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19-year-old nurse raped in moving bus near Bengaluru, two arrested

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Bengaluru: A 19-year-old nurse was allegedly raped in a moving bus by its driver at Hoskote on the city’s eastern outskirts, police said on Friday.

“We have arrested accused Ravi, 26, with bus cleaner Manjunath, 23, on a complaint by the victim that she was raped by the driver when she was alone in the bus on Thursday night,” Bengaluru Rural Additional Superintendent of Police S.R. Ramesh told IANS here.

The attack took place when the young woman boarded the bus at Sulibele to go to work at a nursing home in Hoskote, 30 km from the city centre.

“The accused asked the cleaner to drive the bus while he raped her and dumped her later on the roadside at Nagagondanahalli. When she narrated the incident to doctors at a private hospital, police were called to take her complaint,” Ramesh said.

After recording her version of the incident in Kannada, police swung into action and arrested the two people and seized the bus. The bus was registered in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

On October 3, a 23-year-old woman was gang raped by a driver and a cleaner in a moving van in the city’s southeast suburb.

(IANS)

Pakistan win series 2-0 as spinners run riot

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by Dawn

Sharjah: Pakistan spinners took nine wickets as the hosts defeated England by 127 runs to take the three-Test series 2-0 in Sharjah on Thursday.

England started the day needing 238 runs for a series-levelling victory with eight wickets in hand. But Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar made early inroads, dismissing the top order within the first hour.

Captain Alastair Cook offered solid resistance, scoring 63 off 164 balls as Yasir picked up four while Babar and Shoaib Malik ended with three.

It was Malik, playing his last Test match, who gave Pakistan the prized wicket of Cook, stumped by wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed, to finish with seven wickets in the match.

Shah had Ben Stokes stumped in the next over for 12 to spark celebrations in the field as Pakistan players embraced each other.

The victory lifts Pakistan to an equal highest ever number two in the ICC (International Cricket Council) Test rankings, a spot which they previously attained only for a few days in August 2006.

Pakistan won the second Test by 178 runs in Dubai.

Alastair Cook’s team fought well throughout the three Tests and was unlucky not to win the first Test in Abu Dhabi, forced into a draw due to bad light with just 24 needed for victory.

England are now pushed to sixth from their pre-series third in the Test rankings.

England were in danger of losing the match before lunch but Adil Rashid (22) helped add 49 for the seventh wicket with Cook to delay Pakistan’s win.

Cook punched paceman Rahat Ali for a single to reach his 46th half-century in Tests.

When the final day began England were rocked right at the start, losing four wickets in the space of 31 balls after resuming at 46-2.

Shah trapped Joe Root in the second over with a delivery that kept low and caught the batsman in front of the stumps before he had added to his overnight score of six.

James Taylor survived nine deliveries to score two before Babar spun one across his bat for Younis Khan to take the edge in the slip. In the next over, Shah trapped Jonny Bairstow leg-before for nought.

It became 59-6 when Samit Patel was leg-before in Babar’s next over, leaving England in fear of being bowled out for their lowest total of 72 against Pakistan when they crumbled in Abu Dhabi in 2012.

But the Rashid-Cook stand got England past the 100-mark before Rahat bowled Rashid with 15 minutes to go before lunch.

Movie Review: ‘Wedding Pullav’ is so stale it leaves a bad taste in your mouth

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Producer: Shashi Ranjan & Anu Ranjan
Director: Binod Pradhan
Cast: Diganth Manchale, Anushka Ranjan, Karan Singh Grover, Sonalli Sehgall & Rishi Kapoor
Music: Salim – Suleiman & Rohit R. Kulkarni

Perhaps cinematographer turned debutante director Binod Pradhan had no clue that his debut directorial offering ‘Wedding Pullav’ will turn out to be such a tasteless recipe which will not be liked by the audiences at all. As nothing can be done to make this dish palatable.

The plotted scenerio kicks off with the engagement ceremony of the ‘affordable dream bike engineer’ Aadi (Diganth Manchale) alongwith Rhea (Sonalli Sehgall). Despite being his engagement day, Aadi is not completely happy, as his eyes yearns to see his London based best friend ‘Lambu’ aka Anushka (Anushka Ranjan), who had promised that, come what may, she will attend his engagement ceremony. Merely a few minutes before the ring ceremony enters Anushka in a typical filmi band-baaja style. Rhea, who hails from an estranged family (with Parmeet Sethi as her father and Kitu Gidwani as her mother) gets introduced to Aadi’s ‘best friend’ Anushka. The grand wedding is all set to take place in Thailand. Seizing the right opportunity, Anushka announces to Aadi and his gang that she is dating a London based painter Jay (Karan Grover), who does nude paintings of women for a living. Even though Aadi pretends to be really happy with the news, deep down he starts yearning to be with Anushka. Thanks to a sudden brainwave by the elders in the family, it then gets decided that Anushka and Jay also should get married alongwith Aadi and Rhea in Thailand.

Although Binod Pradhan has selected a wrong project like ‘Wedding Pullav’ as his debut directorial venture he has indeed tried his best to infuse some sparkling interest but all in vain. Need we say anything more.

Performances wise débutante actors both Diganth Manchale & Anushka Ranjan have to seriously hone up their acting skills to survive in this over competitive showbiz world. Even the other actors have failed miserably to leave a worthwhile impact.

This ‘Wedding Biryani’ oops ‘Wedding Pullav’ is so stale it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

Movie Review: ‘Shaandaar’ is certainly not Shaandaar

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Director: Vikas Bahl Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Pankaj Kapur, Sanjay Kapoor, Niki Aneja Walia, Sanah Kapoor, Vikas Verma, Sushma Seth, Diljit Dosanjh, Shibani Dandekar, Anjana Sukhani, Niyati & Karan Johar. Music: Amit Trivedi

Director Vikas Bahl (of ‘Queen’ fame) had garnered a lot of critical acclaim from his last Outing ‘Queen’. But in his latest outing ‘Shaandaar’, supposed to be a romantic comedy with all the elements of a family drama, Vikas has seriously failed to woo the cine goers
The film kicks off with an animated sequence with a voice over by Naseeruddin Shah introducing all the characters. The scenario In opens with Vipin Arora (Pankaj Kapur) driving an orphan girl Alia (Alia Bhatt) whom he adopts and brings home where the girl is mistreated by his mom (Sushma Seth) & wife (Niki Aneja). Alia is suffering from a sleep disorder whose world revolves around her adopted father (Pankaj Kapur) and his half sister Isha (Sanah Kapoor). Pankaj Kapur plays a possessive father who is very protective for his daughters Alia & Isha. The movie showcases about 2 affluent families one headed by cunning Kamla Arora a Punjabi Businesswomen and the other headed by money minded Sindhi tycoon Harry Fandwani (Sanjay Kapoor). Both the families are on the verge of bankruptcy and come together for a destination marriage cum Business deal between Vipin’s daughter Isha & Harry’s brother Robin. There is also a wedding planner Jagjinder Joginder called JJ played (Shahid Kapoor) who falls in love with Alia.

Director Vikas Bahl fails to impress the audiences this time. In fact, the film has weak in some departments including Vikas’ direction albeit the film has its plus points its mesmerizing photography, lovely sets, attractive locales and above all some catchy numbers too.
Performance wise débutante Sanah Kapoor is superb. Shahid Kapoor is 1st rate. Alia Bhatt as usual is outstanding while the rest of the cast is just about ok.

All in all this time around Vikas’ ‘Queen’ is certainly not ‘Shaandaar.

Kumaraswamy threatens to withdraw support after corruption charges surface in BBMP

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Bengaluru: The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that was formed after the alliance between the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) is now in a critical position as former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has threatened to withdraw support after corruption charges were leveled against the new set up.

Addressing the media, Kumaraswamy said that he was fed up with the corruption in the BBMP. The Mayor should have taken initiative and seen that the BBMP was corruption-free; due to this the people suffer. However, if the trend continues, we may have to rethink our alliance with the Congress, he added.

Siddaramaiah reacting on the issue said that he had not received any official intimation about withdrawing support from the alliance; however he assured that he would speak to Kumaraswamy regarding the matter.

It should be noted that though the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the BBMP polls, an alliance was struck between the Congress and the JD(S) and they have been sharing power from the past two months.

(Agencies)

South Africa dismiss India for 201

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Mohali: Left-arm spinner Dean Elgar bowled beautifully to claim a four-wicket haul as South Africa dismissed India for 201 shortly after tea to secure an upper hand on the opening day of the first cricket Test at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium here on Thursday.

Elgar returned figures of 4/22 in eight overs while fellow spinner Imran Tahir (2/23) and pacer Vernon Philander (2/38) also bowled well. Off-spinner Simon Harmer (1/51) and fast bowler Kasigo Rabada (1/30) also claimed a wicket each.

Opener Murali Vijay was the highest scorer for the hosts with 75.

(Agencies)

Anupam Kher to lead march against ‘intolerance’ protesters

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Bollywood actor Anupam Kher. (Photo by Waseem Gashroo/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Bollywood actor Anupam Kher. (Photo by Waseem Gashroo/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

New Delhi: Veteran actor and BJP supporter Anupam Kher has invited all Indians to march with him to Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday to protest the voices being raised over “intolerance” in the country.

“#MarchForIndia will start from India Gate, New Delhi at 10 a.m. on November 7. All INDIANS are invited. Jai Ho. 🙂 #IndiaIsTolerant,” Anupam shared on his Twitter page.

The actor will be joined by a string of artistes, writers and painters for the march.

This follows the decision of a host of filmmakers, including the likes of Dibakar Banerjee and Anand Patwardhan, as well as writers and historians to raise voice against the rising intolerance under the BJP-led government, and to return various government awards and honours.

Anupam earlier shared on Twitter: “This #AwardWapsiGang has not insulted the government, but the jury, the chairman of the jury and the audience who watched their films.”

(Agencies)

Arundhati Roy returns National Award, says proud to be a part of ‘Award Wapsi’

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Indian writer and political activist Arundhati Roy

New Delhi: Author and activist Arundhati Roy has joined the league of writers and filmmakers who have returned their awards as a protest against the growing intolerance in the country.

The 55-year-old author won the national award in 1989 for the film “In Which Annie Gives it Those Ones”. She also a Booker Prize winner for her book “The God of Small Things”.

“Although I do not believe that awards are a measure of the work we do, I would like to add the National Award for Best Screenplay that I won in 1989 to the growing pile of returned awards,” wrote Arundhati Roy in an article in Indian Express on Thursday.

“I believe what artists and intellectuals are doing right now is unprecedented, and does not have a historical parallel. It is politics by other means. I am so proud to be part of it. And so ashamed of what is going on in this country today,” added Roy.

(Agencies)

Greenwood High students stand first in the country in the Cambridge IGCSE exams

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Guru Sarjith Senthil

Guru Sarjith Senthil

Bengaluru: Greenwood High students Pavan Kumar Chitta and Guru Sarjith Senthil have done their school and state proud, by topping the country in two IGCSE categories. Pavan was awarded the first place for any student with eight IGCSE subjects, and Guru was declared top in the country in Computer Science. These two students, who continue to study with Greenwood High, are elated, as are their teachers.

Pavan Kumar Chitta

Pavan Kumar Chitta

Though the results were announced in August 2015, final rankings are declared only after re valuation process gets over by Cambridge, which closes by the end of September.

Cambridge International Examinations has taken note of these high achievements: “We congratulate our students from India for another year of remarkable performance and high achievement. Such accomplishments are the result of their hard work and the support of their teachers, schools and parents. At Cambridge we are committed to helping prepare students for life, and we wish all of our students success in their future endeavours,” said Ruchira Ghosh, Regional Director South Asia, Cambridge International Examinations.

Commenting on this achievement, Niru Agarwal, Trustee, Greenwood High International School said “The members of the board are extremely proud of these two students and of the talented and hardworking faculty, for showing that the IGCSE programme at Greenwood High, Bangalore is one of the best in the country. It really feels great to know that the effort we have put in has paid off. We are proud of our students, who have constantly worked hard to meet everyone’s expectations and we wish them success in all their future endeavors. I wish to thank our teachers too for providing guidance and support to these children, adds Niru Agarwal.

The principal of the school Mr. Aloysius D’Mello said that it was heartening to see Greenwood High rise to the top of the country in so short a span of time, and that this could only have been achieved with the dedication and hard work of the entire school community.

These two students are now enrolled in the challenging International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Greenwood High and have aspirations of attending the best universities in the world.

Leading restaurant reservation site EazyDiner comes to Bengaluru

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  • EazyDiner is currently the only platform in India to offer real-time guaranteed reservations 24X7
  • Instant bookings at over 180 restaurants, bars and pubs in Bengaluru with exceptional deals & discounts and at over 1000 restaurants in Delhi NCR and Mumbai
  • curated content including critic reviews and insider tips
  • India’s only and most rewarding Food and Beverage Dining Loyalty Program “EazyRupees” with even quicker redemptions

Bengaluru: In collaboration with India’s top hoteliers and restaurateurs, EazyDiner announces its entry into Bengaluru. EazyDiner launched its service in Delhi earlier this year in January and has grown close to 40X in the last 10 months. This online reservation platform has booked 15,000+ diners in October alone, up from the 400 diners in January. EazyDiner is the only service in India offering real time guaranteed restaurant reservations supported by a round the clock – 24 hours dining concierge.

EazyDiner now features over 27,000 restaurants and bars in Delhi NCR, Mumbai and Bengaluru with menus and photographs. EazyDiner has more than 1,000  expert critic reviews and insider tips for the best restaurants. EazyDiner is a platform for restaurants and diners; a one-stop-shop for researching and booking close to 1,000 restaurants instantly. 40 % of the bookings made to date have been made via the EazyDiner iOS & Android apps reflecting the smart phone penetration and usage patterns in India. The EazyDiner iOS and Android apps have been rated as the highest scoring apps as they enable users to book a table in under 20 seconds.

The platform also provides a customized experience to its diners through its expert concierge service, which allows diners to call a trained dining concierge team @ 786 100 4444, who not only provide recommendations but also assist with bookings at even hard-to-get-into restaurants. The EazyDiner platform helps a diner get bookings at their favorite restaurants with great deals and earn EazyRupees with every reservation. Partner restaurants include some of India’s best restaurants and range from award winning stand-alone restaurants to top five star hotels. EazyTrends is a celebration of food and beverage trends and how things are evolving in this dynamic space and fresh content is produced daily.

Sue Reitz, Managing Director of EazyDiner commented, “We are very excited with the growth that we have seen in the last ten months in Delhi NCR & Mumbai. The response to EazyDiner has been phenomenal and we are pleasantly surprised as to how people have embraced a new way to make restaurant reservations. Not only are we bringing in a dining revolution but we are also filling up restaurants like never before as diners continue to save substantial money and time, every time they dine through us.”.

Mr. Deepak Shahdadpuri, Managing Director, DSG Consumer Partners said, more than ever, diners are choosing where to dine and making bookings based on information accessed on their mobile devices. Eazydiner is now bringing their successful product to Bengaluru after testing the market in Delhi since January and launching in Mumbai in July. EazyDiner has significantly enhanced its product and services since its initial launch incorporating the learnings from each market, diners and restaurants. EazyDiner works very hard everyday for its diners and restaurants to make the dining out experience easier and more fun.”

Mr. Ash Lilani, Managing Partner & Co-founder of Saama Capital said, “EazyDiner is perfect for Bengaluru which is a city with a strong culture of food and dining out.  The city has a high concentration of restaurants per capita as well as a strong understanding of leveraging  technology for efficiency. I expect the adoption rate for the app in the city to have a lot of momentum very quickly.”

About EazyDiner:

Founded in late 2014, EazyDiner is India’s first online restaurant reservation platform curated by India’s leading food critic Vir Sanghvi amongst others and passionate hoteliers with more than 80 years of collective experience in the hospitality industry. EazyDiner helps a user read concise reviews and recommendations by top critics, find great restaurants and bars, make online reservations within 30 seconds and every reservation comes with a deal which enhances the dining experience, whether it is a substantial discount or a glass of wine for every diner.  Diners also have access to an experienced food concierge for personalized recommendations. EazyDiner is committed to leading the Indian dining revolution with advanced database management of active diners and recommendations by top food critics. EazyDiner will launch in Chennai later this year followed by Pune.

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