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“Terror strikes Brussels” Multiple blasts hit Brussels : PM Charles Michel calls it a ‘black day’ f e i r B s w Ne Minor girl raped in UP: Police
Agency | Deoria A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an 18-year-old youth in Kotwali area here, police said today. The girl was lured by the youth and allegedly raped on Sunday, Superintendent of Police Prabhakar Chaudhary said. On the complaint of the victim’s father, the accused has been arrested, he said.
Project to groom budding athletes launched Agency | New Delhi
With an elusive trackand-field Olympic medal on mind, National Yuva Cooperative Society and GAIL (India) Limited launched a grassroots athletics project here today. Launched by pace legend PT Usha, the GAIL-Indian Speed Star project will focus on training prospective athletes in the 11-17 age group in 100, 200 and 800 mts track events all over the country. District-level trials have already been conducted at Coorg, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Ranchi, Gorakhpur among other places.
TSR personnel kills lover, commits suicide
Explosions at airport, subway Agency | Brussels Thirty-four people were killed in attacks on Brussels airport and a rushhour metro train in the Belgian capital on Tuesday, according to public broadcaster VRT, triggering security alerts across
Europe and bringing some cross-border traffic to a halt. A witness said he heard shouts in Arabic and shots shortly before two blasts struck a packed airport departure lounge at Brussels airport. The federal prosecutor said one of the explosions
was probably triggered by a suicide bomber. The blasts occurred four days after the arrest in Brussels of a suspected participant in November militant attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. had been on alert for reBelgian police and com- prisal but the attacks took bat troops on the streets place in crowded areas where people and bags are not searched. All public transport in Brussels was shut down, as it was in London during 2005 islamist militant attacks there that killed 52. Authorities appealed to citizens not to use overloaded telephone networks, extra troops were sent into the city and the Belgian Crisis Centre, clearly wary of a furfor Thrippunithura seat in ther incident, appealed Ernakulam district. The to the population: “Stay CPI-M has not announced where you are”. British its candidate to the seat. Sky News television’s After being exonerated in Alex Rossi, at the airthe 2013 IPL spot-fixing port, said he heard two case by a Delhi court last “very, very loud exployear, Sreesanth is now a sions”. “I could feel the busy actor. He is currently building move. There shooting for a Hindi film was also dust and smoke produced by Pooja Bhatt. as well...I went towards Babu, a close confidant of where the explosion Chief Minister Oommen came from and there Chandy, has been win- were people coming out ning from Thrippunithura looking very dazed and shocked.” VRT said posince 1991.
BJP likely to field ex-cricketer Sreesanth in Kerala Assembly elections Agency | Kochi
The BJP is planning to field former cricketer S Sreesanth as its candidate for the Kerala Assembly elections to be held on May 16. Sreesanth said he would decide on whether to contest the election on Wednesday. “I will let you know my decision by tomorrow,” Sreesanth said on Tuesday but declined to give further details. Members of Sreesanth’s family said he received a call from a top BJP leader in Delhi requesting him to contest from Thrippunithura Assembly constituency. They also said Sreesanth is likely to meet BJP chief Amit Shah when he visits Kerala. When contacted, Kerala
BJP president Kummanam Rajasekharan said the state leadership was not aware of the move but “things will be clear in two days.” A top BJP leader also said someone from BJP’s central leadership must have contacted Sreesanth directly “as he is a celebrity”. If Sreesanth decides to contest the elections, he is likely to fight against state Excise Minister and Congress leader K Babu
lice had found a Kalashnikov assault rifle next to the body of an attacker at the airport. Such weapons have become a trademark of Islamic State-inspired attacks in Europe, notably in Belgium and
France, including on Nov. 13 in Paris. An unused explosive belt was also found in the area, the public broadcaster said. Police were continuing to scour the airport for any further bombs or at-
tackers. Alphonse Youla, 40, who works at the airport, told Reuters he heard a man shouting out in Arabic before the first explosion. “Then the glass ceiling of the airport collapsed.”
Target Europe: London, other capitals on high alert
Agency | London The decades-old European project appeared under increasing strain on Tuesday after three blasts in Brussels – the seat of the European Union – killed 34 people, switching on emergency measures in London, Paris, Berlin and elsewhere in the continent. Wracked by a migrant crisis, terror attacks in Paris, economic melt-
downs in member-states such as Greece and growing tensions in Britain before the June 23 referendum, the EU was grappling with the longest calender of challenges since its inception before the blasts struck in Brussels. Britain scaled up its preparedness for terror attacks with increased police presence in London and elsewhere, while Prime Minister David Cameron chaired an emergency response committee soon after the Brussels blasts. Belgium was put on its highest terror threat level of 4. Britain has been on a “severe” threat level since August 2014, which means a terrorist attack is highly likely. Security officials recently conducted exercises in London to test responses to terror attacks.
Special team from Pakistan to Hyderabad University row: VC Appa visit Pathankot on March 29
Rao resumes charge amid protests
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A top counterterrorism three others in connecofficial will lead a spetion with the suicide. Agency | Agartala cial team from Islamabad Podile was scheduled to A 32-year-old Tripura to Punjab’s Pathankot hold a press conference State Rifles (TSR) perairbase on March 29 to Tuesday morning but it sonnel allegedly killed investigate a deadly atwas cancelled following his lover and then comtack in January for which the violence. One of the Agency | Hyderabad mitted suicide with India blames the Pakiprotesting students said, stan-based Jaish-e-Mohis service weapon at University of Hyderabad “Our primary demand is hammed group. The clamping down on those outside the air force staDurjoynagar near here, VC Prof Appa Rao Pothat the VC should not six-member team that behind the attack. Addi- tion. They will enter the police said today. Mri- dile, who went on leave come...we lost Rohith will arrive in India on tional inspector general compound on vehicles nal Das, a rifleman of at the height of an agiVemula. He (Podile) is Sunday for a four-day Tahir Rai of Pakistan’s and will be allowed to the Ninth battalion of tation over the suicide TSR, who was in his of research scholar Ro- smashed doors and tele- for Vemula. A battery of one of the culprits. Its visit will also question counterterrorism depart- inspect the spot where uniform, entered the hith Vemula, on Tuesday vision among other high-profile leaders, in- almost over two months in the NIA’s presence a ment, who will lead the the fighting took place, rented house of his girl- resumed charge amid items, protesting against cluding Rahul Gandhi since the incident but police officer and two visitors, is the counterpart more than a kilometre friend Tanushree Kar- protests from a section his resumption of duty. and Arvind Kejriwal had no action has been ini- others who were alleged- of the National Investiga- away from the airbase’s makar (25) on Monday of students, who ran- Prof Podile, who is in the visited Hyderabad Cen- tiated.” The protesting ly abducted and later re- tion Agency’s inspector technical area. Pakistan night, Superintendent of sacked his official resi- eye of a storm over Ve- tral University (HCU) students demanded that leased by the attackers. general Sanjiv Singh. The authorities registered an Police, police control, dence leading to tension mula’s suicide on 17 Jan- at the height of protests. the VC be immediately The siege at the military Pakistani special investi- FIR on February 18 over Uttam Kumar Bhow- on the campus. Raising uary, had proceeded on Based on a complaint arrested. A large number facility derailed proposed gating team (SIT) will be the attack on the basis of mik said. Das shot his slogans against the vice leave on 24 January as by a section of students, of police personnel were talks between the foreign allowed into the military information provided by girlfriend dead with the chancellor, agitating the agitating students de- Cyberabad police had deployed near the vice secretaries, with India facility after being flown India’s national security automatic weapon be- students barged into his manded his resignation registered a case against chancellor’s lodge as making it clear that the to Amritsar from Delhi in adviser Ajit Doval to his fore turning the gun on residence (VC’s lodge), and held vigorous pro- union minister Bandaru tension prevailed on the possibility of dialogue a BSF aircraft and then counterpart, Naseer Khan himself, the SP said. hinged on Islamabad dropped by a helicopter Janjua, the same day. broke window panes, tests seeking “justice” Dattatreya, Podile and campus. Corpo. Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Politics over Bhagat Singh is insulting his legacy
On Monday, two days before his 85th death anniversary, Bhagat Singh – the Marxist revolutionary hanged by the British at 23 – trended on Twitter, as people lashed out against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for comparing Singh with the latest Left-liberal sensation, JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar. Tharoor, in his inimitable style, had told cheering students at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), “Bhagat Singh was the Kanhaiya Kumar of his generation.” Well, maybe not. Singh’s political acumen, revolutionary activity, popular appeal and controversial execution made him a national figure at a much younger age than Kumar. Kumar was, till recently, a campus politician who shot to prominence and won hearts because of the state’s knee-jerk reaction to arrest him, misleading media trials and his furious critique of the overall policies of the BJP-led central government. Nonetheless, Tharoor’s basis for the comparison – both young men are “Marxists … passionately committed to their motherland” – is broadly correct. Just like Kumar spoke about ‘azaadi’ from people who are “looting the country”, Singh too had said in one of his last messages on March 3, 1931, that the struggle in India would continue as long as “a handful of exploiters go on exploiting the labour of the common people for their own ends. It matters little whether these exploiters are purely British capitalists, or British and Indians in alliance, or even purely Indians”. But there are prominent differences. Singh never joined the Communist Party of India (CPI), established in 1925-26, of whose student body Kumar is a member. Yet, the Indian Left has always appropriated Singh as an iconic hero who, according to former CPI (M) chief Harkishan Singh Surjeet, gave a country a course “opposed to the one pursued by Congress”. But today the Left in India has many hues, and it’s difficult to predict how Singh – a believer in anarchism – would have chosen to fight for the “liberation” of his countrymen in today’s India. If Singh had been alive today, would he have joined the parliamentary Indian Left parties? A study of Singh’s politics indicates the answer is more complicated. For example, Delhi University professor Apoorvanand wrote in an article last year that “...Bhagat Singh was not impressed by the nationalist rhetoric of (Netaji Subhas Chandra ) Bose and finds Nehru intellectually more challenging and satisfying”. He wrote that Singh had written in 1928 that “Panjabi youth should go with him [Nehru] to understand the real meaning of revolution...” and this article by the revolutionary has been ignored by the Left, perhaps because it doesn’t fit into their narrative.
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QUOTE “A lot of people are there from Kashmir as well. Want to thank OF THE people in Calcutta (now Kolkata), they really supported us,” - Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said on Tuesday, Afridi, who is expected to lose his captaincy after the World T20 championship, was speaking at the toss of the Pakistan vs New Zealand match in Mohali... DAY Line between commercial and film This is how Alia Bhatt reacted when her festival cinema blurring: Aanand L Rai grandparents wished her happy birthday Agency | Mumbai
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Aanand L Rai, producer of “Nil Battey Sannata”, today dismissed any demarcation between commercial cinema and the movies that go to film festivals. “There is a perception that the films that go to film festivals don’t do business (box office collection). I think time has changed. The bifurcation is wrong (between festival and commercial films),” Rai told reporters here at the trailer launch of “Nil Battey Sannata”. Produced by Rai along with Eros International and Jar Pictures, the film
Alia Bhatt, who was busy with her recent release Kapoor And Sons, finally got some time off to spend with her family. Alia turned 23 on March 15, but her grandparents wished her happy birthday yesterday in the cutest way possible. Alia’s sister Pooja Bhatt shared the video of it on her Instagram account and wrote “Happy Birthday Alia!! A glorious rendition of Happy Birthday for @aliaabhatt by her dazzling grandparents! Naturally there was not a dry eye in the house..
is a tale of a single mother battling to ensure that her daughter gets every opportunity in life. Directed by Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, the film features Ratna Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi and Ria, and it will be released in theatres on April 22. “It is not that audiences do not
understand films goingto festivals. I think audiences are ready to watch good content. I think the line between festival film and commercial film should be blurred now,” he said. Rai said he decided to come on board as a producer because he loved the idea of the film.
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, who was released from Yerawada prison last month after serving his sentence in the 1993 serial blasts case, has approached the special TADA court seeking his passport back. “Dutt has sought his passport back and we have given ‘no objection’,” Special Public Prosecutor Deepak Salvi said. Special TADA court judge GA Sanap is likely to pass an order on
Dutt’s plea on Tuesday, he said. The Bollywood star was arrested on April 19, 1993, for possession and destruction of an AK-56 rifle which was a part of cache of arms and explosives that landed in India prior to the serial blasts in Mumbai in March 1993. On July 31, 2007, the TADA court had sentenced him to six years’ imprisonment under Arms Act. In 2013, the Supreme Court reduced the sentence to five years.
Not that there ever is a shortage of waterworks at a Bhatt family do but this one was truly special!#Birthdays #family #grandparents #Bhatts #legacies #giftsthatkeepongiving #memories (sic).” In the video, Alia’s grandparents are
seen playing her a happy birthday tune which made the Highway actor emotional and she couldn’t hold back her tears. Pooja Bhatt also shared a picture of Alia and her grandmother Trudy Razdan hugging each other.
negatively at all,” added John. Riteish and John worked together in 2012 film Housefull 2. Rocky Handsome has been directed by Nishikant Kamat. “I always wanted to work with him again. I am a fan of his movies. I fell in love with him after I watched Mumbai Meri Jaan. It’s my good fortune that I worked
with him in Force. When I got a fantastic script in the form of Rocky Handsome, I directly went to Nishi,” added John. “My character is complex and layered. He had been through many hard experiences in life. So, he is very tough. But there are sequences in the film, where he is emotionally charged too,” said John.
of Jungle Book aired on TV 23 year ago. UTV released the song on their Twitter handle and in the video we can see young kids recording the song in a studio while Vishal and Gulzar sit on the recording table. Irrfan Khan Nana Patekar, Om Puri and Shefali Shah have lend their voice for the Hindi version of Disney’s upcoming American live-action epic release “The Jungle Book”. The original film is a re-imagining of Walt Disney’s 1967 animated movie of the same name
and stars Indian-American actor Neel Sethi as Mowgli. It features the voice talents of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken. “The Jungle Book” has been directed by “Iron Man” helmer Jon Favreau, and inspired by Rudy Kipling’s adventure stories based in India and Disney’s animated version. The Indian audience will get to watch the movie on April 8, a week before US release.
Hrithik Roshan and his women: John Abraham Doesn’t Attend Award Kangana Ranaut wasn’t the only one Functions. They Are ‘Circus Acts’ Agency | New Delhi Agency | New Delhi
Though he’s always tried to portray the perfect family man image, Hrithik Roshan has often hit headlines for his relationships outside of marriage. As allegations between him and Kangana Ranaut fly high amid a soured affair, here is a look at the many women in Roshan’s life, starting with his wife Sussanne Khan. The couple divorced last year. Hrithik and Sussanne had quite a filmy start with Hrithik falling in love with Sussanne after spotting her at a traffic signal in Mumbai. The two started dating soon after. After a year-long relationship, Hrithik proposed to her on a beach in Mumbai, and the two got married at a luxury spa in Bangalore with only close
friends and family in attendence in 2000. There were rumours of problems in their marriage in 2013 when Sussanne was missing from the Roshan family’s Ganesh Visarjan celebrations. She also left her father-in-law Rakesh Roshan’s 64th birthday party abruptly. The two decided to separate just a week before their 13th wedding anniversary in
December 2013. There were reports that the cause of the separation was Sussanne’s affair with actor Arjun Rampal. Four months after the separation, they filed for divorce by mutual consent in Bandra court. In July, 2014, there were reports about Sussanne asking for Rs 400-crore alimony. The two got divorced in November 2014.
Jackie Chan to shoot a schedule for ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ in India, confirms Sonu Sood Agency | Dubai
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Jackie Chan will be shooting for his upcoming Indo-Chinese film ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ in India, says Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who will be seen sharing screen space with the legendary actor for the first time. “Jackie (Chan) will be coming to India and will be coming to India on the 21st (of March)...He will be staying for 15 days. Jackie will be staying in Jaipur,” Sonu told reporters here on the red carpet event for the Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2016 on Friday. The ‘Dabangg’ star says he will join the martial arts movie star, who will be shooting a schedule in India and then will be proceeding to Beijing. “I am going to join him next week in India and then we are going to Beijing...October release.
Fingers crossed.” said an elated Sonu, who looked dapper in suit by Delhi based designers Bharat and Reshma. Sonu, who was last seen on the silver screen in the 2015 film “Gabbar Is Back”, says the “Rush Hour” actor is one of the “most humble and hardworking actor”. “He is one of the most humble actors I have ever come across. He is very hardworking...” Sonu said. ‘Kung Fu Yoga’ is a part of the three-film
agreement signed between the two countries during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India. The film also stars actress Amyra Dastur. It is reported that the Hindi film stars have performed some adrenalin-pumping action sequences for the movie. Directed by Stanley Tong, the action comedy film is also shot here and Iceland, where Jackie got Amyra a farewell cake, as a warm goodbye gesture from him.
Award functions are no less than circuses for John Abraham, who said that he doesn’t take these events seriously. “I don’t go for award functions. I don’t know. They are circus acts and I don’t go for circuses. So, I don’t take award function seriously,” John said. John, 43, was in New Delhi to promote his upcoming film Rocky Handsome. Recently Riteish Deshmukh, while hosting an awards show with Parineeti Chopra, said that John can never learn acting even 15 years down the line. “Riteish is a friend and in awards functions, people do make fun of each other. I take it in a good spirit, positively. Riteish is a good boy and I don’t take things
Reworked version of Gulzar’s Jungle, Jungle Baat Chali Hai for ‘The Jungle Book’ film Agency | New Delhi
Jon Favreau’s American live-action epic adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book is going to release in April and there is some good news for Indian fans. For the Hindi dub of ‘The Jungle Book’ , the reworked version of ‘Jungle jungle baat chali hai, pata chala hai, chaddi pehen ke phool khila hai, phool khila hai’ written by Gulzar will be included. This will take back viewers to the animated series, “Jungle Book: The Adventures of Mowgli” that aired on Doordarshan in the ’90s. The new and reworked version of the hit track Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai has been re-recorded by Gulzar and director Vishal Bhardwaj, who had initially composed it for the animated version
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Agency | Mumbai Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd, a subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd, on Tuesday announced the acquisition of the mutual fund (MF) business of JP Morgan Asset Management India Pvt. Ltd. The company did not disclose the size of the deal. With MF assets worth Rs.7,501 crore, JP Morgan MF is almost five times bigger in size than Edelweiss MF. In a similar deal last year, DHFL Pramerica Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd had bought out Deutsche Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd that managed 10 times more assets than Pramerica then. For the quarter ended December, Edelweiss MF managed average assets worth Rs.1,632.36 crore. “We have built a substantial onshore funds business in India over the past decade. As a result of a global strategic review and after careful consideration of what is best for our clients and employees, we have decided to find an acquirer for this business,” said Michael Falcon, chief executive officer of Asia Pacific, global investment management for JP Morgan Asset Management in a press release.
Vitara Brezza clocks 20,000 bookings within 2 weeks of launch
Not often in a pre-match press conference you see media bursting into laughter, but it was one such moment at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Tuesday, when Ashish Nehra sent every Indian and Bangladesh journalist into splits. It’s completely up to an individual if he wants to stay away from what’s being said on Twitter, Facebook, etc., or written in the newspapers, especially sportsperson and famous personalities. And Nehra does that too, but the way he chose to give a comic tone to it made news. “I am somebody who is not on social media and I am still using my old Nokia,” said the 37-year-old, who is al-
Uncertainty continues over ICC World Twenty20 2016 semi-final at Feroz Shah Kotla Agency | New Delhi
ways know to speak his heart out without worrying who reacts how. The comeback fast bowler was replying to a question on how he sees India vs Bangladesh as a rivalry, since a lot of it has been said and written about on the Internet and print ever since India lost an ODI series in Bangladesh last year. Some of the fans chose to fuel it foolishly, use Photoshopped im-
ages to deliberately give a controversial air to a sporting encounter. “You are asking this question to a wrong person...I am not on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. I don’t read newspapers. Maybe I am from the old school but like I said, Bangladesh cricket is doing really well, especially in this format,” he replied, giving a diplomatic turn to his answer.
the event wherein he was written off as a favourite. With 5.5 points in his kitty from nine games now in what was conceived as the biggest challenge of the year, Anand is now sharing the lead with overnight joint leader Sergey Karjakin of Russia. The Indian ace is now in excellent position to play a third match with Magnus Carlsen of Norway for the World Championship. While Anand’s detractors
did not give him a chance, the ‘Tiger from Madras’ was in his technical elements against Aronian against whom he has had a good score off late. The opening was less of a surprise but more of a game- going as Anand started off with the Italian opening and as the middle game approached it was just a level position with chances for both sides. The black pieces gave a psychological disadvantage in chess and this was a critical case as Aronian went in to a shell letting Anand do what he wants in what appeared to be a seemingly impregnable position. It was not to be as Anand proved consistently and in the end his third victory in the event brought cheers to the fans worldwide.
Viswanathan Anand beats Aronain to jump to joint lead at Candidates
Agency | New Delhi Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has received 20,000 bookings within the first fortnight of the launch of compact SUV Vitara Brezza, while it will start delivering the new model to customers from Friday. “Within the first fortnight of its launch, the Vitara Brezza has received around 70,000 customer enquiries and 20,000 bookings,” MSI said in a statement today. Deliveries of Vitara Brezza will commence from March 25. The vehicles will be retailed from the company’s over 1,800 sales outlets spread across India, it added. Customers have appreciated the new model for “its sporty and muscular design and the combination of features offered at multiple trim levels” MSI Executive Director Marketing and Sales R S Kalsi, said. “Our endeavor now is to deliver these cars quickly so that customers can enjoy their Vitara Brezza,” he added.
Did you know season of your birth determines your allergy risk?
Agency | Moscow Viswanathan Anand proved his true mettle yet again as he outclassed Levon Aronian of Armenia in a long-drawn game in the ninth round of the Candidates Chess tournament on Monday. Looking for a victory desperately with white pieces, Anand’s plan came good as the opening, middle game and eventually the endgame panned out well for his third victory of
Vijender Singh’s Copper Box Arena bout postponed to April 30 Agency | London
Agency | London The time and date of birth determines our horoscope and the characteristics associated with it. However, a new study reveals a specific marker in our genes, which gives us the horoscope by the seasons of birth and shows how it influences so many things in our life. The study showed that the season a person is born in influences a wide range of things: From risk of allergic disease, to height and lifespan. But, relatively little is known about how a one-time exposure, such as the season of birth, could hold lasting effects. A specific marker that has been discovered on human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) has been instrumental in linking the season of birth to risk of allergy in later life. “It might sound like a horoscope by the seasons, but now we have scientific evidence for how that horoscope could work. Because season of birth influences so many things, the epigenetic marks discovered in this study could also potentially be the mechanism for other seasonally influenced diseases and traits too, not just allergy,” said lead author Gabrielle Lockett from University of Southampton in Britain.
Indian boxing star Vijender Singh’s next bout was postponed from April 2 to April 30 due to technical reasons. The fight will now be held at the Copper Box Arena instead of the Harrow Leisure Centre in London. “It had been announced that Singh would feature on April 2 show at the Harrow Leisure Centre in London, but following a reschedule he has been moved, instead, onto the undercard of Billy Joe Saunders’ WBO World Middleweight title defence against Max Bursak,” Vijender’s promoters Queensberry Promotions and IOS said in a press release. Vijender, who took his record to 4-0 in Liverpool earlier this month with a blistering fourth round stoppage of Alexander Horvath, will fight in a four-round con-
The uncertainty over whether a semifinal match in the ongoing World T20 will be played in Delhi continues, with a single bench of the Delhi High court on Monday declining to pass orders on a fresh plea filed by the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA)to use the RP Mehra block in the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium. The case will now be heard before a division bench on Tuesday. The DDCA approached the High Court in a writ petition seeking orders for the SDMC to issue a completion certificate for the RP Mehra block, claiming that the “unau-
thorized” structure inside the stadium can be said to have been “regularized” under the provisions of the Government of National Capital territory of Delhi (Special laws) Act of 2011. “The act provides for regularisation of the structure which does not have proper sanction plan,” says the plea, filed through advocate Sangram Patnaik.
During brief arguments before the bench of justice AK Pathak, senior advocate Sandeep Sethi and Rajiv Nayyar, appearing for the DDCA also argued that the “grievance” of the cricketing body was “against the view taken by Justice Mudgal” who had said that the RP Mehra block should not be used for the Match.
es of lifting the cup for the second time, Fletcher said if they continue with the winning streak, they would lift it again. “Before the World Cup, we knew what we are capable of. We know the strength of our team. We always back ourselves to win the World Cup. It was good to see two wins under our belt. So, once we get to the semifinal we take it from
there into the final. For sure once we continue to play cricket we are accustomed playing, we would lift the cup for the second time,” he said. Asked whom they fancy to meet in the final if they qualify, Fletcher said, “It doesn’t matter who comes. We have played everybody. Who so ever the opponent is, we would play them in our style.”
be my last Olympics,” Bolt said. “It’s going to be hard to go four more years for me, to keep the motivation that I want, especially if I accomplish what I want to in Rio. “It’s going to be hard to keep the motivation to go on for four more years so it’ll definitely be my last one.” Bolt, who already has six gold medals from his stunning performances in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, has repeatedly said he plans to hang up his spikes for good after the 2017 World Championships in London. He
hopes to have taken his tally to nine golds by the time competition in Rio has concluded in August. “My biggest dream at the Olympics is to win three gold medals again. That’s my focus, that’s what I want. And that’s what I’m aiming for because that’s my goal and that’s my dream,” Bolt said. Bolt meanwhile reiterated his desire to make more record-breaking history before he retires, saying that he is determined to become the first man to go below 19 seconds for the 200 metres.
West Indies hero against Sri Lanka Andre Fletcher unsure of place in side for next match Agency | Bengaluru
West Indies star performer Andre Fletcher, who made an unbeaten 84 in their win over Sri Lanka, on Sunday said he is still unsure of getting picked for the next match in the ICC World Twenty20. “I cannot answer that (whether you are expecting to open for the team for good). I can’t even say whether I will play the next game. I am keeping my fingers crossed,” he told reporters. Fletcher, filling in for injured Chris Gayle, played a career-defining unbeaten knock to help West Indies beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in a Super 10 match. Asked about the side’s chanc-
Rio 2016 definitely be my last Olympics: Usain Bolt
Usain Bolt told in an interview that the curtain would come down on his Olympic career in this year’s games in Rio de Janeiro Agency | Kingston
test against an opponent to be announced later. The star will then fight on Friday May 13 at the Premier Suite in the Macron Stadium, Bolton, on the undercard of his stablemate Jack Catterall who will defend his WBO Intercontinental Super-Lightweight title against Joe Hughes. The next month, the 30-year-old is scheduled to make his highly-anticipated homecoming in India where he will fight for the WBO Asia title. “I’m thrilled to be fighting on the same card as the WBO World Middleweight Champion Billy
Joe Saunders on Saturday 30th April at the Copper Box Arena. Saunders is in the position that I want to be in one day, the middleweight champion of the world,” Vijender said. “Then I can look forward to my next date on Friday 13th May in Bolton, where my good friend and gym-mate Jack Catterall is headlining, which will be another great night. So it’s a busy few months ahead and then of course I will be making my big homecoming in India which will be absolutely amazing and I can’t wait,” he added.
Usain Bolt has confirmed this year’s Olympics will be his last, snuffing out the possibility of extending his career to the 2020 games in Tokyo. The Jamaican sprint king had raised the prospect of prolonging his Olympic career in January after revealing that his coach Glen Mills had suggested his fitness would carry him through to Japan. However Bolt told AFP subsidiary SID in an interview that the curtain would come down on his Olympic career in this year’s games in Rio de Janeiro, where he is targeting three more gold medals. “It’ll definitely
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Strike at Sanand plant: Gujarat govt asks Tata Motors to end standoff on ‘priority basis’ This was communicated at a joint meeting between both parties led by Sanjay Prasad (IAS) — Principal Secretary to Government, Labour & Emp-loyment Department, Gujarat Government, on Monday at the Labour Commissioner’s office at Khanpur Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Top officials from the Gujarat government’s labour and employment department have intervened in the 29-day long standoff between Tata Motors Sanand plant workers and the management on Monday and asked Tata Motors to come with a “final decision” to resolve the feud with its 400 odd striking employees from its Sanand plant. This was communicated at a joint meeting between both parties led by Sanjay Prasad (IAS) — Principal Secretary to Government, Labour & Emp-loyment Department, Gujarat Government, on Monday
at the Labour Commissioner’s office at Khanpur. “Today while both parties met for talks, no decision was reached. The company officials did not come with any proposal to resolve the issue and we told them to get in touch with their headquarters and come back with a “final decision” on top priority basis. We understand that there have been several proposals from the workers side in past few weeks, but no clear decision has been communicated by the company management till now. Several talks held by the deputy labour officials before also failed
Sardar Patel Group to start ‘Jail bharo’ agitation
Bail plea of Patidar agitation accused Chirag, Ketan and Dinesh rejected
department in the Sachivalay at Gandhinagar between both parties,” said R H Vasava, Deputy Secretary, Labour & Employment Department.
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A local court today rejected the regular bail plea of three jailed Patidar Anamat Aandolan Samiti (PAAS) leaders Chirag Patel, Ketan Patel and Dinesh Patel in the sedition case lodged by the crime branch of Ahmedabad police in October last year. The court of additional sessions judge N G Dave which had earlier on March 8, rejected the bail petition of PAAS convener Hardik Patel, also rejected such plea of the trio on the ground that the circumstances since the rejection of their bail plea prior to the submission of charge-sheet on January 18, has not changed so it cannot use its discretionary powers to grant bail to them. Public Prosecutor Sudhir Brahmbhatt said that the court refused to
In a bid to intensify the Patidar quota stir, Lalji Patel, convener of Sardar Patel Group (SPG), has on Monday, announced that the Patidar community will start ‘Jail Bharo’ agitation from April 17, if the state government does not pay attention to the reservation issue. Patel, however, said that their community now wants reservation in Economically Backward Class (EBC), as they apprehend that seeking quota under Other Backward Class (OBC) status will trigger
conflict amongst many communities. “We have given an one-month ultimatum to the state government on March 12. As the government has not been taking positive steps towards meeting our demands, we have decided on the next round of agitation,” he said. Patel on Monday issued a 20-point demand seeking review of the reservation policy. “We will file petitions in courts seeking prevention of government recruitments,” said SPG member and advocate Rohit Patel.
kant Shah and directed by Shri Nishith Bhrahmbhatt. While interacting with media friends at YMCA club, Shri Nishith Brabhmbhatt (Director)shared, “Our film is a social comedy and entertaining film and we hope it will entertain audience of every age group. It can be watched with whole family.Story
lioness was taken into the custody of the forest department and was sent for post mortem. State Forest Minister Mangubhai Patel had recently told the Assembly that as many as 310 lions including their cubs succumbed to natural and unnatural deaths in the last five years. Out of 310 lions, 25 had died
an unnatural death, Patel said, replying to a written query raised by Congress MLA. Amreli district is home to 174 Asiatic lions as per the census conducted by the state government last year. The same census has put the total number of lions in the state to 523, a jump from 411 lions recorded in 2010 census.
Enforcement Directorate for further appropriate action.” Amid the crackdown for FCRA irregularities on NGOs that began last year, Gramshree Trust seems to have repeatedly escaped the MHA’s clutches. In April 2015, the ministry cancelled the registration of 9,000 NGOs for failing to make mandated financial disclosures from 2009 to 2012. Curiously, three months later, when the MHA cancelled the licenses
of another 4,470 NGOs citing FCRA violations, Patel’s organisation remained untouched. Ahmedabad-based RTI activist Roshan Shah, whose relentless pursuit ended in the complaint against Gramshree, told The Wire that the trust has been shipping handicrafts and other artisan-made products from 2006 to 2009 outside of India but never disclosed the income generated from any of these consignments.
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On Thursday, as the sun sets on Holi celebrations, Ahmedabad’s Poonam and Bagadana’s Arjun will usher a new dawn in their lives. Poonam and Arjun, a bovine couple, will be joined in holy matrimony by their owners, who have planned a lavish wedding ceremony in Kotiya village in Bagadana. The wedding is being organised by Parasana Charitable Trust and could possibly be the first-of-its-kind cattle wedding in all of history. The trust has also prepared a wedding invitation for the couple. The owners are conducting such a lavish ceremony for the wedding of their cattle to show that the value of cows in our society
“3 Doba – 3 Mistake of God” is ready to hit the screens on 25th March Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Post urbanization, most of the movies in Gujarati Film industry is targeting new youngsters. With the same concept ‘Shashikant Shah Film Production is coming with their new Gujarati comedy movie - ‘3 Doba – 3 Mistake of God’.Film is based on the very famous Gujarati comedy drama – ‘3 Doba, TaubaTauba’, which has entertain its audience not only in Gujarat but in Mumbai as well for a very long time. This film is ready to hit the screens on 25th March and this is surely going to entertain the audience by its storylines, star cast’s acting performance. Film is produced by Shri Shashi-
exercise its discretionary powers in the matter. ‘The court in its order has also mentioned about the seriousness of the crime and examination of the role of each of the petitioner,’ he said. He also said that the court while delivering the order has also taken in to account the pending special leave petition (SLP) pertaining to the quashing of the sedition
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charges filed by Hardik in the Supreme Court. The verdict of the court despite ‘no-objection’ from the prosecution for their conditional bail has shattered the hopes of the trio to celebrate Holi/Dhuleti with their families. Notably with high hopes, not only family members but many of the PAAS members including Morbi convener Nilesh Ervadiya,
an accused in yet another sedition case who is on bail, was also present in the court premises here. In the legal circles, it was being speculated that the conditional bail to the trio was almost certain but in a ‘twist of sorts’ the court which had reserved its verdict on March 17 to be pronounced yesterday, sought the status report of a related case in Supreme Court and deferred the pronouncement of the verdict till today. The trio, in their written submission in the bail petition had said that they would follow all the conditions put forth by the court for bail. They have also given assurance to the court to not to indulge in any activity (read agitation) which might cause unrest or law and order problem in the society.
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to bring an outcome and for the first time there has been an intervention from the government level. We will hold a joint meeting on March 22 at the labour
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is immeasurable. “I have been living with cows for the last 30 years and hence, know the amount of love this animal is capable of. I don’t mind having a modest wedding for my children, but I will get my daughter Poonam married in the most lavish manner possible,” said Vijaybhai, trustee of Parsana Charitable Trust and Poonam’s owner. Vijaybhai has also got gold jewellery made for Poonam’s wedding. Vijaybhai owns four cows, apart
from nine-month old Poonam and has several other pets as well. “When we decided to marry her off like this, people laughed at me. But, I want to set an example and show the world that Poonam is like family to me.” For the wedding, the bridal party, consisting of 300 guests will leave for Kotiya village with a three-member wedding orchestra. The wedding will reportedly cost Poonam and Arjun’s owners around Rs. 18 lakh.
A lioness was killed after being run over by a vehicle on Pipavav road at Rajula taluka of Amreli district on Tuesday, a forest department official said. The lioness, a subadult whose age is yet to be determined, was found dead on the Pipavav Road near Pipavav Port, Deputy Conservator of Forest (Amreli) Mohan Ram said. It’s not unusual for lions and other wild animals from nearby reserve forest areas to cross the road while moving from one place to another. We shall be able to determine the age of the lioness through post mortem, said Mohan Ram, Deputy Conservator of Forest (Amreli). The body of the
ED Notice to NGO of Gujarat CM’s Daughter Prompts ‘Double Standards’ Poser to Modi Govt Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Over 2.39 crore visited Ambaji last year, 40 As the Enforcement Dikg more gold needed for golden conversion
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More than 2.39 crore pilgrims paid visit to Ambaji Mandir last year, said Yatradham Vikas Minister Shri Pradipsinh Jadeja in the Gujarat Assembly. He said Rs 83.52 crore development works are under plan at present at Ambaji including steps of Gabbar hill, Ambika
dining hall, flooring in Chachar chowk, lighting etc. He said this year 28 lakh pilgrims reached Ambaji on foot through pad yatra. He said Rs 61.57 crore project of construction of 51 Shakti Pith has been completed and dedicated by then Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
rectorate ordered an investigation into Gramshree Trust, a non-profit entity started by Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel, allegations that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) played favourites by letting violations slide have started to shadow the CM and her family. Started in 1995, the trust, now headed by the chief minister’s daughter Anar Patel, is under the scanner for possible violations of the Foreign Contributiuon Regulation Act (FCRA) and Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). In her letter accepting the complaint, vigilance assistant director Snehlata Grover said the “matter has been referred to the concerned section of the
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