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MOSCOWPresident Pranab
Mukherjee on Sundayinaugurated a seven-month-long festival ofIndian culture "NamasteRussia", and said it wouldbe enjoyed and appreciatedacross Russia.
"It is cultural bonds thatbuild solid bridges friend-ship and understandingbetween peoples and coun-tries," Mukherjee said.
"We celebrate theseaffinities and strengthenthem through regular cul-tural festivals in our coun-tries," he said after inaugu-rating the festival.
Earlier, Director Generalof Indian Council for
Cultural Relations Satish CMehta said that during thefestival, Indian groups willperform dance, music invarious cities in Russia.
Exhibition of paintingand sculptures by Indianartists will also be hostedin Russia as part of the fes-tival.
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MUMBAITemperature: 370CPrecipitation:0%Humidity:47%Wind: 21Km/hr
HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTMonday, May 11, 2015
Delhi Commission for Women Member Resigns,Urges Arvind Kejriwal to Reconstitute Body
With no majority in Rajya Sabha, can’t passlaw for Ram temple: Rajnath Singh
Ranbir Kapoor: Katrina and I toMarry End of 2016 P8
NEW DELHIAs part of its opposition to
the land acquisition bill, theCongress will go for "PrabhatPheri" (early morning walk) inthe capital on Monday withmembers of its youth winggoing to residences of MPs at
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Youth Congress to goon 'Prabhat Pheri'against Land Bill
SRINAGARA Budgam resident, who
managed to get hall ticket forhis brown cow to write a pro-fessional entrance examination,today did not turn up with thebovine for the paper at the
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Cow Bunks Exam in Jammuand Kashmir, Despite HavingAdmit Card
NEW DELHIAs airlines in the domestic
market continue to eye morecustomers than rivals, JetAirways has come with ascheme offering a 5 per centdiscount on one-way base faresof select flights.
Jet Airways' this "Lofares"offer is valid on premiere and
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Jet Airways Offers Discounton Select Flights
JINDMinister of State for External
Affairs General VK Singh saidon Sunday that given the fact thatIndia is one of the youngestcountries worldwide, its youthwill make the nation a'Superpower'.
Singh was here to present cer-tificates to 245 bachelor's degree holders of Rajiv
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India's youth will make it a'Superpower': VK Singh
CHENNAIMost African countries, some
European nations and manySouth-East Asian countrieshave indicated a keen interest inhaving Indian expertise inhealth care, Commerce andIndustry Minister NirmalaSitharaman said on Sunday.
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Firm foreign demand for Indianmedical expertise: Sitharaman
ASANSOLWest Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee on Sundaysaid that Asansol-Durgapur beltand its adjacent areas would seewitness many more develop-ment programmes after theinauguration of long awaitedIISCO modernisation.
"A large amount of develop-ment has taken place in this region after we came topower in the state, while many more development
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More development awaits forAsansol-Durgapur region: Mamata
NEW DELHIAfter months of speculations,
India's biggest online fashionretailer, Myntra has finallyannounced that it will shut itswebsite and will go app-onlyon May 15.
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Myntra to Shut DownWebsite, Go App-OnlyNext Week
HYDERABADA teenager died after sustain-
ing injuries during a WWE-style neighbourhood wrestlingmatch in Hyderabad's Old Cityarea. The others present duringthe "match" passed it off as anaccident -- and even staged oneto fake the injuries. The
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17-Year-Old DiesDuring StreetWrestling Bout
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Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 430CPrecipitation:0%Humidity: 23%Wind: 16Km/hr
KOLKATATemperature: 390CPrecipitation: 30%Humidity:54% Wind: 19Km/hr
CHENNAITemperature: 390CPrecipitation:10%Humidity:62%Wind: 23Km/hr
NEW DELHIThe Congress is work-
ing on multiple strategiesto scuttle the Goods andServices Tax bill, whichis to be dscussed in RajyaSabha, or the upperhouse of Parliament thisweek. The bill waspassed by the Lok Sabhalast week.
Sources said the partyis hoping that the pro-ceedings will be disrupt-ed over the national audi-tor's report allegingfinancial irregularities bythe Purti Group, in whichUnion minister NitinGadkari owns stakes.The proceedings in
Rajya Sabha had beenwashed out on Fridayfollowing disruptionover the report -- with theunited oppositiondemanding Mr Gadkari'sremoval.
As a constitutional
amendment bill, GSTneeds the support of two-thirds of the House andthe government will needthe support of oppositionparties. As of now, it hasthe support of several
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To Scuttle GST Bill in Rajya Sabha, Congressmay Focus on Audit Report on Purti Group
President inaugurates'Namaste Russia' festival
JALANDHARPolice on Sunday reg-
istered a case againstMahatma Gandhi'sgreat-grandson, TusharGandhi, for allegedlymaking offensiveremark about freedomfighter Bhagat Singh.
"The case was regis-tered against Gandhiunder Section 295(A)(deliberate andmalicious acts, intendedto outrage religiousfeelings of any class) of
the IPC after a com-plaint by chairman ofan NGO Jan JagritiManch, Kishan Lal,"said Bimal Kant,Inspector at JalandharPolice Commisionerate.
It was alleged thatTushar Gandhi, whilespeaking to media inJaipur earlier, hadcalled Bhagat Singh a"guilty of British rule,due to which MahatmaGandhi had not asked
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KOLKATAPitching for a "Team
India" of the Centre andstates for the country`sdevelopment, PrimeMinister Narendra Modion Sunday credited hisgovernment`s economicpolicies for making Indiathe world`s fastest grow-ing nation.
Concluding his two-dayvisit to West Bengal - thefirst after becoming primeminister - Modi assuredhis government`s supportin ensuring economicprogress of eastern India,and exuded confidencethat region will be thestage for the country`ssecond green revolution.
The prime minister,who started the Sundaymorning on a spiritualnote, praying and meditat-ing at the Dakshineswartemple and the BelurMath, later inauguratedthe country`s largest blast
furnace plant in Burdwandistrict.
Modi became the firstprime minister to visit theage-old Dakshineswartemple, where he touchedthe feet of goddessBhabatarini, performedarti and paid homage tothe 19th century asceticR a m a k r i s h n aPramahamsa, who hadspent years as its priest.
His next destinationwas Belur Math, the glob-al headquarters of theRamakrishna Math andRamakrishna Mission, inneighbouring Howrahdistrict.
During a hour-long stay,Modi meditated at asce-tic-philosopher SwamiVivekananda`s bedroom,and paid homage at thetemples dedicated toR a m a k r i s h n aPramahamsa, SwamiBrahmananda,
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PM Modi bats for 'Team India', assures sup-port in economic progress of West Bengal
DUBAIA 13-year-old girl in the
UAE has invented a solar bagwhich can charge electronicdevices, power lights and a fanfor trekkers, becoming one ofthe youngest Emirati innova-tors. Fatima Al Kaabi, who has
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13-Year-Old UAE GirlInvents Solar Bag to PowerElectronics for Trekkers
NEW DELHIThe number of Asiatic
lions in Gujarat's Gir sanc-tuary has gone up to 523,an increase of 27 per centsince 2010, when the lastcensus showed the countat 411.
According to the 14thAsiatic Lion Census 2015,conducted by wildlifeexperts last week, there are109 adult lions and 201adult lionesses along with213 sub adults and cubs.
Importantly, there hasbeen a significant increase
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Asiatic Lion Count in Gir GoesUp To 523, Shows Census
Tushar Gandhi booked for his 'offensive'remark against Bhagat Singh
NEWS IN BRIEF
BHOPALAccusing the
Congress of trying tospread falsehood overLand Acquisition Bill,BJP President AmitShah on Sunday said thelegislation is "kisanmitra" (farmer friendly)and not 'anti-farmer' asdubbed by theOpposition.
"Congress is trying tospread falsehood andcreate confusion aroundthe Land AcquisitionBill that it is anti- farm-ers.. (but) it is 'kisanmitra'," Shah told a BJPworkers' meeting here.
"I want to assurefarmers of MadhyaPradesh and the countrythat no injustice will be
done to them in theLand Acquisition bill,"he added.
The BJP-led NDAgovernment at theCentre has been facingstiff resistance from theOpposition and few ofits allies on the Land
Acquisition Bill whichwas passed with amend-ments in the Lok Sabhaduring the BudgetSession but got stuck inthe Rajya Sabha.
The party chief reiter-ated its stand that not aninch of farmers' land
will be given away tothe industrialists asbeing alleged byCongress and even incase farmers have torelinquish their land,they would be dulycompensated as per theprovisions in the bill.
He said the villages ofthe country need road,electricity, education,rail line network andhospitals.
Shah called uponparty cadres to reach outto the masses to counterfalse claims byCongress's over the bill.
Praising PrimeMinister NarendraModi, Shah said Modi'svisit to the US and other
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Land bill is 'kisan mitra', not 'anti-farmer': Amit ShahNEW DELHI
Looking to cash in on therush for tickets during busyseasons, Railways will soonlaunch its 'Tatkal Special'train service, travelling onwhich will be dearer than onnormal trains.
The cash-strapped publictransporter will make specialtrains on tatkal fares opera-tional for certain busyroutes, said a senior Railwayministry official.
While 'Premium' trains --tickets for which are pricedas per a dynamic fare struc-ture -- are already opera-tional, the Tatkal Specialtrains will be an additionalservice to cater to the rush.
A passenger would have to
dole out more for a Tatkalservice ticket as the rates forthese are higher than the nor-mal fare by anything in therange of Rs. 175 and Rs.400.
The Tatkal rate is 10 percent of the basic fare for theSecond class and 30 per centof the basic fare for all otherclasses, including AC
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Soon, Railways to Launch TatkalSpecial Trains to Cash In on Rush
BURNPURA day after a bout of
public sparring withBengal Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee, PrimeMinister Narendra Modisaid past was past andmade a pitch for federal-ism. A fresh chemistryappeared to be in place
between the two leaders,with Ms Banerjee, too,sounding upbeat.
"Past is part... It waselection time, I wasattacked and I attackedback during the elections,"he said. Bengal, he added,has been "discriminated
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PM Modi Says Past is Past,Makes a Pitch for Federalism
KOLKATAPrime Minister Narendra Modi today
offered prayers at the famedDakshineswar temple near Kolkata inWest Bengal.
Mr Modi, who was accompanied byGovernor KN Tripathi and union minis-ter Babul Supriyo, became the firstprime minister to visit the Kali templelocated on the eastern bank of Hooghly
river.Mr Modi is on his maiden visit to the
state since becoming the prime minister."Modi is the first prime minister to
come here. Besides touching the feet ofthe idol and seeking her blessings, Modialso performed 'aarti'," said KushalChowdhury, a member of the temple'sboard of trustees.
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PM Modi Prays at Dakshineswar Temple in WB
Simplified Income-Tax ReturnForms Likely by Month EndNEW DELHI
The Finance Ministry is likely to come out withsimplified Income Tax Return (ITR) forms by the endof this month which may exclude disclosure of dor-mant bank accounts as also those which do not havea minimum specified balance.
The simplified form, which is being brought afterthe earlier version was opposed by industry and MPsfor cumbersome disclosure norms, is also likely torelax the requirement of reporting details of everyforeign travel undertaken.
"An internal meeting of the Finance Ministry offi-cials on the issue will take place soon afterParliament session ends. We are looking at whetherdormant bank accounts need to be disclosed as mostof the time they have very little balance," a top offi-cial told PTI.
The final decision on simplification of the ITRforms (ITR-1 and ITR-2) would be taken by FinanceMinister Arun Jaitley before the end of the month, theofficial said. The salaried individuals and those per-sons who do not have business/professional incomeare required to file income tax returns in either ITR-1 or ITR-2 by July 31.
Following the controversy over the new ITR formswhich sought details of bank accounts and foreignvisits, the revenue department announced puttingthem on hold. Mr Jaitley promised to come out with"extremely simplified" forms.
The tax department also held consultations withindustry chambers seeking their views for simplifica-tion.
According to the official, "it is being consideredwhether a minimum balance could be specified forthe purpose of disclosure of details of bank accountsin the return form."
The ITR forms, which was notified by the CBDThad last month for the current assessment year, hadspecific columns for banks accounts, IFSC Code,names of joint account holders and foreign visits,including the ones paid by the companies. Althoughthe new forms had 14 pages, an ordinary tax payerwas required to fill just the initial 2-3 pages, the offi-cial said, adding "the remaining pages seekinggreater details were meant for those coming under thehigh income bracket."
DMRC to set up vital components onelevated decks at upcoming depotsNEW DELHI
To address the problem of space constraints, DelhiMetro is constructing two metro depots at KalindiKunj and Vinod Nagar in which major componentslike stabling lines, auto washing plant will be situat-ed on elevated decks.
"Space available for upcoming metro depots atKalindi Kunj and Vinod Nagar was limited and inad-equate. Therefore, a decision was taken to constructtheir vital components on elevated decks for betterutilisation of the space," a Delhi Metro statementsaid.
These metro depots will cater to the requirementsof the corridors coming up as part of Phase 3 of DelhiMetro construction and the construction work forboth the depots has begun.
A 1.3-km long and 30-40 m wide deck for stablinglines, where empty trains are stabled, is being con-structed at Jasola Vihar near Kalindi Kunj on an ele-vated deck.
In the main depot area at Kalindi Kunj, the autowashing plant for the cleaning of the trains, wouldalso be set up at on an elevated deck for effectivespace management.
Another elevated deck for stabling additional trainsin the future is also being planned.
The depot at Vinod Nagar (for the Majlish Park-Shiv Vihar corridor), is fragmented into two due to adrain and a road in between the allotted area.
One of the sides comprises a double-deck structureto cater to 20 stabling lines out of which 11 lineswould be on the deck.
Elevated deck facility was previously set up at theSultanpur depot in Phase 2 of Delhi Metro construc-tion due to space crunch.
PM Modi flies to New Delhi fromKazi Nazrul Islam AirportANDAL
Completing his maiden two-day visit to WestBengal as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Sundayflew to New Delhi from Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport,the first greenfield airport in eastern India, which isyet to begin its commercial operation.
The prime Minister flew to the airport in a helicop-ter from Asansol after inaugurating the refurbishedIISCO plant at nearby Burnpur before boarding hisIAF aircraft which took off around 1 pm, airport offi-cials said.
Modi became the first passenger to fly out of theairport. He was seen off by West Bengal Governor KN Tripathi.
The Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport as the country's firstprivately constructed aero city project at Andalreceived the nod for commercial operation from theDirectorate General of Civil Aviation only recently.
The Rs 10,000-crore project that includes a full-fledged airport capable of handling flights likeBoeing B 737-800 and Airbus A320 aircraft has beendeveloped by Bengal Aerotropolis Project Ltd(BAPL).
Commercial flights from the airport are slated tobegin from May 12 with Air India subsidiary AllianceAir operating an ATR-48 aircraft. The 48-seater planewill fly between Andal and Kolkata.
Changi Airports of Singapore has a 32 per centstake in the Aerotropolis project.
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IN BRIEF
NEW DELHIDelhi Chief Minister Arvind
Kejriwal on Sunday came undersharp attack for his government'scontroversial circular threateningaction against the media for anydefamatory news, with Congress andBJP accusing him of being a "hyp-ocrite" and "anti-democratic".
"When there is criticism of the gov-ernment, when the wrongdoings ofhis government is exposed by themedia, the Chief Minister is takingobjection to that. This shows the anti-democratic attitude of the ChiefMinister," Congress leader P CChacko said.
Voicing similar views, BJP saidwhile Kejriwal talks about freedomof speech, he wants everyone else's"throat to be throttled".
"He talks about unfettered freedomof speech but he wants everybodyelse's throat to be throttled. This is theheight of hypocrisy," BJP spokesper-son GVL Narsimha Rao said.
Delhi Government has asked all itsofficials to lodge a complaint with thePrincipal Secretary (Home) if theycome across any news item which
damage the reputation of the ChiefMinister or the government, so thatfurther action can be initiated.
According to the circular issued bythe Directorate of Information andPublicity Department, if any officerassociated with the Delhi governmentfeels that the published or aired newsitem damages his or the government'sreputation, he should file a complaintwith the Principal Secretary (Home).
Ajay Maken, Delhi Pradesh
Congress Committee President, saidit was "weird" that Kejriwal is doingeverything opposite of what he usedto say before elections.
Stressing that this was not happen-ing for the first time, Maken said, "Assoon as his party came to power, hehad stopped media's entry in thebuilding (Secretariat). He should nothave a problem with the media as hisparty came to power with theirhelp".
Delhi Commission for Women Member Resigns,Urges Arvind Kejriwal to Reconstitute Body
NEW DELHICharging that the eco-
nomic system of the coun-try was being "driven" toserve the interests of thecorporate sector, notedlawyer Prashant Bhushanon Sunday hit out at theNarendra Modi govern-ment over its new LandAcquisition Bill.
"The economic system isbeing driven in the direc-tion where the profit routesare cleared (for) privatecompanies, foreign compa-nies -- be it the land acqui-sition Bill or environmen-tal regulation," Bhushansaid at the 8th NationalConference of the All IndiaStudents' Association(AISA).
"The previous Congressgovernment made a crucialchange in the land acquisi-tion law in 2013, whenthey said that the approvalof 70-80 per cent of thepeople would be requiredfor acquisition.
"But as soon as the Modi
'sarkar' came to power,through an Ordinance, hechanged the law and saidthat for the public- privatepartnership and infrastruc-ture projects... There is noneed of any approval orany social impact assess-ment," said Bhushan, a
founding member of AAPwho was recently expelledfrom its ranks following ani n t e r n a ldispute.
Bhushan also criticisedthe judicial system afterinvoking the imprisonmentof disabled DelhiUniversity professor, GNSaibaba.
"There is no allegationagainst Professor Saibabathat he has committed anyviolence. The allegation isthat he supported someMaoist organisations.
"There is no proof, notrial has been startedagainst him till now. Hehas more than 80 per centdisability and he is wheel-chair bound."
India economy being driven to servecorporate interests: Prashant Bhushan
NEW DELHIA 42-year-old Delhi
Transport Corporation(DTC) bus driver was beat-en to death on Sundaymorning after the bus hit apassing motorcycle in WestDelhi's Mundka area.
The motorcycle hadapparently moved into buslane when it was hit. Themotorcyclist and his moth-er, who was riding pillion,fell, said a police officer.
On getting up, the twoflung their helmets at thewindscreen of the bus,forcing it to stop and anargument ensued.
A few others gatheredand as tempers rose, thebiker hit the bus driver,Ashok, with his helmet, theofficer said. When the bus
passengers tried to inter-vene, the woman riderreportedly asked them tostay off. The man then
brought out the fire extin-guisher kept in the bus andhit the driver with it.
As the driver fell uncon-
scious, the biker left thespot before the policecould reach there.
The driver was rushed toa nearby hospital wheredoctors declared him deadon arrival.
"As per the medicalreport, the body had noexternal injury. We arewaiting for his postmortemreport," reported Indo-Asian News Service quot-ing a police officer TheDTC bus was operating onan inter-state route - fromKarampura in west Delhito Haryana's Bahadurgarh.
No arrest has been madein the case yet. The bikerand his mother areabsconding. The policehave detained his father forquestioning.
Delhi Bus Driver Dies After Being BeatenUp By a Group Following an Accident
NEW DELHIA 15-member team of
the EnforcementDirectorate (ED) todayconducted searches inDelhi and Gurgaon for bet-ting syndicates suspectedof having placed betsworth Rs. 400 crore in theongoing season of theIndian Premiere League(IPL). The officials havedetained a few suspectedbookies and have seized250 mobile phones duringthe raids in Shastri Nagar(north Delhi), Karol Bagh(central Delhi) and PalamVihar in Gurgaon. Apartfrom Delhi-NCR, 8 otherplaces in Mumbai,Bangalore and Jaipur havealso been raided in con-nection to the case.
The accused have been
charged by ED underSections 418 (cheating),419 (punishment for cheat-ing), 420 (cheating anddishonestly inducingdelivery of property), 467(forgery of valuable secu-rity), 471 (using forgeddocument as genuine)along with Section 120(b)(criminal conspiracy) ofIndian Penal Code.
The raids were conduct-ed by officials from theagency's Ahmedabadoffice - in association withthe Delhi office - whichhas been probing analleged pan India IPL bet-ting racket. The office hadbusted a betting racket andarrested some bookies -along with 13 other people- from a farmhouse on theoutskirts of Vadodara.
NEW DELHIAfter the success of Jan
Dhan Yojana, the govern-ment will soon launch amega programme to expe-ditiously providePermanent AccountNumber (PAN) card to all.
The government in theBudget had announced thatquoting of PAN will bemandatory for any pur-chase or sale exceeding Rs.1 lakh. But, concerns wereraised about complyingwith this condition sinceeveryone, particularly inrural areas, does not pos-sess a PAN card.
Sources said an onlinefacility for issuance ofPAN is on the anvil underwhich an applicant can geta PAN card within 48
hours. Besides, specialcamps will be organisedthroughout the country,including rural areas, tohelp people get PAN cards.
There are about 24-25crore families in the coun-try and about 21 crore PANcards have been issued sofar. Of these, 7.5 lakh arewith corporates. Ministerof State for Finance JayantSinha had accepted recent-ly that many people do nothave PAN cards. "We aregoing to make it as easy aspossible to be able to getthe PAN cards. If we cansign up everybody with thePradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana, you can be surethat we can sign up peoplefor PAN cards also," hehad said.
Government Plans to ExpeditiouslyProvide PAN Cards to All
NOIDAA Class 10 student died
in Noida's Jewar area onSaturday after being set onfire by a group of men whohad attempted to rape her.
The girl's parents hadgone for a morning walkon Saturday when theaccused - Lokendra, hiswife Archana and his twobrothers Pradip and Sonu -entered the house. Afterthe girl resisted rape, theypoured kerosene and sether on fire.
The neighbours noticedthe father and rushed thegirl to a local hospital,which refused to admit her.
The 15-year-old was thentaken to Lok NayakHospital in central Delhiwhere she died of the burninjuries. "Police only got
information today and hasarrested the four accused,"said a senior police officer.
The family of the girl hasalleged that she was raped
before by the men andfilmed, and was beingblackmailed by Lokendraand his wife for money.The girl had twice paid asum of Rs. 5,000 but theaccused were demandingmore money, they added.
The girl had then told herfather after which he con-fronted Archana on Fridaywho paid no attention tohis accusations andscreamed at him, they said.
The matter was broughtto police's notice but noaction was taken due topolitical connections of theaccused, the girl's fatherhas alleged.
Raped, Filmed, Blackmailed and ThenSet on Fire, Noida Schoolgirl Dies
NEW DELHIFormer IPS officer Kiran
Bedi, who was BJP's chiefministerial candidate forDelhi Assembly polls heldearlier this year, said onSunday that she will notcontest elections again.
"I am not inclinedtowards active politics butI am certainly inclined foractive public service whichI am back into. I am not anactive politician becausepolitics is not my lan-guage. I will not contestelections again," Bedi toldPTI when questionedabout her life after Delhipolls. She was here to par-ticipate in the ongoing'Women EconomicForum'.
"My life is much morericher, much experiencedand much knowledgeableand much more insightful.Now I have insight intocertain things which Inever had," she added.
Bedi termed experienceof Delhi elections as"finest experience of herlife." "I think it is the finest
experience I got in my lifebecause it has given meinsight into somethingwhich I may not havehad...I am thankful to BJPwhich trusted me and gaveme this experience," shesaid. Bedi was the BJP'schief ministerial candidatefor the Delhi Assemblypolls, held in February,which she had lost fromKrishna Nagar constituen-cy, long held by party vet-eran Harsh Vardhan.
BJP suffered huge defeatin the Delhi polls baggingonly 3 seats with the AamAadmi Party winning 67 ofthe total 70 assembly seats.
Enforcement Directorate ProbesPan India IPL Betting Racket,
Conduct Searches in Delhi-NCR
NEW DELHIIn what will be a move
that saves trees and cutscosts, Delhi University islikely to do away with theprinting of its prospectusfrom the upcoming aca-demic session.
The varsity, whichenrolls 54,000 studentsevery year in the variousundergraduate coursesbeing offered at its over 75colleges, sells over 2.5lakh prospectuses everyyear. "The prospectus,priced at Rs 100, used tobe printed at the varsity'spress. However, it hasbeen recommended thisyear that there will be noprinting of prospectus andthe university will be able
to save the printing cost" amember of the admissioncommittee told PTI.
The DU prospectus willbe available for downloadon the varsity's website.
The initiative hasalready been adopted byJamia Millia IslamiaUniversity, which claimsthat it has saved on print-ing costs running intolakhs of rupees. DU earlierused to sell the prospectusalong with the centralisedOMR form but, in case ofonline registrations, the feewas supposed to be paidonline. The colleges usedto sell their separateprospectuses, priced any-where between Rs 100 andRs 250.
Will not contest elec-tions again: Kiran Bedi
No prospectus printing likely at DelhiUniversity from this academic session
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CHHATTISGARHThe 21-hour hostage cri-
sis in Chhattisgarh's Sukmadistrict finally ended onSaturday night with morethan 250 villagers abductedby Naxals returning hometo their village Marenga.While the family membersof the released villagerstook a brief sigh of relief,the same could not be saidfor the Nag family.Sadaram Nag's mother, 60-year-old Rehmati is incon-solable as her son's bodyreturned to the village.Sadaram, one of the kid-napped villagers, faced apublic hearing in front ofJan militia and was lynchedas the Naxals felt he was apolice informer. "We were
taken away, then weregiven food after whichNaxals gathered in a largenumber. The held a publichearing and killed Sadaramas he was supervising thebridge construction worknear our village and alsothey said he was a policeinformer," Bahadur, one ofthe many released villagers,said. The Marenga villageis dominated by Dhurvatribe. People here decidednot to support Naxals andhad even started working aslabourers at a nearby bridgeconstruction site, for whichthey had to pay the price.Off camera, the reluctantvillagers say they hadstopped attending meetingscalled by Naxals.
JOYGHATAIt took a toilet to bring about
the happy ending for a couplewhose marriage was rocked byvexing suspicion and mistrust, allbecause the woman was forced togo outdoors to relieve herself.
Married in 2001, Rinku andJaygobinda Mondal were livingpeacefully until two years ago inthe Majdia Village of WestBengal's Nadia District. It wasthen that the husband started hav-ing suspicions about his wife'sloyalty as he began to feel thatshe was spending far longer in
the fields when out to relieve her-self.
"He started asking me ques-tions like why I had taken so longto get back, why had I gone twicein the day, etc. And then, thewhole atmosphere in the housechanged as he started havingdoubts that I was having an affairwith somebody," 30-year-oldRinku told PTI. Her house wasamong those which had no toi-lets.
Minor arguments between thecouple had soon turned into afull-blown marital dispute as her
husband, who works as a dailywage labourer, started gettingviolent under the influence ofliquor.
"I could not tolerate it when hestarted beating me. One day, Ifled the house and went to staywith my mother," she said.
The matter soon landed inCalcutta High Court.
Lawyer Kakali Chatterjee saidRinku filed a case last yearagainst her husband allegingdomestic violence under Section498A of the Indian Penal Code.
However, trying to find a way
out of the crisis in their marriage,the couple realised before longthat it was a toilet which wouldbe the perfect solution for them;building on in their house wouldbring down the wall betweenthem. The age-old practice ofopen defecation had proven to bethe 'villain' of the piece, theyrealised.
Taking advantage of the 'SobarSouchaghar', or 'Toilets for All'scheme launched by the NadiaDistrict administration, they nowhave had a toilet built inside theirown compound, free of cost.
"It was all because I had towalk for few minutes to find asafe and private place for toilet.As we eliminated open defeca-tion, we also eliminated our fam-ily problems. It's been a yearsince the toilet was constructedand now we are living happilyonce again," Rinku said with asmile.
Nadia has now been declaredan 'open-defecation free' districtafter the district administrationundertook construction of lakhsof toilets and ensured that peoplestart using them.
AYODHYAA dearth of majority in
the Upper House ofParliament was coming inthe way of BJP to bring ina motion and make lawfor construction of a Ramtemple in Ayodhya,Union Home ministerRajnath Singh said onSunday.
Construction of a RamTemple in Ayodhya wasamong the promises madeby BJP in its electionmanifesto which it hadreleased in the run up tolast year's General elec-tions.
Some other contentiousissues like abrogation ofArticle 370 which givesspecial status to Jammuand Kashmir and enact-ment of Uniform CivilCode were also promisedin the party's manifesto.
"BJP does not have amajority in Rajya Sabha,so this time it is not possi-ble to bring motion in theParliament to make lawfor the construction ofRam temple," the senior
BJP leader said.He was here to take part
in a programme of seniorVishva Hindu Parishad(VHP) leader NrityaGopal Das.
When asked if BJP willbring the motion for aRam temple if it gets amajority in Rajya Sabha
in the days to come,Singh said,"It is an imag-inary question."
The ruling party has 45members in the UpperHouse and it is unlikelythat it will have the num-bers during its currenttenure. In the House of243 members, Opposition
has at least 132 MPs.Reacting to a question
on underworld donDawood Ibrahim, Singhsaid he will speak "something on Dawood in a dayor two."
The government wasleft red-faced for its con-tradictory reply in
Parliament on the where-abouts of DawoodIbrahim.
Later, minister of statefor home Kiren Rijijusaid the underworld donlives in Pakistan and theCentre would continue topursue the case very seri-ously.
With no majority in Rajya Sabha, can’tpass law for Ram temple: Rajnath Singh
PATNASamajwadi Party on Sunday
ruled out the formation of JanataParivar before the Bihar Assemblypolls, which are scheduled to heldlater this year.
Senior SP leader Ram GopalYadav said that there is a technicalproblem in the merger of JanataParivar.
"There is a technical problem.The problem is that if a politicalparty tells the ElectionCommission that they are going tomerge and form a new party, thenthe original name and symbols ofthe party will be frozen. The Biharelections are near and the mergercannot be done in a hurry," Yadavtold ANI.
"Voters will be confused, espe-cially in Bihar. So the better optionat this point of time is that both theparties come together, they sharethe seats and fight the electionjointly. We will be signing thedeath warrant of our party if we do
the merger in a hurry," he added.Last month, the leaders of Janata
Parivar's six parties met in NewDelhi and decided on SamajwadiParty supremo Mulayam SinghYadav to head the party and theparliamentary board.
Janata Parivar, a merger of sixpolitical parties as a single party,will include Nitish Kumar's JanataDal (United), Lalu Prasad Yadav'sRashtriya Janata Dal, MulayamSingh Yadav's Samajwadi Party,Om Prakash Chautala's Indian
National Lok Dal (INLD),Chandra Shekhar's SamajwadiJanata Party (Rashtriya) and HDDeve Gowda's Janata Dal(Secular) will come under theumbrella of the Samajwadi JanataParty.
Janata Parivar formation unlikely beforeBihar elections: Samajwadi Party
Marriage Strained by Fidelity Questions, Fixed by a Toilet
Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Sukma District Paythe Price for Supporting Development PANAJI
Maharashtra Chief MinisterDevendra Fadnavis today saidthat he has asked the police not tosalute him every time he passesby them.
"I feel, today, Chief Ministerdo not require to be saluted everytime he passes by traffic cops. Ihave told police force inMaharashtra to do away with thissystem as I am not in favour ofall this," Mr Fadnavis said at theongoing 'Women EconomicForum' in Panaji.
The Chief Minister also said hehas decided to cut down the num-ber of convoy cars from five totwo except while travelling insensitive areas.
"I don't believe in VVIP cul-ture. This was a culture createdduring the British rule and atsome point of time even after
independence the VVIP andsecurity culture was needed," hesaid.
"But today we don't need that
culture as India is a free country.British introduced the concept ofVVIP, wherein the police forcehas to salute them every time
they pass by.The concept was introduced as
British wanted to prove them-selves superior, they wanted torule the country," the ChiefMinister said.
"But now India is a free coun-try. I believe that it is pointless tohave unwanted security or usingexcess number of convoys toChief Minister and council ofMinisters. This is wastage ofmanpower," Mr Fadnavisadded.
"No doubt you require addi-tional security when you travel insome sensitive areas or when it isprotocol but not always. It is dif-ferent case when we speak aboutthe Prime Minister or
Union ministers, they do needsecurity," the chief minister said.
Speaking on how he reducedthe security around him, Mr
Fadnavis said soon after takingover as chief minister, he askedthe police department to carry outaudit of his security.
"They (police) offered me 'Zplus' security with total fifteenconvoys. I was against this buttook it as they said ChiefMinister of Maharashtra hasthreat from naxals," he added.
"But I cut down the convoysfrom fifteen to five and now fur-ther want to reduce to two," hesaid.
"I am of the view that we maybe the chief minister but we tooare citizens and have to follow allrules and hence my convoy stopsat every signal just like normalcitizen," Mr Fadnavis said.
He said he feels the politiciansneed to change the mindset andhave to do away with the VIPculture.
I've Told Police Not to Salute Me When I Pass by Them: Devendra Fadnavis
MOSCOWUnderlining the huge
potential for enhancing com-mercial and investmentexchanges between India andRussia, President PranabMukherjee has said that newopportunities arisingbetween the two economiesshould be fully tapped.
Speaking at a receptionhosted on Saturday byIndia`s ambassador to RussiaP.S. Raghavan for the Indiancommunity here, Mukherjeesaid the last 15 years haveseen a qualitative change inIndia`s relations with Russia.
"With the signing of a dec-laration on India-Russiastrategic partnership inOctober 2000, India estab-lished perhaps its closestinstitutionalized ties with anyforeign country. This associa-tion has since continued togrow and diversify intonewer areas," an officialstatement on Sunday citedMukherjee as having said.
Mukherjee said India todayterms its relationship withRussia as "a special and priv-ileged strategic partnership"in recognition of the multi-faceted bilateral engagement.He said the Indian communi-ty in Russia has contributed
significantly to developmentof close ties between Indiaand Russia.
The president noted thatinteraction between the twocountries at the people-to-people level have alwaysbeen warm and friendly.
"This has been exemplifiedby Russian interest in Indiancinema, culture and heritageand the popularity in India ofRussian literature, arts, circusand sciences."
He said total trade betweenIndia and Russia was $6 bil-lion annually, which is lessthan one per cent of India`stotal trade of $765 billion.
FDI inflows into India inthe past 15 years have been
to the tune of $246 billion,out of which only $1 billionhas come from Russia.
"Given the size of theeconomies of both the coun-tries, there is huge potentialto enhance commercial andinvestment exchanges. Thesynergies and new opportuni-ties arising between the twoeconomies should be fullyutilized," he said.
Mukherjee said that Indiancommunity in Russia, "asrepositories of unique infor-mation and insights aboutIndia and Russia", can playan important role in pro-pelling economic tiesbetween the two countries toa higher trajectory.
Huge potential for enhancing businessties with Russia: Pranab Mukherjee
NEW DELHThe Left parties should
not have withdrawn sup-port to UPA-I governmenton the issue of Indo-USnuclear deal, says CPI-MGeneral Secretary SitaramYechury on the steepdecline of the communistseversince.
Instead, they should havewithdrawn support onissues like price rise as thepeople could not bemobilised on the nucleardeal issue in the 2009 gen-eral elections.
However, Mr Yechuryasserts that the party's deci-sion to oppose the nucleardeal was correct.
"We said that this wasnot the issue (to withdrawsupport). We reviewed itlater. In hindsight, we havesaid we could not make it apeople's issue (in the elec-tions). It should have been
a people's issue like pricerise and the UPA abandon-ing the 'aam aadmi' per-spective," Mr Yechury toldPTI in an interview.
"And it was also the tim-ing (of withdrawal) forwhich we also self-criti-cised. But the issue of(opposing) the nucleardeal, we have no regretsand we think is correct."
He says by going ahead
with the nuclear deal, itwas a signal that the UPAwanted to jettison the Left.
The Indo-US nucleardeal was not part of theUPA's Common MinimumProgramme, he says butthere was "tremendouspressure on India to be asubordinate ally of the USstrategic interests in theworld. We have been vin-dicated on this".
Shouldn't Have Snapped Ties with UPAover Nuclear Deal: Sitaram Yechury
SONMARGWhile the rest of the
country sweats it out inintense heat, it is snowingin Sonmarg in Jammu andKashmir, and the snow-clad mountains are beingpushed as a major touristdestination. Tourists areflocking here in large num-bers for holidaying in theHimalayas. Mumbai busi-nessman Nitish Parekh isin Sonmarg with his fami-ly. He says he has come toKashmir to see snow as
back home in Mumbai it isvery hot and humid and thesnow provides them withsome much-needed respite.
"Kashmir is like heaven,I have never seen a placelike Kashmir before," MrParekh said. As the heatwave continues, thousandsof tourists are arriving inKashmir every day andmost of them heading toSonmarg - with a whiteblanket of snow, the touristresort looks like a fairy-land, they say.
As Heat Wave Continues, Thousands Headto Snow-Clad Mountains in Sonmarg
Monday | May 11, 2015
In a surprise election outcome, the Conservative Partyled by David Cameron has been elected to govern theUnited Kingdom for the next five years, and this time on
its own majority. The results of the fiercely fought May 7elections belied pre-poll predictions of a tie between theLabour and Conservative parties and a hung Parliament inwhich the support of smaller parties would be key to craft-ing a coalition arrangement. The final outcome — predict-ed accurately only by the single exit poll published at 10p.m. after polling ended — has the Conservatives comfort-ably past the midway 326-mark in the 650-seat House ofCommons. The Labour Party, whose leader Ed Miliband rana bold and earnest campaign that focussed on a new andfairer deal for the working people, has come a far second.The party’s traditional stronghold of Scotland has been lostto the Scottish National Party (SNP), which has swept up allbut three of the 59 Scottish parliamentary seats. The LabourParty has also lost out to the Conservatives in England andWales. The Liberal Democratic Party — perceived asuntrustworthy for having reneged on its electoral promiseswhile in coalition — was decimated, its numbers downfrom 57 in the last Parliament to just eight, and with sever-al of its prominent leaders, including Vincent Cable, theSecretary of State for Business who had a prominent role inpromoting trade with India, defeated. The right-wing anti-immigration, Eurosceptic United Kingdom IndependenceParty has got only one seat; its leader, Nigel Farage, failedto win one. The Conservative Party takes credit for steeringthe country into economic recovery and creating two mil-lion new jobs. Its five-year mandate comes at a time whena million Britons depend on food banks for their survival,and where the numbers of people in poverty, according to areport from the New Policy Institute, have increased in thelast two years by 800,000, from 13.2 million to 14 million.The numbers in “deep poverty” have increased from 8.9million to 9.6 million, the same report states. TheConservative manifesto commits the party to welfare budg-et cuts of £12 billion to reduce the deficit. This comes overand above austerity measures that have already been under-taken. With Britain’s National Health Service in a financialand staffing crisis, higher education costs skyrocketing, aserious housing shortage on the cards, and utility costs soar-ing , the new government would appear to have its tasks cutout. Addressing these issues through the austerity route willrapidly abort Mr. Cameron’s promise of building “an evengreater Britain”. Moreover, the uncertainty created by thein-out EU referendum pledged before 2017 by theConservatives is likely to present a challenge for its interna-tional relations, even beyond EU.
BY NACHIKET CHANCHANI
The April 25 earthquake inKathmandu Valley in Nepalhas not only killed more than
6,000 lives and injured more than14,000 people but has also impactedseverely the country’s most iconicedifices and UNESCO WorldHeritage Sites. We now know thatcenturies-old pagoda temples havecrumbled, statues have been thrownoff high pedestals, and watchtowershave been reduced to fragments.Even as volunteers dig through rub-ble to locate survivors, and officialscontinue to devote their energies tofeeding and sheltering the injured,the fate of the unguarded architec-tural fragments remains uncertain.Despite the Nepal government’spleas that people should refrainfrom stealing what is left of thesestructures, a few pieces are likely tobe picked up by individuals aspiringto profit from their sale. What willhappen to the vast majority of thesefragments in the months to come?Will they remain unprotected andbegin to disappear in the face ofdevelopment pressures? Or willthey be assiduously gathered andtransported to godowns?
Robert Bevan, an architecturalcritic, recently wrote in The ArtNewspaper, “If a group’s culturalidentity is eradicated, this has a sim-ilar end result to eradicating thatgroup physically; they cease to existas a distinct cultural entity.” Yet,preserving settlements and edificesthat have shaped and reflected agroup’s cultural identity are noteasy tasks. The efforts to reconstructEuropean cities that were bombed inWorld War II and to restoreBuddhist enclaves that the Talibandestroyed in Afghanistan in 2001have demonstrated that such proj-ects pose enormous intellectualchallenges, logistical demands,political complexities, and econom-ic strain.
The reconstruction of the extraor-dinary historical fabric of settle-ments in the Kathmandu Valley isgoing to be difficult. Over the past
few decades, collectives such as theKathmandu Valley PreservationTrust have inventoried individualmonuments and worked with archi-tects and local craft persons to con-serve homes and public spaces.However, these collectives lacksolid funds and expansive multidis-ciplinary teams. Christian Manhart,the head of UNESCO’s Kathmanduoffice, has been quoted in The NewYork Times saying that his organisa-tion will be unable to independentlyundertake the task that lies ahead.
India has long prided itself on itscivilisational ties with Nepal. Sincethe earthquake rocked the Valley,India’s government and citizenshave responded vigorously. Teamsof Indian defence personnel, diplo-mats, engineers, paramedics, pilots,social workers, and truck drivershave been working alongside theirNepali counterparts and rescue andrelief specialists from around theworld to locate missing persons andprovide succour to the affected peo-ple there. However, can India sup-port Nepal in rebuilding theKathmandu Valley’s monumentalheritage? Can it swiftly assembleand dispatch a rapid action team ofexpert archaeologists, art historians,conservation architects, and urbanplanners to the Valley?
The bitter truth is that as thingsstand, India is not in a position to dovery much. The ArchaeologicalSurvey of India is itself understaffedand remains susceptible to beingdrawn into political controversies.The condition of some State archae-ology departments is similar. Forinstance, Uttarakhand, which sharesa border with Nepal, has hundredsof lithic monuments and is alsoprone to natural disasters, does noteven have a formalised state archae-ology department.
Demoting study of history
As Vishakha N. Desai, a culturalpolicymaker, recently wrote in TheHindu, India’s educational systemhas systematically demoted the
study of ancient culture and history.Only a handful of colleges and uni-versities have departments in thehistory of art and archaeology. Inrecent years, a few departmentswith relatively greater autonomyhave successfully aligned them-selves with the burgeoning contem-porary art market, and made inter-ventions in the establishment of artfairs and private museums.However, they have mostly beenunable to undertake the pressingtask of imparting instruction inepigraphy, landscape archaeology,historical preservation, and thestudy of the material and visual cul-ture of the SAARC neighbours.
India’s inability to contribute sub-stantially to the preservation ofsome of the most significant antiq-uities in the Kathmandu Valley andits rich urban fabric should encour-age those of us who are involvedwith teaching cultural history tobegin rethinking our responsibili-ties. India’s public institutions,charitable trusts and academicdepartments need to create milieusin which archaeologists, art histori-ans, conservation architects, envi-ronmentalists, and urban plannerscan come together to formulateinnovative curricula that can equipstudents to interpret and protect themany building types that standacross South Asia and that are invarious states of preservation andvulnerability.
Taken together, such measuresmight allow us to build an army of‘monuments men’, well-trained andunswerving individuals who canoffer support and advice to localcommunities and authorities that areseeking to conserve their own builtheritage and material culture. Evenif another tragedy strikes, we mustbe able to sustain the markers ofcultural identities.
(Nachiket Chanchani is AssistantProfessor of South Asian Art and
Visual Culture at the University ofMichigan, Ann Arbor, U.S. E-mail:
BY DHANANJAY TRIPATHI
Every year May 9 is celebrated asEurope Day by the members of theEuropean Union (EU). On this day
in 1950, French Foreign Minister RobertSchuman made a declaration that pavedway for establishment of the EuropeanCoal and Steel Community (ECSC) thefollowing year. It was the ECSC, whichinitiated the process of integration inEurope, and today, the EU is regarded asone of the best examples of regional inte-gration.
Devastated after the end of the SecondWorld War, Europe has transformed itselfas one of most prosperous and peacefulregions of the world. This story of changecannot be seen in isolation with theEuropean integration process wherebyarch-rivals such as Germany and Franceentered into a phase of reconciliation andinterdependence, subsequently involvingmost of the countries of the region. Theend of the Cold War in 1989 and theresulting political instability in Centraland Eastern European countries posedanother challenge for the EU. However, itrose to the occasion very convincingly.By offering financial support andprospect of membership, the EU ensuredthat previously socialist countries to theeast of the Berlin wall transformed them-selves into a stable democracy and func-tioning market economy. After meetingthe strict criterions set by the EU, 10-12countries from Central and EasternEurope were welcomed in the bloc in2004-07. And though the EU had a limit-ed intervention during various ethnic con-flicts in Balkans, it had played a signifi-cant role for stabilisation of and goodgovernance in the peninsula after the endof the conflict. So much so that exceptBosnia and Kosovo, all the countries ofthe sub-region are either in the EU or arecandidate for membership.
No wonder the EU received the Nobelpeace prize in 2012. It is recognition ofEU’s normative role and influence forspread of democratic values, rule of law,respect for human rights and rights of theminorities in its neighbourhood. It has setexamples for others.
Though the EU has many success sto-ries to narrate, but at present, it is passingthrough a difficult phase where its eco-nomic stability has been considerably
shaken, its political legitimacy is internal-ly challenged and its international imageis under scanner. On Europe Day thisyear, these issues will dominate the over-all discourse about the EU. The monetarycompetence of the EU was once symbol-ised by the Euro — a common currency of19 member countries. But, the Euro haslost its lustre hitting 12 years low againstthe US dollar in the last one year. At thesame time, even after various rescuemechanisms since last five years, cloudsof financial uncertainty of Greece and itscontinuation in the Eurozone still loomlarge. Some people are pinning the blame
for misery and deprivation of Greeks onthe European Commission and theEuropean Central Bank (ECB). As thesetwo institutions are not directly account-able to the citizens of the member states,their democratic legitimacy is being ques-tioned. The ECB being undemocratic,many want it to be disbanded. In the midstof these crises, the European economy isfar from the path of recovery while unem-ployment rate has been constantly hover-ing around and above 10 percent in theregion.
On the political front, several anti-EUparties have found popularity in differentEuropean countries. For an outsideobserver it is like convergence of Rightand Left, at least on the issue of blaming
Brussels. Though there is a difference intheir political agendas, Left-oriented par-ties are critical of Brussels’s economicapproach, whereas Rightwing partiesattack the EU for immigration and loss ofnational sovereignty. This is why Syrizain Greece is demanding radical changes inEurozone financial structures whileNational Front in France is opposed to theEU as a whole. To give another example,in the United Kingdom – which is neitherin the Eurozone and nor in the Schengen– the ruling Conservative Party wants areferendum on British membership to theEU. The Conservatives pander to the
opinion of the United KingdomIndependence Party that much of Britisheconomic malaise can be attributed to softimmigration policy of the EU. In brief,these are tough times for the EU. Theforemost political issue, now, is to con-vince the Europeans about the importanceand benefits of integration and multi-levelgovernance.
However, the EU is facing problems notonly internally on economic and politicalfronts. It is in midst of two major crises atits border. First, in Ukraine, the EU haslocked its horns with a resurging and revi-sionist Russia. Though, isolated interna-tionally and economically down, Russiastill has potential to hurry European lead-ers into a late-night meeting at Brussels.
Eastern Ukraine is still not very stablewhile Crimea is very far from being wonback. Second is the huge flow of refugeesfrom volatile Africa and West Asia. As theEU has drastically cut the funds for rescueof refugees in the last few years, the num-ber of people drowning to death in theMediterranean Sea has seen a bigincrease. It is a moral crisis for the EUand tarnishes its image as a force forgood. Unfortunately, on both these twoissues, the EU member states are politi-cally divided and shirk their responsibili-ties. The EU needs to come up with arobust and humane response. This is par-
ticularly important at an occasion whenthe EU is reeling under political and eco-nomic uncertainties. Firm and unanimousposition on international affairs will be asign of confidence and unity of theEuropeans.
The EU has covered a long distance butthe present circumstances are notfavourable to it. This will surely have itsimpact on the Europe Day celebration ofthis year. Let’s hope that values of solidar-ity, empathy, justice and unity will findtraction and emphasis.
The writer is Assistant Professor,Department of International Relations,
South Asian University, New Delhi.
The return of the Tories
Europe Day celebration and worries for the EU
‘Monuments Men’ needed in Nepal
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Devastated after the end of the SecondWorld War, Europe has transformeditself as one of most prosperous and
peaceful regions of the world. This story ofchange cannot be seen in isolation with the
European integration process wherebyarch-rivals such as Germany and France
entered into a phase of reconciliation andinterdependence, subsequently involving
most of the countries of the region.
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PM Modi...Ramkrishna`s consort Sarada Devi and
Viveknanada.Heading to Burnpur, Modi, in the presence
of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, inaugu-rated the upgraded and modersnised IISCOSteel Plant (ISP), that houses the country`slargest blast furnace. It has been modernizedat a cost of Rs.16,000 crore.
Highlighting the country`s federal struc-ture, Modi described the prime minister andall the chief ministers as `Team India`, andsaid the centre and states together can solveall problems, including issues relating to for-eign countries.
He attributed Team India`s efforts for thepassage in parliament of the Land BoundaryAgreement with Bangladesh as well as thenew plant.
"This modern plant is an example of howTeam India will take the country forward.This plant which was sick, is now standingpowerfully on its feet. If the chief minister(Banerjee), the state (West Bengal) govern-ment had created hurdles, this wouldn`t havebeen possible," said Modi.
Praising Banerjee for stressing onimproved centre-state relationship, he saidhis government, after assuming power, hadbeen endeavouring to strengthen the coun-try`s federal structure.
Modi said: "While the constitution pro-vides a federal structure, for years there hasalways been tension in centre-state relation-ships. Those at the centre ignored the states.
"That`s why we endeavoured to strengthenthe federal structure and asserted that Delhiwill not govern the country alone but all thestates together will."
Modi also thanked Assam, Meghalaya,Mizoram, Tripura and West Bengal for thepassage of the key constitutional amendmentbill to give effect to the swapping of borderland enclaves between India and Bangladeshunder a 1974 agreement.
"If international issues can be solved by`Team India`, then issues at home can bedealt with ease."
Taking a veiled dig at the erstwhileCongress-led UPA regime for scams, Modihailed the policy changes initiated by hisgovernment that led to India becoming theworld`s fastest growing country.
"During the months of February, Marchand April (2014) the only news that camewere scams... coal scam, submarine scam,scams on the air, water and land," he said.
"It has been a year of this new government,and today we don`t have news about the coalscam, rather about coal auction," he said,adding the decision to auction coal has led tostates getting richer and using the royaltymoney from the mines for the welfare of thepeople.
"We also decided that the money from theauctions will not go to Delhi but to thatstate`s coffers so that the government can ini-tiate welfare of that state," said Modi.
He said a foundation was set up from themines royalty for the welfare of the states.
The prime minister also expressed anguishover India importing steel.
"The irony is we kept exporting iron oreand imported steel. If we have iron ore, wewill produce steel," he asserted.
Modi also said the central government wasworking on developing the three mainresources for funds - agricultural productivi-ty, mineral resources and human resources.
"A year ago the entire world had written offIndia but now within a year the entire world,be it the IMF, the World Bank or the creditrating agencies, they are unanimously sayingIndia is the fastest growing country in theworld," he asserted.
He also exuded confidence of naturalresource-rich eastern India getting developedlike its western counterpart.
"States in eastern India are filled with nat-ural resources but still lag behind... easternIndia needs to be strengthened... I clearly seethe second Green Revolution happeninghere... it has abundance of water, land andpeople. It can usher in the revolution," hesaid.
Modi Prays...The temple is dedicated to 'Bhavtarani', an
aspect of Goddess Kali, and was built in1855 by Rani Rashmoni, a philanthropist anda devotee of Kali.
Mr Modi visited the room where 19th cen-tury mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahansaused to stay. He also visited a library andsigned the visitors' book.
"Modi signed on the visitors' book inGujarati, writing 'Obeisance to the goddess,obeisance to the swamy'," said MrChowdhury.
The temple authorities gifted Mr Modi ahandcrafted Ashoka pillar and a replica ofKali idol.
From Dakshineswar, the prime ministerwent to Belur Math, the Ramakrishna Mathand Ramakrishna Mission's global headquar-ters.
"Since his early days, Modi has kept hisassociation with the Ramakrishna Missionand Ramakrishna Math. Coming here he wasoverawed with emotions. His visit here is anoccasion of mutual joy and happiness," said amember of the mission.
Elaborate security arrangements weremade for the prime minister's visit.
On Saturday, Mr Modi called on ailingRamakrishna Math and RamakrishnaMission president Swami Atmasthananda atRamakrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan hospi-tal and received the monk's blessings.
Swami Atmasthananda is undergoing treat-ment at the hospital since February 21.
Their camaraderie goes back to the earlydays of Mr Modi when he wanted to enlist inthe mission as a volunteer but SwamiAtmasthananda, who then was posted in mis-sion's Rajkot centre in Gujarat, suggestedModi to look for an alternative career.
PM Modi Says...against". "I want Bengal to reach its former
glory."Declaring how proud he was that the nation
was getting the modern steel unit - for theinauguration of which the two leaders werein Burnpur -- PM Modi said it would nothave been possible without the cooperationof the state government.
"India will not change without a 'TeamIndia'. The Prime Minister and ChiefMinisters are one Team that will take Indiaahead. The nation is bigger than any party,"PM Modi said.
"The chief minister said a very goodthing," he said. "The Centre and state... themore they work together, the more we willprogress."
The federal structure of the country hadalways generated tension, he said. "TheCentre thought it was special. I was a ChiefMinister. I know. This attitude is not good."
In her address, Ms Banerjee had said,"When we work together, the country pro-gresses. The federal and central structure willboth remain."
She even reminisced about TrinamoolCongress's former association with his party."In '98, when the Trinamool Congress sup-ported the NDA government, we had got aBengal package," she said. "We had demand-ed modernisation of IISCO. Today it isdone."
Yesterday, at the inauguration of threesocial schemes in Kolkata, Ms Banerjee hadtaken political potshots at the Centre, whichthe Prime Minister had deftly turned to hisadvantage.
Later, the two leaders had a meeting whereMs Banerjee even made a fresh pitch for adebt waiver for Bengal - a request that hadearlier been turned down by the Modi gov-ernment.
Earlier, thanks to the PM arriving early forthe social welfare scheme event, the twospent time talking for about half hour. Theopposition says it was a one-on-one. The BJPhas denied that.
Soon, Railways...category, said the official.However, while tickets may only be
booked online for the Premium trains, TatkalSpecial tickets will be available both at rail-way ticket counters and online.
Railways has also relaxed the advancereservation period for Tatkal Special trains.
Currently, a Tatkal ticket can be booked nomore than 24 hours before the journey. Butfor a Tatkal Special train, advance reserva-tion period is of a minimum 10 days andmaximum 60 days.
"The software for Tatkal Special ticketingsystem is being developed by CRIS. Oncethat is ready, Tatkal Special trains will belaunched on select routes," the official said.
A host of special trains are pressed intoservice during festive periods while addition-al trains are also run to clear the rush duringthe holiday season. But these special trainsoperate as per a normal fare structure whileTatkal fares will be applicable for the TatkalSpecial trains, he said.
No concessional fare will be allowed onTatkal Special trains and, also, there will beno Tatkal quota on these trains since theentire service charges Tatkal fares.
Land bill is ...countries have caught world's attention
while former PM Mahmohan Singh's toursused to be low key affairs.
"Thousands of people turn up to receiveModi during his foreign visits. It is not Modior BJP's image which is growing across theworld but the pride of millions of Indians,"he said.
He also hailed the governance of Modi andsaid not a single allegation of corruption hasbeen levelled against the government in lastone year after it attained charge of the officeat the Centre, while scams were a commonthing during previous UPA regime.
"NDA-led by Narendra bhai registeredmassive win with a promise to end corrup-tion. One year of the government is nearingcompletion but not a single allegation of cor-ruption has been levelled against it," he said.
To Scuttle...opposition parties which hold power in the
states, including the Trinamool Congress,Samajwadi Party and the Biju Janata Dal.The Bahujan Samaj Party, too, supports thebill.
With only the AIADMK opposing the billand three more days to go before the Houseadjourns, the easier option for the Congress
to play spoiler over the audit report, indicat-ed sources.
The final decision is to be taken tomorrowon whether the Congress will insist on aselect committee, stage a walkout or preserveopposition unity by raising the Gadkari issue.
The Congress, which has a majority in theRajya Sabha, has said it favours the GST bill,but wants a parliamentary committee to scru-tinize the amendments made by the BJP. Inthe Lok Sabha, where NDA has the numbers,the Congress walked out during voting on thebill.
The bill is pegged as a flagship reforms ini-tiative of the Modi government. It paves theway for a pan-India tax regime and a unifiedmarket across the country, ending the multi-plicity of central and state taxes.
President inaugurates....The festival will be held between May and
November 2015 in Russian cities likeMoscow, St Petersburg, Kaliningrad,Kislovodsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa and others.
The festival is being hosted under thepatronage of the Ministry of Culture of theRussian Federation and Indian Council forCultural Relations (ICCR).
The organisers of the festival are theRussian State Concert Company"SODRUZHESTVO" and the JawaharlalNehru Cultural Centre at the Embassy ofIndia in Moscow.
The festival of Indian culture in Russia isan important international event which sym-bolises cultural dialogue between the twocountries and already has a history of itsown.
Bilateral relations in the field of culture ofRussia and India are based on various pro-grammes on cultural cooperation and interac-tion, including festivals and days of cultureof Russia in India and also reciprocal pro-grammes of Indian culture in Russian cities.
In 2014, during the festival of Russian cul-ture in India, Russia was brightly representedby outstanding companies and artists such asdance theatre "Gzhel", State BorodinQuartet, S Obraztsov, Central Puppet Theatreand the soloists of Novosibirsk opera andballet theatre.
Tushar Gandhi...for suspension of his sentence."Members of the Manch had submitted a
memorandum to the Police Commissioner onSaturday demanding registration of a caseagainst the Mahatma's great-grandson.
Asiatic Lion ...districts outside the protected zones partic-
ularly in Amreli district.Forest officials attribute the increase to var-
ious factors including improved breedingbase.
"Factors like rescue, habitat improvement,water management, man animal conflict mit-igation, creating awareness have contributedto increased numbers," said Sandeep Kumar,DCF, Wildlife, Gir sanctuary.
The census was conducted with state-of-the-art equipment including GlobalPositioning System, camera traps and digitalcameras.
Enumerators carried out what they call atotal block counting method, which is basedon direct sighting. Indirect evidence, such aspugmarks, weren't considered.
The Gir covers an area of 22,000 squarekilometres - almost double the area coveredin 2010, when the lion population waspegged at 411. Each of the 2,200 enumera-tors handled around 1000 kilometres each.
The count covered eight districts of theSaurashtra region, apart from the 1,400square kilometres area of Gir sanctuary.Besides, 625 points for sighting lions wereidentified through a nine-month research.
While the 27 per cent increase in the num-ber of Asiatic lions has elated not just the for-est department but the state government aswell, the biggest challenge lies ahead now -to manage the increased number of lions par-ticularly in non-protected areas.
India's youth...Gandhi Mahavidyalaya for the years 2012-
13 and 2014 in the courses B A and B Com.Union Minister of Rural Development,
Panchayati Raj, Sanitation & Drinking WaterBirender Singh, BJP's vice-president (UPunit) Premlata and Chaudary Ranbeer Singhwere also present at the function.
Singh said, "For India to become a super-power, good citizens will have to come for-ward and that is possible only with good edu-cation. And that is possible only when betterinstitutes will come up. We have to mod-ernise the education system so that more andmore people can become part of it,"
Union Minister Birender Singh said,"Education encourages humans to progress.It helps humans to differentiate betweengood and bad, right and wrong. Education forwomen must also be advocated and promot-ed for an overall progress."
Speaking on the similar lines, BJP'sPremlata said, "It was an old dream ofBirender's to open a college here in Uchana.Students used to go to Jind, Narvana to studyearlier. But with college being here, they canstudy from here only. "
More development ....awaits for this entire industrial region,"
Banerjee said after inaugurating the KaziNazrul Islam University near the poet's birth-place at Churulia.
Banerjee has also asked the KNI universityauthority to prepare a proposal urging DhakaUniversity for collaborative programmesbetween these two universities.
"When I will visit Dhaka, the matter can bediscussed with the appropriate authoritythere," she said.
"The university has now a campus of eightacres land. We are trying to expand it furtherto accommodate a B.ED. college and a Lawcollege," she said.
Stating that due honour was not given tothis rebel poet, Banerjee said that her govern-ment had developed this university and anAcademy after the name of the poet, besidesdeveloping Nazrul Tirtha at New Town,Rajarhat.
Firm foreign...exported from India and medical and
health services topped the list."Most African countries, European nations
and South-East Asian countries really appre-ciate Indian expertise in health care, medicalpractise including eye care," she said at afunction organised here by a private eye hos-pital.
"They are looking for India to be able tocome over with their manpower, investment,technology and with their experience tocome and establish hospitals for them," sheadded.
"They are fully willing to give sovereignsupport, they are willing to help (Indianhealthcare industry) to train their doctors,there are lot of such requests," she noted.
During bilateral talks, ministers represent-ing several countries had evinced interest inIndian super-specialists in disciplines includ-ing nephrology and opthalmology, she said.
Referring to the travails of salt pan work-ers, several of whom had to battle loss ofvision due to over exposure to sunlight andits glare, an occupational hazard, she saidworkers like them needed support.
"People like you have opportunity to edu-cate others and train others who can speak tothem so that they can prevent themselvesfrom getting exposed to excessive sun lightand its glare, and some lifestyle related dis-eases which may affect the eye."
Youth Congress...6 am to seek their support against the con-
tentious bill. The Congress' move comesamid expectation that the bill would bebrought by the government in the Lok Sabhaby Wednesday, the date for the budget ses-sion to end.
There was also speculation that the govern-ment may go in for a joint committee of thetwo houses to resolve the impasse over thebill which has not been taken up for discus-sion in the Rajya Sabha where the govern-ment lacks majority.
A Indian Youth Congress release said IYCpresident Amarinder Singh Raja will lead theactivists in prabhat pheri which will begin at6 a.m.
"During this Prabhat Pheri, the IYC presi-dent and team will personally meet MPs andhand over an appeal to them urging them tooppose the said bill in their respective hous-es of parliament," it said.
The IYC appealed to all MPs, irrespectiveof their political party, to "voice their con-cern" against the new Land Bill.
The IYC had earlier launched an agitationagainst the bill which makes changes to theAct of 2013 which was steered by the previ-ous United Progressive Alliance government.
Prabhat Pheri has been part of Indian tradi-tion, with people walking in a group in theearly hours of the morning and generallysinging inspirational or spiritual songs.
Cow Bunks Exam...allocated centre here, saying he only want-
ed to convey a message about the "flaw" inthe system.
"I only wanted to convey a message to theauthorities about the flaw in the system. Inever wanted to make a mockery of the sys-tem," Abdul Rashid Bhat, the owner of thenow-famous cow, told PTI.
Mediapersons had gathered outside theGovernment Degree College at Bemina,where the exam was scheduled to take placeat 10 am, but returned disappointed when MrBhat and his cow did not turn up for theexamination.
In an attempt to expose the loopholes inJammu and Kashmir Board of ProfessionalEntrance Examinations' (BOPEE) online reg-istration system, Mr Bhat had managed toacquire an admit card for his cow to write thepaper for admission to a diploma course in apolytechnic college.
The admit card was issued by the BOPEEin the name of Kachir Gaaw, literally 'browncow', supposedly the daughter of Gura Dand,literally 'red bull'.
Mr Bhat, after obtaining the hall ticket lastweek, had said it was his legal right to bringthe bovine to write the examination.
"Had I gone ahead with that, there wouldbe no difference between me and an ani-mal. I would become a two-legged animal
then," he said.Mr Bhat, who hails from the Chadoora
area of central Kashmir's Budgam District,expressed hope that the prank he playedwould lead to change in the system andauthorities would make it more efficientand fair for all candidates.
"There is a general perception that exam-inations are conducted as a formality, andthe admissions are finalised before theprocess is started. I hope things willimprove and meritorious students only willget admissions to professional courses," headded.
The cow was alloted a seat atGovernment Degree College Bemina forwriting the examination scheduled fortoday.
The incident came to light on May 2,after opposition National Conferencespokesperson Junaid Azim Mattu uploadeda copy of the admit card on micro-bloggingsite Twitter.
BOPEE chairman Ghulam HassanTantray has ordered an inquiry into theincident.
Jet Airways...economy fares, and on tickets bought via
its website or app, the carrier said.Bookings, under the scheme which cov-
ers select flights on its domestic network,can be made till May 31, 2015 for travelbetween May 9 and September 30, 2015.
Some of the one-way journeys coveredunder the scheme include Bengaluru-Goa,Delhi-Pune, Delhi-Jaipur, Mumbai-Vadodara and Kolkata-Delhi. "This offer isnot applicable if booking is done using theMultiCity option," the airline said on itswebsite.
Airlines have time and again come upwith attractive offers to lure more cus-tomers than rivals.
Jet Airways had last week announcedanother promotional scheme under which itoffered fares as low as Rs 1,933 onadvance bookings for flights within India.Rival SpiceJet last month extended its Rs999 offer by adding nearly 1 lakh seats.This was in addition to 1.5 lakh seatsoffered earlier under the scheme.
Air travel demand in India rose by almost18 per cent in March on account ofimproved economy and market stimulationby way of heavy discounts offered by theplayers in the domestic market, theInternational Air Transport Association(IATA) said recently.
The airlines body further said that thenearly 18 per cent increase in demand wasmore than-two fold of the global average.
Myntra to Shut..."This May 15th, 2015, Myntra is taking
the first step towards the future of fashionshopping --- we move on from the desktopto being exclusively available on the app"the company informed in an e-mail state-ment to its customers on Saturday.
The e-tailer in its mail also said that itplans on creating a more personalisedshopping experience for its user by switch-ing to mobile apps.
The acquisition will strengthen andexpand Myntra's mobile technology teamwhich is focused on driving transforma-tional change in the online shopping space,the company had said in a release.
17-Year-Old...incident - which took place on May 3 --
was uncovered only when the boy's fatherinsisted that it be investigated.
What helped the police was a cellphonevideo of the "match" recorded by one ofthe onlookers. In the video, two youngmen are seen scuffling on the roadside.Finally, after a flurry of blows on the head,one of them collapses. The boy, a 17-year-old, died on the spot.
Panicked, the group decided to say it wasa case of bike accident. Police say theyeven staged an accident, took the body tothe hospital and informed the family.
The family believed their story and thefuneral was held the day after.
But the boy's father, who came back fromDubai - where he works as a driver --smelled a fish and called in the police.
During interrogation, one of the boysconfessed to the incident and the video sur-faced on Friday. The police have taken himand two others, in custody.
The boys told the police that they regu-larly organise such fights in MIr Chowk, inwhich two people face-off against eachother in an open space.
Police sources said the body will beexhumed tomorrow for the postmortemexamination.
13-Year-Old...already invented a printer for the visual-
ly impaired, developed the solar bag after avisit to a desert with her family where shecould not charge her cell phone.
The solar bag can charge electronicdevices, power lights and a fan for trekkersin remote areas, Gulf News reported.
Fatima, a student of Sharjah BritishSchool, is one of the youngest Emirati girlinnovators, the report said.
She narrated the stories behind many ofher inventions to a packed audience of stu-
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SCIENCE & TECH6 NEW DELHI | MONDAY | MAY 11, 2015Fight for right
Website: www.saaddahaq.in Email: [email protected]
1. When was Milk Tray first introduced?A. 1915 B. 1934C. 1923 D. 1942
2. When was the toothbrush invented?A. 1770 B. 1765C. 1790 D. 1742
3. What item of apparel was invented by Ellery Chun,a Hawaiian clothing merchant, in 1931?A. String bikiniB. MuumuuC. Aloha shirtD. Capri pants
4. Who invented Fountain Pen?A. John J. LoudB. Sir Frank WhittleC. Lewis E. WatermanD. Kirkpatrick Macmillan
QUIZ TIME
Answer: 1(A), 2(A), 3(C), 4(C)
TODAY’S STARARIES You feel like you have a stone strapped to your back, Aries. The far-
ther you walk with this load, the slower you go, and the morehunched over you will be by the time you reach your destination.Unloaded the stone from your pack. Realize that this break in yourjourney will help you make much better time in the long run andsave you from a great deal of physical strain.
TAURUS Feel free to break ties with certain people now, Taurus. Youmay be overextending your emotional bank account byinvesting too much of yourself in others' lives. You may noteven realize how much this sort of action taxes you untilyou rid yourself of unnecessary baggage. Make phonecalls shorter and time in the bathtub longer.
GEMINI Less is more should be your motto for today, Gemini. Themore you cut back in certain areas of your life, the moreroom you open up to bring in new and exciting things. Goahead and say no to people, and don't feel badly about it.Take care of yourself and your needs as much as you takecare of the needs of the people around you.
CANCER You may be asked to slow down today, Cancer. Whetherthis comes in the form of a speeding ticket or a scrapeon the knee when you trip, you must listen to this mes-sage. The key for you now isn't to get too emotional as aresult of this slowdown. Know that it's for your own good.Don't complain about it - just do it.
LEO Share your skills today, Leo. You will find that as you engagein the role of teacher, you learn more than if you just hold ontoyour knowledge without sharing it. You will be challenged inways you didn't even think possible. Perhaps you will beforced to do a little research when questions arise that youdon't know how to answer.
VIRGO Don't underestimate the power of other people today, Virgo.They may seem flighty and scatterbrained on the outside,but underneath you will find that they have a great deal ofwisdom to share. It might take some probing on your partto draw this wisdom out, but once you do, the outpouring ofinformation will richly reward you.
LIBRA Remember that there's a benevolent force out there thatloves you, Libra. No matter what, there's always a shoul-der to cry on, even if it isn't a tangible one. Even in yourdarkest moments, you're never alone. Let this knowledgecarry you through the day. Feel free to share it with otherswho seem like they could use a lift.
SCORPIO Don't hesitate to say the obvious today, Scorpio, even if itsounds corny. Many times people hesitate to say what theyreally feel because they think it's obvious to everyone. Thetruth of the matter is that most people aren't mind readers andprobably aren't picking up on the subtle signals that you sendout. Help them by speaking frankly.
SAGITTARIUSLook to older figures for advice today, Sagittarius. Seek counsel witha parent or grandparent on issues you feel strongly about.Relationships with older people are likely to go especially well, andyou will find you can break through barriers that may have existedbetween you and a certain member of your family. Make a consciouseffort to patch any rifts among your closest kin.
CAPRICORN Consider composing a bit of poetry today, Capricorn. Use this as anexercise to condense your ocean of emotions into a very few words.You might find that a great deal of your inner turmoil really boilsdown to just one or two central things. Let your written wordsexpress this as succinctly as possible.
AQUARIUS Just because your emotions are reserved or somber today does-n't mean you shouldn't share them with others, Aquarius. Workthrough difficulties by processing your feelings and running themby someone close. Keep your interaction limited to just one per-son at a time so you don't get overshadowed by a third party whowants to get their opinion in at the same time.
PISCES You may need to jump to many different people and situa-tions today, Pisces, yet something is holding you back. Listento this inner voice that's asking you to be conservative at thistime. You have many more profound things to say when youfilter your thoughts through a large funnel. Be open andaccepting of many things, but only allow a limited outflow.
OnePlus on Fridayannounced that alllegal proceedings
with Micromax in Indiahave been resolved and thecases were withdrawnthrough mutual consent.This will mean that allOnePlus One smartphoneusers will be receivingCyanogen OS OTA (over-the-air) updates the same asother markets.
The Chinesesmartphone manu-facturer marked itsentry into the Indianmarket late last yearand was soon hit by alegal snag based onMicromax's pleathat its exclusiverights toCyanogen OS inIndia were beinginfringed by theChinese com-pany. The pleafurther ledCyanogen toclarify thatit will notoffer OTAupdates to OnePlusOne smartphones sold inIndia, and Micromax being
awarded witha tem-
porary ban on the sale of
O n e P l u sOne hand-sets in the
c o u n t r y .However, the
court later lift-ed the ban on
sale of OnePlusOne smart-
phones.
Announcing thenews via a press
statement, VikasAgarwal,
General Manager- India, OnePlus said,
"OnePlus remains vindicat-ed of the recent trials andtribulations that have sur-
rounded the company dueto legal tussle withMicromax over exclusivityon CyanogenOS. We arehappy to confirm that all'OnePlus One' users inIndia will continue toreceive OTA updates fromCyanogen in-line with ourusers in markets around ofthe world."
OnePlus within sixmonths of its entry into theIndian market created somein-roads and the Chinese
company even claimedthat India accounted for7 percent of OnePlusOne shipments lastyear.
The Chinese compa-ny last monthannounced that the'2014 flagship killer'smartphone wouldbe available withoutinvites 'forever'.The announcement
also applied toIndia. The com-
pany stressed that'open sales' were beingannounced to celebrate theone-year anniversary of theOnePlus One's globallaunch.
OnePlus, Micromax End Battle; Cyanogen toContinue Support for OnePlus One in India
Google on Friday added a fea-ture that lets people in theUS order food directly from
searches for local restaurants.
The move came as the Internettitan manoeuvres to stay in tunewith the trend of smartphones beingused to seek out local venues andweave itself into online commerce.
"Whether you're craving deep dishpizza or pad thai, starting today youcan order food from some of yourfavourite restaurants directly fromGoogle search results," theCalifornia-based firm said in a poston its Google+ social network page.
Search queries for nearby restau-rants will be served up with anoption to "place an order."
"When you search for a nearbyrestaurant on your phone, you'll seean option to "Place an order" in thesearch results. Just tap that, choosethe delivery service and you'll betaken to their website to completethe order."
Tapping the option icon will letpeople place food orders withSeamless, Grubhub, Eat24,BeyondMenu, Delivery.com orMyPizza.com, according to Google,which is working to expand thenumber of delivery providers. The
service is live only in the UnitedStates right now, but is likely to berolled out to other countries as well.
Last week, Google expanded 'OkGoogle' voice search and actions toinclude select third-party apps onAndroid.
"Today, we launched our first setof partners for custom Google voiceactions on Android," Google saidwhile announcing the feature."We're currently piloting customvoice actions with a select group ofpartners, but we plan to open it upmore widely in the future - and we'dlove to hear your ideas for actionsyou'd like to implement."
Now, Order Food StraightFrom Google Search Results
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India's biggest online fashion retailer,Myntra, could turn profitable within ayear or two as it cuts back on bargains,
improves its mobile shopping app and pushesmore of its own label garments, a top execu-tive said.
Myntra was bought by local Flipkart forabout $300 million last year, but operatesindependently.
Speaking at the firm's headquarters whereemployees work under motivational quota-tions by fashion gurus such as Coco Chanel,
among swings and see-saws GaneshSubramanian, in charge of new initiatives atthe firm, said profits would follow as the firmcuts back on discounts and moves to highermargin fashion and accessories.
Most Indian e-commerce firms are burningcash heavily as they invest to woo customers,with hundreds of millions of Indians shop-ping online for the first time.
"Ballpark, one to two years," Subramaniansaid, asked when the firm would move intothe black. "If there is one organisation thatcould do this (turn profitable), it is us," he
said, pointing to initiatives such as the deci-sion to retail own-label garments.
Margins on those sales for Myntra are one-and-a-half times those on branded goods.
"(Own labels are) getting close to a fourthof our business. It is going to a third of ourbusiness and eventually to half of our busi-ness," Subramanian said.
But the fashion portal, which rivals interna-tional giants including ASOS and the Indianarm of Amazon at home, is also investingheavily in technology, as India's young con-sumers begin to access the Internet almost
exclusively on their phones.Myntra plans to double its 300-strong engi-
neering team over the next few quarters, andis close to scrapping its website to focus on amobile app, he said.
"In our view the next wave is mobile. Thereare many millions of teenagers coming intothe system lapping up mobiles. We are able tosee a tipping point," he said.
The mobile app will usher in more innova-tions, such as adapting to a viewer's locationor previous purchases and cameras that helpcustomers shop for outfits seen on passers by.
Myntra Aims to Turn Profitable Within Two Years
Crocodile-infestedrivers, choppy seasand a lack of proper
roads make it difficult foraid workers in remote areasof Papua New Guinea totransport medical supplies,but aid workers have comeup with a new solution:drones.
nmanned drones areoften used in humanitarianefforts for mapping, butusing them to get medi-cines and samples to hard-to-reach areas is new, saidIsaac Chikwanha and EricPujo of Medecins SansFrontieres (MSF).
Aid groups trying totackle tuberculosis in aregion where the disease ismore prevalent than almostanywhere else in the worldused the "quadcopters" lastyear to transport sputumsamples from remote clin-ics to testing centres.
MSF were looking for asimple, safe and all-weath-er way of moving samplesaround Papua NewGuinea's Gulf region - aplace Pujo called the"biggest swamp in theworld".
Most outlying healthcentres in Papua NewGuinea lack road access, sotravel is typically by boator on foot. Samples mustget to a testing centre with-in hours. MSF joined withMatternet, a U.S. technolo-gy company, to develop thedevices.
The drones are operatedby smartphones, with theoperator plugging in thecoordinates of the destina-tion, and the drone thenflying itself. Phone signalin the region is "almosteverywhere, but roadsaren't," Chikwanha said atconference on technologyand medicine in London onThursday.
Robots to the Rescue:Drones Can Help TackleTB, Says Health Charity
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MUMBAIPowered by a swashbuckling
133 off just 59 balls by AB deVilliers and a classy 82 fromskipper Virat Kohli, RoyalChallengers Bangaloretrounced Mumbai Indians by39 runs in an IPL cricket matchhere on Sunday.
South Africa's de Villiers,who came in at the fall of open-er Chris Gayle?s wicket, simplytore apart the MI bowling as hehammered four sixes and 19fours on a superb batting trackat the Wankhede Stadium asRCB rattled up 235 for 1.
De Villiers and Kohli, whofaced 50 balls and struck 4sixes and six fours, completelydominated the MI attack duringtheir all-time IPL record part-nership of 215 in 102 balls,which bettered the previous all-time best of 206 between AdamGilchrist and Shaun Marsh forKings XI Punjab against RCBin 2011 at Dharamsala. Chasingthe huge score, the third 200-plus total by RCB this seasonand the season's highest total byall teams, MI made a braveeffort before finally ending upwith 196 for 7.
Opener Lendl Simmons madean unconquered 68, studded
with 5 fours and 3 sixes in 53balls and also featured in abreezy stand of 70 in 37 ballsfor the third wicket with KironPollard (49), but the target wastoo stiff to scale. The victorypushed RCB up in the stand-ings to no. 4 with 13 points totheir credit with three games in
hand, a position from whichthey seem well-poised to enterthe play-offs.
, on the other hand, had toremain content with 12 pointsfrom as many games to stay inthe sixth spot with two morematches in hand. The daybelonged in large measure to de
Villiers, who struck his secondton in IPL history, who wascomplemented in superb fash-ion by Kohli, who was lucky tobe let off by Harbhajan Singhwhen on 6.
MI had in fact looked to havehad things under control whenthey restricted RCB to 39 for 1
at the end of the power-playovers before things fell apart asde Villiers, in particular, wenthammer and tongs first at thespin duo of Harbhajan Singhand Jagadeesha Suchith.Harbhajan was carted for 15runs in each of his two oversand then was not called upon to
bowl at all even though allother bowlers, barring LasithMalinga, were taken to thecleaners by the two batsmen.Strangely Kieron Pollard didnot bowl a single ball evenwhen the mayhem was on.
The worst bowling effortscame from Jasprit Bumrah,who had replaced R VinayKumar in the eleven and servedup juicy full-tosses for deVilliers and Kohli to feast upon,and Hardik Pandya. Both thesebowlers conceded over 50 runs.
MI, in fact, were lucky earlyon to see the back of ChrisGayle after captain RohitSharma dropped a skier at mid-on off Kiwi paceman MitchellMcClenaghan. In the same overHarbhajan floored Kohli in slipcordon.
Simmons brought off a fly-ing catch at short third man inthe next over from Malinga tosend the dangerous Gayle backbut the dropped chance ofKohli was to prove expensive.From 88 for 1 after ten overs,the score jumped to 147 forone after 15 with Harbhajanand Suchith - who ended upwicket less after conceding 35runs in three overs - unable toexercise any control.
De Villiers raced to his cen-tury - the third by all batsmenthis season - in just 47 balls bystriking successive sixes offBumrah who was carted foranother six by Kohli in the17th over in which 25 runscame.
Pandya was carted aroundfor 19 runs in the 18th andafter Malinga was hit for 14 inthe penultimate over, Pandyawas strangely asked to bowlthe last in which 17 runs came.The last four overs yielded astaggering 75 runs. MI startedthe stiff run-chase well withParthiv Patel hammeringRCB's biggest threat MitchellStarc for three fours in his sec-ond over before he was run outfor 19.
Captain Rohit Sharma tooleft after a 13-ball 15, to leaveWest Indians Simmons, whoagain impressed in the openingslot, and the big-hitting Pollardstitching a half century stand.But the asking rate kept climb-ing and Pollard, who struck 2sixes and six fours, fell inattempting another big heavewith 103 needed in 34 ballsand the MI's challenge virtual-ly ended even thoughSimmons battled on bravely.
IPL 2015: Rampaging AB de Villiers powers RCB past MI
CHENNAIBrendon McCullum
struck a quickfire fiftybefore Ravindra Jadejaproduced a brilliant spell of4-11 as Chennai SuperKings avenged its defeatover Rajasthan Royalswith a 12-run win to virtu-ally secure its place in theplay-offs of the IndianPremier League here onSunday.
With this win, Chennaijumped to the top of thetable with 16 points from12 matches, whileRajasthan will continue tooccupy the third spot with14 points from 13 games.
Chennai thus avengedtheir eight-wicket loss toRajasthan in Ahmedabadlast month.
Opting to bat, McCullumsmashed a quickfire 81before Chris Morris (3/19)produced a brilliant displaywith the ball for RajasthanRoyals to restrict Chennaito a modest 157 for five.
But Chennai rode onJadeja's fine spin bowlingperformance and somebrilliant ground fielding torestrict Rajasthan to 145for nine.
Chasing the modest tar-get, Rajasthan's inningsjust fell apart after a steadystart.
Ajinkya Rahane (23) andShane Watson (28) shared37 runs for the openingwicket before the visitorslost the plot.
Rahane top-edged aMohit Sharma (3/25) shortdelivery to a runningDwayne Bravo at deepsquare-leg in the sixth overbefore an over later skipperSteven Smith was bowledby Jadeja.
The turning point in the
match came in the form ofWatson's dismissal offJadedja. Bravo pulled off abrilliant one-handed catchat long-off that was des-tined to go over the ropesto sent the home crowdinto a frenzy at MAChidambaram stadium.
Jadeja picked up his thirdwicket when he dismissedKarun Nair (10), wholooped one straight toRavichandran Ashwin at
short fine-leg in the 12thover.
Jadeja was once again atthe thick of things whenDeepak Hooda hit a fulltoss straight to SureshRaina at long-on in the firstdelivery off the 15thover.
Samson (26 off 17),James Faulkner (16 off 13)and Chris Morris (16 notout off 10) played goodhands but it was not
enough to take Rajasthanhome as Bravo (2/43)scalped two wicketstowards the end to ensureChennai's win on their lasthome match.
Earlier opting to bat onfamiliar conditions,Chennai did not have thebest of starts as they losttheir first two wicketsinside the fourth over withthe scoreboard reading just15.
Dwayne Smith (6) wasthe first to depart when hewas holed out at mid-on bya diving James Faulkneroff Ankit Sharma's (1/31)bowling in the third over.
In the next over, theChennai outfit sufferedanother blow in the form ofRaina, who managed to hita length delivery offMorris to Faulkner at mid-off.
Thereafter, McCullumand Faf du Plesis (29 offsteadied the ship with a101-run stand for the third-wicket.
Initially McCullum andDu Plesis played cautious-ly and according to themerit of the ball.
McCullum opened up hisarms in the sixth oversmashing Pravin Tambe fortwo huge sixes in his open-ing over.
After a lull of four overs,McCulllum again openedup and struck two consecu-tive fours in Faulkner'ssecond over.
McCullum continued inhis aggressive vein andclobbered Rajat Bhatia fora four and six in the 14thover to take Chennai for-ward.
Du Plesis, on the otherhand, played the secondfiddle before he was runout by Watson in the 17thover.
McCullum followed suitin the next over but notbefore scoring a well-deserved fifty. McCullumwas caught by Sharma atlong-leg off Morris in the18th over as the Kiwi wentfor a big heave.
McCullum scored hisruns off just 61 balls withthe help of seven fours andfours sixes.
Chennai were dealtanother blow in the nextball when Pawan Negi (13off 7) was holed at coversby Steven Smith.
Thereafter, skipperMahendra Singh Dhoni (13not out) and DwayneBravo (15 not out) stitcheda 28-run partnership for thesixth-wicket to helpChennai go past the 150-run mark.
IPL 2015: Chennai Super Kings beat RajasthanRoyals to virtually seal play-off spot
MADRIDIndian tennis ace Rohan
Bopanna won his third titleof the 2015 season and firstwith new partner FlorinMergea as they lifted theMadrid Open trophy with atense win over NenandZimonjic and MartinMatkowski, here onSunday.
Bopanna and hisRomanian partner saved amatch point before over-coming the challenge ofthe fifth seeds 6-2 6-7(5)11-9 in one hour and 24minutes in the final of theeuro 4,185,405 clay courtMasters event. Bopannahad won two titles withDaniel Nestor in Sydneyand Dubai at the start ofthe season before splittingwith the Canadian.
With Mergea it was hissecond final, having endedrunners-up at theCasablanca event, lastm o n t h .They split euro 247,560
prize money and earnedvaluable 1000 rankingpoints each.
Bopanna and Mergea
raced to a 4-1 lead with anearly break and neverallowed their rivals tocome back in the openingset.
They kept the pressure
on and earned three setpoints in the eighth game,converting the third to takefirst set in a matter of just
23 minutes.Matkowski and Zimonjic
put up fight in the secondset as they broke Mergea inthe third game. HoweverBopanna and Mergea pre-
vented them from buildingon that early lead with animmediate break-backeffort.
Bopanna too faced abreak chance in the fifthgame after hitting an aceon the second serve butheld after firing anotherservice winner. In the
sixth game, the Indo-Romanian pair was 0-40but managed to earn abreakpoint even as theycould not convert it.
Nevertheless, it putZimonjic and Matkowskiunder pressure as theynever got easy points. Theset went with serve afterthat, forcing a tie-breaker.Bopanna and Mergeasprinted to a 4-1 lead butlost four points in a row totrail 4-5. They saved a setpoint but Zimonjic andMatkowski succeeded intaking the match to aSuper Tie Breaker.
The Match tie breakerturned to be a tense affaireven as Bopanna andMergea had opened up acomfortable 6-1 lead.However soon the scorewas 8-8. Bopanna and theRomanian saved a matchpoint at 8-9 and reeled offthe next three points toclose the contest in theirfavour.
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The EnforcementDirectorate (ED) onSunday conducted search-es in and around Delhi inconnection with its hawalaprobe against some bettingsyndicates related alleged-ly to IPL T-20 cricketmatches.
Sources said that aboutfour locations in Delhi andneighbouring Gurgaonwere covered during thesearches which are beingconducted by theAhmedabad office of theagency in coordinationwith their local counter-parts here.
"The searches are beingconducted on some sus-pects who acted as bookiesduring the recent IndianPremier League matchesheld in the county.
"The probe is being han-dled by the EDAhmedabad office, whichis investigating the case forhawala and money laun-dering charges," sourcessaid.
The Ahmedabad officeof ED had on March 19claimed to have busted aracket and arrested somebookies from a farmhouseon the outskirts ofVadodara in Gujarat.
Later, the agency arrest-ed 13 others in connectionwith the alleged bettingracket.
On March 26, the sameoffice registered a moneylaundering case againsttwo prime suspects and afew others in an alleged
IPL betting racket worthRs 4,000 crore.
The accused have beencharged by ED underSections 418 (cheating),419 (punishment for cheat-ing), 420 (cheating anddishonestly inducing deliv-ery of property), 467 (for-gery of valuable security),471 (using forged docu-ment as genuine) alongwith Section 120(b) (crim-inal conspiracy) of IndianPenal Code.
Enforcement Directorate conducts searchesin Delhi-NCR in IPL betting case
Spanish Grand Prix: Nico Rosbergleads Mercedes one-two
BARCELONANico Rosberg was left
sighing with relief Sundayafter he finally ended hisMercedes team-mateLewis Hamilton's winningstreak in this year'sFormula One drivers'world championship byclaiming victory in theSpanish Grand Prix.
The 29-year-old German,who had been beaten byHamilton in all four of thisyear's 'flyaway' season-opening races, led from the16th pole position of hiscareer all the way to thechequered flag, hissupremacy interruptedonly by his pit-stops. It washis first win since lastNovember's BrazilianGrand Prix and the ninth ofhis career, and trimmeddefending championHamilton's lead from 27points to 20. "It was a per-fect weekend," saidRosberg. "Perfect to be onpole and then to win therace like this. The car has
been awesome all week-end.... Really perfect. And,finally, I got a perfect start.It's been a long time com-ing." Hamilton, whoslipped from second tothird at the start, foughtback with daring and greatskill, coupled to a three-stop strategy, to finishbehind Rosberg and deliv-er another one-two for thedominant Mercedes team.He said: "I just clearly gota bad start, got lots ofwheel spin, but I'm gratefulto get back up to secondplace. I haven't had such abad start for a long time. "Ihad lots of wheel spin, butas Nico said it was a goodrace and he did a good job.I'm grateful I could get theresult for theteam. "There's a long wayto go in the championshipso, if this is a difficultweekend for me, I'll defi-nitely take it. Today wasreally a damage limitationexercise for me." Hamiltonsaid.
NEW DELHIIt was so glittery all over the sets of
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After a hard week at work,try these simple relax-ation methods, shared by
Syeda Kiran Zahra Hussain,Certified Holistic NutritionTherapist, SNHS , UK. CertifiedHealth Coach, IIN, US, whichpromise to refresh and energiseyou.
# 1: Drink a cup of coffee or tea
If you are feeling lifeless, thenwe suggest drinking a cup of hottea or coffee. This will help wakeyou up. Remember, just one cup,not more than that.
# 2: Spend an hour window-shopping, visit a flea market
Get out of your house and visita Saturday market, in your local-ity. Looking at new things andmingling with people will helplift your mood and make youhappy.
# 3: Draw a picture, doodle
Doodling is fun and beneficial.Scribbling or drawing circles onyour notepad can keep your brainbusy and allow creativity to flow.Besides, it will also help you for-get your anger, stress and nega-tivity.
# 4: Re-read a favourite poem,article, or book
Got nothing to do, pick up yourfavourite novel and start readingit. Reading a good book or poemwill help reduce stress and stimu-late your mental health. If youdon't like reading books, then flipthrough your favourite magazine.
# 5: Buy your favourite flowers
Looking at a flower, doesn'tonly help to lift our mood butalso re-energises us. Flowers area great mood elevator.
# 6: Meditate
The best thing to do on a week-end is meditate. Meditation evenfor few minutes, will help relaxyou and boost your immunity.
# 7: Spend time praying
Yes, being spiritual or talkingto the almighty is a great way tofeel invigorated and peaceful.
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Do some charity work or justspend time with the old or under-privileged. The time that youspend with them will make themhappy and fill you with happi-ness.
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Whether your hobby is listen-ing to music or dancing, just todo it, this weekend. It will helpyou connect with yourself andmake you feel better.
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Best way to pamper yourselfthis weekend# 11: Go for a drive
Go for a long drive with yourloved ones. A long drive will helpyou feel fresh and allow you tospend time with those you careabout.
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Try playing outdoor sports likefootball, rugby, basketball orcricket. The fresh air and exercisewill energise you.
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Take a nap to recharge yourbatteries.
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Keep your brain active by try-ing out the crossword or otherword games.
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Spend some time in nature.This will help keep you calm andrelaxed.
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Go take an evening walk withyour friends or your pet. This willnot help burn calories, but willimprove your frame of mind.
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Get a makeover, it will not onlyboost your confidence level, butwill make you feel happy andpampered.
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Go walk around the city or visita hill station with your friends. Agood hike will fill you withvigour and energy.
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Actor Ranbir Kapoor has final-ly confirmed his relationshipwith actress Katrina Kaif
after years of dodging media specu-lations and also revealed he willmarry her by the end of next year.
Ranbir, who is usually guardedabout his personal life and his close-ness with Katrina even as they con-tinued to be spotted together, openedup about the actress in an interviewto Anandabazar Patrika.
"This year both of us are extremelybusy, so there won't be any time forthe marriage. We have planned to tiethe knot by the end of next year. Bothof us have agreed on that," Ranbirsaid.
The actor further went on to say,"Both of us are sure about our rela-tionship and if we don't open about itnow, it would be showing disrespectto the relationship. I am 33 now andit is time I have my family. EvenKatrina wants that. I have grown upin a family where film is everything.
So, I know the importance of gossipand my funda is simple. When thereis gossip, try not to react and it isadvisable not to think too muchabout yourself."
The couple came close while film-ing 2009 hit film Ajab Prem KiGhazab Kahani, their first movietogether.
They later co-starred in PrakashJha's Raajneeti(2010). Ranbir andKatrina will be next seen in JaggaJasoos, slated to release next year.
While Ranbir, 33, previously datedactress Deepika Padukone, the 31-year-old Bang Bang! star was earlierin a relationship with superstarSalman Khan.
Ranbir Kapoor: Katrina and I to Marry End of 2016
Shashi Kapoor‘s fami-ly members includ-ing nephew Rishi,
grand-nephew Ranbir andother Bollywood celebri-ties like AmitabhBachchan today expressedhappiness over the veteranactor’s Dadasaheb Phalkehonour. The 77-year-oldactor could not travel toNew I am happy that I gotthe opportunity to act withhim and to be directed byhim. He is the only directorwho used stick on thesets,” said the noted actor.
Amitabh Bachchan, whostarred with Shashi Kapoorin blockbusters likeDeewar, Kala Patthar andKabhie Kabhie said,“Prithvi Theatre is a won-derful place to honour him.I had the privilege to workwith him in films… he isvery caring, compassion-ate,generous person…keepgoing.” Noted actressShabana Azmi, who wasalso present on the occa-sion, said, “HonouringShashi Kapoor means weare honouring ourselves.He is our treasure. He isthe first actor who enteredHollywood many yearsago. He is a great actor.”
Ranbir said, “It’s a bigday for us. He trulydeserves DadasahebPhalke Award. He hasdone great work.”
Actress Karisma Kapoorand younger sisterKareena’s husband Saif AliKhan too seemed happywith the honour Kapoorreceived today. ”His con-
tribution to cinema isincredible. He has acted incommercial, alternate andeven international cinema,which is great. In the 60she did path breakingwork… he is the maker ofmodern Indian cinema,”Saif said. Karisma said,“It’s a great feeling. Hedeserves it and we arehappy he got it.”
Several members of theKapoor family, includinglate Raj Kapoor’s wifeKrishna Raj Kapoor,Shammi Kapoor’s wifeNeila Devi, Neetu Kapoor,Babita, Shashi Kapoor’sson Kunal and daughterSanjana were present onthe occasion. Kapoor’s co-stars Waheeda Rehman,Hema Malini, Asha Parekhand Zeenat Aman alsoattended the event.Kapoor, son of legendaryactor-filmmaker PrithvirajKapoor, started his filmcareer as child artist. Hisnotable films include Aag,Aawara, Samadhi,Dharamputra, Jab JabPhool Khile, Pyaar KiyeJaa, Kanyadaan, Pyaar KaMausam, Trishul, NamakHalaal, Junoon, Utsav andothers
Ranbir, Karishma, Amitabh expresstheir happiness over Shashi Kapoor’s
Dadasaheb Phalke honour