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Sanstha activists, who were booked for claimed to have foiled the attempts to front of undertaking prompt human- global economy. Pratap Yadav has floated a new cial word on the reasons behind It is not known whether murder and act of terror in the case engineer terror attacks in Mumbai, Pune, itarian assistance and relief operations The Speaker Birla further said students' body with the osten- the removal of Akash Yadav, she was alive at the time of The five accused activists, who would Satara, Solapur and Nala Sopara. during the pandemic. that the world needs to take impor- sible aim of strengthening the one of the few close friends of throwing out of the vehicle stand trial in the much-delayed case, are: During the raids, the investigators Speaking during the general tant lessons from the pandemic. He parent organisation. Tej Pratap Yadav, it was wide- because the CCTV images, Virendra Sinh Tawde, Sachin Andure, had seized a huge chunk of arms and debate on the topic ‘The global cautioned that as more dreadful Yadav launched the ly believed that the blame fell according to the police, show Sharad Kalaskar, Vikram Bhave and ammunition and also unearthed a mini response to the Covid-19 pandemic variants of virus are expected to arise, Chhatra Janshakti Parishad on him when posters came up many vehicles coming behind Sanjiv Punalekar. pistol assembling unit in the Nala Sopara challenges and multilateralism’s abil- the global community needs to two days ago and claimed that in the city recently in which the SUV running over The charges are expected to be residence of key accused Vaibhav Raut. ity to deliver for the people’ at the ensure that vaccines are distributed it was not meant to pose any images of Tejashwi – now the her. framed against the five accused on The interrogation of the accused in Fifth World Conference of Speakers equitably around the world. challenge to the Chhatra RJD, party's de-facto leader – were The face was damaged September 15. the terror conspiracy case by the ATS of Parliament (5WCSP) in Austria, Mentioning that India reopened the party's official student wing, conspicuous by absence. beyond identification and the Sixty-nine-year-old anti-superstition revealed that Andhure and the accused Birla mentioned that India supplied its economy in phases after the ini- but work towards "mobilizing Sensing that it could fur- woman was half-nude, said a activist Dabholkar was shot dead from a in the terror conspiracy case Sharad vaccines, medicines and other equip- tial lockdown, Birla informed the del- youth at the village ther diminish his clout, Tej cop investigating the case.PNS point blank range by two motor-bicycle Kalaskar were friends. It was Kalaskar ments to over 150 countries as a mea- egates that two major economic level". Pratap Yadav had reacted furi- riding gunmen, while he was taking a who allegedly spilled the beans of sure of our commitment to global stimulus packages were announced The maverick MLA came ously, likening Jagadanand morning walk on the Omkareshwar Andhure’s role in the Narendra health and well being. immediately to provide much need- out with the announcement, Singh to 'Hitler', who refused to bridge located in the heart of Pune, on Dabholkar’s murder. According to a Press release by ed relief to people. claiming, as always, that he had visit the party office for days in "the blessings of Lalu Prasad", protest, until he was, under- at a time when he was left lick- standably, mollified by !" was later transferred and has now ing his wounds after losing the Tejashwi. *%% + ) 999 been posted as the additional secre- battle in a tug of war with state Meanwhile, Akash Yadav Mumbai: In a clear indication From Page 1 tary in the Citizen Resources RJD chief Jagadanand realised that time was up for of a reduced impact of the “The farmers have been sitting on Information Department. Singh. him in the RJD, where he was Covid-19 in Maharashtra, the a dharna for more than nine months The farmers’ unions have also Singh, known to be close seen as aligned with a leader daily deaths remained below at the borders of Delhi against three demanded compensation of Rs 25 to Yadav's younger and more who did not have power despite three digits for the seventh day <=>=-)+ got intensified this week with a major Central farm laws. We won’t mind sit- lakh and a job to the next of kin of a powerful sibling Tejashwi pedigree, and joined the Lok during the last nine days, as the farmers 'Mahapanchayat' in ting at Karnal as well,” he said. farmer who died after the lathicharge Yadav, had earned the wrath of Janshakti Party. State recorded 86 deaths on he RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Muzaffarnagar, West UP, and similar Videos from the spot showed flag- and Rs two lakh compensation to Tuesday. TSangh (BKS) which had earlier agitation in Haryana on Tuesday, has waving, slogan-shouting farmers sit- those injured. Similarly, the infections suggested suitable amendments to the gained an all-out political colour with ting at the protest till late Tuesday Earlier in the day, an 11-member were very much under control three farm laws on Tuesday sought the opposition parties backing it and night. Notably, Haryana Police had farmer delegation had met the Karnal as the state registered 3,898 new Government to take a "sympathetic Rakesh Tikait-led Bharatiya Kisan lathicharged a group of farmers dis- District Administration which refused cases on Tuesday, as against view" of demands of the agitating farm- Union (BKU) intending to throw its hat rupting traffic movement on a nation- to accept their demands. The meeting 3,626 infections recorded on ers and sought a new law to ensure in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, due al highway on August 28 while they lasted for over three hours after Monday. There has been a remunerative price for produce. early next year. The BKS announced were heading towards Karnal to which the farmers leaders held a meet- near consistent drop in the The BKS said the Government at a press conference here that it will protest against a BJP meeting where ing at farmers’ mahapanchayat at number of daily deaths during backed "Minimum Support Price is an hold a countrywide protest on Chief Minister Manohar Lal was also grain market in Karnal and the past nine days. PNS illusion" and farmers are not getting Wednesday demanding a new law for present. At least 15 farmers were announced the gherao of mini-sec- MSP in all parts of the country. ensuring that farmers get prices based injured during the incident. retariat. The RSS outfit said it will hold a on their cost of production. The farmers’ unions have Activist Yogendra Yadav, who was country-wide agitation on Wednesday The BKS general secretary demanded that a murder case should among the leaders in the 11-member to ensure that farmers get prices "based Badrinarayan Choudhary said at the be registered against IAS officer delegationm said that even after three on their cost of production." press meet that "Minimum Support Ayush Sinha, who was caught on tape rounds of talks, the State Government The ongoing farmers agitation Price is an illusion. Farmers are not get- allegedly telling policemen to “break refused to accept any demand put against three central farm laws which ting MSP in all parts of the country. heads” of protesting farmers. Sinha forth by the delegation. - 111 ! P Q R From Page 1 He had said that before September 25, which is N@ O ! *** the birth anniversary of his father Chaudhary Devi 111 Lal, he will try to meet Opposition leaders and urge ( ### From Page 1 them to come on one platform. The senior Baghel faces charges From Page 1 In recent months, Congress and other parties From Page 1 under Indian Penal Code Sections Iran has also reacted to the have been engaged in an effort to unifying the It said the name of the 153-A (promoting enmity between airstrikes in Panjshir and the Foreign Opposition parties to take on the might of BJP and Collector as manager cannot different groups on grounds of reli- Ministry has asked for investigations Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the next Lok be recorded in respect of gion, race, place of birth, residence, over what he called the interference Sabha elections. Congress had even hosted a break- property vested in the deity as language) and 505(1) (b) (with intent of foreign jets. fast meeting of the 17 Opposition leaders in the midst the Collector cannot be a to cause or likely to cause fear or Pakistan was often accused by of the Monsoon Session that saw them coming under manager of all temples unless alarm to public or to any section of the Afghanistan government of giv- one umbrella to confront the Modi Government on it is a temple vested with the public whereby any person may be ing the Taliban military aid, a a range of issues including the controversial farm bills State. induced to commit offence against charge denied by Islamabad. and Pegasus snooping case. The apex court was hear- the state or against public tranquili- The protest took place days During the same time, Sharad Pawar along with ing an appeal filed by Madhya ty). after Pakistan’s spy agency Inter- former Union Minister now with TMC, Yashwant Pradesh challenging an order The arrest was made after the Services Intelligence (ISI) Director Sinha had convened a meeting of Opposition lead- of High Court which quashed Chief Minister disapproved his General Lt Gen Faiz Hameed dashed ers which saw participation of 12 members from two circulars issued by the father’s remarks made late last week to Kabul on an unannounced visit Opposition camp but without Congress. During the State Government under the and put it on record that nobody, last week, amidst mounting pressure fag end of the Parliament session in August, MP Law Revenue Code, 1959 including his father, was above the on the Taliban to form an inclusive Mamata Banerjee too visited Delhi and called on (Code). law. Government acceptable to the inter- Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi These circulars ordered Nand Kumar Baghel has a track national community. and stated that there is a need for a joint Opposition deletion of the names of pujari record of anti-Brahmin rant and he During his visit, the ISI chief to take on the BJP. Last month, on three occasions from the revenue record so as describes Brahmins as foreigners had met Mullah Baradar and Hizb- the Opposition parties had met and passed resolu- to protect the temple proper- and often calls upon people of OBC, e-Islami leader Gulbuddin tions against the Modi Government on a range of ties from unauthorised sale by SC, ST communities not to allow Hekmatyar and discussed the cur- issues. the priests. Brahmins to enter their villages. rent situation in Afghanistan. ) 111 " ***
From Page 1 From Page 1 At Taliban’s behest, the clerics convinced The prevalence of the Delta variant in this Sadab to return and operate the US jets for oper- cohort was found to be 5.45 times more than ations against the resistance fighters. Sadab was other variants. willing to return but the Haqqani Network put B.1.617.2 Delta variant, was first observed in a spanner in the Taliban’s plans. The Taliban’s India in late 2020. It has since spread around the plans could not materialize due to the dissensions globe - in the UK, it is responsible for nearly all between the Taliban, Haqqani Network and new cases of coronavirus infection. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, sources said. Professor Ravi Gupta from the Cambridge Following this, the Taliban, through the Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Haqqani Network, sought pilots from Islamabad. Infectious Disease at the University of The Pakistan Air Force allowed the Taliban Cambridge, one of the study’s senior authors, said, request to maintain the influence of Haqqani “By combining lab-based experiments and epi- Network in Kabul by providing aerial support as demiology of vaccine breakthrough infections, well as three pilots besides special forces troops we’ve shown that the Delta variant is better at to the Taliban to capture the Panjshir Valley, they replicating and spreading than other common- said. Pakistan, according to the sources, also pro- ly-observed variants. vided troops of the special force Special Service “There’s also evidence that neutralising Group (SSG), notorious for carrying out BAT antibodies produced as a result of previous infec- action along the Line of Control in Jammu and tion or vaccination are less effective at stopping Kashmir. Islamabad also provided commandos this variant. “These factors are likely to have con- of the Peshawar-based XI Corps of the Pakistan tributed to the devastating epidemic wave in India Army that carries out operations in the Khyber during the first quarter of 2021, where as many Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan bordering as half of the cases were individuals who had pre- Afghanistan. viously been infected with an earlier variant.” In an indication that the Northern Alliance’s Dr Partha Rakshit from the National Centre influence will not cease permanently, counter-ter- for Disease Control, Delhi, joint senior author, rorism expert Dr Rituraj Mate said, “The resis- added, “The Delta variant has spread widely to tance never ends as it is driven by ideology. become the dominant variant worldwide because However, the quality of the resistance varies it is faster to spread and better at infecting indi- depending upon the overall enviroment for tak- viduals than most other variants we’ve seen. It ing forward the movement.” Experts further said is also better at getting around existing immu- that the Pakistani politico-military-ISI combine nity - either through previous exposure to the is working full throttle to continue and increase virus or to vaccination - though the risk of mod- its influence in the internal affairs of Afghanistan erate to severe disease is reduced in such cases.” by pushing its agenda in the formation of the gov- Professor Anurag Agrawal from the CSIR ernance structure in Kabul under the steward- Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, ship of Taliban. Delhi, also, joint senior author, added, “Infection The developments in Kabul led by the of vaccinated healthcare workers with the Delta Pakistani defence forces and ISI suggest the like- variant is a significant problem. Although they ly return of the terror reign perpetrated by Taliban themselves may only experience mild Covid, they in collusion with Islamabad during its earlier stint risk infecting individuals who have suboptimal from 1996 to 2001. This could upset the region- immune responses to vaccination due to under- al security calculus of the neighbouring countries, lying health conditions - and these patients could including India, the experts added. then be at risk of severe disease.
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Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday Bhardwaj said on While making the said that the Kejriwal Tuesday. announcement, he flagged off Government had found impres- Bhardwaj said that the a bus of pilgrims arranged by sive results while trialling the CAQM has observed that the Mandawali ward president bio-decomposer on crop-stub- neighbouring States of Delhi Kailash Yadav. ble and had identified it as an have failed to take preventive "The BJP is committed to important measure to deal with steps to curb stubble burning. send people of the state(Delhi) stubble burning. "The BJP-ruled States of for darshan of Hindutva pil- Rai urged the Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and the Rajasthan would start prepar- nothing to prevent stubble burn- grim sites," Siddhartha said, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar problem, but no practical solu- so that we can get relief from the has been taking to combat air Congress-ruled States of ing for the next crop. ing in their states,” he said. alleging discrimination in the Pradesh Governments to tion emerged out of those. stumbling block of stubble pollution with the Commission Punjab and Rajasthan have “Farmers would harvest “The Delhi Government AAP government's similar ini- implement solutions like the “Last year, with the help of burning. We presented the so that they can be adopted by also failed to inform the com- their paddy crop and sow the demonstrated last year how we tiative launched in March. Delhi Government to reduce the Pusa Institute, trials were results from our trials in Delhi neighbouring states. For mission if they are going to wheat crop in their farms. can use bio-decomposers to A senior Delhi BJP leader vehicular and dust pollution. conducted to figure out whether in front of the Commission For instance, we started the ‘Red subsidise and provide machin- Around this time, pollution decompose the stubble and said the BJP councilors in the He said that if the crop-stubble could be decom- Air Quality Management, but Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign ery to the farmers to prevent due to stubble burning gets turn it into manure for our MCD have been instructed by Governments cooperate and posed using bio-decomposer the process needs to be sped up. in Delhi. Such campaigns stubble burning," he rampant in northern India. fields. Additionally, there are the party to organise free pil- adopt ample anti-pollution solutions. The Delhi In resolve for this, a delegation should be initiated in other said. According to SAFAR, the stub- machines available in the mar- grimages for the people in measures, then not just Delhi Government found the bio- of the Delhi Government will states as well; the Anti-Dust Bhardwaj further said that ble burning would contribute ket which can remove this their wards. In March, Chief but entire North India can get decomposer to be highly effec- meet with the Union Ministers campaign of Delhi is combating the CAQM has warned of seri- 43 per cent of pollution in stubble and process it. Minister Arvind Kejriwal had freedom from pollution. tive when it was sprayed on as well as the members of the dust pollution and needs to be ous implications if the third Delhi that time,” he “Both the Central announced facilitating free pil- “We see an exorbitant rise stubble,” he said. Commission for Air Quality adopted by neighbouring states wave of Covid-19 coincides added. Government and the CAQM grimage for Delhi's senior cit- in air pollution in Delhi and the “We are now at a juncture Management (CAQM). If we do as well. The Delhi Government with pollution caused by stub- “CAQM sought status from asked the states to provide izens to the Ram temple in rest of North India during win- where all the governments of the not start working towards it is in a battle against pollution in ble burning. four states - Punjab, Haryana, their plans to them on how Ayodhya. ters. Multiple factors like dust states surrounding Delhi need soon, then we may not be able the State. The ‘Green War The AAP leader said that Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan they are going to provide these The AAP dispensation and vehicle pollution contribute to take cognisance of the bio- to deal with the problem of Room’ acts as the command with the monsoon season ends regarding the steps they had machines to the farmers and already has a ''Mukhyamantri to this, however stubble burn- decomposing solution. Punjab, stubble burning in time,” he centre in this fight and helps the from Delhi and the northern taken to prevent stubble burn- how they are going to subsidise Teerth Yatra Yojana'' that allows ing is the biggest contributor to Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar added. Government monitor the prob- parts of India, the farmers of ing. What came out of this them. None of the states have senior citizens from Delhi to the problem. There have been Pradesh Governments need to “The Delhi Government lem and the implementation of neighbouring states like Uttar exercise was not surprising as submitted their plans to the undertake a free pilgrimage. constant discussions on this step-up and adopt this measure will also discuss the measures it its solutions. Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, and Punjab and Rajasthan have done Commission,” he said. PTI 5:(2 $" ' ' 23 NEW DELHI: The Delhi Services Limited (EESL), a joint ven- If the space required by the Sukhdev Vihar Depot and Kalkaji Transport Corporation (DTC) ture of public sector companies concessionaire is more than 3 Depot have been identified joint- & signed a Memorandum of under the Ministry of Power, ECS (Equivalent Car Space) then ly by DTC and EESL for the setting Understanding with Convergence Government of India. 2,000 extra would be levied per up of Public Electric Vehicle Energy Services Limited (CESL) As per the directions of the ECS per month. Initially, the con- Charging Stations and Battery & !,): for the installation of charging sta- signed MoU, EESL through its sub- tract period is for 10 years. As per Swapping Stations. <=>=-)+ tions and battery swapping stations sidiary organisation CESL has Terms and Conditions, the CESL Each of the seven locations will at locations finalised by the DTC. agreed to procure, instal, operate will start work immediately and have a total of six charging points <=>=-)+ he Delhi Police has registered an First The agreement was signed by and maintain charging units and shall endeavour to finish the instal- each, 3 of which will be for two and TInformation Report (FIR) against three clubs Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Managing related infrastructure at the loca- lation of all stations in the next 4 three wheelers and three points for he Delhi High Court on in the national Capital for allegedly violating Covid- Director of DTC and Saurabh tion chosen by the DTC. months. four wheelers. Once installed, these TTuesday said the ICMR 19 related guidelines. Kumar, Chairman of CESL on The charges for usage of loca- After the location assessment locations with their real-time status should look into the com- The clubs have been identified as 'Key Tuesday in the presence of tion of the DTC shall be paid by survey at various DTC locations, and availability of charging points plaints received against private Nightclub' in Hotel Samrat, ‘Junkyard Cafe’ and Transport Minister of Delhi, Kailash CESL to the organisation every Dwarka sector-8, Dwarka sector 2 will also be available on the ONE pathology laboratories and ‘Amplifier The Club’ in Connaught Place. Gahlot. CESL is a subsidiary of month at the rate of 1.00 per kWh Depot, Mehrauli Terminal, Nehru DELHI App of the Delhi revoke licences in case of According to Deepak Yadav, the Deputy State-owned Energy Efficiency of energy dispensed. Place Terminal, Okhla CW-II, Government. SR breach of conditions. It is the Commissioner of Police (DCP), New Delhi district, Indian Council of Medical action was taken against 'Key Nightclub' in Hotel Research ( ICMR) which gives Samrat in Chanakyapuri area after a police control *R& :, licences to the labs and it can- this, central government stand- room (PCR) call was received on August 30 from not be sitting in ivory towers, ing counsel Anurag Ahluwalia, a person who alleged that some minors were attend- # the High Court said. “You have appearing for ICMR, respond- ing a party inside the club. ! to look into it. You give licences ed that they have only said they “On reaching the spot, no such party was seen hap- to them. The whole year has are not monitoring online pening but many guests present there were either not gone by. The whole nation is health aggregators. He also wearing masks or maintaining social distance. An FIR suffering. The whole NCR is said that whenever they receive was registered against Key Nightclub in Hotel Samrat suffering,” Justice Najmi Waziri complaints against private labs, on August 30 for violating Covid-19 guidelines and ( 8,8 ,' said. they look into it and take not maintaining social distancing,” said the DCP. The High Court was hear- action. The court, which heard The manager of the club was arrested and later n a meeting of the District Task Force ing a plea seeking contempt arguments for some time, list- released on bail the same day, he said. Ipresided over by the Deputy action against the authorities ed the matter for further pro- Meanwhile, the police have also registered FIRs Commissioner (DC) Gurugram, Dr Yash for not adhering to the Delhi ceedings on September 14. against two other popular joints in Connaught Place Garg, on Tuesday, it was decided to stop the High Court's earlier direction “These standards have to for allegedly violating Covid-related guidelines and development of illegal colonies in Gurugram to take action against online be met. You ICMR give licences serving hookahs at their outlets. and recover the expenditure incurred on health service aggregators to run the labs. You set the “An FIR was registered against the Junkyard Cafe removing illegal constructions in various which are operating illegally standards and give licences,” it on September 1, while another FIR was registered colonies from the encroachers. and collecting samples for said. The ICMR, in its affidavit against Amplifier The Club in Connaught Place on He said in the meeting that all the depart- Covid-19 tests. The ICMR said filed in response to the con- August 28 for violating COVID-19 guidelines and ments in the district should take strict action that monitoring of the activities tempt petition, has said the serving hookahs. The managers of both the outlets against such persons involve in developing ille- of online health service aggre- National Accreditation Board were arrested and later released on bail,” said a senior gal colonies or conducting illegal gators does not come under its for Testing and Calibration police official. construction. purview. Laboratories (NABL) certifi- “Both the FIRs were registered under sections 188 In the meeting, the matters of new ille- Advocate Shashank Deo cation is must for enrolment of (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public gally being constructed in Saraswati Kunj Sudhi, representing petitioner private labs for COVID-19 servant), 269 (negligently doing any act known to be were discussed in detail and it was decided Dr Rohit Jain, argued that testing and NABL certifies the likely to spread infection of any disease dangerous that all the new construction works going on common people are dying and readiness of labs to undertake to life) and 270 (malignant act likely to spread infec- illegally in Saraswati Kunj should be strict- the ICMR is setting guidelines molecular testing ofRS-Cov-2 tion of disease danger-ous to life) of Indian Penal ly dealt with. but says that the issue does not before the research body allows Code and Epidemic Diseases Act and COPTA (The $ ) , - $ ) ' $ "If necessary, FIR should also be lodged pertain to the research body. 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<=>=-)+ <=>=-)+ gate and transfer all rights of a “Later, Tanwar asked for an )) total of 105 acres of land at Rs additional Rs 15 crore for arrang- he Delhi Government will he Economic Offence Wing 3.30 crore per acre in favour of ing 54 acres of land. The com- Trevive the six acre Sannoth T(EOW) of Delhi Police has the company. According to an pany paid a total of Rs 210.18 lake in Bawana using recycled registered an First Information agreement, Brahma City crore to the accused for transfer water. The Flood and Irrigation Report (FIR) against the Private Ltd paid Rs of all rights of 63 acres of land. Department Minister Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 84,35,00,000 to the accused Whereas, as on date, the accused Satyendar Jain visited the nat- leader Kanwar Singh Tanwar for and his associate persons or has transferred only 48 acres of ural Sewage Treatment Plant allegedly cheating a real estate companies for transfer of all land in favour of the company,” (STP) at Ghoga Drain and developer of over 65 crore. rights of 63 acres of land,” the FIR further stated. Sannoth Lake on Tuesday. Police said that the FIR was according to the FIR. According to the agree- He inspected the STP and registered under section 406 “The accused failed to per- ment executed between them, directed the officials to increase Government. The revival work This task of cleaning the drain (criminal breach of trust) and form his part according to the the total amount receivable by its water treatment capacity of Sannoth lake is in progress will be jointly done by DSIIDC 420 (cheating) of the Indian agreement and disputes arose Tanwar against the transfer of from 10 lakh litres per day to and scheduled to be complet- and I&FC. DSIIDC will ensure Penal Code (IPC) at EOW between him and the compa- all rights of the said 48 acres of 50 lakh litres per day. ed by December 2021. that no untreated or unautho- police station on August 23. ny in respect to the transfer of land is only Rs 158.75 crore, the This STP is based on a con- He further said, "The water rised drain falls into Bawana According to the FIR, rights of 63 acres of land. In FIR stated. structed wetland system and holding capacity of the Sannoth Escape Drain, while I & FC will Brahma City Private Ltd was in 2010, the Directorate, Town The accused is liable to treats 10 lakh litres of waste- Lake should be increased so ensure that existing water qual- the process of acquiring land in and Country Planning, refund a total sum of Rs 51.43 water per day without elec- that more groundwater can be ity flowing in the drains should $ $ " 2 5 ' 2 2 ) $ Gurugram in Haryana to devel- Haryana, issued a license to crore to Brahma City Private tricity or additional power. recharged through the lake." be improved to the quality - )' ' ! ! op an integrated township. Brahma City Private Ltd to Ltd. The accused is also liable Jain said, “The water treat- The Sannoth Lake will parameters laid down by $ - ' ) “To acquire the land the develop the residential town- to pay the interest amount of Rs ment capacity of this STP receive around 3 MGD clean National Green Tribunal $ . $ company had appointed ship,” stated the FIR. 14 crore, it added. should be increased from 10 recycled water from the (NGT). To this, Shri Jain added, Ranjan Gupta to act as a facil- lakh litres per day to 50 lakh Bawana Common Effluent "Weirs should be made in the <=>=-)+ Mindset Curriculum and BBP itator. In 2008-2009, Gupta litres per day. The recycled Treatment Plant (CETP) after drain along with floating wet- in all the schools of the coun- introduced Tanwar to the com- water will be used for ground- necessary treatment. lands and aerators to enhance eputy Chief Minister try, then the day is not far pany and the accused elabo- water recharge by creating a The AAP minister also the treatment of wastewater DSisodia said: “We are when we will change the his- rated his credentials and lake in the adjacent area. instructed Delhi State flowing in the drain." starting the Business Blasters tory in our textbooks that claimed that he and his com- He said that around 3 MGD Industrial and Infrastructure This project is being exe- programme in Delhi India is not a developing panies and associates have a recycled water from Bawana Development Corporation cuted by Delhi Government's Government schools. Today's country but a developed coun- large chunk of land in the Common Effluent Treatment Limited (DSIIDC) and Irrigation and Flood Control day will become the basis for try. The day is not far when area. He represented that he Plant (CETP) will be used to Irrigation & Flood Control Department. The revival of the progress of the country. the children coming out of could also arrange and negoti- rejuvenate the Sannoth Lake. Department (I & FC) officials Sannoth lake will not only aid “The launch of Business Delhi schools will stand in the ate with farmers for collabora- Jain also visited Sannoth to clean the Bawana Escape in groundwater recharge but Blasters will form the foun- category of job providers tion and development of the Lake in Bawana. This lake is Drain which has a design dis- also create a sustainable ecosys- dation of a developed India. 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Delegated Financial days saying terming the Central mendations of 2014 on casual IWednesday hold extensive on Tuesday Patrushev is “terrorist ideology” and the them to sustain the moderni- resources. Powers of Vice Chiefs of the Armed Police Forces like CRPF leaves to trash the CRPF pro- talks on the Afghanistan situ- expected to call on Prime drug threat emanating from sation momentum and be oper- The primary focus of the Services have been increased by to be “essentially civilian forces posal. ation here during the meeting Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan and agreed to ationally ready. Delegation of enhanced delegation of financial 10 per cent, subject to an over- and their service conditions are “Regarding the number of of Secretary of Security External Affairs Minister S form a permanent bilateral these powers has increased five powers is to empower Field all ceiling of 500 crore. different from defence forces.” Casual Leave, the Commission Council General Nikolay Jaishankar. channel for consultations on to ten times with a cap of 500 Commanders and below to An enabling provision of Recently, the Ministry had is of the view that the present Patrushev and National Modi and Vladimir on the issue. crores. procure equipment and war-like Emergency Financial Powers labeled the CRPF as a security system is working well and Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit August 24 had discussed the On Monday, Russian This step forms part of the stores in a speedy manner for to the Field formations below force for introducing the need not be altered. As for the Doval. He had invited his developments in Afghanistan envoy to New Delhi Nikolay overall scheme of ease of doing urgent operational necessities Command level for the Defence Security Force Court for taking case of CAPFs for parity with Russian counterpart for the and expressed the view that it Kudashev said there is “ample business besides cutting red and meeting essential suste- Services has now been incor- timely disciplinary action the defence forces is con- parleys. was important for the two scope” for cooperation tape and ensure the troops on nance requirements. Last such porated in the Emergency against the delinquent Group A cerned, the Commission notes These discussions will take countries to work together. between India and Russia on the ground get quality weapons enhancement at all levels for the Powers Schedule which till pre- officers. The Ministry has also that CAPFs are essentially place a day ahead of Prime Patrushev is visiting India at Afghanistan and both sides and ammunition in a seamless Defence Services was done in sent was available to Vice Chiefs. articulated variable stances on civilian forces and their service Minister Narendra Modi like- the invitation of Doval for have been in regular touch manner without delay. 2016. A new schedule on hiring of the nature of these forces as conditions are different from ly to flag India’s concerns high-level India-Russia inter- with each other on the latest Giving details, officials said Speaking on the occasion, aircraft and associated equip- civilian or armed forces. defence forces. Hence parity in about the scenario in governmental consultations developments in the war-torn here Defence Minister Rajnath Rajnath described DFPDS 2021 ment has been introduced for Under the Constitution, terms of number of casual Afghanistan in the Brazil, on Afghanistan, the ministry country. Singh on Tuesday released an as another big step in the Indian Air Force which CAPFs are “Armed Forces of leave cannot be considered. To Russia, India, China and South said. He also said Russia is as order on Delegation of Financial series of defence reforms being includes hiring of Air to Air re- the Union” under the Union sum up, the status quo is rec- Africa(BRICS) summit on “The consultations are a concerned as India that the Powers to Defence Services undertaken by the Government fuellers. Home Ministry, officials said. ommended”. Thursday. follow-up to the telephone Afghan soil should not be a (DFPDS) 2021, providing to strengthen the security infra- For Indian Navy, powers for The move could also derail The Ministry had received Moreover, he is likely to conversation between Prime source of spreading terrorism enhanced delegation of Revenue structure of the country. replenishment of Disaster Union Home Minister Amit a request from CAPFs on July raise the issue of terrorism in Minister Narendra Modi and to other countries and there is Procurement powers to the He stressed on the need to Management Bricks have been Shah’s articulation on 16 this year to enhance the the presence of Pakistan Prime President of the Russian a “danger” of terror being Armed Forces. revise the policies to cater to the delegated to Command Level December 29, 2019 to ensure existing number of casual Minister Imran Khan in the Federation Vladimir Putin on spread to the Russian territo- The DFPDS 2021 aims to needs of the Armed Forces, for immediate response to nat- that the troops get to spend 100 leaves to 28 from the current- Shanghai Cooperation August 24,” the ministry said. ry as well as Kashmir. empower field formations, focus exuding confidence DFPDS ural disasters. days in a year with their fam- ly applicable 15 days. Organisation(SC0)meeting on “The two leaders had The Russian ambassador on operational preparedness, 2021 will not only overcome Chief of Defence ilies. The Central Reserve Police September 15. In both these expressed the view that it was also said there is not much dif- promote ease of doing business procedural delays, but also Staff(CDS)General Bipin Rawat, “The proposal of the CRPF Force (CRPF), the Border high level interactions Russian important for the two strate- ference in the overall position and enhance jointness among bring about greater decentral- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral has been examined and it has Security Force (BSF), the Indo President Vladimir Putin will gic partners to work together of Russia and India on the Services. isation and operational effi- Karambir Singh, Defence been decided to not to agree to –Tibetan Border Police Force be present as Russia is an and instructed their senior Afghanistan and noted that The enhanced delegation of ciency. Secretary Dr Ajay the same in light of the rec- (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal, important part of the SCO and officials to remain in touch on Moscow’s approach in accord- Financial Powers to func- A general enhancement of Kumar and other senior civil ommendation of the 7th Central Industrial Security Force BRICS. Modi will virtually Afghanistan,” it said. ing recognition to a Taliban tionaries in the Service up to two times has been and military officials of Ministry Central Pay Commission (CISF), National Security Guard address both these summits. After the Modi-Putin con- regime would depend on its Headquarters and lower for- approved for the Competent of Defence were present on the (CPC)”, the Ministry said in a (NSG) and the Assam Rifles are As regards the meeting versation, Russia said the two actions. mations will result in quicker Financial Authorities (CFAs). In occasion. communication earlier this classified as CAPFs. ) (*P ' & ' $. -4 ) + O& &' P & )
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Education Policy and its imple- player visit at least 75 schools TCommittee (REC) of the “We have to constantly mentation. He urged everyone during Azadi Ka Amrit Environment Ministry has “in- redefine and redesign our to take this participation to a Mahotsav to inspire the principle” approved a proposal teaching-learning process in new level and also to involve younger generation. for diversion of 8.11 hectares of order to make our education society in it. “deemed forest” land, where the sector world-class. In this “During Covid, we have all Indira Gandhi National Centre rapidly changing era, our teach- witnessed capabilities of our CBSE, NISHTHA teachers’ for the Arts (IGNCA) stood that ( ers also have to learn about new education sector. There were a training programme for is being redeveloped as the systems and techniques rapid- lot of challenges, but you solved NIPUN Bharat and Vidyanjali Central Vista. Three buildings <=>=-)+ ly. The country is preparing its all challenges swiftly. Online portal for facilitating education will come up in the area. teachers for these changes,” he classes, group video calls, volunteers, donors and CSR The final approval for diver- he Government on said in his address. online exams - such terms contributors for school devel- sion of forest land is to be TTuesday launched a portal, Noting that the transfor- weren’t heard by many earlier,” opment. granted by the Central govern- PRANA, to track the progress mations being undertaken in he added. “For the development of ment. of the National Clean Air the education sector are not just Modi launched the Indian any nation, education needs to In August, the Delhi gov- Programme, with policy-based but also partici- Sign Language Dictionary be both equitable and inclusive. ernment had recommended the Environment Minister pation-based, the Prime (audio and text embedded sign That is why the proposal for approval of the REC Bhupender Yadav saying the Minister launched several ini- language video for the hearing country is including talking “in larger public interest subject country is committed to tiatives in the education sector impaired, in conformity with books and audio books as part to the conditions laid by the for- ensure clean air and blue skies which, he said, will play an Universal Design of of education. Based on UDL, an est department”. There are more to everybody. During the important role in shaping Learning)and Talking Books Indian sign language dictionary than 250 trees per hectare at the launch event held at the min- India’s future. (audio books for the visually has been developed,” he said. site. Therefore, it was treated as istry headquarters here on “If we are in the midst of a impaired). The theme of the ‘Shikshak “deemed forest” and required the occasion of ‘International transformation period, fortu- He also unveiled the Parv-2021’ is “Quality and approval for diversion for non- Day of Clean Air for Blue nately, we also have modern School Quality Assurance and Sustainable Schools: Learnings forest activity under the Forest Skies’, Yadav also inaugurated and futuristic new National Assessment Framework of from Schools in India”. Conservation Act, 1980, a Delhi a smog tower at Anand Vihar, forest department official said. saying it was an experimental Of the existing 2,219 trees at technology and its impact will the site, the Central Public be observed for two years. Works Department (CPWD) seeks to transplant 1,734 and retain 485 trees. The three office “Translocation scheme buildings, which will be part of needs to be submitted before the Common Central IRO, Jaipur as per species and Secretariat, are to be built at a age classes suitable for translo- cost of Rs 3,269 crore, with Rs cation. Forest land will be hand- 139 crore set aside for five years’ ed over only after required non- maintenance. forest land for the project is The REC approved the handed over by the user agency,” CPWD’s proposal in a meeting the minutes of the meeting held on August 24 subject to cer- read. tain conditions. The CPWD has informed It said the land for com- the Delhi Forest department pensatory afforestation should that it will transplant 1,500 trees be made available to the Delhi at NTPC Eco Park, Badarpur. Forest Department, free of all the The location for the remaining encroachments and encum- trees is being finalised. brances, within 15 days of the According to the agency, there $ . $ 3 $ $ 6 3 2 '" $ approval and compliance sub- are 1,179 trees, including the 485 $ ). 2 ' P 78794 ) ', 2 . * mitted to Integrated Region retained ones, in the proposed ' P $ Office, Jaipur. “landscape plan” of the project. , !"#$#%
* " (5 ( 6 D+% > & *R ) % R 7 1% Kolkata: The Bengal Government in some other cases related to % ) has preferred an appeal against a political clashes and petty @ 1 single Bench order of Calcutta theft. Panji (Goa): In a unique ini- High Court restraining the State “An appeal has been preferred tiative, Khadi and Village " 8 @'+ ) Police from taking coercive action to get the order vacated,” said a Industries Commission (KVIC) against Opposition leader Suvendu senior official without dwelling has launched a scheme for sus- & "" C- '' fter imposing fines on earlier three Adhikari and also asked it to seek much on the issue. Adhikari had tainable self-employment of Aoccasions for his failure to appear the court’s permission before arrest- been summoned by the CID in women who lost their loved ' ' 8 pliance reports to the Divisional before it, an inquiry commission, head- he BJP has brushed aside senior ing him in any pre-existing or relation to the unnatural death case. ones due to Covid-19. Commissioner, Kashmir. ed by a retired high court judge, on TTrinamool Congress leader future cases. The BJP however claimed that the Amid grief, despair, and he Union Territory Administration Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Tuesday issued a bailable arrest warrant Mukul Roy’s assertion that at least A single Bench of the Calcutta CID action was a“counter-offensive livelihood crisis, KVIC has pro- Tin Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday Governor said this initiative will put against Mumbai’s formal Police 24 saffron MLAs are in touch with High Court had on Monday passed measure” against the summons vided nine women, from Goa, set into motion a historic initiative by an end to the plight of the migrants Commissioner Param Bir Singh for him and may join the Bengal rul- the order in a three-year-old case issued by the Enforcement who lost the breadwinners of launching an online portal for time including Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims, absenting himself from the hearing into ing outfit anytime soon. of unnatural death of Adhikari’s Directorate to TMC national gen- their families, with financial bound redressal of grievances related who have been suffering since the the allegations of corruption made by Senior State BJP leader security guard. While passing the eral secretary and Chief Minister assistance to set up their own to Kashmiri Migrants' immovable 1990s. With the onset of the Pakistan- him against Maharashtra’s former Home Sayantan Basu on Tuesday dis- order court also restrained the Mamata Banerjee’s nephew manufacturing units under its properties. The move was in the sponsored terrorism in Jammu and Minister Anil Deshmukh for the third counted Roy’s statement saying police from taking coercive actions Abhishek Banerjee. PNS flagship scheme Prime pipeline for a long time but it could Kashmir in the year 1989-1990, a large time. “quite a few people had joined the Minister’s Employment not fructify for a variety of reasons. number of people had to migrate from Justice (Retd) Kailash Uttamchand BJP from other parties … now Generation Program (PMEGP). With the launch of this portal the their ancestral places of residence, par- Chandiwal— who is looking into a sen- some of them are going back. This This is for the first time in the Kashmir Migrants can now log in to ticularly in Kashmir Division. There sational letter written by Singh in March is a normal process … such going ! + country that a government -http://jkmigrantrelief.nic.in/ or was a mass exodus of Kashmiri Hindus this year to Chief Minister Uddhav and coming will continue but it agency is creating livelihood http://kashmirmigrantsip.jk.gov.in to as well as a number of Sikhs and Thackeray accusing the former Minister hardly matters anything for the BJP.” ' C%)+ during the period August 31 to support for the vulnerable peo- submit their complaints. Muslims families. Under compelling of indulging in extortion –issued bailable While Basu would not direct- September 7 were encouraging. ple affected by the pandemic. The application filed on the por- circumstances, the immovable prop- warrant against the former police com- ly contradict Roy’s claim another hough 25,772 new people were “The average TPR has come KVIC Chairman VK tal will be disposed of in a fixed time erties of these migrants got either mission for his non-appearance before State BJP leader Ritesh Tewari Tdiagnosed with Covid-19 in down to a safe level and we have Saxena on Monday, distributed frame under the Public Services encroached or they were forced to sell the probe commission for the enquiry. questioned the “credibility” of the Kerala during the last 24 hours and decided to do away with the night cheques worth 1.48 crore to Guarantee Act, 2011 by the revenue their properties at throwaway prices. The one-man commission had former Railway Minister’s com- 189 patients succumbed to the pan- curfew in operation in the State and these nine women who will start authorities under intimation to the Nearly 60,000 families migrated imposed fines of 5,000 in June and ments saying “Mukul Roy’s state- demic, Chief Minister Pinarayi also the lock down on Sundays. The their own manufacturing units applicant. from the valley during the turmoil, out 25,000 twice in August for his failure to ments means nothing to us because Vijayan said the State has made higher education institutions would like garment stitching, auto- The competent authority (Deputy of which approximately 44,000 respond to the summons to appear he is in the habit making contra- recovery from the worst-case sce- be reopened on October 4 and motive repair, bakery and cake Commissioner) shall undertake sur- migrant families are registered with before it. The arrest warrant issued on dictory claims … in the morning he nario. Speaking to reporters at classes for final year students of shops, beauty parlour, herbal vey/field verification of migrant prop- Relief Organisation, J&K, whereas, rest Tuesday is for 50,000. will say something and in the Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday undergraduate and post graduate and ayurvedic medicines and erties and update all registers, within of the families chose to shift to other The Commission has scheduled the evening he will say the evening, Vijayan said the changes courses will begin from that day,” cashew processing units a period of 15 days and submit com- States/UTs. next hearing for September 22. opposite.” witnessed in the Test Positivity Rate said Vijayan. soon. PNS !"#$#% -
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independence. 4S ( Let us go back to another announce- ( ( ment by the PM on energy front; In the 5A+) lower energy density and thus the agenda set by the GoI. The steps Assuming that the project is an ( , 9@ ) F finances, are known to run smoke-spew- %-=',1%8 poses a space limitation for on taken so far by IR are not commen- effort to develop a standby technol- 8 ( , ing, rickety, diesel buses. The Union ,=$C<$+@+-++=$( board fuel. LN Ghas comparable surate with the quantity of energy ogy, sourcing of hydrogen needs to Government made an ambitious plan to +>C8-'-$C energy density with diesel and that it consumes and the influence be settled simultaneously. All shift them to cleaner and sophisticated therefore is much less problematic that it can exert due to it being the hydrogen production in the coun- S =<8-+ = electric buses. It started with FAME for on-board storage of fuel. The single largest buyer of petroleum try employs the Steam Methane (Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of '--+$ LNG project lies in infancy for years and electricity.” Reforming process that utilises fos- + (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India) that ,==%=$$C,$ with no clear road-map. An honest admission. But this sils fuels because since the clean- # ( proved to be ill-conceived and came a The next to catch the fancy of is now followed by this hydrogen er method of Water Electrolysis is $ 8 7 S 9) ( cropper due to ambiguity and misuse of IR was multi-gen set diesel locomo- punch, supposedly in line with the not only expensive but also in the + R S the subsidy. It was later rejigged as tives, which with the option to PM’s declaration that green hydro- nascent stage. Will the project be 9) FAME 2 for subsidy only to state trans- switch on and off one engine, are gen would give India a quantum- green enough if hydrogen is . port corporations but the impact has so more energy-efficient. Two such jump in achieving its green targets. sourced from fossil fuels? F 4 " ) L @ far been far from healthy; the penetration prototypes were made nearly ten According to IROAF, the project Unless this project is taken up of e-buses in the country languishes at years back but the project was fore- will commence on the 89 kilome- in right earnest with all loose ends 4 . ( around 2000 buses whereas the number closed due to the increased pace of tres-long Sonipat-Jind section with about viability, tendering for ( of buses in the country is over 17 lakhs. electrification of IR tracks and the retro fitment of hydrogen fuel cell equipment, ordering, designing * R S If the bard’s “What’s past is prologue” IR perceived, belatedly, that these in two DEMU rakes. the vehicle and retro fitment is a lesson in history which sets the con- locomotives could not be prolifer- It is notable that IR has been schemes, commissioning, trials text for the present, then IR’s report card ated. trying to acquire hydrogen fuel cell and operation tied up with clear- 4 + so far has been dismal and does not We also heard of Solar Panels technology for diesel locomotives cut responsibilities, it would also inspire any confidence in its ability to con- for a decade but in vain. Has there end up like all its predecessors. I ( 4 ( on roof tops of DEMU. A pilot pro- tribute and complement the PM’s ambi- ject was completed on some coach- been any inquest before announc- hope these questions are settled tious road map. (The writer is retired es of DEMUs and introduced in the ing this bidding process? In his and IR engineers work silently to + General Manger, Indian The thrust started somewhat with bio- Railways. The views Delhi suburban area, touted funni- speech, the PM also said what IR make it successful instead of cre- ( ( fuels and IR even set up a dedicated orga- expressed are personal.) ly as the first-ever in the world. If has been saying now for many ating another hoopla which would # + nization in Delhi called IROAF (IR indeed it was a first-ever, that itself recent years: 100 per cent electrifi- turn a damp squib. ) ( R S (( POINTCOUNTERPOINT # 9) @ ( + R S "" 3 " 9 <53( >(*"' "" * 3 >(* L' ' L '' '( , Q R Q R 9 squs s tsquvyuyxuFyt uxysxxu@HT yqyt yw utsuyusuuq s there a need for a caste was strengthened by the draft justify the weaker among the Rajasthan, Kapus in Andhra and educational institutions. bhari, uski utni hissedari” The census? Will it give the proposal of the Justice G. OBCs. The Government, Pradesh and Jats in Haryana. Secondly, and more share in resources should be Iright kind of data on dif- Rohini-led commission rec- too, would benefit from the The poll-bound UP is a importantly, the BJP appre- proportional to the commu- ferent castes in the country or ommending sub-categorisa- enumeration of the caste cen- big prize for the BJP and other hends that a caste census nity’s numerical strength). open the Pandora’s box? Will tion of the Other Backward sus for the programmes. For regional parties. The chorus might harm its goal of unit- The party has recently it end up tearing the social Classes. instance, Bihar chief minister grows with other tiny region- ing Hindus. It is significant got legislation passed giving fabric as it did in 1990 when Union Minister of State and NDA ally Nitish Kumar al outfits, including Anupriya that amongst the numerous states the right to change the then prime minister V.P. 01202*/ for Home Nityanand Rai had met Prime Minister Narendra Patel’s Apna Dal (Sonal), opponents of a caste census is castes in the OBC category in Singh decided to implement announced in Parliament in weaker sections. Modi along with a delegation vocally supporting him. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Parliament. The UP the Mandal Commission July that the Government has Politically, caste undeni- of all parties. Kumar argued Why is the BJP reluctant Sangh, the parent organisation Government has included 39 report? Will it perpetuate no intention of carrying out a ably is an essential tool in that the census will help bet- for a caste census that too of the ruling BJP. The BJP and new castes in the OBC cate- caste? These are some of the caste census. While India’s India. It plays a crucial role ter formulate and implement when it has mobilised many the RSS want to consolidate gory. questions that need answers decadal census has consistent- in every Indian election, from schemes for different social smaller OBC groups? The the Hindus. A caste count No doubt there is a case when there is a chorus to ly recorded the population of the village panchayats to the groups’ welfare. Secondly, BJP has argued that it would could cause fissures in the for caste census but when the include the caste census in the Dalits and Adivasis, it has Parliament. There is no sur- there would be clarity over the lead to the perpetuation of Hindu vote, which the BJP is country is facing too many next year’s decadal census. never counted OBCs since prise that several political percentage of the OBC pop- caste identities. It fears it assiduously working to reduce problems, including COVID There are powerful pro- and 1931. Since 1950, the parties have intensified ulation. Decades ago, the might lead to a messy situa- in recent years. and sliding economy, this is anti-lobbies for it. Government has reserved demand for a caste-based Mandal Commission estimat- tion similar to when the V P The BJP also apprehends not the time to raise another Despite pressure from jobs, college admissions and census. Samajwadi Party (SP) ed it at about 52 per cent. Singh Government imple- that the subsequent demand controversial issue. If nothing, NDA allies and the opposi- elected seats - from Village in UP, JD(U) in Bihar and Significantly, in the past mented the Mandal will be the fair share of it can raise the passions tion, the Centre has shelved councils to the Parliament - DMK in Tamil Nadu have few years, several OBC groups Commission report in the resources in proportion to among the people. Without the idea for now. During the for Dalits and Adivasis. This been most vocal in raising the have been seeking reserva- early 1990s. There were agi- their numerical strength. being blunt, the Modi (The writer is a senior recent Monsoon Session of journalist. The views was to rectify historical demand. tions. This includes the tations because it granted 27 Former UP chief minister Government was wise in post- Parliament, the chorus for expressed are personal.) wrongs that have denied them The supporters of the Marathas in Maharashtra, per cent reservation to OBCs Akhilesh Yadav is known for poning it. There are indeed caste census resurfaced. It equal opportunities for the caste census insist that it will Patidars in Gujarat, Gurjars in in central Government jobs his slogan, “jiski jitni sankhya other ways of getting votes. !"#$#% & 3 ! ! &% # ") + 9) 6: =-'D+D territory, the Army said. indication Israeli authorities On Monday, hundreds of view them as an immediate srael launched airstrikes on supporters of Islamic Jehad threat. 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Palestinian Authority’s securi- Afghanistan says the Taliban ,,&#)-7&, shop as well as a Hamas mili- It was the biggest prison ty coordination with Israel, are blocking her and hundreds tary compound in Khan Yunis, break of its kind in decades. which is deeply unpopular of other people from boarding 7)7#7,,7) , a city in southern Gaza, accord- Israel launched a massive man- among Palestinians. There was charter evacuation flights out of /,,3.- &# ing to the Army statement. hunt in the country’s north and no immediate comment from Afghanistan. The Army said the com- the occupied West Bank. The the PA, but President The woman spoke to The %.# pound houses a cement facto- search continued on Tuesday. Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party Associated Press anonymously ry used for building tunnels The escape marks an praised the escape. on Tuesday, saying she feared .%):; B)9 used for terror attacks “and is embarrassing security breach A photo released by the for her safety if she is singled purposefully located in a civil- just ahead of the Jewish New prison service showed a narrow out by the Taliban. # # ) 3 ian area adjacent to a mosque Year, when Israelis flock to the hole in the floor of a cell, and The US organisation, and a water treatment site.” north to enjoy beaches, camp- Israeli security forces could be Ascend, has worked for years ter flights out of the northern Taliban officials say they government pulled its last week when word spread that The strikes came in sites and the Sea of Galilee. The seen examining a similar hole with Afghan women and girls. city of Mazar-e-Sharif. will let people who have the troops and diplomats from the the Taliban were searching the response to Hamas-launched prisoners appear to have gone on a stretch of gravel just out- The woman is among several “We think we are in some proper passports and other country last week. would-be evacuees, and had incendiary balloons into Israeli into hiding and there was no side the walls of the prison. hundred people, reportedly kind of jail,” the woman told the documentation leave. The Afghan woman who taken some away. including American citizens AP. Secretary of State Antony talked to AP says her group has “I am scared if they split us’ 4( and green card holders, who She says the American cit- Blinken on Tuesday denied proper passports and visas, up ‘and not let us leave,” she ./(..#24 say they have been waiting in izens she has met in the group claims from Republican law- but the Taliban are blocking said. “If we can’t get out of here, $ ) large residence halls and hotels are vulnerable people in their makers that the situation in them from entering the airport. something wrong for more than a week for per- 70s, parents of Afghan Mazar-e-Sharif amounted to a She says she went fleeing to the will happen. And I am afraid of ( mission to board waiting char- Americans in the United States. hostage-taking, after the US women’s side of her hotel last that.” " %%,.))-&),&7? @ @ &1 "$!5 )6%3" " P @'< C blamed exile media for exag- 1 gerating the opposition’s < - "$! (!*"6 )*$) " ! 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At on Tuesday, raising the military ousted the elected A vention, respects basic human rights who in an interview with South Korean Cfake news” a report that the Taliban its height, Bagram base was home to tens prospect of spiraling unrest. government of Aung San Suu )/) @ and refuses to provide refuge for ter- broadcaster SBS called for Seoul to plans to hand over Afghanistan’s key of thousands of US troops. The National Unity Kyi, with initially peaceful @ rorism.” reopen its embassy in Kabul. AP Bagram airbase vacated by the US The airbase played a key role in US Government, which views itself demonstrations against the rul- troops to it. military conducting its land and air as a shadow government, was ing generals morphing into a O & “I can tell you this is pure fake news,” operations against rebels in its war on established by elected legisla- low-level insurrection in many * Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman terrorism in Afghanistan, which for- tors who were barred from tak- urban areas after security forces % 123 # Wang Wenbin told a media briefing here mally ended last month with the com- ing their seats when the mili- used deadly force. when asked about a report that Taliban plete withdrawal of American and tary seized power in February. There has been more seri- ' ( plans to hand over Bagram air force base NATO troops and Taliban seizing The group’s acting presi- ous combat in rural areas, " 3 to China and the Kandahar airport to power in the war-torn country. dent Duwa Lashi La declared especially in border regions , .-% * what he called a “state of emer- where ethnic minority militias & gency” and called for revolt “in have been engaging in heavy =& 8 ' every village, town and city in clashes with the government = the entire country at the same troops. time.” A video of his speech was The shadow government’s * & # posted on Facebook. prime minister, Mahn Winn 5 ( Some 1,000 civilians have Khaing Thann, said in a sepa- ' been killed in the seven months rate statement posted online " of clashes that followed the that the new move was taken -,,#%, = 8 army takeover. due to “changing circum- A spokesman for the ruling stances” that required the com- Kathmandu: Nepal has sent a diplomatic from the other side of the border river. military downplayed the call plete abolition of the ruling &=O note to the Indian Government over the A probe committee set by Nepal’s for renewed protests. military government. He did * disappearance of a Nepali man in the Home Ministry has said that India’s SSB Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun not elaborate. & # Mahakali river last month reportedly in was present during the incident. the presence of Indian paramilitary “Nepal’s Foreign Ministry sent a force SSB and the alleged violation of diplomatic note to the Government of *=) ) & & Nepali airspace by an Indian helicopter. India through Indian Embassy, Jaya Singh Dhami, 30, belonging to Byas Kathmandu regarding the matter,” an ( & municipality of Darchula district bor- official at the foreign ministry here con- dering India, on July 30 fell into the firmed on the condition of anonymity. & & Mahakali river, which flows along Nepal’s The issue has been raised by both western border with India, as he was try- the opposition as well as the ruling party Hong Kong: The Hong Kong ing to cross it with the help of a rope. cadres and leaders for weeks, which Government is arbitrarily label- According to Nepalese media observers opine exerted pressure on the ing pro-democracy organiza- reports, he fell into the river and went Sher Bahadur Deuba Government to London: The Health Ministers tions as foreign agents, making missing as the Sashastra Seema Bal finally take the decision to send the from G20 countries, including them subject to prosecution (SSB) personnel allegedly cut the rope diplomatic note. PTI India, have united to pledge under a tough national securi- global action to improve future ty law, a leader of the group that health security, increase vaccine has organized the city’s annu- confidence and tackle antimi- al Tiananmen candlelight vig- crobial resistance (AMR) in a ils said on Tuesday. Health Declaration agreed in Chow Hang-tung, vice chair Rome. of the Hong Kong Alliance in The G20 Health Ministers’ Support of Patriotic Democratic Meeting in Italy this week is Movements of China, made the focused on building on strong comment shortly before the cooperation and collaboration group submitted a letter to to end the Covid-19 pandem- police rejecting their request for ic and support recovery around details of the alliance’s operations the world. TI and finances. AP !"#$#% 5
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We can do DIndia Ratings on Tuesday indicates their continued Tanother all-time high but Finance Minister Nirmala The two agencies imple- on. that within a very short period maintained a stable outlook on market share gains both in closed modestly lower on Sitharaman and requested for ment several schemes and K-based Cairn Energy "Some of our core share- of time, just a matter of a cou- the banking sector for 2021-22 assets and liabilities, while Tuesday as investors offloaded wider implementation of they should be implemented UPLC on Tuesday said it will holders likes BlackRock and ple of days or something," while it expects an increase in competing intensely with IT, pharma and banking stocks schemes like 'one district, one in every district of the state, drop litigations to seize Indian Franklin Templeton agree (to Thomson said. "So we are stressed assets in retail and public sector banks (PSBs). at higher levels. product' operated by agencies he said, adding that a repre- properties in countries ranging this). Our view is supported by preparing on the basis of get- MSME segments by end- Most have strengthened their A sharp drop in the rupee, NABARD and SIDBI. sentation in this regard was from France to the US, within our core shareholders (that) on ting this resolution quickly, all March. capital buffers and which lost 32 paise against the Emerging from the meet- made to the finance a couple of days of getting a balance it is better to accept and these cases being dropped, and It estimates gross non-per- proactively managed their US dollar, further weighed on ing, Bommai said, "I have minister. $1 billion refund resulting from move on and be pragmatic. putting all this behind." forming assets (GNPA) of the portfolio. market mood, traders requested the FM to ensure That apart, the chief min- the scrapping of a retrospective Rather than continue with He said all enforcement banking sector to be at 8.6 per Outlook on PSBs takes said. NABARD and SIDBI imple- ister discussed the state's GST tax law. something negative for all par- proceedings brought because of cent and stressed assets at 10.3 into account continued gov- Snapping its three-day ris- ment the schemes like 'one dis- collection and pending com- The firm, which gave India ties which could last for many the Government of India's per cent for fiscal 2021-22. ernment support through large ing streak, the 30-share BSE trict, one product' and micro- pensation dues. its biggest onland oil discovery, years," he said. refusal to honour an interna- "We have maintained a capital infusions (Rs 2.8 lakh benchmark settled 17.43 points finance in a big way in our Bommai said he will meet termed "bold" the legislation Seeking to repair India's tional arbitration award asking stable outlook on the overall crore over FY18-FY21 and fur- or 0.03 per cent lower at state." Union Railway Minister passed last month to cancel a damaged reputation as an it to return the value of money banking sector for the rest of ther Rs 0.2 lakh crore provi- 58,279.48. Intra-day, it touched Sitharaman assured him Ashwini Vaishnaw and there- 2012 policy that gave the tax investment destination, the seized to enforce the retro- FY22, supported by the con- sioned for FY22), it said. a fresh lifetime high of that she will direct NABARD after attend the wedding department power to go back government last month enact- spective tax demand, will be tinuing systemic support that The agency has a negative 58,553.07. and SIDBI officials on the mat- reception of the daughter of 50 years and slap capital gains ed new legislation to drop Rs dropped. has helped manage the sys- outlook on five banks (about On similar lines, the broad- ter and promised to visit the Parliamentary Affairs levies wherever ownership had 1.1 lakh crore in outstanding "Everything will be tem-wide COVID-19 linked 6.5 per cent of system deposits), er NSE Nifty fell 15.70 points state after the concerned Minister Pralhad Joshi changed hands overseas but claims against multinationals dropped. There will be no more stress," the rating agency said driven primarily by weak cap- or 0.09 per cent to 17,362.10. It schemes were implemented here. business assets were in India. such as telecom group litigation, that will be it. It will in its mid-year banks outlook ital buffers and continued pres- scaled an all-time peak of fully in Karnataka, Bommai He also mentioned that he The offer to return money Vodafone, pharmaceuticals clear the matter up," he said. released on sure on franchise. 17,436.50 during the said. will try to meet BJP National seized to enforce retrospective company Sanofi and brewer Cairn in its half-yearly Tuesday. It estimates that the asset session. These schemes are impor- President J P Nadda during his tax demand in lieu of dropping SABMiller, now owned by AB report on Tuesday said it will Banks will continue to quality impact in the retail seg- Sun Pharma was the top tant for skill development and two-day visit. all litigations against the gov- InBev, and Cairn. return up to USD 700 million strengthen their financials by ment has been higher for private laggard in the Sensex pack, slid- ernment "is acceptable to us," About Rs 8,100 crore col- out of the Rs 7,900 crore (USD raising capital and adding to banks with a median rise of over ing 1.81 per cent, followed by Cairn CEO Simon Thomson lected from companies under 1.06 billion) it is supposed to provision buffers which have 100 per cent in gross NPAs over Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, told PTI in an interview from the scrapped tax provision are get from the Indian govern- already seen a sharp increase in Q1 FY21 to Q1 FY22 (about 45 HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS and London. to be refunded if the firms ment, to "shareholders via spe- the last three to four years, it per cent for PSBs). L&T. Cairn will drop cases to agreed to drop outstanding lit- cial dividend and buyback." seize diplomatic apartments igation, including claims for Asked if the company in Paris and Air India airplanes interest and penalties. Of this, Rs would make a comeback to in the US in "a matter of a cou- 7,900 crore is due only to Cairn. India, Thomson said India will ple of days" after the refund, he "Once we get to final res- become another potential said adding Cairn's sharehold- olution, part of that resolution investment destination once ers are in agreement with is us dropping everything in the issue is closed. & @= #(## A@9B=CD ) ) "$ Mumbai: The rupee plunged by 32 paise to close at 73.42 (pro- <=>=-)+ tions and customer level, har- visional) against the US dollar nessing Advanced Analytics, on Tuesday, tracking a strong DBI Intech Ltd has success- Workflow and Artificial American currency in the over- Ifully implemented their iAML Intelligence with a compre- seas market and muted trend in (Anti Money Laundering) solu- hensive set of pre-built rules domestic equities. PNS tion at India’s insurance giant, and scenarios. the Life Insurance Corporation Acknowledging the trust of India (LIC). and faith reposed by LIC in ! ! 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Eleft-arm spinner Jack Leach Silverwood and captain Joe and wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Root must decide whether Buttler to the squad for the final pacemen James Anderson and Test against India as they seek Ollie Robinson, who have both to level the five-match series. been ever-present in the series, The hosts trail 2-1 after can rally for one last crack at the their 157-run defeat at the Indians. Oval ahead of Friday’s decider “I think they (Anderson at Old Trafford but head coach and Robinson) have been Chris Silverwood has made exceptional. I’m proud of the only minor alterations to his way they have contributed to squad. the games, the way they Leach, who gives England have gone about their a second spin option alongside business and the effort Q# off-spinning all-rounder they have put in for the Moeen Ali, has not played a team,” said Silverwood. Test since March despite “But it is something taking 28 Test wickets we have got to keep R in six matches on an eye on.” tours of Sri Lanka Root’s men lost -C<C< not make enough runs in their and India. a two-match series first innings and also ques- Buttler missed earlier in the season attle-hardened India tioned the shot selection of the the fourth Test to to New Zealand Bexposed shortcomings of batsmen. attend the arrival of and need a sharp England in all departments “England played some his second child reversal of fortunes to with their famous win in the poor strokes through lapses in but is ready to avoid becoming the fourth Test, reckons former concentration. Haseeb return and, if he first England side to skipper Michael Vaughan. Hameed chased a wide ball, for -C<C< Bumrah said the team “We created a lot of pres- can be tired. My focus is on the reclaims his suffer twin defeats on India were on the backfoot example, and Moeen Ali top- completely shut the outside sure in the first hour and we present, concentrating ball by place as vice- home soil since 1986. initially but conjured up a edged one in the air when asprit Bumrah, one of the noise and was not overtly wor- realised that it was a flat wick- ball and get results in our favour.” comprehensive 157-run win at England were strolling the chief architects of India’s ried when they were down at et and but our job was to not the Oval on Monday to take a game. Those were poor crick- comprehensive win in the 127 for 7 in the first innings. let the game slip away and we % 2-1 lead in the five-match et shots. Jfourth Test, on Monday said his “Yes, the wicket was fresh are happy to do that.” $! )""2% ) "!9% series. “England lack pace and team’s success lies in the fact and we didn’t score much in the The IPL and the World Vaughan found faults in variation to make things hap- that it is a “happy bunch” that first innings. But we didn’t T20 are also approaching but -2 every department of the game. pen in flat conditions. This lives in ‘present’ and doesn’t lose shape as a team and did- Bumrah doesn’t want to lose ",) "6*95)!$ “The deficiencies of England Test team are depen- focus on negatives. n’t think about lot of things that focus on immediate goals. Dubai: Indian teen star Shafali England’s Test team were laid dent on the pitch helping Bumrah’s response came are said and lot of things that “When you play a Test -C<C< under the pump. Verma maintained her number bare this week in batting, them. When that happens they when he was asked if the news are written. match, you don’t realise what “If we’re being truthful, I one position among women’s bowling and fielding. They look like taking 20 wickets like of head coach Ravi Shastri “We wanted to fight till the has been done before or how he Indians know how to would like to have gone fur- T20 batters while New Zealand’s were beaten by battle-hardened they did at Headingley, other- and other support staff mem- end and that’s the character we many overs you have been Tfight back,” said England ther past them at that point, Sophie Devine is the new joint opponents who know how to wise they struggle.” bers testing positive in the wanted to show and things that able to bowl because right head coach Chris Silverwood that’s going to be the oppor- top-ranked all-rounder in the win the key moments,” Vaughan also found “lack middle of the Test match affect- are going outside is something now the focus was on doing as the Virat Kohli-led side tunity to really put pressure latest ICC rankings. Vaughan wrote in his column of intent” among England bats- ed them in any way. that we wanted to address the job for the team,” Bumrah, bounced back to stun the on the Indians,” Silverwood Verma is holding onto her for The Telegraph. men. “We focus on the good later.” who has taken 18 wickets in hosts in the fourth Test was quoted as saying by top rank with 759 ranking “It started with their catch- “The run out of Dawid things. We want to focus on His final figures were 2/27 151 overs so far in this series, despite conceding a 99-run ESPNCrininfo. points, ahead of Australian Beth ing on day one, continued Malan was a prime example. If controllable things and we as a in 22 overs on a flat deck and said. first innings lead. “We failed to do that so Mooney (744) and Smriti through their batting in the you are busy from ball one you team are bunch of individuals the key was building the pres- “I want to play longest India went on to make it’s something we’ll reflect on Mandhana (716). Meg Lanning first innings before their bowl- are alert to singles but Malan who are very happy and fun- sure, said the senior speedster. time for my country so I work 466 in their second effort to in the dressing room and is at fourth spot with 709 points ing was exposed on a flat was on his heels because he loving people, not always try- “In Test cricket, nothing is hard on gym, on my diet and set England a stiff 368-run talk about amongst our- while Devine also gains a place wicket over the weekend. was not expecting that call ing to find needles in all the easy. Even though it was a very everything I try to control. I target and scripted a sensa- selves. in the batting chart to jump up “I would like to know why from Hameed. That is a lack of things,” Bumrah said during good wicket, you have to bowl train really well and I have got tional 157-run victory on the “It would have been to number 5 with 689 points. in the last couple of years this intent. It was an insight into the virtual press conference. in right areas and that’s the ammunition inside me and back of their stupendous great to go maybe 190 past Devine showed her class in fielding team has not England’s mindset. They were It was Bumrah, who tilted message you want to commu- when I want to push, I can attack. them and really pile the the third T20I against England improved. They continue to just batting.” the match in India’s favour in nicate. We had decided, even if push hard. Silverwood said a lead in pressure on, but again cred- and that has enabled her to jump drop chances and should have The former captain also the post-lunch session on the wicket is on flatter side, we have “I am not thinking too far the vicinity of 200 would it to the Indians, they know up a spot and be the joint top- bowled India out for 125 in the did not like the way England final day of the fourth Test, to create pressure for the ahead about the IPL or World have given them the perfect how to fight back,” ranked all-rounder alongside first innings,” he said. chose their combination for with his two-wicket burst. longest time. Cup because then mentally you opportunity to put India Silverwood added. England’s Natalie Sciver. PTI Vaughan said England did the Oval Test. # +! &# +!!( ' . 9 A"4 ! $ C' ) + # . ; Dubai: Rajasthan Royals open- good preparation. I’m happy I improve on. '@8)'@+ er Yashasvi Jaiswal reckons that could score some runs and win “It was good to see that a New York: Veteran Indian ten- having played in similar condi- some matches for my team.” legend like him was aware of my nis player Rohan Bopanna and t will be a herculean task for them but Kolkata tions to the UAE during Jaiswal also got the chance game, and it was certainly a very his Croatian partner Ivan IKnight Riders batsman Dinesh Karthik is con- Mumbai’s tour of Oman recent- to have a one-on-one session happy moment for me. I can’t Dodig fought their hearts out fident that his side can win six out of their ly will help him during the with his idol, batting great wait to keep implementing those before losing their men’s dou- remaining seven matches and qualify for the IPL upcoming second phase of the Sachin Tendulkar. things in my game and express bles third round to fourth playoffs. The two-time former champions did not IPL. Speaking after joining up myself better on the field,” he seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe have a great run in the first phase of IPL 2021 as The 19-year-old was a part with the Royals’ squad ahead of added. Salisbury at the US Open. they could manage just wins from seven of the Mumbai team that defeat- the IPL, as he quarantines in his Jaiswal also revealed the Bopanna and Dodig, matches. ed Oman in the One- Day hotel room in Dubai, he said, chats he had with another leg- seeded 13th, lost 7-6(4), They are languishing at the bottom half series in Muscat. “My idol has always been Sachin end Kumar Sangakkara, who is 4-6, 6-7(3) to the of the table as the IPL is set to resume in “I had a very good series Tendulkar, and I was really for- the Royals director of cricket, <=>/C, claim the first set in 29 minutes. Australian Open run- the UAE in a few days from now. against Oman and in similar tunate to have a conversation earlier this year. Djokovic broke in the sec- ners-up in a gruelling “We want to win six out of seven conditions to the UAE. I’m real- with him before the Oman “We have had so many ovak Djokovic struggled ond game of the second set, but contest that lasted matches (to qualify). It’s as simple as that. ly happy with the way I’m play- tour. chats on what I can do during Nbut advanced within three was broken in a electrifying 20- two hours and 30 As a team that’s what we’ll be looking ing my cricket at the moment, “I was over the the game — how I should matches of completing the first minute fifth game, netting a minutes on Monday to do. Take one game at a time but try and I can’t wait to replicate these moon when I first think, what my approach men’s singles calendar-year backhand on Brooksby’s sixth night. and win six out of seven matches,” performances in the IPL against heard he was will be against which Grand Slam in 52 years on break chance as the American With this defeat, Karthik told KKR website. much stronger line-ups,” the going to be pre- bowler, how I can change Monday by outlasting American raised his arms and jumped for India’s challenge has The 2020 edition of IPL saw youngster said. sent there, and the tempo of the game, etc. Jenson Brooksby at the US joy. ended at the last KKR lose out on a last-four berth Jaiswal, who had a tally of when I had the “I’m really fortunate to Open. But Djokovic broke back in Grand Slam of the owing to a not-so-healthy Net close to 300 runs in the one-day chance to speak have a mentor like him. In the late match of the day, the sixth game, ripping a cross- season. PTI Run Rate. and T20 series combined, said to him at I also feel the best 2019 US Open winner Bianca court forehand winner for a 4- “Last year when we were it’s always better to have some length, he was thing about him Andreescu, the sixth seed from 2 lead, and held from there to And 150th- in UAE, we missed it (qualify- cricket under the belt. really humble is that he’s always Canada, battled hard in an 2 take the 68-minute set. ranked Raducanu ing for playoffs) by a whisker. “It was good practice for me and helped willing to listen hour 3 minutes epic but Greek In all, Djokovic won 15 of ripped 43rd-ranked We won as many matches as the before the big matches in the me on some and give his 17th seed Maria Sakkari pre- the last 20 games after the American Shelby Rogers last team had won but still just missed it by a IPL. It had been a while I had skills time to the vailed in three sets. The match marathon broken serve, rolling 6-2, 6-1 in 66 minutes. whisker. Two years on the trot, we have been played competitive cricket, and where he players,” the finished well past 2 am local to victory in the stamina test Raducanu is only the third fifth on the table. That’s something that still to play against an international thought youngster time in New York. after two hours and 59 minutes. qualifier to reach the US Open gnaws at me,” Karthik said. team like Oman is certainly I could said. PTI Sakkari won 6-7 (2/7), 7-6 Berrettini advanced by women’s quarter-finals after (8/6), 6-3 as Andreescu’s unbeat- defeating 144th-ranked German Estonia’s Kaia Kanepi in 2017 en record in the main draw of qualifier Oscar Otte 6-4, 3-6, 6- and American Barbara Gerken 2 this Grand Slam came to a 3, 6-2. in 1981. 9-()% !"" 9)( ' close. 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German fourth seed Zverev netted a forehand to end matters Hamilton’s new team-mate at peted at the Tokyo Olympics, Bellary, Karnataka. The Boxing lost to Great Britain in the “It’s going to be exciting,” stretched his win streak to after two hours and 25 minutes. Mercedes for next season after ruling them out of contention Federation of India has stated Bronze medal match, but now Djokovic said. “He loves the 15 matches by beating Zverev will next face 46th- Valtteri Bottas sealed a move to for next month’s world cham- that only the Gold-winners we are seeing the positives from big stage. Big serve, big game Italian 13th seed ranked Lloyd Harris of South Alfa Romeo. pionships in Serbia as well. from the national champi- the tournament,” Tete said. overall. I know what to expect. Jannik Sinner 6-4, 6- Africa, who eliminated US 22nd The British driver, 23, Amit Panghal (52kg), onships will make the squad for “We may not have won a Going to try to prepare a 4, 7-6 (9/7). seed Reilly Opelka 6-7 (6/8), 6- earns the move to the Silver Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas the world event scheduled to medal, but we have certainly good game plan and hope for Swiss 11th seed 4, 6-1, 6-3. Arrows after three campaigns Krishan (69kg), Ashish start on October 26 in Belgrade. gained a lot of confidence from the best.” Bencic eliminated Swiatek beat Bencic in their with Williams. Chaudhary (75kg) and Satish the way we played in Tokyo and The 34-year-old Serbian Polish seventh seed only prior meeting in February’s He also impressed in a Kumar (+91kg) had competed FOREIGN COACHES EXTN it’s definitely going to help us to star would become the first Iga Swiatek, last Adelaide final, but the Swiss has- one-off appearance for at the Tokyo Games. All of The BFI has sought a grow as a team and produce man since Rod Laver year’s n’t dropped a set this week and Mercedes at last year’s Sakhir them lost in the preliminary three-month extension for its much better results in the in 1969 to sweep all French has been broken only three Grand Prix as a stand-in for rounds barring Satish, who foreign coaches, whose con- future,” she added. four major titles in Open times. Hamilton after he tested posi- went down in the quarters. tracts were expiring this When asked about the most the same year by champion, Bencic next plays tive for coronavirus. Of these, Vikas, Satish and month, saying a review will be important things that helped capturing his fourth 7-6Raducanu, a US Open debutant “It’s a special day for me Ashish are nursing injuries done after the World India perform exceedingly well career US Open (14/12), who hasn’t dropped a set in four personally and professionally,” and have withdrawn. There is Championships for men and at the Olympics, Tete said, “We crown. 6-3. matches and easily disposed of Russell said in a statement no word yet on what Amit and women later this year. New Delhi: The Indian women’s always found a way to push the An epic shocker the woman who ousted top- from Mercedes. Manish would do but a source Indian boxing has two for- hockey team has gained a lot of ball forward and attack our seemed possible ranked Wimbledon champi- “I’d be lying if I said I was- said they might also skip the eign recruits in men’s High confidence from its stellar dis- opponents in the Olympics. We when Brooksby, a 20- on Ashleigh Barty. n’t absolutely buzzing,” he tournament due to “lack of Performance Director Santiago play at the the Tokyo Olympics, created many goal-scoring year-old American Czech fourth seed added. “It’s a huge opportuni- practice time”. Nieva of Sweden and his according to midfielder Salima opportunities and ensured that wildcard who hadn’t Karolina Pliskova, this ty and one I want to grab with “They have opted out of the women’s team counterpart Tete, who feels the side showed we utilized our Penalty Corners played Djokovic year’s Wimbledon runner- both hands. Nationals because they haven’t Rafaelle Bergamasco from Italy. signs of a bright future despite well. before, broke in the up, beat Russian 14th seed “But I’m under no illu- been able to train well since Both of them came on board in not ending on the podium. “And also we gave every- second and sixth Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova sions as to the scale of the coming back from Tokyo. One 2017 and their contracts were The Indian women’s team thing we had on the pitch and games and fired a 7-5, 6-4. She next faces challenge. It’s going to be a or two might still consider it to end after the Tokyo fought tooth and nail against never gave up, no matter what service winner to Sakkari. steep learning curve.” closer to the tournament but in Olympics. PTI some of the top teams in the the situation was.” PNS