IPL 2019
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April
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Modi did nothing for poor, farmers, youth : Sachin Pilot
BJP losing ground across the country: Patnaik
Ajmer : R a j a s t h a n Congress chief Sachin Pilot Monday targeted Narendra Modi, alleging the Prime Minister has “done nothing” for the poor, the farmers, the youth, the unemployed and on women security. “If someone asks him about the development of the country, he starts talking about issues of Hindustan-Pakistan, Hindu-Muslim. This election is for ‘rozi-roti’ (employment) and for saving the country,” Pilot said during an election rally here in support of Congress nominee Rijju Jhunjhunwala. He said that Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have always indulged in politics of “dividing people” on the basis of caste and religion and it was time to oust the BJP from power. He said the BJP veteran leaders who worked hard for the party since its inception have
in her FIR that on March 28, she underwent liposuction surgery and was discharged from hospital on March 29 evening. “As my doctor had advised me bed rest, I used to relax at home and at that time many of my friends visited me,” Gajjar stated in the FIR. “On April 2, when I tried to find my cellphone, I could not find it in my home and in nearby houses. I approached police
No IPL player from Gujarat will be able to vote today Ag-GNS, Ahmedabad: Most cricketers from Gujarat playing in the ongoing Indian Premier League will not be exercising their franchise on Tuesday. Families of these cricketers have cited the hectic IPL schedule for their inability to fly down for voting. The only cricketer, who will be going to vote is Cheteshwar Pujara, the election brand ambassador for Rajkot. Pujara will be voting at Ravi Vidhyalay near Madhapar crossroad in Rajkot between 9:30am to 10 am. Father Arvind Pujara said, “Our entire family will be going to vote together.” However, Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings), cricketing brothers Hardik Pandya and Krunal (both Mumbai Indians), Yusuf Pathan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) and Parthiv Patel (Royal Challengers Bangalore) will not be casting their votes.
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been sidelined. “Those who have not been good with their own people how can they do good for anyone else?” he asked. The Deputy Chief Minister said the BJP is left with no issues in the Lok Sabha elections, so it was “misleading” people on other issues. “Those who ask questions from Modi and BJP are termed antinationals. Those talking about Pakistan and nuclear bomb should not forget that former prime minister Indira Gandhi divided Pakistan into two,” Pilot said. He alleged the prime minister is “misleading” people by diverting attention from real issues such as rising inflation, unemployment, scarcity of fertiliser and seeds. Meanwhile, senior Congress leader Rajiv Shukla said the PM failed to fulfil promises he made during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Jadeja is a registered voter in Jamnagar while Pandya brothers and Pathan are voters in Vadodara city. CSK and SRH will be clashing in Chennai on Tuesday. Himanshu Pandya, father of Pandya brothers.”They both are playing IPL and hence it won’t be possible for them to travel to the city for just a day.” It must be noted that the Mumbai Indians will be playing their next match against CSK in Chennai on April 26. Krunal and Yusuf had voted in 2017 Gujarat assembly polls. While Krunal voted in a booth in Diwalipura area, Yusuf’s polling booth is in Tandalja. It was uncertain if Ahmedabad boy Jasprit Bumrah will vote. Daljit Kaur, Bumrah’s mother, said: “We are yet to hear from him if he is coming down to vote or not.” Jagat Patel, Parthiv’s uncle, confirmed that the cricketer will not vote.
on Sunday to file an FIR,” said Gajjar. Sub-inspector D V Valani of Vastrapur police station, who is the investigating officer in the case, said that the cellphone must have been stolen by someone who visited her as her well-wisher, after the surgery. Vastrapur police have filed a complaint of theft.
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BJP will win all 26 seats in Guj, Cong rejected : Vaghani Gandhinagar : The BJP will win all 26 seats in Gujarat since people of the state are proud that Narendra Modi will be prime minister again, state unit chief Jitu Vaghani said Monday, a day before the state
Actor’s cellphone stolen from home
Ahmedabad : An actress, who has worked in Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu films, on Sunday filed a complaint with Vastrapur police stating that some unknown persons stole her cellphone worth Rs 35,000 when she was bed-ridden after liposuction surgery earlier this month. The complainant, Monal Gajjar (29), a resident of Prerna Tower in Vastrapur, stated
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Bhubaneswar : Claiming that the BJP is fast losing ground across the country, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday accused the saffron party of indulging in falsehood, lies and violence. The BJP’s main agenda is “lies, violence and hooliganism”, Patnaik, who is also the president of Biju Janta Dal (BJD), said while addressing a series of election meetings in Jagatsinghpur district. “The party fields criminals, who are on bail, as its candidates. This is against our culture. The people will give a befitting reply to the BJP. The party’s downfall has begun across the country,” Patnaik said. Patnaik’s statement has evoked sharp reaction from the BJP.
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goes to polls in a single phase. He also said party workers are “full of enthusiasm” as its national chief Amit Shah is contesting from the state’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. “The Congress is not going
to defeat the BJP on any of the 26 seats in Gujarat. The Congress’ negative campaigning is going to be rejected by the people of Gujarat,” Vaghani told reporters at Kamalam, the
India Thowheed Jamaath condemns Sri Lankan blasts
Chennai : The India Thowheed Jamaath Monday strongly condemned the serial blasts in Sri Lanka, saying it was an unpardonable attack on the entire humanity and demanded maximum punishment for perpetrators of the attack. The attacks were an onslaught against the entire humanity and not just against the Sri Lankan people, S M Backer, the leader of the city headquartered ITJ said. The attacks unleashed on Easter Sunday, observed as a holy
event by Christians, could be only construed “as a well planned and coordinated terror attack,” he said in a statement. Expressing his condolences, Backer expressed solidarity with the families of the victims and said he prayed to the Almighty for peace. “The heinous attack in which hundreds, including children and women were killed makes one shudder...whatever form terror may take; be it religion, race, or language, it should be defeated,” he added. The
Kerala Pournami Lottery RN-388: Winners to be announced soon
Ag-GNS, New Delhi: The Kerala state lottery department today will announce the results of Kerala Pournami Lottery RN 388. The first prize is worth Rs 70 lakh, while the second and third are of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2 lakh respectively. The consolation prize is Rs 8,000. The live results will be announced at 3 pm. Official results would be available at 4 pm onwards on http://www. keralalotteries.com. The price of a single ticket is Rs 30, while the entire book costs Rs 750. If the prize money is less than Rs 5,000, the winners can claim the money from any lottery shop in Kerala. If the amount won is above
Rs 5,000, the winners will have to surrender their tickets before a bank or government lottery office with id proofs. With seven daily and multiple bumper draws, the lottery is one of the biggest cash flows in Kerala. The state government organises four festival bumper draws — Onam, Vishu, Christmas and Pooja/Dussehra. There are two seasonal jackpots, the monsoon and summer bumper.
got married with a Thaltej resident on February 5, 2017. Since her marriage, Hardik and his parents harassed her over petty issues. They did not allow Kinjal even to talk to her parents or to meet them, alleged Nisha in FIR. “Neither Hardik nor his
parents informed our family when Kinjal was pregnant. Even if she talked with my family members, Hardik and his family members used to listen to audio recordings of those calls,” said the FIR. Once, when Nisha went to meet Kinjal at her place she had learned of her ordeal and Kinjal had told her how her husband and in-laws had been torturing her since she got married the FIR stated. The deceased had also showed bruises and injury marks on her body inflicted by her husband and inlaws, said the FIR.On Friday, Kinjal’s father received a
perpetrators of the dastardly attack should be brought to book and they must be given maximum punishment and it should be carried out in the public. “The forces behind the attack should be identified and the Srilankan government should ensure that investigating agencies zeroed in on the real culprits,” he said. He appealed to the Sri Lankans to maintain calm in these “grievous times and not give room for rumours and lend a helping hand to the affected people.” The series of blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday killed 290 people, including eight Indian nationals and left more than 500 injured.
BJP’s headquarters in the state. “People understand that Narendrabhai belongs to us (Gujarat being his home state). He has found a place in the heart of the people by his service that rises above caste and religion. People of Gujarat are proud and happy that he will again become prime minister,” Vaghani said. “The Congress national leadership’s campaign in Gujarat was rejected by the people. The response that rallies of Amitbhai (Amit Shah) received in tribal regions of Dharampur and Chhota Udepur was unprecedented. They came in the thousands to attend his rallies even in sweltering afternoons,”
Vaghani said. “Amit Shah himself contesting from Gandhinagar has charged up the BJP workers in the state. They are full of new kind of enthusiasm and are doing their job with double energy across all 26 seats,” he added. Vaghani said MLAs and other leaders of the Congress joining the BJP had shown that the former had failed. “Only yesterday, Botad district panchayat members joined BJP. This shows people no longer trust Congress, and nor do its party workers,” he claimed. There are 371 candidates in the fray for the 26 Lok Sabha seats. The state will also see four Assembly bypolls on Tuesday.
India gives China Azhar proof, says be sensitive to our concerns It’s Now For UN Bodies To Decide On Sanction: MEA
Ag-GNS, New Delhi: Amid pressure on China to lift its “technical’’ hold on a proposed UN ban on JaishMohammed chief Masood Azhar, foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale again took up the issue in a meeting with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Monday and urged Beijing to be sensitive to India’s concerns on crossborder terrorism. The MEA said here that India had shared all evidence available against Azhar with China, adding that the government would continue to pursue all available avenues to ensure that terrorist leaders involved in attacks on Indian citizens were brought to justice. “We have shared with China all evidence of terrorist activities of Jaish-e-Mohammed and its leader Masood Azhar. It is now for the 1267 Sanctions Committee and other authorised bodies of
the UN to take a decision on the listing of Masood Azhar,’’ MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. During Gokhale’s day-long visit to Beijing, the two sides reviewed the progress made in India-China bilateral relations since the informal summit between PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in April 2018 and discussed the agenda for bilateral engagement in the coming months. “The two sides also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest,
including the Indo-Pacific,’’ the government said. The visit assumes significance in light of efforts at the UN to force China to review its position on Pakistanbased Azhar. In his opening remarks in Beijing, Gokhale said both sides were making efforts to implement the understandings reached at last year’s informal summit in Wuhan between Modi and Xi. “We will work together with the Chinese side to deepen understanding to strengthen trust to implement the decisions that are taken by the leaders and to do it in a manner in which we are sensitive to each other’s concerns,” he said.
call from a relative who told him that his daughter had hanged herself to death. When Kinjal’s family tried to call Hardik, his phone
was switched off. When they went to meet Kinjal’s husband and inlaws, they found none ready to talk about Kinjal’s untimely
death, stated the FIR. Sola high court police registered an FIR and booked those accused under relevant sections of IPC.
Woman kills self, in-laws’ torture alleged
Ahmedabad : A 26-yearold woman, mother of a 1.5-year-old boy, allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her inlaws’ place in Thaltej on Saturday. The FIR filed by the deceased’s sister with Sola high court police on Sunday alleged the woman had committed suicide to escape the torture by her husband and in-laws. Her plight had begun since February 2017, soon after her wedding. Complainant, Nisha Ranpara, 22, a resident of Gokul Sheri in Rajkot city, stated in her FIR that her elder sister, Kinjal
Bizman thrashes wife, complaint filed
Ahmedabad : A 37-year-old woman from Chandkheda area of the city on Sunday filed a complaint of domestic violence against her husband, who runs a business of mouth-fresheners in Narol. The complainant stated that she got married in 2001according to family’s arrangement. But five years
after their marriage, her husband started torturing her on frivolous issues. For many years, various people used to visit their house seeking money that they had loaned to the complainant’s husband. Whenever the complainant asked about it, her husband abused and thrashed her, stated the FIR. “My husband
has gone somewhere for the past six months leaving us at home and he even does not receive my phone calls,” said the FIR. Aggrieved with such a situation, the woman on Sunday approached Chandkheda police and filed a complaint of domestic violence against her husband.
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The Jet saga and the principle of the rule of law
Last week distressed airline Jet Airways finally threw in the towel and pulled the plug on all its operation. A note sent to the stock exchanges from the country’s one of the largest airline summed up its predicament: “Since no emergency funding from the lenders or any other source is forthcoming, the airline will not be able to pay for fuel or other critical services to keep the operations going.” The big question is whether the airline will fly again or end up like the other big disaster story in Indian aviation: Kingfisher Airlines. Not only does its exit leave a gaping hole in aviation capacity, it has also put on line the future of some 15,000 employees, not to speak of the 8,000 crore debt owed to banks that could end up as write-offs, further exacerbating the bad debt position of the consortium of lenders led by the State Bank of India. Clearly, consumers, employees and the banks will be looking to see whether any of the bidders that have evinced interest will follow through. While this is indeed the case there is an important sub-text to the entire episode: the tough love from the lending banks. It is probably the first time that an enterprise of this size and scale is being subjected to such a ruthless lesson in the rule of the law. It is a big signal to promoters, especially the errant ones, that there is no back-stop facility anymore: now you play and perish by market forces. This is in contrast to the exception-based regime that the country has been accustomed to and something this column has repeatedly flagged. Previously, a bailout would be proffered either by banks or by the government in the form of some policy relief. But this time, despite several pleas, no lifeline was forthcoming. It is indeed remarkable that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance, which is in the middle of a fierce re-election battle, did not blink even after it became public that a large number of employees would be rendered jobless; all the more since it has been busy fending off charges of “jobless growth” levelled by the opposition after leaked official numbers revealed little job creation during their tenure. In contrast, in Kingfisher’s instance the Reserve Bank of India in 2010 extended a special relaxation to enable the ailing airline a debt restructuring package. And we all know what happened thereafter: the airline’s plunge continued and its flamboyant promoter, Vijay Mallya, is now one of India’s most-wanted alleged white collar crime offenders. While the boom and crash of the two airlines have been almost identical, the big takeaway this time has been the process of the wind down. The banks are running the process—an entirely new terrain for them as they have been used to following the bidding from New Delhi—and have adopted a transactional approach. Exactly why eventually Naresh Goyal, the promoter of the airline, was shown the door; instead, the bankers have initiated a bidding exercise to pick another promoter. This kind of creative destruction as defined by Austrian economist Joseph Schumpeter is essential in the evolution of an organization in a market economy; destroying the old economic structure and replacing it with a new and more productive structure. India’s biggest bane has been its reluctance to let go of unproductive units and then throwing good money after bad money to justify the decision. As a result the price of risk capital has never been defined and the consequences are there for us to see. We will know over the next few months whether Jet Airways will fly again in a new avatar. Till then we will have to get used to not seeing the iconic yellow tunic of its flight personnel at airports over the last two decades. Take it as the price we have had to pay for embracing the rule of the - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara law. Nothing comes Editor for free.
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Akshay Kumar welcomes Katrina Kaif in Sooryanvanshi family; the Into The Blue: Aishwarya Rai actress says she is super excited Bachchan And Aaradhya’s PostcardAfter a long time, Akshay Kumar Worthy Pic From Maldives and Katrina Kaif Aishwarya and Aaradhya are making the most of their time in the blue waters of Maldives
will be working together in Rohit Shetty’s cop film titled Sooryanvashi. Akshay took to his Twitter page to welcome Katrina in the cop universe.
Mumbai : In Ranveer Singh starrer Simmba last year, director Rohit Shetty gave us a hint at he will be giving us another cop film called Sooryavanshi starring Akshay Kumar. Since then, everyone is quite excited to see AkshayRohit’s collaboration and the official announcement of the film. After the film was announced, there have been rumours about who will play the female lead in it. Several names popped up and one of them was of Katrina Kaif. Today, Akshay Kumar shared a picture with Katrina Kaif, Rohit Shetty and Karan Johar and welcomed her in the Sooryavanshi family. Last night, the actors
even shot for the poster of the film in Mumbai. The Gold actor captioned t h e p h o t o , “ We l c o m e to our COP UNIVERSE @katrinakaif ...OUR SOORYAVANSHI GIRL! @itsrohitshetty @karanjohar @reliance.entertainment @rohitshettypicturez @dharmamovies #CapeOfGoodFilms.” Sooryavanshi will be the second collaboration of Rohit Shetty and Karan Johar after Simmba. While we have got to see a glimpse of how Akshay’s character is going to be in Sooryavanshi, we can’t wait for Katrina
Kaif’s look in it. Kat also shared the same pic and wrote, “Super excited to join the team of sooryavanshi with the incredible @ itsrohitshetty for the first time , cant wait to be back on set with @akshaykumar after soooooo long my 1st film with @dharmamovies and @karanjohar @ reliance.entertainment @rohitshettypicturez @dharmamovies #CapeOfGoodFilms.” Sooryanvanshi will be Rohit Shetty’s third cop series after Akshay Kumar’s Singham a n d R a n v e e r S i n g h ’s Simmba.
New Delhi : Picture from the Bachchans’ Maldives vacation keep getting better and better. After posting a stunning picture of his wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on his wedding anniversary, Abhishek Bachchan added another postcard-worthy picture to his Instagram profile. This picture is a little more special because it features the motherdaughter-duo Aishwarya and Aaradhya, who are making the most of their time in the blue waters of Maldives. Abhishek captioned the post: “Happiness... My girls” and added a heart emoji to the post. The actor shared the picture with his 4.9 million
followers on Instagram, of which over 2 lakh fans have liked the picture. Meanwhile, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan added a lovely picture of herself along with Abhishek and Aaradhya on her Instagram profile on Sunday morning. Abhishek and Aishwarya, along with their daughter Aaradhya are currently on a vacation in Maldives, where the coupe celebrated their wedding anniversary on Saturday. The Guru actor’s anniversary post involved a stunning picture of Aishwarya and he captioned it: “Honey and
the moon.” Abhishek and Aishwarya got married on April 20, 2007. The couple have co-starred in several films including Umrao Jaan, Guru, Kuch Naa Kaho and Raavan among others. The couple will be seen sharing screen space in Anurag Kashyap-produced Gulab Jamun. On the work front, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was last seen in Fanney Khan, co-starring Anil Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao. Abhishek Bachchan’s last release was Manmarziyaan, co-starring Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal.
Ag-GNS, Mumbai : Actress Kajol has responded to the question of her daughter Nysa Devgn making a Bollywood debut by saying that media and other people should give her a break and some space. Kajol was interacting with the media at Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award 2019 on Saturday in Mumbai. Star couple Ajay Devgn and Kajol are often seen talking about how kids suffer a lot due to the star status of their parents. Recently, during the promotion of Total Dhamaal, Ajay Devgn talked to a news agency and said that he and his wife are stars, therefore, he understands they will be scrutinised at some point. However, he said, Ajay finds it inappropriate when his kids go through the same level of judgement. Talking about Nysa’s career plans, Kajol said: “She (Nysa Devgn) is just 16 years old. I think you
(media and people) can give her a break and some space. Recently, she has celebrated her 16th birthday. Right now, she is studying in 10th standard and she is preparing for her board exams.” Sharing her feeling receiving an award at Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award, Kajol said: “It means a lot. Whenever you get an award, you feel really happy. I
am really thankful to the jury.” Kajol was last seen onscreen in ‘Helicopter Eela’ which didn’t do well at the box-office. Talking about her upcoming projects, she said: “As of now, there is absolutely nothing so, maybe I will take a two years’ break, who knows? But yes, I am planning something. Hopefully, I will be able to announce it soon.”
Kriti Sanon On Panipat: “This Film Kajol To Media: Nysa Is Preparing Transports You To A Different Era” For Boards, Give Her A Break It’s shaping up wonderfully and is truly a magical experience,” Kriti said.
Ag-GNS, Mumbai : Actress Kriti Sanon, currently shooting for the film Panipat, says she never thought she would be a part of such a “massive film”. “We’ve shot in Jaipur. We’ve shot in ND studios in Karjat and are going to be shooting in Mumbai. It’s shaping up wonderfully and is truly a magical experience,” Kriti said, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. “This film transports you to a different era. I never thought I would be a part of such a massive film,” said the 28-year-old actress. Panipat will tell
the story as what led to the third Battle of Panipat. It is being produced by Sunita Gowariker under their home banner AGPPL in association with Vision World. The film, slated for
release on December 6, also stars Arjun Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt in pivotal roles. National Award-winning music director duo AjayAtul are creating tunes for the film.
Bharat Trailer: Salman Khan Exhilarates Game of Thrones 8: Maisie Williams scene between Arya and Eggcellent Easter: Sara Ali Khan's As the Grand Old Saviour of the Nation thought sex Gendry was a prank Mumbai : Salman Khan is back to rule the hearts of cinegoers with yet another period drama-- Bharat. Through various posters, set in different timelines, Salman has been constantly building anticipation around the film and making apparent that his character’s journey will unfold over several decades. Now the trailer of the much awaited film has dropped and watchers are definitely in for a treat with this one. The trailer opens with Jawaharlal Nehru’s Tryst with Destiny speech, but Salman interjects with his bold proclamation that his life has been one roller coaster ride. The first journey shows Salman’s thrilling time with his circus troupe, where he dances and performs stunts to please the audience. This part also reveals his co-actors Disha Patani as a fellow performer and Sunil Grover as circus master. The second part sees him travel in search of work, with Grover
by his side. It is here that he meets Katrina and falls in love and starts becoming a family man. However, a freak accident that follows in a mine field, where Bharat is posted as a worker, forces him to reflect on the promise he made to his father. In the three-minute-long trailer, we see Salman’s different shades-- from fighting off pirates as a navy officer to saving his co-workers from dust storms and blasts and finally volunteering with people in locating missing
New Delhi : Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 2 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms saw Arya Stark in an intimate scene for the first time, with Joe Dempsie (Gendry). This didn’t just come as a surprise to viewers, but also to Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) who at first thought the script handed over to her was a bogus one and the intimate scene immigrants from across the a prank. While the Season border. In short, Salman’s here 8 scripts were sent to all to save the day for a nation the actors at the same time, that desperately needs loving Sophie Turner who plays souls like him. Bharat has Sansa Stark in the series was been directed by Ali Abbas the first to read about the sex Zafar and features Disha scene and immediately called Patani, Tabu, Jackie Shroff, up her friend Maisie who Sunil Grover and Aasif Sheikh was still at the time in the in pivotal roles. This is Abbas’ middle of Episode 1, being second film with the lead pair, a slow reader. “Sophie said, the earlier one being Tiger Whatever you do, you have Zinda Hai (2017). Abbas has to skip to this episode, this also directed Salman in sports scene first.’ So I just read drama Sultan. Bharat will that and it was practically release in theatres on June 5 all I knew about the entire amidst much anticipation. season,” Williams told
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Entertainment Weekly. The actress initially thought it was a bogus script as the makers have pranked them on earlier occasions too. Only this time it was real. At first, I thought it was a prank. I was like, Yo, good one.’ And [the showrunners were] like, No, we haven’t done that this year.’ Oh fk!” she told the portal. It was the final season table read when Maisie finally accepted the scene was for real and that Arya was going to sleep with Gendry before the great Winterfell battle against the Army of the Dead.
Mumbai : Sara Ali Khan had an eggcellent Easter Sunday, courtesy her brothers Taimur and Ibrahim. The Simmba actress was kind enough to share a glimpse of the Easter festivities on her Instagram. Though we did not spot her in the Easter post, Taimur and Ibrahim sure made it special. “My Easter bunnies,” Sara captioned a photo of Taimur and Ibrahim posing together and added the hashtags: “Munchkins, brothers in arms and double trouble.” To be honest, this adorable duo of Ibrahim and Taimur seem nothing like any sort of trouble and will win you over by their cuteness but big sister Sara sure knows better. On Koffee With Karan, Sara said Taimur, who is just two, is the centre of attention even in a room full of
celebrities. He also often steals the show on Sara’s Instagram. But earlier this month, Sara was sort of trolled for her World Sibling Day post when netizens asked her: “What about Taimur?” Sara had
posted this throwback photo of herself and Ibrahim. Sara Ali Khan made her Bollywood debut with Kedarnath and then starred in Simmba. She is currently filming Love Aaj Kal 2 with Kartik Aaryan.
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Afghanistan recall pacer Hamid Hassan for World Cup New Delhi : Afghanistan have recalled seam bowler Hamid Hassan after nearly three-year hiatus for the upcoming World Cup to be held in England, starting from May 30. Despite facing public criticism from senior players like Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi for changing captains just ahead of an important tournament liked World Cup, Afghanistan have persisted with their decision to name Gulbadin Naib as their ODI captain. Hassan, who last played an ODI back in July 2016 against Ireland, has been troubled by heel, knee and thigh injuries. He has also not appeared in first-class cricket since December 2017 when he played for Band-e-Amir region. The pacer returned to the Afghanistan set-up for the T20I series against Zimbabwe in February last year only to be laid low by an injury during one of the
training sessions. Hassan, who has bagged 56 ODI wickets at an average of just over 20, was a key part of Afghanistan’s creditable show in the 2015 World Cup, ending up with eight wickets to his name. “Luckily for us, the come back of senior Fast bowler Hamid Hassan is a good news. However, we will take into account his form and fitness during upcoming practice matches,” Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai, the chief selector said. Meanwhile, the selection committee decided not to pick Zahir
Khan, Ikram Alikhil, Karim Janat, Sayed Shirzad, Javed Ahmadi, Shapoor Zadran and Fareed Malik for the mega event. All of them were part of Afghanistan’s ODI set-up in the recentlyconcluded ODI series versus Ireland. However, Ikram, Janat and Shirzad have been picked as reserve players. “The final decision has been made based on many facts and considerations. I would like to thank all those who continue to support our national heroes,” Ahmadzai noted.
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Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco Pay Tribute to NotreDame With Special Jersey Paris : Paris SaintGermain capped off an emotional week in France with their eighth Ligue 1 title but it was their tribute to Notre-Dame de Paris that caught the eye. Notre-Dame cathedral was engulfed in a massive fire on April 15 that led to a national heartbreak. It took 400 firefighters to extinguish the blaze that saw the spiral of the monument collapse. It led to the entire country and people all around the world remember their visits to the beloved monument. In fact, even money was raised for its restoration that saw donations come from all around the world. On Sunday, as PSG took the pitch against Monaco in a bid to seal the title, they paid an emotional tribute to France’s beloved monument. All the PSG players wore special jerseys with ‘Notre-Dame’ printed at the back instead
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of the names of the players. The front of the jersey also had an image of the cathedral instead of the usual sponsors’ name. PSG later announced that 1,000 special jerseys will be sold for 100 euros to raise funds for Notre-Dame’s restoration. PSG have pledged to help fundraise the restorations efforts and will also support emergency services. Ahead of the match, PSG also released a video on social media thanking everyone who was involved in putting out the fire at Notre-Dame.
Zinedine Zidane Hails Karim Benzema As World’s Best After Athletic Bilbao Treble
New Delhi : Zinedine Zidane said Karim Benzema is the best number nine in the world after his hat-trick led Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. Benzema has been one of the few bright sparks in an otherwise dreary campaign for the European champions and his second-half treble at the Santiago Bernabeu took his tally to 30 goals for the season. “What he has done here over 10 years means everything,” Zinedine
Zidane said. “For me he is the best, but others might disagree.” Victory moves Madrid four points behind second-placed Atletico and keeps them 13 adrift of Barcelona, while Bilbao stay seventh, with their chances dented of sealing a spot in the Europa League. Benzema’s advance in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo and surge since the reappointment of Zidane comes in stark contrast to Gareth Bale, who was whistled when introduced as a substitute
here and frequently during
his 20 minutes on the pitch.
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For all the impatience of the home crowd, it was Bale who won the corner for Benzema’s second and then teed up his team-mate’s third in injury-time. But his sixth season at Real Madrid will surely be his last, with Zidane saying little either to express support or suggest he wants the Welshman to stay beyond the summer. “The shame was he had a chance to score and I felt sorry for him because I would have liked him to score today,” Zidane said.
According to the complainant, Prashanthi and five others didn’t allow a man watch the IPL match between Sun Risers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Hyderabad : Telugu TV actor Prashanthi and five others were booked for creating nuisance and obstructing a person from watching IPL match at Uppal stadium here on Sunday, said police. According to the complainant, Prashanthi and five others didn’t allow him to watch the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and
Kolkata Knight Riders. They also abused and threatened him. “We have registered a case under section 341,
188 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and further investigation in the matter is underway,” the police said.
SpiceJet Repaints Grounded Jet Airways' Boeing 737 Planes with Own Livery New Delhi : India’s SpiceJet Ltd has started to repaint the grounded Jet Airways’ Boeing 737 airplanes with its own livery. A photo shared on Twitter shows a plane wearing SpiceJet logo in Red along with the yellow and blue stripes of Jet Airways. Air India is also in talks with Jet to operate the bigger airplanes for international routes. SpiceJet earlier said it will prioritize hiring employees of Jet Airways Ltd who are losing their jobs after the crisis-hit Indian airline halted all flight
operations indefinitely this week. “We have already provided jobs to more than 100 pilots, more than 200 cabin crew and more than 200 technical and airport staff,” said Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director of SpiceJet. “We will do more.” Jet Airways has lost many employees as the crisis unfolded. About 400 pilots have moved to
other airlines, leaving Jet with about 1,300 pilots, a senior Jet pilot said. About 40 engineers have also left, a senior engineer said. Lenders, led by State Bank Of India, say they are hopeful of a successful bidding process for Jet. The carrier is saddled with about $1.2 billion in debt. Low cost carrier SpiceJet, which pledged to add 27 planes over the next two weeks to help to fill in the slots left vacant by Jet’s grounding, said that it is making all possible efforts to minimise passenger inconvenience.
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Diamond artisan arrested for void; no by-poll till final verdict sodomizing boy for a year
SC refuses to stay HC order GST & note ban be damned, Gujarat traders say Modi is good for the country holding Dwarka seat election
Members of Gujarat’s textile and diamond communities say GST, the Modi govt’s flagship tax reform, has begun to work in their favour.
Ahmedabad : Gujarat’s textile traders claim that the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the Narendra Modi government’s flagship tax reform, took a heavy toll on their businesses, but they are still largely batting for their former chief minister in this Lok Sabha election. A similar mood prevails in the state’s famed diamond industry, where the sheen of the Modi brand stands restored since the initial shock of the GST gave way to better business, say traders. “GST has definitely impacted
our business. Smaller traders have been hit the most,” said Manoj Agrawal, president of the Federation of Surat Textile Traders Association (FOSSTA). “Business is picking up from what it was before, but it’s still down by 40 per cent. The fact that we have to give advance tax and do a lot of paperwork has
Ahmedabad : The pillion rider cannot afford to “just sit back” and not bother about safety measures. A young mother, who was returning from a temple after seeking blessings for her newborn daughter, fell off her husband’s bike on which she was riding pillion. The loose end of her saree reportedly got entangled in the rear wheel of the moving bike, resulted in her fall and subsequent death.
According to case details, Sumitra Chandel (22) had given birth to a girl four months ago. A resident of Shri Om Nagar, Vibhaag 4, behind PNT Colony in Vasna, she had been staying at her father’s house in the same society since the child’s birth. On Sunday morning, her husband Bhupendra Chandel (28) picked up her and their daughter on his bike. The couple had decided to go to a temple in
added to the overall cost,” he added. “Earlier, there was no tax on textiles but now there is. So, it has certainly impacted us.” Agrawal, however, said at once that this would not translate into the defeat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “Modi is good for the nation,” he added.
Ahmedabadt : T h e Supreme Court today refused to stay the Gujarat High Court judgement of declaring Dwarka assembly election void. The High Court had declared 9 December 2017 Dwarka assembly general election as void under Section 100(1)(d)(i) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Pabubhai Manek, MLA elected from Dwarka in 2017 election had challenged the verdict in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court today denied stay on the High
Court order and also noted that fresh by-poll on Dwarka seat should not be declared till the final verdict in this case possibly in upcoming month of September later this year. Congress leader Babu Mangukiya appeared on behalf of Pabubha’s rival candidate Meraman Goriya who was petitioner in the High Court in this case. Goriya had filed plea seeking himself to be declared as victorious candidate as Pabubha’s candidature was invalid.
Sumitra was stepping out of her home with the baby for a non-medical reason. On their way back at around 9.15 am,
when the bike was moving from Lambha overbridge towards Lambha Crossroads, the loose end of Sumitra’s saree got entangled in its rear wheel. As the bike moved on, she was pulled off the bike with the infant in her hand. While the child escaped with just a scratch on the forehead, Sumitra sustained head injury. Bhupendra rushed her to LG Hospital in a rickshaw where she was declared dead by the hospital authorities.
Saree stuck in wheel; new mom falls, dies
Lambha to seek blessings for the newborn.According to a family friend, this was perhaps the first time that
Ground Report: What farmers of Gujarat want as they go to vote for Lok Sabha polls today
No-payment for the crop insurance has emerged as a major election issue in Saurashtra and north Gujarat regions as farmers are battling semi-drought and scarcity.
Rajkot : Gujarat will see polling for the general elections 2019 on a single day during the third phase of polling across the country on April 23. Voting in Gujarat will be held for 23 Lok Sabha seats. No-payment for the crop insurance has emerged as a major election issue in Saurashtra and north Gujrat regions as farmers are battling semi-drought and water scarcity. It was reported
that around 1.5 million farmers await compensation from the government after crops failed from serious drought and water scarcity in 2016 and 2018. Over 51 talukas in 15 districts were declared droughthit. Farmers say that the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana scheme is a failure and most farmers haven’t received crop insurance as they were promised. farmer
issue that they have not received insurance money for the last three to four years. She further claimed that the women have to walk for 2 km in burning heat to get the water. Reportedly, farmers of the Saurashtra region are battling with non-payment of crop insurance while the land is barren and dry. However, only 20 per cent of the claims have been settled so far.
Kishor Jadeja claimed that the farmers in Gujrat are suffering a lot and suicide is the last option left for them. Another farmer, Suresh, claimed that in the name of insurance, the farmers
h a v e n ’t r e c e i v e d a n y insurance relief as promised by the government. There is a water crisis and the insurance is just on papers. A female farmer, Lataben, also mentioned the same
Gujarat's first transgender candidate for Lok Sabha was "compelled" to register as male
Ahmedabad : Gujarat’s first transgender candidate in the electoral fray, Jaysawal Naresh Babulal, will contest from the labour area of Ahmedabad East, but couldn’t claim her gender identity. Ironically, this vibrant constituency has fielded the largest number of crorepatis, numbering seven. BJP’s Somabhai Patel is the richest with assets amounting to Rs 7.46 crore. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an election watchdog, said in its report that six out of the 26 candidates in the fray here have declared assets worth over Rs 1 crore. Congress candidate Geeta Patel has declared assets worth Rs 4 crore. Crorepatis don’t bother Jaysawal, who is proud to have her chelas campaigning door to door with people’s issues. Ahmedabad, the largest city of Gujarat, has three electoral constituencies in a state which has 26 Lok Sabha
of documents to prove her gender. “No political party would accept my candidature, hence I confidently walked to the district collector, the Election Commission’s R e t u r n i n g O f f i c e r, t o file as an independent candidate,” prides Jaysawal. “Unfortunately I could not submit my name as a transgender, but as a male”, rues Raju Mataji, as she is popularly called. Importantly “bangle” constituencies. Gandhinagar, is her symbol. However, the state’s capital, follows Shobha, an active member next, where five of the 17 of Lakshya, a transgender candidates are worth more group in Vadodara, is miffed than Rs 1 crore. There are with Jaysawal. “It is grossly 75 crorepatis in the fray wrong to contest as a male. in Gujarat, around 20 per This is a let-down to our cent of the 370 candidates community. Hers is a historic analysed by ADR. Congress’ step as no one from our AJ Patel from Mehsana is the community has so far has richest candidate. However, contested in Gujarat. I could t h e f i r s t t r a n s g e n d e r have helped her change her candidate contesting Lok documents”, claims the angst Sabha elections from Gujarat activist. “The officials are in 2019, Jaysawal, was very difficult to circumvent”, compelled to register as a Jaysawal exhorts. “All male, primarily due to lack our documents have male
names. Ration card, the most important identification document, would obviously have my official name which was registered as a child. Changing gender in documents is almost impossible”, she charged. This, despite the fact that Jaysawal has contested elections twice earlier – Gujarat Legislative Assembly in 2017 and Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation in 2015; and the gender did not seem to have bothered her. Jaysawal at 28 has been far too preoccupied with routine work which has kept her away from such important issues as officially claiming her gender.
Surat : A 40-year-old unmarried diamond polisher was on Sunday arrested by cops from an area under the limits of Puna police station for allegedly sodomizing and sexually assaulting a 16-yearold boy for the past one year. The accused had lured the class X student by giving him Rs10 and later sodomized him at his house. Accused Kanu Kathrotiya, a resident of Kargil Chowk, was boy’s neighbour. He was arrested by police on a complaint by the boy’s father. The accused was booked for unnatural sex and sexual assault under Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Police investigation revealed that the victim had been threatened by the
accused of dire consequences if he complained to anyone. The teenager did not inform anyone because he was scared. After appearing in class X examination, he recently joined a diamond polishing unit to learn polishing but was unable to concentrate. A colleague asked him the reason and he described in detail his ordeal and later to employer too. They informed his family about it. “We have arrested the accused and started investigation. The
boy could not inform anyone about the sexual assault on him because he had been threatened,” said a police officer at Puna police station. The teenager had met the accused at a pan shop near his house when the accused gave him some money. The teenager later met the accused a couple of times again when one day Kathrotiya took him home. Thereafter, the accused started calling the boy to his house frequently where he used to sodomize him.
Ahmedabad : Viruses such as HIV — responsible for AIDS — are difficult to deal with. How they enter human cells and how they multiply and manipulate the human immune system have been studied over the years to find a cure. A new research published in scientific journal “Nature” points at a mathematical model of the spread where the viruses target the nodes for maximum control of the signalling network in human cells. The paper, “Network controllability analysis of intracellular signalling reveals viruses are actively controlling molecular systems”, was recently published in “Nature”. A senior research fellow at Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DAIICT), Dr Vandana Ravindran, was one of the lead authors. Other team members included Prof V Sunitha from DAIICT and researchers from Toho University in Japan,
University of Glasgow, and University of Manchester in the UK, and IIIT-Delhi. “Human cell is a complex organism. When it interacts with viruses — which can’t live on their own, changes happen at both the sides,” said Ravindran. “The viruses try to hijack the entire system, but how does that happen? Viruses choose the driver nodes in our molecular systems to gain access to the complex network. The principle is known as control theory in data sciences.” The process can be compared to how hackers identify a central
computer system and attack it to gain access to a large network of computers to infect it. The team studied the pattern in both HIV and Hepatitis C viruses by carrying out experiments in both infected and normal systems. “The research gives us a peek into the complex system through which the viruses interact with human proteins and the dynamics governing the spread and intensity,” said Ravindran. “Application of this computational biology can be found in drug delivery system and identifying antiviral targets.”
Viruses ‘hack’ molecular biological system
Red Bull Reign - A unique 3-on-3 global basketball tournament comes to Hyderabad
The short action-packed format is set to revolutionize basketball in India
Ahmedabad : For the first time in its history, Red Bull Reign is coming to India. This summer, Red Bull invites ballers from across the country to test their skills at thisglobal high-endurance tournament. Starting from April 6th, the basketball tournament will be held across 12 cities includingChennai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Goa, Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Aizawl, Guwahati, Delhi, Ludhiana and Jaipur. The Ahmedabad City Qualifiers will take place on 23rd and
The FIBA 3 on 3 rules are
☞ Half-court game ☞ Each team shall consist of 4 players (3 players on the court and 1 substitution) ☞ The first team which scores 21 points or more wins the game if it happens before the end of regular playing time 24th April 2019 at St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabadcity winners will battle it out at the national finals in Mumbai in the first week of June, and the India winner will move on to represent the country at the World Finals later in the year. With a unique format lending itself to no downtime after made baskets to take a breather or get set on defense — plus no time to celebrate — Red Bull Reign is a test of stamina, endurance while trying to accumulate the most points possible to
outlast the opponents within the given time (10mins). Open for men who are 16+ years, Red Bull Reign uses a unique set of rules based on the gameplay of the FIBA rules. Red Bull has brought on-board Pursuit India as a partner to manage tournament operations across the country. Pursuit India is a leading sports management company in the sport of Basketball in India Vishnu Ravi Shankar, CEO – Pursuit India, said “We are excited to partner with Red Bull as they bring Red
Bull Reign, their flagship 3x3 tournament to India. We feel that Red Bull Reign will promote basketball in India on multiple levels, as the format enables amateurs to compete on a national platform and the highoctane pace of the game will exhilarate spectators.” With this initiative, energy drink giant Red Bull aims to create a new fan base for basketball in India by promoting basketball at a grassroots level and through wider outreach plans for both viewers and players.
Twitter appoints Manish Maheshwari as India MD New Delhi : Twitter on Monday said it has appointed Manish Maheshwari as the Managing Director of its India operations. Last year, Taranjeet Singh had stepped down as the India Country Director and Balaji Krish was given charge of leading the country’s operations in the interim period. Krish will
return to Twitter global headquarters in San Francisco to resume his role as Global Head of Revenue Strategy and Operations at Twitter. Maheshwari, who previously served as the CEO of Network18 Digital, takes over the new role from April 29, Twitter said in a statement. “India is one of the fastest growing audience markets globally
for Twitter...Twitter continues to invest in India and its leadership team,” it added. In his new role, Maheshwari will be responsible for driving an integrated business strategy to accelerate Twitter’s audience and revenue growth in the country, overseeing Twitter India’s teams in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, the statement said.
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