb blast in Mumbai to avenge demolition of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, UP. Underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, Chhota Shakeel among others are also wanted in the case. The ATS, in its press release on Thursday, said that acting on a tip off a team of officers nabbed Ishtiaq Ahmed, 45, son of Mohammed Yunus Ansari, a resident of Kiratpur, Najibabad Bijnor district on August 18. Ahmed
2 / Dt. 21-08-2015, Friday Editors’ Picks Friday, AUGUST 21, 2015 “father of the Taliban” Hamid Gul
Hamid Gul, the former head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, who passed away on August 15, was the epitome of a Pakistan army officer who became an advocate and supporter of the global jihad. His legacy is an army that remains both a patron and a victim of terror. South Asia and the world are more dangerous thanks to his years of duplicity and violence. Gul died at the age of 78 in Murree. He joined the Pakistan army in 1956 and fought in the 1965 and 1971 wars with India as a tank commander. He became a protege of General Zia-ul-Haq and succeeded his patron as commander of the powerful First Armoured Division in 1980 after Zia had seized power in a coup. Zia gave Gul command of the ISI in March 1987, replacing General Akhtar Abdur Rahman. Akhtar had devised the strategy of supporting the mujahideen in Afghanistan that bogged the Soviet Union’s 40th Red Army down in a quagmire. Zia and Akhtar trained, equipped and led the Afghans while securing the support of the United States and Saudi Arabia to fund the war. China provided the bulk of the weapons. It was a careful strategy, devised to keep the pot simmering in Afghanistan, not to let it boil over and provoke a Soviet attack on Pakistan. By 1987, the Russians were losing in Afghanistan and preparing to withdraw in defeat. Zia and Akhtar died in a mysterious airplane crash just as victory seemed close. Gul pushed a new strategy once the Russians left in early 1989. The mujahideen would transition from guerrilla warfare to conventional warfare. They would take on the Afghan communist army the Soviets had left behind in Kabul and other cities for a decisive final offensive. Gul told Pakistan’s young prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, that the war would be over in a few months and Pakistan would instal a puppet government in Kabul. Victory was in sight, it seemed. The US Central Intelligence Agency was equally certain of victory. In early 1989, the ISI commanded the mujahideen to lay siege to Jalalabad. It was a disastrous mistake. Moscow poured weapons into the battlefield and the communist Afghans held their ground. The mujahideen were slaughtered and turned to infighting. Instead of a decisive victory, the ISI was stalemated. Benazir sacked Gul. Gul blamed the Americans, claiming that they had somehow betrayed the cause. As director general of the ISI, Gul also devoted major resources to the India front, as Zia wanted. The ISI trained Muslim and Sikh terrorists. Gul was a godfather for the creation of the Lashkar-e-Toiba and a close associate of Hafiz Saeed. The jihad grew stronger on two fronts, east and west. After leaving the army in 1991-92, Gul became an apologist for jihadist terrorism. He met with Osama bin Laden (who had worked closely with the ISI in the war against the Soviets) and became an ardent supporter of al-Qaeda.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor Radhika Apte in Chennai for Photo Shoot of Kabali
Agency | Chennai Radhika Apte, the lead actress of Kabali, is in Chennai for participating in a photo shoot of the flick. Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kabali is one of the most talked-about films currently, and is meant to be the biggest project in the career of the actress. The photo shoot is scheduled for Aug. 21 and meanwhile, the rehearsals are going on. The Pa. Ranjith di-
rectorial is planned to go on floors from September 17 in Malaysia. The Vetri Selvan actress revealed about her character and said, “I think it will be different. It is a great story but I can’t reveal much at this stage. I have a meaty role and the director told me it is a performance oriented one. Of course, it is going to be a Rajini film, as well as lot of meat in my character”.
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people can get away by paying money but it is different for the ordinary citizens, QUOTE “Rich Maintaining that nobody cared about the human life of ordinary citizen, “I am very OF THE much disappointed. 18 years back, I lost faith in God and 18 years later, I lost faith in - Reacting to the Supreme Court order Neelam Krishnamurthy, judiciary.” who led the Association of Victims of Uphaar Tragedy (AVUT) said... DAY Puli trailer: This Vijay, Sridevi Singh Is Bliing: Not a sequel to Singh Is Kinng, says Akshay Kumar starrer is stylised nonsense
Agency | New Delhi When was the last time you watched a fantasy coming out of Hollywood or cinema traditions from the West where you saw Caucasian men and women dressed in a dhoti or a sherwani? When did you see a black man wearing a Thawb (Arab clothing) and riding camels or women clad in Kimonos in stories set somewhere in remote Western locations? The closest one is likely to get is Nordic-looking Hollywood stars passing off as
Greek and Romans (refer Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy). But that’s about it. But if you are an Indian filmmaker, anything goes. We are referring to the second trailer of Vijay-starrer Puli that was launched late on August 19. The first trailer (released June 21, 2015) left us wondering how could Indians have blue eyes? In which era did Indians ride European-style wooden carriages? The latest one, 1.53 minute long, takes that argument further and continues to baffle us.
The only bit that looks Indian is the crowd, the aam janata. The trailer opens with the viewer being introduced to the antagonists, Sudeep, the evil king and, possibly, his evil queen or sister (can’t quite figure that out), Sridevi. Needless to say, they both wear fancy gowns and cloaks. All along, we are given a glimpse of their palatial hill-top fort (Columned corridors in India?) and their collective reign of terror. Their guards too sport Western-style armour and clothing.
Agency | Mumbai Akshay Kumar says his forthcoming film Singh Is Bliing, in which he plays a Sikh character, is not a sequel to his 2008 film Singh Is Kinng. “You have seen me as a ‘sardaar’ in many films, be it Namastey London or Singh Is Kinng, but it’s (this) not a sequel to Singh Is Kinng. It is absolutely different from that,” the actor said at the trailer launch of Singh Is Bliing in Mumbai. Director Pradhudeva also stressed that, “Singh is Bliing is not a sequel to
Singh is Kinng. It is a different film. This film is in genre of Rowdy Rathore . Singh Is Bliing is a masala family entertainer film.” When asked about the experience of directing a North Indian film that has a Punjabi man as a central character (played by Akshay Kumar as Raftar Singh), Prabhudheva said, “Films don’t have a language and so does music. Singh (the character) is powerful, respectful and sensitive. He (Akshay Kumar) was there guiding me.” The trailer was launched
with much fanfare with Akshay making a grand entry on a tractor along with Prabhudheva and co-actor Amy Jackson. Talking about the film, Akshay further added, “It’s a very funny story and has a bit of emotions too. If you all remember, Prabhudheva and I did a film called Rowdy Rathore. This film belongs to that genre. I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I have enjoyed working in it.” Singh Is Bliing also features Kay Kay Menon and Lara Dutta in pivotal roles. It is slated to release on October 2.
Why is Twinkle Khanna giving lessons on tickling the funny bone? Happy Birthday Randeep Hooda!
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Agency | New Delhi Being politically correct has been the most important aspect of Bollywood. Maintaining a stiff upper lip and keeping a strict restrain on giving a frank opinion has been the unsaid rule in B-town. Laughing at oneself or the fellow members of the fraternity has been refrained for long as Bollywood demigods were always believed to be beyond jokes. Twinkle Khanna seems to be changing the Bollywood trend. In her new avatar as Mrs Funnybones, Twinkle has been giving a lesson or two in laughing out loud. This has come rightly after Alia Bhatt’s cunningly humorous video Alia Bhatt-Genius Of The Year wherein Alia laughed at
Agency | New Delhi
her own jokes and elevated her popularity by playing the cute, dumb babe. Twinkle Khanna’s alter ego Mrs Funnybones also the name of her Twitter handle has emerged as the most frank opinion pieces on the issues happening in the society. Daughter of Rajesh Khanna and Dimple Kapadia, Twinkle remained in news for last few months as a prominent columnist giv-
ing opinion on myriad of issues including section 377 to Arushi Talwar murder case. She got into a spat with author Chetan Bhagat by presenting herself as Baba Twink Dev. Now, she has made an appearance as an author of ‘Mrs Funnybones: She’s Just Like You and a Lot Like Me’, the compilation of year long funny tweets and entertaining newspaper columns.
Woman sues Coca Cola for denying her date with Hrithik Roshan
Agency | New Delhi
Fifteen year ago, Shikha Monga, a resident of Panchkula town in Haryana, won a Coca-Cola contest that had promised a romantic dinner with Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan. The dinner never happened and Monga, now 34, moved to the court with a damage claim of Rs.2.5 crore from the com-
pany. Civil judge (senior division) KK Jain issued the notice on a 12-yearold application by Monga. When the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, Coca-Cola sought more time to file its reply. The case was adjourned for 24 August. Coca Cola had initially offered her Rs 5 lakh in place of the said dinner, but Monga refused to accept the offer and in-
sisted on meeting Roshan. Shikha’s suit mentioned that she spent her pocket money and bought many of Coca-Cola’s soft drink bottles in order to win the contest.
Actor Randeep Hooda turns 39 on Thursday. The actor, who aspires to work with Clint Eastwood one day, has worked with some of the most talented directors in Bollywood -- Tigmanshu Dhulia (Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, 2011), Ketan Mehta (Rang Rasiya, 2014), Ram Gopal Varma (in his saner days – D, 2005) and Imtiaz Ali (Highway, 2014) to name a few. Artistes do their best work when they have a good sense of their art and are not only performing to the ticket windows. Randeep Hooda can well be one of the best living examples of this thought. “I never think about what others are doing. I do a film for myself, not others,” Randeep Hooda said in an interview before the release of Rang Rasiya (his last release that had a damp show at the box office). And considering his range of films -- varying from Salman Khan’s entertainer Kick (2014) to Ram Gopal Varma’s crime saga D -- it is really difficult to refute him. Ketan Mehta’s Rang Rasiya saw the light of the day in 2014, after being in the cans for six years.
Randeep’s portrayal of painter Raja Ravi Varma was apt -- enchanting and impressive. During promotions for the film, Randeep, had said, “Raja sahib had said that the deepest desire of every artist is to get across to as many people as possible. That was the day when I decided I am not going to
be a niche actor anymore and branched out to Bhatt films and other totally commercial potboilers like Kick. Niche is something which we put upon ourselves... I want to have a mass reach.” He added that it was after Rang Rasiya that he reached out to the Bhatt camp and had his share of erotica
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Agency | Mumbai A continuous slide in the Chinese markets, strain in US stocks and uncertainty over the recommendations on retrospective tax subdued investor sentiments in the Indian equity markets on Thursday. Bearish sentiments were seen to rule on the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with its barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) provisionally closing 324 points or 1.16 per cent down. Similar negative sentiments were witnessed at the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) which closed 122.40 points or 1.44 percent in the red at 8,372.75 points (provisionally). The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 27,959.19 points, provisionally closed at 27,607.82 points (at 3.35 p.m.)-- down 323.82 points or 1.16 percent from the previous day’s close at 27,931.64 points. The Sensex touched a high of 27,964.60 points and a low of 27,564.16 points in the intra-day trade.
Onion hits two-year high of Rs 4,900 per quintal at Lasalgaon
Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar branded Indian legend Rahul Dravid as his biggest ?nightmare? saying that the 42-year-old was the first batsman who could intimidate him. Speedster Akhtar compared Dravid with former American boxer Muhammad Ali, saying that he could tire a bowler physically and kill him mentally, the Dawn reported. Akhtar felt that only former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram had the ability to taken on ‘The Wall’. The Rawalpindi Express also lauded Sachin Tendulkar as a great batsman, and added that he was the one
India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Test: Kohli and Rahul steady India after early hitches
who made Akhtar a star, for which he was grateful. 40-year-old Akhtar made his first Test debut in 1997. The player made headlines in year 1999,
when he dismissed Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar off consecutive deliveries in the first match of the Asian Test Championship at Kolkata.
AB de Villiers: South Africa have room for improvement
Agency | New Delhi Wholesale onion prices today hit two year high of Rs 4,900 per quintal, after it shot up by Rs 400 at the country’s largest bulb wholesale market in Lasalgaon, Nashik. As per NHRDF data, onions which were selling at a wholesale price of Rs 4,500 per quintal at Lasalgaon, today rose to Rs 4,900 per quintal. “Prices have today touched two-year high at Lasalgaon mainly due to decline in supplies as harvesting of onion has been delayed and now it seems that there will also be fall in production of kharif onion,” National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF) Director R P Gupta. Gupta said that there are chances of substantial decline in kharif onion production from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh due to deficient rainfall, while there is also a threat of drought in these states.
Xiaomi introduces MIUI 7 OS: Here’s a look at what’s new
Agency | Johannesburg South Africa skipper AB de Villiers expressed his happiness over his side’s 20-run win against New Zealand in the first OneDay International (ODI) at Centurion, saying that his side played well in patches, but there was room for improvement. The 31-year-old also said that it would have been great if South Africa had won by bigger margin, adding
that they still need to show their full potential in their next match. De Villiers praised Hashim Amla for his brilliant 124 runs, Sport24 reported. Amla’s 21st ODI century had earlier helped his side to set up a huge total of 3047 against New Zealand. The visitors were nevertheless in with a chance of winning all through their chase until they lost two wickets in an over
India’s Test No. 3 remains a hit and try post Rahul Dravid
Agency | New Delhi Xiaomi has finally pulled the wraps off the latest iteration of its mobile OS – MIUI 7. The beta update will start rolling out on Monday. Alongside, the company has also announced limited edition of its Mi4i in special colours – pink, yellow, sky and black colours – that will start selling from August 25. Let’s quickly take a look at what’s new in the Xiaomi MIUI 7. The MIUI 7 is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and comes with several improvements such as new themes and performance enhancements. One of the highlight is the ability to record a short video loop that can replace your contact photo using the feature called Showtime. The new UI introduces several new themes that will show live scores, match scores, etc. directly from the lock screen. In fact, users can now unlock the screen using musical patterns. Basically, you can program a tune as your lockscreen password and you can only unlock the phone if you can play that tune.
of South African quickie Vernon Philander. For the Black caps, Tom Latham (60) and Kane Williamson (47) gave them the platform they needed but apart from sixth wicket stand of 71 runs between Jimmy Neesham and Colin Munro, they were unable to build on that effort. The two teams will now lock horns in the second ODI on Sunday at Sedgars Park in Potchefstroom.
Agency | Colombo The announcement of India XI for the third Test here at the P Sara Oval had all ears hooked to it. Two names made heads turn but for contrasting reasons - in approval of Harbhajan Singh’s ouster and in utter disapproval of Rohit Sharma’s retention. Cheteshwar Pujara, with the label of a Test specialist, once again re-
mained confined to the nets. Rohit Sharma, with unflinching support of Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri, was once again in the eleven. But it wasn’t Rohit who batted at No. 3, which didn’t sort but further compounded India’s No. 3 quandary that has remained as is since Rahul Dravid’s departure. Rohit was ‘shielded’ on a responsive day-one track. Ajinkya Rahane marched
in at one-drop as Murali Vijay’s return was turned into a duck by Dhammika Prasad, who kept the Indian batsmen guessing - for the perfume ball with a short-leg in place and for the sucker ball with four slips in waiting. Almost nothing for one is something Dravid walked out to for most of his career until the Sehwag-Gambhir partnership gave him some respite for a while. That highlights and heightens his contribution and character to handle what he did and still erected a mountain of 13,288 Test runs, including 36 centuries. Rahane’s promotion on Thursday looked more of a sacrifice than strategy. He was the only batsman who handled the on-song Lankan spinners in the second innings at Galle.
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picked up both the Indian wickets. It was not a Skipper Virat Kohli and happy return return to the opener KL Rahul rescued playing eleven for Vijay, India to 97 for two at lunch who missed the first Test after Sri Lanka struck due to a hamstring injuearly blows on the openry. His stay at the crease ing day of second cricket was shortlived as he was Test here today. Electing caught plumb in front of to bat at the P Sara Oval, the wicket in the fourth Kohli (48 not out) and ball of the morning by a Rahul (39 not out) shared perfect inswinger Prasad. unbeaten 85 runs for the To everyone’s surprise, third wicket to steady Ajinkya Rahane (4) then India’s innings after the came out to bat at numvisitors lost opener Mura- ber three in place of Roli Vijay and Ajinkya Ra- hit Sharma, who vacated hane (4) with the score- the spot after only three board reading just 12. Tests. But the move backDhammika Prasad (2/29) fired big time as Rahane
edged a Prasad delivery to third slip in the fifth over of the day. It could have been worse for India had Jehan Mubarak held on to a regulation catch at gully offered by Rahul, then on 11, off Dushmantha Chameera (0/24) in his opening over. Rahul continued to look scratchy for the remainder of the session as well, but never offered a clear-cut chance again. At the other end, Kohli was looking solid and played some attractive strokes. He was aggressive against Rangana Herath (0/17), who was introduced into the attack in the 15th over, Kohli used his feet to perfection against Herath and deposited the left-arm spinner for a six straight down the ground. The 50-run partnership between Kohli and Rahul came up in the 18th over, while India had crossed the 50-run mark earlier in the 13th over. Chameera, who surprsingly bowled first change, generated good pace but was unable to make further inroads into the Indian batting.
BCCI felicitates retiring Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara Agency | New Delhi
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Hon. Secretary, Mr. Anurag Thakur, on Thursday felicitated Sri Lankan batting great Mr. Kumar Sangakkara in Colombo ahead of the second Test between Sri Lanka and India, which marks the farewell of the Sri Lankan legend. BCCI President, Mr. Jagmohan Dalmiya, congratulated Mr. Sangakkara on a glorious career that spanned over 15 years. “Kumar Sangakkara has not only been a true asset for Sri Lankan cricket but also a great am-
bassador for the game of cricket. I congratulate him on all his achievements and wish him a happy and successful life post retirement,” said Mr. Dalmiya. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Thakur said, “Kumar Sangakkara is a true legend of the game. His con-
duct both on and off the field has been exemplary. He is one of the most consistent performers of our times and a role model for youngsters around the world. On behalf of the BCCI, I would like to wish him the very best for his future endeavours.”
No 1. The reigning world champion dropped to No 2 while Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying overtook reigning Olympic champion Li Xuerui of China to be No 3. On the contrary, in spite of a quarter-final finish last week, double World Champion-
ship bronze medallist PV Sindhu dropped a spot to be ranked No 14. An early exit at the World Championships resulted in Kidambi Srikanth dropping a spot to No 4 in the men’s singles rankings, while HS Prannoy retained the No 12 spot.
Saina regains World No 1 rank after silver at World Championships Agency | New Delhi
Despite Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal’s loss to Spain’s Carolina Marin in the women’s singles final of the recently-concluded World Badminton Championships in Jakarta on Sunday, the Indian displaced the Spaniard to regain the top spot in women’s singles in the latest rankings of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) released on Thursday. The 25-year-old Nehwal rose a place to overtake Marin to once again be ranked
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Gujarat Police Officer Sanjiv Bhatt, First Suspended, Now Sacked
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Gujarat Police officer Sanjiv Bhatt, who took on Narendra Modi over the 2002 riots in the state, has been sacked. In a Facebook post and in tweets, Mr Bhatt has said he was removed on the basis of a “sham inquiry and fabricated charges.” Mr Bhatt was suspended in 2011 for not showing
up at work, for misusing his official car and for threatening a constable. The Indian Police Service officer became famous for alleging that Narendra Modi, then Chief Minister of Gujarat, was complicit in the riots of 2002, in which more than 1000 people were killed. His claims were rejected by the Special Investigation
Team appointed by the Supreme Court to probe nine riots related cases. Mr Modi, who took over as prime minister after winning the national election last year, has never been found guilty of wrongdoing over the riots, and has denied any role in them. On social media, Sanjiv Bhatt said the grounds for his sacking -- unauthorised absence from duty - relates to the time he was testifying before the Special Investigation Team and the Nanavati commission on riots cases. He has also claimed he could not attend office because his mother was unwell. The Union home minister had reportedly recommended
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his sacking in September last year, but the clearance came now. The government’s move comes two days after Mr Bhatt was served notice on a controversial video. In the 11-minute video clip, a person purported to be Mr Bhatt was seen with an unknown woman. The state government said forensic tests had proved that Mr Bhatt was having an affair with a woman other than his wife, which, the notice said, was conduct unbecoming of an IPS officer and violation of service rules. Mr Bhatt has denied that he was in the video clip; he said he was ready for a “detailed biometric examination” to prove it.
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Four persons were detained — two each in Punjab and Gujarat — on Wednesday for their resemblance with the sketches of two suspects released by the NIA in connection with the Udhampur terror attack. Amritsar Police detained two persons of Kashmiri origin from a dhaba near the railway station. The two were
having dinner when locals alerted the police. DCP Parampal Singh said they were investigating the two. In Gujarat’s Tapi, the Special Operation Group (SOG) picked up two persons but later let them off after nothing suspicious was found on them. According to sources, the two brothers, also from Kashmir, were travelling in a train to Malegaon in
Maharashtra. They were detained at Songadh after someone alerted the police. Sources said the two were found to be fruit sellers. “They are brothers and their facial features were strikingly similar with the sketches,” a source said. The NIA had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on information leading to the arrest of the two suspects.
Will Zakia Jafri’s fresh plea for justice take Gujarat riot investigations to Modi’s doorstep? Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The quiet steel in Zakia Jafri’s eyes hasn’t dimmed despite her 76 years, nor has her quest for justice. Around 13 years after her husband, former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, and 68 of their neighbours in Ahmedabad’s Gulberg Society were killed by a mob, her legal battle over the massacre continues to haunt Narendra Modi despite his ascendance from chief ministership to prime ministership. Zakia Jafri is unwilling to give up even after an Ahmedabad metropolitan court’s verdict on December 26, 2013, rejected her protest petition seeking to penalise Modi, who was
Bird hit grounds Delhi bound IndiGo flight at Ahmedabad airport
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Around 100 Delhi bound passengers had a narrow escape on Thursday morning after the flight they were flying in suffered a bird strike resulting minor damages in engine at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport. IndiGo flight 6E-158 Ahmedabad-Delhi took-off at 6.20am from city airport and at 6.35am reported ‘bird hit’ and made an emergency landing. Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials confirmed that engine 1 of the aircraft suffered minor damages in the left wing and the damage was being assessed. For now the flight is grounded and is likely to take-off once it gets clearance. The flight
had six crew members as well. This is the first major bird hit incident in 2015. “IndiGo’s Delhi bound flight was bird-hit during take-off. All the passengers are safe. There have been minor incidents of bird hit earlier in the year but this is the first major incident as the flight had to be grounded,” said a senior AAI official. IndiGo airlines officials also confirmed that the flight has suffered some damages and is grounded at city airport. “Right now passengers have been deplaned and being served snacks. If the aircraft does not get ready, we will accommodate passengers in other flights,” said an airline official.
Mumbai-based bookie Mahendra Mittal had carried out transactions and had taken bets worth Rs 90 crore on the last day of the first test match between India and Sri Lanka which concluded on August 15. This was revealed by sources after officials of Ahmedabad unit of Enforcement Directorate (ED) completed search operations at the premises of Mittal on Monday and Tuesday in Mumbai.The ED officials had recovered documents, four laptops, several landlines and mobile phones, internet dongles and other instruments from Mittal’s flat in Kandivali east in Mumbai. The searches were carried out in connection with Rs
2,600 crore international cricket betting racket which was unearthed by the ED in Vadodara in March this year. Sources said that Mittal used this flat especially for cricket betting and was in touch with several other bookies. The documents recovered in the search operation revealed that Mittal had taken and had placed bets worth Rs 90 crore on the fourth day of the first test match between India and Sri Lanka. India lost the first test match by 63 runs and second test match will start from Thursday. According to sources, Mittal was getting ballby-ball details in real-time through a person who was in the Galle Stadium in Sri Lanka during the match.
then the chief minister, and 59 others on charges of state-sponsored criminal conspiracy during the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat that killed over a thousand people, mostly Muslims. She has filed a criminal revision application in the Gujarat
High Court. The hearings began on August 4. The application has sought the court’s directive to reject the closure report of the Special Investigation Team of February 8, 2012. While some have interpreted this to mean that Modi has been given
a clean chit, in reality the SIT said it did not have enough evidence against Modi to proceed. Her protest petition in April 2013 is the last criminal case in the 2002 communal carnage in Gujarat in which Modi has been accused.
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afternoon when the VMC officials took down the community hoarding on a private property in Samta Nagar. As soon as the hoarding was taken off, members of the community reached the spot and started to argue with the VMC officials. As more Patidars gathered and the situation turned tense, VMC officials put the hoarding back in its place. Later, Sardar Patel Patidar Group organised a flash rally to send a “warning” to the administration against “weighing them insignificant”. Member of the group Kundan Patel said: “We did not take permission from any-
one as the hoarding was put up on the private premises of a community member. There are similar hoardings of BJP MP Ranjan Bhatt in the area, wishing people for the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi festival. However, those hoarding are untouched. The rally was organised as a reply to the VMC and the ruling BJP to not take our demand lightly. We are serious about intensifying our struggle for reservation.” During the motorcycle rally, youth from the community carried banners warning the administration not to take the Patidar agitation lightly.
officers at Police Stadium, Shahibaug, where Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Shivanand Jha was also present, besides several other senior officers. Sources present in the meeting said that the DGP, while “expressing his concern” over the Patel community rally, discussed the modality to tackle it. An officer present in the meeting said that Thakur told the officers to take the rally seriously, reminding them of the history of such mass movements in Gujarat. Patel leaders involved in the
movement have sought permission for taking out a rally on Sabarmati Riverfront between 3-5 pm. Before that, they are also planning to hold a massive sabha (assembly). Police sources said that in view of speculation that there will be lakh of people in the rally, permission can’t be granted for the river front. Police said that considering the gathering in Surat, estimated to be about 4 lakh to 5 lakh, any place in Ahmedabad can’t accommodate so many people at a given point of time.
Patidars take out flash rally with a warning for VMC
The Patidars in Vadodara took out a flash motorcycle rally on Wednesday following an altercation with the municipal body officials, who had pulled down of a hoarding urging the community members to join a demonstration on August 21 for OBC status. Although the hoarding was put up without necessary permissions, the Vadodara Municipal Corporation officials had to relent and reinstall it after members of Sardar Patel Patidar Group cornered them and refused to let go the encroachment van. The ed 31/5/2014 and police altercation started in the report dated 23/6/2015, it appears that there is sufficient ground for proceeding. Therefore, registry, criminal branch, is directed to register Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad this case and issue proThe Gujarat Police concess against the accused siders the ongoing Patels’ no.1 to 7…” The matter reservation stir as a major was posted for hearing on September 19. The other law and order threat. In a accused are senior offi- meeting with senior police cials of the fisheries. “The officers of Ahmedabad and court has directed the reg- its neighbouring district istry to lodge a criminal Wednesday, Director Gencase based on the ACB eral of Police P C Thakur report,” said advocate “expressed his concerns” Vikram Thakor, who rep- that in the manner in which resents complainant Ish- the mass mobilisation of aq Mohammad Maradia. Patels was taking place, He said that the report it threatened to become was filed in May 2014 a major law and order isand since then the matter sue. The DGP convened was pending. a meeting with senior IPS
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Patels’ agitation: DGP views it as a major law & order threat
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A Gandhinagar court has issued process against minister Purshottam Solanki, prominent BJP leader Dileep Sanghani and five others in connection with alleged irregularities in awarding contracts for fishing in 2008. Issuing process by a court means the particular case is “triable” and it has taken cognizance of the case.
In the “fisheries scam” case, the court has considered an investigation report submitted by the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) and then issued process against the seven accused accused. The order passed last week by additional district judge Rizvana Ghodhari stated: “On perusal of complaint documents produced alongwith complaint as well as police report dat-
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