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Arsenic-affectedvillage now sellingpackaged drinking

water

Walk for charity,stride for education

education

Speak Asia countryhead arrested in Rs2,200 crore onlinemarketing scam

Barack Obama proposes $3.99 trillionbudget, sets up battle with Republicans

President Barack Obama onMonday proposed a $3.99trillion budget for fiscal year2016 that sets up a battle withRepublicans over programsto boost the middle class thatare funded by higher taxes oncorporations and wealthyAmericans. The budgetforesees a $474 billion deficit,which is 2.5% of US gross

domestic product. It projectsdeficits stabilizing at that rateover a 10-year period, senioradministration officials said.Obama's budget fleshes outproposals from his State of theUnion address and helpshighlight Democraticpriorities for the last quarterof his presidency and thebeginning of the 2016presidential campaign. But itis as much a politicaldocument as a fiscal road mapand would require approvalfrom the Republican-controlled Congress to go intoeffect. "Our hope is that bylaying out ... a clear economic

I cherish the fond memories of mytrip to Gujarat: Chinese President

BeijingChinese President XiJinping today met ExternalAffairs Minister SushmaSwaraj here and said Chinaand India have taken solidsteps to step upcooperation andimplement the agreementsreached between him andPrime Minister Narendra

Modi. “I have fullconfidence on the future ofChina and India relationsand I believe that goodprogress will be achievedin the growth of bilateralrelations this year,” Xi toldSwaraj who called on himat the Great Hall of thePeople here. Xi said thatsince his visit to India in

September last year,relations between the twocountries have enteredinto a new stage. Thepositive side of China-India relationship has beengowning, he said, addingthat momentum ofcooperation between thetwo countries picked upwith solid steps beingtaken to implement theagreements between himand Modi. Among one ofthe solid steps taken by thetwo sides, they exchangednotes yesterday onmodalities for opening thesecond route for theKailash-ManasarovarYatra in Tibet via Sikkimby June, that will allowmore Indians to undertakethe pilgrimage. Xi hadpromised opening the newroute to Modi during theformer’s maiden visit toNew Delhi last year.Recalling his fond

memories of India visit, Xitold Swaraj “I still cherishthe fresh memories in mymind about the gracioushospitality extended to meby the government andpeople and particularly Icherish the fond memoriesof my trip to PrimeMinister Modi’shometown in Gujaratstate.” “The Prime Ministerhimself accompanied me onthe trip. Please convey mybest regards and cordialgreetings to President(Pranab) Mukherjee andPrime Minister Modi,” saidXi, also the GeneralSecretary of the rulingCommunist Party.Reciprocating Xi’s warmwords, Swaraj said PrimeMinister Modi has sent hisgreetings and best wishesfor the Chinese Lunar Yearof Sheep, whichcommences later thismonth.

GaighataOnce forced to drinkarsenic- contaminatedground water, residentsof a remote hamlet inWest Bengal near Indo-Bangla border are nowpurifying water fromponds and sellingpackaged safe drinkingwater to neighbouringvillages. Using a newinnovative technologyfrom France, village co-operative societyM a d h u s u d a n k a t iSamabay Krishi UnnayanSamity has constructed awater purification projectwhich convertscontaminated pond waterinto safe drinking water.

MumbaiThe Crime branch ofMumbai police todayarrested six persons,including the countryhead of Speak Asia, inconnection with the overRs 2,200-crore onlinemarketing firm scam inwhich lakhs of investorswere duped. “Thecountry head of SpeakAsia Sanjeev Mehta wasarrested from Mumbaiand five others were heldfrom elsewhere,”Mumbai policespokesperson DCPDhananjay Kulkarni said.All the accused have beenremanded in policecustody till February 7,he said.

Regulators mull IFSC norms;Gujarat’s GIFT City may be first

New DelhiGovernment and variousfinancial sector regulatorsincluding RBI and Sebi aremulling over a new set ofnorms to be applicable toIFSCs (InternationalFinancial ServicesCentres), which can be setup in different parts of thecountry for domestic andinternational investors.The GIFT City in Gujaratcan be the first off theblock under this newregime, which could entailrules and regulationsdifferent from thoseapplicable outside theseIFSCs, sources said. Theissue is being activelydiscussed by variousregulators internally as

also collectively includingat the forums like FinancialStability and DevelopmentCouncil (FSDC) and afurther roadmap in thisregard can be announcedlater this month in the

Union Budget, sourcessaid. At a recent Sub-Committee meeting of theFSDC, the regulatorsdiscussed the “mattersrelating to IFSC”. Themeeting was chaired byRBI Governor RaghuramRajan, while those whoattended include capitalmarkets regulator SebiChairman U K Sinha,insurance watchdog IRDAchief T S Vijayan, PFRDAChairman HemantContractor, FMCChairman RameshAbhishek, as also othertop officials of RBI and theFinance MinistryGIFT City (GujaratInternational Finance Tec-city) was conceptualised

as a pet project of theGujarat government whenPrime Minister NarendraModi was the state chiefminister. According to itswebsite, “GIFT cityaspires to cater to India?slarge financial servicespotential by offering globalfirms a world-classinfrastructure andfacilities. “It aims to attractthe top talent in thecountry by providing thefinest quality of life all withintegrated townships,IFSC and multi specialityspecial economic zone(SEZ).” The city is 12 kmsaway from the AhmedabadInternational Airport andeight kms fromGandhinagar.

TAT Mumbai initaites Surat-SuratThani Trade & Tourism collaboration

Surat,The Tourism Authority ofThailand (TAT) Mumbai istapping into the ripe Suratmarket in Gujarat todevelop tourism to SuratThani in southern Thailand.In order to escalate arrivalsfrom Surat to Surat Thani,TAT hosted a fam trip toSurat Thani province –across Surat Thanimainland, KoSamui andKoPhangan. Thedelegation included the

Southern Gujarat Chamberof Commerce& IndustryChairman of ConsulateL i a i s o nCommittee,MrChintanPunawala,in addition to key travelagents and media fromSurat as well asAhmedabad. The SGCCI ispreparing an MOU to signwith SuratThani Chamberof Commerce in the nextfew weeks to promote tradeand tourism cooperationbetween the two cities,

Surat of India andSuratThani of Thailand tocelebrate the 100 years ofnaming SuratThaniprovince by King Rama 6of Thailand after the nameof Surat in India. SorayaHomchuen, director, TATMumbai said, “There isgreat potential for travellersfrom this market to visit andenjoy the attractions inSurat Thani. Fromculturally rich experienceslike traditional silk weaverson the mainland to thebreathtaking Ratchaprapadam with its unique floatingresorts toKoSamui’ssunkissedbeaches fringed by gentlewaves and KoPhangan’sunblemished landscapes andits world-famous Full Moonand Half Moon parties, thisprovince in southernThailand offers a wealth ofoptions.

vision centered around themiddle class and economicgrowth, that we'll be able tohave a productiveconversation (withRepublicans) and makeprogress over the course ofthe year," an administrationofficial said on Sunday,previewing the budget'srelease. Republicans have saidthey see room forcompromise in areas such astax reform and infrastructure,but many of Obama'sprograms, which were rolledout in the weeks before thebudget's release, have landedwith a thud.

AHMEDABADAround 2,000 Amdavadisparticipated in a charitywalk on Sunday morningto raise funds for theeducation of childrenliving in Ramapir no Tekroin Juna Vadaj area of thecity. Ramapir no Tekro isone of the largest slums inGujarat. The two-kmcharity walk started fromGujarat Vidhyapith at 8:30am and ended at SabarmatiAshram at 10 am. It wasorganized by city-basedNGOs, Jeevantirth andGiant InternationalFederation. The eventraised Rs 2 lakh which willbe used for the educationof more than 500 slumkids.

New DelhiSwine flu has claimed 191lives in the country inJanuary alone withTelangana reporting thehighest number of cases ofpeople afflicted with theH1N1 virus followed byDelhi, the government saidon Monday. The totalnumber of cases of swineflu coming to light acrossIndia in January stood at2,038. While Delhi saw

488 persons coming downwith the disease with fivedeaths reported betweenJanuary 1 to February 1 ofthis year, Telanganarecorded 629 cases with 34deaths. In Gujarat, 309persons contracted swineflu with the virus claiming38 lives, said a seniorhealth ministry official.The Health Ministry datasaid that 205 swine flucases were reported in

Rajasthan, where the deathtoll from the virus stands at49, while 73 cases havebeen noted in Maharasthrawith 22 casualties.

Tamil Nadu witnessed 93cases with seven livesclaimed by the diseasewhile Madhya Pradesh andHaryana reported 49 and57 cases with the death toll

in these states standing at17 and eight, respectively.Andhra Pradesh reported33 cases, leading to fourdeaths.Sharing the details,Additional Secretary in theHealth Ministry, ArunPanda, told reporters that,last year, 937 cases ofswine flu were reported inthe country leading to 238deaths. In 2012, there were 5,044reported cases of swine

flu, which claimed the livesof 405 people while in2013, there were 5,253cases and 699 deaths, headded.Panda said that the presentspurt is seasonal and allnecessary assistance andsupport is being providedto the states to deal withthe situation.

He said that thesecretary of the ministrywill hold a videoconference with officials

of the affected states onTuesday to discuss themeasures to be taken tocombat the disease."The frequency ofadvertisements of dos anddon'ts will be increasedand we will also requestthe states to come out withsuch advertisements inlocal newspapers and inlocal languages to spreadawareness about thedisease among thepeople," Panda said.

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DAYDelhi polls: AAP manifestois flight of fancy

WhatsApp voice calling featurereportedly arrives in India

WhatsApp has reportedly introduced its new voicecalling feature in India. According to online reports,the voice calling feature is available on invite-only basis.However, WhatsApp has not released this officiallyand it seems the new feature is still being tested. Withthis users can make calls for free to their WhatsAppcontacts. GSMArena reported that a Reddit user calledpradnesh07 got this new feature on his Nexus 5smartphone running on Android 5.0 Lollipop.Recently, WhatsApp had introduced its web client onGoogle Chrome browser which enabled it’s users tochat from their PCs. It seems WhatsApp users willhave to wait for the new voice calling feature to beofficially available. While, it may sound amazing, the newWhatsApp calling service is nothing new. Free voicecalling is already offered by main stream social networkingapps like Hangouts, Skype, Facebook and others.

Is Salman Khan breaking upwith Iulia Vantur?

After Sonakshi Sinha, Lisa Haydonhits out at Kamaal R Khan

New Delhi: Kamaal RKhan aka KRK has theknack for inviting insultsand stirring controversies.He picks up a fight onsocial media againstcelebrities for no reasonThe Bhojpuri actor-filmmaker has often landedin trouble for his infamousjibes on social networkingsites. And he is makingnews yet again for a similarreason. This time he hasirked none other than LisaHaydon after taking a digat Kapil Sharma andSonakshi Sinha. KRK in histweet, posted a picture ofLisa where she is seenhanging from a basketballring along with an insultingcaption. After SonakshiSinha and others blastedKamaal R Khan for hiscrude comments onTwitter, it's Lisa Haydon'sturn. The lissome lass took

R. Balki happy about Amitabh'sCricket World Cup stint

On Feb 15 when India playsa cricket match againstPakistan in Adelaide,Bollywood megastarAmitabh Bachchan will bedoing the commentaryalongside stalwarts of thecricket-commentary world

Harsh Bhogle and KapilDev. Shamitabh director R.Balakrishnan is happy.This is part of an integrationbetween broadcaster StarSports and the makers ofBig B's forthcoming filmShamitabh. Talking about

the change of pace forIndia's best-knownbaritone, filmmakerBalakrishnan aka Balki,said: "Mr. Bachchan's voiceis the star of my filmShamitabh. The plotrevolves around thebaritone." "I personally feel,and there are millions whowill agree with me, thatthere is nothing that Mr.Bachchan's voice can't do.He has done voiceovers inmany feature films and hasalso lent his voice todocumentaries and socialcauses. The one thing thathe hadn't done was cricketcommentary."

Bollywood's biggest stars put up a blockbuster show at the Filmfare Awards ceremonyheld in Mumbai on January 31.The highlight of the evening was, undoubtedly, Salman Khan, Siddharth Malhotra,Karan Johar and Kapil Sharma's impromptu dance performance with actress DeepikaPadukone to the tunes of the chartbusting song Jumme Ki Raat.Actress Sophie Choudry, who was among the audience, captured the moment forposterity. Salman Khan is mighty impressed with Deepika Padukone, it seems. Theone who everybody wants to click tries to click somebody. We wish we knew whothe lucky one was.

Filmfare Awards: Salman Khan,Deepika Padukone and Jumme Ki Raat

Radhika Apte says she wasattracted to Hunterrr's edgy script

Radhika Apte is one actresswho loves to dochallenging roles. Aptewho is keenly waiting forthe release of Badlapur willalso soon be seen oppositeGulshan Devaiah in a film

titled Hunterrr whichreleases on March 20th.Radhika is particularlyexcited about Hunterrr asshe feel its that kind of adramedy that people haven'tseen so far.

While the film deals with alot of sex, Radhika feels thatis where the humour of thefilm lies subtly. Speaking onthe occasion of the digitaltrailer launch , Radhika said,"When I read the script ofHunterrr, I had my mouthopen in shock throughout.But I think the edginess wasthe best part of if. Theunapologetic approach ofthe movie's story issomething that reallyappealed to me and I amexcited to see what peoplethink of it. Its definitely oneof those really crazy filmsone will see".

Who is cast opposite Aishwarya Rai Bachchanin Karan Johar's 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'?

Karan Johar's ambitious project 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' starring the three Bollywoodheavyweight actors- Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Aishwarya Rai Bachchanhas been announced almost two months back but the latest reports suggest thatKaran's roped in 'Khoobsurat' actor Fawad Khan as the lead opposite Ash's character.Fawad, who enjoys huge fan following thanks to his 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai' stint on TVwas last seen in 'Khoobsurat' and was also in news for being the leading hero oppositeKareena Kapoor in 'Udta Punjab'. But while he lost out on 'Udta Punjab' to DiljitDosanjh, sources claim that Fawad has been signed to play Ash's love interest in thefilm. Karan's ADHM is scheduled for a June 5 release next year and the team willstart shooting for the film from mid 2015.

Has Salman Khan lost loveyet again? Well, rumourssuggest that his Romaniangirlfriend has left Mumbai.Apparently, Ms IuliaVantur has bagged a newshow in Romania and shewill be settling there for awhile to give time to her

new work.Iulia is an actress and a TVanchor as well and was inMumbai trying out herluck in Bollywood. Shehas also done an itemnumber in Pulkit Samrat’sO Teri! Iulia and Salmanmet on the sets of the film

and instantly fell for eachother. Salman is veryprivate about hisrelationship with Iulia butwe heard that during hiskid sister Arpita Khan’swedding Salman wasintroducing Iulia to all theguests as his girlfriend.More recently, Iulia wasalso spotted chilling withSalman on the sets ofBajrangi Bhaijaan. Theactress has now movedback to Romania for awhile and the status of herrelationship with Salman isnow unknown.We just hope that Iulia isonly back in Romania forher new show and that shecomes back to Mumbai toreunite with Salman soon!What are your thoughts onthis?

offense to his reaction toher picture in which she hasapparently wrapped a shirt

around her waist and ishanging from a basketballring.

If there is one thing you can be sure of in the Delhiassembly polls of 7 February, it is this: it will not dependon how much effort a party has put into its manifesto.Election trends usually pivot around one or two centralissues. The micro-casting of small benefits to everysegment of the electorate is hardly relevant. The 2014Lok Sabha election was probably decided on two basicissues – the aura of competent leadership personifiedby Narendra Modi (in contrast with the effeteManmohan Singh and his bumbling UPA government),and the promise of development and achche din. TheCongress party had, in fact, come up with a better-crafted manifesto. The BJP was the last to come upwith one, and that too when the election process waswell underway. The BJP manifesto had no impact onthe result. Beyond the media, no one gave it muchimportance. The BJP still won. The Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) has fallen into the trap of believing that offering1,000 promises is better than focusing on the one ortwo things that really matter in an election. It has builtup an entire laundry list of what people from variousparts of Delhi want and aggregated these into amanifesto. The BJP, perhaps wisely, has abandonedthe idea of launching a full-fledged manifesto, thougha vision document is certainly planned. On the otherhand, AAP has given its manifesto the full treatment.It is all things to all people, and has such lofty aimsthat it is essentially delusion posing as vision. If elected,AAP tells us, it will demand full statehood for Delhi,seek control of the Delhi Police (now under the homeministry), and run the city-state with the help of nearly3,000-3,500 mohalla sabhas (each comprising around500-1,000 households). It will build Delhi’s own powerplant, create 500 new schools and 20 new colleges,quadruple the number of secondary and tertiarypublic hospital beds, recruit 4,000 doctors and 15,000paramedics, build two lakh public toilets, invest inpublic transport, and generally abolish contract laboureverywhere. In other words, Arvind Kejriwal plansto build a socialist paradise in Delhi at huge cost.And yes, he will do what he did the last time in his49-day government: give every household 700 litresof free water and cut electricity tariffs by 50 percent.And, of course, he will legislate the draconian JanLokpal bill so that the corrupt are reined in. In a 42-page manifesto, the question of how all thisextravaganza is going to be funded gets almost nomention. The only indication that AAP will somehowtry and marry finite resources with infinite promisescomes towards the end, where it solves the equationwith two glib statements. First, the manifesto claims(unconvincingly) that “the common theme across allpolicy interventions is the following motto: bigchange without big spending.” It is good to knowthat power plants, hospitals and schools can be builtwithout much moolah. Then comes the humbleadmission: “However, we know our limitations, andrealise that the only way to deliver our promises isto look for innovative solutions, spend efficiently andraise revenue.”

“What the earlier Congress governments were unable to do in thelast 60 years, Modi’s government did all those things in just eightmonths,”- Gujarat CM Anandiben Patel addressing a college in Mandleshwar in the Madhya Pradesh

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SPORTS ROUNDDon't mind Kohli blowing flyingkiss if he scores ton: Kapil Dev

Australia may be winning, but they enterWorld Cup 2015 with serious issues

Winning a Tri Series finalby 112 runs usually meansthat all is going splendidly.Do it in a series against

India and England, whilegoing undefeated, makes iteven sweeter. Achieve itafter beating South Africa

4-1 in the series prior andone would normally expectsome special recognitionto be bestowed upon theteam. Knighthoodsperhaps? Winning formcannot be scoffed at. It issomething that the Englishhave dreamed about formillennia. However, thereis trouble brewing DownUnder. All is not as rosy asit appears on the surface.Australia may be winning,but they enter the WorldCup with multiple issues.All are serious enough toderail their campaign.

NEW DELHIFormer India captain KapilDev feels that he is finewith Virat Kohli's antics aslong as he is performing onfield. "If Virat Kohliscores a century and thenblows a flying kiss towardshis girlfriend, I have noproblems. Rather I have

problem if a player scoreszero and is blowing aflying kiss. We playedcricket in a different eraand now its a different era.We have to accept that,"Kapil said at a 'CricketConclave' organized byNews24. "We can't just sitback and think that cricket

is no longer a gentleman'sgame. Times have changed.The generation I played wasdifferent. We grew up withTest cricket. But now youhave sledging, abuses andT20 is an accepted format."Kapil also took a sarcasticdig at India's team huddlewhich he described as"hug". "Well I have neverunderstood this team huginside the ground at start ofthe match. What were youguys doing in dressingroom. Only eating eggs!"On India's chances in theWorld Cup, Kapil said itwas 25 percent and alsoexplained his reason for it."India I believe will reachsemifinals and all foursemifinalists will have 25percent chance. You can'tpredict from there on. Ibelieve start is veryimportant. I think the first15 overs will decide howIndia will perform. I wouldtake 40/0 in first 15 overswhich can give us 270 plustotal. It's a must. But if Indialose 2-3 wickets in 15 oversit will be difficult," Kapilsaid.

Novak Djokovic wins Australian Open

MELBOURNE,Novak Djokovic won hisfifth Australian Open titleand his eighth career GrandSlam while extending AndyMurray's misery atMelbourne Park. Djokovicbeat Murray 7-6 (5), 6-7(4), 6-3, 6-0 in Sunday'sfinal, relegating theScotsman to runner-upstatus for the fourth time infour tries in the AustralianOpen final. Murray had lost

twice previously toDjokovic -- in 2011 and2013 -- and to RogerFederer in 2010. The No.1-ranked Djokovic,meanwhile, is a perfect 5-for-5 in Australian Openfinals. "There were a lot ofturning points in thematch," Djokovic said."Regardless of the record Ihave here, we both knewwe had equal chances towin. It was a cat-and-mouse

fight, it always is with us."Djokovic swungmomentum in a closematch with a service breakin the eighth game of thethird set, winning fourstraight points. When hetook a 4-0 lead in the lastset, he smacked his fist hardagainst his chest incelebration. At the end ofthe match, Djokovic threwhis racket into the crowdat Rod Laver Arena.

India to enter ICC Cricket World Cup2015 at second spot in ODI rankings

Defending championsIndia will enter the 11thedition of the ICC CricketWorld Cup in second spotbehind leaders Australia.After failing to win a singlegame in the recentlyconcluded tri-series, theMahendra Singh Dhoni-led side trail Australia bysix points in the ODIrankings, according to anICC media release.Australia, who won the tri-series after humblingEngland in the final, arecomfortably placed at thetop with 120 rankingpoints followed by India(114) and South Africa(113). With just a fewmore internationalmatches left to go before

the the 50-over showpieceevent kickstarts onFebruary 14 in Australiaand New Zealand, the 14competing teams aregearing up for the warm-up matches slated between8-13 of this month.Meanwhile in the playerrankings, India’s ViratKohli is at the numberthree spot in thebatsman’s chart withSouth Africa’s AB deVillers and Hashim Amlaat the No.1 and 2 positionrespectively. OtherIndians in the top-10 ofthe batting table includeShikhar Dhawan (7),whose lack of form in thetri-series came underintense criticism by one

and all, and Dhoni atnumber eight. Thebowling, which is a majorcause of worry for the Menin Blue before the WorldCup, also disappoints withno Indian in the top-10 ofthe bowling chart.M e d i u m - p a c e rBhuvneshwar Kumar (13)and Ravindra Jadeja (14)are the only Indian bowlersin the top-20 list headed byPakistan’s Saeed Ajmal. Inwhat promises to be anexciting World Cup, a totalof 42 matches will beplayed throughout thegroup stage of thetournament. The top fourteams from each pool willqualify for the quarter-finals.

Virender Sehwag says Indiatipped to reach WC semifinalsOut-of-favour Indiabatsman Virender Sehwagtoday exuded confidenceabout India making it tothe semifinals of theupcoming ICC CricketWorld Cup, saying thatrecent results would havelittle impact on the team'sperformance during thequadrennial extravaganza."I am sure India will makeit to the semifinals andafter that it would dependon how they play on aparticular day," saidSehwag. Asked whichother teams according tohim could make the last-four stage apart from India,Sehwag was prompt in hisreply. "Besides India, Ithink Australia, SouthAfrica and New Zealandwould make the semis," he

said. One of the mostdestructive openingbatsmen refused to believethat India's lackluster showin their recent tour DownUnder would have anyinfluence on the upcomingWorld Cup. "I don't thinkthe team will be muchaffected with their recentperformances. Everyonewill give their 100 per centeffort during the WorldCup and recent results maynot have any influence,"Sehwag insisted.

Mahindra Racing's plans for the2015 MotoGP Championship

Mahindra Racing has announced its plans for the 2015 MotoGP Championship as itsets off in pursuit of the 2015 Moto3 championship title. The only Indian constructorin MotoGP announced that the major change this year is that it will not field its ownteam.Instead, Mahindra Racing will now partner other teams, the most notable andimportant being Aspar. Mahindra says that joining forces with Aspar team owner,Jorge Martinez will prove to be highly fruitful, owing to Martinez’s experience andcredibility of winning multiple world championship titles, both as a rider as well as ateam owner. Mahindra will field a total of four teams and nine MGP3O bikes on thegrid for this season. Mahindra also announced the opening of its new technicaldevelopment centre at Besozzo in Italy.At the announcement ceremony, Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra group said,“We are still at a relatively early phase of our journey in motorsport, but thetechnological challenge and learning that we achieve through our racing programmesare of major importance to the whole group. The international footprint and highprofile of MotoGP helps us build the Mahindra brand globally. We are alsostrengthening our technical skills with the opening of a new development centre inItaly. This becomes part of our neural network of innovation along with other R&Dfacilities in India, Korea and the US.”

Dhoni's presence as leader is key,say Inzamam and Shoaib Akhtar

New Delhi,Presence of MahendraSingh Dhoni as a leadermakes the Indian team agood unit going intoWorld Cup, formerPakistan cricketersInzamam Ul Haq andShoaib Akhtar said today."I believe having Dhonias a leader is a big factorfor the Indian team. Anexperienced captain in abig ticket event is alwaysa plus. Dhoni is oneplayer, who hasperformed for India inpressure situations andscripted innumerable

comebacks for the team.Having a leader whoknows how to handlepressure makes Dhoni cutabove rest," Inzamam,who has played five WorldCups for Pakistan, saidduring a 'CricketConclave' organised byNews24 channel. Shoaibwas even more forthrightwhile dissecting Dhoni'sstyle of captaincy. "Withdue respect and not takingany names, I have seencaptains, who hide behindthe team under pressurebut Dhoni is one guy whowould make the team hidebehind him when they areunder pressure. He is oneguy who doesn't know themeaning of fear," thestraight talking fastbowler expressed his frankopinion.

Sachin, Rahul refused to takeoff shirts at Lord's: Shukla

NEW DELHIHe was the manager of theIndian cricket team duringits memorable NatwestTrophy triumph overEngland at Lord's wayback in 2002 and RajeevShukla on Mondayrevealed that SachinTendulkar, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman refused

then skipper SouravGanguly's request oftaking off their shirts andwave it. Shukla, who wassitting by Ganguly's side atthe Lord's balcony, onMonday, recollected thatevening's incident. "Iremember Sourav wantedto give it back to AndrewFlintoff, who had taken offhis jersey and waved at thecrowd in Mumbai.Actually Sourav wantedthe whole team to take offtheir jerseys and wave it.But Sachin Tendulkar,

Rahul Dravid and VVSLaxman all had politelydeclined Sourav's requestof doing the same," Shuklaregaled the audience withhis anecdote at a 'CricketConclave' organised by aprivate channel. Hisrevelation came in thecontext of whether'Cricket remains aGentleman's Game' afterall these years. "It's uptothe individual to decidewhat he wants to do andwhat does gentleman'sgame mean to him,"Shukla said.

Chowdary Warns, MightSue Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal,Hyderabad's badmintonbeauty for quite some timehas been in the news for allwrong reasons. Afterkicking up storm bydemanding Padma awardfrom Government of India,she along with ParupalliKashyap withdrew fromthe Senior NationalBadminton Championship.

This made Andhra PradeshBadminton Association(ABPA) angry and arenow getting ready to suethem in court. K.PunnaiahChowdhary, ABPAsecretary questioned howcould Saina and other starsskip national tourneyswhen even SachinTendulkar never missedRanji Trophy. He addedthat Badminton authoritywill be taking their actionseriously and will soon beapproaching Court. Healso made fun of SainaNehwal, saying someplayers fight for awards.

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Gujarat Congress callsMLAs meet on February 3

GandhinagarGujarat Congress hascalled a meeting of all itsMLAs on 3rd February inGandhinagar circuit housein connection withupcoming budget sessionof Gujarat assembly.The budget session isgoing to start on 23February and it willcontinue for about amonth. State FinanceMinister Saurabh Patel isgoing to present annualbudget for year 2015-16on 24 February Whileother sessions of theassembly in Gujarat hardly

convene for two-threedays, the budget session –due to rules attached todiscussion on budgetdemands – convenes forabout a month.This is therefore anopportunity for oppositionCongress party to attractmaximum media attention.In past, all budget sessionshave been headache forthe government, asopposition party attemptsto expose the governmentalmost on daily basis byraising topics that mayshow government in badlight.

Gujarat BJP heads elected in 5 moretaluka panchayats unopposed

GandhinagarGujarat BJP today said theparty candidates have beenelected to the posts ofpresident and vice presidentof newly formed talukaunopposed. In a state BJPmedia cell note, state partyspokesperson IK Jadeja

said, on the last day of filingnominations, 5 out of 6taluka panchayats havebeen won by BJP. He addedthat BJP doesn’t enjoymajority in any of thesetalukas, and it has achievedsuccess through support ofCongress and independent

members. In some cases,some members have joinedthe bJP. The newly formedtalukas that have electedBJP president and vicepresident unopposed areGarudeshwar(Narmada),D e s a r ( Va d o d a r a ) ,T h a s r a ( K h e d a ) ,Dhoera(Ahmedabad) andGir Gadhada(GirSomnath). Jadeja addedthat Jotana(Mehsana)taluka panchayat will seeelection of president andvice president on February3 and BJP will win theseposts too.

Gujarat BJP enrols 50 lakhmembers through online method

GandhinagarGujarat BJP today said, ithas enrolled 50 lakhmembers so far during theongoing nationwidemembership drivethrough online method.Online membership isaccepted through misscall of mobile phone.In a statement issued bystate BJP media cell,

spokesperson IK Jadejadescribed thisachievement as a newrecord.State incharge of ongoingmembership drive, ShriMansukh Mandavia saidthat ‘sangathn parva’ wasstarted on 9 Novemberand it will continue till theend of the month ofMarch.

Scheme for assistance forStart Ups/ Innovation cleared

Ahmedabad,To achieve the target ofincubating at least 2,500new startups in next fiveyears as envisaged in thenew industrial policy 2015which was announced lastmonth prior to the VibrantGujarat Global Summit,the state government hascleared the incentivescheme for startups/innovations. Under thenew scheme, definition of“Innovation” has beendescribed as the process ofintroducing new, ormaking changes withupdated technology, largeand small, radical andincremental, to products,

processes and services thatresults in the introductionof something new andinnovative products. AnyIndividual group ofindividuals with innovativeidea/concept will beeligible for incentive.Universities/ educationalinstitutions, IncubationCenter I PSUs I R&DInstitutions, I private andother establishments willbe eligible as an institutionto support, and mentor toinnovators as approved byCommittee formed by thestate Government. Underthe new scheme, institutionwill allow the innovator touse facilities available in

the institution for Startups.Rs. 10,000 per monthsustenance allowance forone year will be providedto the innovator whoseproject is recommended byinstitution as approved byCommittee. Upto Rs. 5lakhs assistance will beprovided to the institutionfor mentoring service. UptoRs.10 lakhs assistance willbe provided for Cost ofRaw material, Icomponents & otherrelated equipmentsrequired for the innovativeprocess for the new productdevelopment based onapproval of the Committee.Project of Innovated

Daily free meal for 100 poorfor last 38 years at Shamlaji

Shamlaji,Pilgrim town Shamlajibased LakshminarayanAnnakshetra provides freemeal to hungry and poorpeople continuously forlast 38 years. The trustwas established withinspiration of SantDongreji Maharaj in year1977. On an average daily100 poor persons arecatered dal, bhat, puri, shakthali every day. On Poonam

this figure touches 2,500per day.The trust also offers daily100 kg feed for birds atlocal chabutara. Potatoesused in free meal aredonated from donors ofAravalli district. Accordingto the trust head DilipbhaiGandhi, a katha session hasbeen organized during 8-14February withShyamsundar Maharaj onvyaspith.

RIL applies for payments banklicense, SBI to take upto 30% stake

MumbaiReliance IndustriesLimited (“RIL”) hasapplied for a PaymentsBank license. RIL will bethe Promoter and StateBank of India (“SBI”) willbe the joint venture partnerwith equity investment ofupto 30 per cent. Thepartnership is inaccordance with theguidelines for PaymentsBank issued by RBI andsubject to grant of license

by RBI. This partnershipbrings together thecombined strengths of twoof India’s Fortune 500corporations committed tomaking a transformativeimpact on India’s financialinclusion landscape.Besides promotingfinancial inclusion byproviding banking andtransaction services tounbanked, underbankedand small businesses, thepartners see formation of

the Payments Bank as anopportunity to:-lead and co-create aneco-system to provideaccessible, simple andaffordable bankingsolutions;-digitize payments andact as a catalyst towardsa cashless society;-democratise bankingand payment servicesthrough massiveadoption and lowtransaction costs.

Shooting of Salman Khan starerfilm in Gujarat this month

Rajkot,Gujarat will witnessparallel shoots of twomega budget Hindi films inlater part of February2015. Salman Khan andactress Sonam Kapoor arelikely to arrive at Rajkotairport and start shootingfrom 20th Februaryonwards. Orchard palace,Darbargadh, Riversidepalace are some of thelocations in Gondal where

shooting will go on forabout 15-days periodduring which SalmanKhan, Sonam Kapoor andothers will stay here.Gondal palace wherePrem Ratan Dhan Payo islikely to be filmed is sameplace that was used as alocation for Salman Khanand Aishwarya Rai starerHum Dil De ChukeSanam. Salman Khan andSonam Kapoor starrer‘Prem Ratan Dhan Payo’is scheduled to release onDiwali 2015. Salman andBarjatya have teamed upafter almost 14 years.They had earlier deliveredblockbusters- ‘MainePyaar Kiya’, ‘Hum AapkeHain Kaun’ and ‘HumSaath Saath Hain’.

AHMEDABADPolice have deployedadditional force in Adalajafter members of twocommunities came toblows over a petty issue onSaturday night. OnSunday, the police arrested119 people, includingmembers of bothcommunities, and havedeployed two companiesof State Reserve Police(SRP) in addition to policepersonnel of Gandhinagardistrict. On Saturday, afight broke out after analtercation between twoyouths, each belonging toa different community.When news of the incidentspread, groups clashedwith lathis and sharpweapons. Adalaj police

Adalaj clash: 22 injured, 119 heldwent to the spot to controlthe situation but soonbecame the target of theagitated mobs. There washeavy stone-pelting onpolice vehicles andpersonnel. Senior officersthen decided to summonadditional force from allnearby police stations andfrom headquarters. Adalajpolice said 10 policemen,including a sub-inspector,had sustained injuries in theincident. In all, 22 peoplewere injured and had to betaken to Gandhinagar CivilHospital for treatment.Five to six police vehiclesgot damaged. The copshad to fire 10 rounds in theair and lob 21 teargas shellsto bring the situation undercontrol. KK Pandya,

inspector of Adalaj policestation, registered a case ofattempt to murder, riotingand assault against themobs. Sharad Singhal,superintendent of police,Gandhinagar, told TOI thatthe Adalaj police hadidentified and arrested 119rioters in the early hours ofSunday. "They would beproduced in court onSunday evening. Thearrests have been madefrom both the communitiesinvolved. Apart fromdeploying policemen atimportant points in thetown and the periphery,two companies of SRPhave been brought in tomaintain law and order. Thesituation is under control,"Singhal said.

IRCTC launches cash ondelivery of railway tickets

New DelhiYou can now book a railticket online and get itdelivered at home wherethe payment can bemade. Initiating this“cash on delivery”(CoD) system railticketing, IRCTC istargeting thosecustomers who arereluctant to use their

credit or debit cards aswell as those who don’thave net-banking facility.

“One has to justbook the ticket online andpayments will be made atthe time of delivery oftickets,” said a seniorIRCTC official involvedwith the project. Thisscheme has been launchedon pilot basis and theservice will be available inmore than 200 citiesinitially. Customers canbook a ticket 5 days priorto commencement ofjourney. While Rs 40 willbe charged for the deliveryof each Sleeper Classticket, Rs 60 will be

charged for an AC classticket. AndurilTechnologies throughtheir website and their App– BookMyTrain.com isauthorised for providingCoD services. This isanother attempt to movepeople away from theticket counters anddecongest the bookingwindows, the official said.Post the preparation of thecharts, the cancellation canonly be done throughfilling a TDR. The termsof cancellation are same asIRCTC. The money willbe credited to yourespective bank account asmentioned above.

City's Kosovo visa crooks also ran racket in BorsadAHMEDABAD

Two of the three accusedarrested in the Kosovovisa scam - Chirag Bhatand Ghanshyam Nakum- are also wanted inanother visa fraud caseregistered in Borsadtown of Anand district afew years ago. In theBorsad fraud, thescamsters swindled visa-seekers of Rs 39 lakh.Sources in the crime

branch said Chirag Bhattwas arrested by theEllisbridge police in 2009in connection with asimilar scam. Later, Jaipurpolice had also arrestedhim in another visa scam."Chirag and Ghanshyamused to cheat studentsseeking visa for jobsabroad. They had a rentedoffice in Ellisbridge area ofthe city," said a crimebranch official.

After assistantcommissioner of policeMD Chaudhary got a tip-off that the three men wereissuing fake Kosovo visas,work agreements and fakeair tickets to students, thetrio was %arrested."Quereshi used toadvertise for visas innewspapers. Chirag oncesaw one suchadvertisement andapproached him.

‘GILLETTE VECTOR 3 BIG DISHA’ anINTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOP in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad,Soaring high on thesuccess of the BIG Disha’searlier seasons, India’s No.1 Radio Network 92.7BIG FM and Gillette Indiapartner once again tolaunch – ‘Gillette Vector 3BIG Disha’. This uniqueprofessional counselingplatform with its guidingprinciple ‘Career Banao,Life Banao’ is all gearedup for Ahmedabad. Thisg r o u n d - b r e a k i n gawareness campaign willkick-off December 15th,onwards visiting severalcolleges across the city,reaching out to the youth,

largely in the age group of20-25 years. For studentswho are unable to make itto the event can still attendthe same on 31stJanuary,2015 Saturday atthe Geeta Auditorium,Bhavans College 10.00 amonwards. With this uniqueproperty 92.7 BIG FMand Gillette will beopening doors to an all-new world guiding theyouth across Baroda toenable them to take thatfirst step in their career ina confident manner. TheGillette Vector 3 BIGDisha campaign aims toinspire the youth to

recognize their distinctiveskills and talents and toinvolve them in shapingtheir future. 92.7 BIG FMin association withGillette is hosting anumber of seminars atColleges aimed at guidingthe youth through theirfirst steps as aprofessional. Our hostexperts will not only trainstudents on key skills likeresume building, timem a n a g e m e n t ,communication skills, theeffective use of the internetbut also on personalitydevelopment which alsoplays a vital role.

Ananya Surat exhibition atScience Center Art Gallery

Surat,Science center art gallery inSurat is hosting ‘AnanyaSurat’ exhibition on theoccasion of completion of125 years of SuratMunicipal Corporation runSardar Vallabhbhai Patelmuseum. The exhibition is

special because it displayssome items that are neverexhibited in public. Theitems in exhibition are inrange of 3rd century to 18thcentury Surat. There aretotal 800 items in displaythat include woodencarving pieces