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Vijay feels Australian pitches will help him bat better

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 India opener Murali Vijay feels his game will flourish on the bouncy pitches in Australia after scoring a fine 129 on the fourth and final day of the only warm-up tie against Cricket Australia XI here on Saturday.

Vijay, who struggled in the Test series against England before being dropped from the India squad, hit 16 fours and five sixes enroute to his hundred.

“It was good to get some practice hitting over the boundary. I just took the chances which came my way. I wanted to be in a positive frame of mind since I knew that opportunities will be there. I have been working hard on my game and fitness, and am hoping to contribute in this series,” Vijay told reporters.

Vijay posted a 109-run stand with fellow opener Lokesh Rahul, who returned to form with a 62. The duo gave the Indian think tank something to cheer about after first-choice opener Prithvi Shaw got ruled out of the first Test in Adelaide due to an ankle injury.

“I am ready (after playing county cricket, tour matches in New Zealand and Australia). I just want to go out there, contribute and give a good start to my team. I have always been aiming for that and nothing is different this time,” Vijay said.

Vijay said he was excited about playing Test cricket on Australian soil again and is aiming to reproduce the good form he had displayed during the series here in 2014.

Asserting that he share a good co-ordination with Rahul since both of them hail from the same part of India, Vijay hoped that the duo will be able to carry their current momentum into the first Test.

“I like to play on the backfoot so Australian conditions suit my game. You get good bounce in Australia, so you can play your shots,” he said.

IANS

What kind of Hindu is Modi, who does not understand foundation of Hinduism: Rahul

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday and asked what kind of a Hindu he is that he does not understand the foundations of Hinduism.

“It is fascinating for me that what is the essence of Hinduism. You please study Hinduism. What does Gita say? It says that Knowledge is with everybody. Knowledge is all around you. Our Prime Minister says that I am a Hindu but he does not understand the foundation of Hinduism.

“What kind of Hindu he is? That is the contradiction,” Gandhi said during an interaction with the business community and professionals here.

Gandhi alleged that Modi thought he was the repository of all wisdom and because of it he took decisions like demonetisation without consulting anybody and the surgical strikes.

“Modi says knowledge is with me, knowledge is with me, everything …..,” he said.

Drawing a comparison with late Atal Behari Vajpayee, the Congress chief said his party and Vajpayee used to fight each other “but his (Vajpayee’s) tone, his language was different. He had character and respect,” he said.

IANS

Bankers to go on strike on Dec 26

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 The United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU) – a consortium of nine unions in the banking sector – will strike work on December 26 opposing the merger of Bank of Baroda, Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank, the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) said on Saturday.

The AIBEA is one of the constituents of the UFBU.

In a statement, the AIBEA said the unions in the banking sector were opposed to the merger of three banks.

IANS

Smoking, high BP raises risk of heart attack relapse: Study

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 Young men who are chain smokers or suffer from hypertension could be at an increased risk of heart attack recurrence, researchers have warned.

The study found that risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, family history of heart disease and chronic kidney disease were more prevalent among the patients who experienced a relapse.

“When treating younger patients with a history of heart attack, clinicians should emphasise better control of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes,” said Joanne Karen Recacho-Turingan, a cardiology student from The Medical City in Manila, Philippines.

“Other modifiable risk factors to highlight in patient history and address with these patients include smoking habits and obesity,” Recacho-Turingan added.

The findings were presented at the Asia Conference 2018 in Shanghai.

For the study, researchers analysed 133 young patients and found that males (90.1 per cent) with an average age of 40.9 years, experienced a second heart attack compared to females (9.9 per cent) with an average age of 39.6 years.

In addition, in these male patients, chest pain was the most common presenting symptom (81.8 per cent) while 90.9 per cent had unstable vital signs.

Heart attack in young patients can cause disability and even death at the prime of life. There are often serious consequences for these patients, their families and the health system, which can lead to an increased economic burden, according to the study.

“We must make sure to work with these patients on their modifiable risk factors to reduce their risk not just for a second heart attack, but hopefully, even preventing the first,” Recacho-Turingan noted.

Previous studies have defined young heart attack patients as less than 45-years-old while some used a less than 40-year-old cut-off.

Congress leader former MLC Mir Aziz Ahmad no more

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Senior Congress leader and former MLC Mir Aziz Ahmad (86) passed away following age-related illness at his Bengaluru residence on Friday morning.

A staunch Congress party worker, Ahmad held the district Congress president post for more than 10 years.

He had also served as chairman of state minorities commission and as president of state wakf board. He got elected as a member of legislative council in 2003.

Ahmad is survived by two sons, a daughter and a brother

PTI

Minor Bengal girl gang raped in Odisha

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 A minor girl from West Bengal was allegedly drugged and gang raped by five youths in Odisha’s Balasore district, police said on Saturday.

Police said the youths allegedly took her with them after luring her on Friday night. After raping her, they dumped the girl on the roadside near Rasulpur village.

The girl was rescued by locals and has been admitted to a hospital.

After registering a case, police have launched a manhunt to nab the suspects.

As per reports, the girl hails from Ramnagar area in West Bengal, said police.

 

IANS

3 arrested for refusing women entry to Sabarimala

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 Sabarimala protesters on Saturday stopped two women from Andhra Pradesh from advancing towards the Lord Ayyappa temple as they were from the hitherto banned age group, prompting Kerala Police to arrest three men.

All three hailed from nearby Ranni and they resisted the two women devotees — of two different groups — to advance any further after they had already walked up to the hill.

One of the devotees was 28-years-old and the other was 42. So far 14 women have had to return without praying at the shrine even after a court order allowed their entry to Sabarimala.

The police, however, said they were not informed by these devotees before their ascent to the hilltop shrine as then they would have provided the required security.

The Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left government in the state has vowed to implement a September 28, Supreme Court verdict that allows all women of all age group to offer prayers at the shrine.

The police posted in the temple town came to know about the two Andhra devotees only after protests broke out.

Both women were then escorted back to the Pamba base camp by the police, and the three men were taken into custody for putting up a strong protest.

Hindu groups and other political parties have been protesting here ever since the apex court in September struck down an earlier practice of banning entry of girls and and women aged 10-50.

On November 13, the top court also refused to stay its September verdict, three days before the temple opened for the ongoing two-month long season.

Both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party along with several Hindu groups are up in arms against the verdict.

 

IANS

Allahabad double murder

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 Two elderly women were found dead in their apartment in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad city on Saturday, police said.

They were identified as sisters — Kusum, 73, and Rajrani, 75 — who had been living in the first-floor apartment along with their niece, Sadhna, on the ground floor.

It was the niece who alerted the police upon her discovery of the bodies after her call went unanswered by the aunts.

When she went up to check on them, she found the house ransacked, some items missing and the two lying dead on the bed. Both were strangulated, an official told IANS.

The double murder has caused panic in the Gujarati locality here.

 

IANS

G20: India presents 9-point agenda to deal with fugitive economic offenders

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G20: India presents 9-point agenda to deal with fugitive economic offenders
India has called for a strong and active cooperation across G-20 countries — including in legal processes for effective freezing of proceeds of crime and early return of offenders — to deal with fugitive economic offenders and facilitate asset recovery.

Presenting a nine-point action programme against fugitive economic offenders at the second session of the G-20 Summit on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said there was a need for a joint effort by member countries to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to all fugitive economic offenders.

He also suggested that the G-20 forum should consider initiating work on locating properties of economic offenders who have tax debt in the country of their residence for its recovery.

“Cooperation in the legal processes such as effective freezing of the proceeds of crime, early return of the offenders and efficient repatriation of the proceeds of crime should be enhanced and streamlined,” he said.

He added that the principles of UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (UNOTC), especially related to international cooperation, should be fully and effectively implemented.

“The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) should be called upon to assign priority and focus to establishing international cooperation that leads to timely and comprehensive exchange of information between competent authorities and Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs)

“FATF should be tasked to formulate a standard definition of fugitive economic offenders,” Modi said in his nine-point agenda.

He added that the FATF should also develop a set of commonly agreed and standardised procedures related to identification, extradition and judicial proceedings for dealing with such offenders to guide and assist G-20 countries, subject to their domestic law.

“Common platform should be set up for sharing experiences and best practices including successful cases of extradition, gaps in existing systems of extradition and legal assistance,” the Prime Minister said.

IANS

 

SEBI extends trading hours for commodity derivatives segment

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 The market regulator on Friday allowed exchanges to extend the trading hours for the commodity derivatives segment to increase participation.

According to a Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) circular,Athe commodity markets can open at 9 a.m. local time from the current time of 10 a.m.

Trading of agriculture products would go on till 9 p.m. while that of non-agri products would be till 11.55 p.m., said the circular.

“The extension of the trade timing is subject Ato the AStock AExchange Aand Aits Clearing Corporation(s) putting Ainplace adequaterisk Amanagement system, surveillance Asystemand Ainfrastructure Acommensurate Awith the increased trading hours,” the circular said.

“The Aprovisions Aof Athis Acircular Ashall Acome Ainto Aeffect Afrom 30 Adays Afrom Athe date of this circular.”

IANS

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