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News Brief Sugar slides on weak demand Agency | Mumbai, Jun 26
Prices of both varieties of sugar slid further at the Vashi wholesale market here today due to weak demand from stockists and retailers. Small sugar (S-30) fell by Rs 28/5 per quintal to Rs 2,192/2,410 from Thursday’s closing level of Rs 2,220/2,415. Medium sugar (M-30) also declined by Rs 10/20 per quintal to Rs 2,300/2,602 as compared to Rs 2,310/2,622 previously. Following are today’s closing rates for sugar (per quintal) with the previous rates given in brackets: Small sugar (S-30) quality: Rs 2,192/2,410 (Rs 2,220/2,415). Medium sugar (M-30) quality: Rs 2,300/2,602 (Rs 2,310/2,622).
Groundnut oil surges on sustained demand Agency | Mumbai, Jun 26
Groundnut oil prices surged further at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market here today on sustained demand from stockists and retailers. While, refined palmolein edged down owing to lack of buying support. In the non-edible section, castorseeds bold and castor oil commercial gained due to good offtake from shippers and soap industries. Linseed oil remained steady in the absence of any major buying activity.
Lalit Modi controversy: Raje again rubbishes Agency | Jaipur, June 26
Facing opposition heat over the Lalit Modi controversy, beleaguered Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje for the second day today dismissed media reports surrounding her, including that of a signature campaign by 120 party MLAs in her support. In a statement, a CMO spokesman said the Chief Minister holds “jansunwai” (public hearing) at her residence every Friday, and for this many MLAs come with the public of their constituency for putting forward their problems and demands.
“Bloody Friday”
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait city
49 killed in France, Kuwait and Tunisia attacks A Tunisian interior ministry official said at least 27 people have been killed after at least one gunman attacked a Tunisian tourist hotel in the popular resort of Sousse. Agency | Paris A wave of terror attacks in Kuwait, Tunisia and France have killed at least 49 people on Friday. A Tunisian interior ministry official said at least 27 people have been killed after at least one gunman attacked a Tunisian tourist hotel in the popular resort of Sousse. Sousse, some 150 kilometers from Tunis, is a popular resort for both Tunisians and Europeans. There have been no
details on the nationalities of those killed but during the holy month of Ramadan, those on the beach tend to be tourists. Thirteen people were killed in a sui-
cide attack on a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in Kuwait City, the governor of Kuwait City Thabet al-Muhanna said. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility
State govt withdraws chargesheet against ex-IPS Rahul Sharma
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The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Ahmedabad bench, on Thursday asked the state government to give a time frame of its investigation if they are probing 33 departmental inquiries and six show-cause notices issued against whistle-blower retired IPS officer Rahul Sharma. The bench said it while disposing a connected petition moved by Sharma against a chargesheet for “misconduct” while in service. The bench’s order came after Government Pleader Manisha Lavkumar read out an affidavit filed by the government stating that it has withdrawn the chargesheet against Shar-
for the deadly explosion that struck after Friday prayers. A posting on a Twitter account known to belong to the Islamic State group claims the explosion was work of
a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt. In France, President Francois Hollande said that a suspected Islamist attack on a gas factory in which a decapitated
KFC challenges unsafe food claims Agency | Jaipur
ma since it amounts to minor penalty. She said that the charge-sheet became infructuous since Sharma has retired. This charge-sheet is based on “misconduct” by Sharma for allowing a non-gazetted officer, a head clerk, sign on his behalf on one of his leave applications. This charge-sheet was filed a day before Sharma was denied promotion in 2013. Sharma, who now appears as party-in-per-
son, had challenged it before the CAT saying that this “misconduct” was a practice prevalent among the IPS officers for which no one has ever been penalized, including his then superior IPS officer Tirth Raj. Sharma, who was sidelined by the government since his deposition before the Nanavati Commission that probed the 2002 post-Godhra riots, took early retirement earlier this year.
Fast food chain KFC on Friday challenged claims that its products are unsafe for consumption due to the presence of harmful bacteria inside its food articles. Reacting to claims of Balala Hakula Sangham, a Hyderabad-based NGO, which alleged that the company’s products contained harmful pathogens — salmonella and E.Coli bacteria — KFC said that it was a case of “malicious intent” on the part of some individuals. “We believe that this is a case of malicious intent on the part some individuals trying to damage our brand reputation,” a
head was pinned to the gates was a “terrorist attack”. Hollande, who rushed back to France from an EU summit to deal with the crisis, said the attacker had been identified and that there
may have been a second person involved. France has been on high alert since January 7 when two Islamist brothers attacked the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12.
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KFC spokesperson said in a statement. The NGO had claimed that the samples picked up from five KFC outlets in Hyderabad were unsafe on the basis of the findings of Telangana State Food Laboratory (SFL).
State-run BSNL, with the Army’s assistance, on Friday operationalised a mobile tower at an altitude of 16,000 feet in Eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. “The highest mobile tower in Eastern Ladakh at an altitude of 16,000 feet has been operationalised on Friday in a joint effort by the BSNL and Indian Army,” Udhampur-based defence spokesman Colonel SD Goswami said. He said
the tower provides vital communication link to one of the remotest locations of Eastern Ladakh at Chongtash. “The mobile tower at Chongtash has been established with assistance from the Indian Army’s Trishul Signallers in terms of transportation, setting up and rearward connectivity,” he added.
was no action that finally took place of her behalf,” said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli. The affidavit was “only a draft, it has no legal sanctity,” said Ashok Parnami, the president of the BJP in Rajasthan, adding that at the time, Mr Modi had not been declared a fugitive for avoiding investigations at home. During the day, sources said Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the crisis with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who then
met with BJP chief Amit Shah to outline the party strategy.In the contentious document Ms Raje declared the vast investigation in India against Mr Modi was “politically motivated”. The affidavit, provided by Mr Modi to a UK court, was leaked this week, cornering Ms Raje who had earlier said that she was unaware of the document.In her affidavit, Ms Raje asked that her identity not be revealed to Indian authorities.
She Feared Political Payback From Congress: BJP on Vasundhara Raje’s Secret Document Agency | Jaipur
The BJP today said that while Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje backed the immigration appeal of tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi, she did not testify in court on his behalf. A signed statement by her is not a legal document, her party said, adding that she sought confidentiality from UK officials because she feared political payback in India from the Congress, which was then in power at the Centre and in her home state. With those arguments, the BJP has made it clear that it will support Ms Raje, 62, against the opposition which has demanded her resignation or supporting a man wanted for financial crimes in India. “Did jid Chowk bazaar in old action scene, the sequence streets with locals and ju- she go and depose there (in the UK)? No. There Bhopal. Looking like an was shot on the busy nior artists in the crowd.
Priyanka Chopra shoots for Prakash Jha’s ‘Gangaajal 2′ in Bhopal Agency | Mumbai
A while back, we had revealed that Priyanka Chopra would be seen playing the role of a cop in Prakash Jha’s ‘Gangaajal 2′. In fact the makers of the film even released the first look of PC in police uniform before the shoot began. While Priyanka’s look made waves then, we came across a few images of her shooting for the film on the busy streets of Bhopal. In fact Priyanka Chopra who commenced shooting for the film on June 16, was snapped at the Jama Mas-
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Delhi to get 205 dedicated lanes for emergencies
The Delhi government is all set to notify dedicated stretches in the city that will be reserved for emergency vehicles in case of a disaster. The stretches will be similar to the lanes that were reserved during the Commonwealth Games 2010 for athletes and officials. The decision has been taken to ensure ambulances and fire tenders do not get caught in traffic jams during any emergency or a disaster. To ensure people leave the disaster management lanes empty, a siren will be used to inform commuters. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) will also carry out extensive awareness campaigns to ensure people are educated about these lanes. The scheme which is a joint effort of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority, transport department and the Delhi traffic police will come into force soon. According to Delhi government officials, there are a total of 205 lanes that will be reserved for emergency situations across the city. Confirming the move, Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai told HT: “We are in the process of issuing a notification and it will come into force soon.” To ensure people are able to identify these roads, they will Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg Press Enclave Road, Saket MB Road Extreme right lane of roads will be reserved for emergency situations Ring Road, AIIMS to Moolchand Savitri Cinema Road Ring Road (Mahatma Gandhi Marg) August Kranti Marg (Siri Fort) be painted blue with ‘disaster lanes’ written on them and signages will be put up too. Officials said that mock-drills too would be organised to ensure people are made aware of the system. “A one kilometre stretch would have four such markings to ensure people get to know about these lanes,” said a senior Delhi government official. To begin with the agencies will ensure people are made aware of the lanes and the benefit of reserving them for emergency vehicles during such situations. However, to ensure people follow this rule a fine will be imposed on vehicles if they enter the reserved lanes during any emergency situation, under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. Transport department likely to notify these lanes. These lanes will be painted blue with disaster lanes written on them so that they are easily identifiable. According to senior Delhi government officials, roads that have been identified are near to fire stations, police stations, deputy commissioners office, SDM’s office and hospitals. It is not uncommon to see an emergency vehicle getting caught in a traffic snarl on Delhi’s roads. “Generally people don’t give way to ambulances and other emergency vehicles. It is not only the PCRs and ambulances that need space. Disaster can come in any form and sometimes when there is a building collapse, even equipment such as JCBs have to be travel from once place to another. Due to this precious time is also lost when ferrying the injured from one place to another,” a senior Delhi government official said. The Emergency was a conjuncture of different complexes. Individual elements of these complexes are always with us.
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QUOTE “If Manmohan Singh was a “mute” Prime Minister, Narendra Prime Minister” OF THE Modi is “super mute” - Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh said on Thursday while attacking Modi for maintaining silence on a host of issues and controversies. DAY Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra to Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho review: This turn brothers for ‘Ram Lakhan’ remake! ‘comedy’ is boring and endlessly drags on Agency | Mumbai
We were the first ones to tell you that Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra might be Rohit Shetty and Karan Johar’s choices to play Ram Lakhan in the film’s remake scheduled to go on floors next year. And now, it’s final that the two have indeed been cast as brothers in the film. Varun will be essaying Lakhan, originally played by Anil Kapoor whereas Sidharth will be playing Jackie Shroff’s Ram in the remake. Coincidentally, Jackie had exclusively told dna that he wanted Sidharth to fill in his shoes because he thought he was perfect for the role. Seems Jackie’s wish has been heard. But Anil wanted Ranveer Singh to be cast as Lakhan and we guess, that ain’t happening as of now. What brought about the casting? KJo, of course! Karan has been
Agency | Mumbai instrumental in giving both Varun and Sid a big ticket Bollywood break and has also ensured that he keeps supporting them in whichever ways possible. While Sid is doing his third film - Brothers - under Karan’s banner, Varun too has signed on a third film - Shuddhi - with Dharma. If the casting falls in place, the Ram Lakhan remake will
be both Sidharth and Varun’s fourth film with the production house. It will also be second time that Varun and Rohit will be teaming up, after Dilwale which is scheduled to release during Christmas week this year. So are you ready to see the SOTY boys team up again? We surely cant wait. The barometric levels have just shot up!
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently examined Sooraj Pancholi in the death case of Jiah Khan. The Bollywood actor who will make his Bollywood debut with Salman Khan’s Hero is likely to be summoned for examination soon. In May, the CBI questioned the actor’s father Aditya Pancholi and following that, carried search at their residence. The Nishabd actress was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her Juhu home on June 3, 2013. Post this, Jiah’s mother Rabia Khan had alleged that the actress was in a relationship with Aaditya Pacholi and Zareena Wa-
Bajirao Mastani’s costume designer, Anju Modi, has revealed that Deepika Padukone will sport a royal style in this film. Anju stated, “Deepika will be seen dressed in royal style, plus she is playing a Muslim character in the film, so we have tried to give her sharara and kurtis”. The design-
a common refrain of the film, too; its attempts at being a comedy are strained, because that end is often reached by compromising common sense, a logical story and convincing characters. So early in the film, we know that Arjun is having an affair with Pradhan’s wife, Maya (Hrishita Bhatt), but instead of meeting secretly to avoid her husband’s wrath, they roam freely together, quite literally, in broad daylight, like two teenagers recently hit by puberty. The two of them are caught, and an extended sequence is forced out of this plot point.
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hab’s son Sooraj Pancholi and their relationship was strained. Jiah’s mother claimed that her daughter’s death wasn’t suicide but she was murdered. The Jiah Khan death case took a turn after a forensic report was presented by Rabia. The information privately obtained by Jiah’s mother differed
with that of Mumbai Police The Bombay High Court then directed the case to CBI last year to probe whether the death was suicide or homicide. The Mumbai Police had filed a charge-sheet on January 11, 2014 against a person under Section 306 (abetment of suicide) of IPC.
posedly deadly man in a lungi and shade, stroking his impressive curled mustache. Nothing in his area is done without his consent as he controls everything including the heart of a beautiful ‘pow-
der-faced girl, played by Kajal Aggarwal. Interestingly, pigeons play an important part in the film as that’s all that Maari cared about in his initial thug years. The film is slated to release on July 17.
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er divulged other details of the film as well. Modi added, “Bajirao Mastani is a period movie... So, we have kept old Mughal style Angarkha and Maharasthrian style Navwari saris as it’s a story about the Maratha Peshwas”. Bajirao Mastani is a historical romance film which is being directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
Don’t discount the importance of good beginnings. The first 20 minutes of Miss Tanakpur Haazir Ho is anything but a model of clarity. The following happens in that period: Pradhan (Annu Kapoor), an influential Khap Panchayat member, searches for his missing wife, in a village fair, who’s secretly gone to meet her lover, Arjun (Rahul Bagga); the same fair’s also hosting a beauty pageant for, erm, buffaloes; Arjun and his friends bump into Pandit Ravi Kishanas Bheema
(Sanjay Mishra), a cross between a priest and a quack, who is trying to convince the onlookers that the teenage girl sitting decked up on stage is an avatar of almighty. Pradhan then goes to the same charlatan later in the night to find a cure for his impotency; in between, there’s also a scene featuring a shopkeeper selling bras to women, who don’t know their bra size, by hesitantly looking at their breasts. These disconnected scenes share one common characteristic, though: they try hard to be funny. And this is
Jiah Khan death case: CBI begins questioning Sooraj Pancholi Happy Birthday Arjun Kapoor! Agency | Mumbai
Revealed trailer: Dhanush is the local ruffian in ‘Maari’ Agency | Mumbai
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The trailer of Dhanush’s upcoming Tamil action comedy, ‘Maari’ is finally here and it’s definitely got us excited. Directed by Balaji Mohan, the film revolves around a local Chennai goon, played by none other than National award winning actor Dhanush. The trailer starts off with tales of Maari, who is apparently this powerful ruffian that the cops simply cannot lay a finger on. And then enters the sup-
Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor celebrated his 30th birthday today. The actor was born on June 26, 1985. Arjun Kapoor is one of the smartest young actors to have debuted in the recent times. With just six movies old, Arjun has been successful in making a serious mark in the Bollywood industry. His performances make the audience feel that he is not a new entry and rather is a nuanced performer. We saw the actor prove his mettle by giving stellar performances in movies such as Ishaqzaade, Aurangzeb, Gunday, 2 States, Finding Fanny, Tevar. And now that actor is geared up to show his performance in the forthcoming film Farzi. He will also be seen in a yet to be titled R Balki movie opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan. Speaking some facts about the actor, Arjun Kapoor used to weigh 140kg in his teenage years, but under Salman Khan’s guidance, the actor lost weight and appeared with his fit physique in his debut film. The actor had already faced a bad phase with his father Boney Kapoor marrying Sridevi. Another nig shock for him was when his mother Mona Shourie passed away before release of his first film “Ishaqzaade”. It als said that Arjun Kapoor used to date Salman’s sister
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Dhoni’s under pressure to Kohli’s gone missing: Takeaways for India from series against Bangladesh
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India’s tour of Bangladesh came to an end as Mashrafe Mortaza lifted the ODI series trophy in front of the joyous Dhaka crowd on Wednesday. The past few months have been a dream for these fans and the players with the World Cup quarter-final appearance and a dominating series win over Pakistan. This tremendous performance against India is the icing on the cake, arguably. So what did we learn about this Indian team from
this series? Amidst the myriad issues that surfaced during this series – like Dhoni’s captaincy, Ravindra Jadeja and Ajinkya Rahane’s place in the team, India’s fast bowling etc – the Indian vice-captain’s barren run has flown under the radar somewhat. After the century against Pakistan in Adelaide, he is yet to register a score of 50-plus in 10 matches, averaging a shade above 30 for his 247 runs. For a man who has set lofty standards for the last few years, those
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are staggering numbers. But forget the numbers for a moment. The three dismissals in this series tell their own story. The first match saw him play at a ball on
the sixth stump outside off, with feet not going anywhere and eyes seeing the cover boundary and not the ball. He was beaten by a harmless straighter one from a
part-time off-spinner who mostly just bowls straighter ones, to get trapped leg-before in the 2nd ODI. The last match saw him play the ugliest of slogs to a well-flighted Shakib al Hasan delivery. All three dismissals were the mark of a man short on confidence – and that is something you would never associate with Kohli. Leaving aside all that, a long, tiring season is no excuse to rock on the back-foot and nudge the ball to the point fielder off a FREE HIT.
Hockey World League: India women to face Australia in a must win game Agency | New Delhi
Agency | New Delhi Sony has launched its 2015 flagship phone, the Xperia Z3+ at an event in New Delhi today at a price of Rs 55,990. While in the past we have seen Sony launch two Xperia flagships in a year, this time around Sony has launched only one so far. The Sony Xperia Z3+ houses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 SoC which has an octa-core processor along with 3GB of RAM and Adreno 430 graphics solution. The metallic frame around the Z3+ is slimmer than the Z3 and the phone is compara-
tively lighter. It comes with a 5.2-inch full HD display and has the adaptive display technology which lets the display show you a balanced image in bright outdoors. The Xperia Z3+ comes with a single nanoSIM configuration and it supports 4G LTE. The phone has 32GB of storage by default and you can increase it using the microSD card slot. In terms of connectivity, the Sony Xperia Z3+ includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi with hotspot, 3G, 4G LTE, GPS/ A-GPS, Glonass, Micro-USB, DLNA and NFC.
Before entering the quarter final of the Hockey World League Semi-Final 2015, the India Women Hockey Team are looking forward to take on the Australian eves tomorrow. With both the sides showcasing much agility packed with onfield skills, India and Australia will be seen contesting a very crucial match on Saturday. India made an impressive comeback post defeating Poland by 3-1 as they produced a rampant display of stick skills to claim their first win in Pool B of the tournament. The Indian girls started their campaign on a disappointing note
by losing a hard fought match against Belgium 0-1. Also, beaten by New Zealand 0-5 in their second outing, India now aims to put in their best efforts so as to perk up their performance in the upcoming match. The two teams met earlier during the Hawke’s Bay Cup 2015 in New Zealand where India proved
Nepal cricket gets healing touch from Mumbai physio
OnePlus 2: To be revealed on 27 July in world’s first VR product launch
Agency | New Delhi OnePlus has been quite disruptive in the tech startup and mobile devices space. After a successful launch of the OnePlus One flagship device and an exclusive agreement with Cyanogen, OnePlus is trying out new and innovative ways of marketing its next flagship – the OnePlus 2. In a post on the OnePlus Forum founder Carl Pei said, “We’re excited for the future. As a tech startup, our goal is to push the envelope, look for new opportunities, and strive to perfect them. Virtual reality holds a monumental amount of potential. With cutting-edge technology, we can explore corners of the world like never
before. We already know that VR will change the face of the entertainment industry, but we’re here to try something new.” The post adds, “A VR launch lets you stand right next to our team and our fans as we unveil our new flagship. You’ll be able to look around as you check out the phone in a new way and maybe even find a few hidden Easter eggs. It’s a new way of thinking about a product launch. We aren’t talking at you; we are talking with you.” Talking on the VR launch of the OnePlus 2, Pei said, “When we thought about doing this launch in VR, we wanted to make sure the viewing experience was simple and straightforward.
their mettle and held Australia to a goalless draw and in Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games where India lost to Australia 2-4. Keeping the track record of both the teams in mind, Saturday’s match will be a nail biter as both the teams have given a tough fight to each other whenever they have met.
Agency | Mumbai After being hit by a massive earthquake and multiple after shocks which ravaged the en tire Himalayan Kingdom, Nepal is slowly but surely getting up on its feet. Amongst the many people who are lending a healing touch to the tragedy-struck country is Mumbai’s physiotherapist and sports medicine expert, Aijaz Ashai. The physio has been roped in by the Nepal cricket team in its endeavour to make it to the World T20, which will be held in India next February. From
July 10, Nepal will jostle spotlight with 12 other teams in the World T20 qualifiers to be held in Ireland and Scotland. Six of those teams will make the cut. For the record, Nepal had also qualified for the previous edition held in Bangladesh last March. Ashai, who has enjoyed stints with the Mumbai and Delhi Ranji Trophy teams, and also with the Mumbai Indians in the IPL, was impressed by the Nepal cricketers during a 15day camp in Dharamsala last month. “They played two match-
PCB requests ICC to test Mohammad Hafeez’s bowling action
Agency | Karachi Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has requested the International Cricket Council (ICC) to schedule a bowling assessment test for all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez in Chennai. According to a source in the board, the PCB has written to the ICC to carry out a bowling assessment of Hafeez as soon as possible. Hafeez, a batting all-rounder who bowls off-spin, was reported by match officials for having an illegal bowling action
for the second time within a year during the first Test against Sri Lanka at Galle few days ago. Under ICC laws, he has to undergo a bowling assessment test at a ICC accredited laboratory within 14 days and can continue to bowl during this period. If he fails the ICC test he can be banned from bowling for 12-months. “The PCB is concerned with the situation with Hafeez and wants the test to be held as soon as possible in Chennai. Because they want a clear picture
of where he stands,” the source said. He said internally the PCB hierarchy or the national team management were not very hopeful that Hafeez’s bowling action will be cleared in the latest ICC bowling assessment test. “It seems Hafeez will have to focus on his batting a lot more in the coming months to remain in the national team,” the source said. Hafeez is likely to miss the third Test in Sri Lanka because of the bowling assessment test.
directly correlated with a massive increase in the basketball’s popularity in China— according to sports journalist Renjun Bao, NBA viewership in China reportedly rose during Yao’s ten-year career from 5% to more than 20% of the population and NBA hopes Satnam will do the same for basketball in India. Singh is from Ballo Ke, a village of about 800 in the Indian
state of Punjab. He moved to the United States in September of 2010 as part of a scholarship program between IMG Academy and Reliance. There were no basketball courts in his village in Punjab and his dad’s wheat farm is about 6 kms from the nearest paved road. When he landed in the States he spoke no English, but now he can hold proper conversations.
terfinals alongwith two women’s doubles pairs, including Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, in the USD 50,000 Can-
ada Open Grand Prix badminton tournament here. The 22-year-old Praneeth, seeded 10, defeated Sri Lanka’s Niluka Karunaratne 14-21, 2115, 21-15 in a 57-minute battle at the Markin MacPhail Centre. The Hyderabad lad, who had risen five places to World No. 33 after reaching the semifinals of the US Open last week, will next take on two-time silver medallist and former World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei.
They call him Chhotu: 5 things to know about 7’2” Dallas Mavericks draft pick Satnam Singh Agency | New Delhi
The comparisons are inevitable but perhaps not exactly deserved... yet. China’s Yao Ming stands at seven feet and six inches to Satnam Singh’s seven foot two inches and he was an established star even before he came to the NBA. He was the third Chinese player to make it into the NBA, but the first to make it big in the league. He dominated the Chinese Basketball Association (averaging a 32.4 points per game in his final season with the Shanghai Sharks) and was the first player picked in the 2002 NBA draft unlike Satnam, who was the 52nd draft pick. And he also went on to become an eight-time NBA All-Star. His rise to fame in the NBA league
Praneeth, Jayaram; Jwala-Ashwini, Sikki-Gadre reach quarters
es against Himachal Pradesh and bowled out the opposition for 60 in one of them. It’s a young lot with the average age being 25. They can throw their bodies around. They can have the capacity to pull of brilliant catches and effect run outs. Plus they have a bowler-Sompal, who clocks 138 kmph, at 21, which is too good for his age. The captain is leading from the Agency | Calgary front, the coach is handling the team well, there Indian shuttlers B Sai Prais professionalism in the neeth and Ajay Jayaram side, and I can see them reached the singles’ quarimprove.”
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Lioness strays into temple, Gujarat pharma companies attacks two; rescued in Gujarat focus on OTC herbal products Correspondent | Vadodara
An Asiatic lioness, which strayed into a Shiva temple in rain-ravaged Amreli district and attacked two women devotees, was rescued and released into the jungle after a 15-hourlong operation by forest officials. The incident took place yesterday in Ingrola village when the local women reached the temple to offer prayers and spotted the lioness inside, M R Gurjar, Deputy Conservator of forest, Amreli division. As soon as the two women entered the temple, the lioness attacked them, leaving the duo injured following which they were admitted to a nearby hospital, the official said. Gurjar said the lioness might have taken shelter inside the temple due to inundation and rising water levels in the Shetrunji river nearby, owing to heavy and incessant rains resulting in a flood-like situation there.
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Many prides of lions are usually seen lazing on the banks of the river, said Gurjar. According to him, the animal was rescued after a 15-hourlong operation by a team of forest officials in the wake of torrential rains lashing the area making it difficult to mobilise men
and material for such an operation. Roads leading to the temple were completely submerged after the district received 22 inches of rainfall, he said. However, around 1.30 AM today, forest officials overpowered the lioness and tranquilised it, ending the operation, Gurjar said.
Man held for stealing transmission cards from mobile towers
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A team of Gandhinagar police’s local crime branch (LCB) caught a man for stealing transmission cards and other circuits from 15 transmission towers in Ahmed-
and police found various electronic circuit boards with him. “During questioning, Borde said that he had worked on mobile towers. He knew the locations of the towers and targeted desolate spots. He visited those towers in past five months on pretext of repairing and extracted DRFU, EDRU, TRS and MMU cards,” said Ashutosh Parmar, inspector of LCB. Officials said that as some abad. Police have recov- of these cards contained ered valuables worth Rs silver and other precious 17.27 lakh from him. Po- metals, Borde sold them lice sources said one Yo- to make quick buck. gesh Borde, 29, a resident of Vasna Barrage Road and native of Buldhana, Maharashtra, was held near Zundal bus stand
Extortionist NIA cop was once posted at Wagah Border Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
NIA constable Devidas Vaishnav, arrested by crime branch on charges of extorting Rs 60 lakh from a city-based businessman, was once posted in the ceremonial unit of the Border Security Force (BSF) at Wagah Border in Punjab. “Vaishnav was posted in the 65th Battalion of the BSF and was deputed to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2011,” said a senior crime branch official. After Vaishnav’s arrest along with his three accomplices, the city crime branch has now trained its guns on the complainant. Senior crime branch officials said they are also investigating the source from where the com-
plainant, Mukund Patel, and his father Gopal Patel had procured the money. “We have written to the Income Tax authorities to verify the source of money,” said a crime branch official. Meanwhile, the city crime branch officials investigating the case have sent samples of photographs of the four accused — Devidas, Naresh Brahmbhatt, Ritesh Shah and Shankar Shekhavat — for matching them with the images captured in the CCTV footage acquired from the office and three other locations.
Even as the city grappled with the heavy downpour on Wednesday, braving cave ins as various places and heavy traffic jams due to water logging, the city traffic police on Thursday held a meeting at headquarters in Shahibaugh to put up a plan for traffic diversion at known places of water logging. Senior traffic department officials said on Wednesday many local residents were seen on the road either man-
aging traffic or rescuing people stuck on the roads or from cave- ins. “We have now started contacting these brave hearts who despite of heavy rains were seen on the roads helping people. We will keep their contact numbers and will call them when ever needed in such situations. We will also motivate them to continue the good work” said a senior police official. The other important points discussed were about the increasing number plac-
13th fastest supercomputer in India inaugurated at PRL Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
One of the fastest supercomputers in India named after eminent scientist Dr Vikram Sarabhai was inaugurated Friday at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), an organisation that was founded by him at Ahmedabad in 1947. “This is the first supercomputer in Gujarat of this magnitude,” said Utpal Sarkar, director of PRL where the supercomputer of the High Performance Computing Cluster was formally unveiled by Professor UR Rao, chairman of PRL Council of Management. Dilip Angom, who led the team in building this supercomputer at PRL said, “Christened as
VIKRAM-100, this supercomputer is the 13th fastest supercomputer in India and is more powerful than 200 desktop computers.” “This computer is also about 50 times more powerful than the one we had earlier. This supercomputer, with a very high computational capacity, can be used to solve advanced computational problems related to field of science,” said Angom on the sidelines of the inaugural function. This centrally-run supercomputer can support scientists, researchers and research scholars at PRL who require high performance computing which cannot be met by desktop personal computers.
Ahmedabad locals to help police control jams during downpour Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
The North-West command of the Coast Guard on Thursday morning intercepted a sinking dhow MSV Safina Al Meraj based on the specific information and seized foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs 1 crore from the vessel. The Coast Guard also seized two satellite phone from the dhow. Inspector general of North-west Command (Gandhinagar) Coast Guard Kuldeepsingh Sherone said the vessel is reported to have left Sharjah for Salaya in Jamnagar. “We have detained nine persons, all locals from Salaya” added Sherone. According to coast Guard officials on 18 June they received an input through Indian Coast Guard Station at Okha about suspicious movement of the dhow.
ICG units in the Gulf of Kachchh region were alerted and patrolling was beefed up despite adverse weather conditions. “Between the night of June 18 and June20, a number of dhows entering Gulf of Kachchh were boarded and investigated” said a Coast Guard official. According to Coast Guard officials, in the morning of June 25, ICG Ship San-
gram intercepted the suspected dhow. “On checking, we found the stock of cigarattes hidden in the dhow and also two satellite phones” said a coast guard official. “The dhow had sustained damage and there was continuous ingress of water. From the safety point of view, the dhow was escorted to Salaya harbor” added a coast guard official.
es of water logging. “In 2013-14 the spots identified by the traffic police by collecting data from the municipal authorities and by also reported by their own officials were approximately 84. The number rose to 106 in 2014-15” added a traffic department official. Traffic department officials said they have asked their officers and personnels to immediately chalk up a diversion plan and implement it at such places so that the traffic movement does not get paralyzed. “The places important junctures were water logging is seen are Helmet circle, Panchvati, MithaKali Underbridge, Akbarnagar Underbridge, Pragatinagar, Vejalpur and Jivrajpark” said a traffic department official.
Ahmedabad
Manek Chowk jewellers suffer losses worth crores in 3 days The sealing of around 165 establishments by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in Manek Chowk three days ago has led to losses worth several crores affecting jewelllers and bullion traders alike with losses likely to rise. AMC had hastily sealed more than 160 establishments in Manek chowk on Tuesday.“The loss to business in last three days has been huge. Despite this being a lean season for bullion trading, the losses have gone into more than Rs 100 crore. The sealed shops include jewellers, retailers, wholesalers and bullion traders,” claimed Dr Piyush M Bhansali, president, Shree Choksi Mahajan, Manek Chowk.In a statement Bhansali said that
Manek Chowk businessmen regularly pay municipal tax for commercial use. “AMC had previously sent 2-3 notices asking shop owners to give evidence that they used the premises for commercial purposes. Majority of the businessmen had given copies of their electricity, municipal tax bills and also copies of shop and establishments to show that they used the shops for business,” he added.There are around 1,500 bullion traders and jewellers who operate out of Manek Chowk and bullion dealings worth Rs 35 crore- Rs 40 crore take place daily.The jewellers also objected over the sealing process. “The sealed the premises without verifying if the establishments were residential or commercial.
We will also motivate them to continue the good work” said a senior police official. The other important points discussed were about the increasing number places of water logging. “In 2013-14 the spots identified by the traffic police by collecting data from the municipal authorities and by also reported by their own officials were approximately 84. The number rose to 106 in 2014-15” added a traffic department official. Traf-
fic department officials said they have asked their officers and personnels to immediately chalk up a diversion plan and implement it at such places so that the traffic movement does not get paralyzed. “The places important junctures were water logging is seen are Helmet circle, Panchvati, MithaKali Underbridge, Akbarnagar Underbridge, Pragatinagar, Vejalpur and Jivrajpark” said a traffic department official.
now, and for various reasons). Being a core Bollywood fan and also a critic, watching and analyzing a movie to its smallest of elements is more than a hobby. With this recent trend of making movies that are close to real life and are very unconventional is increasing with every passing day. I am sure it was a challenge for Mr. Director here to express something
so overwhelming and sensitive with so ease and in a way that can be understood and related by most of the youngsters. Not all have this talent of bringing art in such a way that can be accepted, admired and respected by all. The treatment given to the entire concept and the idea is amazing and the story is narrated in a very smooth and a convincing manner.
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Ahmedabad locals to help police control jams during downpour Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Even as the city grappled with the heavy downpour on Wednesday, braving cave ins as various places and heavy traffic jams due to water logging, the city traffic police on Thursday held a meeting at headquarters in Shahibaugh to put up a plan for traffic diversion at known places of water logging. Senior traffic department officials said on Wednesday many local residents were seen on the road either managing traffic or rescuing people stuck on the roads or from cave- ins. “We have now started contacting these brave hearts who despite of heavy rains were seen on the roads helping people. We will keep their contact numbers and will call them when ever needed in such situations.
Uvaa- finally a movie that gives you the reality check!
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
It is not every day that you get to watch movies that are made with so much passion and reality that you simply cannot get them out of your head for a long period of time. Once you go for this movie titled Uvaa, you are sure to remember it for quite a long period of time, (longer than you imagine right
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