Sonam Kapoor, the bonafide fashionista of tinsel town, who, along with her sister and stylist Rhea Kapoor, undertook the passionate task of hitting right outfits for her upcoming film Pad Man.

Sonam Kapoor fashion trends are much talked about in the tinsel town since her film Aisha in 2010. Known to imbibe a keen sense of fashion in all her appearances, be it promotional activities, brand endorsements or parties, Sonam Kapoor is the sight for the sore eyes.

Sonam opted for a deep blue boxy deconstructed shirt and teamed it with a pair of navy blue culottes. She completed her look with a broad waist belt and matching ankle-strap pumps.

@sonamkapoor @padmanthefilm #padman25thjanuary

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Her hair was neatly tied low-bun that diverted everyone’s attention. Her go-to-accessory, stunning jewellery of bold, round studs and a square hair pin was eye-catchy and complementing her outfit.

@sonamkapoor @padmanthefilm #padman25thjanuary

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In the make-up department, the actress opted for subtle blush on the cheeks, bold eye-liner and pink lips.

At another set of promotions, Sonam wore a pair of black Balenciaga pantaboots – leggings and boots fused together. She teamed it with a grey oversized sweatshirt from Fear of God.

Legs for days. @sonamkapoor @padmanthefilm #padman25thjanuary

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She added a twist to her oh-so-basic outfit with golden statement earrings and a matching hair accessory. Her matching black heeled boots complemented her outfit well.

Details. @sonamkapoor @padmanthefilm #padman25thjanuary

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Sonam Kapoor recently posted on Twitter “Kicking off promotions in my favourite thing to wear, PJs!!! Custom pjs by my amazing @SamyuktaNair for Dandelion Dreams!”

Kicking off promotions in my favourite thing to wear, PJs!!! Custom pjs by my amazing @SamyuktaNair for Dandelion Dreams!
For @PadManTheFilm
MUA @ShraddhaStyles
HAIR @bbhiral
STYLE @RheaKapoor assisted by @spacemuffin27 Manisha Melwani
📷 The House Of Pixels pic.x.com/5VCnMKld7S

— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) January 13, 2018

On Friday at Pad Man song launch she wore, shades of yellow and orange flared dress. She brown heeled boots. Her accessories game is on point and matching with her outfit. Her minimal make up did just to her looks.

@sonamkapoor @padmanthefilm #padman25thjanuary

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On work front, Pad Man is all set for release on 26th January and Veere Di Wedding to go on floors on June 1.

From the moment India’s playing eleven was announced, cricket experts to game lovers, everyone was stunned with captain Virat Kohli and head coach’s decision to rope in Ishant Sharma in place of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and over benching Ajinkya Rahane for Rohit Sharma.

Now, former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the choice of players for the second cricket Test against South Africa, saying opener Shikhar Dhawan’s “head is always on the chopping board”.

“India made three changes to their playing XI, with KL Rahul replacing Shikhar Dhawan and Ishant Sharma coming in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, whose three-wicket burst in the first morning of the opening Test rocked the hosts,” Gavaskar said.

Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha was ruled out due to a strain and Parthiv Patel was included is his place.

Gavaskar said: “I think Shikhar Dhawan is the ‘Bali ka Bakra’ (scapegoat).”

His head is always on the chopping board. He just needs one bad innings and he is out of the team.

“I also don’t understand why Ishant came in for Bhuvneshwar when he had taken three wickets on the opening day at Cape Town. Ishant could have replaced Shami or Bumrah but leaving him (Bhuvi) out, I don’t understand.”

India were thrashed by 72 runs in the first Test against South Africa at Cape Town.

-With PTI inputs

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Actress Yami Gautam feels that every girl has a superpower that makes her strong and special.

During the judging round of the OPPO Times Fresh Face Mumbai City Finale round late on Friday, the “Kaabil” actress said: “I am a huge fan of Wonder Woman and I have the shoes too. I wish I could be like her one day, she is just amazing.”

“She is everything a girl is all about. I feel that every girl has a superpower that makes her strong, special and unique, and I really think that we should show it to the world and why not?”

While speaking about the talent at the city finale round, she said: “It is so wonderful to see these young kids and their confidence. When I was 18 years old, I could not even say my own name on stage, let alone perform.”

President Ram Nath Kovind should intervene in the issue involving judges of the Supreme Court in case they themselves could not resolve it, DMK working president M K Stalin said on Saturday.

“In case, if a stage comes wherein judges could not resolve the issue, President Kovind should intervene and resolve it,” he told reporters here.

Judges of the top court should hold dialogue and make efforts to resolve the issue to safeguard democracy, he said in response to a question on the issue.

Four senior judges of the apex court yesterday virtually revolted against the Chief Justice, raising questions on “selective” case allocation and certain judicial orders.

“Supreme Court is on a very high pedestal of guarding democracy for people from Kanyakumari to Kashmir,” he said, adding, issues in such an institution involving judges should be addressed immediately.

The government has gone back on its decision to halt production of coins entirely and has asked all the four mints in the country to restart production, albeit, at a slower pace, industry sources said on Saturday.

The government has directed the state-run Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL), which runs the four government mints in Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida and Hyderabad, to work on single shift, instead of the usual two, and keep minting coins of different denominations.

“We have started minting of coins from on Friday. We have been asked to produce coins of all denominations,” Bijan Dey, Vice-President, Calcutta Mint Employees Association, told PTI.

The official said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had given an indent of 7,712 million coin pieces to the government mints for 2017-18 of which 5,900 million units have already been produced.

The mints are expected to meet the target in the remaining two-and-a-half months of the current fiscal.

The RBI picks up the coins and banknotes from the mints for distribution in the market.

The government had halted coin production from January 9 owing to a glut in the market and lack of storage space.

In an order dated January 9, it had asked SPMCIL to stop production of circulation coins with immediate effect and urged the mints to follow normal working hours “without any overtime for staff” for printing of banknotes only.

The government directive did not go down well with the mint workers who had started agitating because the order would have affected their pay.

The official said representations were made to the Centre following which the government decided to restart production of coins.

Earlier, RBI sources had said that the calibration of coin production needs to take place from time to time based on an assessment of the coins in circulation and storage space.

Production was stopped since there was no space with banks or the Reserve Bank of India to store the coins.

The SPMCIL notice, a copy of which is available with the PTI, had also said that as on January 8 this year, there was an inventory of 2,528 million pieces of circulation coins lying in the government mints which were not picked up by the RBI.

The J&K education minister Altaf Bukhari on Saturday hit back at the Army Chief Bipin Rawat asking him that the Army should not meddle in the education sector of the state and concentrate on its own job.

The minister was reacting to Rawat’s comment yesterday that the social media and government schools in Jammu and Kashmir are spreading a “disinformation campaign” resulting in radicalisation of youth and called for “some control” over mosques and madrasas in the state.

Bukhari told reporters during a function in Srinagar that the . “Army should concentrate on their job and not interfere in education sector”.

Expressing displeasure, Bukhari said everyone was passing comments on education sector, “which is not acceptable”. “Even those who don’t have domain in education sector issue comments on education,” he said.

The minister said it was the job of education sector to deal with it and that they know how to run it. “Perhaps the people who are giving comments on how we should run education sector are not doing their job properly and that’s why we are suffering,” said the minister.

The minister’s comments came a day after the Army chief said that in the schools in Jammu & Kashmir, what teachers are teaching should not be taught. In schools in J&K, there can be seen two maps, one of India another of J&K. Why do we need a separate map for J&K? What does it teach the children?” he asked.

Rawat said students from schools like DPS were not found involved in activities like stone-pelting, and added that is why the ‘goodwill schools’ run by the Army are accorded higher status.

The Army chief said opening more public schools, more CBSE schools, was the way forward.

President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday conveyed his condolences to bereaved families of victims who died in two separate accident in Maharashtra on Saturday.

On Saturday, a helicopter carrying Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) officials crashed in Mumbai. The Pawan Hans chopper had seven people on board, with five officials and two crew members. In a separate incident on Saturday, a boat carrying school children apzised in the Arabian Sea off Dahanu coast in Palghar district of Maharashta.

In a series of tweets, President Kovind said, “Sad to learn about Pawan Hans helicopter crash off the coast of Mumbai. Thoughts with families of those who have lost their lives”.

President Kovind regarding the boat mishap said, “Anguished to hear of boat carrying schoolchildren capsizing in Dahanu, Maharashtra. State government has rescued most of the passengers and is making efforts to trace those still missing. My condolences to bereaved families”.

Sad to learn about Pawan Hans helicopter crash off the coast of Mumbai. Thoughts with families of those who have lost their lives #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 13, 2018

Anguished to hear of boat carrying schoolchildren capsizing in Dahanu, Maharashtra. State government has rescued most of the passengers and is making efforts to trace those still missing. My condolences to bereaved families #PresidentKovind

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 13, 2018

Boat mishap: 

According to media reports, two students have reportedly died, while 32 have been rescued till now. Rescued children have been admitted to a hospital for treatment.

The Indian Coast Guard along with local administration are conducting Search and rescue operations to locate the missing students, said media reports.

ONGC helicopter crash: 

At lease three people, reportedly, were killed as an ONGC Helicopter crashed this morning in Mumbai. The Pawan Hans chopper had 7 people on board, with 5 officials and 2 crew members.

According to reports, debris has been found 22 miles off the coast.

The Dauphin chopper, VT PWA, had lost contact with Air Traffic Control (ATC) 30 nautical miles off Mumbai. It had taken off from Juhu heliport at 10.20 a.m. for off shore rig operations. The helicopter went missing at 10.35 am. It suddenly lost contact with both the Mumbai ATC and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Bollywood celebrities Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, Madhur Bhandarkar and others have wished everyone a year full of “peace”, “happiness” and “prosperity” on the occasion of Lohri, the harvest festival celebrated on January 13 every year with a lot of excitement in north India.

Here’s what the celebrities have tweeted:

Amitabh Bachchan: Greetings and all good wishes for Lohri, Makarsankranti, Pongal Bihu. Time for festivities, dance and laughter, and peace.

T 2531 – Greetings and all good wishes for Lohri, Makarsankranti, Pongal Bihu .. time for festivities , dance and laughter and peace .. !!
लोरी मकरसंक्रांति, पोंगल और बिहु की अनेक अनेक बधाई और शुभकामनएँ pic.x.com/ydXuM8btvm

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 13, 2018

Anupam Kher: Happy Lohri to all.

Happy Lohri to all. Love, peace and Celebrations.:)

— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) January 13, 2017

Anil Kapoor: May the festival of Lohri bring you all the luck, prosperity, peace and happiness! Happy Lohri.

May the festival of Lohri bring you all the luck, prosperity, peace & happiness! #HappyLohri

— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) January 13, 2018

Hema Malini: Festive season coming up! Pongal, Lohri and Makar Sankranti being the most important ones. Wish you all a very Happy Festival and may God shower his blessings on all of you! It is a harvest festival down south so let’s ‘ray for abundance and plenty too.

Festive season coming up! Pongal & Lohri & Makar Sankranti being the most important ones. Wish u all a very Happy Festival & may God shower his blessings on all of u! It is a harvest festival down south so let’s pray for abundance & plenty too pic.x.com/0yyFATGWjf

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) January 12, 2018

Akshay Kumar: Wishing everyone a Happy Lohri. May the festival bring prosperity, happiness and good health to all.

Wishing everyone a #HappyLohri. May the festival bring prosperity, happiness and good health to all 🙂 pic.x.com/7Ax1ji1ggc

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) January 13, 2018

Kabir Bedi: Happy Lohri, my friends. Happy Lohri.

Happy Lohri, my friends. #HappyLohri pic.x.com/gOWQFhswHI

— KABIR BEDI (@iKabirBedi) January 13, 2018

Madhur Bhandarkar: Wishing this harvest season brings happiness, peace and prosperity to you and your family. Happy Lohri 2018!

Wishing this harvest season brings happiness, peace, & prosperity to you and your family. #HappyLohri 2018! pic.x.com/ZjH2ULoU1y

— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) January 13, 2018

Goldie Behl: Happy Lohri.

Happy lohri… लोहड़ी दी लख लख बघाईयां pic.x.com/h5fkccnbC2

— goldie behl (@GOLDIEBEHL) January 13, 2018

Farhan Akhtar: Wish happiness and prosperity to all. Happy Lohri.

Wish happiness and prosperity to all. Happy Lohri.

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) January 13, 2018

Esha Deol: Happy Lohri

Happy Lohri everyone

— Esha Deol (@Esha_Deol) January 13, 2017

Sanjay Gupta: Happy Lohri everyone. As always shall celebrate this evening by burning Lohri with the kids at our home.

H A P P Y L O H R I everyone.
As always shall celebrate this evening by burning Lohri with the kids at our home.

— Sanjay Gupta (@_SanjayGupta) January 13, 2018

Diljit Dosanjh: Happy Lohri.

Happy LOHRI Famm… Milde an Rati Raipur.. Paune an BHANGRE.. HeavyweightBHANGRA IN RAIPUR CHATTISGARH Tonight pic.x.com/pklEUmK9wX

— DILJIT DOSANJH (@diljitdosanjh) January 13, 2018

Vivek Anand Oberoi: May the warmth of the bonfire, sweetness of gur and rewari remain with you and your loved ones forever. Wishing you all a very Happy Lohri!

May the warmth of the bonfire, sweetness of gur and rewari remain with you and your loved ones forever. Wishing you all a very #HappyLohri! Lohri diyan lakh lakh vadhaiyan! pic.x.com/wHznHxZS9a

— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivek_oberoi) January 13, 2018

Divya Dutta: Happy Lohri

pic.x.com/ZMQdYWxznM

— Divya Dutta (@divyadutta25) January 13, 2018

Pooja Batra: Happy Lohri. May your life be colourful and joyful.

#HappyLohri May your life be #colorful & #Joyful pic.x.com/F5rbuff4OL

— Pooja Batra (@iampoojabatra) January 13, 2018

Armaan Malik: Happy Lohri to all!

Happy Lohri to all!

— ARMAAN MALIK (@ArmaanMalik22) January 13, 2018

Sophie Choudry: Wish you happiness, prosperity, abundance on this auspicious occasion.

Tussi saariyan nu #Lohri diyan lakh lakh vadaiyaan!! Wish you happiness, prosperity, abundance on this auspicious occasion pic.x.com/7ivxcWgtVV

— Sophie Choudry (@Sophie_Choudry) January 13, 2018

Ajaz Khan: May the festival of Lohri bring you all the luck, prosperity, peace and happiness! Happy Lohri.

May the festival of Lohri bring you all the luck, prosperity, peace & happiness! #HappyLohri pic.x.com/FxQOf9rb7P

— Ajaz Khan (@AjazkhanActor) January 13, 2018

An Indian-origin teenager has been sentenced to eight years in jail by a UK court for trying to buy explosives online to kill his conservative Sikh father who did not approve of his white girlfriend.

Gurtej Singh Randhawa was arrested in May last year after undercover officers from the UK s National Crime Agency (NCA) replaced a car bomb he ordered online with a harmless dummy device before it was delivered.

The 19-year-old was convicted of maliciously possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury at Birmingham Crown Court in November 2017 and was handed the custodial sentence by the court yesterday.

“I have no doubt that this offence was motivated by your desire to live with your girlfriend and attend university together. How the major changes in your life that you wished for were to be achieved included endangering the life of your father by setting off an explosion in his car. This was an offence of astonishing audacity, Justice Cheema-Grubb told Randhawa during the sentencing hearing.

“You are plainly highly intelligent and capable of determined manipulation. You told sustained lies to your girlfriend and her family about your own parents, particularly your father, the judge noted.

Randhawa paid for the bomb using crypto-currency and arranged for its delivery to an address away from his home.

His trial was told how he had ordered the device after his mother discovered he was in a relationship with a girl she disapproved of.

The court was also told that the former pupil from Wolverhampton Grammar School had accepted an offer to study medicine at Liverpool University.

Randhawa had previously pleaded guilty to attempting to import explosives but was found guilty of the more serious charge of maliciously possessing an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious injury.

“The explosive device Randhawa sought to purchase online had the potential to cause serious damage and kill many people if he had been successful in using it, said the NCA s Tim Gregory.

“He was not involved in an organised crime group or linked to terrorism, but is clearly an individual who poses a significant risk to the community. Identifying people like Randhawa who seek to access illegal firearms and weapons is a priority for the NCA and we will not stop in our efforts to make sure they are arrested and held accountable for their actions,” he said.

Randhawa had tried to buy a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED), a remote-detonated explosive device, from the so-called dark web of hidden sites on the internet.

NCA officers replaced the package with a dummy and allowed it to be delivered to the address in Wolverhampton provided by Randhawa and watched him test it before swooping in to arrest him.

Two women aged 45 and 18 were also arrested at the same time by the NCA Armed Operations Unit but were later released with no further action.

 Bayern Munich started with a victory in the second half of the football season after two second-half goals were enough to end Leverkusen’s unbeaten run at the opener of the 18th round in Bundesliga.

The “Bavarians” got the better of Bayer Leverkusen as goals from Javi Martinez, Franck Ribery, and James Rodriguez secured the first three points of 2018, reports Xinhua news agency.

The reigning champions controlled the proceedings on the pitch from the kick-off on Friday. Arturo Vidal worked out two opportunities in the opening period but Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno was on guard twice to maintain parity.

However, the host’s goalkeeper was hapless in the 32nd minute when Vidal’s header on target was blocked allowing Javi Martinez to slot home the opener following a rebound from close range.

Leverkusen lacked in clear-cut chances in the first half but after the restart, Leon Bailey almost leveled the scores but his effort rattled only the bar with 54 minutes played.

Just when the hosts were on the front foot, Bayern doubled the scores out of the blue as Rodriguez passed into the path of Franck Ribery, who had all time and space to place the ball into the bottom near the corner in the 59th minute.

Leverkusen kept it bowling and pulled one back in the 71st minute when Kevin Volland unleashed a shot on target, which got deflected by defender Niklas Suele, to beat Sven Ulreich.

The “Werkself” hoped for a late draw on home soil but Bayern Munich had an ace in the hole as James Rodriguez curled a late free-kick over the wall into the top left corner to restore their two-goal lead in the dying minutes of the game.

“Overall my team played tactically and defensively very well today. However, after the two-goal lead we lost our focus a little bit,” Bayern head coach Jupp Heynckes said.

Bayern remains atop the Bundesliga standings with a 14-point advantage whereas Bayer Leverkusen stays on the 4th place.

On Saturday, runner-up Schalke travel to Leipzig, newly promoted Stuttgart face Berlin, Bremen see Hoffenheim, Frankfurt host Freiburg, Augsburg meet Hamburg and newly promoted Hannover take on Mainz.

The famous Bengali actor was declared dead by a man on a phone call. How would you react if you were informed that Dev is dead? Obviously devastated, something similar happened to an entertainment journalist when he dialed Dev’s number and the receiver told him that.

According to TOI’s report, a journalist called Dev to get some follow up on a story that he was working on. An unknown man received the phone call and when the journalist enquired about the actor he said, ‘Dev is dead’ and that he is sitting beside his dead body. The journalist was startled by the reply and disconnected the call. Just for confirmation, he called him up again and this is how this witty man replied.

Journalist: May I speak to Dev?

Man: Dev to mara geche!(Dev is dead)

Journalist: Hyan?! (What)

Man: Hyan to. Aapni shonenni?(Yes,haven’t you heard)

Journalist: Mane kakhon?(What do you mean,when?)

Man: Eito kichukkhon aage. Ekhon to aami shoshane.(Just a few moments back. I am in the cremation ground)

The story behind the incident is that Dev has actually changed his number and this man landed up with the same number. So, the poor guy must have been pestered a few times before too. He must have got so many calls from people with the same questions and eventually got annoyed. And the result was this conversation.

A Pakistani court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly making an anti-judiciary speech in which he termed the Panama papers verdict a “piece of trash”, according to a media report.

Advocate Azhar Siddiqi filed the petition in the Lahore High Court, stating that Abbasi’s comments on the judgement amount to committing contempt of court, Dawn News reported.

Presenting his case in the court of Justice Shahid Kareem, the petitioner said that by making such an inflammatory statement, Abbasi was trying to make the judiciary controversial.

He said that earlier ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam had openly criticised the apex court and its judges in their speeches, and tried to whip up public sentiment against the judiciary.

He said that now Abbasi had also started talking against the apex court, in violation of the oath he took when he assumed the office of prime minister.

He requested the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against Abbasi and said that Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) should be directed to stop news channels from airing the prime minister’s speeches targeting the judiciary.

The court issued notices to Abbasi, the federal government and Pemra and sought their replies by the next hearing scheduled for January 15.

The Panama Papers are an unprecedented leak of over 11 million files from the database of the world’s fourth-biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca, reportedly showing how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.

On July 28, a five-member Supreme Court bench had ordered the National Accountability Bureau to file three corruption cases against Sharif.

Praising the four Supreme Court judges who mounted a virtual revolt against the country’s chief justice, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said attempts were being made to make the judiciary “deaf and dumb”.

He said the government should not meddle in the matter.

“The decision of those judges should be lauded. There is a high possibility that there will be an inquiry called against them now. However, this inquiry should be unbiased,” Thackeray told reporters here.

Questioning the timing of President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to the city tomorrow, Thackeray sought to know what pressing engagements he had here when the apex court was facing a crisis.

“What is so important happening here that the president is coming to Mumbai?” he asked.

“Attempts are being made to make the judiciary deaf and dumb. The question that has arisen now is if people are fulfilling their responsibilities towards the nation? Only winning elections is not administration,” Thackeray said.

The Sena chief, whose party is an ally of the ruling BJP, was asked if the judiciary seemed under pressure under the current dispensation.

He said the judges’ decision to hold a press conference in New Delhi came as a shock and added that people would now wonder if they should trust the judiciary or not.

“The government should not interfere in this. Let the judiciary do its work,” he said.

The four senior-most SC judges–Justices J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, M B Lokur and Kurian Joseph–had yesterday said that the situation in the top court was “not in order” and many “less than desirable” things have taken place.

Unless this institution is preserved, “democracy will not survive in this country,” they had said.

Justice Chelameswar, the second senior judge after CJI Dipak Misra, had said, “Sometimes administration of the Supreme Court is not in order and many things which are less than desirable have happened in the last few months.”

He said the four judges had written a letter to the CJI some time back, raising important issues facing the apex court judiciary.

In a reference to the ED raids at multiple premises linked to Congress leader P Chidambaram’s son Karti Chidambaram, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday claimed that this was an act to “divert the attention” of the people, following the Supreme Court judges’ press meet on Friday.

“The BJP men are best in diverting the attention of the people. The judges had raised a serious matter yesterday and today they (government) raided someone’s residence,” he said.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today conducted searches at 10 premises linked to Karti Chidambaram in connection with its money laundering probe in the Aircel-Maxis case.

In an unprecedented move, four senior Supreme Court judges, at a press meet in Delhi, had mounted a virtual revolt against the chief justice of India yesterday, raising questions on “selective” case allocation and certain judicial orders, sending shockwaves across the judiciary and polity.

Yadav alleged that the BJP had resorted to the same tactic during last month’s Gujarat Assembly polls by raking up the “neech” politics issue.

During the Gujarat polls, Mani Shankar Aiyar, since suspended by the Congress, had called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “neech aadmi” (lowly person) who did dirty politics, which was made a big issue by the BJP.

Questioning the ruling party about the fate of the “swadeshi andolan”

it had launched, Yadav said, “The BJP should clear its stand on the swadeshi andolan after allowing 100 per cent FDI (in the retail sector) and the GST rollout.

“The move (of allowing 100 per cent FDI in retail) and GST (Goods and Services Tax) will ruin the Indian industries and the BJP should come clean as regards what has it thought about it.”

On the BJP painting the government offices and other buildings in Uttar Pradesh saffron, the former chief minister said, “They have insulted the colour by painting toilets saffron.”

Accusing the BJP of practising “caste-based politics”, he said, “Everyone should remain alert of this party as it can rake up any issue any time for political gains.

“These forces are dividing the society and country on the basis of caste and religion and the youth should give them a befitting reply. Their false propaganda should be thwarted at all levels.”

On the Yogi Adityanath-led state government holding a “Gorakhpur Mahotsava”, the SP leader said he had no problem with it as the previous government, led by him, had also held a similar event at Saifai.

“But the Gorakhpur Mahotsava could not match up to the class of the Saifai event. I will request the chief minister to increase the budget. If he cannot even increase the budget for his native place, you can imagine what kind of a weak chief minister he is,” Yadav said.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli, along with head coach Ravi Shastri, came under heavy criticism for dropping Ajinkya Rahane in the opening Test match of the three-match series.

Now, after their loss in the first Test by 72 runs, cricket lovers were expecting some changes in the team, and the changes happened. Three changes happened in India’s playing eleven from the first Test. KL Rahul replaced Shikhar Dhawan as opener, Parthiv Patel was included in place of Wriddhiman Saha and Ishant Sharma replaced the star Indian pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. However, the last change didn’t go well with the people if one goes by the reactions on Twitter.

 The changes Virat Kohli made in the Indian team was more or less expected but benching Kumar who had rattled South Africa’s batting line up in the first inning 4/87 in Newlands was a bit surprising.

Indian cricket fans are not happy with Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s exclusion and took it to micro-blogging site Twitter to express their anger.

Here are some tweets that took a dig at the decision to drop Bhuvneshwar:

Always pleased if Ishant does well, but completely bemused Bhuvi dropped. If conditions are so crucial, presumably Kohli will drop himself for the England tour.

— Pavilion Opinions (@pavilionopinion) January 13, 2018

If Kohli was SA’s skipper, he would’ve dropped Philander for this Test. #Bhuvi #SAvIND

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 13, 2018

Unconfirmed reports that Bhuvi failed to lift 470 kg in gym last night. Captain Fitness & team management couldn’t take the risk in case of a rhino attack on the field. Sensible.

— Aayush (@slicesofIife) January 13, 2018

Virat replaced Dhawan with KL Rahul : Wow now India will score 30-40 runs more this time.

Virat replaced Bhuvi with Ishant : Shit now India will need to score 100-200 runs more this time. #INDvsSA

— Justice Smoking Skills (@SmokingSkills_) January 13, 2018

@ BCCI Just release bhuvi and rahane they’ll better play domestic than sitting on the bench without a proper reason

— Tamanna🎐 (@justacrazyass) January 13, 2018

Bhuvi not in the team?!!!😳 My office is open for explanations.

— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) January 13, 2018

Bhuvi bowled well, batted well, had to be dropped.
They bring in Ngidi we drop Bhuvi.
No Rahane in Centurion also.
Masterclass in team selection.
RT if u are unhappy with team selection.#SAvIND

— Sayan Gope (@FunnyGopu) January 13, 2018

Ishant Sharma in for Bhuvi.
Rohit Sharma again gets the chance over Rahane.

I think Anushka Sharma selecting the playing XI on this tour.#INDvSA

— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) January 13, 2018

Why is Smith called brain-fade when kohli proves he is a brainfaden with his selections. We were in the game due to bhuvi. Ask duplessis will he drop philander. He is slow too.. #SAvIND

— DEV (@Cover_driver) January 13, 2018

South Africa leads the three-match Test series 1-0.

India (Playing XI): Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Parthiv Patel(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma

South Africa (Playing XI): Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungisani Ngidi, Morne Morkel

The Delhi Traffic Police is in the process of inducting ‘Road Disaster Management’ vehicles equipped with tools to rescue trapped passengers from vehicles following accidents.

According to a senior traffic police officer, two such vehicles are planned for induction by the police.

This vehicle will be fitted with multiple tools and gadgets for crucial use in disaster situations, he said.

“The vehicle will have cutting tools that can pierce through heavy metal to rescue trapped passengers in vehicles following road accidents, cut and remove uprooted trees from roads and will be equipped to deal with exigency on the road,” the official said.

He said that the vehicle is currently being designed and will be inducted this year.