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Shiv Sena cadre today removed banners of Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan live concert in Ahmedabad. Shiv Sena workers said they would not allow concert to take place in city. The concert is scheduled on 30th April at Adani Shantigram Cricket ground on S.G.Highway in Ahmedabad.
Gujarat Governor casts his vote online for Gandhinagar civic polls Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Gujarat Governor O P Kohli, who is at present in New Delhi, casted his vote online for the Gandhinagar civic polls held today in the state capital. “Since the Governor is in Delhi, he used his franchise today using online voting facility. He appreciated this facility, which enables voters to cast their votes from anywhere,” a statement issued by Gujarat Raj Bhawan said.
Fearing villagers’ wrath, rape accused surrenders Agency | Pilibhit A man accused of raping a 20-year-old girl, surrendered today at Lalaurikheda police station here, fearing wrath of villagers, police said. Pramod, accused of raping a girl in Jatipur village, earned ire of locals over the incident and surrendered at the police station today. The accused has been arrested and the girl has been sent for medical examination, Omvir Rathi, police station incharge said.
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Kanhaiya fined Rs 10,000, Umar rusticated for one semester
Kanhaiya fined & Umar, Anirban rusticated Agency | New Delhi
The JNU on Monday rusticated Umar Khalid and two other students for varying duration and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on Kanhaiya Kumar in connection with the February 9 event on the campus against Afzal Guru’s hanging. Umar was rusticated for one semester, another student leader Anirban Bhattacharya till July 15 and Mujeeb Gattoo for two semesters. As per decision, Bhattacharya has been barred from pursuing any course in JNU for next 5 years. JNU students union president Kanhaiya, Umar and Anirban were arrested on charges of sedition in February in connection with the controversial event and are out on bail.
Their arrest had triggered widespread protests. The campus has been made out of bounds for two former students -- Banojyotsana Lahiri and Draupadi -- while hostel facilities have been withdrawn for Ashutosh Kumar for a year and Komal Mohite till July 21. A high-level committee constituted by the university to probe the February 9 event found ABVP member Saurabh Sharma, who had objected to the event, “guilty” of
blocking traffic on the day of the event and penalised him with Rs 20,000. Surprisingly, Aishwarya Adhikari, whose name was not mentioned in the report, has also been imposed the same penalty. “Based on the report of the high-level committee which arrived at its conclusion based on depositions, perusal of video clips (provided by JNU Security and authenticated by forensic tests), and examination of doc-
Eight accused in 2006 Malegaon blasts case discharged Agency | Mumbai
Two years after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) told the court that it did not have any evidence to link them to the blasts case, a Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Monday discharged nine Malegaon locals from the Malegaon 2006 blasts case. Nine Malegaon residents — Noorul Huda Samsudoha, Shabbir Ahmed Masiullah, Raees Ahmed Rajab Ali
Mansuri, Salman Farsi Abdul Latif Aimi, Farogh Iqbal Ahmed Magdumi, Mohammad Ali Alam Sheikh, Asif Khan Bashir Khan alias Junaid, Mohammad Zahid Abdul Majid Ansari and Abrar Ahmed Gulam Ahmed — were arrested by the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad in 2006 for their
uments on record, the university has decided to rusticate three students,” a senior university official said. “While Anirban Bhattacharya has been rusticated till 15 July, he will not be able to pursue any course or participate in any activity on campus for next five years, Umar Khalid has been rusticat-
ed for one semester and Mujeeb Gattoo for two semesters,” the official said. He said financial penalty has been imposed on 14 students including Kanhaiya who has been penalised with Rs 10,000. While Umar and Anirban were found guilty of triggering communal violence and disrupting com-
munal harmony on campus, Mujeeb was found guilty of participating in the sloganeering. The report of the five-member panel had also pointed out lapses on part of administration and taken into account the role of outsiders into the event. However, no action has been taken against any administrative official. “As per the committee findings, application for holding this event ‘circumvented’ the ‘permission process’ and ‘the organisers disobeyed the instructions from the administration’ not to hold it and that amounted to ‘willful defiance’,” the JNU official said. He said disciplinary measures have been taken for not following university pro-
cedures, providing misinformation to the university, misconduct and indiscipline, causing and colluding in the unauthorised entry of any person into the campus, putting up objectionable posters, arousing communal, caste or regional feelings and creating disharmony, blockade or forceful prevention of any normal movement of traffic and violation of security, safety rules notified by the university. Based on the preliminary report of the committee, the university had suspended eight students, however, their suspension was revoked when the panel had submitted it report on March 11. Students across the country have assured support to us.
The Finance Ministry has, however, ratified an interest rate of 8.7 per cent,” Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today. Trade unions including
RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) have lodged their protest against the Finance Ministry’s decision of lowering the interest rate approved by the CBT. “BMS strongly condemns the cut in EPF interest rates and will hold demonstrations at EPF offices on April 27,” BMS General Secretary Virjesh Upadhyay said, adding the Fund is managed by the CBT, an independent and autonomous body.
In fact, it is commonplace. If you want to know how easy it is to get to vote in the UK, I can tell you. I had one too. As a former resident of our former British masters’ home (between late 2008 and early 2011) I got to vote in the 2010 local council and Parliamentary election. It was the same election in which Labour’s Gordon
Brown lost to Tory leader David Cameron, who joined hands with the Liberal Democrat Nick Clegg to form a coalition government. After more than three decades of Labour. And yes, I voted for the losers. (I stayed away from the ballot box in 2014 General Election in India hoping Narendra Modi’s anticipated victory will not be spoiled by my vote.) Migrants into the UK from 55 Commonwealth countries share this unique honour with Vijay Mallya. According to official numbers, there are nearly a million such voters in the UK, more than a fourth of them Indians (266,000-odd in 2011).
Govt reduces EPF rate to 8.7%, angry trade unions call it ‘anti-labour’ Agency | New Delhi
role in the blasts. Shabbir Ahmed - one of the 9 accused in the case died in an accident few months ago. The serial blasts which occurred near Hamidia mosque near Bada Kabrastan after Friday prayers on Shab-e-Baraat day in September 2006, killed 37 and injured over 100 people in communally sensitive Malegaon power loom town in Nasik district in north Maharashtra. The bombs were planted on bicycles, ATS investigation revealed.
Setting aside retirement fund body EPFO trustees’ decision, the Finance Ministry lowered interest rate on PF deposits to 8.7 per cent for 2015-16, evoking strong protest from trade unions that dubbed the move as ‘anti-labour’. As against the decision of the Labour Minister-headed Central Board of Trustees’ to provide 8.8 per cent rate of interest on PF deposits for 2015-16, the Finance Ministry has approved 8.7 per cent interest rate, which has implication for over 5 crore subscribers of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). “The (EPFO’s
numbers. Special buses organised for parliamentarians arrived largely empty, while lawmakers who violated the rules pulled up in quick succession. One was apologetic - Paresh Rawal of
the BJP. “I made a serious blunder... Sorry to Arvind ji and Delhiites,” said Mr Rawal, who was fined. Another, Keshav Maurya, contritely took the special bus for MPs in the afternoon after arriving in an even-numbered car this morning. Pappu Yadav, who recently formed his own party in Bihar, was emphatic in dissing the scheme, describing Arvind Kejriwal as “a psychopath Chief Minister”
apex decision-making body) CBT, at its meeting held in February 2016, had proposed an interim rate of interest at 8.8 per cent to be credited to the accounts of EPF subscribers for 2015-16.
Vijay Mallya lives in Rs 100-crore mansion in UK
Not For Us: MPs Skip Odd-Even, One Calls Arvind Kejriwal ‘Psychopath’ Agency | New Delhi
awmakers across political lines found rare agreement today on a point of self-interest: Delhi’s odd-even rules must not apply to them, they said, as Parliament reconvened after a long break. “Lawmakers should be exempted from the rule just for this Parliament session,” Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said in the Rajya Sabha, where the odd-even traffic scheme
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was heartily reviewed. Several parliamentarians ignored the rules, which, for a fortnight ending on Saturday, ban private cars on alternate days, based on whether their license plates end in odd or even
Agency | Mumbai The ‘making a mountain out of a molehill’ adage took on a whole new meaning on Sunday, when the media -- the Sunday Times, no less -- ‘discovered’ the embattled UB group chairman Vijay Mallya’s name in UK’s electoral rolls. But they needn’t have exploded in a frenzy. It is not unusual.
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India does not need Salman Khan at Rio Olympics 2016 ? The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) works in mysterious ways, its wonders to perform. The choice of film actor Salman Khan as the goodwill ambassador for India at the Rio Olympics has predictably set a cat among the pigeons, with the IOA justifying the choice and many sportspersons questioning it. The post itself has been created for this sporting event and prima facie there seems to be no case at all for the actor to be cast in this role. His only claim to sportsmanship is that he plays a wrestler in the movie Sultan, but then again there have been many actors who have essayed the role of sportspersons in movies, notable among them Farhan Akhtar as the great sprinter Milkha Singh. Mr Khan is undoubtedly a cine superstar with legions of fans. But his role as goodwill ambassador in no way adds lustre to India’s presence at the event, rather it will be the tally of medals and the conduct of our participants that will attract attention. If an ambassador is at all required, there are a number of eminent sportspersons who could be chosen. The star is hardly a role model for young people, given his track record. He has been known to be violent to the women he has had relationships with and is an accused in the shooting of a black buck. Instead of prolonging this controversy, it should be the endeavour of the IOA to make sure that our sportspersons are in the best shape they can be to participate in this highly competitive event. Our sports infrastructure leaves much to be desired and this should be a source of worry to the IOA. It is these nuts and bolts issues that should be tackled, not just for Rio but also in the long run and not choosing ambassadors to generate goodwill. Mr Khan’s presence could actually impact adversely on India if someone were to delve into his past. This is certainly not the sort of publicity that India should court. In recent times, young Indian sportspersons have shown some promise in different fields. The effort of the IOA should be ensure that they perform to their maximum potential at Rio and increase our so far unimpressive medal tally.
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“Modi has become a global leader now and he is going across the world as the Prime Minister of India. People of this country are reeling under drought and are dying of hunger and thirst. The feeling among the people is that he should stay in the country and worry for the people,” - An editorial in Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said.
Hrithik Roshan embraces vegetarianism
Pratyusha Banerjee Suicide Case: Rahul Raj Gets Anticipatory Bail
Agency | Mumbai Hrithik Roshan has just finished shooting for Mohenjo Daro. He’d bulked up for the film and now that the shoot is over, he has relaxed his diet and is ready to go back to his original form. The actor has never been on a vegetarian diet and has decided to try it out now that he is not shooting for some time. Anyone who is into body building understands the importance of protein (chicken, fish and eggs) in their diet, so the actor could not try this change earlier.
Kangana Ranaut withheld truth from her lawyer: Hrithik Roshan’s legal team
In the ongoing war between Hrithik Roshan and Kangana Ranaut, the “Bang Bang” star’s legal team on Monday (April 25) claimed that the actress withheld truth from her lawyer. “It is quite obvious that his client has withheld the truth from him, and he has not been privy to the evidences until now,” Hrithik’s lawyers said in a statement. After Kangana’s emails to Hrithik were leaked allegedly showing the actor in the positive light, the actress’ lawyer Rizwan Siddiquee blamed Hrithik for purposefully delaying the FIR against an alleged imposter who the “Kites” star claims was speaking to the National Award-winning actress on his behalf.
Nobody understands ordinariness better than Shah Rukh Khan: Aanand
Agency | Mumbai The Bombay High Court today granted anticipatory bail to producer Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetting the suicide of actress Pratyusha Banerjee, after observing that prima facie there is no evidence to show that the accused “instigated or intended” the suicide. “From the statements of witnesses, it is clearly seen that harassment and disputes were there between the applicant accused (Rahul) and the victim (Pratyusha). But prima facie, there is nothing on record to show abetment,” Justice Mridula Bhatkar said. The court was hearing the application filed by Mr Singh seeking pre-arrest bail after the sessions
court rejected his plea. The High Court, while granting his application, directed Mr Singh to appear before the Bangur Nagar police, which is probing the case, thrice a week for two weeks. “For an offence to be made out under section 306 of IPC (abetment to suicide) there should be instigation, intentional aid or an intent that the person should commit suicide. It is necessary to show whether the accused had mens rea (intention),” the court said. It added that harassment or disputes can be a reason for a person to not like another person and take steps to end his or her life. “For that person, the behaviour of the other person may be the cause of his or her
death. However, for an offence of abetment to be proved, there should be evidence to show instigation, provocation and intention,” the court said. Justice Bhatkar further said that how a person will react to the situation is unpredictable and sensitivity differs from one person to another. “Under such circumstances, unless the intention of the person held responsible for the suicide is brought on record prima facie, it cannot be said that it is abetment,” the judge said. The court in its chamber during the day heard the last telephonic conversation between Rahul Raj Singh and Pratyusha banerjee recorded on April 1 an hour before the actress committed suicide.
Katrina Kaif to give Cannes film festival a miss
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Cannes is a fabulous platform for any artist to attend,’ said Katrina
Stan Lee’s Indian superhero ‘Chakra’ now in Bollywood film Agency | New Delhi
Agency | Mumbai Comic book legend Stan Lee, whose creations include ‘Superman’, ‘X-Men’ the ‘Incredible Hulk’ and ‘Iron Man’ among others is now planning to release his first Indian superhero-based film ‘Chakra the Invincible’ set in Mumbai and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. Graphic India, a character entertainment company, and Lee’s POW! Entertainment today announced a partnership
with Phantom Films, to begin pre-production on the live-action theatrical film for ‘Chakra The Invincible.’ Chakra has been created by Lee along with Graphic Co-Founder and CEO, Sharad Devarajan. “I’m a fan of Bollywood films and am really excited about launching ‘Chakra the Invincible’ as my first Bollywood superhero movie,” Lee, Chief Creative Officer at POW! Entertainment said in a statement.
“He has a great understanding of human beings…I am in love with that man.” After giving a string of hit films like Rai says he is “really looking forward “Tanu Weds Manu” “Tanu Weds Manu to work with him”. This is not the first Returns” and “Raanjhanaa”, filmmaker time the 50-year-old star will be playing Aanand L. Rai is all set to work with a challenging role. Shah Rukh, tagged superstar Shah Rukh Khan for his next as the “King of romance” by his fans, film and says “nobody understands orhas played such roles in films like “My dinariness better than him. Rai also Name Is Khan”, “Kal Ho Naa shared that the “Chennai ExAanand Ho” and “Fan”. Asked how press” star is an experidid he come up with a stoL. Rai is all enced human being and ry of a dwarf, Rai said: set to work with has “seen life not just “For me, it was a story as an actor but as a perShah Rukh Khan of a man who is just son”. “Yes (he is playthree feet one inch tall. and says “nobody ing a dwarf)…We (me That is it and nothing understands and Shah Rukh) have beyond it.” What made to start working. Right ordinariness better him cast the “Kabhi now we are scripting. But Khushi Kabhie Gham…” than him meeting that man makes you star as a dwarf in his yet unbelieve that nothing can beat expetitled film? “Mr. Khan… for this is rience. He is such an experienced hu- purely because nobody understands man being. He has seen life not just as ordinariness better than him. I needed an actor but as a person,” Rai said. “He somebody who looked very confident is such a large hearted and intelligent and sure. The kind of person he is… man,” he added. The filmmaker also he puts his heart and soul in a characshared that the “Dilwale” star knows ter,” said the co-producer of recently rehow to make a person “feel important”. leased film “Nil Battey Sannata”.
Agency | Mumbai Katrina Kaif, who made her debut at Cannes Film Festival last year, is skipping this year’s edition of the prestigious event due to her film commitments. The 32-year-old ‘Fitoor’ star walked the Cannes red carpet in a scarlett gown last year, earning praise for her look. “Cannes is a fabulous platform for any artist to attend, and I really enjoyed the experience last year. While the brand invited me
to attend Cannes again this year, I have had to regretfully decline the opportunity due to prior commitments. ”This has been an enormously busy year for me so far, and I am working on some amazing projects which are really keeping me on my toes. Nevertheless, although I will be giving Cannes a miss this year, I wish the lovely L’Oreal Paris ambassadors who will proudly represent India the very best and hope to attend
next year,” Kaif said in a statement. The actress has recently wrapped up the shooting of her upcoming love story ‘Baar Baar Dekho’ and is currently gearing up for the filming of sleuth drama ‘Jagga Jasoos’ opposite former boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor. The Cannes International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 11-21. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor will be representing the brand at event this year.
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Younis Khan faces ban after leaving Pakistan Cup, disputing with officials
Agency | Karachi SMS PR Agency | Ahmedabad Now working women get their own designer-label to revive their fashion code at work with the exclusive launch of Fleet Street by Nari on Amazon.in. Stylish, comfortable and affordable, the collection by one of India’s finest designers, Narendra Kumar, is a special line that offers everyday wardrobe options for corporate indian women Fleet Street by Nari on Amazon.in offers a range of 40 different styles in over 50 fabrics with three different categories of styles; The Piccadilly at Rs.1250, The Regent at Rs.1720, and The Marylebone at Rs.2450. Driven by seasonal trends and classic silhouettes, the collection includes textured fabrics and trend prints that could be worn from desk to dusk – and well beyond. Speaking on his new collection, Narendra Kumar, Creative Director, Amazon Fashion said, “Creating a women’s work wear range was an exciting challenge for me.
Country’s top Test run-getter and former captain Younis Khan is likely to face a ban of three to five matches for walking out of the Pakistan Cup national OneDay tournament after a dispute with the match referee and umpires. Younis had a run-in first with the umpires over some decision and than the
match referee, Aziz ur Rehman who summoned him for a disciplinary hearing and when the senior player didn’t show up, fined him a maximum of 100 per cent of his match fees. The incidents involving Younis and the umpires and match referee took place over the space of two matches that involved the Khyber Pakhtunkhawa team which
Mairaj Ahmad Khan shoots silver at ISSF World Cup Mairaj Ahmed Khan finished with an overall tally of 14 to, tied with the gold medal winner
Deferring 4G rollout to delay RIL credit metrics improvement
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Agency | New Delhi Significant delay in commercial launch of 4G telecom services of Reliance Industries will impact expected improvement in the companys credit metrics, Moodys Investors Services said today. “The commercial launch of Reliances telecom service (Jio) has been delayed from our expectation of early 2016. Significant delays in commercial rollout will defer ebidta generation, which in turn will impact the expected improvement in credit metrics,” Moodys said in a note on RILs FY16 earnings. While RIL remains committed to commercially launch telecom service in 2016, Moodys said it did not “expect the telecom business to generate positive cash flows for the next three years, as it will continue to require further investment over the same time frame.”
Younis led in the tournament being organised by the Pakistan Cricket Board in Faisalabad. “The PCB Chairman, Shaharyar Khan has taken serious notice of the incidents involving Younis and has summoned a report from the match referee,” a source in the said. He said the Chairman was also trying to speak to Younis but his phones were switched off since he returned from Faisalabad to Karachi on Saturday night. Younis was named by the PCB to lead the KPK team in the tournament which is being televised live and is seen as a platform for selecting the national squad for the tour to England this summer.
Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made a successful start to his campaign at the ISSF World Cup by winning a silver medal in men’s skeet event in Rio de Janeiro. Mairaj’s feat gave India its first skeet medal at a World Cup.The 40-yearold Indian shooter finished with an overall tally of 14 in the gold medal match but lost out to Mar-
cus Svensson of Sweden in a shoot off after the latter was also tied at 14. Tamarro Casandro of Italy won the bronze. Mairaj shot 122 in the qualifying, 15/16 in semi-final stage of six-men final round and then 14+1 in the gold medal match. Mairaj’s best international performance previous to this was a team gold in the Commonwealth Shooting Championship in 2010.
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Rio 2016: Rower Dattu Bhokanal wins silver, qualifies for Olympics Dattu Bhokanal clocked 7 mins 07.49 seconds in the 2km course to finish second and qualify for the Rio
Agency | New Delhi Indian rower Dattu Bhokanal on Monday qualified for the Rio Olympics after winning a silver in the finals of men’s single sculls at the 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta at Chungju in South Korea. The
25-year-old armyman clocked 7 mins 07.49 seconds in the 2km course to finish second and qualify for the Rio Olympics. The top seven in the finals qualified for the Rio Games. India could not, however, book a Rio berth in the men’s light weight double sculls as
Out of 26 World Cup appearances this was his best ever finish in his first-ever final round. Earlier in the year, he became India’s first ever skeet shooter to win an Olympic quota place. Mairaj qualified for his maiden Olympics in September last year at the ISSF Shotgun World Cup that was held in Lonato in Italy, finishing in sixth place and thereby becomAgency | New Delhi ing the first Indian to qualGearing up for his maidify in the skeet event at the en middleweight conOlympics. test, British professional boxing star Amir Khan today said that after the much-anticipated WBC title contest against Mexico s Canelo Alvarez, he is keen to take on Vijender Singh in the Indian bigwig’s own backyard. Speaking to Indian media from San Francisco ahead
Pro boxer Vijender Singh is all set to fight his WBC bout in India
of his fight against Alvarez, scheduled in Las Vegas on May 7, Khan said he had to move up from welterweight as he just could not find a suitable opponent. The Olympic silver medallist and twotime world champion, will be up against an opponent who has been defeated just once by Floyd Mayweather in his 48-fight career, and would be de-
fending his middle weight title for the first time since he won it last November. “This is my first challenger fight and I am training very hard to take on Canelo Alvarez on May 7,” said Amir when asked about his thoughts on the fight.“I had to increase my weight category by two levels to fight for the middleweight title as there weren t any boxers left to fight in my earlier category, and when Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao refused to fight with me the only choice left to me was to take on boxers at different levels,” he added.
IPL 2016: Shaun Marsh let off with warning, Maxwell fined for breaching Code of Conduct
Agency | Washington The Mediterranean diet is your best bet against heart problems as a recent study suggests that it can lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes in cardiovascular disease patients. The research of over 15,000 people in 39 countries around the world also showed that eating greater amounts of healthy food was more important for these people than avoiding unhealthy foods, such as refined grains, sweets, desserts, sugared drinks and deep-fried food - a “Western” diet. The study showed that for every 100 people eating the highest proportion of healthy Mediterranean foods, there were three fewer heart attacks, strokes or deaths compared to 100 people eating the least amount of healthy foods during nearly four years of follow-up from the time the participants joined the study. However, he warned that this did not mean that people could eat unhealthy foods with impunity.
the pair of Vikram Singh and Roopendra Singh finished fifth in the finals. Only top three qualify for the Olympics in this category. He won two gold medals in the 2014 National Rowing Championships, representing the Services and represented India at the 2014 Asian Games in China. Bhokanal’s best international achievement so far was winning a silver in men’s single sculls in the 16th Asian Rowing Championships in China last year. Considering Bhokanal’s rise to the top level in such a short span of time, Phadnis said that he can even spring a surprise and finish at the podium in Rio Games.
Want to fight Vijender Singh in India soon, says boxing star Amir Khan
Sania Mirza has inspired a generation of Indians: Sachin Tendulkar lauds tennis star
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Agency | Berlin Sachin Tendulkar showered high praise on Sania Mirza after the tennis star was named by Time magazine in its list of the ‘100 Most Influential People in the World’. In a profile for Sania, cricket superstar Sachin Tendulkar wrote that her “confidence, strength and resilience reach beyond tennis”. Tendulkar described Sania, who recently was awarded India’s third
highest civilian honour the Padma Bhushan, as an “inspiration” on the court. He lauded her “dedication and willpower” to reinvent herself fully as a doubles player when her singles career was cut short by wrist injuries. “The Mirzas probably knew what the future held for their daughter. Her name, Sania, means brilliant,” Tendulkar wrote. ”I first heard about Sania Mirza back in 2005, when she
became the first Indian to win a Women’s Tennis Association event. In 2008 I saw her play in the third round of the Australian Open against Venus Williams. Though she lost, I believed she had the potential to be a star.” ania, the only tennis player on the list, made history in 2015 when she became the first Indian woman to achieve a No.1 ranking in tennis, win a Grand Slam and claim a second WTA Finals title.
Agency | Hyderabad Kings XI Punjab batsman Shaun Marsh has received an official warning and reprimand for breaching the VIVO Indian Premier League Code of Conduct during his team’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday. Marsh admitted the Level 1 offence (Article 2.1.8) of abuse of cricket equip-
ment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match. Fellow Australian a n d Kings X I teamm a t e G l e n n Maxwell was also fined for breaching the IPL Code of
Conduct during the same match. “Maxwell admitted to the level 1 offence (Article 2.1.8) of abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during a match and accepted the sanction of a fine of 25 per cent of his match fee,” a statement from the organisers said. For Level 1 breaches of the IPL Code of Conduct, the match referee’s decision is final and binding. IPL Code of Conduct has a set of guidelines and players can be reprimanded and cautioned if they breach the line.
Glenn Maxwell was fined for showing dissent behaviour
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GIFT City crosses US$ 250 million business mark Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
India’s first International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT) achieved another milestone as it crossed the US$ 250 million business transactions mark in six months’ time. The first mark of US$ 100 million was crossed in early February and in two months time, business transactions at IFSC have more than doubled. YES Bank, Federal Bank and ICICI Bank have commenced operations with their IFSC Banking Units (IBUs) and State Bank of India is expected to commence operations soon. Punjab National Bank, Corpo-
ration Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDBI Bank and IndusInd Bank are some of the other players who will begin operating at GIFT IFSC in the near future. The major tax incentives announced in the Union Budget have made the IFSC at GIFT a globally competitive player and many more BFSI players are swarming to this new global financial hub. The
risers Hydrabad, I am hapGujarat Lions opening py that Lions team has got batsman Dwayne Smith back on winning track,” says they would have faced he added. The West Indies no difficulty even chasing down a 200-plus target since the Royal Challengers Bangalore attack lacks teeth. “Their bowling line up is not as strong and even a target of 200 runs could have been chased against them on this wicket,” Smith said after Lions beat RCB by six wickets, chasing 181 in Rajkot on Sunday. “We won the first three matches and then lost a match against Sun-
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The AMC office-bearers handed over compensation cheques to the kin of those who lost their lives during the demolition drive in Ahmedabad’s Nikol ward on April 12. The compensation cheques were issued by district collector’s office on Saturday. Those who visited the area included city mayor Gautam Shah, deputy mayor Pramodaben Sutaria, standing committee chairman Pravin Patel, Ahmedabad City BJP president Jagdish Panchal and MLA Vallabh Kakadia, among others.
The compensation cheques were issued by district collector’s office on Saturday
IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at GIFT IFSC is equivalent Meanwhile, the municipal Comm-ission. The panto a foreign branch and corporation has appoint- el is expected to submit hence facilitates a bank ed a four-member inquiry its findings in about three to function as such from committee to probe the weeks to the municipal within India. IBU offers tragedy, headed by P P commissioner, said deputy facilities like buyers’ credVakharia, chief engineer municipal commissioner I it; external commercial in the Gujarat Vigilance K Patel. borrowing (ECB); acceptGujarat Higher Education Council Bill: Attempt to ing deposits and providing credit facilities to wholly take away autonomy of varsities, roll it back owned subsidiaries/joint Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad ventures of Indian compaTeaching and non-teachnies registered abroad. ing staff of Gujarat University (GU) and other universities in the state on Sunday held a discussion batsman made quick-fire over the controversial 32 off 21 balls with three Gujarat State Higher Edufours and two sixes while cation Council Bill, 2016, opening the batting with which was passed by the Assembly in the Budget Brendon McCullum (42). Session. They demanded Skipper Suresh Raina (28) rollback of the Bill, al- ment on higher education ment frames rules for the and Dinesh Karthik (not leging it was an attempt A U Patel, who was chair- proposed Act. The funcout 50) made useful con- by the BJP government person of the committee tion was organised at the tribution with the bat in to “snatch” autonomy of tasked with drafting of the hall of Knowledge ConLions’ victory. Smith said universities. The discus- Bill. In his address, Patel sortium of Gujarat (KCG) Kane Williamson’s over sion was also attended by assured the audience that by various teaching and in which he fetched 25 former vice-chancellor of their apprehensions and non-teaching staff assoruns was turning point of Gujarat University and grievances would be ad- ciations of GU and other the match. advisor to the govern- dressed once the govern- universities.
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GMC election records 51% turnout
with not a single untowPolling for the sec- ard incident coming to ond general election of my notice,” Joshi added. Gandhinagar Munici- Gandhinagar was conpal Corporation (GMC) ferred a status of municconcluded peacefully ipal corporation in 2011, Sunday, with the state following an order of the capital witnessing around Gujarat High Court in that 51 per cent people cast- regard on a public interest ing their votes for the to- litigation (PIL) moved by tal eight wards. A total of some concerned citizens of the capital. The popu108 candidates are in lation of the GMC A the fray for the consists maintotal of local body to govern the 108 candidates ly of government emstate capital. are in the fray for ployees and Secretary the local body to politicians. of Gujarat State Elec- govern the state Gandhinagar was conferred tion Comcapital. a status of mumission M V nicipal corporation Joshi said, “We are still getting the voting in 2011, following an orpercentage from various der of the Gujarat High centres. However, it is Court in that regard on a likely to hover around 51 public interest litigation per cent which is less by (PIL) moved by some around 8 per cent from concerned citizens of the previous election in the capital. The popula2011, when 58.94 per tion of the GMC consists cent voting had taken mainly of government place.” “The voting has employees and politibeen completely peaceful cians. Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
VAT on salt: Producers to go on 3-day strike from tomorrow Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Demanding complete rollback of VAT imposed on industrial salt, the producers in Gujarat will stop production and supply of salt into the market for three days from tomorrow.“We protest imposition of 5 per cent VAT on industrial salt by the state government. We will stop production and supply for three days and will hold rallies and protest march pressing for our demand for a complete rollback,” Small Scale Salt Manufacturers’ Association president Bachchubhai Ahir said. This is the first time that the state government has levied VAT on salt. “VAT will be levied on manufacturers who work on 10 acre or more plots given on lease by the state government. Year : 02, Issue : 105 “Sunvilla Samachar” (English Daily) Printed at “Sunvilla Samachar, Daily Printing Press”, Survey No.: 1624-25-26, Final Plot No.F/P/537, Urmila Compound, Opp.Ambica Estate, G.D. School Road, Saijpur Bogha, Ahmedabad -382340 and Published at A-24, Sharddha Apartment, Thakkarnagar Road, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad-382350. Mo.: 9687612324, by Owner, Printer, & Publisher : Aksheshkumar S. Savaliya on date 26-04-2016 (Tuesday), Editor : Kapilkumar M. Hirpara* (*Responsible for selection of News under the PRB act). RNI No. : GUJENG/2014/59629