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  )(+!(,- coastal belt of the State. Several Fani, AIIMS Delhi is cancelling trees were uprooted and the exam centre in yclone Fani (also known as thatched structures destroyed Bhubaneswar. Another exam CPhani, meaning “hood of at some places, including will be conducted for students the snake” in Bengali) rolled Bhubaneswar. All flights from affected by this cancellation as through Odisha’s Puri on Bhubaneswar have been can- soon as normalcy returns (sic),” Friday, bringing rain and celled since Thursday mid- Union Health Secretary Preeti windstorm that gusted up to night, and Kolkata airport is Sudan tweeted. 175 kmph, leaving at least 8 shut from 3 pm on Friday till KJ Ramesh, Director people dead, and blowing 8 am on Saturday. 140 trains, General of the away thatched houses, uproot- including 83 passenger trains, Meteorological Department ing trees, electricity polls, cut- have been cancelled so far. (IMD), predicted light to mod- ting off power supply, and In Bhubaneswar, people erate rain in northeastern States swamping towns and villages took shelter under shades as the — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam in the State. heavy rain lashed the city. They & Meghalaya and Nagaland, The strongest cyclone in said their “homes were shak- Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura India in 20 years made landfall ing”. After crossing Odisha, due to cyclone while heavy to around 8 am in Puri, with roar- cyclone Fani is likely to move very heavy rain predicted over ing winds flattening huts, towards West Bengal before Arunachal Pradesh and Assam enveloping the pilgrim town in tapering off. Cyclone Fani also on May 4 and 5. sheets of rain, and submerging triggered heavy rain in parts of “After making landfall this homes in residential areas. north coastal Andhra Pradesh, morning, cyclone Fani has The extremely severe where gusty winds with speed started weakening and it’s like- cyclone Fani, a name given by reaching up to 140 kmph ly to enter Bangladesh by Bangladesh, weakened from uprooted trees and electricity Saturday evening,” he said. an “extremely severe” to “very poles, officials said. No cyclone ever had such severe”, and is predicted to The Odisha Government a long duration in April. The further weaken to a “severe has evacuated over 11 lakh Home Ministry said an eye of cyclone” before moving to West people, including at least 600 cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ “com- Bengal. pregnant women, to camps on pletely moved into land” by 10 In several videos doing higher grounds. am on Friday weakening its rounds on social media showed “I assure the affected peo- fury, but heavy rainfall is still the impact of the powerful gale ple that the nation and the cen- predicted in Odisha, Andhra and heavy rain. In videos post- tre are with them,” Prime Pradesh, West Bengal ed by Sitangshu Kar, the Minister Narendra Modi said at and parts of the northeastern Director General of the Press a rally in . He said States. Information Bureau, the roof of over 1,000 crore had been The system is likely to an undergraduate hostel in the released in advance for the weaken gradually and emerge Bhubaneswar AIIMS was seen states affected by Fani. into Gangetic West Bengal as a being blown off. Later the The Union Health “severe cyclonic storm” by the wind speed of Fani came down Ministry has announced can- early morning of May 4. to around 140-165 kmph. cellation of Bhubaneswar as a Thereafter, it is expected to According to officials, large centre for the AIIMS PG 2019 move further north-north- areas in Puri and other places examination due to Fani. eastwards and emerge into were submerged with water as “AIIMS PG exam is sched- Bangladesh by May 4 evening heavy rain battered the entire uled on May 5. Due to cyclone as a cyclonic storm.                        !              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Out of these,     Tfrom Lucknow on Friday stituencies of Punjab for May           sitive, 509 as hyper sensitive, the four prominent political     took strong exception to party joint team of security 19 elections.      and 12,002 polling booths will outfits have fielded just seven   !    leader Shatrughan Sinha can- Aforces early on Friday The Election Commission be covered under web casting women candidates. !      vassing for his wife, who is the morning dealt a body blow to on late Thursday night has also !    "!# on polling day and counting of Congress has trusted its    #$    Samajwadi Party candidate in top Hizbul Muhajideen (HM) cleared the decks for the can- votes would begin on May 23 tried and tested female candi- %     the constituency. commanders active in Kashmir didature of ’s   $     &  Thursday from 8 am. date, , who has  #    Shatrughan was present Valley by neutralising Lateef (AAP) candidate from Sri    $   On stake are the SAD pres- wrested Patiala for the four #      during the filing of nomination Ahmad Dar, alias Tiger of Anandpur Sahib Narinder ident Sukhbir Badal, who is con- times at earlier occasions. SAD     papers by his wife, Poonam Dogripora Pulwama, the lone Singh Shergill, after the inter-       testing from Ferozepur, his and AAP has fielded two     Sinha. He attended an election surviving member of Burhan vention of the Punjab and Union Minister wife Harsimrat female candidates each —      meeting on Thursday with Wani group, along with two Haryana High Court. are in fray from Amritsar Dr Raju said that after Badal from Bathinda, Punjab SAD’s Bibi Jagir Kaur from Samajwadi Party president other local terrorists in a fierce For the next fortnight, the including BJP’s Hardeep Puri, withdrawal, total of 15 candi- Congress president Sunil Jakhar Khadoor Sahib, and Harsimrat   "  Akhilesh Yadav. firefight in South Kashmir’s political stalwarts from the Congress’ sitting MP Gurjit dates are left in fray for from Gurdaspur against the Badal from Bathinda; and     “From the behaviour of Shopian district. State and also the national Singh Aujla, AAP’s Kuldeep Gurdaspur, 30 for Amritsar, 19 actor-turned-politician Sunny AAP’s Neena Mittal from   !     Shatrughan Sinha, it appears Timing of the clinical oper- leaders of all parties would land Singh Dhaliwal; while the min- for Khadoor Sahib, 19 for Deol who is contesting as SAD- Patiala and Prof Baljinder Kaur  &     that although he has joined the ation is set to boost the morale in Punjab to give an impetus to imum eight candidates would Jalandhar (SC), eight for BJP candidate, former Union from Bathinda.  #      Congress, but has not yet of the security forces deployed the poll campaigning. fight it out in Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur (SC), 26 for Minister Preneet Kaur from Giving tough battle to the     resigned from the RSS,” in the area to ensure peaceful May 2, Thursday, was the including two babus — BJP’s Anandpur Sahib, 22 for Patiala, Union Minister Hardeep former SGOC president Bibi   ##     Acharya Pramod, the Congress’ polling in the final phase in last date for withdrawal of Som Parkash and PDA’s Khushi Ludhiana, 20 for Fatehgarh Puri from Amritsar, AAP Jagir Kaur from the panthic Lucknow candidate, tweeted. Shopian and Pulwama districts nominations, and 12 candi- Ram, and two medicos — Sahib, 20 candidates for Punjab president Bhagwant seat of Khadoor Sahib is the        Shatrughan Sinha quit the on May 6. dates withdrew their nomina- Congress’ Dr Raj Kumar, and Faridkot (SC), 22 for Mann from Sangrur, Punjab first-timer human rights       BJP recently and is the After the killing of HM’s tion papers. AAP’s Dr Ravjot Singh. Ferozepur, 27 for Bathinda, 25 Ekta Party president Sukhpal activist Bibi Paramjit Kaur   ! '(   Congress candidate from the poster boy Burhan Wani in July The State Chief Electoral This time, the for Sangrur, and 25 for Patiala. Khaira from Bathinda, Patiala Khalra, a Punjab Ekta Party   $  Patna Sahib constituency in 2016, several other top com- Officer Dr S Karuna Raju said election in Punjab would be a “Now 278 candidates are MP Dr Dharamvir Gandhi from candidate contesting as PDA’s )  $    Bihar. Poonam is the SP-BSP- manders were neutralised by that total 385 candidates had multi-cornered contest as left in fray. Out of total Patiala, among others. joint candidate.       RLD alliance candidate from the security forces. filed their nominations papers besides the traditional political 2,07,81,211 voters in Punjab, PDA would also be repre-  #      Lucknow, who is contesting Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed for 13 parliamentary con- players, AAP and Punjab 1,09,50735 are male and       sented by another female can- *   + ( against Union Home Minister in Shopian, was lone surviving stituencies of the state, and dur- Democratic Alliance (PDA), 98,29,916 are female voters almost all political parties didate, CPI’s Daswinder Kaur,   #   Rajnath Singh and Pramod. member of the group who was ing scrutiny, 297 nominations comprising six political outfits and 560 voters of third gender,” battling for the equality for in Amritsar. Besides, eight  $  Polling will be held in still active in the area. were found valid. and splinter groups, would add he said, adding that the voting womenfolk, the final list of con- female candidates are in fray as   Lucknow on Monday. Detailed report on P7 Maximum 30 candidates a new dimension. would be held on May 19 testing candidates for May 19 independents.   ! "    Q  R  % &

 over three lakh votes. But in the 0 .121.1,34&-1' .1 November 2018 Assembly elec- tions for the eight Assembly he Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seats in this Lok Sabha con- Tseat is all set to witness a stituency, four were bagged by very interesting contest the Congress, three by the BJP between two Olympians — and one by an Independent. sitting BJP MP Union Minister Punia has been working on Given the caste equation of Suraj Jatav. The Congress is Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore a successful caste equation by Bharatpur Lok Sabha seat, working hard to end the enmi- and Congress’ Krishna Poonia. banking on the support of Jats, Congress candidate Abhijit ty between Jatavs and the Jats An equally keen contest is on and a combination of Ahirs Kumar Jatav, a retired bureau- arisen in the 1992 Kumher the cards in the neighbouring (Yadavs), Dalit and Muslim. crat, seems to have an edge over massacre when Jats set ablaze Bharatpur, a stronghold of Jats, Faced with such challenging BJP’s . In the more than 100 houses of Jatavs. between two Dalits — a retired scenario, Rathore is relying on recent Assembly elections, the Erstwhile ruler of Bharatpur bureaucrat and a daughter-in- the charisma of Prime Minister Congress and its alliance part- and a Minister in the Ashok law of three times BJP MP Narendra Modi. ner RLD won six of the eight Gehlot Government, Gangaram Koli. Both the seats “While Modi magic can Assembly seats in Bharatpur Vishvendra Singh, has been will go to polls on Monday. work on youths and middle the Parliamentary constituen- deputed by the party to win While Rathore is a Rajput class, a large section of voters cy. While the BSP bagged the over Jats for the purpose. and an Olympic gold medalist, here are upset with Rathore, remaining two seats, the BJP Once represented by tall Poonia is a Jat from Haryana claiming that he confined him- failed to even open its account. leaders of the Congress such as and married in Rajasthan. She self to inaugurating projects Ranjeeta will also have to face Natwar Singh, Rajesh Pilot, is also a sitting MLA and inter- and remaining inaccessible. the backlash from the sup- Raj Bahadur and Vishvendra national gold medal-winner But Poonia worked at grass- porters of sitting party MP Singh, the Jat Kingdom was in discus throw and three times roots with her husband (athlete Bahadur Singh Koli, who was declared a reserved con- Olympic participant. Virender Poonia) and thus has denied the ticket. stituency for SC in 2008 delim- In 2014 Jaipur Rural Lok a chance this time,” said Though the Congress has itation. The Congress won in Sabha polls, Rathore defeated Sukhbir Chauhan of village an upper hand in Bharatpur, it 2009, but lost to the BJP in 2014 Congress veteran CP Joshi by Jomwar Ramgarh. has to guard against BSP’s in the heat of Modi wave.   !"#$ ,-

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  -)!51- district. by INLD's Charanjit Singh while Yamunanagar forms part Apart from PM Modi and The Congress chief will Haryana. Sabha MP, sitting MLA and a Former Chief Minister Rori, who is seeking re-election. of the Ambala Lok Sabha seat, Amit Shah, BJP’s star cam- address an election rally in Hooda said that the third generation politician from ith polling for Lok Sabha Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s son From Kurukshetra parlia- from where senior Congress paigners including Home Gurugram on May 4 in support Congress is confident of win- former Chief Minister Bhajan Welections just 10 days Deepender Singh Hooda is mentary seat, Congress has leader and former MP Kumari Minister Rajnath Singh, Road of party’s candidate Capt Ajay ning all 10 seats in Haryana. Lal’s family. away in Haryana, top leaders seeking re-election for the fielded former Minister Nirmal Selja is pitted against BJP’s out- and Highways Minister Nitin Yadav, who is facing a tough The former Chief Minister, In 2014, the Congress could across the political spectrum fourth term from Rohtak and Singh against BJP's Nayab Saini, going MP Rattan Lal Kataria. Gadkari, Finance Minister electoral battle against BJP’s who is contesting from Sonipat retain only one seat i.e. Rohtak, including Prime Minister the Prime Minister has chosen who is a Minister in the On May 10, Shah will again Arun Jaitley and External nominee and Union Minister Lok Sabha seat said he has been from where Deepender Hooda Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit the last day of campaigning of Manohar Lal Khattar cabinet. visit Haryana and address ral- Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rao Inderjit Singh. touring various parts of the state was elected to the Lok Sabha. Shah, Congress chief Rahul sixth phase to address a rally Haryana BJP chief Subhash lies in Hisar and Dadri. BJP vice president Uma Bharti, Another rally of Rahul is and people are eagerly waiting Gandhi, Congress general sec- there, which is considered as Barala on Friday said that the Jannayak Janta Party’s Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, scheduled on May 6 in to vote out the non-performing  # retary Priyanka Gandhi will hit stronghold of the Hooda fam- party national president Amit leader Dushyant Chautala is HRD Minister Smriti Irani, Mahendragarh, which falls NDA Government at the    the campaign trail in the state. ily. BJP has fielded a Brahmin Shah will also be addressing seeking re-election from Hisar UP Chief Minister Yogi under Bhiwani- Mahendragarh Centre.    Prime Minister Narendra candidate, Arvind Sharma three poll rallies on May 5 in constituency, where the BJP has Adityanath will also address Lok Sabha constituency. Hooda said that there is no Delhi Chief Minister and Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah against Deepender Hooda n Sonipat, Panipat and fielded Union Minister election rallies in Haryana next The party’s general secre- Modi wave this time. The vil- Aam Aadmi Party convener will be addressing eight election Rohtak. Yamunanagar. Birender Singh’s bureaucrat- week. tary Priyanka Gandhi will visit lages that I have visited, people , who had rallies in Haryana, where Haryana Agriculture Two-time former Chief turned-politician son Brijendra Notably, the saffron party, Ambala, Hisar and Rohtak on are comparing the develop- recently held roadshows in polling for all 10 Lok Sabha Minister Om Parkash Dhankar Minister Bhupinder Singh Singh while the Congress has which was riding high on the May 7 for campaigning. ment that we undertook during Haryana will visit the state seats will be held on May 12. and Cooperation Minister Hooda is contesting from the fielded senior leader Kuldeep Narendra Modi wave in the Priyanka will hold public our 10-year rule as against the again on May 7 to hold an elec- The two top leaders of BJP Manish Grover have been Sonipat Lok Sabha seat against Bishnoi’s son Bhavya. 2014 Lok Sabha elections had meetings in Ambala and Hisar hollow promises the BJP had tion rally in Hisar. will be addressing election ral- appointed organiser and co- BJP’s outgoing MP Ramesh Dadri falls under Bhiwani- won seven seats out of 10 seats to seek votes for party candi- made in 2014, he said. Kejriwal, whose AAP is lies in areas where opposition organiser for the success of Kaushik, who is seeking re-elec- Mahendergarh Lok Sabha con- in Haryana. dates Kumari Selja and Bhavya The four-time former MP contesting the Lok Sabha polls Congress has fielded its stal- Modi’s rally on May 10 in tion for the second term. In stituency, where Congress for- Bishnoi respectively on May 7. added that Congress’ agenda is in alliance with Jannayak Janta warts in Haryana. Rohtak, known as political cap- Sonipat, JJP-AAP has fielded mer MP Shruti Choudhary,     Later in the evening, she will development and not the divi- Party in Haryana, will hold the Prime Minister Modi will ital of Haryana. Digvijay Chautala, a fourth the granddaughter of former   ,56 hold a roadshow in Rohtak in sion politics done by BJP. election rally in support of address three rallies on May 8 Fatehabad falls in the Sirsa generation member of Chautala Chief Minister late Bansi Lal, is In a bid to boost party’s Lok support of party candidate, The Congress, which is Dushyant Chautala, who is and May 10. On May 8, Modi parliamentary constituency clan. pitted against BJP’s outgoing Sabha poll campaign in three-time MP Deepender making all out efforts to capture seeking re-election for the sec- will be addressing public gath- from where the BJP has field- Panipat is part of Karnal MP Dharamvir, who is seeking Haryana, Congress president Singh Hooda. 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana ond term in Hisar. erings in Fatehabad and ed bureaucrat-turned-politi- parliamentary constituency mandate for the second term. Rahul Gandhi and party gen- Former Chief Minister after its 2014 poll debacle, has JJP patron Ajay Chautala, Kurukshetra while on the last cian Sunita Duggal to take on from where BJP’s candidate Barala added that the party eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi Bhupinder Singh Hooda on this time wheeled out its tried Haryana JJP chief Nishan day of campaigning for the sixth Haryana Congress president Sanjay Bhatia is pitted against has stepped up preparations for Vadra will tour the state over Friday said that the rallies by and trusted heavyweights Singh among other senior phase on May 10, he will be Ashok Tanwar. In the outgoing Congress sitting MLA and for- successfully holding these ral- the next few days for election top party leaders would boost which include former Chief leaders will also be present at addressing a poll rally in Rohtak Lok Sabha, Sirsa is represented mer Speaker Kuldeep Sharma lies in the state. campaigning. 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'   ##   wrong" in his party’s demand The Chief Minister      # #      of proof from the Narendra ridiculed Modi for not find-         $;= '  J=E  Modi government. ing anything unpatriotic in   ;=;           “If the strikes were as this but finding the Congress    -)!51- emergence of nascent political districts, had seen maximum Delhi on Wednesday, and it        #(  successful as the Modi gov- demand for proof on Balakot party in Punjab by bagging four immigration to arid zones from would mainly be touring '     DK          ernment claimed them to be, as anti-national. . “Have they or driving home the mes- out of 13 total seats stunning Punjab. Punjab and Haryana.   '    #  (*$  it was actually a matter of (BJP) forgotten who won Fsage to its voters, the spe- the state’s traditional political Notably, in the US alone, “These two states have a        '      immense pride for our coun- India its wars against Pakistan cially-designed ‘NRI Campaign parties — Congress, and SAD- there are approximately seven substantial number of NRIs,      try and for all of us. So let us in 1965 and 1971,” he asked. Bus’ will traverse on the Punjab BJP combine. lakh Punjabis, of whom near- and they hold the power to see how our forces destroyed “I’m a military historian and Haryana roads cutting This time, besides AAP, six ly 2.5 lakh hold Indian pass- sway the voters here...they will #     #  Pak buildings and shattered also and if Modi doesn’t want through the length and breadth different political outfits are ports and are eligible to vote in be touring the two states, -  #   ##  1%1% (   their inflated ego,” the Chief to give the proofs of the of the two neighbouring states jointly contesting the elections the Punjab elections. largely the rural areas, to              #  Minister told a TV inter- strikes to the press or the ahead the crucial Lok Sabha under the banner of Punjab Various leaders, in fray, make the voters aware of the   # #  #   #  '   viewer, when asked to com- Congress, he can send them elections. Democratic Alliance (PDA), are using radio talk shows to party’s promises in the man- #        1%  ment on BJP’s allegation that to me”, he quipped, adding The bus, carrying hun- which is also reportedly receiv- connect to the Punjabi dias- ifesto, especially the Nyay #       #   the Congress was being anti- that as an ex-army man and dreds of NRIs from the differ- ing a major NRI support. pora, and making a vote appeal, scheme,” added the leader.      #   5 (    ,  nationalist by asking proof of an Indian, he would feel ent countries including USA, Its candidate, Punjab Ekta on popular Punjabi radio chan- With Haryana going to  $;D +  #      the operation. extremely proud if the success UK, Canada, Germany, Party’s Bibi Paramjit Kaur nels abroad. election a week before Punjab, #             This is not the first time of the IAF was as being Switzerland, among others, Khalra — the widow of human “NRIs hold a major influ- the bus would first tour       #      proof had been asked, he claimed by the BJP leaders in would tour across the states rights activist Jaswant Singh ence among the state voters, Haryana, and then Punjab &       #       said, even in the 1965 war he their speeches. making the electorate aware of Khalra — is receiving massive especially in the rural areas. areas.  A #       remembered an Army major In any case, said the Chief Congress party’s vision and NRI support. Every election, they come A similar bus had earlier         '       bringing chopped ears of Minister, it was the BJP that poll manifesto while making a Besides lending a helping and work for the party, but toured Gujarat too, while a     #      those killed on the other side started the numbers game by vote appeal for the party can- hand in the state’s election this time, party’s overseas team of NRIs had also cam-     of the border to put all doubts going overboard to usurp the didates. campaigning, either from wing has decided to make it paigned for the party in the of a certain Indian operation accomplishment of the air Elections for the 10 Lok abroad or by flocking here, the a planned thing, and elections held in southern "  #  "  at rest. Photographs were force by claiming hundreds of Sabha seats of Haryana will be NRIs have been seen making make the best use of their states.    ,    &     released of the Kargil opera- casualties in Balakot. The held on May 12, while for 13 lavish donations to the much- support back home,” a seior More than 100 NRIs trav- &0       #    #   tion too, he pointed out, Congress only countered with seats of Punjab, polling will be needed poll funds. Congress leader told The elling on the campaign bus     #   # &  L+ adding that demanding proof its demand for proof, he said, on May 19. 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   -)!51- is eyeing to grab a bigger and better share by riding high on n a big sigh of relief for the the Bollywood action hero   O    N  I‘worried’ saffron brigade, the Sunny Deol’s star power in the election panel has agreed to have May 19 Lok Sabha elections in   -)!51- cessfully contested the 2017 Gurdaspur. But for healthy actor-turned-politician Sunny the state. assembly election from democracy, it is necessity to Deol’s screen name on the A senior BJP leader had unjab Congress on Friday Sujanpur against BJP’s Dinesh stop airing of his movies which EVMs (electronic voting contended that the people knew Pdemanded from the poll Singh Babbu, claimed that are influencing free and fair machines) instead of his real him as Sunny Deol. “They panel to bar the airing of such movies would create election,” he said. name — Ajay Singh don’t know who is Ajay Singh. actor-turned-politician Sunny enormous electoral mileage Meanwhile, Gurdaspur Dharmendra Deol. When people would come to Deol’s movies on the national for film star turned politician Congress too has voiced the After finalising the list of vote for Sunny, they may get and regional television chan- Sunny Deol who was also BJP same demand to stop airing of contesting candidates for May 19 confused by not finding his nels till the elections. candidate from Gurdaspur. Sunny Deol’s movies on the elections, the Election name there. That is why we The state Pradesh In his letter to EC, he said television. District Congress Commission has written have requested the election Congress committee secretary that the Bharatiya Janta Party, president Roshan Joseph said approved BJP’s request to have commission to write Sunny Amit Singh Mantoo had writ- “by tactics of airing movies in that the movies would put an “Sunny Deol” on the EVMs. The Deol instead of his real name,” ten a letter to the Election television and video channels, influence on the voters’ mind. party had argued that the peo- the leader added. Commission of India urging it is trying to lure voters of “We have not a problem with ple know him by his screen Moreover, Sunny’s real to direct national and region- Gurdaspur parliamentary seat his movies, but till the election name, and most of the people name has not been mentioned al channels to stop airing of which is a clear violation of end, the movies should not be are not aware of his real name in the publicity material, and Sunny Deol’s movies till the Modal Code of Conduct. “The aired in televisions to conduct Ajay Singh Dharmendra Deol — only his screen name, “Sunny elections end. movies are propaganda by the free and fair elections,” he the name by which he has filed Deol”, is being publicised. Mintoo, who had unsuc- BJP to influence voters in added. his nomination papers. )  Taking his first electoral plunge, the junior ‘Punjab da puttar” filed his nomination )                papers on April 29 to contest as the SAD-BJP combine candidate   -)!51- They (BJP) can’t find candidates Prime Minister. Congress president and sitting from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat even for three seats in Punjab. Notably, the BJP had MP Sunil Jakhar, who won the   -)!51- Dhawan participated in a While reacting to Kirron by the name of ‘Ajay Singh unny Deol or Sunny Leone”, They have fielded Sunny Deol announced Sunny Deol’s can- seat in 2017 bye-election fol- debate at Punjab Kala Bhawan, Kher’s displeasure of Dharmendra Deol’, as he has Sno one can stop Congress’ in Gurdaspur. The BJP can didature from Gurdaspur, the lowing death of the sitting MP t was a rare occasion when Sector 16. Chandigarh being a UT, Bansal been registered as the voter by “aandhi” (storm) in Punjab, bring Sunny Deol or Sunny seat actor late Vinod Khanna. Ithree main candidates, con- Bansal said BJP’s nominee said it was unfortunate on her the same name. declared Congress’ candidate Leone but no one will be able to won in 2014, soon after he The Gurdaspur seat, in testing from three different and outgoing MP Kirron Kher’s part to say so, adding he is in For the same, the Bharatiya from Hoshiarpur Dr Raj Kumar stand before this aandhi,” said joined the party on April 23. He 2014, was won by yesteryear political parties from remarks where she expressed favour of Chandigarh remain- Janata Party (BJP) had urged the Chabbewal on Friday while Dr Raj Kumar while addressing filed his nomination papers actor Vinod Khanna on the BJP Chandigarh came on a platform her displeasure at Chandigarh ing as UT, and this is what peo- poll panel to mention its candi- taking a dig at the BJP’s decision a gathering in the constituency. the next day, and has been cam- ticket, who had also represent- to discuss issues concerning the being a union territory are ple of Chandigarh would always date’s name as “Sunny Deol” to field Bollywood actor Sunny He said that Punjab Chief paigning since, conducting ed the seat thrice. Sunny’s father city on Friday. really unfortunate. want to. Kirron later clarified instead of his real name. Deol from Gurdaspur Lok Minister Capt Amarinder Singh massive road-shows attracting and yesteryears’ star Congress candidate Pawan In the debate, all candidates that she is also in favor of UT Playing a minor role in Sabha seat. would ensure Congress’ victo- an enormous gathering. Dharmendra had represented Kumar Bansal, BJP candidate were given an opportunity to status of Chandigarh and had Punjab politics with just one “The Narendra Modi gov- ry in all 13 seats in Punjab and In his first electoral battle, the Bikaner Lok?Sabha seat Kirron Kher and Aam Aadmi speak on making Punjabi as the just commented on promoting member in the Lok Sabha, and ernment has failed miserably. make Rahul Gandhi the next Sunny is facing Punjab from 2004 to 2009. Party nominee Harmohan official language of Chandigarh. Punjabi in the city. three in Vidhan Sabha, the BJP   !"#$   ,4

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  -)!51- likely to lose in nearly 70 per cent of the assembly segments enior Akali leader Bikram currently represented by min- SSingh Majithia on Friday isters in the state assembly," he said Congress candidates will claimed in a statement issued bite the dust in Lok Sabha polls here. in Punjab. "This will require a major Majithia also predicted reshuffle in the council of that several ministers will be ministers as all such ministers axed and many legislators will will not be able to continue. not get party tickets if Punjab What would be baffling the Chief Minister Amarinder chief minister is whether there Singh's "diktat" is implement- would be sufficient number of ed in letter and spirit. legislators who would be qual- "The face of council of ified to fill the vacancies," ministers in Punjab will be Majithia said. completely changed after May Amarinder Singh had said 23 this year as more than 70 that Congress ministers would per cent of the ministers are be dropped from the cabinet likely to be axed and two and legislators would not be third of party legislators will considered for giving tickets in not be fielded in the next next assembly polls if they assembly polls if the diktat of failed to ensure victory of Punjab Chief Minister party candidates in their con- Amarinder Singh is imple- stituencies during the Lok mented in letter and spirit," Sabha polls. Majithia said. "As per the information pouring in from the entire state, Congress candidates are   !"#$   ,5

     +*/2 *2 /* &   1  2/*        ''(    !      ! * & 1     , )'  *   -0      )(+!(,-  -9%*         ""        "              %  New Delhi: f India cuts down consump- New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday /        Instant mes- Ition of dirty household fuels  .6:4('$;2$2 agreed to hear next week a review plea filed saging app such as wood, dung, coal and  )*:<4$&'4$= by 21 Opposition leaders seeking further New Delhi: The Supreme Court on WhatsApp on kerosene that produce high lev- increase in random matching of VVPAT Friday appointed former apex court judge Friday told the els of household air pollution  .6:<4$&>!>!4'(&& slips with EVMs in the ongoing general Justice AK Sikri to look into the evalua- Supreme with a range of health-damaging  ./:<4$>!4$2>$&'4>'; $24 elections. tion process of the main exam for the post Court that it is pollutants, it can save as many (&&A  B The apex court had on April 8 direct- of Civil Judge (Junior Division) in conducting a as 2,70,000 lives every year,  *:<4$ 23>2>4 ed the Election Commission to increase Haryana, in which only nine people were trial run of its payment service according to a joint study con- random matching of Voter Verifiable Paper shortlisted out of more than 1,100 candi- and will comply with RBI norms ducted by researchers from dioxide and methane, these to fix air pollution — they've got Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic dates. The exam was conducted to fill 107 on data localisation before University of California, dirty fuels kick out chemicals to stop garbage burning, they've Voting Machines (EVMs) in five polling vacancies. launching the full service. Berkeley and the India Institute and other fine particulate mat- got to control the power plants, booths per Assembly segment from one A Bench headed by Chief Justice The trial run is likely to be of Technology (IIT), Delhi. ter that can stick in the lungs and they've got to control vehicles booth. Ranjan Gogoi said more than 1,100 can- completed by July end this year, There are 3,000 chemicals trigger a whole host of diseases, and so forth. But they need to The top court, however, had not agreed didates appeared for the main exam and it said. that have been identified in including pneumonia, heart dis- recognise the fact that house- to the demand of 21 Opposition leaders for only nine have qualified. A bench of Justices R F wood smoke, and if taken at a ease, stroke, lung cancer and holds are very important con- counting of at least 50 per cent of VVPAT The Bench said Justice (retd) Sikri will Nariman and Vineet Saran was macro level, it is very similar to chronic obstructive pulmonary tributors to outdoor air pollu- slips with EVMs in every Assembly seg- look into whether the evaluation was ious RTI applications were filed immedi- hearing a plea filed by an NGO, tobacco smoke, they warned. disease. In 2015, India's average tion, too." ment. acceptable or not and will submit the ately after the result of the main exami- Centre for Accountability and "Household fuels are the sin- annual air pollution level was 55 In 2016, India instituted a Opposition leaders led by Andhra report to the apex court. nation seeking disclosure of marks, copies Systemic Change (CASC), gle biggest source of outdoor air micrograms per cubic meter (ug national programme to distrib- Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu The Bench, also comprising Justice of answer scripts, model answers and which has claimed that pollution in India," said Kirk R m-3) of fine particulate matter. ute clean burning stoves and Naidu had sought the review of the apex Deepak Gupta, directed the Punjab and marking criteria, but to no avail and the WhatsApp has not fully com- Smith, professor of global envi- Complete mitigation of bio- propane to 80 million impover- court's order, saying the "increase from 1 Haryana High Court to submit answer interview tests were scheduled on the basis plied with RBI's circular which ronmental health at UC mass as fuel — which could be ished households, or about 500 to 5 is not a reasonable number and does sheets to Justice Sikri. of the already declared results. prescribed data localisation Berkeley and director of the achieved through widespread million people. The rationale not lead to satisfaction desired by this The top court's order came on a plea The petitioners have also alleged that norms. Collaborative Clean Air Policy electrification and distribution of behind this programme was to court". filed by 92 aspirants to the post of Civil there was a "serious problem" with the Senior advocates Kapil Sibal Centre. "We looked at what clean-burning propane to rural prevent illness due to cooking The plea was mentioned for urgent Judge (Junior Division) in Haryana, seek- evaluation method being conducted for and Arvind Datar, appearing for would happen if they only areas — would cut India's aver- and heating smoke trapped hearing before a bench comprising Chief ing quashing of the result of its Main selecting judicial officers in Haryana. the messenger app owned by cleaned up households, and we age annual air pollution to 38 ug within the home. Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak (Written) Examination which was A total 14,301 students took the pre- US-based Facebook, told the came to this counterintuitive m-3, just below the country's However, Smith hopes the Gupta. declared on April 11. The apex court had liminary examination held on December bench that they are only having result that the whole country National Ambient Air Quality study's findings will bolster sup- Senior advocate Abhishek Manu on April 29 directed the Punjab and 22, 2018 for total 107 vacancies. a trial run which is likely to be would reach national air pollu- Standard of 40 ug m-3. While port for reducing outdoor air Singhvi, appearing for petitioners, told the Haryana High Court Registry not to "1,282 students, out of 14,301, who completed by July and it will not tion standards if they did that." this is still far above the World pollution, as well. Similar pro- bench that the review plea be listed for hear- appoint any civil judge in Haryana with- were declared successful in preliminary launch payments services with- Smith is co-author of a Health Organisation (WHO) grammes have been successful ing next week. out its nod. examination, took the main examination out fully complying with RBI paper describing the analysis standard of 10 ug m-3, it could in China, where air pollution is The bench accepted Singhvi's submis- The petition challenged the selection held on March 15 and 17, 2019," it said. norms. that appeared this week in the still have dramatic impacts on now on the decline in 80 cities. sion and said the matter will be heard next process and evaluation method adopted The plea further said that it was "sur- "We cannot launch the journal Proceedings of the the health of the country's resi- "We've realised that pollution week. in the examination on the grounds of prising" and "invited disbelief" that at least product without complying with National Academy of Sciences. dents, Smith said. may start in the kitchen, but it The plea said: "The petitioners submit being "unreasonable, arbitrary and mala 20-30 candidates, who had appeared for the norms," Sibal said. Till early 2016, nearly half of "You can't have a clean envi- doesn't stay there — it goes out- that the aforesaid increase to a mere 2 per fide". It alleged that if the examination's the main exam but were not selected for Advocate Virag Gupta, the Indian population was ronment when about half the side, it goes next door, it goes cent is not sufficient and will not make any selection process was not stayed, it would the interview are those who have already appearing for the NGO, said that reliant on biomass for household houses in India are burning dirty down the street and it becomes substantial difference to the situation that cause irreparable damage to the petition- cleared judicial examinations of other WhatsApp was allowed to run fuel. In addition to generating fuels every day," Smith said. part of the general outdoor air existed prior to the passing of the impugned ers and other un-successful candidates. states or are sitting judges in their respec- the trial of its payments services greenhouse gases like carbon "India has got to do other things pollution," Smith said. order. PTI The petitioners have alleged that var- tive States. PTI with one million users. PTI   - . 20++** 6 * 6/2  ++    !, % #  -,    )(+!(,- Goyal claimed that the way Goyal said Rahul had won party was going it may touch a Amethi by the margin of three s Amethi goes to poll on lower figure than what it got in lakh vote in 2009 which New Delhi: In a sensational accused, a particular spot in a from the statement of excavated and a bundle of AMonday, BJP on Friday last Lok Sabha poll. He, how- declined to one lakh in 2014 . revelation by CBI in the burial ground was excavated victims recorded by IOs (inves- bones were recovered from claimed that its candidate ever, did not elaborate on his He said Irani would have Supreme Court on Friday, 11 from where a bundle of bones tigating officers) and the spot," CBI said in the affi- Smriti Irani has an upper hand analysis. trounced Rahul in 2014 itself girls were allegedly murdered was recovered. NIMHANS (National Institute davit filed on an application in the seat and Congress pres- The BJP leader insisted but for "our delay in announc- by key accused Brajesh Thakur Several girls were alleged- of Mental Health and which had alleged that it had ident Rahul Gandhi was "losing that BJP's nominee Irani was ing her name". "This time round and his accomplices and "bun- ly raped and sexually abused at Neuro-Sciences) team, names not conducted a proper probe steam" in his home con- winning from Amethi and our sister will win", he said. dle of bones" recovered from a an NGO-run shelter home at of 11 girls emerged who were in the case. stituency. pointed to Rahul's move to con- Amethi votes in the fourth- burial ground in the Muzaffarpur in Bihar and the said to be allegedly murdered The matter came up for Addressing a Press confer- test from a second Lok Sabha phase of polling on Monday. Muzaffarpur shelter home sex- issue had come to light fol- by the accused Brajesh Thakur hearing on Friday before a ence here, BJP leader and constituency in Kerala. Goyal Rahul's sister and Congress ual abuse case. lowing a report by the Tata and his accomplices," the CBI bench comprising Chief Justice Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Congress leader did good General Secretary-in-charge of In its affidavit filed in the Institute of Social Sciences said. Ranjan Gogoi and Justice maintained that the US Gallup by not selecting a seat in Eastern Uttar Pradesh has been top court, CBI stated that from (TISS). "Based on the facts Deepak Gupta. polls survey report has given Karnataka as he claimed that campaigning in Amethi as the statement of victims record- The probe into the case was revealed by one accused, name- The bench said that it would credit to Modi-Government the Congress was on a losing Irani alleged that Rahul was a ed during the probe, names of transferred to CBI and the ly Guddu Patel during his issue a formal notice to the CBI for making people "secure" and tracking in the southern state "missing MP". Rahul has held 11 girls have emerged, who accomplices. agency has chargesheeted 21 interrogation, a particular spot on the application and the "safe" during its tenure. governed by Congress-JD(S) Amethi for three consecutive were said to be allegedly mur- The agency said that on the people, including Thakur. in burial ground as identified agency would file its response Hitting out at the Congress, coalition. times. dered by Thakur and his pointing out of one of the "During investigation, by accused Guddu Patel was within four weeks. PTI '(6/* 7/) **/*' , !* )/     *   7    ,    *  "  +,     ! 1   + ! !      A  #   #$    )(+!(,- a statement soon after the inci- we are moving very closely and  )(   dent on February 14. Forty very fast with India," he said.   )(+!(,- then working as medical offi- Vikas Gupta had official deal-    2(3 #  ailing the listing of Jaish- Central Reserve Police Macron had visited New Delhi cer, and Goldar as Director ings with Goel Medicos and #  #      He-Mohammad(JeM)chief Force(CRPF)personnel were In March last year. he CBI has booked two (medical), Delhi, had alleged- Basant Goel, an empanelled  * (  Masood Azhar as a "global ter- killed in a suicide attack in Meanwhile, diplomatic Tdoctors of ESIC for ly induced the supplier to pay chemist for supply of day to 5  *   rorist" by the United Nations Pulwama and the JeM had sources said providing more allegedly taking a bribe of 1 1 crore as bribe for awarding day medicines and drugs and '  Sanctions Committee two days claimed responsibility for the hard credible evidence to UN crore from a medicine suppli- a contract in Central Rate dressings to various hospitals 5     # back, France on Friday said for act. Sanctions Committee finally er with the assurance of get- Contract (CRC) of ESIC for and dispensaries of Delhi and       ( the first time, a consensus has & Kashmir Assembly. All Zeigler said France can led to the listing of Azhar ting him listed as an agent of supply of medicine and dress- NCR. The said chemist was #       emerged in the world and all efforts to impose sanctions appreciate and gauge the sig- which China also backing it. a noted pharmaceutical man- ings by engaging him a agent allocated and was supplying the members of the United against JeM had earlier failed. nificance of this the UN deci- Evidence by several countries ufacturer under Central rate of a reputed manufacturer medicines to VK Nagar dis- P Nations Security Then France took the lead and sion on Tuesday last and said was given after China on contract. during the process of ensuing pensary of which Vikas Gupta    Council(UNSC) stood firmly moved the UN body in 2017 listing Azhar as a global ter- March 13 put on hold the list- Vikas Gupta and Kajal tender for CRC, according to was the IMO. Therefore,   ! '1 on the issue. Moreover, France for getting Azhar listed as a rorist has "concrete conse- ing, they said adding the pro- Goldar, both medical officers the FIR. Basant Goel has business inter- 5 $    took the lead in getting him global terrorist but the attempt quences." These entailed freez- posal to designate Azhar has to of Employees' State Insurance Basant Goel, the supplier, est and dealings as well as 0      declared as a "global terrorist" did not succeed. However, after ing of all his assets and restric- stand stringent legal scrutiny. Corporation (ESIC), now post- allegedly paid 1 crore to acquaintance with both the        in the European Union(EU) the Pulwama attack, France tion on getting finances and Moreover, the evidence ed at its hospitals in Tirunelveli Gupta — 38 lakh in his officers," said the complaint,  #  and it may also get through. took the initiative and last international travel. given to the UN clearly high- and Kolhapur respectively, account, 10 lakh in his wife's which now part of the FIR. $  )  $   Making this assertion here, year, put Azhar on its ban list. On efforts to fight terror- lighted link between Azhar have been booked by the CBI account and another 52 lakh Goel also furnished video    # French ambassador to India, France, the UK and the US had ism, he said India has been and the JeM and terrorist activ- for alleged criminal conspira- in cash on various dates to be evidence of the negotiations   '   Alexandre Zeigler, said France moved a fresh proposal to invited to attend the G-7 meet- ities, sources said adding not cy, cheating and under the rel- delivered to Goldar. with the two doctors who #:       played a vital role in getting declare Azhar as global terror- ing in France later this year and mentioning Pulwama and evant provisions of the On receiving complaint received the bribe from him.      Azhar designated as a global ist by the UN in the wake of the one of the topics will be cyber Kashmir in the final proposal Prevention of Corruption Act. from Goel, the ESIC conduct- The ESIC also alleged sus-     terrorist though the process February 14 Pulwama terror space terrorism. "The fight was more technical but the The action has been initi- ed a vigilance inquiry which picious high-value transac- @15     @ was long. Highlighting his attack. against terrorism is one of the larger objective of listing the ated on a complaint from the confirmed payment of 48 tions in Gupta's accounts and 0  #  1O country's support in this effort, Stressing on the point pillars of our strategic part- JeM succeeded. They also said ESIC which conducted a vigi- lakh to Vikas Gupta and his property dealings by him dur- A  the envoy said France backed about consensus, the ambas- nership with India. Our two the UNSC condemnation of lance probe against the two on wife Geeta Gera, the com- ing 2013 and onwards for   @ India in 2001 when there was sador said it was for the first leaders had recalled this during Pulwama incident helped in the a complaint from a Delhi- plaint from ESIC said. which no satisfactory expla-  $ O   an attack on Parliament of time that the UNSC con- the State visit of President final process of getting the based medicine supplier. "It has also been estab- nation could be provided by  @ India and earlier on the Jammu demned the Pulwama attack in Macron and I can tell you that JeM listed. During 2016-17 Gupta, lished that Kajal Goldar and him.         +   ! '    )    )             $K  #!$$,*'         )(+!(,- other leading institutions with CSCs will   ')  further strengthen the government's     # @: SC e-Governance Services India vision of Digital India. It will also    @ : CLimited, a Special Purpose Vehicle improve the technical skills of our #   under the Ministry of Electronics & IT, VLEs and make CSCs future-ready to has tied up with Indian Institute of implement more government schemes,"        # Technology (IIT)-Kanpur to upscale said CSC CEO Dr. Dinesh Tyagi. "    'Unnat Bharat Abhiyan', the HRD The 15 higher education institutions New Delhi: The BJP on Friday Describing Madhya Pradesh Ministry's programme which is spear- which have been associated with CSC attacked the Congress over as a new ATM of Congress, Rao heading to evolve solutions for accel- are IIT-Kanpur; School of Management unaccounted money being alleged that as per entries in a erating sustainable growth in rural Sciences, Lucknow; Bundelkhand traced from "close associates" of diary traced by Income Tax India. University, Jhansi; Allahabad College of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Department, senior Congress Under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan, Engineering & Management; Pranveer Kamal Nath, saying the State has leaders Digvijay Singh and IIT-Kanpur has brought together 15 Singh Institute of Technology, Kanpur; become a "new ATM" for the Randeep Surjewala also got a cut leading higher education institutions tional institutions under Unnat Bharat ventions of IIT Kanpur," said Dr. Reeta Kiranlata Singh Mahavidyalaya, grand old party. from this unaccounted cash.   ! '     from UP who have now agreed to work Abhiyan will adopt gram panchayats Singh from IIT Kanpur who is heading Fatehpur; Seth Badri Prasad Smriti Addressing a Press confer- The Congress dismissed the      with CSC for the development of vil- and equip them with all citizen-centric Unnat Bharat Abhiyan project. College, Jalaun; SRSSD College, ence at the party office, BJP charge, saying it was a sign of      # lages under the scheme. IIT Kanpur has services through CSCs. These institu- "All the participating institutions Auraiya; Virendra Singh Group of spokesperson GVL Narasimha desperation of the ruling party. ##   already adopted five villages — tions will train village level entrepre- have been informed about various ser- Institutions, Unnav; Allen House Rao alleged that the Congress Senior party leader Anand   #  # Hridayapur, Baikanthpur, Ishwariganj, neurs (VLEs) who run CSCs as part of vices being delivered through CSC to cit- Institutions; Rama University; National dispensation in the state is Sharma said that raising these )  $ 5   Pratappur Hari and Saxupurva — sit- the village development plan. The izens and further potential which CSCs Post Graduate College, Lucknow; "minting money and diverting issues at this stage shows the        uated on the outskirts of Kanpur for its VLEs will also be skilled about the use offer in empowering communities and Lucknow Polytechnic, Lucknow; government funds. Rs 281 crore mindset of the BJP and the rul- 1  % overall development. of solar energy, cleanliness, and use of overall village development. We hope Dayanand Girl's PG College and CSM unaccounted cash was traced ing Government which were @JM=M   "As many as 15 affiliated educa- modern technologies through inter- that this relationship of IIT-Kanpur and Degree College, Chitrakoot. from his close associates". panicking. PTI    ;;MMM  @   !"#$

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Local res- the security establishments in special CBI court on Friday Rajendra Patil and Premnath another facility of Secured of Dogripora, Pulwama, one of idents tried to assemble near the area. He was instrumental in Asentenced one person to Atmaram Nikumbhe , all pri- Overdraft of Rs.139.95 lakh lone surviving members of the encounter site provoking luring youth to join terror organ- life imprisonment and imposed vate individuals and imposed against term deposit worth Burhan Wani group, along the security forces to use tear isations. Moreover, he was also a fine of Rs 3.13 crore and fines of Rs 18,000, Rs 12,000 Rs.155.50 lakh which was also with two other local terrorists smoke shells to disperse the involved in several weapon awarded rigorous imprison- and Rs 12,000 respectively on not cleared and thereby in a fierce firefight in South unruly mob. The authorities snatching cases reported from ment to four persons, includ- them for allegedly causing a Andhra Bank was put to a total Kashmir’s Shopian district. immediately snapped mobile the area. Shariq was also ing a former branch manager huge loss to the Andhra Bank. loss to the tune of approxi- Timing of the clinical oper- Internet services in south involved in several terror attacks. of Andhra Bank, for periods The CBI had registered a mately Rs. 2.30 crore. ation is set to boost the morale Kashmir whereas train ser- safer places”. During the oper- Shopian,” the spokesperson said. Incriminating material ranging from three years to ten case on 30.01.2010 on a com- After its investigation, the of the security forces deployed vices through the area also ation, one Army jawan According to the police including arms and ammunition years and levied fines collect- plaint from General Manager, CBI filed a charge sheet in the in the area to ensure peaceful remained suspended. Yugendar Kumar also sustained records, all the three terrorists were recovered from the site of ing amounting to Rs 3.70 lakh Andhra Bank, Andheri, special court against the polling in the final phase in According to police gunshot injuries. He was evac- were affiliated with the pro- encounter. Police has registered in a bank fraud case. Mumbai against Rajendra Patil, accused under 120-B (con- Shopian and Pulwama districts spokesman, “The operation was uated to hospital and is under- scribed terror outfit HM and a case. All these incriminating The CBI court handed out Bandalmudi Mahipal, then spiracy), 420 (cheating), 465 on May 6. launched on the basis of a cred- going medical treatment,” the were wanted by law for their materials have been taken in life imprisonment to one Branch Manager, Andhra (punishment for forgery), 467 After the killing of Hizbul ible input about the presence of police spokesman said. complicity in a series of terror case records to probe their com- Rajendra Marutrao Patil, a pri- Bank, Ghodbundar Road (forgery of valuable security, Mujahideen’s poster boy, terrorists at Adkhara Village in “In the ensuing encounter, crimes including attacks on plicity in other terror crimes. vate individual, and imposed a Branch, Thane (Maharashtra) will etc) 468 (forgery for the Burhan Wani, in July 2016, sev- Imam Sahab area of district three terrorists were killed and security establishments and Police also appealed to cit- fine of Rs. 3.13 crore. and three others. purpose of cheating), 471 eral other top commanders Shopian early on Friday morn- the bodies were retrieved from civilian atrocities. izens not to venture inside The court sentenced The Prosecution’s case was (using forged document as too were neutralised during ing.” “During searches, the hid- the site of encounter. The three As per police records, encounter zone since such an Bandalmudi Mahipal, then that the accused persons had genuine one) & 511 (punish- sustained operations by the ing terrorists fired upon the killed terrorists have been iden- Lateef had a long history of ter- area can prove dangerous due to Branch Manager, Andhra availed a term loan of Rs. ment for attempting to commit security forces. search party. The fire was retal- tified as Lateef Ahmad Dar ror crime records since 2014 stray explosive materials. Bank, Ghodbundar Road 203.35 lakh for purchase of 15 offences punishable with Lateef Ahmad Dar, killed iated leading to an encounter. alias Tiger of Dogripora and was involved in planning “People are requested to coop- Branch, 10 years’ rigorous Skoda Laura Cars. However, imprisonment for life or other in Shopian, was lone surviving Initially, with the efforts of Pulwama, Tariq Ahmad Sheikh and executing several terror erate with police till area is com- imprisonment with fine of Rs. they purchased only one car, imprisonment) of IPC and member of the group who was police and security forces, the alias Mufti Waqas of Moolu attacks in the area. Several ter- pletely sanitised and cleared of 3.40 lakh and awarded three while they allegedly siphoned Section 13(2) r/w 13(1) (d) of still active in the area. civilians trapped around the Chitragam Shopian and Shariq ror crime cases were registered all explosive materials if any,” years’ rigorous imprisonment off rest of of the money was Prevention of Corruption Act, According to police, Lateef encounter site were evacuated to Ahmad Nengroo of Chotigam against him. said a detailed police advisory. each to Nizamuddin Ismail siphoned off for other purpos- 1988 and substantive offences.

(/   -   %  Q        #'   '              1(&1(,     would occupy the post of cab- in his complaint which the #   ,   -()) inet secretary, the topmost post Tamil Nadu police refused to ongress leader Priyanka a civil servant could aspire. accept. Joshi and Srinivasan are - ,(.Q  R CGandhi Vadra advised espite Prime Minister A group of officials ganged under secretaries in the central Prime Minister Narendra Modi DNarendra Modi pitching in up and devised strategies to Government with unlimited to protect the fields of farmers on with his moral support to the derail the progress of Raju’s power at their disposal.  &)(1 and Indians hold the comput- Friday, saying that is nationalism Scheduled Castes, Scheduled career by foisting false fake and Raju’s complaint is replete er mouse now. “Now it is as well. “You are protecting peo- Tribes and Backward frivolous cases on him. with the modus operandi fol- day after Congress leader ‘mouse charmers’ and not ple from Pakistan’s aggression. Communities, a cartel of Though all cases were lowed by the quartet of Joshi, APriyanka Gandhi Vadra ‘snake charmers’.” This is a big achievement. bureaucrats are working found to be fake by the inves- Srinivasan, Mishra and impressed photographers dur- He said the country’s Everyone is happy. But you round-the- clock to victimise, tigating agencies of the Chowdary, the last named ing an interaction with snake young people have changed the should also protect fields of disgrace and humiliate Government of India and judi- being the chief vigilance com- charmers, Modi accused her of image of the country by mak- farmers. That is nationalism as Government officials belonging ciary, the people responsible for missioner of the country. projecting an image of the ing a name in the field of IT. well,” she told an election meet- to the SC/ST and BC sections. removing the blots on the Despite Raju being cleared country that did not sit well “But the fourth generation ing in support of her mother and This has been brought to light career of the officer ganged up in all the inquiries held by the with the reality. (of the family) is seeking votes the Congress candidate from Rae by a Chief Secretary grade IAS and retained the charges with vigilance department of the “Now it is ‘mouse charm- by showing snake charmers,” he Bareli in the ongoing Lok Sabha officer in Tamil Nadu. more vigour. government of India, these ers’ and not ‘snake charmers’,” said. He also accused the polls, Sonia Gandhi.         *.'     The 13-pages long com- Police complaint accessed officials succeeded in retaining Modi said on Friday, referring Congress of doing nothing “Loving people also means */! # !   ( plaint filed by Jagmohan Singh by The Pioneer threw out the charges against him by to the young Indians in the IT for the welfare of the respecting them. If they are Raju, Commissioner of Land shocking goings on in India’s tampering the Vigilance sector. He did not directly nomadic community of snake saying something, you (PM) should listen to them as their they had made in the last five Reforms (additional chief sec- bureaucracy. Information System of the name the Congress general charmers. voice is the voice of democracy. years. They had a majority retary) Government of Tamil “My career has nosedived Department o Personnel and secretary. Photojournalists cov- What kind of nationalism is this Government, but did nothing in Nadu, and which the Tamil because of caste based dis- Training (DOPT) of the ering Priyanka Gandhi’s elec- that you ignore farmers, young- the interest of people,” she added. Nadu Police refused to accept crimination at the hands of Government of India. tion campaign in her mother sters and women?,” the Congress Claiming the Government reveals shocking developments senior government func- The National Commission Sonia Gandhi’s constituency general secretary in-charge of only focussed on its own pub- and happenings in the coun- tionaries and others. I have for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) of Rae Bareli had caught her eastern Uttar Pradesh said. licity, Priyanka said, “Wherever try’s civil service. been in particular victimised by which went into the woes of talking with snake charmers. “When you demonstrate for you go, you see his (Modi’s) face. The Pioneer had brought Kabindra Joshi, G Srinivasan, Raju expressed its anguish and “Nothing will happen, it’s your rights, your voice is curbed. Half of his speech targets the out the news that Raju, a KV Chowdary (CVC), PK shock over the way the officer fine,” she had said when some- Why is this done? Because the opposition. Everyone is a nation- Punjab-born IAS officer Mishra (additional principal has been subjected to the worst one warned her against holding Government is afraid of your alist. What does nationalism belonging to the SC communi- secretary to the Prime kind of treatment. a snake. At an election rally here, power. They know that they did mean? It means you should ty is being denied promotion to Minister). With the sole motive “What is shocking is the Modi referred to a photo of not honour any of the promises hear the voice of the people.” the post of additional secre- of harming my current and denial of justice to Raju has Jawaharlal Nehru. “There was a tary/secretary to the future professional/employ- happened despite the Prime time when the `naamdars’ of the Government of India because of ment prospects and social Minister’s assurance to the Congress used to feel happy his status as a member of the SC standing they have been ruin- members of the SC, ST and showing snake charmers to for- Raju , who began his er in ing my impeccable reputation OBC sections that this was eign guests,” he said. the civil service at the age of 22 as an honest officer by giving going to be their century,” said “There is popular picture has been honoured interna- false information against me to a senior civil service officer of the first Prime Minister tionally and nationally for the public servants , instituting privy to the goings on in showing a snake charmer to meritorious and exemplary false and malicious inquiries India’s corridors of power. foreign guests. It is available on services rendered by him for against me contrary to estab- People who cry from social media. He was feeling the upliftment of the society. lished norms and practices rooftops for any alleged viola- proud,” he said. He was due for empanelment and creating an atmosphere of tion of the rights of the Such pictures made the as additional secretary /secre- distrust and prejudice to dis- oppressed classes have not world call India a country of tary to the Government of criminate against me. Thereby uttered a single word in support snake charmers, Modi said. India in 2016. they have committed atrocities of Raju. “The fourth generation of But certain people in the on me which are an offences They may be indifferent the ‘naamdar’ family is doing corridors of power cannot inter alia under Section 3 of the because Raju does not com- this now as well,” he added. digest the fact that an officer SC/ST (Prohibition of mand any vote bank in Tamil Modi said they forget that           !,1 *   from the SC community Atrocities Act) 1989,” Raju said Nadu. the country has moved ahead,   */! #,*   ( 6 37     6(    *   : :  *  

   $.$& which had been named after cally unviable for his family to legendary filmmaker Raj renovate and maintain the umbai’s landmark prop- Kapoor. place. “Even before the fire, for Merty RK Studios, which According to informed years RK Studio had become a had been up for sale ever since sources in the real estate mar- huge white elephant, toting up a massive fire gutted the ket, the estimated valued of the losses,” Rishi Kapoor was quot- premises in September 2017, prized property is anywhere ed as saying. has finally changed hands. Its from Rs 500 crore to 600 crore. Constructed in 1948, RK new owner is: realty major The ongoing rates of Studios contributed a great deal Godrej Properties Ltd (GPL), Developed residential-cum- to the Indian cinema. After the which is now planning to commercial rates in Chembur first film Aag made at this stu- develop a swanky residential is any where Rs 25,000 to Rs dio bombed at the box office in complex-cum-shopping plaza 30,000 per sq feet, 1948, the Studios — which on the premises. “We are happy to add this made films under the RK Films Confirming that it had iconic site in Chembur to our — tasted first success with inked a deal with Kapoors, development portfolio. This Barsaat (1949). The banner GPL said in a statement here on fits well with our strategy of Significantly enough, went on to make successful Friday that 2.2 acre RK studio deepening our presence in key Kapoors have sold the property films like Awaara, Boot Polish, property, located at Chembur locations across India’s leading more than six months after the Jagte Raho and Shree 420. in north-east Mumbai, would cities. We will seek to ensure we late Raj Kapoor’s widow, Krishna, Many RK Films movies offer to the new owner an celebrate the remarkable lega- passed away at the age of 87, on featured Kapoor opposite approximately 3,50,000 sq ft ( cy of this site with the goal of October 1, 2018 last year. actress Nargis. Raj Kapoor 33,000 square meters) of delivering an outstanding The Kapoor family had appeared in 15 RK films with saleable area comprising mod- lifestyle for its residents,” been looking out to sell the Nargis and travelled around the ern residential apartments of Godrej Properties’ Executive famous property ever since a world with her to promote the various configurations as well Chairman Pirojsha Godrej said. huge fire broke out on the studio’s films. The music direc- as a luxury retail experience. Filmmaker and late Raj premises on September 16, tor duo-Shankar Jaikishan also Located on the main Sion- Kapoor’s son Randhir Kapoor 2017. After the fire reduced the worked frequently on RK Films Panvel Road, the property of RK Studios said, “This prop- studio and also precious mem- productions during this period. offers an extremely well devel- erty in Chembur has been of orabilia and costumes from In the following decades RK oped social and civic infra- tremendous significance to my the RK Films & Studios banner Films produced many films, structure with multiple schools, family over the many decades films to ashes, Kapoors had including Jis Desh Men Ganga hospitals, retail malls, residen- that RK Studios has operated expressed their inability to Behti Hai (1960), Mera Naam tial, and commercial spaces in from there. We are excited to revamp and restart the studio. Joker (1970), Bobby (1973), close proximity. have chosen Godrej Properties So much so that after the Satyam Shivam Sundaram Not surprisingly, GPL has to script a new chapter for this fire mishap, senior actor Rishi (1978), Prem Rog (1982) and not disclosed the amount at location and build upon its rich Kapoor had gone on record Ram Teri Ganga Maili (1985), which it purchased RK Studios, history”. that it had become economi- which was Raj Kapoor’s last film.   !"#$    ,: '  '% #   4    6'!       4   4 %"'),(%!!,&# $   0 + : :   )     &8   !                           ,7=,+S 7 ?//     !                 (                             98             @ >                               (          S                  @ #   "                 988  ((                       (    #      92AB8     B1      he selection of a Prime Minister is a relatively smooth affair in case      0B      93202  389:    BC3BB   the results of a general election are B8        (    7=,+      ( decisive. In such cases, the Prime           7!          Minister virtually selects himself. TBut this is not always the case. There have                     been instances post a general election, as also D         7=,+S     ( a mid-term poll, where Presidents have had                    "( to undertake strenuous exercises before mak-       "             ing the final selection. Some such cases — where the decision-making was not so        B8S     S        smooth and conventions were not followed                    — will be recalled in this column.

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Obviously, it is left to the latter                 /    to take a decision and appoint the former. supporting MPs, both from KR Narayanan, when one of the President Shankar Dayal because it had the largest pre- As per the Constitution, the Prime Minister Morarji Desai as well as Ch claimants was unable to furnish Sharma had invited Atal Bihari poll support (UPA) in numbers.                     ( and the Council of Ministers are responsi- Charan Singh. Ultimately sup- the requisite numbers, leading to Vajpayee to form the The modalities of the      ,                 ble to the House of the People. Article 75(3) ported by the Congress, Charan the post-Kargil war general elec- Government, as the BJP was selection process were looked  ,  + !   -,+!.        says such a person chosen as the Prime Singh was sworn in as the tions in September 1999. the largest party with 161 seats, upon in detail by the Sarkaria Minister has to have the confidence of the Prime Minister on July 28, Earlier in November 1989, its allies having 34, thus mak- Commission, which had rec-                /   House. Though not mentioned explicitly almost two weeks after Morarji after the ninth general election, ing it a total of 195. ommended that the President                      ( in the Constitution, ultimately, it becomes Desai’s resignation. He was sup- as no party had secured an On the other hand, the should invite the leaders of the  #                 the weightiest factor in the selection posed to prove his majority dur- absolute majority, President R United Front had a total of 318, parties in the following order,    D                 ( process with the President. ing the Monsoon Session of Venkataraman invited Rajiv including the Congress’ sup- (i) Leader of the largest pre- In the case of a single political party or Parliament but had to resign on Gandhi in his capacity as the port. Embarrassingly, also for poll alliance of parties, (ii)                  a pre-poll alliance having majority, who have August 20 for want of support leader of the largest party in the President, Vajpayee failed to Leader of the single largest                      chosen a leader, the decision-making is from the Congress. Parliament to form the secure the vote of confidence party, (iii) Leader of the post-                      uncomplicated and smooth. Complications While resigning, he had Government. After his refusal, and had to resign within 13 poll alliance. arise in cases where claims of relative advised the President to dissolve VP Singh, with letters of support days of being sworn as the Later, the Commission,                     strengths conflict and overlap. For such sit- the House for a fresh election. from the Left Front as well as Prime Minister. Obviously, to review the working of the              "    ( uations, too, over a period of time, conven- Strictly following the conven- the BJP, formed the while extending the invitation Constitution chaired by for-     #              tions and precedents have evolved, facilitat- tion, the advice of a Prime Government. As the latter with- to Vajpayee, his capacity to win mer Chief Justice of India MN ing the decision-making process. Minister, who had failed to win drew their support on October confidence of the House had Venkatachaliah, had suggest-                Presidents have adopted varying yard- the confidence of the House, was 23, 1990, VP Singh was asked to not been considered. ed that in certain ambiguous sticks for different situations, which are now not binding on the President. In prove his majority in the House. Ultimately, what matters is situations, the President could part of our Constitutional history. After the this case, President Neelam Having lost the vote 142 to 346, the satisfaction of the President send a message to the Lok 1      sixth general election in March 1977, Sanjiva Reddy, instead of mak- he had to resign on November that his choice would be able to Sabha to choose a leader, who Morarji Desai of the Janata Party had ing an offer to Jagjivan Ram, 7, 1990. The Congress was once win the confidence of the House. would then be appointed the become the Prime Minister. He had to resign then Leader of Opposition, dis- again asked to form the Based on this principle, after Prime Minister. Such a proce- + 7   R      "  mid-term on July 15, 1979, on account of solved the House and Ch Government, but they instead Indira Gandhi’s assassination, dure would do away with the "       9 certain intra-party stress factors, even Charan Singh continued as the supported Chandrasekhar’s Giani Zail Singh as President requirement of a vote of con- though he continued to be the leader of the care-taker Prime Minister for breakaway group. Accordingly, had invited Rajiv Gandhi to be fidence in the House. Ever      ) (  * Janata Party. The next day, the then Deputy almost five months till the sev- Chandrasekhar was sworn in as the Prime Minister in 1984, even since our independence, + ,  -*+,.   Prime Minister Ch Charan Singh broke enth general elections were held the Prime Minister. 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     ,  ;      , /                %          Sir — This refers to the editori-    !   # $;D Sir — This refers to the editori-          (/       6   al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May 3).         :     / al, “Azhar nailed, finally” (May The Pulwama terror attack on (      (  !    &0 O 3). Kudos to the European coun-           <      * February 14 was, perhaps, the 55    $  # tries, the US and the UK, who   *              deadliest that occurred in the   2 3 5 #      played an important role in                   Valley in the past three decades     % &0 -  : pressuring China to toe the line.                   of militant activity in Kashmir.          $   New Delhi should now mount This Pakistan based-terror out-         #    pressure on the UN as also those   *               ( fit, the Jaish-e-Mohammad # /     L  : nations who are a witness to ter-                      (JeM), claimed responsibility for # M#  #5      : rorism like India, to fight collec-   /                   the attack and was also respon-         ! # tively and ensure that the most sible for many other attacks in $  $   $5   wanted terrorists are extradited       5         *    ( India, including on the  LM ##    to face trial in Indian courts.                         Parliament, Pathankot and Uri & #       !       #   : Abhinav Kumar $   *            #     ( among others.       #    #           Via email For the last 10 years, India       5     :     U    #             6        had relentlessly tried to put him      #      #5                   =           ( on the terror list but China’s T  #    :        #                       opposition was the thorn in    #    5  :  #    India’s side. It was only after         #        2;'!"!' Sir — Congress chief Rahul         6               Pulwama that the US, the UK   /# .     :  Gandhi should have put the             and France moved a fresh pro- matter to rest by admitting his >                 / posal in the UN Security if the ISI and Pakistani Army con-      BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. mistake for attributing the Council on February 27 to des- tinue harbouring terrorists and The Congress says such phrase ‘chowkidar chor hai’ to the                       ignate JeM chief Masood Azhar using terror as a tool of state pol- doubts had been clarified in Supreme Court. The top court’s #                    as a global terrorist. The efforts icy, international sanctions may Sir — There seems to be an acri- 2016 itself and this charge was stand, asking him for an apolo- ;                 put by these countries as also by be slapped on it. monious controversy over the old wine in a new bottle. Now gy, will act as a deterrent against the Modi Government, which Meanwhile, the Indian Indian citizenship of Congress that the Supreme Court has being irresponsible.            ; ,         raised the costs for Pakistan’s Government must build the chief Rahul Gandhi. The agreed to hear the case in the Anish                  ( sponsorship of terrorism, led to momentum hereon. It must also Ministry of Home Affairs has coming week, matters should be Via web          (  !         ( this diplomatic victory. Times continue working with the West. sought for clarification from resolved once and for all. are becoming harder for Pakistan MC Joshi Gandhi on the basis of allega- Nimai Charan Swain / ! * -            day by day. It stands isolated and Lucknow tions made by none other than Bhubaneswar ''4&'$;$24D3 %>$   !"#$  ,; '  '% +'* /2( +      ) */( *) *          %      -   %  E "  #    #              P # %     % .)(/O N/   O     #  L   L  #                    +    

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The decision from the UN                Security Council’s 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions               Committee came after China lifted its technical                 hold, imposed on March 13, on a proposal made F        ( O  92  by the US, the UK and France to this end. Even     ( O     before that, China, a permanent member of the F            / UNSC, had been blocking India’s attempts to  = (   I       secure designation of Azhar for almost a decade.                    Certainly, India’s consistency has paid off. It was not an easy task to propel China to change            /   ( its mind, especially when it had clarified after the               Brics summit declaration that it was “for banning       /          ( terrorist organisations but not individuals.” China      still had three months to lift the technical hold but $             stretched it to the last limit. Now that it has given    *   08888     7  in, it is definitely a victory of the Modi + !     #  - 7+!#.    1 Government. The declaration, coming as it does    5      $       in the midst of the electoral battle, indicates the              /   respect the Chinese leadership has for the current Kashmir and Pulwama, a face-saving gimmick for declared as a global terrorist and that has been to be vigilant and guard against any Sino-      #         ( leadership in India with Modi at the helm. It is a Pakistan, in the Sanction Committee’s declaration achieved. With the JeM already on the ban list and Pakistan collusion militarily. After the Balakot spin-off of the Wuhan spirit and definitely a win- listing Azhar as global terrorist. now its chief also meeting the same fate, it would strikes, both India and Pakistan continue to main-              win for India. “On this listing issue, China has been com- be a Herculean task for Pakistan to defy the tain the stand-off. It is the conventional edge that F +,7>   %    /S     ( In diplomacy, there are no clear cut winners municating with relevant parties in a construc- Sanctions. It will have to act, and act swiftly. the Indian armed forces enjoy over their coun-                or losers until a decisive victory in a war has already tive and responsible fashion. Recently, relevant A word of caution: The deep state in Pakistan terparts in Pakistan and the international pressure / 7   -9B12. #       declared the winners. In the instant case, both India countries revised and re-submitted the materials has mastered the art of circumventing internation- that has kept Pakistan reined in so far. A misad-                and China had been pursuing their national inter- for the listing proposal to the 1267 Committee. al sanctions as is evident from its past behaviour. venture from Pakistan to avenge Balakot with the 6           ests. The latter was also treading the path very care- After careful study of the revised materials and The banned organisations appear in a new avtar collusion of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)           fully. Chinese national interests were under attack taking into consideration the opinions of relevant or with a different name and their leaders is a possibility that cannot be ruled out straight 4         389A      ( from America as a result of the ongoing trade war parties concerned, China does not have objection assume charge again though ostensibly of a dif- way. A lot would also depend on the electoral               between the two countries that had begun much to the listing proposal,” Chinese Foreign Ministry ferent outfit, generally portrayed as a philanthrop- results on May 23 that would determine the new    6 7    P+    before Pulwama. China’s GDP was on a decline. spokesman Geng Shuang said in a press statement. ic organisation. But the watchful eye of FATF may Government in New Delhi. Before resorting to any make the task difficult for Pakistan this time. misadventure, Pakistan will like to determine the "             Many companies are contemplating shifting their “The proper settlement of the above-men- manufacturing units to India. China, which con- tioned issue again shows that in international Undoubtedly, India has secured a huge diplo- thresholds of the new regime. In a nutshell, the               siders itself as an emerging global power, can ill- counter-terrorism cooperation, we have to uphold matic victory but this should not be the end. India coming months are going to be very critical for        K  L    Q D afford a declining economy. Also, China’s image as the rules and procedures of relevant UN body, fol- has to tread its path carefully to ensure that this India not only diplomatically but militarily as well.          /   a responsible member of the global community was low the principle of mutual respect, resolve dif- victory is not turned into defeat through a Sino- Pakistan’s mindset against India will change             ( being dented due to its continuous support to Azhar, ferences and build consensus through dialogue, Pakistan collusion. India also has to be prepared only if its Army changes its attitude towards India         thus labelling it as pro-terror. The recently held sec- and prevent politicising technical issues,” he added. for the immediate consequences of this decision. and stops projecting us as a quintessential threat.  F +,7>            ond summit of the Belt Road Initiatives (BRI) also In his statement, Geng pointed out that The JeM sympathisers in Kashmir may carry out That can only happen when Pakistan’s economy         D    forced China for a re-think. India’s persistence to Pakistan has made “enormous contributions to a sensational attack to show their solidarity with cannot be saved from a collapse. Fear of FATF      R>   S      stay away from the initiative and not very encour- fighting terrorism”, which should be recognised Azhar and as a protest to his listing. Pakistan is sanctions may also, to some extent, force the Army                 aging response from those who attended, includ- by the international fraternity. Thus, it is a win- already singing a different tune. It says that by not to concede a bit. When IMF’s bailout package             ( ing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, made the win situation as far as China is concerned. It is a naming Kashmir and Pulwama in the declaration, becomes almost a certainty, the Pakistan Army will Chinese think-tank a bit nervous. win-win situation for France, the US, Britain and the global community has accepted their con- have no option but to relent. Islamabad will be    =    3898 F +,7>     D  China was feeling the heat of international iso- other members of 1267 Committee as well. tention that what is happening inside Kashmir is forced to denounce terrorism as the instrument ($  >  -D$>.       lation with majority nations not aligning with it Pakistan is also claiming a win-win situation an internal resistance movement. Indirectly, both of state policy.             in the matter of terrorism. America’s threat to take on the pretext that no mention has been made of China and Pakistan have continued to support India has a long haul ahead. It has to ensure              the matter to the UNSC further weakened Kashmir and Pulwama since India has been blam- their consistent policy of “good” and “bad” ter- that it further tightens its grip against Pakistan    %         China’s insistence because it was hardly left with ing Azhar as the mastermind and JeM as the rorists. Pakistan has also made its intentions clear through diplomatic, economic and military                ( any allies. The fear of losing a huge market like executor of the dastardly Pulwama terror attack. that there would be no laxity as far as Kashmir is means. It also has to ensure that the global watch              India — one of the major trading partners of Let Pakistan rejoice but the bare fact remains that concerned and that it will continue to follow its over Pakistan does not slacken. With all indica-    China — also weighed heavily in the minds of the it has been recognised and designated globally as policy of “thousand cuts.” tions that Modi may return to power and India /           (     Chinese leadership. It was, therefore, perceived by a fountainhead of terror. The Damocles’ Sword India will have to ensure that Pakistan and continuing with its tough policy against Pakistan,                 China that in its national interest, it can no longer in the form of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) China are compelled to give up their policy of clas- there is a hope that coming years may see a decline afford to be seen as a pro-terrorist nation. continues to hang on its head. A fragile and fail- sifying terrorists to suit their convenience. As far in cross-border terrorism. However, the univer-                    However, it also did not want to offend its only ing economy is an issue, which cannot allow this as China is concerned, India has to keep its sal fight against global jihadi terror will contin-                ally, Pakistan, with whom it pronounces its rejoicing to be a long lasting pleasant experience. counter-narrative active and play the ‘Tibet card’ ue relentlessly.                   friendship as stronger than the Himalayas. Hence, India should also not particularly worry about the tactfully. In view of the ensuing summer, when (The writer is a Jammu-based political com- !  "  #$      %&' China ensured that no reference was made to fine print because the intent was to have Azhar passes in the Himalayas are open, India will have mentator, columnist and strategic analyst) ;                        +/*'7( <                   

sort of vaudeville, with a distinctive three-to-one, Ukrainians voted to put about what the new President has in Jewish inflection and people love it. their future in his hands. Although, to mind. But that’s a thankless task Congratulations to Ukraine, by the be frank, most of them doubt that he because a lot of the show is sheer fan- way, for having Jews as both President can really deliver the future of peace and tasy (like the sequence where the frus- and Prime Minister (Volodymyr prosperity that they hope for. trated Holoborodko machine-guns )(':7(1/1&/) Groysman) at the same time in the The only evidence they have of the entire Parliament). ($/) heart of traditionally anti-semitic Zelensky’s industry, honesty and wis- Ukrainian voters are not fools. Eastern Europe and not even making dom is the television series he writes They know they are buying a pig in an #   a fuss about it. But what is Zelensky and stars in, Servant of the People. It’s poke. 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So he is elected President of Ukraine has become the poorest      ' to elect a comedian as President: than jokes, in the short videos he timent to fend off accusations that he’ll before the sole presidential debate in Ukraine. country in Europe — far poorer than  # :   Jimmy Morales in 2015. Although released from time to time during the sell us out to Russia,” Likhachev con- Kiev’s huge Olympic Stadium last Zelensky is not a high school Russia. Millions of Ukrainians have left Morales turned sort of serious once he campaign, it still wasn’t policies. More tinued, “but that seems unlikely to me. Friday, he tried to play the patriotic teacher; he is a show business million- the country seeking work in Poland or   A   took office: He’s a Right-wing nation- like mood music, really. He probably realises that it’ll be hard card: “There’s no room for jokes here. aire with his own production compa- Russia and the low-intensity war   #   alist, who supports death penalty and “He’s from a family of Jewish for him to win over the most nation- Being a President and supreme com- ny. He may be just as warm and sin- against the Russian-backed separatists      K D<: opposes abortion. Whereas Volodymyr Soviet intellectuals from a Russian- alist-oriented part of society, so he’ll mander is not a game... it means being cere in person as Vasyl Petrovych in the east drags on endlessly. No post-      Zelensky hasn’t turned. speaking industrial region (in eastern wash his hands of them so as not to responsible for the people, for the coun- Holoborodko, the former teacher and Soviet leader of Ukraine has made even      Right through the presidential Ukraine,” Vyacheslav Likhachev of the alienate the majority.” try.” It would have sounded more per- accidental President, whom he plays in a dent in the corrupt rule of the oli- election campaign in Ukraine, Zelensky National Minorities’ Rights Monitoring That will be a welcome change after suasive if Poroshenko had done some- Servant of the People. (It’s one of garchs. Indeed, most of them have been  % #     avoided speeches. Mostly, he just Group in Kyiv told the Haaretz news- five years of the pompous nationalist thing about the corruption that has Ukraine’s most popular series and is oligarchs themselves. 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Vikas Jain said in a statement. ) :  dents when it comes to building and worksheets, motivation and The programme enables stu- (        # yundai Motor India on The company is receiving      # personalised learning plans suit- mentorship, scheduling and dents to solve their doubts /      5      # :  HFriday said it has received customer enquiries at all its ed to their unique needs,” said planning studies, and empha- instantly, rather than waiting to    # D9    #   #     2,000 bookings of its upcoming touch points across the coun-   )(+!(,- Atul Kulshrestha, founder and sising on the importance of meet the teacher next day in  ( & #&  compact SUV Venue on the try, he added. “Further, the CMD of Extramarks Education. self-study. class, and potentially forgetting first day of initiating the process. notable traction in online book- xtramarks Education, a glob- He added, “Through Not just this, a monthly per- the doubt. A personal guru also        The company had opened ing is coming from semi- Eal EdTech company, on Achieve, we also seek to rein- formance and progress report is takes away the fear of being the pre-launch bookings for urban areas due to strong tele- Friday announced the launch of force the importance of self- also generated, which is shared judged in public from the stu- the model on May 2. “The com infrastructure. This show- Extramarks Achieve, a unique study and look to meticulously with parents, in order to keep dents by serving as a friend, Day-1 response is a record cases emergence of new era of programme to tackle learning guiding students towards acad- them posted about their ward’s motivator and guide, all rolled booking for an SUV, with an connected-mobility solutions woes faced by students and emic success.” performance. Because of inte- into one. average of 84 Venue cars every and acceptance of technology improve their comprehension Extramarks Achieve begins gration with the learning app by Atul Kulshrestha said, “Our hour,” Hyundai Motor India Ltd in day-to-day life,” Jain said. and confidence. with a scientific assessment pro- Extramarks, a student avails full academic gurus are motivated The programme provides gramme called SNAAP - benefit of the LPT (learn-prac- educators, who hold student for personal academic gurus, Student Needs Analysis and tice-test) pedagogy, which is welfare and success paramount.” who offer custom guidance and Academic Profile. SNAAP helps focused on concept clarity. Launched on May 1, 2019, support to students. It aims to identify the learning gaps and The concept of Achieve Extramarks Achieve is another address the root of the many needs of a child, based on which functions on the 9-9-7 model - game-changing offering. In a sit- problems in the nation’s educa- an academic profile is built. which means that from 9 am to uation where the deep-set fears, tion system: lack of personal Mapped to this academic profile, 9 pm, all 7 days of a week, the worries and lack of under- $ 1   / ($!),,   attention due to abysmal an appropriate academic guru is academic gurus are only a standing among individual stu-          #          teacher-student ratio, inade- appointed, who charts an acad- chat/mail/call away for the stu- dents are hardly addressed, this $  L'   #'&N quate emphasis on self-study, emic course for the student. dents. Extramarks has already new venture by Extramarks is  # - , M  % / (  # absence of mentors to clear Under Extramarks Achieve, a implemented a team of over 300 poised to be a plausible solution    (  2 (3 0  #$V doubts and to keep tabs on plethora of services are provid- experienced subject matter to student woes. 1  2 0$13 7      8            )(+!(,- divulge the size of the deal but straints to exponential growth The deal will also provide and IBM in Europe. Achieving some reports pegged it at of data usage driven by increas- a platform for fast-track joint synergies post-merger from ndia’s largest telecom opera- about USD 700 million. ing consumption of video, initiatives in Artificial the combination of Vodafone Itor Vodafone Idea Ltd on “The collaboration will streaming and digital com- Intelligence and Internet of India and Idea Cellular is a Friday announced a five-year provide Vodafone Idea with a merce, the statement said, Things. “This five-year col- strategic priority for us and we multi-million-dollar IT out- hybrid cloud based digital plat- adding that it will also drive laboration with IBM, opens continue to be ahead of track,” sourcing deal with tech giant form to enable more intimate enhanced customer experience new opportunities for us to Balesh Sharma, CEO, Vodafone IBM. engagement with its over 387 to millions of connected con- partner together in domains Idea, said. “This engagement will also million subscribers (as of sumers and businesses in India. vations. We believe that use of like cloud, AI (Artificial IBM is supporting contribute to Vodafone Idea’s December 31, 2018), enhanc- “Vodafone Idea is collabo- IBM’s hybrid and multi-cloud, Intelligence) and IoT (Internet Vodafone Idea with an option merger synergy objectives by ing business efficiency, agility rating with leading global tech- analytics and AI security capa- of Things). of extended flexible payment reducing its IT related costs,” and scale plus simplification of nology partners including bilities will accelerate Vodafone “We will also be able to plan structure for the term of the telecom firm said in a state- its business processes,” it said. IBM to deploy new age tech- Idea’s progression to an open, leverage collateral from the the contract through its whol- ment. 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4,(    = >+  456   - 678  $.$&  )(+!(,-  )(+!(,- that the company, despite its January-March quarter of the The CTIL board has recom- arket benchmarks surrendered client centricity and innovative previous fiscal. mended a dividend of 7.50 per early gains to end with mod- ugar output in India has reached 32.11 mil- T company Cognizant has spirit, was not yet delivering Sales during the quarter share of 10 each equivalent to Mest losses on Friday, led by sell- Slion tonnes in the first seven months of the Ireported over 15% drop in net against the market opportunity. under review stood at 9,809 75% on paid-up equity share ing in IT bluechips, as investors await- ongoing marketing year that started October income for the quarter ended “While I am encouraged by crore, up 8.95%, as against capital of the company for the ed fresh buying triggers amid frothy supported by strong rupee and fall in 2018, and the total production could touch a new March, and slashed its full- our client centricity, our 9,003 crore in the corre- year ended March 31, compared valuations. oil prices. However, gains are capped record of 33 million tonnes, the industry body year revenue growth outlook. employees’ winning spirit and sponding period a year ago, with 65% paid for the previous After trading on a positive note due to the premium valuation. ISMA said on Friday. Much of the sugar has The US-headquartered our innovation, we are not yet HUL said in a regulatory filing. year for the year. through the day, the BSE Sensex ended “Fall in 10-year yield led the bank already been manufactured and only a few mills company, which has a signifi- delivering against the market HUL’s total expenses for 18.17 points, or 0.05%, lower at index to outperform. Market is likely are in operation at present, it said. cant portion of its employees opportunity. We are committed the said period were 7,765      38,963.26. to stay range bound due to weak glob- The country’s sugar output during the based in India, revised its full- to strengthening our execution crore compared to 7,181 crore, I)%I:   In similar movement, the broader al cues while better quarter results may 2017-18 marketing year (October-September) year 2019 revenue growth out- to invest in growth and drive up 8.13%. H NSE Nifty slipped 12.50 points, or provide opportunity to accumulate,” was a record 32.5 million tonnes. The annual look to 3.6-5.1% in constant shareholder value,” Humphries Homegrown FMCG major 0.11%, to close at 11,712.25. During the said Vinod Nair, head of research, domestic requirement of India, which is the currency, significantly less than added.  7  Godrej Consumer Products holiday-truncated week, the Sensex fell Geojit Financial Services. world’s second largest producer, is only 26 mil- 7-9v projected just months ago. Cognizant said its second  H,  Ltd (GCPL) on Friday report- 104.07 points, or 0.26%, while the Nifty Sectorally, BSE IT, teck, healthcare lion tonnes. Cognizant follows January- quarter 2019 year-over-year  ..6%+.   ed a 51.53% increase in con- shed 42.40%, or 0.36 per cent. and FMCG indices fell the most, drop- According to the Indian Sugar Mills December as financial year. revenue growth was estimated Century Textiles and solidated net profit to 935.24 IT stocks came under pressure after ping up to 1.91%. Association (ISMA), mills have manufactured It cited “first quarter under- to be in the range of 3.9-4.9% in Industries Ltd (CTIL) on Friday crore in the fourth quarter tech giant Cognizant slashed its full- However, telecom, realty, auto and 32.11 million tonnes of sugar between October performance” and likelihood constant currency. In the com- reported a standalone net prof- ended March 31. year revenue growth outlook. A strong bankex rose up to 1.56%. 2018 and April this year. Only 100 mills were in of slower growth in financial ing quarters, the company it of 227.62 crore for the fourth The company had posted rupee also weighed on the counters. The broader BSE midcap and operation as on April 30. The country’s top three services and healthcare as rea- intends to bring cost structure quarter ended March 2019. It a consolidated net profit of The US-headquartered Cognizant, smallcap indices followed the bench- sugar producing states — Uttar Pradesh, sons for the massive cut in full- closer in line with the revised had posted a net profit of 617.19 crore in the corre- which has a significant portion of its marks to end up to 0.31% lower. Maharashtra and Karnataka — have produced year outlook. revenue expectations but will 108.69 crore in the January- sponding period last fiscal, employees based in India, revised its Meanwhile, foreign institutional 11.26 million tonnes, 10.7 million tonnes and 4.32 The first quarter net income continue to invest in growth, tal- March quarter a year ago, GCPL said in a BSE filing. full-year 2019 revenue growth outlook investors (FIIs) bought equity worth million tonnes, respectively, during the October- at USD 441 million was 15% ent, and innovation, Century Textiles said in a BSE However, its total revenue to 3.6-5.1% in constant currency terms, 597.54 crore on Thursday, while April period of the 2018-19 marketing year. lower than USD 520 million McLoughlin said. Also, the filing. from operations during the significantly less than 7-9% projected domestic institutional investors (DIIs) “Even though the quantum of sugarcane clocked in the year-ago period. strong balance sheet enables The company’s total income quarter fell 3.06% to 2,481.72 just months ago. sold shares to the tune of 791.69 crore, crushing in the current year is less than that in The quarterly revenue rose to Cognizant to maintain financial during the quarter was 1,008.54 crore, compared with In the Sensex pack, losers includ- provisional data available with stock the last year, the sugar production in 2018-19 will USD 4.11 billion, up 5.1% (6.8% flexibility while returning cap- crore. It was 993.32 crore in the 2,560.14 crore in the corre- ed TCS, HUL, Tata Steel, HCL Tech, exchanges showed. be marginally more than last year,” it said in a in constant currency) from the ital to shareholders. corresponding quarter of the sponding quarter of the pre- Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC, IndusInd Elsewhere in Asia, Korea’s Kospi statement. year-ago period , the company’s previous fiscal. CTIL’s total vious fiscal. Bank, Asian Paints, ITC and Vedanta, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended on Sugar recovery in northern India has been own estimates.  H,   expenses stood at 765.38 crore. The firm’s total expense shedding up to 3.70%. a mixed note, while other major bours- substantially better than last year. In the other “Cognizant’s growth and )9%*:  Meanwhile, the company stood at 1,974.73 crore, HUL too ended in the red ahead of es in China and Japan were shut for hol- parts of the country, including Maharashtra and performance in the quarter )-I9*   said its results were not compa- against 2,016.65 crore, a drop its quarterly results. idays. European equites started off on Karnataka also, the sugar recovery is better than leave room for improvement,” FMCG major Hindustan rable as it had granted right to of 2.07%. On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, a firm footing. last year, though not as high as it achieved in Brian Humphries, chief execu- Unilever (HUL) on Thursday manage and operate its Viscose During the quarter, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Yes Bank, Tata The rupee, meanwhile, appreciat- north India. “Therefore, the sugar production in tive officer of Cognizant, said in reported a 13.84% increase in Filament Yarn business, part of GCPL’s India sales were mar- Motors, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, M&M, ed to 69.34 against the US dollar intra- the current year for the whole country is a statement. its net profit to 1,538 crore for the textile segment, to Grasim ginally down 0.9% to Maruti, Hero MotoCorp and Kotak day. Global oil benchmark Brent crude expected to be around 33 million tonnes, about Humphries, who took over the quarter ended March 31. Industries for 15 years from 1,356.09 crore, compared Bank rose up to 3.11%. was trading 0.62% lower at USD 70.31 5,00,000 tonnes more than last year,” the ISMA the baton from the Francisco The company had posted a net February 1, 2018, which has paid with 1,369.76 crore in the “Market started on a positive note per barrel. predicted. D’Souza on April 1, admitted profit of 1,351 crore in the an upfront royalty of 600 crore. year-ago period.

  SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE NIFTY 50 11722.60 11770.90 11699.35 11712.25 -12.50 Script Open High Low LTP M&MFIN 396.40 405.80 396.40 402.10 MCX 850.20 864.00 845.00 849.65 TEJASNET 194.95 194.95 189.90 191.05 IBULHSGFIN 681.00 710.00 671.80 707.85 28.20 YESBANK 176.80 177.90 169.95 175.60 COLPAL 1198.95 1198.95 1164.00 1169.50 GODFRYPHLP 1104.40 1109.90 1058.80 1064.95 KSCL 456.10 456.40 439.00 448.15 BHARTIARTL 324.45 333.85 324.45 332.75 8.55 RPOWER 5.48 6.67 5.41 6.48 CANFINHOME 341.80 344.60 330.75 333.30 CUMMINSIND 702.70 722.50 702.70 712.00 NAVKARCORP 33.95 34.65 33.40 34.55 NTPC 133.10 136.65 133.00 135.85 2.75 JETAIRWAYS 125.10 137.95 124.25 135.50 TVSMOTOR 480.00 485.00 470.05 482.00 ORIENTBANK 97.85 98.80 96.40 97.10 AUBANK 641.95 643.30 626.15 633.70 ICICIBANK 397.15 405.20 394.70 402.75 7.20 RELIANCE 1407.00 1417.00 1401.40 1407.05 MOTHERSUMI 140.70 142.00 139.10 141.45 INDHOTEL 154.30 155.50 151.35 153.35 AMARAJABAT 658.00 674.00 655.15 657.75 YESBANK 177.00 177.80 169.70 175.80 2.05 DHFL 135.00 142.75 131.30 141.35 BEL 88.30 89.25 86.85 88.35 KEC 294.00 299.40 294.00 295.00 GRANULES 111.95 113.50 110.00 112.85 TATAMOTORS 205.00 213.65 203.05 209.55 2.25 TATAMOTORS 204.90 213.70 203.20 209.50 RAIN 119.95 119.95 114.80 115.55 LAURUSLABS 402.50 404.00 394.40 397.85 SUVEN 264.35 265.00 262.00 262.70 ONGC 168.85 171.90 168.70 170.70 1.80 SPICEJET 129.80 131.90 129.00 130.10 HDFC 2030.00 2038.85 2006.00 2010.00 INDIANB 254.35 258.25 251.90 256.60 TATACOFFEE 87.55 88.20 86.60 86.60 INFRATEL 272.55 278.55 272.10 273.75 2.90 RELCAPITAL 133.00 139.35 132.25 136.50 CIPLA 564.95 572.45 561.65 564.40 CASTROLIND 150.40 151.50 150.00 150.35 HINDCOPPER 47.00 47.00 45.70 45.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 3028.00 3066.00 3020.00 3059.80 29.25 IBULHSGFIN 685.65 710.00 672.40 705.95 LICHSGFIN 490.05 495.30 480.00 485.10 MINDTREE 983.95 983.95 966.50 972.00 NATCOPHARM* 538.00 541.80 532.00 533.50 KOTAKBANK 1406.40 1435.75 1400.20 1416.95 10.60 PCJEWELLER 113.75 115.40 108.70 109.60 RAYMOND 740.00 764.95 735.85 759.30 MEGH 66.30 67.20 65.00 65.00 COROMANDEL 433.60 433.60 420.80 427.30 TCS 2191.00 2191.00 2125.15 2132.50 EVEREADY 111.95 114.55 107.05 108.25 PRESTIGE 262.00 272.15 262.00 264.20 VBL 889.00 910.00 889.00 902.10 JSWSTEEL 308.00 310.45 305.10 308.90 2.25 IBREALEST 116.30 119.20 114.00 117.30 VOLTAS 609.25 620.85 601.20 604.20 CEATLTD 1058.70 1060.70 1043.95 1052.00 FCONSUMER 42.80 42.80 42.15 42.60 TITAN 1145.00 1154.80 1135.05 1145.00 6.85 BOMDYEING 134.00 134.00 125.50 126.50 NCC 97.95 98.90 95.70 96.80 NMDC 100.85 102.15 99.55 99.95 MINDAIND 342.65 356.00 341.00 349.15 BPCL 384.95 386.50 378.55 380.60 2.15 INFY* 723.75 730.60 719.00 723.75 HEXAWARE 341.80 342.80 333.35 334.40 PETRONET 239.90 240.35 232.20 233.70 GSKCONS 7100.10 7170.00 7000.00 7000.00 SBIN 309.00 311.80 308.80 309.70 1.55 HDFCLIFE 402.00 418.80 402.00 413.60 RBLBANK 664.95 673.90 663.60 671.20 DRREDDY 2920.00 2932.65 2890.45 2904.00 PARAGMILK 238.10 240.15 237.00 237.70 HEROMOTOCO 2550.00 2587.00 2537.40 2563.20 11.50 SUZLON 6.85 6.86 6.70 6.74 COALINDIA 254.00 255.75 251.05 251.80 POWERGRID 190.00 192.90 190.00 190.70 GODREJAGRO 514.00 520.75 514.00 516.70 BAJAJFINSV 7595.00 7669.90 7590.00 7610.00 31.15 RELINFRA 111.15 112.20 108.25 110.00 INDIACEM 106.30 108.20 105.00 106.40 AVANTI 373.00 374.50 366.30 370.70 MARICO 354.95 357.60 351.50 355.50 HDFCBANK 2364.20 2378.00 2356.50 2365.00 9.20 SBIN 308.10 311.50 308.10 309.15 ICICIGI 1105.00 1119.20 1082.35 1082.35 CONCOR 513.50 525.00 500.55 504.50 EIHOTEL 188.50 189.35 184.80 186.20 UPL 961.20 974.00 959.05 967.65 3.75 MARUTI 6669.15 6780.00 6669.15 6710.90 ZENSARTECH 246.00 257.00 240.50 246.50 NESTLEIND 10601.00 10636.10 10389.00 10501.90 PFIZER 3130.40 3150.00 3110.25 3125.00 POWERGRID 190.90 192.95 190.20 190.95 0.75 ICICIBANK 397.45 405.25 394.75 401.85 BANKINDIA 89.10 90.65 89.00 89.65 CARBORUNIV 356.00 359.80 352.80 355.00 JSLHISAR 86.45 87.45 85.60 86.00 RELIANCE 1407.95 1417.50 1402.65 1409.90 4.85 ASHOKLEY 90.00 90.75 88.45 89.30 GRASIM 900.00 909.70 881.85 899.00 ABFRL 210.10 210.10 205.00 208.00 TIMETECHNO 91.00 91.00 84.95 87.00 GRINDWELL 609.95 609.95 591.00 591.00 AXISBANK 754.15 763.80 753.45 754.90 2.55 HEG 1736.05 1801.90 1710.00 1770.05 LUPIN 879.60 880.00 865.40 870.00 NHPC 23.10 23.70 23.10 23.50 MOTILALOFS 733.00 734.30 709.45 712.50 SHREECEM 19850.00 20100.00 19794.95 19893.15 MARUTI 6675.00 6780.00 6675.00 6705.50 22.25 BIOCON 560.90 563.10 550.05 551.50 RECLTD 145.10 145.60 142.25 142.55 GLENMARK 626.05 634.70 618.80 631.95 JSWENERGY 70.05 70.80 69.80 70.75 CAPPL 352.15 360.00 350.00 351.15 LT 1362.00 1373.20 1360.00 1362.50 3.75 BRITANNIA 2785.50 2801.05 2688.20 2706.00 JUBLFOOD 1346.00 1361.30 1321.00 1329.00 TATAGLOBAL 206.40 207.10 203.15 204.00 REPCOHOME 420.00 425.95 415.05 416.10 BAYERCROP 4090.35 4150.00 4080.50 4140.00 HINDALCO 206.00 206.00 202.65 205.00 0.30 MFSL 422.00 424.95 415.00 422.25 INTELLECT 225.25 228.55 216.55 217.65 VIPIND 461.05 464.15 450.00 450.00 FINCABLES 429.15 429.15 415.00 421.00 NETWORK18 32.80 33.00 32.10 32.10 SUNPHARMA 455.00 456.20 448.85 452.45 0.25 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.25 1549.75 1570.10 DEEPAKNI 269.05 274.90 266.75 273.50 ADANIGREEN 42.40 43.60 41.45 41.85 COCHINSHIP 382.30 384.45 376.85 379.95 IOB 14.00 14.29 14.00 14.04 ASIANPAINT 1443.80 1456.00 1432.20 1436.00 -0.60 WIPRO 293.55 293.55 289.10 291.00 ULTRACEMCO 4623.40 4628.70 4557.50 4566.00 ADANITRANS 217.15 222.50 214.30 217.70 CENTRALBK 31.25 31.45 30.05 30.40 MHRIL 237.75 245.00 233.50 240.00 M&M 645.05 652.50 642.85 645.00 -0.90 KOTAKBANK 1409.00 1435.50 1401.05 1418.15 NIITTECH 1290.00 1290.00 1248.20 1268.15 TRIDENT 66.55 67.00 66.05 66.45 SCI 34.10 34.45 33.50 33.85 SHOPERSTOP 455.00 463.00 454.30 459.00 NIACL 180.50 182.90 180.05 182.90 ITC 304.25 307.45 303.30 304.55 -0.45 L&TFH 130.10 131.25 126.30 127.25 DISHTV 35.85 36.55 35.45 35.85 SPARC 169.45 169.45 165.30 168.00 MMTC 25.90 25.95 25.55 25.65 CRISIL 1442.00 1445.00 1425.00 1425.05 GRASIM 900.00 909.95 881.55 897.00 -2.30 AXISBANK 754.95 763.30 753.65 755.00 WOCKPHARMA 406.50 410.80 402.70 407.00 MANPASAND 122.90 122.90 107.00 107.00 NAVINFLUOR 677.00 681.25 670.00 679.85 ATUL 3416.20 3465.95 3409.00 3435.00 COALINDIA 253.05 256.00 251.30 251.70 -0.65 BANKBARODA 117.00 121.00 116.55 118.95 EDELWEISS 140.00 144.30 139.00 142.25 SIEMENS 1150.00 1177.65 1146.00 1172.50 GODREJIND 503.80 510.00 499.00 505.25 CENTURYTEX 934.00 954.00 904.25 941.40 LTTS 1765.00 1781.20 1676.50 1680.00 ACC 1614.35 1638.65 1612.10 1630.00 MAGMA 126.50 129.00 126.05 126.40 HATSUN 720.70 748.90 709.00 724.00 VEDL 168.70 169.00 165.80 167.70 -0.60 TATASTEEL 552.50 555.30 545.85 547.60 AJANTPHARM 1063.55 1080.00 1040.80 1055.80 HFCL 22.50 22.75 22.45 22.55 SHARDACROP 410.00 410.00 393.55 398.90 FORTIS 137.20 138.45 137.10 137.20 INDUSINDBK 1565.00 1579.00 1546.80 1554.15 -7.15 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1683.35 1692.80 FORCEMOT 1616.00 1635.50 1595.00 1600.65 ECLERX 1154.90 1154.90 1136.85 1141.75 SYMPHONY 1378.75 1395.00 1337.90 1380.20 TVSSRICHAK 2195.00 2195.00 2124.25 2124.25 DRREDDY 2910.10 2932.75 2890.70 2906.10 -13.80 PERSISTENT* 628.00 629.90 617.00 622.15 JISLJALEQS 52.90 53.40 51.80 52.15 KTKBANK 126.00 129.40 126.00 128.90 RELAXO 957.00 957.00 871.00 899.95 JCHAC 1880.00 1880.00 1851.05 1859.80 CIPLA 568.00 573.00 561.65 562.95 -2.65 HDFCBANK 2361.20 2376.00 2360.00 2368.80 TITAN 1139.00 1153.65 1136.00 1145.55 SYNGENE 610.00 615.00 588.70 600.45 JYOTHYLAB 178.70 183.50 178.50 179.05 GHCL 252.85 252.85 247.70 249.20 GAIL 346.80 350.90 342.40 345.80 -1.75 GRAPHITE 403.00 405.90 392.50 398.40 UNIONBANK 84.90 85.75 84.30 85.20 OMAXE 208.80 208.80 207.15 207.45 COFFEEDAY 262.65 267.90 259.70 261.45 PNCINFRA 152.00 152.45 148.35 149.50 BAJFINANCE 3130.10 3165.00 3102.30 3110.90 -20.85 DLF 172.05 178.95 172.00 177.90 RNAM 198.15 199.15 190.00 193.35 PIIND 1039.25 1081.00 1039.25 1052.50 GLAXO 1276.55 1290.00 1275.00 1280.00 SUPPETRO 202.05 204.20 200.00 200.00 WIPRO 293.50 293.70 288.55 291.65 -2.00 GODREJCP 652.70 653.00 627.60 642.15 APOLLOTYRE 203.10 204.50 201.10 201.55 BERGEPAINT 315.00 317.00 310.20 311.55 ASHOKA 121.25 121.25 118.65 119.15 GICHSGFIN 260.95 260.95 255.20 257.80 HDFC 2017.50 2037.60 2000.00 2002.80 -14.60 BHARATFORG 465.00 490.90 460.00 486.00 PVR 1809.85 1814.75 1793.80 1809.05 RCF 56.50 57.20 56.40 56.85 SUDARSCHEM 334.15 337.50 329.00 330.60 NILKAMAL 1315.00 1338.00 1300.35 1309.55 INFY 722.90 731.00 718.20 723.65 -7.15 BANDHANBNK 624.00 635.55 618.30 621.45 DCMSHRIRAM 465.00 479.00 452.00 463.25 MANAPPURAM 118.00 119.45 117.00 117.75 GICRE 240.00 243.00 239.40 241.00 NLCINDIA 65.10 65.40 65.00 65.15 EICHERMOT 20571.00 20600.00 20340.00 20356.00 -209.10 JINDALSTEL 181.00 182.85 177.15 181.60 JUSTDIAL 589.00 592.35 583.05 585.25 DCBBANK 213.35 216.60 213.35 214.15 GMDCLTD 74.00 75.10 73.65 74.00 IEX 159.50 160.45 158.50 159.00 ULTRACEMCO 4620.50 4628.00 4552.00 4559.80 -56.50 PNB 86.95 87.75 86.30 87.20 GNFC 315.25 316.60 309.00 310.50 IDFC 39.50 39.85 38.75 39.00 SOMANYCERA 450.00 450.00 415.00 422.00 HERITGFOOD 502.05 504.30 490.00 490.00 TATASTEEL 554.00 556.00 546.60 547.70 -7.25 BAJFINANCE 3133.70 3162.35 3099.60 3109.25 TORNTPHARM 1758.00 1786.85 1702.80 1755.35 UJJIVAN 324.80 327.00 319.50 322.70 HUDCO 41.60 41.70 41.00 41.35 BASF 1376.00 1376.00 1346.20 1353.00 IOC 159.95 160.00 155.70 155.90 -2.20 ITC 304.00 307.35 302.90 303.60 HINDALCO 203.10 205.85 202.70 205.10 MRF 52450.00 53500.00 52450.00 53307.70 OFSS 3440.00 3466.80 3415.00 3450.00 SHK 148.30 149.55 147.15 148.75 HCLTECH 1144.00 1149.15 1126.25 1142.00 -18.05 ADANIPOWER 44.70 45.25 42.95 43.75 ASIANPAINT 1441.00 1455.00 1433.40 1434.70 HSCL 108.40 113.00 107.60 109.25 CROMPTON 230.65 233.95 229.10 231.40 SKFINDIA 1966.05 1980.50 1948.20 1948.25 ZEEL 418.90 422.40 410.10 411.55 -6.90 INDUSINDBK 1561.30 1580.00 1549.05 1559.00 SUNTV 562.00 562.00 551.40 555.70 VENKYS 1988.00 2014.00 1960.00 1964.90 APLAPOLLO 1567.95 1575.00 1536.20 1550.00 JAGRAN 111.10 113.65 110.55 111.95 HINDUNILVR 1720.00 1727.00 1682.00 1690.65 -32.90 VEDL 167.10 168.95 165.95 167.75 STAR 483.00 485.60 476.30 482.30 MPHASIS 979.05 979.05 963.50 972.05 PRSMJOHNSN 93.10 94.00 92.00 94.00 ITDC 257.90 258.95 253.70 257.60 ADANIPORTS 393.00 398.40 385.05 387.30 -8.00 BHARTIARTL 324.70 334.90 324.40 334.80 TATACOMM 575.00 581.00 542.55 550.05 EICHERMOT 20543.00 20563.55 20264.10 20310.00 MAHSCOOTER 3731.40 3830.00 3705.00 3800.65 ERIS 618.00 627.90 608.05 614.40 AEGISLOG 195.90 197.00 194.00 194.75 TECHM 830.00 834.45 813.00 815.15 -21.85 HINDPETRO 284.90 290.25 281.60 285.75 UPL 970.00 974.75 959.00 970.00 JUBILANT 655.10 657.00 647.20 650.50 SJVN 23.95 24.40 23.95 24.35 AIAENG 1760.00 1771.25 1741.00 1748.00 BRITANNIA 2782.95 2803.85 2690.00 2702.50 -80.55 FEDERALBNK 94.50 98.45 94.50 97.75 RAJESHEXPO 700.85 700.85 670.55 681.80 GUJGAS 161.50 164.75 157.45 157.50 ASTRAZEN 2318.85 2346.90 2304.05 2329.50 JPASSOCIAT 5.25 5.40 5.22 5.27 BEML 874.95 881.35 869.00 875.40 HINDZINC 272.15 274.90 268.00 274.10 MINDACORP 125.50 126.00 120.00 122.00 CHAMBLFERT 152.10 156.50 152.00 154.35 TCS 2185.00 2186.05 2125.00 2137.00 -78.40 TATAMTRDVR 97.90 102.90 97.10 100.40 JAICORPLTD 114.85 115.65 112.20 112.70 ABB 1474.00 1515.50 1474.00 1490.55 BALMLAWRIE 171.05 172.10 167.60 169.00 APLLTD 550.70 550.70 540.00 542.40   NTPC 133.00 136.70 133.00 135.55 PHILIPCARB 154.95 159.00 150.50 151.45 SWANENERGY 107.50 109.40 106.10 106.50 MONSANTO 2460.30 2550.00 2442.00 2446.00 CORPBANK 27.05 27.10 26.60 26.75 STRTECH 191.00 196.00 189.90 191.85 APOLLOHOSP 1190.25 1211.60 1184.65 1192.00 SYNDIBANK 37.20 37.95 37.20 37.35 KEI 411.25 414.20 402.60 406.00 THERMAX 970.00 985.00 961.55 968.00 KANSAINER 415.00 438.80 372.00 435.00 WESTLIFE 403.00 405.90 390.60 393.35 TV18BRDCST 31.10 31.50 31.00 31.25 MAHINDCIE 225.40 226.00 221.00 222.00 FORBESCO 2282.35 2383.95 2275.00 2324.00 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DABUR 382.00 385.60 377.70 382.00 IRB 120.75 124.90 120.70 122.00 IBULISL 298.00 303.15 287.10 291.00 LALPATHLAB 1066.55 1067.85 1035.00 1046.00 TRITURBINE 105.00 106.80 105.00 105.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 27656.30 27732.25 27486.05 27537.75 -121.35 GUJALKALI 496.00 535.00 496.00 525.00 JMFINANCIL 86.60 88.10 84.20 85.30 MAXINDIA 70.70 71.90 70.05 70.10 ALKEM 1712.30 1721.30 1701.00 1701.00 THYROCARE 480.50 489.50 480.00 484.90 DLF 172.95 179.20 171.95 177.90 6.05 TATAPOWER 65.75 68.10 65.50 67.15 DELTACORP 241.00 244.35 239.75 241.45 GPPL 87.00 87.00 84.00 84.50 TNPL 196.00 196.95 189.65 190.90 SADBHAV 237.45 237.45 235.00 236.80 BANKBARODA 117.05 120.45 116.50 119.10 3.20 JSWSTEEL 307.50 310.40 305.30 308.60 BAJAJ-AUTO 3032.45 3068.00 3032.45 3060.00 INOXLEISUR 313.90 313.90 304.90 307.35 PTC 69.65 70.00 69.05 69.55 PHOENIXLTD 605.30 605.30 595.40 595.75 SBILIFE 650.00 666.00 648.95 665.00 14.50 IOC 160.00 160.00 155.55 156.15 ADANIPORTS 394.30 398.10 384.60 385.80 RAMCOCEM 778.00 787.85 774.20 777.00 RCOM 1.87 1.87 1.87 1.87 SOLARINDS 1063.00 1091.00 1052.00 1091.00 NHPC 23.10 23.75 23.05 23.60 0.50 BHEL 69.65 70.65 68.40 68.55 SRTRANSFIN 1090.10 1094.55 1071.00 1081.50 ISEC 216.00 225.00 216.00 218.25 BAJAJELEC 574.95 574.95 556.35 557.00 BOSCHLTD 17950.00 18089.85 17931.50 17940.00 SIEMENS 1153.95 1179.25 1145.00 1174.00 24.40 BLUESTARCO 699.00 711.25 684.35 697.00 ENGINERSIN 111.50 112.00 110.05 110.20 GMRINFRA 16.70 16.85 16.45 16.50 INDOSTAR 394.85 397.40 387.30 391.70 LAOPALA 211.45 211.45 203.25 206.80 INDIGO 1550.00 1604.30 1546.05 1570.10 29.65 DBL 491.15 513.00 472.05 479.85 GRUH 317.05 327.20 317.05 319.00 GREAVESCOT 150.00 150.00 145.70 147.50 CUB 199.00 201.40 193.50 197.00 CARERATING 980.00 988.25 980.00 985.00 MRF 52500.00 53400.00 52500.00 53300.00 875.15 ZEEL 418.45 422.45 410.00 411.10 VINATIORGA 1879.00 1935.00 1879.00 1897.05 CENTURYPLY 165.85 174.40 162.35 168.85 DBCORP 184.00 185.10 179.00 183.65 KNRCON 238.90 246.00 233.40 243.30 HINDPETRO 287.00 290.45 281.70 286.30 4.35 LT 1364.70 1373.20 1358.30 1361.00 CHENNPETRO 259.00 259.00 250.20 251.00 JKCEMENT 902.00 902.00 870.95 875.95 UNITEDBNK 11.01 11.05 10.95 11.00 SAIL 56.45 57.20 55.75 57.05 0.80 BPCL 383.20 386.05 378.65 380.05 MUTHOOTFIN 599.45 608.40 593.65 599.00 MOIL 153.00 153.20 151.90 152.55 ESSELPRO 134.65 134.90 132.10 133.35 ACC 1619.90 1637.85 1610.65 1635.00 21.90 SUNTECK 467.95 470.45 452.20 467.45 DEEPAKFERT 133.65 136.65 132.90 134.80 THOMASCOOK 247.80 249.35 244.20 244.95 HONAUT 23900.00 24100.00 23200.00 23750.85 MOTHERSUMI 140.00 142.00 139.00 141.60 1.30 SUNPHARMA 455.20 456.00 449.40 453.00 IPCALAB 973.70 982.05 967.45 971.10 SUPREMEIND 1116.95 1116.95 1088.00 1088.00 KALPATPOWR 490.00 490.00 471.05 472.65 ASHOKLEY 90.00 91.00 88.60 90.30 0.75 TATAELXSI 888.70 890.40 868.00 873.65 EQUITAS 129.95 130.10 127.15 128.55 VGUARD 217.75 218.20 215.10 216.55 TATAINVEST 855.00 860.00 854.00 860.00 HINDZINC 266.50 275.55 266.50 274.00 2.10 ABCAPITAL 100.00 102.50 99.10 101.65 UBL 1411.90 1413.60 1378.85 1382.10 LUXIND 1331.40 1340.00 1286.15 1339.00 PGHH 10260.00 10448.45 10227.90 10361.00 ABB 1476.00 1517.80 1472.50 1487.00 10.15 TATACHEM 578.00 578.00 554.15 557.50 TAKE 147.65 150.00 143.85 144.00 GESHIP 284.60 291.35 280.60 280.60 3MINDIA 23103.05 23103.05 22800.00 22800.00 PGHH 10136.00 10400.00 10136.00 10330.10 69.70 GODREJPROP 830.00 863.00 816.00 821.10 JKTYRE 85.60 87.85 85.50 87.00 DCAL 220.25 223.70 218.55 221.75 TIMKEN 565.00 565.55 560.50 562.00 OFSS 3445.00 3470.60 3413.65 3459.80 20.65 INFRATEL 274.65 278.05 270.00 273.55 PAGEIND 22550.00 22685.65 22010.75 22157.35 HEIDELBERG 181.25 182.75 180.05 180.10 TVTODAY 301.50 302.00 292.55 294.55 NIACL 180.50 181.25 179.35 180.75 0.25 TRENT 366.15 392.00 361.40 384.05 ORIENTCEM 110.00 110.00 107.25 107.25 EIDPARRY 198.80 198.80 191.05 192.50 IFBIND 867.00 870.00 858.20 858.20 AMBUJACEM 221.50 223.30 220.15 221.30 0.25 INFIBEAM 42.55 44.70 42.05 43.25 SONATSOFTW 329.00 332.20 323.10 328.70 REDINGTON 96.35 98.70 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3240.20 3175.05 3200.00 -4.55 GAIL 347.40 350.85 342.45 345.80 BBTC 1235.80 1255.00 1221.55 1225.45 ENDURANCE 1165.05 1173.50 1156.05 1173.40 ADVENZYMES 192.00 192.00 190.50 190.50 BANDHANBNK 625.25 635.90 619.00 623.50 -1.20 LEMONTREE 74.00 77.85 74.00 74.55 TATAMETALI 635.00 635.00 613.10 622.00 BDL 275.05 283.05 275.05 278.00 FDC 177.00 177.00 171.35 171.35 DMART 1271.00 1282.70 1257.20 1262.00 -3.20 HCLTECH 1150.90 1150.90 1125.50 1143.65 UFLEX 222.00 230.00 211.60 222.70 BIRLACORPN 505.00 505.25 500.00 500.00 GDL 130.00 134.95 130.00 131.40 SHREECEM 19776.00 20100.00 19776.00 19850.00 -49.90 ESCORTS 680.00 685.75 663.30 665.20 QUESS 694.15 696.60 674.00 676.70 ITDCEM 118.50 125.00 118.20 122.00 GILLETTE 7500.00 7520.00 7450.00 7480.00 GICRE 241.35 242.85 239.15 239.25 -1.80 LTI 1713.95 1714.00 1662.55 1675.00 AARTIIND 1589.25 1609.00 1578.00 1590.35 AKZOINDIA 1700.00 1734.40 1660.00 1660.15 SANOFI 5588.70 5588.70 5511.05 5511.05 ICICIPRULI 376.00 377.25 371.00 371.80 -3.15 DMART 1273.00 1280.90 1256.00 1260.15 WELCORP 132.15 133.65 129.20 129.95 HAL 661.30 670.00 653.00 670.00 SUPRAJIT 229.00 229.00 226.50 226.50 HDFCLIFE 402.00 419.80 401.10 413.30 -3.90 ONGC 169.50 171.75 168.00 170.10 MERCK 3681.35 3695.25 3651.20 3672.50 INOXWIND 63.70 63.70 59.85 63.15 TEAMLEASE 3050.00 3054.00 2952.00 3004.75 DIVISLAB 1718.00 1725.00 1696.25 1698.00 -16.30 M&M 653.00 653.00 643.30 649.90 IGL 312.30 312.30 307.25 308.05 JKLAKSHMI 371.00 374.75 362.05 364.05 CENTRUM 30.00 30.15 29.10 29.90 PAGEIND 22430.00 22690.00 22100.50 22185.20 -252.30 SBILIFE 650.00 666.00 650.00 664.15 TORNTPOWER 257.00 260.45 253.00 255.30 LINDEINDIA 480.55 500.65 473.00 493.30 JBCHEPHARM 342.25 348.00 342.00 346.80 TTKPRESTIG 8146.20 8146.20 8035.10 8070.00 NMDC 101.00 102.25 99.85 100.00 -1.15 CADILAHC 314.00 318.75 300.00 304.00 SOUTHBANK 16.00 16.20 15.90 16.00 KRBL 331.20 334.20 320.00 321.25 ALLCARGO 106.90 106.95 103.75 104.75 SIS 850.00 850.00 818.70 824.55 BIOCON 558.00 563.00 549.20 551.40 -6.45 CGPOWER 36.20 38.00 36.20 36.75 NATIONALUM 51.70 52.35 51.45 52.20 EMAMILTD 385.55 385.55 377.00 377.10 NBVENTURES 100.20 102.40 98.35 98.40 VMART 2770.05 2788.50 2748.60 2766.50 SRTRANSFIN 1096.50 1099.00 1068.55 1079.70 -13.10 PNBHOUSING 681.00 704.65 680.00 698.15 MAHABANK 16.80 16.95 16.10 16.35 KAJARIACER 615.00 618.00 600.95 604.75 ABBOTINDIA 7429.75 7455.00 7384.55 7400.00 RATNAMANI 893.00 894.70 880.00 885.00 LUPIN 880.00 880.80 864.80 866.35 -10.85 RADICO 360.00 364.60 350.75 361.40 SHRIRAMCIT 1600.05 1670.00 1560.80 1600.00 DIVISLAB 1714.05 1723.50 1695.90 1696.20 JSL 36.15 36.60 35.60 35.85 ASAHIINDIA 235.65 241.60 234.90 235.05 ICICIGI 1106.00 1119.00 1082.05 1087.00 -17.20 BATAINDIA 1455.00 1478.40 1436.55 1441.25 ICICIPRULI 377.95 379.00 369.90 371.55 ITI 92.50 92.50 89.70 90.20 MAHLOG 524.95 528.45 501.00 509.15 STARCEMENT 105.40 107.20 105.40 107.05 BHEL 69.70 70.60 68.40 68.50 -1.10 SAIL 56.40 57.20 55.70 56.90 CYIENT 595.00 595.00 583.15 583.35 LAKSHVILAS 73.50 77.15 73.05 77.15 ISGEC 551.15 558.70 545.05 550.00 NESCO 492.10 493.05 483.00 483.00 CONCOR 514.85 516.00 501.50 505.00 -8.55 IDFCFIRSTB 50.80 51.10 50.35 50.65 GSPL 195.55 196.15 183.10 189.30 HAVELLS 768.90 775.00 765.60 769.00 SUNDRMFAST 541.35 556.00 540.30 540.30 SCHAEFFLER 5400.00 5480.00 5257.00 5280.00 UBL 1411.40 1418.00 1381.05 1386.00 -25.40 CANBK 264.20 269.75 262.80 267.55 CHOLAFIN 1337.30 1352.70 1310.00 1315.25 BALKRISIND 895.50 909.05 891.70 893.95 ASTRAL 1224.80 1224.80 1186.85 1186.85 SUNCLAYLTD 2660.00 2799.95 2650.00 2765.00 COLPAL 1188.00 1193.50 1163.30 1170.00 -22.45 PEL 2363.00 2363.00 2300.60 2319.30 BAJAJFINSV 7600.05 7650.00 7596.95 7618.00 MRPL 71.20 72.00 70.35 70.65 UCOBANK 18.00 18.10 17.85 17.95 GALAXYSURF 1003.15 1015.10 1001.10 1006.35 GODREJCP 650.00 652.70 626.50 642.00 -12.30 EXIDEIND 212.60 217.65 210.00 216.65 OIL 183.35 185.00 182.65 183.05 J&KBANK 60.90 61.00 60.15 60.50 FINOLEXIND 462.50 462.50 457.00 461.40 CERA 2806.95 2843.00 2800.00 2800.00 HDFCAMC 1701.10 1715.00 1650.00 1660.00 -37.55 PFC 114.05 115.00 113.35 114.45 AMBUJACEM 221.15 223.50 220.40 221.40 RALLIS 146.00 147.00 145.30 146.75 WABCOINDIA 6251.95 6312.00 6251.95 6312.00 GULFOILLUB 837.00 840.00 832.25 837.00 PIDILITIND 1238.45 1238.45 1193.55 1200.85 -27.95 FSL 50.70 50.70 48.00 48.95 NOCIL 131.00 132.20 127.00 127.65 SREINFRA 24.65 25.45 24.15 24.55 SHILPAMED 376.25 380.20 375.55 378.00 ZYDUSWELL 1305.20 1305.20 1300.25 1302.90 L&TFH 129.10 131.70 126.10 127.60 -3.00 WELSPUNIND 52.55 54.20 52.15 53.50 GSFC 96.65 97.90 96.65 97.30 HIMATSEIDE 215.15 216.40 210.15 215.00 GET&D 254.95 255.00 250.00 250.05 NAVNETEDUL 109.30 110.85 109.30 109.85 MCDOWELL-N 544.50 546.35 529.35 530.10 -13.60 PIDILITIND 1263.90 1263.90 1195.05 1204.85 JINDALSAW 81.65 82.90 80.85 81.15 TIINDIA 379.15 381.40 370.00 372.95 GREENPLY 161.95 163.35 157.25 158.30 ELGIEQUIP 262.10 278.00 262.05 274.45 PEL 2373.00 2373.00 2302.40 2305.25 -61.35 IBVENTURES 303.90 307.20 294.00 296.10 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Sanctions Committee in lence. hundreds of protesters man-         ties to Al-Qaeda. already on the Fourth Schedule notification. The US, the UK and February, just days after the Parliamentary elections last ning burning barricades — #   # The JeM has claimed of the Anti-Terrorist Act (ATA) The UN designated Azhar France had moved the proposal deadly Pulwama terror attack Sunday were marked by low squared off in the streets of       responsibility for the Pulwama and could not travel without as a “global terrorist” after to designate Azhar as a “glob- carried out by the JeM in turnout and widespread anger Cotonou. -   suicide attack that killed 40 permission of the police. 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Moscow has its reasons political parties, the ruling in and admitted that voters had seven years ago is “dispropor- statement. US Secretary of State Mike for standing behind Maduro - Conservatives and the sent the “simple message” that tionate,” the UN Working It accused Britain of Pompeo said Maduro had a - he’s a rare ally in Latin Opposition Labour Party, suf- her party and Labour had to Group on Arbitrary Detention extending “the arbitrary depri- plane on the tarmac ready to fly America and Russia has poured fered a severe Brexit bruising as “get on” with delivering Brexit. said Friday. vation of (his) liberty.” The to Havana when “the Russians billions into the Venezuelan local election results poured in “These were always going to be Assange took refuge in experts took further issue with indicated that he should stay”. economy. AFP from around the country on difficult elections for us and there Ecuador’s London embassy in Assange’s detention Friday. were some challenging results for 2012 after a British judge at the Belmarsh high-security The Liberal Democrats cel- us last night, but it was a bad night ordered his extradition to face prison.    6  D,    ebrated a major boost to their for Labour too,” she said, amid Swedish allegations of sexual “This treatment appears figures as voters overwhelm- chants of “out, out, out” from the assault and rape, which he to contravene the principles of     -     ingly used the polls, to elect audience. strongly denied. necessity and proportionality  -:  80 =   local councillors in nearly 250 “I just don’t think we can He was arrested last month envisaged by the human rights councils across England and continue like this. We need after Ecuador gave him up. He standards,” the panel said. Pemba (Mozambique): Addis Ababa: Dozens of civil-  +-)5'/) longest in history in July. Northern Ireland, to punish the change, we need a change of will now serve the nearly one- The US has charged the 47- Isabella Mussa has not set foot ians were shot dead in ethnic Many businesses say main parties for failing to find leadership. Perhaps the time has year jail sentence while fight- year-old Assange with “con- in a classroom or read a book clashes in Ethiopia’s northern S employers added a robust they’re struggling to find work- a solution to the ongoing Brexit now come for that,” said Priti ing a separate attempt to extra- spiracy” for working with for- for the past week. Amhara state, a regional offi- U2,63,000 jobs in April, sug- ers, yet each month they seem uncertainties. Patel, a prominent Brexiteer and dite him to the United States. mer US Army intelligence ana- For the 13-year-old, dis- cial said, describing the attacks gesting that businesses have to add a substantial number. Smaller parties like the former Indian-origin minister The UN working group lyst Chelsea Manning to crack placed by a deadly cyclone in as retaliation for violence. shrugged off earlier concerns Some have taken a range of Green Party also gained hun- in May’s Cabinet. noted that the Swedish allega- a password stored on northern Mozambique, it feels “Search and rescue mis- that the economy might slow steps to fill jobs, including dreds of seats, but the far-right Speaking in Greater tions — the initial offence that Department of Defence com- like a lifetime. Yet she is called sions are still ongoing to find this year and now anticipate training more entry-level work- pro-Brexit UK Independence Manchester, Labour leader triggered his British arrest — puters in March 2010. one of the lucky ones. More victims and survivors from strong customer demand. ers, loosening educational Party (UKIP) lost much ground. Jeremy Corbyn said he had had been withdrawn and that Manning passed hundreds than 1 million children have Monday’s attack, but I can The unemployment rate fell requirements and raising pay British Prime Minister “wanted to do better” and con- the original bail terms should of thousands of classified doc- been affected by a pair of confirm the death toll runs into to a five-decade low of 3.6% sharply. Theresa May, who is facing ceded that voters who dis- therefore have been nullified. uments to WikiLeaks, exposing cyclones that ripped into several dozen,” Geleta Hailu, from 3.8%, though that drop Years of steady hiring have renewed calls to resign, agreed with the party’s backing It noted too that he had US military wrong-doing in the Mozambique in less than two the director of communications partly reflected an increase in the sharply lowered unemploy- appeared at a Conservative for Brexit had deserted Labour. been given near the maximum Iraq war and diplomatic secrets months, the United Nations in neighbouring Benishangul number of Americans who ment for a range of population party conference as the dam- PTI 12-month sentence available in about scores of countries. children’s agency says. AP Gumuz state, told AFP. AFP stopped looking for work. groups. The unemployment Average hourly pay rose 3.2% rate for women fell last month from 12 months earlier, a healthy to 3.1%, the lowest point since %     ;  increase though unchanged 1953. The rate for Latinos ?    :   from the previous month. dropped to 4.2%, a record low Friday’s jobs report from since 1973, when the govern- Q  <  the Labor Department showed ment began tracking the data.  +(,,)5'/) Ardern, 38, had Neve last ings that claimed the lives of 51  &., in Afghanistan's gruelling con- that solid economic growth is For Asians, joblessness has June, becoming only the sec- Muslim worshippers. flict, which is now in its 18th still encouraging strong hiring matched a record low of 2.2%. ew Zealand Prime ond prime minister in the Ardern said in an interview historic "loya jirga" peace year. nearly a decade into the econ- And the unemployment rate NMinister Jacinda Ardern world to give birth while in last year that she would not Asummit in Kabul ended on "The government of the omy’s recovery from the Great for veterans of the Iraq and and her long-term partner office and later taking the propose to Gayford, even Friday with delegates from Islamic Republic of Recession. The economic Afghan wars dropped to 1.7%, Clarke Gayford have become infant onto the floor of the UN though she regards herself as a across Afghanistan demanding Afghanistan and the Taliban expansion is set to become the also a record low. engaged to be married, her Assembly in New York. feminist. an immediate and permanent movement should declare and office said on Friday. Since the birth, Gayford, a “I want to put him through ceasefire, and President Ashraf implement an immediate and A spokesman for Ardern television fishing show host, the pain and torture of having Ghani saying he was condi- permanent ceasefire," delegates and Gayford said the couple, has taken on the role of stay-at- to agonise about that question tionally prepared to imple- said in a declaration at the end who have a baby daughter set or who had proposed to home dad. himself,” she told the BBC. ment the call. of the jirga. Neve, agreed to tie the knot whom. The engagement comes News of the engagement This week's loya jirga, or They said the ceasefire over the Easter break. “I can’t say anything about after a trying time for Ardern, broke after journalists noticed grand assembly, saw about should start at the beginning of He could not reveal it other than they are engaged who has been widely praised Ardern was wearing a dia- 3,200 religious and tribal lead- the holy month of Ramadan, whether a date for the prime and it happened over Easter,” for her response to the March mond ring while carrying out ers, politicians and representa- which gets underway in the ministerial nuptials had been the spokesman told AFP. 15 Christchurch mosque shoot- her duties on Friday. tives try to find a breakthrough coming days.     &' ( ) =.   !"#$

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But before I could +)/' well as with more brand sponsors and encourage its interest in peo- play, movie or a series is the best way to Mulaqat alongside Deepti Naval who race tracks — I had only change my mind (not that I had and investors, the racing industry ple in order that the the charm of reintroduce these great figures back to essayed the role of novelist-poet Amrita witnessed them in dreams any intention to), we took off! The )!:()'1-! has definitely evolved over the this sport is not lost. It’s an uncon- the society,” said actor Shekhar Suman Pritam. orS while scrolling through my first few moments were the scari- years. ventional sport choice which not who will be essaying the role of late Urdu “I enjoyed playing Sahir saab thor- )//))('/)+'- social media feed, until today. est but so was the thrill which was The racing league, he said, many opt for freely in this coun- writer Saadat Hasan Manto in Randhir oughly and have followed Manto’s work Even before I entered inside the out of this world. All I could '-()!) .&, would be the world’s first profes- try. To encourage more participa- Ranjan Roy’s play Ek Haan. closely. It would be interesting to play main campus of the Buddh imagine was a huge audience )/5/*(1)$()' sional franchise-based motorsport tion, this was very important. We Manto, who died in 1955 at the age him on stage,” said the actor, who will International Circuit at Greater cheering for us and the checked- league, which will include a mix of couldn’t have relied on F1 to come of 43, penned an impressive body of begin readings and rehearsals with Noida-Yamuna Expressway, the white and black waving flag to &)5/1 track and street races. Racer back after years. The young talents work touching various genres. He Suchitra Krishnamoorthi later this week. whizz of the racing cars as they ran announce that we had cleared the Armaan Ebrahim, who is co- and aspirants need proper training churned out about 22 collections of sto- Suchitra will play a journalist in the through the tracks was audible. As finish line in record time. The lap )'(1)'/), launching the racing league, said, and exposure and a platform which ries comprising a novel, essays, person- play who navigates the life of the writer. I stepped into Pit 5 to attend the X1 ended. Too soon, too fast. But it was . /1' '-((-*( “This will be a new face of car-rac- is specific to India. Also, such an al sketches and movie scripts. His work She has started preparing for the role. Racing League Summit, the tracks certainly the experience of a life- ing in the country. India has never initiative will bring people from the also gained attention for weaving stories “My character of an Indian journal- were what immediately caught my time. It was back from terra firma &(()( ')$)!'/ had a history of racing but this will grassroot level,” said Armaan. around the ordeal of partition as well as ist visits him in Pakistan, just around the attention. But the best was yet to be and to reality. (( '-/)( initiate a legacy which will last for There are still a few training cen- sexuality. time of partition and through his sto- for we could experience life in the Indian car racers and young years to come. You learn from his- tres in India, he claimed, and they Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui brought ries, is trying to understand both the fast lane in a racing car alongside enthusiasts and aspirants lost their /$ (''*(O tory.” Looking back, he goes on to “need to grow.” the character to life in Nandita Das’ countries, the socio-political and emo- the driver. Even from far, I could hopes of ever witnessing a Formula add, “F1 was not India-centric, had For someone who has been Manto, which follows the most tumul- tional situation. She is also trying to hear the whizz of the car which 1 Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh Indian car racer Aditya Patel, at the no connection with the Indian following the evolution of racing tuous years in the life of the writer and understand herself through their con- made my spine tingle. The speed International Circuit after it was Summit. public, no government backing or culture as a part of the circuit for those of India and Pakistan which versation. was equally thrilling. But let me besieged with financial problems Talking about what went international support. These have 15 years, he said, “It’s been ever- Manto inhabited and chronicled. “There is a lot of imagery from that confess, that my legs trembled at including a tax dispute with the wrong and how it could have had been kept in mind to keep this one evolving. There are certain com- Shekhar is glad that Nandita made the era of how women dressed, how would the thought of sitting inside the government. been encouraged after 2011-2013 competitive.” panies who do host championships film. people speak among a lot of other things. mean machine... yet I was extreme- However, all that is set to (the first Grand Prix in India), Patel He added that the league, on small scales. The only need now But he has not seen it. “I haven’t seen So while I have a few references in mind ly tempted to do so. change. The Summit saw the said, “F1 indeed had a lot of prob- which includes participation by 32 is to take them to the next level. Manto though, which in a way is good I would like to explore some more as we The next moment I was sign- announcement of the X1 Racing lems and unfortunately, even the drivers including both national and The rationale has been great since as I want to have my own interpretation proceed with the rehearsals. We would ing a declaration which said that League that begins from October government did not back it international, males and females, India has had so many internation- of the play and not get influenced by also be speaking a lot of Urdu and I am the racing authorities wouldn’t be 2019, the biggest feature of which enough. So they themselves weren’t had been worked to keep in focus al car racers as well over the past anything that I have seen before.” going to work very hard on my dialogues responsible for any injury or death, is, “that it is backed by government willing to come back. I feel that if the factors which would “sustain in few years.” Talking about Manto, Shekhar said, to get them right,” said the actress. if a mishap took place while I am and the Federation of Motor Sports the government would have sup- India and be suitable for it. We have Well, the races, each of which “Everybody knows who Manto was and Roy said “We will be in theatres in on the track premises. As I sat in Club of India (FMSCI) assuring ported it financially, it would have gone in-depth to find such things will be of 45 minutes, will take now we are making it simpler to under- June this year.” The production is by the car, with the harness strapped long-term partnership rights for certainly worked.” out.” place at the Buddh International stand who Manto was. An intense Panache Media, screenplay and direction on and the helmet tightly fitted on city-based 4W racing events and However, he said that with The league, he informed us, Circuit and the MMRT in writer who presented the world during is by Roy. my head, my heart was pounding competitions in league format,” said growing technological advance- will go on for 12 weekends, have 24 Chennai. the time when the reality was so harsh L /    9/  ay the 4th is here to be with you, which means it’s that Mtime of the year when you    : -   must leave everything aside to cel- ebrate the iconic space saga by George Lucas, Star Wars and embrace the force within you. While it all started in a galaxy, far      .             %   %-  away, we can celebrate Star Wars in a galaxy, which is not so far away.    %  - # "%  Jatin Varma, founder of Comic Con India suggests five different ways to 6), The Force Awakens (Ep: 7), The celebrate the day. last Jedi (Ep: 8) and The Rise of Skywalker (Ep: 9). 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n a non-descript building in North Miami, two dozen dancers in bouncing yellow skirts are high kicking the can- can, aerialists are spinning Iperilously high from silk cords and frantic seamstresses are hemming outfits in a 20,000 square-foot cos- tume shop. They are all part of a company that puts on more live pro- ductions a year than Broadway and London’s West End combined. Royal Caribbean International’s cruise line directs 134 shows in 50 theatres on 26 ships around the world, including seven Broadway- originating shows, eight aqua shows, 18 ice shows and dozens of original musicals. “We have a nightly audience of about 100,000. It is by scale a very, very large operation. Probably under one roof, the biggest in the world,” coordinate fittings for dozens of said Nick Weir, senior vice president shows. of entertainment. “At any one time, The cast on each ship per- there’s 1,500 to 1,800 cast members forms not one, but three shows — employed to make this all come to a Broadway musical like Hairspray life.” or Grease, a ballroom style show and It takes two to four weeks for an a pop show. The shows are upbeat army of dancers, singers and aeri- and family-oriented and chosen to alists to learn a show before they’re appeal to a wide audience — noth- dispatched to ports as far away as ing too sexual or intellectual. Australia and China. Scheduling all the rehearsals is On a recent afternoon, dancers more precise than the choreography. roamed the halls in crop tops and '-('/) The new casts arrive, rehearse and buns. One stretched into a wide split depart to sea at a dizzying pace on the floor. There are 14 dance stu- (-- every few weeks. It takes exactly 26 dios, 15 rehearsal rooms, a record- (1/1$)/' days to train a new cast to perform ing studio, gymnasiums and audi- the musical Cats. torium. Exercise equipment lines /)(&.''-1(( Typical theatre productions will some hallways. Nearby are living Graham, who was the resident put the focus on the performing, it -/+K rotate in new cast members period- accommodations for 470 of the per- choreographer for Billy Elliot on was more about the destinations,” ically, but Royal Caribbean prefers formers. Broadway before coming to the said Reynolds, who stressed that’s &1/!+8 to sign performers to roughly nine- Often dismissed in the past as cruise line to choreograph changed. “People come from Cirque month contracts. They spend a few second-tier, cruise entertainment Hairspray. du Soleil, they come from Vegas, $.,,( weeks learning three shows from has evolved to a genre that Royal Roughly 3,000 hopefulls showed they come from London, they come    /1 scratch and then head to sea. When Caribbean says commands some of up to recent auditions for Hairspray from Broadway and it is a progres- it’s over, the cruise line casts a new the best talent and technology in New York and London. sion in my career for me.”   set of performers and begins again. around. Weir said the casting operation John Kenrick, a musical theatre &,,1//$'8,( Staging a show at sea has its own Several of the main characters is massive, culling talent from 75 historian and adjunct professor at challenges and quirks. Performers in Mama Mia are from the cities a year auditioning nearly New York University, says the evo- -/+)! / need extra core strength to adapt to Broadway version of the show. 25,000 performers last year alone. lution was inevitable as more -/+ '-((1( rough waves and pitching ships. If While New York theatre has strug- “At my audition, there were sophisticated cruise audiences — a costume is ripped, there’s no one gled to turn profits with its small, hundreds of girls... it’s very compet- accustomed to seeing shows in . &(')! to run to the store. intimate venues, fickle crowds and itive. There are so many people who spots like Vegas and Atlantic City — $,8:/1()'(! There are also perks that even finite real estate, the cruise indus- want to be doing this,” said Taryn are demanding better entertain- the most legendary theatres on try’s onboard audience is growing Borman, a 21-year-old Australian ment. )!-/()'/ land can’t compete with — pic- exponentially. dancer, who’s performing on a ship “It’s certainly upped the game.  (,'/ turesque ports, free meals, room and Royal Caribbean is building for the first time in a new show with (Cruise theatre) used to be a little board, the chance to interact with five ships in the coming years, each aerialists and contortionists. She’ll better perhaps than summer stock +!(.!()( the audience and the sense of with a custom-built theatre with head to Asia with the cast in a few just with better costumes,” said onboard community not found at sophisticated stages and high-tech weeks. Kenrick, adding “it’s definitely other venues where performers effects. A few years ago, they built Singer and dancer Oli Reynolds, improved. I can’t say it’s Broadway.” simply go home each night. a small plane with a 22-foot 26, wrapped up a starring role in Each performance on every hall, six singers are harmonizing a a seamstress works on a gold glitter “You definitely become more of wingspan that now flies over the London’s West End production of ship worldwide is rehearsed at the number from Once Upon a Time. In costume competes with the hiss of a family,” said Mya Carpenter, a 22- audience in every production of Mama Mia and came back to Royal roughly 1,33,000 sq ft facility where a recording studio next door, the a steam iron. One of the head year-old dancer who performed in FLIGHT: Dare to Dream. Caribbean where he’s reprising the the halls are literally alive with the walls reverberate with what sounds seamstresses is busy completing a Paris before joining Royal “The stages that they have on same role. sounds of music. like theme music from an adventure white sequin ballroom dress, with Caribbean. “You come to know peo- the ships, the technology is far bet- “I think there’s still a stigma In one room, dancers with movie. flowing feathers and a rhinestone- ple inside and out. They’re friends ter than it ever was on a Broadway about cruise ship performing... his- black top hats are perfecting chore- At the massive costume shop, studded bodice. The cruise line for life.” stage, even 10 years ago,” said Greg torically, a lot of cruise lines didn’t ography to All That Jazz. Across the the hum of a sewing machine where makes its own costumes and must L  " 9/  ! 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It is also equally series premieres from April Since the true that I have not visited Canada in 2015 to the day of Game of makers of the the last seven years,” Akshay tweeted. Thrones season eight premiere film were, in par- “I work in India, and pay all my to determine the measure- ticular, looking taxes in India. While all these years, I ment. for a director have never needed to prove my love for “The fantasy series with great deal India to anyone, I find it disappoint- amassed a per capita global of experience ing that my citizenship issue is con- audience demand of 25.46 on with comedy, stantly dragged into needless contro- the premiere day. Compared Gail was an versy, a matter that is personal, legal, to its per capita global demand obvious choice. non-political, and of no consequence of 24.74 on the day of its sea- A women’s per- to others,” he added in the statement. son seven premiere, the latest spective was key He concluded by saying, “Lastly, and final season has pre- for the makers. I would like to continue contributing miered 2.9 per cent higher Polan further in my small way to the causes that I globally. 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Dinesh Karthik failing to stop him and the move worked as Pooran after Pooran's dismissal but once giving them two shots at the is expected to replace Smith Warrier then set Gayle up with even with spinners operating from holed out to Sandeep Warrier at Curran got going, there was no May 12 final. in the playing eleven. a short ball which the veteran both ends. deep mid-wicket, bringing his looking back even after Gurney In the absence of Rabada, The departure of Smith, West Indies opener failed to nego- This is when Karthik intro- knock to an abrupt end. bowled a brilliant 18th over to leak Delhi's bowling attack looked Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes tiate, hitting straight to backward duced Nitish Rana into the attack Kings XI Struggled to get going just four runs and take a wicket. miserable, but it is the shod- has weakened Rajasthan's dy performance of the batting batting, putting more respon- unit which would be a cause sibility on the shoulders of of concern for skipper Rahane, Sanju Samson and .       / ! * !#  Shreyas Iyer. 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I failed off the field, and I truly believe that hand, are mathematically still who came out on top in he has not been able to break into the a lot of times and now I am strong our team can win the trophy." alive in the tournament with Jaipur by six wickets in a Indian team and the Kerala wicket- enough to play for India," he said. Proteas team manager 11 points from 13 games. high-scoring affair. keeper batsman on Friday said Steve Smith has flown back to Mohammed Moosajee said Rabada's instead of feeling frustrated he would Australia to prepare for the World recall was precautionary based on his work harder to earn a spot for him- Cup but Samson said his team has history. 2 & self. good bench strength. "Kagiso experienced stiffness in Samson, who has played just one "Definitely, it (Smith's depar- his lower back a few days ago and was T20 International for India against ture) is a great loss. First Jos Buttler, taken for scans for further investiga- Zimbabwe in 2015, has been one of Ben Stokes and now Smith but we tion. The scan results, combined consistent performers with the bat in knew this before the tournament. We with further assessment by our phys- this IPL with 337 runs from 11 games have enough bench strength to cover iotherapist Craig Govender who is that included a century and a half- the losses," Samson said. fortunately in Delhi, led the CSA century. The Royals are mathematically medical committee to the decision to Legends like Brian Lara have still in the play-off hunt with 11 withdraw him from the remainder of found it difficult to understand why points from 13 games but to progress the IPL," Moosajee said in a Cricket a talented player like Samson has not any further they will first have to win South Africa statement. even been considered in India's against Delhi Capitals and then hope "Kagiso has a history with back World Cup probables. for favourable results from the other injuries and the CSA medical team is "It feels really great when legends remaining league games.  )(+!(,- taking the best measures to ensure he like Lara talk highly of you. It boosts is fully fit for the ICC Men's Cricket your confidence. I am very confident njured Kagiso Rabada was on World Cup next month. He will and happy the way I have been play- +  8    ++ %   IFriday ruled of the rest of the IPL consult with a back specialist upon his ing. But I am excitingly waiting for after South Africa decided to call the return and proceed with a treatment !  . my opportunity to play for India," the    A    pacer back as a precautionary mea- and rehab programme." Rajasthan Royals player said. sure ahead of the World Cup. Delhi Capitals' head coach Ricky "There is no point in getting frus-    Ajinkya Rahane was on the Australian team ahead of the Rabada had missed Delhi Ponting termed the development as -  ' trated. You can use it as a motivation Friday re-appointed captain of World Cup. Capitals' last match against Chennai "unfortunate". and push more. It's not easy to get Rajasthan Royals following the "We have requested Ajinkya to Super Kings due to stiff back and his "It's unfortunate that Rabada is ■ &()5,.1. Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD into the Indian team. You need to departure of Australian Steve Smith. take on the captaincy of the team; unavailability is a severe blow to Delhi having to leave us at this stage of the TO work hard and earn that spot." Rahane returns to lead Royals as a true Royal he has shown great Capitals, who are striving to win their tournament. But I have full confi- unrisers Hyderabad HEAD Insisting that failure is the secret for the game against Delhi Capitals courage and character in gracious- maiden title. dence in our team and I'm sure each would look to complete S  )9 of success, Samson said he has gone on Saturday after Smith replaced ly accepting the responsibility, According to a statement from and every member of this unit will the unfinished business and ' !' through many tough phases in his him as captain in the middle of the which accompanies this role, whilst the Delhi Capitals, Rabada, the cur- step up to the occasion," Ponting said. seal their place in the IPL  " ,).< < career which only made him a bet- season following the team's disap- it would have been easier for him rent Purple Cap holder, has been He is now banking on New Play-offs when they clash  ter, determined cricketer. pointing run which saw it lose six to take a back seat and focus sole- advised to return home by CSA. Zealand pacer Trent Boult's experi- with laggards Royal '.1!8  CNMM $ "If you talk about my career or out of their first eight games. ly on his batting," said Zubin "It is indeed very hard for me to ence in the upcoming play-offs. Challengers Bangalore, here anyone's career, there are definitely However, there was a revival of Bharucha, Head of Cricket at leave the Delhi Capitals at this stage "It's a massive loss obviously but on Saturday. Mumbai home with three ups and downs. Going through such fortunes of the side under Smith Rajasthan Royals. of the tournament," said the 23- it's a loss that we can cover. We have The defeat against balls to spare. phases I feel is very lucky because which led Royals to winning three "A true team man and a true year-old Rabada, who took 25 wick- someone like Trent Boult, who is a Mumbai Indians via Super Captain Kane when you go down then only you will out of the last four games, giving Royal, we are extremely fortunate to ets from 12 matches that he played world-class fast bowler. He had a ter- Over must be hurting but Williamson, all-rounder know how to climb up. them a slender hope of making the have characters like him playing this this season. rific season for the Daredevils (erst- they need to shrug it off and Vijay Shankar and come- "I am lucky that I have gone play-offs with a game to go. sport and even prouder he is part of "But with the World Cup just a while) last year. With him coming to add two points to take their back man Wriddhiman Saha down many times in my career. I'm Smith has returned home to join Rajasthan Royals franchise." PTI month away, a collective decision has the side now, we think we can cover tally to 14, good enough to will look to score in the key happy to have all these experiences. been made for me in this regard. It's for the loss of Rabada quite well." stay in top-4. match. Despite their defeat Hyderabad bowlers have against Mumbai, performed well in patches Hyderabad's net run rate is and need to get their act C G   "    :  0 3 +0.653, which is superior to together against Bangalore's others in contention for the master blasters AB de Villiers Play-offs. and Virat Kohli. ■ $.$& we have done well is that we rated. big-hitters Hardik Pandya and Even if Hyderabad lose The visitors boast of have handled the pressure situ- Rohit said the eight overs of Kieron Pollard higher. their last match, they can still multi-pronged attack in ot depending on specific ations well," said Rohit. spin bowling done in tandem by "If you look at the whole reach playoffs if Kolkata which Afghanistan's Rashid Nindividuals and handling "A lot guys have put their left arm Krunal Pandya (2-22) tournament, they (Hardik and Knight Riders and Kings XI Khan has been the standout the pressure situations with hand up and taken the respon- and Chahar (0 for 21) did the Pollard) have batted around the Punjab don't win more than performer. aplomb has been key to Mumbai sibility which is why we don't trick in stopping SRH from 14th or 15th overs and scored one of their last two match- Sandeep Sharma, Khaleel Indians' Play-off journey, an have anyone, barring Quinton winning the game. 70-80 runs the maximum num- es. Ahmed and experienced elated skipper Rohit Sharma (de Kock), in the top five (of the "They understand the con- ber of times. Right from num- In the absence of their Bhuvneshwar Kumar, along said. highet run scorers). It's not ditions really well. Vijay Shankar ber 3-7 all our batsmen are flex- batting mainstay David with the Afghan spin twins Mumbai Indians sealed about one or two individuals. and Manish were batting and ible. They can bat anywhere at Warner, young Manish Rashid and Mohammed their place in the Play-offs with "If you want to win the tour- they kept varying the length. any given time which makes our Pandey (71 off 47 balls) Nabi add sting to Hyderabad a Super Over win over Sunrisers nament everyone needs to do Their eight overs were probably job easier. shouldered the responsibili- attack. Hyderabad. They still have a well. That's the hallmark of this the turning point. They bowled "And Pollard and Hardik we ty pretty well against Mumbai Bangalore will be playing game in hand. team, whether it is (leggie) really well with a wet ball, which have that option. Polly has done as he pushed the match into for pride after their hopes of "It's a good positive for us to Rahul Chahar or Quinton. We is not easy," he said. it a few times — if you remem- the super over. entering playoffs went up in qualify with one game to spare. don't believe in individuals to Looking ahead, Sharma said ber he had done that against But with just nine runs to smoke after their match In 2017, when we won the tro- win the game on their own. We the team's batting order was flex- (Kings XI) Punjab (batted at No win in super over, Pandya against Rajasthan Royals was phy, we qualified with two want everyone to chip in and ible from positions 3-7 which 4 and made 83 off 31 balls). We and Kieron Pollard took abandoned due to rain. games in hand. As a team what take us over the line," he elabo- gives them the option to send will keep our options open."