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News Brief Industrial oils slip on reduced demand Agency | Mumbai
Castorseeds bold and castoroil commercial prices slipped at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market here today on stockist selling amid reduced demand from shippers and soap industries. However, refined palmoil edged-up due to mild off-take from retailers. Groundnutoil and linseed oil ruled steady in the absence of any large-scale buying activity.
My daughter is critical about my work: Ajay Devgn
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Actor Ajay Devgn’s 12-year-old daughter Nysa is critical about her father’s films. “We don’t discuss work at home. It’s very rare that we have discussed anything work related. Kajol doesn’t say anything about my work but my daughter does. She’s very critical of my work,” he said at an event here.
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Thankful to Ganguly for backing me as a Test cricketer: Virender
Sehwag retires from international cricket Virender Sehwag, after making his debut in 1999, represented India in 104 Tests and 251 ODIs Agency | New Delhi Virender Sehwag, who today retired from international cricket after representing the country for 14-long years, said that he was privileged to have played in an era of greats like Sachin Tendulkar. 37-year-old Sehwag, who donned India colours from 1999 to 2013, said that he learnt a lot from the
likes of Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Anil Kumble. “I am lucky that played for the country with great players like Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Anil Kumble, V V S Laxman, Javagal Srinath, Zaheer Khan, M S Dhoni, Harbhajan Singh and Yuvraj. I learnt a lot from them, the way they played and the way
they prepared for games,” Sehwag said. The only triple centurion Indian in Test cricket, Sehwag said he did not see his game only in terms of statistics, though he did possess at least a feat even a Tendulkar or a Sunil Gavaskar does not boast of. “I don’t see my career like ‘I am the only triple centurion in Test cricket’. My
role models were Sachin, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev. I grew up watching them play and I also learnt a lot from them,” said Sehwag, who scored 8586 runs from 104 Tests (average 49.34) and 8273 runs from 251 ODIs. He said he was happy to retire from international cricket. “I played my game. My funda was to score on every ball and bowl a bit if I can. I want to hit every ball, it’s see the ball and hit it. I always had positive mindest. That is how I played the game. Because of the positive mindset, I was able to score a lot of runs,” said Sehwag, who last played in India colours in a Test against Australia in Hyderabad in March in his hotel room. “The 2013. woman in her complaint “I have scored a lot of had alleged that she was runs and I am pretty hapsexually assaulted after py with my career. I can’t she had visited the cricketsay that I have achieved er’s room,” the DCP said. less or achieved more. I Amit was in the city last am happy to retire from month for training when international cricket. I he had met the woman, will miss cricket, the bat Patil said.
Indian spinner Amit Mishra charged with assaulting woman in hotel Agency | Bengaluru
Indian spinner Amit Mishra has been charged with verbally and physically assaulting a woman in a hotel in Bengaluru. The reported incident allegedly took place in a hotel on September 25. The woman filed the case on September 27. According to CNN-IBN, an FIR has been filed against Mishra. Sandeep Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central Division, Bengaluru, told a local TV channel that FIR had been registered against Mishra and a copy of the same was sent to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Mishra had been booked under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with in-
tent to outrage her modesty) and 328 (causing hurt with intent to commit an offence), he said. The woman had lodged a complaint in Ashok Nagar police station last month, alleging that the cricketer had sexually assaulted her when she went to see him
Uber cab rape case: Accused driver Shiv Kumar Yadav convicted, faces life term
in 2001 as the most memorable moment of his career since he was considered a one-day player and not suitable to play the longest format.
and the ball but I think it is the time to retire. Thanks to all my fans, the BCCI, my coaches, friends, colleagues and team-mates who supported me always,” he added. Sehwag described his debut Test in South Africa
most memorable moment in my career was when I made my Test debut. Before that I was considered as an ODI player, my style suited only for the o n e day game.”
“Scoring my first 300, winning the World Cup in 2011, scoring 201 against Sri Lanka were my most cherished moments. But the
Hardik moves HC to set aside sedition charges Correspondent | Rajkot
A day after he was arrested, Patel quota agitation spearhead, Hardik Patel today moved a petition Agency | New Delhi wife and parents, were before the Gujarat High present in the court room A Delhi court Tuesday Court seeking to set aside but did not get a chance convicted a Uber cab drivthe sedition charges filed to talk to him as he was er for raping a 25-yearagainst him in Surat. immediately taken back old women executive in Agency | New Delhi Hardik’s father Bharat to the lock-up. Accordhis taxi and endangering Patel moved the plea on IPL chairman Rajeev ing to the prosecution, behalf of his son through suicide. The 22-year-old city, Makrand Chauhan her life in December last Shukla today congratthe incident took place his advocate, BM Man- leader was detained by had filed a complaint ulated newly-appoint- year, and faces maximum on the night of Decem- gukiya. “No offence can Rajkot rural police ahead against Hardik in Amroli ed chief of the All In- punishment of life imprisber 5 last year when the be disclosed by spoken of the India-South Afri- police station for advisdia Council for Sports onment. 32-year-old Shiv victim, a finance execu- words of Hardik and no ca One-Day Internation- ing a Patel youth to kill (AICS) Vijay Malhotra. Kumar Yadav was held (framed against him). To Yadav faces a maximum tive working in Gurga- overt act can be attribut- al on Sunday, as he had policemen. The sedition The veteran sports ad- guilty for the offences uncome up for arguments on of life term which under on, was heading back to ed to him by those words, threatened to disrupt the case was filed under secministrator was the gov- der sections 376 (2) (m) quantum of sentence on the relevant provision her house at Inderlok in thus no offence has been match. He was arrested tion 124(A) of Indian Peernment’s choice as the (while committing rape October 23,” Additional means imprisonment north west Delhi. It had made out,” the plea said. yesterday for alleged- nal Code (IPC) at Amroli council head, which will causes grievous bodily Sessions Judge Kaveri till his remaining natu- told the court that Yadav The plea is likely to come ly insulting the national Police Station in Surat. have a host of eminent harm or disfigures or ensports persons, includ- dangers life of a woman), Baweja said. The court ral life. Yadav, who was had slapped her sever- up for hearing tomorrow. flag. Just after he was Other IPC sections ining cricket icon Sachin 366 (abducting with an also said the detailed brought to the court from al times and pressed her Earlier, a case of sedition granted bail last evening cluded against Hardik are Tendulkar and chess intent to compel her for judgment would be made jail, appeared stunned neck. The prosecutor had was filed against Har- by a local court in the section abetment of ofwizard Vishwanathan marriage), 506 (criminal available on October 23 as the judge read out the said that as per the doc- dik Patel for his alleged flag case, the Surat po- fence, promoting enmity remarks lice had arrested him in between different groups, Anand, as members. “I intimidation) and 323 after pronouncement of verdict. He was escorted tor the scratch marks on controversial congratulate Vijay Mal- (causing hurt) of the IPC. sentence. It had reserved out of the court room by the victim’s neck were instigating his commu- the sedition complaint. incite one community hotra for being appoint- “Shiv Kumar Yadav is the verdict on October the policemen. His fam- suggestive of an attempt nity youth to kill cops The Deputy Commis- against another and criminstead of committing sioner of Police in Surat inal intimidation. convicted of all charges 7. With today’s verdict, ily members, including to strangulate her. ed the head of AICS. Corpo. Office: A/41, Madhav Chamber’s, Shaktidhara Colony, Opp-Sayona Arcade, L.B.S. Road, Toll Naka, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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NJAC verdict: Judicial review is a constitutional affair
The last week was a mixed one for the ruling regime. The Supreme Court (SC) expressed constitutional disappointment at the lack of progress towards a Uniform Civil Code and goaded action towards fulfilment of Article 45 of the Constitution. But in the Sanjiv Rajendra Bhatt case, the SC refused to constitute an SIT in a situation that it found conflated party politics with citizen and judicial activism; in remanding Bhatt to stand criminal trial, it continued to issue “clean chits” to the prime minister and the president of the BJP for the Gujarat 2002 events. And yet, in the same week, an enriching 1,053 pages a 4:1 decision nullified the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) amendment and act on grounds that it violated the basic structure of the Constitution, thus invalidating the very first constitutional amendment and law sought by the current regime. The three decisions, read together, establish one simple fact: Judicial review is a constitutional affair where decisions are not given for political but juridical reason. Some may be palatable to the regime or political class, others may not be. When the justices decide, it is according to the discipline and traditions of constitutional interpretation. They may sometimes be wrong, but when the SC so rules, it becomes binding law under Article 141. In the NJAC decision, they followed past precedents abundantly in arriving at the conclusion that the independence of the judiciary is an essential feature of the basic structure. All distinguished justices agreed with Justice J. Chelameswar, in his lone learned dissent, that there was no “difference of opinion between the parties… regarding the proposition that existence of an independent judiciary is an essential requisite of a democratic republic”, nor any difference regarding the “proposition that an independent judiciary is one of the basic features of the Constitution of India”. The difference concerned only whether in enacting the NJAC, Parliament violated any essential feature or basic structure; Justice Chelameswar was not able to persuade his brethren that the NJAC was constitutionally valid. The majority opinion penned by Justice J.S. Khehar ruled that “consultation” in Articles 214, 217 and 222 always meant an independent judiciary and primacy of the chief justice of India in the process; and Justice Madan Lokur, in the long concurring opinion of about 300 pages, even went to elaborate its pre-constitutional virtue. If this is so, no Parliament may amend the constitution so as to take away, abrogate, or destroy this aspect of the basic structure.
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QUOTE “I want to tell you that Russia is India’s tried and tested partner OF THE and a real friend. Our foreign policy towards Russia has always - External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said she was been the same,” very happy to convey that there was progress on all components... DAY Aamir Khan’s presence in Ludhiana, Housefull 3 first look: Akshay a big cynosure of all eyes Kumar and the gang is finally here
Agency | Ludhiana Agency | Mumbai Although the film has been in the news owing to its star-studded cast, Housefull 3’s look has been kept strictly under wraps. Here, we get our hands on the exclusive first look of the third instalment of the very successful Houseful franchise.. Housefull 3 stars
Bollywood biggies like Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Lisa Haydon, Nargis Fakhri, Riteish Deshmukh and Jacqueline Fernandez. While Akshay and Riteish reprise their roles, the rest of the cast has been changed. The cast and crew of the movie have been shooting in London for sometime now. It is
being produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and directed by Sajid-Farhad. Akshay Kumar, who took a day off from the shoot, tweeted about his outing with wife Twinkle. “Been shooting in England for #Housefull3. Made d most of my day off roaming around Norwich with the wife! #funtimes,” he wrote.
DDLJ once more: Shah Rukh and Kajol profess their love again
Agency | New Delhi Can you believe that it has been 20 years since a fresh-faced Shah Rukh Khan wooed Kajol in sarson ke khet and made an entire country fall in love? Yes, yes, believe us that it has been two decades since you took your school/college sweetheart to watch
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. The sizzling jodi can still recreate those magic moments. See for yourself in this video directed by Rohit Shetty to celebrate #20yearsofDDLJ. Shah Rukh Khan took to Twitter to share how that jodi looks this year in that iconic pose. YRF then
posted this video... We could have told them that we need no reminder. We are still in love with that film all those years later. And you kids who don’t know what the brouhaha is all about, here’s a visit you must take via a special ‘making of DDLJ’ that YRF has released.
It may have been more than a month since actor Aamir Khan landed in Ludhiana to shoot for his upcoming movie ‘Dangal’, a biopic on Haryanvi wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, but the excitement of citizens, especially youngsters to meet him has not come down. In fact, they are
resorting to every possible way to meet him, be it at the film shooting locations, which are basically in villages around the city or even the hotel where is he is staying. Jagvir Singh, a young farmer from Kila Raipur, said, “My friends and I were lucky to get pictures clicked with Aamir Khan recently, when he was shooting at our village
Kila Raipur. It was only possible because one of my friends has been employed as actor’s bodyguard by his production house. After we shared these pictures on various social networking platforms, many of our other friends and cousins also wanted to get pictures clicked with Khan and constantly keep calling to make arrangements.”
Sardaar’, which is based on the Battle of Saragarhi,” Ajay Devgn said at an event. With this epic drama, Ajay Devgn is returning to the director’s chair after 2008 film “U Me Aur Hum”. The actor said he enjoys calling the shots because he always wanted to be a director. “Acting happened to me accidentally. I was an assistant director at the time when Kuku Kohli (director ‘Phool Aur Kaante’) offered me the film. I was not sure about doing the film because I was only 18 and was enjoying my college days.
But I did and it worked and there was no looking back after that.” In his more than two-decade long career, the national-award winning actor has rightly struck a balance between commercial and art films.
where you laugh and cry, but we’ve achieved a perfect balance,” Vignesh. The film, which releases in cinemas on October 21, features Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara in the lead roles. As a director, it didn’t take Shivan much convincing to bring his lead actors on board. “It was the story that appealed to both of them. The story demanded someone very versatile, so Vijay was the instant choice and he liked the script when he heard
it,” he said, and added when a star like Nayanthara backs a project, its reach is phenomenal. “She likes to support interesting projects, even if it means working with a newcomer. Recent films such as ‘Raja Rani’ and ‘Maya’ are the best examples. When she backs such projects, they get a lot of mileage,” he said. The film also features seasoned actor R. Parthepan as the antagonist. “I usually prefer casting actors from our own industry. We felt Parthepan sir would make an interesting choice for someone who’s not as terrorising as a regular villain but is funny at the same time. “He’s fabulous in his role,” said Shivan, adding working with established stars like Nayanthara and Parthepan wasn’t challenging.
I am struggling to get right budget for ‘Shivaay’: Ajay Devgn Agency | New Delhi
Bollywood superstar Ajay Devgn believes Bollywood cannot compete with Hollywood without government support and proper funds. The 46-year-old actor says even he is struggling to get the right budget for his ambitious project ‘Shivaay’. “To make our cinema at par with Hollywood, we need to have a lot of support from government. We do not have the budget… Even I am struggling to get the budget there for ‘Shivaay’ and ‘Sons Of
‘Naanum Rowdydhaan’ highly emotional, yet funny: director Vignesh Shivan
Tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens pop up on eBay, at space-high prices Agency | Mumbai
Agency | Mumbai Actor Randeep Hooda said that he would love to be a part of Salman Khan’s Kick 2, but would not sulk if he is not signed for it. Randeep’s role in 2014 film Kick was widely appreciated. The Sajid Nadiadwala-directed film was a blockbuster. Now that both Sajid and Salman are working on the second installment of Kick and Randeep revealed that he is not yet approached for the sequel. “I have not been approached yet. I don’t
know what’s happening with it. If offered, I would of course love to be part of it. But if I am not offered, I am not going to sit and sulk in a corner either. It is their choice. I love them anyway, both Sajid and Salman,” Randeep. Salman will reportedly be playing a double role in Kick 2, with one character being a positive one, while the other is an out-and-out villain. Meanwhile, Randeep is excited about his upcoming film Main Aur Charles.
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Now that you’ve seen the new, hugely anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer (wait, you have seen it right?) you’ll be glad to know that tickets to the biggest movie launch of the year are becoming available online. The first of these prized entries to the movie have started popping up on eBay for movie theatres in and around the California area. One of these, supposedly for Arcadia, an IMAX 3D theater in the region, is being offered for a very tidy $400. That’s right, an equivalent of Rs 26,000. Of course, if you’re a legit Star Wars fan (who’s not afraid of trivialities like being divorced by a spouse or thrown out of your house by parents,) it’s probably a price that’s worth the inevitable bragging rights of a first day first show Star Wars viewing.
Agency | Chennai Director Vignesh Shivan says the forthcoming Tamil film “Naanum Rowdydhaan” is highly emotional, but its humorous treatment makes it a cut above the rest of the films in the same league. “As a story, it’s very emotional. What makes it different from other films is its treatment, the way extreme emotions have been handled. In the film, you’ll find moments
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Suresh Raina needs to give himself a bit more time: MS Dhoni
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Struggling for runs in the ongoing ODI series against South Africa, under-fire Suresh Raina has got the much-needed backing of skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who advised the middle-order batsman to give himself a bit more time before unleashing his big shots. “More than the form he needs to give himself a bit more time. He’s gone in and played the big shots. Whenever you go in you actually have
more time than what you think. It’s important for him to play a few deliveries,” said Dhoni at the post-match press conference after India lost the third ODI by 18 runs here last night. “It’s not easy to straightaway play the big shots. He needs to give himself a bit more time as it becomes difficult to find people who can clear the big outfield. My personal feeling is he needs to give himself a bit more time and everything will be fine,” said
the captain. The Uttar Pradesh left-hander was dismissed for ducks in the last two games after scoring 3 in the series opener at Kanpur. He did not have a great time in the preceding T20 series as well against the visitors. Talking about yesterday’s game that India lost by 18 runs after failing to chase South Africa’s 270 on a slow pitch, Dhoni said the wicket became increasingly slower as the game and made life difficult for the batsmen.
Yuki Bhambri Enters Top-100 in ATP Rankings
Agency | Mumbai Smartphones these days have become boring. They are iterative improvements of models that were launched before. If you change them every year, then the advances become less evident. Every second Android smartphone is prone to this problem. But, phones based on Google’s operating system aren’t alone, Even Apple’s mighty iPhone is not spared. That’s why instead of trying to hard-sell innovation, Apple sticks to a tick-tock cadence, where one year it brings out massive design changes and the next it brings through massive performance and usability changes. These models are dubbed the ‘S’ models. Year 2015 happens to be the year of the ‘S’ models. So we have the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus - the big boy Apple smartphone. Competition for Apple hasn’t been stiffer. Android smartphone makers like Samsung have upped their game by leaps and bounds. Android itself has improved a lot - its latest version comes with new tricks that the iPhone can’t hope to imitate in the short term.
Recipharm to take majority stake in Nitin Life for Rs 671cr
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Yuki Bhambri on Monday cracked the coveted top-100 bracket by achieving a career-best rank of 99, a reflection of his consistent progress in the last few months. In his last three ATP Challenger tournaments, the 23-year-old Yuki won the Shanghai Challenger, was a runner-up in Taiwan and ended a semifinalist at the $125000 Tashkent event last week. Yuki is the first Indian player since 2010 to enter the top-100 and only the third in a decade-and-half to be in the list. His next assignment is the Pune Challenger, starting October 26 after
The Sweden-based drug firm Recipharm has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Nitin Lifesciences Ltd, a sterile injectable company for an estimated Rs 671.2 crore. “Recipharm will acquire 74 percent of the shares (of Nitin Lifesciences) for an estimated purchase consideration of Rs 671.2 crore on a cash and debt free basis,” Recipharm said in a statement. The acquisition is expected to be completed in Q1 of 2016 once FIPB approval comes through, it added. Recipharm CEO Thomas Eldered said: “It is our stated aim to have a more global footprint and participate in opportunities that emerging markets bring. The Indian market is particularly attractive showing high growth levels, and the transaction firmly establishes Recipharm’s EM strategy.”
any effort now,” Khan told reporters here without specifying what he meant by pressures. “There are no further meetings now. Once we have a clear idea that the series won’t happen then we will see all options. Taali do haath se bajti hai (It takes two hands to clap),” he said. Elaborating on the entire sequence of events since his arrival in the country, Khan said he came on BCCI chief Shashank Manohar’s invitation. “He (Manohar) was gracious and wanted to talk. He asked would you come to Mumbai for a chat. He
said come on Monday that is yesterday. I said fine, I will be in Mumbai on Sunday night. As you know half an hour before we were to meet, I got a message from the BCCI that we will delay the talks, then came another message, ” he said referring to the Shiv Sena activists’ storming of the BCCI headquarters on Monday. “So I sat back, I was not in any danger. So that meeting was cancelled. I waited till evening if there was any rescheduled meeting but there was no indication from the BCCI,” he added.
to withdraw Aleem Dar from series after the Shiv Sena stormed the BCCI’s headquarters in Mumbai to protest the meeting between board president Shashank Manohar and his PCB counterpart Shahryar Khan, and also threatened to prevent Dar from standing in the fifth ODI on Sunday in
Mumbai. While BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur condemned the protest, saying “you can’t barge into BCCI premises and force people not to hold talks with the PCB chairman,” he also said the talks had been cancelled and there is no official meeting scheduled for Delhi instead, as some had suggested. Instead, Shahryar will meet Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who still holds considerable sway in the board despite no longer being part of it.
Gillen made his pro debut in May this year with a points win over Shaun White and followed that up in September with a points win over Lewis Van Poetsch. The fight between Vijender and Gillen also represents a Battle of the Badges, with the Indian being a Deputy Superintendent of Police in Haryana and Gillen a firefighter serving in Nottingham. As an amateur,
Gillen’s highlight was to win the 2013 World Police and Fire Fighter Games in Belfast where he knocked out all of his opponents to claim the gold medal and now he aims to extinguish Singh’s fire in the ring. “I’ve watched him in the Olympics and in his pro-debut, he’s a world class kid and I can’t wait to get in there and put him to the test,” the 33-yearold Gillen said.
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he pulled out of the Bangalore event due to some niggles. His Davis Cup teammate Rohan Bopanna congratulated him on twitter. “Congrats to @ yukibhambri on getting into the singles top100. Well done yuks,” Bopanna wrote. Not only Yuki but Saketh Myneni is
also making a steady progress on the tour. He won the Vietnam Open yesterday and is now ranked 166. Somdev Devvarman though has dropped further to 181. India now have three singles players in top-200 in a rare feat for country’s tennis players.
Played at district-level to make India comeback: Ravindra Jadeja
A day after being selected for India’s 16-member Test squad, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said that he had played district level matches to make a comeback to the national team. The southpaw also used the matches as a launchpad for this year’s Ranji Trophy where he has reaped big rewards for Saurashtra. He claimed 24 wickets in two matches and scored 91 runs in the first game and 58 in the second. Due to his efforts, he was roped into the Test squad on Monday afternoon by the national selectors for the first two Tests against South Africa, starting on November 5. “Couple of months before the start of the season, after I played my last ODI in Bangla-
A miffed PCB chairman Shahryar Khan conceded that the prospects of an Indo-Pak bilateral cricket series are “very low” as “pressures” were preventing the BCCI from taking any initiative on the issue. Khan said that it was unfair to keep the Pakistan Cricket Board waiting for so long and that he would seek no further meetings with the BCCI officials. Khan, who was here in Delhi, hoping to meet some top government ministers and officials in a bid to resume cricketing ties with India, said the Indian Board has not responded to the initiative taken by him. “I am not optimistic (about the series) now after what has happened here because obviously there are pressures here. As of now, the chances are very low. I am not going to make
Aleem Dar to leave India: The BCCI’s leadership failure does it no favours
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Agency | New Delhi The Chinese manufacturer, Xiaomi is continuously proving the rest of the world that they are not only a smartphone maker, but an electronics major by launching several different products in the electronics market. On Monday, the company has launched its Mi TV 3 with 4K display panel in China. Successor to the Mi TV 2, the new TV model is the is running on Android 5.1 Lollipop-based MIUI custom ROM. The Xiaomi Mi TV 3 is fronted with a 60-inch LG display with 4K resolution and NTSC 85 percent color gamut. It measures 11.6mm at the thinnest point and 36.7mm at the thickest point, while, the body cover boasts a diamond-patterned with a full aluminium rim.
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There’s no easy answer to the question of whether politics should influence sports or not, but India and the BCCI seem to take special pleasure in muddling up the issue as much as possible. The BCCI and state machinery in Rajkot could handle the threat from activist Hardik Patel, who threatened to disrupt the third ODI between India and South Africa over the issue of quotas for the Patel clan. But the ICC felt compelled
Vijender Singh to face Dean Gillen in 2nd pro bout Agency | London
desh, I stayed away from cricket. I didn’t go anywhere near a ground or bat or ball or did anything related to cricket. I had decided that I have to start the Ranji season afresh,” Jadeja. “When preparations started a month ahead of the season, I decided this is my time and I have to focus and work on my strengths and come back into the team. I played district-level matches. I thought that all the match practice that
I can get ahead of the season is good. Whatever matches I played was an opportunity and challenge for me to perform since the upcoming series is in India.” The left-arm spinner, who is also a useful batsman added that he did not think much about getting back into the squad but had faith in his performances. “I did well at the (season) start itself. The timing was right. It was good thing that I could perform.
After a knockout debut, star Indian boxer Vijender Singh will face Englishman Dean Gillen in his second professional bout and the part-time firefighter has promised to be a “dangerous opponent” in the bout scheduled for October 30. Vijender made an immediate impact in his professional debut this month when he destroyed Sonny Whiting in three rounds at the Manchester Arena. The 29-year-old, who will be celebrating his birthday a day before his second fight, will face Nottingham’s Gillen over four rounds as he looks to claim the record of his first unbeaten pro-fighter.
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Gujarat: Staff plays garba inside Statue of Unity to be ‘made in China’, hospital ward; government mulls action Gujarat govt says it’s contractor’s call Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
After a video surfaced on Tuesday showing medical staff of a government-run civil hospital playing garba with loud music inside a Hemodialysis ward, Gujarat Health Minister Nitin Patel has asked for action against the people involved. The nurses and medical staff of the hospital in Sola area played garba inside a newly-opened Hemodialysis ward yesterday for patients suffering from kidney-related ailments. The matter came to light today with the
video showing the event, after which Patel asked the hospital authorities to take action against the people involved in organising it. Incidentally, the staff started playing garba, moments after Patel
left the hospital premises on Monday after inaugurating the Hemodialysis ward for kidney patients. “I have learnt that some of the medical staff of that hospital had organised garba inside the
newly inaugurated ward. I have taken a serious note of it and asked the hospital superintendent to serve show cause notices to those who were involved,” said Patel today. “This new facility inaugurated yesterday is aimed at reducing financial burden on kidney patients. Instead of helping patients, the staff organised garba inside the ward, which is not proper at all,” added Patel. In the video, around 30 female as well as male staff members, including uniformed nurses, can be seen playing garba on loud music as patients looked on while resting on their beds.
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Thousands of Chinese workers are expected to arrive at Sadhu Bet in Narmada district end of this year to begin work on the Statue of Unity, a memorial to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel — a project launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he was Gujarat chief minister. Even as Congress criticised the project as defeating the “Make in India” initiative launched by Modi, after reports that the statue’s bronze parts will be made in a foundry in China, the Gujarat government said it has no control over where the contractor company gets
The Statue of Unity is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres. For the project, Modi had launched a nationwide farm tool collection drive symbolic of “unifying the country”
the material from. The Statue of Unity is slated to be the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres. For the project, Modi had launched a nationwide farm tool collection drive symbolic of “unifying the country”. Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the company contracted by the Gujarat government for Gujarati newspapers with the Rs 3,000-crore projphone numbers. When an ect, has sub-leased the aspirant calls, they ask himher to deposit a certain amount of money in a bank account and take Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad their address and phone numbers. These scam- To protest “unprecedented sters then provide them rise” in prices of pulses, a joining letter bearing particularly, tuvar and onthe logo of Airports Au- ion, Gujarat Pradesh Conthority of India (AAI), gress Committee will hold which manages the city demonstrations in front of airport. Only when these civil supplies department aspirants finally reach offices in all 33 districts the airport do they real- and eight municipal corize that somebody has porations across the state fooled them. Last month, on October 23. Stating that city-based Umang Pan- BJP had during the 2014 chal deposited Rs 8,000 lok sabha elections raised in a bank account after he the slogan of “bahut hui saw an ad for a job at the manhgai ki maar, ab ki baar airport. “After depositing Modi sarkar”, state Conthe money, a lady called gress spokesperson ManMeenakshi answered the ish doshi said that instead phone. of the prices of essential
Hardik’s arrest, but no internet ban, RAF deployment this time Scamsters lure youth Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Most people in Gujarat are happy with the arrest of Hardik Patel under sedition charge. But then even more important thing to be happy about is that the Patidar community or Patels in Gujarat have not protested Hardik Patel’s arrest this time in any corner of Gujarat. The state is totally peaceful and it’s just another normal day. Nuisance value was after all the only value attached to Hardik Patel. Patidars are as usual into their routine activities. The bubble of Hardik Patel has been burst. Remember that 25th August evening when Hardik Patel was just briefly detained? Many Patel populated areas of Gujarat had seen violence in reaction. Army had to be called, 10 persons including a police man was killed. Over 100 buses were burnt and
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damaged. Crores of Rupees of public property was ransacked and destroyed. Then came 19 September, when Hardik Patel was arrested in Surat for holding Dandi march programme which was not permitted. Contrary to Hardik’s claim, hardly two dozen people gathered for his Dandi march programme. This time Patel people reacted to Hardik’s detention in fewer areas compared to 25th August. Say for example, contrary to the
month of August, the western side of Ahmedabad’s Patel populated areas didn’t react to Hardik’s arrest at all and were completely peaceful, while in eastern side, Ramol-Bapunagar areas saw road blocks. That’s it. In August, both eastern and western sides of Patel populated areas had seen violence, but in September only one pocket in eastern Ahmedabad lodged protest. Same happened in Patel populated areas of north Gujarat.
Silicosis deaths- NHRC: 5 years on, Gujarat yet to compensate kin of 238 workers
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) joint registrar Anil Kumar Parashar Monday said 99 per cent of its recommendations are complied by all states but Gujarat. However, the state government said it had complied with the NHRC recommendations. “The case of 238 workers who died due to silicosis in Dahod, Khambat areas is still pending with the government of Gujarat even after five years of the recommendation to pay compensation of Rs 3 lakh each their kin. Now, the NHRC has approached the Supreme Court. All other states — Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry – have paid victims in similar cases except Gujarat,” said Parashar citing an exam-
ple in support of his statement. Denying charges, state commissioner health J P Gupta said, “Though I am not aware of the 238 workers compensation case, Gujarat is among the best states when it comes to NHRC compliance and healthcare services.” These and other similar issues would be raised during the public hearings on Right to Healthcare organised by NHRC and Jan Swasthaya Abhiyan (JSA), a civil society network, in association with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The hearings will held in Mumbai on November 18 and 19 for Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Goa. For the first
time, NHRC will take up complaints from private healthcare providers as well. Instances of individuals or groups having suffered serious denial of their right to healthcare from a public health facility or in private hospitals, or in context of publicly funded health insurance schemes, or in context of Public-Private-Partnerships healthcare arrangements would be heard by a panel comprising NHRC members and health experts in presence of state health officials. On the state of health care facilities in Gujarat, Renu Khanna from JSA said, Despite Gujarat being a highly industrialised state with high levels of cross state migration there is not a single occupational health clinic and no data available on cancers due to chemicals.
Over the last six months authorities of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport has been flooded with calls of youth claiming to have been given jobs at the terminus. Though the airport director was not available for comment, top Airport Authority of India officials said that gullible youth are being scammed by some people posing as airport officials. Several people from various cities in the state have been fooled by thugs based out of Gurgaon and Noida into paying huge sums for a jobs at the city airport which simply do not exist. These thugs place ads stating `jobs at Ahmedabad airport’ in
“bronze cladding” of the statue to TQ Art Foundry, part of the Jiangxi Toqine Company in Nanchang. Hundreds of Chinese workers are also expected to arrive in Narmada to “assist” L&T in the concrete construction of the statue core. According to officials of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Rashtriya Ekta Trust (SVPRET), a special
purpose vehicle headed by CM Anandiben Patel, “High quality prototypes of precast facade that will be shipped in from China and assembled at the site.” Member secretary of SVPRET K Srinivas said, “They (L&T) will be getting 25,000 pieces of bronze from China… The company is free to get the material from the best possible place.”
commodities going down, their prices, particularly of tuvar and onion which formed the staple diet of the poorest, had gone up almost twice of the prices during Congress-led UPA regime a year and a half ago. “So, this is ‘achche din’ as promised by BJP
during lok sabha elections,” remarked Doshi. GPCC( Kisan cell) president Virjibhai Thummar said that while prices of tuvar dal were in the range of Rs 65 to Rs 72 per kg in neighbouring countries, in India, it was at Rs 200 per kg.
Congress plans statewide demonstrations against skyrocketing prices of tuvar dal
Gujarat and Karnataka Lift Ban HC asks GPSC to reveal answers on the Sale of Maggi Noodles source of faulty, more time, saying that Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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In a new twist of events, Karnataka and Gujarat have lifted the ban on manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles, paying way for its return. The announcements by the two states came after a clean chit was given by three government-approved laboratories to Maggi noodles, which was banned by central food regulator FSSAI and various state-level watchdogs in June for high levels of lead and mislabeling regarding MSG. Last week, Nestle India confirmed that all 90 samples of Maggi cleared tests conducted by three laboratories, as mandated by the Bombay High Court. The company is now planning to relaunch the product soon. Few days ago, the front page of a leading newspaper showed off a clutter breaking adver-
tisement Nestle India that goes on to reassure fans that they will be able to eat their favourite noodles soon. The company has also said that all the manufactured products from the new lot will undergo fresh tests at the three National Accreditation Board For Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) labs in Mohali, Jaipur and Hyderabad to confirm lead levels before being available in the market. In the past few months, Nestle has conducted around 3,500 tests with
200 million packs in national and international accredited laboratories and all reports have been found to be clear. Tests have also been conducted in other countries like the US, Britain, Australia and Singapore that found Maggi noodles manufactured in India safe for human consumption. The Congress-led Karnataka government decided to allow manufacture and sale of Maggi noodles in the state as it decided to withhold the Centre’s directive banning it, claiming it lacked clarity.
Gujarat Public Service Commission (GPSC) is facing unprecedented embarrassment for its recent exam for class I and II officers, where it granted ‘grace’ marks for 27 questions, to which it had not provided the correct answer among the options. Gujarat high court on Monday sought another report from GPSC on this issue and asked to name the source of the answer options provided in the written test by consulting its experts. The recruitment body was asked to explain the blunder by October 26 and further hearing is scheduled for October 28. This happened after petitioner candidates brought out 28 other questions to the court’s notice where the answer options were either faulty or ambiguous. Justice Sonia Gokani refused to grant GPSC
gathering details of questions from the experts cannot take more than a day. Granting more time would result in an unwanted delay in the recruitment process. In this case, GPSC conducted a preliminary test in October, 2014 for 470 posts. Of 2.39 lakh candidates, 2,860 persons were cleared to appear in the final written test slated for December this year. Those who did not figure in the list of 2,860 filed a petition demanding cancellation of the recruitment process, alleging that GPSC’s decision to grant 40 grace marks for 27 questions in the English test papers would be prejudiced against those who took the test in Gujarati. They have also challenged the clearance of 2,860 candidates for 470 posts with a 6:1 ratio.
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