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Ind vs Pak: After bowlers show, it’s that man Virat Kohli (49) again “Asia Cup Twenty20” f e i r B s w Ne Film director Rajesh Pillai dies
India Destroy Pak by 5 wickets
Agency | Kochi Noted film director Rajesh Pillai passed away today at a private hospital here. He was 41. Pillai, who had directed just four movies, including pathbreaking new generation film “Traffic”, had been undergoing treatment at PVS Memorial hospital here for non-alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Several actors who worked in his movies rushed to the hospital on hearing news about his demise at 11.45 am.
Anti-Kejriwal posters dot city ahead of his visit Agency | Jalandhar
Ahead of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s visit here, posters have sprung up all over the city questioning the performance of the AAP government. The posters in Punjabi, reading ‘Ek Saal, Delhi Behaal’, bear a large image of a worried-looking Kejriwal and can be spotted at several public places and on flyovers across the city where the AAP National Convenor is scheduled to attend different programs during his three-hour visit tomorrow.
Congress attacks Swamy’s cavalcade with eggs, ink Agency | Kanpur
ed a square cut with little room to play the shot and Dhoni took an easy catch. Left-handed Sharjeel Khan (7) pulled Jasprit Bumrah in the fourth over but was undone by the extra bounce and seam movement as he was caught by Ajinkya Rahane in the first slip. In the fifth over of the innings and the third bowled by Nehra, India could have made it three had umpire
Agency | Mirpur India made a mockery of Pakistan in an exciting match of the Asia Cup in Mirpur on Saturday, by defeating them by five wickets. The Indian bowlers dismissed Pakistan for 83 and then the batsmen reached the target in 15.3 overs. While chasing the lowly target, India were reduced to 8/3 at one point of time, but Virat Kohli (49) and Yuvraj Singh (14*) ensured there were no further hiccups. Earlier, Hardik Pandya (3/8), Ravindra Jadeja (2/11), Jasprit Bumrah (1/8), Yuvraj Singh (1/11) and Ashish Nehra (1/20) decimated Pakistan to their third lowest ever Twenty20 total. Sarfraz Ahmed (25) was Pakistan’s highest scorer. Collective effort from the bowlers was backed brilliantly by the fielders as it became a ‘no-contest’ from the moment India
SIS Saikat not bungled with an easy caught behind decision of Khurram Manzoor. Manzoor tried to play an ambitious dilscoop but only managed a tickle to Dhoni but the Bangladeshi umpire ruled it not out. So much so that Dhoni had a word with umpire. But as luck would have it, Manzoor (10) was run-out in the very next over in freakish manner. Striker Shoaib
Malik tapped one towards short cover and non-striker Manzoor immediately responded by taking a few strides. But an alert Virat Kohli sprinted and successfully aimed at the stumps at the non-striker’s end with Manzoor being hopelessly short of his crease. Hardik Pandya made it 35 for four when Malik (4) chased a fullish delivery moving away, giving Dhoni his sec-
ond catch of the match. It didn’t take much time to make it 35 for five as Yuvraj, introduced in the attack before Ashwin and Jadeja, struck with his first ball. He flighted one that dipped and spun into Umar Akmal (3), who played a half-forward defensive stroke. It was a plumb leg before and umpire did not take much time to raise the dreaded finger.
rape or sexual assault with women. “A special team has been formed and their mobile numbers have been given. If any complaint comes or any eyewitness provides any information, immediate action will be taken,” he further said. Haryana Po-
lice on Friday had set up a committee consisting of three women police officers, including a DIG, for receiving any complaint of rape of women in Murthal near Sonepat during the Jat agitation. The women police officers are DIG Rajshree Singh, DSP Bharti Dabas and DSP Surinder Kaur. Haryana DGP Y P Singal on Friday, however, said police had not received any complaint regarding sexual assault yet but would act swiftly as and when any case was reported.
Haryana CM Khattar asks people to share info about Murthal incident Agency | Panchkula
captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni opted to field on a pacer-friendly wicket. The Indian bowlers made good use of the conditions and the fielding unit also put relentless pressure to effect two run-outs as it threw Pakistani innings in disarray. Ashish Nehra (1/20) and Jasprit Bumrah (1/8) dealt initial blows while new sensation Hardik Pandya (3/8) kept up the pressure and recorded the best figures among the bowlers. Such was the pressure on Pakistan,
that spin twins Ravindra Jadeja (2/11) and Ravichandran Ashwin were brought in the 12th and 13th over respectively. The only Pakistan player to cross the 10-run mark was wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (25). This was their lowest score in a T20 against India as they managed only 8 boundaries. Nehra struck with the very third delivery when he got one to kick up from length. Mohammed Hafeez (4), failing to read the extra bounce, attempt-
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday asked people to share information, if they have any, with the state police regarding the alleged incident of sexual assault of women near Murthal in Sonepat during the Jat quota agitation. “Those people who possess any information (regarding Murthal incident) must come forward and share it with the police. But we do not understand why the information is not being shared with the police by people (if they have),” Khattar told reporters in Panchkula when asked that some witnesses have appeared in a section of
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media who had information about the Murthal incident. Khattar, whose government faced wrath for alleged failure in containing arson and violence during Jat agitation, said a committee has been formed for receiving information about alleged
MP recruitment scam case: Digvijay Singh granted bail by Bhopal court Agency | Indore
Congress workers toCongress general secreday tried to stop the tary Digvijay Singh apcavalcade of BJP peared before the Bhopal leader Subramanian court and was granted bail ers and tell them about Agency | Belgaum Swamy here and alin connection with the his government’s flagship legedly threw eggs, Addressing a huge farmMadhya Pradesh recruitprogramme for farmers tomatoes and ink on it. ers’ rally here in Karnament scam case on Satur“Prime Minister Fasal day. He was granted bail Police used mild force taka, Prime Minister Nais already worried about between 1993 and 2003 -Bima Yojana”. Elaborate on a bond of Rs 30,000 the Vyapam scam, will during his tenure as chief to disperse the protest- rendra Modi on Saturday security arrangements furnished by a senior target me. In those ap- minister. In February last ers in which some of said that unlike his prehave been made for the Congress leader Gov- pointments there was an year, the Jahangirabad them received minor decessors his ministers prime minister’s address ind Goyal. “The Madhya order by the Cabinet and Police had registered a injuries. BJP district were able to firmly deal at the Shigoan in Angadi Pradesh police can arrest not alone of mine,” he case against Singh, forPresident Surendra with the issue of corrupTechnical Institute Col- me if they want. I will added. An arrest warrant mer speaker Sriniwas TiMaithani said Swamy’s tion and even the Opposicavalcade was on its tion didn’t get any oppor- made made any allega- recession in major econ- lege grounds. He also un- surrender before the court was issued against the wari and others for forgway to SD college from tunity to point finger at tion of corruption against omies of the world, India derscored the need for in- tomorrow. I was about to Congress leader after he ery, conspiracy, cheating, circuit house around 11 his government. “When I us,” Modi said. Laud- has been able to grow at terlinking rivers for better go to Delhi but I have can- failed to appear in court and misuse of office as management.“If celled that also and now I for the hearing. Singh well as offences under the AM for a seminar on took power in Delhi, the ing his government’s a fast pace. BJP MP BS water global terrorism when entire country was suf- achievements, the prime Yeddyurappa was also we promote agriculture, will go to Bhopal,” Singh is accused of being con- Prevention of Corruption protesters threw eggs, fering because of corrup- minister said that the en- present at the rally. His manufacturing and ser- had said on Friday. “This nected with the alleged Act after a complaint was tomatoes, ink and gar- tion, but today due to our tire world is today look- meeting with the farmers vice sector simultaneous- is a 22-year-old scam and recruitment scam at the filed by the Assembly bage on it at Narwana good governance even ing up to India as a ray of is part of the efforts to ad- ly, we can overcome any it is inevitable that the Madhya Pradesh Assem- Secretariat about irreguour opposition hasn’t hope. He said that despite dress the needs of farm- crisis,” he said. Chowk. state government, who bly Secretariat in Bhopal larities in recruitment. Corpo. 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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Will Hindutva plank do the trick for BJP in upcoming state polls?
Those who heard Smriti Irani’s speeches in Parliament this week may have discovered some new facets to her personality. “I am a practicing Hindu. I am a Durga worshipper,” the human resource development minister informed the Rajya Sabha on Friday. She was self-effacing: “Many people called me anpadh mantri. I do not claim I am as erudite a speaker as (Sitaram) Yechuryji.” Born to a Bengali mother, she spoke Bengali with felicity to take swipes at the CPI(M) general secretary. These remarks might not be relevant in the context of the debate regarding the arrest of a JNU student on sedition charge and Hyderabad University dalit scholar Rohith Vemula’s suicide. But, the underlying theme was unmistakable. She had her eyes on poll-bound West Bengal as she spoke in the two Houses of Parliament. Participating in the debate in the Lok Sabha, her party colleague Anurag Thakur was all bluster, lashing out at the opposition for supporting those eulogising Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and not showing respect to those who sacrificed themselves for “tiranga (tricolor)”. Both Irani and Thakur drew applause from party colleagues. They succeeded in converting the debate on students into one on gods and demons and national-versus-anti-national. Opposition parties were left crying foul about what they saw as a concerted attempt to polarise voters along religious lines ahead of April-May assembly elections in four states and one union territory. There are reasons for the opposition’s apprehension. After the drubbing in Delhi and Bihar assembly elections and then in civic polls in many states last year, BJP leaders seem unsure about the electoral appeal of their development plank. Remember the last time the Prime Minister or any senior BJP leader talked about achhe din! In the coming polls, the BJP pins its best hope in Assam where Muslims officially constitute about one-third of the population; unofficial estimates peg their numbers much higher. Although Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF is expected to eat into the Congress’ votebank among Muslims, there are reports about growing consolidation of the minority population towards the Congress, which still retains hold on some sections of tribals. Polarisation along religious lines could spoil the electoral arithmetic of the Congress. The BJP had seen a significant surge in its voteshare in West Bengal- from around 4% in 2011 assembly polls to 17% in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The party’s appeal in the state is said to be waning since then. Similarly, despite the RSS’ strong presence in Kerala, the BJP has not been open its account there. The moot question is whether abandoning Narendra Modi’s development plan and returning to the original Hindutva plank would do the trick for the BJP in the coming polls.
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Adivi Sesh and Adah Sharma praised for ‘Kshanam’
Agency | New Delhi The movie released on Friday and has been well-received by the audience and critics. Kshanam directed by debutante Ravikanth Perepu has opened to good reviews. The movie is a suspense drama and and is said to keep people on tenterhooks. Adivi Sesh had recently told media that he was excite about the film because it had turned out exactly like how they had planned it. He has co-written the film along with the director and was stressed reportedly because of the
creative investment as well. The premise of the story started off with an incident that happened in his life. A four-year-old girl had asked him for a lift and he had obliged. But it made him think about what if she got into the wrong hands. The movie was shot in 90 days and is 120 minutes long. The movie takes people from the actor’s college life to later and is something youth would connect with. Both Adivi and Adah have been applauded for their performance in this movie.
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QUOTE “The party would certainly win the 2017 assembly elections shattering dayOF THE dreaming of opponents, Gujarat was, is and will remain a fort of BJP, win - Party’s national president Amit Shah today said certain in 2017.” DAY in his felicitation ceremony in the airport premises... ‘Neerja’ biopic an inspiration for the present generation: Brother
Agency | Chandigarh Nearly three decades after a young woman with a promising modelling and flying career ahead showed utmost courage to deal with armed terrorists and sacrificed her life to save scores of others, the “Neerja” biopic in her name is turning out to be an inspiration for the people, especially today’s youth, who
Set in the 1950s era, when love was love only if it involved opposite sexes or else it was regarded as ‘immoral’ (not that we’ve come too far on this in today’s time), the film finely explores the relationship between a young aspiring photographer (Rooney Mara as Therese Belivet) and self-assured married woman (Cate Blanchett as Carol Aird) in middle of a
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were largely unaware of her exploits, her brother said. “I have been flooded with phone calls, messages and Facebook posts from across the country and all over the world ever since ‘Neerja’ released. It is quite overwhelming. The film has been really well made and Neerja’s portrayal does full justice to her act of courage,” Aneesh
Bhanot, brother of the Pan-Am senior flight purser, said here. House No. 3727 in Chandigarh’s Sector 46, where Neerja’s brothers, Akhil and Aneesh, reside, is aptly named ‘Neerja Niwas’. A plaque outside the gate also mentions the Ashok Chakra, India’s highest peacetime gallantry award for bravery, given to Neerja Bhanot in 1987 the first woman to be so honoured. Braveheart Neerja Bhanot gave up her life two days before she would have turned 23, to save a large group of American children during a terrorist hijack of a Pan-Am flight at Karachi international airport in Pakistan on September 5, 1986.
Deepika Padukone will soon make her big Hollywood debut with XXX The Return of Xander Cage. In the film, Deepika essays the role of Serena, Vin Diesel’s love interest. This forthcoming action film is already making buzz among movie buffs as pictures of Vin and Deepika keep surfacing on social media. And from the looks of the picture, it seems that two will have some crackling chemistry in the film. To add more fire to the frenzy, Diesel shared yet another still from XXX 3. In this, Deepika can be seen with other cast members Toni
loveless marriage’s difficult divorce. The story then explores the conflicts arising due to constant scrutiny by Carol’s husband Harge and the respective man in Therese’s life. This film does not belong to the kind everyone enjoys, it’s one of those made in super good-taste to cast a spell worth volumes. While the film is based on Patricia Highsmith’s novel ‘The Price of Salt’, it
isn’t groundbreaking but just a fine depiction of the so called ‘forbidden love’. While the film delineates the blossoming of lesbian love, it doesn’t at once lose focus of the evolution of the characters, as individuals and as a couple. It doesn’t go on to become a rant about society not accepting their love but remains a low-key romance all throughout. Cate Blanchett, as a bold, poise, affluent lady slays you; such elegance, such elan. While there are scenes where her hauteur and elegance sways you away, there are some points when her portrayal of fear and self-doubt brings along the audience for her entire journey.
After impressing critics and audiences alike with her flawless performance in R. Madhavan’s boxing drama “Irudhi Suttru”, actress Ritika Singh has bagged the lead role in filmmaker Manikandan’s “Aaandavan Kattalai”. “Ritika has been paired with Vijay Sethupathi in the film, which is slated to go on the floors next month. When director Manikandan saw ‘Irudhi Suttru’, he was stunned by her performance and in a span of the next few days, he brought
American territory, leaving death and destruction in their wake. Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki (coming off two Oscar wins, in Gravity and Birdman, and up for another) captures the almost scary beauty of an unconquered territory in breathtaking detail. The people riding into it are as much in awe as the viewers, whether coming upon a cliff, a raging river, a quiet creek, an unblemished snowy expanse, a mini-avalanche
(and was that a meteorite, not sure), or just a herd milling about as one of them is attacked by dogs. If blood is one constant, that’s another. In this territory of Man vs Wild, the animals are there only to be eaten or killed for their pelt or fur. Few animals are spared that fate, and few niceties are allowed as hungry men scoop or tear meat out from their insides to eat — except perhaps squirrels. And we only mention that because squirrel does find a special place when The Revenant invokes its more spiritual leanings. Even then, the sight of DiCaprio’s character Glass getting into the warm innards of a horse for healing and heat will stay with us for a long, long time.
‘Carol’ review: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara’s subtle love story will cast a spell on you
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A sneak-peek into Deepika Padukone and Vin Dieselstarrer XXX The Return Of Xander Cage shoot
Collette, Tony Gonzalez, Nina Dobrev and Ruby Rose. Vin Diesel wrote, “The cast of the NEW xXx is sooo good.. literally, everyone is coming to set early each day to make magic. A still from The Return of Xander Cage! ToniCollette TonyGonzalez NinaDobrev RubyRose DeepikaPadukone. XXX 3 director DJ
‘Kaaka Muttai’ director teams up with Ritika Singh next
After impressing everyone with her performance in “Irudhi Suttru”, Ritika Singh has bagged the lead role in Manikandan’s “Aaandavan Kattalai”. Agency | Chennai
her on board,” a source from the film’s unit told said. Tipped to be an entertainer with a twist, “Aaandavan Kattalai” will be produced by G.N Anbu Chezhiyan of Gopuram Said. “It will be something very quirky and away from regular
cinema. Unlike ‘Kaaka Muttai’, it will deal with a lighter subject with a good scope for humour. But it won’t be a fulllength comedy,” Manikandan had earlier said. The rest of the cast for the film is yet to be finalised.
week, with a complaint of mental harassment by her husband and mother-inlaw. It has been reported that the 41-year-old actor was called by the cops to record her statement which stated that she has been harassed by the Kapur family for over a period of time. The daily further mentioned that based on her statement, the Khar police registered an FIR (no 98/16) under the dowry section 498 (A): husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty and Section 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. Karisma and Sunjay’s divorce case is still pending in Bandra
court. The estranged couple, who tied the knot in 2003, had initially filed for divorce through mutual consent. But later Karisma withdrew her consent from the divorce petition stating that Sunjay had failed to meet the financial commitments. ven Sunjay did not spare the actor and filed a fresh petition in the family court claiming that Karisma married him for money. The petition suggested Karisma as the culprit for their troubled marriage as the actor married Kapur on the rebound in 2003 after her break-up with Abhishek Bachchan. The estranged couple have two children, Samaira and Kiaan, whose custody is at the centre of the court battle. Karisma’s lawyers are likely to file the reply during the next hearing on March 3. Sunjay and Karisma tied the knot in 2003, but things turned sour between the two quite soon.
Karisma Kapoor files dowry harassment case against Sanjay Kapur
The Revenant movie review: Leonardo DiCaprio gives this film all he has got
Agency | New Delhi Revenge used to be a dish best served cold. In Inarritu’s visceral and eviscerating vision, revenge is best served in warm blood, preferably with some spots on the camera lens. Life is brutal in this land, described by Tom Hardy’s character Fitzgerald as “the edge of the world”. And that by a man who is one of its more settled inhabitants. It’s the early 19th century and Whites are sweeping over Native
Caruso also shared a photo of Nina Dobrev and Kris Wu. The Vampire Diaries star Nina Dobrev can be seen pouting for the picture, whereas Kris Wu plays it cool. The director captioned the photo, “XXX3 xandercagereturns Nina (Becky ) and Kris (Nicks ) Blessed to have them (sic).”
Agency | New Delhi Karisma Kapoor and estranged husband Sunjay Kapur’s divorce saga is getting murkier by the day. After innumerable twists and turns in this much-prolonged divorce, the case is still yet to reach any conclusion. Karisma, who has separated from Sunjay for over five years, has now filed a dowry harassment case against him and her mother-inlaw Rani Surinder Kapur. There seems to be no respite for the two families as the battle is getting messy with each passing day. According to a report Karisma has approached the Khar police earlier this
3 / Dt. 28-02-2016, Sunday Morgan Stanley cuts Flipkart share value by 27%
www.sunvillasamachar.com Mahela Jayawardene’s new England consultant role leaves Sri Lanka board ‘sad and disappointed’
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A mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley has marked down the value of Flipkart’s shares by 27%, signalling that global investors believe India’s largest internet company is overvalued. The markdown comes even as mutual funds slash the value of some of Silicon Valley’s most high-profile startups like messaging app Snapchat and data-analysis company Palantir Technologies Inc. As recently as last week, Flipkart had said in a press statement that it is valued at $15.2 billion right now. A 27% fall in Flipkart’s share price would imply Flipkart’s valuation now is around $11 billion. An email sent to Flipkart spokesperson did not elicit a response at the time of filing this article. Morgan Stanley had picked up shares in Flipkart as a part of its Series D round of funding in 2013, when the Bengaluru-based e-tailer had raised $360 million in two tranches. Currently it holds between 1-2% stake in the company.
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has expressed disappointment at former captain Mahela Jayawardene taking up the role of consultant with the England team for the upcoming ICC World T20. SLC president Thilanga Sumathipala termed Jayawardene’s decision “sad and disappointing”, even though it will be for just 10 days. Interestingly,
both Sri Lanka and England are clubbed in the same group. “I had a lot of respect and gratitude for Mahela’s knowledge, but now he’s advisor to a competing team of ours. “I’m very disappointed that a national captain, within a few months of retirement, has been retained by another team at a World Cup,” Sumathipala was quoted as say-
Agency | New Delhi Agency | New Delhi Noida-based startup Ringing Bells, the makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone- Freedom 251, is reportedly refunding the payments that it had accepted on the first pre-booking date. The company stated that it had accepted payments from the first 30,000 orders, after which their website had crashed. Ringing Bells MD Mohit Goel has claimed that the company has refunded the money of all 30,000 customers and said that the company will accept cash on delivery only. Notably, after the first 30,000 bookings were made, the company did not ask for any booking amount after its website was live after a 24-hour outage. Once the second round of booking were made live on the website, the company allowed people to book one Freedom 251 unit with one email ID and mobile number.
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ing by ‘said. He added, “”You could go to a club, a province, an IPL kind of team, or a county. But this is a World Cup. You can’t have a player who has just left your country’s team joining a competitive nation. All the contracted players who are playing, once they retire from the game, should have at least 24 months before joining another team for giving advice or coaching.” Jayawardene had previously worked with England for two Tests, during their tour to the in 2015. JayAgency | New Delhi awardene played his last ODI for Sri Lanka in India-Pakistan clashes March last year, but had have always been one quit T20s in April 2014. of the most exciting and thrilling competitions in cricket, just like the Ashes, if not better than them. et. Even today she loves Here’s a brief look back cricket. That is the game at the moments that make she watches. Obviously this a mouth watering being Indian, cricket is and eagerly anticipated your first passion whether contest. The final match you are male or female. of the inaugural World She watches cricket all T20 took place between the time,” Malik told The India and Pakistan at JoTelegraph, UK. Thirty- hannesburg. This was the three-year-old Malik, second time that the two who has quit Test cricket, teams were meeting each has often admitted that Sania has been a huge influence in his professional life. “When I was out of the team I used to travel with her to tennis events because I had lot of free time and she used to say the same thing ‘keep working hard and when you get the opportunity take it’. “She encouraged me to keep Agency | Mirpur playing and to still think t will be a battle between I had plenty of cricket the pace attacks of Banleft in me. That is what gladesh and Sri Lanka as I did. When you are look at her and how well she the two teams square off is doing you get inspired in a crucial round robin and you want to do well league match of the Asia Cup T20 on Sunday. The as well as her.” match assumes significance as the winner will take a giant step towards qualifying for the summit clash of the tournament. For Bangladesh, a victory
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Sania Mirza Will Cheer for India, Says Husband and Pakistan Star Shoaib Malik
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She may be married to a Pakistani superstar cricketer, but tennis queen Sania Mirza will continue to cheer for India in Saturday’s Asia Cup match in Mirpur, Bangladesh. Ever since Sania married Shoaib in April 2010, there have been questions on her loyalties, but Sania, who dreams of an Olympic medal for India in Rio, remains steadfast in her love and passion for the tri-colour. “We maintain the same sta-
tus. She (Sania) supports Team India and wants her husband to do well, perform well in the middle if he is playing,” said Malik ahead of Saturday’s blockbuster. Malik, is one of the four players in the Pakistan team that played against India in a World T20 game in Dhaka in March 2014. The couple met in Australia while Malik was on a cricket tour and Sania was playing a tournament. “Before we started dating she used to love crick-
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other in the same tournament but this time it was the final. India batted first and scored a decent 157 in their allotted 20 overs, courtesy Gautam Gambhir’s half century. In reply Pakistan were left tottering on 77 for 6 before Misbah-ul-Haq put the innings back on track. He along with the tailenders took the match into the final over where they required 13 runs off 6 balls. Surprisingly, Joginder Sharma was handed over the ball to conclude the
proceedings. His first ball went for a wide and the next one was dispatched for a six. Pakistan were now left with 6 runs to score in 4 balls but Misbah attempted a cheeky shot which was miscued to Sreesanth at short fineleg. India won the final by 5 runs. India were playing Pakistan in the Asia cup 2010 when this thrilling encounter took place. India were given a target of 268 runs in 50 overs by the Pakistan team. The chase looked was on track as Gautam Gambhir and MS Dhoni scored individual half centuries. An exchange of words was witnessed between Harbhajan Singh and Shoaib Akhtar in the penultimate over of the innings and the real action took place in the final over.
is a must as they have already played two matches winning one and losing against India in the opener. Both the teams beat minnows United Arab Emirates in their opening games. Sri Lanka did not need much effort even though the margin of their victory was 14 runs while Bangladesh were more convincing in their 51-run win. But both teams had
poor outing as far as their batsmen are concerned. Sri Lanka managed 129 against an inexperienced UAE attack while Bangladesh were no better in their 133-run effort yesterday. It will be a battle of bowlers with Sri Lanka being led by their dashing captain Lasith Malinga, who rocked the opposition with a four-wicket haul. Mustafizur Rahaman had an off day against India, but against UAE, he showed why he is rated so highly as he was on the verge of a hat-trick. Even UAE captain Amjad Javed conceded that it was not easy to read Mustafizur’s slow off-cutters.
of India’s Asia Cup T20 match against arch-rivals Pakistan. “For us also, we have been playing with the squad for a while which shows that we have a good bunch, which is ready to take up the challenge at any given point of time. That’s a good sign and we are very proud of that.” “It’s a good sign going to the World T20. But we have three more games to go and the focus now
is on against the game versus Pakistan,” India’s hero against Bangladesh in the last game, said. Rohit feels the Indian team will focus on their core strength, which is batting rather than think about Pakistan’s four-pronged pace attack. “Yes, they have a formidable bowling attack but we would want to concentrate more on our strengths and prepare our plans accordingly.
Bangladesh bundle out UAE for 82, register 51-run win in Mirpur
India’s oldest First Class cricketer BK Garudachar passes away
India v/s Pakistan: Challenge accepted, says Rohit Sharma Agency | Fatullah
Agency | Washington Hookup websites and apps may be behind the growing number of newly HIV infected men in the US, a new study has said, cautioning people about the risks of sexual encounters arranged online. More than 60 per cent of men in the US state of Rhode Island who had sex with men and were diagnosed with HIV in 2013 reported meeting their sexual partners online in the preceding year, said the study that interviewed 70 of the state’s 74 newly diagnosed people. In 2013, 74 Rhode Island residents were newly diagnosed with HIV. Three in five were gay, bisexual, or others. And of the 43 people, 22 told researchers they believed a man they met online gave them the virus. ”This is a statewide study that included nearly all individuals newly diagnosed with HIV across an entire state,” said Amy Nunn, associate professor of Public Health and Medicine at Brown University and director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute.
Agency | Bengaluru The legendary cricketer from India‘s pre-independent era and oldest living Indian First Class cricketer B.K. Garudachar died at the age of 99 on Friday. Garudachar was a potent all-rounder and captained the Mysore side for a long span. It was during his peak period when Mysore registered their first Ranji Trophy victory, winning it against Hyderabad in 1941-42. He remained the most crucial player scalping 11 wickets giving away 62 runs. The season remained extremely fruitful for him as he
had bagged 14 wickets and his side won by 22 runs. In his First Class career, Garudachar had 1126 runs at an average of 29.63 and exactly 100 wickets playing 27 matches. Garudachar made his First Class debut in the year 1935 against Madras for Mysore, but has later on played for United Provinces and Bombay as well. He enjoyed the peak of his career during 1941-42 as he became the highest wicket-taker of the season with 34 wickets in hand. The leg-spinner had achieved achieved 7 fifers and had taken 10
wickets in a match thrice. His career best 164 came in the match against Holkar team in 1946 which is the only century in his entire career and the same match was his last First Class match as well. Former India cricketer Gundappa Viswanath, in an interview to The Hindu, said, “He was definitely one of the primary persons who put Karnataka cricket on the path to progress. He was perhaps one of the finest cricketers not to have played for India. But I never saw any bitterness in him. I wish he had played for India.
He has transformed himself from ‘Mr Inconsistent’ to ‘Mr Dependable’ in the shorter formats and Indian batsman Rohit Sharma Friday said it has been possible because of the backing that he has got from the team management. Few years back, the Indian team management was criticised regularly when Rohit had a string of low scores but Dhoni’s faith in the Mumbai batsman’s ability has been unshakable. ”If any individual knows that he has the backing of the team, that’s when he opens up and expresses himself better -- gets the performance going,” Rohit told mediapersons on the eve
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Radadiya meets Hardik in jail again, PAAS leader ends fast
dolan Samiti (PAAS) convener Hardik Patel in Lajpore central Jail here and claimed that the jailed PAAS leader ended his fast today. This was the second such meeting between Hardik and Radadiya since February 23. After around an hour long meeting, Radadiya told newsmen outside the jail that today he dis-
cussed 27 issues including constitution of a Patidar Commission, withdrawal of stir related cases, release of jailed leaders, issues pertaining to farmers and opening of schools at district and Taluka level with Hardik out of the total 35 issues raised in the first meeting on February 23. ‘I will meet the Chief Minister again and
The MSU student union elections were suspended on August 22, 2014, following a petition in the local court by Law Faculty student.
day evening, the MSU Syndicate deliberated on including the recommendations of the 2006 Lyngdoh Committee, set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) as per the direction of the Supreme Court to reform students’ union elections to eliminate unfair practices and misuse of political power. The case for enforcement of Lyngdoh Committee was filed against the University due to lack of uniformity in the student electoral system. Syndicate Member Jigar Inamdar that the Student union elections was the right of students and the Syndicate was working to finalize uniform pattern for the annual elections. Inamdar said, “We have decided to regularize the elections every year and hold them on August 31.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Amid the ongoing ‘truce’ efforts to end the vexed Patidar stir issue, BJP MP from Porbander and a prominent Patel farmer leader from Saurashtra region, Vithal Radadiya, who is playing the role of a ‘government backed mediator’ today again met Patidar Anamat Aan-
Gujarat: Ahead of student union polls, MSU amends rules
Correspondent | Vadodara
The Syndicate of Maharaja Sayajirao University here is in the process of holding the University student union elections that were suspended by a local Vadodara court in August 2014. The Syndicate, which met late evening Thursday, has initiated a process for “incorporating additional rule” that conform to the Lyndoh Committee recommendations for University elections, with an aim to conduct the annu-
al student union election on August 31, this year. The MSU student union elections were suspended on August 22, 2014, following a petition in the local court by Law Faculty student, Chataniya Limbachiya, stating that MSU elections violated the Lyngdoh Committee recommendations. Limbachiya had won the case, day before the election, on August 22, 2014 with the local Vadodara court ordering a stay on the elections. On Thurs-
In Surat jail, Hardik Patel gets food from home
Hardik’s health deteriorated last week and he was shifted to New Civil hospital after he complained of health complications. Correspondent | Surat
In judicial custody in Surat district Central jail at Lajpore, Patidar quota stir leader Hardik Patel got to relish food from home on Friday. Jail superintendent R N Pandey finally gave the permission for homemade food to Hardik
. The Gujarat PAAS convenor was arrested under sedition charges lodged against him with Amroli police station in Surat. Hardik was on hunger strike since February 18 over his demand to the state government to release all Patidar leaders
lodged in different jails, and also over reservation for Patidars. Hardik’s health deteriorated last week and he was shifted to New Civil hospital after he complained of health complications. He was discharged from the hospital on Sunday. The jail sources said that Hardik, after getting discharged from the hospital, remained on liquid and fruits. But the PAAS convenors claimed that Hardik was on hunger strike, having only liquid intake. On Thursday, Hardik’s parents, Bharat Patel and Usha Patel, and his uncle Vipul Patel came to Surat to urge him to break the fast.
hope that the issues will be resolved in four to five days,’ he said. To a query regarding the stir related cases in which chargesheets have already been filed, the BJP MP said that the state government has full authority to withdraw any of the cases filed by it. Patidar leaders like Mahesh Savani, Mukesh Patel, Sanjay Movaliya were also present during the meeting. He said that Hardik today ended his fast by taking home-made food. ‘He took food from the tiffin brought by Ravi Patel today. Yesterday he had refused to do so,’ Radadiya. The BJP MP after his first meeting with the PAAS leader, who is in jail here since October last year in connection with a sedition case, had revealed that he had met Hardik at the behest of the Chief Minister. He also met the CM on the next day.
Gujarat was,is and will remain BJP’s fort, win certain in 2017:Amit Shah Sunvilla News | Gandhinagar
Terming his home state Gujarat as a ‘fort of BJP’, party’s national president Amit Shah today said that the party would certainly win the 2017 assembly elections shattering day-dreaming of opponents. In his felicitation ceremony in the airport premises here on his first arrival post his re-appointment as the party chief, Mr. Shah said, ”Gujarat was, is and will remain a fort of BJP.’ Without directly mentioning the name of opposition congress, he said that those who were day-dreaming about change of power in 2017 would be proven wrong by the jealous party workers who are in every nook and corner of the state and see only the target of win rather than the difficulties and thorns in the way. ‘In 2017 the chants of long live BJP
Manmohan Singh’s Gujarat visit called off citing ‘security reasons’
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Gujarat on Saturday has been called off reportedly citing”security reasons”. Congress Legislature Party leader Shankersinh Vaghela, who had invited Singh to inaugurate a college building under the aegis of his trust run Bapu Gujarat Knowledge Village, in Gandhinagar, alleged that it was being done to “avoid deflecting attention” from the grand felicitation event
for BJP chief Amit Shah, also scheduled Saturday in Gandhinagar. The day also coincides with the 14th anniversary of the Sabarmati Express train burning of February 27, 2002 in which 59 persons had died sparking off communal riots. Vaghela called it a “political conspiracy” to prevent the former PM from coming to Gujarat. “The SPG called me around 5 pm today to say that the visit is cancelled due to security reasons”.
BOARD BANS EXAM OFFICIALS FROM CARRYING CELLPHONES Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Last year, the paper leak episode at the Jai Somnath School caught the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary education board unawares. In an attempt to avoid a similar incident during this year, GSHSEB has banned cellphones from all exam centres. Ahmedabad City DEO AK Rathod told Mirror, “The board has decided to ban cellphones at exam centres. All the exam officials including invigilators, support staff and security personnel will have to deposit their cellphones with the exam centre head before the exam starts. Only the head
Ahmedabad
of the exam centre will have access to a cellphone for emergency communication from the board.” The district education office is also coordinating with the traffic department to ensure efficient traffic management around the exam centres. Rathod said, “The exam question papers are transported from the 19 strong rooms in city to all the exam centres around an hour before the exam. With the various developmental works going on around the city, the possibility of traffic snarls is great. So, we are coordinating with the traffic department to ensure smooth flow of traffic so that any delay can be avoided.”
and Bharatmata ki jai would reverberate. We will win even more convincingly under the guidance of Narendrabhai (Modi) to serve the 6 crore Gujaratis again. The win won’t be a full stop but just a comma before an even better future of the state. We will celebrate the golden jubilee of our win,’ he said. The BJP president said that the party was now ruling
in 13 state and the center where it was the first party to get absolute majority in last 20 years. The party with the humble beginning as Jansangh in 1950 had never imagined it. ‘This is not a political journey but a journey of ideology. Under the successful leadership of Narendrabhai our government was marching ahead for all inclusive growth taking in to account poor,
farmers, labourers, Dalits, tribals, Other backward classes,’ he said. Mr. Shah said that of the last 6 assembly elections, the party has won four and formed government in those states. ‘We lost only in Delhi and Bihar but in Delhi our percentage of votes did not diminish and in Bihar it even jumped up by a good margin,’ he said. Earlier Mr. Shah, also a local BJP MLA from Naranpura constituency, was accorded warm welcome on his arrival here. Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel, her ministerial colleagues, state in-charge of the party Dinesh Sharma, national vice president Purushottam Rupala and other top state party leaders were present on the airport to welcome him.
Gujarat: OBC leader meets Anandiben, Vaghela
Alpesh Thakor, the convener of OBC-ST-SC Ekta Manch, has been posing vociferous opposition to Patidar quota stir led by Hardik Patel. ben and Shan-kersinh and sought their support to our anti-liquor drive. I have submitted a list of about 1,000 liquor dens in Mehsana district and a map depicting locations of liquor dens in Patan town to the CM. I have asked her to get those dens closed immediOBC-ST-SC Ekta Manch, ately.” Thakor said, “The Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad has been posing vocifer- CM has promised action OBC leader and president ous opposition to Patidar on our demand and she of Thakor-Khstriya Sena, quota stir led by Hardik has voiced her support to Alpesh Thakor, Friday Patel. On January 26 last our drive while promising met Chief Minister Ananmonth, he held a massive necessary instructions to diben Patel and the Leadconvention of Thakor er of Opposition Shan- community at GMDC police department.” Thakersinh Vaghela at the Ground in Ahmedabad kor said that he had also Gujarat Assembly com- on the theme of de-addic- requested both the leaders plex, seeking their support tion, with special focus on to make combined efforts for his anti-liquor drive in eliminating liquor addic- to hold a day-long discusGujarat. Thakor said that tion. During the conven- sion in the Assembly on he had given details of li- tion, Thakor had made a the issue of liquor de-adquor dens in Mehsana dis- political statement that diction. “Shankersinh also trict and Patan town to the in 2017 Assembly elec- expressed his support and CM and urged her to get tions, the CM would be stated that he had spoken them stopped immediate- of “their choice”. Thakor on the issue in the House ly. Thakor, the convener of said, “I’ve met Anandi- on Friday,” he said.
Patidar quota stir: Mehsana on the edge, social media banned Correspondent | Mhesana
Mehsana district of north Gujarat, which was the epicentre of the Patidar quota stir, is on the edge again. The Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) plans to organise a mega congregation of Patidar women — Matrushakti Mahila Sammelan — on Sunday. But the local authorities have denied permission for the event, citing law and order situation. On Friday, the authorities issued prohibitory orders and banned mobile data services. The women’s congregation coincides with the written test for recruitment of revenue officers (talati) which will also be conducted on Sunday by the Guja-
rat Gaun Seva Pasandgi Mandal. The authorities apprehend that it may lead to major law and order issue. In view of these two events, the district Collector has ordered to ban the use of social media — Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp — from 8 am-8 pm on Sunday. Mehsana Collector Lochan Sehra issued a public notification in this regard on Friday. When contacted, Sehra said that the
ground where the proposed gathering has been organised can accommodate not more than 15,000 people. However, the organisers wanted the permission for 1 lakh people. “This will lead to chaos and perhaps stampede. That’s the reason we have refused to grant permission. If the organisers seek permission with modification, we are ready to permit them.”
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