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CBI charge sheet against Vijay Mallya likely in a month,

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Vijay Mallya.
Many senior bank officials who had dealt with loans given to liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines may be named as accused in a CBI charge sheet which is likely to be filed within a month, sources said.

This would be first charge sheet in the case pertaining to loans of over Rs 6000 crore given to Kingfisher by a consortium of 17 banks led by State Bank of India which alone had an exposure of Rs 1600 crore.

The agency has already filed a charge sheet against Mallya last year in connection with a separate case related to Rs 900 crore pending loan given by IDBI bank in which senior officials of the bank were allegedly involved.

The CBI had registered two cases against Mallya related to the IDBI loans in 2015 and consortium loan in 2016.

Refusing to give names of the officials, the sources said the first phase of probe into loans given by a consortium of banks is almost complete and the charge sheet may be filed within a month while keeping the investigation open.

Both serving and retired senior officials of the banks including the State Bank of India who had handled Kingfisher Airlines loans may be named as accused in the charge sheet as the agency has gathered enough evidence against them on misuse of official position, they said.

The top brass of erstwhile Kingfisher airlines including Mallya, its CFO A Raghunathan and other former senior executives will also be named as accused in the case, they said.

They said the agency is also looking into the role of Finance Ministry officials who could have influenced the decision of the bankers but their role is still be evaluated.

During the probe, the agency has gathered enough evidence to show that Mallya allegedly diverted the loan funds from the purpose for which they were given, they said.

The agency in its FIR has alleged that State Bank of India and its consortium banks had advanced various credit facilities to Kingfisher Airlines Limited during the period between 2005 and 2010, they said.

During 2009-10, the company failed to meet its repayment commitments to the bank from which it had availed the credit facilities and Kingfisher Airlines did not keep its account with the consortium banks regular which became NPA, the FIR states.

The consortium banks, therefore, recalled the credit facilities and also invoked corporate guarantee of UBHL and personal guarantee of Mallya, it alleged.

Mallya deliberately did not repay the amount, outstanding dues payable by Kingfisher Airlines to consortium of banks, the sources said.

It is alleged that there was a conspiracy among group companies promoter and unknown others to cheat the lenders, they said.

SBI has an exposure of Rs 1,600 crore to the airline. Out of this, the bankers, which recalled the loan in February 2013, could recover only around Rs 1,100 crore after selling pledged shares of UB Group companies.

Other banks that have exposure to the airline include Punjab National Bank and IDBI Bank (Rs 800 crore each), Bank of India (Rs 650 crore), Bank of Baroda (Rs 550 crore), Central Bank of India (Rs 410 crore).

(PTI)

Nadal maintains ATP rankings top spot

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal maintained the No. 1 spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world singles rankings released on Monday with 8,760 points, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer.

The Spaniard continued to lead the rankings despite his forced retirement at the US Open over a knee injury, which also made him miss the Davis Cup semifinal against France on Sunday, reports Efe news.

Top-10 list witnessed no change as Serbia’s Novak Djokovic is still occupying the third position, followed by Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina.

Meanwhile, Argentine Guido Andreozzi rocketed 11 places to the 97th, following his victory at the Pekao Szczecin Open played at Szczecin, Poland against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

The current top-10 ATP rankings and point scores are as follows:

1. Rafael Nadal (Spain) 8,760 Points
2. Roger Federer (Switzerland) 6,900
3. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) 6,445
4. Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) 5,980
5. Alexander Zverev (Germany) 4,890
6. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 4,715
7. Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 3,755
8. Dominic Thiem (Austria) 3,665
9. Kevin Anderson (South Africa) 3,595
10. John Isner (US) 3,470.

(IANS)

How India’s sports stars overcame tough personal odds to achieve success

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Ever since she was a kid, Hima Das woke up every morning before the crack of dawn and would go to the local grazing ground in a remote Assam village. With no proper gear or even a playground, she practiced running at this grazing ground, around 50 metres from her house, before the villagers let their cattle loose post sunrise.

Daughter of rice farmers, the same teenager left the world awestruck when she ran at a track and field stadium in Finland during the 400 metre final at the U-20 World Championships, becoming the first Indian sprinter to win a gold medal at an international track event.

The 18-year-old from Kandhulimari village in Dhing — a small town situated approximately 20 km from Nagaon — followed that with a gold in the women’s 4×400 metres and silver medals in the women’s 400 metres and mixed 4×400 metres events at the recently-concluded Asian Games at Jakarta, Indonesia.

There are numerous such stories of Indian athletes who came from poor, underprivileged families but who showed true grit and fought extreme odds to make their families and the nation proud.

Swapna Barman, daughter of a van-rickshaw puller and tea-estate worker from Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, overcame extreme poverty to become the first Indian woman to achieve a top podium finish in the gruelling heptathlon event at the Asian Games.

The Indian Army rower Dattu Baban Bhokanal did all sorts of odd jobs from digging wells to selling onions to working at a petrol pump in his arduous journey to the gold in men’s quadruple sculls event at the Asiad.

Harish Kumar, who was a part of Indian sepak takraw team that won bronze at the Asian Games, used to sell tea at his father’s shop in Delhi to support his family.

These are not isolated instances. According to one of India’s most celebrated athletes Anju Bobby George, this is more a norm than an aberration. Perhaps because due to their tough lifestyle and the absence of too many options in life, “they have insatiable hunger to succeed”, George told IANS.

“Children from rural areas or poor backgrounds engage in physical activities as part of their normal daily routine. After returning from school, they either work in the fields or play sports. So naturally most of our sports stars come from rural areas,” he said.

Recalling Hima’s childhood, her mother Jonali recalled she was always competitive and hated losing and related how she practiced running at a local grazing ground every morning before dawn as the villagers came there with their herds of cattle after sunrise.

Swapna Barman, from Jalpaiguri town in northern Bengal, was born with six toes. She never found a shoe that fit her perfectly and pain was part of her life ever since she started walking. But enduring that constant pain, she won gold at heptathlon at the Asian Games. The heptathlon is a grilling seven-event contest which covers a range of track and field events and is spread over two days.

Swapna’s father Panchanan Barman has been bedridden for the last few years. “It was not easy for her. We could not meet her expectations all the time but she would never complain,” Swapna’s mother Basona told IANS in an emotion-choked voice.

The extra width of her feet makes landing painful and shoes wear out quickly. She found it difficult to meet the expenses of her equipment, said her childhood coach Sukanta Sinha.

“I was her coach from 2006-2013. She comes from a very poor family and could barely meet the expenses of training. I saw a spark in her when she was in the fourth standard. I started training her,” said Sukanta who could not get past the state level himself, his best being a third place finish in triple jump in a inter district meet in Bengal in the 1980s.

“She was extremely stubborn and that worked in her favour. We at Raikot Para Sporting Association club supported her with all the equipment and shoes. Today I cannot express in words how happy I am,” he added.

In Maharashtra, Dattu Baban Bhokanal endured unimaginable suffering and hardships before achieving the pinnacle of sporting success. The Indian army rower won gold in the Men’s Quadruple sculls event at the Asiad. The 27-year-old, who had claimed a silver medal in the men’s single sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships in 2015, is currently one of the top rowers in the continent.

But his upbringing and early struggles is typical of millions of sportspersons in the country. From digging wells to selling onions to working in a petrol pump to representing India at the Rio Olympics while his mother was in a coma, Dattu has overcome every obstacle in life.

“We could not even afford two meals a day and it was then that I decided to start working with my father, who used to dig wells,” Dattu told IANS.

After the death of his father, Dattu joined the Indian Army, a decision which was driven more by the need to feed his family than serving the nation.

“In 2013, I was selected for the Army Rowing Node (ARN) in Pune for better training. After six months of practice, I struck two gold medals at the national championships and that was a confidence-booster,” he said.

Boxer Amit Panghal, another rising star, hails from the msall Mayna village in Rohtak district of Haryana. His father Chaudhary Bijender Singh Panghal owns just an acre in his village and the family struggled to make ends meet.

“My elder brother was a boxer as well. He introduced me to boxing. But my family did not have the resources to support both our careers. So my brother decided to sacrifice his dreams for me and joined the army,” Amit said.

“He told me before going to the army that he will take care of the family and my training expenses and asked me to focus on my boxing career. His words left a deep impression on me and I have been striving to live up to his expectations ever since,” he added.

The 22-year-old started training in 2007 at the Sir Chhotu Ram Boxing Academy in Rohtak. Trained by coach Arjun Dhankar, Amit enoyed an explosive start to his career at the national and international levels.

The light flyweight (49 kg) boxer won the gold medal in his debut appearance at the national championships in 2017 and took bronze at Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Tashkent in May last year. He took silver at the Commonwealth Games earlier this year before defeating reigning Olympic and Asian champion Hasanboy Dusmatov in the Asian Games final.

(IANS)

Sachin exits Kerala Blasters

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Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has ended his association with Kerala Blasters Football Club (KBFC), the Indian Super League (ISL) outfit said in a statement on Sunday.

“Sachin has been a great support and we thank him for his immense contribution to KBFC. He will forever be a member of the Yellow Army. As it has been, we will continue to uphold and take forward, the spirit of the sport, spirit of the fans and the spirit of Kerala,” the statement said.

“The existing 80 per cent Ashareholders of KBFC comprising of IQuest, Chiranjeevi and Allu Arvind have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sachin Tendulkar’s 20 per cent stake in the club,” it added.

“Any other news regarding the shareholding is purely speculative in nature.”

For the past two days, a section of the media had speculated that hat UAE billionaire businessman and Keralite M.A. Yusuf Ali has bought Sachin’s stake.

Sachin has been the face of the franchise since its first edition in 2014 and it was along with the then Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, he held a press conference in the state secretariat announcing the name of the club.

(IANS)

Rohingya return must be safe, sustainable: Indian envoy

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Rohingya refugees’ return to Myanmar’s Rakhine state should be safe, speedy and sustainable, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Monday.

In his first visit to Bangladesh’s Kutupalong refugee camp, inhabited mostly by Rohingya Muslims, Shringla said India was focussing on three “Ss” to address the Rohingya crisis, bdnews24.com reported.

Bangladesh is currently providing shelter to over 1 million Rohingyas who fled “ethnic cleansing” in the Rakhine state.

The High Commissioner handed over relief materials to Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzel Hussain Chowdhury Maya for Rohingyas refugees living in Bangladesh.

Over 1.1 million litres of super kerosene oil and 20,000 kerosene multi wick stoves were handed over in the third phase of humanitarian assistance from the Indian government to Bangladesh, reports say.

The Bangladeshi Minister thanked India for its fuel support and said the latest round of Indian aid will help over 20,000 families for five months.

“Fuel is a big problem and it’s a complex issue. We sought support from India and they responded very positively. We thank them for this support,” said Maya.

The Rohingya exodus from Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh began in August 2017 after a crackdown by the Myanmarese military that the UN likened to “ethnic cleansing with signs of genocide through killings, rapes and the razing of houses that year”.

But the Myanmar government says it was fighting militants from the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and was not targeting civilians.

In September 2017, the Indian government under “Operation Insaniyat” extended the first phase of humanitarian assistance comprising of 981 tonnes of relief supplies.

The relief material consisted of family packs of rice, pulses, sugar, salt, cooking oil, tea, ready-to-eat noodles, biscuits and mosquito nets.

In May 2018, 373 tonnes of relief materials, including 104 tonnes of milk powder, 102 tonnes of dried fish, 61 tonnes of baby food, 50,000 raincoats and 50,000 pairs of gum boots for the rainy season were handed over in Chattogram.

Earlier, the Myanmar government agreed to a deal with Bangladesh to repatriate refugees, but few have returned. The Rohingya leaders say they would not go back unless they were guaranteed safety.

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi has faced international outrage for not condemning the Army’s actions in Rakhine state.

A predominantly Buddhist country, Myanmar denies Rohingyas citizenship. The government even excluded them from the 2014 census and refused to recognize them as a people.

(IANS)

Approach HC for CBI probe into assault cases, SC tells Agnivesh

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The Supreme Court on Monday asked social activist Swami Agnivesh to approach the High Court for a probe by the CBI or the NIA into attacks on him in Jharkhand and Delhi.

A bench of Justice S.A. Bobde and Justice L. Nageswara Rao also asked the social activist to approach the competent authority in the central government for security.

“We can’t prevent threats to ourselves, how can we prevent these to you? People threat us also,” the bench said when counsel Mehmood Pracha sought prevention of attacks on his client.

Pracha said that Agnivesh had been attacked twice — first in Jharkhand and then in Delhi — and that his safety should be ensured.

He urged the two FIRs be clubbed and the investigation be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation or the National Investigation Agency.

The counsel contended that Agnivesh doesn’t expect a fair police investigation and hence the probe should be transferred to the CBI.

The court replied: “How can it be a part of CBI jurisdiction? How can we assume that there won’t be a fair investigation?”

Agnivesh, 79, was abused and assaulted on July 17 in Jharkhand’s Pakur by a mob which, he claimed, comprised members of a BJP-affiliated youth group.

He was also shown black flags for making alleged anti-Hindu remarks earlier and provoking the tribals.

On August 17, Agnivesh was again abused and thrashed outside the BJP headquarters in Delhi when he went there to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, whose body was lying in state for the people to pay homage.

(IANS)

Indian women boxers shine at Turkish event

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 Indian women pugilists put up a stellar display at the 32nd Ahmet Comert boxing tournament here, sweeping seven medals in as many categories, including three golds, two silver and two bronze.

While Mary Kom won the gold and the junior women boxers created history winning 13 medals in Poland, the Indians once again established themselves as a boxing powerhouse with a splendid medal haul.

Monika, Bhagyabati Kachari and Simranjeet confirmed the yellow metal, while Pinki Jangra and Meena Kumari settled for silver.

In the first final of the afternoon, Monika got the better of Turkish pugilist Ayse Cagirir in the 48 kg category, securing a unanimous 5-0 win.

Following it up in the 81kg category was 2012 Asian Championship bronze medalist Bhagyabati Kacahri who not only put up a dominant display but exhibited technical precision and finesse to secure the gold, forcing Selma Karakoyun to a 0:5 submission. Following her sublime display, she also received the award for the most scientific boxer at the event.

Pinki Rani, however, suffered an unfortunate result, being downed by yet another Turkish opponent, Busenaz Cakiroglu, in a 1-4 verdict and had to settle for a silver. Meena Kumari too suffered a similar fate in the 54 kg category against Romania’s Maria Nechita. One of the most enthralling bouts on the final day, Meena lost by a narrow margin with a split 2-3 decision.

Capping off the tournament in style, Simranjeet showed strong character to win the gold in the 64kg category. Dubbed as an underdog ahead of the bout, she beat the odds and looked on top of her game, eclipsing past Turkey’s Sema Caliskan in a unanimous 5-0 decision to secure the third gold for India.

Congress-JD(S) coalition government 100 per cent safe

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AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal on Sunday said there is no threat to the Congress-JD(S) coalition government and it will complete the full five-year term.

Speaking to media persons after meeting former chief minister Siddaramaiah, Venugopal accused the BJP of trying to destabilise the government. “The government is 100 per cent safe. We have full faith in our MLAs and none of them will quit the party,” he said and accused the BJP of trying to poach his party MLAs.

KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “BJP leaders are indulging in dirty politics and we will expose them. We have even filed a complaint with the Income Tax department.”The BJP, however, has rubbished the allegations and stated that it has nothing to do with the crisis in Congress.

Rao said all Congress MLAs are with the party. “All MLAs, including those from Ballari district, are in touch and there is no need to call them for meetings again and again,” he said, adding that the legislative party meeting will be called ahead of next month’s legislative council elections. The party had recently convened a meeting of MLAs from Ballari after they expressed displeasure over not being included in the ministry.

Rao said even in BBMP Mayor’s election, BJP is trying to come to power by getting support from independent members in the council. The mayoral and deputy mayoral elections are scheduled in the last week of this month and Congress-JD(S) are in power in BBMP with support from independent members.

 

 

Bollywood Buzz

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Bollywood Celebs Attended “Lit O Fest” London Chapter.


The Lit O Fest Mumbai made its creative presence internationally with the successful accomplishment of its London Chapter during the weekend. It witnessed quite an encouraging response from the audiences of the Indian diaspora.

The fest committed to the young potential in the field of Literature, Art, Music & Culture took place in Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, London was presented by Maharshtra Tourism Development Corporation.

The Day 1 of the fest was inaugurated in the presence of Lord Diljit Rana, (Member House of Lords), Amrita Fadnavis (1st Lady of Maharashtra), Smita GLK Parikh, Founder Director of Lit O Fest, Anup Jalota, Mahendra Singh Jadeja et al.

The focus of Lit O Fest this year was to spread awareness around the “Village Adoption Campaign” in India to shelter the underprivileged children below poverty line and take care of their health, education & develop skills for their livelihood.

The chief sponsor of the London Chapter of Lit O Fest was MTDC, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation which was gracefully represented by the versatile Minister of Tourism Jay Kumar Rawal & the Secretary Vijay Kumar Gautam who invited the eminent members of the Indian Diaspora to visit the cultural heritage of Maharashtra.

Smita Parikh, the Founder – Director described the modest journey of the fest along with its clear vision she intends to actualize in the years to come. The fest had sessions that widely covered a wide range of subjects including literature for Indian diaspora, Indian culture, impact of social media, diminishing physical divide and around also the trending pattern of literature and so on and so forth.

Besides, Lit O Fest London Chapter also organized its 1st ever “Global Innoventure Award” in the House of Lords, British Parliament, London, UK that was chaired by Lord Diljit Rana, Member of the House of Lord (Britain’s Upper House) & Baroness Sandip Rana, Member.

“Global Innoventure Award” has been conferred to the eminent personalities from India & UK who have not only made a mark in their respective fields like literature, entrepreneurship, tourism, business, skill development & socio- cultural activism but also to those who have shown distinct potential to bring about positive social changes in the times to come.

The “Global Innoventue Award” was given to Amrita Fadnavis for her exemplary contribution in the field of Social Work, Anup Jalota for Music, Zara Adams (Actor Hollywood) for Performing Art, Pankaj Dubey for Literature & Storytelling, Ekta Sodha Gajendra Singh Ragasudha Vinjamuri Divya Mathur, Dr. Radha Krishnan Pillai and many eminent personalities.

Lit O Fest plans to take its cultural expedition to all the continents across the world in the years to come informed Smita Parikh, the heart behind the wonderful initiative.

In his speech during inauguration principal secretary Vijay Kumar Gautam mentioned, “It is my privilege to associate with Lit-O-Fest 2018 London edition. This is a perfect platform to celebrate our rich literature, art, music & culture. Lit-O Fest, is a prestigious festival which draws writers, artists, academics, scholars, publishers all across the nation and showcase vibrancy of rich culture & heritage

At the British Parliament Jaykumar Rawal elaborated about the legacy of Marathi literature & culture and how Fests like Lit O Fest are the right platform to promote literature & culture to attract international tourist to our state. While Amruta Fadnavis highlighted on why she has so much faith in Lit O Fest because of the great cause they are associated with, she also highlighted how Mumbai is the safest city for the solo women traveler and invited global tourists to ever vibrant Maharashtra.

Cops arrest three, including main accused : Rewari gangrape

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Four days after a CBSE topper from Haryana’s Rewari district was gang-raped, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police on Sunday arrested three persons, including one of the prime accused. SIT head Nazneen Bhasin, who is Superintendent of Police of Nuh district, identified the three as Nishu, Dr Sanjeev and Deendayal.

“It was Nishu who had planned the crime. After he and two others gang-raped the girl in a tubewell room owned by Deendayal, Nishu called Dr Sanjeev of Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital to the tubewell to check her health. Dr Sanjeev was fully aware of the crime. Yet, he did not alert the police,’’ revealed Bhasin. “The link between Nishu and Sanjeev was established through mobile forensics,” she added.

During interrogation, Deendayal revealed that Nishu, army man Pankaj and Manish had taken his tubewell room’s key on Thursday, the day they committed the crime.

During interrogation, Deendayal revealed that Nishu, army man Pankaj and Manish had taken his tubewell room’s key on Thursday, the day they committed the crime.

“The SIT has so far questioned over 100 people. We are also expecting a report from the Forensic Science Lab,’’ Bhasin said, adding police teams have been raiding possible hideouts of the accused in Rewari, besides Rajasthan, Delhi and other places.

Meanwhile, the victim’s family refused to take a cheque of `2 lakh offered by Chief Judicial Magistrate Vivek Yadav under the Haryana Victim Compensation Scheme, 2013. Her mother said she wanted justice, not money.

The 19-year-old woman, a school topper hailing from Rewari who was even felicitated by the government, was abducted from a bus stop in Kanina town in neighbouring Mahendragarh district on Wednesday when on way to a coaching class, police said.

She was allegedly drugged and gang-raped at a room adjoining a tubewell in a field, they said.

Khattar, who had an event scheduled in Jalandhar in Punjab, cut short his visit and reached Chandigarh this afternoon, officials said.

Khattar summoned the Director General of Police (DGP) to review progress in the investigation.

The chief minister directed DGP Sandhu to ensure the arrest of all the accused at the earliest, they said.

Haryana CM Khattar cancels all his Punjab programmes, returns to Chandigarh to review Rewari rape case

Rewari Superintendent of Police Rajesh Duggal, who was accused of failing to ensure prompt action, was moved out and will be replaced by SP, chief minister’s security, Rahul Sharma, officials said.

Duggal will now lead a battalion of the Haryana Armed Police (HAP) in Hisar, they said.

The owner of the property where the crime took place, Deendayal, who was among those arrested, told police that the three key accused had taken the key to the room from him on the day of the incident.

The police alleged Deendayal may have known about the crime, but did not report it.

Meanwhile, raids continued in Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi and other states to nab the two absconding key accused, a senior official, part of the investigation, said.

(PTI)

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