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News Brief Select copra surges on rising demand
(H.S.) | Mumbai Copra office Alappuzha and copra office Kozhikode surged at the spices market here today following rising demand from stockists and retailers amid good export offtake. While, copra rajapur and copra edible slipped owing to poor demand from stockists and retailers. Copra office Alappuzha and copra office Kozhikode advanced by Rs 100 per quintal each to Rs 6,700 and Rs 6,600 from Thursday’s close of Rs 6,600 and Rs 6,500.
Woman commits suicide by jumping before train
(H.S.) | Phagwara A 45-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a moving train near Mehtan village here, police said today. The woman ended her life by jumping before Jammu Tavi-Varanasi train yesterday, police said. The body was sent to local civil hospital for post-mortem, police said.
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15 Pak Rangers killed in firing: BSF (H.S.) | Jammu
At least 15 Pakistani soldiers could have died in retaliatory firing along the Jammu border, the Border Security Force (BSF) said on Friday, as repeated ceasefire violations sparked panic among residents of frontier villages. Two civilians were killed -- one in Khor belt of Jammu district and the other in Poonch’s Mendar sector -- in Pakistani firing, officials said. A girl was wounded with Pakistan’s
On Thursday, a Pakistani Ranger was killed and another injured in retaliatory firing by BSF, as Pakistani troops heavily shelled five sectors along LoC and IB in J&K in which one BSF jawan died and 13 other civilians were injured
firing and mortar shelling targeting Indian posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control, the de facto border, and the international border in Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts. In the past
four days, a six-year old boy and a man have been killed in the offensive by Pakistan. There are reports that over 400 families have migrated from the border villages and 24 civilians have been in-
However, the company will bear a part, Rs 5,000, of the loan instalments on the flats and the cars for five years. “We have selected 1,716 employees as the best performers this year. We are arranging for houses for those who already own cars, while those who don’t have a four-wheeler will get one,” Dholakia said. He said the 400 flats each of 1,100 square feet would be allotted in a housing scheme of the company
itself. “The flats would come dirt cheap at Rs 15 lakh and the monthly instalment, which the employee will start paying after five years will be Rs 11,000,” he said. The bonus, which were announced at an informal meeting of employees, on Tuesday have been an annual ritual at Hare Krishna Exports. Last year, Dholakia’s company similarly gave 491 cars and 200 flats to its employees. The year before that, it spent Rs 50 crore on performance incentives, Dholakia said. The diamond merchant, who hails from Dudhala village in Amreli district in Saurashtra region, established and nurtured his business using a loan from his uncle.
Surat diamond tycoon gifts over thousand cars, 400 flats to staff for Diwali
Sunvilla News | Surat
Known for his benevolent Diwali gifts to his employees, Surat-based billionaire diamond merchant Savji Dholakia has this year too kept over a thousand cars and 400 flats to his well-performing staffers with the company bearing part of the monthly instalments. Dholakia, who owns the Hare Krishna Exports, has gifted 400 flats and 1,260 cars as Diwali bonuses to his employees.
SC refuses to stay Allahabad HC order declaring DND flyway toll free
jured.Over a dozen cattle have perished in these areas. The Border Security Force and the army have responded “appropriately and befittingly”, a defence spokesperson said. BSF additional director general Arun Kumar said 15 Pakistani army men could have died in India’s retaliation against the ceasefire violations, though the force did not confirm “the number of causalities on the other side”. The BSF also said Pakistani forces were
pushing militants into India. The defence spokesperson said: “There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Sunderbani, Pallanwala and Nowshera sectors of Rajouri and Jammu districts today (Friday).” The official said Pakistan used small arms, automatics, 82mm mortars and 120mm mortars. “It (the firing) continued till 5. 00am on Friday...,” said BSF Jammu frontier DIG Dharmender Pareekh. Officials believe
some Pakistani posts and villages have suffered heavy damage in India’s response. “This has never happened before, such heavy firing from Pakistan...Everyone is so scared,” a resident of Rajouri said. Rajouri station house officer Mohd Younis Choudhary said: “We are ready...(we) don’t want any casualties. This is heavy shelling. (We) have asked locals to stay indoors.” Relations between India and Pakistan have hit a new low after
four militants attacked an Indian Army base in northern Kashmir’s Uri in September, killing 19 soldiers . India blamed Pakistan-based militants for the assault, a charge Islamabad promptly denied. On Thursday evening too, the Pakistani army fired bullets and mortar shells relentlessly at multiple Indian frontier villages along the border in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, triggering a war-like situation in those areas.
an astounding lead over his father in Samajwadi Party’s core votebank - that of Muslims and Yadavs. Shivpal, on the other hand, doesn’t seem to pose any challenge to Mulayam’s son when it comes to popularity. The survey also shows that Akhilesh has a ‘clean’
image, in a party that has been accused of ‘goonda raj’. 68% of poll respondents say Akhilesh is trying to change his party’s ‘goonda’ image. Allegations and counter-allegations have been flying thick and fast between the Akhilesh and Mulayam-Shivpal camps, but the chief minister seems to have won the battle of perception. The lowest point came on October 24, when both camps spoke against each other publicly. Mulayam later tried to pacify them by saying the Samajwadi Party was united.
SP feud benefits Akhilesh; he’s more popular than Mulayam, shows survey (H.S.) | New Delhi
The ongoing feud in the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Yadav clan seems to have benefited Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, who has emerged stronger than before, a survey done by C-Voter showed on Friday. In the last one month, Akhilesh Yadav’s popularity has increased manifold in SP’s traditional bastions, the survey says. The polling agency conducted two surveys - the first in September and the second in October - since the battle royale between
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Shivpal, Mulayam and Akhilesh became public. And a comparision of the two survey results suggest that Akhilesh has the upper hand. The survey was conducted on 12,221 people across all 403 Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituencies. It shows that Akhilesh has
Supreme Court raps Narendra Modi govt for delaying appointment of judges (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Supreme Court on Friday criticised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for its lacka(H.S.) | Mumbai daisical attitude to the apFederation of Noida Res(H.S.) | New Delhi The rupee started off pointment of judges, and marginally lower by 2 In a relief to commuters, ident Welfare Associaaccused the government paise at 66.89 against the Supreme Court on Fri- tion in 2012, challenging 19.Senior advocate Ra- of “trying to starve out (H.S.) | New Delhi the dollar today, extend- day refused to stay Alla- the levy and collection ing its weakness for the habad High Court’s order of toll in the name of Rakesh Ranjan alias jiv Dutta, appearing for the cause of justice by not third straight day, on that declared DND flyway user fee by the company. Rocky Yadav, who al- Bihar government, said appointing judges”, re- bench headed by Chief with less than 50 percent spurt in month-end de- toll free on Wednesday. The court observed that legedly shot dead a Class this was an open-and- ports said on Friday. “You Justice TS Thakur said. of its strength with just mand for the American The apex court also indi- further collection of toll XII student for overtak- shut case and the youth cannot bring the entire in- According to an ANI re- 77 judges against the apcurrency from import- cated that it’ll appoint an was illegal and direct- ing his SUV in Bihar, will was highly intoxicated. stitution (of judiciary) to port in The Indian Ex- proved strength of 160.” ers and banks. The pros- auditor or ask Comptrol- ed the state government have to go back to jail Hence, his bail should be a grinding halt,” the Su- press, “The apex court The court pointed a simpects rose that the Fed- ler and Auditor General to ensure that it was not with the Supreme Court immediately cancelled preme Court told the gov- is particularly peeved at ilar situation in Karnaeral Reserve will raise (CAG) to audit NTBCL levied any further. The Friday staying a Patna or the order of the Patna ernment while expressing the pendency of 35 ap- taka High Court, where interest rates by the end accounts. The court will company had argued High Court order grant- High Court stayed. The anguish over the delay pointments it had cleared several court rooms were of this year, which led to now pass the order after that it had not been able ing him bail. A bench bench said that “charge in appointment of judg- for the Allahabad High locked because there the dollar getting an up- Court’s Diwali vacation to recover the total cost headed by Justice S A sheet has already been es in high courts, despite Court — the first batch of were no judges, said. The per hand against other after November 6. Ear- of project and returns, Bobde sought response filed in the case and this recommendations made eight on 28 January and apex court was hearing currencies overseas. On lier on Wednesday, the which includes a provi- from Rocky, son of a sus- may go against you”. The by the collegium in this the second for appoint- two public interest lititop of it, a lower open- Allahabad HC bench of sion that the company pended JD(U) MLC, on court said it was issuing regard. “Courts rooms ment of 27 judges in Au- gation cases that sought ing in domestic equities Justice Arun Tandon and will recover 20 per cent a plea of Bihar govern- notice to the respondent are locked down. Do you gust — both are yet to be filling up of judicial vaput pressure on the ru- Justice Sunita Agrawal of total project cost per ment challenging the bail (Rocky) and posted the want to lock down the notified. The Allahabad cancies in various courts pee, dealers said. heard a PIL filed by the year from user fee. granted to him on October hearing after Diwali. judiciary?” a three-judge High Court is functioning across India. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani Office: B/14, Madhav Chamber’s, India Colony, Opp-Vidhyanagar School, Bapunagar, Ahmedababad - 380024 Email: ssdaily2013@gmail.com Mo : 98250 98053
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Issue is not just the fate of Tatas: Cyrus Mistry’s letter is written in self-defence
The crisis in the Tata group, now made public by the letter of ousted chairman, Cyrus Mistry, is yet another depressing moment in Indian capitalism’s struggle for social legitimacy. The Tatas have been, in many ways, an iconic group desperately clinging onto the few shards of legitimacy that Indian companies can muster these days. Cynics, particularly after the Radia tapes, have been calling into question the credibility the Tatas had built over the years. It was, they argued, in the final analysis, cut of the same cloth as much of Indian capitalism, a fact largely disguised by a combination of historical legacy, philanthropy, and that ultimate tool of modernity: Tremendous public relations. Whether or not this charge is true, some future historian of Indian capitalism can decide. But the cynics now have all the ammunition they need. Indian capitalism has always been short of icons. Another icon has decisively fallen, and with it the promise that a more enlightened and better capitalism might at least be possible. Mistry’s letter is written in self-defence. It will need to be interpreted in that context. Its factual claims will also have to be adjudicated. But its defensive, matter of fact style cannot disguise the sheer enormity of what is at stake. The letter does beg for a semiotic reading of Indian capitalism. Mistry has thrown back every charge that he possibly could at the company that has ousted him. The letter alleges deep procedural improprieties. It raises ethical concerns about the conduct of the company. It portrays a picture of internal promises frequently broken. It accuses the company of skirting around regulatory improprieties. It raises questions about the valuation of the companies. It seems to suggest that corporate governance accountability is not worth the paper it is written on, with senior independent members of the board seemingly taking instructions rather than exercising judgment. The letter is a profound indictment of the judgment and risk evaluation capabilities of the Tata leadership. Admittedly, some business decisions are subject to unexpected setbacks or miscalculation of risks. But this letter seems to hint at almost systematic misjudgement and incapacity to account for risk. And to top it all, it is tinged with personal drama of the kind we are more used to in politics: A titanic figure seemingly giving up control of an empire, but not really giving it up. Projects were undertaken not with a view to the long term health of the company but due to egos writ large. Apart from the Tata group, and its practices, the letter is a noholds-barred attack on Ratan Tata himself. It is a kind of takedown you are used to seeing more publicly aired in politics. After such allegations, what healing? This is not the place to adjudicate the truth of Mistry’s indictment. Nor do we have the full facts. But whatever emerges in the future, the letter itself may turn out to be a remarkable document in the history of Indian capitalism. The outgoing chief of such a large conglomerate has, in his own defence, ended up indicting his own company, so thoroughly and in public. The issue is not just the fate of the Tatas. The issue is that in the short run, a letter like this will only deepen the credibility crisis of Indian capitalism.
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“If Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel had been given a free hand to deal with Jammu and Kashmir, as in case of other princely states, the situation there would have been different.,” - Delivering the 59th Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture here, Questioning Jawaharlal Nehru’s policies, Union Minister Jitendra Singh Friday said...
Ae Dil Hai Mushkil audience reaction: Ranbir Priyanka-Chelsea Handler controversy: Who messed Kapoor shines, SRK cameo appreciated (H.S.) | Mumbai
People have appreciated Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Ranbir Kapoor came in for special praise. “Ranbir Kapoor the actor is back and how,” gushed audience members after the housefull first show of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. Viewers just couldn’t get enough of this talented star’s brilliant presence in Karan Johar’s directorial. At Fun cinema, we spoke to a dozen members of audience and not a single one had anything adverse to say about the film. Right from the plot to the performances, viewers were hooked and booked to their seats watching Johar’s magnum opus.
And the man responsible for the same was largely the Kapoor scion. Said a viewer, “Ranbir shines throughout the movie with his exceptional acting. He is the backbone of the film and it’s nice to see how with every new film one gets to see a new facet of his acting.” Viewers at Carnival cinema too were equally appre-
ciative of the actor’s performance. Anushka too came in for some sharp praise and people praised the sizzling chemistry between the two stars. The disappointment was, however, written large on many faces owing to Aishwarya’s short role in the film. Said a viewer,” We wanted to see more of her. She is hardly in
der the chairmanship of chief minister Virbhadra Singh. The 30-year-old actor, who hails from Mandi district of the state celebrated for tourism, had expressed willingness to take up the assignment. The state tourism department, which had been struggling for years to find a celebrity to promote its scenic hills, got a consenting email from the national awardee this January, accord-
ing to Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Board vice-chairman Vijay Singh Mankotia. On Friday, Mankotia said the government could not strike a deal with Mumbai-based Kangana, adding he was upset with the state’s tourism department bureaucrats for “delay in completing the required formalities” to rope in the actor. “I told the board members they treated the entire issue like a joke,” he told Hindustan Times. It was 18 months ago Mankotia floated the idea of Kangana as the state’s brand ambassador. “But the things did not move in the right direction. Hence, I finally moved a resolution to drop the proposal,” he added.
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(H.S.) | Shimla The Himachal Pradesh government has given up on its move to appoint Kangana Ranaut as the state’s brand ambassador, with a top bureaucrat citing lax officialdom for non-clinching of the deal with the Bollywood actor. The decision to shelve the one-and-a-half-year-old proposal was taken at a Thursday meeting of the board of directors of the tourism department un-
Going the extra mile: Vivek Oberoi gifts his father a luxury SUV on Diwali
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the film for 15 minutes. She looked as beautiful as ever. Unfortunately, it was a very short role which came as a surprise for us.” Fawad Khan, the Pakistani actor whose presence almost ended up stalling the movie’s release made no great impact on the mind of viewers through his special appearance. “The entire brouhaha was uncalled for. The actor has a minor role in the film and makes no great difference.” Among the many cameos that ADHM boasts of the best one undoubtedly belonged to SRK. A joyous viewer said, “SRK stole the thunder with his cameo. Kha gaya film ko unhone apne dialogue se.” On the flip side was the climax which many felt was sad and the same could have been avoided.
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(H.S.) | New Delhi Priyanka Chopra was at the centre of another controversy (after the one with the offensive t-shirt quote) on Thursday when she shared a video of her interview with American talk show host, Chelsea Handler. The latter had asked Priyanka if she understood English when she first came to the US at the age of 12. Priyanka did not get offended at the ques-
tion, and responded by saying that “10% of the Indian population speaks the language”. However, she got the math wrong, and translated the 10% into 1.3 million people. It should actually have been 130 million. While Twitter and Facebook users were generally proud of Priyanka and the way she handled the situation, they were also quick to point out the rather harmless slip-of-tongue.
tal film about filial love and romantic betrayal, but ‘Shivaay’ is a monumental near-three hour long drag, giving you too much empty time to wonder just how much lower it can sink, and the next thing you know, it slips a few more notches. Devgn has played father to a little girl before, and done a serviceable job of it ( ‘Main Aisa Hi Hoon’). He is, in fact, quite good around kids generally (‘Raju Chacha’). His first film as director tried ex-
ploring the thorny path those afflicted with Alzheimer’s have to tread: it may not have been all the way successful, but it was a brave choice of subject. And he is one star who’s never been afraid of underplaying, because that’s how real actors roll. Here he abandons all actorly pretences and dons a dull superhero garb. He shares screen time with his speech impaired eight-year-old daughter (Abigail Eames) as he travels from a little hill town in India to Bulgaria in search of a woman (Erika Kaar) who abandoned them both. A clunky subplot involving violent child traffickers wearing creepy masks and a creepier old man come in the way, but Devgn is invincible and will brook no resistance.
will begin working for film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next. “Next week onward, Deepika will begin shooting for Padmavati. It is going to be hectic, and the weekend is the only time that she will get to spend with her family. Since Diwali
falls during the weekend (Sunday, October 30), the actor will fly to Bangalore to celebrate the festival with them,” says a source. Time to relive those special memories with your loved ones.. Watch @deepikapadukone
Shivaay movie review: Ajay Devgn film is a bloated star vehicle
(H.S.) | New Delhi Shivaay is a man of the mountains, fully alive only in their icy reaches. Then one day, love strikes, and everything changes. Ajay Devgn’s second directorial outing, in which he plays the In and As eponymous hero, sweeps us up on to craggy cliffs and down into deep crevasses, both in the Himalayas and in Bulgaria, and then leaves us high and dry. Wellmade, this could have been a cross-continen-
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(H.S.) | New Delhi Actor Vivek Oberoi, who buys something special for his family each year, decided to surprise his father, veteran actor Suresh Oberoi this time with a luxury car, something Vivek knew his father would love. A source reveals, “Vivek usually knows what to buy for his family each
year, but this time he decided to go the extra mile and ask everyone if there was anything in particular that they wanted. His father refused the offer and told him that he didn’t want anything. Since Vivek and his dad both are fond of cars, the doting son gifted his daddy dearest a posh SUV, which was recent-
ly delivered to his residence in Mumbai. Vivek booked a car and his father had no idea about this until the vehicle was delivered. His father was ecstatic as it was from a luxury brand he loves.” Vivek says, “I still remember my first car that dad gifted me. So this is an absolutely nostalgic moment for me.”
Several Bollywood actors have set up their base in Mumbai for work. However, they try to visit their homes during festive times. Deepika Padukone (right), who hails from Bangalore, too,is all set to go home to celebrate Diwali with her mother Ujwala, father Prakash and sister Anisha. The actor has had a packed schedule this year due to her shooting stints in Toronto, Canada, for her first Hollywood film, starring Vin Diesel. Now that the shoot has been completed, she
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Mitchell Johnson takes aim at ‘toxic’ culture under Michael Clarke Michael Clarke was back in the headlines last week following the release of his autobiography, which revisited his run-ins with Watson and Simon Katich
Agency | New Delhi Dhanteras or Dhanatrayodashi is an important Hindu religious festival which is celebrated on the first day of the five-day Diwali festival. ‘Dhan’ means wealth and ‘teras’ means the thirteenth day of the moon cycle. This year, it falls on October 28. Also known as the festival of wealth, Dhanteras is celebrated in the month of Karthik, on the thirteenth day of Karthik Krishna Paksh. Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped on this day, along with Dhanvantri — an avatar of Lord Vishnu. Some even worship Kuber, the Hindu god known as the treasurer of the world. In India, where gold is not just a metal but an emotion as well, it is only natural that we have specific days when it is considered auspicious to buy gold. People purchase gold, silver and other household utensils on this day because they believe doing so will bring prosperity and good luck for the family and business endeavours.
Tata Steel announces mining partnership with Quebec govt
(H.S.) | Sydney Retired pace spearhead Mitchell Johnson has slammed the Australian team culture under former captain Michael Clarke and coach Mickey Arthur as fractured and “toxic”, saying the dynamics changed when Ricky Ponting retired. In his newly-released autobiography ‘Resilient’, Johnson suggested things were so bad that some teammates did not want to play, with cracks emerging after veteran Ponting called it quits in late 2012. “The dynamics definitely changed. It became more groups in the team. It wasn’t a team. There was different little factions going on and it was very toxic,” Johnson told Fox Sports News late Thursday. “It just built very slowly but everyone could
see it, everyone could feel it and nothing was being done at that time.” The leftarm paceman, who took the fourth-most wickets (313 at 28.40) of any Test bowler in Australian history, was one of four players suspended by Arthur and Clarke for not completing a feedback task during Australia’s shambolic tour of India in 2013. Arthur was eventually sacked before the side’s next Test campaign, the 2013 Ashes. It was reported during that tour that Arthur alleged Clarke had described senior teammate Shane Watson as “a cancer on the team”. Clarke was back in the headlines last week following the release of his autobiography, which revisited his run-ins with Watson and Simon Katich.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP Liverpool ready to challenge under Jurgen Klopp, says Sir Alex Ferguson (H.S.) | Manchester
Liverpool have found their identity under manager Juergen Klopp, who has transformed the Merseyside club into genuine Premier League title contenders this season, former Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has said. Liverpool have won nine of their 12 games in all competitions this season and are third in the league behind leaders Manchester City only on goal difference. “He has done a really good job and revived Liverpool’s enthusiasm,” Ferguson, who won the league 13 times, told British me-
dia. “It can happen that big clubs lose it. For two decades, Liverpool changed managers without building their own identity. “You can now well and truly sense that you have to count them in this year. You can see Klopp’s dedication on the sideline, I’m convinced his work in training is similar. He’s a strong personality. That’s absolutely vital at a big club. “I’m worried about him because the one thing United don’t want is Liverpool to get above us.” Liverpool face Crystal Palace (11th) at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Liverpool have won nine of their 12 games in all competitions this season and are third in the league behind leaders Manchester City only on goal difference
WTA Finals: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win on comeback, enter semi-finals (H.S.) | Singapore
Agency | New Delhi Tata Steel Minerals Canada today said it has signed agreements with Quebec government entities to conclude investments of Canadian dollar 175 million (nearly Rs 875 crore) to set up mining operations in Quebec Newfoundland and Labrador peninsula in Canada. “Tata Steel Minerals Canada together with its parent companies signed definitive agreements for concluding investments of Canadian dollar 125 million as equity and Canadian dollar 50 million as debt with the government of Quebec’s investment entities, Resources Quebec (RQ) and Investment Quebec, (IQ) respectively, totaling Canadian Dollar 175 million,” Tata Steel said in a BSE filing. It further said: “The investment will result in an 18 per cent equity stake for Resources Quebec in Tata Steel Minerals Canada in line with the carrying value of the investment in Canadian iron ore assets for Tata Steel.
Birth control pills may increase the risk of stroke: Experts
Agency | New Delhi Apart from obesity, birth control pills and additional factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes may put women at increased risk for the most common type of stroke, health experts suggest. Oral contraceptives increase the risk of ischemic strokes, caused by a blood clot that blocks or plugs a blood vessel in the brain. “Women who take birth control pills are slightly at higher risk of stroke as a result of the high estradiol content in these contraceptive pills, which also increases the risk of blood clots,” Vipul Gupta, Additional Director, Neurointervention Surgery, and Co-Director, Stroke Unit, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, said. “The risk also increases for a woman during pregnancy as the increased blood pressure puts stress on the heart. Also migraine can cause chances of stroke three times up in women,” Satnam Singh Chhabra, Head Neuro and Spine Surgeon, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, added.
Tokyo: Miss Philippines Kylie Verzosa (C) waves with 1st runner-up Miss Australia Alexandra Britton (L) & second runner-up Miss Indonesia Felicia Hwang after being crowned 2016 Miss Int’l
Indian ace Sania Mirza and Switzerland’s Martina Hingis entered the semi-finals of the WTA Finals after beating the Taiwanese duo Hao-Ching Chan and Yung Jan Chan 7-6 (12-10) 7-5 on Friday. The Indo-Swiss pair will be pitted against the winner of the match between top seeds Caroline Garcia-Kristina Mladenovic and Bethanie Mattek-Sands- Lucie Safarova. It was a hard-fought two sets where both teams held their service game till they reached five games all. It was in the 11th game of the first set that Mirza and Hingis were broken. But the joy of their opponents was shortlived as they broke back in the very next game to take the first set into a tie-breaker. The tie-breaker was a hard fought one as the Indo-Swiss pair saved three set points. They dropped a couple of set points before converting the third to clinch the set within an hour. The second set was also fought on an even keel till the 10th game after which Sania-Hingis secured a crucial break and then held their serve to book a place in the last four. This is the pair’s first competition since they had split following an early exit at Montreal in July.
Juan Martin del Potro, Stan Wawrinka advance to Swiss Indoors quarterfinals Juan Martin del Potro won backto-back titles at Basel in 2012 and 2013 but missed the last two editions due to left wrist injuries that dropped his ranking sharply (H.S.) | Basel Two-time champion Juan Martin del Potro and top-seeded Stan Wawrinka advanced to the Swiss Indoors quarterfinals on Thursday. Del Potro beat fifth-seeded David Goffin of Belgium 7-5, 6-3, while Wawrinka had 16 aces as he beat American player Donald Young 7-6 (4), 6-7 (3), 6-4. Both players held their serve in the first set and dropped it once in the second. Wawrinka, the US Open champion, took the only chance he got on Young’s serve in the deciding set. Del Po-
tro, who won the Stockholm indoor title Sunday, extended his winning streak to seven matches six against players higher in the standings than the 42nd-ranked Argentine player. Goffin, who beat Del Potro at the Shanghai Masters two weeks ago, struggled with his second serves and was broken once in each set. Del Potro won back-to-back titles at Basel in 2012 and 2013 but missed the last two editions due to left wrist injuries that dropped his ranking sharply. The 28-year-old
will play No. 5 Kei Nishikori of Japan on Friday. Wawrinka, who was also taken to three sets in the first round, next faces Mischa Zverev of Germany, who beat Guido Pella of Argentina 6-4, 6-2. He broke Pella’s serve three times and saved both chances on his own serve. Earlier, fourth-seeded Marin Cilic the 2014 US Open champion had 10 aces in a 6-0, 7-6 (4) win over Pablo Carreno Busta. Cilic lost only five points in the first set against the 32nd-ranked Spaniard.
Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad’s Akash Bhandhari takes 4 wickets without conceding a run; Himachal all out for 36
(H.S.) | New Delhi In a brilliant spell of legbreak bowling, Akash Bhandhari of Hyderabad destroyed Himachal Preadesh win on day one their Ranji Trophy match on Friday at Guwahati. After winning the toss at Guwahati’s Played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad captain Subramaniam Badrinath put Himachal to put and in no time, the innings was over, for mere 36
runs. And the chief architect for Hyderabad was 23-year-old spinner Bhandhari. In his three overs’ spell, Bhandhari took four wickets without conceding a run. He cleaned up the innings, taking the last four wickets. Bhandari thus became the fourth and 11th bowler in First-class cricket to take four or more wickets without conceding a single run. Earlier, Ravi Kishan provided Hyderabad
with an inspired new ball spell. The 25-year-old pacer ended with figures of 9-5-12-3. Not a single Himachal batsman managed to reach double figures, abd the innings’ highest scorer was skipper Rishi Dhawan, who made nine off 16 balls, with two fours. Himachal’s total is the joint 23rd lowest in Ranji history, and interestingly, the lowest record belongs to Hyderebad. All of 21 runs.
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Gujarat Assembly Polls To Be Held In December 17 Navy, Air Force personnel 2017, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Indicates injured in Kutch road accident Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Amid speculation about early Assembly polls in Gujarat, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday indicated that the polls would be held only in December 2017, as per schedule. “This is the first Diwali of this new government. As the Assembly polls are in December next year, this government will also celebrate the second Diwali in 2017,” Mr Rupani said, speaking to reporters in Valsad when asked if his government
would celebrate next year’s Diwali too. Mr Rupani took charge as Gujarat Chief Minister in August this year after Anandiben Patel stepped down. Since this sudden change of guard, Gujarat Congress leaders have been claiming that early Assembly elections are possible. State Congress chief Bharatsinh Solanki recently asked the party workers to gear up for early polls. “BJP will face severe defeat in Ut- in the mid-2017. BJP rat with those defeats. So take place simultaneoustar Pradesh and Punjab may not want to cloud it is highly possible that ly with Punjab and UP,” where polls will be held their prospects in Guja- polls in Gujarat would Mr Solanki had said.
Surgical strike part of Gujarat government’s special play
The Gujarat government on Thursday staged a special play on the streets of Vadodara where the Uri attack and the subsequent surgical strikes by the Army along the LoC targeting terror launch pads were enacted. The play praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his resolve to “flush out” terrorism. The act — organised by the Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department on the barricaded streets of Wadi area in Vadodara — was part of a series of performances showcasing the culture of Gujarat.Scheduled as the last act of the evening, the chapter of surgical strikes began with famous song Sandese Aate Hain from the movie Border, with actors portraying Army officers at a camp remembering their families. Halfway through the song, in a dramatic reconstruction of the Uri attack, bearded “militants” in black pathanis, sporting keffiyeh (arab checkered scarf) and wielding AK-47s “kill” several soldiers at the Army camp. The act then introduced a character dressed as the Prime Minister, lip-syncing one of his speeches. With an accompanying announcement that the speech was delivered six days after the “big attack on India”, the original audio of Modi’s speech was played.
Claiming that Tata-Mistry spat was an “internal matter” of the Tata Group,the Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal said Friday that the Modi-government was “keeping a watch” on the issue that boiled over after Tata Group’s holding company abruptly ousted Cyrus Mistry as the chairman and replaced him with his 78-year-old predecessor Ratan Tata. “It is an internal matter of Tata Sons…The Government will take note if SEBI raises any issue. Nothing has come so far to us. If something comes then the government will take note. Till then it is an internal matter of the Tatas,” said Meghwal while talking to mediapersons on the sidelines of an event in GIFT City campus at Gandhinagar. Stating that the Tata Group is a significant contributor to the na-
‘Indian call centres based in Ahmedabad stole USD 300 million from Americans’ (H.S.) | Washington
The five Indian call centres, charged with defrauding thousands of Americans, stole more than USD 300 million from their victims, US Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has said. Johnson yesterday said an inter-agency effort resulted in the indictment of all five call centers and 56 people, including 31 from India, as well as the arrest of 20 others in the US, most of whom are Indians. He said they were “engaged in defrauding thousands of victims, stealing more than a total of USD 300 million.” The scheme involved a network of call centers based in Ahmedabad, where associates of the ring would call victims in the US impersonating Department of Homeland Security, In-
A BUS carrying 24 personnel of the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force skidded off the road while on its way to Lord Dutta temple on Kala Dungar hill near Khavda border in Kutch, injuring 17 of them early on Thursday morning. The four four staff members of IAF and 20 personnel of the Navy were headed to the temple on the hill when their bus skidded off the road while negotiating a curve, some 1.5 kilometre before the temple. Kutch west police said the accident took place around 19 km from Khavda police sta-
tion at 8.45 am. “Out of the 24 staff members, 17 have been injured in the accident. Two of them have sustained serious. The injured are being given medical treated at community health centre in Khavda. They will be airlifted to Bhuj shortly for further treatment at Military Hospital in Bhuj,” Kutch West police superintendent Makarand Chauhan said.n The accident took place some
90 km west of Bhuj, the district headquarters of Kutch district. The spot of the accident was in the notified area along the Indo-Pakistan border in Kutch, police added. Police further said that the injured staffer of the IAF and the Navy were from Bhuj and Goa. A helicopter had landed at Kunvar Bet, some 17 km from Khavda, and the injured personnel were being airlifted to Bhuj, said police.
Tata-Mistry spat ‘internal matter’, we’re keeping a watch: Govt Riverfront gears up for grand
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tion’s economy, Meghwal said, “The economy should not be hampered. We are keeping a watch. But I do not want to say anything on their internal matter.” Meghwal was at GIFT City to inaugurate the first insurance office that will be set up within the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC). The office, set up by New Indian Assurance Co. Ltd, will kick-start the insurance vertical within IFSC. Currently there are already seven banks operating out of the IFSC which includes Yes Bank, SBI, ICICI, IDBI, Kotak Mahindra, Federal Bank and IndusInd Bank. “Fourteen
more banks have sought permission to start operations here. The Reserve Bank of India is looking into the matter and before Vibrant Gujarat summit we expect them to get the necessary clearances,” the minister added. Ghelot who is also heading a task force for GIFT City said, “The task force has completed one meeting with the regulators and the second meeting is due on November 15. This task force has been given the task of ironing out the problems and regulatory hurdles that GIFT City is facing. We want to inaugurate GIFT City during Vibrant Gujarat (in January 2017).”
For the third year in succession, Chhath puja in Gujarat has been planned on a large scale. Besides scores of devotees, several prominent figures — including Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani and his ministers — are expected to visit Sabarmati Riverfront on November 6 and 7 during the festivities. The “Chhath Sanskritik Mahotsav-2016”, organised by Chhath Mahaparv Samanvya Sangh (CMSS) that has been managing this event for the last two decades on Sabarmati Riverfront in Shahibaug area, claimed “grand” arrangements for this year’s edition. “This year, besides the CM, five senior ministers, state chief secretary and the director general of police are expected to attended the event. Last year, only the CM and one
“This year, besides the CM, five senior ministers, state chief secretary and the director general of police are expected to attended the event,” said general secretary of CMSS Sona Singh Rajput
minister were part of the celebrations. We have invited BJP president Amit Shah, but his presence has not been confirmed yet,” general secretary of CMSS Sona Singh Rajput. Arrangements for the puja has been made for an estimated 20,00025,000 people, mostly those belonging from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Last year, around 17,000
people had gathered at the Riverfront for dusk and dawn rituals. Vice-chairman of CMSS K D Pathak said Ahmedabad had been witnessing Chhath puja celebrations for 25 years, but it had become grand in the last five years. However, he claimed that the grand celebration had nothing to do with the next year Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Gujarat health dept allows Gujarat: 4 High Court gives temporary GMERS colleges to conduct post- industrial units mortem in medico-legal cases bail to Babu Bajrangi up in flames,
losses worth rs 4.7 crore Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
ternal Revenue Services, or other government officials, demanding payment in order to clear fictitious arrest warrants, orders of deportation, or unpaid income tax, Johnson said. The five Ahmedabad-based call centers that made calls to people living in the US are Hglobal, Call Mantra, Worldwide Solution, Zoriion Communications and Sharma BPO Services. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, the
Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission announced the indictments, the result of a three-year investigation that was the largest single domestic law enforcement action connected with the impersonation scam. “To date, more than 1.8 million people have reported to TIGTA that they have received an impersonation call; more than 9,600 victims reported that they paid the impersonators a total amount that exceeds USD 50 million,” TIGTA Inspector General J Russell George said.
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The Gujarat High Court today granted bail for a week to Babu Bajrangi, a former Bajrang Dal leader serving life imprisonment in the Naroda Patiya riot case. He had sought 30-day bail citing his wife’s ill-health. Justice A S Supehia, however, granted him a one-week bail. Bajrangi is lodged at Sabarmati Central Jail
here. He was convicted by a special fast track court in 2012 for his role in the post-Godhra violence at Naroda Patiya here in 2002, and sentenced to life imprisonment till death. Former Gujarat minister Maya Kodnani too was convicted in the case. Ninety-six people had died at Naroda Patiya in one of the worst massacres of post-Godhra Gujarat riots.
The state health and family welfare department has passed a resolution to allow colleges run by the Gujarat Medical Education Research Society (GMERS) to conduct post-mor-tem examinations. These colleges are semi-government institutions. Currently, only the government hospitals and colleges can conduct post-mortem examinations in medico-legal cases. The resolution says
that only those doctors working in colleges operated by GMERS and having expertise in forensic medicine and carrying medico-legal certificate would be issued permission for post-mortem. And these doctors would be given approval only after a thorough scrutiny of their educational qualifications and practical experience by a committee set up by the state health and family welfare department.
A major fire broke out at Sudama Estate on Narol-Sarkhej highway near Wilson Hotel in Ahmedabad on Thursday morning. Ahmedabad fire brigade rushed 21 fire fighters to the spot to control the fire. The fire, which was reported at 6 am, was brought under control at 3 pm. The loss is estimated to be of Rs 4.7 crore, according to fire brigade officials, who are yet to ascertain the reason for the fire. In all, four industrial units were up in flames after a paint manufacturing unit caught fire, they said. The paint factory suffered a loss of Rs 3 crore while other units suffered a loss of Rs 1.70 crore collectively, they said, adding there was no casualty.
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