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News Brief HC asks ED not to arrest Virbhadra Singh’s son
(H.S.) | New Delhi Delhi High Court today directed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) not to arrest Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya who has been called for interrogation in a money laundering case registered against his father and others. “You (ED) should tell your officer (before whom Vikramaditya will appeal) that no arrest should be made,” Justice Vipin Sanghi said.
Bodies of woman, two children found in UP (H.S.) | Balrampur
Bodies of a woman and her two children were recovered from a house in a village under Utraula police station here, police said today. They said Sayeda (28) had an argument with her husband, Tanveer, last night following which he left home. When she did not open the door of her house this morning, his neighbours informed the police who found the woman and her children lying dead in the house, apparently due to poisoning.
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India hits Pak: Surgical strikes, 38 killed (H.S.) | New Delhi
The Indian army struck along a giant arc on the Line of Control early this morning, staging what it described as “surgical strikes” on terrorist launch-pads inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Lieutenant-General Ranbir Singh, India’s Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO), said the strikes, which took place “along the Line of Control” caused “significant damage” but offered no further details. In military textbooks, a “surgical strike” refers to an attack that causes damage to its intended target not to a mode of assault. Pakistan’s military said that two of its
soldiers were killed when troops “exchanged fire across the Line of Control” in an engagement which began at 2:30 a.m. and ended at 8:00a.m. In a later statement, it denied any strikes had taken place across the Line of Control (LoC), claiming instead that there had been “cross-border fire initiated and conducted by India which is an ‘existential phenomenon’’. General Singh’s state-
ment left open the possibility that India may have used artillery or anti-tank missiles to precision-target terrorist launching positions without risking troops in a mission across the Line of Control. Kel and Lipa are for the last stage of their into northern Kashmir. both known to be signif- journey across the LoC Bhimber, similarly, is a icant launching stations for the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and other terrorist groups where small units of jihadists gather near (H.S.) | New Delhi military forward posts
Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. One person was killed in China since Megi made landfall in country on Tuesday. Two women, one of whom is pregnant, and two men were pulled out alive from the debris
After Army confirmed surgical strikes by its forces across LoC, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday put the entire government and political machinery in an emergency mode. Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Badal over telephone this morning to request him to immediately start the process of evacuation of the people residing in the villages falling within ten kilometres of the International border in view of the escalating situation. While monitoring the current situation during an emergency meeting convened at his official residence, Badal
by rescuers. The pregnant woman sustained leg fractures but her injuries are not life threatening, a county publicity official told Xinhua. Yesterday, officials said it is difficult to estimate the number of missing persons.
Sensex dives 465 points on LoC turmoil; Nifty below 8,650 (H.S.) | Mumbai
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Medium sugar surged at the Vashi wholesale market here today on heavy demand from stockists and retailers amid ensuing festival season. While, small sugar slipped following lower demand from stockists and bulk consumers. Medium sugar (M-30) prices climbed by Rs 60/6 per quintal to Rs 3,702/3,852 from Wednesday’s close Rs 3,642/3,846. Small sugar (S-30) prices declined by Rs 4/7 per quintal to Rs 3,582/3,732 from Rs 3,586/3,725 yesterday. Sub Editor: Dhruvil Makani
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low of 27,719.92. Despite some recovery in late trades on selective buying, the 30-share benchmark Sensex still ended 465.28 points lower, or 1.64 percent, at 27,827.53. The broader 50-stock Nifty closed 153.90 points lower, or 1.76 percent, at 8,591.25. As markets buckled under heavy selling pressure, investor
major axis of infiltration into Rajouri and Poonch. India and Pakistan had agreed to a ceasefire along the Line of Control in 2003, following the India-Pakistan military crisis that followed the Jaish-e-Muhammad’s attack on Parliament House on December 13, 2001. However, efforts to arrive at a formal signed agreement stalled in 2006, following disputes
over the rules governing new defensive fortifications. Ever since the long jihad in Kashmir began in 1989, troops on both sides of the LoC have been locked in an often-savage secret war which General Singh’s press conference has for the first time brought out into the open. History suggests that the fighting on Thursday is unlikely to mark the end of the story.
and Pathankot. The chief minister directed the DCs to identify suitable location for setting up camps and ensure that none of the residents being evacuated are put to any sort of inconvenience or hardships. He also personally spoke to the concerned cabinet ministers and MLAs to camp in these
border districts in which their assembly constituencies fall, to keep close liaison with the district administration to ensure the safe movement of the residents of the villages within the close proximity of International border. Badal also directed the Chief Secretary to immediately release Rs. 1 crore each to all the Deputy Commissioners of six border districts to meet out any exigency arising out of these prevailing situation. The chief minister has also called an emergency meeting of state cabinetto review the entire situation in the wake of recent developments on the border and advisory issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI.
After surgical strike, Rajnath Singh asks Punjab govt to evacuate villages near border
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Key domestic equity benchmark indices witnessed the worst one-day fall in last three months after panic-stricken investors turned jittery and sold stocks in hordes following news of a surgical strike by the Indian army across the LoC. The action by the Indian military was in retaliation to a 18 September terrorist attack on the Uri army base. As the news of a strategic attack by the Indian military started trickling-in in late morning trades, heavy selling unravelled on the bourses leading to a steep 573 points fall in Sensex that touched the day’s
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Lieutenant-General Ranbir Singh, India’s Director-General of Military Operations (DGMO), said the strikes, which took place “along the Line of Control” caused “significant damage” but offered no further details
Over 15 rescued, at least 32 missing in landslide in China Fifteen people have been rescued and 26 are still missing after a landslide triggered by typhoon rain engulfed a village in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang. The landslide hit the Sucun Village in Suichang County, following a heavy downpour brought by Typhoon Megi. Several houses in the village, about 37 kms from the county seat, were destroyed and structures swept away. Fifteen people were rescued and 26 still missing, state run
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wealth fell by a whopping Rs 2.42 lakh crore to Rs 109.62 lakh crore on the BSE. The local currency market, too, felt the heat as rupee plunged 48 paise intra-day or 0.73 percent lower to touch the day’s low of 66.95. The rupee finally ended 39 paise lower or 0.59 percent down at 66.86 to the dollar over previous day’s
close of 66.47. On a day, when the Indian stock and currency markets came under heavy selling pressure, Pakistan’s Karachi Stock Exchange or KSE witnessed moderate selling and the index closed 0.18 percent or 71 points lower at 40,283.71 as the government there downplayed the Indian military’s attack on its soil. However, the KSE index had its share of a bearish moment on 21 September, when the index crashed 569 points or 1.41 percent amid worries of a India-Pakistan military face-off in the near-term following the recent Uri attack.
directed the Chief Secretary and DGP, who were present in the meeting, to ask the concerned Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) to oversee the entire evacuation process in the border districts of Ferozepur, Fazilka, Amritsar, Taran Tarn, Gurdaspur
Security along Pakistan border in Gujarat heightened: Deputy Chief Minister
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The security along the 1600 km long coastal border as well as land border along Pakistan in three districts of Gujarat has been tightened up in the wake of the surgical strike by the Indian Forces on the terrorist camps in PoK. Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel today
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‘The union government has instructed to vacate the area up to 10 km from the border but in Gujarat which has land border with Pakistan in three districts Kutch, Banskantha and Patan, there was no populated village in that range. The nearest village to the Pakistan border in these districts said that Chief Minister was at 25 km distance,’ Vijay Rupani was direct- he said. Applauding the ly monitoring the border surgical strike, Mr Patel security in the state while said that the BSF along the Additional Chief Sec- Pakistan border in Guretary of the home de- jarat has heightened the partment of Gujarat was vigil while the Indian coordinating with various Navy and Coast-guard authorities of the armed are guarding the waters forces and security agen- closer to Pakistan in the cies. The Chief Minister Arabian sea. The Air has also had a talk with Force stations in Gujarat the union home minister. has also be put on alert.
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India takes a calculated risk by going for surgical strikes
India on Thursday announced that it has carried out military strikes against terrorist camps across the Line of Control (LoC) in response to the terror attack on a military base at Uri in Jammu & Kashmir on September 18. Nineteen Indian soldiers were killed in that attack. In carrying out this attack on Thursday, India has sent a strong signal that it is prepared to take a calculated risk and respond with violence to terrorist attacks from Pakistani-controlled territory. New Delhi has previously been in a quandary regarding how to respond to such terrorist attacks that are clearly carried out with the support of Pakistan’s military. While surgical military action is always possible, the question is to whether go public with such reprisals. In the past India has carried out such attacks and kept quiet about it — and generally found that Pakistan has preferred not to say anything either. Thus escalation does not take place and the international concern is limited or zero. But this does not assuage public opinion and is politically difficult for the government in power. A public declaration makes it difficult for Pakistan not to respond in kind, because of an outcry among its own citizens. The threat of a downward spiral towards full-scale war then makes an appearance. Two decades ago, no matter which party was in power in New Delhi would either carry out a secret strike or do nothing. Today, it seems, New Delhi feels the calculus of power has moved strongly in its favour for it to speak moderately and wield a small stick. It helps that Pakistan has successfully isolated itself by becoming one of the world’s hubs of terrorist training and recruitment, and infuriating governments across the world. With the US having withdrawn most of its troops from Afghanistan and Pakistan, Islamabad has reduced in its strategic utility to many of its international supporters. China remains its strategic bulwark but even Rawalpindi knows that Beijing has been careful to never fire a shot in Pakistan’s favour when it is in conflict with India. China will happily provide bullets and guns to Pakistan, but tries to avoid wielding its military force for a third country. Moreover, India was remarkably successful in isolating Pakistan diplomatically in the past few weeks. Surgical strikes need to be carried out in a careful and thought-out manner — which seems to be the case here. India’s military strikes seem to have avoided any formal Pakistani military installations, focusing on camps used by Islamicist militants. It has also kept within the territory of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, allowing New Delhi to claim it is carrying out attacks on territory that it legally considers its own or whose sovereignty status is uncertain. This continues a past practice of the Indian government, providing a useful figleaf to an international community that is happy to avoid getting involved. It is a sensible recognition that India may be stronger than it was once but it should be nuanced enough to let all other players to find an excuse to support India. India should not assume that there will not be a future reprisal by Pakistan. But if it comes, the initial Pakistani denial that such attacks even happened indicates it will be within the norms of low-level violence that characterises poor relations between the two South Asian neighbours. Hopefully, India’s response will also win it several months or a few years of relative quiet on the terror front.
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“The Congress Party congratulates the armed forces on the success of the operation and offers its support to the government in our country’s continuing battle against cross-border terrorism,” - After the successful surgical strike Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday said that her party stands with the government in its actions to protect our country’s security...
Ranbir, Anushka in Channa Mereya from Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
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throws light on Anushka Music composer Pritam and Ranbir’s relationship and vocalist Arijit Singh in the film. The trailer of has once again joined the film had shown them hands for Channa Mereya, as close friends who don’t the new song from direc- want to get involved in a relationship. tor Karan Johar’s Ae Dil romantic BhattachaHai Mushkil. The soul- Amitabh rya’s lyrics talks about ful song is a celebration of love and friendship. the good old days when Featuring Ranbir Kapoor Ayan (Ranbir) and Alizah and Anushka Sharma, it (Anushka) used to mean
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Life in a... Metro star is one of the few actresses who has maintained her gorgeous looks flawlessly. The fashionable diva said, “Staying healthy and fit, it has been a way of living my life. I just feel that making people aware of their health has become a way of life for me.” “I have made modifications in my life and people can see it. They ask me about my fitness. I don’t stop myself to eat. I love food but I eat
in a proper way,” Shilpa said. “I think as a celebrity I should make people aware that they are consuming food in a wrong way. Having said that, I want to tell them what they should do or eat to become healthy and fit,” she added. “In rural areas, people live a simple life and eat normal food. They can’t afford junk food. Keeping your food simple is the idea to stay healthy,” Shilpa, 41, advised.
money spent behind a female celebrity’s public appearance. “Like every girl, I spent many nights through adolescence leaning into my bedroom mirror, wondering why my body looked nothing like it should. Why does my belly crease? Why do my arms jiggle? Why am I not fair? Why are there dark patches under my eyes? Why am I taller than boys my age? Do stretch marks ever
go away? Will this cellulite stay forever?” she writes in the post. She adds, “Itni lambi, itni kaali, a relative casually let slip at a family gathering. “Shaadi kaun karega?” It confirmed that my greatest insecurities were well-founded.” An actor known as Bollywood’s leading fashionista, Sonam is also critical of India’s obsession with the perfect body. Despite being on the cusp of actually being a movie star, I didn’t believe I looked the part. I constantly worried that, if asked to dance in a backless choli, rolls of back fat would give me away as an imposter to the industry. Nobody lines up to buy tickets to see cellulite. So I embarked on a series of unhealthy behaviours.
Stretch marks, cellulite, scars are markers of our growth: Sonam Kapoor
(H.S.) | New Delhi Actor Sonam Kapoor doesn’t believe in mincing words when it comes to appearances and attitudes. In a fiery post for Buzzfeed India, the Ranjhana actor opened up about her initial days in the Hindi film industry, and poured her heart out on a range of issues, including body shaming, stretch marks, the hard work she’s put in the industry and even the
Tannishtha, Indian TV doesn’t deserve you: Hansal and Ajay slam racist comments
(H.S.) | Mumbai Extending support to Parched actor Tannishtha Chatterjee, Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn, Nandita Das and filmmaker Hansal Mehta slammed TV comedy show Comedy Nights Bachao for making fun of her skin colour in the name of roast. As a part of the promotions for her film Parched, Tannishtha along with director Leena Yadav and co-star Radhi-
ka Apte went to show Comedy Nights Bachao. The 35-year-old actress, in a Facebook post, wrote about her frustration with the way her dark skin tone was made fun of. Ajay, who has produced Parched, said, “There has to be a limit. I have not seen it (episode). I need to see to comment correctly on it. Sometimes sense of humour goes overboard, there has to be limit. We all have sense
of humour and we all accept jokes on self. The person who cracks the jokes has to draw a line. I think the mindset needs to Nandita Das, who has been outspoken about the issue in the past as well, tweeted, “To be sexist, racist, regressive is just not funny. It is not cool. These days prejudices seem to surface more.” Mehta narrated one of his experiences related the to colour prejudice, saying nothing has changed. “In 1994 one of my first short films was rejected by a TV channel not because the story was too dark but because the actors were too dark. Nothing has changed as is obvious with @TannishthaC in a so-called ‘comedy’ show,” wrote Hansal on his Twitter page.
short of a revelation for Shraddha fans, just as the original was for actor-filmmaker Farhan. With the lilting tune by S h a n k a r- E h s a a n - L o y and meaningful lyrics by Javed Akhtar, this electro-rock number is far removed from the other tracks of the film, especially youth anthem Jaago, which was released two weeks back. The sarod adds an uplifting touch. The video itself gives us a glimpse of the
ups and downs that Jiah and Aditya may share as their professional and personal relationship unfolds with the film’s release. Shraddha has previously sung for Galliyan in Ek Villain, Sab Tera in Baaghi and Do Jahaan in Haider but we can be assured that Tere Mere Dil will soon skyrocket to the top of her repertoire. Directed by Shujaat Saudagar, Excel Entertainment’s Rock On 2 hits theatres November 11.
Within hours of the group submitting the memo, Deputy Commissioner T. L. Satyaprakash issued a statement saying that “considering the sentiments of armed forces and soldiers at the frontier, the organisers are advised by the district administration of Gurga-
on to defer the Atif Aslam concert”. Asking the authorities to withdraw the permission it granted to the show, the ABHKD, in its memorandum, said that soldiers at the border were falling prey to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism while the Gurgaon administration was inviting guests from the country for petty monetary gains. The group said it would not allow any shows or films of Pakistani actors to be screened or organised and warned that the administration would be solely responsible for any untoward incident if the show was allowed.
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the world to each other. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is playing Saba in the film. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil is in also the news for the threats issued against Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, who is playing an important role in the film. Political outfit Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had demanded the replacement of Pakistani actors Mahira Khan and Fawad Khan from their respective Bollywood projects Raees and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. There are reports that Fawad Khan has already left India after the threats. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil will hit the screens on October 28, 2016.
Shilpa Shetty pens down her second book on recipes
Bollywood actor and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty, who debuted as an author with her book The Great Indian Diet, is coming up with the second volume. “In the coming days, I will be announcing a big news in the health sector. I am very excited about that. I am writing my second book. The first book The Great Indian Diet is already a bestseller, so on the back of that I am doing the second book now,” she said on Wednesday at an event to promote the #SmallStepsToHealthyHeart initiative by Saffola life. Asked what the book is about, Shilpa shied from revealing details and said, “It will be something about recipes.” The
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For Shraddha Kapoor, an alternate career in singing doesn’t seem like a far-fetched dream. The actress, who has proved her singing prowess in the past, easily stuns with her rendition of the new track from Rock On 2 titled Tere Mere Dil. The video song, which was unveiled by the official handle of the film on Twitter on Thursday morning, has been since shared by the whole ensemble cast of the film, which includes Rock On newbies Shraddha and Shashank Arora, along with the original band Magik - Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal and Purab Kohli. With two new band-members in tow, the sound of Magik is distinctly different this time around. Rock On 2, however, is nothing
Authorities advise organisers to defer Atif Aslam concert
(H.S.) | Gurgaon The Gurgaon administration has advised the organisers of an upcoming concert of Pakistani singer Atif Aslam in the city to defer the show following a memorandum from Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Kranti Dal (ABHKD), a fringe Hindu group.
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www.sunvillasamachar.com India vs New Zealand: You need to do all the cliched things in India to bat well, says Tom Latham
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Market regulator SEBI on Wednesday allowed commodity derivative exchanges to introduce trading in ‘options’, unveiling a historic step that is expected to deepen the commodities market, expand the product basket and draw new participants. SEBI’s move was in effect a first-anniversary gift for the commodity derivatives market. Exactly a year ago, it had merged the erstwhile commodities regulator Forward Markets Commission with itself. Currently, the only instrument available in the commodity derivatives market is “futures” on individual commodities. Commodity derivative exchanges looking to start trading in options contracts should take SEBI’s prior approval, for which detailed guidelines will be issued in due course, SEBI said in a circular on Wednesday.
Describing India as one of the toughest places for batting, New Zealand opener Tom Latham on Thursday said they have to go back to doing the “cliched things” and rectify their mistakes quickly to save the three-match Test series. “It’s very difficult to start your innings here. Nothing really changes too much. You need to do all the cliched things, you need to start off an innings. We have to adapt quickly. “I don’t think we were too far away in the first Test. If we were able to do that with bat and ball we will have a good chance,” the
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left-handed opener told reporters on the eve of the second Test beginning Friday. The same rule applies while bowling and Latham said they would look to get early breakthroughs. “Starting on these sort of surfaces is the toughest thing. If we can apply pressure to the new batsmen in the first 10-20 balls then we will give ourselves some good chance. We have to keep doing it for longer.” Latham said the energy-sapping hot and humid conditions make things difficult in the middle. “The longer you bat, the harder it gets. You have to keep yourself hy-
drated. Our 12th man last time did a fantastic job running around with the drinks.” The visitors squandered their chances after bowling out India for 318 as they conceded a 68-run lead before going down by 197 runs in the first Test in Kanpur. “We played some good cricket in the first couple of days. We probably had the upper-hand on day three but managed to slip away from there. We just did not do things for long enough and India exploited us really well.” Latham was dismissed by Ravichandran Ashwin in both the innings as the off-spinner returned with a match-haul of 10 wickets to set up the victory. “He’s a world class bowler which he showed in the last game. He has got some subtle natural variations. Hopefully we can pick up on them a little bit quicker. I’m looking forward to go into training and trying to rectify that.”
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Agency | Toronto BlackBerry plans to stop making its signature smartphones internally, signaling a strategic shift for a company that built its reputation on innovative smartphone technology. Rather, all development for BlackBerry-branded phones will be left to BlackBerry’s partners, which will license BlackBerry’s technology and brand, while the Canadian company concentrates on growing its software business. “We believe that this is the best way to drive profitability in the device business,” BlackBerry chairman and CEO John Chen said in a statement Wednesday. He said the move will reduce BlackBerry’s expenses by eliminating the need to carry inventory and by reducing staff and equipment requirements. BlackBerry was considered a game changer in 1999 when its RIM 950 allowed on-the-go business people to access email wirelessly. BlackBerry devices were popular for nearly a decade; users couldn’t part with them, leading to the term “CrackBerry.”
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Australia’s fast bowling reserves will be put to the test during a five-match one-day international series against South Africa starting at Centurion on Friday. The world’s leading one-day team will be without an entire battery of top-class pace bowlers when they take on their fourth-ranked challengers. Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood have been rested, while Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, James Faulkner and Peter Siddle were ruled out by injury. The touring squad includes three new fast bowlers in Daniel Worrall, who earned his first cap in Australia’s nine-wicket win against Ireland in Benoni on Tuesday, Chris Tremain and Joe Mennie. The only experienced seamers in the squad are John Hastings, Scott Boland and all-rounder Mitch-
Bayern Munich’s perfect start to the season under coach Carlo Ancelotti came to an end as Jannick Carrasco’s first-half goal gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 home victory in their Champions League Group D game on Wednesday.Bayern were aiming to make it
India vs New Zealand: Anil Kumble contradicts Virat Kohli on Cheteshwar Pujara about strike-rate
(H.S.) | Kolkata After the Kanpur Test, India captain Virat Kohli had verified former chief selector Sandeep Patil’s revelation over Cheteshwar Pujara’s low strikerate in West Indies. Two days later, at Eden Gardens, coach Anil Kumble seemed to have contradicted it. In fact, Kumble dismissed the strike-rate issue, saying that in Test cricket it’s only relevant for bowlers. “I’m a bit old fashioned. I know there’s a lot of strike-rate in the last eight years after the
advent of T20. As far as I was concerned, when I was playing Test cricket, strike-rate was spoken about bowlers, not batsmen. That’s how I looked at it. “In the team you need different characters, you need different quality players; you need different players with skill-sets that are suited to the challenges in a Test match. Because every session can be different in a Test match (and) we have seen that. And that’s the beauty of Test cricket. From my point of view, strike-rates
are only relevant to bowlers in Test cricket, not the batsmen,” said Kumble. Rewind to Green Park and what Kohli had said about Pujara’s slow going in the Caribbean. “In the West Indies, what we spoke about was the need for (upping the ante). Obviously he (Pujara) is someone who absorbs pressure really well, but after a certain stage in the innings there comes a time when the team needs a few runs in those situations and that’s where we felt that he has enough ability to capitalise. So it was just about conveying that to him. He has worked hard on his game. He scored at a good strikerate in Duleep Trophy and even on this wicket he was (at times) scoring at a 65, almost 70, strike-rate, which for me was a revelation.”
and breezing through one meeting after another. How did it feel to be firmly ensconced in an administrative post? Did he visualise this journey? “You don’t see the future but obviously I didn’t expect all this. The biggest satisfaction of this journey is the games (424) that I played for India. Having played the game for so long I was happy to be where I wanted to. That is the most satisfying thing. Whatever comes after that is a bonus,” Ganguly told The Hindu at his CAB office.
Playing was tougher, he said, but administrating is no less challenging. “Everything has its challenges. You just have to deal with it differently. Playing is real time. But I feel everything has its challenges. It is just that you learn things with time and learn to do them properly.” His views are driven from the point of a cricketer. “I see it exactly as a cricketer,” Ganguly asserted. And I try hard to do well because whatever Indian cricket is today it is because of what happens on the field.
cash awards are being given under the Awareness Generation and Publicity (AGP) scheme. Gehlot said he will felicitate medal winners at a special felicitation programme. Gold medal winners Mariyappan Thangavelu
and Devendra Jhajharia will be awarded Rs 30 lakhs each, silver medallist Deepa Malik will be given Rs 20 lakh and Varun Singh Bhati will be honoured with Rs 10 lakh for winning a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games. “Indian para-athletes bagged [an] impressive four medals at the Rio Paralympics 2016 and made history. The success of para athletes has made India proud. The department has decided to award cash prize of total Rs 90 lakh to medal winners,” said Gehlot.
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ell Marsh, who between them have only 73 caps and 80 wickets in oneday internationals. A key bowler for Australia could be leg-spinner Adam Zampa, 24, who made his debut in February and has taken 25 wickets in 13 matches, although South Africa’s relatively small grounds and the thin air in Centurion and Johannesburg could challenge his skills. Australia coach Darren Lehmann said on arrival in Johannesburg last week that it was necessary to rotate the team’s bowling resources with a view to building depth ahead of major Test series
and one-day tournaments. He said all 14 members of the squad would get game time during the tour. Given their lack of experience, the Australian bowlers have reason to be grateful that AB de Villiers, the world’s number one-ranked oneday international batsman, will be undergoing elbow surgery that will keep him out of action for both the one-day series and a Test series in Australia in November. South Africa still have a strong batting line-up, however, led by Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla and standin captain Faf du Plessis.
nine wins in a row in all competitions, but were derailed by an Atletico side that took a deserved 35th-minute lead and remain unbeaten this season. Atletico, who beat Bayern in the semi-finals of last season’s competition, seized the initiative when Xabi Alonso gave the ball away in mid-
field, allowing the Spaniards to counter. Antoine Griezmann sent Carrasco through on goal and the Belgian winger struck a low left-footed shot past a helpless Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and in off the post. Atletico could have made it 2-0 with six minutes remaining, but Griezmann drove his penalty against the crossbar, after Arturo Vidal fouled Filipe Luis in the area. The result put Atletico top of the group on six points from two games, three clear of Bayern in second. PSV Eindhoven and Rostov, who drew 2-2 in Russia, are level on one point.
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The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta mission is set to complete its historic 12-year journey in a controlled descent to the surface of its comet on Friday. The spacecraft arrived at its destination comet on Aug 6, 2014, becoming the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet and escort it as it orbits the Sun. The final hours of descent will enable Rosetta to make several once-in-a-lifetime measurements, including analysing gas and dust closer to the surface than ever possible before. The spacecraft will also take very high-resolution images of the comet nucleus, including the open pits of the Ma’at region where the spacecraft is expected to make its controlled impact. “These data should be returned during the descent up to the moment of final impact, after which communication with the spacecraft will not be possible,” the ESA said in a statement on Thursday. The Rosetta spacecraft arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko following a ten-year journey through the solar system after its launch on March 2, 2004.
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One has vivid memories of Sourav Ganguly at the Eden Gardens in January 1995, all geared up to take on England-A. He had an exasperated look as he contemplated his future. The tour of Australia was five years old and he seemed disillusioned, unable to regain recognition. But he ended the conversation on a confident note, promising a comeback to the Indian squad. He did it the following year but was uncharitably described a ‘quota’ selection. He responded with a century at Lord’s. Twenty-one years down the line, Ganguly finds himself running the show at the Eden as the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). He is the busiest man at the Eden, attending to various requests
Govt announces Rs 90L cash awards in total for Paralympics medal winners
(H.S.) | New Delhi The Indian government has announced cash awards of Rs 90 lakhs for medal winners at the Rio Paralympics. Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thawaarchand Gehlot said that the
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Gujarat FCRA violations: After minister orders Gujarat: BJP Visnagar MLA probe, Navsarjan Trust questions his authority attacked, three arrested
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A day after Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Atmaram Parmar ordered a probe against Navsarjan Trust for alleged misuse of foreign funds, the NGO, which was one of the participants in the Dalit agitation in Gujarat, on Wednesday questioned his authority in initiating such an investigation. Parmar had ordered the investigation after representatives from the Amreli unit of Dalit Adhikar Ladat Samiti approached the minister with a complaint signed by one Ravjibhai Madhad and six others who used
to work for Navsarjan Trust. Madhad, a lawyer, had filed a complaint with Amreli city police on July 27 alleging that the director, the president and the trustees of Navsarjan had committed criminal breach of trust, forgery and criminal conspiracy by not paying him and the others a due of Rs 1.5 lakh each, and also misappropriating funds worth Rs 30 crore that it had received for rehabilitation of the Dalits after the 2001 earthquake in Kutch. “After getting the complaint, I instructed the Amreli superintendent of police to get it (the
matter) probed and register an FIR, if necessary,” Parmar said on Wednesday. Executive director of Navsarjan Trust Manjula Pradeep said in a statement said that the NGO “welcomed any impartial inquiry”, but warned, “if nothing is proved in the inquiry, then the state government will have to face the consequences as the minister has gone on the record”. “We wonder in what capacity the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister of Gujarat is making allegations because his Department is nowhere involved in any capacity on any of these matters,” she stated. According to complainant Madhad, Navsarjan Trust raised funds from Swiss Development Corporation and other overseas agencies in 2000 for giving Rs 1.5 lakh each to its 250 employees as onetime financial assistance, besides salary.
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Rushikesh Patel, BJP MLA from Visnagar constituency in Mehsana district, was attacked Tuesday night with stones by some unidentified persons when he was returning home after attending an event. Patel’s car got damaged in the incident, but he escaped any injury. Mehsana police arrested three persons in the connection and are investigating if they are associated with Patidar quota stir organisations, Sardar Patel Group (SPG) or
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS). Patel said that such attacks on his vehicle had happened earlier too. Mehsana SP Chaitanya Mandalik said, “We have arrested three persons in the case under attempt to murder, rioting and allied charges. The investigation of the case has been transferred to the Local Crime Branch.” The accused have been identified as Raju Patel, Sandip Virpara (Patel) and Suvas. Meanwhile, state home minister Pradeepsinh Jadeja said, “There were other such unregistered incidents in Mehsana which have come to our knowledge and we are taking it very seriously.
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Claiming that the investigation into the Una Dalit flogging incident by the CID cannot be trusted since the same agency failed to “properly” probe the Thangadh police firing four years ago, an affidavit moved in the Gujarat High Court reiterated the demand to hand over the investigation to the CBI. The affidavit, filed by lawyer Ratna Vora, who has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI investigation into the assault on Dalit in Una on July 11, said: “Now state CID crime has filed a chargesheet where prima facie it appears that
agency has deliberately not invoked Section 124A (Sedition) of the IPC in the present case (against accused).” It said that the CID (crime) was given investigation into the Thangadh case where it filed a C-Summary report after four years of the incident in which three Dalit youths were killed. The affidavit said that even if chargesheet has been filed in the Una case, the CBI should take over the case to find the larger conspiracy. Earlier this month the CID filed its chargesheet against 34 accused, including four policemen. The affidavit mentioned incidents like the killing of cattle dealer of Uttra
Grant-in-aid schools: 5,056 fixed-pay employees to get special allowance in Gujarat Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Facing heat from fixedpay employees, Gujarat government Wednesday announced to give special allowance to 5,056 such employees of secondary and higher secondary grant-in-aid schools. The government also modified various conditions of their service. This move, which will cause annual financial burden of Rs 9.10 crore, was announced by Education Minister Bhupen-
dra-sinh Chudasama in a release. Quoting Chudasama, the release added that these 5,056 employees will get annual increment of Rs 1,500. According to the modified service conditions, the fixed-pay employees will be entitled to remuneration for additional work, insurance cover in case of natural or accidental death, leaves to appear in competitive examinations in state and health benefits.
“What has to be done with Pakistan will be done, but right now we have to deal with Kashmiri separatists who are influenced by the teachings in madrasas,” said IPS officer D G Vanzara Calling for the closure of madrasas, former Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara Wednesday said that the “education imparted in madrasas” had influenced separatists in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at a rally in Godhra, amid chants of Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Vanzara said that had it not been for the encounters in Gujarat, the state would have turned into a haven for terrorism, like Jammu and Kashmir.
Vanzara said, “The ongoing anti-national activities must be destroyed. In 2002, the fire that raged through Godhra also affected Gandhinagar. While I do not want to go into much details, the terrorists located outside India, who were helping the terrorists (in India), were eliminated in an encounter by the Gujarat Police as per the law and the procedure. But we have a 70-year-old politics in our country to which the
of the CMO. He was one of the members who used to provide content for Twitter and other social media accounts operated under the Chief Minister’s name. A senior government official confirmed that Mishra had quit but said, “he had put in his papers even before the Townhall event since he got some better opportunity.” Chief minister Rupani has two twitter handles — @CMOGuj and @vijayrupanibjp. All references to Twit-
ter Townhall and tweets made through these two twitter handles were not found on both these accounts on Wednesday. Both these accounts are operated by two different teams and vetted by people considered close to the CM. Giving clarifications about the Twitter Townhall fiasco, Deputy CM Nitin Patel claimed that the CM would be replying to all the 33,000 queries that he had received during the event on September 23. The event failed to go live and was later conducted as a closed-door TV interview that was aired in the evening. The CM had received a lot of flak on the social media after he failed to go live and answer the questions.
Correspondent | Vadodara
Days after ‘Twitter Townhall’ turned into fiasco, CM Vijay Rupani’s social media manager resigns
Sunvilla News | Ahmedabad
Days after Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s first “Twitter Townhall” event turned into a fiasco, a young member from CM’s social media team, Piyush Mishra, resigned on Wednesday. Officials in the Chief Minister’s Office claimed that Mishra who worked as the social media manager and content writer has put in his papers. A former journalist, Mishra was part of a sizable team that operated from the fourth floor
A big ship stuck at Dandi coast to stay here at least till Diwali Correspondent | Valsad
A 34,800 tonne ship ‘Infinity’ that has floated to Dandi coast in Valsad taluka of South Gujarat will stay here till Diwali. It will be taken away from here during high tide post Diwali. The ship which is stuck in court case was originally destined to reach Alang ship breaking yard in Bhavnagar district. Due to court order it couldn’t be dismantled at Alang. Due to breakup in its anchor it floated to Dandi sea shore. It is stuck here in five ft sand. Due to court order, 10 crue members are unable to leave the ship. They are being supplied vegetables, water
and other needed stuff. As they are located at 70 ft height, they were supplied water through submersible pump. An emergency generator has been installed for power supply for crew members. The ship was built in 1985 in
Liberia. It was sold some time back to Mumbai based person for scrapping. It is 28.4 meter wide and 182.7 meter long. Large number of people are coming to Dandi coast to see the ship and click selfie with it.
Gujarat police fell prey. Terrorism should not be an issue of parties or vote banks. The country suffered because we were sent to jail.” Speaking on Pakistan, Vanzara said, “India has fought Pakistan to eliminate terrorism in 1948, 1965, 1971 and 1999. If you do not kill terrorists, the terrorists will kill you. Even the Kashmiri Hindus cannot live there. What has to be done with Pakistan will be done, but right now we have to deal with Kashmiri separatists who are influenced by the teachings in madrasas. These are the teachings of madrasas… they should be restrained, or better still such education should be stopped.” Vanzara added, “If the Gujarat Police had failed to do (the encounters) back then, Gujarat would have become another Jammu and Kashmir.”
The Special Operation Group (SOG) of the crime branch of Surat police has nabbed two persons for allegedly helping a dreaded terrorist arrested by Delhi Police from Uttar Pradesh last year. The duo identified as Yahya Gulam Mohammad Shaikh,( 61) and his nephew Parvez Gurumiya Saiyed (33) both residents of Rehmat Khan Jamadar Street in Rander area of the city, had helped Zafar Masood alias Guddu (37), a terrorist of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Harkat ul Mujahideen, get a passport on the basis of fake school leaving certificate and ration card. Zafar was arrested by Delhi police from his home in Deepa Sarai in Sambhal town of Western Uttar Pradesh in December 2015 for his alleged links with the
that one of the four passports held by Zafar was issued from Surat. He had stayed in Surat for almost two years in 2002-03. It was during this period that the duo helped him get a fake school leaving certificate and also a fake ration card. On the basis of these documents he got the passport issued. He used to stay with Yahya. The duo were produced before a court soon after there arrest yesterday which remanded them to police custody for four days for further interrogation and investigation of the matter.The duo was earlier also interrogated by the intelligence bureau. Zafar had provided funds to Mohammad Asif, another Sambhal resident who was arrested a few days before him last year and two others for going to Pakistan for terrorist training.
In Vadodara, September 30 is the deadline to file applications for candidature and so far, 15 leaders have sent their requests to the GPCC, staking claim to five Assembly constituencies here. For instance, an aspiring candidate from Raopura assembly constituency, which has around 245 booths with each having up to 1,200 listed voters, requires to furnish at least 3,675 testimonies. Top party leaders said the move has deterred many “insignificant” applications. “The
party has realised that it needs to strengthen the grassroots. Most leaders in the party are not connected with the grassroots. This step is an attempt to ensure that there are people working at the booth level… Plus, it (the decision) can help gauge the popularity of a leader and avoid infighting,” said a Congress member who submitted his application for a ticket. In fact, the city unit of the party has extended help to aspiring candidates in gathering the mandatory voters’ testimonies, which would be verified by the state executive of the party.“We helped the leaders with voter lists, but the idea of getting 15 testimonies allows us to plan booth-wise campaigning and strengthening of the party, ahead of the polls.
Madrasas influence separatists, shut them Uncle-Nephew duo from Surat for helping AQIS terrorist down, says Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara nabbed Correspondent | Surat AIQS. Later it was found
Affidavit in Gujarat HC seeks CBI probe into Una incident
Pradesh in Haryana, the Dadri lynching and the recent attack on a Muslim man by alleged “gau rakshaks” in Ahmedabad were part of a “larger conspiracy.” The affidavit said: “It shows modus operandi is the same to commit the crime and terrorise the innocent people in the name of cow vigilance. Therefore, it indicates that there is nexus between all the cow vigilantes through out India, with different name of organization they all are involved in such brutal act. Therefore, to investigate “larger conspiracy” the CBI is the only investigating agency to meet the end of justice.” The court is likely to hear the petition next month.
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Gujarat Congress to poll aspirants: Furnish testimonies from voters for tickets
Correspondent | Vadodara
In a bid to ensure that it fields popular candidates in the 2017 Assembly polls, Congress has made it mandatory for ticket aspirants to furnish testimonies from at least 15 voters from each booth under their respective assembly constituency. The move, party leaders said, was an attempt to “strengthen the grassroots”. According to the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC), this condition was pre-requisite even to qualify for the ticket race.
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