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News Brief “Starring Karan Johar” US dollar ends cheaper against rupee
Agency | Mumbai
The US dollar ended cheaper against the rupee at 67.63/64 per dollar but the pound sterling finished higher at Rs 96.56/58 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today. Following are the Interbank Forex and RBI rates: (In Rs Per Unit) Unit Interbank RBI Reference US Dollar 67.63/64 US Dollar Rs. 67.7480 Pound Sterling 96.56/58 Euro Rs. 73.4050 Euro 73.22/24 Japanese Yen(100) 57.17/19.
Prez hosts lunch for 100 women achievers Agency | New Delhi
President Pranab Mukherjee today hosted a lunch for 100 women achievers at Rashtrapati Bhavan on the occasion of first anniversary of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ scheme. “These 100 women achievers were selected by the Ministry of Women and Child Development in collaboration with Facebook through a nationwide contest and public nominations,” a press release issued by Rashtrapati Bhavan said.
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Filmmaker Karan Johar’s remarks on intolerance started a politicial fight
Political drama over intolerance “We are in a tough country and to speak about one’s personal life in today’s time can land you in jail,” Karan Johar said at the ninth edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival Agency | Jaipur
Filmmaker Karan Johar’s remarks on intolerance started a politicial fight on Friday with the Congress accusing the Narendra Modi government of stifling freedom of expression and the BJP dismissing such criticism. “The talk about freedom of expression is the biggest joke I believe in the world. Democracy is the second biggest joke I think.” Johar had said at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival on Thursday. “I really wonder how are we really democratic? How is there freedom of expression? As
a filmmaker, I feel bound at every level be it what I put out on celluloid or what I say in print,” he added. Attacking the NDA government, Congress leader Manish Tewari said, “This goverment of Modi is against intellectuals. They are against liberal voices. The tension is increasing from everywhere. Other than Anupam Kher, who is a pawn for the government, all other artists, painters, filmmakers are saying that this government is against intellectuals.” Union minister Mahesh Sharma retaliated saying, “The whole world is see-
ing that India is the most tolerant country.” Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, too, rejected Johar’s statement. “Those who are raising questions on India’s tolerance have no knowledge about the country’s culture and traditions. They are illiterate. It is true that issues of intolerance crop up the moment elections are announced,” said Naqvi. Rubbishing their claims, Tewari said, “It is against every such behaviour that wants to take the liberal and all encompassing ideologies forward.” “If all other artists and actors and filmmakers and writers
are saying that this government is against intellectuals and is trying to curb the freedom of expression, then it must be true. Truth does not need
any evidence,” he said. In his conversation with Poonam Saxena who has penned his biography ‘An Unsuitable Boy’ and author-columnist Shobhaa
De, Johar said he felt he was living in a “tough country” where speaking about one’s personal life can land people behind the bars.
ity. Flights to and from Chandigarh and Amritsar airports were also affected with most of them operating with delay. Dense fog engulfed Chandigarh on Friday morning with visibility reducing to 300 metres in some areas. Chandigarh recorded coldest day of the season with the maximum temperature recorded at 11
degrees Celsius, nine degrees below the season’s average. The minimum temperature was recorded 8.8 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Ambala and Karnal towns in Haryana were recorded at 10.3 and 10.6 degrees Celsius respectively on Thursday, making it the coldest day of the season there.
Cold grips north India: 35 trains Google’s free high-speed Wi-Fi cancelled, 14 delayed due to fog launched at Mumbai Central Station Agency | Mumbai
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Friday launched a free high-speed public Wi-Fi service in collaboration with technology giant Google at Mumbai Central, the first station in the country to get such facility. Terming the facility as “world class”, Prabhu said around 100 busiest stations across the country will be brought under the free public Wi-Fi service by this year-end, making it
the world’s largest such project. “When I proposed the full-fledged (Railway) budget last year, I had vowed to improve ailing condition of Indian Railway, and
launching free Wi-Fi at Mumbai Central Station is one giant step towards improving the Railway,” Prabhu said while addressing the gathering comprising senior rail-
Cabinet rejig likely: Modi may look to press reset button Agency | Mumbai
way officers, Google executives and passengers at the suburban railway station. Terming it as a “historic day”, the minister said that his government was trying hard to develop sustainable infrastructure and to improve safety and security of the passengers and bring financial stability to the entity. The project of providing free Wi-Fi connectivity at 400 railway stations across the country was announced last September during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Google headquarters in the US.
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At least 35 trains were cancelled while 14 were running late after dense fog engulfed the northern India. According to the Northern Railway, one train had to be rescheduled. Dense fog affected several areas in Punjab and Haryana on Friday as cold wave conditions continued in both the states, a weather official said here. At least 14 trains were running late, railway officials said. Motorists had to face difficulty on highways due to dense fog in certain sections with low visibil-
Delhi on alert after driver of hijacked Pathankot taxi found dead
Prime Minister Narendra Modi may look to press the reset button on his alert came amidst heightleadership this spring to ened security in the Capreinvigorate stalled ecoital ahead of the Republic Agency | Ahmedabad nomic reforms and apDay celebrations to be Patna-based amateur pease critics, eyeing a attended by French PresAman Raj came up with mix of tried and tested ident Francois Hollande Agency | Mumbai an even-par 72 in the allies and fresh blood, seas the chief guest. Police final round to win the nior government sources wants to hold on to power the weekend. But Finance Delhi police on Friday sources said the top brass PGTI’s Final Qualify- said. The government has nationally in 2019. “Modi Minister Arun Jaitley, re- issued an alert after the of the police have called a ing Stage for the 2016 overseen rapid economic needs to identify new tal- sponsible for delivering driver of a taxi allegedly meeting at the India Gate season at the Kensville growth but failed on tax ent and bring changes in the Modi message to in- hijacked by three unidenlawns later on Friday to Golf & Country Club and land reforms, and the his government. It will be ternational investors, may tified men from Pathan- January 20. The driver of terrorists had killed the discuss the security dehere today. Aman Raj euphoria that met Modi’s too late if he fails to do it move to defence after he kot was found murdered, the vehicle, identified as driver of another vehi- tails at the vital installaended with a tourna- 2014 election triumph has now,” said veteran news- delivers his annual budget sparking security con- Vijay Kumar, was later cle they had hired before tions around New Delhi. ment total of six-over given way to investor dis- paper editor and commen- in late February, sources cerns in the midst of a na- found dead at the Kalta attacking the Pathankot Police have already made 294 which helped him illusionment; stocks have tator Shekhar Gupta. With said. Jaitley, 63, has failed tionwide crackdown on bridge in Kangra, police airbase. “There is no need India Gate and Rajpath secure a comfortable erased all of their gains an eye on Uttar Pradesh, to push through a ma- suspected Islamic State said. Police in Himach- to panic but we urge peo- out of bounds for vehicles four-stroke victory. since he won power. The Modi looks set to keep jor tax reform and critics terrorists. Police released al Pradesh, where the ple to stay alert. Citizens and tourists. This year, Noida’s Raju Singh fin- ruling Bharatiya Janata Amit Shah on as BJP pres- have faulted his steward- photographs of suspects vehicle was registered, should inform the police police closed movement ished second at 10-over Party (BJP) faces a crucial ident, the sources said, ship over India’s $2 tril- and details of the vehi- said the Alto was not reg- control room if they see of vehicles on Rajpath 298. At the end of round election test in the most extending his closest aide lion economy, which is cle through its official istered with any travel any suspicious activity early in the wake of nufour, the top 35 players populous state of Uttar and election campaign growing fast but not creat- Twitter handle saying the agency. What sent police around them,” said depu- merous intelligence reearned their cards for Pradesh in 2017 that it manager’s tenure by three ing enough jobs to employ Maruti Alto was hired by into a tizzy was the fact ty commissioner of police ports about possible terprobably needs to win if it years when it expires at an expanding workforce. three unidentified men on that earlier this month Rajan Bhagat said. The ror attacks. the 2016 PGTI season. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
2 / Dt. 23-01-2016, Saturday Editors’ Picks saturday, JANUARY 23, 2016 India is just months away from deploying a regional alternative to GPS With the launch of the fifth payload of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is almost set to deploy a secure and nationally owned alternative to GPS, which will cover all of India and a zone about 1,500 km beyond the national borders. After two more launches, India will join the small group of nations with their own satellite navigation systems. The US GPS was the trailblazing system with a global footprint, followed by the Russian GLONASS and French DORIS. By 2020, the European Union’s Galileo and China’s BeiDou satellite arrays are expected to be globally deployed. BeiDou is still a regional system, and the IRNSS marks India’s first, confident and very necessary step into this field. It will have two services, a public access system and an encrypted variant for the military. Indeed, while satellite navigation systems are generally celebrated for improving accuracy in conjunction with other services like GPS — DORIS can drill down to millimetric levels, which is valuable in the earth sciences — security will be the initial deliverable of the IRNSS. The need for secure communications is understood in our hacker-infested world and, by extension, so is the need to own communication satellites. However, the need to own secure positioning services should be equally obvious. A major geopolitical incident could render foreign GPS systems hard to access, or impossible to trust. The extra accuracy which the IRNSS promises will assume significance for future developments like the Internet of Things, to revolutionise logistics and inventory management, for instance, and perhaps enhance telemetry services. The Isro is taking a significant step with the IRNSS, helping to future-proof the nation from the perspective of the security and accuracy of data. In an information-hungry world, it’s serving the national priority of generating and owning reliable data on the neighbourhood.
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Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 review: Airlift: As swift as a Dirty, naked, tasteless Hollywood ‘rescue thriller’ Agency | New Delhi
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Akshay, sporting his saltn-pepper beard, gives the role all the gravitas he has and turns things believable. Nimrat is her usual easy presence on camera and turns all fiery with assurance when a scene makes such histrionic demands of her. For a long time, Hindi cinema was happy with the Indian within India — living in its villages and cities. Then it started taking the hero-heroine abroad in films that felt like paid holidays for shooting song sequences. Next, Bollywood began focusing on the Indian living abroad, the NRI whose heart and mind seemed to reside back in the motherland.
Now, it has moved another step ahead. Ee have Indians caught bang in the middle of geo-political crises: from tracking the Taliban in Afghanistan in Kabul Express to being caught in the civil wartorn Syria in Phantom. Airlift is also about Indians caught in a conflict
zone, only that it is based on true incident. It is about the evacuation of 1,70,000 Indian expatriates stuck in Kuwait after its invasion by Iraq in 1990. Believed to be the largest civil evacuation ever, it was conducted over 59 days involving 488 Air India/ Indian Airlines flights.
Jugni Movie Review
Agency | New Delhi
Mustard fields do occasionally loom in the backdrop - that is inevitable - but Jugni has a glow that instantly sets it apart from the average Punjab film that Bollywood produces. It looks, feels and sounds different. It has no Bhangra routines, no wedding songs, no inane lyrics, and no semi-clad floozies. What the beautifully nuanced Jugni film has is a meaningful, if somewhat thin, plot peopled with eminently relatable characters. The story is in the main set in a tangible world where Sufi poetry and music hold sway. The songs and scenes are rooted
in the soil. First-time writer-director Shefali Bhushan conjures up a specific place and culture with admirable precision. The film’s opening sequence itself, which unfolds with a lilting folksy song (in the voice of Vishal Bhardwaj) in the background, sets the
stage for the free-flowing tale. The superb musical composition and the unfussy unveiling of the essence of the story and its milieu - a Mumbai composer arrives in rural Punjab looking for an unsung folk singer - immediately establish the film’s texture and tenor.
Pre Look Sarainodu Movie First Look Poster Released by Alluarjun Agency | Chennai
Agency | Mumbai Arjun Kapoor is all set to make a sizzling debut on the television and boy, aren’t we excited! He just put up a new poster of Khatron Ke Khiladi and looks like he looks totally into his role as a tough taskmaster host. He has a slightly devilish grin on his face and looks like he is ready for a fight! Contestants of the show are in the background, looking unsure of what challenge the show holds for them. The idea of Arjun as a host of this reality show
generated a lot of mixed reactions. The show stars this weekend and it is left for us to see if the Ki and Ka actor manages to win us over with his hosting skills. Before Arjun, the Airlift actor Akshay Kumar has hosted the show and people loved him. Arjun really has to be super awesome to fill Akshay’s shoes. Action director Rohit Shetty has also hosted the show last year. This year looks promising for Arjun as he has R Balki’s film coming up with Kareena Kapoor Khan.
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Sarainodu starring Alluarjun,Rakul preet singh directed by Boyapati sreenu.The movie first look is expected to release for sankranthi but it did not happened. Now the official prelook of first look was released,the original one will release on januray 26th.This prelook itself creates wonders with superb look. The pre-look of Allu Arjun’s Sarrainodu is out and its giving instant goose bumps to the onlookers.Announcing about the first look release date January 26th, Allu Arjun must be clicked in the gap where he is busy crushing the goons with a heavy Kettlebell. The bloodmarks on kettlebell, Bunny’s bi-
ceps and unbuttoned shirt stress the need for an extra ‘R’ added in the title later to make him ‘SaRRainodu’. Allu Arjun
is as stylish and sturdy as always and Boyapati raised the bar to top with just the prelook. Awaiting the first look !!!
Then he says something to the effect of ‘Haan, log mere papa ko bhi Shakti Kapoor hi samajhte hain.’ This is probably the best attempt at humour in a film that takes the dirty route to establishing the premise of a porn-com – which, incidentally, is what the film promoters have been calling it. Kanhaiyya (Tusshar Kapoor) is a good-for-nothing guy who gets kicked out of his house by his business tycoon father (who else? Shakti Kapoor). Meghna Naidu (Kaliyon Ka Chaman, remember?) is Tusshar’s aunt and would-be stepmother. Rocky (Aftab Shivdasani)
is his ‘chuddy-buddy’, literally. Very soon, Kanhaiyya’s grandmother catches Rocky getting his rocks off to pornography – a development that kills her, quite literally. This prompts them to meet their Thailand-based friend Mickey (Krushna), who would rather refer to his place of residence as ‘Thai-land’. Ok, let’s not get there. So, the two
end up joining the porn business, which recreates popular Bollywood films as per their requirements. For example, Singham becomes Lingam and Kick turns into Lick, so on and so forth. But Kanhaiyya’s life turns upside down when his eyes land on Shaalu (Mandana Karimi), the daughter of Surya Karjatya (Darshan Jariwala).
in his misguided attempt to make what he surely believes is a tribute to an entire gender, David O Russell lost sight of only thing he shouldn’t have: Joy. The movie is about Joy, she of the “one in particular.” More precisely, it’s about Joy Mangano, who, in the ‘90s invented the
Miracle Mop, an ingenious doohickey that enables the user to rinse, wash and utilise said mop without ever having to actually do any of those things. Everyone, at some point has used a variation of Joy Mangano’s invention, and that, in itself is a fascinating idea. But I digress.
given the privacy that is required at this time to move forward in a dignified manner.” The couple has maintained that this split is a result of ‘growing apart over the years’. Although there are many rumours of the couple separating, the rumours got stronger when Adhuna was nowhere to be seen with Farhan during the release of his latest film Wazir as well as Daboo Ratnani’s calendar
launch. The couple has always been all praises for each other. In an earlier interview with HT, Farhan had said, “I believe that for any relationship or marriage to be successful, the couple has to be great friends. It is also important to keep reinventing your friendship. Besides being my wife, Adhuna is a great friend and I know I can share my deepest secrets with her.”
Joy review: Even Jennifer Lawrence can’t mop up this mess Agency | New Delhi
Before you see a single frame of Jennifer Lawrence in Joy, her third collaboration with director David O Russell, a pompous title card declares it to be a film “Inspired by the true stories of daring women. One in particular.” To the movie’s credit, at least it’s upfront about not being a run-of-the-mill biopic. There’s no ‘based on a true story’ nonsense here. But in roughly two hours, you’ll realise that the best indication as to Joy’s impending and frankly inevitable derailment came at this very moment. Because
Farhan Akhtar, Adhuna to divorce: ‘We grew apart over the years’ Agency | New Delhi
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and hairstylist Adhuna Akhtar, his wife of 15 years, have announced their separation. Farhan, 42, and Adhuna 48, issued a joint statement on Thursday stating that they have ended their marriage and would like their privacy to be respected. Farhan and Adhuna got married in 2000 after a courtship of three years. They have two daughters — Shakya and Akira. The statement read, “This is to announce that we, Adhuna and Farhan, have mutually and amicably decided to separate. Our children remain our priority and it is immensely important to us, as responsible parents, that they be protected from unwarranted speculation and public glare. We sincerely request that we are
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Australian Open: Federer defeats Dimitrov for 300th Grand Slam win
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Agency | Mumbai Indian stock markets rose 2 per cent on Friday posting their biggest single-day percentage gain since October as hints of more stimulus measures from the European Central Bank lifted global markets. Global markets were also supported after oil prices rose 5 per cent on Friday. Although higher crude prices are not good for India’s current account balance, they are helping shore up risk sentiment in global assets. Analysts said whether shares can gain further would depend on corporate earnings results and developments in China, where markets have remained volatile over concerns about economic growth. “Sustainability (of market gains) would depend on quarterly earnings performance and no negative news flow from China,” said Gaurang Shah, vice president at Geojit BNP Paribas.
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A patient Roger Federer weathered a second set storm from Grigor Dimitrov before overcoming the Bulgarian challenger to reach the fourth round of the Australian Open on Friday, recording his 300th Grand Slam win in the process. The 17-time Major winner and third seed won 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in two hours, 40 minutes under the closed roof on Rod Laver Arena and will next face Belgium’s 15th seed David Goffin, who overcame good friend Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5. Federer became the first man to win 300 Grand Slam matches and extends his record over Bulgarian 27th seed Dimitrov, dubbed “Baby Fed”
Virat Kohli Says India Determined to Win Remaining Matches Against Australia Agency | Sydney
because of the similarity in their playing styles, to 5-0. Last year Federer was ambushed in the third round by Italian Andreas Seppi, but he made no mistake this time at the same stage against Dimitrov. But it wasn’t an entirely convincing display from the four-time Australian Open winner, who committed an uncharacteristic 55 unforced efforts, much more than Dimitrov’s 44. “It was a difficult position for me
after losing the second set and Grigor was playing well. I thought I was struggling a little bit,” Federer said. “I didn’t feel it was really happening out there and it was an important start for me to the third set. “Thankfully I got the early break and I was able to stay in the lead and everything started to come back, the serve, my footwork. It was complicated, but those matches are even nicer to win, I must say.”
SC to hear CAB’s plea for implementation of Lodha committee report Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi A day before the open house discussion on differential pricing of data, a full-scale war of words has broken out between telecom regulator TRAI and social network Facebook over the Net neutrality debate. Terming Facebook’s action as diversionary, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said the whole consultation exercise has been reduced to “a crudely majoritarian and orchestrated poll”. “Neither the spirit nor the letter of a consultative process warrants such an interpretation which, if accepted, has dangerous ramifications for policy-making in India,” TRAI said in its letter to Facebook on January 18. According to the regulator, the campaign by Facebook to defend its free Internet platform Free Basics in India is “wholly misplaced” as “the consultation paper is on differential pricing for data services and not on any particular product or service”.
4G-ready Vodafone SIMs now available in New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Vodafone has introduced 4G SIM cards in Delhi NCR as it gears up to roll out the high speed mobile internet services in the region soon. “We want to make the transition to 4G smooth and seamless for our 10 million customers in Delhi & NCR. We want them to be 4G-ready so that they start experiencing the benefits of high speed mobile internet services as soon as they are launched commercially,” Apoorva Mehrotra, Business Head–Delhi & NCR, Vodafone India said in a statement. Customers who are upgrading to 4G-Ready SIMs will be rewarded with free 1GB 4G internet, at the time of launch. “A formal announcement regarding the launch, which is expected soon, will be made in due course,” the statement said. The SIM cards will be given to Vodafone customers for free with an exchange process. With the new 4G SIM, Vodafone customers will be automatically upgraded to 4G as soon as the services are launched commercially, provided they have 4G-enabled handset. The 4G will be launched in 1800 Mhz band which the company won in March 2015 spectrum auction. Vodafone has already launched 4G in Kerala and Mysuru in Karnataka. The services will be launched in Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru by March 2016.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the plea of Cricket Association of Bihar (CAB) seeking implementation of the report of Justice R M Lodha panel on reforms in Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). A bench headed by Chief Justice of India T S Thakur said that the date of hearing would be given today evening itself after the counsel for CAB mentioned the matter for urgent hearing. The apex court-appointed Justice Lodha panel, which had suggested suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two years
compete at all. We just have to be smarter about chasing down totals. If the results were different, there would be different questions and different debates. But we have to respect this result and Australia are a tough side, and they know these conditions better,” Kohli
said at the pre-match press conference. “They are on a streak of winning 18 games at home. So we need some extra bit of experience in such conditions. We would like to learn because we have to keep coming back here and we want to do well here.
secutive aces with her first two serves, Sharapova roared through without dropping a game, closing out the match when her 103rd-ranked opponent swiped a backhand long. “I don’t have a chat in the mirror, I think I get fined for that,” Sharapova said courtside of her trip to the locker-room. I
changed my dress and felt a little bit lighter which made me move better. But other than that, that’s all I can share.” The win was 28-year-old Sharapova’s 600th on tour and the five-time grand slam champion now faces an inter-generational battle against 18-year-old Bencic.
they had, to Duque-Marino and Pereira’s one break point out of four opportunities. The top seeds comfortably bagged the set 6-2. The second set was far more competitive and saw seven breaks of serve, with neither team unable to hold serve after a service break. Mirza and
Hingis prevailed in the end, however, their four break points won edging their opponents’ three break points won. Mirza and Hingis have already gotten off to a great start this year, winning backto-back titles in their first two tournaments this season, at Brisbane and Sydney.
Maria Sharapova roars back to reach fourth round of Australian Open Agency | Melbourne
from participating in the Indian Premier League, submitted its report to the Supreme Court on January 4. The three-member panel while recommending sweeping reforms in controversy-ridden BCCI had suggested a bar on ministers from occupying positions, putting a cap on the age and tenure of the office-bearers and legalis-
ing betting. The panel had also suggested that one unit should represent one state, while taking away the voting rights of institutional and city-based units. The committee had recommended restructuring of the BCCI’s administrative set-up, proposing the position of a CEO accountable to a nine-member apex council.
Suresh Raina: I am India’s highest run-getter batting at no. 3 position Agency | New Delhi
While the thumping ODI series loss leaves the India ODI team Down Under bereft of any positives, the forthcoming threematch T20 International series will provide a true picture as to how prepared MS Dhoni & Co are for the World T20 starting in March. Experts reckon Dhoni needs to settle his unsettled mind. His batting conundrum has certainly not gone down well with his most-trusted player, Suresh Raina. Although Raina would not like to bat below No 4, the southpaw admitted that frequent changes in the batting position “definitely” affects the mindset. It could be one of the reasons for losing his ODI spot as well. “It would be better if they (team management) can tell me at least 10 overs before (I got out to bat) about my batting position. It is important to know your strengths. It helps in formulating your own plans
Unfazed despite four successive defeats, a defiant Virat Kohli insisted that the Indian cricket team is “not mentally bogged down” and said it would like to win the next four matches, including tomorrow’s final ODI, to cap the tour of Australia on a positive note. (MS Dhoni Aims to Avoid Whitewash, Australia Look to Sustain Winning Run) The star batsman said that despite lagging 4-0 in the current ODI series, the Indian team’s morale is still up. India play Australia in a threematch T20 series after the fifth ODI in Sydney on Sunday. “If we were mentally bogged down, we wouldn’t be able to
Former champion Maria Sharapova found inspiration in a change of dress to put away unseeded American Lauren Davis 6-1 6-7(5) 6-0 at the Australian Open on Friday and set up an intriguing fourth round match with rising Swiss talent Belinda Bencic. Up 2-0 in the second set and closing in on victory, the Russian’s serve crumbled, allowing Davis to reel off five consecutive games and eventually capture a tense second set tiebreak. Fifth seeed Sharapova left the court for a lengthy comfort break between sets but re-emerged with a fresh outfit and a renewed focus, and proceeded to hammer the hapless American. Bashing con-
Australian Open: Mirza-Hingis get campaign off to winning start Agency | Melbourne
as well. If they can tell me before the game or during the game, it helps in planning the innings in a better way,” Raina told mid-day yesterday, on the eve of his departure to Australia for the three T20 Internationals. Although Raina generally bats at No 4 for India in T20s, the southpaw may not be willing to sacrifice his batting position this time with Yuvraj Singh back in the T20 team. Yuvraj is essentially India’s No 4 batsman in the limited overs format. Refreshed, recharged
and back-in-form, Raina minced no words when it came to speaking about his preferred batting position in T20s. “I would love to bat at No 3. I have always batted at No 3 in the Indian Premier League. I am the highest run-getter in that position (471 in 15 international innings). “Although T20 is all about playing big shots, I would look to run hard between the wickets in Australia where the grounds are much bigger. I will look to capitalise on twos and threes there,” he said.
India’s Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis extended their unbeaten streak to 31 matches as they kicked off their Australian Open on a winning note to progress through to the second round on Thursday. The Indo- Swiss pair took one hour and eight minutes to overcome the challenge of the Colombian-Brazilian pair of Mariana Duque-Marino and Teliana Pereira 6-2, 6-3 in an exciting first round of the women’s doubles event. In the first set, Mirza and Hingis won three out of the four break point opportunities
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A two-day conference of presiding officers of legislative bodies in India would be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan here on Friday. The conference is part of a three-day conference of presiding officers and secretaries of the legislative bodies. The conference of secretaries of the legislative bodies was held in Gandhinagar on Thursday. The conference is an annual event, held in different cities of the country on a rota basis, to strengthen functioning of the legislative bodies. Addressing the media about the conference,
Gujarat Speaker Ganpat Vasava on Thursday said this year the presiding officers would hold discussions on two issues — the role of MPs and MLAs in strengthening people’s faith in democratic institutes and importance of Speakers’ research measures to help MLAs; and remedies to ensure presence of MPs and MLAs
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during the sessions of legislative bodies and to hold discussion over improving quality of House debates. Vasava also noted that the last time Gujarat held the event was way back in 1992. He said more than 350 officers of legislative bodies were expected to participate in the two conferences. So far, 22 legislative assem-
blies and six legislative councils have confirmed their participation. The Gujarat Speaker said as per tradition, except for the inauguration of the Speakers’ Conference, rest of the sessions would be held “in-camera”. The inauguration ceremony of Speakers’ conference would also be attended by Governor O P Kohli and CM Anandiben Patel. The participants would also take part in cultural events in the evenings. On Thursday, the first cultural event was hosted by Secretary of Gujarat Assembly D M Patel at Kankaria Lake Front in Ahmedabad.
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The state health and family welfare department Friday began assessing the state of amenities in Vadodara’s SSG hospital, which has been in the throes of deteriorating infrastructure in most wards. On Thursday, Additional Director of Medical Education, Dr P D Vitthlani, visited some departments of the hospital, The run-down situation in the 1,500-bedded civic hospital. Vitthlani sought an update from the Medical Superintendent of SSG, Dr Rajeev Daveshwar regarding the condition of the departments in the hospital. Several departments in the hospi-
Naroda Patia convict assaults ex-scribe, held
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Chaos, the annual cultural festival of IIM Ahmedabad has this time evolved to a 4-day affair as compared to 3 day in its previous years. The fest starts on 23rd January, 2016. The first day would see a DJ Night by DJ Aceaxe. The Femina Miss India pageant would be held at IIM Campus where Campus Princess would be selected and would compete for subsequent rounds of Femina Miss India. Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas will perform on 24th January followed by
a performance by Raghu Dixit who is front man of multilingual folk band, Raghu Dixit Project. Fash P (Fashion Parade) would see participation of the students of various colleges. The next day, 25th January will host Rohan Joshi and KaneezSurka from for ‘Unsingle Comedy Show’. Coke Studio with Papon will also give performance. The finale to the fest would happen on 26th January by an evening embellished by Israel’s band Ouzo Bazooka. For the finishing touch, Mohit Chauhan will be performing at Chaos.
Even though sentenced to a 31-year jail term for his role in the 2002 Naroda Patia massacre, walking out of jail and being pulled up for further atrocities seems common place for Suresh Jadeja, alias Langda. Last time he was out on parole it was in July 2015. His wife complained of being forced into unnatural sex by Jadeja during that period. She filed a formal complaint this Thursday . This time, Jadeja was again out on parole, and on Wednesday evening, assaulted former journalist Revti Laul, when she posed pointed questions to Jadeja at his residence in Sardarnagar, during an interview. Incidentally , Jadeja is the only Naroda Patia convict who had been sentenced on charges of both murder and rape. Follow-
Now easy EMI and Interest Free Loan forBariatric Surgery Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
For the first time in the country obese and overweight patients are offered zero percent interest loan for the Bariatric surgery. The Bariatric Patient Lone initiative is takento help those obese and overweight patients financially who are in dire need of the surgery but could not afford or do not want to spend the entire amount at one time. “Unlike the common perception, Bariatric surgery is actually a life saving procedure which not just helps obese patients live a normal and healthy life, but also improves diabetes. Considering the rising obesity and requirement of Bariatric surgery, the initiate will certainly give a chance to millions
of people across the country to live a normal life,” says Dr. Mahendra Narwaria, Director of Asian Bariatrics, Ahmedabad . With The zero percent interest rate Bariatric Patient Loan, patients can convert their medical bills into an interest free EMI loan.This will be the first instance of extending patient loan for Bariatric procedures in the country.With the approval
time of just 30 minutes, the scheme claims to be one of the fastest in the country. While the zero percent interest Bariatric Patient Lone presents a lucrative option to the patients, experts believe that it is important that the doctors, who eventually recommend the Bariatric surgery, are also informed about the policy so that they could suggest the same to the patients.
ing the assault, special operation group (SOG) sleuths arrested Jadeja on Thursday , early morning. Cops have also clubbed Jadeja’s arrest with action taken on the FIR of unnatural sex lodged by Jadeja’s wife at Danilimda police station. Earlier, in July , after informing the police control room, Jadeja’s wife had backed down fearing loss of face. Initially, in a major goofup, cops of Vejalpur and Sardarnagar police stations failed to inform higher authorities about
the assault on the former journalist. City police commissioner, Shivanand Jha, learnt about the incident only after midnight on Wednesday . “We have also initiated an inquiry into negligence on the part of Vejalpur and Sardarnagar police in registering the complaint, and in not informing seniors about the incident,” said Jha, ad ding that investigations of assault on Laul, and the complaint of unnatural sex by Jadeja’s wife, have been transferred to women’s cell.
XL Catlin applies for Reinsurance license in India Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
XL Catlin today announced it has begun the licensing process to establish a reinsurance branch in India. The decision to pursue market entry into India aligns with XL Catlin’s strategy of establishing a presence in emerging and developing markets where economic activity is increasing and the re/ insurance market would benefit from its global expertise. The application has been filed with the Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India and seeks to establish a reinsurance branch office of XL Insurance Company SE (XLICSE). Pending all necessary regulatory approvals, the Company expects to be able to commence operations in India later this year. India
has seen significant economic development over recent years, leading it to overtake China in terms of GDP growth across 2015. Economic reforms and improved infrastructure have led to a growing middle class and increased private consumption, which in turn benefits the local economy and helps to raise living standards. Commenting on the announcement, Greg Hendrick, XL Catlin’s Chief Executive of the Reinsurance segment said: “I am extremely pleased to have Brendan Plessis, our Head of Emerging Markets, leading our team effort to establish a business in India. The development we’re seeing there means that the market represents significant opportunities for XL Catlin.
tal are awaiting the procurement of modernised equipment to improve their medical facilities for patients. Out of the 52 equipment sanctioned by the state government since 2012, only five have reached the hospital so far. The MD of Gujarat Medical Services
Corporation (GMSCL) in Gandhinagar, Dr Vipul Aggarwal told The Indian Express that the department clears all indents seeking procurement of equipment, that are forwarded to the GMSCL by the Additional Director of Medical Education. Aggarwal said, “It is the
Medical Education who sends the indent of the required equipment and the procurement is made immediately. If any indent has been sent since 2012, it could not have been delayed so long as the indent lapses periodically, as per the state government policy.” Vitthlani said, “We are investigating the matter. I have had a talk with the medical superintendent to get into the details of the items. We will take action after we examine the issue of delay of procurement of the equipment for various departments.”
Gujarat govt performs free Cochlear Implant under School Health programme
Under the School Health checkup programme the state government carried out Cochlear Implant Under the School Health Operation free of cost treatment on two deaf and checkup programme the dumb students. As a part of the programmes these state government cartwo girls child were operated free of cost. ried out Cochlear Implant Operation free of cost treatment on two deaf and dumb students. As a part of the programmes these two girls child were operated free of cost. Health minister Nitinbhai Patel said that the Cochlear implant was hinagar civil included congenital deafness. The the first such operation Zakia Moizabhai Vora two were successfulunder the school health age 16 months a resident ly operated on January checkup programme of Vijapur, Mehsana was 18. Patel said that so far which was carried out suffering from congeni- among government and by the surgeon at Gand- tal deafness. Her defect Gujarat Medical Educahinagar Civil Hospital. was diagnosed during tion and Research SociPatel said that students of school health pro- ety medical colleges Costandards 1 and 12, non- gramme during Angan- chlear implant was being school going children up wadi visit, while Anjali done only in Ahmedto 18 years, are checked Thakor, age 5 year, only abad. But this operation by the health department daughter of Pushpaben has opened a new centre under the programme. Bharatbhai Thakor from for Cochlear implant in The two operation which Kadi, also in Mehsana GMERS medical colwere carried out in Gand- was also suffering from lege, Gandhinagar. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
HC notice to AAP govt on CBI plea against order to return documents Correspondent | New Delhi
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the AAP government on a CBI plea challenging a special court order directing the agency to return some of the documents seized during a raid at the offices of Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. The high court, however, refrained from passing any interim order after senior counsel Dayan Krishnan appearing for the Delhi government opposed the plea saying it had not been heard. Posting the matter for further hearing on January 25, Justice PS Teji sought a response from Kumar on the agency’s plea seeking quashing of the special court’s Wednesday order. In its plea, the CBI said the special court failed to appreciate that the Delhi government obtained attested photocopies of the docu-
ments seized and thus the order to return them was “wholly misconceived”. “The seized documents in question are crucial and vital as evidence to prove and establish beyond all shades of doubt, the unholy nexus between the accused persons and throw light on the allegation of criminal conspiracy and criminal misconduct,” the petition filed through the CBI’s standing counsel Sonia Mathur said. The petition said “many relevant witnesses are yet to be exam-
ined in light of the documents in question” and the special court order “has given undue advantage to the Delhi government”. “Any disclosure of evidence collected so far to any person, whether accused or a non party i.e. Delhi government in the instant case, would have prejudiced the larger interest of the justice and fair investigation,” it added. The original documents were necessary for seeking expert opinion to establish the authorship of the contents, it said.
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