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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Will not allow NRC in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee assured people that she will never allow NRC in the state even as Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said a citizen's list on the lines of the exercise in Assam will be carried out across the country.

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Ashwin hopes D/N marks new beginning for Tests

"I just hope this marks the beginning of where we get huge crowds coming into the stadium and Test cricket gets its credit and obviously with the change in timings people can afford to finish their work and come into the game, watch it and enjoy it," Senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said. India will play their maiden Day/Night Test starting Friday.

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Kohli shares picture with his 'partner in crime'

Sharing a picture on social media with former skipper MS Dhoni, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said: "Partners in crime...Crime: stealing doubles from fielders at the boundary. Guess who".

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'Seating position in RS changed to hurt Sena'

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday wrote a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu expressing dismay over the change of his seat in the Upper House. "Astonished to know that my seating position in RS chamber is changed from 3rd to 5th row," Sanjay Raut said in the letter.

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NRC will be carried out across India: Amit Shah

"NRC has no such provision which says that certain religions will be excluded from it. All citizens of India irrespective of religion will figure in the NRC list. The NRC is different from Citizenship Amendment Bill," said Amit Shah addressing the Rajya Sabha.

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Pawar meets Modi over farmers' distress in Maha

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament in New Delhi and apprised him about farmers' distress in Maharashtra and sought his urgent intervention in the wake of the crop damage and rising agrarian crisis in the state. The meeting comes amid uncertainty over government formation in Maharashtra where talks are on between NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Situation is normal in J&K, says Amit Shah

Asserting that normalcy has been restored in Kashmir Valley following the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that security concerns have to be factored in before restoring internet connectivity in the region. “We have to take into account the activities being undertaken in our neighbouring country," he said.

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My son a lovelorn wanderer, not spy: Father of Hyd techie caught in Pak

Family members of Prashanth Vaindam, a software engineer who was caught by Pakistani police in Bahawalpur, Punjab, have said that he was a lovelorn wanderer and not a spy. According to Prashanth’s family, he was in love with a colleague, whom he had met in Bengaluru. 'I suspect he went to Rajasthan border to go to Switzerland on foot,” Prashanth's father said.

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'No comments': Sonia on Maha political crisis

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday refused to comment on the progress being made in the formation of a new government in Maharashtra. Her response came as Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut exuded confidence that a government led by his party will be in place by next month in Maharashtra. He said the picture will become clear in the next two days.

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Mukesh Ambani breaks into club of 6 oil elites

Reliance Industries Ltd, run by Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, has eclipsed BP Plc to break into an elite club of energy supermajors.

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Live: Amit Shah responds on J&K issue in RS

The nearly month-long winter session of Parliament beginning Nov 18 will see over 35 legislations taken up, including the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The session, which will end on Dec 13, will see a total of 20 sittings. Stay here for all live updates:

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Maintain pink-ball stats separately: Gavaskar

Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar feels that the future is bright for pink-ball games despite the delayed introduction in India but wants the stats and records for pink-ball Test cricket separately maintained from red-ball cricket.

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कसोटी क्रिकेटसाठी राहुल द्रविडचा संजीवनी मंत्र

वृत्तसंस्था, नवी दिल्ली ‘दिवस-रात्र कसोटीचे आयोजन प्रेक्षकांना पुन्हा स्टेडियममध्ये खेचून आणेलच; पण कसोटी क्रिकेटला संजीवनी देण्यासाठी, कसोटीचा प्रेक्षक वाढवण्यासाठी इतर मुद्यांवरही सुधारणा अपेक्षित आहे’, असे सूचक विधान भारताचा माजी कर्णधार आणि राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट अकादमीचा प्रमुख राहुल द्रविडने मंगळवारी केले. वयचोरी, मैदानातील माळ्यांची मेहनत, कार्यालयीन क्रिकेट, रणजी स्पर्धा, कसोटींचे महत्त्व अशा मुद्यांवर राहुल द्रविडने कायम स्पष्ट भाष्य केले आहे. आता त्याने कसोटीच्या पुनरुज्जीवनासाठी अशा सूचना केल्या, ज्यांचा आधी कुणी विचारच केला नव्हता. ‘कसोटी क्रिकेटच्या संजीवनीसाठी दिवसरात्र कसोटींचे आयोजन हा एकमेव तोडगा नाही. तसेही आपण दवाच्या परिणामांवर नियंत्रण मिळवू शकलो तर दिवस-रात्र कसोटी वर्षांत एकदा, दोनदा नक्की आयोजित करता येईल. दवामुळे चेंडू ओलसर होतो, ज्यामुळे गोलंदाजांची कसोटी लागते. अशा परिस्थितीत चेंडू स्विंगही करता येत नाही. ही दिवस-रात्र कसोटीतील आव्हाने आहेत’, इकॉनॉमिक टाइम्सशी संवाद साधताना द्रविडने हे मुद्दे मांडले. यावरही लक्ष द्या... ‘कसोटी क्रिकेटपासून प्रेक्षक का दुरावला? या प्रश्नाचे उत्तर शोधताना अनेक कारणे पुढे येतात. स्टेडियममध्ये प्रेक्षकांना कुठल्या सोयीसुविधा मिळतात हे आपण पाहिले आहे का? त्या सुविधांवर प्रेक्षक नक्की खूष आहेत का, हा मुद्दाही महत्त्वाचा आहे’, असे द्रविडने नमूद केले. द्रविडने हा मुद्दा ठळकपणे मांडण्यामागे अलीकडेच पार पडलेल्या दक्षिण आफ्रिकेविरुद्धच्या पुणे कसोटीची पार्श्वभूमी आहे. त्या कसोटीत प्रेक्षकांना मुलभूत सोयीदेखील मिळाल्या नव्हत्या. त्याविषयी प्रेक्षकांनी उघड नापसंती दर्शवली होती. ‘स्टेडियममधील स्वच्छतागृहांचा स्थिती कशी आहे? आसनव्यवस्था नेटकी आहे का, प्रेक्षकांना कार पार्किंगची व्यवस्था उपलब्ध आहेत का? या लहान, मोठ्या; पण महत्त्वाच्या गोष्टींची पूर्तता केल्यास प्रेक्षक पुन्हा कसोटीसाठी स्टेडियमकडे नक्की वळतील’, असे द्रविड म्हणतो. सध्या टीव्हीवर लढतींचे एचडी प्रक्षेपण पाहायला मिळते, तसेच लढतींचे थेट प्रक्षेपण करणारे अॅपही उपलब्ध झाले आहेत. त्यामुळेही प्रत्यक्ष स्टेडियममध्ये जाऊन लढत बघण्याचे प्रमाण कमी झाले आहे. हे आपण स्वीकारायला हवे, असे द्रविडचे म्हणणे आहे. तर नियोजनच करतील इंग्लंड आणि ऑस्ट्रेलियामध्ये कसोटी मालिकांचा कार्यक्रम खूप आधीच जाहीर केला जातो. त्यानुसार दर्दी क्रिकेटप्रेमी सुट्ट्यांचे नियोजन करतात. आपल्याकडे तसे होत नसल्याची खंतही द्रविडने व्यक्त केली. आपल्याकडेही कसोटी मालिकांचा कार्यक्रम आधी जाहीर झाल्यास प्रेक्षक नियोजन करतील. तसेच कसोटीला अनुसरून संबंधित ठिकाणी पर्यटनाचे नियोजनही करता येऊ शकते, याकडे द्रविडने लक्ष वेधले. ‘आम्ही २००१मध्ये ईडनवर खेळलो तेव्हा एक लाख प्रेक्षक आले होते हा मुद्दा मांडताना आपण एका गोष्टीकडे दुर्लक्ष करतो. तेव्हा एचडी प्रेक्षपण होत नव्हते. तेव्हाचे टीव्ही संचही आतासारखे विकसित नव्हते. त्यामुळे स्टेडियममध्ये जाऊन याची देही याची डोळा लढत बघणे हाच पर्याय उपलब्ध असे. आता तंत्रज्ञान विकसित झाले आहे. घर बसल्या एचडीमध्ये चित्र दिसत असेल, तर प्रेक्षक स्टेडियमकडे का वळतील. हे सत्य स्वीकारायला हवे. इंग्लंड, ऑस्ट्रेलियातील कसोटींना स्टेडियम तुडूंब असतात. अॅशेस मालिकेला आजही मोठा प्रतिसाद असतो हेदेखील मान्य; पण तिथे कसोटी मालिकांचा कार्यक्रम खूप आधी जाहीर केला जातो. आपल्याकडे तसे होत नाही. त्यांच्याकडे डिसेंबरमध्ये ‘बॉक्सिंग डे’ कसोटी आयोजित होतेच. लॉर्ड्सवर आयोजित होणाऱ्या कसोटींचा कार्यक्रमही खूप आधी जाहीर केला जातो. त्यामुळे साधारण वर्षभर आधीच प्रेक्षक आपल्या सुट्ट्यांचे नियोजन करून तिकीटे आरक्षित करून ठेवतात’, द्रविड विस्तृत उत्तर देतो.


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Sena-led govt to be in place by Dec 1st week: Raut

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Wednesday that the clouds over the government formation efforts in Maharashtra shall clear within a couple of days or so. "There are certain internal processes of different parties - Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress - which are currently on. A Sena-chief minister-led government will assume office by the first week of December," Raut asserted.

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Big fall in Rs 2,000 notes seized in I-T raids

The government on Tuesday said that the share of Rs 2,000 notes seized during searches conducted by the income tax department has declined from close to 68% in 2017-18 to around 43% so far this year.

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Amid Maha logjam, Pawar-PM to meet in Parl

According to NCP leaders, Pawar will meet Modi in Parliament at 12.30 pm to discuss several issues related to the state, especially the agrarian crisis following unprecedented rainfall. The meeting of the two leaders comes two days after Modi praised the Sharad Pawar-led party during his speech in Rajya Sabha on Monday.

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12-yr-old girl blocked from visiting Sabarimala



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Why Eden Gardens is best suited for D/N Test

Several experts feel that BCCI president Sourav Ganguly has chosen the best-suited venue for pink-ball Test as Eden Gardens has all the pre-requisites needed to make it a success. There were some complaints about the pink ball losing its colour and shape fast during the Duleep Trophy matches, but experts feel that is unlikely to be the case at Eden.

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'Friends' Kamal & Rajini ready for political duet

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal set the ball rolling. “There is no need to create a new bond between Rajinikanth and myself. We have been friends for around 44 years. If the need arises, we will come together for the betterment of Tamil Nadu,” Kamal said at Chennai airport.

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BJP’s Rajya Sabha strength falls below 100; may rise soon

A month after touching the mark of 100 seats for the first time in Rajya Sabha, BJP’s numerical strength has come down to 95 as five of its ...