| Bayliss calls on Stokes to make public apology
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 England coach Trevor Bayliss has urged troubled all-rounder Ben Stokes to make a public apology after his acquittal for affray following his involvement in a brawl in Bristol last September. Stokes was cleared of any affray charges on Tuesday following a trial in Bristol Crown Court, putting an end to a court case that went on for nearly 11 months. Following his acquittal, Stokes, who had missed England's innings and 159-run win in the second Test against India at Lord's, was included to the 13-member team for the third Test starting on Saturday. Bayliss revealed today that Stokes had apologised to his team-mates in New Zealand earlier this year and said a public apology might be round the corner. "When he came out to New Zealand after the Ashes tour that he missed, he addressed the players in the changing room when he first arrived. So from our point of view, his contrition was evident for the boys in the team," Bayliss told reporters. "I think it was important to actually apologise .
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| PM to visit flood-hit Kerala
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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi would visit Kerala and undertake an aerial survey of the flood ravaged areas on Saturday, Union Minister K J Alphons today said. Modi was expected to reach Kochi tomorrow after attending the funeral of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he told reporters here. The funeral of Vajpayee, who passed away today, has been scheduled for 4 pm tomorrow in Delhi. After an overnight stay at Kochi, the Prime Minister will undertake an aerial survey of the flood affected areas on Saturday, Alphons said. Modi has already been in touch with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and had assured all assistance. The prime minister has taken a "positive stand" towards the state on relief measures, Vijayan had said yesterday after he spoke to him for the second time in the past few days. Kerala has been ravaged by unprecedented floods following torrential rains that also triggered landslides, claiming 97 lives since August 8 besides disrupting air, rail and ...
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| B'desh PM expresses 'deep shock' at demise of Vajpayee
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 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed "deep shock" at the demise of India's former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said he was "our great friend and highly respected" in Bangladesh. President Abdul Hamid said Vajpayee's demise has created an irreparable vacuum in the politics of the subcontinent. A Bharat Ratna Awardee, Vajpayee died this evening in New Delhi at the age of 93 after prolonged illness. In a condolence message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hasina said, "it is a day of great sadness for the people of Bangladesh". "We are deeply shocked at the sad demise of the former Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of the most famous sons of India," Prime Minister Hasina said. He will be remembered for contributing towards good governance and for highlighting issues affecting the common people of India as well as for regional peace and prosperity, she said. Hasina said Vajpayee's tireless work for the welfare of the Indian people will inspire ...
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| Vajpayee enjoyed good rapport with leaders across political spectrum
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 An astute politician known for his great oratory skills, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee won the hearts of many across the political spectrum with his wit and sobriety and was by far one of the most respected leaders in the country's history. Vajpayee enjoyed a good rapport with leaders of different political leanings including Chandrashekhar, Sonia Gandhi, Narasimha Rao, Pranab Mukherjee, Sharad Pawar, and Left stalwarts like Harkishen Singh Surjit, A B Bardhan and former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee. Though his government collapsed first after 13 days and then again after 13 months, his pragmatic approach attracted many allies towards the BJP which was earlier considered as "untouchable" especially after the Babri Masjid demotion. During a debate on trust vote in Parliament, opposition leaders had said that Vajpayee was a good leader but in the wrong party. He responded by saying, "Vajpayee to achha hai, par party theek nahi hai. Toh achche Vajpayee ka kya karne ..
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| Gujarat Cong leader withdraws fast after Vajpayee's death
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 Gujarat Congress leader Paresh Dhanani withdrew his three-day fast, launched today to demand a judicial probe into the alleged groundnut scam, following the death of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He began his fast in the morning outside the Sabarmati Ashram here. Announcing the withdrawal of the fast, Dhanani told the media the protest will resume after the completion of seven-day mourning announced by the Centre following Vajpayee's demise in the AIIMS hospital at New Delhi this evening. The Leader of Opposition in the state assembly expressed grief over the death of the BJP stalwart. "We are deeply saddened by the demise of Vajpayeeji. In this moment of grief, the Congress party has decided to call off the three-day fast against the groundnut scam. We will seek answers from the ruling BJP on this issue afterwards," Dhanani said. "The party leadership has decided to resume the protest (fast) after the completion of the mourning period," he added. Dhanani .
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| Parrikar returning to Goa from USA next week: CMO
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 Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar will return to his home state from the USA on August 22, an official said today. Parrikar, 62, had left for the US on August 10 for a follow-up check-up of his pancreatic ailment. "The Chief Minister will reach Goa from the USA on August 22," a senior official from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) told PTI today. Before leaving for the USA, Parrikar had attended the monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly and also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. The former Defence Minister had availed medical treatment in the US for three months from March to June this year. He had returned to Goa in the last week of June. Unlike last time, Parriakar did not set up a Cabinet Advisory Committee (CAC) to look after the local administration before flying out on August 10. Meanwhile, another BJP MLA and Urban Development Minister Francis D'Souza would be flying to the USA on August 20, according to sources in the CMO. D'Souza has ...
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| Cauvery in spate;inundates low-lying areas, swamps crops in TN
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 Several low-lying areas were inundated along the banks of Cauvery river and its tributary Bhavani in various parts of Tamil Nadu today in view of discharge of 1.60 lakh cusecs of water from the Mettur dam following heavy inflows from Karnataka. Chief Minister K Palaniswami chaired a high-level meeting here to review the situation as a flood alert was sounded in 11 districts. Water from Cauvery and Bhavani rivers entered some villages in Dharmapuri, Salem and Erode districts and people had been shifted to safer places, reports received here said. Meanwhile, rains lashed parts of the state and two people died in rain related incidents in Valparai in Coimbatore district, officials said. The water level in the Mettur dam today stood at 120.29 feet as against its maximum of 120 feet and the storage 93.9 tmc against the capacity of 93.4 tmc, prompting authorities to discharge marginally higher than the inflow. At 8 pm, the inflow into the reservoir was 1,65,000 cusecs and the .
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| Vajpayee used to listen to every party when he was PM: Mamata
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 Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee would always listen to his alliance partners as that was his style of working, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee recalled today after paying tribute to the BJP stalwart. Banerjee, who flew to Delhi from Kolkata this evening, spent an hour at Vajpayee's residence to pay her last respects to the leader, under whom she had served as a Union minister. "We have worked together. We supported his government from outside. He worked with all. It was his style of working. He always listened to us. Nitishji, Jayalalithaaji, Navinji -- we were all together. There was no difference among us," she said. Banerjee said she could not control her emotions when she visited the "great leader" in 2011 after she became the chief minister of West Bengal. "He wanted to say something to me, but could not. I kept in touch with his daughter," she told reporters outside Vajpayee's residence. The residents of Harish Chatterjee Street in south Kolkata still ...
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