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In PM’s place, the doors (for Modi), he closed party chief Amit Shah inter- 10 per cent himself by abusing acted with the journalists. the opponents,” the Congress Modi chose not to answer chief said, while mocking the questions saying he will not PM for holding his first Press answer because the Press con- conference in five years. ference is being addressed by Rahul claimed the Shah, and in BJP’s system, dis- Congress has managed to dis- cipline has to be followed. “We mantle the idea of Narendra are disciplined soldiers of the Modi in the past five years. party. The party president is The Congress allegation everything for us,” Modi said. against Modi and BJP chief Shah started fielding Amit Shah was led by Rahul queries with Modi looking at                             !  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Modi had flown from Government of 2014 and 2019 five years when in different ters were the biggest casualty He said his Government’s “PM Modi is accompany- PM is accompanying Amit Gandhi and mother Sonia Madhya Pradesh and drove to were formed with “mandate of twists and turns the nation on May 17, a day after Lok USP was the last mile delivery ing Shah in a Press conference, Shah in the Press briefing. It is Gandhi) by Modi, the Congress the BJP office here to brief the people” and not on account of stood with him. “Maine kaha jo Sabha results were announced of all the welfare schemes which is an unprecedented unprecedented. Very good. I chief said he would rather die media on his experience and any particular “situation” or yatra hamne shuru ki usko in 2014”. Saying that these which he said was “new culture event for him. Let me ask him am told the doors have also than insult the Prime Minister’s expectations from the seven- “dynastic tradition” as was the badhane ke liye aapka ashirwad punters were then controlled by of governance”. a question right now: Mr PM, been shut as journalists who parents. “Modi ji talks with phase poll. case with previous bhi chahiye, aur main dekh raha the Congress, he said, “Ye saab Shah, who addressed the why did you not accept my want to ask questions have hatred. He insults my father, Exuding full-confidence of Government formations. hoon ki janata pahale se jyada doob gaye the.” Press conference and took challenge to debate on corrup- been blocked. It is a great Press grandmother, great grandfa- again heading the National In a subtle dig at the heads badh chadh ke ashirwad de rahi “People have decided on questions, mentioned 133 tion in Rafale?” Rahul said. conference,” Rahul said. ther. But I will never in my life Democratic Alliance (NDA) of journalistic organisations, hai” (I sought their blessings to Government formation… We Central schemes which, he Mocking the PM for not “I want to ask the Prime speak about his family, his Government at the Centre, the Modi asked reporters to ask continue our journey at the will move forward as early as said, impacted 50 crore people taking any questions in his first Minister why he did not hold mother and father. I will die, Prime Minister affirmed that at all level as these were mon- appearance at a Press confer- a debate on the Rafale issue? I but will never insult his moth- the new Government would itored directly by PMO. ence, Rahul said, “Showing up want to ask you why did you er and father,” he said. start working on BJP’s mani- Modi said he started his is half the battle”. He said it is give 30,000 crore to Anil On question about the PM, festo promises at the earliest.     first campaign from Meerut, “very impressive” to see the PM Ambani. I was ready to come Rahul said Modi came five Claiming that it was after the city of 1857 rebellion, and address his first Press confer- to Race Course Road to hold a years ago and he had a huge a long time that the concluded in Madhya Pradesh ence a few days before the Lok debate with Modi,” Rahul said, opportunity. “As an Opposition Government at the Centre was where revolutionary Bhima, a Sabha election results are out. posing a question at his Press leader, I would have liked to see returning with ease, Modi said,  ! 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Delhi Government departments, ing machines (EVMs) and doc- (*(**8?(7)0 +(* BJP spokesperson Pratyush PSUs and boards, and directed uments related to it. 7(7@0 #%8* Kanth said that AAP is appre- officers to bring important “Have learnt through reli- ,%(7#%8#% +%@ #%* hensive of its defeat hence rais- ‘service matters’ to his notice. able sources that EC has sum- ,%(7#%:' 8%+@P ing question. In February this year, the moned presiding officers of Pertinently, on Friday, acc- On AAP MLA’s remark on Supreme Court had given a South Delhi Parliamentary using the Election Commission EC, Kanth said AAP leader split verdict on the contentious Constituency’s polling stations to polling station. (EC) of being biased, Delhi Bhardwaj has leveled serious issue of who should control re-create and re-sign EVM relat- Hence, there is no chance Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal allegation against the Election administrative services in Delhi ed documents. This is shocking. where representatives of polit- for any manipulation, she said. and MLA Bhardwaj asked why Commission. “Leveling charges and had referred the matter to On appeals to the support of the minister of What is going on? Why are docs ical parties can sit. Besides, Chaddha, AAP the poll panel ordered cam- against independent Constit- a larger bench of the apex Lieutenant Governor (LG) an administrative department being recreated? Are EVMs Till now only AAP repre- spokesperson Saurabh paigning to be stopped in West utional Institutions like Elections court. under the Central Civil and it is not considered prop- being replaced too?,” tweeted sentatives have been sitting. Bhardwaj also alleged that Bengal at 10 am on Thursday , Commission shows that the In an order issued last Services (Classification, er to accord concurrence to the Raghav Chaddha on Friday. You all are welcome to make alleged about 200-250 presid- a day before the scheduled dead- AAP has no trust in the Con- month, Sisodia, who also holds Control and Appeal) Rules, proposal, the case should be Refuting the allegations your people sit. ing officers have been called to line mentioning about the vio- stitution of India,” said Kanth. the Finance portfolio, said pro- Sisodia, in his order, said such submitted through principal made by Chaddha, the The polled EVMs and the EC office in the last two lence between BJP and TMC “There is no option for the posals involving major matter will be examined by a secretary to the Finance Returning officer (RO) of South VVPATs are already in the days and they have been asked workers. To mark their protest AAP but to mislead the people deviations from rules and joint secretary or special sec- Minister,” Sisodia said in the Delhi constituency Nidhi strong room. Three tier secu- to “change sensitive informa- against Kolkata violence, AAP of Delhi which has failed to precedents will be disposed of retary, but the principal secre- order. Srivastava called it mere rity. The outer layer is protect- tion in the polling diaries”. volunteers joined a protest regain its public support. Even at the level of the Finance tary will submit it to the L-G According to him, pending rumours and misinformation ed from Delhi police and Polling diaries are used to Mobile Torch Rally in before this, the party held EVMs Minister (FM). and the finance minister. decision of the Supreme Court being spread by the AAP and its Middle layer from Armed note hourly activity at a booth Chittaranjan Park area with a responsible for its defeat in the It stated that proposals for Files pertaining to this in this regard, service matters leader. “This is a misinformation Police and inner layer from on the polling day.”These group of citizens. Elections to the Municipal allotment of land free of cost or matter to the L-G will be rout- in the domain of service that is being spread. No officer CAPF. The form 17C which diaries contain sensitive infor- AAP spokesperson Corporations,” said Kanth while at concessional rates will be ed through the finance minis- department will be disposed of has been called by ECI. The idea contains number of polled mation and we want to know Bharadwaj, who participated in mentioning about Assembly examined by the department’s ter, he said. “All important as per interim orders of the is to make the system most votes in each EVM/CU and why the Election Commission the protest, said, “What is hap- election 2015, BJP leader said deputy secretary or special sec- matters requiring policy deci- apex court but they will be transparent,” said Srivastava. copy of 17 C has already been asked presiding officers to pening in West Bengal is that the same EVM was used retary or top officers, but will sion may be brought to the brought to the notice of The RO further added that given to all the polling agents modify the information,” extremely serious and shows our when AAP won 67 out of 70 be disposed of by the finance notice of deputy CM/FM. 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He will mid the controversy gen- India will always choose Bapu, 21 seats, independents two is the grandson of former was devoting most of his time “locked up” before announcing He also criticised Modi not be able to show his face to Aerated by Sadhvi Pragya’s but, If choice is between Sadhvi and the Communist Party of Telecom Minister Sukh Ram. and energy to Mandi in com- his decision to demonetise over the implementation of the the citizens of the country remarks on Nathuram Godse, Pragya and Digvijay Singh India-Marxist one. Sukh Ram, a Congress vet- parison to the three other seats high-value currency notes. Goods and Services Tax (GST). after the debate,” he added. rebel Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) then every Indian will choose While in Mandi, Kangra eran joined the BJP just before in the state to ensure the max- Addressing a rally in “Countrymen say Modi com- Reiterating his allegations MLA Kapil Mishra on Friday Sadhvi Pragya. This is a simple and Shimla, it’s about steering the Assembly elections, but imum lead. Himachal Pradesh’s Solan, mitted mistakes by imple- of corruption in the Rafale stirred a row by saying that if and plain Truth.” his party to victory, in defected back after his grand- Political observers say that Gandhi claimed he was given menting demonetisation and fighter jet contract, Rahul Nathuram Godse had not Notably, Mishra’s tweet Hamirpur it’s a battle of son was denied a ticket. while the Congress is raking up this information by members the GST. But Modi will never Gandhi said the Government killed Mahatma Gandhi then came amid controversy on the supremacy between the Chief Ashray’s father Anil local issues and banking on the of the Special Protection Group admit it,” he said. The small and struck an overpriced deal for perhaps Bapu would not have statement of BJP Bhopal can- Minister and his two-time pre- Sharma still remains in the saf- anti-incumbency of the BJP (SPG), the agency which medium industrialists, traders the jets to benefit industrialist been considered so great and didate Pragya Singh Thakur on decessor Prem Kumar Dhumal, fron party and though he has MPs, the saffron party is bank- guards him. and unemployed youth were Anil Ambani. big by this country. Mahatma Gandhi. who has almost been margin- not campaigned either for his ing completely on the Modi “During demonetisation adversely affected by demon- The charge has been In a series of tweet on Friday, BJP’s Bhopal Lok Sabha alised in state politics after a son or for his party in these factor. Narendra Modi put his cabinet etisation and GST, he added. repeatedly denied by the gov- Mishra said, “If Godse had not candidate and Malegaon blast humiliating defeat in the 2017 elections, his father is more The Chief Minister howev- under lock and key (“taley se Rahul Gandhi also dared ernment and the Bharatiya killed Bapu then perhaps Bapu accused Pragya Thakur on Assembly polls. than making up for it. er, denies any anti-incumbency. band kiya thha) on Race Narendra Modi to a debate, say- Janata Party. Rahul also would not have been considered Thursday lauded Mahatma From Kangra, the largest At 91, he is the oldest cam- “There is more zeal this time to Course Road,” he said, referring ing he has just “four questions” ridiculed Modi over his report- so great and big by this country. Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Lok Sabha constituency in the paigner in the Lok Sabha elec- win with bigger margins and to the earlier name of the road to ask which the Prime Minister ed remark that he felt the Those who are ruling by becom- Godse as a patriot, sparking an state in terms of voters, the BJP tions in Himachal Pradesh. Prime Minister Modi’s name on which the PM’s official res- will not be able to answer. cloud cover on the day IAF ing fake Gandhi perhaps would outrage from the Opposition. has fielded Cabinet Minister Playing the emotional card, he alone will win the Lok Sabha idence is located. “I am ready to engage in a struck Balakot will help the not be there today.” However, the BJP has dis- Kishan Kapoor, 68, after drop- often breaks down on stage and elections. All the other issues are “This the truth,” Rahul debate with Modi on corrup- fighter aircraft evade Pakistan’s Mishra who is now a BJP tanced itself from pro-Godse ping veteran leader Shanta tells the voters: “My son and secondary,” he told IANS. said. “The SPG people provide tion at any place,” he said. radars. supporter, in another tweet remarks.

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BJP candidate from Jaipur Education Govind Singh Jaipur: The Rajasthan Government’s decision to remove a pic- bringing together Opposition national convener Arvind exemption sought without In October last year, the Rural, who won a silver medal Dotasra said, “We never do pol- ture suggesting self-immolation from a school textbook has drawn parties together to form the Kejriwal on Friday and dis- cogent reasons will be rejected. court had framed charges in for the country at 2004 itics with education. We have flak from two leaders from the state’s ruling party, including a next Government. cussed with them about the The judge observed that it the case against all the seven Summer Olympics in Men’s fulfilled our promise to include Minister. The Congress Government has tasked a committee to Another leader TDP chief possible tie-up in the post-elec- appears that the accused do not accused for terror activities, Double Trap event. stories of warriors in school make changes in the textbooks introduced by the previous BJP Chandrababu Naidu, who is tion scenario. attend court on one ground or criminal conspiracy and mur- The new textbook of Class textbooks so that students can Government. The panel had recommended the removal of a pic- spearheading an effort to cob- Rahul has repeatedly the other, and prayers in all the der, among others. The accused 9 has a chapter added with the draw inspiration.” ture suggesting self-immolation under Sati or Jauhar from a Class ble up an anti-BJP front, is like- denied being interested in the applications are one and the face trial under sections of the title National Security and Meanwhile, two Congress 8 English textbook. It was replaced with that of a hill fort. “We ly to meet Congress president top post even though he has same. Considering the nature stringent Unlawful Activities Tradition of Bravery in which ministers in the state expressed need to understand the practice of Jauhar. Without understanding Rahul Gandhi in the national received support from region- of the offence and charges, it Prevention Act (UAPA) and the stories of warriors will be contradictory views on removal the sensitive issue, any leader, be it from the Congress or the BJP, Capital and BSP chief al satraps like MK Stalin and would not be proper for the Indian Penal Code (IPC). taught to students. of a ‘jauhar’ picture from should refrain from making a statement,” said State Transport Mayawati in Lucknow Tejashwi Yadav. accused to remain absent for- PTI Wing Commander English textbook of class VIII. Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas. PTI Saturday. He will meet Rahul twice in recent times. Naidu also said not only %     that harmed his vocal cords, formance where it bagged four joined the canvassing with just seats in its first electoral hus- R   444 three days left to the polls at tings. Hit by severe infighting    444 Priyanka’s rally. and exodus of prominent lead- From trying to strike a per- ers in these five years, the From Page 1 Modi had earlier defended Anantkumar Hegdes official He added that crores of From Page 1 sonal chord with the voters in AAP is struggling in most of The BJP has been put in a BJP’s decision to field Malegaon Twitter handle. people were born in the coun- It reached a crescendo in parks at six in the morning to the constituencies with only tight spot since Sadhvi called blast accused Sadhvi Pragya. Sharing a woman’s tweet, try, though some were useful the past week, after the elec- holding door-to-door cam- State party chief Mann holding Godse a patriot, fuelling an all- He had stated the ticket to Hegdes tweet read, “Am glad and others were useless. tions were held in Delhi and paigns till late night, the can- his ground comparatively well. out attack by the Opposition. Pragya Thakur was an answer that 7 decades later today’s gen- Earlier, questioning PM Haryana on May 12. The cam- didates literally sweated it out Punjab Democratic Even as the party was trying to to those who branded 5,000 eration debates in a changed Modi’s silence on Sadhvi paigning took its last lap with in the oppressive heat as mer- Alliance (PDA) - a conglom- contain the damage, two more years of civilisation as terror- perceptional environment and Pragya, Congress leader Kapil Prime Minister Narendra Modi cury crossed the 40 degrees eration of six political outfits leaders - Union Minister ism. “They defamed a 5000-old gives good scope for the con- Sibal tweeted, “When Sadhvi holding a massive rally at Celsius mark. and splinter groups comprising Ananthkumar Hegde and culture that believes in demned to be heard upon. Pragya says, “Godse a Bathinda and Hoshiarpur, While the SAD-BJP’s cam- BSP, Bains Brothers’ Lok Insaaf Nalin Kumar Kateel - tweeted Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam. They #NathuramGodse would have Deshbakht” and Modi is silent Congress national president paign revolved around the Party, Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s in support of Godse just before called them terrorists. To finally felt happy with the with Vidyasagar’s statue a vic- Rahul Gandhi addressing ral- party’s high-pitched nationalism Punjab Ekta Party, Dr the last round of voting for the answer them all, this is a sym- debate. Another tweet that tim of violence. I can only pray lies at Khanna, Hoshiarpur, narrative, Modi’s popularity and Dharamvir Gandhi’s Nawan national election on Sunday. bol and it will cost Congress,” appeared on Hegdes page said, for my country and hope that and at Bargari in Faridkot, Centre’s decisions to open Punjab Party, CPI, and After the controversy Modi had said. “Time to assert and move away one day the silent majority will while his sister Priyanka Kartarpur Sahib corridor and Revolutionary Marxist Party of erupted, Sadhvi apologised for Joining the Godse debate, from being apologetic! If not keep violence at bay”. Andhra Gandhi holding a rally at conviction in 1984 riot cases, the India (RMPI) - is said to be her comment and retracted Kateel tweeted, “Number of now... When??? Pradesh Chief Minister and Bathinda and a roadshow in Congress hard sell its minimum doing well in number of seg- the statement. “It was my per- people killed by Nathuram is 1. Meanwhile, the Madhya TDP chief N Chandrababu Gurdaspur. income guarantee scheme, ments including Patiala, sonal opinion remark. My Number of people Ajmal Kasab Pradesh unit of the BJP sus- Naidu met the CEC Sunil Congress’ star campaigner NYAY, besides targeting the Khadoor Sahib, Bathinda, intention was not to hurt any- killed is 72. Number of people pended its spokesperson Anil Arora and demanded to take and State Cabinet Minister SAD, especially the Badals on Ludhiana, among others. one’s sentiments. If I’ve hurt Rajiv Gandhi killed is 17,000. Saumitra over his social media action against BJP candidate Navjot Singh Sidhu, who the issue sacrilege and related For Congress, 2019 polls anyone I do apologise. What Now you tell me who is the post calling Mahatma Gandhi Sadhvi Pragya for her remarks. remained absent from the police firing incidents. would be popularity test, while Gandhi Ji has done for the most cruel person?” father of Pakistan. In a The CPI (M) on Friday entire poll campaigning period The AAP, on the other for SAD-BJP, it is a chance to country cannot be forgotten. Another related tweet Facebook post, Saumitra said described Sadhvi’s apology for in the State while addressing hand, tried to make its presence revive its fortunes in the state My statement has been twist- appeared on Union Minister of that Mahatma Gandhi is a calling Mahatma Gandhi’s over 100 rallies and Press con- felt, with an apparent attempt after resounding defeat in 2017 ed by the media,” she tweeted State for Skill Development father of nation but for assassin a “patriot” an “eye- ferences across other States to improve its previous per- elections. her apology. and Entrepreneurship Pakistan. wash”.

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Supreme Court told the in adding muscle to its anti-air Investigation to act in accor- resolve such conflicts. slew of orders passed in the case, Ministry of Defence to submit warfare capability with the dance with the law. While withdrawing the pro- including the one on February its reply in next hearing in a maiden network enabled coop- "Therefore, in the given tection from arrest granted ear- 5 this year, granting protection closed envelope. erative engagement firing of the facts, we would withdraw the lier by it to former Kolkata from arrest to Kumar, the apex The MNS are the support medium range surface to air protection given to Rajeev Police Commissioner Rajeev court had sought to "allay con- women staff commissioned as missile (MRSAM) by two of its Kumar, former Commissioner Kumar in the case, the apex frontation and clash" between officers in the Medical stream warships. of Police, Kolkata, vide our court said that despite orders the CBI and the West Bengal of the Armed Forces and they Cooperative engagement order dated February 5, 2019 and words of advice, "antago- State Police Force (WBSPF). come under the DG, Armed comprises of all the warships restraining the CBI from arrest- nism and acrimony" has esca- "With regret, we acknowledge Forces Medical Services. The and platforms having common ing him and thereby, leave it lated between the two forces of and accept that despite orders MNS representatives had data link to have common pic- open to the CBI to act in the country. and words of advice, antago- moved Armed Forces ture of the battle field and /*  accordance with the law," the A bench headed by Chief nism and acrimony has esca- Tribunal(AFT) on 28 different enable them to thwart satura- bench said. Justice Ranjan Gogoi said that lated and not ebbed as is evident issues. The main issue was of tion attacks from incoming ship to intercept different aer- Research and Development ful proving of this cooperative "At the same time, we due to the "clash" between the from the pleading and argu- them being granted the Ex-ser- missiles and low flying air- ial targets at extended ranges. Laboratory(DRDL) Hyderabad, mode of engagement, the direct that the interim order Central Bureau of Investigation ments addressed before us," vicemen Status. AFT had given craft. This test has put the The firing trial was carried out a DRDO Lab, has jointly devel- Indian Navy has become a part dated February 5, 2019 would and West Bengal Police, lakhs of the bench said. "To avoid pro- favourable decision to MNS Indian Navy in the select group by the Indian Navy, Defence oped this missile in collabora- of a select group of Navies that continue for a period of small town and rural investors lixity and as limited controver- which was challenged by the of the navies like the US and Research Development tion with Israel Aerospace have this niche capability. This seven days from the date of who have been deprived of sy arises for consideration, we Government in the Supreme Australia having this capabili- Organisation(DRDO) and Industries. The MRSAM is capability significantly pronouncement of this order their savings in the case are "at are not referring the earlier Court in 2010. ty. Israel Aerospace Industries. manufactured by Bharat enhances the combat effective- to enable Rajeev Kumar the receiving end". orders for the purpose of the The grant of status to the Giving details of the exer- India is manufacturing Barak Dynamics Limited, India. ness of the Indian Navy there- to approach competent Court "They (CBI and West present judgment, albeit express MNS will include them into cise, Navy officials said here the missiles in collaboration with These Surface to Air by providing an operational for relief, if so advised," Bengal Police) have forgotten our disappointment and dismay resettlement schemes and ben- firing was undertaken on the the Israel Aerospace Industries. Missiles are fitted onboard the edge over potential adversaries. said Justice Khanna, who that the primary purpose and seeing the CBI and the WBSPF efits, for the re-employment Western Seaboard by Indian The successful conduct of Kolkata Class Destroyers and The radars on the warships can pronounced the eight-page role of the police is to investigate pitted and casting aspersions courses, exemptions like the toll ships Kochi and Chennai the test firing was the result of would also be fitted on all detect a hostile target at a dis- verdict. crime, collect evidence and against each other and being charges will be extended and wherein the missiles of both sustained efforts by all stake- future major warships of the tance of 450km and guide the The bench, which was prosecute the offenders. embroiled in this feud," the the institute facilities like that ships were controlled by one holders over the years. Defence Indian Navy. With the success- missile in destroying the threat. dealing with an application of Situation is grim as both sides court said. PTI " 83"9 "R "    20%        /010!2- tion campaign activities being observed. hours leading up to voting in elections in 2017, controversy through public meetings, pro- The EC has also changed each phase of the coming Lok erupted after Congress presi-  "* he Election Commission cessions etc, and displaying of rules not allowing any political Sabha elections. dent Rahul Gandhi gave inter- T(EC) has asked star cam- election matter by means of party to release manifesto in last The statement came in ref- views to some regional TV paigners and other leaders of all television and similar appara- 48 hours of the start of polling erence to queries received by channels a day ahead of the   /010!2- at New Delhi, Panchkula and political parties to not give any tus". The EC has advised that period. Amending the Model the poll body on telecasting polling. Prime Minister also constructed residential interviews to media on election campaigners should not make Code of Conduct, EC barred interview of star campaigners Narendra Modi had also organ- he Enforcement Directorate house at Sirsa (Haryana) during matters during the beginning of any reference to a constituen- political parties from releasing during the silence period. ised a road show just a day T(ED) on Friday attached a the check period from the "silence period," from Friday cy where the silence period is their manifestos in the last 48 During the Gujarat Assembly before polling. national Capital-based proper- money received from undis- evening for the last phase of Lok ty worth nearly 2 crore of for- closed sources. It is also revealed Sabha polls or 48 hours before mer Haryana Chief Minister OP that Chautala was directly the start of polling when cam- Chautala in connection with a involved in acquisition and pro- paigning comes to an end.   % %0%
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CBI revealed that the senior Haryana Vidhan Sabha Election giving interviews on election AMinister and TDP chief dated Electronic Voting In the letter, Naidu asked With this attachment, ED Chautala had acquired assets 2005 and 2009 thereby project- matters," the poll panel said in N Chandrababu Naidu on Machines (EVMs) in any part that the EC has already con- has attached properties of disproportionate to his known ing publicly the tainted proper- an advisory. Friday met Chief Election of the country. ducted re-polling in five other Chautala to the extent of the source of income to the tune of ties as untainted. "In a multi-phased election, Commissioner Sunil Arora "As on today, the ECI's polling stations in three dis- entire "proceeds of crime" gen- 6,09,79,026 during the check Earlier, the ED had attached the silence period of last 48 and lodged a protest over its decisions are very controver- tricts on May 6, based on cer- erated through alleged acquisi- period from May 24, 1993 to properties of the former hours may be on in certain con- decision to hold re-poll in five sial, one-sided, pro-establish- tain complaints. "If there were tion of disproportionate assets May 31, 2006. Investigation also Haryana CM to the tune of stituencies while campaign is polling booths in Chandragiri ment and pro-government. any issues in the polling sta- amounting to 6 crores (approx- revealed that Abhay Singh 46,96,000. Further to this, his ongoing in other constituencies. Assembly segment in Chittoor During the entire election, tions in Chandragiri assembly imately). Chautala and Ajay Singh properties worth 3.68 crores In such event, there should not Parliamentary seat after 25 complaint was made by the they were supporting the gov- constituency, why didn't the The money laundering case Chautala had also acquired were also attached in April 2019. be any direct or indirect refer- days. During his meeting, YSR Congress Party (YSRCP). ernment. It is unfortunate," he Commission enquire into the was initiated on the basis of an assets disproportionate to their Prosecution Complaint ence amounting to soliciting Naidu also asked the poll body In the meeting with the told reporters after the meet- same and conduct the re- FIR registered by CBI against known source of income to the (chargesheet in police parlance) support for parties or candi- to take action against BJP can- EC, Naidu said that he request- ing. Questioning the working polling on May 6?" Om Prakash Chautala and oth- tune of 119, 69,82,619 and against Chautala was also filed dates in the constituencies didate Pragya Thakur for her ed the poll panel to take a seri- style of the poll panel, Naidu Naidu lamented that the ers for acquisition of assets dis- 27,74,74,260 respectively, the before Special Court on July 17, observing the silence period," it remarks describing Mahatma ous note of the series of com- said, "I am the party president EC once again showed its bias proportionate to their known ED said in a statement. 2018. The court took cognisance said. Gandhi's assassin Nathuram plaints filed by his party for the last 25 years. I have by ignoring the TDP demand source of income. CBI has filed During the course of inves- on November 27, 2018. Later a The poll panel underlined Godse as a "patriot". including against the repoll never seen this type of Election for re-poll while accepting a charge sheet against Om tigation under PMLA it was Supplementary Prosecution that Section 126 of the Naidu questioned the ordered in Chandragiri Commission. The poll body similar demand by YSR Prakash Chautala, his sons revealed that OP Chautala had Complaint was also filed on Representation of People Act, rationale behind re-polling in Assembly segment in the has ordered repolling after 25 Congress Party (YSRCP) more Abhay Chautala and Ajay acquired Immovable Properties April 25 this year. 1951, "inter-alia prohibits elec- five Assembly seats after the Andhra Pradesh and counting days. 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On the 23rd (May), inevitable (or natural) conse-   $  cases of dementia added every WHO. ongress general secretary the victory of 'Nyay' (justice) quence of ageing which,   $ year, i.e., nearly one case every In India, only 10 per cent CPriyanka Gandhi Vadra and people's voice is certain," though, is the strongest risk fac-  4 s with highest projections in of the cases are diagnosed on Friday said her party did said the AICC general secre- tor, a recent World Health  0"  # South Asian nations such as according to the Alzheimer's not allow the BJP to divert the tary, in-charge Uttar Pradesh Organisation (WHO) report     India and China. and Related Disorders Society focus in elections from issues (East). has said.     WHO Director-General of India (ARDSI), which has of employment and farming as The Congress' proposed It maintained that young   #"  Dr Tedros Adhanom submitted a Dementia India she asserted that the victory of Nyuntam Aay Yojana (Nyay) onset dementia (defined as the     Ghebreyesus said, "We need to Strategy Report to the Union 'Nyay' was certain on May 23. promises up to `72,000 a year onset of symptoms before the   do everything we can to reduce Health Ministry. Campaigning in the bit- to 20 per cent of India's poor- age of 65 years) accounts for up     our risk of dementia. The sci- There are seven core areas terly fought marathon Lok est families if the party is to 9 per cent of the total cases.    " entific evidence gathered for to set out as national priorities Sabha elections, spread over 38 voted to power. In fact, lifestyle risk factors,   these Guidelines confirm what in the national strategy -- days, drew to a close Friday Polling will be held on such as physical inactivity,      we have suspected for some Make dementia a national evening as top leaders made a Sunday in the seventh phase in excessive alcohol use, certain time, that what is good for our health and social care priority; final push in the seventh and all 13 seats in Punjab and an medical conditions like high heart, is also good for our dementia awareness and concluding phase for the equal number of seats in Uttar blood pressure, high cholesterol the number of people with Dementia is a category of reduces a person's ability to brain." dementia friendly communi- remaining 59 seats. Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, and diabetes and smoking too dementia is expected to triple brain disease which can cause perform simple daily activities The WHO Guidelines ties; Risk reduction and "Dear friends, 60 days of eight seats each in Bihar and are associated with a high risk in the next 30 years from long-term memory loss and and affects memory, compre- provide the knowledge base dementia prevention; Improve spirited election campaign for Madhya Pradesh, four in of developing dementia. around current 50 million. even gradual decrease in the hension, orientation and judg- for health-care providers to access to best medical care 'one person one vote' or polit- Himachal Pradesh, three in Additional risk factors These should be kept at the ability to think. Dementia is not ment among other cognitive advise patients on what they strengthen standard treatment ical equality was made possi- Jharkhand and the lone seat include depression, low edu- bay to prevent dementia, said a specific disease, but a group functions. can do to help prevent cogni- protocols; Social support ser- ble because of your love," Chandigarh. cational attainment, social iso- the WHO as it recently issued of disorders associated with a The most common type of tive decline and dementia. vices; Research and Priyanka said. Counting of votes in the lation, and cognitive inactivity, health guidelines to tackle the decline in memory or other dementia is Alzheimer's dis- An essential element of every Development; Strengthen "Despite BJP's efforts, we world's largest exercise in as per the report as per the mental health related debili- thinking skills. ease. national dementia plan is sup- dementia disease surveillance did not allow the elections to democracy will be taken up on WHO which has warned that tating progressive disease. The decline is so severe it Yet another studies show port for carers of people with system. be diverted from issues of May 23.    !"#$ % #

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They are el from one place to the other. mation that the two leaders Minister Narendra 78 VIPs, including assisted by ground units from When one team securely leaves were meeting with a veteran Modi and Congress BJP President Amit 28 various bases of the force operational centre at the from the crowd, he said. and ensure the preparedness, the VIP at point A, the other CPI(M) leader Paltu Dasgupta president Rahul Shah who is activated for the special task, Ministry of Home Affairs in They also carry first-aid logistics, food and other receives him when he lands at inside a guest house. Gandhi are protected under their top they said. North Block that coordinates kits to help the VIP in case of requirements of the comman- point B,” the official explained. The TMC sources said the by the elite Special category ‘Z+’ These commandos of the every move that these teams an injury, motion sickness or dos on move, the official said. A good number of VIP Left and BJP leaders were Protection Group security cover. country’s largest paramilitary undertake and is in regular tiredness, the official said. The CISF VIP security unit security trained drivers have transacting cash though the (SPG), other promi- Shah, the only force also provide proximate touch with them over the wire- The Central Industrial has specially-trained personnel been deployed with these teams police found no evidence of nent politicians are one for whom an security cover to Union less and mobilephone. Security Force (CISF), that has and they are called Special on ground as they are a very such transaction. guarded by Central advance security Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Ravi “VIP security is a game of been entrusted with the secu- Security Group (SSG). vital cog of the unit as they can “We had assembled at a forces like the NSG, liaison is done Shankar Prasad among others sharp reflexes and nerves of rity of 93 VIPs, has a tough job The National Security swiftly manoeuvre and rush out family function in a house at CRPF, CISF and ITBP, on the lines of and are armed with sophisti- steel. One has to be very very at hand as it has been recently Guard (NSG) has an all-time the protectee in case of an Dum Dum where a CPI(M) as they travel thou- SPG protectees, cated AK series and MP5 meticulous while rendering asked to protect over a dozen low of 13 VIPs under its cover attack, ambush or bombing leader too had come to join the sands of kilometres said it would assault rifles, loaded maga- the VIP security task as there new people in West Bengal, but the task to guard them is incident, he said. occasion. The TMC made it an each day canvassing have been diffi- zines, pistols, mobile body are virtually no second most of whom are trying their very enduring as they include The Indo-Tibetan Police issue alleging the CPI(M) for their parties. cult for him to armour and even ropes and chances,” the official said. luck at the hustings. About 40 Union Home Minister Rajnath Force guards about 16 VIPs like leader was taking cash to trans- “In all, about 2,000 survive an sticks for crowd control and Commandos hailing from officials have been deployed in Singh, former Chief Ministers senior BJP leader Murli fer Left votes to the BJP,” said commandos are on ground attack on his special circumstances. the local area are also deputed supervisory roles to keep a like Akhilesh Yadav and Manohar Joshi (Z+), former Bhattacharya adding the vehi- and are rotated in shifts, convoy during A 24x7 control room at a with these VIPs at times so that track of the various protection Mayawati and serving CMs Jammu & Kashmir CMs Omar cles of his party were badly apart from 120 young offi- his roadshow in Kolkata CRPF base in Noida remains in they are able to catch every teams that are out on field. like Yogi Adityanath and N Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti damaged by the TMC workers. cers as party of the central had it not been for the constant touch with a similar murmur or voice that emerges They camp in the local area Chandrababu Naidu, among among others.    !"#$ % $  ->   4 
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Mahmoorganj in Two Union Ministers educated will vote as per their of the State,” he said. The campaigning ended Varanasi. Piyush Goyal and JP Nadda understanding,” he said. India. “Only a few Muslim The Chief Minister said all on Friday evening, ahead of The second man along with Uttar Pradesh Waliullah expressed clerics visited India and people religious festivals in the State the last round of the seven- behind the scenes is Deputy Chief Minister Keshav anguish over the BJP ques- who lived in the country are celebrated in harmony. It phase elections on Sunday. Sunil Oza, another Prasad Maurya have been tioning the nationalism of adopted Islam. India is our proves that every individual in Behind the scenes, three BJP leader from Modi’s camping here for more than a Muslims, reminding that the country,” he said. the state want to live in peace, leaders from Gujarat, Prime home State and former week. community is indigenous to Muslims account for about he added. *0O%78)+ "P!"7  > >  ''( 8%(*%;(% *   +( 9   (   -,J9,532/9!- SP president Mayawati on BFriday termed the BSP-SP-      RLD alliance a combine of ideas and said it will not sit  8,/- sys- silent till the Yogi Adityanath Government in the State and ressed in a sweat-stained the Narendra Modi Duniform, Lalji tem. Government in the Centre Vishwakarma wears a jaded So, when I were uprooted. look on his face as he waits the turned 18, I decided to not vote “Unlike the Bharatiya door at an economy hotel near for anyone. And I am still not Janata Party, this alliance is that the Varanasi railway station. interested in any party as I have of ideas and it will not sit silent The ‘chowkidar’ (watch- lost faith in all of them. They till it uproots the Yogi man) with a slight built and a are all the same, mere vote Adityanath Government in big moustache sits on a plastic seekers,” he said. The high- Uttar Pradesh along with the stool in a corner, getting up pitched campaigning and elab- Narendra Modi government,” promptly every now and then orate election manifestos of the Bahujan Samaj Party pres- to welcome guests with a salute. political parties have failed to ident said, addressing rallies for “This alliance has been formed we extended employment and phases of polling because of In between, he also assists the enthuse Vishwakarma. the candidates of the alliance in after due consideration and will food. We gave employment to which their leaders were hav- hotel staff in room service, a “I know the city is now Mirzapur and Chandauli. last long,” she asserted. the poor people of Sonebhadra ing sleepless nights. routine he has followed for the under the spotlight after Modiji “The sad faces of the BJP Mayawati exhorted the elec- (naxal infested area) and later “As May 23 is nearing, last several decades. became the MP from here. Big leaders after the completion of torate to ensure BJP state unit the SP Government did a lot of their (BJP) fear is rising,” he Ask him about the election parties are doing big road- six phases of polling indicate president Mahendra Nath work in this direction,” she said. said. Attacking Prime Minister buzz in Varanasi — his home- shows, I see so many ordinary that they know it’s time for the Pandey, in the fray for the Stating that SP president Narendra Modi, Akhilesh said, town and parliamentary con- people running behind those Narendra Modi government to Chandauli seat, losses his Akhilesh Yadav had put in a lot “He (Modi) wants to teach us stituency of Prime Minister leaders, chanting slogans and go. Their bad days will start deposit. Mayawati said the of effort to ensure BSP candi- about socialism. Says that Narendra Modi, Vishwakarma, showering flower petals on from May 23. After that, prepa- amount of work the BSP and the dates fared well in the polls, Samajwadis do not know any- who has never voted in nearly them. But what happens to peo- rations for Yogi to return to his SP have done for the sisters and Mayawati said it was the BSP’s thing about socialism. I want to 70 years of his life, says, “I am ple like us after elections? Do Mutt will start,” she said. daughters of the state had not moral responsibility to ensure say the PM will have a lot of just waiting for this poll our lives change? Do lives of our Seeing the bad state of been done by any other party. the victory of SP candidate time after two days. We will ‘tamasha’ (theatrics) to end”. children change?” he asked. affairs in the polls, the BJP and She said when in power her from Chandauli. send some books of Dr Ram “Elections are held time A father of three daughters its supporters tried to create Government had taken steps to Samajwadi Party president Manohar Lohia. He will get to and again, politicians come and two sons, Vishwakarma misunderstanding between the connect Naxal infested areas Akhilesh Yadav, in his address, know a lot about India once he and go, they urge us to vote for works 12 hours a day (from 8 am BSP and the Samajwadi Party with development works. said the ‘mahagathbandhan’ reads ‘Hindu Banam Hindu’ them, they become MLAs, MPs to 8 pm), gets no weekly off and but they failed, Mayawati said. “Instead of killing Naxals, had wiped off the BJP in the six and ‘Itihas chakra’. or ministers, but we remain earns a meager Rs 8,000 per wherever we are,” he said, with month. His wife, who works as a note of pessimism in his a cook, and his son, a carpenter, voice. Born in 1950 in the tem- supplement the family income. ple town, Vishwakarma, who He said his experience with has seen multiple Governments the system hasn’t been very dif- and elections come and go, ferent from that of his father. recalled how his father strug- “When my son was little, I gled with the “faulty system”. went to a Government school “As a child, I would see my to get him admitted there with- father struggle to get work out any fees as we belong to the done at Government offices. economically backward cate- He worked in the furniture gory, but in vain. Last making sector and did not December, I married my third earn much. In local offices, he daughter, Babita, with my sav- would either be expected to pay ings. Somebody had suggested a bribe to get his work done or me to approach the State wait with little hope,” the 69- Government department to year-old lamented. seek financial assistance under “To get access to ration and a scheme for daughters’ mar- other facilities, I would see him riage for the poor, but that also get frustrated with the faulty did not work out,” he said.    !"#$ %   % .#  0$". 0&  "$'5    4       '5   5 $5,!08$//!+2 ?

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To some extent /          ( Earth and Planetary Sciences at Birkbeck College It can cost between $100,000 and $400,000 for dance on the moon. While some reports claim there may be the work we do in Research and London. “Which is a problem, because without a every pound of water sent to the moon. There is are 1.1m tonnes of Helium-3 on the moon — the- Development may inform the debate on legal issues.   D). !          !*.S market, they can’t justify the expense. It will start believed to be an around 600m tonnes of water on oretically enough to power the entire Earth for But if in the future there is a business case for min-         /       off smaller than the companies hope.” the moon, and transporting that from Earth would 10,000 years — other experts such as Dr Crawford ing the moon or even asteroids, there is a lot of legal !  *           !*.S  The European Space Agency (ESA) recent- cost between $120 quadrillion to $480 quadrillion. are more sceptical. framework that needs to be done.”               ly announced a deal with French rocket maker This use of the moon’s resources could be key to “It’s true that a tiny fraction of Helium-3 exists There is also the ethical and environmental      .S ArianeSpace to study and prepare for a moon the grandiose visions of the world’s billionaires look- in lunar soils,” he says. “Its concentration varies, question of whether it is right to move on to strip .      %  S   <  mining mission. The feasibility study is focussed ing to take humanity to the stars. about 4 parts per billion on average, but even in a mining the moon after using up so much of the 1   <            on finding out if mining the moon is possible, When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled his relatively well concentrated area it would be 10 in Earth’s own resources. “It depends on the general  1                with the aim to send robotic equipment to mine Blue Moon lander, the targetted site was the water a billion. The concentration is quite low.” policy for utilising the moon in the long-term,                a small sample by 2025. The primary motiva- ice rich Shackleton Crater near the moon’s south The other problem, says Dr Crawford, comes whether it’s meant to be a place which can be eco- "             ( tion for such mining is to broaden the potential pole. The further exploration of space, not to men- from extracting the isotope from the moon dust. nomically exploited or if it’s meant to be a heritage of human exploration into space rather than tion Bezos’ far-flung plans for O’Neill colonies in “You’d imagine huge combine harvester like trac- of mankind,” says Hufenbach.                  transporting resources back to Earth. Earth’s orbit, or Elon Musk’s desires to colonise tors scooping up regolith,” he says. “Then you need Crawford argues that it could be ethically right                   “The strategy is aimed at trying to understand Mars, could hinge on the success of mining research to heat it up which takes a lot of energy. 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The bank Medium Enterprises (MSME). results, Raghupati Singhania, Agarwal and Rajendra Prasad quantum, pricing and other needs to be increased. had reported loss of 1,838.39 Mohammad Mustafa, IAS, Chairman and Managing Basia — of the company in the aspects for offering experi- The National Digital crore during January-March Chairman & Managing Director, Director of the Company said, same case. mental/trial spectrum for 5G Communications Policy 2018 quarter of 2017-18. SIDBI said, “Credit growth to the "FY19 was indeed a landmark In an interim order in and other trials. outlines a mission to `propel The total income of MSME sector is on a firm foot- year for the Company. JK Tyre February, Sebi barred Allied A DoT source privy to the India' by enabling next gen- Corporation Bank during the ing and aggregate MSME lend- sales crossed the 10,000 crore- Financial and ten others from development said that the eration technologies and ser- fourth quarter of 2018-19 stood ing as a proportion to the Gross mark while achieving a robust securities market till furthers report was submitted recent- vices through investments, at 4,187.65 crore down from Domestic Product is on the rise. growth of 24% over the previ- directions besides imposing ly and is currently being innovation and IPR genera- 4,642.45 crore in the same This has helped us achieve such ous year, surpassing the indus- various other restrictions. examined, but did not divulge tion. period of the previous fiscal, the encouraging financial perfor- try growth. Despite Q4 prof- The ruling had come after details. In this regard, it under- lender said in a regulatory filing. mance. 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 ndustry body Ficci has sug- of industrial segments ranging New Delhi (PTI): Riding on good domestic motorcycle sales, Igested to the railways min- from metals to thermal power Bajaj Auto on Friday reported 19.82% increase in consolidated istry various measures like generation are dependent upon net profit at 1,408.49 crore for the fourth quarter ended March  9 - During the week, the On the other hand, Yes Jagannadham Thunuguntla, inclusion of coal and coke in coal, coke and iron ore, these 31, 2019. The company posted a profit of 1,175.47 crore in the Sensex gained 467.78 points, or Bank, Vedanta, Infosys, HCL cenior vice-president and head long-term tariff contract commodities should also be year-ago period, Bajaj Auto said in a regulatory filing. he BSE Sensex soared 1.24%, and the Nifty advanced Tech, Sun Pharma, TCS and of research (wealth), Centrum (LTTC) policy, to promote covered under the LTTC policy,” Total revenue from operations for the period under review 537 points and the NSE 128.25 points, or 1.13%. NTPC shed up to 2.36%. Broking Limited. growth of steel industry. it said. stood at 7,395.19 crore as against 6,788.43 crore in the year- TNifty reclaimed the Bajaj Finance was the top Investors lapped up bank- Sectorally, the BSE auto, The policy was unveiled by Ficci noted that while this ago quarter, it said. In the fourth quarter, the company’s total sales 11,400 level on Friday in a gainer in the Sensex pack on ing and auto stocks, boosting FMCG, finance, bankex and the ministry for key customers policy provides certainty in were up 14% at 11,93,590 units as against 10,45,378 units in the broad-based rally led by bank- Friday, surging 6.09%, after key indices, ahead of the exit poll capital goods indices ended up using predetermined price logistics operations to the indus- same period previous year, it said. ing and auto stocks ahead of the company reported a 50% results scheduled for Sunday. to 2.45% higher. However, escalation principle. try and railways, there are excep- Commenting on the performance, Bajaj Auto Executive exit poll results, despite global jump in net profit for the “Indian markets have healthcare, IT and teck lost up Ficci also suggested ratio- tions in the policy and the most Director Rakesh Sharma said in a conference call that the motor- headwinds. March quarter. Bajaj Auto too shown tremendous strength to 0.99%. nalisation of freight class for iron transported commodities — cycle segment, particularly in the domestic market, has done well Markets are pricing in the ended higher following strong before the long-awaited exit Broader indices followed ore, formulation of long-term iron ore, coal and coke – have even as the company faced headwinds in the commercial vehi- formation of a stable govern- results. polls, despite the ongoing ambi- the benchmarks, with the BSE policy on freight structure for been listed under excluded cat- cles three-wheeler segment. ment and continuation of Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, guity in US-China trade talks. mid-cap and small-cap indices short lead traffic, allocation of egory. Further, it said several rail- During the quarter, the company clocked 23% rise in reforms, experts said. Kotak Bank, HDFC, HUL, “With the last phase of settling in the green. more rakes for movement of way routes carrying iron ore and domestic bike sales at 6,10,094 units as against 4,97,587 units The 30-share BSE bench- M&M, HDFC Bank, ITC, elections scheduled for Sunday, The Indian rupee depreci- cargo for industries, and route limestones have been subjected in the year-ago period. He said Bajaj Auto did well in the entry- mark closed 537.29 points, or ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Coal the all-round buying across the ated by 16 paise to 70.20 against rationalisation policy for iron ore to route rationalisation due to level and top-end premium sports segment. Motorcycle 1.44%, higher at 37,930.77. India, SBI, IndusInd Bank and sectors reflects market’s antic- the US dollar intra-day. and limestone. congestion in the railway net- exports during the quarter stood at 3,91,889 units as against Similarly, the broader Nifty Asian Paints were among the ipation that exit polls may Global oil benchmark It also said it is essential to work and delays in doubling 3,58,802 units in the year-ago period. Commercial vehicle sales rose 150.05 points, or 1.33%, to other gainers, rising up to indicate the formation of a sta- Brent crude was trading 0.26 % rationalise freight class for iron /trebling of lines to ease the were down 16 per cent at 1,02,258 units as against 1,22,229 settle at 11,407.15. 4.26%. ble government,” said higher at USD 72.81 per barrel. ore in view of the viability of situation. units in the fourth quarter previous fiscal. For the year ended March 31, 2019, the company’s profit was at 4,927.61 crore as against 4,218.95 crore in the previous year, a growth of 16.79 per cent. Total revenue from operations for the year was at $  4
 
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 30,249.96 crore as against 25,617.27 crore in the previous fiscal. Commenting on new product launches, Sharma said in the Hong Kong (AFP): Asian Prime Minister Theresa May jobless claims, while solid earn- investors seem “to have tem- In early trade London fell 0.2%, already been rejected by par- next three to four months Bajaj Auto would bring upgrades of markets were mixed on Friday tries to push her divorce deal ings from Walmart and tech porarily given up trying to pre- Paris eased 0.3% and Frankfurt liament three times, goes to some of its existing models. Besides, he said the company was as another rally on Wall Street through again. firms Cisco Systems and Nvidia dict the fluid situation that is US- was off 0.5%. MPs early next month. working on electric options for all the formats of vehicles that and data indicating a strong US And oil prices sank as reinforced optimism. The fig- China trade relations and con- Uncertainty among Investors sold sterling on wor- it has in its portfolio — two and three-wheelers along with quadri- economy were offset by the trade worries overshadowed ures boosted sentiment after centrate on the here and now”. investors was reflected in a ries her likely defeat could cycle. “We will this year certainly test the waters to see how the increasingly tense trade and tensions in the Middle East almost two weeks of volatility Hong Kong fell 1.2% in the drop in high-yielding, riskier lead to a no-deal Brexiter tak- market and consumers respond to electric vehicles,” he said. technology stand-off between where the US and Iran are sparked by Donald Trump’s afternoon and Shanghai tum- units, with the Chinese yuan at ing her post, which most com- China and the United States. growing increasingly hostile. threat, and implementation, of bled 2.5% while Seoul shed lows not seen since November. mentators warn would ham-    EL.1233 D/ The Brexit saga also moved New York’s three main higher tariffs on Chinese 0.6% and Taipei dived 0.9% The pound was also under mer the economy. New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday back into view, with the pound indices rose for a third succes- imports. with Singapore dropping 0.7%. pressure after May said she In a sign of things to come, reported a 17% rise in its fourth quarter net profit at 6,099.27 crore. at three-month lows on sive day on the back of better- In light of the Wall Street Tokyo finished 0.9% higher, would set out her timetable for arch-Brexiter Boris Johnson Net profit in January-March 2018 was 5,218.10 crore, the com- renewed concerns Britain will than-expected housing con- rally, OANDA senior market Sydney rose 0.6%, Manila leaving office after her Brexit has said he will run for the PM’s pany said in a regulatory filing. Turnover rose to 1.44 lakh crore leave the EU with no deal as struction data and a dip in US analyst Jeffrey Halley said soared more than one percent. deal with the EU, which has job once it is vacated. in January-March quarter from 1.37 lakh crore a year earlier.

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543.95 MAHABANK 14.50 14.50 14.10 14.20 FORTIS 127.15 127.65 126.20 126.95 ICICIBANK 381.80 392.10 381.10 390.30 INDIACEM 95.15 96.30 92.50 95.55 ACC 1588.00 1614.20 1571.15 1601.35 PRESTIGE 250.00 257.65 250.00 251.75 TIINDIA 376.00 381.10 371.90 377.00 HDFC 1941.00 1997.95 1938.55 1996.00 53.90 INDIGO 1462.00 1497.15 1415.60 1474.00 INDHOTEL 141.25 150.50 140.15 143.00 ORIENTBANK 89.55 91.20 88.50 89.80 JBCHEPHARM 331.00 337.00 328.20 334.80 SYMPHONY 1199.50 1236.00 1177.10 1225.00 HINDUNILVR 1690.10 1742.20 1685.20 1734.00 45.80 SPICEJET 131.80 131.90 124.85 125.90 BATAINDIA 1348.90 1377.95 1333.35 1369.45 CENTURYTEX 919.20 919.20 904.50 912.00 LEMONTREE 70.50 73.95 70.05 73.25 BDL 256.50 266.00 256.50 263.50 AXISBANK 731.80 752.15 727.20 750.30 18.45 TATAGLOBAL 220.00 237.90 218.60 235.30 BRITANNIA 2715.00 2785.70 2711.50 2780.00 INDIANB 231.55 236.40 230.70 235.90 TATACOMM 538.65 557.10 538.65 549.80 TNPL 184.70 185.20 177.25 179.50 HDFCBANK 2313.00 2369.30 2311.60 2365.00 54.35 DHFL 111.20 116.20 109.35 112.60 IRB 113.35 119.80 113.35 118.90 APOLLOTYRE 176.60 178.80 175.20 177.00 ANDHRABANK 24.00 24.40 23.10 23.65 JKCEMENT 845.00 850.00 827.10 850.00 M&M 607.00 622.50 607.00 619.20 13.95 PCJEWELLER 109.35 109.90 97.55 99.85 SRTRANSFIN 1002.10 1043.35 1001.15 1039.95 IFCI 9.39 9.39 8.95 8.99 OIL 176.00 177.30 174.00 176.40 ISEC 202.05 202.05 199.25 199.45 ICICIBANK 381.20 392.00 380.75 391.15 8.65 ITC 296.15 302.25 295.00 301.40 TECHM 795.70 796.50 779.00 787.15 BHARATFIN 834.10 863.65 834.10 849.95 INDOSTAR 335.05 348.00 333.05 347.75 NAVINFLUOR 664.55 670.00 660.00 666.00 ITC 295.10 302.35 295.10 301.40 6.65 IOC 149.50 152.20 146.90 149.70 PVR 1800.00 1800.00 1737.05 1789.25 SADBHAV 227.00 229.30 221.30 222.65 BRITANNIA 2719.85 2785.10 2710.00 2772.00 55.80 INFY* 733.30 735.70 721.00 723.80 GRUH 300.05 307.40 300.05 306.10 BAYERCROP 4070.00 4080.05 4060.00 4075.00 IBULHSGFIN 715.00 728.00 712.00 720.80 12.85 BAJAJ-AUTO 2959.90 3145.55 2935.00 3041.80 EQUITAS 127.60 130.10 126.65 128.75 LAURUSLABS 374.00 375.00 371.00 372.00 LT 1335.00 1371.50 1332.55 1360.50 23.35 AUROPHARMA 725.00 725.00 662.15 670.25 SUNTECK 461.35 461.50 437.05 443.65 NETWORK18 28.90 29.50 28.50 29.20 COALINDIA 233.10 238.00 232.35 236.20 4.05 KOTAKBANK 1414.00 1469.90 1413.95 1460.70 TORNTPOWER 238.70 238.75 235.15 236.40 ENDURANCE 1189.00 1189.00 1146.55 1146.55 SBIN 315.65 321.95 313.45 321.00 5.25 MARUTI 6501.00 6799.00 6484.00 6707.20 EDELWEISS 154.80 158.35 152.10 153.65 SHK 142.45 147.80 142.45 144.70 GAIL 331.00 334.10 330.20 333.50 4.30 HDFCBANK 2317.90 2369.00 2311.45 2361.65 ENGINERSIN 107.85 108.90 107.00 108.20 EIHOTEL 187.45 187.45 178.05 180.45 GRASIM 819.00 833.60 814.30 830.50 10.40 IBVENTURES 249.55 301.40 249.50 298.40 BLUESTARCO 725.00 735.25 717.20 722.85 TEAMLEASE 2845.35 2965.00 2820.00 2965.00 ASIANPAINT 1305.00 1330.75 1301.00 1320.00 15.60 TATAMOTORS 175.25 177.65 170.20 176.70 COLPAL 1120.00 1144.50 1112.00 1142.25 SUPREMEIND 954.50 959.70 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551.95 541.00 542.85 -7.35 CADILAHC 257.00 257.00 247.20 249.55 ABFRL 193.25 198.80 189.40 195.30 EMAMILTD 384.00 384.00 365.00 365.00 VMART 2365.00 2365.00 2222.95 2255.00 MAHLIFE 362.90 366.45 357.85 357.85 HINDALCO 192.00 192.80 187.25 191.90 -2.70 TITAN 1187.75 1198.60 1181.15 1190.25 LICHSGFIN 491.95 504.55 486.55 499.50 GODREJAGRO 462.25 469.65 461.80 469.00 MOIL 142.95 144.85 142.95 144.25 PGHH 10510.00 10567.15 10397.00 10567.00 VEDL 163.15 164.30 159.35 160.75 -2.75 NCC 95.00 96.00 91.35 94.40 HSCL 102.55 105.00 100.25 100.60 NAUKRI 1893.70 1918.70 1808.50 1811.00 NIITTECH 1264.75 1277.50 1257.10 1261.70 AEGISLOG 200.00 202.40 200.00 200.20 IOC 150.00 152.65 146.85 148.45 -2.70 PNB 80.70 83.10 79.50 82.65 BHARTIARTL 324.35 330.60 322.20 328.20 TRIDENT 61.50 62.00 61.15 61.50 QUESS 664.95 673.95 655.05 666.00 CENTRUM 29.00 29.90 28.45 29.60 YESBANK 141.00 146.00 132.45 134.10 -3.65 UPL 973.00 992.85 960.05 970.20 NATIONALUM 49.00 49.35 48.30 48.85 INTELLECT 221.30 226.00 219.50 225.00 BAJAJELEC 533.00 535.15 528.10 529.05 MONSANTO 2394.00 2421.40 2375.60 2401.65 DRREDDY 2791.00 2810.00 2667.45 2724.75 -76.25 AXISBANK 734.00 751.50 727.25 748.15 BOMDYEING 110.00 113.35 109.00 109.80 TORNTPHARM 1667.10 1675.80 1637.15 1646.95 NILKAMAL 1094.25 1110.10 1083.70 1093.00 TATAINVEST 860.00 862.55 852.30 861.15 TCS 2120.60 2134.95 2088.95 2096.35 UBL 1300.00 1364.75 1300.00 1358.80 HINDCOPPER 40.55 40.85 39.95 40.20 HIMATSEIDE 183.00 185.05 181.30 181.65 FINOLEXIND 445.00 451.90 444.00 444.00   COALINDIA 233.00 238.00 232.50 236.40 BEML 843.40 850.05 826.55 833.00 BERGEPAINT 296.75 301.90 295.20 301.90 GUJALKALI 521.25 524.00 513.35 523.10 ASTERDM 133.55 135.45 127.00 127.00 RBLBANK 636.05 659.95 632.55 659.00 NBCC 53.85 53.85 52.05 53.00 INOXLEISUR 311.20 315.00 311.00 314.55 SONATSOFTW 333.00 334.30 331.65 333.30 BALMLAWRIE 164.85 166.55 164.55 166.55 UJJIVAN 324.90 328.35 301.00 308.20 CANBK 242.00 247.15 241.20 246.80 TV18BRDCST 27.30 27.35 26.60 27.25 ASHOKA 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22820.00 1078.60 MANAPPURAM 122.05 126.70 121.20 122.50 PERSISTENT* 607.00 610.00 601.40 605.70 CONCOR 470.15 480.80 470.00 477.80 SCHAEFFLER 4753.70 4809.55 4671.05 4750.00 GALAXYSURF 1001.55 1038.90 995.90 1029.90 PEL 2040.00 2150.00 2035.65 2130.00 83.40 DCMSHRIRAM 547.50 572.90 543.40 567.00 TATAMTRDVR 84.00 84.00 80.80 83.10 OBEROIRLTY 522.45 527.00 517.85 525.00 THOMASCOOK 236.00 248.00 235.50 247.95 JCHAC 1775.00 1832.45 1730.00 1794.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3180.00 3310.00 3174.00 3287.00 119.55 INDUSINDBK 1369.75 1394.00 1366.00 1373.85 GODREJPROP 820.00 837.30 815.00 828.35 MAHSCOOTER 3891.95 4042.20 3891.95 3951.65 WABAG 269.95 274.95 268.10 272.65 SIS 874.00 888.00 842.70 870.15 SRTRANSFIN 1001.00 1045.00 999.10 1034.00 31.60 HEG 1565.00 1630.80 1565.00 1598.80 KTKBANK 111.90 112.25 109.20 110.00 CASTROLIND 141.30 144.00 140.85 143.20 SCI 31.25 31.60 30.50 31.00 APLAPOLLO 1444.65 1452.00 1434.30 1439.50 ICICIGI 1097.00 1126.00 1088.00 1119.15 27.80 PETRONET 224.00 238.85 224.00 237.05 BANDHANBNK 564.00 567.35 550.40 561.60 IPCALAB 926.70 926.70 910.85 920.05 MAHINDCIE 221.70 223.00 216.90 220.00 MAXINDIA 64.95 67.50 64.60 65.95 DABUR 361.00 377.30 361.00 370.00 8.95 ULTRACEMCO 4519.95 4519.95 4439.00 4490.00 ONGC 166.10 168.35 162.30 167.50 SUNTV 531.35 545.00 527.75 535.85 ZENSARTECH 246.00 247.50 245.10 247.00 AKZOINDIA 1620.00 1625.10 1608.00 1619.85 BANKBARODA 109.75 113.15 107.70 112.30 2.50 HINDALCO 192.00 193.75 187.25 191.90 GRANULES 107.00 109.40 104.85 105.75 SJVN 24.00 24.25 23.80 23.90 GSKCONS 7100.00 7339.90 7099.35 7339.90 SOLARINDS 1114.30 1114.30 1065.45 1065.50 MARICO 352.00 361.70 351.70 360.00 7.90 BANKBARODA 109.80 112.65 107.75 112.05 PAGEIND 21729.35 22945.70 21686.35 22799.90 WELCORP 130.15 131.85 126.40 131.65 VBL 939.90 939.90 907.00 907.00 AIAENG 1636.20 1669.00 1623.85 1668.90 CONCOR 469.95 481.00 467.65 478.80 9.75 RAIN 98.90 101.30 97.00 99.40 TATAPOWER 61.25 61.80 61.00 61.35 MEGH 59.65 61.50 59.65 60.40 THYROCARE 430.00 451.60 430.00 443.95 JAGRAN 105.00 108.35 103.50 108.35 ASHOKLEY 83.10 85.05 82.60 84.60 1.70 PEL 2046.00 2149.30 2040.00 2131.00 MINDTREE 986.00 990.20 980.00 983.50 CUB 196.60 200.40 196.60 198.60 RELAXO 767.00 802.00 765.00 792.05 SUDARSCHEM 313.00 318.25 310.00 316.00 COLPAL 1120.00 1148.90 1111.00 1143.00 22.40 ASHOKLEY 83.70 84.80 82.70 84.30 DIVISLAB 1632.35 1652.40 1622.60 1633.30 GAIL 329.70 335.00 329.70 332.95 COROMANDEL 400.00 404.00 393.60 402.00 SANOFI 5390.25 5420.00 5372.40 5386.05 BOSCHLTD 16970.00 17389.90 16970.00 17259.90 292.10 WIPRO 285.90 289.90 285.55 286.75 VOLTAS 557.50 577.95 556.95 574.65 LUXIND 1169.30 1169.30 1100.00 1155.00 ALKEM 1674.00 1696.50 1674.00 1687.55 INOXWIND 58.00 58.00 56.00 56.75 MCDOWELL-N 523.60 536.50 519.00 532.25 8.65 ESCORTS 566.80 568.70 549.30 558.95 INFIBEAM 42.65 43.50 42.25 42.55 FINCABLES 439.55 439.55 422.00 422.00 CYIENT 549.80 560.00 540.00 548.10 SUPRAJIT 200.00 203.15 198.55 201.05 NHPC 21.90 22.30 21.65 22.10 0.35 HINDPETRO 278.60 279.10 271.90 274.00 KEI 390.05 394.55 382.00 389.95 HFCL 20.50 20.50 20.05 20.30 DBCORP 180.00 189.00 180.00 188.55 CERA 2889.00 2925.00 2854.00 2860.00 GICRE 224.55 232.45 224.20 229.50 3.30 DMART 1254.00 1269.55 1232.00 1237.30 HAVELLS 726.00 738.95 724.00 733.10 ADANIGREEN 37.35 37.75 36.65 37.45 MHRIL 209.75 212.45 208.00 208.00 NAVNETEDUL 108.00 108.50 107.10 107.50 BANDHANBNK 558.80 565.00 549.45 564.90 7.15 BIOCON 527.00 527.00 516.00 520.80 FORCEMOT 1441.00 1465.00 1441.00 1452.25 TRENT 366.00 375.00 362.00 364.90 UCOBANK 16.65 16.85 16.55 16.60 KPRMILL 584.15 593.95 581.05 592.50 AMBUJACEM 214.45 220.00 213.20 218.00 2.75 BPCL 373.10 378.60 366.80 375.85 TATACOFFEE 86.65 89.20 85.70 87.15 MAHLOG 451.35 467.40 435.00 455.00 GDL 135.00 140.00 135.00 138.55 SKFINDIA 1804.00 1842.15 1804.00 1821.00 HAVELLS 724.80 739.00 723.00 733.80 8.60 EICHERMOT 20100.00 21040.95 20067.95 20959.70 MANPASAND 99.15 102.90 98.00 101.45 KAJARIACER 595.00 600.40 590.75 598.00 PHOENIXLTD 619.00 620.95 595.00 599.05 GRINDWELL 580.05 599.00 580.05 598.00 INDIGO 1450.00 1498.35 1413.70 1479.30 14.40 J&KBANK 56.20 57.75 55.25 56.00 PIDILITIND 1156.00 1173.90 1150.00 1163.10 OMAXE 205.25 205.25 203.00 203.00 MRF 53738.05 54639.55 53696.20 54150.00 SFL 1220.05 1230.00 1200.05 1225.00 UBL 1345.25 1366.90 1331.80 1362.45 12.95 JUBILANT 620.00 629.40 590.00 596.05 SOUTHBANK 13.40 13.55 13.20 13.35 AJANTPHARM 1038.80 1038.80 1015.70 1025.00 GUJFLUORO 972.00 972.00 946.45 964.90 IFBIND 799.00 799.00 762.70 762.70 L&TFH 116.15 118.00 115.80 117.25 1.10 JSLHISAR 74.45 80.00 74.25 75.25 DEEPAKNI 283.35 290.00 282.30 283.10 GODFRYPHLP 1013.65 1037.90 1003.40 1010.25 ADVENZYMES 168.00 173.10 167.10 168.20 ITDC 233.65 233.90 231.00 233.40 PIDILITIND 1157.40 1174.80 1148.40 1163.50 9.65 VEDL 163.90 164.25 159.45 160.80 TATAELXSI 852.00 869.75 849.95 863.60 NAVKARCORP 27.60 28.00 26.30 26.60 GICRE 225.45 230.00 224.90 229.00 SOMANYCERA 366.75 369.75 361.80 367.80 HDFCAMC 1582.00 1604.95 1575.05 1600.00 12.55 HDFCLIFE 379.05 384.00 374.50 382.50 FSL 51.00 51.80 50.55 50.80 RAYMOND 783.95 801.35 783.95 797.80 SCHNEIDER 92.65 93.45 90.50 91.00 GAYAPROJ 154.30 156.80 150.90 156.80 DLF 162.65 167.00 161.85 164.05 1.15 JINDALSTEL 156.35 158.10 153.60 156.55 TVSMOTOR 464.70 472.00 460.10 469.85 BLUEDART 2887.80 2887.80 2655.50 2717.25 MAGMA 130.00 135.00 125.00 127.80 GILLETTE 6900.00 6949.40 6864.60 6940.00 ACC 1575.50 1614.65 1570.10 1594.60 11.25 STRTECH 166.90 169.80 165.95 166.70 JSWSTEEL 275.00 277.15 271.55 276.30 CHENNPETRO 210.00 214.50 205.80 213.40 BOSCHLTD 17050.00 17329.95 17050.00 17237.85 SHRIRAMCIT 1419.05 1440.05 1418.40 1435.50 ABB 1385.00 1403.80 1372.55 1397.00 9.75 BHEL 62.90 62.90 61.20 62.05 RCF 53.80 55.75 53.80 54.90 KSCL 440.25 454.90 440.10 452.60 ADANITRANS 208.60 208.60 204.45 205.40 GEPIL 907.60 909.80 897.10 898.15 MRF 53749.90 54750.00 53401.65 54045.05 352.65 DLF 163.60 167.00 161.80 164.20 ABCAPITAL 91.50 92.05 90.55 90.85 MPHASIS 940.55 952.25 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People are no longer akul Preet Singh is fiddling with girl who lives in London. “She has a job were like yeh karne mein maza not allowed to waste time or watch TV. rigid that I’ve been paired with a certain cat- her ring and it drops off while she but works part-time as a bartender, aayega. Both Ajay and Tabu are Multi-tasking was never a problem for me. egory of actors and I can only work with is mid-sentence. She picks it up which she loves,” says Rakul who took a spontaneous and so am I,” she I studied in college and was modeling full them. Earlier, you were either doing art or promptly, puts it back on her fin- week of bartending classes to get the body says. time alongside in Delhi. I can take flights commercial films. Now everything has ger and goes on to say, “I don’t language and mannerisms right. “When I While, this is her third film from different cities and shoot day and night. come together,” she says. Rwear accessories. These rings, my stylist gave am serving, I shouldn’t be just holding the in Hindi after Yaariyan (2014) I have done that,” she says. She does believe that a lot of the them to me.” She lifts her carefully coiffured glass and making a drink. I needed to have and Aiyaary (2018), she has Since she has worked in four different change has been powered by digital content. hair to reveal her ears. “I don’t even wear ear- the flair to flip the bottle and hold the glass done a substantial number in industries, are there points of convergence “It has influenced films. People did not have rings,” she says and laughs. Given that she in a certain way,” says the actor who grad- Kannada, Tamil and Telugu and separation? “They don’t have anything access to this kind of content earlier. There is in a business where dressing up to the uated in Maths honours from Jesus and over a period of four years. “It which make them different from each are other factors at play. Lives are very fast nines is the norm, this statement sums up Mary College. But this was not the only thing was not intentional that I did less other. The lines are blurring. After and everything is available on the phone. So how candid the 29-year-old actor can be in that she had to do to prep for the role. She Hindi films. It just happened Baahubali, people have realised that there unless it is a spectacle film or it is great con- front of the media. lost a lot of weight within a period of 45 days that way. Yaariyan was my first is South Indian cinema even though tent, where you can go and enjoy with your In the city to promote her newest release as she signed the film in November end and film and three days after I fin- remakes have been happening in the 70s and friends, you would not venture into the the- De De Pyaar De, which also stars Ajay it had to go on the floor in January. And ished shooting it, I started my 80s. There were so many Anil Kapoor’s films atre. That is the reason why films like Stree, Devgn and Tabu, Rakul comes across as a since there was a lot of dancing involved, first Telugu film, Venkatadri which were remakes. I feel either you are Andhadhun, Badhaai Ho! have done breath of fresh air. While she might pause classes for that, too, became essential for Express, which released two working with a good team or a bad team and immense business. People want to watch and ponder to answer a question, none of her to slip into the role. months before it. That became that happens irrespective of language. It is great content, else they can see everything them come across as rehearsed or diplomat- She wants to stick with the lost weight a success and I immediately either a good script or a bad script. sitting on their couch. You can’t take the ic. and has no qualms in sharing that, “Since signed three-four more films. Otherwise there is not much of a difference,” audience for granted and that has led to a The film, about an older divorced man yesterday, the conversation has been In Hindi, I signed Shimla she says. lot of experimentation. And there is this with children who falls in love with a much chhole bhature kahan se khaenge when Mirchi, opposite Rajkummar But what about the barriers of language? influx of new directors,” she says and adds, younger woman, has her cast as Ayesha, the we are in Delhi? And I said, you guys Rao, directed by Ramesh Did she have a lot of problems while cross- “It is not about star power anymore.” girlfriend. “When Luv (Ranjan) sir (the pro- can eat all you like but I am on a Sippy, which was never ing those frontiers? She says, “It was not very As an outsider, was it a problem, break- ducer) narrated the script, he said that a lot see-food diet,” she says gesturing released. The Telugu ones difficult. Switching languages is just like ing through the industry? “I have not made of girls have reservations if they are paired towards her eyes. released faster and were switching characters and roles. Initially, I was it,” she laughs and goes on to add, “This is directly opposite an older star as their screen Since we are talking about a May- hits,” she says. Moreover, scared when I started doing films in Telugu just the beginning. It is not easy but it is not age goes up immediately. He said that I September pairing, I ask her that she was supposed to essay but now I speak it as fluently as Hindi or something which I consider difficult. I should take a day to think about it but I often when the tables are reversed the role which later went Punjabi. Even when I didn’t know it, I would believe in myself. Moreover, what is the joy wanted to be on board immediately. It is so where the woman is older, she tends to Disha Patani in MS cram the lines and understand the emotion of getting something easily? I am a little spir- new-age and progressive, if I may call it so,” to face flak and be trolled with sex- Dhoni: The Untold Story, behind them. On the whole, it becomes a itual in my head and I feel lucky to have been she says as she sits in a conference room in ist comments as happened recent- but fate had other plans. good space when people from here are able to pursue my passion. So, the journey a Delhi hotel, the city which she called home ly when actor Priyanka Chopra “Everything was signed at working there and from there are working itself has been beautiful.” for a good 11 years. Elaborating further on got married to singer Nick Jonas. that time but the dates here. It happened in the past too. Just that Having graduated in Maths, the imme- why she believes that the script is forward- She says matter of factly, “People changed at the last minute. it is being noticed now as there is more diate assumption is that she must have been looking, she says, “There are a lot of things who want to talk will do so irre- I was working with Mahesh reachability.” a nerd. “I was never one but I was good with happening in society but you do not talk spective of whether there is an Babu and Allu Arjun and I couldn’t move Each actor signs on a project based on numbers in school. I knew I wanted to start about them. Despite that, these are normal. age difference or not,” and a date,” she says and is philosophical about their understanding of what they are look- modeling during college, which I did, so I Relationships, where there are extreme age goes on to add in a voice that the way things unfolded. “I am glad it is hap- ing for in a film or a role. For Rakul, there took on a subject that I was good at,” she says differences, are usually the subject of an art takes on an expression of pening now, because during the time of is a permutation and combination that she as someone gestures to me to bring the inter- film. De De... deals with it in a humorous shock, “Oh my god! That girl Yaariyan, I was very young and naive. I works with. “Beggars are not really choosers view to a close. Rakul responds, “Why? It way and shows what happens in a family is dating that guy!” She would not have understood my work — the as initially people do not know what you are is a very rare interaction that I have drama where the emotions are extremely points out that naturally craft and how to deal with it publicly. I was capable of. A little luck also makes things enjoyed.” But when it becomes apparent that strong. The man takes the girl to introduce these are the people, who an Army kid with no exposure to films and fall into place. In Telugu, where I am 16 films the end cannot be staved off any further, she her to his family and what happens next would express even more took everything at face value. If I came ear- old, I would want variation as I want to beams a wide and warm smile to bid good- unfolds in the film.” displeasure if the couple  /  #)  lier, I wouldn’t have sustained because I call experiment more and not do regular stuff bye. Clearly, never the one to shy away from Her character is that of an independent happens to be a same sex one. a spade a spade. I still can’t lie but at least or perhaps at least not do the kind of roles being candid.   52

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It has never happened with brand and now I feel that the brand their kids’ love for the film. That’s have on you during your child- n’t missed a single flight. I’ve been me. Even after starting the work belongs to the audience and we just when we made Golmaal Again, hood? lucky that I’ve had such people early in the morning and then work towards reinforcing it. The car- where we targeted families and My father was in the film industry around me. looking at other things till late in the toon series is a new journey. When children. Films and television con- and an action director. So, it has My mother is a strong woman. She night, I would still go back to shoot the idea of animation came by, it was tribute to the popularity of our fran- always been my background. If I ask has taught me honesty and how to tomorrow at the same time. But I great. Here, there would be same chise. Whatever we do, it feels like my son about his future goals, he give 100 per cent, whether its pro- feel that only a few directors are characters and traits but different a responsibility now. We sub-con- would say that he wants to be in fessional or personal. loved by kids. So I am privileged that stories. sciously make an effort to ensure films. He is just 13. When I was 16, way and feel that I have to put my kids watch the film. I was an assistant director. The What are your favourite cartoons best. If we speak about animation, impact stayed with me because of and comic books? Indian characters are very limited, Of all your films, which is your my father. Many people question me I like Tom and Jerry. And Tintin was When will the second schedule most of them are from overseas... son’s favourite? about when did I decide to become my favourite comic because the ani- begin? The growth will happen gradually. He likes all the films I make. When a director. However, I am unaware mation was excellent. It makes me The current schedule is till June 30. Whether it’s our country or televi- he was young he used to like all the of the truth. I always wanted to be nostalgic. We’ll go to Bangkok then Hyderabad. sion and digital medium, it will take action films I did and would try to a director. time. When television picks up imitate them with toy cars at home. We felt that Kiran Bedi would be Do you think animation will be more pace and we have more reach How has your mother inspired a perfect police woman for a accepted more now? through channels, then we will You’ve made Singham, Simmba you? biopic... If there is a great story and good tech- have more animation. We still have and now Sooryavanshi is on the Even my mother was a stunt Usually, people start with writing a nique, it will do really well. We are a many famous characters. floors. Is this the ‘desi’ Avengers in woman. 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Human life, the way it is and dancing, and that was the neon green bralette. In her third Pavilion of the fest, Hina will also be nationalism spiritual in nature. treated on sets, it’s so sad. Some absolute. But now I see a lot of peo- ensemble, she wore a translucent a speaker and will launch the first At the India Pavilion of the people have no value of time. ple and actresses who come and cream shirt with high waist pants, look of her film Lines, set in the ongoing gala, Kangana spoke Shifts of eight hours run to 12 find themselves in some category. which was followed by a floral backdrop of the Kargil War. about her journey, the changes in hours and some people get so con- There are a lot of categories now. gown with a stylised neck. Many of the fraternity members the industry, the need to take care sumed by the so-called fashion Some can do niche cinema if you cheered for her. Producer Ekta of technicians and her idea of and the lack of planning, that don’t know dancing. Like I didn’t PRIYANKA SHIMMERS IN Kapoor said, “Hina we are so proud nationalism among other things. things roll into lunch breaks, know dancing and it was such a big BLACK of you.” She said, “I don’t know when snack breaks and a lot of delay. deal. I can fight, I can do everything, For her debut, actress Priyanka Filmmaker Farah Khan wrote, and how nationalism and being lib- Actors, directors go into their but I am not good with dancing. Chopra Jonas looked fiery in a bold “I’ve shot many a times at Chandivali eral became two different things vans, eat on time, they take care of “Today I see so many actresses who black and red embellished ensemble, Studios and it’s a great place. So because nationalism is something their diet, but the way a unit is can have a successful career if they a custom creation by Roberto proud of you Hina Khan... it’s not very spiritual in nature. When treated is definitely something don’t know dancing. Or if you are Cavalli. where we come from but where we you identify with another being, we must look at.” a dancer, you can continue doing She carried the strapless gown are going that matters. Have fun at when you fall in love with some- She said food is another con- that, but I feel that since the last year with a thigh-high slit with panache. Cannes Film Festival, you are prob- one, it is such an exhilarating feel- cern. “There is a difference or two, a lot of women have made The former Miss World took to the ably the only one who is there for the ing. You include them and you feel between the food they get. There’s a comeback, be it Neena Gupta or red carpet with a smile on her face right reasons... A film.” one with them. And if you identi- unit 1, 2, 3... these are petty Madhuri Dixit without being and folded her hands to gesture Actor Karanvir Bohra slammed fy with a set of people, that makes things. Sometimes the films cost frowned upon for age. So, there are Namaste. 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