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Prime Minister Narendra mote values that inspire a the Bhatpara-Jagaddal- In Delhi, BJP president Modi led the observance of the peaceful, environmental stew- Kakinara region of the State. Amit Shah expressed deep sor- yoga day at Ranchi. ardship for the betterment of After Thursday’s alleged police row over the deaths of two per- The ancient wellness society and the earth. firing that claimed two lives, sons in Bhatpara in “police fir- regime was the theme and its In his remarks to the violent crowds on Friday defied ing” and deputed a delegation enthusiasts on the mat — lit- packed UNGA hall, India prohibitive orders and clashed of three MPs to visit the place erally — performing “asanas” Ambassador to UN Syed with the police hurling brick- and submit a report on the simple and complex amid Akbaruddin tweeted that it bats and bombs prompting matter. BJP MPs SS Ahluwalia, chants of “Om” and “Shanti” in was in this very General Bengal Governor KN Tripathi Satpal Singh and BD Ram will several global capitals and Assembly Hall that an ancient to ask the State Government to be submitting a report to Shah across towns and villages in practice of yoga was trans- ensure peace at the earliest. after visiting the place, a party India. formed into an annual global Local BJP MP Arjun Singh statement said. Reminding that the ancient observance. held the State Government Continued on Page 4 practice went beyond age, “I hope this indoor yoga colour, caste and creed, and session in the General belonged to everyone, Modi Assembly Hall, the first of its said, “Yoga is discipline, dedi- kind, will reinforce the values cation, and it has to be followed of a cleaner, greener and more throughout your life. Yoga is sustainable future that all you beyond the distinction of age, yogis are committed to.” colour, caste, creed, creed, cult, Akbaruddin said with cli- rich-poor, province, frontier. % & ' ! " % )'* + $ %" mate change increasingly being Yoga belongs to everyone and viewed as an “existential crisis”, everyone belongs to yoga.” India’s gift to humanity; it Corporation (SDMC), Union Rajpath. Defence Minister leaders too performed yoga at yoga provides the world a President Ram Nath holds the key to healthy living Minister Piyush Goyal and MP Rajnath Singh was the senior the venue. framework for managing “our Kovind, who took part in an and to that fine balance Manoj Tiwari, along with sev- most leader on Rajpath. Delhi The UNGA hall, where needs and desires. When indoor event in Parliament, between mind and body. Do eral other hundred partici- Lieutenant Governor Anil world leaders come together applied to communities and said in a tweet, “On become a part of the celebra- pants, performed yoga at the Baijal performed yoga along- every year for the high-level societies, yoga offers a toolkit #InternationalDayofYoga best tion of yoga.” Talkatora Stadium. side Rajnath Singh. BJP MP UN session, was packed with for embracing lifestyles that are wishes to all practitioners of In an event organised by The main programme in from New Delhi Meenakshi UN diplomats, officials, yoga sustainable.” #% + +/+ . yoga across the world. Yoga is the South Delhi Municipal the national Capital was held at Lekhi and several other party gurus and practitioners, chil- Continued on Page 4 %+& 0% $ %" !R #$ *8%)%9 membership in 2016. viously, has called for a two- Answering a spate of ques- step plan that stipulates the % 8$ 865% the Lok Sabha amid loud approve the Bill as it crimi- hina on Friday said India’s tions whether any change of need for the NSG members to protests by Opposition mem- nalises divorce and “pointed at Cmembership issue was not China’s stand on India’s entry arrive at a set of principles for sserting that the ending the bers who claimed it “crimi- one community.” on the agenda of the Nuclear into the NSG which is holding the entry non-NPT states and Apractice of instant talaq in nalises” divorce and also vio- Triple talaq, which has ! Suppliers Group’s meeting in its plenary meeting in Astana, then move forward discus- Muslim community is about lates the provisions of the been abolished in more than 20 "# Astana as it declined to give a Kazakhstan on June 20-21, sions of specific cases. “justice” to women and her Constitution. Muslim countries, including " timeline to reach a “consensus” China’s Foreign Ministry Lu said that Beijing was not right to “equality”, the The Congress said it is Pakistan and Bangladesh, is still among member states on the spokesman Lu Kang told a blocking New Delhi’s entry Government on Friday intro- opposed to triple talaq (talaq- practiced in India. participation of non-NPT media briefing here that the and reiterated Beijing’s stand duced afresh triple talaq Bill in e-biddat) per se, but it will not Continued on Page 4 members in the elite grouping. insisting that only those coun- group will not discuss the entry that rules and procedures of the !!#$ $ % China has repeatedly tries which have signed the of countries who have not NSG should be followed. &' blocked India’s entry into the Non-Proliferation Treaty signed the NPT “before reach- He said, “There is no '((( 48-member grouping which (NPT) should be allowed to ing a specific plan”. blocking by certain members. ) regulates the global nuclear enter the organisation. “So there is no discussion Because there are procedures in * commerce. India and Pakistan are not on India’s participation,” he the NSG and members make '+! Ever since India applied for signatories of the NPT. After said. decisions according to the pro- N- *. /O the membership of the NSG in India’s application, Pakistan China, while blocking cedures and proceedings.” " May 2016, China has been too has applied for the NSG India’s entry into the NSG pre- Continued on Page 4 %% % % & !!#$ # 12! 13 Q 4 O ! R 8$ 865% ongress president Rahul 5 2 CGandhi on Friday courted controversy by tweeting pic- ! " tures of the dog squad of Indian Army doing yoga and P captioning it “New India”, (P drawing a sharp retort from !!#$ BJP chief Amit Shah, who accused him of mocking Yoga 6 4 7 Day and insulting the forces. 2 *)4! 1 Shah said while the 5 Congress supports the # 44*)4 ! medieval practice of triple talaq, it insults the armed forces O 1 yet again. 5 4 " ! " # $ %" Detailed report on P5
% :58% city,” said Palaniswami. find a solution to the water rests only with the AIADMK right time for Stalin to prove his The Chief Minister also scarcity, the Opposition DMK Government. The DMK alone responsibility towards Tamil ith Chief Minister said his Government has made has launched a Statewide agi- could find a permanent solu- Nadu by making Karnataka to WEdappadi Palaniswami arrangements for transporting tation condemning the tion to the water scarcity haunt- release the 9.19 TMC ft making it known officially on 10 million litres water per day AIADMK’s failure to resolve ing Tamil Nadu,” said MK Cauvery water as ordered by Friday that the water scarcity in from Jolarpettai to Chennai for the issue. “The responsibility Stalin, president, DMK. the Cauvery Water Tamil Nadu is grave, travellers six weeks and an amount of 65 for the present state of affairs But the BJP said it was the Management Authority on to Chennai are advised to keep crore has been set apart for the May 28. “It was Stalin, who away from the city which is operation. Jolarpettai in Vellore proposed the name of Rahul reeling under severe drought. district is 213 km south of Gandhi as the Prime Speaking to the media at Chennai. Ministerial candidate. The Fort Saint George after a Palaniswami disclosed that Congress also considers Stalin Cabinet meeting on Friday, the Kerala Government was as the true successor of former the Chief Minister said all obstructing the State’s efforts to DMK chief Karunanidhi. A reservoirs supplying drinking increase the height of word from Stalin is sufficient to water to the metropolis have Mullaperiyar Dam. He said make Karnataka Chief Minister gone dry. that though the Kerala HD Kumaraswamy to release “There is not a single drop Government has offered to the Cauvery water due to Tamil of water in these reservoirs supply 2 million litres of water Nadu,” said Narayanan which are the main sources of to Tamil Nadu, it was negligi- Thiruppathy, BJP’s senior drinking water to Chennai. ble compared to the require- spokesman. Efforts are on to source water ment of the State, which stands Many residents have start- from quarries around Chennai at 525 million litres per day. ed leaving the city to their to meet the drinking water Even as the Tamil Nadu native towns. requirements of the capital Government is struggling to , '' . $ %" Continued on Page 4
! "#$ . ) /56+ $R . 8$ 865% the national Capital. Under 8$ 865% 917197 the ‘Ayushman Bharat Pradhan elhi Chief Minister Arvind Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB- am Aadmi Party (AAP) n yet another shocking inci- DKejriwal on Friday met PMJAY)’, the Government aims AGovernment had demand- Ident at the Kherki Toll plaza Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide health protection ed 6,000 crore from the Union on National Highway-48, a and invited him to visit ‘mohal- cover to 50 crore poor people. Government as Delhi’s share of woman toll collector was la clinics and schools’ in nation- So far, about 26 lakh poor taxes. Deputy Chief Minister allegedly slapped and then al Capital. Kejriwal, who has patients have benefitted from Manish Sisodia, who holds punched by a man after she been a vocal critic of Modi, also the scheme by availing treat- Finance portfolio, demanded stopped him from passing the assured the Prime Minister of full ment in hospitals. proper share of central taxes barricade without paying the toll cooperation, changing his stand According to Kejriwal, he citing injustice being done to tax on Friday morning. in less than a month after the BJP also invited the Prime Minister Delhi as it has been receiving O The entire incident was cap- registered a thumping victory in to Government schools in a mere pittance in form of 325 tured in the CCTV camera the Lok Sabha elections. Delhi. Kejriwal further sought crore as its share of taxes. ! "# installed on the premises. The man then moves back Later I had reported the matter Since the Aam Aadmi the Centre’s support in execut- Sisodia also demanded the $" However, the Gurugram Police towards the collection cabin to the police, the victim said in Party came to power in 2015, ing the Delhi Government’s creation of a separate fund for arrested the accused hours after and slaps the woman staffer. He her complaint. there have been several con- bigger and wider in scope. ambitious project of setting Delhi Municipal Corporations % & % the incident. then punches her in the nose “The entire episode was frontations between the Centre However, assured him to exam- up a plant to store Yamuna on the lines of other State civic !(& The accused has been iden- and threatens the victim of dire captured in CCTV cameras and Kejriwal. The AAP nation- ine if Ayushman Bharat scheme water during monsoon season. bodies. He made these ! tified as Manjeet Singh (40) a consequence as other staffers try installed there. The car number al convener, his Ministers and cud also be integrated into “Del govt plans to store demands at a pre-budget meet- )* % +, resident of Shikohpur village in to restrain the goon. The man was also captured in the camera party leaders have often our scheme (sic),” the Delhi yamuna water during rainy ing of Finance Ministers, con- Gurugram district and runs a then gets in his SUV and flees which was registered with Monu accused the Modi Government CM said in a series of tweets. season. One season’s water suf- vened by Union !P gym in the village. Police said the from the crime scene. a resident of Kakrola village. A of creating hurdles for the Kejriwal’s assurance to the ficient to meet one year’s Delhi’s Finance Minister Nirmala accused was also found involved “When the woman refused case in this regard has been reg- AAP-led Delhi Government. Centre is being seen as a shift water needs. Requested Centre’s Sitharaman. Sitharaman, the tweeted in Hindi. in a similar type of incident in him pass without paying the toll istered under relevant sections The meeting in Parliament in his stand over the imple- support (sic),” he tweeted. first full-time woman Finance The city Government, led the past apart from a murder charges he turned violent and of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) House was the first since the mentation of the Central Kejriwal said since Delhi Minister, is set to present her by Arvind Kejriwal, had been case. The incident occurred stepped out of his black SUV at the Kherki Daula toll plaza general election’s results were Government’s healthcare faces an acute water shortage, maiden Budget on July 5 in the demanding that the share in around 8.50 am, in lane and forcefully opened the boom and further investigation is on,” announced on May 23. scheme in Delhi. Earlier this particularly in summer Lok Sabha. central taxes and duties for it be number 27 of the toll plaza barrier and then allegedly man- said Subhash Boken spokesper- “Assured full cooperation month, the Delhi CM had said months, the project will “At the pre-budget increased. According to it, where the victim was collecting handled and punched her. She son Gurugram police. of Del (Delhi) govt. (govern- that the AAP Government’s ensure water stored during a meeting with Union Finance Delhi’s share in central taxes toll tax. was bleeding from her nose after Haryana State Commission ment) To develop Delhi, capi- healthcare scheme was “ten single monsoon season will Minister, I demanded 6,000 has remained static at Rs 325 In the footage, the man the confrontation,” Kripal Singh, for Women also take suo motu tal city of India, it is imp that times bigger and comprehen- fulfil the city’s water require- crore for Delhi from central crore since 2001-02. In interim can be seen coming out of PRO of Skylark, the toll opera- of the incident and writes to the Del govt n (and) Centre work sive” than the Ayushman ments for the next two years. taxes. Delhi has been getting budget in February this year, his black SUV and arguing with tor. DGP Haryana to look into the together (sic),” Kejriwal said in Bharat Yojana. The project has been recom- 325 crore for 18 years.” The the Centre had allocated 1,112 the toll plaza staff. He then “The man thrashed me and matter and recommend that a tweet. “Ayushman Bharat Delhi Health Minister mended by several expert people of Delhi give 1.5 lakh crore for Delhi in the Union first moves towards the cashier even threatened to kill me. He deployment of PCR Van at all was briefly discussed. Informed Satyendar Jain too had said that groups, including a study by crore as central taxes. Other Budget, while keeping its share and argues with her, before abused and molested me as sensitive tolls in the State to Hon’ble PM that Delhi Govt’s the Ayushman Bharat scheme the Indian Institute of States get 42 per cent of share in central taxes and duties moving towards the barrier and well. The other toll operator ensure adequate protection to Delhi Health scheme is much would not be implemented in Technology (IIT) Delhi. from central taxes,” Sisodia unchanged. opening it. saved me from the man and women in public spaces. #/0P123&1 % * 1 2 +
8$ 865% common protocol of yoga at Rajpath. oga is not an activity of any Beside the Rajpath, the Yparticular religion but it common protocol of Yoga was 8$ 865% provides a platform, which also performed at Lodhi connects all religions for the Garden, Nehru Park and n the occasion of fifth betterment of the body, mind Talkatora Garden in the New O‘International Yoga Day’, and soul of the mankind. And Delhi area. Minister of Law and around three thousand police today not only the Indians but Justice, Communication and IT personnel, including Delhi people of over 177 countries Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister Commissioner of Police, have been performing Yoga of Railway, Commerce and Amulya Patnaik practiced sev- protocol with letter and spirit,” Industry Piyush Goyal, Jayant eral yogasanas and pranayaams Defence Minister Rajnath Sinha and B S Bhati, member at Thyagraj Stadium in nation- Singh said while speaking at a of NDMC performed yoga al Capital. Beside this yoga ses- mass yoga event organised by protocol at Lodhi Garden, sions were also organised in all NDMC at Rajpath on Friday. Dharmendra Pradhan, district and units of Delhi The Defence Minister said Minister of Steel, Petroleum Police on Friday morning. that when yoga connects with and Natural Gas performed The CP underlined the karma, it emerges into a big + * 1 "3 % / # / yoga protocol at Talkatora importance of Yoga and med- and strong force for the well- ' " * 1% Garden with the volunteers of itation as helpful techniques in ness of the mankind and helps Morarji Desai National dealing with fast paced life of to transform a strong and pros- Ministers of Sikkim Prem Meenakshi Lekhi, Vice Institute of Yoga and RWAs of a cosmopolitan city like Delhi. %+.' % / ++ perous nation. Singh Tamang, CM (Goa) Chairman, NDMC Karan New Delhi area. He encouraged all to make % " % Addressing the gathering, Pramod Sawant, Delhi Singh Tanwar. Mansukh L Mandaviya, Yoga an integral part of their he said that an amalgamation Lieutenant Governor Anil Over 18 thousand partici- Union Minister of State for day to day life to make lives Around 500 trainees under under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal of Yoga and Karma might be Baijal, Minister for Food pants including Art of living, Shipping (I/C) and Chemical stress-free and to attain healthy Delhi Police initiative YUVA, a Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), also helpful for making India a Processing Industries Patanjali Yoga Samiti, Morarji and Fertilizer, Manhar body and mind. skill development programme participated in this mega event. Vishawguru. Rameshwar Teli, Minister of Desai National Institute of Valijibhai Zala, Chairman, Among the prominent dig- State for Micro, Small and Yoga, Vivekanand Yoga National Commission for Safai nitaries, who performed yoga Medium Enterprises, Animal Ashram, Prajapati Karamcharis and Saroj Pandey, protocol on the occasion Husbandry, Dairying and Brahmkumaris, Gaytri Parivar, Member Parliament also per- # Cabinet Minister Prakash Fisheries -Pratap Chandra CISF, NDMC employees and formed yoga at Nehru Park in Javdekar, Parhlad Patel, Chief Sarangi, Member Parliament general public had performed New Delhi.
8$ 865% Tiwari and West Delhi MP North and East Delhi Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, Municipal Corporation also undreds of students of the SDMC Mayor Sunita Kangra, celebrated it by organizing an &'()*+ HSouth Delhi Municipal Leader of House in SDMC event of mass yoga perfor- Corporation’s (SDMC) run Kamaljeet Sehrawat, north mance at Qudsia Bagh, near primary schools performed Commissioner Varsha Joshi Kashmiri Gate. Union Health different ‘Asans’ on the also participated and per- Minister Dr Harshvardhan, ‘International Yoga Day’ cele- formed yoga. Union Minister of State bration organised at Talkatora Addressing the gathering, (Home) Nityanand Rai, Mayor Stadium on Friday. Tiwari lauded SDMC’s efforts of north corporation Avtar & 8$ 865% The students displayed in providing better training of Singh and Mayor of East Delhi their excellence by performing Yoga to the students. “The stu- Anju participated. elhi Government has various Asans such as arasan, dents have earned excellence Addressing the gathering, Ddecided to assign the fate Trikanasan, Shashankasan, and have been attracting all of Dr Harshvardhan said that not of ‘1,397 ‘bus queue shelters’ in Dandasan, Vjrasan, us to follow them to learn Yoga. only our Nation but the whole the hands of Public Works Bhujangasan, Makrasan, India’s centuries old tried and world holds gratitude towards Department (PWD). The ten- Setubandahasan, Shavsan and trusted system of Yoga is now PM Narendra Modi, who der for the construction of also practiced Pranayam. being practiced in all parts of encouraged the people of 192 these shelters could not mate- Delhi BJP president Manoj the world,” he said. nations to adopt Yoga. rialise as the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model just could not takeoff, following which the Government has maintaining it by displaying and wifi in all the bus shelters. decided to take up the project advertisement on these shelters. The bus queue shelters in on its own. For this they look for primary the National capital were last “A board meeting was held locations to construct the shel- built in 2010 ahead of com- by the Delhi Transport ters, where they can get a good monwealth games during the !! "#$%&' $ Infrastructure and Developing deal. They have to pay conces- reign of Sheila Dixit led gov- Corporation (DTIDC) and it sion to the transport depart- ernment. A total of 1,594 has been decided to assign ment per advertisement as stainless bus shelters were ** ! Singh Kushwaha, bus shelter project to PWD and well. Thus, in outer area constructed during her peri- the Deputy after the construction the bus chances and of advertisement od. Currently, there are 4,627 ! % Commissioner of stops will be maintained by the are less likewise. of which 1874 bus shelters are Police (DCP), on DTIDC,” said a government “Fed up by the repeated modernized stainless steel June 19, specific official, adding that the gov- failure of tenders, the govern- and the remaining are in a 8$ 865% inputs were ernment has assigned Rs 50 ment has decided to construct very poor and dilapidated received that crore for the project. the bus shelters on its own conditions. ith the arrest of two per- Akhilesh Kumar After number of failed instead of relying upon the Wsons, Delhi Police Special along with an attempts, the Aam Aadmi Party private partnership,” said the Cell on Friday claimed to have associate would (AAP) government imple- official adding the design is busted an inter-State gang The accused have been come near Lal Bahadur Shastri mented innovative ideas and ready for the proposed bus involved in supplying ammu- identified as Akhilesh Kumar Hospital, Kalyanpuri in Delhi conducted design competition shelters. nition to criminals in Western (40) a resident of district Etah for the delivery of illegal in February this year, still there The bus shelters will be Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and its in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and ammunitions. were very few who evinced constructed in blocks with peripherals. Police have also Kunwar Pal (29) a resident of “Acting on the tip-off a trap interest in the project and the world class facilities to protect recovered 550 live cartridges district Mainpuri, UP. Police was laid and the duo was project was delayed yet again. the commuters from both sun from the possession of the said that the accused used to apprehended. During search of The official also added, and rain. The shelters will duo. Police said that the sell these cartridges to the bags they were carrying “One of the main factor was also have audio facilities for the accused in last seven to eight the criminals at a price 375 cartridges of 7.65 mm that most of the bus shelters are blind persons to inform them months had supplied around ranging from 450- to 800- bore and 175 cartridges of on the Outer and rural part of about the upcoming bus. 2500 live cartridges to crimi- per cartridge. 0.315 Bore were recovered,” city and the bidders who build Besides, the government is nals in Delhi-NCR. 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Firstly, the State is rich Heart’ as theme in their regu- everyone and everyone is for Swami Rajarshi Muni of Life people could also be benefitted time cutting their expenses on with flora and fauna and Yoga lar yoga training programme. Yoga.” Mission, Gujarat, Antonietta with the ancient system of medicines.” is directly linked with nature. The PM said Yoga is an age The PM along with Rozzi of Italy, Bihar School of being healthy without spending The PM said that despite Secondly, World’s biggest health old exercise practice being an Governor Droupadi Murmu, Yoga, Munger and Japan Yoga much on medicines for their Yoga being an ancient art of care Ayushman Yojana was integral part of Indian culture. Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Niketan. The selection was health. While addressing about exercise gifted to the World by launched from Ranchi on Jhakhand’s Chau Dance has Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso done after considering 79 nom- 40,000 people at Prabhat Tara India has still to reach to vil- September 23 last year coin- several forms of Yoga. Modi on Naik and health minister inations received under differ- Ground in Ranchi on Friday on lages, asking the people to ciding with birth anniversary of the occasion emphasized of Ramchandra Chandravanshi ent categories. the fifth edition of international make Yoga a motto for peace, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. shifting from illness to wellness and large number of govern- The Prime Minister thanks Yoga Day the PM emphasized harmony and progress. Yoga plays an important role in and in this endeavor Yoga can ment officials performed more the World community for cel- on importance of Yoga in day- Jharkhand’s Capital Ranchi making Indians Ayushman play an important role. He than 13 asanas (Yoga postures) ebrating International Yoga to-day life of an individual in this year was selected from five (longevity). And the third rea- said, “Yoga is not done only lasting for more than 45 min- Day. International Day of Yoga keeping healthy and peaceful cities to host the mega event. son is that from land of Ranchi when you are working out in utes. is celebrated on June 21 since body and mind. The Prime Minister on this we will make Yoga a motto in open ground, mat, but Yoga is The PM said that large its inception in 2015. An inter- Modi said, “I wanted to occasion also shared his emo- everyone’s life.” The PM said discipline, devotion and dedi- numbers of youths are turning national day for Yoga was take Yoga an integral part of the tional attachment with Ranchi % & 8 + 8 ' that this year Yoga Day theme cation and an individual has to up towards Yoga and the Union declared unanimously by the lives of the poor. Yoga is a pre- at the same time revealing why ! 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A vacation Bench 8 !% Court extended its earlier order of justices Deepak Gupta and New Delhi: The Supreme Court 8$ 865% &% 1*% contract labourer as one New Delhi: Sugarcane arrears till July 10, restraining the Surya Kant said the issue on Friday refused to extend the Bajendra Kumar (23) who, the to farmers touched yearly Puducherry Government from requires to be heard at length schedule of counselling for fill- he Supreme Court on contract labourer was doctors there said, was brought 19,000 crore as on June 18 of implementing any Cabinet and therefore it is listing the ing up as many as 603 vacant TFriday agreed to hear a plea Akilled and another person dead. Another person is being the ongoing marketing year decisions having financial plea before a regular Bench.PTI "% seats in post-graduate medical seeking CBI probe into the sustained burn wounds, when treated for burn wounds at the ending September with maxi- and dental courses in deemed murder of Uttar Pradesh Bar a fire broke out on board an same hospital. mum amount owed by sugar universities and private colleges. Council president under-construction warship Initial reports had said that mills in UP. According to the - 2. ! " A vacation Bench of justices Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was "Vishakapatnam" at Mazagaon the fire was confined to the sec- government data mills in UP # Deepak Gupta and Surya Kant shot dead on the Agra court Dock Ship Builders Limited ond and third deck of the ship. owe the maximum amount at .# % 8 disposed of a plea by the premises. The plea, filed by (MDL) here on Friday evening. Soon after it received first 11,082 crore, followed by Education Promotion Society of advocate Indu Kaul, was listed The fire broke out on board call at around 5.44 pm, the Karnataka (1,704 crore) and K (('F&B&&F(+GF'" India, a registered group of over before a vacation Bench of "Vishakapatam" (Yard Mumbai Fire Brigade rushed Maharashtra (1,338 crore). 1,300 educational institutions of justices Deepka Gupta and no12704) at around 4 pm, dur- eight fire engines, seven jambo As per data, Punjab millers From Page 1 7)8!- 56 the country. Surya Kant who agreed to hear ing grinding operations in a water tankers and one rescue are yet to pay Rs 989 crore to A Bill to abolished it could ! ! The SC had earlier said it next Tuesday saying that it tank. van to the spot. The fire sugarcane farmers, while those not get passage in the Upper !!#$ that the question is not whether was a “serious matter”. The MDL officials Brigade personnel battled with in Gujarat and Bihar have an House early this year as the ! *)4! 22 it has power to do it but whether Yadav, who was the first described the fire as "minor". the blaze for nearly three hours outstanding of Rs 965 crore and Congress and other Opposition 3 3 !24 2 !@ it should allow the deemed uni- woman president of the Bar The blaze was brought under before they brought it under Rs 923 crore, respectively. parties objected to its “stringent "L% 7 $ * O versities and colleges to fill up Council, was shot thrice by control at around 7 pm. control. “Payment of cane price to provisions” which includes *2" their vacant seats by making an another lawyer Manish "One contractor suc- Shortly after the fire broke, sugarcane growing farmers by arrest of the husband divorcing exception to the set schedule of Sharma, who had been her cumbed possibly due to a thick cloud of smoke engulfed the sugar mills is a continuous his wife by way of triple talaq. : "# ) '(" admissions. PTI long-time acquaintance. asphyxia and burn wounds, the MDL premises, making the process. However, on account of The Supreme Court has : !M while another suffered minor fire extinushing operation dif- surplus sugar production, dur- already declared instant talaq burns," a senior MDL official ficult for the blaze fighters. ing the previous sugar seasons, unlawful. K &(!((( . 3 " said. "Tremendous heat and the sugar prices remained Now the Muslim Women " -% O !M " The MDL has, meanwhile, smoke is being encountered depressed which adversely (Protection of Rights on # 3 ! 4111 29 constituted a committee to go while fire fighting still able to affected the liquidity of the Marriage) Bill 2019 became the !:478 : : % : into the cause and circum- stop spread of fire by Mumbai sugar mills resulting in accu- first legislation to be tabled in : " 7)8!- !6 !L% stances leading to the fire. fire brigade firemen using mulation of cane price arrears Parliament by the Narendra L# ! % ! % : " ! !L% Sources at the State-run J J breathing apparatus," an eye- of the farmers,” Food Minister Modi dispensation in its second *% 29 O M" Hospital identified deceased witness said. Ram Vilas Paswan said. term, which replaces the ordi- 4# 5 nance that was promulgated by "# 9 the Modi-Government in February, 2019, to enforce legal !M " " 0 111 provisions against the triple L* ! " L% talaq. With the dissolution of the 29 M" "% From Page 1 lence, the Governor directed porters of the BJP and the 16th Lok Sabha last month, the 4# L# % 29 "# 3 While Ahluwalia is an MP the administration to immedi- TMC. Bhatpara, Coochbehar previous bill had lapsed as it was 9 . % from the State, Singh and Ram ately pull back the situation and and Birbhum have seen maxi- pending in the Rajya Sabha. 4#/"2 29 " : O D M are former police officers bring normalcy in the area. “It mum violence in the aftermath Introducing the bill in the "# % O 2 ! besides being MP from Uttar is the duty of the administra- of the general elections that saw Lok Sabha, Union Law !M " 29 !M " "- Pradesh and Jharkhand respec- tion to bring peace in the area the BJP winning 18 out of 42 Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad L : O tively. and they are expected to do it seats. said the legislation was a must ! 29 L ! "! 4# Bhatpara comes under the immediately,” the Governor The TMC won 22 seats for gender equality and justice. ! Barrackpore parliamentary said adding “there is a need to while the Congress won 2. All India Majlis-e-Ittehad- ! "% ! !M M! constituency where BJP strong- bring peace not only in “The people were taking ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) ' !M man Arjun Singh defeated sit- Bhatpara but in the entire part in the funeral procession Asaduddin Owaisi who had 3 " ting TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi. State.” of the two victims of Thursday’s sought division from Speaker Barrackpore has witnessed at Reacting to the situation firing when an infuriated mob Om Birla on the bill took a least half-a-dozen political Arjun Singh attacked Chief of locals and BJP supporters swipe at the BJP for not being murders in the past fortnight. Minister Mamata Banerjee for started pelting stones, wielding so kind and affectionate to Bhatpara has been a TMC creating disturbance in the rods and sticks at the Rapid Hindu women in Kerala in the stronghold till Arjun Singh area to teach the locals a lesson Action Force,” forcing the Sabrimala temple entry con- was with that party. But after for voting for the BJP. State police to retaliate firing tear gas troversy. While Supreme the his joining the saffron outfit, Minister JP Mullick, however, shells to disperse the violent Court has allowed entry of the Bengal ruling outfit has said, “Arjun Singh is a local don mob, locals said. women in the kerala temple, been finding it difficult to and is creating trouble.” At least 16 people were BJP insists that the traditions retain its base in the area. Various regions of Bengal arrested for violating Section (which do not permit women’s While the police remained had been witnessing intermit- 144 after Friday’s violence entry to the temple) should not tightlipped on the Friday’s vio- tent clashes between the sup- police said. be tampered with. %
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Minister Narendra Modi, there 8$ 865% is a new India and Rahul’s tweet reveals a new Congress under ongress president Rahul him. “Perhaps for him, life is 2 3 $ CGandhi on Friday came in 4 . one continuing joke for him the line of fire of the Modi /!*)4 and looking for opportunities Government and the BJP 3 to post pictures that remind 8$ 865% a letter to Sreedharan, after he besides social media users as he 7 him of his favourite Pidi (his had written to the Prime tweeted pictures of the dog # pet dog),” he said. erming the Delhi Minister against the AAP squad of Indian Army doing Rahul was also trolled on TGovernment’s move to give Government’s move. yoga and captioned it “New : Twitter with a number of peo- free rides to women in Metro Sisodia had said the Delhi India”. Union Ministers Amit ple posting pictures about the an “election gimmick”, Delhi Metro has already been run- Shah and Rajnath Singh Congress while poking fun at Metro’s principal adviser Dr E ning in losses and the accused the Gandhi scion of him and the party. He was also Sreedharan has hit out at the Government’s proposal to pay insulting the Defence forces targeted by new young BJP MP Arvind Kejriwal dispensation for the women commuters and mocking the International Home Minister Amit Shah Yoga Day and insult our forces he realises that even the canines IYD2019. But this is hardly sur- Tejasvi Surya who said that it’s asking if it was flush with should make the Metro rail Yoga Day while the BJP said life was the first to take on Rahul (yet again!) Hoping the spirit of are proud members of the prising as they have always sad that Rahul still hasn’t learnt money then should assist the authorities happy. “Sir, your is one continuing joke for the saying while the Congress sup- positivity will prevail. It can help Indian Army and they con- been apologetic about and his lessons. “Ok. He still hasn’t Delhi Metro to procure more stand appears to be a result of Congress president. ports the medieval practice of overcome toughest challenges,” tribute to the safety of our hence pooh-poohed every- learnt his lessons. In one go, he trains and construct more lines misunderstanding about the The pictures in the tweet by triple talaq, it insults the armed Shah tweeted. The Congress nation. Rajnath also took a dig thing rooted in Indian Culture has insulted our Army, brave so that the present overcrowd- Delhi Government’s proposal. Rahul Gandhi showed the forces yet again. He also accused opposed the Triple Talaq Bill in at Rahul saying he prayed for and traditions. Is it vote bank Jawans, the incredible dog unit, ing is eased. You will appreciate that after Army dog unit and their train- the Congress of spreading neg- the Lok Sabha on Thursday. his “sadbuddhi” (good sense). politics that is driving them to Yoga tradition & our country. He said allowing free trav- completion of Phase-III of the ers prostrating as part of cele- ativity. “Congress stands for Taking potshots on Rahul’s The BJP said for Rahul, life do this,” BJP national vice pres- I feel really sad for all the young el to women will lead to further DMRC, its services were brations of International Yoga negativity. Today, their negativ- comments, Defence Minister is only about a joke, as he keeps ident Vinay Sahasrabuddhe Congress workers (if there are overcrowding and mishaps designed to have a capacity of Day and soon after he invited ity was seen in their clear sup- Rajnath Singh said that he posting pictures about his pet asked on Twitter. any left) that they have to deal even as he appealed the Delhi daily ridership of four million,” trouble for himself on social port to the medieval practice of wished good sense prevails dog. “It’s painful to see how a BJP spokesperson Nalin with this man as their leader,” Government not to destroy an Sisodia said in his letter. media. Triple Talaq. Now, they mock upon the Congress leader and senior politician is ridiculing Kohli said under Prime said Surya in a tweet. efficient and successful public The 87-year old transport system such as Delhi Sreedharan, former managing Metro for electoral gains. director of Delhi Metro and 9$ $7;;,!;,;8;+$!9$$, )$ 4 election,” he said. Narendra Modi said the Delhi #>(!,+$+$!,(()#+);)? He said the Delhi Metro is running on huge debt +$!-/+$ )=$#(+);+$ New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker doing so have the freedom to do Government has not only and will set a bad precedent for + 29:% ;,;)+$!755##($!!!; Om Birla on Friday said he will so outside,” he said. delayed giving approval of other Metros which are carry- >!;,;8<);(,!7+);;+$! work to draw from best parlia- He, though, assured Metro phase IV corridors by ing huge debts as well. He cited 8$ 865% and another 33 Bills have been Acquisition Bill, Triple Talaq %>>!7)(!?)7!7(;<#,;8 mentary customs from across Opposition members — whose two years but also never come that metro construction is pending consideration in the Bill, Aadhaar Amendment Bill +$7!!+$+$!!!;>!;,;8 the world and asked members numbers have shrunk further in forward to introduce last mile occurring at a very slow pace ajya Sabha Chairman and Upper House for years, includ- and Motor Vehicles Bill. ?)7)7!+$;01!7( to refrain from practices such the 17th Lok Sabha — that he connectivity with bus services. due to fund constraints. RVice President M Venkaiah ing three, that have been pend- Given the implications, as trooping into the Well of the would not be guided by In a response to Delhi “Therefore, it may not be easy Naidu on Friday suggested that ing for more than 20 years. “There is a need to rethink the process, I suggest that if a Bill is House to register their protests. numerical strength in giving Deputy Chief Minister Manish to attract loans the next time if any Bill pending for more than Under the provision of the provision regarding lapsing of not taken up for consideration Speaking to reporters, Birla opportunity to MPs. Sisodia, Dr Sreedharan also Metros turn into a debt trap,” five years in the Upper House Constitution, Bills passed by the bills in the Upper House of and passing in Rajya Sabha said his basic priority is to “Every member represents elaborated the reasons that why the letter read. He further should be considered lapsed. Lok Sabha during the course of Parliament,” he said. “I suggest within five years of introduction enhance the House’s dignity and his constituency and I want his the move will prove to be cata- commented that no country in He also called for a debate on its five year term and pending a wider debate on the matter of of such bills, such pending bills advised members to abide by or her voice to be heard,” he said, strophic for not only Delhi the world offers free metro the rule that provides for auto- in the Rajya Sabha get lapsed automatic lapsing of Bills in should be treated as deemed to rules and regulation. noting that he allowed division Metro but Metros in other cities travel only for women. matic lapsing of any Bill passed with the dissolution of the Rajya Sabha,” he said. have lapsed,” he said. He said he hoped to engage of votes as demanded by without enhancing women’ by the Lok Sabha but pending House of the People. Separately, Naidu said of the 33 Bills He also sought a debate on with parliamentary proceed- Opposition members on the security in any manner. in the Rajya Sabha with the dis- any Bill introduced in the Rajya pending for years, the oldest the reasons why there was a ings in other democracies in introduction Of Triple Talaq Earlier, Sisodia had written solution of the Lower House of Sabha remained a property of pending Bill, the Indian wide gap between the number the world and draw from their Bill in the House on Friday. Parliament. the House irrespective of the fate Medical Council of bills passed by the 16th Lok best practices to conduct Lok To a question as to why he Expressing concern over of the Lok Sabha. (Amendment) Bill, 1987, has Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Sabha in a better way. He allowed the Bill’s introduction loss of time due to disruptions, “In effect, the Lok Sabha has been pending for more than 32 especially when compared to observed that he might have as the convention has been that he said the present “dysfunc- to take up these 22 Bills again years. Two other bills are pend- the 15th Lok Sabha. “I fervent- been strict in his conduct on the motion of thanks to the tional, disruptive environment for consideration and passing. ing for more than 20 years, six ly appeal to all Parliamentarians Friday by repeatedly asking President’s address is the first must change” and further I am afraid it would take a min- are pending between 10 and 20 to make an inspiring fresh start members to refrain from inter- matter to be taken up, Birla said weakening of democratic struc- imum of two sessions for doing years and 14 bills are pending beginning with this season,” he rupting those allowed by the rules take precedence over tures cannot be allowed. Naidu so. And this means that efforts between 5 and 10 years. said adding “We cannot allow Chair to speak. conventions. The business said as many as 22 Bills, pend- of the Lok Sabha for passing “Such long pendency does any further weakening of our “Why should ‘zindabad- advisory committee, which has ing in the Rajya Sabha, had these 22 Bills have been ren- not reflect well on the func- democratic structures. Together, murdabad’ slogans be raised (in) members from different par- lapsed with the dissolution of dered waste,” he said, adding tioning of the Parliament,” he we must restore the stature and the Well or placard be brought ties, took a call on the issue and the 16th Lok Sabha last month Bills that lapsed include Land said. “In order to streamline the dignity of the House.” in the Well? Those interested in he went by it, he added. PNS #/78# % 4 P !!#$ : !72 # R 4 O* ! 8$ 865% - * : .-*:/ 6 2 ith former Prime WMinister Manmohan "@ Singh’s term as Rajya Sabha MP @ 7 =27 ending after nearly three : decades, the Upper House of O* "# : Parliament on Friday put on . /* !'(&G record its appreciation of the . contribution made by the MM(MM'/ renowned economist. On the first day of the -*: maiden Session of Parliament 5 under Modi 2.0 Government, 4 6 Rajya Sabha Chairman and 2 " Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu mentioned that Singh composed personality, Dr the nation. The House shall & was a member of Rajya Sabha Manmohan Singh through his ever cherish their association.” % for five consecutive terms from participation in the debates of Earlier, the House !!#$ 2 ! 1991 to 2019 and has the dis- the House has contributed mourned the death of former % 4 tinction of holding the covet- immensely in enriching the Goa Chief Minister and former 4 . %44/!7 ed post of Prime Minister for collective wisdom of the House Rajya Sabha member Manohar ! two consecutive terms. on various issues, particularly, Parrikar and nine other former : “The House will certainly economic matters pertaining to members — KA RA Subbian, @ : .:@:/ miss the presence of these two the welfare and development of Virendra Kataria, Drupad members, who have through the nation. This House will miss Borgohain, Devi Prasad Singh, their significant contributions, an able parliamentarian and an Chaudhary Munvvar Saleem, enhanced the dignity experienced and renowned Vasanthi Stanley, Vishwanatha and prestige of this august economist,” Naidu said. Menon, Rajnath Singh ‘Surya’ "# House,” he said. “I place on record my and S Sivasubramanian. Naidu said Singh, along heartfelt appreciation for the The House also mourned &BG' %2 with another member Santisue significant contribution and the death of 50 people, includ- O Kujur, retired on June 15 after service rendered by both these ing five Indians, in a terrorist completion of their terms of Members to parliamentary attack on mosques in New office. Both Singh and Kujur democracy and to society at Zealand and killing of 250 "' were MP from Assam from the large,” Naidu said. “I wish them persons, including 10 Indians, Congress party. good health, happiness and in suicide bombings in church- " “A very gentle, calm and long fruitful years of service to es and hotels in Colombo. . 56# ,
8$ 865% Syndrome (AES). This is a kids are dying due to AES. conspiracy to damage the Chowdhury also pointed ven as the medical opinion brand name of litchi... We are out that the ratio of patients Eremains divided over the eating litchis since our child- and doctors is lowest in Bihar. cause of the outbreak of Acute hood but we did not suffer After 118 children died Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) in from AES,” Rudy said. due to Acute Encephalitis Bihar’s Muzaffarpur where over The MP from Bihar’s Saran Syndrome (AES) in Wednesday, had said that con- 118 kids have died so far, BJP district further said that due to Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar, sumption of unripe litchi con- member from the State, Rajiv some misinformation many more than two dozen cases of taining a high concentration of Pratap Rudy on Friday urged people have stopped eating AES deaths have been report- toxin could be behind the AES the Government to probe litchi and drinking litchi juice. ed from other districts of Bihar outbreak in Muzaffarpur. whether linking deaths of chil- “The Government must probe in the last 24 hours. Dr Gopal Shankar Sahni of dren due to the deadly disease if there is conspiracy to harm According to health officials SKMCH said apart from mal- to consumption of litchis was interest of Indian litchi farmers here, the deaths have been nutrition and consumption of part of a conspiracy to damage by linking death of children reported from Patna, Bhagalpur, litchi in empty stomach, heat- the brand name of the fruit. due to AES in Muzaffarpur to Banka, Sitamarhi, Samastipur, wave condition triggers AES Participating in a debate consumption of litchi,” he said. East Champaran and West outbreak year after year. during the Zero Hour in Participating in the debate Champaran. AES is a serious Meanwhile, Union Minister Parliament, Rudy said the sit- in Parliament, Congress leader neurological illness that causes of State for Home Nityanand uation in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said inflammation of the brain. Rai announced that all 17 BJP was worrisome. “We are told due to careless attitude of the Independent child special- MPs of Bihar will donate Rs 25 that eating litchi by children in State and the Union ist Arun Shah, who headed the Lakh for their respective con- Bihar’s Muzaffarpur may be Government, situation in Bihar Bihar chapter of Indian stituencies to build PICUs in cause of Acute Encephalitis is not improving and poor Association of Pediatrics, on Sadar Hospitals there. ! "#$ $ )$ ")*"! "< ;# 4 "< < 9 & )!32 9!% R: &7,3 # 3 8 8 , ' ( $ ) 9( ( ) "8 ! &"+F '(FB ( ( / ! % ( ) % ( / ( +, 9898 : ( ( ( s it settles down to govern, the : new Government at the Centre 7 4 needs to deal with the critical $ ;74$< ) 7 4 issue of population growth. Yet another indication of the press- ;74 < " " : Aing need for this is provided by the report 74$ / titled, ‘World Population Prospects 2019: ( 6 Highlights’, published by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 74$ 3+3 = : which says that India’s population — now 7 " standing at 1.37 billion — will overtake China’s ! : : — now 1.43 billion — by 2027. Things are not going to stop there. According to the report, ( 7 the country’s population is expected to rise S # $ ;# $< by 273 million between 2019 and 2050. / > ! Subsequent increases are likely to take the total to the peak of 1.65 billion in 2059, following : 9$ " 74$ which there will be decline with the popula- 8 74$ ( tion stabilising around 1.5 billion by the end $ of the century, when it will continue to have the world’s largest population followed by (74$ / China’s, projected at 1.1 billion. # # $ : Some people hold that an alarmist view ?:! / 4 ! of population rise is uncalled for. The annu- al population growth rate, which was 2.2 per : S *. = : 9$ *3 1-. 9= # : cent in 1981, has declined significantly to 1.2 74$S ( per cent in the 2010-2019 period. Besides, the # 9$ O ? : / #% A /9 ! consequences of increasing population are not entirely negative. Among other things, it water and the huge tracts, stretch- inside, they remain a tribal there will continue to be other, % ! ! O means an increasing availability of labour ing over States, which will hunter. generally applicable causes like 74$ ( force, the numerical decline of which now become too hot for human life There is insufficient space energy generation, vehicular : 9 % poses serious problems in several countries and work. Inherent in the entire here to describe Morris’ detailed emission of greenhouse gases and ) /7) > leading to the recruitment of foreign migrant process is the very real danger of %#%2-#)12# study of how humans have con- the burning of post-harvest plant labour and the consequent social and racial the migrants being viewed as out- tinued trying to adjust and the stubble. There is hardly any need " 9 tensions. India, one can argue, is in a partic- siders threatening the livelihoods P182#%-- consequences thereof. Suffice it to dwell at length on the conse- / 9 4 ! ularly advantageous situation in this context. and patterns of social relations of 1*872*1#- to say that critical problems quences of pollution. According (( # ! According to the United Nations Population the locals. One has already wit- remain and failure to find solu- to the New Climate Economy Fund’s (erstwhile United Nations Fund for nessed this phenomenon in the 18@8%:7828 tions may cause the extinction of Report cited above, urban pollu- ! # "( Population Activities) report titled, ‘State of form of attacks on taxi drivers 82%#=- humans as a species. I have tion caused 620,000 premature / World Population, 2019’, two-thirds of India’s from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in 4-416#%-"2-8 dwelt on the matter because of its deaths in India in 2010, marking ! S 74$ population is in the working age group of 15- parts of Maharashtra and, earli- critical importance and the fact a six-fold increase from 2001. It 64 years, which means that there will be no er, on South Indians. 47#2- % %78 that the challenges facing humans cites “recent estimates” as show- manpower shortage in the foreseeable future. As, if not more, serious will will be all the greater given the ing that environment degrada- ! ( Such arguments, however, have to be be the consequence of a migra- 78:-7 %91:5 simultaneous, massive increase in tion caused by sprawling cities ( : ( # ( taken with caution. While the rate of popu- tion-accelerated increase in the 5%95877#82- urbanisation. According to the was reducing India’s GDP by 5.7 lation growth may be declining, a population density of population, which, 345 Global Commission on the per cent or about $80 billion! of 1.65 billion will make the task of the per square kilometre in 2005, is 4-416#%- Economy and Climate’s New Furthermore, an article pub- , 9 % , removal of poverty much more difficult set to rise to 504 per square kilo- 97-$#5#5 Climate Economy Report lished in The Lancet, one of the 6 besides posing serious problems in provid- metre in 2050, causing enormous released in September 2014, oldest and most respected med- ing food, healthcare, transportation and problems of over-crowding and -#5872" India’s urban population, which ical journals in the world, states #!S ( ensuring waste management and access to tensions. The problem is already 1 -7#1#86=! increased from 217 million to 377 that 1.24 million deaths in India 7 , sanitation. Employment will be a major issue acute given the nature of humans. million over the last two decades, in 2017 — 12.5 per cent of the 74$ / S , , = considering that 12 million people are join- According to Desmond Morris in #582847#2 is expected to reach 600 million, total — were attributable to air ing the country’s workforce every year. his incisive work, The Human or 40 per cent of the population pollution, including 0·67 million : ) , It is not just a question of numbers but Zoo, the urban civilisation is only 7862- by 2031. from pollution caused by ambi- # of uneven increase and density of population. a few thousand years old, while 8:--%:66=#58 In addition to the problems ent particulate matter and 0·48 74$ *+15 Some parts of India are recording much high- humans have evolved as tribal 682# 8@86-48 ! associated with a general increase million by household air. Of er rates of population growth than others. hunters “not for a few centuries, in population mentioned above, these deaths attributable to air Unfortunately, these parts are also econom- but for a million hard years.” $%#5#5878216# such a massive rise in urban pop- pollution, 51·4 per cent were in S : # ically the least developed, with the result that Speaking in evolutionary terms ulation would cause problems people younger than 70 years. ( " / increasing population will accelerate the “this dramatic change [from a #5#%:782%9 relating to urban traffic as well as The question, with apologies , , rate of migration. Also, both inter-State and rural tribal way of living to an 4-416#%-$%66 waste management. Besides, to TS Eliot, is: After such knowl- intra-State migration will continue to increase urban one] has been almost there will be a pollution-caused edge, what action? Not much has given the widening scope of employment in instantaneous…” Humans have ::8687#8#58 decline in green cover following been done so far. India will be in the service sector catering to the consump- “adopted brilliantly” to their %97#%-7#8 the felling of trees for construct- serious trouble if the issue of pop- 4 tion needs of the growing middle class. The extraordinary new condition,” ing buildings and concentrated ulation increase is not addressed process will be compounded by global but have not had time to change greenhouse gas emissions from far more seriously than hitherto. $ 9 : warming causing migration from coastal areas biologically, to evolve into a new surrounding industries and use (The author is Consulting ;<= 3 +> of the country, swallowed by advancing sea genetically civilised species.” Deep of air conditioners. Of course, Editor, The Pioneer) ) *+ , 2 / & 7#0 %? $ !% = %O $ -. ( " ! % "$ "*?" " # / # ! ) " 5 " " 4 " ( 0.+++ 9$<$7; <+)7 !>+% !<7!+76&!;!7# 8!;!7#(!<7!+7 $ -.() K@ K * K K7 ) 1. ( ! ,( ( ) 0 0 8 0 2 00 : ) $ -. " ( # $ -.() Sir — This refers to the editorial, !L M.) Sir — This refers to the editorial, “An idea at best” (June 20). It looks '(/"$ * )4 “Water woes” (June 20). Unlike # ( that the notion of “one nation, one #.*)4/ !L ! ! what is being claimed by Tamil poll” is getting off the drawing ! M " Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K )S 2 *+3+ *+(*. 4 ( board. Prime Minister Narendra ! . Palaniswami, the water crisis in Modi is serious about pursuing ! K Chennai is for real. It was shocking / # 35 # 35 the idea of simultaneous Lok / L ! "M# to know that Palaniswami was 3+ /S ( Sabha and Assembly poll and is " unaware of the fact that the water ( ) ( making all efforts to warm up the % L pumps in many residential colonies citizens to this idea. M ! ran dry a year ago. Instead of par- ) # (50 4 ( The rationale for simultane- O L "M% rying issues, the State Government ) # / S ous elections is that it will cut L M! "# must sweep into action before it’s $ -.() down the humongous expendi- "# ! 6 2 !2 too late. Catchment areas to the ture on elections. It will also facil- ! 9 "# 9 main reservoirs should be cleared ) ( / ( itate governance, without long L M L of encroachments. All drinking / ( ) and repeated spells of Model : M2 water lakes should be desilted and ) S Code of Conduct holding the : " the channelling of sewage into "* &,#+); ( Government’s functioning water bodies should be stopped. hostage to polls and free the While poor monsoon played /S ) 6 /S ( police and security forces, truant, the human factor in the $ deployed during elections, to get making of the crisis cannot be ) " ( on with their day job. Assemblies in 1968. Lok Sabha Unity in diversity should be proposed idea is implemented, denied. Encroachments, pollution On the face of it, the reasons itself dissolved prematurely in the aim. For a vast country like State issues will be sidelined. It will and the gross neglect of water / appear compelling. In fact, the 1970. Since then, elections were India, with diverse cultures and weaken India’s federal structure. bodies and reckless exploration of " idea itself is nearly as old as held separately. wide differences in State-wise The priorities of State and Central groundwater have all contributed to 7 modern India. In 1951-52, the Simultaneous election may developments, regional senti- level governance are different the current crisis. Not just the first general election to the Lok call for prolonging or shortening ment prevails in State elections and can be best addressed by the State Government but the citizens 8 Sabha was held simultaneously the tenure of State or the Central and that should be respected. federal structure of the country must also get their act together. ) ( with all State Assemblies. This Government as and when A strong Central Government and not by imposing “from the Padmanabhan # % practice continued till the gener- required, thus leading to a resul- is welcome but it should not have top” or a presidential form of Via email al election of 1967, but was dis- tant turmoil which will be total control on the finances to administration. rupted due to premature dissolu- unmanageable with our current subdue alternate views of gover- JS Acharya ' +/ 2 ! % ! 9 tion of some State Legislative political system. nance at the regional level. If the Hyderabad #!++!7(+)>);!!7A8#*<) ! 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Such a policy, led by the Ministry of #%-6 ) 15K* J ( Culture and the Ministry of Human Resource 4-6%:=- #A $ # / Development in particular, can create an envi- :16#178$%66 not go any further than the Sahitya tion to a policy framework on culture been striving to promote “popular lit- #A R7 ( ronment for mutual recognition, enhance 68 #- Akademi, India’s cultural avant garde. has come from academicians and erature” and support research in S B # people-to-people contact and diffuse 978#87 Established in 1954, the Akademi scholars, who have been at the helm “neglected and new” areas. Further, ) mistrust. 6%98# seeks to celebrate those elements, of affairs in the institutions mentioned the apprehension that cultural policy F ' A national cultural policy implies a planned which are organic to India, however above. may be a garb for promoting unscien- approach to Government-aided cultural activ- *8#$88 variegated their expressions might be. In 2008, an 18-member commit- tific appropriation of the past remains ( % ( ities, keeping in perspective broader goals %2#%#1#%-2! “Indian literature is one, but written tee was constituted to draft a policy unsubstantiated, too. Many of these 7 , /> ) which have been debated among the citizens 1 %9 in many languages”, its motto pro- for modernisation and coordination institutions have triggered modern / ( and identified through consensus. The absence 98:%82 claims. among Government-aided cultural movements in arts, literature and $ of such a policy in the country contrasts sharply :16#176 Bodies like the Indian Council of institutions. As expected, most of the research. ( with global trends. Virtually every country, 9-62 Cultural Relations (1950), the Sangeet members abstained from the meetings But our cultural institutions are ( including the most diverse ones, have a well- Natak Akademi (1953) and the and the proposal was dismissed with- plagued by sheer lack of coordination. $ $ defined cultural outlook. National School of Drama (1959), out a fair trial. This often results in effort-duplication A ( To comprehend this absence, we need to some of which were instituted by par- Noted scholar Kapila Vatsyayan and resource wastage. A national # $ ( understand the general suspicion with which liamentary resolutions mooted by was among the dissenters. In 1972, as policy on culture would lead to terms such as culture, policy, national and India’s first Education Minister, the deputy education advisor to the greater alignment between institu- Government are held in contemporary India. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, reflected Government, she had drafted a report tions, funding agencies and cultural 7 Particularly so when they appear together in the Government’s official cultural for UNESCO titled, ‘Some Aspects of goals. Through concerted institu- R) S a sentence. In his book, Notes Towards the outlook with aplomb. Cultural Policy in India’. Arguing tional efforts and periodic revision of Definition of Culture (1943), the American- To the founding fathers, it was after Gandhi, the report makes an focus areas, retrieval and promotion ; < British poet, TS Eliot, describes culture as con- clear that promoting elements “organ- explicit plea for cultural policy to of diversity will become much more ; < # stituted by a set of organic “basic structures”, ic” to our national identity has to be underscore “fundamental consan- effective. ( which get transmitted hereditarily and cannot an integral part of nation-building. guinity and unity of approach to life Further, institutional support for *. be fabricated. The establishment of the Indian in India in spite of the seeming het- local cultural groups to engage with )* + Unfortunately, in most intellectual discours- Council of Historical Research erogeneity.” regionally diverse art forms and a es, culture is viewed as a disruptive interven- (ICHR) during the Indira Gandhi This warrants a rhetorical ques- body like the National Cultural tion, which is either fictive or imaginary. regime in 1972 stressed the need to tion: Why and since when did the idea Coordination Committee (NCCC) Academic fervour is expended on hyphenated introduce national perspectives in of a national cultural outlook become for greater cultural exchange across concepts such as sub-cultures and anti-cultures historical research, too. a forbidden subject? Our experience regions would be extremely useful. among other things. Trends in both social The objectives of ICHR, compiled of whatever modicum of planning, It is about time that the Ministry media and universities suggest that many in March 1972 by the Ministry of which has been made to bear upon of Culture furnishes a policy draft for maintain a safe distance from everything “cul- Education and Social Welfare, ear- cultural activities in India, contradicts debate. This will go a long way in tural” or “national”, except when invited to cri- mark the need to provide “national their oft-expressed fear. All the afore- securing a truly integrated society; one tique it. It is feared that advocacy of a nation- direction to an objective and rational mentioned bodies, without an excep- which is not restricted to the code of al cultural policy is anchored to conservatism, presentation and interpretation of tion, have promoted India’s cultural tolerance but based on the ethics parochialism and majoritarianism. history” as one of its priorities. plurality in all its richness. of trust. But did India always lack a national cultur- It is, therefore, ironical that in the The ICHR, too, as stipulated in its (The writer teaches English at the al outlook? To answer this question, one need past few decades, the loudest opposi- Memorandum of Association, has University of Delhi) 5 % &' $ ! (!$ ($ & #)*& '+ (), **%(-.' %+ $ /'# $ 0 1&'-$ $%.+.. &+% # '++ ) 28#3/1 $ /'# ( 0 &+.*&.% ( $ 2' #% ),.' %+3 / ( & . %( 3%( %+%( . E . , 0'&% +# %+ #0%+
have been known to be choosy posting was at Lucknow, where he Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) with haunt- even recorded a duet with Lata. eloquent by Geeta Dutt in Ae dil about films but nevertheless, con- got an opportunity to make some ing melodies like Naina barse Otherwise, a very non-descript mujhe bata de, tu kis pe aa gaya tinued to work hard and almost influential contacts. His position at rimjhim rimjhim... and Lag ja gale film, Dekh Kabira Roya (1957) had hai... from Bhai-Bhai (1956), which always had a good tune ready to fit AIR did not give him much but he se... besides Woh bhooli dastan lo seven compositions, each one a gem paired Ashok Kumar and Kishore the lyrics and the situation. was able to learn and was greatly phir yaad... from Sanjog (1961). from Madan Mohan. For the Kumar for the first time and again Madan Mohan, it is under- inspired by Ustad Ali Akbar Khan The success of the mystery record, in this film, six playback in the Kishore starrer Man-Mauji stood, had a large collection of such and Begum Akhtar — both master woman theme in Woh Kaun Thi? singers were used — each one for (1962) where Zaroorat hai ek shri- musical scores in his bank, which exponents of thumri and ghazal. was carried forward by director Raj a different mood and some of the mati ki... topped the charts for could not be used due to his prema- Ultimately, it was the magnetic Khosla, again with Madan Mohan compositions were among his best. months. #587:8%2- 11 ture death. This memorable music pull of the film world which made and Sadhana, in Mera Saaya (1966) These included Kaun aaya mere Earlier, he had successfully # was well-preserved by Sanjeev him resign from AIR and took him having refreshing and hit melodies man ke dware... in classical form by tried his hand at piano in Mem ven after almost 40 years, the Kohli, his son, and was used in Yash to Bombay (now Mumbai). like Naino me badra chhaye... and Manna Dey, Humse aaya na gaya... Sahib (1956), where the on-screen * ) patriotic fervour of Haqeeqat Chopra’s Veer-Zaara. The film went Popularly known as the ghazal Jhumka gira re Bareli ke bazaar by Talat Mahmood, Ashkon se teri serenading of Meena Kumari by ! E(1964) in ‘Kar chale hum fida on to win the award for the best king of his times, he was always able mein... An interesting fact about hamane tasvir banaai hai... by Asha Shammi Kapoor in Kehta hai dil jano tan sathiyo/Ab tumhare hawale musical score of 2005. to bring out the best from Lata Mera Saaya, which also brings out Bhosle and Tu pyar kare ya tum ho mere liye... along with Dil dil watan sathiyo...’ has the potential of That the listing for the award Mangeshkar. Unko ye shikaayat hai the perfectionist in Madan Mohan, thukraye... by Lata. se milakar dekho... were immense- ! giving one goose pimples, if not showed the winner to be Madan ki hum kuch nahi kehte... and Yun is that Lata, being extremely busy, An extremely sensitive person, ly popular as also Ye nayi nayi preet moist eyes. Many among the cur- Mohan, even 30 years after he had hasraton ke dagh..., both from the could not complete recording the he could easily convey the depth of hai, tu hi to mera meet hai... besides * rent generation, who may not have left us, was the ultimate tribute. film Adalat (1958) and rendered by Jhumka song though the shooting emotions through his musical notes. other songs of the Dev Anand-star- seen the film but only heard this Earlier, he had received the nation- Lata, remain unsurpassable as for the same had already been Sometimes even through a back- rer Pocket Maar (1957). "% ! famous composition of Kaifi Azmi, al award for the best musical score ghazals go even today. scheduled. In the circumstances, ground score, as in the case of It is true that Madan Mohan immortalised by music maestro for Dastak in 1970. Later, the Lata had a special bond with while Sadhna performed and lip- Mausam (1976) towards the climax, hardly produced any foot-tapping ! Madan Mohan, are moved equally. Government of India had also him and in spite of Madan Mohan synced, the singing was actually when Sharmila Tagore and Sanjeev music, which would have brought Affectionately known as Madan issued a postage stamp in his having passed away more than 40 done by Madan Mohan, which Kumar were giving their best. him commercial success, but still, bhaiya in the film industry, he honour. years ago, she still rates songs she was, of course, later replaced by Though the film was released after he would never compromise on the died at a very young age in 1975 An immensely talented musical did with him among some of her Lata’s original. Madan Mohan passed away, it was quality of music which was always "% when he was at the top of his career. mind, Madan Mohan could not fit best like Aap ki nazron ne samjha... In fact, Madan Mohan had acclaimed widely. a connoisseur’s delight. His 95th birth anniversary will be in the Army as an officer and left from Anpadh (1962) and Bairan started his career in the film world But it was not always the clas- (The writer is a retired Delhi " celebrated on June 25. after the World War II to join the neend na aaye...from Chacha as a playback singer under music sical base that Madan Mohan suc- Police Commissioner and former Music directors of yesteryears All India Radio (AIR). His first Zindabad (1959). Not far behind are composer Ghulam Haider and had ceeded at; his versatility was made Uttarakhand Governor) ! "#$ ,
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BSE & Associates have resigned associate audit firm quit as the decided to initiate a bidding A broad sell-off in the as the statutory auditors of the statutory auditor of the com- tate-run SBI on Friday said process to bring in new 8$ 865% domestic equity markets also company," it said in a regula- pany. BSR & Associates had SEtihad Airways had sought investors, SBI said. kept sentiment at a low ebb, tory filing. mentioned that it would con- waiver of open offer and assur- As part of the bid process, hares of Jet Airways forex traders said. The announcement has tinue to defend itself in the ance of flying slots for take over Expression of lnterest (Eol) for Szoomed 15.5 per cent on At the interbank foreign come a day after BSR & NCLT on petitions filed by the of Jet Airways, but the lenders investment in Jet Airways was Friday, continuing the previ- exchange (forex) market, the Associates, a KPMG group MCA regarding banning audit to the debt-ridden carrier had sought from interested partici- ous day’s sharp rally. domestic currency opened associate, resigned as statutory firms for five years. no authority to accommodate pants. Etihad, NIIF, TPG Capital The scrip witnessed sharply lower at 69.75 against auditor of IL&FS Financial "We confirm that BSR & the relaxations sought. and Indigo Partners had choppy trading, touching a the dollar. However, it recouped Services (IFIN). BSR & Associates LLP has resigned as ; / &..+ + " $ State Bank of India (SBI) expressed their interest on April high of 79.75 and a low of some losses to finish at 69.58, Associates in a letter to IL&FS auditors of IL&FS Financial chairman Rajnish Kumar had 10,2019. The bidding process 39.10 during the day on the registering a fall of 14 paise. Investment Managers has said Services (IFIN) on June 19, Thursday defended the lenders’ closed on May 10, 2019. BSE. Intra-day, the scrip The rupee had settled at that it has re-evaluated the 2019. We had received a notice decision to take Jet Airways for Subsequent to the closure of jumped 24.60 per cent despite 69.44 against the US dollar client continuation of the com- dated May 13, 2019 from the bankruptcy saying “it was their the bidding, as no binding bids a weak opening. It finally Thursday. pany, according to the filing. board of directors of IFIN last effort to find a resolution” were received, discussions were closed at 72.45, up 13.20 per “Overnight surge in crude "As a part of this re-evalu- seeking an explanation on our for the grounded airline and held with Etihad (EY) and other cent. At the NSE, shares of oil prices have weighed on ation, the firm has considered removal as auditors," IFIN said also did not rule out the possi- prospective investors to find a the airline climbed 15.51 per Indian rupee as it weakened the recent development, includ- in a statement a day earlier. bility of liquidation. Earlier this way for infusion of funds, it said. cent to close at 72.60. most among Asian currencies. ing actions and investigations Unfolding of the IL&FS debt week, SBI-led consortium of 26 “EY had sought certain Shares of Jet Airways had The geopolitical risks from initiated by various regulatory crisis and alleged fraud has trig- lenders had decided to seek res- relaxations viz. Waiver of open witnessed an unprecedented escalation of US-Iran tension authorities in relation to gered action from multiple agen- olution under IBC as they had offer, assurance of flying slots rally Thursday, bouncing pushed crude oil price higher. Infrastructure Leasing & cies including the Ministry of received only a conditional bid. etc. As the lenders did not have back sharply after days of “In near-term, rupee is Financial Services (IL&FS) and Corporate Affairs as well as the * '' In a filing to stock any authority to accommo- massive declines to close the having resistance around 69.03 its affiliated companies," BSR & market regulator Sebi to probe & ; * exchanges Friday, SBI said date some of the relaxations day over 122 per cent higher. and support at 70.01, the 100 Associates said in the resigna- on the role of a number of indi- financial position of Jet sought by EY, it was not con- The airline had stopped fly- days simple moving average,” tion letter to the company. viduals, top management people, Airways (lndia) Limited (JAL) sidered feasible to negotiate on ing on April 17 and banks said V K Sharma, Head — BSR & Associates ratings agencies as well as audit being weak, lenders were con- the conditions laid by EY,” the voted for bankruptcy PCG and Capital Market expressed its inability to con- firms in the matter that came to tinuously trying for viable res- SBI told exchanges. on June 17. 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The Government will con- CChandrasekhar Rao, on cation of the project and a Dayakar Rao also performed Prime Minister and JD(S) to the people of Karnataka and Gowda said it was Congress tinue for the next four years," he Friday, formally dedicated the Maha Krathu was also per- the puja at the premises. supremo HD Deve Gowda has will disturb the smooth func- wanted to form a coalition said. He also said the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation formed to invite the Varuna Ministers Eetela Rajender, firmly said the State would tioning of our Govt," Government in Karnataka and Government would focus on project to the nation. Deva for filling the rivers and Prashanth Reddy, MLC witness a mid-term poll. Siddaramaiah said. make Kumaraswamy as the rectifying the mistakes. The prestigious project, streams of the region. The Rajeshwar Reddy and other Addressing the media in He reiterated in his tweet Chief Minister. Meanwhile, BJP said they constructed to cater to the Kannepalli pump house was dignitaries were also present Bengaluru on Friday after his that he has no doubts that the "I was not after the forma- were against midterm polls in needs of entire Telangana, was inaugurated by the Governor on the occasion. Yoga session JD(S) chief Gowda Government will function for tion of the coalition the State. BJP state president B commissioned in the pres- ESL Narsimhan , while the The historic event, wit- said there was no doubt there political rival Siddaramaiah the next four years and won- Government. It is they S Yeddyurappa said there was ence of Maharashtra Chief pumps of the projects were nessed by the locals in large would be mid-term polls to the who is supposedly told congress dered why others have doubts (Congress) who came to us. I no need for the mid-term poll Minister Devendra Fadnavis switched on by the Chief numbers, received warming State Assembly. leadership that it was better to about it. don't know whether they and people would not like it. and AP Chief Minister YS Ministers of neighbouring response as their ethnic Gowda said he did not come out of the coalition. Gowda also said he has agreed for it or the Delhi high He asserted the BJP would not Jagan Mohan Reddy. Governor States — Fadnavis and desideratum of viewing water know how long the Congress- Recently former Chief started the exercise of strength- command directed them to do let it happen and, if required, it of AP and Telangana, ESL Jaganmohan Reddy. flows from the down stream to JD(S) Government, headed by Minister Siddaramaiah had ening the party by conducting so," he added. would form the Government. Narsimhan, was also present The Chief Minister, as per the upper parts was practical- his son HD Kumaraswamy, conveyed to party president various meetings with the lead- "We had got eight seats in "I want to make it clear that on the historic occasion. his sentiment, has switched on ly witnessed. All the pump would continue and it was in Rahul Gandhi that the alliance ers. the seat-sharing arrangement we will not let the mid- term The project was commis- the sixth pumpset of the pro- houses at Sundilla, Annaram the hands of the senior coalition was causing damage to the "We will continue doing with the Congress. I told Rahul poll to happen. We are 105 sioned to provide an irrigation ject and all the dignitaries barrage, Nandimedaram and partner. "There is no doubt that grand old party and it became our work... these programmes Gandhi that if you think you do (MLAs). If they have the capa- potential upto the level of 45 and guests were briefed about Kannepalli were set into force there will be mid-term polls. clear in the recent Lok Sabha will go on. I don't know how not want a particular seat then bility, then let them continue or lakh acres in the State. The the speciality and distinct on the occasion. They (Congress) had said they polls' outcome. long this Government will stay. give us the one you had lost. Did else, let them go. We will run Medigadda barrage was inau- nature of the project by KCR The Annaram barrage was will give support to us for five This is seen as an outcome It is in the hands of Congress I ask for Tumkur? No. the Government. People will gurated at 11.23 am and the during the dedication process. inaugurated by Minister years. I am watching all the of the drubbing by the BJP in leaders and not Kumaraswamy," Siddaramaiah had told me. He not accept election within a year pump house was switched on The Kannepalli pump house Niranjan Reddy, while the developments and their behav- the recent elections and conse- the JD(S) supremo said. He also said he did it for Mysuru (to win and there is no need for it," at 1.07 pm. The pumping plaque was inaugurated by Annaram pumphouse was iour. Our people are intelligent quent tension the coalition is reminded the Congress leaders Mysuru seat). They have open- Yeddyurappa said. process in the pump house KCR and all the guests, dedicated by Home Minister enough. We need not have to facing in the State. again that it was they who had ly said that I am responsible for Deputy Chief Minister G commenced at 1.15 pm. accompanied by the Chief Mahamud Ali. The pump- teach them," he said. The BJP had decimated approached the JD(S) to form the defeat in Tumkur and Parameshwara said he did not In the morning, the Chief Minister, visited the houses and barrages in As his remarks sent alarm the Congress and JD(S) by win- the Government with Mysuru. Leave it now," he said. know in what context Gowda Minister commenced the pro- Kaleshwara Muktheeshwara Sundilla were inaugurated by bells ringing in the shaky coali- ning 25 of the 28 Lok Sabha Kumaraswamy as the Chief Karnataka Chief Minister said so but he insisted that the ject commissioning process temple subsequent to the com- Minister Koppula Eeshwar, tion, Gowda backtracked and seats and leaving only one seat Minister. HD Kumaraswamy also went Government would continue. by offering prayers to the missioning of the project. while the Medaram pump- said he was only referring to the each to the two alliance part- The Janata Dal-Secular into a damage control mode "Small discrepancies, dis- Godavari Maratha after inau- The Chief Minister, prior house was inaugurated by the Grama Panchayat and local ners. The BJP-backed inde- patriarch Gowda said that the and said his Government was cord and differences of opin- gurating the Medigadda bar- to this, had given detailed Minister Malla Reddy. body elections. pendent candidate had won the Karnataka coalition was the safe. He asserted that his father ion surface when we run a rage near Medigadda. From information about the impor- Minister Jagadeeshwar Reddy Even though he denied his Mandya seat. idea of UPA chairperson Sonia has been misunderstood. coalition Government... The Medigadda, the Chief Minister tance of the Kaleshwaram Lift inaugurated the Lakshmipur statement on midterm poll, Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah Gandhi and senior Congress "What he has said is that be pre- coalition dharma calls for tak- proceeded to Kannepalli irrigation project to the dig- pumphouse. Chief Secretary of political pundits feel that it tweeted, "The news about me leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, and pared for the urban local body ing everybody along ignoring where a “Jalasankalpa Yagya” nitaries and a comprehensive the Government SK Joshi and was a threat to Congress and recommending INC India it was the Congress which elections. Deve Gowda has not the differences," Parameshwara was performed by the Chief export was projected in a doc- other dignitaries graced the this development is seen as his President Shri Rahul Gandhi to approached JD(S) for a post- said that the assembly election told reporters. Minister couple with 40 Veda umentary which was viewed occasion. *#+ O + P9 !%% 9:%+ ' + #% Patna: Taking a cue from its Yadav, all are informed that its poor show in the Lok Sabha 8$ 865% a political party has to take under paragraph 4 of the Tenth alliance partner Congress and until further orders, no legisla- polls, Akhilesh Yadav-led place at only organisational Schedule to the Constitution. ; #% the Samajwadi Party with tor, MP or any other leader shall Samajwadi Party had cancelled day after their parliamen- level. It cannot take place at leg- With the four TDP MPs which it has close ties, Lalu take part in panel discussions." the posts of all its spokesper- Atary colleagues made a islature party level. Since TDP merging with the BJP, the tally Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal "It may also be noted that sons and restrained all its lead- move towards the BJP, five & BJP have not merged at the of the ruling party will go up +2 / has restrained its leaders from the current list of RJD ers from appearing in panel Telugu Desam Party (TDP) organisational level this is not from 71 to 75 in the Rajya Sabha. taking part in panel discussions spokespersons stands annulled discussions. A similar move MPs on Friday met Vice a legal merger," Galla said after After joining the BJP Chowdary on news channels "until further and a new list will be prepared was made by the Congress a President and Rajya Sabha meeting the Vice President. said: "The mood of the nation %%P+ orders". and released in due course", the few days later. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu The TDP said the four was clear in recent elections." According to a communi- communication added. The RJD, which had ruled to challenge their defection MPs, who have joined the BJP, Incidentally, Income Tax cation issued by RJD national "In the meantime, if any Bihar for a decade and a half and merger at the legislature have "no authority nor are (IT) department had raided res- Lucknow: BSP supremo merger of the TDP Legislature general secretary Alok Mehta, person associated with the and still has the largest number party level. they empowered to merger the idential and official premises of Mayawati on Friday ridiculed Party with it in the Upper dated June 20, "as per directions party does take part in a panel of MLAs in the state, had The TDP MPs led by TDP with the BJP". Chowdary and Ramesh last year the BJP for "engineering defec- House. of national president Lalu discussion his or her views shall drawn a blank in the Lok Jayadev Galla asserted that that Four of its six Rajya Sabha over allegations of tax evasion tion" of four TDP MPs in the Mayawati said the BJP had Prasad and Leader of the be deemed to be personal and Sabha polls, putting up its the merger of the defected TDP members of the TDP , includ- and money laundering. Both Rajya Sabha, saying "every- earlier dubbed two of these Opposition in the State not that of the party", it added. worst- ever performance since MPs could take place only at the ing party chief N Chandrababu had then claimed innocence. thing is fair in BJP brand of MPs as "corrupt", but now Assembly Tejashwi Prasad Notably, immediately after formation in 1997. PTI organisational level but not at Naidu's close confidants YS When asked about cases of politics". after joining their party, the the level of legislature party. Chowdary and CM Ramesh financial fraud against him, "Yesterday when the lawmakers have become "Yesterday four Rajya had on Thursday joined BJP Chowdary reportedly said, "CBI President was giving assur- "doodh ka dhula" (pure). = Sabha members of the TDP here in presence of the party's and ED have examined me for ances to the country on the "It is clear that everything 2 had given a letter saying that working president J P Nadda. a case which belongs to a third behalf of the government, the is fair in BJP brand of politics they are merging the legislature The four TDP RS MPs party. These are not direct cases BJP on the same day engi- and nothing is wrong," she party in Rajya Sabha and since had also met Vice President against me. I have never done neered defection of four TDP remarked. they have 2/3rd majority, it and Rajya Sabha Chairman any kind of fraud, forgery, MPs," she tweeted. The breakaway Telugu !5# D ,> should be accepted without and submitted a resolution, cheating in my entire life. An In a boost to the BJP, four Desam Party (TDP) faction any disqualification. Having saying they have decided to investigation is going on, which of the six TDP MPs in the includes Y S Chowdary, C M 8 gone through the law what we merge TDP parliamentary can go against anyone, doesn't Rajya Sabha joined the party Ramesh, Garikapati Mohan now understand is, merger of party in Rajya Sabha with BJP mean I have done something." on Thursday and sought Rao and T G Venkatesh. PTI G Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday acquitted three alleged Maoist activists, 14 . 8+ Kochi: A Kerala cadre IAS has not officially reacted to the years after they were sentenced $ , officer, known for his staunch media reports. to life imprisonment by a trial stand against corruption, on The reported move by the court on sedition charges. " + Friday said he would fight Government came at a time One of the three died dur- legally against the reported when he was engaged in a ing pendency of their appeal ":. .& 2 move of the State Government legal battle against the Central which was filed in 2006. to terminate him from the ser- Government's decision to repa- A division bench compris- Guwahati: Chinese Army during border personnel meet- vice. triate him from the post of ing Justice Sanjib Banerjee and troops and civilians for the first ings will go a long way in pro- Raju Narayana Swamy, a chairman of Coconut Justice Suvra Ghosh declared time participated in a joint Yoga moting peace and tranquility )1 interaction with the troops. fire violations, measures adopt- civil service examination topper Development Board to his par- the three persons not guilty of session with Indian army per- along the borders, he said. He, further, exhorted all ed to deal with Pakistan prox- of the 1991 batch, was reacting ent cadre, the Government of sedition and other charges on sonnel along the Indo-China The event was oragnised as eneral Bipin Rawat, Chief of ranks on the need to remain vig- ies, counter infiltration pos- to reports in a section of the Kerala. which they were convicted. border in the Eastern border on a part of India's fifth GArmy Staff (COAS) accom- ilant to counter the nefarious ture and preparation to deal media that the Government has The Kerala High Court has Sushil Roy, Patitpaban Friday. International Yoga Day celebra- panied by Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, designs of the enemy and anti with violent actions on the Line recommended to the Centre to stayed the order to repatriate Haldar and Santosh Debnath Altogether 70 Chinese army tions. Meanwhile, Eastern Army Commander, Northern - national elements. of Control. terminate him from the service. Swamy from the post of chair- were arrested from Jhargram in personnel and 30 civilians par- Command with an aim to pro- Command on Friday visited The COAS was briefed and Ministry of Defence The additional chief secre- man of the board. the then Maoist-affected ticipated in the joint yoga ses- mote better mental and physical troops on the Line of Control to updated by Lt Gen Paramjit Spokesman in Jammu said, "the tary rank official still has 10 "I have no official infor- Jangalmahal area of West sions at Nathu-La in Sikkim and health of people on the theme review prevailing situation and Singh, General Officer COAS was also briefed on strat- more years to retire. mation about the decision to Bengal in 2005 on the charge at Bumla and Wacha-Damai in 'Yoga for Heart' organised vari- operational readiness of the Commanding, White Knight egy to deal with inimical ele- The Kerala Government terminate me from the service. that they were inciting people Arunachal Pradesh, a defence ous events where a large num- units of White Knight Corps. Corps and commanders on ments who are attempting to I came to know about it to hold armed struggle to over- spokesperson Lt Col ber of troops, their families and The need to remain pre- ground. revive terrorism South of Pir from media reports. (If it is throw the elected government Harshwardhan Pande said. local citizens participated in far pared for strong retribution, if The COAS reviewed the Panjal, misguiding youth and true), it is very sad. I am in the state, their lawyer Participation of Chinese flung areas of the East and enemy provokes, was also rein- mission readiness of units, attempts to radicalise the inno- pained," Swamy told Amartya Ghosh said. army personnel in such an event North Eastern region. PTI forced by COAS during his response mechanism to cease cent youth. reporters here. Though Maoist literature The officer said the and some other materials were reported decision to terminate recovered from them, no arms 7#/ /##& him from service was taken were seized, he said. +' /+8+ without a prior notice. The petitioners' lawyer sub- 2 According to the reports, mitted before the division bench the State Government gave the that they were falsely implicat- /+'* recommendation to the central ed on sedition charges and the Government on the ground Arms Act by the police who Aizawl: A local court on Friday "The girls were allegedly were from the Kutupalong that Swamy has not come claimed to have seized gelatin ordered that eight Rohingya abducted from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh's back to the parent cadre three sticks and ammunition for .303 Kochi: The Kerala High Court over the suicide of an NRI busi- girls, who were rescued by the refugee camp in Bangladesh Sabulara. months after he was repatri- rifles from a rented apartment on Friday took up a Public nessman, which it described as Mizoram Police from Dungtlang and brought to Mizoram to be The women also told police ated from the service. PTI in Hooghly district. PTI Interest Litigation on its own "painful", and issued notice to village in Champhai district, sent to Myanmar," police said. that some people abducted them the government, asking for an should be sent to a protection These Rohingya girls were from a market in Bangladesh on explanation by July 15. home in Aizawl, police said. rescued from Dungtkang village April 19 and brought them to The court initiated pro- Champai district is located in Mizoram on Monday. Silchar in Assam. They have ceedings based on news near the Mizoram-Myanmar According to police, the girls been kept in a Social Welfare reports. border. were being taken to Myanmar Department-run protection The 49-year-old Nigeria- The court instructed the from Bangladesh via India. home for women. "We have no returned businessman Sajan police and the Child Welfare In April, eight Rohingya choice but to keep them in pro- Parayil, who had spent about Committee (CWC) in the dis- women, who were trying to tection homes as they (Rohingya Rs 16 crore for an auditorium, trict to choose a women pro- enter Mizoram without any women) were victims, not crim- hanged himself at his home tection home, which would be travel documents, were detained inals," the Deputy Inspector Tuesday after the Anthoor able to accommodate the by the state police at the General of Police of Northern municipality refused to grant Rohingya girls, reported to be Mizoram-Assam border. Range, Lalbiakthanga Khiangte, the certificate for his project. victims of human trafficking. They had claimed that they said. PTI Initiating the PIL against the municipality secretary, the district town planner and the secretary to the state govern- ment's local self government, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayasankaran Nambiar termed as "painful" the news about the suicide of the businessman. The court also said the "lethargic attitude" of author- ities led to the incident. PTI &'( ) * + ! "#$ :280#8#0 9*!#9@9* 2!* 92&33 292!+?9 %% % 9?9 %% ?& ! 5&** %% ! %? ! % $ % .)")" ! % "* / . 3 " ! % " /! R "% " %? "# $ " "= ! % ! ! "% % ! "% "% "5 O "# ? ! "* ! ! ! !% "5 "= " " " " " % G % Q RR 2!2)93%5..& 3%7 @% %6)%# -2)5! "*#8 @%@ ! t is not very often that an actor, who is obsessed with a Ifilm and loves it to the core gets to act in its remake. Actor Kiara Advani has done just that. She had watched the Vijay !2%% 2##7 Devarakonda-starring film, Arjun Reddy many times as she “had completely fallen in love with the screenplay and its ike his name, Diljit (winner of One interesting thing about the cast. I never knew I would be doing its remake in future. I hearts), there is a certain good- film is that it features a doll which is was completely bowled over by the way director, Siddharth Lheartedness that permeates the named Kylie Jenner, Diljit’s real-life (Vanga) delivered the emotion with such honesty and puri- persona of Diljit Dosanjh. Whether it crush. He is known to follow her close- ty. I was blown away.” Fortune favoured her when she was is the characters he plays or even if he ly on Instagram and comment on her cast in its remake, Kabir Singh as the female lead, Preethi. is a part of a show like Koffee with photographs. He says, “When we were She said that the minute she got to know that a remake Karan where tongue-in-cheek humour brainstorming for the name of the doll, of the Telugu film was being planned, she instinctively felt is the norm, the singer-turned-actor Jagdeep suggested that we name her that she would get the female lead, “I was ready in an instant. does not waver from the script that he Kylie. I was more than happy to Also, since it is my first love story and has such intensity seems to have written for his real-life share screen space with her,” he and passion, I was drawn towards it. Something like this has- character. “I can do negative roles if the says. n’t been seen in a long time.” story demands. But there is a belief, For choosing any role, Diljit The actress, who is known for her ‘perfect climax’ role which I heard and saw while growing looks at the script and follows his in Karan Johar’s sequence of Lust Stories, said that her choice up, that with people who wear a tur- heart. “If my heart says, do it, I is determined by the kind of intensity that a character has ban, a person is mehfooz (safe). They do so. Else I don’t,” he says. and something that the audience could approve of. “When are not thieves. Since I tie a turban, it Diljit has spread his wings I hear a narration, I listen to it like I am a part of the audi- is a responsibility to make sure that I and besides Punjabi, he has ence. I put myself in their place and think whether they don’t do anything negative,” he says been a part of Hindi films would like it or not? I wonder whether as an audience, I dressed in a simple crisp white kurta like Udta Punjab (2016), would want to watch such a film. It is a very instinctive deci- pyjama and a black waistcoat, wearing Phillauri (2017), Welcome sion and straight from the heart. Also, I believe films are a his Sikhism effortlessly. There is no to New York (2018) and director’s media, so if I find someone I have been longing inkling of his love of fashion brands like Soorma (2018). He will also to work with and then I definitely go for it,” said she. Gucci or Dolce and Gabbana and more. be seen in Arjun Patiala and For someone, who did not flinch even once while enact- When I ask him about his love for Good News this year. ing the role of a woman who is sexually unsatisfied with her brands, (rapper Badshah lost to him on Having worked in both husband, how challenging would a character like Preethi be Koffee with Karan when identifying industries, he says that the in a film that focusses on the male protagonist? brands based on a peek at an item of only difference is that of the “For my role in Lust Stories, Karan (Johar) asked me to cloth) he points out, “I like to get money. “Since Hindi is spo- do it in a manner that it appeared natural. He showed me dressed. Who doesn’t? I try all brands ken and heard all over the how to do everything, except that particular scene. It had not focus on just one. I like something country, the films get more to be uninhibited. He didn’t want me to laugh from one and another thing from a dif- screens and more prints and as the scene had to be funny but with- ferent one.” Diljit is in the city to pro- that is why they do more busi- out laughter. Since there was also Kabhi mote Shadaa, his latest Punjabi film ness,” he says. Khushi Kabhi Gham’s theme tune which released yesterday. His co-star in As soon as I mention playing in the background. I had the film Neeru Bajwa, with whom he content, wanting to talk of the feel more connected to small towns, vil- actually googled people using vibra- has starred in several hits like Jinhe diversity that can be seen in lages and grassroots as those are the tors a night before the scene was shot. Mera dil Luteya, Jatt & Juliet and more, the regional fare, he imme- places we are rooted. Whether it is our It became special because I accompanies him. diately replies, “We are not parents or grandparents, they come received so much appreciation Talking about the film, the idea of behind as far as content is from there. None of us can say we are for it,” said she. which came from him, Diljit says, “I concerned. When you talk of hosh posh,” he says, looking at the peo- However, she said that was thinking about the topics that have regional cinema, it is focussing ple who have just walked into the con- Megha’s character was chal- not been touched upon in Punjab. So on a particular region and so is ference room. lenging because it was in I realised that a film on shadaa had not more nuanced. The film is made It was music that hooked Diljit ini- your face, “she was smart and been made. It has been touched upon at the same level as a Hindi one tially. “I started with playing the tabla bold.” Preethi’s character, on but an entire film hasn’t been attempt- despite the limitations of money. N62#=87!#58 %62 at shabad. The rest happened on their the contrary, was challenging ed before. I discussed the idea with my We try to make good films,” he #5#$-738 % own. I liked Punjabi songs as well. I because it’s “subtle.” writer and director, Jagdeep Sidhu, who insists. played tabla and sang in school. I did She added, “Sometimes developed the story.” He also points out that, “It is *-66=$-- % train to sing. Rhythm is important, when you have proper dia- So when one asks what a shadaa is, a good time to be in the indus- 9-- *12%822$878 more than even sur because if that is logues and scenes, it is easi- Diljit says, “There is no equivalent in try as this is a great phase. Last off, the song sounds terrible,” he says. er to present them. But Hindi or English for the term. A year, the films that worked in -#58*2%2- Diljit does not have any connection expressing or conveying an bachelor is something different as a Bollywood and did good busi- in the film industry and made it big on emotion without having to shadaa is someone who is above 30 and ness were on the basis of con- :-#8#"%%#%66=! his own strength but continues to be say a dialogue could be chal- not married, even though he wants to. tent. Initially, they didn’t have #58= % O#5@8*%9 rooted. He says, “I did have some prob- lenging, and this was the People often taunt them but they do not big openings but it was by lems, which is but natural if you don’t hardest thing about Preethi’s reply because they are our own people. word of mouth that they -48%92*1#%#$2 know anyone in films or in singing. But character. There is a lot to People might say stuff like ‘tera vyah gradually picked up and it is not impossible as it is not as if no express. She is simple yet nahin hua. UP se koi mil jaegi.’ All these made a mark. Content is the *=$-7 - -1#5 one has done it before.” strong. And this balance had things have been touched upon in an hero now.” #5##58=4%:38 14 However, what helped him was to be internalised. I never entertaining way. Every second scene Another trend that has support from his family. “They never judged her but completely is that of a wedding as my character is been noticed is the way small 873O forced me to do anything or told me empathised with her when I that of a wedding photographer. The town stories are coming to that I was wasting my time. There are was watching the original. irony is that he himself is unmarried the fore. “These are con- of course, people who do it without On that level, it was easy to even though he is surrounded by wed- nected and earthy. In family support and I think them relate to her but there were dings.” The film has been given a U- larger cities, there is achieving something is even more still many differences certificate, points out Diljit, which is a Westernisation and amazing,” he says. between her character and rarity these days. “It is usually U/A cer- urbanisation, The actor is zooming on the the way I function.” tification that most films get these days. which are not highway to success and clearly he The two are not the Children can also watch the film,” he rooted in our % 2% / 16' prefers to steer on the straight and same. She said, “We are adds. culture. People narrow one. quite different in the ways we express and react. I am more expressive and quite % 51 % animated when I talk. But Preethi has got a lot he actress has found her way of of thairaav (relaxation), Tchecking her husband’s loyalty and is more inter- quotient and faithfulness when she 2 '3 " nalised. If one com- is too busy filming by giving away pares her to Kabir, she spoilers about Spider-Man: Far From is more responsive, whereas Kabir is very Home. She is excited about her first 5 @!6#4.'6,# reactive. But I feel, that is the beauty of both of them and Marvel stint, which lets her, being an #6 6%6,# probably something that draws them towards each other. adult, act like a goofy teenager. These things about them actually layers the story and makes Actress Cobie Smulders, who is it so interesting.” set make a debut in the Marvel uni- It is her “proper and deep understanding of her char- verse says that she is excited about (laughs).” acters” that she enables her to portray them naturally whether this one. So, does it feel like begin- They went to Big Slick, which is it is her role as Sakshi, who doesn’t recognise MS Dhoni when ning of something new or do you a great charity event and then there she saw him for the first time or Preethi. have the relief about not keeping the was charity softball game. So, is she While the film explores alcoholism and self-destruction secrets to yourself anymore? “It is competitive? She says, “I am super among the young generation in the name of love which takes because it picks up right after competitive. For me it's a lot of pres- one back to the ‘Devdas’ syndrome who sacrificed his life Endgame. You can reveal who is still sure, when you are on the field there longing for his beloved Paro. One wonders whether it is the with us and who is not, so that is real- is a professional team watching you same syndrome afflicting Kabir Singh aka Shahid Kapoor ly great. The film is so funny and we rather a full stadium full of people, in the film. Talking about her take on modern love, romance are trying to lighten the mood. We watching you. Luckily I got it right and relationships, she said, “No matter what century you are like bunch of teenagers, hanging away and then I got a double, just live in or the lifestyles we choose, love is love. You always here and there in the movie. It is like like that.Felt good very about myself. want that one person at the end of the day with whom you a summer vacay. But I am the adult, The actress has a TV show can talk to about everything under the sun. It’s a pure feel- you can see from the clip that we are coming up which is also based on a ing which can only be felt. So, I think even Kabir is the same. the parental guidance,” says she. comic, Stumptown. It’s a comic but They are just like any other couple in love who are not able Cobie’s husband is known for his very much out of the super hero to meet.” admiration for Marvel comics and world. She says, “It is totally out of In this “Tinder age,” as she calls it, she said, “I have never having such a partner would surely the super hero world, the protago- used the app. But even though people use it and they even increase the curiosity levels to know which is me. So I feel that’s only fair nist was in the military but now has find partners, love remains the same. There is no different more about the story. However, the and that’s how I can repay him. a lot of issues. She is dealing with definition for it. It’s just a new way of doing it. Earlier, there How I Met Your Mother actress says Although I don’t know what I get but PTSD, addictions. Through the were flowers and chocolates to express it. I remember in that it isn’t that difficult to keep it a he gets to read everything. He loves series we are going to see her school, people used to pass each other love letters and choco- secret beyond him. “He is allowed to it and he is like a huge fan. So I give become a private investigator and lates. It was also a way of expression of love. Times change, have sex with only one woman, him spoilers to keep him faithful sort of mess things up.” love doesn’t.” % 2% / 16' ! "#$ &'( ) *++ % C% G % an you name the mango ochre-coloured flesh, less fibre their plants in the market, you rous-potassium fertiliser. He which answers to the and high sugar content. The can get Himayat only at my has two groups of bees on Cdescription of sweet, Minister for Food Processing house,” he proudly claims. either side of his terrace, on large and rare? And by rare it Industries and Horticulture Along with mangoes, which he depends for pollina- means there are just two trees of West Bengal introduced Naveen has successfully grown tion. “I do my part and then let in one district where it grows. the new Amrapali, a new different varieties of orchids as the nature to do its work per- Another hint, cut it and it mango variety in Kolkata in well. For all his plants he uses fectly,” adds he. melts like ice. The answer is 2015. the basic nitrogen-phospho- % 2% / 16' Mishrikant. “Unlike our earlier planta- Another one coming your tions, we use ‘organic manure’ way. A mango that looks like an while growing it. The vibrant apple and is thin-skinned, fibre- green mango skin indicates less, carries a golden hue, pleas- that the produce is bereft of ant aroma and unparalleled any chemicals,” says Haradhan sweetness. The name is Mandal, an orchardist from Asudagi. Bankura. Developed with the With more than 1,500 vari- help from the Bidhan Chandra eties of mangoes in the coun- Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya, this try where about a 1,000 are new variety is a huge hit grown commercially, it is not among mango lovers. surprising that one tends to get “Amrapali will become as foxed by the seemingly finer popular as the Alphonso, which details and nuances of each one. sweet, pulpy and fibreless. It is has a fan-following overseas,” Drooling already? Just land one of the rarest varieties of says a Delhi-based geneticist, up in the vicinity of the Bengal mango with only ‘one’ tree in Kamlesh Kumar. “This is a Mango Mela which is being the entire district. The soil hybrid variety of popular held at the Handloom Haat at $ which is required for its pro- Dussehri. The sweetness is at Janpath and nose your way to duction is rarely found any- 25 Brics (unit for measuring your kind of aroma. The sev- where outside Bengal,” says the degree of sweetness) and it enth edition of the festival, & he. is non-fibrous. These vari- which ends on June 30, has Samsonn Green, a British eties can be grown in small been put up to showcase some resident of Delhi, and a mango places and do not require of the rare ones that can be lover, shares that he is attend- much space,” explains he. found in the eastern state. This ' ing the festival for the fifth con- However, these varieties year different varieties of the secutive year since he shifted to were not developed fortu- king of fruits from Malda, : India. He says, “I have tried itously but by multiple meth- Murshidabad and Bankura dis- 65 H!H5 almost 30 to 40 different types ods and techniques. Kamlesh tricts of Bengal are being dis- of mangoes. My wife is fond of continues, “It takes several played here. Asudagi mango and often uses years to come up with this placed on a plate melts like ice,” it to make lassi.” B e fore t h e s e a - hybrid variety. It is uncertain 6 says Uday Mandal, an son ends, she pours blended and the tree will take its own & orchardist from Malda. mango into an ice tray to make time to bear fruits. The pulp of What is rare one may ask? It is also referred to as ice-creams. “It sustains us for the mango is deep orange-red As rare as having just two chhucha for its large size and the next three months,” adds he. and has several health bene- trees in a district. So Mishrikant smell, since it has a taste simi- The two varieties, Asudhagi fits.” can certainly be classified as the lar to the Khirsapat mango. “It and Mishrikant, have regis- leading ‘rare’ variety from is famous for its sweetness and tered sales worth more than & Malda district. It is then cer- has a distinct aroma. The fruit 1,20,000 in just five days. Last Naveen Kannoujia, a tainly not surprising that peo- needs time to grow and ripens year many people tasted the Delhi-based traveller, came to ple queued up for it, so much late in the season,” he says. fruit and returned this year showcase his self-created new so that by fifth day of the fes- enamoured by the taste. variety of mango. He has tival, the sellers had run out of turned his terrace into a mini- the variety even when it was orchard and grows 12 differ- being sold for 200 per kg as An orchardist from the ness. It is only cultivated in heaviest mango for 11 years & ent varieties. compared with Himsagar and district, Ashutosh Mandal, says, Malda district of West Bengal.” running and is certain of pick- While Malda and One of his creations is Lakkhanbhog which are being “Asudagi, a thin-skinned Dev Narayan Ghosh, a 55- ing up some prizes this year Murshidabad have plantations called Himayat, which he had sold at 120. “This variety is at mango, is characterised by year-old, who comes from a too. “I am the only seller of that are more than 150 years cultivated 18 years ago. “It is a risk of extinction following complete absence of fibre, a long line of mango farmers, Asudagi, an apple-shaped old, the Bankura orchards are breed of Dussehri and contains suit of other ones that we have golden hue with a pleasant claims that he has won contests mango with attractive reddish- much younger and popular for 45 per cent sugar. While you lost. Mishrikant, when cut and aroma and unparalleled sweet- for both the most attractive and yellow skin colour which is very Amrapali mangoes with their can get other mangoes and 51 % People loved his character realism and are subtle. Mikhail which not surprising- Bollywood is a tent of ly is one of his favourite char- escapism from reality. It puts acters. The excitement in his out a larger-than-life picture # :5 7-=2=6 voice was palpable at the which has its own perks.” He mention of the hit song, Dhan tries to maintain a balance ! Tana. between the two. ! " Script plays a crucial role His forthcoming movie, for any actor while choosing Jabariya Jodi is a romantic *2325% 257 a film. “The depth of the comedy with Parineeti character and the difference it Chopra and Siddharth hen you mention actor makes to the entire story is Malhotra that talks about the WChandan Roy Sanyal it what makes me sign up a film. custom of forced marriages in is the wild Mikhail in I put in my best efforts and Bihar. Kaminey that pops up in leave it to the audience. I work He also has a Bengali film every cine-goer’s mind. For it without expectations,” said Deep Six, which is a dark art- is easy to lose him in the Chandan. house cinema with Chandan crowd. At five-feet nothing, Talking about what playing a depressive character. when we went to interview makes the Bengali films dif- (The web series is current- the actor, most people were ferent from the Hindi ones, he ly streaming on SonyLiv.) flummoxed as to where he said, “They stress more on % 2% / 16' was as he stood in our midst. But then it is this everyday ordinariness, which helps him to blend into every character that Chandan plays. Starring in the new web series, Hawa Badle Hassu, which is a sci-fi environmen- ing to their lives. This is a tal thriller, Chandan’s niche and at the same time mouthing a dialogue unexplored content. Globally, “Mukhauto mein chupa sa the biggest blockbuster is hu, kuch badalne mein laga sa Avatar. This made us wonder, hu, (I am trying to change if the biggest thing on earth is everything from behind a really about earth. There is mask)” is setting the social currency in environment.” media on fire. Roy admitted that he In the series, Hassu, a soared to unexpected heights mysterious auto rickshaw dri- of success through Kaminey. ver, full of life, charm and wit, played by Chandan is an agent of change who offers interesting insights into the environment. The transition from Mikhail to Hassu will be an interesting watch. Sharing what he has in common with the character, Chandan said, “Hassu is out- deliver all his emotions and spoken and talkative just like reactions in that confined, me. His encounter with pas- closed space,” he pointed out. sengers from various walks of Hassu tries to contribute life forms the crux of each to the environment through episode.” his small acts such as driving The series delivers a auto with clean fuel and not strong message on environ- using plastic. With an envi- mental sustainability through ronmental crisis staring us in futuristic storytelling. “The the face, it is, of course, not web space is occupied with surprising that people are sex, drama and love stories more receptive towards a but not nature, that’s the rea- series that talks about the son I chose to do this,” said issue. Roy, who claimed to be an Diving into the memory environmentally-conscious lane, he said, “During my person. When Chandan childhood, we enjoyed sum- heard the script, he realised, mer vacations. But now, the that as an actor this was a way season has become unbear- to make an impact in the fight ably hot.” He then flipped to to protect the environment. the other extreme and said, “This is what made it worth “During winter, the air is so it. The series does not aim to polluted that it is equivalent preach anything, rather it of inhaling two to three cig- intends to make the society arette packets in a day. Which aware of the environmental season do you step out in?” prospects by engaging the Giving an insight into audience in an entertaining the series, co-writer, Protique manner,” he said. Majoomdaar said, “The Of course, shooting an responsibility of content cre- entire film within an auto ators is to put the stories out rickshaw has its constraints. accurately, which do justice to “It was difficult for Hassu to the audience and add mean- ! "#$ + 5QA ! HQ R" 4! $3 4# +O $25%9#- #857 +P2 resident Donald Trump PFriday said the US military ran’s state television broad- 6357) — which Washington insists was "cocked and loaded" to Icast images Friday of what it .21 %7*%/ was over international waters retaliate against Iran after it said was debris from a downed but Tehran says was within its downed an American spy US drone recovered inside its he US said on Friday Iran airspace — has seen tensions drone, but he changed his territorial waters. Thas no right to respond to between the two countries mind 10 minutes before the The television broadcast diplomacy “with military force”, spike further after a series of planned strikes on three a short clip of a Revolutionary a day after Tehran shot down attacks on tankers the US and Iranian targets after being told Guards general answering a US reconnaissance drone its staunch ally, Saudi Arabia, that 150 people could die. questions in front of some of over the Strait of Hormuz. have blamed on Iran. The late reversal was first the debris he said had been “Our diplomacy does not Tehran denies having been reported by the New York recovered after Thursday’s mis- give Iran the right to respond behind the attacks but has fre- Times on Thursday night after sile strike. “The debris was with military force,” Brian quently threatened in the past President Trump tweeted: "Iran floating. We recovered it from " P*' )' ++ Hook, the US special repre- to block the vital sea lanes into made a very big mistake!" the sea inside our territorial + ' $ % sentative on Iran, told reporters and out of the Gulf. The newspaper said the waters,” said the general, whom in Saudi Arabia. “Iran is responsible for operation had been "in its early the television did not identify. without specifying where. between the two countries “Iran needs to meet diplo- escalating tensions in the stages" when President Trump He said other parts of the The downing of the drone spike further after a series of macy with diplomacy, not mil- region. They continue to reject called off the US military action % ' /' . % wreckage had sunk. — which Washington insists attacks on tankers the US has itary force.” diplomatic overtures to deesca- against Tehran. On Friday, #' ' ' = =+ , <' ' % The television said the was over international waters blamed on Iran. The downing of the drone late tensions,” Hook said. Trump confirmed the report footage was shot at a but Tehran says was within its and tweeted: "10 minutes against Iran on Thursday were teries, CNN quoted a US offi- Revolutionary Guards base, airspace — has seen tensions before the strike I stopped it, meant to target a limited set of cial with direct knowledge of not proportionate to shooting Iranian radars and missile bat- the matter as saying. down an unmanned drone". "I am in no hurry," Trump said. He said he had called off strikes after being told that 150 <' people would die. The attacks on three Iranian sites were planned in response to the :" + shooting down of a US unmanned drone this week. 6- - (NOTAM) “prohibiting US- Iran said Thursday that its registered aircraft from oper- elite Revolutionary Guard shot ome of the world’s leading ating over the Persian Gulf and down an RQ-4 Global Hawk Scarriers including British Gulf of Oman”. The NOTAM drone as it flew over southern Airways, Qantas and Singapore was in response to “heightened Iran and that the incident sent Airlines on Friday suspended military activities and increased a "clear message to America". flights over the Strait of Hormuz, political tensions that might Tehran says the unmanned as Iran-US tensions flare over place commercial flights at US aircraft entered Iranian air- the downing of a drone. risk”, an FAA statement said, as space. The US maintains it was The suspensions came after Tehran and Washington shot down in international air- the Federal Aviation engaged in a war of words over space. Administration in the United Thursday’s missile strike on the The aborted US strikes States issued a Notice to Airmen drone. ) ) ? ' + <6+ 13 6- - *7122862 he EU’s leaders Friday Tfired a Brexit warning to whoever wins the bat- tle to become the next British prime minister, insisting the existing divorce deal will not be changed. Hot favourite Boris Johnson faces foreign minister Jeremy Hunt in a run-off vote to decide who takes on the tricky task of piloting the coun- try’s departure from the EU. Both say they want to renegotiate the deal that outgoing PM Theresa May struck with Brussels after two years of painful negotiation -- a deal which British lawmakers have rejected three times. At a leaders’ summit in Brussels, European Council President Donald Tusk said the bloc would remain “very precise and also patient” despite the high political drama unfolding in Westminster. “Maybe the process of Brexit will be even more exciting than before because of some person- nel decisions in London, but nothing has changed when it comes to our position,” Tusk told reporters. + ● - /( /( / ./ )*/ HIJ *K L HM *K/ / (. /) . * 6) ! "#$ % H 6 * & & & * & & % 6 % L 02&1 ! % M>((%2# 7 T * 9;& ;2 ** 8' .89%2*-$6/2-1#54#- $ % R +>((%2# arbeque days are here again with the sun 9;& ;2 = 8 + out for a good fortnight from today and the Btemperatures forecasted to peak to 25 degrees Celsius on match day, much to the delight of locals, the ICC and the cricket lovers in gen- = !! ! eral. In cricketing terms, this gives an uninterrupt- ed run to the India-Afghanistan match at the pic- turesque Aegis Bowl here on Saturday after three days of intermittent but intense showers soak- ing up the delightfully green ground encased by a textbook perfect wooded area in the north and an 18-hole up and down golf course in the East. The picnic basket weather will come in handy for a well-set India to take on the beleaguered Afghans who have, till now, lost all the five matches they have played against other teams and were most recently mauled by England’s captain Eoin Morgan with his record breaking 17 sixes. Their star bowler Rashid Khan is yet to recover from the ignominious figures of 110 runs for no wickets and the skipper has been hold- ing his head in exasperation trying to steer away queries on his boys being involved in a Manchester bar brawl, the removal of Asghar 3< /% Afghan as skipper just before the World Cup and coach Phil Simmons’ tweet suggesting there were 6 ++/ +++ / " P + + eleventh-hour selection misdemeanours which ❝ ' marred the team’s prospect. Add to that the destruction the team has gone %6$=26--3#-98# through at the hands of its much more arrived , - * ./( / 01 2 /3 (! rivals and there is very little that can bring these *8##87%66#5788 3 ()! 14 *(-(4 / newbies of cricket into earnest playing form, 248:#2- #5898" // 1 / . *( 1* 5 especially against a team like India where stal- -/( 66//( * 7 /) warts of the game have been going about their %3-$%:3884 () *M- 1 / 1 .: business with ease and determination. As Afghan . / ( ;* */ * ) skipper Gulbadin admitted disarmingly at his 98##%9*8##87" *() - 5- )* /1 * )5 pre-match Press conference “it will be a big learn- /( )5( (* *(( * / . !N ing experience.” %:*-$66-# 3 (* */ -/( .. -: India, hit by the injuries of Shikhar Dhawan *8##87#5$5#% */ ./( 6 1 / 6) M )) */ who is out of the tournament and Bhuvneshwar .*= )) */ 5 (* * Kumar who is struggling to return with a ham- *-$6%9-$" ( / -1. ..)// * !/( 1 string stiffness, are in a good space with the chant 1 /* 5 // ( *!N of having “ticked all the boxes” in the run-up to %?)12#$-73%9- ( 3 (!( - /( .*/ */ 1: every game. The Men in Blue will be using the / / (##!""" ) * >* ) ! game to build up a score to boost their run rate =*-$6%9" */* 5(// * / /(( in case permutations come into the game for the $588@87%98##- M 5/ /(1** -* )/ ? semi-final berth later in the tournament, so to /) // / -)/ / /( ? ) expect a run fest on Saturday would not be 47:#%:82822%-! * )(( */ / / charged with over optimism, what with the (/ 1* )(/ * brown hard pitch giving come-hither winks to %382178 /( -55 */ 5*/ . 5 //( ? . the bat. 5/(*5 /5 !@3 (/ / Rohit Sharma, in continued platinum form %%47-@8*%# and two centuries in the pocket, KL Rahul out K @%)=2537❝ to prove the cement in him, and a classy Virat 8 ! Kohli to follow, the opening reflects the bright sun in the blue skies above. The middlemen are * ' + < /( 5* * / /(* / ./( equally set in variety — Hardik the destructor, 6) 5 *!/( ( Shankar the all-rounder and Dhoni the finish- Afghans have quite a tough job at hand. More which he picked up at nets to a Bumrah yorker All in all, a good day in offing for the tour- - * */ * /( A( > 66 er, all with their eye in and mind on escalate so, with Mohammed Shami, in for an injured have been fielded away by the player himself but nament’s Go Team which sports self-belief as a (((*5 / . )- / */ mode. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, being “a changed man” the inclusion of the brassy and dauntless Rishabh major tool to success and has worked against any Add to that Indian quicks sitting on rapid- high on fitness, ambition and pace, raring to go Pant, against a comparatively easier opponent, no down day in the tournament. 6 /) 5* */ * ly lionised reputations further magnified with as his skipper Kohli put it the other day. could give the young lad some match practice on (Vijay Shankar’s pre-match Press / !B 'L , / 5 accuracy, strategy, respect and pace, and the Concerns around Vijay Shankar’s toe injury the big stage. Conference on Page 2) 6 L(* * /( 66 6) "#$* *5(/* /D */ 1/ // / *( /( 5 ./ *( .. E)/ . 5 * )* /( (*(/5 A( > 66/ /* 66. /( * - )//( * / ./( ( */ ) / @ 5 ( * */*- )/66 ( /( *( )( * ./ * ) 5 /( ( / */ ( * 5/( ) . 6) /( ** /( *) !* : P5""$ 3"!%!"# $$Q /* . ,( *(/ ! (! */7 5 3 /1 5 /( * 2-1#54#- n't play good cricket. It's not our the game to be a team to reck- level of cricket. If you look at the on with. But in that interreg- is team not performing to ❝ England match, we did well num, it is crucial that its crick- # Hstandards set in the Asia $846=8 * with a lot of things, especially et administration does not lose Cup is just one of the many we batted 50 overs. This is a focus or plummet into dirty 71 /( / * /. : problems Afghanistan skipper 982*1#$8 good point," he asserted. games and politics to stymie the 5/( ?) / (1( ( ! ) 51 /: Gulbadin Naib faces in this As compared to their big journey. The need of the hour, tournament. Right from star 687#6-#" brother neighbour in Pakistan, as Naib said, was to get more 1 :-/* *(-(4 / */ *( players like super spinner the team is just about getting playing days in the internation- */ * / - 55 . /( Rashid Khan tweeting against 95%2#%2 embroiled in complex issues al calendars of established 6) *E)4 /*. * the sacking of Asghar Afghan as 97-$%9 which are ready to snowball teams. ./ ( *).. /()- ?) ) 5(* skipper for the World Cup once they return from a tour- "We want to improve our /(: 5() 5 */)*/ /( squad, to wicket-keeper #8%$-76 nament where performances experience. We should play /( ?) /) 5 )// - . /) !( Mohammad Shahzad alleging were officially admitted to be against good teams like India, * ) )/ ./( 6) 4 /* he was sent back for an injury :7%:38# way below the expected mark. Australia, South Africa and (* / /( *E)M( he never suffered, to team- %#?247-1 Selection blunders, adminis- Pakistan. Maybe Afghanistan P/5 /* / !/( )5(/- P/ mates getting involved in a tration politics, unexplained will lose those matches or we * /( 5 5(/!* - */ Manchester bar brawl with fans -8##5# axing of fit players and a coach will be struggling, but one day filming them, to coach Phil who refuses to renew his con- Afghanistan will be different," . )** ( / * .( Simmons saying he will tell all $8?78%#-4&( tract due to all the above-men- he promises. 4( 1 / /* 5!N4 // after the tournament is over — tioned, Afghan cricket is too His Board, he says, has * ) 6(( */: the blues seem to be getting #82-$ young to be waylaid from sin- been working hard at breaching -766M/* . / 1 darker in mood by the day for L 916* %%* gular pursuit of climbing the the jam-packed tours schedules ( / 1 /(/( - the proud Afghans. ❝ ladders of the game. of these teams. They're trying to / 5 *-1:) ! /( * Though “no comments” They have the talent, they arrange good matches and /( / ( !*( // / seems to be the only way out for have the temperament and they series. "The schedule of top ( .. 5** 1 / !* /: Naib at Press conferences from have IPL sweethearts in the eight teams is very tight. But our / 6) . /( ticklish off-field issues, he sports & 8 8 + * 6 likes of Rashid Khan, their Board is trying to arrange for /(/( 5 //(* /) /! a disarming simplicity in admit- Asghar Afghan by Gulbadin superstar spinner who many the series, especially against ting that the main aim of his lowness. Indeed, playing cricket and Naib created a rift in the team stalwarts of the game have Pakistan and India," Naib said. ( !N( * team is to at least play the entire Afghans by nature and learning well despite killing and posed major problems of called the best in the business. The Afghans, for now, are 50 overs, learn from the biggies descent are known to be proud strife all around, and in a coun- handling players like Rashid on "If we look at Rashid Khan, on a learning curve, being on the big stage as such expo- straight mongers, so the maul- try where the sport is danger- the rolls. it's happened to every player. In coached by a series of players , , / sure is rare, and then hope to ing against England, especially ously looked down upon by “If you look at my country, cricket, you have a phase of and former administrators of build from there with their of their star bowler Rashid extremists, Afghan cricket has everything was not well for so good days and also have bad the game, India's former team )( ! I !+ +( cricket board managing to Khan who returned wicketless come a long way. At Asia Cup, many years, but it is not so for days. Rashid had a bad day manager Lalchand Rajput being & 12 + F & ( S("GJB &( stitch up a bilateral away series after giving away 110 runs, the team of motely workers the past four or five years. against England. That's one of one of them. He has since or two with the big teams. especially to the bat of a played their hearts out defeat- We're doing well in every part the bad days. Rashid is not an moved to Zimbabwe, yet anoth- ' R F J ( & S&"FB& B Now that is easier wished marauding Eoin Morgan, will ing all the other sub-continen- of Afghanistan. We are here. It easy bowler. We can't play him er team which fell victims to its M 89 + J ' ( S&"JFC G for than done as the FTPs of haunt the team and the bowler tal teams, including Pakistan, is not like any athletic tourna- in the nets. He's one of the nation's politics. Current coach Phil Simmons, now so obvious- J % J M ( & S&"('B C most major teams are packed to for a long time and can be India and Sri Lanka. ment. It's the high-ranking strongest mind players. He capacity and can rarely give washed away only with their But the implosions came cricket tournament. It's a World learns quickly from mistakes. I ly on his way out, saw the tal- F 26 + ' ' ' &"&&B + windows to minnows unless next good performance. too soon and too near to the Cup. We have targeted some saw him today and he's totally ent but has been cornered and + *O 825 + ' M & ("J(C F otherwise mandated by the “We played bad games but World Cup preparations. First teams here. There was a good different. He doesn't think disenchanted by all the gather- ICC. Even Bangladesh got very we learned a lot. Afghanistan is the Afghan cricket board's CEO chance for us to beat them,” about the other day. He's just ing madness in the method. C $% F & M & S("'C' M few matches in their long strug- a growing team in world crick- got sacked for yet to be Naib pointed out. focusing on the present which Certainly, the Pushtoons do G 72 + & J & ("&BM M gling years before they became et and it’s a proud moment that explained reasons and the new He feels it is not lack of tal- is the best thing about Rashid," not need it. Much like their pol- a Test playing nation and we’re in top 10 teams now," he guy in, the former statistician of ent but because his boys are not Naib, whose captaincy Khan itics and geopolitical compul- B 43 F & M & &"BMM M despite many bilaterals now said, adding that "we’re learning, the team, was not a seniors' performing to their optimum has publicly gone against, says. sions, their cricket too is &( 9 F ( F ( '"(GB ( under their belt, they are just and it's a very good experience man. The 11th-hour replace- and that's where Afghanistan is It is only a matter of time imploding, sadly, much too about coming out of their cal- for us." ment of settled-in skipper getting extinguished. "We did- before Afghanistan grows into close to birth. ● )** /( N1 /*/ 5 . M"& #& 5**. ) /((5( */1 /:/1 . */ * 6) ! "#$ & F C% * & & * L P "#" # " # Q 7 ) * #! @ 2 4 $ :! && "8 4 * > 2-1#54#- How is the conversation in the needed. Last game gave me about taking extra responsibil- changing room? some confidence, especially ity and delivering it at the What is the condition of It’s not about against whom playing against Pakistan, mak- right time for the team. your toe and will you be able we’re playing. It’s about how we ing my debut against them. It The way that England dealt to play tomorrow? play as individuals. We always was a very special thing for me, with Rashid Khan, any plans I’ve got a lot better. And yes look to get better, even in performing under pressure and ❝ to replicate the attack? hopefully (I will play). practice sessions. That is our coming out good. The team %#O2-#*-1# Every day is different and Were you surprised that the only motive. It doesn’t matter winning and at the end of the every wicket is too. You cannot Bumrah delivery at nets land- against whom we’re playing. It’s day that felt good. 9%2#$5- take things for granted. So ed on your toes? just about how we play. How do you think your $8O7846=%9" tomorrow (Saturday) might be When you play someone Does it really feel like you’re bowling has evolved? a different scenario where we like Bumrah, you always expect playing the World Cup the I always look to get better in all %#O2*-1#5-$ might have to target him, or we that. Still, sometimes we do way things are going? three aspects of the game. I might have to play him off. miss that. It feels great to represent know I can keep getting better. $846=2 Adapting ourselves to situa- Are there any areas that the country. World Cup is spe- I know I can bowl a lot better % %@% 162" tions as quickly as we can is key. you think need improvement? cial because it happens once in than what I am bowling now. You’ve been with Rashid in How do you guard against four years, so for every individ- Whenever I get to a practice $86$=2 the Sunrisers team. What is it complacency? ual it’s special. The first impor- session, I make sure I improve. that you have to watch out for Being a professional, it’s tant thing is representing the I have a good chat with my 6--3#-98# when it comes to him? important to keep improving country. That feeling will bowling coach and try and get *8##87!8@8% He’s one of the best bowlers and get better every day. That always be there. better. in limited overs. Having played is the only thing every individ- This time last week you Going in in the death overs, 47:#%:8 with him for a couple of years, ual thinks of. If we can keep hadn’t played in the World after Hardik Pandya’s power it’s very important for me to getting better, we can set bet- Cup. Now you’ve got a game hitting… does it create a pres- 2822%-2❝ pick things from him, like ter standards in every game. under your belt, you’ve got sure on you to replicate that? whenever I bat against him in Afghanistan have not had runs, you’ve got a couple of The pressure will always be the nets, I try and pick his vari- the best tournament so far. wickets. Has that settled you to deliver. I’ve played down the ations. Anyone can go for runs. Their previous performance mentally? order. I’ve got experience play- It is about how we come back in the Asia Cup against India, It gives any player confi- ing at Nos 6, 7. It’s not about strong. How I play against him 91 / 8 8 + + ' ' Pakistan and SL was good. dence because that is really taking that extra pressure. It’s today will be the key. / * 1 )2-5-6 87!$% % . 4 You’re in a tough position. Do you have to use that to inspire the group? We still have a possible chance to qual- /B0 ify for the semifinals, but we’ve just got to & 2 take it game by game. This encounter with B New Zealand is important. We all know what's at stake and we just have to play our :582#87 game. :&02:& Have you had to get tough with the +>((%2# heir campaign deflated after early players? Tpromise, the West Indies face a do-or- $55 7 ,8 $ It’s a situation where you’ve had to be die battle against a confident-looking New tough. We’ve had a few frank discussions Zealand in a crucial World Cup tie here *' 9: ; &< < within the dressing room to find ways in at Old Trafford today. .8 !*' & : < which we can improve on. I think all teams The Windies started their World Cup would get themselves in that situation at campaign with a bang, demolishing 5" $ < ; :M some point. But, yeah, we've had some Pakistan by seven wickets. >!*' > : M good discussions over the last couple of But since then, things have gone days. And today is just a day to deliver. from bad to worse for the Caribbeans and How does Old Trafford suit your side? they have suffered three defeats (against :#3:00020 It’s just a situation where we’ve just got Australia, England and Bangladesh) while 5$ ;9;: >"?&: to play smarter cricket. We’ve just got to the game against South Africa was washed seize the crucial moments in the game. I out. +! " don’t think we’ve done that well enough The West Indies are currently lying 77 $ ;@;9 >"&;&> here in this tournament so far. I don’t think seventh in the 10-team standings with just the ground pretty much would hamper, and three points in their kitty and they can’t 5 " I think it’s a little bit better. We’ve got to afford any further loss to stay in the mix be a little bit clearer as to our plans, make for a semifinal spot. 8 28 /#/? sure we make adjustments on any given day The West Indies would be smarting ! 5 8, **A if our plan A doesn’t work. from a string of losses against Bangladesh, There was talk about clay target shoot- including the defeat in their last World 5$ ?;>& ; 9;)&> ing. Is that right? Cup game despite posting a big total. We had a team event. We wanted to get The West Indies posted a huge 321 for 7 $ <9 :& ;& & >9)>< the guys together — a team bonding ses- eight against the South Asians, a target $";$$; *; sion. which the Tigers chased down in 41.3 There’s commentary around your team overs with seven wickets in hand. giving up. What's your take? Barring Chris Gayle, the West Indies’ The only thing we can do is come and batting has started clicking but the per- play a solid game of cricket today against formance of their bowlers would be a New Zealand. There’s been enough talk major cause of concern for skipper Jason going around for quite some time. And Holder. we’ve just got to play cricket now. We’ve While Evin Lewis, Shai Hope, done enough talking as a group. It’s just a Shimron Hetmyer and Holder have been matter for us to deliver. holding the fort with the bat, Gayle and How much does that practice match Andre Russell have let down the team win against NZ matter? badly. It just shows what we can produce. It’s On the bowling front, all the West a situation where we’ve just got to pull on Indian bowlers looked ordinary and those resources, remember the things that leaked runs against Bangladesh. we did in that game. It just shows that when And the likes of Sheldon Cottrell, we’re at our best what we can produce. The Shannon Gabriel and Oshane Thomas guys just need to be clear, need to be calm need to pull up their socks before it is too and just execute their plans. late. Is everybody fit? The Kiwis, on the other hand, are sit- We’ve still got a few niggles within the ting pretty at the second spot with nine group. We’re trying to manage niggles the points, which includes four wins out of best we possibly can. One guy who prob- five games with ably may be definitely out today is Russell. the match *'8 8+ , " . /+/ I don’t think he’s fit enough to go today. But against India everybody else should be good to go. B :#-7 being washed England. Is Russell any worse off than he was a ■ $ % O out. In their last match against South Africa, B D couple of days ago, or just precautionary? NZ have so skipper Kane Williamson played a match- New Zealand: Kane Williamson (Captain), His situation is that he’s got a chronic ■ 2 5 O far defeated SL, winning knock of 106 not out to guide New Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Colin de injury. Some days are better than some. Bangladesh, Zealand home in a tense final over finish Grandhomme, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Probably just hasn’t pulled up as how he ■ 9 : Afghanistan and while chasing a modest 242-run target. Guptill, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Colin would like for this game. And I don’t think O South Africa but Colin de Grandhomme, who made 60 Munro, James Neesham, Henry Nicholls, it’s a situation where he’s going to go their real test off 47 besides bowling an economical spell Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee. through the game today. ■ 7 !)5 O starts now as of 1/33, also played a vital role along side West Indies: Jason Holder (Captain), In the last game, the five pace theory after West Williamson in that victory. Fabian Allen, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren didn't work too much. Do you plan to ■ # * O Indies, they will But with tough matches in the offing, Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, bring a spinner? ■ 3 $ 7 have three tough Williamson would look for bigger contri- Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai We’ll see. Traditionally here it spins. It’s # O encounters butions from the likes of Martin Guptill, Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas something that we’ve got back in our against Pakistan, Colin Munro, Ross Taylor and Tom Pooran, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, minds. It could be a possibility that Ashley .' ' Australia and Latham. Oshane Thomas. comes back into the side. But as a group we’ll get together, try to decide what’s the best combination suited for today’s game. L.' 22".. '. $A.GF /5+ 008 What would you say are the vulnera- bilities of the New Zealand side? :#:2>?0#/&#@ 80#/30#>/?A/&@ I don’t want to talk about them. We have enough on our plate, we have to man- % 9 age our own men. Once we play solid crick- 2 ! !2 5 %? et, we can definitely beat NZ. We’ve shown "# ! MF"9 ! 2"2 that we can beat NZ, as early as — as recent * ! ! ! as the warmup game. We’ve just got to focus "7 on what we need to do. ! &(& $ : 'MCA K - # .' L2".. ' * :" $ % ! " " . $A.LGF ) ● J#& ) * * )*/ :7 5 *(/( () *((*/( (5( *//(/ / /( 6(*/ ! "#$ F F % H & *% & & & % L C $ am in the England camp Commonwealth Games and ate to carry on the momen- as we get ready to face the representing England makes tum. IWest Indies on Friday and me very proud so to do so They have Australia, a lot of the talk has sur- there would be special. If India and New Zealand to 9/#3:05,, rounded the news that you look at what the come so it is going to be a women’s cricket is one step Commonwealth gold did for tough finish but a win here nearer to being included in English netball after last year would really shove them the 2022 Commonwealth you can see what an amazing towards the semi-finals. Games. impact it could have on In 2017, when we quali- It is brilliant news. I knew women's cricket in this coun- fied for the semi-finals we the ICC and ECB had pushed try. breathed a sigh of relief. It for it to be included and it has To be back in England relaxes you to know you are all clicked into place perfect- will be special too after win- heading into a semi-final. ly. Birmingham is the ideal ning the World Cup on home We got through early, like place to hold it too, it’s a city soil back in 2017 but it will England men could do, and it that loves its cricket and will have the added clout of being helped us enjoy the last few really get behind the team. a part of the Commonwealth games a bit more. We were As cricketers, you never Games and all the other less tense and enjoyed being really think about the major sports involved. out on the field a lot more Commonwealth Games, it is To have an international because we knew the job up 02&932& ? !23 all about the Ashes and World competition in this country to that point was done. ; P+ Cups. But I used to love again is amazing. I was 11 It would be nice to see watching the Olympics and when the Commonwealth two spinners play at Commonwealth Games as a Games in 2002 was held in Headingley because that kid, following the stories and Manchester but I can remem- would mean Moeen Ali the athletes representing their ber some of it and seeing would receive his 100th ODI country and winning golds. English athletes winning gold. cap. That would be an awe- Hopefully this will take Things like that always some achievement! women’s cricket to a new inspired and pushed me and The boys seem to really audience, to other countries I hope young girls will be the love him and his bowling has who never really saw it as a same. become a key part of their priority and increase its fund- The England men’s side game. He has had some great ing. Hopefully, I will still be are doing a pretty good job of cameos with the bat as well so playing in 2022 too! inspiring people at the hopefully he can go put there All the girls would love to moment and they face Sri and deliver a special perfor- be a part of it, it is a little bit Lanka next in their next ICC mance! different and unique. Men’s Cricket World Cup .' 22".. ' Everyone relates to the .,)$ % ' ' ++/ '++',P++/ L) match. They will be desper- . $A.LGM@ -##%95 avid Warner said he felt “just so )(+!(8;6)?? Dgrateful” to be playing for Australia +!B $C after his run-laden return continued with ❝ a World Cup hundred against Bangladesh. %O)12#2-97#8 16 Warner’s international career came to a juddering halt when he was given a 12- -7*8%9*68#- month ban for his part in a ball-tamper- ing scandal during a Test against South 5@8#58 Africa in Cape Town last year. At that stage, there was widespread -44-7#1%#=#-46= speculation that Warner — widely regard- -712#76% ed as the instigator of an event that saw Cameron Bancroft apply sandpaper to the #-*8%#5828 ball — might never play for Australia again. But having completed a year-long 28#8:82 ban, the 32-year-old Warner has been in superb form for the reigning champions at 9%6:57%2#"%#%2 the World Cup. #2#%: The left-handed opener made Bangladesh pay for dropping him on 10 at -@87$586%9" Trent Bridge on Thursday by scoring 166 — his second century of the World Cup — %$##-*8 in a total of 381-5. That proved too much for the Tigers 788*878 -7! to chase, with Australia winning by 48 runs 2-8-8$5-9%@82 to go top of the 10-team round-robin table. Bangladesh’s total was still their largest &&(487:8#$58 in an ODI while the 714 runs shared , + + ' ' G55' between the two teams was a World Cup -1#-#58 %86 record, surpassing the 688 scored by ily was awesome and I really enjoyed that,” many fielders I’ve hit in the first 10. It’s a Australia and Sri Lanka in 2015. added Warner, whose wife is expecting the bit frustrating because you middle one and K ❝ Warner is now this World Cup’s lead- couple’s third child in England. it goes full pace to the fielder.” ing run-scorer with 447 runs at an aver- “(But) that was obviously a dark year Warner received solid support in cen- age of 89.4. for Australian cricket. And we’ve just got tury stands from Australia captain Aaron Having acknowledged it had been a to keep winning for our country, doing the Finch (53) and Usman Khawaja (89), “dark year for Australian cricket”, Warner best we can. with his skipper advising him to keep going was asked if there had been any personal “We just can’t be complacent and early on. benefits to his enforced break. comfortable. We’ve got to keep moving for- “Finchy kept on telling me to ‘hang in have the opportunity to play for Australia “I feel a lot fresher. You don’t get a year ward playing our best cricket.” Warner took there and bat deep, bat time’,” Warner and to be in the same sentence as Adam off, you hardly get a couple weeks off (in 110 balls to get to three figures against explained. “And that was in the eighth or Gilchrist is fantastic and it’s overwhelm- international cricket). Bangladesh — relatively sedate by modern ninth over. It’s generally not my game to ing,” he said. “I’ve worked hard on my own fitness standards. just sit there. But it must be a bit more “He was a bit more of a dasher than and taken my mind away from the game, “I don’t mean to go out there and bat maturity, I think.” what I am at the top of the order. just the little things of being on time for slowly,” insisted Warner, who jokingly Warner’s 16th one-day international But for me, it’s just about going out '& '' + P + + buses, for aeroplanes, packing your bags, said his teammates now call him ‘Humble’ century saw him equal Australia great there and giving my best, to be honest. travelling a lot.” following previous nicknames of ‘Bull’ and Adam Gilchrist's tally of hundreds in this That’s all I want to be remembered for, is *%7%95 “You just let your mind be at ease. And ‘The Reverend’. format. someone who gives 110 per cent when I go ?P! to have time at home as well with my fam- “I’ve tried to get the calculation of how “I’m just so grateful for being able to out on the field.” truggling South Africa need a ! ( Smiracle to make the World Cup semi-finals but coach Ottis Gibson #P = = said the team have plenty to play for West Indies, also going down to in their remaining three matches. defeats to Australia and India, The Faf du Plessis-led side have = ( !R while their match against Sri Lanka flopped badly at the 50-over event in 0 ! was washed out. England and Wales, recording just Their final three games are one win, over minnows Afghanistan, ! ! 6- - against New Zealand, Afghanistan in their six matches so far. % and Bangladesh. The Proteas did put up a fight ohammad Hafeez said “We failed collectively as a against New Zealand on Wednesday ?!(0 MPakistan’s dismal showing at team,” said Hafeez. but lost a tense game mainly due to = = the World Cup was hurting the ❝ “We could not produce a team Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson's bril- ! players, who were determined to 66- 1278 effort and individual brilliance liance with the bat. battle back in a bid to reach the did not help us either. In cricket South Africa, ranked fourth in semi-finals. 62-517#*= these days, you need a team per- one-day internationals, play Pakistan Pakistan are languishing in formance.” on Sunday before taking on Sri Lanka spinner in South Africa's 50-over his- ninth place in the 10-team table, #5889#%@8 “We can’t blame any single per- and Australia. tory, with 170 wickets. with only Afghanistan below them, son. Everyone is responsible for “We’ve still got three games to Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada after a single victory in five match- :4%9%#58 failing to deliver,” added the 38- play and I’d like to think that we can and Lungi Ngidi are part of the es. 8 %$5878 year-old, who said harsh media at least play the way we know we can younger crop of players who are play- The 1992 winners need to win criticism after their heavy defeat play,” said Gibson. ing in their first World Cup. all four of their remaining games 46=872 against India on Sunday had been “The thing about the squad is that Gibson admitted South Africa’s and hope other results go in their tough on the players. there are guys playing their last failing had been their batting. They favour, with four teams qualifying #58%7 %6%82 “All of us are also hurt by the World Cup and I’d like to think that have only reached 300 once in the from the round-robin phase. negative campaign in the media they will leave the world stage having tournament and that was in a losing Their next match is against fel- $878#798#8 " where players and their families signed off on a strong note.” cause against Bangladesh. low strugglers South Africa at #5878$2#63 were targeted. There was talk of “And there are some youngsters “We’ve not really been able to put Lord’s on Sunday and Hafeez said groupings (factions) in the team here that I’m sure will play in future enough runs on the board. We don’t the players were determined to - 97-14%92% which was wrong. World Cups. So they too would like have the bowling attack that we make amends for their poor per- “Why don’t you talk about such to leave a statement. That’s the way wanted to have, therefore we needed formances so far at the tournament #58#8$5%:5 things when the team is win- we’ve got to look at it,” said the for- more runs to work with,” Gibson said. in England and Wales. ning?” Hafeez said despite the mer West Indies allrounder. South Africa were dealt an early blow “I tell you that to see the team $2$7-9 perilous situation, all was not lost Leg-spinner Imran Tahir and when veteran paceman Dale Steyn at number nine is hurting all of us,” K for Pakistan. middle-order batsman JP Duminy returned home without playing a sin- said veteran Hafeez, whose 84 ❝ “All is not finished for us,” he will both retire from ODIs at the end gle game with a shoulder injury. anchored Pakistan’s innings of said. “We are focused on our next of the tournament after impressive And paceman Ngidi was also 348-8 in their only win, over hosts game and we are eager to win that careers. unavailable for three matches with a England. match. We had ample time after the Tahir, who made his ODI debut hamstring strain before returning They opened their campaign India game to regroup for a new at the 2011 World Cup, has played 104 for the New Zealand game in 8 8 + 9 6 '" :% / + with a seven-wicket loss against beginning.” matches and is the most successful Birmingham. 6 ● . ( #M1 /* . /( **/( * */ )- .1 /*- 5*(- * 5 / . 6) ! "#$ H & F & * H & % H& && & L ,"% "$D * . ;))C ;< 58 %968=.688 2/ captain Dimuth Karunaratne said. "With a score on the board the asith Malinga and Angelo bowlers knew what to do on this = ' 66 ' + ' + G Mathews played key roles in wicket. The (Joe) Root wicket was 6' %% ++ . , / the turning point." LSri Lanka's stunning 20-run / $$ +* , 0M World Cup win over England that 6 % & 6' + * 05 revived the race for semi-final ' F! berths at Headingley on Friday. Malinga, renowned for his * ' ' 5E England were all but out of the unorthodox 'slingshot' action dis- # +3 * L match after slumping to 186-9 as missed Jonny Bairstow for a gold- 1 +* + M they chased 233 for victory. en duck. %% +* + Ben Stokes' blistering 82 not out James Vince (14), deputising for "'' +* , 5 off 89 balls, including seven fours the injured Jason Roy, then fell in &' %% ' GG and fours sixes, got them to within familiar fashion when an edged ; L8 0858 L8L GL sight of their target. drive off Malinga was caught by M/ 8!L= D But Stokes' gamble on giving Mendis at slip. Durham team-mate Mark Wood a Morgan, fresh from his one-day . ,, / !:L::G ball to face at the end of a Nuwan international record 17 sixes against # + GL::!:D Pradeep over backfired when the Afghanistan, made a cautious 21, /,, F:L:0L:D No.11 was caught behind as Sri featuring a mere two fours, before / !:L:G5:L GL:L:0L:L Lanka won with three overs to Isuru Udana held a sharp return ** GL:L:0!: spare. catch to dismiss the Dubliner. #** :L:GD:L "We lost it probably more so Root made a patient 57 off 89 1 + . , / >0 C))@ with the bat than with the ball. balls featuring just three fours. # 99++6' G0 There was lack of substantial part- of a last four place. But a fourth-wicket stand of 54 = ! # L nerships. A couple of individual per- "It's a long tournament and with Stokes ended when Root was #** +6' % !E formances nearly got us over the ! ( there are huge opportunities in caught behind down the legside off ; +3 G line," England captain Eoin Morgan % every game. Australia is always a Malinga, who then produced a / ' F said. match you look to first in the trademark toe-crushing yorker to # ' GL "Sri Lanka deserved it. Even if = World Cup fixtures," Morgan said. have dangerman Jos Buttler lbw. + 1 G5 we had nicked it then it would have Earlier, Mathews' painstaking 85 Stokes badly needed someone to . ,, /+6' % been us robbing the game. not out of 115 balls, with just five stay with him. But he could only ** +6' % G "It's frustrating but we are going ! fours, helped Sri Lanka recover watch as de Silva took three wick- # + + % D to lose games. They are all tough ( from a top-order collapse to finish ets for three runs in nine balls. /,,+6' % &% L matches." on 232-9. Moeen Ali marked his 100th ; L8 G8!8 L8L 5 Victory would have seen hosts # D!%! That seemed a below par total one-day international by hitting a GL/ 80E= G England, bidding to win the World but with paceman Malinga taking 4- six, only to hole out irresponsibly off $ +/ 2 G:G # 8 L@ 8 5: Cup for the first time, go top of the 43 and off-spinner Dhananjaya de the next ball from de Silva trying to # 9+8 5@! 8 ED:D ; 8 GF@0 8 10-team table. ! !( Silva following up with three wick- repeat the shot. GE:0 #* 8DL@D 8G00:! # ' 8D@D 8 But instead their second sur- 0 ets in quick succession, it proved In a furious assault by Stokes, GEL:5 8 DF@D 8 GE5:E . , /8 prise loss of the round-robin group more than enough as Sri Lanka the all-rounder hit two sixes in as 0L@G 8 GEF:F * 8 0L@! 8 GF5:M # ! + 80D@0 8G:GL /,805@5 stage after a 14-run defeat by enjoyed another memorable day at many balls off Udana, but Wood was Pakistan, left them in third place, L Headingley — the ground where the last man to fall as England's GL:G:0D:0 with Sri Lanka now just two points they sealed their first Test series win chase fell short on 212. &' %% GL:G:DF:G adrift of the pre-tournament in England five years ago. Earlier, England fast bowler 1 F:L:D:D favourites. against arch rivals Australia — the "It was a close one, we were Jofra Archer took 3-52 to join %% F:L:D0:L The top four at the end of the table-toppers and reigning champi- under pressure but it was team-work Australia's Mitchell Starc as the "'' F:L:0G: first phase qualify for the semi- ons — at Lord's on Tuesday now in the end, all the batters and leading bowler at this World Cup # D:L:D:L finals, with England's next match even more important to their hopes bowlers did great work," Sri Lanka with 15 wickets. ' ,.' + ; / / ;; L 20:8 280 84 6- - !E ormer world number one FAndy Murray made a victo- H5, rious return after what he described as “life-changing” "I feel optimistic about hip surgery at a raucous the future," said Murray, ed header and flashed his Queen's on Thursday. although he would be making effort high and wide. The three-time Grand history as no player has Uruguay meanwhile Slam champion partnered returned to singles after always looked threatening Spain's Feliciano Lopez to a 7- undergoing such an operation going forward, with the strike- 6 (7/5) 6-3 victory in his first before. force of Edinson Cavani and competitive match in five "I don't know how long it Luis Suarez causing problems months. will take to get to that level, but for the Japanese back four. Playing on a packed centre you know, hopefully not too Cavani almost created the court including his wife Kim, long." opening goal for Suarez in the Murray showed little fear in Murray, who said he had 12th minute, working a one- stretching himself despite being tried to find a mixed doubles two with Diego Godin before off the circuit since January. partner for Wimbledon, said crossing for Suarez. His friend Lopez did not that he had been concerned at The Barcelona star howev- show any sign either of being some parts of the match. er could only direct his chance burdened by the allegations "The court can get quite at goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, made against him of match-fix- slippery and when I was out- who gathered safely. ing in the Spanish media, side the doubles alley I felt a Naomichi Ueda then had which he strongly denied on bit uncomfortable at times," he a half-chance for Japan at the Wednesday. said. other end but his glancing Murray said afterwards he He told the BBC immedi- header from a free-kick was would be playing doubles at ately after the match that he easily saved. Wimbledon with Frenchman felt the nerves. With Uruguay's defence Pierre-Hugues Herbert. ' ' $+ ' ' + H'.' ' "I felt quite relaxed in the looking uncharacteristically Murray said he had learned build-up, but we said as we vulnerable, Japan took the quite a bit from the match. probably the case in the first would not have been the case and Lopez play the last match were walking on to the court lead on 25 minutes when a "I expected to be the worst set," he said. last year, I would have been on centre court against yet to that we were starting to feel a long diagonal pass from Gaku player on the court and to not "I started to play better in aching and throbbing." be decided opponents, said a bit nervous," he said. Shibasaki sent Miyoshi racing feel particularly good on the the second and have zero dis- Murray, who will take to return to singles remains a "But you need those but- clear. court which you know was comfort in my hip which the court again on Friday as he while away. terflies." The 22-year-old Yokohama F. Marinos mid- fielder still had plenty to do, but ghosted to the byline # % : before smashing into the roof of the net from a tight angle. But Japan's joy was short- 436C 5%7-25% lived as Uruguay were gifted an equaliser with a VAR-assisted 8$ 865% announced that Telugu itle contenders India will start as penalty four minutes later. Titans would be returning Toverwhelming favourites against There appeared to be no elugu Titans will take to their base of lower-ranked Chile in the semifinals question of a foul after Cavani Ton U Mumba in the Hyderabad, while of the women's FIH Series Finals and Ueda came together in the opening game of the sev- Bengaluru Bulls and hockey tournament here today. '' + + '' P penalty area with the enth season of the Pro Jaipur Pink Panthers The ninth ranked Indians are Uruguayan striker stretching Kabaddi League (PKL) would be returning to unbeaten so far in the tournament, 4-7#-68978 the last eight against a Japan to reach a pass. on July 20, the organ- Bengaluru and having registered comfortable wins team who had been trounced But VAR ruled that Ueda isers announced on Jaipur respective- over Uruguay (4-1), Poland (5-0) and wo goals from Koji 4-0 by Chile in their opening had fouled Cavani prompting Friday. ly. Fiji (11-0). TMiyoshi helped Japan game. Colombian referee Andres The game will The matches And going by their world rank- secure a hard-earned point in Japan had been let down Rojas to point to the spot. be played at would start at ings and current form, India are a 2-2 draw with Uruguay at by poor finishing in their Suarez stepped up to con- Gachibowli Stadium in 7.30 pm. expected to win hands down against the Copa America on defeat to Chile, but were a dif- vert and Uruguay were level. Hyderabad, PKL organ- The seventh season world No 16 Chile. Thursday. ferent proposition at the Arena Cavani almost gave isers Mashal Sports Pvt will see new coaches take India are just one win away from Miyoshi twice fired Japan do Gremio as coach Hajime Uruguay the lead in the 36th Ltd said in a statement. to the mat- Anup Kumar securing their place in the final into the lead only for Uruguay Moriyasu range the changes in minute with 25-yard rocket Current champions for Puneri Paltan and round of Tokyo Olympic qualifiers to level through a controver- his starting line-up. that crashed off the bar but Bengaluru Bulls take on Rakesh Kumar for to be held later this year with two top sial penalty from Luis Suarez Former Leicester City Japan reached the break level. three-time champions Haryana Steelers. spots up for grabs from here. and a second-half header from striker Shinji Okazaki started The second half saw Patna Pirates in the sec- Among the notable And achieving that goal should- Jose Gimenez. alongside Hiroki Abe up front Uruguay gradually get on top ond game of opening players, Siddharth Desai, n’t be much of a problem for the " /* * '$"< + The draw means Japan as Moriyasu relegated Ayase but yet another incisive break day. who had a fabulous run Indians. In all their pool matches, have an outside chance of Ueda and Takefusa Kubo to from Japan led to Miyoshi According to the with U Mumba, would be India plenty of scoring opportunities “Our conversion rate can defi- Chile defeated Mexico 7-0, hosts reaching the quarter-finals the bench. grabbing his second to make it organisers, each team will looking to recreate the but conversion rate is an area which nitely be higher and if that happens Japan 3-1 before being stunned by from Group C, with one game Miyoshi meanwhile pro- 2-1 in the 59th minute. play every other team magic with Telugu Titans. is of a little concern for chief coach it will be easier for us to win match- world No25 Russia 2-5. remaining against Ecuador. vided attacking thrust in a Again though Uruguay twice, and the top six will The Mumbai leg of Sjoerd Marijne. es.” But in the cross-overs, Chile Uruguay, who trounced new-look Japanese midfield. were quick to respond, make it to the playoffs. the event will be held “We want to perform at the Chile, on the hand, finished sec- edged past Uruguay 5-2 to set up a Ecuador in their opening Abe created a half-chance on Gimenez heading in Nicolas Total 12 teams are in the from July 27 to August 2. highest level possible and I believe ond in their pool and had to go last-four encounter against India. game, missed the chance to 10 minutes but Okazaki was Lodeiro's cross in the 66th fray and would be vying The final will be held on there is still room for improvement,” through the cross-overs to seal their In the other semifinal, Russia make certain of their place in unable to control his attempt- minute to make it 2-2. for the title. They also October 19. Marijne had said. place in the last-four round. will take on world No 14 Japan.