30 January 2015

SHIMLA, JAN 29A day after Kalyan Singh

took over as actingGovernor of HimachalPradesh, the Vishwa HinduParishad submitted a mem-orandum, drawing hisattention towards incidentsof Love Jihad, religiousconversions and infiltra-tion of Bangladeshimigrants and urged him totake necessary action inthis regard.

The memorandum pre-sented to the Governor bya delegation led by VHPorganising secretary ManojKumar said that about twodozen cases of Love Jihad,a number of cases of reli-gious conversions andinfiltration of Bangladeshimigrants in the state were

brought to the notice of thechief minister VirbhadraSingh who had denied thatany such case was in theknowledge of the govern-ment.

Manoj said that therewere no religious conver-sions in the state some 15years ago but now there isspurt in such incidents and

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MUMBAITemperature: 300CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity: 46%Wind: 19 Km/hr

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Environment Minister

Prakash Javadekar onThursday met with thecadets of NationalService Scheme (NSS)who participated in theRepublic Day parade andexhorted them to pas-sionately pursue theirdreams as Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and USPresident Barack Obamadid.

Referring to whatPresident Obama saidduring his radio address"Mann Ki Baat" with

Prime Minister Modiwhich was aired recently,Javadekar said the com-mon thing between thetwo leaders was hardwork, passion and dedi-cation which hedescribed as the "gurumantra" for success inlife. "What US PresidentBarack Obama said in'Mann Ki Baat' was thatit was only because ofdemocracy that anAfrican child born to asingle mother, who wasnot looked upon as equal

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HAQSAADDAFIGHT FOR RIGHTFriday, January 30, 2015

Kiran Bedi's 15-point program to increaseengagement, development of Delhi youth

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‘Hawaizaada’ granted tax free inUttar Pradesh

NEW DELHI, JAN 29In the biggest ever

share sale, governmentwill offer Coal Indiashares at a floor priceof Rs 358 apieceFriday for divestmentof up to 10 percentstake in the state-runbehemoth for an esti-mated Rs 22,600 crore,even as trade unionswarned of strikeagainst the move.

The floor price wasfixed on Thursday at adiscount of about 5percent from the cur-rent market price ofCoal India (CIL),where the governmentpresently holds nearly90 percent stake.

In the one-day stakesale, to be conductedtoday during market

hours from 9 am to3.30 pm, the govern-ment will sell 31.58crore shares or 5 per-cent stake with anoption to sell a further5 percent stakedepending on the

demand.At the floor price, the

total 10 percent stakecan fetch the govern-ment Rs 22,600 crore,although retailinvestors would get a

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Coal India divestment on Friday;Govt eyes Rs 22,600 crore

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NEW DELHI, JAN 29The Election Commission

on Thursday announced that itwill monitor all press confer-ences given by political par-ties in the national capital tocheck for possible violationsof the Model Code of Conductahead of the February 7

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EC to monitor press confer-ences by parties

NEW DELHI, JAN 29It was a cold Thursday

morning here with the mini-mum temperature recorded at4.8 degrees Celsius - fournotches below the season'saverage.

The visibility at 8.30 amwas 700 metres which affect-ed the arrival of 30 trains to

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Cold Thursday morn-ing in Delhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Justice Narayanan Nadar

Paul Vasanthakumar has beenappointed as the next ChiefJustice of the Jammu andKashmir High Court.

His appointment will beeffective from the date heassumes charge, a LawMinistry statement said on

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J&K High Court getsnew Chief Justice

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NEW DELHI, JAN 29BJP on Thursday announced that

it will not come out with any mani-festo for the Delhi Assembly pollsand instead will release a visiondocument for the city in a day ortwo which will feature a roadmapfor development and welfare of thepeople. The decision was taken at ameeting chaired by BJP PresidentAmit Shah during which various

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BJP to release vision document, notmanifesto: Amit Shah

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind

Kejriwal on Thursday accusedother political parties in Delhi oftrying to buy AAP volunteersahead of the February 7 AssemblyElections.

Writing on Twitter, Kejriwal saidhe has asked his party volunteers toaccept the money being offered.However, the volunteers have been

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Kejriwal asks AAP volunteersto take money and do sting

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Congress vice president Rahul

Gandhi on Thursday criticised theBharatiya Janata Party, accusing itof dividing people along sectarianlines for the benefit of corporatesand of not fulfilling promises madeprior to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

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BJP wants to divide people alongsectarian lines, says Rahul

NEW DELHI, JAN 29The Brigade of Guards

Regiment and Sikh Regimentwere on Thursday jointlyadjudged the best marchingcontingents in this year'sRepublic Day parade under

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Brigade of Guards, SikhRegiment adjudged bestmarching contingents inRepublic Day parade

JAMMU, JAN 29Security forces have dug out

ammunition and explosives,including grenades, believedto be left out during India-Pakconflicts in 1971 from the bor-der belt of Samba district ofJammu and Kashmir, police

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Security forces recov-er 1972 war ammuni-tion in J&K's Samba

RAIPUR, JAN 29The prolonged tussle within

the Congress in Chhattisgarhtook a fresh turn Wednesdayas the party suspended twolegislators -- known to be die-hard supporters of formerchief minister Ajit Jogi -- for"anti-party activities". Jogi

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Congress suspendstwo Chhattisgarhlegislators

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VHP urges HP Governor to actagainst Love Jihad, conversions

AHMEDABAD, JAN 29More than 400 Hindu

families from Pakistanwho are living in Gujaraton Thursday attended acamp held by the UnionMinistry of Home Affairsand the district collector'soffice here.

The two-day camp hasbeen organised ondemand from those seek-ing the citizenship.

"Around 400 to 450families participated. Thecriterion for accepting thecitizenship form is that

the person must havebeen living in India formore than seven years. 28persons who belong tothe minority communityin Pakistan today filedapplications," said resi-dent deputy commission-er M S Gohil.

Two Muslim familiesfrom Pakistan alsoattended the camp seek-ing citizenship of India.

"A large number ofpeople queued up todayeither to get information

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NEW DELHI, JAN 29With the aim to attract more

tourists from India, thePhilippines authorities are consid-ering lifting visa requirements forIndians on an experimental basisfor a year.

This was told by PhillippinesTourism Minister Ramon RJimenez who met his Indian coun-terpart Mahesh Sharma here onThursday, according to a release.

The Philippines delegation ledby Jimenez also highlighted thedifficulty of connectivity betweenthe two countries and requestedSharma to take it up on a prioritybasis. The meeting of TourismMinisters of both the countries

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ISLAMABAD, JAN 29Pakistan Thursday

reiterated its opposi-tion to grant a perma-nent seat on UNSecurity Council toIndia and insisted onreforms to make theforum more democrat-ic. Pakistan contestedthe Indian move afterUS President BarrackObama announcedsupport for India toseek permanentSecurity Council`sseat during his recentvisit to New Delhi.

Foreign ministryspokesperson TasnimAslam said India didnot "qualify tobecome a permanent

member of UNSCbecause of its viola-tions of UN resolu-tions", Xinhua newsagency reported.

"India is in violationof the UN Security

Council resolutions onJammu and Kashmirand the right of peopleof Kashmir to self-determination," thespokesperson said at

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Pakistan opposes UN Councilpermanent seat to India

To boost tourism,Philippines mullinglifting visa require-ment for Indians

Over 400 Pak Hindu familiesare seeking Indian citizenship

Follow your dreams as Modi, Obamadid: Javadekar to NSS cadets

Weather ReportDELHITemperature: 160CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:32%Wind: 23 Km/hr

KOLKATATemperature: 250CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity: 54% Wind: 19 Km/hr

CHENNAITemperature: 290CPrecipitation: 0%Humidity:64%Wind: 14 Km/hr

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Raising the politi-

cal heat ahead ofDelhi AssemblyElections, theBharatiya JanataParty (BJP) onThursday targetedAam Aadmi Party(AAP) chief ArvindKejriwal.

Addressing a pressconference, BJPleader Rajiv PratapRuddy announcedthat his party willcorner AAP on vari-ous issues in thecoming days.

He further accusedKejriwal of repeated-ly going back on hispromises and askedhim five questions,which are as follows:

Why did Kejriwalaccept Z+ securityduring his 49-daystint as Delhi chief

minister?Why didn't the

AAP chief fulfil hispromise of orderingprobe against SheilaDikshit during histenure as CM?

Why did the AAPchief change hisstance and take sup-port of Congress to

form government inDelhi?

On the day of oath-taking ceremony,Kejriwal travelled ina metro train, thenwhy is he usingSUVs these days?

Why did Kejriwalused a private jet for

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Delhi polls: BJP attacks Kejriwal withfirst set of five questions, AAP hits back

MUMBAI, JAN 29A consumer activist

Thursday filed a complaintagainst America`s NewEngland BrewingCompany, which sparked acontroversy by using a pic-ture of Mahatma Gandhion its beer cans and sellingthem in certain parts ofIndia.

Consumer GuidanceSociety of India media cellchief Viveck Shettyylodged the complaintbefore the MetropolitanMagistrate of 66th Court inAndheri, invoking relevantsections of the IndianPenal Code.

"Gandhi ji is father of

our nation and we all holdhim in great respect. I amdeeply shocked and out-raged by the use of his pic-ture on beer cans of`Gandhi-Bot` sold in ourcountry," Shettyy told.

He said it was particular-ly insulting as Gandhi hadabstained from alcohol allhis life and even advocatedprohibition. The beer com-pany`s action was a mock-ery of his principles andvalues of life, he added.

"It is all the more ironicthat while (US) PresidentBarack Obama has beendeeply inspired by Gandhiji as he has repeatedly said

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NEW DELHI, JAN 29A report of the World

Bank has describedHimachal Pradesh as thebest state with the besthuman development out-comes in India.

The state government'sperformance in terms ofpoverty reduction, edu-cation, women employ-ment and health sectorswere used as parametersto compare with otherstates.

It has also taken a leadin implementing variousnational programmeswith a special emphasison infrastructural devel-

opment.The report titled

'Scaling the Heights:Social Inclusion and

S u s t a i n a b l eDevelopment' wasreleased by Social

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Himachal Pradesh best state with humandevelopment outcomes in India: World Bank

Gandhi-Bot Beer: Consumeractivist moves court

India, Nepal armyofficials talk dis-aster responsemanagementKATHMANDU, JAN 29

India and Nepal havediscussed mutual coopera-tion in regional disasterresponse management dur-ing a visit by Indian Armyofficials.

A seven-member team ofIndian Army had arrivedhere on Tuesday led byMaj Gen PJS Pannu,Additional DirectorGeneral, Military

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GENEVA, JAN 29Notwithstanding the

decline in global for-eign direct investmentinflows, India's FDIincreased by 26 per-cent in 2014 to an esti-mated USD 35 billionwith maximum growthin the services sector,a UN report saidThursday.

China toppled theUS in 2014 as theworld's largest recipi-ent of FDI -- a positionthat the US had beenholding almost consis-tently since the 1980's-- though with a mod-est increase of 3 per-cent, the latest 'Global

Investment TradeMonitor' reportreleased by UnitedNations Conferenceon Trade andDevelopment said.

The propping up ofFDI in China is mainlydue to an increase inFDI in the service sec-tor, even as FDI inmanufacturing sectorparticularly fromJapan and in industriessensitive to risinglabour costs fell.

The manufacturingsector in terms of netcross border mergersand acquisitions(M&A) sales recorded

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India's FDI increased by 26% in 2014

NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 30, 2015Delhi News2 SAADDA HAQ

NEW DELHI, JAN 29A day after giving a detailed

blueprint of her action plan forwomen safety in Delhi, BJPchief ministerial candidateKiran Bedi on Thursday sharedher 15-point program that willincrease engagement with anddevelopment of Delhi's youth.

The activist-turned politiciantook to Twitter to share thedetails of her plan for the youthof Delhi. "Without the powerof youth, it is difficult to imag-ine anything. The youth ofDelhi will be integral to ouragenda," Bedi tweeted.

Sharing her action-plan usinghashtag Kiransblueprint, thefirst of the fifteen points shegave was 1) Youth participation in gover-

nance through education,training, and leadershipdevelopment programs.

2) Apprenticeship programscreated across various sectorsof their choice includingbusiness, industry, govt inpartnership with private sec-tor.

3) Enable access for youth

organisations to sports andother govt facilities: opti-mum utilisation of stadiumsand sports facilities.

4) A simplified single windowclearance for all regulatorypermissions to promoteincrease in cultural andsports events for youth.

5) Move towards a DigitalDelhi in sync with the DigitalIndia campaign.

6)Encourage entrepreneurshipvia incubation: facilitation of

investment forums,leverageunused spaces for co-work-ing for startups.

7) Concerted programs on edu-cation and skill developmentfocused on youth.

8) Drug and substance abuseawareness generation andrehabilitation programs.

9) Working with govt educa-tion institutions to establishhealth education and coun-selling to deal with academ-ic, mental health and life-

events issues.10) Scholarships and exchange

programs with domestic andforeign universities.

11) Involvement of youth incommunity service for pro-grams in literacy, healthcare,civil defence.

12) Establish public librarieswith electronic access / e-books.

13) Install exercise equipmentin ring-fenced areas in publicparks.

14) Encourage “Raahgiri” pro-grams in more neighbour-hoods.

15) Regular interaction withyouth forums to exchangeideas and to stay current andrelevant.

Delhi Legislative Assemblyelection, 2015 will be held onFebruary 7 to elect 70 mem-bers. The results will beannounced on February 10.

BJP has fielded Kiran Bedifrom Krishna Nagar con-stituency against Aam AadmiParty candidate SK Bagga.

Kiran Bedi's 15-point program to increaseengagement, development of Delhi youth

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Attacking the BJP and AAP

for failing to focus on the poor,Congress vice president RahulGandhi Thursday said hisparty was the only one tounderstand Delhi`s need fordevelopment must include theyouth and find place for thepoor.

"The reality is that theCongress intends to includethe poor in Delhi`s growthstory. We understand what itmeans to develop, and wewant all to develop, but wealso want the poor to beincluded in that dream. Ouryouth should feel that Delhibelongs to them as well... their(the BJP and the AAP) realgoal is to keep the poor awayfrom development," he said atan election rally here.

Taking a jab at the AamAadmi Party (AAP), Gandhisaid its only goal was to "keepthe Congress out of power" inthe national capital.

He said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party was one that evenfailed to retain its associateslike Kiran Bedi who hadswitched over to the BharatiyaJanata Party, which made herits chief ministerial candidate.

In a frontal attack on theBJP, Gandhi said the BJPmade only tall claims butdelivered little after coming topower. In a jibe at PrimeMinister Narendra Modi,Gandhi cited th failure of hisgovernment to keep its prom-ise of checking price rise andbringing the black money backinto the country within 100days of assuming power.

BJP, AAP failed to focus onpoor, says Rahul Gandhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 29AAP leader Arvind

Kejriwal has decided tomove the High Courtafter the Assembly pollschallenging the ElectionCommission's orderdirecting him to desistfrom commenting on theissue of BJP andCongress allegedly dis-tributing money to vot-ers.

"We will move theHigh Court against theElection Commissionafter the election. But, atthe moment, we willfully respect the ECorder," an AAP

spokesperson said.Taking "serious note"

of Kejriwal's repeatedremarks asking voters to

accept bribe fromCongress and BJP butvote for his party, theElection Commission

had on Tuesday directedhim to desist from mak-ing such comments infuture and warned ofstern action in case ofany violation.

A senior AAP func-tionary said the partywill approach the HCbecause it believes hiscomments "were in thesame spirit of the cru-sade against corruptionwaged by the party".

Following the warningby the ElectionCommission, the AAPleader has stopped mak-ing controversial com-ments at his poll rallies.

The EC order had

come in response to sep-arate complaints madeby BJP and Congressagainst the AAPConvener.

The commission hadsaid the model codeenvisages that partiesand candidates partici-pating in the electoralprocess shall "avoidscrupulously all activi-ties which are corruptpractices and offencesunder the election law,such as bribing of vot-ers...." It had on onJanuary 23 censuredKejriwal for alleging thatBJP incited communalviolence in Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal to challenge EC order in High Court, says AAP

NEW DELHI, JAN 29New Delhi`s transport

department has written toU.S. taxi hailing companyUber Technologies Inc detail-ing problems with its applica-tion for a licence in the city,further complicating thefirm`s ability to operate inIndia`s capital.

While the letter, or "defi-ciency memo", is not a rejec-tion of Uber`s application,the company will have toresubmit a portion of it to begranted a licence, a govern-ment official said.

Uber`s services have beenbanned since December inNew Delhi, when one of itsdrivers was accused of rapinga passenger. The companyrestarted operations last weekafter applying for a radio taxilicence, though the govern-ment said Uber was still

blacklisted.In new rules set by New

Delhi`s transport departmentlast month, taxi-hailing appcompanies need to installemergency buttons in theircabs and havetracking deviceslinked to call cen-tres to obtain alicence.

The memo fromthe transportdepartment seenby Reuters saidUber did not pro-vide details of itscall centreand itsapplicationlacked proofof its registered office in NewDelhi.

"As an applicant, Uber hasto come back if it is interest-ed," said a senior transport

official who was not autho-rised to speak with media onthe matter and so declined tobe identified.

"Otherwise, the applicationwon`t move forward... We

are not usingthe wordrejected any-where."

Similar let-ters were sentto Uber`s localr i v a l sTa x i F o r S u r eand Ola, whichis backed by

J a p a n ` sSoftBankC o r p .T h e

apps of all three firms arecurrently working in the city.

TaxiForSure did notrespond to a request for com-ment, while Ola declined to

comment. An Uberspokesman said the companyis working with authorities tounderstand their require-ments.

Several companies in NewDelhi offer taxi services pri-marily via a smartphone app,but the transport departmentsaid some are openly floutingrules and are not registered toply on roads.

The rape accusation inDecember reignited debateabout women`s safety inIndia and particularly in NewDelhi, which is often dubbedIndia`s rape capital.

Uber is also fighting bansin France, Spain and SouthKorea for alleged violationsincluding using incorrectlylicenced drivers. It has alsohad to contend with furtherrape allegations against driv-ers in Chicago and Boston.

Uber, other taxi-hailing apps hit new roadblock in Delhi

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Days after he quit Congress

and created a controversy bytaking down the website of theparty state unit, Sanjey Puri onThursday joined Aam AadmiParty (AAP) along with scoresof Janakpuri block Congressworkers. Puri, who was theComputer and ResearchDepartment head of DelhiPradesh Congress Committee(DPCC), was reportedlyunhappy over being denied aticket for the upcomingAssembly elections from theJanakpuri constituency.

He formally joined AAP,along with Delhi MahilaCongress secretary NeenaKapoor, during a press confer-

ence here today. One council-lor each from BJP and BSPjoined the party as well.

Senior AAP leader SanjaySingh welcomed the leadersinto the party fold by present-ing them with the trademarkparty cap. "There's agroundswell for the party atthe moment. The gap betweenAAP and BJP in terms of sup-port has never been more.People are choosing the partyover the others in large num-bers," Singh said.

Puri, who earlier had decid-ed to contest the upcomingpolls as an Independent, attrib-uted his move of joining AAPto the Congress's "incompe-tence".

"They have failed in everysphere. It's not about beingrefused a ticket. They failed tobring down power tariff.Prices of essential items sky-rocketed when the party was atthe helm," he told reporters.

The Delhi Pradesh CongressCommittee website athttp://www.Dpcc.Co.In/ aswell as the online edition ofCongress Sandesh(www.Congressandesh.Com)are offline at the moment fol-lowing Puri's exit from theparty. Puri was NSUI's nation-al president and YouthCongress secretary and amember of the party for 30years.

Congress man who took DPCC website down joins AAP

NEW DELHI, JAN 29 In a move towards

effective implementationof the tobacco controllaws, the Delhi's ChiefElectoral Officer (CEO)has declared all pollingstations in Delhi as no-smoking zones in theupcoming assembly pollsto be held on February 7.

The CEO ChandraBhushan Kumar hasissued instructions to alldistrict electoral officers-cum-district magistratesto ensure prohibition ofsmoking at booths.

The district electoralofficers have also beenasked to display signsoutside the polling boothsinforming voters aboutthe booths being no-smoking zones.

"As per provisions con-tained in handbook forPresiding officers 2014issued by ElectionCommission of Indiasmoking inside pollingstation is prohibited.Further, presiding officerto ensure that nobodyincluding polling person-nel and polling agentssmoke inside the pollingstation," the order datedJanuary 22 said.

"Your kind attention isalso invited to Section (4)of the Cigarettes andOther Tobacco Products(Prohibition ofAdvertisement andRegulation of Trade andCommerce Production,Supply and Distribution)Act COTPA 2003 videwhich smoking is prohib-

ited in all public placewhich is also applicableto polling stations beingcovered under the catego-ry of public space," theorder stated.

According to officialsfrom ElectionCommission, members ofVoluntary HealthAssociation of India(VHAI) made representa-tions to the CEO keepingin view the dangers ofpassive smoking onwomen voters and non-smokers and urged him toissue directives to helpgenerate awareness aboutthe dangers of smoking.

"We have met all thekey officials in ChiefElectoral Officer (CEO)of Delhi to ensure thatpolling stations in Delhi

be made smoke-free andrequested them to issuenecessary directions to allthe concerned officials toput complete ban onsmoking inside all pollingbooths," said BhavnaM u k h o p a d h y a y ,Executive DirectorVoluntary HealthAssociation ofIndia.

According to the GlobalAdult Tobacco Survey(GATS) India 2009-10released by Union HealthMinistry, 24.3 per centpopulation of Delhi isusing tobacco product inone or the other of itsform. Delhi has 9.9 percent cigarette smokers,8.7 per cent bidi and 10.5per cent smokeless tobac-co users.

All polling stations in Delhideclared as no-smoking zones NEW DELHI, JAN 29

The apex consumer commissionhas asked the Delhi governmentto pay over Rs 8 lakh to the kin ofa 46-year-old man who died dueto "gross negligence" at the state-run LNJP hospital while beingsubjected to radiotherapy. Abench of National ConsumerDisputes Redressal Commission(NCDRC), presided by Justice DK Jain, asked the Delhi govern-ment to pay Rs 8.25 lakh to thewife and three children ofGhaziabad resident RamveerSingh, who died in October 2004.

The order came while hearingtwo revision petitions, filedagainst the order passed by DelhiState Consumer DisputesRedressal Commission by whichit had asked the Delhi governmentto pay Rs 5 lakh compensation toSingh's kin. One revision petitionwas filed by Singh's kin seekingenhancement of the quantum ofcompensation, while the other

was moved by Delhi governmentseeking absolvement from the lia-bility to pay. "A bare perusal ofthe stand of the Lok Nayak JaiPrakash Narain (LNJP) hospital inthe appeal filed on its behalf bythe government of NCT leaves noscope for any doubt that on hospi-tal's own showing there was grossnegligence while subjecting thedeceased (Singh) to radiothera-py," the NCDRC said. It notedthat the hospital's "treating doc-tor" had prescribed excessivedose of radiation to Singh and adirect radiation field applied onhis body had harmed him to agreat extent.

"LNJP hospital owed a duty togive proper treatment to thedeceased- be it in prescription orin therapy, and as, according to it,the treatment given by its doctor,was improper, liability to paycompensation can be fastened onit alone. We hold accordingly," theapex commission said.

Delhi govt asked to pay Rs 8Lfor medical negligence at LNJP

BJP core groupreviews campaign,steps for Delhi winNEW DELHI, JAN 29

The BJP`s 18-member core group,headed by party president Amit Shah,Thursday reviewed the party campaign-ing for the Feb 7 Delhi assembly pollsand discussed the steps needed to ensurethe party`s victory.

According to sources present in themeeting, Shah reviewed all the publicmeetings and rallies held here in the pastfew days. Sources added that discussionswere also held on the rallies that will betaking place in the future, especiallythose to be addressed by Prime MinisterNarendra Modi and Bharatiya JanataParty`s (BJP) chief ministerial candidateKiran Bedi.

The 18-member core group consists ofleaders like Commerce and IndustryMinister Nirmala Sitharaman, VijayGoel, Delhi BJP president SatishUpadhyay, and Health Minister J.P.Nadda among others.

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Striking a personal note,

Congress President SoniaGandhi on Thursday condoledthe death Colonel M N Rai, acommanding officer who diedin a gun battle with terrorists,and wrote to his wife telling hershe knows what it is to lose abeloved husband to a terrorattack.

Gandhi, whose husband andformer Prime Minister RajivGandhi was assassinated in aterrorist attack atSriperumbudur in Tamil Naduin May 1991, in a letter to Rai'swife Priyanka, said, "I shareyour grief with all my heart -- Iknow what it is to lose abeloved husband to a terroristattack, and for children to berobbed of the love and guidanceof their father at a youngage." At the time of RajivGandhi's death, Rahul andPriyanka were 21 and 19-years-old.

In her condolence message,the Congress President toldRai's wife, "Ever since receiv-ing the news of your brave hus-band's death, my thoughts andprayers have been with you andyour family."

Hailing Col Munindra Nath

Rai as a "patriot to the core",Gandhi said that he was acourageous officer whoinspired his men by his fearlessdedication to duty and his readi-ness to sacrifice his life for hiscountry.

"He has upheld the finest andmost honourable traditions ofour armed forces and broughtglory to the Indian Army andhis regiment. It is most tragictwist of fate that he lost his lifejust a day after receiving theYudh Seva Medal....," theCongress President said.

Gandhi told Rai's wife thatshe must draw strength from thefact that her husband died fight-ing terrorism and defending his

country till his last breath andthat his supreme sacrifice andmartyrdom will always be hon-oured.

"He has left you and childrenthis proud and noble legacy,"she said.

39-year-old Rai lost his lifefighting terrorists in Jammu andKashmir's Tral area on January27, just a day after being award-ed Yudh Seva Medal.

He leaves behind his wife,two daughters and a son.

The Commanding Officerwas hailed by the Army foralways leading from the front inoperations and reaching out toyouths in militancy-hitareas.

Sonia Gandhi condoles Colonel MN Rai's death

Two rallies ofSushma Swaraj inDelhi cancelledNEW DELHI, JAN 29

Two election rallies of External AffairsMinister Sushma Swaraj were cancelledhere today but BJP did not give any reasonfor it.

The rallies of Swaraj, who had addressedtwo public meetings yesterday here, werecalled-off even as the local organisers didnot know the reason behind the cancella-tion. Swaraj was in office today, a dayafter the government abruptly announced"curtailment" of Foreign Secretary SujathaSingh's tenure and appointed S Jaishankarin her place. After taking charge,Jaishanakar today met Swaraj in her SouthBlock office.

Meanwhile, two rallies of MadhyaPradesh Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan were also cancelled. BJP hasfielded senior party leaders, includingUnion Cabinet ministers and State ChiefMinisters, to campaign for the party for thehigh-stakes February 7 Delhi assemblyelections.

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Coal India ...five percent price discount and 20 percent

shares worth over Rs 4,000 crore would bereserved for them.

This would exceed the existing recordamount of over Rs 15,000 crore raisedthrough a public offer, which was also byCIL when it had entered the market with itsIPO in 2010.

CIL shares were sold at a price of Rs 245 inthe IPO, which was oversubscribed by morethan 15 times.

The government will have to dilute itsstake by further 5 percent at a later stage tomeet the capital market norms of maximum75 percent promoter shareholding in a listedcompany.

Today's share sale would also help the gov-ernment on its disinvestment target of Rs43,425 crore for the current fiscal ending onMarch 31, out of which it has so far collect-ed less than Rs 1,800 crore.

Opposing the move, trade unions onThursday said they will hold "symbolicdemonstration" on Friday to protest againstthe disinvestment and also warned of a possi-ble strike at a later stage after discussing thematter among all central unions.

The stock exchanges on Thursday alsosought clarification from the company onmedia reports that unions have threated to 'goslow', to which CIL replied that it has notreceived any notice from any union in thisregard.

In the meantime, markets regulator Sebiand the stock exchanges including BSE andNSE have put their surveillance systems on'high alert' to thwart any manipulative activi-ties in Coal India shares in the wake of thedivestment programme.

Coal India shares on Thursday slipped 2.3percent to close at Rs 375.15, while its tradevolumes rose by more than 13 times at theBSE alone.

Coal India would be second company to hitthe markets under the government's disin-vestment programme in the current fiscal2014-15, the first being SAIL in which sharesworth about Rs 1,700 crore were sold. CoalIndia alone can help the government meetmore than half of the total target.

The government will need to sell sharesworth further Rs 20,000 crore in public sec-tor firms in about two months left in the cur-rent fiscal to help meet its fiscal deficit targetof 4.1 percent of GDP for this financial year.

ONGC was the other major PSU lined upfor share sale by the government to raiseabout Rs 15,000 crore, but slump in oil priceshas dampened the prospects.

Other potential disinvestment candidatesinclude NMDC, Indian Oil Corporation(IOC), Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL),National Aluminium (Nalco) and DredgingCorporation (DCIL), while stake sales inPFC and REC are also on the cards.

India's FDI ...a decrease for India from USD 4,604 mil-

lion to USD 4,172 million, the report said.FDI flows to India increased by 26 percent

in 2014 to an estimated 35 billion, with max-imum growth in services sector especially inelectricity, gas, water, waste managementand information and communication, thereport said.

This figure is one of the highest in recentyears, though in 2008 FDI peaked in Indiawith USD 47 billion investment followed byUSD 35.6 billion in 2009.

James Zhan, Director of Investment andEnterprise, at UNCTAD said, "India is still abright spot for FDI despite a global decline.It is at a significant historical high though notat the highest level of investment."

"If policy trends encourage liberalisationthen we can expect more FDI in Chinadespite a slowdown in economic growth,"said Zhan referring to new draft for full for-eign investment law that was proposed lastweek in Beijing.

The top five FDI hosts in 2014 were China(USD 128 billion), followed by Hong Kong(USD 111 billion), the US (USD 86 billion),Singapore (USD 81 billion) and Brazil (USD62 billion).

"In 2014 global FDI inflows declined by 8per cent to an estimated USD 1.26 trilliondue to fragility of the global economy, policyuncertainty and geo-political risks," thereport said.

The drop in FDI in the US has been prima-rily due to a fall in cross-border M&A sales,particularly due to the Verizon-Vodafone dealand stood at USD 10 billion in 2014 fromUSD 60 billion in 2013. It had exceededUSD 222 billion in 2008, the report said.

"Prospects look gloomy for the global eco-nomic situation and the road to investmentgrowth is bumpy...FDI has been at one of thelowest levels since the financial crisis of2008," said Zhan.

Overall, FDI flows to developed countriesdropped by 14 percent, flows to transitioneconomies halved while developingeconomies saw FDI reaching a new high witha global share of 56 percent, the report said.

Barring West Asia, East Asia, South East

Asia and South Asia experienced increases ininvestment inflows.

Cross-border M&As increased by 19 per-cent and reached their highest levels since2011 primarily due to restructuring deals andgreen-fields increased by 3 percent in 2014.

Delhi polls...travelling, when he himself was opposed to

it?AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, meanwhile,

asked the BJP to frame a new set of questionsfor Kejriwal. He also accused the BJP of pan-icking before Delhi polls.

Not amused by the questioning, AamAadmi Party leaders said it reflected thepanic that had set in the party.

"Just want to tell BJP, they can ask us 50,not five questions, but at least they shouldcome up with new set of questions. The samequestions have been repeatedly asked andbeen answered. It clearly shows that panichas set in the BJP," said senior AAP leaderYogendra Yadav.

Earlier today, the BJP announced that itwill eschew a manifesto for the forthcomingDelhi polls and will instead come up with a'vision document'.

Delhi goes to polls on February 7, withcounting of votes set to take place onFebruary 10.

To boost tourism...were held along with senior officials.Both the sides discussed ways to promote

two-way exchange in the tourism sector.Various issues ranging from connectivity,infrastructure, and hospitality and hotel man-agement education were discussed in themeeting.

Jimenez said the Philippines has a lot tooffer in the area of Human ResourceDevelopment because of the presence of sev-eral good institutes on tourism, hospitality,restaurant and hotel management.

The Philippines Tourism Minister said hiscountry is exploring the possibility of liftingvisa requirements for Indians on an experi-mental basis for 2015-16.

Sharma highlighted the recent steps takenby the Indian government to promote tourismlike 'Visa on Arrival' and addressing issueslike cleanliness, safety and security amongothers.

Pakistan opposes...her weekly press briefing.The spokesperson, however, said Pakistan

supported reforms in the UN as "it is in theinterest of everyone to seek more democrat-ic, effective and credible mechanism of themaintenance of international peace and secu-rity through a comprehensive reform of theSecurity Council".

To a question about the nuclear agreementbetween the US and India, Aslam saidPakistan has shown serious concerns over thedeal as it would badly affect the stability inthe region.

"On the conventional side, India`s massiveacquisition of weapons further complicatesthe regional strategic stability," she said.

She said India`s defence spending hasincreased by 12 percent in 2014-15 andstands at $38.35 billion.

"India has been the top buyer of arms forthe last three years," the spokesperson said.

"In this backdrop, the US-India 10-yeardefence agreement can only add to the con-ventional asymmetry and hence strategicinstability."

She said Pakistan has been proposing athree-pronged Strategic Restraint Regime toIndia that include conflict resolution, nuclearand missile restraint and conventional bal-ance.

"Pakistan firmly believes that confidence-building and arms reduction in the regionaland sub-regional context to be of paramountimportance," she added.

VHP urges ...the situation had become so alarming that

Virbhadra Singh passed the Anti ConversionAct in 2007 but now he was claiming thatthere was no such case.

Since the Chief Minister has already toldthat there was no such case in the state inspiteof a long list of cases presented to him, theVHP was compelled to approach theGovernor, he said.

Himachal Pradesh...Justice and Empowerment Minister Dhani

Ram Shandil in Shimla.The report is a first of its kind prepared by

the World Bank for Himachal Pradesh.The state has prepared a plan to prevent

natural disasters as well.

Gandhi-Bot ...in his speeches, an American brewery

should stoop to such unethical levels forbrand promotions and sales," Shettyy said.

In the market for nearly five years, the

Gandhi-Bot beer has been promoted as fullyvegetarian and the company last weekannounced that it would rename the product.

Referring to apology tendered by the com-pany recently to those who found it "insensi-tive", Shettyy claimed it serves no purposeand he would appeal to the court to impose aban on the beer.

Shettyy also questioned the concernedauthorities which gave permission for theproduct which has defamed Gandhi.

Over 400 ...about the status of their citizenship applica-

tions or to make new applications," he said,adding that no applications for long-termvisas were received.

Rajkumar Jesrani, who arrived here fromKarachi six years ago, said the Indian gov-ernment was apathetic to the demand of citi-zenship.

"I am a doctor, I want to work even in ruralareas. But the Indian government did notgrant me citizenship even after six years, so Ican't earn and even serve in India," Jesranisaid.

There were around 430 families who want-ed the citizenship, but according to a letter bythe MHA, only some applications were beingconsidered, Jesrani said, adding that thesepeople had not been given even the status ofrefugees.

Motiram Khatri, another applicant, said thegovernment was lethargic. "I moved toAhemdabad in 2009 and started running amobile-phone shop, but due to some reasonsI later shifted to the neighbouring Dahegam.When police learnt about my Pakistani iden-tity, they booked me for illegal activity," hesaid.

"Had the government granted me the citi-zenship, I would not have been caught up inthe legal tangle," he said.

Heena Kanjani, who came to India fromKarachi 23 years ago when she was onlyeight-month-old, said she cannot appear forcompetitive exams for government service."I tried to take the Gujarat Public ServiceCommission exam, but my form was rejecteddue to my nationality," she said.

Prakash Lokwani, who wants citizenshipfor four members of his family, said theHindus in Pakistan were not facing persecu-tion per se as the government there safe-guarded their rights, but they wanted to moveto India for better economic opportunities.

Follow your...in America, became the President of the

United States..."...A chaiwala (tea seller) became the

Prime Minister of India. This is empower-ment of poor. The common between the twoleaders are hard work, passion, mission modeand dedication. This is the guru mantra forsuccess in life in every field. Hope you allwill follow them," Javadekar told cadets whohad come from Maharashtra and Goa.

The cadets also narrated their experience ofRepublic Day parade preparations and thegala event and also went around the newParyavaran Bhawan to get to know about theenvironment friendly concept of the building.

In a 30-minute free-wheeling interaction,the Minister asked the children to pursuetheir dreams passionately and said that thereis no shortcut to success.

"Follow your dreams with passion, dedica-tion, discipline, tremendous zeal and hardwork. There is no substitute to hard work anddiscipline in life. If you continue to moveahead with that zeal and discipline then suc-cess will be absolutely yours," Javadekarsaid.

India, Nepal...Operations.The delegation is here on a four-day visit

for mutual cooperation in regional disasterresponse management.

Maj Gen Pannu paid a courtesy call onNepal Army chief Gen Gaurav ShumsherRana at the Army Headquarters yesterday.

During the occasion, bilateral relationsexisting between the two neighbouring coun-tries and matters relating to mutual interestand relations mainly figured, according to apress release issued by Nepal ArmyHeadquarters.

BJP to ...aspects relating to election campaign were

discussed."We will not release a party's manifesto for

the Delhi Assembly election this time.Instead, we will come out with a vision doc-ument. The party has set a target to win theupcoming polls," senior party leader andUnion Minister Ananth Kumar said after themeeting.

He said the party will field 120 MPs,including a number of Union ministers, tocampaign for the Delhi polls in the next fewdays.

On being asked why BJP is fielding almostall ministers and MPs, the BJP leader said,"We want to win this election with two-thirds

majority and it will be our historic victory.We will go to this election with full strength."

Kumar said more than 1.20 lakh booth in-charges and 'panna pramukhs' have beenroped in to campaign and apprise peopleabout BJP's plans for the city.

He said the party will put up around 1000posters in every constituency.

BJP wants...wants to divide Hindus and Muslims and

wants the poor to fight amongst themselves.That is their strategy so that a few corporatescan benefit. Ever since they have come topower, India has not progressed, the employ-ment rate has not increased, but the corpo-rates have been getting business," Rahul said,while addressing a rally in Seelampur, aheadof the legislative assembly polls in Delhi.

Mocking the Prime Minister's promisesand initiatives, the Gandhi scion furtherreferred to his party as the 'poor man's party'.

"The Prime Minister promised to distributeRs 15 lakhs to each household when he gotthe black money back into the country. Youhave not got the money, but Prime MinisterModi is wearing a Rs 10 lakh suit. You want-ed employment, you wanted the governmentto curb inflation, and he has given you abroom to clean up with," Rahul said, refer-ring to the Prime Minister's garb at theRepublic Day celebrations and his SwachhBharat initiative.

"The Congress party is not weakened - it isthe poor man's party and we will stand bythose who are poor. We will provide everypoor person with the right to shelter. We wanteveryone to be part of Delhi's progress. Delhiis the capital and is everyone's city. If wehave to take Delhi forward, we'll have to takeeveryone forward," he added.

Rahul further accused the Aam AadmiParty of being hand in glove with the BJP,pointing towards the large number of AAPleaders who have defected to the latter.

"The AAP only has one goal; to not let theCongress come to power. When the UPA wasin power, Arvind Kejriwal started protests onevery topic but now he doesn't protest at all,"he said.

"When the UPA ruled, Arvind Kejriwalraised the issues of rape and corruption andheld protests. Now when there is an NDAgovernment, rape cases in Delhi haveincreased by 30 percent but Kejriwal has notheld any protest. Also, Everyone who leavesthe AAP goes to the BJP," he added.

Voting for the 70-member Delhi assemblywill be held on February 7 and counting willtake place on February 10. A total of 673 can-didates are in the fray.

Kejriwal asks...asked to record the act in the form of a

sting to expose the opponents.Here's what Kejriwal tweeted this morning.It is not the first time that the former Delhi

chief minister has raked the bribe issue. Hehad earlier asked voters in Delhi to acceptmoney from the Congress and BJP but votefor the AAP in February 7 elections.

After his repeated remarks, the ElectionCommission had warned Kejriwal of “sternaction”.

"...The Commission has taken serious noteof the fact that you have been indulging inthe violations of the Model Code of Conductrepeatedly despite the repeated notices toyou... In view of the above statement andundertaking... and aforesaid violations of theModel Code of Conduct by you, theCommission hereby directs you to desistfrom making these utterances in all forms ofelection campaign," EC said in its order.

The poll watchdog "warned" him that itwill be "constrained to take stern actionagainst you in the event of any further viola-tion".

Kejriwal had earlier said that he respectsthe poll body and the law and that he wouldstop making such appeals if the Commissionthinks his statements were inappropriate.

The public speech made by Kejriwal thatinvited EC's ire was: "It's election time.When people both from BJP and Congresscome offering money, don't refuse,accept...some have looted money from 2G,some have looted money from coal scam...Take money from both the parties but votefor AAP.

We will fool them this time. They havebeen deceiving us for the last 65 years. Nowit's our turn."

EC to monitor ...assembly elections in the city.The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata

Party have filed numerous complaintsagainst Aam Aadmi Party chief ArvindKejriwal after the latter had allegedlyaccused his rivals of being corrupt.

The elections for the 70-member DelhiAssembly will be held in a single phase onFebruary 7, with the counting of votes set totake place on February 10.

Cold Thursday...

the city while two trains were cancelled,the Northern Railway said.

"There was moderate to dense fog in themorning but the day ahead will be mainlyclear and sunny. The sky will however turnpartly cloudy evening onward," said an offi-cial of the India Meteorological Department.

The day's maximum temperature would bearound 17 degrees Celsius.

The humidity at 8.30 am was 94 percent.Wednesday's minimum temperature was a

notch below the season's average at 7.9degrees Celsius, while the maximum temper-ature was 18 degrees Celsius, four notchesbelow the season's average.

J&K High ...Thursday. He is currently a judge in the

Madras High Court.Justice Vasanthkumar (59) is a specialist in

service law, labour law and education-relatedmatters.

He was Senior Standing Counsel for TamilNadu Public Service Commission and alsoStanding Counsel for the central government.

He was appointed as Additional Judge ofthe Madras High Court in December 2005and elevated as a Permanent Judge in April2007.

Earlier this month, Justice MuhammadYaqoob Mir, the senior-most judge of theJammu and Kashmir High Court, wasappointed as the acting Chief Justice follow-ing the retirement of Chief Justice MaheshMittal Kumar.

Brigade of ...the Services category while CISF won the

coveted award in the paramilitary and auxil-iary segment.

In the tableaux category, the first positionhas gone to Maharashtra tableau, whichdepicted "Wari to Pandharpur" (the pilgrim-age to Pandharpur). A total 25 tableaux,including nine from Union ministries anddepartments, had taken part in the parade.

While Jharkhand tableau on "MalutiTemples" was adjudged the second best, thethird position has been won by the Karnatakatableau on famous Channapatna Toys, anofficial statement said.

While, in the competitive category ofschool children items, the "Daang Dance" ofGujarat presented by West Zone CulturalCentre, Udaipur (Rajasthan) has beenadjudged the best.

A Consolation Prize was awarded to SouthCentral Zone Cultural Centre, Nagpur(Maharashtra) for their portrayal of "LezimDance" of Maharashtra.

The tableau presented by CPWD giving amajestic floral depiction of "Gaumukh" alsohas been selected for a Special Prize by thejury.

As in previous years, this year also theMinistry of Defence had appointed threepanels of judges for assessing the marchingcontingents from three Services, para-mili-tary Forces and tableaux.

All these winning contingents, tableauxand schools will be awarded trophies andprizes by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikarlater in separate functions organised by theDefence Ministry.

Security forces ...said Thursday.Based on an information from a villager,

police and army dug out the cache from vil-lage Berian in the district yesterday, policeofficials said.

They recovered arms and ammunition,including 35 grenades of HE-36, four boxesfull of 7.62 mm rounds, which were used inSLR, LMG and other weapons and threebags full of loose rounds.

While one full box had 450 to 500 rounds,three bags had about 500 loose rounds, theysaid.

Police suspect that the ammunition andexplosives were left out probably during the1971 Indo-Pak war.

Congress suspends ...and state Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel

are known to be bitter rivals. Both leadershave spoken out against each other in publicin recent months.

"Baghel suspended Siyaram Kaushik, leg-islator from Bilha constituency of Bilaspurdistrict, and Rajendra Kumar Rai, legislatorfrom Gunderdehi of Durg district, for theiranti-party activities," party spokespersonShailesh Nitin Trivedi told reporters.

Party leaders said the decision against thetwo Jogi loyalists will further escalate therivalry.

The decision to suspend the two was takenat a meeting of the party`s disciplinary com-mittee chaired by Baghel.

Both the legislators cried foul and said theywere "victimised" for their proximity to Jogi.

They alleged that Baghel "misrepresented"the facts before the party high-command inNew Delhi.

The Congress has been out of power inChhattisgarh since December 2003.

Editorial4 NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 30, 2015SAADDA HAQ

Rearticulating the ‘IndianRight’ point of view toan India that is now con-

sidered the youngest nation inthe world (70 per cent of thecountry’s population is said tobe below the age of 35 based onthe 2011 census), with a grow-ing and increasingly assertivemiddle class with, as they say,fire in its belly, could well be anexcruciating tightrope walk.

Steering this boat, when thesocio-political milieu is more insync with discounting ideolo-gies if not totally debunkingthem, and when concepts likenation-building and nationalidentity are sought to be con-structed on a religious basis —‘Hindutva’ or Hindu culturalnationalism in the Indian con-text — the surface calm or thestock market exuberance maybe no indicator of the churnbeneath.

A new discourse

But the current scene is nosociology of melancholy ordespair for an enthusiastic bandof thought leaders led by notedwriter and journalist SandipanDeb, who see in these testingtimes a great opportunity torationally and humanely build a“liberal right-of-centre dis-course,” as he put it, which theyhope will redefine both traditionand modernity in India and givethe country far greater self-esteem in the comity of nations.

Big ambitions, but thoughtprocesses, begin somewhere.Calling themselves “India’snew liberal right,” Mr. Deb andhis team are all set to shortlyrelaunch the Swarajya maga-zine, which was started in 1956by the veteran journalist, KhasaSubba Rao, with the patronageof C. Rajagopalachari, popular-ly known as Rajaji, one of thetallest leaders of the freedommovement and MahatmaGandhi’s ‘conscience keeper.’

Rajaji gave Swarajya itsCharter, to champion the causeof “individual liberty, privateenterprise, the minimal stateand cultural rootedness,” Mr.Deb explained in an hour-longinterview to The Hindu in NewDelhi recently. Those core prin-ciples will continue to guide the

new Swarajya, 59 years since itsinception, he said, while under-scoring that Rajaji’s vehicle ofcommunication was “the firstcoherent and consistent intellec-tual response to Nehruviansocialism and the ever expand-ing Big State in newly inde-pendent India.”

Aiming at a formal launch inearly February 2015, Swarajyain its new avatar will be a glossymonthly instead of a weekly,have a strong digital presenceand hopes to be on a par withmagazines like The Economistin generating top quality con-tent, including commentary,opinion and essays. It will “nat-urally be a magazine of ideas,”says Mr. Deb, whose fame as anauthor spread with his book“The IITians: The Story of aRemarkable Indian Institutionand How its Alumni areReshaping the World.”

On January 15, it was anextremely cold evening in Delhias Mr. Deb and I tried in vain to

spot the noted Barista Coffeeshop at Connaught Place, wherewe had initially planned to meetfor the interview. Then, as wesettled down on the mezzaninefloor of another quiet and som-brely lit café nearby, sans theItalian flavours, the entiregamut of what it is to run a lib-

eral journal now unfolded. Thenew editorial-director ofSwarajya was unflinching toevery query that this correspon-dent posed.

It was a totally different erawhen Rajaji started Swarajya inthe mid-1950s, as a right-of-centre, conservative magazine.Reminded of the great literarycritic George Steiner’s memo-rable one-liner, “the long liberalsummer is over,” I gently prod-ded Mr. Deb as to how he sawthe journal’s revival “in the ageof Hindutva” and religiousextremism.

Mr. Deb, with both an IIT andIIM background, retorted thathe would rather use the word“classical liberal” than “conser-vative” because “we are for, andalso Rajaji stood for, and wealso hope to stand for, individ-ual freedom, human rights, gen-der equality, freedom of expres-sion etc., which are not usuallyassociated with the term ‘con-servative’; we are in fact right-

wing liberals — we will supportgay rights for example.”

Doctrinaire ‘Hindutva’ is notto be conflated with being asimple Hindu, he made clear.“We are not in any way embar-rassed about being Hindu, butwe are against lumpen

Hinduism,” he said. Swarajyawill also promote the scientifictemper, but will not fall foruncritical, uninformed, self-glo-rifying forays into theSanskritic past as reflected inrecent public statements like“the spaceship was invented inIndia.”

However, real, solid Indianadvances made in mathematicsand physics, whether they wereby Aryabhatta, Madhava,Brahmagupta or the Keralaschool of mathematicians, arethings that should be seriouslystudied, he argued. Again on theissue of secularism, Mr. Debsaid, “we are against mixing ofreligion with politics … We arefor secularism, but a certain sortof secularism which is notaimed at creating only votebanks.”

The only hope

Mr. Deb acknowledged that inthe last two decades, the right-wing debate in the Indian polity,

politically, economically andculturally, “has been hijackedby all sorts of rabid people.”But understanding the truefoundations of our civilisationas plural and rooted in the spiritof openness, questioning andscepticism is the only hope toretrieve economic and political

policies from the “Hindutvaforces,” he stressed.

“I do not think India can beruled very long based on pollut-ing religious extremism,” espe-cially given the country’s vast-ness and diversity of every kind,Mr. Deb said. He termed the2014 general election that cata-pulted the Bharatiya JanataParty’s Narendra Modi to thepost of Prime Minister a “water-shed election.”

It was not just a vote forHindutva but also for good gov-ernance, while reflecting theaspirations of “millions ofIndians who believe in certainright-of-centre ideas” andyearning for the economic andentrepreneurial space to expand.This dynamics overlapped withwhat he also saw as NehruvianSocialism “slowly losing thebattle of ideas in India,” despitethe Congress being the “originalreformers.” Yet, the biggest testfor the BJP is how it handles“its bigoted supporters,” headded.

On its 66th Republic Day, during a mighty parade inthe national capital, India showcased “womanpower” with all-women contingents of the three

Services for the first time. A day earlier, Wing CommanderPooja Thakur became the first woman to lead a ceremonialtri-service guard of honour, which the visiting U.S.President inspected. But when it comes to the overall statusof women in the Indian armed forces, especially in theArmy, all this represents a travesty of gender justice. Sincebeing inducted into the Army in 1992 under the WomenSpecial Entry Scheme (they were in even earlier in theMilitary Nursing Service from 1927 and in the MedicalOfficers Cadre from 1943), women Army officers are stilldenied permanent commission on a par with men: theyhave to be content with the short service commission. On abatch of petitions filed in 2003 by women officers demand-ing an end to the discriminatory practice, the Delhi HighCourt in March 2010 granted their just and fair claim forpermanent commission — with the singeing words that itwas not some “charity being sought… but enforcement oftheir constitutional rights”. While this prompted the AirForce and the Navy to grant women officers permanentcommission, the Army took a different stand, arguing,among other things, that “the bulk of the army’s JuniorCommissioned Officers and other ranks hail from ruralIndia, who are not yet ready to accept a woman as theirleader in combat situations”. In an affidavit filed before theSupreme Court in 2012 while appealing against the HighCourt order, the Army added: “In theory women in thearmy may sound good but in practical terms the arrange-ment has not worked well in the Indian Army and as a con-cept also our society is not prepared to accept women incombat role.” As the issue remains in the Supreme Courtfor more than four years now, the Army needs to get real,and persuade itself to go beyond symbolic and cosmeticsteps. It needs to recognise women’s capabilities — asmany advanced armed forces across the world have done,even committing them to combat roles — and their right toa full-fledged career in the force, on a par with men. Duringthe 14-year short service commission tenure they nowenjoy, women officers in various corps are assigned dutiessimilar to those of men officers without distinction, to allpossible field units with men officers. If it is the Army’sclaim that beyond that point in permanent commissiontenure women could be exposed to hostile environments —it has cited “the unique nature of responsibility and organ-isational requirement that… the Army Act” necessitates —that truly smacks of gender discrimination. The time hascome for the Army to end this iniquitous situation.

Going beyond symbolismFriday | January 30, 2015

SAADDA HAQ

BY AMITABH MATTOO

Robert Blackwill, formerAmbassador of the UnitedStates and Harvard academic,

used to often recount at his dinnerroundtables in New Delhi’sRoosevelt House an intriguing storyabout how he was persuaded to takeup the job. In 2001, President GeorgeW. Bush called him to his ranch inTexas and said: “Bob, imagine: India,a billion people, a democracy, 150million Muslims and no Al Qaeda.Wow!” More than a decade afterPresident Bush’s first exclamation,India-U.S. relations have trulyreached their ‘wow’ moment.

President Barack Obama’s visit isso obvious a watershed in India’s for-eign policy, and so overwhelming adevelopment, that voices of dissentare mute or feeble. Not since Indiasigned the treaty of peace, friendshipand cooperation with the SovietUnion in 1971 has New Delhi aligneditself so closely with a great power.More important, outside the Left,both within India and in the U.S. theconsensus across the mainstream ofpolitical opinion favours strongerrelations between the two countries.Anti-Americanism, once the conven-tional wisdom of the Indian elite,seems almost antediluvian today.

Behind the change

The reason for the drastic change inthe geostrategic outlook can be sum-marised quickly. The 1971 treaty wasa response to the continuing U.S. tilttowards Pakistan and the beginningsof a Washington-Beijing entente(President Richard Nixon’s thenNational Security Advisor, HenryKissinger, went secretly to Beijingvia Islamabad a month before Indiasigned the treaty with the SovietUnion). In contrast, in 2015, it is theprospect of a powerful, belligerentand potentially hegemonic China inthe Indo-Pacific region that is helpingto cement the relationship. While thismay seem like a parsimonious expla-nation, it is rooted in an understand-ing of the manner in which greatpowers, rising powers and emergingpowers have responded to changes inthe balance of power in the interna-tional system since the Peace of

Westphalia in 1648.

Clearly, the pièce de résistance ofthe Obama visit has been removingthe final hurdles in the civiliannuclear agreement to pave the way

for its commercialisation, almost adecade after Prime MinisterManmohan Singh and PresidentBush first issued a joint statement, inJuly 2005, on civilian nuclear coop-eration. As we know, two stickingpoints were holding up an agreement:differences over liability in case of anuclear accident, and over adminis-trative arrangements governing thetransfer of nuclear materials to India.

Consider first the latter. For morethan a year, the U.S. has refused toaccept an Indian draft agreement thatwas based on the sound principle thatNew Delhi would be accountableonly for the totality of nuclear mate-rial supplied to it, and under the safe-guards of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA). GivenIndia’s closed fuel cycle, allowingnuclear material from different coun-tries to be tracked and audited sepa-rately could be unnecessarily intru-sive and could undermine the confi-dentiality of its nuclear programme.While the Canadians saw reason andaccepted India’s draft in 2012, thenon-proliferation lobby inWashington seemed to have had theupper hand as the political leadership

seemed reluctant to take a call eventhough it was against the letter andspirit of the 123 agreement: the fun-damental basis of the civil nuclearagreement between India and theU.S.

Nuclear liability issue

The deal has been done onlybecause President Obama has nowput his personal weight behind it, tomarginalise those who still seeIndia’s nuclear programme throughthe prism of Washington’s non-pro-liferation policies of the 1990stowards New Delhi. With the U.S.accepting the Canadian model, it willbe easier for India to negotiate withJapan and Australia, the other twocountries still holding out for track-ing and audit of nuclear materialbased on national flags. Hopefully,the deal will pave the way for GE,Westinghouse and other leading busi-nesses in the nuclear industry tobegin commercial operations inIndia.

Similarly, on the issue of nuclearliability, where American companieswere concerned by the unlimited lia-bility they could face in case of anuclear accident under Sections17(b) and 46 of the Indian CivilLiability for Nuclear Damage Act of2010, a compromise seems to havebeen found.

New Delhi has agreed to create apublicly funded insurance pool andthe Attorney General of India is like-ly to issue an explanatory memoran-dum on Section 46 which will poten-tially clarify the limits of tort claims

by accident victims against the sup-pliers of nuclear reactors. The latter,however, as Indian officials havesaid, is still a work in progress. Giventhe collective national memory of theBhopal gas tragedy, this could stillstir a public controversy if the limitsare in absolute terms. Rather, theclaims could be linked to compensa-tions offered contemporaneously tovictims of industrial accidents in theU.S.

The vision statement

No less important is the commit-ment of President Obama and histeam to support India’s membershipof international export controlregimes, including the NuclearSuppliers Group, the WassenaarArrangement, the Australia Group,and the Missile Technology ControlRegime that will help to furthermainstream India’s nuclear pro-gramme. Given that similar promiseshave been made in the past, it isimportant that India uses the good-will of the Obama visit to ensure thatWashington presses for this to hap-pen as soon as possible — despite theobvious reluctance of some members

of these regimes.

The media focus has been on thenuclear issue — yet the U.S.-IndiaJoint Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region isno less significant. It is a majoradvance on the early initiatives madeduring last September’s Obama-Modi summit in Washington. Indeed,given India’s traditional strategiccaution, the vision statement could beeven seen as radical by its standards.Shorn of the homilies, the visionstatement has three significant fea-tures.

The first is the clear link betweeneconomic prosperity and security,and the critical importance of free-dom of the seas in the region. Thestatement could not be more explicit:“We affirm the importance of safe-guarding maritime security andensuring freedom of navigation andover flight throughout the region,especially in the South China Sea.”

Second is the commitment to theUnited Nations Convention on theLaw of the Sea and to “pursue resolu-tion of territorial and maritime dis-putes through all peaceful means, inaccordance with universally recog-nized principles of international law.”

Third is the agreement to workwith other countries to better respondto diplomatic, economic and securitychallenges in the region. The five-year vision includes strengtheningregional dialogues, making trilateralconsultations with third countries inthe region more robust, deepeningregional integration, strengtheningregional forums, and exploring addi-tional multilateral opportunities forengagement.

China factor

While India has traditionallyfavoured a policy of deep engage-ment with all major powers, the spe-cial relationship with the U.S. today,especially the “vision” statement, isrooted in great apprehensions in NewDelhi about China’s aggressive“peripheral diplomacy,” particularlyafter the intrusions in Chumar duringPresident Xi Jinping’s visit to India

last year. That the new Chinese lead-ership had abandoned DengXiaoping’s ‘24 Character Strategy’ ofbiding time, hiding its capacities andnot attracting attention has been clearfor some time now, but what isintriguing is that Beijing has man-aged to alienate nearly all its neigh-bours, except North Korea andPakistan, by its malevolence. Notsurprisingly, a rising China is a causeof trepidation in most capitals of theworld today. Will Beijing now intro-spect and recalibrate? For it mustrealise that New Delhi’s closeness toWashington is also a function of itsstrategic distance from Beijing.

In late 2005, amidst the negotia-tions over the civil nuclear agreementwith the U.S., Dr. Singh, appointed atask force on global strategic devel-opments headed by the doyen ofIndia’s strategic thinking, K.Subrahmanyam. As a member of thetask force, I remember the meetingsessentially became a series of inspir-ing lectures by Mr. Subrahmanyamon geopolitics. Mr. Subrahmanyamwas an architect of many of India’skey strategic decisions, including thepolicy that led to the creation ofBangladesh, the Indo-Soviet treaty,as well as the nuclear tests of 1998.But throughout the meetings, Mr.Subrahmanyam, with a mind as agileas that of a restless teenage prodigy,would emphasise the importance ofarriving at a modus vivendi with theU.S., the overriding importance ofthe nuclear deal, how it was inWashington’s own interest to supporta rising India and how New Delhishould grab that opportunity. As theUnited States and India finally“recognise” each other and promiseto realise each other’s potential, thenew entente between the two coun-tries is a fitting tribute to the legacyof India’s modern-day Chanakya, justdays after his 86th birthday.

(Amitabh Mattoo is Professor ofDisarmament and Diplomacy,

Jawaharlal Nehru University, NewDelhi.)

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In contrast, in 2015, it is the prospect of a powerful,belligerent and potentially hegemonic China in the

Indo-Pacific region that is helping to cement the relation-ship. While this may seem like a parsimonious explanation,

it is rooted in an understanding of the manner in which greatpowers, rising powers and emerging powers have

responded to changes in the balance of power in the inter-national system since the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

JAMMU, JAN 29Jammu and Kashmir

Governor N N Vohra hascalled for implementation ofPrime Minister NarendraModi's 'Make in IndiaCampaign' for improvingease of doing business in thestate.

Vohra urged FinancialCommissioner, Industriesand Commerce, KhurshidAhmad Ganai to personallyreview and finalise all themeasures which need to betaken to implement the'Make in India Campaign', aRaj Bhawan spokespersonsaid.

He also urged Ganai toensure early finalisation ofthe Trade and Industrial

Policy of the state.G R Sufi, state Chief

Information Commissioner,and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai,Financial Commissioner,Industries and Commerce,had meetings with Vohra,here at the Raj Bhavan lastevening.

Ganai briefed theGovernor about issues relat-ing to industrial promotion,entrepreneurial environmentand the status of cottage andvillage industries, handi-crafts and handloom sectorin the state.

The Governor stressed theimportance of every possibleeffort being made to securebalanced growth of the statethrough sustainable utilisa-

tion of all available naturalresources, the spokespersonsaid.

Sufi apprised the Governorabout initiatives taken by theCommission since its estab-lishment for enabling theimplementation of the 'RightTo Information (RTI) Act2009' in Jammu and Kashmirand the continuing effortsbeing made to enhanceawareness of the massesregarding their right to seekrelevant information from allpublic offices under the act.

The Governor discussedwith Sufi the measureswhich need to be taken tospeed up the process oftransparency in the gover-nance system.

State Watch 5NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 30, 2015SAADDA HAQ

AHMEDABAD, JAN 29The special CBI court here on

Wednesday deferred the pro-nouncement of order on the bailapplications of IPS officers P PPandey and D G Vanzara arrest-ed in the Ishrat Jahan fakeencounter killing case.

The judge K R Upadhyayahad concluded the hearing onJanuary 16 and reserved theorder for today. However, todaythe court said it will pronouncethe order on February 5.

Pandey was the JointCommissioner of Police whenMumbra-based 19-year old col-lege girl Ishrat Jahan, PraneshPillai alias Javed Sheikh, AmjadAli Rana and Zeeshan Joharwere allegedly gunned down by

the Ahmedabad Crime Branchsleuths on the outskirts of thecity on June 15, 2004.

CBI started the investigationfollowing a Gujarat High Courtorder in December 2011. It con-cluded that the encounter hadbeen staged by the Gujaratpolice and the IntelligenceBureau.

Vanzara was deputy toPandey in the crime branchwhen the encounter had takenplace. Apart from Pandey andVanzara, CBI had charge-sheet-ed IPS officers G L Singhal andNarendra K Amin and otherofficers Tarun Barot, J GParmar and Anaju Chaudharyfor murder and criminal con-spiracy.

Ishrat case: Court to giveorder on Pandey, Vanzara's

bail pleas on Feb 5

Governor for implementation of'Make in India Campaign' in J&K

PANAJI, JAN 29Even as Congress has

said that it would hold amarch to demand shiftingthe offshore casinos fromMandovi river here, theparty's manifesto for thePanaji bye-election doesnot have any mention ofit.

The manifesto for thePanaji bypoll wasreleased here today in thepresence of CongressGoa unit chief LuizinhoFaleiro, Leader ofOpposition PratapsinghRane, party candidateSurendra Furtado andother leaders.

Panaji by-poll is sched-uled for February 13 afterthe seat fell vacant fol-

lowing resignation of for-mer Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar, whowas elevated as theUnion Defence Minister.

The manifesto, whichpromises to change theface of Panaji, has noword on shifting thegaming dens, which boththe Congress and rulingBJP have made as theirpoll plank. Defendingnon-inclusion of the issuein the manifesto, Faleirosaid it is not possible foran MLA who would besitting in opposition, if hegets elected, to enact alegislation to move thecasinos out of Mandoviriver.

Furtado, if elected to

power, will have to sit inthe opposition benches inthe Goa LegislativeAssembly.

"We don't want topromise something inwriting which is difficultto be implemented. Wewill not write but do it,"said Furtado after media-persons asked Faleiroover the issue.

Responding to a ques-tion, Faleiro announcedthat the party will hold acandle march onFebruary 6 in the city,starting from the historicAzad Maidan and head-ing towards Mandoviriver bank where the off-shore casinos areanchored.

Goa: Congress skips offshorecasinos' issue in bypoll manifesto

AHMEDABAD, JAN 29Gujarat Chief Minister

Anandiben Patel onWednesday said the work oflaying underground pipelinenetwork of Narmada sub-minor canals under the SardarSarovar Project will be com-pleted within next threemonths.

"The work of laying pipelinenetwork will be completedwithin three months. The stategovernment has fixed theresponsibility of contractors tomaintain the quality of work. Itwill be the contractors' respon-sibility to repair any damage ofdefective portion of the canalfor a period of five years,"Patel said.

She was speaking at the

inauguration of Rs 2,000 croreproject of laying down under-ground pipeline network ofsub- minor canals from Dasadain Surendranagar.

The entire project is aimed atirrigating 5 lakh hectares ofagricultural land in differentparts of the state. Other minis-ters simultaneously launched

the state-wide project from 17different talukas today, an offi-cial press release said.

Gujarat government, whichhas been drawing opposition'sflak over the "slow" work onthe Narmada Canal network,has recently announced thatinstead of sub-minor canal, apipeline network would belaid. This will enable the gov-ernment to lay the networkwithout wasting time foracquiring the land required tolay sub-minor canal networks.

Hitting back at Congress forcriticising the government,Patel said the project gotdelayed as the opposition partytried all tricks to stall it.

She said after NarendraModi became the Prime

Minister, he immediatelygranted permission to raise theheight of the dam as well as toinstall gates.

Patel added that Gujarat gov-ernment has started installinggates on the Sardar Sarovardam and the work would becompleted by September 2017.

"All the pending work relat-ed to the Narmada canal net-work will also be completed bythat time," she claimed.

The state Congress hadaccused Gujarat governmentof delay and negligence inSardar Sarovar Project andalleged that even after spend-ing Rs 15,000 crore, the statewas yet to construct over51,000 kms of canal networkunder the plan.

Narmada sub-minor canal work to beover within 3 months: Anandiben Patel

JAMMU, JAN 29A day after reports suggested

that Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the Bharatiya JanataParty (BJP) may be headingtowards forming a coalitiongovernment in Jammu andKashmir, sources on Thursdayclaimed that Union Minister ofState in the PMO Jitendra Singhcould be named as new deputychief minister of the state.

The J&K BJP will convene ameeting at 4 pm today and electSingh as state party leader.

As per reports, PDP and BJPcan form government in the statearound February 10.

"Talks are on. We, the BJP aretrying to form the governmentsoon so that we can give Jammuand Kashmir a good governmentand to keep the problems of peo-ple at bay. Soon, within a weekyou will get to hear the goodnews," Bharatiya Janata Partyleader Hina Bhat said.

On Wednesday, the leaders ofPDP and BJP apprised GovernorNN Vohra separately aboutprogress in their talks even asthey prepared for a tie-up in thecoming Rajya Sabha elections.

PDP MLA Haseeb Drabu, theinterlocutor with the BJP ontalks for government formation,met the Governor who earlierreceived a BJP delegation head-ed by party's general secretaryRam Madhav, the party points-man in the state.

Significantly after the meet-ings, Raj Bhavan issued a state-ment which said Drabu apprisedthe Governor "about the realisa-tions which have emerged fromthe PDP-BJP parleys on govern-ment formation which have been

continuing for the past about amonth and the broad contours ofthe matters being finalised in thecoming days."

In another release, the RajBhavan said during the one-hourlong meeting Madhav informedthe Governor "about the presentstatus of the ongoing BJP-PDPdiscussions on the formation ofan elected Government."

He was accompanied by stateBJP president Jugal Kishore andparty MLA NirmalSingh.

MUMBAI, JAN 29In a bid to provide better

lifestyle to people livingin chawls of Mumbai,Maharashtra governmentis planning to start arevamp project on over 93acres of prime land in themetropolis within next sixmonths.

"The BombayDevelopment Department(BDD) chawls in Mumbaiare spread in an area ofmore than 93 acres andinclude about 217 build-ings. Residents have longbeen complaining thatthey are forced to live indilapidated crampedrooms with no sanitationfacilities. It is high timewe do something for theseresidents," Minister ofState for HousingRavindra Waikar said. Areview meeting with offi-cials of MHADA and thestate's Revenue and UrbanDevelopment (UD)

departments will be heldin the first week ofFebruary to ascertain theprevailing the ground situ-ation, he said.

"I will be reviewing thework done by thesedepartments in the lastfew years. If there werelags, we need to know thecauses behind it. Thismeeting will also make usprepare ourselves for thegroundwork that needs tobe done to undertake aproject of this magnitude,"he said.

An apex body represent-ing the chawl residentshave a list of demands thatthey want to be fulfilled,he said.

"They have certaindemands like getting 550sq feet homes, plus gettingto decide whether a pri-vate builder would con-struct their homes orMHADA. The state gov-ernment is trying its best

to ensure we incorporateall demands possible inour development agenda,"the minister said.

The redevelopmentwork of buildings locatedin prime lands such asWorli, Sewri, Lower Pareland Naigaon will be donesector-wise, Waikarsaid.

"There are lot of peoplestaying in these chawls.We need to ensure that weprovide them proper tran-sit facilities while the con-struction work goes on.Also, it will be easier forus to complete the projectin time-bound manner," hesaid.

The BDD chawls arepart of colonies that wereconceived in 1920 withthe setting up of theBombay DevelopmentDepartment to providelow cost housing to theeconomically disadvan-taged people.

MoS Jitendra Singh to be deputy CM in possible BJP-PDP govt in J&KPANAJI, JAN 29

The Goan capital seemsto have become an elec-toral hunting ground forIIT-Bombay alumni.

After former chief min-ister and IIT alumnusManohar Parrikar, a five-time MLA from Panaji,gave up the seat after hiselevation to the union cab-inet last November, anoth-er graduate from the sameIndian Institute ofTechnology, SamirKelekar, has now thrownhis hat in the ring.

Kelekar, five yearsParrikar's junior at theelite technology institutelocated at Powai, inMumbai, however has anuphill task against him inthe Panaji byelection,where he is contesting asan independent againstsitting mayor SurendraFurtado of the Congressand the BJP's SidarthKunkolienker, who untilrecently was Parrikar'spolitical aide.

"It's not going to be a

cakewalk, but it's an elec-torate of just 30,000. It's asmall constituency and wehave volunteers. It isdoable," Kelekar told anews agency shortlybefore filing his nomina-tion earlier this week.

Kelekar's optimismstems not just from thesmall collective of civilsociety activists who havethrown their weightbehind the InformationTechnology (IT) consult-ant but also from a trail oflet-downs and failedpromises which his IIT-Bsenior has left in his wakebefore taking up thedefence ministrybrief.

"It is a bit surprising anddisappointing that anIITian would not want tokeep his promises. Muchmore was expected froman IITian like Parrikar andit is quite disappointing,but I will keep my promis-es," Kelekar said.

Asked why the peopleshould believe in yet

another IITian's word,especially when his prede-cessor was dubbed by theopposition and civil socie-ty as a U-turn specialist,Kelekar said: "IIT is justone part of my pitch. Formost people, IIT is the beall and end all. Before Iwent to IIT, I had a hugelevel of social conscious-ness and as a professionalI have the proven experi-ence of getting thingsdone." Kelekar, after hisBTech, studied at the Ivyleague ColumbiaUniversity.

After moving toBangalore in 1995, heworked at tech companieslike Motorola and Alcatel.

Kelekar was also in theforefront of a freedom ofspeech campaign last yearafter police threatened toarrest a Facebooker formaking inflammatorycomments on the socialnetworking site againstPrime Minister NarendraModi and then chief min-ister Parrikar.

Two Congress MLAs suspended foranti-party activities in Chhattisgarh

Premium special train fromKamakhya to Bangalore flagged offGUWAHATI, JAN 29

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu onThursday flagged off a new Premium Special Trainservice between Kamakhya in Assm and BangaloreCantonment through remote from Bengaluru.

The train, numbered 22503, left Kamakhya sta-tion at 2.30 PM in presence of senior North EastFrontier Railway officials who witnessed the flag-ging off at Bengaluru through video conferencing,NF Railway CPRO S Lahiri said.

The train will have stoppages at New Jalpaiguri,Howrah, Bhubneswar, Vijayawada and ChennaiCentral.

Premium Special Trains have unique featureswith its tickets being available only from IRCTCwebsite and all tickets are sold against confirmedreservation. There is no provision of issuing wait-listed tickets in this train.

The fares are not fixed but dynamic and alsoinclude catering charges, Lahiri said.

Passengers can also book confirmed tickets (ifavailable) through Current Ticket counters at sta-tions even after preparation of the chart.

There will be sleeper classes along with 3-TierAC and 2-Tier AC accommodations in thetrain.

Cyberabad Police roundsup 52 burglary, vehicletheft suspectsHYDERABAD, JAN 29

Cyberabad Police on Thursdaypicked up 52 suspects including oldoffenders and those wanted for theft ofvehicles during a massive cordon andsearch operation conducted inChilkanagar locality here.

The locality is completely occupiedby different types of migrants fromacross the country for livelihood, as thearea is surrounded by variousIndustries and there is a chance of shel-tering criminals as well, police said."Whenever police went to apprehendthe suspects/criminals they are escap-ing and avoiding their apprehension.Moreover, recently some bank burgla-ries were reported, wherein inter-stategangs role is suspected. "Hence, a needfor cordon and search operation wasfelt and the operation was conductedon the intervening night of Jan 28 andJan 29," a release from CyberabadPolice said today. A total of 29 teamsinvolving 365 police personnel partici-pated in the operation and about 3,000houses were searched resulting in pick-ing up of as many as 52 suspects anddetention of 63 vehicles, it said,adding, the suspects will be questionedbased on their antecedents

SAMASTIPUR, JAN 29A court in Bihar's

Samastipur districtThursday ordered thepolice to lodge an FIRagainst Chief MinisterJitan Ram Manjhi forallegedly casting asper-sion on the judicialprocess.

First Class JudicialMagistrate Atul KumarSingh passed the orderdirecting Chakmehsipolice station to file anFIR against Manjhi underrelevant provisions of lawfor allegedly castingaspersion on the judicialprocess, while hearing acomplaint case filed byRavishankar Chaudhary

through his counselSanjay Singh on January12 last.

Chaudhary, a native ofNamapur Dariya villageunder Chakmehsi policestation, had lodged a com-plaint case in the districtcourt against the chiefminister on the basis of aspeech made by the latterat Hati village sometimeback in which he had ruedthat the poor people don'tget justice.

The petitioner had fileda complaint case (no.5915) in the district courton January 12 which wastaken up for hearing bythe first class judicialmagistrate today.

Case lodged against Manjhi forcasting aspersion on judiciary

Maharashtra govt plans revamp of Mumbai chawls Bihar youth killed for pasting posters defaming girlPATNA, JAN 29

A youth died and two were critically injured after being brutally beaten for allegedly pastingposters defaming a girl in Bihar's Gaya district, police said on Thursday.

Tension prevails in Asni village under Guraru police station in Gaya, about 100 km from herewhere the incident occurred, police added. Guraru police station officer in charge AmardipKumar said that an FIR had been lodged by the family of two injured youth. Some postersclaiming relationship of a girl with a youth were found plastered across the village lastMonday. Family members of both the girl and the youth assaulted Ramesh Thakur suspectinghim to be behind the posters. Thakur revealed involvement of two other boys Dipak and Vikki,who were also beaten. Ramesh succumbed to his injuries during treatment at Anugrah NarainMedical College and Hospital in Gaya.

Six held for murder of newborn girlRAIPUR, JAN 29

Six persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of a newborn baby girl deliv-ered by a 17-year-old tribal girl at a government hostel in Chhattisgarh's Koriya district, policesaid on Thursday. As per preliminary investigation, the minor girl got pregnant after she wasallegedly raped last year by a 23-year-old youth, Anil, from her native Salgaon Khurd village,Koriya Superintendent of Police B S Dhruv said.

After the girl delivered the baby at the pre-metric hostel in Ramgarh block of Koriya onJanuary 2, the hostel superintendent - Kiran Kispotta - allegedly strangulated the infant to deathto cover up the matter, he said. Later, Kiran went to Salgaon Khurd and informed both Anil andthe girl's family members about the matter following which they buried the infant's body neara river on the village outskirts, the SP said. On getting information about the offence, the buriedbody of the newborn was exhumed near the river in the girl's native village, Dhruv said.

Six persons, including Anil, his and the minor girl's relatives, were arrested on Tuesday inthis connection. The hostel superintendent Kiran and her husband Phoolsai were still at large,he said adding that efforts were on to nab them.

Bill Gates, Co-Founder, formerCEO and

Chairman, and currentTechnology Advisor atMicrosoft, on Wednesdayin his third 'Ask MeAnything' session onReddit revealed a fewdetails about a mysteriousproject that he is currentlyworking on for theRedmond giant.

Describing the project,Gates said on Reddit, "Oneproject I am working onwith Microsoft is thePersonal Agent which willremember everything andhelp you go back and findthings and help you pickwhat things to pay atten-tion to."

Gates without dwellingtoo deep into the topic, fur-ther added, "The idea thatyou have to find applica-tions and pick them andthey each are trying to tellyou what is new is just not

the efficient model - theagent will help solve this.It will work across all yourdevices."

The Verge speculatesthat Bill Gates secret proj-ect "sounds a lot likesomething Cortana." Wealready know that Cortanawill be available onWindows 10 desktops aswell, apart from Windows10 mobiles and tablets.

Microsoft at a recentevent revealed that voice-based virtual assistantCortana for desktop hasbeen designed for PC-spe-cific tasks includingsearching through the sys-tem hard drive for photos,documents.

Talking about HoloLensgoggles during theReddit's AMA session,Gates said, "The HoloLensis pretty amazing.Microsoft has put a lot intothe chips and the software.It is the start of virtual

reality. Making the deviceso you don't get dizzy ornauseous is really hard -the speed of the alignmenthas to be super superfast. Itwill take a few years ofsoftware applicationsbeing built to realize thefull promise of this." Forthose unaware, Microsoft'sHoloLens goggle wasunveiled at the Windows

10 Next Chapter event.Late last week,

Microsoft started rollingout its January TechnicalPreview build of itsupcoming Windows 10 OSfor desktops, adding fea-tures like Cortana,Continuum and more.

Gates' third AMA sawsome other interestingquestions being answered.

When asked about thewhat the next 30 yearsholds in terms technology,Gates said, "There will bemore progress in the next30 years than ever. Even inthe next 10 problems likevision and speech under-standing and translationwill be very good.Mechanical robot taskslike picking fruit or mov-

ing a hospital patient willbe solved. Once comput-ers/robots get to a level ofcapability where seeingand moving is easy forthem then they will beused very extensively."

When asked on what hewould have done in life ifMicrosoft hadn't workedout, Gates said, "I wouldprobably be a researcher

on AI. When I startedMicrosoft I was worried Iwould miss the chance todo basic work in thatfield."

Gates also gave someadvice to a Reddit userabout if it is wise to stepinto a career in program-ming when most codersmay be replaced by "auto-mated solutions" soon.

He said, "It is safe fornow! It is also a lot of funand helps shape yourthinking on all issues to bemore logical. There is aprospect for change in thisarea for the next genera-tion but that is true formost fields and under-standing how to programwill always beuseful."

NEW DELHI | FRIDAY | JAN 30, 2015SAADDA HAQScience & Tech6

1. Who is Larry Pressler?A. Politician B. PainterC. Actor D. Tennis player

2. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, who has won the pres-tigious 'Grammy Awards' is an exponent in which ofthe following musical instruments?A. Guitar B. ViolinC. sarod D. Tabla

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4. Who is known as 'Desert Fox'?A. Bismarck B. EisenhowerC. Gen. Rommel D. Walter Scott

5. The title of 'sparrow' given toA. NapoleonB. Maj Gen. Rajinder SinghC. T. T. Krishnamachari D. Sardar Patel

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TV Channels Schedule TODAY’S STARARIES A rush of intense love and romantic passion for a special someone

might turn your mind toward marriage, Aries. The wedding of a friendmay contribute to these thoughts. Your partner may still have doubtsabout moving to the next level of commitment, even though there'sno question that he or she truly loves you. Be patient and hold yourtongue. You will know when the time is right.

TAURUS Today you could experience a strong desire to clear your psycheof past traumas that limit you, Taurus. You may decide to registerfor a seminar or workshop of some kind. If you sign up today, allsigns are that you will not only attain the results you want but youwill also meet some interesting new people. Among them couldbe a potential love partner. Go for it, and have fun.

GEMINI Love, passion, romance, and marriage - your mind will focus on thesematters all day even if there's no special person in your life right now,Gemini. If you are involved, don't be surprised if talk of a long-term com-mitment creeps into your conversations with your beloved. If you aren'tinvolved, someone new and exciting could appear on the scene. Whenyou go out, make sure you look your best.

CANCER The approach of a very special visitor might cause you to thor-oughly clean your house, Cancer. Afterward, you could look fornew and interesting ways to dress it up with some new plants,throw pillows, or other decorative touches. This can be tiresome,but definitely worthwhile. When your friend arrives, he or she willfeel at home. Work hard and then make yourself look great.

LEO Romantic novels and movies could be more appealing than usualtoday, Leo. You're in an especially intense mindset. If you'reinvolved, your relationship could be near the point where it has tomove ahead or end. Chances are it will move ahead. If you aren'tattached, your loving nature will attract more than one potential part-ner into your aura. Be prepared, and expect the unexpected.

VIRGO Your financial situation could get a strong boost today, Virgo. Thismight be due to a contract you've just signed, perhaps involvingsome work you will do on your own rather than for an employer.The project may have strong personal significance. The creativearts could be involved, as well as technology. Be prepared for abusy month, but it will be a great one. Go for the gold!

LIBRA Today you may decide to study healing, Libra. You could read aboutalternative methods regarding diet, herbs, aromatherapy, massage,or acupuncture. You might decide to learn some hands-on methods.Whether or not you ever practice any of these professionally, learn-ing about them should transform your life for the better on both phys-ical and emotional levels. Make the most of it.

SCORPIO Today you might decide to sign up for an advanced course ofsome kind, Scorpio. This might include world religions or perhapsmeditation. Stay out of bookstores, both physical and online. Youmight spend a fortune on books on your chosen subject. Theeffect of this is likely to be more profound than a simple accumu-lation of knowledge. Prepare to be transformed.

SAGITTARIUSA group of friends may invite you to attend a festival or workshopinvolving the creative arts or metaphysical studies, or perhaps both,Sagittarius. You might resist at first, but once you get there you willfind the subject and instructor captivating. Afterward, you won't wantto talk about it. You will be too preoccupied with your thoughts. Writethem down. You will want to remember them later.

CAPRICORN If you've considered a career in healing, psychic, or spiritual stud-ies or the creative arts, Capricorn, today the opportunity to makethat dream a reality could come your way. A close friend couldopen the door for you. Your own psychic and artistic abilitiesshould be operating at a very high level, so don't be intimidated.You're good at what you do and are likely to remain so.

AQUARIUS Romance could be on your mind today, Aquarius. This could be dueto a recent wonderful encounter with a love partner. Since then, lis-tening to romantic music may have enhanced your feelings. You willwant to schedule another meeting, but you might hold back becauseyou don't want to seem pushy. Go ahead and call your friend. Youmight be pleasantly surprised by the response.

PISCES A very beautiful, romantic dream could inspire exalted artisticactivities today, Pisces. You might want to paint, draw, write, com-pose music, sew, or cook up a new recipe. Whatever you do, youwon't do it simply for your own amusement. You will want to showyour work to others and seek their opinions and approval. Yourbusiness acumen could be as active as your artistic side.

Videocon has launched twonew smartphones, theInfinium Z40Q Star

and Infinium Z50Q Star,priced at Rs. 4,499 and Rs.5,999 respectively. Whilethere are no official avail-ability details for theVideocon Infinium Z40QStar and Videocon InfiniumZ50Q Star, we expect thatthe company will announcethem in the coming days.Notably, the Infinium Z50QStar was earlier this monthofficially listed on the com-pany's site without pricingand availability details.

The Videocon InfiniumZ40Q Star features a 4-inchWVGA (480x800 pixels)display and runs Android4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box.The dual-SIM based hand-set is powered by a 1.2GHzquad-core (unspecifiedchipset) processor along-side 512MB of RAM. Itcomes with 4GB of inbuiltstorage that's furtherexpandable via microSDcard (up to 32GB). There isa 5-megapixel autofocusrear camera and a second-ary 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera onboard. It isbacked by a 1500mAh bat-tery.

The Videocon InfiniumZ50Q Star, on the otherhand, comes with a 5-inch

FWVGA (480x854 pixels) IPS display. It ispowered by 1.2GHz quad-coreprocessor coupled with 1GB of

RAM. It features 4GB of built-instorage and supports expandablestorage via microSD card (up to32GB). It sports a 5-megapixelrear camera while also houses a0.3-megapixel front-facing cam-era.

The smartphone is backed bya 2000mAh battery with noword on talk time and standbytime. It supports Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS/ EDGE, GPS/ A-GPS,3G, and Micro-USB connectivi-ty options. The Android 4.4KitKat-based VideoconInfinium Z50Q Star will beavailable in White, Red andBlue colours.

Commenting on the launch,Jerold Pereira, CEO, VideoconMobile Phones said, "In line upto the ongoing DigitalRevolution in the country,Videocon is determined to intro-duce consumer-focused deviceswhich are high on style andcost-effectiveness. With oursuperb smartphone range, weensure that the varied needs ofnew-age smartphone users arebeing fulfilled indigenously.Videocon Mobile Phones insupport to the 'Digital India'campaign will continue to bringthe latest software innovation at

cost-effective pricing and pro-vide smartphone technology toevery hand in the country."

Videocon Infinium Z40Q Star, Infinium Z50QStar With Android 4.4 KitKat Launched

Bill Gates Reveals He's Working on a 'Personal Agent' for Microsoft

The third flash sale of Micromax's Yu Yureka (Review | Images) on Thursday saw10,000 smartphones go out of stock in 3 seconds on Amazon India, matching thefigures of the first flash sale that saw much controversy due to site glitches and

incorrect pricing, as well as allegations of making a smaller number units (3,000) avail-able to purchase.

Micromax subsidiary Yu Televentures also announced the next flash sale for the YuYureka will be held at 2pm IST on February 5, whileregistrations for the next sale open at5pm IST on Thursday. The compa-ny says it will follow a weeklyflash sale model on Thursdays,and that unlike previous flashsales, users will have to registerindividually for each sale, withearlier registrations not being car-ried forward.

Yu Televentures also announcedthat it will be ramping up theavailability of the Yu Yureka,almost doubling the number unitsit will make available for purchasein the flash sales. To put that inperspective, 10,000 units ofMicromax's Yu Yureka were madeavailable in the first flash sale (andwent out of stock in 3 seconds),while 15,000 units were madeavailable in the second sale (andwent out of stock in 4 seconds).

Notably, a special Yu Yureka sale was held on Wednesday for contest winners and"impacted customers" who were unable to avail the smartphone in the previous two salesto due to incorrect price listings or payment issues, as well as for those customers thatreceived defective or damaged units.

Priced at Rs. 8,999, Micromax's Yu Yureka offers some rather impressive specifica-tions at the price. The dual-SIM smartphone features Cat. 4 4G LTE connectivity, andruns Cyanogen OS 11 based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It bears a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280pixels) IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3; a 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core Snapdragon 615 SoC(MSM8939); an Adreno 405 GPU; 2GB of RAM; a 13-megapixel Sony Exmor CMOSsensor rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture and flash; a front-facing 5-megapixel fixed-focus camera; 16GB of inbuilt storage expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB), anda 2500mAh Li-Po battery.

Micromax's Yu Yureka Sale Sees 10,000Units Go out of Stock in 3 Seconds

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MELBOURNE, JAN 29Britain`s Andy Murray

stormed into his fourthAustralian Open final with acommanding four-sets winover Czech Tomas Berdych onThursday.

The dual Grand Slam cham-pion, seeded six, beat the sev-enth seed 6-7 (6/8), 6-0, 6-3,7-5 and will play either NovakDjokovic or defending cham-pion Stan Wawrinka inSunday`s decider.

The tournament has been aheartbreak Grand Slam for theScot with three runner-up fin-ishes, but he has given himselfanother chance to breakthrough and add to hisWimbledon and US Opentitles.

The world number six wastoo strong for Berdych, whowasn`t the same player thateliminated Rafael Nadal in thequarter-finals.

After losing a marathon 76-minute opening set in atiebreaker, Murray finishedstrongly to clinch the match in3hr 26min on Rod LaverArena.

There was plenty of frictionbetween the two and a fewglares at each other at

changeovers during the open-ing set sparked by Berdych`sdecision to hire former

Murray team member DaniVallverdu as his coach.

"I was disappointed to lose

the opening set after I had acouple of chances at the endbut I felt I was playing betteras the set went on and I wasvery aggressive at the begin-ning of the second set,"Murray said.

"I got more comfortablewith the conditions and withTomas`s ball, in the beginningI was feeling quite rushed andthen I got more aggressive andmade him do more running."

Murray admitted there wasextra tension in the matchcaused by the attention overVallverdu in the Berdychcamp. "A lot was made ofDani working with him. Meand Dani have been friendssince we were 15 and I feltthat was a little bit unfair andunnecessary. There is more tolife than sport," he said.

Murray broke Berdych`sserve six times and hit 40 win-ners, while Berdych servedmore double-faults than aces.

The Czech broke the Scot inthe eighth game but was him-self broken as he served forthe set at 5-3.

Berdych fought off break

points in the 11th game butprevailed in the tiebreakerafter Murray had set point at6-5.

It was a psychological liftfor the Czech coming out ontop after a 76 minute tussle.

There were some sparkswhen Berdych said `Goodplay, Tomas` to himself as hepassed by Murray after win-ning the set to the Scot`s dis-pleasure. But the dual majorchampion raced through thesecond set with a triple servicebreak over disengagedBerdych in just 30 minutes.

Murray went on the offen-sive and broke Berdych aftertrailing 0-40, hitting a fore-hand winner to the corner onbreak point. Berdych wasserving more double faultsthan aces as the Scot stormedto a two sets to one lead.Murray`s greater variety ofshots caused Berdych prob-lems and had the Czech fre-quently off balance and he gotthe decisive break of serve inthe 11th game, clinching thematch with an ace in his nextservice game.

Andy Murray downs Tomas Berdychto reach fourth Australian Open final

NEW DELHI, JAN 29The International Cricket

Council (ICC) onThursday released sched-ule for period 2015-19 thusconfirming India as thevenue for ICC WorldTwenty20 2016.

The ICC Board, whichwas meeting for the firsttime this year at it's Dubaiheadquarters, also allottedthe 11 March-3 April 2016window to conduct theWorld Cup for this newestformat of cricket.

India had already wonthe rights to host the 2016edition and it's expectedthat the next year, the tour-nament will follow the oneused two years ago inBangladesh. Last April, theICC announced that fol-lowing the success of 2014ICC World Twenty20 inBangladesh, the same for-

mat will be used for thenext edition too.

The tournament willhave a group stage to becompeted by the qualifiedAssociate teams along withthe two lowest-ranked Testsides. Each winner fromthe two groups will play in

the tournament proper,Super 10. Notably, it is theonly ICC tournament allot-ted to India during this fouryear period. The qualifiersfor the ICC WorldTwenty20 2016 will beheld in Ireland andScotland from July 6-26.

India to host Twenty20 WorldCup in March-April 2016 NEW DELHI, JAN 29

The sports ministryThursday revised theScheme of SpecialAwards to medal winnersand their coaches in inter-national events byenhancing the awardmoney.

Olympic championswill now get Rs.75 lakh,silver medallists Rs.50lakh and bronze medalwinners Rs.30 lakh fromthe existing Rs.50 lakh(gold), Rs.30 lakh (silver)and Rs.20 lakh (bronze),said a ministry statement.

The reward money formedal winners at Asianand CommonwealthGames has been enhancedfrom the existing Rs.20lakh (gold), Rs.10 lakh(silver) and Rs.6 lakh(bronze) to Rs.30 lakh,Rs.20 lakh and Rs.10lakh, respectively.

For World, Asian and

C o m m o n w e a l t hChampionships, threeseparate categories ofaward money has been setdepending on whether thechampionships are heldonce in four years, once intwo years or annually.

The award money formedallists at Paralympics,Para-Asian and Para-Commonwealth Gameshave been fixed at parwith medallists ofOlympics, Asian andCommonwealth Games.

World Championshipsof Blind, Deaflympics andSpecial Olympics havebeen included in therevised scheme.

Under the new scheme,the number of days oftraining/coaching impart-ed by coaches to medalwinners preceding theevent will be taken intoaccount for deciding eligi-bility of coaches for award money. The eligi- bility has been reduced from 240 to 180 days.

NEW JERSY, JAN 29Hashim Amla and Rilee

Rossouw both hit centuries forthe second time in the series toset up a 131-run win for SouthAfrica in the fifth and final one-day international at SuperSportPark on Wednesday.

Amla made 133 and Rossouwpowered his way to 132 in aSouth African total of 361 forfive in an innings reduced to 42overs because of rain.

West Indies were bowled outfor 230 in reply with left-armpace bowler Wayne Parnell tak-ing four for 42. The win com-pleted a 4-1 series victory forSouth Africa in the last matchboth teams will play before trav-elling to Australia and NewZealand for the World Cup.

Amla and Rossouw punished alacklustre West Indian bowlingattack as they equalled their ownSouth African record for anywicket by putting on 247 for thethird wicket.

They set the mark with a firstwicket stand in the second matchin Johannesburg when both alsohit hundreds and provided a plat-

form for AB de Villiers to hit thefastest century in one-day inter-national history.

De Villiers was rested forWednesday`s game, along withall four of South Africa`s first-choice specialist bowlers.

West Indian captain Jason

Holder sent South Africa in tobat and initially it seemed a goodmove as the batsmen struggledto time the ball on a pitch whichhad spent most of the day underthe covers as steady drizzledelayed the start by two-and-a-half hours.

Hashim Amla, Rilee Rossouwset up big win for South Africa

Sports ministry enhances award money for Olympic medallists

PERTH, JAN 29An under-fire India will be

hoping to get their act togetherin the virtual semifinal againsta better-placed England in thefinal league match of the crick-et tri-series, here on Friday.

Lucky to share two pointswith Australia, who are await-ing their opponents in thefinal, in the washed off gamein Sydney, the MahendraSingh Dhoni-led side will notonly try to address its bowlingworries but also try to pull upits batting socks.

Failing to register a win inthe league stage so far, theIndian bowlers were unable todefend their 267 runs in theirfirst match, while the team wasshot for 153 in the secondgame against England.

All eyes were on RohitSharma's fitness after theopener failed to take part in thelast two ODIs post a fluent 138in the team's opener against thehosts but the team manage-ment is not looking to risk hisstrained hamstring so close tothe World Cup.

After undergoing a fitnesstest at WACA yesterday, Rohitbatted in the nets for a whiletoday and did look comfort-able. But surprisingly he is stillunavailable for selection forthis upcoming match.

Ajinkya Rahane has shownflexibility with the think-tankstill tinkering with the team'sbatting order as AmbatiRayudu looks uncomfortableat the number three position.

Shikhar Dhawan's battingform has also contributed toIndia's dismal showing in theODIs as the left-handed open-

er has just managed 11 runs inthree matches to give the teama big reason to worry beforethe World Cup.

The rest of the cast has alsonot been consistent and ViratKohli is still trying to find hisgroove at the No.4 spot thatthe Indian think-tank seems tobe settling him into.

Even after getting a slot ofstick from the Australian bats-men in the Test matches andthe Indian critics, the bowlersstill continue to leak runs with-out picking many wickets.

With Ishant Sharma,Bhuvneshwar Kumar, UmeshYadav and Mohammed Shamistill trying to find the rightlength all through theAustralian summer, spinnersAkshar Patel andRavichandran Ashwin find lit-tle help from the fast-pacedtracks.

Ishant though is expected to

be given a run-in again aftermissing out due to the weatherin Sydney. A bowling all-rounder is what India havebeen searching for and ifStuart Binny, who scored avaliant 44 and picked up theonly wicket to fall in a losingcause against England, candeliver if picked in the XI thenthe Men in Blue will fancytheir chances against EoinMorgan and company.

England though also havehad a patchy run in this tourna-ment so far but have certainlylooked much better than Indiaon the field.

Getting a bonus pointagainst Dhoni and company inthe nine-wicket win inBrisbane has been their high-point so far as they lost boththeir ODIs against arch-rivalsAustralia.

With five points from threegames, England certainly have

the upper hand in the knockoutgame but WACA is always adifferent ball game for any vis-iting side.

Their bowling led by JamesAnderson has made the rightnoises before the 50-overshowpiece event but the bat-ting form of most of their topstars has been inconsistent.

Opener Ian Bell though topsthe run-scorers list in thisseries so far, with 229 runsfrom three matches - a ton anda half-century.

All-rounder Moeen Ali pro-vides England with not only agood opening batting optionbut also gives them the vitalbreakthroughs with his wilyoff-spinners.

So going by the performanc-es so far, England do start asfavourites in the upcomingclash but India have a goldenchance to reverse the trend thisweekend and re-start theirWorld Cup campaign on amore positive note.Teams:

India: MS Dhoni (c & wk),Shikhar Dhawan, AjinkyaRahane, Rohit Sharma, ViratKohli, Ambati Rayudu, SureshRaina, Stuart Binny, AksharPatel, Ravichandran Ashwin,Ravindra Jadeja, IshantSharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar,Mohammad Shami, UmeshYadav, Dhawal Kulkarni,Mohit Sharma.

England: Eoin Morgan (c),Moeen Ali, James Anderson,Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, RaviBopara, Stuart Broad, JosButtler (wk), Steven Finn,Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, JoeRoot, James Taylor, JamesTredwell, Chris Woakes.

ODI tri-series, India vs England - Preview Diego Costafaces three-match banfor allegedstamp onEmre Can

NEW DELHI, JAN 29Chelsea striker Diego

Costa faces a three-match ban after he wascharged for an allegedstamp during theirCapital One Cup semi-final win overLiverpool on Tuesday.

In a volatile second-leg match at StamfordBridge, the 26-year-old

was seen in protractedduels with Liverpooldefender Emre Can.And he is being chargedfor for the first of twoalleged stamps thatwere not seen by refer-ee Michael Oliver.

The Brazilian born,Spanish world cupperwas also appeared tostamp of another Reds

defender Martin Skrtellater in the match. Thedou has a history ofaggression, in bothteam and nationalscolours. Chelsea wonthe match 1-0 with aBranislav Ivanovic'sextra-time header for a2-1 aggregate victory tomake the League Cupfinal at Wembley.

N Srinivasan-Arun Jaitleydiscussion on cards postICC meet in DubaiNEW DELHI, JAN 29

BCCI president-in-exile N Srinivasanis set to discuss his future course ofaction with BJP heavyweight and unionfinance minister Arun Jaitley once theembattled cricket administrator is backfrom the two-day ICC Board Meeting inDubai, scheduled to conclude tomorrow.A Supreme Court verdict has effectivelybarred Srinivasan from contesting theBCCI polls, slated within six weeks, butboard insiders feel that there is everychance of the Tamil Nadu strongmanfighting the elections if he is able to sellhis prized IPL franchise Chennai SuperKings within the stipulated time frame."Srinivasan will be back from Dubaiafter the board meet ends on January 29.So ideally, there is a chance of meetingJaitley in Delhi on either January 30 or31 or may be a tele-conference depend-ing on the finance minister's schedule," asenior BCCI official, in the know ofthings, said. "Since Srinivasan hasalways paid heed to Jaitley's advice, itwon't be any different this time round. Aclearer picture on BCCI logjam willonly emerge after the Srinivasan-Jaitleydiscussion. At the end of the day, Jaitleycontrols eight votes (BJP ruled statesand institutions) and that's a goodenough number in a total of 31 to have adecisive say in this regard," the sourcesaid. However there is a school ofthought in BCCI that Srinivasan willcontest in this election as he is well onhis way to dissociating his parent firmIndia Cements.

Ayushmann Khurrana’s ‘Hawaizaada’ has beengranted tax free in UP. The government hasexempted the upcoming film from entertainment

tax. The makers of ‘Hawaizaada’ have thanked the UttarPradesh government for exempting the movie from enter-tainment tax.

'Hawaizaada' directed by Vibhu Puri stars AyushmannKhurrana, Mithun Chakraborty and Pallavi Sharda in thepivotal roles.

The decision to make the film tax free was taken at thecabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister AkhileshYadav, an official spokesman said here.

Thanking the decision, Vibhu Puri said, "I am thankful

to the authorities for this grant. It took me almost fiveyears to put my vision on the big screen. Now, I am surethe film will get its full potential reach in the state of UttarPradesh."

"'Hawaizaada' has been granted tax free status in UttarPradesh," Ayushmann posted on twitter.

Presented by Reliance Entertainment, 'Hawaizaada' isset in 1895 and is an inspiring story of scientist ShivkarBapuji Talpade, who is credited to have constructed andflown India’s first airplane eight years before the WrightBrothers.

The film is scheduled for release on January 30.

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Have a limited shop-ping budget? Can'thave a makeup artist

on call like celebrities do?Here are a few tips to helpyou look perfect no matterwhere you are or how low-budget a month it is..

Get a gel liner from an eyepencil

Put the tip of the pencilnear a flame for about 30seconds and let it cool for 15minutes or so. It will nowgive you a thick and intenseline, the way any gel linerwould.

Setting your lipstickAfter applying lipstick,

put a tissue paper over yourlips and apply powder overit. This will set the colourand give you a long lastingeffect.

Drying your nailsFill a bowl with cold

water. Apply your nailcolour and dip your fingers

in the bowl. It speeds up thedrying process.

Keeping bobby pins wherethey belong

Very often, bobby pinsslide out of your hair. Tostop them from doing so,simply lay a tissue paper ona table, put the pins on it andspray them with any stiffhold hairspray. This willmake them stay on your hairlonger and stop them fromsliding out every otherminute.

Greasy Hair Day RescueDry shampoo is the best

way to fix greasy hair whenyou can't wash your hair.But if for some reason, youcan't find one, then use babypowder as it does exactlythe same thing. Put somepowder on your hairline andrub it in. It will take thegreasiness away and makeyour hair look good.

Make up wipes every-where

It's impossible to get yourhands on make up wipeseverywhere. Simply replacethem with baby wipes. They

work the same and babywipes are usuallykinder to your skin.

Heatless wavesBraid your hair

on both sidesreally tight and

go to bed. Whenyou wake up, untan-

gle them, spray andscrunch it and you'll beleft with perfect beach

waves without using acurling iron.

Mascara to perfec-tion

Use a busi-ness card

b e h i n dy o u rlashesw h i l e

applying mascara. It notonly straightens out yourlashes, but also stops themascara from smudging onyour eyelids.

French manicure yourselfTake the curved end of a

band-aid and line it a littleaway from the tip of yournails. Now apply your nailcolour and wait till it's drybefore you peel the band-aidoff. Perfect French manicureat home.

Iron to last longerIf you're using a curling

iron to curl your hair, rollyour hair back up and pin ituntil it cools down. Thismakes your curls last longer.Similarly, when you'restraightening your hair, put acardboard near your hairroots and hold it in placewith a bobby pin. Take it offonce your hair cools down.This stops sweat and windfrom making the roots curlyor wavy again.

11 beauty hacks every girl should know

Rani Mukherji’s ‘Mardaani’ was pre-miered in Poland at the Kino Muranowtheatre in Warsaw on January 28 and the

Yash Raj Film received a standing ovation fromthe audience. After the screening, Rani wascongratulated by one and all for her stupendousperformance.

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, ‘Mardaani’ wasreleased in August 2014 and was criticallyacclaimed and loved by the audience. Everyonecalled ‘Mardaani’ as Rani’s career best everperformance. She played senior Inspector(crime branch) Shivani Shivaji Roy.

Like in most part of the world Polish citiesalso have a worst crime records. Child traffick-ing, kidnapping to trafficking to prostitutionrackets are quite prevalent in their cities aswell.

‘Mardaani’ was well received by the Polishpeople. Rani, who attended the the premiere ofthe film in Poland, said, ‘It was a very specialday as Mardaani released in Poland today..theresponse to the film by the polish people madethe evening even more special..and it reiteratesthe fact that a good film finds an audience irre-spective of the language in any part of theworld as art doesn’t have borders or barriers. Iwill cherish forever the love and adulation I

received today from Poland’.At the premiere, Rani looks fabulous in black

outfit teamed with black overcoat and styledher hair in retro. She completed her look in astunning necklace. Polish DOP Artur Zurawskiwho had worked on the film photographywatched the with his family at the premiere.Rani's mother accompanied her to Poland.

Rani’s ‘Mardaani’ getsstanding ovation in Poland

AIB is one of a kind come-dy show in India and hasadded a fresh dimension

to Indian comedies. TillSeptember last year, the AIBstand-up comedians had postedabout 52 videos on YouTube andgained immense popularity witha whopping 45 million views. Itseems that this massive populari-ty is rapidly growing.

On 28th January, AIB loverswere elated upon seeing AIBKnockout on YouTube. Thehilarious video features the‘Gunday’ stars Arjun Kapoor andRanveer Singh. These B-townhunks were made fun of, bycomedians Ashish Shakya,Rohan Joshi, Tanmay Bhatt andG Khamba. Karan Johar playedthe roastmaster in the show.

Among the audience, the spe-cial ones were Ranveer Singh’slady love Deepika Padukone andof course Arjun Kapoor’srumored girl friend SonakshiSinha. Other than these, person-

alities like Alia Bhatt were alsoseen. Karan Johar started theshow on a humorous note, “Letthe filth begin.” And this state-ment was very apt.

There was no aspect of the twoactors’ lives- especially embar-rassing ones- that the comediansleft untouched. No matter howmuch insult the actors had to suf-fer, the aim of comedians was

just to make sure that the audi-ence was in ROFL moodthroughout the show. The come-dians dived into all sorts ofepisodes of the actors’ lives. Thejokes knew no shame- from thedirty toilet jokes to sex lives.

The jokes were truly insultingand hilarious at the same time. Ifsuch crude jokes are present, it isobvious that the comedians will

take a dig at the failure that theactors’ had to suffer in theircareer; and they did! As thecomedians bombarded them witharrows of the most outrageousinsults, the poor actors could donothing but grin and bear it all.

But it is not just these two gen-tlemen who were insulted. Thecomedians made it a point tomake fun of everyone who waspresent. They didn’t spareDeepika Paduakone and even thehost Karan Johar. They too hadto suffer their own mockery forthe good of the show. To add tothe fun, the comedians made funof themselves too! The AIBKnockout videos hit YouTube onWednesday night. The show is somuch fun-packed, that it is gath-ering insanely high number ofviews. It was no more than 12hours of release that the first partof the show gathered more than 4lakh views. As for the second andthird part, they have been viewedby over 2 lakh people till now.

AIB Knockout: Ranveer and Arjun gets grilled with rudest jokes

The gripping poster of‘Khamoshiyan’ is all it takesto send thrills down the spine.

Recently, Bipasha Basu’s ‘Alone’has been the one to combine the sexyand the scary. It seems that‘Khamoshiyan’ is trying to do prettymuch the same, with its first lookfeaturing hot red lips and a bloodyfinger.

Produced by Mahesh Bhatt andMukesh Bhatt, this thriller has beenwritten by Vikram Bhatt. But theBhatt trio is not the only splendidaspect of this project. GurmeetChoudhary, Sapna Pabbi and AliFazal are playing the lead roles. Asfor the music, it has been composedby Jeet Ganguly and Ankit Tiwari.‘Khamoshiyan’ is all set to hit thecinemas on 30th January.

The movie is already making head-lines with the bold romance scenes

of Gurmeet Choudhary and SapnaPabbi. From the names of the film-makers, it is certain that the moviecontain erotic elements. It has a tingeof horror too, as Mahesh Bhatt con-firmed before the media, “With arecipe of great music, state-of-artdigital effects and a love story thatbrings back the intrigue of Mahal, itwill repackage and raise the bar forthe horror genre in Bollywood.”

The scenes featuring the explicitromance of the two actors arealready out. Gurmeet is making astunning Bollywood debut with amovie that would transform hisimage. He was seen as Lord Ram inthe TV series ‘Ramayan’. Gurmeetadmitted that explicit scenes wouldform a part of the film.

When asked whether the film fea-tures his handsome body, he said“You will see a lot of it in

Khamoshiyan. Men see me as amacho action hero and girls as aPrince Charming.” Sapna Pabbi isanother one making a Bollywooddebut. The stunning actress garneredfame from the TV series ‘24’. She isBritish born and started her career asa model. This is just her first filmwith the Bhatts. It has been reportedthat the she has signed three projectswith the Bhatt brothers. As for AliFazal, he is known for his roles in ‘3Idiots’ and ‘Fukrey’.

‘Khamoshiyan’ is cantered on anerotic love triangle. It features awriter in Kashmir, who comes incontact with a woman who has astrange past. An interesting plotfilled with suspense, horror andromance then follows. The shootingwas supposed to take place Kashmirlast year. But due to the floods, it wasshifted to South Africa.

‘Khamoshiyan’: Combination ofsexy and scary romantic horror

‘Hawaizaada’ granted taxfree in Uttar Pradesh

Jovial and livelyRanveer Singh wasin high spirit at

Sanjay LeelaBhansali’s party. Assoon as the DJ playedhis songs from ‘RamLeela’, Ranveerremoves his shirt andset the dance floor onfire. When his popularsong, ‘Tattad Tattad’played, Ranveer’smood charged up andhe went berserk. TheDJ kept playing hissongs one after theother.

Unfortunately, hisladylove and co-starDeepika Padukone wasmissing but PriyankaChopra filled up hergap. She joinedRanveer on the dancefloor and grooved tothe song, ‘Ram ChaheLeela’.

The dinner party wasthrown by Bhansali’ssister Bela Sehgal tocelebrate the PadmaShri honor conferred to

the ace filmmaker. Thestar-studded bash washosted at an upscalerestaurant in Bandraand saw bevy ofBollywood stars pour-ing in to congratulatethe noted filmmaker.Superstar ShahrukhKhan who is said to besharing cold vibes withBhansali dropped in towish him.

"But the past didn'tmatter to the duo whodanced together. SRKalso insisted SLB havea glass of wine. Thestar was also spotted inan intense conversa-tion with Khamoshistar Manisha Koiralaand Kangana Ranautwho looked like abluebell blossoming inspring," informed aguest from the party.

Haasan, who stars inBhansali's upcomingfilm ‘Main Gabbar’,celebrated her 29thbirthday at the samebash.

Ranveer Singh strips off atSanjay Leela Bhansali’s party