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Choose BCCI post or CSK, SC to Srinivasan
New Delhi, Jan 22 In a setback to N Srinivasan, the Supreme Court today barred him from contesting any BCCI polls unless he forsakes ownership of an IPL team and appointed a committee of retired judges to decide the punishment for his sonin-law Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra that could seal the fate of CSK and RR in the league.
Sensex breaches 29,000-mark; Re, gold slip Mumbai, Jan 22 Buoyed by robust capital inflows, the benchmark Sensex today breached the 29,000-mark for the first time and Nifty scaled new historic high of 8,774.15, but the rupee weakened by 7 paise against the dollar ending its five-day gaining streak. Gold, considered a safe haven, retreated from five-month high levels due to easing demand and weak global trends.
Amitabh Bachchan happy with rise in tiger population
Mumbai, Jan 22 Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is the brand ambassador of save the tiger campaign, says he is elated by the fact that the population of India's national animal has increased due to the drive. The 72-year-old actor joined the campaign in year 2010 and in the last two years the population of the canine has increased from 1411 to 2226.
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Modi's invitation to attend India's Republic Day parade took Obama by surprise Washington : Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to President Barack Obama to be the first American leader to be the chief guest at India's Republic day took him by "some surprise" but he felt "personally honoured" to accept. Given the "complicated history" between the two countries, "I think it took us by some surprise," Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters on Tuesday in a conference call previewing the visit. "There's a great affinity between the US and India and our people, but there's
also a history that is complicated and that would have made it seem highly unlikely that a US President would be sitting with India's leaders at their Republic Day ceremony," he said. "So I think President Obama was personally honoured to receive that invitation. I think he saw it as building on a successful summit with Prime Minster Modi," Rhodes said. "And I think he sees this as a potentially transitional if not transformational moment for the relationship because we have a very strong and clear indication from
India's leadership that they want to elevate our bilateral cooperation and our global cooperation." Rhodes noted that Obama has not attended any national day ceremonies of any other countries. "It's a unique event, but it's I think of great symbolic importance, given the USIndia history and given the importance of Republic Day in India," he said. "And so that's why he was more than pleased to accept the invitation." Although the White House had not scheduled the State of the Union message when the invitation from Modi came, it "certainly took the
AAP OUR MAIN RIVAL, CONGRESS NOT IN CONTEST IN DELHI, BJP’S VIJAY RATH HAS ARRIVED HERE, NEXT BIHAR: AMIT SHAH
New Delhi As the city heads for a high- pitched electoral battle, BJP Chief Amit Shah today said his party has a direct fight with “main rival” Aam Aadmi Party and claimed Congress was nowhere in the contest in Delhi assembly elections. In an address to BJP’s booth incharges in East Delhi, Shah asked them put in hard work and knock at every voter’s door to apprise them about AAP’s “lies” and said if the party wins in Delhi, then it will be “invincible” in the entire country. “The entire country as well as the world are now keenly watching Delhi elections. If we win in Delhi, then nobody can stop us elsewhere also. If we win Delhi election once, then nobody will be able to stop us from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Atak to Cuttack,” he said. “In this Assembly poll, Congress is nowhere to be
seen. We have a fight only and only with Aam Aadmi Party,” Shah said.. Shah said 2014 was an “unprecedented year” for BJP as after win in Lok Sabha polls, its victory march continued in a number of states and is now is moving towards the national capital before going to Bihar. “Delhi needs a government which could work hand-in-hand with the Centre. Delhi needs a corruption-free government.Delhi needs a government which can feel the pain of people,” he said claiming “BJP can only give such government under the leadership of Kiran Bedi and the people of Delhi have realised it,” Shah said. The BJP President said inflation has come down and the price of petrol has been cut 11 times in the past eight months during the Narendra Modi rule. He said “on one hand, there is Modi’s leadership, Kiran ji’s leadership, and
on other side, there is Kejriwal who has gone out to become CM on the basis of lies.” Shah said Kejriwal had promised not to take the support of either BJP or Congress but later formed government with Congress backing. “They (AAP) said that they would take action against Sheilaji but they could do nothing beacuse they took the support of Congress. They also claimed that no raid was conducted on traders during AAP’s 49-day rule but several raids were conducted. .” “We were defeated in Delhi again and again because we did not follow our traditional strategy of giving prominence to booth incharge and panna pramukh,” Shah said. He also appealed to the party’s workers to tell people about the good works done by the Modi government, policies of BJP and contribution of Kiran Bedi to the society.
timing of the India trip into account in setting the date" and in its outreach to Congressional leaders. Turning to the chemistry between Modi and Obama, Rhodes noted that in their first conversation after Modi's election, "they noted some similarities in terms of how their campaigns kind of changed the way in which politics was practiced in their respective countries." "So I think what they shared off the bat was a similar experience of having run these very dynamic campaigns," he said. "And then during the Prime Minister's visit here I think they struck up a
very good chemistry" "So our hope is that the chemistry between the leaders and the personal
relationship can lead to positive outcomes for our country," Rhodes said. "And so it's worth the
investment in the relationship with the country, the leader, and the people of India."
PM launches Sukanya Samridhi Yojna under Beti Bachao campaign
New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a small deposit scheme for girl child, as part of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ campaign, which would fetch an interest rate of 9.1 per cent and provide income tax rebate. ‘Sukanya Samridhi Account’ can be opened at any time from the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of 10 years, with a minimum deposit of Rs 1000. A maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh can be deposited during the financial year. The account can be opened in any post office or authorised branches of commercial banks. “The scheme primarily ensures equitable share to a girl child in resources and savings of a family in which she is generally discriminated as against a male child,” said a government statement. In an effort to motivate
parents to open an account in the name of a girl child and for her welfare to deposit maximum of their savings upto the prescribed limits, higher rates of interest at 9.1 per cent is proposed to be given on the deposits on
annually compounded basis with income tax concession in this financial year, the statement said. The account will remain operative for 21 years from the date of opening of the account or marriage of the girl child after
attaining 18 years of age. To meet the requirement of higher education expenses, partial withdrawal of 50 per cent of the balance would be allowed after the girl child has attended 18 years of age.
Kutch aims to attract investors through Vibrant Kutch summit AHMEDABAD After transforming Gujarat into a global business hub with the Vibrant Gujarat Summit, the state government now plans to host a 'Vibrant Kutch' summit to attract investments into this arid region. To be held from February 27-March 1, 2015, Vibrant Kutch Expo and Summit will see delegations from over 10 countries— US, Canada, Australia, Holland, UAE, Oman, Kenya, Uganda, China, Brazil and South Africa. The Kutchi community is spread
across the country and globe and a large part of Kutchi businessmen are based in Mumbai. As about 1,500 Kutchi businesses have expressed interest in participating in the summit, the state government has booked a special train from Mumbai called the 'Vibrant
Kutch Express', which will be booked by the delegates from Mumbai to Bhuj during February 24 onwards. According to sources, the state government has been hosting roadshows in different countries to lure Kutchi origin businessmen along with global businesses to invest in Kutch. The prime focus of Vibrant Kutch 2015 is inclusive development in key areas such as innovation, sustainability industries, technology, youth and skill development, knowledge sharing and networking.
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Obama visit will tap into “unfulfilled” bilateral potential Days ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama arriving in India senior administration officials here characterised the bilateral relationship as having reached a “seminal moment,” even as they outlined a heavy agenda for the President’s engagement with the Modi government in New Delhi including civil nuclear cooperation, climate change, defence trade, economic ties and counterterrorism. In a background call with media here White House officials underscored the prominence attributed to the bilateral relationship, manifested in part by the fact that a range of U.S. leaders were accompanying the President to India, including First Lady Michelle Obama, National Security Advisor Susan Rice, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Chair and Co-Chair of the India Caucus respectively Senator Mark Warner and Representative Joseph Crowley, and Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera from California. The White House has clarified that the President’s daughters, Sasha and Malia, would not be joining the trip, as “Their priority is school, so they tend to travel on overseas visits that take place in the summer when that’s not the overriding factor.Although the officials, Deputy National Security Advisor For Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes and National Security Council Senior Director For South Asia Phil Reiner declined to preview specific deliverables or announcements for Mr. Obama’s upcoming trip to India they emphasised the “unique moment of opportunity” that the two governments for a “breakthrough.” A core focal point during the summit discussion in New Delhi will be opportunities for the business community in the bilateral space, and Mr. Obama will join Mr. Modi in participating in a CEO forum along with a substantial number of U.S. and Indian business leaders, Mr. Rhodes said. He added that Penny Pritzker, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, would also join these discussions. Work on civil nuclear cooperation and defence technology development, where progress has slowed owing to the Indian nuclear liability law and U.S. concerns over sensitive technology transfers, would see a “leader-level” push for solutions, Mr. Reiner noted. On counterterrorism, especially given concerns in India about Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, the U.S. officials gave assurances that the Obama administration was focused on those groups that are operating in South Asia. “When you look at the network of extremist groups that operate in that part of the world, from al Qaida to the Pakistani Taliban, to the Haqqani Network to LeT, we have significant counterterrorism cooperation with Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India that has been a priority of this administration from day one,” Mr. Rhodes said. On clean energy cooperation, which is likely to feature prominently on the bilateral agenda here, Mr. Rhodes referenced the recent U.S.-China breakthrough deal on climate change when he said, “The pressure comes from the reality of climate change, and every country should feel that urgency… There’s no such thing as a successful agreement unless all of the major emitters are doing their part, and India recognises that, just as China does, just as we do.”
Travellers using antibiotics can spread superbug ! A study has revealed that taking antibiotics for diarrhea may put travellers visiting developing parts of the world at higher risk for contracting superbugs and spreading these drugresistant bacteria to their home countries. Those travelling to South Asia faced the highest risk of contracting the resistant bacteria. Nearly 80 percent of travellers who took antibiotics for diarrhea while visiting the region were colonised with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, a concerning type of drugresistant superbug that is a serious threat to public health. Southeast Asia, East Asia, and North Africa together with the Middle East, in order, were next highest in risk. Researchers found that taking antibiotics for travellers' diarrhea increased the risk of becoming colonised by
ESBL bacteria. "The great majority of all cases of travellers' diarrhea are mild a nd resolve on their own," said lead study author Anu Kantele, associate professor in infectious diseases at Helsinki University Hospital in Finland. Kantele calls for greater caution in using antibiotics for travellers' diarrhea, except in severe cases. The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention has called ESBL-producing bacteria a serious concern and a significant threat to public health. The bacteria can cause severe infections that are harder and more expensive to treat and more likely to be fatal. In the study, researchers collected stool samples for testing from 430 Finns before and after they travelled outside of Scandinavia.
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Budget 2015: “Won't raise a rupee from aggressive taxation, despite top aides' advice to revive the economy with more infrastructure spending” - Says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
Yanni all set to perform at Vadfest 2015 in palace of Vadodara Gandhinagar, January 22, 2015 World famous Greek musician and pianist Yanni will perform at Vadodara, Gujarat on 23 January evening. This will be Yanni’s first performance in India after a gap of 18 years. Yanni had lastly performed at Taj Mahal in India. Interacting with media persons in Vadodara, Yanni said he will give surprise to people of Vadodara during concert. He said, among his all performance at various heritage sites across the world, the Taj Mahal experience was most memorable for him. He said he was impressed by Indian artist Pundit Ravishankar who used to say that the main difference between western and Indian classical music is ‘rhythm’. Yanni said he doesn’t plan his live music concert content. He said it’s a matter of feeling. He said he chooses to perform at heritage places because it gives him energy. It impacts moods of people and musicians, he added. Yanni said he doesn’t meet anyone one hour prior to concert. He said he stays alone and tries to capture feeling of the site. He said he looks 20 years younger
than his age because he follows certain rules, like he does not consume onion, garlic and salt. He said his daughter travels with him to every concert destination, because her presence makes him feel relaxed. When asked which is the next place where he would like to perform, Yanni said he has not performed in South Africa so far, and therefore he would wish to perform there in future. When asked about AR Rehman, he said he had met Rehman in New York and both of them are slowly connecting. Yanni said he doesn’t prefer to mix host country’s music in his concert because it’s not easy to merge music of two nations, it takes time. Yanni’s concert is likely to be attended by Sachin Tendulkar and AR Rehman. However there’s
no official word about this. Yanni when arrived at hotel Surya palace in Vadodara, was welcomed by desi Indian band of dhol artists which he enjoyed. Hosts of Yanni’s concert said that Yanni doesn’t like to get photographed once he starts performing. He believes it breaks his concentration. Organizers also said that Yanni would like everyone to take their seat before he performs. Once his performance starts, he doesn’t like movements of people at the venue. Yanni is going to perform at Lakshmi Vilas palace of Gaekwads on 23 January evening. The concert is part of Vadfest festival. Sonu Nigam, Sunidhi Chauhan, Kailash Kher AR Rehman are other artist who are going to perform in concerts during 24-26 January in Vadfest.
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy team recreates Kolkata streets of 1943 For a particular chase scene, Dibakar Banerjee wanted to shoot on a live location in Kolkata to get an edgy, gritty feel to his neo-noir adaptation of Byomkesh Bakshy. The location that he chose was next to impossible to shoot in – In the heart of Central Business District in Kolkata, also known as BBD Bagh or Dalhousie Square. It’s a stone’s throw away from the Governor’s House, and also an area of highest security. Moreover, to make it look like a street of 1943 was a gargantuan task, as apart from the magnificent structure of Central Telegraph Office (CTO), which has been standing in the same place since 1878, nothing else would fit in. However it became possible with the wholehearted support of Kolkata Traffic Police, Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Central Tram Corporation (CTC). On the day of the shoot the streets were swarming with more than 400 junior artists dressed in period costumes, jostling with 40
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Want to do more realistic films like 'Baby': Akshay Kumar
Mumbai, 22 January 2015 Akshay Kumar is a nononsense man. Reticent and hesitant, you hardly get him talking unless he's totally on the go! But when he's in his spirits, he can be the funniest to talk to. You ask him anything and he has an answer to everything. Almost EVERYTHING. Visibly excited about his upcoming release Baby, Akshay talks to us over simmering cups of coffee. He bonds with a particular set of directors whom he keeps on repeating with his films. Is it a conscious thing? 'No', Akki claims. "We bond because the directors are making the kind of films I want to work in. That is what has happened. There's nothing else in it. I did Waqt, Namastey London, Singh Is King, Aakhen, Action Replay and Holiday with Vipul and same with Neeraj. There's a sense of
compatibility with their films", he explained. Baby has a lot of gruelling action sequences, ones which have used the Octocopter drone to shoot the scenes. "It was a fantastic experience. With the Octocopter drone you can get some fantastic shots because that’s the thing what other cameras cannot do and it goes higher than you can imagine. You get great eagles points of view. While shooting for chase sequences, the camera comes behind you without anyone running. Technology helps a lot", Akshay continued, claiming that the action sequences in Baby is far more real than any of his other films. "The action in Baby is very real and it
does not go above the character. It is not like one person is hitting 15 to 20 people which is impossible in real life. Here, you see the man only going against one guy or at the max, a small group of guys which is plausible in real life too". Although Baby has opened to great reviews with Akshay showered with compliments from everywhere, the actor maintains a strong stance. 'There was no need to research', he said. "In fact Neeraj Pandey told me to not research as he has done all the research. I took little training for action but I have always done action throughout the career. I practised 4 to 5 days at Abu Dhabi where we have shot the major chunks of action in the film"
Khamoshiyan Actress Sapna Pabbi To Be New Sex Siren? vintage vehicles of that era. Elaborate traffic diversion plans were carried out by Kolkata Traffic Police so that the normal life remains unaffected. At the last moment news arrived that that Prime Minister was visiting the Governor House the same day. So the production team had to be in tandem with the SPG of PM’s security regarding the Traffic movement. Kolkata Police also allowed a Raj-era police bike kept in the Police museum to be taken out of the museum for the first time, and be used as a running vehicle on the shoot. It’s a Traffic Sergeant’s bike with a side car. In those days it wasn’t
an uncommon site to find Anglo-Indian & British Traffic Sergeants doing their customary round of the city on the bike. CTC allowed the team to use two of their oldest trams, one of them dating back to pre-1947 era. It took them 18 non-stop hours to take a live street of 2014 back by 71 years and make it into a street of 1943. With the help of Kolkata Municipal Corporation they took off all the contemporary street structures, pavement railings, traffic posts, Trident lamp posts and replaced them with period correct structures. They repainted all the street signs, zebra crossing, water hydrants etc to what they looked like in 1943.
Mumbai Does erotica sell? Going by the demand for it in Bollywood it would seem sex is foremost on Indian audiences’ minds. This line of thought seems to have gripped the producers of the Sapna Pabbi-Ali Fazal-Gurmeet Chowdhary triangle Khamoshiyan. It is no surprise that Pabbi, who was last seen playing Anil Kapoor’s daughter in the series 24 ,is being projected as the new sex bomb in town. “She is not like that at all. This is all a marketing strategy, to project her as the next Mallika Sherawat. Sapna is just going along with it,” says a concerned friend, adding that the last straw was the idea of a “midnight chat” with men.
Says the friend, “We were all horrified when the idea was mooted. At that time of the night the only men chatting with Sapna would not be gentleman. The though was horrific and not cool at all.” Apparently the idea of a midnight chatting session has now been dropped. “It was just not happening. We all felt concerned about the way Sapna was being projected. But this is her big ticket to Bollywood
and she doesn’t want to come across as a spoilsport,” says the friend.
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BJP president Amit Shah on 2day Bihar visit from tomorrow Patna, Bihar With Assembly election in Bihar scheduled later this year, BJP president Amit Shah is arriving here tomorrow to rejuvenate the party workers to take on the combined might of Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar. Shah is arriving here on a two-day visit to take part in an anniversary function of veteran socialist leader and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur, a BJP release said here today. The release issued by state party Vice-President and
spokesman Sanjay Mayukh said Shah would address anniversary function of Karpoori Thakur at Veterinary college ground tomorrow afternoon. Later in the day he would address a meeting of BJP leaders of block level from across the state. On Saturday, the BJP chief would pay a visit to the home of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan and garland his statue. Shah would depart on Saturday noon. Union ministers Ravishankar Prasad, Radhamohan Singh, Rajiv
Prarap Rudy, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ramkripal Yadav and Giriraj Singh hailing from Bihar would accompany Shah.
The BJP President’s visit is aimed at galvanising party rank and file to take on the might of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U)
investor who said that a European CEO told him that his company decided to abandon investment plans in India due to corruption. “I don’t blame that gentleman who suggested this because we have suffered because of corruption. It not only increases the cost of doing business but also hits India’s credibility,” the Finance Minister said. “There was a lot of mess to clear up,” Jaitley said. He was speaking at a CIIBCG breakfast meeting on the topic ‘India that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to build’ on the sidelines of WEF annual meeting. “But a project on the basis
of corruption will anyway not succeed as we have a very strong judiciary. In recent times, major corruption cases have come in with regard to allocation of natural resources but new laws have addressed that part.” “Then there was
corruption involved in grant of permission (related to businesses), those provisions have also been rationalised,” Jaitley said. “In the last eight months, only one word that has not been even whispered in India is
corruption,” he said. Modi-led government came to power after sweeping the general polls in May last year. There have been instances of corruption in allocation of coal and spectrum in recent years.
NASA, Microsoft to help Mujahideen sleeper cells scientists virtually explore Mars alert Karnataka police NASA has teamed up with Microsoft to develop a new software that will enable scientists to work on Mars virtually using a wearable technology. Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the software called OnSight will give scientists a means to plan and, along with the Mars Curiosity rover, conduct science operations on the Red Planet. “OnSight gives our rover scientists the ability to walk around and explore Mars right from their offices,” said Dave Lavery, programme executive for the Mars Science Laboratory mission at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “It fundamentally changes our perception of Mars, and how we understand the Mars environment surrounding the rover,” said Lavery. OnSight will use real rover data and extend Curiosity’s
existing planning tools by creating a 3-D simulation of the Martian environment where scientists from world over can meet. Programme scientists will be able to examine the rover’s worksite from a first-person perspective, plan new activities and preview the results of their work firsthand. “We believe OnSight will enhance the ways in which we explore Mars and share that journey of exploration with the world,” said Jeff Norris, JPL’s OnSight project
manager. Until now, rover operations required scientists to examine Mars imagery on a computer screen. But even 3-D stereo views, lack a natural sense of depth that human vision employs to understand spatial relationships. JPL plans to begin testing OnSight in Curiosity mission operations later this year. Future applications may include Mars 2020 rover mission operations, and other applications in support of NASA’s journey to Mars.
Has the latest module of the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), busted by the police, set up sleeper cells in four communally sensitive towns of Karnataka? If sources in the police, who are interrogating the five terror suspects apprehended in the past two weeks, are to be believed, they have set up sleeper cells in Hubballi, Belagavi, Mangaluru and Mysuru. The police have become vigilant in Hubballi, Belagavi, Mangaluru and Mysuru towns, which have witnessed communal clashes in the past. Sources
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leader Nitish Kumar who are trying to merge their parties with others in the old ‘Janata Parivar’ to unitedly fight BJP.
Corruption not even whispered since Modi govt came to power: Jaitley... Barun Jha , Davos Emphasising that steps are being taken to tackle corruption, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the word ‘corruption’ has not even been whispered since the new government came to power. Jaitley said corruption not only increases the cost of doing business but also hits the country’s credibility. Acknowledging that India has suffered because of corruption, the Finance Minister said Prime Minister Narendra Modiled government has been addressing such issues by way of new laws. Jaitley was responding to a query from a foreign
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in the police pointed out that one of the accused provided this information during interrogation. Efforts are on to identify the members of these sleeper cells in the four cities. An investigating officer pointed out: “It is clear that the members of the sleeper cells were to be pressed into service only when required. "Their (the four accused) version is that they have not directly interacted with any of the recruits, who are part of the sleeper cell. They might have used some other method or tool to recruit members of the sleeper cell.”
It was meant to be a dress rehearsal for the ODI World Cup next month but the Indian cricket team has been left grappling with selection issues in the ongoing tri-series against Australia and England, failing to find the combination that would be good enough for the marquee event. With two defeats in two matches against Australia and England respectively, there can be no doubt that India's World Cup preparation has gone awry.
This tri-series was meant to be a dress rehearsal for their title defence over the next two months, but there is a good chance now that India might not even make it to the tri-series final in Perth on February 1. Ever since the two new balls rule came into effect, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has shied away from playing seven batsmen in the eleven. The onus has been to rely on five full-time bowlers and his dependency on the part-timers has waned. Slowly, but steadily, India
have become a side that always plays six frontline batsmen in ODIs, irrespective of conditions. It has put focus on Dhoni's finishing abilities at number six and heaped pressure on Suresh Raina's role at number five. To hedge their bets in the middle order, make the batting line-up seem stronger, now Virat Kohli bats at number four and not number three, a position where he has scored 14 of his 21 ODI hundreds.
WhatsApp on web: 5 things it can’t do NEW DELHI With more than 700 million monthly active users, there's no doubt that WhatsApp is one of the largest mobile-focused messaging service. A large number of these users have been demanding a PC interface for the service to stay connected with their favourite people even when they switch devices. After a long wait, WhatsApp has finally introduced a way to access the service on a PC. However, there are several limitations attached to it as the interface is limited to a web browser. Here are five limitations of WhatsApp for web... 1. It doesn't support iPhone: WhatsApp for web essentially syncs messages between your smartphone and browser via its servers. At this time, the service does not support the iPhone. According to WhatsApp it's unable to provide the web client to iOS users due to Apple's platform limitations. Reports indicate that it intends to support the iPhone in the future but till then, if you use WhatsApp on an iPhone, you'll need to peep into your phone every time you get a WhatsApp
message even if you're in front of your computer. 2. Needs your phone to be on and connected to the internet: After pairing your smartphone with WhatsApp's web client through a QR code image, you'll be able to send and receive messages through your browser. But what if your phone loses the data connection or runs out of charge? Sadly, the WhatsApp web version will also go offline. Your phone needs to stay connected to the internet for the web client to work. 3. Doesn't support browsers other than Google Chrome: WhatsApp's web interface
only supports Google Chrome. So if you use Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer, you're out of luck. A number of IT environments restrict the use of applications not approved by admins. If you're part of one and can't use Chrome, you'll not be able to use WhatsApp for web. WhatsApp's justification is that Chrome's push technology is better. It's surprising that the service doesn't support Internet Explorer given Microsoft's investment in Facebook which owns WhatsApp. Also, it's worth pointing out that Google (the developer of Chrome) competes directly with Facebook.
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Jagdish Bhagwati lauded Ground breaking of Gujarat plant of Maruti Suzuki this month ‘Gujarat model’ : CM Ahmedabad Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel is likely to perform ground breaking for Maruti Suzuki car manufacturing plant at Hansalpur in Gujarat this month. Rs. 4,000 crore plant will roll out 2.50 lakh cars in a year once its construction work is completed. In his recent visit to Gujarat, Suzuki Motors Corporation Chairman Osamu Suzuki has announced that Hansalpur plant would become operational by Mid-2017. In recently concluded
Gandhinagar Noted economist Jagdish Bhagwati today paid a courtesy visit to Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel at Gandhinagar and lauded ‘the Gujarat Model’ of development. In her tweets after the meeting, Patel said Bhagwati appreciated the Gujarat model of development as well as the steps taken by the state government for women empowerment and girl child education. They discussed the ways to bring about inclusive growth and take Gujarat ahead, she added. The 1st Convocation function of the Kamdhenu University will be held at Karmyogi Bhawan, sector-10, Gandhinagar on
January 24, 2015, at 15:00 hours. The convocation function will be chaired by Gujarat Governor and Chancellor of the
University Mr. O. P. Kohli. While, Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel will also be present at the function. While, Gujarat’s
agriculture, cooperative, animal-husbandry and fishery minister Mr. Babubhai Bokhiriya will be the special guest of the function.
Swayamvar of four women above 40 age in Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Because of solid perception outside Gujarat that most gents in Gujarat don’t consume liquor and non-veg, women from all over the country are attracted to marry them. This is the observation of Ahmedabad based Natubhai Patel who runs ‘Vina Mulye Amulya Seva’ and ‘Anubandh F o u n d a t i o n ’ organizations. Natubhai’s these organization run marriage bureau exclusively for senior citizens. On 2nd February, four women from above 40 age group will choose their life partner in Ahmedabad’s Mehndi
Nawaz Jung hall in ‘Swayamvar’ organized by Natubhai’s organization. Sharing the details on this, Natubhai said, “Indore based Pushpa Sen(59) is oldest candidate participating in this swayamvar. Her husband passed away some time ago. The other candidate is Bihar based Nilu Prasad who has completed BSc. She is 51-year old. Maharashtra’s Kusum Vadekar is 43. She is divorcee. She has completed HSC. Fourth woman is from Jam Khambhalia in Gujarat. She is 43-year old. She is widow. Natubhai’s Anubandh
Foundation has shortlisted suitable grooms from their data, and asked them to attend the Swayamvar with their certificates and prescribed documents.
son of Mahadev Desai, the personal secretary to Mahatma Gandhi, had once remarked: "Spinning can cure all ailments." "During his previous illnesses too, Narayanbhai relied on the chrakha. His health improved after he spun yarn and he coined the word 'Chakropchar'. This time too, we witnessed a magical improvement in his condition once he sat up in bed and started spinning. He spun with some difficulty, but we could see the gleam in his eyes. It was as if he had got the right medicine," said Narayanbhai's oldest son Nachiketa. Dr Parag Pandya, who attends to Narayanbhai, told TOI:
Gandhinagar, Maruti Suzuki had in its stall
showcased progress of Hansalpur site.
Gujarat Police to have TCV Robot unit for bomb disposal Gandhinagar Gujarat Police is likely to purchase Total C o n t a i n m e n t Vessel(TCV) to defuse bomb through robotic operation. According to sources, the new technology will be purchased at a cost of Rs. 7 crore. This purchase will be made under the police modernization programme. The new system will be operated by a single person through
remote control. A robot will go closer to bomb and supply data on its intensity. A container filled with water in a vehicle will form another part of total system. Once defused, a robot will throw the bomb in this container. The state government has given permission to purchase this TCV unit. Once it is ordered, the bomb disposal squad jawans will be trained for its effective use.
Rains bring more gloom to 20 IAS officers to retire winter chill in Ahmedabad this year in Gujarat
AHMEDABAD It was London weather in Ahmedabad on Wednesday as a light drizzle in many areas took people by surprise. The sun failed to get through the morning fog as the skies remained overcast all through the day. Weather officials said that the rainy
Gandhian spins recovery with charkha in Ahmedabad AHMEDABAD His fate appeared to have been sealed. It seemed to be the end of his story. Yet, this Gandhian soldier fought his lone battle for survival and rose like the proverbial phoenix. His weapon was the charkha — the spinning wheel, and his method 'Chakropchar'. Pronounced 'brain dead' by doctors at Mahavir Hospital in Surat, Narayan Desai, 90, is one of those rare patients who fought back successfully after a cerebral stroke. Narayanbhai suffered the stroke on December 10 last year and has been in hospital since. Narayanbhai, the tallest surviving Gandhian and
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"Medically, it was highly improbable. It seems as if he derives willpower from the charkha and there has been a remarkable improvement." For the last 15 days, Narayanbhai has been spinning the charkha. He is now out of the ICU and been shifted to a special ward. "While spinning the charkha, the motion of my hand and the entire process becomes one with my mind. It becomes meditative," he had once said. He had often cited Gandhi's views on the charkha: "If one has to establish a communion with God through some means, why not through the spinning wheel?" Gandhi had said in the May 8, 1937 edition of 'Harijan'.
weather is likely to persist for the next two days and the skies are expected to clear only from Saturday. "An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Kutch and adjoining south Pakistan, under the influence of which light rain is being experienced in Saurashtra, Kutch and Gujarat region. This kind of weather will persist for the next two days," said director Jayanta Sarkar, director of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Gujarat. The maximum day temperature in Ahmedabad was recorded
at 26.5°C—one degree below normal while the night temperature was recorded at 15.3°C—three degrees above normal. Gandhinagar recorded 26 degrees maximum and 13.8 degrees minimum temperature. Officials said that the day temperature is likely to fall further over the next two days while the night temperature is likely to go up— Ahmedabad is forecast to record 16 degrees night temperature on Thursday. "The weather took a complete U-turn. One did not feel one was living in Ahmedabad," said Jhanvi Patel.
Safety certificate issued: Zip-line ride to open soon at Sabarmati riverfront Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation may launch a new adventure ride ‘zipline’ over Sabarmati river soon. Installation of of Zip-line has been completed recently on S a b a r m a t i riverfront(West) behind National Institute of Design(NID) in Paldi area. On Tuesday, Ahemdabad Fire and Emergency
Services department issue safety certificate to zipline after testing that involved two persons, each of them having 55 kg weight. According to Chief Fire Officer Dastoor, a 140 kg snd bag was also passed through zip-line for testing. Zip-line is 350 metre long & its height is nearly 60 ft over the present water level of river Sabarmati.
Gandhinagar As many as 20 IAS officers including present Chief Secretary will retire in year 2015 in Gujarat. Total number of approved posts of IAS officers in Gujarat is 297, of which 198 are occupying posts, while 10 officers are given direct recruitment to Gujarat cadre. 22 officers are promoted to IAS cadre from Gujarat cadre(GAS).
However their postings are still pending. 19 IAS officers of Gujarat cadre are in deputation in centre at present. Officers and their retirement dates(this year): -KB Bhatt and Bhagyesh Jaha – 28 February -BJ Bhatt, DK Rawal and RR Varsani – 31 March -Rajesh Kishor and HK
Dash – 30 April -DJ Pandian, CP Patel, PL Darbar – 31 May -DK Rao, Pradeep Sharma – 30 June -VC Verma – 31 July -Gauri Kumar, HN Thakkar – 31 August -KN Bhatt, Rajiv Takru – 31 September -O Ravi – 31 October -PP Harshe, DA Satya – 31 December
A’bad jail officials warned against delay in disposing of pleas for furlough, parole AHMEDABAD Senior police officers are likely to face departmental action if they don't decide on parole and furlough applications of prison inmates within a specific timeframe. The home department issued a notification directing jail authorities and senior police officials across the state to carry out timely disposal of such applications by prisoners. This is not the first time the home department has issued such a notification. Earlier too, such notifications were issued but were not adhered to by officials authorized to
decide on parole and furlough applications. On an application for parole or furlough by an inmate, jail authorities seek the opinion of senior police officials, which they have to give as per rule 398 part three of the Police Manual. The fresh notification was necessitated after a recent order from the Gujarat High Court reprimanding the state government over delays in disposing off parole and furlough applications. The court had taken suo motu cognizance and filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in November last year after it found that over half of
parole and furlough applications were pending for a long time. "This amounts to violation of the rights of the prisoners and has to be viewed seriously," the court observed. In its latest notification, the home department stated that the delay in disposing parole and furlough applications and the PIL brought embarrassment to the state government. It warned of strict departmental action against officials who delay decisions on these applications. All officials have been asked to clear all applications older than 15 days at the earliest
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