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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-08-22 12:01 1 Rio 2016: Only football medal counts for Brazilians
(1.06/2) Brazil won the entire Olympics — or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold. Drivers of cars and trucks hooted and crowds in countless bars across the city screamed in delight on Saturday night 2016-08-22 10:33 1KB www.mid-day.com 2 Rio 2016: Canada's childhood sweethearts are now medal-winners
(1.03/2) Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen-Eaton are the power couple of the Olympics, a gold and bronze medal to their names, but they have little to talk about. American star Eaton, who retained his decathlon crown in Rio, and his Canadian heptathlon bronze medallist wife, married in 2013 2016-08-22 10:39 2KB www.mid- day.com 3 Flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo A strong typhoon struck near the Japanese capital Tokyo on Monday, with heavy rain and strong winds grounding more than (1.02/2) 400 flights as officials warned of possible landslides and flooding. 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 4 This picture of Shivraj Chouhan getting a 'lift' from cops is flooding Twitter
(1.02/2) An image of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being carried by two policemen during his visit to flood- hit areas of the state has gone viral on social media 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 5 Tokyo 2020 clues: when Japan's PM dressed up as Super Mario (1.02/2) Rio 2016's closing ceremony held some exciting clues as to what Tokyo2020 might have in store. And it involves a world leader dressed up as a video game character. 2016-08-22 11:48 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 6 South Korea-US military drill shadowed by North Korea threats (1.02/2) SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack Monday, as Pyongyang threatened a pre-emptive strike on 2016-08-22 08:56 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net
7 Bato relieves Antipolo cops tagged in drug trade Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” De la (1.01/2) Rosa has relieved certain cops in Antipolo, who were allegedly involved in illegal drugs as well as in the salvage killing of a 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 8 De Lima: 12 witnesses to face Senate probe on summary killings Twelve witnesses to at least eight cases of killings will face the (0.01/2) Senate inquiry on the rise of alleged extrajudicial killings and summary executions in the country, Senator Leila de Lima said on 2016-08-22 10:48 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 9 Rio 2016: Lashawn Merritt leads US to 4x400m relay gold
(0.01/2) Individual 400m bronze medallist Lashawn Merritt anchored the United States to a convincing victory in the men’s Olympic 4x400m relay on Saturday 2016-08-22 10:04 1KB www.mid-day.com 10 Muthambi faces grilling over Motsoeneng’s Multichoice bonus Hlaudi Motsoeneng “most certainly does not deserve a bonus”. 2016-08-22 12:00 846Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 11 Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket attack, 4 wounded Israel targeted Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip by air and with tank fire Sunday, injuring four people, after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave crashed into the Israeli city of Sderot. 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 Olympics affection: Love wins gold at the Games There must be something in the water. That's what they've been saying about the Rio Olympics all along, isn't it? 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 the fastest way to divorce This time last year my husband and I were planning our wedding. 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 14 The Big Read: EFF's coming like a wrecking ball Julius Malema and his self-satisfied fellow leaders of the EFF are holding a tiger by the tail. 2016-08-22 12:00 5KB www.timeslive.co.za
15 Tolomia frontrunner in three-man race for D-League MVP Mike Tolomia could go home with two hardwares on Tuesday. The FEU guard isn't just a win away from giving Phoenix another D- League championship in the 2016 Foundation Cup, but he could 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB sports.inquirer.net 16 Boxing on brink after Rio judging controversies Bloody and bruised, Olympic boxing was left teetering on the brink of crisis at the Olympics with several fighters complaining they were the victims of bad judging decisions and a few alleging more 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB sports.inquirer.net 17 DOJ waiting for Duterte EO on who will be sacked The parameters on who and what positions should be vacated by presidential appointees are still being ironed out, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II told reporters Monday. Over the weekend, 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 18 Over 700 foreigners barred from entering PH in July – BI MANILA -- For failing to justify their travel to the country, more than 700 foreigners were turned away in July as part of the Bureau of Immigration’s drive against undesirable aliens. The BI 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 19 ‘Marvelous’ Rio flames out as Super Abe takes baton The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020. After a rollercoaster fortnight 2016-08-22 12:00 5KB sports.inquirer.net 20 Diokno refutes pork barrel claim anew in 2017 budget Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday clarified that the P80 million worth of projects for each allied representative is allowed in the budget, refuting claims the pork barrel is back in the 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 21 The best time to establish printing business in Mindanao market Cagayan de Oro, PHILIPPINES – Celebrate ‘FUSION 2016: Filipino Creativity + Disruptive Technologies’ in the 2nd Print Shop Expo 2016 on September 22-24, 2016 at The Atrium, Limketkai 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB business.inquirer.net
22 Duterte to name execs, judges, cops in ‘Napoles pork scam’ DAVAO CITY – President Duterte has called for a “revisit” of the corruption case involving Janet Luy Lim-Napoles, the businesswoman believed to have masterminded the Priority Development 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 23 Harambe lives: Killed zoo gorilla gets a second life online Harambe, the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure, has taken on life after death 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 24 Pregnant woman attacked by 3 men, gives birth to still-born in Haryana A six-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten by three men in Sihi village here over a squabble between her son and a neighbouring boy, police said on Monday 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 25 10 killed as bus falls into canal in Telangana At least ten persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday, police said 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 26 Chinese envoy visits Taiwan amid protests TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- A Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan Monday for a city-to-city dialogue, amid a chill in relations between the sides following the inau 2016-08-22 12:00 3KB mynorthwest.com 27 Japanese first lady pays tribute to Pearl Harbor TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's first lady has visited Pearl Harbor for the first time to pay tribute to the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago. Akie Abe sa 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB mynorthwest.com 28 PhD student alleges rape by JNU student- activist in Delhi A 28-year-old PhD student on Sunday filed a complaint of rape against a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, police said. Accused allegedly assualted her under the pretence of giving her a copy of the film 'Sairat' 2016-08-22 12:00 2KB www.mid-day.com
29 Mumbai's biggest swimming pool re-opens in Shivaji Park after a year It was open sesame, or open swimming pool for swimmers who thronged the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic (MGMO) pool or Shivaji Park swimming pool as it is known locally, yesterday morning 2016-08-22 12:00 4KB www.mid-day.com 30 New Smithsonian offers a view of rich black history WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his att 2016-08-22 12:01 6KB mynorthwest.com 31 Jigisha Ghosh murder case: 2 convicts get death sentence, 1 gets life A Delhi court on Monday awarded the death penalty to two convicts for kidnapping and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in 2009 2016-08-22 12:01 2KB www.mid-day.com 32 Ford targets luxury travelers with ‘sensory’ billboards in India Ford has created a ‘sensory’ experience in Indian airports, blowing air and smoke and emitting sound based on movement around its billboards. 2016-08-22 12:00 1KB www.thedrum.com 33 No content marketing for old men Content marketing is a young person’s game according to JWT Singapore. Well I beg to differ and I am about to issue a vehement retort. 2016-08-22 11:59 3KB www.thedrum.com 34 Morning Bulletin: Stella synaesthesia, licence plate ‘boom’ & Guardian's time-based ads This Monday morning gets underway with a novel Stella Artois mash-up which invites drinkers to match their beer with a customised music video designed to enhance their taste. We also look at the growing appeal of licensed number plates which have become a licence to print money for... 2016-08-22 11:59 3KB www.thedrum.com 35 Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Ex-husband and father remanded The former husband and father of a woman allegedly murdered in a so-called honour killing in Pakistan are remanded in custody pending the outcome of a police report. 2016-08-22 11:48 1KB www.bbc.co.uk
36 India floods: Several dead and thousands rescued Several people are dead and thousands have been rescued as large parts of India suffer floods. 2016-08-22 11:47 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 37 Islamist rebel admits destroying Timbuktu shrines at ICC trial An Islamist rebel admits destroying cultural and religious sites in Timbuktu, Mali, in a landmark trial at the International Criminal Court. 2016-08-22 11:47 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 38 Malaysian singer Namewee held for 'insulting Islam' Police arrest popular but controversial Malaysian singer Namewee, after complaints that his most recent music video "insulted Islam". 2016-08-22 11:48 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 39 Rio Olympics: Cutest animals, and other alternative prizes Who were the sorest Olympics losers, who showed the truest sporting spirit, and which uninvited animal guests were the cutest? 2016-08-22 11:48 9KB www.bbc.co.uk 40 Thor: Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston shoot in Australia Hundreds of Australians have lined the streets of Brisbane to watch actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston film scenes for Thor: Ragnarok. 2016-08-22 11:47 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 41 Breaking News English Lesson English News Lessons: Free 26-Page lesson plan / 2-page mini- lesson - Iceman - Handouts, online activities, speed reading, dictation, mp3... current events. 2016-08-22 11:48 1KB www.breakingnewsenglish.com 42 Video: PM Modi speaks at inauguration of renovated Stor Palace in Kabul via video conferencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the inauguration ceremony for renovated Stor Palace in Kabul, via video conferencing 2016-08-22 11:46 1KB www.mid-day.com 43 Watch video: Rio medallist PV Sindhu arrives in Hyderabad to rousing reception Amid scenes of jubilation and loud cheers from scores of people, PV Sindhu, accompanied by coach Pullela Gopichand, was greeted by her parents -- P V Ramana and P Vijaya 2016-08-22 11:34 1KB www.mid-day.com
44 DBCC meets to present 2017 ‘budget for change’ The Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC) on Monday convened at the House of Representatives to discuss with Congress the proposed P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017. The 2016-08-22 11:26 5KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 45 Pranav Dhanawade makes steady KangaL League debut Mumbai's wonder kid Pranav Dhanawade (16), who scored a world record 1009 in an inter-school match in January, registered a half- century on his Dr HD Kanga Cricket League debut yesterday 2016-08-22 11:25 3KB www.mid-day.com 46 Port of Spain Test: India set to lose top rank as Day 4 is abandoned India stood on the brink of losing their number one status in the world as the fourth day's play in the fourth and penultimate cricket Test against West Indies was abandoned owing to wet outfield here yesterday 2016-08-22 11:18 2KB www.mid-day.com 47 India 'A' back on track after loss India ‘A’ coach Rahul Dravid has credited sheer hard work and tough net sessions for his team’s emphatic turnaround in the quadrangular tournament in Australia 2016-08-22 11:17 2KB www.mid- day.com 48 Finch Smith help Austrlaia beat Sri Lanka by 3 wkts in first ODI Half-centuries from Aaron Finch and skipper Steve Smith helped Australia pull off a tricky chase to defeat a resilient Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first One-day International (ODI) in Colombo on yesterday 2016-08-22 11:16 1KB www.mid-day.com 49 25 Taiwanese arrested in Boracay anti-drug sting ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Police arrested on Monday 25 Taiwanese believed involved in illegal drugs and cybercrime operations on Boracay Island. Members of the Boracay Tourist Assistance 2016-08-22 11:13 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net
50 Government mulls advancing Union Budget by a month Union Budget has for decades been presented on last day of February, but this could soon change with the government mulling advancing it to January end so as to complete the budget exercise before the beginning of the new fiscal 2016-08-22 11:11 3KB www.mid-day.com 51 Wet outfield wipes out Day Three at Kingsmead A wet outfield prevented any play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Kingsmead on Sunday 2016-08-22 11:08 1KB www.mid-day.com 52 De Lima mum on ex-driver’s alleged ties to drugs Senator Leila de Lima was tight-lipped on Monday about her former driver's alleged involvement in illegal drugs. “I would not be answering those questions at this point,” De Lima 2016-08-22 11:05 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 53 EPL: Stuani brace gives Middlesbrough 2-1 win over Sunderland Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani’s fine brace earned Middlesbrough a 2-1 win at Sunderland yesterday in the northeast rivals’ first Premier League encounter since January 2009 2016-08-22 11:04 1KB www.mid-day.com 54 Group behind failed Turkey coup has 'infiltrated' India Turkey’s Foreign Minister alleges the organisation has done so through associations and schools in the country 2016-08-22 11:02 1KB www.mid-day.com 55 5 members of Mumbai family leave home to join ISIS; kin blames 3 people Son of a Mumbai-based businessman left his residence along with his wife, daughter and two cousins to apparently joined the ISIS. The shocked father has registered an FIR against three people, who he blames for instigating his son 2016-08-22 11:02 2KB www.mid- day.com 56 Gau Raksha Dal chief Satish Kumar held for sodomy, extortion Gau Raksha Dal chief Satish Kumar was arrested from Vrindavan after being booked on charges of sodomy, rioting and extortion among others. SSP Gurmeet Chauhan yesterday confirmed his arrest 2016-08-22 11:01 1KB www.mid-day.com 57 EPL: Arsene Wenger defends transfer policy after Leicester draw Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at criticism of his club’s transfer policy after he once again came under pressure from supporters to spend money on new players during Saturday’s 0-0 Premier League draw at Leicester City 2016-08-22 10:59 1KB www.mid-day.com 58 BEST bus to carry PV Sindhu on victory rally through Hyderabad When Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu reaches Hyderabad today with coach Pullela Gopichand, she will be greeted by BEST’s Nilambri, which will carry her on a victory rally through her hometown 2016-08-22 10:58 1KB www.mid-day.com 59 Half marathon: Rahul Kumar beats Kalidas Hirave by clsoe 3 seconds Call it a bittersweet finish or one that just exemplifies the adage, ‘so close yet so far’. Satara-born Kalidas Hirave may have bagged the second place in the inaugural edition of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon yesterday, 2016-08-22 10:53 2KB www.mid-day.com 60 Kiko Matos aspires to be MMA fighter His name grabbed the entertainment headlines after his bar fight with fellow actor Baron Geisler, which led to their Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight that ended in a draw. But after 2016-08-22 10:39 2KB entertainment.inquirer.net 61 Badlapur effect: Central Railway to delay long distance trains to better local services Mumbai commuters might finally have a chance at getting to work on time, as the Central Railway (CR) has decided to give priority to local trains over long distance trains during morning peak hours 2016-08-22 10:28 3KB www.mid-day.com 62 9-yr-old girl found dead in bathtub, stepmom held The Indian girl had moved to US 3 months ago and had complained of being beaten up 2016-08-22 10:26 1KB www.mid- day.com 63 Rio 2016: Apologetic Ryan Lochte calls himself 'immature' Bad boy US swimmer Ryan Lochte made his apologies directly to the Brazilian public for his invented Olympic story on Sunday, calling himself “immature” in an interview with Globo TV 2016-08-22 10:21 1KB www.mid-day.com 64 HCL chairman Shiv Nadar offers Rs 1 crore to Tirupati shrine Tech major HCL Chairman Shiv Nadar today made an offering of Rs one crore and one (Rs 1,00,00,001) to the Lord Venkateswara shrine 2016-08-22 10:19 1KB www.mid-day.com 65 Liberty tender offer set at P2.20 per share VEGA Telecom Inc., now jointly owned by the country’s two leading telecom firms, has offered to buy out minority shareholders of Liberty Telecom Holdings Inc. at a price of P2.20 per share in line 2016-08-22 10:09 3KB business.inquirer.net 66 Panic in Murbad after 2 leopard attacks in 3 days 52-year-old villager killed while he was grazing his cattle just 4 km away from the scene of the first attack; forest department has been given the go ahead to shoot the leopard 2016-08-22 10:07 5KB www.mid-day.com 67 British boxing heroine Nicola Adams wants a holiday after Rio 2016 Nicola Adams says she will take time out to decide her next move after she became the first British boxer in 92 years to retain an Olympic title on Saturday 2016-08-22 10:06 1KB www.mid-day.com 68 Dazed Syrian boy's older brother dead 4-year-old Omran and 10-year-old Ali had been rescued from an air strike in Aleppo 2016-08-22 10:02 1KB www.mid-day.com 69 Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier The city — sliced, diced and served with a dash of sauce 2016-08-22 10:02 4KB www.mid-day.com 70 Tired and wired The markets have run out of steam 2016-08-22 10:01 4KB www.mid- day.com 71 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: India has a role to play in combating terror As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said as the two countries agreed to upgrade their security consultations 2016-08-22 09:59 1KB www.mid-day.com 72 ‘Thuggish behaviour’ of CWU members has had a significant impact on customers: Telkom The “spike in sabotage” which affected about 13 200 Telkom customers is related to “industrial action” by the Communication Workers Union (CWU)‚ the utility said on Sunday. 2016-08-22 09:58 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 73 Bar Council delays approval of eight new law colleges in Maharashtra They have been approved by state and MU but can’t start admissions before getting Council’s nod 2016-08-22 09:56 2KB www.mid-day.com 74 Mandatory blood check for Mumbai-Pune E-way accidents Are accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway due to faulty infrastructure or irresponsible humans? Cops want medical tests on drivers to pin the blame 2016-08-22 09:53 2KB www.mid-day.com 75 Rio 2016: Maiden Olympic gold for South Africa's Caster Semenya South Africa’s Caster Semenya cruised to victory in the women’s 800m on Saturday, producing a devastating final kick to claim her first Olympic gold 2016-08-22 09:51 1KB www.mid-day.com 76 Boko Haram kills 10, abducts 13 near Chibok: locals Boko Haram Islamists have killed 10 people and abducted 13 others in a raid on a village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok where the militants kidnapped over 200 schoolgirls in 2014, locals told AFP Sunday. 2016-08-22 09:51 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 77 Mumbai: 5 'developers' held for not developing The accused had duped over 20 people to the tune of Rs 10 crore between 2010 and 2014 by selling flats in a Kandivli project that was never constructed 2016-08-22 09:45 2KB www.mid-day.com 78 When Dipa Karmakar's coach nearly got the stick... literally Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura government to 2016-08-22 09:42 1KB www.mid-day.com 79 Mumbai Crime: Mother kills 6-year-old, hangs self In a shocking incident, a 28-year-old housewife committed suicide after strangling her six-year-old daughter. According to sources, the incident occurred at Sahyadri Nagar in Charkop 2016-08-22 09:38 1KB www.mid-day.com 80 Rio 2016: Now Usain Bolt stuns fans with javelin throw There’s nothing that Usain Bolt can’t do. After bringing the curtains down on his Olympic career with a ‘treble treble’, the Jamaican sprinter stunned fans at the Olympic Stadium when he threw a javelin at 55 metres 2016-08-22 09:29 1KB www.mid-day.com 81 64 archaic laws repealed by Maharashtra legislature As many as 64 Acts, some of them dating back to 1876, were repealed by the Maharashtra legislature during the recently concluded monsoon session 2016-08-22 09:28 2KB www.mid-day.com 82 Rashtrapati Bhavan abuzz with mosquitoes The sprawling President's Estate has been found to be breeding mosquitoes at many accumulated pools of stagnant water – with 52 notices slapped on Rashtrapati Bhavan by the New Delhi Municipal Council 2016-08-22 09:25 1KB www.mid-day.com 83 Rio 2016: Mo Farah seals first distance double-double in 40 years His legs were tired, but Britain's Mo Farah produced blistering pace in the final straight to become the first man in 40 years to retain the two Olympic distance titles 2016-08-22 09:08 2KB www.mid- day.com 84 How fake documents helped cover up Hiranandani kidney racket Donors and recipients have submitted fake documents and address proof, as found by mid-day when the reporter visited three addresses of donors and recipients, who are currently under the scanner 2016-08-22 09:06 4KB www.mid-day.com 85 Turkey wedding suicide bomber 'was aged 12-14' The death toll in the suicide bombing at a Kurdish wedding party on Saturday night has climbed to 51 2016-08-22 08:59 2KB www.mid- day.com 86 Jesus in Joburg‚ or will the ANC pull a rabbit out of a hat? Some expected the return of the Messiah. Some saw magic being used to prevent that happening. 2016-08-22 08:58 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 87 Donald Trump wants an 'inclusive country' Seeking to reboot his flagging presidential bid, Donald Trump has made a pitch to African-American voters, saying he wants the Republican party to become their home once again 2016-08-22 08:56 1KB www.mid-day.com 88 Leon Britton signs one-year contract extension to stay with Swansea until 2018 Swansea captain Leon Britton has signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the Liberty Stadium until the summer of 2018. 2016-08-22 08:51 2KB www.independent.ie 89 'The Antidote' by Jesse Lee Peterson' – $4.95 today only! Contact WND For a half century or more, black people have labored under the spell of the progressive Left, or what Jesse Lee Peterson likes to call the “alchemists” – the race hustlers, media hacks, politicians, community organizers and the like who promise to “fundamentally transform” America... 2016-08-22 08:50 7KB www.wnd.com 90 D. A. Henderson, doctor who eradicated smallpox, dies WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Henderson, an American doctor and public health official who led the successful global drive to wipe out smallpox in the 1960s and '70s, credited with 2016-08-22 08:46 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 91 Can't treat 'Azadi' slogans as freedom of speech: Arun Jaitley In a clear reference to the Amnesty International row, union minister Arun Jaitley yesterday asserted that 'Azadi' slogans cannot be treated as freedom of speech and slammed Congress and its Karnataka government, accusing them of indulging in vote bank politics over the issue 2016-08-22 08:43 2KB www.mid-day.com 92 Life inside the Philippines' most overcrowded jail The Quezon City Jail has always been packed, guards say, but recently the number of inmates has spiked. More than 4,000 inmates -- and counting -- live cheek by jowl in what has to be one of the most densely populated corners of the Philippines. 2016-08-22 08:43 6KB www.cnn.com 93 Japan protests to Russia over man detained on disputed island Japan on Monday lodged a diplomatic protest with Russia over the detention of a Japanese citizen visiting an island disputed by the two countries. 2016-08-22 08:42 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 94 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong trembles, falls during National Day speech Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has announced he will take a week of leave after he shocked a live television audience Sunday, swaying and gripping the podium two hours into his address. 2016-08-22 08:41 3KB rss.cnn.com 95 Bandra beauty Saturday night saw some of the city's beautiful people gather at Laila and Farhan Furniturewala's airy, earth and gold burnished heritage bungalow, opposite Joggers' Park for the former's birthday celebrations. 2016-08-22 08:37 7KB www.mid-day.com 96 Mumbai will have to wait until 2025 to get next AC local Following troubled trials of the first air-conditioned rake, railway officials want to change the way air-conditioned trains are procured. This means Mumbai may not get its second AC train before 2025 2016-08-22 08:34 5KB www.mid-day.com 97 Was China's Olympic performance disappointing? For a nation known for its obsession for gold, Team China seemed to have had a rough time in Rio de Janeiro. 2016-08-22 08:34 5KB rss.cnn.com 98 15 injured as Oslo concert venue ceiling collapses OSLO, Norway — Fifteen people suffered minor injuries on Sunday when the ceiling of an Oslo concert venue collapsed during a show, police said. "15 injured. They're being attended 2016-08-22 08:31 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 99 Danny Valencia, Billy Butler of Oakland Athletics involved in clubhouse altercation Oakland's Billy Butler was injured in an altercation with teammate Danny Valencia, according to a report. 2016-08-22 08:23 1KB www.espn.com
100 Rio Olympics flicker out with stirring closing ceremony IOC president Thomas Bach declared "the Games of the XXXI Olympiad closed" on Sunday night in a ceremony that shared a broad range of reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways. 2016-08-22 08:17 7KB www.espn.com Articles
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1 Rio 2016: Only football medal counts for Brazilians (1.06/2) Rio De Janeiro: Brazil won the entire Olympics — or so it felt for fans dancing in the streets after Neymar fired the winning penalty for football gold. Drivers of cars and trucks hooted and crowds in countless bars across the city screamed in delight on Saturday night. A Brazilian fan during the football final in Rio on Saturday. Pic/AFP "The champions are back, the champions are back! " Brazilian fans chanted. Nothing could compare for Brazilians to winning their first Olympic football medal and defeating Germany after a 7-1 World Cup humiliation. "Brazil could have won (gold) medals in everything but if it hadn’t been in football then nothing would have counted," said Leila Lopes da Silva, 70. "Volleyball, judo, that’s all fine," she said. "But football was what we needed. " Fireworks light up Rio sky as 2016 Games end bbc.co.uk
Football triumph was perfect ending for Rio 2016 Games: Pele mid-day.com 2016-08-22 10:33 By AFP www.mid-day.com
2 Rio 2016: Canada's childhood sweethearts are now medal-winners (1.03/2) Rio De Janeiro: Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen- Eaton are the power couple of the Olympics, a gold and bronze medal to their names, but they have little to talk about. American star Eaton, who retained his decathlon crown in Rio, and his Canadian heptathlon bronze medallist wife, married in 2013. USA’s Ashton Eaton (left) with his wife Brianne Theisen during an athletics event at Rio recently. Pic/getty images They met as students at the University of Oregon and they are one of a number of medal winning couples in Rio. But training and living together, makes them just a normal couple. "I feel like we’ve put these goals ahead of everything else, including our marriage," Theisen-Eaton admitted to AFP. "We don't go on dates, and we don’t really spend time together because we spend so much time together. So when we get home we just want our own time to do what we want to do by ourselves. ‘Have nothing to talk’ "And we don’t really have anything to talk about. We’re the couple that goes out to eat, and we sit in restaurant and look on our phones all the time. " Ashton, 28, says he and his 27-year-old college sweetheart are a perfect match. "Our relationship helps us because we understand what each other are doing, like physically and mentally," said the American who is the world record holder and two-time world champion. "So because we do the same workouts and have the same coach, when she is struggling I can know exactly why, know exactly the things to say, and I think her likewise for me. That’s where it’s really good. "
Fireworks light up Rio sky as 2016 Games end bbc.co.uk 2016-08-22 10:39 By AFP www.mid-day.com
3 Flights grounded as typhoon hits near Tokyo (1.02/2) Typhoon Mindulle made landfall at about 12:30 pm (0330 GMT) in Tateyama city, 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. As of 2:00 pm, the storm was packing gusts up to 180 kilometres per hour. It was sited near the city of Chiba, 30 kilometres east of Tokyo, and heading north at a speed of 20 kilometres per hour, the agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage. "In Tokyo... please exercise caution for landslides, flooding in low-lying areas, surging rivers, violent wind and high waves," the weather agency said. Downpours across the greater Tokyo region caused rivers to swell, with gushing waterways close to overflowing but staying within their banks. Narita international airport east of Tokyo closed its runways in the afternoon for about an hour as officers evacuated the control tower due to strong winds, according to the airport operator. The storm has caused airlines across the country to cancel a total of 425 flights, mostly to and from Tokyo's Haneda airport, national broadcaster NHK said. Japan Airlines said it cancelled 185 domestic flights, affecting 33,692 customers, while All Nippon Airways cancelled 112 domestic flights, affecting 26,500 passengers. Most major commuter train services in Tokyo and its surrounding region operated normally, including bullet trains. Some lines, however, suffered temporary delays and stoppages. Separately, Typhoon Kompasu, which hit Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido Sunday, was downgraded to a temperate depression by early Monday as it moved away into the Sea of Okhotsk. Heavy rain since Saturday caused high waves and rivers to flood on the island, where rescue workers found a male body Monday morning. Police did not immediately link the death to the storm, but local media said it might be the owner of a vehicle stranded by heavy rain. The local Hokkaido government has said the storm has caused only three minor injuries so far. Hundreds of flights cancelled as typhoon hits Tokyo bbc.co.uk 2016-08-22 12:00 AFP www.timeslive.co.za
4 This picture of Shivraj Chouhan getting a 'lift' from cops is flooding Twitter (1.02/2) An image of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan being carried by two policemen during his visit to flood-hit areas of the state has gone viral on social media. In the viral photo Chouhan is seen getting a ‘lift’ as there is ankle-deep water below. Clearly, Twitterati weren’t’ impressed. Here’s how they reacted Meanwhile, on Facebook India minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan ridiculed for flood photo bbc.co.uk 2016-08-22 12:00 By mid www.mid-day.com
5 Tokyo 2020 clues: when Japan's PM dressed up as Super Mario (1.02/2) With athletes and viewers exhausted, the closing ceremony for Rio2016 was passing off as expected... Until Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe popped out of a giant green pipe dressed up as video game character Super Mario, one of Japan's best-known exports. It was then the world got a clue that, for Tokyo2020, the next Olympic hosts would take full and shameless advantage of Japan's pop culture icons. The Tokyo2020 video beamed to audiences in Rio showed Mario running excitedly around Tokyo then jumping into his famous green pipe. Cue the slow rise of the green pipe in Rio with a hunched Mario-like figure perched on top. Japan's Prime Minister, not famous for his extrovert displays and pop culture references, emerges dressed as Super Mario and doffs his hat to enthusiastic crowds, then setting social media alight. Some were quick to point out that Mr Abe was clearly the star of the show, overshadowing Tokyo's newly-elected mayor, Yuriko Koike, who was in attendance waving the Olympic flag and dressed in a kimono. The parade ended with Mr Abe holding aloft a now glowing red ball, Japan's rising sun. Super Mario is a fictional character in the hugely popular Mario video game franchise created by Nintendo. A stout Italian plumber famous for his red cap and blue overalls, he has appeared in scores of video games, becoming the world's biggest selling video game franchise of all time. Mario was not the only pop culture icon in attendance. Doraemon, the animation character with a famous magic pocket from which he can pull out gadgets from the future, also featured in a preview video, along with the mouth-less cat, Hello Kitty. 1. Please can Studio Ghibli help direct the opening ceremony? There were calls for Japan's most famous film studio, Studio Ghibli, known for its fantastical tales and extraordinary animation to have a role in the opening ceremony. 2. Can Pokemon Go become a sport in 2020? There were no Pokemon characters in the ceremony - about the only place they haven't appeared in the past few weeks - but that did not stop people from suggesting it could become a sport in four years time. 3. Can Tokyo2020 be staffed entirely by robots? Many put in requests for robot volunteers to staff the Olympics or at least the ceremonies to employ robots as performers. In Japan, the interest in the ceremony was also fevered, with people apparently excited and delighted by their cosplay PM's guest appearance. Some even felt the need to mark the once-in-a-lifetime event with caffeine. Others, however, weren't as impressed, with one commenting that the event was "nothing compared" to Queen Elizabeth playing a Bond girl in the London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. Yet Mr Abe's appearance has provided some form of positive coverage for the Tokyo Games, which has been plagued by controversy. Tokyo was accused of plagiarising its initial Olympic 2020 logo, which it eventually changed, and the original stadium design by architect Zaha Hadid was scrapped due to spiralling costs. But for now, it seems many people are putting its bad publicity aside, and expecting their minds to be blown by whatever Tokyo has planned for four years' time. Japan PM Shinzo Abe dresses as ‘Super Mario’ for Tokyo 2020 sports.inquirer.net 2016-08-22 11:48 www.bbc.co.uk
6 South Korea-US military drill shadowed by North Korea threats (1.02/2) SEOUL, South Korea — Tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops began a military exercise simulating an all-out North Korean attack Monday, as Pyongyang threatened a pre- emptive strike on forces participating in the drill. The two-week annual Ulchi Freedom exercise is largely computer-simulated, but still involves 50,000 Korean and 30,000 US soldiers. The drill always triggers a spike in tensions on the divided Korean peninsula, and this year it coincides with particularly volatile cross-border relations following a series of high-profile defections. On Sunday, the Unification Ministry in Seoul urged all citizens to be on guard against “North Korean terror threats” and warned of possible assassination attempts on defectors and anti-Pyongyang activists in the South. Ulchi Freedom plays out a full-scale invasion scenario by nuclear-armed North Korea and both Seoul and Washington insist it remains purely defensive in nature. Pyongyang views the drill as willfully provocative and the Korean People’s Army (KPA) issued a statement Monday morning, threatening a military response to what it described as a rehearsal for a surprise nuclear attack and invasion of the North. North Korea’s frontline units were “fully ready to mount a preemptive retaliatory strike at all enemy attack groups involved,” said a spokesman for the KPA General Staff. The slightest violation of North Korea’s territorial sovereignty during the military drill would result in the source of the provocation being turned “into a heap of ashes through Korean-style preemptive nuclear strike,” the spokesman said. Pyongyang has made similar threats in the past, but analysts say the risk of an unintended incident escalating into a military clash is higher this year given the lack of direct communication between the two Koreas. As tensions rose in the wake of North Korea’s fourth nuclear test in January, Pyongyang shut down the two existing hotlines with South Korea — one used by the military and one for government-to-government communications. And last month it severed its only direct communications link with the United States when it shut down the so-called “New York channel” which had previously served as a key point of contact between North Korean and US diplomats at the United Nations. The January nuclear test heightened North Korea’s isolation as the international community, backed by the North’s main diplomatic protector China, imposed substantially upgraded economic sanctions. Pyongyang has remained defiant, and there are concerns that the leadership might choose to lash out as its anger levels reach new peaks over a spate of headline-grabbing defections. Last week, North Korea’s deputy ambassador to Britain, Thae Yong-Ho, defected to the South — a rare and damaging loss of diplomatic face for Pyongyang and a major PR victory for Seoul. The North’s official KCNA news agency described Thae as “human scum” and said he had fled to avoid criminal charges including embezzling funds and raping a minor. Thae’s move added to Pyongyang’s fury with the defection in April of a dozen North Korean overseas restaurant workers, who it insists were kidnapped by South Korean intelligence. US, South Korea begin joint drills amid tension after defection timeslive.co.za 2016-08-22 08:56 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net
7 Bato relieves Antipolo cops tagged in drug trade (1.01/2) Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” De la Rosa has relieved certain cops in Antipolo, who were allegedly involved in illegal drugs as well as in the salvage killing of a police “asset.” “Effective today, i-relieve ko ‘yang mga tao na ‘yan; ilagay ko sa admin holding unit at pa-conduct ko ng investigation ang Internal Affairs Service (Effective today, those cops are relieved from their positions; I’ll put them in the admin holding unit and have the Internal Affairs Service conduct an investigation),” De la Rosa said after attending a Senate hearing on Monday. “Kung ma po-prove lahat ng pulis dyan sa Antipolo, buong police commander tanggalin ko lahat (If proven to be true, all police commanders will be removed),” he said. The PNP chief was referring to the cops in Antipolo tagged as drug pushers and users by witness Mary Rose Aquino, who testified at the hearing of the Senate committee on justice and human rights on the spate of killings in the country. READ: Witness says Antipolo cops involved in illegal drug trade Aquino alleged that certain policemen had been delivering illegal drugs to her father, Rodelio Campos, a police asset, supposedly for repacking. She also claimed to have witnessed these policemen having a “pot session” in their house. The witness identified some of the policemen during the hearing as certain “Torres,” “Rabe,” and “Ong.” Campos and wife, Rosalie, were found dead in separate locations in Antipolo and Morong, Rizal after receiving a call from Torres and Rabe last June 20. They hurriedly left the house supposedly to remit drug money to the police but the two did not return since then. JE
Bato blames crime syndicates for extrajudicial killings newsinfo.inquirer.net
De la Rosa on Senate probe: Nothing to hide in anti-drug drive newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-08-22 12:00 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net
8 8 De Lima: 12 witnesses to face Senate probe on summary killings (0.01/2) Twelve witnesses to at least eight cases of killings will face the Senate inquiry on the rise of alleged extrajudicial killings and summary executions in the country, Senator Leila de Lima said on Monday. “We have invited witnesses, families and relatives of the victims who will be allowed to share under oath their stories and accounts of the alleged killings. Their corresponding testimonies are supported by their respective affidavits, which will be forwarded to the proper agencies for investigation and/or prosecution,” De Lima said when she opened the hearing of the Senate committee on justice and human rights, which she chairs, on the spate of killings in the country. READ: Witnesses in drug killings to appear at Senate probe—De Lima “Mayroon po tayong 12 saksi sa walong kaso ng pagpatay na may 11 mga biktima. Malinaw po na ang mga kasong ito ay maliit na bahagi lamang ng mahigit 1,000 insidente ng pagpatay sa operasyon ng mga pulis o ng mga hindi kilalang salarin. Sa pamamagitan nila, nais natin na malaman ang kwento sa likod ng mga insidente ng pagpatay,” she said. (We have 12 witnesses to the eight cases of killings with 11 victims. It is clear that these cases comprise a small number of more than 1,000 incidents of killings through police operations or vigilante killings. Through their accounts, we would like to know the stories behind the incidents of killings.) Some of these witnesses, De Lima said, had approached and sought for the help of the Commission on Human Rights. READ: De Lima pushes Senate probe on summary killings The senator clarified that her committee had no plan to investigate all cases of killings as they only wanted to get answers on the many questions raised behind some of these deaths. “Buhay po ng tao ang pinag uusapan dito, hindi lang basta numero. Sa bawat natagpuang bangkay sa kalsada, may nawalan ng kapatid, magulang at asawa, may naulilang pamilya, may gumuhong kinabukasan at pag-asa,” she said. (We are talking about human lives here, not just numbers. In every body found on the streets, a person lost a sibling, parent and spouse, a family has been orphaned, the future and hope have been shattered.) “I strongly believe, extrajudicial or extralegal killings, whether perpetrated by the state or by non-state actors, must stop. Blatant disregard fro human life has to stop.” “It is for these reasons that we hold this Senate inquiry in aid of legislation to address the rampant summary executions of alleged drug suspects,” De Lima added. De Lima also clarified that the Senate probe was not meant to stop or weaken the government’s war on illegal drugs. “Nais pa nating palakasin ito, habang sinisigurong walang batas na nilalabag, walang karapatang niyuyurakan, at walang buhay na nilalapastangan,” the senator added. (We want to strenghten it, while we make sure that the law is upheld, no human right is breached, and no life has been violated) The hearing is being conducted jointly with the committee on public order and dangerous drugs chaired by Senator Panfilo Lacson. RAM/rga
De Lima pushes Senate probe on summary killings newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-08-22 10:48 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net
9 9 Rio 2016: Lashawn Merritt leads US to 4x400m relay gold (0.01/2) Rio de Janeiro: Individual 400m bronze medallist Lashawn Merritt anchored the United States to a convincing victory in the men’s Olympic 4x400m relay on Saturday. Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts and Merritt, the only member of the quartet to have won relay gold in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, finished with time of 2min 57.30sec. Jamaica’s Javon Francis produced a great home stretch on the final leg to ensure silver for his country in 2:58.16. Defending champion the Bahamas took bronze in 2:58.49.
Rio 2016: Allyson Felix hits gold record as US women win 4x400 relay mid-day.com 2016-08-22 10:04 By AFP www.mid-day.com
10 Muthambi faces grilling over Motsoeneng’s Multichoice bonus It is a little over three months since Sunderland's fourth feat of Premier League escapology in a row, but just two games into this campaign David Moyes has already warned supporters to expect the same again.
2016-08-22 12:00 Tmg Digital www.timeslive.co.za
11 11 Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket attack, 4 wounded Police said the rocket hit "between two buildings on a road" in Sderot, which is less than four kilometres (2.5 miles) from Gaza, causing no casualties. Army spokesman Peter Lerner said Israeli forces retaliated by hitting targets of the Palestinian Islamist movement in northern Gaza. "In response to the rocket attack from the Gaza Strip, the IAF (Israeli air force) and tanks targeted two Hamas posts in the northern Gaza Strip," Lerner said in a statement. Palestinian health and security sources said two people were lightly wounded by the Israeli fire. "One of them is a 20-year-old (young man) who was hit by shrapnel in the face," said Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the Palestinian health ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza. Later on Sunday, two more Palestinians were wounded by further Israeli strikes in the area, Qudra added. Security sources in the territory said several targets in northen Gaza were struck by Israeli fire, and that a reservoir in Beit Hanun was destroyed. Witnesses said a base of Hamas's military wing the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, in nearby Beit Lahya, was also hit. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack on Sderot. Israeli media said it was the first time downtown Sderot had been hit by a rocket from Gaza since the last war with Palestinian militants in the territory in 2014. On July 2, Israeli air raids hit four sites in Gaza after a rocket struck a building in Sderot. There were no casualties in either incident.
2016-08-22 12:00 AFP www.timeslive.co.za
12 Olympics affection: Love wins gold at the Games In the case of the diving pool, it was algae and in the waterways around Guanabara Bay, it has been anything from body parts to raw sewage. But after watching yet another ODA (Olympic Display of Affection), one could be tempted to think there is an aphrodisiac in the drinking water too. No sooner had the American Will Claye won silver in the triple jump than he had leaped to the stands to propose to his girlfriend, the hurdler Queen Harrison. Then there was Qin Kai, a Chinese diver who had won bronze in the Games, who got down on one knee as He Zi stepped off the podium after winning silver in the women's 3m springboard final. Charlotte Dujardin's big moment winning gold in dressage was made even bigger when she spotted her boyfriend in the stands holding up a placard that read: "Can we get married now? " "He has made it so public that now I am certainly going to do it," Dujardin said rather unromantically afterwards - but then, wouldn't you be a bit peeved if your boyfriend took all the attention away from you during your special moment? There have been rather less salubrious tales from the Olympics. We all know about the thousands of condoms that are handed out in the village, and this summer, a picture has gone viral of Eric, the man whose job it is to hand out contraception to the more active athletes. Apparently, 450000 prophylactics made their way to the Olympic village - on average, about 42 condoms an athlete. And let us not forget Tinder, which has seen a 129% increase in usage in Rio during the Olympics. Even Ryan Lochte is on it. Also on the app: Ingrid Oliveira, who hit the headlines not for her incredible prowess in the pool, but out of it. According to reports, Oliveira kicked her teammate Giovanna Pedrosa out of the room so she could have "a marathon sex session" with fellow countryman and canoeist Pedro Concalves the night before they were due to dive. The girls are now not talking, after coming last in their competition. It probably shouldn't be a surprise that so many Olympians are at it - exercise releases endorphins, after all, and what could possibly be more attractive than six foot something of rippling muscle draped in gold medals? Plus, if you're an athlete whose job involves training six days a week from the crack of dawn until sundown, you're going to want to let loose a bit. And who better to understand the demands of being an Olympian than another Olympian? According to a recent study, most people meet their significant others at a place of work. Yes, their offices may have podiums instead of photocopiers and pools instead of watercoolers, but other than that, who's counting? Do not tell me you wouldn't want to have sex with your colleagues if your colleagues all looked like springboard divers. But what happens if you and your significant other don't do so well? Aliaksandra Herasimenia of Belarus won bronze in the 50m freestyle while her fiancé Yauhen Tsurkin did rather less impressively. "I had a great Olympics and he did not swim so good," she said. "But I love him anyway, even if he could not swim at all. " Awww. Olympic swimmer or not, ain't love grand?
2016-08-22 12:00 Byrony Gordon www.timeslive.co.za
13 the fastest way to divorce If you've ever been married, you'll know that it doesn't matter whether your initial plans include rose walls and ice sculptures or pork pies in an upstairs room in a pub, weddings have a way of engendering a kind of all- consuming madness. You have conversations with your loved ones that go: "I've commissioned the custom blackboard and ordered 200 lidless jam jars - have you had any luck with those metre-high chocolate ampersands? " Like many brides, I embarked upon a weird health regime. I briefly gave up alcohol, practised yoga and rubbed rosehip oil into my face. This was because I wanted to look good on the day - but, more than that, I wanted to look good when the day was documented on Facebook. The bar had been set high by other brides so I was genuinely terrified that my matrimonials wouldn't measure up on social media. I had to look hotter and happier than I had ever been, regardless of how I felt on the inside. Secretly, the prospect of having unflattering photos was my second-greatest anxiety about the day - the first being that my future husband would realise that his wife-to-be was vain and insane and decide not to turn up. You'd hope the urge to FaceBrag - use social media to boast about the high points of your relationship - would ease after the wedding. But it appears to be the beginning of a toxic trend, in which couples carefully curate an impossibly perfect picture of their loved-up lives together. Ostensibly it's sharing; in reality it's obnoxious showing off. Now divorce lawyers say they're seeing a rise in the number of couples seeking separations because their relationships are "imperfect" and don't measure up to what they see online. Holly Tootill of JMW Solicitors said about one in five marital splits on the firm's books involve spouses complaining about their "imperfect" marriages - with social media a major conduit for discontent and unrealistic expectations. "[Facebook] looks so glamorous and so very exciting that people make negative comparisons with their own home lives and their husbands or wives as a result," says Tootill. "More clients tell us they regret their marriage isn't perfect in the way theybelieved it might be. " You don't say. A few weeks ago I had dinner with a friend and her partner, having frothed with low-level envy for months as I gazed at their perfect Facebook life. He'd tagged her in a picture up a ladder, looking winsome in dungarees, wielding a paintbrush, captioned: "The most beautiful woman in the world is making our home beautiful too! " I'd seen them dressed up outside a casino on an impulsive Vegas holiday and a photo she'd posted of smoked salmon and avocado toast ("So glad I married a man who brings me breakfast in bed"). Dinner was tense, because it was apparent that they were in the middle of a big argument that continued whenever I went to the loo. "How was Vegas? It looked amazing! " I asked brightly. "We haven't finished paying for it yet," she said glumly. "I told you I was done talking about that," he said. Another friend posts plenty of pictures of her husband playing with the kids, advocating the joys of family life. I broached the subject with her after we'd had some wine. "It's great that Dan is so hands-on, he seems like such a good dad," I said. She laughed mirthlessly for a solid 10 seconds - and then looked as if she might cry. I think social media turns us all into teenagers : it doesn't matter if you're 16 or 60, w hen you sign up to Facebook you put yourself under pressure to appear popular regardless of your reality.
2016-08-22 12:00 DAISY BUCHANAN www.timeslive.co.za
14 The Big Read: EFF's coming like a wrecking ball They received massive kudos last week after rejecting the amorous advances of both the ANC and the DA in hung municipalities across the country. Coupled with the optics of its announcement - made in the open veld with the shacks and poverty of Stjwetla, an informal settlement adjacent to the equally horrendous Alexandra township - the party was lauded for what was seen as a masterstroke. And for the EFF, it was. The party avoids being tainted by the rot of corruption that hangs over President Jacob Zuma and his party like a steaming turd. It is also not touched by the particular South African pathologies that continue to dog the DA. For Brand EFF this is great: the party can continue to be the enfant terrible of South African politics without any responsibility whatsoever. Yet this lack of commitment to anything, to any basic contract or understanding with anyone else, is a great danger. In Tshwane on Friday, the party came through on its very odd bargain with the DA. It had pledged to vote with the DA to keep the ANC out of power. But what then? Take the mutterings of EFF councillor Benjamin Disolwane at the Tshwane ceremony. After the ANC had behaved like morons, trying to disrupt the swearing-in of the new mayor, Disolwane took to the stage and addressed newly inaugurated mayor Solly Msimanga: "We support you, but we are not part of you. " Disolwane then made a telling remark. He said the EFF was tired of seeing the ANC dispatching the Red Ants to evict poor people and dismantle their shacks. Stop right there. Occupation of land by the EFF is policy. They have supported land occupations in Tshwane in both Hammanskraal and in Nellmapius. The DA has, in Western Cape and in the City of Cape Town, evicted people without mercy. Think of the mid-winter evictions in Lwandle in 2014. The ANC has also done it. Think of this year's mid-winter evictions by the Red Ants in Hammanskraal. Truth is that the EFF decision is full of contradictions and dangers for the rest of South Africa. It benefits only the EFF, while opening up a fractious, landmine-filled local government landscape. The EFF is no one's partner. It has no record of pragmatism on any issue and has behaved in the past pretty much like a wrecking ball. Disolwane's words show exactly what we are in for - the politics of performance, of show, of spectacle, whereas the fragile arrangements and coalitions we have now demand negotiation, cool heads and pragmatism. The EFF cannot be trusted to put South Africa ahead of itself in the next five years. When municipal budgets are tabled one can expect an EFF strategy that conflates national and local issues. The EFF's powerful position in these municipalities is akin to one placing a gun in one of the cells housing Oscar Pistorius and his ilk in Pretoria. It is very possible it will be used irresponsibly and thoughtlessly. The EFF has done well in these elections but that is not the full truth of its performance. It attracted 6.35% of the vote in 2014, and its growth since then has been pitiful: it now sits at a mere 8.19% of the national haul. EFF leaders had crowed repeatedly throughout the election campaign that they would treble their support. Malema told City Press that, if his party failed to at least triple the 6% share of the vote obtained in the 2014 general elections, its ambitions of unseating the ANC in 2019 were as good as dead. Well, that didn't happen - not by a long shot. The EFF does not have a mandate for its nationalisation or land policies. So, we need to ask why the EFF believes it can impose its will on the ANC, which won a very respectable 54% of the vote, and on the DA at 26%? Why does it believe its kingmaker status gives it the right to wreck, not build? For that seems to be what the EFF is readying itself to do. It is preparing itself to blackmail whoever is in power to kowtow to its will merely because it can jump into bed with the other suitor in the game. New Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga said something profound to the shameless ANC councillors on Friday, when they tried to disrupt his address. He said: "Never be bad losers. you can learn a thing or two about humility . humble yourselves. " If the fragile arrangements we now have in our metros and the other hung councils are to work the EFF has to remind itself that this advice applies more to it than anyone else. For all its heat and fury, the EFF did not win these elections. It must remember that.
2016-08-22 12:00 Justice Malala www.timeslive.co.za
15 Tolomia frontrunner in three-man race for D- League MVP Mike Tolomia could go home with two hardwares on Tuesday. The FEU guard isn’t just a win away from giving Phoenix another D-League championship in the 2016 Foundation Cup, but he could also end up with the conference MVP award. Consistent all conference long, Tolomia is the favorite to snare the plum after averaging 19.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.7 assists while also helping the Accelerators book a return trip to the Finals. Teammate Mac Belo was the hands down MVP last Aspirants’ Cup, and the 6- foot-1 guard would love to follow suit while also helping Phoenix complete a sweep of Tanduay in Game 2 of the Finals on Tuesday. But Tolomia is not the lone candidate for the award, as Cafe France’s Carl Bryan Cruz and Racal’s Jonathan Grey are also staking their claim for the honor. Cruz has found his groove with the Bakers, leading the locals in scoring for the defending champs with his 15.9 points. Grey has also been stellar for the top seed Tile Masters, leading the squad with 14.9 points and 2.9 assists. What’s working against them, though, is that both of their teams failed to advance past the semifinals, further boosting Tolomia’s chances of taking home the honor. Also getting considerations for the MVP award are Phoenix’s Ed Daquioag, Cafe France’s Mon Abundo, Racal’s Philip Paniamogan, and Tanduay’s Gelo Alolino and Reden Celda.
2016-08-22 12:00 Randolph B sports.inquirer.net
16 Boxing on brink after Rio judging controversies Bloody and bruised, Olympic boxing was left teetering on the brink of crisis at the Olympics with several fighters complaining they were the victims of bad judging decisions and a few alleging more sinister wrongdoing. The Games would not be complete without boxing controversy of one kind or another and governing body the AIBA was soon on the defensive in Rio after at least two highly debatable judging decisions, the most contentious being in the heavyweight final. Kazakh Vassiliy Levit appeared to have given Evgeny Tishchenko a thorough hiding, but the judges inexplicably made the Russian a unanimous points winner — he was consequently booed up to the podium. The next day Irish bantamweight world champion Michael Conlan launched a foul-mouthed tirade at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) saying he had been “robbed” of his Olympic dream, again at the hands of a Russian. Conlan was enraged and accused the AIBA and judges of corruption — an allegation immediately rejected by the AIBA, which threatened legal action to protect its integrity and that of Olympic boxing. But the boxing body then acknowledged that “less than a handful of decisions (were) not at the level expected” and sent home an undisclosed number of judges and referees. And a day later it “reassigned” one of its top executives who was in charge of helping run the Rio Olympic boxing. National boxing federations have so far been reluctant to criticise the AIBA, but Boxing Canada broke ranks with a strongly worded statement, warning that the sport’s integrity was in serious jeopardy and hinted plans were afoot to force AIBA’s arm. “Following questionable decisions and alleged corruption claims occurring at the Rio 2016 boxing competition, a global strategy is being put in place to ensure AIBA will address and correct the situation,” Boxing Canada said. It told AFP that it wants a “complete review” of what unfolded in Rio. AIBA did not respond to a request for comment. Triple Cuban success AIBA made headlines when, just two months before Rio, it said that professionals would be allowed to compete for the first time in Olympic boxing history. It had already dumped the unpopular punch-counting method of scoring bouts in favour of a judging system like that used in professional boxing and removed headguards for men, leaving some fighters nursing nasty head wounds and facial cuts. These three moves were designed to make Olympic boxing closer to the pros and hence more popular. In the event, only three professionals of debatable calibre took part and they all went home early. The fact the little-known pros never made it to the podium made a nonsense of criticism from some quarters that the rest of the field was in danger at the hands of the supposedly more adept pro fighters, AIBA said. The AIBA also said that while the controversial move to let pros take part at the Olympics was made in time for Rio, it is only in subsequent Games that its real impact will be seen. Back in the ring, the United States men won their first medals since 2008 but failed to get gold, as Cuba clinched titles in three of the 10 men’s weight classes. American hot prospect Shakur Stevenson had to make do with silver after a split-points loss to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez — he now holds two Olympic titles at two different weights. It will not stop the 19-year-old Stevenson turning pro under the tutelage of Floyd Mayweather, who says the bantamweight will be a world champion. Claressa Shields of the US and the Briton Nicola Adams successfully defended their titles, while Estelle Mossely celebrated her 24th birthday by becoming the first French women’s Olympic boxing champion — and her fiance Tony Yoka won super-heavyweight gold.
2016-08-22 12:00 Agence France sports.inquirer.net
17 DOJ waiting for Duterte EO on who will be sacked The parameters on who and what positions should be vacated by presidential appointees are still being ironed out, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II told reporters Monday. Over the weekend, President Rodrigo Duterte announced that all presidential appointees of previous administrations would be considered resigned. READ: Duterte fires ex-President’s men He issued the order after receiving reports that corruption still exists in various government agencies despite warnings. Aguirre said the order was still not clear. “We have not received the particular executive order to that effect but we believe this only concerns the co-terminus employees appointed by the previous administration,” Aguirre said. He believed that the new appointees will not be covered by Duterte’s orders. READ: Duterte kicks out all presidential appointees in government “We would be receiving the EO (executive order) today to clarify who are covered. Steady lang po tayo (Let us stay steady),” he added. RAM/rga
2016-08-22 12:00 Tetch Torres newsinfo.inquirer.net
18 Over 700 foreigners barred from entering PH in July – BI MANILA — For failing to justify their travel to the country, more than 700 foreigners were turned away in July as part of the Bureau of Immigration’s drive against undesirable aliens. The BI said most of those barred from entering the Philippines were Chinese tourists, while the rest were from other Asian countries. In July, 720 aliens were not allowed to enter the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other ports of entry, due to their inability to explain the purpose of their visit. BI commissioner Jaime Morente explained that the foreigners who were turned away “were likely to become public charges.” Also refused entry to the Philippines were aliens who were improperly documented and those who are on the agency’s derogatory list. “Under immigration laws, a foreigner is a public charge if his presence here would constitute a burden to the state, thus he is deemed undesirable and therefore excludable,” Morente said. The turning away of such foreigners is part of the BI’s intensified campaign to prevent undesirable aliens from coming to the Philippines. Immigration officers have the discretion to order the exclusion of an arriving foreigner if he cannot satisfactorily answer questions on his travel itinerary, intended length of stay and reasons for travelling to the country. Morente said the foreigners were immediately booked on the first available flight to their port of origin, after which they were included in the BI’s blacklist. Of the 720 aliens, 364 were Chinese, followed by 37 Indonesians, 31 Vietnamese, 27 Koreans, 26 Indians, 19 Taiwanese, 15 Cameroonians, 15 Americans, 14 Uzbeks, and 13 Nigerians. The BI will be tapping six Chinese-speaking interpreters to be deployed in international airports to help the immigration officers communicate better with Chinese tourists. BI spokesperson Antonette Mangrobang explained that this was due to the fact that most of the excluded foreigners were Chinese nationals. “This is to totally eradicate the possibility that aliens are excluded simply because our officers failed to understand the response of the passenger,” she said. Meanwhile, the BI has submitted a proposal to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre to implement an Advance Passenger Information System. This will require all incoming and departing aircrafts to submit to the BI an advance copy of their passenger manifests. Mangrobang said this was in line with President Duterte’s directive to expedite and improve frontline government services. “This will enable us to screen, vet and pre-clear international travelers prior to their arrival and departure, thus resulting in speedy immigration processing and reduced queuing time at our immigration counters,” the BI spokesperson added. SFM
2016-08-22 12:00 Julie M globalnation.inquirer.net
19 19 ‘Marvelous’ Rio flames out as Super Abe takes baton The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020. After a rollercoaster fortnight which mixed off-field hitches with compelling sporting drama, Olympics chief Thomas Bach hailed a “marvelous” Games in the Brazilian city. “These were marvelous Olympic Games in the marvelous city!” said Bach, as he declared the Games closed and the Olympic flame was extinguished. “These Olympic Games are leaving a unique legacy for generations to come. History will talk about a Rio de Janeiro before and a much better Rio de Janeiro after the Olympic Games.” Just a few hours earlier, the United States basketball squad won the last gold of the Games, boosting their country’s place on top of the medals table. At the closing ceremony, thousands of fans and athletes donned ponchos on a wet and windy night for a colourful festival of Brazilian culture and music with bursts of spectacular fireworks. Smiling and waving athletes danced into the Maracana stadium taking selfies as Rio’s 16-day Summer Games closed ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a comical cameo as Nintendo video game character Super Mario as Tokyo set out its stall for 2020. “The Japanese government will… work hard so it will be the best Olympics ever,” Abe said as he met Japanese medal-winners earlier. Security scares and logistical problems were a feature of South America’s first Olympics, held against the backdrop of Brazil’s political and economic crisis. Swathes of empty seats caused disquiet but the Games also witnessed the last hurrahs of both Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, who both lived up to their billing. Bolt sealed the sprint “triple triple” in his final Games, reaching a record- equalling nine gold medals with his third consecutive 100m, 200m and 4x100m sweep. Swim legend Phelps took his unmatched career haul to 23 gold medals with another five in Rio — plus a silver, after his loss to former childhood fan Joseph Schooling. Brazil came late to the party but the country celebrated long and loud when Neymar won a gold-medal penalty shoot-out against Germany to erase memories of their 7-1 World Cup semi-final humiliation in 2014. ‘Sporting superpowers’ On a sodden final day, Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, 31, shone with his seventh win in eight marathons, timing 2hr 8min 44sec to win by more than a minute. The USA’s basketball ‘Dream Team’ of NBA stars claimed the 306th and final gold of the Games with a crushing 96-66 win over Serbia. With the basketball win, America matched its tally of 46 golds from London four years ago to lead the medals table from Britain, who sealed surprise second place ahead of China with 27 golds to 26. “We are one of those sporting superpowers now,” beamed UK Sport chief executive Liz Nicholl. For China, the world’s most populous country, it was the worst Olympics for 20 years — especially sobering after topping the standings at Beijing 2008 and finishing second in 2012. China brought to Rio a youthful team with an average age of 24, the lowest of the last three Olympics. This points to a rebuilding phase ahead of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the capital of China’s war-time rival and former colonial power which still evokes bitter resentment among many Chinese. A string of below-par performances saw India win just two medals, fewer than the six clinched during their best-ever performance in London four years earlier. There was also controversy as Mongolia’s Chagnaadorj Usukhbayar became the sixth weightlifter in Rio to fail a drugs test. And police seized passports, phones and computers in a raid on the Irish Olympic office, following the arrest of Irish International Olympic Committee member Patrick Hickey over an alleged black market tickets scam. Brazil added a final flourish as they beat Italy 3-0 to win the men’s title in volleyball, one of the country’s most popular sports. French fighter Tony Yoka won a split-decision against Britain’s Joe Joyce to take the super-heavyweight title in boxing. Switzerland’s world champion Nino Schurter, third in Beijing and second in London, competed his ascent of the podium by winning the men’s mountain bike competition. And there were furious scenes when a Mongolian coach stripped down to his underwear to protest a decision against wrestler Ganzorig Mandakhnaran.
2016-08-22 12:00 Agence France sports.inquirer.net
20 Diokno refutes pork barrel claim anew in 2017 budget Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Monday clarified that the P80 million worth of projects for each allied representative is allowed in the budget, refuting claims the pork barrel is back in the proposed P3.35 trillion appropriations act. During the Development Budget Coordinating Committee meeting at the House of Representatives, Diokno was asked by Kabataan Rep. Sarah Elago if the submission of each representatives of their list of projects worth P80 million is a form of pork barrel, the defunct congressional Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scrapped by the Supreme Court at the height of a scam. READ: No return of pork in 17th Congress, says Alvarez “This representation notes that the DBM has said legislators are not prohibited from proposing to the head of the agencies programs, activities or projects which his or her constituents brought to his or her attention to be financed by the national government. Which such move can be legal, it still smacks of political maneuvering,” Elago said. Diokno said in the previous budget proposals going back to martial law, it has been a practice for lawmakers to ask the department heads to include the lawmakers’ pet projects in the agency budgets. READ: P80M list of projects not pork barrel—minority solons “I think I can say this in authority. I’m the oldest here, I’ve seen this budget before martial law. It’s been a practice legislators will go to the department secretaries and ask for the budget,” Diokno said. He said the National Expenditure Programs spans several volumes because it was itemized into specific projects, programs and activities to comply with the Supreme Court decision scrapping the PDAF and prohibiting the post-enactment mechanism of using the lump sum PDAF for pet projects of favored lawmakers. “The budget itself is full of details. That’s why it’s three volumes. To make sure there’s no corruption, I will electronically tag every project so that we can monitor whether this project is being done or not,” Diokno said. JE
2016-08-22 12:00 Marc Jayson newsinfo.inquirer.net
21 The best time to establish printing business in Mindanao market Cagayan de Oro, PHILIPPINES – Celebrate ‘FUSION 2016: Filipino Creativity + Disruptive Technologies’ in the 2nd Print Shop Expo 2016 on September 22-24, 2016 at The Atrium, Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City, PH. Join the country’s premier trade show of the latest state-of-art technologies in creative imaging, printing, pre-press, outdoor advertising, sign making, digital out-of-home, print-on-demand, web publishing, t-shirt printing, photography, videography, mobile and multimedia. As the directions of the new PH administration is prioritizing economic and business developments in southern PH, now is the best time to set foot and expand your printing business in Mindanao. This Expo provides limitless business opportunities where you can promote your creative imaging, printing equipment, products and services through exhibits, product launching/demos, knowledge sharing through business seminars on the latest trends in printing. Hit your sales objectives through one-on-one business meetings with prospective customers/buyers, decision makers, businessmen, top suppliers, entrepreneurs, industry players and printing professionals. Take look at last year’s Print Shop Expo 2015: Watch out for the 2nd Print Shop Expo 2016! Book your exhibit booths today! Call: +632-8960639 , 8960637, Email: [email protected] , Visit their official website . This event is organized by Fiera de Manila, Inc. ADVT.
2016-08-22 12:00 INQUIRER.net business.inquirer.net
22 Duterte to name execs, judges, cops in ‘Napoles pork scam’ DAVAO CITY – President Duterte has called for a “revisit” of the corruption case involving Janet Luy Lim-Napoles, the businesswoman believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, saying he has some revealing things to say about the case. “The Napoles case deserves a second look because it involves corruption,” Duterte said even as he promised to name the policemen, police officers and judges allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade. “On the second round, I’d be mentioning the names of the police, most of the senior officials of police and some judges, but in between this controversy, I will now raise again the Napoles issue,” Duterte said during his press briefing on Sunday (Aug. 21). He said the first Napoles investigation uncovered only the tip of the iceberg and that the Filipino people deserved more. “I have some revealing things to tell you, but you just wait,” Duterte told reporters, refusing to disclose further details. “If that’s the only thing I have to do until end of my term, I will have to do it, I’ll pursue this singular task of giving you the truth.” “Billions and billions of pesos lost and we’ve been able to put only several lawmakers inside (the prison), but only because the charges were non-bailable,” he said. “Eventually, we have to reckon whether they’d be put in prison with finality or acquitted. In the meantime, they’re just there in prison, that is not enough vindication for the Filipino people, let us revisit the Napoles case,” Duterte said. He said one of the things that had angered him and prompted him to run for President was the injustice committed against ordinary Filipinos — people being framed and harassed in the airports with bullets placed inside their bags, and arrested — while plunder was being committed by the powerful in government. “I was mad at the government,” he said, as he vowed to do everything to fight corruption. SFM/rga RELATED VIDEO
2016-08-22 12:00 Germelina Lacorte newsinfo.inquirer.net
23 Harambe lives: Killed zoo gorilla gets a second life online Cincinnati: Harambe, the Ohio zoo gorilla shot and killed after a 3-year-old boy got into his enclosure, has taken on life after death. The late 17-year-old great ape has shown up in tongue-in- cheek petitions to rename the hometown Cincinnati Bengals, to add his face to Mount Rushmore or the Lincoln Memorial, and to put him on the dollar bill. He has grown the angel wings and halo of a deity in social media memorials. He's even been mock-nominated for president. The Harambe phenomenon is fed by genuine sadness over his May 28 death, continued controversy over the circumstances that led to it, and the penchant of many social media users for satire.
2016-08-22 12:00 By PTI www.mid-day.com
24 Pregnant woman attacked by 3 men, gives birth to still-born in Haryana Faridabad (Haryana): A six-month pregnant woman was allegedly beaten by three men in Sihi village here over a squabble between her son and a neighbouring boy, police said on Monday. The victim Ratna, who was later admitted to a hospital, gave birth to a still-born girl, they said. The incident took place on Sunday when Ratna's two-year-old son had a minor fight with a three-year-old Amit from the neighbourhood. "During the fight, Amit called his uncles, the accused Deepu, Kamal and Deepak who then started kicking and punching Ratna," said a police spokesperson. "Soon Ratna started bleeding. She was admitted to a hospital by her relatives where she gave birth to a still-born girl," he added. A case has been filed against the accused and the matter is being investigated, police said.
2016-08-22 12:00 By PTI www.mid-day.com
25 10 killed as bus falls into canal in Telangana Hyderabad: At least ten persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday, police said. The accident occurred near Nayakangudem when the bus lost control and fell off a bridge on Nagarjunasagar canal. The bus of a private travel company was on its way from Hyderabad to Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. According to the police, seven persons were killed on the spot while three died in the hospital. All the injured were admitted to government-run hospital in Khammam. The survivors told the police that the negligence by the driver led to the accident. According to them, the driver was running the vehicle at a high speed and applied sudden brake on reaching the bridge. The bus overturned and fell into the canal. There were 31 passengers aboard the bus which had left Hyderabad around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the accident. Rao directed officials to ensure best possible treatment to the injured.
2016-08-22 12:00 By IANS www.mid-day.com
26 Chinese envoy visits Taiwan amid protests TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese envoy arrived in Taiwan Monday for a city-to-city dialogue, amid a chill in relations between the sides following the inauguration of the island’s independence-leaning president Tsai ing-wen in June. The visit by Shanghai Communist Party official Sha Hailin marks a rare point of direct contact between the self-governing island democracy and China in the wake of Beijing’s announcement that it was freezing exchanges between the liaison departments responsible for communication between the sides. Sha heads the Chinese financial hub’s United Front Work Department, a body generally used for outreach to minority groups, organizations and figures not under the direct control of the ruling Communist Party. About a dozen politicians from pro-independence parties staged an airport protest over Sha’s arrival, saying his rank was insufficient to merit a meeting with Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je. Ko was due to hold a welcoming banquet for Sha and his delegation on Monday night. “Such forums should be attended by the mayors of both cities for various exchanges. Therefore if (Ko) meets with a United Front Work department official, it would be on an unequal footing,” said Chou Ni-an, a member of the national legislature representing the Taiwan Solidarity Union. “This is wrong. We don’t need to endorse China’s United Front Work,” Chou said. China claims Taiwan as its own territory, to be brought under its control by force if necessary. The election of President Tsai Ing-wen upended Beijing’s strategy of using economic inducements to convince Taiwanese that political unification is not only inevitable but also in their best interests. Tsai’s Democratic Progressive Party holds a strong legislative majority and favors Taiwan’s formal independence from China, although she has taken no steps toward that goal. Despite that, her refusal to endorse the concept of a single Chinese nation prompted Beijing to suspend contacts between the liaison bodies days after her inauguration, in an attempt to ratchet up pressure on her. Although China says Taiwan has been part of its territory since ancient times, the sides have only been unified for four of the past 120 years, splitting most recently amid the Chinese civil war in 1949. Taiwan does not acknowledge Beijing’s claim of authority over it, while surveys show an overwhelming majority of Taiwanese favor maintaining their current state of de-facto independence. During Sha’s visit, the sides are expected to sign cooperation agreements between city districts, their film festivals and marathon races. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2016-08-22 12:00 By Associated mynorthwest.com
27 Japanese first lady pays tribute to Pearl Harbor TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s first lady has visited Pearl Harbor for the first time to pay tribute to the victims of the Japanese attack 75 years ago. Akie Abe said in her Facebook entry Monday that she laid flowers and prayed at the USS Arizona Memorial. “I offered flowers and a prayer,” she wrote in a short message. In one of several photos also posted in her Facebook, the Japanese first lady posed with an American veteran who survived the attack. She did not elaborate on her visit that comes amid looming speculation about a similar visit by her husband, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga acknowledged that the first lady was in Hawaii to attend an environmental conference. Suga declined to comment, saying she is making a private visit. Speculation for Abe’s possible visit to Pearl Harbor has grown since U. S. President Barack Obama paid tribute in May to the victims of the U. S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima. No serving Japanese prime minister has visited Pearl Harbor. “I’ve come to Hawaii many times, but I’ve never visited pearl Harbor. As I think about the past war more often over the past year as we marked 70 years since the end of the war, I’ve felt strongly about visiting the site,” Akie Abe was quoted as saying in a “Gendai Business” Internet magazine article, whose link was attached to her Facebook entry. “I wanted to see the site myself and offer a prayer for those who died.” Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2016-08-22 12:00 By Associated mynorthwest.com
28 PhD student alleges rape by JNU student- activist in Delhi New Delhi: A 28-year-old PhD student on Sunday filed a complaint of rape against a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student, police said. The complaint was made at Vasant Kunj North police station in south Delhi. The complainant, a first year PhD student, alleged that she was raped by one Anmol Ratan, a JNU student and All India Student Association (AISA) activist, on Saturday after spiking her drink with a sedative. The victim alleged that she had put a statement on Facebook on June this year showing interest to watch a film called 'Sairat' and asked if anyone had a copy of it. Sairat is a 2016 Indian Marathi-language romance film. "She alleged that Anmol messaged her that he is has a copy of the film. She further added that on August 20 Anmol picked her from her hostel to give her the film and took her to his hostel named Brahmaputra where he offered her some drinks and after that committed sexual assault with her and did not allow her to go and threatened her," Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Nupur Prasad said. The officer said that a case under section 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of Indian Penal Code has been registered and further investigation is in progress. 2016-08-22 12:00 By IANS www.mid-day.com
29 Mumbai's biggest swimming pool re-opens in Shivaji Park after a year It was open sesame, or open swimming pool for swimmers who thronged the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Olympic (MGMO) pool or Shivaji Park swimming pool as it is known locally, yesterday morning. Swimmers in the re-opened pool at Dadar Shivaji Park, yesterday morning, test the waters and say they are fine. Pics/Bipin Kkokate The public pool — Mumbai’s biggest and one of its oldest — re-opened after one year. “We hope this is for keeps,” said happy swimmers, refreshed after their Sunday morning swim. People near the entrance of the pool complex Polio-afflicted Manoj Khaire stated, “I put on weight at home in the interim period, my polio affected right leg was swollen, I hope all those problems are a thing of the past now.” Even as he spoke, Jinnit Gadda was bringing in his twins, five-year-olds Devanshi and Devansh, “to ask for membership forms”. “I am so happy this pool has opened, they can learn swimming here now,” said the Wadala resident. Activity near the complex, which had been quiet for one year Chembur’s Bharti Rane said she felt “free, light and energetic” after her swim, while member Yogesh Ukidava laughed, “I swam today after a year, regulars at the pool told me I had put on weight. Now, it is time to burn calories and lose the kilos. They should not stop ever again.” A game of volleyball on with more gusto, adjacent to the pool Young mother Prafulata Narkar was ushering her daughters Shruti and Juhi home, after a swim. “It has been such a good day, after a year,” she said. Rachel Fernandes and Cheryl Fernandes, two young women who share the same surnames, but are not related, said, “The pool is convenient, it is feasible and it is hygienic, that is why we were waiting for the pool to re- open, though we tried other pools.” Then the latter squealed, “and I put on 20 kgs in the interim,” as they started laughing. For Prakash Vaidya, who has been accessing the pool for five decades, “It is picnic time, hurrah, we have our pool back. We are thankful to the Kamgar pool near Elphinstone Bridge which accommodated us through one year, but, today, we have our ‘resort’ back.” Meanwhile, a swimmer scoffed, “They expect Olympic medals and keep Olympic facilities closed for one year for no apparent reason.” However, he seemed to be the only unhappy party in this happy gathering. Selling swimwear The excitement was not limited to the waters of the swimming pool. We saw a car-like mobile store displaying swim wear parked outside the gates. This mobile swimming store is owned by Akshay Ansurkar, who said, “I sell swim gear outside other swimming pools too at much more cost effective rates,” he added. Dinesh Hegde, who had led a signature campaign against the closure, warned that vigilance was key against any repeat action. But it was not vigilance, rather volleyball for a local swimming pool members team, who were playing a game with gusto near the pool. The mostly over 40s, displayed a sting in their spiking, “Thanks to the re-opening of the pool, we are playing with even more enthusiasm,” signed off Tarun Bhansali. Dry days and some history >> Pool was dry since August 2015. >> It is a complex with a 10-lane Olympic-size swimming pool. >> Has neighbouring cluster of three pools, deep pool for diving, recreational pool and shallow pool for kids. >> Old pool revamped into swank, new facility five years ago. >> Has spectators’ gallery which can seat 600 persons. >> When the refurbished facility opened in 2011, queues snaked around at the Shivaji Park complex, with many lining up all night for a membership.
2016-08-22 12:00 By Hemal www.mid-day.com
30 30 New Smithsonian offers a view of rich black history WASHINGTON (AP) — Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his attempts to showcase the small living space its occupants subsisted on. Bunch flips on the flashlight on a borrowed smartphone, illuminating for his guests the craftsmanship, the hard work and the love that the cabin’s former occupants put into what little they had. The unification of the old and the new, and the use of modern techniques to explain the historical past — that’s what the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Bunch, its founding director, are striving for when the newest Smithsonian museum opens on the National Mall next month. President Barack Obama will help dedicate the museum on Sept. 24. Proud of the striking, dark brown angular museum, Bunch sees its goal as helping all Americans understand and appreciate the rich cultural history of African-Americans, and to shine a light on the contributions and achievements of blacks to what the United States has become. “This is an opportunity to take an amazing culture, and understand what it mean to be an American through this lens,” said Bunch, as he guided observers through a special sneak peek inside the building. The museum is designed to take visitors through African-American history in the United States from slavery, on the lower level, to a reproduction of Oprah Winfrey’s television set upstairs and artifacts from Obama’s first presidential campaign. The slavery exhibits are in rooms with small cramped walls to simulate slave ships. Also, there are pieces of an actual slave ship, the São José-Paquete de Africa, which wrecked off the coast of South Africa while carrying more than 400 enslaved people from Mozambique. The slave cabin, from the Point of Pines Plantation on Edisto Island, is one of the largest exhibits and was dismantled and reconstructed piece by piece inside the new museum. While the names of the slaves who lived inside the cabin are unknown, Bunch said the exhibit is a good way to help humanize the people who lived through slavery and to help explore the meaning of their lives. “What’s important about this is that while slavery was a system that controlled people, it was also a system where people built homes and families and tried to sort of craft a life as best they could,” he said. Interior construction is nearly done, Bunch said, as he led a group of journalists around wires and exhibits still under construction: Parliament Funkadelic’s Mothership is completely covered, although its distinctive shape is instantly recognizable; a Maya Angelou quote placard “I am the dream and the hope of the slave” sits on a table waiting to be affixed to a wall along with quotes from Obama, Nikki Giovanni and Black Lives Matter founder Alicia Garza; and the playbill announcing Ira Aldridge as the first black man to play Shakespeare’s Othello in 1857 in England is hidden behind brown paper on the wall to keep it safe. Construction on the distinctive looking building is done, Bunch said, and about 40 percent of the exhibits are already inside. Some of the artifacts are so big the museum had to be built around them: a 90-year-old, 44-seat Southern Railway car that will help explain Jim Crow laws in the South, and a 20-foot-plus guard tower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary prison named “Angola” after the plantation that once stood in its stead. It explores the use of policing and laws in the South that were designed to help keep newly freed blacks in bondage. History can be seen even from the shape of the museum, Bunch said. The bronze exterior of the building is actually a latticework based on historic ironwork created by African-American slaves and freedmen in the South, which fits into their goal of emphasizing the hidden history of African- Americans, Bunch said. Our “goal was to craft a building that would help us remember the rich history of the African-American, so if you look at the building, it has wonderful angles that are shaped both by West African material and women whose hands were at prayer at exactly that angle,” Bunch said. But history won’t be static inside the museum, Bunch said. For example, in the comedy exhibit right alongside quotes from famous black comedians such as Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx is a joke by Bill Cosby, the first African-American to star in a dramatic show on network television. Cosby faces allegations that he drugged and molested dozens of women over five decades, and the 78-year-old comedian has been spending millions in an aggressive bid to stay out of prison, salvage his reputation and avoid legal judgments that could threaten his fortune. When questioned about the appropriateness of including Cosby, Bunch said the museum will “tell the story of what Bill Cosby was, what his impact was and … the fact that his legacy is now being questioned. That’s it.” The museum will not stop collecting and curating items, Bunch said, and will strive to stay modern. The Oprah Winfrey Theater inside the building will host conferences on race and other issues, Bunch said. And the museum itself is still changing. Basketball superstar Michael Jordan just gave a $5 million gift to the museum, which will now name its historical sports “Game Changers” section the Michael Jordan Hall. “African-American history did not stop with President Barack Obama’s election, and so we won’t stop there either,” Bunch said. “There will be plenty for us to talk about in the future, and we’re looking forward to helping Americans understand the contributions of African Americans to the rich tapestry of our culture.” ___ Jesse J. Holland covers race and ethnicity for The Associated Press. Contact him at [email protected], on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jessejholland or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jessejholland. Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2016-08-22 12:01 By Associated mynorthwest.com
31 Jigisha Ghosh murder case: 2 convicts get death sentence, 1 gets life New Delhi: A court on Monday awarded the death penalty to two convicts for kidnapping and killing IT executive Jigisha Ghosh in 2009. Jigisha Ghosh Additional Sessional Judge Sandeep Yadav awarded the death penalty to Ravi Kapoor and Amit Shukla, while the third accused, Baljeet Malik was sentenced to life in prison. The court had, a month ago, held the three men guilty of murder, abduction, robbery, forgery and common intention under IPC, saying it was "abundantly clear" that they had committed the crime. Kapoor was also convicted for the offence of using firearms under the Arms Act. While convicting them on July 14, the judge had said "they committed her murder and disposed of her body in bushes and circumstantial evidence makes it clear that it was these men who committed the crime. " The police had filed the charge sheet in the case in June 2009 and trial began on April 15, 2010. Recovery of the weapon allegedly used in Jigisha's murder had led to the cracking of the murder case of Soumya Vishwanathan, who was a journalist with a news channel. Soumya was shot dead on September 30, 2008 while she was returning home in her car from office in the wee hours. Police had claimed robbery as the motive behind the killing of both Jigisha and Soumya. The accused had used Jigisha's ATM card to buy expensive goggles, wrist watches and shoes from Sarojini Nagar market in South Delhi, police had said.
2016-08-22 12:01 By PTI www.mid-day.com
32 Ford targets luxury travelers with ‘sensory’ billboards in India Ford has created a ‘sensory’ experience in Indian airports, blowing air and smoke and emitting sound based on movement around its billboards. The campaign, created by Kinetic Worldwide, aims to catch the attention of high net worth business and first class travelers in India specifically for the launch of Ford’s 85 lakh rupees range car Mustang. The billboards come with a red carpet, which is connected to the screen via Arduino technology. When a traveler approaches the carpet it triggers the billboard to emit wind, the noise of the revving of the Mustang engine and, for some of the billboards, emits artificial smoke. Sommnath Sengupta, creative director at Kinetic India, said creating a more immersive experience leads to greater ROI. “First and business class travelers come with a mindset of luxuriating in a personalized experience. Our creative concept is a sensorial statement of power that speaks directly to and resonates with this audience. By contextualising the experience of driving a Mustang through dynamic content and technology, Ford has already seen an increase in potential buyers requesting test drives,” he said. The agency has shared videos of the billboards in action on its Facebook and Instagram pages.
2016-08-22 12:00 www.thedrum.com
33 No content marketing for old men Content marketing is a young person’s game according to JWT Singapore. Well I beg to differ and I am about to issue a vehement retort. The misguided spawn of their twisted logic will be called JWT25. The average age of its workforce will be 25 and it will create and produce content for its clients in agile fashion within 25 days. See what they did there? Here’s what I think they did there. They are launching a content marketing start-up on a flawed premise. JWT25 has a perverse, in fact a reverse, concept of how content agility relates to age. I am fifty years old. I am twice the age of the average JWT25 employee. And, admittedly, I won’t be as physically supple as them. In a toe touching competition they will beat me hands down. Literally. But the silver lining to that particular cloud is that I have seven times as much professional experience as the average JWT25 hipster hotshot. I have been doing this idea-based branded content thing (i.e. advertising) for 28 years versus their 4. By my logic, which is less twisted than theirs, this makes we who are old enough to grow beards but wise enough not to wear them (and our female peers) more qualified as agile content practitioners because: JWT25 might work. But if it does it will be because its staff are good at these things in spite of their youth, not because of it. Imposing this gimmicky age restriction is effectively hardwiring a handicap into the agency’s business model. Agile content production is a good idea. Content marketing could benefit from certain agile principles. User stories for example could be a useful discipline. Done well, user stories ensure that audience goals and motivations are the primary driver of output. Agility and empathy go hand in hand, and content marketing is in sore need of more empathy. Empathy is the ability to step imaginatively into the shoes of another person. “How can I use creativity to make my audience’s life better or to capture its imagination?” is a question that is not being asked enough judging by the output of most content marketing programmes. Empathy improves with age. I helped to develop Royal Mail’s social media strategy around its London 2012 Gold Medal Stamps campaign. In the process I met Martha Roberts who was running the Royal Mail customer service team at the time. When they opened for business on Twitter Martha didn’t assign the platform to the youngest members of her team who were the most well versed with social media. She staffed it with the older members of her team who were the most accomplished at dealing with people. Learning Twitter is easy. Being good at customer service is not. Experience is a multiplier for natural aptitude. Write that out 25 times JWT Singapore. Phil Adams is planning director at Blonde Digital. He can be found tweeting here.
2016-08-22 11:59 www.thedrum.com
34 Morning Bulletin: Stella synaesthesia, licence plate ‘boom’ & Guardian's time-based ads This Monday morning gets underway with a novel Stella Artois mash-up which invites drinkers to match their beer with a customised music video designed to enhance their taste. We also look at the growing appeal of licensed number plates which have become a licence to print money for the Treasury and a Guardian experiment in time- based advertising. Ad Week raises a glass to a new music video by the Roots which is said to enhance the taste of a glass of Stella Artois by recording specific sounds which aficionados associate with particular flavours in their beer, with higher pitches used to communicate sweeter flavours and lower pitches corresponding with sour tastes. Liverpool FC have become the latest western takeover target for the Chinese according to Business Insider, with reports suggesting that the Premier League club is the target of a $1bn takeover bid by the Chinese government. The Guardian becomes the news at Ad Exchanger as the website reports the launch of a time-based online advertising campaign in which marketers can purchase slots of up to 30 seconds duration as an alternative to the industry standard cost per thousand views, which has long been criticised as an opaque metric. Red-faced Olympian Ryan Lochte has become ‘radioactive’ for sponsors Speedo and Ralph Lauren as the gold medalist's financial backers watch to see if a weekend apology will put a line under a Games tarnished by the swimmer's lie about being victim of an armed robbery. Campaign opens with a story of diverging TV viewing in Britain with commercial stations on the rise as the BBC’s own viewership declines , albeit by a relatively meagre one minute per day year on year attributed largely to the migration of BBC Three online. A personalised number plate ‘boom’ catches the eye of the Times which says that the Treasury raised a record £102m last year from ‘motoring show offs’ keen to flaunt their distinctiveness. During this time some 335,000 registrations were sold, more than four times the comparable figure in the mid 1990’s. Retail Week advises that JD Sports is considering a takeover of Go Outdoors in an effort to turbocharge its ambitious growth plans. Reuters meanwhile reports that Samsung is to embark on a refurbished smartphone programme which, as the name suggests, will see it re-sell second hand phones as soon as next year. The move is being interpreted as a means to sustain mobile profits by selling each handset more than once. The Guardian picks up on a decision by the BBC to sell the music rights to the likes of Luther, Wolf Hall and Doctor Who to publisher BMG , which has now obtained the rights to more than 1,000 theme tunes, background tracks and incidental tunes which it can now license to advertisers, studios and others.
2016-08-22 11:59 www.thedrum.com
35 Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Ex-husband and father remanded The former husband and father of a woman allegedly murdered in a so-called honour killing in Pakistan have been remanded in custody pending the outcome of a police report. Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died last month in northern Punjab. Her former husband Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel, who is accused of murder, has confessed to strangling her with a scarf, local police have told the BBC. He and her father Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid were remanded until 5 September. Mr Shahid is being held as an accessory to murder. The brief hearing in Jhelum, Pakistan, was the men's third court appearance in connection with the death of Samia Shahid. Police in Pakistan previously told the BBC Mr Shakeel, who is also Ms Shahid's cousin, has confessed to her murder . Ms Shahid had been visiting family in the village of Pandori when she died and her relatives had initially claimed she died of a heart attack. Her second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, believes she was the victim of a so-called honour killing as her family did not approve of their marriage. A post-mortem examination has since confirmed she died as a result of being strangled, police have said.
2016-08-22 11:48 www.bbc.co.uk
36 36 India floods: Several dead and thousands rescued Large parts of India have been flooded after a number of rivers started flowing above danger level. At least 17 people have been reportedly killed in flood-related incidents in Madhya Pradesh state. And in eastern Bihar state, at least 15,000 people have been evacuated from their homes after a "flood-like situation" in a dozen districts. Floods are common in India during the monsoon season between June and September. But excessive rains this year has led to water levels in several major rivers to rise, leading to flooding in many parts of India. In Bihar, where at least six rivers are flowing above the danger mark, thousands of people have taken shelter in more than 80 relief camps, reports say. People have taken shelter on the roofs of their submerged huts, and houses along the banks of the river are inundated. "We are facing a lot of problems, everything has been submerged in river. There is no arrangement of food, drinking water or boats. We don't know what to do," a resident in Patna city told Reuters news agency. In neighbouring Uttar Pradesh state, the Ganges river has been flowing above the danger mark, and people living in low lying areas have been moving to higher ground. "Water has been gushing in the area for the last three days. All the land has been inundated with flood water. All the crops have been damaged. Water has started entering our houses," said a villager, Shyam.
2016-08-22 11:47 www.bbc.co.uk
37 37 Islamist rebel admits destroying Timbuktu shrines at ICC trial An Islamist militant has admitted destroying cultural sites in Timbuktu, Mali, in the first trial of its kind at the International Criminal Court. Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi said he regretted his actions. He was accused of leading rebel forces who destroyed historic shrines at the world heritage site in 2012. It is also the first time a suspected Islamist militant has stood trial at the ICC and the first time a suspect has pleaded guilty. Prosecutors said Mahdi was a member of Ansar Dine, an Islamist group that occupied Timbuktu for months. Islamists regard shrines as idolatrous. He was handed over by Niger's government after the ICC issued a warrant for his arrest. Mahdi told the ICC: "Your Honour, regrettably, I have to say that what I've heard so far is accurate and reflects events. I plead guilty. " Given his guilty plea the trial will probably be over by the end of this week. He faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in jail. Nine victims are later due to share their experiences in court. Human rights groups say their presence is especially significant in demonstrating how the destruction of cultural heritage not only harms buildings but tears through the social, cultural and historic fabric of communities. At the time, Unesco said the attack on the shrines of local saints was "tragic news for us all". Timbuktu is famous for its distinctive mud and wood architecture. It was a centre of Islamic learning between the 13th and 17th centuries and was added to the Unesco world heritage list in 1988. Ansar Dine, an extremist militia with roots in the nomadic Tuareg people, has ties to al-Qaeda. The court has previously heard that Mahdi, a former teacher aged about 40, was a "zealous member" of the militia. He is alleged to have been the head of the section that enforced strict Islamic law in Timbuktu. Treasures of Timbuktu
2016-08-22 11:47 www.bbc.co.uk
38 Malaysian singer Namewee held for 'insulting Islam' Police have arrested a popular but controversial Malaysian singer, after complaints that his most recent music video "insulted Islam". Namewee, whose real name is Wee Meng Chee, was detained on Sunday. He is known for his profanity-laced music The offending video, for his song Oh My God, was first released in July and features him rapping in front of places of worship around Malaysia. Namewee insists that Oh My God was intended to promote religious harmony. But on Monday Malaysian police remanded the 33-year-old singer in custody for four days to investigate him for "defiling a place of worship with intention to insult religion". The charge carries a jail term of up to two years. About two thirds of Malaysians are Muslim, though the country also has significant Buddhist, Christian and Hindu populations. But there have been a number of instances in recent years of blogs and certain representations of Islam stoking controversy in the country. The perils of speaking out against Islamic law in Malaysia Troll or hero? The sex blogger who's offending Muslims The singer makes several religious references, using terms such as "Allah" and "Hallelujah". Namewee and three others also appear to sing and dance in front of Buddhist and Taoist temples, inside a church and outside a mosque. The latest version of the video uploaded to YouTube on 20 August, however, does not appear to include a sequence in front of a mosque. Representatives from 20 local NGOs lodged some 10 reports against the singer. "We had lodged the report based on five characters that were used in the music video which had...uttered the word 'Allah'," said Azdy Moh Arshad, who spoke for the coalition of NGOs. He added that Namewee's actions had caused anger among Muslims in Malaysia. Namewee was arrested on Sunday at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after returning from an overseas trip. On Monday, he posted a statement on his Facebook page (in Chinese) where he says the intention of the Oh My God video was only to promote religious harmony. He responded to people asking why he had returned to Malaysia when he could have evaded arrest by staying abroad by saying that he had done nothing wrong. "If I've not done any wrong, why should I run and hide? [Malaysia] is my home, my land. " Singing in Mandarin Chinese, Namewee is also hugely popular in Taiwan and China. But this is not his first brush with controversy. In one of his previous videos he questions Malaysia's national energy provider over a blackout and another video featured a parody of the national anthem, which almost landed him in jail.
2016-08-22 11:48 www.bbc.co.uk
39 Rio Olympics: Cutest animals, and other alternative prizes Who were the sorest losers, who showed the truest sporting spirit, and which uninvited animal guests were the cutest? As the Rio Olympics has ended, take a look at our alternative prizes. Women's marathon Hang on. Didn't she just run past? The women's marathon featured one set of triplets and two sets of twins. Liina, Lily and Leila Luik competed against each other for Estonia. The country was allowed to send three marathon runners to the Games - the three it stumped for just happen to be identical. "I am happy when my sisters are doing well," one of them told the BBC back in May. We're not sure which one, though. German twins Anna and Lisa Hahner crossed the finish line holding hands in a show of sisterly love and support - or a trivialisation of the sport, if you ask some po-faced officials and newspaper columnists in their home country. The fastest of the identical sisters running in the marathon were Kim Hye- song and Kim Hye-gyong of North Korea - they ran together every single step of the way and finished at exactly the same time, down to the hundredth of a second. But because there's no space for joint results, they were logged as arriving tenth and eleventh. Hye-song's name is first in the official rankings. There's no word on how Hye-gyong feels about that. Brazil football team Who could forget the merciless 7-1 drubbing that Germany's football team handed out to their hosts two years ago, at Rio's World Cup semi-finals? The Olympics gave Brazil a chance to get their own back on the world champions. The score wasn't as astounding - just 5-4 - but hey, they beat Germany on penalties. Hardly anyone ever gets to say that. Special mention has to go to Brazil's Neymar. He scored the winning penalty, just weeks after Brazil fans had been crossing his name off their shirts in disgust at a dry spell from the star forward. Brazil beat Germany on penalties to lift gold Brazil's footballers exorcise demons Ah, this is a good one. We had a few stellar contenders here. This is what we settled on for the top spots. Gold - Coaches for the Mongolian wrestler Mandakhnaran Ganzorig Absolute scenes. Here's what happened. Ganzorig was winning. He was leading against his opponent, Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan, by seven points to six, and was on his way to a bronze medal in freestyle wrestling for his weight class. But he celebrated too soon - he danced around Navruzov for the last 18 seconds and, alas, the judges penalised him for not engaging in the fight. Then, after his corner appealed, the judges just gave the medal to Navruzov. Ganzorig's coaches exploded with rage, took their shoes off to throw them at the floor, and ended up stripping in protest. He didn't get the medal back. Watch the footage here (UK viewers only) Silver - Robert Bauer, German footballer Oh, dear. As his country lost to Brazil in the men's football finals, Germany midfielder Robert Bauer held seven fingers up in clear reference to that World Cup game two years ago when the shoe was so firmly on the other foot. Possibly not Bauer's finest moment. He has since apologised and we have to say, his apology was quite classy. On Instagram, he wrote : "During the game I acted emotionally. If I have offended anyone with this action, I offer 1,000 apologies. "It was a huge pleasure to play football in this country that is so receptive and with such happy people. "I congratulate all the Brazilian people for the gold medal. " Classiest of all, he wrote it in Portuguese. Bronze - Hope Solo, US women's football It was 16 years since the US women's soccer team had lost at the Olympics, so you can see why it hurt. Goalkeeper Hope Solo didn't respond too magnanimously, though. After her team lost to Sweden on penalties in the quarter finals, she told reporters the Swedes had been "a bunch of cowards" and "the best team did not win". She later tweeted that "losing sucks". Athletes who failed to accept their losses Gold - Capybaras on the golf course What's a capybara, I hear you ask. Only the biggest rodent in the world. No wait, that makes them sound worse than they are. Imagine a giant guinea pig that's really good at swimming, and you have the capybara. They roamed across the Olympic golf course and were spotted in the background during training and competition. There is a lot of water around the course, so it makes sense. Silver - Owls at the golf course What else is there a lot of on the golf course? Sand. Enter the burrowing owl. These wide-eyed critters made their homes in Olympic golf bunkers - and stayed throughout the Games. Bronze - flying fish at the rowing lagoon This intrepid fish was spotted on the BBC's footage of the rowing at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. Team GB rower Lizzy Yarnold tweeted a screen-grab. Olympics venues deal with some unusual visitors Simone Biles, USA, gymnastics At the London Olympics in 2012, there was no Simone Biles. She was still 15 years old, waiting in the wings for her moment. And isn't this her moment. Now, she is the USA's golden girl. Biles won four gold medals and one bronze at Rio, and has captured imaginations around the world with her stunning artistic gymnastics and her smiling, bubbly personality. Why Simone Biles is the best at the Games Who is Simone Biles? Yusra Mardini, refugee team, swimming - she competed in Rio a year after fleeing Syria and having to swim to save her life. Fu Yuanhui, China, swimming - her expression of joy at winning bronze and the fact she broke a sporting taboo by discussing her period won her plenty of fans in Rio. How Chinese athletes opened up on social media Gold - When Ethiopia's Feryisa Lilesa made a protest gesture Lilesa's gesture might mean nothing to you, but in Ethiopia it expresses solidarity with a tribal group that has suffered brutal police crackdowns. Lilesa said: "The Ethiopian government is killing my people so I stand with all protests anywhere. " He said he might have to move to another country after speaking out. Silver - When the Egyptian left the Israeli hanging Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby was sent home from Rio after he refused to shake the hand of an Israeli opponent Or Sasson, the IOC said. But Egypt's judo federation said he had come home when he was scheduled to. El Shehaby had been under pressure at home to withdraw from the bout altogether and went for the softer option - but his pointed gesture was booed by the crowd. Bronze - All the times locals protested against Brazil's president Brazil is in the midst of a massive political crisis. The president who expected to oversee the Games, Dilma Rousseff, was suspended from office pending an impeachment trial. Her supporters booed the interim president Michel Temer and displayed banners with the words "Fora Temer" - Portuguese for Temer Out. Kosovo Judoka Majlinda Kelmendi won gold . Not bad for the country's first-ever appearance at the Games - but then, Kelmendi had already competed at Olympic level. In 2012, before Kosovo was recognised at the Olympics, she fought under the Albanian flag - she has dual nationality, and the geopolitics are complicated - but did not make it past the preliminary rounds. Refugee team IOC president Thomas Bach said the 10 refugee athletes who competed under the flag of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) were selected to "send a message of hope to all the refugees of the world". They included marathon runner Yonas Kinde, who said the team competed "as equal human beings" . None of them won any medals. But runner Yiech Pur Biel, who escaped civil war and then lived in a refugee camp for 10 years, said the important of the team went beyond winning. Before Rio 2016 even began, he said: "Sport gave me a sense of belonging. Even if I don't get gold or silver, I will show the world that, as a refugee, you can do something. " Gold - Michael Phelps, 23 medals (not in these Games but in total, obviously) Silver - Usain Bolt, the treble treble Bronze - the highest-achieving Olympic couple ever Gold - Nikki Hamblin and Abbey d'Agostino, who helped each other after colliding in the 5,000m , and were rewarded for their behaviour Silver - 50km race walker Evan Dunfee of Canada , who chose not to appeal for a bronze medal, despite being eligible to do so, saying he "would not have been able to receive that medal with a clear conscience". Bronze - Lee Eun-ju and Hong Un-jong, the gymnasts from South and North Korea who posed for a selfie despite their countries' animosity
2016-08-22 11:48 www.bbc.co.uk
40 Thor: Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston shoot in Australia Hundreds of Australians have lined the streets of Brisbane to watch actors Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston film scenes for Thor: Ragnarok. Parts of the city have been transformed to look like New York - complete with yellow taxis and US police cars. The filmmakers have primarily worked in Gold Coast studios, but on Monday closed off a handful of Brisbane's streets to film outdoor scenes. Producers have promised to keep traffic disruptions as brief as possible. This is the third film in a series based on the Marvel Comics superhero, who is in turn modelled on the Norse god of thunder. The film's plot has been kept closely under wraps but involves Thor taking on an apocalyptic threat. The film is slated for a release in November 2017 and also stars Sir Anthony Hopkins, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo and Jeff Goldblum. The production is expected to inject about A$100m (£60m, $75m) into the local economy.
2016-08-22 11:47 www.bbc.co.uk
41 Breaking News English Lesson We now have a good idea of what kind of clothes people wore over 5,000 years ago. Scientists studied the pieces of material that were on the body of a man who died in Europe 5,300 years ago. His body was frozen under ice in the Alps Mountains. Archaeologists discovered his body in a glacier in 1991. They called him Otzi the Iceman. They also found bits of clothing and Otzi's accessories and weapons. Scientists have analysed everything they found to get an idea of what early humans looked like, what they ate and what they wore. They even have an idea of what Otzi's voice sounded like. The scientists said Otzi provided "rare and valuable information" about how humans used animals five millennia ago. The research team said Otzi's clothes were from several different animals. He had leggings that were made from goat leather. He wore a hat made from brown bear fur. Otzi's leather coat was stitched together from at least four different kinds of animals. His shoes were made from different kinds of grass. Otzi's body was also covered in 61 tattoos. Scientists say these were for pain relief for his aching joints and not for decoration. Otzi was 45 when he died, which was quite old for a man 5,000 years ago. He suffered from heart disease and had dental problems. Scientists say he did not die naturally. He was murdered. Someone killed him by firing an arrow at him, which hit him in the head. 2016-08-22 11:48 www.breakingnewsenglish.com
42 Video: PM Modi speaks at inauguration of renovated Stor Palace in Kabul via video conferencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the inauguration ceremony for renovated Stor Palace in Kabul, via video conferencing. Today's video inauguration of Stor palace is an entirely different, yet in many ways more fundamental, dimension of our engagement, @PMOIndia quoted the PM as saying. To those who cant see beyond shadows of violence in Afghanistan, restored Stor palace is reminder of glory of Afghanistan's traditions, he added. Terming Afghanistan a close friend, Modi said, “Our societies and people have had age old ties and links.” He also stated, “The pledge of our partnership and strength of our friendship with Afghanistan is unwavering.” Watch the Video
2016-08-22 11:46 By mid www.mid-day.com
43 Watch video: Rio medallist PV Sindhu arrives in Hyderabad to rousing reception Hyderabad: Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu arrived here this morning to a grand welcome at Hyderabad International Airport. Amid scenes of jubilation and loud cheers from scores of people, Sindhu, accompanied by coach Pullela Gopichand, was greeted by her parents -- P V Ramana and P Vijaya -- besides Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mohd Mahmood Ali, and some ministers from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Watch the video here. Silver medalist India's Pusarla V. Sindhu celebrates on the podium. Pic/ AFP Later, displaying the silver medal, she also waved to the cheering crowds from the open-top-motorcade as the procession began from the airport towards Gachibowli stadium, where the Telangana government has organised a gala felicitation in honour of the star shuttler. The Telangana government had announced Rs five crore cash reward for the 21-year-old, a 1,000 square yard housing site near the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in Gachibowli and suitable government job, if she is willing. Telangana government had also announced cash prize of Rs one crore for Sindhu's coach Gopichand.
2016-08-22 11:34 By PTI www.mid-day.com
44 DBCC meets to present 2017 ‘budget for change’ The Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC) on Monday convened at the House of Representatives to discuss with Congress the proposed P3.35-trillion national budget for 2017. The committee is tasked to recommend to the president the level of the annual government expenditure program and the ceiling of government spending for economic and social development, national defense, general government and debt service. It is composed of the Departments of Budget and Management (DBM) and Finance (DOF), the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Office of the President (OP). It is chaired by the budget secretary. READ: DBM submits P3.35-T ‘budget for change’ for 2017 This is the first DBCC meeting of the Duterte administration. Those who attended to present the budget and its macroeconomic and fiscal implications are Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, NEDA Secretary General Ernesto Pernia and BSP Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo. The proposed 2017 General Appropriations Act (GAA) was dubbed as “a budget for real change.” The 2017 proposed General Appropriations Act is 11.6 percent higher than the P3.002-trillion national budget this year. READ: P3.35-T nat’l budget sought The proposed budget also represents 20.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), higher than the 20.1 percent GDP share in 2016. The government is also targeting a deficit three percent of the GDP or P478.1 billion, constituting the part of the government expenditure that could not be covered by the national budget. Budget by sectors According to sectors, the biggest share of the pie or 40 percent goes to social services under which P1.345 trillion was earmarked for social services such as education, culture, health, social security, housing, land distribution, among others. This was an increase from the P1.12 trillion budget in 2016. At least 27.58 percent or P923.954 billion of the pie was allocated to economic services, such as agriculture and agrarian reform, natural resources and environment, trade and industry, tourism, power and energy, communication, roads and other transport, among others. This was an increase from the P834.029 billion budget in 2016. At least 17.37 percent or P581.835 billion was earmarked for general public services such as general administration, public order and safety, among others. This was an increase from the P497.975-billion budget in 2016. At least 10 percent or P334.877 billion of the budget would go to debt servicing and interest payment, a decrease from the P392.797 billion budget for this purpose this year. Finally, at least 4.41 percent or P147.762 billion was allocated to defense, an increase from the P130.687 billion budget in 2016. Budget to fight drugs During the turnover of the National Expenditure Program last week, Diokno said the budget of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) was substantially increased to support the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, criminality and terrorism. Diokno said the proposed budget for the PNP amounted to P110.4 billion, or 24.6 percent higher than its 2016 budget, for the national police force to hire more personnel, and purchase more guns and patrol vehicles to intensify its suppression of criminality. On the other hand, the proposed budget for the AFP is P130.6 billion, or 15 percent higher than the 2016 budget, to complement the AFP Modernization Program, under which P25 billion was allocated to better equip soldiers for counterterrorism. Budget by department The top 10 departments with the highest budgetary allocation (including the allocation for special purposes) are as follows: Among the departments and special purpose allocations, the Duterte administration proposed the highest increase in budget allocation for ARMM, which saw its budget increase of 42 percent to P41.782 billion from the current P29.41 billion. The budget for the judiciary also increased to P32.541 billion, from the current budget of P26.79 billion. The budget for the OP increased by a whopping 600 percent, to P20.03 billion from the current budget of P2.86 billion. But Diokno said this was because in the OP budget, at least P15 billion was earmarked for the conduct of the 50th Golden anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next year. RAM
2016-08-22 11:26 Marc Jayson newsinfo.inquirer.net
45 Pranav Dhanawade makes steady KangaL League debut Mumbai's wonder kid Pranav Dhanawade (16), who scored a world record 1009 in an inter-school match in January, registered a half-century on his Dr HD Kanga Cricket League debut yesterday. Dhanawade, who returned from a tour of England last week, represented Achievers Sports Club in the 'F' division and scored 58 in a drawn match against Young Muslim SC at Azad Maidan. Parsee Gymkhana’s wicketkeeper Aditya Tare collects the ball as slip fielders Akrashit Gomel and Suryakumar Yadav (right) look on after Shivaji Park Gymkhana’s Vaidik Murkar is beaten in a Kanga League encounter at Shivaji Park yesterday. Pic/Sameer Markande
Dhanawade's coach Mobin Shaikh told mid-day: “Playing in the lower division of the Kanga League for starters will be good for his cricket.” Apart from Dhanawade's knock, Deepak Rumde's unbeaten 44 helped Achievers SC to declare their first innings at 183 for seven. For Young Muslim SC, pacer Gopinath Naikar claimed four for 74. In reply, Young Muslim SC scored 62 for four. KSA bowled out for 49 In the 'A' division, former champions Karnataka Sports Association were bundled out for a mere 49 in 31.5 overs by Sind Sports Club. Sind's pacers Bhargav Mehta (4-12) and Arvind Patel (2-10) made full use of the damp conditions to cause havoc. Shivam Dube top-scored for Karnataka SA with 14. In reply, Sind scored 56 for seven with Kirtiraj Wadekar scoring 25. Akshay Girap and pacer Gaurav Bendre claimed four and two wickets respectively for Karnataka. Former champs draw Two former champions — Dadar Union Sporting Club (138 all out) and National Cricket Club (78-3) clashed in a drawn game at Cross Maidan. Sairaj Patil scored 43 and claimed four wickets for Dadar Union while National's pacer Atish Gawand claimed five for 46. The Shivaji Park Gymkhana (SPG) vs Parsee Gymkhana 'A' division game at Shivaji Park witnessed a controversy concerning the SG Test ball provided by Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA). Controversy over ball In the second over of the match, SPG captain Vaidik Murkar informed the umpires that the ball used by Parsee Gym was not the one provided by MCA and that it did not have the MCA and Kanga League logo. But the umpires allowed the game to go on. Murkar told mid-day after the game that the ball used by Parsee Gym swung more and the shine lasted longer than his team's ball. However, Parsee Gymkhana captain Aditya Tare maintained that the ball was supplied to them by the MCA. Batting first, Shivaji Park Gymkhana declared after losing seven wickets for 201. Shams Mulani and Pranav Menon scored 61 and unbeaten 51 respectively for SPG. Parsee Gymkhana ended the game with 41 for one. Harmeet, Akhil shine Mumbai's left-arm spinner Harmeet Singh (5-39) and occasional off-spinner Akhil Herwadkar's (4-15) helped Payyade Sports Club win on the first innings against Fort Vijay. Rahul Lad scored 34 out of Fort Vijay's score of 87. Payyade SC scored 123-3 through Omkar Khanvilkar's 48 and Herwadkar's 45. Kocharekar 'tricks Rajasthan SC's medium pacer Girish Kocharekar (4 for 7) registered the first hat-trick of the season against Kandivali CA at Shivaji Park. Kandivali CA were bowled out for 77 to which Rajasthan replied by scoring 78 for four.
2016-08-22 11:25 By Subodh www.mid-day.com
46 Port of Spain Test: India set to lose top rank as Day 4 is abandoned PORT OF SPAIN: India stood on the brink of losing their number one status in the world as the fourth day's play in the fourth and penultimate cricket Test against West Indies was abandoned owing to wet outfield here yesterday. Efforts to get the Queen's Park Oval ready for play were given up in the very first hour of day four as the umpires called it off at 10.25 local time. Match officials inspecting the outfield on Day Four in Port of Spain yesterday. Pic/AFP The first inspection was scheduled at 10, and the umpires deemed the ground unfit for any cricket for a third day running. As per one member of the ground staff, the umpires had said that there was an improvement from day three, but not sufficiently enough to allow for the game to advance. And so, India are set to lose their no.1 Test ranking, which they had gained last week following Australia's 0-3 loss in Sri Lanka. To retain this ranking going into the long home season, the Indian team needed to win this final Test in Trinidad and take the four match series by a 3-0 margin. But that looks impossible at this juncture, with threat of more rain and the ground in poor state. Pakistan to be No1 Pakistan will thus become the new no.1 Test ranked side, courtesy their 2-2 draw in England. Earlier, an ICC release had said that the new no.1 side will be presented with the Test mace after the completion of this West Indies-India series brings out the new rankings’ order, which should be around lunch time here tomorrow once this match is finally abandoned. Only 22 overs were bowled on day one at the Oval, on Thursday, and after winning the toss, West Indies were placed at 62 for two at lunch when the rain showers first came. Day Two and Three were abandoned without a ball being bowled, just like day four.
2016-08-22 11:18 By PTI www.mid-day.com
47 India 'A' back on track after loss Townsville: India ‘A’ coach Rahul Dravid has credited sheer hard work and tough net sessions for his team’s emphatic turnaround in the quadrangular tournament in Australia. Sanju Samson hit a 43-ball 55 After being skittled for 55 in the opening match, India A batsmen put on a batting clinic to score 305 before bowling out the National Performance Squad (NPS) for 219. India’s victory margin of 86 runs also yielded them a bonus point and took them ahead of NPS, South Africa ‘A’ and Australia ‘A’ on the points table. Dravid told mid-day, “Last Sunday was disappointing. To be fair the wicket did a bit in the morning and we seemed to nick everything. “There is so much ability in the team and they really used the sessions leading into games to get more exposure to these conditions.” But yesterday, the Indian top order batted with more assurance as they dictated terms against the inexperienced NPS bowling attack. Karun Nair scored a fine 71 at the top, while Shreyas Iyer (45) and Kedar Jadhav (45) knuckled down through the middle overs to lay the platform for the lower-order. Good track “To be fair, the wicket was at its best today. It has been a difficult wicket to start off in the day. One of the things we had spoken about was the starts we had but apart from Manish (Pandey), nobody kicked on. I’m glad to see three or four batsmen get a decent score,” said Dravid. But the crucial innings of the day came from Sanju Samson. He hammered 54 from 43 balls to propel India to a score of 305. While it was the batting that stood out on the day, Dravid believed it was the bowlers who have been impressive in the tournament.
2016-08-22 11:17 By Gaurav www.mid-day.com
48 Finch Smith help Austrlaia beat Sri Lanka by 3 wkts in first ODI Colombo: Half-centuries from Aaron Finch and skipper Steve Smith helped Australia pull off a tricky chase to defeat a resilient Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first One-day International (ODI) in Colombo on yesterday. Warner congratulates Starc after a wicket during the 1st ODI yesterday. Pic/AFP Australia chased down 228 in 46.5 overs at the R Premadasa Stadium to lead the five-match ODI series 1-0. Earlier, Australian pacemen James Faulkner and Mitchell Starc restricted Sri Lanka to 227-8 despite half-centuries from Kusal Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal.
2016-08-22 11:16 By AFP www.mid-day.com
49 25 Taiwanese arrested in Boracay anti- drug sting ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Police arrested on Monday 25 Taiwanese believed involved in illegal drugs and cybercrime operations on Boracay Island. Members of the Boracay Tourist Assistance Center (BTAC), the island’s police force, and the provincial Special Weapons and Tactics team arrested the suspects during a buy-bust operation in Sitio Bulabog, Barangay Balabag, on Boracay, at about 7 a.m., according to initial reports reaching the Police Regional Office 6. The Taiwanese were arrested for selling a sachet of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) but later yielded several telephones and laptops when police searched the place where they were staying. SPO1 Christopher Mendoza, BTAC community relations officer, said follow up operations were ongoing. /rga
2016-08-22 11:13 Nestor P newsinfo.inquirer.net
50 Government mulls advancing Union Budget by a month New Delhi: Union Budget has for decades been presented on last day of February, but this could soon change with the government mulling advancing it to January end so as to complete the budget exercise before the beginning of the new fiscal. Finance Ministry is doing an overhaul of the entire Budget making exercise which may see scrapping of the current practice of presenting a separate budget for Railways and the Budget document getting slimmer with indirect tax proposals finding almost no mention after excise duties, service tax and cesses being subsumed in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime. File pic/PTI Also on the anvil is abolition of distinction between Plan and non-Plan expenditure and replacing it with capital and revenue expenditure. Sources said the government is of the view that the Budget exercise should ideally be over by March 31 every year as against the present practice of it being carried in two phases spread between February and May. While the Constitution does not mandate any specific date for presentation of the Budget, it is usually presented on last working day of February and the two-stage process of Parliamentary approval takes it to mid-May. As the financial year begins on April 1, the government in March takes Parliament approval for Vote on Account for a sum of money sufficient to meet expenditure on various items for two to three months. Demands and Appropriation Bill, entailing full year expenditure as well as tax changes, is then passed in April/May. Sources said the finance ministry is of the view that if the process is initiated earlier, there would be no need for getting a Vote on Account and a full budget can be approved in one stage process before March 31. The proposal before the government is to present the Budget in last week of January, preferably on January 31 and ramp up the entire process by March 31, they said. The revenue department is also mulling preponing its pre-budget meetings with various stakeholders to September instead of holding them in November/December. Besides the date of presentation of the Budget, the annual financial document for 2017-18 is likely to see another major overhaul with the abolition of 'Plan and non-plan expenditure' and replacing it with 'capital and revenue expenditure'. The expenditure department in its pre-budget meetings with various other ministries and government departments will this time around seek for details of their envisaged revenue and capital expenditure from April 2017- March 2018. "States are being consulted for capital and revenue expenditure classification. An internal group is working on it. This will give the right direction in simplification of accounts and also how we focus on expenditure," another source said.
2016-08-22 11:11 By PTI www.mid-day.com
51 Wet outfield wipes out Day Three at Kingsmead Durban: A wet outfield prevented any play on the third day of the first Test between South Africa and New Zealand at Kingsmead on Sunday. New Zealand remained on 15 for two in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 263. Rain, which started at lunchtime on Saturday, continued through Saturday and into Sunday morning. Although the sun was shining at the scheduled resumption of play, there were extensive wet, muddy areas on a field which was re-seeded in June and was flooded by a freak storm in July. After an inspection by the umpires at midday, it was announced that underfoot conditions remained treacherous, with water coming up to the surface.
2016-08-22 11:08 By AFP www.mid-day.com
52 De Lima mum on ex-driver’s alleged ties to drugs Senator Leila de Lima was tight-lipped on Monday about her former driver’s alleged involvement in illegal drugs. “I would not be answering those questions at this point,” De Lima said when asked over CNN Philippines that her former driver Ronnie Dayan could have engaged in illegal drugs without her knowledge. “What I can say at this point by way of reiteration is that I’m not in anyway connected, linked to or involved in drugs. That’s all I need to assert. I stand by that assertion. I stand by my innocence up to last my breath,” she added. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier accused De Lima of having an affair with her former driver, who he said had collected drug money for her at the National Bilibid Prison. Duterte said De Lima’s relationship with the driver “gave rise to the corruption that was happening inside the national penitentiary.” READ: Why expose De Lima’s ‘relationship’ with her driver? De Lima was also mum when asked about the possibility that Dayan would turn against her. READ: De Lima says ex-driver facing threats to speak against her “Again I would not want to touch on that,” she said. “I’m sorry, I’d rather that we focus on the inquiry because precisely in the last few days, perhaps wittingly or unwittingly, some elements have ben trying to distract or divert the real issue at hand. The very issue at hand is the issue of summary executions, extra legal killings …including the so-called vigilante killings…” said the senator. De Lima chairs the Senate committee on justice and human rights which is investigating the alleged extrajudicial killings and summary executions under the Duterte administration. RAM/rga
2016-08-22 11:05 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net
53 EPL: Stuani brace gives Middlesbrough 2-1 win over Sunderland Sunderland (UK): Uruguayan striker Cristhian Stuani’s fine brace earned Middlesbrough a 2-1 win at Sunderland yesterday in the northeast rivals’ first Premier League encounter since January 2009. Middlesbrough’s Cristhian Stuani celebrates his goal against Sunderland during the EPL match in Sunderland yesterday. Pic/AFP Stuani put Aitor Karanka’s Boro ahead with a glorious 25-yard strike in the 13th minute at the Stadium of Light before finishing off a neat team move on the cusp of half time. Sunderland replied through Patrick van Aanholt in the 71st minute, but Boro, promoted from the Championship in May, prevailed to record their first top-flight win over the Black Cats in over 10 years. Sunderland have not won a league game in August in six years and having lost 2-1 at Man City on opening day, they are still awaiting a first win under David Moyes.
2016-08-22 11:04 By AFP www.mid-day.com
54 Group behind failed Turkey coup has 'infiltrated' India New Delhi: Fethullah Gulen Terrorist Organisation (FETO), blamed for last month’s failed coup to topple President Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey, has "infiltrated" India, according to Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj. Pic/PTI Asserting that FETO is "secretive transnational criminal network" with presence around the world, Cavusoglu said, "Unfortunately, FETO has also infiltrated India through associations and schools. " In an interview to PTI after holding talks with his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj, Causoglu also said, "I have already taken up this issue with my counterpart. " The visiting minister said, "In all countries where FETO has a presence, we ask them to take immediate actions to remove them from their territories. " External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the Indian side is "sensitive" to Turkish concerns and Indian security agencies were "looking into" Ankara’s demand for closure of associations connected with FETO, which were carrying out illegal activities.
2016-08-22 11:02 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
55 5 members of Mumbai family leave home to join ISIS; kin blames 3 people Son of a Mumbai-based businessman left his residence along with his wife, daughter and two cousins to apparently joined the ISIS. The shocked father has registered an FIR against three people, who he blames for instigating his son. Representational picture In his FIR, Abdul Majeed claims his son Ashfaque Ahmed, left India to join the ISIS after being motivated by Kerala school teacher and preacher Haneef Abdur Rasheed, Navi Mumbai resident Arshi Qureshi and Kalyan resident Rizwan Khan. Haneef, Majeed claims travelled to Syria with Ashfaque. The Mumbai Police, who are currently investigating the case are determining whether, Haneef influenced Ashfaque to travel to Syria and join ISIS. Haneef Mohammed was arrested last week by the Mumbai Crime Branch for allegedly radicalising nearly 21 youths, which apparently included Abdul Majeed's son to join the Islamic State (IS), allegedly indoctrinated youths in a Salafist mosque in Kerala, police sources said. After being detained in Peringathur in Kerala, Haneef was brought to the city on Sunday and produced in a holiday court that remanded him in police custody till August 20. He was booked under relevant sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, and the Indian Penal Code by the police along with Arshid Qureshi alias Arshi, the Islamic Research Foundation’s (IRF) guest representative officer and Abdul Rashid Abdulla, also linked to IRF and believed to have escaped the country to join IS. They are booked on the complaint of city businessman Abdul Majid Abdul Kader, whose son Ashfaq (25) fled the country with his wife and 18-month- old daughter on June 2 to join IS. (Read more)
2016-08-22 11:02 By mid www.mid-day.com
56 Gau Raksha Dal chief Satish Kumar held for sodomy, extortion Patiala: Gau Raksha Dal chief Satish Kumar was arrested from Vrindavan after being booked on charges of sodomy, rioting and extortion among others. SSP Gurmeet Chauhan yesterday confirmed his arrest. Police sources said he was arrested Saturday night from Vrindavan where he was hiding after he was booked on several IPC charges a fortnight earlier. Satish Kumar The case was lodged on August 6, two years after a video went viral showing Gau Raksha Dal members brutally thrashing people. Satish was also booked under Section 377 of the IPC which criminalizes unnatural sex after a youth from Saharanpur alleged that he was abducted and sodomized by Satish’s goons. Another victim from Saharanpur had told a judicial magistrate that Satish, Bablu and 10-15 others had forcibly taken him to a cow shelter in Rajpura where he was sodomized. Another victim had told the police last week that he was detained by the self-styled cow vigilantes, robbed and tortured. He also alleged that he was sodomized by Satish.
2016-08-22 11:01 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
57 57 EPL: Arsene Wenger defends transfer policy after Leicester draw Leicester (UK): Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hit out at criticism of his club’s transfer policy after he once again came under pressure from supporters to spend money on new players during Saturday’s 0-0 Premier League draw at Leicester City. Arsene Wenger The visiting supporters made their displeasure plain by chanting: “Spend some money!” Asked by a reporter after the game why he was reluctant to part with the club’s cash, Wenger replied: “Why do you say I’m reluctant? I don’t understand that. If I buy you tomorrow for 45 million, I’ve spent 45 million. Have I done well, yes? If I listen to you, I will have done well, because I have spent the money. “But spending the money in itself is not a quality. “Spending the money and buying a top player, that is different. We are ready to do that. I (will) spend 300 million if I find the player, if I have the 300 million. I have not to forget as well that we are a club who has 600 employees who we need to have a responsible attitude as well. “It’s a bit surprising that you come out of football games, you don’t speak bout football. You have to speak about money. I believe that you have to respect the players who have played. “If we can find players who can strengthen our team, we are not reluctant to spend the money.”
2016-08-22 10:59 By AFP www.mid-day.com
58 BEST bus to carry PV Sindhu on victory rally through Hyderabad When Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu reaches Hyderabad today with coach Pullela Gopichand, she will be greeted by BEST’s Nilambri, which will carry her on a victory rally through her hometown. Also Read: Rio 2016: Grand welcome awaits PV Sindhu in Hyderabad The government of Telangana had requested BEST to provide the double- decker bus. Accordingly, BEST sent Nilambri at 9 am yesterday with a team of drivers and maintenance staff. Read Story: Heartbreak! 'Golden girl' PV Sindhu bags silver at Rio Olympics Jagdish Patil, GM BEST said, “It was an honour to be part of the celebrations. The bus would make a journey of almost 1,600 km, which in itself is quite remarkable.”
2016-08-22 10:58 By Shashank www.mid-day.com
59 Half marathon: Rahul Kumar beats Kalidas Hirave by clsoe 3 seconds Call it a bittersweet finish or one that just exemplifies the adage, ‘so close yet so far’. Satara-born Kalidas Hirave may have bagged the second place in the inaugural edition of the IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon yesterday, but that’s not why the runner is distraught. What adds to the pain is that only three seconds separates Hirave (1:04:31) and the winner Rahul Kumar Pal (1:04:28). Runner-up Kalidas Hirave (centre) alongwith winner Rahul Kumar Pal (left) and Damor Mohanbhai (right) pose with their medals after the inaugural IDBI Federal Life Insurance Mumbai Half Marathon at Kala Ghoda yesterday. Pic/Bipin Kokate Hirave, who pocketed Rs 37,000 for his achievement, was suffering from cramps during the last 100 meters, thus slowing down his pace considerably. He was leading the race till the last 100m. ‘Timing hurts’ “More than the loss in the prize money, the different in timing hurt me a lot. I will never forget this run. Henceforth, I will work more on my fitness and come back strongly. I dedicate this award to my father (Laxman Hirave) who died four months ago,” the 24-year-old told mid-day. On the other hand Pal, currently employed at the Indian Army’s Sports Institute in Pune, wants to better his performance in the next run. “I won the first place by a whisker, but I am confident I will improve my performance in the upcoming events,” Pal, who won a cash prize of R75000 said. Damor Mohanbhai (1:05:01) from Gujarat occupied the third position. In all 25 elite participants took part in the race. Legendry cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged off the races. The Little Master urged the audience to give fitness paramount importance. “I will advise people to take care of their health. If we are healthy then the country will be healthy,” Tendulkar said.
2016-08-22 10:53 By Subodh www.mid-day.com
60 Kiko Matos aspires to be MMA fighter His name grabbed the entertainment headlines after his bar fight with fellow actor Baron Geisler, which led to their Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight that ended in a draw. But after resolving their rage in the cage, it looks like Kiko Matos wants to take on MMA for real. In yet another leaked video, Matos was seen talking to Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) matchmaker and Fight Farm Series producer / host Ronald Joseph Catunao asking if he could officially and legitimately get himself involved in a cage fight. “Sana makalaban talaga ‘ko officially pero hopefully I can do your training, train with the fighters from Fight Farm and hopefully I can land a match maybe amateur or pro-amateur,” Matos said in the video. Catunao welcomed Matos’ aspiration but explained the reality of the situation. “Hindi ko maipapangako sa ‘yo na makakalaban mo yung mga nasa Fight Farm mismo but I guarantee you na ang makakalaban mo since gusto mo talaga lumaban ay talagang MMA fighters, amateur MMA fighters. Either you fight sa Fight Farm or you fight sa Academy Fighting Championship,” Catunao told Matos. In the event that Matos gets into professional MMA fighting, it will definitely be nothing like what he experienced when he fought Geisler. He will be facing legitimate fighters with no flair for show-biz drama but who are downright determined to win and take him down. “Winawarningan kita, hindi na ‘to challenge, hindi na ‘to call-out para i- resolve yung problema niyo ni Baron dati, ito totoong laban na ‘to, totoong fighters na yung makakatapat mo,” Catunao further told Matos. “Yes I understand,” Matos answered back. Having experienced a taste of MMA, Geisler’s former opponent says he has a certain level of awareness about the sport and that he has thought through his decision very carefully. Fight Farm series is the first MMA series in the country showcasing 16 aspiring Filipino fighters who are determined to make a name and a living through the sport. URCC President and founder Alvin Aguilar hosts the show together with Ronald Catunao. The show airs on ABS-CBN Sports Channel every Sunday at 7 p.m. URCC is Asia’s longest-running MMA promotion. See below for the full video
2016-08-22 10:39 Clarizel Abanilla entertainment.inquirer.net
61 Badlapur effect: Central Railway to delay long distance trains to better local services Mumbai commuters might finally have a chance at getting to work on time, as the Central Railway (CR) has decided to give priority to local trains over long distance trains during the morning peak hours. Also read: Rail roko at Badlapur station ends, services restored Until now, long distance trains have always been given precedence and allowed to pass, while locals have been kept on hold. This delays local trains by as much as 15 minutes, especially during peak hours between 8 am and 11 am. This is the outcome of the Badlapur rail- roko that happened nearly 10 days ago. Also rad: Badlapur Agitation - Irked by train delays? Cause more delays Sources said that during an internal meeting, it was decided that if a long distance train enters Mumbai — which is near Kalyan — then it will be made to wait up to one hour while suburban trains take the path. CR has decided that if long distance trains are forced to wait for over 45 minutes after entering Mumbai, their passengers will be allowed to take local trains. “The attendants are being asked to inform the passengers that once the train comes to a halt at a siding, then they can walk down to the neighbouring platform. These trains will be parked on the additional rail line parallel to the platforms,” said a Central Railway official. These long distance trains will be halted parallel to a railway station. The other option for passengers is to wait until the train proceeds to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Kurla or the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. The decision was taken, after Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu slammed Central Railway for poor punctuality on the suburban rail system that stands at 80-83% on an average, while the punctuality of long distance trains is at 93-95%. The officials claim that Prabhu chided them to concentrate on the suburban services and questioned the reason behind the poor punctuality. The mail express trains (long-distance trains) will be kept on the back burner to avoid delay in suburban train services. The mail express trains have always taken precedence on Mumbai suburban until now, and are often given the green signal to pass through while the local trains wait, even during peak period. Whenever a long distance train enters the suburban path, a good 10-15 minutes are lost as local trains have to wait. If a local train comes late by over 5 minutes then it is considered a delay. Not just this, the Level Crossing (LC) gates located on the suburban section at Diva, Thakurli and Vasind on the Main line, delay the local trains further. Every time the gate opens; two minutes are lost. “We are doing everything to improve the punctuality and there is intense monitoring of the tracks, rakes and other assets,” said A Agrawal, General Manager, CR. 2016-08-22 10:28 By Shashank www.mid-day.com
62 9-yr-old girl found dead in bathtub, stepmom held New York: A nine-year-old Indian girl, Ashdeep Kaur, was found dead in the bathtub with bruises on her body in her house, with police charging her step-mother for allegedly strangling her on Friday. Ashdeep had moved to Queens from India just three months ago and lived with her father Sukhjinder Singh and her stepmother Arjun Samdhi Pardas along with another couple. The housemate had seen Ashdeep going in the bathroom with Pardas, who later came out alone and left the building. She allegedly said that Ashdeep was taking a bath. When Ashdeep did not come out, the housemate checked and discovered her lifeless body in the bathtub that had no water. Police found Pardas several hours later at another location. Ashdeep’s relatives said the girl had been previously allegedly abused by Pardas. “She always told me she does not like to be with her stepmother. Sometimes she got beatings from her,” Ashdeep’s uncle Manjinder Singh said. Ashdeep’s mother, who lives in India, was devastated by the news.
2016-08-22 10:26 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
63 Rio 2016: Apologetic Ryan Lochte calls himself 'immature' Rio De Janeiro: Bad boy US swimmer Ryan Lochte made his apologies directly to the Brazilian public for his invented Olympic story on Sunday, calling himself “immature” in an interview with Globo TV. Ryan Lochte “I am sorry, it won't happen again,” the 32-year-old Lochte, with the peroxide colour taken out of his hair, said in the interview. Lochte —the winner of six Olympic gold medals —and three other top US swimmers sparked a controversy by falsely saying they had been robbed at gunpoint at a Rio gas station while attending the Olympics. “It was my fault,” Lochte, who has also made a mea culpa on US television, told Globo. “I was immature,” he said.
2016-08-22 10:21 By AFP www.mid-day.com
64 HCL chairman Shiv Nadar offers Rs 1 crore to Tirupati shrine Tirupati: Tech major HCL Chairman Shiv Nadar today made an offering of Rs one crore and one (Rs 1,00,00,001) to the Lord Venkateswara shrine. Shiv Nadar. Pic/AFP The hill temple PRO Talari Ravi said after offering prayers, the HCL chairman handed over the offering in the form of a cheque to TTD Executive Officer D Sambasiva Rao inside the shrine. He requested the temple management to use his donation for Sri Venkateswara Balamandir Trust, established in 1943, for orphaned and destitute children, run by the TTD which manages the shrine, the PRO said.
2016-08-22 10:19 By PTI www.mid-day.com
65 Liberty tender offer set at P2.20 per share VEGA Telecom Inc., now jointly owned by the country’s two leading telecom firms, has offered to buy out minority shareholders of Liberty Telecom Holdings Inc. at a price of P2.20 per share in line with plans to delist the telecom holding firm. In a tender offer report filed on the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, Vega Telecom said it’s making a tender offer for up to 165.88 million common shares representing 12.82 percent of the issued and outstanding common stock of Liberty. The price of P2.20 per share is before the stock transaction tax, which shall be for the tendering shareholder’s account at the completion of the tender offer, which will start on Aug.24 and expire on Sept. 21 this year. “The offer price of P2.20 is above, and a premium on, the prospective fair value range of P0.08 to P0.33 per common share of LIB, as provided in the valuation report and fairness opinion issued by Punongbayan & Araullo, an independent accredited auditor,” Vega Telecoms said in a notice to shareholders of Liberty. “Since the offer price is approximately more than six times the maximum of the fair value range of the shares of LIB, we believe that the offer price is magnanimous and more than fair and reasonable. Please be assured that the interests of all LIB shareholders, including those of the minority shareholders’, have been taken into consideration in the terms and conditions of the tender offer,” the company added. The maximum total purchase price of the tender offer shares that may be payable by the bidder under the tender offer is P364.94 million. “The purpose of the tender offer is for LIB to comply with the requirements for voluntary delisting of its common shares with the Philippine Stock Exchange,” Vega Telecoms said in a tender offer report filed at the PSE. Liberty is now jointly owned by PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom which have teamed up to buy out the telecom assets of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. Trading on Liberty was halted for one hour at the PSE from 9 AM to 10 AM on Monday to allow investors to digest the tender offer report. The tender offer is a mechanism which gives minority shareholders the opportunity to exit when there’s a change in shareholder control. The Securities and Exchange Commission, for its part, has vowed to ensure fair pricing for this voluntary tender offer of Liberty shares. As of Friday’s closing, Liberty was priced at P2.42 per share, giving it a market capitalization of around P3.7 billion.
2016-08-22 10:09 Doris Dumlao business.inquirer.net
66 Panic in Murbad after 2 leopard attacks in 3 days Murbad has been left in shock ever since the death of two elderly villagers in two separate leopard attacks over the weekend. Such instances of man-leopard conflict have not been witnessed in the area in seven years, and local residents — both, human and animal — are shaken to the core. According to reports, the forest department sought orders to shoot the leopard from wildlife headquarters at Nagpur, and have been given a go ahead. Also Read: Terrifying! When humans fell prey to animal attacks The spot: It was still daylight when the leopard attacked the woman in this open field just 300 metres from her home. Highly unusual The first incident took place on Friday evening. With no eyewitnesses or evidence to prove what exactly happened to provoke the animal, officials are still trying to understand the unusual circumstances under which the attack took place. For one, it was still daylight when the leopard attacked tribal farmer, Mirabai Ware (55). She was in an open area, returning from her neighbour’s house just 300 metres from her own home, when the leopard is thought to have pounced on her and dragged her away. “Family members followed the trail of blood till they found her body in the bushes,” said a forest official. Read Story: Ovala leopard attack: High walls and fencing cannot stop leopards, say experts Hunger was not the motive – the leopard did not feed on the body. There were, however claw and teeth injuries on her body that indicate she tried to fight off the big cat. There is no sign yet that it was a deliberate attack; Thane Forest Department (FD) officials are investigating whether the woman was crouching on the ground to relieve herself, which may have led the leopard to mistake her for prey. Officials say... “I cannot comment on whether it was a deliberate attack or just an accident because we don’t have eyewitnesses. We don’t even know whether the victim was sitting on the ground or was walking when the incident happened. We have been working on this operation since Saturday and have set up trap cages to catch the leopard,” said Mayur Kamath, honorary wildlife warden of Mumbai and member of the State Wildlife Board. The leopard rescue team from Sanjay Gandhi National Park and the Thane FD team are posted in the area. “Our team in Tokawade village has already started camera trapping in the area and has also increased patrolling. The officials have started awareness programmes in the villages and tribal hamlets and distributed pamphlets area informing the villagers about the dos and don’ts in such situations. We are taking the best possible measures to trap the animal,” said Kishor Thakare, deputy conservator of forest, Thane. Also Read: Mumbai: Aarey tribals in the dark, fear leopard attacks According to FD officials, there is another leopard prowling neighbouring villages, where it attacks dogs and small cattle. Even on the day Mirabai was killed in Singapur, a leopard was sighted in the nearby Vaishakhare village. Chickens die of shock At around 2 am on the same night, the leopard was also spotted near a poultry farm in the village, over 1 km away from the spot where the woman was killed. Sensing the presence of the big cat, some chickens died of the shock. According to locals, the leopard twice attempted to enter the poultry farm, late on Saturday night and in the wee hours of Sunday. FD officials have got the video footage of the leopard from the camera traps they installed, and they said it is a huge male leopard. “There have been a few attacks on the livestock in the last two to three months. The Forest Department should make sure that the animal behind the attack is trapped at the earliest because already one human death has happened,” said one of the villagers. Second attack Yet another villager, Barku Bhoir (52), was killed by a leopard last night, while he was grazing his cattle in the Palu-Sonawale dam area, 4 km from Singapur. A mob of 300 angry locals stoned FD vehicles in protest, forcing officials to run for their lives. The riot police were called to control the situation. “Now the only option is to eliminate the animal before another incident,” said Mayur Kamath, honorary wildlife warden of Mumbai. Last attack in Mumbai >> In October 2013, 4-year-old Hiya Mhase was killed in a leopard encounter in Khadakpada, which is 500-700 metres away from the proposed site of the Metro III car depot in Aarey Colony >> In the same month, Sunil Bhor (10) was injured in man-leopard conflict at Navpada, just 300 meters away
2016-08-22 10:07 By Ranjeet www.mid-day.com
67 British boxing heroine Nicola Adams wants a holiday after Rio 2016 Rio De Janeiro: Nicola Adams says she will take time out to decide her next move after she became the first British boxer in 92 years to retain an Olympic title on Saturday. British boxer Nicola Adams. Pic/Getty Images Adams is already a hugely popular household name back in Britain because of her engaging personality and seemingly habitual smile, and will face pressure to again defend her title in Tokyo in four years’ time, when she will be 37. “I'm going to take some time out for now, I'm going to go on holiday, relax a little bit and decide what I'm going to do when I come back,” said Adams. The Briton, who once had to supplement her meagre boxing earnings by acting as an extra in soap operas, added: “It feels absolutely amazing, especially to be able to think to myself I've created history. I'm now the most accomplished British amateur boxer we've ever had, of all time. I've had a massive amount of support from Yorkshire. 2016-08-22 10:06 By AFP www.mid-day.com
68 Dazed Syrian boy's older brother dead Beirut: The older brother of Omran, the little Syrian boy who was pictured sitting in an ambulance dazed and covered in blood after an air strike, died from wounds sustained in the attack on the family’s apartment, a monitoring group has said. The image of the Syrian boy that has sent ripples across the globe. “Ali, aged 10, succumbed to his injuries. He was badly wounded in the same bombardment as Omran on August 17 in Aleppo,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said yesterday. The haunting images of four-year-old Omran, clipped from video footage where he is seen quietly staring into space before raising his arms to touch his bloodied forehead, then looking at his hand and wiping it on the orange seat, have reverberated around the world. Much like images of three-year- old Aylan Kurdi’s body washing up a on Tukish beach, Omran’s images have become a symbol for the suffering of children in Syria’s brutal five-year conflict. Omran, his siblings and parents were all plucked from the rubble wounded, but alive, following Wednesday’s bombing. The Aleppo Media Centre confirmed Ali’s death in a video yesterday.
2016-08-22 10:02 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
69 Mumbai Diary: Monday Dossier Fashion and feminism Last Friday, The Ladies Finger and Godrej India Culture Lab collaborated with an upcoming fashion week for an event, titled Feminism and Fashion — Navigating a Knotty Terrain. The discussion centred on feminism and fashion and explored the changes in the fashion world as it becomes more conscious of feminist issues. Some of the most well-known women in the country, across professions and interests, were in attendance. The power- packed panel itself was a veritable who’s who — spoken word artist Sharanya Manivannan, fashion designer Anita Dongre, Instagram sensation Mallika Dua, craft revivalist Laila Tyabji and The Ladies’ Finger founder, Nisha Susan, who was moderator for the evening. The discussion was followed by an art exhibit in which fashion stylist and blogger Pallavi Datta re-imagined women characters from Premchand’s work. Guests at an exhibition held as part of Godrej Culture Lab’s Feminism and Fashion event. PIC/Sameer Markande We’ve come to enjoy the Lab’s interesting Friday Fundas sessions, and this one was no exception. MAMI tribute The campaign to register for this year’s Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI), JioMAMI Mumbai Film Festival has gained considerable creative steam with a micro-tribute to cinema in the promotional video scripted by Varun Grover, directed by Vasan Bala and narrated by Farhan Akhtar. The greats of world and Indian cinema, and the power of the silver screen find mention in this tribute. The video tells the story of cinema through the reactions from faces captured by the medium, the rise and fall of emotions and even the ubiquitous popcorn. In other MAMI news, registrations are open for the film festival. Follow all the mayhem on their Snapchat ID, @mumbaifilmfest. Uneasy lies the head... Former beauty queen Lara Dutta is caught in a candid moment on the sets of a new reality show at Filmcity, Goregaon. Pic/Sneha Kharabe The Kashmir effect The recent turmoil in Kashmir has had its effect on other parts of the country too, be it the sedition charge on Amnesty or the experience of Kashmiri rapper, MC Kash at an event in Bengaluru. He narrated the unpleasant experience on a widely-shared post on Facebook. “My performance was scheduled for 8 PM and even though the event was running a bit late I was categorically stopped from entering the auditorium by the Bangalore Police, whose three-starred officers surrounded me and threatened me with jail if they or the Pundits present in the crowd found my lyrics anti-national,” he wrote. He mentioned that when there were some slogans raised after the police ordered the sound to be cut off, he was threatened with imprisonment and was also heckled. The post leaves us wondering what led the police to act the way they did and if they are now taking offense on behalf of others. A new chapter for Dhingra There’s something baking in Pooja Dhingra’s Le15 kitchen and no, it’s not those flaky, heavenly sweet and colourful macarons. After her debut as an author with The Big Book Of Treats in 2014, Dhingra is working on her next title, to be released by Hachette India early next year. While we’re yet to know more about its contents, we’ve been drooling over a few photographs from the book that she has uploaded on social media. They’ve been clicked by her friend and Jaffa-based food photographer Daniel Shechter. While at it, a collaboration with visual artist (or the “magic man” as she call him), Sameer Kulavoor for a series of minimalist, colourful designs for Le15 is also currently underway. Pic courtesy/Instagram.com/Pooja Dhingra Pooja Dhingra Pulling a rabbit out of a hat It is one of the most difficult plays for an actor to perform. You walk onto the stage and are handed a script in a sealed envelope. You then have to perform what’s written in it. Written by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour, White Rabbit Red Rabbit is a solo show and live theatre at its best. Last week, Mumbai was privy to a few classic performances of the play. On Tuesday, Richa Chadha returned to the stage after two years to perform at a sold-out show at Prithvi Theatre. Her act was followed by actor Sohrab Ardeshir. On Saturday, it was our favourite comedian Anuvab Pal at Canvas Laugh Club. If you missed last week’s shows, this week you can head to The Hive to watch Warren D’sylva, Meher Acharia Dar and Divya Bhatia enact the play. Richa Chadha
2016-08-22 10:02 By Team www.mid-day.com
70 Tired and wired The markets ended the short four day trading week with minor losses. The BSE SENSEX lost 75.40 points or 0.27 per cent to close at 28,077 points, while the NIFTY lost 5.25 points or 0.06 per cent to close at 8,666.90 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 gain 0.36 per cent, 0.38 per cent and 0.71 per cent. BSEMIDCAP gained 2.21 per cent while BSESMALLCAP was up 2.01 per cent. In sectoral gainers, the top performer was BSEMETAL up 4.01 per cent followed by BSEBANKEX 2.48 per cent, BSEPOWER 2.21 per cent and BSEOIL&GAS 2.11 per cent. On the losing side the top sector was BSEIT down 3.72 per cent followed by BSETECH 3.16 per cent and BSEFMCG 0.47 per cent. Deputy Governor of RBI Urjit Patel will take over as the central bank’s new head, ending two months’ speculation about Raghuram Rajan’s successor. Pic/PTI Suspense In individual stocks, the top gainer was SAIL up 8.41 per cent followed by Hindalco 8.38 per cent, Bank of Baroda 8.24 per cent and Cairn India 8.10 per cent. On the losing side, were Wipro down 4.26 per cent followed by Infosys 3.95 per cent and HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra at an identical 3.94 per cent. Clearly, the gainers were bigger than the losers. The Indian Rupee lost 17 paisa or 0.25 per cent to close at 67.06. Dow Jones lost 23.90 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 18,552.57 points. One gets a feeling that markets have run out of steam and are trying to catch up on their breath before the next move. The uncertainty is whether this next move would be upwards or downwards. Opening In primary market news, the issue from RBL Bank has opened and the issue has received 0.66 times subscription on Day One. The price band is Rs 224-225 and the bank has allotted shares to 25 anchor investors comprising 52 entities. Shares are being offered at a P E multiple of 23.75- 23.86 times the annual earnings based on financial year, ended March 2016. On the book value, the shares are offered at 2.44 times. The PSU pack trades below book value, while the leading private sector banks trade upwards of three times book value going upto 4.20 times for Kotak Mahindra Bank. Looking at the fact that the bank has completed the investment, it looks attractive to invest at current values. Successor The Govt has appointed present Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, (RBI) Urjit Patel to succeed outgoing governor Raghuram Rajan. The rationale behind the same was to provide continuity in direction and policy as Urjit Patel was a key player in Raghuram’s team over the last three years. One clear thought emerging is that the new governor is not going to reduce interest rates in a hurry. On the economic data front, while the IIP or industrial production numbers for June 2016 have improved compared to the previous month and year ago numbers, inflation whether it be CPI or consumer and WPI or wholesale have increased for July. While this is a short term aberration and is likely to again reduce in the coming months, it would add pressure on the Govt and the new RBI governor as far as interest rates are concerned. Series August series futures expires on Thursday, August 25. The current value of the series is 8,666.90 points and at this level, they are virtually flat, being up less than a point, at 0.60 points. The series is therefore wide open for both bulls and bears and the bears in particular, would look to drive home and create an advantage, something they have not been able to do in quite a few months now. With virtually no news in the offing, they could upstage the bulls. The markets are looking tired and need to consolidate before any next big move. A larger correction is in the offing and it could start this week. Let's keep our fingers crossed for the markets and hope for the best. Disclaimer: No financial information whatsoever published anywhere in this newspaper should be construed as an offer to buy or sell securities, or as advice to do so in any way whatsoever. All matter published here is for educational and information purposes only and under no circumstances should be used for actual trading or making investment decisions. Readers must consult a qualified financial advisor prior to making any actual investment or trading decisions, based on information published here. Any reader taking decisions based on any information published here does so entirely at his or her risk.
2016-08-22 10:01 By Arun www.mid-day.com
71 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: India has a role to play in combating terror New Delhi: As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said as the two countries agreed to upgrade their security consultations. Syrian President Bashar al- Assad. Pic/AFP Assad made the assertion during a meeting with Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar when the latter called on him yesterday during his Syria visit. "There was an agreement between both sides for further upgrading security consultations," the sources said. However, the sources did not mention the level to which they have been upgraded to. During the meeting, Assad also welcomed India's objective position on the conflict in Syria and both leaders acknowledged that terrorism was a global problem, sources said. "As a growing power, India has a role to play in meeting the challenge of terrorism," sources quoted Assad as saying. On his part, Akbar, during their meeting, said the age of destruction should give way to the age of reconstruction in Syria. Assad also invited India to play an active role in the reconstruction of the Syrian economy. Both leaders agreed that as secular nations, India and Syria believe in faith equality. Akbar is currently on a nearly week-long visit to West Asia from August 17.
2016-08-22 09:59 By PTI www.mid-day.com
72 ‘Thuggish behaviour’ of CWU members has had a significant impact on customers: Telkom “These are not random acts of vandalism or incidents of cable theft. These people know where to go and what to do to wreak maximum damage. This is in-house‚” said Telkom spokesperson Jacqui O’Sullivan. Telkom and the CWU are to hold talks on Monday in a bid to end four weeks of strike action. “A total of 85 street distribution cabinets (SDCs) have been damaged in the past five days‚” said O’Sullivan. “Many of these SDCs have either been fully repaired or are partially repaired. In areas where the work is still underway‚ the technicians are bringing streets back online as they complete the repairs. Our teams will continue to work around the clock until the service to all the affected customers is restored.” O’Sullivan said that while fewer than “870 CWU members were on strike on Friday this thuggish behaviour has now had a significant impact on many residential and business customers”. “These incidents are examples of ongoing acts of intimidation by the CWU and the spike in sabotage is related to this industrial action. “We would like to apologise to all our customers for the inconvenience caused by this sabotage. We remain firm in our decision to implement an incentive programme that will reward employees each month for delivering superior customer service and improved productivity‚” she said. “Two of the three unions have agreed to this approach as they see customer service remains a central stumbling block in our business. We are committed to fixing this and we apologise that some of our customers have been affected by the CWU strike”‚ O’Sullivan added. Telkom last week announced a R500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the saboteurs.
2016-08-22 09:58 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za
73 Bar Council delays approval of eight new law colleges in Maharashtra To cater to the increasing demand for law courses, eight new colleges were approved well in time before the new academic year begins. But students cannot gain admission in any of these, thanks to a delay in getting a nod from the Bar Council of India (BCI). All eight colleges, approved by Mumbai University (MU), are located across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Raigad. The state government approved them in the first week of August. To add to this, BCI has questioned the approval of three existing city-based law colleges as well, resulting in panic among students. Dr MA Khan, Registrar, MU said, “New colleges have been approved but they can begin admissions only after approval from BCI.” Another senior MU official said, “BCI should consider the time and give special approval, subject to inspection, in the near future.” Students say “The admission schedule, which was to begin on August 10, was postponed to August 11, then to August 20. Now it has again been postponed by two days. We continue to remain confused about seats,” said Swati Ghule, a law student. Sachin Pawar, president of Students Law Council, said, “Government wants to show that they are catering to increased demand for law by approving additional intake. But what’s the point if those seats remain unusable?” Pawar added that MU has already declared an exam timetable. Dr Narayan Rajadhyaksha, principal, New Law College, said, “It is almost the end August and we are yet waiting for admissions to begin whereas generally, by this time, the academic year begins.”
2016-08-22 09:56 By Pallavi www.mid-day.com
74 Mandatory blood check for Mumbai-Pune E- way accidents Alarmed at the increasing number of accidents on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway, especially with government and police being accused of not maintaining the road, the highway security police has asked the law-enforcing agency to conduct medical test of drivers involved in accidents on the route. A 2010 file picture of two trucks involved in an accident near the Bhatan tunnel on the Expressway An order issued by the office of the Superintendent of Police Highway Security (Pune region) Amol Tambe on July 30 asked all police stations under whose jurisdiction the Expressway falls, to conduct these tests even in fatal cases. “Tests will be performed to find whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol or any other substance,” a senior police officer said on condition of anonymity. The officer further added that speed limit on the stretch is 80 kmph though most vehicles travel at a much higher speed. “In many over speeding cases, we feel that driver must have been under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Else why would they exceed the speed limit?” the official added. The order copy, issued by Pune police, mentions that up till now, medical tests weren’t conducted on humanitarian grounds in order to help the victims claim insurance. Tambe said, “The tests will enable the administration to analyse if the accidents were caused by human error or some other reason.” The Expressway, around 92 km long, was thrown open to the public in April 2002 to ease commuting between Mumbai and Pune. However, since then 14,000 accidents have been reported on the stretch in which over 1,400 people have lost their lives. In the first week of August four youths aged between 23 and 27 died and another critically injured after their car rammed into the pillar of Devle Bridge near Malavali. In an earlier incident, six college students, between the ages of 18 and 24 were killed after their car turned turtle near Kamshet in the early hours of July 26. 14,000 Accidents from April 2012 to 2016 1,400 Number of fatal accidents 2 no of accidents reported a day 70 Number of deaths on the Mumbai-Pune stretch from January to July 2016
2016-08-22 09:53 By Sanjeev www.mid-day.com
75 Rio 2016: Maiden Olympic gold for South Africa's Caster Semenya Rio de Janeiro: South Africa’s Caster Semenya cruised to victory in the women’s 800m on Saturday, producing a devastating final kick to claim her first Olympic gold. Caster Semenya The 25-year-old 2012 silver medallist turned on the gas with 150m to go to cross the line more than 1.20sec clear of the field in 1min 55.28sec at the Olympic Stadium. Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi took silver in 1:56.49sec with Kenya’s Margaret Wambui claiming bronze in 1:56.89sec.
2016-08-22 09:51 By AFP www.mid-day.com
76 Boko Haram kills 10, abducts 13 near Chibok: locals Armed jihadists on motorcycles invaded Kubrrivu at dawn on Saturday, firing on the residents as they were sleeping and looting and burning homes before fleeing into the bush with 13 women and children seized from the village. "The Boko Haram attackers rode on four motorcycles, three on each, and opened fire on the village as residents slept," said Luka Damina, a resident of nearby Kautikeri village where Kubrrivu residents fled to safety following the attack. "They burnt down the whole village after looting food supplies and livestock and taking away women and children," Damina said. Ayuba Alamson, a community elder in Chibok, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) away, confirmed the attack, saying 13 people were abducted in the raid. "After killing 10 people and burning the entire village, the gunmen made away with 13 people, including seven women, five boys and a girl," Alamson said. In 2014 Kubrrivu was burnt down in a deadly Boko Haram raid which forced residents to flee. A year later they returned and rebuilt their homes after Nigerian troops recaptured swathes of territory from the Islamists in a series of military successes against them. Boko Haram, which seeks to impose strict Islamic law in northern Nigeria, has been blamed for some 20,000 deaths and displacing more than 2.6 million people since 2009. The audacious mass kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in April 2014 provoked global outrage and brought unprecedented attention to Boko Haram's brutal tactics. A total of 218 girls are still missing.
2016-08-22 09:51 AFP www.timeslive.co.za
77 Mumbai: 5 'developers' held for not developing It's the age-old con. Developers sell flats and promise timely delivery, but when the time comes, they bail out. On Saturday night, the Malad police arrested five such developers who cheated over 20 people under the pretext of selling them flats in a project that never took off and duped them of over Rs 10 crore. The accused were arrested from various parts of Malad and produced before a holiday court that remanded them in one-day police custody. Babu (behind) and Mohammed Badgujar, two of the five arrested The arrested accused have been identified as Denesh Nahata, Bipin Sanklecha, Kamal Vyaas (from Sanjog Developers) along with Mohammad Badgujar and Babu Badgujar from Soni and Associates. According to officials, between 2010 and 2014, the five accused drew in people with the claim that they were jointly developing a property at New Link Road in Kandivli and took bookings for the same. They assured their victims that possession would be given within three years of receiving the booking amount. They even gave out allotment numbers for flats. However, once the promised 36 months passed, the builders started avoided their calls and messages. After over four years passed with no development in sight, 16 victims approached the Malad police on April 29, 2015 and registered a complaint against the developers. Victims speak One of the complainants, Ketan Jasani (39) said, “I was lured in by their low rates. I booked four flats at a total price of Rs 2.19 crore. Till date, I have also paid a total sum of R1.19 crore in cash and cheques. The builder allotted me flats in a building that is still not constructed.” The police investigation took over a year and finally culminated in a sweeping arrest of all five accused on Saturday night. Police says “We have arrested the five accused. The FIR was registered last year, but the police was investigating the matter till yesterday and finally made the arrests. They were produced before the holiday court and remanded in one- day police custody,” said a police official from the Malad police station.
2016-08-22 09:45 By Samiullah www.mid-day.com
78 When Dipa Karmakar's coach nearly got the stick... literally Agartala: Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi had once sought the intervention of the Tripura government to "save the career" of the promising gymnast from "unnerving conspiracies". Dipa Karmakar's coach Bisheswar Nandi In a letter to the Secretary of the Tripura Sports Council on February 9, 2012, Nandi had explained the threat to her career as emanating from Gurdial Singh Bawa, the chief coach of the Gymnastics Federation of India. "When I raised the issue of deliberate partiality to pull Dipa down to second place in a tournament in Bangladesh, Bawa threatened to come to Agartala with a stick to chastise me," Nandi wrote. "I have told him to come with a pistol if he can," Nandi added. Nandi detailed how Dipa was relegated to second place to ensure the first position in the Sultana Kamal championships in Dhaka went to Meenakshi, a protege of Bawa. When Nandi raised the issue after the tournament, Bawa was furious and threatened to destroy both Nandi as a coach and his promising protege Dipa.
2016-08-22 09:42 By IANS www.mid-day.com
79 Mumbai Crime: Mother kills 6-year-old, hangs self In a shocking incident, a 28- year-old housewife committed suicide after strangling her six-year-old daughter. According to sources, the incident occurred at Charkop Sahyadri Nagar where Prerna Sudhir Katakdaund committed suicide by hanging herself from the fan after strangling her 6-year- old daughter Amruta. The bodies were spotted by Prerna’s sister-in-law, who lives in the next building, at 4 pm. Prerna’s husband is employed with the BMC and was at work. There was also financial trouble at home and the couple quarreled regularly. However, the reason behind the murder-suicide is still unclear. For the time being, a murder case has been registered against the mother, said an officer from Charkop police station.
2016-08-22 09:38 By Samiullah www.mid-day.com
80 Rio 2016: Now Usain Bolt stuns fans with javelin throw Rio De Janeiro: There’s nothing that Usain Bolt can’t do. After bringing the curtains down on his Olympic career with a ‘treble treble’, the Jamaican sprinter stunned fans at the Olympic Stadium when he threw a javelin at 55 metres. Bolt performs the javelin throw in Rio yesterday. Pic/Twitter With the lights out at the Olympic Stadium, Bolt gave fans to cheer him one last time when he appeared with a javelin in his hand. He launched and the attempt was nine metres further than Great Britain heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, who picked up her silver medal in Rio. Bolt said on the eve of the men's 4x100m relay showdown that he just wanted a gold medal. He liked them in threes.
2016-08-22 09:29 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
81 64 archaic laws repealed by Maharashtra legislature As many as 64 Acts, some of them dating back to 1876, were repealed by the Maharashtra legislature during the recently concluded monsoon session. Maharashtra Repealing Act, 2016 is a part of larger exercise to delete 191 such irrelevant and outdated legislations which have been deemed fit for removal from the statute book by the Law Commission. Some of the legislations repealed include: >> The Maharashtra Dog Race-courses Licensing Act, 1976, which regulated dog races. >> Bombay Racecourses Licensing and Bombay Betting Tax Acts (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1958, which provided for levying tax on money paid in all forms of races including dog races. >> The Tolls on Roads and Bridges Act, which dated back to 1875. It empowered the officers to levy toll on road traffic. The rate ranged from R1 for four-wheeled carriage on springs, to 12 annas for carts and hackery (two wheel cart or sledge on springs drawn by horse or any other animal). >> The Bombay Smoke Nuisances Act, introduced in 1912. There was also a Smoke Nuisances Commission to regulate and take action against illegal alterations in furnaces. >> The Cattle-Trespass (Bombay Amendment) Act of 1931, which required that owners accept the ownership of the cattle and pay prescribed security. >> The Indian Lunacy, Bombay District Municipal Act, 1936, which provided for a local authority for recovery of the cost of the maintenance of lunatics. 2016-08-22 09:28 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
82 Rashtrapati Bhavan abuzz with mosquitoes New Delhi: The sprawling President's Estate has been found to be breeding mosquitoes at many accumulated pools of stagnant water – with 52 notices slapped on Rashtrapati Bhavan by the New Delhi Municipal Council. The NDMC has slapped 52 notices on the President’s home after mosquito larvae were found at many places in the estate Pic/AFP The notices were issued to Rashtrapati Bhavan since January by NDMC after mosquito larvae were found at many places dotting the 320-acre estate. With the capital reporting many dengue cases, the NDMC has decided to control the mosquito menace, including in the President's Estate. "We have issued 52 notices to various complexes and residential quarters in the Presidential Estate. We had formed teams to inspect the Rashtrapati Bhavan premises, which then spotted mosquitogenic conditions," a senior NDMC official said. The teams included members from the sanitation and horticulture units at Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the civil engineering unit under the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and personnel of the malaria unit of the NDMC health department. Last year, NDMC had issued over 125 notices to the President's Estate after "heavy" mosquito-breeding was found at various places on its sprawling campus.
2016-08-22 09:25 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
83 Rio 2016: Mo Farah seals first distance double- double in 40 years Rio de Janeiro: His legs were tired, but Britain's Mo Farah produced blistering pace in the final straight to become the first man in 40 years to retain the two Olympic distance titles. The 33-year-old, who fought back from a stumble to claim the 10,000m last week, said his victory in the 5,000m on Saturday night had been the most satisfying of the four golds. Fantastic Farah: Mo Farah of Great Britain celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 5000m at the Olympic Stadium in Rio on Saturday Farah won his second straight 5,000m in 13min 3.30sec to match the feat of Finland's Lasse Viren who retained the same Olympic titles when he triumphed in the 1972 and 1976 Games in Munich and Montreal. "Oh my God I can't believe it," said Farah. "It's every athlete's dream but I can't believe it. My legs were tired after the 10,000m and people had to bring me food in my room. This is the most satisfying win of the four, it is incredible," he said. Mo Farah celebrates his 5000m win with his wife Tania Nell on Saturday 'This is for my kids' Farah, who trains in Oregon under ex-marathon great Alberto Salazar, said watching Ethiopian distance legend Kenenisa Bekele medalling had been an inspiration. "When Bekele won all those medals I said I just want one. If you have dreams they can come true and I always wanted to achieve these for my kids because for so much of the year you don't see them and thus you want to show them something or rather the reason for the absences," added Farah. 'I hate to lose' Kenyan-born American Paul Chelimo took silver in a personal best of 13:03.90. He was initially disqualified but quickly reinstated. Ethiopian Hagos Gebrehiwet claimed bronze in 13:04.35. Gebremeksel finished behind Farah in London four years ago. "When I hit the front I wasn't going to let them past me," said Farah. "I wasn't going to let the inside lane go. I didn't want to get boxed in. There was pushing but that is part and parcel of the race. I hate to lose, I have been like that ever since I was a kid, I'm really driven. That's just me. " In a stellar career, Farah has already achieved the world double-double at the 2015 and 2013 championships in Beijing and Moscow.
2016-08-22 09:08 By AFP www.mid-day.com
84 How fake documents helped cover up Hiranandani kidney racket Just like the relationships between the donors and recipients in the kidney transplant racket, even the addresses provided by some of them seem to be fake. Donors and recipients have submitted fake documents and address proof, as found by mid-day when this reporter visited three addresses of donors and recipients who are currently under the scanner of the Health Department in the Hiranandani kidney transplant racket. Also read: Absconding mastermind of Bombay Hospital kidney racket held Rasilaben Kathiriya’s address was incorrect and her sister Harsha no longer stays at her address The Directorate of Health Services (DHS) is currently investigating two more illegal kidney transplants conducted in Hiranandani Hospital. Also read: Minister orders probe into lapses by state official mid-day got access to three addresses of one donor and two recipients allegedly involved in the racket, and visited them on Saturday. But two of the three addresses were fake. The third address was of a donor who no longer stays there. As per the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, the hospital should have sent the documents to police for verification and procured an NOC before going ahead with the surgeries. Harshaben Kevadiya, Rasilaben’s sister used to stay in this building at Virar The transplant authorisation committee of the hospital also provided the seal of their approval on the fake documents without checking them. In the transplant authorisation committee meeting held on April 13, Dr Anurag Naik, medical director of the hospital and chairperson of the committee, approved the transplant of Dimple Manak Himmatramka. As per the report, her brother, Sudarkumar Kunjbihari Roongata, ‘out of love and affection towards her’ decided to donate his kidney. But initial the DHS report states they weren’t siblings. Dimple Manak Himmatramka and Sudarkumar Kunjbihari Roongata aren’t siblings Dr Mukesh Shete, consultant nephrologist from the hospital, who was also arrested along with four doctors, gave his seal of approval on the addresses and profiles of Dimple and Sudarkumar. Read Story: Hiranandani kidney racket: CEO and medical director 'guilty of negligence' “The transplant authorisation committee, which is responsible for checking the facts, approves the transplants depending on the documents submitted to them. But there is no mechanism to check them, though they take Rs 20- 25 lakh for kidney transplants,” said Suresh Gupta, a whistleblower who provides help to victims of the kidney racket. Dimple had provided an address in Kandivli (E) in a housing society at Thakur Complex. There were 41 buildings in the society but none had a resident of the name. The DHS is also probing a woman named Rasilaben Kathiriya, who received a kidney from Harshaben Kevadiya, who claimed to be her sister. But DHS’ investigation has shown that though their blood test proved they are siblings, the documents submitted were incorrect. “There are also loopholes in the documents submitted in the case of Rasilaben. Their blood test shows that they are siblings but the documents to support their claims are incorrect, so are their addresses,” said a senior officer from DHS. Kevadiya provided an address as Rushmen Nagar, Virar. But mid-day found out she had left the building more than a year back. “They used to stay here but left the house more than a year back. Now no one resides in here,” said a local resident. The recipient, Kathiriya also gave an incorrect address in Krida Bhavan near Chowpatty. BK Mahadeshwar, senior police officer of Powai police station said, “We aren’t investigating the two cases but have submitted documents procured from the hospital to DHS.” 2016-08-22 09:06 By Rupsa www.mid-day.com
85 Turkey wedding suicide bomber 'was aged 12- 14' Istanbul: An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the Turkish president said yesterday. People on Sunday mourn during a funeral for victims of Saturday night’s attack on a wedding party in Gaziantep (below). Pics/AFP The bombing late on Saturday night in Gaziantep, near Turkey’s border with Syria, was the deadliest attack in Turkey this year. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking live on national television, said the attacker was aged between 12 and 14, adding that 69 people were wounded, with 17 of them in a critical condition. "It was clear that Daesh had such an organisaion in Gaziantep or was attempting to make room for itself," Erdogan said, using an alternative acronym for IS. A bus driver who shuttled some of the guests from Siirt to Gaziantep said that he couldn’t believe the party was targeted. "This was a wedding party. Just a regular wedding party," said Hamdullah Ceyhan. "This attack was deplorable. How did they do such a thing? " Turkey has been rocked by a wave of attacks in the past year that have either been claimed by Kurdish militants linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known by its acronym PKK, or were blamed on IS. The attack comes as the country is still reeling from last month’s failed coup attempt.
2016-08-22 08:59 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
86 Jesus in Joburg‚ or will the ANC pull a rabbit out of a hat? The fight for the City of Johannesburg got some early traction on social media on Monday ahead of the first meeting of the new term for its council‚ and the eagerly watched mayoral race between the African National Congress’ (ANC) Parks Tau and the Democratic (DA) Alliance’s Herman Mashaba. Ndumiso M @AwesomeSnowman suggested both would have bleary eyes on Monday morning: “Parks Tau and @HermanMashaba didnt sleep last night i can assure you if one of them did‚ they know something we dont. Who is taking JHB?” Colin Braude @colinbraude didn’t seem like he would lose too much sleep should Tau be unsuccessful in his bid for re-election: @hardy_komane @CityofJoburgZA @Parks_Tau certainly made a GREAT mess of Jozi's billing world-class crisis-what-crisis”. Adv TsietsiMakhubele @tsietsophobia took a dig at the oft-repeated ANC claim that it would “lead until Jesus returns”‚ saying: “Jesus will be in Joburg today. Parks Tau will not be a mayor COJ. He must just pack his bags & go. Bribes won't work #Amlive @SakinaKamwendo”. The “bribes” was a reference to Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) claims on Sunday that the ANC’s Dan Bovu had made calls to its members‚ “offering them money to the value of R500 000 in exchange for them to vote with the ANC during the elections of the Johannesburg City Council tomorrow”. Bovu denied the allegation. T. W sithole @CdeJeze wanted to know exactly when Jesus would be in town: “What time is Jesus Christ arriving in Joburg city?? #UvaloGalore Run Parks Tau run #2019voteEFF”. Quinton Mtyala @mtyala‚ however‚ wondered what tricks the ANC had up its sleeve: “City of Johannesburg council meets for the the first time since #LGE2016. Can ANC pull a rabbit out of a hat? EFF says Parks Tau must go.” Nozipho nonoza @Nozipho15518621 made clear she was no fan of Mashaba‚ tweeting: “@etvSunrise Parks Tau is better because Herman doesn't like poor and black people”. A snag for Mashaba’s election could be the EFF’s opposition to having him as mayor‚ as expressed by the Red Berets’ chairperson‚ Dali Mpofu‚ who said last week that his party could not back the DA’s candidate because Mashaba had said the “poor can’t be trusted to rule”. This despite the EFF indicating that‚ while rejecting coalitions with other opposition parties‚ it would vote with the DA in hung councils to unseat the ANC.
2016-08-22 08:58 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za
87 Donald Trump wants an 'inclusive country' Washington: Seeking to reboot his flagging presidential bid, Donald Trump has made a pitch to African-American voters, saying he wants the Republican party to become their home once again. "The GOP is the Party of Lincoln and I want our party to be the home of the African-American vote once again. I want an inclusive country and I want an inclusive party," Trump said at an election rally in Virginia, a swing state. However, a day ago in a similar address to African- Americans in Michigan, Trump also hit some unsavoury notes as he is reported to have said, "What do you have to lose by trying something new, like Trump? What do you have to lose? You’re living in poverty, your schools are no good. You have no jobs. 58 per cent of your youth are unemployed. What the hell do you have to lose? " adding, "I will produce the inner cities and for the African Americans. "
2016-08-22 08:56 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
88 Leon Britton signs one-year contract extension to stay with Swansea until 2018 Swansea captain Leon Britton has signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the Liberty Stadium until the summer of 2018. Britton turns 34 next month and has made 514 appearances for a club he first joined on loan from West Ham in December 2002. But the veteran midfielder remains a key part of the Swansea scene and was recently appointed captain following Ashley Williams' departure to Everton. "Signing the extension was a very easy decision, like most of my contracts at Swansea have been," Britton told the club's website. "I spoke to the chairman (Huw Jenkins) and said, 'If you are happy to have me, let's just keep the same terms'. "I think it's one of the easiest contracts the club have ever drawn up. "If you include the loan deals when I first came, I have now signed 13 contracts at Swansea. "You never know, there might be a 14th - it's down to me to try to prove I can still do a job. " Britton accepts that his age means he might not remain a first-team choice for manager Francesco Guidolin this season. But the Londoner remains determined to play as big a part as possible in Swansea's Premier League campaign. "Looking forward, I know my role will change a little bit in terms of not playing as regularly as I have done over the years," Britton said. "I have spoken to the manager about that and I understand it. "I have said to him that I am ready to start, to come on or just to be involved in the squad and trying to help the other players. "At my age, maybe that sharpness you have when you are 24 or 25 is not there. "You have to adjust your game a bit. You try to read the game better and use your experience. "Getting up to 600 appearances for the club might be a big ask, but you have always got to have targets. "Getting to 500 was a big thing for me. Now I would say I want to reach 550 and then I will go from there. "If I can reach 600, that would be great. But I don't think there are too many players who have got to 550, so that would be a great achievement. "
2016-08-22 08:51 www.independent.ie
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90 D. A. Henderson, doctor who eradicated smallpox, dies WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Henderson, an American doctor and public health official who led the successful global drive to wipe out smallpox in the 1960s and ’70s, credited with saving tens of millions of lives, has died. He was 87. Known as D. A., Henderson was a “giant” in public health, said Michael Klag, dean of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, a position Henderson previously held. Henderson “led the World Health Organization’s successful 10-year effort to eradicate smallpox, one of the greatest public health achievements in history,” Klag said in a statement announcing his death on Friday. “Smallpox is the only human disease ever to have been eradicated.” Henderson died Friday in Baltimore of complications from a broken hip, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — where he was serving as a scholar — said in a statement. An official at the Communicable Disease Center, which later became the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he was selected in 1966 to lead the then seemingly futile effort to eradicate smallpox. First known as the “pox,” the disease was one of the deadliest in history, killing an estimated 300 million to 500 million people in the 20th century alone. Caused by the variola major virus, smallpox inflicted great pain on victims, beginning with fever, nausea and other flu-like symptoms before leading to lesions on the face and body. A third of victims died. Survivors suffered disfigurement and occasionally blindness. Heading an army of field workers around the world under an initiative of the World Health Organization, Henderson oversaw the implementation of a systematic vaccination program that focused on isolating outbreaks instead of attempting mass vaccinations. Throughout the relentless effort, he often relied on his personal charm to urge leading officials to ensure their countries kept the drive going. The campaign was declared a success in 1980. The son of an engineer and a nurse who grew up in Ohio, Henderson served as dean of Johns Hopkins University’s school of public health from 1977 to 1990 and later as a science and bioterrorism adviser in the administrations of Bill Clinton and both George Bushes. His many international honors included the US National Medal of Science in 1986 and Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor, in 2002. “He was an incredible raconteur who had, it seemed, a million stories about his life in public health,” Klag said, “ranging from the influenza epidemic of 1957 to running the WHO smallpox program to initiating and leading our nation’s preparedness and response efforts for bioterrorism.” “D. A. Henderson truly changed the world for the better,” the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Tom Inglesby said in a statement. “With all of that, he still took the time to be a mentor to countless young people, and was a great friend. He is truly irreplaceable.” Henderson is survived by his wife Nana, daughter Leigh, and sons Douglas and David.
2016-08-22 08:46 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net
91 Can't treat 'Azadi' slogans as freedom of speech: Arun Jaitley Jammu: In a clear reference to the Amnesty International row, union minister Arun Jaitley yesterday asserted that 'Azadi' slogans cannot be treated as freedom of speech and slammed Congress and its Karnataka government, accusing them of indulging in vote bank politics over the issue. Arun Jaitley Pic/PTI "Four days ago, in the capital of Karnataka, during a programme in Bangalore 'Azadi' (freedom) slogans were raised by a few people. An organisation, which gets funding from abroad, organised the event and yesterday I read the statement of Karnataka Home Minister in which he said that whatever happened is nothing wrong," Jaitley said, adding, "After so many sacrifices this country has made, some political parties do it for vote bank politics. " The Finance Minister recalled a similar incident in JNU in January and said raising slogans to advocate the disintegration of the country cannot be seen as freedom of speech as advocated by some. "When in Delhi, inside JNU slogans for disintegration of India were raised, we were the only party within and outside Parliament to say that it was wrong. It is not freedom of speech," he said. He said Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi had extended support to the youth who had raised anti-India slogans then. "Many political parties and Congress vice president went to the support of those youth (who raised the slogans) at JNU. This ideology for the vote bank politics is unfortunate," he said.
2016-08-22 08:43 By Agencies www.mid-day.com
92 Life inside the Philippines' most overcrowded jail A short ride from Manila -- depending on traffic -- the jail isn't an imposing building, or even a particularly large one. Its total floor area is a shade over 30,000 square feet. Watch Ivan Watson's Facebook Live from deep inside Quezon City jail More than 4,000 inmates -- and counting -- live cheek by jowl in what has to be one of the most densely populated corners of the Philippines. It's always been packed, guards say, but recently the number of inmates has spiked. Critics say this overcrowding is a predictable effect of President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs -- a crackdown the pugnacious new leader promised in the campaign that propelled him into office. Conditions inside are astounding. Every available space is crammed with yellow T-shirted humanity. The men here -- and almost 60% are in for drug offenses -- spend the days sitting, squatting and standing in the unrelenting, suffocating Manila heat. Their numbers are climbing relentlessly. At the beginning of the year, a little under 3,600 were incarcerated. In the seven weeks since Duterte took office and charged his No. 1 cop, Ronald Dela Rosa, with cleaning up the country, that number has risen to 4,053. The Quezon City Jail was built in 1953, originally to house 800 people, according to the country's Bureau of Jail Management and Penology standards. The United Nations says it should house no more than 278. There are only 20 guards assigned to the mass of incarcerated men, some of whom have been living behind these walls for years without ever seeing the inside of a courtroom. Dela Rosa earlier told CNN that the criminals in the jails and prisons would just have to squeeze in, gesturing by pulling in his shoulders and arms. Inmates are woken at 5 a.m. before undergoing a head count -- no easy task when you have 4,000-plus men crammed into crumbling, ramshackle cells. 'Safer in here than out on the streets' Alex Beltran, a 29-year-old temp worker, has been here for a month and blames Duterte's crackdown for his imprisonment. "The food is terrible," he says. "And it's hard to find a space to sleep, especially when it rains. " Life inside is "harder for the new guys," he says. Fellow inmate Romeo Payhoi, 38, is another newcomer, and while he says he was scared coming in, it hasn't been as bad as he anticipated, just cramped and lacking any privacy. At any rate, he adds, he feels "safer in here than out on the streets," where "the cops could kill you. " Many who come into the system are already affiliated with gangs, like Sique-sique Sputnik (935 members incarcerated in the jail), Commando (386), Bahala Na gang (874) and Batang City Jail (740). Around a quarter of those inside the jail have no affiliation. These gangs hold considerable sway inside, and each run sections to which their members naturally gravitate. Colorful murals on the walls proclaim territory, although guards say that out of sheer necessity there is a de facto truce between the groups. Many inmates could go home but can't afford the bail, which can be as low as 4,000 to 6,000 pesos ($86 to $129), according to Joey Doguiles, the jail's senior inspector and chief of operations. A top police chief, when asked what officials did to prepare for the crackdown, said the threat from drugs was so great that there was no time to expand the facility. That would have to come later. Ivan Watson's Facebook Live from Quezon City jail Outside the jail as many as 700 relatives of inmates wait patiently in the still morning air to go in to see their brothers, husbands and sons. They'll be waiting for hours before adding to the crush inside -- one guard says that there isn't a specific visiting room; visitors mingle with prisoners, marked with ink stamp to denote their freedom. A rigorous search of those coming from the outside keeps the amount of contraband to a minimum, Doguiles says. But it's still a jail, he shrugs, suggesting that drugs and other illegal goods do find their way in. The main drug here -- as it is across the Philippines -- is shabu, the local name for meth. Bunks stacked at least three high Inside the dormitories -- affectionately called barangays, a Filipino name for neighborhoods -- the men are left to their own devices to find somewhere to sleep. Towels, threadbare curtains and even chipped plywood boards are put up to maintain some semblance of privacy, but it's impossible in such a cramped space. In one room there are 85 inmates in a 200-square foot space. Another one, bigger but not by much, holds 131. It's designed for 30. Bunks are stacked at least three high, and inmates have even crawled under these rickety structures to find a sleeping spot. One sleeps, cocooned, in a hammock suspended from the ceiling. And they don't even have the comfort of knowing that this is a temporary situation. The court system here works at a snail's pace. An endless wait Ameena-Tara Jance visits six days a week to see her husband, who's been here for six years and counting. He's recovering from a mild stroke, and she says that in the heat some have been known to keel over and die. Her husband is due for another hearing in October, but they both feel there's no end in sight. "There's no justice," she says. The "mayor" of the second-floor dorms, Ramon Go -- an inmate responsible for marshaling and supervising around 900 of his fellow prisoners -- has been there for 16 years. He's one of the few who's had his trial -- on murder charges -- after a police raid led to a cop's shooting death. He was tried 2½ years ago -- after almost a decade and a half of waiting -- and is still stuck inside the walls of the jail in Quezon City, waiting for the verdict to come in. With thousands of arrests made since the beginning of June in the war on drugs, the population of inmates keeps growing. It's an endless wait, made keener by the fact that the inmates can't know when they might regain their freedom. So they wait, watching daily as more caught up in the crackdown are processed and attempt to eke out a space, and a life, in a jail already breaking at the seams.
2016-08-22 08:43 Euan McKirdy www.cnn.com
93 Japan protests to Russia over man detained on disputed island Tokyo and Moscow are working to resolve decades of tensions over four islands occupied by the Soviet Union in the closing days of World War II and now controlled by Russia. The man, who has not been identified, was detained following baggage checks conducted ahead of his scheduled departure, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told reporters. Tokyo "strongly protested through diplomatic channels" and demanded he be allowed to return home, said Suga, who is the government's chief spokesman. He did not speculate as to why the man had been detained. Ties have been strained for decades over the islands, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as part of the Kuril Islands. The dispute has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty to formally end wartime hostilities. The detained man was a member of a visa-free visit programme that started in 1992, according to Suga. The detention comes as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in May to rekindle talks aimed at resolving the territorial dispute. On Friday in Moscow, Chikahito Harada, Japan's special envoy for Japan- Russia relations, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov will hold their second round of talks on the issue since the May bilateral summit. Japanese media have reported recently that Abe and Putin will hold talks early next month in the Russian city of Vladivostok, though Tokyo has made no formal announcement.
2016-08-22 08:42 AFP www.timeslive.co.za
94 Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong trembles, falls during National Day speech Sweat pouring down his face, the audience gasped as Lee's expression turned blank and he started to fall. The Singaporean leader didn't collapse but had to be helped off the stage in front of a packed auditorium by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen , after what Ng described as a "fainting spell. " Some audience members stood up, concerned, as the cameras cut away from Lee when he abruptly faltered during his annual National Day Rally address at the Institute of Technical Education in Singapore. Lee's official social media accounts were quick to deny the Prime Minister had a stroke or a heart attack, saying his condition was "not serious. " "Prime Minister was feeling unsteady because of prolonged standing, heat and dehydration. His heart is fine and he did not have a stroke," the account said on Sunday. But viewers were left hanging in nervous anticipation, after the Prime Minister's "half-hour break" turned into an hour and then stretched even longer. "Hope PM Lee is okay," Singaporean Twitter user @carrinelow tweeted, one of a number of concerned social media users who posted about their anxiety during the long wait. Eventually, after almost an hour and a half, a smiling Lee returned to the stage to a standing ovation to finish his speech. "Thank you for waiting for me I gave everybody a scare," he told the crowd. "Last time I did this I was on the parade square in Safti, I fainted. I think that's what happened, I've never had so many doctors look at me at once. " On Monday, Lee took to social media again to announce he will take a week off on the advice of his doctors. "I'm glad to report that the doctors think I am okay, but they have advised me to rest," he posted to his Facebook page. Every year Singapore's Prime Minister gives the National Day Rally speech on the second Sunday after the country's National Day on August 9. It is similar to the US President's State of the Union address. Lee underwent surgery in February 2015 after being diagnosed with prostate cancer , but the 64-year-old was told two months later he was cancer-free. Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam wrote on his Facebook Lee had gone for a full check-up. "He's got real mental strength," he said. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to social media to wish his Singaporean counterpart a swift recovery. "Heard that you're not feeling well. I hope you're all right," he said on his official Twitter account.
2016-08-22 08:41 Ben Westcott rss.cnn.com
95 Bandra beauty Saturday night saw some of the city's beautiful people gather at Laila and Farhan Furniturewala's airy, earth and gold burnished heritage bungalow, opposite Joggers' Park for the former's birthday celebrations. Cousins Simone Arora, Farah Khan Ali and Sussanne Khan, her mother Sundari, and uncle Akbar Khan, along with Kabir and Parveen Bedi, Shaina NC and Manish Munot, Sunil Alagh, Dia Mirza, Ameesha Patel, Neelam Kothari, Anu and Sunny Dewan, Nisha JamVwal, Anna and Jaiveer Singh were seen enjoying the warm hospitality and DJ Bosco's chart busters from the 1900s. Laila and Farhan Furniturewala; Sussanne Khan and Farah Khan Ali "I wanted a retro evening with my father's dance hits... " said Laila, daughter of the late Bollywood star the dashing Feroze Khan. Sunil Alagh told jokes, jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali caught up with her old pal, jewellery designer Neelam Kothari, Queenie Singh made a late appearance. Sundari Khan held court with a gaggle of admirers and the party showed every sign of greeting next morning's early bird joggers across the road. Simone Arora Celebrating Protima The 18th death anniversary of the late Protima Bedi whose startling mid-life transformation from hippy chick to Odissi exponent is the stuff of urban legend,was marked last week with a poignant tribute by her friend, theatre veteran Dolly Thakore. "I cannot leave this paradise called Nrityagram on the outskirts of Bengaluru, which holds a piece of my heart and a life spent with the most wonderful generous, creative, bold, daring, courageous friend, Protima Bedi, who the mountains and rain took away on August 18...exactly 18 years ago," she posted. "She made her dream of establishing a dance village come true and today her Odissi dancers are the toast of all international dancers and festivals. " Protima Bedi The anniversary saw performances by all Nrityagram students from across India and was attended by many of the late dancer's friends and fans. Dolly Thakore Pawar zipping around We are all for budding entrepreneurs who opt for their own paths instead of joining the family business. Yugendra Pawar, who schooled between Mumbai's Cathedral and Switzerland's Aiglon before completing a business and finance degree in Boston, is the son of Srinavas Pawar, the founder of the successful Sharayu Group, which runs numerous car dealerships in the city. He is also the nephew of former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and belongs to the powerful Sharad Pawar clan. Yugendra Pawar The twenty-something has launched a startup mobile called Ziptown, a personal delivery assistant that lets users pick up or drop off anything in Mumbai within 60 minutes. Pawar says he self-funded the venture from money he made 'betting on 3D printing stocks in the NYSE'. "There is nothing like it in the city. We have been operational for five months now and people are using it for all sorts of things that I hadn't even anticipated," he exults. "It's convenient and safe and you can track our police verified riders in real time every second right on your cellphone. " And given its instant success, the startup has further expansion plans. "We have plans to grow Ziptown pan India, specially in the metropolitan cities where a time based delivery service is the need of the hour," he adds, before zipping off. Nice! The studio through the White Door If we felt a bit like Alice searching for the white rabbit over the weekend, it was perhaps because of artist Sunil Padwal's extensive directions on getting to his studio in Lower Parel. The dapper forty-something-year-old, known for his anguished protagonist set against hyper surfaces of confused metropolis and changing cityscapes, had sent a series of texts on how to reach his place of work. The idea was to see the studio — from all accounts an astonishing space — view his recent work, and meet a handful of other artists over drinks. Standing (from left) Tanuja Padwal, Brinda Miller, Prabhakar Kolte, Dayanita Singh, Arun Jothi (a friend), Baiju Parthan, Vinod Sharma. Sitting (from left) Arzan Khambatta, Sudarshan Shetty, Sunil Padwal "If you are coming from Lower Parel station (east) you come down the flyover, cross the main traffic light, come straight... " began one message which ended with 'you need to walk inside the narrow lane, you will see a white door.' And to be honest the Alice syndrome saw us through to the other side of what was an essentially middle class housing society, into a cathedral of height and edgy beauty: minimal bespoke furniture, a brimming altar of a bookshelf, gigantic pieces of sculpture and a swathe of Padwal's sublime recent works for prestigious assignments across the world like an upcoming art fair in Cologne. But man does not live by art alone and so, amidst great music, and supported by a well-stocked bar were gathered some of the countries best known artists and creators: Prabhakar Kolte, Baiju Parthan, Brinda Miller, Vinod Sharma, Arzan Khambatta and Arun Jothi, along with hosts Sunil and his attractive designer-model wife Tanuja Padwal. "I often call my artist friends over to the studio," says Padwal. "We really are a small community which discusses each other's work and supports each other's creativity," he says about the gathering, while sculptor Khambatta, known to be a great mimic, narrates amusing anecdotes from his artistic career. And then the doorbell rings and in walk Dayanita Singh and Sudarshan Shetty with a few bright young organisers of the Kochi Biennale, and the discussion and laughter and viewing goes on till the wee hours of the morning. For such is the artistic life. From the mouths of ADs It is a truth universally acknowledged that some of the most delicious behind the scenes stories in Bollywood emanate from the units of films. Those callow men and women who toil silently in the background, their antennas ever ready to pick up on the ebb and flow of real-time Bollywood occurrences. And so when this young lass who'd worked on a recently released epic tanker, featuring one of Bolly's musculated super stars in all his bronzed glory was overheard griping sorely about said Bronzed One' s curious reluctance to promote his film — we lent her our ear. "It was weird how he remained so aloof during the run-up to the film's launch," she said. "On the few occasions he chose to speak about his role in its making, he focused entirely on himself," she said, adding the kicker, "All of us on the unit believe that his recent fall from grace following his public spat with his co-star, appears to have unhinged him — what other explanation can there be? " Oh dear. Tweet Talk Don't you hate it when all you ever wanted was a selfie, but life gives you a silver medal instead? #PVSindhu — @sarcasm_so
2016-08-22 08:37 By Malavika www.mid-day.com
96 96 Mumbai will have to wait until 2025 to get next AC local If you’re waiting for the day when you can finally catch an air-conditioned train to work, don’t hold your breath. Turns out, the next AC train won’t be here before 2025, thanks to all the glitches in the first rake, which officials have been struggling to fix ever since it got here in April. Also read: Mumbai's first AC train too tall for British- era bridges Cooling its heels: The sole AC train is languishing in the Kurla car shed. The train’s doors, AC and motor are not working simultaneously and authorities are planning to install new inductors to fix this problem. file pic Multiple hiccups As per the original plans, nine more AC rakes were to join the first one, depending on its success. But ever since it got here, the AC train has been plagued with problems. That’s because the railways have been penny wise, pound foolish. Originally, the estimated cost of the rake was R110 crore, but the railways managed to bring this down to half by assembling the train with parts from different agencies. “This AC rake was assembled to make it cost effective. But it is giving lot of trouble even before the trial runs have begun,” said a railway official. Even now, the authorities have not managed to ensure that the train’s doors, AC and motor can function simultaneously – they are now waiting to install new inductors to fix this problem. All these repairs are likely to take the final cost of the rake up to Rs 60 crore. These problems have now forced the railways to reconsider its plan. “We have already burnt our hands by getting an assembled AC rake. Ideally, these should be procured through proper tendering process,” said another official. The manufacturers have already been informed about the issues that have cropped up, and only after the problems are rectified will the officials order more trains. Read Story: Why Western Railway may end up getting Mumbai's first AC local Not coming soon: Even the existing AC rake won’t start running until two years later. File pic Long process Central Railway, which is currently working on the rake at the Kurla car shed, is going to install new inductors in the rake at the end of this month, and will probably only begin the trial runs after a few months. Another reason for the delay is the fact that the taller AC train won’t fit under the old, British- era bridges towards CST. mid-day had reported last week that this might mean the train will be given to Western Railway. Either way, the trial runs and tests are likely to go on for at least two years, during which more issues will probably crop up. Once all the glitches have been fixed, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) and Railway Board will have to give the final clearance before the train can run — another lengthy process. Only after the train is cleared to run and is declared successful will the authorities call for new AC rakes. At present, the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is already getting 72 new Bombardier rakes by December under phase two of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-2). It is now too late to merge AC trains in this order, so MRVC is thinking of getting them under the Rs 11,000-crore MUTP-3. New corridors It is possible that the nine AC rakes that were supposed to follow the first one, will now be merged with the MUTP-3 rakes. However, the Railway Ministry and Niti Aayog have been fighting over permissions for the project since early this year. “Presently, we have planned 47 non-AC rakes under MUTP-3. This proposal is with the Niti Aayog and hasn’t got the approval yet,” said Prabhat Sahai, chairman and managing director, MRVC. Also Read: Major glitch in AC train puts Central Railway in the hot seat The AC trains will probably be introduced on the two new elevated corridors — CST-Panvel Fast corridor on the Harbour line and the Bandra-Virar corridor. Both are set to be completed by 2021-22, but it will probably be another five years before they are ready for public use. An official from Railway Board said, “These are multi-crore projects and are being looked into thoroughly. Both these elevated rail corridors are likely to have AC trains running on them. But this also depends on the success of the existing AC rake.” Rs 60 The minimum fare being considered for when the AC train finally starts to run 2018 The year before which even the existing AC rake is unlikely to be pressed into service
2016-08-22 08:34 By Shashank www.mid-day.com
97 Was China's Olympic performance disappointing? The country came in third place in the gold medal count at the 2016 Summer Games, trailing the United States and Great Britain. Eight years ago in Beijing, China sat on top with a record 51 gold medals. Now, analysts and spectators are debating if China has moved beyond its single-minded determination in winning gold. Some see a diminishing role for sports as an outlet for nationalism, thanks to China's economic and military ascent on the global stage. Others consider swimmer Fu Yuanhui's instant popularity a sign of a demographic shift in Olympic viewing, as younger generations focus more on personalities than results. But if one looks at the hardware, there is no denying that China came up short. "We agree that winning gold is not the only benchmark, but we also recognize the Olympic motto is faster, higher and stronger after all," said Liu Peng, China's sports minister, in Rio on Saturday. A slow start China began its quest at the Games without winning gold on day one. Soon came some unexpected flops in fields that China usually excels in: diving, gymnastics and swimming. 'No apology': Fury in China after Australian calls swimmer a drug cheat Female swimmer Chen Xinyi, a rising star, tested positive for a banned substance. Then, 100-meter freestyle world champion Ning Zetao -- the swimming team's golden boy and a huge celebrity -- finished his Rio races empty- handed. Finally, blaming an illness, Sun Yang -- the world-record holder in men's 1,500-meter freestyle -- failed to even qualify for the final. Fu was the one Chinese swimmer who bucked the gloomy trend and became an overnight sensation. The 20-year-old lit up -- and cracked up -- the whole nation with her exuberant and at times hilarious answers during post-competition interviews on state television. Her reactions formed a stark contrast to the usual somber responses from Chinese athletes. A much-needed win In the end, it was once again the Chinese women's volleyball team that lifted the national spirit and let the world's most populous country go out with a bang at the Rio Games. When the women overcame their first-set loss in the final and beat Serbia 3- 1 Saturday night to claim the 26th -- and final -- gold medal for China, the entire Chinese cyberspace seemed to explode with joy and pride, with countless posts from around the world on people bursting into tears. As China emerged from Mao Zedong's tumultuous Cultural Revolution and re-entered the world of international sports in the early 1980s, it was the unlikely success of the national women's volleyball team that injected the scarred nation with a much-needed shot of purpose and optimism. This time around, millions of fans were glued to their television sets or phones, holding their collective breath as state media offered play-by-play announcements on air and online. The volleyball team accomplished something even Beijing's propaganda czars and Internet censors had found elusive in the past few weeks: Replacing the disappointing and bitter tone on social media over China's Olympic performance in Rio with a united and enthusiastic voice. The blame game Disheartened state media outlets could hardly conceal their feeling during much of the Games, with the official Xinhua news agency memorably tweeting in English "You're kidding me" as Great Britain overtook China for the number two spot in the gold medal table. The tweet has since been deleted. Yet others pointed the finger at the country's government-run sports system, which pours millions of dollars of state funds in Olympic sports and puts young athletes through ruthless training in fields chosen by the authorities. "The state should use taxpayer money to improve conditions of public sports facilities for ordinary people, instead of spending it to win a few medals that would make officials look good," wrote prominent sports commentator Huang Jianxiang on Weibo, China's equivalent of Twitter. Despite such criticisms, officials and the public still often link China's Olympic success to its national rise. Economists at Goldman Sachs had predicted China would take home 89 medals, including 36 gold, to place second in the medal table in Rio. When the Olympic flame extinguished Sunday night, the final count of 70 in total with 26 gold made the widely reported forecast look way too sanguine. Still, there were enough victories to celebrate, according to Liu, China's top sports official. He pointed to the issue of succession in many sports but stressed that, while Rio was the first Olympics for more than 70% of Team China members, 13 first-timers struck gold. He also applauded Fu's viral remarks as a sign of increasingly relaxed and confident Chinese athletes. "We underestimated the challenges and difficulties we would face at the Rio Olympics," Liu said. "We are behind in studying new ideas and trends in the fast-developing world of competitive sports along with their training and management. " "Our Rio mission was basically accomplished," he added.
2016-08-22 08:34 Steven Jiang rss.cnn.com
98 15 injured as Oslo concert venue ceiling collapses OSLO, Norway — Fifteen people suffered minor injuries on Sunday when the ceiling of an Oslo concert venue collapsed during a show, police said. “15 injured. They’re being attended to by medics,” Oslo police wrote on Twitter, adding: “No reports of serious injuries.” Around 1,800 students from the Norwegian Business School were attending a show by American house DJ Steve Aoki at the Sentrum Scene venue when the accident happened. “The ceiling fell in and it was total chaos. The fire alarm sounded right away,” a student attending the concert, Charlotte Nilsen, told news agency NTB. Police evacuated the building immediately and cordoned off the area while fire officials secured the site.
2016-08-22 08:31 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net
99 Danny Valencia, Billy Butler of Oakland Athletics involved in clubhouse altercation A season to forget in Oakland may have taken an unusual turn as two A's players engaged in an altercation that left one injured, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report. A's players Billy Butler and Danny Valencia were involved in some sort of clubhouse spat Friday, according to the report. Since then, Butler has missed Oakland's games Saturday and Sunday with what manager Bob Melvin said was nausea and vomiting. While neither Melvin nor any of his players would confirm the report, Melvin did say Butler's health woes were not related to the flu or any illness. Valencia, who did not play in Sunday's game, issued a "no comment" about the alleged incident after the Athletics' 4-2 loss to the White Sox, but added, "What happens in the clubhouse stays in the clubhouse. " Butler and Valencia have been teammates in both Kansas City and Oakland in parts of 2014 and 2015 and all of 2016. Valencia has had the better season of the two, batting .302 with 15 homers in 97 games, while Butler in 79 games is batting .284 with four home runs. The A's (53-71) have lost seven of their past eight games and are in fourth place in the American League West -- 19½ games behind the division- leading Texas Rangers .
2016-08-22 08:23 Jerry Crasnick www.espn.com
100 Rio Olympics flicker out with stirring closing ceremony RIO DE JANEIRO -- Shaking to samba and sharing reflections in uniquely Brazilian ways, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief. The Rio Games, the first in South America, were a 16-day spectacle that combined numerous highlight-reel moments with ugly and even bizarre episodes that sometimes overshadowed the competitions. Rio residents, known as Cariocas, were not about to let sporadic rains and strong wind gusts get in the way of a final hurrah. "These were marvelous Olympic Games in the 'marvelous city,'" said International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, playing off the "cidade maravilhosa" nickname of Brazil's postcard city of inviting coastlines, year-round sun and lush tropical vegetation. While the stadium erupted in applause at that designation, a few minutes later there were boos of sadness when he announced: "I declare the Games of the XXXI Olympiad closed. " The closing ceremony in iconic Maracana Stadium was also meant to take care of some business -- formally signaling the transition to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. But Sunday's party was all about Brazil, designed to be more low-key than the opening ceremony, which focused heavily on Rio. The ceremony featured original footage of Alberto Santos-Dumont, the man Brazilians recognize as the inventor of the airplane. The theme "Brazilians can do with their bare hands" was a nod to the emerging economy of the world's fifth-most populous nation. Dressed in colorful feathers, dozens of dancers formed in the shape of the arches of Lapa, a popular area of Rio akin to Roman ruins, then morphed to make the shape of iconic Sugarloaf before quickly changing again, this time to the official 2016 symbol. Samba legend Martinho da Vila, whose tunes make their way into many popular telenovelas, sang "Carinhoso," or "Affectionate. " The athletes poured in under light rain, waving their flags while many shook their bodies to samba-infused pop that made the stadium feel like a Carnival parade. Britain's athletes wore shoes with soles that lit up in changing colors of red, white and blue, while Tongan taekwondo athlete Pita Taufatofua danced onstage in a grass skirt as a DJ performed, reprising a moment that captured attention when he carried the flag for his country during the opening ceremony. Editor's Picks Moments we won't forget from the Rio Olympics From the 200-plus countries and almost 12,000 athletes that competed in Rio, ESPN.com narrowed down the most memorable moments from the Olympics. The show widened its lens to Greater Brazil, a massive country with a land mass slightly larger than the continental United States. There was a tribute to cave paintings of some of the first inhabitants of the Americas, in Serra da Capivara, in northeastern Brazil, today the nation's poorest region. Spectators got to see performers shake to frevo, a frenetic dance that -- if it's even possible -- makes high-octane samba seem like a staid ballroom affair. Holding small umbrellas, dancers jumped and marched while performing acrobatics. They performed to "Vassourinhas," which means "small brooms," a popular song that was also the name of a famous club in the northeastern city of Recife. The show also built performances around "saudade," which means anything from longing for someone to sadness to remembering good times. It is one of the most important words in Brazilian Portuguese. Lights flashed translations for the word in many languages, and a group of women sang "Mulher Rendeira," or "Lace-making Woman," a nod to the country's African heritage. Brazil was the last country in the Americas to outlaw slavery, in 1888. The Games had many memorable moments, both for Brazilian competitors at home and athletes from around the world. Soccer-crazed Brazil got partial payback against Germany, winning gold two years after a 7-1 World Cup semifinal shellacking that left many in Latin America's largest nation fuming. American gymnast Simone Biles asserted her dominance with four golds, swimmer Michael Phelps added five more to up his staggering total to 23, and the world's fastest man, Usain Bolt, put on his usual show with three golds just days before his 30th birthday. But there were also ugly episodes, such as American swimmer Ryan Lochte's fabricated story about a harrowing robbery that was actually an intoxication-fueled vandalism of a gas station bathroom, and bizarre issues like Olympic diving pools going from crystal blue to gunky, algae green -- at a time when Rio's water quality in open waters is one of the biggest local environmental issues. There is widespread expectation that the Games in Tokyo, one of the world's richest, most recognizable and cosmopolitan cities, will run more smoothly than they have in Rio. But there's also worry in Japan over whether the Olympics will further drag down an economy that has been struggling for decades. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike accepted the flag from the IOC's Bach and Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes, signaling the transition. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's brief but showstopping gig in the closing ceremony as the Nintendo character Mario offered a tantalizing glimpse at Tokyo's plans. The organizers for the Tokyo Games crammed the works into a brief two- minute film montage before Abe's appearance. Athletes perform more than a dozen sports as landmarks like Tokyo Tower, cherry blossoms, a bullet train, Tokyo Bay Bridge and the famous "scramble" intersection in Shibuya whiz by. Anime and video game icons like Pac-Man and Hello Kitty were featured, along with the beloved blue Doraemon cat, who pulled from his pocket of magic gadgets a green warp pipe to whisk Abe from his limousine in Tokyo straight to Rio. Abe emerged from his Mario outfit in his usual get-up of a smartly tailored suit and tie. Many people will analyze how things went for the Rio Games in the months ahead. But on Sunday, one strong sentiment was relief -- that despite some problems, overall the Games went well. That wasn't a given going in. The Zika virus scared away some competitors and tourists, rampant street crime in Rio and recent extremist attacks around the world raised fears about safety, and Brazil's political crisis, and the economic angst behind it, threatened to cast a pall over the competitions. "We are very resilient. We didn't leave anything important unaddressed," said Augusta Porto, 36, a translator and Rio resident. "We can welcome people despite the serious problems that we have faced in the recent past. "
2016-08-22 08:17 Bonnie D www.espn.com
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