Excellent bowling buy Jasprit Bumrah in the Super Over saw Mumbai Indians edge out a brave Gujarat Lions in a thrilling Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter here on Saturday evening.

Chasing a moderate target of 153 runs, Mumbai were off to a good start before some excellent bowling by young pacer Basil Thampi and excellent fielding by Gujarat saw then lose six wickets in the last four overs to leave the scores tied.
Kieron Pollard gave Mumbai a promising start in the Super Over, hitting James Faulkner for a boundary to long-off and a six over long-on off consecutive balls.
But he hit the very next ball into the hands of the fielder at the long-on boundary.
Jos Buttler also fell when he skied an attempted big hit and Mumbai were restricted to 11 runs.
It seemed that the hosts will pull off the win as Bumrah had a poor start to the Super Over.
Bumrah conceded a no-ball in the first ball but prevented Brendon McCullum from making use of the free hit with a good delivery even as the Kiwi star mistimed his shot.
The next ball was wide but Bumrah made a comeback with another good delivery that was dot ball. The next ball was full and slightly outside the off-stump. McCumllum was unable to connect but ran a bye even as the ball travelled to the wicket-keeper.

Bumrah then produced another couple of excellent deliveries to leave Gujarat needing seven runs off the last ball.
The last ball only produced a single as the host fell six runs short of the target.
Earlier, Mumbai were handed a superb start by in-form opener Parthiv Patel.
Patel plundered 70 runs off 44 balls, hitting nine boundaries and a six along the way.
An extra bit of bounce from James Faulkner saw him being caught behind but Mumbai were comfortably placed at 123/4 after 16 overs.
Needing only 31 runs off the last four overs, the visitors were seemingly cruising home to a comfortable win.
But Thampi helped Gujarat stage a late comeback by taking three wickets in his last two overs.
Kieron Pollard looked promising during his brief stay in the middle, but poor timing while attempting to smash a Thampi delivery into the stands did him in as he could only manage to pick out McCullum at the long-on boundary.
Krunal Pandya got a reprieve in the next over when Gujarat skipper Suresh Raina dropped him at midwicket. Krunal celebrated by smashing the last ball of the over for a boundary.
But the visitors could not make use of the chance as Hardik Pandya fell off the first ball of the next over.
Looking to hit Thampi over the onside, Hardik miscued his shot as Ishan Kishan claimed a relatively easy catch at deep midwicket.
Mumbai suffered another jolt off the fifth ball of the over when Thampi trapped Harbhajan Singh leg before.
The over had another setback in store for the visitors as Mitchell McClenaghan was run out thanks Irfan Pathan who did well to stop a boundary before coming up with an excellent throw that directly hit the stumps.
That seemed shift the momentum decisively in favour of the hosts with Mumbai needing 11 runs off the last over.
But Krunal turned things around by hitting Pathan for a six off the first ball of the 20th over.
But Gujarat were not ready to gie up just yet. Ravindra Jadeja was the man of the moment for the hosts effecting two run outs in the space four balls with his accurate throws.
He pulled the hosts back into the game with a direct hit that sent Bumrah back to the pavilion.
The excitement lasted till the last ball.
Needing one run off one ball, Lasith Malinga attempted to flick an inswinging Ayorker Abut missed. The ball hit the pads and travelled to Jadeja at point even as the bowler appealed for an lbw.
Jadeja pulled off another direct hit to run out Krunal who was caught short of the crease despite a desperate dive.
That pushed the issue into the Super Over.
Thanpi was the most successful among the Gujarat bowlers with figures of 3/29 in his four overs.
Fellow pacer Faulkner returned 2/34.
Earlier, Gujarat Lions recovered from a top-order batting collapse to post 153/9 in their 20 overs.
At the top of the batting order, Gujarat only had young opener Ishan Kishan (48 off 35 deliveries) to thank while others perished without troubling the scorers. But Ravindra Jadeja (28), Andrew Tye (25) and James Faulkner (21) provided some late resistance to lift the hosts to 153/9.
Sri Lankan pace spearhead Lasith Malinga led the charge for Mumbai as he clean bowled Brendon McCullum (6) and Aaron Finch (0) in his opening spell. Fellow pacer Jasprit Bumrah too responded as he got rid of Suresh Raina (1) when the left-hander chipped one to Kieran Pollard at mid-off.
When left-arm spinner Krunal Pandya had Dinesh Karthik (2) stumped by Parthiv Patel, Gujarat were struggling at 56/4 in 8.1 overs.
All this while, Ishan was impressing one and all with his dynamic stroke-making. He braved against a veteran like Malinga, hammering the Lankan for two fours and a six over midwicket in the second over.
The following over bowled by Mitchell McClanaghan saw Ishan repeat the treatment given to Malinga. Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh too was milked for two fours in the fourth over as the 19-year-old sparkled. Out of the 46 runs Gujarat scored after fours overs, Ishan contributed 36.
However, the haul of wickets and the disciplined bowling from Mumbai pressurised him and he succumbed, being holed out by Kieran Pollard at long-off in the first ball of the 12th over, with Gujarat at 83/5. His 48 included six fours and two sixes.
Two overs later, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (28 off 21) too perished, giving a return catch to bowler Krunal. The spinner than removed Irfan Pathan (2), who was playing his match of the edition.
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Separatists using Kashmiri people as scapegoats, no talks with them: Ram Madhav
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav on Saturday said the separatists in the Kashmir Valley are using people as "scapegoats" and reiterated the government's stand of having no talks with them

In a post on his official Facebook page, Madhav, who played a key role in forming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and People's Democratic Party (PDP) coalition goverment, mentioned that the Union Government has "categorically" told the Supreme Court that there is no plan to hold any talks with "the separatists and those who are not loyal to India".

"Supreme Court too took a strong stand against the petitioners' demand that pellet guns be withdrawn exhorting them to first stop stone pelting and street violence before asking security forces to withdraw pellet guns. Stand of the SC judges including CJI is commendable and I am sure patriotic people in the country including those in the Valley welcome this position of the Court," he said in his post.

"However it must be kept in mind that forces have very few pellet guns and use them in rare situations only. Even where used, they are deemed less lethal than normal guns and bullets," he said.

He said forces are trained to maintain maximum restraint and use other methods to control violence.

"Government's stand is and should be clear. Tackle militants and their sponsors with utmost toughness. Handle misguided youths coming onto the streets with stones in hand with deftness so that violence is firmly put down but care is taken to prevent loss of life," Madhav said.

"The separatists have only one motto: One dead body a day, so that they can play sentimental politics over the dead bodies.

"They use people of the Valley as scapegoats in their reprehensible politics of violence and separatism. The security forces and the government on the other hand try their best to ensure that the ill-intentions of the separatists don't succeed. It is a difficult job being executed with commendable sincerity by the government and security forces," he said.
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Military staff at Rashtrapati Bhavan serve with professionalism: President
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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday commended the military staff deployed at Rastrapati Bhavan for carrying out their duties with professionalism and swiftness.
Addressing a reunion of Aides-de-camp (ADCs) to the President here at Rashtrapati Bhavan, he said: "Numerous functions take place at Rashtrapati Bhavan and the military staff carries out their duties with professionalism, swiftness and with a smile on their faces."
The military staff attached to the President provides professional advice, guidance and support to him.
"Aides-de-Camp to the President of India is a cherished legacy of Rashtrapati Bhavan, the then Viceroy House," he said, adding that he was glad to see the military staff associated with former Presidents who were there not only from within the country but across the world.