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Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis bag Wuhan Open title

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Wuhan: Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis continued their winning streak as they clinched the Wuhan Open title on Saturday.

The Indo-Swiss pair defeated Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu and Monica Niculescu in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) to clinch their seventh title of this season.

This is the seventh title that the Sania-Martina combination has won this year. The top seeded pair had also won the Wimbledon and the US Open titles earlier in 2015. In the last month, the duo had clinched Guangzhou Open title.

(Agencies)

Indrani’s condition stable, will remain in hospital for 3 days

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Indrani Mukherjea

Mumbai: Former media magnate Indrani Mukerjea, prime accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, is in a semi conscious state and will have to remain for next three days in hospital where she was rushed after suspected drug overdose, a senior doctor said today.

“Indrani is in a semi conscious state and will be under treatment and observation at the hospital for three more days,” T P Lahane, Dean of JJ hospital told PTI this morning.

“Necessary blood and urine tests were carried out and a team of CBI officials was also briefed on her medical condition,” another doctor at the hospital said.

Indrani was rushed to JJ hospital from Arthur-road jail yesterday afternoon in an unconscious condition after she allegedly overdosed on anti-epileptic pills.

Lahane said Indrani’s stomach wash has been collected and will be sent for forensic analysis to conclusively determine if she consumed the drugs.

It is suspected that Indrani went into depression after learning about the demise of her mother in Guwahati on Tuesday.

JJ hospital doctors were given prison records that showed Indrani was taking anti-epilepsy medicines since September 11. “There is a possibility that she collected the pills and consumed them all at once. She came to us in an unconscious state. She has also developed respiratory distress,” the doctor said.

Indrani has been admitted to the critical care unit on the second floor of the hospital.
Indrani, wife of media baron Peter Mukerjea, was arrested by Khar police on August 25 for her alleged role in the murder of Sheena, her daughter from an earlier marriage, in 2012.

Sheena, 24, was allegedly kidnapped from outside National College in Bandra and strangled to death in a car by Indrani, her former second husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyamvar Rai.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered an inquiry into the incident. The probe will cover all angles, including from where she get hold of the pills, a senior official said.

(Agencies)

KSRTC launches buses that will run on bio-diesel

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Bengaluru: In an initiative taken by the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), the organization launched as many as 10 eco-friendly bio-diesel buses on October 2 Friday.

The buses were flagged off by CM Siddaramaiah at the Vidhana Soudha premises in the presence of Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy and Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee. The buses will begin operating soon in the city.

The KSRTC aims at having nearly 107 such buses that will run on 20% bio-diesel and 80% petro-diesel (a combination of petroleum oil and diesel). Sources say that there were about 8,200 KSRTC buses operating in the state capital and if the buses were run on bio-diesel, the KSRTC could save up to Rs 5 per liter.

It is said that the bio-diesel that would be used in the buses was a clean burning renewable fuel made of natural vegetable oils and fats that significantly reduce fuel emission. The fuel is prepared through a chemical process that converts oils and fats of natural origin into fatty acid methyl esters (FAME). This product could be used as a replacement for petroleum diesel fuel or could also be blended with petroleum diesel fuel in any proportion.

Experts say that the product was environmental friendly and will also encourage farmers in planting vegetable crops and palm trees together with regular food crops in a multi-cropping pattern and will also provide them with additional income. For this barren and waste lands can also be used and will in turn help farmers overcome loss due to irregular rains at least a certain extent.

The KSRTC had begun testing the edible oils such as groundnut, sesame, sunflower, castor oil and non-edible oils such as pongamia for engines since July 2003. Now, the corporation has adopted a 10% blend made of vegetable oil after checking for its fuel efficiency and smoke emission reduction.

Back in August 2005, the Doddaballapur Depot was officially converted to a bio-fuel depot and had 76 buses running with fuel made of 10% vegetable oil.

The state road transport undertakings in the country together operate about 1.50 lakh buses prviding service to nearly seven crore passengers on a daily basis which is three times higher than the Indian Railways. Studies have estimated that 300 crore litres of diesel was being consumed each year with about 35% spent on fuel cost.

(Agencies)

NRHM scam: CBI questions Mayawati

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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, questioned former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati here, in connection with the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam.

Sources said a team of CBI sleuths questioned Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati for over two hours at her residence in Central Delhi in connection with embezzlement of funds in implementation of the health mission. Mayawati was at the helm of affairs in Uttar Pradesh from 2007 to 2012 when the scam occurred.

“Mayawati was questioned here in connection with the NRHM scam of about Rs.10,000 crore,” said sources, adding that the agency had summoned Mayawati last month.

“Mayawati was asked to clarify the funding of some projects under NRHM in which some top officials, including the then Principal Secretary, Health, Pradeep Shukla has been charged by the agency,” sources said.

Many politicians, government officials and private people were involved in the scam. Babu Singh Kushwaha, a former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister during the BSP rule, was arrested on March 3, 2012 and is still languishing in jail.

Kushwaha recently moved the apex court seeking bail but his plea was dismissed on February 13, with the court saying the allegations against him were very serious and it was a “good case for dismissal”.

The agency had filed 74 cases related to the scam and has filed chargesheets in 48 cases.

As many as six people had died or were allegedly murdered in an attempt to cover up the large-scale irregularities in the case.

The issue of financial irregularities in NRHM funds came to light when the murders of two chief medical officers of family welfare — V. K. Arya in 2010 and B.P. Singh in 2011 – surfaced and deputy chief medical officer Y.S. Sachan was found dead under mysterious circumstances in the district jail of Lucknow.

The NRHM funds, to the tune of about Rs.10,000 crore, were allocated to Uttar Pradesh for 2005 to 2011 by the union health ministry. The funds were spent through 72 chief medical officers in Uttar Pradesh and other nodal offices across the state under the various schemes approved by the central government involving a large number of beneficiaries.

A number of these works have been executed through several state PSUs and a large number of contractors and firms.

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court in 2011 directed the CBI to probe the murder of Sachan and investigate the irregularities in implementation of the NRHM.

A Special Investigation Team comprising 26 investigating officers including five superintendents of police under the overall supervision of additional director, joint director and two DIGs are probing the scam.

The investigation team is also assisted by experts from banking, accountancy, engineering works and computer forensics and officers dealing with the NRHM scheme in the union health ministry.

(IANS)

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan only ‘showbaazi’: Kejriwal

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New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying he has witnessed only “showbaazi” and not any real action in the Swachh Bharat campaign, even as he announced construction of over 750 new toilets in the national capital.

Without naming Narendra Modi, Kejriwal, on the first anniversary of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, said, “Nothing has happened in the last one year. On this day, last year, Swachch Bharat campaign was launched and I along with the citizens of the country had participated in it. There was a hope that perhaps now India will become clean.”

“In the last one year, I haven’t seen any action apart from advertisements or showbaazi. I can’t see any street which has become clean. I want to say that we all should work on this. Let us all talk less and work more,” he added.

“1 yr of swach bharat. Which streets got cleaned as a result of “this campaign”? How much budget spent on it? Time to question symbolism? (sic),” he tweeted.

Kejriwal also said the state government will construct more than 750 new toilets in the national capital.

“Delhi Government has also taken a pledge to build toilets across the slums of Delhi by March 31. The existing toilets in the slums will also be cleaned and water supply will be provided,” Kejriwal said while inaugurating a toilet block in Majnu Ka Tila area.

“Today, AAP govt has added 350 new toilet seats across Delhi in 10 new toilet blocks. In the last six months, 750 toilet seats have been added,” he added.

The Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched last year on the 145th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The campaign aims at making India a clean country by 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

(PTI)

Unfortunate that Modi was born in Gandhi’s land: CM Siddaramaiah

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Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said it was unfortunate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had been born in the land of Mahatma Gandhi.

Speaking after inaugurating a function organised at the KPCC headquarters to mark Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, he said people should be cautious about BJP leaders.

The communal BJP always pursues hidden agenda and Congress members should be doubly careful about BJP leaders and always be ready to counter their agenda, he added.

He came down heavily on RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat over his recent statement calling for review of the reservation policy, and said the system would continue as long as the country had the caste system.

The caste system can go only when there is change in people’s mindset and that can happen only when there is social and economic equality in society, he added.

“Modi is dreaming of smart cities. It is not a mistake. We, too, support it. But villages must also become smart along with cities. Only then will Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of gram swaraj come true,” said the chief minister.

Speaking later at a function to give away the Gandhi Grama Puraskara awards, Siddaramaiah said care should be taken to ensure people in rural areas do not migrate in large numbers to urban areas while developing smart cities.

“A large section of people are still living in rural areas. So importance should be given on the development of villages,” he said.

KPCC president G Parameshwara also attacked Modi at the KPCC function, saying it was unbecoming of a prime minister to speak lightly of Opposition parties abroad.

No prime minister in the past, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, had spoken ill of the Opposition when travelling abroad, he added.

Dadri lynching: Arvind Kejriwal stopped from visiting village

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Greater Noida: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today claimed he was stopped from visiting Bishada village in Dadri where a mob killed a man over rumours that he had eaten beef.

The AAP leader questioned why he was stopped from meeting the family when leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi and Mahesh Sharma were allowed.

Kejriwal, who was accompanied by AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas and Sanjay Singh, said he was was stopped outside the village after locals protested against visitors to the village.

“We r stopped by police n admn. Mahesh Sharma n Owaisi not stopped yest. Then y me? I am most peace loving. Want 2 jst meet Ikhlak’s family,” he tweeted.

Yesterday, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi had visited Bishada village to console victim Mohammed Iqlakh’s family and had questioned the Prime Minister’s silence on the “pre-planned murder”.

Owaisi had rubbished claims that Iqlakh’s family was attacked because of rumours that it had eaten beef and alleged he was done to death because of his religious persuasion.

“This attack was not because of meat. The SP government, instead of arresting the murderers, is getting a forensic test done on the meat found at the victim’s home. Their mind, which is full of poison, should be examined first. They are treating the victim as accused,” he had said.

Mahesh Sharma, the local BJP MP, had also visited the bereaved family yesterday. He stated that the killing was an “accident” which should not be given a communal colour and over which no politics should be done as it may prove to be “dangerous”.

There were also reports that a group of women had driven out mediapersons and other visitors from the village.

Contingents of Provincial Armed Constabulary and state police have been deployed across the village where prohibitory orders banning assembly of five or more people continued to be in force.

District Magistrate M P Singh had claimed that the situation was under control and reasoned that the incident should be treated as a “solitary case” and not a communal clash as no other Muslim family was affected.

 

(Agencies)

Assam’s Syed Mohammad rattles holders Karnataka

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Shishir Bhavane held Karnataka's innings together with a patient 65 © PTI

Shishir Bhavane held Karnataka’s innings together with a patient 65 © PTI

Guwahati: Veteran left-arm spinner Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad registered his best first-class bowling figures to single-handedly give Assam an upperhand against defending champions Karnataka on the opening day of their Group A Ranji Trophy cricket match here today.

Syed Mohammad spun the web around Karnataka batsmen to register his best bowling figures of seven for 44 and bundle out the title holders for a paltry 187 in 75.2 overs at Barsapara Cricket Stadium here after the visitors opted to bat.

At stumps, Assam were 21 for one and still trail Karnataka by 166 runs.

Pallav Kumar Das was batting on 15 in the company of skipper Gokul Sharma (2 not out). Swarupam Purkayastha was the lone Assam batsman to fall, bowled by Karnataka skipper R Vinay Kumar.

Earlier, Karnataka’s decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired as Assam picked up wickets at regular intervals with Syed Mohammad turning out to be the wrecker-in-chief.

Syed Mohammad accounted for the wickets of in-form Mayank Agarwal (36), Robin Uthappa (11), CM Gautam, Karun Nair (14), Shreyas Gopal (9), Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun during his magical day.

Shishir Bhavane (65) was the only Karnataka batsman to put up a fight against the Assam tweakers. He scored his runs off 143 balls with the help of six boundaries.

Leg-break bowler Amit Verma (2/16) also chipped in with two wickets against his former Ranji teammates, while pacer Krishna Das (1/22) accounted for the other.

Brief Scores:

Karnataka 1st innings: 187 all out in 75.2 (Shishir Bhavane 65; Jamaluddin Syed Mohammad 7/44).

(PTI)

Movie Review: ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon’ is a full on paisa vasool entertainment

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Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon

Producers: Rao Hasnain, Ganesh Jain & Ratan Jain
Director: Abbas Mustan
Cast: Kapil Sharma, Arbaaz Khan, Manjari Phadnis, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi, Varun Sharma, Sai Lokur et al
Music: Tanishk Bagchi, Dr Zeus, Javed Mohsin & Amjad – Nadeem

The director duo Abbas – Mustan needs no special introduction in Bollywood firmament. They have made many stars & delivered many hits in their career. And now once again in their latest offering ‘Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon’ they have gifted a new star in the making namely the stand up comedian Kapil Sharma.

The movie starts off with the definition of ‘shaadi’ and also with the introduction of Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan aka Bholu (Kapil Sharma) in a swanky car. Even as he drives the car, the audiences are driven to a flashback of events that establishes the connection between Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan’s past with his present. If one had to sum up his life, then, the only statement that would do total justice to it is ‘Kar bhala toh ho bura’. Every time Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan lands up helping a girl (unmarried, to be specific) in distress, he lands up marrying that girl! That establishes the fact as to how he gets married to Juhi (Manjari Fadnis), Simran (Simran Kaur Mundi) & Anjali (Sai Lokur). Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan very successfully hides his marriage from all the 3 girls err… wives. And in order to avoid problems, he places them at various locations of Bandra, Borivali & Kandivali. But, upon the ‘expert advice’ of his close friend lawyer Karan (Varun Sharma), Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan buys one flat for each wife in an ironically named building called ‘Cocktail Towers’. To all his wives, he explains his super busy schedule stating that he has 3 different ‘offices’ to be taken care of. He even names his different offices (read ‘wives’) on his mobile phone as ‘Head Office’, ‘Branch Office’ & ‘Area Office’. The common excuse that Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan gives to all the 3 wives is that, because of his super busy job, he will spend one night with them and two nights in the office. In that way, he actually does justice to all the three wives. The story takes a U-turn with the entry of Deepika aka ‘Enquiry Office’ (Elli Avram), the girl whom he really loves. Due to the fear of losing Deepika, Kumar Shiv Ram Kishan keeps her too in the dark about his marriages and his respective wives.

Hats off to the director duo Abbas – Mustan for moving out of their thriller comfort zone & serving the viewers with a delightful comic oriented recipe.

Performance wise debutante Kapil Sharma has done wonders. And he surely did not have to move out of his comfort zone of comedy He is equally good in romance & emotional arena. As for the heroines Manjari Phadnis, Elli Avram, Simran Kaur Mundi are concerned they are superb in their own individual roles. Another outstanding performance comes from Varun Sharma. But the same cannot be said about the other actors of the movie.

Tail Piece: Not to be missed film at any cost.

Movie Review: ‘Bhaag Johnny’ can best be described as the boring to death film of the decade

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Bhaag Johnny

Producers: Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar & Vikram Bhatt
Director: Shivam Nair
Cast: Kunal Khemu, Zoa Morani, Mandana Karimi, Raja Virus, Mansi Scott, Arun Bali, Aseem Merchant, Vikram Bhatt, Mukul Dev, Nishigandha Wad et al
Music: Devi Sri Prasad, Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari & Yo Yo Honey Singh

Director Shivam Nair has once again failed to deliver the directorial goods in his latest offering ‘Bhaag Johnny’. Even in his last half a dozen directorial attempts he had suffered the same fate. And now it is high time that he makes a serious choice of alternate career, instead of torturing the viewers & of course the poor money bags (Read Producers) too. Who had the guts to back his directorial projects till this date.

The plotted scenario of ‘Bhaag Johnny’ takes off with an extremely worried and concerned Savitri (Nishigandha Wad) meeting up a spiritual guru Acharyaji (Arun Bali) in order to know about the safety & whereabouts of her son who is settled in Bangkok. This is immediately followed by a ‘musical introduction’ of her son Janardhan Arora aka Johnny (Kunal Khemu). Just when things are getting settled down, Johnny’s boss Ramona Bakshi (Mansi Scott) summons him to her cabin and accuses him of ‘insider trading’ in the company. She also gives him a couple of choices as a punishment. The 1st option is to serve 10 years of Rigorous Imprisonment in jail and the 2nd option is to spend 3 days in Pattaya. After much reluctance and a failed escape plan to India, Johnny chooses the Pattaya option. The moment he reaches Pattaya, he is loaded with a set of instructions from Ramona Bakshi’s man aka ‘Mr. Nobody’ (Aseem Merchant), who instructs Johnny to kill Tanya (Zoa Morani). Left with absolutely no option, the very moment Johnny makes up his mind to kill Tanya, there appears a ‘jin’ (Vikram Bhatt), at the behest of Acharyaji. The ‘jin’ offers to help Johnny in a very unnatural way. He gives Johnny 2 lives to live. While in the ‘1st life’ Johnny can kill Tanya and see the consequences for himself, in the ‘2nd life’, Johnny can save Tanya see the consequences. Game for this, Johnny starts living both the lives and faces the consequences in both. The story takes a sudden U – turn when the 2 Johnnys meet each other face to face.

Director Shivamm Nair has taken everyone concerned for a ride in a fool’s paradise. As nothing but nothing seems to work in case of ‘Bhaag Johnny’. Need anything more be said?

Performance wise Kunal Khemu is the lone actor who has done a fair justice to his dual role. On the other hand the female brigade comprising Mandana Karimi, Manasi Scott & Zoa Morani have lent an adequate support to Kunal Khemu’s character. Vikram Bhatt the director turned actor is miscast in the role of a ‘Jin’. Mukul Dev in the role of a pony tailed ACP is an eyesore. While the rest of the actors comprising of Raja Virus, Arun Bali, Aseem Merchant, Nishigandha Wad et al have just sleep walked through their roles.
Tail Piece: Don’t waste your time. If you have nothing better to do, just sleep at home like ‘Bhaag Johnny’ have sleep walked in the whole film.

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