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Assembly. of the NDA in Bihar just ahead . $ $ Alliance to emerge ahead in the candidates from at least 10 in the seat tally, it will be seen BJP Bihar chief Sanjay LJP leader Chirag Paswan of the polls had sparked spec- ! " #$ $ battle of Bihar on Tuesday, but seats. The party blamed Chief doing a favour to Kumar by not Jaiswal once again repeated may have inflicted substantial ulation that Chirag was set on the nature of the outcome has Minister Nitish Kumar and claiming the top post for a saf- that Kumar will be the Chief damage on Kumar, but the to downsize Kumar, was down !%&'" considerably weakened the Deputy Chief Minister Sushil fron leader. Minister. “The issue has been CM’s success in retaining his in the dumps. '.) /0 12 32 position of Chief Minister Kumar Modi of conspiring to Home Minister Amit Shah cleared by Prime Minister core vote back — women and Kumar has reason to be . 4* 5 22 10 62 Nitish Kumar. put pressure on district and dialled Kumar and reportedly Narendra Modi and party chief extremely backward castes — relieved. He was pitted against % 7 485 6 0 6 The RJD emerged as the polling officials to favour the discussed the poll results and JP Nadda much before the saved the day for him 15-year of anti-incumbency 9 &) 6 0 6 singles largest party winning 75 NDA candidates in closely- trends. Shah and BJP president elections,” he said, while even though his that only got further hyped by seats, BJP won 74, the JD(U) the plight of nearly 25 lakh !%%(" 43, Congress 19, and the migrants workers CPI(M-L) 13. Results of three returning home after : . /6 1; 3/ other seats were awaited. undergoing heart- + 1/ 2 1< The NDA barely crossed rending suffering. The +)& ; 0 ; the halfway mark, winning accompanying economic +)&47 5 ; 0 ; 124 seats and leading on 1. The distress caused by the +)&47 >$ 54$ 5 < 2 1; Grand Alliance could bag 110 Covid-lockdown compounded seats. The Election his woes, and Chirag was $ Commission had yet not offi- already out to sabotage his cially announced these results prospects, come what may. &7? >">& 61@ till midnight. The optics could not have 7 The Congress below-par been worse. The crowd jeered '?8?) 1 0 1 performance and AIMIM and heckled him at places and & 1 0 1 stunning show in the Muslim- also threw slippers and onions $ . ) 1 0 1 dominated Seemanchal region at him. His critics wrote his $ %)* +, &+- sealed the Mahagathbhandan political obituary and Chirag fate. Owaisi won five seats and spoiled the Grand Alliances chances on at least 10 more ( )% seats. The NDA’s better than expected performance in the Muslim-Yadav dominated Seemanchal clearly hints at * R#,%'% polarisation of voters on reli- gious line. On the other hand, the ,'2 & & Congress won just 19 out of the !"#"$%&-)! 70 seats it contested. The # Congress strike rate was worst he Congress continued to among all the major parties in Tplay a spoilsport for its the fray. alliance partners. This time the With result trickling in % ! " P "!!! ./ 0 ! & &' party marred the prospect of the RJD-led Grand Alliance’s bid to oust Nitish Kumar-led NDA Government in Bihar. !" # # $" '- .'%(( Its strike rate of around 27 per cent turned out to be the lowest among all the parties in fray. The strike rate of even % & ' . 0 )% 1 small regional parties, like Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) of Mukesh Sahni, which is part R ( )* ) R of the NDA is 50 per cent, almost double of Congress. !"#$ +,' ,-. Despite of raking up the core issues like unemploy- % %'%! ### ment and price rise, the grand old party whose campaign $*+,!(# '%()$ was led by former party chief Rahul Gandhi, the Congress iwali seems to have arrived a few he BJP won 20 of the 28 seats in the emerged as the “villain” for Ddays early for the Bharatiya Janata Tby-elections in Madhya Pradesh, Tejashwi Yadav. In the last Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh and other giving it enough numbers to achieve Assembly elections, the States where the votes for the bypolls majority in the Assembly and provide Congress contested 42 seats as and State Assembly elections were stability to the Shivraj Singh Chouhan part of Grand Alliance con- * ! & + P counted on Tuesday with the saffron Government in the State. sisting of the RJD and the "! ! & &' party sailing through. The Congress got some consolation JD(U) and won 25 seats. The BJP drubbed the divided ! " P by bagging 8 seats. The BSP could not On most of the seats the The RJD in its initial after another is discarding it. Opposition in Uttar Pradesh by winning $ %& &' win any seat. It fought on 2 seats. Congress contested against round of discussion had In Tamil Nadu, the DMK 6 seats of the total 7, while Samajwadi In the 230-member Assembly, the % ! " P the BJP, the former trailed. agreed to give the Congress a blamed the poor strike rate of Party managed to retain one The Congress and the BSP had BJP tally has increased to 127 (well "!"( ! Rahul Gandhi had cam- maximum of 48 seats only but the Congress for its perfor- seat. fielded candidates in all seven seats and above simple majority mark of 116) with ) !& &' paigned extensively in Bihar, the grand old party forced to mance as it won only eight BJP candidates won the they drew blank. However, the the addition of these 20 seats. Prominent but lack of party organisation increase the number and the seats out of 41 it contested in Bulandshahr, Tundla, Ghatampur, minor consolation for the Congress was BJP Minister Prabhuram Choudhary Reacting to the results, Chief and reports of irregularities in seat sharing was adjusted only 2016 Assembly elections. Deoria, Naugawan Sadat and in Bangarmau where its candidate fin- won the bypolls from Sanchi with a Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said ticket distribution seemed to after the intervention of RJD Similarly, in the Uttar Bangarmau seats with a bigger margin ished second. margin of 63,809 votes. the outcome proves voters supported have queered the pitch for it. patriarch Lalu Prasad. Pradesh election in 2017, the compared to the 2017 Assembly elec- the decision taken by Congress MLAs Initially the Congress was In the 2019 Lok Sabha Congress won only seven seats tions while the SP won the Malhani seat to pull down the previous Kamal Nath attempting to armtwist the polls, the RJD-Congress part- out of 105 it contested. In in Jaunpur district. dispensation. RJD to contest on more seats nership too flopped when the almost every State, whenever Four cornered contest in the bypolls ,# / & “It has been proved today that but Tejashwi limited the NDA swept the polls, winning a regional party allies with benefited the ruling BJP as all the three public has supported the decision taken Congress to 70 seats and the 39 of 40 seats, and the Congress, the chances of its Opposition parties — SP, BSP and !" &* by our MLA colleagues under the lead- RJD took 144. Political ana- Congress secured one Lok victory gets further reduced, Congress candidates polled sizeable ership of Scindia (BJPs Rajya Sabha lysts said if Tejashwi had not Sabha seat while RJD’s tally given the poor strike rate of number of votes thus paving the victo- Ahmedabad: The ruling BJP in Gujarat has already won Abdasa seat. In a tight member Jyotiraditya Scindia) to pull given in to the Congress remained zero. the party. In States like UP, ry of the ruling saffron party. With this on Tuesday won by-elections to Morbi contest in Morbi seat, BJP’s Brijesh down the (Nath) Government,” demand, the Opposition In the Modi era, the Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil win, the total strength of the BJP in the and Karjan Assembly seats by defeating Merja emerged victorious against his Chouhan told party workers in his alliance may have been in a Congress has now become a Nadu, the grand old has to 403-seated UP Assembly has gone to contestants of the opposition Congress, nearest Congress rival Jayantilal Patel by address as bypoll results poured better position by dint of the liability on the alliance part- take a piggy ride on the 310. Now, the SP’s strength is 49. the Election Commission said. The BJP a margin of 4,649 votes. in. RJD’s performance. ners and slowly one party regional players. -%#R(# % &# "0 1 # P *'& O P ruthless Mumbai Indians ) 3 ) , Awon an unprecedented fifth Indian Premier League title as Delhi Capitals, for all #( cross-border terrorism in their efforts and ambitions, L M India. were left to contend #& Pakistan Prime Minister with a runner-up finish fol- Imran Khan was also present lowing a five-wicket defeat R among the heads of here on Tuesday. Governments attending the Skipper Rohit Sharma led " summit, chaired by Russian from the front with a 51-ball 68 President Vladimir Putin. as MI chased down a target of !"#"$%& Modi and Xi Jingping had 157 18.4 overs, after taken part in a virtual session Trent Boult (3/30) had reduced ith situation remaining China and Pakistan, who are of the UN General Assembly in the Capitals to 22 for three with Wtense at the Line of members of the SCO. September. They addressed the an excellent display of fast Actual Control (LAC) in This was the first time UN on different dates. bowling. Ladakh, Prime Minister Modi came face-to-face with Referring to India’s partic- Earlier, Shreyas Iyer’s Narendra Modi on Tuesday Chinese President Xi Jingping ipation in strengthening con- unbeaten fifty lifted Delhi asserted that all member in a virtual meeting of the SCO nectivity among nations, Modi Capitals to 156 for seven after nations of the Shanghai since the face-off started in said,” India believes that to the defending champions had Cooperation Organisation early May. Modi’s remarks also enhance connectivity it is them in all sorts of trouble in (SCO) should respect each came against the backdrop of important that we move for- the summit showdown other’s sovereignty and terri- Islamabad’s attempts to inter- ward while respecting one of the 13th edition of the lucra- torial integrity. 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"%:*! ciation with UGC- Department the role of the centre in pro- Centre Mumbai. of Atomic energy Consortium viding the vital support to aca- The organising secretary, n online National aware- for scientific research. The demic research through the Ajay Semalty said that experts Aness workshop for workshop was inaugurated by mega facilities available at its and scientists would address advanced instruments and Vice Chancellor (VC) of HNB Mumbai, Indore, Kolkata, the four day workshop. He technology is being organized Garhwal University, Kalpakkam, Raja Ramanna claimed the workshop will be by SWAYAM Cell of HNB Annapurna Nautiyal on Centre of advanced technolo- a milestone in improving the Garhwal University Srinagar Monday. Speaking on the occa- gy Indore and the facilities of pool of users for the facilities Garhwal Uttarakhand in asso- sion, Nautiyal acknowledged Bhabha Atomic Research provided by the centre.
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The secretariat will for the first time in last 72 years enacted which would free be built at an estimated cost of he Pradesh Congress in Uttarakhand. The PCC P farmers from the clutches of Rs 110 crore. In addition to TCommittee (PCC) presi- president said that the BJP # middlemen, enable the farmers this, the CM also inaugurated dent Pritam Singh has said that governments of centre and to sell their produce anywhere development works costing Rs the Narendra Modi led BJP state are anti farmer and the N they wish and at the rate they 32.91 crore and unveiled the government has provided a Congress party is standing wish. The BJP is committed to foundation for development mortal blow on the farmers, shoulder to shoulder with the "%:*! doubling the income of farm- works costing Rs 207 crore. farming and farms by passing farmers. ers and these laws are a big step Speaking on the occasion, three draconian laws from the Addressing the rally, for- he Bharatiya Janata Party in that direction. However, the Rawat said that forming a parliament recently. He claimed mer minister Hira Singh Bisht Thas stated that the tractor Congress is attempting to con- committee headed by the chief that the farmers of the country said that farmers, youth, rally taken out by the Congress fuse the farmers. Neither are secretary for immediate and are angry with the govern- traders, employees and all sec- was anti-farmer. Further, the the Mandis being closed nor is long term plans, the state gov- ment. The PCC president was tions of society are suffering Congress terming the chief the minimum support price ernment is working on the addressing the ‘Tractor rally’ under the Trivendra Singh minister’s announcements for being removed,” said planned development of the organised at Doiwala here on Rawat regime and now want development of summer cap- Bhasin. summer capital. He said, Tuesday. He said that the farm- freedom from the BJP govern- ital Gairsain as mere electoral He further said that the “Today I had to walk to the CM on the occasion include a other development works in generation plant at the same ers of the country are suffering ment. The vice president of announcements has exposed Congress is opposed to devel- Samadhi of Veer Chandra mini stadium built in Malari, Chamoli district. hospital, construction of 50- from anti farmer policies of the Uttarakhand Congress Surya its anti-development mindset, opment because its leaders Singh Garhwali at Dudhatoli. pedestrian route from ITI to The works for which the bed sub district hospital build- Narendra Modi government Kant Dhasmana said that the alleged the BJP. criticised the Rs 25,000 crore However, due to being unwell Subhashnagar in Karnprayag, foundation was unveiled ing and residential building at and the Congress party is BJP government doesn't have The BJP State vice presi- announced by chief minister I went there by helicopter and motor road from Ujjwalpur- include construction of dam on primary health centre in standing firmly with the farm- money to pay the pending dent Devendra Bhasin stated Trivendra Singh Rawat for the paid my tributes. I want to walk Bainoli motor road to Airoli, Ramganga river for drinking Gairsain and various other ers. Singh said that the demand dues of the sugarcane farmers that the tractor rally taken out planned development of to that place and soon I will do reconstructed Kimdhar-Syan- water supply to Gairsain town development works in the dis- for farm regulation act was not but the CM is making an by the Congress is a proof of Gairsain. It would have been so. I also surveyed the Silkot tea Kishanpur motor road, recon- and adjoining population, con- trict. made by any association of announcement to spend Rs the party’s anti-farmer mind- better if the Congress had wel- estate by air. In the next 10 structed motor road to Nauna- struction of hostel for medical The State minister for farmers so there was no need 25000 Crore in Gairsain. The set. The Congress doesn’t want comed this announcement and years we will spend Rs 25,000 the paternal village of Mahavir officers and other departmen- Higher Education, Dhan Singh of bringing these bills in par- convener of the rally, Gaurav the farmers freed from talked of cooperating in this crore on development of the Chakra recipient Anusuya tal staff in Badrinath, con- Rawat, MLAs Surendra Singh liament at the time of pan- Chaudhary said that the farm- exploitation by middlemen task, he added. summer capital Gairsain zone. Prasad, oxygen pipeline at the struction of four rooms for Negi, Mahendra Bhatt and demic of Covid-19. He claimed ers of Uttarakhand have now We will also involve private district hospital in Gopeshwar, travellers in Badrinath, con- Chamoli district magistrate that these laws would ensure become united against the BJP and ended at Gurudwara Singh eral secretary of Uttarakhand investors in the development of beautification of Bairaskund struction of building for per- Swati Bhadauriya among oth- the end of the farmers right government. Sabha Doiwala. Large number Congress Vijay Saraswat, this region,” said Rawat. temple, section cum jetting sons attending to patients in ers were also present on the over their farms and farm pro- The tractor rally mean- of farmers and Congress work- Surveer Singh Sajwan, former The development works machine for cleaning sewers in district hospital at Gopeshwar occasion. duces. Launching into an dered through Lacchiwala fly- ers participated in the rally. The MLA Ambrish Kumar and dedicated to the public by the Badrinath and a number of and construction of an oxygen attack on the BJP government over, Tehsil, Doiwala market rally was also addressed by gen- others. & /678 $ 9:( ; & , ) # % "%:*! al and international impor- This will also help to tance particularly in the areas promote livelihood memorandum of under- of climate change, forest pro- opportunities and aug- +, gazetted employees. !! ! 1 Astanding was signed ductivity, biodiversity and skill ment income of the As per the order all the through videoconferencing development. forest based communi- %$ .) employees would be paid between Indian Council of The MoU has been signed ties as well as assist the bonus of one month however "%:*! only in the buffer zone area in Forestry Research and with the objectives of promot- industries to optimise its upper limit would be Rs the future. The chief secretary Education (ICFRE), Dehradun ing cooperation in the field of the utilisation of "%:*! 7,000 per employee. About he tiger conservation plan further directed that wildlife and the Indian Institute of mining area reclamation and resources. Inter-insti- two lakh employees of state T(TCP) should be prepared monitoring should be Technology (Indian School of forestry research, exchange of tutional links between cting promptly on the dec- government, local bodies, cor- with focus on mitigating increased in Rajaji and its Mines), Dhanbad. The MoU scientists and technologists their respective scien- Alaration of chief minister porations and others would be human-wildlife conflict. Chief adjoining areas while a better was signed by the ICFRE direc- and implementation of col- tific research institutes and attended the event and Trivendra Singh Rawat, the benefited by the gesture. The secretary Om Prakash said this plan should be made to tor general AS Rawat and IIT laborative research projects. centres will further strengthen expressed his views on the state administration released largesse is expected to cost at a meeting in which a pre- enhance the habitat. He (ISM) dean of R&D, professor Through this collabora- the collaboration. occasion. All the deputy direc- the order of Diwali bonus to more than Rs 150 Crore on the sentation on the TCP for Rajaji stressed on developing Shalivahan. tion, ICFRE and IIT(ISM) will The MoU is expected to tor generals, director the government employees of state exchequer. It is worth tiger reserve was made. Chaurasi Kutia near Rishikesh ICFRE, through its complement each other by provide synergy in research (International Cooperation), Uttarakhand on Tuesday. The mentioning here that the Regarding the road and for eco tourism. Om Prakash Institutes and Centres located sharing their scientific and and development for both the ADG (Environment CM Rawat had made the Uttarakhand government boundary wall to be con- further said that if due to across the country, is guiding, technical expertise. This will organisations and will ulti- Management), ADG (External announcement of the bonus at grants Diwali bonus to all its structed in the future along unavoidable reasons there is a promoting and coordinating help in identifying technolog- mately aim to promote better Project) and scientists from Gairsain on the occasion of employees from the last many Rajaji from Asharodi to need for building a road in the forestry research, extension, ical gaps, extension of forest economic and ecological secu- ICFRE along with deans, asso- state foundation day on years. However the apprehen- Haridwar Road, he said that core area, priority should be education at the national level. based technologies, exchange of rity. ciate deans and faculty from Monday. The finance secretary sions on bonus were being road and boundary wall should accorded to infrastructure like Currently ICFRE is focusing on resources for dissemination of The IIT (ISM) director IIT(ISM) were also present on Amit Singh Negi released the raised this year in view of the be constructed in a manner a ropeway instead of a road so contemporary issues of nation- information to stakeholders. professor Rajiv Shekhar also the occasion. order of bonus for all non pandemic of Covid-19. which keeps the national park that there is no negative impact fully protected. He also said on the wildlife. Principal sec- that a plan needs to be made to retary Anand Bardhan, secre- decrease the pollution in Suswa tary RK Sudhanshu, chief con- / ) 4+5 & # & %%..1 $R river. The officials were also servator of forests Vinod directed to prepare proposals Kumar and other officials con- department also reported the death (AIIMS) Rishikesh and Military cases is at top of table while with for road construction and cerned were also present in the ' ) of five patients of Covid-19 on the hospital Pithoragarh on the day. 503 active cases Pauri district is on riverbed material collection meeting. day after which the death toll Dehradun continues to reel second position. * mounted to 1080 in the state. The under the disease as 130 patients Haridwar has 477, Nainital authorities discharged 505 patients of the disease were reported on 317, Chamoli 278, Udham Singh from different hospitals of the Tuesday. Haridwar reported 29, Nagar 262, Tehri 213, Rudraprayag 2%3 ! state after their recovery on the day. Udham Singh Nagar 27, 200, Pithoragarh 196, Uttarkashi a total of 60429 patients have so far Pithoragarh 25, Nainital 23, 195, Almora 189 and Champawat $ recovered from the disease in the Uttarkashi 18, Pauri 17, 132 active cases of the disease. state. The recovery percentage Champawat 12, Bageshwar 11, With 129 active cases of Covid-19, % from the disease is now at 91.55 Almora nine, Chamoli seven and Bageshwar is now at the bottom of "%:*! percent. Rudraprayag one case of the dis- the table. Two patients of the disease ease on Tuesday. he number of novel were reported dead at Government Uttarakhand TCoronavirus (Covid-19) Doon Medical College (GDMC) now has 3955 patients in Uttarakhand mounted hospital on Tuesday. One patient active patients of Boys and Girls, Day-cum- to 66005 on Tuesday with the state each was reported dead at Synergy the disease. boarding; Boarding: Co-ed, health department reporting 328 hospital Dehradun, All India Dehradun district ! 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er clothing or equipment for troops deployed on the front- line. < /(7 “We had the 8th round of talks on November 6 between the highest military level com- !"#"$%& armed forces are operating in Minister Narendra Modi cited from India’s vibrant strategic forces need capabilities that no manders on both sides. They a very complex, and uncertain various reform initiatives ecosystem,” he said. The mes- other armed forces in the are ironing out the modalities hile the Army chief environment. rolled out by the government sage was read out at the con- world will perhaps require of how to proceed ahead with- Wremains hopeful of an Given this scenario, he in the defence sector to pro- clave. In his address, Rawat due to varied challenges and !"#"$%& in the overarching guidelines end to the LAC stalemate even said the armed forces must duce modern equipment and also spoke about challenges environment. Therefore, which had been communica- as Pakistan continues ceasefire continue to enhance capabil- harness new technology as being faced by the armed Rawat said the kind of tech- aving held eight rounds of tion post the interactions and violations at the Line of Control ities for peace in the region as well as to infuse better syner- forces operating in difficult nology India is developing Hmilitary level talks to end the meetings between the (LOC) and engages in fanning India’s adversaries may take gy among the armed forces. challenging environments and the weapons systems that the stalemate at the Line of respective Ministers (defence terrorism in Kashmir, Chief of advantage if its military power “We are marching ahead including in jungles, deserts can find their way into the Actual Control (LAC) in and foreign),” the Army chief Defence Staff (CDS)General is not strong. He also said defend our nation, defend the with the nation’s collective and terrains ranging from Indian inventory will be sec- Ladakh with little progress, said at the Defence Attaches Bipin Rawat said here on India wants to share its mili- integrity of our nation and the resolve to build a modern 6,000 to 6,500 metres in alti- ond to none. Army Chief General M M conclave organised by news Tuesday the armed forces have tary capabilities with friendly safety and security of our peo- and self reliant India. Our res- tude. “We are not hesitant in Naravane said here on Tuesday portal Bharat Shakti. to be prepared as its adversaries countries in the neighbour- ple,”Rawat said. oluteness gets reflected in an “Our navy operates in inviting foreign collaborators “we are hopeful that we will be “It was discussed by the may take advantage if its mil- hood and the extended neigh- “But, then are we saying unprecedented spirit of self- Indo-Pacific, an area which who can support our industry, able to reach an agreement defence ministers that it has to itary power is not strong. bourhood as well as to those that armed forces must pre- confidence in the defence sec- witnesses the largest concen- hand-hold them and move which is mutually acceptable be an overall solution to the These observations came who need its support. pare for war? tor today,” Modi said. tration of white shipping. They on...We also want to share the and mutually beneficial.” entire issue which brought this days after Rawat warned that “We are today operating in No. The armed forces The prime minister said a have to develop technologies capabilities with the other His observations came situation to the fore. Within the ongoing tension at the a very complex, uncertain and must develop capabilities to self-reliant India is a “win-win not only to operate on the sur- armed forces around the days after the Corps those guidelines we are dis- LAC may flare up into a larg- a very volatile environment. bring about peace in the resolve” for all the stakehold- face but below the surface of globe, particularly in the Commanders of India and cussing how to actually achieve er conflict. Addressing the There are small and big battles region. If we do not have ers, as this vision is for world the ocean as well in an envi- neighbourhood and extended China held the eighth round of it on the ground,” he said. inaugural session of the raging nearly in every region strong armed forces, the peace and a resilient global ronment which is becoming neighbourhood,” Rawat said. parleys at Chushul, Ladakh on Defence Minister Rajnath Bharatshakti.In, a portal on of the world. Therefore, we all adversary will take advantage economy. “From private and increasingly complex,” the IAF chief RKS Bhadauria said November 6. Both the sides Singh held talks with his defence military issues on need strong armed forces if we of us,” he said. public sectors to foreign part- CDS said. the threat by India’s adver- reaffirmed their resolve to con- Chinese counterpart General Tuesday, he said the Indian have to defend ourselves, In a message, Prime ners, all would get strength He said the Indian armed saries is ‘deep and long term’. tinue the dialogue to ensure Wei Fenghe on September 4 in peace and tranquility at the Moscow on the sidelines of the off has been ongoing since the south and north banks of pares for a long haul in of troops at any point of time. ing and equipment, of some Chief said during the summer LAC. Shanghai Cooperation early May. the Pangong Tso(lake). Ladakh and deployed during Naravane also said the situa- 10-12 items, six are already months, fair deal of stocking Naravane said the senior Organisation (SCO) defence The Army Chief’s Moreover, the two sides the harsh cold weather, the tion which developed required done by local suppliers and always takes place to cater for military commanders of India ministers meeting. remarks came in the backdrop during the eighth round of Army chief said “There is no them to deploy additional contract for another four is road closure period for six and China are “ironing out the On September 10, External of reports that China was talks also favoured withdraw- shortage whatsoever of any troops and it is for these addi- also being done by Indian month from November to modalities” of how to proceed Affairs Minister S Jaishankar now ready for discussing with- ing tanks and heavy weapons kind. All the troops are tional troops that they “had to suppliers. The contract has May. “This is a process we do ahead and we are very hopeful met his Chinese counterpart drawal of its troops from all from operational areas close to equipped with the latest go in for certain emergency been signed in July and the year on year and it is a quite that we will be able to reach an Wang Yi in Moscow where they the friction points. Earlier, it the LAC as a confidence equipment and newest of procurements.” first supplies will start by a well established procedure. agreement which is mutually agreed on a five point plan for was resisting this assertion by building measure. clothing, equipment and Naravane said over the January or February next year, We just had to ramp it up to acceptable and mutually ben- disengagement and de-escala- India and instead wanted the Reacting to reports about weapons they require...” years they have been going for he said. cater to the additional num- eficial. He also said there was tion along the disputed bound- Indian army to first pull back shortage of winter clothing for He said equipment is indigenous suppliers and out On the Army’s Advanced bers which were there,” he no shortage of extreme weath- ary in Ladakh where the stand- from the strategic heights in the troops as the Army pre- catered for a certain number of the extreme weather cloth- Winter Stocking, the Army said. '"% ( ' P (,6 # $ %&'& & 5 ! ( ! %% ( $ & amassed by Agrawal and his . ! family members, pursuant to search action conducted by shrunk to 5,05,265 and present- the Income Tax Department in !"#"$%& ly comprise 5.88 per cent of the February 2010 at his premises, total caseload. his Chartered Accountant Sunil he Union Health Ministry However, seventy-two per Agrawal and the members of Ton Tuesday said that India’s cent of new infections reported his family. Covid-19 tests are the second- in a span of 24 hours are from Subsequently, a slew of highest in the world while 10 states and UTs with Delhi FIRs or chargesheets regis- recoveries have crossed 79 lakh, continuing to report the high- tered/filed by CBI against which is highest across the est daily new cases at 5,983, Agrawal were also taken up globe. which is less than its previous ment, adding further investi- for investigation by ED under It also expressed satisfaction day tally of 7,745 new cases. !"#"$%& gation in the case is continuing. PMLA. that new cases have sustained ICMR DG Dr Balram Meanwhile, the Investigation under declining trend in the past three Bhargava attributed factors such he CBI has booked a for- Enforcement Directorate (ED) PMLA revealed that Babulal days, reporting below 50,000 to as air pollution, cold weather, Tmer secretary of Cochin has arrested former IAS officer Agrawal played an active role touch to 38,000 cases in the past crowding due to festivals and Port Trust (Kerala) in a dis- Babulal Agrawal under the in splitting the tender con- 24 hours taking the total case- marriages, no social distancing proportionate assets case. Prevention of Money tracts related to the World load to 85,91,730, while the in markets and movement from The accused Cyril C Laundering Act (PMLA) in a Bank aided Malaria Control death count climbed to 1,27,059 Delhi-NCR for sharp surge in George is presently Deputy case related to corruption, Program and awarding them with 448 new fatalities in the the Covid cases in the national Chairman and had allegedly cheating, forgery and dispro- to certain non-existing enti- past 24 hours. capital which is reporting third amassed assets disproportion- portionate assets. ties and thereby causing loss Responding to a query at a wave. ate to his known sources of “He has been arrested for to the exchequer and pecu- press briefing, Bhushan said Delhi has reported the max- income to the tune of about Rs laundering the proceeds gen- niary benefit to that more than 11.96 crore tests imum number of single-day 90,73,582 during the check erated out of criminal himself. Further, it has been have been conducted till now recoveries with 7,014 newly !"#"$%& generate oxygen in-house. been steered by National period from January 1, 2004 to offences, through shell com- revealed that in connivance with more than 11 lakh tests recovered cases. A total of 5,983 This is the first oxygen con- Science and Technology December 31, 2013 in his name panies and integrating the same with his CA Sunil Agrawal conducted daily during last people recovered in Kerala fol- everal Indian medical centrator made in India and is Entrepreneurship and in the name of his family in the business of his family and his brother Ashok week. “Daily positivity rate dur- lowed by 4,396 in West Bengal. Sdevices manufacturers and fitted with automated oxygen Development Board (NST- members. The alleged corrup- members. He was arrested Agrawal and Pawan Agrawal, ing last week recorded at 4.2 per Seventy-two per cent of indigenous automation com- flow technology which will EDB) of DST. Dr. Anita Gupta, tion occurred during his tenure from his residence in Raipur on opened more than 400 bank cent,” he said. the new cases are from 10 States panies are coming up with prevent patient suffering from Head of NSTEDB said, as Secretary in the Trust. 09.11.2020. He was produced accounts in the name of “For the third day in a row, and UTs —Delhi, West Bengal, innovative designs of medical hyperoxia. It is an intelligent “Bringing in special flexibility Following the registration before the Special Court gullible villagers of Kharora daily new coronavirus infections Kerala, Maharashtra, Haryana, devices to combat the closed loop system which and speed in providing support of the case, searches were con- (PMLA), Raipur, Chhattisgarh and its nearby villages, where- in the country settled below the Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Covid19-induced crisis. monitors oxygen level and was critical to the timely suc- ducted at the office and resi- which granted his custody to in cash to the tune of approx- 50,000-mark,” the official said Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and For instance, Ayu Devices gives enough oxygen to the cess of startups.” dential premises of the accused the ED till 12.11.2020,” the ED imately 46 crores was adding that the figures assume Chhattisgarh. incubated at Society for patient as per the patient need. Prof. Ashutosh Sharma which led to recovery of said in a statement. deposited and the same was significance in the context of On question whether dur- Innovation and IIT Delhi incubation team added, “The present and clear incriminating documents The ED initiated investi- laundered through shell com- some countries reporting as ing the Bihar poll campaign Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT worked with them to help the challenges of Covid-19 brought including sale deeds, various gation under PMLA on the panies opened by his CA high as one lakh cases per day Covid-norms were violated, he Bombay has developed the technology see the light of the an unprecedented synergy of bank account details, share basis of FIR registered by ACB, Sunil Agrawal and other enti- since the last 3-4 days. said that a Central Government digital stethoscope that can day, said the official. efforts among academia, labs, certificates, statement of Chhattisgarh provisions of ties, which was ultimately There has been a sustained team found that norms like help doctors listen to heart and Walnut Medical will be startups, industry and govern- immovable property and Prevention of Corruption Act, parked in Prime Ispat Ltd, decrease in the number of active wearing masks and hand lungs sounds while keeping at donating 50 Oxygen ment which allowed rapid mutual fund receipts among 1988 which discloses the dis- Raipur as investment in cases in the country over the hygiene “less than satisfactory” a safe distance from the Concentrators to Govt hospi- extraordinary developments others, the CBI said in a state- proportionate assets allegedly shares, the agency said. past few weeks, which has outside the urban centres. patients. tals by November end and with a shared purpose.” The device identifies then launch the product in the abnormal sounds and helps market. ' % ! ! diagnose patients. It is On the other hand, Pune- ! (% ! O ! P designed as a wireless module based Nocca Robotics has to enhance the bluetooth range developed a ventilator which 0" !! & and help it to be controlled operates in both invasive and from a distance. While exist- noninvasive, pressure-con- " ! 1 ing digital stethoscope uses trolled mode and solar pow- & ! + 1& smartphone bluetooth, their ered with low wattage require- !"#"$%& including malignant cancer device works with an addi- ment. It works with medical and pulmonary diseases, clos- !"#"$%& international partnership tional bluetooth module to airline and oxygen as well as elatonin, a hormone er proximity indicates a high- between CalTech, Universities of increase the range and con- ambient air and oxygen and has Mwhich regulates the sleep- er likelihood of pathological ndian astronomers had California, Canada, Japan, sistency in the data. App based control and IoT wake cycle, and is commonly associations between the dis- Iworked closely with Nobel China, and India; through the They are further scaling enabled system. used as an over-the-counter eases, the researchers said. Laureate Andrea Ghez on the Department of Science and up the manufacturing to cater Hyderabad based sleep aid, may be a viable treat- They found, for example, design of back-end instruments Technology and the Department to the increasing need and Aerobiosys Technologies has ment option for Covid-19, that proteins associated with and possible science prospects of of Atomic Energy (DAE). have successfully commer- developed a ventilator that is according to a study. The respiratory distress syndrome the Thirty Meter Telescope Some of the Indian cialised the stethoscope for the portable, cost-effective, IoT- research, published in the jour- Feixiong Cheng, an assistant and sepsis, two main causes of (TMT) project being installed at astronomers like Annapurni telemedicine segment, , said an enabled and powered by lithi- nal PLOS Biology, used a novel staff at Cleveland, and lead death in patients with severe Mauna Kea in Hawaii, the DST Subramanium, Director of the official from the Department um ion batteries. “It operates artificial intelligence (AI) plat- author of the study. Covid-19, were highly con- said on Tuesday. Ghez has won Indian Institute of Astrophysics of Science and Technology. uninterrupted for 5 hours and form to identify possible drugs “Large-scale observational nected with multiple SARS- the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics. (IIA) and Shashi Bhushan The DST through its is both invasive and non-inva- for Covid-19 repurposing. studies and randomised con- CoV-2 proteins. “Besides, Prof. Ghez’s Pandey, a scientist at Aryabhatta Centre for Augmenting WAR sive, with a smartphone app to Analysis of patient data trolled trials are critical to val- “This signals to us, then remarkable contribution in the Research Institute of with COVID-19 Health Crisis control the device. The system from US-based Cleveland idate the clinical benefit of that a drug already approved discovery of a super massive Observational Sciences (ARIES), (CAWACH) initiative scouted, displays a real-time informa- Clinic’s Covid-19 registry also melatonin for patients with to treat these respiratory con- compact object at the centre of along with many others collab- evaluated and supported tion of the breath pattern and revealed that melatonin usage Covid-19, but we are excited ditions may have some utility our galaxy along with Prof. orated with Ghez in the ongoing promising ventilator, respira- other critical lung parameters. was associated with a nearly 30 about the associations put forth in also treating Covid-19 by Roger Penrose and Prof. research and developmental tory aids and other vital med- It can attach to an oxygen per cent reduced likelihood of in this study and the opportu- acting on those shared bio- Reinhard Genzel for which they activities of the TMT project. ical equipment from five star- cylinder and can operate on its testing positive for SARS-CoV- nity to further explore them,” logical targets,” explained shared the Nobel Prize in It had resulted in two sig- tups who have now taken own in ambient air,” said the 2. Cheng said. Cheng. Physics, she was deeply involved nificant papers, among many their products to deployment official. The researchers adjusted The researchers harnessed They determined that in the development of the relat- others, it said. stage. Catering to heat diseases, their results for age, race, smok- network medicine methodolo- autoimmune, pulmonary and ed instrumentation and possible “The Thirty Meter “The aim is to change Pune-based Jeevtronics has ing history and various disease gies and large-scale electronic neurological diseases showed science prospects for the TMT, Telescope, which seeks to with the time and reach out to developed a device called defib- comorbidities. health records from Cleveland significant network proximity the next-generation observatory,” advance scientific knowledge the patients in these tough rillator that restores normal However, the reduced like- Clinic patients to identify clin- to SARS-CoV-2 genes/pro- the Department of Science and while fostering connection times. Such medical equip- heartbeat by sending an electric lihood of testing positive for the ical manifestations and teins and identified 34 drugs Technology (DST) said in a among the partner countries ments can keep doctors safe pulse or shock to the heart. It virus increased from 30 to 52 pathologies common between as repurposing candidates, statement here. and their citizens, and in which and cater to unique emer- is used to prevent or correct an per cent for African Americans Covid-19 and other diseases. melatonin chief among them. She was part of the team Indian astronomers worked gency requirements of the arrhythmia, a heartbeat that is when adjusted for the same They, specifically, mea- “Our study provides a working towards evaluating pos- closely with Prof Ghez, is expect- Covid 19 crisis,” said Prof. uneven or that is too slow or variables, they said. sured the proximity between powerful, integrative network sible front-line science cases and ed to provide facilities with even Ashutosh Sharma Secretary too fast. They have developed “It is very important to host genes/proteins and those medicine strategy to predict instrumentation for TMT util- greater capabilities to gather the with the DST. dual powered defibrillator (grid note these findings do not well-associated with 64 other disease manifestations associ- ising associated front-line cutting observations needed to answer Take the case of the + hand cranked), as well a bat- suggest people should start to diseases across several dis- ated with COVID-19 and edge technologies like adaptive new and emerging questions in portable Oxygen Concentrator tery less defibrillator for sudden take melatonin without con- ease categories. facilitate the search for an optics, it added. astronomy and physics in gen- by Ambala-based Walnut cardiac arrest. sulting their physician,” said In these disease categories, effective treatment,” said. The TMT project is an eral,” the statement said. Medical which helps hospitals CAWACH Program has !"#"# 5
)%#; ;3<% R # ) , . # ) ,((%' ; %%( ,(+%& Moplah Rebellion of 1921 is full of factual errors and has ,($, Chief Minister).” Adhikari for once mentioned the ore troubles are awaiting copied from other +%"!!& Government on a daily basis substantiates He rued “no one save me Chief Minister’s name in his hour- MK T Jaleel, Kerala’s Higher books. the ground reality,” said Dr Krishnaswamy. ubhendu Adhikari, the most came here all these years and long speech in the rally. Education Minister, who is “This thesis does not qual- amil Nadu can breath easy now and the C Vijayabaskar, health minister, attrib- Spowerful Minister and leader in after 13 years, a few people are now Earlier in a separate meeting under the scanner of the ify to be a research work. The TAIADMK Government is seriously uted the sharp decline in the number of the Trinamool Congress after coming here as the elections are he had without taking the name of Customs Department, thesis based on which Jaleel considering the re-opening of high schools Covid-19 cases to the expertise of the med- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, approaching…. But these people TMC MP and Chief Minister’s Enforcement Directorate and was awarded Ph D in the year and colleges at the earliest. The reason? The ical fraternity. “The strengthening of the seems to have unfurled the banner should remember that they should nephew Abhishek Banerjee who National Investigation Agency 2006 has not been uploaded in Covid-19 in the State has come under con- medical infrastructure by establishing of rebellion hitting out at his own come here after elections too if has been promoted as the TMC (NIA) for his role in import- the site of the University Grant trol and the number of new patients diag- more Covid-19 care centres across the State party for neglecting Nandigram they are coming here just before youth wing chief in place of ing “Quran and dates” through Commission. The team of nosed with the pandemic per day too has and sustained awareness campaigns con- which catapulted the TMC to the polls Adhikari the rebel leader said “I the UAE Consulate in experts appointed by the Save come down. tributed a lot in bringing down the num- power in 2011. The meeting was organized have neither been air-dropped Thiruvananthapuram without University Campaign As on Monday evening, the State had ber of cases,” said Vijayabaskar who was all Adhikari the State Transport under the auspices of Bhumi nor risen up the ranks automati- the consent of the External Committee managed to get just 18,825 Covid-19 patients and the num- praise for Tamil Nadus’s health care force Minister and a mass leader with Ucchhed Pratirodh Committee cally,” Adhikari said “I have Affairs Ministry. the copy of the thesis under the ber of newly diagnosed persons stood at that include doctors, nurses and para considerable grip over a number of the platform which was created to reminding how he had “climbed “Save University Campaign RTI request. The team found 2,257. The release issued by the Directorate medical staff. districts apart from his own East fight the Left Front Government up step by step by step,” Committee”, a that there was nothing new in of Public Health and Preventive Medicine The Government is likely to take a Midnapore on Tuesday organized between 2007 and 2011. Adhikari’s posters have of late Thiruvananthapuram based the thesis and it was not clear late Monday evening stated that the State decision in reopening of schools and col- a mass rally at Nandigram inde- Reminding that he would “not use been appearing in many districts organisation of academicians what the researcher was trying tests more than 75,000 samples per day. The leges in the coming days. As part of the pendent of the TMC to com- a platform of BUPC for political like Purulia, Nadia, Murshidabad, and educationists have com- to drive home,” said one of the fatalities too have come down in Tamil move to reopen the educational institu- memorate the Nandigram Day. gains,” Adhikary said . East Midnapore, Malda, Darjeeling plained to Governor Arif team members. Nadu. On Monday, the State saw just 18 tions, the Education Department held a There was no TMC flag to be seen “I used to come alone during andBankura without identifying Mohammed Khan, who is also The Governor has sent the persons succumbing to the pandemic. meeting with representatives of schools and in the meeting. those days and stood by the peo- him with the TMC or the Chief the chancellor of the University findings of the team Dr C V Krishnaswami, octogenarian parents on Monday. A decision about the Amid speculations of his ple,” he said “whatever I will have Minister. of Kerala, that the Ph D thesis of experts to the Vice- physician and medical researcher in reopening of schools will be finalised after future political move Adhikari -- to say regarding my next course of Critics have floated two views on which Jaleel was awarded Chancellor of Kerala University Chennai who has been tracking the course the Deepavali festival, said a director in the - whose father Sisir and brother action, I will say from a political on Adhikary, perhaps the most PhD by the University was for further action and exami- of the spread of Covid-19 expressed relief Schools Education Department. Dibyendu Adhikari are local TMC platform. I will say everything but powerful leader to rebel after fake, fraudulent and full of mis- nation. , for the first time since the breaking out Meanwhile , cinema theatres which MPs --- said that Nandigram not from this pious stage.” Mukul Roy who left the party in takes. Jaleel was questioned by of the pandemic in February 2020. “Ill not have been closed down for the last eight movement was a people’s move- In a significant departure from 2018. While some link his rebel- The Ph D thesis of Jaleel, the Customs Department offi- say all is well in Tamil Nadu. But the State months as part of the lock down resumed ment partaken by people from all the Trinamool traditions there lion with alleged “promotion of based on the roles played by cials on Monday about the administration through its sustained efforts the shows on Tuesday. “I am happy to note walks of life adding “this move- was not a single poster of Chief dynastic rule by the Chief Minister Vaariyankunnathu import of Quran without have brought down the number of Covid- that the awareness and sense of duty has ment did not belong to any par- Minister Mamata Banerjee to be who has been promoting Abhishek Kunjahammed Haaji and Ali observing the diplomatic pro- 19 cases. The data released by the reached the lower strata of society. ticular individual (apparently the seen in the rally and neither did Banerjee at the cost of Adhikary.” Musaliyaar in the infamous tocols. ) % # ! . " ++. -'5+ 3 ? ; @ % # =) P ,-0 ) 4& 5! Aligarh: There is often a possi- bility of increasing air pollution 7*7'& with a base price of Rs 2.23 lakh (sur- the properties belonging to Dawood + ! +" levels on Deepawali but this year vey number 152) and 18 guntas of land which were attached by various agen- 7*7'& the pollution has jumped up just nlike in the past when there used with a reserved price tag of Rs 1.38 cies after the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, $ # ,($, Aligarh: With the change of a week before Deepawali. By Uto be very few or no takers for his lakh (survey number 155) for a col- in which the underworld don is one of he Covid-19 infections remained Government in America, the October 31, the pollution level properties at earlier auctions, as many lective price of Rs 7.18 lakh. the absconding accused. nce again the Calcutta High Tbelow 4000-mark for the second former and current students of was 150 to 160 micrograms per as six properties of fugitive gangster However, one more property – There are at least 50 benami prop- OCourt has stepped in to save the consecutive day on Tuesday, as 3791 Aligarh Muslim University have cubic meter which has reached Dawood Ibrahim in his ancestral vil- which was among the seven properties erties in Mumbai. Dawood’s younger environment and society at large people tested positive for the pandem- a lot of hope of getting jobs in 400 micrograms per cubic meter lage of Mumbake in Khed taluka of slated for auction – was withdrawn at sister Haseena Ibrahim Parkar used to from sound and air pollution during ic in Maharashtra, while the state America. People who were pre- in the first week of November Ratnagiri district in coastal Konkan the last moment due to a technical take care of several of these properties Diwali and Chhath. logged 110 more deaths, including 64 viously working in the US but itself and is likely to increase region were sold by the Union error. This property housed a petrol till she passed away on July 6, 2014. The Court on Tuesday directed reconciled fatalities. had to return to India during the even more on Deepawali. Government at an e-auction organised pump and other buildings at Lote in It may be recalled that while the the administration to ensure that A day after the infections plum- pandemic now dream again to Meanwhile, officials of the pol- under the the Smugglers and Foreign Khed taluka. The authorities had kept TADA court attached 8 eight proper- only two persons were allowed to meted to more than five months’ low of work in America after change of lution control department and Exchange Manipulators (Forfeiture of a base price of Rs 61.48 lakh for this ties of Dawood in the nineties follow- offer prayers at the ponds during 3277, the state health authorities heaved power. Apart from this, those the environmental lovers are Property) Act (SAFEMA), 1976, on property. ing his involvement in March 12,1993 Chath. The Court also banned offer- a sigh of relief, as the infections -- at people who are already living in worried due to this increased Tuesday. Similarly, two flats of Dawood’s Mumbai serial blasts, the IT depart- ing of prayers at two of Kolkata’s her- 3791 --remained very much under America now have full hope of level. The six properties were sold for a former aide Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal ment attached the remaining 15 prop- itage sites Rabindra Sarovar and control for the second consecutive day. getting a green card after which The pollution had improved collective amount of Rs 22.68 lakh in Mirchi (nos 501 and 502) in Milton erties subsequently. Subhas Sarovar during the festival Earlier on October 26, infections the way of getting American cit- during the Corona lockdown in the scheduled online, offline and Apartments on Juhu Tara Road in Though the IT department had directing the administration to had plummeted to 3645. Later on izenship is cleared. March and the environment sealed tender auction held here. While Santacruz (West) in north-west put 23 properties for an auction in ensure that no foot-procession was November 7, the infections had come AMU, B.Tech alumni, reached an ideal state. Pollution lawyer Ajay Shrivastava bought two Mumbai remained unsold despite March 2001 after it failed to recover the allowed during the Chath and no sale down to 3959. Earlier on November 2, Naved Asif Khan, was in US levels went down between 90 properties, a Supreme Court advocate many enquiries for these two prime tax dues for assessment years from of cracker was done. the daily infections had come down to with his wife Ramsha Qadir. and 100 micrograms per cubic Bhupendra Bhardwaj picked up properties. Talking to media persons 1991–1992 to 1995– 1996, there are Earlier the Court on November 4009. They returned to India during meter during the three-month Dawood’s four other assets. after the auction, Additional more than equal number benami 5 ordered a ban on bursting of all With 3791fresh infections, the total the pandemic. PNS lockdown. PNS Of the six properties, a 27-guntha Commissioner (Income Tax) R N properties which still remain unat- kinds of crackers or fireworks for infected cases in the state jumped from land parcel (survey no 181) which Souza said: “The auction was a success. tached in Mumbai. Kali Puja, Diwali, in West Bengal, 17,23,135 cases to 17,26,926. houses a two-storey bungalow and two We got an excellent response for the Delhi-based lawyer Ajay Srivatsava besides putting a ban on the sale of In the normal course, the daily fatal- houses fetched a price of 11.20 lakh at auction. The six properties at Ratnagiri was incidentally the only brave one to firecrackers in the wake of the ity tally in the state would have been 46 6 &4" the auction, as against its base price of have been successfully sold. Four bids have bid for one of Dawood’s proper- COVID-19 outbreak. on Tuesday. However, owing to the rec- Rs 5.35 lakh. The bid was won by Ajay were won by and two others were ties when they were put up for a pub- A division bench of justices onciliation of fatalities, 64 more deaths Shrivastav. bagged by Shrivastava”. Competent lic auction in a Colaba hotel in south Sanjib Banerjee and Arijit Banerjee were added to the tally which, as a result, Shrivatsava also walked away with Authority Hari Govind Singh super- Mumbai on March 28,2001. gave the direction while hearing went up to 110 for the day. 3 Dawood’s another property -- a 24.90- vised the auction. Incidentally, Srivatsava had to Public Interest Litigations (PILs). With the additional deaths, the gunta land parcel (survey number 153) According to official sources, the wage prolonged litigation against The Court said that, “sanitizers Covid-19 toll in Maharashtra went up at Mumbake village in Khed taluka for Union Finance Ministry had in all Dawood Ibrahim’s Mumbai family and masks are mandatory during the from 45,325 to 45,435. Rs 4.30 lakh as against the reserved planned to sell at least properties of members, before the Mumbai Small festive season of Kali Puja and As 10,769 more people were dis- price of Rs 1. 89 lakh. Dawood in the first half of the year. Causes Court in the first week of Diwali. Social distancing norms to be charged from various hospitals the Another buyer Bhardwaj bought However, the authorities could not March 2011 directed Haseena Parkar adhered to. No processions with number of people discharged from the : $&D:% proposed Master Plan 2031, four land parcels --20 guntas of land meet the target owing to the lockdown to hand over the purchased property sound and light will be allowed for hospitals after full recovery since the sec- preparations are being made to kept for a reserve price of Rs 1.52 lakh restrictions. –a shed admeasuring 297 sq feet that Kali Puja idol immersion.” ond week of March this year went up to ligarh Palwal Highway, establish a new city on both (survey number 150), 27 guntas of kept There have been at least half a is located at Industrial gala no 32 at The Court had earlier banned 15,88,091. The recovery rate in the state Awhich is changing into sides of this 4-lane highway. for a reserve price of Rs 2.05 lakh (sur- dozen occasions in the past w3hen the Tardeo in south Mumbai -- to him mass entry of visitors inside Durga rose from 91.71 per cent on Sunday to four lanes, is going to take a ADA VC Prem Ranjan Singh vey number 151), 29.30 guntas of land Centre has made an effort to auction within three months. Puja pandals in pandemic situation. 91.96 per cent. new shape of city develop- said that work is going on in- ment. line with all the projects so that On this road, a state-level a new city can be *)D university just 10 Kms away established. from Sarsol crossroads, Not only this, Nagar Transport Nagar at 11 Km and Nigam is also planning to start Deafness Industrial Corridor at an electric bus service to keep 13 Km along with all these projects of Noida Lucknow:The Uttar Pradesh gov- Jewar International Airport at within the reach of Aligarh’s ernment has directed the police 47 Kms away, Electronic City at youth. and district administrations to 48 Kms, Toy city in Noida sec- Permission has been celebrate Diwali in places like tor 32-33 at 125 Kms away sought from the government to Lucknow, Varanasi and others from the city and Film City in clean Aligarh drain and Jaffery where the air quality index is poor Noida sector 21 & 22 drain near Nada bridge to by using laser or digital technolo- at 128 Kms away from achieve better cleanliness. gy. Aligarh. District administration, ADA, In a statement issued here on All these schemes will gen- Nagar Nigam and District Tuesday, the government said as erate about 1 lakh & 40 thou- Panchayat are also very hope- per the National Green Tribunal sand jobs, in which the youth ful with these ambitious (NGT), the air quality index (AQI) of Aligarh will make big par- schemes as there will a new of Muzaffarnagar is “poor”, while ticipation due to their proxim- Aligarh to be established on that of Agra, Varanasi, Meerut and ity. According to the ADA this road. Hapur is “very poor”. 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The D $ A S ( Nitish Kumar in result was that Nitish’s good 1 his public appear- governance agenda floun- ances during the dered on generating employ- ; A D recently held ment, arresting migration P Q TAssembly election campaigns of workers and turning 4/ 0 P Q in Bihar intrigued many around agriculture and allied observers because of his activities, which could have E/ P Q S ( image of a cool, suave and acted as the engine for 2 well-mannered politician, employment and economic D who hardly ever breached the growth. The infrastructure decorum of public life. But in definitely improved, partic- , 8 , his speeches, he not only ularly the roads and electric- 3 lost his poise but also became ity. But this was not enough " personal in his comments for the new aspirational class, against his adversaries. This which was in the making # ,7$ % made people wonder as to among the backward castes, , what went wrong with him, in particular, due to several F # ( given his reputation as a sea- factors, including the affir- soned and confident leader. order to survive in the State. Why did this discourse fal- mative action programme. ,7$ , $ ; These days though, the par- They rode on the high tide ter in adding economic con- Problems for Nitish fur- ; ties and leaders actually get of Mandal politics with tent to the rhetoric of reser- ther got compounded when E/4. < to know the real mood of the finesse and dismantled the vation and representation? he started vacillating politi- % $ people only during election- cultural-political hegemo- It would be unfair to say cally in the aftermath of eering due to defunct organ- ny of the upper castes in that the second generation Narendra Modi’s rise to the * isational networks and, there- Bihar’s social fabric. !&&8%8""78( social justice politics based national scene. This took a - 0 fore, the sight of leaders los- Since Bihar had not wit- on economic agenda did heavy toll on his political ; ing balance during the elec- nessed a social reform '"'(% not take off at all in Bihar. credibility and severely con- tion should not surprise us. movement like some other Lalu, no doubt, will be fault- strained his manoeuvrabili- 7 =)> F , So, when post-COVID tra- regions of India during the '"!"C&+&:E! ed for squandering the ty. The astute politician in - % vails of the people started colonial period, their politics 9&+&7(C8(+&$ opportunity. But this may him must have sensed that ,7$ ( # unravelling themselves in the struck a responsive chord not apply to Nitish. He start- somewhere along the way he midst of an election in Bihar, with the backward castes. .*8&+" ed his innings with a had lost the plot, with peo- 4G Nitish would have definitely The social justice politics, promise to take the politics ple restive about unemploy- ,7$S sensed the slide of his popu- which they spearheaded, )($&&+8 %"! of social justice to a higher ment in a resource-starved D 7 $ =D7$> 7 =)> !7 0 ,7$ D7$ larity, the erosion and limita- resulted in the much-await- pedestal and add the miss- State, the populist and tion of his brand of social jus- ed course correction in the $$*):8 ing economic content to it, majoritarian politics stacked - $ 7 =)> tice politics. Political analysts State and they became the E9%9" without abandoning the against him and his advanc- # 0;0; 3 believed that it was Lok recipient of its political div- process of political empow- ing age not on his side. ; !7 S # - Janshakti Party (LJP) leader idends. But one day this '""!&8 erment of the backward Does this mean that Bihar Chirag Paswan, who was politics had to hit its dead castes, which had been set in is heading for a post-social D seen by many as the BJP’s end and if the people’s ire :+%&"+8 motion. Rather, he tried to justice era in politics? 3 H( proxy to keep him in check against Nitish, and this not (D"%":%"E make political empower- Though, looking at the cur- S - and Rashtriya Janata Dal going out rightly in favour of ment more institutionalised rent election result, it is too (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav’s Tejashwi in the current %9""9"!$E and broad-based, compared early to write an obituary of ,7$( populist job promise that Assembly election, is any to the Lalu era. social justice politics in the , ,7$ unsettled him. But things indication, then it seems to 8%:"%" He not only made the State. But in search of a new @ - ( appear much deeper and to have already reached that :*$&!DE":8 local bodies as new sites of meaning, the old style poli- # ( understand the whole gamut moment. The COVID crisis empowerment by reserving tics based on pure caste of it, one needs to take a only precipitated this 8"&!D%" political posts for extremely arithmetic of the Mandal 2 4/ # ,7$ snapshot of Bihar politics, process by exposing the backward castes, women, era will not work. Tejashwi’s ( ( particularly the period in underbelly of the State, with )($&&+$ Mahadalits but also deftly failure to cash in on Nitish’s * which the game of social the sight of lakhs of belea- dovetailed the agenda of sliding popularity, largely justice got played out. guered migrant workers !::&9"! development and good gov- due to his father’s legacy and 0 1 - Ironically, Nitish seems to parading and dying on the "9"!C(:+&!D ernance with caste arith- RJD’s poor track record on * F ; # ( # be both a beneficiary and vic- highways and their images metic. development and economic tim of social justice politics. going viral through social %"!&(!$ Therefore, his first five- justice, is indicative of that He and RJD chief Lalu and electronic media. year tenure definitely held fact. Therefore, one can say , ( Prasad Yadav have been its But does this mean that ):&"8()$E out hope for all and sundry that an add-on to the iden- S ( architects for the last three the politics of social justice, 8"+(!C&$" with the law and order tity politics in economic ) < # decades. Together, they have which promised both digni- improving in the State and terms and a credible politi- evenly shared the ruling ty and livelihood to the (%"7 the GDP hovering above the cal face to deliver it are !7 2 years, setting the political under-privileged, has out- national average. He even important takeaways from ( narrative and even forcing lived its utility and has come lowered the anti-upper caste this election in Bihar. the national parties like the of age in Bihar? And to tirade of Lalu’s regime. And (The writer is Associate Congress and the BJP to what extent is Nitish culpa- this was not an ordinary Professor in Political Science, S ,7$ bend backwards and play ble in the derailment of this achievement, given his con- Aryabhatta College, , S second fiddle to them in project of social justice? straints, which included the University of Delhi) 9;;'%(; 0 + ;: '.) & # 49 , 5 9&# # " ?R/@) + % #J # ) & # & ) ? + 4 5 )* 10 $ # ;4<4=>34<4> <24> <16>3 <CD3 213<44 $ # K! K7 9 K! % $+ % , # - ./ " 0 9 :0" ( 0 1 2 S 3 1 * processing industries by # 4// ! ! approving 21 projects, lever- Sir — The Indian Space aging investment worth 443 S 54.6 7 3 1 * Research Organisation # ' crore supported with a grant (ISRO) has launched an ;0;1 > of 189 crore under the 8 earth observation satellite, 7 '?> scheme for Integrated Cold EOS-01, along with nine + 47+5 '.) Chain and Value Addition. $ ( customer satellites onboard $ Also, eight projects, leverag- 7 , # S ( its polar rocket from the 8 ing investment worth 62 P Q , S Satish Dhawan Space Centre 7+ crore with a grant of 15 crore in Sriharikota. This is India’s &! + J under the scheme for first space mission in almost '.)J > Creation of Backward and P Q , S ( a year. 7+ Forward Linkages, were # With this, ISRO has suc- ' ;01< approved. These are likely to ; - cessfully overcome many 1K$ 8 generate employment for constraints to meet the 60 /6 ? > nearly 12,600 people and ben- # - deadline during the ongoing 7+'.) > efit around 2,00,592 farmers. )* ( COVID-19 crisis. 8 & $ The projects are spread across - )* $ EOS-01 is a Radar ( '?J J '?D & > 10 States — Punjab, Andhra Imaging Satellite (RISAT) 7+ # ' Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and that will work together with M N 4 5;011 > D Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, 0 )* < RISAT-2B and RISAT-2BR1 8 46414 66 Nagaland, Kerala, Punjab, =)*< > launched last year and is ' J Uttarakhand, Telangana, intended for applications in Nagaland. 3 agriculture, forestry and dis- These will provide effec- ( aster management support. is the mainstay of the econo- pollution across India, the tive and seamless backward # ( It will aid in providing all- my. Prior to the ban, products State Governments should and forward integration for weather surveillance using Sir — The decision to ban fire- had already been shipped to have taken the decision before the processed food industry # ( Synthetic Aperture Radar crackers during Diwali by different States but payments the stocks even arrived in the by plugging the gaps in the ? ($ ; $ " (SAR). several State Governments is were yet to be made. Now, market. supply chain in terms of avail- # S P( Q ( Also, there are indica- a welcome step. However, this with the ban being imple- M Raghuraman ability of raw material and , # - - tions that ISRO could be should have been done much mented, they would not Mumbai linkages with the market. launching ten such satel- earlier as across the country, receive the due credit amount Amit Singh Kushwaha )* lites in this series in quick thousands of families depend and the workers will be left in Satna ( , succession. on this seasonal business for a lurch. Keeping in view the Sir — The Union M Pradyu their livelihood and in places rising number of COVID-19 Government is working " %1 , P# Q @ Kannur like Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, it cases and the high level of air towards boosting the food 33<13/;/> , - =" 9 " 4 & A& $( # ( 8S 0 # A # S # )* ( " ( -3?0 (4. $ # 8 ( S ( )*S -3?0 $ ; P - Q # # % # 8 . , # ( f all goes well and President Donald Trump does % # = % > not have his way in the courts, then on January 3 # I20, 2021 the White House would have a new < % ( occupant. President Trump will vacate the same to welcome President-elect Democrat Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States of America 0 S ( (POTUS). The US elections this time were followed worldwide because of the impact incumbent # )* President Trump had over global geopolitics with # his peculiar style of functioning. 8 I6 Though Biden defeated him with a convinc- 1 ! ( ing majority, Trump is unhappy and making wild ( 8 accusations of electoral fraud has approached the 1 $ ; courts. In all fairness, Biden will succeed and Trump 8 $ S will have to concede. In the process Trump will be ! < =8$! <> 3 remembered as the first sitting POTUS who failed 3 to secure a second term apart from his numerous 8S = > # controversial decisions. Biden will inherit an extremely divided US, a fallout of the “America First” policy of Trump. Soon, the process of transition will * - (; begin when the outgoing administration will hand ( - ( "8)&" over power to the transition team of Biden, who, too, "7)&(!8 ; S J 2 will commence the process of announcing his trust- ( ed colleagues. The choice of members of his team ! will be the first indication of the mindset of the new ):(9(+&(!8 - # ( POTUS with relation to burning domestic and glob- &!&%8 # $ S D < =#$D<> al issues. Biden, more than experienced at 77, will 8(C: # S ( not only decide the future of US citizens but would :"8&8" with India, cooperating with New Delhi radical jihadi organisations. Significantly, of US’ services imports from the world, 8S # also have the capacity, capability, authority and .(&!&!D!E on meeting global challenges as well as the Modi Government’s action against too. The US is the fifth-largest source of responsibility to shape global destiny. It is no won- enhancing trade relations. He has many foreign-funded NGOs and banning Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India 8$! < +7)'* der then that in India as well the election was fol- &!8"%8 remained a strong believer of the fact that of Amnesty International has not gone and the Indian stock market is already % K/ ( lowed very closely as it has traditionally enjoyed a India and the US are natural partners and down well with many Democrats. There showing a positive impact like the Wall +(!&!*" bipartisan relationship with the US. #&%&8 had a stellar role to play in approving the are bound to be differences of opinion on Street. # # S Though change of presidency in the US has not US-India civil nuclear deal in 2008. It was many issues just like during the Trump There may not be much change in the D ( made much of a difference in the past irrespective 8:"DE(C during the Obama-Biden administra- Administration, but mutual discussions H1-B visa regime but the information ( $ $ of the party in power, this time the situation is dif- !"">'8" tion that the US, for the first time, would ensure that these do not affect the technology industry is likely to benefit. #$D< S # ferent because of the ongoing stand-off with an '&$":$(: declared its support for the permanent cooperation between the two nations on Despite good personal relations between expansionist and aggressive China as well as certain 7*$&$":$ membership of India in an expanded and many critical issues of mutual importance. Trump and Modi, the much-awaited 0 controversies at home leading to polarisation. D:""7"!8&! reformed United Nations Security China’s expansionist policies, trade trade deal between the two countries could J - The nomination of Senator Kamala Harris as ,"")&!D#&%&8 Council. During the same administration, and certain global problems like terrorism not be finalised. Keeping in view the a running mate by Biden created a concern in the India was named as a “major defence part- and climate change are the issues of con- promised focus of Biden on rebuilding the !&(!$ power corridors in India due to her perceived anti- &!":"88 ner,” making it eligible to be treated at par cern for India. There is no doubt that on COVID-hit economy of the US, chances # ( India stance and critical statements relating to abro- with closest US allies as regards advanced these issues the Biden administration and of expecting any concessions appear dim. P Q #"7*8 gation of Article 370 and the Citizenship +(!&!*" and sensitive technologies needed to India will have convergence. It is unlike- Biden, however, had been an advocate Amendment Act (CAA). Incidentally, both Biden strengthen our armed forces. There are ly that Biden will release the pressure built of strengthening trade relations and India 0 and Harris have a connection with India but it is (!%" fears that since more than 80 per cent on China by the Trump Administration. would expect restoration of the ( highly unlikely that it would have any effect on their 87")% American-Muslims voted in his favour, But he favours a consensus-based Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) # ( ( policy-making or relations with us. However, one Biden’s policies may be pro-Muslim. approach in dealing with Beijing as com- benefits from his Government. However, #$D< thing is certain, Biden is a friend of India and his However, any apprehension of the US pared to the confrontationist stance it remains to be seen if the new adminis- # 0 track record from his early days as a Senator till his interfering in Kashmir is highly unfound- adopted by Trump. tration uses the same as a leverage for its # ( Vice- Presidency under Barack Obama bears testi- ed as Biden and Harris have both spoken Biden is in favour of strengthening differences on certain issues with the Modi mony to this fact. out against human rights violations and the QUAD, the Indo-Pacific policy as well Government. Even Modi expressed the S " Trump has left many problems for the new the Democrats have always been support- as providing support to Taiwan and same hope in his congratulatory message # 8 Government and naturally, Biden will prioritise the ive of India on Kashmir. Though in his Hong Kong. He wants to strengthen ties to the President-elect. He tweeted, “As the #$D '0":,+= ers, shutting down of power plants, ban helped gauge the economic impact of expenses were incurred by the farmers on diesel generator sets, bonfires and India’s investments in the National on labour for the same. These instances garbage burning in landfills and so on. Monsoon Mission (NMM) and High- spoil the credibility of the IMD and But apart from concerns about smog Performance Computing (HPC) facil- alienate farmers. In order to avoid these and the AQI in the winter months, ities. The findings showed that mitiga- conditions, the department must work weather forecasts are not so vital for city tion, risk-avoidance and precautionary on firming up its forecast ability and dwellers. In fact, during the monsoon activities undertaken on the basis of ensure that retractions are not com- season they are a butt of jokes owing weather information paid off for the monplace as they play havoc with the 99&"#&!D&8 ":"8 to the inaccuracy of predictions. farmers. farming community’s fortunes. +%!D&!D But in other parts of India, away Similarly, the Indian Additionally, weather advisories are from the towering skyscrapers and pol- Meteorological Department (IMD) in sometimes generic and lack district- 9 or those of us living in metropo- lution, where the highest landmarks are association with the Indian Council for level specifications, leaving the grow- lises and other urban areas, weath- either trees or mountains, weather Agricultural Research (ICAR) sent ers confused whether or not to take Fer forecasts are mostly a dreary forecasts are a vital source of informa- Agrometeorological Advisories to 22 action to protect their crop. The IMD flow of information on temperature, tion. The farming community of India al community. Even as farmers with matters worse. Given these trying con- million farmers, through a network of must overcome this flaw so that agri- humidity levels and possibilities of rain- relies heavily on weather inputs and sizeable land holdings, access to funds, ditions, information on what the weath- 130 agro-met field units. It was found culturalists are able to derive full ben- fall. Urban dwellers are more worried growers plan their crop cycles, rotation quality seeds, livestock and farm equip- er will bring in coming days is truly a that 80 per cent of the farmers who had efit of a properly-issued forecast that is L" M about pollution levels, the ambient Air patterns, pesticide use and so on, ment struggle to make a profit, the con- God-sent facility for all farmers. utilised these advisories could avoid high on both minutiae details and accu- ? Quality Index (AQI) and whether the based on them. Thankfully, over the dition of small and marginal farmers Particularly given the fact that climate severe crop-related losses. However, the racy. There is information available on M next few days will see the city decades, the dissemination of weather- remains abominable and seems to get change-related disasters are wreaking flow of information through these how farmers are gaining because of enveloped in choking smog. Keeping related information has made major worse with each passing year. Even havoc on the farm sector. In 2019-20, advisories is also not without problems. weather data availability but there is no abreast of the smog quotient is vital for progress. And owing to vast cellular net- decades of economic progress of the extreme weather events adversely In February 2018, the IMD issued comprehensive data on how much they & urban dwellers as it not only impacts works and affordable smartphone tech- nation do not seem to have improved impacted 14 million hectares of farm- storm and thundershower warnings for have lost due to a hastily-issued and *, their health and outdoor activities but nologies, farmers in many remote the lot of these underprivileged farm- land in India. A recent survey by the Maharashtra’s Nashik belt, which is tra- retracted weather forecast or other fore- C would also mean kicking in of the parts of India have weather data liter- ers whose fragmented landholdings are National Council of Applied Economic ditionally a grape-growing region with cast-related negligence. No information Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), ally on their fingertips. unable to produce bumper crops. Research (NCAER) underscored the nearly 1,00,000 tonnes of grape export does not mean that it has not happened. which includes measures such as pro- However, these conditions, as This ensures that the farmer importance of timely delivery of weath- to its credit each year. The advisory The Government must compile authen- hibition on entry of trucks, ban on con- heartening as they may seem, do not keeps getting deeply entangled in the er-related information to growers and compelled the grape farmers to advance tic data in this regard so that the extent # struction activities, introduction of exist uniformly throughout the realm complex web of debt and falling pro- concluded that it had a significantly their harvest process to escape the of the problem is realised and counter- odd and even scheme for private vehi- of Indian agriculture and some serious duce. Knee-jerk policies, such as the positive impact on their income. weather event. But soon, the IMD with- measures are taken. cles, shutting of schools, closure of brick anomalies exist in the form of stark eco- recent farm Acts, that raise doubts The survey, based on interviews drew its forecast, resulting in premature (The writer is an environmental 4 5 kilns, hot mix plants and stone crush- nomic disparities within the agricultur- about the welfare of the growers, make with nearly 4,000 agriculturalists, grape harvest in the region and heavy journalist) !"#"# * B on dealing with the coronavirus a Trump campaign Advisor, we want maximum trans- ) # pandemic that has claimed McEnany attacked the parency. “We want every legal over 236,000 lives in the coun- Democratic Party, saying there vote to be counted and we want WILMINGTON: President- tial choice for secretary of the pandemic by forming a try. is only one party in America every illegal vote to be dis- elect Joe Biden is looking to state. Rep. Karen Bass of coronavirus advisory board. Biden cannot technically that opposes voter ID, verify- carded,” she said. build out his nascent White California, whom Biden con- Former Surgeon General Vivek #8%&!D(! election disputes could drag for move to form a government ing signatures, citizenship, res- In Pennsylvania, she House staff with more tradi- sidered for vice president, is Murthy, who was named a co- weeks as states certify their tal- using current government idency and eligibility. alleged, poll watchers who were tional Washington insiders, a seen as a potential housing and chair of that panel, is seen as a s President-elect Joe Biden lies or push to mid-December, employees until his January “There is only one party in legally permitted to be there notable departure from four urban development secretary. contender for the top job at the Ais gearing up for adminis- when the 538-member inauguration, unless permis- America trying to keep and observe the vote count years in which President Both served in Congress for the Department of Health and tering the country, the defiant Electoral College is set to vote. sion from Trump is granted to observers out of the count were blocked from observing Donald Trump filled his team past decade. Human Services. New Mexico Trump campaign has asserted President Trump has made do so. Trump has not conced- room and that party my friends the count. with outsiders and govern- Biden is expected to move Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, that the 2020 US presidential repeated and baseless claims ed to Biden or publicly accept- is the Democratic Party. You McDaniel told reporters ment antagonists. quickly to name a chief of staff, who ran her state's health election is far from over and that the Democratic Party has ed his loss. don't take these positions that in Michigan the party has Ron Klain is an early but other top Cabinet positions department, is also being eyed indicated that it will explore all tried to steal the election. On Monday, White House because you want an honest filed two new lawsuits against favourite to become Biden's will likely take longer. for the position. possible options to obtain “an According to several US Press Secretary made unsub- election,” she said. alleged electoral irregularities. chief of staff, according to The names under consid- Even for roles where Biden accurate and honest vote media projections, Biden has stantiated claims of voter “You don't oppose an audit “Even one instance of voter multiple people familiar with eration represent Biden's effort has the opportunity to make count.” won at least 290 electoral fraud. of the vote because you want an fraud should be too many for planning who spoke on condi- to move Washington past the history and appoint the first Outgoing President votes, 20 more than the “This election is not over, accurate count, you don't all of us,” she said. tion of anonymity to speak tumult of President Donald woman or African American Donald Trump has declined to required 270 out of the 538 far from it. We have only begun oppose our efforts at sunlight “We will not give up on this freely about private discus- Trump's administration and Cabinet secretary, like at concede the closely-fought Electoral College votes. Trump the process of obtaining an and transparency because you process until every last issue sions. fill out his government with defense and treasury, Biden is November 3 presidential race has received 214 electoral votes. accurate, honest vote count. We have nothing to hide. You take has been uncovered,” McDaniel He has decades of more seasoned said to be considering options to Democrat Biden and is Since media projected on are fighting for the rights of all these positions because you are said. Senate Majority Leader Washington experience that professionals. with decades of experience in mounting legal fights in sev- Saturday that Biden had won Americans who want to have welcoming fraud and you are Mitch McConnell also backed includes being Biden's chief of The task is taking on even their chosen fields. eral key battleground states, but the critical state of faith and confidence welcoming illegal voting,” she Trump on Monday, saying the staff when he was vice presi- greater urgency than in past Roger Ferguson, who there has been no evidence of Pennsylvania, accumulating not only in this election but claimed. president is “100 per cent with- dent in addition to serving as transitions because Biden will served as vice chair of the voter irregularities or wide- enough votes to claim the in the many elections to come,” McEnany said that the in his rights” to question the the Ebola response coordinator take office in January amid a Federal Reserve under Bill spread fraud in the election - White House, the president- McEnany told reporters at a position of the Trump election outcome. in 2014 and having a central raging pandemic that will like- Clinton and George W. Bush, - billed as one of the most divi- elect has forged ahead with his news conference with the Campaign is clear. “We want to The top Republican role in the Obama administra- ly consume the early days of his is a potential treasury secretary, sive and bitter in recent plans to take reins of the Republican National protect the franchise of the leader's remarks were his first tion's financial crisis response. presidency and require a full while Michele Flournoy, a for- American history. power. Committee Chairwoman American people. We want an public comments since Biden Delaware Sen. Chris government response. mer under secretary of defense, The president's refusal to On Monday, Biden formed Ronna McDaniel. honest, accurate, lawful count. was declared the winner of the Coons, a longtime Biden ally Biden made clear on is seen as a top pick to lead the accept the results means the a task force that will guide him Speaking in her capacity as We want maximum sunlight; presidential election. and friend, is seen as a poten- Monday that he would focus on Pentagon. Agencies & !" 8 & 8 ) !! ! " ! (,6 + Washington: US President said. Washington: US President sent a dangerous message to Moscow: Two Russian vac- the pipeline,” he said in his Donald Trump on Monday “ABC/WaPo had me down Donald Trump said on America's adversaries and " ! cines against COVID-19 are address to the Council of the said the mainstream media 17 points in Wisconsin, the day Monday he had “terminated” dimmed hopes for an orderly “effective” and “safe” and a Heads of State of the SCO. were so inaccurate in their before the election, and I Defence Secretary Mark Esper, transition as President-elect Washington: US President Democrats didn’t want to have third one is in the pipeline, “They are effective, the polls that it amounted to “much WON! In Iowa, the polls had us signalling he may use his final Joe Biden prepares to take Donald Trump accused the me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to President Vladimir Putin said people who have been vacci- more than voter and campaign four points down, and I won by months in office after defeat at office Food and Drug Administration the election, so instead it came on Tuesday, as he warned nated and who have then had finance suppression” and that 8.2 percent!” he said. Fox News the polls to settle scores with- “The abrupt firing of (FDA) and Pfizer of withhold- out five days later – As I’ve said against politicising the coron- contact with people who con- they should be called out for and Quinnipiac were wrong on in his administration. Secretary Esper is disturbing ing the announcement on coro- all along!— Donald J. Trump avirus jab issue. tracted the coronavirus have election interference. everything, he asserted. Trump had split with Esper evidence that President Trump navirus vaccine before the (@realDonaldTrump) Addressing the virtual not contracted the coronavirus In a series of tweets, Trump “The worst polling ever, over a range of issues and was is intent on using his final days November 3 US presidential November 10, 2020 Shanghai Cooperation themselves, or they only have said that Fox News, Quinnipiac and then they'll be back in four particularly angered by his in office to sow chaos in our elections to prevent him from “As I have long said, Organisation (SCO) meeting, mild symptoms,” Sputnik News Poll, ABC/Washington Post, years to do it again. This is public opposition to American Democracy and getting a “vaccine win”. @Pfizer and the others would Putin said Russia supports the quoted Putin as saying. NBC/Wall Street Journal were much more then voter and Trump's threats to use active- around the world,” said House “The US Food and Drug only announce a Vaccine after idea of giving countries in In August, Russia became so inaccurate with their polls campaign finance suppression! duty military forces this sum- of Representatives Speaker Administration “and the the Election, because they did- need access to drugs and nec- the first country in the world on him that it really is tam- (sic) Trump said. In another mer to suppress street Nancy Pelosi. Democrats didn't want to have n’t have the courage to do it essary goods. to register a vaccine against the pering with an election. tweet, Trump said protests over Representative Adam me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to before. Likewise, the “We have two registered coronavirus, dubbed Sputnik V, “They were so far off in Pennsylvania prevented his racial injustice after police Smith, the Democrat who leads the election, so instead it came @US_FDA should have vaccines in Russia, and the tri- and it was developed by the their polling, and in their campaign from watching much killed George Floyd in the House Armed Services out five days later – As I've said announced it earlier, not for als have already confirmed Gamaleya Research Institute. attempt to suppress - that they of the Ballot count. Minneapolis. Committee, condemned all along!” Trump said in a political purposes, but for sav- that the vaccines are safe, there The vaccine is now nearing the should be called out for Unthinkable and illegal in this Democrats reacted with Trump's decision as “childish” tweet. ing lives!,” he added in anoth- are no side effects, and they are end of phase three clinical tri- Election Interference, Trump country, he said. PTI alarm, saying Trump's move and “reckless.” Agencies The @US_FDA and the er tweet. Agencies efficient. A third vaccine is in als. PTI ? 7 < & 5 ! ! >, & #& $( CD#3 ! O!: Wilmington: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has said that "! <4> !<=>4" 20000 Wilmington: President-elect controlled 6-3 by a conservative she and President-elect Joe Biden are ready to write the “next ? 8 Joe Biden is championing the majority after President Donald chapter” in American history and from day one they would start London: UK Prime Minister > Obama administration's sig- Trump's appointment of Justice building an economy that benefits the working families. Boris Johnson has cautiously ! > 8 ;3 nature health law as it goes Amy Coney Barrett. Tackling COVID-19 pandemic, economic recovery, racial welcomed the promising , ? 8 > before the Supreme Court in a The speech reflects the equality and climate change are the four top priorities the Biden Tehran: Iran was to impose a results from the : case that could overturn it. importance Biden is putting on team listed on its website on Sunday, a day after the Democrat nightly curfew on businesses in Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine and % He will deliver a speech on health care as he prepares to leaders won the bitter and closely-fought November 3 presidential its capital on Tuesday, the first warned people not to rely on ;000: the Affordable Care Act on take office in January amid the election - billed as one of the most divisive in recent American such restriction as the country this news as a solution as it is Tuesday, the same day the high worst pandemic in more than history. battles a major surge in coro- still “very, very early days”. ! >, ? court will hear arguments on its a century. He's launching his “Biden and I are ready to write the next chapter in our nation’s navirus infections. Addressing a briefing from merits. It ruled eight years ago transition process this week as history,” Harris said in a tweet on Monday. “On day one, we're Restaurants and nonessen- 10 Downing Street here on to leave the essential compo- the virus surges across the going to get to work building an economy that works for work- tial businesses in Tehran were Monday, Johnson urged the 1<<6 8 8 nents of the law known as country. The US surpassed 10 ing families,” she said, listing out the priorities of the Biden-Harris ordered to close at 6 p.M. For British public not to “slacken” Obamacare intact, but is now million cases Monday. AP administration. Agencies one month, to keep hospitals their resolve as it is still “very, from becoming overwhelmed very early days”, even as he con- and to slow the worsening firmed that the UK had pre- outbreak, which has killed ordered 40 million doses of the more than 38,000 — the high- Pfizer vaccine – enough for est toll in the Middle East. about a third of the UK popu- Iran has set single-day lation, taking into account that death records 10 times over the two doses each are required. past month, a sign of how “The Pfizer/BioNTech quickly the virus is Vaccine has been tested on over spreading. 40,000 volunteers and interim The announcement of new results suggest it is proving 90 limits on Tehran's bustling per cent effective at protecting cafes and shops, the strictest people against the virus. But we since a brief nationwide busi- haven't yet seen the full safety ness shutdown in April, reflects data, and these findings also the growing sense of urgency need to be peer-reviewed,” said among officials. AP Johnson. PTI !"#"# > :+;":' $ & *( $ -7, " 1. ! ' & (< & Both the benchmarks buying in beaten down stocks,” ;<=> !! ! ?&@* scaled record highs for the said Arjun Yash Mahajan, Head : 2 # # -AB ) " -<" E-...4# second straight session. Bajaj Institutional Business at ) Finance was the top gainer in Reliance Securities. 6 !! % =& P & ! the Sensex pack, spurting 8.84 Favourable global markets 36 1K ) ( * ,-6A 7*7'& per cent, followed by IndusInd and NDA’s surprising lead in $ ! . ! ' $ Bank, L&T, Bajaj Finserv, Bihar assembly elections also +E'F% *& - ! ! = quity benchmarks rallied to HDFC, SBI, ICICI Bank, supported the rally, he added. *8 Efresh lifetime highs on HDFC Bank, ONGC and Axis However, champions that 7*7'& Further, the bull-run E $ Tuesday, propelled by banking Bank. emerged during pandemic like Mumbai: The rupee depre- started globally along with the 1 0 + and finance stocks, after posi- On the other hand, Tech IT and pharma stocks wit- ciated by 3 paise to close at he Indian equity market domestic markets after it 5 tive results from Pfizer’s Covid- Mahindra, HCL Tech, Nestle nessed sharp profit booking, he 74.18 against the US dollar on Thas been on a fresh record became clear that Joe Biden, *+ 19 vaccine trials turbocharged India, Infosys, Sun Pharma noted. The ruling NDA in Tuesday as higher crude oil run of late backed by a surge the Democratic candidate global market sentiment. and TCS were among the main Bihar was ahead of its rivals in prices and a stronger green- in foreign institutional invest- would be the next US " Climbing for the seventh laggards, tumbling up to 5.73 more than half of the state’s 243 back overseas weighed on ments (FII). In the past three President. This positive trend !" ! session on the trot, the BSE per cent. Global equities wit- assembly seats, with the BJP sentiment. days alone, net FII inflow in comes despite the anticipation ! =. ! % Sensex soared 680.22 points or nessed a relief-rally after Pfizer appearing set to outperform its The rise in crude oil prices the Indian capital markets that Donald Trump’s exit from "! 1.60 per cent to close above the and BioNTech on Monday said senior alliance partner JD(U) had a negative impact on the stood at Rs 14,786.57 crore. the White House may trigger ! 43,000-mark for the first time their vaccine candidate was headed by Chief Minister domestic unit, but robust On Tuesday, the Sensex a collapse in the stocks mar- " ! ! !" at 43,277.65. found to be more than 90 per Nitish Kumar, according to domestic equities supported crossed the psychological kets. Markets rallied on hopes !" =2 Intra-day, the 30-share cent effective in preventing trends available till late after- the rupee and restricted the mark of 43,000 points for the of fewer regulations, easing of benchmark touched its lifetime COVID-19. noon. fall, experts said. first time ever. The surge in protectionist measures peak of 43,316.44. “Announcements by Elsewhere in Asia, bours- At the interbank foreign the Indian market comes in brought in by Trump and a C =2 *+ "! *+ The broader NSE Nifty BioNTech and Pfizer about es in Hong Kong, Seoul and exchange market, the domes- line with the global markets, bigger stimulus package for ! ! =& too ended at its all-time high of successful phase 3 trial of Tokyo ended with gains, while tic currency opened higher at after pharmaceutical major the US economy under a * * ! !! 12,631.10, up 170.05 points or COVID-19 vaccine instilled Shanghai settled lower. 74.04 a dollar, but could not Pfizer said its experimental Biden administration. ! = " 1.36 per cent. It hit an intra-day confidence among investors Stock exchanges in Europe hold the momentum and Covid-19 vaccine is more Further, hopes of ease in H- !% " ! record of 12,643.90 during the and possibility of sustained were mostly trading on a pos- finally settled 3 paise lower at than 90 per cent effective 1B visa norms also led to a ! = session. economic recovery led sharp itive note. 74.18. based on initial trial results. spike in the IT stocks. $ # $ E$ # 0 ! 1' ! & %& $ ! C7 "/# E D$$ ' ! & 2 " 8E ! ( ->E#& G-3" 8 ! = 3! ! ' 3 ! 0 * ! ! 7 ;0;1 !"#"$%& HP Inc retained the top Devices, IDC !"#"$%& ! 0 * ! position in the overall PC mar- India.Unfortunately, shortages . 0* ) 0 ! 7*7'& s the demand for e-learn- ket with a share of 28.2 per of some key components con- acebook on Tuesday made = ! " 1 Aing and remote working cent. tinue to be a Fa new shopping button in % ! ! !! inance Minister Nirmala remained strong, the Indian The company recorded a challenge.”Vendors that will WhatsApp live globally, includ- ! ( ! = FSitharaman on Tuesday traditional PC market (inclu- strong quarter in both con- be able to manage the supplies ing in India, to help people asked banks to ensure that all sive of desktops, notebooks sumer and commercial seg- of these components will ben- check out available products $ $E $ $ #$ &( accounts are linked with and workstations) delivered a ments with a 16.6 per cent efit from this opportunity more and make purchases right from 1 . Aadhaar numbers of respective strong quarter with 9.2 per cent increase in shipments when as there is still a lot of untapped a chat.The tool will make it eas- =! customers by March 31, 2021. year-over-year (YoY) growth compared to the same time a demand for PCs in the coun- ier for people to discover a &% She said the financial digital payments and should shipping 3.4 million units in year ago. HP also remained the try,” Jaipal added.In the com- business’ catalog so they know !! inclusion story is not over and bank on promotion of digital the September period, a new leader in the consumer seg- mercial segment, enterprises what goods or services it offers. ;0 banks still have inclusion to payments techniques and also IDC report said on Tuesday. ment. continued investing in PCs Previously, people had to F ! > carry forward. There are many adopt many of the UPI driven The July-September quar- “Anticipating a longer work under their business continu- click into the business’ profile " ! "* >< accounts which are not linked payments.”UPI should be a ter is the biggest PC quarter in from home possibility, enter- ity planning to manage their to see if the business had a cat- 3 =. ! G< with Aadhaar. “… by March common parlance word in all the last seven years in India. prises are getting ready for a remote working require- alog. " !! G6AA"*+ . & ! 31, 2021, every account should our banks,” the finance minis- Although the commercial larger mobile workforce and ments.However, the volume of “Now, when a person sees ) ! = " have a PAN where needed and ter said, adding that banks segment had very few govern- keep reducing their depen- key big deals has come down in the shopping button, which & "! ! " =& where applicable, and Aadhaar should promote RuPay cards. ment and education projects, dency on desktops. Also, SMBs this second wave of enterprise looks like a storefront icon, they 0 in every one of your accounts,” “Whoever needs the card, the consumer segment record- started showing more momen- buying as compared to initial will immediately know the E Sitharaman said while address- RuPay will be the only card you ed its biggest quarter ever with tum and will be critical in sus- orders in 2Q20.Lenovo was business has a catalog so they ! !=& !& ! !!" ! ing the 73rd annual general will promote,” she said. 2 million shipments, growing taining the ongoing growth in marginally ahead of Dell at the can browse products and start "! =' . meeting of the Indian Banks’ Sitharaman also said that the 41.7 per cent (YoY) and 167.2 the commercial segment,” said second place with a share of a conversation about an item 5= = %* !F =*= = = Association (IBA). She said country is thirsting for large per cent from the previous Jaipal Singh, Associate 21.7 per cent in its overall ship- they see with just one tap,” the % =* ! ! !! ! banks should discourage non- banks. quarter. Research Manager, Client ments. company said in a statement. ! ! " = % 3'$ ,-H !! ,-;,, '&D !! New Delhi: GAIL (India) ness has seen a major turn- Limited recorded 13% increase around. !"#"$%& in turnover to 13,611 crore The plant is operating back vis-a-vis 12,060 crore in Q1 to normal levels with jump in s the stock markets touch FY21 while Profit before Tax production by 65% to 221 Anew highs rising for the (PBT) increased to 1,551 crore TMT as against 134 TMT in seventh consecutive session, it as against 356 crore in Q1 Q1 of FY21. is the beaten down sectors that FY21. The Profit after Tax On account of better phys- are rallying while the stay at (PAT) increased to 1,239 crore ical performance and price home themes like IT and phar- in Q2 vis-a-vis 256 crore in realization, the profitability of ma are taking a beating. Q1 FY21. the segment has reached 170 Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Both physical as well as crore during Q2 FY21. Head of Retail Research, HDFC financial performance of the On Quarter-to-Quarter Securities said IT and company improved across all basis, the PBT has increased Pharmaceuticals stocks cor- major segments in Q2. to 1,551 crore in Q2 FY21 rected while stocks that have After relaxations in the from 1,535 crore in Q2 FY20 been beaten down by the severe lockdown imposed due to pan- and PAT has increased to disruption of the pandemic, demic Covid-19 in Q1 and 1,239 crore from 1,064 such as those tied to travel and with the resumption of eco- crore. leisure, movie theatres, and nomic activities, the volumes On half-yearly basis, GAIL theme parks, along with some picked up in all segments of the recorded turnover of 25,671 retailers and restaurants led the company to normal levels in crore in H1 FY21 as against markets higher.Indian markets Q2 FY21 resulting in increase 36,286 crore in H1 FY20 and shot-up on positive over-night in the profit as compared to Q1 PAT of 1,495 crore in current cues from global markets. FY21. half year as against 2,352 Investors cheered as a trial of The Physical Performance crore in H1 FY20. a Covid-19 vaccine developed improved by 18% in Natural During the quarter, the by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE Gas Transmission, 9% in Gas group’s consolidated turnover showed more than 90 per cent Marketing, 10% in LPG stood at 13,774 crore as effectiveness. Vakil said Transmission, 22% in against 12,152 crore in Q1 Markets had closed at all time Petrochemical Sales and 12% in FY21 while the group’s PAT highs on Monday and hand- Liquid Hydrocarbon Sales. stood at 1,068 crore as against somely built on those gains GAIL’s Petrochemical busi- 643 crore in Q1 FY21. during Tuesday’s session. !"#"# $? /0 1+ #- $ & &@: % % @ L8"$& :8*,%9&!": &% (4 % !"#"$%& Gurunanak Sukhshala — Old Age Home and SOS Children’s 8&!D%:& he Manav Sthali School, R- villages India — Orphanage to TBlock, New Rajendra ensure a happier and bright Nagar, under the able guidance Diwali for them. of Mamta V Bhatnagar — This programme initiated Director & Founder Principal and co-ordinated by Dipti A Manav Sthali School, has been Bhatnagar virtually with the sensitizing its students to serve support of staff and students, is humanity selflessly and be a sincere endeavour by the compassionate & empathetic students to contribute to the towards the needy & under- noble cause. The amount that privileged. Taking the effort of was collected through sale of E- our social service welfare pro- Ticket is to be donated to the grammes forward, we all have above mentioned Old Age come together this Diwali with Home and Orphanage. our E-initiative to wish good The e-programme began health and happiness to all dur- with Ganesh Vandana and ing the testing times of pan- entertained everyone with Solo demic. and Group songs in English The Manav Sthalians, in and Hindi. Mamta V Bhatnagar addition to the e-programme in her message urged the chil- have also contributed gener- dren to uphold their values and = ? ously online for the first of its ideals be truly sensitive towards kind E-Charity event ‘United humanity, be compassionate Colours of Humanity’ done by and empathetic and always the school held on November stand up for the people in <7 8, 2020 and raised amount for need. B hen we think of Artificial time. Let’s go over a few areas in Due Diligence problem with panache. Easy lawyer !"#"$%& Intelligence, robots scur- which artificial intelligence can be a Due Diligence is a critical part of bots that have all the information Wrying around performing big boon to the Indian legal system. 0 the legal processes. It involves taking they need for common queries can n the current environment, when kids are compelled to stay tasks is a common mental image. Research # $ utmost care of every clause, every help clients serve themselves online. Iindoors and there has been an increased demand for ways to However, AI has made its foray into One of the most time-consuming step and every point in an agreement From preparing invoices, sharing keep them safely engaged, this Diwali, the National Centre for our everyday lives years ago and we and laborious tasks of a lawyer is % $ or contract before signing it. As different laws to predicting out- the Performing Arts (NCPA) is delighted to bring creativity into are constantly using it to perform research. It requires a keen eye and & would be assumed, it is very impor- comes and forming agreements, your homes with Winter Fiesta. This year, a virtual version will daily tasks. Be it telling the Google immense patience as one goes over tant and hence, even the slightest there's a lot that these chatbots do. be accessible to both kids & parents across India as it is slated Assistant to set a reminder, asking Siri pages and pages of similar material @: human error can lead to big conse- Some examples of AI bots are ROSS, to reach out to a much larger universe with a lineup of unique to call your family or instructing searching for the right data. With AI B$ & quences. With AI, it is easier to elim- Automio, DoNotPay, BillyBot, etc. art and culture experiences. Alexa to play a certain song, these are at their disposal, research can be inate the possibility of error while India is still discovering the Indeed, staying true to one of the key objectives of bringing all examples of artificial intelligence. made more efficient and accurate accelerating the speed of the action. magic of artificial intelligence in the people together, the workshops are slated to be held from Apart from performing mundane while reducing the time consump- Review of Contracts legal system. It can significantly November 16 to November 20, 2020. In order to register, you tasks, AI has the ability to accelerate tion. Artificial intelligence can sift iManage RAVN and KIRA impact outcome and efficiency if can visit www.bookmyshow.com or www.ncpamumbai.com or write all industries in multiple ways and through a whole lot of data to pro- Systems are popular AI tools that incorporated into everyday tasks, giv- an email at [email protected] yet, law may not be amongst the first vide you the relevant rules and laws companies nationally and interna- ing lawyers more flexibility for every Commenting on Winter Fiesta, Bruce Guthrie, Head of few that come to mind. That’s most- within seconds. @ tionally use to review contracts. case. While it is more expensive, it Theatre and Films, The National Centre for the Performing Arts ly because the legal system in India Big Data Analytics They help in examining data, pre- provides a plethora of benefits that (NCPA) said: “Going virtual is the need of the hour. Today every- is still fairly traditional and labour With technology like machine C : dicting possible challenges, investi- more than justify the cost. one is consuming information and entertainment virtually and intensive. However, artificial intelli- learning taking over the world, it is ) gating and abridging documents and For the legal industry to function kids are no exception to this. It has been NCPA’s constant endeav- gence has gnawed its way in and now much easier to dig into a mine % improving overall efficiency. at its optimum, a large part of the or to curate world class arts and culture experiences for the today, top lawyers are recognising the of information, study it and predict Companies like Deloitte use these monotonous tasks will have to be younger generation and hence, we decided to introduce Winter importance of it in increasing pro- possible outcomes. Premonition AI, tools to go through all their contracts. automated using artificial intelli- Fiesta in a virtual format given the current situation. The five- ductivity and efficiency. Lex Machina, etc., are examples of $ Lawyer Chatbots gence. It is not the future, it is here day long festival will act as a catalyst in providing both, the kids One would wonder how AI can tools that can provide insights into There are a lot of questions that and it is in the present. All we’ve got and youth, a unique and vibrant opportunity to learn, play, and help lawyers but when you delve the working of judges, litigators and people have with reference to laws to do is embrace it. be active while staying at home.’’ deep, it has the potential to open up lawyers. This can cut down on the and regulations. Not always can they Aimed at broadening creative minds, this festival will empow- a world of opportunities freeing inefficiencies of litigation massively connect to a lawyer to clarify them. & er both the youth and kids by inspiring their imaginations through lawyers of many tasks and thereby, as well. Artificial intelligence solves this " $ !0 exciting workshops held by renowned experts. 4%(%'; &% B & E ! ! " ! ! ! ' ! 0 !! ! =*0C* 33*E$ !! ! eachers are the role model for not just in terms of teaching. The Tevery student irrespective of changes include transforming in uxury brands today are focused petually proven relevance. From their age, culture, and tradition. the relationship with pupils, alter- L- obsessed, some headhunters programmes that educate students in The role of a teacher is to shape ation in the task to of the facili- and luxury insiders say — on build- the Foundations of Luxury, the minds of the younger gener- tators and executors who support ing personal, emotional relation- Marketing & Management, Luxury ation. This shaping will be on pos- learning in totality, change in the ships with clients. And to deliver on Business Strategy to industry experts itive lines, development of a sci- content and scope of teaching, and that strategy, many have created teaching Luxury Global Trends, entific and humanistic attitude finally changing locus of control, jobs with titles like chief consumer Luxury Retail & Digital operations, and temper, self-discipline. This from teacher to learner. officer, chief experience officer, and Finance and Luxury Sales, the means that the role of the teacher Teachers of tomorrow require and chief digital and client officer. future of Luxury education is being is to act as an agent for change a fresh advancement to their Such consumer-centric positions progressively digitalised. within the classroom. The recog- career and an innovative idea of have been around for years in Newer entrants in the Indian lux- nition of this is the key in relation what it means to teach and what industries like banking and hospi- ury space have not just steered stim- to global learning. it means to learn. The ‘new’ tality but they only recently start- ulation but have also given rise to a In the 21st century class- teacher requires to adopt an ed popping up in the luxury sector. surprising demand for professionals room, teachers are facilitators of the changes has been one of the approach that is fairly broad, to Luxury and fashion brands are for students and professionals. programs will strive to make students that are well-versed with the values student learning and creators of most important factors especial- seek out, to instigate, sustain and finally starting to concentrate on Industry leaders, experts, and brand highly employable. and principles of the luxury sector. productive classroom environ- ly for the teachers. aid learning, and finally to create what customers expect from them. owners are increasingly interacting Sector-specific courses: By With the outbreak of Covid-19, ments, in which students can With education going online, an atmosphere favourable to And the new focus is, a radical with and mentoring young minds. imparting knowledge about different the future of the Indian luxury mar- develop the skills they might the role of teachers is also going learning. Teachers set the tone of change from their previous top- Broadly, this is how online lux- sectors within the luxury scenario, ket was, and continues to be a blur- need at present or in the future. to take a drastic change. With a their classrooms, build a warm down view of the world. The aim is ury education is going to be reimag- courses will ensure that students are ry debate. According to the recent In today’s teaching procedure more integrated technology class- environment, mentor and nurture not a one-shot sale but to make the ined: prepared to distinguish and make report by Bain & Company, global discussion, problem-solving, sem- room, the teachers no longer students, become role models, and customer feel that he or she is part Innovation in luxury pro- informed decisions. luxury sales could drop up to 35% by inar, workshop, project, etc. are decide what is happening in class listen and look for signs of trou- of the maison, and that they get a per- grammes: The most prime job in the Subscription-based learning: the end of 2020. involved. Based on child-centric in terms of control over the infor- ble. sonalised service both online and fashion luxury goods industry is to Subscription based colleges will rein- Brands are experimenting, and education, the teacher has to pay mation and thus lose their For a while now, teacher’s offline and that there is no point of motivate, create desire, and build vent the way students pay for high- they will hire experimentalists. attention to the demand of the monopoly of authority they have around the world have been talk- friction between the two. trust through various channels in er education. Instead of committing People who aren’t afraid to reinvent, students. over the class, students, and most ing about the need to rethink how With this shift, luxury education merchandising, marketing and com- to a long-term enrollment, they will upskill and stay relevant. Every step Teachers should play the role importantly on the flow of infor- we educate future generations. institutions are innovating their cur- munication in order to meet the have the option to subscribe to a col- taken towards the renovation of lux- of a leader who will lead the team mation. The teacher’s role changes This might just be the disruption riculums, to prepare their students to expectations of a luxury brand’s lege, pay monthly fee, and create an ury education will be an attempt to to have the goal. They should into a manager, collaborator, assis- that the education sector needed spear-head the luxury market in the vision and strategy. Through Brand assortment of courses they would like create students that become great assist, inspire, and encourage the tor, and assessor. But he/she still to get us all to rethink how we new normal. Part of these innova- partnerships, integration of modules to focus on. employees, brand owners and inno- learners whenever they feel so remains a subject specialist with educate, and question what we tions include the advent of relevant to propagate case-study based edu- While ‘Luxury education’ might vators. from the teacher. The pandemic that of a manager. need to teach and what we are online courses, webinars led by cation, guest lectures led by indus- be a relatively novel concept in the & F L has disrupted the education sys- The future role of teachers preparing our students for. industry experts, and panels surfaces trialists and experts, online luxury Indian educational space, it has per- ' ! ! tem very badly, and adapting to would change in different ways, & 8 F23) 1 % ' % $ %N1 8C &E ( ! ! !"#"$%& ity, standardisation, and regulation. Our goal !"#"$%& Shalimar Bagh and Punjabi is to fill in the existing gap of the shortage !"#"$%& sions. Pentathlon Ventures. The other par- Bagh to get access to top he Flightrule Aviation Services LLP, a of pilots in the country and enhance the At a time when Artificial ticipants include Kia Ora Ventures he Shri Ram Wonder quality preschool and school Ttechnology-led aviation training solu- quality of education provided to prepare stu- he Hyderabad-based Augmented Intelligence is driving revolutionary as well as individual investors TYears (TSWY) opens its education for their children. tions provider in India, today announced dents for their careers in aviation. Imparting TIntelligence driven recruitment changes in almost all sectors, this Monish Darda, Sanjay Balram and first pre-school in Delhi build- TSWY ensures a safe, its partnership with Nordian Aviation students with structured knowledge will platform TurboHire has raised $1 globally relevant Human-Machine Prabir Jha among others. While ing on the legacy of The Shri warm, happy and ever evolv- Training Systems, one of Europe’s leading make them well adept with the ground million in seed funding with a series collaborative approach to recruit- Darda is the co-founder of Icertis, Ram School, in academic col- ing environment for learners. provider of teaching aids and training sys- training as well as flying training and also of institutional and individual ment has been found to be at least one of India’s first b2b SaaS unicorns, laboration with Shri Educare With this underlying mis- tems for airlines, to provide aviation career help them clear necessary examinations by investors investing in the promising 60 per cent more effective in mak- Balram is co-founder of GAVS Limited. TSWY is known for sion, the preschool facilitates aspirants with world-class training mater- the DGCA. We are excited to partner with startup. ing better and faster hiring decisions. Technologies, Jha is a prominent value-based education and an ongoing process of growth ial and e-learning solutions. For the first time Nordian Aviation Services which will Turbohire was founded in 2018 The COVID 19 crisis has further strategic HR leader and founder of teaching methodology with a in a safe, supportive and nur- in India, a student can read material devel- enable us to provide the finest ground train- when a group of former IITians and highlighted the demand for auto- Prabir Jha People Advisory. child centric approach to turing environment, where oped for airline pilots on their mobile, tablet, ing in the world.” NITians quit their respective jobs at mated AI-based process enhancing The seed capital of $1 million teaching and learning. each child is valued for his or or laptop. Together with Nordian, Flightrule pro- Microsoft, Google, and ISB and tools in recruitment as a huge sur- will be utilised for taking TurboHire The decision to open her individuality and unique- Speaking about the partnership, Capt vides students with a world standard course came together to create a new plus workforce has led to an increase to global markets, improving the TSWY at Rohini was based on ness. TSWY believes in a Rahul Monga, CEO & Chief Instructor, content with two seamlessly integrated sys- Augmented Intelligence-based plat- in the volume of candidates for value proposition by building an the rising aspirations of the strong partnership between Flightrule Aviation Services said: “Aviation tems: a learning management system and form to dramatically change how recruiters. ecosystem, and deepening the intel- parent community of Rohini, the parent, child and the training in India suffers from lack of qual- an evaluation & reporting system. organisations make hiring deci- The investment round is led by ligence with automated interviews. Pitampura, Paschim Vihar, school. !"#"# $?? +(9&>1< P & ' % ' Q % & & $ &%$ $ % , 7 ' ( % $*% %'$ $ %7 '' 8 DD!:(: ,+ #+0 ndia is the second-largest agricul- tural land in the world. However, Ithere are some other uncontrolled factors on which the agricultural sec- tor depends to a great extent. They are weather conditions, market fluctua- tions, and topographical conditions, which simply cannot be ignored. Therefore, there is a dire need to ele- vate the agriculture sector through modern advancements. Agro start- ups are primarily for the agriculture sector and its related fields. The cutting- edge technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Drones, Robotics helping farmers to improve their productions and reduce the adverse outcomes occur F28 due to any uninvited natural condition. According to a research, every ninth agrotech start-up in the world is ness, i.e, there is ocean of opportuni- he COVID-19 pandemic is to crack a competitive exam or just course variety and its pedagogy. It ers to identify and distinguish plat- originating from India. Technology- ties for the youth interested in finance, a paradigm of humans a new hobby. is ideal to enroll into non-tradi- forms in accordance with quality based companies are coming up with technology and non-technical fields. Tlearning to adapt new ways This will ensure that the time tional courses like Artificial and price. Learners should calcu- new business models. The agriculture of life and change nature of day to and amount spent is adequately Intelligence, Data Science, late the ROI by determining the sector is growing at an average rate of day operations. The way online used. Whereas, corporates and Machine Learning alongside lead- type of course. 25 per cent. The Government has for- Interest in agriculture and various space has taken over academic and entrepreneurs should evaluate & $ ership, soft skills . 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Azhar, 35 and Pakistan's most experienced Test player in the cur- rent side with 81 appearances, has always been seen as the fall-guy in Pakistan cricket and he was informed about the PCB's decision after meeting with chairman Ehsan Mani on Tuesday in Lahore. Azhar also led Pakistan in ODIs from 2015-2017 before deciding to step down due to poor results. His removal came after he was appointed as Test captain last year and Babar captain in white ball for- mats in October following the deci- sion by the board to sack wicket- keeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed from all formats. Azhar led Pakistan in eight Tests since last year but losing the series in England this summer led to his sacking although he scored a captain's century in the final Test. "I want to thank Azhar Ali for stepping up last year by captaining the side in what was a historic first home Test series in over a decade. "I believe Azhar still has a lot of cricket left in him and Pakistan cricket can continue to make the best use of his experience and knowledge as a specialist top-order batsman moving forward," said Mani in a statement. Talking about Babar, he said: "Babar Azam was identified at a very young age as a future leader and as part of his progression and devel- opment, he was appointed white-ball captain last year. "With his consistent perfor- mance and leadership skills, he has demonstrated that he is ready to take on the additional responsibilities of a captain." Babar said he felt honoured to have been appointed Test captain. "I can now say with conviction that dreams can come true only if you chase them with honesty, ded- ication and commitment. "I am ready and prepared to take up the additional responsibility and the thing that gives me additional confidence that I can do the job is the experience that is available to me in the changing room in the shape of the players and support staff." ) & !S 7*7'& mazon Prime Video on ATuesday announced its debut into live sports in India by acquir- ing the India territory rights for the New Zealand Cricket through 2025-2026. With this announcement, Amazon Prime Video becomes the first Indian streaming service to secure exclusive live cricket rights from a major cricketing board. The multi-year deal between Amazon and the New Zealand Cricket Board will give Prime Video the right to stream all international cricket matches to be played in New Zealand for both men's and women's cricket, across ODI, T20 and Tests formats start- ing late 2021. The deal also includes Team India's tour of New Zealand in early 2022, and a second tour, the dates for which will be announced later. The rights for 2020-2021 season starting later this month is intended to be syndicated by Amazon. Gaurav Gandhi, Director & Country General Manager, Amazon Prime Video said the team is looking forward to bring- ing India's favourite game to the streamer. "Over the last few years Amazon Prime Video has become the go-to destination for world class entertainment in India - be it our Amazon Original Series or the biggest blockbuster movies across languages," Gandhi said in a statement. S cause them loss of critical Indian-American votes mitted to strengthening Indo-US ties. signed three agreements for closer mili- of a post-COVID era. Despite temptations and the Biden campaign released a separate policy “The US and India will stand togeth- tary cooperation in the backdrop of the and provocations, our nation has so far # $ $ + paper on Indo-US relations. 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