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FIRST COLUMN At Srinagar’s Sharika Devi temple After Amazon, Walmart’s Govt wants to suppress our Flipkart challenges India voices, say Haryana farmers ‘Pandits were driven out, but those who antitrust probe who were held during protest stayed, survived thanks to Muslims’ New Delhi, Agency. antitrust investigation ordered against the company in Srinagar, Agency. Walmart’s Flipkart has filed a legal challenge against an a similar petition by its rival Amazon.com Inc. The Overlooking Srinagar is Hari Parbat, a hill India,Competition a court Commission filing seen by of Reuters India showed,(CCI) in followingJanuary home to a fort, a temple, a gurdwara and ordered a probe into alleged violations of competition a dargah. The temple here is dedicated to law and certain discounting practices by the two Jagdamba Sharika Bhagwati, considered Panchkula, Agency. “The government e-commerce giants, but a state court put the investigation wants to suppress our voices”, said protesting the presiding deity of Srinagar. Rolled-up on hold last week following a challenge by Amazon. farmers, who were picked up merely 1 kilometer from where they started their stairs leading up to the temple. A CRPF is aggreived by the CCI’s probe order, a person familiar march on Thursday. The protestors had concertinajawan proffers wires a register, lie on the where long one flight must of Flipkart’s legal filing was aimed at signalling the company gathered to protest against the Haryana note down their name and phone number government, alleging a ‘crop procurement before entering the temple. Inside, on the with the matter said. The filing comes days ahead of U.S. afternoon of February 16, around 10-15 President Donald Trump’s visit to India, and amid U.S. into the matter. The farmers who had people are busy with kirtan. It is a few days before Shivratri, and the temple scam’planned and to seeking set out fromprobe Nada by senior Sahib officials gurdwara in Panchkula to the Vidhaan Sabha session, is gearing up for the festival. “Had you Pandits will always feel that here. Also, were never vandalised. Muslims living were attacked by the Panchkula police, come here this time of the year in the the horrors of the 90s can’t be forgotten,” around made sure the evil forces never as soon as they started marching. Water 1980s, you wouldn’t have space for one says Kumar. “Oh, the things I could tell got to them. Even today, Muslim families cannons were shot at them and according sesame seed on the ground, so crowded you about the 90s!” says Koul. “Till late have keys to temples. They have them to a police inspector, at least 100 protestors would the courtyard have been. Had 1980s, everyone lived in harmony. And cleaned and swept, they maintain them.” were put into several buses and sent to three you come in the early 90s, you wouldn’t then suddenly, we had little children on Kumar smiles. “Individually, Kashmiri different police stations including Sector 20, have found anyone,” says Virendra Koul, the streets chanting slogans of a Muslim Muslims are lovely people. They will lay Sector 14 and Chandimandir. Rakesh Kumar a retired government employee. And empire. I have heard with my own ears, down their life for you. But in a mob, Bains, one of the protestors, who hails from today? “Oh, things are better. You see this announcements from mosques saying something happens to them. They start concerns about India’s tightening of foreign investment Yamunanagar said, “The number of farmer gathering in the temple. We aren’t fearful Kashmir would have Muslim rule. People behaving and even thinking differently. suicides in the country and state has been of living our normal lives anymore. They get so paranoid. Now that Article in southern Bengaluru city, which is not public, Flipkart increasing everyday. According to the 2018 Over the years, a few pandits have come worth crores. Then, as the Hindus left, I 370 is gone, they think Hindus from rulesargues for the the CCI ecommerce ordered its sector. probe In without its Feb. initial 18 court evidence filing NCRB report, 10349 farmers have committed back, some because of the government’s fledwatched leaving Kashmir behind change. homes, You propertiesmust have outside will occupy Kashmir and turn it that the company’s practices were harming competition. suicide in the country. There are many rehabilitation package, some because spotted beef shops on your way here, into Syria. An unnatural fear has been Flipkart said the CCI order was “perverse (and) passed reasons behind this, the main being that the situation improved,” says Koul. but earlier, beef was never sold openly. created in their minds, for years.” “Mob without any application of mind”. “Such an order exposes farmers are not getting the right price for “You see this tika on Koulji’s head? He There is a mosque every few kilometers mentality, I guess,” says Koul. “But I don’t responsible corporate entities … to the rigors of an their crops in mandis. Even the money given has just come from Old Town (considered now. This temple, and the others you see think the worst days will ever come back. intrusive investigation prejudicially affecting not only by the government is robbed in a planned among the more disturbed areas of the open, survived because of the Armed That unmaad (frenzy) is gone. its credibility and reputation, but also its commercial manner.” Talking about the alleged scam, he city) sporting this. No one bothered him. Forces. We got used to praying in the The Kashmiri Musalman is at heart a prospects,” said Flipkart, urging the court to quash the said, “The crop procurement scam in Haryana There’s no hostility. Times have changed shadow of guns.” Then his voice softens. gentleman. Even when a cock dies, they probe. A spokesman for Flipkart did not comment on is going on in the current season 2019-20. dramatically from the 90s, though it’s “But you know what, there is another, give it a proper burial.”“The Kashmiri still not a fairy tale,” Sushil Kumar, a undeniable truth the Hindus who blood is gentle. We Hindus too don’t want matter”. The case is likely to be heard next week. The the Haryana government has shown a crop government employee, joins in. stayed back survived because of their revenge. We just want to get on with our theCCI did contents not respond of the filing,to a request saying for it wascomment. a “procedural Amazon Kumar came back to Kashmir last year Ingrowth an RTI of filed 70 quintals by us, it per was acre revealed which that is not Muslim neighbours. When a Hindu died, lives,” says Kumar. “The rest of India tries and Flipkart have faced criticism from Indian retailers possible at any cost. under the rehabilitation package, Koul Muslims made all efforts to arrange his to oversimplify our story depending which accuse them of violating local laws by racking up never left. They both live in Barbarshah funeral, often at personal risk.” Kumar on the narrative they want to sell. Few billions of dollars of losses to fund deep discounts and Watgunge, where Colonel area of Srinagar. “See, a minority is always breaks in: “Also, if you notice, there are actually understand Kashmiris.”There is discriminating against small sellers. The companies deny many temples locked up today because a general murmur of agreement about the allegations. The antitrust probe was ordered after Henry Watson built a dock NCR for years. Muslims are a minority there aren’t enough Hindus to pray in the innate excellence of Kashmiris, a New Delhi-based trader group complained that the athere, minority. don’t I livedthey infeel Uttar insecure? Pradesh andWe them. But they lie undisturbed. They Hindu or Musalman. e-commerce giants were promoting select sellers and in and a fortune opensearch turn hurting business for other smaller players. Waris Pathan on ’15 crore can ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogan: Amulya Leona remanded outweigh 100 statement in 14-day custody after sedition charges New Delhi, Agency. Bengaluru, Agency. Kolkata, Agency. A stone’s throw from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Student activist Amulya Leona, who was booked the expansive greens of the Royal Calcutta (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan has under sedition for allegedly raising “Pakistan Turf Club in the Hastings area of Kolkata, is Zindabad” slogan during a rally in Bengaluru, has the neighbourhood of Watgunge, a contrast crore can outweigh the 100” remark been remanded in 14-day judicial custody. Leona, a in every possible way from its upmarket issuedhas been a quoted clarification “out of saying context” his and “15 student of a south Bengaluru college, had chanted neighbour that demands some of the highest that neither he nor his party supports the slogan at a protest against the Citizenship real estate prices in the city. Watgunge, anything that “creates a divide between (Amendment) Act (CAA) attended by AIMIM chief aage bhej diya…abhi toh sirf sherniya bordered by the Hooghly river on one side, people.” A video of the remark made and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi. Amulya asked bahar nikli hain aur tumhare paseene the Tolly Canal and the neighbourhood of during an anti-CAA rally in Karnataka’s people to shout with her “Pakistan Zindabad” thrice chhoot gaye, samajh lo agar hum log saath Khidderpore on the other, is one of the city’s Kalaburagi region on February 15 went after the organisers of the event under the banner mein aa gaye toh kya hoga, 15 crore hain oldest areas. The evolution of Watgunge is viral yesterday. of “Save Constitution” invited her to address the lekin 100 ke upar bhari hain, yaad rakh similar to that of Khidderpore. Because of In a media statement, Pathan wrote, lena yeh baat (We have to take freedom, the proximity of both neighbourhoods to the “I am a proud Indian and respect the present on the stage, rushed to snatch the mike from the police investigate the matter seriously, news and when you don’t get something by waters of the Hooghly and the dockyards, plurality of this country. But yes, I am her and was joined by others who tried to stop her. asking for it, you have to snatch it… gathering. A baffled AIMIM chief Owaisi, who was the British decided to build on its shores angry just like many other Indians, Later, the police stepped in and removed her from the state BJP unit said: “Anti-CAA activist Amulya they said we put the women in front… close to 250 years ago. But they couldn’t who believe in the Constitution of this the dais. agencyLeona shoutsPTI reported. Pakistan On Zindabad its Twitter in official the presence handle, only the tigresses came out and you be more different. While Khidderpore is country, the sheer neglect by the Govt in Owaisi who later addressed the rally distanced of AIMIM Chief at Bengaluru. Truth is that protests have started sweating…imagine what distinct for having somehow withstood addressing the issues concerning CAA/ his party from the remarks. “My dear friends and against CAA are a joint venture between Pakistan would happen if all of us came along… rapid modern construction seen elsewhere NRC and NPA against which people have elders, we have no connection with the words & Anti-National Forces led by @INCIndia. Those we are 15 crore but weigh heavy on 100 in the city, primarily due to the vast swathes been protesting across the country in a uttered here. We have no connection with this who support Pakistan should go there forever.” The crore).” In the statement, Pathan also of land under the control of the Kolkata democratic way.” Addressing the crowd neither me nor my party have any connection to state Congress unit, too, condemned the incident added that the remark has been quoted Port Trust, Watgunge has not been similarly in Kalaburagi, Pathan purportedly said, this. As long as we are alive we will shout the slogan on social media and called for legal action. Former “out of context” by the media. “I hereby fortunate. Today, the neighbourhood is a “…Ikattha hoke chalna padega, azadi leni of Bharat Zindabad. We have no connection with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Amulya needs to wish to reiterate that I can never say densely-packed area, with chaotic bylanes padegi aur jo cheez mangne se nahin Pakistan and will never have.” JD(S) corporator be “taught a lesson.” “The act of supporting Pakistan anything intentionally or unintentionally and crumbling mansions, best navigated on milti, usko chhin ke lena padega yeh bhi Imran Pasha claimed Amulya was planted by some through slogans shall be condemned. Police have to that hurts the sentiments of any caste, foot, but it was not always like that. yaad rakhna…humko bola ma-behno ko rival group to disrupt the event. The woman, he said, conduct investigation & teach Amulya a lesson,” he community or gender. wrote on Twitter. 4-year-old raped in Panchkula: was not in the list of speakers and demanded that Admin yet to conduct checks Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is scheduled to address the meeting on school buses HC allows Bhim Army to hold meeting at ground near RSS HQ New Delhi, Agency. The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on n The petition, filed by Bhim Army Friday allowed the Bhim Army to hold a meeting Nagpur district chief Praful of its workers at Reshimbagh Ground here on Shende through his lawyer Panchkula, Agency. It has been six days February 22, but imposed certain conditions. since the driver of a school bus was A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Firdos Mirza, said the outfit had arrested for allegedly raping a four- Madhav Jamdar said the petition of the Dalit got permission from the CP and year-old girl inside the vehicle, but the Panchkula police and administration is allowed with conditions. Bhim Army chief Berar Education Society are dragging their feet when it comes to outfit,Chandrashekhar seeking permissionAzad is scheduled for the to conclave, address give an undertaking on the above conditions,” the conducting drives to check and penalise the meeting. On Tuesday, the HC had issued court said in its operative order on Friday. Any school buses found violating norms, notices to the Maharashtra government and the violation of the conditions will invite criminal claiming they have a busy schedule owing Nagpur police commissioner on the petition action and contempt of court proceeding, the to Haryana Chief Minister Mahohar Lal bench warned. The police department, in its The sprawling ground is close to the filedheadquarters by a Bhim ofArmy the functionary. Rashtriya Swayamsevak the organisation is seeking permission to stage Sangh (RSS) and the Kotwali police had earlier Khattar’sand none visit.Whileon Wednesday, the Panchkula the Mohali traffic affidavita protest filed against in the the court Citizen on Thursday,(Amendment) said policeadministration issued only issued five 177challans challans on Tuesday on denied permission for the gathering, citing law Act and the National Register of citizens at a Monday and Tuesday. The Chandigarh and order issues. After denial of permission, location which is near the RSS headquarters. administration has also been carrying the Dalit group moved the high court here. The “The organisation of the petitioner holds an inspections of schools and school buses Kotwali police station, under whose jurisdiction its workers’ meeting. “Permission grantedwith ideology which is different, contrary and diverse chief Praful Shende through his lawyer Firdos the ground falls, denied permission for the meet, conditions. It will be a workers’ meet only. It to the ideology being professed by the RSS,” the State Transport Authority. Panchkula petition, filed by Bhim Army Nagpur district citing law and order issues, the petition said. shall not be converted into a demonstration withdistrict, a joint with team over of a traffic100 schools police including and the CP and Berar Education Society, which The plea sought direction from the HC to the of law and order situation being created at the controls the Nagpur Improvement Trusted- government and private, has several school Mirza, said the outfit had got permission from state government and the police commissioner speeches and the atmosphere should be affidavitcentre of said. the Inprotest such acannot scenario, be ruledthe possibility out, the buses operating under it. owned ground, for the meeting. However, the to grant permission to the Bhim Army to hold orpeaceful.Besides, protest. “There Chandrashekhar should be no inflammatoryAzad should police said. New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 | INTERNATIONAL | | English Daily Open Search | 5 FIRST COLUMN Iran votes in parliament elections that favours conservatives President declares the Tehran, Agency. liners could favor expanding the budget for winner of the Democratic the Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has debate: Donald Trump Iranians were voting for a new parliament been sanctioned by the U.S. It could also tilt Friday, with turnout seen as a key measure public policy debates toward hard-liners of support for Iran’s leadership as sanctions who are opposed to engagement with the weigh on the economy and isolate the U.S. Current parliament speaker Ali Larijani decided to step down after 11 years and is of some 9,000 potential candidates, most not running for reelection. countryof them diplomatically.reformists and The moderates, disqualification raised Mohammad Baqher Qalibaf, the former the possibility of lower-than-usual turnout. mayor of Tehran who is also the former Iran’s leadership and state media urged head of the Revolutionary Guard air force, is voter participation, with some framing it as a Flying to Las Vegas from seen as one of the front-runners to succeed Las Vegas, Agency. religious duty. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Larijani. The current parliament, elected in Phoenix on Wednesday night on Air Force Khamenei cast his ballot at a mosque near One, President Donald Trump was glued to 2016, had more than 100 reformists and moderates, with the rest of the chamber the Democratic presidential primary debate. and urged Iranians to the polls. “Anyone who He liked what he saw, and on Thursday split between independents and hard- hiscares Tehran about office, Iran’s shortly national after interests polls openedshould liners. Some 90 current lawmakers were morning, as strategists and pundits sifted participate in the election,“ he said. strike led to a tense confrontation in which protests in November. International human through the aftermath, the president tweeted Iranian forces accidentally shot down a rights groups say at least 300 people were also barred from running in Friday’s Earlier in the week, Khamenei said high election. Nearly 58 million Iranians, out of out his conclusion. “‘The real winner last voter turnout will thwart “plots and plans” Ukrainian passenger plane after it took off killed in the protests. The parliament in night was Donald Trump,’” Trump wrote from Tehran, killing all 176 people on board. Iran does not have power to dictate major a population of more than 80 million, are by Americans and supporters of Israel eligible to vote. Every Iranian above the on Twitter, quoting Michael Bloomberg’s against Iran. “Enemies want to see what the Most of those killed were Iranian. The shoot- policies, but it does debate the annual remarks to a group of supporters. “Mini budget and the possible impeachment of age of 18 can vote. Turnout has been over results of the U.S. maximum pressure are,” he 50% in previous parliamentary elections. In Mike Bloomberg. I agree!” Though a said, referring to U.S. sanctions and pressure conceal the cause of the crash sparked ministers. Power in Iran ultimately rests spate of recent polls show the president down,public andanger attempts and protests by officials in toIran. initially The 2016, it was nearly 62%. The polls opened from Washington that have strangled at 8 a.m. (0430 GMT) and close at 6 p.m. faring badly against possible Democratic Iran’s ability to sell its oil abroad, forcing election is being held at a time of growing matters. Also looming over the election is opponents, including Bloomberg and Sen. economic hardship. Iranians have seen the withthe threat Khamenei, of the who new has coronavirus, final say on allwhich key (1430 GMT), though polling stations have its economy into recession. Around 7,000 in the past stayed open late into the night Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Trump and his candidates are running in 208 constituencies advisers say the contentious debate left unemployment rise and the local currency to give people more time to cast their vote. for the 290-seat chamber. Tensions with Friday is a day of rest in Iran, as is the case them feeling bullish about the president’s the United States could strengthen hard- priceplummet of basic since goods President skyrocket, Donald inflation Trump and haswho beendied in confirmed the city of in Qom. five peopleConcerns in over Iran reelection prospects, especially with the withdrew the U.S. from Iran’s nuclear thisthe spread week, of including the virus, two which elderly originated citizens in across most Muslim countries. Initial results liners by reinforcing long-held distrust are expected to be announced on Saturday. impeachment phase of his presidency behind of the West. The crisis with Washington agreement with world powers and imposed central China, prompted authorities in Iran him. And at an event Thursday morning, sanctions. The economic woes faced by to close all schools and Shiite seminaries Presidential elections are expected to take spiked after a U.S. airstrike in January killed place in 2021. Trump seemed to marvel that impeachment Iran’s top general, Qassem Soleimani. The ordinary Iranians fueled anti-government in Qom. A parliament stacked with hard- had happened at all. “I didn’t do anything wrong and they impeached me a few weeks ago,” he told a group of people at a criminal justice overhaul event in Las Vegas. “I said: Controversial church at center of Elizabeth Warren ‘crushed’ the ‘What happened? What did I do?’ The good news, my numbers went through the roof.” Democratic debate. But is it too late? As he continued his four-day West Coast coronavirus outbreak in South Korea swing, Trump was preparing for his second Las Vegas , Agency. “Keep America Great” rally in two nights Seoul, Agency. 1984 by Lee Man-hee, who has been this one in Colorado Springs, where he was accused by other Christian groups A church whose leader claims he is an as a false prophet or a cult leader. of the largest television audience in Democratic debate history, she expected to try to bolster the fortunes of angel of Jesus has become the biggest Sen. Cory Gardner, a vulnerable Republican The church describes Lee as “the Hours before Sen. Elizabeth Warren would take the stage in front cluster of viral infections in South Promised Pastor,” an attendant of Jesus up for reelection in a state that is trending Korea, where a surge in new cases increasingly liberal. Democrats have pointed sent to testify what he claims are the was holed up in a Bellagio hotel suite outfitted with six podiums for raises fears that the outbreak is getting herand, final eventually, practice a session.throat spray Her voice from was a supporter hoarse from who a was cold an that opera had out that the president’s track record on out of control. A total of 110 cases of the lending support to embattled candidates of Revelation. “Shincheonji followers leftsinger. her Butteam those scrambling worries to mostlyfind a solution: melted away“elm bark” as she lozenges, landed teasline fulfilledbelieve Lee prophecies Man-hee fromis immortal the Book and after line that would, a few hours later, help invigorate a stagnated is mixed at best. But Trump is practiced at death, have been found in the southeast trying to turn any anti-Trump words spoken has an eternal life,” said Ji-il Tark at candidacy. When that last dress rehearsal had wrapped, Warren’s newcity ofvirus, Daegju including and nearby the country’s areas since first by Democrats against them, as he did when have been quarantined at their homes Busan Presbyterian University in Wednesday. Of those, about 70% have South Korea. “To propagate their belief, he paid particular attention to remarks that been linked to a Daegu branch of the while authorities screen them for the Bloomberg delivered to supporters Thursday virus. Health authorities are also trying they often approach their relatives Shincheonji Church of Jesus, where and acquaintances or sneak to other morning at an event in Salt Lake City. “Look, two recent services were attended by a to monitor thousands of others. The the real winner in the debate last night was Shincheonji church blamed the woman churches without telling them they are Shincheonji members.” Tark Donald Trump because I worry that we may South Korea has a total of 156 cases for the spread of the disease, saying be on the way to nominating somebody who it has been advising followers since said Shincheonji followers are likely previouslyof the virus, confirmed which causes patient. COVID-19 more vulnerable to virus infections cannot win in November,” Bloomberg said. disease. Little is known about the late January to stay home if they had “If we choose a candidate who appeals to a traveled overseas or were experiencing as they often sit very closely on the small base, like Sen. Sanders, it will be a fatal even mild cold-like symptoms. Church in her early 60s had no recent record attending church-related gatherings error.” Donald Trump Jr., the president’s of overseas travel and was diagnosed “patient zero“ except that the woman floor“isn’t duringan option, services. but a At requirement,” Shincheonji, eldest son and a campaign surrogate who with pneumonia last weekend. she was having the common cold. watched the debate aboard Air Force One officialsShincheonji, said which the womanclaims assumed200,000 he said. The church said in a statement She had initially resisted doctors’ it was fully cooperating with with his father, said that Bloomberg’s recommendations to get tested for the followers in South Korea, said it closed performance amounted to a “great night” all of its 74 churches around the nation government quarantine efforts and virus, according to the Korea Centers for accused mainstream church groups for his father. “Bloomberg was the victim Disease Control and Prevention. Some and told members to instead watch of a political homicide and was clearly not its services on YouTube. Shincheonji, of spreading false claims, such as that 1,000 Shincheonji church followers it initially instructed followers to keep across the Las Vegas Strip to the debate stage at the Paris Hotel that prepared for the onslaught coming his way who attended Sunday services with her which opensearchtranslates as “new heaven at the debate,” Trump Jr. said in remarks and new earth,” was established in silent about the illness. advisersevening. applauded“So I’d like her to talk out ofabout the room. who we’re She carried running that against,” confidence she relayed through a spokesman. would say in the opening minutes of the debate Wednesday night, “a billionaire who calls women ‘fat broads’ and ‘horse-faced lesbians.’ ‘How bad were Academy Awards And no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about US intelligence told Passenger train partly Mayor Bloomberg.” It was a blunt, lacerating and striking reversal lawmakers of Russian bid this year?’: Trump attacks Oscars for a candidate who had been studiously hands-off in her rhetoric for giving best movie to ‘Parasite’ about most of her rivals for the past year. And her attacks were not to boost Trump re-election derails in Australia, killing 2 limited just to Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former New York City mayor, as she drew sharp contrasts with her other rivals with Washington, Agency. Intelligence

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Wind.” “Parasite,” a dark social satire about the of national intelligence, for allowing almost $1 million before she stepped off the stage and more than gap between rich and poor in modern Seoul, it to take place, people familiar with Several cars on a passenger train derailed in southeastern Australia, $5 million in less than 20 hours shattering her past record for a the exchange said. Trump cited the killing two operators and injuring 12 other people, police said. The 24-hour period and more than tripling her single biggest day in all train was heading from Sydney to Melbourne late Thursday when of 2019. Even advisers to Warren’s rivals had to acknowledge her also won three other Oscars best director and Adam B. Schiff, D-Calif., who led the part of it came off the tracks in Victoria state near Wallan. The two earlier this month became the first non-English- success in the hours after the debate. “Good performance,” said Jeff languageoriginal screenplay film to take for Hollywood’s Bong Joon Hotop and prize. best It presenceimpeachment in the proceedings briefing of Rep.against dead were the pilot and driver of the train, which was carrying 160 Weaver, a top adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders. “Good for her.” And him, as a particular irritant. During passengers and crew. Twelve people were taken to hospitals, with while Warren’s opening lines had been carefully rehearsed, the 11 of them described as having minor injuries. The engine and Academy Awards this year?” asked Trump at the most searing exchange of the night was improvised, according to rally in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Imitating Committee, Trump’s allies challenged international feature film. “How bad were the her aides. Warren pressed Bloomberg about the nondisclosure an Academy Awards presenter, he said: “And the conclusions, arguing that he had leaning off the wrecked tracks. The cause of the derailment is not agreements that female former employees at his companies had the briefing to the House Intelligence the winner is a movie from South Korea. “What been tough on Russia and strengthened the first carriage tipped onto their sides while four cars were left the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough European security. Some intelligence the former mayor into perhaps his worst moments onstage. He problems with South Korea, with trade. 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Bureau and WorkSafe are to handle the investigation. earlier with 75,000 votes already cast, and for Warren in general. that won the best-picture Oscar 80 years ago. referring to the film about the Civil War-era South Democratic candidates set a TV ratings The Dalai Lama: 10 facts about record at Las Vegas debate Paris, Agency. Tibet’s spiritual leader The Democratic presidential candidates smashed a ratings record on Wednesday night, drawing a combined audience of New Delhi, Agency. 19.7 million to the latest primary debate, reading Buddhist texts, before holding audiences Nielsen said on Thursday. Shown on NBC Tibetans mark the 80th anniversary of the ain traditional the afternoon. barley He flour,retires he by spends 7pm. Histhe interestsmorning and MSNBC from the Paris Theater in Las enthronement of their spiritual leader, the Dalai include cosmology, neurobiology, quantum Vegas, the broadcast was the most watched and the Golden Globes (18.3 million on Lama, on Saturday. Ahead of the celebrations, physics and psychology, he told Reuters in an in the history of Democratic presidential NBC). The Wednesday debate may have here are ten facts about Tibet’s spiritual leader: primary debates. It beat the previous generated interest thanks to the addition Born in 1935 as Lhamo Thondup, the current of honorary doctorates and awards for his record-holder from June 2019, when 18.1 of a newcomer: Michael Bloomberg, the Dalai Lama was proclaimed as the reincarnation interviewleadership last of theyear. Tibetan He has community, been granted including dozens million viewers tuned in to NBC, MSNBC former New York City mayor who has of his predecessor at the age of two, when he is and Telemundo for the second Democratic spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Dalai Lama has said the decision whether to debate of the current election cycle. television commercials and online ads After a three-month journey from his home theretain Nobel the Peacerole after Prize his in death 1989. will The be fourteenth made by Before the Wednesday debate, since entering the race in November. village he was enthroned on Feb. 22, 1940, at a said to have identified several of his possessions. the Tibetan people, not the Chinese government, viewers’ interest in the Democratic Bloomberg is not on the ballot for the ceremony in Lhasa, capital of the autonomous which claims the right to choose his successor. matchups had seemed to level off. next contest Saturday’s Nevada caucus Tibet region that is now part of China. China of being a dangerous separatist, and said any “If the majority of (Tibetan people) really want Since October, an average of roughly but rival television executives signaled invaded Tibet in 1950. The teenage Dalai Lama flightattempt from to meet Tibet, him China is a “major has accused offence”. the In leader2012, to keep this institution, then this institution will 6 to 8 million people tuned in for the before Wednesday’s debate that viewer assumed a political role shortly after, travelling Beijing cancelled a planned visit by then-British remain,” he told Reuters. Despite his veneration interest would be stoked by the prospect to Beijing to meet Mao Zedong and other Chinese Prime Minister David Cameron after he hosted by Tibetans – and mistrust from China – the Dalai Nielsen ratings. For some context: Last of watching the billionaire mix it up with leaders. After a failed Tibetan uprising against the Dalai Lama in London. The Dalai Lama Lama says he spends most of his time on spiritual lastnight’s five viewership contests, totals according across to the wakes at 3am and meditates for several hours, activities, not political affairs. “I always consider two networks outperformed two other seemed sluggish as he tried to fend off 1959. He went into exile in the northern hill town myself as a simple Buddhist monk,” he said on his live prime-time events, the Grammy fivefrequent Democratic attacks from hopefuls. his competitors, Bloomberg of Dharamshala, where he still lives. Since his Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama fled to India in early website. After a breakfast of porridge and tsampa, Awards (18.7 million viewers on CBS) according to a sample of his diary on his official official website. “I feel that is the real me.” most notably by Sen. Elizabeth Warren. 6 | English Daily Open Search | SPORTS | New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 Haryana Hurricane: Shafali Verma ready to take T20 World Cup by storm New Delhi, Agency. on to become the player of the tournament. It has seamlessly into the character. He is now the tough-to-please coach who jumped from regional papers to national dailies to social instilled fearlessness in his daughter. Like many from the In a span of two months, Sanjeev Verma lost his entire life’s media to the storyboard of Star Sport’s T20 World Cup region, he is blunt. The only sugarcoating that’s done around savings of Rs 7.5 lakh, that he had kept aside for his children’s promotional campaign. The broadcasters seem to have got here is by the halvais. That’s how they are, they don’t believe cricketing careers, and his wife’s 50 grams gold jewellery to their star-spotting perfect. Even before the World Cup starts, in pretence. “Maine bola tha Shafali ko, seedha hi hisaab hai, a conman. It was in 2016 that Verma got fooled by a swindler Shafali has inadvertently generated viral contests – gold dust agar naam wale ko peet degi toh tera hi naam ho jaayega. Aur for those tasked with talking up potential brands. First was frames with the Prime Minister, promised the struggling maarna badi baat hai.” (I told Shafali, it is very simple. If you small-time goldsmith a permanent job at an airport, made who called himself a RAW official, flaunted photo-shopped model and someone whose record she broke by becoming wohsmash toh a numberreputed onebowler bowler you hai will world make ki, a uskoname ‘seven for yourself. five’ ka unending demands of cash and then disappeared with the whenIndia’s she youngest managed international a selfie with half-centurion Sachin Tendulkar at 15 at theher team role And she hit the world’s No.1 bowler for a 75-metre six). loot. “I still remember all I was left with was Rs 280 in my hotel in Sydney. Sanjeev smiles as he narrates the Tendulkar wallet. I didn’t have anything else,” says the strongly-built story exactly the way Shafali relayed it to him from Australia. proud 43-year-old, who looks away as his eyes well up. It starts with Shafali sitting in the hotel lobby and team coach One asks: “What’s seven five?” One of the coaches replies: Sanjeev was broke but all wasn’t lost. No cunning, deception WV Raman telling her that Sachin is at the reception. Shafali “Seventy-fivethe father-daughter metres game-plan. ka chhakka, For he the means.” uninitiated, Schutt’s Perry more is or adversity could steal the Verma household’s priceless runs, mumbles a few incoherent words and places herself famousthe world’s new-ball only double partner World Ellyse Cupper Perry she too has had represented figured in jewel the in-born sporting talent in the family’s middle child, next to Tendulkar to get a frame for posterity. “She told me Australia in both cricket and football at the highest level. She teenaged batting prodigy Shafali. on phone, ‘Papa, Sachin sir bole, arey udhar light mein chalo, is also an Ashes legend. After Shafali got out to Perry in the At 15, she is the most exciting batter in the Indian team at wahan achha photo aayega‘,” (Sachin sir said if we move closer the T20 World Cup starting in Australia on Friday. It’s been to the light, the photo will come out better) chirps the father. from her father. “I said ‘are you mad? How come you got more than three years since Sanjeev went bust. He’s now twice as old as her is overwhelming. She smiles from the poster on the wall overlooking the main road that connects “She also said, ‘Papa, maine to dekha hi nahin Yuvraj Singh firstbowled. game You of should the tri-series have followed against theAustralia, ball closely.’ she got Next a yelling game healed, his savings account relatively replenished. Penury is bhi udhar the, Raman Sir ne bola arey udhar bhi dekh le‘.” against Australia, she hit four boundaries in one Perry over. now an early chapter of yet another Haryanvi sporting tale to the Delhi highway. She’s also on the iron main gate that opens towards the narrow approach lane. The reception (Yuvraj was also there but I didn’t see him. Raman (WV) said I had told her ‘sahi kiya, yeh Perry poori aave na toh unko from the ‘hamari chhoriyan chhoro se kam nahin‘ genre. look there also) This was a few days after she had hit Aussie tod diyo‘.” (You did right, whenever you face the likes of Perry, One has heard this story before, watched it on the silver resembles a gallery hosting Shafali’s photo exhibition. Just before Sanjeev, a club cricketer from his youth, settles for pacer Megan Schutt for a six. Her stroke kept playing on loop just smash them) If Shafali makes it big, scriptwriters are screen, and knows the end but still these unique father- on social media. As if playing hopscotch in the lane of her going to have it easy. Her father speaks in punchlines.We are daughter journeys remain endearing and keep tugging at a round of steaming milky tea and three types of namkeen, the academy owner and one of Haryana’s long-time coaches Rohtak home, Shafali had stepped down the pitch and with a heart-strings. Wearing North India’s favourite winter-wear, smooth natural swing posted the ball behind the sidescreen. talking about the early days of coaching Shafali and his son the sporty tracksuit upper, Sanjeev sits in the squeaky clean Ashwani Kumar’s son Anish has a quick word with him. He wants some more high-resolution pictures of Shafali from The commentators were gobsmacked. In the Twitter clip, now on Sanjeev’s motorbike that’s climbing a flyover. He is gym of Rohtak’s well-maintained Shri Ram Narain Cricket one could hear them scream: “Watch out cameraman… it’s of sunlight and the three would hit the road looking for any Club (SRNCC). This ultra-modern indoor cricket facility is Australia. The institution now has a new mascot, their own unbelievable… that’s beautifully timed, wonderfully shaped Sahil. Every morning, the father would wait for the first sliver his daughter’s cricketing school. In the presence of coaches Amul girl the smiling girl with boy-cut hair. There’s this famous tale of how Sanjeev got a 10-year-old Shafali to cut against Megan Schutt, one of the best bowlers in the world is a very narrow lane. In the morning, the shops are closed so her hair really short so that she could pass off as her older in T20 cricket, and she has done it pretty easily.” A player strip of land where they could train. “Below this flyover, there spontaneity that’s the preserve of parents of class-toppers of repute, Schutt has even made it to the ICC’s All Stars T20 area, street or any clearing in Rohtak where the Vermas at post-exam PTMs. Shafali’s presence at the academy that’s sick brother in an all-boys’ school team, and how she went and the club owner, Sanjeev maintains the kind of dignified team. Now, it’s Sanjeev’s turn to dissect the shot. He gets wehaven’t would planted play there.” their stumps. There isn’t a park, field, school, parking

FIRST COLUMN Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal: Anustup ton Indians fall to New Zealand’s clever mix of Women’s T20 World bails out Bengal as Odisha let it slip bouncer barrage and odd full length ball Cup 2020 Live Updates Cuttack, Agency. New Delhi, Agency. Anustup Majumdar scored a brilliant unbeaten century to lead In the days to come, Kyle Jamieson will Can IND win opener? look back at the Virat Kohli dismissal lower down the order to stitch an unbroken 167-run seventh- on loop. It was the perfect set-up Bengal’s fightback. Shahbaz Ahmedwicket stand once with again Majumdar. showed resolveBut the delivery full, wide and inviting the booming cover drive from the Indian captain. However, the hint of away biggestthe DRIEMS talking College point ofground, the first Tangi, day movement elicited an outside edge that ofwas the how Ranji Odisha Trophy let quarterfinalit slip, when at they should have grabbed the game Kohli’s stint at the Basin Reserve on by the lapels. The good work that RossDay 1 Taylor lasted held just ontoseven in deliveries. the first slip.But New Delhi, Agency. India will take on what was impressive from the debutant defending champions Australia in the pacer was the cricketing smartness he thewinning hosts thedid intoss, the gradually first hour-and-a- lost its showcased in plotting Kohli’s ouster. opener of the seventh edition of the value because poor cricket replaced ICC Women’s T20 World Cup on Friday half to reduce Bengal to 46/5, after Jamieson greeted Kohli to the the initial surge. The pitch eased out crease with a brute of a short-pitched in Sydney. The hosts have entered the all right, but Odisha also committed tournament as favourites again after silly errors . Majumdar stood at least three feet outside the batting handing their arch-rivals England an alternated between back of the length crease to neutralise the movement in the air and off the deck. The delivery.stuff and His those subsequent searing five full-length deliveries away, enough to get India No.3’s Much of his success today can be Odisha seamers bowled at military medium but ’keeper Rajesh outside edge. Even Hanuma Vihari attributed to his robust 6-foot-8- previous edition hosted in the Caribbean. deliveries. The ploy was obvious play Dhuper refused to walk up to the stumps to disallow the leeway was put under strife by Jamieson’s inches frame that helped him extract Australia are the most successful team in on Kohli’s mind and push the Indian eight-wicket loss in the final of the clever mix of bouncer barrage that prodigious bounce. In a sense, this women’s cricket of all time, having won skipper back, before dangling the 308 for 6, with Majumdar batting on 136 and Ahmed on 82 not out. was interspersed with the odd full old-fashioned Test match bowling is six ODI World Cups and four T20 World bait. It was a similar plan that helped length delivery. Consequently, the a throwback to former South African Cups. But, Harmanpreet Kaur’s team is to the Bengal batsman. Bengal bounced back to finish the day on Jamieson account Cheteswar Pujara, the 132 not out against Gujarat in 2017-18. Earlier, Abhimanyu Andhra batsman was rooted to the one that has evolved over the years and after having troubled him with the Easwaran once again got out cheaply, caught down the leg side off crease without any substantial feet boasts names like Smriti Mandhana, It was Majumdar’s eighth century at this level and his first since steep bounce that he was generating Suryakant Pradhan. His opening partner Koushik Ghosh lobbed a movement. Yet again, it was that full Jemimah Rodrigues, Poonam Yadav. The from this Basin Reserve track. pacer Morne Morkel. On his first day in length delivery that seamed back his mastery of lengths tormenting match at the Sydney Showground will opensearchUltimately, he conned Pujara with a Test cricket, the 25-year-old finished sharply to take Vihari’s outside edge. India’s top-order. kick off an event that will go on for more fullish length delivery that curved with impressive figures of 3/38, with catch to Poddar at first slip against Mohanty. to take place at the Melbourne Cricket Sanjeev Chawla to be interrogated thanGround two on weeks, March with 8. the final slated Ajinkya Rahane holds fort as Kyle Jamieson Ross Taylor: The at Tihar only, till Feb 28 triple centurion torments India on rain-hit Day 1 New Delhi, Agency. The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Delhi Police to interrogate Wellington, Agency. New Delhi, Agency. 2001 yearbook of the Palmerston North bookie Sanjeev Chawla at Tihar jail only and that too only till February Boys High School, oneLeafing stumbles through on Ross the Taylor’s photograph twice. Page 36: Taylor Zealand at the Basin Reserve on Friday, the visiting Men late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. Modifying the trial court’s wears a broad smile while being with the In a rain-hit Day 1 of the first Test between India and New 28,February in connection 13 order, with remanding the 2000 Chawlacricket match-fixingto 12 days ofscandal police involving custody, school cricket team. Page 52: Taylor standing with Ajinkya Rahane standing tall with an unbeaten Justice Anu Malhotra said, “.order of the trial court, granting police in the back row, with a stiff, obedient-boy in38 Blue alongside had a torridrookie time Rishabh as they Pant. ended After the tea day break, on 122/5 the custody remand of 12 days of the expression on his face. Underneath the proceedings didn’t resume after multiple inspections over the course of more than an hour. Although the rain had that the petitioner during the his teammates. The one on the cricket page stopped, umpires Aleem Dar and Richard Kettlebrough petitioner,entire stage is ofmodified pre-trial to detention,the effect trial and conviction, if any, would photographsdescribes him are thus: micro-profiles Ross has continued of Taylor on and ended play at about 5.30 PM in local time after a pitch from where he had left off last summer. He inspection. While Rahane steadied the ship and played a continue to be lodged at the Tihar rarely fails. He hits the ball long and hard. He mature innings to save the day for his team, New Zealand’s Pujara (11) and his third, not long before rain shortened Jail complex”. The court observed is a true match-winner. He continues to work debutant Kyle Jamieson was the pick of the day with his the day to two sessions, was Hanuma Vihari (7). The one that in adherance with the terms on strategies, his off-spin has real potential. he will remember longest was India captain Virat Kohli of the Letter of Assurances given And he’s an outstanding slip catch. All of pace bowler stole the headlines from Ross Taylor, who was (2) who was out before lunch and whose dismissal swung by the Indian government to its these are virtues that still shine in Taylor, brilliantplaying his 3/38. 100th Also Test. taking “From a catch a team in the perspective deep, the wetowering are in the balance of the match in the Kiwis’ favor. Jamieson also UK counterpart, Chawla “cannot be who nearly two decades later is set to play a pretty strong position,” Jamieson told reporters. allowed to be taken out of the Tihar “The game is quite advanced and we are pretty happy shot by opener Mayank Agarwal (34) off Trent Boult, who Jail complex for the purpose of investigation or interrogation in police custody, though the investigating to reach the milestone in all three formats. with where it is. “From my experience playing here, the held a steepling catch at fine leg from a mistimed hook agency in the matter is permitted to conduct the interrogation of the hisBut 100th it’s his Test, catching making that’s him still the stamped first cricketer on (wicket) usually holds that pace and bounce for a couple of previous delivery. Tim Southee had bowled Prithvi Shaw the mind of the school’s physical education days, so I am sure there will still be a little bit tomorrow to had dropped a difficult caught and bowled chance on the teacher and Taylor’s mentor Paul Gibbs. help us and I’m looking forward to getting back out there.” felt like you were completely in,” Agarwal said of the testing the interrogation period should not exceed 15 days from the date he was produced before the court, February 13. “.which period would thus Jamieson was called up for the experienced Neil Wagner, forconditions 16 early and in thethe firstpressure session. New “As Zealand’s a batsman, bowlers you never were petitioner at the Tihar Jail complex only”. The court also clarified that wickets with his off-spin, and then took a able to exert on their lineup. “They bowled good areas and end on February 28, 2020 at 2 am, whereafter no further interrogation of the petitioner in relation to the FIR. can be granted nor is granted,” it “In that particular match, he took four-five his international white-ball debut this season, he easily kept testing us and didn’t give us anything loose.Even after me sit up and think, ‘wow this boy is special’.” whose wife is expecting their first child. After making lunch, it was doing a little bit.” Ajinkya Rahane will resume added. The High Court, in its 76-page order, noted that the investigating agency may resort to video conferencing as submitted by Additional coupleHe wasn’t of sharp supposed catches to play at first that slip game, that but made for on Saturday on 38 while the recalled Rishabh Pant will be a vacancy left by a senior player who went filled the shoes of Wagner and ensured New Zealand took with him on 10. Solicitor General (ASG) Sanjay Jain, appearing for the home ministry, for vacationing with his parents. advantage of an influential toss, which Kane Williamson conducting the investigation and interrogation. won. Jamieson’s first wicket in Tests was Cheteshwar India vs Australia Women’s T20 Live Streaming, Women’s T20 Pragyan Ojha retires from international cricket World Cup 2020 Live Stream: When and where to watch? New Delhi, Agency. be associated with the Board, an association that has shaped my professional life and also enriched New Delhi, Agency. Veteran Indian left-arm spinner Pragyan my personal development.” Ojha, who competed India vs Australia Women’s (IND W vs Ojha, who snared 10 wickets during Sachin for erstwhile Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Tendulkar’s farewell Test in 2013, announced AUS W) T20 Live Cricket Score Streaming Indians in the IPL, was once reported for a Online, Women’s T20 World Cup 2020: suspect action in 2014. He underwent corrective Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women’s cricket with immediate effect on Friday. rehabilitation and was cleared in 2015 but was retirement from international and first-class cricket team is kickstarting their campaign never a very effective bowler after that, leading in the ICC Women’s T2O World Cup against West Indies in November 2013 also became the to his axing from the national team. “My journey Tendulkar’slast of the 33-year-old final Test Ojha’s in Mumbai career. He against went out the defending champions Australia today at with the Indian Premier League has also been the Sydney Showground. of favour after that but did not give any reasons a memorable one and the purple cap win will for his decision to call it quits now. In all, he Both teams have warmed up nicely for Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, like) … accomplishing the feat of taking 100 Test always be an indelible memory a special mention the tournament by securing impressive Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Molly played 24 Tests between 2009 and 2013 in which wickets. I hope to continue contributing towards of the teams Deccan Chargers and Mumbai he took 113 wickets. wins in their warm up encounters against Strano India vs Australia ICC Women’s the growth of Indian cricket in every capacity Indians for making me a part of their legacy. “I South Africa and West Indies, respectively. World T20 will start from 13:30 PM IST Ojha, however, did not offer any reason for his possible,” he said. In the early stage of his career, am thankful to VVS Laxman for mentoring me retirement. “I am writing this letter to tender my The Indian women’s cricket team will be on Friday (February 21). Where will India Ojha had a fruitful spin partnership with R Ashwin like an elder brother, Venkatapathy Raju for aiming for much-needed consistency vs Australia ICC Women’s World T20 in Tests, taking 20 wickets in the 2011 home Tests being the role model I always looked to emulate, class cricket with immediate effect,” Ojha posted throughout the tournament. India: match be played? Sydney Showground against West Indies and 13 the following year Harbhajan Singh for being a constant adviser and Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Richa Stadium will host the India vs Australia formalon his Twitter retirement account. from “To international be an Indian andcricketer first- against New Zealand. “My eventful career has MS Dhoni for providing me with the honourable and represent the country at the highest level Ghosh, Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet ICC Women’s World T20 match. Where witnessed many ups and downs, Over time, I have opportunity to wear the Indian cap. He also Kaur(c), Deepti Sharma, Arundhati to watch India vs Australia ICC Women’s was always a dream I cherished as a youngster. realised that the legacy of a sportsperson is not thanked his contemporaries Rohit Sharma and “I fall short of words to describe how fortunate Reddy, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, World T20 match live? India vs Australia just the outcome of his hard work and dedication, Manoj Tiwary “who have shared many eventful Taniya Bhatia(w), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, ICC Women’s World T20 match will be I have been to have lived my dream and earned but also the faith and guidance bestowed moments with me and my Hyderabad teammate the love and respect of my fellow countrymen,” Poonam Yadav, Veda Krishnamurthy, live telecast on Star Sports Network. How upon by the association (team management), Pooja Vastrakar, Harleen Deol Australia: to watch India vs Australia ICC Women’s he added. From 18 ODIs, he grabbed 21 wickets. teammates, coaches, trainers and the fans,” he He also played six T20 Internationals. He said Alyssa Healy(w), Beth Mooney, Ashleigh World T20 match live streaming online? said. “I am indebted to the BCCI for giving me Amolspanned Shinde”. more than Ojha 13 played years firstbetween class 2005 and and List the most memorable moment of his career was Gardner, Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Hotstar will provide the live streaming this extraordinary opportunity and putting their A2018 matches during tillwhich 2018. he played Ojha’s for first-class Hyderabad career and receiving his Test cap from Tendulkar. “(It was Annabel Sutherland, Rachael Haynes, for India vs Australia ICC Women’s World belief in me. “It has been an absolute honour to also captained Bihar in the Ranji Trophy. Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Megan Schutt, T20 match. New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 | BUSINESS | | English Daily Open Search | 7 FIRST COLUMN Corona scare: No Air India GMR Group to sell 49% stake in airport flights to Hong Kong, China till June 30 business to France’s Groupe ADP

New Delhi, Agency. be realised in the coming days for a 24.99 per cent stake. The second phase, for 24.01 GMR Group has signed an agreement with per cent, is subject to certain regulatory Groupe ADP of France to sell a 49 per cent conditions, for obtaining approvals from the stake in its airport-holding company. The Reserve Bank of India. It will be concluded group will raise Rs 10, 780 crore from the during the upcoming months, Groupe ADP deal, which will help it pare debt. The deal said. Analysts said the current deal seemed values GMR Airports at Rs 22,000 crore. to be better than the earlier one as it would New Delhi, Agency. Air India has extended the suspension of its China wipe out additional corporate debt of Rs 18 agreement with a Tata group-led consortium billion and would alleviate all the concerns GMRto sell had 44 perin March cent in 2019 the company. signed a definitive June-end in the wake of the coronavirus surrounding the corporate debt. In January this year, it decided to divest “We view this as positive as GMR has flights by another three months to a 49 per cent stake. But despite getting been able to enter into a deal at a higher suspended till March 28. “Flights to clearance from the Competition Commission Shanghai and Hong Kong are further valuation and raising higher cash, which epidemic. The flights were earlier of India (CCI), the deal faced hurdles because it will be utilised to eliminate entire corporate cancelled till June 30,” an AI spokesman violated a clause that prevents airline groups said on Thursday. The national airline debt. Along with sale of GMR Kamalanga, this from holding more than a 10 per cent stake in will wipe out the entire corporate debt. Key Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL). risk is the approval of the deal by regulatory route and six times a week from Delhi to The Tatas hold a majority stake in Vistara and Shanghai. IndiGo and SpiceJet, the other authorities. This is a less problematic than has a daily flight on the Delhi-Hong Kong AirAsia India. GMR holds 64 per cent stake in the earlier transaction,” said Mohit Kumar DIAL. The new deal will give a fresh lease of of IDFC Securities. Groupe ADP said the and Hong Kong, have not commented life to GMR Group’s debt-restructuring plan, chairman of GMR Group said. “We have been on whether they will extended the Indian carriers that fly to mainland China which was held up due to the regulatory tranche of Rs 5,248 crore will be immediately “This will constitute a growth driver in the suspension beyond February-end. hurdle for the Tata deal. GMR Infra has a with key focus on passenger experience by growth.”received Accordingby the company. to the company,“This money the firstwill SpiceJet has a daily Delhi-Hong Kong acquisitionmedium term, fit within and Groupealso a ADP’s transforming strategy. debt of Rs 25,660 crore in its books. “The onleveraging a journey enhanced of defining technology airports ofand the offering future help deleverage the group further and result position for the group in one of Asia’s and partnership with Groupe ADP is in line with superior amenities. With Groupe ADP, GMR dailies: Delhi-Chengdu, Bengaluru-Hong the world’s fastest growing country,” said GMR’s business direction to become a global will have smoother access to global markets, company said. The structuring of the deal Augustin de Romanet, chairman and CEO at flight. IndiGo has suspended its three airport developer and operator,” G M Rao, opening up newer avenues for business in improved cash flows and profitability,” the Groupe ADP. Kong and Kolkata-Guangzhou. Hong will unfold in two phases: The first phase will Kong’s flag carrier Cathay Pacific has reduced flights to India from 49 weekly SBI Cards IPO may be priced at Rs 750-755 flightsschedule to 36due till to March reduced 29, travel 2020, demand. apart fromAmong significantly Chinese carriers, cutting Shandong its overall New Delhi, Agency. Flipkart rejigs top team, Menon Airlines and Air China have suspended The Rs 9,500-crore initial public offering of SBI Cards and Payment Services is likely to be priced in band of Rs 750-755, said bankers. The issue, which will hit the street on March 2, is expected to be theirand its flights regional to India. arm SilkAirChina Southern have to head new business initiative open for subscription for four days as against the usual three days on has“temporarily reduced flights. reduced Singapore services Airlinesacross expectations of strong investor appetite. The fourth day of the IPO (their) network due to weak demand as a will be kept exclusively for retail investors, high network investors New Delhi, Agency. result of the Covid-19 outbreak”. As part (HNIs) and SBI shareholders, according to banking sources. About 1.31 crore shares have been E-commerce player Flipkart has realigned its senior Kochi connections have been reduced reserved for State Bank management team for the upcoming new business of this, SIA’s Mumbai flights and SilkAir’s of India shareholders. SBI opportunities and Adarsh Menon, Senior Vice President Singapore-Mumbai (SQ 426) of March 7, shareholders as on February and Head, Private Brands, Electronics and Furniture, is for14, March.21 and The28; andcancelled Mumbai-Singapore flights include set to head a new business initiative. According to reliable (SQ 425) of March 8, 15, 22 and 29. red herring prospectus, can sources, Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy in a recent SilkAir’s Singapore-Cochin (MI 462) and 20,apply 2020, in both the day- retail of filingand email addressed to employees detailed new roles for the Cochin-Singapore (MI 461) have been shareholder’s category if senior executives. “Adarsh Menon will move on to a new cancelled for 18 days in March. application amount falls business initiative at Flipkart after a successful stint within the limit of Rs 2 lakh. SBI in CDO (category design operations),” Krishnamurthy Placements for the class of Cards India’s second-largest said in the email. Menon may head Flipkart’s upcoming business to business (B2B) initiative. 2020: Non-bluechip B-schools 13.71 crore equity shares with Manish Kumar, vice-president of business beat slowdown blues credita face cardvalue firm of Rs will 10 offer via upoffer to development who has built the grocery business, will for sale route, according to the look after the private label business. Ajay Yadav, Flipkart’s draft red herring prospectors (DRHP). This will include up to 3.73 Head of large appliances and mobile businesses, will crore share sale by SBI and up to 9.32 crore shares by Carlyle Group take charge of the electronics business unit which was million in 2016, but saw a close to 13 per cent drop (CA Rover). In addition, the company will also issue fresh equity under Menon. Flipkart’s furniture business will now in app downloads for the brand in December 2019. shares of Rs 500 crore. SBI holds 76 per cent in SBI Cards and the be called the books, general merchandise and home Flipkart had acquired fashion e-commerce platform (BGMH) category, said Krishnamurthy. The e-commerce Myntra in May 2014. Soon after the Walmart acquisition Cards shares are being traded at about Rs 1,080 apiece, which is a player is in a restructuring mode from the beginning in November 2018, Flipkart merged both Myntra and restpremium is held of by Rs the330 Carlyle per share, Group. or 44In theper unofficialcent above grey their market, likely IPOSBI of this yeat to cut losses as competition gets tough. Jabong. Recent media reports also claimed that Flipkart Flipkart is downing shutters on Jabong and the portal may acquire Walmart’s cash-and-carry business in India New Delhi, Agency. NEW DELHI: The key price. At the grey market price, SBI Cards is valued at almost Rs 1 lakh crore. 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Lucknow and Indore) have seen a jump in (Ahmedabad,average salaries Bangalore, and number Calcutta, of recruiters Kozhikode, for the class of 2020. The top six do well pretty For producing key drug ingredients, much every year. It’s campuses just below them that have sprung a surprise. A tough business year seems to have put a premium on India’s MBA talent, shows placement data from institutes like the Faculty of Govt plans to revive old pharma units Management Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Goa Institute of Management New Delhi, Agency. reliance. Considering the long gestation cheaper, so our formulators began picking period to start a new plant, the government them over Indian manufacturers,” the person (GIM), IMI Delhi and even the younger IIMs The government is planning to revive old at Kashipur and Raipur. Good placements in is considering whether upgrading older said. “Setting up a new plant or even reviving drug manufacturing units that produced key facilities with newer technology would help an old one will entail an investment of Rs ingredients for crucial medicines in the past, expedite the process, sources said. “We have 150-200 crore. But if normalcy is restored in towards investing in talent as a long-term but are now being imported from China. China astrategy, bad year say reflect placement businesses’ heads, commitment recruiters and the technology for these fermentation-based China in due course, and Chinese companies contributes to almost 70 per cent of India’s APIs, KSMs and intermediates, and even sell at 20-50 per cent less price, imports might HR experts. B-schools reached out to more imports of key ingredients for medicines. companies this year, anticipating a slowdown then the production has been closed and the still be preferred,” argued one of the industry manufacturing has been developed in China,” executives cited earlier. While this executive felt a strategy that yielded results. IIFT in Delhi the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, and received 310 offers this year compared with there was “no chance” of reviving an old plant Thedisruption move of is global significant supply inchains. the backdropOver the last of wish to be named. While it would take up to previously owned by a private pharmaceutical 279 in 2019 and 288 in 2018. The average three decades, most of the 7-8 manufacturing saidtwo yearsa senior to set government up a new plant official, to manufacturewho did not company the plant may have been sold and salary at this institute increased marginally plants producing as many as 20 ingredients to Rs 20.48 lakh per annum with the highest most key ingredients, there was no domestic these ingredients locally, restarting old repurposed by now the person said it was such as penicillin G, erythromycin, rifamycin, manufacturer currently for fermentation-based ones would take “at least a year because the possible to upgrade older government units offer at Rs 75 lakh. At FMS, the average salary tetracycline, citric acid and vitamin B12, were was up 11%. Experts Aren’t Surprised Also, ingredients. Fermentation-based ingredients machinery there would be obsolete”, said a like those belonging to Hindustan Antibiotics shut down due to “cheaper alternatives from are used in most antibiotics and vitamins. In person aware of the development. “Unless (HAL) and Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals China”. “The possibility of upgrading and by the FMS students were above Rs 20 lakh a response to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the the industry is incentivised at least for a few (IDPL). On Wednesday, a meeting was held at restarting these plants is under consideration Department of Pharmaceuticals constituted a years the way China incentivised its own government think tank Niti Aayog on India’s foryear, the the first institute time 75% said. of Prominent the offers recruitersreceived of the Department of Pharmaceuticals,” said that visited Goa Institute of Management committee under the chairmanship of Central pharmaceutical industry, there is little chance dependence on imports of “critical” APIs, an industry executive requesting anonymity. Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) of private investment in this sector,” the person with the government seeking inputs from the included companies such as Arcesium, The idea is looking to wean away the Indian Johnson & Johnson, Reliance Industries, Joint Drug Controller Eswara Reddy to assess said. “Three decades back, China wasn’t even industry on “various options” to make the pharmaceutical industry from its heavy and “closely monitor” the situation. in the picture in API production. But then, country self reliant. The industry had given dependence on Chinese imports and strengthen average and highest salaries are better, and with full government support, they scaled up some suggestions on environmental concerns its self-reliance. Industry and government active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), Diageo,even more HDFC, companies Cognizant have and participated,” JP Morgan. “The said and sold to India at 20-25 percent less than sources told The Indian Express that while intermediatesThe committee and key has starting identified materials 58 domestic companies producing bulk drugs. will be examined by the government, a senior Ajit Parulekar, director of the institute. India had the capability to manufacture (KSMs) where India needs to build self- Even with import duties, their products were and financial incentives like subsidies, which Government may hire auditors to settle AGR dues row Telcos facing ‘unprecedentedofficial told The Indian Express. New Delhi, Agency. and Airtel were unanswered till press time. “As per industry, with 75% of AGR dues in crisis,’ says Airtel’s Sunil Mittal The government is exploring the possibility of interest and penalties, further litigation is still Mumbai, Agency. likely, including for staggering of payments,” payable by telecom operators after differences Amid a deepening crisis in the telecom sector, the government is looking to strike a ropingemerged in third-partyin individual audit calculations firms to reconcile made by dues the February. Telecom operators are rushing to pay balance between complying with the Supreme Court order on AGR dues, ensuring government and telcos, said a person aware of brokeragedues calculated firm for CLSA the saidpast 14 in years, a note along dated with 17 health of the sector and safeguarding consumer interest, even as Bharti Airtel’s Sunil the development. The exercise, if successful, Mittal continued to seek prompt could result in the two parties reaching a 14 February pulled up telcos and government measures. Vodafone Idea Ltd, the middle ground on payment of adjusted gross interest and fines, after the Supreme Court on company that is said to be the revenue (AGR) dues. A 24 October verdict of 2019 verdict. most vulnerable following the the Supreme Court upheld the department of officialsThe forcompanies failing to hadcomply argued with itsthat October AGR apex court’s order, paid another the dues are 7,000 crore on principal and there should include only revenue from core telecom 1,000 crore on Thursday, while and directed companies to pay licence fee and is penalty and interest and interest on penalty, operations. Vodafone Idea is the worst hit by the Mr. Mittal’s Bharti Airtel promised telecommunications’spectrum usage charge (DoT) dues. definition of AGR which will take this up to 23,000- 25,000 verdict. Its last-ditch efforts to earn a reprieve to clear all dues, as per its The verdict has dealt a body blow to the sector, crore,” Vodafone Idea’s counsel, senior advocate from the apex court on Monday failed after which calculations, “expeditiously” and with the companies scrambling to raise funds to Mukul Rohatgi, told news channel NDTV on 18 it paid 2,500 crore the same day. On Tuesday, before March 17 deadline. But Mr. pay their dues and debt-laden Vodafone Idea on February. For Bharti Airtel, the AGR bill is likely Vodafone Idea chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla Mittal, who followed up his meeting the brink of collapse. “The dues calculated by to rise due to a spectrum deal with Videocon met telecom secretary Anshu Prakash followed with Finance Minister Nirmala telecom companies are lower than government Communications nearly four years ago. In Sitharaman on Wednesday with estimates. This is likely to lead to more disputes. March 2016, Airtel bought spectrum from minister Nirmala Sitharaman over concerns that another one with Telecom Minister The government is exploring whether it can get Videocon in six circles for which it is required byDoT acould meeting resort on to Wednesdayinvoking bank with guarantees finance Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday, wanted the government to cut taxes for the health of to pay past dues. According to government of the telecom operator. Vodafone Idea paid an earlier on condition of anonymity. According calculations, Videocon has dues of 1,298 crore additional 1,000 crore on Thursday. Also on are being made to balance the need for health of the sector, consumer interest while auditto government firms to settle calculations, this,” said theVodafone person citedIdea as of July 2017. “Airtel’s calculations suggest Monday, Bharti Airtel paid 10,000 crore out of its the sector. A top government official, who did not wish to be named, said the attempts needs to pay 50,000 crore as AGR dues, but the the dues from this would be almost 900 crore,” estimated liability of more than 35,000 crore. It not elaborate, sector watchers said the statement alludes to the government keen company believes its dues are half that amount. said a second person, requesting anonymity. plans to pay the remainder before 17 March after complyingon ensuring with adequate the Supreme competition Court byorder retaining on statutory the present dues. three-plus-oneAlthough the official model did of “On self-assessment basis, we have found that Emailed queries sent to DoT, Vodafone Idea doing a self-assessment of the dues. competition (three private players and one public sector company. 8 | English Daily Open Search | ENTERTAINMENT | New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 FIRST COLUMN 18th edition of Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) to open with an evening with Priyanka Chopra to play Maa Anand Sheela in Imtiaz Ali in conversation with Anurag Kashyap followed by the screening of Highway Amazon Studios film Mumbai, Agency. and 10 Los Angeles premieres, spanning 12 The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles directed by women. IFFLA’s feature lineup (IFFLA) today announced its 2020 lineup of languages,includes a vastwith array50% ofof allhighlights films premiering from the narrative and documentary features, shorts, past year’s international festival circuit, and opening night gala event. The festival will be held from April 1st 5th 2020. The festival Tribeca 2019 selection, the romance- including IFFLA alum Bhaskar Hazarika’s one of Hindi cinema’s most respected and fantasy title Cargo, starring IFFLA favorites will open with An Evening with Imtiaz Ali, thrillerVikrant AamisMassey (Ravening); (A Death in SXSW the 2020Gunj) sci-fiand will be joined onstage by celebrated Indian Shweta Tripathi (Masaan) as otherworldly charismatic writer-directors. Imtiaz Ali astronauts charged with processing the New Delhi, Agency. Bollywood actor recently deceased into reincarnation; Dolly Priyanka Chopra is all set to play Maa filmmaker, Anurag Kashyap to discuss the Kitty and Those Twinkling Stars starring scopewith hisand distinctiveinfluence of loveImtiaz stories Ali’s career. that are Konkana Sen Sharma (Omkara) and directed relatableImtiaz andAli has original. captivated In 2005 global he audiences made his by Alankrita Shrivastava whose controversial AnandBarry Levinson, Sheela in Theupcoming Hollywood Amazon Reporter directorial debut with the charming Socha Na Studios film Sheela to be directed by Tha, quickly followed by Jab We Met, which opened IFFLA 2017; Gitanjali Rao’s animated the project on The Ellen Degeneres Show. Ali, moderated by longtime friend of IFFLA Around) and starring Megan Suri (How To Get previousopus Bombay film LipstickRose, whose Under handpainted My Burkha reported.Though PC Chopra had earlier had first spoken announced about Love Aaj Kal was a massive critical success Anurag Kashyap,” said Christina Marouda, Away With Murder), Priyanka Bose (Lion), images took six years to complete before the project, it is now said to be greenlit. brought him instant acclaim. His 2009 film its debut in the 2019 Venice Film Festival; Priyanka had earlier said, “I am developing up with the stylistically rich Rockstar in work with actors and independent spirit are was produced by Mark Duplass (Safety Not and Geetu Mohandas, who helmed India’s and box office smash, which he followed IFFLA’s Executive Director. “Imtiaz’s intuitive andGuaranteed) David Arquetteand Jay Duplass (Scream (Transparent) 3), the film 2014 Oscar entry, Liar’s Dice, brings the Rain Man and he is an iconic American Kashyap will be followed by the screening of on April 5th will see the Los Angeles premiere after it won their campaign in partnership Malayalam-language Moothon (The Elder adirector. feature Andfilm wewith are Barry developing Levinson. it as He the did 2011. Imtiaz Ali’s conversation with Anurag aof natural The MisEducation fit for IFFLA.” of IFFLA’s Bindu, Closing a delightful Night with crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark One), a Toronto 2019 premiere which blends character of Sheila, who was this guru an enthralling road movie that thrust into coming-of-age tale set in the American high-paced action with beautifully rendered (Osho) who originated from India, his onethe limelightof his most Alia lauded Bhatt films, (Dear 2014’s Zindagi) Highway, one suburbs about a bright young Indian girl Filmmakers. The cast and Mark Duplass queer themes. This year’s selection highlights right-hand woman and she was just devious of the most formidable actors working in who resolves to test out of her high school, toare findexpected America’s to attend. Next GenerationThe lineup includes of Indie and created a whole cult in America and Hindi cinema today. “We are thrilled to but must turn to the students who constantly narrative and documentary features, and the diaspora community, the latter notable open this year’s festival with an insightful brought people here. He was called Osho. torment her to raise the money for the test shorts for the festival’s 18th edition, which bothespecially filmmakers in the festival’s working diverse in India and exciting and in I am developing that next for me to star fee. Directed by Prarthana Mohan (Turn boasts 5 World, 1 North American, 4 U.S. in and produce in which I think would be really cool.” Maa Anand Sheela’s story came and unfiltered conversation with Imtiaz short film selection. series Wild Wild Country. Sheela Manu Rishi: Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan tospearheaded limelight after a campaign Netflix’s where documentary Rajneesh’s Didn’t want any problem on my followers started poisoning the salad bars and restaurants of a nearby county which led to an outbreak of salmonella and left was a philosophical experience first film: AR Rahman on why 750 people sick. This attack in 1984 was New Delhi, Agency. the biggest bioterror attack in US history. As Manu Rishi, who believes acting and he didn’t cast Pakistani actors be produced by Barry Levinson’s Baltimore screenwriting are like two sides of Mumbai, Agency. his personality, plays a homophobic perPictures, The Hollywood Priyanka Chopra’s Reporter, Purple the film Pebble will Music maestro A R Rahman on Thursday said the director Pictures and Permut Presentations’ David character in Shubh Mangal Zyada Permut and Jason Sosnoff. Sheela has Saavdhan. His other release is Doordarshan. “I have always been in the Pakistani actor but they dropped the idea as he didn’t want been written by Nick Yarborough. Apart ofany his trouble. debut Rahman, home production who is making 99 Songs his debut had zeroed as a producer in on a from Sheela, Priyanka Chopra will soon be and writer, said they wanted a new face, someone who was seen in Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger, writingan exclusive zone, chatand nowwith suddenly indianexpress. I have Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy found three promising artistes twocom, films. Manu I Rishi am very opened excited,” up about he said. Shubh In the upcoming Matrix movie. Priyanka and good both as an actor and musician. The film’s director husband Nick Jonas are also producing a Mangal Zyada Saavdhan and co-actors Robert Rodriguez’s We Can Be Heroes and Gajraj Rao and Neena Gupta. Ehan Bhat, who hails from Kashmir. “We were looking for a The actor also revealed how he fromhero who across can the sing, border play butand theyis charming. finally decidedWe were to scanning go with The actor was last seen in 2019’s The Sky everything. Our friend (director) goes to Pakistan and picks manages to get that impeccable such relationships. I got an opportunity gay love-story. It makes you understand sangeet-basedis Pink. She is yet reality to announce show for her Amazon. next up three guys from there and I was like why are you going Bollywood project. comic timing. In Shubh Mangal Zyada things also. So we all supported his Saavdhan, you play a homophobic uncle accept it as an expression of love. Was it vision of not making a comedy just this guy plays and sings very well,” he quipped. “I said ‘what if who is unable to even say the word ‘gay’. a deliberate choice to deal with such a because comedy works nowadays. It to grow with this film. I was prepared to something happens?’ This is before all the trouble happened. I Shilpa Shetty and Raj The major responsibility of showing relevant topic through comedy? I believe was a very philosophical experience. there? I said, ‘why can’t you find any boy in India?’ He said homophobia was with Gajraj Rao, who when director Hitesh Kewalya thought Gajraj Rao shared his life experiences for me. And exactly same thing happened no?” Rahman said at Kundra blessed with plays my elder brother. It is a common of this subject, he would have decided to without any inhibitions. We struck a fear, and people refuse to even think not say it through anger or pain. This was very deep bond. I respect him so much told him that this is my first film and don’t make any problem for someone whose Hindi diction was good and he was good a baby girl about it. My character also has a certain about love, so he has to say it with love. that it translated onscreen too. We used with musical instruments. “And they just happened to be not level of homophobia, like I am unable His intention was to convey something to bond beautifully over meals. After the trailer launch of the film. Vishwesh said they were looking from India…He (Ehan) made it for all our choices. He worked to speak the word ‘gay’. But personally, big with humour so that it becomes the success of Badhaai Ho, he’s become very hard. They were actors and became musicians, none of I don’t see myself at that level because normal, a thing of daily life. When you more humble. I had seen Neena Gupta in the piano and drumming scenes are pretending, everything we began our journey with theatre and are happy, your acceptance becomes is real,” Vishwesh added. After the 2016 Uri attacks, Karan our thoughts were moulded accordingly. easier. Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan was more about meeting a brave human opensearch Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, featuring Pakistani actor Fawad We learned to give the same respect to is a situational comedy. It isn’t just a being with a strong point of view. her films before. But when I met her, it Khan, faced trouble in its release. Johar, in a video statement, Malang effect : Goa to frame New Delhi, Agency. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra have been blessed with a baby girl. Raj Kundra took to Instagram to share the announcement. He wrote, guidelines for filmmakers “I can’t express how happy I am to announce the newest member of our family Samisha Shetty Kundra. blessed serious thought has been given by the body to often with a baby girl #gratitude” Shilpa and maligning of the state through movies”. Sawant, who Raj’s daughter Samisha Shetty Kundra is also ESG chairman, last week had taken strong was born on February 15. Shilpa took objection to certain scenes in Malang, claiming they to the photo-sharing app to share the “malign the image of the state”. The Mohit Suri- directed romantic thriller was shot in Goa and it hit the photo, she wrote, “Our prayers have Roy Kapur and Disha Patani in the lead, has scenes firstbeen glimpse answered of herwith baby a miracle. girl. Along With with gratitude in our hearts, we are thrilled to threatresof drug and on rave February parties 7. in The Goa. film, The featuringESG is the Aditya nodal announce the arrival of our little Angel said he will not engage with talent from across the border in Samisha Shetty Kundra. Born: February there is any scene which directly or indirectly maligns 15, 2020, Junior SSK in the house, ‘Sa’ agencyGoa, then which the ESGregulates will not film allow shootings it. Wrong in the perception state. “If hiring Pakistani actors. 99 Songs is about a young man named should not be created about Goa by labelling it as a in Sanskrit is “to have”, and ‘Misha’ in Panaji, Agency. hisJay whosefuture lifeprojects. centres A aroundfilm body music cautioned and his producers girlfriend Sophie.against Russian stands for “someone like God”. drug, liquor or prostitution destination, Faldesai said. The You personify this name our Goddess The Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) is upset with ESG is contemplating getting an undertaking from movie and Rahul Ram. Rahman said the story is about a guy who Laxmi, and complete our family. Please producers that they will not portray the state in negative Thehas composed film also starshundred Manisha songs Koirala,to get a Lisagirl. Ray,“We felt Ranjit hundred Barot bestow our angel with all your love prostitution” destination and working on guidelines for light and then only allowing them to shoot, he said. We was too much and then we made it 99 songs and so the title and blessings. Ecstatic parents: Raj and filmsmovie that makers seek toto curbportray attempts the tourist to malign hotspot the asimage a “drug of the or also is that.” The composer said Vishwesh is forward thinking, Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Overjoyed brother: Viaan-Raj Kundra” As per PTI, the baby believe(CEO) Amit in protecting Satija said creative the body freedom is in the of filmmakers,process of working but not balanced everything. All the classic stuff is of him and all the girl was born through surrogacy. Shilpa state,by Chief officials Minister said Pramodon Friday.The Sawant trigger for projecting for the move Goa inwas a atout the modalities cost of Goas on image, how tohe said.stop ESGdistortion Chief Executive of Goas Officerimage whilemasala he stuff was commercialis mine,” Rahman in his approach. said. Produced “In the byfilm, Rahman’s we have Shetty married businessman Raj Kundra the just released Hindi film Malang which was slammed on celluloid. We are also consulting out legal team before banner YM Movies and Ideal Entertainment and presented by in 2009. Their son Viaan was born in to come out with a set of measures, including getting an framing guidelines for movie makers, he said. The ESG, Jio Studios, 99 Songs has been made in Hindi and dubbed in 2012. On the work front, Shilpa Shetty is poor light. The ESG, a state-affiliated body, has decided Tamil and Telugu. “I am from South and it is easy for me to making a comeback to the movies with Goa, an international tourist destination, and vetting scripts. is the nodal agency for organisation of the International Film Nikamma and Hungama 2. undertakingSubhash Faldesai, from Vice-Chairman filmmakers that of theyESG, willtold notPTI defamethat a affiliatedFestival of to India the Goa(IFFI) Information in the state. and Publicity Department, Tamil and you dub it in Hindi, it shows,” Rahman said. make a Tamil film. But the story is pan- India. When you do in ‘Pawan & Pooja’ are now in Delhi! Delhi, Agency. role of Pawan Srivastav & Pooja Maheshwari in the same,Gul Panag shared,“Our story begins the 20’s. Bound by trust and now in their 60’s where other stories end and this series brings We have always heard about love stories ending Pawan and Pooja Kalra (Mahesh Manjrekar to the fore emotions, that aren’t always openly with a happily forever after. But is that all love and Deepti Naval) decide to make a Regret discussed. More so, I am happy to be here is? A happy emotion which is meant to be List and mark off all that they couldn’t in their today - Delhi has always showered me with unconditional, unbreakable and unquestionable. young age. But little did they know that this love and affection, it’s like my second home With MX Original Series Pawan and Pooja, MX path would lead them to confront a dark secret and I am sure that viewers in this city will be Player brings you complicated love stories of 3 from the past, which unsettles and questions able to relate to our series.” couples, ALL named Pawan and Pooja in their the very foundation of their love and marriage. In their 20s’s, Pawan Srivastav (Taaruk 60s, 40s and 20s who show us the grey shades Speaking about the same, Mahesh Manjrekar Raina) and Pooja Maheshwari (Natasha of love. The cast of the series including Mahesh said, “What drew me to the character Pawan Bharadwaj) love their online friends and Manjrekar, Gul Panag& Natasha Bharadwaj are the virtual world above themselves, they’ve visiting Delhi today to speak about the show and drama series brings alive the complexities in forgotten what it’s like to feel in the real their take on love in this day and age. Helmed by Kalrarelationships is his zest across for lifethree and couples his honesty. of different This world.Natasha Bharadwajadded saying, “My creative minds like Siddharth P Malhotra, Shaad generations and I really liked its narrative.” character is just like any other girl out there Ali and AjayBhuyan this 10-episodic series sees Pawan and Pooja Mehra (played by Sharman with a social media obsession. It’s a character an ensemble cast of Mahesh Manjrekar Deepti Joshi and Gul Panag) are battling a stagnant that lets the digital world dominate the real Naval who pay the role of Pawan & Pooja Kalra marriage in their 40’s. This duo has loved world. I’ve had a great time shooting with the in their 60’s, Sharman Joshi Gul Panag who play none other but each other, however that love entire team. I hope that the viewers in Delhi, the role of Pawan & Pooja Mehra in their 40’s and is no longer the same because there’s just no too, will appreciate the show and be able to Taaruk Raina Natasha Bharadwaj who play the spark in their relationship. Elaborating on empathise with Pawan and Pooja.”

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Desert locusts refer to the Facebook : Trump grasshoppers which cover large distances, denuding vegetation across vast tracks of New Delhi, Agency. land. Locusts normally breed in the Horn of Africa, causing great damage during seasonal said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who migration. Locusts have three breeding USrepresents President “1.5 Donald billion” Trump Indians, on Thursday has an phases, with their numbers increasing advantage on Facebook, while referring to during each phase. Swarms of locusts invade the number of followers the two leaders various African countries, with one coming have on the social networking website. close to Pakistan, which led to attacks in India as well. India had last reported a locust Swarms in Yemen have since started moving ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event, Trump will be a part of Trump, who will visit India next week, said New Delhi, Agency. upsurge in 1997, when four swarms had to North Somalia, Ethiopia and other parts ‘Namaste Trump’ in Ahmedabad. In various Modi is “number two” on Facebook in terms of followers and that he is number one as invaded parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat. of Africa. Since December last year, parts During their solitary phase, the insects of Rajasthan and Gujarat have seen the India on February 24, extensive preparations expressed his excitement for the 22-km-long told to him directly by Facebook CEO Mark are not harmful, but when they enter the invasion of such swarms. The extent of the Aheadare underway. of US President Trump, Donald who will Trump’s be in visit India to roadshow in which he will be accompanied Zuckerberg. “I’m going to India next week, media interactions, the US President has gregarious phase and move in swarms, they damage is yet to be ascertained. Control for two days, will address a large crowd at by PM Modi. While Trump has said that he and we’re talking about you know, they pose a great danger to the food security of operations were carried out in over 11,290 the world’s largest cricket stadium Motera in has been told that “six to 10 million people have 1.5 billion people. And Prime Minister Ahmedabad and will also pay a visit to the Taj Modi is number two on Facebook, number hectares in these states, with the current are going to be showing up along the route,” had extended the breeding period of locusts, Mahal. Claiming that India has not treated the an estimated 1.25 lakh people are expected two. Think of that. You know who number which had resulted in widescale breeding. the CropSap program, the state government to be in the world’s largest stadium, Motera one is? Trump. You believe that? Number countries. Unusually heavy rains in 2019 Cyclones in May and October brought heavy monitors pests such as Fall Army Worm, Pink President Trump has indicated that a “very on February 24. The crowd ranges from opensearchone. I just found out,” Trump said during surge expected to die down soon. Under and unusual rains in the Arabian peninsula Bollworm and others which threaten crops Unitedbig” bilateral States deal “very may well” not be on signed the trade before front, the Bollywood stars, cricket legends, business his commencement address at the Hope and had led to the largescale breeding going in the state. “Locusts have never invaded American presidential election in November. leaders, political leaders and NRIs to school for Prisoners Graduation Ceremony in undetected. Between February and June, the state, but given the alarming situation and college students. The Namaste Trump spring breeding occurred in Yemen and in Pakistan and the invasion along border security, trade facilitation, and intellectual event is expected to touch a bill of Rs 100 population currently is 1.3 billion people. Iran. Similarly, between June and December, districts, we have decided to include locusts However,property rights at least are fivebeing pacts readied on homelandahead of crore, of which Rs 20 crore is being spent on Las Vegas. As per official estimates, India’s swarms had entered the Indo-Pakistan in our observation systems. Districts along the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister widening and re-carpeting roads. A large 40- Modi is followed by 44 million people, while Narendra Modi and Trump in New Delhi on Facebook pages on Thursday reflected that border from Iran, and up to three generations the Gujarat coast are going to be surveyed feet platform is being created at the centre of were present due to an extended monsoon. February 25. the stadium, which will be above the cricket population is estimated to be 325 million. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation pitch. This platform will be used by Trump and theDuring account his ofaddress, Trump byTrump 27 million. said he The was US (AMC) has built a wall along the road Modi who are expected to enter from the side recently congratulated by Zuckerberg for closely,” the officer said. connecting the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel of the GCA(Gujarat Cricket Association) Club, being the number one on Facebook. “The Ivanka, Jared Kushner to accompany International Airport to Indira Bridge, head of Facebook Mr Zuckerberg came in ostensibly to mask the slum area on the likely for around 10,000 VVIPs have been made three weeks ago. He said, ‘Congratulations.’ I route that Trump and Modi would take for the Donald Trump, Melania to India officialnext to sourcesthe platform said. where Seating cultural arrangements events said, ‘On what?’ He said, ‘You’re number one roadshow when the visiting leader lands in will be held. Invitation cards with barcodes on Facebook.’ I said, ‘That’s cool.’ Number Ahmedabad on February 24. After the Indian which are yet to be issued will carry the one on Twitter too,” the president said, New Delhi, Agency. Express reported on the plans of building a seat number. The colour combination of amidst laughter from the audience. “That’s 6-feet-high wall, the civic body decided to the seats has been done in such a way that because it’s true. And if I wasn’t, I could never Melania Trump, who are visiting India on reduce the structure’s height “so that the view it represents the shining sun from the top. say it because it would be breaking news is not obstructed”. 45 families in Gujarat slum USFebruary President 24-25, Donald will be Trump accompanied and wife by Freshwater released into Yamuna to mask daughter Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. served eviction notices before Donald Trump foul smell ahead of Donald Trump’s India visit said, adding that he has congratulated Modi arrives in India he AMC has also served eviction thaton this. Trump “And told I congratulated a fib. No, number Prime Ministerone,” he President. The four are scheduled to travel notices to 45 families living in a slum near Department has released 500 cusecs of water Modi. I said, “But, you know, you have 1.5 the newly built Motera stadium. The families Ivankato Ahmedabad and Jared and are then advisers to Agra, to thewhere US eanwhile,from Bulandshahr in Agra, the into Uttar the Pradesh river Yamuna Irrigation to billion people. I have 350 million. You have consisting of around 200 slum-dwellers who they will see the Taj Mahal, before arriving improve its “environmental condition”. The an advantage,” Trump said, during his in New Delhi. Ivanka had visited Hyderabad are registered construction workers claimed state’s pollution control board said that the commencement address referring to one of they have been asked to move out of a plot in November 2017. Sources told The Indian his conversations with Modi. This is not the Express that other heavyweights in the they have been inhabiting for two decades drinking, but could reduce the foul smell. due to the upcoming “Namaste Trump” event. move may not make Yamuna’s water fit for to be the number one and Prime Minister Secretary Wilbur Ross, Energy Secretary Dan also make their maiden visit to the Taj Mahal. firstModi time number that the two US Presidenton their haspopularity claimed trade front, and said he will about the India- connection with the event. There were also USBrouillette, delegation NSA wouldRobert C include O’Brien Commerceand White TheFresh US coats President of paint, and Firstpotholes Lady covered Melania with will on Facebook. Last week, Trump took to House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney. treated the United States “very well” on the However,reports that AMC local officials paan saidshops the in notices the city had have no dry tar, uniformly coloured shop hoardings, Twitter and claimed to be the number one Sources pointed out the entire Trump next week. “I am going to India next week, been shut to stop people spitting on the road, newly dug pavements and broad roads await on Facebook citing Zuckerberg. Even last USand trade we are with talking Prime (about) Minister trade. Narendra They Modihave but the local administration in Ahmedabad family coming to India, especially Melania the Trumps. Shopkeepers along the route have month, in an interview to CNBC TV on the and Ivanka traveling together possibly for been hitting us very hard for many years. I denied any such move. The roadshow to also been asked to put up uniform hoardings sidelines of the World Economic Forum in really like PM Modi but we gotta talk a little Motera stadium that has got Trump excited In to make the road more aesthetic. Davos, Trump said, “I’m No.1 on Facebook, signals importance given to the India visit by business. They gave us tariffs. One of the what is being dubbed as similar to PM Modi’s you know who’s no.2? Modi from India”. the first time on an overseas state visit, highest tariffs in the world is those offered by president reiterated that New Delhi has not India,” Trump said in Washington. the White House. Earlier in the day, the US Mangaluru violence probe: Police Another group of leaders split officials to be summoned for hearing Mangaluru, Agency. from Raju Shetti outfit city Commissioner of Police P S Harsha Policewould be officials summoned including to appear the Mangalurubefore the Pune, Agency. the body. There were no attempts, they alleged, panel conducting a magisterial probe into on the part of the Sanghatana to undertake The Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, the a serious analysis about the lack of political farmers’ union formed by former MP Raju Shetti, leadership in the organisation. “The organisation protesters in the city which left two people witnessed another split when a group of leaders Decemberdead. Notices 19, would 2019 be served firing on 176 anti-CAA police had failed to protect the interest of the hard- led by Dasarath Sawant decided to part ways with working and dedicated workers and instead the organisation. Addressing the media earlier groupism was rampant in the organisation,”the this week, this splinter group declared that it officersconducting and the staff magisterial to appear probe for hearing,into the release stated. The group led by Sawant is the would work on issues related to farmers and latest of a number of leaders to part ways with Udupiincident deputy said here commissioner on Thursday. G Jagadeesha, unemployment. Shetti had split from the original treatment in hospital, has also provided a the Sanghatana, citing their differences with Shetkari Sanghatana, formed by legendary written statement. The remaining members Shetti and his method of functioning. Earlier, the city police commissioner Harsha, would farmers’ leader Sharad Joshi, to form his own of the public can provide evidence during former minister of state Sadashiv Khot had left be Hesummoned told reporters to depose that officials, on the includingviolence organisation. Concentrating mostly on the cane next hearings, he said. On December belt, the union had created a solid support base 19, two people were killed in police people. Mangaluru (North) Assistant which saw Shetti winning back-to-back general thePatil, fold Sayaji to float More his and own others outfit, also Rayat leaving, Sanghatana. which which led to police firing that killed two elections in 2009 and 2014. However, in 2019, Amendment Act (CAA) turned violent here. reasons for their decision to part ways with the The Sanghatana had seen leaders such as Ulhas Shetti lost to Shiv Sena’s Dhairyasheel Mane. The protesters had attempted to besiege the Sanghatana. Over the years, the release said, the constituency. Shetti tried to play down the latest Commissionerhas given a list Kof U176 Belliappa, policemen who who is theare firing as protests against the Citizenship Other than Sawant, who is the former state Mangaluru north police station and tried to Sanghatana had failed to develop any intellectual hadschism significantly and pointed weakened out that Shetti’s he had hold dissolved over his nodalready to officer adduce for evidence the police in department,the hearing. president of the organisation, the group included attack police personnel, following which thinktank within the organisation which would senior leaders such as Marathwada president phases. The next hearing is on February 25. force was used to disperse them, police had have led the movement. Sawant alleged that come to their notice that they would not be Manikrao Kadam, former minister Subodh the Sanghatana had failed to evolve beyond the TheHe said police so officersfar, 203 wouldmembers be summoned of the public in said. Two people received bullet injuries allaccommodated the committees in the of thenew outfit. committees “It must of have the Mohite, Hansraj Badgul and others. In the cane belt, with the annual Oosh Parishad (cane organisation. Their resignation might have been have deposed before him on the incident. press release they issued, the leaders listed 10 Former city Mayor K Ashraf, who is under hospital, the police had said. conclave) being the only important event held by fueled by that,” he said. in the firing and they later succumbed at a New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 | DELHI/NCR | | English Daily Open Search | 3 Building in Delhi’s Munirka tilts: ‘Heard shouts at 4 am and rushed outside’ Let’s solve Shaheen Bagh road closure, New Delhi Correspondent.

Thursday, several families who were evacuated from the Onsix-storey the pavement building nextacross to the road, main which gate of had the tilted, JNU campuslooked then fight CAA, mediators tell protesters distressed on not being able to take their belongings. Many of the residents work as auto drivers, assistants in shops or Mukesh Kumar Thakur, New Delhi. identity. I can’t leave before CAA is as domestic helps in nearby localities. Neetu Devi, who hails removed. It took you 65 days to come A day after initiating a dialogue with the here and listen to us… if we move from protesters at Shaheen Bagh, the two- here, nobody will ever come and listen fromaren’t Aligarh telling usand if workswe will as be a helpallowed at teachers’ to take our homes belongings in JNU, member mediation panel appointed to our demands. We too don’t want to said, “We don’t have any relatives here to stay with. Officials by the Supreme Court returned to the disturb people by blocking the road, site Thursday and promised to “inspect but this movement is too big for us and the area and help the protesters”. The we won’t quit.” A few of the protesters panel was appointed by the top court also shouted out that mediators aren’t helping them. Addressing the gathering, protesters for blocking the road. At 3 Ramachandran said, “Aapne bulaya aur afterpm, the petitions mediators, were Sanjay filed againstHegde and the hum aa gaye. Aapke upar hai ki aapko Sadhana Ramachandran, sat on the stage humara haath pakadna hai ya nahi. at Shaheen Bagh for the second round of We are mediators and can’t make a talks. They explained to the protesters decision about CAA here. We support your protest, but we also need your be heard by the court in a different case. support in understanding the issue. that“The their SC is fight looking against at CAAthe roadand NRC closure will People are upset with the road closure, or not.” She and her husband sat on the pavement, looking the government may take action against at the building. Neetu, however, is thankful that she and her bigger case, that is the CAA and NRC. you. Before that, please listen to us, let us issue. We Let’s are solvewith you this but and you then need fight to a talk in groups to make the matter clear.” who works in a grocery store as a helper, along with his wife. understand that people are against the After a moment of silence, the crowd five-member“Around 4 am, family we heard are safe. people Next shouting to her sat that Ashok cracks Mahto, had road closure,” said Hegde. A man and a said they don’t want to speak in groups. developed in the building. We immediately rushed outside,” woman stood up and told the mediators “Jo baat karna yahi karo, sabke saamne!” he said, adding that cracks have developed inside the house that there are alternate routes that said a girl. Two volunteers then joined as well.Residents said they pay Rs 5,500 as rent for a one- people can take. “We cover 200 metres the mediators and took them to the of Road 13 A. The Kalindi Kunj Khadar The SC must consider this; why should once again reiterated that they cannot alternate roads. The mediators said they Lata, whose husband works as an auto driver, said, “We don’t we move when there are roads that can shift the protest elsewhere. A woman will inspect the routes and then give bedroomhave anything flat. Thereto eat… were we two just such left withflats onthe each clothes floor. on Sneh our alternate roads barricaded by police… be used?” said the woman. The group told Hegde, “This protest is part of my their opinion. backs. Our children too are outside in this cold.” road and Mahamaya flyover are Bars in Gurgaon, Faridabad Real-time data will help pinpoint sources of Delhi pollution, says Rai can now stay open till 1 am New Delhi Correspondent. The Delhi government is awaiting a

time technology to assess sources reportof pollution from a andUS university,use it to on tackle real- the deteriorating air quality in the capital. Environment Minister Gopal Rai Thursday said the government will “move forward” towards getting real-time data after experts from

thepollution University sources of in Washington the capital infor Sta Louis, US, who have been studying air data is important because we cannot year,control submit pollution their levels findings. until “Real-time we know

whatcannot is becausing made itto and reduce when. it,” Untilsaid Rai.the sourceThe isreport not identified, on real-time a mechanism source Vijay Kumar, New Delhi this increase because the excise duty on liquor is lower in apportionment technology is government will hold a meeting of Bars in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula will soon the provision for allowing sub-vends in urban areas has land-owning agencies in the capital remain open till 1 am under Haryana’s new excise policy, said the technology is expected to Haryanabeen discontinued. than of Punjab There and were Uttar over Pradesh”. 200 sub-vends Meanwhile, in expected in March. A DPCC official conferenceair pollution with issue. officials The governmentand experts for coordination in the annual tree which also makes beer and wine cheaper and reduces the urban areas in the state. The total number of liquor also plans to invite environment plantation drive. It has set an annual licence fees for hotels and restaurants serving liquor. we had been relying on old data on February 27 to find solutions to the vends in the state have been increased from 2500 to 2600. befrom operational 2016 or 2017… by June: but “Until this nowwill target of about 40 lakh trees this time, Country made liquor, however, would be costlier in the Chautala informed that the temporary one-day licence for in March to discuss air pollution. Rai much higher than its previous target state. Bars in Gurgaon, Faridabad and Panchkula can opensearchgive us an hourly picture.” Rai also serving of liquor in functions or parties in form L-12A will said that the government will hold a ministersalso said ofthat UP, on Haryana February and 28,Punjab the of about 25 lakh. stay open till 3 am, if the licence holders pay one time be made available online. The fee structure has further additional fee of Rs 10 lakh per hour. The bars in these been rationalised. Now, the commercial establishments cities at present remain open till midnight. The bar hosting functions and parties will have to mandatorily timings have been extended in view of the timings in get themselves registered with the Excise and Taxation Delhi, where bars stay open till 1 am. The new rules will Department. The licence fee of L-12A in commercial places come into force on April 1. Soon after the state Cabinet’s Delhi: Residents evacuated approval, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, who for a person serving liquor at their private places has been also holds the excise and taxation portfolio, released the hasenhanced been fixed from atRs Rs500 7500. to Rs Further, 1000. He the shared temporary that the licence quota excise policy for the year 2020-21. Chautala pegged the of IMFL in the state has been reduced whereas no change after building in Munirka tilts revenue from excise duty at over Rs 7,500 crore in 2020- has been made in the quota of country liquor. As per the 21 against the expected revenue of Rs 6,600-6,700 crore new Excise Policy, the allotment of liquor vends for the New Delhi Correspondent. year 2020-2021 will be carried out in the units of zones. Panic broke out in South Delhi’s Munirka early Thursday informed that duties on various categories of low alcoholic The number of vends per zone have been reduced from six morning after a six-storey building tilted, following which fordrink the beer current have financial been reduced. year. The The Deputy duty on Chief beer Minister with an vends to two vends. “It will facilitate new entrepreneurs 45 of its residents and 100 people living in houses nearby alcoholic content between 3.5 per cent and 5.5 per cent with modest means to participate in the bidding process were evacuated. Police said they were informed about has been reduced from Rs 50 per bulk litre (BL) to Rs 40 and would make the process more competitive. The the incident at 5.30 am and that teams from the South per bulk litre. The duty of BL containing alcoholic content practice of allotment by way of e-tenders will continue,” Delhi Municipal Corporation and the National Disaster more than 5.5 per cent has been reduced from Rs 55 per Chautala said. He added that in order to further streamline Response Force, along with the sub-divisional magistrate, BL to Rs 45 per BL. A new category of super mild beer has the trade and as a step to ensure the quality of liquor to the been created with alcoholic content up to 3.5 per cent. The consumers, it has been decided that retail licensees will issue an invoice of sales. The Deputy Chief Minister shared violates civic body rules as no house above 15 metres is The government said that the “assessment fee” on that levies on supplies of liquor to defense personnel have are at the spot. According to a senior official of the South allowed to be constructed. dutyimported of super foreign mild liquor beer bottledhas been at originfixed at (whisky) Rs 35 per has BL. been been kept at par with the state of Punjab with an exception MCD, the building, which is opposite the JNU campus, reduced from Rs 250 per proof litre to Rs 200 per proof He said the building is older than 15 years and that a hillock, which makes the area even more dangerous as litre. The assessment fee on beer has been reduced from Rs litre against Rs 140 per proof litre in the case of Punjab. 100 per BL to Rs 70 per BL. Similarly, the assessment fee on permission. “It tilted by half an inch in the morning; by He also said violations mostly go unchecked as villagers ofHe rum. informed The duty that onthe rum licence has feebeen structure fixed at of Rs bars 99 per has proof been wine has been reduced from Rs 250 per BL to Rs 200 per twoafternoon floors itwere tilted added eight five-six inches… years it seems ago, without stable for seeking now,” the base is not uniform or flat like other areas in Delhi. BL. But country-made liquor will cost more. According to has been reduced from Rs 45 lakh to Rs 25 lakh per annum. Similarly, the licence fee of the bar in four-star hotels has don’t allow officials to investigate the houses and due rationalised. The licence fee of L-4 & L-5 in five-star hotels building owner and said a case will soon be registered made liquor by Rs 3 per bottle following increase in the been reduced from Rs 38 lakh to Rs 22.5 lakh. The licence said the official, adding that several other buildings in the to the nexus between civic body officials, politicians against him. The South Corporation is responsible for anexcise official, duty. there The wouldduty onbe increaseCountry inLiquor the rates 500 of has country been fee of bars in three-star hotels has been reduced from Rs village violate the height rules. Police have identified the and house owners. “When zonal officials take action, checking height violations and identifying dangerous as there were no cracks. “Prime facie, it appears to have increased from Rs 44 per proof litre to Rs 60 per proof 20 lakh to Rs 15 lakh in the state except for Gurgaon and politicians question them,” he said. Another official said it buildings in its jurisdiction. South Delhi Mayor Sunita tilted because of seepage in the foundation,” he said. “For litre. The duty on Country Liquor 650 has been increased Faridabad. He shared that in Gurgaon this fee would be was difficult to identify the building as an illegal structure Kangra said the building was declared dangerous but us, lives are more important than anyone’s belongings. from Rs 54 per proof litre to Rs 66 per proof litre. However, Rs 20 lakh and in Faridabad, it would be Rs 17 Lakh. The people were not ready to vacate it. “It is only after it We cannot allow anyone to enter the building. Once it is Principal Secretary of Haryana Excise and Taxation licence fees of bars in restaurants (non-star rated) have tilted that the building was vacated. The corporation is strengthened and partially demolished, then a decision Department, Anurag Rastogi claimed that there will be been reduced from Rs 12 lakh to Rs 10 lakh in all districts keeping watch and it will be demolished soon,” she said. little impact on the consumers as “the trade will absorb except Gurgaon and Faridabad. will be taken on whether people can enter the flats and According to the official, the houses in the village are on take their belongings,” said the official. Cops suspect gang rivalry behind Rohini murder Three held for Rs 60 crore

Chanchal Singh, New Delhi case of attempt to murder. He was property fraud in Gurgaon arrested along with two others in A day after a 26-year-old man was shot dead by March 2019 for allegedly attacking New Delhi Correspondent. sharpshooters and suspect the incident to be a Police said he was involved in other Three people have been arrested by fallout between the victim and the Deepak Titar Gurgaon Police for property fraud of assailants in Rohini, police have identified two acases man of overrobbery a financialand violence dispute. too. gang. According to police, the victim, Anchil Thakur’s family reached Sanjay Thakur, who has a crime record, was hit by over Gandhi Memorial Hospital for his accused would prepare false documents post-mortem Thursday. Rsrelated 50-60 to crore, plots with owned officials by saying others, the Wednesday evening. Police believe a total of His father, Rajbir (50), said, “He transfer those to people they knew, and then sell them to unsuspecting buyers. 15eight of personsthe 50 bullets are involved fired at in his the Scorpio murder car and on had gone to Jaunti for some work false documents after taking details of According to police, the accused have said no arrest has been made so far. Additional and told me he would return. He the owner from the society, said police. Commissioner of Police (Rohini) S D Mishra has bullet injuries on his head, Vibha; Rajendra, a resident of Gurgaon; said: “We have registered a case of murder at hands, chest and back. We knew documents, and transfer the property Kanjhawala police station. there was some trouble. He was been identified as Faridabad resident to either themselves or someone “The three were arrested following Uppal would prepare the false seal on the We are scanning CCTV footage and being threatened by some men they knew. They would then sell the investigation into a case registered at conducting local enquiries to identify the who were demanding Rs 40-50 and Delhi resident Lucky Uppal. properties to unsuspecting buyers, said Sushant Lok police station on January accused and ascertain the sequence of events. lakh. He didn’t do anything wrong.” police. “The accused also revealed that 23, where the complainant had stated We suspect a gang war led to this. We have on the seats. Police said CCTV footage shows Thakur’s brother, Sachin, said, “After Anchil got they have a gang involved in this kind that somebody had prepared false two cars a Hyundai Xcent and i20 at the spot. bail, he was handling property disputes in the of fraud in Delhi… amounting to Rs 50 documents, impersonated him, and sold be nabbed soon.” According to police, around “We suspect the involvement of the Deepak area. I told him to be careful as local gangsters to 60 crore,” said the PRO, adding that his plot,” said PRO of Gurgaon Police identified8.30 pm, Thakura few more was suspects. driving Thehome accused when willthe Titar gang. Titar was arrested in 2016 and a are often involved in the same business. Titar’s Rs 10 lakh, false allotment papers, and Subhash Boken. Police said Vibha and assailants, who were in two cars, blocked his few of his gang members were involved in a men were harassing Anchil over money. We told fake stamps have been seized. “The Rajendra are property dealers and woman was produced in court and sent him. A video circulating on social media shows wasn’t big.” Anchil lived with his family in to prison, while the others have been passersby trying to drag the victim out of the plots and houses whose owners did way near Ladopur in Kanjhawala and fired at fightWednesday with Thakur night and earlier. Thursday Two sharpshooters but the men himKarala to villagefile a complaint near Kanjhawala. but he said He isthe survived matter remanded in police custody,” he said. car. Eyewitnesses said they found him dead, have been identified. We conducted raids on by his parents, wife and two-year-old child. wouldnot visit allegedly often. conductThey would recces prepare to find and there were bullet injuries on him and blood Thakur was granted bail three months ago in a are absconding,” said an officer. Police said 4 | English Daily Open Search | EDITORIAL | New Delhi | Saturday, February 22, 2020 Open Search EU’s agreement with Vietnam shows how EDITORIAL India must urgently transform its it could reach a deal with India Rodion Ebbighausen economy to get to green frontier In mid-February, the European Parliament The forces of liberalisation and globalisation approved a wide-ranging free trade have transformed the Indian economy in the past three decades. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and Vietnam, paving the way for the deal government has accelerated these trends by agreementto take effect between later this the year. European It took Union both implementing a set of far-reaching reforms, which sides eight years to conclude negotiating have led to macro-economic stability, a robust safety this historic pact, which would deepen net for all and strong growth. We now have one of and broaden commercial ties between the most open market economies in the world and the fast-growing Southeast Asian nation are poised to get to $5 trillion in GDP in the next and the world’s largest trading bloc. few years. We must now consider how our economy can deliver sustainable prosperity in the next few (EVFTA) would abolish 99 per cent of decades. Just as liberalisation and globalisation Thecustoms EU-Vietnam duties, eliminate Free Trade bureaucratic Agreement transformed the economy in the past, two different hurdles by aligning regulatory standards yet intertwined forces will likely transform the for goods like cars and medicines, and economy in the future. First, India must have globally ensure easier market access for both leading companies across a range of key sectors such European and Vietnamese companies. A similar free trade agreement between the and the Europeans are looking to diversify was responsible for the negotiations with by strengthening their ties to other Vietnam, have been aware of the previous productivityas financial services frontier and so manufacturing.that they can Thesesurpass super the 2007. But a raft of disagreements has players in the region. And India is high up shortcomings. To counter such drawbacks, productioncompetitive processes businesses of the should best definecompanies the in global the EUslowed and Indiadown has progress been in and the negotiations, works since on the list of Asian countries with whom the EVFTA provides for the creation of a world. Second, India must also adopt a resource- in fact, it came to a standstill between Domestic Advisory Group (DAG) to verify 2013 and 2018. The hurdles seemed sides have already elevated their relations that the agreements are respected. The scarce natural resources effectively. There is no other insurmountable. Some of the obstacles to theto a EUstrategic seeks partnership, greater engagement. putting ties Both on DAG should include representatives of way.efficient, Apocalyptic low-carbon air pollution,development dire pathway water shortages, to utilise employers, employees and environmental rising temperatures, and extreme climate events have 0 stronger intellectual property regime in issues related to labor and human rights organizations. However, in Vietnam, the already brought us to the brink of an environmental anIndia agreement and the areinclusion the EU’s of demandsa sustainable for a awere firm the footing. main Fromobstacles the EU’sduring perspective, the trade question is who will sit in the DAG, and crisis. Moreover, note that the world needs India’s development chapter with strong negotiations with Vietnam. The EVFTA whether there will be independent NGOs leadership to achieve the 2 degree Celsius global labor and environmental protections. requires Vietnam to comply with the core and trade unions or just representatives warming target. In short, India’s growth has to be international labor and environmental of the ruling Communist Party. So far, green. No nation has ever attempted these twin items compiled by the Indian side as standards of the International Labor Vietnam has insisted that the terms “civil transformations high competitiveness and long- Theunacceptable. EU also viewsAnother the area list of of friction sensitive is Organization (ILO). Vietnam has already society” or “civil society organizations” term sustainability simultaneously. The traditional do not appear in the draft text of the development model has been a farm-to-factory state dispute settlement mechanism, Although the freedom of assembly and agreement. There is little doubt that the development model with economies transitioning thewhich EU’s is incompatible proposal to setwith up current an investor- Indian ratifiedthe prohibition six of theof forced eight ILOlabor standards. are still deal will pass Vietnam’s national assembly from traditional agriculture to resource-intensive, laws. India, on the other hand, has its own missing, Vietnam’s government amended and be implemented in the coming urban manufacturing. India has to forge a different the country’s labor code in November months. The negotiations have shown development model one that will shift India’s 2019. Starting in 2021, a new law will workforce from agriculture to globally leading, setgreater of demandsmarket foraccess the EU.to Newthe bloc’s Delhi allow the creation of independent if both parties are ready to compromise. wantsservices the sector. EU to India offer Indianalso wants businesses more trade unions at the enterprise level thatFor the it is deal, possible Vietnam to find had common to accept groundcertain must use the most advanced green technologies and European visas for its skilled workers. that do not have to join Communist labor rights and independent trade businessresource-efficient models. businesses.India’s development Also, these model companies will, Party trade unions. This is a major step therefore, need to take the Indian economy from “the more visas, but with Brexit this obstacle forward, which the authoritarian system closely monitors the implementation and, farm-to-green frontier”. The Modi government has Thehas UKbeen has removed, so far opposed at least the in demand part. The for previously refused to take. Nevertheless, unions.in case Andof doubt, this willtakes mean tough that measures the EU made impressive progress in ending crony capitalism it’s necessary to wait and see how this to ensure enforcement. Although the and strengthening entrepreneurial forces. India has law will be implemented. The lack of political, economic and social conditions the third-largest start-up ecosystem in the world and agreementdeal. An accord between would the be EU not and only Vietnam in their proper law enforcement in Vietnam and are profoundly different in Vietnam our larger companies are also pursuing innovation- showseconomic how interest, the EU and but India also could to a reachminor a the nation’s poor human rights record and India, two points can be made with driven growth. The productivity transformation extent in their strategic interest. prompted many NGOs to lobby against regard to their trade negotiations with driven by super competitive businesses is well the EVFTA. In November 2019, 18 NGOs underway. We now need to consider a comprehensive give a boost to Vietnamese exports to wrote a letter to the European Parliament offer greater access to its market without policy package that will enable us to simultaneously The EU expects the agreement to thereciprocal EU: Firstly, concessions, the EU is somenot prepared of which to undertake a green transformation. Global best rising by about €15 billion ($16.6 billion) agreement to be postponed until Vietnam are far-reaching. Secondly, the agreement practices and India’s own experiences suggest three theby EU,2035. with Vietnam’s the annual export-oriented exports likely callingreleases for all the political ratification prisoners of the and free allows trade economy has relied on free trade for a free press. Several NGOs have expressed intends to strictly monitor the compliance and stable policy goals need to be established to set years. The reliance on free trade has so with Vietnam has shown that the EU detailedfocus areas green for targets such a fortransformation. various sectors. First, specific far worked for Vietnam, whose economy manage to strike a deal, it could bring has recorded an average annual growth disappointmentVietnam won’t be at under the deal’s any pressure ratification. to of the deal’s terms. If India and the EU Theycarry argueout reforms. that the EU’sExperience decision to means date two economies, but also to the entire opensearchto the government. At a time when trade has shown that these assertions are not economicworld. In an benefits era of notrapid only globalization to these My dear Shaheen Bagh: No of 6.5% over the last five years, according entirely baseless. On several occasions, and highly integrated value chains, such agreements give a boost to global trade reason for you to fear CAA, conflicts and national egotism are on the trade partners enforce the labor and or, if it comes, the NRC rise,free tradethis trade and adeal rules-based between global the EU order. and theenvironmental EU has failed standards to ensure they agreed that itsto contribute to the socioeconomic well- To start off, dearest dadis, let me share with you VietnamBut the deal underscores is not just theabout significance trade. There of as part of their free trade deals with the andbeing investmentof people worldwide. flows, which The inGerman turn the agony I’ve been suffering that, for the last 70 bloc. South Korea, for instance, concluded think tank Bertelsmann and the Institute days, you have been sitting under these tents in the for Economic Research in 2017 published biting cold, at a time when a century-old winter isAsia a strategicand countercomponent China’s as well. growing The EU date, only half of the deal’s core labor record was broken. A four-month-old infant died wantseconomic, to expand military its influenceand political in Southeast clout in an accord with the EU in 2011, but to India FTA. They concluded that India’s at this altar. With folded hands, let me very humbly of the European Parliament Committee aGDP comprehensive could grow by report 1,3% annually about an if EU-the request you, dear dadis, to go back to your homes: standardson International have been Trade ratified. (INTA), Members which deal becomes real. You are the ones who have suffered more. Please the region. Until now, China has been the go as proud women whose message has been main focus of the EU’s engagement in Asia, and even Allah. Here’s a reminder of the events Trading with America conveyed to the government, the United Nations 2019, vehicles were torched by rioters in New C. Raja Mohan and wooed American investors with even adopted extremely aggressive tactics in greater vigour than before. Modi appears thatFriends finally Colony led to in this the impasse. aftermath On of December the “Bharat 15, A sense of crisis has always marked the bachao rally”. Members of the “Gandhi dynasty” Tradethe negotiation Representative’s with India. officeBut Trump’s have to be sending the opposite signal — of a trade offensive is not borne out of a poured vitriol then, the negative impact of which is It is no different as Delhi prepares to still burning the legacy of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb. special animosity towards India. Trump India’s trade troubles are certainly not public discourse on India-US relations. has undertaken a radical reorientation of There was violence between the Delhi Police and next week. The perennial anxiety about definitive drift towards protectionism. Delhi walked away at the very last minute Jamia Millia Islamia students. Some miscreants the relationship is now reinforced by a receive US President Donald Trump early of long-standing ideological conviction from signing the RCEP agreement last entered the Jamia campus and were taken to task new element deep domestic polarisation limited to the engagement with the US. as well as a political convenience. He year to deep disappointment among its after they stoned the policemen. This resulted in in both countries. The Democrats in the US trade policy. For Trump, this is a matter students getting beaten up where some innocent has bet that the anti-free-trade White partners including the ASEAN, Australia, students, too, were victims. One student lost his working classes in the American rust belt Japan and New Zealand. One of the main are the key to his re-election. You could arguments cited by India was the massive eye. Some are accusing the police of entering the they can agree with their President on. US have struggled to oust Trump from $23do better billion, on it trade? has a Yes,deficit of course.of nearly Only $57 a certainly quibble with the assumptions campus without the vice-chancellor’s permission. While ousting Narendra Modi through the White House and rarely find anything billionfew years with ago, China. the two Can sides India were and looking the US underlying Trump’s trade policy. Given danger of it widening further under RCEP. But they entered only after the stone-pelting a legal process of impeachment is not at an annual trade target of $500 billion. America’s pole position in the global started.Let me come to the CAA: It has nothing an option in India, the political divide trade deficit with China and the potential That looks rather ambitious amidst the trading system, you have no option but restart trade negotiations that ended in to do with Muslims or, for that matter, any other is even deeper. Meanwhile, under current disputes. That brings us to the to deal with it. For Trump is getting away great frustration for Brussels some years community. Some people with vested interests and Trump, consensus on foreign policy in The European Union is reluctant so far to seriousness of the current trade disputes with his demand for the restructuring ago. Australia and New Zealand have for their political agendas have been instigating Washington has broken down. In Delhi, between Delhi and Washington. That of trade relations with key economic given up. India’s immediate neighbours our Muslim brethren because the political rug the Opposition has never been willing to we have made great progress in the last partners. He has renegotiated the NAFTA complain that South Block’s rhetoric on has moved from under their feet. Before Shaheen acknowledge the diplomatic successes two decades should not minimise the with neighbours Canada and Mexico and connectivity and regionalism is matched Bagh happened, the blocked road in front of gate of the Modi government. But the usually has compelled China to start reducing by the multiple non-tariff barriers that bipartisan support for foreign policy in facing the economic relationship. The continue to constrain commerce across anti-NRC slogans. Most of these were against the the strategic community has eroded. significance of the current headwinds the South Asian frontiers. It is certainly numbergovernment, seven Prime of Jamia Minister saw a Narendra flurry of anti-CAA/Modi, the Many leading voices of the minor trade agreement worth $10 billion complaining about the negotiating tactics probable, statistically one in a million, RSS and the BJP. Even at that time, the student establishment who have a long and the massive trade deficit with the US. twosome sides have have called struggled it “small to finalisepotatoes” a that the fault lies, always, with India’s community was misled by opposition leaders, distinguished service have become The media cites Indian officials before Trump lands in Ahmedabad on ever more and have taken old markers partners. But one would think there members of the actor fraternity and assorted major critics of Modi’s foreign policy. In Monday. When Modi met Trump in New like the GSP off the table. The complaints might be a real problem with Delhi’s own members of some apologist platforms. I condemn Washington, Trump’s foreign policy in of Trump officials, who are demanding certainly seem believable, given the trade policies. Trump has certainly made all this. However, I believe since the government general and his engagement with India saying the agreement was just round the trouble China has had negotiating an India’s trade headache more acute. But is ready to have a meaningful dialogue, things has been criticised as too transactional. Yorkcorner. last Trade September, has long Indian been aofficials contentious were he has also opened up opportunities. His will improve. You have also been provoked into In Delhi, Trump’s visit is being derided issue between Delhi and Washington. worth $200 billion. While Trump won’t trade war on China has put pressure on for the apparent lack of substance and There had been enduring tension since stop saying Xi Jinping is his “best friend”, the global supply chains centred around introduction of NRC. There cannot be a bigger the focus on atmospherics. Yet, if we step interim trade agreement with the US believingfarce than that this the as theCAA NRC is the draft first is stepnot even before ready the China. Many companies are moving their for greater market access, intellectual Chinese negotiators. Trump sings the production out of China; but only a few are as stated by the prime minister during his Delhi impressive in the bilateral relationship. theproperty late 1980s protection, between and the a host US demandof other same song with India. Earlier this week, turning towards India. While Delhi has rally. Even if it is ready, let me assure you: None of Take the most contentious issue in play his trade officials never let up on the back we will find there is much that is demands and India’s own cautious Trump is reported to have said that “he talked the talk on taking advantage of the you in Shaheen Bagh, or anywhere in India, will between Washington and Delhi today approach to economic liberalisation. likes Modi a lot” but insisted that the suffer. Whether you furnish the papers or not, — trade. In 1995, total two-way trade, together. What makes Delhi’s devaluation nobody will be sent to detention camps. Nobody including goods and services, between will be thrown out of the country or have his/ applied continuous pressure on India President Xi certainly took a lot of it on the US-Chinaof trade as trade a key war, instrument it is yet toof geteconomic its act Allfor trade recent agreements. US administrations The pressure have chin. For he understood the importance growth potentially irreversible is the her citizenship taken away. Another fallacy that it crossed $140 billion. It is reported to “US has not been treated well by India”. of a vigorous trading relationship with fact that there is little domestic political has been doing the rounds has been that the CAA, be around $150 billion in 2019. A 14-fold India and the US was $11 billion. In 2018, Trump. If his predecessors were willing opposition to it. While many are pushing NPR and NRC have been created to turn India into increase in trade turnover in 25 years hasto cut significantly some slack for risen India under by citing President larger and more deeply on the role of trade, back against Modi’s recent domestic a “Brahminical society”, or that the “Hindutva” is certainly not something to sneer at. political and strategic considerations policies, few are willing to speak against mindset will rule supreme. That Indian Muslims India’s China trade too has risen, even the US that stood at $737 billion in 2018 in the bilateral ties, Trump has put China’s fortunes at home and beyond. the creeping protectionism. One of the will be deprived of their land, property, voting more rapidly. From a couple of hundred trade disputes at the front and centre In response to Trump’s pressure, Xi rare moments in the last few years when rights, etc. This is all gibberish propaganda by the million dollars in the mid-1990s to nearly especially with the US, in transforming Opposition that has lost its ground. the Congress cheered Modi was when he globalisation and domestic liberalisation turned India’s back on RCEP! where India enjoys a surplus of nearly of the relationship. His officials in the reaffirmed his commitment to economic $90 billion in 2019. But unlike the US, Department of Commerce and the US