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In Lok Sabha, Yogi Adityanath takes a dig at Rahul-Akhilesh partnership
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today took a dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, whose alliance the BJP defeated by a handsome margin in the state assembly election Agency | New Delhi “I’m one year younger than Rahul ji and an year older than Akhilesh ji. The fact that I could come in between their partnership may be the reason for your (SP-Congress alliance) failure,” Adityanath jibed. His teasing remark, which earned a round of laughs and sent the opposition into a tizzy, was preceded by an attack on the former Samajwadi Party government for not utilizing the funds channeled to it by the Centre. ”Over the last two and a half years, the Central government allocated 2.5 lakh crore rupees to UP. But the state government utilized only Rs 78,000 crore. This was because they did not have a proper model for the state’s development,” he charged. In his final address to the Lok Sabha, the newly-coronated UP chief minister hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policy of inclusive growth for turning the country’s economy around, ”In the last three years, the development schemes and programmes implemented by this government are being viewed as an ideal model in the country and the world over... PM Modi is being hailed as a
global icon,” Adityanath said. Citing the rise in the country’s growth rate, Adityanath also acknowledged finance minister Arun Jaitley’s efforts in this regard. ”I thank the finance minister for breathing new life into our country’s economy,” the UP chief minister said. The firebrand BJP leader, who is viewed by many
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as a Hindutva mascot, then touched upon the Prime Minister’s ‘Sabka saath, sabka vikas’ motto to say the BJP-led NDA government had ensured growth and development for all sections of the society. ”This government has worked for all sections of society without any discrimination,” Adityanath said. He then
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said that his government in Uttar Pradesh will be for everyone, and not specifically for any caste or community.Yogi Adityanath has been a member of Lok Sabha for almost two decades, representing his constituency Gorakhpur since 1998. He said his constituency did not have a positive image in the minds of the people, but he had worked to change that. ”No trader in Gorakhpur pays “goonda tax”, the town has not witnessed any incidents of abduction and there were no communal riots in eastern Uttar Pradesh,” Adityanath claimed, before promising to bring a similar transformation throughout the state. ”Yogi-ji is a balanced person. He has long experience in Parliament and has carried forward an ideology. I think he is most suitable for a state like Uttar Pradesh and would establish new dimensions (of governance),” Bharti said here. ”One should not judge him by his robes. He has taken ‘sannyas’ and it is his personal life style. We have to see whether he is a good politician, whether he has the capacity to take along everyone and he is most suitable from these viewpoints,” she said.
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day, weeks after Army rector proclaimed the Russia probe to be jawans spoke out on soanything but fake. On the 60th day cial media saying some “There’s a smell of of his presidency of their responsibilities treason in the air,” came the hardest include walking the dogs presidential histotruth for Donald of officers besides helprian Douglas BrinTrump. James B. ing in household chores. kley said. “Imagine Comey - the FBI diOne jawan had spoken rector whom Trump how he was forced to if J. Edgar Hoover celebrated on the wash clothes. Another, or any other FBI campaign trail as Roy Mathew, who was director would have a gutsy and honsecretly recorded by metestified against a ourable “Crooked dia personnel criticis(H.S.) | New Delhi sitting president? It Hillary” truth-teller would have been a mind-boggling event.” The Defence Ministry ing the buddy system, - testified under oath Monday what many For Trump, Comey’s testimony punctuates was later found hanghas justified the deployat a settlement. It’s reflective of the di(H.S.) | Allahabad Americans had already assumed: Trump ing. Army Chief Bipin what has been a troubling first two months ment of Sahayak, or had falsely accused his predecessor of Rawat had responded Ever since 6 December, 1992, the date lemma which the apex court finds itself as president. His approval ratings, which buddies as the orderlies wiretapping his headquarters during last to the videos put out by on which the Babri Mosque at Ayodhya in, where a matter of faith will be decided were historically low at his inauguration, are called in the Indian some jawans, threatened was demolished, Hindutva forces have using legal tools. Let’s look at the current year’s campaign. Trump did not merely alhave fallen even further. Gallup’s trackArmy in operational or action against those who installed a makeshift temple of ‘Ramla- political situation. Narendra Modi, who lege that former president Barack Obama ordered surveillance on Trump Tower, of ing poll as of Sunday showed that just 39 field areas, telling par- go public with their la’ (a childhood Lord Rama idol) at the has organised the launch of LK Advani’s course. He asserted it as fact, and then re- percent of Americans approve of Trump’s liament that the order- grievances and asked supposed Ram Janmabhoomi site. As ‘Rath Yatra’ in 1990 from Somnath is asserted it, and then insisted that forthcom- job performance, with 55 percent disap- ly system enhanced the them to, instead, make facts stand today, the place is under an now Prime Minister of India, while Yogi ing evidence would prove him right. But in proving. The Comey episode threatens to spirit-de-corps in units their complaints using extremely tight security cover, and ev- Adityanath, a staunch proponent conMonday’s remarkable, marathon hearing damage Trump’s credibility not only with and was not expected internal mechanism. ery move is monitored by the court. And struction of the Ram Mandir, is now Utof the House Permanent Select Committee voters, but also with lawmakers of his own to have any adverse im- Counting the advantages while it’s true that the Ramlala idol can- tar Pradesh chief minister. Adityanath is on Intelligence, Comey said there was no party whose support he needs to pass the pact on the morale of the of the Sahayak system, not be removed from there, the only big also the serving mahant or head priest of such evidence. Trump’s claim, first made health-care bill this week in the House, jawan. Minister of State the government said question which remains to be answered the Gorathnath Peeth, a stream of Hinin a series of tweets on March 4 at a mo- the first legislative project of his presi- for Defence Mr Subhash they provided essen- by the court is whether a brick and mor- duism whose successive heads have all ment when associates said he was feeling dency. Furthermore, the FBI’s far-reach- Bhamre said there were tial support to officers tar temple, featuring all its associated been involved with the Ayodhya dispute. under siege and stewing over the struggles ing Russia investigation shows no sign of exhaustive instructions “both in peace and war” rituals, can be constructed here. It’s ulti- In fact, the Ramlala idol had appeared of his young presidency, remains unfound- concluding soon and is all but certain to that require Army offi- to enable them to fully mately a matter of faith rather than legal- “miraculously”, or was placed “stealthcers to ensure that “un- attend to their assigned ity that the highest court of the land is ex- ily” inside the mosque during the course ed.Comey did not stop there. He confirmed remain a distraction for the White House, der no circumstances duties. “The buddy also pected to pronounce a verdict on. And as of a Ramcharitmanas recitation ceremopublicly that the FBI was investigating spurring moments of presidential fury and Sahayaks, being compossible collusion between Trump camprovides an alternate it happens, both communities have taken ny organised by Mahant Digvijaynath of rash tweets and possibly inhibiting the batant soldiers, are empaign officials and associates with Russia, contact with the troops, positions which are too stiff to be nego- Gorakhnath Peeth in December 1949. administration’s ability to govern. Some ployed on menial tasks”. whereby the officer is tiated. Chief Justice of India JS Khehar’s Since then, stress has been put on court part of an extraordinary effort by an adverof Trump’s defenders said the impact of The government’s un- made aware of grass root observations on Tuesday, while hearing verdicts to produce a settlement. The Susary to influence the outcome of the 2016 Comey’s testimony could easily be overequivocal backing for issues, albeit through a petition filed by BJP MP Subramanian preme Court has now put the ball back US election in Trump’s favour. Questions taken if the White House is disciplined the army’s British-era informal means,” Mr Swamy, called for an early resolution of in the government’s court, asking the about Russia have hung over Trump for enough to marshal its agenda, as well as Sahayak system came in Bhamre said. Neither the the dispute, suggesting an out-of-court latter to find a negotiated solution. Intermonths, but the president always has dismissed them as “fake news”. That became Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, the Rajya Sabha during Air Force nor the Navy settlement. Khehar also offered his ser- estingly, the government top brass have much harder Monday after the FBI di- through Congress. 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“There have been 450 riot cases in west UP (Uttar Pradesh) in two-and-a-half years of Samajwadi Party rule because the population of a particular community is rising manifold. Why are there no riots in eastern UP? You can easily understand. In places where there are 10-20% minority population, stray communal incidents take place. Where there are 20-35% of them, serious communal riots take place and where they are more than 35%, there is no place for non-Muslims.” This is not the conclusion of an academic work on riots in the state of Uttar Pradesh. These are the words of Yogi Adityanath, now the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. This is not his only incendiary statement; take this statement he delivered in an old speech: “If they (read Muslims) convert one Hindu girl, we will convert 100 Muslim girls. If they kill one Hindu, then 100 we too will…” The crowd completed the sentence. Adityanath’s absurdities extend beyond Hindu-Muslim communal politics. For instance, in an essay on his website, he says: “If men acquire women-like qualities, they become gods but when women acquire men-like qualities, they become demons.” Even though Adityanath’s selection as the chief minister of India’s most populous state comes as a surprise, a few signals can be discerned in hindsight. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave no ticket to any Muslim candidate in the fight for the 403-member assembly in a state where Muslims account for around 19% of the population. Adityanath was one among the star campaigners of the party. But those signals could have been explained without necessarily seeing them as a build-up towards the elevation of Adityanath. It is widely perceived, even outside the BJP ranks, that a Muslim candidate on a BJP ticket doesn’t really make a winning proposition. And Adityanath has genuine appeal in Gorakhpur and nearby districts which the party would have liked to exploit. But more importantly, the victory speech of Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day after the election results were announced was statesman-like. Comparing the success of his party to a tree laden with fruits (of victory), he said that it was the responsibility of the BJP to bow down in humility. In a bid to move past the rancour of electioneering, Modi said: “The government in a democracy is formed with a majority but is run with consensus. The government of the BJP belongs to those who voted for it as well as to those who did not vote for it.” It looked as if the BJP would steadfastly focus on developing Uttar Pradesh, one of the most backward states in India. It can still do so, but the selection of Adityanath is certainly not a good start.
- Kapilkumar M. Hirpara Editor Akshay Kumar will charge Twinkle Khanna fees for his role in Padman!
Twinkle Khanna is all ready to step into the shoes of a producer with her own production banner ‘Mrs Funnybones movies’. We all are already aware of her witty pieces she writes in the leading daily. Also her book with the same name helped her gain praises. Now with the upcoming film ‘Padman’ which stars Akshay Kumar and Radhika Apte in the lead, the actress is all excited about entering Bollywood once again. Earlier there were rumors about whether Akshay will play the lead character or not. But later it was confirmed that her husband will itself be the hero if the
film and fans could not hold their excitement. But wait, the couple is strictly professional about their work and guess what? Akki is going to charge feesfor his role in Padman and the reason is hilarious!Akshay Kumar, other than his action skills, is also known for his extremely amazing comic sense. So when he was asked about whether he will charge his own wife for the role, he had an apt answer to give! As reported in Hindustan Times, Akshay Kumar said, ” If I don’t charge my wife, how will I put rocks on her fingers, and give her holidays to write about (laughs). ”
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Kajal Aggarwal-Ranveer Singh in Rohit Shetty’s Temper remake?
Agency | New Delhi The grapevine is buzzing with reports that Kajal Aggarwal is set to re-enter Bollywood in a big way with the Hindi remake of her Telugu superhit Temper. Ever since filmmaker Rohit Shetty bought the remake rights of the action flick, it is being said that Kajal is set to reprise her role and will be cast opposite Ranveer Singh. In fact, the actor is believed to be starring in the film’s Tamil remake as well, opposite Vishal.
Reportedly, Rohit Shetty, who directed Kajal in Ajay Devgn-starrer Singham, liked her performance in the original and wants to cast her in the Hindi version. Even though the actor said that the Temper remake is not one of them, she admits that she would love to be a part of it. “I would love to work with Ranveer Singh. He is an extremely talented actor. Also, I’d surely like to work with Rohit Shetty again,” Kajal said.
For AR Rahman, every film is a journey: Mani Ratnam
Agency | New Delhi Mani Ratnam, who gave A R Rahman his first break in 1992 film “Roja”, says success has not changed the Oscar-winning composer’s quest to explore unique sounds and he treats every film like a special journey. “The journey has been of 25 years. But, it feels like I met Rahman just yesterday. He sported the same smile then too, but everyone is aware of the heights he has scaled now,” the director said while reminiscing about his long collaboration with Rahman. “For Rahman, every film is a special journey. His quest to explore new, unique sound for his films continues even today. He works really hard to get the perfect
soundscape for a film. From ‘Roja’ to ‘Kaatru Veliyidai’, it’s been an amazing journey. Thank you,” he told reporters at the audio launch of the forthcoming romantic drama. Rahman said he would not have received a platform to explore refined ideas if not for Mani Ratnam and late veteran filmmaker K Balachander, who produced “Roja”. “If not for Mani Sir, I wouldn’t have received this platform. To implement high-end ideas and refined sounds, everything has to fall in place in your collaborations. It was a divine happening when K Balachandar sir called me and introduced me to Mani sir for ‘Roja’. I’m grateful for that,” Rahman told reporters here.
Kapil Sharma says Sunil Grover has NOT left Kapil Sharma Show: ‘I will talk to him’
Agency | New Delhi Has Sunil Grovr left Kapil Sharma’s Sho on Sony? The speculation has been rife that Sunil has walked out of the show after Kapil Sharma’s misbehaviour with him while aboard a flight from Melbourne. When Kapil Sharma posted a long clarification on Facebook on Monday about his fight with Sunil Grover and later apologised on Twitter as well, fans assumed the co-stars will have a patch-up. However, with Sunil skipping the Monday night shoot of The Kapil Sharma Show and even lambasting Kapil this morning on Twitter, it seems the reports of him leaving the comedy show are indeed true. When indianexpress.com checked with Kapil if the actor is indeed quitting the show, Kapil replied, “No… I will talk to him and will let you know.” The comedian shot for the upcoming episode late Monday night, along with the team other than Sunil and Chandan Prabhakar. The Kapil Sharma Show was hosting Team Shabana’s actors on Monday night. While Kapil’s team kept on asserting that Sunil will join the shoot, he never showed up. However, Kapil, it seems has not given up. The fracas began after Kapil physically and verbally assaulted Sunil while aboard a flight from Melbourne. He is said to have hit Sunil also under the influence of alcohol. When indianexpress.com checked with Kapil if the actor is indeed quitting the show, Kapil replied, “No… I will talk to him and will let you know.” The comedian shot for the upcoming episode late Monday night, along with the team other than Sunil and Chandan Prabhakar. The Kapil Sharma Show was hosting Team Shabana’s actors on Monday night. While Kapil’s team kept on asserting that Sunil will join the
shoot, he never showed up. However, Kapil, it seems has not given up. The fracas began after Kapil physically and verbally assaulted Sunil while aboard a flight from Melbourne. He is said to have hit Sunil also under the influence of alcohol. But after wrapping up the shoot on Monday, Kapil tweeted that he missed Sunil and after the latter’s tweet, he said he loves him even more. Sunil had said in his tweet, “Bha ji! Yes, You hurt me deeply. Working with you has been a learning experience. Just one advice start respecting human beings also apart from animals. All are not as successful as you are. All are not as talented as you are. But if they all are talented like you, who will value you. So, have some gratitude towards their existence. And also, If someone is correcting you, don’t abuse that person. Refrain from using foul language In front of women who had nothing to do with the stardom you carry, they are by chance just traveling with you. Thanks for making me realise it was your show and you have power to throw out anybody, anytime. You are the wittiest, and the best in your field. But don’t act like a ‘God’. Take good care of yourself. Wish you lot more success and fame.” Kapil also made his intentions clear on Twitter that he wants Sunil back on the show, “@WhoSunilGrover today packed up at 6 am after so long n I missed so many things.. love u .. see u in evening at ur home .” He had earlier apologised on Twitter. Sources from the set told indianexpress.com that the actor was confident he will get Sunil back on the show. However, Sunil has not returned his calls till now. Both the host and the channel reps are trying to ensure the show goes on and the team stays intact.
Happy Birthday Rani Mukerji: From Saathiya to Black, she is Bollywood’s real Mardaani Agency | New Delhi
Rani Mukerji might be enjoying her new phase of life post marriage to Yash Raj Films honcho Aditya Chopra and motherhood, but she deserves every bit of this phase. After all, she has given us enough inspiring films and performances to last a long time. As the Bengali beauty turns 39 today, let’s talk about why she is the true Mardaani of Bollywood. In a career spanning over two decades, Rani has earned the tag of being the real queen of Bollywood. She might have debuted with Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat, but a closer look at its plot and we realise she already kicked off her Bollywood innings playing a rape victim and putting up a brave fight against crime. She repeated it with Mehndi, which highlighted the menace of dowry. Though both the films failed to do well, it surely gave the trade gurus a hint that Rani had her preferences clear while signing projects. For the next 4-5 years, Rani also gave a taste of typical Bolly-
wood masala while doing a lot of naach-gana with actors like Salman Khan and Govinda, but that was to gain her footing in the industry, only to arrive with 2002 film Saathiya. A simple contemporary love story about a couple which elopes to get married and ends up facing marital challenges. Rani played a career woman – a doctor. She fought with her family for her love. She did not succumb to the post wedding problems and surely inspired middle-class girls to not forgo their dreams and even stand by their decisions, good or bad. Her onscreen marital woes and the strong stand against all odds, continued in yet another successful film, Chalte Chalte, opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Once Rani was able to find a place in the A-league of female actors, she began picking performance-backed scripts. Take for instance Hum Tum. More than her love story with Saif Ali Khan, the film traces the journey of Rani who played a widow, but never allowed anyone to pity her. Something similar she did in Baabul too, forcing women to think that it isn’t the end of life, and to discover their inner strength.
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Government today moved a fresh proposal to cap cash transactions at Rs 2 lakh instead of Rs 3 lakh as provided in the Budget, as it introduced as many as 40 amendments to the Finance Bill in an ‘unprecedented move’. As the Finance Bill was taken up for consideration in the Lok Sabha, opposition parties like TMC, BJD and RSP protested against the introduction of the amendments to 40 Acts, saying it was being done in the form of “back-door entry”. The amendments to the laws like Companies Act, Employees Provident Fund, Smuggling and Foreign Exchange Act, TRAI Act and Information Technology Act,
have been moved with an aim of making the functioning of tribunals more efficient by merging the smaller ones and reducing their numbers from 40 to 12. The objections by the opposition parties were overruled by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who ruled that the ‘incidental provisions’ involved in the amendments constitute a ‘Money Bill’ and therefore can be considered as part of the Finance Bill. Among the amendments made to the Finance Bill was a provision to cap cash transaction at Rs 2 lakh. Earlier, while presenting the Budget on February 1, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had proposed the cap to be Rs 3 lakh with effect from April 1.
After Jio’s Allegations, Ookla Clarifies Airtel’s Speed Test Based On Q3, Q4 Data Agency | New Delhi
A day after Reliance Jio lodged a complaint with the advertising watchdog against broadband tester Ookla declaring Airtel as the ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ in India, Ookla on Tuesday clarified that test was based on third and fourth quarter data of 2016. A day earlier, Reliance Jio had lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against Ookla’s testing. ”Ookla named Airtel as the ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ in India based on data from Q3 and Q4 of 2016. When analysing markets, like India, we take many factors into consideration, including dual SIM devices, network technology, device types, and more,” said Jamie Steven, COO, Speedtest by Ookla, in a statement. “In addition to what the user sees on their mobile application as they take a test in real-time, we apply a rigorous methodology when aggregating the data which uses a variety of internal data sources that control for potential variability in the market,” he said.“We have taken dual SIM information into consideration and fully stand behind Airtel being named ‘India’s Fastest Mobile Network’,” Steven said. ”The claim of Airtel that it is India’s fastest network is false, misleading and incorrect. The claim is being made by Airtel acting in a mala fide manner in collusion with Ookla LLC, who profess to be experts in the domain space of testing mobile internet speed,” stated .
www.sunvillasamachar.com Top 5 bowlers in ICC Test Rankings: Ravindra Jadeja pips R Ashwin to grab top spot
In COLORS family drama series, Ek Shringaar… Swabhimaan, we have seen Naina’s (Ankita Sharma) husband Karan (Samridh Bawa) behaving strangely while always staying aloof from the family. He is mocked by everyone as they feel he behaves in an odd manner. Only Nirmala (Shweta Mahadik) and Sandhya (Suchitra Pillai) don’t rebuke him for his behavior. Karan does not even let Naina come anywhere close to him and has made this clear to her that she isn’t bound to the marriage and can leave if she wishes to. Naina is suspicious of his behavior and tries to dig deep to find the root cause of such estranged behavior. The reason behind Karan’s behavior will finally be revealed in the upcoming episodes where we will see Karan and Naina head out for holi shopping. On hearing about the illness she immediately understands the reason behind his intricate behavior. Will Naina be able to help Karan lead a normal life?
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Agency | New Delhi Left-arm spinner Jadeja whizzed past Ashwin after snaring nine wickets in the drawn third Test against Australia, which put the four-match series evenly poised at 1-1. Jadeja, who grabbed five for 124 and four for 52 in Ranchi, has gained seven points after starting joint-first with Ashwin at 892 points. The left-arm spinner has become only the third Indian player after Ashwin and Bishan Singh Bedi to top the bowling charts on his own, said an ICC release. Jadeja, who was often termed as the second fiddle to Ashwin, has also closed in on a major landmark as his tally of 899 rating points puts him on the brink of becoming
only the second India bowler after Ashwin to touch the 900-point mark. Ashwin, who had a highest rating of 904 points, has slipped 37 points behind Jadeja to 862 points after finishing with two wickets in Ranchi. Top 5 bowlers in ICC Test Rankings (As on March 21, 2017, after India-Australia 3rd Test) 1) Ravindra Jadeja 2) Ravichandran Aswin 3) Rangana Herath 4) Josh Hazlewood 5) James Anderson
Deodhar Trophy: MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh rested, Harbhajan Singh back in the mix Agency | New Delhi
not there as he may be picked for the fiThe Indian selectors on Tuesday named nal Test in Dharamsala. Nehra will next Rohit Sharma and Parthiv Patel captains be seen in action during the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Deodhar Trophy of the India ‘Blue’ and ‘Red’ sides gives them a chance to test respectively for the Deodhar Trosome new pacers like phy tournament with senior left-arm quick Kuloff-spinner Harbhajan want Khejroliya, who Singh coming back in regularly clocks 140 contention after good perkmph and was imformances in the Vijay pressive for Delhi Hazare Trophy. Veterans in the Vijay Hazare Mahendra Singh Dhoni and league games. For Yuvraj Singh have been Rohit, it will rested while Suresh Raina’s non-inbe some welclusion among 28 players raises doubts about his come match future in the 50practice as over format. The he is an third team in autothe tournamatic ment sewill lecb e tion Vijay in
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Hazare champions Tamil Nadu. The three wicketkeepers will be Parthiv for the Red team, Rishabh Pant for the Blue team and Dinesh Karthik for Tamil Nadu. Ishan Kishan is out with calf muscle injury. Harbhajan has been economical in both Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as well as Vijay Hazare Trophy. In the 50-over format, he bowled his full quota in all six matches with an economy rate of four runs per over taking nine wickets. His inclusion means he is being seriously considered for the Champions Trophy in England. The tournament which will be the last 50-over competition before the Champions Trophy also features the likes of Shikhar Dhawan, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, all staking claim for a couple of batting slots that are up for grabs. According to reliable sources in the BCCI, even Ashish Nehra is not playing the tournament as selectors have already seen him bowl in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and are happy with his progress. Nehra is, however, very much in the mix of pace bowlers considering his vast experience in English conditions. Mohammed Shami, who got four wickets in the Vijay Hazare final is
the limited overs side. Dhawan, who has been out of favour for some time, also gets a chance to stake a claim for the third opener’s slot. Kedar Jadhav is a certainty while Pandey and Karthik are likely to fight for one available slot in the middle-order. The selectors have kept a nice blend of talented players as well as performers in domestic tournaments. Shreyas Iyer, Mandeep Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary are there in the teams. Hardik Pandya’s eleder brother Krunal, Punjab’s Gurkeerat Mann have been rewarded for their good show in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. India ‘Blue’: Rohit Sharma (C), Mandeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ambati Rayudu, Manoj Tiwary, Rishabh Pant (wk), Deepak Hooda, Harbhajan Singh, Krunal Pandya, Shahbaz Nadeem, Siddarth Kaul, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Pankaj Rao. India ‘Red’: Parthiv Patel (C and wk), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Mayank Agarwal, Kedar Jadhav, Ishank Jaggi, Gurkeerat Mann, Axar Patel, Akshay Karnewar, Ashok Dinda, Kulwant Khejroliya, Dhawal Kulkarni, Govinda Poddar.
Agency | New Delhi Indian captain Virat Kohli has found himself at the centre of the battles on and off the field ongoing four-match Test series against Australia. The star batsman, who hasn’t yet delivered with the bat, has been criticised not just by former Australian cricketers but also their media. From Ian Healy to Mitchell Johnson, many voices in Australian cricket have had a go at Kohli. This even prompted former India captain Sunil Gavaskar to describe the Australian media as an extension of cricket team’s support staff. ”We should not bother too much about the Australian media and what they write as they are an extension of their cricket team’s support staff. The focus now should shift to cricket from off-the-field issues,” Gavaskar said agency on the eve of the third Test. After the third Test in Ranchi ended in a draw, the Australian media once again
targeted Kohli. While there is nothing new in the Australians indulging in a little bit of ‘mental disintegration’ prior to every series, the war of words and bad blood between the two sides really blew up after the ‘brain fade’ issue in Bengaluru after the Australian skipper Steve Smith was seen seeking the dressing room’s advice after being adjudged leg before wicket during his team’s second inning in the match which India won 75 runs. The issue had become huge as Indian skipper Kohli had given Smith a very animated send-off from the field and had then stated during the post-match press conference that the Australians had done the same thing on other instances as well. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA) were involved in a bitter stand-off over the issue. The Indian board then withdrew its complaint against Smith after ICC decided not to take action against him.
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Gujarat has more liquor-loving women than Punjab: Survey Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Data with National Family Health Survey (NFHS) for the year 2015-16 indicates that more women in dry-state of Gujarat drink liquor than in Punjab, where there is no prohibition law. Around 0.3% of women between 15 and 49 years in Gujarat drink liquor while just 0.1% of women in Punjab consume alcohol, the NFHS data indicates. The figures, which were released recently, further indicate that 0.1 % women in urban areas of Gujarat and 0.4% of rural background consume liquor. In Punjab, on the other hand, only 0.1 % urban women drink while no women in rural areas consume alcohol. Against this, around 0.3% women drink alcohol in rural areas of Gujarat. NFHS figures also suggest that 11.1 % of men aged between 15 and 49, consume liquor in Gujarat. This includes 10.6% men in urban ar-
eas and 11.4% in rural areas. Incidentally, there are only 56,000 legal liquor permit holders in the state which clearly means the rest 11% of the population depends on bootleggers for their liquor supply. An analysis of the data indicates that nearly 40 lakh men and women in Gujarat drink liquor. This is strange for Gujarat where a new prohibition law provides of imprisonment up to 10 years for those involved in the sale and purchase of liquor, besides a maximum fine of up to Rs 5 lakh. Director, prohibition and excise department, B K Kumar, said there are just 56,000 legal permits for liquor in Gujarat including the permits given to ex-armymen. However, Kumar was unaware of the NFHS report. He gave the assurance that he would inquire into the actual figures. It may be recalled that in October last year, there was a hooch tragedy in Gujarat that claimed the lives of 26 people.
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Modi’s ‘Mission 150’ in Gujarat: Can Gujarat: FIR against Class X student for copying BJP replicate UP win in PM’s home turf?
An FIR has been lodged against a Class X examinee of Doon School of Achievers in Maninagar, confirmed District Education Officer, Ahmedabad (city), N M Mehta. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
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Gujarat will probably be toughest challenge for Modi and the BJP have faced since 2002. Among the many issues that the BJP faces in Gujarat is a disgruntled Patel community, which had been its most loyal vote base so far. Led by Patidar leader Hardik Patel, the community virtually held the then Anandiben government hostage over its demand for OBC status in order to avail reservation in jobs and education. The movement, which took a violent turn, seems to have triggered the crucial vote bank slipping away from the BJP’s grip after the government’s treatment in its aftermath. Hardik Patel, who
has become a big challenge for the BJP in the state, has often challenged and questioned the development model of Modi, the biggest selling point of the BJP during 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The members of his outfit, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS), have even disrupted BJP meetings including one of Amit Shah last year. The Patidar movement is not the only challenge the BJP faces as it goes to polls in the western state. A huge Dalit resentment over cow vigilantism incidents has also gripped the state after the incident in Una last year where youth from the community were flogged by upper caste cow vigilantes.
Muslims in BJP hopeful of tickets this year :Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Following BJP’s spectacular victory in Uttar Pradesh, which has a considerable Muslim population, Muslim leaders of the party in Gujarat are hopeful of tickets in the upcoming Assembly polls. After a good show by Muslim candidates in local body polls in Gujarat, the Minority Morcha was upbeat for gaining more foothold in the party organisation. But, its leaders have not gone beyond getting more than Morcha level posts. Sufi Maheboobali Chishti, president of Gujarat BJP’s Minority Morcha, said, “The Muslims did get a BJP ticket in UP elections despite being in large numbers because the Minority Morcha of the party in that state is weak.” He said the party in Gujarat was expected to think positively about fielding Muslim candidates considering their winnability. Acording to Chisty, “Tere are at least six seats like
As many as 20 students were caught cheating during the Class X and XII examinations, being conducted by Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, on Monday. An FIR has been lodged against a Class X examinee of Doon School of Achievers in Maninagar, confirmed District Education Officer, Ahmedabad (city), N M Mehta. He was found copying answers using a mobile phone in an Ahmedabad centre during mathematics exam on Monday. Apart from this, 15 other Class X students were caught copying by the
state control room, out of which maximum, seven, were reported from Banaskantha district. It is followed by Patan (3) and one each from Amreli, Anand, Bhavnagar, Kheda and Rajkot. During Class XII general stream, Economics exam, one student each from Ahmedabad and Surendranagar and two from Rajkot were caught. Last Friday, three students were booked for using unfair means during examinations — while two Class X examinees were using dummy candidates, the third student was caught taking pictures of the question paper with a mobile phone.
Jamalpur, Limbayat, Vankaner, Jambusar, Vagra and Abdasa where the party should think of fielding the Muslims.” In the local body elections, 200 out of the 350 Muslims fielded by BJP had won, and over 100 of them where made chairmen of various committees, added. “It is not BJP does not field the Muslims for Assembly elections. It had done so in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. We hope that it will give tickets to the Muslims, provided there are candidates having winning possibilities,” he said. Last week, in the results announced for the panchayat byelections, BJP saw a Muslim candidate, Hidayatullah Khan Pathan, winning a ward in the Mahudha municipality of Kheda district uncontested. Of the 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat, at least 66 have over 10 per cent Muslim votes. Gujarat Haj Committee chairman Mohammed Ali Qadri said:
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