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NEARBY Somnath Chatterjee Kejriwal charged in assault case passes away at 89 Delhi police name CM, his deputy in the case of alleged attack on Chief Secretary in February Former Lok Sabha Nirnimesh Kumar hurt to deter public servant New Delhi from his duty (332) and if an Speaker was ailing The Delhi police on Monday offence is committed by any Two functionaries of for two months chargesheeted Delhi Chief member of an unlawful as Patna shelter home held Minister Arvind Kejriwal and sembly, every other member Soumya Das PATNA his deputy Manish Sisodia in of such assembly shall be Kolkata A day after two women the case of alleged assault on guilty of the offence (149) of Former Lok Sabha Speaker inmates of the government- his Chief Secretary Anshu the IPC. Somnath Chatterjee funded Aasra Homes, a short-stay home in Patna, Prakash in February this A team headed by Addi passed away on Monday died under mysterious year. tional DCP (north) Harinder morning. He was 89. He is circumstances, the police on The probe agency filed the Singh had questioned Mr. survived by his wife, son 1929-2018 Monday arrested the chargesheet in the court of Kejriwal for about three and two daughters. manager and secretary of the Additional Chief Metropoli hours at his residence on Mr. Chatterjee had been ers from various political NGO which ran the shelter. tan Magistrate Samar Vishal May 18. ill for the past two months parties arrived at the hos at the Patiala House courts Later, a Delhi court had re and was under treatment pital. “Somnath Chatterjee NATION Ī PAGE 7 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD who fixed August 25 as the “It is the latest example of gesheet. These MLAs are midnight on February 19. jected Mr. Kejriwal’s plea to at a private hospital in Kol was a senior politician, an date for hearing arguments the Central government’s on Amanatullah Khan, Prakash The Chief Minister had direct the police to give him kata for kidneyrelated ail eminent lawyer, multiple on taking cognisance of the going unprecedented witch Jarwal, Nitin Tyagi, Rituraj called the meeting to discuss a copy of his statements. ments. He was placed on times MP and former Lok charges and summoning the hunt against the Delhi go Govind, Sanjeev Jha, Ajay certain “burning issues.” “The investigation agency ventilator support last Sabha Speaker. We are accused persons. vernment,” they said in a Dutt, Rajesh Rishi, Rajesh The accused have been is not obliged under law to Tuesday. “Mr. Chatterjee deeply saddened by his de Five Delhi Ministers — Sa joint statement. Gupta, Madan Lal, Praveen chargesheeted, among oth give a copy of the statement passed away at 8.15 a.m. mise,” Chief Minister Ma tyendar Jain, Kailash Gahlot, Besides the Chief Minister Kumar and Dinesh Mohania. er offences, for criminal inti to the person whose state due to multiple organ fai mata Banerjee told journal Gopal Rai, Rajendra Pal Gau and the Deputy Chief Minis According to the FIR, the midation (506), criminal ment it has recorded...,” the lure,” said Pradeep Tandon ists after her visit. tam and Imran Hussain — ter, the police have also Chief Secretary was allegedly conspiracy (120B), wrongful court had then said. on behalf of the hospital. have termed the chargesheet named as many as 11 AAP assaulted at the camp office ly confining any person Within an hour of Mr. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 DELHI METRO Ī 6 PAGES bogus. MLAs as accused in the char at Mr. Kejriwal’s residence at (342), voluntarily causing SEE ALSO Ī DELHI METRO PAGE 1 Chatterjee’s demise, lead MORE REPORTS Ī PAGE 11 India rejects U.K. proposal on Pune tops JNU student Umar Khalid attacked Ease of DNA tests for ‘illegal migrants’ Assailant drops fence and two of my friends man, who was holding a gun, helped me overpower my at attack Mr. Khalid but he fled Living Index pistol, flees after tacker, who then fled.” the scene after a short scuffle Govt. refuses to assault in Delhi as two other men came to Priscilla Jebaraj sign pact citing CCTV footage Mr. Khalid’s rescue. The man NEW DELHI Saurabh Trivedi The police have registered a did not shoot at Mr. Khalid Three cities in Maharashtra ‘privacy issues’ Jaideep Deo Bhanj case under Section 307 (at but I heard a gunshot when — Pune, Navi Mumbai and NEW DELHI tempt to murder) of the IPC the weapon fell on the road.” Greater Mumbai — top the Vijaita Singh An unidentified man, wield and Arms Act at the Parlia Mr. Khalid later submitted first Ease of Living Index New Delhi ing a gun, attacked Jawahar Umar Khalid, moments after ment Street police station. a written complaint to the brought out by the Union India rejected a proposal by lal Nehru University (JNU) he was attacked. * R.V. MOORTHY Joint CP (New Delhi) Ajay police. “It’s ironic that it hap Ministry of Housing and the UK to use DNA sampling student Umar Khalid outside Chaudhary said: “We have pened as I came to partici Urban Affairs. to establish the nationality the Constitution Club of In heard a gunshot as the at recovered CCTV footage in pate in an event, titled New Delhi is ranked 65 of illegal migrants living dia in Delhi on Monday after tacker ran away. which the attacker was seen ‘Khauff Se Azaadi’ (Freedom among 111 cities, while there citing “privacy issues.” noon. Mr. Khalid, who was to Speaking to the media, Mr. fleeing. Several police teams from Fear). There is an at Chennai is in 14th place. Although a Memorandum fused to sign the final pact dents of illegal migrants address an event at the club, Khalid said, “I had just fin are working in the case.” He mosphere of fear. If you Kolkata did not participate of Understanding on return during the visit of Prime Mi without documents in the escaped unhurt. ished drinking tea from a added that the pistol had speak against the govern in the survey. The three ci of illegal migrants was in nister Narendra Modi to U.K. U.K. within 72 days and The police recovered a pis stall adjacent to the Constitu been sent to FSL to confirm if ment you will be branded ties at the bottom of the itialled after due approval of in April. those with documents with tol, with six live bullets, that tion Club and was heading a bullet was fired from it. and then anything could rankings are Rampur, Kohi the Union Cabinet in January As per the original MoU, in 15 days. the assailant dropped while inside when a man, who was Ashishi Pandey, a witness, happen to you,” he said. ma and Patna. by Minister of State for security agencies in India fleeing the spot. Several wit armed, attacked me from be who works in a government Home Kiren Rijiju, India re were to verify the antece CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 10 nesses reported having hind. I reacted in selfde office nearby, said, “I saw a SEE ALSO Ī DELHI METRO PAGE 1 DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 7 Blue stickers CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC PNB fraud: Centre sacks Alagiri: DMK for petrol, In readiness for I-Day funds being CNG; orange exMD, allows prosecution misused S. Vijay Kumar for diesel Usha has been chargesheet in connection Chennai with the ₹14,000 crore fraud Ahead of the DMK’s emer Legal Correspondent named in CBI through fake Letters of Un gency executive council NEW DELHI chargesheet dertaking in connivance meeting slated for Tues The Supreme Court on with some PNB employees. day, late party leader M. Monday agreed to a pro Press Trust of India She has been dismissed Karunanidhi’s son M.K. posal of the Ministry of New Delhi with immediate effect in the Alagiri on Monday raised a Road Transport and High The government on Monday interest of Allahabad Bank, banner of revolt against ways (MoRTH) to have ho dismissed Usha Ananthasu sources citing the govern younger brother and party logrambased coloured bramanian, who was three ment notification said. working president M.K. stickers on vehicles to indi months ago divested of her It was alleged that she Stalin, alleging that the par cate the nature of the fuel powers as MD and CEO Alla failed to exercise control ov ty’s assets and funds are used in them. habad Bank, following the Usha Ananthasubramanian er the functioning of PNB being misused. country’s biggest bank fraud while serving as MD. It ena “They will never take September 30 deadline allegedly carried out by dia her prosecution. bled the fraud through mis me back into the party be The MoRTH told a Bench mond merchant Nirav Modi MD and CEO of PNB be use of SWIFT at PNB’s Brady cause I will question their led by Justice Madan B. Lo and associates at the Punjab fore moving to Allahabad House branch in Mumbai. wrongdoings,” he told The kur that hologrambased National Bank (PNB). Bank, Ms. Ananthasubrama Hindu. PAGE 10 sticker of light blue colour It also gave sanction for nian was named in the CBI CONTINUED ON Ī DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 7 will be used for petrol and CNGrun vehicles while si milar sticker of orange co lour would be placed on diesel vehicles. SC asks IGP to probe Hapur lynching The date of registration of the vehicle would also Rejects road rage theory of U.P. police; seeks inquiry report in two weeks be printed on these stick ers, the Ministry told the Legal Correspondent Pradesh for fear of intimida court. NEW DELHI tion and the need for fair The Bench, also com The Supreme Court on Mon proceedings. prising Justices S. Abdul day did not buy the Uttar Mr. Samiuddin’s plea has Nazeer and Deepak Gupta, Pradesh police’s version that also sought a direction to the asked the Ministry to im the Hapur lynching of two Uttar Pradesh authorities to plement the use of co men by cow vigilantes, lead lodge a fresh FIR on the basis loured stickers on vehicles ing to the death of one of of statements made by him plying in DelhiNational them, was a “road rage” inci with regard to the nature of Capital Region (NCR) by dent which turned fatal. incident that had taken place September 30. Instead, a Bench led by on June 18. Chief Justice of India Dipak The Bench, also compris Green plates Misra ordered the Inspector ing Justices A.M. Khanwilkar The Supreme Court also Red alert: National Security Guard personnel operate a bomb disposal robot during the General of Police, Meerut di and D.Y. Chandrachud, di asked Additional Solicitor full-dress rehearsal for Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort, on Monday. * SANDEEP SAXENA vision, to conduct a separate rected the Hapur SP to pro General A.N.S. Nadkarni, inquiry into the incident and The court directed the U.P. government to respond to the vide protection to Mr. Sami who was representing the file a report with the Su plea by Mr. Samiuddin to set up an SIT. * SANDEEP SAXENA uddin if he so requests. MoRTH, to consider hav preme Court in two weeks. “If the petitioners do har ing green number plates Nod for Nauroji Nagar project Qasim Qureishi, a 45year limelight in a recent expose who was allegedly seen talk bour a feeling of sense of in for electric and hybrid old meat trader, and Sami by news channel NDTV in ing in the video. security, they shall bring it to vehicles. Mr. Nadkarni told uddin were brutally assault which one of the accused is The Bench directed the the notice of the Superinten the Bench that the Minis based on ‘plagiarised’ reports ed by a mob on June 18 on caught on camera talking Uttar Pradesh government to dent of Police, Hapur, who try would look into it and the pretext that they were about the assault on the two respond to the plea by Mr. shall provide them adequate take a decision soon. Jacob Koshy ised, an analysis by environ awarded to NBCC, a public transporting and butchering men and of even denying Samiuddin, represented by security and do the needful These issues had NEW DELHI ment activists and research sector company, to set up re cows. Qasim succumbed to water to one of them. advocate Vrinda Grover, to so that they do not remain in cropped up when the Portions of the environmen ers show. The Hindu has sidential and commercial his injuries. set up a Special Investigation a state of fear,” it said. court was hearing a peti tal impact assessment (EIA) independently verified these buildings over 571 acres in The court’s order came on Bail cancellation plea Team comprising officers The petition has been tion on air pollution in plan used to obtain permis documents. south Delhi. a petition filed by the surviv Mr. Samiuddin has urged the from outside the State. The posted for further hearing DelhiNCR. sion for redevelopment of The Nauroji Nagar project ing victim, Samiuddin. The court to cancel the bail of victim sought that the trial on August 28. (With PTI inputs) Nauroji Nagar, were plagiar was among the projects DETAILS ON Ī DELHI METRO PAGE 1 case was brought back to the Yudhishthir Singh Sisodia be conducted outside Uttar (With PTI inputs) CM A ND-NDE YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 2 NORTH TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Miscreants kill panchayat head in Bihar 27 killed as rains pound north Press trust of india ing violent protest by locals. the open. block office when some un Hajipur Local people and suppor Sahni was also the secre identified bikeborne assai Unidentified miscreants on ters of panchayat Pramukh tary of Rashtriya Lok Samata lants opened indiscriminate 18 dead in Himachal, 9 in U.P.; tourists warned against visiting hilly areas Monday shot dead a newly Manish Sahni resorted to ar Party of Vaishali district. fire on him. Press Trust of India elected head of Jandahan son at Jandahan bazar, block The incident occurred District Magistrate Rajiv the rains. Shimla/Lucknow block panchayat samiti in Bi office and police stations be while Sahni was coming out Roshan said Section 144 has According to the informa har’s Vaishali district trigger sides resorting to firing in of his chamber at Jandahan been clamped in the area. At least 18 people were killed tion received at the Hima in Himachal Pradesh while chal headquarters, eight pe IN BRIEF nine died in Uttar Pradesh as ople were killed in Solan heavy rains pounded several district, four in Mandi, two parts of north India trigger each in Hamirpur and Kan ing landslides in hill States gra districts and one each in and many rivers flowing Bilaspur and Una. above the danger mark. In Uttar Pradesh, three The weather department people died in Basti, two has warned of heavy to very each in Sitapur and Kannauj Have decided to vacate heavy showers in at least and one each in Sonebhadra bungalow: Digvijaya eight districts of Uttarak and Bijnore in rainrelated BHOPAL hand till Tuesday and asked Nature’s fury: Cars covered in debris after heavy rain triggered incidents since Sunday night Former Chief Minister tourists visiting the hilly landslides in Shimla on Monday. * PTI as thundershowers lashed Digvijaya Singh said on areas and people living in several parts of the State, of Monday that he had decided the lowlying areas to remain their visit to the State. been cancelled due to persis ficials said. to vacate his official alert. People residing in lowly tent rains, a Himachal Pra Rains lashed many places bungalow here in light of a The State Emergency Op ing areas have been asked desh BJP leader said. in Haryana and Punjab, with recent court judgment. PTI erations Centre has issued not to go near the Beas River Chandigarh receiving 21.2 instructions to the district as water is being released Schools closed mm of rains during the day. DELHI Timings magistrates to maintain vigil from the Pandoh Dam in While all government and In Haryana, heavy rains Tuesday, Aug. 14 as there is a possibility of Mandi district. private schools in Shimla, lashed Panchkula district RISE 05:50 SET 19:02 cloudbursts. Kinnaur district officials Kinnor and Kullu districts and Ghaggar and Tangri riv RISE 08:45 SET 21:23 said the Rispa bridge was will remain closed on Tues ers were in spate. There Wednesday, Aug. 15 Landslides block roads washed away due to heavy day, authorities in Kangra, were reports of rain waters RISE 05:51 SET 19:01 In Himachal Pradesh, inces rains and efforts are on to Mandi, Una, and Hamirpur entering some slums in low RISE 09:48 SET 22:01 sant rains since Sunday trig restore traffic movement by have ordered closure of all lying areas. Thursday, Aug. 16 gered landslides at several setting up a span bridge. educational institutions Punjab’s Mohali, Rupna RISE 05:51 SET 19:00 places, closing roads and BJP national president there. Schools in several dis gar, Patiala, Jalandhar were RISE 10:48 SET 22:39 forcing the authorities to ad Amit Shah’s proposed visit to tricts in the State remained among other places which vise tourists to reschedule Shimla on August 16 has shut on Monday because of received heavy rains. ‘Referendum 2020 rally an ISI plot’ A futile exercise to create trouble in India, particularly Punjab: Amarinder SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT “As expected, it turned dia, or even outside, as is evi Chandigarh out to be a damp squib,” he dent from the poor show at Punjab Chief Minister Ama said, adding that the U.K. go the rally,” he added. rinder Singh on Monday vernment should have put Terming the SFJ fringe ele termed the ‘Referendum its foot down and not al ments mere social media tig 2020’ rally by the Sikhs For lowed its soil to be used to ers who were trying to create Justice in London “a futile propagate antiIndia a hype even when they have exercise to create trouble in campaign. no support, both in India India, particularly Punjab”. “By allowing the protes and abroad, the Chief Minis “The SFJ is just a group of ters to use Trafalgar Square, ter said the Sikhs were a pa 0 fringe elements that is play instead of the usual Hyde triotic community who have DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to ing into the hands of Pakis Park that’s generally used for always stood for the unity verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of tan’s ISI to divide India…but such purposes, it had shown and integrity of the country. an advertisement before responding to Punjab Chief Minister any published in this newspaper. THG they have failed, and will Amarinder Singh. * FILE PHOTO its total complacency on the The Chief Minister PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch continue to fail in their nefa issue,” he said. warned the SFJ and all other for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s rious designs,” the Chief Mi outandout ISI plot, which “The entire referendum such antiIndia forces to stay products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- nister said. fell through just as their at business is nothing but a mo out of the country and re ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in He said the presence of tempts to create trouble in neymaking racket of the SFJ, frain from any attempt to fo any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in Pakistani politicians at the India have been failing all with no takers for the so ment trouble in Punjab, or this newspaper. rally confirms that it was an these years. called campaign either in In any other part of India. https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EAST 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘BJP will win in Odisha’ SC quizzes poll panel Trinamool MP sends legal on uncontested seats Prakash Javadekar meets party workers in Berhampur notice to Amit Shah Staff Reporter Over 20,000 posts in Bengal unclaimed BERHAMPUR Senior BJP leader Prakash Press Trust of India sue of huge number of un Made defamatory statements against me: Abhishek Banerjee Javadekar exuded conﬁ New Delhi contested seats has been Press Trust of India speech you had made va dence on Monday that his The Supreme Court on Mon bothering it. Kolkata rious allegations against my party will win both the 2019 day asked the West Bengal It asked the poll panel as Trinamool Youth Congress client by making a ﬂimsy and general election and the Od State Election Commission to whether any inquiry was president Abhishek Baner thinly veiled reference and/ isha Assembly polls. (WBSEC) as to whether it conducted in this regard. “It jee, nephew of West Bengal or insinuation to the “bhati The Union Minister for conducted any probe into is your (poll panel) constitu Chief Minister Mamata Ba ja” (nephew) of the Chief Mi Human Resource Develop the fact that a large number tional duty to conduct free nerjee, on Monday sent a le nister of West Bengal. Since, ment, currently on a visit to of seats in the local body and fair elections,” it said. gal notice to BJP president it is well known that my the State, said the BJP is elections in the State went Senior advocate Amren Amit Shah alleging defama client is the nephew of Ma working to strengthen its uncontested. dra Sharan, appearing for tory statements against him mata Bannerjee and is ac base in Odisha. Out of a total 58,692 posts the poll panel, said that 33% at a public rally on August 11 BJP president Amit Shah in tively involved in politics, the

After arriving in Bhuba for gram panchayat village, of nearly 50,000 panchayat here. Kolkata. * FILE PHOTO AP contents of your speech left neswar on Sunday, Mr. Java zilla parishad and panchayat seats going uncontested in The legal notice demand little to the imagination of dekar had made it clear that samiti, 20,159 had remained the State was not “an alarm ing an apology from Mr. to “issue an unconditional my client’s wellwishers that although the ruling Biju Ja uncontested in the violence ing situation”. He cited U.P. Shah for allegedly making apology at an appropriate you were referring to my nata Dal had supported the marred local polls held in where almost 57% pan defamatory statements press conference within 72 client.” National Democratic Al May this year. chayat seats went uncontest against Abhishek Banerjee, a hours from receipt of the in Mr. Basu said Mr. Banerjee liance government in the re A Bench comprising Chief ed and the ﬁgure was 51%, Lok Sabha MP, was sent to stant notice retracting the vi “denies the allegation that he cent election for the post of Justice Dipak Misra and Jus 67% and 27.6% in Haryana, the State BJP headquarters rulent and mala ﬁde state is involved in any purported Rajya Sabha Deputy Chair tices A.M. Khanwilkar and Sikkim and Andhra Pradesh here, his lawyer Sanjay Basu ments made against my diversion of public and/or man, there was no possibili Union Minister Prakash Javadekar having lunch at the house D.Y. Chandrachud told the respectively. The hearing said. client”. government funds to the

ty of an alliance between it of a Dalit, Babi Sethi, in Berhampur. * PTI State poll panel that the is would continue on Tuesday. Mr. Basu asked Mr. Shah The notice said, “In your tune of ₹3,59,000 crore.” and the BJP. Reaching Berhampur late ings with grassroots party ven Assembly segments un on Sunday night, Mr. Javade workers here. der the Berhampur parlia kar, who is party in charge “We are reviewing the mentary constituency at a in four Lok Sabha seats in party’s activities at the hotel here. No outsiders the State, on Monday re booth level, discussing with were allowed at these meet viewed organisational activi the party functionaries in ings. He reviewed the party ties at the booth level in Ber each Assembly segment,” he organisation in Gopalpur, hampur parliamentary said. Chikiti, Mohana, Paralakhe constituency for the upcom Sources said Mr. Javade mundi and Berhampur ing Lok Sabha and State As kar held separate meetings segments. sembly polls. He held meet with BJP workers from se (With PTI inputs) Over 40 dengue cases in Odisha village

Staff Reporter roj Kumar Tihadi, Chief Dis Bhubaneswar trict Medical Oﬃcer. A total of 44 people from a Five teams of doctors village in Odisha’s Kalahandi have been deployed at Ladu district have tested positive gaon to treat patients. The for dengue, an oﬃcial said condition of one patient is on Monday, adding that the said to be critical. number of cases is likely to Dr. Tihadi said the num go up. ber of vectorborne cases is “We have come across likely to go up as poor hy several dengue patients in giene is conducive to mos Ladugaon village, located in quito breeding. Cross infec Koksara Block of the district. tion is also going on, he said. Of the 218 blood samples “We are conducting a door sent for analysis, 44 tested todoor survey,” said Dr. positive for dengue,” said Sa Tihadi. https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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IN BRIEF Probe against Corruption all pervasive college for sexual assault in Telangana, says Rahul

Staff Reporter Bengaluru ‘One family benefits, land of farmers being snatched’ The Indian Nursing Coun LDF panel clears cil (INC) is conducting an R. Ravikanth Reddy E.P. Jayarajan’s return Hyderabad THIRUVANANTHAPURAM inquiry into a case of an al The ruling Left Democratic leged sexual assault of a Corruption is all pervasive in Front (LDF) State committee nursing student of a city Telangana that is governed will take some crucial based college. by one family, alleged AICC decisions on expanding its Members of the INC president Rahul Gandhi. membership at its next spoke to several students “While one family benefit meeting, LDF convener A. as part of the inquiry on ed, lands of farmers are be Vijayaraghavan has said. He Monday. ing snatched, women of self said the State committee had While students of the help groups (SHGs) are ig endorsed the proposal for School of Nursing, CSI Hos nored and farmers don’t get the reinduction of E.P. pital, have alleged that a Minimum Support Price for Jayarajan (in photo) into the doctor of the hospital sex their produce,” he said while Congress president Rahul Gandhi during a public rally in Cabinet, shuffle in the ually assaulted a student, addressing SHG members at Sherilingampally on Monday. * PTI portfolios held by the CPI(M) the management says that a programme organised by Ministers, and allocation of no formal complaint has the Congress here on Mon vernment would bear the in lives, he asked whether she the Government Chief Whip been lodged by the stu day. During the interaction, terest on SHG loans. He said knew what GST was. When post with Cabinet rank to the dents with the Internal several women complained the present Telangana go she gave the full form of GST, CPI. Mr. Jayarajan would be Complaints Committee of that they did not get loans vernment could never work he said GST was “Gabbar sworn in on Tuesday. the college. without interest as they did for the welfare of women. Singh Tax” — taking a dig at Alleging other types of when the Congress was in Prime Minister Narendra Telangana BJP MLA harassment, the students power and that the present ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ Modi — and assured her the submits resignation said that a female student government did not even lis When Anita, a SHG member, Congress would introduce HYDERABAD was suspended for speak ten to them. He said if voted said the Goods and Services the original GST with just Bharatiya Janata Party Rains lash Kerala legislator from Goshamahal T. ing to a male hospital staff. to power, the Congress go Tax (GST) was affecting their one slab. Raja Singh said he has submitted his resignation letter to party’s Telangana highlands after lull HC rejects plea to arrest Jalandhar Bishop president K. Laxman. However, Mr. Laxman was yet to accept his resignation, he Pampa in spate, curbs on pilgrimage to Sabarimala said on Sunday and added Kerala judge says probe so far conducted in nun rape case could not be faulted Special Correspondent that safeguarding cows and Special Correspondent that she was subjected to Hindu dharma would be his Thiruvananthapuram Wild elephant rescued Kochi rape. first priority. Key accused surrenders Riding on a fresh surge of The Kerala High Court on westerly winds, the south Press Trust of India in the Chalakudy River near Athirapally Monday turned down a plea Special Correspondent for 10 days. The Crime Seven questioned Retired SI kills wife, west monsoon unleashed its here, alerted forest and pol for a directive to arrest Fran PATHANAMTHITTA Meanwhile, a Jalandhar re surrenders to police Branch team investigating fury on Kerala again on Mon A wild elephant, which got ice officials, following which co Mulakkal, Bishop of the port quoted Mr. Subhash as HYDERABAD Father Abraham Varghese, the case had earlier arrested day, dumping heavy rain on stranded on a rock in a river it was decided to down the Roman Catholic Diocese of saying seven people were A retired sub-inspector of aka Soni, of Mundiyappally, two other accused, Fr. Job the highlands, just as large in spate, was rescued on shutters of the Peringal Jalandhar, in connection questioned in the city in the police from Andhra Pradesh parts of the State started Monday in Thrissur district. kuthu dam upstream to ena the key accused in the sex Mathew and Fr. Johnson V. on Monday surrendered to with the case of the rape of a ual abuse case involving Mathew. case. “More people will be limping back to normal after Locals, who saw the ele ble the pachyderm move to nun. questioned. We will also go the police, claiming to have the devastating floods of last phant standing on the rock safety, forest officials said. four clergymen of the Ma Another accused, Fr. killed his wife at their house Dismissing the plea by the lankara Orthodox Syrian Jaise K. George, who surren to Amritsar for investigation week. Kerala Catholic Church Re while Franco Mulakkal will in Kondapur here. Gachibowli The hilly areas in Waya Church, has surrendered dered before a court in Kol police said the accused, Koki formation Movement not be questioned today [on nad, Kozhikode and Malap overflowed its banks due to Kalpathy were on alert for before the Judicial First lam on Monday, will be Sitaram Anjaneyulu Reddy, 61, (KCRM), Pala, the judge said Monday],” he said. puram bore the brunt of the increased discharge from flash floods. Class Magistrate at Thiruval brought to the JFMC, Thiru fatally stabbed his wife Laxmi the court had no role to play Several mediapersons havoc. Landslips occurred at the Kochupampa, Moozhi The weather office said la on Monday. The court valla, on Tuesday, according Anila, 51, six times, after a in the arrest of an accused. sent him to judicial custody to police sources. from Kerala were allegedly row at their flat. Later, he Nilambur in Malappuram, yar and Kakki dams. rainfall activity over Kerala The court said the investiga assaulted by private security walked into the police station Malampuzha in Palakkad, The Palakkad district ad was likely to increase in in tion so far could not be fault guards at the Bishop House with the murder weapon and and several places in Kozhi ministration issued a warn tensity over the next 48 ed, nor could it be said the Meanwhile, in a statement Franco Mulakkal had raped while covering the police confessed to his crime, said kode, Wayanad and Kannur. ing for residents in the hours. A cyclonic circulation investigation team was lacka filed in response to a petition the nun on several occasions probe and questioning of the Madhapur ACP N. Shayam The Travancore Devas downstream areas of the Ma over the northwest Bay of daisical. by the KCRM, Kottayam De at the guest room of the St. Bishop. The guards manhan Prasad Rao. The quarrel was wom Board imposed restric lampuzha dam, after all the Bengal is likely to become Justice B. Sudheendra Ku puty Superintendent of Pol Francis Mission Home at Ku dled them and damaged over Mr. Reddy’s suspected tions on the movement of four shutters of the dam more marked by Tuesday, mar, however, asked the pol ice K. Subhash, the investi ruvilangad. their cameras and equip illicit relationship with a pilgrims to the Sabarimala were raised to let out excess bringing heavy to very heavy ice to take a decision on the gating officer, said the probe The officer said medical ment, the journalists said. woman. temple after the Pampa river water. Palakkad town and rainfall at isolated places. arrest at the earliest. so far had revealed that examination also revealed (With ANI, PTI inputs)

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IN BRIEF Weather Watch ‘Will you declare hilsa fish infiltrators?’ Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Mamata says BJP ‘anti-Bengalis’, questions NRC criteria ‘Bangladeshi’ teacher PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Kolkata Mobile labs to ensure safe relieved from NRC work water in rural Arunachal Attacking the BJPled Central ITANAGAR government over exclusion Arunachal Pradesh Chief of 40 lakh people in the final Tribunal declared him foreigner Minister Pema Khandu on draft of Assam’s National Re Monday inaugurated two gister of Citizens, West Ben last year; appeal pending in HC mobile testing laboratories gal Chief Minister Mamata aimed at ensuring safe and Banerjee on Monday ac PRESS TRUST OF INDIA fore the Guwahati High Morigaon (Assam) potable water supply in rural cused the ruling party of be Court. However, as a mat areas. The labs, capable of ing “antiBengalis”. A government school ter of abundant caution onsite testing of different Taking a swipe at the BJP, teacher was relieved on and considering the sensi water quality parameters, are the Trinamool Congress Monday from National Re tivities involved, he has funded by the State’s Public chief asked if hilsa fish, Jam gister of Citizens work af been relieved from NRC Health Engineering dani saree, sandesh and mis Crisis of identity: People whose names were left out from ter the Morigaon district work immediately,” Mr. Department. The testing hti doi, which are originally National Register of Citizens draft queue up to collect forms in administration came to Das said. The teacher was units will also spread from Bangladesh, would also Morigaon district of Assam on Monday. * RITU RAJ KONWAR know that he was declared declared a Bangladeshi ci awareness about clean be branded as “infiltrators or a Bangladeshi by a Fo tizen by the tribunal last Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 17.00 Hrs) drinking water. PTI refugees”. es... you cannot blame the they are playing the politics reigners’ Tribunal, an offi year. Forecast for Tuesday: Heavy to very heavy rain likely at a few/ Asserting that these 40 layman,” she told reporters of revenge among the coun cial said. isolated places over Odisha, Uttarakhand, Konkan, coastal and Siblings run over by lakh people are “very much at her chamber in the State trymen. We are not for this autorickshaw in Bihar The government teach Concern expressed south interior Karnataka, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Indians”, she questioned the Assembly. kind of politics,” she said. MUZAFFARPUR er has been assisting the Several organisations here Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic criteria on which they have She accused the BJP of be Two siblings died on Monday NRC updation and he is have expressed concern West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram, been excluded. ing “antiBengalis” and “anti after a speeding auto- Necessary documents not entitled to take any de over the teacher’s case central Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu city rain max min city rain max min rickshaw ran over them in Ms. Banerjee said that Ms. Banerjee has been at West Bengal”. cision about inclusion or wondering how a declared even she would not be able tacking the BJP government “They (the BJP) must not Agartala...... —.... 34.2.... 26.0 Kozhikode ...... 34.4.... 27.4.... 22.4 Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, exclusion of any appli foreigner was engaged in Ahmedabad...... —.... 33.5.... 26.0 Kurnool...... 0.8.... 31.9.... 23.3 the police said. The incident to produce the birth certifi at the Centre over the NRC, forget that speaking Bengali cant, Morigaon Deputy the NRC updating work at Aizwal ...... 27.... 29.6.... 12.7 Lucknow...... 40.8.... 32.2.... 25.6 happened near Kerma village cate of her parents if the go which has excluded names is not a crime. It is the fifth Commissioner Hemen Das the Kolmoubari NRC Seva Allahabad ...... 0.8.... 34.1.... 26.4 Madurai...... —.... 36.5.... 26.7 vernment asks for it. of over 40 lakh citizens in the most spoken language in the Bengaluru...... 3.2.... 24.8.... 19.4 Mangaluru...... 3.2.... 27.1.... 19.4 in Kudhni police station area said in a statement. Kendra in Morigaon Bhopal...... —.... 30.0.... 24.0 Mumbai...... 11.4.... 29.0.... 23.2 of the district when “Do not know my parents’ final draft for want of neces world. What is BJP’s problem district. Bhubaneswar ...... 6.1.... 33.7.... 25.8 Mysuru...... 3.4.... 26.8.... 18.6 Mohammad Sahil (10) and birth dates. I only know the sary documents in Assam. with (West) Bengal? Are they Sensitivities involved Over 40,000 govern Chandigarh ...... 48.1.... 30.0.... 25.7 New Delhi ...... 7.8.... 33.8.... 26.5 Atika Hasan (8) were returning dates of their death. I would “What is going on in the scared of the intellect of the Chennai ...... —.... 34.1.... 25.8 Patna ...... 29.5.... 31.0.... 26.5 “He has been declared as a ment employees, includ Coimbatore...... 0.6.... 31.5.... 22.2 Port Blair ...... 0.8.... 29.5.... 25.8 home from school. PTI not be able to provide any country is injustice. The BJP Bengalis, their culture? They foreigner by the Foreign ing teachers, were en Dehradun...... 102.6.... 28.1.... 23.1 Puducherry...... —.... 36.1.... 24.8 documents for their date of with their extremist ideology must not forget that (West) ers’ Tribunal, Morigaon gaged exclusively for NRC Gangtok...... 30.7.... 23.4.... 17.5 Pune ...... 3.3.... 25.6.... 21.3 Four teachers killed in birth but there should be a is trying to create division Bengal is the cultural Mecca Goa ...... 35.4.... 28.3.... 24.0 Raipur ...... 10.3.... 29.3.... 24.7 M.P. road mishap but his case is pending be work. Guwahati ...... 67.2.... 30.4.... 24.5 Ranchi...... 3.... 28.5.... 22.5 clear system about such cas among the people. I think of the country,” she said. Hubballi...... —.... 23.0.... 21.0 Shillong...... 37.4.... 22.8.... 18.2 SHIVPURI/BURHANPUR Hyderabad ...... 0.1.... 29.0.... 22.5 Shimla...... 172.6.... 20.2.... 16.2 Four teachers were killed in a Imphal...... 3.... 31.6.... 22.0 Srinagar ...... 1.... 25.7.... 21.2 road accident in Madhya Jaipur...... —.... 34.0.... 25.5 Trivandrum ...... 20.5.... 30.6.... 24.1 Pradesh, the police said on Kochi...... 30.2.... 30.2.... 23.2 Tiruchi ...... —.... 36.7.... 25.8 Kohima...... 32.6.... 27.4.... 17.5 Vijayawada...... 80.8.... 27.8.... 24.1 Monday. The government Dera men planned to eliminate Sikh preacher: SIT Kolkata...... 1.9.... 32.5.... 27.5 Visakhapatnam .....31.9.... 27.8.... 26.0 school teachers were killed (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) when the SUV (sports utility Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday vehicle) they were travelling Rebel AAP legislators reveal contents of report on Faridkot sacrilege incident, demand probe CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE * in rammed into a stationary Ahmedabad ...... 49 .61 21 ....49 .....— .... In observation made at truck parked on the roadside Bengaluru...... 8 .25 75 ....33 ...74 ....* 4.00 p.m., Bhiwadi, Press Trust of India Chennai ...... 9 .28 49 ....63 .....— ....* Rajasthan recorded an on the Gwalior-Biaora Singh Khatra, who is also the Sauda followers”. Faridkot. government in Punjab to take overall air quality index Chandigarh Delhi ...... — .19 .8 ....35 .230 ....* Highway in Shivpuri district. DIG of Ludhiana Range, sub According to the SIT re According to the report, action against those involved Hyderabad ...... — .29 43 ....23 ...22 ....* (AQI) score of 156 PTI indicating a moderate level Some Dera Sacha Sauda fol mitted his report in June to port, the main conspirator, Mohinderpal was the master in Behbal Kalan and Kotkap Kolkata...... 2 .35 62 ....22 ...29 ....* of pollution. In contrast, lowers had allegedly planned the Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh Mohinderpal, who was a part mind behind the theft of a ura firing incidents in 2015. Lucknow...... 10 .10 84 ....56 .....— ....* Haldia, West Bengal Mumbai ...... 11 .21 62 ....19 ...43 ....* recorded a healthy AQI 7 children rescued, to eliminate Sikh preacher Commission which was con of a 45member committee ‘bir’ of the Guru Granth Sa Meanwhile, Mr. Khaira score of 26 trafficker arrested Pune...... 34 .13 55 ....28 ...18 ....* Baljit Singh Daduwal, says a stituted to investigate various of the Dera, had allegedly hib from the gurdwara at said a march will be taken Vishakhapatnam ..— ..— 30 ..... — .....— ....— PAKUR report prepared by Punjab incidents of sacrilege of the planned to eliminate Dadu Burj Jawahar Singh Wala out from Bargari till district Seven minor children Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) police’s Special Investigation Guru Granth Sahib and other wal who, according to them, village. administration office com SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, belonging to the primitive Team probing sacrilege religious texts. was protesting against the plex in Faridkot on August 20 making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air Pahariya tribe have been particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues rescued and a human incidents. Dera. March on August 20 seeking prompt action in the and monuments. 2 Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by trafficker arrested in The contents of the SIT re Sacrilege conspiracy However, the plan was la Addressing a press confe sacrilege incidents. NO : port were on Monday shared In the report, the SIT men ter called off, said the report. rence here, Mr. Khaira and They also demanded a reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. Jharkhand’s Pakur district, CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to the policesaid on Monday. with the media by Aam Aad tioned that sacrilege inci The police have already ar Mr. Sandhu sought a probe special session of the As critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause Acting on a tip-off, a police mi Party MLAs Sukhpal dents which took place in Fa rested Mohinderpal and “into the role of Dera Sacha sembly to discuss the Bargari dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, team conducted a raid at Singh Khaira and Kanwar ridkot district in 2015 were some other followers in con Sauda head in the sacrilege incident report prepared by nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced Amrapara bus stand and Sandhu here. the “result of a conspiracy nection with the sacrilege in incidents". the Justice (retd) Ranjit Singh lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and rescued the children. PTI SIT chairman Ranbir hatched by some Dera Sacha cidents at Bargari in They asked the Congress Commission. premature death in people with heart or lung disease

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IN BRIEF Pune tops Ease of Living index; Patna ranked lowest of 111 cities

provide any data on those information from data Ranking reflects ability to provide data indicators. starved urban local bodies. as much as actual performance “If Delhi is showing zero in any category, it probably Complex administration Priscilla Jebaraj were unable or unwilling to means that no data was gi Particular complications Two held for sharing NEW DELHI sensitive video in J&K provide data received low ven for any indicator under were seen in indicators such Three cities in Maharashtra scores. that category,” a consortium as health —where local go JAMMU The Hindu A government school teacher — Pune, Navi Mumbai and member told , ex vernments did not have ac and a college student were Greater Mumbai — top the Data deficient plaining that urban local bo cess to data from private arrested in the Rajouri district first Ease of Living Index For example, New Delhi has dies had been required to hospitals. The consortium near here for sharing and brought out by the Union Mi a score of “zero” on indica respond to 553 questions in assisted cities in plugging circulating a sensitive nistry of Housing and Urban tors regarding inclusive 15 different categories under the data gap with regard to WhatsApp post with Affairs. The national capital, housing and mixed land use the four parameters. certain indicators. potential to create law and New Delhi, is ranked 65 and compactness, and a Releasing the Index, “If cities are not able to order problem. The two among 111 cities, while Chen score of just 0.12 on econo Housing and Urban Deve provide data, how will they shared a highly sensitive nai is in 14th place. Kolkata my and employment. lopment Minister Hardeep be able to plan and use their video on their WhatsApp did not participate in the This does not mean that Singh Puri said the ranking resources well? The first group ‘Daily News & survey. the capital actually performs marks “a shift to a datadri thing they need to learn is to Notification’, said a senior A city’s ranking reflects its so poorly on these indica ven approach to urban plan get their data ecosystem police officer. PTI ability to provide data, as tors, according to members ning and management.” He aligned,” pointed out a con More arms unearthed well as its actual perfor of the consortium which car said future editions of the In sortium member. in Nallasopara mance on four different pa ried out the survey and pro dex may also incorporate ci The other cities in the top MUMBAI rameters — institutions or duced the Index for the go tizen and stakeholder feed 10 include Tirupati, Chandi Sleuths of the Anti Terrorism governance, social indica vernment. Instead, it back rather than relying on garh, Thane, Raipur, Indore, Squad of the Maharashtra tors, economic indicators probably means that the government data alone. Vijayawada and Bhopal. The police on Monday seized and physical infrastructure. NDMC and the three Munici A consortium member three cities at the bottom of another cache of arms and Senior Ministry officials told pal Corporations which gov admitted that it was a chal the rankings are Rampur, ammunition in Nallasopara, The Hindu that cities which ern the city simply failed to lenge to collect some of this Kohima and Patna. based on the interrogation of the three people arrested last week. The ATS suspects that the trio was planning to target crowded places. Vaiko slams ‘insult’ to Illegal arms factory DMK funds being misused: Alagiri busted in Gujarat, 4 held judges at Raj Bhavan RAJKOT Four people were arrested for Karunanidhi’s son revolts against younger brother Stalin, says party ‘loyalists’ are with him allegedly manufacturing Veeramani dubs incident ‘unprecedented’ firearms illegally at a factory S. Vijay Kumar DMK, from which he was ex Chennai in Gujarat’s Rajkot district, a pelled in 2014, he said, “I Special Correspondent an explanation but it should police officer said on Monday. Ahead of the DMK’s emergen have expressed everything to CHENNAI also take action against those Acting on a tipoff, the police cy executive council meeting (the soul of) Kalaignar.” A day after a judge of the Ma responsible,” he demanded. raided the factory, located in slated for Tuesday, late party Later in an interview with dras High Court complained Dravidar Kazhagam presi the Kothariya Road area, on leader M. Karunanidhi’s son The Hindu, he charged, “I about judges being made to dent K. Veeramani has also Sunday night and seized some M.K. Alagiri on Monday know that the party’s assets sit behind police officers dur criticised the alleged proto pistols and raw material used raised a banner of revolt and funds are being mis ing the swearingin ceremo col breach. for making the firearms, he against younger brother and used... They have stooped to ny of the Chief Justice over Pointing out that judges said. PTI party working president M.K. the level of lending party’s looking the protocol, MDMK had expressed anguish over Stalin, alleging that the par funds for (earning) interest. leader Vaiko has condemned the poor seating arrange ty’s assets and funds are be The profits are not going to the incident. ments, he said, “Such a thing ing misused. the party and everybody In a statement issued on has never happened before. “They will never take me knows who is benefiting. If I Monday, he also recalled an It is a shame.” back into the party because I am in the party, I will object earlier incident in Mee He said that Governor will question their wrongdo to these activities. So they nakshi Amman Temple in Banwarilal Purohit should ings,” he told The Hindu War cry: M.K. Alagiri addressing the media after paying homage to his father and DMK patriarch will not take me back. At Madurai in which judges first find out why such a gaffe

hours after creating a stir at M. Karunanidhi on the Marina Beach in Chennai on Monday. * PTI tempts are being made to were made to vacate their had happened. He also criti the Marina, where he usurp the assets of the party.” seats for politicians and Mi cised the State government claimed that the “true loyal homage to the patriarch at now. The real loyalists of my answer.” He said his anguish Mr. Alagiri said he did not as nisters. “Only those who are for not making proper secur ists” of Karunanidhi were the Marina, told journalists, leader Kalaignar (Karunanid was over the party and had pire to become a leader and posted at the Raj Bhavan are ity arrangements on the day with him. “I have come here to express hi) are with me. The loyalists nothing to do with the family. preferred to remain a worker responsible for this act of in the mortal remains of form Mr. Alagiri, who along with my anguish to my father. You across the State are support Stating that he had no idea to strengthen the DMK like sult to the judges. Not only er Chief Minister M. Karuna his family members paid will not know what it is about ing me. Time will provide an whether he would rejoin the his father. should the Raj Bhavan issue nidhi were laid to rest. JCOs are gazetted officers, ‘T.N failed to maintain Disclose panels on sexual says Defence Ministry Cauvery water quality’ harassment, companies told Karnataka says it cannot be blamed Directs Services Rules amended India (SEBI) to incorporate Krishnadas Rajagopal by Corporate this disclosure in the report to issue suitable NEW DELHI on corporate governance of identity cards Karnataka on Monday Affairs Ministry various companies so that blamed Tamil Nadu in the there is a higher responsibil Dinakar Peri Supreme Court for “failing JAGRITI CHANDRA ity on the Directors of these New Delhi to maintain the quality in NEW DELHI Companies to implement Junior Commissioned Offic the Cauvery river.” In order to ensure better im the Act. ers (JCO) in the Indian mili “The pollution is highest plementation of the law Under the Sexual Harass tary are gazetted officers, in the stretch below Mettur against sexual harassment at ment at Workplace Act, it is the Defence Ministry has and up to Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu has sought two workplace, the Centre has mandatory for any organisa clarified in an order issued which is the heart of irriga weeks’ time to respond. made it mandatory for com tion with 10 or more em on August 1. The clarification tion in Tamil Nadu. The panies to disclose whether Maneka Gandhi called it a ployees to constitute an ICC. follows a long standing con A file photo of cadets during the passingout parade at the State of Karnataka, there conformity with prescribed they have constituted an in step towards making the An employer who doesn’t do troversy over the issue. Officers Training Academy in Chennai. * B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM fore, cannot be blamed for standards.” It denied the al ternal complaints commit workplace safe for women. so could face a fine of up to The Ministry has instruct polluted water in Tamil Na legations levelled against it tee (ICC) to probe such ₹50,000. ed the three Services to issue solving the ambiguity, blue nus (NPLB) to JCOs and du both in the Cauvery and by Tamil Nadu. allegations. The new clause says that An ICC should consist of a suitable identity cards to the coloured SLICs may be is equivalent, the Defence Mi Thenpennaiyar,” it said. Karnataka submitted that the report will have to con presiding officer, who is a JCOs immediately in the or sued immediately to JCO/ nistry observed in an order Karnataka’s affidavit was the failure to conform to the Rules amended tain “a statement that the woman employee at a senior der, the subject of which equivalent in the three ser dated June 14, “The matter handed over by State coun prescribed standards was The Corporate Affairs Minis Company has complied with level in the same organisa reads: “Issue of blue Securi vices,” the Headquarters of has been examined in con sel V.N. Reghupathy to a due to the nonpoint sourc try has amended the Com provisions relating to the tion, at least two employees tised Laminated Identity Integrated Defence Staff said sultation with CAO division. Bench led by Justice S.A. es of pollution, which are panies (Accounts) Rules, constitution of Internal “preferably committed to Cards (SLIC) to JCOs and in an order dated August 1, It has also been seen that the Bobde. Tamil Nadu has over land flows of effluents 2014, governed by the Com Complaints Committee un the cause of women”, and a equivalent officer having 2018. CAO division has, with ap sought two weeks’ time to into the river. “The Water panies Act, 2013, mandating der the Sexual Harassment member from an NGO or a been accorded gazetted of proval of Defence Secretary, respond. (Prevention and Control of the disclosure. This has been of Women at Workplace person “familiar with issues ficer status by an Act of Reversal of order not agreed to the contention Karnataka was replying Pollution) Act of 1974 enact a longstanding demand (Prevention, Prohibition and relating to sexual Parliament.” This is a reversal of an order that JCOs are Gazetted offic to a suit filed by Tamil Nadu ed by Parliament under Arti from Minister for Women Redressal) Act, 2013.” harassment.” “There exists no ambigui issued in midJune in which ers and should be issued in 2015, seeking permanent cle 252(1) deal only with and Child Development Ma Ms. Gandhi called the ty at all in the status of JCOs/ Defence Ministry observed blue SLICs.” injunction against the form point sources of pollution. neka Gandhi. move a “major step towards Like civil court equivalent being Gazetted that there was no case for ac Due to this, the order stat er “from letting the untreat The State of Karnataka has The amended rules were making the workplace safe The committee would have officers. As the letter re cepting JCOs as Gazetted ed that there does not ap ed sewage and industrial ef fulfilled its obligation… notified on July 31. It adds a for the women in the private powers similar to those of a ferred at Para 1(d) stands officers. pear to be enough justifica fluents into the rivers there is no liability on the clause to a rule on matters sector.” She added that she civil court and would have to withdrawn vide letter at Pa In the case for grant of tion to reconsider grant of Cauvery and Pennaiyar defendant State of Karnata that should be part of the will be requesting regulator complete its inquiry within ra 1 (e) above, thereby re NonProductivity Linked Bo NPLB to JCO and equivalent. without treating them in ka in law,” the affidavit said. Board’s report. Security Exchange Board of 90 days. 2 functionaries of Patna shelter held Corporator absconding

Two inmates were fallen sick on Friday night after assaulting hotelier with diarrhoea, vomiting brought dead to and high fever. The police Raina Assainar pay ₹50,000 per month to hospital on Sunday said they were informed Navi Mumbai him. After a few days, Mr. Ka about the incident much la The Kharghar police are on kade met Mr. Shaikh and Amarnath Tewary ter. the lookout for a BJP corpora asked him about his decision Patna Meanwhile, photographs tor who allegedly assaulted to which he said he would A day after two woman in of Ms. Dayal, a former mo and tried to extort money not pay the money as his bu mates of the government del, with several politicians from a hotelier. siness is legal and he has all funded Aasra Homes, short across party lines have gone Imtiaz Nisar Ahmed the required permissions. stay home in Patna, died un viral on social media. Sourc Shaikh (41) had recently On Friday night, Mr. Ka der mysterious circumstanc es told The Hindu that Ms. started a hotel named Shahi kade along with seven men es, the police on Monday Manisha Dayal, the secretary of the NGO which ran the shelter Dayal was running several Bawarchi in Sector 4, Belpa went to the hotel and assault arrested the manager and home, being taken to a court in Patna on Monday. * PTI NGOs. Senior ruling party JD da. A few days ago, when he ed Mr. Shaikh and his staﬀ. the secretary of the NGO, (U) leader Shyam Rajak, was supervising the renova Mr. Kakade also threatened which ran the shelter. have been arrested in the dead inmates have been pre whose photograph with Ms. tion work, he was ap with dire consequences if he An FIR has been lodged case while, the doctor and served for further investiga Dayal has been circulating proached by corporator Sha refused to pay him ₹50,000 against the arrested persons, the ANM associated with the tion. on social media, responding trughn Kakade. on a monthly basis. Mr. Chirantan Kumar and Man Aasra short stay home are The two inmates were to media persons, said: As per the complaint, Mr. Shaikh was taken to MGM isha Dayal, and a doctor and absconding,” Rajiv Nagar sta brought to the Patna Medical “We’re politicians and we vi Kakade told Mr. Shaikh that if Hospital, Kamothe. an auxiliary nursemidwife tion oﬃcer incharge Rohan College and Hospital for sit many events to inaugu he ever faces problems in the “We registered a case on attached to the shelter Kumar said. emergency medical atten rate them and people get area, he can contact him. Mr. Monday after recording the home, who are absconding. Patna District Magistrate tion on Sunday, but the doc photographs with us… how Kakade also said if Mr. Shaikh statement of Mr. Shaikh at “Two persons Chirantan Kumar Ravi told reporters tors declared them brought do we know them?…I’m not wanted to do his business the hospital. Mr. Kakade is on Kumar and Manisha Dayal that the viscera of the two dead. The two had allegedly aware of this lady.” without trouble, he should the run,” the police said.

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NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 8 EDITORIAL TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Growth may pick up, but concerns remain India may well clock the highest growth rate globally, but more is needed to create jobs and reduce poverty have done well. The combined re latest report on financial stability mum support prices (MSPs) for va venues and profit of 370 large shows that the gross nonperform rious agricultural commodities. companies have shown better per ing asset (NPA) ratio of scheduled The MSPs have been raised sharp Keeping dry formance in the first quarter, even commercial banks rose to 11.6% ly in the case of some commodi though they are on a weak base. (March 2018). The ratio for public ties. Except in the case of rice and Kerala’s floods show the need for governments The problems of the goods and sector banks was 15.6%. This is in wheat (where there is unlimited to strengthen resilience planning C. Rangarajan services tax (GST) may have been deed a very high level of NPAs. procurement at MSPs), there is no he catastrophic impact of monsoon rainfall on largely overcome, but it is still a Some part of the increase is also indication of how the MSPs will be work in progress. A pickup in the due to the adoption of a more rigo implemented in relation to other several districts of Kerala has come as a grim re ith more than one quar growth rate in the manufacturing rous definition of NPAs. The high commodities. If market prices fall Tminder that the vigil against unpredictable natu ter of the year and two sector is likely. NPA level has a dampening effect below MSPs, there are only two ral disasters must never be relaxed. More than three do months of the monsoon Looking at the overall GDP, after on the provision of new credit. In ways in which farmers can be as

W GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO zen people have died and an estimated ₹ 8,316 crore over, it is time to take a look at several quarters of low growth, fact, credit to the industrial sector sured of the minimum price. One worth of economic assets have been lost in the seasonal what the whole year is going to be there was a strong pickup in the price rise. India’s trade deficit has has slowed down considerably. Re is the M.P. model where the State rain, particularly over the past week. The gates of reser like. Are there signs of recovery? If last quarter of 201718. If this mo always remained high. In 201617, capitalisation of banks has be pays the difference between mar voirs in the Idukki system, a giant hydroelectric project, there are, are they robust? What mentum is maintained, the the merchandise trade deficit was come an urgent necessity. Of ket price and MSP. But t his can are the short and mediumterm growth rate (201819) will certainly 4.8% and rose to 6% of GDP the course, this will impose a serious turn out to be a serious burden if and several other dams have been opened, inundating concerns of the country? be above 7%. How much higher next year. The answer lies in rais burden on the fiscal position . Ma market prices fall steeply. This is riverside habitations downstream. At the peak of the above 7% will depend on a num ing our export growth which has ny suggestions, which include as apart from the administrative pro havoc, about 60,000 people whose dwellings suffered Sectoral trends ber of factors. International finan shown severe swings in recent set reconstruction companies, blems involved in implementing damage were lodged in relief camps. In the northern The monsoon has been somewhat cial institutions have forecast a years. It is partly a reflection of have been made to resolve the the scheme. The other alternative districts, damage to houses, roads and other structures below expectations — the overall growth rate of 7.3%. The Reserve world trade. The fall in crude oil NPA issue. A quick decision has to is for the government to procure has occurred owing to landslips caused by incessant rainfall deficiency was 3% (as of Ju Bank of India (RBI) expects it to be prices had also affected our export be made. Unless the banking sys excess production over normal showers. There is genuine concern that a temporary ly 25). Though it may seem neglig 7.4%. However, we need to take growth earlier. In 201718, India’s tem recovers fast, it is difficult to production so that market prices respite in rainfall may be followed by another intense ible, it has to be noted that there note of certain concerns that can export growth rate was 9.78%. sustain a high growth of the indus rise. This alternative may be less were 11 meteorological divisions come in the way of faster growth. There is an inescapable need to trial sector. Mediumterm banking burdensome. However, this alter downpour from nascent weather systems; the India Me (of a total of 36) which were defi raise our export growth rate. reforms will have to wait until the native will not work if the MSP is teorological Department has forecast rain until August cient. The area sown has come External environment In this context, we need to en immediate problem is resolved. fixed at a level to which the market 17. It is to Kerala’s credit that the deluge has led not to a down. Riceproducing Bihar, for The external environment is far sure that the rupee does not ap price will never rise. Thus the bur partisan blame game over planning, relief and rehabil instance, has been severely affect from reassuring. Trade wars have preciate in real terms. Despite a Impact on the fisc den on the government as a result itation, but an allround effort to look ahead and plan ed. However, the monsoon can already started and can get worse. current account deficit, India’s ru The third concern relates to the fis of the new MSPs is uncertain and for reconstruction. The Centre has done well to get a pick up. There is no consensus on The U.S. has raised duties on sev pee had remained strong because cal position. So far in the current needs to be watched. The possibil firsthand estimate of the havoc from Home Minister the future behaviour of the mon eral products such as steel and alu of capital flows. With a rising trade year, the Central government’s fisc ity of cutting expenditures if reve soon. Agricultural growth may at minium, and on certain products deficit and some outflow of capi has been within limits. At the end nues fall below projections is re Rajnath Singh, although the initial announcement of best be equal to what it was last imported from China. In turn, Chi tal, the rupee has depreciated. of the first quarter, the fiscal defi mote in a year before elections. ₹100 crore towards relief is incongruous with the scale year — 3.4%. na has retaliated. India has also This is not unnatural. The RBI cit as a percentage of total deficit The expected growth rate of 7.3 of the damage. Crucial support has come from the The services sector may per been caught in this exchange. It is should act only to ensure that the for the year as a whole was 68.7% 7.4% may be reassuring. It may armed forces as well to normalise the situation. form better because public expen difficult to forecast how much adjustment is smooth and there — a strong improvement over the even be the highest in the world Kerala’s unusually heavy monsoon this year is in con diture will be maintained at a high worse this will become. Besides are no violent fluctuations. But deficit in the corresponding pe economy. Nevertheless, it falls trast to the longperiod trend of rainfall. According to level. This is to be expected, as this these, there are countryspecific what is really important is to make riod last year. short of our potential. It is below an analysis of data on the monsoon between 1954 and happens to be the year before the sanctions such as those against our exports competitive. The ex There are two aspects of the fisc of what is needed to raise job op elections. As for the industrial sec Iran, which have a direct impact change rate is only one element. which need to be kept under portunities and reduce poverty. It 2003 by climate researchers at the University of Cam tor, we have data for the Index of on crude oil output and prices. In Improved efficiency in production watch. One relates to GST. It is esti is true that the external environ bridge, overall this part of the country had become Industrial Production (IIP) for the dia benefited from the fall in crude and better infrastructure are mated that GST revenues are cur ment is not helpful. All the same, a drier in summer, but with an emerging frequency of first quarter. They show substan prices earlier but this position has equally important. Maintenance rently running behind budgetary stronger push towards a much destructive flash floods in rare events. This trend is ex tial improvement over the corres reversed. There has been some lull of domestic stability also plays a projections. Perhaps revenues higher growth is very much the pected to become stronger. This points to the need for ponding period of the previous in crude prices. As a net importer, key role. Over the medium term, may pick up in the second half. need of the hour. governments to strengthen their resilience planning. It year. It is important to remember India’s balance of payments can we need to search for an alterna But one doesn’t know. It is also not should begin with a programme to relocate people that the correlation between the take a beating if crude prices rise tive fuel. clear how much of the refunds are C. Rangarajan is former Chairman, IIP and national income data on again. India’s current account def outstanding. Any significant short Economic Advisory Council to the Prime away from hazard zones along the rivers that were in manufacturing is poor. Some sec icit was as low as 0.6% of GDP in Reviving the banking system fall can put the fisc under stress. Minister and former Governor, Reserve spate in Kerala over the past week after the shutters of tors (automobiles and railway 201617. It rose to 1.9% of GDP in The banking system continues to The second concern relates to Bank of India. He is also Chairman, more than two dozen dams were opened. Finding suit freight traffic) in the first quarter 201718, mainly because of crude be a source of concern. The RBI’s the impact of the proposed mini Madras School of Economics, Chennai able land is, of course, a challenge in a populous, forest ed State, but it is an absolute necessity to prepare for the future. It is reasonable to expect that with its effi cient primary health care network, Kerala will take all Making ‘lateral entry’ work measures necessary to avoid epidemics in the wake of the floods. The spectacular disaster this year also un How India can tap into new sources of leadership talent derscores the role of the government as the insurer of example, prior to one county’s na the ability to persevere in the face data will provide insight into a can last resort for the average citizen. In Mumbai last year, tional elections, we were asked to of constant pulls and pressures didate’s character, integrity and for instance, those who had private household insu establish the hiring criteria for 100 and aligning multiple stakehol moral compass — all critical quali rance cover against disasters discovered the limitations key governmental appointments. ders. ties for government roles. of such policies, since the companies were unwilling to We interviewed current and form Successful lateral hires also Accelerate the new hire’s in er officeholders; mapped strategic have a high level of curiosity. They tegration: Successful recruiting is pay many home owners for a key risk such as costly dis Rajeev Vasudeva & priorities; and factored in the cul acknowledge that they don’t have only part of the equation; the se placement from homes since the houses were not Pallavi Kathuria tural differences between minis all the answers, are eager to learn lected lateral hire must also be structurally damaged. All States naturally look to Kera tries. The result: a foundational ta and model their behaviour accord primed for success in his or her la, with its record of social development, for evolving lent strategy that could be used by ingly. These candidates know that new organisation. We were able to best practices to handle such natural disasters. ost CEOs are grappling whichever party won. while they may have many useful demonstrate the benefits of a sys with one particular chal Having objective criteria also new ideas, they also have much to tematic approach with a senior ex Mlenge, irrespective of in gives decision makers confidence GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO learn from career civil servants ecutive that we hired for the cabi Huff and epuff dustry or geography: getting the that their appointments will be proached and encouraged to ap and that government has its own net of a European country. We right leadership talent. Govern able to stand up to public scrutiny ply is no guarantee that he or she systems, formal and informal, that started by identifying cultural dif Given conflicting claims about health effects, ments face this challenge too. The without fear of seeming biased to will be appointed. must be grasped before any inno ferences between the executive’s India should tread cautiously on ecigarettes Indian government has responded wards or against candidates for We worked with a freshly in vations can be proposed. old and new environments and n a recent hearing on a public interest litigation in to this challenge by taking the in caste, geography, political affilia stalled administration in Latin Finally, they have the ability to helped develop strategies the ex itiative to invite executives from tion or other considerations. America to build an extensive da engage others. The ability to build ecutive could use to navigate this the Delhi High Court, the Delhi government said it beyond the ranks of the civil ser Target the talent you need: tabase of hundreds of private sec consensus among stakeholders is change. We then created an exten Iwas planning to ban ecigarettes. If it follows vice to apply for certain Joint Se Public announcements inviting tor leaders considered to have the essential. sive playbook with detailed pro through, the NCT will join States such as Karnataka and cretary posts. While the idea clear lateral entry applicants for open skills necessary to help fight the Less is more when it comes to files of the management team out Maharashtra in the ban. The Union Ministry of Health ly has merit, success is not government positions preserve country’s urgent economic and so selection panels: The govern lining each person’s priorities and and Family Welfare has taken a stand against eciga automatically guaranteed. At Egon transparency but are not very ef cial challenges. These executives ment screening process tradition concerns, and provided coaching rettes. But is a ban the right approach to regulate this Zehnder we have worked exten fective recruiting strategies. Top were then proactively invited to ally includes appearing before a to help the executive best position technology, given that combustible cigarettes are freely sively with governments around talent has many options outside of apply and added to the pool of section panel of three to five inter himself with his new peers. the world on similar initiatives, public service. Government, the open application candidates. We viewers, who each take their turn India’s lateral entry programme available across India? The controversy exists partly be and have identified five elements refore, cannot sit back and wait for then assessed this expanded investigating topics they have di has the potential to introduce new cause it is a new and rapidly evolving technology. This that increase the chances of suc these candidates to present them group and recommended numer vided between themselves. Unfor thinking and new expertise into makes it hard for researchers to study the health ef cess. selves. It must proactively identify ous successful candidates to key tunately, this approach often re key ministries. Leveraging on les fects. Still, the evidence so far indicates that ecigarettes Establish objective criteria: and approach executives with the roles. sults in only a surfacelevel sons learned elsewhere will allow are safer than combustible cigarettes. Because they The key decision makers involved desired skills and experience. Pre Look for potential to succeed understanding of the candidate. India to more completely draw heat a liquid to generate a nicotinecontaining aerosol, in making a senior appointment cisely because the competition for in this environment: Our work We have found that oneonone or from the country’s rich array of ta instead of burning tobacco, they do not produce toxic rarely agree on what skills, quali talent is so intense, most success with governments around the twoonone interviews allow for a lent while maintaining the objec ties and experiences the role re ful corporations — even those re world suggests that in addition to much more meaningful explora tivity necessary to preserve the tars. That doesn’t mean they are completely safe . At quires— and when they do, there is garded as highly desirable em the right motivation there are tion of key points of a candidate’s public trust. high temperatures, ecigarettes produce carcinogens no guarantee that the require ployers — follow this strategy. Very three key personal traits that pred career, their mindset and ap such as formaldehyde, although these are fewer in ments agreed to are the ones that often governments are reluctant to ict success of lateral hires in such proach. Egon Zehnder is a leading global number compared to regular cigarettes. They also in are actually needed to be success follow suit so as to not appear to fa roles. More focussed interviews leadership advisory and executive search crease the odds of lung disease and myocardial infarc ful. This is why the process must vour candidates. This is where the The first is resilience. Govern should be supplemented with ex firm. Rajeev Vasudeva is its Global CEO; tion, but to a lesser extent than normal cigarettes do. begin with a real probing of the objective criteria come in. The fact ment bureaucracy can be tough tensive referencing with finalist Pallavi Kathuria is its India Managing In the AmericanAnnual Review of Public Health, in Ja position and its larger context. For that a given executive is ap on outsiders; it is essential to have candidates. This combination of Partner nuary 2018 a group of researchers argued that eciga rettes must be viewed from a “harm minimisation” per LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters emailed to [email protected] must carry the full postal address and the full name or the name with initials. spective. Given that combustible cigarettes are more noxious than electronic ones, switching from the form Issue of begging also said a recommendation framework to crack down on sidelined to prove a charge of page – “The house that to call home, in an emotional er to the latter can only help addicts, they argued. Writ It is clear that the sensitive made was exploring the those who run organised criminal breach of trust and Naipaul built”, both August and physical sense. In ing in the same journal issue, however, another group issue/subject of begging feasibility of having a syndicates even as misappropriation made 13). Bengali, one says “Mathar of researchers advocated the precautionary principle. involves taking measures Central scheme for the decriminalisation of begging against the Tirupathi Afraaz Sidhu, Chaat Chole Gyalo’ — a Jalandhar, Punjab Given that ecigarettes are a young technology, they such as rehabilitation and rehabilitation of beggars. is a welcome step. Mahant, whereas in the phrase used when a parent/ said, it will take time to uncover their illeffects. Already integration (Editorial page, He added that data with M. Jeyaram, Sabarimala case it is deep guardian passes away, which “Undoing a legacy of Office of Registrar General Sholavandan, Tamil Nadu rooted religious faith and the ■ I clearly remember reading means that one has lost the we know some carcinogens in ecigarettes have a nonli injustice”, August 13). It is a & Census Commissioner, sentiments of worshippers A House for Mr. Biswas as a roof over one’s head. I found near effect on cancer. This means even the low doses in question of survival and showed that the total ■ Poverty is not a criminality. which are endangered in the graduate (‘World page’, “He the same emotional connect ecigarette aerosols can be carcinogenic if inhaled for this must not be lost sight population of beggars, Rather, it is a collective name of gender equality personified a sense of in this book. The empathy years. Recent surveys also show that ecigarettes can of. Begging is a social vagrants in India is 4,13,670 failure of the state and its before the law. The sanctity displacement”, August 13). I that Naipaul reflects is rare act as a gateway drug for young people. A 2011 study of problem and has to be seen (Census 2011). Coordination machinery. One hopes that of the temple is important. have read novels with the and overlooked by many. Korean adolescents found that ecigarette users were in a holistic manner as of stakeholders such as civil the verdict of the Delhi High P. Rajaraman, theme of human suffering Rupsha Bose, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu Pune more likely to turn into regular smokers eventually. there are numerous society, the government, Court will help change our and empathy, but here was a contributory factors such as media, the police and mindset towards the most work that actually related to Plus, 20042014 data from the U.S. National Youth To more letters online: poverty, unemployment, citizens is needed to end vulnerable and downtrodden V.S. Naipaul the pain of not having a place www.hindu.com/opinion/letters/ bacco Surveys suggest that young people at low risk of disability and migration. In this. sections of our society. It was only after reading the corrections & clarifications: taking up smoking are turning to ecigarettes . Against reply to parliamentarians’ Chitrakant Singh, Kumar Hrishikesh, rich tributes paid to V.S. Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Kolkata A quote attributed to Ruth Shapiro, chief executive, Centre for this background, India must tread carefully. Complete concerns about the Naipaul that I realised how Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), in the story “India ‘Doing ly banning the technology, while selling normal ciga problem of beggary, their many school students are Okay’ in philanthropy” (Aug. 12, 2018), should be recast to say: rettes, could take away a promising smokingcessation unstarred question 1821 was ■ Instances of policemen Wheels of justice unaware of one of the “U.S. philanthropy is equal to 2% of its GDP. If the 15 Asian econom ies we studied in the Doing Good Index also gave 2%, it would aid. A more pragmatic option would be to regulate eci answered on March 8, 2016 extorting money from those There seems to be a subtle greatest writers of our times. by the Minister of State for who are forced to seek alms difference between the A huge change is required in equal US$504 billion which is onethird the annual cost of attain garettes tightly, by creating standards for the aerosols ing the social development goals.” Social Justice and and harassing the homeless Sabarimala case and the our educational system and and banning underage and public use. This would leave Empowerment, Vijay are not uncommon in our Tirupathi case (Editorial in the syllabus. Thought It is the policy of The Hindu to correct significant errors as soon as possible. Please specify smokers with a therapeutic alternative, while protect the edition (place of publication), date and page. The Readers’ Editor’s office can be Sampla, who said that country. Organised crime in page, “The inexorable must be given to highlight contacted by Telephone: +91-44-28418297/28576300 (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to ing youngsters from a gateway drug. Either way, con States are responsible for begging is a grim reality in wheels of justice”, August the works of such illustrious Friday); Fax: +91-44-28552963; Email:[email protected]; Mail: Readers’ Editor, The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, 859 & 860 Anna Salai, Chennai 600 002, India. flicting evidence makes it a tough call for policymakers. the necessary preventive several States. There is a 13). In the Tirupathi case, writers (Editorial, “A All communication must carry the full postal address and telephone number. No personal and rehabilitative steps. He need for a stringent legal religious faith had to be complicated man” & OpEd visits. The Terms of Reference for the Readers’ Editor are on www.thehindu.com

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 OPED 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE How to move a mountain Death of a Marxist Egyptian economist Samir Amin observed the dangers Seven decades after Independence, the massive obstacle of caste is still difficult to dislodge of our world but also its possibilities and sastras, versus the Indian Consti process that he called ‘imperialist rent’. tution. Great Sanskrit pundits found When the system changed in the 1970s, it politic to lecture us about the gram Amin tracked these changes empirically and matical rules by which “Harijan” can theoretically. It was in this period that he mean “child of god” in Gujarati (as wrote , Delinking: Towards a Polycentric envisaged by Gandhi) or “embodi World (1985), in which he called for the dis Ananya Vajpeyi ment of god” (in Sanskrit), disregard Vijay Prashad engagement of countries of the periphery ing the Dalit movement which has from the development agendas and pres unequivocally rejected this label for sures from the countries of the core. At a recent lecturedemonstration of its patronising tone. We did not ex On Sunday, August 12, Samir Amin died. Koodiyattam, a complex form of San pect to hear this moniker uttered With him went a generation of Egyptian Mar Era of greater chaos skrit theatre practised in Kerala, one and defended. xists who came of age in the time of Nasse With the fall of the U.S.S.R. and the rise of of the leading exponents of this beau Many colleagues identified them rism and departed with the world in tatters. the U.S. to unparalleled power, Amin wrote tiful art, Margi Madhu Chakyar, per GETTY IMAGES selves as Hindus, giving primary alle Amin was born in 1931 in Cairo. He was doing of the ‘empire of chaos’, of a new era that formed an episode from the epic lit This episode raised the question for tyasastra (Performance and Aesthet giance to their “sacred texts”, not as his PhD in Paris when Gamal Abdel Nasser would result in great inequality, precarious erature titled “Kailasoddharanam”, anyone facing an enormous obstacle: ics), because the former was Indians committed to egalitarian citi and the Free Officers overthrew the British labour, the destruction of agriculture and the lifting of Mount Kailasa. Ravana, How to lift a mountain? How to get considered a prestigious subject re zenship guaranteed by the laws of dominated monarchy in Egypt in 1952 and the dangers of political religion. What Amin finding Mt. Kailasa in the way of his something humongous, static and served for male scholars, while the the land. They did not treat Sanskrit directed their country towards a path of tracked in 1992 would become clear two de chariot, asks the mighty peak to step immovable out of one’s way? If the latter was a lesser topic open to texts critically, as scholars, only as nonalignment. cades later, when he revisited these same aside for him. As Siva’s abode, the obstruction presents itself as organic females. unquestioning believers. Some Amin’s thesis — in economics — was writ themes in The Implosion of Contemporary mountain refuses. Ravana climbs and immutable, a very fact of nature, claimed that reservations policy dis ten while he was active in the French Com Capitalism (2013). Monopoly firms had down from his vehicle, and by sheer to what inner reserves of courage can Caste, gender and Sanskrit criminates against Brahmins whilst munist Party. In the thesis, he thought hard sucked the life out of the system, turning bu physical prowess shifts the colossus. one have recourse? Who is more ob The large audience, consisting most encouraging undeserving SCs, STs about the problems of his native land and sinesspeople into ‘waged servants’ and jour In the complete story, after an angry stinate, our adversary or us? How ly of Indian scholars, including wo and OBCs. Others alleged that India’s other countries despoiled by the colonial nalists into the ‘media clergy’. An unsustain altercation, Siva, placated, bestows can we achieve what is apparently men, attacked us vociferously. The Constitution favours minorities, leav menace. For Amin, as with other dependen able world system, with finance in upon Ravana the indestructible wea outside the purview of our capaci Western academics present main ing Hindus exposed and vulnerable. cy theorists, the Third World suffered from dominance and people whipping from one pon Candrahasa, a gleaming curved ties? tained an uncomfortable silence, as The resentment and bitterness of an theft, plunder as well as deindustrialisation, precarious job to another, seemed to threa scimitar. The Koodiyattam was staged at the though passively witnessing an inter empowered and dominant majority and then unequal exchange. The policy ten the future of humanity. He surveyed the At the University of British Colum 17th World Sanskrit Conference in nal dispute among Indians. The dis was disturbing to see. space for the new Third World states — Nass world and found no real alternative to the bia (UBC), in Vancouver, Canada, on Vancouver. I was scheduled to speak respectful behaviour of the learned er’s Egypt amidst them — was narrow. Eman monopolydominated system that — like a July 12, Margi Madhu performed only in a public forum on caste and gen assembly was appalling. Our testimo Dislodging Caste cipation would be difficult. It would take vampire — sucked the blood out of the world. the act where Ravana encounters der in Sanskrit studies, along with nies were not controversial; we pre After this troubling encounter with courage to break the yoke of monopoly cap This did not mean that history was to drive Kailasa as an obstruction, lifts it, and Kaushal Panwar, who teaches San sented genuine and truthful personal the regressive face of Indology, italism, to rise from the penalty of colonial humanity over the precipice. Other choices sets it down elsewhere. Madhu’s abil skrit at a college in Delhi University. observations gathered over decades watching the Koodiyattam perfor ism and advance towards a necessary social lay before us. ity to conjure the incalculably heavy We were to tell the ‘story of our San of study and reflection. As invited mance inevitably recalled the moun ist future. For the past 40 years, Amin was based in weight of the mountain, the supra skrit’ (the title of the event) to Man speakers, we told our story of San tain that is caste. The founders of the Amin, like others in his generation such as Dakar (Senegal), where he led the Third human strength of Ravana and the dakranta Bose, a senior Sankritist at skrit calmly and authentically, des republic thought they would dis India’s Ashok Mitra and Brazil’s Celso Furta World Forum. Here, he looked out of his win clash of two titans, one animate and UBC. We were asked to both share pite grave provocation and repeated lodge it through Herculean efforts, do, did not go immediately into the acade dow and observed the dangers of our cur the other inanimate, had many spec our experiences and draw on our ex interruption. but generations later, citizens still my. He went home to Cairo, where he rent world, but also its possibilities. This tators in tears. In the larger Ramaya- pertise. The conversation took up The low status of women, sudras find it unshaken and their fundamen worked in Nasser’s Institute for Economic year is the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s na Ravana may be the antihero, but from Marathi Dalit academic Kusum and communities considered pollut tal rights obstructed. Management (19571960) and then to Bama birth. In one of his last texts, to honour in “Kailasoddharanam”, he is un Pawde’s classic essay, “The Story of ed was raised systematically by Jyoti Not to suggest that caste society is ko (Mali), where he worked as an adviser in Marx, Amin reflected on a line from The doubtedly the hero. my Sanskrit” (1981), Prof. Panwar’s ba Phule, B.R. Ambedkar and E.V. some holy mountain, a divine abode the Ministry of Planning (19601963). Amin Communist Manifesto — that the class strug The intensity of the actor’s facial moving and inspiring account of her Ramasamy ‘Periyar’, as also other of the gods, no. But our collective would talk fondly of these years, of the expe gle always results “either in a revolutionary expressions and the taut muscles of own journey from manual scavenger significant thinkers in the Hindu re political will to remove this massive rience he had in trying to move an agenda reconstitution of society at large, or in the his limbs conveyed the unsurpassa in rural Haryana to Sanskrit profes form sects of Bengal, Punjab and social structure has to be profound, for the development of his country and that common ruin of the contending classes”. ble difficulty of the task and the enor sor in the capital, as told on the tele Maharashtra, and the nonBrahmin shattering and furious. Alas, the un of other African countries. The limitations This sentence, he wrote, ‘has been at the fo mity of Ravana’s will. Madhu’s arms vision show “Satyameva Jayate” discourses of the south, throughout fortunate reality is that prevailing set by the powerful countries of the world — refront of my thinking for a long time’. He flexed, his eyes bulged, his forehead (2012) and my column echoing Prof. the colonial period. The combined forces of orthodoxy and reaction will the imperialist bloc led by the U.S. — and by was not interested in defeat: “ The uninter creased, his calves pulled, his spine Pawde’s piece (2014). legacy of modern India’s critical anti demonise, humiliate and attempt to the system of monopoly capitalism prevent rupted revolution,” he wrote, “is still on the bent backwards. He trembled with That night Prof. Panwar analysed caste and feminist thought stood so subdue whosoever confronts the gi ed any major breakthrough for states such as agenda for the periphery. Restorations in the concentration, his slender body the low status of women and sudras lidly behind our remarks. Yet we gantic caste system. Egypt and Mali. Amin’s first book, published course of the socialist transition are not irre stretched tight like a bowstring. in the Manusmriti and the Rig Veda. found Sanskrit professors at leading Periyar and Ambedkar set fire to in the 1960s, was on the experience of deve vocable. And breaks in the imperialist front Those watching believed he would I discussed Sanskrit as a philological universities making absurd claims, the Manusmriti in their radical prot lopment undertaken by Mali, Guinea and are not inconceivable in the weak links of the collapse with strain. Koodiyattam’s resource and a tool of historical re for example that caste is unrelated to est against caste almost a century Ghana. It warned against any facile belief in centre.” expressive drums raised the crescen search, which nevertheless presents birth; that Hindu society is inherent ago. But in the age of Hindutva, out progress. The unequal system in the world However bad the situation — harshness do of stress to an almost unbearable peculiar challenges to women scho ly genderblind; or that if the term dated injunctions glorifying a hierar generated profits for the powerful and gener and ugliness everywhere — our struggles level. But Ravana’s determination al lars on account of the deeply en “varna” does not occur, there is no chical and unequal social order have ated poverty for the weak. were unbeaten and our futures uncharted. lows him to succeed in his impossible trenched orthodoxy and patriarchy discrimination. risen again from the ashes. We must In his most important book, Accumula- As long as we are resisting, he would say, we goal. He hoists up the mountain with of Sanskrit pedagogical environ The evening hit significant road be ready with our torches, and our tion on a World Scale (1970), which pro are free. his bare hands and hurls it away like ments. Prof. Bose described how as a blocks: one, the meaning and prove resolve to move mountains. pelled him into the front ranks of dependen a mere rock. young student in Kolkata, she was nance of the word “Harijan”; and cy theory, Amin showed how resources Vijay Prashad is the Chief Editor at LeftWord Books Viewers were overwhelmed with forced to switch from the study of Mi two, the question of equality and in Ananya Vajpeyi is a Fellow at the Centre for flowed from the countries of the periphery and the Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social empathy for Madhu’s protagonist. mamsa (Vedic Hermeneutics) to Na equality in the Hindu Vedas, smritis the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi to enrich the countries of the core through a Research

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Basheer passed another related Bill, the Indian Patents and Designs (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to replace an Ordinance issued Where have Kerala’s hijras gone?” was last month providing for the postponement of consideration the rhetorical headline of my story on of the current applications before the Controller of Patents un transgender individuals (TGI) published til the new comprehensive legislation is enacted. Mr. N. Dan in The Hindu a decade ago. The story dekar’s resolution seeking disapproval of the ordinance as also opened with this sentence: “After a quar as amendment by Mr. Shiva Chandra Jha for circulation of the GETTY IMAGES ter century of tortured life as a woman Bill for eliciting public opinion were defeated by voice votes. trapped in a man’s body in a Kerala vil Replying to the general debate, Mr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, lage, Geeta had fled to Chennai 16 years ago.” Minister for Industrial Development, said it was wrong to say The story described how Geeta was “taunted, insulted that the Bill would come in the way of research. He said that at and physically harassed at school, home and on the street, present over 90 per cent of the patents, mostly covering food just because I talked and behaved like a woman.” It ended products and medicines, were held by foreigners. on this pessimistic note: “Small wonder then, transsexuals are not visible in Kerala.” A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AUGUST 14, 1918. A decade later, the State is a different place. The socio cultural landscape has changed to tolerate an increasing vis Burma Resources Committee. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ibility of TGIs, with the result that those who had fled the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC At the Burma Resources Committee today [in Rangoon, on State are returning. Thus, there have been newspaper hea CONCEPTUAL ABSTRACT August 13], the chairman, Mr. J.P. Hardiman, Controller of Mu dlines recently on TGIs getting driving licences, two people nitions, announced that the Tata Industrial Bank intended to getting college admission under the TGI quota, separate Stock cover open a branch in Burma as soon as possible, the date being go washrooms at Maharaja’s College, and even the State go Business The misunderstood knight? verned by the difficulty at present of obtaining staff. A sub vernment paying ₹2 lakh for a sex change surgery. An oxide of arsenic can help fight cancer committee was appointed to consider and report on the best In the past, unlike in Tamil Nadu and many of the north Also known as inventory methods of encouraging the trade in hides raw and tanned. Jacob Koshy Indian States — where the Aravaanihijra community has cover, this refers to the kaemia (APL). However, it 20 tumour suppressing Further information is being collected regarding the necessity had a social space and specific roles to play — in Kerala, TGIs amount of time that the wasn’t fully clear what cel proteins. The enzyme was for the appointment of a controller of fuel supplies for Burma. were nearinvisible. The truth, however, is that social hostil available supply of goods Arsenic is an acknow lular target(s) these drugs found to be overactivated The chairman said he had obtained an authoritative statement ity forced them to either leave the State while in their teens, in a company’s inventory ledged villain because of act on, how they interact in most human cancers from the Government of India regarding the recent commu end their lives, or lead a subhuman life until death. For TGIs, will last given the current the way it has contaminat with each other, or wheth and is especially active in nique on wooden ship building to the effect that the commu Kerala was the worst State to be in. rate of sales. Businesses ed groundwater reserves. er they might be effective cancer stem cells — a sub nique leaves it open to the Government to requisition any So, in the span of a decade, how did society in Kerala which purchase and store Its reputation as a poison against other types of population of cancer cells wooden ship hereafter built whether with or without auxiliary transform itself from being hostile to being grudgingly goods in their inventory has a long history and cancer. believed to drive tumour engines subject to a proviso regarding price. The difficulty of accommodative? try to do so based on their stretches back to fourth Last week, U.S. re initiation, progression, obtaining masters for wooden sailing ships was mentioned. forecast of the likely de century treatises on medi searchers reported in Na- and metastasis, but not ef “It’s the result of a strong political will,” says psychiatrist CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC and social commentator, C.J. John. “It’s an interesting case mand for these goods. A cine. This has often led in ture Communications that fectively targeted by cur of politicians and administrators acting to reform social atti business with a low stock ventive physicians to use they had unearthed a vital rent therapies. DATA POINT tude.” The ‘State Policy for Transgenders in Kerala 2015’, cover runs the risks of los the metal’s poisonous na clue: Arsenic in combina The researchers found which aimed to provide the “right to live with dignity” re ing potential sales due to a ture to treat infections. tion with an existing leu that mice that lack expres flected this political will. The previous government (Oom stockout as it will not be Its elusive nature has al kaemia drug worked to sion of Pin1 were highly re men Chandy) and the current government (Pinarayi Vi able to meet customer de so complicated an under destroy Pin1, a unique en sistant to developing can jayan) walked the extra mile to implement the policy. Kochi mand properly. One with a standing of the relation zyme that the same group cer even when their cells Metro set an example by allotting a jobs quota. Village and high stock cover, on the ship between arsenic and of researchers had disco overexpressed oncogenes district panchayats and municipalities have been tasked other hand, may incur un cancer. Beyond certain vered more than 20 years (cancer causing genes) or with finding jobs, running special training and skills pro necessary storage and thresholds in drinking wa ago. When given in clini lacked expression of tu grammes and welfare projects. Police harassment has fallen handling costs while also ter, arsenic is strongly cally safe doses, the drugs mour suppressors. Nota drastically. A TG Justice Board addresses issues of discrimi suffering lower return on linked to various cancers; effectively inhibited bly, these animals dis nation and violence while a TG cell in the Social Justice De capital as too much of its however, at other doses, it numerous cancerdriving played no obvious defects partment handles issues such as housing. The TGI rights capital is tied up as has been linked to un pathways and eliminated for over half of lifespan, scene is shining. inventory. usually low rates of breast cancer stem cells in cell suggesting that targeting Several other factors preceded the government’s proac cancer. and animal models as well this master switch of an tive approach, including the global campaign for gay mar Arsenic trioxide (ATO) as patientderived tumour enzyme may be safe. is an oxide of arsenic that models of triplenegative Although the antican riage, the national campaign for decriminalising homosex CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC uality (scrapping Section 377), the pride parades and the CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC was approved by the U.S. breast cancer, which has cer effects of ATO are po rising voices of Dalits, LGBTs and other marginalised com MORE ON Food and Drug Adminis the worst prognosis of all tently amplified by ATRA munities. A hyperactive Malayalam media mirrored and THE WEB tration in 1995, and when breast cancer subtypes. cotreatment, ATRA has a transferred the energy to an emerging band of TG activists. 3 used in combination with Pin1 is known as a mas very short time span of ef The antiHIV campaign threw up a battery of trained TGIs A fresh look at M.T. another drug called all ter regulator of cancer sig fectiveness. This insight who later spearheaded the rights drives. Vasudevan Nair’s trans retinoic acid (ATRA), nalling networks that ac could help hitch ATO to ‘Nirmalyam’ it was effective against a tivates more than 40 existing therapies particu The writer is a Deputy Editor and Chief of Bureau with The Hindu kind of leukaemia called cancerdriving proteins larly triplenegative breast in Kozhikode http://bit.ly/Nirmalyam acute promyelocytic leu and inactivates more than cancer. CM A ND-NDE YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 10 NEWS TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE GST sop likely ahead of polls BJP chief hid Somnath Chatterjee MSMEs with a turnover of up to ₹5 crore may be exempted from filing returns liabilities: Cong. Nistula Hebbar Minister Arun Jaitley is ex Asks EC to initiate criminal action passes away at 89 NEW DELHI pected to be back at the helm The runup to the polls in of affairs at the Finance Mi SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT The former Speaker’s body where Lok Sabha Speaker Gujarat saw a massive rejig of nistry by then. At the last NEW DELHI was taken to the Calcutta Sumitra Mahajan, West Ben Goods and Services Tax meeting of the Council, Fi The Congress on Monday High Court little after mid gal Governor Keshari Nath (GST) rates across the board nance Minister Piyush Goyal approached the Election day where members of the Tripathi and other leaders as disenchantment with the had said all suggestions from Commission asking it to in Bar Association paid hom paid their last respects to regime was at a peak. Ahead various States should be col itiate “criminal proceed age to him. As his body was him. of the Assembly polls in lated and considered. ings” against BJP president being taken to the State As “I have great regard for three BJPruled States — Mad Madhya Pradesh with Amit Shah and seeking can sembly about 150 metres Mr. Chatterjee as a Parlia hya Pradesh, Rajasthan and 26.74 lakh firms and Rajas cellation of his Rajya Sabha away, the Chief Minister mentarian. He gave us a gui Chattisgarh — some relief for than with 26.87 lakh have a membership for filing an af walked alongside the deline when he said that Micro Small and Medium En huge MSME presence and fidavit that hid his liabilities. hearse. ‘Parliament is supreme’. It is terprises (MSMEs) is likely. A the any relief to the sector, A Congress delegation a great loss not just for West possible exemption from fil currently dissatisfied with comprising Kapil Sibal, Abh <> Amit Shahji has Gun salute given Bengal but also to democra ing for firms with a turnover cumbersome filing proce ishek Singhvi, Jairam Ra mortgaged his two Mr. Chatterjee was given cy and the nation,” Ms. Ma of up to ₹5 crore is said to be dures, would be politically mesh, and Vivek Tankha properties ...and gun salute in the State As hajan said. in the offing. Same slabs: Rate cuts will not be the route to relief for the important. submitted a fourpage mem got a loan of ₹25 sembly following which his Mr. Chatterjee’s body was Senior sources in the GST MSME sector. * FILE PHOTO “Rate cuts in the context orandum to the Chief Elec crore from one of body was taken to his resi donated to SSKM Hospital Council told The Hindu that of MSMEs have been dismis tion Commissioner, alleging the biggest coop dence at around 3 p.m. later in the evening. during the last meeting of be the way to go. firms of upto ₹1.5 lakh,” said sed as not workable and that Mr. Shah did not dis banks in Gujarat the Council, it was decided “Several States, specifical a source. these cuts will affect not just close liabilities in respect of Kapil Sibal that rate cuts etc. were not ly Gujarat and Delhi, have The decision may be an these units but bigger sup two properties he mort Former Law Minister the route to take to give relief asked that exemptions be gi nounced in the next meeting pliers etc. Exemptions from gaged to raise credit for his India rejects U.K. to the MSME sector; instead ven for MSMEs with a tur of the Council on September tax and filing procedures will son Jay Shah’s firm Kusum to “suspend and disqualify exemptions from the GST nover of upto ₹5 crore, whe 28 in Goa — close to polling in have a more direct impact in Finserve. MPs” who file incomplete af proposal on DNA tests ambit for firms with a tur reas some other States have the three States, scheduled terms of giving relief,” said a fidavits. nover of upto ₹5 crore could asked [that] the limit be for for the end of the year. Union member of the GST Council. ‘₹25crore loan raised’ On Saturday, former Un If no report was given within ed the meeting. “We have told the EC, that ion Minister Jairam Ramesh the stipulated time frame, According to the British under the Representation of had alleged that Mr. Jay the illegal migrant would be government’s estimates, the People Act and the rules Shah’s Kusum Finserve’s net deported automatically. there are around 1,00,000 framed in 2004, it is manda worth was only ₹6 crore but Shah bats for simultaneous polls tory for a candidate to dis it managed to get a credit fa The agreement was put Indians overstaying their vi on indefinite hold after Na sa in the U.K. close his assets as well his cility of ₹95 crore after tional Security Adviser Ajit India has contested this liabilities. Amit Shah ji has mortgaging two properties Doval conveyed that the 15 and said that as per their es In a letter to the Law Commission, he says it won’t weaken federal structure mortgaged his two proper owned by his father. day limit was unworkable. timate, the number will not ties for his son and got a “Shell companies are Special Correspondent was, however, only in the ex perpetual “election mode”. loan of ₹25 crore from one closing and they should be more than 2,000. NEW DELHI Unethical, said India ploratory stage, he added. “The country saw simulta of the biggest cooperative close, but Shah companies “In one of the meetings, the U.K. teams BJP president Amit Shah on A BJP delegation, headed neous polls in 1952, 1957 and banks in Gujarat. He didn’t are flourishing,” he had U.K. authorities suggested PostApril, at least two high Monday wrote to the Law by Union Minister Mukhtar 1962 and 1967 and demon disclose this in his affidavit said. that the nationality of docu level delegations from the Commission in support of Abbas Naqvi, along with In strates that this can be done … So we have told the EC mentless illegal migrants U.K. have raised the issue the idea of simultaneous dian Council for Cultural Re again,” he said. “It may ap that it is a violation of law,” Charges bogus: BJP suspected to be Indians with India. elections to the Lok Sabha lations chief Vinay Sahasra pear difficult and some is Mr. Sibal said. However, BJP spokesperson could be established by During her first visit to In and the Assemblies. Govern buddhe, party general sues like availability of requi “We have also pointed Sambit Patra called the Con matching DNA samples of dia on November 7, 2016, ment sources said that hold secretary Bhupendra Yadav site and appropriate EVMs, out that under Section 125 A gress allegations bogus. ing Assembly polls in at least and Rajya Sabha member deployment of security forc of the Representation of the “The allegations against their family members living British Prime Minister The Amit Shah here. We raised objections resa May said the U.K. would 11 States along with the Lok Anil Baluni, met Chairman es, etc, may take some doing People Act, concealment him [Mr. Shah] are totally that this was a breach of pri consider an improved visa Sabha election was a feasible of the Law Commission Jus but it is not an impossible can lead to criminal prose bogus and fake ... Even if vacy and unethical. How do deal “if at the same time we object of pursuit. postponing Assembly polls tice B.S. Chauhan and hand task,” he said. cution and six months in Amit Shah has mortgaged we know that the docu can step up the speed and While Mr. Shah’s letter in four States (Rajasthan, ed him the eightpage letter The law panel, which is jail. The EC itself can start his property, it does not mentless person is an In volume of returns of Indians said that his party was in fa Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram that spelled out the party’s examining the feasibility of the proceedings,” he added. mean that the liability is dian,” said a senior Home with no right to remain in vour of simultaneous polls, and Chhattisgarh) and by view on the consultation holding simultaneous polls, The former Law Minister his,” Mr. Patra said. Ministry official who attend the U.K.” and termed “politically mo bringing forward polls in called by the commission on had sought the views of par said the Congress can also He said the BJP president tivated” its characterisation Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Ha the issue. ties before finalising its re lodge a complaint but “it had only mortgaged his pro as something that would ryana, Sikkim and Aruna port. The Congress had met doesn’t want to make this a perty to provide collateral weaken the federal struc chal Pradesh to be held Dismisses reservations the Commission top brass political issue.” security. PNB fraud: Centre ture, senior sources in the along with those in three Mr. Shah, in his letter, em recently and opposed the Mr. Singhvi said Rajya “On the contrary, he will government said it was ex States (Telangana, Andhra phasised that holding simul concept. Prime Minister Na Sabha Chairman M. Ven be violating the law if he ploring options. “It is quite Pradesh and Odisha) and the taneous polls would check rendra Modi has all along kaiah Naidu should look in shows his adult son’s liabili sacks former MD possible that such an out Lok Sabha,” said a senior expenditure and the tenden supported the concept of si to the matter as the rules in ty in his election affida come could be effected by source in the government. It cy of keeping the country in multaneous polls. the Upper House allow him vit.”he added. Besides Ms. Ananthasubra cials, allegedly cheated PNB manian, the government of about ₹14,000 crore has given sanction for prose through issuance of fraudu cution of PNB executive di lent letters of undertaking. rector Sanjiv Sharan as part The Brady House branch of ‘Rahul is trying to divert Rahul challenges PM to an of the cleanup exercise in PNB had fraudulently issued the system. LoUs for the group of com However, the govern panies belonging to Mr. Mo focus from his tax troubles’ open debate on Rafale deal ment is yet to take any deci di since March 2011. sion on another PNB ED K.V. The total number of LoUs Brahmaji Rao, whose name issued to the companies of Cong. chief is lying to discredit govt. over Rafale deal: BJP Let the country know what happened, says Cong. chief also figured in the CBI Nirav Modi, his relatives and chargesheet. the Nirav Modi Group are Special Correspondent blished standard of defence Kumar Buradikatti French Mirage aircraft and The RBI has also given 1,213, and to Mehul Choksi, NEW DELHI procurement that we don’t Bidar the Sukhoi aircraft has been sanction to prosecute Ms. his relatives and the Gitanja The BJP on Monday accused answer such questions in Accusing Prime Minister Na revealed on the floor of the Anathasubramanian and li Group are 377. Congress president Rahul Parliament,” Mr. Prasad rendra Modi of not respond Parliament by UPACon Mr. Sharan. It has also asked With regard to provision Gandhi of employing “bla said. ing to the questions raised gress,” he said. the government to prose made for the loss incurred tant lies” to discredit the go “The reason why Rahul by the Opposition on the Ra Though the Bidar event cute former ED Ram S. on account of the Nirav Mo vernment over the Rafale Gandhi alleges that PM Modi fale deal in Parliament, Con was organised to felicitate Sangapure. di fraud, the bank provided deal, and said attempts to and other BJP leaders are gress president Rahul Gand the Congress president, it Ms. Ananthasubrama ₹7,178 crore, 50 per cent of raise doubts on the purchase corrupt is because a compa hi on Monday challenged was actually meant to kick nian had enjoyed leadership the total amount of ₹14,356 were to distract people from ny named ‘Young India’, him to an open debate on start the Congress campaign roles in PNB in two stints. crore in the fourth quarter Mr. Gandhi’s tax troubles. Ravi Shankar Prasad owned by Sonia and Rahul the issue. Rahul Gandhi for the 2019 elections. She headed the bank bet of the last financial year. The Union Law Minister Ravi Gandhi, that purchased As He was addressing a “In my speech on the no ween August 2015 and May remaining amount will be Shankar Prasad, speaking at is he lying about the BJP go sociated General Limited for meeting at the Nehru Stadi country “which paragraph trust motion, I exposed the 2017, before moving to Alla covered in the three quar a press conference at the vernment, but also about ₹50 lakh is in crisis because um in Bidar. of the Agreement between Rafale deal in Parliament. habad Bank. She was execu ters of the ongoing financial BJP’s headquarters here, [French] President Macron of the tax issue. The AICC, In New Delhi, accusing India and France state that Mr. Modi, in response, spoke tive director at the bank year. termed Mr. Gandhi’s allega as well.” that purchased the compa Law Minister Ravi Shankar commercial cost of a de on everything, except that. from July 2011 to November PNB paid ₹6,586.11 crore tions “reckless and “The transactions done ny, showed an income of just Prasad of weaving a “web of fence deal cannot be Let the country know what 2013. to other banks to discharge baseless”. by the current government ₹68 lakh for 201112, but offi lies” on the Rafale deal, Con revealed”. actually happened in the Mr. Modi and his uncle its liabilities towards LoUs Countering his charges, under the Rafale deal are 9% cials believe that tax liability gress communication chief “We again underline that deal,” Mr. Gandhi said. Mehul Choksi, in conni and foreign letters of credit Mr. Prasad said, “Nobody less than what the UPA had should be ₹154 crore ,” he Randeep Surjewala said the commercial price of various (With Sandeep Phukan vance with certain bank offi issued fraudulently. takes him seriously. Not only proposed. It is an esta said. government should tell the defence deals, including the in New Delhi) India’s envoy who spoke for Sri Lanka’s Tamils Terror, reforms raised with top UN official Thomas Abraham was a true wellwisher of the island nation, respecting its geopolitical integrity Visiting team meets Modi, Sushma Gopalkrishna Gandhi first innings, and represent cy and Abraham did that, im plomat is about manner. the historian Sarvepalli Go Even as The Hindu was print ing Morarji Desai’s post peccably. On more than one Frankness in a diplomat is pal, with whom he shared al Kallol Bhattacherjee rism,” said the MEA in an of ing Meera Srinivasan’s dis Emergency government gave occasion, when ethnic riots about substance. so an instinctive commit NEW DELHI ficial press release, follow patch from Colombo (August him little pleasure, personal broke out in the hill region, Abraham’s strong style ment to Nehruvian Ahead of the convening of ing the meeting between the 13, 2018) about Prime Minis or professional. India’s plenipotentiary came came from having been born secularism. the 73rd session of the UN delegations of the Minister ter Ranil Wickremesinghe “Delhi does not under into his own. He said to Co to a family of Syrian Chris “I have lost all hope,” he General Assembly, India has and the UN president. handing over ‘Indiabuilt’ stand the south of India,” he lombo unequivocally that tians that had been at the fo said to me in a recent phone indicated that the campaign Ms. Garces, the fourth houses to 400 tea plantation often bemoaned to some of prospective Indian citizens refront of the national move call, “about India’s future as against global terrorism will woman president in the his worker families of Tamil ori us working under him in his and some who had already ment. Generating trust was a a secular Republic.” And be on top of its UN agenda. tory of the largest organ of gin in Sri Lanka’s central Colombo office or (as in my become Indian citizens in corollary of his outspoken then asked the uncomforta External Affairs Minister the UN interacted with Ms. highlands, life ebbed out of case) in its outpost among the highlands could not be ness, as with K. Kamaraj in ble question, “Do you see Sushma Swaraj conveyed In Swaraj and Prime Minister the architect of India’s ame the plantation workers in the menaced. India and Singapore’s pa any hope?” dia’s concerns regarding the Narendra Modi during her liorative attention to that seg hilltown of Kandy. “Delhi And Colombo heard him, triarch Lee Kuan Yew when I said we cannot lose hope issue to the visiting UNGA fourday visit. ment of Sri Lanka’s sees no difference,” he with President Jayewardene Abraham headed India’s mis and pointed to recent indica president Maria Fernando In an interaction at the In population. would say, “between the Jaff TRIBUTE personally reassuring him sion there. tions of democratic consoli Espinosa Garces, who main dian Council of World Af Veteran diplomat Thomas na Tamil whose ancestors that nothing untoward One of Abraham’s closest dation. “I hope you are tained that there is not yet a fairs (ICWA), she said India’s Abraham, who died at age 91 came here over a millenni would be allowed to happen. friends was P.N. Haksar right… People like me and consensus among the mem demand for expansion of on August 12, 2018 in his an um ago bearing arms and the maintained, no one could Why and how did Colom (PNH). Through PNH, Indira my community… the minori berstates about the defini the UNSC had featured in cestral home in the sea plantation Tamil whose for pressure him to accept their bo respond so positively to Gandhi sounded Abraham ties… those who feel religion tion of terrorism. the discussion with the board village of Kadapra, bears came just over a centu repatriation, “but once he Abraham? For this reason for responsibilities postre is one’s own private business Prime Minister and indicat Kerala, was India’s High ry ago, bearing an inden was gone, India capitulated. that Colombo also knew that tirement, including (predic and the Indian state should UNSC reforms ed that she would try to Commissioner in Sri Lanka tured labourer’s ticket.” (Lal Bahadur) Shastri could in him, IndiaSri Lanka rela tably) governorships, all of have nothing to do with it… “The External Affairs Minis build consensus among all from 1978 to 1982. And he would then re not say ‘No’ to Sirimavo and tions had a true friend, Sri which Abraham declined. We are completely demoral ter emphasised the need for UN memberstates regard mind us of Nehru’s famous signed the IndoCeylon Lanka itself a true wellwish History fascinated Abra ised… I see no hope… Any UN Security Council (UNSC) ing issues such as expansion A Nehruvian diplomat statement, when told of Co Agreement in 1964 for repa er and one who believed ham — South and Southeast way I will not live to see a re reforms, especially contin of the UNSC and counter He was a quintessentially lombo’s ideas for the Tamil triation.” with all his mind and heart in Asia’s particularly. This was turn to the uation of the InterGovern terrorism. Nehruvian diplomat, having labourers’ repatriation: Diplomats can have their India’s declared policy, that due in no small part to his GandhiNehruAmbedkar mental Negotiations, as well Ms. Garces said she will joined the Indian Foreign “These people are or should opinions and interpretations Sri Lanka’s geopolitical inte being married to the extraor ideal… Okay now… I am tired as early finalisation of the appoint two cofacilitators Service in the golden dawn be citizens of Ceylon.” of history but as diplomats grity was sacrosanct. dinary historian, Meera and must turn in.” Comprehensive Convention to help her address reform of our first Prime Minister’s Till Nehru lived, Abraham they have to implement poli Softspokenness in a di Abraham. He was a friend of RIP, Ayya. on International Terro issues.

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 NEWS 11 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE A politician who built bridges across ideological divides Having learnt his ropes from his father, a ‘moderate’ Hindu Sabha member, the former CPI(M) leader could never be a ‘diehard’ Communist

suvojit bagchi from extreme right to left. Chatterjee said he could not former compared the latter nerjee). He often attributed Mr. Chatterjee said in an in he was keen on getting back Kolkata This was why a biographer of be a “diehard” Communist in to Nirmal Chandra. his success in parliamentary terview: “I may not meet all into the CPI(M) arguing that Born into a family of jurists the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the “style of living or target “When we raised any de politics to his mentor Jyoti the requirements [of a Com he had a minor “misunder and parliamentarians, the historian and American di ing some A, B or C” or his bate on federalism, Centre Basu. munist] which…I should standing” with the party and former Lok Sabha Speaker plomat Craig Baxter, de political rivals. State relations, especially the On Jyoti Basu’s 102nd birth have.” campaigned for its candi Somnath Chatterjee had scribed Nirmal Chandra as Mr. Chatterjee was born in imposition of one language anniversary, he said: “Jyoti In July 2008, the relation dates in the 2011 Assembly learnt the ropes of politics one with a “degree of moder Tezpur in Assam in 1929. He as the official language, we Babu [Basu] had told me to ship between a Communist, polls. from his father, Nirmal Chan ation” among Mahasabha did his schooling in Calcutta. got spirited support from prove that only a Communist who in his words was not a dra Chatterjee, a barrister, members, usually consi After completing his college N.C. Chatterjee … Somnath can conduct the affairs of a “diehard” one, and the Com The call that never came judge and parliamentarian. dered staunch nationalists. and university in the city, he has been an able speaker in parliamentary democracy in munist Party finally col His friends and journalists Nirmal Chandra, an influen In the process, he made moved to Cambridge in the the House; hereafter he will the best possible manner, lapsed when Left parties knew that the octogenarian tial nonCongress politician young Somnath realise that early 1950s to do his BA. La be the Speaker of the House. and I tried to do my best.” withdrew support to the politician — and nearly the of his time, had been the pre no one is untouchable in ter, he studied law in En Even in the tradition of the UPAI government. Mr. Chat entire Bengal CPI(M) — await sident of the All India Hindu politics. gland and practised in the House of Commons, the Criticism within party terjee went against his par ed a call from the party’s top Mahasabha. Calcutta High Court before Somnath Chatterjee Speaker is one who does not Perhaps Mr. Chatterjee’s flex ty’s wish and refused to re leadership to get him back. He was a Hindu nationalist Friend to all joining politics. Considered speak in the House, but one ibility and openness to the sign from the post of Speaker But the call never came. and won in the first Lok Sab Somnath Chatterjee, who one of the finest legal minds, Writing for The Hindu who speaks for the House,” Opposition was interpreted before the special session on That’s why his daughter said ha election in 1952 with the joined the Communist Party Mr. Chatterjee mentored ma soon after Mr. Chatterjee as noted Era Sezhiyan, who within the CPI(M) as one de July 21. on Monday that his body help of his friend, Jana Sangh of India (Marxist) in 1968, ny of today’s judges and la sumed office, essayist and passed away last year. trimental to its interests. In The party’s highest deci would neither go to the party founder Syama Prasad Moo owing to what he described wyers across the country. DMK MP Era Sezhiyan noted: Mr. Chatterjee was elected Bengal, he had often been sionmaking body, the Polit headquarters in Kolkata nor kerjee. as “an instruction” from Pro In politics, he was accep “This is the first instance of a 10 times to the Lok Sabha — criticised for being close to Bureau, headed by then gen be draped with the red flag of He briefly aligned with the mode Dasgupta, the allpo table to all and it is one of the pro tem Speaker himself be first from Burdwan (1971) and “big business”, according to eral secretary Prakash Karat, the CPI(M). centreright Swatantra Party werful State Secretary of reasons the BJPled National ing elected Speaker.” He was then twice from Jadavpur one of his former party col expelled him. Mr. Chatterjee’s autobiog and even won the 1963 Lok Bengal CPI(M), maintained Democratic Alliance backed the first Lok Sabha Speaker (1977, 1980). Between 1985 leagues. Over the past few years, raphy, Keeping the Faith: Me- Sabha election with the sup an equally warm relationship him as the Speaker of the from the CPI(M) in its 50year and 2004, he won seven He was accused of looking he tried his best to streng moirs of a Parliamentarian, port of the Communist Party with all, including members 14th Lok Sabha in 2004; Mr. history. times from Bolpur. after everyone’s interests as a then the CPI(M)’s ties with was reasonably successful, of India, thus maintaining a of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Chatterjee was the unani Era Sezhiyan was a close He lost only once (in 1984 Speaker, his former adver the Congress, largely from say publishers and book sell cordial relationship with all In a later interview, Mr. mous candidate for the post. friend of Mr. Chatterjee. The in Jadavpur to Mamata Ba saries said. Disheartened, backstage. He indicated that ers in Kolkata. ‘Today, we have lost a Somnath’s family rebuffs CPI(M) plea

champion of democracy’ Refuses to have Body given the body draped Sitaram Yechury for medical New Delhi in red ﬂag Somnath Chatterjee played Soumya Das research an important role in defend Shiv Sahay Singh ing the foundations of the Kolkata Special Correspondent Constitution, particularly its Left Front chairperson Bi Kolkata secular democratic and fed man Basu was shown the As that of his political men eral values. All through his door when he went to the tor Jyoti Basu, the body of parliamentary career, he home of veteran parliamen veteran parliamentarian used to be the voice of the tarian and former Lok Sabha Somnath Chatterjee was oppressed people. In Parlia Speaker Somnath Chatterjee donated to the Staterun ment, his spirited defence of to pay his last respects. SSKM Hospital for medical the Constitution during the Old comrades: A ﬁle picture of Somnath Chatterjee and his Mr. Chatterjee’s family, research on Monday even

Emergency remains the wife with Sitaram Yechury in Kolkata. * SANJOY GHOSH which has been upset over ing, hours after he passed highlight. As the Lok Sabha his expulsion from the Com away in a private health fa Speaker, he upheld the right TRIBUTE amok under the guise of munist Party of India (Mar State honour: Police personnel pay tribute to former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee cility in the city. Ganadar of dissent. He was elected to gau-rakshaks. My own asso xist) in 2008 and his even during his funeral at the Assembly in Kolkata on Monday. * PTI pan, an NGO, facilitated the Lok Sabha for 10 times upon till today. His contribu ciation with Somnath da tual “mistreatment”, not the donation. with just one break in 1984. tion in fine tuning the parlia spans four decades. He used only asked Mr. Basu to leave son flared up again. “Why just four years after its for “above the party”, and hint The eyes were donated As a legal professional, he mentary procedures will al to be the voice of JNU stu but also refused to have his have you come here again? mation in 1968. ed that they were in talks to the Priyamvada Birla played a big role in taking ways be remembered. dents’ union in Parliament. body draped in the red flag Please ask this man [Mr. Ba “He was sitting in his ante with the family on bringing Aravinda Eye Hospital’s the matter of victimisation Especially in today’s times We would go to him with and taken to the party head su] to leave,” he said. chamber. I entered the room the body to the party office. eye bank. of the working class, particu when the government indis whatever issues we wanted quarters here. Later, Mr. Pratap Chatter and told him [about the ex In fact, a number of CPI(M) The body was kept at larly during the railway criminately tables important to be raised in the House. We The CPI(M) veteran’s son jee explained to journalists pulsion]. I told him, ‘You are leaders reached the private three locations — Calcutta strike. His absence now bills as Money Bills to bypass worked closely together dur Pratap Chatterjee, a lawyer, why he had asked the Left now a free bird.’ He asked me hospital where Somnath High Court, the West Ben more than ever is felt when the Rajya Sabha. He would ing the formation of a go shouted when he spotted Mr. Front chairperson to leave. if he had been suspended. I Chatterjee passed away at gal Legislative Assembly without a formal announce not have let the government vernment of secular forces Basu at his south Kolkata “He had insulted and said told him he was expelled. I 8.15 a.m. But later in the and Raja Basanta Roy Road ment of Emergency, we are smuggle in important extra in 1996 and the UPA in 2004. home: “What is this man do bad things about my father saw tears rolling down his evening, when efforts by the — before reaching its final living under similar circum neous legislation within the In his death, we lost a cham ing here? They have sucked after his expulsion,” he said. eyes,” Ms. Basu told press party turned out to be futile, destination in the super stances and the constitution financial Bill, like the Naren pion of democracy and de my father’s blood for years Earlier in the day, the vete persons. She said the family Dr. Mishra said the issue was speciality health facility. al guarantees of equality are dra Modi government did mocratic rights. I convey our and now they have come to ran parliamentarian’s was not keen on taking the not a “party matter but that “We have received the being undermined. with the electoral bonds. deepest condolences to his show sympathy?” daughter, Anushila, narrated body to the party headquar of the family”. organs in good condition He has an impeccable re His absence will be felt wife and children. Minutes later, when the at length how Mr. Chatterjee ters on Alimuddin Street. Mr. Basu later told press and will be happy if we can cord in terms of parliamen more strongly today when (As told to Sobhana K. senior CPI(M) leader accom had reacted upon hearing State Secretary of CPI(M) persons that he had a “long match them with reci tary practices. Many of his there is absolute anarchy Nair; Mr. Yechury is CPI(M) panied party general secre about his expulsion from the Surjya Kanta Mishra said that relationship with the family” pients,” a hospital repre rulings are actually relied with the mobs running general secretary) tary Sitaram Yechury, the party, which he had joined Somnath Chatterjee was and refused comment. sentative said. Google to livestream Modi speech Prasar Bharati wants Independence Day event to gain greater visibility

Sobhana K Nair This step is part of the traffic, I am not sure we can New Delhi ongoing effort from the measure its impact other Prime Minister Narendra State broadcaster to in way. But surely it creates Modi’s Independence Day crease its digital footprint. second wave of engage speech will be live “Doordarshan is usually ment with the audience.” streamed on the Google ho associated with nostalgia. mepage. Google had done a So by increasing the digital Significant changes similar thing during Donald presence we are making The DD has brought in few Trump’s inaugural address younger generation aware other significant changes in in January 2017. of Doordarshan who have its Independence coverage. When you go to Google never seen an era when The coverage will open search page and search for there were only two or with song by music com Independence Day, you Narendra Modi three channels,” Mr. Vem poser Shankar Mahadevan. will see live stream of the pati added. And this year, the DD an Prime Minister Narendra nered with Google. Apart Bringing the content on chors will give introduction Modi’s Red Fort. from YouTube, it will be line need not necessarily from the ramparts of Red “Live stream of the Inde available on Google ho mean more offline au Fort. pendence Day event from mepage,” Prasar Bharati dience. Mr. Shekhar said: The All India Radio will Red Fort is a high viewer CEO Shashi Shekhar Vem “That is not a phenomena also be transmitting tran ship event. In order to give pati told The Hindu. On an we can measure. World slation of Prime Minister’s it greater visibility, both in average 1.5 to 2 million wide we have seen that TV speech in regional languag India and abroad, we part watch the event each year. content drives the online es in the evening. Of ISI, RAW and the covert option

Suhasini Haidar we provide assessments. made at the launch of his Speaking about the book, NEW DELHI The ISI is the clandestine book on Indian espionage former National Security Ad The main difference bet core of the Pakistan Army, entitled “The Unending viser Shivshankar Menon ween the Indian and Pakista which decides ties with India Game,” which looks at the said intelligence agencies ni intelligence agencies is in and Afghanistan,” he added. works of intelligence agen were often blamed unfairly their ability to form policy in Mr. Sood’s view was, howev cies starting from the 1965 when there was an attack or the country, said former er, contested by an audience war with China, just before infiltration, though their chief of the Research and question about whether Mr. Sood joined as an officer, warnings go unheeded. Analysis Wing Vikram Sood, RAW didn’t play a “larger” infiltration by the Russian in The event in Delhi on listing the resources availa role in India’s telligence agency KGB into Monday was attended by ble to the two agencies as neighbourhood. the Indian leadership several former intelligence another disparity. “Covert [operations] is my through the 1970s, attempts chiefs and senior officials of “InterServicesIntelli business, but it will not be at to infiltrate by the U.S. agen the service. gence [ISI, of Pakistan] de variance with the overt poli cy CIA, events leading up to Launching the book, Tex cides policy, while the Re cy of the government. We the Kargil war with Pakistan tiles Minister Smriti Irani search and Analysis Wing is are essentially a service pro in 1999 and through to his took aim at officials who a service provider to the pol vider, with a covert option,” stint as secretary, RAW from write “tellall memoirs” and icy makers,” said Mr. Sood. Mr. Sood said. 2000 to 2003 after which he distinguished Mr. Sood’s “The Army is now the largest retired. However, he clari book from them. “To sell a corporate sector in Pakistan. Book launch fied that the book was a ma book, Mr. Sood didn’t break It runs different industries. The candid comments from nual on intelligence rather his oath of secrecy,” Ms. Irani When the [RAW] is asked, the former spy chief were than a personal memoir. said. CM YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 12 WORLD TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ELSEWHERE No war, no negotiations U.S. is stabbing Turkey in with the U.S., says Khamenei the back, says Erdoğan Central Bank offers liquidity assistance but no rate hike Iranian Supreme Leader blames ‘internal’ factors for present economic crisis Agence France-Presse Exstaffer releases tape worst spats between the two Agence France-Presse take “revolutionary actions Istanbul NATO allies in years. He said of chat with Trump Tehran WASHINGTON to control prices and prevent Turkey’s Central Bank on Turkey was facing an “eco Former White House staffer Iran’s Supreme Leader Aya the enormous increase in Monday sought to calm mar nomic siege”, slamming the Omarosa Manigault Newman tollah Ali Khamenei said on the price of foreign currency kets rattled by the precipi currency movements as an has released a recording of a Monday that there would be and gold,” in an open letter tous plunge of the Turkish li “attack against our coun private conversation with neither war nor negotiations published by the conserva ra as a defiant President try”. Mr. Erdoğan has been President Donald Trump after with the United States, and tive Tasnim news agency. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan chas sanguine over the punitive she was fired. In the that the country’s problems tised the U.S. for seeking to measures announced by the recording, Mr. Trump claims were the result of govern ‘Govt. must stay’ stab Ankara “in the back”. U.S., saying that while Tur to have had no knowledge ment mismanagement more But Ayatollah Khamenei crit A dispute between NATO key’s relationship with that she was sacked and than renewed sanctions. icised conservatives who allies Turkey and the United Washington is at stake, it will expresses regret. AFP Ayatollah Khamenei’s called for Mr. Rouhani’s re States — which reached new look for other partners. comments add to the pres signation, saying they were intensity over the detention Yemen children killed in sure on President Hassan inadvertently “playing into of an American pastor — has ‘Tools of exploitation’ coalition strike buried Turkish President Recep Rouhani following a collapse the hands of the enemy”. hammered the lira and also Mr. Erdoğan on Saturday de SAADA Tayyip Erdoğan. * REUTERS in the currency and wides “The government must stay raised questions over the fu scribed interest rates as a Thousands of mourners on pread protests over high in office and powerfully car ture partnership between back at 6.9 to the dollar, a “tool of exploitation”, in re Monday buried dozens of children killed in a Saudiled prices and corruption. They ry out its duties to resolve Washington and Ankara. loss of 7% on the day, reco marks unlikely to impress coalition air strike on a bus in also appeared to rule out any the problems,” he said. As the latest develop vering from even sharper the markets. northern Yemen, one of the hope of fresh talks with Part of the strategy has ments caused the lira to losses in earlier Asian trade The Interior Ministry deadliest attacks on civilians Washington, which U.S. Pre been an effort to show action plunge further in value, in where it struck a record low launched an investigation in in the threeyearold war. At sident Donald Trump had A resounding ‘No’: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali against Iran’s deeply en vestors fretted over poten of 7.2362 to the greenback. to 346 social media accounts least 40 children were killed proposed after walking out Khamenei at a rally in Tehran on Monday. * AFP trenched corruption. tial economic contagion In its first statement since on grounds of “provocative in Thursday’s raid which hit of the landmark 2015 nu The judiciary said on Sun from Turkey, particularly to what was dubbed “Black Fri sharings”, the staterun Ana the bus as it drove through a clear deal and reimposing vowed to further boost the Ayatollah Khamenei said in day that it had arrested 67 European banks. day” in Turkey, the Central dolu news agency reported. market of Dahyan, a town in sanctions. country’s missile capabili another tweet. “Not that people under a sweeping Bank said it was ready to American pastor Andrew Saada. Reuters “Beside sanctions, they ties. State broadcaster IRIB sanctions don’t have an im corruption crackdown and Lira’s 16% tumble take “all necessary mea Brunson has been held since are talking about war and said the new Fateh Mobin pact, but the main factor is prevented 100 government The already embattled Tur sures” to ensure financial October 2016 on terror and China denies internment negotiations... let me say a missile had “successfully how we handle them,” he employees from leaving the kish lira tumbled some 16% stability, promising to pro espionage charges and, if of one million Uighurs few words to the people: passed its tests” and could added. country. against the dollar on Friday vide banks with “all the li convicted, could face a jail GENEVA THERE WILL BE NO WAR, hit targets on land and sea. The comments mirrored Ayatollah Khamenei’s as U.S. President Donald quidity” they need. The term of 35 years. Mr. Trump China vehemently denied on NOR WILL WE NEGOTIATE Despite renewed sanc recent criticism of Mr. Rou tweets followed a speech in Trump said he had doubled bank also revised reserve re has described his detention Monday allegations that one WITH THE U.S.,” Ayatollah tions, many Iranians — in hani’s economic manage Tehran, in which he de tariffs on steel and alumini quirement ratios for banks, as a “total disgrace” and million of its mostly Muslim Khamenei said via his official cluding many at the highest ment from senior members scribed Mr. Trump’s offer of um from Turkey. “We are to in a move also aimed at stav urged Mr. Erdoğan to free Uighur minority are being Twitter account in English. levels of the establishment — of the clergy and the Revolu talks as “a dangerous game” gether in NATO and then you ing off any liquidity issues. him immediately. held in internment camps. “Xinjiang citizens, including see U.S. hostility as only a tionary Guards — particular and his administration as a seek to stab your strategic But to the dismay of mar A delegation led by Tur the Uighurs, enjoy equal Show of resolve contributing factor to long ly over the collapse of the “bullying, fraudulent re partner in the back. Can kets, the statement gave no kish Deputy Foreign Minis freedom and rights,” Chinese There was also a show of mil standing problems inside the rial, which has lost around gime”. “Even if we ever — im such a thing be accepted?” clear promise of rate hikes. ter Sedat Önal failed to se official Ma Youqing told the itary resolve as Defence Mi country. half its value since April. possible as it is — negotiated Mr. Erdoğan said at a confe Mr. Erdoğan indicated cure a deal last Wednesday UN Committee on the nister Amir Hatami unveiled “Today’s livelihood pro A fortnight ago, Guards with the U.S., it would never rence in the capital Ankara. that he was in no mood to in talks in Washington on a Elimination of Racial a next generation short blems do not emerge from commander Mohammad Ali ever be with the current U.S. After Mr. Erdoğan’s offer concessions to the Un number of issues including Discrimination. Reuters range ballistic missile and outside, they are internal,” Jafari told Mr. Rouhani to administration,” he added. speech, the lira was trading ited States in one of the Mr. Brunson. Indonesia earthquake ‘100 Afghan soldiers killed in Ghazni’ North Korea to host toll crosses 400 KimMoon meet in Sept. Defence Minister says 194 insurgents have also been killed: Taliban refutes figures Agence France-Presse landslides,” said national Reuters for what will be the third Jakarta disaster agency spokesman Agence France-Presse peated attacks on urban Seoul meeting this year between The death toll from an Sutopo Purwo Nugroho. Kabul centres crowded with civi North and South Korea North Korean leader Kim earthquake on the Indone The total number killed At least 100 Afghan security lians, with residents among agreed on Monday to hold a Jongun and South Korean sian island of Lombok has in the quake is now 436, Mr. force personnel have been the dead. “About 100 securi summit in the North in Sep President Moon Jaein. topped 400, authorities said Nugroho said, with more killed as troops backed by ty forces have lost their lives tember, another step to No details on an agenda on Monday, as bodies were than 1,300 injured and near U.S. airpower struggled to and between 20 and 30 civi wards boosting cooperation were announced either , but still being recovered from ly 3,53,000 displaced. The push the Taliban from em lians have been killed,” De between the old rivals, even the two Koreas have been the ruins of destroyed build hardest hit region of Lom battled Ghazni city, officials fence Minister Tariq Shah as doubts grow over efforts discussing a range of issues, ings. bok has been in the north, said on Monday, while resi Bahrami told a press confe to end the North’s nuclear from a possible peace decla The shallow 6.9magni where 374 people died and dents reported food and rence in Kabul, offering the weapons programme. ration to joint economic and tude quake on August 5 le more than 1,37,000 have medicine shortages four first highlevel official casual Officials from both sides infrastructure projects. velled tens of thousands of been forced from their days after fighting began. ty figure since the insurgents meeting in the truce village The progress comes as homes, mosques and busi homes. Meanwhile, the eco The Afghan government entered the city. He also said of Panmunjom, in the de North Korea and the United nesses across Lombok, just nomic toll of the quake has said it had sent reinforce Battle for control: Afghan Security personnel patrolling a that 194 insurgents had been militarised zone (DMZ) that States are struggling to a week after another tremor ballooned to five trillion ru ments to the strategic city, street in Ghazni province on Sunday. * AP killed and 147 wounded. separates the two Koreas, agree on how to bring about surged through the island piah ($342 million). which lies barely two hours The Taliban swiftly res reached an agreement on a the North's denuclearisa and killed 17. Survivors have been sha drive from Kabul on the been conducting airstrikes Thursday, comes as the in ponded, saying the govern September summit between tion, after Mr. Kim vowed to “Search and rescue teams ken by hundreds of after main highway connecting daily since the fighting surgents are under increas ment’s claims were “base the countries’ leaders in the work toward that goal at a are still removing victims shocks, including a shallow the capital with the coun began. ing pressure to join peace less” and that talks were North’s capital of Pyon landmark summit in June in who were buried beneath 5.9magnitude quake last try’s south. U.S. forces in Af The assault, which the Ta talks and highlights the diffi “under way for their surren gyang. Singapore with U.S. Presi collapsed buildings and Thursday. ghanistan said they have liban launched late on culty of repelling their re der”. No date was announced dent Donald Trump.

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Press Trust of India Reuters Islamabad Washington Imran Khan was among Peter Strzok, the FBI agent the 329 newlyelected who came under fire by Re members of the National publicans for sending text Assembly who took the messages that disparaged oath on Monday, setting Donald Trump during the the stage for him to form presidential campaign, the next government, only was dismissed from the bu the second democratic reau late on Friday, his at transition of power in the torney said on Monday. country. Mr. Strzok is the third The maiden session of highranking person to be the 15th National Assemb fired from the FBI during ly, the lower house of Par the Trump administration. liament, concluded after In May 2017, former FBI outgoing Speaker Ayaz Sa head James comey was diq administered the oath fired by Mr. Trump. to the leaders in the 342 Aitan Goelman, Mr. member house. The 329 Strzok’s attorney, said in a members signed their pre statement that FBI Deputy sence in a register. The Na Ahead of IDays: Gajanand, an Indian prisoner in Pakistan for 36 years, crosses Wagah border Director David Bowdich tional Assembly session on Monday following his release. Islamabad released a total of 30 Indian prisoners as a made the decision to termi was then adjourned till 10 goodwill gesture and New Delhi reciprocated by releasing seven Pakistani prisoners. * PTI nate his client. a.m. on August 15, Geo News reported. President Mamnoon Hussain had summoned China to expand energy footprint in Iran the maiden session at 10 a.m. in Parliament house on Monday, 19 days after CNPC to replace France’s Total as the majority stakeholder in South Pars 11 project Mr. Khanled Pakistan Teh reekeInsaf (PTI) party Atul Aneja troleum Corp (CNPC) has re was allocated to Iran’s Petro take over Total’s stake if it emerged as the single lar Beijing placed Total of France with pars Ltd. But after its with left Iran. Tweaking remarks gest party in the election. The next episode of friction an 80.1% stake in the phase 11 drawal from the Iran atomic made earlier to IRNA, Mo Mr. Khan and other pro between Beijing and Wash of the South Pars (gas field),” deal in May, Washington hammad Mostafavi of NIOC minent leaders including ington could be staged in IRNA quoted Mohammad gave foreign firms 90 to 180 said on Saturday that there is Pakistan Muslim League Iran, where a top Chinese Mostafavi, director of invest days limit to scrap their busi change in the contract to de Nawaz (PMLN) president energy firm, defying latest ment of Iran’s state oil firm nesses from Iran. velop the South Pars 11 gas Shahbaz Sharif; Pakistan U.S. sanctions, is likely to ex NIOC, as saying. Following the U.S. de field. “The role of the mem Peoples Party (PPP) chair pand its stake in a giant Ira mand, Total has apparently bers of the consortium deve man Bilawal BhuttoZarda nian gas field. World’s largest gas field fallen in line. Bloomberg qu loping this project is in ac ri; and former President Iran’s staterun news South Pars is the world’s sin oted Total head Patrick cordance with the provisions Asif Ali Zardari also took agency IRNA has reported gle largest natural gas field, Pouyanne as saying last of the contract, and there is oath. that China National Petro which is being developed in month that, “Within the U.S. still no formal change in The PTI’s final tally leum Corporation (CNPC), several phases. In 2017, Total legal framework, we can’t these provisions.” reached 158 after it was al the world’s thirdlargest oil acquired a 50.1% stake in the work in Iran.” Chinese Foreign Ministry lotted 28 out of 60 seats re and gas firm, has replaced South Pars 11 project, follow Reuters had previously re in the past has maintained served for women and 10 Total, the French energy ing the 2015 sanctionseasing ported that the $1 billion that it is opposed to “unilat seats reserved for giant, in the South Pars 11 Iran nuclear deal. CNPC held deal signed last July gave the eral sanctions” imposed by minorities. project. “China National Pe a 30% stake, while the rest Chinese firm the option to the U.S. against Iran. CM YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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market watch 13-08-2018 % CHANGE Retail inflation slows to Sensex dddddddddddddddddddddd 37,645 ddddddddddddd-0.59 Turkish lira drags rupee down US Dollardddddddddddddddddddd 69.93 ddddddddddddd-1.60 Gold ddddddddddddddddddddddddddd 30,660 ddddddddddddd-0.13 Brent oil ddddddddddddddddddddd 72.85 ddddddddddddddd0.04 Rupee drops most in 5 years to new closing low of 69.93 versus dollar, sights 70 9month low at 4.17% SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT wrote in a note. NIFTY 50 Mumbai Mr. Arora said while the ‘Moderate food inflation to continue till MSP impact hits’ PRICE CHANGE The Turkish lira’s woes rat rupee may make a ‘brief fo Adani Ports...... 377.15...... -2.15 Special Correspondent Asian Paints...... 1399.25...... -19.35 tled emerging market cur ray’ beyond 70 to a dollar, gi flation increasing at a faster NEW DELHI Axis Bank ...... 604.90...... -10.60 rencies on Monday with the ven the volatile trading envi pace. Internally, food infla Bajaj Auto ...... 2630.85...... 1.15 rupee slumping 1.6%, its big ronment, he sees the rupee Retail inflation eased to a tion moderated and is ex Bajaj Finserv...... 6945.45. .. -138.40

Bajaj Finance ...... 2760.40...... -48.05 gest oneday fall in ﬁve years, at 6869 a dollar at Septem ninemonth low of 4.17% in pected to behave at this pace Bharti Airtel ...... 370.15...... 0.35 to hit a new closing low of ber end, adding he sees the July as food inﬂation cooled for the next two months be BPCL...... 379.70...... -21.90 69.93 to a dollar. current weakness as a stra to its lowest level since July fore the impact of the revi Cipla ...... 628.30...... 7.25

Coal India ...... 279.05...... 3.25 The lira weakened more tegic trading opportunity. 2017, according to official da sion of kharif MSP starts im Dr Reddys Lab ...... 2241.60...... 27.30 than 8% on Monday amid ta released on Monday. pacting inflation.” Eicher Motors...... 28406.60. .. -591.10 mounting concerns over Good for exports Inflation based on the GAIL (India)...... 375.45...... 12.50

Grasim Ind ...... 986.85...... 15.50 Turkish president Tayyip Er A weaker rupee will make ex Consumer Price Index (CPI) Rising oil eﬀect HCL Tech...... 983.00...... 17.00 dogan's hold over the econo Trade gains: Exporters are likely to cheer the rupee’s ports competitive. “The fall slowed from the 4.92% pace The rise in global fuel prices HDFC ...... 1947.00...... -27.30 my and the deteriorating ties weakness, say currency analysts. * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCK in the rupee is not that dra set in June. has led to a continuous in HDFC Bank...... 2091.65...... -22.80

Hero MotoCorp ...... 3308.20...... -11.20 with the United States. matic that it should be wor Within the index, food ca lines,” Devendra Pant, chief crease in inflation in the fuel Hindalco ...... 221.65...... -1.05 "Rupee fell to fresh record rencies including the rupee.” external sources. rying,” said U R Bhat, MD, tegory inflation was 1.73% in economist and senior direc and light segment, Mr. Pant HPCL ...... 273.10...... -13.05 low levels after Turkey’s wi The dollar index was trad “Given that the contagion Dalton Capital Advisors July, easing from 3.11% in tor (Public Finance), India added. Hind Unilever ...... 1728.85...... -23.85 Indiabulls HFL ...... 1276.50...... -48.40 dening diplomatic spat with ing higher at 96.18. is spread across the emerg India. June. The other significant Ratings and Research, wrote He said that this category, ICICI Bank ...... 324.90...... -3.70 the U.S. prompted fresh tur Dealers said the central ing markets, the RBI is un “Historically the rupee slowdown in prices was in in a note. coupled with the transport IndusInd Bank ...... 1993.90...... 14.40

Bharti Infratel ...... 285.25...... -4.65 moil in the market,” said bank had intervened to slow likely to defend a particular has seen a fall of 56% CAGR the pan and tobacco catego “Unfavourable base effect and communication group, Infosys ...... 1408.75...... 23.30 Gaurang Somaiya, currency the pace of the rupee’s fall level — 69.0 had emerged un so this kind of fall is factored ry, which saw growth of of June 2017 turned favoura is expected to exert pressure Indian OilCorp...... 160.65...... -5.70 analyst, Motilal Oswal Secur but ruled out the likelihood til today as a defacto tole in,” he said. “Foreign inves 6.34%, down from 8.05% in ble in July. Inflation numbers on retail inflation. Growth in ITC ...... 305.95...... 1.15

Kotak Bank ...... 1287.15...... 1.65 ities. “Strength in the dollar of significant intervention as rance level — come what tors investing in government June. from July 2017 till June 2018 the fuel and light category L&T...... 1269.05...... 4.40 against its major crosses is al the factors impacting the may,” Tushar Arora, senior bonds or fixed income may “Decline in retail inflation had adverse base effect due accelerated to 7.96% in July, Lupin ...... 811.95...... 2.50 so weighing on the Asian cur currency were coming from economist, HDFC Bank however feel some impact.” in July 2018 was on expected to GST… which had led to in from 7.22% in June. M&M ...... 954.50...... 8.55

Maurti Suzuki...... 9080.85...... -67.40

NTPC ...... 158.00...... -1.55

ONGC ...... 166.05...... -3.20 PowerGrid Corp ...... 188.00...... -2.55 Egon to help Reliance Ind ...... 1187.70...... -16.50 Tata Steel Q1 net proﬁt State Bank ...... 294.15...... -10.30 HDFC Bank won’t have a deputy MD Sun Pharma ...... 563.90...... 9.90 BBB in PSB Tata Motors ...... 248.70...... -1.40

...... more than doubles Tata Steel 568.80 -7.90 leadership TCS ...... 2000.15...... 7.05 after Sukthankar’s departure: Puri Tech Mahindra ...... 659.95...... 14.00 Titan ...... 913.65...... -6.45 Strong demand spurs growth: CEO programmes UltraTech Cement...... 4194.20...... -52.00 Special Correspondent UPL...... 625.40...... -11.20 Was a contender for top post, but resignation not linked to succession, says MD Vedanta ...... 216.30...... -7.40 MUMBAI Special Correspondent Wipro ...... 281.85...... 3.00 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Mumbai YES Bank...... 370.70...... -12.15 Tata Steel recorded a more ning process. “This a great resource. The board Mumbai Zee Entertainment ...... 506.45...... -10.45 than twofold growth in net [resignation] has nothing to and I will take an appro The Indian Banks’ Associa profit for the quarter ended HDFC Bank will drop the do with who will be the suc priate decision in 1015 tion has appointed Egon June, to ₹1,954 crore due to post of deputy managing di cessor; these are his perso days,” Mr. Puri said. He as Zehnder International as a EXCHANGE RATES ‘robust performance’ of the rector — a position held since nal reasons; he has given his sured investors that Mr. Suk ‘Knowledge Partner’ to the Indicative direct rates in rupees a unit except yen at 4 p.m. on August 13 Indian steel business. Reve December 2013 by Paresh life for the bank, please do thankar’s exit would not im Banks Board Bureau to de CURRENCY TT BUY TT SELL nue rose more than 22% to Sukthankar who decided to not demean it,” he said. Ear pact decisionmaking. sign, implement and insti US Dollar...... 69.73...... 70.05 ₹37,833 crore, due to better put in his papers on Friday. lier, the management had “An institution with the tutionalise a flagship lea Euro ...... 79.50...... 79.88 realisations. “The deputy MD role was said that the search for a suc size and depth of HDFC Bank dership development British Pound...... 89.03...... 89.44 strategy for public sector Japanese Yen (100) . .. . 63.06...... 63.35 “Tata Steel delivered created for Paresh Sukthan cessor will begin 18 months is not subject to any one indi Chinese Yuan ...... 10.13...... 10.18 strong performance across T.V. Narendran kar valuing his contribution before Mr. Puri retires. vidual and there are enough banks in India. Swiss Franc ...... 70.12...... 70.45 all geographies on the back made to the bank… there senior people including ex In addition, Hay Consul Singapore Dollar ...... 50.67...... 50.92 tants Private Limited (part Canadian Dollar...... 53.02...... 53.27 of strong steel demand and ducts segments now contri will no more be a deputy ma Paresh Sukthankar Management depth ecutive director Kaizad Bha Malaysian Ringitt ...... 17.03...... 17.12 buoyant spreads,” said T.V. buting to 19% and 33% of naging director,” MD Aditya “There are young competent rucha and chief financial of of the Korn Ferry Group) Source:Indian Bank Narendran, CEO and MD. total volumes, respectively.” Puri told analysts on Mon bank since 1994, will hang managers, who are here to ficer Sashidhar Jagdishan to will assist the bureau in as “Tata Steel India’s domes The firm incurred an ex day, adding Mr. Sukthankar, up his boots in October 31, stay for the next five years. take over Sukthankar’s port sessing leadership compe tic deliveries grew 14% YoY, ceptional loss of ₹343.6 who has been with the bank 2020, when he reaches age The vision and strategy is folio,” he said. tencies and potential capa significantly higher than the crore in the quarter, includ since its inception in 1994, 70, the regulatormandated clear for that period. We “It will be the same even bilities of candidates BULLION RATES CHENNAI market which saw a 9% ing a ₹114.9crore loss aris was a contender to the post retirement age. Mr. Puri have the depth of manage when I leave the board,” he appearing in the process August 13 rates in rupees with previous rates in parentheses growth. All verticals saw ing from the sale of stake in of MD. strongly refuted that Mr. Suk ment, and this will not affect added. HDFC Bank’s shares for appointment as whole

Retail Silver (1g) ...... 41.3...... (41.1) strong growth, with our au a joint venture in southeast Mr. Puri, who has been thankar’s resignation was re the regular course of busi closed 1.15% lower at time directors of public 22 ct gold (1 g) ...... 2844...... (2823) tomotive and branded pro Asia, it said in a statement. the managing director of the lated to the succession plan ness. Of course, it is a loss of ₹2,090.65. sector banks. Solar cell safeguard HC adjourns UTI MF duty put on hold case to August 28 Move follows Orissa HC’s stay order T Rowe Price mulls outofcourt pact

TCA Sharad Raghavan ASHISH RUKHAIYAR to pare their stakes to 10% New Delhi MUMBAI each as per new norms. The government on Monday The Bombay High Court ad issued a notification putting journed the hearing of the Honesty stressed on hold the imposition of petition filed by T Rowe Separately, Mr. Puri stressed the safeguard duty on the Price International to Au on the principles of honesty import of solar cells from gust 28 after the U.S.based and ‘doing the right thing’ in China and Malaysia follow shareholder of UTI Mutual his farewell letter to the em ing a stay order by the Oris Fund sought more time say ployees of the country’s ol sa High Court. ing that it is talking to go dest fund house on Monday. The Centre had imposed vernment officials for an While highlighting the a safeguard duty of 25% on outofcourt settlement of strong foundations, strategy solar cells imported from the matter. and financials of UTI Mutual China and Malaysia for the ing,” the Department of Re T Rowe Price had filed a Fund, Mr. Puri said it would period from July 30, 2018, to venue, Finance Ministry petition seeking an exten be best for the fund house to July 29, 2019, following said in the notification, cit sion of the term of the ma remain independent and a which the duty was to be re ing the stay order. naging director and chief ex professionallymanaged list duced to 20% for the next “Till further direction ecutive officer Leo Puri, ed entity. six months, and further to from the Board, the said whose tenure came to an “I am confident that UTI’s 15% in the six months fol goods, namely, solar cells end on Monday. It also future is to remain a lead lowing that. Several firms whether or not assembled wanted the other govern ing, independent, Indian as filed writ petitions in the in modules or panels would, mentowned promoters of set management company. I Orissa High Court against in respect of said safeguard the fund — State Bank of In also believe it will prosper as the imposition of the duty. duty, be assessed provision dia (SBI), Life Insurance a listed company, merito “It has been decided not ally on furnishing of simple Corporation of India (LIC), cratic and professionally to insist on payment of safe letter of undertaking by the Punjab National Bank (PNB) managed,” he said in the guard duty, for the time be concerned person.” and Bank of Baroda (BoB) — letter. Centre tells Amazon to secure RCom’s bank guarantees customer data via local storage reinstated

‘Unbridled migration of data sans consent causes concern’ Special Correspondent MUMBAI Yuthika Bhargava mandatorily be stored in In Reliance Communications NEW DELHI dia, will emerge once the and its subsidiary, Reliance Amid debates over how law on data protection is Telecom Limited, have companies store and use finalised. reinstated bank guarantees customer data, Minister of The minister explained, of ₹774 crore with the De Electronics and IT Ravi “Any constructive use of da partment of Telecommuni Shankar Prasad has asked ta is welcome. I am very cations, four weeks ahead Amazon India to set up stor keen that India becomes a of the last date of Septem age servers in India ‘on centre of data analytics… ber 10 as stipulated by the priority’ to store data of its What concerns me is unbri Telecom Disputes Settle users within the country. dled migration of data with ment and Appellate The issue came up at a re out the consent of Indians.” Tribunal. cent meeting between the Ravi Shankar Prasad He added that data ana The reinstatement of Minister and Amit Agarwal, lytics would soon become a guarantees ensures that who heads Amazon’s India data,” the Minister said at a big segment of growth, espe RCom’s licence and spec operations. “India offers a select media interaction. cially given the large trum value of ₹11,300 crore big market to such firms. I amounts of data generated stand protected, and that conveyed to them that they ‘Do this on priority’ by Indians. In the draft per RCom ‘is fully compliant are welcome to do business “Therefore, I told them that sonal data protection bill with the guidelines of NIA here. But every ecommerce they must have their server 2018 released last month, 2013 and NIA 2015,’ said a transaction generates data here. And, this initiative the Justice B.N. Srikrishna company statement. The and we are concerned about must be taken on priority headed panel has also sug asset monetisation pro its safety and security as basis.” Amazon India did not gested that critical personal gramme of about ₹25,000 well as the element of users’ respond to queries. data of Indian citizens be crore for sale of MCNs, tow consent, particularly on Greater clarity, as to what processed in data centres lo ers, optic fibre and spec transborder migration of type of data will have to cated in the country. trum is on track, it added. CM YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

NOIDA/DELHI THE HINDU 14 BUSINESS TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Jet hits layoff mode, lets 11 go AI cash crunch: 12 planes Engineering staff including in Mumbai, Delhi asked to resign in move to cut costs grounded for ‘36 months’ Lalatendu Mishra “No one knows whether ‘$80$100 mn needed for repairs’; grounding criminal: ICPA MUMBAI they will be here tomorrow Jet Airways has let go of 11 se or not. In the process safety JAGRITI CHANDRA needed engine replacement nior and midlevel managers is getting affected and pro NEW DELHI and cited ‘lack of funds’ for in its engineering depart ductivity is low.” Those laid As many as 12 Air India the failure to make repairs. ment as part of an effort by off weren’t part of any union planes have not flown in the The official added that ac Oyo acquires wedding past “three to six months” cording to estimates, $80 startup Weddingz.in the embattled airline to cut and were let go without any because the airline does not 100 million was needed to BENGALURU costs, three people familiar notice, the person said. have the cash to procure make these planes airborne. Oyo, a hotel chain operating with the development said. “Pilots and licensed engi in more than 160 cities The airline, which last neers have unions and even spare parts, including en across India, China, Malaysia week deferred the announ though their salary is very gines, to carry out repair Revenue loss and Nepal, on Monday cement of its firstquarter re high, no one dares to touch and maintenance work. The carrier’s pilots body, the announced the acquisition of sults and has been seeking to them,” the person added. The grounding of planes Indian Commercial Pilots Weddingz.in, a wedding negotiate a wage cut propo Turbulent times: Those let go over the last 10 days include a is yet another fall out of the Association (ICPA), also shot banquet firm for an sal with employees including GM, with most based in Delhi and Mumbai. * REUTERS BSE seeks clarification cash crunch the airline is ficial said requesting ano off a letter to the CMD on the undisclosed sum. Globally, pilots, tapped the 11 manag Separately, the BSE on Mon facing. It has been delaying nymity. The 12 planes are in grounding of planes. the wedding industry is a ers including a general man nal cheques [ready] and any recent departures were day asked Jet to clarify dis payment of staff salaries for addition to those aircraft The ICPA said the A321 air $500 billion market and ager over the last 10 days and once removed, the person is linked to annual perfor crepancies in its submissions the past five months. that are grounded from time craft was “the workhorse of Oyo’s focus on global sought their resignations, asked to leave the office im mance appraisals. A spokes on the outcome of the board The planes that have been to time for maintenance, en the domestic network oper expansion will support its the people said on condition mediately after depositing person said Jet denied any meeting and subsequent res grounded at Kolkata, Hyde gine snags or bird hits. The ating on highdensity debut in disrupting these of anonymity. their airport pass,” the per layoffs and added it was ponse to an exchange query. rabad, Mumbai and Nagpur source added that a “signifi routes.” It termed the markets, the company said in “The HR people call the son said. “committed to creating a In reply, Jet said finalisa include 8 narrow body air cantly high” number of grounding ‘criminal’, consi a statement. staff and ask them to resign,” growthoriented sustainable tion of accounts was delayed craft of the Airbus A320 se planes have been grounded dering the significant daily said one of the sources. “If ‘Performance linked’ future” for its employees. as the management had ries and 4 wide body aircraft and this was a serious cause loss of revenue. Infosys to invest ₹100 cr. anyone refuses, he/she is ter An airline official said on “Everyone is in a state of sought more time, which the — two Boeing 777s and two of concern . He said most (With Aditya Anand in West Bengal project minated. HR [has] full and fi condition of anonymity that panic,” another person said. board had granted. Boeing 787s, an Air India of planes that were grounded in Mumbai) KOLKATA Infosys on Monday began work on its software development unit in Kolkata. India Cements board Ramky Wheels India Laying the foundation stone McDonald’s plans to serve for the Bengal Silicon Valley Enviro plans net rises 38% Hub, where the project is gets 3 new directors located, Chief Minister expansion Special Correspondent rice in south, west India CHENNAI Mamata Banerjee said IT firms would be given all the Of these appointees, two are women Special correspondent Wheels India Ltd. has re facilities that Bengaluru and Special Correspondent MUMBAI ported a 38% jump in net Hyderabad offered. The Chennai ‘Consumers want more options in lunch and dinner meals’ IT major said it would invest Ramky Enviro Engineers, profit for the quarter end The board of The India Ce Lalatendu Mishra ₹100 crore initially in the an environmental services rice, bulgur (Dalia/ Lapsi) ed June 2018, to ₹18.01 MUMBAI 50acre project, which would ments Ltd. will sport a new and solutions provider, and whole wheat with veg crore from ₹12.98 crore in employ 1,000 engineers to look with the induction of plans to invest ₹2,500 American food major McDo gies such as carrots, onions, the yearearlier period. begin with. three new members. crore to expand after in nald’s has announced plans zucchini, peas and corn Revenue for the quarter The three new directors vestment firm KKR agreed to serve rice dishes at its out tossed in a scrumptious to under review increased by TVS Motor invests in are: Basavaraju, Lakshmi to buy 60% stake in the lets in southern and western mato and beans and cheese 22% to ₹746.28 crore. ebike firm Ultraviolette Aparna Sreekumar and company for $530 million. India. The company has in gravy. “All our business seg NEW DELHI Sandhya Rajan. “We will spend ₹2,500 troduced two variants — Spi “Our consumer research ments have done well in Electric mobility solutions These three were ap crore in wastetoenergy cy Rice and Cheesy Rice — showed that consumers the first quarter with high provider Ultraviolette pointed to the board based and in emerging econo starting at ₹129 a bowl. want to have more options capacity utilisation,” Sriv Automotive said it had on the recommendation of mies in the next three McDonald’s will continue during lunch and dinner ats Ram, MD, said. “The received ₹6 crore funding the nomination and remun Manickam — are slated to re years,” said M. Goutham to build a rice platform, dayparts and there could not growth was strong on a from TVS Motor Company. eration committee, the com tire on August 28. Reddy, MD and CEO, REEL. bringing out a bouquet of be a better option than offer yearonyear basis due to a The investment will be used pany said in a filing with the The board has also ap “About 20% of the invest rice offerings over time, the and dinner. Rice is a com ing them rice meals,” said weak quarter a year ear for product engineering and BSE. pointed N. Srinivasan, a expansion of the core R&D ments will go towards company said in a mon staple for people across Smita Jatia, MD, Hardcastle lier, which was prior to the The new directors have wellknown chartered ac team and the facility. The emerging economies.” statement. the country and fits in very Restaurants, which owns introduction of the GST. joined the board as addi countant, whose term of of startup is engaged in KKR’s investment marks well as a meal option after and operates the McDo We expect all segments of developing electric mobility tional independent fice as independent director one of the largest buyouts Common staple bread and naan,” the com nald’s chain of restaurants in our business to do well for solutions and building an directors. expires on August 28, as ad in India and is the first priv “The consumer insights pany said in a statement. west and south India. the rest of the year,” he emotorcycle, equivalent to Meanwhile, three inde ditional nonexecutive, non ate equity buyout in the showed that consumers Each portion of the rice Rice meals are also availa said. Wheels India has ex conventional bikes in the pendent directors — Arun independent director, with country’s environmental want a familiar and a filling meal consists of three sub ble in nonvegetarian op panded its presence in the 200250cc segment. PTI Datta, N.R. Krishnan and V. effect from August 29. services sector. meal especially during lunch stantial layers of basmati tions, the company said. nonwheels segment. https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Shreedutta Chidananda come out positive’ London There was none of the usual Special Correspondent now, [yes],” Kohli said at defiance about Virat Kohli London the presentation after when he turned up for his Virat Kohli has admitted the game. “It was postmatch pressconference that it was perhaps different when we on Sunday. Instead, he ap wrong to field two started then it changed peared wounded and disap spinners in the second suddenly. I think we got pointed, accepting with a Test at Lord’s. the combination a bit off shrug of the shoulders that India selected Kuldeep before the game. We his side had been poor. Yadav in place of a have a chance to correct At least in Birmingham specialist pace bowler in that next game. At 20 and in the first two Tests in Umesh Yadav, even when down the only option is South Africa earlier this year it was overcast ahead of to come out positive, try there was the consolation the toss on the second and make it 21 and make that India had competed, morning. it an exciting series from battled to the end and left “Looking at things there.” everyone with the feeling that a good result seemed on ly a matter of time. At Lord’s any such belief was blown to smithereens. England unchanged India came away looking dis SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT availability after the trial in tinctly secondbest, a level LONDON Bristol has concluded.” below an opponent that had England named an un The squad: Joe Root (Capt.), exploited conditions to the changed squad for the third hilt. Alastair Cook, Keaton Jen Test against India, starting nings, Ollie Pope, Jonny Bair in Nottingham on Saturday. stow, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Embarrassed However, in a press release, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, In reality, though, the diffe the ECB said it “will make an James Anderson, Stuart Broad, rence between the first Test assessment of Ben Stokes’ Moeen Ali, and Jamie Porter. and the second was merely

Kohli. At Edgbaston, the cap On a sticky wicket: England exposed the inability of the Indians to bat with patience — if not flair — in testing circumstances.* REUTERS tain’s 200 runs had given the team’s performance a veneer craft such as James Anderson this innings. Nothing of any is clear in the head and he’s of respectability. and Stuart Broad, who do substance before or after clear about the plans he’s Without another large not have 977 Test wickets Kohli loses top spot that. We need to make sure making, then even if the ball contribution from him, the between them for no reason. we get a 60, 70, 80run part does something off the pitch, side was embarrassed It is too late to complain Press Trust of India oneyear ban. nership and try and build he’s able to counter it. against relentlessly accurate about preparatory firstclass DUBAI James Anderson (903) that into a big partnership or “I’ve experienced in the swing and seam bowling. Yet games and scheduling; there India captain Virat Kohli, became the seventh have three or four partner past that if my head’s cloud again, India’s batting failed is little that can be done on Monday, lost his top England bowler to breach ships of 60 or 70odd.” ed, I feel the ball can do this, under tough examination. about it now. position in the ICC Test the 900point mark after or that, or even that. You In theory, it is all easy: But there is no excuse for rankings for batsmen, Sydney Barnes (932), Vijay’s form a worry know there are threefour play close to the body, do not the lack of fight India’s bat dropping to second after George Lohmann (931), M. Vijay’s dip in form is wor scenarios that run in your throw your hands at the ball, smen showed, their inability the second Test against Tony Lock (912), Ian rying, as is the nature of Di head. play with a straight bat, do to bat with patience — if not England at Lord’s. Botham (911), Derek nesh Karthik’s dismissals. “You can’t come here and not play around your front flair — in testing circumstanc Kohli lost the position Underwood (907) and The wicketkeeper made his think the conditions are too pad. es. to former Australian Alec Bedser (903). Test debut 14 years ago; to difficult because they are In practice, though, it is In the second innings, captain Steve Smith, who He is now No. 1 in the see him bowled through a really not if you’re prepared hard for a batsman to make Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya is currently serving a world. large gap between bat and to counter them. Any condi these adjustments in the Rahane and R. Ashwin pad in the first innings was tions in the world can be as space of a few days, when it seemed prepared to grind it unacceptable. easy or as difficult [as you is not in his nature to bat this out; the rest, however, were which I think we have failed “We haven’t had any sort Kohli, though, believes make them out to be].” way. disappointing. to do as batsmen, myself in of partnerships in this game. that India’s problems are all Kohli may believe that but It is harder still to deal “You have to find ways of cluded in this game,” Kohli Only 50 with Hardik (Pan mental. “I don’t see any tech his colleagues have to be pre with two masters of their countering that situation said. dya) and Ash (R. Ashwin) in nical deficiency. If a batsman pared to scrap.

IndiaA wins series after ‘Test’ ends in draw Jones optimistic of ‘Conditions Final day’s play too affected by rain; Shreyas, Bawane help themselves to halfcenturies Kohli’s participation did India in’ When you do G. Viswanath SA-A IN INDIA <> He will play Asia Cup on one leg if Mumbai consistently [well] and not get into the he has to, says the Australian Former Australia S. Dipak Ragav batsman Dean Jones felt Bengaluru team, it runs in your G. Viswanath mind. The same that India was done in IndiaA clinched the two Mumbai by the conditions at thing happened to match series against South Will Virat Kohli play the Asia Lord’s. “It can happen me a few years back AfricaA 10 after the final Cup in Dubai and Abu Dhabi with the conditions day of the second ‘Test’ was Shreyas Iyer from September 15 to 28? Af there. I don’t know why affected by rain and the raj 7; Extras (nb16, b1, lb4): ter the second Test at Lord’s it happens, you get a flat game ended in a draw. Like 21; Total (in 98.2 overs): 319. on Sunday, Kohli talked pitch and suddenly it’s on Sunday, the final session Fall of wickets: 10, 2154, 3 about his workload during overcast and it swings was washed out. 163, 4233, 5236, 6254, 7 the last three years. all over the place,” said 294, 8294, 9299. Earlier, resuming at 294 He said he will be able to the 57yearold. IndiaA bowling: Siraj 21.24 for seven, SAA was bowled play the third Test at Trent “Sometimes you can 724, Saini 219410, Rajpoot overanalyse your out for 319. Pacer Mo 207523, Jayant 142651, Bridge at 100% ability as a hammed Siraj removed An Chahal 221842. batsman, but with lesser in technique. You think rich Nortje in the first over of IndiaA — 2nd innings: Prithvi tensity as a fielder due to a Dean Jones. too much. They have got the day. Then Ankit Rajpoot Shaw b Olivier 4, Mayank Agar nagging lower back. * FILE PHOTO: V.V. KRISHNAN to regroup and come had Duanne Olivier caught wal b Muthusamy 28, G. Hanu Dean Jones, who back. The Indians behind before Siraj bowled ma Vihari lbw b Olivier 0, launched Star Sports’ Un how bad his back is. Some walked into a storm at Mthiwekhaya Nabe to help Shreyas Iyer c & b Muthusamy imoni Asia Cup 2018 cam one has to straighten it out. Lord’s but I expect them the hosts take a 26run lead. 65, Ankeet Bawane (not out) paign at the broadcaster’s “There is the Australian to bounce back,” he said In a repeat of the first in 64, K.S. Bharat (not out) 18; Ex studio, was optimistic of tour later on; but as a cricke on Monday. Asked how tras (nb2): 2; Total (for four nings, IndiaA lost early wick Flamboyant: Skipper Shreyas Iyer came out firing in the postlunch session. * G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR Kohli’s participation in the ter, he’s just got to say let’s India would respond wickets in 51 overs): 181. ets, with Olivier bowling Asia Cup. get through with the Test se after being 02 down, Fall of wickets: 18, 214, 354, Prithvi Shaw and then trap However, post lunch, missed for 65. Bawane re Hendrik Van Der Dussen c Bha Jones said: “Workload is ries (against England), then Jones said the coach and 4140. ping G. Hanuma Vihari leg Shreyas and Ankeet Bawane mained unbeaten on 64. rat b Rajpoot 22, Rudi Second c important for players. the Asia Cup and the series captain have their task Shaw b Rajpoot 47, Senuran South AfricaA bowling: Olivier counterattacked with some The scores: cut out. “As a coach, it’s before for a duck with the 105242, Nortje 122410, Knowing Virat, he will play in Australia.” flamboyant shots. Skipper Muthusamy (not out) 35, score reading 14. Mayank IndiaA — 1st innings: 345. Dwaine Pretorius c Siraj b Muthusamy 122452, Pretori the tournament on one leg if “I think for Virat, the really difficult to bring Shreyas was severe on left Agarwal and Shreyas Iyer South AfricaA — 1st innings: Jayant 10, Dane Piedt b Siraj 22, us 71280, Piedt 90390, he has to. three major things would back the confidence. then steadied things a bit be arm spinner Senuran Muthu Pieter Malan lbw b Siraj 0, Sarel Anrich Nortje lbw b Siraj 0, Erwee 1040. “The Asia Cup is a presti be, winning the World Cup, The only way to do it is fore Agarwal was dismissed samy and offspinner Dane Erwee lbw Chahal 58, Zubayr Duanne Olivier c Bharat b Raj Match drawn. India-A wins gious tournament. He would series in Australia and the through hard work.” just before lunch. Piedt. He was eventually dis Hamza c Shreyas b Chahal 93, poot 4, Mthiwekhaya Nabe b Si series 1-0. like to be there, I don’t know Asia Cup.”

Putting mind over skill — the Vihari formula Ambiguity over panel’s strength Changing Ranji teams and being forced out of his comfort zone has helped the batsman mature Calls for Paranjpe and Khoda’s inclusion get louder S. Dipak Ragav ed with the captaincy contri Sunrisers Hyderabad (2013 Amol Karhadkar With the Test team, Court had delivered the Bengaluru buted to his improved form. and 2015). But he has kept MUMBAI especially the batting verdict in July 2016, the G. Hanuma Vihari has been “Changing States made himself busy playing club With India having begun lineup, appearing to be in Lodha Committee had around the First Class scene me mature. I knew I was tak cricket in England or in the the fiveTest series with transition, calls for forced the BCCI to crunch for close to a decade now but ing a big risk and I had to Dhaka Premier Division successive threeday recalling Jatin Paranjpe and the selection panel’s it is only in the last two years step up and double the hard Cricket League this year. losses, drastic changes, Gagan Khoda to the strength despite the then that he has made giant work. But it got me out of my “It is tough. You want to especially in the opening selection panel for the next BCCI constitution not strides. He made his IndiaA comfort zone. At Hyderabad, be part of IPL because you combination, are being meeting are getting louder. having been amended. debut last year on the tour to where I was playing since 16, get the exposure and expe sought for the last two If the same yardstick is South Africa and finished I was comfortable and knew rience. But I don’t know how Tests. Confused to be applied, Paranjpe with 752 Ranji Trophy runs, I was a regular part of the teams think and it is not in The bigger question for However, the BCCI brass and Khoda’s place should the fifth highest in the com side,” said Vihari. my control,” he said. now is whether the squad and the Committee of be restored ahead of the petition, including a triple He has been a vital cog in On being part of the ‘A’ for the latter half of the Administrators seems to be next selection committee hundred at an average of 94. Andhra’s top order, coming team and the learning pro series will be decided by confused over the meeting . The Hindu also In fact, among active in at three, a position at cess, Vihari said, “I was very three or five wise men. immediate course of understands that neither of cricketers, Vihari’s First which he came in on Friday In fine fettle: G. Hanuma Vihari has made the most of his nervous last year when we The Supreme Court action. It is understood the two selectors have Class average of 59.45 is the for IndiaA to overcome the move from Hyderabad to Andhra. * G.P. SAMPATH KUMAR went to South Africa because order on August 9 clarified that the CoA has sought been notified officially by best in the world. challenging conditions and it was a big step up. But the that the strength of the legal opinion on the the BCCI since the last For someone who started produce a brilliant 148. “I try sition,” said Vihari about his team like Andhra meant one good thing with this setup is selection committee — expansion of the selection week’s court ruling. in Hyderabad and made his to play with my mind than current approach. had to do more to grab the you get six to seven matches. which was clipped to three committee and whether The ambiguity may well debut at 17, two years ago he think about the skill. At this The 24year old, who was attention. There is no best XI. All 15 of members by the Lodha Paranjpe and Khoda can be last till the next CoA took a gamble and walked level, it is more about the part of the World Cupwin It hasn’t helped him that us get our chances and that’s Committee two years ago — reinducted. meeting, likely to be held away to Andhra. But he says mindset. I try to think and be ning u19 team in 2012, ad he has not been part of the the good thing with Rahul should be reversed to five. Days after the Supreme on August 20 and 21. the move and being entrust one step ahead of the oppo ded that playing for a small IPL after two seasons with (Dravid) sir.” CM A ND-NDE YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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Silva calls Koepka denies Woods fairytale win Tiger roaring again time on Agence France-Presse Spain duty The American seals his third Major title by firing a fourunder 66 to finish on 16under 264 St. Louis Tiger Woods is back. Agence France-Presse PGA C’SHIP The 14time Major Madrid Agence France-Presse winner fired his lowest David Silva on Monday St. Louis final round in a Major, a called time on his distin guished 12year interna Brooks Koepka held off dra sixunder par64, on tional career with Spain. matic challenges from Tiger Sunday to finish second at “I leave proud and hap Woods and Adam Scott in a the PGA Championship — py, bringing an end to a thrilling backnine battle on and a career once seen as time full of emotions and Sunday to win the 100th PGA over might just have some memories,” he said. Championship. magic left in it after all. “He just kind of ho The 28yearold twotime hummed 64,” said playing US Open champion sealed partner Gary Woodland. Anand slips his third Major title by firing “The putter was a fourunderpar 66 to finish awesome. He had a lot of to eighth 72 holes on 16under 264, putts that didn’t go in as SPORTS BUREAU edging Woods by two strokes well — 64 looked pretty ST. LOUIS at Bellerive Country Club easy, to be honest. Could with Australia’s Scott anoth Viswanathan Anand have shot a lot (lower).” Tiger Woods. * AFP er shot adrift. “To do this is slipped to eighth at the end From grinding out pars truly incredible,” Koepka behind Brooks Koepka of the sixth round of the St. and turning horrible tee said. but serving notice he Louis rapid and blitz tour shots into unlikely birdies truly can contend for nament, the third stage of to deadly accuracy with Keeping cool more Major titles. the Grand Chess Tour. approaches and putts, the Anand drew with Lei As Woods electrified specta 42yearold star who This from a man who nier Dominguez before los tors by displaying the form hasn’t won a Major since hasn’t won any event in ing to Levon Aronian and that made him a 14time Ma the 2008 US Open turned five years and a year ago Wesley So. jor champion, American riv back the clock. was uncertain if he would The standings (after six al Koepka stayed calm and Spectators responded ever golf again. “I had to rounds, rapid): 1. Fabiano Ca persevered under intense with roars to rival go get it and I tried,” ruana (USA) 9; 25. Sergey pressure to claim the Wana Woods said. “I knew it Krjakin (Rus), Shakhriyar Ma Stepping up: Brooks Koepka, seen with his mother Denise Jakows and girlfriend Jena Sims, did anything the former maker Trophy and a top was going to be a struggle medyarov (Aze), Hikaru Na * AFP World No. 1 enjoyed in his not allow Tiger Woods pull level despite the latter’s best final round at a Major. kamura (USA) & Maxime Va prize of $1.98 million. prime. to piece together a round chierLagrave (Fra) 7; 6. “I heard all the roars when Woods (70666664, USA). ters (67667166, Bel), Fran and I did. back nine with three birdies sixfoot birdie putt at the Woods said it has been Leinier Dominguez (Cub) 6; 7. Tiger made his run,” Koepka in four holes — and only one par3 16th then parred the 267: Adam Scott (70656567, cesco Molinari (68676867, a long time since he felt “I didn’t even know if I Levon Aronian (Arm) 5; 810. said. stroke ahead of Woods, last two holes to seal victory. Aus). 269: Stewart Cink (6769 Ita), Justin Thomas (696568 so good about a loss, was going to play golf Viswanathan Anand (Ind), Deadlocked for the lead Koepka sank a 10foot birdie Top scores: 264: Brooks Koepka 6667, USA), Jon Rahm (6867 68, USA), Gary Woodland (64 finishing two strokes again,” Woods said. Alexander Grischuk (Rus) & with Scott — who began the putt at the par4 15th and a (69636666, USA); 266: 6668, Esp); 270: Thomas Pie 667169, USA). Wesley So (USA) 4. Indians need to lift above their weight Indian men Tintu to miss Asian Games lose opener Stan Rayan just when she appeared to shoes, but when she wears Injury to World champion Mirabai Chanu setback to India’s quest for elusive gold KOCHI be recovering, searing pain spikes she is unable to Sports Bureau Olympian Tintu Luka, 800m in her heel started troubling stretch fully and run. It will Jakarta silver medallist at the 2014 her a little more than a probably take 10 more days The Indian men’s handball Asian Games in Incheon, has month ago. for her to be okay,” Usha team lost 3828 to Chinese pulled out of the 2018 edi “Tintu will not be attend said. Taipei in its Asian Games’ tion which begins in Jakarta ing the trials in Thiruvanan Apart from the 800m sil opener on Monday. on August 18. thapuram and she will not ver, Tintu was a crucial Though Harender Singh National recordholder be going to Jakarta,” her member of the women’s P.K. Ajith Kumar fired in eight goals and Da Tintu had been unwell after coach P.T. Usha told The Hin- 4x400m relay team that vinder Singh six, it was not last year’s Asian champion du on Monday. broke the Asian Games re eightlifting caught the enough to trouble Taipei. ships in Bhubaneswar and “She is running okay with cord at Incheon. Wimagination of the In dian public only at the dawn of the millennium. Till Karnam Malleswari lifted bronze at the Sydney Gopi expects a better medal haul Olympics in 2000 and be came the first Indian woman Hopes to carry confidence from World championships into the Asiad to win a medal at the world's ultimate multisport event, V.V. Subrahmanyam weightlifting didn’t have HYDERABAD much of a following in the Chief national coach P. Gopi country. Carrying India’s hopes: Sathish Kumar Sivalingam, who won the 77 kg event at the Gold Coast Chand hopes to have many

It still may not be among Commonwealth Games, will lead the country’s challenge at Jakarta. * REUTERS moments to celebrate in the the most popular sports, but Jakarta Asian Games starting the focus is more on Malles claiming that elusive weight COUNTDOWN kg event at Gold Coast. next week. wari’s sisters, and brothers, lifting gold at the Asian That was, in fact, his se Speaking at the sendoff at least during times like Games. Of the country’s 14 those dealt by the ban of oth cond straight gold at the ceremony for the 20mem these, when the country medals, five are silver and er Commonwealth goldme Commonwealth Games. ber Indian badminton con gears up for major games. the rest bronze. dallists, Sanjita Chanu (53 At Jakarta, however, he tingent here on Monday And the lifters didn’t disap Most of them were won by kg), who was tested positive will be up against some qual night, Gopi said the team point at the recent Common women, including Malleswa for doping, and the suspen ity contestants from coun would love to take the confi wealth Games. ri, Kunjarani Devi and Bharti sion of Punam Yadav (69 kg) tries like South Korea, Thai dence of an impressive It, in fact, was quite a gold Singh. for indiscipline. land and Uzbekistan. You showing in the recent World rush by them at Gold Coast. Chanu was looking to bet still wouldn’t bet against him championship into the All that leaves Rakhi Hal They won nine medals, in ter those ladies’ efforts as reaching the podium, Asiad. der as the lone woman in the cluding five gold, to emerge she seemed the favourite to though. “The women’s team won Indian team, which has four as the top nation in weight claim the gold in the wo Having said that, he would a bronze in the last edition men. lifting down under in April. men’s 48 kg at Jakarta. have to punch above his and the best part of this team But, last week the 24year She offers hope in the wo weight if he hopes to lift a is that India has a chance in men’s 63 kg. But she needs High expectations old Manipuri had to pull out medal in Indonesia (his per every event in Jakarta,” Gopi Jakarta-bound: The badminton contingent presents a happy picture at its official sendoff. to come up with a kind of Coming as it did after Mira of the Indian squad because sonal best of 328 kg, which said. “It has been a tough * V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM bai Chanu’s triumph at the of a lower back injury. performance that saw her he had recorded at the year so far but I am glad the World championship in National coach Vijay Shar break the 19yearold Nation World championship in the way the players have res contingent will return with a said. London Olympics are capable of producing Turkmenistan last Novem ma felt she should rather fo al record at the beginning of United States last year as he ponded to the challenges much better medal haul this bronze medallist Saina Neh better results,” she said. ber, things were looking par cus on the Olympic qualifiers the year. finished 14th, might not be thanks to the excellent job time around even though the wal too was hopeful of an im Twotime World cham ticularly rosy for Indian rather than risking her Sathish Kumar Sivalingam enough for a medal). by the entire support staff to competition is expected to proved showing in the Asiad. pionship silver medallist P.V. weightlifting. injury. will lead the Indian men’s Vikas Thakur (94 kg) and keep them fit right through,” be really tough as Asia has “The women’s team had a Sindhu felt the players were The expectations there Chanu’s absence is indeed challenge. Ajay Singh Shekhawat (77 kg) he said. been the powerhouse of bad memorable outing last time capable of living up to the ex fore were high about India a blow. Much bigger than He had won the men’s 77 complete the Indian squad. “Hopefully, the entire minton over the years,” Gopi winning a team bronze. We pectations.

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V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM prove upon my bronze medal the Master is HYDERABAD in the Asiad and look at it as For the 24yearold Prarthana part of the preparations to Halep holds her nerve to clinch women’s crown Thombare, gearing up for her break into the top 100 and Black car Bolt’s only second Asian Games appea qualify for the Australian demand on Aussie ROGERS CUP rance next week, Sania Mirza Open. football foray has been a constant source of SYDNEY “Since, I have no points to Agence France-Presse inspiration. Usain Bolt won’t be getting lose in Jakarta, I should enjoy Toronto Even the lack of clarity as special treatment when he the competition more this Rafael Nadal held off a late arrives in Australia in his bid to with whom she will be time around,” says the IOC of to become a professional surge from birthday boy Ste playing — both in women’s ficer who is sponsored by the footballer. Australia’s Central fanos Tsitsipas to claim the and mixed doubles — is not a Punebased Lakshya Coast Mariners have agreed 80th title of his career with deterrent as Prarthana is Foundation. to help the eighttime victory at the Toronto Mas clearly excited with Sania tak Reflecting on her game, Olympic champion achieve ters on Sunday. ing time off to give some “in Prarthana feels her volleys, his longheld dream, let him Nadal overcame a second valuable tips” to her on the Inspirational: Prarthana Thombare is excited that Sania took groundstrokes are much bet train with the club set fightback from Greek recentlylaid tennis courts time off to give her “invaluable tips.” * FILE PHOTO indefinitely in his pursuit of a youngster Tsitsipas to claim (adjacent to Sania’s home) in ter now and that she is men playing contract. He is due to a 62, 76(4) victory in just Jubilee Hills here on Monday. Manchester ITF $1lakh event “Frankly, I am always ex tally much tougher to face arrive in Gosford, 75 under 1hr 45mins. “I have so much to learn partnering Luksika Kumkum cited to play in Asian Games the challenges. kilometres (47 miles) north of The win gave the 32year from her and Imran uncle of Thailand, the Solapur and the Olympics (she part “I played against most of Sydney, on his own this old Spaniard a recordex (Sania’s father Imran Mirza). I born girl, insists the prepara nered Sania in Rio in wo the top Asian players and so I weekend and has made just tending 33rd trophy at the do believe that I am much a tions have been really good. men’s doubles). am not really concerned one demand — that his hire elite Masters level as well as better player now than say I “I am pretty pleased with the It is a completely different about the draw even though car is black. AFP his 80th title. was four years ago,” Prartha results in Europe and UK re experience out there,” the the Chinese and the Japanese Earlier, a vocal crowd of na told The Hindu. cently. I am better prepared World No. 149 in women’s players pose a big challenge,” Borg’s son wins Swedish local flagwaving Greek fans Fresh from her significant this time around for Asian doubles said. concluded an optimistic Under16 championship sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to the Champion stuff: Rafael Nadal, who overcame a second set women’s doubles win in the Games,” she says. “Yes, I am very keen to im Prarthana. STOCKHOLM 20yearold Tsitsipas as Na Leo Borg, the 15yearold son fightback from Stefanos Tsitsipas, has now won 33 trophies dal reflected on a successful * AFP of tennis legend Bjorn Borg, at the elite Masters level. looks to be following in his campaign. “I feel I’ve im broken while serving for vic At Montreal, World No. 1 Udit begins Rutuja sails father’s footsteps, claiming proved every match, it’s im Vaishali is now a tory leading a set and 54. Simona Halep held her the Swedish under16 portant to win even if you’re well past Silakul outdoor tennis championship not at your best,” Nadal said Tsitsipas would not buck nerve in a rollercoaster duel at the weekend. Leo Borg as he prepares for the US le, making it 55 as Nadal hit with Sloane Stephens to win Woman Grandmaster defeated Ross Weibull 64, Open later this month. the net, with the set finally the WTA Montreal crown for SPORTS BUREAU SPORTS BUREAU WIMBLEDON NONTHABURI 64 on Sunday for the junior “It’s been almost 10 years going into a tiebreaker. the second time. Sports Bureau title, the second year in a row. (2010) since I last played in Nadal regained control, In a gruelling 2hr 41min Udit Gogoi got off to a Chennai The seventhseeded Rutu Last year, Borg won both the Toronto,” Nadal said of the earning a match point on a battle, French Open cham bright start, beating Luke Seventeenyearold R. Vaish ja Bhosale got off to a singles and doubles national event which comes to the ci Tsitsipas forehand error. pion Halep prevailed 76(6), Mcfarlane 62, 60 in the ali, elder sister of R. Pragg smooth start, defeating championships for 14year ty in evennumber years as it The Spanish World No. 1 36, 64 over Stephens in a opening league match of nanandhaa, became a Wo Chanikarn Silakul of Thai olds. AFP trades with Montreal. concluded victory with a fo repeat of the duo’s meeting the Road to Wimbledon UK man Grandmaster, land 62, 62 in the first The final featured a plot rehand winner deep into the in the final of Roland Garros under14 tennis champion completing her final norm round of the $25,000 ITF Indian U15 women twist at the end, with Nadal corner. earlier this year. ship on Monday. in the Riga Technical Un women’s tournament on enter semifinals Udit, who performed iversity Open chess tourna Monday. THIMPHU well on the European cir ment in Riga, Latvia on Sun The results: The Indian U15 women’s cuit reaching two semifi day. Vaishali had acquired $50,000 Challenger men, team progressed to the nals and a quarterfinal in her second WGM norm at R. Vaishali. * M. VEDHAN Gwangju, Korea: First round: semifinals of the agegroup Barcelona rallies to win Supercup singles apart from winning the Gredine Open (Italy) — Renta Tokuda (Jpn) bt Sasi SAFF Championship after Agence France-Presse a doubles title, will play the same tournament where ments, but here she did Kumar Mukund 36, 62, 63. defeating hosts Bhutan 10 Tangiers $15,000 ITF men, Anning, here on Monday. Shilky Devi’s Oliver Tarvet and Louis her brother became a GM. pretty well earning draws Barcelona battled back to Bowden in the next two “I think she has got her with higherrated players China: First round: V.M. Ran 58th minute strike proved to jeet bt Qian Sun (Chn) 46, be the difference between defeat Sevilla 21 and win the rounds of the league third norm in pretty quick which enabled her to com 75, 63. the two teams in a tightly Spanish Supercup on Sun phase. time,” R.B. Ramesh, Vaisha plete the norm. “Now she The Hindu $25,000 ITF women, Non contested match. In the day with French World Cup Chirag Duhan, Sanjana li’s coach, told has to work harder, chose thaburi, Thailand: semifinals on Thursday India winner Ousmane Dembele Sirimalla and Renne Singla here on Monday. good tournaments, and im First round: HuaChen Lee will face either Nepal or hitting a sensational winner will be the other Indian Ramesh said she has been prove on her chess (Tpe) bt Mahak Jain 75, 63; Bangladesh. PTI to give Lionel Messi a win players in action. losing to higherrated strengths and try to become Rutuja Bhosale bt Chanikarn ning start as captain. players in recent tourna a men’s GM,” he added. Silakul (Tha) 62, 62. It was Barcelona’s 13th Su percup and sixth in the last Nadal pulls nine seasons. However, Sevilla squan out of dered a golden chance to Sensational strike: Ousmane Dembele’s 78thminute 25yard send the match into extra screamer sealed the issue in Barcelona’s favour. * AP Cincinnati time when Wissam Ben Yed Slimani joins der missed a lastminute That set the stage for dal in the area. But Ben Agence France-Presse Fenerbahce on loan penalty. French star Dembele to take Yedder hit a weak penalty Toronto LONDON the headlines with a 78th mi which was easily saved by Leicester City’s record signing Pablo Sarabia gave Sevilla World No. 1 Rafael Nadal Islam Slimani has joined the lead after just nine mi nute screamer from 25 yards ter Stegen. on Sunday withdrew from Turkish football outfit nutes on a counterattack. and again Messi played a The result: Sevilla 1 (Sarabia 9) next week’s ATP Cincinnati Fenerbahce on a seasonlong Gerard Pique levelled three crucial role with the key lost to Barcelona 2 (Pique 42, Masters event as he pre loan. The 30yearold had minutes before the interval pass. Dembele 78). pares for this month’s US joined the Foxes in the for Barcelona after he was There was still time for German Supercup: Eintracht Open.“I am very sorry to summer of 2016 on a transfer fastest to respond to a loose late drama when Barca goal Frankfurt 0 lost to Bayern announce that I won’t be from Sporting Lisbon for ball following a Messi keeper MarcAndre ter Ste Munich 5 (Lewandowski 21, 26, playing in Cincinnati this £30million, reports Efe. IANS freekick. gen brought down Aleix Vi 54, Coman 63, Thiago 85). year,” Nadal said. https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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EPICIndia research Singer Aretha Franklin, 76, a There may be hope for ma The team used genetic evi dians live in areas that ex ers have developed the air multiple Grammy award- rine reefs to survive modern dence — including DNA se ceed the country’s standard quality life index (AQLI), a winner star whose legacy day global warming, say quences, phylogenetic ana for what is considered safe metric that provides a stretches back decades, is scientists who have found lyses and genome exposure to fine particulate means to predict the overall gravely ill in Detroit and that coralalgal partnerships comparisons — to calculate pollution (PM 2.5). To help reduction in life expectancy surrounded by relatives, said have endured numerous cli the microalgae’s approxi improve India’s air quality, caused by living in places media reports on Monday. mate change events since the mate age of origin. researchers from the Univer with high levels of air Ms. Franklin is known for hits such as Respect (1967) and I age of dinosaurs. They also used classical sity of Chicago and Harvard pollution. Say a Little Prayer (1968). The relationship between morphological techniques, Kennedy School have laid She was diagnosed with corals and the mutualistic in which they compared vi out five key evidencebased ‘No easy solution’ cancer in 2010. AFP microalgae that enable Past trends: The team used genetic evidence, including DNA sual characteristics of these policy recommendations in Elaborating further, Rohini them to build reefs is consid sequences, to calculate the micro-algae’s origin. * REUTERS symbionts using light and a new report, released on own air quality standards, Pande, the Rafik Hariri Pro erably older and more di electron microscopy, along Monday, titled ‘A Roadmap life expectancy would in fessor of International Politi verse than previously as of the dinosaurs, approxi rely for habitat. with computer modelling Towards Cleaning India’s crease by more than one cal Economy at the Harvard sumed, according to a study mately 160 million years “The fossil record shows and other methods, to dis Air’. year on an average, says the Kennedy School, said: published in the journal Cur- ago,” said Mr. LaJeunesse. “ that today’s reefbuilding co cover that in addition to be The group’s recommen 16page report. This number “While the economic costs rent Biology. They have faced severe rals exploded in diversity ing older, the algae family is dations include improving would increase to four years of pollution are high, and “Past estimates placed the episodes of environmental around 160 million years far more diverse than pre emissions monitoring by if India were to meet the there is no easy solution, we initiation of these symbiotic change, but have managed ago,” said Mr. LaJeunesse. viously perceived. better aligning incentives of World Health Organisation’s remain optimistic because relationships at 50 to 65 mil to bounce back,” he said. “Using genetic tech auditors, providing regula (WHO) norms. of the incredible innovations Crowd-funded headstone lion years ago,” said Todd La The microalgae, com Genetic evidence niques, we provide evidence tors with realtime data on “Air pollution is causing currently being experiment marks lost grave of poet Jeunesse, an Associate Pro monly called zooxanthellae, “Finding that the origin of that the family actually com polluters’ emissions, apply hundreds of millions of peo ed with throughout India.” LONDON fessor at Pennsylvania State lives inside the cells of co the algal symbionts corres prises at least 15 genera,” ing monetary charges for ex ple in India to lead shorter Some of the greatest gains The lost resting place of University in the U.S. rals, allowing them to ac ponds to major increases in said Mr. Parkinson. cess emissions, providing and sicker lives,” said Mi would be seen in big cities British poet and artist William “Our research indicates quire energy from sunlight the abundance and diversity This is important because the public with information chael Greenstone, Milton such as Delhi. There, people Blake was finally marked on that modern corals and their and to build the massive, of reefbuilding corals im some microalgal symbionts about polluters, and using Friedman Professor in Eco would live six years longer if Sunday with a gravestone, algal partners have been ent economically valuable reef plies that the partnership have characteristics that markets to reduce abate nomics and Director of the air quality met the national almost 200 years after he died. Despite his influence wined with each other for formations upon which with Symbiodiniaceae was make them more resilient to ment costs and pollution. Energy Policy Institute at the standards. today, Blake died in obscurity much longer — since the time countless marine organisms one of the major reasons for environmental changes. If India were to achieve its University of Chicago (EPIC) (Inputs from IANS) in 1827 and was buried in an unmarked common grave in Bunhill Fields. AFP Rude coworkers may affect your parenting style Like it or not, Google Survey showed that incivility at the workplace was associated with mothers feeling less effective as parents tracks your movements Press Trust of India said Kathryne Dupre, of Car renting behaviours, both strict, controlling parenting Paused Location History won’t help Toronto leton University in Canada. authoritarian (strict and con behaviours, said Ms. Dupre. Children could be unintend Some examples of work trolling) and permissive. Authoritarian parents Associated Press ed victims of workplace inci place incivility include ignor They found a significant have high expectations of San Francisco Scientists unveil rare vility, say scientists who ing or making derogatory re association between expe their children, with rules Google wants to know species of pterosaur found that women who en marks about someone, riencing rude behaviour at that they expect their chil where you go so badly that it PARIS counter rude coworkers are taking credit for the work of work and authoritarian pa dren to follow records your movements Scientists on Monday more likely to engage in stric others, passing blame for renting by working mothers unconditionally. even when you explicitly tell unveiled a previously unknown species of giant ter parenting practices, the your own mistakes, avoiding at home. There was no asso At the same time, though, it not to. pterosaur, the first creatures reby negatively affecting someone or shutting people ciation found with permis they provide very little in the An Associated Press in with a backbone to fly under their kids. out of a network or team. sive parenting. way of feedback and harshly vestigation found that many their own power. The species, Workplace incivility is any The researchers conduct Authoritarian parenting is Survey results also punish any mistakes, said Google services on Android identified through remains behaviour that is rude, dis ed an online survey of 146 more of a negative style. showed that incivility in the Ms. Dupre. “Research sug devices and iPhones store found in Utah, had a wing- respectful, impolite or other working mothers and their * GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO workplace was associated gests that authoritarian pa your location data even if span of 1.5 metres and 112 wise violates workplace spouses. Mothers were asked with mothers feeling less ef renting is more of a negative you’ve used privacy settings teeth, including fang-like norms of respect. about their experience with ness as a parent. Their fective as parents, which style of parenting as com that say they will prevent it Privacy issue: A smartphone spikes sticking out near the This behaviour shows a incivility in the workplace as spouses were asked to report could help explain the in pared to other parenting from doing so. displaying a user’s travel snout. AFP lack of concern for others, well as feelings of effective on the mothers’ negative pa creased need to engage in styles,” she added. Computerscience re details in New York. * AP searchers at Princeton con firmed these findings at the to the square foot and save it CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC AP’s request. to your Google account. Ruby quits Twitter For the most part, Google The privacy issue affects Bubbly city is upfront about asking per some two billion users of mission to use your location devices that run Google’s over Batwoman role information. An app like Android operating software Google Maps will remind and hundreds of millions of She is playing the lesbian superhero you to allow access to loca worldwide iPhone users tion if you use it for navigat who rely on Google for Press Trust of India ing. If you agree to let it re maps or search. Storing lo Los Angeles cord your location over cation data in violation of a Actor Ruby Rose has quit time, Google Maps will dis user’s preferences is wrong, Twitter following a backlash play that history for you in a said Jonathan Mayer, a Prin over her casting as lesbian “timeline” that maps out ceton computer scientist. superhero Batwoman in your daily movements. To demonstrate how po Arrowverse. Google’s support page on werful these other markers With the casting, Ms. the subject states: “With Lo can be, the AP created a vi Rose becomes the first cation History off, the plac sual map of the movements LGBTQ lead actor in a live es you go are no longer of Princeton postdoctoral action superhero series but stored.” researcher Gunes Acar, who the Australian actor had to That isn’t true. Even with carried an Android phone delete her Twitter account Ruby Rose Location History paused, with Location history off, after fans criticised her for some Google apps automati and shared a record of his not being one in real life. “When women and mi cally store timestamped lo Google account. The actor addressed the norities join forces, we are cation data without asking. The map includes Mr. negativity in her last mes unstoppable... when we For example, Google Acar’s train commute on sage on Twitter. tear each other down, it’s stores a snapshot of where two trips to New York and “Where on earth did ‘Ru much more hurtful than you are when you merely visits to The High Line park, by is not a lesbian therefore from any group. But hey/ open its Maps app. Automat Chelsea Market, Hell’s Kitch she can’t be batwoman’ love a challenge, I just wish ic daily weather updates on en and Central Park. come from... It has to be the women and the LGBT com Android phones pinpoint Critics say Google’s insis funniest, most ridiculous munity supported each oth roughly where you are. And tence on tracking its users’ thing I’ve ever read. I came er more... I am looking for some searches that have locations stems from its out at 12? And have for the ward to getting more than 4 nothing to do with location, drive to boost advertising re past 5 years had to deal with hours of sleep and to break like “chocolate chip coo venue. “They build advertis ‘she’s too gay’ how do y’all from Twitter to focus all my kies,” or “kids science kits,” ing information out of data,” flip it like that? I didn’t energy on my next 2 pro Sunshine trap: A street artist makes soap bubbles in front of the Alte Nikolaikirche church at the Roemerberg square in pinpoint your precise lati said Peter Lenz, a geospatial change,” Ms. Rose wrote. jects,” she said. Frankfurt, western Germany, on Monday. * AFP tude and longitude accurate analyst. Obesity among Thai Buddhist monks is a cause for concern Health Department issues nationwide warning, urging people to offer healthier alms and suggesting the monks take up more physical activities

Muktita Suhartono tor general, also suggested One major culprit? “Sug unhealthy food items that tyles through education BANGKOK that the monks add more ary drinks,” Ms. Jongjit said. monks regularly receive. about nutrition and physical The Buddha, in his laughing physical activity — like clean Monks are forbidden to Some people still do fitness. Its pilot program in incarnation, is often depict ing their temples — to their eat after midday, so to keep things the old way. Vilawan 2016 involved 82 monks at ed with a jolly smile and a sedentary lives of prayer and their energy up, many rely Lim, a homemaker in Bang temples and a monastic col giant, quivering belly. That meditation. on highly sweetened bever kok, has been offering lege, and its results were pos model of plenitude seems ev Obesity has reached ages, including energy monks homecooked food itive, with weight loss and lo er more apt in Thailand, alarming levels in Thailand, drinks. Thai Buddhist devo every morning for more than wered cholesterol levels where the waistlines of the which ranks as the second tees believe that offering a decade. As a matter of prin recorded. Now, the project country’s Buddhist monks heaviest nation in Asia, after alms secures them good kar ciple, monks are not sup publishes recipe booklets have expanded so much that Malaysia. One in three Thai ma in this life and the next. posed to show preferences that Buddhist devotees can health officials have issued a men are obese, while more for particular foods, but she use to make healthy and in nationwide warning. than 40% of women are sig Unintended effects said the monk who comes by expensive meals for monks. In June, officials from nificantly overweight, ac But the wellmeaning reli her home each morning The project encourages Thailand’s Public Health De cording to Thailand’s nation gious offerings of sugary drops hints about what he monks to keep a log of their partment urged laypeople to al health examination drinks and fatty foods are really enjoys. daily physical activities. offer healthier alms to survey. having unintended health Working with the Thai go Monks told researchers

monks, who set out from Monks are at the forefront Mindful eating: Monks collect food donations during daily almsgiving in Bangkok. * NYT consequences. vernment and religious auth that they often did not realise temples in their saffron of the problem. Nearly half “Soft drinks, boxed juice, orities, Ms. Jongjit manages they were putting on weight robes each morning to roam are obese, according to a stu diabetic, the study found. Allied Health Sciences in studying Thai monks’ dietary sweet snacks; plus many of the Healthy MonkHealthy because of their loosefitting the streets collecting their dy conducted by Chulalong “Obesity in our monks is a Bangkok. “Many of the habits, they were baffled. the foods are storebought, Nutrition Project. Funded by robes. Ms. Jongjit and her meals in the Buddhist korn University. More than ticking time bomb,” said monks are suffering from dis The monks consume fewer which means they are the Thai Health Promotion team came up with a belt tradition. 40% have high cholesterol, Jongjit Angkatavanich, a pro eases that we know are ac calories than the general packed with MSG and are Foundation, an autonomous with knots to indicate where Amporn Bejapolpitak, the nearly 25% have high blood fessor of food and nutrition tually preventable.” population, but more of low in protein and fiber,” Ms. government agency, its goal they thought a healthy wais department’s deputy direc pressure and one in 10 are at the university’s Faculty of When researchers began them are obese. Jongjit said, listing a litany of is to improve monks’ lifes tline should be. NY TIMES

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Metro ‘CS assault case will not stand scrutiny’ Uncertainty looms over services to AAPofficers’ relations be normal AAP calls chargesheet against Kejriwal, Sisodia bogus; says BJP seeking ‘revenge’ Staff Reporter The bogus ‘Department works would not be impacted by the tussle’ NEW DELHI <> tomorrow chargesheet will be The case against Chief Minis Damini Nath Staff Reporter torn to shreds NEW DELHI ter Arvind Kejriwal, Deputy when it will be put NEW DELHI CM Manish Sisodia and 11 Uncertainty loomed over the to legal scrutiny The Delhi Metro Rail Cor Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) already strained ties bet and it will be poration on Monday said MLAs would not stand scru ween the political executive that Metro services on Au tiny in court, the AAP said on contested with all and the bureaucracy in the gust 15 will run according Monday reacting to the Delhi legal strength to Delhi government on Mon to normal schedule. Police filing the chargesheet expose the real day as the Delhi Police “Metro trains will run as in court over the alleged as face of the Modi named Chief Minister Arvind usual across the entire Del sault on Chief Secretary An government and Kejriwal and Deputy Chief hi Metro network on Inde shu Prakash in February. its puppet Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia in its pendence Day. However On the intervening night Police chargesheet regarding the al entry and exit at four sta of February 19 and February Police carry the voluminous chargesheet in the Chief AAP Ministers’ statement leged assault on Chief Secre tions, including Lal Quila, 20, Chief Secretary Anshu Secretary assault case into Patiala House courts on Monday. tary Anshu Prakash. Jama Masjid, Delhi Gate Prakash alleged that he was * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT After Mr. Prakash alleged and ITO will be permitted assaulted by AAP MLAs dur MLAs in legally untenable, that he was assaulted by AAP from select entry and exit ing a midnight meeting at BJP president Amit Shah suf will be put to legal scrutiny imaginary and false cases, MLAs during a meeting at Mr. gates during the ceremony Mr. Kejriwal’s camp office in fered the worst ever electo and it will be contested with which are falling flat in Kejriwal’s residence in Fe time and some gates will his Civil Lines residence. The ral humiliation of their polit all legal strength to expose courts of law almost every bruary, officers in the go remain closed at these sta officer had alleged that the ical careers in February the real face of the Modi go day,” the Ministers’ state vernment and the Aam Aad tions owing to security Chief Minister and Deputy 2015, they have not forgiven vernment and its puppet ment read. mi Party dispensation have considerations,” said a Chief Minister were present. the elected government of Delhi Police, before the peo Mr. Bharadwaj said that been at odds. tions had remained frosty ven their statements to the DMRC official. Delhi and have relentlessly ple of this country,” the Mi the Chief Secretary had been As a sign of protest, the of since February 20, the day police in connection with the The official also said, Joint statement unleashed all their agencies nisters said. seen “conveniently walking ficers had stopped taking the FIR was filed in the case. case and this had further “To facilitate people at Lal With the police filing the with full might to crush the In a statement by AAP out” of the Chief Minister’s calls or going to meet Minis Soon after the chargesheet strained the ties. Quila station on the Inde chargesheet on Monday, the Delhi government to fulfil spokesperson Saurabh Bha residence, after allegedly be ters or MLAs, though they was filed, Mr. Kejriwal and A senior bureaucrat said pendence day, additional rest of the Cabinet as well as their arrogant desire of seek radwaj, the party said there ing attacked. He added that would attend meetings of the Mr. Prakash were both invit though there was no impact ticket counters will be the AAP issued statements ing complete revenge,” the had been a “midnight con the Chief Secretary did not Cabinet and other statutory ed to an event by the New of the chargesheet being filed opened at Lal Quila and Ja calling the document bogus. Ministers said. spiracy” hatched at the file a complaint immediately, obligations. Delhi Municipal Council. on the interactions between ma Masjid metro stations A joint statement by Minis “highest level” by the Modi but went to Raj Niwas, where The AAP had termed this Though Mr. Prakash attend the officers and the political along with deployment of ters Kailash Gahlot, Satyen Slams Modi govt government through the the alleged conspiracy was an illegal strike ed the event, the Chief Minis executive, the officers’ stand additional staff for guiding dar Jain, Gopal Rai, Imran They added that the “conspi LieutenantGovernor and hatched. The next day, the On Monday, as news broke ter did not. appeared to have been vindi the additional rush after Hussain and Rajendra Pal racy” to accuse Mr. Kejriwal Chief Secretary. Chief Secretary held meet of the chargesheet being filed A senior official said the cated. the ceremony.” Gautam said the BJP was try and Mr. Sisodia in the case “The Modi government ings with officers and then in the case, senior officials, Chief Minister’s decision not Several officers, however, However, parking at the ing to seek “revenge” for the was a “result of the extreme has turned the Delhi Police had a medical examination, both in various departments to attend was not related to said the work of their depart metro stations will be AAP’s victory in the 2015 frustration of the Modi go into a laughing stock about 24 hours after the al and those working with the the chargesheet or the pre ments would not be impact closed from 6 a.m. on Au Delhi Assembly elections. vernment”. through its consistent politi leged incident, he said. political executive, said the sence of the Chief Secretary. ed by the tussle. gust 14 to 2 p.m. on August “Ever since the Prime Mi “The bogus chargesheet cal misuse to frame the CM, development would not lead Senior officials said that Mr. Prakash declined to 15 for security reasons. nister Narendra Modi and will be torn to shreds when it Deputy CM, Ministers and SEE ALSO Ī PAGE 2 to much change as the rela several bureaucrats had gi comment on the matter. ‘Why law to prevent discrimination Will continue to raise questions, says Umar Khalid against HIV patients not notified?’ Speaks to media soon after the attack; slams propaganda campaign and branding anybody antinational HC seeks Central govt’s response; posts matter for Nov 26 Staff Reporter that stems from hatred. <> Once branded, said, “Just shut your mouth NEW DELHI One of the organisers of anything can be done or we will shut your mouth Staff Reporter You make a law Speaking to the media imme the event, Nadeem Khan to them. I was very forever. Tell Umar Khalid and New Delhi <> and are not diately after he was attacked said, “We are here to debate scared at that Jignesh Mewani also.” Ms. The Delhi High Court on notifying it. Why? by an unidentified man, and discuss how we can moment when the Rashid has filed a complaint Monday asked the Centre wielding a gun, JNU student move towards freedom with with the Jammu and Kashmir HC Bench man was pointing the why it has not yet notified Umar Khalid said that over out fear and ironically some gun at me. In that Police. the law to prevent discrimi the past two years, a hateful, one who has nothing to add Jammu and Kashmir CM moment, I was nation against HIV and AIDS disease. disinformation, propaganda to the debate shows up with a Mehbooba Mufti tweeted, patients despite the statute The Act, which received campaign was being spread gun outside the venue to reminded of what “Todays attack on Umar Kha receiving Presidential assent Presidential assent on April by certain media houses and spread fear.” happened to Gauri lid by hate mongers days be in April 2017. 20, 2017, prohibits discrimi troll armies of the ruling par Senior lawyer Prashant Lankesh and I fore Independence day is a A Bench of Chief Justice nation against PLHIV in ac ty to brand anybody opposed Bhushan, one of the speakers thought that moment mockery of our democracy. Rajendra Menon and Justice cessing healthcare, getting to them as antinational. at the event, said that threa had arrived for me Certain sections of the media C. Hari Shankar issued not jobs, renting accommoda “Once branded, anything tening someone who stands The gun which the assailant too played a sinister role in dropped while fleeing the Umar Khalid ice to the Ministry of Health tion or in admission to pu can be done to them. I was up for what is wrong or has a JNU student whipping up a public frenzy and the National Aids Con blic and private educational very scared at that moment view contrary to that of the spot. * R.V. MOORTHY by projecting him as anti na trol Organisation (NACO) University student, has institutions. when the man was pointing government in power shows to express deep anguish at tional. We have always taken seeking their reply on the claimed that due to delay in the gun at me. In that mo the rise of fascism in the on the cowardly attack on the way JNU as a community great pride in being the issue. notifying the Human Immu Punishment ment, I was reminded of country. Umar outside the Constitu has been vilified through an worlds largest democracy. The High Court was hear nodeficiency Virus (HIV) Violation of the Act by pu what happened to Gauri Lan tion Club and strongly con organised political cam Do we really want to be re ing a petition filed in public and Acquired Immune Defi blishing information about kesh and I thought that mo A cowardly act: JNUSU demns it. We wish to stand in paign. Violence against JNU duced to a mobocracy where interest seeking immediate ciency Syndrome (AIDS) PLHIV or advocating hatred ment had arrived for me,” The Jawaharlal Nehru Un complete solidarity with students especially from is no regard for rule of law notification of the law to pro (Prevention and Control) against them would attract said Mr. Khalid. He however, iversity Students’ Union Umar.” marginalised backgrounds is [sic].” tect rights of the People Liv Act, 2017, the rights guaran imprisonment ranging from said that he would continue called the attack on a “co “From the JNUSU we being normalised and routi Sitaram Yetchury of the ing with Human Immuno teed to PLHIV under the sta three months to two years or to raise questions as we need wardly act” that was a “cul would like to make it clear nised every day,” said JNUTA CPI(M) also tweeted saying, deficiency Virus (PLHIV). tute are being curtailed. a maximum fine of ₹1 lakh or to have freedom from fear. mination of the hatefilled that no voice can be curbed president Sonajharia Minz. “Two days before Indepen The plea by Shebani Rose both, the petition has said. The event — United propaganda that the Modi go and the students movement Former JNUSU vicepresi dence Day, in the capital — ‘Rights being curtailed’ Verma, filed through advo Apart from immediate Against Hate — Mr. Khalid vernment had spewed will continue to produce fear dent Shehla Rashid who is in next to Parliament, an assas “You make a law and are not cate Sija Nair Pal stated that notification of the Act, the was attending had invited against him and other JNU less voices,” the union said in Srinagar also said that she sination attempt with a gun. notifying it. Why?” the court there are over 2.1 million plea has also sought a direc speakers ranging from Mem students who have raised a statement. The JNU teach had received a threat mes What kind of anarchy is be asked the Ministry and listed PLHIV in India giving it the tion to the Centre to submit bers of Parliament, journal questions against the regime. ers’ association said that it sage from a person who iden ing unleashed? Who has the case for hearing on No dubious distinction of being a report on why there was a ists, lawyers, professors to JNUSU president Geeta was unbearable to see JNU tified himself as “Mafia Don created this climate of hate? vember 26. home to the third largest delay of more than a year in members of families that had Kumari said, “JNUSU ex students being rendered so Ravi Poojary”. The text mes Accountability, anyone? The petitioner, a Delhi population afflicted by this notifying the statute. been affected by violence presses shock and concern vulnerable. “We would like sage from a foreign number [sic]”. CM B ND-NDE YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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* SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Staff Reporter NDMC inaugurates New Delhi Wi-Fi ‘smart poles’ The Delhi High Court on NEW DELHI Monday asked its rulemak The NDMC on Monday ing committee to consider a launched its free Wi-Fi petition seeking doublesid initiative in Connaught Place, ed printing of judicial re with ‘smart poles’ that have cords against the prevalent Wi-Fi, 360 degree cameras practice of singleside print and environmental sensors, a ing to reduce paper con statement said. Inaugurated by Union Home Affairs sumption by courts here. Minister Rajnath Singh, the project also includes “solar Paper usage trees” that have LED lights However, a Bench of Chief and mobile charging points Justice Rajendra Menon and as well as fibre-to-home Justice C. Hari Shankar de The plea said one-sided printing came into practice only facilities. STAFF REPORTER clined to issue a direction because in earlier times typewriters were used and papers asking the Centre to write to used to be thin. Consequently, double-side prints were not the rulemaking committee feasible due to printing marks on the paper. * FILE PHOTO AAP appoints to make appropriate changes overseas convener in the prevalent practice of temic Change (CASC), which 27% of that was recycled. NEW DELHI paper usage by the High claimed that doublesided The plea added that approxi The Aam Aadmi Party on Court and subordinate printing will result in saving mately 10 litres of water is re Monday said it had appointed courts, saying “Let us not set more trees and water, which quired to create one piece of leader Prithvi Reddy the Sanitation workers dump garbage at a collection point near Laxmi Nagar in Delhi. * VIVEK TRIPATHI a precedent of Union of India are used for manufacture of paper. convener of its overseas writing to the courts to make paper. It said, “Onesided print wing. “Keeping in mind the rules”. Appearing for CASC, ad ing came into practice only extensive contributions of its It referred the matter to vocate Virag Gupta urged the because in earlier times ty overseas supporters, the the appropriate rulemaking Bench to ask the Centre to pewriters were used and Political Affairs Committee of CS assault case: BJP, Cong hit out at CM committee of the High Court write to the rulemaking papers used to be thin. Con AAP has appointed AAP and asked it to take a deci committee to make the ap sequently, doubleside prints leader Prithvi Reddy as sion in accordance with the propriate changes in paper were not feasible due to convener of AAP Overseas to ‘Shameful that Kejriwal and Sisodia’s names figure in police chargesheet’ further grow and strengthen law within eight weeks. usage. CASC claimed that printing marks on the paper. its overseas support base,” a The direction by the court Delhi alone was responsible However, modern printers Staff Reporter party statement said. Mr. Midnight at CM house to came on a plea by the Centre for 8,300 metric tonnes of are efficient and paper quali New Delhi Reddy has been a member of thrash him & intimidate him for Accountability and Sys waste paper daily and only ty has improved.” the AAP national executive The BJP and Congress on is unprecedented in Indian since the party was founded. Monday took on Chief Minis political history! Being elect STAFF REPORTER ter Arvind Kejriwal for his al ed, doesn’t give AAP a licen leged connivance in the al se,to beat the seniormost Baijal chairs EPCA meet leged assault on Chief bureaucrat. Politicians come Secretary Anshu Prakash in & go, but this nonpolitical Green signal February. steel frame shouldn’t be the Staff Reporter Commissioners of the East Department was instructed BJP state president Manoj target!” New Delhi and North Delhi civic bodies; to complete radiofrequency for SDMC’s Tiwari said it was a “shame The BJP termed desperate LieutenantGovernor Anil and representatives from va identification (RFID) and ro ful and ignoble” fact that Mr. a joint statement issued by Baijal on Monday chaired a rious departments, including tary work at the earliest. Mr. ₹500crore Kejriwal and Deputy Chief the Aam Aadmi Party go meeting convened by the En Northern Railway. Lal noted that the toilet com Minister Manish Sisodia’s vernment’s Ministers in vironment Pollution Control “The meeting started with plex has been completed by bond for names figured in the char Police personnel outside Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's which they had attempted to Authority (EPCA) to review a review of the action taken the Department. gesheet filed by the Delhi residence during an investigation into the alleged assault on “repeating their rhetoric” progress on various infras points of the previous meet The Delhi Pollution Con projects Police in relation to the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash. * FILE PHOTO against the BJPruled Centre tructure and civic issues. ing held at Raj Niwas on May trol Committee member se incident. over the issue. In a statement, the Raj Ni 29. Mr. Baijal was informed cretary informed the LG that Staff reporter “This must be a solitary cides the matter,” Mr. Tiwari Deputy CM in the criminal “We have seen a political was said topics discussed about traffic management work on converting indus New Delhi incident where the police said. assault on CS”. statement by AAP Ministers during the meeting, included near Anand Vihar ISBT. The tries to PNG was under way, The Standing Committee of have after a thorough inqui “They quietly watched after the filing of chargesheet improvement work at the police said the traffic police including at Patparganj, Jhil the South Delhi Municipal ry decided to file in court a Kejriwal’s aide the misdeeds of their cro abusing and accusing the Anand Vihar ISBT, status of deploys staff at all five major mil and Friends Colony in Corporation gave its nod chargesheet for criminal Leader of the Opposition Vi nies. Therefore, they are Central government. We un air pollution in Jhilmil, Sahi choke points daily. Mr. Lal dustrial areas. “The LG di for the issuing of bonds conspiracy against a sitting jender Gupta demanded the equal partners in crime. derstand their desperation babad and Ghaziabad indus sought deployment of offic rected the DPCC to complete worth ₹500 crore to raise Chief Minister...the conduct Chief Minister and Deputy They are also guilty of weav but the way they have react trial areas, and waste dispo ers throughout the day. He the conversion process by funds for various projects, of the Chief Minister and his Chief Minister’s resignation. ing the web of lies and de ed repeating their rhetoric sal problems at the Narela directed the Uttar Pradesh September 30. Mr. Baijal also on Monday. party colleagues has shamed The statement of V.K. Jain, ceits which were further against the Centre despite and Bawana industrial areas. Police to make similar arran directed all agencies to pre The financial instrument the people of Delhi, the CM one of Mr. Kejriwal’s aides, spread by others leaders knowing full well that it is a The meeting was attended gements,” Raj Niwas stated. pare for coming winter sea will be issued for a period should own moral responsi Mr. Gupta argued had re from their party,” Mr. Gupta criminal complaint filed by by Delhi Environment Minis The LG’s office stated that son so that air pollution is of 10 years at an annual in bility of the attack on the vealed “the most important alleged. their Chief Secretary with ter Imran Hussain; EPCA Mr. Lal instructed the North contained in Delhi. Mr. Lal al terest rate of 8.5%. Chief Secretary and hand ov factor” in relation to the On his part, Delhi Con witness being CM’s own ad chairperson Bhure Lal; Addi ern Railway to finalise work so asked all agencies to expe er charge to some other par case, that is the alleged cri gress chief Ajay Maken viser and not by any political tional Chief Secretary, Home; and construct a second ap dite work on the ground,” the Solar plants ty colleague till the court de minal conspiracy “of CM and tweeted, “Calling CS at 12 opponent,” Mr. Tiwari said. Commissioner, Transport; proach road. The Transport statement added. A statement issued by the corporation stated that out of the money raised, ₹180 crore is meant for setting Protect drain crossing up solar plants with a total Plea against govt’s scheme on free water quota capacity of 77 MW and ₹320 crore for the con Fastdepleting resource ought not to be given away for free in such huge quantities, say petitioners Najafgarh Road: NGT struction of its new head Staff Reporter quarters at IP Estate. The scheme was quantities, especially when SDMC told to take appropriate steps The bonds are being is New Delhi <> several areas in the city do launched without sued under the Develop The Delhi High Court on not have water pipelines Staff Reporter SDMC to take appropriate ment of Solar Cities pro Monday sought the city go conducting proper and depend on tankers for New Delhi action for protection of the gramme of the Ministry of vernment’s stand on a peti research with regard supply. The National Green Tribu environment in relation to New and Renewable tion opposing its scheme to to production, They have sought setting nal (NGT) has directed the the drain in question.” Energy. provide 20,000 litres of free recycling and aside of the Delhi govern South Delhi Municipal Cor The panel also permitted The proposal document water per month to each supplying of water ment’s February 25, 2015, poration (SDMC) to ensure the civic body to approach stated that the corporation household in the Capital. in Delhi decision to provide 20,000 that appropriate steps are the monitoring committee will be liable to pay about Plea by advocates Tajinder Singh litres of free water to each taken to protect the drain that the Bench had consti ₹425 crore interest at the Notices issued and Anurag Chauhan household in the city and crossing Najafgarh Road. tuted in July to oversee the end of 10 years. To meet A Bench of Chief Justice Ra the subsequent DJB order Following a plea by MLA cleaning of drains. this obligation, a yearly re jendra Menon and Justice C. hearing. notifying it on February 27, Manjinder Singh Sirsa A panel comprising serve fund of about ₹95 Hari Shankar issued notices The petitioners, advo 2015. The petition has al claiming that the Shubhash former Delhi Chief Secre crore will be created. Out of to the Delhi government cates Tajinder Singh and leged that “the scheme was Nagar drain in west Delhi tary Shailaja Chandra and this, under a scheme of the and its water distributing Anurag Chauhan, have said launched without conduct was not being cleaned after former NGT expert mem Union Urban Development authority, the Delhi Jal in their plea that water, be ing proper research with re it crosses Najafgarh Road, a ber B.S. Sajwan had been Ministry, the corporation Board (DJB), seeking their ing a fastdepleting re gard to production, recy The petitioners said in their plea that several areas in the city Bench headed by NGT constituted to monitor will be receiving a subsidy responses to the plea by No source, ought not to be gi cling and supplying of water do not have water pipelines and depend on tankers for supply. chairperson Adarsh Kumar compliance with orders of of about ₹26 crore. vember 19, the next date of ven away free in such huge in Delhi”. * FILE PHOTO Goel said: “We direct the the NGT.

THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 CITY 3 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE IN BRIEF Fire breaks out at Ashok Plea on Bansal and kin’s death: apex court seeks response from govt Hotel, no injuries reported Bansal and his family members committed suicide in 2016 Legal Correspondent At record room of Central Bank of India; no cash or valuables were damaged NEW DELHI Six held at Delhi Aiport The Supreme Court on Mon Staff Reporter day asked the government to for smuggling gold New Delhi NEW DELHI respond to a plea made by Six persons, including a A fire broke out at the record former bureaucrat E.A.S. Chinese national, have been room of Central Bank of In Sarma to order a courtmon arrested by Customs officials dia, at The Ashok hotel in itored probe into the deaths at the airport here for Chanakyapuri on Monday. of B.K. Bansal, a senior mi allegedly trying to smuggle The Fire Department re nistry official who was un 3.1 kg gold worth nearly ₹1 ceived a call regarding the in der a cloud of graft, and his crore into the country, an cident at 12.20 p.m., after family. official statement stated on which seven to eight trucks Monday. The accused were were rushed to the spot. Notice issued held in separate incidents of A Fire Department official A Bench of Chief Justice Di gold smuggling reported said that the fire was brought pak Misra, Justices A.M. over the past three days at under control by 3.15 p.m. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chan Indira Gandhi International The officer also said while drachud issued notice to the Airport. PTI nobody sustained injuries in government after Mr. Sarma, the incident, some furniture represented by senior advo and documents in the room cate Colin Gonsalves, sub Aspiring stuntmen held were damaged. mitted that the untimely for auto thefts deaths by suicide required NEW DELHI The Fire Department was called at 12.20 p.m. on Monday regarding the fire at The Ashok hotel, Short circuit Chanakyapuri. Officials said that the fire was brought under control by 3.15 p.m. * SHIV KUMAR an investigation as they were Two persons, aspiring to B.K. Bansal was found dead at his east Delhi apartment* FILE An official of the disaster PUSHPAKAR/ SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT allegations made against In become Bollywood PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY management authority said dia’s premier investigating stuntmen, were arrested for that a short circuit is suspect accessed,” said Arun Kumar However, the police are agency, the CBI. hind a suicide note alleging ing bribe and was out on bail being involved in several cases of snatching and auto ed to have caused the fire. Mishra, Chief Manager of the currently investigating the Bansal, former Director “harassment” by the CBI. In at the time of his death. theft in the Capital, the “We saw smoke rising bank. matter and were not able to General of Corporate Affairs, July 2016, Bansal’s wife and Suicide prevention hel- police said on Monday. The from our record room provide details on the same. had allegedly hanged him daughter had committed pline: Sanjivini, Society for two were members of a around 10.30 a.m. It is where Employees off duty self along with his son in suicide alleging the same. Mental Health, Telephone: bikers gang and used the we keep our stationery and Two employees of the bank Damage September 2016 at their east Bansal was arrested on July 011-4076 9002, Monday-Sa- names ‘biker’ and ‘rider’. The from where the cash hold is who are normally posted at The water used to douse the Delhi residence, leaving be 16, 2016 for allegedly accept turday, 10 a.m.-7.30 p.m. accused wanted to purchase the room were said to be off fire is likely to have soiled highend bikes for high <> A tube light above duty during the incident. some documents, Mr. Bhard speed stunts, the police also some documents “A tube light above some waj also said. The water had said. PTI in the room burst, documents in the room to be pumped out of the Class X boy assaulted, found hanging following which burst, following which the room later. fire broke out,” said Vinod No cash or valuables were the fire broke out Bharadwaj, part of disaster affected but the actual ex His new watch was snatched by 3 boys; accused detained Vinod Bharadwaj Woman Civil Defence Disaster Management management authority at tent of the damage is yet to Authority the local SDM’s office. be ascertained. Press Trust of India same locality had on Sunday reached the spot to inter gives birth in Ghaziabad snatched a new watch of the vene. When the woman re A 17yearold Class X student deceased. He was a student turned home after filing a CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC PCR van was found hanging in his of a Delhi school. complaint, she found her Net practice room after he was allegedly When he asked them to son hanging from a ceiling Press Trust of India assaulted by three boys who return it, they allegedly fan in his room, Mr. Kumar New Delhi snatched his watch in Gha thrashed him, said Ghazia said. A Delhi Police PCR van ziabad on Sunday, the police bad Assistant Superinten The three accused have doubled up as a labour said on Monday. dent of Police Ravi Kumar. been detained for interroga room recently when a wo The incident happened at tion, he said, adding that man delivered her baby in Archna Enclave in Khoda Mother was assaulted cause of the teenager’s death it en route to hospital in municipality on Sunday They allegedly assaulted his could be ascertained after north Delhi’s Burari, the night. Three boys of the mother too when she the postmortem report. police said on Monday. A PCR van stationed at Burari received a call on August 12 about a woman Rumours of vandalising in labour Satya Vihar, Burari. The staff comprising As Ambedkar statue spark tension sistant SubInspector Jiten der, and Head Constable Mahender, rushed to the Allegation was made in an attempt to frame a group: police spot and found a 22year Staff Reporter old woman in advanced la wari police station in Ghazia that the former was trying to Niwari bour pain. The staff imme bad. vandalise the statue, the pol diately shifted the woman Tension erupted after ru Forces from other police ice said. to the PCR van and sped to mours of vandalising Bhim stations also reached the The two groups, they the hospital. Rao Ambedkar statue in Ni spot. The police said that said, had an old feud bet On the way, in between wari in Ghaziabad started there is an Ambedkar statue ween them. Wazirabad and MajnuKa doing the rounds on Mon installed at a park in the “The situation is under Tila, they noticed that the day. area. control now. We are keeping woman was in acute pain Seniors police officers Some locals alleged that a an eye on the area. Members and was close to delivering said that the initially the pol group of boys tried to van of both the groups have the baby, the police said. ice were informed that there dalise the statue, and that been asked to maintain They informed another was an attempt to vandalise sparked the tension. peace and harmony. If PCR van, having base at the Ambedkar statue. anyone is found guilty of tak ISBT in which a woman Acting on the informa Old feud ing the law in his hands, we constable was available. tion, they rushed to the spot. In an attempt to frame one will take stringent action The staff of the other Something fishy: A child pulls out a fishing net from a water stream near Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi on Monday. The incident took place in group, members of another against the person,” the of vehicle comprising Assis * VIVEK TRIPATHI Abupur which falls under Ni spread the rumours, alleging ficer said. tant SubInspectors Pitam Singh and Virender, and woman Constable Komal, reached the first van. Student loses part of 3 arrested for supplying drugs With the help of Consta DU challenges order ble Komal, the woman in labour delivered a girl child finger in school 3 kg heroin and 1 kg alprazolam worth ₹15 crore seized and later they were admit on extra classes ted to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospi Press Trust of India kg of alprazolam worth ₹15 arrested, Mr. Kushwah said. tal where they are current Parents accuse school of negligence New Delhi crore in the international Akhtar and Jahangir, re Staff Reporter within the total number Three men have been arrest market from their posses vealed that the consignment New Delhi ly doing fine, said S.D. Press Trust of India of lectures held. A threemember ed for allegedly supplying sion, said P.S. Kushwah, De was supplied by a person Mishra, Deputy Commis New Delhi <> The Delhi University ap “Rule 10 of the Bar sioner of Police (PCR). fact finding drugs in Delhi and adjoining puty Commissioner of Pol from Latehar, a resident of proached the High Court Council of India Rules by A Class VI student of Delhi’s committee has States, the police said on ice (Special Cell). the Naxalaffected area in here on Monday chal no stretch of imagination St. Columba’s School lost a been formed to Monday. Jharkhand, and Akhtar used lenging a Single Judge’s can be interpreted to DELHI TODAY part of his right hand’s ring probe the issue Tipoff and trap to supply alprazolam to that order asking the law fa stipulate that additional finger on August 10 when it Senior administrative official The accused Acting on a tipoff, the police person, said the officer. culty members to con classes should be held got stuck in a door. His pa St. Columba’s School The accused have been iden laid a trap on August 11 near Alprazolam was appa Talk: Roundtable Forum on “Ending duct at least 139 hours of even though the entire Impunity for Kleptocrats and Accom- rents have accused the tified as Akhtar Ali (41), Ja Ambedkar Nagar bus stand rently used to enhance the extra classes or tutorials, syllabus of the course has plices: Do we need an International school authorities of formed us it was not possi hangir (29) and Jenulabdin where the accused had potency of heroin. within eight weeks, for been taught in the semes Anti-Corruption Court?”. Chair: Soli J. Sorabjee, Life Trustee, IIC. Welcome negligence. ble to stitch back the por (49), they said. come to deliver consign Akhtar revealed that he students who are desi ter as per the time table Remarks: Sunil Dang, Member, Exec- The school administra tion now and this will be a The police have seized 3 ment to one of their contacts had been supplying drugs rous to attend the lec and schedule followed by utive Committee, IIC. Opening kg of highgrade heroin and 1 following which they were for 16 years. Presentation: Dr. Emil Bolongaita, tion has formed a three permanent deformity,” she tures to make up for at the law centre,” the order Distinguished Service Professor of member factfinding com added. tendance shortage. stated. Public Policy & Head, Carnegie Mellon mittee on Monday to probe The mother accused the The Single Judge had The university con University, Australian and Member of the Board – III. Guest of Honour: Dr. the issue after a group of pa school authorities of show come down heavily on tended in the appeal that Narinder Singh, former Chairman, In- rents staged protest outside ing a “lackadaisical Vivek Vihar encounter: 1 more held the Delhi University law the Single Judge, by pass ternational Law Commission. Closing Remarks: Dr. G. Venkatesh Rao, Ad- the school premises. attitude”. teachers for “illegally” ing the judgment, had vocate, Supreme Court at Conference detaining around 500 “overstressed” the rule Room – II, India International Centre, Mother’s allegations ‘No action taken’ students for lack of atten that 450 class hours have 10:30 a.m. Was carrying a cash reward of ₹1 lakh on his head “I got a call from the school The incident was caused af dance and ordered hold to be conducted irrespec Talk: Lecture on “What do we need to know?” as part of ‘Governing India’ on August 10 and was told ter two boys pushed him to Press Trust of India ing the police encounter, Ad and NCR and disposing off ing of supplementary ex tive of the fact that the series with Prof. Rahul Mukherji, Pro- there was a cut on my son’s wards the foyer door which New Delhi ditional Commissioner of the stolen vehicles in Uttar ams, saying it was a syllabus for all the sub fessor and Head of the Department of hand and he needed to be resulted in his hand being A 29yearold man, carrying Police (Crime) Rajiv Ranjan Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan “failure” of the faculty. jects for the respective Political Science, South Asia Institute in Heidelberg University. Chair: Dr. taken to the hospital. Neith caught in it and thus the a cash reward of ₹1 lakh in said. and the northeast, Mr. Ran semesters was already Amitabh Kundu, Distinguished Fellow er the school officials made portion being cut. The connection with his alleged During sustained interro jan said. Students’ reply completed as planned. at the Research and Information Sys- tem for Developing Countries, New any effort to get him imme school has no idea about involvement in the Vivek Vi gation, Kuldeep disclosed He said they used to break A Bench of Justice Sanjiv It said no syllabus re Delhi at Siddhartha Hall, Goethe-In- diate medical aid nor I was who were those two boys har encounter, has been ar the identity of the person the window of the targeted Khanna and Justice Chan mained that might be stitut/Max Mueller Bhavan, 3 Kas- informed that the injury and no action has been ta rested, the police said on driving their car as Kalia, car and then used a drill ma turba Gandhi Marg. der Shekhar issued not taught to the detained was this serious,” the stu ken yet, the mother said. Monday. who along with another ac chine to unlock the steering ice to the students and students in these addi Film & Talk: Screening of Nayak (B&W/Bengali/1966/117mins) dir- dent’s mother said. The school authorities Accused Kalia, a resident complices had fled, he said wheel. The accused also sought their response on tional classes. ected by Satyajit Ray, with an intro- said a probe committee has of northeast Delhi’s Nand Acting on a tipoff, Kalia knew how to switch off the the university’s appeal The Single Judge, duction from Sayandeb Chowdhury, Asst. Professor, School of Letters, ‘Permanent deformity’ been formed. Nagri, is involved in 17 cases was arrested near a cinema GPS system in case one was against the order. while granting relief to Ambedkar University Delhi, followed “When I took him to a hos “A threemember fact of motor vehicle theft, they hall in Nand Nagri on August installed in the car. In its appeal, the varsi the students, had said the by a discussion at Gulmohar Hall, In- pital later, the doctor asked finding committee has been said. 3 after a brief scuffle, Mr. Kalia has disposedoff ty contended that the shortfall of attendance dia Habitat Centre, 7 p.m. us for the lost part of the fin formed to probe the issue. Four men had on June 5 Ranjan said. around 100 stolen vehicles Single Judge in a July 6 or was caused due to “fai Exhibition: “Women seen and remembered”, solo show of drawings ger. I called up the school The school is committed to opened fire at the police and During interrogation, the in the past one year. der had totally ignored lure of faculty of law to by K. G. Subramanyan (1953 - 2016) who later tried to find out ensure a speedy and tho one of the gang member, accused revealed that since At his instance, a stolen the fact that all the three conduct minimum class at Triveni Kala Sangam, 205, Tansen Marg, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m. the part and by the time the rough investigation,” a se Noor Mohammad, had died 2012, he along with his ac car involved in the Vivek Vi law centres had already es as prescribed under (Mail your listings for this column cut part was brought to the nior administrative official in retaliatory firing. One Ra complices had been stealing har encounter case was also completed the course the Bar Council rules”. at [email protected]) hospital, the doctor in of the school said. vi Kuldeep was arrested dur luxurious cars from Delhi seized. CM B ND-NDE YK https://t.me/Material_For_Exam https://t.me/TheHindu_Zone_official

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IN BRIEF ‘Steps being taken to resolve issues of homebuyers’ Committed to finding solution for those affected: Puri Press Trust of India Overcast skies, light New Delhi rain in the Capital The government is commit NEW DELHI ted to finding a solution for Overcast skies prevailed in all affected homebuyers in the Capital with light rain in Noida and Greater Noida, some parts of the city on said Union Housing and Ur Monday. The maximum ban Affairs Minister Hardeep temperature settled at 33 Puri on Monday. degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while Empowered Committee the minimum was 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch The Minister said the Empo below the season’s average, wered Committee, under the weatherman said. Cloudy the chairmanship of the skies along with the Housing and Urban Affairs possibility of light rain has Secretary, is expected to fi Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri been forecast for Tuesday. PTI nalise its report shortly to re (right) with Secretary Durga Shanker Mishra in New Delhi on solve the problems of affect Monday. * PTI Special metro to spread ed homebuyers of stalled idea of nationalism housing projects. “undertake” the projects of work. The Centre has alrea NEW DELHI “We are committed to embattled real estate major dy introduced the Real Es The DMRC on Monday said it finding a solution for all af Amrapali Group, which has tate (Regulation and Deve has put into service a six fected homebuyers,” Mr. Pu failed to hand over posses lopment) Act, 2016, under coach special train, with ri told journalists when sion of flats to around which proper protection is photographs of freedom asked about steps being ta 42,000 buyers. provided to buyers. fighters and other icons, to HC seeks Centre’s stand on plea ken by the government to re The apex court asked So far, around 29,033 real spread the message of solve the issues of buyers. NBCC to place before it a estate projects have been re patriotism. Union Minister Earlier this month, NBCC, “concrete proposal” within gistered under the RERA V.K. Singh has written a which comes under the Mi 30 days on how it proposes Act, while 22,568 real estate special message on the train, for removal of Jamia professor nistry, told the Supreme to complete the projects agents have been recorded the official added. Court that it was ready to along with a timeline of under the law. STAFF REPORTER Professor was removed over allegation of plagiarism, reinstated later Notice to shelter home over Italian students Press Trust of India decision and the professor GURUGRAM 2 snakes rescued from Gurugram New Delhi The Child Welfare Committee challenged it in the High (CWC) of Gurugram district The Delhi High Court on Court, which dismissed his issued a notice to a shelter Monday sought the stand of plea in August 2016. He filed They were spotted by the staff on construction site home on Monday for the Centre and Jamia Millia an appeal before a Division allegedly allowing 16 Italian Islamia on a plea seeking Bench against the dismissal Staff Reporter Sharma said: “We often spot students to stay there setting aside of reinstate of his plea, claimed the peti NEW DELHI snakes at the construction without prior permission of ment of a professor who tion by Hamidur Rehman. A 6footlong rat snake and a site. We found the Wildlife the administration. Deep was removed from the un 5footlong blackheaded SOS helpline number online Ashram has been asked to iversity over allegation of Review plea royal snake were rescued by and immediately contacted respond to the CWC notice plagiarism. Professor Deepak Kem also Wildlife SOS from a nearly 6 their rescue team.” within a week. PTI filed a review plea against footdeep pit at the upcom Wildlife SOS cofounder Contempt action the 2012 decision of the ing Unitech Resort Villa site and CEO Kartick Satyana NOTTO director seeks A Bench of Chief Justice Ra Deepak Kem was reinstated as professor atJamia Millia High Court, the petition at Sector 33 in Gurugram. rayan said, “With increasing extension of tenure jendra Menon and Justice C. Islamia but the decision has now been challenged in the High said, alleging that this was Both snakes are currently urbanisation, construction, NEW DELHI Hari Shankar issued notices Court by a former university student. * FILE PHOTO not disclosed in court. under observation and will shrinking habitats and loss National Organ and Tissue to the Centre and the un Thereafter, the university be released into their natu of natural prey base, wildlife Transplant Organisation iversity seeking their reply mocracy and Media. In 2015, the university told the High Court that it ral habitat once deemed fit. species are often forced to (NOTTO) director Prof. Vimal to a petition which sought amended a provision of the had decided to review the The NGO’s 24hour rescue move into human settle Bhandari has written to the Union Health Ministry asking contempt action against va Jamia Millia Islamia Act Jamia Millia Islamia Act that professor’s plea for rein helpline (9871963535) re ments in search of easy prey. for extension of tenure till rious officials of Jamia for al The petition said the univer dealt with removal of aca statement and based on the ceived a call on Sunday after Very few snake species in November. He has turned 62, legedly fabricating a court sity had in May 2011 re demic staff to allow review submission, Prof. Kem’s ap noon regarding two snakes Delhi are actually venomous the age of retirement from order to facilitate the pro moved the professor, who of such a decision, the plea peal of 2016 was disposed, trapped inside a pit at the and even these snakes will fessor’s reinstatement. had challenged the decision said. the plea said. upcoming luxury township The rescued fivefootlong not attack until provoked. administrative posts. “The blackheaded royal snake. orders were issued three The plea, filed by a form in the High Court, where a The petition added that Prof. Kem was reinstated at Sector 33 in Gurugram. We are very glad that people * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT weeks ago and the Ministry er student of the university, single judge had in Septem subsequent to the amend as a professor in Jamia but They were spotted by the have become so aware that received a request from Prof. has alleged that the profes ber 2011 and a Division ment, the professor moved the decision has now been staff at the site. exhausted from the ordeal, they consider calling experts Bhandari seeking extension sor had copied from a book, Bench had in April 2012 af a representation seeking a challenged in High Court by A team of two rescuers and are currently being kept instead of trying to deal with till November,” said a Health Media, Markets and Democ- firmed the step taken by the relook into his removal. a former student of the un rushed to the spot. The under close observation. the matter themselves, or official. STAFF REPORTER racy, in his book titled De- university. Jamia upheld its earlier iversity. snakes appeared weak and Project manager Sahil worse, killing the snakes.”

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THE HINDU NOIDA/DELHI TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2018 SHOWCASE 5 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE ‘Tis the Season Addressing issues Director Nila Madhab Panda is back with yet another story Subtle glamour is the way to go, this wedding season of our times Gagan Dhillon Khullar Less is more Nudes make an entry Atif Khan “There is a shift in percep There is acceptance of If you are bride to be, it’s tion where brides no longer white, believes Rai. “People Nila Madhab Panda's Hal- worth your while to visit a want to be overshadowed by are choosing whitethemed kaa's trailer opens with child wedding show. Fret not, if their outfit, jewellery and décor. You’ll even find that protagonist Pichku's dream you missed the DLF Emporio makeup. They are asking for grooms are comfortable of a toilet of his own where Couture Weddings and the jewellery that doesn’t cut in wearing it,” he adds. With he can enjoy his privacy. oneonone sessions with the to their skin and make up designers embracing whites While the child's dream stylists, Aki Narula, Mohit that is natural looking,” says and beiges, couture and bri matches with the current go Rai and Ami Patel. We have Rai. Light makeup that lets dal wear in nude palates is vernment's muchpublicised the latest from them on the the skin breathe and high not hard to find. vision of cleanliness, the di season’s wedding trends. lighting one feature at a time The body is for rector asserts that the film’s Colours are bold is big this season. Choose a showing timing with the current pol Soft hues and pastels have single statement piece of je Designers like Manish Mal itical narrative was not had their moment. It’s time wellery rather than an entire hotra and Sabyasachi have planned. “It is not part of for colours that reflect tradi set of maang tika, necklace changed the game with out some government policy but tional Indian heritage. As and earrings. Dare to mix it fits that flatter necklines and an independent story. As it is Clean entertainment: Nila Madhab Panda * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Narula puts it, “Be bold. up. “Jewellery sets that cuts for the Indian body related to the idea of cleanli Choose deep jewel tones and match aren’t practical any type. In contrast to the past, ness, the government want bound to have some perti have made many documen Banarasi colors like bright more. It is better to invest in brides are embracing deeper ed to come and do someth nent issues.” taries and that helps me in yellows, warm greens, plush individual pieces that you necklines and stringy ing for it and later got Be it I am Kalam or Kadvi the kind of films that I purples, vibrant blues and will be able to use often la blouses. associated with it,” says the Hawa, his films reflect the make.” deep reds.” The easiest way ter,” suggests Narula. Grooms go bridal National Award winning di realities and reject the usual He is amongst a handful to do this: incorporate one rector, who was in Delhi re causal narrative of plot and of filmmakers who make piece from traditional Indian cently to launch the trailer. climax. “I am a storyteller. children films. “It is always a weaves like Kanjeevaram, Winner of Grand Prix for My craft is very simple. I am learning experience to work Tanchoi, Chanderi, Best Film at the Kinolub Fes very close to humanity and I with children because their Banarasi. tival for Children and Youth don’t heighten drama or emotions are pure and in Lehengas are lighter in Poland and Grand Prix De evoke fantasy. This way, I re spiring. I showed it to chil Compromising on com Montreal at the 21st Mon main close to society. If Kad- dren in Poland and they fort is a thing of the past. Sty treal International Chil vi Hawa made you cry and I could relate to the problem lists agree that the days of dren's Film Festival, Halkaa am Kalam brought a smile of children in Delhi.” With manykilo garments are is about two slum children's on your face, this will make industry still struggling for gone. “Brides want the em aspirations and their fight you both laugh and cry,” home grown content for broidery and the glamour, against open defecation. promises Panda. children, Panda believes but without feeling weighed Though most of his films there is a lack of understand down,” says Patel. So look for have some pertinent issues In-depth knowledge ing of market along with fear outfits in lighter fabrics with woven into the storyline, he He shot the film at a slum of taking risks. “There is less stunning embroidery. If you prefers not to call them so near Pragati Madan. His art content for children in India are opting for traditional zari Keeping it light: Models showcasing the mood of the wedding cial films. “I don't think my of shooting onlocation with as we don't take the risk to and tar work then choose a season; (left) Ami Patel flanked by Aki Narula and Mohit Rai films deliberately talk about nonactors and documen make films for them. We lighter design. One way to * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT issues. I am interested in sto tarystyle camera move want our money to be safe shed the weight is opting for ries around me and it is ments reflect his experience and there is hardly any un a separate can can skirt that Grooms are embracing vi dy to matching the outfit to about how I craft my narra on the ground. “I have in derstanding of childhood as can be removed after the for brant colours. Don’t be sur the bride or at least include tives. Halkaa is about us and depth knowledge of various we only think about our mal ceremony is completed, prised to see them in floral one aspect from her outfit in it is today's story. So it is issues like climate change. I selves.” suggests Narula. prints this season. It is tren the groom’s attire. Cultural glimpses of Qila-e-Mubarak

with the Taj Mahal. The palace re upon the Jumna were illuminated tain in the hamams and ladies A symbol of flects “synthesising practice of with lamps and fireworks. quarters. Zafar, the Mughal em democracy and absorption, adoption, and adap On the other hand, some cour peror himself a poet organised tation of ideas and forms from the tesans associated with court mus poetic meets in the fort and the freedom, the Red regions of Transoxania (from ician Miyan Tanras who lived in last of them which was attended Fort houses many where the Mughals came) and the the city described, “Once in a by illustrious poets is captured by regions of India (from Gujarat to while, dancers and musicians Mirza Farhatullah Khan in his layers of Delhi’s past Bengal which came under the performed not in the Rang Mahal work “Dilli ki Aakhari Shama” Navina Jafa Mughal rule).” with its mirrored walls, but on which says, Mirza Arif, an emi Comprising palaces, halls, or houseboats on the Yamuna. We nent Urdu Poet, came to be called chards, gardens and pavilions, it were told that the sight was like “DehliKaEkYadgarAakhri Ever since Jawaharlal Nehru was a city within a city and more the Indra Sabha (the court of the Mushaira”–1846 – (Delhi’s Memor chose the ramparts of the Red than just a palace for an emperor. Heavenly God Indra) in Luck able Last Poetic Gathering). “Far Fort in Delhi to unfurl the Nation After the defeat of the Indian forc now!” hatullah Khan was his name. He al Flag and address the nation on es in 1857, the British completed The 18th Century “Muraqqae has falsely been called Farhatul Independence Day, the building their occupation of the fort and Dehli” describes colourful perso lah Baig. He was the grandfather has become a visual performative soon ordered the demolition of nalities and events associated of my mother; a small lane near space for the national festival as 80% of the structures, replacing with the fort and the city. “Court Lal Kuan is named after him.” much as a symbol of freedom, them with barracks for the British Sufi musician qawwal Taj Khan and democracy. The fort is Army. with a voice delicate like that of Theatre of grandeur known as QilaeMubarak The Built at a cost of almost 10 mil the petals of flowers on every se The Red Fort represents a semi Exalted fort, associated with a tra lion rupees over a period of al venth of the lunar month organ nal cultural geography of the 20th jectory of national struggle, most nine years, it had integrated ised house concerts to which Century Delhi which goes beyond events and, in free India has come the best architectural designs, came an eclectic wellinformed the national narrative. In his diar to be synonymous with the idea construction methods, details, audience from the city. He sang in ies, young Chand Khan, the of ‘the best’, a brand value appro and skills which even in its pre a state of ecstasy songs that had doyen of Dilli Gharana of Music, priated for products like rice, je sent depraved state reflects the the magic of nightingales.” described the threeday All India wellery and restaurants. grandeur and magnificence The fascinating account goes Music Conference at the Red Fort, The architectural plan, design, which has gained it the status of a onto describe the gay couple Al which formed part of the celebra and functionality of the heritage UNESCO World Heritage lah Bandi and Rajji as supreme tions of the Delhi Durbar of 1911.

ecosystem comprising the Red One of a kind: The Red Fort was a city within a city * PTI Monument. singers and transgender Sultana In more recent times, the ground Fort along with the city of Shahja who had long passed his youth, of the Red Fort became a cultural hanabad, and the river Yamuna Gate is called the 'ghoonghat ki mar). Delhi was captured by the tried for some time and were Lively disposition performed before the courtly au space for fairs, circus and Ram was so grand that James Fergus deewar' (the veil) and was built la British and became representa housed for the entire period in Snippets of cultural events indi dience of men in an extraordin Leelas. It must be mentioned that son in his book, The History of In- ter by Aurangzeb. The intention tive of suppression. In the 1940s, the Red Fort. cate the lively disposition of lifes ary manner with zangola (ankle it was Zafar who first patronised dian and Eastern Architecture, of the original design without the Subhash Chandra Bose set up the In 2000 and 2001, there were tyles in the course of the fort’s his bells) on his feet. There was Taqi, an annual largescale enactment wrote that “The palace at Delhi is, said wall was to create an inclu headquarters of his resistant terrorist attacks on the Red Fort tory. For instance, documented in a talented actor who ran a mobile of the Ram Leela in the vicinity of or rather was, the most magnifi sive structure of the fort with the force – the Indian National Army and on the Indian Parliament res writings and paintings is the wed theatre and performed both in the fort, although there were cent palace in the East — perhaps city and citizens in front and with (INA) in Yangon and gave the cla pectively, both incidents led to af ding of crown prince Dara Shi the court and as a street perform communities who earlier per in the world — and the only one at the river Yamuna on the other rion call ‘Dilli Chalo’ (March to firm although negatively the sym koh. Mukherji cites from a histor er. forming Ram Leelas in the city. least in India….” side. This inclusivity of the Fort is Delhi), removing the centuryold bolism of the building with the ical writing that at the close of Known to have a rich collection The frozen motifs of flowers, evident in several written and collective amnesia to declare that idea of democracy. day, numerous fireworks set up of costumes and acting parapher fauna, and gardens on the walls of The veil oral accounts. the idea of freedom was linked to by the future bride's relatives ig nalia, he was a favourite of cour several structures inside the fort However, an irony exists between It was here that Bahadur Shah the Red Fort. Synthesising practice nited along the banks of the Jum tiers, had access to the King and remain as idioms of the Garden of the ramparts where the Tricolour Zafar, the last Mughal emperor The Red Fort INA Trials (1945 The detailed research work by na creating delight among specta was popular in the city. Mimics, Paradise where the theatre of the is hoisted by the Prime Ministers living in the Red Fort, was de 46) contributed to the metaphor Anisha Shekhar Mukherji in her tors... Not to be outdone, by His technically called Naqqals, Kha grandeur of the Mughals con and the original design of the fort clared the leader of the revolt or of the fort as a symbol of the Free book The Red Fort of Shahjaha- Majesty's commands, the gardens wasi and Anotha ,were popular in jured up a glittering cultural mag conceived during the reign of the First War of Independence of dom Movement. Some captured nabad provides descriptions of beneath the royal chambers and the court and so were the Gup ic, one which needs to be recreat Shah Jahan. 1857. The emperor, as known, was INA officers charged with several the 17th Century complex which the grounds below the audience baaz or gossip mongers, who ed as a glorious page in the annals The rampart wall near Lahori exiled and died in Yangon (Myan crimes including treason were was constructed simultaneously balconies, as well as the boats were much in demand to enter of Indian heritage.

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EXHIBITION CUISINE MUSIC FESTIVAL FILM Paintings European Exquisiteness Concert Independence Day Special 9 mois ferme Akar Prakar Gallery presents Lamina, a solo show Amuse House, a European Bistro is offering IHC organises a Hindustani music concert in Royal China, a Chinese restaurant specialising in This film revolves around Ariane Felder, a judge of recent paintings by Manish Pushkale. His European menu curated by the chef offering collaboration with Pandit Vidur Mallick Dhrupad traditional and modern Cantonese, is offering of strict morals who discovers that she is works deals with the ‘site and sight of the inside’. smoked mushroom risotto, manchego stuffed Academy. Classical vocal performance by Pt. special menu to celebrate India's 72nd pregnant by Bob Nolan, a criminal wanted for The paintings are like a novel of erosion and chillies, grilled goat cheese beetroot and much Naresh Malhotra followed by a solo Satvik Veena Independence Day. The menu include dimsum, murder. Ariane, who does not remember deposition of colours, which is like human more to crave upon. Dessert lovers can find an performance by Pt. Salil Bhatt. The programme egg tarts, yeung chow fried rice and varieties of anything, tries to understand what happened. A sentiments, where confirmations and assortment of Mediterranean sweets pistachio concludes with a Dhrupad vocal performance by beverages. French comedy film directed by Albert Dupontel. confrontations coexist. baklavas, basbousas, blahshams and zenabs. Pt. Prem Kumar Mallick. Venue: Royal China, 16th Floor, Eros Corporate Venue: M.L. Bhartia Auditorium, Alliance Venue: Akar Prakar, D43 Defence Colony Venue: C 108, Ansal Plaza, August Kranti Marg Venue: Amaltas Hall, India Habitat Centre Tower, Nehru Place Francaise De Delhi Time: 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Time: 12 noon 1 a.m. Time: 7 p.m. Time: 12.30 p.m.3 p.m. & 7.30 p.m.11.45 p.m. Time: 10 a.m.

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TECH-A-BYTE Divya Kala Bhavani ‘Deep Meditations’ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: by Memo Akten Thanks to technology, the roles of the artist and the scientist, as well as their creative processes, are melding. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is bridging the gap between technology and fine art by challenging creative intelli gence and sensorial experiences, in tegrating networks known as GANs ‘79530 Self- and cGANs, and changing how artists Portraits’ by Mario interact with their sotospeak can Klingemann vases. And with India as an AI capital, there’s endless scope to explore this ‘Closed realm. In fact, ‘Gradient Descent’, Loop’ by the country’s first AI creative show Jake Elwes case in Delhi, will be exhibiting this farreaching evolution. Microsoft uses community Assembled by brothers Raghava feedback to fix Windows KK and Karthik Kalyanaraman, co founders of art curation and research Search collective 64/1, the show unites an in GANS VS CGANS Microsoft has revealed that it realised that ternational group of artists who have GANS OR ‘GENERATIVE users of Windows 10 were experiencing issues melded various nodes of AI into rivet with Windows Search based on how many of Machines and ADVERSARIAL NETWORKS’ are a ing artworks which vary across the set of instructions that engage as them were turning the feature off. The scale of immersion; building public company decided to take feedback in the form networks do. The most common understanding of how artists and Ar of a notification that users got whenever they application of this is the tificial Intelligence can come together turned off the service and realised that production of images that one can excessive disk usage was one of the reported to create art for the posthuman age. tell aren’t real, despite their reasons, which also prompted fear among masterpieces authentic aesthetic. users that the lifespan of their Solid State The works Bengaluruborn Harshit Agrawal’s A CGAN OR‘CONDITIONAL Drives (SSD) would be reduced. The GENERATIVE ADVERSARIAL works, titled ‘The Anatomy Lesson of the same systems, but instead pro ‘Perception Engines’ Redmondbased company said that the On a mission to create a NETWORK’ is an upgraded set of Dr Algorithm’, appears to be a dis duces images that will generally be by Tom White feedback campaign ran for three months and instructions but with a lot more turbing look at surgical procedures. new genre of art, the categorised as ‘inappropriate’ or that it is working on fixes which should roll context around how they function. out in the near future. MIT graduate Harshit explores how ‘Gradient Descent’ show ‘having explicit content’ by online affects what and how it AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA something that’s so fundamentally image analysis AIs. sees. He describes it as human can be performed by someth in Delhi observes how Grasping the potential of film and “an artificial neural net es of categories it knows. The eerie ing mechanical, like an algorithm he artists around the globe power, Anna Ridler from London us work making predictions on live web effect of seeing a mobile phone pow uses to map out a surgery. By varying es the first 4 minutes of the 1928 film cam input, trying to make sense of er adapter reinterpreted by the algo the amount of training the algorithm are using Artificial The Fall of the House of Usher by what it sees in context of what it has rithm as a cliff by a beach is not one a gets, Harshit generates vivid abstract Intelligence James Sibley Watson, handpaints ev seen before.” He’ll also be unveiling viewer is likely to forget. painterly images. At the same time, ery frame as a painting and feeds ‘Deep Meditations’, an extension of he refuses to erase the pixellations them into a cGAN, a type of AI algo the aforementioned works, using ma Through 64/1’s eyes and digital mediation in the artwork starts from a simple drawing made by rithm that can link the frame from chinelearning algorithms to create a Karthik and Raghava share that find — helpful to those who’d be a bit an algorithm. Then, an AI algorithm the film and Ridler’s artwork. Then twohour meditative channel video ing work that is conceptually rich was queasy. which was trained on photographs she can generate a whole film using and sound installation. key, adding, “This is the first time we Mario Klingemann from Germany from ImageNet, slowly transforms those paintings. Taking AI perception to the next are actually focussing on AI art as art will be presenting a jarring video of the initial sketch into an abstract re Jake Elwes from London explores level, Nao Tokui from Japan will be — usually AI art has been treated as a image distortions by AI’s sometimes presentation of a physical object. the power of language as an art, exhibiting ‘Imaginary Landscape’. As step to talk about AI in society, but unpredictable tendencies. Using AI This painting will not necessarily be stringing together sentences and us various objects are manipulated in we do need to speak about it as art Google offers celebrities the that has been trained on portraits of recognisable to humans. The second ing that language to create an image. front of a camera, the machine, too, because that brings up the es option to answer questions the Old Masters, Mario presents a bi series, a little more provocative, uses Elwes then puts an AI that interprets trained only on specific sets of imag sence of creativity and the role of the about themselves zarre take on how AI can build upon images in words in conversation with es (for instance of beaches, or flames) human. Stylistic sensibilities across images. Because he’s continuously another AI that interprets words in reinterprets these objects as instanc the spectrum were also key here, as In the latest bid to allow celebrities some adding noise to this image, the por images. A simple concept, the result well as the spectrum of algorithms control over search results about them, trait, which is morphed, starts to be ing interaction and interpretations they were using. The show serves as a Google has introduced an app called Cameos come more and more made by the two AIs is ce manifesto saying ‘we really care for iOS, which allows celebrities to pick and bizarre. lebrated for its im about this and this is how artists can answer frequently asked questions about Now what about AI’s pact on the viewer. engage with the future’.” themselves. It is inviteonly and celebrities perception as art Turkish artist For those overwhelmed by the need to request access to be able to post work? A pioneer of Memo Akten techtalk, the exhibition will also fea short video answers to questions. Celebrities AI and art, Tom brings over his the ture some workshops and engaging such as Priyanka Chopra and Kevin Durant White from London investigation, talks about AI, so even those unfami have already used the facility, and their will be presenting ‘Learning To See’, of liar yet curious people can immerse responses appear in the Google search results two provocative how the experience themselves into a new genre of art. for their names. The app is currently not ‘Fall of the House of Usher’ ‘Imaginary Landscape’ by available on Android. series. The or memory of Running till September 15, the show first series by Anna Ridler the machine Nao Tokui at Nature Morte gallery is open to all.

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: GAMESPOT Fun on the go Okami unleashes its divinity on the Nintendo Switch and Dead Cells adds a new twist to roguelikes

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OKAMI HD Internet domain names in DEVELOPER: Capcom Indian languages on the anvil PUBLISHER: Capcom According to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), a PRICE: ₹1,300 for Nintendo nonprofit corporation that handles Domain Switch ($19.9)AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Name Systems (DNS), domain names which support Indian languages may be a reality Several games have tried to re soon. This was revealed by ICANN India head Samiran Gupta, who said that work is currently plicate the soul of Nintendo’s underway to support nine Indian scripts. The Zelda series, and Okami is one Dimensional doorways: Images from Okami HD and idea behind the initiative is to help bridge the game that has come close to Dead Cells * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT digital divide, and allow users to enter the that formula. domain name directly in a vernacular A unique game that not only masochism+hardcore, and have opened up. The same language, to be directed to sites that publish bags several awards, but is a you have quite an interesting goes for the weapons and pow content in said language. According to Gupta, modernday classic, making it formula, and one helluva ers you collect along the way. the work is being carried out by a panel to the hall of fame of the best game. The action is definitely Dark comprising of 60 technical experts and games ever made. Recently re Soulslike, with its rolling eva linguists from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri released in HD for the Playsta What’s it about? sion and patternbased ene ...... Lanka and Singapore. tion 4, the same HD treatment ...... In Dead Cells, you play a col mies and bosses. It’s SoulsLite makes its way to Nintendo’s Exploration and puzzle- lection of cells. A blob of sen though, a lot more enjoyable spunky handheld, the Switch, solving in Okami is a tient goo with one purpose, to and less punishing. The best and it is the perfect home for escape this convoluted, ever part though, is the action, Amaterasu. lot better with the changing prison. After an ex which is satisfying. The quick touch celestial brush periment gone wrong, you sword slashes and the sheer What’s it about? take over the nearest dead amount of powerups and Amaterasu is a Japanese sun tro that you have to sit host body, and have to keep weapons make you want to goddess, and the main charac through, to a few pacing pro killing other monsters to re come back to the game again ter of Okami, who appears in blems in the story. These are cover cells that are lost. and again. Things do get a bit the game as the white wolf Shi minor quibbles though, in Story takes a backseat to a repetitive in a rinseandrepeat ranui. Based on folklore, comparison to the incredible game that is all about its game way, but the developers have Amaterasu appears to cleanse world that is waiting for you to play systems. Dead Cells got the action right, making it the land consumed by a dark explore. So all you need to do thinks differently, which is not the perfect game to play on curse laid down by Orochi. Ac is just survive that intro. held mode is recommended DEAD CELLS surprising, coming from Mo thego. companied by a tiny artist though, not only because you tion Twin, a small game studio The retro pixel graphics and DEVELOPER: Motion Twin Xiaomi announces new known as Issun, you get to use How does it play? get to take Amaterasu on your that also thinks differently, animations are superb and smartphone brand Poco the celestial brush to draw out Made by legendary game de work commute, but also be PUBLISHER: Motion Twin and recently announced that there is a lot on the screen at evil, pun fully intended. signer Hideki Kamiya, the cause it addresses one of the they are an equal pay worker one time. From enemies ex Chinese technology company Xiaomi has PRICE: ₹500 on Steam PC, Released in 2006, Okami brains behind Devil May Cry biggest problems we had with cooperative. This shows in ev ploding in globs of gore, to announced a new subbrand called Poco, ₹1,643 on Nintendo Switch proved to the world that and Bayonetta, Amaterasu’s the HD remake. Due to the art ery cell of Dead Cells. sparkles off the items and oth which it claims will produce flagshipgrade ($24) smartphones at an affordable price tag. The games can be works of art. The fighting technique has flair style, on large TVs, the graph AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA er particle effects, there is a lot brand was announced in a Facebook post by Playstation 2 sang as it and speed. In addition to that, ics look a bit like you are see How does it play? going on, but it adds to the Xiaomi’s India lead product manager Jai Mani, churned out a beautiful world a press of the button brings ing double, with the cel shad While Okami was inspired Dead Cells is the most fun I sheer energy of the game. who also elaborated that the first device from that was one large Sumie (a Ja the celestial brush, which is ing and the brush work adding by Zelda, Dead Cells is an Indie have had in a sidescroller the brand will be a smartphone called the panese woodcut watercolour perfect for the Switch in hand a bit of a second image. On the game that’s inspired by Nin since Contra or Castlevania or Should you get it? Poco F1. While the company did not shed light brushwork technique) paint held mode, as you use the handheld screen of the Switch, tendo’s Metroid, combining even Metroid. These added Dead Cells is an addictive on the reason for creating a new brand, the ing come to life. An art style touchscreen to draw across we did not notice this pheno two enthusiast subgenres, subgenres just make this game game that is best played in success of companies like OnePlus in the that has had an impact on Cap enemies. It seems as though menon and were able to enjoy Metroidvania — games that are all the more interesting and short bursts, and perfect if you affordable premium smartphone category is com’s games to this day, very the game has been made for a the game to its fullest. like Castlevania and Metroid — fun to play. Usually dying and have a laptop and want so one of the likely reasons for Xiaomi to want to evident in Street Fighter IV console that launched almost and Roguelikes, games that starting over is perceived as a mething quick. It’s great on explore the space. and V, adding movement via 10 years later. Should you get it? have random generated ele negative thing in games, but the Nintendo Switch also, if ink and brush strokes. Exploration and puzzle If you own a Nintendo Switch ments that power their game here it is the only way to pro you happen to own one. While the art style will leave solving is a lot better with the and you’re feeling that void af play systems. Add to that a gress. Every time you die, you your jaw on the floor, Okami touch celestial brush. Though ter completing Breath of the large dollop of Dark Souls, may have to start at the begin The writer is a tech and gaming Send in your queries and feedback to does drag a lot in places. From in docked mode, you will need Wild, then Okami is one game which has an enthusiast genre ning, but the entire dungeon enthusiast who hopes to one day [email protected] its beautiful but annoying in to use the JoyCons. The hand you should dive right into. of its own known as Masocore, has changed and new paths finish his scifi novel CM B ND-NDE YK