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“Two years of Modi govt” Amitabh to host talk show highlighting Modi government’s success f e i r B s w Ne Dia Mirza tries her hand at horror with web series
Congress Has ‘Mental Disability’ : BJP BJP, Abhishek come out in defence of Amitabh Bachchan : Amitabh Bachchan to host eight-hour talk show ‘Zara Muskura Do’
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Agency | Mumbai Known for playing soft romantic roles, Bollywood actress Dia Mirza is making a switch by featuring in an episode of the horror web series, “Shockers”. The “Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein” actress will be seen playing the title role in an episode titled “The Good Wife”.
Dial 139 for wait-listed ticket cancellation
The Congress’ “mental disability” has impelled its attack on the government for featuring actor Amitabh Bachchan prominently in an event to mark the second anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office, said the ruling BJP. Mr Bachchan also got support from actor Rishi Kapoor, who recently attacked the Congress for obsessively naming public property after members of its first family, the Gandhis. “Are the Gandhis jealous that Amitabh Bachchan
is doing something for the other government?” he said. BJP on Wednesday came out in strong defence of megastar Amitabh Bachchan for his association with an event to mark the second anniversary of Modi government despite a probe against him after his name appeared in Panama papers expose. A host of BJP leaders, including Union ministers said the probe against Bachchan has nothing to do with the event linked with a social issue of protecting the girl child which the megastar will attend
on May 28 and attacked Congress for its “mental disability” in raising a row over it. BJP leader and Union Law Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the probe into Bachchan’s name cropping up in Panama Pa-
Tamil Nadu: AIADMK’s poll promises and the road ahead for Jayalalithaa’s govt Agency | Chennai
Agency | New Delhi Now wait-listed and RAC (reservation against cancellation) train ticket holders can cancel their tickets by dialling 139. Earlier only confirmed ticket holders could cancel their tickets through 139 service and IRCTC website. Now the facility can be used for cancellation of RAC and wait-listed tickets also.
Assam police to strike balance for CM’s security
pers will have no affect if he attends the event to mark two years of Narendra Modi government on Saturday. “See, practically, participation of Amitabh Bachchan and the investigation with regards to Panama Papers,
The Election Commission notices seeking an explanation on the freebies promised during the Tamil Nadu assembly elections has not deterred Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK government. But the road ahead in rolling them out is going to be tough given the financial position of the state. One of the first schemes that Jayalalithaa rolled out as soon as she assumed office was the 100 units of free power for all domestic consumers. This alone is an additional expenditure of Rs 1,607 crore a year for the government. The promise
of free power, given in the AIADMK manifesto, was as follows: 100 units of power every two months, 200 units free power for handloom workers, 750 units of free power for power loom factories. Now with the Tamil Nadu government’s free power roll out to various sectors, the state government will be spending an addition-
al Rs 8000 crore annually. In November 2015, the Minister for power, coal, new and renewable energy, Piyush Goyal rolled out the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme to bring down consumers’ power bills and increase efficiency in production and distribution of power. While states like
LJP leader killed in Bihar, Chirag Paswan demands President’s Rule Agency | Gaya
UP and Bihar adopted UDAY, Tamil Nadu did not. On March 27, 2016, during a CII summit, Goyal stated that Tamil Nadu was “a state within a state, a part of the country where I cannot reach out to the Chief Minister.” He added that unless there was a change in government, he would be unable to make a significant impact. But the then Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan denied this and said that the UDAY scheme was “not people-friendly” and had a short-term view.
certainly, it will not have any connectivity. Investigation will be done by an independent agency, they will take care of things. “Even today, we have seen so many cases against politicians. Agencies do their duty independently. There is
no harm,” he said when asked about Congress’ charge that the actor’s presence will not ‘go down well’ with probe agencies. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said the megastar is only hosting a programme and he is not yet proven guilty by any court. “You may have questions, but has he been labelled guilty for that. His name has come. Let the court of law take action. If somebody is hosting
a programme for celebrating our two years and he is not a criminal, he is a respected person of society. If his name has come, let the court of law take action,” he said. BJP Spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said the superstar has done a lot of good in films and people love him more than Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, but this should not be a reason for Congress to be “jealous about”.
goods sector with a clear objective of increasing production of capital goods from Rs 2,30,000 crore in 2014-15 to Rs 7,50,000 crore in 2025 and raising direct and indirect employment from the current 8.4 million to 30 million.” The policy envisions increasing the share of capital goods in total manufacturing activity to 20 per cent by 2025, from 12 per cent at present. “Capital goods manufacturing if it hap-
pens in India along with the manufacturing that is going to happen downstream, the entire economy gets a fillip,” Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu said. The policy aims to increase direct domestic employment to at least 5 million from the current 1.4 million and indirect employment to 25 million from the current 7 million by 2025, potentially providing an additional employment to over 21 million people.
Government clears capital goods policy, eyes 21 million new jobs Agency | New Delhi
The government on Wednesday gave its green light to India’s first-ever policy on capital goods that intends to make the country a world-class hub and looks to create over 21 million additional jobs by 2025. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. “The policy will help in realising the vision of building India as the world-class hub for capital goods. It will also play a pivotal role in overall manufacturing as the pillar of strength to the vision of Make in India,” an official statement read. “This is the first-ever policy for the capital
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: A hard taskmaster and a ‘feared’ politician
Agency | Thiruvananthapuram
ly known as ‘Pinarayi’, he pipped his bitter rival Maoists shot dead a Lok V S Achuthanandan to Agency | Guwahati A CPI-M strongman, Janshakti Party leader become the chief minisPinarayi Vijayan, who In deference to new As- who was campaigning ter not withstanding the hails from a poor todsam Chief Minister Sar- for his wife ahead of spirited campaign by the dy tapper’s family, has 93-year-old leader to enbananda Sonowal’s deci- panchayat elections near earned the reputation of sure the Left’s victory in sion to keep his convoy Dumaria in Bihar on being a hard taskmaster the Assembly elections to the minimum, police Wednesday. The Maoists and an organisation man in Kerala. The CPI(M) secretary. He had a short him. Vijayan has always will strike a balance be- left behind pamphlets to the core and is proba- leader is a party politburo stint as the state’s power maintained that it was a tween his instructions that said Sudesh Paswan and the fundamentals of was a police informer. the incident and said murdered. “Killings are bly the most feared poli- member who belongs to Minister during 1996- politically motivated case security. “We will strike The LJP leader’s cous- initial investigations re- happening on a daily ba- tician of Kerala. Vijayan, the politically dominant 1998. The cloud of a graft and there was no wrong a balance between the in was also killed in the vealed Maoists were be- sis. Daily doctors, jour- 72, is perhaps the only Thiyya community like case in connection with doing. While his critics Chief Minister’s instruc- attack. The police have hind the attack. LJP lead- nalists and leaders are party leader in the south- his party rival Achuthan- awarding of contract to described him as a leadtions without compro- registered a case and a er Chirag Paswan lashed being murdered. People ern state in recent years to andan, who is an Ezha- a Canadian company er “with no smile on his mising on security or combing operation has out at the ruling grand who raise their voice are have had a complete con- va from South Kerala. SNC-Lavalin for mod- face, and the most feared causing inconvenience been launched to catch alliance for prevailing being killed. We demand trol over the party for 16 A man of few words, he ernisation of three hydel politician in Kerala”, his to the public”, Assam the attackers. Senior su- lawlessness in the state that President’s Rule be years till he stepped down proved his organisation- projects during that peri- party rivals have often Director General of Po- perintendent of police and said those raising imposed immediately in from the post of state sec- al capability in the state od haunted him with his accused him of deviating lice Mukesh Sahay said. Garima Malik confirmed their voices were being the state,” he said. retary last year. Popular- during his stint as state rivals using it to target from the party line. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Chabahar takeoff: The agreement marks a new level in India’s overseas ambitions
India’s ambitious plans to develop the small Iranian port of Chabahar into a hub linking the Indian ocean with the energy-rich states of Central Asia may mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s most durable strategic legacy. The $500 million deal promises to lead to the development of a deep-water port, a 500-km rail line linking it to Iran’s rail network, and new aluminium and urea plants. The Chabahar agreement marks a new level in India’s overseas ambitions, establishing a genuinely strategic presence not just in one of the world’s great energy markets, but potentially giving Indian business access to some of the fastest-growing economies of the future. Freed of sanctions, Iran’s economy is expected to grow sharply in coming years; Indian businesses will now be in a position to capitalise on the coming boom. Though Central Asia has faced severe economic difficulties in recent years, as a consequence of low energy prices, there’s little doubt about the region’s long-term potential. The deal will also allow India to expand its strategic presence in Afghanistan, allowing businesses in both countries to bypass a Pakistan that has proven reflexively hostile to allowing transit rights to trade between them. In short, the deal signals that India, like China, has big-league ambitions. The sad truth, however, is that India’s ambitions haven’t quite been matched by its ability to realise them: past transformational projects, though more modest in scale, are yet to get off the ground. The Kaladan multimodal transport project, which was supposed to link the Northeastern states to Myanmar’s Sittwe port, was supposed to have been operational by 2013. The project is likely to take years to be completed, though. Meanwhile, the cost has ballooned from the Rs 535 crore estimated when it was announced in 2008 to Rs 2,904 crore. There are dozens of similar examples. The India-US nuclear deal was meant to usher in a new age of energy production, but not a single megawatt has yet been generated. In many parts of the world, India has developed a reputation for talking big, but failing to deliver. The fate of the Chabahar project will depend on successive governments showing sustained resolve in the face of geopolitical hurdles. The potential spoilers are several. For one, relations between Tehran and the West, though vastly improved, remain fraught, with many hardliners in Iran believing the country was short-changed in the nuclear deal that paved the way for an end to sanctions. That, potentially, could lead to tensions — as could differences over Iran’s role in Syria and Afghanistan.
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Music companies give commercial songs to their artists: Sonu
Agency | Mumbai He has been one of the most sought after singers of the Bollywood in the last two decades, but Sonu Nigam feels the music industry today has completely changed leaving artists like him with limited choice. Sonu says most of the artists belong to music companies, which manage them and make sure the singers under them get the most popular track. “The whole music business has changed today. Most of the artists belong to certain music companies. They manage their talent. If the company has a
good song, they will give it to their singers and not others. Only specialised songs will come to me,” Sonu told agency. “If they think that this particular song can only be sung by me, then they approach me. If they have a commercial song, which they know will be a hit, they will make their own artist sing it,” he added. The 42-year-old singer began his career by singing in the 1990 movie “Janam”. He shot to fame with songs like “Sandese Aate Hai” from “Border”, “Ye Dil Deewana” from “Pardes” and released his album, “Deewana”.
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“More than 2,000 Indian and foreign liquor bottles, over 10,000 cigarette butts and 4,000 beedis, 50,000 pieces of bones, 2,000 chips and namkeen wrappers were found in the campus on a daily basis, along with 3,000 used condoms and 500 abortion syringes — is now claiming that rapes happen in JNU every day” - The Rajasthan BJP MLA Gyandev Ahuja’s outburst against the JNU, saying it is a hub of criminal activities and rapes take place in the campus.
‘Kaaka Muttai’ actress Aishwarya Salman Khan Says He’s ‘Fighting’ With Himself All the Time Rajesh signs a Nivin Pauly film Agency | Mumbai
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other than Malayalam heart-throb Nivin Pauly. Aishwarya Rajesh came Actress Aparna Gopinath into the limelight with is also reportedly part of her stellar performance in this project which is prothe National Award-win- duced by Universal Cinning Kaaka Muttai. Af- ema. Another debutante ter bagging a Bollywood actress could also be part film with Arjun Ram- of this film. The Nivin pal, the actress has now Pauly film is being disigned a film with none rected by Sidhartha Siva
and the movie will kickstart next week in Kochi. The movie is said to be an entertainer with Nivin Pauly playing a student leader. The director has just wrapped up his Kunchako Bobon film called Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho. Once Nivin Pauly completes this Malayalam film, he will move on to the Tamil film he is doing with director Gautham Ramachandran. This movie is a remake of the Kannada film called Ulidavaru Kandante and U-Turn actress Shraddha Srinath will be seen with him.
Yayy! Akshay, Suniel and Paresh to come together for Hera Pheri 3!
Actor Salman Khan said that he constantly tries to increase the level of whatever good he is doing and does not like to look behind. In Salman’s upcoming film Sultan, there is a line that says wrestling is not a sport, you are fighting what lies within you. When asked which thing he is fighting in real life, Salman said in a lighter tone: “Where do you get these questions from. How can you put me in a tight spot, this is not fair. You know what, I am fighting within. I think even you are fighting the same thing within.” “I am fighting with myself all the time. I constantly try to up my standard a little bit. That is the only thing I keep fighting. I don’t have time to look behind. I
try and take small baby steps. Whatever wrong I have done I am trying to cut it down, and whatever good I am doing I am trying to increase that level,” the 50-year-old actor said at an event to launch the trailer of Sultan. In the film, Salman plays a Haryanvi wrestler named Sultan. He has not learnt the language but has tried to get the accent right. “I have not learnt
it. The dialogues used to come and I used to repeat it. She (Anushka Sharma) learnt Haryanvi and she speaks really well,” he said. At that moment, Anushka interrupted and said, “We just got the accent right. We had a coach for it.” The makers of Sultan have shot some portions on real locations, but according to Salman, it is very difficult to shoot at such places.
It was the last day of production on xXx: The Return of Xander Cage as Deepika Padukone, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Mike Bisping stepped out into the Toronto streets. After months of teasing on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, it’s time for one final round of images from the sets of the film as we begin the next stage: Waiting for the trailer.A whole bunch of new images of the cast, especially Deepika Padukone have made their way online. These new imag-
es make her look, more than ever, a great candidate for Catwoman - if they ever decide to bring her into the DC Universe ever again. Just one look at Deepika in her leathery black outfit and it’s clear she would be amazing in the role that Michelle
Pfeiffer and Anne Hathaway famously played previously. While Vin Diesel was missing from the action - he’s shooting for the eighth Fast & Furious film in Cuba - it was great to see the gang we’ve become so familiar with over the past few months.
of cuts being suggested by the Revising Committee or the Tribunal, the producer decided to skip them altogether and approach the I&B minister instead, stated the report. The report also mentions that Anurag feels since the movie is based
on the drug menace in Punjab, scenes depicting drug consumption and cuss words in this drugthemed drama is justified. Produced by Balaji Motion Pictures and Phantom Productions, ‘Udta Punjab’ is set to release on June 17.
Is Deepika Padukone auditioning for Catwoman as xXx 3 wraps? Agency | New Delhi
chan, who was to play The original cast of the Hera Pheri Raju (played by Akhay franchise Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty and Paresh Rawal come to the film’s rescue Kumar) walked out of the Agency | Mumbai
Our beloved characters Baburao, Raju and Ghanshyam are all set to tickle our funny bone again! Who doesn’t remember Baburao’s hilarious scenes from Hera Pheri?! The film is one the most loved comedy films that Bollywood has ever produced. While some might believe the film belonged to Paresh Rawal, one cannot belittle Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty’s contributions to the film. According to a recent re-
port in a leading tabloid, Neeraj Vohra, director of Phir Hera Pheri, was keen on roping in Dostana duo John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan for Hera Pheri 3. But fortunately or unfortunately both of them decided to move out of the project because of other work commitments. While, John Abraham withdrew from the film in September last year, to wrap up Rohit Dhawan’s upcoming action-adventure, Dishoom; Abhishek Bach-
project in December in the same year. Nonetheless, everything happens for a reason and we are glad that it’s happening this way. They have zeroed in on the original cast of the Hera Pheri franchise – Suniel Shetty as Ghanshyam, Akshay Kumar as Raju and Paresh Rawal as Baburao Ganpatrao Apte. While the actresses are yet to be decided we are excited for the film already! The film was to release in August this year but now has been pushed ahead to 2017.
young pair. Interestingly, the film was supposed to star Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor. However, since both the actors didn’t want to do that project, the producers cast Alia and Sidharth. Also, Sidharth may even sing in the film. He said
he also may learn a musical instrument. “The plan is to train and sing, so let’s see.” He said. However, Sidharth will first complete two films, including one alongside Jacqueline and the other titled ‘Ittefaq’ before starting ‘Aashiqui 3’.
Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt to star in Aashiqui 3 Agency | New Delhi
One of the better looking pairs in Bollywood, and rumoured to be dating, Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra have already starred in two films together. And while there were rumours of a third film in the offing, Sidharth Malhotra confirmed the fact. In an interview with a newspaper, he said, “Yes, Alia and I are doing ‘Aashiqui 3’. It’s a great space and I hope people like us.” Their chemistry on-screen as well as offscreen has always made news and filmmakers now hope they can cash in on the popularity of the
Anurag Kashyap approaches I&B minister to clear ‘Udta Punjab’ Agency | New Delhi
A few days ago it was reported that Abhishek Chaubey’s upcoming film ‘Udta Punjab’ starring Shahid Kapoor , Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor and Diljit Dosanjh has run into trouble with the Censor Board. ‘Udta Punjab’ focuses on the dark subject of drug abuse in the state of Punjab. The movie was rejected by the Examining Committee due to its expletive-laden dialogues and scenes showing drug consumption. Now, according to a report on Spotboye.com, producer Anurag Kashyap has directly approached Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore to clear the film. Unwilling to run the risk
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Despite being Champions of Engalnd, Leicester City’s primary objective still remains to avoid relegation
NSE Academy takes off with a global program Agency | Ahmedabad
In its endeavour to ensure financial well-being of people and quality education, India’s leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) has formed NSE Academy Limited. The newly created structure will henceforth administer all existing educational programs offered by NSE, for different levels of students. Ms Chitra Ramkrishna, MD & CEO, NSE, said, “With India being in the list of top 10 countries in terms of market capitalisation of around $1.66 trillion (Rs.100 lakh crore) and its market capitalization-to-GDP ratio being as high as about 75%, NSE’s efforts can actually make our students stand out as professionals in the global capital markets. Significantly, they can also play a pivotal role in improving financial well-being of people”. NSE Academy will flag off its journey with NSE’s redesigned flagship program called Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Global Financial Markets (PGCP-GFM).
US: Watching India-Iran ties ‘very closely’
Agency | London Despite being crowned as the Premier League champions, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said that avoiding relegation will remain his top priority in the next season. Leicester finished the season ten points clear at the top after claiming a 3-1 win over Everton at the King Power Stadium earlier
this month. Ranieri believes it would be quite difficult for his side to defend the title next season, especially because of the arrival of top managers like Antonio Conte at Chelsea, Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and with Jose Mourinho likely to be appointed as Manchester United?s manager. The Foxes boss insisted that his side would still
remain underdogs, and called on his side to maintain a right attitude in the next season. Leicester, who escaped relegation in the 2014-2015 season and started the previous season as 5000-1 outsiders, overcame their underdogs tag by winning the title in what could be termed as one of the most remarkable seasons of the football history.
Mourinho agrees to personal terms with Manchester United: Sky TV Agency | London
English football’s biggest club seem to have secured the services of the sport’s most colourful manager after Jose Mourinho, according to Sky TV reports, agreed to personal terms with Manchester United on Tuesday. After a trophy-laden career with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, Mourinho is set to replace Dutchman Louis van Gaal, who was sacked on Monday, with a remit to bring back the glory days the club once took for granted under Alex Ferguson. The 53-year-
old, sacked by Chelsea in December seven months after winning his third Premier League title at the London club over two spells, had been constantly linked with the United job as van Gaal struggled to make an impression at
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The US is “watching very closely” India’s growing ties with Iran after it recently pledged USD 500 million for developing the Chabahar port and will see if its legal parameters and requirements are being met, the Obama Administration has told lawmakers. As of now, there is no military or counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries that could be a cause of concern for the US, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal told members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a Congressional hearing. She said the US is “watching very closely” India’s relationship with Iran. “We also track very closely what their economic engagement is and make sure they understand what we believe are legal parameters and requirements,” Biswal said. “With respect to the announcement in the Chabahar port, we have been very clear with the Indians on what we believe are the continuing restrictions on the activities with respect to Iran and what we have done,” she said. She was responding to a question on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Iran visit from Senator Ben Cardin, Ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday. Modi’s visit, that saw the signing of a bilateral pact to develop the Chabahar port for which India will invest USD 500 million, came months after the lifting of international sanctions on Iran following Tehran’s historic nuclear deal with the Western powers over its contentious atomic programme.
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Indian Super League: NorthEast United rope in five new players
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Team effort, not just a Kohli show: RCB’s road to IPL final
Agency | Bangalore Amazon today announced the launch of Kindle instant previews in India, a feature that makes it easy for readers to read and share eBook excerpts for free. With one tap in line with the article or blog post they are reading, users can just start reading no need to sign up, sign in or install an app. Kindle instant previews simply bring the book sampling experience online. The reading experience also now includes a quick and seamless way to share excerpts from one’s favorite eBook with anyone. Any website, including bloggers, publishers and authors can now integrate the preview experience by embedding a widget on their sites, blogs or apps. Once the link is embedded on the website or blog, the book cover image changes to a free sample of the book, without needing to redirect the reader. For book review sites, this will deliver an enriching customer engagement.
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Indian Super League side NorthEast United Football Club Wednesday announced the roping in of five players, including senior goalkeeper Subrata Paul, for the third season of the ISL this year. Besides Paul, who has played for more than 60 international matches since 2007, the other four players signed by NorthEast United were Nirmal Chettri, Rowllin Borges, Shouvik Ghosh and Sumit Passi. The Guwahati-based side had recently signed Brazilian Sergio Farias as the head coach. Commenting on the new signings, club owner John Abraham said, “I am absolutely thrilled with the signings of these football talents. Football runs in the blood of Nirmal, Subrata, Rowllin, Sumit and Shouvik, a characteristic they have in common with the rest of the
young lads at NEUFC.
Old Trafford. The Dutchman was dismissed two days after steering United to their first FA Cup success in 12 years when they beat Crystal Palace 2-1 after extra-time in Saturday’s Wembley final. Van Gaal’s preferred possession-dominated playing style at a club more readily associated with fast, direct attacking, was widely criticised, and it appeared to take his players time to adapt. Mourinho is also known for pragmatism, however, relying on a strong defensive foundation and hard-working midfielders and strikers.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batsman AB de Villiers recently said that Virat Kohli was leading the team by example. RCB’s win on Tuesday in the Qualifier against Gujarat Lions was, however, an example of how the team managed to get going even when Kohli didn’t fire. All it took was for De Villiers to step up. That has been the story of RCB this IPL season. Even when the nucleus of the side has failed to perform, others have taken on the onus. While De Villiers contribution will be seen as the main factor in RCB’s hop to the final, there have been other performances of note in the
build-up. These might appear to be minor but when they came together as a whole, the team rocked. On top of this list comes all-rounder Shane Watson, who might have failed with the bat but picked up four wickets on Tuesday to break the backbone of the Lions. Watson also shares the top spot in the wicket-takers list alongside leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. Both have 20
scalps. Both of them have peaked at a time when RCB’s bowling seemed to be falling apart with the main bowlers conceding a load of runs. This was also a contributing factor to just why Kohli had to produce double the effort during chases. After all, bowling wasn’t helping his team’s cause. This, in turn, led to the opposition putting up big scores. Watson stepped into this breach.
since the 9th of April. Bet they’ll be hearing ‘thoko band’ in their sleep.” Well, we can all agree to disagree. Our Kolkata-Delhi flight on Monday was detoured to Jaipur due to bad weather in the Capital. As I sat in the aircraft at Jaipur airport, I was thinking about the times when cricket matches had rest days. I have always been a cricket tragic and rest days were never welcomed
even when I was growing up. I just couldn’t understand why a good night’s sleep is not enough for my ‘macho’ knights in whites. Why would they need a full day off to refresh? Besides, a rest day meant no cricket on TV. Without sounding primitive, let me tell young readers that the late 80s and early 90s was a pre-satellite TV, pre-internet, pre-Facebook/ Twitter era. Yes, there was a world like that as well. The TV sets came to life only in the evenings. With all due respect to the national broadcaster, there was little for me to cling on to. Maybe there was a Spiderman, The Giant Robot or ‘The World This Week’ presented by a young and still bearded Dr Prannoy Roy. But with cricket on, TV and life had a whole new meaning.
KKR raring to go against Sunrisers despite tiring journey: Gambhir
Agency | New Delhi Monday was a rare rest day in the IPL. It was a disturbing lull after almost two months of nonstop action. IPL is like an addiction and I can never have enough of it. So a rest day is never welcomed, at least not for me. I remember reading this tweet by Sony’s presenter Gaurav Kapoor: “Our hard-working studio crew get their 1st day off
Pankaj Advani wins Asian 6-Red snooker Agency | Mumbai
ly walked to the table with the utmost India’s ace cueist Pankaj Advani creat- poise winning the first frame 39-4. With ed history in Abu Dhabi by clinching a loss of the second frame, 6-51 to the the Asian 6-Red snooker title. Advani Malaysian who scored a break of 51, thus became the first in the world to Advani won the third frame 40-14 before losing the fourth frame, 37-0. The hold both world and continental and sixth frame belonged titles in 6-Red snooker at the Asian fifthsolely to the 30-year-old Adsame time, according to inSnooker vani who cleared the table formation received here. and 44-8 respecThe double IBSF World Championship 41-7 tively. With the Indian 6-Red snooker champisemi-finals will see ace leading the match on stamped his authority again in the short India and Pakistan 4-2 at the end of six frames, Keen Hoh Moh format of the game, defighting to reach fought back by winning feating top-seeded Maframe, 38-21 laysian Keen Hoh Moh 7-5 the finals onlythetoseventh lose the eight frame on Sunday night. Advani kept 24-45 with Advani securing a 45 his nerve in a battle of fluctuating fortunes. With a confidence boosting break. By the ninth frame, the match was 6-1 semifinal victory against compa- extremely close with Advani leading the triot Aditya Mehta to book his spot in Malaysian by a single frame and extendthe finals and coming closer to winning ed that lead to a difference of two frames his first continental title, Advani clear- by winning the 10th frame, 45-36.
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A special court here will pronounce its much awaited judgement in the 2002 Gulberg society riot case on June 2. 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were killed when a mob attacked Gulberg Housing Society in Meghaninagar area of the city on February 28, 2002, a day after the Sabarmati express train burning incident in Godhara in Central Gujarat which sparked riots across Gujarat. Counsel of the Supreme Court appointed special investigation team (SIT) R C Kodekar today said that special judge PB Desai
Government of India will be launching the Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for all (UJALA) in Gujarat tomorrow. The event will be presided by Smt. Anandiben Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. The LED bulbs will be available to the consumers across Gujarat for an upfront cost of Rs. 80 and at an EMI of Rs 85/(against a market price of Rs. 350). Residential consumers in Gujarat have an option of paying the amount upfront or choose an EMI option where there would be no upfront payment and Rs 20 will be added to per bi-monthly electricity bill for a period of eight months. The UJALA programme is executed by Energy Efficiency Services Limited
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would pronounce the verdict on June 2. The court had heard the case on day to day basis on the instructions of the apex court which on February 22 this year allowed the court to pronounce its verdict in three months time. Gulberg society case is one of the nine major cases of 2002 Gujarat riots which were probed by the Supreme Court-appointed special investiga-
Arvind eyes 10-15 pc biz from online sales in 3-5 years Correspondent | Mumbai
Arvind Internet, the e-commerce division of textile manufacturer Arvind Limited which has launched its omni-channel fashion portal NNNow.com, expects to garner 10-15 per cent of its business from online sales in the next three to five years, a top company executive said today. Arvind also expects to double its revenues by 2020 to become a USD 1 billion (around Rs 6,700 crore) company. “Arvind is a half-a-billion dollar company today and we expect revenues of over USD 1 billion dollars by 2020. We expect our omni-channel business to account for about 10-15 per cent of the business in the
next three to five years,” Kulin Lalbhai, Executive Director, Arvind Limited told agency. The company expects to integrate all its 1,200 offline stores across its 35 brands by the middle of this fiscal. “We are integrating 100-150 stores every month and by the middle of this fiscal our entire offline stores will be digitised and live,” he added. The company will follow a top-down model while integrating stores, covering the top 15 cities first. NNNow.com will integrate online and in-store shopping with same-day hyper-local delivery, store pick-ups for online orders, same-day hassle free returns at stores and India-wide inventory access to customers, the company said.
tion team (SIT). Earlier the apex court while instructing the special court to expedite the hearing of the case had also said that the judgement should not be pronounced without its permission. SIT had named 66 accused in the case. Nine of them have been in jail for the last 14 years. The court has asked all the accused to remain present before it on June 2.
160% rise in budget for Gujarat water board’s drought plan
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With parts of Gujarat, especially Saurashtra, facing severe water scarcity, the budget for Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board’s (GWSSB) master plan for drought mitigation has been increased by 160 per cent from Rs 70 crore to Rs 183 crore. The GWSSB is responsible for water supply to the water-scarce areas and its main source is Narmada river. “Presently, Saurashtra region is facing severe water shortage. And, for that GWSSB has been working round the clock while implementing a master plan for drought mitigation.
Rs 2000 crore drug-bust: Role of prime accused’s relative being probed from Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Police are now probing the role of a close relative of one of the prime accused in the Rs 2000 crore drug-bust case. The investigators suspect that this relative, who is an exporter, operates from a Gujarat port, and could possibly be exporting raw ephedrine to the Kenya via a sea route. Sources informed that they have recently got an alert about the person (name withheld) who will soon be summoned and questioned. Investigators believe that this could unveil the reality behind the export of the contraband out of the country. Meanwhile, investigators who are yet to arrest the prime accused — Kishorsinh Rathod and Jay Mukhi — even after a month are clueless about the trade route as to how nearly 100 tonne of raw ephedrine was exported out of the country to Mobassa in Kenya, January of this year. “During the probe, the name of this person
Sri Mastram Vinay Higher Secondary School in Gujarat’s Utavali village, which was the focus of a 2014 report which highlighted how students had to cross a river each day to reach the school, has recorded the lowest pass percentage in the state — 19.27%. Of the 358 students from the school who appeared for their SSC (Class X) exams in March this year, only 69 have passed, statistics
from the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board show. The school had recorded a pass percentage of 45.21% in 2015. On August 20, 2014, the Gujarat government cleared a pending proposal for a bridge on the river after the National Human Rights Commission slapped a notice on the state’s chief secretary, taking cognizance of agency. The construction of the bridge commenced in October last year.
Gujarat. We are also verifying if setting up a plant near Ahmedabad could be one of the reason as the transport distance would be minimal,” informed a senior officer. The cartel, right from exporting the raw ephedrine from Solapur through various trade routes was wellplanned till the final product and one Dr Abdul had identified a spot in Tanzania to filter the ephedrine into meth amphetamine.
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of procurement (January 2016), the lowest bid was Rs. 54.90. Since the bulbs are distributed across India, EESL adds administrative costs, distribution and awareness costs along with state-specific taxes and distributes the LED bulbs at a price range of Rs. 75 to Rs. 95 across India. The price variance is subject to the taxes in each state of India.
ister Suresh Prabhu while making this announcement said, “Gujarat industry will benefit from this decision, as this will ease freight traffic between Okha and Rajkot, Porbandar and Kanalus, Veraval and Rajkot, Maliya Miyana and Navalgadh, Dahisara and Wankaner sections.” Prabhu said this will also give major boost to Gujarat’s ability. Prabhu said Gujarat has highest ship handling capacity and doubling of railway line
will benefit not only Gujarat but also the nation. CCEA also approved 5-year project of doubling of 467 km PuneMiraj Londa railway line costing Rs 3,627 crore, 5 year project of 180 km Roza-Sitapur CanttBurhwal broad gauge single line costing Rs 1,295 crore, 5-year 3rd line project of 264.4 km Vizianagaram – Titlagarh costing Rs 2,335,68 crore and 5-year 278.7 km Rs 2,478.23 crore Bina-Katni 3rd line project.
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est, to finalize the leopard and sloth bear count. According to officials apart from Sisodiya, the committee will also have chief conservator of forest, RC Mistry and conservator of forest, Uday Vora. Sources in the department said that the census exercise has thrown up some rather encouraging results as there were numerous sightings by teams across the state of both leopards and sloth bears.
Centre approves Surendranagar – Rajkot rail line doubling project Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Its budget has increased from initial Rs 70 crore to Rs 183 crore due to worsening of water scarcity,” said a government official associated with the development. Banaskantha and Kutch districts are also facing severe water scarcity. The increased budget of GWSSB’s drought mitigation plan is mainly for providing water through
tankers, repairing of hand-pumps, and digging or deepening bore wells. As per official data, the areas where GWSSB’s water network grid is not installed are being provided water through tankers. Currently, the GWSSB is providing water to 490 villages in 22 districts. In all, 662 water tankers are doing 3,086 rounds everyday.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA), Government of India today cleared Rs 10,736 crore railway line projects, among which one project was Surendranagar – Rajkot railway line doubling project in Gujarat. According a statement issued by government, doubling of Surendranagar – Rajkot railway line will involve cost of Rs 1002 crore. The 116 km long railway project will complete in four years. Railway Min-
Ahmedabad BRTS service gets two Volvo buses on trial basis Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
cropped up who is into exporting rice and sugar to African countries from a port in Gujarat, and later we learnt that he is related to one of the accused in the case. Upon grilling some of the arrested accused, we found that the man was also linked to ports in Goa and Gujarat,” informed the source. “We suspect that ephedrine, under the guise of food items, could be smuggled out of India through a trade route in
(EESL), an organisation under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. EESL procures LED bulbs through competitive bidding from leading manufacturers in the country. This transparent bidding process brings down the price of the LED bulbs. In the first round of procurement, held in 2014, the lowest bid was for Rs. 310. In the recent round
Bus Rapid Transport System(BRTS) Janmarg service in Ahmedabad has got two buses manufactured by Volvo for twomonth trial period. Volvo has started manufacturing buses for BRTS under UD brand. The buses are manufactured under urban bus specification – 2. Euro 4 emission norms and 250 hp rear engine bus has 37 seats and standing capacity for 30 passengers. It has a system through which bus level can be uplifted and down lifted. Bus floor is physically chal-
‘Leopard, sloth bear population up by 15%’
lenged persons friendly.42 kv/12 tonne Air conditioning system supported by air curtains in 3 doors, 6 forward and 1 reverse gear with automatic transmission, digital display dashboard, GPS console, 3 cameras, elec-
tronically controlled mirror, rear camera visual in dashboard for reverse job, door censor, new gen controller area network, auto fire suspension system for automatic sprinkle when fire etc are highlights of the buses.
Wildlife enthusiasts may have some reason to cheer. Gujarat forest officials say that the leopard and sloth bear census is likely to show a substantial increase in numbers. The three-day census which began on May 21, ended early on Monday. The state forest department has formed a three-member committee headed by SP Sisodiya, chief conservator of for-
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