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WORLD | Iran NATION | Disaster Opposition leaders say Filmmaker Muzaffar Ali’s Ayatollah Khamenei is documentary on Bhopal like ousted Shah of Iran 11 gas tragedy ‘canned’ 2 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 286 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS Japan to aid ■ Cong’s Patole is Speaker; deputy CM later N-E projects; China focus NCP set to get key of 2+2 talks SRIDHAR KUMARASWAMI portfolios in Maha NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 AGE CORRESPONDENT The subject of China MUMBAI, DEC. 1 came up in a major way at the inaugural India- The expansion of the Japan 2+2 Dialogue that Uddhav Thackeray-led took place in New Delhi Cabinet is expected to at the foreign and take place in the first defence ministers’ level week of December with on Saturday, and both the Sharad Pawar-led agreed that it was impor- Nationalist Congress tant to “encourage” Party getting key min- Beijing to follow inter- istries. However, NCP Girls, along with activists, take part in a candlelight protest over the Hyderabad Actress Deepika Padukone national rules, Japan leader Praful Patel has rape and murder case in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI during the launch of the book foreign ministry deputy said the appointment of Sridevi at an event in New press secretary Atsushi the deputy chief minister Delhi on Sunday. — PTI Kaifu told reporters would be done after the here on Sunday. In HYD HORROR CM orders fast-track court Winter Session of the new response to a question, Assembly. NCP MLAs take selfies with party leader Supriya Sule at Winter chill grips Mr Kaifu also said his After the Maha Vikas Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI country was looking at Aghadi (MVA) proved its North India, J&K the situation in Kashmir RTA had chance to halt majority on the floor of “carefully”, and hoped the House on Saturday, & Ladakh shiver for a “peaceful resolu- all eyes are now on the Pankaja to ‘introspect’: New Delhi: North India was tion” of the issue expansion of the Cabinet. swept by chilly winds through dialogue. rapists’ lorry, but failed According to sources, the on Sunday, with many Asked whether Japan expansion is likely to take FB post creates flutter places in Kashmir, Ladakh would extend financial IREDDY SRINIVAS then restarted the lorry place in the first week of and Himachal Pradesh aid to projects in India’s REDDY ‘Reject mercy plea and took it to a petrol December as the Winter AGE CORRESPONDENT the coming days. It has witnessing sub-zero tem- northeastern state of HYDERABAD, DEC. 1 pump at Bhootpur road Session is beginning from MUMBAI, DEC. 1 led to speculations that peratures and the mercury Arunachal Pradesh — in Nirbhaya case’ in Mahbubnagar, where December 16. she is planning to quit dropping to 9.4°C in the which China claims as Road Transport New Delhi: The Delhi he parked. “The crucial portfolios Bharatiya Janata Party the BJP. national capital. Leh town its own — the Japanese Authority (RTA) offi- government has Then, Arif phoned of home, urban develop- (BJP) leader Pankaja If Pankaja quits the witnessed the coldest night official said his country cials had a chance to “strongly recommend- Chennakeshavulu ment, revenue and hous- Munde, who lost the party, it will be a big jolt of the season at -13.2°C, was continuing to dis- impound the lorry used ed” to reject the mercy (another accused) who ing may be distributed Assembly polls to her to the BJP, which is while Srinagar recorded a cuss the issue “very by the killers of Dr P. petition filed by one of biked over and they had among the three con- cousin Dhananjay already reeling under low of minus 0.9°C. In carefully” in view of the Priyanka Reddy. They the 2012 Nirbhaya food. A bit later, Naveen stituents (Shiv Sena, Munde of the the shock of losing Himachal, Manali, Lahaul- “current status of that did not. Had they done murder case convicts, (also an accused) and Congress and NCP) of the Nationalist Congress power to the Maha Vikas Spiti and Kinnaur recorded area”. However, he so, she might have sources said on Arif proceeded on bike MVA,” said sources. Party (NCP), created a Aghadi (MVA). Pankaja freezing temperatures. added that Japan was woken to a new week Sunday. Delhi home while Chennakeshavulu It is to be noted that NCP flutter in political cir- is the elder daughter of Full report on Page 4 interested in develop- this morning. Prime minister Satyendar drove the lorry to ministers Jayant Patil cles on Sunday after BJP heavyweight late ment projects in the accused Mohd Ali alias Jain has sent the file to Thondapally village. At and Chhagan Bhujbal stating that she might Gopinath Munde. ■ Northeast as a whole. Mohd Arif was stopped L-G Anil Baijal with about 9 pm, they parked have earlier experience of make a big decision in More on Page 3 Airtel, Voda & Jio Asked about the by the Mahbubnagar Arvind Kejriwal gov- on the side of the road, running the home depart- Japanese-aided high- RTA while carrying a ernment’s recommen- and slept in the lorry ment. On the other hand, emerge as the biggest Moreover, the Sharad hike pre-paid rates speed rail project — pop- load of iron bricks from dations in the case, cabin. Mr Patil and Congress’ gainer in the impending Pawar-led party is likely ularly known as the bul- Gangavathi in The next morning, the Balasaheb Thorat have Cabinet expansion and to get the deputy chief New Delhi: Mobile calls and they said. PAGE 13 let train — to connect Karnataka to Hyderabad police told them to move also handled the revenue bag high-profile portfolios minister’s post. Speaking internet charges will Mumbai and on November 24. Arif did the lorry, so they drove portfolio in the past. like revenue, home and to reporters on Saturday, go up by up to 50 per cent Ahmedabad, in view of not have his driver’s immobilising the vehi- and reached the According to a political the public works depart- Mr Patel had said: “The in the country, as top comments from certain licence and so the lorry cle. Accordingly, Arif Thondapally toll plaza commentator, a powerful ment. It is also likely that deputy CM’s post will be private sector players quarters in the new rul- was seized. Arif contact- removed a motor cable on the service road near minister must handle the the NCP may get one with the NCP. We will fill Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea ing alliance in ed the lorry owner, from the lorry. the Gachibowli outer revenue department since more ministry than the the post after the Nagpur and Reliance Jio on Sunday Maharashtra question- Srinivas Reddy, who With the lorry unable ring road. Shiva, the the state treasury is not in Shiv Sena, which has session of the Assembly announced their plans to ing the need for the pro- advised the driver to to start, the RTA left it fourth accused, good shape. emerged as the second- (also known as the Winter raise tariffs from ject, the Japanese avoid the impounding by and went away. Arif ■ Turn to Page 4 Sources also said that largest party in the recent Session) ends around December 3 onwards. ■ Turn to Page 4 the NCP is all set to elections. ■ Turn to Page 4 Full report on Page 9 Sweden King, Queen arrive in Delhi today SJM to govt: Halt sale of Humanity’s New Delhi: King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia war against of Sweden will arrive in Delhi on Monday on a five- 5 PSUs, it is ‘imprudent’ nature has day visit to India, the min- istry of external affairs to stop: UN said on Sunday. Seeks debate on disinvestment, says junk Niti report Full report on Page 4 Madrid, Dec. 1: UN AGE CORRESPONDENT ◗ Terming the Niti unfair advantage for Secretary-General NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 those who intend to buy. Antonio Guterres COUNTERPOINT Aayog report on The SJM believes that the said Sunday that the Joining the Opposition PSEs the ‘handwork government has no busi- world’s efforts to stop parties’ chorus of protest of a few consul- ness to be in business, but climate against the Narendra tants,’ the RSS affil- resists the plan to hand change Modi government’s move over the national assets to have been for strategic disinvest- iate has demanded corporate houses or “utterly ment of major public sec- that the report multinational corpora- inade- tor enterprises, the should be ‘junked’. tions (MNCs) at throw- quate” so Swadeshi Jagran Manch away prices,” reads the far and (SJM), an affiliate of the ment of PSEs is not only resolution passed at the Guterres there is a RSS, on Sunday it as “an an imprudent business SJM’s national assembly danger global warm- imprudent business deci- decision, but is also meeting in Hardwar. The ing could pass the sion” and also against the against the national inter- SJM has been consistent “point of no return.” national interest. The est. It not only denies the in its opposition to the Speaking before the Opposition had raised people of India — the real disinvestment of public start Monday of a two- this in the ongoing owners of the PSEs — the sector undertakings. week international Winter Session of fair value of the assets Terming the Niti Aayog Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, RSS chief climate conference in Parliament. and capital investments, report on PSEs the Mohan Bhagwat and other religious leaders pose for a picture during the Geeta Madrid, the UN chief ■ “The strategic disinvest- but it also brings in ■ Turn to Page 4 Prerna Festival at Red Fort in Delhi on Sunday. Report on Page 3 — ASIAN AGE said the impact of ris- ing temperatures — ■ including more If court approves, Ganguly can be board chief till 2024 extreme weather — is ISIS claims responsibility already being felt around the world, for London Bridge attack with dramatic conse- WEATHER Sourav to SC: Roll back BCCI reforms quences for humans O and other species. Max: 23 C Mumbai, Dec. 1: The years), at the board and He noted that the O Min: 9 C Sourav Ganguly-led BCCI state association separate- world has the scientif- RH: 70% on Sunday decided to seek ly. The move, if approved, ic knowledge and the Rainfall: Nil the Supreme Court’s will also pave the way for technical means to approval to water down Shah to get an extension limit global warming, Forecast: Mainly clear sky administrative reforms as time left in his current but “what is lacking on tenure cap for its tenure is also less than a is political will.” office-bearers and named year. Shah was named “The point of no ASTROGUIDE secretary Jay Shah as its India’s representative to return is no longer representative for the ICC attend future meetings of over the horizon,” Mr Vikari: Dakshinayana chief executives’ commit- the International Cricket Guterres said. But he Tithi: Margasira Shudda tee meeting. Council’s (ICC) chief exec- insisted that his mes- Shasthi till 9.01 pm The decisions to seek utives committee. sage was “one of hope, Star: Shravanam till 11.44 am apex court’s approval for BCCI CEO Rahul Johri not of despair. Our dilution of tenure cap, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with secretary Jay Shah was the Board’s represen- war against nature Varjyam: 4.10 pm to 5.56 pm which is aimed at clearing and treasurer Arun Singh Dhumal during the board’s tative for these meetings must stop and we Durmuhurtam: 12.27 om to Forensic personnel con- two people were killed, the path for an extended annual general meeting in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI when its administration know that that is pos- 1.11 pm and 2.39 pm to duct a fingertip search saying the UK-born stint for Ganguly, and was being handled by the sible.” Mr Guterres at the cordoned off area attacker, who wanted appoint Shah for the ICC As per the current consti- charge on October 23, was Supreme Court-appointed said growing 3.24 pm on London Bridge on to set up a terrorist meet were taken at the tution, an office-bearer to vacate office next year Committee of demands from citi- Rahukalam: 7.30 am to 9 am Sunday, following a ter- training camp in the Board’s 88th Annual who has served two three- but a dilution could see Administrators (CoA). zens, particularly ror attack Friday. The garb of a madrassa in General Meeting (AGM) year terms, either at the him continue till 2024. But with a full-fledged young people, have Islamic State has Pakistan-occupied here. BCCI or at the state asso- The current dispensa- Board in office now, the shown there is wide- SUNSET TODAY 5.24 PM claimed responsibility Kashmir, was one of its “At the end of the day, ciation, goes into a com- tion wants the cooling off role has gone back to the spread desire for cli- SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.57 AM for the London Bridge fighters. — AP the court will decide,” pulsory three-year cool- period to kick in only secretary’s position. mate action. — AP MOONRISE TOMORROW 11.45 PM terror attack in which ■ Report on Page 11 Ganguly said in a press ing-off period. after the individual has — PTI ■ More on Page 12 MOONSET TODAY 9.48 AM conference after the AGM. Ganguly, who took finished two terms (six ■ More on Page 14 PAGE Special 2 THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Muzaffar Ali’s Bhopal docu ‘buried’

RABINDRA NATH The 28.27- CHOUDHURY BHOPAL SURVIVORS FORM minute film, elebrated filmmaker Muzaffar Ali’s HUMAN CHAIN sponsored by Sheeshon Ka Maseeha (Lord FOR JUSTICE Madhya made of glass), an C“artistic” documentation of AGE CORRESPONDENT the awesome trail and human BHOPAL Pradesh misery left behind by the hor- rific Bhopal gas tragedy of Hundreds of survivors of 1984 Madhyam, a 1984, has been “barred” from Bhopal gas tragedy on Sunday public screening since 1985, formed a human chain around wing of public thanks to “reservations” by the now-closed Union Carbide the Madhya Pradesh govern- factory here, the source of leak- relations ment. age of deadly methyl iso- The 28.27-minute film, spon- cyanate (MIC) in the interven- sored by Madhya Pradesh ing night of December 2-3 that department of Madhyam, a wing of public year, leading to death of over relations department of the 15,000 people. the state gov- state government, has been The survivors demanded ade- “canned” for the last 33 years quate compensation, provision ernment, has since certain scenes in the of proper health facilities and documentary were reportedly treatment and punishment to not to the liking of the state the culprits of the incident, been “canned” government. besides ensuring their rehabili- The state government offi- tation. for the last 33 cers are tightlipped on the The event was organised to issue. highlight the plight of hun- years since cer- Protests by social activists dreds of victims who have been and intellectuals for the past battling with various ailments - tain scenes in three decades have failed to - physical disabilities to respi- deter the state government ratory problems and even can- from lifting “restrictions” on cer -- even 35 years after the the documen- public screening of the film, tragic incident, billed as accessed by this newspaper. world’s worst industrial disas- tary were “The disaster is depicted Burial of troubled legacy ter. through mere narratives of Various organisations fight- reportedly not the survivors, enlivened by a Stamp of Muzaffar Ali, the one lakh maimed. spotted his elder daughter’s ing for the cause of victims of melancholic ghazal of famed creator of iconic and timeless The film sets out its “Bodies were brought for body in a heap of bodies car- the tragedy demanded urgent to the liking of poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz played Umrao Jaan, was clearly dis- journey of depicting burial here hours after the ried by a truck and how he steps to resume the disposal of in the background. There is cernible in the picturisation the tragedy through incident. Several bodies were found bodies of his wife, son toxic waste left in and around no reason why public should of the movie. heart-wrenching also taken to other burial and daughter in a morgue in a the Union Carbide factory, the state gov- be denied the opportunity to The film sets out its journey grounds in the city,” a man local hospital marked as 108, which caused contamination of watch an artistically docu- of depicting the tragedy accounts given by guarding a burial ground in 140 and 151 respectively. ground water in the region. ernment. mentation of the tragedy,” through heart-wrenching the survivors of the the city was seen narrating He also was heard narrating “The victims of the gas S.R. Azad of MP science accounts given by the sur- world’s worst indus- the “nightmarish” scenes of how he could spot his tragedy have suffered due to The state gov- forum told this newspaper on vivors of the world’s worst trial disaster, the period. youngest daughter in a state of apathetic attitude of the gov- Sunday. industrial disaster, occurred occurred following As the film progresses, unconsciousness among ernment towards them and “This is suppression of following leakage of deadly poignant tales of loss of their orphaned children in similar have literally been left to fend ernment officers information on the tragedy by methyl isocyanate (MIC) in a leakage of deadly near and dear ones were nar- conditions lying in a hospital. for themselves in the past three government,” said Satinath plant of Union Carbide in methyl isocyanate rated by the survivors. The documentary ends com- and a half decades,” Satinath are tightlipped Sarangi, an activist espousing Bhopal in the intervening (MIC) in a plant of The most heartrending story memorating the first anniver- Sarangi, an activist fighting for the cause of the victims of the night of December 2-3, leaving Union Carbide comes from a survivor who sary of a girl, born on the fate- the cause of survivors said. on the issue. gas disaster. over 15,000 people dead and was heard describing how he ful day. In dystopian world, violence Families pick up pieces after Hulimavu breach stench from rot- ting food and rub- against women rules Abish in damp streets greeted the fami- By lies that returned home on Tuesday from the invitation relief centres they had moved to on Sunday fol- lowing the breaching of the Hulimavu tank, that flooded their houses Vimala K.S. and destroyed their belongings. On day 3, many families returned ovember 25 is observed by the to start the cleaning United Nations (UN) as the process to rebuild their Nday for “Elimination of vio- lives. But around 137 lence against women” all over the families remained in has perished. The world. And we are in the midst of the shelters, waiting for The relief cen- orders that were ready observing 16 days of activism , from orders to leave by the tres will provide for delivery have also November 25 to December 10, the BBMP while it fumigat- been destroyed,” he Human Rights Day, to end violence ed their streets and food, medicines, complained. against women. houses. and clothes to When the floods But on November 27, Hyderabad The relief centres will all the victims occurred, Mr Suresh woke up to the ghastly incident of a continue to provide who leave them, was out of town and a veterinary doctor being raped and food, medicines, and was shocked on his murdered. The incident was much clothes to all the vic- in addition to return, to see the press ghastlier than the one in 2012 in tims who leave them, in those who in knee-deep water. which a medical student, called addition to those who remain in the Some other locals like “Nirbhaya” by the media, was bru- remain in the shelters shelters while Roopa were also tally raped in Delhi. In the while their houses get shocked. “I was watch- Hyderabad case, the girl was raped ready for occupation. their houses get ing television when my and murdered and taken to another The victims have ready for occu- children came running place and burnt. . Her charred body pinned their hopes on pation. The vic- home to say that there was found on the street. Oh my dear the `50,000 compensa- tims have was water everywhere. country, how many more daughters, tion promised per fami- pinned their My husband wasn’t at mothers, and children will have to ly and the 15-day home and I didn’t know undergo this???? rations, to begin the hopes on the what to do. I immediate- Violence against women is report- process of rebuilding `50,000-relief. ly took my children to ed world -wide. According to a global their lives. my neighbour’s house, study conducted by the World Health With tear-filled eyes, a Gowramma and the oth- which was on relatively Organisation in 2013, around 35 per group of women at a ers were disturbed to high ground, but by the cent of women had experienced relief centre said, “We see the shape their time I returned home, I physical and/or sexual violence. It are left with nothing at houses were in. “Who found buckets, water said that one out of every three home. We have been sit- will come to our rescue? bottles, vessels, books, women goes through violence at ting here for three days When will our lives get etc. floating in water,” least once in her lifetime. dignity. The UN declaration on the be tolerated. Crime is a crime. It has now. The earlier we get back to normal?” she recounted. Fear- Unfortunately, society is getting ■ In our country, on the “elimination of violence against no religion or boundary. This kind to leave, the better, wailed a distraught stricken, she immedi- immune to such incidents and women” says that “violence against of attribution naturally dilutes and because we have to get Gowramma as her hus- ately called her hus- instead of changing its attitude, one hand there is ‘Yatra women is a manifestation of histori- deviates from the main issue and in back to work.” band added, “All our band and the family chooses to punish the victims Naryastu cally unequal power relations the process, justice suffers. Left with no clothes or documents, including moved to a relief centre instead. Quiet often when any inci- between men and women” and “vio- The NCRB report also reveals food, the women are the aadhar card, ration Returning on dent of rape or any other form of Pujynte……(where lence against women is one of the that crimes against women waiting to go home to card, original vehicle Tuesday, Roopa and her violence is reported, the victim or women are worshipped) crucial social mechanisms by which increased in 2017 by 6 per cent over assess the loss they documents like RC husband were success- survivor is questioned about her they are forced into a subordinate 2016 and 9 per cent over 2015. We have suffered. book, insurance, driv- ful in clearing up the clothes, character, her being friends and also told ‘Na stree position compared with men.” dream about safety, and talk of “Promises have been ing license, and our mess, but found little with men and so on, rather than the World -wide statistics reveal that at equality and liberty, but is it really made. I hope it trans- daughter’s official comfort in the job, con- perpetrator. swatantra least one out of every three women there on the agenda of our states? lates into reality soon. papers for the sidering the loss they We can never forget the rape of marhasi’(women don’t around the globe has been beaten, Now Bengaluru is one of eight Because we are left with Bhagyalakshmi scheme had suffered. “The 4 to the Delhi medical student and the coerced into sex or otherwise abused cities selected for the “Safe city no other option other are gone.” 5 kgs of rice that I had comments and the outrage, which deserve freedom). So in her lifetime with the abuser being project,” and safety is being than to wait for help,” The two have sent bought home, and other forced the then government to con- usually someone known to her. assured through use of closed cir- they added. their children away to provisions for the stitute a commission under the late whenever rapes and In our country, on the one hand cuit camera surveillance. Perhaps, For those who their hometown for a house have all per- Justice Varma. We, the people of other such heinous there is ‘Yatra Naryastu in some cases, it may help nab the returned home, the few days till they clear ished. There is a rotten this country, can never forget him Pujynte……(where women are wor- culprit after the incident. But what experience was as trau- the mess. Gowramma, smell coming from the for his commitment to justice and crimes are reported shipped) and also told ‘Na stree we really need to do is to light a matic as leaving it. who works as a sweeper rice, ragi, and wheat,” the fact that he treated women’s swatantra marhasi’(women don’t torch of enlightenment in the "My child has been and her husband works Roopa lamented. Her right as human rights and made rec- against women, they are deserve freedom). So whenever minds of people and change their vomiting continually as garbage collector, husband ,who is a food ommendations, which later became told that this is only to be rapes and other such heinous mindset. from the time we have regretted, “We help to delivery person, hasn’t law. But successive governments crimes are reported against Let us carry forward the spirit of come back,” said a wor- clean the city, but there been able to go to work both at the Centre and state are not expected if they cross the women, they are told that this is the UN call to eliminate violence ried woman, is no one to help us.” for two days. really keen on implementing it and only to be expected if they cross the against women and pledge to end it. Gowramma, who was Elsewhere, Mr Suresh, “Although we have the result is the rape of a veterinary Lakshman Rekha! Lakshman Rekha! This society should treat women at told Tuesday afternoon owner of a printing seen waterlogging in doctor of Hyderabad and similar Recent incidents have also par with men and give them the with a few other fami- press in Krishna our street during heavy incidents all over the country. As revealed that sexual violence respect due to them.C.R. lies to move to their Layout, moaned that he rain, this was totally crimes against women continue reported, as often a woman is told to against women is used for cheap Janardhana is a president of homes by the authori- had suffered a loss of unexpected,” said unabated, a report of the National remain silent because she is the sav- political gain by certain political Federation of Karnataka Chambers ties, who claimed that close to `1 lakh over the Roopa. Crime Research Bureau( NCRB) iour of our great “culture.” parties or their members. Those of Commerce and Industry. the BBMP had cleared last two days. “The reveals that nine cases are reported But we have a Constitution, which who want to take mileage from it the streets and sani- motors and generator Vishaka V. Warrier, in Bengaluru alone every day. guarantees us equal rights and recognise the victim and the culprit The author is vice-president, tized the area. But on have stopped working Chandrashekar G. and There are different kinds of crimes opportunities. Right to life is a fun- as representatives of a particular All-India Janavadi Mahila reaching their lane, and our raw material M.K. Ashoka report against women and not all are damental right, and we want a life of community or religion. This cannot Sanghatane, Karnataka Politics

The Constitution is under threat and a PAGE mass movement is needed to protect it, alleges Congress leader Udit Raj UmasankarNation 3 THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Munde creates flutter via FB post Naqvi on Ayodhya: BJP leader says will introspect, hints at major political declaration It is not about Graph of the BJP is AGE CORRESPONDENT Vikas Aghadi (MVA). of action in the changed ment minister — suffered MUMBAI, DEC. 1 Pankaja, the elder daugh- political scenario. “You a shock defeat in the Babri but barabari going down because ter of BJP heavyweight are asking me for time to hands of her cousin of its ‘negative Bharatiya Janata Party late Gopinath Munde, has meet me. I am going to give Dhananjay. New Delhi, Dec. 1: If some people (BJP) leader Pankaja considerable clout among you time after eight to ten There were also reports Hitting out at the All are unable to thoughts’ Munde, who lost the the Other Backward days. During this time, I that some elements in the India Muslim Personal Assembly polls to her Classes (OBC) communi- want time to introspect a party had worked hard to Law Board and the digest the fact — Ashok Gehlot, cousin Dhananjay Munde ties. little bit. What to do next? ensure her defeat in the Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind that the unity has Rajasthan chief minister of the Nationalist Pankaja put up a post on Which way to go? What poll. for their decision to seek been strengthened Congress Party (NCP), cre- social networking site can we give to our people? However, Maharashtra a review of the Ayodhya after this verdict, ated a flutter in political Facebook on Sunday, call- What do people expect? BJP spokesperson Shirish verdict, minority affairs it is sad IN BRIEF circles on Sunday after ing for a meeting of her After pondering upon Boralkar said that minister Mukhtar stating that she might supporters on December these questions, I will Pankaja is still with BJP Abbas Naqvi on Sunday — Mukhtar make a big decision in the 12, which is also the 70th Pankaja Munde appear before you on and will continue her said they are trying to coming days. It has led to birth anniversary of her December 12,” she said in work to make the BJP create an “atmosphere Abbas Naqvi, Goa MLA rejects speculations that she is late father. In the post, she could not speak with her post which was writ- stronger in the state. of division and con- Union planning to quit the BJP. Pankaja claimed she had them due to the uncertain ten in Marathi. “I have read the frontation” after the minister Sena prediction If Pankaja quits the received several calls and political situation in the Contesting from Parli Facebook post of Pankaja matter was laid to rest Panaji: A couple of days after party, it will be a big jolt to messages from her sup- state. constituency in Beed, con- Munde. This post nowhere by the Supreme Court. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut the BJP, which is already porters, after her shock She cryptically also sug- sidered her stronghold, conveys that Pankaja is He also said that for Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind said there would be “big reeling under the shock of defeat, who wanted to gested that she would have Pankaja — a former not happy with the BJP,” the Muslims the impor- said last week that the movement” in the political losing power to the Maha meet her. She added that to decide her future course women and child develop- Mr Boralkar said. tant issue is not just draft of the review peti- circles of Goa, similar to the “Babri (mosque) but tion against Supreme coming together of non-BJP barabri (equality)” in Court’s Ayodhya verdict forces to form government in the areas of education is ready and the plea Maharashtra, the coastal Congress’ Patole elected and economic and social will be filed by them on state’s lone NCP MLA upliftment. December 3 or 4. Churchill Alemao rejected In an interview to PTI, The All India Muslim the prediction. Incidentally, Maha Assembly Speaker Naqvi said that in a Personal Law Board the NCP in Maharashtra democracy everyone has (AIMPLB) has also said under the leadership of vet- BHAGWAN PARAB poll, the party decided to a right to have an opin- the review petition will eran Sharad Pawar was the MUMBAI, DEC. 1 withdraw the nomina- ion and liberty to be filed before prime mover in the political tion, which paved the way approach courts. How- December 9. realignment in the neigh- Senior Congress MLA for Mr Patole’s election. ever, he asserted that in Slamming the AIM- bouring state that led to the Nana Patole was unani- BJP legislature party an ideal scenario PLB and the Jamiat, formation of a coalition gov- mously elected as the leader Devendra attempts should not be Naqvi said, “They are ernment, also involving the speaker of the Vidhan Fadnavis said that his made to entangle the trying to create an Shiv Sena and Congress, led Sabha on Sunday. His party decided to with- decades-old complex atmosphere of division by Uddhav Thackeray. —PTI election was a foregone draw keeping in mind the issue which has been and confrontation conclusion as the tradition of not holding solved by a unanimous which will not be accept- Maharashtra Vikas an election for the speak- verdict of the SC. ed by any society.” BJP MLA’s nephew, Aghadi (MVA) govern- er’s post. “We did not feel “All sections of the “These isolated voices ment, consisting of Shiv that the speaker should society have welcomed cannot be that of the 4 killed in accident Sena, NCP and Congress, be chosen through an and respected the whole society. The feel- had won the floor test by a election,” he added. Supreme Court verdict. ing of all sections of the Garhwa (Jharkhand): Five comfortable margin a day The CM and some sen- But if some people are society is that this mat- persons, including the earlier. ior MLAs escorted Mr unable to digest the fact ter has been settled by nephew of a BJP MLA, were The BJP on Saturday Patole to the speaker’s that the unity has been the court and we should killed on Sunday after their had announced Kisan chair. Mr Thackeray and strengthened after this now accept it and move vehicle collided with a truck Kathore as its nominee Mr Fadnavis praised Mr verdict, it is sad,” he forward,” he said. near Paswan village in for the speaker’s position. Patole’s work as legislator Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray receives governor Bhagat Singh said. Sources in the — PTI Garhwa district. The incident However, just before the and farmers’ leader. Koshyari at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai on Sunday. —DEBASISH DEY took place on National Highway-75 around 5 am, Ramuna police station in- ■ charge Lal Bihari Prasad said. RSS chief Bhagwat says lacklustre approach on safety of women unacceptable One of the deceased, Prasant Drugging & Singh, was the nephew of BJP legislator Bhanu Pratap dacoity in Sahi, who contested from the Bhawanathpur constituency Religious leaders condemn vet’s rape & murder in the first phase of the long-distance Assembly polls on Saturday. New Delhi, Dec. 1: There can’t be any compromise with their respect and dignity. Singh, who hailed from Uttar Religious leaders on The government has made trains on rise Pradesh’s Rawatsganj, and Sunday condemned the women’s respect and dignity. The strict laws in this regard his four friends, were travel- heinous rape and murder government has made strict laws in and they should be imple- Cong leader shares AGE CORRESPONDENT ling to Banshidhar Nagar. of a veterinarian in this regard and they should be implement- mented. The lacklustre ap- NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 Hyderabad while RSS ed. The lacklustre approach of administra- proach of administration chief Mohan Bhagwat on safety of women won’t dais with Bhagwat Though the number of Odisha Govt fails to said there can’t be any tion on safety of women won’t be be accepted,” he said. robbery cases in long compromise with the dig- accepted. Mr Bhagwat said that the AGE CORRESPONDENT Congress chief distance trains declined put brakes on HIV nity of women and chil- “administration and the NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 Sonia Gandhi. in 2018, theft, dacoity dren should be taught to — MOHAN BHAGWAT, government will do what Mr Dwivedi is and cases of drugging Bhubaneshwar: Multiple always respect them. RSS chief they have to do, but it is Congress leader Janardan no stranger to passengers increased interventions and awareness The incident, which has also the responsibility of Dwivedi on Sunday shared controversy as slightly. campaigns launched by both sparked outrage in the besides union ministers a message can be sent. society to reflect and pon- the dais with RSS Chief Janardan he has often The highest number of country, was clearly on the condemned the barbaric “All those who are der why such incidents Mohan Bhagwat and Ram had a divergent incidents took place in the Union and Odisha gov- Dwivedi ernments to put brakes on minds of the leaders of crime in strong words. behind this deplorable happen.” Temple activist Sadhvi view from that Central Zone where the spread of HIV infection various faiths who partici- It is easy to worship crime should be hanged in Emphasising that there Rithambra on the occa- of the official party line. 5,930 cases of theft, 79 seem to have proved inade- pated in a conclave here on women, but difficult to public in daylight so that a is need for promoting sion of ‘Gita Mahotsav’ When the party was in incidents of robbery, 10 quate. Although Odisha AIDS the importance and rele- ensure that society resp- message could be sent,” he value education, Mr Bha- being held at Red Fort in power he had called for an cases of dacoity and 39 Control Society has no men- vance of Hindus’ holy ects them, Rithambara said. gwat said, “Every home in New Delhi. end to the reservation on cases of drugging of tion in its official website book Gita. said adding, “It is unfortu- Speaking at the same the country should incul- Mr Dwivedi’s presence caste lines and urged the passengers were regis- about the number of From Ram temple nate that the land that event, Bhagwat, citing the cate such values and raised several eyebrows as then Congress vice presi- tered, the railway min- HIV/AIDs patients in the activist Sadhvi gave the world the mes- Gita, said it talks about morals in their children he has been the General dent Rahul Gandhi to istry said in reply to a state, sources in the govern- Rithambara to head of All sage of the Gita has to see Karma and the society that they never forget to Secretary of the Congress introduce a quota for question in Lok Sabha. ment said there are nearly India Imam Organisation crimes against women”. needs to respect women respect women and always during the entire tenure of financially weaker sec- The lowest number of fifty thousand HIV-infected Umer Ahmed Ilyasi, vari- Ilyasi demanded public for its uplift. “There can’t look at them with purity the UPA in power. tions, bringing all commu- cases were reported people spread over 30 ous religious leaders hanging of culprits so that be any compromise with and dignity.” —PTI He was close to the then nities under its ambit. from Northeast Frontier districts. In the last five Zone — 134 cases of years, around 19,000 new theft, two of robbery, cases have been identified in zero cases of dacoity the state. Mayawati and six of drugging. Pakistan nefarious designs Data for 2019 is yet to be collected. holds meet Railways claimed that RAPE VICTIM it has also taken certain to expand stand exposed: Punjab CM steps in coordination with the GRP for the FOUND HANGING Chandigarh, Dec. 1: had hoped Corridor.” safety and security of BSP’s base Punjab chief minister Am- would emerge Terming it an open and passengers in trains and arinder Singh on Sunday as a bridge of blatant threat against at stations under its IN HOSTEL Lucknow, Dec. 1: said Pakistan Railway peace between India's security and Integrated Security AKSHAYA KUMAR SAHOO Bahujan Samaj Party Minister Sheikh Rashid’s the two coun- integrity, he warned System (ISS) plan. BHUBANESWAR, DEC. 1 supremo Mayawati on disclosure that Kartarpur tries. Pakistan to not attempt to Officials said that 2,200 Sunday held a meeting Corridor was the “brain- Given Ras- indulge in any misadven- trains are escorted by A 23-year-old college of her party’s office child” of their Army Chief hid's revelation, the chief ture against its neighbour. RPF daily. Besides, sur- teacher ended her life by bearers to deliberate Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa minister also urged his “Don’t make the mistake veillance is also kept hanging herself from a ceil- upon the ways and and it will hurt India for- former cabinet colleague of reading weakness in through CCTV cameras, ing fan after she was means of expanding the ever had exposed Islam- Navjot Singh Sidhu to be our gratitude for the open- provided at about 473 allegedly blackmailed by a party base. abad's nefarious intent cautious in his dealings ing of the Corridor,” he stations. youth who raped her a few During the meeting, behind the initiative. with the Imran Khan gov- said, warning India would days ago. The lady teacher, held at the office of her Mr Singh expressed seri- ernment in Pakistan. give a befitting response to who taught physics party’s Uttar Pradesh ous concern over this Mr Singh took strong any bid by Pakistan to Rairangpur College in unit here, Mayawati also admission by the Pakistan exception to Rashid’s attack its borders or its Marathi actor Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, asked her party workers minister and said that in remarks that “the people. On Saturday, was found hanging in her to observe the death validating his stand on the Corridor would hurt India Rashid claimed the open- held in `15L room on the college campus anniversary of the issue, Rashid had com- forever, which would forev- ing of the Corridor was late on Saturday evening. On architect of pletely bared the wicked er remember the wound the brainchild of Gen extortion case October 30, the deceased Constitution Babasaheb design of Pakistan behind inflicted on it by Gen Bajwa and it will hurt Police personnel rehearse for Himachal Police Raising lecturer had brought rape Bhimrao Ambedkar at the Corridor, which India Bajwa with the Kartarpur India forever. — PTI Day function at Ridge in Shimla on Sunday. — PTI Pune, Dec. 1: Marathi allegations against a youth large scale. actor Sara Shrawan was from Keonjhar district, who Dr Ambedkar’s death arrested by the Pune happens to be her relative, anniversary falls on police from Mumbai in and lodged a complaint at December 6. connection with a `15 Jharpokharia Police Station In state capital lakh extortion case filed in Mayurbhanj district. Lucknow, people will K’taka bypolls: Cong open to alliance with JD(S) by a fellow actor, an offi- Alleging murder, family pay their tributes at the cial said on Sunday. members of the deceased historic Dr Bhimrao Bengaluru, Dec. 1: The Congress and JD(S), and asserted that BJP's Shrawan, also known said the youth (the rape Ambedkar Samajik Sounding upbeat after who ran a coalition gov- candidates in all the 15 as Sara Sonawane, is the accused) threatened her to Parivartan Sthal, which forming a coalition gov- ernment for 14 months in BSY rejects talks of possible assembly constituencies fourth arrest in the case, make the photographs pur- was built by the BSP, ernment in Maharashtra, the state and contested going for bypolls would be he said. portedly showing the while people in other Congress in Karnataka on Lok Sabha polls in victorious. Shrawan had worked deceased being raped, viral parts of the state will Sunday indicated it was alliance, have parted ways Cong-JD(S) tieup post bypolls With the campaigning for with aspiring actor on social media. As police pay their tributes to not averse to joining hands after the collapse of the Bengaluru, Dec. 1: Karn- assembly constituencies bypolls ending on Tuesday, Subhash Yadav and then did not take any action even Babasaheb in their with JD(S) once again, in H.D. Kumaraswamy min- ataka chief minister B.S. going for bypolls would leaders are indulging in filed a molestation case after repeated requests, the respective areas, the case the ruling BJP fails to istry in July following the Yediyurappa on Sunday be victorious. hectic electioneering in 15 against him after their lecturer took the extreme BSP said in a statement. garner required number of rebellion by 17 MLAs, and rubbished indications by To a query on Congress constituencies to woo vot- film got released, he step, alleged the teacher’s An appeal was made at seats to be in majority, are contesting the bypolls Congress and JD(S) lead- and JD(S) hinting at the ers. “In order to protect the said. father. “When I reached the the meeting to make the after December 5 by-polls. independently. ers of a possible post by- possibility of coming constitution, democracy “One of the accused hostel, I saw her body hang- programme a grand suc- Even though JD(S) lead- The ruling BJP led by poll alliance in Karna- together, Mr Yediyurap- and to provide social jus- Ram Jagdale tried to ing from the fan. She had cess, the statement ers have already dropped chief minister B.S. taka, saying such talks pa said, “such talks dont tice with secular princi- broker a settlement, as written something on a piece added. enough hints about the Yediyurappa needs to win don’t have any value. He have any value. Those ples, when the situation part of which Yadav of paper which was taken by At the meeting, delib- party being open to such a at least six seats in the also asserted that BJP’s who are insane are talk- arises, we will take neces- recorded a video apolo- the police officials. We asked erations were held and possibility, JD(S) patriarch bypolls to 15 constituen- candidates in all the 15 ing such things.” — PTI sary steps after discussing gising for his act. The them to show it to us but the instructions issued to H.D. Deve Gowda’s contra- cies to remain in a majori- with our allies and UPA accused demanded `15 officials denied. This is a increase the party's dictory statement on ty in the 224-member partners on such a mat- lakh from Yadav in planned murder,” said anoth- voter base in the coun- Sunday points to lack of assembly, which would Rubbishing indications by-poll alliance, ter,” veteran Congress return for not making er relative of the try, a statement issued clarity within the regional still have two vacant seats- by Congress and JD(S) Yediyurappa said, such leader Mallikarjun Kharge the video public,” he lecturer. by the BSP said. — PTI party on the matter. - Maski and R R Nagar. leaders of a possible post talks don’t have any value, said. — PTI said. — PTI Politics

Congress leader Rahul PAGE Gandhi to address rally for J’khand polls today Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Jairam: No ifs or buts, Cong ■ ‘Problem causing damage to N. India population’ Pollution crisis ‘disaster to oppose CAB in Parliament The govt is trying to for all’, says Spain envoy fool the people by RS MP says BJP allies in Assam must take lesson from Shiv Sena SRIDHAR Baranano sibility to its citizens”. saying the next MANOJ ANAND the up, growth rate is KUMARASWAMI said, “It is The Spanish ambassa- GUWAHATI, DEC. 1 declining, farmers are suf- NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 a disaster dor also referred to the quarter will be better fering, small traders and for all. It is patterns of regular floods Refusing to join Infiltration from Bangla industries are under a Spanish ambassador to causing a that have wreaked havoc — Yashwant Sinha, the ongoing fearful environment. The India Jose R. Baranano big dam- every year in some part of attempt to create economic crisis is real and has described India’s pol- age to the India or the other, Ex-finance minister consensus on the down significantly: BSF deep,” Mr Ramesh said. lution problem as a “dis- popula- whether it was in Mumbai Citizenship AGE CORRESPONDENT during the NRC upda- Coming down heavily on aster for all”. The com- tion. It is in 2005 and subsequent Amendment Bill GUWAHATI, DEC. 1 tion process in Assam, the ruling BJP-led govern- ments comes even as Jose R. affecting years, the Kashmir Valley in the Northeast, senior BSF DIG J.K. Rodula, ment for allegedly trying Spain is all set to host the Baranano children. in 2014, Chennai in 2015 or SHORT TAKES Congress leader and Rajya The BSF guarding the who is in-charge of bor- the divert attention of the UN Framework Conve- We are Patna this year. Referring Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh frontier with Bangla- der in Dhubri frontier, people from the economic ntion on Climate Change increasing the number of to the phenomena of glob- Armyman kills wife, said that the Congress will desh said that there had said that infiltration slowdown by politicising (UNFCCC) Conference of air-purifiers (at offices al warming, the Spanish “cent per cent” oppose the been no report of infil- from Bangladesh has the citizenship issue, he Parties (COP) from and residences). We are ambassador said that as kin, shoots himself bill, with no ifs and buts. tration from Bangla- come down significantly. said that the Congress Monday. The much-antici- sealing a number of win- temperatures rise, the air Asserting that the Modi desh, but it has been “In fact we have not would play a key role in pated international con- dows. We are wearing absorbs more moisture Patna: An Army personnel, government was putting attributed largely to the noticed any infiltration mobalising the like-mind- ference will be held in masks. It is affecting and finally when it can ailing and on a vacation, on its entire thrust on the growing economy of the from Bangladesh but one ed forces to oppose the Spanish capital Madrid everyone. Someone has to support no more, it pours Sunday shot dead his wife National Register of neighbouring country. of the reasons behind it CAB in Parliament. from December 2 to 13. stop.” abnormally instead of and her younger sister near Citizens (NRC) and CAB Asserting that they seems to be the growing Pointing towards BJP’s Spain is playing a leading In an apparent reference raining as normal. here before pulling the trig- only, Mr Ramesh said that have not found any evi- economy of Assam ally AGP, which is role in the world on the to the practice of stubble- “The climate pattern is ger at himself after what it is a diversionary tactic dence of infiltration Bangladesh,” he said. in a dilemma on whether issue of combating cli- burning in states like changing,” Mr Baranano was apparently a squabble, of the BJP to cover up the to come out openly against mate change and protect- Punjab, the Spanish envoy pointed out. the police said. The triple alarming decline in coun- the bill, he said that BJP ing the environment. suggested some change in The Spanish envoy killings took place inside a try’s GDP growth for the recorded in the last three country is facing a deep allies should take a lesson Speaking to this newspa- the crop patterns as a pos- referred to the commit- moving car, which the last two years. months. The PM claims economic crisis. This is from the Sena, which deci- per on the pollution prob- sible solution, while at the ment of his country to deceased Armyman had “The lowest GDP growth that the country’s econo- what the government data ded to walk away from the lem that is rampant in same time pointing out protect the global environ- hired to visit the city, and rate in seven years was my is alright. But, the says. Unemployment is on coalition with the party. northern India, Mr the “government’s respon- ment. the driver beside whom two children of the couple were seated pulled up in Paliganj police station area of rural MUZAFFARPUR 2 Pak Army Patna upon hearing the gun- Two Bangla border shots, the police said. “The RAPE CASE deceased Armyman Vishnu officers hurt Sharma (33) was a resident of Bhojpur district,” the Key accused officers transferred police said. — PTI RAJIB CHOWDHURI in retaliatory transferred KOLKATA, DEC. 1 BSF JAWAN fire by India Man arrested for The Border Guard KILLING funds for Bangladesh (BGB) has PAWAN BALI raping 8-year-old transferred its two senior operating procedures NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 Rajkot: A man was arrested self gain: ED officers and also initiated (SOP) during the flag on Sunday in Gujarat’s court martial proceed- meeting. It has started a Pakistan Army’s two Rajkot for allegedly raping New Delhi, Dec. 1: ings against its havildar Court of Inquiry against officers were injured on an 8-year-old girl after Brajesh Thakur, the who shot dead BSF head a team of three person- Sunday in Indian abducting her, the police main accused in the sex- constable Vijay Bhan nel, including a sub- Army’s retaliatory fir- said. Hardev Mashru had ual assault case of sever- Singh and injured his col- inspector posted at ing in Poonch sector abducted the child on Friday al girls at a shelter home league Rajbir Singh when Kakmarichar. The BSF along the Line of night from the city’s 80-feet in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, they were returning to will also raise the inci- Control in Jammu and ring road and raped her near transferred government Kakmarichar in Murshi- dent of shooting with the Kashmir. Bharatnagar locality, said funds meant for child dabad of West Bengal BGB during the Director Pakistan’s armed Rajkot police commissioner welfare for his personal across Padma General (DG)-level meet- forces spokesperson benefits and illegal Devotees offer prayers ahead of the month long Magh Mela at Sangam in Prayagraj river after a flag meet- ing to be held next month. Maj. Gen. Asif Ghafoor Manoj Agarwal. “He was on Sunday. — PTI rounded up along with sev- activities, an ED probe ing on an Indian fisher- Speaking during the in a statement admitted eral others day before yes- has found. man’s detention by the 55th BSF Raising Day cel- that two Pak Army offi- terday and was placed under The federal investiga- BGB at Charghat in ebration at BSF Camp cers were injured in arrest on Sunday. Blood- tion agency had filed a Bangladesh on October Tagore Villa in Kolkata Indian Army’s firing. stains have been found on criminal case of money 17. on Sunday, BSF (South “Mortor (meant mor- laundering against Winter chill grips N. India, It has conveyed its deci- Bengal Frontier Headqu- tar) rounds fired on his shirt which will tested forensically. We will ensure Thakur, his family mem- sions while expressing arters) DIG S.S.Guleria Pakistani Post..... he gets maximum punish- bers and others in “regret” to the BSF dur- said, “After the firing, we During exchange of fire ment,” he said. — PTI October last year after ing two meetings on held two meetings with two officers of Pakistan reports of sexual abuse parts of J&K, Ladakh shiver October 22 and 29. On the the BGB regional com- Army got injured,” he of minor girls at the other hand, the BSF has manders of Jessore and said on Twitter. 6 Central forensic shelter house run by New Delhi, Dec. 1: North ture in Jammu stayed areas, Mughal Road was also found its troops’ vio- Rangpur. We placed our According to Indian Thakur’s NGO — Sewa India was swept by chilly over two notches below shut on November 6 after lations in the standard versions before them.” Army sources the Sankalp Vikas Samiti — winds on Sunday, with normal at 8.2°C. Katra, high altitude areas, Pakistan Army initiated labs to be upgraded came to light. many places in Kashmir, which serves as the base including Pir Ki Gali, unprovoked ceasefire New Delhi: Six Central foren- “Huge funds have been Ladakh and Himachal camp for pilgrims visiting along the road experi- violation by firing of sic laboratories in the coun- transferred through the Pradesh witnessing sub- Vaishno Devi Shrine in enced heavy snowfall. small arms and shelling try will soon be upgraded bank accounts of the zero temperatures and the Reasi district of Jammu Delhiites woke up to a Working on tech to combat with mortars along LoC for carrying out efficient and NGO directly to bank mercury dropping to 9.4 region, recorded a low of chilly morning as the in Poonch sector. scientific investigation in accounts of Thakur and degrees Celsius in the 7.8 degrees Celsius. minimum temperature UAVs along border: BSF D-G “Indian Army retaliat- serious and heinous crimes, his family members for national capital. After witnessing snow- settled a notch below the ed befittingly and in this officials said on Sunday. The their personal use. Leh town witnessed the fall for over five days, it season’s average, while AGE CORRESPONDENT Raising Day event its two Pak Army officers Central forensic science lab- “This makes it evident coldest night of the sea- was a sunny day in the the maximum tempera- NEW DELHI, DEC 1 chief VK Johri also said have reportedly got oratories (CFSLs) which will that Thakur has con- son at minus 13.2 degrees Valley. ture was 23.4 degrees Centre’s recent decision injured,” he added. be upgraded with capacity cealed, transferred and Celsius, while Srinagar A traffic department Celsius, two degrees India’s premiere board- to split J&K into two sepa- There has been an enhancement are located at siphoned off funds pro- recorded a low of minus official said efforts are on below normal. ing guarding agency, rate Union Territory increase in ceasefire vio- Chandigarh, Hyderabad, vided by the government 0.9 degrees Celsius. to restore the 434-km The sun shone bright in Border Security Force along with revocation of lation by the Pakistan at Kolkata, Bhopal, Pune and and other sources for the The famous ski resort of Srinagar-Leh national the city, but the air quality (BSF) is exploring all Article 370 had led to the Line of Control after Guwahati. “The MHA has welfare of the children,” Gulmarg in north highway, the only road index (AQI) by 9 AM was technical possibilities to increased activities by the Centre revoked decided to enhance the the ED said in its probe Kashmir, which experi- linking Ladakh with “poor” at 275, according to deal with the existing subversive elements Article 370 from J&K capacity of six CFSLs under report accessed by PTI. enced several feet of Kashmir, and Mughal the Central Pollution threat of drones coming along the border in both and bifurcated the state. the Directorate of Forensic The report said there snowfall last week, was Road. Control Board. from Pakistan which are J&K and Punjab. The DG In 2019, there has been Science Services in the area was frequent transfer of the coldest place in the While the Srinagar-Leh The city was wrapped in being used to drop sophis- however, said the Force 2,835 ceasefire violation of forensic psychology funds from the accounts valley with a low of minus highway was closed for a blanket of fog on Sat- ticated weapons inside was ready to deal with by Pakistan (till involving external experts,” of the NGO to the bank 8.0 degrees Celsius, the traffic on November 27 fol- urday morning with the the Indian territory in any eventuality to protect November 27, 2019). In an official said. — PTI accounts of Thakur. official said. lowing heavy snowfall in minimum temperature border areas of Punjab. the country’s integrity 2018, there were 1,600 — PTI The minimum tempera- Zojilla pass and adjoining settling at 12°C. — PTI Speaking at BSF’s and sovereignty. ceasefire violations. SWEDISH ROYALS NCP set to get Japan to aid N-E projects RTA had chance to halt rapists’ lorry key portfolios TO ARRIVE TODAY I Continued from Page 1 lences. They were assisted set up a fast-track court to I Continued from Page 1 ing differences of views international rules),” he confessed that by their colony’s fellow res- deal with the case. I Continued from Page 1 official said he was “not on Kashmir. So we hope a added. “We have a lot of Chennakesavulu, Naveen idents, as everyone felt Responding three days December 22”. Nevert- FOR 5-DAY VISIT aware of local develop- peaceful resolution challenges in the direct and he sold some iron scrap vexed with the attempts of after the incident, Mr Rao heless, the NCP may face AGE CORRESPONDENT ments” there, but through dialogue will be neighbourhood,” he to a scrap dealer near the VIPs to derive mileage from described it as ghastly and a real headache in NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 expressed confidence done.” The comment pointed out, in a veiled Raikal toll plaza for about their tragedy. They put up a expressed his deep anguish. choosing a deputy CM as that officials of the two comes a day after an reference to the disputes `4,000, and with that they placard that read “No entry He said he was upset that both Ajit Pawar and Mr Swedish royal couple King countries would “contin- Indo-Japanese joint between the two coun- bought whiskey etc at for media, politicians and the “perpetrators of such Bhujbal have held the Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen ue to work closely to statement, issued after tries. around 5:30 pm on police”. The family locked heinous crimes are living largely symbolic post Silvia will begin their five- overcome challenges”. the dialogue, asked With an eye on China, November 27. its house from the outside. amidst us.” He called Dr earlier. Sources suggest day visit to India on Monday, The 2+2 Dialogue was Pakistan to take action both India and Japan They were drunk when Dr Priyanka Reddy’s par- Priyanka Reddy’s murder a that the Sena may take and will meet President Ram conducted on Saturday on terrorist networks had on Saturday “reaf- they saw Dr Priyanka ents said they did not want “gruesome and an inhu- the health department. Nath Kovind and Prime from the Japanese side operating from there. It firmed the importance of Reddy at around 6 pm. sympathy but justice; they man act.” In the earlier govern- Minister Narendra Modi on by foreign minister also shows that major freedom of navigation That’s when they hatched wanted understanding of In a related development, ment too, the Sena head- Monday besides visiting the Toshimitsu Motegi and world powers, including and overflight, unimped- their plan to rape and kill their agony and trauma. Telangana information ed the department. Ekn- Mughal-era historic mosque defence minister Taro Japan, are continuing to ed lawful commerce and her. None of which would The family stuck to its technology minister K.T. ath Shinde, who was Jama Masjid and the Red Kono, while external monitor the situation in peaceful resolution of have happened if the RTA stand that timely police Rama Rao urged Prime sworn in along with Mr Fort. They will also partici- affairs minister S. the Kashmir Valley. disputes” in the South had impounded the lorry. action could have saved Minister Narendra Modi to Thackeray, may be ent- pate in the “India-Sweden Jaishankar and defence The Japanese official China Sea. India also has Meanwhile, Dr Priyanka their daughter. amend the laws and make rusted with the ministry. High Level Dialogue on minister Rajnath Singh also said China was a concerns on Chinese mil- Reddy’s family locked Speaking for the first time capital punishment appli- Six ministers, two each Innovation Policy”in the led the Indian side. topic of discussion at the itary assertiveness in the politicians, police and on the brutal gangrape and cable to those convicted of from the Sena, NCP and national capital on Monday. Saturday’s dialogue Indo-Japan Dialogue. He region, including its pos- media out of their colony in murder, Telangan chief crimes against women and Congress, were sworn in Delhi’s annual winter pollu- came just about a couple also said ties between ture on the South China Shamshabad on Sunday, minister K. Chandrasekhar remove the option to review on Thursday at Shivaji tion problem also seems to of weeks ahead of the China and Japan are Sea, the movement of spurning their VIP condo- Rao on Sunday decided to the death sentence. Park. They include be on their mind, with the crucial annual summit now “back on normal Chinese submarines in Eknath Shinde, Subhash Swedish royal couple also expected to be held in track”. The reference the Indan Ocean Region Desai, Chhagan Bhujbal, attending a programme on India in mid-December was to the festering mar- and also the Line of Jayant Patil, Balasaheb “Tackling Emissions and Air between Japanese PM itime territorial disputes Actual Control , the de SJM to Centre: Halt sale of 5 PSUs Thorat and Nitin Raut. Pollution” on Tuesday in Shinzo Abe and Prime between the two East facto land border that Meanwhile, MVA can- New Delhi. On Wednesday, Minister Narendra Asian countries, and separates India and I Continued from Page 1 gic needs of the country, HPCL’s operations? The didate and senior the Swedish royals will visit Modi. Despite the specu- although ties have China. “handwork of a few con- can also be turned around. government must explain Congress leader Nana Mumbai and then Rishikesh lation about Assam’s improved between them, On Japanese assistance sultants — who continue to Asserting that there are the benefits which BPCL Patole was elected as on Thursday. They will also capital Guwahati being the concerns still for infrastructure proj- work on the gameplan of cases of “conflict of inter- will get after its privatisa- Speaker unopposed after inaugurate the Sarai Sewage the venue, Mr Kaifu said: remain. ects in Arunachal vested interests” — the RSS est” and “formation of tion,” the resolution reads. the BJP withdrew its Treatment Plant at Hardwar. “We are still working on “We don’t compromise Pradesh, which China affiliate has demanded that cliques to capture India’s The government had candidate at the eleventh In a statement earlier, the the timing. When and on principled issues like claims as its own, Mr the report should be assets”, the SJM demanded recently decided to effect hour. The ruling alliance, ministry of external affairs where (exact dates and maritime issues and Kaifu said: “Japan and “junked”. Instead, it said, a a probe into the way con- the strategic disinvestment as well as the Opposition, (MEA) had said, “India and venue), we cannot say.” security issues, includ- India are very much fresh assessment of the sultants are appointed to of government sharehold- congratulated Mr Patole, Sweden have a bilateral Asked about whether ing the South China Sea interested in ... connec- value and worth of PSEs, advise the government in ings in five public sector a fourth-term MLA from trade turnover of $3.37 bil- Kashmir figured in the and East China Sea,” Mr tivity inside of India ... keeping in mind the vision these matters and to “assist enterprises, along with Sakoli. In his speech lion (2018) and cumulative 2+2 Dialogue, Mr Kaifu Kaifu said. but because of the cur- of doubling the GDP in the them to offload the equi- management control — after getting elected to investments of about $2.5 said: “I don’t remember “If China follows and rent status in that area, next five years and acceler- ties”. Bharat Petroleum the post, Mr Patole billion (since year 2000). the ministers going acts as per international we are continuing to dis- ating it further in later “A national debate on dis- Corporation Ltd (BPCL), vowed to work for the His Majesty will lead a through detailed discus- rules, there will be more cuss on these issues very years — should be conduct- investment in profitable Shipping Corporation of betterment of farmers high-level business delega- sions on the Kashmir opportunities for both carefully, but when it ed. The SJM has also PSEs is the need of the India, Container and the downtrodden. tion for engagements with issue, but at the same sides (China and Japan). comes to connectivity, demanded a comprehensive hour. A white paper is need- Corporation of India, Tehri Sunday’s session also Indian counterparts. Several time I can say we (Japan) So it is important for us the northeastern part of PSE policy and insisted ed on the previous disin- Hydro Power Development saw former CM Deve- documents on furthering looked at the situation to reach out to China, to your country is also one that PSEs like Air India, vestment of HPCL, where Corporation and North ndra Fadnavis becoming bilateral engagement are very carefully. We are keep engaging it and of the targets (of devel- BSNL and others, which ONGC acquired the equity. Eastern Electric Power the new Leader of the likely to be signed.” also aware of longstand- encouraging it (to follow opment).” are required for the strate- How has this benefited Corporation Ltd. Opposition. PAGE News+ 5 THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI 50 YEARS AGO IN Iranians are a proud people and Violence again at Ajoy’s tent: 6 policemen hurt Calcutta: Police made a won’t be cowed down by threats lathicharge as violence flared up today at the Curzon Park tent where chief minister Ajoy Mukherjee and 30 other Bangla Congress members were continuing their fast Seema Guha for the second day in protest against the prevail- ing atmosphere of violence in West Bengal. focus The lathicharge was resorted to after a crowd of demonstrators started ston- ■ How has ran was a surprise. ing the tent, injuring about Should not have half-a-dozen policemen, one Iran man- been, as everyone is of them seriously. familiar with the Police commissioner P.K. aged to Irichness of Persian Sen told newsmen that one civilisation, the ruins of of the demonstrators was Persepolis (the city was set suspected to be carrying survive the aflame by Alexander the bombs in a bag but he had Great after plundering the escaped arrest. Ten persons severe capital), its renowned had been arrested. poets Hafeez, Rumi, Omar Among the injured was sanctions so Khayyam and Sadi. The joint police commissioner mosque in Maashad is a Kalyan Chakravarty. One far? Much of must visit for Shias injured constable was around the world. admitted to hospital. it is because The Iranian Revolution After calm was restored. of 1979 pushed back much chief minister Mukherjee it is self- of the romantic aura told a gathering in front of about Iran. Front page pic- the tent that he was sufficient in tures of Revolutionary informed that the police Guards and supporters of had been rendered inactive most things. the Islamic Revolution by official orders. He also shouting death to America knew that the police were Also, despite was a common sight. being forced to serve the Though Indians did not interests of a particular the sanctions, share this perception of party by threats of trans- Iran, the powerful Western fers and dismissals. narrative influenced The home portfolio is held Iran contin- India’s mindspace. So by deputy chief minister there were usual questions Jyoti Basu. ues to work such as: Is Iran safe? Can “Some of the CPI(M) men women drive? Are women are seen moving about don- around in hijabs? The nuclear ning steel helmets and car- stand off between Iran and rying spears and lathis. them. ‘The the US naturally dominat- What are they up to?” Mr ed the news for decades. Mukherjee said. world wants The fact that India was He said the administra- forced by the US, like other tion could not be run Iranian oil,’ buyers, to stop lifting oil through dacoities, arson from Iran was a major and robbing of small land- said foreign point of discussion here. holders of their meagre Iran has been under possessions. People did not minister sanctions for the last 40 vote the United Front to years. The latest series of power to spread violence. Javad Zarif. crippling sanctions kicked The Bangla Congress in this May. So when we, a could not be a party to such The only dif- group of journalists from goings on in the state, he the Indian Women’s Press able, the local fizz drinks cially those in private jobs. that… I will miss both a Hosseini is among the top in 2017, and stem cell declared. Corps, landed in Tehran’s are Zam Zam cola and But no one is pointing a wife and a house,” he ten in the world for organ research is on, women are ference is Imam Khomeini Zam Zam Fanta. A finger at the government. added with a twinkle in transplants. Hosseini felt all around poring into International airport on a favourite is a mint “We are not against the his eye. that “medicines should their microscopes. Over 60 some people balmy morning, expecta- flavoured yogurt drink. government. It is not A common refrain is that never be affected by sanc- per cent of students in the ODDLY ENOUGH tions were of an austere Women are beautiful, the Iran’s fault. We did not sanctions have made Iran tions… It is inhuman and universities are women — make a mas- country bogged down by older generation are in break any rules, it is stronger. Foreign minister a violation of human except in engineering, economic woes and con- black hijabs, but not the President Donald Trump Javad Zarif said so, as did rights”. girls outnumber boys in Culinary symbols of sive profit. cerns of a possible attack young, though everybody who did so. He walked out the head of a transplant But the doctor admitted most other streams. Hong Kong divide by the US or its allies in wears a scarf. Hair is cov- of the nuclear deal negoti- unit we visited in the Fars that while over 70 per cent How has Iran managed to They buy the not too distant future. ered. Make up and false ated under Obama,” province. Dr Sayed Ali of medicines are manufac- survive the severe sanc- Hong Kong: A humble loaf of What we saw was very eyelashes are everywhere. Abdollah, a carpet mer- Malik Hosseini runs a tured and sourced locally, tions so far? Much of it is bread has become a new cheap and different. It was a voyage And young women go in chant in Vakil Mosque at charity hospital called the there are problems with because it is self sufficient symbol for Hong Kong’s pro- of discovery. For one, Iran for a nose job. It is com- Shiraz said. He Abu Ali Sina high-end medicines. The in most things. Also, democracy protesters who sell dear. did not give the impres- mon in Tehran, Shiraz and admitted that his Hospital. He is institute substitutes, but despite the sanctions, Iran have embraced a slew of sion of a nation under Isfahan. Why the obses- business has Unlike known as the sometimes these don’t continues to work around colourful and sometimes Trump’s siege. The people look sion for a perfect nose is been hit. its Arab father of work as well as the origi- them. “The world wants surreal memes. happy. Young couples in not clear. “The US can neighbours, Iran transplants nal. Iranian oil,” said foreign Activists have begun bringing hopes that love hold hands in the But yes, sanctions are do its best, in Iran. “For renal replacement minister Javad Zarif. Only loaves of “Life Bread” — a many gardens and parks hurting. The protests over but we are has a pool of His insti- surgery, we would import difference is some people local brand beloved by Hong Iranians will that dot the urban land- the rise in oil prices hap- resilient. scientific talent, and tute per- fluids from Germany. That make a massive profit. Kongers — to demonstrations, scape. Streets are tree- pened soon after we We can women research forms 500 has now stopped. We are They buy cheap and sell or leaving them next to rise against lined, wide and smooth. returned. The govern- stomach liver using filters with a little dear. Iran borders seven protest walls after a video of The country is clean. ment’s aim is to raise oil this. I am assistants are trans- less efficiency,” Dr Reza countries and open orders a police officer taunting the govern- Isfahan more so. Music prices to make money not the only aplenty plants a Nikandish of the hospi- help trade. Donald protesters went viral. “Come and poetry is very much a available to the poorest one who is year. The tal’s intensive care unit Trump’s hopes that 6.30 am another group of part of life. Yes, they are sections that need help the facing prob- first liver said. “The sanctions have Iranians will rise against police officers will take over ment facing hardships, but most. That possibly mis- lems everybody transplant per- given us the opportunity the government because of from me. You eat Life Bread, shops are crowded though fired. is, so its okay,” he formed in Iran was to use our own resources economic hardships are while I will go to Shenzhen to because of inflation has skyrocketed While President Rouhani added quite cheerfully. in June 1992 by Hosseini. better”. misplaced. Iranians may eat hotpot,” the officer said. to nearly 40 per cent. The has tried to hike up “Prices have gone up by Besides liver, pancrea, kid- Unlike its Arab neigh- or may not like their gov- The largely leaderless economic shop shelves are filled, salaries for government nearly 300 per cent. ney as well as heart trans- bours, Iran has a pool of ernment but will they are democracy movement food stocks plentiful, employees, up 25-30 per Buying a home is becom- plants are done at the cen- scientific talent, and a proud people and will quickly seized on the hardships restaurants crammed and cent two years ago, its ing almost impossible,” tre. Patients come not just women research assis- not be cowed down by symbolism of a Hong Kong roadside eateries do brisk clearly not enough. Most said Darius, who gave only from every province in tants are aplenty. At the threats. police officer tucking into are mis- business. Import substitu- people are finding it hard his first name. “I wanted Iran, but from neighbour- Royan Institute for hotpot on the authoritarian tion is common. With Coke to make ends meet. Many to have a home before get- ing countries as well. The Biotechnology in Isfahan, The writer is a journalist mainland. — AFP placed. and Fanta no longer avail- are taking two jobs, espe- ting married, but wait for hospital according to where a sheep was cloned based in New Delhi Make future accessible for disabled, leave no one behind limitations. It has not needs to be earnestly Tuesday, December 3, is achieved much in terms of stopped. Improving the World Disability Day providing enabling envi- lives of people with disabil- Mala Kapur ronments across sections of ity, their families and car- their dignity, rights and populations with various ers must be strategically an Shankardass well-being. forms of disabilities. We agenda of all governments. As is now being acknowl- don’t see public places ful- There is need as seen in edged by those who feel for filling the building stan- India for a national frame- meanwhile disability issues, we must dards by-laws that make work for reform to include identify the disabled by pathways and buildings people with disability in the their strengths, promote accessible to the disabled. development agenda, in ecent global statistics National data from some their coolability, forget Few places have put ramps education, employment, indicate that one in countries indicates and it charity and subsidy-based in place but that is not health, infrastructure con- Rseven persons experi- could be in most of them thinking and encourage enough infrastructural siderations, in economic ences disability. With over that people with disabilities rights based approach for input. The inclusivity of planning, and so on. The one billion stated to be in are four times more likely their inclusion and partici- “leaving no one behind” is government and civil socie- the category of disability to be treated badly in the pation in development. The missing and inter-depart- ty must seek to create a and it disproportionately healthcare system. There is national strategy must be of mental coordination to ful- society that enables people affecting older people no doubt that as WHO mem- empowering people with fill goals to make accessibil- with disability to fulfill (whose number is rapidly ber countries are gradually disabilities to let them have ity a priority is lacking as their potential as equal citi- increasing), women (who recognising that making all equitable share in much as it is in understand- zens as is happening for are more than half of the kinds of healthcare servic- resources, and as the SDGs ing and accepting people example in Australia. The total population) and poor es accessible to people with agenda states “no one with disability. future lies for persons with people (the growing propor- disabilities will reduce should be left behind” in It is true that both struc- disabilities in accessibility tion of whom is a cause of unacceptable health dispar- meeting the targets of tural and attitudinal through a rights based worry in many countries, ities. This is an achievable cates, work towards a Disability Action Plan 2014- the norm and age related development by 2030. The change is required across approach. especially in developing goal and especially in future where barriers of no 2021 “as an umbrella term infirmities becoming the key to success of achieving countries for including per- nations), the concern is recent times as disability is matter what kind that stand for impairments, activity experience of many, dis- SDGs is in implementation. sons with disabilities in The writer is a sociolo- with how to make future included in five of the goals in people’s way no longer limitations and participa- ability is a public health As we see in India and also development and this is not gist, health social scientist more accessible for people of the United Nations 2030 exist be it in policies, pro- tion restrictions, denoting issue as much as it is seen in other developing achievable unless accessi- and gerontologist working with disability. It is a Agenda for Sustainable grammes, services, goods the negative aspects of the human rights agenda and countries it is the poor bility is a fundamental cri- as associate professor in known fact that disability is Development. Goal 4, 8, 10, and products. It is our interaction between an development priority. We implementation of legisla- terion for their inclusivity. Maitreyi College, universal but what is not 11, and 17 can fast track the responsibility that people individual (with a health have to strive for promoting tions to empower persons We need an overarching University of Delhi, India. generally recognised is that process towards inclusive are not excluded because of condition) and that individ- concern for disability with disabilities that is the focus on removing physical, She is also chairperson people with disabilities are and sustainable develop- their impairments and if ual’s contextual (environ- issues, mobilising enabling culprit of nation’s not mak- technological and attitudi- (development) at the 50 percent more likely to ment for persons with dis- this happens it is our duty mental and personal) fac- environments and support- ing much progress in this nal barriers for people with Welfare and Research suffer catastrophic health abilities. as citizens to overcome tors”. Not wanting to be ing the cause for making regard. For instance, in disability. I see so much Foundation and Asia repre- expenditure than the gener- We must all, as members them. Disability is now uni- pessimistic, but we cannot facilities and provisions India, the Rights of Persons ageism prevailing in our sentative of the al population though have of civil society, as govern- versally recognised based ignore the fact that with accessible for people with with Disabilities Act, 2016, societies as a result of age International Network for the same healthcare needs. ments, as rights based advo- on the WHO Global ageing societies becoming disabilities to maintain has various implementing related impairments, which Prevention of Elder Abuse. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER THEODORE ROOSEVELT MAY SINCLAIR PAGE Keep your eyes on the stars, if you don’t believe in yourself, you’ll have some 6 and your feet on the ground difficulty in making other people believe in you Edit THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

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Speaking truth to power: Subhani Govt should listen more n the UPA-2 government’s last phase, industrialist Azim Premji made an observation that came to mark an inflection point in the political atmos- phere. He brought the charge of “policy paralysis” against the govern- Iment. This virtually became a battle cry. Criticising the government has been par for the course in India. Each peri- od brought its own slogans. There was never any fear of those holding power going for their critics (except in the Emergency era). That was rightly assumed to be the country's default political culture, flowing from our liber- al, democratic Constitution, which values free speech. Under the present government, however, the perception is that the luxury of criticising comes at a price. Since the government has shown no disincli- nation to use its agencies — CBI, Enforcement Directorate, income-tax department — against its political opponents, senior figures in industry and business have so far preferred to keep their thoughts to themselves. The case of Congress leaders P. Chidambaram and D.K. Shivakumar too have served as a warning. “Tax terrorism” began to be faintly heard when a LETTERS top entrepreneur in South India ended his life, fearing harassment by the state, but the critics spoke in measured tones and soon there was a hush. Can govt let pvt sector FREEDOM THE KEY Given this background, it must have taken some doing on the part of Rahul Bajaj, from a storied Mr Bajaj spoke industrialist family, to speak truth to power at an Apropos the report, relatively freely. event in Mumbai lon Saturday, with Union home “Hyderabad gangrape, minister Amit Shah in the audience. He said Mr Bajaj spoke relatively freely. He said indus- murder rock nation” (Dec. industrialists trialists were afraid to be critical of the govern- take lead on growth? 1), the gangrape followed were afraid to be ment for fear of consequences. He didn’t limit his by the burning of the critical of the remarks to the economy and business. He spoke of size of the government process of capital alloca- government. He lynching episodes that went unpunished, creating while improving gover- tion across departments body of a 27-year-old a sense of “intolerance”. He brought up Bhopal MP nance outcomes. Privat- and agencies for results. Telangana veterinary doc- didn’t limit his Pragya Thakur’s recent description in Parliament ising public sector enti- Nor is there a subsidiary remarks to the of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin as a patriot. ties is a key milestone, process to determine cap- tor is bone-chilling, but economy and Replying to these remarks, Mr Shah proclaimed Sanjeev Ahluwalia not as a tool to fill the fis- ital allocation for results condemning it in prefer- business. there was no cause to be afraid, and said all criti- cal deficit but to enhance within a department or cisms will be viewed on merit. The whole thing the productive use of agency. ence to other rape-mur- was so public that Mr Bajaj may have nothing to assets and capital. Staffing patterns resem- ders around the country worry about. However, he will do well to wait before he assesses his situa- This “private sector ble the allocations in colo- would not only be unjust tion. But there is no gainsaying that he broke the mould. first” approach also nial times rather than Where did the industrialist draw his courage from? Did he find his freedom n early 2014 Nar- most such attempts. requires that the govern- responding to the devel- but also pointless — it will because the sorry state of the economy is now being discussed in every home endra Modi as a The implication is that ment stand ready to step opment needs of today, only serve to temporarily and in every newspaper and television studio? Or because, in spite of the prime ministerial public budgets need to be in and provide safety net- with a horizontal struc- presumably magical powers of the Modi-Shah combine, the BJP has fared aspirant made three refocused and the alloca- works for those who lose ture. Directors and spe- appease the collective below par in recent state elections in Haryana and Maharashtra, losing its pledges to the people tions on human develop- jobs or are shouldered cial secretaries have pro- conscience of the very government in the latter state? This is possible. ofI India, which swept him ment and social protec- aside by the march of liferated, creating an offi- society that enables such On the economic side, there were prominent critics before Mr Bajaj — like to power and kept him at tion enlarged significant- technology in the evening cer cadre with seven pan- the government’s chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian and former the helm. First, the ly. The burden of develop- of their life. Essentially, it caked layers. crimes. One can see that Niti Aayog vice-chairman Arvind Panagariya, both well-known economists pledge to employ jobless ing infrastructure, inves- implies a complete rever- Unexpectedly, there has bringing in a stringent who resigned and went back to the United States. The former spoke of young adults in decent ting in manufacturing, sal of what all Indian gov- been the most progress demonetisation and GST mishandling. But Mr Bajaj has been broader in his jobs. Second, to shrink research and develop- ernments have been on the pledge to transfer law after the Delhi 2012 sweep. The international media too are now speaking of the BJP govern- the government while ment, all of which have doing since the 1970s — `15 lakhs of wealth to bus gangrape has failed ment delivering poor economics and majoritarian politics. increasing governance. imposed a heavier bur- being the supplier of pri- every family. The prima- to deter rapists. Only Third, to put `15 lakhs den on public finance vate and public goods. ry instrument for deliver- into every family’s bank resources in the recent The government must ing private assets is the police reforms, reform of account. past, has to be shifted to quit the business of sup- Prime Minister’s Awas the justice delivery sys- Answer difficult questions The tide has gone out the private sector. plying private goods and Yojna — currently from under the BJP’s Bringing the private services. Telecom ser- around 11.2 million tem and a progressive he debate on women’s freedoms has returned to Indian drawing boat, making it timely to sector centre-stage req- vices is one such example homes in urban areas mindset among both rooms after a gap. The ghastly rape and murder of a veterinarian in review how fully have uires a sea change in the as are airlines, railway and another 14 million in women and men can THyderabad on Wednesday night has horrified urban India. It took these pledges been manner of its participa- passenger and goods car- rural areas — a total of place on a news day when five other crimes of a similar nature were report- redeemed and what the tion and its role in nation- riage services. Trade lib- around 25 million homes eradicate this phenome- ed from as many cities — Ranchi, Kanchipuram, Cuddalore, Chandigarh, government needs to do building. Unless we can eralisation can free have been targeted and non of "punishing" work- Vadodara. People are outraged at the apathy of the Cyberabad police that now to improve its record reduce the risk profile of domestic markets for around 10 million homes asked the family inappropriate questions and delayed lodging an FIR even on redemption. infrastructure projects — agricultural products and built since 2015. ing women with rape. when it approached them within one-and-a-half hours of her SOS to her sis- There is a great deal of make land acquisition replace the administered Extending the scheme S.S. Paul ter. Yet state home minister Mahmood Ali made so bold as to claim that noise in the jobs data. But legislation practical and pricing mechanism. to 48 million homes com- Chakdaha, Nadia had the victim called up the police instead, she would have lived. It places most analysts are agreed effective along with it At the time of his taking prising the bottom quin- in grave doubt the ability of the law and order machinery to protect the cit- that the opportunities for being equitable and sus- over as Prime Minister, tile of the total number of izen. But when in an exigency, complaining is no strategy. part-time or casual work tainable; reduce red tape Mr Modi had advised families over the next RECESSION HERE? While it may seem counter-intuitive to contemplate them, there are a few to add to the family and reverse the growing young IAS probationers four years to FY 2024 THE ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN is social facts that are crying out to be reckoned with, and in these are per- income have reduced sig- sentiment of mistrust in that they should devote would require `2 trillion deeper than what has been thought haps hidden the solutions to this malaise. (a) Women in India are still nificantly. So high is the the private sector, it is themselves to the social per year as up-front capi- so far. Growth has sunk to an over shamed for rape. Nevertheless, educate mothers to give girls agency. It is, over-supply of workers unlikely that “invest in impact sectors since busi- tal assistance for homes six-year low of 4.5 per cent in the after all, survival of the fittest, and women must be able to have the free- that women’s participa- India” would become a ness and industry could and an additional annual second quarter of the current dom to trust their own instincts, take care of their vehicles and themselves, tion rates in the work- credible narrative. And look after themselves. amount of `30 billion financial year, falling well below the own the streets and take their own decisions when under duress. (b) Street force have fallen to his- unless we can push Sadly, this simple but increasing to `130 billion psychological five per cent mark. rapes are mostly committed by underprivileged men, and these men view toric lows along with investment up to 40 (from powerful message has by FY2024 as interest sub- The headline number, largely all independent women as undeserving and products of privilege. To defeat opportunities for inexpe- around 30) per cent of since been lost with the sidy on the loan compo- propped up by higher government your opponent or even to deter him, you must first defeat him morally. As rienced young workers. GDP, a recovery to eight same, post-colonial, gen- nent. This appears unaf- spending, is well below the RBI’s economic inequalities will continue to exist, one way and an important one Sadly, the paucity of per cent GDP growth lev- eralist configuration per- fordable at low rates of estimate of 5.3 per cent, signalling the to beat this system of conjecturing would be for women to pay their moral jobs is unlikely to go els is unlikely. sisting today in decision growth. But the unafford- severity of the slowdown. The dues to society so they have the courage of conviction to face down away even if the economy Making private sector making roles across the able can be doable if the government must take immediate assailants and others who post-facto come and shame them. revives. The nature of investment the primary spectrum of ministries, “private sector first” steps because the prosperity of the Remember, harsher punishment for rapists like the death penalty won’t work is changing global- growth engine in the with one difference — mantra is evoked. A troi- country depends on it. work. It will only make the courts more stringent about our police’s shod- ly. Machines and robots economy would require that the Gujarat cadre is ka of the government, Seraj Ali dy investigative skills. Don’t forget, India is a country where judges often are replacing unskilled the rules of the game to be much more in promi- banks — which are flush Bengaluru ask victims to marry their rapists. humans in dangerous or set by the private sector, nence in the Union gov- with funds — and private monotonous work. with minimal oversight ernment than ever construction companies, Restrictive labour laws by regulators and the gov- before. which are short on work, MILKING THEIR DUE THE ASIAN AGE make downsizing and ernment to guard against The fly in the ointment can deliver the upfront A LITRE OF MILK was served to 81 contractual work admin- anti-competitive behav- is that there is no blue- money if a suitable inter- children at a primary school in print of government est subsidy element is T. VENKATRAM REDDY istratively difficult and iour or price gouging UP’s Sonbhadra district recently. 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hile the loss of a govern- look this aspect of the Maharashtra filmmakers, the BJP’s ideological wo Rajya Sabha members of BJP president Amit Shah he ment in Maharashtra imbroglio and take immediate mentor, the Rashtriya Swayam- the People’s Democratic would resign from the Cabinet has proved to be a big steps to win back the confidence of sevak Sangh, is doing the same as TParty, Mir Fayaz and Nazir and the Rajya Sabha. Mr Singh Wsetback for the BJP, the the corporate sector, which it too realises the importance of Ahmed Laway, were marshalled gave up his ministry after his son drama enacted in the country’s appears to be unhappy with the rul- popular cinema in shaping public out of the house in the last was elected to the Lok Sabha and financial capital has added to the ing alliance. opinion. It was, therefore, not a Parliament session when they tore followed it up by resigning his Narendra Modi government’s wor- coincidence that heads of frontal up a copy of the Constitution to Rajya Sabha seat before this Anita Katyal ries but for a different reason. olitical circles are busy specu- organisations affiliated to the RSS protest the government’s decision Parliament session commenced. Party insiders said in private con- lating why BJP president and its media chiefs from across to scrap Article 370. The matter Mr Singh stopped attending the Political Gup-Shup versations that these developments PAmit Shah did not travel to the country were invited as dele- was referred to the Rajya Sabha’s proceedings on the assumption suggest that they have lost the sup- Mumbai after the Assembly elec- gates to this year’s International ethics committee. The two MPs his resignation had been port of the corporate sector, known tion results in Maharashtra threw Film Festival of India in Goa. have not been seen this session accepted. He was, therefore, to play a crucial role in the state’s up a fractured mandate and the During their stay in Panjim, RSS because the ethics committee is yet baffled when the Rajya Sabha politics. A BJP leader expressed Shiv Sena, its pre-poll alliance reps held extensive informal inter- to take a view on their case. It tran- secretariat continued to send surprise at how several five-star partner, started acting tough. actions with filmmakers. Their spires that a decision is being the agenda papers and other hotel managements threw open According to the capital’s grape- objective: to persuade them to delayed deliberately following documents to his residence. When Shah their doors for newly-elected MLAs vine, Mr Shah was furious with the make films that reflect Indian cul- instructions from the BJP top On enquiry, he learned there of the Shiv Sena, Congress and the party's state unit which failed to ture and traditions and promote brass to its party MPs on the com- was no official word about his res- Nationalist Congress Party. Not deliver on its repeated assurance to the spirit of nationalism and patri- mittee to keep this case pending. ignation. Mr Singh promptly just that, the BJP could not believe the central leadership that the BJP otism. In other words, Bollywood The government apparently does started attending the session on lost his cool; that the owners gave these political would cross the half-way mark on films should desist from encourag- not want the PDP members to realising he had unnecessarily parties a free run of their hotels, its own. The party chief felt ing the adoption of Western values return in a hurry to deny them an lost out on his `2,000 daily even allowing them to stage a show betrayed as he and Prime Minister which have a corrupting influence opportunity to place their views on allowance for several days. has India Inc of strength on their premises. They Narendra Modi had campaigned on the young. Mr Modi’s outreach record or raise angry protests in Meanwhile, no one knows why recalled that when the BJP was in extensively in Maharashtra but was a success as was evident from case the RS schedules a discussion Mr Singh's resignation has been Opposition, their leaders would their hard work came to naught. the release of films like Uri: The on the Kashmir situation. kept pending since decisions in have a tough time booking rooms Surgical Strike and Mission such cases are normally taken switched sides? as hotel managements did not wish aking a cue from Prime Mangal, which propagate the gov- hen former steel minister immediately. to get on the wrong side of the rul- Minister Narendra Modi, ernment’s agenda on nationalism. Birender Singh asked for ing dispensation. According to Twho has made concerted It is to be seen if the RSS succeeds Wa Lok Sabha ticket for his Anita Katyal is a Delhi-based them, the party should not over- efforts to woo Bollywood stars and in its mission. son in the last election, he told journalist Word SPY NONTROVERSY BIKELASH PAGE A false or non-existent A strong, negative reaction towards cyclists, Oped 7 controversy particularly by police officers or drivers THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

HYDERABAD RAPE-MURDER SHOCKER Did Abdus Salam get Chinese help If society doesn’t respect all women, for Pakistan nukes?

it’s hard to stop rape, sexual crimes Pervez Hoodbhoy The rage of the middle punishment for the rapists. The Army’s brutality towards classes against sexual “pure victims” of sexual women from certain regions, violence are sexually pure and the rape of adivasi women is violence is selective innocent, according to the not the same as the response to Sowjanya Tamalapakula and is in most contexts Indian middle classes. How- sexual violence against middle ublic interest in Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s directed against public ever, a part of this Indian class women. One among the legendary theoretical physicist, has surged violence and not middle class society might as protesting women shouted at with the worldwide release of Salam, The domestic violence. well find fault with victims like the police, “She is an educated PFirst ****** Nobel Laureate, a Netflix docu- Nirbhaya and Priyanka Reddy. girl from a respectful family mentary. While the movie dwells on his scientific Almost every other day, The question here is whether and not a woman from achievements — and even more upon his deep per- people hear news of the problem is only the accused Lambada Thanda of sonal disappointments — absent is any mention of he horrific on November 30. Protests broke women being killed in or the patriarchal and miso- Shamshabad”. This comes like his numerous missions to China. The makers of the news of rape out on a large scale — people gynist nature of the society? a harsh reminder of how the movie cannot be blamed. Until now, this aspect of and murder of from Hyderabad demanding the name of ‘honour’. The rage of the Indian middle value of women is determined his life was largely unknown to even those of his veterinary doc- “instant justice” — public classes against sexual violence by the social location and its colleagues who knew him well. tor Priyanka hanging the accused/burning The very conditionality of is selective and is in most con- masculine power/vulnerability I was born a Pakistani and I’ll die a Pakistani: Reddy has them publicly or even shooting respect to women in Hindu texts directed against public in relation to the other loca- Abdus Salam shocked the them publicly. People have culture is problematic. The violence and not domestic vio- tions within the larger caste But two Chinese physicists, Jinghan Sun and nation. She was expressed the desire to uphold protesters demand that every lence. Almost every other day, system. Sexual violence is fun- Xiaodong Yin, have just lifted the curtain. Their abducted, raped, brutalised and a “feudal idea of justice” in woman should be respected people hear news of women damentally linked to the patri- paper, titled Abdus Salam and China — A View on Tkilled on the night of November place of a democratic one. like a mother and sister in this being killed by families in the archal nature of the society Salam’s Influence on China’s Science Development 27, 2019 allegedly by four young Instead of demanding a quicker country. The image of the name of “honour killings”, that owns the bodies of women Based on His Six Visits to China was published men working as lorry cleaners. response from the police, safe mother sets the conditions dowry violence, domestic vio- at various levels by husband, from Beijing in March 2019 in a Chinese language In the early hours of the next public spaces and sensitivity upon which women deserve to lence and cruelty. However, the families, caste groups and com- journal. It draws upon transcripts of various meet- morning, her charred body was from men, they demanded for receive respect and security in rage of the middle classes is not munities. The value of a ings held at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. My found under the bridge at the public witnessing punish- our society. Respect to women similar in case of domestic vio- woman’s body is determined by Chinese physicist friends have kindly translated Shadnagar. At around 9.30 pm ment in the way autocratic on the conditions of compliance lence that middle class women who has ownership claims over some parts into English, to be dwelt upon below. on the night she was abducted, societies display violence — to the traditional dress code, face because the middle classes it. Therefore, sexual violence The Sun-Yin paper reveals Salam’s effort to seek she phoned her younger sister which are otherwise called sexual purity and controls on deliberately uphold the violent against a tribal woman from China’s help for Pakistan’s nuclear weapon pro- to inform that she was stuck on “barbaric” nations. mobility is nothing but the institutions of marriage and Lambada Thanda may not gramme. This goes some way towards answering: the road as her bike’s tire was Simultaneously, the social perpetuation of violence endogamy. Therefore, the mid- receive the same response from what was Salam’s role in Pakistan’s bomb project? punctured and was feeling media has been flooded with against women who break the dle classes, who are complicit in the Indian middle classes. The His many enemies allege he played no role while scared due to the sinister stares misogynist comments on norms either once or once and the process of familial and structural complexities of others claim he spilled Pakistan’s nuclear secrets of the men around her. Priyanka Reddy: “A modern for all. Arjun Reddy domestic violence against caste, class, ethnicity and gen- over to America, Israel, and India. On the other Protests broke out with the urban woman like her deserves intimidates a woman with a women, do not express the same der play a vital role in sexual hand, his admirers insist Salam was a man of peace first peace march by the rape” and the public state- knife in his hands to strip off rage in cases of that violence. violence against women. In who never wanted nuclear weapons. Where’s the Veterinary Association and the ments of film personalities and provide sexual favours in The demand to kill the such cases, the hierarchies truth? residents of the gated commu- such as “women who dress up the opening scene. She is a accused publicly contradicts implicit in the social locations The facts are now before us: Salam, already an nity from her residence to inappropriately invite rape”. woman who had already the democratic nature of the of the victim and the perpetra- academic superstar in the 1950s, visited China six Ambedkar’s statue at This brings our attention to the accepted a sex-date with him nation itself. Going against the tor become important to deter- times and met the highest Chinese leaders. On his Rallaguda, Shamshabad, on the contradictory nature of our and refuses to go ahead as her democratic judicial process mine the response and rage of first trip in March 1958, Salam accompanied night of November 28. Students society that demands public fiancé knocks at the door while would lead to injustice against the Indian middle classes. The President Ayub Khan as his scientific adviser and from various colleges, women’s hanging of the accused and the Arjun Reddy is with her in her the marginalised. Anyone who same middle class society may had a one-on-one meeting with Chinese Premier rights activists, NGOs and ordi- same society that upholds house. She clearly doesn’t is accused of rape and sexual be apathetic to dalit women Zhou Enlai. The two formed a personal bond. At nary people have organised patriarchal and misogynist ten- deserve the empathy of the violence also should be proved being paraded naked and Zhou’s invitation, Salam visited China again in protests at various places in dencies. The same crowd that middle classes and as well as guilty before being punished. lynched or adivasi and Muslim 1959 for a conference. China was not yet a nuclear Hyderabad and other parts of clapped and enjoyed the collec- Arjun Reddy since she is The response of the middle women being raped and bru- power and Ayub Khan had no interest in nuclear the country. Within 48 hours, tive euphoria at the opening engaged in sexual activity classes to sexual violence in the talised by our security forces. weapons. the police — at a press confer- rape scene in the films Arjun outside marriage. She is hardly context of communal violence Things changed drastically after East Pakistan ence — announced that the four Reddy/Kabir Singh is now a victim and in fact deserves on minority women, endemic The writer teaches at the separated on December 16, 1971. Barely six weeks accused were caught and would expressing its rage against sex- rape according to the same caste violence against dalits Tata Institute of Social later, on January 20, 1972, President Zulfikar Ali be presented before the court ual violence. crowd that demands capital and dalit women, the Indian Sciences, Hyderabad Bhutto convened a meeting of Pakistani scientists in Multan. An emotional Bhutto exhorted them to make an atomic bomb, a desire he had first articu- lated in 1965. Salam was present and also spoke. From Sun-Yin we learn that subsequently Bhutto sent Salam to China in 1972 to seek China’s help with nuclear weapons technology. On page 120 the authors say that Salam emphasised his third trip Will police keep us safe? Cops, leaders was “not an ordinary visit”. In his meeting with Zhou on the evening of September 5, 1972, Salam made his upfront request for nuclear assistance. Zhou’s recorded reply was circumspect: “The (Chinese) Academy of Sciences needs to study this must learn citizens’ safety is their duty carefully and make preparations. We will send some people over to you for experiences and tech- nology.” It is unclear if the authors are inserting Tragedies like Nirbhaya commissioner Anjani Kumar clue on her predators. That’s their own opinion when they write: “Salam did not continue to take place. telling people that the depart- not all. Mahmood Ali goes on to accomplish his objective … although China was ment had innumerable police say that there is no match for very hospitable, it was also extremely cautious.” The epic, misogynist patrol vehicles which will rush Telangana when it came to low But a recent article by Dr Yangyang Cheng of Reshmi A.R. response of to their rescue no matter where crime rates. What was he think- Cornell University emphasises that two months the Telangana they were in a matter of minutes ing? after Salam’s visit a Chinese team led by Jiang home minister, and his counterpart in Under 154 (1) of the CrPC, the Shengjie attended the opening ceremony of Cyberabad, Sajjanar, urging peo- police has to take down every KANUPP, the Canadian nuclear power plant gifted Mahmood Ali, ple not to lose their confidence. written complaint, failing which to Pakistan. A chemist and nuclear engineer, Jiang summarises it all: She How on earth would anyone one could invite a jail term of played an important role in the Chinese nuclear ought to have called have an ounce of strength or about six months to two years weapons programme and was deputy director of the am scared...” These citizen, it was a classic case of the police on 100 and confidence to go to the police under 166A (C) of the IPC Act. Atomic Energy Institute in Beijing. were the last words of political apathy. A few years ago, when their response gets as pre- Talking of the fast-track Salam took on the bomb project but didn’t get into Dr Priyanka Reddy, a one of our so-called national lead- not her sister! dictable as it did? The irony is courts that were set up after the design details — the physics of nuclear implosions 27-year-old veterinary ers infamously said something that even when the family took Nirbhaya rape to speed up jus- was old hat and he was busy chasing bigger fish. So doctor whose life was like “boys will be boys” while that she would become a victim the trouble to go all the way to tice in such cases, the Delhi vic- in late September 1972 he summoned his former stu- tragically cut short referring to the perpetrators of of the beastly lust of some the police station to lodge a tim’s mother says that justice dent Riazuddin (died 2013) to his office at the ICTP after she was raped and the crime in a sensational rape drunken sexual predators who complaint in the state of mind for her daughter is still pending in Trieste, Italy. Riazuddin, my senior colleague, burnt alive in case. In our country, more than were plotting their shameless that they were in, the cops came with the court and not moving had founded the physics department at Quaid-e- Hyderabad. What the young girl anywhere else in the world, as move while she was innocently up with frivolous excuses sim- forward due to a paucity of Azam University and was intellectually well Isuffered at the hands of four ruth- much as things seemingly parking her bike. While the vic- ply because they didn’t want to judges in the fast-track court. equipped for the task. less beasts is beyond anybody’s change on the surface, they tim left her bike, these beasts get out of the comfort of their Thus, there is no death warrant Salam instructed Riazuddin to create a group of comprehension. Clearly, remain the same. The Nirbhaya set about puncturing her scooty police station on to the streets yet for the perpetrators of the theoreticians for understanding the physics of women’s safety remains a much Act, women’s commissions — so they could approach her on where a murder more chilling Nirbhaya rape. nuclear implosions. PAEC chairman Munir Ahmad bandied about slogan in a coun- nothing makes the lives of the pretext of helping her. than Alpine winters had taken Now we are talking about the Khan, with whom Salam had a warm relationship, try where human life, much less women, especially in our metrop- In her last call to her sister, place. The family ran from pil- cases that are being reported. agreed. Riazuddin — who received the prestigious that of a woman, has simply no olises, any safer. Priyanka Priyanka is heard anxiously lar to post trying to seek the What happens to those that go Hilal-i-Pakistan after the 1998 nuclear tests — duti- value. Tragedies like Nirbhaya Reddy’s horrific rape and mur- expressing her fears. The police’s help while the men in unreported? It’s high time the fully obeyed. How it all worked out can be found in continue to take place with der rub this fact in searingly, phone call should send a shiver khaki who are supposed to system is given a relook. The Riazuddin’s memoirs, to be published soon. alarming regularity and what is once again, as we, ordinary citi- down the collective spine of the maintain law and order in the takeaway is a lot remains to be Were inputs from Riazuddin’s group important? the reaction of our self-serving zens, are once again left to fend policemen who refused to file city and ensure the safety of cit- done with respect to women’s The Americans claim Pakistan possessed detailed politicians? The epic, misogynist for ourselves and convulse with an FIR, asking the family to izens conveniently excused safety, beginning with a blueprints of the nuclear weapons China had tested response of the Telangana home collective fear and shame. wait, saying the missing girl themselves saying the case did- refresher course of sorts in in the 1960s. One set was confiscated in 2004 from minister, Mahmood Ali, sum- It was like any other day might have eloped with some- n’t fall under their jurisdiction. sensitising politicians, police the ship BBC Cargo intercepted on route to Libya. marises it all: She ought to have going to work and back for the body. Then they refused to file The home minister’s statement officers at all levels and judicial Other nuclear materials sold by Dr A.Q. Khan were called the police on 100 and not young doctor who left home a complaint saying it didn’t fall capped it all. Why did she call officers on the subject. It’s also captured. Gen. Musharraf had subsequently her sister! While he clarified that day. On the fateful evening under their jurisdiction. These her sister? This timeline of about time someone told these ordered Dr A.Q. Khan to apologise on PTV. later that he was not blaming the she made a stop at the toll are the first responders the events should explain it if he or ministers and senior police But even if Pakistan had these blueprints, they victim, but only trying to tell peo- plaza, only a few kilometres state’s home minister would his officers, who waste no officers who are busy would have been useless without a sound under- ple, especially young women away from the Rajiv Gandhi have us reach out to! opportunity to have TV cam- sermonising and looking for standing of the underlying theoretical principles — what to do when they feel unsafe, International Airport, not Now, what is baffling is the eras on them, care to follow it. photo-ops and media attention Libyans possessing the same blueprints could do the damage was done. The social knowing that death was lurk- number of tweets the Telangana At least she had her one last all the time, to learn to simply nothing with them. For Pakistan a design template media, already outraged, went ing there, waiting to strike in a police put out hours after the conversation with her sibling do their job — keeping their together with physics knowledge made the task apoplectic and to the ordinary few hours. Little did she know horror came to light. City police and probably even provided a citizens safe. much easier. The second step — tuning weapons for different yields and creating different warhead options — is then a relatively small increment. That Salam palmed off Pakistan’s nuclear secrets to other countries is a flat lie created by those very persons who were actually into this business and Nouns are a fiction created by man were thereafter exposed. He was not involved in the bomb’s development work (except in a broad sense) static, and the verb is always Ponder Osho’s words: “You continuity, continuous change; it is a con- and knew no technical secrets. flowing. But our problem is, have to understand one thing tinuum. There never comes a full stop. It Nevertheless, Salam was in for a big shock; 1974 we would like this life to be a which is very fundamental: comes only in language. In existence, turned his life upside down. He was devastated Amrit noun, which means static, the world consists of verbs, there is no full stop. Do you remember when his Ahmadi community was declared non- labelled, immobile so that we not of nouns. Nouns are a when you stopped being a child? — When, Muslim by Bhutto’s government. Earlier it was pos- Sadhana can possess it; and overlook human invention — neces- at what point, the stop came, and you sible to be an Ahmadi as well as a Pakistani nation- that the whole of existence, sary, but after all, a human became a young man? There is no place, alist. Although Salam tried valiantly to remain which is like a verb, which invention. But existence con- no demarcation, no full stop. The child is both, his attitude towards the atomic bomb did means it is running, it is con- sists of verbs, only of verbs — still flowing in you. If you just close your gradually change. Eventually, he saw it as an exis- stantly moving, always incom- not nouns and pronouns. Look eyes and look within, you will find every- tential threat to humankind. plete. If you understand deeply, things at this. You see a flower, a rose. To call it thing that has been, is still there, flowing. To end on a side note: among my life’s countless e have heard that life is in flux, have not happened, they are still happen- a flower is not right, because it has not The river is becoming big, new rivulets regrets, major and minor, is that I never summoned but we have only heard so ing, and they will go on happening end- stopped flowering, it is still flowering; it is are joining it, but the original is still the courage to engage with Salam on the bomb from the enlightened people, it lessly. Life is not a finished product. It is a verb; it is a flow. By calling it a flower there. When you say God, you are using a issue. From 1984, continuing until two to three Wis not our experience. That is scary to live with this uncertainty, and it you have made it a noun. You see the noun, something static, dead. When I say years before his death in 1996, he and I had inter- why we ignore it and try to create perma- makes us feel insecure. When we say this river. You call it a river — you have made godliness, I am using a verb for something mittently discussed many issues — social, political, nent dwellings in this fleeting world. The is a tree, just as we are saying it, the tree it a noun. It is “rivering”. It would be alive, flowing, moving.” and scientific — but never this. Did he regret his mind wants to possess everything and is bringing new leaves, and old leaves are more accurate to the existential to say earlier involvement? He was certainly aware that I wishes that things would not slip out of falling; fresh flowers are blossoming, that it is “rivering” — flowing. And every- Amrit Sadhana is editor of Osho often spoke and wrote against all nuclear weapons its hands. But it doesn’t know that this is early flowers are disappearing. It is not a thing is changing — flowing. The child is Times International. She facilitates (including Pakistan’s). Though I suspected Salam’s the real cause of its misery. Osho has dead thing; hence, it cannot be a noun. It becoming a young man; the young man is meditation workshops based feelings had changed, I felt myself too junior to ask. explained it in a new way: that life is not is a living entity, and it is continually becoming old. Life is turning into death; on Osho insights around a noun; it is a verb — because the noun is changing. death is turning into life. Everything is in the country and abroad. 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It has multiple of six-day official visit to India. Russian users, a company Crimea, Russia.’ a trade group represent- The iPhone 11 Pro Max was an cameras to harness user creativity. Giving details about the spokesperson said. ing major automakers ■ Apple said it made unexpected surprise to Apple The S-Pen is another visit, Anders Wickberg, The spokesperson, and two leading automo- users. The tech giant not only highlight. Swedish trade commissioner Trudy Muller, said Apple the change for Russian tive suppliers said in to India, said the delegation has not made any changes court filings. impressed users with its cam- users because of a new era features, but new fea- will hold meetings with Indian to its Maps outside of Qualcomm is seeking DJI MAVIC industry leaders in Delhi as Russia and made the law that went into to overturn a sweeping tures like Night Mode also well as Mumbai. change for Russian users effect in that country. antitrust decision stood out. Above all, bat- MINI He said the visit is likely to because of a new law that requiring it to renegoti- tery life on the 11 Pro The Mavic generate high quality invest- went into effect in that Russian politicians who ate its licensing agree- Mini is the ments in the country which in country. have demanded the penin- ments at reasonable Max is simply the best on turn will create technology “We review internation- sula be referred to as part prices. Trade groups any phone users can get. ideal combi- transfer and employment al law as well as relevant of Russia. Reuters representing the US nation of a capable opportunities. US and other domestic reporters in Moscow who units of BMW, Ford drone at a low Currently, over 200 Swedish laws before making a typed the name of the Motor Co, General FOSSIL HYBRID HR SMARTWATCH price. With a range companies are operating in determination in labeling Crimean provincial capi- Motors Co and Toyota India, employing over 2 lakh on our Maps and make tal Simferopol into Motor Co, among others, The Fossil Hybrid HR is promoted as a smart- of up to 4 kms and people. changes if required by Apple’s Maps and made various claims watch, but it can also function as a normal battery life of 30 In the last two years, employ- law. We are taking a deep- Weather apps, saw it dis- about adverse effects of minutes, it's a go-to ment through Swedish compa- er look at how we handle played as “Simferopol, Qualcomm’s licensing watch. Underneath the physical watch hands, an energy-efficient display that provides notifica- drone for someone nies and investment have disputed borders in our Crimea, Russia.” Users practices in the 9th U.S. looking for a decent grown at over 20 per cent, services and may make elsewhere — including in Circuit Court of tions from a connected phone is a huge plus. Also, Wickberg said. changes in the future as a Ukraine’s capital Kiev Appeals. — Reuters weather and calendar details can also be accessed. drone. India is Sweden’s third result,” Muller said. and in Crimea itself — largest trade partner in Asia, Russia and Ukraine see locations in Crimea after China and Japan. Mutual have both been highly displayed without speci- economic interests in areas sensitive to the way glob- fying to which country including manufacturing, al companies identify they belong to. MOBILE BUYERS cleantech, and healthcare, Crimea, since Russian Ukraine’s foreign minis- among others, are driving troops seized the territo- ter, Vadym Prystaiko, ‘Sharing’ to be global practice: PwC IN CHINA TO trade relations between both ry and Moscow annexed it wrote on Twitter that the countries, he said. in March 2014 after a ref- Apple did not “give a Mumbai, Dec. 1: At 29, ■ Ikea plans to test a generate annual revenues Bamania said. GIVE FACE SCANS Moreover, there has been an erendum that Kiev and its damn” about the coun- Spandan Sharma doesn’t subscription-based of $335 billion by 2025, The Bangalore-based influx of Swedish retail com- Western allies say was try’s pain. The EU and the own a flat, a car, or even a according to firm rents out furniture as Beijing, Dec. 1: China panies, with Ikea and H&M illegal. US do not recognize chair — one of a growing renting model in 30 PricewaterhouseCoopers. well as appliances, gym will require telecom pursuing rapid expansion Russian and Ukrainian Crimea as Russian and number of Indian millen- markets in 2020. In the US, websites such equipment, iPhones and operators to collect face both online and offline, embassies in the US did have imposed sanctions nials bucking traditional as Rent the Runway and smart home devices such scans when registering Wickberg said, adding that not immediately return against the peninsula and norms and instead opting Nuuly offer fashion-con- as Google Home and new phone users at media services provider requests for comment. individuals they accuse of to rent everything from Even businesses are scious customers the Amazon Echo. offline outlets, according Spotify too recently estab- Apple appeared to have violating Ukraine’s terri- furniture to iPhones. renting their office fur- option to try rather than “Renting smartphones to the country’s informa- lished its presence in India. changed the way it dis- torial integrity. “Millennials in my age nishings, said budding buy clothing, while in works out well for the tion technology authori- Ikea, which has a store in plays locations in Crimea — Reuters bracket want freedom and entrepreneur Vandita China, consumers can youngsters as they can ty, as Beijing continues Hyderabad, plans to open 20-25 in its software, in a nod to earlier what was seen as Morarka. rent BMWs via a tap on keep upgrading to the lat- to tighten cyberspace more stores in the country, he stability is now seen as a When Morarka set up their smartphone. est launch at a cheaper controls. added. sign of being tied down,” her feminist non-profit In India, the boom has price without burning In September, China’s During Prime Minister Sharma said. One Future Collective in fuelled the rise of new fur- through their finances,” industry and informa- Narendra Modi’s visit to “My parents don’t under- 2017, she rented nearly niture and appliance-rent- Bamania added. tion technology min- Stockholm in 2018, a Joint CHINA BANS FAKE NEWS stand the concept of rent- everything she needed ing businesses such as Launched in 2012 by for- istry issued a notice on Action Plan as well as a Joint ing furniture at all. They and funnelled the savings Furlenco, RentoMojo and mer investment banker “safeguarding the legiti- Declaration on Sweden-India CREATED WITH AI, BOTS have never been complete- from not having a one-off GrabOnRent — and even Ajith Karimpana, mate rights and inter- Innovation Partnership for a Beijing, Dec. 1: China and virtual reality to ly on-board with the idea,” outlay into paying salaries jewellery rental apps — in Furlenco has catered to ests of citizens online,” sustainable future were has issued new rules create, distribute and he said. to her staff of 25. recent years. more than 1,00,000 cus- which laid out rules for signed. This, Wickberg said, is banning online video broadcast fake news. “They said it would be “From study tables and The sector is a bright tomers and expects rev- enforcing real-name reg- set to deepen bilateral ties in and audio providers Fake news has been much better to buy rather chairs to even a laptop, I spot amid a severe slow- enues to cross $300 million istration. the field of innovation, under- from using artificial generalised to mean than rent furniture in the have rented them all as the down as weakening con- by 2023. The notice said tele- pinning a mutual commitment intelligence (AI) and anything from a mis- long term.” For `4,247 a prices are reasonable,” the sumer demand has led to “Overall, consumer com operators should to drive prosperity and virtual reality tech- take to a parody or a month, the Mumbai-based 25-year-old said. tumbling sales, including behaviour is shifting from use “artificial intelli- address global challenges such nologies to produce deliberate misinterpre- executive furnished his “This system allows me in the bellwether auto sec- owning to renting among gence and other techni- as climate change and sustain- ‘fake news.’ The re g- tation of facts. The entire home, sourcing fur- to take more risks. And in tor. millennials due to the flex- cal means” to verify peo- able development through ulation, published by rules come into effect niture for his bedroom, case things go south, we The nation-wide furni- ibility and non-commit- ple’s identities when innovation. — PTI China’s cyberspace on January 1, 2020. living room and dining can wrap up without los- ture rental market alone is ment it offers,” they take a new phone authority, said that Failure to follow area as well as a refrigera- ing a large tranche of expected to be worth $1.89 Karimpana said. number. — AFP both providers and them could be consid- tor and microwave. investments and begin billion by 2025, according In an indication of the users of online video ered a criminal Sharma isn’t alone. Tens elsewhere.” to consulting firm trend's staying power, news and audio servic- offence, the authorities of thousands of young From ride-hailing apps Research Nester. Swedish furniture giant es are ‘not allowed’ to said, without offering Indians are switching to communal office “We expect to grow by a Ikea has said it plans to BABY YODA IS use new technologies details on punish- from buying to renting so spaces, the sharing econo- million orders in under 30 test a subscription-based such as deep learning ments. — AFP they can live life with few my is a global phenome- months,” RentoMojo model in 30 markets in SOCIAL MEDIA’S strings attached. non that is expected to founder, Geetansh 2020. — AFP NEW HERO Washington, Dec. 1: DIGITAL | LAW S’pore laws require Facebook to label posts identified as having fake information Baby Yoda, a character from Disney’s Star Wars series The Mandalorian is currently the most SIGNAL NOW favourite subject of dis- FB issues notice to user over fake news post cussion in social media, AVAILABLE far more than the US Singapore, Dec. 1: ment said it had instruct- ■ THE CORRECTION LABEL was embedded at the was unavailable to some legislation of its kind to 2020 Democratic candi- ON IPAD Facebook said it had ed Facebook “to publish a users. date,” while rights groups dates. issued a correction notice correction notice” on a bottom of the post after the Singapore govern- Facebook often blocks have said it could under- According to Axios, Washington, Dec. 1: Secure on a user’s post at the November 23 post which ment instructed Facebook to publish a correction content that governments mine internet freedoms, Baby Yoda, which broke messaging service Signal request of the Singapore contained accusations notice on the post which contained accusations allege violate local laws, not just in Singapore, but the internet since the announced its availability on government, but called for about the arrest of a sup- about the arrest of a supposed whistleblower and with nearly 18,000 cases elsewhere in Southeast show’s premiere on iPad. In its official blog, the a measured approach to posed whistleblower and globally in the year till Asia. November 12, is over- company notes that version the implementation of a election-rigging. election-rigging. June, according to the In the only other case powering the 2020 race Signal 3.0 is now available in new ‘fake news’ law in the Singapore, which is company’s ‘transparency under the law, which cov- entrants Michael the Apple App Store. With iPad city-state. expected to call a general said he is now under inves- hope the Singapore gov- report.’ ers statements communi- Bloomberg and Deval support, users can set up their “Facebook is legally election within months, tigation. ernment’s assurances that Two years in the making cated in the country even Patrick based on data by tablet as a linked device. required to tell you that said the allegations were “As required by it will not impact free and implemented only last if they originate else- NewsWhip. Baby Yoda Key features of the secure the Singapore government ‘false’ and ‘scurrilous’ and Singapore law, Facebook expression will lead to a month, Singapore’s law is where, opposition political has 1,671 interactions on app include a message forward says this post has false initially ordered user Alex applied a label to these measured and transparent the first to demand that figure, Brad Bowyer, swift- Facebook and Twitter, option between threads, edit- information,” said the Tan, who runs the States posts, which were deter- approach to implementa- Facebook publish correc- ly complied with a correc- while Bloomberg has 173 ing support, built-in video notice, which is visible Times Review blog, to mined by the Singapore tion.” tions when directed to do tioninteractions and Patrick trimming support, quick call- only to Singapore users. issue the correction notice government to contain Some Singapore users, so by the government. request. has 134 interactions. The ing feature, and more. It now The correction label was on the post. false information,” a however, said that they The Asia Internet The penalties range from character has also supports Bangla, Hindi, embedded at the bottom of Tan, who does not live in spokesman for Facebook could not see the correc- Coalition, an association prison terms of as much gained an average inter- Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, the original post without Singapore, and says he is said in an statement. tion notice. Facebook of internet and technolo- as 10 years or fines up to action rate 10 times Ukrainian, Urdu, and any alterations to the text. an Australian citizen, “As it is early days of the could not immediately gy companies, called the S$1 million ($7,33,192). higher than theirs. Vietnamese. — Agencies The Singapore govern- refused and authorities law coming into effect, we explain why the notice law the “most far-reaching — Reuters — Agencies Where to invest for No assured returns as FD deduction interest rates fall for grandson’s cover MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Money Investors seek proactive steps to guard against broker default quick RAVI RANJAN PRASAD im order that barred it sell their shares. Kreators, Guiness, Kassa these brokers disclosed mandatory Capital MUMBAI, DEC. 1 from using PoA was hurt- Considering that inno- Finvest, Ficus Securities that they had dealings with Adequacy Ratio is a must. ing its more than 2,000 cent investors pay the and now Karvy Stock related parties, exchanges A financial industry Broker defaults are rising, clients. price of murky dealings by Broking have led to heavy and auditors would have becomes robust when par- BITES latest being Karvy Stock Rejecting the Karvy pela, brokerages, market partic- losses for investors. taken note of such deal- ticipants work with capi- Broking’s huge default that Sebi’s Whole Time ipants feel the regulator Jimeet Modi, Founder & ings to investigate further tal adequacy ratios, just is being examined by the Member Ananta Barua should introduce a mecha- CEO, Samco Securities, and could have identified like banks. However, cur- Securities and Exchange said, “Forensic audit of nism for clients to know said, “There is a need for defaults much earlier. This rently the capital require- INDICATORS % Board of India (Sebi). It is Karvy, initiated by the NSE the credentials—including governance, financial and issue definitely needs to be ments are static and not Sensex 40,793.81 -0.82 time retail individual is in progress and the full the financials—of their disclosure reforms.” addressed as such cases of dynamic with regards to Nifty 50 12,056.00 -0.78 investors and high net magnitude (of) misutilisa- brokers. Just like the “Currently, brokers are intentional fraud go unno- the size of the business of worth investors become tion of clients’ securities mandatory know-your- required to disclose their ticed by the clients and a broking company,” he S&P 500 3,140.98 -0.40 more vigilant when deal- (would) be known upon client (KYC) requirement, proprietary trading status also possibly to some added. Dollar (`) 71.89 +0.13 ing with their brokers. completion (of the) foren- a know-your-broker (KYB) to the exchanges and Sebi; extent by regulators and Net worth criteria of sev- Pound Sterling (`) 92.73 -0.18 It may be noted that even sic audit. Therefore, taking mandate could be intro- performing clearing of however, transactions with exchanges,” Modi said. eral Sebi registered inter- after a direction from the into consideration, the duced to avert cheating by trades and management of related parties are “As a governance reform mediaries have gone up Euro (`) 79.21 +0.09 Securities Appellate facts and circumstances of brokers. Also, settlement of custody for non-institution nowhere captured. In any measure at broking firms over the years. Mutual Gold (10gm)* (`) 37,905▲182 +0.48 Tribunal, the Sebi has late the case including enormi- trades needs to be moved segment of customers. Let case regulators, clients, there should be at least one funds’ net worth has Friday turned down a ty of the prima facie viola- out from broker’s function clearing and custody func- customers and investors mandatory independent increased from Rs 10 crore Brent crude ($/bbl)* 60.49 -4.39 Karvy request to let it use tions observed against to well-capitalised bank tion of trade settlement of have no access to actual director on the board of a to Rs 50 crore. Portfolio IN 10-Yr bond yield +6.460 +0.007 clients’ power of attorney Karvy in the interim order, custodians, say market cash and derivatives mar- related party and counter- broker entity. This will management services US 10-Yr T-bill yield +1.781 0.014 (PoA). The regulator cited it would not be prudent to participants. ket for non-institution cus- party transactions carried bring about transparency (PMS) net worth has also the enormity of violations allow use of PoA (by) Deven Choksey, Manag- tomers take the institution out by the broker. Also, and accountability, which increased from Rs 2 to 5 * As of Saturday found in the preliminary Karvy.” ing Director, K. R. Choksey way of settling the transac- there is no framework for will improve internal cor- crore last week. However, findings to refuse the bro- The Sebi order said Shares & Securities, said, tion.” approval or processing of porate governance of com- there has been no change kerage’s plea. Karvy’s clients could use “Regulators must realise In the past few years, related party transactions panies,” Modi said. in the net worth require- Karvy had said that other options like delivery that brokers should be defaults by brokers such as like that is required in the As a part of financial ment of brokers for the FPIs invest Sebi’s November 22 inter- slip instructions (DIS) to taken out of the task of Fairwealth, BRH Wealth Companies Act 2013. Had reform in a broking firm past 20 years. `25,230 cr into equities in Nov. ■ Airtel, Voda Idea raise tariffs by up to 50%, Jio by 40% Foreign portfolio investors GST mop-up OPENING remained net buyers in the capi- tal market for the third straight month in November, putting in Rs 22,872 crore on net basis, Mobile calls, data to get crosses `1 L cr BELL according to depositories data. PROJECTIONS FOR THE WEEK FPIs put a net sum of Rs 25,230 FC BUREAU crore into equities and pulled out NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 GST collection Rs 2,358.2 crore from the debt segment, translating into a total After two months of nega- Month Revenue net investment of Rs 22,871.8 expensive from Dec. 3 tive growth, Goods and RBI policy, July 1,02,000 crore by FPIs in November. Services Tax (GST) rev- FC BUREAU The starting plan with enues saw a notable recov- August 98,203 NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 Customer pays data offering of 1.5 GB per ery in November, with the September 91,916 macro data day with 84 days validity mop-crossing the Rs 1 lakh- October 95,380 NBCC may offer Telecom operators Bharti Plans Airtel Vodafone-Idea in “unlimited” category crore mark and turning in to drive Airtel and Vodafone Idea Old New Old New will cost around 31 per 6 per cent year-on-year November 1,03,000 on Sunday announced Unlimited Plan 998 with 1499 with 998 with 1499 with cent more at Rs 599 com- growth to Rs 1.03 lakh Figures in ` crore more land to new plans under which pared to Rs 458 at present crore, government data market call and data charges will (365 days Entry Level plan) 12 GB data 24 GB data 12 GB data 24 GB data for Vodafone Idea users showed on Sunday. ths,” he said Jaypee lenders be dearer for its pre-paid 365 days plan with 1.5 GB data per day 1,699 2,399 1,699 2,399 and Rs 598 for Airtel users. The government, howev- As per data, during ASHWIN J. PUNNEN customers by up to 50 per Annual (365 days) unlimited category 1,699 2,398 1,699 2,398 Vodfaone Idea and Airtel er, said the revenues shot November, the GST collec- MUMBAI, DEC. 1 cent from December 3. will also raise the price of up sharply in November tions on domestic transac- Arch-rival Reliance Jio, 84 days plan with 1.5 GB data per day 448 598 458 599 Rs 199 unlimited plan, due to festival demand in tions witnessed a growth of The RBI monetary poli- too, said it will launch new 28 days plan with 1.5 GB data per day 199 248 199 249 which offers 1.5 GB data October. The GST collec- 12 per cent, the highest cy, auto sales numbers unlimited plans from Source: Companies per day, by about 25 per tions stood at Rs 95,380 during the year. “Of gross and macro-economic December 6, which will cent to Rs 249 and Rs 248. crore in October and at Rs Rs 1,03,492 crore in data are likely to drive raise its voice and data The move from both the 97,637 crore a year ago. November, CGST is Rs the equity markets in tariff by up to 40 per cent. daily data usage limit of 1.5 month after December 3. companies follows the “We have seen a healthy 19,592 crore, SGST is Rs the coming week. The increase in tariff GB per day will cost 41.2 Like Vodafone Idea, Supreme Court judgement number this month, 27,144 crore, IGST is Rs Investors will be close- announced by Bharti per cent more at Rs 2,399 Bharti Airtel has also on adjusted gross revenue. reflecting a pick-up in con- 49,028 crore (including Rs ly monitoring foreign Airtel, however, are mar- from December 3 as capped outgoing calls that Vodafone Idea, which is sumption and improve- 20,948 crore collected on fund flows, crude move- NBCC is considering giving additi- ginally lower compared to against 1,699 at present for can be made on to network reeling under a massive ment in compliance. Non- imports) and cess is Rs ment and the rupee. onal land to lenders in lieu of its new rates announced by the users of both operators. of other telecom operator debt of around Rs 1.17 intrusive means of tax col- 7,727 crore (including Rs According to analysts, offer to provide profit share in un- Vodafone Idea. “Airtel’s new plans, rep- to 1,000 minutes in case of lakh crore, had earlier lection has also helped 869 crore collected on stocks are likely to con- claimed flats and reduce timeline Both Vodafone Idea and resent tariff increases in plans with 28 days validity, cited acute financial stress improve compliance,” offi- imports),” it added. solidate in the short-ter- for completion of about 20,000 Bharti Airtel too will the range of a mere 50 3,000 in 84 days validity on the company behind cial sources said. The statement further m before resuming the flats in its final bid to acquire increase its entry level paise per day to Rs 2.85 per plans and 12,000 in 365 the decision to raise Commenting on the late- said that November 2019 uptrend even as the GDP Jaypee Infratech, sources said. unlimited plan with a day and offer generous days validity plan. Beyond mobile call and data st GST numbers, MS Mani, collection is the third high- data has come inline wi- For homebuyers, NBCC is looki- year-long validity by data and calling benefits. this limit, customer will charges. Partner, Deloitte India, est monthly collection th market expectations ng to reduce the deadline for co- about 50 per cent to Rs These tariffs will be appli- need to pay 6 paisa per Reliance Jio said said said crossing Rs 1 lakh since the introduction of Given the inflationary mpleting pending flats from four 1,499 from with 24 GB of cable from Tuesday, Dece- minute for outgoing calls. that customers will get up crore in a festive month GST, next only to April trend, there is a likeli- years timeline proposed in the data in place of existing mber 3, 2019,” the compa- Highest rate increase of to 300 per cent more bene- after few months of tepid 2019 and March 2019 collec- hood that a 25 bps rate bid submitted on November 17. plan of Rs 998, which ny said in a statement. 41.14 per cent has been fits under the new plans collections would act as a tions. This is the eighth cut may not follow but in comes with 12 GB data Customers of both announced by both opera- and it will offer fair usage sentiment booster. “It will time since the inception of order to tackle the slow- usage limit. Bharti Airtel and tors in annual unlimited policy for outgoing calls help in keeping the fiscal GST in July 2017 that down, rate cut is the Airtel said the price of Vodafone Idea will have to category plan which will from its subscribers on deficit under control, hop- monthly collection has only tool available with plan with 365 days validity pay a minimum of Rs 49 to cost Rs 2,398 instead of the network of other tele- ing that this trend contin- crossed the mark of Rs 1 the RBI, thus it will be a Efforts on to in the same category with stay connected for about a 1,699 at present. com operators. ues in the coming mon- lakh crore. tough call for the MPC to take, analysts said. address India’s The analysis of F&O data suggest trade with a RCEP concerns positive bias. “The Nifty posted alm- Slowdown blues continue for automakers in November ost 140 points of gain in Japan gave clear indications that efforts were on to make India jo- the last week from 11900 in the Regional Comprehensive MICHAEL GONSALVES On Friday, the govern- BS-VI transition, which Carmakers in India count 78,013 units, down 7.6 per and made 11900 strike Economic Partnership, saying all PUNE, DEC. 1 ment data showed GDP would also pose sales chal- dispatches from the factory cent from 72,533 last year. the second highest put member countries were commit- growth for the second lenges with rising prices gates to their dealerships The premium Ciaz base of December series. ted to address New Delhi’s con- The reprieve from the fes- quarter has slowed down to from April, he said. as sales. sedan’s sales were down a We expect the index to cerns. Japan’s spokesperson said tive season for long strug- a 26 quarter low of 4.5 per Similarly, Honda Cars Maruti’s entry level hatc- whopping 62.3 per cent at trade with a positive bi- PM Modi explained India’s posi- gling domestic automobile cent. As the November fig- also reported a whopping hback segment comprising 1,448 units in November as as above these levels. It tion on the RCEP at a meeting industry is proving to be ures show, the fear is that 50.33 per cent decline at of the Alto, new S-Presso against 3,838 units sold in is likely to eventually with Japanese Foreign Minister very short-lived. the third quarter maybe 6,459 units in November as and the old Wagon R saw the previous year. move up to 12300,” said Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Except for Hyundai, even worse. against 13,006 units in the dispatches of 26,306 units, However, sales at Volksw- Amit Gupta, Head F&O, Minister Taro Kono on Saturday. India’s second largest car Sales at Maruti Suzuki, same month last year. down 12.2 per cent as aga- agen India rose 17 per cent ICICI Direct maker, which reported 2 which had posted a 2.3 per “Our sales numbers are inst 29,954 units last year. year-on-year in November Technical analysts, per cent rise in sales at cent increase in sales in better than our plan for the The recently launched S- at 2,937 units. “Amidst however, said, Nifty50 44,600 units in November, October, breaking a series Motors, India’s biggest month,” Rajesh Goel, Seni- Presso has initially seen strong headwinds within has a failed double top, a all auto majors registered of seven straight months of automaker by revenues, at or Vice President and Dire- demand and the company the industry, this has been sign that correction has decline in sales. decline, fell again in Nove- 10,400 units last month. ctor, Sales and Marketing will be hoping it continues a consecutive month of set in. Nifty Private MMTC to import The decline in Maruti’s mber posting a 3.3 per cent “After an encouraging at Honda Cars India, said. to bring some much-need- growth,” Steffen Knapp, Bank Index has made a sales just when it looked drop in its passenger vehi- festival period, in Novem- Vikas Jain, National Sal- ed fizz to sales in this seg- Director at Volkswagen clear double top whereas 11K tonne onion like the worst was over in cle sales over the last year. ber, industry declined es Head at Hyundai Motor ment and overall numbers. Passenger Cars, said. Mid-Caps and Small- October, adds to the narra- While sales at Mahindra sharply,” Mayank Pareek, India said despite on-going The six-member compact New entrant MG Motor, Caps Indices are diverg- tive of a deepening slow- and Mahindra also President, Passenger market challenges, car lot comprising new which started selling is ing with the current from Turkey down in the overall Indian dropped 10 per cent at Vehicles at Tata Motors, Grandi10, Nios, Venue, Wagon R, Celerio, Ignis, maiden model MG Hector rally in Nifty50, indicat- MMTC, which is importing onion economy now inching 14,637 units, it was a steep said. In addition, industry Creta and Elite i20 showed Swift, Baleno and Dzire SUV a few months ago, sold ing overall weakness. on the behalf of the Centre, has towards a recession. fall at 39 per cent at Tata is also preparing for the good sales performance. together sold a total of 3,239 units last month. placed an order of 11,000 tonnes of onion from Turkey as part of its efforts to boost domestic supply and ease soar- ing prices, sources said. This is Estimates of 2020 sugar production, exports vary the second import order placed by the MMTC. It is already importing 6,090 tonnes from RITWIK MUKHERJEE tonne and not more than 30 mil- million MT of sugar, which is a risks, prompting food producers Sabyasachi Majumdar, Senior is a saving grace for the sugar Egypt. Last month, the Union KOLKATA, DEC. 1 lion tonne of sugar in SY2020. fairly large tonnage. Nearly 2 to seek alternatives, and govern- Vice President & Group Head, industry.” Cabinet approved importing 1.2 The average anticipated sugar lakh tonne of sugar have been ments have also levied taxes on Icra Ratings, said: “We expect The other issue facing the sec- lakh tonnes of onion. The projected sugar production production, therefore, will be shipped out for exports and sugary drinks. And India has the closing sugar stocks for tor is that higher ethanol pro- for SY2020 (sugar marketing 27.2 million MT. The sugar mar- sugar mills said that contracts been no exception. Little wonder SY2020 at around 10.0-10.5 mil- duction is dependent upon con- year, 2020) has been revised keting year in India runs from for another 12 lakh tonne have therefore that consumption has lion MT post downward revision tinuation of government sup- Printed & Published by downwards by different ana- October to September. been signed up for plateaued out in of the sugar production esti- port to the industry as price sup- T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan lysts. The Indian Sugar Mills In sync with the lower project- exports. India for more mate as against 12.0-12.5 million port to ethanol, especially those Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at Association (Isma), which in ed output, export projection has This has to be Commodity reasons than one. MT earlier. Hence, the domestic manufactured from B molasses BFL Infotech Ltd, C-9 Sector 3, Noida- July 2019, had projected the fig- also been brought down. The seen in light of the India is expected demand-supply situation would and sugarcane juice. The Centre 201301. Published at 219, N D Tiwari ure to be 28.2 million MT, has Centre had earlier set an export fact that India's Compass to consume 25 mil- relatively be better, supporting has continued the remunerative Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, target of 6 million MT for sugar. economic growth lion tonne to 25.2 the sugar prices in the near prices for the ethanol produced New Delhi-110002. now brought it down 7.8 per cent Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI to 26 million MT. Marex But now, given the current situa- is expected to slow to a six-year million tonne in 2019-20. term, which are currently hov- from C-grade molasses, B-grade Registration number 30074/09, Air sur- Spectron, a London-based com- tion, India is expected to export low in 2020, potentially threaten- Icra, however, expects sugar ering around Rs 33-34/kg. molasses and sugarcane juice charge Re 1. © All rights reserved. modities broker, has put the fig- 3.5 million MT of sugar during ing domestic sugar demand and consumption to increase to 26.7 Further, the FRP sugarcane for season 2019-20. Several large Reproduction in whole or in part with- ure slightly higher at 27 million SY2020. Marex Spectron feels leaving more supplies for million MT in SY2020 and the price is fixed at Rs 275/quintal sugar mills’ distillery capacities out written permission of The Editor, MT. The Marex Spectron study that widely varying estimates of exports. Besides, consumers consumption is likely to margin- in SY2020 which is the same as would become operational in Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. suggests that India is expected production notwithstanding, across the world are becoming ally outstrip production by that in previous year. This non- SY2020 and SY2021 is a positive produce not less than 26 million India is likely to export nearly 4 more concerned about health around 0.7 million MT. increase in FRP sugarcane price thing for the sector, Icra feels. MONEY Financial 10 MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

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The arlier in November, Currently, it offers an interest paratively higher returns than alone. Also, your returns are construction was `20 lakh for each one of us. We company remains confident of the State Bank of rate of 7.9 per cent per annum many banks. You can avail fully taxable as per your income are now proposing to sell the property and growth prospects in the Direct India slashed the compounded annually and sub- NSCs from your local post tax slab. You can avail these expected to receive around `2.2 crore on its sale. Core business. Earning per interest rate offered ject to quarterly revisions. If office. deposits via online channels, What will be the long-term capital gains liability? share (EPS) for financial year Eon its deposits with immediate liquidity isn't a con- net banking, via offline agents, Our father purchased this land in 1980. I wanted 2020-22E remains broadly tenures ranging from one to two cern for you, PPF is an excellent SENIOR CITIZENS SAVINGS or online trading platforms. to know the valuation of the property after claim- unchanged. The broking house years. The rate currently stands debt investment for amounts up SCHEME ing the indexation benefit provided in the retains hold rating on the stock at 6.25 per cent. As such, the to `1.5 lakh a year. You can open 7.75% SAVINGS BONDS Income-Tax Act. and target price of `1,000 Reserve Bank of India has been a PPF account with a post office This is an essen- RAJENDRAN based on 15x September 2021E slashing the policy lending rate or an authorised bank. tial investment This is a long-term debt invest- Via mail EPS. The broking house contin- in 2019, bringing it down from scheme for senior ment option. Backed by the gov- ues to not have any Buy rating 6.50 per cent to 5.15 per cent. SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI citizens and other ernment, this is a safe invest- A) You will be liable to pay tax on the capital gain in its tier-II coverage universe This has only marginally YOJANA eligible individu- ment option currently provid- arising on the sale of property individually. As given its sector thesis. HCL impacted deposit rates. The als below the age of ing 7.75 per cent returns per the property has been held by you for more than Tech is the lone Buy-rated SBI's 1-2 year deposit rate, for A must for fami- 60. The government-backed annum compounded semi-annu- 24 months, the gains arising on sale will be tax- stock among Tier-I stocks. example, was 6.80 per cent lies with girl chil- scheme currently returns an ally. Its duration is long. But the able as long term capital gains (LTCG). You will around the start of February. dren, the SSY cur- excellent 8.6 per cent per annum carrot dangled before the need to determine the fair market value of the Broking firm: Emkay But for those who prefer fixed rently offers compounded quarterly over a investor is the rate of return. At property as on April 1, 2001, on the basis of valu- Rating: Hold income instruments for gener- returns of 8.4 per five-year deposit which can be a time when interest rates are ation as per registering authorities, both for land Closing price: `879.00 ating returns, low interest rates cent per annum com- extended by one more block of trending downwards, getting and the house constructed. You have the option of are a dampener. So what are pounded annually. The govern- three years. A maximum of `15 assured returns of 7.75 per cent adopting the Fair Market Value for the property some of the alternatives avail- ment-backed scheme provides lakh per eligible investor per- isn’t a bad deal. You can avail as on April 1, 2001, or the actual cost incurred on able to them? assured returns, capital safety, son can be deposited via this these bonds via banks or online the property (including the cost of land incurred Hero Motocorp tax deductions under Section scheme. Premature with- trading platforms. by your father). After determining the cost of CHECK OTHER 80C, and tax-free returns on drawals are allowed after the acquisition of property as on April 1, 2001, the BANKS investments up to `1.5 lakh a first year with interest deduc- LIQUID MUTUAL FUNDS same will be indexed using the cost inflation may gain from year. A family can start one tions. You can avail the scheme index for FY 2001-02 (which is 100) and the FY of Scan the market account per girl child before she at a post office or eligible banks. Debt mutual sale (assuming 2019-20 which is 289). The differ- rural demand for interest rates attains the age of 10. The funds containing ence between the net sale consideration (after offered by other ba- account matures when she POST OFFICE TIME DEPOSITS securities with payment of brokerage if any) and the indexed Hero MotoCorp (HMCL) is one nks. If you are a high value dep- turns 21; however, deposits to very short matu- cost of acquisition after applying the cost infla- of the largest two-wheeler ositor, it will make sense for you the account can only be made These are fixed deposits that rity durations can tion index will be the taxable as long-term capital company in the country. Rural to shift your deposit to a bank up to 14 years from the date of you can open at a post office for provide capital gain (LTCG). market has started showing offering a higher rate. If you are account opening, after which it one, two, three, or five years. safety, moderate The LTCG is taxed at 20.8 per cent. However, the positive sentiment post with a government bank, you only accrues interest. Like PPF, The five-year deposit offers an returns, and easy liquidity. If option of investing the LTCG in a residential favourable monsoon, though may find marginally higher the SSY is a great long-term interest rate of 7.7 per cent held for three years or longer, house within a specified period or investment of pick up is at lower pace. Rural returns with smaller govern- investment and hence not ideal while the other three tenures the investment becomes long- LTCG in capital gains bond specified under would continue to outpace the ment banks, or private banks of for managing liquidity needs. offer 6.9 per cent, compounded term and thus qualifies for Section 54EC within a period of six months from urban market on the back of various sizes. Several private You can open an account via a quarterly. These rates are mar- indexation of returns, which the date of sale to be held for five years, are avail- higher agri income and pene- banks currently offer interest post office or an authorized ginally higher than those make it tax-efficient. able to avoid/reduce the tax liability. tration. Record high crop pro- rates of seven per cent or high- bank. offered by large government Fixed deposits are ideal for duction and higher MSP are the er on select tenures. Not just banks and many private banks. low returns and liquidity man- (The writer is a chartered accountant. He key booster for rural income that, small-sized private banks NATIONAL SAVINGS agement. But for long-term can be reached at [email protected]) and rural spending going for- offer higher rates, but you must CERTIFICATE CORPORATE DEPOSITS investment needs, look at small ward. Hero being leader in rural take cognizance of risks associ- savings schemes, mutual funds, market would be key benefici- ated with small banks. A great way to earn assured These are deposits you make and the other options men- ary. The broking house believes returns for five-year blocks, the with companies, NBFCs, hous- tioned here, as these will pro- that the government’s continu- PPF NSC currently provides a rate of ing finance companies, etc. The vide you better returns. ous efforts to boost rural econ- return of 7.9 per cent per pull is that these options nor- omy and regional disparity in The Public Provident Fund is annum compounded annually. mally provide a higher rate of — The writer is CEO, GOLD PRICES penetration (north region the best debt investment option. The investment provides return than bank deposits. BankBazaar.com Gold, the glittering yellow metal that most growing) would result in decent two wheeler volumes in FY21, Indian like, has performed exceedingly well in while the company’s competi- terms of returns. From `2,735 a gram a year- tive pricing of BS-VI product ago to `3,379.27 a gram on November 29, the would help on market share TOP 10 FD INTEREST RATES FROM GOVERNMENT BANKS gold price rose `644, giving a return of 23 per gain. In view of 24 per cent cent. return of equity, healthy margin Bank Less than 1 year 1 to 2 yr 2 to 3 yr 3 to 5 yr Over 5 year W.E.F profile and strong leadership position, the broking house rec- Union Bank 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.45 6.45 Oct. 1, 2019 3600 ommends buy on HMCL with IDBI Bank 6.45 6.4 6.25 6.45 6.25 Nov. 11, 2019 target price of `3,050, valuing 3500 the stock at 14x FY22E EPS. Indian Bank 6.45 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 Nov. 4, 2019 3400 Broking firm: Reliance Punjab National Bank 6.4 6.4 6.25 6.25 6.3 Nov. 1, 2019 Securities 3300 Rating: Buy Bank of Baroda 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.25 6.25 Nov. 1, 2019 Closing price: `2,431.95 Canara Bank 6.4 6 6.25 6.25 6.25 Nov. 18, 2019 3200 Bank of India 6.4 6.4 6.25 6.25 6.25 Oct. 10, 2019 3100 Central Bank 6.4 6.4 6.25 6.25 6.25 Nov. 8, 2019 Colgate is all Syndicate Bank 6.4 6.6 6.25 6.25 6.25 Oct. 15, 2019 3000 set to focus on State Bank of India 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.25 Nov. 10, 2019 2900 premiumsation For each range, maximum interest rate offered is considered. Interest rates for normal fixed 2800 deposit amount below `1 crore. Banks are ranked in descending order on the basis of highest FD Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd’s — Data compiled by 2700 interest rate offered for tenure up to 1 year i.e. the bank having the highest interest rate for tenure BankBazaar.com via respective Dec 18 Jan 19 Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov market share has been stable up to 1 year is placed on the top. Table contains the top 10 government-owned banks based on over the past few quarters. bank's website as on Nov. 20 goldprice.org Volume growth and market liability (as per last available balance sheet). share expansion have taken precedence as part of its new strategy, even if it is at the cost of near-term profitability. Direct PLAN OF ACTION reach has increased by 30 per GANESH, NET WORTH cent over the past year. Good WHERE DOES SHE ■ Retirement is quite sometime away but risk Rabi crop may not necessarily 41 years Asset Value exists on life and health. Term assurance of ■ STAND NOW? translate into a significant Financial planning PROFESSION: Private employee Savings `22 lakh `50 lakh may be taken for about 25 years boost for FMCG sector vol- which will cost about `12,000 per year. DEPENDENTS: Three Income `20 lakh Gold `5 lakh ■ umes. It may take rural growth By L. Ravindran Expenses: `12 lakh The disposable surplus of `8 lakh needs to at par with urban growth. Car `4.6 lakh be invested in the following manner every Anything additional will be a (includes household year for the next 20 years: bonus. Premiumisation is back expenses) TOTAL `33.6 LAKH ■ Invest in a systematic investment plan of in focus. No material downtrad- WHILE PLANNING balanced (equity and debt) of `50,000 per ing is happening either and no FUNDS REQUIRED TO MEET GOALS Net disposable month over the next 20 years. This shall help material capex required until IS CRITICAL TO income `8 lakh create a corpus of `1.2 crore at cost (`2.96 December 2022. However, OUR FINANCIAL crore in value terms if growth is aimed at eight Colgate must arrest the hemor- per cent a year). This will help him to plan for rhage in the toothpaste market WELL-BEING, IT his children’s marriage and retirement. share before resuming the HAS BECOME ■ A sum of `1.5 lakh needs to be parked every growth path. In that regard, the year in a PPF yielding eight per cent a year company has done well over INEVITABLE IN THE FINANCIAL GOALS (AT CURRENT COSTS): (assumed long term historical average). Over the past few quarters to main- UNCERTAIN TIMES CR Expenses At cost 20 years, this will translate into a future value tain a stable market share of 52 `3 of `81.68 lakh. This money can be placed in a per cent (although still below WE NOW LIVE IN. Children’s education and marriage `1.4 crore debt fund from the age of 61-65 years and sys- the peak of 58 per cent), led by R Post-retirement expenses `1.6 crore tematically withdrawn for later on needs in the launch of a host of herbal D RAVINDRAN life. In between the term, if required, funds can products and higher ad spends. ANALYSES YOUR be partially withdrawn if required. Targeting 45x September ■ The EPF accumulation presently of `10 lakh 2021E, the broking house main- FINANCIALS AND (I) LONGEVITY HAS BEEN PROJECTED AT 85 YEARS; (II) THE RETIREMENT IS PLANNED with funding at same pace, earning eight per tains its target price of `1,815 LAYS OUT A AT AGE 60; (III) COST OF LIVING GROWS AT 8% PER ANNUM, WHILE EARNINGS ON cent a year and gratuity at retirement will with a Buy rating and remains SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS GROW AT 10 PER CENT PER ANNUM (III) INCOME IS fetch him a minimum of about `75 lakh. bullish in the medium-term. ROADMAP ASSUMPTIONS ASSUMED TO BE GROWING AT 8% IN LINE WITH INFLATION. ■ The PPF at maturity can be used to buy an FOR ACHIEVING immediate pension policy at retirement. Broking firm: Motilal Oswal ■ Bank deposits may be kept at minimum to Rating: Buy FINANCIAL GOALS. meet contingency requirement for the next 15 Closing price: `1,474.70 (L. Ravindran is a certified financial planner and managing director of Wealthmax Enterprises Management Pvt Ltd. years. Readers can send their queries to [email protected]) ■ Create a will in favour of his wife. Novelty PAGE Pakistani PM Imran Khan asked bureaucrats to change the old mindset, saying the old World 11 system can no longer work in Naya Pakistan THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI ISIS owns up knife-attack on London Bridge London, Dec. 1: The cers. “This individual was Islamic State terror group known to authorities, hav- has claimed responsibility ing been convicted in 2012 for the knife attack in cen- for terrorism offences. He Thanks to the brave tral London where a con- was released from prison individuals who put victed terrorist killed two in December 2018 on people before being shot licence and, clearly, a key their own lives at risk dead by police. line of enquiry now is to The group via Amaq establish how he came to to selflessly help and news agency its propagan- carry out this attack,” protect others da said that the attack was Scotland Yard's head of Jeremy Corbyn Boris Johnson carried out by ‘a fighter Counter Terrorism — Queen Elizabeth II from the Islamic State’, Policing assistant commis- according to the Site sioner, Neil Basu, said on Intelligence Group, which Saturday. Boris, Jeremy play monitors jihadist activi- The profile of Khan dat- IN BRIEF ties. ing back to his conviction “The person who carried in 2012 reveals his links the blame game out the London attack... with terror groups. He had G20 Presidency was a fighter from the been secretly recorded London, Dec.1: Britain’s his sentence before being Islamic State, and did so in talking about plans to political leaders are spar- set free. now with Saudi response to calls to target Police officers patrol near London Bridge on Sunday following a terror incident in the recruit UK radicals to ring over who is responsi- Prime Minister, Boris Riyadh: Saudi Arabia citizens of coalition coun- area the previous night. — AFP train at a camp in ble for the early release of Johnson, on Sunday became the first Arab nation tries,” the IS statement Pakistan-occupied a convicted extremist who blamed Khan’s freedom on to take over the G20 presi- read. However, it did not a plot to bomb the London staging a Mumbai-style with a ‘serious, long term Kashmir (PoK), the region launched a stabbing attack changes in sentencing dency as it seeks to bounce provide any evidence to Stock Exchange and build attack on the UK venture in terrorism’. his family comes from. in central London that left rules made by the last back onto the world stage support its claim. a terrorist training camp Parliament and described He went on a rampage on He and two other co-con- two dead. Labour Party government following global uproar over The attacker, identified on land owned by his fami- by the judge who sen- Friday and killed one man spirators had conducted a The argument centers before Johnson’s Conser- its human rights record. as Usman Khan, was a con- ly in Pakistan-occupied tenced him for terrorism and a woman and injured surveillance trip around over the early release from vatives took power in 2010. The oil-rich kingdom has victed terrorist who was Kashmir. offences in 2012 as an three others before being central London, as per prison of Usman Khan, He promised to toughen promoted a liberalisation jailed seven years ago over Khan had also discussed ongoing risk to the public shot by armed police offi- reports. — PTI who served roughly half sentencing laws. — AP drive, including granting greater rights to women, but faced strong criticism over a crackdown on dissent and ■ Dutch police arrest homeless man over stabbing attack in The Hague the murder last year of jour- nalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khamenei is like The G20 presidency, which Saudi Arabia takes over from Japan, will see it host world Hague assault suspect held leaders for a global summit Shah: Iran Opp. next November 21-22. Saudi Arabia will host more than The Hague, Dec. 1: Dutch Following the stabbing ■ IMAGES on social athletically over benches Netherlands and home to Tehran, Dec. 1: A long- 100 events and conferences police arrested a homeless incident in Grote media showed shoppers to get away. He looked like many international organ- detained opposition in the run-up to the summit. man over a knife assault Marktstraat, a 35-year-old running in panic away a cheetah,” one witness isations and courts. leader in Iran compared a in a busy shopping street from the scene, on a told NOS. The Netherlands has bloody crackdown on in The Hague, which three man has just been arrested in “People were trying to seen a series of terror those protesting govern- DiCaprio denies teenagers were wounded. the centre of The Hague. The nighttime retail street lit get away. but that didn’t attacks and plots, ment-set gasoline prices The 35-year-old suspect man has no fixed place of by Christmas fairy lights work. I was shocked.” although not so far on the rising under its supreme Bolsonaro charge was detained in the centre residence. He will be trans- ■ THE male attacker ran Police forensics officers scale of those in other leader to soldiers of the of the city a day after the ferred to a police station off after the stabbings at were seen examining a European countries. In Shah gunning down California: American actor stabbing which caused where he will be questioned. knife found at the scene March, four people were demonstrators in an Leonardo DiCaprio denied a panic as shoppers hunted a department store, trig- overnight. killed when a Turkish- event that led to the claim by Brazilian President for Black Friday bargains. — DUTCH COP gering a huge manhunt “It’s a little too early to born man opened fire on a Islamic Revolution. Jair Bolsonaro that he had Police had earlier said speculate about that kind tram in the city of The comments pub- helped fund groups allegedly they were investigating fixed place of residence,” huge manhunt, involving of thing," police spokes- Utrecht. lished by a foreign web- linked to fires in the Amazon ‘several scenarios’ and police said on Twitter. “He police helicopters. woman Marije Kuiper said In August 2018, an site represent some of the rain forest. “While worthy of that it was ‘too early to will be transferred to a Images on social media earlier when asked about a Afghan man stabbed and harshest yet attributed to support,” DiCaprio said on speculate’ about whether police station, where he showed shoppers running possible terrorist motive, seriously wounded two US Mir Hossein Mousavi, a Ayatollah Ali Khamenei his Instagram account, “We there was a possible terror will be questioned.” in panic away from the adding that investigators tourists at Amsterdam’s 77-year-old politician wh- did not fund the organisa- motive. The victims were a 13 scene, on a nighttime were still looking at sever- central station, saying he ose own disputed election Demonstrations that tions targeted.” In his weekly The attack happened just year-old boy and two 15 retail street lit by al possible scenarios. wanted to protect the loss in 2009 led to the began on Nov. 15 address, Bolsonaro accused hours after a terror sus- year-old girls, none of Christmas fairy lights. In Britain, two members Prophet Mohammed. He widespread Green Mov- shows people’s frustration DiCaprio of ‘collaborating pect stabbed two people to whom knew each other, Two teenage girls came of the public were killed was jailed for 26 years in ement protests that secu- with the country’s situation. with the fires in the Amazon’ death in London. police said. They were all running into the store in a stabbing on London October this year. rity forces also put down. by donating $5,00,000 to a “Following the stabbing treated in hospital but after being stabbed, broad- Bridge in the heart of the Earlier this month a Mousavi’s remarks not It has a complete resem- group he said had started incident in Grote released overnight. caster NOS quoted wit- capital on Friday. Pakistani man was sen- only compare Supreme blance to the brutal killing of fires in the ecologically sen- Marktstraat, a 35 year-old The male attacker ran off nesses as saying. The stabbing took place tenced to 10 years in jail Leader Ayatollah Ali people on the bloody date, sitive forest in order to man has just been arrest- after the stabbings at a “I saw two girls scream- not far from parliament, for a plot to kill far-right Khamenei to Shah Sept. 8, 1978 attract donations. While cit- ed in the centre of The department store in the ing and running away. A which is the seat of gov- Dutch politician Geert Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, — MIR HOSSEIN MOUSAVI ing no evidence, Bolsonaro Hague. The man has no city centre, triggering a man fled. He jumped very ernment for the Wilders. — AFP the toppled monarch said that DiCaprio had ear- whom Khamenei, to this Opposition leader marked a part of the day, refers to as a tyrant. $5,00,000 for the people It also suggests the oppo- ciated with him. “The who were setting fires. Parliament sition leader views the assassins of the year of Back on the streets demonstrations that beg- 1978 were representatives an on Nov. 15, and the of a non-religious regime, 6 killed in Nepal nod to Mahdi crackdown that followed, but the agents and shoot- as a potentially similar ers in November 2019 last straw moment for were representatives of a truck accident resignation Iran’s Shiite theocracy as religious government.” Kathmandu: Six people, Baghdad, Dec. 1: Iraq’s the 1978 killings repre- There was no immedi- including the driver of an parliament approved the sented for the Shah. ate response from Iranian ambulance carrying them, resignation of the emb- “'It shows people’s frus- officials nor state media, were killed when the vehicle attled Cabinet on Sun- tration with the country’s which has been barred collided with a truck in day, after two months of situation. It has a com- from showing Mousavi’s Nepal’s Sunsari district, the violent unrest that have plete resemblance to the image for years. police said. The incident left more than 420 people brutal killing of people The protests that struck occurred at Haripur area dead and thousands on the bloody date, Sept. some 100 cities and towns when the ambulance was mourning them in 8, 1978,” Mousavi said, across Iran, beginning ferrying the body of one nation-wide marches. according to the state- Nov. 15, came after Iran Shiva Maya, who died during Prime Minister, Adel ment published by the raised minimum gasoline treatment at a hospital in Abdel Mahdi, had said Kaleme website long asso- prices by 50%. — AP Biratnagar, to his home at he would submit his res- Gaighat town in Udayapur ignation to parliament district. The ambulance col- following a spike in the lided with the truck, which death toll among protest- was en route to Biratnagar ers who accuse the Iran to reconsider from Birgunj, along the East- entire ruling elite of West highway in Haripur, being inept, corrupt and Udayapur superintendent of beholden to foreign pow- IAEA commitments police, Bir Bahadur Budha, ers. said. The driver of the ambu- The demonstrations Tehran, Dec. 1: Iran countries still party to the lance and Shiva Maya's five spread from their epi- warned on Sunday that it deal — Britain, France relatives, including his two centre in Baghdad and may ‘seriously reconsid- and Germany — have sons, who were in the vehi- the mostly Shiite south er’ its commitments to been trying to salvage it cle were killed in the acci- to the northern, majori- the UN atomic watchdog but their efforts have so dent, he said. The truck driv- ty-Sunni city of Mosul, if European parties to a far borne little fruit. “If er was injured in the incident where hundreds of stu- nuclear deal trigger a dis- they use the trigger, Iran and is currently undergoing dents dressed in black pute mechanism that would be forced to seri- treatment at a government organised a mourning could lead to sanctions. ously re-consider some of hospital. march for fallen The 2015 nuclear accord its commitments to the activists. has been unravelling International Atomic Parliament opened its since last year when the Energy Agency. If they session on Sunday after- United States unilaterally think doing so is more PAK MINISTER noon and within min- withdrew from it and beneficial to them, they utes had approved Abdel Pro-democracy protesters march on a street during a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday. A huge crowd took to the began reimposing sanc- can go ahead,” said par- Mahdi’s resignation, wh- streets of Hong Kong, some driven back by tear gas, to demand more democracy and an investigation into the use tions on Iran. liament speaker Ali DEFENDS ich according to the con- of force to crack down on the six-month-long anti-government demonstrations. — AP The three European Larijanihe. — AFP stitution renders him and the entire cabinet a MUSHARRAF “caretaker governme- SHAFQAT ALI nt.” The speaker of par- SPREADING | CHEER A relic of Jesus’ manger, Christmas gift from the Vatican to Bethlehem ISLAMABAD, DEC. 1 liament said he would now ask President A Pakistani minister on Barham Saleh to name a Sunday defended former new PM. Just before the military ruler, Pervez session began, another Relic returns to Bethlehem in time for Christmas Musharraf, in the treason protester was shot dead case. “If a treason case has in the capital, medical Bethlehem, Dec. 1: A frag- tian faithful, among them the traditional lighting of been lodged against Pervez sources said. The protest ment of wood reputed to the many pilgrims who ■ MARCHING bands the Christmas tree cere- Musharraf, one should be movement is Iraq’s be from the manger where squeeze through a narrow greeted the relic as it mony was underway as registered against all those biggest since the US-led Jesus was laid after his sandstone entrance in the arrived in Bethlehem hundreds gathered at in government with him,” invasion of 2003 toppled humble birth, arrived in Church of the Nativity to before being placed in Manger Square to cele- said Fawad Chaudhry, the Saddam Hussein and Bethlehem as a gift from visit the birth grotto that Saint Catherine’s brate the start of holiday federal minister for science installed a democratic the Vatican on Saturday, is its centrepiece. Church, at the Church of season. and technology. Speaking to system in the oil-rich kicking off Christmas sea- According to the Custos the Nativity compound, With a bright red star reporters in Jhelum, he said nation. — AFP son at the town revered as of the Holy Land for the gleaming at its top, the Musharraf rid the country of the place of Jesus’ birth. Catholic church, France- in Manger Square giant tree was illuminated then Pakistan Muslim League The wood piece, just a sco Patton, the relic dates by hundreds of golden- (Nawaz) chief Nawaz Sharif few centimetres long, was back more than 2,000 years more than before,” said white bulbs. Bethlehem, in in 1999, so he did something once kept in the Basilica of and was sent to the Chris Giacaman, 53, a the Israeli-occupied West ‘doubly good’ for the coun- Santa Maria Maggiore in Vatican in the 7th century. Bethlehem home-maker. Bank, is usually particu- try. The government filed a Rome. It was handed over Encased in a silver- Others were a little let larly busy ahead of petition in the Islamabad earlier this week to the coloured ornamental down. “It’s a small piece, Christmas on Dec. 25, with High Court, asking it to stop custodian of the Beth- table-top stand, it was A wooden relic believed to be from Jesus’ manger is we thought it would be a tourists and pilgrims a special court from lehem church, who said it unveiled to the public on seen in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city bigger piece,” said Sandy flocking to the Biblical announcing the verdict brought great honour to Friday at the Notre Dame of Bethlehem. — AP Shahin Hijazeen, 32. city. Christians make up in the treason case against believers and pilgrims in of Jerusalem Centre. “When we heard that the around 1% of the Pales- the former president until he the area. The provenance Marching bands greeted Catherine’s Church, at the that part of the manger is manger is coming back, tinian population in the is able to come to the of ancient relics is often the relic as it arrived in Church of the Nativity back in Bethlehem we thought it would be the West Bank, Gaza Strip and country. The court approved questionable. Still, they Bethlehem on Saturday. It compound in Manger because we feel that the whole manger, but then we East Jerusalem. the request. Adel Abdel Mahdi are revered by the Chris- was placed in Saint Square. “We are proud soul of God is with us saw it.” After night fell, — AFP Superhero franchise Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan says PAGE she is happy to have James Gunn back 12 as the director of the third installment Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI UN chief: Humanity’s war against nature has to stop I will never take Guterres said citizens’ growing demands shows desire for climate action the role of being a Madrid: UN secretary-gen- ble.” Countries agreed in mother for eral Antonio Guterres Speaking before Paris four years ago to granted said Sunday that the the start of a two- limit global warming to world’s efforts to stop cli- week international well below 2 degrees — Khloe Kardashian mate change have been Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), “utterly inadequate” so climate conference in ideally 1.5C (2.7F) by the American celebrity far and there is a danger Madrid, the UN chief end of the century com- global warming could said the impact of pared with pre-industrial pass the “point of no rising temperatures, times. Already, average IN BRIEF return.” He noted that wo- including more temperatures have Speaking before the start rld has scientific extreme weather is increased by about 1C, Avatar 2 concludes Monday of a two-week know-ledge to limit already being felt leaving little room for the Tourists visit the Solang Valley after it received fresh snowfall near Manali in international climate con- global warming around the world. more ambitious target to Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. — PTI ference in Madrid, the UN be met. shooting for 2019 chief said the impact of Mr Guterres said grow- Los Angeles: James rising temperatures, reporters in the Spanish quences of climate ing demands from citi- Cameron’s much-awaited including more extreme capital. “It is in sight and change. zens, particularly young Avatar 2 is done filming for weather — is already hurtling toward us.” Mr Guterres cited people, have shown there the year 2019, with the mak- being felt around the Delegates from almost 200 mounting scientific evi- is widespread desire for ers sharing a behind-the- world, with dramatic con- countries will try to put dence for the impact that climate action. “What is scenes photo from the film’s sequences for humans and the finishing touches on man-made emissions of still lacking is political set. The movie’s official other species. the rules governing the greenhouse gases are will,” he said. “Political Twitter account shared the He noted that the world 2015 Paris climate accord already having on the will to put a price on car- photo on Saturday to mark has the scientific knowl- at the December 2-13 meet- planet, including record bon. Political will to stop the end of live-action filming edge and the technical ing, including how to cre- temperatures and melting subsidies on fossil fuels. for the year. “That’s a wrap, means to limit global ate functioning interna- polar ice. Political will to stop build- Na’vi Nation!. It’s our last day warming, but “what is tional emissions trading But, he insisted that his ing coal power plants from of live-action filming in 2019 lacking is political will.” systems and compensate message was “one of hope, 2020 onwards. Political and we’re celebrating with a “The point of no return poor countries for losses not of despair. Our war will to shift taxation from sneak peek,” the post read. is no longer over the hori- they suffer from rising sea against nature must stop income to carbon.” he The picture also offered a zon,” Mr Guterres told levels and other conse- and we know that is possi- said. — AP glimpse at a craft called the “Sea Dragon”. Avatar 2 will release worldwide in December 2021. — PTI Irvie Burgie, US composer who Giles Terera Abrams talks about accuses ‘fandom menance’ popularised Calypso, dies at 95 London bar London: Filmmaker J.J. Washington: American went on to be also used in Abrams is not bothered singer and composer films, adverts and even as of racism about toxic Star Wars fans as Irving Burgie, who co- a wake-up call for astro- he believes such negativity wrote Harry Belafonte’s nauts in space. London: Hamilton should not stop anyone in song “Day-O” (the Banana Born in Brooklyn, actor Giles Terera has their pursuit of creativity. Boat Song) and swung Burgie joined the Army alleged that he and his Abrams, who has taken yet calypso into the main- and served in an all-black friends were racially another plunge in the galaxy stream, has died aged 95. unit building a road in profiled and denied far, far away with upcoming Burgie’s death on Friday North Burma — now mod- entry at a London The Rise of Skywalker, told was announced at the ern-day Myanmar — dur- bar. Esquire magazine, “the Barbados Independence ing World War II. Terera, a winner increased negativity, the fan- Day Parade Saturday by After the conflict, he of Olivier Award dom menace as they call it, Prime Minister Mia Amor Belafonte introduce calyp- studied at New York’s for the Boradway you know, that is not unique Mottley. so music to the main- prestigious Juilliard per- musical, narrated to Star Wars, obviously. Did I She asked for a moment stream. forming arts school after the incident on always believe in and agree of silence for the song- Based on a Jamaican receiving government Twitter and said after writer, who composed the folk song, “Day-O” was support for war veterans. them, a group of “white with every single thing that French stylist Nawal Debbouze, Italian country’s national first recorded in 1952 but During his career, the punters” were allowed happened in every movie? actress Sveva Alviti and US actress No. But do I love Star Wars?,” anthem. Burgie re-worked the composer worked with into the ‘Aint Nothin Blanca Blanco pose during the 18th Abrams stated. —PTI Burgie died as a result of lyrics for Belafonte’s ver- artists including Jimmy But... Blues Bar’. “I just complications from heart sion on the 1956 album Buffett, Chuck Berry and took a group of 8 Black Marrakech International Film Festival in failure. “Calypso”. Sam Cooke. actors, who I’m directing Morocco on Saturday . — AFP His death was also con- It went on to be the first His other well-known in a play about American firmed by his son Andrew full-length album ever songs include Island in blues musicians to Aint Burgie, US media report- credited with selling one the Sun, Jamaica Farewell Nothin But The Blues ed. million copies in the US, and Mary's Boy Child, bar in soho. We were He was best known as according to US media. which he co-wrote. racially profiled and ‘Sounds of healthy reefs can the man who helped The 1950s song Day-O — Agencies refused entry as 10 white punters were allowed in past us unchecked. WTF @AintNothinBut1 (sic)” pull fish to degrading corals’ he wrote in a post. “This NEWS NUGGETS KID ROCK REMOVED FROM STAGE group of talented and London: Young fish can be the UK, said boosting the herbivores, plankton feed- Shawn cancels Brazil hard working actors was drawn to degraded reefs populations using this ers, predatory fish eaters, AFTER TIRADE AGAINST OPRAH left devastated, confused using loudspeakers play- kind of “acoustic enrich- and those that eat marine concert due to illness 18K-YEAR-OLD and upset while the man- ing the sounds of healthy ment” can help to kick- waste and debris. Los Angeles: Singer Shawn Los Angeles: Singer Kid words for veteran come- ager said ‘I dont care coral communities, start a natural recovery They added that differ- Mendes cancelled his Brazil CREATURE HAS Rock was taken off stage dian Joy Behar and TV who you are or what you according to a study processes of the reefs, ent groups of fish provide gig due to being sick. during a performance at presenter Kathie Lee are.’ The fact it happens which may lead to new counteracting the damage different functions on The 21-year-old Canadian NOSE, FUR INTACT Nashville after he Gifford. at a venue, which also strategies for restoring seen in many coral com- coral reefs — meaning a singer revealed on his Washington: With his launched an abusive In a video clip that exploits Blues music is damaged corals. munities around the diverse and abundant fish Instagram story on Saturday nose, fur and teeth total- tirade against Oprah went viral on social sick,” he added. The bar, The study, published in world. population is important that he is suffering from ly intact, researchers in Winfrey. media, the crowd however, has offered its the journal Nature According to the study, for maintaining a healthy laryngitis and a sinus infec- a baffling discovery have According to The appeared to be statement on Twitter. “It Communications, broadcasting healthy reef ecosystem. tion and will have to cancel found a near-perfectly Hollywood shocked by the is a shame, people can described the new tech- sound doubled the total Reefs become ghostly his second concert in Sao preserved puppy-like Reporter, the 48- musician’s rant. just put these things up nique to lure fish into number of fish arriving quiet when they are Paulo, Brazil. “Sao Paulo, I’m creature, which is 18,000 year-old musician Someone can be without having facts cor- damaged reefs by regener- onto experimental patch- degraded, as shrimps and so sorry to have to tell you years old! The discovery was performing at heard saying in the rect. No one was refused ating the sounds that are es of reef habitat and also fish disappear, but they this, but today I woke up was made by Russian Honky Tonk bar, video, “This is entry. They were id’d lost, when the coral com- increased the number of can be restored using feeling ill, and went to the scientists near Yakutsk when he started crazy. He’s racist. inside the bar and it was munities are quieted by species present by 50 per loudspeakers which can doctor, and to find out I have in eastern Siberia and using derogatory lan- Look at him he’s found some of the group degradation. cent. The researchers said recreate this lost sound- laryngitis and a sinus infec- not only was he protect- guage in reference to the blacked-out drunk as did not have id. The researchers, includ- this diversity included scape and attract young tion which has caused ed by the permafrost but media mogul. f**k.” Towards the end Therefore, they could ing those from the species from all sections fish back again, the swelling of my vocal cords. It his nose, fur and teeth Winfrey was not the of the clip, Rock is phys- not be served.” — PTI University of Exeter in of the food web such as researchers said. — PTI breaks my heart to do this were found to be totally only one Rock targeted ically removed from the but my doctors told me I in place. during his performance. stage by a uniformed cannot perform tonight.” Experts from Sweden’s He used derogatory officer. — PTI Mendes wrote. — PTI Centre for Palaeogenetics used car- ‘Humans have ability to repair joints’ bon dating on the speci- men’s rib bone and con- HOW BODY FREEZES IN RESPONSE Washington: Did you ever and colleagues, including MILEY CYRUS, firmed that it had been imagine how our better Researchers identi- Researchers dev- lead author Ming-Feng frozen for around 18,000 TO DEATH DECODED: STUDY our life would be if we had fied a mechanism for ised a way to deter- Hsueh, PhD, devised a way CODY CELEBRATE years. But DNA tests New York: A chemical another chemical called the power to repair cartilage repair that mine age of proteins to determine age of pro- have been unable to produced by nerve cells dopamine — in the ven- injuries? The answer to appears more robust using internal molec- teins using internal show whether the discov- to allow transmission of tral nerve cord of fruit this question lies in a in ankle joints and ular clocks integral molecular clocks integral THANKSGIVING ered creature was a dog signals between them flies, which is similar to study that suggests, using less in hips. Finding to amino acids, wh- to amino acids, which con- or a wolf. “It’s normally called serotonin, trig- vertebrate spinal cord. a process applied by sala- vert one form to another. Washington: Pop-star Miley can help treatment- ich convert one form Cyrus and Cody Simpson are easy to tell the difference gers a startle response, They analysed the steps manders and zebrafish, Newly created proteins in making their bond more between the two,” David freezing the body taken by the insects on a humans too can repair ing osteoarthritis. to another. tissue have few or no strong as the two spent their Stanton, of Centre for momentarily in special type of glass, and their joints. amino acid conversions; first Thanksgiving together. Palaeogenetics, told response to a potential monitored how they In the study published in treatments for tion for new approaches to older proteins have many. On Friday, the couple was CNN. He added that the threat, according to a moved.The study offered the journal, Science osteoarthritis. “We believe repair joint tissues and Understanding this spotted on their way to grab period from which the new study. insights into biology of Advances, researchers that an understanding of possibly whole human process enabled the lunch in Los Angeles. The puppy has been found to The researchers, the startle response have identified a mecha- this ‘salamander-like’ limbs,” said senior author researchers to use sensi- singer was dressed casually belong, that it is “a very including those from which is observed in nism for cartilage repair regenerative capacity in Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, tive mass spectrometry to in a black jacket and sun- interesting time in terms Columbia University in every animal studied to that appears to be more humans and the critically PhD, a professor in the identify when key pro- glasses, while of wolf and dog evolu- the US, manipulated the date from flies to fish to robust in ankle joints and missing components of departments of Medicine, teins in human cartilage, Simpson opted for a tion.” — ANI levels of serotonin and people. — PTI less so in hips. The finding this regulatory circuit, Pathology and Orthopedic were young, middle-aged sweater and jeans. can potentially lead to could provide the founda- Surgery at Duke. Kraus or old. — ANI The previous day, the 22-year-old Simpson joined Cyrus and her family to celebrate the Pak museum displays rare statue of Buddha heads annual holiday. In a Miley Cyrus black-and-white pic- Islamabad: The Islamabad also makes Lord Buddha ture shared by the pop star’s museum has put on dis- head sculpture unique is younger sister Noah Cyrus, play a rare statue of Lord its sharp, feminine fea- Miley and Cody can be seen Buddha’s head after tures with long hair sitting across from one retrieving it from its brushed back and wrapped another at the table, while reserves, where it was over and around a halo surrounded by numerous locked for decades, accord- and slanted, feline eyes. members of their family. ing to a media report on Another three terracotta “Extremely thankful for Sunday. heads of Buddha have also everyone at the table, (a very The sculpture from the been pulled out of the sober thanksgiving staying period between the 3rd museum’s reserves and hydrated ,” Noah captioned and the 4th century AD put on display. the family photo. According was discovered by the first The three rare artefacts to People magazine, the fes- Italian archaeological mis- are from the 2nd to 3rd tive celebration of the two sion in Pakistan that was ed in the 60s and it was last ues made of stucco from tor Dr Abdul Ghafoor Lone century AD. They were comes just a week after the led by Giuseppe Tucci in displayed in a museum in Swat. The Swat Valley is said. He said stucco sculp- excavated by British couple celebrated Cyrus’ Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur meets the Swat Valley area, the 1997. predominantly home to tures of Lord Buddha are archaeologist Sir John 27th birthday actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor at the Dawn reported. “It is extremely rare to stone sculptures,” frequently found in Taxila Marshal. together. — ANI Circuit House in Manali on Sunday. — PTI The artefact was excavat- find Lord Buddha’s stat- Islamabad museum direc- and Afghanistan. What — PTI

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GUIDE TO FORTUNE NIRBHAYA CASE No merit in petition, says Delhi home minister Tick the answer and check them below. What kind of aircraft 1was the Enola Gay, the Reject mercy petition of plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? ■ B-52 Stratofortress convict, says AAP govt ■ B-17 Flying Fortress ■ B-29 Superfortress New Delhi, Dec. 1: The noting. The Delhi home bus in south Delhi by six Delhi government has ◗ Vinay Sharma, minister also said: “There persons and severely With which fictional “strongly recommended” one of the convicts is no merit in mercy peti- assaulted before being 2poison was King Joffrey to reject the mercy peti- facing the gallows tion, strongly recommend- thrown out on the road. tion filed by one of the ed for rejection”. She died on December 29, assassinated in Game of in the case, had Thrones? 2012 Nirbhaya murder Sources said the file 2012, at Mount Elizabeth case convicts, sources said filed a mercy peti- would now be sent to the Hospital in Singapore, ■ The strangler on Sunday. tion before L-G for further considera- where she was airlifted ■ Tears of Lys Delhi home minister President Ram tion and it would then be from Delhi for treatment. One of the accused Ram ■ Milk of the poppy Satyendar Jain has sent sent to the Union ministry the file to Lt-Governor Nath Kovind of home affairs along with Singh had hanged himself Anil Baijal with Arvind recommendations of the in the jail and another Which World War I bat- The Daredevil contingent during the 55th Raising Day parade of the Border Security Kejriwal government’s “This is the most Delhi L-G. accused, a juvenile, was 3tle is regarded as the Force in New Delhi on Sunday. — PTI recommendations in the heinous crime of extreme Sharma is in Tihar Jail convicted of rape and first widespread use of case, they said. brutality committed by since his arrest in the case murder and given the tanks in combat? Vinay Sharma, one of the applicant (Vinay and had filed a mercy plea, maximum sentence of the convicts facing the gal- Sharma). This is the case while Mukesh, another three years’ imprison- ■ Battle of Cambrai lows in the gangrape and where exemplary punish- convict, had refused, ment in a reform facility. ■ Battle of Caporetto murder case of a 23-year- ment should be given to according to officials. The fourth death row ■ 3 minors die as scooty Battle of Verdun old paramedic student, deter others from commit- The paramedic student convict, Akshay Kumar had filed a mercy petition ting such atrocious was raped on the interven- Singh (33), had not filed a before President Ram crimes,” a source quoted ing night of December 16- review plea in the apex SHORT TAKES hits pole at Delhi Gate Nath Kovind. Jain as saying in the file 17, 2012, inside a running court. — PTI 1 held for robbing Trio without helmet sustains fatal head injuries Minor among train passenger AGE CORRESPONDENT 4 held for New Delhi: A member of a NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 gang, which used to rob train stabbing passengers, was arrested Three minors, who were from New Delhi railway sta- speeding on a scooter tion on Saturday and `8.5 without wearing helmets, 19-year-old lakh in cash was recovered met with a fatal accident New Delhi, Dec 1: Five from him, police said on after their vehicle miscreants, including a Sunday. The accused, Sagar, rammed into a pole near juvenile, allegedly is a resident of outer Delhi’s Delhi Gate area here, stabbed a youth outside Sultanpuri. A passenger, police said on Sunday. The his shop at Madangir in Jaibir Sharma, lodged a com- deceased were identified South Delhi to avenge a plaint saying he was robbed as Mohammad Saad, slap that one of them got of `3.5 lakh and gold and dia- Osama and Hamja, said from the victim a few mond jewellery when his train the police. Meanwhile the days ago during a fight was near the New Delhi rail- family members of the The accident spot near Delhi Gate on some minor issue, way station on November 20. victims alleged that it was cordoned off by police on Sunday. police said on Sunday. “After we received inputs that case of hit-and-run. The damaged scooty (left) which Chirag Bansiwal, 19, Sagar, said to be involved in According to police, the crashed into the pole. — PTI was stabbed and critical- the same incident, was at three juveniles were not ly wounded on Saturday Ajmeri Gate side of NDLS, a wearing helmets and rid- revealed that the scooty because of which, the night in front of his 13- raid was conducted and he ing the scooter at a high skidded for about 300-400 boys must have accelerat- year-old nephew, the was apprehended on speed when the accident metres before hitting the ed their scooty. However, police said, adding the Saturday,” DCP (railways) took place on Saturday pole. Blood was scattered the police said that no victim has been admit- Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and wife Amita sitting in a vintage car before flagging Harendra Singh said. During night. All three persons all around the pole. When PCR van was chasing the ted to a hospital and is off Parliamentarians Car Rally to promote road safety in New Delhi on Sunday. interrogation, Sagar disclosed sustained head injuries the three boys were seen boys. stated to be stable. — BIPLAB BANERJEE that he alongwith two and were declared lying on the road by The CCTV camera After registering a case vagabonds targetted slow brought dead when taken passersby, they tipped the installed near the site of on the statement of vic- moving trains, the DCP said. to a nearby hospital, a sen- police. They were taken to the accident was reported- tim’s nephew, the police Fake IPS officer arrested Temperature ior police officer said. a hospital where all three ly not functioning. The arrested the three The impact of the acci- were declared dead on police is now checking the youths — Mukesh, Raj dips to single 2 arrested at IGI dent was such that their arrival. CCTV camera of Maulana and Vicky — and for harassing women scooter was flung at least The father of Saad Azad Medical College, detained the minor boy, digit, air for smuggling gold 25 ft away from the acci- Malik alleged that it was a which is located near the allegedly involved in the AGE CORRESPONDENT WhatsApp. dent spot while their bod- case of hit-and-run. Police accident spot, so that the incident, said South NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 The matter first came to New Delhi: An Afghan man ies were found near the and FSL team are investi- exact cause of the acci- Delhi Deputy light on Nov 25, after a quality ‘poor’ has been arrested by pole, he said. The bodies gating the matter. dent can be ascertained. Commissioner of Police A 38-year-old man, who woman from South Customs officials at the IGI have been sent for post- The family members of The family members of Atul Kumar Thakur. allegedly posed as an IPS Delhi’s Kotla AGE CORRESPONDENT Airport for allegedly trying mortem, he added. the victims have alleged the three boys have The fifth accused officer from Uttar Mubarakpur area report- NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 to smuggle into the country According to sources, that the scooty was being accused the police of neg- Vishal is yet to be arrest- Pradesh and harassed ed to police that a man about 1 kg gold by hiding it preliminary investigation chased by a PCR van, ligence. ed, the DCP added. women by making phone has been harassing her The winter season has in the shoes worn by him, an calls and offering fake for a month by sending set in with Delhi record- official statement said on government jobs, was obscene messages and ing a single digit temper- Sunday. The passenger was arrested from a Gurgaon porn videos. He also fre- ature reading of 9.4° intercepted after his arrival village on various quently called and abused Celsius for the first time from Mazar-e-Sharif, Guards attacked students: JNUSU charges including stalk- her, said Deputy this season. Afghanistan, on Friday. A ing and molestation, Commissioner of Police According to Skymet detailed personal and bag- New Delhi, Dec. 1: The ◗ Female students, includ- “There has not been any Delhi police said Sunday. (South) Atul Kumar Weather, more cold gage search of the passenger Jawaharlal Nehru JNUSU alleged ing a B.A. 1st year student, use of force against the Gauri Shankar, a resi- Thakur. weather conditions are resulted in the recovery of University Students’ that the V-C sent were physically assaulted students,” the official dent of Kushinagar dis- When police called the on the way as the night 997 gram gold, valued at Union (JNUSU) on Sunday guards to physi- by the guards, they said. The administration trict of Uttar Pradesh, phone number, the person temperatures are set to `34.23 lakh, which was con- alleged that the security cally attack stu- claimed, adding she has been appealing to stu- was arrested from on the other end intro- fall further and might be cealed inside the shoes worn guards attacked the stu- received injuries and had dents to resume classes Mullaheri village, they duced himself as an IPS recorded close to about by him, the Customs depart- dents protesting at the dents at the to be immediately taken to and if it had to use force, it said. He has also been officer, the DCP said. 8° Celsius during the ment said in the statement. administration block administration a hospital. They also could have done so earlier, booked for having an During surveillance, it next few days. On further investigation, the against the hostel fee hike. block alleged that barricades the official said. intent to outrage the mod- was found that the man The day temperature is accused admitted to having An administration official have been placed around The JNU students have esty of a woman. had procured the number prevailing around 24° C smuggled in another 400 denied the allegations. the administration block. been agitating against the Explaining the modes on a fake ID or was using and will also decrease gram gold during his previ- The students have been attack students at the An official from the var- hike for over four weeks. operandi, police said somebody else’s number marginally, settling ous visit. The passenger was occupying the Pink administration block in sity administration said: The agitation over the Shankar used to intro- as the real owner was around 21° to 22° C dur- arrested and the gold seized. Palace, also known as the the morning. “The guards “The security guards did hike in hostel fee escalated duce himself as an IPS traced to Anand district ing the next few days. In another case, a man from administration block, in threw away students’ not manhandle any stu- on November 11 when officer during phone calls in Gujarat, the DCP said. During the last 24 Kerala was arrested for try- protest against the hostel belongings, dragged and dent. Their job is to secure thousands of students to women and lured them Most of the call recipi- hours, the night temper- ing to smuggle in 660 gram fee hike. In a statement, manhandled students the administration block clashed with police out- with fake government job ents were from UP and ature was recorded at gold, valued at `22.47 lakh, the students’ union peacefully sitting inside and they keep requesting side AICTE premises, offers. Once acquainted, Haryana and they said 9.4° C at the Safdarjung by hiding it inside emer- alleged that the JNU V-C the administration build- students to not enter or where JNU’s convocation he used to send obscene they were being harassed and Palam Observatory. gency lights. The 24-year-old sent guards to physically ing,” they said. protest inside the block. was being held. — PTI messages to them on by the caller. This is the first time the passenger from Abu Dhabi region has recorded a was arrested and the gold single digit temperature seized. this season. Centre creating scarcity of Dry northerly and 2-day Winter Session of Assembly from today northwesterly winds Man who killed will be affecting Delhi onion in city, says Sisodia SANJAY KAW ◗ passed a bill for regulari- process from December 16. and the NCR and due to NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 Regularisation of sation of the unautho- He added that no arrange- these winds a further cop in 2007 held AGE CORRESPONDENT kg across unauthorised rised colonies. However, ment has been made to fall in night tempera- Ghaziabad: A man, who NEW DELHI, DEC. 1 major Regularisation of unau- colonies has been chief minister Arvind handle the rush of proper- tures is likely during the allegedly killed a police con- cities in the thorised colonies, pollut- a core issue of Kejriwal doubted the ty owners seeking registry next two to three days. stable in 2007, has been The AAP-led Delhi gov- country. Mr ed drinking water, and ris- Central government’s of their properties at sub- During the last couple arrested after a gunfight ernment on Sunday Sisodia ing air pollution are going AAP, BJP and intention to regularise registrar offices and of days, dry weather here, officials said on Sunday. accused the Centre of urged the to be some of the key Congress as 40 these colonies and asked demanded that the Delhi conditions prevailed Nitoo was wanted in half-a- deliberately creating Central issues that will dominate lakh people resid- residents of the settle- government open special over Delhi-NCR region. dozen cases of heinous scarcity of onion in the Manish govern- the two-day Winter ing in these settle- ments to not believe counters for it. Shallow to moderate fog crimes and carried a reward national capital by not Sisodia ment to Session of the Delhi announcements until The Winter Session will and mist prevailed dur- of `25,000 on the informa- releasing it despite hav- release 10 Assembly beginning on ments play a criti- their properties were reg- also see the introduction ing the morning hours tion leading to his arrest. ing enough stock. trucks of onion every day, Monday. This is expected cal role in the istered. of the Delhi Sports while the days were One country-made pistol, Delhi deputy chief min- saying “we are well pre- to be the last session of state elections Lashing out at Mr University Bill and Delhi pleasant with bright two live cartridges and a ister and AAP leader pared with the complete the present Assembly as Kejriwal, Leader of Skill and Entrepreneur- sunshine. stolen motorcycle were Manish Sisodia claimed machinery to sell onions its tenure will end in Opposition Vijender ship University Bill by the The air quality in the recovered from his posses- that the Central govern- at a lower price”. February 2020. critical role in the state Gupta accused him of AAP government. national capital turned sion, police said. — PTI ment had on September 5 “Though the rates of The regularisation of elections. making “false” statements The drafts of the two “poor” again on Sunday, said that it had 56,000 met- onion have increased in unauthorised colonies has A majority of the people about the BJP-led Centre’s education bills had been primarily due to slow THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE ric tonne onion “but sur- entire country and people been a core issue of all the living in these colonies, intent to regularise these approved by the Cabinet wind speed, and is likely

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the rest of the Mumbai, Dec. 1: The Fixing approach batsmen “Asay hota Sourav Ganguly-led made in Mushtaq Ali BCCI on Sunday decid- hai bhai”. ed to seek the Supreme Sourav Ganguly also — Shoaib Akhtar, former Pakistan Court’s approval to said that a bookie had player praises Yasir Shah water down adminis- approached a player trative reforms on during the ongoing tenure cap for its Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 SHORT office-bearers and tournament, which TAKES named secretary Jay had been reported to Shah as its representa- the Board’s Anti- ICC reaches out tive for the ICC chief Corruption Unit executives’ committee (ACU). to B’luru police meeting. “Even in the Syed The decisions to seek Mushtaq, I was Bengaluru: The International apex court’s approval told that one of Cricket Council (ICC) has for dilution of tenure the players was reached out to Bengaluru cap, which is aimed at approached Police, promising co-operation clearing the path for an but I BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and treasurer Arun Dhumal during the BCCI Annual in probing the multi-faceted extended stint for General Meeting in Mumbai on Sunday. — PTI Karnataka Premier League Ganguly, and appoint (KPL) betting scam, an official Shah for the ICC meet said. were taken at the “The ICC has contacted Board’s 88th Annual Bengaluru Police regarding the General Meeting Board decides not to KPL betting scam. We are in (AGM) here. co-operation with each other,” “At the end of the day, Crime Branch Deputy the court will decide,” Commissioner of Police, Ganguly said in a press appoint full-time CAC Kuldeep Jain, confirmed with conference after the IANS. In 2000, ICC had estab- AGM. As per the cur- Mumbai, Dec. 1: BCCI lished the Anti-Corruption Unit rent constitution, an President Sourav Ganguly (ACU), which works with multi- office-bearer who has don’t on Sunday said a full-time Ask Dhoni on his participation ple stakeholders, including served two three-year know Cricket Advisory member boards, players, sup- terms, either at the the exact Committee (CAC) was not in T20 World Cup, says Ganguly port staff, law enforcement BCCI or at the state name. But required since it has a lim- Mumbai, Dec. 1: “Please Sunday when a scribe agencies and betting regulators association, goes into a there was an ited role to perform, ask Dhoni,” was Sourav asked about the possibili- to thwart corruption in the compulsory three-year approach made and restricted to only one or Ganguly’s response when ty of Dhoni featuring in game. Alex Marshall is the cooling-off period. he reported it,” two meetings. the BCCI President was the prestigious ICC event. General Manager of ACU, while Ganguly, who took Ganguly said. The BCCI on Sunday asked if the iconic wicket- Ganguly addressed a Ronnie Flanagan is its charge on October 23, The former captain deferred the appointment keeper batsman would be press conference after the Chairman. Similarly, the Board was to vacate office said what players do of the CAC with Ganguly part of next year’s T20 Board’s 88th Annual of Control for Cricket in India next year but a dilution after bookies saying the controversial World Cup in Australia. General Meeting (AGM). (BCCI) has also contacted the could see him continue approach them is the conflict of interest clause, Dhoni has been out of Dhoni himself had said city police in connection with till 2024. The current biggest problem. which even the CoA found action since India’s semi- that till January he won’t the scandal-hit local T20 tour- dispensation wants the “That’s (approach) difficult to implement, is final exit from the ODI answer questions on his nament it had approved. cooling off period to not the problem, coming in the way. World Cup in England in sabbatical. — Agencies kick in only after the that’s not wrong. Ganguly himself, Sachin July. He was not part of The 38-year-old, who cap- individual has finished What is wrong is Tendulkar and VVS the tour of the West Indies tains Chennai Super Kiwis hit back two terms (six years), what happens after Laxman had to resign from and the home series Kings in the IPL, will miss at the board and state they get approached.” CAC on allegations of con- against South Africa and the limited-overs home against England association separately. Ganguly made the flict of interest. “CAC does- Bangladesh. “Please ask assignment against the The move, if approved, revelation when asked n’t have much work. We Dhoni,” said Ganguly on West Indies. — PTI Hamilton: Despite centuries to will also pave the way about the fixing scan- keep talking about CAC, Joe Root and Rory Burns for Shah to get an dals that rocked the but the job of CAC is England expressed disappoint- extension as time left Tamil Nadu Premier appointment of selectors “So far it (CAC) is hon- clause. “Conflict clause ment at stumps on day three of in his current tenure is League and Karnataka and coach. So, once you orary, so even if you pay, stops everyone, that’s why the second Test against New also less than a year. Premier League. appoint a selection com- you pay on what basis. we can’t make the CAC. Zealand after losing late wick- Shah was named In September, the mittee, it stays for four There is no regular work. That’s why we can’t bring ets in Hamilton on Sunday. India’s representative police in Tamil Nadu years and once you To have CAC with conflict proper selectors. Conflict England captain Root ended his to attend future meet- have stumbled upon appoint a coach, it (he) of interest, I don’t know should only be for someone run drought with an unbeaten ings of the clues of match-fixing stays for three years. whether it is the best thing. like us (office bearers). 114 while Burns rode his luck to International Cricket racket in the TNPL. A So, where is the need of It is about only one meet- Conflict stops us from get- post 101. But after they took Council’s (ICC) chief match-fixing scandal having a full-time ing,” Ganguly added. ting good people. We are England to 201 for two, the executives committee. also surfaced in the CAC?,” Ganguly said The BCCI chief said they going back to the court to tourists were 269 for five at BCCI CEO Rahul Karnataka Premier while addressing will approach the Supreme get clarification about con- stumps and still trailing New Johri was the Board’s League last month, media after Board’s Court to get a clarification flict clause,” Ganguly said. Zealand by 106. “I enjoyed the representative for leading to the arrest of AGM. on the conflict of interest — PTI fact I got it (hundred) but at these meetings when an international book- the same time disappointed me its administration was ie and a few players. and Rooty couldn't stretch our being handled by the — PTI partnership and get us deeper Supreme Court- MSK & Co.’s tenure not to be extended into the game,” Burn said. appointed Committee “We're disappointed to lose a of Administrators Mumbai, Dec. 1: BCCI Gagan Khoda’s terms have “Tenures are finished couple of wickets at the back (CoA). But with a full- President Sourav expired. (means) tenures are fin- end as well.” With only five fledged Board in Shah has been Ganguly indicated that Prasad and Khoda were ished. They have done a wickets remaining and 16 overs office now, the role named India’s there will be no extension appointed in 2015, while good job. You cannot go washed out by rain in the final has gone back to for members of the selec- Jatin Paranjpe, Sarandeep beyond your tenure and all session, England's vision of the Secretary’s representative to tion committee whose Singh and Devang Gandhi, of them don’t finish, so building a healthy lead was rap- position. “The attend future meetings tenures have ended, saying who joined them in 2016, majority of them idly fading. The tempo swung Board is repre- “you cannot go beyond”. have one more year left in stay and I dont away from England when Burns sented by of the ICC’s chief Going by the Board’s old their respective tenures as think it should was run out. — AFP Secretary at the constitution that has a pro- per the old constitution. be a problem,” Brief scores: New Zealand 375 ICC CEC, that’s the executives vision for a maximum four- The amended constitu- Ganguly said vs England 269/5 in 99.4 overs ICC rule,” Ganguly committee. year term for the selection tion, though, has a provi- when asked (R. Burns 101, J. Root (batting) said. Jay Shah panel, its chairman MSK sion for a maximum five- about Prasad’s 114; T. Southee 2/63). Prasad and his colleague year term. tenure. — PTI Warner picks Rohit to Pakistan battle to stave off surpass Lara’s record defeat in Day/Night Test Adelaide, Dec. 1: Dashing Rohit couldn’t achieve much Adelaide, Dec. 1: Pakistan was Australian opener David success in Tests initially but battling to stave off defeat in SCORECARD Warner believes India’s the Mumbaikar made a suc- the day-night second Test Australia (1st innings): 589-3 decl. Rohit Sharma has the fire- cessful comeback to the against a relentless Australia Pakistan (1st innings): S. Masood c Paine b Hazlewood 19, power to surpass West Indies longest format when he was on Sunday after being forced to Imam-ul-Haq c Warner b Starc 2, A. Ali c Smith b Cummins 9, great Brian Lara’s record 400 included as an opener for follow on, with Tim Paine’s A. Shafiq c Paine b Starc 9, B. Azam c Paine b Starc 97, I. not out in a Test match. the three-match series men needing seven wickets to Ahmed c Paine b Starc 10, M. Rizwan c Paine b Starc 0, Y. Warner, who scored his against South Africa. clinch the series 2-0. Shah c Lyon b Cummins 113, S. Afridi lbw Starc 0, M. Abbas c maiden triple ton (335) in Warner, who surpassed The visitors, who have lost 13 Warner b Cummins 29, M. Musa (not out) 12. Extras (lb2) 2. five-day cricket during the Sir Don Bradman’s high- consecutive Tests in Australia, Total (in 94.4 overs) 302. ongoing second Test against est Test score of 334 dur- were in big trouble at 39 for FoW: 1-3, 2-22, 3-38, 4-69, 5-89, 6-89,7-194, 8-194, 9-281. Pakistan here, was just 65 ing his unbeaten knock three when rain forced an Bowling: Starc 25-6-66-6, Hazlewood 14-2-48-1, Cummins runs shy of breaking Lara’s in the ongoing Day- early end, 248 runs behind 22.4-2-83-3, Lyon, 22-3-65-0, Labuschagne 10-2-32-0, Smith record when skipper Tim night Test, also with two days left and their top 1-0-6-0. Paine decided to declare the revealed that he order decimated. Pakistan (2nd innings): S. Masood (batting) 14, Imam-ul-Haq innings at 589/3. had doubts about They had resumed on an lbw Hazlewood 0, A. Ali c Smith b Starc 9, B. Azam c Paine b Though he couldn’t break his Test career overcast and cold afternoon Hazlewood 8, A. Shafiq (batting) 8. Total (for three wickets the record, Warner believes and it was former teetering at 96 for six in their in 16.5 overs) 39. it is possible to surpass the India opener first innings, in reply to FoW: 1-2, 2-11, 3-20. 400-mark and backed Rohit to Virender Sehwag, Australia’s 589 for three Bowling: Starc 4-1-10-1, Hazlewood 8-3-15-2, Cummins 4.5-2- achieve the feat in near who had predicted declared, built on the back of 14-0. future. that he would be a David Warner’s monumental Lara’s 400 not out is the better Test bats- 335 not out. highest individual score in man than a T20 Yasir Shah smacked a dogged but probably haven’t had that Showers had been threaten- Test cricket which came cricketer. David maiden Test century and consistency.” ing all day and when they against England in 2004. “When I met Warner Babar Azam hit 97 but they Australian skipper Tim returned after 30 minutes “Yeah, look, I think it’s Virender were all out for 302 and still 287 Paine enforced the follow on Hazlewood bagged the key about the person himself. Sehwag while runs adrift. and it started badly for wicket of dangerman Azam We’ve got long boundaries, it playing for Mitchell Starc was the hero, Pakistan, whose first task was for two, caught behind by is quite difficult at times. Delhi in the taking 6-66, but he put to survive intact for 15 min- Paine.But more rain soon blew When fatigue sets in, it’s very IPL, he sat Australia’s commanding posi- utes before the dinner break. in, to Australia’s frustration, hard to try hard and throw down to me tion down to greater consisten- They failed with opener and the umpires called it a day. Australia’s your hands at it,” Warner and said I will cy within the team. Imam-ul-Haq — recalled after Earlier, Yasir and Azam had Mitchell Starc told ‘Fox Sports’. be a better “The first two Test matches, being overlooked for the first kept Pakistan’s slim hopes celebrates a “At the end, I tried to run Test player the huge partnerships we’ve Test in Brisbane, which they alive with disciplined first Pakistani wicket twos to lift the ante because I than a had, the individual scores. lost by an innings and five innings batting. on the third day couldn’t actually think like I Twenty 20 We’ve talked a lot about big runs — out lbw for a duck to Better known as a spin of the second could clear the ropes. player. I said first innings totals and the Josh Hazlewood. bowler, Yasir had never gone Test on Sunday. “I think, one day, if I’ve to ‘you’re out guys have really responded,” It was quickly 11 for two with better than 42 in his previous — AFP name a player, I reckon it of your he said. Starc tempting skipper Azhar 36 Tests, making his 113 could be Rohit Sharma. mind, I’ve not “We’ve been fantastic in Ali into a thick outside edge against one of the world’s Definitely.” played many first-class bowling partnerships as well. and Steve Smith taking a qual- most fearsome pace attacks Considered one of the best games’,” Warner told Pakistan have had a couple of ity catch just seconds before even more remarkable. batsmen in ODI cricket, reporters. — PTI positive innings individually, rain forced them off. — AFP Eyes on Croatia PAGE England manager Gareth Southgate is looking forward to their Group ‘D’ Games 15 match with Croatia at Euro 2020 THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

FAST | LANE Indiana outpaced Lewis packs it up We knew with clinical win Leverkusen were Harris, Horford ensure Philadelphia’s win Abu Dhabi, Dec. 1: Lewis own record, and brought good on the Hamilton delivered sump- him his 50th victory from Los Angeles, Dec. 1: In tuous confirmation of his pole position. counter and they Philadelphia, Joel Embiid title-winning supremacy His fifth win at the Yas had 32 points, 11 rebounds on Sunday when he Marina circuit also drew took their chances. and nailed all 15 of his claimed his 84th career vic- level with Ayrton Senna in — Hans-Dieter Flick, Bayern free throws as the tory and 11th in 21 races claiming a 19th start-to-fin- Munich coach after their 1-2 loss Philadelphia 76ers edged this year by dominating the ish triumph. the Indiana Pacers 119-116 season-ending ‘twilight’ Hamilton’s Mercedes at the Wells Fargo Centre Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. teammate Valtteri Bottas, in Philadelphia on Starting from a record who had started from the SHORT TAKES Saturday. 88th pole position, the 34- back of the grid after tak- It was Embiid’s 12th dou- year-old Briton was unchal- ing a new engine, came Celtic slam four ble-double as the Sixers lenged from lights to flag as home fourth ahead of four- won their third in a row. he cruised to an untroubled time champion Sebastian “I changed my mindset. I triumph 16 seconds ahead Vettel in the second Ferrari past Rangers hadn’t been as aggressive, of Red Bull’s Max and Alex Albon in the sec- London: Celtic edged ahead of so I’ve been more aggres- Verstappen and Charles ond Red Bull. Rangers at the top of the sive creating contact and Leclerc of Ferrari, who It was a welcome morale Scottish Premiership with a 4-1 causing other people to faced a post-race investiga- boost for the competitive victory at Ross County on foul me,” Embiid said. tion for fuel irregularities. Finn, three days after Sunday to record a 10th Tobias Harris scored 22 Hamilton’s success announcing the end of his straight win in all competitions. points, Al Horford added extended his points-scoring three-year marriage to Ryan Christie was on target as 15 points in the win. run to a record-equalling 33 Emilia. Neil Lennon's men secured top T.J. Warren led the races, levelling with his — AFP spot in their Europa League Pacers with 29 points group against Rennes on while Malcolm Brogdon Thursday and the Scottish added 28. international midfielder took his Ben Simmons had three tally for the season to 15 with a steals in the final 13.9 sec- first half brace. onds to seal the win for the Christie was fortunate to Sixers. No points for smash home the rebound after “I love being able to get Nathan Baxter had initially steals and turn guys over,” saved his penalty to open the said Simmons, who fin- scoring on 11 minutes. ished with 15 points and However, the Staggies quickly 13 assists. “I take pride in Senthil, Rajiv hit back as Celtic conceded in it and it gives us energy,” the league for the first time in Simmons added post their Buriram (Thailand), Dec. soon slipped to 16th. six games when Ross Stewart victory. 1: Honda Racing India fin- Making recovery, he headed home a free-kick. Elsewhere, Giannis ished outside points after moved up to 11th position Christie put the visitors back Antetokounmpo scored 26 both its riders Rajiv Sethu by lap six where top 12 in front before the break when points as the Milwaukee and Senthil Kumar riders were fighting it out he latched onto Kristoffer Ajer's Bucks breezed to their received five-spot penalty in a 1.8 second gap. defence-splitting pass. 11th consecutive victory for exceeding the track By lap eight, the Tom Rogic then made the with a 137-96 rout of the limit in the seventh round Chennai-based Sethu had game safe as his deflected Charlotte Hornets. of the FIM Asia Road overtaken two more rid- effort found the bottom corner Despite his superb per- Racing Championship, ers but a wide cornering 23 minutes from time. — AFP formance, Antetokoun- here on Sunday. on turn 12 in final lap saw mpo’s double-double Senthil rode a superb Sethu finish 13th. streak to begin the season race to finish 11th while Senthil, in his debut FIFA pleased with was halted at 19 games. Sethu was 13th but were ARRC season, came up The reigning NBA most pushed to 16th and 18th with a splendid effort on DY Patil stadium valuable player finished respectively for exceeding Sunday after crashing out just shy of the double-dou- the track limit on turn 12 of the first race on Mumbai: A team of officials ble with nine rebounds during the final lap of the Saturday and recorded from the world football govern- and shot 11 of 19 from the Asia Production 250 cc his personal best lap ing body FIFA on Sunday field. category. record of 1:54:323. inspected the DY Patil Stadium His was the longest such FIM imposed the penal- While four riders includ- at Navi Mumbai, one of the pro- streak since Bill Walton ty on five riders including ing championship con- posed venues to host Women’s recorded 34 straight in Mohd Muzakkir, who took tender Irfan Ardiansyah U-17 World Cup next year, and 1976-77. the top spot. crashed out during the expressed satisfaction at the The Eastern Conference- Astra Honda’s Lucky race, local favourite progress of preparations. leading Bucks closed Hendiransya’s seventh Mukada Sarapuech and FIFA’s Project Lead for the November 15-1 for the Tobias Harris (right) of the Philadelphia 76ers goes up for a dunk past Jeremy Lamb (left) and Justin Holiday (cen- place finish was amended Vietnam’s Cao Viet Nam Tournament, Oliver Vogt said month. tre) of the Indiana Pacers during their NBA game in Philadelphia on Saturday. Philadelphia won 119-116. — AP to 12th. Starting 16th, couldn’t finish the race he was pleased at the state of The Hornets cut the Sethu’s good start put him due to technical problems. facilities at the stadium. “The deficit to three points place Atlanta Hawks 158- who finished one point just 31 minutes and also His offense has been at 10th spot by the end of — PTI existing infrastructure is good. early in the second quar- 111. shy of his career high of had eight assists. boosted this season by the the opening lap but he What is also very important for ter but that was as close as Harden finished with 60 61. He is the fourth player to addition of guard Russell us is that we have a very expe- they would get. points to reach the mark “Hopefully when I am score 50 or more points on Westbrook in the back- rienced and operationally for the fourth time and tie done, I can be mentioned 20 occasions, trailing court. Opponents have strong team here who have HARDEN’S 60 POINTS Jordan. Only two players, in that group forever,” he Chamberlain (118), Jordan tried without success to already hosted a FIFA World HELP HOUSTON ROCKET Kobe Bryant (six) and Wilt added. (31) and Bryant (25). slow him down by double- Cup. It is human nature to want James Harden tied Chamberlain (32) have Harden made 16 of 24 The two-time reigning teaming him. to do better every time, and Michael Jordan for the more. field-goal attempts, league scoring champion Harden sat for the full that’s what we would like to do third most 60-point per- “That’s greatness right including eight of 14 from came into the game aver- fourth quarter with to make sure we can provide formances in NBA history there. Those guys are three-point range, and aging 37.7 points per game Houston up 127-73 at the the best experience,” he said. Saturday as the Houston something that I’m trying connected on 20 of 23 free- and has now scored 40 or end of three. Tournament Director of the Rockets blasted the last- to get to,” said Harden, throw attempts. He played more points eight times. — AFP LOC, Roma Khanna was happy with the preparations and said, “After a stellar Emblem Launch in the state, we are happy to be BALLON | d’ OR in Navi Mumbai, and the DY Patil Stadium. The venue is already well-versed with the Bayern Leverkusen up requirements of hosting a FIFA Rapinoe, tournament and we only need Berlin, Dec. 1: Leon some minor tweaking to Bailey scored twice as improve from 2017. — PTI Bayern Munich crashed Lionel all 2-1 at home to 10-man Bayer Leverkusen, while set to win RB Leipzig top the Bundesliga after a nerv- Paris, Dec. 1: The biggest ous 3-2 win at bottom side names in world football TYPHOON HITS Paderborn. will descend on Paris on Hansi Flick lost for the Monday for the 2019 first time in five games as Ballon d’Or ceremony, SEA GAMES IN Bayern’s interim coach with Lionel Messi and The famous JK Tyre stunt Balenos entertaining a full after Jamaica winger USA women's World Cup house at the Buddh International Circuit during the JK PHILIPPINES Bailey scored first-half superstar Megan Rapinoe Tyre Festival of Speed in Greater Noida on Sunday. goals for Leverkusen. tipped to leave with the Clark, Philippines: The Mid-table Leverkusen honours. Philippines has begun evacuat- finished with 10 men after It would be an enormous ing thousands of people, local defender Jonathan Tah shock if Rapinoe did not officials said Sunday, as a pow- saw a late red card for depart the Chatelet Vishnu triumphs erful typhoon rumbling in from fouling Philippe Theatre with the women’s the Pacific forced Southeast Coutinho. prize as she returns to the Asian Games organisers to can- Leipzig’s win over country where she was cel or reschedule some events. Paderborn allowed them the driving force on and in LGB-4 final Forecasters expect Typhoon to open a two-point lead off the field for the United Kammuri to make landfall over Borussia States as they retained AGE CORRESPONDENT The much-awaited debut Monday evening or Tuesday Moenchenglabach. their title. GREATER NOIDA, DEC. 1 of X1 Racing League saw morning, packing gusts of 170 Elsewhere, Jurgen There are 30 nominees the spectators on their toes kilometres per hour and maxi- Klinsmann started his in total for the prize, Vishnu Prasad of MSport and ace racer Narain mum sustained winds of 140 tenure as Hertha Berlin’s organised by France took the top spot in the Karthikeyan in attendance kph. The storm entered interim boss with a 1-2 Football magazine and Formula LGB-4 final, edg- after the Superbike 1000cc Philippine territory Saturday home defeat to 10-man voted for by 180 journal- ing out close friend and and 600cc finals and Asia evening, shortly before Borussia Dortmund at the Bayern Munich’s Leon Goretzka (from top left), Javi Martinez, Benjamin Pavard and ists from around the teammate Raghul Cup Road Racing. The President Rodrigo Duterte and Olympic Stadium. Robert Lewandowski react during their German league match against Bayer world. Rangasamy in the final event embedded with stunt boxing superstar Manny The visitors were ahead Leverkusen at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday. Leverkusen won 2-1. Among the names is race here on Sunday. shows by ace Gaurav Gill Pacquiao launched the Games on 10 minutes as Bailey — AP, AFP Ronaldo, as well as sever- Chennai’s Vishnu and and live performance by with a colourful opening cere- glided past Benjamin al of the stars of the Raghul were tied on 73 renowned singer Daler mony. Pavard after a brilliant Liverpool side who won points after Saturday’s two Mehendi as the stands were This year’s Games in Clark, Kevin Volland pass. the Champions League, races, but Vishnu upped packed to the hilt. The Manila and Subic, which run After Serge Gnabry, Lyon edge past Strasbourg chief among them Dutch his ante in the final race on breathtaking drift show through to December 11, are then Ivan Perisic had hit defender Virgil van Dijk. Sunday to come first. Pole and supercar and bike already particularly complex the woodwork, Thomas Paris, Dec. 1: Rudi ner as Lyon bounced back on the ball,”he added. At one point he looked sitter Ashwin (Dark Don parade with the live DJ was with a record 56 sports across Mueller equalised on 33 Garcias Lyon battled back from the midweek defeat Youssouf Fofana drilled like the favourite, but Racing) was second as a treat to watch. dozens of venues that are in minutes, but Bayern were to claim a fourth Ligue 1 at Zenit Saint Petersburg in the opening goal to put Messi already pipped him Raghul finished third. It The Gixxer Cup final also some cases hours apart by car. level for just 113 seconds win in five games with a which left them third in Strasbourg ahead mid- to FIFA’s The Best title in was the 13th title for came down to the wire with Outdoor events in Subic — on as Bailey motored past 2-1 victory at Strasbourg, their Champions League way through the first September. Messi top- Vishnu. Syed Muzammil Ali bag- the west coast of the main Javi Martinez to beat moving to sixth in the group. half, but Maxwel Cornet’s scored in La Liga last sea- It was an exciting day for ging the title, pipping Philippine island of Luzon in the Manuel Neuer. table. “We came home at 5 am fine left-footed finish five son with 36 goals. — AFP the motorsports aficiona- championship leader country’s north — were the first RB Leipzig returned to Lyon were only a point from Zenit on Thursday minutes before the break dos as five events lined up Tanay Gaikwad. to be affected by Kammuri. the top of the Bundesliga above the relegation zone so it’s normal for my play- drew the visitors level. ● for the JK Tyre Festival of Tanay, who began the “The windsurfing has been with a nervous 3-2 win at when Sylvinho was ers to have cramps,” said The 21-year-old Reine- Lionel Messi and Speed at the Buddh race from the back of the cancelled until we have a more bottom side Paderborn. sacked and replaced by Garcia. Adelaide climbed highest USA women’s World International Circuit on grid, could not manage a accurate picture of the weath- Leipzig regained top spot former Marseille coach “I love it. We were really at the back post to head Cup superstar Sunday along with the third-place finish on er,” Ramon Agregado, the after winning at Garcia last month, but tired. It’s a victory for the home his third goal of the Megan Rapinoe are debut of the X1 Racing Sunday to settle for the sec- organising committee’s head of Paderborn, capping a fine are now just two points group today. I really liked season with 15 minutes League. The day started ond position in the champi- the Subic cluster of venues, week for the club that adrift of Angers in the the self-sacrifice, the remaining. tipped to win the with JK Suzuki Gixxer Cup onship. Muzammil, who said. Some local government reached the knockout third and final togetherness. We were Third-placed Angers let biggest honours in final followed by Formula had an overnight 2-point units in central Bicol region stages of the Champions Champions League place. pretty shaken in the first a lead slip as they fell to a the world of LGB 4, the final round of lead, made sure that he hit urged people to begin leaing League for the first time Midfielder Jeff Reine- half and in the second we 1-3 loss at Patrick Vieira’s football. the Indian National rally the post ahead of Tanay to their homes. — AFP in midweek. — AFP Adelaide scored the win- were able to put our foot Nice. — AFP Championship final round. clinch the Cup. Shown door PAGE Watford sack their second manager of the season on Sunday with Quique Sanchez Flores leaving Games 16 the club bottom of the Premier League table THE ASIAN AGE MONDAY | 2 DECEMBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

ITALIAN | LEAGUE RED-HOT VAN DIJK The boys threw everything on the Virgil’s brace helps Liverpool stretch lead as Chelsea stumble pitch. It’s London, Dec. 1: sent off 14 minutes from Aaron Cresswell scored fine form continued with unbelievable how Liverpool extended their time for handling out- PREMIER LEAGUE the only goal three min- a goal either side of half- lead at the top of the side his area and utes into the second half time before Moussa much they want to Premier League to 11 Brighton reduced the THE RESULTS with a tidy finish as he Sissoko scored for the win. points with a nervy 2-1 deficit from the resulting cut inside onto his weak- first time in over two win over Brighton on free-kick through cap- Chelsea 0 er right foot. But it was years. — Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool Saturday. tain Lewis Dunk. West Ham 1 the Hammers who were manager after their Chelsea missed the But the 10 men held out (Cresswell 48) the more likely to add to ARSENAL HELD AT 2-1 EPL win over Brighton chance to go level on for another vital three the scoring as the second NORWICH points with second- points to edge closer to a Liverpool 2 period wore on with Caretaker manager placed City as Frank first league title in 30 (van Dijk 18, 24) Kepa Arrizabalaga keep- Freddie Ljungberg could SHORT TAKES Lampard’s men suffered years. Brighton 1 ing them at bay with a not end Arsenal’s long a shock 1-0 home defeat “It was unnecessary,” (Dunk 79) string of saves, while wait for a win as Pierre- by West Ham, while said Liverpool manager Michail Antonio had a Emerick Aubameyang’s Churchill ride on Tottenham’s winning Jurgen Klopp of the Tottenham 3 goal ruled out after a double only salvaged a 2- run under Jose nervy finale. “We had (Alli 21, 50, Sissoko VAR review for hand- 2 draw at struggling Mapuia’s brace Mourinho continued as unbelievable chances. 69) ball. Norwich on Sunday. Sassuolo’s Francesco Magnanelli (left) vies for the ball Goa: Churchill Brothers blanked Dele Alli scored twice in “We had the red card Bournemouth 2 Tottenham are up to The Canaries twice led with Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus in their Serie A match Punjab FC 3-0 to get their a 3-2 win over for Alisson. Adrian (H. Wilson 73, 90+6) fifth and within six through Teemu Pukki in Turin on Saturday. — AFP 13th Hero I-League season Bournemouth. comes in with cold feet points of Chelsea in the and Todd Cantwell only underway on a confident note Virgil van Dijk is hop- and cold hands but made Burnley 0 battle for a top-four fin- for Aubameyang to level, at the Fatorda Stadium here on ing to beat Lionel Messi two really good saves. Crystal Palace 2 ish as the in-form Alli first from the penalty Sunday. to the Ballon d’Or on “The boys threw every- (Zaha 45+1, Schlupp preserved Jose spot and then with a clin- Mapuia (45+1’, 81’) scored the Monday and showed he thing on the pitch. It’s 78) Mourinho’s perfect start. ical finish after the brace while Plaza (70’) added a can score goals as well as unbelievable how much The scoreline should break. But Arsenal also Ronaldo rescues goal for the winners. stop them with two tow- they want to win.” Southampton 2 have been far more con- had goalkeeper Bernd Both sides were looking to play ering headers from However, the Blues (Ings 78, Ward- vincing for Mourinho’s Leno to thank for coming to their strengths and fielded Trent Alexander-Arnold failed to replicate their Prowse 83) men, who led 3-0 with 17 away with a point as the their strongest XIs. The duo of set-piece deliveries to fine form over the past Watford 1 minutes left as German saved brilliant- a point for Juve Trinidadian Robert Primus in put Liverpool 2-0 up two months as West Ham (Sarr 24) Alli’s ly from Kenny McLean, defence and Ghanaian midfield- inside 25 minutes at won for the first time in Pukki and Emiliano Milan, Dec. 1: Cristiano er Kalif Alhassan made the Anfield. nine games to ease the Norwich 2 Buendia. Ronaldo scored from the THE RESULTS Churchill lineup and started Liverpool goalkeeper pressure on Manuel (Pukki 21, — AFP spot to rescue a 2-2 draw for Pellegrini. against their former club. Alisson Becker was then Cantwell 45+2) Juventus at home against SUNDAY Talisman and club skipper Willis Arsenal 2 Sassuolo to leave the way Juventus 2 Deon Plaza led the line, with (Aubameyang 29- open for Inter Milan to (Bonucci 20, Ronaldo Dawda Caesay behind him. Also pen, 57) claim top spot in Serie A 68-pen) making his club debut was for- later on Sunday. Sassuolo 2 mer Aizawl FC forward Leonardo Bonucci had (Boga 22, Caputo 47) Lalkhapuimawia (Mapuia). scored early for the eight- Punjab FC, on the other hand, time reigning Serie A SATURDAY went with a traditional 4-3-3 champions but Jeremie Brescia 0 formation. Anwar Ali started in Boga and Francesco Atalanta 3 the heart of defence, with for- Caputo hit back for (Pasalic 26, 60, Ilicic mer East Bengal man Sanju Sassuolo before Ronaldo’s 90+2) Pradhan in midfield. Dipanda point-saving intervention. Dicka started up front, making Juventus have a two- Genoa 0 his Punjab debut. The match point lead on top of Serie A Torino 1 kicked-off at a high tempo as but now can be overtaken (Bremer 77) both sides pressed and looking by Inter Milan, who host to pounce at the slightest of struggling SPAL. Fiorentina 0 openings. — Agencies Sassuolo claimed their Lecce 1 first ever point at Juventus (La Mantia 50) and handed Maurizio Sarri’s unbeaten champi- India to face Pak in ons their third draw of the Turati got down low to season. deny Higuain after getting SAG volleyball final The side from Emilia- his hand to send a Ronaldo Kathmandu: Defending champi- Romagna, are 12th in the free kick over the bar. ons India will face Pakistan in table. Ronaldo’s penalty pulled the summit clash of the men’s Ronaldo started up front the hosts level on 68 min- volleyball competition in the for Juventus, having utes after Filippo Romagna South Asian Games after their missed last weekend’s fouled substitute Dybala. respective wins in the semifi- league game with a slight It was the Portuguese nals here on Sunday. knee problem, with star’s fifth Serie A goal this India defeated Sri Lanka 27-25, Champions League hero season. 25-19, 21-25, 25-21 in a hard- Paulo Dybala starting on fought match while Pakistan the bench. PASALIC DOUBLE SEALS beat Bangladesh 25-15 25-21 Eighteen-year-old Stefano ATALANTA WIN 26-24 in the other semifinal. Turati made an impressive Mario Pasalic scored twice The final will be played on debut in the Sassuolo goal, to get Atalanta back to win- Tuesday. and pulled off a string of ning ways with a 3-0 India are also the defending fine saves, denying Lombardy derby victory at champions in the women’s Ronaldo, Higuain and struggling Brescia on event and they face hosts Nepal Dybala late. Saturday, as Fiorentina fell in the summit clash on Tuesday. But Juventus counter- to a third consecutive The Indian women’s team had part Gianluigi Buffon had defeat at home to promoted defeated Maldives while Nepal a difficult game in Turin as Lecce. had beaten Sri Lanka in the the 41-year-old, making Pasalic nodded in the semifinals. — PTI just his fifth start this sea- opener on 26 minutes for Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk (second from son, had a role in Caputo’s Atalanta, before grabbing right) scores against Brighton in their goal just after the break. a second after an hour with English Premier League match at Bonucci had gotten Josip Illicic firing in a late SOURABH LOSES Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday. — AP Juventus off the mark with third to end the Bergamo a long-range effort on 20 side’s four-match winless IN SYED MODI minutes. run in the league. — AFP SUMMIT CLASH SENIOR | WRESTLING Lucknow: Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma’s impressive run at the Syed Modi International Big Three drawn together tournament came to an end after he lost in straight games Bucharest, Dec. Gurpreet, Sunil win gold; to Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu 1: Reigning European Wei in the men’s singles final champions Portugal will here on Sunday. come up against World The 26-year-old Indian went Cup winners France and down 15-21, 17-21 to world no Germany in the standout team title for Railways 22 Tzu Wei in a 48-minute sum- group at Euro 2020 follow- mit clash to miss out on his ing Saturday’s draw for Jalandhar, Dec. 1: Living maiden Super 300 crown here. the tournament in up to their favourites tag, Sourabh came into the summit Bucharest, as England Asian Championship silver clash with a 1-1 head-to-head came out alongside medallists Gurpreet Singh record, having lost narrowly to Croatia. and Sunil Kumar clinched Tzu Wei at the Tong Yun Kai Neither France nor gold medals as the Tata Cup in March this year. Portugal were in Pot One Motors senior national The Indian, who was at the for the 24-team competi- wrestling championships court for 75 minutes during his tion being held in 12 cities concluded here on Sunday semifinal win over Korea’s Heo across Europe, making with competition in Kwang Hee on Friday, couldn’t them the dangerous Greco Roman style. produce his best in the final as teams to avoid for the top Punjab’s Gurpreet Tzu Wei claimed his first title in seeds. overcame two-time junior three years. world championships The duo engaged in long rallies EURO 2020 medallist Sajan Bhanwal, with Sourabh trailing 1-3 initial- Group A: Turkey, Italy, representing Services, 3-1 ly but the Indian soon managed Wales, Switzerland. in the 77kg category, to lift to make it 4-3 in his favour. his fourth national title. Sourabh waited for errors from Group B: Denmark, Coaches from Group F teams — Portugal’s Fernando Santos (from left), Germany’s Sunil also managed an his opponents and punished Finland, Belgium, Joachim Loew and France’s Didier Deschamps — pose with the trophy during the easy win over Punjab’s Prabhal. The Railway’s any weak returns to grab a 7-4 Russia. Euro 2020 football competition final draw in Bucharest on Saturday. — AFP advantage. Tzu Wei then tried grappler used all his expe- to play closer to the net and it Group C: Netherlands, In the event, they came side who claimed the title qualify. rience to crush the Punjab worked as he not only drew Ukraine, Austria, out together in an incred- for the first time. England faced the Czech wrestler 5-1 in the 87kg parity at 8-8 but lead 10-8. ibly tough Group F along- Meanwhile, England Republic in qualifying, final. Gurpreet Singh (left) defeated Sajan Bhanwal to win the Georgia/ North gold at the Senior Nationals in the 77kg category. Sourabh grabbed two points Macedonia/Kosovo/Be side Germany, who will were drawn with Croatia winning 5-0 at Wembley In the 55kg category, before finding the net as Tzu larus. play group games at home and the Czech Republic in but suffering their only Arjun, representing Wei held a slender 11-10 lead at in Munich. That is where Group ‘D’, with Gareth defeat of the campaign in Services, won against Ajay top with 210 points ahead of will be led by Olympic the break. The Taiwanese shut- Group D: England, Joachim Loew’s team will Southgate’s team to play Prague, where they went by technical superiority. Services (170 points) and medallist, Sakshi Malik, tler dominated the proceedings Croatia, Czech face France in their first home group games at down 2-1 in October. Enjoying the home sup- Jharkhand (109 points). and U-23 World after the interval and opened Republic, Scotland/ match on June 16. Wembley, which will also England will kick off at port, Punjab’s Harpreet Championship silver up a 18-13 lead after the Indian Norway/Serbia/Israel. Group ‘F’ will be com- be the venue for the semi- home to Croatia on June Singh, the Asian Games sil- SAKSHI, RAVINDER medallist, Ravinder. went long. Tzu Wei eventually pleted by one of the win- finals and final. 14 in a repeat of the 2018 ver medallist, defeated TO LEAD INDIAN “The players have been sealed the opening game after Group E: Spain, ners of the play-offs to be That section will be World Cup semi-final, Rajbir Chhikara of CONTINGENT AT SAG chosen after an extremely the Indian made a judgement Sweden, Poland, played next March, leav- completed by the team to which was won by the Railways 4-1 in the 82 kg Meanwhile, as announced tough competition from the error at the backline. Bosnia-Herzegovina/ ing open several possibili- emerge victorious from Croatians. category final. earlier, the Wrestling National platform and I am In the second game, Sourabh Slovakia, Ireland/ ties including Hungary, Path C in the play-offs, However, should Hardeep Singh, who was Federation of India includ- confident that the players struggled with the length and Northern Ireland. who will play at home in between Serbia, Norway, England win their group the first Greco-Roman ed gold medallists at the will maintain the suprema- lagged 0-5 at the start. A Budapest should they Israel and Scotland. The they will have to play the wrestler to qualify for the Nationals in the country’s cy and defend their 2016 superb backhand shot gave him Group F: Germany, make it. France beat latter have the added runners-up from Group F, Olympics, received a squad for the South Asian titles in both the men and a point but Tzu Wei put a lot of France, Portugal, Germany in the semi- incentive of knowing setting up a possible clash walkover against Ravi Games, starting from women’s category,” said power in his smashes to make Iceland/Bulgaria/Hung finals of Euro 2016 on they will play home with Germany, France or Rathi of Railways in 97kg December in Nepal. WFI President Brij life difficult for the Indian. ary/Romania. home soil, before losing games in Glasgow in the Portugal in the last 16. final. The seven-member men’s Bhushan Sharan Singh. — PTI in the final to a Portugal group stage should they — AFP Railways finished on the and women’s contingent — PTI