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Smriti Irani describes Rahul Gandhi as Missing MP of Amethi

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Salon (Amethi), Apr 4 : Union textiles minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani who is pitted against Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Amethi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh gave a new slogan of “missing Amethi MP” on Thursday.

Addressing a series of election meetings here during her two-day visit to Amethi, Ms Irani said, “those who have mislead and deceived people of Amethi for past 15 years, now realised that they are going to lose when Amethi goes to poll on May 6”.

She said, “His going to Wayanad in Kerala was imminent. Since Congress workers here had already given him an internal survey saying that he will lose, so he escaped from here”.

“After fooling the people of Amethi, he will now do the same in Kerala,” she claimed.

She refers Rahul Gandhi as a missing MP from Amethi and charged the Congress president of cheating the people of Amethi as he had done nothing for the region. “I as a leader had kept a constant touch with people here in past 5 years and tried to meet the people and solve their problems,” she said.

Ms Irani said, the chemistry in Amethi has changed now when in 2017, 4 Vidhan Sabha seats were won by BJP and on 5th seat also Congress could not win.

Earlier in Lucknow, Irani had hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for insulting and betraying the people of Amethi.

“Amethi has been insulted and betrayed. A person who has been in Amethi for 15 years has decided to give up his supporters, which is unfortunate,” she said while talking to reporters at Lucknow airport on Thursday morning.

“This elections he has chosen to file nominations from another constituency. Congress workers in Amethi know that Rahul does not enjoy popular support here,” she claimed.

Smriti Irani further said, “people in Wayanad have any questions about Rahul Gandhi’s capability then they only need to visit Amethi to be convinced.”

Smriti would be staying in Amethi for two days and would be going to the residences of eminent persons of the district to seek their support.

BJP will win more than 300 seats in the General Elections : Jagadish Shettar

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Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader today said that NDA will win more than 300 Lok Sabha seats in the General Election and in the State it will win more than 22 seats and there is no doubt in Prime Minister Narendra Modi continuing in his post for the next five year term.
Speaking to newsmen after BJP sitting MP Suresh Angadi filed his nomination papers to retain Belagavi LS seat, he said that Congress is feared of losing and in Karnataka the confusion is continuing among coalition partners Congress and JDS.
He said that AICC President Rahul Gandhi is also afraid of losing Amethi constituency and hence has filed his nomination for Waynadu seat in Karala because there are more than 60 per cent Muslim and Christian voters. “This clearly shows Rahul Gandhi’s Hinduttva”.
Shettar said that Independent Candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, supported by BJP, will definitely win the Mandya Lok Sabha seat and the alliance partners will lose in in Hasan, from where Prajwal Revanna, son of Minister H D Revanna is contesting and also Tumkuru from where former Prime Minister H D Devegowda is contesting.
” JDS has not limited to ‘father and Son party’ but has extended itself as father-son-daughter- in ?law and now grandsons party.”
Senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha Member Prabhakar Kore, who was also present, said that the present wave is in favour of BJP in Karnataka and the party will win maximum number of seats. “This time BJP will win Kalaburagi Lok Sabha seat and Dr Umesh Jadhav will defeat senior Congress leader M Mallikarjun Kharge.

Struggling RCB to face KKR at home

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New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI) After a disastrous start in the 12th season of IPL, Royal Challengers Bangalore will look for their first win as they face Kolkata Knight Riders in their next match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium on Friday.

RCB lost their last game by seven wickets against Rajasthan Royals but skipper Virat Kohli is still hopeful will come out with flying colours in the upcoming matches.

?We have 10 games to go. If we start turning things around pretty soon, then we can get on a roll as well. We have to keep believing as a side. Just four games in, we would have liked one result our way if not two. The Mumbai game and this one, I thought we played well,” RCB skipper Virat Kohli said after the match.

”We just didn’t grab onto our chances, we will like to improve our performance and take a bit of confidence that we were a bit more competitive than the last game,” he added.

Both batting and bowling department has led RCB down in this season of IPL so far.

Batting collapse is the biggest worrying factor for RCB and even captain Kohli’s form hasn’t been up to the mark as compare to his international performance. So far, Virat’s has been batting with an average less than 20 in four games. Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers are the only batsmen who have batted with an average of 20.

Despite their struggling form, Kohli and de Villiers are very close to achieve new feat in cash-rich game. Kohli is 17 runs away from becoming the second Indian cricketer after Suresh Raina to complete 8,000 in T20 matches while De Villiers is 15 runs away from becoming the second highest T20 run-scorer for RCB. He has 3,406 runs under his belt.

RCB’s bowling department has also been disappointing and they need to work hard on it. Apart from Yuzvendra Chahal, all the other RCB bowlers have failed to take wickets at crucial points of the matches.

On the other hand, KKR won their first two matches in this season before losing their last game in the super over against Delhi Capitals.

Though KKR lost their last game by three runs but their confidence level is still high as their batsmen, including Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Robin Uthappa and Shubhman Gill are in top form.

Russell has been in sensational form with his incredible power-hitting ability that helped KKR to win two matches. Restricting him will be a challenge for RCB bowlers.

However, only concern for KKR is lack of experience in their bowling attack. Sunil Narine sat out of their previous match due to an injury. If Narine is fit enough to play, he will be definitely included in the playing XI.

Last year, KKR defeated RCB in both the matches. In the head to head clash, KKR are ahead with 14 wins to RCB’s nine from 23 matches till date.

KKR is at fourth position with four points in the eight team standings after playing three matches while RCB is at bottom of points table as they are yet to win a game in the ongoing IPL season.

Global Health Round Up

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FITZUP HEADS FOR SHARJAH 2.0

Sunny Arora with team FitZup, Sara Khan, Srishti Rode, Smriti Khanna, Ankitta Sharma & Shruti Sinha announced the launch of “Say Sharjah 2.0”, the 2nd edition to their fitness tour to Sharjah at Sun-N-Sand, Juhu (Mumbai).
FitZup returns back to the exotic locales of Sharjah with a new set of itinerary & exuberating cluster of celebs like Sara Khan, Srishti Rode, Smriti Khanna, Ankitta Sharma, Shruti Sinha & Ankit Gera.
 
 Sharjah is the epitome of new luxury, a city bustling with new age energy & a zestful spirit of Arabian delights. It’s the ultimate epicentre where centuries old culture meets man made modernity. 

After a mind-boggling response to its 1st ever edition in Sharjah, the new itinerary is more adventurous & truly exhilarating for the fitness freaks.The souks & the bazaars of Sharjah still captivate the aroma from the tales of Arabian nights. The thrilling desert sports & array of rejuvenating activities like a Visit to The Al Noor Mosque, the Fountain Experience at Al Majaz Waterfront, an encounter with some endangered species at Al Hefaiyah Mountain Conservation Center, the mysterious Rain Room & adding the exquisite luxury to the trip is the Sheraton Sharjah Beach Resort & Spa, & The Kingfisher Lodge, in Kalba. It is surely going to be an enthralling Leisure Experience for all. 




Jewellery brand Travoui has joined hands with FitZup. Sharjah’s rich culture & Travoui’s ethnicity blends perfectly & adds charm to their association. Travoui, celebrates the individuality of a contemporary woman & understands as a brand, what it takes to make her feel complete. The jewellery is inspired by the diverse cultures & the rich heritage of India & is handmade by skilled craftsmen.  

Congress to demand registering of FIR against PM for ?cash-for-votes? scandal

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New Delhi, Apr 4 : Accusing the BJP of being involved in a ‘cash for votes’ scandal after recovery of huge amount of cash in raid on Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s convoy on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Pasighat, the COngress on Thursday said that it will approach the Election Commission on Friday and ask to file FIR against PM and the Arunachal CM in this regard.

Speaking to mediapersons here , Congress leader Randeep Surejewala said that around Rs 1.8 crore was srecovered during a raid on Arunachal CM Khandu’s convoy on Tuesday night.

In this connection, two people were questioned, who accepted about the presence of cash and further said that the money was collected from his relatives for some work.

Mr Surjewala questioned that if this money was of some of the relatives of a BJP leader then why was it being mobilized with the Chief Minister’s convoy at midnight.

He said that the Chief Minister’s convoy was heading towards the venue where Mr Modi’s rally was scheduled on Wednesday.

Mr Surjewala alleged that if the money was taken to the venue it was being taken to influence voters and that a complaint would be lodged with the Commission in this regard.

He said that the party has sought time from the Electuon Commission on Friday to take the matter forward and file the complaint.

The Congress leaders will meet the Commission and complain about this matter and demand lodging of FIR against PM Modi and CM Khandu.

Simultaneously, the party will also ask the commission to cancel the nomination of BJP candidate from that area, the Congress leader said.

Entered politics bowing to public wishes: Sumalatha

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Bengaluru, Apr 4 : Sumalatha, widow of former Karnataka Minister M H Ambareesh, today promised to remain in the midst of the people in Mandya and work for their welfare, if elected in the April-18 elections from the Mandya Lok Sabha.
Speaking at an interaction with the media persons, organised by the Press Club Bengaluru here on Thursday, Sumalatha, an independent candidate, supported by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Raitha Sangha, said that “I am in the politics, thanks to the pressure mounted by the people of Mandya, who had earlier showered love and affection on my husband.”
Charging that the JD(S) leaders, are indulged in various kind of atrocities against Congress leaders who are opposing and supporting her, she alleged that “it was even witnessed in the release of funds by the state government. Pockets identified as Congress supporters is suffering from fund crunch”.
Maintaining that the love and support being offered by the people of the Mandya is immense, Sumalatha, who is facing stiff fight from the JD(S) candidate Nikhil, son of the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, said that “the JD(S) had offered me a nomination to the State Legislative Council and the Rajya Sabha seat from the Congress. But I did not succumb”.
Stating that the people of the Mandya district are a bit of emotional and appealed me not to desist from entering the politics, Sumalatha said that “my husband Ambhareesh had all capabilities to become the Chief Minister”.
“I am immensely bonded to the people of Mandya district, who had showered a deep love and respect to me” she added.
In reply to her support in the future, she said that “I will extend my co-operation who would strive hard for the welfare of the people of the Mandya district”.
Referring to several film personalities including Darshan and Yash, campaigning for her, she said that “all those who are with me, not because they were in Films but because of family bonding”.
About the unsavory statement made by the sitting of the Mandya Lok Sabha member L R Shivaramegowda targeting her, she said that “it was an outburst due to frustration and need not to give any importance to it”.

Mankading controversy: Jos Buttler speaks out

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Dubai, Apr 4 British batting star Jos Buttler has finally spoken up on the Mankading controversy between him and Ravichandran Ashwin in Rajasthan Royals’ season-opener against Kings XI Punjab and asserted the third-umpire’s decision was fallacious.
Buttler was mankaded by Kings XI Punjab captain R Ashwin in Royals’ season-opener, and it cost them the match as they fell 14 short of the target. Buttler had been batting on 69 off 43 balls then.

“Of course, a Mankading has to be in the laws of the game, because a batsman can’t just run halfway down the pitch trying to get a headstart,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Buttler as saying.
“But I do think, the way the law is written, there is a bit of a grey area in that saying ‘when a bowler is expected to release the ball’. That is a bit of a wishy-washy statement,” he added.

CBI raid: Whopping Rs 1.35 Cr cash seized from a IT officer during the search

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Bengaluru, Apr 4 : The CBI officials during raid on a Income Tax officer H R Nagesh’s residence have recovered a whopping Rs 1,35,50,650 in cash, several incriminating documents, property documents, mobile phones, pen drives, documents relating to investments, on Thursday.
CBI, based on a complaint by a Managing Director of a private company laid a trap yesterday and arrested redhanded, Nagesh and another IT officer Narendra Singh, who demanded and accepted a bribe of Rs 14 lakhs from the complainant for settling the issue.
This was pertaining to an IT department raid conducted at the office premises of the complainant on March 6 and registered a case in Rc.04(A)/2019 u/s. 120-B of IPC and 7 of PC Act, 1988 and further investigation was initiated against the two IT officers caught.
Both the arrested were produced before the court and they were remanded to judicial custody. The investigation is in progress, according to an official release here on Thursday

RBI cuts key interest rate by 25 basis points to 6%, loan EMIs likely to get cheaper

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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday cut its repo rate or the rate at which it lends to banks, by 25 basis points to 6 per cent bringing interest rate to the lowest level in one year on softening inflation.

This is the second consecutive rate cut from RBI under new chief Shaktikanta Das, after a surprise rate cut in February.

The central bank, however, kept monetary policy stance at ‘neutral’.

In the second policy review under Governor Shaktikanta Das, the six-member Monetary Policy Committee voted 4:2 in favour of the rate cut.

The benchmark interest rate was cut by 0.25 per cent to 6 per cent, a move that will result in lower cost of borrowing for the banks that are expected to transmit the same to individuals and corporates.

The RBI had on February 7, in its sixth bi-monthly policy statement for 2018-19, reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points from 6.5 per cent to 6.25 points.

The apex bank had also changed the policy stance to “neutral” from existing “calibrated tightening”.

Earlier, the Monetary Policy Committee had changed its stance to calibrated tightening in the meeting held in October 2018.

Last time the repo rate stood at 6 per cent was in April 2018.

The rate cut is in consonance of achieving the medium-term objective of maintaining inflation at the 4 per cent level while supporting growth, RBI said in a statement.

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Hardik Pandya’s all round performance help Mumbai beat CSK

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Pandya thanked all those who have supported him through his tough time.

An on-field injury followed by some controversial statements off the field saw all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the news for all the wrong reasons. But the Mumbai Indians player wants the focus back on his game and was instrumental in helping MI beat Chennai Super Kings by 37 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.

A brilliant 8-ball 25 was followed by bowling figures of 3/20 from his four overs as the all-rounder was rightly handed the Man of the Match award.

Speaking after the game, Pandya thanked all those who have supported him through his tough time.

“The injury happened and then the controversy too. These seven months weren’t easy and I wasn’t sure of what to do. This award is special and I dedicate it to all those who stood by me during those tough times. My goal is to keep performing and hopefully, help India win the World Cup,” he said.

Pandya said he was waiting to get some game time after spending hours at the nets. He also added that he is hitting the ball really well at the moment.

“It feels really good to help the team win and to contribute to it. It’s been seven months since I played much competitive cricket. Have batted and batted and batted in the nets. I am someone who loves to have game time and I am hitting them really well at the moment,” he said.

While Pandya played a cameo at the end, he was well supported by West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard as he hit an unbeaten 17 off just 7 balls. The experienced campaigner said that Pandya was doing a fabulous job for the team.

“Taking into context, the Pandya boys are doing really well. He has a clear mind and has been hitting the ball very well. As a team, we strive on momentum. It’s good for us, we have been batting pretty well, it’s just a matter of improvement,” he said.

On his own little cameo at the end of the MI innings, Pollard said: “Whenever I get a chance, I try to make a difference and contribute to the team.”

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