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The price of pyre wood has Garhmukteshwar Ghat at the with non-essential items, ed 2,000 for a one kg ghee Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin’s ducted on 525 healthy volun- soared from 400-500 for Ganga in Uttar Pradesh, due to majority of smaller and bigger packet to be used for cremation Phase II and III clinical trials teers. . $+ about 100 kg to 2,000-2,500 in the increased number of deaths cities, including the national of his Covid victim father at on 2 to 18 years age group with- Covaxin, which has been ) some States. these days. Capital, has seen a massive rise Baikunth Dham crematorium in the next 10-12 days. indigenously developed by At an average, one needs to Continued on Page 2 in the prices of commodities in Lucknow early May. India’s drug regulator, the Bharat Biotech in collaboration $ pay 10,000-12,000 for wood For a piece of simple kafan, Drugs Controller General of with the Indian Council of for cremation during the the very mention of evoked India (DCGI), has already Medical Research (ICMR), is Covid-19 pandemic. grief and dread, the family given Bharat Biotech the per- being used on adults in India’s Crematorium operators say members of a Covid-19 victim mission to conduct the clinical approved by the Drugs ongoing Covid-19 vaccination !"" # that contractors are charging have to pay through their nose. trials on children in the age Controller General of India drive. ) more for wood, and contractors Soon there could be a serious group. It will be the first such (DCGI), for Phase II and III The Centre said it has so ,/ say that suppliers or distribu- shortage of kafan. coronavirus vaccine to be test- clinical trials in the age group far provided, both free of cost )/ tors have increased the prices “We have nearly exhausted ed on minors in the country. of 2 to 18 years. I have been told & via direct State procure- ) $ due to shortage of labourers for the raw material (kapda thaan). The development comes that trials will begin in the next ment, more than 20.78 cr vac- chopping the wood during the If the situation does not come against the backdrop of the fear 10-12 days,” Dr VK Paul, cine doses (20,78,04,890) to P % lockdown and curbs. under control, we may presume that in the third wave of Covid- Member-Health, Niti Aayog States/UTs. Of this, total con- The shortage of wood is a crisis for kafan,” said Badre 19, which is expected in the said at a press conference on sumption, including wastages !!& ' 0 fuelling black market and price Alam, owner of a small pow- next few months, it will be chil- Tuesday here. is 18,83,47,432 doses (as per 0 12, increases. erloom unit and stockist in dren who will be the most Bharat Biotech had pro- data available at 8 am on 00 According to a United Chapra Village of Mau. affected due to the infection. posed to carry out the clinical Tuesday, it stated. Nations’ survey, 400-500 kg of Continued on Page 2 “Covaxin has been trial in the age group of 2 to 18 Continued on Page 2 0 $ -' % ,! Q ! " "# $ " " . R ! " # "% #%& '! 41561+"0 “toolkit” purportedly asks the Hindu politics of the +# administrative experience is K Government. The exclusion of Congress workers to use phras- BJP that is causing so ( 41561+"0 Radhakrishnan, who was the Shylaja from the Council of he BJP on Tuesday released es such as “Indian strain” and much distress”. Minister for Social Welfare in the Ministers has caused wide Ta “toolkit” which, it alleged, “Modi strain” on social media The toolkit cautions against he Delhi Government on EK Nayanar-led Government resentment and the social media was prepared by the Congress and “keep using the term super commenting anything on Eid TTuesday announced finan- # , - (1996-2001) and Speaker during has been flooded with messages to tarnish the image of Prime spreader Kumbh to keep greetings. cial assistance to families affect- ! ) . the VS Achuthanandan lambasting the CPI(M). Women Minister Narendra Modi over reminding the people that it is Continued on Page 2 ed by Covid-19 in the nation- Government (2006-2011). activists like Mala Parvathi were his Government’s handling of al Capital. 2"0 Vijayan shocked the party quick to take the social media the Covid-19 crisis. Q R The Delhi Government cadre and followers by drop- to express their anguish. Releasing the “toolkit”, BJP will provide 50,000 ex-gratia, with the ex-gratia amount,” he he CPI(M) which swept the ping KK Shylaja, the Health In yet another develop- spokesperson Sambit Patra said free food grains, monthly pen- said. “Every child who has lost Trecent Assembly election, Minister in the outgoing ment which too is described as in a tweet, “Friends look at the sion and education to children both parents to Covid-19 will sprang a surprise on Tuesday Government, whose services unheard in CPI(M) parlance, #CongressToolKit in extending of families who have lost a be given 2,500 per month till by nominating ten party MLAs and leadership in controlling Mohammed Riyaz, a first time help to the needy during the 41561+"0 AICC Research Department”. breadwinner to Covid-19. the age of 25, and will be pro- with no administrative experi- the Covid-19 pandemic were MLA from Beypore in Pandemic! More of a PR exer- The party wrote to the In his virtual briefing, vided with free education.” ence as its Ministers. The new acclaimed by national and Kozhikode, has been included cise with the help of ‘Friendly he Congress on Tuesday Delhi Police Commissioner Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said his Ministry would be sworn in on international agencies. as a Minister. Riyaz is the son- Journalists’ & ‘Influencers’ than Tlodged an FIR for “forgery” seeking to file a complaint Kejriwal said that 50,000 ex- Government, along with the Thursday at 3.30 pm. It was widely believed that in-law of the Chief Minister. a soulful endeavour. Read for against BJP president JP Nadda, against Nadda and other BJP gratia will be given to the fam- Central Government’s assis- The CPI(M) has 12 nomi- Shylaja who won the election He had married Vijayan’s yourselves the agenda of the Union Minister Smriti Irani leaders. The Congress also ilies that have had a Covid tance, will distribute free basic nees in the Council of Ministers, from Mattanur in North Kerala daughter Veena, an IT entre- Congress.” and BJP spokesperson Sambit named BJP National General death. food items to both ration card including Chief Minister with a record majority of more preneur, in a function held at Several BJP leaders also Patra for circulating “fake” Secretary (Organisation) BL He said, “Families that lose holders and non-PDS amid Pinarayi Vijayan. Other than than 60,000 votes would be Cliff House some months ago. tweeted the “toolkit” which toolkit on “Covid-19 misman- Santhosh in the complaint. an earning member will also the lockdown restrictions. Vijayan, the lone member with inducted in the new Continued on Page 2 went viral on social media. The agement” and “attributing it to Continued on Page 2 get a pension of 2,500 along Continued on Page 2 ) # ' ' ' $ % '

( 41561+"0 The Delhi Police on Patiala. ( # Monday declared a reward of The 57-year-old cricket lympian Sushil Kumar is 1 lakh on information leading commentator and presently 41561+"0 despite his own illness. Onot the lone sportsperson to Kumar’s arrest. There is the Member of Legislative No wonder, his fraternity, to be on the run from the law. electronic evidence where Assembly (MLA) from am having Covid pneumonia politicians, journalists and all The list is long. Kumar can be seen “with a Amritsar East, Sidhu, in Iwhich is progressive. But those whose lives he touched Wrestler Sushil Kumar’s stick and hitting” another December 2006, was sentenced even then remember Raj through his medical expertise bail plea was rejected on wrestler Sagar on May 4 along to a three-year prison term for Kapoor’s words: the show must and philanthropic activities Tuesday a day after the Delhi with his accomplices. Since culpable homicide following a go on... picture abhi baaki hai’.” were shell-shocked by his death Police announced a reward of then Kumar has been on the road rage incident. He was then This was the message that at AIIMS, Delhi. 1 lakh on the two-time run and the Delhi Police teams the Member of Parliament and Padma Shri Dr KK Aggarwal, Having taken both the Olympic medalist who is want- are after him. He is believed to subsequently resigned after the an eminent cardiologist and doses of vaccine and being a ed for alleged murder of a 23- be hiding somewhere in court’s verdict. former national president of doctor himself, everybody year-old budding wrestler in a Haryana and has refused to However, in May 2018, the Indian Medical Association thought Dr Aggarwal, who brawl at Chattrasal Stadium in join the investigation. A city Sidhu was acquitted by (IMA), gave out in his last was popular in his circle for his the national Capital. court has issued a non-bailable Supreme Court on the charges video exhorting his medical affable nature and expertise in Before the alleged murder warrant against the Olympian. of culpable homicide not fraternity to continue taking out to educate the masses about his subject, would sail through sullied his name, Sushil Kumar In 1991, cricketer-turned amounting to murder in a the Covid-19 menace head on fighting the lethal disease and the Covid wave. However, his was a sports icon who inspired politician Navjot Singh Sidhu 1988 road rage case, but con- before he himself lost the fight the latest concerns related to condition deteriorated with a generation of young men, was arrested after he was found victed him for voluntarily caus- against the pathogen on “black fungus”, has since gone each passing day and he was including international wrestler guilty by a court for assaulting ing hurt under Section 323 of Tuesday. viral reflecting the strong- put on ventilator support for Yogeshwar Dutt, to try Gurnam Singh a senior citizen the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Facebook video, one of willed 62-year-old doctor’s the past one week. wrestling. and causing him death in Continued on Page 2 the many he had been dishing resolve to serve the nation Continued on Page 2 ! 73 ## ' / , !"# $%&' %0"/ " """ ",460 ," believing in the oneness of ' mankind. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar $#) unjab Chief Minister Capt began his address with PAmarinder Singh on Sunday “Waheguru ji ki khalsa, wahe- +425 crore people had received their 41561+"0 were given to18-44, and 45, said the State Government will guru ji ki fateh”, and said that first vaccine shot while 31.6 655 people over 45 and health- be renovating all those places Guru Tegh Bahadur taught a he Yogi Adityanath lakh people had received their he Delhi Government will care/frontline workers gottheir visited by Sikh Gurus under powerful message to the world TGovernment in Uttar second. Tbe unable to vaccinate 18-44 shots in Delhi. “Charan Chhoh” project. that you should not forsake Pradesh has decided to start Meanwhile, to acquire years old from next week as More than 36 lakh were He said nearly 103 such those who believe in you. registrations at common ser- more vaccines, the govern- Covishield’s stock left for three jabbed with the first dose in places in Punjab have been ing Guru Nanak Dev’s 500th In his opening remarks the vice centres across districts in ment has made crucial changes days only, while Covaxin has- Delhi, nearly 10,77,526 people identified which are not only celebrations. Guru Saheb stood moderator of the session, order to help people in rural to its global tender conditions been used up. Senior Aam have been fully vaccinatedwith being preserved to keep the for secularism and he was a Jagmohan Singh Raju, parts of the State register on the that of vaccination in the near which will now allow compa- Aadmi Party (AAP) leader both the shots. On Monday, future generations in touch universally acknowledged spir- Additional Chief Secretary, CoWin app for vaccination. future. The work will be done nies like Pfizer and Moderna to Atishi on Tuesday said vaccina- 1,13,142 vaccines were admin- with their great heritage and itual leader and was rightly Tamil Nadu lamented that State Chief Minister Yogi for free and nobody is to charge bid. It has halved the global ten- tion for the youth will be halt- istered, out of these 67,487doses the values that Sikh Gurus called, ‘Hind di chaddar’, he United Nations has conve- Adityanath said about 1.3 lakh for helping someone with the der earnest money deposit ed due to shortage of vaccines, were given to the 18-44 age promoted. Chief Minister was said. niently ignored the genocide such centres across the State work,” the government amount from Rs 16 crore and and centres will be temporarily group, and 45,655 people above addressing a seminar organised Kerala Governor Arif perpetrated on the Indian pop- will assist people in spokesman said. The state gov- made changes to temperature shut down. Delhi has adminis- the age of 45 and healthcare/ by KS Raju Legal Trust to cel- Mohammed Khan Gurudev ulace over centuries ignoring registering on the app and ernment had announced free and storage conditions. tered nearly 46,94,970 doses up frontline workers got their shots. ebrate the 400th birth anniver- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Additional acts of violence against non- eventually, provide the facility vaccination for those in the age From storage at 2 to 8 until now, the AAP leader said. “The immunisation of sec- sary of the ninth Sikh Guru, Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu Abrahamic religions like of vaccination. group of 18 to 44 years. degrees Celsius, the tempera- Reading from the vaccination ond doses to people has reduced Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. Dr Jagmohan Raju, and film- Hinduism, Sikhism and “To increase the pace of Additional chief secretary ture has been reduced to -20 bulletin, she thanked the Central because of theincreased gap of Besides undertaking a maker Harvinder Sikka also Buddhism. He also appealed to vaccination in rural areas, we (information) Navneet Sehgal from -80 degrees Celsius. Government for supplying the 12-16 weeks between the first massive forestation efforts as addressed the virtual seminar. commemorate Guru Tegh have decided that common said that the work of vaccina- Companies will have to fresh stock of 60,240 doses of and second dose of part of celebrations with plant- The Governor in his presiden- Bahadur’s martyrdom day as a service centres will be roped in tion in rural areas will be transport vaccines to the gov- Covaxin for 45+ and health- Covishield. So, the second doses ing of 60 lakh saplings under tial remarks referred to Guruji’s ‘Day of Commemoration in to help people register on the rolled out at war footing, as was ernment warehouse and make care/frontline workers. 1,13,142 of Covaxin are being adminis- current anniversary celebra- sacrifice which epitomized the memory of the Hindu and CoWin app. Each centre will done for testing. arrangements for their storage vaccines were administered on tered, while the first doses have tions of Guru Tegh Bahadur, 75 values that the Sikhism has Sikh victims of Genocide and provide this facility and also He said that till now, 1.16 at very low temperatures. May 17, out of this, 67,487 doses lessened quite a bit. lakh were planted earlier dur- imbibed over the centuries Holocaust. 1 $#*+ & % 2 $+#,+ &Q&

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He clarified that doses are patients at the Government mild, asymptomatic cases, stated that systemic oral Director of Public Health allocated to targetted groups ENT Hospital and the Gandhi recently issued by the Health steroids are not indicated in and Family Welfare Dr G. according to the guidelines Hospital while there are 30 Ministry, according to an offi- mild cases and if the symptoms Srinivasa Rao said before issued by the Central govern- more patients at private hospi- cial order. (persistent fever, resuming vaccination, they ment. Allocation of doses for tals. The Government will form The order issued on worsening cough) persist want to make sure that they people above 45 years, or for a committee soon to examine Tuesday by the Health beyond seven days, the treating have adequate volumes, so that 18-44 years is decided by the requirement of medicines for Department said it superseded doctor should be consulted the programme continues Central government, he said. black fungus patients under- the previous guidelines on the for treatment with low-dose without further interruption. Though 4.90 lakh doses going treatment at hospitals. same subject. oral steroids. He told reporters that near- were procured for 18-44 age The panel will examine sever- The Health Ministry had Besides, endorsing the ly three lakh people are waiting group, no decision was taken so ity of the cases and will give issued the revised guidelines recent guidelines, the order for the second dose of Covaxin far on who should be vacci- permission accordingly. late April for home isolation of also said that the districts are but only 50,000 doses are avail- nated because the target pop- People can get the medi- mild or asymptomatic Covid- also directed to ensure that able. The Central government ulation is 1.90 crore. The Chief cine from stockists. He hoped 19 cases, in which it had every Covid-19 patient, who is has indicated that that more Minister will take a decision that the situation will stabilise advised against attempting to home isolated, has a pulse doses will be supplied in 15 who in this age group should in a couple of days. procure or administer remde- oximeter. 333 333 $$$ -' % ,333 ;;; From Page 1 From Page 1 From Page 1 From Page 1 From Page 1 even the World Health "We witnessed the shortage Congress’ national The management of ! " 333 This is Riyaz’s and Veena’s second The “toolkit”, with the Organization (WHO) has asked and blackmarketing of medical spokesperson Sunil Ahire said Garhmukteshwar Ghat said that they marriage. The other CPI(M) nominees Congress symbol on the top not to call Covid-19 mutant as facilities during the last one BJP “shamelessly concocts forg- have exhausted all stock of wood. From Page 1 are MV Govindan, the fire brand party right corner, also purportedly ‘Indian strain’., the Congress month,” said Badre.“In my past eries” instead of providing “With an increase in the number Currently, city has 72 lakh ration card- ideologue from Kannur, V Abdul advocates the use of “dramatic through its toolkit is going fur- experience when we had to relief “when our country is dev- of bodies coming in, the requirement holders. “The pandemic has hit an ordinary Rehman, KN Balagopal, Veena George, pictures of the funerals and ther to describe it as “Modi arrange such things for last rites astated by Covid”. for wood has also been increased. We person on every side. The lockdown that we VN Vasavan, R Bindu, P Rajeev, V dead bodies which is already strain” . Patra alleged that mul- for a deceased the total billing “BJP is propagating a fake need thicker wood for the pyre to burn had to impose because of the virus, has led to Sivankutty (son-in-law of late party ide- being done by foreign media” tiple toolkits were prepared by for ingredients and items for a “toolkit” on “Covid-19 mis- properly. But all we are getting are thin several challenges. People are losing liveli- ologist P Govind Pillai) and Saji “...their reporting can be mag- the Congress from day one to male used to be an average of management” & attributing it logs,” he said, adding that there is a hoods, are running short of food supplies, and Cheriyan. MB Rajesh, former MP, will nified,” it says as it points out that tarnish the image of India. He Rs 4,000 and a couple of hun- to AICC Research Department. huge shortage of labour for chopping if affected with the virus, face problems with be Speaker of the new House. “PM Modi’s approval ratings shared one toolkit on Central dreds more for a female but We are filing an FIR for forgery trees due to lockdown in the State. respect to hospital admissions,” said Kejriwal, Bindu (54), a first time MLA from have been high and have not Vista Project saying that it was now it cost more than Rs against @jpnadda & @sam- Generally, mango, eucalyptus, adding, “after much deliberation, his Iringalakkuda was the principal of the dipped despite the crisis and full of lies and deceit. 10,000 in a place like Delhi. It bitswaraj When our country is sakhauri trees are used for pyre wood. Government decided to provide 5kg ration famous Sree Kerala Varma College in mismanagement”. BJP president JP Nadda said doesn’t matter if the body is a devastated by Covid, instead of Poor families invariably go for a mix every month to those who have a ration card Thrissur. One of the most glamorous Terming the plot as disgust- the Congress was expected to do Covid or non-Covid. Rates providing relief, BJP shame- of dry and wet wood which cost 250- - 4kg wheat and 1kg rice. This is given against faces in the party, Bindu is the wife of ing, Patra said that Congress so and advised it to do some will apply assuming the lessly concocts forgeries,” he 300 per quintals. Rich families some- a meager sum of money”. Vijayaraghavan, the LDF convener as leader Rahul Gandhi wanted to “constructive work”. The toolk- deceased has been a Covid tweeted sharing the copy of the times also prefer sandalwood. The “An additional 5kg ration under the well as the acting secretary of the use this opportunity of the pan- it, the BJP alleged, was prepared casualty. I paid Rs 4,000 for FIR. Congress’ research depart- average daily funeral figures in pre- scheme by the Prime Minister, by the Central CPI(M). She is a widely read poetess and demic to destroy the image of by the research department of kafan for my son. As the local ment head Rajeev Gowda said Covid times, at Ghats Government is being provided free of cost. So, literary figure in the State who has a big Prime Minister Modi. He said Congress. shops remained closed due to the purported “toolkit” on Garhmukteshwar were 10-15 which both PDS holder and non- PDS will get 10 kgs fan following. curfews, they had to manage coronavirus was fake. “When has now rises to 30-35. of ration free of cost for this month, there is J Chinjurani, K Rajan, P Prasad and somehow,” Gupta said with our country is devastated by “In Varanasi’s Manikarnika Ghat, no need to show income certificate,” Kejriwal GR Anil are the representatives of the tears rolling as his son leaves Covid, instead of providing the price of pyre wood has increased said. CPI. The NCP, Kerala Congress (Mani), ;;; behind a six months old relief, BJP shamelessly con- from Rs 300-350 per quintal to Rs “This will be implemented within 3-4 Janata Dal (S) and Kerala Congress (J) child. cocts forgeries,” said Gowda. 1,000-1,500 per quintal as suppliers are days,” he added. The Kejriwal Government, too announced the names of AK From Page 1 not able to meet the demands these last year, also distributed free of cost ration to Saseendran, Roshi Augustine, Experts in various cities like Bengaluru said they have already days,” says Pandit Rajan Mishra of non-PDS. Krishnankutty and Anthony Raju started reporting increased numbers of child cases suffering with Varanasi Ghat. Currently, 70-90 quin- “You must be thinking about how the respectively as their nominees to the Covid-19. Between March 9 and September 25, when the first wave $ % ;;; tals of wood are now being used daily Delhi Government will get such a huge Council of Ministers. The Indian peaked, there were 19,378 cases among children aged up to 10 as at Manikarnika Ghat. amount of money for fulfilling and imple- National League’s nominee is Ahmed per last year’s data available from Karnataka. From Page 1 Echocardiography technology Padam Shree awardee Jitender menting these announcements. In past six Devarkoil. Krishnankutty (76) is the During the first wave, not many children were exposed to the Dr Aggarwal’s family in India. Dr Aggarwal received Singh Shunty, who runs Bhagat Singh years, with our decision making and oldest while Riyaz (44) is the youngest virus, since the majority of them stayed indoors until it peaked. mourned his death by issuing the Dr BC Roy Award in 2005 Sewa Dal trust, which runs a crema- corruption free approach, we have saved Minister in the Council of Ministers. However, this year many children have got infected by the novel a statement noting that ever and Padma Shri in 2010. He torium in Delhi, said that wood con- money,” Kejriwal said. Other than Vijayan, no CPI(M) repre- coronavirus, said health experts. since he became a doctor, he was the head of the Heart tractors are finding it difficult to “I can understand that you are in trouble. sentatives in the previous Government They said a majority of the children with Covid-19 are asymp- dedicated his life to the welfare Care Foundation of India and manage the demand and supply due In these difficult times, please know that I am has been accommodated in the tomatic or have mild symptoms, and parents chose to ignore it, of the public and raising health organized the famous “Health to high Covid deaths. His crematori- with you. It is my duty to help you whenever Government. The CPI too has nomi- believing that they are not infected by the virus. “There are instances awareness. “Even during the Mela” every year in the nation- um is charging Rs 600 per quintal and you are in trouble,” he added. nated fresh faces while Krishnankutty where parents have Covid-19, but they still choose to ignore mild pandemic, he made constant al Capital. He was also a writer, most of the wood comes from Uttar These announcements will be passed in and Saseendran were Ministers in the symptoms in children. There is a lot of denial and stigma about get- efforts to educate the masses anchor, orator, columnist and Pradesh. Delhi Cabinet soon. outgoing Government. ting tested, especially when it comes to children,” said a doctor. and was able to reach out to health communicator. Dr over 100 million people Jitendra Singh, Union Minister through numerous videos and of State and a diabetologist There have been reports of often go unregistered, espe- educational programmes and himself, mourned the loss of 1 '' #;;; a spike in infection and deaths cially in rural areas. ) #;;; saved countless lives,” the state- his “friend and senior col- from the hinterland of Dr Om Srivastava, consul- ment said. league” with whom he had an From Page 1 Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh tant and visiting professor, It added that Dr Aggarwal association of nearly three If the infected patients do and Madhya Pradesh, besides infectious diseases, Mumbai, From Page 1 In 1983, former Indian shot putter, Iqbal “wanted his life to be celebrat- decades. not get timely and adequate a few others. said that over a period of time, Another International cricket player and Singh Boparai, shot to fame when he brought ed and not mourned”. He is Delhi Chief Minister treatment, their situation may Dr Rajani Surendar Bhat, from November last, we prob- India’s T-20 and World Cup winning bowler, S home a bronze medal at Asian Athletics survived by his wife and two Arvind Kejriwal and his aggravate as the virus this time senior pulmonologist from ably became a little bit com- Sreesanth was booked by the Delhi Police for fix- Championships. In 2019, the 63-year-old ath- children. Rajasthan counterpart Ashok is more lethal. For instance, Apollo Specialty Hospitals, placent, thinking the virus was ing matches. On May 9, 2013, at a match lete, Boparai, was charged with the double mur- Renowned as the pioneer Gehlot also expressed condo- Tamil Nadu is reporting 30,000 Bengaluru, stressed on inten- out of our lives. In doing that, between the Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan der of his own mother and wife in his United of streptokinase therapy for lences for the “great human cases daily and positivity rate at sifying awareness campaigns in we probably did not keep the Royals played at Mohali near Chandigarh, States home. The bodies of his wife and moth- heart attacks in India, Dr being” even as a spate of con- 20 per cent.“There is a need to the rural areas. “Having prop- social distancing we should pacer Sreesanth ran up to bowl an over with a er were found inside Singh’s home, with the ath- Aggarwal had introduced the dolences messages also flood- keep tabs on people in home er medical infrastructure is have. “Delays are putting many towel tucked into the band of his trouser. lete himself covered in blood and suffering from Colour Doppler ed the social media. isolation as many are not turn- not enough, human resources patients in the villages at risk. International Junior Boxing Champion, self-inflicted stab wounds. ing to hospital, fearing that they are also required. The locals RT-PCR tests are also taking Deepak Pahal, who won the gold medal in the Another International player, Tanveer will get infected or won’t able should have the confidence to days,” Dr RK Dhamija, public national event in 2011, turned gangster just to Hussain, a snow-shoe racer, was arrested in the to pay hefty hospital bills,” Dr get into hospital and have a bed health expert from Lady make a name for himself and also earn quick United States of America (USA) for sexually Kishore said.. with oxygen where they can Hardinge Medical College, said, bucks. Pahal, who is now 25-year-old, had com- abusing a minor girl back in 2017.At the time, The second wave is already feel a bit secure. The authori- adding that while the first peted in the 60kg lightweight division and won Hussain had traveled from India to Saranac Lake ripping through small towns ties should reach out to the wave of the pandemic in India, another event in 2013 but his crowning moments in upstate New York, with fellow athlete Abid and villages as reflected in community, dispelling their which peaked in September, came when he represented India in the Haydev Hussain Khan to participate in the World swelling cases and deaths, fol- fears and ensure early detection was largely concentrated in Aliyev Cup Boxing tournament in Uzbekistan Snowshoe Championships. lowing the migration of labour- and treatment.” urban areas, where testing was in 2012. Hussain was charged with first-degree sex- ers from the urban areas and Doctors also said that introduced faster, the second Recently, Pahal skipped his parole and on ual abuse, a felony, and endangering the welfare devotees from religious events. numbers started to rise in late wave that erupted in February March 29 and was part of the group that attacked of a child, a misdemeanor for engaging in a pas- Dr Kishore suggested that the March after the Holi festival, is raging through hinterland, the police to free gangster Kuldeep Fajja in the sionate kiss with the 12-year-old victim and Government should immedi- when people dropped their home to about two-thirds of National Capital. He is on the run again, and fol- touching her in an intimate area over her cloth- ately start focusing on rural guard. Mortality data in India the country’s 1.35 billion pop- lowing Fajja’s encounter by the Delhi Police, his ing. 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41561+"0 be around 100-110 and there- also reduceimmunity and after, the level should not rise increase blood sugar levels in &D ) ospitals in Delhi have above 140, he said,adding one both diabetics andnon-diabet- Hreported a rise in the num- should seek medical advice if ic Covid patients. ber of black fungus cases or experiencing symptoms such This is leading to an explo- mucormycosis among people asunilateral headache, facial sion in the number of black recovering from Covid-19 dur- pain, pain in the eye, decreased fungus cases. ing the second wave and it sensationon one side of the "This time people are aware could be ascribed to "irra- face, bloody nasal discharge. of a lot of steroids being used , the medicine to hospitals from diabetes. In such a situ- tional" use of steroids at home Dr Abhinit Kumar, Head of in treatment of Covid and are across the State. “We have 50 ation, the risk of black fungus without consulting a doctor, ENT, Aakash Healthcare, said using them without medical everal cases of black fun- cases in the district and we is high in these patients. medical experts said on he has been coming across supervision. Even some admin- Sgus (mucormycosis) are have directed all hospitals in "The treatment of black Tuesday. one or two such cases a day for istration officials are promot- now emerging in Gurugram the city to update the numbers fungus or mucormycosis is The fungal infection, the last 10 days. ing use of steroids, which is which is another concern for daily and informed the health through anti fungal medica- which affects the brain, lungs, Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical dangerous, and leading to cases the district health department. department on priority basis. tions chiefly Amphotericin and sinuses, can be lethal to Director of Lok Nayak Jai of mucormycosis," the doc- According to the health The health department formed B. It comes in a different those suffering from diabetes Prakash Narayan Hospital, the torsaid. department around 50 cases of a committee and hospitals can form called liposomal ampho- and having compromised Delhi Government's largest Another official from the black fungus have been report- directly apply to the panel ask- tericin B, which penetrates immune systems. healthcare facility, said steroids Central Government-run hos- ed in Gurugram so far and ing for Amphotericin B injec- into the brain as well. These According to Dr Suresh should be used under medical pital said the healthcare facili- about 50 more patients suf- tions,” said Dr Virender Yadav, are both injections which are Singh Naruka, Senior supervision when oxygensatu- ty has around 30 mucormyco- fering from black fungus have chief medical officer, given in hospital setting since Consultant, ENT, Indraprastha ration is below 93 per cent. sis patients at present. been identified. Gurugram. they can effect kidneys. The Apollo Hospitals, mucormy- said. Liposomal, used for the treat- The hospital said it has four Dr Mohit Agarwal, Health officials said black "Black fungus basically liposomal one is more costly. cosis is more prevalent among- Drugs used in the treatment of the fungal infection, is cases of mucormycosis cur- Additional Director and Head fungus infection is being grows in the internal areas of These are available in market people with low immunity due ment of mucormycosis have unavailable at most of the rently. "All these patients have of Medical Oncology found in Covid recovered eyes, nose and then it gradu- but could be short in current to diabetes, kidney disease, severe side-effects, and can pharmacies, he said. been referred here from private Department, Fortis Hospital, people. Officials also claimed ally reaches to the brain. As scenario," Dr Shashank liver disorder, old age, cardiac lead to kidney issues, neuro- Dr Sumit Mrig, Head ENT, hospitals and nursing homes, Shalimar Bagh, said people that a few cases of black fun- diabetic patients are already Vashist, Consultant- ENT, issues, or those on medication logical dysfunction and Max Hospital, Saket, said 15 to which did not have have been self-medicating gus were also reported in the immune compromised they Columbia Asia Hospital, for auto-immune disease like stroke,the doctor said. 20 cases have been reported at Amphotericin B for their treat- without consulting a doctor. first wave of corona in the pre- are prone to any fungal infec- Palam Vihar Gurugram, rheumatoid arthritis. Dr Ajay Swaroop, their facility in the last three to ment," he said, adding LNJP "Some patients have been vious year. However, the num- tion. said. "If such patients are admin- Chairman, Department of ENT four days. has stock of three months. taking medicines that doctors ber of cases of black fungus in “Along with that the use of Doctors recommend that istered steroids, their immuni- at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, "We have operated on 14- Before Covid, the drug had prescribed to their friends the second wave is higher contaminated oxygen and in the case of diabetes after ty reduces further, allowing termed the mucormycosis sit- 15 patients so far and four to was not being used much. or family members earlier. This than the first. Cases of black steroids during Covid treat- treatment of Covid, control the fungus to thrive," he said. uation "terrible". "We have five surgeries are planned for Now, the demand has risen, is leading to inadvertent use of fungus has seen a sharp ment significantly aggravate hyperglycemia and constant- Dr Naruka said he has been more than 35 cases, of which Tuesday. The factors responsi- leading to a shortage of it, Dr steroids." increase in the last four to five the possible chances of its ly monitor blood sugar levels dealing with three to four around 10 are Covid positive. ble are extensive use of steroids Kumar said. The increase in the number days, health department offi- occurrence among them," said and do not let it increase. patients with severe mucormy- The rest developed the fungal to an extent that people have Dr Yudhyavir, Assistant of "black fungus" cases this year cials said. Dr Satish Kaul, HOD and Apart from this, doctors rec- cosis every day as compared to infection post Covid," he said. taken them without doctor's Professor (Anaesthesiology and can be attributed to the high According to officials, to Director, Internal medicine, ommend that covid patients one or two cases a month Mucormycosis is a serious dis- advice at home," he said. Critical Care), AIIMS, said the Covid caseload and more deal with unavailability of Narayana Hospital, Gurugram. use steroids quite before Covid-19 began. ease and requires hospital Patients from rural areas drug is not commonly available severe cases during the second Amphotericin B, an anti-fun- There are now around 20 sensibly. Covid-19 kills one or two admission. Maybe, if diag- are also coming in with and is manufactured inlesser wave. "The use of steroids has gal drug used to treat the thousand active Covid patients Do not take it at all with- per cent of the people infected, nosed early, it might not require mucormycosis, Dr Mrig added. quantities. increased because of limitations infection, the State health in Gurugram. Of these, there out the advice of doctors. while black fungus has a mor- surgical intervention, Dr Sugar monitoring is impor- He said steroids reduce of resources," Dr Agarwal department has also consti- are about two thousand Diabetes patients should also tality rate of 75 per cent, he Swaroop said. Amphotericin B tant. The fasting sugar should inflammation in the lungs, but said. tuted a committee to provide patients who are suffering take their sugar medicines. 5 6 " # % 4 + " ,",R 41561+"0 (IGI) here. last dialled number from his ago for his treatment. Due to According to Rajeev mobile, police got in touch Covid-19 pandemic, his treat- # he Delhi Police has arrest- Ranjan, the Deputy with Manoj Sahu, a travel agent ment was postponed by the 0" 7 " Ted a 33-year-old cab driver Commissioner of Police who on interrogation, told hospital. Hence, he was going and his two friends on Tuesday (DCP), IGI airport, the inci- police that the victim had back to his country via Somalia 41561+"0 in the interest of everyone. 41561+"0 tweet. for allegedly beating a Kenyan dent took place on Monday, the booked a ticket through him fot on Monday but was denied He also enquired from the "The new form of coron- national to death, following an same day, the victim had Monday for Delhi to Somalia. immigration clearance at IGI elhi’s Food and Supply beneficiaries whether any elhi Chief Minister Arvind avirus in Singapore is said to be altercation over a taxi fare of booked a ticket from Delhi to Later, the travel agent informed Airport, as he did not have visa DMinister Imran Hussain amount is being charged by DKejriwal on Tuesday very dangerous for children. It 600 in the national Capital. Somalia but he could not fly the victim's daughter about the for Somalia and was off loaded on Tuesday conducted a sur- FPS dealers for ration distrib- appealed to the Central could reach Delhi in the form Police said after killing the because he was denied immi- incident,” said the DCP. by the airlines,” said the DCP. prise inspection of Fair Price ution. The beneficiaries Government to immediately of a third wave. My appeal to 51-year-old passenger, who gration clearance at IGI “The travel agent also sent “ His daughter also Shops (FPSs) in Shalimar Bagh informed him that nothing is cancel all air services with the Central government: 1. was later identified as Jama Said Airport. a copy of victim's passport informed police that after being to check availability and dis- being charged from them by Singapore, saying a new strain Cancel all air services with Farah, a citizen of Kenya, the “His body was recovered which led to his identification. denied immigration clearance, tribution of free of cost ration FPS dealers. of coronavirus there is said to be Singapore with immediate cab driver Virender Singh and from a footpath near a hotel on During investigation, the vic- her father took a taxi from the to National Food Security Act F&S Minister also warned "very dangerous" for children. effect 2. Work on vaccine alter- his friends Gopal (34) and Monday and also found his tim's daughter contacted police airport terminal for a hotel in (NFSA) 2013 beneficiaries. that strict action as per law This new strain of virus natives for children on a pri- Dilbagh (35), threw his body mobile phone from the spot and informed them that her Mahipal Pur and since then, Bandana Kumari, area shall be taken against the could invade India in the form ority basis," Kejriwal said in a near a hotel, located near Indira while his luggage was found to father was a heart patient and she has no contact with him,” Member of Legislative ration dealers who do not of a third wave, he said in a tweet in Hindi. Gandhi International Airport be missing. On contacting the had come to India two weeks said the DCP. Assembly (MLA), and open shops regularly or who Assistant Commissioner (F&S), collect the cost of food grains Food & Supplies Officer and illegally or who distribute Inspector also accompanied less than stipulated quantity , % ! 0 " Hussain. of ration or who indulge in During the inspection, he other malpractices viz diver- found three FPSs closed and sion of food grains, hoarding, 41561+"0 istered. no injuries are attributable to be recovered at the instance of a stick and hitting” the the whole incident, who has two FPSs opened, the Minister black-marketing, short dis- Wrestler Sagar died, while him. the applicant,” Sushil Kumar's wrestler. played a key role in the com- directed his officer to take pensing of ration, misbehav- Delhi Court on Tuesday two of his friends Sonu and In the plea, the sportsman plea stated. The Prosecutor also assert- mission of offence. Data action as per law against the ing with beneficiaries Arefused to grant anticipa- Amit Kumar got injured, after showed his willingness to join He further claimed to have ed that Sushil's passport has been retrieved by FSL experts con- defaulting FPSs . One FPS etc. tory bail to absconding they were allegedly assaulted by the investigation and provide a no connection with the alleged confiscated to alert the author- firms his active role in commis- dealer opened his shop during In Delhi, under the Public Olympic medalist Sushil Sushil Kumar and other “true and correct picture of the firing that took place during the ities as there is an apprehension sion of crime,” the Investigating the inspection and the Distribution System (PDS) cov- Kumar in connection with the wrestlers on May 4 night, at the incident” to help the investi- brawl, adding that the firearm that he may flee the country. Officer told the court. Department’s team seized its ered by the National Food Chhatrasal Stadium brawl that stadium premises in the gating agency reach a logical and vehicle found at the place According to Investigating Senior advocate Sidharth records for scrutiny after find- Security Act 2013, NFS bene- led to the death of a national capital. conclusion. of the incident do not belong Officer (IO) Inspector Dinesh luthra, representing the ing shortcomings in ficiaries under the PR and PRS wrestler. Fearing arrest, the inter- “It appears that the state- to him. However, Additional Kumar, wrestler's custodial accused, told the court that them. category are provided with 5kg Additional Sessions Judge national wrestler moved the ment of the victims has already Public Prosecutor Atul interrogation is required to Sonu, present during the brawl, Hussain advised FPS deal- of foodgrain every month Jadgish Kumar denied the relief Rohini court in Delhi on May been recorded and alleged Srivastava, representing the unearth the chain of conspir- is a history sheeter, member of ers and some beneficiaries to underregular entitlement, to Sushil against whom a case 17 seeking anticipatory bail, recoveries have already been police, told the court that acy and recover the weapon of Kala Jatheria's gang and has maintain social distancing and including 4 kg of wheat and 1 of murder, abduction and crim- asserting that the investigation made. 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Efforts doing so, it will examine the States. decreasing in 41561+"0 are now on to bring out more data of the medicine. The Prime Minister while ed the dedication and perse- some states as well as increas- than 300 more people now At the presser, NITI Aayog directly addressing the district verance shown by the nation’s ing in several other states. erum Institute of India (SII) stranded on barges there. Bhushan oil rig with 101 per- crew of GAL Constructor, member (health) Dr V K Paul officials through videocon- healthcare workers, frontline So he stressed on the need SCEO Adar Poonawalla on The Army has fanned out sonnel on board, they said. which ran aground North of said the Drugs Controller ferencing, asked them to inno- workers and administrators to be more vigilant in the face Tuesday said that vaccination in in various parts of Gujarat and Naval Ships Beas, Betwa Mumbai. The helicopter res- General of India (DCGI) has vate best ways to cut-down the during the ongoing difficult of decreasing infections. a large populous country such as after cyclone landfall at Diu- and Teg joined INS Kochi and cued 35 crew members of granted nod for emergency use Covid-19 and gave them free times, and urged them to Prime Minister requested the India won’t be possible in 2-3 Una moved further north six Kolkata for undertaking Search GAL Constructor. of the drug after looking at the hand to suggest policy continue working with simi- officials to make the relief months and asserted that his teams of soldiers and engineers and Rescue (SAR) operations Rescue operations are also data. The drug taken orally is changes. lar vigour moving forward. material easily accessible for company ‘never exported vac- rushed to Amreli for relief fol- for Barge P-305, which sank 35 in progress off the coast of said to bring down the severity The Prime Minister spoke The Prime Minister said the rural population. cines at cost of the people of lowing request from the district nautical miles from Mumbai. Gujarat for three vessels name- of the virus load. about how getting vaccinated that every district in the coun- The Prime Minister India’. SII produces AstraZeneca’s administration. In all more A barge is a long flat-bot- ly Support Station 3, Great Ship The drug 2-deoxy-D-glu- is instrumental to lowering try is equally different and has informed field officers that Covid vaccine named than 2,000 soldiers comprising tomed boat either under its Aditi and Drill Ship Sagar cose has been developed by the severity of the disease its own unique challenges. work is being done rapidly to Covishield in India. 180 teams and nine engineer power or towed by another. An Bhushan, which are 15-20 nau- Institute of Nuclear Medicine and reducing hospitalisations You understand the chal- install oxygen plants in hos- The statement from Adar task forces are deployed in at accommodation barge is of tical miles South East off and Allied Sciences (INMAS), and mortalities. lenges of your district much pitals in every district of the Poonawalla who is in London least four districts of Gujarat for shallow draft (vessel whose Gujarat coast (Pipavav). a lab of DRDO, along with Dr He said continuous efforts better. So when your district country through PM CARES came amidst the backlash the rescue and relief efforts. keel is not far below the water- INS Talwar has arrived in Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL), are being made to increase the wins, the country wins. When Fund and these plants have Government is facing over the As regards the ongoing line) and is used to accommo- the area and taken over the Hyderabad. supply of Corona vaccine on your district beats Corona, the already started functioning scarcity of Covid vaccines in the rescue efforts off Mumbai, offi- date personnel on projects duties of ‘On-Scene Paul said, We will examine a very large scale. country defeats Corona, said in many hospitals. country and the decision to cials said here the Navy and where shore accommodation is Coordinator’ for coordination in Covid-19 National Task Force Modi said the Health Modi and commended the The meeting was attend- export them earlier this year, Coast Guard rescued 314 peo- not available. Offshore accom- of the SAR effort. The Western meeting for adding the drug in Ministry is streamlining the officials who were working ed by the Home Minister, The Covid 19 crisis has ple on board two barges that modation barges are fully Naval Command, in coordi- the national treatment protocol. system and process of vacci- without taking any leave in Defence Minister, Health been difficult on people across went adrift in the Arabian Sea autonomous and used mainly nation with the Oil and The first batch of the nation and attempts are being spite of contracting Covid-19. Minister, Chief ministers of the globe, including India. In the near Mumbai hours before in the oil and gas industries. Natural Gas adjunct Covid therapy anti- made to give a schedule of the He added that they are Various states, Member past few days, there has been Cyclone Tauktae made landfall. Rescue efforts were aug- Commission(ONGC) has Covid drug was released by next 15 days to the states in inspiration to many and he (Health) NITI Aayog, Health intense discussion on the deci- Three barges and an oil rig mented with P-8I aircraft and diverted five tugs to render Defence Minister Rajnath Singh advance. understands the sacrifices Secretary, Pharmaceutical sion of our Government and with 611 personnel on board naval helicopters, who contin- assistance. and handed over to Health He stressed on the need to made by them. Secretary, and other officers Indian vaccine manufacturers had gone adrift on Monday. ue to undertake aerial search They said missions were Minister Harsh Vardhan here stop vaccine wastage. During the interaction, from PMO, Ministries and including SII to export vac- These included accommoda- in the area. Since the com- on even as the sea continues to on Monday. The Prime Minister asked the officials thanked the Prime Departments of Central cines, a media statement issued tion barge P305 with 273 per- mencement of the SAR from be extremely rough with sea One box each of the sachets the officials to compile the Minister for leading the fight Government. by Poonawalla stated. sons, cargo barge GAL Monday, 180 survivors have state 4-5 and winds 25-30 of the drug was handed over to best practices and innovative against the second wave of DMs and field officers The Covid 19 crisis has Constructor with 137 person- been recovered so far. knots (approximately 35 - 55 Delhi AIIMS Director Dr steps so that these may be Covid from the front. The from Karnataka, Bihar, Assam, been difficult on people across nel on board, accommodation In another operation, an kmph), posing a challenge to Randeep Guleria and Lt Gen used in other districts of the officials shared their experi- Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, the globe, including India. In the barge SS-3 with 196 personnel Indian Navy Seaking heli- the ships and aircraft involved Sunil Kant of Armed Forces country. ences and apprised the Prime Uttarakhand, MP, Goa, past few days, there has been on board and the Sagar copter was launched to rescue in SAR operations. Medical Services (AFMS). Prime Minister appreciat- Minister about the innovative Himachal Pradesh. intense discussion on the decision of our Government and Indian vaccine manufacturers % , ,+% including SII to export vac- " + - cines, a media statement issued by Poonawalla stated. P )" + We must also understand that this pandemic is not limited by geographic or political boundaries. We will not be safe 41561+"0 until everyone globally is able to demanded SIT constituted by defeat the virus. Further, as part 41561+"0 the apex court must probe he Indian Railways has of our global alliances, we also into the rampant political Tplanned a massive capaci- had commitments to COVAX, he Supreme Court on killing in West Bengal accusing ty enhancement in its 86 hos- 41561+"0 fer learning, said Col Bikramjit so that they could distribute the TTuesday sought a response State Police for non-action. pitals across India. While four Singh, Chief Director of vaccines around the world to from the West Bengal The mob tied the CCTV Oxygen Plants have been made five-day online training Laxmanrao Inamdar National end the pandemic, it added. Government on a petition camera wire around his neck, operational now, 30 are under Aprogramme Project Academy for Cooperative Poonawalla, who is cur- seeking probe by Special strangled him and started beat- various stages of processing, Formulation and Appraisal Research and Development rently said to be in the UK, said Investigation Team (SIT) into ing him with bricks and sticks. even as 52 more have been Techniques kick-started here (LINAC) which has designed that in January 2021, India has the killing of two BJP workers They smashed his head and sanctioned. from Monday for the officials the programme. a stockpile of vaccine doses. Our in the post poll violence that brutally killed him in front of An official statement from of National Federation of State He further said that during vaccination drive had started rocked the State. his mother, who seeing her son the ministry of railways said Cooperative Banks Ltd (NAF- the session, the participants are successfully and the number of The petition was filed by slaughtered in front of her that it was planning massive SCOB), an apex body of State being trained on various daily cases were at an all-time Biswajit Sarkar, brother of BJP own eyes lost consciousness capacity enhancement in 86 Cooperative Banks and District aspects of the project appraisal low. worker Avijit Sarkar, who was and collapsed on the spot, said railway hospitals across India Central Cooperative Banks. ranging from screening of pro- killed in the recent post-poll the petition by Sarkar narrat- which have been identified as %! ! machines, oxygen concentra- Bhima Subrahmanyam, jects, formulating a project, violence by Trinamool ing on his brother’s brutal Covid hospitals. tors, oxygen cylinders etc in President, International understanding project cycle "* Congress. Wife of another BJP killing. Jethmalani accused that General Managers have "& ! railway hospitals. The railways Cooperative Banking and project proposal and dif- worker Haran Adhikari who the State is witnessing indis- been delegated further powers, ! ' & ( have also issued instructions Association (ICBA) and CEO- ferent elements related. Singh was killed by draggin gout criminate killing of innocents upto 2 crore in each case for )( that COVID affected employ- NAFSCOB who inaugurated added that this was the first from home after election results across the state of West Bengal sanctioning Oxygen ees may be admitted to empan- the maiden training pro- training program under NCDC also filed the petition. in a coordinated manner. Generation plants, said the elled hospitals on referral basis gramme, funded by National MoU with NAFSCOB. Sarkar and Adhikari were Total inaction by the state statement. made to add critical medical as per need. Cooperative Development Participants in the first P BJP’s booth agents. The co- to not act but also suppress the It also said a series of mea- equipment like BIPAP This massive capacity Cooperation (NCDC), said batch include officials from petitioner Adhikari’s wife in her probe. Police stood idly. No one sures have been initiated which machines, Oxygen concentra- enhancement in railway hospi- that such interactions aim to The AP State Cooperative petition said that on May 2 helped and they were left to die. includes increase in number of tors, oxygen cylinders etc in tals would usher in better infra- benefit the State Cooperative Banks Ltd, The Bihar State 41561+"0 night, on the day the result was It was at the behest of the state beds for Covid treatment have Railway hospitals. structure to handle medical bank staff members. Such vir- Cooperative Bank Ltd, The declared, her husband was administration, Jethmalani from 2,539 to 6,972. The ICU Railways have also issued emergencies, the railways said. tual workshops are the need of Goa State Cooperative Bank new bench of the Supreme dragged out from home and said. We issue notice. Serve it Beds in Covid hospitals have instructions that Covid affect- Around 2,000 railway the hour to ensure social dis- Ltd and The Nagaland State ACourt will hear a fresh plea murdered by TMC cadre. to the state. We will hear it next been increased from 273 to ed employees may be admitted employees have so far lost their tancing norms amidst Covid- Cooperative Bank Ltd. filed by former Mumbai Police Senior Advocate and BJP Tuesday, the Court said. The 573. to empanelled hospitals on lives to Covid with about 1,000 19 pandemic, he said. Singh said that LINAC, an Commissioner Param Bir Singh leader Mahesh Jethmalani petitioners called for an SIT Invasive ventilators have referral basis as per need. getting infected daily, according The training includes a ISO 9001:2015 certified orga- seeking transfer of all inquiries argued before the vacation probe since it is impossible to been added and their number Constant efforts are being to official data. So far, around combination of online classes nization, has so far trained ordered against him outside Bench headed by Justices conduct an impartial enquiry has been increased from 62 to made to add critical medical 4.32 lakh rail employees have consisting of lectures, discus- more than 31,000 persons from Maharashtra. Vineet Saran and BR Gavai in the State. 296. Constant efforts are being equipment like BIPAP been vaccinated. sions and case studies to trans- cooperatives societies. On Tuesday, as Singh’s plea was taken up by a bench comprising Justices Vineet Saran and BR Gavai, Justice Saran told & ' ! senior advocate Puneet Bali, $ . 01 representing Singh, Brother (Justice Gavai) has some diffi- (* "! culty in taking up this matter. %/0 We will just say place it before ! ! ! + ! another bench. Justice Gavai added: I can’t to cotton, markin, polyester in give 20,000 to ambulance ser- hear this matter. 41561+"0 making of a Pitambari as these vice from Sadar Bazar area to ( 41561+"0 a span of 10 days. The bench, without going products are considered pious Sonepat. Likewise, the death toll # into the merits of the case, said: hile the supply has been for last rites. No one wants to In the last three to four he Central paramilitary from the pandemic rose from List before another bench in Wnormal, the demand has compromise in last journey of months, yarn prices have Tforces have added over 264 to 298, adding 34 casual- which one of us is not a party. shot for items required for a person, Taj said. increased by 100 a kg and 6,000 cases of coronavirus ties during the 10-day period. 41561+"0 said. Justice Gavai did not cite any conducting the last rites of I hope and pray that situ- then there is no certainty on the infection during the last 10 The active cases jumped Meanwhile, India’s Covid- reason for not hearing the mat- thousands of Covid-19 vic- ation normalise and the sup- prices as even the fuel cost had days and 34 deaths during the from 9,037 to 9,381 cases he Government on 19 death count climbed to ter. tims everyday. Those involved ply of raw material was not been skyrocketing. period in which 3,690 patients during this period. Recoveries TTuesday said that even if 2,78,719 with a record 4,329 In his brief arguments, Bali in the business have the oppor- hampered. And last but not The government should were cured. from the disease increased there has been continued fresh fatalities, while the sin- had contended that inquiries tunity to make money in the least, there should always be a take at least temporary mea- Over 9,300 Central para- from 60,549 to 66,239, adding decline in active Covid-19 gle-day rise in coronavirus against his client is a witch-hunt absence of a proper regulator lesser demand for shrouds,: he sures to bring stability to yarn military personnel continue 3,690 cured patients during cases in last 15 days from cases stood at 2.63 lakh, the and also in complete transgres- on the cremation subject. said. prices. Weaving is a labour-ori- to be afflicted with Covid-19 the last 10 days. 17.13 per cent of total case- lowest in 28 days, according sion of the orders passed by the Yahan to loot macha hai R K Gupta, a bulk cloth ented industry. Yarn prices as the forces have contracted As on May 8, as many as load on May 3 to 13.3 per to the Union Health Ministry top court as well as the Bombay Bhaiya. Lagta hai Kafan bech trader in Fathepuri Cloth should be brought under con- as many as 76,000 cases of 69,852 Central paramilitary cent, of total population in data updated on Tuesday. High Court. kar hi inlog mahal banyega, Market Old Delhi said the trol and weavers should get infection from the pandemic personnel were infected with India at least 98 per cent of The country reported Singh had accused then rued Animesh Kumar who last supply of raw materials used to yarn at affordable prices, men- that has exacted close to 300 Covid-19. Out of this, 60,549 population is still suscepti- 2,63,533 new cases in a span Home Minister Anil Deshmukh week cremated his covid victim make Pitambari or Kafan has tioned Anand Poppat, a cloth casualties till Monday. patients had recovered from ble/vulnerable to infection. of 24 hours, taking the total of adopting corrupt practices in mother at Baans Ghat been affected though as the trader from Rajkot, Gujarat. The data for Covid-19 in the disease. The country has reported tally of Covid-19 cases to posting or transfers in police in Cremation Ground at Patna, markets are shut.While raw The textile processors in the paramilitary forces has The combined death toll over 2,63,000 daily cases in 2,52,28,996, the data updated addition with extortion of 100 Bihar. materials for Delhi market Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu which been consolidated for the across the paramilitary forces the last 24 hours. at 8 am showed. crore per month from various Similarly Sidharth Tripathi, comes from Jodhpur Rajasthan, is the biggest hub of finished Central Reserve Police Force was 264 and a total of 9,037 There has been a decrease Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu, establishments. a resident of Lucknow, who cre- the makers of such items are products in India, have (CRPF), Border personnel across the Forces of 27% from the highest peak Tripura, Sikkim, In a writ petition, Singh mated his father two weeks ago, located in very small towns appealed to all the political par- Security Force (BSF), Indo were positive cases till May 8. of single-day cases India Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, alleged that the inquiry officer said the ghee used for con- who must be finding it difficult ties to bring down GST for pro- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), The CRPF topped the list noted on May 7 (4,14,000). Mizoram showing rise in of the state government is threat- signing the body into flames to weave these necessary items. cessing and to convert the Rs Central Industrial Security with the most number of Nearly 69 per cent of India’s COVID-19 cases and rise in ening him with false cases unless was being sold over 2,000 at The price of raw materials and 200 crore interest-free loan Force (CISF), Sashastra infections with 19,235 per- COVID-19 cases are limited positivity, the government he withdraws the complaint cremation ghats. to the best of my knowledge at given to Common Effluent Seema Bal (SSB), National sonnel contracting the disease to only eight states, said Lav data shows. against Deshmukh. Singh has Shamshad Taj, from Tanda the makers end remain the Treatment Plants to grant. Security Guards (NSG) and till so far and also recorded Aggarwal, Joint Secretary of There are 199 districts asked the top court to transfer Village in Ambedkar Nagar same pre and post pandemic According to Raja the National Disaster the most number of recover- Union Health Ministry on showing continued decline all investigations already initi- District, owner and suppliers of but the retailers or those Shanmugham, president of Response Force (NDRF). ies that stood at 19,235. Tuesday at a press conference in Covid-19 cases and posi- ated or contemplated against Kafan for the entire UP involved in selling these items Tiruppur Exporters’ The combined data of the The CRPF also recorded here. tivity since last two weeks, it him to the CBI which is present- explained that if the supply of malign the image of market Association, Tiruppur’s main Covid-19 cases for Central the most deaths with 114 He also added that coun- said adding, eight states have ly probing the charges against raw materials gets hampered and nation. Making money demand to political parties is to paramilitary forces suggests casualties in its ranks due to try’s weekly average case pos- more than 1 lakh active Deshmukh. He claims to have then it will be difficult for the out of corpses if a sin, said support the manufacturers to the number of infected per- Covid-19. It also has the high- itivity rate is 16.9%. Case Covid-19 cases, 22 states have submitted to the CBI transcripts Kafan makers to supply fin- Gupta who himself recovered sustain the industry. Most of sonnel rose from 69,852 cases est number of active cases at positivity rate in India is more than 15 pc case posi- linked with alleged phone call ished product. from Covid. the workers in Tiruppur are on May 8 to 75,918 on May 2,867. 14.10% and more than 15% tivity. conversations from the inquiry There can be no alternative He rued t that he had to migrant labourer. 17, adding 6,066 new cases in positivity rate in 22 states, he officer threatening him. , !

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Tuesday while the pandemic claimed 97 recorded under 10 percent on these posts will be filled Trinamool Congress leaders, officers as an angry crowd In a parallel development even lives. Tuesday. In another related develop- including two Ministers in the of TMC men lay siege to the Nizam as the TMC prepared to move the There was a lot of expectation that the On the other hand, 3,967 also eased out as the number of ment, a team consisting of senior high-profile Narada pay-off case, Palace, intermittently pelting stones Supreme Court to get the Calcutta lower number of cases logged on Monday fresh cases of coronavirus were beds has been increased at all ded- officials and doctors will visit could cast a shadow on the “pro- at the central forces guarding the High Court order staying the bail would be repeated but the number of new detected while a sizable number of icated Covid-19 hospitals includ- Poonch and Rajouri on cedural fate” of other investigations Central Government of fouraccused quashed the CBI too patients showed a hike of almost 10,000 3,823 patients returned after they ing SKIMS Soura and SMHS Wednesday to assess the Covid including chit fund, cow and coal mansion, sources said adding at one filed a caveat in the Apex Court on Tuesday, according to a release by the were recovered fully from differ- Tertiary care hospitals. containment activities there, the smuggling and other cases, CBI point of time even the CISF author- seeking a hearing in the case. Department of Health. ent hospitals. Meanwhile, the UT adminis- status of treatment for Covid pos- sources have said. ities had refused to escort the In a sudden turn of events the The Test Positivity Rate on Tuesday Compared to Jammu the tration on Tuesday accorded for- itive patients, status of Covid care According to sources the accused to the court fearing secu- High Court late on Monday was 23.29 per cent. Malappuram had the overall situation is stabilising in mal sanction for creation of centres. According to a Central Agency has already mailed rity hazards. evening stayed the release of the highest number of daily counts with 4,320, Kashmir. 1,366 posts( 683 each) of different Government spokesman, "a team to Union Home Ministry a detailed In a sudden move that many four accused who were granted bail closely followed by Ernakulam district Divisional Commissioner categories for making two 500 led by Hirdesh Kumar, report of the free-for-all indulged experts felt had political rather earlier in the day by a CBI court. (3,517). Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole bedded hospitals being estab- Commissioner/Secretary by a “disorderly crowd” of than procedural underpinnings The appeal against the bail order There was no respite in the number Tuesday told reporters that the lished by DRDO operational in Transport and having senior med- TMC men both outside the high- two TMC Ministers, an MLA and filed by the CBI would come up for of health workers getting afflicted with the rate of daily Covid-19 positive Jammu& Kashmir divisions. ical personnel, will also assess any security Nizam Palace housing a a former Minister Subroto hearing in the High Court on pandemic as 109 of them ended up in hos- patients has stabilised to some GMC, Jammu reeling under specific local issues in these two number of Central Government Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, Madan Wednesday. pitals. extent and it has plunged by 10- acute shortage of manpower on districts including those con- offices and Governor’s House Mitra and Sovan Chatterjee — in Meanwhile, Madan Mitra and More than 1,34 lakh samples were 12 percent during the past few Tuesday said, "a total number of cerning migrating Gujjars/ expressing its apprehensions about that order — were on Monday Sovan Chatterjee were hospitalised tested during the last 24 hours against the days in Kashmir. Out of 3,967 14 Registrar/Demonstrators, 10 Bakerwals". the smooth conduct of investiga- arrested by the CBI in the Narada on Tuesday after they complained 86,505 tested on Monday. fresh cases, Kashmir division Medical Officers, 06 Research On the vaccination front the tions in all the cases — including sting case in which at least a dozen of breathlessness. Both were admit- The only encouraging note from recorded 2,263 cases while Jammu Scientists, 100 Staff Nurses, 25 Lab UT administration clarified, "J&K the Narada case. Names of some top TMC politicians were seen in video ted to the state-run SSKM hospital Tuesday’s release is the decrease in the division recorded 1,704 cases. Assistants, 09 Lab Technicians has today received fresh consign- TMC politicians feature in all these footage accepting kick back from a where they have been kept on oxy- number of Covid-19 patients undergoing Commenting on the current and 10 Data Entry Operators ment of Covishield vaccine. The cases. sting journalist faking as a busi- gen support. treatment across the State. situation of the pandemic, Pole have been recruited till now". immunisation drive in Jammu & The agency is prepared with a nessman. Incidentally all the four Hakim and Mukherjee too On Tuesday, there were 3.47 lakh said though there are chances that In addition to this, the recruit- Kashmir division will continue on similar report to be submitted accused had functioned as the complained of similar symptoms patients undergoing treatment in the State mortality rate may remain the ment of 150 Staff Nurses, 30 Lab a war footing from tomorrow, 19th before the High Court and the Mayor of Kolkata Municipal but were ruled out hospitalization. against 3.63 lakh on Monday. same or increase in the next few Assistants, 30 Pharmacists, 30 May. The Government has also Supreme Court, sources said. Corporation. They had been lodged at the Kerala is under total lock down days. Operation Theatre Technicians, 30 ensured for a continuous supply of The CBI is likely to use the A number of those politicians Presidency Correctional Home in while four districts have been put under He also maintained that the Anaesthesia Technicians, etc. for vaccine doses to meet require- Monday’s incident to seek a trans- who had later joined the BJP were Kolkata. Triple Lock Down. demand for oxygen beds has been Emergency Covid Response ments". ;# " // EDF ) @969" E

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, which Among the active cases, 99,891 first state to conduct over 4.50 ,4 #2 recently saw a spurt in Covid-19 are in home isolation, he said. crore tests with the latest addition. infections, is now witnessing a Of the fresh deaths recorded in The senior official said con- ikkim''s Covid-19 tally surged to slide in fresh cases with 8,737 new the state, Meerut reported the tinuous work is on to check the S11,689 as 209 more people tested pos- cases being reported on Tuesday highest with 20 deaths followed by spread of the virus in the rural itive for the virus while two more fatali- taking the Statewide tally to Lucknow 19 and Kanpur Nagar 12, areas with the ''gram nigrani sami- ties pushed the death toll to 212, a 16,37,663, a senior Government Saharanpur 11 and Agra 10 along tis'' actively working in this direc- health department bulletin said on official said. with others, a health department tion. Tuesday. The State reported 255 fresh bulletin said. “The teams of the depart- The new cases were reported from deaths taking the Covid-19 toll to The highest number of fresh ment have reached 89,512 village East Sikkim district (165), West Sikkim 18,072, Additional Chief Secretary cases have been reported from so far and infection has been (32), South Sikkim (11) and one in (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad Lucknow with 502 followed by detected in 21,742 villages. Almost North Sikkim district, it said. said. Meerut 453, Saharanpur 374, 68 per cent villages have been The Himalayan state now has 3,050 The number of active cases has Gautam Buddh Nagar 345, found safe of the virus,” Prasad active Covid-19 cases while 8,217 patients also come down to 1,36,342, he Muzaffarnagar 337, Varanasi 322, claimed. have recovered from the disease, the bul- said, while adding that a total of Gorakhpur 295, Ghaziabad 289 The cases have been on a letin said. 14,83,249 people have so far recov- and Baghpat 238 among others, downward trajectory over the past At least 210 Covid-19 9 patients ered and have been discharged the bulletin said. 18 days after recording a peak in have migrated to other states. from hospitals bringing the recov- On Monday, over 2.79 lakh the state on April 30 while the pos- Sikkim has so far tested 1,05,725 sam- 5 % ery rate in the state to 90.60 per tests were performed, Prasad said, itivity rate has also come down, ples for Covid-19 including 580 samples cent. adding that UP has become the Prasad added. PTI in the last 24 hours. ; # ' 5 , ! %( >8 % (78 ,,4 ,>,6 various medical interventions, another official , said. 0#,4, , the disease since Monday, taking the total ixteen patients suffering from Mucormycosis Out of the total infected patients registered number of recoveries to 19,675. +425 Armed Constabulary around all the Sor black fungus, a rare but serious infection, with the civic administration, 76 were diabet- runachal Pradesh recorded its highest The recovery rate stands at 89 per cent rivers of the state and asked them to have lost their lives during treatment in ic, the official said. Asingle-day spike of 304 new Covid-19 and the positivity rate at 7.22 per cent, the he Yogi Adityanath Government ensure that the bodies were not dis- Maharashtra's Aurangabad city between April Talking to reporters, Dr Padalkar said, cases, which pushed the tally to 22,106, official said. The Capital Complex Region Tin Uttar Pradesh has decided to posed of in water under any 1 and May 10, a senior municipal official said 'Mucormycosis is a fungal infection. This fun- while four more fatalities raised the toll to -- comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli take the help of various religious lead- condition, said a Government on Tuesday. gus is present in the air and when immunity 85, a senior official said here on Tuesday. and Banderdewa areas — has the highest ers to create awareness among peo- spokesman. During this period, more than 200 declines and blood sugar increases, this infec- Accordingly, the number of active number of active cases at 611, followed by ple not to dump bodies in the rivers. The chief minister stressed the Mucormycosis patients, hailing from various tion may attack a person.' 'Patients detected with cases climbed to 2,346, State Surveillance Changlang at 204, Lohit at 184 and Lower Amid mounting criticism over last rites should be respectfully per- places, were admitted for treatment in health this infection are mostly diabetic, who were on Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. Dibang Valley at 168. such incidents, Chief Minister Yogi formed and financial assistance was facilities in Aurangabad, the official said. oxygen and given steroids during treatment.' Of the 304 fresh cases, 267 were detect- As many as 5,06,975 samples have been Adityanath has instructed officials to also being provided for it, the Among them, 16 patients died of which She said the fungus, now being found in recov- ed through rapid antigen tests, 22 with the tested thus far, including 4,208 on Monday, initiate a dialogue with religious spokesperson said. Even in case of only four were from Aurangabad city, ering or recovered Covid-19 patients, goes help of RT-PCR and 15 via TrueNat, Jampa the SSO added. leaders on the issue. bodies being left unclaimed, the last Municipal Health Officer Dr Neeta Padalkar inside the body through nose and reaches lungs, said, adding that 123 people were found to Meanwhile, State Immunisation Officer The Chief Minister said that reli- rites should be performed according told PTI. eyes and the sinuses. have developed symptoms. Dr Dimong Padung said 3,10,761 people gious leaders can help the govern- to the religious beliefs, the chief min- As per data provided by the Aurangabad 'Over 200 patients were detected with this The Capital Complex region recorded have been inoculated so far in the state, ment in creating awareness among ister said. Municipal Corporation (AMC), between April infection (in Aurangabad) and many of them the maximum number of fresh cases at 89, including, 3,674 people in the age group of people about the environmental and A large number of dead bodies 1 and May 10, a total of 201 patients were recovered. Unfortunately, 16 of them have lost followed by Changlang at 33, Tawang at 27 18-44 years. social consequences of dumping have been found floating in the admitted for treatment of Mucormycosis, also their lives,' Padalkar said. East Siang at 21 and Namsai at 19. The administration on Monday bodies in the rivers. rivers in many districts of the state. called black fungus, in six medical facilities in The AMC has set up a group of ophthal- Of the four deaths, one each was reg- imposed a 14-day curfew in the Capital He asked for continued patrolling There have also been reports of bod- the city. mologists, ENT and other specialists for treat- istered in East Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Complex Region with immediate effect, by water police of the State Disaster ies being found shallow buried on the Out of these, 145 patients underwent sur- ing this infection, which requires a multidis- Upper Subansiri and Lohit. after several people were seen flouting Response Force and Provincial banks of the Ganga. gical procedure, while others were treated with ciplinary approach, she said. At least 214 people recuperated from Covid-19 norms. / . , 2 O 4 % Kanpur (UP): In a bizarre , incident, the bride got married Bareilly (UP): A man was beaten to to one of the 'baraatis' (mem- death in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly ber of the marriage party from interfering in a husband-wife dispute. the groom's side) after the % The incident took place in the Prem groom disappeared mysteri- Nagar locality in Bareilly on Monday ously from the wedding venue. Amethi (Uttar Pradesh): A 16- when Naveen was reportedly beating The incident took place year-old girl was allegedly his wife Deepmala with a two days ago in Maharajpur raped repeatedly by a youth in stick. area. the past one year. When their neighbour, Arjun (24), According to reports, the The matter came to light tried to rescue the wife, the enraged 'jaimala' (exchange of garlands when the girl complained of husband started thrashing him instead. ) ceremony had taken place and stomach pain and was taken to Arjun was apparently beaten up so the families were preparing a doctor who found she was severely that he later succumbed to his for the main wedding ceremo- seven-months pregnant. injuries at the hospital. His family mem- ny when the groom suddenly When questioned, the girl bers had taken Arjun to the police sta- disappeared. the groom's side suggested that bers. said she was raped by the tion to lodge a complaint before taking Both the families began the marriage should be solem- Inspector Narwal, Shesh youth several times in the past him to the hospital. frantically searching for the nised with another suitable Narain Pandey, said, "We have year and had taken a pill from Naveen has been booked for cul- groom and the bride was dis- boy from the baraat. received a complaint in this a local chemist to abort preg- pable homicide not amounting to mur- traught at the turn of The bride's family zeroed regard from both the bride and nancy, which resulted in pain der, the police said. events. in on one of the boys and their groom sides. While the bride's in the stomach. According to reports, Naveen had After searching for a while, respective families, after con- side has sought suitable action The girl has been sent for lost his job last month and was in a foul the bride's family members sultations, agreed on the against the groom and his fam- a medical examination and mood. He often quarreled with his wife. came to know that the groom alliance. ily members, the groom's the Amethi police said that a Bareilly SSP Rohit Singh Sajwan said, was not missing, but had delib- The marriage was solem- father, Dharampal, in his com- case has been registered in "We have registered an FIR under the erately fled from the spot for nised at the venue. plaint, has sought police help to this connection. section of culpable homicide and the reasons best-known to him. Later, the bride's family trace his missing son. The accused is absconding accused Naveen will soon be arrested. 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he Bharatiya Janata Party’s loss of an over- hyped Bengal election only created confusion -2*/ Tabout the best electoral strategy of its victory machine. While in Bengal, it brought the hound ( ( of ‘Sonar Bangal’, it failed to run with the hare of ) # ( Bengali nationalism. Its image of a prosperous future # ‘Bangal’ lost literally the race with the hare and heir < # of Bengali intellect-driven, genteel and even mater- nal nationalism taking pride in its litany of sacri- # ! - ) ficing freedom fighters in British gallows. The hyped 5 / ‘sonar Bangla’ and ‘asol poriborton’ of Prime ( Minister Modi met the firewall of Bengali nationalism that had seen an attempt of taking over Bengal )01/ # ( in such metaphors. Bengal sidestepped them by = > reviving a kind of ‘Bengal first and Bengali first’ nar- + ? P$ rative, instead of BJP’s thrust on ‘Let’s make Bengal great again’. The irony of Bengal’s election result was so sharp on the BJP that Prime Minister’s allusion Q of Mahatma Gokhale’s dictum, “What Bengal @ thinks today, India will think tomorrow” got rephrased as “what Bengal think in 2021, India will think in 2024”. Such is the impact of Bengal results on the mill of rhetorical and political maxims. On the flipside of it, the BJP held onto its project of of Bengalis of East Bengal origin, ism’s projection of Hindi as its lingo ated furore when the image of Kazi a unitary powerful centre against Bengal’s local and who are often categorized as met its toughest political resistance Nazrul Islam, the quintessential regional connotations of an indivisible Bengali Bangladeshis. Based on this percep- in Bengali linguistic nationalism rebel Bengali bard and the musician identity. tion, the BJP could successfully turn that abhorred undue dominance by was removed from campaign stage While the BJP in Bengal did not or rather pre- upper rungs of Assamese society Hindi in Bengal. This emerged as the of the Prime Minister Modi, while he ferred not to come to terms with Bengali nation- against the main opponent Congress’ most important strand of cultural was delivering a campaign speech alism and its sensitivities, the case of Assam is just #"1>@! dalliance with All India United resistance that could make Didi barely a kilometer away from poet the opposite. Like Congress of yore, the BJP in 1+1#2,++,? Democratic Front(AIUDF) of label BJP campaigners as ‘outsiders’. Nazrul’s birthplace. Bengali firewall 21+0 02 . @ ( Assam has come to terms with indigenous ethnic Maulana Badruddin Ajmal as part- In electoral terms, this resistance left against exclusivism and outsiders try- nationalism of various communities and tried to ,6",24+? nering with a party of illegal immi- Bengal’s native Hindi speakers in a ing to take over Bengal only got vin- ) A )01/ arraign them against a common enemy of ‘illegal #0+160# grants. The incumbent chief minis- dilemma, as their votes lost its coun- dicated even when Central forces # $ + ) + immigrants’. In the case of Bengal , the BJP’s empha- "1,65,?$>? ter Himanta Biswa Sharma termed terweight to Bengali voters. Further, fired at Sitalkuchi, leaving four # ( sis on changed demography in border areas due to 0#"04 #"14 Miyas or so called illegal immigrants BJP’s projection of Muslims as ille- Bengali Muslims dead. BCB7 illegal immigration from Bangladesh pepped up ,46#"1,,)#"1 as a threat to Asomiya Vaishnavite gal immigrants and as tormentors of BJP’s electoral play of religious * # $ + with Mamata’s appeasement towards religious >@1,#16,4 culture and to Asomiya identity at Bengali Hindus in the partition days card only stifled its headways. By minorities and her neglect of Hindus aimed at alter- 0 1024 large. and later in East Bengal stirred the pitching NRC and CAA, the BJP cre- ing the settled contours of Bengali nationalism. BJP It created a toxic mixture of anti- dormant Bengali imagination of a ated an impression among Bengalis A , 24 #"1 wanted to create a segment of Bengalis buying ideas immigrant sentiments with pro- unified that it wants to play with their ‘citi- # >14 ,+0#",#0# of anti-Muslim Hindu nationalism, which got frus- 5,4##2+,? Asomiya native identity, which can Bengali national identity that zenship’. BJP fuelled Anti-CAA sen- + trated in the overdrive for taking over Bengal and 50#"#"10 act as the main plank of Assamese already rose much above such nar- timents in Assam that restrained it its precious resources by the political perception of !0#0P14"0!$#"1 ethno-nationalism. It is here that ratives of violence and division of in comparison to its performance in # an incoming corporate-business nexus that BJP’s ,#?1++16 Hindutva nationalism gelled with countries. BJP’s mouthing of Bengal- 2016. It could just wade through # S 2 Hindi-Hindu nationalism might facilitate. Through ,4#0B,, Assamese nationalism to present turning-into-Bangladesh internally because the opposition lacked unity - this mismatch between Bengali nationalism and cor- 14#0 14#04 itself as an open ally of Assamese rewired the historic bond between in Assam. porate driven Hindi-Hindu nationalism in Bengal, nationalism. This strategy of not pur- Bengal and Bangladesh. Prime It will now be a difficult propo- 4 ) + + 4 ) Didi just had to allude to Bengal’s tradition of social ,, #",# suing a Centrist Hindu nationalism Minister Modi’s visit to Bangladesh sition for Assam’s Himanta Biswa ( harmony and her robust social security pro- 1#,04160#04 in Assam, in contrast to BJP’s Bengal to offer prayers at Orakandi temple Sharma to maintain a balance ) grammes as part of her philosophy of governance. 2 ,024#2 strategy, gave it the biggest electoral of the Guru of Motua community between BJP’s core Bengali Hindu In effect, nothing such as appeasement theory, ille- 0#12 ,41 benefit. It stopped Congress led only substantiated existence of such voters and Assamese nationalists, +2 +2 A P( gal immigrants, Hindu victimization, Gujarat and 04ED<'$0#2+6 alliance in establishing a larger an umbilical emotional bond , as the who aim to turn away Hindu Uttar Pradesh models of Vikash could stand upto @#5,61 alliance with Assamese nationalist Indian PM had to offer prayers to Bangladeshis from Assam. The thin Q + ( #"2 ">1,1 ( Didi’s play of Bengali nationalism. A nationalism political outfits like the Assam Jatiyo garner Motua votes in Bengal. In electoral marriage between BJP’s that includes all the sons and daughters of the soil #"1220#024 Parishad (AJP) led by erstwhile stu- effect, the Prime Minister stirred that centrist Hindutva nationalism and 2 ) + $ 1 of Bengal with their distinctive linguistic and cul- +,1640#? dent leader Lurinjyoti Gogoi and strand of Bengali nationalist senti- Assamese nationalism can break ) tural traits brought together under Didi’s robust 04,, also with Raijor Dol (RD) led by ment which rises above territorial anytime because of BJP’s mismatched ( social security programmes covering women, SC, Akhil Gogoi. Anti-BJP votes suffered and political divisions and finds its game of NRC and CAA. ) ST, Minority etc.in areas of employment, education, a split between Congress and other ‘roots’ in larger history, for example, With large number of Covid 7D ) healthcare, housing and under all other kinds of pro- regionalist outfits like AJP, Raijor Dol in the episode when Jogen Mandal, deaths across India, as the Centre tective schemes launched by her Government. This etc. in crucial seats of upper Assam. the Dalit Bengali leader ceded Dalits cannot anymore hold its politics of / is how Didi drew larger attention than the Prime This success story scripted single- from upper caste dominated polarization, the election results Minister in the battleground Bengal raising the pos- The writer is an handedly by BJP’s new Chief bhadralok Bengali society. Didi’s out- showed the electoral efficacy of ) # A sibility of her victory over BJP’s monolithic identi- independent political Minister of Assam Shri Himanata sider jibe at such politically pregnant regional nationalism. Whether BJP ( ty based nationalism. analyst based in Biswa Sharma has catapulted acts of BJP campaign to win over can make itself a part of this region- # This contest between regional nationalism and Shillong. The views Assamese regional nationalism as an Bengal’s Dalits pointed at exclu- alism, or a new alignment of region- # Centrist nationalism in Assam assumes a very dif- expressed are personal. indispensible ally of BJP’s centrist sivism played by outsiders within al parties shall emerge as winning 3 < ferent shape. Assamese middle class and elite-dri- Hindutva nationalism. Bengali linguistic and cultural iden- combination is a matter to be keen- O # , ven nationalism always constructed an outer limit In Bengal, Hindutva national- tity. 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he arrest of two subordinate to him whatever be latter certainly cannot be that Dhankhar gave his sanction on the legislature is not considered legal issue that says the accused Trinamool Congress the nature and status of his con- authority. May 10. That was five days after to be within the ‘ambit’ of the in such case must continue to Tministers in West Bengal stitutional functions. Two, that The second part of the Mamata Banerjee was sworn in government as per Section be a public servant till the date along with a legislator and for- a chief minister or a minister story relates to the timing of the as Chief Minister. That was four 21(12) of the IPC. Which clear- cognizance is taken by the mer minister and a former gets salary for the public work Governor’s sanction. The CBI days after the newly elected leg- ly means, no separate sanction court. Is not the break in min- Kolkata mayor in connection done or the public duty per- approached the Governor only islators took oath of office in the from the Governor was anyway istership key to deciding the with the Narada scam has formed by him. Three, that the in January 2021 for sanction in Assembly. That was also just a required for them. They became validity of the sanction? raised Opposition eyebrows 44 -/$ said salary is paid to the chief the case that pertains to 2016. day before the rest of her min- ministers only on the morning In the RS Nayak vs A. R. over the Governor’s propriety. minister or the minister from It is altogether another issue as istry, including Firhad Hakim of May 11. However, their cur- Antulay verdict of 1984, the Jagdeep Dhankhar is said to the government funds. to why the agency did not seek and Subrata Mukherjee, was rent ministership has no bear- apex court pointed out: “If the have used what is called a grey Therefore, the Governor can sanction against Suvendu sworn-in on May 11. ing on the Narada sting case. accused has ceased to hold area of the Constitution in the argue in favour of his right to Adhikari and Mukul Roy who This period between May 5 What is pertinent is that office by the date the court manner and the timing in sanction action against the had since left the Trinamool and May 10 is a grey area. whether the two were ministers is called upon to take cog- which he gave sanction to the ministers. and joined the BJP and despite Mamata was sworn-in alone. at the time they are alleged by nizance of the offences alleged Central Bureau of Investigation However, this runs contrary judgment in February, 1984, the the fact that Roy is considered Only she represented the gov- the CBI to have committed an to have been committed by to arrest the four persons. What to the position of the CBI vis- Supreme Court said: “We have the main accused in the case. ernment. There were no minis- offence. Firhad Hakim was a such public servant, no sanction is this grey area? à-vis half-a-dozen Members of expressed our conclusion that The Governor did not act ters then and until the same minister, handling urban devel- under Sec. 6 would be necessary The story begins with Parliament — it requested the where offences as set out in Sec. on the CBI request all through Governor swore them in on opment and municipal affairs, despite the fact that he may be whether the Governor is the Lok Sabha speaker, Om Birla, 6 are alleged to have been January, February and March; May 11. So, what was the con- during the 2014-2016 period holding any other office on the sanctioning authority in the for sanction. This is a strange committed by a public servant, the state assembly elections stitutional status of Firhad when the sting was in opera- relevant date which may make case. The Supreme Court in the situation where for an MP, the sanction of only that authority began only on March 27 and it Hakim and Subrata Mukherjee tion.But Hakim in the mean- him a public servant as under- M Karunanidhi vs Union of The author is Lok Sabha Speaker’s permission would be necessary who would is also a ‘grey’ area whether the on May 10? They were only time stood for fresh elections, stood in Sec 21, if there is no India in 1979 held that the office Consulting Editor, is sought while for a member of be entitled to remove him from Raj Bhavan okaying or turning MLAs. The courts have held became an MLA and was allegation that office has been of a minister and a chief min- The Pioneer. The the state assembly, the that office which is alleged to down the sanctions would have that MLAs are not public ser- sworn-in on May 11, a day after abused or misused for corrupt ister is a public office for three views expressed are Governor’s sanction is taken, have been misused or abused been construed as a violation of vants under the Indian Penal the sanction was given. Subrata motives.” Is the bearing this pro- reasons: One, that a minister is personal. not the assembly speaker’s. for corrupt motives.” Who is the Election Commission’s Code (IPC) as they are not paid Mukherjee was the panchayats nunciation of the court has on appointed or dismissed by the Interestingly, in the RS that authority in this case, the model of conduct in terms of by the ‘executive government’ and rural development minis- the Governor’s sanction self- Governor and is, therefore, Nayak vs AR Antulay case Governor or the Speaker? The influencing the voters. Governor for their duties and also because ter. However, there is another explanatory? ! 6

04 7," ! " <2 ./0..%2 = + I 7 ,, C G(( % G!'J'? B. / " >1+ rocket attacks launched from . # ' " Gaza toward civilian areas in 5,"04 #24 and other terrorist groups in uropean Union foreign Israel. 5 ,P,0#?% ,P,#0( Gaza, the White House said. Eministers debated on Israel carried out a wave of . S President Joe Biden, in a “The President expressed Tuesday how to use the 27- airstrikes on what it said were strike launched from Gaza Utelephonic call with Prime his support for a ceasefire and nation bloc's political clout to militant targets in Gaza, level- $ Aon Tuesday killed two Thai Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the US engagement help diplomatic efforts to end ing a six-story building in O @ workers inside a packaging supported Israel's "right to with Egypt and other partners the fighting between the Israeli downtown Gaza City, and plant in southern Israel, police defend itself" against indis- towards that end,” said the armed forces and Palestinian Palestinian militants fired / > said, as Israel and Gaza's criminate rocket attacks and readout. militants. dozens of rockets into Israel B. / Hamas rulers continued to encouraged him to make every Palestinian militant group The EU has been united in early Tuesday, the latest in the . trade attacks throughout the effort to ensure the protection Hamas has fired more than its calls for a cease-fire and the fourth war between the two day. of innocent civilians, the White 3,000 rockets over Israel during need for a political solution to sides. 5 ) The Magen David Adom House has said. the past seven days, pushing end the latest conflict - now in The EU is the biggest / P + rescue service said it trans- Biden welcomed efforts to more than half of Israel's pop- its second week - but the donor of aid to the Palestinians # $ ported another seven wound- address inter-communal vio- ulation into shelter houses and nations are divided over how but holds little influence over ed people to the hospital after lence and to bring calm to Israel has carried out hun- best to help. the militant group Hamas or the projectile attack Tuesday Jerusalem, the White House dreds of devastating retaliato- No firm decisions involv- the state of Israel, despite hav- ((( afternoon in southern Israel. It said in a readout of the call. ry attacks in Gaza. ing threats of sanctions or ing some trade arrangements 0 ! came as Palestinians across During the phone call on More than 200 people have other measures are likely from that are favourable to the Israel and the occupied terri- Monday, Biden reiterated his been killed in the recent esca- the ministers' video-confer- Israelis. tories went on strike in a rare 4 firm support for Israel's “right lation in the region, including ence. Before the meeting, EU # ) collective action against Israel's " to defend itself” against indis- a caregiver from India. US At least 212 Palestinians foreign policy chief Josep 0# policies. ) 4- criminate rocket attacks, it Secretary of State Tony Blinken, have been killed in heavy Borrell tweeted that he had an . /$ With the war in Gaza said. He encouraged Israel to who is travelling right now, also airstrikes so far, including 61 exchange with US Secretary of # showing no sign of abating and earthquake,” said Jamal including a 5-year-old boy and make every effort to ensure the spoke to his Israeli counterpart, children, and over 1,400 peo- State Antony Blinken on how ) truce efforts apparently stalled, Herzallah, a resident of the a soldier, have been killed in the protection of innocent civilians, Foreign Minister Gabi ple wounded, Gaza's Health the United States and the bloc . the general strike and expect- area. “This whole area was ongoing rocket attacks it said. The two leaders dis- Ashkenazi and discussed Ministry said. At least 12 peo- “can jointly contribute to end ed protests could again widen shaking.” launched from civilian areas in cussed progress in Israel's mil- America's efforts to bring an ple in Israel, including a 5-year- violence” and to reduce ten- / $0 the conflict after a spasm of Heavy fighting broke out Gaza toward civilian areas in itary operations against Hamas end to the violence. old boy, have been killed in sions. communal violence in Israel May 10 when Gaza's militant Israel. / L M and protests across the occu- Hamas rulers fired long-range The fighting is the most L 0 pied West Bank last week. rockets toward Jerusalem in intense since a 2014 war 0+%1 :)) 4 A8 . $M" Israel's airstrikes toppled a support of Palestinian protests between Israel and Hamas, but 1 six-story building that housed against Israel's heavy-handed efforts to halt it have so far '' " / bookstores and educational policing of the Al-Aqsa stalled. Egyptian mediators are 5 =%26 /7% L centers used by the Islamic Mosque compound, a flash- trying to negotiate a cease-fire, = << . M University and other colleges, point site sacred to Jews and but the US has stopped short of leaving behind a massive Muslims, and the threatened demanding an immediate stop #40%#400,( / $ mound of rebar and concrete eviction of dozens of to the hostilities and Israel has slabs. Desks, office chairs, Palestinian families by Jewish so far vowed to press on. unisian authorities say H books and computer wires settlers. ,#" ,46 and Surendra Pandey. The ment. However, as per rules, Tmore than 50 migrants ( could be seen in the debris. At least 213 Palestinians other members of the Oli fac- Oli is required to win the vote have drowned off the coast of ;:' , Residents sifted through the have been killed in heavy 70 # epal's ruling CPN-UML tion are Minister of Finance of confidence within 30 days the North African country, rubble, searching for their airstrikes since, including 61 Nheaded by Prime Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel, Minister from the date of the appoint- while 33 others were rescued by . belongings. children and 36 women, with KP Sharma Oli has formed a of Foreign Affairs Pradeep ment. At present 136 votes are workers from an oil platform. B Israel warned the build- more than 1,440 people 10-member joint task force Kumar Gyawali, PM's Chief needed to form a majority Defence Ministry / A ing's residents ahead of time, wounded, according to the from the two rival factions to Adviser Bishnu Rimal and government in the 275-mem- spokesman Mohamed Zekri sending them fleeing into the Gaza Health Ministry, which " iron out intra-party differences Lumbini Chief Minister ber House. said Tuesday that a boat car- . predawn darkness, and there does not break the numbers that threatens the stability of Shankar Pokharel. The CPN-UML, headed rying the migrants sank B were no reports of casualties. down into fighters and civil- 141, the minority government, CPN-UML lawmakers of by Oli, is the largest party with Monday off Sfax, on Tunisia's $# Israel said it was targeting mil- ians. according to media reports. the Nepal faction had initially 121 seats in the House. Nepali southeast coast. He said navy > itants, their tunnels and rocket As the fighting drags on, he UN humanitarian Oli, who is the chairman of threatened to resign from the Congress and Maoist Centre units were sent to search the launchers across the territory. medical supplies, fuel and water Tagency is describing an the Communist Party of Nepal- House of Representatives en have 61 and 49 seats in the water for missing passengers. “The whole street started are running low in Gaza. increasingly dire situation Unified Marxist-Leninist, on masse. However, the lawmak- lower house. Flavio Di Giacomo, a EDEE0,5$ running, then destruction, an Twelve people in Israel, inside the Gaza Strip as the war Sunday last held a one-on-one ers dropped the idea after Oli After its alliance Nepal spokesperson for the between Israel and the territo- meeting with Madhav Kumar withdrew action taken against Communist Party (Maoist Mediterranean coordination ry's Hamas rulers rages with no Nepal, who heads the rival four dissident leaders, includ- Centre) led by Pushpa Kamal office of the International end in sight. Jens Laerke, a faction of the party, and deciding Nepal, for working against Dahal 'Prachanda' withdrew Organization for Migration, spokesman for the UN Office ed to form a taskforce with five the party following a meeting its support to the Oli govern- said on Twitter that the 33 sur- for the Coordination of members from each group to between the two rival leaders ment, it reduced to a minority vivors were all from Humanitarian Affairs, says resolve their differences, the on Thursday, ahead of the one. Bangladesh. The boat depart- nearly 47,000 Palestinians have Himalayan Times newspaper trust vote. Nepal plunged into a polit- ed from Zwara, Libya, on fled their homes during more reported on Monday. On May 10, when Oli ical crisis on December 20 last Sunday, he said. than a week of heavy Israeli The task force is supposed sought a vote of confidence, 28 year after President Bhandari The nationalities of the airstrikes. Hamas and other to forge a consensus on resur- lawmakers from the Nepal fac- dissolved the House and people who died were not militants have fired more than recting the party as it was on tion abstained from voting, announced fresh elections on immediately clear. 3,400 rockets into Israel. May 16, 2018, according to resulting in the 69-year-old April 30 and May 10 at the rec- An International Laerke says electricity MyRepublica news portal. prime minister losing a trust ommendation of Prime Organisation for Migration across Gaza is only available for While Nepal's camp will be vote in the House of Minister Oli, amidst a tussle for spokesman in Tunisia, Riadh six to eight hours a day. led by Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Representatives. power within the ruling NCP. Kadhi, said the survivors Citing Palestinian author- Oli faction will be led by deputy Oli was reappointed as Oli's move to dissolve the reported that the boat carried ities, he said 132 buildings parliamentary party leader Prime Minister on Thursday House sparked protests from a about 90 passengers when it left comprising 621 housing and Subas Chandra Nembang, the last as the Opposition alliance large section of the NCP led by Libya. commercial units have been report said. of Nepali Congress and the his rival 'Prachanda'. Libya is a frequent depar- destroyed in Gaza. He says The other members from Communist Party of Nepal In February, the apex court ture point for Europe-bound another 316 housing units have the Nepal faction in the task- (Maoist Centre) on Thursday reinstated the dissolved House, migrants making the danger- been severely damaged and force are Ghanashyam Bhusal, failed to muster majority sup- in a setback to Oli who was ous Mediterranean Sea cross- rendered uninhabitable. Gokarna Bista, Raghu Panta port to form the next govern- preparing for snap polls. ing. " " 5" !( # # , # ' /" ) / ## ' (

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Telecom and FMCG with participants adding domestic equities and weak- commercial coal mines' auc- mencement of the auction The order comes after an technical member demitted quity benchmarks Sensex indices fell up to 1.66 per cent. 2,74,908.83 crore to their for- ening of the American curren- tion has received tremendous regime in 2014. issue was raised by markets reg- office on March 31, 2021. Since Eand Nifty on Tuesday set- In the broader market, tune on Tuesday. cy in the overseas markets. response which is reflected in "This is the second ulator Sebi questioning the then, the bench of the tri- tled above the levels not seen in midcap and smallcap indices Over the past two sessions, At the interbank forex mar- around 50 mine specific ten- tranche of auction of coal composition of the tribunal's bunal consists of the presiding over two months as economic outperformed the benchmark the BSE gauge Sensex has ket, the rupee opened at 73.18 der documents being pur- mines for sale of coal which bench hearing the appeals filed officer and the judicial mem- recovery hopes amid continu- by rallying as much as 1.87 per gained about 1,461 points or and hit an intra-day high of chased by bidders till paves way for liberalisation of before it. ber. ous decline in fresh COVID-19 cent. Largecap index rose 1.22 2.99 per cent. 72.95 and a low of 73.18 dur- date. Indian coal sector enhancing cases further perked up per cent The benchmark rallied ing the session. Moreover, many other efficiency, competition and investor sentiment. "Domestic equities extend- 612.60 points or 1.24 per cent "Rupee gained for the third prospective bidders are in private sector participation ! ! /! Recapturing the 50,000- ed gains as early sign of decline to settle above the 50,000- day in row to the highest in the process of registration leading to development of a level milestone, the BSE Sensex in COVID-19 daily caseload mark on Tuesday. almost seven weeks as dollar and purchase of tender doc- vibrant coal market, boosting " , soared 612.60 points or 1.24 and improving prospects of Following the two-day drifted lower while equities uments from the auction por- economic growth and per cent to settle at 50,193.33. faster economic recovery massive rallies, the market cap- roared after daily virus cases tal, the coal ministry said in employment generation," the >,0 he said in the letter. This was the highest closing for emboldened investors," said italisation of BSE-listed com- started declining," said Dilip a statement. statement said. "But I have learnt that the index since March 16. Binod Modi, Head Strategy at panies jumped by Rs Parmar, Research Analyst, "The response to this auc- Out of the total 67 mines CP chief Sharad Pawar on instead of extending a helping Likewise, the NSE Nifty Reliance Securities. 5,78,634.72 crore to a record Rs HDFC Securities.However, tion tranche, till now, has offered by the ministry, 23 are NTuesday wrote to Union hand to this distressed com- went past the psychological Additionally, strong cues 2,16,39,367.91 crore on sharp gains were prevented on been tremendous," it said. under Coal Mines (Special Chemical and Fertilisers munity, the Central 15,000-mark. At the closing from Asian markets also sup- Tuesday. surge in crude oil prices, con- The bid submission date Provisions) Act and 44 under Minister D V Sadananda Government has taken a deci- bell, the NSE gauge quoted ported the rally in domestic "The rise can be attributed tinued FII outflows, traders said. has been extended to enable Mines and Minerals Gowda, demanding a roll-back sion to increase the prices of higher by 184.95 points or market, he added. to a decline in India's COVID The local unit settled at interested parties travel to (Development and of increase in fertiliser prices. fertilisers exponentially," said 1.24 points at 15,108.10 – the Elsewhere in Asia, bours- cases and stability in the glob- 73.05, the highest closing level mine locations for inspec- Regulation) Act. Farmers are reeling under the former agriculture minister. best closing since March 10. es in Shanghai, Hong Kong, al markets," said Ajit Mishra, since March 26. On Monday, tion once the lockdown curbs The blocks on offer are a "one of the worst ever" crises as The "lockdown conditions" On the Sensex chart, Tokyo and Seoul ended on a VP - Research, Religare the rupee had closed at 73.22 are removed in states, it mix of mines with small and the coronavirus pandemic has have crushed the marketing M&M was the top gainer, ral- positive note.Stock exchanges Broking Ltd. against the US dollar. The added. large reserves, coking and impacted people's livelihoods, system he said. lying nearly 6 per cent, followed in Europe were also trading Last time on April 1, the domestic unit has appreciated In March, India launched non-coking mines and fully by Bajaj Auto, Titan, Bajaj with gains in mid-session deals. BSE benchmark had closed 37 paise in the trading sessions the second tranche of auction and partially explored blocks Finance, HDFC Bank and L&T. Meanwhile, international above 50,000-level. to Tuesday. for commercial coal mining, spread across six states - On the other hand, Bharti oil benchmark Brent crude On Tuesday, M&M was the Meanwhile, the dollar offering 67 mines for sale. Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Airtel, ITC, Dr Reddy's, SBI was trading 0.82 per cent high- top gainer in the 30-share index, which gauges the green- Coal Minister Pralhad Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, - and HUL suffered losses. er at USD 70.03 per barrel. pack, rallying nearly 6 per back's strength against a basket Joshi launched the auction Maharashtra and Andhra Sectorally, BSE auto, industri- The Indian rupee ended 17 cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, of six currencies, fell 0.40 per process in a programme held Pradesh. als, consumer durables, capital paise higher at 73.05 against the Titan, Bajaj Finance and HDFC cent to 89.80. goods, power and utilities US dollar on Tuesday. Bank. PTI D+ 4 %/0 > ) * 6 ) -' %. % , %, 41561+"0 al interest, we request your New Delhi:Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India good office to kindly instruct D" ; (CCI) on Tuesday approved the acquisition of Yes Asset elecom industry body all the social media platforms Management (India) Ltd and Yes Trustee Limited by GPL Finance TCOAI has approached the such as Facebook, Watsapp, and Investments Ltd. Information Technology Twitter, etc, to remove all +24624 “I order that permission be December 2020 in this regard. The proposed combination envisages the acquisition of 100 Ministry for removal of fake such posts and misleading given to amend the petition to “In my judgment the sim- per cent equity shares of the two entities by GPL, as per a release. and misleading messages from campaigns from their plat- consortium of Indian read as follows: ‘The Petitioners ple stance taken by Justice New Delhi:IT services firm "By way of these acquisitions, GPL will acquire Yes Mutual social media platforms like forms on an urgent Abanks led by the State (banks) having the right to Gowda that Section 47 PIA Infosys and Majesco, a cloud Fund and become its sole sponsor," the release added. Facebook, Whatsapp and basis." Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday enforce any security held are 1920 is evidence of the ability insurance software solutions GPL Finance is a non-deposit-taking and non-systemically Twitter linking spread of People have been sharing moved a step closer in their willing, in the event of a bank- of a secured creditor to relin- provider, on Tuesday, important non-banking financial company. COVID-19 to 5G audio and video messages on attempt to recover debt from ruptcy order being made, to quish the creditor's security is announced a strategic collabo- In August 2020, the private lender had executed a definitive technology. social media platforms in loans paid out to Vijay Mallya's give up any such security for to be preferred,” the ruling ration to work together to help agreement for the sale of 100 per cent of the equity sharehold- The Cellular Operators which 5G towers are being now-defunct Kingfisher the benefit of all the bankrupt's notes. joint customers accelerate their ing of Yes Asset Management (India) Ltd and Yes Trustee Ltd, Association of India (COAI), blamed for rise in casualties Airlines after the High Court in creditors',” Justice Briggs' judg- The Indian banks, repre- digital transformation jour- both wholly-owned subsidiaries of Yes Bank to GPL Finance and whose members include across the country even though London upheld an application ment reads. sented by the law firm TLT LLP ney. Investments, it had said in a regulatory filing. Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and none of the companies have to amend their bankruptcy “There is nothing in the and barrister Marcia This will help unlock new "White Oak Investment Management Private Limited owns Vodafone Idea, said the claims installed 5G technology any- petition, in favour of waiving statutory provisions that pre- Shekerdemian, were also grant- opportunities, address the 99 per cent of the purchaser. The ultimate beneficial holder of linking 5G with coronavirus are where in India. their security over the busi- vent the Petitioners from giv- ed costs in totality for the peti- demand for personalised cus- the purchaser is Prashant Khemka who owns 99.99 per cent of baseless as 5G networks have Video messages show that nessman's assets in India. ing up security,” he notes. tion hearings, as the “overall tomer experiences, operational White Oak Investment Management Private Limited," Yes Bank not yet been installed in the people convinced with the Chief Insolvencies and Mallya's barrister, Philip successful” party in the case. effectiveness, and digital adop- had said. PTI country and even 5G trials are claim want to bring down Companies Court (ICC) Judge Marshall, had referenced wit- “Dr Mallya should have tion across the insurance busi- yet to be started by the telecom mobile towers. Michael Briggs handed down ness statements of retired been extradited by now. He was ness value chain, a regulatory operators. "We would hereby like to his judgment in favour of the Indian judges in previous hear- refused permission to go to the filing said. In a letter dated May 15 to highlight that these types of banks to declare there is no ings to reiterate that there is Supreme Court in May last Infosys' insurance domain A+" MeitY Additional Secretary rumours have spread over the public policy that prevents a “public interest under Indian year,” Shekerdemian pointed and digital capabilities com- Rajendra Kumar, COAI past two weeks, mainly in waiver of security rights, as law” by virtue of the banks out, in reference to one of bined with Majesco's cloud- Director General S P Kochhar semi-urban and rural argued by Mallya's lawyers. being nationalised. Mallya's defence planks that the based suite of solutions includ- said: "To safeguard the nation- areas," Kochhar said. At a virtual hearing, July 26 However, Justice Briggs cases against him are “politi- ing the Majesco L&A and >?8/B was set as the date for final found no impediment to the cally motivated”. Group Core Suite, Majesco arguments for and against creditors relinquishing their The 65-year-old business- P&C Core Suite, and Majesco granting a bankruptcy order security under Indian law man remains on bail in the UK Digital1st Insurance on against Mallya after the banks because of the engagement of while a “confidential” legal Majesco CloudInsurer, will C/(?8&7&7#$ accused him of trying to “kick a “principle concerning public matter, believed to be related to accelerate business growth and matters into the long grass” and interest” and favoured the sub- an asylum application, is innovation for the insurance 41561+"0 2020 due to the impact of the called on the “bankruptcy peti- missions made by retired resolved in connection with the industry, it added. COVID-19 pandemic on busi- tion to be brought to its Indian Supreme Court judge unrelated extradition proceed- The combined synergy will he IT and Business Services nesses in the country, as per inevitable end”. Gopala Gowda at a hearing in ings. help Life & Annuity (L&A), Tmarket in the country IDC Worldwide Semi-annual Group, and Property & recorded a lower year-on-year Services Tracker. Casualty (P&C) customers growth of 5.41 per cent to USD Of the IT and Business < 4 ):!)= ;8 # transform their business and 13.41 billion in 2020 due to the Services market, the IT Services will benefit insurers in achiev- impact of the COVID-19 pan- segment contributed 77.06 per # = 0 !B (# : ' 2 ing agility and innovation at demic on organisations, cent and grew by 5.97 per cent speed and scale, the filing said. research firm IDC said on in 2020. This is against a growth "In an increasingly chang- Tuesday. rate of 8.91 per cent in 2019. # 19 Chennai: The SRM Institute of 1.10 croreson behalf of ing insurance marketplace of However, the IT and As per IDC, the IT and Chittaranjan: A consignment Science and Technology SRMIST to fight against the new customer expectations, Business Services market is Business Services market will of 31 Oxygen Concentrators of (SRMIST) has donated 1.10 Covid 19 pandemic. new risks, new competitors expected to grow at a CAGR of begin picking up momentum 5 litre capacity from ACT crore to the Tamil Nadu Chief Founder Chancellor of and new innovative products, 7.18 per cent between 2020- gradually from 2021 onwards Grants reached CLW on Minister's Public Relief Fund the SRM Group of insurers must make bold moves 2025 and touch nearly USD 19 due to increased spending in Monday, to meet the oxygen (TNCMPRF)in an effort to Institutions, Dr. T. R. to transform their business billion by the end of 2025 on the areas like cloud, application requirements of COVID effectively support efforts of the Paarivendhar, who is also a and meet the needs of a new back of increased spending in modernisation, AI, automa- patients admitted in KG Government of Tamil Nadu to Member of Parliament digital era of insurance,” areas like cloud and artificial tion etc. "The IT and Business Hospital. contain the spread of the sec- (LokSabha),Perambalur Majesco Chief Operating intelligence. Services market is projected to These oxygen concentra- ond wave of COVID 19 pan- Constituency mentioned that Officer Ed Ossie said. The Indian IT and grow at a CAGR of 7.18 per tors concentrate the oxygen demic . the amount donated to Insurers must optimise Business Services market had cent between 2020-2025 and from air by purifying by selec- SRMIST's Pro Chancellor TNCMPRF was the generous business and create the future grown by 8.43 per cent in reach USD 18.97 billion by the tively removing nitrogen to (Academics) Dr. P. contribution of all employ- business to substantially 2019, but the growth rate fell in end of 2025," it said. supply an oxygen-enriched gas Sathyanarayanan, Chairman of eesworking in Kattankulathur, increase their potential for suc- and makes it available for Ramapuram campus Dr. R. Vadapalani, Ramapuram, cess, and the collaboration will patients who have low oxygen Shivakumar and Co-Chairman Trichycampuses and all other help joint customers accelerate levels in their blood. Mr. S. Niranjanmet the Hon'ble institutions under their transformation and their Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu ValliammaiSociety to curb path to the future of insurance, Thiru M. K. Stalin and hand- the spread of corona he added. ed over the contribution of Rs virus. PTI ! " ! +

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The The agreement enables the ongoing pandemic has rein- two institutions to pursue sig- stated its importance every- . $# nificant academic cooperation where, and as a research- in R&D projects in the areas of focused institution, we are . $ >,"," 0 / 6,",42",) Natural Sciences, leveraging committed to contributing to their respective expertise and tackling the most pressing capabilities. The scope of the issues of global importance. / agreement includes sharing of Our partnership with IISER- relevant information and lab- Pune is a step in this direction, ost students would remember growth,” Gurdarshan S Kochar, Project have to make, that will be an even learning a new language. The most oratory resources between the as we share our expertise and the advice they got from their Director — Strategy and Marketing, worse outcome. It is important to buck- important aspect here is to take a break two institutions as well as experience to grow from Mparents the time they got pro- Masters’ Union, tells you. 21#",4#"1 le up, focus on the broader career for the right reasons,” Kochar says. exchange of students, scholars strength to strength.” moted to Class X. Beta abhi padh lo, Often students and parents get car- objective and acknowledge that rejec- Taking a break just so you can re- aage maze karna (Study hard this time, ried away by the facilities provided by ,0+0#01>104 tion from one college doesn’t mark the apply to another college without a clear you can have fun after this class). That the college and its infrastructure. end of their journey. At this point look- vision about what you’re going to do wasn’t the end, the same was repeated However, this should be the last crite- 20616>?#"1 ing out for alternatives is just a tad with your time can be a bit challeng- " 2 when you got promoted to Class XII ria while hunting for the right college. 2++1 1) diversion from their Plan A, but always ing at times. One should also be pre- too. However, it seems like the advice “More than the facilities being pro- remember that when one door closes, pared with suitable alternatives in was put on loop and actually the time vided by the college, students should #614#"2+6 it directs you towards a thousand other case the outcome after taking a gap year 41561+"0 for fun never came for some students. focus on the unique offerings which 224#"1 opportunities. Sometimes, rejection doesn’t turn out in their favour. But, students should take this advice increase their opportunities to learn can also turn out to be a blessing in dis- “If we take inspiration from devel- fter the significant success of the Mahindra University’s Ecole forward even to the college. The right hands-on skills. Go to a college which 40A12104 guise or a drive for students to apply oped countries, career counselling at ACentrale School of Engineering, Mahindra University choice of subject, stream or college will organises bootcamps, one-on-one 5"0"041,1 to another college that is perhaps the school level acts as the backbone announces the launch of its School of Management from the 2021- define the career growth to write their mentorship programmes, encourages more fitting to their long-term career of their education system and empow- 2022 academic sessionin which academic partner is Cornell life history. students to become a member of var- #"10 goals. ers students to make the right career University’s SC Johnson College of Business (an ivy league insti- With that being said, choosing the ious student-led clubs and helps them 22#40#01#2 While looking for a college, there choices early on in their lives, not lim- tution located near New York, USA). Three UG programmes, BA right college can be a tedious task. And gain a holistic perspective during the are students who plan to take a gap year ited to just selecting the right college. in Economics & Finance, BBA in Digital Technologies and BBA if not done wisely, it can leave you in course,” Kochar adds. +1,4 to prepare. There is often a clash of This definitely helps them avoid any in Computational Business Analytics (an interdisciplinary program an unpleasant situation. However, not all goes smooth in opinion between the student and the wastage of time and understand their with the École Centrale School of Engineering), will be on offer “My advice to students is they the process. There are times when a ",46B240++ parents. However, it is not as bad it may field of interest. But, career counselling from this academic year through this collaboration. should shortlist the best-suited colleges student is left disheartened and demo- sound. “When it comes to taking a gap in India is still not the most preferred The Mahindra University School of Management (MU — according to their fields of interest. As tivated upon not landing an admission year, it is a matter of personal choice. choice for students and parents alike, SoM) will benefit significantly from Cornell University’s exper- traditional educational practices are in his dream college. The way out here The youth is now more open to the especially at the school level. The tise in curriculum development, faculty exchange programs becoming obsolete, it is important to is to not dwell on rejections. doesn’t depreciate one’s worth or com- idea of taking a year off for a growing sheer lack of awareness and compre- including some specialty courses delivery by the Cornell facul- look at institutes that provide a futur- “While seeking admissions, every petence as a student. It only implies that number of reasons — some long for a hension of the value and benefits of ty to Mahindra University students, as well asstudent immersion istic course design and contribute to student wants to go to the best college. the application didn’t meet the college breather between two phases of edu- career counselling is one of the many at Cornell. shaping up the career trajectory. Next, Finding out you weren’t accepted to a criteria and there’s the scope of cation in the anticipation that it can reasons why it is still not an integral “MU envisions that the School of Management will be devel- students should gather some data preferred college can be hard, but I improvement in your efforts. It’s easi- help them to clear the head, it some- part of the Indian education system,” oped as a Centre for higher learning in management. SWe hope points about who is teaching their dis- would encourage students to try not to er said than done, but the healthy way times provides an opportunity to fig- he says and adds that it is high time we that in the coming years, we are able to attract not just the most cipline of study at the prospective col- dwell on the rejection. The truth is that to move forward is to accept the ure out exactly what they want next or act upon the significance of career acclaimed talent pool from India and abroad and undertake the lege and also acquire an understand- everyone faces some form of rejection rejection,” he says. it can be utilised to explore career guidance and equip our youth to best research in emerging areas of contemporary interest but also ing of the peer group that would be at some point in their lives, but failure If students let disappointment options, working on an intriguing make an informed decision about contribute meaningfully to nation building”, says Dr Yajulu eventually contributing to their to get admission to a dream college hinder the decision that they still project or acquiring a new skill like their career progressions. Medury, Vice Chancellor, Mahindra University. !+/&/0, 1, !

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+24624 trying to get the hamstring SEIFERT TO FLY HOME right,” said Taylor. New Zealand wicket-keep- F G ew Zealand captain “It’s part and parcel of er batsman Tim Seifert, who Kane Williamson is being an International crick- contracted Covid-19 during Nexcited to face India in eter,” Taylor told cricinfo.com the currently-suspended IPL in the World Test as he along with Tim Southee, India, has tested negative for H 1 Championships (WTC) final BJ Watling and Neil Wagner the infection now and is on his next month as he considers depart for the UK on Monday. way back home, his national London: England on Tuesday Bracey has scored 478 showdowns against Virat “More is made of it when coach Gary Stead has revealed. rested IPL stars including Jos Championship runs so far in Kohli’s men to be a “fantastic you get older. If you get a calf Seifert represented Kolkata Buttler and Jonny Bairstow for this campaign at an average of challenge”. or a hamstring injury at 32, Knight Riders and tested pos- the upcoming two-Test series 53, while Robinson has taken India and New Zealand nothing’s made of it, but when itive for the virus on May 8. against New Zealand while 29 wickets at an average of 14. square-off in the final of the you’re 37, there’s a few more “I heard from Tim just a Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes There was a recall for inaugural World Test headlines, but it is what it is, little while ago. I think the real- were not considered for selec- Somerset all-rounder Craig Championships in and I’m comfortable with ly encouraging thing is he’s tion due to injuries. Overton, who last featured for Southampton from June 18. where I’m at,” added Taylor. tested negative and my under- England named a 15-man England in a Test match in “When we play against Taylor is relishing the standing is he’s on a flight out squad for the series starting September 2019 against India, it has always been a fan- opportunity to dominate in of India pretty quickly as well,” June 2. Australia at Emirates Old tastic challenge and so it is England, where, on his maid- Stead was quoted as saying by “Multi-format players Trafford, and he will be look- really exciting to be playing en International assignment in stuff.Co.Nz. Moeen Ali, Jonathan Bairstow, ing to add to his four caps. against them,” Williamson 2008, he smashed an unbeat- “I don’t know how long it’s Jos Buttler, Sam Curran and England head coach Chris said in a video posted by the en 154 against the hosts in the going to take him to get back Chris Woakes are rested after Silverwood said: “The sum- ICC on its Twitter handle. Test at Manchester. to New Zealand or where he’s completing a quarantine peri- mer of Test cricket will be fas- “It’s really, really exciting “(A) hundred-odd Tests heading via, but it’s great news od following the cancellation cinating. Playing the top two to be involved in the final, later, [England is] still a great for Tim, that for a start his of the Indian Premier League teams in the world, in New obviously to win it would be place to play cricket — prob- health is on the improve any- earlier this month. Zealand and India, is perfect that much better,” said the 30- ably one of the best tours to go way, to the point where he’s not “They will spend some preparation for us as we con- year-old considered one of the on. Obviously being in a bub- testing positive anymore,” time resting before joining up tinue to improve and progress best current batsmen in the (wicket ) is flat and nothing players have reached the UK Lincoln earlier this month. ble is going to be a bit strange. added the head coach. with their respective counties towards an Ashes series in world. happens. as they play a two-match However, he allayed those Thirteen years ago, fond As per the report, an NZ in due course,” said the ECB Australia at the back end of Talking about champi- “(English) Conditions can series against England starting fears on Monday, saying, memories of that tour and still Cricket spokesperson also con- in a statement referring to the year. onship and how it progressed, change throughout and so I June 2 before the WTC final. “Obviously you don’t want to to date one of the best innings firmed that Seifert had left the four players who had “With several players Williamson said, “We saw the am not getting carried away The Indians are expected have those little niggles and I’ve played in Manchester in India to begin his journey to undergo a 10-day not available through contests in the WTC has too much, trying to control to reach here in the first week this (calf) niggle came about the second Test,” he said. home. quarantine upon their injury or being rested brought real excitement. the controllables.” of June after a hard quarantine return from India. for the New Zealand “... The games were really India batsman Hanuma in Mumbai. Gloucestershire series, it is an opportu- tight such as in the India- Vihari, who is in England for wicketkeeper-batsman nity for us to reward Australia series and our series a county stint with TAYLOR CONFIDENT ! ' & James Bracey and Sussex those who have been on against Pakistan as well where Warwickshire, said it would be New Zealand batsman seamer Ollie the fringes of England you had to really fight hard to a great feeling to play for his Ross Taylor said he is confi- 41561+"0 the currently-suspended IPL Robinson have squads over the get the results, which is real- country in the WTC final. dent about overcoming a calf while playing for SunRisers been called up past 12 months.” ly great.” “I am excited but I would strain and becoming fit ahead icketkeeper-batsman Hyderabad. to the Test Squad: Joe Root New Zealand pacer Neil want to be in that moment of the two-Test series against WWriddhiman Saha has “Wriddhiman is back squad for (captain) James Wagner admitted India pos- and not to get too much car- hosts England and the WTC recovered from Covid-19 and home yesterday after two and the first Anderson, James sess fast bowlers who can ried away by the importance final against India. will be available for India’s tour half weeks of hotel quarantine time. Bracey, Stuart exploit the English conditions of the situation,” he said. New Zealand begin their of England next month. in Delhi,” a source close to the Both Broad, Rory but said the wickets can “But as a sportsman, to campaign at Lord’s when they Saha has reached his player said. have Burns, Zak change anytime and become play for India in the final of take on England in the first home in Kolkata after com- Saha will have to return been in Crawley, Ben Foakes, flat also. inaugural World Test Test from June 2. pleting over a fortnight-long another negative RT-PCR test impres- Dan Lawrence, Jack “India has a lot of quality Championships is always a The 37-year-old Taylor is quarantine at a Delhi hotel. He before joining the pre-depar- sive Leach, Craig fast bowlers who have done great feeling,” said the 27-year- in the spotlight as the depend- was picked for the England- ture bio-bubble in Mumbai, form Overton, Ollie well in different conditions, old batsman who is currently able batsman recently suf- bound squad subject to fitness. where the squad will under- during the Pope, Ollie they can swing (the ball) playing county cricket in fered a calf strain during the The 36-year-old was go hard quarantine before early stages Robinson, Dom under overcast conditions but England. Black Caps’ training at their among the players who con- boarding the flight to of the County Sibley, Olly Stone, when the sun comes out it The majority of the Kiwi high-performance centre at tracted the dreaded virus in England. Championship. Mark Wood. PTI " % R 4 ( 8 (

Lanka for a T20 and ODI ?641? the field to alter the condition of TV coverage and did not series and the team would the ball until we saw the images change it because there was no comprise all white-ball special- ustralian bowlers, including on the big screen at Newlands.” sign of damage,” they said. ists as the Test team would be Atop pacer Pat Cummins, on Bancroft, in a recent inter- The four bowlers said they playing in England at the same Tuesday asserted that they were view, had claimed that team’s learned valuable lessons and it time. unaware of the 2018 ball-tam- bowlers could have been aware is time to move on from the Rana, who scored 201 pering plot after being caught in of the illegal plot. He has since issue. runs from seven matches in a storm triggered by incident backtracked from his statement “None of this excuses what the currently-suspended IPL protagonist Cameron Bancroft’s after Cricket Australia offered a happened on the field that day also reflected on the season. recent comments hinting at reinvestigation. at Newlands. It was wrong and “To be very honest, from their involvement. The quartet added that both it should never have happened. the last 3-4 years, it has been Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, umpires officiating on the field “We’ve all learned valuable a pattern for me that I start the Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon, — Nigel Llong and Richard lessons and we’d like to think the season well, in mid-season, I who were all part of the team Illingworth — had inspected the public can see a change for the have 2-3 flop innings and during the ill-fated series against ball and did not see any damage. better in terms of the way we then at the end of the season South Africa, issued a joint “The umpires during that play, the way we behave and I play 1-2 innings well. statement to claim innocence ing to see that our integrity has ment read. Test match, Nigel Llong and respect the game. “So always, the total (runs) and call for an end to “rumour- been questioned by some jour- “...We feel compelled to put Richard Illingworth, both very “We respectfully request an >,0 told PTI in an interview when scored are in between 330- mongering and innuendo”. nalists and past players in recent the key facts on the record respected and experienced end to the rumour-mongering asked whether he is hoping for 400,” he said. “We pride ourselves on our days in regard to the Cape again: We did not know a for- umpires, inspected the ball and innuendo. It has gone on too fter creating a space for a call-up. According to Rana, his honesty. So it’s been disappoint- Town Test of 2018,” the state- eign substance was taken onto after the images surfaced on the long and it is time to move on.” Ahimself in both the “If you pick and see my hunger to score runs used to domestic circuit and the IPL, record for the last three years vanish after three-four match- Delhi and Kolkata Knight in white-ball — be it domes- es and the coaches advised : Riders batsman Nitish Rana tic or the IPL, I have per- him to watch that aspect. ;+!$ + (- feels ready for International formed well and I feel that I “I added many skills men- London: Roy Hodgson will step arena, hoping to get his will get the reward for it today tally in my game and normal down as Crystal Palace manag- New Delhi: Indian women’s cricket forward you will see a Test slotted in Q R “reward” when the Indian or tomorrow. life. I felt that in the last 2-3 er at the end of the season, the team is set to play a Test in Australia when they visit India or when India team is picked for July’s tour “And I feel I am ready for years, I used to become very club announced on Tuesday. after playing one in England next tour the two countries,” a BCCI offi- of Sri Lanka. International cricket and I am happy that I am performing The 73-year-old will bring the month. cial said on Tuesday. India, sans stars such Virat waiting for that… like they say well and it should continue, curtain down on his four-year India, who play their first Test in “The idea was floated on the Kohli and Rohit Sharma, will one call away...I am waiting for but the hunger to score runs spell at his boyhood club against seven years from June 16 in England, sidelines of the men’s pink ball Test and be touring Sri Lanka for a that call...,” added the 27-year- used to finish. “...My coaches one of his former sides, will play another one during the tour later discussed in the Apex Council white-ball series in July. old left-handed batsman, who said a hungry Nitish Rana Liverpool, on Sunday. “After of Australia. They will also play ODI meeting (last month).” “It is there at the back of also bowls off-break. should stay alive, it will make more than 45 years of coaching, and T20I matches Down Under. The tour of Australia is not yet my mind that my name should Rana has scored 2,266 you consistent,” he elaborated. I have decided that the time is India last played a Test against announced but Australian pacer come (in the squad) and I am runs from 38 First-Class “It is not guaranteed that right for me to step away from Australia in 2006. Megan Schutt said earlier this month prepared for that because I feel games, averaging over 40. you will score runs in every the rigours of top-flight Premier “England and Australia are the two the series is planned for mid- my name would come,” Nitish India is set to travel to Sri match but the ratio improves.” League football,” Hodgson said. teams that still play Tests and going September. PTI

* P - & # /"!! " @2",441> ricket South Africa on Tuesday announced 5 ! . !<" Cthat AB de Villiers won’t be coming out of 141, International retirement ahead of the upcoming #@2"4! first T20I series against South Africa T20 World Cup in India, saying that he has oger Federer lost the first & + starting on June 26 at the Grenada decided “once and for all” to not change his mind. Rmatch of his comeback- tar players Andre Russell, Chris National Cricket Stadium. The offi- Putting to rest speculations around his come- proper on Tuesday as the Swiss , , SGayle, and Shimron Hetmyer were cial squad will subsequently be select- back, CSA said that “discussions with AB de tennis great tumbled out of the on Tuesday named in West Indies’ ed and announced ahead of each Villiers have concluded with the batsman decid- Geneva Open on his first outing ormer world number one provisional 18-man squad for the Series. ing once and for all, that his retirement will in two months. FSerena Williams crashed back-to-back five-match T20 CWI’s lead selector, Roger remain final.” Federer lost 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in out of the WTA tournament in International home series against Harper, explained the thinking The statement was reportedly made after the second round to Spanish clay Parma on Tuesday when she South Africa, Australia and Pakistan. behind naming this squad. CSA announced the team for upcoming tour of court specialist Pablo Andujar to was beaten in straight sets 7- Russell and Hetmyer last played “The provisional T20I squad was the West Indies, though it focussed largely on wreck the 39-year-old’s hopes of 6, 6-2 in her second round in 2020 while Gayle was part of the put together with all T20I home series the squads for the the two Test matches and five stringing a run of matches match by Katerina Siniakova. series against Sri Lanka in March. matches against South Africa, T20Is in the Caribbean islands rather than de together ahead of the French In Monday’s first round in The expanded squad main- Australia and Pakistan in mind. Villiers’ retirement. Open, Wimbledon and the Parma she had comfortably tains the blend of experienced This gives us the opportunity to In May 2018, de Villiers had announced his Tokyo Olympics. seen off teenager Lisa Pigato players with exciting young continue to build towards the retirement from International cricket. He played Federer returned to the but the 25-year-old Siniakova, talent as the West Indies upcoming World Cup and 114 Tests, 228 ODIs and 78 T20Is before courts in March, having been 5 * ranked 68 in singles but a for- continue preparations in to determine our best announcing the surprise decision. out for more than a year follow- mer world number one in the build-up to the defence squad and our ideal However, last month the 37-year-old versa- ing two knee surgeries, winning won his first service game to love leave Federer serving to stay in doubles, was a tougher propo- of their ICC T20 World Cup eleven.” tile cricketer said it would be “fantastic” to make his first match in Doha before then broke for a 2-1 lead. the match. sition. title, to be held in India in Squad: Kieron an International comeback ahead of the T20 losing his second. He began to show flashes of Andujar had two match Williams fired down five October-November. Pollard (Captain), World Cup. He was hoping to find some the old magic, throwing in occa- points but Federer pulled it aces but also threw in seven Sheldon Cottrell, Nicholas Pooran, The T20 World Cup is scheduled to be held form on the Geneva clay but sional backhand drop shots. back to deuce before misfiring double faults as she struggled Hetmyer, Russell, Oshane Fabian Allen, Dwayne in India in October-November. tumbled at the first hurdle. He overhit his first set point to hand his opponent victory. to get her service game work- Thomas and Hayden Walsh Jr Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, West Indies will be South Africa’s first bilat- Federer seemed at ease in but made no mistake with the Federer shook his head as he ing. return alongside the majority of Fidel Edwards, Andre eral tour to the Caribbean since 2010, followed his movement but took a bit of second. walked to the net, while Andujar, Siniakova took the first set the squad who featured in the Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Shimron by a tri-series in 2016 that also featured time to get into his groove, get- Federer broke to go 2-1 up 35, looked like he could not tiebreak to four and then 2-1 T20I series victory against Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Australia. ting only 40 percent of his first in the second set, drawing believe what he had pulled off, broke Williams three times in Sri Lanka. Kieron Pollard will Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obec This tour, which had to be rescheduled from serves in during the first set, Andujar to the net and beating in what was remarkably their the second set as she wrapped lead the side. McCoy, Andre Russell, 2020, will include two Tests and five T20 which he lost by overhitting a him with a backhand passing first match despite the Spaniard up the match in one hour 37 The provisional squad Lendl Simmons, Kevin Internationals from June 10 to July 3 in St Lucia second serve. shot. Andujar broke back to having turned professional in minutes. will quarantine and train Sinclair, Oshane Thomas, and Grenada respectively. In the second set, Federer make it 4-4 and held serve to 2003. in St Lucia ahead of the Hayden Walsh Jr.