AHMEDABAD

A day after two personswere killed and at least tenothers were injured inclashes between two com-munities in and aroundHansot town of Bharuchdistrict, police onThursday registered fiveseparate FIRs for murderand rioting but no arrestshave been made .

"A case of murder hasbeen registered against 16persons for their allegedinvolvement in killing twolocal youths yesterday dur-ing the riot. We have alsoregistered four FIRs sepa-rately against a mob com-prising more than 150 per-sons for their involvementin assault, rioting, attemptto murder and damage to

property," said policeinspector of Hansot N DChaudhari.

However, police are yetto make any arrests.

Police also scaled downthe death toll in yesterday'sclashes, triggered after ascuffle between twogroups in nearby Ambethavillage on the issue of

catching kites duringMakarsankranti festival, totwo from three as was ear-lier reported. Bharuch SPBipin Ahire had last nightsaid three persons werekilled in the violence, but itcame to light today thatone of them is alive and isin critical condition.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 15Amid reports of

strained ties with its allyShiromani Akali Dal inPunjnab, BJP onWednesday said it has"zero tolerance" onissues like terrorism andnarcotics and the partywill not tolerate anypolitical shelter to thoseinvolved in such activi-ties.

The party said its pro-posal to hold dharnasagainst the drug menacein Punjab would be held

later as the same werepostponed in view ofDelhi assembly elec-tions and its presidentAmit Shah's tightschedule.

BJP had planned sit-ins in Amritsar onJanuary 22 in whichShah was also to partic-ipate.

"BJP has zero toler-ance towards terrorismand narcotics. Terrorismis a major threat to theworld. Narcotics is amajor problem and all

have to unitedly fightagainst it.

"All the culpritsinvolved in narcoticsand drug mafia shouldnot get any politicalshelter and the partywill not tolerate it," BJPnational secretaryShrikant Sharma said.

He, however, said theparty respected itsalliance partners andthey were very much apart of NDA govern-ment despite BJP

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HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTFriday, January 16, 2015

1984 anti-Sikh riots: No legally admissible evidenceto frame charge, says Tytler to court

'Blackhat' Brings Cyber-Security tothe Big Screen

Shahid Kapoor denies gettingengaged to a mystery girl

MUMBAI, JAN 16In a pleasant surprise,

RBI on Thursday cut itspolicy rate by 0.25 per-cent in the first reductionin 20 months and prom-ised more, paving way forcheaper home and autoloans as also lower cost offunds for corporate bor-rowers. While the govern-ment, industry and stockmarkets cheered RBI's

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RBI surprises with 0.25% rate cut; EMIson home, auto loans to come down

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NEW DELHI, JAN 15Delhiites on Thursday woke

up to a cold morning as mini-mum temperature dropped to5.8 degrees Celsius while fogcontinued to disrupt train traf-fic. According to MeT

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Minimum temperaturedrops again, clear dayahead in Delhi

PATNA, JAN 15A man was arrested in

Bihar's East Champaran dis-trict after he tried to sell hisminor son to purchase liquor,police said Thursday.

The shocking incident tookplace at a rural market

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Man in Bihar triesto sell son forliquor, arrested

JAIPUR, JAN 15A court in Rajasthan today

refused to interfere with acontroversial governmentorder that set educational pre-requisites for contesting vil-lage polls, disappointing thou

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NEW DELHI, JAN 15Amid intense speculation about

her next political move, formerAAP leader Shazia Ilmi onThursday said that she will soonexpose all the wrongdoings in theArvind Kejriwal-led party.

Talking to reporters, Ilmi said, “Ireally want to expose AAP for whatit is. I will do whatever I can to thateffect.” "I will be campaigning

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Will expose AAP for whatit is: Shazia Ilmi

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on Thursday saluted theindomitable courage and valour ofthe army on the occasion of 67thArmy Day and said he was proudof their determination. “On ArmyDay, I salute the indomitablecourage and valour of our army.We are extremely proud of theirdedication and determination,” he

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Modi salutes courage ofofficers on Army Day

KOLKATA JAN 15Senior Congress leader Shashi

Tharoor today praised PrimeMinister Narendra Modi for hispersonal graciousness despite anearlier spat, while criticising thegovernment led by him.

Mr Modi had congratulated himafter his victory in the Lok Sabha

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'Impressed' by PM Modi'sGesture, Says Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI, JAN 15A rag-picker has been sen-

tenced to a five-year jail termfor stabbing his fellow duringa fight over a share of scrap,by a Delhi court whichrefused to take a lenient viewtowards him due to the gravi-ty of the offence.

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Stabbing for scrap landsrag-picker to 5 yrs in jail

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Congress spokesperson

Ajay Maken on Thursday saidthat Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) Delhi unit chief SatishUpadhyay must reply to theallegations put on him by theAam Aadmi Party (AAP) overpower discoms.

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Congress demands SatishUpadhyay's reply overpower discom allegations

NEW DELHI, JAN 15In his first reaction after the

Delhi Police filed a murderFIR in Sunanda Pushkar'sdeath case, Congress leaderShashi Tharoor on Thursdaysaid that there's an attempt todefame him day in and day

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Sunanda death case:Shashi Tharoor says 'beingmisquoted, defamed'

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Gujarat communal clash:Police register five FIRs

The BJP's Delhi unit pres-ident Satish Upadhyay todaysent a legal notice fordefamation to Aam AadmiParty chief Arvind Kejriwal.

"As per my commitment, Itoday served a legal noticeto Kejriwal and asked him toprove allegations levelled byhim against me with evi-dence in next 24 hours. If hefails, I will initiate appropri-ate legal action againsthim," Mr Upadhyay toldreporters.

Mr Kejriwal had yesterdayalleged that there was a

nexus between MrUpadhyay and power com-panies in Delhi. The AAPchief had claimed that firmsowned by Mr Upadhyaywere installing and repairingelectricity meters for dis-coms in the city. (ArvindKejriwal Levels CorruptionCharges at Delhi BJP Chief,Who Hits Back)

The BJP today also filed acomplaint with the ElectionCommission against MrKejriwal. "He is misleadingpeople by levelling false

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ALLAHABAD, JAN 15Close on the heels of the

hooch tragedy that claimed41 lives in Lucknow andUnnao, more than 700 litresof illicit liquor has beenseized from various parts ofthe district with the policearresting 43 persons in thisconnection.

"In the aftermath of thehooch tragedy that struckUnnao and Lucknow, a direc-tion was received from theUttar Pradesh DirectorGeneral of Police to the dis-trict police chief here for con-stituting a team to crackdown on illicit liquor trade,"police spokesmanMrityunjay Mishra said.

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SRINAGAR, JAN 15In a major break-

through, the securityforces on Thursdaykilled five hardcore mil-itants belonging to theJ a i s h - e - M o h a m m a d(JeM) and HizbulMujahideen (HM) mili-tant outfits after a fiercegunbattle in Shopiandistrict of southKashmir.

"The several hourslong encounter inShopian district endedwith the killing of fivedreaded militants,"Inspector General ofPolice, Kashmir, AbdulGani Mir said.

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Five JeM, Hizbul militants killed inShopian encounter in J&K

Over 700 Litres ofIllicit Liquor Seizedin Uttar Pradesh, 43Arrested

BJP's Satish Upadhyay Sends Legal Notice toAAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal for Defamation

No political shelter be given to thoseinvolved in terror, narco trafficking: BJP

NEW DELHI, JAN 15The hard-fought

peace in militancy-hitJammu and Kashmirhas to be maintained,Army Chief DalbirSingh on Thursday saidas he accused Pakistanof supporting terrorismin the state. He also saidthat the Army needs tofocus on war prepara-tion which is its "pri-mary task". "The peacein Jammu and Kashmir,which was brought withgreat difficulty, has tobe maintained," Singh

said while addressinghis force on the occa-sion of 67th Army Day.

He said the recent ter-ror attacks show thatterrorists continue toget support from"across the border".

Earlier this week too,he had accused Pakistanof continuing to support"proxy war" in Jammuand Kashmir despitesuffering casualties dueto terror on its soil.Talking about the bor-ders with China,

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NEW DELHI, JAN 15Former IPS officer Kiran

Bedi, on Thursday, joinedthe BJP and is going to bethe face of the party in thecrucial Delhi electionsnext month.

"Delhi needs a stable,strong, corruption-free

government. I have theexperience, time and ener-gy to make Delhi a world-class capital city," shedeclared after becoming anonline member in the pres-ence of BJP president AmitShah and Union Ministers

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Kiran Bedi to be BJP's'face' in Delhi polls

I-T probes finds Rs203 cr undisclosedincome in Birla caseNEW DELHI, JAN 16

An Income Tax probehas claimed to have foundan undisclosed income ofRs 203 crore in the handsof different people ofAditya Birla Group whichhad allegedly used thehawala route to transfer anundisclosed sum ofmoney.

Months after the sensa-tional seizure of Rs 25crore in one of the AdityaBirla Group offices here inOctober 2013, a reportfiled by the AdditionalDirector of Income Tax(Investigation) claims thatAditya Birla Management

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HARIDWAR, JAN 15The BJP government in

Haryana which has ambi-tious plans to proamoteyoga and ayurveda in abig way has appointedyoga guru Ramdev itsbrand ambassador.

Announcing this at apress conference at theDivya Yog Mandir inHaridwar, Haryana'sminister of sports andhealth Anil Vij said that aherbal forest would bedeveloped over thou-sands of acres of land inthe state where plants of25 thousand species ofayurvedic herbs would be

grown under the supervi-sion of the yoga guru andhis close aide Balkrishna.

Expressing happiness

at being appointedHaryana's brand ambas-sador, Ramdev said con-sidering the state govern-

ment's vision, the daywas not far off when itwould become India'sfirst yogic state.

The emphasis on yogaand ayurveda would leadto an amalgamation oftradition and modernityand inclusion of yoga inthe school syllabuswould turn Haryana intoa model state based onIndian values and tradi-tions.

Disclosing the stategovernment's grandioseplans to promote yogaand ayurveda, Mr Vijsaid Krishna Ayurvedic

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Yoga Guru Ramdev MadeHaryana's Brand Ambassador

Peace in Kashmir has tobe maintained: Army chief

RBI cuts repo rate: Who said whatNEW DELHI, JAN 15

The Reserve Bank of India cut its repo interest rateby 25 basis points to 7.75 per cent in a surprise moveon Thursday, making its first reduction in a year asinflation showed signs of slowing and the governmentwas making efforts to contain the fiscal deficit.

Here is Your Point Cheat-Sheet: Cheering the move the Sensex zoomed up, gain-

ing as much as 600 points to 27,947 and the 50-shareNifty jumped over 2 per cent above the 8,450 mark.The rupee soared by 46 paise to trade at a fresh one-month high of 61.72 against the dollar in early trade.

The move is expected to bring relief to borrow-ers. With the RBI reducing the benchmark repo rate,the level at which it lends to commercial banks, EMIsfor loans are expected to come down.

In a statement, the RBI cited lower-than-expect-ed inflation, weak crude prices and weak demand asthe reasons for its move, as well as the government’scommitment to sticking to a fiscal deficit target.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 15Urjit Patel, one of the

deputy governors of theReserve Bank of India(RBI), recently explainedthe benefits of the dra-matic fall in crude oil

price for India.As he put it: “The dra-

matic fall in oil prices is aboon for us. It saves, onan annualised basis,around $ 50 billion,roughly, one-third of our

annual gross POL (petro-leum, oil and lubricants)imports of about $ 160billion. This is on a back-of-the-envelope, top-linebasis. Of course, there

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Falling oil prices: Modi and Jaitleyshould be thanking Saudi Arabia

NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 16, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Though they may have

reason to be worried, AamAadmi Party (AAP) lead-ers have reacted with cau-tion to BJP's masterstrokeof getting Kiran Bedi totake on Arvind Kejirwal inDelhi.

The AAP chief tweeted:“I have been fond of KiranBedi ji. I always tried toconvince her that she shud(sic) join politics. I amhappy she did it today.”

However, his party col-leagues not as charitable ashim on Kiran Bedi's deci-sion to join the BJP andcontest Delhi assemblypolls.

Senior party leaderSanjay Singh said,“Shocking news for us asshe decided, she will raisevoice of public throughsocial movements nonpolitically.”

“Yet to see if she wouldcontest for the post of CMin Delhi,” he said, adding,“But she has her own ide-ology and freedom, weextend our wishes to her.”

AAP spokespersonAtishi Marlena said,

“Kiran ji was against partypolitics during Indiaagainst corruption move-ment, she seemed to hvchanged her point ofview...But she is welcometo join politics, she is wel-come to join BJP.”

Kejriwal close aide andsenior party leader ManishSisodia said, “When itcomes to credibility, thereis no one as credible a con-testant as Arvind Kejriwal.We congratulate Kiran jiand BJP on this new

update.”Clearly, the AAP will

have to get back to thedrawing board on its pollstrategy to overcome theBJP's growing strength inthe high-stakes battle forDelhi.

Arvind Kejriwal 'happy' for Kiran Bedi

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Congress leader Jagdish

Tytler on Thursday told aDelhi court that there wasno legally admissible evi-dence to frame chargeagainst him in a defama-tion complaint filed by asenior advocate represent-ing the victims in 1984anti-Sikh riot cases.

Tytler's counsel arguedthat the complaint wasfiled by senior counsel H SPhoolka regarding allegeddefamatory statementsmade against him by theCongress leader in a TVnews programme aired onSeptember 7, 2004 andthere was a long and "inor-dinate delay" in the pro-ceedings of this matter.

"The court has to seewhether notice is to beframed against myclient...There is no materi-al to frame charge," hiscounsel told AdditionalChief MetropolitanMagistrate (ACMM)

Gaurav Rao during thearguments on framing ofnotice. Tytler's counselalso argued that primaryevidence filed by the com-plainant was based on avideo cassette which is anelectronic evidence but itcannot be filed in the courtwith proper certificate, asmandated by law.

Phoolka's counsel, how-ever, countered his submis-sions contending that the

complaint, statement of thecomplainant and other wit-nesses corroborating it,were enough to framecharge against Tytler in thematter. "There is sufficientevidence to proceed withframing of notice,"Phoolka's counsel said.

The court has now fixedthe matter for further argu-ments on January 24.

The court had earlierwatched the original video

of the TV programmewhich was aired by thenews channel in bothEnglish and Hindi.

In an earlier hearing,Tytler had told the courtthat he was ready to tender"unconditional apology" toPhoolka to settle the matteras no public interest wasinvolved in the complaintfiled by an individual.

Phoolka, however, hadrefused to accept Tytler'soffer, saying "any compro-mise" in a serious matterlike this would send awrong message to the peo-ple. In his complaint filedin 2006, Phoolka hadalleged that Tytler had lev-elled "false and derogato-ry" allegations against himto harm his reputation inthe society. His counselhad earlier told the courtthat Tytler should also beprosecuted for the offenceof criminal intimidationunder section 506 of theIPC.

1984 anti-Sikh riots: No legally admissibleevidence to frame charge, says Tytler to court

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Two minor children of a 32-year-

old woman, who died in a road acci-dent in 2012, have been awarded acompensation of over Rs 69 lakh bya Motor Accident Claims Tribunal(MACT) here.

MACT Presiding Officer DeepakJagotra, while noting that victim'shusband (petitioner) expired duringpendency of the proceedings, direct-ed the National Insurance Companyto pay Rs 69,28,728 to their minorson and daughter, after they attainmajority.

While awarding the compensation,the tribunal relied on the testimonyof the woman's husband during theproceedings that he was riding ascooter on which his wife was sittingpillion when a negligently drivenHyundai i20 car hit them from

behind leading to her death."It is amply clear that the car driv-

er must have easily seen as to who isgoing ahead of him. Testimony ofvictim's husband is absolutelybelievable and has not been discred-ited by the respondents (driver andinsurance company)," it said.

"Since the victim's husband hasalso expired, his share will be divid-ed into his children and his mother,"it added. The tribunal also relied onthe documents including FIR,chargesheet, mechanical inspectionreport and post mortem report of thevictim while deciding the case infavour of the victim's family mem-bers. During the pendency of pro-ceedings the tribunal had, inFebruary 2013, awarded an interimcompensation Rs 50,000 to the fam-ily of the victim.

Kids of woman accident victimget over Rs 69 L compensation

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Union Home Minister

Rajnath Singh onThursday said maximumsecurity arrangementswere being made for USPresident BarackObama`s visit to Indialater this month. "We haveestablished maximums e c u r i t yarrangements...(for thevisit)," he said. The USpresident will arrive inIndia to attend this year`sRepublic Day parade asthe chief guest. He isexpected to arrive in thenational capital Jan 25.

India assuresmaximum

security forBarack

Obama's visit

NEW DELHI, JAN 15A rag-picker has been

sentenced to a five-yearjail term for stabbing hisfellow during a fight overa share of scrap, by a Delhicourt which refused to takea lenient view towards himdue to the gravity of theoffence. AdditionalSessions Judge HemaniMalhotra, while relying onthe testimony of victimRaju and an eye-witness,handed down the jail termto rag-picker Dalip for theoffence of attempt to mur-der under section 307 ofthe IPC. "Considering thesubmissions and the natureof offence, this court is ofthe opinion that convictdoes not deserve any

leniency at all.Accordingly, he is sen-tenced to undergo rigorousimprisonment for fiveyears," the judge said,while terming testimoniesof Raju and eye witness as"consistent".

"It is proved that thecomplainant sustained stabinjury on his abdomenwith his intestines protrud-ing out and a majorabdominal surgery wasconducted on him," thecourt said while also rely-ing on the medical reportof the victim. The court,while rejecting the con-tention of the counsel forDalip regarding non-recovery of the weapon ofoffence.

Stabbing for scrap landsrag-picker to 5 yrs in jail NEW DELHI, JAN 15

Expressing shock andconcern over the fourthattack on a church in theCapital over the past sevenweeks, leaders and mem-bers of the Christian com-munity have demandedurgent intervention by thegovernment to reassuretheir safety here.

“A Marian grotto in WestDelhi’s Our Lady ofGraces Church inVikaspuri was vandalisedin the early hours ofWednesday, the fourth suchincident in the Capital overthe past seven weeks. Wesee a clear pattern in theseattacks,” said FatherSavarimuthu Shankar, thespokesperson of theArchdiocese of Delhi.

The incident occurredtwo days after the Election Commission of India announced the date for the Delhi Assembly elections.

Father BalrajLourduswamy, the assis-tant parish priest of theVikaspuri Latin Ritechurch, added that theyhave footage captured inthe CCTV camerasinstalled at the church gate,which showed three peoplecoming on a motorbike at4:20 am.

The parishioners hereparticipated in an eveningmass and took out a candlelight procession to registertheir protest about the inci-dent.

Meanwhile, the arch-diocesan spokesperson,said the repeated attacks onchurches has unnervedChristians in Delhi.

Delhi Archbishop AnilJ.T. Couto on Wednesdaymaintained that they wouldseek an appointment with

President PranabMukherjee on Friday toexpress the community’sapprehension.

“A clear pattern oforchestrated attacks isemerging as more andmore churches are targeted,vandalised and set on fire.This is very disturbing andwe request the localauthorities to take adequatemeasures to bring to bookthe miscreants who arethreatening to weaken thesocial fabric of this greatnation,” the Archbishopsaid.

The Archbishop alsoexpressed concern at thecontinued silence of PrimeMinister Narendra Modi onattacks on churches andprovocative Hindutvaremarks by his partymen.

‘We want govt. intervention to feel safe’

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Actor-turned-politician

Jaya Prada is likely to jointhe Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) and may be fieldedagainst AAP chief ArvindKejriwal in the Delhiassembly election, BJPsources said Thursday.

According to a BJPleader, the party is bankingon the actor to win the NewDelhi seat won by Mr.Kejriwal in 2013 afterdefeating three-time chiefminister Sheila Dikshit.

Jaya Prada fought the2014 Lok Sabha electionas a Rashtriya Lok Dalcandidate from Bijnor butlost.

Meanwhile, former IPSofficer Kiran Bedi, formerAAP legislator VinodKumar Binny and formerAAP leader Shazia Ilmi too are likely to join the BJP soon, the sources said.

Jaya Prada to join BJP?NEW DELHI, JAN 15

Former Union MinisterLalu Prasad has finallyvacated the bungalow thatwas allocated to him by theUPA government.

Officials on Thursdayconfirmed the RJD leaderhas moved out of theNumber 25, Tughlak Road,Type-VIII bungalow thatwas allotted to him in July2002, as Member of RajyaSabha after it was trans-ferred to Rajya Sabha pool.

The allocation was regu-larised in May 2004, whenhe was inducted as a UnionMinister.

Following his disqualifi-cation as an MP inNovember 2013, the houseallocation was cancelled.

But in February 2013,

Cabinet Committee onAccommodation allowedhim to retain the bungalowfor one year from the dateof cancellation till October,2014.

Mr. Prasad had written tothe UPA government toallow him to retain thehouse in health groundsand also because his grand-child went to school inDelhi.

When the BJP led NDAcame to power, he wasasked to vacate the bunga-low, as he had been over-staying.

The matter was referredto the Litigation depart-ment, which passed aneviction order in November2014. Mr. Prasad finallyvacated the house onJanuary 13, officials said.

Lalu Prasad vacates government bungalow

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Even as political pundits

debate the outcome of for-mer Indian Police Service(IPS) officer Kiran Bedi'sformal induction into theBharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Thursday, theCongress dismissed it say-ing the move would nothave any effect on theupcoming Delhi Assemblypolls. Congress leader JPAggarwal called it a des-perate attempt by the BJPto influence Delhi voters,and added, "Whatever BJPis doing is out of despera-tion."

Aggarwal said the movewould not have any bear-ing on Delhi elections. "Idon’t think it (Kiran Bedi

joining the BJP) will haveany impact," he addded.

The 65-year-old formertop cop-turned-activistwas flanked by BJP presi-dent Amit Shah andFinance Minister ArunJaitley as she became amember of the party bydialling the toll-free num-ber started for the BJP'smass membership drive.

Bedi, who was earlierattached with IndiaAgainst Corruption led byAnna Hazare, has been anactive supporter of PrimeMinister Narendra Modion TV debates and herjoining the BJP couldpotentially change the cap-ital's politicallandscape.

Kiran Bedi's BJP movewill not have any

impact, says CongressNEW DELHI, JAN 15

Kicking off election cam-paign for the upcoming DelhiVidhan Sabha polls, BSP pres-ident and former Uttar Pradeshchief minister Mayawati todayannounced that her partywould field candidates on allthe 70 seats.

"I am starting the electioncampaign for the Delhi VidhanSabha elections today... Ourparty would contest all the 70seats on our own", Mayawatitold newpersons here.

The BSP supremo, who iscelebrating her 59th birthdaytoday as 'People's WelfareDay', said after making prom-ises of "achchey din" in theLok Sabha elections, the BJPand its central governmentwould now offer allurementsand dreams to mislead the peo-

ple of Delhi."But Dalits, backward castes

and others should know thatcentral government, withoutmaking arrangement of quotasin the private sector, havestarted giving important worksto the private sector belongingto capitalists, resulting in thesesections getting very little ben-efit of reservation", she said.

Training her guns at AamAadmi Party chief ArvindKejriwal, Mayawati said,referring to the issue of reser-vation, "he has gone a stepahead of BJP and is the votaryof ending reservation and hasalso given statements in thisdirection." With BJP and AAPat the helm, the minorities,including poor muslims aswell as poor among the uppercastes, would not get their

rightful place in education andjobs, Mayawati said.

The former Uttar Pradeshchief minister also lashed outthe Congress for its "inconsis-tency" on addressing issuesand appealed to the people ofDelhi to elect new government"intelligently".

"Congress too has had aninconsistent attitude on theseissues. I appeal to the harassedand unhappy people of Delhion my birthday to decide ontheir votes intelligently", shesaid and asked dalits and back-wards not to fall prey to thedrama of BJP, AAP andCongress.

The Legislative Assembly(Vidhan Sabha) election inDelhi, touted as a direct con-test between BJP and AAP,will be held on February 7.

BSP kicks off Delhi poll cam-paign, to contest on all 70 seats

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RBI surprises...much-awaited move, state-owned Union

Bank and United Bank within hours loweredtheir respective benchmark lending rates bysimilar margin, giving relief to borrowers.

Others, including the PSU giant SBI andprivate sector major ICICI Bank indicatedthey will look at rate cuts soon to pass on thebenefit to their customers from RBI's lower-ing of repo rate, at which banks borrow fromthe central bank.

"Reduction in the rates is a positive devel-opment. It will lead to more money in thehand of the consumers and greater spending.It's positive for the Indian economy," saidFinance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has beennudging RBI for a rate cut for months now.

The industry has also been demanding aninterest rate cut to lower their cost of capitaland help revive the investment cycle.

Jaitley said that the RBI decision would"certainly help in reviving investment cyclethat the government is trying to restore".

The Reserve Bank cut the repo rate by 25basis points to 7.75 percent with immediateeffect, cheering the stock markets where thebenchmark sensex soared by 847 points to28,194 points during the intra-day trade.

RBI had last reduced the repo rate on May,3, 2013, when it was lowered from 7.5 per-cent to 7.25 percent. Thereafter, the rateswent higher and had remained steady at anelevated level of 8 percent since January2014.

RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who hadbeen maintaining a hawkish stance till now,decided to go in for rate cut a fortnight aheadof the scheduled date of announcement ofmonetary policy review on February 3.

The surprise early morning move, beforethe markets opened, came amid softeninginflation levels and a reiteration by theFinance Ministry to stick to its fiscal deficittarget of 4.1 percent for the current financialyear.

Commenting on the rate cut, SBI ChairmanArundhati Bhattacharya said the country'slargest lender "will look at how and whenbase (lending) rates can be cut", while ICICIBank CEO Chanda Kochhar said that themuch-awaited lowering of lending anddeposit rates would definitely take placenow.

As a result of the rate cut, the reverse reporate, the rate at which the central bank drainsexcess liquidity from the banking system,also moved down by 25 basis points to 6.75percent.

The RBI, however, has decided to keep thecash reserve ratio (CRR), the portion ofdeposits which the banks are required to havein cash with the central bank, unchanged at4.0 percent.

Rajan had during the previous monetarypolicy review on December 2 hinted at a pos-sible easing in rates early in 2015, includingoutside of planned meetings.

Elaborating on the price situation, a RBIstatement said "inflation outcomes have fall-en significantly below the 8 percent targetedby January 2015. On current policy settings,inflation is likely to be below 6 percent byJanuary 2016."

Lower-than-expected inflation has beenenabled by decline in prices of vegetablesand fruits, cereals and the large fall in inter-national commodity prices, particularlycrude oil, it said, adding barring geo-politicalshocks, they are expected to remain low overthe year.

Welcoming the rate cut, Ficci PresidentJyotsna Suri said, "this measure will help inimproving the investor sentiment. Ficcihopes that this will be the beginning of fur-ther cuts in the policy rate by the centralbank, and will enable its transmission intolower lending rates by the banks."

Falling oil ...will be leakages and other set-offs. But our

external situation undoubtedly improves. Thewelcome development enhances our dispos-able income (which will increase consumerdemand for other goods and services), reduceinput cost of our businesses (which willincrease margins and help to enthuse invest-ment demand), and aid government financesby reducing the energy subsidy burden in thebudget.”

This paragraph needs a detailed discussion.On 26 May 2014, the day Narendra Moditook oath as the Prime Minister of India, theprice of the Indian basket of crude oil stoodat $108.56 per barrel. Since then the price ofthe Indian basket has fallen dramatically andon 13 January 2015, it stood at $ 43.48 perbarrel.

Hence, the oil price has fallen by nearly60% since the Modi government came topower. This, as Patel puts it, has led to a dra-matic fall in our oil import bill. He goes on tosay that it also increases our disposableincome, which in turn will increase consumerdemand.

The logic here is very straightforward—people will spend a lesser amount of moneyto buy oil products, and the money thussaved would be spent on other goods andservices. Nevertheless, things aren’t exactlylike that. The government hasn’t passed onthe entire fall in the price of oil to the endconsumer.

As mentioned above the price of the Indianbasket of crude oil has fallen by 60% sinceMay end. Nevertheless, petrol prices haven’tfallen by 60%. In Mumbai, the petrol pricehas fallen by around 14% since April 2014.

The same logic stands true for diesel as well.This has happened because the government

has increased the excise duty on petrol anddiesel thrice since October 2014, in order toshore up its revenues. The tax growth hadbeen assumed to grow at 16.9% at the timethe budget was presented, whereas the actualgrowth in tax collections between April toNovember 2014 has been around one-fourthof that at 4.3%.

Analysts Chetan Ahya and UpasanaChachra of Morgan Stanley estimate that theModi government will collect nearly Rs14,600 crore between December 2014 andMarch 2015 through the higher excise dutyon petrol and diesel.

What this tells us is that the major benefitof the fall in oil price has gone to the govern-ment and has not led to the disposableincome of the citizens going up majorly assuggested by Patel. I don’t see this increasein disposable income being big good enoughto lead to an increase in the consumption ofgoods and services.

RBI cuts...a shift in the monetary policy stance,” it

said.The Central Bank added that it could

cut interest rates further should inflation con-tinue to ease, while it would also monitor thegovernment’s progress on fiscal consolida-tion.

Helped by plunging global oil prices,India’s wholesale price index for Decemberrose just 0.11 percent year-on-year, afterstaying flat in November, according to datareleased on Wednesday.

The move, ahead of a February 3 RBIpolicy meeting and the government’s annualBudget at the end of February caught marketsoff guard.

While the early move was unexpected,economists said aggressive reductions inrates were expected over the course of theyear to help the country’s economy out of arut, with growth rates struggling to recoverfrom their weakest level in a quarter century.

The finance ministry welcomed therate cut by the RBI, saying it reflected easinginflation concerns and vindicated the govern-ment’s efforts to achieve economic growthwithout inflation.

The RBI had been under pressure fromgovernment and business leaders to reducerates to increase lending and help kickstartthe economy, but RBI governor RaghuramRajan insisted that his priority was bringinginflation under control.

Kiran Bedi ..Arun Jaitley and Harshvardhan.The party's surprise move came a day after

the Aam Aadmi Party charged the BJP'sDelhi unit president Satish Upadhay's com-pany with "conflict of interest" in providingfaulty metres to Delhi in 2012.

On Thursday, Mr. Upadhay was conspicu-ously absent on the dias.

"The BJP will be be strengthened by KiranBedi joining the party and afterwards duringgovernment formation in Delhi," Mr. Shahsaid while inducting her into the party.

He, however, declined to say if she was theparty's chief ministerial candidate or whethershe will take on Aam Aadmi Party leaderArvind Kejriwal in the elections.

Ms. Bedi, a leading light of Anna Hazare'santi-corruption movement, said PrimeMinister Narendra Modi was her inspirationsince May when he swept the polls.

Ms. Bedi, accompanied by Mr. Shah hadmet Mr. Modi before arriving to the BJPheadquarters for joining the party publicly.

With the aim of countering Mr. Kerjriwal,she emphasised her "40 years of administra-tive experience" and underscored that shehad given up her government job when shewas overlooked for promotion and alondwith it her official bungalow, car and atten-dants.

"I feel I was not been challenged in whatwas being given to me at the time andimmersed myself into social work."

She said this was a God-sent moment thatshe accepted.

There is speculation in Delhi circles thatformer AAP leader Shazia Ilmi may also jointhe BJP.

Over 700 ..."Accordingly, a special drive was conduct-

ed which led to the seizure of 707 litres ofliquor in the last 24 hours."

"Among the arrested persons, 24 werenabbed from various police station areasfalling in the city which led to recovery of435 litres," he said.

From the trans-Yamuna region, the arrestsof 14 persons led to recovery of 202 litreswhile another 70 litres were recovered andfive persons arrested in the trans-Gangaregion, Mr Mishra said.

Cases have been registered against thearrested accused under the Excise Act, headded.

Five JeM...militants were affiliated with JeM and HM

militant outfits and a cache of arms andammunition, including three AK assaultrifles, one SLR and a pistol were also recov-ered from them.

The encounter between the militants andsecurity forces comprising police, army andCRPF broke out in Kadder forest area fallingunder Keller police station in Shopian, 60kms from here, this morning following asearch operation.

Security forces had launched the operation

on a specific information about the presencemilitants in the area.

The hiding militants opened fire on thesearch parties and tried to flee. However, thesecurity forces plugged the escape routes andengaged the militants, a senior police officialsaid earlier.

The police said the identity of the slain mil-itants and their nationality was awaited as thesearch operation is still in progress.

Terming the killing of five hardcore mili-tants in a single operation as a "prize catch",the police said the successful operationwould be a "severe setback" to the militantsand their designs to carry out subversiveactivities, especially in south Kashmir.

The latest success comes a day after secu-rity forces eliminated a Pakistani militant ofLashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit in Sopore areaof north Kashmir's Baramulla district.

Peace in...General Singh said because of improve-

ment in ties, "mutual trust has increased".He said there has been increased interac-

tion between the two forces including border-post and flag meetings.

The Army Chief also said that the situationin North-East was "peaceful and under con-trol".

Singh spoke about the need to keep theforce prepared for all kinds of situations.

"The force has to focus on preparing forwar, which is its primary task," he said.

Singh said that the Army has been takingsteps to face the challenge of "computerwars" which is the future.

He said the increased focus on rail, roadand defence in the Northern border withChina will help in improving the force'scapability there.

The Army Chief spoke about the welfareactivities that he was working on for the per-sonnel.

He said that he was "confident" that thegovernment will soon implement the much-delayed One Rank One Pension demand.

Singh also revived an impressive parade bythe Army and for the first time, it was led byan all-women officers' contingent.

The parade also saw soldiers displayingtheir combat skills, which got huge applausefrom the crowd.

Actual explosives were used for the displayand the earth shook with each explosion asthe Army gave a glimpse into its warmanoeuvre strategy.

Gujarat communal..."That person has received serious injuries

and admitted to a Surat-based hospital. He isstill critical but alive," Chaudhari clarified.

Meanwhile, security in and around Hansothas been stepped up manifold in the wake ofthe violence and the situation is totally undercontrol now.

"As a precautionary measure to stoprumours from spreading, we have stoppedInternet services in Bharuch district. We havealso asked all schools and colleges in Hansotto remain shut. The situation is totally undercontrol" said Chaudhari.

According to police, the tension started lastmorning when a boy, belonging to a minori-ty community, was thrashed by a youth forcatching kites in Ambeta village. Soon,clashes spread to Hansot and religious placesand shops were targeted.

Police fired rounds of teargas shells to dis-perse the mob.

"Family members of the deceased refusedto take their bodies for last rites today morn-ing. However, they took possession of thebodies after our intervention," the policeinspector said.

Yoga Guru...college of Haryana would be developed

into an Ayurvedic University whereas a yogiccentre of international standards would bebuilt in Panchkula.

Mr Vij said he has been camping atPatanjali Yogpeeth for the last two days todiscuss with the yoga guru the methods toimplement the state government's plans topromote yoga and ayurveda.

Yoga would be made a compulsory subjectin Haryana's schools for which yogshalaswould be constructed in all the towns andabout 6500 villages of the state under theguidance of Ramdev, he said.

Zero period in all schools of Haryanawould be yoga period and the PT teacherswould have to undergo a training in yogaunder the guidance of the yoga guru, he said.

An ayush wing was being established in allthe hospitals of Haryana for which 550 doc-tors would have to do a refresher courseunder the supervision of the yoga guru, MrVij said, adding that Anaganvadi teacherswould also be imparted training in yoga.

I-T probes ...Corporation Pvt Ltd received cash from

certain companies of the Group through theangadias/hawala operator in Delhi.

The report of February last year, however,does not say what the money was used for.

The I-T department investigation said com-pany's Deputy General Manager (Accounts)Anand Kumar Saxena admitted "that theunaccounted cash used to be received by himat the office premises of ABMCPL throughvarious angadias."

The probe put the undisclosed income atRs 203.18 crore in hands of different persons.

When contacted, the company reacted say-ing, "in some quarters of the media, reportshave been quoted totally out of context."

The company said the Group has alreadymade it clear through its press release on

October 17, 2013 that it was both takenaback and concerned about the money seizedin one of the group company's premises.

"We are aware that some of the employeesof the group company's Delhi office havebeen questioned by the investigating agency.We are not privy to what they have stated tothe investigating agency which has beenreported in one of the newspapers. And there-fore we would not wish to comment at thisstage," it said.

The company would continue to extendfull cooperation to the agencies as and whenrequired, it said.

On a tip off from CBI, which was probingallocation of coal blocks to Birla's HindalcoIndustries, the I-T department had onOctober 16, 2013 carried out search atABMCPL's office here and claimed to haverecovered over Rs 25 crore in cash and anumber of "incriminating" documents.

The probe says a local hawala operator hadadmitted that he used to deliver cash toSaxena after receiving it from Mumbai.

Of the Rs 203 crore undisclosed income,Rs 55.73 crore was attributal to Amitabh forfiscal years from 2007-08 to 2013-14, whileRs 34.63 crore was related to SunbeamTrading & Investments Pvt Ltd for four yearsbeginning 2007-08. Another Rs 1.73 crorewas attributed to one Vijay Mundhra.

Will expose ...against AAP for sure," she added.When questioned whether she intends to

join BJP, Ilmi said, “I will let you know aboutmy plans of joining BJP or not, give me sometime.”

Coming down heavily on the AAP, shesaid, “Today many workers and supportersare completely disenchanted with the waythe party has been functioning.”

The reactions from Ilmi came in view ofintense speculations that the former AAPleader may soon join BJP and contest againstArvind Kejriwal from New Delhi Assemblyseat.

However, a section of media also reportedtoday that she wanted to contest Assemblypolls from RK Puram seat.

Reacting to speculations on Ilmi, Kejriwalhad on Wednesday said that she was free tocontest from anywhere she wanted in theupcoming polls.

"She is citizen of this country and is free tocontest from anywhere she wants," Kejriwaltold reporters here.

However, hours after the press conferenceKejriwal took a swipe at Ilmi by re-tweetingone of her tweets, dated November 21, 2013titled 'Hypocrisy, thy name is BJP'. The tweetby Ilmi, who was in AAP at that time, criti-cises the BJP and the Congress over theirfunding.

Ilmi, a prominent woman and minority faceof the AAP, had contested the 2013 Assemblypolls from RK Puram and lost by a slendermargin. The party then wanted to pit heragainst Congress president Sonia Gandhi in2014 Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli, butshe refused. Rejecting her demand to contestfrom Delhi, the party finally fielded her fromGhaziabad. From there also, Ilmi suffered adrubbing.

Ilmi quit the party lashing out at a "coterie"surrounding Kejriwal, just days after theparty faced a severe drubbing in the LokSabha polls.

The former AAP leader had also participat-ed in Delhi BJP's Swachch Bharat Abiyaanrecently, but did not join the party then.Sources in the BJP said the former AAPleader could join the party in two or threedays.

'Impressed' by...elections, Mr Tharoor said during a media

interaction at the launch of his book "IndiaShashtra" in the Apeejay Kolkata LiteraryFestival. "I didn't expect him to reach out andthat's why I was very impressed," he said.

Mr Tharoor, who recently accepted thePrime Minister's invitation to join the CleanIndia campaign, also said he had been takenaback by the Prime Minister's invitation. "Itwas a very gracious thing to do," he said. "Ijoined because that was the cause I believedin."

Modi "had not shown signs of reconcilia-tion with an opponent before that," whichhad surprised him, he said.

"He and I had also clashed quite clearlyand explicitly three to eight months previous-ly when he had said something about mywife," Mr Tharoor added.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, MrModi had taken a dig at Sunanda Pushkar atan election rally in Shimla, calling her a "Rs.50 crore girlfriend" - a reference to the con-troversy over the Kochi IPL.

Modi salutes...said in a statement.All three service chiefs – Army Chief

General Dalbir Singh Suhag, Chief of NavalStaff Admiral Robin K. Dhowan and AirChief Marshal Arup Raha – paid tributes atthe Amar Jawan Jyoti here at India Gate onThursday morning.

Army Day is observed on Jan 15 everyyear.

The day is of great significance and isobserved to commemorate the appointmentof Lt Gen (later Field Marshal) K.M.Cariappa as the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949.

BJP's Satish...allegations. We have presented all facts

before the Election Commission," MrUpadhyay said.

Mr Kejriwal says he has evidence to sup-port his claim and was ready to face defama-tion charges from the BJP leader. "We haveproof that the electric meters in Delhi, whichrun fast, have been put up by companiesowned by Upadhyay," the former Delhi chiefminister said.

No political...getting a majority of its own."We respect our alliance partners. We have

allies Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiv Sena aspart of the Union Cabinet," he said.

The comments came amid speculation thatBJP is going to take on Akali Dal in the state.

SAD had organised dharnas along theinternational border against smuggling ofdrugs from Pakistan, blaming BSF and secu-rity agencies for not curbing it.

Punjab Minister Bikram Singh Majithia isin the dock over the drugs issue and wasrecently questioned by EnforcementDirectorate in Jalandhar after one of theaccused named him in a drug racket case.

SAD and BJP are sharing power in Punjaband had trounced Congress for the secondtime in a row in the last assembly elections.Punjab is set to go to polls in January 2017.

Minimum temperature...department, the minimum temperature was

two notches below normal. Yesterday, it was11 degrees Celsius, which was three notchesabove normal.

An official of the department said that shal-low fog was observed in the national capitalin the early hours and visibility was recordedat 400 meters at 8:30 AM.

Apart from that, humidity recorded till 8.30AM this morning was 94 per cent.

According to a Northen Railway official,61 trains were delayed and five trains werecancelled due to inclement weather.

However, flight operations remainedsmooth, airport authorities said.

Weatherman has predicted a mainly clearsky throughout the day.

"There will be mainly clear sky and maxi-mum temperature is expected to settle at 17degree Celsius," the official also said.

Yesterday, the maximum temperature wasrecorded six notches below the season's aver-age at at 14.7 degrees Celsius.

Man in Bihar ...Wednesday when police arrested Prabhu

Mahto after his wife lodged a complaint thather husband was trying to sell their eight-year-old son to buy liquor, district policeofficial Lalit Vijay Tiwari said.

Tiwari said Mahto's wife Janki Devi, a res-ident of Kavalpur, traced her husband in themarket where shopkeepers said he was bar-gaining to sell his son.

"We have found the boy and handed himover to her," Tiwari said.

Police said Mahto was a habitual drinkerfor years. "His wife told us that Mahto hadsold his ancestral land, his house and herjewellery for liquor," the official said.

Mahto was presented in court and sent tojail for 14 days.

Educational Bar...sands of candidates who stand disqualified.The High Court said it "cannot interfere

with the election process" and asked for morefacts on the social impact of the ordinance orexecutive order that requires those fightingpanchayat elections to have studied till Class8 in school and members of the panchayatsamiti, which governs a group of villages, tohave completed Class 10.

Stabbing for...Hemani Malhotra, while relying on the tes-

timony of victim Raju and an eye-witness,handed down the jail term to rag-picker Dalipfor the offence of attempt to murder undersection 307 of the IPC.

"Considering the submissions and thenature of offence, this court is of the opinionthat convict does not deserve any leniency atall. Accordingly, he is sentenced to undergorigorous imprisonment for five years," thejudge said, while terming testimonies of Rajuand eye witness as "consistent".

"It is proved that the complainant sustainedstab injury on his abdomen with his intestinesprotruding out and a major abdominal sur-gery was conducted on him," the court saidwhile also relying on the medical report ofthe victim.

The court, while rejecting the contention ofthe counsel for Dalip regarding non-recoveryof the weapon of offence, said, "it is the caseof both the injured and the eye witness thatthe accused had fled from the spot with theweapon of offence i.E the broken glass bot-tle.

Congress demands..."Since there are allegations against him he

must give a reply to it. However, why didn'tKejriwal identify and punish these compa-nies when he was the chief minister for 49days in Delhi?" asked Maken.

Sunanda death ...out. Speaking at a literary festival in

Kolkata, Tharoor said particularly by newschannels he's being misquoted and defamedin his wife Sunanda's death case and called itirresponsible. Maintaining his innocence inthe case, the Congress leader launched an allout attack on the media when he was ques-tioned more about the death of SunandaPushkar. Meanwhile, the Delhi Police todayquestioned crew of Air India flight on whichCongress leader Shashi Tharoor, wifeSunanda Pushkar allegedly fought.

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Editorial4 NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 16, 2015SAADDA HAQ

BY AMARTYA SEN

The skill of doing research,the hard preparation need-ed for doing new and

original work — going beyondthe old established knowledge,and indeed the courage to thinkin novel and daring lines — areall immensely helped by goodand exciting teaching. For me,this began at home. My grandfa-ther Kshiti Mohan Sen, whotaught at Santiniketan, couldexcite my interest in Sanskritstudies, including heretical textsin Sanskrit, which still inspiremy engagement in that wonder-ful language, as I pick up a bookin Sanskrit today. Sanskrit, wehave to remember, is not onlythe language in which the Hinduand many of the Buddhist textscame; it is also the vehicle,among many other radicalthoughts, of comprehensivedoubts about the supernaturalexpressed in the Lokayata texts,and also the medium in whichthe questioning of class andcaste and legitimacy of powerwould be expressed with spec-tacular eloquence by Shudrakain his profound play,“Mricchakatikam” (“The LittleClay Cart”). It was great for meto be taught at a very early agethe distinction between a greatlanguage as a general vehicle ofthought and the specific ideas —religious or sceptical — thatmay be expressed in that lan-guage. That distinction remainsimportant today.

I also have to acknowledge mydebt to my other teachers — inSantiniketan, at PresidencyCollege, and at Trinity Collegein Cambridge — in helping meto find my way. I am delightedthat the Infosys Foundation hasinitiated a new scheme for thetraining of rural teachers ofmathematics and science. Sinceour school education is the basisof all our education — no matterhow “high” our higher educationmaybe — the fruits of invest-ment in good school educationcan be extraordinarily high.

Narayana Murthy, who like megrew up in a family of teachers,knows that with visionaryinsight.

Wider role of teaching

I also want to say a few thingsabout the wider role of teaching— in linking different nationsand different cultures together.Teaching is not just a matter ofinstruction given by teachers totheir individual students. The

progress of science and ofknowledge depends in generalon the learning that one nation,one group of people, derivesfrom what has been achieved byother nations and other groupsof people.

For example, the golden ageof Indian mathematics, whichchanged the face of mathematicsin the world, was roughly fromthe fifth to the 12th century, andits beginning was directlyinspired by what we Indianswere learning from work done inBabylon, Greece and Rome. Tobe sure, there was an Indian tra-dition of analytical thinkinggoing back much further, onwhich the stellar outbursts ofmathematical work in Indiafrom around the fifth centurydrew, but we learned a lot abouttheorems and proofs and rigor-ous mathematical reasoning

from the Greeks and the Romansand the Babylonians. There is noshame in learning from others,and then putting what we havelearned to good use, and goingon to create new knowledge,new understanding, andthrillingly novel ideas andresults.

Indians of course were teach-ing other Indians. Perhaps themost powerful mathematician ofancient India, Brahmagupta,

would not have been able to dosuch dazzling work without hishaving been influenced by theideas of his own teachers, in par-ticular Aryabhata, the pioneer-ing leader of the Indian schoolof mathematics. Alberuni, theIranian mathematician, whospent many years in India fromthe end of the 10th to the earlyyears of the 11th century (andhelped to make Arab mathemati-cians learn even more fromIndian mathematics than theywere already doing) thought thatBrahmagupta was perhaps thefinest mathematician andastronomer in India, and possi-bly in the world, and yet (arguedAlberuni), Brahmagupta couldbe so productive only by stand-ing on the shoulders of the greatAryabhata, who was not only anextraordinary scientist andmathematician, but also a superbteacher. Learning from each

other continued over centuries,involving — in addition toAryabhata and Brahmagupta —Varahamihira and Bhaskara,among many others.

And just as Indian mathemati-cians learned something fromBabylonians, Greeks andRomans, they also taught somebrilliantly new ideas to mathe-maticians elsewhere in theworld. For example, Yi Xing [I-Hsing], who lived in China

between the seventh and theeighth century, and who was, asJoseph Needham describes him,probably the finest Chinesemathematician of his time, knewall the relevant Indian texts. TheChinese mathematicians as wellas the pioneering Arab mathe-maticians, including AlKhwarazmi (from whose namethe term “algorithm” is derived),all knew Sanskrit and theSanskritic literature in maths.What we are admiring here isnot Indian mathematics done insplendid isolation (that rarelyoccurs anywhere in the world),but mathematics done with ahuge role of international andinterregional exchange of ideas.Indian research was deeplyinfluenced by the knowledge offoreign works on the subject,and in turn, Indian maths influ-enced mathematical work evenin those countries, including

Greece and Rome and Baghdad,from where Indians themselveshad learned many things.

Interconnections of traditions

Let me end with an example.The history of the term “sine” inTrigonometry illustrates how welearn from each other. Thattrigonometric idea was welldeveloped by Aryabhata, whocalled it jya-ardha, and some-times shortened it to jya. TheArab mathematicians, usingAryabhata’s idea, called it“jiba,” which is phoneticallyclose. But jiba is a meaninglesssound in Arabic, but jaib, whichhas the same consonants, is agood Arabic word, and since theArabic script does not specifyvowels, the later generation ofArab mathematicians used theterm jaib, which means a bay ora cove. Then in 1150, when theItalian mathematician, Gherardoof Cremona, translated the wordinto Latin, he used the Latinword “sinus,” which means abay or a cove in Latin. And it isfrom this — the Latin sinus —that the modern trigonometricterms “sine” is derived. In thisone word we see the intercon-nection of three mathematicaltraditions — Indian, Arabic andEuropean.

Teaching and learning areactivities that link people togeth-er. Even as we celebrate scienceand research, we have to recog-nise the role of teaching and thatof learning from each other —from our teachers, from our col-leagues, from our students, fromour friends, and from our fellowhuman beings. There is some-thing extraordinarily great inthese interconnections.

(Amartya Sen is Thomas W.Lamont University Professorand Professor of Economics

and Philosophy at HarvardUniversity. This is an extract

from his remarks at the InfosysScience Prize ceremony held in

Kolkata on January 5, 2015.)

The Union government has agreed, “in letter andspirit”, to implement the Supreme Court directionand the Election Commission’s recommendation to

allow Non-Resident Indians to vote from overseas throughpostal ballots. Given the large NRI community dispersedglobally, this move will undoubtedly have an impact onthe country’s electoral politics in significant ways.Parliament passed the Representation of the People(Amendment) Act in 2010 to introduce Section 20A thatenables a person who is a citizen of India, and is awayfrom her ordinary residence in India for employment, edu-cation or other reasons, to be eligible to be registered as avoter in the constituency mentioned in her Indian pass-port: before that amendment, only “ordinary residents”could cast their vote. Although the 2010 amendmentintended to include NRI participation in national politics,Section 20A had required NRIs to be physically present intheir respective constituencies at the time of elections.Making it impractical for voters, this requirement defeat-ed the intention of the legislature. A petition was filed inthe Supreme Court praying that Section 20A of the Act beread down so as to allow NRIs to vote from abroad with-out having to be present in India. The petition argued thatthe provision was in violation of Article 14 of theConstitution to the extent that it impliedly treated personson a different footing based on economic classifications.The Supreme Court and the government agreed with thiscontention without hesitation. The traditional argumentagainst such external voting has been that only citizenswho are present in the territory and affected by the conse-quences of their vote should be entitled to vote. As per thisargument, since NRIs lacked sound knowledge aboutdomestic conditions, they would be irresponsible in theirelectoral choices. But this argument is fast being dis-proved by empirical evidence. With the rapid increase incross-border migrations, the concept of nationhood andpolitical membership is increasingly being decoupledfrom territorial locations. India’s move towards enablingvoting from overseas is an instance of a larger global trendtowards increased citizen participation. The InternationalInstitute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, an inter-governmental organisation, lists different voting methodsthat can be employed, such as “personal voting”, wherevoters can cast their vote at diplomatic missions abroad;“postal ballot method”, where votes are sent by regularpost; “proxy vote” and “electronic voting”. From amongstthese alternatives, the government has decided to employthe postal ballot route that the electoral system alreadyuses for absentee-voters on official duty.

Voting from abroadFriday | January 16, 2015

SAADDA HAQ

BY RAMASWAMY R. IYER

This article will not go into thequestion of the propriety of theordinance route to legislation

in this case, but will try to present abroad-brush picture of what the ordi-nance does to The Right to FairCompensation and Transparency inLand Acquisition, Rehabilitation andResettlement Act 2013, hereafterLARR Act 2013.

The general industry view, accept-ed by the present government, is thatthe LARR Act 2013 was a radical anddraconian law which will bringindustrial development to a halt. Thatview led to the conclusion that theAct needed to be urgently amendeddrastically. It is therefore necessaryto take a brief look at the history ofthe Act.

Attempt at fair resolution

The inter-ministerial debate on anational displacement/rehabilitationpolicy and on the related issue of aneed to overhaul the colonial LandAcquisition Act 1894 began in the1980s and continued over nearlythree decades under successive gov-ernments. In parallel, there were con-ferences and debates in civil societytoo. The attempt to find a generallyacceptable compromise which wouldreconcile the conflicting interests ofindustry and farmers/landownerscontinued intermittently. Eventuallythis resulted in the LARR Act 2013.This was generally considered a well-meant attempt at a fair resolution of adifficult and almost intractable con-flict, though it continued to be criti-cised by both sides to the conflict.The point to note is that the LARRAct 2013 was not a hasty doctrinaire,ill-considered piece of legislation,but the final outcome of almost threedecades of debate and consultationwithin government, among politicalparties and between state and civilsociety. The Bharatiya Janata Party(National Democratic Alliance) wasa party to the passing of the 2013 Act.Barely a year later, with little experi-ence of its working, that Act is nowregarded as wholly retrograde, unac-ceptable and in need of root-and-branch “reform”. This arises out ofindustry’s impatient desire for the

easy acquisition of land for its proj-ects, and the centrality of industry inthe present government’s view of“development”.

It is not being argued that the con-

cerns expressed by industry and bycommentators sympathetic to itshould not be considered, or that thegovernment’s desire to accelerateindustrial projects is illegitimate.However, given those concerns, thegovernment could have reopened thedebate, held wide-ranging consulta-tions all over the country, and tried toarrive at a fresh compromise betweenconflicting interests. Instead, it haswholly accepted one perception ofthe conflict, and sought to undo thecompromise embodied in the 2013Act without a review. Apart from themerits of the ordinance, this is anauthoritarian, partisan and undemoc-ratic procedure.

Losing a way of life

It has been argued that develop-ment necessarily entails the transferof land from agriculture to industry,but this is something that happensover a period of time. It does not fol-low that this must be actively facili-

tated, supported and actually broughtabout by the state using its sovereignpowers. It is curious that those whoargue for reducing the role of thestate and “deregulating” industrywant the state to take land away from

farmers and give it to industry.

Should the process of diversion ofland from agricultural use to industri-al use be in fact easy? Should therenot be some salutary difficulty here?First, there is the question of foodsecurity. The transfer of land fromagriculture to other use cannot andshould not be prevented, but someconsideration of what the unregulat-ed transfer of land away from agri-culture implies for the food securityof the country seems necessary.LARR 2013 ruled out the acquisitionof multi-cropped agricultural land.That provision has been criticised,but it showed a certain concern thatwas legitimate. That concern has dis-appeared in the present ordinance.

A second justification for a degreeof difficulty in land acquisition is theprotection of the interests of thelandowner. No doubt the ordinanceretains the generous compensationprovisions of the 2013 Act, but is it

solely a question of money? Theacquisition of land means not merelyloss of land and homestead, but alsoloss of livelihoods, loss of a commu-nity and cultural continuities, loss ofa way of life. This is bound to be a

traumatic experience. The SocialImpact Assessment (SIA) provisionsof the 2013 Act would have broughtto notice the wider social and cultur-al implications of the acquisition ofland, but that Act itself had exemptedirrigation projects from this require-ment, and now SIA has been virtual-ly dropped in the amendment ordi-nance, considering the very largenumber of cases to which it will notapply.

The role of the state should surelybe not merely to facilitate the avail-ability of land for industry but also tominimise pain to the landowners(who are also citizens), protect theirfundamental and human rights andensure justice to them. Should thestate use its sovereign powers only tomake things easy for industry? Anysuch impression, if it gains ground,would unwittingly lend weight tocriticisms (doubtless wrong) of thepresent government as pro-industryand anti-farmer, and as holding

“development” to be synonymouswith industrial projects.

Acquisition by the state

Let us turn to eminent domain,which means the sovereign right of

the state to override private property.In the intermittent debate during theyears from the 1980s to 2013, thiswas a prominent issue. It was felt bymany that the continued use of theold colonial Act of 1894 for theacquisition of land was unfortunate,and that there was no case at all forthe state to exercise its sovereignpower to take over private propertyand give it to companies in the pri-vate sector for “projects” regarded bythe state as serving a “public pur-pose”. While this was not the univer-sal view, there was a strong body ofopinion in favour of limiting acquisi-tion by the state for private entities.The 2013 Act met this partially bylimiting the acquisition by the state to20 per cent in the case of a privatecompany and 30 per cent in that of apublic-private partnership (PPP)project, if the owners’ consent for thetransfer of 80 per cent in the case ofthe former and 70 per cent in that ofthe latter had been obtained. Thismeant that the view of the communi-

ty as a whole on the transfer of landhad a certain weight. This safeguardvirtually disappears in the ordinancebecause it will not apply in mostcases. Apart from the virtual drop-ping of community consent, thischange also means the return of theeminent domain of the state in fullstrength. This again is a non-demo-cratic, authoritarian stance.

By way of a digression it may beadded that property rights are pre-sumably sacrosanct in capitalism, butevidently this does not apply to afarmer’s right to his or her land. Theproperty of an industrialist is invio-lable, and nationalisation is socialismand therefore anathema; but theacquisition of land from a farmer —which corresponds to nationalisationin the industrial sector — is evident-ly good capitalism!

One has to ask: after the amend-ment what is left of the Act? If weconsider the huge exemption list(Section 10A introduced by the ordi-nance), and the concomitant disap-pearance of the SIA and the 80 percent/70 per cent consent provision inmost cases, it becomes clear that theAct has become purely ornamental.What the ordinance does is not toamend the 2013 Act, but virtuallyrepeal it. Having done so, the ordi-nance sanctimoniously brings acqui-sitions under a number of other Actswithin the purview of the amendedAct and claims much credit for this.The Congress Party says that the cov-erage of those Acts was already fore-seen in the 2013 Act. That responsemisses the point, which is that thereis not much virtue in first renderingthe Act toothless and then bringingother Acts within its purview. This isdisingenuous, to say the least. Onecan only hope that the ordinance willbe withdrawn or lapse for want ofparliamentary support to the neededlegislation. Alas, the hope is not veryrobust.

(Ramaswamy R. Iyer is a formerSecretary, Water Resources,

Government of India.)

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L e a r n i n g f r o m o n e a n o t h e r

The inter-ministerial debate on a national displacement/rehabilitation poli-cy and on the related issue of a need to overhaul the colonial Land

Acquisition Act 1894 began in the 1980s and continued over nearly threedecades under successive governments. In parallel, there were conferences

and debates in civil society too. The attempt to find a generally acceptablecompromise which would reconcile the conflicting interests of industry and

farmers/landowners continued intermittently. Eventually this resulted in theLARR Act 2013. This was generally considered a well-meant attempt at a

fair resolution of a difficult and almost intractable conflict, though it contin-ued to be criticised by both sides to the conflict.

Indians of course were teaching other Indians.Perhaps the most powerful mathematician ofancient India, Brahmagupta, would not have

been able to do such dazzling work without hishaving been influenced by the ideas of his ownteachers, in particular Aryabhata, the pioneer-ing leader of the Indian school of mathematics.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 16, 2015SAADDA HAQ

KOCHI, JAN 15CBI today approached

the Kerala High Courtseeking further extensionof four months time tocomplete investigation inthe multi-crore land grab-bing cases against SalimRaj, former gunman ofchief minister OommenChandy.

The court had earliergranted six months timefor investigation, whichwill end on January 28.

According to CBI, thereare 27 accused in the caseand voluminous recordsand documents have to beperused for which moretime was required.

The court had directed

the CBI probe on a petitionby some persons whichmade serious allegationsagainst RevenueDepartment officials ofcolluding and conspiringwith Salim Raj in forgingand fabricating false docu-

ments and records for thepurpose of defeating thetitle deeds of their lands atKadakampally andEdapally. The court hadobserved that the accusa-tions have prima facieground of evidence.

Salim Raj land grabbing case: CBIseeks further extension of time

MANGALURU, JAN 15A local Congress leader has

launched Bharatiya HinduParishad, in a move touted asan attempt to counter theaggressive growth of SanghParivar outfits.

The new outfit, described asa "secular" organisation topromote the "true Hindu spir-it" was launched at Puttur inMangaluru district with thetrappings of a Sangh Parivarevent amid chanting of hymnsin the presence of religiousleaders. The organisation waslaunched by ShriKeshavananda Bharati ofEdneer Math in Kerala'sKasaragod district. The func-tion was also attended byEsha Vithaladasa Swamiji ofShri Kemaru Math.

The initiative for floating

the outfit has been taken byprominent Congress workersbelonging to the Hindu com-munity spearheaded by theparty's Puttur block CongressPresident Kavu HemanathShetty who says Hinduismwas "no one's property."

At the function, Shetty,BHP founder president, saidthe organisation was apoliti-cal and not connected toCongress. Shetty said hisorganisation would worktowards social harmony andpeaceful coexistence with dif-ferent communities.

The coastal districts ofMangaluru and Udupi havebeen strongholds of BJP witha widespread influence ofSangh Partivar outfits, partic-ularly of its ideological foun-tainhead RSS.

The development hasstirred a hornet's nest in thedistrict. Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah has saidCongress believed in the phi-losophy of secularism andtreats all castes and religions,including Hinduism, equally.There was no need for theparty to tilt towards any reli-gion, he said. Launching theoutfit, Bharati said religionand faith should not be themonopoly of any politicalparty or groups. Comparingorganisations with attiresadorning the body, he said theattires could be removed butfaith would be unflinching.

He hoped the new organisa-tion would strive to createawareness among 'genuine'Hindus and would not be anaffiliate of any political party.

'Secular' Hindu outfit launched by Mangaluru Congress leader

HYDERABAD, JAN 15Makar Sankranti, the colourful har-

vest festival, was celebratedThursday with pomp and gaietyacross Andhra Pradesh andTelangana.

The countryside in both the Telugustates wore a festive look with deco-rated houses, kite-flying, cockfights,bull-fights and other rural sports.

On the second day of the three-dayfestival, people dressed in their bestthronged temples to offer prayers.

This is the first Sankranti afterbifurcation of Andhra Pradesh toform Telangana as a separate state.

Villages in both the states camealive with Sankranti, one of themajor festivals. It was time for fami-lies to come together. People fromdifferent parts of the country and

even abroad joined their near anddear ones for the festival.

Lakhs of people from Hyderabadleft for their homes in neighbouringAndhra Pradesh for the celebrations,leaving the city's roads almost desert-ed.

Womenfolk decorate the front-yardof houses with Rangoli. They setcow-dung balls called as'Gobbemma' and placed among theRangoli patterns. They also put freshharvest of rice, turmeric and sugar-cane.

The houses were decorated withmarigold flowers and mango leaves.

The women also prepared'chakkara pongal' or rice kheer, a spe-cial dish made of new rice, jaggeryand milk. The dish is allowed to boilover which symbolises abundance.

Andhra, Telangana celebrateSankranti with pomp, gaiety

World Bank to giveaid for building toiletsin ChhattisgarhRAIPUR, JAN 15

World Bank will extend finan-cial aid to build toilets in tribal-dominated villages ofChhattisgarh under Centre's flag-ship 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

World bank will give an aid ofRs 240 crore in next five years tothe Centre for constructing toi-lets in households in the tribalareas and also for running pro-posed awareness campaigns, anofficial release said here onThursday.

Under the programme, cam-paigns will be run to encouragevillagers to build toilets in theirhouses and use them instead ofgoing for open defecation. Itshall be ensured that by 2019 nota single household in tribal areasis left which without a toilet.

Chhattisgarh is among fivestates in the country which willbe given aid by the World Bank,it said.

GUWAHATI, JAN 15In major breakthrough,

the National InvestigationAgency (NIA) on Thursdaysucceeded in nabbing a topcommander of bannedNDFB-S militant outfitallegedly responsible ofkilling of women and chil-dren at Sonitpur of Assamin December last year.

Some other reports saidthat three Bodo militants -Ajoi Basumatary, DilipBasumatary and KhamreiBasumatary – were arrestedin a joint operation by theNIA and Nagaland Police.

The fresh arrest comesdays after the chief recruit-ing officer of militant outfitNDFB(S), who is believed

to be the brain behind theDecember killings ofAdivasis in Assam, wasarrested along with sevenothers in a joint-operationby the army and the statepolice. Self-styled 2ndLieutenant Enon Bargoyary

alias Erkhang, ChiefRecruiting Officer ofNDFB(S), and self-styledplatoon commander ofAmteka area, RinenBasumatary alias Majhiwere apprehended by jointteam of army troops of Red

Horn Division and AssamPolice along the jungles ofAssam?Bhutan Border, inChirang District.

Enon is also the militantgroup's Central CommitteeMember, army sourcessaid. A senior army officerdescribed him as number 3in hierarchy within the mil-itant organisation.

Enon was allegedlyinvolved in recruiting andmotivating NDFB(S) ter-rorists, including womencadres, and sending them tovarious camps outside thecountry, the sources said.Another key NDFB(S)member apprehended isRinen of the outfit's 20thbatch trained in Bhutan,

who surrendered afterOperation All Clear in 2003but rejoined the group twoyears back.

Four weapons -two AKrifles and two pistols -andlarge quantity of ammuni-tion were recovered fromthe apprehended persons,the sources said.

The army has been carry-ing out operations in diffi-cult and inaccessible forest-ed areas of Kokrajhar andChirang Districts which hasforced NDFB(S) terroriststo flee from their safe hide-outs and move to more vul-nerable areas, where theyare being apprehended orneutralised by the securityforces.

Assam killing: NIA nabs topcommander of banned NDFB(S)

NEW DELHI, JAN 15The Andhra Pradesh

government on Thursdayrequested the Centre tocomplete the Polavarammulti- purpose irrigationproject within four years.

"We have requested forcompleting the Polavaramproject within four to four-and-a-half years before thenext elections," AndhraPradesh Chief Minister NChandrababu Naidu toldreporters after a meetingwith Union WaterResources Minister UmaBharati here on Thursday.

He also urged the UnionMinistry to make AndhraPradesh a model state forwater resource manage-

ment.Naidu also asked Bharati

to consider linking ofGodavari and Krishnarivers in the wake of theNDA government activelypursuing various riverinterlinking projects in thecountry.

Speaking to reportersafter the meeting, Bharatisaid the Polavaram projectwas the nation's pride andoffered to extend all possi-ble assistance for the pur-pose.

The Polavaram irrigationproject has been declared anational project which theCentre is to execute it asper the AP ReorganisationAct.

JAMSHEDPUR, JAN 15Jharkhand Chief

Minister Raghubar Dason Thursday asked hisBJP party workers torefrain from stagingdharna or putting up roadblockades unnecessarily,and ensure that govern-ment schemes are imple-mented properly.

Addressing partyworkers of his home con-stituency JamshedpurEast here, Das said peo-ple should first apprisetheir grievances to theofficials concerned andapproach him if they didnot respond, as demon-strations and road block-ades would not onlyharass people but alsoimpede developmentwork.

He directed BJP work-ers to give feedbackabout the implementa-tions of the welfareschemes meant for thepoor.

Das also directed hispartymen not to recom-mend transfer of officialsand rather involve in thedevelopmental works toensure rapid develop-ment of the state.

"I will neither makeany recommendation noraccept anyone's recom-mendation," the chiefminister said.

Das said the govern-ment would recruitpolicemen and appoint8,000 doctors and teach-ers soon.

The government wouldcreate a conducive busi-

ness environment toattract investment in themineral rich state to helpgenerate employmentopportunities, he saidand sought suggestionfrom the people as wellas BJP workers on thestate budget for all rounddevelopment.

Das said he had takenpart in Vibrant Gujaratsummit in Gujaratrecently, where represen-tatives of various nationsexpressed keen interestto invest in the state.

The five-time MLA ontrot from JamshedpurEast said the chief minis-ter's post is irrelevant forhim as it is a temporaryone, but he was and willremain a 'sevak' of hisconstituency.

JAMMU, JAN 15High alert was on Thursday

sounded and security stepped up inJammu and Kashmir in the wakeof inputs about possible attacks byPakistan-based terror outfits on"soft targets" ahead of USPresident Barack Obama's Indiavisit later this month.

Ahead of Republic Day celebra-tions, security arrangements havebeen strengthened in the entireJammu region to thwart the nefari-ous designs of the militant outfits.

"Quick reaction teams (QRT) ofthe police, PCR vans have beenkept on high alert and new checkposts have been set up at a distanceof every eight to ten kilometers toensure that the Republic Day cele-brations go incident free," DeputyInspector General of Police(Jammu Kathua Range) ShakeelAhmed Beigh said.

He said that extra vigil is beingmaintained at every entry and exitpoints of Jammu and every vehicle

entering or leaving the region isbeing frisked.

The army today said that 200heavily armed militants were wait-ing in 36 launching pads across theLine of Control (LoC) on the otherside of Pir Panchal range to sneakinto the Indian Territory to launcha terrorist attack on the Indian soilahead of Obama's India visit.

"There are general inputs thatterrorists might try to attack softtargets including schools, religiousplaces, army convoys and othercivilian areas. There are 200 terror-ists waiting in 36 launching padsacross the border on the other sideof the Pir Panjal range to sneakinto Indian side, we have so farbeen able to foil their attempts,"General Officer Commanding(GOC), 16 Corps, Lt Gen K HSingh said.

He said that the army was fullyprepared to deal with any sucheventuality and that security agen-cies have increased their vigil so as

to thwart the nefarious designs ofmilitant outfits.

In the wake of spike in cross bor-der firing from the

Pakistani side, the BorderSecurity Force (BSF) too hasintensified its vigil along theInternational Border in the region.

"Taking advantage of the crossborder firing, the militants try tosneak into the Indian side to createdisturbances. Despite the increasein the firing incidents, we havemade sure that they don't succeedin their attempts," a BSF officialsaid.

He said that in view of the spe-cific inputs that infiltration bidsmay increase ahead of theRepublic Day, the paramilitaryforce has escalated its vigil on thefrontier.

"The vigil along the IB is neverdown, there is always an increasedvigil there and in view of the intel-ligence inputs, the monitoring hasbeen intensified," he said.

Jammu on high alert in wake of inputs of terrorist attack

PATNA, JAN 15Amid talks of the merger

of old Janata Parivar splinterparties, BJP on Thursdayexpressed doubt over theunification and hinted at sid-ing with Chief Minister JitanRam Manjhi in the powertussle with Nitish Kumar.

"The contradictory asser-tions of senior leaders in thelast one week is enough tosay the merger is not possi-ble," senior BJP leaderSushil Kumar Modi toldreporters.

Modi was hinting at asser-tions of JD(U) PresidentSharad Yadav on January 13that initially RJD and JD(U)might merge in view of theBihar Assembly electionsand rest would follow intime.

But, RJD supremo LaluPrasad had shot it down say-ing it would be a merger ofall six parties and not onlytwo.

Even as leaders of JD(U),RJD, INLD, SP and SJP min-

gled with each other andattended Makar Sankrantifeasts of state JD(U)President Basistha NarayanSingh as well as Lalu Prasadyesterday, there was noannouncement of merger asexpected.

Sushil Modi, who servedas deputy chief minister inthe NDA rule, claimed 90 per

cent of leaders and workersof JD(U) were not in favourof the merger out of fear thatLalu Prasad would have adominant presence in thecombined party.

"Earth has slipped underthe feet of Nitish Kumar whohas been reduced to a min-now by Lalu Prasad," thesenior BJP leader said.

BJP doubts Janata Parivar merger;sides with Bihar CM Manjhi

Jharkhand CM forbids party workers fromstaging dharna unnecessarily

Complete Polavaram project beforenext elections: AP to Centre

Bihu is the lifeline ofAssamese culture:GogoiGUWAHATI, JAN 15

Assam Chief Minister TarunGogoi on Wednesday said thatBihu is the lifeline of Assameseculture and binds together peopleof all faiths.

"Bihu is the lifeline ofAssamese culture. We mustuphold the culture that is rooted tothe soil," Gogoi said at a MaghBihu function here today.

The way people are celebratingBihu today with joy and merri-ment is a clear indication thatAssam is moving towards peaceand prosperity, he said.

"It's good to see people in urbanareas including Guwahati cele-brating Bihu as in the rural areas.This augurs well for the state," theChief Minister said.

Gogoi further said that Bihu is afestival that transcends the barri-ers of caste, creed or religion andis celebrated by different commu-nities. "Bihu is in essence a festi-val of oneness that binds togetherpeople of all faiths and promotesharmony and brotherhood. Let thespirit of Bihu bring an end to thecult of violence," he said.

PATNA, JAN 15Opposition BJP on

Thursday said it wouldplay audio tapes of for-mer Chief MinisterNitish Kumar's barbson RJD President LaluPrasad during cam-paign for Bihar polls astit-for-tat to Kumar'suse of tapes of PrimeMinister NarendraModi on 'black money'in his campaigns.

"BJP will play cas-settes of Nitish Kumar'sbarbs on Lalu Prasadduring NDA rule toremind people of thehostile relationsbetween them," seniorparty leader SushilKumar Modi toldreporters here. "We willremind people of every-thing to unravel thetruth of their comingtogether for the Biharpoll," he said at a feasthosted by him on theoccasion of Makar

Sankranti. This wouldbe a riposte to NitishKumar playing tapes ofNarendra Modi'sspeech on black money,bonus to farmers andspecial category statuspromise to Bihar duringhis "Sampark Yatra"and other campaigns.

Sushil Modi, whoserved as deputy toKumar during the NDA

rule in Bihar, said"Narendra Modi willreply to Kumar's quireswhen nextParliamentary pollcomes. In Bihar poll,we will fire questions tohim as why he betrayedthe trust of people onNDA and leading thestate to lawlessness."

Kumar has alreadyapprehended that such

cassettes are comingagainst him. "TheBihar poll will befought on state issuesand not on agenda ofcentral government likepromise on return ofblack money and bonusto farmers," SushilModi, who is leader ofopposition in theLegislative Council,said.

BJP to play tapes of Nitish Kumar's barbs onLalu Prasad during Bihar poll campaign

App ranking and analytics firmappFigures has revealed thatGoogle's Play store in 2014 jumped

ahead of Apple's App Store in terms of thetotal number of apps for the first time, withover 1.43 million apps compared to 1.21million. The report also claims thatGoogle's Android developer communitygrew faster than Apple's iOS counterpartfor the third year in a row.

In a report titled "App Stores GrowthAccelerates in 2014", the company haspublished a growth chart showing how thethree major app stores - Amazon Appstore,Apple's App Store, and Google Play -placed themselves in terms of number ofapps. The firm claims that Amazon'sAppstore despite being the third showed agrowth of nearly 90 percent to reach293,000 apps.

With Google Play visibly behind Apple'sApp Store at the end of 2013 (as seen in theabove charts), and it now being ahead, it isimplied Google added more apps thanApple in 2014. appFigures adds that thiswas the first time Google Play added moreapps in a year than Apple's App store.

The report also reveals the number of appdevelopers who published apps in the dif-ferent stores. "Google Play's developercommunity grew tremendously in 2014,exceeding Apple for the 3rd year in a row.In fact, Google Play is distributing appsfrom nearly 400k different developers," itadded. In 2014, Google saw more develop-ers joining than Amazon and Apple com-bined, says the report.

Currently, Google Play has 388,000developers compared to Apple with282,000 developers and Amazon with48,000 developers, adds the report.Additionally, Google also saw a rise in

Android apps released in 2014 with moredevelopers releasing their apps on GooglePlay than Apple and Amazon combined.appFigures claims that Google Play dou-bled the number of apps in 2014.

The report points, "In 2014, all three appstores grew by at least 50 percent (by theway, when we say growth we mean the per-cent change from the end of the previousy e a r ) .W h a t ' sinterestingis thata l t h o u g hApple con-tinues tog r o ws t r o n g l y,it's reallyG o o g l ePlay that'sg r o w i n g .In 2014,the numberof apps dis-t r i b u t e dt h r o u g hG o o g l ePlay hasdoubled."

The topfive cate-gories withm o s tgrowth (interms ofnumber ofapps) dur-ing 2014saw theApp Storea d d i n g

more business-related apps, while Googleadded saw the most growth in the gamescategory.

"It's no surprise that Apple developers,much like their Google counterparts, arefocusing on mainstream apps," addsappFigures, citing the top five categorieswith most growth in terms ofdevelopers.

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TV Channels Schedule TODAY’S STARARIES Intuition plays a large part in your work, Aries. You're apt to

sense what others want or need and foresee the conse-quences of one course of action over another. This is definite-ly going to make a positive difference in what you accomplish.You're likely to be quite pleased with what you do. Exercisethis intuition today so it will stay with you in the future.

TAURUS Information that you receive from far away could make doingbusiness with a group you're affiliated with that much easier,Taurus. All looks promising for group activities and advancingyour education, so these are good focuses for today. Travel mightalso be on your mind. Friends could be inclined to consider theidea, so it might be fun to go out on the town with them tonight.

GEMINI This could prove to be a gratifying day, Gemini. Recent success inbusiness might now be making a positive difference in your financialsituation. This is apt to boost your mood quite a bit and you're prob-ably feeling optimistic and enthusiastic about your future. You couldlapse into some very pleasant daydreams about the possibilities, butdon't get carried away. Try to remain practical.

CANCER This is a great day to start a partnership of any kind, as it willprove cooperative, rewarding, and stable. Any legal papers exe-cuted today should definitely work for you, Cancer. If you've beenthinking about signing up for a class or workshop, this is the dayto do it. You're more likely to get the results you want. Make plansfor travel, too. You've got a lot to think about.

LEO Work you do today, whether related to your job or something you doon your own, could lead to a temporary boost in income, which isgoing to elevate your mood. This could involve a bonus, a projectoutside work, or your own enterprise. You should be feeling healthyand enthusiastic, Leo, ready to tackle just about anything. Financeslook stable, and relations with others congenial and supportive.

VIRGO You might toy with the idea of getting some kind of projector enterprise going with a close friend or love partner. Ifyou're serious about it, Virgo, this is definitely the day tostart. Any partnership formed at this time is likely to be suc-cessful and beneficial for all involved. This is even a goodday to work out the terms of a legal agreement. Go for it.

LIBRA Work that you're doing either at home or on your home islikely to go well today and bring you the results you're hop-ing for, Libra. Members of your household might want topitch in and help. You will probably spend most of your timeinside, but you may also have to spend some time out gath-ering supplies and materials that you may need.

SCORPIO Today you're likely to feel especially communicative, Scorpio. Youmight want to get on the phone and run ideas for new projects bycolleagues or perhaps make arrangements to complete currentprojects. Success through creativity is strongly indicated at thistime. This is a great day to seek success through writing orspeaking. If this has been on your mind, get started.

SAGITTARIUSBusiness transacted today either in your home or concerning yourhome is likely to be successful and bring some extra money yourway. You probably feel especially optimistic about this. You're look-ing forward to new opportunities that may come your way. Your intu-ition is high, so you're likely to be able to separate the wheat from thechaff where opportunities are concerned. Go for it.

CAPRICORN Today your intuition should be sharper than usual, Capricorn.You might get a few calls involving possible business opportu-nities. You can use this heightened ESP to discern which onesmight be successful. You could also hear from friends propos-ing participation in a group activity of some kind, which youmay want to do. Don't hesitate. Have a great day.

AQUARIUS Today you should feel especially optimistic and enthusiastic,Aquarius, although you may not know why, at least at first. Later inthe day some good news could come your way, possibly involvingbusiness and money. This should tell you that you were intuitivelypicking up on something wonderful. As a matter of fact, your intuitionshould be high for most of the day. Make it work for you.

PISCES A new sense of closeness to those around you might have youfeeling especially happy today, Pisces. Your business and finan-cial life should be going very well, your future seems bright, andnow this puts the icing on the cake. Your mind may turn to proj-ects that you want to try in the future, and this could increase yourenthusiasm. Even more ideas could come thick and fast.

Xiaomi's 2014 flagshipsmartphone, the Mi 4,will be launching in

India by the end of this month.The news was confirmed toNDTV Gadgets by XiaomiIndia Head Manu Kumar Jain atthe sidelines of the Beijingevent. Unfortunately, no specif-ic release date or pricing infor-mation was revealed.

Jain also revealed thatXiaomi's first R&D (Researchand Development) centre inBengaluru will be ready byApril this year. He claimed thatthe centre is spread over 20,000square feet.

On being asked about theXiaomi Mi Note launch inIndia, Jain declined to reveal atime frame, and only said,"India is a priority market andthe launch is definitely in thepipeline".

Considering that Xiaomi is nolonger selling its former flag-ship in India, the Mi 3, thelaunch of the Xiaomi Mi 4 cer-tainly fits in with the company'sstrategy as it needs a flagship inits India portfolio to make up.

Late last year, Hugo Barra,Xiaomi's Vice President ofInternational Operations, hadtipped that the Xiaomi Mi 4might launch in late December2014 or early January 2015.However, that didn't happen.

To recall, the Mi 4is powered by a quad-core QualcommSnapdragon 801processor clocked at2.5GHz alongside3GB of RAM. Thesmartphone comes intwo storage variants,16GB and 64GB. Itfeatures a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pix-els) JDI OGS fulllamination display.There is a 13-megapixel rear cam-era and an 8-megapixel front-fac-ing camera on theXiaomi Mi 4, withboth sporting Sony'sstacked CMOS sen-sors. The smartphoneis backed by a3080mAh Li-ion bat-tery.

Earlier onThursday, Xiaomi atits first major eventof 2015 had a numberof surprises up itssleeves including theMi Note phablet andthe "even-better" MiNote Pro alongsiderather lesser impor-tant Mi Headphonesand Mi Box Mini.Unfortunately, noneof these new Xiaomidevices will reachIndian shores anytime soon.

Xiaomi Mi 4 to Launch in IndiaThis Month: Manu Kumar Jain

American directorMichael Mann is mak-ing a grand return to

theatres with Blackhat, a time-ly cyber-terrorism action flickstarring Chris Hemsworth.

Australian actor Hemsworthsheds his Thor costume tobecome Nicholas Hathaway, a"black hat" bad-guy hackerreleased from prison to helpAmerican authorities dismantlea criminal network.

Blackhat hits theaters withcybercrime very much in theheadlines, with its Friday debutcoming just two months after adevastating cyber-attack onSony Pictures.

That hack is believed to havebeen linked to The Interview,which depicts a fictional CIAplot to assassinate NorthKorea's leader - a storyline thatinfuriated Pyongyang.

Mann said the roots of hisfilm can be traced back morethan two years, as he began tounderstand the threats posed bycyber-terrorism.

The director - whose last filmPublic Enemies came out near-ly six years ago - said he wasmotivated to make the film

because "it takes place in ourworld as it is right now, right atthe cutting edge of thismoment."

Speaking at a press confer-ence in Los Angeles, Mannsaid he consulted expert hack-ers for the production, includ-ing one, Kevin Poulsen, whospent several years inprison.

"We wanted to know who arethe black hat hackers, whatmotivates them?" Mann said.

Hacker world 'eye-opening', named the world's sexiest

man in November by US mag-azine People, said he asked oneof the hackers if "knowingwhat you know... do you lookat the world differently?"

"He started to laugh. He said:'Man, people have no idea howexposed they are and how vul-nerable they are.'"

The cyber-crime expertsshowed Hemsworth andAmerican co-star WangLeehom, who plays a Chinesegovernment computer expert,how to mimic the body lan-guage of hackers, includingtheir typing mannerisms.

Hemsworth also shares the

screen with two-time Oscarnominee Viola Davis, whoplays an FBI special agent inthe adventure that takes view-ers from Los Angeles to HongKong by way of Jakarta.

Also co-starring in the film isChinese actress Tang Wei, per-haps best known for her role inAng Lee's sultry spy dramaLust, Caution.

The plot begins with a literalbang, as a Hong Kong nuclearpower plant explodes thanks tothe handiwork of a hacker, andChinese authorities ask forAmerican help finding the cul-prits.

Talking about cyber-terror-ism was an "eye-opening expe-rience," Mann said, adding thatpeople are "vulnerable to intru-sions from everywhere."

Mann's film The Aviator - aHoward Hughes biopic starringLeonardo DiCaprio - tookhome five Oscars. The Insider(1999), based on a true storyabout a tobacco industrywhistleblower, earned sevennominations.

He also directed Heat (1995)and created the popular 1980stelevision show Miami Vice.

'Blackhat' Brings Cyber-Security to the Big Screen

Google Play Now Has More Apps Than Apple's App Store: Report

MELBOURNE, JAN 15 Nike, the official apparel sponsor of the

BCCI, on Thursday unveiled Indianteam’s new ODI kit which the players willsport in the triangular series in Australiastarting on Friday. Each kit — jersey andbottoms — is made out of an average of 33recycled plastic bottles. “The new TeamIndia uniform is light, comfortable andpacked with innovation to help minimisedistractions on the field of play and that’scritical when millimeters make a differ-ence between a game winning innings orwicket,” said India’s ODI captainMahendra Singh Dhoni. The Nike Dri—FIT technology and Nike Pro Baselayer

helps regulate a player’s body temperaturethrough increased venting and breath abil-ity for players to stay focused on theirgame. 2015 is a massive year for TeamIndia as the best teams in the world com-pete for cricket’s greatest prize. “This ismore than just a jersey. This is the passionof a billion hearts, the colour that unitesthe entire nation. We are pleased that Nikehas used its global expertise to adopt inno-vative technologies from different sportsand craft them to the specific needs ofTeam India players. The new kit is a per-fect testimonial to Nike’s dedication indelivering nothing but the best,” saidBCCI secretary Sanjay Patel.

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MELBOURNE, JAN 15Back at the helm after retiring

from Tests, India skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni onThursday said his team will lookfor an encore when they starttheir title defence at the WorldCup beginning next month.

"We would definitely like torepeat our performance from2011. But the change in condi-tions will be a factor and we willhave to play accordingly," Dhonisaid at the launch of the team'snew ODI kit designed by team-sponsor Nike for the upcomingseason.

"The Melbourne CricketGround is one of the best venuesin world cricket, irrespective ofthe format. We will aim to do bet-ter than we have done in ODI for-mat over the last couple of yearsand hopefully we will be back toplay the World Cup final onMarch 29," he added.

The bugle for the ODI seasonin Australia has been sounded asfor the next two-plus months,fifty-over cricket will take prece-dence over anything else, startingwith the tri-series, involvingIndia and England, followed bythe 2015 WorldCup.

India's first tri-series match ison Sunday at the MelbourneCricket Ground againstAustralia, while Dhoni's men

will start their World Cup cam-paign on February 15 in Adelaidewhen they take on arch-rivalsPakistan in their first Pool Bencounter.

Dhoni, who had shocked theworld with his sudden retirementfrom the longer version of thegame after the drawn third Test atthe MCG, was back at the helmof the ODI team.

"I am rested," he said with histrademark grin, after Virat Kohlihad captained India in the drawnfourth Test.

"Irrespective of what sport youplay, it is always a blessing torepresent India on the interna-tional stage. Cricket is a littletougher back home and only afew people get to wear thesecolours. So it is good to be here

and donning this jersey again,"he added.

Kohli, who has been in omi-nous form in the recent Testseries against Australia, said he islooking forward to a good outingat the tri-series and World Cup."The mindset doesn't changewhether we are playing in whitesor blue. Every game is importantfor me when I am representing

the country," said Kohli."I have enjoyed the challenge

of playing in Australian condi-tions and have enjoyed theresponse from the crowds aswell. It was a good Test series forus. Now I am eagerly lookingforward to the tri-series and thenthe World Cup.

"Back to back World Cup winswill be a nice milestone for thisyoung team. It will do nicely forthe new colours that have beenunveiled today. That's what weare aiming for as a team, that'swhat we want to achieve and wehave the vision for it," headded.

The Indian team reached hereyesterday and after enjoying afive-day rest post the Test series,the players were back in training.The day was used in limberingup and getting some fieldingdrills after which the customarygame of football ensued.

While all other players selectedfor the tri-series and the WorldCup have joined the squad,Ravindra Jadeja too is here. Hedidn't field as such but did b

owl gingerly, testing his shoul-der. But it is too early to predicthis estimated time of full recov-ery.

Meanwhile, the tri-series willget underway in Sydney tomor-row with Australia taking onEngland.

Hoping to be here for World Cupfinal: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

NEW DELHI, JAN 15Former Australian

speedster Brett Lee onThursday announced hisretirement from Twenty20cricket. The right-arm fastbowler made theannouncement at theSydney Cricket Ground(SCG).

"After this year, therewon’t be any more cricket.I'm excited, emotional,happy and certainly notworried because I feel I’vemade the right call," hesaid at a press conferenceat the SCG. His retirementfrom T20 means the crick-eter has now retired fromall forms of cricket.

Lee, 38, had called timeon his international careerin July 2012, but has beenplaying Twenty20 fran-chise cricket for Big Bash

League (BBL) and IndianPremier League (IPL).

With 380 ODI scalps in221 appearances, the NewSouth Wales cricketer isleading wicket-taker forAustralia alongside GlennMcGrath. He also claimed310 wickets in 76 Tests forthe Aussies.

Lee's Twenty20 team,the Sydney Sixers, has oneregular-season matchremaining this season,which would be his lastmatch.

His fastest deliverycracked the 161 kilometresper hour mark (100 milesper hour), with the blondspeedster consistentlybowling at 150kph over 20years, making him a fear-some opponent through hissheer pace and toe-crush-ing in-swinging yorkers.

RANCHI, JAN 15Debutants Ranchi Rays

pm Thursday announcedthat England playmakerAshley Jackson will leadthe team in the third editionof the Hockey IndiaLeague (HIL) which startsJan 22.

The Ranchi-based teamalso announced HarendraSingh as the head coachwhile Clarence Lobo andA.B. Subbiah come in asthe assistant and goalkeep-er coach, respectively.

“Going by his experienceand present performance,we feel that AshleyJackson is the right choicefor captaining the side.Under his able leadership,the team will do well andhe will make the Ranchifans proud by putting up aterrific show,” said teamco-owner and Indian crick-et team captain MahendraSingh Dhoni.

“I hope Harendra Singh

as a coach will nurture theplayers and will bring thebest out of them. You needthe right coach who knowsthe strengths of his playersand capitalises on it.”

Jackson was part of theEngland squad that wonthe 2014 GlasgowCommonwealth Gamesbronze.

“It’s a great feeling to benamed captain of RanchiRays. The Ranchi fans arethe best in the league and itwill be a real honour tolead our talented team outin front of our home fans,”said Jackson.

“I will be trying my bestto lead from the front andalongside some of the besttalents in the world, thispromises to be anotherexciting HIL in Ranchi.The entire team is veryexcited and is ready to givesome wonderful perform-ances.”

HIL: England’s Jackson named Ranchi Rays skipper

Brett Lee announces retire-ment from Twenty20 cricket

Manan Sharma of New Delhitook eight wickets on the third dayof the series to send Odisha crash-ing to an innings and 150 runsdefeat in the Ranji Trophyencounter at the Ferozeshah KotlaStadium.

No less than 19 wickets fell onThursday as the visiting side'sbatsmen gladly submitted to theforces of a slow and turning track.

Manan was the greatest benefici-ary of Odisha's ineptness. The left-arm spinner made the batsmenplay often and a wicket was nevertoo far away.

There was little hint of the col-lapse in the opening hour of theday. Thanks to a bright day, playstarted on time. Despite theremoval of Girija Rout by VikasTokas, Odisha made a calm start asGovind Poddar and AnuragSarangi took the score to 62.

However, the introduction ofNavdeep Saini altered the situationunfavourably for the visitor. Themedium-pacer's accurate bowlingdismissed Poddar, Anurag Sarangiand Biplab Samantray in a spellthat wrecked Odisha. Thereafter,the Abhilash Mallick-led sideseemed to only delay theinevitable.

Natraj Behera and LagnajitSamal added 34 for the seventhwicket and it took the spinners'intervention to end the firstinnings. Varun Sood and MananSharma shared a couple of wick-ets.

In the second innings, the latterbowled from the beginning.Despite being handed a new ball,Manan had little difficulty in tak-ing control of the proceedings. Infact, it was a surprise that Odishasurvived for as long as it did. Thevisitor found itself four down for13 in 11.3 overs.

Anurag Sarangi and skipperAbhilash Mallick's 87-ball standfor 50 runs suggested for a whilethat the encounter may reach thefinal day. But the last six wicketsfell within 80 deliveries. By thetime the match finished, Mananhad six wickets in the second

innings.Delhi is on the verge of qualifi-

cation as it has 30 points from fivematches in Group B while Odishahas only eight from as manygames. In the next round,Maharashtra hosts Delhi. Odisha,though, will play at home againstRajasthan.ScorecardDelhi – 1st innings: 353.

Odisha – 1st innings: Girija Routc Bisht b Tokas 24, SubhrajitSahoo (run out) 10, Govind Poddarc Manhas b Saini 18, AnuragSarangi lbw b Saini 15, BiplabSamantray b Saini 3, Abhilash

Mallick b Sood 2, Natraj Behera(not out) 19, Lagnajit Samal stBisht b Sood 19, Deepak Behera c(sub) Rawal b Manan 0, BasantMohanty c (sub) Milind b Sood 1,Dhiraj Singh c (sub) Milind bManan 0; Extras (b-4, lb-3): 7;Total (in 62.1 overs): 118.

Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-39, 3-62, 4-71, 5-72, 6-76, 7-110, 8-112,9-113.

Delhi bowling: Navdeep Saini12-5-22-3, Vikas Tokas 13-6-45-1,Varun Sood 18-11-16-3, MananSharma 7.1-0-9-2, Rajat Bhatia 10-2-16-0, Shivam Sharma 2-0-3-0.

Odisha: 2nd innings: GirijaRout lbw b Tokas 2, Natraj Beherab Tokas 1, Govind Poddar c Bishtb Manan 1, Anurag Sarangi lbw bShivam 32, Biplab Samantray lbwb Manan 1, Abhilash Mallick lbw bManan 30, Subhrajit Sahoo bShivam 0, Lagnajit Samal lbw bManan 1, Deepak Behera c (sub)Rawal b Manan 7, BasantMohanty c Manhas b Manan 1,Dhiraj Singh (not out) 0; Extras (b-8, lb-1): 9; Total (in 39.1 overs):85.

Fall of wickets: 1-3, 2-8, 3-10,4-13, 5-63, 6-64, 7-71, 8-79, 9-80.

Delhi bowling: Vikas Tokas 7-4-8-2, Manan Sharma 18.1-5-24-6,Shivam Sharma 10-1-36-2, VarunSood 4-2-8-0.

Match report of Ranji Trophy matchbetween Delhi and Odisha

Team India unveils new ODI kit

ENGLAND PLAYMAKER ASHLEY JACKSON WILL LEAD DEBUTANTS RANCHI RAYS IN THE

THIRD EDITION OF THE HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE.

MANAN SHARMA OF DELHI, CELEBRATES WITH HIS TEAMMATES AGAINST

ODISHA ON THE THIRD DAY OF RANJI TROPHY CRICKET MATCH AT THE

FEROZESHAH KOTLA GROUND IN NEW DELHI

CHENNAI, JAN 15 It was sweet Pongal for Tamil Nadu as it

crushed Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 49runs on the third day of the Ranji TrophyGroup A match in Chennai on Thursday. Itthus bagged seven points, including abonus.

Having taken a sizeable lead at the end ofthe second day, the host looked all set for awin, barring as they say cricket’s gloriousuncertainties.

Not allowing the match to slip away, assometime Tamil Nadu has done, was para-mount. Resuming its innings, the hostlooked to add more runs to keep UttarPradesh out of the match. Indrajith, missedout on a well deserved century, but hiseighth-wicket partnership with Malolanproduced 76 runs of 176 balls in 29.2 overs.Indrajith fell to Amit Mishra, the pacer whotook all remaining wickets, on 91. TamilNadu ended up on 400, a lead of 218, whichas later events proved was too much for thevisitors.

Tanmay Srivatsav, on whom the visitorsbatting has depended a lot, fell cheaply andby the 21st over it had lost four batsmen,the score reading 44. Abhinav rotated hisbowlers well and all responded brilliantly.Malolan reaped the most-keeping a goodline and forcing the batsmen to play — bybagging five.

If not for an entertaining counter-attackby captain Piyush Chawla , who scored 69off 88 balls with six towering sixes and 2fours, the innings would have folded muchearlier Chawla in the company of AliMurtuza was particularly severe on RahilShah.

But a big led meant that Abhinav couldwell afford to buy Chawla’s wicket. Chawlafinally fell to Malolan, trying out one shottoo many.

SCORECARD: Uttar Pradesh: 1st innings:182.Tamil Nadu: 1st innings: U. Sushil c

Arish Alam b Piyush 4; Abhinav Mukund cUmang Sharma b Murtaza 140; VijayShankar st Dwivedi b Arish Alam 17; B.Aparajit c Tanymay b Himanshu 59; DineshKarthink c Chawla b Ali Murtuza 19; R.Satish c Arish Alam b Murtuza 11; B.Indrajith c&b Amit Mishra 91; S. SureshKumar c Mukul Dagar b Murtuza 3;Malolan Rangarajan lbw b Amit Mishra 36;M. Prabhu c Tanmay Srivatsava b AmitMishra 0; Rahil Shah (not out) 1;

Extras: (b-10, lb-2, nb-6, w-1) 19. Total(in 134 overs) 400

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-52, 3-179), 4-214,5-234, 6-303, 7-307, 8-383, 9-393.

Uttar Pradesh bowling: R.P. Singh 8.5-3-9-0; Amit Mishra 18.1-7-29-3; PiyushChawla 32-3-131-1; Ali Murtuza 48-7-138-4; Arish Alam 1-0-1-1; Himanshu Asnora20-1-65-1; Umang Sharma 6-0-15-0

Uttar Pradesh: 2nd inningsTanmay Srivatsava c M. Prabhu b SureshKumar 7; Akash Verma c Sushil b VijayShankar 2; Himanshu Asnora b SureshKumar 18; Umang Sharma b Molalan 19;Arish Alam c Sathish b Suresh Kumar 0;Akshdeep Nath lbw b Malolan 9; EklavyaDwivedi lbw b Suresh Kumar 20; PiyushChawla c Dinesh Krthink b Malolan 69; AliMurtuza st. Sushil b Malolan 6; AmitMishra lbw b Malolan 5; R.P. Singh not 1;

Extras: 11 (b-6 lb-2, penalty 5 (fielder’sthrow hits the helmet). Total 169 (in 57.1overs).

Fall of wickets: 1-5, 2-18, 3-44, 4-44, 5-57, 6-62, 7-116, 8-143, 9-161

Tamil Nadu bowling:Vijay Shankar 3-1-6-1, Rahil Shah 16-3-

70-0, S. Suresh Kumar 21-7-38-4, MalolanRangarajan 17.1-7-42-5.Points: Tamil Nadu-7. UP-0.

Innings win for Tamil Nadu

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Vitamin application:Break open a few Vitamin E and A capsules.

Now, mix both and apply on the marks till it getsabsorbed totally.

Oil massage: Sweet almond oil, mixed with wheatgerm and

argan oil can help. When this is massaged twiceevery day on the stomach, from the firsttrimester of pregnancy, stretch marks are not

formed.

TIP: Easy makeup trick To hide yourstretch marks, use a good quality body foun-dation, bronzer or a concealer on the areasthat have marks

Here's how to lighten your stretch marksThe Pakistani beauty Mahira Khan

is all set to enter B-town. Thedebut is going to be quite a special

one, since she is working alongsideShahrukh Khan. The actors are currentlybusy with the project ‘Raees’. ThisRahul Dholakia directorial featuresShahrukh Khan, Mahira Khan, FarhanAkhtar and Nawazuddin Siddiqui.Actress Mahira shares her story with themedia, and confesses how happy she isto work with King Khan.

Mahira was not conversant with thedetails when she had been invited for theauditions. She just knew the names ofthe director and producer, and decided toaudition as she liked the scenes. As theactress recently told the media, “I got acall for an audition and wasn’t told theexact details of the film, except thenames of the producers and the director,both of whom I liked. Once I read thescenes, I found them to be interestingand went ahead and auditioned for therole.”

She was not even aware that she wasbeing auditioned for Shahrukh’s film!But then, she met Shahrukh who sup-ported her, “I was nervous before theaudition and thought I’d forget all my

lines. I did meet Shah Rukh. He was verykind.” When asked about whetherShahrukh, being a superstar, might out-shine her in the film, her cool responsewas, “I don’t worry about such things. Ifmy co-actor shines, it means I haveshone as well and vice versa. These arenot the kind of thoughts I focus on. I reada script, meet my director and go withmy instinct.” She further talked abouthow she felt about her co-actors,” I’m afan of both Shah Rukh and Nawaz.Luckily, I’ve had the chance to performwith some of the best actors in Pakistan,who helped me out a lot on set. I alsolearnt a lot from them and hope for thesame with Shah Rukh and Nawazuddin.”

Shahrukh is equally glad to work withthe star cast, as the actor said,“Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Mahira Khanare there in the film. Both of them arevery accomplished actors. I think thecast is really wonderful.” He furtherexpressed his views about Mahira, say-ing that both he and the director RahulDholakia think highly of her, “Rahulliked her. She suited the film a lot. I haveseen a little bit part of her televisionstuff. I have met her and she is a marvel-lous actor.”

The ‘Khoobsurat’ actorFawad Khan willromance Priyanka

Chopra in MadhurBhandarkar’s ‘Madamji’.Fawad Khan, wFzho wooed hisaudience with his intense act-ing calibre in ‘Zindagi GulzaarHai’ and ‘Humsafar’ debutedwith Sonam Kapoor in‘Khoobsurat’. Priyanka who isdonning the hat of producerwith ‘Madamji’ is consideringFawad for the male lead of herproduction venture. ‘Madamji’shows the journey and strug-gles of an item girl who climbsthe ladder of success andbecomes a politician. The filmwill be shot in different placesof India but basically will beshot in Bhopal, Delhi,Johanpur, Lucknow andMumbai. It is said to beinspired by Sanjay Dutt's wifeManyata Dutt.

Priyanka Chopra will beplaying the role of an item girland PC will be co-producing itwith Ram Mirchandani.

She hogged the limelightwith Bhandarkar in ‘Fashion’and now again a long gap, theactress is teaming up with thenoted director who generallymakes realistic cinema. Shesays they "get along really well

and have gelled very well cre-atively".

"I'm really grateful Madhuragreed to be my first director inmy first production venture.We tried to work in some otherfilms as well, but unfortunately

that didn't happen. I completelytrust Madhur," she said.

The Pakistani heartthrob ishighly in demand and he isflooded with Bollywood offers.We are sure he will make aninteresting pairing withPriyanka in ‘Madamji’.

Priyanka Chopra to romance Fawad Khan in ‘Madamji’

Not only common men butcelebrities also go throughdepression and anxiety. It is a

different issue that they hesitate toadmit their condition in public. Butthe reigning queen of Bollywood,Deepika Padukone accepted in aninterview with Hindustan Times thatshe has gone through depression dur-ing the shooting of ‘Happy New Year’and consulted a psychologist andcame out of the disease as a winner.

Deepika said in the interview, "Inearly 2014, while I was being appreci-ated for my work, one morning, Iwoke up feeling different. A day earli-er, I had fainted due to exhaustion; itwas all downhill from there. I felt astrange emptiness in my stomach.

I thought it was stress, so I tried todistract myself by focusing on work,

and surrounding myself with people,which helped for a while. But the nag-ging feeling didn’t go away. Mybreath was shallow, I suffered fromlack of concentration and I brokedown often. Over a period of time, itgot worse. When my parents visited, Iwould put up a brave front becausethey were worried about me livingalone and working long hours.

Then, once, while talking to mymother (Ujjala Padukone), I brokedown. She realised the problem, andgot in touch with a psychologistfriend, Anna Chandy, to get to the rootof the cause. Every morning, it was astruggle to wake up, and shoot forHappy New Year’s (HNY; 2014) cli-max. Finally, I had a word with Annaaunty. She flew to Mumbai fromBengaluru, and I talked mya heart out

to her. She concluded that I was suf-fering from anxiety and depression.

When she suggested I take medica-tion, I was resistant. I thought talkingwas enough. Later, I met another psy-chologist, Dr Shyam Bhatt, inBengaluru for a second opinion.

There were days when I would feelokay, but at times, within a day, therewas a roller-coaster of feelings.Finally, I accepted my condition. Thecounselling helped, but only to anextent. Then, I took medication, andtoday I am much better".

Depression is a widespread disease,the actress feels that at times, thepatient just wants to talk, and isn’tseeking advice. But, well-wisherssaying things like, ‘Don’t worry, itwill all be alright,’ might be detrimen-tal.

Being sad and being depressed aretwo different things. Also, peoplegoing through depression don’t lookso, while someone sad will look sad.The most common reaction is, ‘Howcan you be depressed? You haveeverything going for you. You are thesupposed number one heroine andhave a plush home, car, movies…What else do you want?’ It’s not aboutwhat you have or don’t have. Peopletalk about physical fitness, but mentalhealth is equally important. I see peo-ple suffering, and their families feel asense of shame about it, which does-n’t help. One needs supp

"I am now working on an initiativeto create awareness about anxiety anddepression, and help people. My teamis working with me to formulate aplan, which will be unveiled soon."

I’m a fan of Shahrukh, he is very kind: Mahira Khan

Shahid Kapoor has vehe-mently denied the rumorof his engagement. Since

early morning, media is buzzwith the report that the heart-throb of Bollywood and one ofthe most eligible bachelors,Shahid Kapoor is getting to amystery girl outside the filmindustry on the occasion ofMakar Sankranti.

Shahid had once expressedon Anupama Chopra’s TVshow that he does not want hiswife to be from Bollywood. Asper the report, Shahid Kapoor’swould be bride hails fromDelhi and the engagementwould reportedly take place inDelhi.

"This comes as quite the sur-prise considering there hasn'tbeen any news of him seeingsomeone, but from the soundsof it, an engagement ceremonywill be held in Delhi at somepoint during the day. The girl inquestion is not someone from

the industry," read the blog.Refuting the rumor, a close

pal of the actor said DeccanChronicle, "The bloggersinformation is completely falseand Shahid Kapoor is not inDelhi. He is not gettingengaged and he is in Mumbai

preparing to go for an awardfunction tonight".

If not engagement, Shahidhas got another reason torejoice. The actor has won thebest actor award at Like OkScreens Awards for his per-formance in ‘Haider’.

Shahid Kapoor denies gettingengaged to a mystery girl

When Deepika Padukone suffered from depression