Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS) Australia were left struggling at 236/6 in their first innings, trailing India by 386 runs at stumps on the third day of the fourth cricket Test here on Saturday.
At the close of the day’s play, Peter Handscomb was batting on a patient 28 while Pat Cummins was on 25 at the other end.
The day belonged to the Indian bowlers as they completely dominated the Australian batsmen, putting the visitors in a very good position to push ahead for a win.
The Australians will thank the weather gods for some respite as poor light and rain forced the umpires to take the players off the field before calling it a day around an hour before the scheduled close of play.
After a somewhat quiet opening session, the Indians took the upper hand after lunch as the Australians lost wickets at regular intervals.
Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler for India with figures of 3/71.
Fellow Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja also took two wickets.
Resuming the day at the overnight score of 24/0, Australia lost their first wicket when Usman Khawaja was dismissed by Yadav.
Khawaja, who was batting slowly and steadily, scored 27 runs off 71 balls with three hits to the fence.
He gave good support to fellow opener Marcus Harris who was in good form at the other end.
The two of them put together an opening partnership of 72 runs to give the Australian innings a steady start.
The Australians were forced onto the back foot in the second session as the Indian bowlers started to dominate.
Harris was the first to depart after lunch when he was bowled by Jadeja.
Harris scored 79 runs with eight boundaries studding his 120-ball stay in the middle.
Jadeja bagged his second wicket soon after when he sent Shaun Marsh back to the pavilion.
Marnus Labuschagne seemed to be in good touch before Ajinkya Rahane pulled off an excellent catch off Mohammed Shami’s bowling.
Travis Head fell to a superb caught and bowled effort by Yadav shortly before tea as the hosts plunged into further trouble.
The Australians ran into even deeper trouble in the very first over after tea as Tim Paine was bowled by a flights delivery by Yadav.
But Cummins and Handscomb ensured that the Australians lost no more wickets before the close of play.
Brief scores:
Australia (first innings): 198/5 (Marcus Harris 79; Kuldeep Yadav 2/50, Ravindra Jadeja 2/51) vs India (first innings): 622/7 declared at tea on Day 3.
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Fog disrupts normal life in UP, vehicular-rail-air traffic crippled
[Nasheman news] Lucknow Fog continued to wreak havoc in most parts of Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Saturday, officials said.
According to the regional Met Office, a layer of fog has engulfed most parts of eastern, western and central Uttar Pradesh, leading to disruption of rail, vehicular and air traffic.
More than a dozen trains, including Poorva Express, Purushottam Express and the Farakka Exress, were running behind schedule due to fog and intense cold wave.
An official of the Northern Railway (NR) however claimed that due to installation of ‘fog pass’ devices, the situation was much better than previous years.
As many as 6,940 such devices have been fitted in trains all over India, of which NR has 2,648, an official said.
Vehicular traffic has been adversely impacted due to the fog and inclement weather across the state, especially on the national highways, the Yamuna Expressway and the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.
There is report of a car pile up on the Eastern Peripheral Expressway at Khekhda in Baghpat district, leaving a dozen injured.
Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir has also contributed to the sharp fall of mercury in Uttar Pradesh.
People were left shivering on Saturday and morning walkers gave their routine a brief adieu due to drop in temperature.
According to sources, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also cancelled his two-day trip to Amethi, his parliamentary constituency, due to poor visibility and bad weather late on Friday.
The weatherman said the cold wave is here to stay and foggy conditions will prevail for the next few days.
Karnataka Minister’s staffer caught with Rs 14-lakh cash
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) A staffer of Karnataka Congress Minister C. Puttaranga Shetty was caught with unaccounted Rs 14 lakh in cash at the entrance of the state secretariat in the city centre, police said on Friday.
“We have detained the Minister’s staffer Mohan and seized the cash (Rs 14 lakh) from him at the secretariat, as he could not explain its source or account for it,” city central Deputy Commissioner of Police Devaraj told reporters here.
Shetty, a legislator from Chamarajanagar Assembly segment in the southwest old Mysuru region, is the Social Welfare Minister in the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the southern state.
Vidhana Soudha Police Station Inspector Shankarachar registered a case against the accused and detained him for questioning on the cash he was carrying in a bag and had come to the secretariat on a two-wheeler.
“We are interrogating Mohan to explain why he was carrying so much of cash and its source as he didn’t have documentary support for it,” a police officer told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
According to unconfirmed reports, an additional Rs 11.76 lakh was also found with Mohan when the police carried a search on him and his bike.
Modi, Shah hail Sitharaman for ‘demolishing’ Congress campaign on Rafale
[Nasheman news] New DelhiTop BJP leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Amit Shah on Friday hailed Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her reply in the Lok Sabha, saying she demolished Congress’ lies and misinformation campaign on Rafale fighter jets deal.
Soon after Sitharaman’s speech, Modi tweeted: “Defence Minister @nsitharaman’s speech in the Parliament demolishes the campaign of calumny on Rafale.”
He also posted the video of her reply after a debate in the lower House on the Rafale deal.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah said: “A LIE goes only so far and no further. Defence Minister Smt @nsitharaman ji has completely demolished Congress party’s lies and misinformation campaign on Rafale with her excellent speech loaded with facts.”
Shah tweeted and congratulated Sitharaman for “bringing the truth to the nation”.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tweeted: “Well done! Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman ji, for an outstanding performance. You demolished the fake campaign. We are all proud of your performance.”
Goa’s iconic Raj Bhavan building now on state’s tourism map
[Nasheman news] Panaji Goa’s iconic Raj Bhavan, a 16th century colonial structure, is now on Goa’s tourism map.
The structure houses the official residence of Goa’s governor, as well as a sea-facing view overlooking the Dona Paula bay and a stunning historic chapel.
It was formally opened on Friday for the ‘Raj Bhavan Darshan’ tour in association with the Goa Tourism Development Corporation, which functions under the aegis of the state Tourism Ministry.
“The tour will enable tourists to gain a historic view of Raj Bhavan as well as enjoy the beauty of the place,” said corporation chairperson Dayanand Sopte.
“We will also be adding more elements, such as short programmes depicting the cultural aspects of Goa, to these tours so that visitors learn more about the true Goa,” Governor Mridula Sinha said at the inauguration ceremony.
The tours will be open to the general public and tourists only on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Tax raids on Karnataka actors, producers continue in Bengaluru
[Nasheman news] Bengaluru Searches by the Income-Tax sleuths of four top Kannada film actors and three producers continued on the second day in their premises across the city for alleged tax evasion, an official said on Friday.
“The searches are on in all the premises of the actors and producers. We cannot say if they conclude by Friday, as the officials are going through voluminous files, documents and other materials related to source of income, investments and collections,” the official told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
The four Kannada or sandalwood super stars are Shivaraj Kumar, his younger brother Puneeth Kumar, Sudeep and Yash. The three film producers are Rockline Venkatesh, C.R. Manohar and B. Vijay Kiragandhur.
“A press note can be issued only after the searches are completed,” added the official.
About 30 teams consisting of 5-6 officers in each team from the Income Tax (Investigations) cell began the search and seize operation on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. in 27 locations across the city where the actors and producers have their offices and residences.
The searches are being conducted under Section 132 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961, after warrants were issued to the actors and producers in advance.
Super stars Shivaraj and Puneeth are the sons of Kannada matinee idol and thespian Rajkumar.
According to sources in the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC), the searches were in connection with a couple of recent films with which the actors and producers concerned were associated.
“The films were produced with mega budgets and sold to distributors and exhibitors at a high premium. As they were a superhit at the box office, the collections were also huge. The tax sleuths are verifying accounts and transactions incurred in the films,” a KFCC source told IANS on Thursday.
Some of the blockbusters are Manohar’s ‘Villain’, starring Shivaraj and Sudeep and Vijaykumar’s ‘KGF’ by Yash. Venkatesh’s ‘Nata Parahumana’ with Puneeth as its hero is yet to be released.
Ram temple not narrative for Lok Sabha polls: Rahul
New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the narrative for upcoming Lok Sabha elections will not revolve around the Ram temple but issues such as jobs, farmers problems and “corruption in the Rafale deal”.
“The narrative is very simple for 2019 elections. Jobs for India’s youth. What will set the narrative is destruction of economy by (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi,” Gandhi said.
“The third narrative is education and healthcare for India’s people. And the last is immense corruption done by Mr. Narendra Modi where he stole Rs 30,000 crore from the nation in the Rafale deal and gave it to his friend,” he added.
The Congress President’s remarks came in response to a media query outside Parliament as to whether the Ram Mandir issue at Ayodhya would affect the upcoming general elections.
Gandhi said that the Ayodhya issue is being heard by the Supreme Court. “Let’s see what Supreme Court will do on Ram temple,” he said.
Union Minister Smriti Irani, who was on Friday visiting Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary constituency of Rahul Gandhi, attacked the Congress President over his remarks.
“Rahul Gandhi has made it clear today that he has no connection with Ram lalla, he has nothing to do with Mandir,” Irani said.
4th Test: Indian bowlers leave Australia struggling at tea on 3rd day
[Nasheman news] Sydney Australia posted 198/5 in their first innings, trailing India by 424 runs, at tea on the third day of the fourth cricket Test here on Saturday.
At the break, Peter Handscomb was batting on a patient 21 while Tim Paine was on 5 at the other end.
After a somewhat quiet opening session, the Indians took the upper hand after lunch as the Australians lost wickets at regular intervals.
Left-arm spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets each for India.
Brief scores:
Australia (first innings): 198/5 (Marcus Harris 79; Kuldeep Yadav 2/50, Ravindra Jadeja 2/51) vs India (first innings): 622/7 declared at tea on Day 3 .
Printing of Rs 2,000 notes not stopped, clarifies government
Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said more than adequate notes of Rs 2,000 are in the system with over 35% of notes by value in circulation being of Rs 2,000.
A finance ministry official said there has been no decision regarding 2,000 rupee note production recently.
Denying reports that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had stopped the production of Rs 2,000 currency notes, the finance ministry today said printing was planned according to the projected requirement.
“Printing of notes is planned as per the projected requirement. We have more than adequate notes of Rs 2,000 in the system with over 35% of notes by value in circulation being of Rs 2,000,” Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said on Twitter. He also said that there had been no decision regarding Rs 2,000 note production recently.
A media report had yesterday claimed the government had stopped the printing of the high-value currency note as it was being used for “hoarding, tax evasion and money laundering”. Another report, by PTI, had said the printing of the Rs 2,000 banknote, introduced post-demonetisation in November 2016, had been brought down to a minimum.
Immediately after the sudden decision to ban old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes by the government, the Reserve Bank of India had come out with the Rs 2,000 note along with a new look 500 rupee note as part of its remonetisation exercise.
According to RBI data, there were 3,285 million pieces of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation at the end of March 2017. A year later (on March 31, 2018), there was only a marginal increase in the number at 3,363 million pieces. Of the total currency in circulation amounting to Rs 18,037 billion at the end of March 2018, Rs 2000 notes accounted for 37.3 per cent, down from 50.2 per cent at the end of March 2017. The old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 bank notes that were scrapped in November 2016 accounted for around 86% of the total currency in circulation at the time.
Food Intolerance! Symptoms – Precautions – Cure
By: Husna Rizwan
Food intolerance is an epidemic we should all be worried about after 45% of population is believed to be affected by food in the world intolerance but because the symptoms are so varied doctors have a tough time in establishing a correct diagnosis
So what is food intolerance?
Food intolerance also known as food sensitivity which is an adverse reaction in our body to certain foods & accused when your body sees a certain food as a problem food & the foods which cause food intolerance or variant Milk, chocolate, chicken, wheat, spices, spaces nuts & fruits except the cause of food intolerance can be due to one of the multiple factors & engine efficiency sensitivity to certain Chemicals or LgG immune response.
Food intolerance results in a wide range of symptoms such as fatigue, IBS, migraine or obesity symptoms can last for several days or longer & half an instrument making it difficult to identify which foods your body is struggling to deal with.
Through a food intolerance test the kind of foods include diary vegetables fruits grains non-veg food spices & nuts.
How To Interpret Your Test Results?
After you have been tested against all the foods listed in your report, which food is listed in red, yellow or green colour & which colour indicates the strength of your body in you know the reaction to eat your food.
If you experience adverse symptoms & your test shows a rise in lgG antibody to certain foods these may indicate intolerance to the foods removing them from your diet for at least 3 months may result in improvements of the symptoms.
Your food intolerance test results are shown as Elevated Borderline in Normal & concentration of IgG antibodies is shown in brackets after each food.
People who suffer from food intolerance frequently complain of lethargy & a general feeling of unwellness. The symptom often persists for many years. Affected persons regularly report that visits to their doctor have not resolved their problems & in many cases their symptoms are dismissed as ‘all in their mind.’
The following will guide you through your dietary changes:-
Elevated: Indicates strong reaction to that particular food
You should eliminate this food for at least 3 months & substitute to other foods listed in the normal column. For example, if your testing indicates you are intelligent to wheat then cut out wheat & replace with other alternative foods.
Borderline: Indicates the lower reaction to that particular food
You should reduce & rotate these foods for at least 3 months to avoid an increase in intolerance. To rotate foods you need to eat them no more them once every 4 days & substitute them through safer alternatives.
Normal: indicates no significant reaction to that food
These foods can be eaten without restrictions, unless you already know of specific foods that have previously caused a reaction in such cases you should continue to avoid them as this reaction could be due to other reasons.
Food Sensitivity In Babies & Children
In an infant food sensitivity manifest itself colicky symptoms ranging from unnatural persistent fussiness to inconsolable, ear piercing screams that may go on for hours at a time, The baby might develop & unexplained symptoms to ingredients in the formula in case of a bottle fed baby, or food from a complementary diet when the baby has begun eating solid foods.
In an older child the list of possible indicators of food sensitivity is a bit longer it includes symptoms such as Headaches, Stomach ache runny nose, sneezing, loose stool chronic clod, chronic ear infection, constipation, skin rashes, asthma, irritability or lethargy.
Nowadays even the athletes & film stars have come under the grip of foods intolerance due to their habit of the junk food intake
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