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of "12 cricketers"New Delhi, Jan 23The Supreme Courtverdict, which tooknearly a year and halflong legal battle leadingto the ouster of NSrinivasan from BCCI,has remained silent onthe roles of playersincluding "12 cappedcricketers" who hadcome under scrutiny ofJustice MudgalCommittee for theiralleged misdemeanour inthe IPL.

Musical geniusYanni enthralsaudience atVadodara festVadodara, Jan 24 Performing in Indiaafter 18 years, worldfamous music composerand instrumentalistYanni enthralledaudience at an eventhere which was telecastlive in 156 countries.

He and his team ofmusicians left 9,000-Strong audiencecaptivated at a concertin the majestic LakshmiPalace last night. Theevent was organised aspart of a four-dayVadodara InternationalArt and Cultural Festival(Vadfest) 2015 thatbegan yesterday.

Jaya announceshelp of Rs 5 lakhfor criticalgymnastChennai, Jan 24 AIADMK supremo JJayalalithaa todayannounced a cashassistance of Rs 5 lakhfor a 27-year-old statelevel gymnast from WestBengal fighting for herlife.The former ChiefMinister said she hadcome across reports thatSoumita Dey, who hadrepresented her homestate for a decade ingymnastics besidesofficiating in the 2010Commonwealth Gamesin New Delhi, wasfighting for her life in aKolkata hospital."I was saddened readingreports in this regard.

Congress flays government on suggestion tocut in Food Security Act, dubs it 'anti-poor'An official committee'sreport recommending adrastic cut in the coverageof the ambitious FoodSecurity Act gave fodderto Congress to attackgovernment as "anti-poor"saying the move would hithard the common man.Party spokesman RandeepSurjewala alleged theShanta KumarCommittee's reportindicates that governmentis now proposing to"cruelly deprive 2/3rdIndians of their 'Right toFood' guaranteed to themby the previous Congressgovernment". Congressaccused the BJPgovernment of attemptingto "kill" the purpose andintent as also "the soul andspirit" of Food SecurityAct by reducing thenumber of eligiblebeneficiaries from 67 percent to 40 per cent.He said remarks of theChairman of Committeeand senior BJP leader

Shanta Kumar to the effectthat Congress had enacteda 'Vote Security Bill' andnot a 'Food Security Bill'"is a crude attempt tomake a mockery" of croresof toiling poor of India byBhartiya Janata Party."This is the worst case ofpolitical opportunism andconcerted andpremeditated deceit of thecommon man by BJP andPrime Minister," the partysaid. "What is moreshocking is the statement

by Shri Shanta Kumarstating that BJP did notoppose the Food SecurityBill of UPA in 2013 as itfeared an adverse reactionduring the parliamentarypolls", Surjewala toldreporters. "Such adestructive, deceitful andanti-poor hidden agendacould only be expected ofBJP.", he alleged.Notingthat the 'Food SecurityAct' has been implementedonly by nine states and twounion territories.

AirAsia crash: Indonesian diversrecover 4 bodies from Java SeaIndonesianIndonesian divers havereached the fuselage ofAirAsia flight QZ8501 andrecovered four bodiesfrom the Java Sea wherethe plane crashed onDecember 28, 2014.SB Supriyadi, a rescueagency official co-ordinating the search saidthat the divers havereached the fuselage buthad been unable to retrieveit due to debris and variouscables, reported News24.He also said that therescue operation forAirAsia bodies was also

hampered due to bad weatherconditions. Officials hopethey would recover most ofthe bodies from the fuselage

and will plan a thoroughassessment to retrieve thebodies. Flight QZ8501crashed on December 28

with 162 people onboardwhile it was travelling fromIndonesian city of Surabayato Singapore.

Air Force One takes off from Andrews Air Base

NEW DELHIUS President BarackObama on Saturdayembarked on his highlyanticipated three-daylandmark trip to Indiaduring which the twocountries will strive tomake progress on climatechange, defence andeconomic cooperation.Obama left by Air ForceOne, the presidentialaircraft, from the AndrewsAir Force Base.Obama is accompanied bya sizable delegation thatwill include several topofficials when he arrives inNew Delhi on Sundaymorning, the White Househas said.Earlier, the White Househas issued a statementsaying that US PresidentBarack Obama regrets thecancellation of his visit tothe Taj Mahal during histhree-day visit to India.The US president wasscheduled to visit the Tajon January 27 on the finalday of his visit but willnow instead fly out earlierto Saudi Arabia to meetthe new king following thedemise of King Abdullah.The US President will bejoined in India by multiplemembers of his cabinet,influential business leadersand a host of USlawmakers, includingNancy Pelosi, the minorityleader of the US House ofRepresentatives during thetrip. Air Force One willhave a brief refuelling haltover Ramstein in Germanyand will touch down inDelhi at 10 am on Sundayat Air Force Station,Palam.

On his arrival, Obama willbe accorded a ceremonialwelcome at about 12 noonat the majestic RashtrapatiBhawan by PresidentPranab Mukherjee andPrime Minister Narendra

Modi. Thereafter, he willpay homage to MahatmaGandhi at the Rajghat at12.40pm and participate ina tree planting event there.Obama will then join Modifor a restricted working

lunch at the HyderabadHouse and participate in a"walk and talk" with PMModi there at about 2.45pm,the White House said.Are India, US on theVerge of a Breakthrough

on Nuclear Agreement?As US President BarackObama heads to India fora historic second visit,there has been significantprogress on the nucleardeal, which has beenstalled since 2008.Sources say India is"optimistic" about thepossibility of an agreementwhen the two leaders meetin Delhi on Sunday. Thefinal psh has to be givenby Prime MinisterNarendra Modi andPresident Barack Obama,they said. Barring any lastminute differences, thiscould be a keybreakthrough, saidsources.

Baba Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravi Shankarhumbly decline Padma award

New DelhiYoga guru Baba Ramdevand spiritual guru Sri SriRavi Shankar on Saturdaydeclined the PadmaVibushan, India's secondhighest civilian award,slated to be awarded onthe occasion of 66thRepublic Day. Instead,both recommended theprestigious award forsome other 'great' person.Ramdev said that he isgrateful for being chosenfor the honour but itshould be given tosomeone else and not to anascetic, while Sri Srithanked the NarendraModi-led NDA

government forconsidering him for theaward. Baba Ramdev, ina letter to the HomeMinster Rajnath Singh,humbly refused to acceptthe Padma award addingthat since he is a 'sanyasi'hence should refrain fromgetting "rewards or

honours". Ramdev furthersaid that this honourshould be given to someother personality who ismore deserving. "I urgeyou to give this honour tosomebody doingsomething great. I wouldbe grateful to you," hesaid.

I Don't Think Everyone in Pakistanis a Terrorist: Rajnath Singh

HARIDWAR Speaking on the growingconcerns of terrorism inPakistan, Union HomeMinister Rajnath Singh onSaturday said that theintentions of successivegovernments in the countryregarding terrorism havenever been clear. "I don'tthink everyone in Pakistan isa terrorist. Voices againstterrorism do rise from timeto time in that country too.But the intentions ofsuccessive governments inPakistan regarding terrorism

have never been clear," theUnion Minister told reportersin Haridwar today. He alsoshowered praise on PrimeMinister Narendra Modi forhis endeavours on the

diplomatic front, and saidthat in the last six months,the neighbouring country hasgotten a "suitable reply"from India for each of itsoffensives along the borders.

BJP's Nupur Sharma comparesKejriwal to a monkey

Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader and ArvindKejriwal's challenger fromthe New Delhi constituency,Nupur Sharma, on Saturday

lashed out at the Aam AadmiParty (AAP) chief bycomparing him to a monkey."He is hopping from onebranch to other, I am sorry,but monkey does that. But Iam speaking directly," Nupurtold ANI, although clarifyinglater that she had made acomparison over his jumpingaround the place. "I am notcalling him…

I am making acomparison between the factthat why are you jumpingaround the place. Be stable.

You don't have the stability,"she added.The former DelhiUniversity's Student Unionpresident questionedKejriwal's commitment,asking how many electionshe will fight in a year.Nupur further said the AAPchief had himself asked toboycott Republic Daycelebrations last year. "Lastyear he himself said boycott26th January, there couldn'tbe a bigger anti-nationaliststand."

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“I have been accused of breaking the alliance with BJP topursue ambition to become Prime Minister. But truth is thatI had no such ambition,” - senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar

It's sad: Dibakar Banerjeeon Pakistan's 'Baby' banKolkataIn the wake of Pakistanbanning Akshay Kumar-starrer "Baby", filmmakerDibakar Banerjee sayssuch incidents in India andPakistan are "sad".Banerjee also said bothneighbours will end uppaying a "heavy price" ifthese incidents continue."I can't comment on thefilm. I haven't seen it. Ican't comment if the banis justified or not. All I cansay is it's sad.Whatever is happening inIndia and Pakistan is notonly sad, but also foolish,"Banerjee told IANS hereFriday on the sidelines ofthe Tata Steel Kolkata

Literary Meet. Directed byNeeraj Pandey, the movierevolves around anundercover unit, formedto keep an eye on themovements of terroristgroups and to nix theirplans to disrupt peace andharmony. The film alsostars Rana Daggubati,Danny Denzongpa and

Taapsee Pannu and hasbeen released in IndiaFriday. The film alsofeatures Pakistani actorMikaal Zulfiqar andRasheed Naz. Banerjeesaid: "Both India andPakistan are going to paya very heavy price, verysoon, if they do not stopbehaving."

'Dolly Ki Doli' public review:Sonam and Pulkit steal the show

Mumbai Sonam Kapoor’s ‘Dollyki Doli’ opened this weekwith a great response fromthe audience. While shewas overshadowed by herdishy Pakistani co-starFawad Khan in her lastfilm ‘Khoobsoorat’, shehas certainly redeemed

herself in ‘Dolly ki Doli’ asthe feisty runaway bride.The film reportedlymanaged to rake in 2.55crore on the first day.Moviegoers werecompletely smitten bySonam’s performance,and were also ravingabout her co-star Pulkit

Samrat, who playsInspector Robin Singh inthe film.Even though the film’sstory line has a verypredictable flow, Sonamstole the show with herdevious act. Take a lookat what moviegoers had tosay about the film.

The 'Mirziya' rule bookAfter the great success ofBhaag Milkha Bhaag,Rakeysh Omprakash iscoming back with Mirziya,a contemporary love storyset in Rajasthan.The director has taken avery different and uniquestyle for shooting his firstever love story. Thedirector has been followingshooting in a linear fashionand has set a couple ofground rule for theprinciple actors.While the director is set tocreate a mega launch padthe directors wants theactors to maintain decorumwhile shooting.Rules no.1: After the shootwraps up the principleactors are not supposed tomingle or interact witheach other.Rule no. 2: Actors are not

supposed to consumealcohol on set. No partyallowed. Rule no. 3: Theactors are supposed to bereach set 2 hours prior forrehearsal. The team hasbeen shooting 14-16 hrsfor the past one month.Now with the chilly winterin the region, the team hasbeen shooting in minusdegree The director has

kept a low key on theworld of Mirziya. The onlything which we have seenso far is an image ofSaiyami sitting on a horseand being lead byHarshvardhan, in Udaipur.The film is currently beingshot in various parts ofRajasthan. Mirziya is oneof the biggest ventures of2016.

Rajit Kapur feels 'Detective ByomkeshBakshy!' will have new viewpoint

MumbaiActor Rajit Kapur, whoessayed the fictionaldetective characterByomkesh Bakshi in aneponymous TV series,hopes that the upcomingBollywood film 'DetectiveByomkesh Bakshy!' willshowcase a new angle tofilm lovers.Rajit had played the titlerole in the 1993 televisionadaptation of stories ofByomkesh Bakshi, createdby Bengali writerS h a r a d i n d uBandyopadhyay."I played the character ofByomkesh Bakshi 20years ago. It's (the film'Detective ByomkeshBakshy!') a new vision ofa new generation. It is newperspective and newthinking of new

generation. So, let's see,"said Rajit at an event hereFriday."Directed by DibakarBanerjee, "Detective

Byomkesh Bakshy" starsSushant Singh Rajput inthe lead role and it isslated to release April 3,2015.

Day napping in middleage boosts memory

By the time people reachmiddle age, more sleepduring the day such as anafternoon nap helps thememory and protectsagainst its decline as longas they night-time sleep isnot skipped, a study hasfound.Sound sleep inyoung and middle-agedpeople helps memory andlearning."As people grow older,they wake up more atnight and have less deepsleep and dream sleep -both of which areimportant for overall brainfunctioning," said MichaelK Scullin, director ofBaylor University's sleepneuroscience andcognition laboratory.If a person lives 85 years,

he or she may sleep nearly250,000 hours - more than10,000 full days."People sometimesdisparage sleep as 'lost'time. But sleeping well islinked to better mentalhealth, improvedcardiovascular health andfewer, less severedisorders and diseases ofmany kinds," Scullinnoted. For the study,researchers' extensivereview began with studiesas long ago as 1967,including more thanapproximately 200 studiesmeasuring sleep andmental functioning.Participants aged 18 to 29were categorised asyoung; aged 30 to 60 asmiddle-aged; and older

than 60 as old.Participants were askedhow many hours theytypically slept, how long ittook them to go to sleep,how often they woke upin the middle of the nightand how sleepy they feltduring the day.The research alsocorrelated results fromnumerous brain-wavestudies and experimentsdealing with sleepdeprivation, napping andsleep intervention such assleep medications. Thearticle appeared in thejournal Perspectives onPsychological Science. "Itis the difference betweeninvesting up front ratherthan trying to compensatelater," Scullin concluded.

Poonam Pandey trends on Twitterahead ICC World Cup 2015 with

Poonam Pandey is backin limelight once againdays before the ICCWorld Cup 2015 isabout to start. Last timeshe grabbed eye ballswas during the ICCWorld Cup 2011 timewhen she promised tostrip naked if India wonthe World Cup butnothing happened.

But like the last time, ahuge wave is buildingon micro-blogging siteTwitter and ‘This WorldCup PoonamPandeyWill’ is trendingat No.2 in the country.Pandey is also involvingherself into the twitterbuzz as she is re-tweeting frequentlysome of the interesting

tweets posted by herfans.The things started whenPoonam on January 23tweeted , ” Wow….Cricket World Cup… Ison its way ;) Gr8!!!”.After that she has beenvigrously re-tweetingseveral tweets and isshowing her happinesson the trend.

Another Ebola battle wonOn January 18, the World Health Organization andthe Malian government declared Mali free of theEbola virus disease. Mali is the third country afterNigeria and Senegal to become free of the deadlydisease. A country should have had no new cases ofEbola for a continuous period of 42 days, which is acycle of two incubation periods of 21 days, for it tobe declared free of the virus. This is a particularlyremarkable achievement for Mali, given the fact thatit shares a porous, 800-km-long border with Guinea.After all, on December 26, 2013, the first case ofEbola virus that led to the unprecedented crisis inWest Africa was found in a remote village in Guinea.Also, Mali became the sixth West African country torecord a case of Ebola when a two-year-old girl withsymptoms arrived from Guinea in October last year.Even in this moment of victory, Mali has to rememberthat it has now only won a battle. As long as the waragainst Ebola remains unfinished in West Africa as awhole, Mali must not lower its guard as new casescan always come up. After all, the country onceexperienced a similar situation in November 2014when it came so close to being declared free of theEbola virus, before a “second wave” of infectionsdelayed such a declaration. The good news is thatthere has been a “turning point” in the Ebola crisiswith the number of new cases reported in the threeworst-affected countries — Liberia, Sierra Leone andGuinea — falling in recent weeks. According to theWHO, as on January 21, 2015 all of 8,683 peoplehave died of Ebola, and the number of cases so far ismore than 21,759.In all, if only eight cases and six deaths occurred inMali, which are fewer than Nigeria with 20 casesand eight deaths, the reason for that is theunprecedented efforts to contain the disease from thevery beginning. Starting with tracing every personwho had come in contact with the sick girl on herjourney from Guinea and, at one point, placing nearly600 people under daily observation, the government,health workers and citizens acted aggressively tostamp out the disease before it turned into a crisissituation. The massive public awareness campaign,monitoring along the border, a fully geared publichealth system and precautions taken by people ontheir own helped Mali to stamp out the virus. Ofcourse, the sombre awareness of the crisis playingout in the three worst-affected countries had a majorrole to play in this process. India has a lesson to learnfrom the way Nigeria and Mali have handled theEbola outbreaks. Though some vital precautionarysteps were taken, the small number of centres thatare capable of testing for the virus and the lack ofquarantine facilities at major airports indicate a lowlevel of preparedness to counter the virus.

NASA releases 100 millionthimage of the Sun

The National Aeronautics& Space Administration(NASA) has released the100 millionth image of theSun captured by its SolarDynamics Observatory(SDO), which waslaunched around fouryears ago. Since its launchon February 11, 2011, theSolar DynamicsObservatory has capturedmany really impeccableimages of the star playinga crucial role in helpingscientists determining theeffectiveness of studiesrelated to solar system.The SDO has beenproviding as many as57,600 images per day,sometime showing howsolar storms erupt andsway in the atmosphere.It is Atmospheric ImagingAssembly (AIA) collects 8images of the star, cycling

through 10 differentwavelengths every 12seconds, using fourtelescopes. Speakingabout the instrument in astatement, NASA said,"SDO sends down awhopping 1.5 terabytes ofdata a day. AIA isresponsible for about halfof that. Every day itprovides 57,600 detailedimages of the sun thatshow the dance of howsolar material sways andsometimes erupts in thesolar atmosphere, thecorona." SDO has beendesigned to understandinfluence of the Sun onEarth and near-Earthspace by studying solaratmosphere on smallscales of space and time aswell as in diversewavelengths at the sametime.

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SPORTS ROUNDDivers Recover Four MoreBodies From AirAsia Wreckage

Indonesian divers haverecovered four morebodies from the sea floor,as preparations were beingmade to use flotationdevices to bring thefuselage of the crashedAirAsia jet to the surface.A member of the recoveryteam said the bodies wererecovered Saturday on thesea floor near thewreckage, which is sittingat the bottom of the JavaSea about 30 metersbelow the surface.Strong currents preventeddivers from entering theaircraft’s main sectionuntil Friday when theyrecovered six bodies thatwere still strapped in their

seats.So far, 69 bodies havebeen recovered fromAirAsia Flight 8501,which plunged into theJava Sea with 162 peopleonboard while en routefrom Surabaya,Indonesia's second-largestcity, to Singapore.The jet's "black boxes" -

the cockpit voice recorderand flight data recorder -were recovered severaldays ago.Indonesian TransportMinister Ignasius Jonansaid earlier in the weekthat the plane climbedabnormally fast beforestalling and plunging intothe sea.

Indian troops clash with Kashmiri Muslimsprotesting latest caricature of Prophet Muhammad

SRINAGARIndia – Governmentforces in Indian-controlledKashmir fired warningshots and tear gas Fridayto disperse Muslimprotesters angry at thepublication of a caricatureof Prophet Muhammad inthe latest issue of Frenchsatirical weekly CharlieHebdo.Protests broke out in themain city of Srinagar afterFriday prayers withworshippers carryingplacards reading "Downwith Charlie" and chantingslogans against the Indianrule and in favor of Islam.Security fired shots andtear gas in at least at threeplaces, while theprotesters hurled rocks atthem, police said.Similar protests were alsoreported in several townsand villages in thedisputed Himalayanregion.There were no immediatereports of any injuries.Police overnight detaineda top pro-independenceleader, Mohammed YasinMalik, who called thestrike and protests againstthe magazine's latest issue,which shows a drawing ofa tearful ProphetMuhammad holding a sign"I am Charlie" in French.It was published followinga Jan. 7 attack on themagazine's Paris officethat killed 12 people.Many Muslims believetheir faith forbidsdepictions of the prophet.The region has witnessedseveral protests againstthe latest cartoon, but

Friday's shutdown was thefirst major reaction inKashmir since the Parisattacks."By encouraging andallowing the reproductionof the highly provocativeand insulting caricatures ofour beloved prophet, theWest has contemptuouslydisregarded sensitivities ofthe Muslim world," wroteHassan Zainagairee, acolumnist in GreaterKashmir, the region'slargest English daily.

Kashmir is dividedbetween India andPakistan, and both claim itin its entirety since Britishcolonialists left in 1947.Since 1989, several rebelgroups have been fightingto win Kashmir'sindependence or have theIndian-controlled portionmerge with Pakistan.More than 68,000 people,mainly civilians, have diedin the armed uprising andsubsequent Indian militarycrackdown.

Saina, Srikanth reachfinals at Syed Modi GPGDefending championSaina Nehwal is just onestep away from retainingher women’s singles title,while world No. 5 IndianK Srikanth too reached thefinals of the USD 120,000Syed Modi InternationalBadminton tournament,on Saturday.Olympic bronze medallistSaina didn’t have to breakmuch sweat as shedisposed off fourth seedNichaon Jindapon ofThailand 21-10 21-16 atthe Babu Banarasi DasIndoor Stadium.The 24-year-old will takeon the winner of the matchbetween two-time WorldChampionship bronzemedallist P V Sindhu andreigning World ChampionCarolina Marin of Spain.World No 5 Srikanth also

continued his rampagingform and entered the finalsfor the second successivetime with a hard- foughtvictory over compatriot HS Prannoy, who hadclinched the IndonesiaMasters last year.The top seed Indiandropped the opening gamebefore beating Prannoy12-21 21-12 21-14 in a

match that lasted for anhour and four minutes inthe men’s singlescompetition.In doubles, it wascurtains for fifth seedsManu Attri and BSumeeth Reddy as theywere defeated by fourthseeds Vladimir Ivanovand Ivan Sozonov ofRussia 12-21 18-21.

Police arrest four suspectedIslamist militants in Spain

SpainPolice in Spain’s NorthAfrican enclave of Ceutaarrested four men onSaturday suspected ofbelonging to a militantIslamist network that mayhave been planning anattack in Spain, the interiorministry said.Spain has stepped upsecurity as well as effortsto prevent theradicalisation of youngMuslim citizens followingattacks in Paris this monthin which Islamist gunmenkilled 17 people.Saturday suspected ofbelonging to a militantIslamist network that mayhave been planning anattack in Spain, the interiorministry said.Spain has stepped upsecurity as well as effortsto prevent theradicalisation of youngMuslim citizens followingattacks in Paris this monthin which Islamist gunmenkilled 17 people.Confirming the arrests,Spanish Interior MinisterJorge Fernandez Diaz toldreporters: “They are twopairs of brothers, highlyradicalized and highlytrained.” Diaz said therewere “many parallels”with the two brothers whoattacked the Paris office ofthe satirical newspaper

Charlie Hebdo earlier thismonth, shooting dead 12people. He did notelaborate.El Mundo newspaperquoted Diaz as saying thefour detained brotherswere of Moroccan originbut held Spanishnationality. In searchescarried out alongside thearrests, police foundcombat gear and knives,he added.Earlier, the interiorministry released a shortstatement saying policewere investigatingwhether the four men hadbeen planning an attack inSpain. Authorities inCeuta, an autonomousSpanish city borderingMorocco, declined tocomment.Sources close to theinvestigation told El Paisnewspaper the probe hadstarted two weeks agowhen one of the fourposted a video on hisFacebook page showinghim providing militarytraining and urging othersto wage jihad. Spain isamong a number ofEuropean countriesstruggling to deter youngMuslim citizens frombecoming jihadists in Syriaor Iraq, fearing they mightreturn to plot attacks onhome soil.

J&K: PDP says talking to BJP, listsconditions for government-formationJAMMU PDP today confirmed thatit is holding "track-II"dialogue with BJP forgovernment formation inJammu and Kashmir as itlisted out a number ofconditions with anassertion that there will beno "sell out" on "core"issues like time-boundrevocation of AFSPA.PDP patron MuftiMohammad Sayeed said ifthe 'track-II' talks takesome direction, the twoparties will firm up aCommom MinimumProgramme and then holda structured dialogue.Insisting that he was not"power hungry", theformer Chief Minister saidhe wants to bring the stateout of a "quagmire" that itis in. His statement cameagainst the backdrop of ameeting his close aide and

MLA Haseeb Drabu hadwith Governor N N Vohralast evening to inform himabout progress in thegovernment formationefforts."Track-II dialogue withBJP over the formation ofgovernment in Jammu andKashmir is in progress,"Sayeed said whileaddressing party leadershere."Once the track two

dialogue gets somedirection, a structureddialogue or the 'track-I'dialogue on the formationof a Common MinimumProgramme will beinitiated," he said. PDP emerged as thesingle largest party in lastmonth's Assemblyelections by bagging 28seats in the 87-memberHouse while BJP stoodsecond with 25 seats.

Unstable demographics, falling oil andregional tension await Saudi rulers

When the wheels of SaudiArabian monarchy beganturning this week to installa new ruler after the deathof King Abdullah, the mostsignificant announcementwas not who was thesuccessor, but who wasnamed deputy crownprince. For the first timein the country’s history, agrandson of the nation’sfounder has beendesignated as a possibleheir to the throne. The riseof Prince Mohammed binNayef, 55, a Western-educated member of theRoyal Family, begins a

significant shift in acountry long dominated byunchanging politicaltraditions. “He’s the firstone from the secondgeneration to stepforward,” said Ali al-Ahmed, director of theWa s h i n g t o n - b a s e dInstitute for Gulf Affairs.“He was educated in theWest, he is pro-Western,he was in Washington inDecember, and it was veryclear he was treated like aroyal. The power structurein Saudi Arabia is going tobe Mohammed binNayef.”

Soon, autonomous helicopterdrone for Martian explorationWashington: NASA hasrevealed that it is workingon a small helicopter thatcould fly ahead of futureMars rovers to improvesurveillance andnavigation abilities on thealien planet.NASA's Jet PropulsionLaboratory has proposedthe idea of MarsHelicopter, anautonomous drone thatcould triple the distancesthat Mars rovers can drivein a Martian day, as thealien surface is uneven,and ridges and valleysmake navigating theterrain difficult, the Vergereported. The rover teamscould also use imagesfrom the helicopter to

select features for furtherstudy, giving them a muchcloser option than theMars ReconnaissanceOrbiter and its HiRISEcamera, which is over 150miles above the surface.Prototype versions of theMars Helicopter are beingtested now and the idea isproposed as an "add-on"to future rover missions,

so even if it gets approvedit won't be flying any timesoon. Compared to Earth,Mars has a much thinneratmosphere and muchweaker gravity, suggestingthat a drone also must beengineered to be ruggedenough to withstandMartian conditions whileremaining light enough tofly.

Obama won't see TajMahal, to skip Agra visit

Washington/New DelhiPresident Barack Obama"regrets" that he will not beable to visit Agra during histhree-day stay to Indiastarting tomorrow, the WhiteHouse said today.

"President Obama and theFirst Lady will travel toRiyadh on Tuesday, January27 in order to pay respects toKing Salman bin Abdulazizand the family of the late KingAbdullah bin Abdulaziz.....

Parrikar keeps mum aftercontroversial 'deep assets' remark

PANAJIDefence minister ManoharParrikar on Saturdayrefused to comment overCongress's demand totender a public apologyover his statements onsome former primeministers compromisingcountry's "deep assets".Parrikar, who was inPanaji to accompanyparty's official candidateSiddharth Cuncolienkar tofile nominations for thebypoll, ducked questionson the issue and remainedtight-lipped.The ministerhad kicked up a storm withhis allegations that someformer prime ministers had"compromised" the

country's "deep assets".Congress had demandedthat he should giveevidence to back his claimor tender a public apology.Parrikar had made theseremarks during an event inMumbai while referring tothe coast guard operationinvolving a boat comingfrom Pakistan. He had saidhe did not give detailsabout the incident as thesource might becompromised. "After all,you have to build deepassets. Deep assets arecreated over 20-30 years.Sadly, there were somePrime Ministers whocompromised deepassets," he had said.

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Some pictures, and some questions!AhmedabadHinduism and India as asociety need big-timereform(you may sayresurgence or correctionor renaissance). Look atthe pictures here. This isnot some gutter orgarbage removal place.This is a religious place.This is what we call‘pavitra kund’, wherepeople on pilgrimage aresupposed to take bath inpure water!Just look at the pictures,what is the condition ofthis ‘pavitra kund’!This is how we treat ourwater bodies!This is how we disposesoff garbage and dischargedrainage!How disgusting to say thatthis is our religious place,forget public place!This kund is not located atsome unimportant place insome corner. It is locatedin Somnath, which is apilgrim place of primeimportance for Hindus.This kunda is called Prachikund.There’s a proverb ‘So vaarKaashi, ek vaar Praachi’.It means you need to goPrachi for once and it is

considered equal to your100 pilgrim tours to Kashi.It is believed thatDharmaraja hadperformed Moksha ofKaurava kul and Yadukulin this Prachi kund.Prachi kund is adestination whereSaraswati river flows toeastern direction.Locals say, Gandhiji andKasturba had visitedPrachi.After recent report in localnewspaper about worstcondition of Prachi kund,today around 60 youthsand laborers startedcleaning task here.Employees of ShriSomnath Trust, sanitationstaff, journalist DipakJoshi, social volunteersfrom Kodinar etc joinedthis task.The question is, even afterthe best attempt ofvolunteers to clean it, forhow long this kunda willremain clean?In this nation, there arethousands of swimmingpools, and we can keepthem clean and hygienic,then why this kunda whichis situated in top pilgrimdestination of Hindu faith

should be in such ashameful condition?Where does our donationmoney go? Where are ourmanagement skills to takecare of our pilgrim placeswhich are also touristplaces? Why don’t we feelshame when we see thiscondition of our pilgrimplaces? Why dirty, filthyplaces fail to shock us?

Gujarat BJP parliamentary boarddiscusses panchayat body appointments

GandhinagarGujarat BJP parliamentaryboard meeting was heldtoday at state partyheadquarters Kamalam inGandhinagar. The meetingwas chaired by state partypresident RC Faldu. It wasattended by Chief MinisterAnandiben Patel among

others. The meetingdiscussed reportssubmitted by partyobservers on selection ofparty leaders for variousposts in newly formedtalukas and districts.Discussion was held onselection of talukapanchayat president/vice

president, executivecommittee chairman andleader of party in electedpanchayat bodies.Selection process foroffice bearers of 28 talukapanchayats across 19districts where BJP enjoysmajority was held duringthe meeting.

Girnar rope-way, railway line in Balaramsanctuary get NBWL clearance

AhmedabadA high-level environmentministry panel has given itsnod to double trackrailway line project nearBalaram Ambaji Wild LifeSanctuary in Gujarat. Thisapproval will make layingof Dedicated FreightCorridor(DFC) railwaylines possible. DFCconnecting Delhi andMumbai once ready willtake all burden of goodstraffic which at presentconventional railwaytracks of Indian Railwaysbusy. DFC will allowIndian Railways to runmore passenger trains onits present lines, and willallow more goods train torun on new DFC line.The Standing Committeefor the National Board forWildlife (NBWL) chairedby Union Environment

Minister PrakashJavadekar also clearedGirnar rope-way projectof Junagarh district ofGujarat. Girnar is thetallest mountain of Gujaratwhich has several templeson height. Currentlypeople use steps andpalanquins to reach topportion of Girnar. Oncerope-way is ready they willget faster and smootheroption.These were among53 public utility projectsapproved in the recentmeeting of the NBWL.The NBWL clearance ismandatory as theseprojects are located nearthe periphery of wildlifesanctuaries. According tosources, the NBWL hasgiven clearance to theNeyveli Lignite’s 1,000MW coal-based thermalpower project at

Tuticorin, which comeswithin the 10-kmperiphery of Mullakadurange of forests in TamilNadu. The Tuticorinproject, being set upthrough the subsidiary firmNMDC Tamil NaduPower Ltd formed in jointventure withTANGEDCO, is inadvanced stage ofcompletion. It entailed aninvestment of Rs 4,910crore and will help thecompany achieve over4,200 MW generationcapacity.The NBWL hasalso approved the TelanganaPower GenerationCorporation Ltd’s expansionproject with 800 MWcapacity at the KothagudenTermal Power Stationlocated at Paloncha nearKinnerasani wildlifesanctuary in Telangana.

Visa process for Pakistan minoritieson fast track in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABADTo fast track issuance ofLong Term Visas (LTV) toabout 357 families ofPakistani minorities, thespecial branch of citypolice and districtcollector will organize acamp at the Collector'soffice on January 30.Of the 357 families, whichincludes Hindus and Sikhs,about 143 families live inSardarnagar in the city anda separate camp for fasttracking their LTVapplications will be held onJanuary 30.Officials of the specialbranch said first time LTVcandidates will have to bepresent at the collector's

with their documents andguarantors on the days ofthe camps.Joint commissioner ofpolice, special branch,Vikas Sahay, saidPakistani minorities cometo India on a six-monthvisa and later apply forLTVs. "These applicationsare sent to the Ministry ofHome Affairs (MHA)through the state homedepartment. However, itwas recently learned thatthese applications remainpending for long periodsand add to the misery ofthese immigrant families,"Sahay said.Sources said that JCPSahay on a recent visit to

Delhi raised the issue ofpending LTV andcitizenship applications byPakistani minorities withofficials of the MHA."MHA later decided toconduct camps for suchapplicants across thecountry and fast track theprocesses for LTV-citizenship applications,"Sahay said. Sahay addedthat those Pakistaniminorities living in Indiafor seven years are entitledto apply for Indiancitizenship. "This campwill also address the issueof citizenship and guidePakistani minorities on thedocuments necessary toapply," added Sahay.

Four test positivein AhmedabadAHMEDABADFour more persons testedpositive for swine flu in thecity on Friday. With thisthe number of patientswho had tested positive tothe viral infection inAhmedabad has gone upto 21. (This numberincludes the four who haddied of the disease, thoughnone of the deceasedbelonged to the city). Outof the 21 cases, sevenbelong to Ahmedabadwhile the rest 14 are fromoutside the city.A day earlier, four patientshad tested positive and,out of these, three were

from Ahmedabad city.This included a 62-year-old man from Chandlodia,a 41-year-old woman fromAmbawadi, a 50-year-oldman from Mehsana and a28-year-old youth fromJuhapura. Members of thehospital staff attending tothe patients are also beingmonitored for anysymptoms and so are theirclose relatives. A set offour medical guidelinesissued by the Uniongovernment have beencirculated among variouschapters of the IndianMedical Association(IMA).

Saraswati Puja circularunconstitutional: ExpertsAHMEDABAD A circular issued byAhmedabad MunicipalSchool Board asking itsschools to organizeSaraswati Puja onSaturday has stirred ahornets' nest. The circularcovers Urdu schools, mostof whose students arefrom the minoritycommunity.Apart from the Congress,civil rights activists andmembers of the minoritycommunity in the city arealso opposed to thecircular.Earlier, similar circularswere issued in 1996 and2007 when singing ofVande Matram was madecompulsory in all AMCschools.The latest circular wasissued on January 19.Municipal school boardadministrator LagdhirDesai said VasantPanchami is an occasion toremember GoddessSaraswati, the deity of

knowledge."To help studentsunderstand the importanceof education, schools needto organise Saraswati Pujaand make students reciteprayers to the goddess attheir prayer assembly. It isnecessary to make childrenunderstand how VasantPanchami is celebrated inother states too," saidDesai. Municipal schoolboard chairman JagdishBhavsar conceded thatsuch a circular was indeedissued."Yes, such a circular wasissued as is done everyyear, and we are notwithdrawing it. It clearlysays that individualmunicipal schools, duringtheir assembly session,should explain theimportance of VasantPanchami, which is thefestival of Saraswati, thegoddess of knowledge.The school is the abode ofknowledge in our culture.I have not asked schools

to perform any ritual," saidBhavsar.Eminent lawyer andhuman rights activistGirish Patel said that, in1996, he had filed apetition in the Gujarat highcourt challenging aGujarat governmentcircular making singing ofVande Matramcompulsory in minorityschools."Notices were issued andthe government wasforced to say it wasvoluntary and notcompulsory. To issue sucha religious instruction is inviolation of articles 25 and27 of our Constitutionwhich explains freedom ofreligion. No governmentschool or government-aided school can havecompulsory religiousinstruction. This circular isunconstitutional andminorities should treatcompliance as voluntaryand not compulsory," saidPatel.

News in brief from across GujaratAhmedabad-Due to security reasonsassociated with Republicday and US PresidentBarack Obama’s visit toIndia, Indian Railways hasclosed its parcel service toDelhi for four days.Railways will lose revenueworth crores as it hasstopped booking of newparcels.-World famous musicianYanni started hisperformance at Vadfest inVadodara with thesewords, “Hello India, KemChho Gujarat?” OneIndian tune Yanni played inhis performance was filmMeri Jung’s son ‘Zindagihar kadam ek nai jang hai’.This was Yanni’s thirdshow in India. As soon ashe completed his

performance at 9.57 pm,people started shouting‘once more’. However,due to time restriction of10.00 pm prescribed bylaw, he couldn’t givefurther performance.Yanni said, “India is agreat country, people arevery good. I will comehere every year.”-It’s Vasant Panchmitoday. Thousands ofweddings are organized onthis day, as it is consideredone of the bestmuhurts(auspicious timeto hold good functions).-Only 107 well-to-dopeople have selected toopt out from LPG cylindersubsidy in Ahmedbad sofar. The government is ofopinion that well-to-dorich people should on their

own take decision to optout from subsidy benefits,as the concept of subsidyis actually about servingpoor and lower middleclass people.-Ahmedabad city deputycollector has sent a letterto city policec o m m i s s i o n e rr e c o m m e n d i n gcancellation of license ofAloft, Cambay Grand andCambay Saffire hotels dueto non-payment of luxurytax. Unpaid tax of Alofthotel is Rs. 1 crore,Cambay Grand Rs. 20 lakhwhile Cambay Saffire Rs.4 lakh.-Former leader ofopposition and presentMLA of Abdasa,Shaktisinh Gohil who isalso Congress party’s

national spokesperson wasspotted in Gujarat HighCourt working as lawyer.Shaktisinh has received his‘sanad(license)’ to work aslawyer back. Herepresented an accusedwho is presently incustody in Justice AJDesai’s court yesterday.He left the court as soonas hearing was over.-Bollywood starsincluding Ranbir Kapoor,Abhishek Bachchan, ArjunKapoor among others willplay football at Jolly partyplot in Surat on 7 Marchfor ‘Garv’ charity projectwhich is about helpingpoor children who are intobegging in various parts ofSurat city. Garv projecthas been initiated byVasant Gajera.It intends to

take care of poor childrenupto the age of 22.According to Gajera’splan, 500 children who areinto begging will be takento Vatsalya dham wherethey will first get healthand nutrition care for 30days, and later they will betaught good manners sothat they can connect tomainstream children.Later, for one year theywill be trained for skills.-Famous Ghazal singerManhar Udhas opened athree-day long youthfestival of Vir NarmadSouth Gujarat Universityin Surat. 1196 studentsfrom 102 colleges areparticipating in this 42ndyouth festival which shallconclude on 25 January atuniversity convention hall.

‘Right liberals’ portion of it!VadodaraThere’s this word ‘left wingliberals’ very famous onsocial media. This word ismostly used by right winghandles on twitter.But here something on ‘Rightwing liberals’ who are out inVadodara with Vadfestfestival. Traditionally inGujarat, meat or non-vegitems are not served in anygovernment function orgovernment supportedfunction, but Saurabh Patel’s

Vadfest will host number ofcuisine events in which non-veg items will be catered.The event is titled as ‘RoyalCuisine’, and the food itemsin offering will be JhingyachiKadhi, Miri Maas, MuttonKabarga, Zinga Dum Nisha,Kachche Gosh Ki DumBiryani, Meth Kokad, MoolMaach, Murgh Pulao,Machchi Dam Pukh, GoshtKa Halwa, amongothers(click here for PDFlist).

So on one side, PrimeMinister Narendra Moditries to promote vegetarianfood even in Lutyen’s Delhiacross all government hostedfunction, and on the otherhand the Government ofGujarat in collaboration withprivate parties will servenon-veg dishes to promoteRoyal cuisine in Gujarat’scultural capital Vadodara.But here is the story of ‘Rightwing liberals’ who areorganizing Vadfest.