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CPI leader Prabodh Panda passes away
Kolkata: Veteran CPI leader and West Bengal state secretary Prabodh Panda passed away following a massive heart attack today, a party leader said. “He suffered a massive heart attack in the morning when he was working at the party office,” a senior CPI leader said. He was 72 and is survived by his wife, son and daughterin-law. Panda was a three-time CPI MP from Midnapore Lok Sabha constituency since 2001 till 2014. Known for his organisational skills, Panda was elected as the state secretary of CPI in the last party conference.
Linseed oil recovers on renewed demand
Mumbai: Linseed oil recovered modestly at the Vashi oils and oilseeds wholesale market here today following renewed demand from paint and allied industries. While, industrial oils weakened further owing to lower demand from soaps and shippers industries. Meanwhile, groundnut oil and refined palmolein ruled steady in absence of any large-scale buying activity. In the nonedible segment, Linseed oil gained by Rs 10 per 10kg to Rs 830 from Monday’s closing level of Rs 820. However, castorseeds bold fell by Rs 50 per 100kg to Rs 4,200 as against Rs 4,250 and castoroil commercial slid by Rs 10 per 10kg to Rs 870 from RS 880.
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Sridevi’sFuneralInMumbaiToday:Family Mumbai: Ending speculation over Bollywood actor Sridevi’s death, the Dubai Public Prosecutors Office on Tuesday said she accidentally drowned following loss of consciousness and her body “released” to the family after a comprehensive investigation. Three days after the actor was found dead in her room at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel, the family was finally given custody of her body. Family members, including her filmmaker husband Boney Kapoor and stepson Arjun Kapoor, took the body from the morgue to get it embalmed before heading for the Dubai airport for her final journey home. Sridevi’s funeral is likely to be held in Mumbai on Wednesday. A private jet had flown in to Dubai from Mumbai on Sunday, a day after her untimely death. Dubai Media Office, the official Twitter handle of the media office of the government, said in a series of tweets that the Sridevi death case is now closed. “Dubai Public Prosecution has approved the release of the body of the Indian actress Sridevi to her family following
the completion of a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances of her death,” it said. “Dubai Public Prosecution stressed that all regular procedures followed in such cases have been completed. As per the forensic report, the
death of the Indian actress occurred due to accidental drowning following loss of consciousness. The case has now been closed.” Sridevi, 54, known as Bollywood’s f i r s t woman
Sridevi
superstar, leaves behind her husband Boney Kapoor and daughters Khushi and Jhanvi Kapoor. The Consulate General of India in Dubai also confirmed on Twitter that Dubai Police had given permission to take the body for
The Kapoor family has got custody of Sridevi’s body and taken it for embalming, and her funeral is likely to be held in Mumbai on Wednesday.
constable Farooq Ahmed Yatoo in Soura locality of Srinagar on Sunday night. Yatoo, a native of Chadoora area of Budgam district, was posted as a guard at the residence of separatist leader Fazal Haq Qureshi. The Centre too sought to downplay the issue of Islamic State’s presence in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it has no existence in the Valley. “There is no physical infrastructure or manpower of the IS in the Valley. It does not exist in the Valley,” a home ministry spokesperson said in New Delhi. This is the second time
the need to switch judges at this point. The alleged fake encounter case -- in which BJP chief Amit Shah was an accused - ran into controversy last year after questions were raised about the death of special judge BH Loya, who was hearing the case. Judge Loya had
died of a cardiac arrest in 2014. The judge who replaced him had discharged Amit Shah, saying there was not enough evidence to put him on trial. In course of the trial in the 12-year-old case, several top police officers of Gujarat and Rajasthan have also been discharged.
Kapoor reached Dubai this morning to be with his father. “Arjun has gone to Dubai this morning to be with his father at the hotel
while the formalities are being wrapped up and to oversee the return journey,” said an official statement from the family in Mumbai.
Odisha's sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik paid a glorious tribute to the legendary actor Sridevi who had breathed her last on February 24.
PM Narendra Modi dubs Siddaramaiah govt “seeda Rupaiya (money first) sarkar”
No evidence of IS presence in Kashmir, but have to investigate claim: Police
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said although there is no evidence of the presence of the terror group Islamic State (IS) in Kashmir, its claim that it killed a policeman in Srinagar on Sunday has to be investigated. “The claim (of the killing of the policeman) is on their (Islamic State’s) website. There is no perceivable presence of the Islamic State on the ground in Kashmir but it (the claim) needs to be investigated further,” director general of state police SP Vaid said over phone. “It could be possible that an individual militant, influenced by the Islamic State, carried out the attack. We are investigating it. But there is no evidence to suggest any presence of the outfit in the Valley,” he added. Reportedly, the IS has said through its news platform, Amaq News Agency, that it successfully carried out the killing of
embalming. In Dubai, embalming is routinely done in cases where the body has to be transported, Gulf News reported. Arjun
Sridevi's funeral at 3.30 pm on Wednesday
died due to accidental drowning in a hotel room in Dubai late night on Saturday
Sohrabuddin Case Claims Yet Another Judge, Tweets Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today questioned the reassignment of several petitions challenging the discharge of police officers in the Sohrabuddin case. After three weeks of hearing, the petitions were handed to a different judge of Bombay high court last week. The move, called routine by the authorities, has been questioned by a section of the legal circle. The politically sensitive issue was one of the triggers of the unprecedented rift within the nation’s top judiciary last month and critics questioned
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in the last three months that the IS has claimed, through its official mouthpiece, to carry out an attack in
Kashmir. IN November last year, IS claimed an attack in Zakura on the outskirts of Srinagar in which a policeman and a militant were killed. The DGP has said in the past, too, that the IS has “no footprint in Kashmir” as has the Union home ministry. After the IS’ claim in November, Rajya Sabha was told in January that “nothing has been established on ground that the ISIS is operating in any part of Kashmir valley”.
PNB Scam: Nirav Modi’s Company Files For Bankruptcy In US
New Delhi: Firestar Diamond Inc, the flagship company of billionaire Nirav Modi currently at the centre of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States. The company has listed the total worth of its assets in the range of of $50 million to $100 million, according to a Reuters report citing a court filing in the Southern District Of New York on Monday. Nirav Modi, and the firms he controls had allegedly leveraged the loopholes in the banking system by seeking letters of undertaking (LoU) and raising credit from foreign banks to pay its merchants. The scam which became public earlier this month, could amount Rs. 12,700 crore, PNB said. Initially PNB had estimated the fraud to be around Rs. 11,400 crore - already one of the biggest frauds in the country’s banking system. Modi, founder of Firestar Diamond, and his uncle Mehul Choksi, who owns Gitanjali Gems Ltd, are suspected of colluding with PNB employees in the fraud. The scam which has been allegedly going on for the past seven years, involved Nirav Modi and his three firms-Diamond R Us, Solar Exports and Stellar Diamonds. The companies were allegedly procuring the LoUs from the PNB’s Brady Road branch. These bank guarantees allegedly helped Modi raise the short-term loans from foreign branches of Indian banks to pay to its suppliers of raw material (rough stones). Meanwhile since February 14, when the fraud was first disclosed by the bank, PNB shares have lost nearly 40 per cent of their value.
Davanger : Continuing his tirade against the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday termed it as “seeda Rupaiya sarkar” (money first) which should not be allowed to continue ‘even for a minute’. Mocking the Siddaramaiah government as “a seeda Rupaiya sarkar”, PM Modi charged that everything was happening for a price in Karnataka. “You have such a chief Minister here. Some people feel that in Karnataka there is Siddaramaiah government. But the fact is that here there is seeda Rupaiya sarkar. In every thing there is seeda Rupaiya, only then work happens,” Modi said while addressing a BJP farmers’ rally in the central Karnataka district of Davangere. The rally was organised by the Karnataka unit of the BJP to mark the 75th birthday of state BJP president and CM candidate B S Yeddyurappa, who is being projected as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the forthcoming assembly elections in the state. Further, the prime minister stepped up his attack on ruling Congress government in the state on graft and blamed the Congress culture for the ills facing the country. “The Karnataka Government is certain to be defeated. Their misdeeds have made the
Karnataka elections: This was the third visit of PM Modi in about a month to Karnataka, where the party is seeking to return to power in the elections, expected to be held in April or May.
Government unpopular,” PM Modi said, asserting that there was public anger against the Siddaramaiah regime. “You tell me do you want this seeda Rupaiya culture? Do you want
seeda Rupaiya kaarnaama? Will a common man get justice only from this seeda Rupaiya?” Modi posed to the crowd. “This seeda Rupaiya government has to go,”
Exit polls: BJP to snatch Tripura from Left, Congress may lose Meghalaya
The results of the northeast elections will be out on March 3 New Delhi: Will the BJP snatch Tripura from CPM? Will the NPF retain Nagaland? And will the Congress manage to fight the anti-incumbency in Meghalaya? Well, all these will be answered on March 3. But what does the exit polls project? In Tripura, which has been the Red bastion for the past 25 years, BJP may form its maiden government along with the IPFT, predicted NewsX exit poll. It said the BJP-IPFT combine will get anywhere between 35-45 seats, while the CPI(M) tally will come down from 50 to 14-23. Axis MyIndia, however, gave a larger share of
the pie to the saffron party and estimated it to win 45-50 seats, while it gave the Left 9-10 seats. For Nagaland, where BJP allied with the Neiphu Rio-led NDPP after severing ties with the CM Zeliang-led NPF, NewsX predicted the saffron party will get 27-32 seats. NPF will win 20-25 seats, while Congress may get 0-2 in the 60-member assembly. In Meghalaya, too, BJP is set to make sufficient gains. Axis MyIndia predicted the saffron party will manage to reach the half-way mark in the 60-member house, while Congress will be relegated to only 20 seats.
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Incremental policy progress, one fraud at a time
Science is said to progress one death at a time. Public policy makes progress, one fraud at a time. Yes, amid all the anger and hand-wringing over the scam involving Punjab National Bank (PNB), it is important to recognize that frauds help systemic improvements. In a country of 1.3 billion people, with systems and incentives rife with exploitation, fraud is inevitable. When it is exposed, one more loophole is plugged even as several others remain open for exploitation. In a recent speech, Y.V. Reddy said the problem of non-performing assets (NPA) was not a banking crisis. He said there was no run on the banks and, second, with the owner and capital provider being the state, bank solvency was not in doubt either. Hence, he said, NPA was a problem but not a crisis. Fair enough. But the PNB scandal might make him rethink. Even if the fraud and the amount involved are not of crisis proportions, public anger suggests that it be deemed a national crisis. Predictably, many have spread the blame-net wide and some have concentrated their firepower on specific stakeholders. There are axes to grind. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), being the regulator, is one of the targets of criticism. There is a view that if a fraud occurred in a company, it is a problem for the management, the board and the owner, in that order. In this instance, can the regulator change the owner? No. The state is the owner. The board? No. The owner appoints them. Can the regulator order the chief executive officer (CEO) replaced? No. Public sector banks do not need the regulator’s approval to appoint CEOs, whereas private sector banks do. The regulator is responsible for financial stability and consumer protection. However, it may not be so simple. Former RBI deputy governor S.S. Mundra had said in a speech in 2016 that the RBI had come across instances of fraudulent messages, confirming documentary credits being transmitted using Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) infrastructure. He added, “Although the latter incidents were mainly a result of failure of internal controls and non-adherence to ‘four eyes principles’, it is also on account of reliance on disparate systems whereby SWIFT transactions could be done without originating a corresponding transaction in the CBS (core banking solution).” So, the RBI was aware of this gap in controls. If it was aware, it was its job as the regulator to ask the auditors to double-check, and its own supervisors to check that this lacuna was fixed. In fact, even before this scam broke out, Reddy, in his speech, had suggested that the RBI hold an internal inquiry “to fix the responsibility for excesses in NPAs in recent years”. Does this fraud nail the argument for ending government ownership of the banking system? Yes, it does. In fact, the government should have used the NPA problem (in deference to Reddy) to make systemic changes to - Kapilkumar M. Hirpara the banking system. Editor
Drishyam actress Shriya Saran and Andrei Koscheev all set to tie the knot in Udaipur
Shriya Saran to wed boyfriend Andrei Koscheev in Udaipur next month.
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Bollywood-Hollywood Shoaib Ibrahim, Dipika Kakar perform ‘bhangra’ at their starry wedding reception in Mumbai
The Sasural Simar Ka couple, Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar who took their love from reel life to real life, hosted a grand wedding reception for their friends and colleagues of the television industry on Monday. The duo got married on February 22 in Bhopal.
Mumbai : After a lowkey wedding in Bhopal on February 22, newlyweds Shoaib Ibrahim and Dipika Kakar are back in Mumbai. The Sasural Simar Ka couple, who took their love from reel life to real life, hosted a grand reception for their friends and colleagues of the television industry on Monday. In attendance were Sanaya Irani-Mohit Sehgal, Bharti SinghHaarsh Limbachiyaa, Sharad Kelkar-Keerti Kelkar, Pritam Singh-
Aman Jot and Dipika’s
Uncanny similarities in the deaths of Sridevi, Whitney Houston: Simi Garewal
New Delhi : Bollywood actor and celebrity chat show host Simi Garewal has tweeted after Sridevi’s sudden demise. She finds similarities between the deaths of American singer Whitney Houston and Sridevi. While Houston died by drowning after drug intoxication, Sridevi accidentally drowned on Saturday night. Sridevi died in the bathtub of room number 2201 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel. The police said that there was no clear criminal motive with regard to her death, neither did she suffer a cardiac arrest like how it was reported earlier. Her death certificate, issued by the Ministry of Health and Prevention’s Preventive Medicine Department also stated that her death was due to accidental drowning. A formal medical committee, under the supervision of senior police officials, is continuing with the investigation. Also, Indian Consulate in Dubai is continuing to wait and hope that all procedures towards the repatriation of Sridevi’s body would complete as soon as possible. Sridevi was in Dubai to attend the marriage of her nephew Mohit Marwah. After the marriage, her husband Boney Kapoor had returned to India. Later, he went back to Dubai for a surprise dinner with Sridevi when the incident happened.
best friend and co-actor
35-year-old-actress did not refute the rumours at any point though, Mirror reported. Mirror quoted a source who revealed, “Preparations are on in fullswing and Shriya has been ringing up close friends and colleagues to invite them to the wedding. It will be a traditional Hindu ceremony planned months in advance with a Holithemed celebration, with the sangeet and mehendi preceding the shaadi.” On the professional front, Shriya has worked in Hindi films along with movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
Young hero Naga Shaurya is savoring the moment as he has bounced back in style with ‘Chalo’. His happiness got doubled now as his mother
gifted him a lavish car. Shaurya’s mother, who produced ‘Chalo’, gifted a brand new Porsche 718 Cayman car to him this morning. It is heard
Mohit and their good friends Bharti and Haarsh. “After sooooo long . Love u @bharti.laughterqueen @haarshlimbachiyaa30,” wrote Mohit along with the photo. the couple is seen performing the postwedding ceremonies. Dipika and Shoaib are one of the most adorable small screen couples. The duo made many fall in love with their love story on the sets of Nach Baliye where Shoaib officially proposed marriage to his ladylove Dipika.
New Year and returned earlier in January, before Saif’s Kaalakaandi hit the screens. Kareena Kapoor, 36, and Saif Ali Khan, 47,
have been married since 2012 and Taimur was born in December 2016. They hosted a grand birthday bash for baby Taimur at the Pataudi Palace, which was attended by only family members. Kareena’s best friend Amrita Arora was also there. Kareena Kapoor’s Veere Di Wedding, her first film after Taimur’s birthday, releases this June. The film also stars Sonam Kapoor and Swara Bhasker in prominent roles. Meanwhile, Saif’s Baazaar is slated for an April release.
Taimur Takes A Jeep Ride With Parents Kareena Kapoor And Saif Ali Khan
New Delhi : A picture of Taimur Ali Khan, with parents Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, has been shared widely on social media. The picture is reportedly from Udaipur, where Saif is currently shooting. Taimur, sitting on Saif’s lap, is enjoying a jeep ride while Kareena takes the back seat. Little Taimur looks adorable in white and blue-checked t-shirt and jeans while Kareena and Saif are casually dressed. Over the weekend, the mother-son duo were
spotted at the Mumbai airport. This is Taimur’s second outing in three months. The family went to Switzerland to celebrate
New Delhi : Actor R. Madhavan, who underwent shoulder surgery and shared a hospital photo on his social media accounts, won’t be able to shoot for any action scenes for the next five months, a source close to the actor tells us. According to the source, Madhavan, who was recently seen in the web series, Breathe, had injured his shoulder while working out in the gym.
“While doing shoulder pull-ups, Madhavan’s watch snagged on the pull-up bar and caused the mishap. There was also a little bit of fracture in the shoulder area,” the source informs us. The Tanu Weds Manu actor, 47, therefore underwent shoulder surgery, and doctors have advised two months’ complete rest. “Madhavan has been asked to take rest for two months. Though
that she personally handpicked the car in accordance with the taste of her son. Here is the family pic posing happily with the luxurious car.
From going platinum blonde to taking risque outfits to the level 2.0, Kim Kardashian West has been setting fashion trends, since forever. The diva, who is one of the leading influencers in the fashion world and followed by 160 million people on Instagram donned an Indian avatar recently. For the photo shoot of the cover of Vogue magazine’s March 2018 issue, Kardashian decked up in a flaming red sari dress from Jean Paul Gaultier. The oneshouldered number with a tinge of orange and a flouncy tulle sleeve was stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania’s sultry uptake on fusion sari. A thigh-slit on the dress and a widewaisted belt further up the ante of Kardashian’s look. She posed for the camera
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Udaipur : Internet was buzzing with Shriya Saran’s wedding rumours for some time now. But well, the rumours have surfaced again. Shriya Saran is all set to tie the knot with her Russian boyfriend Andrei Koscheev. The report suggests that Shriya has planned a three-day ceremony on March 17, 18 and 19 in Udaipur. When Mirror tried to contact her, she said: “My life is filled with interesting stories. Let’s talk about my professional life. My private life is not for sale. I am an actor. I’m here to talk about my films.” The
Falaq Naaz. Like their
wedding festivities, here too, Dipika and Shoaib were seen celebrating the new phase of their lives. While Shoaib played dhol, Dipika danced to his tunes. The couple also had a cake cutting ceremony. Several other videos and photos from the starry reception also surfaced on social media. Mohit, who was a co-contestant of Shoaib and Dipika on dance reality show Nach Baliye, shared an endearing click on his Instagram account. Seen in the photo were Sanaya,
Gym injury and surgery to keep Madhavan out of action scenes for five months
Actor R. Madhavan, recently seen on the web show, Breathe, injured his shoulder while working out in the gym, doing a pull-up — the resulting surgery means two months’ rest and five months of no stunts. he can start shooting from the third month, he can’t perform any action scenes for at least five months,” the source adds. There were reports earlier that Madhavan had sustained an injury in the similar area two years ago, while he was shooting for his bilingual
sports drama Irudhi Suttru (Saala Khadoos in Hindi), and didn’t find time in the past couple of years to undergo surgery. In Saala Khadoos, Madhavan played a boxing coach who mentors a temperamental but extremely talented female boxer.
with a tulle loop hoodie draped around the head. To match Kardashian’s bold personality, Shroff accessorised her look with broad bracelets, which we think is inspired by the Indian kangan. We love how Shroff revolutionised the sari! In an excerpt taken from Vogue’s issue of March 2018, Kardashian said, “The saris, the jewellery, the clothes—everything was so beautiful! I told
my show that we have to figure out how to get to India.” For the inside photos, the 37- year-old wore an Anita Dongre lehenga set. She looked lovely in the ivory and red ensemble, which was teamed with a matching ivory blouse. Shroff accessorised the look with shoulder-grazing silver statement earrings and artist Mario Dedivanovic rounded out the look with minimal make-up.
When Kim Kardashian turned up the heat in a risque sari dress and Anita Dongre lehenga
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Virat Kohli needs to pull in his emotions, was a little over the top in SA: Steve Waugh
Monaco: Virat Kohli’s aggressive brand of captaincy has always divided opinions and former Auatralia skipper Steve Waugh feels that the India skipper was a “little over the top” in the recent tour of South Africa. India enjoyed decent success in the 58-day tour, during which the side lost the Test series 1-2 but clinched the ODI and Twenty20 series 5-1 and 2-1 respectively. Kohli’s stellar performance with the bat was among the biggest positives to be drawn from the gruelling sojourn. Waugh feels that Kohli’s aggressive nature is a part of his development as a charismatic India captain. “I have seen him in South Africa and I feel that he was little over the top. But that’s a learning thing for a captain,” Waugh said. Waugh said Kohli needs to strike a balance given that not all players in his team are as expressive as he is. “As a captain, he (Kohli) is still developing and needs some time to pull in his excitement factor and emotions but that’s the way he plays,” he said. “I think he just needs to get a bit aware that everyone in the side can’t play in that fashion. Someone like (Ajinkya) Rahane and (Cheteshwar) Pujara are very calm and quiet guys so he needs to just understand that some players are different,” Waugh added. “At times he probably needs to tone his aggression down and at times he needs to lift it, so he needs to work it out what’s right.” The Australian great, however, insisted that he has immense respect for Kohli the player. “He (Kohli) is leading very well right now. He has that charisma and that X-factor
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and so he wants all the rest of the team to follow him. He wants the team to play positively all the time and win as quickly as he can,” observed Waugh. “They have got a very good win record in the last couple of years in all forms of the game. Virat has high aspirations from his team. He wants to be no.1 across all formats which is difficult to do these days.” Kohli and India have now set their sights on conquering England and Australia, India’s upcoming two big Test challenges later this
Business EPFO launches facility to link Aadhaar with PF account via UMANG app
New Delhi: Retirement fund body EPFO has launched the facility of linking Aadhaar with universal account number, through UMANG mobile app, the labour ministry said Tuesday. “Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced UANAadhaar linking facility for the convenience of members using EPFO link in UMANG app,” it said in a statement. The new facility is in addition to the existing one on the EPFO website. The facility on e-KYC portal has added a new feature to link UAN with Aadhaar online using biometric credentials. Moving towards Digital India, the EPFO has also launched e-nomination facility. This facility is available at Member Interface of EPFO Unified Portal. Any member with activated and Aadhaar-
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The new service is in addition to the existing one on the EPFO website. The facility on e-KYC portal has added a new feature to link UAN with Aadhaar online using biometric credentials.
seeded UAN can avail the facility. It is independent from employer. After giving nomination details online, the member has to digitally sign the nomination. Aadhaar-based e-sign is being used for digital signing of the form. The e-sign is being provided to
members free of cost by EPFO. This functionality will also be made available on UMANG app soon. UMANG or Unified Mobile Application is an app launched by the government to provide access to various government services at one place.
year. India will play a five-Test series in England in August and September and are due to tour Australia for four Tests in the summer of 2018-19. But Waugh feels it would be easier said than done and Kohli would be key to India’s success in Australia. “Australia will be favourites in Australia because we have got such a great record, just like India in India. Virat (Kohli) would obviously be the key in Australia. He played amazing in Australia last time,” he said.
Ford Aspire Electric to hit markets next year, part of Ford-Mahindra alliance
New Delhi: Ford Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra have joined hands to jointly develop electric vehicles for the ever-expanding Indian car market. The Ford Aspire Electric sedan is now the first car to be borne out of the Ford-Mahindra alliance, according to a report from Cartoq. The Aspire Electric Vehicle (EV), upon its launch, will become the cheapest Ford-badged electric car. In a report from TOI, sources have stated the Aspire electric to launch next year and have quoted them saying, “Ford has gained tremendously from Mahindraâs strength in electric vehicles technology. The Aspire will be the first to hit the roads and, unlike its existing petrol/
diesel version, which is under 4-meters in length, the electric variant will be a longer one. This is being developed jointly and is an ambitious and bold step. The joint SUV project is at a very advanced stage and while there will be a joint platform, the design will be individual for both the companies in line with their brand philosophies”. The two carmakers are also working on a new platform to develop an SUV which will spawn out two versions for Ford and Mahindra. Details on the Aspire Electric sedan are scarce at the moment, but there are chances that the upcoming Ford will be borrowing a massive amount of tech from the Mahindra Verito Electric.
Salary hike to remain 9.4% this Reliance Jio partners with Samsung to year, says Aon India survey bring IoT to India, take LTE to 99%
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Mumbai: Companies are getting more prudent while finalising their pay budgets. This year the industry is projecting a pay increase of 9.4 per cent, as per the Aon India’s Salary Increase Survey. This is almost similar to last year salary rise projections at 9.5 per cent. The study analysed data across 1000+ companies from more than 20 industries. Anandorup Ghose, Partner at Aon India Consulting, says: “Despite an improvement in macro-economic forecasts - salary increases remain at the same level as was projected in the last fiscal. With increasing maturity, HR budgets are being realigned towards top performers as opposed to the broader population.” This marks a departure from the double digit increments given by organizations since the inception of this study. However, a clear trend is compensation increase to top performers. More and more companies are ready to keep their key talent happy with higher salary increase at an average of 15.4 per cent, approximately 1.9 times the pay increase for an average performer. But, they are also making the bell curve competitive and narrowing the pool they recognize as top performers. Sectors such as Professional Services, Consumer Internet Companies, Life Sciences, Automotive and Consumer Products continue to project a double digit salary increase for 2018.
Mumbai: The partnership formed last year between Reliance Jio and Samsung entered its next leg at the 2018 Mobile World Congress with something new thrown into the mix internet of things (IoT). The Mukesh Ambani-led Jio and the Korean tech giant have joined hands to deploy a nationwide cellular IoT network in India. Both companies have also agreed to extend their collaboration to bring LTE coverage to 99 per cent of Indian population and improve network capacity across the country. The commercial NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things) has already been established in Mumbai by Reliance Jio and Samsung in February this year. The aim is to roll out India’s first IoT network with new use cases for both the consumer and enterprises such as vehicle tracking, smart appliances, smart metering, security, surveillance and more. “Making sure that everyone benefits from mobile broadband that is both available and affordable to all is our top priority. We will once again
Angelo Mathews’ frustrations with injuries continue as he has been ruled out of the Nidahas Trophy tri-nation tournament with a new injury. Mathews has played just one game since being reappointed as Sri Lanka’s white-ball captain in January before returning home from Bangladesh with a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old has been doing rehabilitation in Colombo to get fit for the forthcoming series, but sustained a calf injury during training which has now ruled him out of the competition. “Angelo has been putting in a lot of effort to make himself available for the Nidahas Trophy. He has worked tremendously hard to be fit after being given a strenuous programme to follow. Unfortunately, during one of the training sessions he ended up hurting his calf,” a source from Sri Lanka Cricket told Cricbuzz. While the injury is not serious, Mathews wasn’t given the green light by the SLC medical staff to
prove his fitness. The four players who were racing against time to be fit Mathews, Nuwan Pradeep, Kusal Janith Perera and Dushmantha Chameera were told to play the current domestic T20 competition to prove their fitness. While the other three did, Mathews wasn’t able to represent his team Colts CC. While Perera and Pradeep have been given a clean bill of health, Chameera will have to go through a fitness test later on Tuesday (February 27). Test captain Dinesh Chandimal, who successfully led the side to
series wins in Bangladesh in ODIs and T20s in the absence of Mathews, is expected to lead the side during the tri-nation competition. Mathews has had a series of injuries on his lower body since January last year. The all-rounder returned home early from a tour of South Africa after a hurting his calf. He missed the series against Australia and Bangladesh in 2017 before making a comeback during Champions Trophy. He also missed the tour to UAE for the series against Pakistan in September with a hamstring injury.
IPL 2018: India comeback will happen if it has to, focus is on KXIP, says R Ashwin
New Delhi : Ravichandran Ashwin is all set to play for Kings XI Punjab in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. However, he is not just playing for the Punjab franchise but actually leading it. Ashwin, on Monday, was appointed as the captain of KXIP and accepted the “big responsibility” he has got. Ashwin, along with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has lost their place in India’s limited-overs side with the advent of wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. However,
the off-spinner insisted that for him, IPL is not a platform for his India comeback. “I am not looking at this IPL for an India comeback. I go into the IPL with a mindset that I have every year. This season I have a big responsibility (captaining KXIP) and I am ready for the challenge. I am not looking for anything else. It (India comeback) will happen if it has to,” Ashwin said. Despite being named the captain of KXIP, Ashwin said that playing for a team which is not Chennai Super Kings will be a different experience as
he had played for CSK for seven season from 2009 to 2015. “”It was special to play for CSK all those years but now it is about doing the job for the team which went after me in the auction. All I can say is that it will be special to go back and play at Chepauk,” he said, hoping that the Chennai crowd will continue to back him even though he will be in the opposition camp. Apart from the challenge of maiden captaincy, Ashwin will also have his task cut out in terms of the handling of senior players in his team. Yuvraj, Finch, David Miller and Chris Gayle are among the high-profile players in the side this season. “Having played international cricket for close to 10 years, I don’t think I will have an issue (handling the senior players). I am also one of them. It is a strong squad and I feel all the big names you have mentioned will play an integral role,” said the 31-year-old.
Mumbai: Prithvi Shaw-led India scripted history in February as they became the first team to win the ICC U-19 World Cup for a record four times. Following the Boys in Blue’s historic victory, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced cash prizes of Rs 50, 30 and 20 lakhs for Rahul Dravid, the players and the support staff respectively. Unhappy with the decision, head coach Dravid soon put forward his reservations and demanded parity in cash awards for all the members of the support staff. Later, the former India skipper had a meeting with BCCI chief executive officer Rahul Johri in Mumbai where he stood by his decision and requested a change. The national cricket
board soon responded, by accepting Dravid’s decision. Not only the support staff of the winning team, but also members who trained with the boys in their yearlong preparation were also rewarded, including late trainer Rajesh Savant. On their arrival from New Zealand, the cricket legend said he appreciated the effort put in behind the scenes by
the members. “Coaching this team I tend to get a lot of attention, but it is really about the quality of support staff that we have had and the effort they have put in has been amazing. It’s a bit embarrassing at times because I tend to get a lot of attention and focus, but it is really about the support staff and the quality of people that we’ve had.
Rahul Dravid for PM: Twitterati lauds India’s U-19 coach for accepting 50% pay cut
partner with Samsung to offer a suite of innovative services for all users,” said Jyotindra Thacker, President of Reliance Jio Infocomm. NB-IoT is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) radio technology standard which allows a wide range of devices and services to be connected using cellular telecommunications bands. The NB-IoT network not only utilises the existing spectrum owned by Jio, but can also be enabled by a mere software upgrade to the already installed base stations. The company has also deployed a dedicated cellular IoT virtualised core. On the question of how long before Reliance
Jio rolls out IoT in India, Tareq Amin, Senior VP (Technology), Reliance Jio said that the company will have to create an entire ecosystem before the rollout. “Rather than of doing city-by-city launch, we would launch IoT always pan India. We are not waiting for network readiness, but we are awaiting maturity of the IoT platform,” he said. Moreover, Jio is hopeful of covering 99 per cent of country’s population by Diwali this year. At present the company has a user base of 160 million subscribers in India. We are deploying around 8,000 to 10,000 towers every month, Thacker said.
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Gujarat municipal poll: Congress, BJP share Keep Cold Water, Ac On Gujarat: 12,869 given Hold For A While jobs in last two years, power in Pardi, president chosen via lucky draw says state government BJP’s Falguni Bhatt was chosen as president and Congress’s Bipin Patel was selected vice-president
Gandhinagar: In the last two years, the Gujarat government had given employment to 12,869 persons in the state, the government said in the Assembly on Monday. In written replies to questions raised in the Question Hour, the government stated that the total number of unemployed (educated and semi-educated) in the state stood at around 5,37,562. As per the figures, in the last two years, over seven lakh youths have got employment in the state. However, most of these are jobs in private sector. The number of jobs in the government sector has come down to 12,869. Narmada district provided most government jobs to the educated and semi-educated youths in the state, the government said. A total of 2,576 youths have got government jobs in Narmada district, it said. In Navsari, Panchmahals and Kheda districts, nobody got a government job in the last two years, the government said. In Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar districts, a total of 411 and 1,460 youths, respectively, got government jobs. Criticising the Gujarat government for failing to give government jobs to youths, the Congress said, “These figures have exposed the state government’s tall claims of being a leader in the country in employment generation.”
Surat: With the Congress and BJP both winning 14 seats each in the 28-member Pardi Municipality in Valsad district, a lucky draw through chits on Monday decided on who will be the president and vicepresident of the civic body. The Congress and the BJP will now share power with each party ruling the civic
A scam that grew in ahmedabad municipal corporation’s garden Ahmedabad: If you have been to the Riverfront Garden near Subhash Bridge on a two-wheeler and paid Rs 15 as parking fee, here’s a piece of news. You have been conned! For last two years, the contractor who has been assigned the work of maintaining parking space outside the garden has been collecting thrice the fee sanctioned by Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation. It recently emerged that two-wheeler owners had to pay Rs 5 instead of Rs 15, while those with fourwheelers had to shell out Rs 40 instead of Rs 15. The scam had been going on for last two years and rough estimates peg its worth as several lakhs. It was a Congress councillor, Shah Nawaz Sheikh, who discovered the malpractice and alerted the corporation authorities. Immediately, the fee was brought down to the originally decided figure. In March 2016, AMC had awarded the contract
to a private firm for the pay-and-park facility at the garden. As per the terms and conditions, the fee for two-wheelers was to be Rs 5. But for last two years, the contractor had been collecting Rs 15. Sheikh deposited the parking receipt and relevant documents to the commissioner on February 16 during the board meeting. After assessing the documents, the fee was reversed to the original amount. Sheikh said, “I want to know who will reimburse the lakhs of rupees that have been wrongly collected from the public. The contract
of this firm should be cancelled and the officials involved should be suspended.” When contacted, commissioner Mukesh Kumar directed Mirror to DyMC Rakesh Shankar, who is in-charge of riverfront. Shankar told Mirror, “The complaint was sent to our office last week. We immediately contacted the contractor and made them put up boards announcing the actual fee. We have strictly instructed them to collect the fee as fixed.” He added that they would take a decision regarding penalty to be collected from the contractor soon.
body for two-and-a-half years, as per the laid down rules. While BJP’s Falguni Bhatt was chosen as the president in the lucky draw, Congress’s Bipin Patel was selected vice-president. “The term of president and vice-president will be of two-and-a-half years. For the first two- and-ahalf years, BJP will rule the municipality, and the
Two-day GACL CSR Conclave & Awards concludes
Ahmedabad: The two-day GACL CSR Conclave and Awards organised by the Gujarat CSR Authority (GCSRA) concluded in Ahmedabad on Friday. At the inaugural session on Day 2 of the conclave, Shri A.M. Tiwari, Chief Executive Officer of the GCSRA reiterated his point of bringing innovation in the CSR sector. He said: “During the initial days of GCSRA, we had received a small amount of Rs 30 lakh as CSR fund. We wanted to make big impact with the small amount. Hence we repaired two check-dams with that money. Enthused by our success, the government launched a scheme to repair all the check-dams in the state. This was the impact we wanted.” “If CSR activities are well targeted we can do much more with the limited amount. We should start experimenting and motivate the corporate to take up innovations in CSR,” added Shri Tiwari. Agreeing with his views, Shri Madhukar Gupta, Additional Secretary, Department of Public Enterprise, Union Ministry of Heavy Industries and PE said, “For CSR to be successful in the long term, we must introduce new cost-effective and innovative solutions from the profit and non-profit sectors.” He also said that the CSR funds can also be used to compliment flagship government programs like ‘Make in India’, ‘Skill India’, etc. Expressing his opinion during a panel discussion on ‘Future Paradigms on CSR- Above and Beyond’, Shri H.R. Dave, Deputy Managing Director of NABARD said: “CSR came much later. Public-Private Partnership has always been at the core of Gujarat’s development. With the implementation of CSR rules, it has provided a boost to the social sector in the state.” The second day of the conclave was marked by panel discussions on several themes including ‘Scaling up Innovations Through CSR’ and ‘Present Scenario of CSR in the State’.
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remaining two-and-a-halfyears, Congress will rule it,” Pardi Municipality Chief Officer G J Gamit told The Indian Express. After the results were declared on February 19, both the BJP and the Congress had moved their elected members outside Valsad over fear of being poached by their opponents. On Monday, a week after the
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Ahmedabad: People with coughs have become a common sight. And doctors warn that if proper care is not taken, dealing with the current weather would be extremely difficult. For instance, it is best to avoid cold items and keeping the air-conditioner on all night. The Gujarat region, including Ahmedabad, has been witnessing dual weather for past few days. While days are extremely hot, nights are cold. The minimum temperature of the city on Monday was 18.8 and the maximum temperature was 36 degree Celsius. Regional director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Ahmedabad, Jayanta Sarkar said, “It is the end of winter season. In the next five days, the minimum and maximum temperature will gradually rise. However, the actual impact of summer will be felt in April.” Dry weather is likely in all districts of Gujarat. Currently, northeasterly winds are prevailing at lower levels over the region. Dr Jayraj Desai, head of Emergency Medicine Learning Centre (EMLC) at GVK EMRI, said, “The dual season
promotes viruses that lead to infection in the upper respiratory track, leading to cold and cough. It is alright to remain under the fan or AC in the afternoon but people should avoid sleeping in an AC room at night as it is cold in the morning. They should also avoid cold water and items like ice gola till such season lasts.” He added, “Breathing exercise is recommended in the morning along with proper nutritional food and proper hand-washing. Special attention should be paid to children and elderly as they get affected easily.” Dr Dilip Modi, a private consultant physician, said that the number of patients with viral infection visiting him has gone up. “This is the season when people are prone to common cold, fever and cough. If they are in an air-conditioned room, they should avoid immediately stepping out in the heat.
Ahmedabad: A30-yearold woman died after a BRTS bus rammed into her two-wheeler and ran over her at Akhbarnagar Circle in Nava Vadaj. The driver of the bus fled the spot. Police have begun a manhunt for him. The deceased has been identified as Neha Sharma, a resident of Mount Abu in Rajasthan. She worked at a private firm in the city. According to police, the incident occurred around 2.30 pm when Sharma, who worked as a medical representative, was on her way to Pragatinagar. She was riding her twowheeler. When she reached Akhbarnagar Circle, a BRTS bus rammed into her two-wheeler from behind. She fell onto the road and the tyres of the bus ran over her head. Sharma died on the spot, witnesses told police. As the crowd tended to Sharma, the bus driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the spot. One of the passers-by called the police who later informed
Neha’s sister Divya, 35, who lived with her at
Karnavati Apartment on Sola road. According to the police, both sisters had come from Abu to the city and worked in private firms to earn their livelihood. While Neha worked as a medical representative, Divya worked at a private tuition class in Chandkheda. Police has started a hunt for the driver. They are also collecting CCTV footage along the stretch where the accident occurred as part of the investigation.
Rupani said that education is the stepping stone to progress and the state government is conscious about its role in building Samras Chhatralaya, Science Stream Schools in each taluka, scholarship to brilliant students, stipend to apprentice and assistance to the skilled, to light lamp where there is darkness still. He wished that today’s event succeeded as a Gramotthan scheme to make people selfreliant and self-employed to mark Nanaji Deshmukh’s death anniversary. Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Ishwarbhai Parmar gave details of the Central and State Government’s welfare schemes for the oppressed class. Minister of State for Backward Class Welfare Vasanbhai Ahir echoed the government’s compassionate concern.
Those present on the occasion included Labour and Employment Minister Dilipkumar Thakor, Ministers of State Ishwarsinh Patel, Bachubhai Khabad and Parsottam Solanki, MLAs,
Directors of the Nigam and Gandhinagar Mayor Pravinbhai Patel. Nigam’s Chairman Nandaji Thakor delivered the welcome address and Managing Director Jashwant Gandhi conducted the programme.
results, the general meeting of the municipality was convened by Additional Collector I G Mali to elect the new president and vice-president. While the BJP had put forward names of Falguni Bhatt and Rajesh Patel for the post of president and vicepresident, respectively, the Congress nominated Meera Bharatiya for president and Bipin Patel for vice-president. All the 28 elected members were told to cast their votes, which again resulted in a tie. Following which, Mali conducted a lucky draw to choose the new office bearers. For the presidential contest, Mali put the names of Falguni and Meeraben on two different chits and told Chief Officer Gamit to pick one chit. Similarly, for the post of vice-president names of Rajesh and Bipin were written on chits, and Mamlatdar H A Patel was asked to pick the chit. In the process, names of Falguni Bhatt and Bipin Patel were chosen. “The entire procedure took place peacefully and leaders of both the political parties agreed on the decision,” said Gamit.
Ahmedabad: brts bus runs over 30-year-old woman at kitli circle, dies
CM disburses Rs.6-crore assistance to 939 at Thakor-Koli Vikas Nigam function
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today said that Gujarat Government has earmarked a whopping Rs. 3,641-crore in the State Budget for socioeconomic development of the have-nots, oppressed and exploited. Speaking at a function to distribute Rs.6crore to 939 beneficiaries held here under the aegis of Thakor-Koli Vikas Nigam, he said his government’s motto is to take along all communities in the march to development, to ensure the youth belonging to oppressed class compete with their peers in global arena. He said there is budget provision for Rs.272crore to provide Rs.1,5003,000 under the Apprentice Scheme. The amount will be deposited into the beneficiary’s bank account to ensure transparency. Mr.
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