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News Brief
Nepal earthquake death toll tops 4,000
Musical treat for Tihar inmates
as locals struggle to find food, water and shelter
Agency : New Delhi, Apr 27
Tihar inmates were today treated to melodious classical ragas played on flute by Grammy nominee Pt Ronu Majumdar in an inaugural session of monthly "Morning Ragas". Almost two thousand inmates attended over an hour-long recital by Majumdar that started with Rag Ahir Bhairav, followed by a Pahari dhun and two popular compositions including Gadhiji's favorite "Vaishnav Jan" and Tagore's "Ekla Chalo".
US dollar ends lower against rupee
Agency : Kathmandu Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers — Nepal’s earthquake-hit capital was short on everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble for their belongings and struggled to provide for their families’ needs. In much of the countryside, it was worse, though how much worse was only beginning to become apparent. The death toll soared past
Probe against Chhagan Bhujbal, kin over money laundering still on
Agency : Mumbai, Apr 27
The US dollar ended lower against the rupee at 63.48/49 per dollar and the pound sterling also turned lower at Rs 95.96/ 98 per pound at the close of the Interbank Foreign Exchange market today.
Procurement delays hitting armed forces' operational Agency : New Delhi, Apr 27
The delay in the procurement process has adversely "impacted" operational preparedness of armed forces and has proved "disadvantageous" to the interest of the forces, a Parliamentary panel report stated today. "The committee notes that some of the critical shortages and vintage of equipment include artillery guns, infantry weapons, sights and fire control and engineering equipment, air defence equipment and armoured recovery vehicles.
6 minor inmates escape from remand home Agency : Indore, Apr 27
Six inmates escaped from a children's remand home in Pardeshipura area here, police said today. The minors, facing charges under section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC in a twoyear old case, escaped from the remand home on Saturday night, Hiranagar police station's Sub-Inspector Shivraj Singh said. The six inmates escaped from the remand home after attacking its guards with sharp-edged iron strips at the time of change of their duties.
4,000, even without a full accounting from vulnerable
Agency : Mumbai Maharashtra Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today informed the Bombay High Court that its open inquiry against former state PWD minister Chhagan Bhujbal and his family for alleged money laundering was still on. Advocate Ashutosh Kumbakoni, appearing for ACB, today told a division bench, headed by Chief Jus-
tice Mohit Shah, that the open inquiry against Bhujbal, his son Pankaj and nephew Sameer was still on. ACB had in February this year submitted its first report to the high court. The agency today told the court that it would submit a second report before the court on April 29. ACB and Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated an inquiry against Bhujbal following a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that as PWD minister, Bhujbal had favoured a contractor by the name of Chamankar Enterprises to rebuild Maharashtra Sadan in Mumbai and Delhi at a cost of Rs 100 crore.
mountain villages that rescue workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster. Udav Prashad Timalsina, the top official for the Gorkha district, where Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 quake was centred, said he was in desperate need of help. “There are people who are not getting food and shelter. I’ve had reports of villages where 70 per cent of the houses have been destroyed,” he said. Aid group World Vision said its staff members were able to reach Gorkha, but gathering information from the villages remained a challenge. Even when roads are clear, the group said, some remote areas can be three days’ walk from Gorkha’s main disaster centre. Aid is slow to reach those hardest hit areas. Matt Darvas with
World Vision said, “It does not seem aid is reaching here very quickly.” Remote northern villages with few concrete buildings were hardest hit. Darvas said, “further north from here the reports are very disturbing,” and three-quarters of the buildings in Singla, a larger village near the epicentre, are believed destroyed. Some roads and trails have been blocked by landslides, the group said in an email to The Associated Press. “In those villages that have been reached, the immediate needs are great including the need for search and rescue, food items, blankets and tarps, and medical treatment.” Timalsina said 223 people had been confirmed dead in Gorkha district but he presumed “the number
100,000-soldier army was involved in rescue operations. “We have 90 per cent of the army out there working on search and rescue,” he said. “We are focusing our efforts on that, on saving lives.” Saturday’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake
spread horror from Kathmandu to small villages and to the slopes of Mount Everest, triggering an avalanche that buried part of the base camp packed with foreign climbers preparing to make their summit attempts.
250 people from Gujarat return home from quake-hit Nepal Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
As many as 250 people from Gujarat, out of the nearly 550 state residents stranded in quake-hit Nepal, have returned home safely, a senior official said today. "Nearly 250 people from Gujarat have so far returned to the state from quake-hit Nepal. Around 35 people arrived at the Ahmedabad airport from Delhi this afternoon through a special flight. Apart from them, government's plans to con- many others have returned stitute the NJAC before safely during the last 24 May 11 as promised by it hours through flights and to the Constitution Bench. The NJAC was supposed to act as an interim mechanism for considering the Agency : New Delhi confirmation of existing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind additional high court judges whose tenures Kejriwal on Monday told would end during the pen- the Delhi High Court that he dency of the Constitution has not yet decided whether Bench's hearing on NJAC he will pursue his case law's constitutionality. The against a trial court decision CJI's letter topples this sending him to jail in a defaassurance given to the mation case filed by Union bench. Faced with the Minister Nitin Gadkari. A CJI's letter, the Constitu- bench of Justices Sanjiv tion Bench went into a 15- Khanna and Ashutosh minute recess to deliberate Kumar was informed by the the future course on imme- counsel for Aam Aadmi diate judicial vacancies if Party's (AAP) convenor additional judges' tenure Kejriwal that advocate Prashant Bhushan is not repends. resenting him any more so he needs more time to decide on the issue. "Whether we will pursue the matter or not, has not been decided yet," Kejriwal's counsel said, adding that some other senior counsel will be engaged then only the Chief Minister will be able to inform the court. Kejriwal's
Will not participate in NJAC, Dattu tells Modi Agency : New Delhi A letter from Chief Justice of India H.L. Dattu to Prime Minister Narendra Modi categorically refusing to participate in the National Judicial Appointments Commission has stalled any immediate chances of constituting the new judicial appointments body. "In response to the call from your office to attend the meeting to select two eminent persons, I have to say that it is neither appropriate nor desirable to attend the meeting or be part of the NHAC till the Supreme Court decides its validity," CJI Dattu wrote in his letter to the PM on April 25. On Monday, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi informed a Consti-
would go up because there are thousands who are injured.” He said his district had not received enough help from the central government, but Jagdish Pokhrel, the clearly exhausted army spokesman, said nearly the entire
buses," Gujarat Relief Commissioner D N Pandey said. The Gujarat government is coordinating with the Centre and airport authorities to facilitate return of people from the state stuck in Nepal and has made arrangements for their stay in the national capital. "We are in contact with the Centre for the safe evacuation of all Gujaratis from Nepal. Efforts are on to bring back the remaining people using special flights and buses," said Pandey. Upon arrival here today, the passengers
shared their experience with media about Nepal during earthquake. "We went to Nepal through a tour operator. As soon as we came out of Lord Pashupatinath temple, the earthquake struck. We saw many buildings collapse in front of our eyes. Though the main dome of temple was also swaying, it survived the quake. We somehow managed to escape and reach safely here," said Hansaben Patel, who was among the 35-odd passengers arriving here today.
Yet to decide whether to pursue defamation case: Arvind Kejriwal to Delhi High Court
tution Bench led by Justice J.S. Khehar of refusal of the Chief Justice, who is also the chairperson of NJAC. Without the crucial presence of the Chief Justice, the high-power committee also comprising the Prime Minister and the Leader of the single largest party in the
Lok Sabha will be handicapped in selecting the two 'eminent persons' as members of the six-member NJAC. Only after the nomimation of the two eminent persons can the NJAC be constituted. The CJI's refusal brings to an abrupt halt the
counsel, meanwhile, requested the court to adjourn the matter. The court has now fixed the matter for further consideration on May 26. On April 17, the Supreme court had stayed Kejriwal's prosecution in two criminal defamation cases, including the one filed by Gadkari, and also sought a reply from the Centre on the CM's plea challenging constitutional validity of the penal provisions. The submission by Kejriwal's coun-
sel came in the backdrop of the court's February 23 query whether Kejriwal is still interested in pursuing his case. "Are you still interested in pursuing the case? We think, now there is nothing left in it," the bench had said after the counsel for Kejriwal sought adjournment in the matter. The bench had further said the petition was "infructuous" while noting that Kejriwal has already furnished his bail bond in the case.
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World's First Malaria Vaccine Could be Available Soon The final trials of a malaria vaccine candidate were found to partially protect children against the disease up to four years after vaccination. According to scientists, it may be available by as early as October this year. The results suggest that the vaccine candidate RTS,S/AS01 could prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmission. In the trial, almost 15,500 children in seven African countries were given three initial vaccine doses over three months. One subject group was aged five to 17 months and the other group was aged six to 12 weeks. Some received a booster shot 18 months later - the effects of which were reported for the first time last Friday. The extra dose, it turned out, "restores some of the immunity lost after the first series of injections", according to study co-author Brian Greenwood of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. "The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will assess the quality, safety, and efficacy of the vaccine based on these final data," said corresponding author Brian Greenwood, professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in Britain. "If the EMA gives a favourable opinion, WHO (World Health Organization) could recommend the use of RTS,S/AS01 as early as October this year. If licensed, RTS,S/AS01 would be the first licensed human vaccine against a parasitic disease," Greenwood added. The findings revealed that vaccine efficacy against clinical and severe malaria was better in children than in young infants, but waned over time in both groups. However, protection was prolonged by a booster dose, increasing the average number of cases prevented in both children and young infants. "Despite the falling efficacy over time, there is still a clear benefit from RTS,S/AS01. An average 1,363 cases of clinical malaria were prevented over four years of follow-up for every 1,000 children vaccinated, and 1,774 cases in those who also received a booster shot. Over three years of follow-up, an average 558 cases were averted for every 1,000 infants vaccinated, and 983 cases in those also given a booster dose," Greenwood said. "Given that there were an estimated 198 million malaria cases in 2013, this level of efficacy potentially translates into millions of cases of malaria in children being prevented," suggests Greenwood. The RTS,S/AS01 vaccine was developed for use in sub-Saharan Africa where malaria still kills around 1300 children every day. The phase-3 randomised trial enrolled 15,459 young infants (aged six to 12 weeks at first vaccination) and children (five to 17 months at first vaccination) from 11 sites across seven subSaharan African countries (Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique and United Republic of Tanzania) with varying levels of malaria transmission. In 2014, initial phase-3 results at 18 months showed vaccine efficacy of about 46 percent against clinical malaria in children and around 27 percent among young infants. There is currently no licensed vaccine against malaria anywhere in the world. These findings were published in the journal The Lancet. - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara
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Star Tech: Saif Ali Khan reveals his tech side
Agency : New Delhi On the sidelines of the Asus Zenfone 2 launch event, we got a chance to ask Saif Ali Khan about the tech toys he uses and the ones he is mulling over buying. In an interview with IBNLive, Saif unwrapped that he uses an iPhone 6, BlackBerry Classic, iPad 2, iPod and a PlayStation. Talking about the Zenfone 2, the phone that he unveiled in India on Thursday, Saif said, "I've got
6 Zenfone 2 units and my whole staff is going to use that. This is a very affordable phone when compared to the other high-end ones." Asked about the gadgets that he is planning to buy, he said, "I am planning to buy a projector to watch movies in the Pataudi Palace." Saif's first phone was a brick-sized Motorola in the year 1999 or 2000; he couldn't recall the exact year.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We were aware of the speculation (about India's possible bid for 2024 Games). We were a bit surprised about this speculation because we thought it may be too quick for India to host a successful Olympic Games. I am happy that India has come out of suspension last year but the IOA has to find its feet,” - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Monday said
Nach Baliye 7: A bit of Bigg Boss, some Splitsvilla and Chetan Bhagat is Judge Dread Agency : Mumbai If I was allowed to get away with writing a one-line review of Nach Baliye 7, it would be – “Chetan Bhagat is now one of the three celebrity judges of Nach Baliye 7”. But since I have had to suffer through over two hours of watching the first episode of the new season, there's no way that either I or you, dear reader, can get away that easily. This is the seventh season of Nach Baliye, the show where “star” couples come and shake a leg. As usual, I am using the word “star” very loosely. Every season,
I marvel at the increasingly obscure couples that the show's producers seem to fish out of the nether depths of Bollywood and TV-dom. This year, there’s a line-up
of couples out of whom I recognised the following: - Payal Rohatgi (claim to fame being that she wore a swimming costume on Bigg Boss and is Rahul
Daughter Sara is not joining films, says 'annoyed' Sachin Tendulkar Agency : New Delhi Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is making his film debut in a docu-feature on his life, is upset by speculation that his daughter Sara is joining showbiz. "My daughter Sara is enjoying her academic pursuits. Annoyed at all the baseless speculation about her joining films," Tendulkar posted on Twitter on Monday. Rumours were rife that Sara, 17, would be making her Bollywood debut opposite Shahid Kapoor in an upcoming movie. Meanwhile, Sachin is excited about his own film debut. In
March, the master blaster invited his fans to suggest the title for his biopic, conceived by Mumbai-based production company 200 Not Out in co-ordination with World Sports Group, the firm that manages Brand Sachin. The movie, to be directed by London-based
writer-filmmaker James Erskine, promises "never seen before facets and footage" on the cricket legend. Apart from his presence in the movie, Tendulkar is said to be making a lot of contribution to the project, which will capture his phenomenal rise in the world of cricket.
I'm not doing 'Force 2': Katrina Kaif Agency : New Delhi Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has denied that she would team up with "New York" co-star John Abraham in the upcoming sequel of hit 2011 film "Force". Katrina, 31, was reportedly being eyed by producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah for the female lead in the action film, which will be directed by Abhinay Deo. The original featured actress Genelia Deshmukh as the female protagonist. "Reports about me doing the film opposite John are not true. There is nothing like 'Force 2' happening. The next film I would be working on is Anurag Basu's film 'Jagga Jasoos'," The "Dhoom 3" star said she has her hands full with three back-to-back films "Fitoor", "Jagga Jasoos" and a Karan Johar production directed by Nitya Mehra. "After
Mahajan’s ex) and her husband Sangram Singh, the wrestler. The twist in the tale this year is that the female and male contestants will be locked into two separate houses, and will also have to do tasks every week. So basically, the show is a deadly boring mix of Khatron Ke Khiladi meets Splitsvilla meets Bigg Boss meets Nach Baliye. It’s all so thrilling, I can hardly concentrate on keying in this article. But for all these format changes, this time it isn't as much about the contestants as it is about the judges. Or one judge in particular, the one who made the entire 2.5 hours of the first episode worth watching.
Shruti Haasan talks about dancing with father Kamal Haasan
Agency : Chennai Actress Shruti Hassan feels shaking a leg with father Kamal Haasan on stage was a special moment for her. The "Gabbar is Back" actress and her father performed together and stunned the audience at an award function in Chennai. "Dancing on stage with my father yesterday was such a special moment for me as a daugh-
ter!!! #mydaddyisthebest #memories #toomuchfun," Shruti posted on Twitter. The father-daughter duo danced on Kamal's hit song "Rum Bam Bam Aram bam..." from his 1990 Tamil film "Michael Madhana Kama Rajan". In the ceremony, Kamal presented the award for Best Contribution to Tamil Cinema to AVM Saravanan.
Have taken a big commercial leap with ‘Gabbar Is Back': Krish
Agency : Chennai Filmmaker Krish is known for his humanistic Telugu films such as “Gamyam” and “Vedam”. Now, with his forthcoming Hindi directorial debut “Gabbar Is Back”, he says he has taken a commercial leap. “Gabbar Is Back” is the Hindi remake of Tamil blockbuster “Ramana”, which was written and directed by A.R. Murugadoss over a decade ago. “You could say I’ve gone commercial all guns blazing in ‘Gabbar…’. It was mainly done because of the story, which is about a man who takes corruption
heads on. All my films so far have had commercial elements, but this time I’ve upped the ante,” Krish in an interview. The film, he says, will be the ‘baap’ (father) of all the previous remake versions put together. It has already been remade in Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. The film’s title has already created quite a buzz. Krish says it was chosen for a reason and not merely to cash in on the popularity of the original character. “It was chosen to justify the actions of the lead character. Akshay plays a vigilante against corruption. In the
movie, his actions maybe right, but the path he chooses isn’t,” said Krish and added: “You need good branding to sell any product. Here, Akshay raises his voice against corruption, and he achieves that through the brand name called Gabbar.” “In the movie, there’s a scene where Akshay is writing an anonymous letter to the police and at the same time ‘Sholay’ is playing on the television. He overhears a dialogue and feels that in order to instill fear into corrupt men, Gabbar is the most suitable name,” he said.
Big B works on 'Wazir' left-over shoot
'Jagga Jasoos', I will be doing Nitya's film which is being produced by Excel Entertainment and Karan
Johar. We should be wrapping up principal shoot of 'Jagga Jasoos' by this August."
I have not dated for four years now: Colin Farrell Agency : Los Angeles Actor Colin Farrell has set the record straight about his dating life and revealed he has not dated anyone since four years. The Golden Globe wining actor, 38, who was linked to a series of women in the past, said he
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would rather spend quality time with his two sons who he loves with all of his heart, reported E!Online. "I have not dated for, ooh, four years now. It's just not happening, what with the work, the kids and my life. I know it's not what people expect to hear,
but that's the honest truth. "It's not all about you anymore, which is a relief. It's about a bigger world, and helping them find their place in it. It's not about 'me, me, me, the loudmouth' any more-and that takes the pressure off me to live up to those old.
Agency : New Delhi Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is busy filming the left-over shots for Bejoy Nambiar's "Wazir" which he says forms an integral part of the movie. The 72-yearold actor will be seen alongside Farhan Akhtar and Aditi Rao Hydari in the drama in the film which sees him in the role of a paralysed chess grand master. "Work continues over 'Wazir', those last minute left over shots that should form an integral part of the film. The joy of being in the company of familiar faces from production and cast. The fierce fight for the exit and
its next appointment," Bachchan posted on his blog. The actor, who attended a party at Karan Johar's new house along with his son Abhishek Bachchan last night, praised the "Kuch Kuch Hota Hain" director's abode. "We are all at Karan
Johar's for dinner, at his newly acquired apartment, which has some interesting views, awed by its position and space at the terrace of a duplex. The eye line is filled with panoramic visuals of this great metropolis and its impressive land marks.
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Maruti Suzuki Q4 net profit zooms 60.5% to Rs 1,284 crore T
Sachin, Ganguly, Dravid to hunt for new cricket coach
at 346,712 units, the company said adding that the exports were at 29,542 units, a growth of 12.4 per cent. For the full fiscal ended March 31, the company posted a net profit of Rs 3,711.2 crore against Rs 2,783.05 crore in previous fiscal. Net sales of the company for the fiscal stood at Rs 48,605.53 crore, up 13.97 per cent from 42,644.76 crore last year. Volume sales in the fiscal were up 11.9 per cent at 12,92,415 units. Of this, ex-
ICICI Bank net profit rises 10% Agency : New Delhi
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CICI Bank has report a net profit of Rs 2,922 crore an increase of 10.2% over Rs 2652 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The bank's earnings were restricted by sluggish corporate loan growth and a surge in provisioning for bad loans. Following the results the bank has proposed a dividend of Rs 5 per share as against Rs 4.6 last year. Announcing the results here on Monday, Chanda Kochhar, MD & CEO, ICICI Bank said that the bank has for the first time crossed the Rs 10,000 crore milestone in earnings, with a profit of Rs 11,175 crore 14% higher compared
to Rs 9,810 crore in the previous financial year. The bank's overall loans grew 14% to Rs 387522 crore largely driven by retail loans which constitute 42 of advances with housing growing 26%. Corporate loan growth was sluggish and saw only a 10% growth. "Most of the corporate loans were to meet working capital requirements. There were some refinancing opportunities and we have also lent to government undertakings," said Kochhar. The bank's profits would have been higher but for a Rs 1,344 crore provision, which included funds set aside for loans that are likely to go bad. In the corresponding quarter last year the bank made provisions of only Rs 714 crore last year.
Telcos propose licence regime for WhatsApp, Skype, others
Agency : New Delhi
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o have a level-playing
field, telecom operators have proposed a licensing regime for over-the-top (OTT) players like WhatsApp and Skype, a view which is opposed by internet firms and associations. This comes after all the stakeholders submitted their comments on Trai's consultation paper on net neutrality. April 24 was the last day to summit the comments. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the name and email IDs of over one million people who gave their comments on the consultation paper. The telecom operators said they should be allowed to offer services based on mutual agreements with the OTT players. "There is a pressing need to find a fair regulatory and commercial solution especially for VOIP telephony services, which if
not addressed could endanger the entire Digital India programme of the Government," Vodafone India said in its comments on Trai's consultation paper on regulatory framework for OTT services. However, Nasscom said the Information Technology Act is mandated to ensure this and believe there is no need for any additional regulations for content and services. "Internet Platforms and Services communications do not require licensing. There are user led evaluation reports that helps consumers make an informed choice as they adopt internet platforms and services," Nasscom said. Airtel said, at present, telecom service providers and OTT communication service providers offer the same communication services such as voice. "While TSPs are subject to a number of regulatory and licensing requirements, such as payment of license fee, taxes, security conditions, among others, OTT communication service providers have no such obligations," Airtel said.
ports were at 121,713 units, a gain of 20.1 per cent, the company said. The company said its Board of Directors recommended a dividend of 500 per cent, Rs 25 per share of face value Rs 5 for 2014-15. The dividend in 2013-14 was at 240 per cent, (Rs 12 per share of face value Rs 5. Shares of Maruti Suzuki India were trading 1.95 per cent up at Rs 3,608.70 per scrip during afternoon session on the BSE.
I feel honoured over Arjuna recommendation, says Rohit Sharma Agency : Kolkata Former stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid will be part of the Committee which will find Indian cricket team's new coach and the support staff. The trio, according to sources, will provide input to BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya and secretary Anurag Thakur, who were entrusted with the job of finding the new coach at the Working Committee meeting of the Board. "The process to identify the coach and support staff for the senior national team will be undertaken by the Hon President and the Hon Secretary," a BCCI release said. Zimbabwean Duncan Fletcher's contract ended at the end of the World Cup while former India cricketer Ravi Shastri was the with team in the capacity of Team Director. It is expected that assistant coaches Sanjay Bangar, Bharath Arun and R Sridhar will be retained.
IPL 2015: Inconsistent KKR face stiff CSK challenge
Agency : Chennai Enduring an erratic campaign so far, defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders face a stiff challenge when they take on the smooth-sailing Chennai Super Kings in an IPL cricket match here on Tuesday. KKR are currently placed third on the points table with three wins, two losses and
one abandoned match. CSK, on the other hand, have lost only one game in six outings and are steady on the second position. The Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side, dominating on home turf, is coming off a massive win over Kings XI Punjab in which they thrashed the team by 97 runs. If the big names in Chennai's batting
order, like Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina and Dhoni, has come good in trying times then the bowling has also risen to the challenge. Led by Ashish Nehra and Ishwar Pandey, CSK's bowling arsenal has looked well equipped and delivered whenever required. Even left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja, whose non-performance was under the scanner came good in the previous game to pick 3 Kings XI wickets and break the opposition back. KKR, meanwhile, cooled their heels inside the dugout after rain forced abandonment of their clash against table-toppers Rajasthan Royals.
Starc, Aaron rout Daredevils for 95, set up 10-wicket RCB win
Agency : New Delhi It was a sweet homecoming for Delhi boy Virat Kohli as he led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to a crushing 10-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match here today. Mitchell Starc
(3/20) and Varun Aaron (2/ 24) produced fiery spells of fast bowling to help RCB dismiss Daredevils for a paltry 95 after opting to field at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Chasing 96, openers Chris Gayle (62 not out off 40 balls) and Virat Kohli (35
Kei Nishikori retains Barcelona title Agency : Barcelona Kei Nishikori was crowned Barcelona Open champion for the second consecutive year after a hard-fought 64, 6-4 victory over surprise Spanish finalist Pablo Andujar on Sunday. It was the ninth career title for the top-seeded Japanese, who again showed his improved endurance as he battled to come out on top against the world number 66. "I didn't think about winning the tour-
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he country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki today reported a 60.5 per cent jump in its net profit at Rs 1,284.2 crore for the fourth quarter. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 800.05 crore in the same period last fiscal year, Maruti Suzuki India said in a statement. "Higher volumes, material cost reduction initiatives, favourable foreign exchange and lower sales promotion expenses contributed to the bottom-line during the quarter," the company said in a statement. Net sales during the quarter stood at Rs 13,272.6 crore, up 12.3 per cent against Rs 11,818.13 crore in the same period last fiscal. Sales in the quarter were up 6.7 per cent
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nament at the start of the week because of the strength of the players here, especially the Spanish, but now I am very happy," Nishikori told reporters. "I knew that Andujar has a good backhand and my plan was to move the ball around a bit.
not out off 23) made short work of the modest target, getting the team home in 10.3 overs. With the emphatic win, the Bangalore side got its IPL campaign back on track and now has three wins in six games. For Daredevils, it was their fourth defeat in seven matches. Gayle scored bulk of the runs in the small chase as Kohli was happy to see the fireworks from the nonstriker's end. The West Indian got the small chase going by smashing medium pacer Dominic Joseph for 14 runs off his first over. He looked in his usual devastating touch after missing out in the last game. Gayle later smacked leggie Imran Tahir over mid-wicket to get to his fifty. It was one of the four sixes he hit in his blistering knock. Kohli, who only got to score his first boundary in the seventh over, hit the winning runs, his sublime straight drive that brought the crowd on its feet. His fans chanted 'Kohli Kohli' at regular intervals but in the end, they went home after thoroughly enjoying Gayle's show.
Agency : Mumbai Indian batsman Rohit Sharma today expressed delight about the BCCI's decision to recommend his name for the government's prestigious Arjuna Award and said that he felt "honoured". "Kushi to bahut hai (I feel very happy). I am honoured that BCCI has recommended my name. It felt very good when I heard it yesterday," said Rohit at a
promotional event for adidas here. BCCI took the decision to put forth Rohit's name to the government for the Arjuna Award yesterday at its working committee meeting in Kolkata. The 27year-old Mumbaikar scored a brilliant 264 against Sri Lanka last season, the highest score by anyone in the world in ODI cricket, at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. He is the only batsman to have
scored two ODI double hundreds. Rohit, who is leading Mumbai Indians at this year's Indian Premier League cricket event, said though the team's performance has not been good so far, the squad members are hoping to carry the momentum they got when defending a small total successfully against Sun Risers Hyderabad two days ago. "We could have batted better. Our bowlers won us the game though we were defending a small total. We are hoping to carry the momentum into our next game (against Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium on May 1)," said Rohit. "We have quality in the team. We defended 157 which is not easy to do at the Wankhede Stadium. We are also the side which has scored 210. We have to continue the momentum." "I know we have not performed well, two wins in seven is not good.
Madrid wins 4-2 thriller at Celta to stay in title hunt Agency : Barcelona Javier Hernandez scored twice as Real Madrid fought back for a thrilling 4-2 win at Celta Vigo on Sunday to keep the pressure on Spanish league leader Barcelona. Four days after Hernandez's late goal put Madrid into the Champions League semifinals, the Mexico striker struck a brace to help an injury-depleted Madrid hold off Celta's vigorous challenge and stay two points behind Barcelona with five rounds left. Celta forward Manuel "Nolito" Agudo scored in the ninth minute to start a five-goal flurry in the first half. Goals from Toni Kroos and Hernandez put Madrid ahead, Celta's Santi Mina equalized for 2-2 and James Rodriguez restored Madrid's advantage in the 44th. With Celta pressing forward after the restart, Hernandez used
a superb touch to control Sergio Ramos' pass before netting in the 69th to secure victory. Hernandez had struggled to find minutes this season since arriving on loan from Manchester United, but he has made the utmost of his last two starts since Karim Benzema went down with a leg injury. His 88th-minute goal on Wednesday eliminated Atletico Madrid and put Madrid into the final four of Europe's top club com-
petition. "I wasn't having a good time, and now I am enjoying this moment. I love being on the pitch," Hernandez said. "I'm happy for the people close to me, those who told me that I had to have faith that my time would come." Also on Sunday, Sevilla beat Rayo Vallecano 2-0 thanks to goals from Vicente Iborra and Daniel Carrico to provisionally move past Valencia into fourth place.
Thakur hits back at Srinivasan, writes open letter to ICC Agency : New Delhi The internal feud within the BCCI took an ugly turn today with Board Secretary Anurag Thakur launching a stinging attack on ICC Chairman N Srinivasan, saying that he should actually share information on bookies with his own family members "whose involvement in betting has been proved". A day after ICC issued an advisory to Thakur to stay away from suspected bookies, the BCCI
secretary hit back at Srinivasan through an open letter in which he questioned the timing of the "counter offensive" initiated at the behest of the ICC Chairman. Reports had said that BCCI was sent a letter by the ICC about Thakur being seen with an alleged bookie Karan Gilhotra in Chandigarh and the BJP MP's office today issued a media release. "The BCCI has received intimation from the ICC ostensibly under
your direction that I should keep away from one Mr. Karan Gilhotra who is a 'suspected bookie'. The intimation furthur states that the information is furthur unverified" Thakur said in a scathing letter to Srinivasan.
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Daughter plays son Mukesh Ambani regains richest DPS rolls back fee hike after to mom, lights pyre Indian slot from Dilip Shanghvi meeting with Education Minister Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
On Sunday those present at Dudheshwar crematorium witnessed a woman performing the last rites of her mother — generally performed by the son. Not only that, she entered the crematorium grounds giving shoulder to the bier of her mother. "It was my mother Jayaben's last wish and I was more than willing to do it," said Geeta Trivedi, 54, a resident of Halim ni Khadki area in Shahpur. For Trivedi, the act was more than symbolic as she performed the duties like the family's son for many years. She is younger of two sisters. The family had always struggled to make two ends meet and thus when her father retired from his service in 1998, she took it upon herself to run the house even as her father went to a shop. "My elder sister Madhu got married 30 years ago. After
her marriage, it was a question for my parents and about their future. During one such discussion, I decided not to get married as I didn't know whether my husband would understand my feelings. I stayed with my parents and ensured that they had a comfortable life," she said. After her father died at the age of 85 in 2006, the mother and daughter were all alone. "My mother, who lived 82 fruitful years, often used to tell me that she never missed having a son as she had me by her side always. She also used to say that it would be me who would perform her last rites. She had said it to others as well. Thus, when the moment unfortunately came on Saturday after her demise due to jaundice, the family had no hesitation," said Trivedi. The last rites of her father were performed by a cousin.
Agency : New York Industrialist Mukesh Ambani today regained his position as the world’s richest Indian with a networth of USD 19.6 billion, as pharma tycoon Dilip Shanghvi slipped to the second place after remaining on the top for about seven weeks. Shangvi-led generic drug maker Sun Pharma saw its share price dip by over two per cent in a weak market today, but loss was much lower at 0.55 per cent for Ambaniled business conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL). As a result, Shanghvi saw his networth dip by over USD 450 million — the third biggest loss among the world’s billionaires ranked by business magazine Forbes in its annual rich list. According to a ‘realtime’ update provided by Forbes, Shanghvi today slipped to the second po-
Now, locker thief says he didn’t steal papers or jewellery Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Devansh Amin, the self-confessed locker thief, has done a U-turn after his arrest on Saturday, and now says he didn't steal any jewellery or document. Earlier, Amin had turned up before the police on his own with bags full of money which, he said, he had stolen from locker number 492 at the basement of Iscon Mega Mall on SG Road. The locker belongs to Jayesh Prajapati of Satellite. A press release issued by the crime branch last
Tuesday had claimed that Amin had turned up on his own with Rs 2.30 crore claiming that he had stolen the money from locker number 492. He had also claimed to have stolen documents and jewellery that he had not brought to the police. Crime branch officials had let him go with a simple notice, allegedly on the advice of a senior police inspector posted in the crime branch. Strangely, even at that time, the police were less bothered about the cash that
Amin had surrendered than about the documents he claimed to have in his possession. Sources in the police said the documents, if recovered, would reveal the names of some important people, including retired and serving government officials. The sources also say that a senior police official from Gandhinagar had then called sleuths of the city crime branch and asked them to return the money to the locker owner without registering an FIR.
Ahmedabad getting new amusement park today
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Delhi Public School East Hirapur, Ahmedabad has rolled back the fee hike after a meeting with state Education Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama on Sunday at Circuit house in Ahmedabad. The fee hike will now be only 10% over last year’s fees which is a general formula prescribed by state government. DPS
Chaos in govt function in Vadodara sition with a networth of USD 19.3 billion among the richest Indian billionaires, while Ambani returned to the top. On the global list, Ambani was today ranked 46th, while Shanghvi was 48th — the only two Indians among the top-50. In the annual list released on March 2, Forbes had ranked Ambani at 39th — highest among Indians —
while Shanghvi was at 44th place. However, Shanghvi overtook Ambani as the richest Indian within two days on March 4 with a sharp rally in the valuation of Sun Pharma. Globally, Bill Gates continues to top the list with a current networth of USD 80.3 billion, up from USD 79.2 billion in the annual list released on March 3.
Vadodara There was a big chaos in a function in Vadodara organized for ground breaking of affordable housing units today afternoon. The function was organized by Vadodara Municipal Corporation(VMC) near Gotri road in Vadodara city, the area which is represented by minister Saurabh Patel. Saurabh Patel was present in this function along with Deputy
In wake of the terrible earthquake which shook Nepal and also some parts of India on Saturday morning, the city police cancelled fire works and music at additional DGP AK Sharma's farewell party organized at the IPS mess campus in
rently posted as special commissioner of police, city crime branch was recently appointed as joint director in CBI on central deputation for five years. The city crime branch officials had organized a farewell party at the IPS Mess Campus in
Probe into housing fraud may lead nowhere: Victims Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The victims of multi-crore scam of NA Constructions feel that the police investigation in the case would meet the fate of a similar investigation in Shukan Builders cheating case. In last one and half year, in the Shukan Builder case, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar police have registered five FIRs and arrested only one of the partners and are yet to resolve the matter. "In a city like Ahmedabad where affordable houses are soughtafter, the builders exploit the situation and target the middle class people who dream to have house of their own. Police have taken the complaint only after pressure from a group of investors and had not taken ap-
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Gujarat Chief Minister will inaugurate amusement park at Vastrapur lake in Ahmedabad on Monday, April 27. The amusement park has been set up in public private partnership. The Chief Minister later will dedicate underground tank, 21 lakh gallon capacity pump house in Bodakdev. On Tuesday, the Chief Minister will also dedicate Mahatma Gandhi Slum Clearance colony in Gota an perform ground breaking for systemic drainage line laying work. Inauguration of RCC road in KK Nagar and ground breaking for water distribution station in Gota are other programmes scheduled.
Mayr Sunitaben Shukla. A group of people believed to be from local Congress party unit mixed with local citizens created ruckus in this function and threw chairs. The group also damaged the tent. On first look it was a group of locals unhappy with Saurabh Patel’s inability to solve local issue pertaining to location of this housing scheme, but party insiders say the protest was also
political. Due to chaos in Patel’s programme, Deputy Mayor Sunita Shukla had to be taken to hospital for treatment. Saurabhbhai left the place in middle of function.
No fireworks, music at AK Sharma's farewell Ride collapses at fair, 3 Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad Shahibaugh. Sharma, cur- Shahibaugh. "We had first
plications into consideration when individual victims approached them. We are following the progress closely," said Girish Vyas, one of the victims. According to a rough estimate, Shukan Builders are facing cheating complaints of over Rs 35 crore where they are primarily accused of selling one property to more than one persons and duping the banks and financial institutions after mortgaging the properties. The group had launched multiple schemes in Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The investors in the scheme had demanded either possession of the flats or recovery of the money but the investigation is yet to ascertain the finances of the scam.
kept a musical party and also fire works at the farewell function but as hundreds of people died in the Nepal earthquake, as a mark of respect we have cancelled musical party and the fire works," said a senior crime branch official. Police sources said after a grand farewell given to AK Sharma by the DGP PC Thakur at Police Bhavan in Gandhinagar, crime branch officials organized another farewell at the IPS Mess and had invited all police officers of the rank of ACP and above at the farewell function.
The Manchester of the East: Ahmedabad could not have acquired this title but for the legendary textile tycoon Ranchhodlal Chhotalal's efforts. And Ranchhodlal would perhaps never have set up the first textile mill of Ahmedabad had a malicious and false case of bribery not been registered against him. Just days before Ranchhodlal's 193rd birth anniversary — falling onApril 29 — a city-based historian, Rizwan Kadri, discovered a rare document from the East
India Company's political department dating back to 1857. "This document consists of the minutes of the proceedings against Ranchhodlal who was suspended as an assistant superintendent of Pavagarh in Panchmahal district in 1854," said Kadri. "He was charged with receiving a bribe of Rs 8,000 Baroda rupees through his wife Jethiba from the chief of the Lunawada region, in May 1853 for having assisted him in succeeding to the throne." The documents are pre-
including child injured Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
Three persons including a seven-year-old girl sustained injuries after a section of a ride collapsed at a fun fair at GMDC Ground, on Sunday night. A team of EMRI 108 shifted the trio to a nearby private hospital for treatment. According to EMRI officials, they received a call from someone at the Vacation Mela 2015 at 8 pm. The victims were later identified as Bhavin Shah, 35, a resident of Naranpura; Heta Shah, 28, a resident of Sola; and
Karina Shah, 7. The victims are related, said police. "They got on a rollercoaster ride named Octopus at the fair," said a Vastrapur police official. "Soon after the ride started, their car crashed down. Bhavin and Karina sustained head injuries." Police believe that the accident occured because three people were in a car meant for two. " Police said that if they find negligence on part of the ride operators, a complaint will be filed. The hospital said that none of the victims are seriously injured.
Chhota Udepur DDO suspends Devalia Sarpanch who humiliated teenaged lovers Sunvilla News, Ahmedabad
The absconding Sarpanch of Devalia village in Tejgadh taluka of Chhota Udepur district, Soniasinh Rathwa, who is accused of meting out a humiliating corporal punishment to a teen-aged couple in his village two weeks ago has been suspended by DDO, Dr. Sourabh Zamsingh Pardhi on Monday. The Chhota Udepur police is pursuing Rathwa, who is an accused
False graft case wove city’s textile destiny
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had faced huge protest by parents on massive fee hike. The government later intervened and Education Min-
ister himself held a meeting on Sunday in which he conveyed that each private school should keep in mind that education is not profitable business but it is an ethical service oriented activity. Godo reputed schools should create an atmosphere in which children can study and progress. This should be ethical duty of private school operators.
served in Maharashtra State Archives in Mumbai. In June 1849, the chief of Lunawada, Fateh Singh Partab Singh, passed away. As he had no heir he had adopted his relative Dalpat Singh. When Dalpat Singh died, the mother of the deceased Fateh Singh, Mambai, adopted Dallel Singh. However, after Mambai's death a political turmoil surged as several competitors vied for the throne. Eventually, the Bombay Government accepted Dallel Singh as the ruler of Lunawada in 1852.
in the incident of the humiliation of teen-aged lovers from Devalia village. Rathwa had ordered meted out a corporal punishment to the lovers for “going against” the social norm of not marrying within the village. The teenaged tribal couple from Devalia, who were flogged in public, smeared with cow dung, garlanded with thorns and the girl made to do the murga squat with the the boy sitting on her shoulders brought to light the atrocity of a Khap panchayat in Devalia that punished the lovers for going against the social norm of not marrying within the village. On Sun-
day, while inaugurating the annual Krishi Mahotsav fair for South Gujarat in Rajpipla in Narmada, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel had stated that the state government had taken note of the social evil prevailing in the tribal belt? and would ensure the “strictest” punishment to the members of the panchayat? Sources at Pardhi’s office said the order of suspending the Sarpanch had been issued after “receiving instructions from Gandhinagar”. According to the police, which is still on the look-out, Soniasinh Rathwa, the Sarpanch is also a notorious bootlegger in the area.
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