India's 1st ever ODI series win in SA

India defeated South Africa by 73 runs in the 5th ODI at the St. George's Park in Port Elizabeth on Tuesday, to take an unassailable 4-1 lead in the 6-match series. India finally claimed his 1st ever ODI series win in South Africa. Rohit Sharma (115/126) runs inning helped India to set a challenging target of 275-run for the Proteas. Whereas Indian bowlers led by Kuldeep Yadav (4/57) and Hardik Pandya (2/30) bowled South Africa out for 201 in 42.2 overs. This is India's 9th consecutive bilateral ODI series win since January 2016.readmore@ICC

Yuvi: "I want to be known as someone who never gave up"

“I don’t want to leave the game with any regret, thinking I should have played for some more years. I want to go when I feel it is the right time to go, when I feel I have done my best and I could not have done any more than this. I am still playing because I am enjoying playing cricket, not just because I have to play for India or I have to play the IPL,” Yuvraj told SportStar Live.
“The journey has been nice. I have been a fighter, taking on tough situations. I like being a pillar of strength to people, for those suffering from cancer or going through other issues in life. I want to be known as someone who never gave up. Whether I play for India or not, I will give my 100 percent on the field,” he added.readmore@TOI

"Who decides what the audience should see and like?" : Bhansali

Sanjay Leela Bhansali said in an interview, "As a child, I never got to celebrate my birthday. My sister and I were not even allowed to attend birthday parties. Having said that, I see no reason to celebrate, birthday or no birthday. The fate of 'Padmaavat' was never in our hands, or in the hands of those who wanted to stop it. I have just one question for those who don’t like my film, many of them without seeing it: Who decides what the audience should see and like?" He further added, “My work, my cinema is the only impetus. I have to wake up every morning with hope in my heart. The past year has been traumatic for me. I am yet to process all the levels of attack I went through. I only want to feel thankful that our film has been seen by the public and liked… except by those who invariably think my cinema is about excesses. To them I can only say sorry, I will try harder next time to please you.” readmore@PinkVilla

Ganja Yoga: a new name in yoga list

A US' San Francisco, California based yoga instructor named Dee Dussault is offering ganja yoga classes, where people can smoke ganja(also called weed or recreational marijuana) before and while practicing yoga."There are anti-inflammatory benefits to cannabis and specifically CBD products can have amazing pain-relieving benefits and anti-anxiety, anti-depression benefits," she said. She introduced ganja yoga first in 2009 but, recreational marijuana was not legal back then. Her classes are gaining huge popularity after legalizing recreational marijuana in 8 US states including California, and capital Washington DC.Watch@YouTube

BJP Union Minister Giriraj Singh named in land grab case

An FIR against Giriraj Singh (BJP MP from Nawada and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) and 32 others has been lodged on 2nd Feb by the order of a Special SC&ST court as a Dalit resident, Ram Narain Prasad, from Asopur village Bihar, alleged that the accused grabbed his 2 acres and 6 decimal of land. “Following the court order, an FIR has been filed under the relevant sections of the IPC and the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against all the 33 accused… an investigation is on,”, the SHO of Danapur police station in Patna district Sandeep Kumar Singh said.readmore@The Hindu

Katrina's pics captured from sets 'Thugs of Hindostan'

On-set images of 34-year-old actress Katrina Kaif from the dance sequence of her upcoming film 'Thugs of Hindostan'  are breaking the internet. She looks stunning in golden outfit while shooting a song of her film. The film starring Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, and Fatima Sana Shaikh is scheduled to release on 7 November 2018.readmore@NDTV

All families of a village in Arunachal Pradesh become 'Crorepati'

All 31 families of Bomja village in Tawang district in Arunachal Pradesh have got more than crore as Defence Ministry has given ₹40 crore to acquire 200.056 acres of land. One family received ₹6.7 crore and another received ₹2.4 crore while other 29 families received ₹1.09 crore each. The Army purchased this land for housing Key Location Plan Units of Tawang Garrison.readmore@Money Control

India is unstoppable in SA

India defeated South Africa by 124 runs in the 3rd ODI in Cape Town on Wed, as they took an impassable 3-0 lead in the 6-match series. Kohli’s brilliant performance and unbeaten160 runs helped India reach 303/6. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav (4/23) and Yuzvendra Chahal (4/46) once again showed excellence and bowled out South Africa for 179.  India's 3-0 lead made sure they are going to lose the series now. Previously, India recorded an ODI series defeat was in Australia, in Jan 2016.readmore@ICC

YouTube Video: Drunk H'yana cop got beaten by sandal

Drunken Haryana police head constable named Yogesh Kumar got beaten for eve-teasing by a woman in Hisar; a video shows. "The cop doesn't harass any woman and attributed public outrage to ‘mob mentality. He was rash driving and may have spoken rudely. Otherwise, there is no complaint of him eve-teasing women. Further investigation will reveal more," the spokesperson.watch@YouTube

Import duty on sugar raised to 100% and BCD on chana to 40%

The government has doubled import duty on sugar from 50% to 100% and raised Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on chana from 30% to 40% to protect domestic farmers. The aim is to curb cheaper imports and ensure lucrative prices to domestic farmers. India’s sugar production has been increased from 20.3 million tonnes(MT) in 2016-17, as per industry data to 26.1 MT in the current 2017-18 marketing year (October-September) that is approximately 4% more. In case of chana, a record production of overall pulses to nearly 23MT in 2017-18 has been seen.readmore@CBEC

Income Tax, Who pays more?

Tax exemption of up to ₹50,000 interest earned from bank deposits and Post Office schemes saves almost ₹15450 tax of senior citizen. ₹40,000 standard deduction has been announced for salaried individuals. But medical reimbursement of ₹15,000 per annum and the transport allowance of ₹19,200 per annum are withdrawn by the Gov. Also health and education cess are increased from 3% to 4%. Income having ₹60 lakh per annum will pay ₹13,354 more, ₹1.2 crore will pay ₹33,868 more, above ₹10 lakh with 30 percent tax rate will shell out ₹2,625 more,  ₹5 to ₹10 lakh with 20 percent tax rate will lose ₹1125,  and ₹2.5 lakh to ₹5 lakh will have to pay only ₹25 more in their income tax.readmore@Economic Times