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Islands, he had to organise a Refuting Modi’s accusa- Madanjit Singh was com-          meeting of Island Development tion, Ramdas, who in 1987 was manding INS Ganga at that Authority in Kavaratti, one of the Southern Naval command time. These ships were part of     &  '     ! the islands of Lakshadweep. chief, said in a statement on the exercise and accompanied During this visit, the then PM Thursday, “Prime Minister the aircraft carrier. he Supreme Court consti-  " #  had to inaugurate the Island Rajiv Gandhi and Mrs Gandhi Ramdas said Rajiv Gandhi Ttuted three-member medi- Development Council. embarked on board INS Viraat and his wife did, of course visit ation committee, tasked with       fied her position on Thursday “After the meeting, Rajiv off Trivandrum enroute some of the Islands on short exploring the possibility of an      saying she had never spoken of  $  Gandhi decided to stay on for Lakshwadeep. The former trips by helicopter to meet local amicable settlement settlement   
 any “physical slap.” She said, “I a couple of days to take a hol- Prime Minister was at officials, as also the people in the decades-old, politically fter Tuesday’s “tight-slap”  
    did not talk of a physical slap.      iday with his family, and was Trivandrum as chief guest for there. “Prime Minister is sensitive, Ayodhya’s Ram Acame the Thursday’s “sit-    He is saying that I will slap him. joined by Sonia Gandhi’s sister the National Games prize dis- authorised to travel along with Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid ups.” Mounting a no-holds- But try to understand the lan- and her husband, friends, tribution. He was going to his spouse by service aircraft land dispute case, has submit- barred attack on Prime    guage. I only said that he will   including Amitabh Bachchan Lakshadweep on official duty, on official duties. From what I ted its interim report in a Minister Narendra Modi for 
     get a slap of democracy for and Jaya Bachchan. None of to chair a meeting of IDA know only Rajiv and Sonia sealed cover. linking some of Trinamool    
 telling lies.” day after Prime Minister them even went to Kavaratti. (Islands Development Auth- went ashore by helicopter and The matter has been listed Congress candidates to coal Mounting a counter attack ANarendra Modi accused They took the helicopter ser- ority). This meeting is held Rahul never accompanied for hearing on Friday. mafia, TMC chief Mamata    on the Prime Minister for his late PM Rajiv Gandhi of using vices from Kochi to Bangaram, alternately in Lakshadweep them. During his visit to The SC on March 8 had Banerjee on Thursday dared    “kartut” (misdeeds), Mamata aircraft carrier INS Viraat as he said, adding all those who and in Andamans.” Bangaram on the last day, a few referred the matter to media- the PM to prove his charges or !"    said she had the evidences to “personal taxi” during a holiday availed of the helicopter service The former Navy chief said naval divers had been sent tion for exploring the possibil- do sit-ups. show how some people got with his family in Lakshadweep of the State-owned Pawan Hans there were no foreigners with ashore for the Prime Minister’s ity of an amicable settlement. “I challenge you Mr Modi    themselves cleared of riot Islands in 1987, several top paid for it as the administration them. “I, as Flag officer safety,” he said. It had appointed former SC to prove what you have said  P $  charges. In an apparent refer- retired Navy officers, including did not get any bills for it. Commanding in Chief, Narrating the sequence of judge FMI Kalifulla, spiritual about my candidates accusing  
   ence to the Modi’s chief min- former Navy chief L Ramdas, “Neither did we get the bills for Southern Naval Command, events, he said these official guru and founder of Art of them of having links with the isterial days Mamata said she on Thursday refuted his claim their stay at the guest house in based in Cochin, boarded INS meetings and functions were in Living foundation Sri Sri coal mafia. Prove your charges   had a “pen drive that will tell and said no ships were divert- Bangaram. Rajiv Gandhi paid Viraat. Four other ships were December 1987. The western Ravishankar and senior advo- and I will withdraw all my 42   %  the story of how some people ed for Rajiv Gandhi and the for his family and the other with INS Viraat as part of fleet had planned its naval cate Sriram Panchu, a candidates from the electoral     used pressure to get them- trip was an official one. paid for theirs,” Habibullah Fleet Exercises. As command exercises with the aircraft car- renowned mediator, as mem- fray. If you can’t, then you will selves cleared of the charges of Ramdas said Rajiv had said. chief, I hosted a dinner for rier much in advance in the bers of the mediation commit- have to hold your ears and do riots against them.” boarded the aircraft carrier These reactions came after them on board INS Viraat. yearly exercise programme to tee. one hundred sit-ups before ings. “I respect you (Banerjee) She said Modi and the BJP with his spouse and son Rahul Modi, during an election rally “There were no other par- be held in that part of the A five-judge Constitution the public,” she said as Didi. But you offer me slaps were the biggest threat to the Gandhi and denied Modi’s at Ramlila Maidan here on ties held on board INS Viraat Arabian Sea. “This was an Bench comprising Chief justice Modi had said, “TMC in return. But that slap will nation and “if he was not charge that some foreigners too Wednesday, said Rajiv Gandhi or for that matter any other opportunity for the officers Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SA mafia raj is continuing in the come to me as blessings,” Modi removed from power then were on the ship. took his family members from ship in our fleet during that and men to interact with their Bobde, DY Chandrachud, neighbouring coal mines and said ruing, “Mamata Banerjee there will be no freedom, However, there is no offi- Italy for a personal holiday on time,” he said. PM. He addressed the men, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul their leaders are minting does not accept me as the democracy, no religion or no cial reaction from the Indian INS Viraat. The then com- He clarified that the state- had ‘bada khana’ as per Naval Nazeer will now peruse the money while the coal workers Prime Minister as she is more free caste in the country,” Navy on the controversy. manding officer of the aircraft ment was issued after collating custom. report and decide the future are not getting their pays.” respectful for the Pakistani adding the Constitution and all Retired Indian Admi- carrier, Vinod Pasricha, denied email responses from his col- I then hosted a dinner for course of action. The matter Modi had added the TMC had Prime Minister than me.” the constitutional institutions nistrative Service (IAS) officer it and said the protocol was fol- leagues namely Admiral Arun the Prime Minister that night. will come up for the first time made mafia a part of its lead- He said that Mamata’s soar- would be destroyed by the saf- Wajahat Habibullah, who in lowed on the Prime Minister’s Prakash, Vice Admiral Vinod And there is a photograph to on Friday since the March 8 ership, prompting Banerjee to ing anger graph was propor- fron outfit. 1987 was the administrator of official visit. Pasricha and Vice Admiral confirm this,” he said. order of the top court. It had make the “slap” remarks. tionate to the fall in her popu- Mamata got Andhra the Lakshadweep Islands, Pasricha said the former Madanjit Singh. All of them Rejecting the charge that said that the mediation process A couple of days ago, the larity level. “Didi knows that Pradesh Chief Minister denied Modi’s charge that some Prime Minister was accompa- were serving in the Western some ships were deployed for would commence within a Chief Minister told a public the she is losing popularity fast Chandrababu Naidu by her friends of Rajiv Gandhi’s nied by his wife Sonia Gandhi, Fleet during the events referred personal use of the Gandhi week and the panel would sub- rally that Modi deserved a which makes her angry,” side calling upon the people of boarded the aircraft carrier. son Rahul Gandhi and two IAS to said, Ramdas. family, Ramdas said “no ships mit the progress report within tight-slap of democracy in his adding the remarks made by Bengal to vote for her. Since all the Ministers besides officers, and Vice Admiral on “I would like to state were specially diverted for the four weeks. face. her in anger were only the Addressing a rally at the Prime Minister were there board the aircraft carrier. unequivocally, that this was not personal use. Only one small The panel was asked by the Reacting to her Tuesday’s proof of her arrogant character. Kharagpur which has sizeable for a meeting, the aircraft car- Pasricha retired as Vice the case,” in an apparent ref- helicopter was left apex court to hold in-camera remarks, the Prime Minister Incidentally, the Chief Telugu population, Naidu said rier was stationed there for Admiral. Incidentally, the air- erence to Modi’s charge. at Kavratti to meet any emer- proceedings and complete told an election rally in Purulia Minister also leveled similar Mamata was the “Bengal tigress national security, he said. craft carrier was decommis- Prakash, who later became gency medical requirements of them within eight weeks. that he was ready to take a slap charges against the Prime and deserved to so that both The former bureaucrat said sioned in 2017 after 40 years of Navy chief was commanding the PM and his The Constitution bench from the Chief Minister which Minister. India and the State as the administrator of the service. INS Vindhyagiri while wife,” he said. had said that it does not find would come to him as bless- The Chief Minister clari- could prosper.” any “legal impediment” to make a reference to mediation for a possible settlement of the dispute. 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    "/ in every election, but poverty ‘Mahagathandhan’ has been is between democracy and would be to make available as should be kept confidential Dumari SDPO, Niraj remained the same in the made by a group of thieves. autocracy,” he said. many jobs to the local people and not be revealed to any Kumar said that the accident      country. “This is an alliance of fear. They Later, addressing another as possible,” he added. other person. However, it had occurred near Nimiyaghat area “The party that has been know that when Modi will election rally in Baliyapur the “The PM gave a free hand refrained from passing any at around 5:30 pm. Local peo- doing dynastic politics since return JMM leaders, who have CM said that work is in to the army and they shot specific restrain order at this ple rescued the four trapped were headed for the Barachatti before crashing into the divider decades is unable to digest the fleeced tribal people will go to progress to build a memorial of down terrorists. After stage and instead empowered passengers - all residents of in Gaya district to attending and felled at least 10 feet down. fact that a poor man’s son has Hotwar jail similar to Lalu martyrs in the State so that Pulwama, Pakistan was fright- the mediators to pass necessary Kendua in Dhanbad - and Tilak ceremony from Dhanbad. The police, however, were not become the Prime Minister of Yadav, who is serving a sen- future generations can get ened. Those questioning the orders in writing, if so required, took them to Dumari Sub-divi- A witness said the driver sure what caused the accident. the country,” said the CM. tence after fodder scam verdict. information about the martyrs valour of Indian Army should to restrain publication of the sional Hospital, about 25km lost control of the vehicle while "Preliminary investigation Targeting former Congress Similar will be the fate of of Jharkhand. He said that the be given a befitting reply. We details of the mediation pro- from the accident spot. swerving right to save a pedes- suggested that the driver dozed president Sonia Gandhi, Das Congress leaders, who are 2019 election is not a general need to give proper reply to ceedings. According to the SDPO, trian. “The car was moving at off but we are not fully sure said that a journalist from the involved in land scam in election, but an election to Jaichands and sons of Meer    five of them - Lalu Bhuiyan, a high speed and the pedestri- about the cause of the accident," native place of Sonia has Haryana,” he added. choose the Prime Minister of Zafars of the country,” he said.        Gopal Bhuiyan, Budhan an suddenly appeared in front said SP, Surendra Kumar Jha. revealed that about 130-170 “Congress and allied par- the nation. Who can protest is MLA JP Patel, Phoolchand  M Bhuiyan, Jago Bhuiyan and the of it. The driver swerved right A police officer said pedes- terrorists were killed in the air ties are doing dynastic politics to be decided by the people, he Mandal, Leader of Opposition   N  driver- were declared dead at to save the man but couldn't trians were prevented from strike initiated by India at and family politics. They have said. in Chhattisgarh Dharmlal     the hospital. keep the car under control," a crossing highways except at Pakistan’s terror camps, yet a sole aim of putting their kin “The Sindri Fertiliser plant Kaushik along with other lead-      The survivors were shifted local at Nimiyaghat, who saw select points. However, people the Congress raises questions on important positions in State closed for years is now open- ers were also present in the    to a private hospital in the accident, recounted. "The living along the highways rarely on the valour of brave soldiers and Centre. These people do ing. This will provide employ- rally. Dhanbad. The nine passengers car overturned twice or thrice follow the rule.     -2"

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&   Pandey won by getting a margin of          more than 40,000 votes. he political battle of Giridih has He had defeated Jagarnath Mahto Tturned out to be prestige issue of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha between BJP lead NDA and Jharkhand (JMM). However, despite Pandey’s Mukti Morcha (JMM). The seat has popularity, this time BJP left the seat remained a saffron bastion with BJP for its ally partner AJSU party. Pandey winning the seat continuously since was upset after he was denied ticket 1996, barring once in 2004 when and there was speculations that he will JMM’s Tek Lal Mahto won the seat, join JMM , JVM or Congress, but at however, for JMM Giridih is Karma last hour BJP leaders were successful Bhoomi of its patriarch and founder in pacifying him. member Shibu Soren. Leaders from both Grand Alliance Shibu Soren began his life and and NDA camp are camping in political struggle from Tundi, which Giridih for smooth sailing of their is a part of Giridih Lok Sabha seg- candidates. JMM executive president ment. He set up an ashram there Hemant Soren is continuously camp- before shifting to Dumka, where trib- ing in the area. He is holding meet- al led a miserable life due to repres- ing at several assembly constituencies. sive attitude of moneylenders and On Wednesday junior Soren was in landlords. Under his leadership, many drinking water and sanitation minis- Giridih Lok Sabha seat has Gomia campaigning for Jagarnath. moneylenders and landlords were ter in Raghubar Das Cabinet. The remained a BJP bastion since 1996, as Also, on Tuesday, union road and punished and driven away from NDA has fielded AJSU leader sitting MP Ravindra Pandey has won surface transport minister Nitin Santhal region and other parts of Choudhary from the seat. the seat since 1996 barring once in Gadkari campaigned in Topchanchi. State. Both Jagarnath Mahto and 2014. In 2014, JMM’s Teklal Mahto For NDA the relief is that Jai The importance of Tundi for Chandra Prakash Choudhary are won the seat defeating Pandey. Prakash Bhai Patel, JMM lawmaker JMM carries importance as JMM from the same caste Kurmi having The Giridih Lok Sabha from Mandu (Hazraibag) has sup-  ' ' .            
  ' " ! kicks off most of its campaigns from sizeable population in the Lok Sabha Constituency, one of 14 Lok Sabha ported NDA. Patel’s father Teklal Tundi. The JMM this time has field- constituency. While Mahto, is bank- constituencies in Jharkhand, covers Mahato was JMM MP from Giridih.   Election Day in district on tion of Mock Parliament was ed its Dumri MLA Jagarnath Mahto ing on son of soil figure, Choudhary, six assembly segments - Giridih, Patel decided to support NDA as he May 12, witnessed a footfall of organised for the students of from the seat. Against Mahto is who hails from Ramgarh is focusing Dumri, Gomia, Bermo, Tundi and had demanded Giridih seat from t was an evening filled with over 20,000 throughout the high school were they spoke another Mahto from AJSU party on development work of Modi and Baghmara. In the 2014 Lok Sabha JMM, but the party gave the ticket to Ifun, music and dance for the day. out their mind about electoral Chandra Prakash Chaudhary, who is Raghubar Das government. elections, BJP’s Ravindra Kumar its MLA Jagranath Mahto. citizens of Dumka as the cul- The programme kicked reforms. tural night organised by the out with a cycle race in which The evening witnessed a district administration to more than 1000 people from huge crowd as a number of cul- spread awareness among voters various age groups participat- tural events were organized. O        P on Wednesday. People danced ed. The cycle race was followed From Nukkad Natak spreading to the tunes of latest songs by a tug of war event in which the message of voting to flash played by the bands which many teams participated. mobs and parody, a number of  --%-%  ment being prohibited in the punishments every month. leading to a decline in his or her complain, the concerned participated in the competi- “A huge board for Snake events entertained the viewers. schools under section 17 (1) of There was a case in one of the academic performance. "If a teacher starts bullying them on tions and enjoyed the delicious and Ladder and Ludo was pre- The highlights of the pro- student of Class six being Right to Education Act, a num- reputed private schools of the teacher is not able to instill con- a regular basis," she said. platters of cuisines put up at the pared for the entertainment of gramme were the live band Abrutally beaten up by the ber of incidents are still being city where a student committed fidence in a child or demean a Talking about how to put food stalls. PWD (persons with disability) performance and standup com- vice principal of a private school reported from schools of suicide after being beaten up in child in any way, they have an end to corporal punish- Dumka district witnessed voters,” said deputy develop- edy show. in city on Wednesday is the lat- Jharkhand on a regular basis. front of the entire school,” he failed as a teacher as their ment Kumari said, "There is a a fun filled day with the resi- ment commissioner of Dumka, “This programme helped est among the series of cases of Treasurer cum convener, said. responsibility is not just teach- need of a strong mechanism dents getting a chance to par- Varun Ranjan. us reach a huge crowd of peo- violence in school being faced corporal punishment, South Psychiatrists claim that ing the children particular sub- where people fear about the ticipate in a number of com- Cuisine competitions wit- ple all at once and we can by children. Over the years, a Asia Initiative to End Violence resorting to corporal punish- jects but also making them per- consequences of torturing chil- petitions and witness a variety nessed a huge turnout with appeal to them to cast their pre- number of cases have come to against Children (SAIEVAC), ment leads to the child losing sons with good character who dren. Putting an end to corpo- of cultural events during the many cooking lovers stepping cious votes on the day of polls,” light in which the children Sanjay Mishra said, “The teach- confidence in him or herself. can face the world with courage ral punishment is a collective grand Election Carnival organ- out to showcase their deli- Ranjan said. were subjected to torture in the ers either do not know the law Senior consultant Neuro psy- when they grow up," he said. effort. CWC can take legal ised at Gandhi Maidan by dis- cious food. Apart from this, a He added, “The voting school in form of corporal or think that they are above it. chiatrist at Ranchi Institute of Chairperson of Ranchi action but it is also the respon- trict administration on number of competitions like percentage in Dumka was 71 punishment across the State, Both the cases are dangerous for Neuro-Psychiatry and Allied Child Welfare Committee sibility of the schools, parents Wednesday. photography, rangoli making, percent in the last election. one of the major cases being the children. Teachers lack the Sciences (RINPAS), Dr. (CWC), Rupa Kumari and the society to ensure that The election carnival, election quiz, matka phod, While this year we are target- death of 7 year old Sujit Munda sensitivity they should have Siddharth Sinha said, “When in informed that they deal with at the children are safe," she said. organised with the motive to election fancy dress and others ing 80 percent voting, we hope of Chanho block of Ranchi who towards children.” today's world a child is already least two-three cases of corpo- Meanwhile, Mishra spread awareness among elec- were organised on the occa- that the minimum voting succumbed to the beatings of He added, “A few cases facing so much stress be it the ral punishment every week. claimed that SAEIVAC is plan- tors to step out and vote on the sion. An interesting competi- would at least be 75 percent.” his school teacher in the year come to light if the parents are competition among peers or "Either the case comes directly ning to organize workshops in 2014. aware but in most of the cases scoring good marks, one should to us or we take suo moto if we government and private schools A few other cases include a parents themselves do not refrain from talking to them in get to know about it from any of the State to sensitize teach- class one student of Giridih know that such brutality is ille- a manner which can be harsh, source. The parents now fear ers about the RTE Act. "At pre- 0"    "" being beaten up with a cane by gal. While cases in the capital let alone hitting them. The the well being of their children sent, not many schools have a the class teacher of a private come to light, most of the cases mental trauma in such cases in school premise," she said. monitoring system. Our plan is school for playing in the class- in the interior areas go unre- goes unchecked and creates a Kumari pointed out that to ensure that every school room on August 31, 2018. In ported.” deep hole in the self confidence parents are still not aware that should have an RTE related 1    February 2018, principal of a Mishra served as a member and self respect of the child." a body like CWC exists where grievance management cell school in Chaibasa was booked of Jharkhand State Commission Dr.Sinha pointed out that they can take such grievances where a child for burning the hands of seven for Protection of Child Rights corporal punishment often and get justice. "Children also can talk about their problem," Bokaro: Public campaigning (BJP ally) candidate. porters of Congress and BJP students by forcing them to put (JSCPCR) from 2012 to 2015. affects the studies of children as do not come out openly if they he said. for sixth phase of election will Leader of opposition in organised several nukkad their hands on candle flame. “During this time I dealt with the child develops aversion face corporal punishment (This report is a part of conclude on Friday, with lead- State Assembly, Hemant Soren meetings in several areas of Despite corporal punish- at least 25-30 cases of corporal towards schooling module, thus because many a times if they NFI Media Awards 2019) ers from all the political par- addressed a public rally at two constituencies on ties sweating it out to ensure Topchanchi and appealed to Thursday. Meanwhile, visit of the victory of their candidate. vote for JMM candidate Congress General Secretary Campaigning has intensified in Jagarnath Mahato from Giridih Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled Dhanbad and Giridih con- Lok Sabha candidate. for Bokaro Steel City on stituency areas and politicians Shatrughan Sinha conducted Friday; she will be canvassing are in poll fray making their an election meeting at Bhuli in for the party’s Dhanbad LS last-ditch effort to woo voters. Dhanbad asking the voters to constituency candidate Kriti Both constituencies will go cast their votes in support of Jha Azad. for poll on 12 May. Congress candidate Kriti Jha The prominent candidates Both constituencies wit- Azad. in the fray from Dhanbad seat nessed hectic electioneering Subodh Kant Sahay, Nana include BJP sitting MP PN during the day despite scorch- Patole and Eklayab Singh Singh, Congress candidate ing heat. Campaigners of addressed a press meet at Kriti Azad and an independent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sonetel Hotel in Dhanbad, candidate Siddharth Goutam Congress and Jharkhand Sahay told them if Congress (from Singh Mansion). While Mukti Morcha (JMM) con- gets a chance to form the next in Giridih seat there is a direct ducted series of rallies and government, they will waive contest between Chandra public meetings in both con- the loans of farmers. Prakash Choudhary AJSU stituencies. Chief Minister Targeting BJP, Sahay said, (BJP alliance candidate) and Raghubar Das conducted ral- despite Rajnath Singh and Jagarnath Mahato JMM lies at Nirsa, Baliapur, Jharia to Amit Shah’s rigorous efforts (Grand alliance candidate). garner support for BJP candi- and addressing number rallies 20 candidates are in the poll date and sitting MP PN Singh. in the area, the BJP govern- fray for Dhanbad Lok Sabha Das also addressed a rally in ment is not going to come to seat while in Giridih 15 can- Giridih in support of Chandra power again. didates are contesting Prakash Choudhary the AJSU Besides these rallies, sup- the election. PNS

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  abused more than 50 times to PM, now people will answer all he State Bharatiya Janata such abuses with ballots,” he TParty (BJP) on Thursday added. alleged that Jharkhand Mukti All the spokespersons Morcha (JMM) leader and exuded confidence that not then Agriculture Minister, only in the Jharkhand, but in Mathura Prasad Mahto had entire country BJP will perform given nod to proposal of well with its candidates win- amendment in section 21 of ning the election with huge CNT Act and section 13 of SPT margin on the issue of devel- Act to convert agricultural opment and nationalism. “Now land in to non-agricultural the people of Jharkhand have land for levying rent on May, 2, understood that the opposition 2011. parties only use local and Addressing a joint press indigenous people as vote bank. meet of National Democratic   /('         0,(1 '   “However, the Centre and the Alliance (NDA) parties, State 2 " (  02 1   
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 MEMU, train number 58033 -   Khiangte, Chief Electoral are indicator that Jharkhand 58034 Bokaro Steel City- Officer, reviewed the prepara- voter is looking for a change Ranchi-Bokaro Steel City tions and took stock of num- and we hope they will bestow and residents at Balidih, es we make,” added Dr Thakur. Passenger, train number 68085 Some trains will be ber of personnel deputed in their confidence in us,” added Railway colony, Kurmidih, The party distributed - 68086 Garbeta-Ranchi- rescheduled such as train num- the voting process and their Thakur. Jhopro Shyampur, Katka and pamphlets which hit out at Garbeta MEMU, train number ber 13351 Dhanbad-Alappuzha training, EVM dispatch, model    7  (' ,.            “Contrary to Saffron par- Karaharia locality. Narendra Modi led govern- 13303 -13304 Dhanbad- Express will be rescheduled to conduct and expenditure of    * " ! ties policies, Congress has During Jan Sampark, ment at the Centre over infla- Ranchi-Dhanbad Intercity leave Dhanbad at 12.30 pm candidates etc. always respected the minorities Thakur said among them that tion, lack of jobs, alleged Express and train number instead of 10.30 am on May 12. He directed for provision Officer, said that the help desk sion.Necessary guidelines were and believes in inclusiveness of the main issue is joblessness, groundnut procurement scam 13319-13320 Deoghar-Ranchi- Train number 12817 Hatia- of medical facilities, drinking of political parties must kept also given regarding the ideal India,” said Dr C.K.Thakur. lack of “development”, no vis- in Gujrat and the Rafael deal Deoghar Express. Anand Vihar Jharkhand water and toilets for the deput- out of the radius of 200 meters polling station Also on the occasion, the ible change and tons of lies controversy among other The names of the trains Swarna Jayanti Express will ed personnel and security of polling station. In the review meeting, Bokaro unit of Congress on being peddled by the Narendra issues. short terminated on May 12, rescheduled to leave Hatia at forces. West Singhbhum District Amitabh Kaushal, IG Thursday launched block wide Modi government. People are Those who were in Jan are train number 12365-12366 16.25 pm instead of 14.40 pm The medical team has Election Officer-cum-Deputy Operation Ashish Batra, West Jan Sampark to mobilise sup- tired of tall claims made by BJP Sampark Abhiyan are Pankaj Patna-Ranchi-Patna Jan on May, 12. Train number been instructed to make avail- Commissioner Arwa Singhbhum Superintendent of port in support of Kriti Jha Government as none of the Jaiswal, Hera lal Manjhi, Gopal Shatabdi Express will be short 18309 Sambalpur-Muri-Jammu able all emergency medicines Rajkamal and Deputy Police Chandan Kumar Jha, Azad. promises have been delivered. Thakur, Shankar Manjhi, Tara terminated originating from Tawi Link Express will be for poll personnel. Commissioner of East East Singhbhum SSP Anoop The senior Congress leader “We are offering an alternative Devi, Ambika Devi, Ghirodhar Muri. Hence the service rescheduled to leave Sambalpur Vinay Choubey, Singhbhum Amit Kumar were Birtharay were also present on on the occasion also met mem- and positive governance, where Naik, Bipin Chatterjee and between Ranchi and Muri will at 8.55 am instead of 7.55 am Additional Chief Electoral also present on the occa- the occasion. bers of the business community we will deliver on the promis- others. remain cancelled. on May 12.  
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   & the Railways should keep in mind the upcoming Rath nion Minister of Yatra at Puri and make prop- UPetroleum Dharmendra er preparations as the major Pradhan on Wednesday load of incoming and outgo- reviewed the post-cyclone ing devotees and tourists to restoration of railway estab- Puri would fall on the lishments and resumption of Railways. Immediate steps on train services with East Coast war footing should be initiat- Railway (ECoR) General ed to provide platform shelters Manager Vidya Bhusan and at Bhubaneswar, Puri and other senior railway officials Khurda stations here. which have been badly affect- Pradhan was briefed ed. regarding pre-cyclone steps Pradhan also advised that taken for evacuation of the station areas should serve tourists by special trains as as a shelter for people of near- well as for post-cyclone by areas who have been badly restoration process at various affected by the cyclone, and, stations in the Khurda Road accordingly, facilities of drink- Railway Division. ing water, charging points, The Minister stated that neat and clean washrooms the Railways has stood out like example of crisis manage- He advised the Railways at the Puri, Bhubaneswar and should be ready and empty a beacon at a time of a major ment in a professional man- for immediate steps for prop- Khurda Road railway stations. places may be utilised to pro- crisis and this was the best ner. er cleaning and housekeeping Apart from this, he said vide shelter. 2        "   N  .

&   &  % his family in a dwelling house sit- in the house terrorising his fam- team led by Sub-Inspector ) ' uated on a patch of Government ily, including kids, alleged Verma. Damadhar Bihari called Sekhar $%..- land in the street of old SBI road. She further said that on being to the police station and forced uman rights activist Ranjana On last Friday evening, six per- informed by Sekhar about his him to give in writing to vacate HVerma has brought an alle- sons came in a car and forcibly ordeals, she called the Umarkote the house and land on or before .N& O gation against the Umarkote entered the house of Sekhar and PS IIC over phone but found May 12. police about the violation of threw away household articles scant response from him. The police further threat- human rights while dealing with and scolded him in Thereafter, she called the ened him in front of the culprits -.-O a land dispute case. filthy language and further man- Nabarangpur SP and narrated the that if he failed to vacate the land Verma, who is also vice-pres- handled him and his family whole issue, but the SP did not and the house before the dead- ident of the National Human members. do anything. line, he and his family would face     Rights Citizens’ Commission Though Sekhar rushed to The police gave enough time the consequence and the intrud- (NHRCC), a social organisa- the local police station and to the culprits so that they could ers would be given a free hand to housands of ‘Sabar’ tribals tion, in a letter addressed to the lodged an FIR against the cul- manage to damage some por- enter the house again, Verma Tand landless people under Director General of Police (DGP) prits, the police neither took any tions of the house and removed added. the banner of the Odisha has stated that one B Chandra prompt action nor registered the tin roofs compelling the Speaking to the media, Bhumihina Praja Samiti led by Sekhar, an inhabitant of the FIR, as a result of which the family of Sekhar to live in the Verma said the entire episode is its president Er Debashisha Umarkote, is residing along with intruders stayed the whole night open, Verma said. Later, a police a case of blatant violation of Hota gheraoed the Sub- human rights by the police. Any Collector’s office at sale and purchase of Government Kamakhyanagar demanding land is forbidden by law and any correction of land patta (record dispute arising in this regard is of rights) by deleting caste the lookout of the revenue name ‘Saara’ and putting ‘Sabar’ authorities. instead. Showing so much special The protestors came in a interest by the police to eject the rally from Mahimatungi and family of Sekhar from his house gheraoed the Sub-Collectors without any court order is a big office for a few hours from 7 question about the motive of the am. police, she said. They also demanded early distribution of ‘gunthikia pat- tas’ to all landless people according to a Government let- ter issued on June 19, 2015. “Due to mistakes of Government officials, in many RoRs ‘Sabar’, a ST tribe, has been wrongly spelt as ‘Saara’, which is a general caste. Thousands of ST people have been deprived of their rights for the mistakes of the Government officials,” alleged Hota. He further alleged that many landless people have not been given possession of land even as patta has been issued to them as per Government guidelines. Similarly, many slum dwellers have also been deprived of their genuine land right, he lamented. ‘If the Sub-Collector does- n’t fulfill the two demands, we will be compelled to intensify agitation for indefinite days from July 8, 2019,” threatened Hota. *  $    
   
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If a the opposition alliance in UP “Be wary of a ‘khichdi’ ruption which surfaced during claimed that the previous UP was stopped by our lar mood of ‘Phir ek baar...”, he He contrasted the situation bullet (goli) comes to us from and possible coalitions else- Government,” he said, claiming the UPA Government’s term. Government extended even Government which is working said, as the crowd chanted in the Opposition camp with Pakistan, our people will retal- where in the country as that a ‘mahagathbandhan’ vic- “In the 10 years of the basic facilities to people on the on the motto of ‘Sabka saath back, “Modi sarkar.” the BJP, saying his party has iate with a shell (golaa),” he said “mahamilwati”, or adulterated. tory will only lead to “anarchy Congress-led Government, declared Narendra Modi as its amidst applause from the He said before the BJP and instability” in the country. there was not a single area prime ministerial candidate. crowd. came to power Azamgarh used He referred to the years where there was no scam,” he “If voted to power, He said that the BJP is to be linked to terror attacks by when frequent elections took claimed. He mentioned the     "  Narendra Modi will become working to make Uttar the investigating agencies. place because of instable UN’s designation of Jaish-e- prime minister. But I want to ask Pradesh a developed State. This is because the SP and Governments at the Centre. Mohammed chief Masood Rahul Baba, bua-bhatija Siddharthnagar, which comes BSP leaders in Uttar Pradesh “Between 2004 and 2014, Azhar as global terrorist, and   "  * 4  (Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati), under Domariyaganj parlia- used to give patronage to those the country saw another said only a strong could ensure as to who will be the leader of mentary constituency, goes to who helped terrorists, he alleged. ‘mahamilavati’ Government this. “Earlier the world was your gathbandhan?” Shah said. polls on May 12. He claimed when Opposition which earned shame for the hesitant to stand with us, but          accept Narendra Modi as the to the rule of extortionists in Shah was addressing election Earlier at a rally in prime minister of the country the State. rallies in Siddharthnagar and Balrampur, Shah accused the rime Minister Narendra describing him as the “expiry “Didi’s tolabaj are not leav- Balrampur during his day-long SP and the BSP of favouring PModi on Thursday said PM” and that she will talk to ing poor MNREGA workers, visit to Uttar Pradesh to woo certain castes and working for West Bengal Chief Minister the new Prime Minister after the extortionists are even tak- voters for the remaining two them and said the BJP, on the Mamata Banerjee is insulting the election results. ing away their job cards,” Modi phases of Lok Sabha polls on contrary, believed in the the Constitution by saying that “The Chief Minister is not said. He said the Centre sends May 12 and 19. mantra of ‘Sabka Saath, she is not ready to accept him interested in the betterment of money so that people get food Attacking the SP, the BSP Sabka Vikas’. as the Prime Minister of the the State, but that of her fami- grains at low prices, but these country. Addressing an election ly, nephew and tolabaj (extor- are also being looted by the rally at Bankura, Modi said tionists) of her party,” the PM extortionists of TMC. “Didi (Banerjee) is publicly said. Modi said how much the He alleged that TMC lead- saying that she is not ready to TMC supremo is worried can ers are making money from accept the country’s PM as the be understood by the language open cast coal mines, while head of the nation, but she feels being used by her. “She is now labourers are not getting their proud in acknowleding talking about stones and slaps wages. “Didi gets angry when Pakistan PM as that country’s against me,” the PM said. when Modi talks of these atroc- Prime Minister.” “I am used to abuses, I have ities of TMC, but Modi is not He said out of anxiety of now got the ability to digest worried about her anger, losing the general elections, the abuses from dictionaries from because the love of 130 crore Chief Minister is insulting the around the world,” he said. populace of the country is Constitution. The PM claimed that with him,” the PM said. The PM said Banerjee had Banerjee has destroyed Bengal He said the Chief Minister not received telephone calls in her “lust for power” and now should rather be worried about when he tried to contact her in she is bent on destroying it fur- the anger of those who were the aftermath of cyclone Fani. ther in the “fear” of losing duped by chitfund companies, “She did not take calls power. He said the young people who are jobless from me during the cyclone. Government of the state is despite being qualified and The Central Government being run by the TMC in name Government employees who wanted to sit with officers of only, while the actual business are not getting adequate DA the state to discuss the situa- is conducted by the syndi- and salaries. He claimed that tion, but didi did not allow that cates. He claimed that every- Banerjee “should worry about too,” Modi said. body — from teachers to intel- the Kali, Durga bhakts in the /(   ' !       
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He is locked in a quit BJP and joined the The prime minister while Yadav had announced Shahs bank of the Left Front, along 74112174 close fight with BJP state presi- Congress, on Thursday lashed replying to complaints of job programme at a press conference with that of the far-Left parties, dent Dilip Ghosh. out at the saffron party over crisis, had said that selling frit- here Wednesday, questions were which is likely to push the BJP to a minor player this election. Purulia districts. In Jhargram, TMC has field- reports in a section of the ters should also be seen as an raised as to whether the starting ahead of the TMC in the 2019 The shift towards the BJP Jhargram, traditionally a ed Beerbaha Soren and he is media that party president employment. But I have learnt point has been decided to tease general election. has become more pronounced Left bastion, was won by TMC’s likely to find his match in Amit Shahs proposed road- that some people say he is com- Sinha since there are many wider Once a formidable fort of in the past two years. In Uma Soren in 2014. Soren CPI(M) candidate Deblina show here later this week would ing here to show me my aukaat streets which could have been the Left, Jhargram and Jhargram, BJP has won all for- wrested the seat from Pulin Hembram. The TMC candidate show him his aukaat (worth). (worth). This is going to back- chosen. Medinipur seats in Jangalmahal mer Maoist strongholds in Bihari Baske of the CPM, end- from Medinipur, Bhunia, how- Shah is scheduled to hold fire. Seems the BJP has not Yadav, who represents one were won by Trinamool recent polls. It won Lalgarh, ing the Left’s 42-year domina- ever doesn’t agree that people are a roadshow on Saturday learnt its lessons from the of the Assembly segments Congress in 2014. But discontent Belpahari, Jamboni, Gopibal- tion. Medinipur seat was a upset with his party and says the evening. It is slated to com- assembly polls of 2015 when falling under Patna Sahib, had with the ruling party in West lavpur, Nayagram and Sankrail stronghold of the CPI until inroads made by the BJP was mence from Kadam Kuan the DNA remark (by the prime BJP had lost the election and dismissed the questions saying Bengal is again sweeping the gram panchayats. 2014, when the TMC defeated because the Congress and the locality, where Sinhas ancestral minister) had cost the NDA Kumar had gone on to form the Who cares about the Congress region. Several people PTI spoke “It is tragic, but true,” said it. TMC’s Sandhya Roy defeat- Left abdicated their responsi- house is situated and criss-cross dearly, he told PTI here. government along with allies candidate without mentioning to alleged only those who are Mohisho Mahato, once a ed CPI’s Probodh Panda, who bility. BJP’s Ghosh sees the saf- several narrow streets in dense- Modi, while attacking RJD and the Congress. Sinha by name. Reports have associated with the TMC get CPI(ML) supporter in Lalgarh had represented the constituen- fron surge as the end of the ly populated localities before Nitish Kumar at a rally in They (BJP) are once again surfaced in a section of the benefits of the programmes run village in Jhargram district. cy since 2001. Before Panda, the beginning of the TMC. concluding near the historic Muzaffarpur in July 2015 ahead insulting a dharti putra (son of media here quoting BJP by the Centre and the West He said he will vote for the CPI held the Medinipur (gen- In Medinipur, a CPI(ML) Gandhi Maidan. of the Bihar assembly polls had the soil). The people of Bihar sources that the route has been Bengal Government. Others BJP. “The enemy of an enemy is eral) seat since 1980. “Most leader said he understands that “I have heard that Shah is said that it seemed that there in general and Patna in partic- deliberately chosen to show said the State Government is a friend.” Both Jhargram and people here are basically far-Left Left voters have nowhere to go, coming to Patna. He is wel- was some problem with Nitish ular have been hurt and they Sinha, who had been critical of apathetic to them and this has Medinipur, which go to polls on by ideology. 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But houses to replace their existing dilapidat- like attached bathrooms for each flat were The fish was cleaned and sold by the even though the Tamil Nadu Government was * & ) '* ed tenements only after ensuring they, too, implemented. women. Nearly 75 per cent of the total      # S  "     understandably unprepared, its slow and apathet-  &)'6 & would get attached toilets. The triumph She also used it to access information catch is marketed by women fish work-     (         * ic post-tsunami rehabilitation process added to the *   of the coastal community of Nochi Nagar on the TNSCB’s housing project for the ers but they are not covered under any              *  misery and woes, forcing those affected to run from ')&  boosted their confidence. coastal communities, like hers, living along welfare scheme or given equal rights in 3              pillar-to-post to claim their rights. 6 ' For the fisherwomen of the Irula the Marina stretch. It was through an RTI Government entitlements for the fishing          ! .      / This is why the long and hard struggle by community, a nomadic tribe living near that she got to know that TNSCB planned community. These women wanted their  "   .       / Sundari and others affected is important and offers the sea, this was the first time they got a to relocate the non-fishing community, to labour in the fish trade to be recognised. +  # S          ( lessons on how disasters can be turned into oppor- proper roof over their heads. But more which Sundari and 500 other such fam- According to an estimate, women engaged             D      tunities for community development and women’s than that, getting ownership of a flat in ilies belonged, to areas quite far from the in fishing-related activities constitute 55          -   D    empowerment. It illustrates the vital role played by their name gave them an identity of their sea. Further, the RTI also revealed that per cent of the workforce in Tamil Nadu      R  S       women in reclaiming their land and rights. Whether own. “Acquiring an identity was some- only the fishing community would be pro- and 65 per cent at the national level. it was resorting to cooking food in the middle of thing so emotional that it was hard to vided housing near the coast. So, women leveraged their collective R   S         ( the road to protest against the delay in delivering explain what it meant,” said Usha, a 45- This was unacceptable for Sundari as strength by organising a rally that was      (        ( housing promises or forming a human chain to year-old Irula fisherwoman. Now, no one their predominant livelihood activities attended by over 500 women from 16       D         *  ( block wrongful land acquisition by the Government, can evict them, not even their husbands. were related to fishing and they needed federations from across the State. They                 women showed heart and courage to stand up for Both the Irula fisherwomen and to stay close to the coast to survive. A sat outside the office of the Chennai  #              ( their rights. Their determination forced the State other women from the non-fishing com- meeting to discuss the issue was attend- Collectorate, demanding they be given      -          # Government to make several critical changes. munity like Nochi Nagar resident Sundari ed by over 500 other Dalit women living the same compensation as given to men     R  S   The biggest gain was ensuring the allotted flat were helped by the Forum for Securing along the Marina stretch. As protests grew during the off-season for fishing. They = # S             was jointly owned by the husband and wife — a Lives and Livelihoods Rights of Coastal louder, other Dalit community leaders continued their protests until compen- big change from the earlier policy of giving it in Communities (FLLRC), a collaborative joined hands, leading to the formation of sation was increased from the existing 3     * #       (     K (0   0        -(* the name of the male member. The first impact platform of four community-based organ- the Chennai Dalit People’s Federation 4,000 to 6,700. Although the women of this move was a fall in domestic violence. isations supported by ActionAid India, a (CDPF), to give voice to the marginalised could not convince the Government to 3  -     #   .3     /  Women began to understand that they no longer civil society organisation. They provided community. Sundari, who was elected pay separate compensation, they man- -        ,    # needed to fear being thrown out of their houses the guidance, training and hand-holding president of the CDPF, led the women’s aged to get the payment in the joint H(         *S    and this awareness boosted their confidence. the women and communities needed to campaign to expose the Government’s bid name of the husband and wife. This, too,  3           *    “Earlier, women were afraid of complaining rebuild their lives. to divide the fishing and non-fishing com- was a big achievement.   3        * $  ) 0  against their husbands. But now, they approach Their 10-year struggle also showed munities. They received a big boost with As we approach the 15th anniver-  $  4    #  *      the police for help,” said Sundari. The police, too, that given the opportunity, women use it the participation of national Dalit leaders sary of the deadly tsunami some       #      P    Q  ( have been cooperative. to further community development from several organisations, including the months from now, a lookback at the                 ( Another critical change the community move- through collective action. Once the National Dalit Women Movement, who impressive panorama of achievements     )  )           ment brought was ensuring each flat, albeit small, women learnt about land and gender addressed rallies against the Government’s by coastal women in Tamil Nadu 3S       9 J $ 0 had an attached toilet. This is a big boon for women rights and were trained to use tools like discriminatory policy. When the TNSCB underline their resilience and ability to    #     -(*    and girls. State tenements built at the Government’s the Right to Information (RTI) Act, realised that the storm of protest was turn disasters into opportunities for relocation site, where several families were shifted there was no stopping them. Sundari used unlikely to end, it was forced to declare community development. $    %   & ' "   ()*+ soon after the tsunami, are one-room flats and have this training to file several RTIs to mon- that it would no longer differentiate the (The writer is a senior journalist) '                                          

brown smokers unable to procreate. may come under some duress if ing stuff but it is neither history nor manner. But such a disposition Meera Nanda, the Indian historian Two in-depth studies conduct- Shahzad had a fantastic theory more of us began asking him awk- science. But Haroon, who was a becomes a problem when it mutates of science, writes that the glamouri- ed in 2018 and published in the about almost everything. And most ward questions (instead of simply rather wretched student, had found into becoming a widespread phe- sation of the whole post-modernist Journal of Individual Differences of these theories had to do with nodding in awe), Shahzad intro- something that he thought (and we nomenon, affecting the thinking of narrative about how the ideas of identified “schizotypy” as a promi- some nefarious grand plan to duced us to the books by Erich von thought) made him sound smart. adults. modernity were tyrannical because nent reason behind the growth in subjugate or harm certain groups of Däniken. He knew something that even our In the age of “fake news” being they rudely sidelined “local knowl- the acceptance of fantastical claims people. This Swiss writer had become a respected history teacher didn’t digested by millions of adults — of edge” encouraged Hindutva nation- and conspiracy theories. According Being teens, and often in woozy sensational bestselling author in know. Beat that. widespread panics about supposed- alists to make fantastical claims, to professor of psychology Joshua states of consciousness, we would the late 1960s and 1970s, especial- Eventually, as we entered our ly tainted vaccines; of ‘scientists’ which saw ancient Hindus in pos- Hart (in Live Science, September ! (7(9( simply lap up what Shahzad was say- ly among the purveyors of counter- late teens and early 20s and expand- claiming they can extract energy session of whatever the modern sci- 2018) the word ‘schizotypy’, though ing without ever bothering to ask culture and ‘New Age’ spiritualism. ed our reading and thinking beyond from jinns; or cure cancer with cow ences discovered centuries later. derived from the condition called n the early 1980s, I had an where on earth he got all his infor- Most of his books were about how what simply sounded “awesome”, dung/urine; and increasingly The same thing happened in ‘schizophrenia’, does not imply a acquaintance, Shahzad, who at mation from. However, one day, a “ancient astronauts” or extra-terres- each one of us would giggle about warped and unsubstantiated polit- certain Muslim quarters when, in clinical diagnosis. According to Ithat time seemed to be one of the mutual friend did exactly that. trial beings from far away planets what we had so easily believed to be ical and historical narratives — 1976, Maurice Bucaille, a general Hart, people with schizotypy have most fascinating characters in our I remember he questioned had visited earth and helped ancient fact. Shahzad’s spell was broken and psychologists and sociologists have physician serving the Saudi royal an elevated need to feel unique but group of friends. We were all in our Shahzad only because he was feel- earthlings shape various religions he now seemed to be nothing more begun to take more interest in the family, was funded by his employ- at the same time, take refuge in a mid-teens at that time. He used to ing agitated; his girlfriend had and technologies. We were awed so than a nut. whole phenomenon of fantastical ers to write a book which tried to community of like-minded indi- tell us the most fantastical stuff in dumped him. But even for this, much that we began to question the But to his credit, to shake off this theories and claims than ever before. demonstrate that the many cosmo- viduals. Such an individual or the most convincing manner. For Shahzad had a theory: “It’s because science being taught to us at school. label, he went on to become a pro- According to professor of psy- logical and biological discoveries community was more likely to example, if we were all lying around of her father,” he announced. “He’s For example, Haroon, another ductive physicist in Belgium. But to chology Chris French (BBC, made by science in the 20th centu- judge nonsensical statements as and listening to a rock record, he an important employee of XYZ common friend, once stood up in become that, he had to graduate February 12, 2019), “We see coin- ry were mentioned in Islam’s holy profound. They often believe in would tell us that if we listened to bank…” I forget which bank it was, our O-level history class and told the from reading Daniken to learning cidences around big events and texts! Whereas 19th century Muslim things for which there is no empir- that same record backwards, we but clearly remember him adding, teacher lecturing us about the Einstein and then Stephen Hawking. make up a story out of them.” Such scholars, such as Sir Syed Ahmad ical evidence. The most recent psy- could hear “hidden” and often dia- “XYZ is run by an important tribe Egyptian pyramids that the Most young minds are suscep- stories find traction because they Khan, implored his compatriots to chological term for this is actual- bolical “messages.” If we were smok- of Jews.” But what did this have any- pharaohs were instructed by aliens tible to believing and reiterating fan- contain “goodies” and “baddies” — appreciate God’s many creations by ly ‘Bull***t Receptivity.’ The high- ing cigarettes and they happened to thing to do with a Pakistani teen’s on how to build those massive tastical theories because this makes the latter being responsible for all understanding them with the help er this is in a person the more like- be mentholated, he would explain girlfriend leaving him? Nobody structures. Interestingly, this very them feel knowledgeable about the things we don’t like. We need to of science. Some 20th century ly he or she is to believe in conspir- that menthol cigarettes were specif- cared. theory can be found in the film, things they do not have the patience, create villains to explain away our Muslims claimed there was no need acy theories, fantastical claims ically formulated by Western tobac- Perhaps anticipating that his Alien vs. Predator (2004). Some sci- the discipline or the training to actu- many failures. for ever visiting a lab or thoughtful- and fake news. co companies to make black and distinctive position in the group ence fiction is made of this fascinat- ally grasp in a more substantiated In a December 2003 essay, ly gazing at the stars. (Courtesy: The Dawn)     @2

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This move- The Dubai carrier posted India Correspondent, Sir related to the crisis-hit IL&FS. licly available data and arrive at did not feature in the meeting ment has been actively working $237 million in net profits for William Mark Tully will launch Last week, the National the best conclusion. with economists, and suggest- towards educating the Indian the financial year ending in the series on May 10th, 2019 .HH2 # 6 Company Law Appellate He, however, made it clear ed that the panel took the masses against air pollution March compared to $765 mil- and will address the gathering Tribunal (NCLAT) had allowed that the reconciliation exercise decision of data reconciliation through events, short films, lion in the previous year, it said on “Creative Listening”at   banks to declare their default- to be carried out over the next proactively. contests, raahgiri, pledges etc on in a statement. SCOPE Convention Centre, ing accounts of Infrastructure two days by senior panel offi- Asked if the panel regular- advocacy against air pollution, “2018-19 has been tough, New Delhi. Renowned PR indal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL), India’s only private man- Leasing & Financial Services cials, has nothing to do with data ly carries out such reconcilia- problems caused due to air pol- and our performance was not &media professionals repre- Jufacturer of rails, has won an order from Rail Vikas Nigam (IL&FS) and its group compa- computation methods which tions, he said the exercise will lution & solutions for curbing it. as strong as we would have senting leading public and pri- Limited (RVNL) to supply 89042 tonnes of UIC 60 kg IRS T-12 nies as non-performing assets. have raised many eyebrows. “be within the bounds of Hawa Badlo will be launch- liked,” the chairman and chief vate sector, corporates from 880 grade 13 meter rails for its upcoming projects. The order is “In view of the NCLAT “We will try to reconcile acceptable and appropriate ing a four episode web series executive of Emirates Group, Delhi-NCR will attend valued at approximately 665 crore. A notification of award for order dated May 2, 2019...The and come to a conclusion on prudence to do so”. over a premium OTT platform Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al- the event. the same was issued to JSPL on 8th May 2019 by the RVNL. instructions contained in (April what we would consider reli- It can be noted that a to subtly ingrain the message of Maktoum, said in a statement. The Public Relations “It is a privilege to be awarded this contract which reflects 24) circular stand withdrawn,” able data in the public domain,” group of over 100 top econo- a better lifestyle for a better “Higher oil prices and the Society of India (PRSI) is a non- the confidence Indian Railways have developed on us based on the RBI said Wednesday. Singh told reporters, adding the mists, from the country and environment. The web series strengthened US dollar eroded profit national association of PR our recent performance. We are grateful to the RVNL for repos- The circular had asked exercise will be carried out with outside, had earlier this year will be first of its kind that is our earnings, even as compe- practitioners which was estab- ing trust in our capabilities to deliver for the nation. This con- banks and financial institutions the CAG and the Reserve Bank. held a presser expressing con- being produced in India on tition intensified in our key lished in 1958 to promote the tract will provide an important foundation for our future rail busi- to disclosure their exposure to “We may or may not suc- cerns over “political interfer- such a serious topic where markets,” he said. recognition of public relations ness. This order is indicative of JSPL’s strategic commitment to IL&FS and its group entities as ceed, but at least we must ence” in statistical data, and had entertainment meets serious The airline said that the as a profession and to formulate growing its footprint in the domestic Rail segments. It is a great the NCLAT verdict was pending. come to a conclusion that this called for restoration of “insti- messaging. This web series strengthening of the US dollar and interpret to the public the endorsement of our products and services, and securing anoth- The cash-strapped IL&FS is what we believe is the most tutional independence” and would lead to amplifying the against most of the currencies objectives and the potentialities er important rail contract from railways in less than a year is a group is sitting on a debt of credible before accepting it,” he integrity of statistical conversation around better of its key markets eroded $156 of public relations as a strategic source of great pride”, said, Naushad Akhter Ansari, Joint about 94,000 crore. added. organisations. environment. million from profits. management function. Managing Director, JSPL.     @@

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  # T major HCL Technologies growth guidance of 9.5-11.5 cent to 609.7 crore from 540.8 Asian Paints on Thursday Ion Thursday posted a 14.3 per cent in constant currency crore, it said. The net interest reported a 1.7 per cent decline per cent increase in its consol- basis for 2018-19. margin for the quarter stood at in consolidated net profit to    idated net profit to 2,550 In dollar terms, the net 3.18 per cent, compared to 3.59 487.45 crore for the quarter   )) Bajaj Auto, HCL Tech, Infosys, a few phases left of the general crore for the quarter ended profit rose 5.9 per cent to USD per cent a year ago. For full year, ended on March 31, 2019. SBI, M&M, ICICI Bank and elections and the ongoing ndia and China Thursday March 2019. The company 364.3 million for the March the net profit of the company The company posted a net enchmark indices nursed Tata Motors also rose up to 1.65 Q4FY19 earnings season will Isigned a protocol for export had registered a net profit of 2019 quarter, while revenue grew 42 per cent to 1,191.5 profit of 495.91 crore in the losses for the seventh per cent. keep the market volatile in the of Indian chilli meal to the 2,230 crore in the year-ago was higher by 11.8 per cent to crore from 841.2 crore in the year-ago period, Asian Paints Bsession on the trot on On the global front, equities short term.” neighbouring country, the period as per the Indian USD 2.2 billion as compared to previous financial year. said in a filing to BSE. Thursday as risk sentiment bore the brunt of fresh flare-up Sectorally, the BSE energy Commerce Ministry said. Accounting Standards (Ind- the year-ago period as per the PNB Housing said its However, total income dur- stayed subdued amid the US- of tensions between the US index dropped 2.63 per cent, fol- It was signed after a meet- AS), it said in a statement. US Generally Accepted board of directors recom- ing the period under review China trade tensions and elec- and China. lowed by metal, telecom, power ing of Commerce Secretary HCL Technologies saw its Accounting Principles mended final dividend of 9 increased 11.99 per cent to tion season volatility. Ahead of the next round of and bankex that shed up to 1.49 Anup Wadhawan and General revenue growing 21.3 per cent (GAAP). per equity share for 2018-19. 5,075.08 crore as against Sustained foreign fund out- talks aimed at ending the trade per cent. Administration of Customs of to 15,990 crore in the quarter HCL Technologies board On asset quality, the gross 4,531.52 crore in January- flows and a declining rupee war between the world’s two Teck, IT, realty and con- China (GACC) Vice Minister Li under review from 13,178 has declared an interim dividend non-performing assets (NPA) March 2018. also dampened the market largest economies, China said it sumer durables indices rose up Guo here. Both the sides “dis- crore in the January-March of 2 per share for 2018-19. stood at 0.48 per cent of the Total expenses rose 15.65 mood, traders said. will retaliate if US raises tariffs to 0.44 per cent. cussed trade-related issues of 2018 quarter. The company The company added loan assets as on March 31, per cent to 4,340.64 crore in The 30-share BSE Sensex on Chinese products. In the broader markets, the pending Indian request for clear- expects its 2019-20 revenues to 14,249 people (gross) during 2019, as against 0.33 per cent the quarter as against 3,752.94 closed 230.22 points, or 0.61 per The comments came after BSE Midcap and Smallcap ance of agricultural products”. grow between 14-16 per cent in the quarter to take its total head at the end of March 2018. Net crore in the year-ago period. cent, down at an over two- US President Donald Trump indices too ended in the red. “At the end of the meeting, constant currency basis. count to 1,37,965 at the end of NPA stood at 0.38 per cent Revenue from the paints seg- month low of 37,558.91. threatened to hike tariffs on Foreign institutional a protocol was signed for export “We once again, for the the March 2019 quarter. against 0.23 per cent. ment was 4,899.09 crore and Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty USD 200 billion worth of goods investors (FIIs) net sold equities of chilli meal from India to third time this year, set a new Attrition in the IT services The company’s asset under 119.12 crore from the home shed 57.65 points, or 0.51 per earlier this week. worth 701.50 crore on China,” the ministry said in a bookings’ record. These num- business on the past 12-month management (AUM) is at improvements segment. cent, to settle at 11,301.80. “Global markets continued Wednesday, while domestic statement. Both the sides also bers are an emphatic testimo- basis was 17.7 per cent. 84,721.9 crore as on March 31, The company posted a net The Sensex has now lost to slide ahead of trade talks institutional investors (DIIs) agreed to resolve market access nial of the brilliant execution of 2019, up from 62,252 crore a profit of 2,211.91 crore for 1,472.64 points or 3.77 per cent between the US and China. purchased shares to the tune of issues expeditiously in order to our chosen market strategy , /! year ago, it added. Loan asset 2018-19 as compared with in seven sessions, while the Though Indian markets are 232.95 crore, provisional data achieve the vision of the lead- and our ability to provide an   .&HI grew 30 per cent from a year 2,097.52 crore for 2017-18. Nifty has declined by 446.35 down almost 3 per cent in the available with stock exchanges ers of both India and China by annual guidance and deliver to PNB Housing Finance on earlier to 74,023.0 crore. Total income for the previous points or 3.79 per cent. last one month, MSCI India is showed. promoting a more balanced it for three years in a row,” HCL Thursday reported a 51 per “FY19 was a challenging financial year was 19,576.89 Index heavyweight Reliance still outperforming emerging The Indian rupee depreci- trade. Technologies president and cent jump in its consolidated year with tight liquidity, which crore as against 17,482.85 crore Industries was the biggest loser markets over the past one ated 22 paise to 69.93 against the The meeting assumes sig- chief executive officer C net profit to 379.77 crore for impacted the overall Indian in 2017-18. in the Sensex pack on Thursday, month and three months. US dollar intra-day. nificance as India is seeking Vijayakumar said. the fourth quarter ended financial and real estate sectors. In a separate filing on ending 3.41 per cent lower. “Investors will have to be Global oil benchmark Brent greater market access for its For the full year, net prof- March 2019. The company’s Amid such environment, we Thursday, the company said that It was followed by Coal prepared for volatility in glob- crude was trading 0.10 per cent manufactured and agricultural it was higher by 16 per cent to net profit stood at 251.58 continued our focus on main- its board has approved a final India, Asian Paints, NTPC, al equities until some clarity lower at USD 70.30 per barrel. products in the Chinese market 10,120 crore, while revenue crore in the corresponding taining adequate liquidity, bal- dividend of 7.65 per equity Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, emerges on US-China trade Bourses in other Asian to bridge the widening trade grew 19.4 per cent to 60,427 quarter of 2017-18. anced asset-liability manage- share of the face value of 1 each Vedanta, PowerGrid and HDFC talks,” said Sunil Sharma, chief countries ended significantly deficit. Recently, India has iden- crore from 2017-18. Its total income (consoli- ment, efficient operations and for 2018-19. “An interim divi- twins, which shed up to 2.53 per investment officer, Sanctum lower, with Shanghai Composite tified and shared with China a In 2018-19, HCL dated) during the quarter rose robust asset quality. This result- dend of 2.85 per equity share cent. Wealth Management. Index falling 1.48 per cent, list of 380 products, including Technologies delivered rev- to 2,148.19 crore, up by 31 per ed in double-digit growth was distributed in financial year On the other hand, Yes Hemang Jani, head of advi- Hang Seng 2.39 per cent, Nikkei horticulture, textiles, chemicals enue growth at 11.8 per cent cent as compared with across all the businesses and 2018-19. Thus, the total divi- Bank gained the most, spurting sory, Sharekhan by BNP 0.93 per cent and Kospi 3.04 per and pharmaceutical products, as year-on-year in constant cur- 1,638.48 crore in the year-ago financial vectors, Sanjaya dend announced for 2018-19 5.94 per cent. Bajaj Finance, Paribas, said: “May continues to cent. European stocks were also their shipments hold huge rency (CC) exceeding the quarter, the company said in a Gupta, managing director, PNB will be 10.50 per equity share,” Hero MotoCorp, TCS, HUL, be an eventful month with just trading weak in early trade. export potential. upper end of its guided range, regulatory filing. Housing Finance, said. the company said.

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10390.00 ASIANPAINT 1384.95 1393.65 1346.55 1350.00 -35.70 GRAPHITE 385.00 386.00 369.30 372.35 TAKE 133.50 138.80 133.10 136.25 DCAL 203.80 209.25 203.10 208.05 IEX 155.80 155.80 153.30 154.90 COALINDIA 249.10 250.65 241.15 242.50 -6.60 RAIN 112.05 114.80 109.15 110.80 NATCOPHARM* 535.40 547.00 531.45 545.00 MOTILALOFS 679.00 679.00 662.90 676.00 DBCORP 185.85 188.30 183.30 186.75 SIS 883.00 883.00 856.10 856.10 BPCL 379.60 379.60 366.55 367.70 -12.10 HCLTECH 1125.65 1144.20 1111.05 1132.10 INDIANB 240.00 241.95 236.55 238.80 SREINFRA 23.10 23.60 22.50 23.45 M&M 620.00 628.00 616.60 625.80 IBULISL 258.55 267.80 255.60 263.70 COFFEEDAY 248.95 253.95 248.00 249.75 CARBORUNIV 353.25 357.35 353.25 356.85 RELIANCE 1288.80 1288.80 1251.75 1253.15 -46.30 BHEL 62.00 62.85 61.50 62.55 TATACOFFEE 84.35 86.75 84.35 85.80 ATUL 3530.75 3575.00 3516.25 3573.85 HAL 640.50 647.95 630.00 641.25   BEL 86.10 91.10 86.10 89.80 LAKSHVILAS 75.05 76.35 74.15 74.65 REDINGTON 87.50 92.90 87.25 92.90 SADBHAV 229.55 230.70 221.25 226.60 HINDUNILVR 1685.00 1710.20 1676.05 1699.45 WELSPUNIND 52.60 52.75 51.25 51.80 ANDHRABANK 23.65 24.00 23.50 23.95 CCL 259.05 266.00 258.90 264.45 DLF 168.10 170.75 166.55 168.00 NESTLEIND 10320.00 10409.70 10222.00 10379.00 ASHOKA 115.45 116.75 115.05 115.70 DHANUKA 374.10 374.10 360.00 365.50 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE DCMSHRIRAM 463.00 504.30 463.00 492.65 SYNDIBANK 36.45 36.90 35.80 36.75 JBCHEPHARM 322.65 331.50 320.05 327.00 HATSUN 715.00 725.00 711.00 725.00 NIFTY NEXT 50 26649.25 26727.95 26463.65 26632.60 -75.15 HEROMOTOCO 2516.70 2552.00 2497.00 2530.00 HFCL 21.95 22.35 21.80 21.80 ALLCARGO 103.70 105.30 102.25 104.35 GRINDWELL 585.20 587.75 576.00 585.00 ICICIGI 1065.45 1094.00 1063.70 1090.00 30.65 BHARTIARTL 322.50 326.00 312.95 318.45 INFRATEL 264.20 269.85 261.60 267.30 GODFRYPHLP 1025.20 1032.25 1016.10 1026.00 ITDC 250.40 250.40 246.05 246.85 LUPIN 847.00 868.00 835.00 866.05 15.10 INDUSINDBK 1487.70 1488.00 1469.60 1476.65 KANSAINER 434.00 437.40 423.80 431.10 TNPL 181.00 186.10 181.00 186.00 WABCOINDIA 6219.00 6220.05 6177.00 6177.00 CADILAHC 284.25 292.45 282.30 291.30 4.70 HDFC 1933.00 1933.00 1901.15 1915.65 UBL 1349.65 1376.00 1347.65 1372.70 VTL 1134.00 1135.35 1106.55 1120.00 MONSANTO 2450.05 2517.90 2450.00 2517.90 L&TFH 118.75 122.35 118.40 120.65 1.90 JSWSTEEL 288.70 290.45 280.60 283.90 SIEMENS 1092.90 1098.95 1077.00 1091.80 SUDARSCHEM 313.05 319.85 310.55 313.00 GSKCONS 7001.15 7107.90 6982.75 7089.00 BHEL 61.80 62.85 61.55 62.70 0.95 EVEREADY 87.30 91.40 86.15 86.85 BBTC 1180.20 1200.50 1172.05 1184.00 CENTRUM 29.30 29.65 28.40 29.50 CORPBANK 25.50 25.75 25.45 25.65 ICICIPRULI 358.00 367.60 355.00 360.60 3.70 HDFCLIFE 411.65 411.65 406.55 409.15 CROMPTON 228.00 230.50 221.80 224.05 FINOLEXIND 465.00 465.00 445.05 451.00 KIOCL 123.60 126.90 121.00 122.30 HAVELLS 727.55 745.70 724.65 741.50 7.35 IDFCFIRSTB 49.60 49.65 48.05 48.45 JMFINANCIL 83.05 83.50 81.60 81.85 MAHSCOOTER 3660.80 3781.50 3652.80 3699.70 LAXMIMACH 5555.00 5560.00 5483.00 5520.00 MRF 54400.00 54679.95 54000.00 54551.00 433.25 WIPRO 291.40 293.10 290.60 291.00 PVR 1750.00 1769.00 1740.55 1760.05 NLCINDIA 64.80 65.40 64.70 65.35 UNITEDBNK 10.75 10.80 10.63 10.66 SBILIFE 651.05 656.50 641.00 655.65 5.10 JUSTDIAL 562.00 563.55 542.25 554.05 SHANKARA 482.70 491.90 479.55 480.00 CENTURYPLY 160.60 161.75 158.50 161.75 GREENPLY 147.90 148.70 146.00 146.00 UBL 1359.00 1378.00 1345.25 1371.25 9.75 SAIL 52.95 53.35 51.85 52.05 TATAGLOBAL 202.00 202.00 195.00 199.40 BIRLACORPN 554.50 559.00 534.30 550.00 JKLAKSHMI 353.10 355.00 348.40 351.15 SOMANYCERA 380.30 382.80 375.00 375.50 COLPAL 1147.00 1152.75 1131.00 1150.00 7.60 BOMDYEING 119.00 121.35 116.95 117.75 BATAINDIA 1351.55 1374.20 1345.90 1351.00 HINDCOPPER 43.35 44.20 43.15 43.15 SHREECEM 19757.05 19757.05 19204.15 19316.75 TIMKEN 539.00 541.85 530.45 534.00 OFSS 3440.00 3469.00 3439.85 3461.90 21.55 NTPC 131.30 131.30 126.50 127.95 MANAPPURAM 114.65 116.05 112.50 115.00 NAVKARCORP 29.90 30.05 29.40 29.85 NAVINFLUOR 674.40 677.50 673.00 673.00 JKCEMENT 831.80 846.85 831.75 836.05 PETRONET 235.90 238.00 234.40 237.20 1.30 ACC 1585.10 1605.05 1566.20 1595.85 JISLJALEQS 49.15 49.35 48.30 49.00 PETRONET 236.40 237.75 234.85 236.90 MOIL 147.95 147.95 146.05 146.60 GALAXYSURF 988.35 1006.00 988.35 1006.00 GODREJCP 632.90 644.00 631.00 639.45 3.35 PEL 2184.00 2205.00 2143.20 2179.00 CHOLAFIN 1275.95 1327.50 1263.00 1320.15 HSIL 264.90 276.50 264.90 274.70 KNRCON 228.95 229.05 224.05 226.60 THERMAX 943.65 960.00 943.65 960.00 SRTRANSFIN 1008.00 1043.00 991.00 1032.50 5.25 INDIGO 1580.00 1580.00 1531.15 1539.35 CIPLA 558.05 560.20 549.10 558.45 SWANENERGY 99.10 102.55 99.00 101.60 UCOBANK 17.50 17.50 17.05 17.10 MAXINDIA 71.10 73.00 71.10 71.50 BANKBARODA 111.15 112.65 109.90 111.40 0.45 AUROPHARMA 762.70 766.80 751.00 754.80 PIDILITIND 1166.75 1178.25 1156.05 1160.75 MEGH 62.05 62.90 61.60 61.95 ISGEC 530.00 530.00 510.00 525.00 CERA 2740.25 2770.35 2699.40 2770.35 PAGEIND 21299.00 21565.00 21160.00 21438.95 83.55 STRTECH 184.00 187.00 183.40 185.10 KTKBANK 121.10 121.70 119.20 120.25 SCHAEFFLER 4867.85 4961.60 4769.80 4837.00 AIAENG 1650.65 1708.60 1650.65 1700.00 STARCEMENT 107.50 110.00 106.75 108.40 DMART 1256.00 1262.00 1240.00 1250.10 4.55 COALINDIA 249.40 250.60 241.55 242.60 BALKRISIND 824.50 848.60 824.50 845.00 TORNTPOWER 250.80 253.05 247.20 247.50 CRISIL 1412.05 1412.05 1400.00 1400.00 HERITGFOOD 445.35 450.00 442.00 442.00 AMBUJACEM 212.50 214.75 210.55 213.55 0.20 TATAMTRDVR 88.25 90.30 87.30 88.60 J&KBANK 54.65 55.10 51.10 52.90 INOXLEISUR 309.20 321.20 307.40 318.00 TATAMETALI 595.20 604.50 592.10 602.90 MHRIL 231.25 231.25 227.80 229.20 DABUR 367.00 368.50 364.40 367.30 0.05 MRPL 67.00 67.00 63.00 64.75 ADANIPORTS 369.65 369.65 361.60 363.85 GODREJIND 477.05 477.05 464.30 470.85 GPPL 82.95 84.70 82.00 84.50 VMART 2621.30 2621.30 2571.00 2586.05 SIEMENS 1080.30 1099.45 1076.25 1089.00 -0.05 MOTHERSUMI 130.40 130.75 128.35 129.10 JAICORPLTD 103.00 104.90 102.00 102.45 JKTYRE 84.00 84.00 82.75 83.40 BAJAJHLDNG 3104.70 3119.90 3054.00 3095.45 SYMPHONY 1336.00 1347.15 1321.50 1322.05 IDEA 14.20 14.50 13.95 14.30 0.00 IBVENTURES 256.55 268.70 255.95 260.85 POWERGRID 190.00 190.00 186.40 187.80 NHPC 23.00 23.10 22.55 22.65 WABAG 266.70 269.00 263.25 269.00 GICHSGFIN 241.20 244.95 240.35 240.40 MARICO 355.10 357.45 350.15 355.10 -0.05 BPCL 378.55 379.90 366.50 368.75 MGL 925.00 942.00 924.35 938.80 LINDEINDIA 495.00 508.05 493.00 506.20 FINCABLES 424.05 424.40 412.60 418.00 SUPPETRO 200.75 204.00 200.00 204.00 HDFCAMC 1628.00 1639.90 1621.05 1631.75 -1.90 TATACOMM 538.00 559.15 535.00 552.45 ICICIPRULI 360.00 367.25 355.30 361.00 GSPL 173.85 177.50 168.80 175.10 ADVENZYMES 176.15 177.50 174.00 177.50 MAGMA 126.35 128.75 126.30 126.30 BANDHANBNK 568.30 581.00 564.80 569.95 -1.30 BAJAJFINSV 7335.00 7499.00 7270.00 7460.20 DIVISLAB 1665.00 1665.00 1619.00 1619.00 GODREJCP 636.10 644.00 631.25 640.55 FDC 169.30 170.40 165.95 167.35 JCHAC 1756.00 1795.00 1756.00 1790.00 HDFCLIFE 411.00 411.80 407.00 409.30 -0.95 GNFC 300.00 300.10 290.00 291.50 LICHSGFIN 476.00 481.90 470.60 472.00 LEMONTREE 70.70 71.60 69.85 71.00 JAGRAN 109.55 113.40 109.40 113.00 SHARDACROP 381.75 389.00 375.65 380.85 PGHH 10425.00 10428.00 10245.70 10400.00 -24.30 CEATLTD 1062.00 1062.00 1006.65 1018.65 MFSL 410.45 417.80 403.40 409.00 QUESS 656.95 675.15 653.00 655.10 ERIS 591.00 618.55 591.00 608.05 NESCO 487.00 494.95 486.20 494.95 ACC 1589.00 1604.85 1566.10 1588.70 -4.50 ENGINERSIN 106.80 109.85 105.90 108.15 RNAM 190.35 192.70 188.00 189.40 EMAMILTD 369.90 369.90 362.50 365.65 SFL 1308.00 1308.00 1236.50 1265.55 INOXWIND 58.30 60.00 58.30 60.00 MCDOWELL-N 524.00 531.75 524.00 524.70 -2.10 RBLBANK 652.50 664.95 647.50 657.10 AUBANK 637.00 641.10 625.00 631.80 AJANTPHARM 1061.50 1071.50 1050.10 1067.00 HEIDELBERG 174.00 176.10 173.80 174.50 ASAHIINDIA 227.00 228.00 225.00 226.65 GICRE 237.50 241.70 234.50 235.05 -1.30 APOLLOHOSP 1166.80 1198.00 1162.00 1172.50 UNIONBANK 81.80 83.05 81.55 82.05 RAMCOCEM 747.00 756.95 740.30 751.90 APLAPOLLO 1496.25 1506.00 1470.00 1475.80 ZYDUSWELL 1297.75 1311.20 1291.40 1299.05 PEL 2180.95 2205.25 2146.00 2179.95 -13.15 VOLTAS 576.00 580.40 568.85 573.20 DBL 454.70 469.25 453.15 461.90 NBVENTURES 93.05 93.05 89.50 90.15 AKZOINDIA 1651.45 1683.40 1617.35 1680.00 CHOLAHLDNG 505.00 505.00 500.05 501.50 DLF 168.70 170.80 166.50 167.90 -1.05 MINDTREE 984.95 984.95 975.40 980.00 ICICIGI 1066.90 1091.80 1066.90 1090.00 CONCOR 475.80 477.80 470.05 474.20 PTC 67.35 67.85 66.80 67.35 SUPRAJIT 212.00 218.00 212.00 218.00 PIDILITIND 1167.00 1178.65 1154.45 1157.00 -7.35 PERSISTENT* 608.00 619.90 607.00 612.80 KEC 290.00 290.00 282.15 286.50 GHCL 240.75 244.70 238.00 241.00 ASTRAL 1165.00 1175.00 1151.15 1175.00 BLUEDART 3007.00 3025.00 2950.00 2990.00 BAJAJHLDNG 3102.25 3106.55 3051.00 3080.00 -22.25 BANKINDIA 83.70 84.95 83.40 84.10 BHARATFORG 462.95 466.50 459.45 460.00 VINATIORGA 1773.00 1812.85 1734.00 1788.90 PHOENIXLTD 603.75 604.05 592.70 592.70 ASTERDM 140.05 143.75 140.05 140.95 MOTHERSUMI 129.00 131.10 128.20 129.40 -1.10 DMART 1252.15 1263.55 1243.30 1252.70 DCBBANK 211.45 216.50 211.45 215.55 TORNTPHARM 1707.00 1707.00 1663.60 1663.60 PNCINFRA 156.25 156.25 152.10 155.55 ABBOTINDIA 7310.00 7325.00 7255.00 7280.00 CONCOR 473.65 478.15 470.00 473.00 -4.20 BRITANNIA 2640.00 2689.90 2640.00 2665.00 ABB 1440.50 1440.50 1379.00 1385.50 FRETAIL 406.95 419.40 406.95 413.50 BASF 1261.45 1269.00 1245.50 1249.50 TVSSRICHAK 2119.90 2159.00 2090.00 2090.55 NMDC 95.85 96.70 94.55 94.90 -0.95 BLUESTARCO 761.65 784.40 740.00 758.85 FORCEMOT 1550.00 1575.00 1541.00 1562.60 BERGEPAINT 304.70 306.10 298.95 302.00 RELAXO 864.00 870.95 862.50 868.35 LAOPALA 200.25 207.00 194.00 205.20 ASHOKLEY 85.60 85.95 83.00 85.05 -0.90 WOCKPHARMA 386.10 390.30 381.05 383.60 NAUKRI 1933.00 1936.20 1888.70 1907.60 INDHOTEL 148.60 148.90 145.40 147.80 SONATSOFTW 335.05 335.50 332.55 333.00 HONAUT 23752.00 23800.00 23700.00 23800.00 NHPC 22.85 23.05 22.55 22.65 -0.25 ONGC 166.15 170.10 166.15 168.80 MUTHOOTFIN 561.50 572.00 560.80 565.05 AARTIIND 1556.05 1595.00 1531.70 1579.65 EIHOTEL 174.00 175.30 173.05 173.05 SHOPERSTOP 451.30 459.95 450.00 459.95 AUROPHARMA 762.00 767.00 751.25 756.50 -8.70 NBCC 54.00 55.55 53.05 55.20 IPCALAB 950.40 981.70 944.70 969.95 HUDCO 39.20 39.35 38.55 38.70 SHK 147.55 149.10 145.55 149.10 BAYERCROP 4010.05 4098.95 4010.05 4077.65 BOSCHLTD 17292.85 17299.90 17002.00 17113.40 -215.45 NATIONALUM 49.70 50.20 49.15 49.80 COLPAL 1144.40 1151.00 1130.65 1151.00 NIITTECH 1233.00 1238.45 1228.50 1229.15 APARINDS 661.20 684.10 654.45 658.00 SHILPAMED 376.25 377.60 372.45 372.80 NIACL 173.00 174.90 171.00 172.15 -2.25 LTTS 1685.10 1710.00 1685.05 1694.65 JUBLFOOD 1264.00 1275.00 1254.00 1270.00 DEEPAKFERT 134.05 136.55 132.40 134.95 GET&D 231.15 233.75 227.80 229.00 RATNAMANI 875.00 885.00 863.05 870.00 HINDZINC 265.95 269.70 261.40 262.50 -3.45 GRANULES 111.25 115.05 108.25 113.65 KAJARIACER 565.95 568.60 560.25 563.00 BAJAJELEC 534.90 535.00 526.95 531.65 AEGISLOG 194.60 197.05 192.15 194.05 MAHLIFE 380.60 381.50 373.50 374.00 SAIL 52.75 53.35 51.90 52.15 -0.70 GODREJPROP 798.00 802.15 775.00 794.00 VBL 910.00 936.20 905.00 910.10 UFLEX 229.95 229.95 207.55 216.20 BDL 272.00 273.70 270.00 272.35 IFBIND 765.65 783.10 761.45 783.10 HINDPETRO 282.90 283.70 275.50 276.85 -5.05 IOC 152.95 152.95 150.05 150.55 MERCK 3704.05 3743.95 3667.00 3702.00 MINDACORP 116.10 116.10 112.55 113.30 GEPIL 887.70 909.05 887.70 896.00 KPRMILL 594.50 598.85 592.45 592.45 INDIGO 1575.70 1575.70 1530.45 1540.10 -34.35 NCC 94.00 94.00 90.85 91.25 CANFINHOME 321.90 326.00 314.50 316.85 OFSS 3460.00 3483.45 3441.00 3475.00 INDOSTAR 364.65 364.85 355.10 364.55 GAYAPROJ 160.40 161.50 158.50 158.65 BIOCON 545.00 547.90 522.20 531.40 -14.30 TECHM 805.00 814.45 799.40 809.50 SRF 2440.00 2467.85 2412.25 2426.70 PARAGMILK 236.35 239.20 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Church to report it to their becomes a universally estab- doing so. on $200 billion worth of ment on Wednesday, the superiors, following a global lished legal precept” within the Victims’ groups have long goods ahead of the crucial Chinese Commerce Ministry clerical paedophilia scandal. Church, said Andrea Tornielli, called for Francis to put in 11th round of talks aimed at while expressing regret over London: Prime Minister Every diocese in the world editorial director of the place concrete measures to ending the trade war between the planned measures by the Theresa May has repeated the will now be obliged to have a Vatican’s communications tackle clerical child abuse, the world’s two largest US to raise tariffs on import- UK Government’s deep regret system for the reporting of department. including immediately firing economies. ed Chinese products, said it over the Jallianwala Bagh mas- abuse, under a new law pub- The law only applies with- any cleric found guilty of even The talks are due to be would launch retaliatory mea- sacre to mark the 100th lished by the Vatican — but the in the Church and has no a single act of abuse, or of cov- held on May 9-10 in sures in kind. anniversary of the British colo- requirement will not apply to force to oblige individuals to ering it up. Washington between trade Stating that escalating nial era attack in Amritsar on secrets revealed to priests in report abuse to civil authori- They also want all abusers delegations headed by Chinese trade frictions is against the Vaisakhi. the confessional. ties. or suspected abusers to be Vice Premier Liu He and US interests of the two peoples as The massacre took place at It is time to learn from the Under the new measure, reported to police, and any Trade Representative Robert well as people of the world, Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar “bitter lessons of the past”, every diocese around the world abuse-related files handed over Lighthizer and US Treasury the Ministry said: “China (undivided Punjab) during the Francis said in the text of the is obliged by June 2020 to cre- to them. Secretary Steven Mnuchin deeply regrets this, and will be Vaisakhi festival on April 13, legal decree. ate a system for the reporting Some have called for amid accusations by forced to take necessary 1919, when troops of the It follows a series of cleri- of sexual abuse by clerics, the priests who hear of abuse dur- Washington that Beijing is counter-measures if the US British Indian Army under the cal assault cases in countries use of child pornography and ing confessions to be forced to backtracking from consensus side puts the tariff measures command of Colonel Reginald ranging from Australia to cover-ups of abuse. report it. The new law stops reached on key issues in the into effect”. Dyer opened fire at a crowd of Chile, Germany and the US. The document focuses short of that. earlier rounds of talks. However, there appears to people holding a pro-indepen- The “Motu Proprio”, a legal particularly on the sexual or Catholics believe that with- Ahead of the talks, US be no change from the dence demonstration, leaving document issued under the psychological abuse of children in the confessional the penitent President Donald Trump said Chinese side in its participa- scores dead. pope’s personal authority, and vulnerable adults, but also is talking to God, and every- that he would raise tariffs on tion in the trade as the At a Vaisakhi reception at Indian lives. “There were some great declares that anyone who has targets sexual abuse and vio- thing in the confession is secret. $200 billion worth of Chinese announcement neither made Downing Street in London “I do not understand why contributions made during that knowledge of abuse, or sus- lence resulting from an abuse A priest who reveals such goods from 10 per cent to 25 any reference to the 11th Wednesday evening, Prime the British Government has not debate — and it was a timely pects it, is “obliged to report (it) of authority — such as the secrets is automatically expelled per cent as of May 10 in a bid round of talks nor Liu’s par- Minister May repeated words to this day agreed to say sorry,” reminder of the hard work, promptly” to the Church, using exploitation of nuns by priests. from the Church. AFP to pile up pressure on China to ticipation in it. PTI from her House of Commons said Lord Loomba, who has compassion, and generosity of statement last month as she also called for an investigation Sikhs in communities up and referred to the “shameful scar” into whether General Dyer down the country and abroad.” on British Indian history. instigated the “huge atrocity” of May admitted that while 2    
   P Q “We deeply regret what his own accord or was follow- she had never attended a happened and the pain inflict- ing orders from higher author- Vaisakhi Nagar Kirtan, she ed on so many people,” she told ities during the British Raj. had heard that they were “fan- a gathering of the Indian dias- Most recently, during a tastic events” when the Sikh      '
 
   pora. Westminster Hall debate in community came together to She said: “No one who has the House of Commons to commemorate the birth of the Washington: The White House comply with Chairman Nadler’s “abrupt resort to a contempt heard the accounts of what mark National Sikh History Khalsa. invoked executive privilege on unlawful and reckless vote” that “has not allowed happened that day can fail to Awareness Month, a number of She added: “But although I = R Wednesday, claiming the right demands,” she said. sufficient time for you to con- be deeply moved. No one can British Indian MPs had repeat- haven’t yet been to one of to block lawmakers from the Though the White House sider fully whether to make a truly imagine what the visitors ed calls for a formal apology these parades — I have been full report from special coun- initially hesitated on invoking conclusive assertion of execu- to those gardens went through and expressed the hope that lucky enough to be a frequent Seoul: The US Air Force has The Air Force moved a sel Robert Mueller on his privilege, Trump told his staff tive privilege.” that day one hundred years perhaps the Downing Street guest at gudwaras in my con- tested a missile on the same day Minuteman 3 missile from a Trump-Russia probe and esca- and political advisers in recent Barr told Trump the pres- ago. reception would be the appro- stituency and across the UK – that North Korea is suspected of launch silo controlled by the lating the battle between weeks to refuse to cooperate ident he should assert privilege “It was — as the former priate moment for it. and can not only imagine having launched two short- 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren President Donald Trump and with Democrats, believing the now, “pending a full decision on Prime Minister HH Asquith However, the only refer- warm Punjabi welcome at this range missiles. Air Force Base in Wyoming to Congress. party’s goal was simply to dam- the matter.” Democrats on the described it at the time — ‘one ence to the debate made by time of year — but just how The Air Force says it the launch site at Vandenberg. The administration’s deci- age him politically going into committee said the Trump of the worst outrages in the May noted: “I am delighted that good the food must be. launched a Minuteman 3 inter- North Korea’s launch was its sion was announced just as the his re-election campaign. The administration was trampling whole of our history’.” last week a debate in “This of course is a partic- continental ballistic missile on second in five days and a possi- House Judiciary Committee coming legal battle could on Congress’s duty to conduct However, it fell short of a Westminster Hall focused on ularly important year for the Thursday from Vandenberg Air ble warning that nuclear disar- was gaveling in to consider stretch to 2020, and the White oversight. formal apology demanded by a the contribution of Sikhs to the whole of the Sikh community Force Base in California. mament talks with Washington holding Attorney General House is aiming to tie up con- “This is a moment in his- cross-section of British parlia- UK – following on from the — 2019 marks the 550th It says the launch was part could be in danger. South Korea’s William Barr in contempt of gressional probes until Election tory,” said Rep. Sheila Jackson mentarians and Sikh activists to launch of Sikh History and anniversary of the birth of of regularly scheduled tests of military says North Korea has Congress over failure to release Day. Lee of Texas. “The president mark the centenary of the mas- Awareness month by Seema Guru Nanak, the first Sikh ICBMs to ensure they are ready fired two suspected short-range the full report. The president’s decision now seeks to take a wrecking sacre that affected thousands of Malhotra MP in April. guru, in 1469. And I am sure for potential combat. It said the missiles. South Korea’s Joint Committee Chairman was weeks in the making, the ball to the Constitution of the we will see many events to cel- test was unrelated to any world Chiefs of Staff earlier said North Jerrold Nadler of New York next inevitable escalation United States.” But the top ebrate this later in the year.” events. It was the second such Korea fired at least one projec- declared the action by Trump’s between the White House and Republican on the panel, Rep. The Downing Street cele- test in a little over a week. The tile from its western province on Justice Department was a clear Congress over a number of Doug Collins of Georgia, called bration involved a shabad kir- Air Force normally does four or Thursday afternoon. The Joint new sign of the president’s probes, including over materi- the majority’s decision to push tan performance by students five such tests each year. Chiefs of Staff said later that the “blanket defiance” of Congress’ als and witnesses from the spe- ahead with a contempt resolu- of the Nishkam School in The ICBM test launches North fired what appeared be constitutional rights. cial counsel investigation. The tion “cynical, mean-spirited, west London. PTI are planned months in advance. two short-range missiles. It says “Every day we learn of new White House has rejected all counterproductive and irre- they flew 420 kilometers (260 efforts by this administration to efforts to probe Trump’s busi- sponsible.” miles) and 270 kilometers (167 stonewall Congress,” Nadler ness dealings or tax returns as Nadler said earlier miles), respectively. AP said. “This is unprecedented.” well the West Wing’s security Wednesday the Trump admin- White House Press clearance procedure. istration’s refusal to provide Secretary Sarah Sanders said the In a letter on Wednesday to special counsel Robert Mueller’s action was rather a response to Trump, Barr explained that the full Russia report to Congress the “blatant abuse of power” by special counsel’s files contain presents a “constitutional crisis,” Democratic Rep. Nadler. millions of pages of classified leaving the panel no choice but “Neither the White House and unclassified information. to move forward with a con- nor Attorney General Barr will He said it was the committee’s tempt vote against Barr. AP -         $

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It improves digestion and Gurugram, suggested that ground- Consequently restaurants are intro- managed to sell their edible oil appetite by stimulating digestive at-home mustard oil has fatty acids ducing these often times as side miso and yoghurt due to their Research suggests that fer- worldwide, which in return has juices and bile in the liver and that are important in “getting bad dishes which accompany a more health benefits. Locally-grown pro- mented food and drinks introduce contributed to their economy. Indian spleen. It is seen that while cooking, cholesterol” down. familiar main. duce, farm-raised, organic meat, beneficial bacteria into the diges- mustard oil has the potential to the oil behaves differently when The good old sarson ka tel also Heading into the harsh sum- artisan cheese and handcrafted tive system and help to balance it reduce imports of edible oil and can heated, it changes texture, colour has a high smoking point, almost as mers, it becomes all the more beers appeal more to consumers, in your body. Probiotics are known save valuable foreign exchange. and taste; it also has nutritional high as 250 degrees celsius. What’s so important to eat things gut friend- who like to know where their food to help in slowing down some What palm oil is for Malaysia, olive properties. So, while cooking, we good about that? ly and healthy. The probiotics pro- is coming from and this leads to a specific diseases, improve bowel oil for Italy and soya oil for America, should take care not to overheat it Because it doesn’t burn so easily, duced during fermentation restores connection being made between health, aid digestion and improve mustard oil can be for India.” as over cooking may destroy useful it’s ideal for Indian cuisine obsessed the balance of friendly bacteria in consumers and their food source. immunity. There is also evidence to “Mustard oil has both culinary nutrients and form harmful com- with deep frying and heating. your gut and may not only allevi- Even if it is a beer or a side of pick- suggest that having a good balance and therapeutic uses. It contains pounds. It is also known to be one As for its therapeutic values, ate some digestive problems but led cabbage, fermented foods offer of gut bacterial and digestive omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids of the healthiest oils in the market. mustard oil is considered a natural also give your immune system a a unique twist to normal dishes. enzymes, helps to absorb more and has low content of saturated fats. It has multi-purpose usage, you use sunscreen when applied externally; boost and reduce your risk of People like quirky trends that nutrients from the foods you con- Mustard oil not only enhances the it for cooking, in medicine, or as an mixed with coconut oil, it makes for infections like the common cold. are at the same time beneficial. In sume. Most of the fermented foods taste and flavour of food but it also ingredient in your beauty routine, a complete head massage and acts as Studies have shown that ferment- such a scenario, it is not surprising are low in calories when compared cures many diseases related to skin, and you will not be disappointed,” an anti-bacterial. ed foods may also promote men- that fermented foods continue to with other dishes. joint, muscles and heart. In cooking, Khanna added. At the bottom line, let’s not for- tal health, weight loss and heart gain popularity. 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with repeatedly and there would be no better stage than Qualifier 2 to come up with another match-wining knock and carry his bat through. Another young gun Prithvi Shaw too played an important innings of 56 and was happy to be back among the runs after low-scores in the previous three innings.   *     Delhi, having already played a game here, will have the advantage of knowing the the conditions better.     ) Their fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Ishant Sharma, did a decent job in the  ■ 6 &    ) play your game and chose absence of Kagiso Rabada and were well bowlers that we want to hit supported by Keemo Paul, who picked elhi Capitals opener first and obviously Nabi and up three wickets. Prithvi Shaw heaped Rashid were the best bowlers Veteran spinner Amit Mishra was Dpraises on teammate on their side. It was an inter- frugal again and also picked up an Rishab Pant, calling him the esting game and I'm happy important wicket. best finisher among young- that we won." The batsmen would be rather sters after the 21-year-old On how he plans to tack- relieved that they would not have to face helped Delhi Capitals beat le Chennai Super Kings the spin threat of Imran Tahir and Sunrisers Hyderabad by two bowlers in the Qualifier 2, to Harbhajan Singh on a turner in wickets in a nerve-wracking be held on Friday, Shaw said Chennai but it would be a challenge IPL Eliminator. the Delhi players have faced nonetheless. Chasing a target of 163, the defending champions in Another thing Delhi would have to Delhi Capitals were brought previous IPLs and they be wary of is stage fright though the to cusp of victory by Pant, understand the game. Eliminator surely prepared them for who smashed 49 off 21 balls "The team will have a the tougher battles ahead. with five sixes even as West plan after reaching Chennai. CSK, on the other hand, are used Indies' Keemo Paul finished How to face which bowler to playing the big matches, having won it off in the penultimate ball like Harbhajan (Singh) bhai, three titles besides being runners-up of the innings with a bound- Jaddu (Ravindra Jadeja) sir or four times. ary off Khaleel Ahmed on (Imran) Tahir sir. We will They were hammered by Mumbai Wednesday. have to plan. We will look to Live on Star Sports 1& 2 HEAD Indians in Qualifier 1 but expect CSK "In these T20 games, do what we've done earlier."  ■ 6 &    ) LEAGUE MATCHES TO to bounce back in style. there's a lot of pressure. I was Shaw said that it is not HEAD Dhoni will be expecting an praying that we win. Pant did about who plays who but elhi Capitals, who have  Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets at Delhi improved performance from his bats- a brilliant job. I have said that depends on how prepared the finally come together to  & ' men after the disappointment against he is the best finisher among team is for the game. play like 'Daredevils', will Chennai Super Kings defeated Delhi Capitals by 80 runs at Chennai "; *" Mumbai Indians. the young players. He always "Personally, whichever have to produce another "-. Opener Shane Watson has not been opens up the game for us. He ball is lose, I will smash that special effort to beat the FOR THE RECORD 48.+"! among the runs ever since smashing a has been doing very well. ball. Even with Harbhajan $"/ Dconsistent Chennai Super Kings for the  *  (  9P?@) 53-ball 96 against Sunrisers on April 23. Unfortunately, he could not bhai and Tahir sir is bowling, Shikhar Dawan is the highest run getter for Delhi Capitals this sea- first time this season and make their son. He scored 503 runs at an average of 35.92 and a strike rate of The talismanic skipper admitted finish it for us, but Keemo did I will obviously smash it," maiden IPL final here on Friday. 135.94 in 15 innings of as many matches. It is third time when he that they could have read the conditions well in the end," Shaw said at Shaw added. It was CSK who denied Delhi a top- game reignited the debate on social better against Mumbai at home and the post match press confer- When asked about two spot in the league standings with scored over 500 runs in an IPL season after 569 runs in 2012 and media over his non-selection in India's asked his batsmen to be careful with ence. Delhi's tendency to lose wick- 501 runs in 2016 . a crushing 80-run win at Chepauk and  World Cup squad with former England shot selection going forward. The 19-year-old top- ets at the most crucial the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led side Harbhajan Singh who claimed 148 wickets at an average of 26.41 captain Michael Vaughan saying it was "These are the best batsmen we scored with 56 off 38 balls on moments, the batsman said, stands in their way again, only stakes in 155 innings of 158 matches, needs just two wickets to become "bonkers" to not have the young-wick- have got, it looks like we are are batting a "sticky wicket" to give Delhi "I think we like to make are much higher in the Qualifier 2. fourth bowler to take 150 wickets in IPL. etkeeper batsman in the mega event. well, but at times, they pull off shots that a great start. every game interesting. Every The tense win in the Eliminator, set  Chennai Super Kings will become the second team after Mumbai His sensational effort made all the shouldn't be played. These are the play- Shaw said while playing time things are going well, we up by their star player Rishabh Pant on Indians (108 wins in 186 matches ) to complete a century of wins difference in the run-chase but he got ers who we have banked on, they have in the middle he concentrates give away two-three wickets. Wednesday night is bound to provide if they beat Delhi Capitals. They have won 99 out of 163 matches out when his team was very close to the the experience and they should know on choosing the bowlers who "But I think that's the an extra dose of motivation going into in IPL so far. finishing line. to assess the conditions better," said he can hit. charm of T20 cricket. 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But he has to hit right from match series. plays no part in this season's Ashes series Richardson is out of the World It has been seen that dur- ball one, if he drops down at Barbados-born Archer was not even though the fast bowler has yet to Cup, but Kane Richardson has ing death overs, it is Dhoni 5 or 6. Then he has to take included in England's preliminary make his Test debut for England. been brought in. Look, any side who takes over the field place- risks," he reasoned. squad for the World Cup but could "I would be absolutely staggered if that goes to the World Cup will be ments with Kohli manning Dhoni would turn 38 dur- force his way into their final 15 via his he's not taking part in the Ashes series very well prepared. It's all about the deep. ing the upcoming marquee displays in this five-match series. as well as the World Cup," Vaughan told who adapts well to the English "In terms of match-reading event in England and when "He's obviously a class act," reporters in London on Thursday. wickets," Lee said. and forming strategies, Dhoni asked whether his famous Plunkett, one of England's estab- "He's just got a gift and when you Pacer Jhye Richardson had is still unparallel. Even Kohli ward would call it quits after lished quicks, told reporters after- get that kind of quality you have to get suffered a dislocated shoulder doesn't have that. So Kohli the World Cup, he dismissed wards. those players involved in all formats of during the series against Pakistan needs to take some advice. If it with a laugh. "He showed today, he's rocked up the game," the former England captain in the UAE and is only expected to Dhoni would not have been "Do you want him to and bowled really nicely with pace and added. return to full fitness for the Ashes part of the Indian team, there retire? Haven't you seen his fit- smashed the right good areas, picked "He'll win England World Cup ■  tour that takes place after the would be nobody to help him." ness level," the former games up a wicket in the first few overs, beat- games, he'll win them T20 games and World Cup. "Virat still needs time as teacher of Jawahar Vidya ing the left-hander (Imam) on the out- I'm very, very confident that he'll have win World Cup-winning Lee also stated that one captain and advice from Mandir Ranchi, said. side edge." a big say in winning Test matches this pacer Brett Lee believes that shouldn't be tricked into thinking Dhoni would only help him," "Fitness is everything. But Plunkett added: "It looks easy for summer as well as down the years." Tdefending champions that pacers will have a great time Banerjee told reporters during I cannot say about his retire- him, he ambles in and bowls 93 Joe Root, the current England Test Australia have got it in them to go at the World Cup simply because the summer camp launch of ment, not even his father or mph, he makes it look effortless." captain, was understandably more the distance in the upcoming 2019 it is in England. "We've got to keep MS Dhoni Cricket Academy wife," he said, citing example Questions have been raised about guarded when asked about Archer's Test World Cup in England and Wales in mind what time the tournament Clinic. of Dhoni's surprise Test retire-  ■ '' the effect on team morale of catapult- prospects. starting from May 30. will be played. It is in June and July India will open their cam- ment announcement on ing Archer, only recently qualified on "When you watch him play in these Speaking about it Lee said and the wickets over there aren't paign in the World Cup December 30, 2014 in the iam Plunkett said England would residency grounds, into England's games, you are always looking towards that an injury to fast bowler Jhye really conducive to fast bowling at against South Africa on June middle of their away series be a "better team" if Jofra Archer World Cup squad. the Ashes," he said. Richardson shouldn't cause the that time of the year," the pacer 5 and there's been a lot of talk Down Under. Lmade it into their World Cup But Plunkett said: "With him in "It will be interesting to see how he Aaron Finch-led side too much explained. about a weak middle order, Banerjee also spoke about squad after his fellow fast bowler again your squad, you're going to be a bet- develops throughout these games and trouble as the likes of former "So a lot of people think it will especially with no specialist at young Rishabh Pant's omis- impressed on international duty. ter team. how he handles everything but so far I skipper Steve Smith and David be a bowler's wicket, but it's not No 4. Dhoni is the answer to sion from the World Cup Archer continued his late bid for "Whoever performs best should think he's been fine." Vaughan acknowl- Warner have returned to bolster necessarily the case. I think they the No 4 riddle, Banerjee squad and said: "It's too early a World Cup berth with a hostile be in the squad. If it wasn't Jofra, edged that Root, in his position as skip- the squad. will be okay with the brand new opined. to give him a chance. Our opening spell against Pakistan at The someone else would be knocking on per, had to be more guarded as he thinks "They can go as far as they ball, but once the shine goes from "I feel Dhoni should bat at bench strength is huge and his Oval on Wednesday. the door... If they come in and bowl ahead to the five-match series against want to go. They are a good team. the ball it's going to be hard work No 4 in the World Cup. It is a (Pant's) chance will come." He took one wicket and conced- well, they deserve to be there." Australia. There has been an injury for one for the fast bowlers," he said.