Gold snaps two-day falling trend, up by Rs 250 on global cues

Silver followed suit and rebounded by Rs 400 to Rs 44,800 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.Marketmen said apart from firming trend overseas, emergence of buying by jewellers and retailers to meet the upcoming festive season demand mainly attributed recovery in precious metal prices.

 

Gold in New York, which normally sets the price trend on the domestic front, rose by one per cent to USD 1,305.30 an ounce, a biggest gain since July 17 and silver by 1.1 per cent to USD 20.63 an ounce.In Delhi, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity shot up by Rs 250 each to Rs 28,350 and Rs 28,150 per 10 grams, respectively. It had lost Rs 260 in last two days.Sovereigns followed suit and recovered by Rs 200 to Rs 24,900 per piece of eight grams.In a similar fashion, silver ready recovered by Rs 400 to Rs 44,800 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 265 to Rs 44,280 per kg. The white metal had lost Rs 1,000 in the previous two sessions.Silver coins, however, held steady at Rs 78,000 for buying and Rs 79,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

 

 

 

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Kerry meets Jaitley ahead of strategic dialogue

Kerry, who arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day visit, visited the Indian Institute of Technology in south Delhi.

Kerry also met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. US delegation comprises Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker as well as State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki.  Kerry will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.

On Wednesday evening, he met Indian business leaders ahead of his meeting with the top Indian officials. According to a background briefing by a senior US State Department official ahead of Kerry's visit, the India-US Strategic Dialogue is to focus on some of the big priorities that the Modi government have put forward on economic revitalization, on energy security, on homeland security, as well as the robust cooperation between our two countries in science and technology, in space, in skills and education, and in health.

"We see a new government coming in that has an ambitious agenda, what we can do to help that government realize its agenda, because we see India's economic rise as something that is deeply in US interest. And we believe that American companies have a role to play in that rise, and so part of the discussion over the next two days is really going to be focusing in on what are the shared priorities and shared goals that we want to focus on," the official said.

Kerry and Pritzker will participate in a roundtable with Brookings India that will focus on climate and energy issues. Kerry said on Wednesday that the long-standing partnership between US and India is on the cusp of an historic transformation and that US will work hand in hand with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government to power India's rise economically and strategically.

"India's rise will help the Indo-Pacific region become more stable, more prosperous and free. The strategic choices India makes on how to grow its economy and promote regional security will directly impact Asia's growth and US interests," the article read.

"As President Barack Obama has observed, America's economy and security will increasingly be influenced by events in Asia. India's economic strength and business environment are, therefore, of strategic importance to both our countries."

"We are coming to India to deliver a single message: US is prepared to be a full partner in this effort. We will work hand in hand with Modi and his government to promote open and liberal trade and investment, job training and closer strategic ties, he said as he pushed for boosting economic and strategic ties with India," said the piece by Kerry and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker.

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Kerry visits IIT; walks out impressed with students

Kerry, who is here for the 5th Indo-US Strategic Dialogue, took time out of his schedule and visited the Applied Microbiology Laboratory and Bio-process lab.

Professor R K Shevgaonkar, Director of the IIT, Delhi said that the American Embassy had specifically mentioned the laboratories that Kerry wanted to visit.

Dressed in a blue suit, Kerry interacted with the students there and asked a number of questions about the processes involved, the education fees, patent system and also if they would get a job in India or would they have to go out.     Kerry was very pleased to see a research project on
bio-degradable plastic.

As a student explained the project to him, Kerry said, "Very exciting. It would be a huge contribution to the world. Very exciting. Fantastic".

Kunal Gupta, who is part of the project, said he was proud that Kerry visited his institute. "I am very proud to be part of a institute which is recognised in the US as well. They (US) have done a lot of research which is much ahead of us and Kerry's visit to the institute makes us feel very good," said Gupta.

Kerry also visited the lab which was using algae to clean water and to produce biomass.

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Won't make anything controversial: Rohit on 'Singham Returns'

Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) has written to the the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC), citing that the film depicts Hindu saints in a bad light, "which hurts the religious sentiment of the believers of the faith".

The organisation apparently has objected to a dialogue in the film.

However, Shetty said, "They have not seen the scene. We will have a discussion with them. I am a commercial filmmaker and I know how business is important. I will never do any such thing or make a film that is controversial ever."

"I have never done that till today and will not do it in my life. It is just that they have a speculation after watching the promo we will sit and talk with them," he said.

The CBFC has also received several emails allegedly saying that the Hindus are shown in a bad light in the film.

Most of them have urged the board to delete certain scenes in the movie, while some have called for a ban on the film.

Ajay Devgn-Kareena Kapoor starrer 'Singham Returns' is a sequel of 2011 film 'Singham'.

"When we make a film we hope everyone likes it. The film ('Singham') was based on cops and they liked it, so it was encouraging for us. The first film released three years ago and cops even talk about it ('Singham'). So we thought of 'Singham Returns' for them and for the audience," Rohit said.

The film is set to release on August 15. About its box office fate, Rohit said, "That the audience will tell. It is foolish to talk about the numbers before the release of the film.

"The release date of a film is very important. Holiday time matters a lot as there are lot of footfalls. If the film is good, it will do well," he added.

Talking about superstar Salman Khan, who has given several Rs 100 crore films like himself, Rohit said, "For Salman it is only Salman that works. He is the bankable star for mass entertainer (films)," Rohit said.

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Bajaj to launch new versions of Discover soon

The first segment of the company’s popular commuter bike would be the naked street version – Discover 150S and it looks pretty similar to the now discontinued version of 125ST. The new bike has however been provided a flat seat placed at a lower height in order to provide a smoother experience to the pillion.  Nothing has however yet been known about the engine specification.

The second version of the bike is mini-faired, which has been named as Discover 150F and the bike looks quite stylish and a mix-match of commuter as well as sport.

At the same time, the bike also bears bit of resemblance to Hero Ignitor and CBF Stunner and the mini fairing looks like the older version of Karizma as well.

This minor change may turn out to be a major factor in attracting the riders and the bike could gain popularity among its fans.

Source: Auto News India

Vehicle dependability in India improves to 38 percent

The study also revealed that overall vehicle dependability averages 218 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) in 2014, compared with 280 PP100 in 2013.

This dependability is based on the number of problems reported per 100 vehicles, with a lower score reflecting higher long-term vehicle quality.

Reserchers conducted study on as many as 70 models across 12 vehicle segments.

In the entry midsize segment Maruti Suzuki Swift DZire grabed the highest rank while Maruti Suzuki SX4 ranks highest in the midsize segment.

Toyota received model awards for its Toyota Innova and Toyota Fortuner in the MUV/ MPV segment and SUV segment repectively.

The Hyundai Santro ranks highest in the compact segment for the second time in three years.

Nissan Micra ranks highest in the upper compact segment, while Skoda Fabia and Honda Civic rank highest in the premium compact and the premium midsize segments, respectively.

Source: Auto News India

Dia Mirza, Sahil Sangha to marry on October 18 in Delhi

The wedding will take place in Delhi and will be attended by the couple's family and close friends only. Dia is likely to later host a lavish reception in Mumbai for her friends from the entertainment industry.

Sahil's family is largely based in Delhi and so, their nuptials are due to be held in the capital."It was the two families' decision to have the wedding in Delhi on the chosen date," said Dia.

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Hrithik's cameo in 'Bombay Samurai'

Accordingly, the makers are said to have asked director Dev Benegal, who is also writing the film’s script, to create a special role for Hrithik Roshan. The film already has a big star cast that includes Kareena Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin, Akshaye Khanna and Abhay Deol.

A source close to the film’s team says, “Excel Entertainment’s Ritesh Sidhwani and actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar are keen on including Hrithik in the project. Dev is now writing a role for Hrithik, let’s see how it will work out.”

It may be pointed out that Hrithik has earlier done a cameo in Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance, where the actor stole the limelight with the Rajasthani song, Baware.

Both Hrithik Roshan and Ritesh Sidhwani were unavailable for comment.

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'Dhoom: 3' enters Chinese top 10 chart

After storming the Turkish box office and becoming the only Indian film to get to the Turkish Top 10, ‘Dhoom: 3’, Yash Raj Films (YRF) offering, has now entered the Chinese Top 10 Charts at number 9, said a statement from the film's production house.

Released 25th July, ‘Dhoom: 3’, which became the first Indian film to get widest release ever in China, came in with an impressive USD 1.35 million for the three-day weekend, beating the local Chinese romance ‘No Zuo No Die’. With weekend admissions at 267,000, 'Dhoom: 3’ takes a flying start and is on target to become the biggest Indian film in China.

Starring Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra, the film is directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, who co-scripted with producer and YRF boss Aditya Chopra.

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Sony launches new waterproof phone in Xperia series

Xperia Z2 is a decent looking phone with a sturdy aluminium-frame. The handset is IP58 certified, which means it can withstand dust and water. It also has covers for the micro-USB, micro-SIM, and the memory card slot.

The phone features a sharp 5.2-inch IPS display (1920x1080 pixels) with a pixel density of around 422 ppi. The phone boasts full HD screen in a waterproof body. The lock button is positioned on the right side of the phone making it easily accessible for the thumb.

The deviced is powered by a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor. It comes with 3 GB of RAM and Adreno 330 GPU. The phone features an in built memory of 16 GB and a microSD slot.

The phone comes with 20.7 megapixel rear-camera with Exmor RS sensor with 4K video recording. The phone adorns a 2.2 megapixel front-facing shooter. The other features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, and 3200 mAh battery.

The Xperia Z2 runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat and with powerful Snapdragon 801 inside, the device mostly runs smooth.

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App that pays you for exercise

Pact is an app which uses money to track your fitness goals. When you set up Pact, you give your credit card or Pay Pal information.

You also have to set your fitness goals like a pledge to workout a certain number of times in a week or eat healthy and Pact makes it specific.

Now enter a set distance you have to run.You must also decide the penalty you are willing to pay if you miss the workout.

The minimum penalty is Rs 300. The app tracks you when you check into a known gym and monitors how long you stay.

You can also wear a fitness band or use your phone's GPS to log miles. Reward money comes from people who failed to honour their pact, media reports said.

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Flipkart slashes rates of the Mid-Range Moto G

Flipkart, the exclusive retailer of for Motorola devices has announced the revision of prices.Moto G (8 GB) has reduced to Rs 10,499 from its earlier price of Rs 12,499. The 16 GB variant is now available for Rs 11,999. The offer however is valid till the stock lasts.Moto G comes with the reduced price as a result of its fierce competition with Chinese smartphone Xiaomi Mi3, which is priced at Rs 13,999.The reduction in price will play in favour for Moto G and will certainly attract the prospective customers. The company has also adopted the strategy of slashing the rates of Moto X in US for a limited period offer.The American multinational telecommunications Motorola had launched its Moto G smartphone in November last year (February in India) and recent rumours suggest Motorola is working on the device's successor. 

 

 

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India fifth largest producer of wind energy

Annual growth rate of renewable energy in India in the last decade has been about 22 percent, said Seetharam, who was earlier this month appointed India's permanent representative to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
   
India is one of the 21 members of the Abu Dhabi-based IRENA and the current vice-chairman of its council.
   
Seetharam said hydropower, bio-energy and solar energy are other areas that have good potential and sharing experiences and international cooperation is the way forward to tap this potential.
   
"There are plans during the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) to add an additional renewable capacity of 30 GigaWatts. This includes 15 GigaWatts of wind, 10 GigaWatts of solar, 2.7 GigaWatts of biomass and 2.1 GigaWatts of small hydro," Seetharam said.
   
Further, he said that all these require huge investment. According to him, during the 12th five-year plan, the projected investment into renewable is to be four times above the 11th five-year plan.
   
The 11th five-year plan had projected an investment of Rs 892 billion and for the current plan it has gone up to Rs 3,186 billion.
   
Seetharam said that renewable energy solutions are relevant to India as they can be generated in remote areas that are difficult to access from the central grid. Renewable energy allows you to produce energy where it is consumed even in remote areas where you can have wind, solar or biogas.
   
India recently became the 19th member to designate a permanent representative to IRENA, an intergovernmental organization that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future, and serves as the principal platform for international cooperation.
   
IRENA promotes the widespread adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy in the pursuit of sustainable development.

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Gold prices recover marginally; silver remains higher

Silver also strengthened by Rs 100 to Rs 44,900 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Marketmen said emergence of buying at prevailing levels by jewellers and retailers to meet upcoming festive season demand mainly supported the upside in gold prices.

In Delhi, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 percent purity recovered by Rs 45 each to Rs 28,245 and Rs 28,045 per ten grams, respectively. It had lost Rs 170 in previous two days.

Sovereign, however, remained steady at Rs 24,700 per piece of eight grams in restricted activity.

In line with a better trend, silver ready advanced by Rs 100 to Rs 44,900 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 125 to Rs 44,360 per kg. The white metal had gained Rs 400 on Wednesday.

Silver coins, however, continued to be asked at level of Rs 77,000 for buying and Rs 78,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

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Nokia to buy part of Panasonic's network business

"Nokia Networks has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire part of the wireless networks business of Panasonic System Networks Company Ltd," Nokia said in a statement on Thursday.

The agreement covers Panasonic's mobile phone (LTE/3G) wireless base station system business for mobile operators and related wireless equipment system business, it said in the statement.

The two firms plan to conclude the agreement by the end of September this year, with expected closure scheduled on January 1, 2015, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

As part of the deal, fixed assets and business contracts with Panasonic's customers are being transferred to Nokia Networks in Japan, including Panasonic employees involved in the business.

"Japan is a key market for us, and this agreement is a major milestone in forging closer ties in Japan. The acquisition of part of Panasonic's wireless network business would further strengthen our mobile broadband portfolio and add significant value for Japanese operators," Nokia Networks Executive Vice President (AMEA) Ashish Chowdhary said.

Through this acquisition, Nokia Networks aims to reinforce and further improve efficiency and quality control for product development and R&D.

It will also help strengthen Nokia's market share for base station systems and related wireless equipment in Japan.

In addition, Nokia Networks plans to leverage its extensive global experience and technical leadership in mobile broadband to grow its business in the acquired domestic carrier segment globally, it said.

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Sonia Gandhi says she will write her own book to reply to Natwar Singh’s comments

Sonia Gandhi told a leading news channel that she was absolutely serious about writing a book which will reveal the truth.

Natwar Singh, who has used terms like “authoritarian" and "Machiavellian” in his autobiography for Sonia Gandhi, in an interview had claimed that the 67-year old Congress president did not take up the position of Prime Minister after UPA stormed into power in 2004 because of her son Rahul Gandhi’s stiff opposition, and not due to her ‘inner voice’ as she had claimed at that point.

Singh claimed Rahul was worried that just like his father Rajiv Gandhi and grandmother Indira Gandhi, both former Prime Ministers, her mother might be assassinated too if she decides to lead the nation.

Manmohan Singh went on to become the Prime Minister of country and he stayed at the position for next ten years.

However, Gandhi said that such attacks are futile as it would not have any effect on her since she is used to them.

“I can't be hurt. I have seen my mother-in-law riddled by bullets, my husband dead and I am far from getting hurt with these things. Let them continue to do this it will not affect me,” Gandhi told the news channel.
“They can continue to do this if they so please," she added.

Singh was forced to resign from the UPA government in 2005 following his alleged involvement in corruption.

Meanwhile, the Congress branded Singh’s comments as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘politically motivated’.

"It is ridiculous. These days it has become fashionable to sensationalize the contents of a book with the sole aim of ensuring better sale and free publicity. This is yet another such exercise. Any comment on it will be a futile exercise," AICC general secretary and Communication Department Chairman Ajay Maken said.
To persuade Natwar Singh from not referring to this particular episode in his autobiography, the Congress president along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi had met him on May 7 at his residence but he decided to disclose facts as they were and tell the "truth", Singh claimed in an interview.
   
The book titled "One Life is Not Enough: An Autobiography" is due to release soon.

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BJP reacts on Kerry's 2013 religious freedom report

The latest report, however, does mention that hundreds of cases related to the burning of a railway coach and the subsequent violence in Gujarat remain pending.

This year's report goes on to say: "After years of investigation, the SIT (special Investigation team) decided in 2012 not to pursue any charges. In December (2013), a magistrate court rejected a protest petition filed by Jafri and upheld the SIT decision. Jafri said she intended to appeal to a higher court."

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Bringing poll parties under RTI would hamper their working: Govt

In a written reply, Minister of State for Personnel and Training Jitendra Singh said no representation from the political parties opposing the Central Information Commission order, bringing six national parties under RTI, has been received in the department.

"Declaring a political party as public authority under the RTI Act would hamper its smooth internal working, which is not the objective of the RTI Act. Further, political rivals may misuse the provisions of the Act, thereby adversely affecting the functioning of the political parties," the minister said.

He said CIC in its decision dated June 3, 2013 has held that the political parties namely AICC/INC, BJP, CPI(M), CPI, NCP and BSP are public authorities under the RTI Act.

"A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 12, 2013 to exclude Political Parties from definition of 'Public Authority' under the RTI Act, 2005. The Bill was referred to Parliamentary Standing Committee on September 12, 2013. The Standing Committee in its report recommended passing of bill by the Lok Sabha.

"The Bill could not be taken up for consideration by the Parliament and stands lapsed after dissolution of 15th Lok Sabha," he said.

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Sharath Kamal, Amalraj shine in table tennis

Kamal and Shamini Kumaresan defeated Malaysian combo of Ying Ho and Chee Feng Leong 11-5 11-8 11-8 in the third round.
   
They had spanked Uganda's Paul Moody Mutambuze and Ludia Magandlen Natunga 11-4 11-4 11-4 in the second round.
   
Amalraj and Madhurika Patkar too made it to the next round after beating Dexter St Louis and Reann Chung of Trinidad and Tobago 11-4 11-9 9-11 11-4.

They had earlier beaten another Trinidad and Tobago pair Aaron Wilson and Catherine Spicer 11-4 11-8 11-9.
   
In men's doubles, Sharath and Amalraj thrashed Simasiku Kalaluka and Friday Ng'andu of Zambia 3-0 (11-6 11-4 11-3).
   
In women's singles, Manika Batra thrashed New Zealand's Annie Yang 11-5 11-3 11-6 11-6, while Madhurika Patkar defeated Sri Lanka's Ishara Madurangi 12-10 11-9 11-6 and Shamini Kumaresan eked out a 11-3 6-11 11-4 9-11 11-9 8-11 11-7 win over Ganiat Ogundele of Nigeria.
   
However, Soumyajit Ghosh and Poulomi Ghatak went down fighting 2-3 (11-9 10-12 11-8 1-11 8-11) against England's S Walker and K le Fevre in the third round mixed doubles match.

The duo had beaten Tabish Khurshid and Abeera Sheikh 11-8 11-5 11-4 in the second round.
   
Soumyajit, though, teamed up with Harmeet Desai to defeat Trinidad and Tobago's Yuvraaj Dookram and Aaron Wilson 3-0 (11-6 11-7 11-6) in men's doubles second round.
   
Batra and Sanil Shetty too failed to cross the third round after they were outsmarted by Tengteng Liu and Karen Li 11-6 12-10 11-8.

The Indian pair had earlier trounced Trevor Farley and Sherrice Felix of Barbados 11-2 11-5 11-3 in the second round.

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Chess Olympiad: Top stars missing but Indian team in 'high spirit'

Anand, having last played the event in 2004 in Spain, is giving it a miss again and the second-highest rated ever and fast climbing P Harikrishna is also not playing this time.
   
However the team has in-form Parimarjan Negi, who had a good show in the just concluded Politiken cup, and B Adhiban, who won the Biel Masters open just a few days back, in addition to M R Lalith Babu and S P Sethuraman who all, on their day, are formidable opponents. Sasikiran at 33, is the oldest member in the team.
   
Seeded 19th among a record participation of 179 countries this time, the Indian team can do better than its billing provided Sasikiran, Negi and Adhiban remain at the top of their game.
   
The Indian women team will again miss the services of top star Koneru Humpy who has not been a part of the chess Olympiad for some time now. Humpy is getting married just a few days after the Olympiad.
   
Dronavalli Harika will be the star among the Indian eves that came up with a flourish to finish fourth last time in the biennial event. Seeded fifth this time, the team comprises Tania Sachdev, Mary Ann Gomes, Eesha Karavade and Padmini Rout. There are 139 teams in women’s competition.
   
The chance of an encore for the Indian eves or bettering their performance will heavily rely on the performance by Harika and Tania Sachdev, who had won a personal bronze medal for her performance last year.

The Russian team starts as the rating favourite in the open section while in the women’s, its China that has the highest average rating. The event will be played on FIDE’s Swiss system. For every win, a team will get two match points and one in case of a tied result.
   
It will also be the first daylight Olympiad as the sun does not set in Tromso in the present period.

Less than 2000 KMs from the North Pole, Tromso has been the starting point for the Polar expeditions for more than 200 years now.
   
The focus will be chess though and the presence of most of the top stars of the world makes it a unique event.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be the biggest star representing the local team. Also present will be Vladimir Kramnik and Sergey Karjakin for Russia, Levon Aronian for Armenia and Veselin Topalov for Bulgaria.
   
Among the women, Judit Polgar of Hungary will be cynosure of all eyes playing in the open section.

Yifan Hou, the women's world champion will don the first board for China while new import Kateryna Lahno will play under the Russian flag for the first time.

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'Returning' Serena on song in WTA return at Stanford

The American world number one, playing for the first time since her third-round singles exit at Wimbledon, showed no sign of illness or rust as she rolled to victory over the 45th-ranked Czech in 64 minutes.
   
After enjoying a first-round bye, the top seed punched her ticket to the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament where she'll face the winner of Thursday's second-round match between former world number one Ana Ivanovic and Canadian qualifier Carol Zhao.
   
Williams has captured titles at Brisbane, Miami and Rome in 2014, but she has failed to add to her tally of 17 Grand Slam singles titles and the US Open offers her last chance this year to do so.
   
After falling in the third round of singles play at Wimbledon, Williams looked wobbly in a second-round doubles match from which she and her sister Venus eventually retired.
   
Since then Serena had withdrawn from a tournament in Bastad but she said this week her time off had helped her recover from a virus and she showed no ill-effects on Wednesday.
   
"She had a really good serve," Williams said of Pliskova, who kept the first set close but finally surrendered the frame when Williams broke her in the final game.   

Williams broke again in the second game en route to a 3-0 lead in the second and broke Pliskova to love to close out the match when the Czech belted a forehand long.
   
Williams saved all three break points she faced in the match and fired nine aces.
   
"I think I played really well," Williams said.

"I'm on the right path. I'm excited and I'm looking forward to my next match,” she added.

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3rd Test: Anderson strikes again to scalps Dhoni, India six-down against England

Chasing an improbable target of 445, India were tottering at 112 for four at stumps with Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma batting on 18 and 6 respectively.

India still require 333 on the final day but more realistically have little chance of preventing England from
equalizing the series with only six wickets in hand.

With Murali Vijay (12), Shikhar Dhawan (37), Cheteshwar Pujara (2) and Virat Kohli (28) back in the confines of the dressing room , the remaining batsmen need to bat out of their skin in order to save the match.

After being all-out for 330 in their first innings, India conceded a huge first innings lead of 269 runs but Alastair Cook decided against enforcing the follow-on in order to give his tired bowlers some recovery time.

England scored at a quick clip to score 205 for four in 40.4 overs before declaring with a lead of 444 runs.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Panjak Singh, Mohammed Shami.

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, James Anderson.

Source: Cricket News Today

Southampton Test: Eng in driver’s seat at stumps on Day 4, India trail by 333 runs

Chasing an improbable target of 445, India were tottering at 112 for four at stumps with Ajinkya Rahane and Rohit Sharma batting on 18 and 6 respectively.

India still require 333 on the final day but more realistically have little chance of preventing England from
equalizing the series with only six wickets in hand.

With Murali Vijay (12), Shikhar Dhawan (37), Cheteshwar Pujara (2) and Virat Kohli (28) back in the confines of the dressing room , the remaining batsmen need to bat out of their skin in order to save the match.

After being all-out for 330 in their first innings, India conceded a huge first innings lead of 269 runs but Alastair Cook decided against enforcing the follow-on in order to give his tired bowlers some recovery time.

England scored at a quick clip to score 205 for four in 40.4 overs before declaring with a lead of 444 runs.

Joe Root smashed his way to a 41-ball-56 (9x4) while skipper Cook having regained some form helped himself to an unbeaten 70 off 114 balls with seven boundaries.

With 22-yard strip producing some movement off it, the Indian batsmen did face some testing time with both Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad asking questions in the 'Corridor of uncertainty'.

Shikhar Dhawan (37) played and missed on a number of occasions as he had no clue about the outgoing delivery from Jimmy Anderson while Murali Vijay didn't look in his usual composed self that he has been till now in the series.

Vijay (12) was run-out as he failed to beat a Stuart Broad throw. Cheteshwar Pujara (2)'s dry run continued as Chris Jordan showed his alertness at first slip latching onto a catch off part-time off-spinner Moeen Ali's (2/33) bowling.

Having lost two wickets for 29, the Delhi boys Kohli and Dhawan batted sensibly to add 51 runs for the third wicket before disaster struck again.

The most disappointing was Dhawan's dismissal having done all the hardwork against pacers threw his wicket away as Joe Root bowled a classical off-break that kissed his edge for Jordan to grab his second catch in the slips.

Ali took his wickets tally to 11 when he bowled a straighter one which took Virat Kohli's outside edge which Jos Buttler fumbled before completing the catch.

Earlier, India were all-out for 330 with an addition of only seven runs to their overnight score of 323 for eight with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni (50) failing to add anything to his overnight score.

James Anderson (5/53) took his 16th five-wicket haul in Test cricket as Cook didn't enforce follow-on and decided to give his bowlers a break.

Cook and his opening partner Sam Robson (13) looked steady and not a team in pursuit of a specific target to
present the opposition. Bhuvneshwar Kumar took advantage of this as he had Robson caught at first slip by Dhawan in the 7th over of the innings.

First-innings' centurion Gary Ballance (38) arrived at the crease and he played with a little more urgency than his skipper.

He built a good stand with Cook but was unlucky to be given out caught at short leg by umpire Marais Erasmus off Jadeja's bowling.

After lunch, Cook and Ian Bell (23) started off in the pursuit of some quick runs. And they were successful in their bid because the Indian team simply looked like they were awaiting the declaration. It allowed the batsmen to plunder runs with consummate ease, as Bell launched an offensive.

But he could not go on, bowled by Jadeja around his legs in the 27th over, just after the 100-run mark came up an over earlier. It was Root then who provided the real impetus to the innings, as he stroked his way to a quick-fire half-century.

He smacked 50 off just 38 balls, with 8 fours, and his 50-run partnership with Cook came in only 49 balls. It didn’t appear as if England would declare before the break, but then Root’s wicket changed that.

Indian bowlers looked like playing the waiting game, knowing full well that they will have to atleast bat four
sessions to save this match from here onwards.

When England started their second innings, Ballance and Cook then gained some momentum, first bringing up the 50-run mark in the 14th over and then four overs later, their own 50-run stand.

They put on 58 runs for the second wicket, a perfect platform for someone like Jos Buttler to come and strike the ball later on.

Earlier, Anderson took his first five-wicket haul since July 2013. It came after a gap of 26 innings as he wrapped up the Indian innings within the first half hour of play, grabbing two wickets for a run in the space of six balls.

Dhoni was his team's lone hope of salvaging anything in this first innings but he was unable to add on to his tally from the last night. He faced only 10 balls before Anderson (5-53) bounced him out, the top-edge sailing to wicket-keeper Jos Buttler.

Anderson duly wrapped up things when he bounced out Shami as well, the ball taking the glove on its way to the keeper.

The medium-pacer, celebrating his birthday today, led his team off the ground.

Stuart Broad (3-66) and Moeen Ali (2-62) were the other wicket-takers in this Indian innings, while Chris Woakes (0-60) and Chris Jordan (0-59) went wicket-less.

Teams:

India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), M Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Panjak Singh, Mohammed Shami.

England: Alastair Cook (capt), Sam Robson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Jordan, Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes, James Anderson.

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6th edition of Maruti Suzuki’s Dakshin Dare rally to begin from 4th August

The results of this motoring event will be declared on August 10, 2014. The route for the rally has already been planned and it will be one of the most challenging events for the participants. The routes of the rally include Mysore, Shimoga, Chitradurga, Davengere, Bellary, Hospet and Hubli, Chikamaglur, Mangalore and Goa.

Vice-President, Marketing Maruti Suzuki, Manohar Bhat said, “After successfully running the popular Raid de Himalaya and the Desert Storm motorsport events, Maruti Suzuki looked southward in 2009 for a new motorsport circuit to expand into. The unique possibilities that the landscape in the south offered made Dakshin Dare a real challenge, both for the racers and the organizers.”

“This Dakshin Dare is all about the terrain, weather conditions and road surfaces that are unique to the south India. The monsoon conditions and marshy terrain surely add to the challenge and excitement,” he added.

The selected participants will be competing against each other in 3 categories including Ultimate Car category, Ultimate Bike Category and Endure Category.

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Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale on sale

Ferrari 275 GTB/C Speciale with chassis number 06701 will roll on stage on August 16.

It is the first of the only three Berlinetta Competizione cars built by the iconic Italian marquee.

Interestingly,each of the cars were hand crafted and were fitted with lightweight aluminium bodywork.

The 275 GTB/C Speciale was also the first Ferrari to employ an independent rear-suspension setup and other interesting features included disc brakes all around and dazzling Borani wire wheels.

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Amitabh Bachchan felicitated by UNICEF for polio eradication

UNICEF representative for India, Louis Georges Arsenault said that “India’s victory over polio is a huge credit to those who mobilize people for polio vaccination”.

In a bid to show the organization’s gratitude for spreading awareness on the disease, Arsenault felicitated Bachchan, who was an active campaigner.

Amitabh Bachchan expressed his happiness for the disease being finally eradicated from India.

"Polio eradicated from India. An eight year campaign with the UNICEF ambassadorship! Feel such accomplishment and joy!," Bachchan posted on Twitter.

He also said “I have been doing this everyday for the past 45 years to stand in front of the camera and talk a few sentences and it is a very easy job for us. But, the really difficult part of the job was of those who, under hard circumstances and situations, went from point to point across the nation and gave the two drops of polio vaccination to save the children from the deadly disease.”

India was declared free of the crippling polio virus on March 27, 2014, by the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has been country’s biggest public health achievement in recent times.

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Downing of flight MH17 'may amount to a war crime': UN

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay condemned the "horrendous shooting down" of the Malaysian passenger jet in rebel-held territory that killed all 298 people on board, and demanded a "thorough, effective, independent and impartial investigation".

"This violation of international law, given the prevailing circumstances, may amount to a war crime," she said in a statement.

"Every effort will be made to ensure that anyone committing serious violations of international law including war crimes will be brought to justice, no matter who they are," Pillay said.

The Red Cross officially said last week that Ukraine is now in civil war -- a classification that would make parties in the conflict liable to prosecution for war crimes.

UN said that latest figures showed that more than 1,100 people have been killed in fighting on the ground in east Ukraine as both government forces and rebels have increasingly used heavy weapons in built-up areas.

"As of 26 July, at least 1,129 people have been killed and 3,442 wounded," UN statement said.

The latest toll marks a sharp rise from that given a month ago on June 18, when UN said at least 356 people had been killed since April.

Pillay described reports of increasingly intense fighting in rebel bastions Donetsk and Lugansk regions as "extremely alarming" and said both sides were "employing heavy weaponry in built-up areas, including artillery, tanks, rockets and missiles."

"Both sides must take great care to prevent more civilians from being killed or injured," Pillay said.

Some 100,000 people have now fled the conflict zone in the east for other areas of Ukraine, UN said in the report released today.

The report also accused rebels controlling swathes of territory of conducting a brutal "reign of terror" in the areas they control, including the abduction, torture and killing of civilians as the rule of law has collapsed.

"These groups have taken control of Ukrainian territory and inflicted on the populations a reign of intimidation and terror to maintain their position of control," the report said.

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5 BJD MPs used plane of tainted mining contractor: BJP

Raising the issue during zero hour in the Odisha Legislative Assembly, BJP MLA Pradeep Purohit alleged that the five MPs used the private plane of a mining company to travel to Delhi from Bhubaneswar.

The five are Pinaki Mishra, Ramchandra Hansda, Siddhant Mohapatra, Loknath Swain, and Hemendra Singh.     The mining contractor's role in the violation of mining rules was being investigated by the state vigilance, he said, claiming that Odisha had sustained a loss of about

Rs 1,000 crore due to illegal activities of the tainted company.

"I demand a statement from the state government on the matter and the state vigilance should also probe into the relation between the five BJD MPs and the mining contractor," Purohit said.

The MPs should also come under the purview of the vigilance probe for their alleged links with the contractor, he added.

However, Swain denied the allegations and claimed that he was not aware that he had travelled in the plane of a private mining contractor to visit Delhi.

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Sensex, Nifty slip to one-week lows as profit taking continues

The BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty were seen trading with negative bias ahead of tomorrow's trading holiday and July F&O expiry on Thursday. Market breadth was largely negative. Small-cap and mid-cap indices fell due to persistent selling pressure from retail investors.

The 30-share index Sensex resumed higher at 26,173.47 hovered in a range of 26,181.83 and 25,900.25 before ending at 25,991.23, showing a loss of 135.52 points or 0.52 percent from Friday's closing. It has now dropped 280.62 points, or 1.07 percent, in two consecutive sessions.

Today's closing is its weakest since July 21 (25,715.17).

The CNX 50-share Nifty dropped by 41.75 points, or 0.54 percent, to close at one-week low of 7,748.70. On Friday, it had slipped by over 40 points.

In eight straight trading sessions (July 15-24), the Sensex and the Nifty spurted by over 5 per cent to hit lifetime highs.

Stocks of FMCG major Hindustan Unilever gained 3.69 percent after the company reported increase in standalone net profit at Rs 1,056.85 crore for the June quarter.

Among major losers, Coal India suffered the most by plunging over 3 percent, the most in three weeks. Other laggards include Hindalco Industries, Tata Steel, RIL, ICICI Bank, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, M&M and Bajaj Auto.

Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net Rs 125.51 crore on last Friday, as per provisional data.

In Asia, Chinese stocks led gains by jumping over 2 percent on strong growth in profit at industrial companies in June 2014. Key indices in China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea ended higher by 0.20 percent to 2.41 per cent while Taiwan weighted index declined by 0.20 percent.

European markets were trading mixed in their early trade as investors weighed company earnings and awaited data on American services and home sales. Key indices and France and UK firmed up by 0.15 percent to 0.48 percent while Germany's DAX was quoting lower by 0.03 percent.

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Kick mints over 50 crore in two days

Salman Khan has proved fifth time lucky with his Eid release. His latest release Sajid Nadiadwala’s ‘Kick’ has fared well at both domestic box-office and in the overseas.

In the opening day, the film earned 26.4 crore.

The movie has been made on a whopping budget of Rs 100 crore.

Statistics of collection

•    On Friday, ‘Kick’ mints 26.40 crore.

•    On Saturday, the film collected 27.15 crore.

All in the movie in its first weekend, made a huge sum of 53.55 crore.

The movie has been able to cross 50 crores in two days but it failed to make 100 crore in the opening weekend.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweeted, “#Kick crosses? 50 cr nett mark in 2 days. Continues its glorious run on Day 2. Collects? 27.15 cr nett. India biz. AWESOME!”

On Sunday and on Monday (Eid holiday), ‘Kick’ is expected to touch higher number.

In USA and Canada also Salman’s magic is working. Taran further tweeted, “#Kick is heading for the BIGGEST Salman Khan opener in USA-Canada. Fri + Sat approx $ 750,000+ [? 4.50 cr]. Many screens yet to report.”

“In UK, Australia and New Zealand too, #Kick Saturday is bigger than Friday. Biz zooming upwards. EXCELLENT!” , added Taran Adarsh.

‘Kick’ marks the directional debut of Sajid Nadiadwala.

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Shah Rukh Khan to promote his upcoming movie 'HNY' with SLAM! THE TOUR

The other Bollywood stars, who would be seen sharing stage with SRK are Farah Khan, Malaika Arora Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sonu Sood, Vivaan Shah, Kanika Kapoor and Yo Yo Honey Singh.

Sharing the sneak peek of the tour, Shah Rukh said, “Here’s a tiny glimpse of what we plan to bring to your city with SLAM! The Tour. There’s love, laughter, joy, madness, action, and a whole lot of happiness.”

He said that he is quite happy as the whole cast and crew of the film will accompany him. “I am excited to be there with my crazy gang of Happy New Year and my colleagues Farah, Deepika, Malaika, Abhishek, Boman, Sonu, Vivaan, Kanika and Honey Singh. So get ready to be SLAMMED this September!” said SRK.

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Shift work can worsen asthma, pneumonia

The research led by professors David Ray and Andrew Loudon from University of Manchester found that cells lining the lung airways have their own body clock which is the time-keeper for lung inflammation both conditions cause swelling in the lungs.

Researchers further discovered that more severe lung inflammation happens as a result of the loss of the body clock working in these cells. "We found a key molecule known as CXCL5 that facilitates lung inflammation which is a key regulator of how immune cells get into tissues. The loss of CXCL5 completely prevents the time of day regulation of lung inflammation which opens up new ways to treat lung diseases," Loudon said.

During the research, the team uncovered how glucocorticoid hormones from the adrenal gland are vital in controlling the level of inflammation in the cells lining the airway. "This hormone works through the glucocorticoid receptor, a major regulator of gene expression. We wanted to find out, therefore, if glucocorticoid medicines would also show a time of day effect. Our research shows they do," Ray added.

The team concluded that the rhythm of the clock in the lining of the cells in the lungs is important for lung diseases like asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Our bodies anticipate the change from day to night by having an internal or circadian clock. This explains why it is hard to adjust to shift work. The body clock regulates sleep but now has been discovered to also regulate our immune system. The findings were published in the journal Nature Medicine.

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Now express yourself better with Imoji App

A new sticker feature in ‘Imoji’ is what talked about these days. With this feature ‘Imoji’ is grabbing the eyeballs of users. Even, social networking site Facebook do lack with ‘Expression Stickers’ feature despite it has developed many apps for smileys.

   

Imoji allows you to make your own expression in stickers and it is so simple. You just need to take your picture with Imoji app. Crop the extra portion of picture leaving out your epxression of face. You can even add the expression of your pets too, which can be added on same board.

With Imoji, you will get rid of the old yellow stickers and can send the stickers as photo which is as simple that even an uneducated person can use it.

‘Imoji’ is right now iOS exclusive and is in process to start its Android version.

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Freedome app, to use internet anonymously

Freedome app is very simple to use. One just has to choose what one desires to block (phone, cell data, wifi data, bluetooth), select the time interval of blocking and hit start.

This new app runs on Android and iOS and understands how helpless most people feel when they worry about being watched all the time while using mobile phones. To put it simply, the software is a blend of virtual private network, anti-tracking, anti-virus and anti-phishing technology rolled into one package.

The Freedome UI features just an On-Off toggle at the interface one lands on upon clicking open the app. It connects to the internet through the company’s F-Secure Cloud or chooses to hide your IP address by picking another country such as US, UK, Finland, Germany and Sweden as your virtual location.

The developers of this app confirm that advertisers won’t be able to track users’ locations and there’s less reason to fear public Wi-Fi hotspots owing to the data encryption technology.

If one is traveling abroad and want to stream content from a favorite online service which is not available outside one’s home country, can use fake your virtual location for the same.

The app offers you stats on the number of viruses, harmful sites and trackers among other things that it has managed to deal with appropriately.

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Maruti Suzuki launches limited edition of Ertiga

MSI, which is launching the limited edition Ertiga to mark the milestone of 150,000 unit sales in the Indian market, said it would be shortly available in petrol, CNG and diesel variants.

The petrol variant would be priced at Rs 6.76 lakh, CNG would be at Rs 7.34 lakh and diesel would be at Rs 8.05 lakh.

The models would be available in new pearl blaze blue colour with several factory-fitted high-end features. It would also be available in superior white and silky silver metallic colours.

"This is in line with the company's vision to offer product differentiation to customers who aspire for features over and above the product strengths of high fuel efficiency, interior comfort, ease of driving and flexi seating," the company said in a statement.

MSI vice-president (Marketing) Manohar Bhat said, "The new Ertiga Limited Edition, with a sleek chrome grille, plush interiors, aesthetically designed spoilers with classy body graphics and decals is a tasteful product.

"The additional features on the Ertiga Limited Edition highlight the company's focus on product differentiation for the customer".

Limited editions help us strengthen the brand and enhance the overall appeal of the car, he said.

"Overall, we have sold over 150,000 units in domestic market. Ertiga was the fastest to achieve this milestone in B segment. Customers have appreciated the Ertiga for its compact size, contemporary looks, ergonomic design and the flexibility of 5+2 seating," Bhat added.

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Is BJP doing U-turn on its stand on Kashmir? asks Digvijay

In a series of tweets last evening, Digvijay said that after a meeting between Hafiz Saeed and Kashmiri politician Yasin Malik, BJP wanted to impound the latter's passport and arrest him, but the party was now going soft on Vaidik.

"Hafiz Saeed visits Yasin Malik BJP wanted to impound his passport and arrest him. But now soft pedals Vedik's conduct. Double standard?" he said in the tweet.

"Is BJP going soft on Pakistan and Terror and doing a U Turn on its Stated Stand on Kashmir?" Digvijay questioned in another tweet.

He said that Vaidik supports Independent Kashmir, while Union Minister Arun Jaitley calls it a diplomatic misadventure.

"Vedik supports Independent Kashmir. Arun Jaitley calls it Diplomatic Misadventure & Venkayya Naidu calls it a Non Issue. Is that BJP stand?" the Rajya Sabha member further tweeted.

The issue rocked both Houses of Parliament for the last two days with opposition raising questions over the meeting of Vaidik, known to be close to BJP supporter and yoga guru Ramdev.

The government had on Wednesday condemned the meeting and said it has sought a report from the Indian High Commission in Islamabad about whether they were aware of this.

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Collective pressure on states needed to deny sanctuaries to terrorists: Modi

In his first multilateral engagement with world leaders, Modi addressed the sixth summit of BRICS nations in which he made it clear that terrorism in any form was against humanity and there should be zero-tolerance against it.

He said the menace has assumed war-like proportions and called for early adoption by the UN of the draft comprehensive convention on international terrorism.
  
"We must also put collective pressure on states to deny sanctuaries and support to terrorists," he said in his first major speech at an international forum in which he also referred to international hot spots like Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
  
"Terrorism is a threat that has assumed war-like proportions. It is in fact a proxy war aimed at innocent civilians. Due to different yardsticks the international community has not been able to combat terror effectively," he told the meeting of five-nation grouping attended by host President Dilma Rousseff, Presidents Xi Jinping of China, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Jacob Zuma of South Africa.
  
"I firmly believe that terrorism, in any shape or form, is against humanity. There should be zero tolerance towards terrorism. Humanity must unite, and isolate terrorist forces, especially states that flout basic norms. Selective targeting of terrorism will not work," he said.

"BRICS must translate our political resolve into a concrete and coordinated plan of action. I call for an early adoption by the UN, of the draft Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism. We are meeting at a time when the world is facing a high level of turmoil and uncertainty. Global economic weakness also persists," Modi said.

He said restoring a climate of peace and stability is therefore an urgent need for global progress and prosperity. "I come from a land where the idea of the 'whole world being one family' is rooted in our ethos - Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam," he said.

Modi said the world must unite as one to decisively confront global challenges. Corrective action must begin with the reform of institutions of global governance. This has been on the BRICS agenda since its inception.

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Congress, BSP slam Akhilesh govt for downsizing budgetary allocation for women panel

"We condemn this move. When BSP was in power, it had started welfare scheme for the poor, Dalits and downtrodden," Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said here.

"This is the tragedy of our time. Life of a woman is considered lower than the value of a bicycle," Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said.

A Right to Information (RTI) question posed by social activist Urvashi Sharma revealed that in the last three years, the Samajwadi Party government has slashed the budgetary allocations made to the state women's commission.

The state government informed the RTI activist that between 2011-12 and 2013-14, the budget of the women's panel was cut by over 85 percent.

In 2011-12, the commission got Rs.5.1 crore in financial grants and this went down to Rs.4.16 crore, of which Rs.3.9 crore was spent.

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Sensex gains most in two weeks, up 321 points as banks, infra companies rise

After a higher start at 25,322.17, the Sensex touched day's high of 25,602.78 and closing at 25,549.72 – up 321.07 points, or 1.27 percent. This is the best single-day rise since the 325-point spurt on July 2.
  
Among lenders, IDFC jumped 8.70 percent, ICICI Bank 4.70 percent, Axis Bank 3.57 percent, SBI 2.26 percent and HDFC Bank 1.16 percent. Stocks saw heavy buying after the RBI on Tuesday evening exempted long term bonds from mandatory regulatory norms like CRR and SLR if the money raised is used for funding of such projects.
  
The market sentiment remained firm after government data showed India's exports grew by 10.22 percent to USD 26.4 billion in June this year while imports stood at USD 38.24 billion, up by 8.33 percent.
  
The Sensex had gained 221.67 points on Tuesday after retail inflation eased to a 30-month low of 7.31 percent in June. WPI inflation has already softened and factory output is getting stronger, data has showed.
  
Brokers said easing crude oil prices, a mixed trend on the other Asian bourses and a higher opening in the European markets also influenced domestic market sentiments.
  
On similar lines, the 50-share National Stock Exchange index Nifty regained the 7,600-mark by rising 97.75 points, or 1.30 percent, at 7,624.40 after touching a high of 7,640.10.
  
The real estate sector witnessed solid demand and its sectoral index notched up the best gain (4,28 pc) among peers. Shares of DLF Ltd rose by 5.82 percent, Unitech 6.82 percent, DB Realty 5.09 percent, HDIL 3.17 percent, Indiabulls Real Estate 3.65 percent, Anant Raj 4.12 percent, Oberoi Realty 5.37 percent and Sobha Developers 1.89 percent.
  
The BSE Banking index rose 2.50 percent, Metal index 2.20 percent, Capital Goods index 1.51 percent and Auto index 1.44 percent, among others.
  
Small-cap Index (2.04 percent) and Mid-cap index (1.34 percent) also gained as retail investors joined the rally.

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Sonakshi Sinha co-owns team in World Kabaddi League

'Dabangg' star Sonakshi has bought the United Singhs team along with The Hayre Group of UK in WKL, which is slated to begin from August 9 in London.

"I am really excited to be part of World Kabaddi League. This is my first such endeavour. Kabaddi is a fast paced sport and I am looking forward to some adrenalin rush moments during the League," Sonakshi said.

Sonakshi is already making amends in her shooting dates so that her commitment to World Kabaddi League is intact.

World Kabaddi League will be played in circle style which is the most popular Kabaddi format followed across 26 countries globally.

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'Raja Natwarlal' wrap-up bash

Siddharth Roy Kapur, managing director of Studios, Disney UTV, who was also present in the party, said that he has ‘great’ expectations from the movie. 'Raja Natwarlal' is a 'typical Emraan Hashmi film', he added.

Emraan plays a small-time con artist in the film. "It's a quintessential Emraan Hashmi film and you would enjoy it tremendously if you are an Emraan Hashmi fan," Kapur told reports here at the film's wrap-up party held here Monday.

"I'm expecting great things from this movie. From the time we heard the script we fell in love with it. It's very exciting, has lots of suspense and great thrills,” he said.

“Emraan, as I said is in the space; he is most familiar with and is known best for. He is playing the most interesting character, a small time con artist who then grows in the film to become something he never thought he would," Kapur added.

Directed by Kunal Deshmukh, the thriller is set to release August 29.

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NASA's Curiosity Rover finds iron meteorites on Mars

The Mars meteorites were found on May 25 and NASA released a detailed photo of the Lebanon meteorites on Tuesday. Curiosity took detailed pictures of the main Lebanon meteorite using its high-resolution Chem-Cam and Remote Micro-Imager cameras.

 

The images revealed strange angular cavities in the surface of the rock."That 'Lebanon' is huge, almost 7 feet," NASA spokesman Guy Webster from the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California was quoted by Space.com as saying.Webster said Curiosity also found a third meteorite at the same time it spotted the Lebanon rocks. In a raw photo from Curiosity, the third meteorite which is also about 7 feet wide can be seen just beyond the closer Lebanon meteorites."Heavy Metal! I found an iron meteorite on Mars," Curiosity's handlers wrote on the mission's Twitter page. 

 

The three meteorites are the first space rocks on Mars discovered by the Curiosity rover since it landed on the Red Planet in August 2012, Webster added."One possible explanation is that they resulted from preferential erosion along crystalline boundaries within the metal of the rock," NASA officials wrote in a statement."Another possibility is that these cavities once contained olivine crystals, which can be found in a rare type of stony-iron meteorites called pallasites, thought to have been formed near the core-mantle boundary within an asteroid."

 

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Aircel launches 4G services in four circles

With this launch, Aircel has become the second telecom operator after Airtel to provide services under all the three existing technologies of 2G, 3G and 4G LTE.

“Our existing technological leadership position further lends to providing a promising and reliable 4G LTE service to our customers. The wireless broadband services offered will help customers transform their workplaces and homes into ‘smarter’ entities,” chief marketing officer of Aircel Anupam Vasudev said.

Aircel had 71.15 million subscribers at the end of April, as per data released by industry body Cellular Operators Association of India.

It holds 20MHz of spectrum in the 4G LTE 2300 MHz band across eight circles - Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and North East and Jammu and Kashmir.

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