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Police have here in line of the Puri phase, Rs 250 crore would be tion of 318 new cases in the last cases in the 30 districts and the reported from the State pool. identified 15 Covid hotspots in Jagannath Temple and the spent for the purpose, he 24 hours. The total positives’ State pool, with which the total Another 64 patients succumbed the district, most of them being Bhubaneswar Lingaraj Temple added. The temple beautifica- tally increased to 1,00,181. Out tally mounted to 9,78,705. A total to the disease in the last 24 hours, in Puri town like beach areas, has begun with demolition of tion and improvement apart, of the new cases, 239 were local of 74,735 samples were tested in with which the total death toll bus-stand, malls, etc. The Government buildings. Two initiative would be taken for contacts and 72 quarantine the last 24 hours and the test pos- surged to 5,966 in the State, the places where more crowds are residential quarters of the boosting tourism and income cases. itivity rate (TPR) was 1.92 per Health and Family Welfare expected would be the main Fisheries Department were of the locals, the Collector The local contacts includ- cent.The active cases in the State Department said. The maxi- focus of enforcement of the demolished in Kamali Bazar added. ed 21 new cases in Patia, 12 in stood at 15,858. Out of the new mum eight deaths were report- strategy. District near the temple. The development works Rasulgarh, 10 in Sailashree  ' '  $ the first time in 41 long years, cases, 832 were from quarantine ed from Cuttack district followed Superintendent of Police Vishal The administration has include construction of four Vihar, nine in Old Town and India entered the semifinals. and 605 local contacts. Khordha by seven each from Puri and Singh said intensive focus started vacating the places to be mammoth gates in four direc- eight each in Tankapani Road, hief Minister Naveen Notably, Odisha is the official district reported the day's high- Sundargarh, four from would be put on the hotspots covered under the corridor to tions, new Yatri Niwas, reno- Nayapalli and Unit-6. CPatnaik on Sunday con- sponsor of both India Hockey est 409 cases followed by Cuttack Kendrapada, three each from where violation of Covid- give the whole temple a new vation of ring road along The active cases in the city gratulated the India Men’s Teams (men and women). with 190 and Puri 146. Dhenkanal and Nayagarh, two appropriate behaviour is look. “Total 149 acres of land Mahanadi near the temple, stood at 2,498. Meanwhile, five Hockey Team for registering a Patnaik watched the Sunday’s The districts which report- each from Angul, Baleswar, more.He said extensive public will be acquired for the purpose new houses for the Sevayats, more patients succumbed to stunning victory in the quarter- match at his residence. ed below-100 cases were Bargarh, Jharsuguda, awareness through loudspeak- that includes a vast portion of renovation of the Swargadwar, the disease in the city in the last finals against Great Britain at He also congratulated Jagatsinghpur with 86, Jajpur 66, Mayurbhanj and one each from ers would be ensured in these the fishery ponds and also platform for Mahanadi Alati 24 hours, with which the total the Tokyo Olympics. “May the Indian badminton player PV Baleswar 64, Angul and Bhadrak Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, areas. Intensive persuasion some Government land. like that of Ganga Alati or death toll rose to 806. However, team continue its momentum Sindhu for her historic win to 47 each, Kendrapada 41, Kandhamal, Koraput, would be made to mall owners At the same time, private Samudra Alati and many oth- 237 persons recovered on the and bring much-awaited medal secure bronze medal in the Mayurbhanj 40, Nayagarh 36, Nabarangpur and Jajpur. and other stakeholders to lands are to be acquired with ers, he informed. Massive day, increasing the total recov- for the country,” Patnaik tweet- badminton final at the Tokyo Sundargarh 29, Dhenkanal 21, However, another 1,773 patients ensure Covid-appropriate suitable compensation,” said police forces were deployed at eries to 96,856. ed cheering the India team. For Olympics. Keonjhar 19, Sambalpur 15, recovered on day. behaviour in their locations. Collector of Sambalpur Sukant the spot.  !"$%&' ( ) *++*+,   

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He has also he threats emanating from quences of all the detrimental petroleum and diverse detri-  ' '  $ plan, presently an average of bility transactions could be Covid-19, administration of asked to define containment Tclimate change are now human activities that hap- mental human activities. “The about 1.5 crore portability much more as any member of the first dose of the vaccine zones based on mapping of increasingly manifested in dif- pened subsequent to industri- earth will not be destroyed by hile more than 92% transactions are recorded on a the beneficiary household can will continue in the city. cases and contacts traced and to ferent parts of the globe. What al revolution. the impacts of climate change WAadhaar seeding has monthly basis, which accounts lift the food grains on behalf of No online booking is undertake regular reviews and scientists have predicted about The continued rise in as the solar system may last for been done for the National for only about 10% of total the entire household through required to receive the first follow-up for implementation of the effects of global warming greenhouse gas emissions, another ten billion years. Food Security Act (NFSA) Public Distribution System one or more transactions. dose as citizens can walk in to ECRP-II with a focus on aug- is transforming into reality. especially from the excessive But only human civilisa- beneficiaries in the country, (PDS) transactions happening The ONORC plan, for the designated vaccination mentation of existing health There is a dramatic rise in use of fossil fuels, is mainly tion, ecosystems, and the liv- Odisha has gone far ahead in the country. nation-wide portability of the centres. On the other hand, all infrastructure particularly in extreme weather events such responsible for temperature ing beings will perish as hap- with 99% of its NFSA benefi- Further, a high number of National Food Security Act 10 drive-in vaccination cen- rural areas and paediatric cases. as heat waves, floods, cyclones, rise and the associated climate pened to dinosaurs. It is ciaries. intra-State transactions are 2013 (NFSA) benefits, is tres in Bhubaneswar will be He too has advised to report landslides, etc. change. imperative that human activ- Odisha has also done 99 % seen consistently and under the presently enabled in 33 States closed from Monday (August death count as per the ICMR Temperatures of up to 49 Experts opined this while ities should not collide with Aadhaar seeding with ration PDS reforms, most of the and Union Territories covering 2). guidelines.Bhusan chaired a degree Celsius in Canada and deliberating in a webinar on the natural processes,” she cards. And it has done 100% States/UTs have computerised almost 86.7% NFSA population Those who took their first high-level meeting on Saturday tropical heat in Finland and the theme ‘Climate change said. Dr Patro stated that the automation of its fair price their supply chain manage- (about 69 crore NFSA benefi- dose at any drive-in vaccina- to review the Covid-19 situations Ireland, forest fires in the from geological perspective’ need of the hour is to reduce shops (FPS) in the State. ment of food grains. ciaries) in the country. tion centre and missed the in 10 States, Odisha Kerala, United States and drought in organised under the auspices human interference in the Union Minister of State for Further, with respect to Delhi is the latest to enable second done as per the sched- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil parts of its west as well as of the Orissa Environmental functioning of nature. Consumer Affairs, Food and inter-State portability transac- the same from July 2021. ule can receive it at any Nadu, Assam, Mizoram, Brazil, unprecedented rains Society (OES) here on Sunday. OES secretary Dr Jaya Public Distribution, Sadhvi tions, a Central system is facil- Further, the Department has UPHC/UCHC between 29 Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh and in Europe and central China OES president Dr Sundara Krushna Panigrahi called Niranjan Jyoti in a written itating the periodic reconcilia- regularly pursued with the and 42 days after the first Manipur. The public health followed by devastating floods, Narayana Patro chaired the upon the Government, non- reply to a question in Rajya tion and adjustment of food remaining three States of dose. measures taken for surveillance, etc., have taken heavy tolls and programme. Government organisations Sabha on Saturday informed grains distributed by States to Chhattisgarh, Assam and West The walk-in facility for containment and management loss of property. Prof Madhumita Das, for- and the people in general to that the States and Union migrant NFSA beneficiaries of Bengal to enable the ONORC the second dose will contin- of Covid by the authorities in The scenes of deadly rains mer Vice-Chancellor, FM contribute towards the reduc- Territories have completed the other States through the inter- at the earliest depending upon ue in the city. Citizens have these States were also reviewed and landslides in Jammu and University and former Head of tion in greenhouse gas emis- Aadhaar seeding of about 21.91 State portability transactions. their technical readiness to been advised to visit the same as these States are either report- Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh Geology, Utkal University, sions and maintenance of bal- crore (92.8%) ration cards and Since its inception in August implement the portability of centre where they took their ing a rise in new daily Covid and Uttarakhand in India who was chief speaker, delib- ance between development 70.94 crore, (90%) NFSA ben- 2019, more than 29 crore ration cards. first dose. cases or a rise in positivity rate. show the gravity of the cli- erated on the problems creat- and conservation. O     4+/+33)*@4*"*" *#*)!*/   ! " #P $ %  ' '  $ given responsibility as chair- committee. Immediate past  ' '  $ that are soaked in thickened reputation in the market, nationally and internationally. man, professional development chairman of chapter Mukesh milk. Several people in    he Institute of Cost committee and Santanu Kumar Chaubey handed charge to JD MPs Subhash Singh, Kendrapara district of Odisha TAccountants of India- Rout as chairman, coaching new chairman Himoj Mishra. BMunna Khan and Mamata depend on its sale for liveli- Bhubaneswar Chapter con- Mohanta on Sunday met Union hood.  0 1P ducted its 5nd annual general Commerce & Industry However, due to improper meeting in virtual mode on Minister Piyush Goyal at his marketing strategies and mis- Saturday. The elected members Parliament office in New Delhi use of its name, it has failed to of the managing committee in and submitted a memoran- gain widespread recognition,” "P their first meeting elected dum seeking a Geographical they said in the memoran- Himoj Mishra as chairman, Indication (GI) tag for the dum. The MPs urged the ' # Santanu Kumar Rout as vice- Kendrapada Rasabali. Minister to consider conferring chairman-cum-treasurer and “Kendrapara Rasabali origi- GI status to the Kendrapada 8 Surya Narayan Tripathy as sec- nated in Baladevjew Temple Rasabali as it would provide a retary for the year 2021-22. more than 400 years ago. It is distinct identity to the sweet Besides, Saktidhar Singh was deep-fried patties of cheese delicacy while also building its &' (   )   Q
  

         ' '  $ lorn and desolate and may such formations were found, spherical or rounded pillow erupts in the ocean. It is hap- now adjoins the railway line; well be lost to the country dur- the other being near shapes. This happened 2.8 bil- pening in the Hawaiian volcano and any expansion will spell  ' '  $ he connection between ing the course of ‘develop- Maradihalli, a small village sit- lion years ago when the area eruption recently. The flowing doom of this natural heritage. Tpeople, landscape and the ment’ activities. Nomira too uated in Chitradurga district of was covered by oceans and pro- lava, when it reaches the sea, With hectic mining and blast- he Bhubaneswar earth’s history forms the foun- is an unknown wonder, which Karnataka. vides an important clue to the gets chilled so fast that part of ing going on in the vicinity,  ' '  $ TDevelopment Authority dation of the concept of geo- lies in one corner of Odisha Nomira is located about 18 evolution of Precambrian the flow separates into discrete both legal and illegal, Nomira (BDA) has proposed to sell logical heritage. The Geological and which hardly anybody km south of Joda town on the peninsular India.The well-pre- rounded bodies a few feet or needs to be protected. It is he Congress on Sunday some developed residential Survey of India has identified knows about. The Geological Barbil-Lahunipada State served pillow structures are less in size. It took me a full day indeed a pity that both we and Tcame down heavily upon plots and flats in the city 26 sites as National Geological Survey of India, during its 125 Highway. The monument can roughly ellipsoidal and closely to locate Nomira. the Government are not aware the BJD Government for its through online auction, which Monuments, most of which are years celebrations in 1976, had be approached from Joda by packed. It is now heavily wooded of this geological wonder. false claim of bettering the would be held on September located in geologically-rich declared Nomira as a National following the Joda-Nayagarh Because of its remote loca- with shrubs and small trees. I There are at least two economic wellbeing of women 30. 2021. Applicants interested States like Rajasthan, Odisha, Geological Monument. road up to Bamebari village tion, nestled in an unap- took the passenger train from dozen unique geological sites in through the Mission Shakti in participating in the e-auction Karnataka, Andhra, Telangana The Tata Iron and Steel and then trekking two km proachable area which was Keonjhar and got down at Odisha which should be initiative. for allotment of the plots and and Tamil Nadu. Company had even put up a eastward to Nomira. thick jungle till a few decades Jaroli. Nobody knew of the declared as National Geological In a Press meet, former flats may submit the application In Odisha, the pillow lava marble plaque at the site but The pillow lava outcrops ago, Nomira is one of the best place. Monuments. Lava ash beds, Minister and Bijayalaxmi form online from September 3, formations found in Nomira in then forgot all about it. The pil- look like small buns or pillows, preserved pillow lava sites of It was with the help of my sand dunes, petrified forest Sahoo and party State 2021 with required details and Keonjhar is one of the desig- low lava site was discovered by a feature formed when hot the world. Such pillow basalts GPS that I could locate it. The zones, monolith stone forma- spokesperson Prasant Satpathy by remitting the Earnest Money nated geo-heritage sites. These British geologists Jones and molten basaltic magma slowly can be seen forming even today plaque that had been put up tions, caves, waterfalls, etc.. said that in 2019-20 the busi- Deposit (EMD). unique geological features are Dunne in 1942. It was the sec- erupted under water and solid- along the mid-oceanic ridges or nearly 45 years ago was found have been discovered but not nesses of the WSHGs amount- The schemes are: Kalinga embodied with significant sci- ond site in the country where ified rapidly to form roughly where sub-marine volcano with a lot of difficulty. The site listed. ed to Rs 1,412 crore. Vihar Housing scheme at entific, cultural, educational “If the profit margin in a Subudhipur which includes or historical value and recon- higher side is calculated at plots K-5/379 (8) (2848 square nect humans to the remarkable 20%, it comes to Rs 282.40 feet) and K-5 / 487 (2542 sq ft). planet we call home. crore. The number of SHGs Kalinga Nagar Plotted In many countries, the participating in the businesses Development scheme, Ghatikia concept of geo-heritage and was 20,449. Thus, each SHG which includes plot K- geo-parks has found much got Rs1.38 lakh. Again if one 8/1223(2,000 sqft) Netaji traction with sites being prop- SHG consists of an average 12 Subash Enclave which includes erly protected as part of larger members, each one got Rs flats Q-12(HIG) 1,440 sq ft, R- bio-diverse. 11,500 per year and Rs 958 per 12 (HIG) 1,440 sq ft, R-16 Geo-tourism is an inte- month and Rs 32 per day,” they (HIG) 1,440 sq feet and R-16 gral part of these geo-parks said. (HIG Deluxe) 1,836 sq ft super which encompasses both land- Similarly, they calculated built up area. forms like outcrops and rock each SHG member’s annual Further details including types and geological processes income at Rs 5,791, Rs 482 per brochures are available on such as volcanism or glacia- month and Rs 16 per day in BDA’s official website. The tions. Unfortunately, in India, 2020-21. So, it can be seen well online application submission beyond declaring the sites as how a member is meeting her starts from August 5, 11 am to geological monuments, little family’s basic minimum September 3, 11.59 am. The else has been done to protect requirements with such a auction would be held on these marvels of the nature. scanty income, they argued. September 30 11 am. Most of the sites are lying for- ' 5067( +4+6      

reforms by filing a PIL in the and forming a National which came out with a Model islated in compliance with the the principles enshrined in the wash in the name of police model of cooperative federal- court post his retirement in Security Commission. Apart Police Act, 2006. However, the Supreme Court’s directions on Supreme Court directives in reforms while fact remains ism enshrined in the 1996. The apex court, in its from this, a minimum tenure Centre has so far overlooked police reforms, but the varia- the Prakash Sing case have these are made just to maintain Constitution so as to enforce judgment on September 22, was sought for the officers of passage of a Model Police Act tions are deep and mostly summarily failed and there is status quo while effectively judicial observations and direc- 2006, directed all States and the rank Inspector General of or at least passage of such leg- based on political suitability unabated political interference circumventing the court’s direc- tions in policy matters that Union Territories to bring in Police so as to avoid political islation for consenting the and to give legislative cover to in policing by political execu- tion. involve greater national inter- police reforms, wherein an interference and it was also States according to the provi- the existing system and escape tives in most of the States that And this lack of political est like police reforms. array of measures were pre- directed to do the postings of sions under Article 252 of the from the judicial directions. have purportedly passed the will regarding proper imple- And this avenue should be scribed to be undertaken by the officers by Police Establishment Constitution. On the contrary, it was police Acts in compliance to mentation of the police reforms further explored and embarked Governments so as to ensure Boards (PEBs) constituted with Unfortunately, there has expected that the States have to the direction of the Supreme has raised serious issues of upon even if it means to see the that the police can function police officers and senior been almost ‘lack of’ or ‘no’ legislate the police Acts mutatis Court. concern regarding policing and distribution of powers without any political interfer- bureaucrats, ensuring insula- interest expressed by the mutandis and not verbatim For example, according to administration like the enshrined in the Seventh ence. tion of power of transfer and Central Government or the having consideration of the reports, in some States, many Mumbai Police Commissioner Schedule of the Constitution There were seven major posting from political elements State Governments to bring in local factors, retaining the senior officers, who have been accusing the Maharashtra through a new progressive 87  8  directives from the court which and to have separation of inves- such uniformity in police regional characteristics and part of the PEB committee are Home Minister of resorting to prism of development through included fixing of the tenure tigation and law and order reforms as per the court’s direc- features of the State. ‘unofficially’ informed by the extortion through police. cooperation and consensus. t has been a decade and a half and selection of the DGP, set- functions in order to improve tion. In the absence of a Interestingly, in the mean- Government about its prefer- The police inaction in West Isince the Supreme Court’s ting up of State Police policing. Central directive or Model time, a contempt petition ence of officers as regards par- Bengal in containing and curb- (The writer is a lawyer and landmark decision in the Complaints Authorities Consequent upon the Police Act being passed by the against such States was filed by ticular posts. And even if two ing the post-poll violence pre- public policy expert and a Prakash Singh Vs Union of (SPCAs) to enable common court’s verdict on police Centre, different police Acts are eminent lawyer Harish Salve or three officers may not, but sent a very grim story of the Distinguished Adjunct Professor India case regarding police people aggrieved by police reforms, a Police Act Drafting being passed by different States, for such violations which is yet a majority of the officers fall in sorry state of affairs as regards of Law and Media Studies, reforms was delivered. The action to vent their grievances, Committee headed by former which is a blatant violation of to be disposed of by the court. line with the Government. achieving the milestone of School of Mass Communication, petitioner who served as the setting up of State Security Attorney General of India Soli the Supreme Court’s directive. The result is such that the This is to say the police Acts police reforms in India.Here, it KIIT University. He can be DG of UP Police and Assam Commissions (SSCs) having Sorabjee was constituted by the But the paradox lies in the fact very essence of the Model enacted by the State is prudent to go an extra mile reached at Police had sought police members from the civil society Ministry of Home Affairs that each of such States has leg- Police Act drafted by following Governments are a mere eye- in drawing exception to the [email protected])                                                                                                                                                !        "                                            #            $ % S                      '                "       (          

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Later, fol- her way back home from her In a Press conference declared her dead. lowing instructions of Kujanga college in the Badmal police organised by the council, its “The (miscreants) were judicial court registered a mur- outpost area of Sambalpur dis- State president Alok Kumar   0  heavily drunk. They argued der case and a recorded the trict on Saturday. Based on the Bose said that the mystery of with my wife asking for food. statements of Arun’s mother complaint of the father of the Soumyaranjan's death is being woman Dhaba owner was We expressed our inability to and others. Class XII student, the accused jointly investigated by the  0 $  0 Ashot dead by two uniden- serve food as no items were But the probe was done at identified as Suresh Mahakud police and the Crime Branch. tified miscreants at Duajhara available at that hour. One of a snail’s pace. Though Arun of Potubahal village in the dis- But Gajapati SP Tapan Kumar ll students from IFFCO under Khariar block in them suddenly opened fire at Patnaik was taken into custody trict was detained by the Pattnaik has already given clean AParadip DAV School Nuapada district late on my wife,” said the husband of he was released on the very Badamal police for interroga- chit to three suspects like DFO cleared the annual class XII Saturday night. The deceased the deceased. next day. Unhappy with the tion. Sangram Keshari Behera, cook (12) examination-2021 con- was identified as Basanti On the other hand, the  & 2 &0 $ Balipatana on the Cuttack- shoddy police probe, Amrut’s Suresh got married six Manmath Kumbh and Gurandi ducted by the Central Board of Meher. She had an argument assailants fled the spot soon Paradip road. mother tried to self-immolate months back.As per reports, police station officer Mamata Secondary Education with the drunken assailants after committing the crime. he National Human Rights Getting information, the before the Odisha Assembly in the girl was returning home in Panda in the incident. (CBSE),results of which were over serving of food. Based on a complaint, police TCommission (NHRC) has family members rushed to 2020. Following directions the Birmarajpur area under Though the incident announced on Friday. According to reports, the launched an investigation and ordered the Odisha DGP to Manijanga hospital where from the police top brass Charmal police station at occurred 21 days ago, but the Out of 39 students, nine miscreants asked her to serve tried to ascertain the motive investigate into the death of a Amrut’s body was kept for another probe was conducted around 5 pm on her bicycle real culprits are yet to be students have secured more food and she refused as no food behind the brutal crime. young engineer Amrut Dash conducting legal formalities. by the Kujanga SDPO and he after finishing classes at college. brought to book. Even some than 90% with 100% pass per- items were available. One of the Police said that the inves- and take appropriate action on They also went to the accident again claimed that Amrut had However, when it started politicians and officers are try- centage. All the students have miscreants, livid with rage over tigation was ongoing. The mis- July 28. site where the deceased’s bike died in a road mishap. raining midway, she took shel- ing to influence the investiga- been placed in 1st division her refusal, opened fire at her creants would be traced and The NHRC passed the was lying damaged. Following which the ter under a tree near a forest. tion process, which shows that and Kananika Sahoo and from a country-made revolver, nabbed soon. All angles in the direction taking cognisance of However, suspecting foul deceased’s brother moved the Suresh, who was passing by, not only the investigation is Snigdha Khandwal have joint- the husband of the deceased case are being probed. a petition filed by the deceased play in Amrut’s death, their NHRC on July 19,2020. But the saw her and dragged her to the tardy but it is not transparent, ly topped the class with 95% engineer’s brother Subrat mother Sulochana Dash lodged Jagatsinghpur SP did not sub- forest and raped her, the com- alleged Bose. IHRC Gajapati marks. Kumar Dash. an FIR at the Tirtol police sta- mit any report to the commis- plaint stated. district secretary Pronoj Kumar Senior Executive Director In his petition, Subrat tion alleging that her son had sion despite repeated “A case has been regis- Pattnaik questioned when of IFFCO, Paradip unit KJ alleged that on July 20, 2019 a been murdered by the people reminders. However, on July 28 tered and we have launched an Soumya's father had com- Patel, Regional Officer and few people called his brother with whom he had gone from the NHRC directed the DGP investigation into the incident. plained against the DFO, Vidya Assistant Regional Officer of Amrut from their residence at home along with one Arun for a proper probe. The girl’s father alleged that she Bharati and the cook, why DAV Odisha zone-1 Dr KC Kujang and took him to Patnaik.But the Tirtol police Meanwhile, the deceased was returning home when the keys of Soumya’s official resi- Satapathy and Dr Sujata respec- Jagatsinghpur. refuted the murder allegation engineer’s mother and brother accused took her to the forest dence where the burning inci- tively congratulated the stu- Later that night, a police and registered a road accident met the Jagatsinghpur SP on and raped her. The accused has dent happened were given to dents, parents, teachers, officer from the Tirtol police case and claimed that Arun Saturday, and requested him to been detained and we are inter- the DFO. So the police know- Principal Balaram Mohapatra station telephoned them and Patnaik was also hurt in the hold a fresh probe into the mat- rogating him,” said Charmal ingly gave the keys to the DFO and the school management on informed them that Amrut mishap and was undergoing ter as per the NHRC’s obser- police station IIC Basant to destroy evidences, he said. the results of the students. has died in a road accident at treatment at the SCB Medical vation. Kumar Dalai.  0  !"$%&' ( ) ++*+,

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Himanta Biswa Sarma and The Government is also in    Mizoram CM Zoramthanga the process of devising a suit- 2  (%$2 over the phone on Sunday to able legal template to prevent he Centre has decided to  $ 2 %%( defuse the border tension the illegal Rohingya settlers Tdemarcate boundaries of between the two from getting benefits as avail- the Northeastern States 2$@2 2 Northeastern States. able to other citizens of the through satellite imaging to set- During the phone call, it country through various devel- tle inter-State border disputes '%  $  was decided to resolve the opment and social security that are often becoming a cause 2$% & border issue amicably schemes. of concern and sometimes through meaningful dia- As an interim measure, further said. isations and ISI. even leading to violence.  2 2 logue, Zoramthanga said. the Rohingyas are planned to Over 40,000 Rohingya Due to an already existing Two senior Government “As per telephonic dis- be shifted to some secure places refugees are settled across the large influx of illegal immi- functionaries said the task has & &  cussion with Union Home from the existing camps that country including in sensitive grants from the neighbouring been given to the North %%2'<  % Minister and Assam are in the vicinity of vital Jammu and Kashmir and a countries, the demographic Eastern Space Application Chief Minister, we order to de-escalate the border areas after the violent installations. large number of them are sus- profile of some of the border- Centre (NESAC), a joint ini- %   2$ agreed to resolve the ongoing tension. clash that took place near “For these purposes, data is pected to be radicalised and ing states has already under- tiative of the Department of Mizoram-Assam border “In the meantime, in Vairengte town in Mizoram’s being gathered like their num- involved in anti-national activ- gone a serious change which is Space (DoS) and the North 2  ( issue amicably through order to prevent any possible Kolasib district on July 26, bers and location of the camps ities at the behest of Pakistan’s already causing the far-reach- Eastern Council (NEC). %2 &% meaningful dialogue,” he escalation of the situation, I leaving at least seven people in various States, measures for covert agency—Inter-Services ing complications in various The NESAC helps aug- tweeted. request the people of from Assam, including six devising the legal template to Intelligence (ISI) and terror contexts and is taking its toll ment the developmental Zoramthanga also urged Mizoram to avoid posting police personnel, dead. check the Rohingyas from affiliates like the Lashkar-e- and has a direct detrimental process in the Northeast region in the Northeastern region and the people of Mizoram to sensitive messages and make The Centre has deployed availing benefits of various Tayabba and Jaish-e- effect on the fundamental and by providing advanced space coming up with a scientific refrain from posting judicious use of social media around five companies of the Government schemes, explor- Mohammad among others. basic human rights of country’s technology support. demarcation of boundaries provocative messages and platform,” he said. Central Armed Police Force ing the roadmap to relocate The role of Rohingyas in own citizens, the Centre has The inter-state border dis- between states. misuse of social media in Tension continued at the (CRPF) to defuse tension. them from their camps in the terror activities was highlight- said in its affidavit. putes have come under fresh The Shillong-based vicinity of the vital installations ed by the National Investigation There is an organised focus recently after five Assam NESAC is already using space and the identification of the Agency (NIA) in probes relat- influx of illegal immigrants Police personnel and a civilian technology for flood manage- Northeastern states could be resources and infrastructure pheric science and establishing countries which are willing to ed to the blasts near the from Myanmar through agents were killed in clashes along the ment in the region. drawn and the disputes could planning in the region. an instrumentation hub and accept them.” a senior official Buddhist shrine in Bodh Gaya and touts facilitating illegal Assam-Mizoram border. Since there will be scien- be resolved permanently, they It provides operational networking with various aca- in the security establishment in 2013 and 2018. immigrants Rohingyas into The idea for demarcation tific methods in the demarca- said. satellite communication appli- demic institutions of the said. In a 16-page affidavit filed India via Benapole-Haridaspur of inter-state boundaries tion of borders, there will no The major objectives of cations services in the region region. The Union Home Ministry in the Supreme Court in (West Bengal), Hilli (West through satellite imaging was scope for any discrepancy and the NESAC are to provide an in education, health care, dis- Also, to enable single win- in coordination with the September 2017, the Centre has Bengal) and Sonamora mooted by Union Home there shall be better accept- operational remote sensing aster management support, dow delivery of all possible External Affairs Ministry and also underscored that the (Tripura), Kolkata and Minister Amit Shah a few ability of the boundary solu- and geographic information and developmental communi- space-based support for disas- the police chiefs of the States Rohingyas pose a serious secu- Guwahati. This situation is months ago. tions by the states, the gov- system-aided natural resource cation. ter management and to set up and Union Territories are rity threat and are involved in seriously harming the nation- Shah had suggested roping ernment functionaries said. information base to support The other objectives a regional level infrastructure expected to initiate action anti-national activities besides al security of the country, it had in NESAC for mapping the Once the satellite mapping activities on development, include taking up research in for capacity building in the towards that effect, the official having links with terror organ- said. inter-state borders and forests is done, the boundaries of management of natural the area of space and atmos- field of geospatial technology. -P    % "  61
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Daily fuel price hikes The productivity till now August 5 the pleas, including organisations to muzzle the the issue of Pegasus spyware tions,” said the CPI(M) polit have triggered an overall infla- fell from 32.20 per cent during the one filed by senior jour- exercise of free speech and surveillance. More important- bureau communiqué issued tionary spiral that is eating into the first week of the ongoing nalists N Ram and Sashi expression of dissent in India. ly, it is clear that the after the meeting held on the vitals of people’s livelihood monsoon session to 13.70 per Kumar, who have sought an The petition also seeks a Government does not want to Saturday. leading to growth of hunger cent in the second week. The independent probe by a sitting direction to the Centre to dis- tell the truth and be account- The polit bureau also said and malnutrition. Under these overall productivity of the or a retired judge into the close if the government or able to the Parliament as that every State Government is circumstances, the Modi Upper House was 21.60 per alleged Pegasus snooping any of its agencies obtained ordained by our Constitution reporting vaccine shortage and Government must immediate- cent as of Saturday. matter. licence for Pegasus spyware and Prime Minister Narendra Central Government’s vaccine ly implement a direct cash During its nine sittings in According to the cause list and used it, either directly or Modi refuses to answer if the procurement has been “tardy” transfer of 7,500/- to all fam- the first two weeks, the Upper uploaded on the apex court indirectly, to conduct sur- Government or any of its agen- and gave three contradictory ilies not in the income tax pay- House could have only 1 hour website, a bench comprising veillance in any manner. cies have engaged the Israeli vaccine availability data to the ing bracket and distribute free   5 8   for the Rajya Sabha which 38 minutes of Question Hour Chief Justice N V Ramana The petitioners have NSO weapon grade Pegasus Parliament on the same day. food-kits for all needy,” said  includes all expenses like and only 1 hour 24 minutes for and Justice Surya Kant would claimed that investigations spyware to be used for spying, “The Modi Government must CPI(M) PB’s statements. salaries etc stand at 460 crore legislative business, during hear on August 5 three sepa- involving several leading said the CPI(M) in a statement. procure vaccines globally and The PB meeting also urged he massive disruption of annually, which comes to which it passed four bills. rate petitions seeking probe publications around the “This is ominous. The launch a free universal mass that Central Government must Tproceedings of Rajya Sabha around 1.2 crore daily. Further, the Rajya Sabha into the reports of alleged world have revealed that sev- attack is not only the violation vaccination drive across the ensure peace on the Asam- in the ongoing Monsoon ses- But when the House runs, spent only one minute of Zero snooping by government eral Indians, including jour- of the fundamental right to pri- country immediately. Mizo border. sion that started on July 19 has which is all sessions like Hour and another four minutes agencies on eminent citizens, nalists, lawyers, ministers, cost the exchequer a whopping Budget, Winter, Special, the on Special Mentions. However, politicians and scribes by opposition politicians and 40 crore so far. total days account for six hours officials said that the House sat using Israeli spyware Pegasus. activists, have been identified Parliament officials said and for 70 days. The cost that for 1 hour 12 minutes beyond On July 30, the top court as potential targets for sur- 7    $ #"*/ that when in Session, it costs an comes to run the House with the scheduled time. had said it would hear next veillance using the Pegasus approximate 5/6 crore for all paraphernalia and system at Covid-related issues were week the plea filed by Ram software. 3+"H * !+9 running the upper house per place with six hours of sched- discussed for 4 hours 37 min- and Kumar in the matter. Besides the plea filed by day which accounts to 1 crore uled running of the House utes during the first week and Senior advocate Kapil Ram and Kumar, two sepa-      C4
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    P crops across the country The alerts are valid till Sunday isn’t a lack of vaccine but of picked up momentum. So far, morning.The red alert, for maturity in you”. 848 lakh hectares have been heavy to very heavy as well as The vaccination drive in !  "#   "$    covered against 890 lakh extremely heavy rainfall, was the country is set to get a hectares sown in the same for isolated places in Satna, major boost this month, he ismissing general perception period a year ago. Of the 694 Guna, Sheopur, Chhattarpaur said and asked Rahul to join     Dthat a large number of peo- districts, 190 have witnessed and Tikamgarh, most of these everyone in feeling proud ple are protected from virus in rainfall deficiency in this mon- districts being located in north about the work done by the ver 24,000 chil- the backdrop of results of recent soon. Met experts have pre- MP along the border with the country’s health workers. Odren in the age sero-survey showing on an aver- dicted more rains in the southern part of Uttar Mandaviya was bracket of 14-18 years age 67.6 per cent of the popula- month of August. Pradesh, said PK Saha, senior responding to Rahul’s tweet committed suicide tion has been infected, AIIMS July recorded extremely meteorologist with IMD’s questioning the availability of from 2017-19, with Chief Dr Randeep Guleria on heavy rainfall over coastal and Bhopal office. vaccines last month. failure in examina- Saturday said such surveys are central Maharashtra, Goa, and June received 10 per cent The Minister said more tion being the reason not an indicator of herd immu- Karnataka. Several towns and more rainfall than normal. Of than 13 crore doses were in over 4,000 such nity. cities in Maharashtra were the four-month rainfall season, administered in July and the cases, according to Dr Guleria said the impor- deluged to very heavy rainfall July and August receive the drive is going to accelerate government data. The consol- dren in this age bracket was tance of getting vaccinated which resulted in catastroph- maximum precipitation. this month. idated data of the National reported from Madhya against the disease, adding that ic events like landslides claim- Overall, the country has “More than 13 crore Crime Records Bureau Pradesh at 3,115 followed by the initial eagerness among cit- ing scores of lives and dam- received one per cent less doses were administered in (NCRB) on children’s suicide West Bengal at 2,802, izens to get inoculated had He also expressed concern at Institute of Mathematical aging property. The north rainfall than normal from June India in the month of July. It was recently presented in Maharashtra at 2,527 and “waned a little bit”. He stressed the rising rate of reproduction Sciences showed. This raises the Indian states -- Jammu and 1 to July 31. The deficit was is going to accelerate this Parliament. According to the Tamil Nadu at 2,035. that the decline in the number of rate, or R value, of Covid-19 in risk of an even faster spread of Kashmir, Uttarakhand, minus 13 per cent in the east month. We are proud of our data, as many as 24,568 chil- Failure in examination was daily cases and reports of sero- India from 0.96 to 1 over the past the virus. Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh and northeast subdivision of healthcare workers for this dren, including 13,325 girls, given as the reason behind the prevalence among a large section few days, saying that it is a mat- Dr. Srinath Reddy, President -- also saw cloudburst events the IMD. Northwest India achievement. aged 14-18 years, died by sui- suicide of 4,046 children, while of the population should not be ter of concern. of the Public Health Foundation that claimed several lives. The division which covers north “Now you too should be cide between 2017 and 2019. marriage-related issue was the perceived as a reason not to get “Simply put, this means that of India and member of the India Meteorological India recorded a two per cent proud of them and the coun- In 2017, as many as 8,029 reason behind the suicide of vaccinated. the chances of infection spread- National COVID-19 Technical Department (IMD) data deficit. The south peninsula try. But, you haven’t said a children in the age group of 14- 639 children, including 411 “Sero surveys give you a ing from a person, who has Taskforce too said that “there is showed that India received division which covers the single word for our scientists 18 years died by suicide. The girls, according to the data. rough idea, but they are not Covid, to others have gone up,” no guarantee that seropositivity 449 mm rainfall as against the southern states received 17 per or appealed to people to get number rose to 8,162 in 2018 About 3,315 children died something that say that an area he told a news channel. in a survey is a proof of perma- normal 452.2, a deficiency of cent more rainfall while the themselves vaccinated. You’re and then further increased to by suicide for reasons related has [developed] herd immunity,” Kerala, currently the top nent protection against fresh one percent so far. central India division that playing petty politics in the 8,377 in 2019, it said. to love affair, while illness was Guleria said. “...Irrespective of contributor to India’s daily new infection, especially when the Northeastern states, Kerala comprises west and central name of vaccination. The highest number of given as reason behind the sui- sero survey results, opt for vac- infections, has an R value of virus is frequently changing and Lakshadweep, Daman and India recorded one per cent There isn’t lack of vaccine deaths by suicide among chil- cide of 2,567 children. cinations.” around 1.11, an analysis by the form. Diu are among those states more rainfall than the normal. but of maturity in you”  4  !"$%&' ( ) ++*+, () *+   %Q &    >$(      $ "   " '  (
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  " % Sabha Deputy Leader, also Parliament commenced on July ing on debating the Pegasus ership making it clear that they “will not we will call the person uncle.” whether their fight is with the BJP or accused the Congress and a few 19. The Opposition and the issue, Naqvi said they want to accept a leader who has no material polit- Meanwhile, in another development SP,” Yadav told PTI. BJP." other Opposition parties of government are locked in a waste Parliament's time on ical value at the moment.” that could further add to BJP’s embar- On possible alliances for the On ‘Bhagidari Morcha' led by working with the policy of standoff with the former seek- "fake and fabricated issues that Saying that any person willing to join rassment three party MLAs on Sunday upcoming state polls, the SP president Om Prakash Rajbhar's Suheldev "rant and run" by making alle- ing a debate over the Pegasus have no identity" . politics “should have the stamina to hold skipped an organizational meeting called said, "Doors of our party are open for Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) in which gations and scooting off. issue. "Without wasting time, IT out” in the game senior TMC leader and by Dilip Ghosh and attended by Union all small parties. Many smaller parties AIMIM leader Assaduddin Owaisi In an interview with PTI, The senior BJP leader also Minister (Ashwini Vaishnaw) MP Saugato Roy on Sunday said that “the Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat, are already with us. More will come also took part, he said, "There have the Minority Affairs Minister rejected talk of the Parliament's had made a statement and TMC is not interested to take someone sources said. The meeting was held at with us." been no talks with them till now." said the government is ready to Monsoon session being cur- they had an opportunity to get in with a diminished value,” adding “he Bongaon in North 24 Parganas. In an interview to PTI, he also The SP president also asked the discuss all issues that are relat- tailed and said there was no a clarification in Rajya Sabha. is neither Minister nor a winning can- Three MLAs Ashok Kirtaniya, lashed out at the Centre over the other opposition parties, the Congress ed to people and expressed basis of such "rumours" as the But instead of taking a clarifi- didate … though he is still an MP from Biswajit Das and Subrata Thakur skipped Pegasus spying row. and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), to hope that the impasse between session was to scheduled till cation they created a ruckus Asansol he lost the Assembly elections the Sunday’s meeting, party sources "They (NDA) have over 350 seats decide which side they were on. the government and the August 13 and business is list- and adopted a violent atti- by a huge margin of 50,000 votes.” said. While State BJP leaders downplayed in the Lok Sabha. The BJP is ruling in "These parties should decide whom Opposition will be broken ed till then. tude," he alleged. On his decision not to join any other the development speculations were rife many states. Why and what was the they are fighting,” he said. allowing Lok Sabha and Rajya Asked if a middle path Naqvi said most of the party Supriyo wrote on the Facebook that regarding their political future. While government trying to find through BSP chief Mayawati has often Sabha to function smoothly. can be found to end the dead- Opposition parties are inter- in his earlier post stating his desire to quit Kirtania said he was unwell, Das said he snooping? They are helping 'videshi targeted the Samajwadi Party in her Both Lok Sabha and Rajya lock in Parliament, Naqvi said ested in debate and discussion politics “a very important line got erased could not attend the meeting because he takatein' (foreign forces) with this act," tweets. While accusing the BJP of Sabha have failed to transact the Congress and a few other but unfortunately the Congress for some reason. Hence, reiterating that had some personal work. Yadav said. using government machinery to any significant business, except Opposition parties are adopt- is trying to be their self- I am not joining any other political The three MLAs are from Bongaon Asked about his uncle Shivpal ensure its victory in the passage of some bills, amid ing a "rant and run" formula appointed head and in that party.” North, Bagda and Gaighata Assembly Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party, recent panchayat polls, she had said continued protests by and are not interested in par- attempt it is "propagating its Bidding “Goodbye” to politics earli- segments which fall in Bongaon which is also preparing to contest the these “tricks” were similar to the Opposition parties over the ticipating in debate and dis- own negative attitude as that of er on Saturday he wrote, “Alvida! I am Parliamentary constituency currently polls on all seats, Yadav said, "We will methods used by the previous SP Pegasus and farmers' issues cussion on people's issues. the Opposition". PTI not going to any political party, TMC, held by the BJP. try that all parties unite to defeat the Government. PTI (  
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Thackeray on Sunday said the lan- Recalling a dialogue from Hindi some parts of the state facing deluge after heavy rains last Pradesh State Institute of Forensic "UP has made developments in guage of intimidation will not be tol- blockbuster “Dabangg” - “Thappad se month. Sciences here, Shah said BJP every sector — be it industrial invest- erated and a befitting reply will be dar nahi lagta (not scared of being Fadnavis, who toured flood-ravaged areas of the Konkan Governments work for the develop- to the top spot in terms of law and ment, successful implementation of given to those speaking it. slapped)” - the chief minister said, region and western Maharashtra over the last few days, in a ment of the poorest people. order,” he added. schemes, law and order, loan waiver He made the statement in the “Nobody should speak the language letter to the Chief Minister said all previous reports pertain- "For six years till 2019, I travelled Shah said, “The BJP Governments and purchasing crops of poor farmers, wake of BJP legislator Prasad Lad's of slapping us as we will give back ing to floods should be studied and their recommendations a lot in UP. Hence, I know the earlier do not work on the basis of caste, fam- sending money directly to the account reported remarks that if needed, the such a tight slap that the other per- be implemented. UP very well. There was an atmosphere ilies, or for the people who are close to of farmers, making Shiv Sena Bhavan, the headquarters son will not be able to get back on his He also sought a separate disaster management author- of fear in western UP because of which them. The BJP Governments work for toilets in houses, giving homes to the of Thackeray-led party in central feet.” ity for districts in Konkan, considering the frequency of nat- people were leaving the area, women the development of the poorest person homeless, giving gas cylinders to 1.47 Mumbai, would be demolished. Asking the beneficiaries of the ural calamities in the region. felt unsafe, the land mafia was grabbing and to revamp law and order.” crore households among others,” Shah However, he had later retracted the chawls redevelopment project not to fall "For deliberating on long-term measures, an all-party the land of the poor people, incidents Adityanath along with the Deputy said. remarks and expressed regret saying prey to allurement once the project gets meeting should be convened," the former CM said in the let- of firing in broad daylight and riots Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya “In every sector, UP under the lead- they were presented out of context by over, he said, "Marathi culture must be ter while listing 26 demands. He sought a separate fund were rampant,” Shah said. and Dinesh Sharma were present at the ership of Yogi Adityanath has done very the media. protected in the redeveloped con- to provide immediate financial assistance to the kin of the flood “In 2017, the BJP promised that we event. good work. The economy of the State Speaking at the inauguration of structions at any cost as the chawls had victims and the affected people. Cleanliness of the flood- will make UP a developed State and Terming the chief minister as grew from 11 lakh crore to 22 lakh the BDD Chawls redevelopment pro- a historic legacy, where revolutionar- hit areas should also be taken up on priority, Fadnavis said. also revamp its law and order. Today in 'yashasvi' (glorious) and 'safal' (suc- crore in four years, and has become ject here, Thackeray referred to his ies had laid down their lives and also He demanded that the administration take steps to pro- 2021, I can say with pride that Yogi cessful), Shah credited him for effec- number two in the country," he three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi were witness to the Samyukta vide food, clothing, medicines and temporary shelter to the Adityanath and his team have taken UP tively implementing development and added. PTI (MVA) dispensation as a “triple seat” Maharashtra movement.” PTI flood affected people. PTI (    6  ' ? <+  3 '   0#+9 A- 5$'   "    @ ( "   546 *+
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"It is ironic that a party "Because they think it is he daily Covid-19 deaths dropped further to 157 and avirus count went up in Andhra none of the 75 districts in Uttar entrant to the political arena of which has not got any benefit their domain to go to Delhi, they Tinfections dipped to 6,479 in Maharashtra on Pradesh as 2,287 cases were iving a major boost to Uttar Pradesh have reported fresh cases of the Union Territory, is not a "B- from Delhi is termed B- think it is their hereditary right Sunday, even as 4,110 patients were discharged after full reported afresh in 24 hours end- GPradesh in the battle against the coronavirus infection in double team" of the BJP or the "King's team...Those who enjoyed fruits to meet people in the power cor- recovery from various parts of the State. ing 9 AM on Sunday, taking the novel coronavirus, as many as 10 digits for nearly a week now. party" as described by political of power, courtesy the BJP, they ridors in Delhi and when some- A day after the State logged 225 deaths and 6959 gross to 19,68,462. districts of the State have become Indicating signs that the dan- rivals like the National call us B-team. People will have body like Altaf Bukhari meets infections, the deaths dropped by 68 and infections came The latest bulletin said 2,430 Covid-free with fresh cases declin- gerous virus is receding from the Conference and the PDP but an to really expose these state actors the prime minister, he becomes down by 480. With 157 fatalities reported on Sunday, people got cured, pushing the ing to zero there. state, as many as 52 districts report- outfit which has no history of who are just to retain their hold an agent of Delhi. the total number of deaths in the State increased from total recoveries to 19,34,048. Aligarh, Amroha, Etah, ed no fresh case of Covid-19 in the being a dynasty, its chief Altaf on power, and want to create "This has always been their 1,32,791 to 1.32,948, while the infections— with 6,479 The cumulative toll rose to Farrukhabad, Hathras, Kasganj, last 24 hours, whereas 23 districts Bukhari said on Sunday. doubts about anybody who is right from 1947. Whenever any- new cases – climbed from 62,96,756 to 63,03,715. 13,395 after 18 more fatalities Kaushambi, Mahoba, Pratapgarh reported new cases in just single dig- "In fact, when the words new to politics," Bukhari, who body other than these families As 4,110 patients were discharged from the hospi- were reported in 24 hours. The and Shravasti, with emphasis on its. In another significant develop- like King's party and B-team was a minister in the go to Delhi, they call them tals across the State after full recovery, the total num- number of active cases slid to effective screening, treatment and ment, the active caseload in the most were coined, I simply laughed. Governments led by Mufti agents of Delhi or they call them ber of people discharged from the hospitals since the 21,019, the bulletin added. vaccination, have added to Uttar populous state, which was at a high The National Conference Mohammed Sayeed and B-team of Delhi or ruling party. second week of March last year increased from East Godavari reported 410 Pradesh’s success in crushing the of 3,10,783 in April, has been enjoyed power with the BJP Mehbooba Mufti, said. They have been bullying every- 60,90,786 to 60,94,896. The recovery rate in the State fresh cases followed by Chittoor COVID-19 curve, and the state’s reduced to just 664 now, whereas from 1999 and the PDP had an Bukhari, who along with one only to ensure they retain dropped 96.62 per cent 96.59 per cent. (377), Krishna (299), Guntur 98.6 per cent recovery rate testifies states like Kerala and Maharashtra alliance with the BJP post 2014 some leaders formed the JKAP their monopoly on power in The total “active cases” in the State rose from 76,755 (231), SPS Nellore (187), to the success of the ‘UP Covid account for a heavy active caseload assembly polls and my party has in March 2020, said the party is Jammu and Kashmir," he said. to 78,962. The fatality rate in the state stood static at 2.1 Prakasam (185), Visakhapatnam Control Model’ in eradicating the of 1,61,332 and 80,871 respective- been given such names. In other new and "we all are trying to Referring to the dismal per- per cent (170), Kadapa (125) and West deadly virus. ly. "The State’s Covid-19 response words, they are the actual B- emerge on the political scene of formance of JKAP during the Pune with 15,680 active cases emerged as the first Godavari (123). "With its highest testing, high- has turned out superior as it has team of the BJP," Bukhari, a busi- Jammu & Kashmir with local body elections, Bukhari in the state in terms of maximum number of “active The remaining four districts est recovery rate, lowest test posi- done exceptionally well in bringing nessman-turned-politician, told changed realities". said "first and foremost I do not cases” in the State, while Satara with 8,153 cases stood added less than 60 new cases tivity rate and aggressive vaccina- down the transmission levels by PTI in his office here. "Just because I went to Delhi consider it as a dismal perfor- second, followed by Sangli (7,546),Thane (6269), each. Chittoor had four fresh tion, Uttar Pradesh has emerged as restricting the fresh cases to below With people queuing up at and met the prime minister to mance. There was an election for Kolhapur (5970), Mumbai (5464) and Solapur (4,936). fatalities, Krishna and SPS a clear winner in combating coro- 100 for nearly 20 days now," Singh his office for various work, discuss the release of people the District Development Of the 4,81,85,350 samples sent to various laboratories Nellore three each, East Godavari navirus as the state’s Covid condi- said. Bukhari took a dig at the NC as from jails, allay fears of any Council. I won 12 seats direct- across the state so far, 63,10,194 have tested positive (13.1 and Prakasam two each, Guntur, tion shows a healthier picture in Out of the 2,48,152 samples test- well as the PDP and said it seems demographic change and ensure ly and 22 indirectly and please per cent) for Covid-19 until Sunday. Kurnool, Visakhapatnam and comparison to all other states,” said ed in the last 24 hours, merely 36 that these parties do not like any- there is no loss of jobs and remember that we are merely a Currently, 4,67,980 people are in home quarantine West Godavari one each in 24 government spokesman Sidharth tested positive in the most populous one other than their family land...Why are they (the NC and year-old party". PTI while 3,117 people are in institutional quarantine. hours. PTI Nath Singh. state of the country.  .7$  !  ;    :7 '   $     **#%
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The recent data from the National         )       Stock Exchange (NSE) shows that retail participation in the stock market's equity division constitutes 45 per cent of trading turnover. What was the reason behind such an influx of these new retail investors (a major chunk is the GenZ and millennials) in the stock market? Of course, the influence of %2$ Warren Buffet, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, or the movies like The Wolf of Wall Street and $ %(%$ Harshad Mehta series acted as catalysts but    & the major source of ignition arose from ( ? 2 through Initial Public Offerings Interestingly, even after 1.5 years, cent. But it is unfair to assume income uncertainty due to a significant $   (IPO) took advantage of the increase IRFC shares have not picked up in everyone got the allotment of all number of job losses. Many opened their  O  2< 2 in the number of account holders in the secondary market whereas the these IPOs. So, from the listing Demat accounts during the pandemic, the stock market. This is because the RailTel IPO, despite being a govern- price, if we calculate the return, it reminding us of the Warren Buffet quote $,2'  number of active investors increas- ment-backed company, performed is roughly 118 per cent. that "If your salary is your only source of %((%$ & es the probability of bidding which quite well both in the primary and An interesting inference that income, you are one step away from 2 2 2 %  would further improve the proba- the secondary markets. can be drawn is that last year those                    poverty".The ease of opening these =2%$ bility of oversubscription, and even- It is very difficult to formulate companies which were listed with                   ( accounts also boosted the process. Discount F( G6 (2$ tually, the listing will occur at the any strategy for the companies a higher price than the IPO price are          (       "    brokerage firms like Zerodha, Upstox, etc.,  2$  & highest price. From the new launching an IPO, as decrypting the all generating positive returns as of (?  C    C            helped the emerging investors to open the investors' point of view, an IPO is a mindset of the retail investors is July 16,2021. So, from a value *  %       C    B    accounts in a few hours. The investment '% 2P6'  faster profit-making option and almost impossible. But each IPO investing point of view, investors        D9333 "       awareness campaigns also promoted the 2 $ requires much less research for was the talk of the town every time. feel, these companies are a good bet  0 (0  E     $ =   /  account opening with different sharebro- O $2$A(  bidding. Only the general market Maybe because the new investors for them in the long term. kers. sentiment is enough to anticipate are very tech-savvy and they always However, there is a propensity , >    1*  F3 +         $@2$ Another reason for such a high influx 2   listing gains. The phenomenal par- kept an eye on the review and finan- for retail investors who get IPO       is the increase in liquidity in the market ticipation of retail investors led to cial analysis of these IPOs through allotments to square off the position #            1*       because of Foreign Institutional Investors O 2< $,2 almost every IPO getting oversub- different mediums. Hence, the over- on the listing day itself with a mod- (   C, 0 C          "  (FIIs). After withdrawing about $6.4 billion 2  scribed from the retail category. all response from the primary mar- erate listing gain. With news spread-     "            in the March 2020 quarter, FIIs re-entered 02 '$ During the pandemic period, a large ket was beneficial for the issuing ing of some supernatural listing    = (  >   the Indian equity markets in the June and O $2$ number of Indian companies raised companies. gains of some companies, for exam- G         1C   ?  ,  September 2020 quarters. The value of FII ?20,350 crore and ?31,265 crore in But what about the gain of the ple,Indigo Paints, which was listed investments in Indian equities reached $450 financial years 2020 and 2021, investors (the retail investors, as they with 109 per cent return, or  52 *   H3        (      billion at the end of the third quarter of respectively, through IPOs. are the prime focus of the discus- Happiest Minds Technologies,           2    =D3  2020. At this point the overall spending on The trending craze of IPOs was sion)? Well, it was a win-win situ- which was listed with 123 per cent      >              consumables was low and the additional peculiar last year (the same trend is ation for both the investors and the returns, potential investors get the 6       I (   %     inflow of foreign currency increased the liq- following this year though). From companies. Talking about the list- motivation to enter the equity mar-         0<6 %   )        uidity in the market. So, for the middle- a general, preconceived notion, we ing gains, 29 out of 40 companies ket. At the same time, some active  J K#                income group, investment in stocks was an can justify our rationale that those (excluding the recent IPOs that are investors tend to bid furiously for            L .        attractive option. companies with good financial not listed yet) gave an average of 42 the next IPO without proper analy- It is no exaggeration that most of the records and future growth oppor- per cent returns. And all the 11 sis. The first outcome is good for the   K investment decisions were influenced by the tunities should get impressive companies that couldnot generate economy. But the second scenario /        K     K  C  recent rally in the stock market and not dri- responses from the primary market. listing gains are already giving is detrimental to investors' mindset "    #            ( ( ven by the fundamentals of the companies. But if we look at recent IPO data, returns (as of July 15, 2021). This and leads to a gambling outlook                 M333    The surge in the stock price of Bombay the retail subscription was almost 68 means every listing of last year gave towards the IPOs. So, the education                       ( Oxygen Investments Ltd (BOM) was one times for a loss-making company at least some returns (the minimum on personal financing and the stock      =         ( of the prime examples of herding behav- (Arnab Sarkar is PGDM like Burger King or BBQ Nations profit figure is 29 per cent; SBI market, interpretation of the balance iour in the stock market. The price of BOM Student, Great Lakes Cards). The one-year return from sheets of companies for funda- > K.              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he Opposition has once because the MPs wanted to members started throwing emergency Parliament session tinent to mention here that the creating illogical ruckus with- again disappointed the discuss the Corona crisis in pieces of paper at the Speaker on the Corona crisis just a trick hollownessof Opposition unity out understanding the mood Tcountry. After demand- their respective constituen- and the media. The House to divert the government's is getting exposed day by day. of the people of the country. ing a special Parliament session cies. The Congress' "new Reporters were not spared the attention? If their intention was When the Congress calls for a This time too, they will meet to discuss national issues friend", Shiv Sena MP and "torturous behaviour" of some for a discussion, then why is meeting, the Trinamool the same fate. including the Corona crisis, it leader Sanjay Raut, also reiter- Opposition parties. the Opposition running away Congress' MPs go missing The Government has has shown no interest in join- 45301., .66.( ;/ ated the demand. The Opposition is using from it all this while? Or, and when the Trinamool lead- repeatedly it is ready for a dis- ing the proceedings for even a The Government said the the so-called "Pegasus issue"as isthe Opposition taking a U- ers meet other parties, the cussion on all essential issues single day during the ongoing entire administrative machin- and future steps to tackle the a shield for its "irresponsible turnfearing the Corona debate Congress keeps away. including the Covid-19pan- Monsoon session. It has ery was engaged in controlling Corona crisis,some leaders, behaviour".The concerned may "boomerang" on them The reality is that instead demic, farmers' issues, infla- already made it clear that the the second wave of Covid-19 including from Congress, Minister has already given state- since positive cases are increas- of becoming a "part of the tion, floods, etc. On the alleged session is "washed out" from and a gathering of MPs in asked why the meeting was ments in both Houses on the ing in states like Kerala and solution", some political par- Pegasus issue also, the their side. The media has also Parliament could be dangerous needed when Parliament was Pegasus issue.If the Opposition Maharashtraeven though the ties are involved in spreading Government issued a state- reported this. giventhe pandemic. The about to convene.Congress is dissatisfied with the minister's second wave of the Corona has "political pollution" during the ment in Parliament without The country's "grand old Opposition issued several itself had originally suggested statement, the best forum for it abated?Or, is the Opposition pandemic period. They tried delay. But the Congress is party", the Congress, is becom- statements criticising the convening an all-party meet- is the Rajya Sabha where there afraid that if a detailed discus- to use a "national calamity" as adopting a "hit and run" pol- ing a "champion" of such "irre- Government's stand. ing on the Corona crisis but is a provision to seek clarifica- sion is held,then its Chief a "political opportunity". icy. By labelling its "negative sponsible politics" committed Parliament is in session for such statements prove how tion from theminister. But the Ministers will get exposed? Is The Opposition is stalling and obstructive approach" as by some Opposition parties.In over a fortnight but the serious the Opposition was in Opposition's focus was to cause it that the leaders, who are work in Parliament on the pre- the "stand" of the entire early May, the Leader of the Oppositionhas not allowed it attending the session. an uproar during the minister's claiming Opposition's unity text of anunsubstantiated, Opposition, Congress is trying Congress in the Lok Sabha, (The writer is Deputy Leader, to work. When on thefirst day Itsseriousness vanished in statement and then snatch the against the Modi Government, baseless and fabricated issue of to "hijack" the positive think- Rajya Sabha &Union Minister Adhir Ranjan for Minority Affairs. The views Prime Minister Narendra the first week itself when paper from his hand. are afraid that this so-called Pegasus that has no relevance ing of those Opposition par- Chowdhury,requested the expressed are personal.) Modi invited Opposition lead- papers were snatched from a Opposition behaviour unity will be shattered during to the interests of the people of ties who are in favour of dis- President of India to convene ers to a special meeting to Minister in the Rajya Sabha. In raises some important ques- specific discussions in the the country. Earlier also, the cussion and smooth func- a special session of Parliament inform them about the current the Lok Sabha, Opposition tions. Was demanding an House? If so, it would be per- Opposition paid the price for tioning in Parliament.  !"$%&' ( ) ++*+,  >

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The exten- places, the leaders close to asked for an immediate block “It is clear from the argu- evidence of large numbers of part of the country by virtue of federal Law Minister Barrister cause in any manner, the report sion will take place on Sunday Madhav Nepal, but with inde- on Gov. Greg Abbott’s order ments in your letter that the migrants showing up at the its fully legal and irrevocable Farogh Naseem. said. or by Monday,” My Republica pendent status will be made issued Wednesday, which State of Texas and the federal border with Mexico, with accession. According to the sources, The Pakistan government newspaper reported, citing its ministers. allows the Texas Department of government face a constitu- senior officials warning that the India maintains the the draft bill has been prepared and the Opposition had report- sources. Nepal’s Constitution allows Public Safety to “stop any vehi- tional crisis,” Abbott wrote. governor’s order could signif- Government of Pakistan or its after careful reading of the edly discussed the move prior It said a meeting was held only 25 Cabinet ministers. cle upon reasonable suspicion” The lawsuit escalates ten- icantly impede transportation judiciary has no locus standi on Constitution of Pakistan, inter- to last year’s meeting of the at the Prime Minister’s resi- NC leaders Pushpa Bhusal, that it transports migrants. sions between the Biden and other federal operations. territories illegally and forcibly national laws, the United political leadership with the dence in Baluwatar where the Narayan Khadka, Man Troopers could then reroute administration and Abbott over The Border Patrol’s Rio occupied by it. Nations’ resolutions especially Pakistan Army chief. two leaders agreed to expand Bahadur BK, Kishor Singh vehicles back to their point of the governor’s actions on the Grande Valley sector, the Dawn newspaper reported those related to a plebiscite on According to an the Government to include Rathore and Bahadur Singh origin or impound them. border, which have included busiest corridor for illegal that under the proposed law by Kashmir, comparative consti- Opposition leader, Gilgit- CPN-UML leader Madhav Lama are likely to be inducted The lawsuit, filed in feder- jailing migrants on state crimes crossings, had more than 8,300 the Ministry of Law and Justice, tutional laws and local legisla- Baltistan has acquired great sig- Kumar Nepal’s side “as much as in the Cabinet. al court in El Paso on Friday, and building new barriers. migrants in custody the Supreme Appellate Court tion. nificance in the region due to possible”. Deuba, 75, was appointed as mirrors a letter that Attorney For months, the two-term Wednesday, with an average (SAC) of Gilgit-Baltistan may The stakeholders, includ- the China-Pakistan Economic At present, besides Deuba, the prime minister for a record General Merrick Garland sent governor has sought to claim processing time of 57 hours, be abolished and the region’s ing the governments of Gilgit- Corridor (CPEC) that is now a there are four Cabinet fifth time on July 12 following the governor a day earlier, former President Donald said Brian Hastings, the sector election commission is likely to Baltistan and Pakistan-occu- “jugular vein” for the country. Ministers and one Minister of the Supreme Court’s interven- arguing that the state was Trump’s hardline mantle on chief. The sector has released be merged with the Election pied Kashmir, had been con- The CPEC, which con- State in the Cabinet. tion. The CPN-Maoist Centre usurping and even interfering immigration, inflaming pas- more than 100,000 migrants Commission of Pakistan sulted on the proposed consti- nects Gwadar Port in Pakistan’s CPN-UML leader Madhav and Janata Samajbadi Party- \with the federal government’s sions on a polarising issue. Civil since Oct. 1, including 9,000 in (ECP). tutional amendment, the report Balochistan with China’s Nepal, however, is reluctant to Nepal lawmakers had voted in responsibility to enforce immi- rights groups and immigration the last week. Sources in the law ministry quoted sources as saying. Xinjiang province, is the flag- join the government right now favour of Deuba during the con- gration laws. advocates have said Abbott’s The Homeland Security told the newspaper that the The proposed law suggests ship project of Beijing’s ambi- in the wake of struggle within fidence motion in the House. Abbott, a Republican who move for troopers stop vehicles Department reported that 646 draft of the bill titled ‘26th that due to sensitivity attached tious multi-billion-dollar Belt the party. Deuba, who secured 165 is facing reelection next year, could invite racial profiling children traveling alone were Constitutional Amendment to the region, it could be given and Road Initiative (BRI). In such a case, the Nepali votes in the 275-member wrote Garland on Friday to and restrict the ability of shel- taken into custody across the Bill’ had been prepared and provisional provincial status India has protested to Congress will have eight min- House, will remain in office for argue that the federal govern- ters to take in newly arriving Mexico border on Thursday, submitted to Prime Minister by amending Article 1 of the China over the CPEC as it is isters, the Maoist Centre and the next one and half years, ment was interfering with his families. compared with a daily average Imran Khan. 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In any case, we know Meanwhile, Israeli Foreign eviction we can,” he said. nation at times “did not tell part tanker off the coast of Oman, how to send a message to Iran Minister Yair Lapid spoke to nationwide eviction mora- The stunning outcome, as of the truth” to its people dur- saying Tehran has made a in our own way,” he said, hint- US Secretary of State Antony Atorium is set to expire after the White House and Congress ing his eight-year tenure, as he “serious mistake” and Tel Aviv ing at a possible retaliatory Blinken as well as his British President Joe Biden and each expected the other to act, prepares to leave office with his will convey this message in its move. and Romanian counterparts Democrats in Congress worked exposed a rare divide between signature nuclear deal with “own way”. “Iran’s thuggishness endan- over the last three days to furiously but ultimately failed the president and his allies on world powers in tatters and ten- Bennett’s veiled threat to gers not only Israel, but also coordinate an international to align on a long-shot strate- Capitol Hill, and one that could sions high with the West. retaliate comes hours after Iran harms global interests, name- response to the attack. gy to prevent millions of have lasting impact as the President Hassan denied its involvement in ly freedom of navigation and Blinken and Lapid agreed Americans from being forced nation’s renters face widespread Rouhani’s comments, aired on bombing off the coast of Oman international trade,” he claimed. to work with other allies “to from their homes during a evictions. state television, come as offi- on Thursday night. Iran on Sunday denied the investigate the facts, provide Covid-19 surge. Biden set off the scramble cials in his Government have Two crewmen, a British allegations, calling them Israel’s support, and consider the More than 3.6 million by announcing he would allow appeared rudderless in recent harm national unity.” to limit its enrichment of ura- and a Romanian national, died “blame games”. appropriate next steps”. Americans are at risk of evic- the eviction ban to expire, months amid a series of crises He did not elaborate on nium in exchange for the lift- in the attack off the coast of Iranian Foreign Ministry Israel believes that Iran tion, some in a matter of days, rather than challenge a recent ranging from the coronavirus what he meant by his remarks. ing of economic sanctions. Oman on the oil tanker Mercer spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh carried out the deadly attack on as nearly $47 billion in federal Supreme Court ruling signal- pandemic to parching droughts However, during his tenure, However, that deal now sits in Street, a ship operated by described the claims of Tehran’s the oil tanker in response to a housing aid to the states during ing this would be the last dead- fueling public protests. Iran’s paramilitary tatters after then-President Zodiac Maritime, a London- involvement as “baseless.” recent cyber attack Tehran the pandemic has been slow to line. He called on Congress on After appearing just days Revolutionary Guard mistak- Donald Trump unilaterally based company belonging to “Such blame games are believes was carried out by the make it into the hands of renters Thursday to swiftly pass legis- earlier to be lectured by enly shot down a commercial withdrew America from the Israeli shipping tycoon, Eyal nothing new,” Khatibzadeh Jewish state, local media and landlords owed payments. lation to extend the date. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali airliner and killed 176 people accord in May 2018. Ofer. said. “Those who are respon- reported on Saturday. Tensions mounted late Racing to respond, Khamenei about their failures onboard in January 2020, Rouhani blamed many of While no one has claimed sible for this (attack) are the The cyber attack in early Friday as it became clear there Democrats strained to rally in the nuclear negotiations, which the government refused Iran’s current problems on responsibility for the attack, ones who made it possible for July is said to have caused chaos would be no resolution in the votes early Friday. House Rouhani’s remarks appeared for days to acknowledge until Trump’s decision, which saw Israel has alleged that the attack the Israeli regime to set its foot in the Islamic Republic’s train sight. Hours before the ban was Speaker Nancy Pelosi implored aimed at acknowledging the Western nations went public the value of the Islamic was carried out by suicide in this region”. system as hackers posted fake set to expire, Biden called on colleagues to pass legislation problems his government faced with their suspicions. Republic’s rial currency crash. drones that hit the ship. The incident is the first messages about alleged train local governments to “take all extending the deadline, calling in its waning hours. President- Rouhani, a relative mod- The president said that while “I just heard that known fatal attack even though delays or cancellations on dis- possible steps” to immediately it a “moral imperative,” to pro- elect Ebrahim Raisi, a protégé erate within Iran’s theocracy, Iran had plans to upgrade its Iran, in a cowardly manner, is several attacks on commercial play boards at stations across disburse the funds. Evictions tect renters and also the land- of Khamenei, will be inaugu- insisted he and his officials did armed forces after the expira- trying to evade responsibility shipping lines have been the country. could begin as soon as Monday. lords who are owed compen- rated Thursday. their best. tion of a U.N. Arms embargo for the event. They are denying reported in the international They also reportedly urged “There can be no excuse sation. “What we told people was “If we have a defect, we in October 2020, it couldn’t due this. Then, I determine, with media over Israel-Iran nuclear passengers to call for informa- for any state or locality not Congress must “meet the not contrary to reality, but we apologize to the people and ask to its financial woes. absolute certainty – Iran car- tensions. tion, listing the phone number accelerating funds to landlords needs of the American people: did not tell part of the truth to them for forgiveness and “We did not have the ried out the attack against the Israel calls Iran’s nuclear of the office of the country’s and tenants that have been hurt both the families unable to people,” Rouhani said at his last mercy,” Rouhani said. money to buy due to sanctions ship,” Prime Minister Bennett programme an existential Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali during this pandemic,” Biden make rent and those to whom Cabinet meeting as president. He pointed to the country’s and not selling oil, but the con- said at the start of a weekly threat which it has vowed to Khamenei. said in a statement. the rent is to be paid,” she said “Because I did not find it use- 2015 nuclear deal with world tract is completely ready,” he Cabinet meeting on Sunday. stop by all measures possible. “Every state and local gov- an overnight letter late ful and I was afraid it would powers, which saw Iran agree said. (AP) “The intelligence evidence Tehran maintains that its ernment must get these funds Thursday. 5E(7   ( $ 2  
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Diesel price in the city is macroeconomic situation for collections on goods sold and petrol continued to be sold for also at 97.45, the highest some more time before taking services rendered returned to 101.84 per litre, while diesel among the metros. any decisive action on mone- over 1 lakh crore in July after was being sold at the Petrol price in all metros tary policy. the second wave of Covid- unchanged rate of 89.87 a litre has already crossed 100 per The RBI is scheduled to related restrictions caused a on Sunday. litre-mark. announce its bi-monthly mon- blip in the previous month. The pump price of fuel has The over two week-long etary policy review on August Goods and Services Tax been static since July 18. price pause comes after fuel 6 at the end of the three-day said. ment by the MPC too”. (GST) mop-up grew 33 per One of the main reasons prices increased on 41 days and meeting -August 4-6 - of the The Reserve Bank, which Growth concerns and cent year-on-year in July to for the pause is an over 10 per remained unchanged on 49 Monetary Policy Committee mainly factors in the retail weak demand conditions over 1.16 lakh crore, indicat- filed between July 1-31 as well ing months too,” the Ministry cent fall seen in global oil days since May 1. The 41 (MPC). inflation while arriving at its owing to impact of second ing that the economy is recov- as IGST and cess collected said in a statement. prices with benchmark crude increases have taken up petrol The RBI Governor-head- monetary policy, has been wave of Covid on employment ering at a fast pace. In July 2020, from imports for the same In the current fiscal, GST sliding to $69 a barrel from a price by 11.44 per litre in ed six-member MPC decides mandated by the government and declining labour force par- the collection was 87,422 period. mop-up touched a record high high of over $77 a barrel just a Delhi. Similarly, diesel price has on the key policy rates. The to keep Consumer Price Index ticipation rate combined with crore. GST tax collections had of over 1.41 lakh crore in couple of weeks ago. It has increased by 9.14 per litre in panel had left the rates (CPI) based inflation at 4 per nervousness of a possible third This is the second highest topped 1 lakh crore market for April, but fell to over 1.02 lakh again risen close to over $75 a the national capital in the same unchanged last time citing cent with a margin of 2 per cent wave, puts constraints on any collection so far this fiscal after 8 straight months before the crore in May after the outbreak barrel on strong demand pro- duration. concerns on inflation. on either side. change in stance by the MPC, a record 1.41 lakh crore mop- onset of the second wave of of second wave. In June, col- jections. Since April 2020, petrol “Higher commodity prices Inflation ruled above the he said. up in April. Covid-19 infections led to the lection slipped below the psy- The Brent crude oil is cur- prices have increased by 32.25 and rising global prices post the tolerance band during June- Further, tranches of The Finance Ministry in re-imposition of lockdowns in chological 1 lakh crore mark rently around $75.41 per bar- per litre from 69.59 a litre to robust recovery in a few indus- November 2020 and has again GSAPs and OMOs can be a statement said robust GST different states, muting eco- to 92,849 crore followed by a rel. 101.84 a litre now in Delhi. trial countries will have impli- moved above the upper toler- expected to keep the yield on revenues are likely to continue nomic activity. sharp rebound in July to 1.16 With OPEC reaching an Similarly, diesel prices during cations on production costs. ance threshold in May and June G-Secs from rising as there is in the coming months as well. “GST collection... lakh crore. agreement to raise crude pro- the period have increased by We expect the RBI to be in a 2021. a constant upward pressure The gross GST revenue Dropped below 1 lakh crore The GST collections in duction, oil prices were expect- 27.58 per litre from 62.29 to wait-and-watch mode as it has The sense is that inflation on it owing to higher borrow- collected in the month of July in June 2021 as the collections July 2021 are primarily for ed to remain soft. This could 89.87 a litre in the national limited elbow room to will persist at these elevated lev- ing programme of government 2021 is 1,16,393 crore of during the month of June 2021 supplies and sales made in make way for fuel prices in capital. manoeuvre monetary policies,” els for some months before eas- and inflationary pressures, which Central GST is 22,197 predominantly related to the June, when the states were eas- opined Rumki Majumdar, ing in the third quarter of Banerjee said. crore, State GST is 28,541 month of May 2021; and dur- ing the lockdown restrictions. Economist, Deloitte India. 2021-22 when the kharif har- A BofA Global Research crore, Integrated GST is ing May 2021, most of the In the months of April and Shriram Transport Finance vest arrives in markets, a recent report said: “We expect the RBI 57,864 crore (including states/UTs were under either May, most states were under Managing Director and CEO RBI article said. MPC to look through the tran- 27,900 crore collected on complete or partial lockdown different levels of lockdown, Umesh Revankar too said the Ranen Banerjee, Leader - sitory hump in inflation and import of goods) and Cess is due to Covid. which reduced business activ- central bank will keep the repo Economic Advisory Services, stick with a unanimous dovish 7,790 crore (including 815 With the easing out of ity. Deloitte India Senior rate at the present level despite PwC India said that given the pause in the upcoming August crore collected on import of Covid restrictions, GST col- Director M S Mani said the higher inflation. status quo stance taken by the 6 policy. goods). lection for July 2021 has again sharp increase in the collections “The rise in inflation is US FOMC as well as other The MPC is likely to revise The revenues for the crossed 1 lakh crore, which indicates the resumption of because of the fuel prices, major monetary authorities up its FY22 average CPI infla- month of July 2021 are 33 per clearly indicates that the econ- economic activities in June which will get normalise (in with the inflation being viewed tion forecast slightly from the cent higher than the GST rev- omy is recovering at a fast pace. and will raise expectations of sometime), and the inflation as transitory, “we can expect a previous 5.1 per cent and flag enues in the same month last The robust GST revenues are better collections in the com- pressure will ease,”Revankar similar status quo announce- potential upside risks.” year and include GST returns likely to continue in the com- ing months.   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bhishek Dhudhaiya, whose different concepts. So, an architect Aforthcoming film Bhuj: The *   needs to hop and play between vari- Pride Of India is based on inci-  !  ous elements like the facade, the dents around the 1971 Indo- insulation, the lighting, the aesthetics, Pakistan war, is also the co-writer and a handful of other aspects. But the of the project. The film tells the >  4*AA6>AB>A4@4 bottom line in any project is to main- story of how 300 women from a   # tain a level of constant conversation village worked hard to build the           with the client. Irrespective of the Bhuj runway, contributing major-      incredulity of the client’s demands, the ly to India’s win. "*!
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Being with a hint of nostalgia. it correctly. In architecture, creativity inquisitive fuels creativity and helps one The sentiment of patriotism plays an essential role, ensuring that achieve their ultimate goal of deliver- is crucial for the film. So, when all the projects undertaken are ubiq- ing consistent yet excellent results. Abhishek took the project for- strength of the film. away once they ran out of the uitous, unique and utilitarian. As we When starting the design process, an ward, he knew his heart had to be “We had to cast 300 women. material. move further along the 21st century, architect must experiment with ele- in the right place. Now, if you hire junior artists, they “When they needed bricks it makes us realise that an architectur- ments and visual clues to arrive at a “To begin with, I am an are free to leave in two-three days and stones to make the runway al utopia is composed of incompara- comprehensive and foolproof design. Indian and I am proud of that. For for some other project but that and material could not reach ble structures the result of a creative The ultimate objective is to satisfy the me, my country comes first and breaks the flow. So, we cast 300 them, these people decided that mind. There are numerous tried and client's needs while giving internal sat- even for my nani, the country women and for the first 15 days they would break their houses to tested methods when it comes to com- isfaction of a job well done. comes before anything else. So, taught them how to play the use the bricks and stones as raw mercial architecture. Relating two On a parting note, it is essential when I wrote the dialogue, I con- dhol. We got their costumes made material for the runway. My nani alien concepts to each other is an to know that creativity manifests in veyed what I thought and how I because at that time dressing style had told me this but when every- important idea to master in the different ways. Thinking of the pur- wanted others to act. That ener- was different and clothes affect one shared their account of that dynamic field of architecture. suit of originality and creativity in a gy reflects in people around you,” body language a lot. So, we cus- incident, I had tears in my eyes,” However, it is equally essential to out- replicable world is an arduous journey he expresses. tomised costumes for these recalls Abhishek. line a perceptive connection between sionals can play around with differ- be a succinct balance between differ- to undertake. But the creative design “For instance when Vijay women and made them wear The director, whose film will a building and its environment to ent styles to arrive at their signature, ent modes of the creative process. It process is indeed similar to a scientif- Karnic was narrating the story, the them so that they get comfortable release on Disney+Hotstar on arrive at an authentic aesthetic for any a seasoned professional has to make will be a metaphorical death of an ic method, with clearly definable only face in my mind was that of in it,” he shares. August 13, feels that this kind of structure. bold moves to root himself/herself architect if he is unable to switch stages. Just like hypothesis testing, the Devgn. When I finished my story Currently, 60 people who inspiration is rare. When it comes to architecture, dif- firmly into this competitive albeit between various forms of composi- creative design process entails a com- and I asked him, who does he feel were part of that iconic movement “This is a kind of inspiration ferent design philosophies must be dynamic field. tion. While sketching is crucial for bination of steps meant to make is best for this role, he also recom- still reside in the village of that you don’t find easily. The amalgamated and integrated. While it Creativity takes different forms, having a rough picture of the project, things easier for everyone involved. mended Devgn,” Abhishek Madhapar, all aged between 70-80. defence personnel who protect us is immaterial to merge contemporary and each of these forms needs to be technology may be leveraged to meet The ability to learn from mistakes and reveals. The government of India has are trained, but these villagers were and modern facades, mixing and highly tailored to its circumstances, the visual goals for a structure. Besides still have the courage to keep on exper- The next big step in the paid tribute to them by making not trained to do anything of that matching minimalism with brutalist location and client’s requirements. the technological and physical imenting while not admitting to defeat making of the film was casting their statues at the entrance of the sort. Despite that shortcoming, architecture can be a smart move. The Each project has distinct require- process, an architect must think on is a hallmark of a successful individ- 300 women. Instead of taking village. they did not hesitate to serve their essence of design falls on a spectrum ments that can only be met via his/her feet and make quick changes ual, no matter what field they are in. the regular approach of hiring A landmark movement, the nation in any way possible and it’s where architects have to gauge the aes- upholding dialogues between differ- wherever required. 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 ever since we formed this group, liquor has been banned,” she shared.  ' Lack of awareness, illiteracy, unemployment and poverty lead to alcoholism. It is not restrict- +4<@ 8 *+4A74B74+ 5B5< < ed to just Mahasamund district,    the consumption rate of alcohol in Chhattisgarh is quite alarm-       ing. In 2019, as per a report,        $ Chhattisgarh topped the list of states with high alcohol con-       sumption. According to the data presented in the Chhattisgarh he catchy phrase ‘population explosion’, used in Legislative Assembly, more than Tthe context of the ever-increasing human race, is 35 per cent of people drink alco- now widely murmured in elite circles. Today, every hol in the state, which is the corner of India is a naked display of the increasing highest in the country. throbbing sea of humanity. Whether one goes to the Chhattisgarh has a population of railway station, airport, road, bus stand, hospital, shop- 2.55 crores. The revenue it ping mall, market, temple or even at marriages, one receives from liquor sales is can just see that all these places are overcrowded at about 4500 to 4700 crores every every point of the day — from different states followed the year. If we divide the revenue even while we are dealing 14-day quarantine rule. They from the population, the con- with a pandemic. This is a also took care of their food and sumption of alcohol in clear indication of overpop- !-  7!- 9 water during the period. Chhattisgarh is about 1,800 per ulation in our country. According to Keshav Kosle, person per day. As of now, there According to the 2020 final police station in-charge at the are 337 country-made liquor report of a technical group block headquarters, Pithora, and 313 foreign liquor shops in on population projections, s soon as the sky starts (5,).3.1 /8%.7.    thrown at them by men and several such organisations keep the state which are operated by India’s population is expect- turning dark in Arand women, alike, they did not give springing at village level but die the State government. There is ed to grow by 25 per cent, Avillage in Chhattisgarh’s   
' !    up. This persistence helped out soon because of several a need to see beyond the prof- referring to the 2011 census, Mahasamund district, a group of Arand become a liquor-free vil- challenges. “However, Arand is its made by selling alcohol. The to 1.52 billion by 2036. If women gathers at the village     !      lage. one such village where women uncontrolled consumption of these numbers are to be junction. Carrying sticks and Besides 27 women com- commandos are still working alcohol has wreaked havoc on believed, then India will torches, this all-women group 
'      mandos, this group, which is effectively. We have extended the lives of women especially in overtake China as the world’s most populous coun- patrols every corner of the vil- named after Freedom Fighter our support in taking action rural areas. try by 2031. These figures have rightly been taken, lage till 10 in the night to ensure  Budhanshah, consists of 11 men against defaulters, in coordina- A report by Women’s Media by policy-makers, as a warning that any more feet- that no one consumes or makes while village heads are the tion with them,” he remarked. Centre claims that, of married dragging will prove dangerous, for, if the population alcohol in their houses. Known patrons. Narupa Druv, the The village head, Devraj women who are abused in India, continues to grow at the present rate, then it would as the Swatantrata Sangram group’s vice president, pointed Singh Thakur, takes pride in the 82 per cent are married to hus- be a very difficult situation. Senani Budhanshah Mahila out that one of the most chal- commendable work being done bands who drink heavily; 90 per Currently, about 60 per cent or an estimated 812 Commando Group, it was lenging tasks is to create aware- by the women of the village. He cent of the wives of male drinkers million people of this country live below the pover- founded by Saraswati Dhurav ness among people as they sim- said, “The formation of the in rehabilitation have been phys- ty line and if the population growth rate is not arrest- who was disturbed by the ply do not understand and con- group has resulted in a lot of ically abused by their husbands. ed or abated even now, the problem may wreck the increasing cases of violence tinue to consume, make and sell improvement in the village.” Women coming together to country's social fabric, increasing the level of unem- against women committed by liquor in the village despite the Ajay Patel, a resident, born and advocate for alcohol prohibition ployment and under-employment even more and fur- alcoholics. complete ban. To handle such brought up in the village, in villages is certainly a power- ther affect the benefits of economic development Till a year ago, the atmos- cases, a meeting is held at the expressed that earlier the village ful move that reflects their col- being imparted to people at the lower strata. Some phere of this village was quite panchayat level and the offend- was known for alcoholism, and lective agency to fight violence. knowledgeable people have warned that when we disturbing. Women and children er is charged a fine. If required, now, for being liquor-free. Be it Chhattisgarh, Bihar or reach that point of population growth, we will not felt unsafe not only outside but the help of the police is also Swatantrata Sangram Andhra Pradesh, rural women have adequate resources for living accommodations within their own homes as well. vene. In January 2020, she sug- standard, Saraswati, while recall- taken. “We have caught around Senani Budhanshah Mahila are running effective campaigns on this planet and our life will then be like those rats Women and girls would not step gested forming an all-women ing her initial days as a comman- 10 people making raw liquor in Commando Group has become against alcohol abuse and are who are overcrowded in a cage or trap, suffering not out in the evenings fearing alco- group to fight the root cause do, informed that it was not easy their houses and have already the epitome of inspiration in demanding strict policy in place only because of the absence of even minimum nec- holics and, inside their homes, behind violence against women to carry out a door-to-door taken action against them,” surrounding villages. Following against alcoholism. Initiatives essary space but also from the mental stress caused violence inflicted upon them by — alcoholism. This led to the campaign on the prohibition of informed Narupa. their footsteps, women com- taken by women commando by the extreme overcrowding. male members of the family. The formation of a group of 27 alcohol in the village. She shared. These women commandos mando teams have been set up groups in different states to Over the years, various governments and states- environment was unsettling, to women in association with the “We have faced abuses and also offer their services in han- in several nearby villages such regulate alcohol consumption men have taken various steps to control the tremen- put it mildly. local police administration. A insults from several people. dling the alcoholics and miscre- as Bundeli, Nayapara, Suteri, have started bringing small dous population growth, however, despite their efforts, Saraswati, who had come to massive campaign was launched They said when the government ants in other social events organ- Chhindauli and Parsada. One changes to their regions. There the growth rate has only accelerated. The reason this village 25 years ago after her by the group to prohibit liquor is unable to control the problem, ised in the village. The role of such group is Maa Mahila is a lot to learn from these ini- behind this rapid growth is man’s lack of control over wedding, had been witnessing a in the village as women started why are you bothered?” The women commandos has proven Samiti of Bundeli. Suniti tiatives. sexual tendencies and that is what needs to be tack- gradual increase in alcoholism keeping a watch on the activities group, she said, was aware of the to be of great benefit to the vil- Chandrakar, the chairperson of — (The writer is a recipient led at that level. Sterilisation and other methods deal here. After stoically bearing it for of men. obstacles they would face while lagers, especially during the this group, highlighted how the of Sanjoy Ghose Media Award with the issue at a very gross level. The real, and bet- several years, she gathered Someone who pursued for- undertaking this critical task. lockdown. They took charge of entire village was mostly 2020) ter, solution lies in spreading awareness among peo- courage and decided to inter- mal education only till the sixth Despite several challenges ensuring that workers returning involved in making illegal —Charkha Features ple and changing their attitudes because the problem is rooted deeply in their minds, attitudes and values. In such a scenario, one would have expected that the (+ (8>( 8() AD7(8 (83(<( people stay against their will, or leave past or present government over the years would have if they don't wish to. sought the guidance, co-operation and participation   
     0        Your body is listening to your of religious and spiritual institutions also since a "   mind, try not to feed it any negative majority of the people in India have some religious thoughts. affiliation and what is explained to them on religious Develop the habit of writing a grounds has great sentimental value and emotional ne fine day one of my friend’s journal. appeal for them. And, as we all know, every genuine Owives called me early in the Take up a hobby to keep your- religion appeals to its adherents to conquer lust and morning and said that her husband self constructively busy. to observe restraint. Now, it is for the government to has not been able to sleep properly for Spend time with your friends shed its inhibitions and seek the active co-operation the last few days. He had taken a break and family as often as you can. of such institutions of spiritual education by appeal- from work and had not visited the We are a momentary speck of ing to religious institutions of the country to lay due office in the past week. She asked me consciousness in the larger scheme of emphasis, in their preachings or teachings, on prac- to visit them so that I could talk to things; don't forget that whatever tising self-control. To make people aware of the seri- him and find out what was going on you are going through, this too shall ousness of this problem, let all religious-spiritual insti- with him because he wasn’t sharing pass. tutions announce the coming year as the Year of Self- anything with his family members. ing. While reflecting on our thoughts Meditate daily, for 15 to 30 Control and then, in the end, let us see what are the Since it was a Sunday, after breakfast, allows us to learn from our past mis- minutes; twice, daily, is possible. results. Remember, unless the attitudes and lifestyles I immediately rushed over to their res- takes so that we may not repeat Meditation is intermittent fasting for of people are changed the situation would remain idence. them. Overthinking can change your your mind's constant chatter. It can unresolved. So, let's resolve to practise self-control and On enquiring and assuring him equation with others. It can lead you help you in understanding your pain create mass awareness to relieve Mother Earth from that everything will remain between to be unable to make a decision. Your while lowering anxiety and stress. the burden of the increasing population. us, he shared what was troubling him. sleep cycle may be affected because Don’t try to push yourself to meditate, In short, he had been dwelling on the your body does not allow you to sleep there are numerous videos of guided past. He could not stop mulling over when your mind is still working. meditation on the internet. A simple matters such as some mistakes he had Overthinking also causes emotional session of meditation could involve made during his bachelorhood, his stress which goes on to affect our you sitting in a quiet space, where you shortcomings because of which he behaviour and thoughts, resulting in focus on your breathing. Inhale, couldn’t do better in his life and some a chain reaction that eloquently affects exhale. Inhale, exhale. Focus on each negative conversations which he had our work life, social and personal life breath as it makes its way in and out shared with a relative. as well. And if it is not addressed at of your nostrils. Don't forget to be He was so concerned about mat- an early stage, it may cause anxiety grateful for each breath you take. ters that were well past him that they and depression. Don't forget to reach out to oth- affected his present state of mind. I It has been medically proven that ers for help when you feel over- took him to the doctor who heard him anxiety and depression can lead to sui- whelmed. We are only mere mortals out for an hour. My friend was diag- cidal tendencies. There are many after all. Humans have been interde- nosed with severe depression and now India tour. What if...” and several other were spoiling their present at the cost cases where people have taken their pendent since time immemorial. Your is on medication. such thoughts, hypothesising about of their mental and physical health lives because they were suffering thoughts and feelings are valid and Allow me to share another things which have no relevance today. and their relations with others. from severe depression. You can avoid there is no reason to be ashamed of instance that came to mind. I have In the above cases, one is think- As per medical science, anxiety it quite easily. How? expressing your need for assistance another client who always keeps ing about the past, things which have comes from worrying about the future Consider implementing the fol- Overthinking is not a disease, it is thinking about his future. “I will do already occurred and cannot be and depression comes from worrying lowing suggestions/mentality in your the symptom of a disease. Kill it before this and that. If he/she will say this, I changed at any cost, whether good or about the past. Ironically neither are lifestyle to ground yourself to the pre- it kills you. will respond by saying this... When I bad. In the second case, my client was in our control. There is a very fine line sent: (The author is a life coach, tarot buy a new car, we will go for an all too concerned about the future. Both between overthinking and reflect- Never forget that you can't make card reader and motivational

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7#<7  +9 + SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS Badminton: P V Sindhu ! %  beat He Bing Jiao (China) 21-13, 21-15 in women’s singles Bronze medal match.      *  $  Hockey: India beat Great Britain 3-1 in men’s quarter- final.  $       Boxing: Satish Kumar lost to Bakhodir Jalolov   2%,<% .    P  )   (Uzbekistan) 0-5 in men’s SINDHU’S ACHIEVEMENTS super heavy (+91kg) quar- eigning 7    "7   1  terfinals. world #
*"7*/# Golf: Anirban Lahiri and Rchampi- New Delhi: Prime Minister mance by P V Sindhu. +G + >" 2     Udayan Mane finished tied on P V '"+*7*/# Narendra Modi on Sunday Congratulations to her on win-  % %"6>  P  ( 42nd and 56th at the end of Sindhu on 6     hailed ace badminton player P ning the Bronze at men’s individual stroke play Sunday V Sindhu as India’s pride after @Tokyo2020. She is India’s event. became only &+#/7*/# she won Bronze in the Tokyo pride and one of our most out-  
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*"7*/#-S 6 Olympics. standing Olympians.” at 22nd after cross-country Indian and the '"+*7*/#S 6 He tweeted, “We are all Modi also spoke to Sindhu round in individual event- country’s first elated by the stellar perfor- on phone to congratulate her.  )  ! 

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*"7*/#- think about the emotions. I’m real- semifinal loss to Tai Tzu Ying and Tokyo: China’s Chen Yufei claimed IN ACTION TODAY straight-game win over world No +7*O 2*74"+* ly happy and I think I’ve done real- produced an aggressive show. women’s badminton singles Gold  Hockey: India vs Australia 9 He Bing Jiao of China in the bad- 6  )  ly well. It’s a proud moment get- “It was a fresh game altogeth- on Sunday, denying Taiwan a sec- in Women’s Quarterfinal. minton women’s singles third- ting a medal for my country.” er, we both had losses yesterday ond straight night of success. (8:30am) place play-off. #
*"7*/#- Wrestler Sushil Kumar is the (Saturday) and came back. For us, Taiwan had bagged its first-ever Athletics: Kamalpreet Sindhu, who has returned  */2*7&+#/- first and only other Indian to win it was very important in getting a Olympic badminton medal on Kaur in Women’s Discus with medals from each of the big- '"+*7*/# two Olympic medals, following up medal for the country and at the Saturday night with Gold in the Throw Final. (4:30 pm) ticket events such as the his Bronze at 2008 Beijing with a Olympics,” Sindhu said. men’s doubles competition. Dutee Chand in Women’s Commonwealth and Asian Games      Silver at the 2012 London edition. “It’s not easy. It’s a big thing. But Chen ensured there would 200m Heat 4. (8:00 am) and the BWF World Tour Finals '"+*7*/#6 Sindhu also became only the There were really long rallies but be no repeat in the women’s singles, Shooting: Sanjeev Rajput in the last five years, outwitted *6;6  5;  J fourth player to win two consec- I had to be patient and calm. Even beating world number one Tai and Aishwary Pratap Singh eighth seed Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 *6;5 ;   utive Olympic medals in women’s though I was leading, I did not Tzu-ying 21-18, 19-21, 21-18 to cap- Tomar in Men’s 50m Rifle 3 to add a Bronze to the silver that 7+- badminton singles history. relax.” ture the title. Positions. (8:30am) she had secured at the 2016 Rio Up against an opponent, who “I’m on cloud nine. I’m going In men’s singles, Denmark’s Equestrian: Fouaad Mirza Games. $ *" @  had beaten her nine times so far to enjoy this moment,” Sindhu world number two Viktor Axelsen in Eventing Jumping “It makes me feel really happy in the last 15 meetings, Sindhu said. “My family have worked hard overcame a nervy start to move into Individual Qualifier. because I’ve worked hard for so in the final?,” the 26-year-old said showed great determination to for me and put in a lot of effort so the final, ending Guatemalan (1:30pm) many years. I had a lot of emotions after the match. outplay Bing Jiao with her aggres- I’m very thankful. And my spon- underdog Kevin Cordon’s unlikely Eventing Individual going through me — should I be “But overall, I had to close off sion to scoop India’s third medal. sors have given me their best so I’d tilt at the title. The Dane will face Jumping Final. (5:15 pm) happy that I won Bronze or sad my emotions for this one match Sindhu showed great fortitude like to thank them and enjoy the China’s defending champion Chen Live on SONY TEN & SIX that I lost the opportunity to play and give it my best, my all and as she recovered from her painful moment,” she added. Long in Monday’s final. AFP     R #G $$  : .  

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;;+  Tokyo: Alexander Zverev Gold after Steffi Graf in 1988, brushed aside Karen while Boris Becker and Tokyo: Lamont Marcell Jacobs Khachanov in straight sets Michael Stich took the men’s 43  '   stormed to a shock victory in on Sunday to seal the Olympic doubles crown four years later. the Olympics 100m final on men’s singles title and win The world number five is Tokyo: Caeleb Dressel banked Australia to the women’s med- Russian gymnast Maria Sunday to cap a golden double Germany’s first tennis Gold still waiting for a maiden two more titles to end his ley relay honours on the final Gorokhovskaya (1952). for Italy on a dramatic day of since 1992. Grand Slam title after several Tokyo campaign with five day of action. McKeon snared Gold in the athletics action at the Tokyo The fourth seed, who near misses, including when Golds on Sunday, as Australia’s It boosted her medal tally 50m and 100m freestyle, Games. ended Novak Djokovic’s he blew a two-set lead to lose Emma McKeon became the to seven — four Gold and 4x100m relay and the medley, Jacobs became the first Golden Grand Slam bid in the to Dominic Thiem in last first female swimmer to win three Bronze — surpassing the along with Bronze in the 100m Italian in history to be crowned semi-finals, produced a dom- year’s US Open final. seven medals at a single six won by East German Kristin butterfly and two further relays. Olympic 100m champion after inant display to win 6-3, 6- However, the 24-year- Olympics. Otto (1952) and American Like McKeon, Dressel took powering home in a blistering 1 after just 79 minutes at old can add this victory to The American machine Natalie Coughlin (2008). out the 50-100 free double, but 9.80sec, with Fred Kerley of the the Ariake Tennis Park. his 2018 ATP Finals tri- earned the title of world’s fastest McKeon also matched the also powered to the 100m but- United States taking Silver in “I couldn’t feel any- umph and his four swimmer with a lightning 21.07 record for the most decorated terfly title in world-record time, 9.84sec and Canada’s Andre de thing. I wasn’t playing Masters titles. seconds in the 50m freestyle female athlete at a single Games while adding 4x100m free and Grasse Bronze in 9.89sec. for myself. I was playing Earlier, Czechs Barbora before helping the US men ever, tied medley relay to thrust himself The 26-year-old Jacobs ( for my whole coun- Krejcikova and shatter their own world record with into rarified company. erupted as he crossed the fin- I 7  '        G -$$6  try,” said Katerina Siniakova in the 4x100m medley relay. He joins Americans ish line and leapt into the arms In the triple jump mean- Zverev, added the The unassuming McKeon Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz of compatriot Gianmarco while, Rojas did her best to who fell to women’s doubles was just as impressive, blasting and Matt Biondi, and Otto, as Tamberi, who only moments electrify a largely empty stadi- the Gold to their through the 50m in the only swimmers to win five earlier had clinched a rare um with a scintillating world ground in 2021 French 23.81 to win then or more Golds in one shared Gold medal for Italy in record with her last leap of celebra- Open title. spearheading Games. AFP the high jump after a duel with 15.67m, smashing the previous tion Krejcikova, Qatari world champion Mutaz best of 15.50m set by Ukraine’s after who also won Essa Barshim. Inessa Kravets in 1995. clinch- the Roland It was the final act of a pul- >" 8=     It was the first world record ing the Garros singles sating day three of track and    G   =" ( of the Tokyo Olympics athlet- win. earlier this year, field at the Olympic Stadium But the undisputed head- ics programme. Zverev and Siniakova which also saw a brilliant world line-grabbing performance of Earlier on Sunday, China’s becomes only the beat Swiss pair record-breaking Gold medal the night belonged to Italy’s Gong Lijao claimed gold in the second German Belinda Bencic and victory in the triple jump for Jacobs, who had never previ- women’s shot put after leading to win an Viktorija Golubic 7-5, Venezuela’s two-time world ously gone under 10 seconds the competition from start to Olympic singles 6-1. AFP champion Yulimar Rojas. before the 2021 season. finish. AFP