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AMIT SHAH ATTACKS MAMATA OVER POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN BENGAL Arvind Kejriwal tests negative for COVID-19 Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) the people of West Bengal to Now give a chance to Modi Ji Union Home Minister Amit vote for the BJP in the com- and you will see the change in himself. He is not even at- Shah on Tuesday launched a ing Assembly elections sched- Bengal,” he added. tending meetings." scathing attack on West Ben- uled next year.“It is only BJP Taking a dig at the Mamata Earlier, the Chief Min- gal’s ruling Trinamool Con- that can change the political Banerjee-led state government ister had already isolated gress over the alleged culture culture of Bengal. I appeal to over the migrant labourers’ is- himself from all govern- of political violence that has the people of the state to give sue, the Union Home Minister ment programmes and been continuing across the Modi Ji a chance for corrup- said the state government was meetings. He did not state ever since the Mamata tion and violence-free Bengal. completely apathetic towards meet any offi cials on Banerjee-led government People of Bengal who voted the migrant workers who were New Delhi, June 9 Monday. The Chief Min- stormed to power. violent political environment against the Communist rule in dire crisis during the Co- (IANS) Delhi Chief Min- ister kept himself in isola- “Over 100 Bharatiya Janata under the Trinamool regime,” in 2011 expecting develop- Shah said that even Bihar is vid-19 lockdown. ister Arvind Kejriwal, who tion inside his residence. Party (BJP) workers have been Shah told during a virtual ‘Jan ment are now saying that on the path of development “Didi has insulted these mi- developed mild fever and According to Delhi killed in political violence in Samvad Rally’.Calling to re- even the Communists were ever since the National Dem- grant workers by calling Shramik sore throat on Monday, government offi cials, the state since 2014. Their sac- store its lost cultural glory, better than the Trinamool ocratic Front (NDA) govern- Special trains ‘Corona Express’. has tested negative for on Sunday morning, the rifice will not go in vein.We not he said Bengal was the only Congress,” Shah said, sound- ment took charge there. “You Now these migrant workers will coronavirus, Aam Aadmi Chief Minister held a only want to expand our politi- state where political violence ing the poll bugle for As- gave the Communist Party ensure the exit of Trinamool Party (AAP) sources said Cabinet meeting. Several cal influence in Bengal, but we took place even during the Co- sembly elections in the state of India-Marxist (CPI-M) 34 Congress from the seat of power here on Tuesday. ministers including Siso- also want to rid Bengal of the vid-19 lockdown. Shah urged which are still months away. years and 10 years to ‘Didi’. in Bengal,” he said. "Kejriwal has tested dia, Environment Minis- negative for Covid-19," a ter Gopal Rai, and Health party source told IANS. Minister Satyendar Jain COVID˨19: TELANGANA RECORDS 178 NEW PRIYANKA ASSURES UP’S TEACHING Kejriwal, who had opt- attended the meeting. ed for home isolation fol- Chief Secretary Vijay Dev CASES, SIX DEATHS ON TUESDAY ASPIRANTS OF CONG SUPPORT lowing symptoms, gave was also present. Howev- Out of the 178 positive cases, Hyderabad’s share of new cases ment cannot give them justice, his sample on Tuesday er, developing fever, the was 143 while 15 persons from Rangareddy and 10 from a reply will be given through a morning for the Covid-19 Chief Minister cancelled movement," she had said in a test.The report of the co- all his programmes. Medchal have tested positive. tweet on Monday. rona test has come and On Tuesday, the State On Monday, Priyanka Gan- Kejriwal is completely Disaster Management Hyderabad, June 9 (IANS) gal Urban have been reported. dhi Vadra compared what she safe as the test came neg- also had an important Telangana on Tuesday record- There have been no fresh re- dubbed the teachers' recruit- ative on Tuesday evening. meeting.The coronavi- ed 178 positive coronavirus coveries in the last 48 hours and ment scam in Uttar Pradesh Earlier, Deputy Chief rus situation in Delhi was cases and six deaths, taking the the total number of discharged with Madhya Pradesh's 'Vya- Minister Manish Sisodia discussed at this meet- infection tally to 3920 and over- cases has remained stable at New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) pam scam', and slammed the had said, "Chief Minister ing. But the Chief Min- all fatality to 148, according to 1742. The number of active Co- Congress General Secretary Yogi Adityanath government Arvind Kejriwal is not feel- ister did not attend as a the health bulletin on Tuesday. vid-19 positive cases at various Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has by claiming that diaries seized ing well. He has fever and precaution. In his place, Out of the 178 positive cases, government hospitals is at 2030 met with aspirants for 69,000 from certain racketeers indi- sore throat. That is why the Deputy Chief Minister Hyderabad’s share of new cases while the number of fatalities is vacancies for teachers in Uttar cated to the involvement of Chief Minister has isolated Sisodia attended. was 143 while 15 persons from nagar, Sangareddy and Medak 148.None of the migrants, for- Pradesh and assured them of many high-profile people in Rangareddy and 10 from Med- have tested positive while one eign evacuees and deportees party's support in the matter. the recruitment scam. chal have tested positive. Two positive case each from Jagtial, from Saudi Arabia have tested The Congress leader as- The Allahabad High Court INDIA’S COVID˨19 COUNT persons each from Mahabub- Asifabad, Siricilla and Waran- positive on Tuesday. sured them that the party on last Wednesday stayed the will fight against the injus- recruitment process to appoint OVER 2.6 LAKH tice meted out to them after 69,000 assistant basic teachers New Delhi, June 8 Punjab CM assures on 8-hour power the aspirants said that grave in the state, holding that there (IANS) A record rise in injustice was done to them has been an 'error' in the eval- COVID-19 cases in India daily for paddy transplantation as corruption in the while re- uation of answersheets. for the seventh consecu- cruitment process had come The recruitment examina- tive day has pushed the Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) strated the successful imple- to the fore."Injustice should tion was held on January 6, tally to over 2.6 lakh on Even as he appealed to the mentation of social distancing not be done to the hardwork- 2019 and results declared on Tuesday, with the daily farmers to strictly adhere to norms during the 40-day pro- ing youths. If the state govern- May 12 this year. nationwide spike in the COVID-19 health proto- cess, which the farmers had coronavirus cases inch- cols in the Kharif sowing sea- managed against all odds. ing close to 10,000. pandemic after the US, son beginning Wednesday, Amarinder Singh expressed BJP MAKING WORLD RECORD IN The rise in cases Brazil, Russia and the Punjab Chief Minister Ama- satisfaction at the initial re- comes at a time when UK, according to the rinder Singh on Tuesday as- sults of the unique direct TELLING LIES: AKHILESH the country has stepped Johns Hopkins Univer- sured of uninterrupted 8-hour sowing method for paddy, for Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) Sama- ty, the BJP is making world record out of a 75-day coronavi- sity data. power supply for tube wells which the state government jwadi Party leader Akhilesh Ya- in telling lies," the former Uttar rus lockdown with malls, Several states like and regular water supply for has provided machines to dav on Tuesday took a dig at the Pradesh Chief Minister tweeted. religious places and of- Haryana, Jammu and paddy transplantation. farmers this season. BJP, accusing the party of "mak- In another tweet, the SP leader fices opening in several Kashmir, Assam, Hary- In a message to the farmers, son, Amarinder Singh urged The results have been en- ing world record in telling lies" demanded tough action by the parts of the country un- ana, Karnataka, Chhat- the Chief Minister urged them all Punjab farmers to strictly couraging, with paddy need- while conducting its virtual rallies central government regarding der strict conditions. tisgarh and Tripura to wear face masks, and dili- follow all social distancing ing less water, he said, adding ahead of the Assembly elections what he called Chinese Army's Since the onset of among others have been gently follow all health proto- norms and other precautions. that the technique is also less in Bihar and West Bengal. intrusion into the Indian territory June, the country has showing a spurt in cases. cols advised by the authorities Amid the coronavirus crisis, labour-intensive.The state "Heard that after Bihar, crores in Ladakh for the last one month. also been witnessing A total 266 new CO- from time to time. Punjab had procured 128 lakh has been encouraging the use of rupees are being spent on a He said that since the BJP over 200 COVID-19 fa- VID-19 fatalities and With corona cases rising metric tonnes (LMT) of wheat of these machines due to re- virtual rally in Bengal to make a takes all decisions on its own it talities each day that 9,987 cases have been across India, Punjab could not without a single corona infec- duced migrant worker avail- world record. The BJP is claim- is feeling weak on the Chinese has taken the country’s reported in the last 24 remain isolated, he warned. tion case from 4,000 mandis ability and lesser danger of ing these are not poll rallies. So, intrusion issue, though the death toll to 7,466.India hours till Tuesday 8 am, Expressing confidence about across the state.This, said the infections compared with why are attempts being made to people and the opposition were is the fifth worst-hit na- according to the Union another bumper Kharif sea- Chief Minister, had demon- manual sowing. reach to the booth level? In reali- supporting it. tion by the COVID-19 Health Ministry data.

DEVE GOWDA FILES PAPERS FOR RS POLL, CONG ASSURES SUPPORT -- two from the Congress (B.K. Hariprasad and Rajeev Bengaluru, June 9 (IANS) son and former Minister H.D. sured him of its surplus votes, secular and regional parties. Gowda) and one each from Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Revanna and third son and as the JD-S with 34 legislators With 68 lawmakers in the the BJP (Prabhakar Kore) and supremo and former Prime former Chief Minister H.D. Ku- is short of 10 votes to meet the 225-member Assembly, the the JD-S (Kupendra Reddy) -- Minister H.D. Deve Gowda maraswamy were present on required 44 votes. Congress will have 24 votes to ending on June 25, the Elec- fi led his nomination, here on the occasion. "Congress chief Sonia Gan- spare after casting 44 ballots tion Commission on June 1 Tuesday, to contest the June "We have advised our party dhi called Gowda on Sunday for its senior leader Mallikar- notified the election on June 19 Rajya Sabha elections from leaders and workers not to as- and requested him to contest jun Kharge, who fi led nomina- 19. Votes will be count on the Karnataka. semble at the venue in view of and assured him of her party's tion on Monday. same evening. "Gowda fi led nomination the Covid-induced lockdown support," the offi cial said. "Gowda will replace our The nominations will be papers at the Vidhana Soudha guidelines and to ensure social It will be second time Gowda member Kupendra Reddy scrutinized on Wednesday. by submitting them to Return- distancing," said the offi cial. will enter the Rajya Sabha, 24 whose 6-year term in the Up- The last date for withdrawal is ing Offi cer M.K. Vishalakshi," a Some members of the Con- years after he was its member per House ends on June 25. June 12.From the ruling BJP, party offi cial told IANS. Vishal- gress were present outside the as the Prime Minister from He has not sought re-nom- its grassroots workers Eranna akshi is the Karnataka Assem- Secretary's offi ce to greet Gow- June 1996 to April 1997 in the ination," said the official. Kadadi and Ashok Gasti fi led bly Secretary.Gowda's second da and wish him best for the contest.Gowda, 87, agreed to contest after the Congress as- United Front government of With the term of 4 members nominations after Gowda. Indian Horizon 2 City Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Rahul shares video of Covid positive Shramik trains can be provided journo who lost in-laws to virus in 24 hours of request: Govt

New Delhi, June 9 tweet, the Delhi govern- New Delhi, June 9 employment for them. (IANS) Former Congress ment sprung into action. (IANS) As the Supreme The governments' were president Rahul Gandhi A health ministry team Court on Tuesday asked also asked to withdraw has come to the aid of and area MLA Dileep Pan- states to send migrant cases against migrant an ailing journalist who dey are now in touch with workers back to their na- workers for violating lock- is corona positive as his Jha's family. Jha in a heart tive places within 15 days, down orders. mother-in-law and father- breaking video said, he the Indian Railways said The spokesperson said in-law both lost their lives needs help as his wife and it could provide the Sh- Railway Board Chairman within a week due to Co- two daughters are also Co- ramik special trains with- V.K. Yadav had written to vid-19. vid positive. in 24 hours of the receipt states/UTs on May 29 and Journalist Ajay Jha "My wife's father died of request from state gov- June 3 to stress that de- posted a video of his suf- and two days ago, her ernments. sired number of Shramik fering and was promptly mother also died in this "Indian Railways is and ferried over 60 lakh the rail mode is well special trains would be responded by Rahul Gan- house. The body was kept committed to continue migrant workers to their chalked out," he said. provided within 24 hours dhi who shared the video, for a long time, but no providing comfortable destination states since The Ministry stated this of making of the request. saying, "For the millions one picked it up," he said and safe movement of mi- May 1. "The Railway after the Supreme Court "Today too a letter has of my sisters and brothers in the video. Jha works in grants through Shramik Ministry has requested during the day issued a been sent to the Chief like Ajay, we share your a digital channel and ear- special trains as required the state governments slew of directions to states Secretaries emphasizing pain. We will do every- together," added Rahul with Jha to provide as lier he worked with many by states," a Railway Min- to indicate their re- and Union Territories to this," he said. "It will also thing to protect you." Gandhi and instructed his much help as possible. news channels and news istry spokesperson said, quirements about Sh- send the migrant workers meet any additional de- "We will overcome this party men to get in touch After Rahul Gandhi's wire agencies. here on Tuesday. ramik special trains back to their native places mand that may arise over The railways has op- and see that projected within 15 days, provide all and above the projections erated more than 4,347 demand for movement benefits to them and sub- given, at a short notice," COVID-19: Researchers warn of sharp Shramik special trains of residual persons by mit schemes to generate he said. rise in antimicrobial resistance Pre-feasibility study for New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The researchers suggest The paper also suggests given whether any potential Mathura-Vrindavan mass transit system A team of researchers from potentially fatal bacterial the likeliness of the gut new therapy may affect the Queen's University in Bel- respiratory infections may microbiota being disrupt- patients' defences against New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) of novel coronavirus (Co- from Mathura, Vrindavan opment Authority, said that fast in Northern Ireland arise subsequently or co- ed in severe COVID-19 bacterial infections. We be- The Railway Land Devel- vid-19), is once again all set is revered by Hindus as it is Vrindavan is a well-known have identified new prob- incidentally from hospital patients, which may af- lieve that there is an urgent opment Authority (RLDA), to conduct the pre-feasibili- believed to be the birthplace religious destination and lems linked to coronavirus stays and therapies given to fect disease outcomes, in- need to develop new thera- which carried out the pre- ty study on the development of Lord Krishna. The city is witnesses a high influx of disease (COVID-19) and treat such patients. cluding predisposition to peutics to treat COVID-19 bidding meeting for the and monetization of a mass home to numerous temples pilgrims every year. "The warn of a sharp rise in an- Co-existing bacterial in- secondary bacterial infec- targeting the virus/bacteria New Delhi, Puducherry and transit system between Ut- dedicated to the worship proposed transport solu- timicrobial resistance as- fection alongside the virus tions of the lung. co-infection scenario." Tirupati railway stations tar Pradesh's Mathura and of Radha and Krishna. Ved tion will be instrumental in sociated with its treatment may worsen the clinical Jose Bengoechea, Pro- The research also raises during the nationwide lock- Vrindavan. Parkash Dudeja, Vice Chair- ushering in commercial de- in the aftermath of the pan- outcome and the severity fessor of Molecular Mi- concerns about the impact down to combat the spread Situated about 11 km man, Railway Land Devel- velopment. demic. In their paper, pub- of COVID-19 in a patient, crobiology and Director of COVID-19 on antimicro- lished in EMBO Molecular increasing the risk of death. of Wellcome Wolfson In- bial resistance (AMR) glob- Medicine, leading micro- Clinical data as well as post- stitute for Experimental ally. Nearly all severe CO- biologists Jose Bengoechea mortem analysis of tissues Medicine at Queen's Uni- VID-19 patients are being Bengal has lagged in development, and Connor Bamford from from COVID-19 patients al- versity, explains: "The lack treated with broad-spec- the Wellcome-Wolfson In- ready indicate the presence of therapies to treat severe trum antibiotics, which give BJP a chance: Shah stitute for Experimental of bacterial co-infections in COVID-19 patients led cli- not only may have limited Medicine at Queen's high- patients. The paper high- nicians to use a number results but are also associ- New Delhi, June 9 people of West Bengal light the dramatic impact of lights how SARS-CoV-2 and of treatments to modify ated with higher mortality. (IANS) Sounding the poll had been deprived of its co-infections in COVID-19 bacteria in the lungs may the activity of their im- The World Health Organ- bugle for the West Ben- benefits. He said that the patients and urge caution affect each other's ability to mune system. "However, isation (WHO) had recently gal Assembly elections Centre had repeatedly over a new wave of antimi- cause damage, and with the it is important to note that expressed fears that the which are still months asked for list of intended crobial resistance. immune response to the these interventions may coronavirus pandemic will away, Union Home Min- poor beneficiaries in the In their paper, the re- virus being different when also increase the risk of increase the global threat of ister Amit Shah on Tues- state but the TMC gov- searchers discuss how CO- bacteria are present, the potentially fatal secondary antimicrobial resistance as day claimed that the state ernment had been alleg- VID-19 patients are at risk clinical outcome and the bacterial respiratory infec- many coronavirus patients had lagged behind other edly refusing to share the of developing severe bacte- severity of COVID-19 in a tions. "Therefore, careful receive antibiotics as part states in development same. Shah alleged that rial infections. patient could worsen. consideration should be of their treatment regime. and its law and order was West Bengal govern- in bad shape. The senior ment did not share the BJP leader appealed to list of people who could Delhi's health system is Kejriwal undergoes Covid the people of West Ben- to the BJP," he said while ruption, terrorism, nep- benefit from the Kissan broken, says Congress gal to vote his party to addressing a poll rally in otism and appeasement. Samman Nidhi Yojana, test, reports soon power in the next Assem- the eastern state from The state would be rid of due to which the intend- New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) campus and knowing ev- New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) testing on Tuesday morning. bly elections, promising here through videocon- scams like Narada and ed beneficiaries could Saying that he had to ery medical professional Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not take part in to make it 'Sonar Bangla'. ference. The BJP leader Sharada, he added. Shah not get the money. move "heaven and earth" of consequence, I had to Kejriwal, who complained any meeting or did not meet Continuing his attack also demanded that the said that Banerjee had Around 1.25 crore mi- to get his wife tested for move heaven and earth of fever and cough, has been anyone on Monday. on the Trinamool Con- TMC supremo give an ac- opposed the Citizenship grant workers had been COVID-19, Congress law- just to get her tested. tested for coronavirus on He was last seen in a video gress government led count of what she did in (Amendment) Act due helped to return to their maker and spokesperson Delhi's health systems are Tuesday. Test reports are ex- conference on Sunday where by Mamata Banerjee, he the last 10 years in power to her policy of appease- native states through Manish Tewari on Tues- broken," the lawmaker pected by Tuesday evening or he announced that the Delhi said that there was open in Bengal. ment and used unparlia- 4300 Shramik Special day launched an attack on tweeted. Delhi, governed Wednesday morning. government hospitals would play of bomb blasts, kid- "Chief Minister Ma- mentary words for her trains so far by the cen- the health system of the by Aam Aadmi Party, is Deputy Chief Minister be reserved only for the resi- nappings, narcotics and mata Banerjee's gov- political rivals. "What tral government, the BJP national capital under the in the eye of a storm ever Manish Sisodia said, "Kejri- dents of the national capi- corruption and thus a po- ernment is only doing wrong have the Hindu leader said. He alleged AAP governance. Tewari's since the city government wal is unwell. He is suffering tal. Before this, Kejriwal had litical change was neces- politics. It has only been refugees from Bangla- that the TMC govern- wife has tested negative. said no outsider will be from fever, cough and sore chaired a cabinet meet on sary in West Bengal. complaining against desh done for you to ment allowed only 3 lakh "My wife on written advice allowed to get Covid treat- throat. He has isolated himself Sunday, which was attended "MLAs are being held the Centre. If the Modi oppose grant of Indian migrants to return to of her doctors was asked to ment in the capital even at home and is not taking part by Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, captive, MPs are stopped. government is giving citizenship to them?" he West Bengal through 236 test for COVID-19. Despite as the number of cases in any meeting." After Kejriwal Satyendar Jain among others. The BJP helped Madhya what all it did in the asked. The Union Home trains. "We called them growing up on a hospital touched 29,943. gave his sample, it was sent for Chief Secretary Vijay Dev. Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, last 6 years, her govern- Minister said that one Shramik Special trains Bihar and Rajasthan - ment should also do the crore people across the but the TMC govern- which were BIMARU same," Shah added. country had benefited ment called them Co- Treat toddler's plea on testing as states - to develop. You Shah claimed that if from the Aayushman rona Express trains. This have seen the govern- the BJP was voted to Bharat health insurance is an insult to the people ments of the Left and the power in Bengal, it will scheme of the central of West Bengal," Shah representation: HC to AAP govt TMC; now give a chance ensure the end of cor- government, but the claimed. New Delhi, June 9 ing working members healthcare infrastructure The plea sought cap- (IANS) The Delhi High who would be resuming such as hospital beds ping of rates to be charged Court on Tuesday asked work/regular office pur- and ventilators etc." by private hospitals for Biennial polls to 7 Karnataka the Delhi government suant to the "unlock- The petition also treating patients suffer- to treat as representa- down" as announced claimed that disallowing ing from COVID-19. The tion the plea filed by a by the government with testing of asymptomatic petitioner also sought Council seats on June 29: ECI toddler against the deci- effect from June 8. He cases is complete devia- court's directive to the sion of the Aam Aadmi also said he is at consid- tion of the testing crite- government to install New Delhi, June 9 30 and the Commission ka Chief Election Office, monitoring of the whole Party (AAP) government erable risk of contacting ria/guidelines issued santisation tunnels at all (IANS) The Election is determined to com- the ECI will issue the process by appointing restraining asymptom- COVID-19 through these by Indian Council of entrances in main mar- Commission of India plete the whole election poll notification on June observers will be done atic patients from getting members due to lifting Medical Research from kets and shopping com- (ECI) on Tuesday an- process before it. The 11, with nomination pa- to ensure free and fair tested, claiming that he of restriction on move- time to time. A bench of plexes in Delhi. Wadhwa nounced biennial elec- ECI has announced the pers to be submitted by elections. The commis- is at a considerable risk ments. Chief Justice D.N. Patel also prayed before the tions to seven Karna- poll time from 9 am to June 18. sion also directed the as he has working mem- In his plea filed through and Justice Prateek has court that the govern- taka Legislative Council 4 pm. The membership The scrutiny of nomi- state Chief Secretary to bers in the family. advocate Arjun Syal and asked the Arvind Kejriw- ment should develop a seats will be held on of Naseer Ahmed, Jay- nation papers will be depute a senior officer The court has asked Vidisha Gupta, the peti- al-led Aam Aadmi Party mechanism whereby the June 29. amma, M.C. Venugopal, done on June 19 and the to ensure that the extant the Delhi government to tioner said, "Moreover, government to consider hospitals in Delhi should The results will be de- N.S. Bose Raju, H.M. Re- last date of withdrawal instructions regarding treat the plea filed by the the situation has been as a representation, an- display the availability clared by 5 pm on June vanna, T.A. Sharavana of candidature will be COVID-19 containment two-year-old through his further aggravated due to other petition filed by of COVID beds in their 29 itself after counting and D.U. Mallikarjuna June 22, said the Com- measures are complied father saying he is a resi- discontinuation of test- Vineet Kumar Wadhwa, hospital at a prominent of votes as the council is expiring on June 30. mission. with while making ar- dent of Delhi and lives in ing of asymptomatic cas- through lawyer Praveen place in the hospital and membership of seven Based on the inputs In a statement, the rangements for the con- a joint family compris- es, shortage of requisite Chauhan. on their websites. MLAs is expiring on June received from Karnata- ECI said that close duct of the elections. Indian Horizon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 State 3 Sunanda Pushkar case: HC notice on Covid-19 hit over 2,000 Central Tharoor's plea to preserve tweets employees so far New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The mitted before the court that that New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Irre- ment to isolate themselves at their maximum of 491 were reported in Delhi High Court has sought she never had any suicidal ide- spective of posts and positions, rich residences. the Border Security Force (BSF), fol- response from the Delhi Police ations which is manifested from and poor, the Covid-19 pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic majorly lowed by 485 in the Central Reserve over a plea filed by Congress the series of tweets withheld by has not only registered a new high affected the CAPF wing of the Cen- Police Force (CRPF), 336 in the Cen- MP and former Union Minister Delhi Police from the trial court. in infecting commoners, but also tral government, which comes un- tral Industrial Security Force (CISF), Shashi Tharoor seeking direc- Tharoor filed this application surprisingly knocked down over der the Ministry of Home Affairs, 213 in the Indo-Tibetan Border tions to the investigating officer nearly four months after a trial 2,000 Central employees positioned where a total of 1,668 personnel Police (ITBP), 94 in the Sashastra to write to Twitter for secur- court dismissed another petition on major duties in various wings had tested positive till Saturday. Of Seema Bal (SSB), 25 in the National ing and preserving the inactive filed by him having the same of the government -- ranging from these CAPF personnel, 1,157 have Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Twitter account of his late wife prayer. In its plea before the trial ministries to investigative agencies. been cured and 511 have been ad- and 24 in the National Security Sunanda Pushkar. court, Tharoor had said: ""When The wide ranging impact of novel mitted to various Covid-19 desig- Guard (NSG), a data accessed by A single judge bench of Justice a person dies, Twitter deletes the coronavirus has hit over six Parlia- nated hospitals till June 7. The virus IANS said. The data said that recov- Manoj Kumar Ohri issued notice entire account, until an order is ment employees, more than two also led to 10 deaths so far in the ery rate among these forces is mas- to the Delhi Police Crime Branch passed in this regard. That poses working with the Ministry of Exter- CAPF. Out of the 511 active cases sive and approximately 70 per cent over plea filed by the Congress Appearing for Tharoor, senior kar before her death would help a threat of loss of evidence in this nal Affairs, NITI Aayog, and various till June 7, there are 149 cases ac- of jawans have recovered till June 7. MP seeking preservation of the advocate Vikas Pahwa, along in throwing a light on her actual case." Pushkar was found dead ministries -- including Labour, Law, tive in CRPF, 134 in CISF, 82 in BSF, Of these CAPF personnel, 1,157 said tweets, and claiming that with advocate Gaurav Gupta, frame of mind, and thereby, con- in a Delhi hotel room in mysteri- Aviation, Home and many others -- 63 in SSB, 26 in ITBP, 25 in NDRF have been cured and 511 have been they are "extremely relevant for told the court that a perusal of tradict the case of the prosecu- ous circumstances on the night six in the Enforcement Directorate, and 22 in NSG. The ITBP tops the admitted to various Covid-19 desig- the criminal trial". the said tweets made by Push- tion. Tharoor's legal team sub- of January 17, 2014. two in the PIB, and the maximum recovery tally with 87.89 per cent, nated hospitals till June 7. The virus of 1,668 personnel employed with followed by the BSF with 82.94 per also led to 10 deaths so far in the the Central Armed Police Forces cent recoveries, said the data, add- CAPF. Out of the 511 active cases till 'Am at risk': Toddler moves Delhi HC Jaideep Bhatnagar (CAPFs). Besides these, among the ing that the CRPF has recorded a June 7, there are 149 cases active in against asymptomatic testing ban Central government employees recovery rate of 68.86 per cent while CRPF, 134 in CISF, 82 in BSF, 63 in to officiate as who have to go for hospitalisation the CISF recorded a recovery rate of SSB, 26 in ITBP, 25 in NDRF and 22 in New Delhi, June 9 the situation has been demic in the state," the during the havoc created by the 58.92 per cent. In the backdrop of NSG. The ITBP tops the recovery tally (IANS) A two-year-old boy further aggravated due to plea said. Principal DG PIB deadly virus, there are many more increasing number of cases among with 87.89 per cent, followed by the has approached the Delhi discontinuation of test- It said that the deci- who have to go for self isolation and Central government employees, BSF with 82.94 per cent recoveries, High Court against the city ing of asymptomatic cas- sion of the government New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Jaideep institutional quarantine. the Department of Personnel and said the data, adding that the CRPF government's decision es, shortage of requisite to lift the restriction on Bhatnagar, Officer on Special Duty The recent case was reported Training (DoPT) on June 5 issued an has recorded a recovery rate of 68.86 restraining asymptom- healthcare infrastructure movement on one hand in News Service Division of All India from the PIB unit of the Central office memorandum emphasising per cent while the CISF recorded a atic patients from getting such as hospital beds and and on the other hand to Radio, was on Tuesday given charge government, when one of its top strict adherence to the practices of recovery rate of 58.92 per cent. In tested for Covid-19, claim- ventilators etc." discontinue the testing of of Principal Director General of officials had to be admitted to the social distancing norms and health the backdrop of increasing number ing that he is at a consider- The matter is listed for asymptomatic patient is Press Information Bureau until K.S. All India Institute of Medical Sci- and hygiene practices as "para- of cases among Central government able risk as he has working hearing on Wednesday "mutually contradictory". Dhatwalia resumes duties. Dhatwa- ences (AIIMS), forcing his many mount importance" to ensure that employees, the Department of Per- members in the family. before a division bench The petitioner claimed lia had on June 3 shared the stage contacts deputed on major posts the government offices function in sonnel and Training (DoPT) on June "The petitioner is a mi- comprising Chief Jus- that the asymptomatic pa- with Union Ministers Narendra in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the most efficient manner. Of the 5 issued an office memorandum em- nor boy (2 years old) who tice D.N. Patel and Jus- tients are highly infectious Singh Tomar and Prakash Javadekar other wings of the Central govern- 1,668 infected CAPF personnel, the phasising strict adherence. resides with a joint fam- tice Prateek Jalan. The and can extensively con- when they had briefed the media on ily comprising of working petition also claimed taminate the environment the Union Cabinet decisions. "Dur- members who would be that disallowing testing in a very short time and ing the absence of K.S. Dhatwalia, Suspended J&K cop Davinder Singh seeks resuming work/regular of asymptomatic cases moreover, are essentially Principal DG, PIB, Jaideep Bhat- office pursuant to the 'Un- is complete deviation the carriers of the disease. nagar, OSD, NSD-AIR, shall officiate bail, matter listed for Wed lockdown' as announced of the testing criteria/ "While a symptomatic as Principal DG, PIB, with immedi- by the Delhi government. guidelines issued by the patient can be quaran- ate effect and till Dhatwalia resumes New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Sus- that there was any conspiracy to and Imran Shafi Mir -- are also under Like several other similar Indian Council of Medi- tined and be provided his duties," an order issued by the pended Jammu and Kashmir DSP commit an act that would threaten custody. Delhi Police's Special Cell minors and other resi- cal Research from time appropriate medical Ministry of Information and Broad- Davinder Singh, who was nabbed the sovereignty of the country. The had brought him from Hira Nagar dents of Delhi, the peti- to time. healthcare, it the asymp- casting said. while ferrying two Hizbul Mujahi- court has listed the matter for hear- Jail to the national capital in March tioner is at considerable "The impugned action tomatic category that Bhatnagar is a 1986-batch Indian deen terrorists on the Srinagar-Jam- ing on Wednesday. for interrogation in another case. risk of contacting Cov- of impairing the aforesaid are likely to unknow- Information Service officer. Dhat- mu Highway, moved a Delhi court "The accused are wrongly and The police had earlier told the id-19 through these mem- testing vis-a-vis asymp- ingly spread the same to walia had tested positive for Co- on Tuesday seeking interim bail. falsely implicated in the case. There court that Mushtaq, who was the bers due to restriction on tomatic Covid 19 patients minors, senior citizens vid-19 on Sunday and was admit- Besides Singh, two other accused is also no material to substantiate commander of Hizbul Mujahiddeen movements being lifted," is arbitrary, mechani- and other high risk cat- ted at All India Institute of Medical -- Syed Naveed Mushtaq and Imran that the accused had the intention in Shopian district, along with other the plea filed by the boy, cal and moreover passed egory individuals, there- Sciences here. Dhatwalia had on Shafi Mir -- have also sought bail. or conspired to carry out a terror militants were planning to execute a through his father, said. mechanically without by seriously impairing June 3 shared the stage with Union The Special Cell of the Delhi Police strike," the plea stated. Singh is cur- terror attack in Delhi and other parts In the plea filed through application of mind and their health and putting Ministers Narendra Singh Tomar is probing their role in the alleged rently under judicial custody at the of the country and targeted killings advocate Arjun Syal and or ascertaining to the cas- them in serious life risk- and Prakash Javadekar when they planning of a terror attack. Hira Nagar Jail in J&K till June 16. of protected persons. In connection Vidisha Gupta, the peti- cading effect on already ing situations," the peti- had briefed the media on the Union The trio has sought bail asserting Besides Singh, three other accused with this, the Delhi Police had filed tioner said: "Moreover, worsening spread of pan- tioner said. Cabinet decisions. that there is no evidence to show -- Javed Iqbal, Syed Naveed Mushtaq an FIR which stated. Court denies Elderly support during COVID-19: Meet Gopal Covid-19 woman Krishna who runs a cow patient bail in Caregiving, tackling old-age shelter with terror case 1100 cows New Delhi, May 26 to involve your family's worsening situation for New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) A Delhi Court on (IANSlife) The Coronavirus senior members in the longer durations can cre- New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Tuesday denied interim bail to a Kashmiri pandemic has left human household activities as ate anxiety and fear in se- He does exactly what his woman, who had recently tested Covid-19 race with feelings of anxi- much as possible. Their niors' minds. Create a pos- name sounds. He is the positive in the National Investigation Agency ety, uncertainty and a fear help in such basic activi- itive atmosphere and help leader of the BJP taking care (NIA) custody. what's coming next. While ties will let them stay oc- them keeping calm and of not ten, twenty or fifty, but Hina Bashir Khan and her husband Jahan- we do our bit to stay safe, cupied and also give a positive. Speak to them 1,100 cows at his cow shel- zaib Sami were arrested in March for instigat- looking after our loved sense of accomplishment about their happy times. ter. These are cows that were ing protests against the new citizenship law ones, particularly the el- to them but do not push Revisit old memories, re- either abandoned or found and planning a terror attack. The case was derly, is crucial. them to perform strenu- open photo-albums, listen wandering on the streets later transferred to the NIA. "Accused, includ- In this crisis, just like the ous activities. You may to their life experiences hungry or were injured and ing Abdul Basith, are actively following the little children in the fam- their lost art of writing liquid, as we are in the peak encourage them to pursue and spend quality time were struggling with life ideology of ISIS and planning terror strikes ily, our elders also need and share short heart felt of summer. Elders might hobbies like reading, writ- with them. and death. He is taking care in India and also recruiting cadres for ISKP," extra care and attention, notes via email, to their find it tough to exercise ing, knitting, singing or Taking care of mental of such cows from all over the police had told the court. The police said especially if they are living loved ones to lift their spir- within the house, as many painting. Make sure they and emotional needs: Pay Noida by bringing them to the trio was in contact with Abu Ushman al alone and are prone to feel- its. Demonstrate to them go to neighbourhood parks have enough supplies to attention to the thoughts his cowshed. He is Gopal Kashmiri, head of Indian affairs of ISKP. Last ing isolated. Coupled with how to use taxi-hire apps, and yoga classes. However, last the crisis. Encourage and concerns that the el- Krishna Agarwal, BJP na- week, the court had directed the NIA to ad- the greater restrictions on medical-monitoring apps, you must help them incor- them to teach young kids derly might have as there tional spokesperson. Sangh mit her to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital the 60+ population step- emergency call services, porate at-home yoga and a skill. may be big or small issues chief Mohan Bhagwat, Baba after she tested positive for coronavirus. Pur- ping out, these feelings can and the like. Hand them breathing exercises into Involvement in deci- where they may need your Ramdev and Home Minister suant to that, her counsel M.S. Khan moved negatively impact physi- a copy of all necessary their routine. sion-making: We must help to solve them. Look Amit Shah have also appreci- an interim bail plea asserting there was lack cal and mental health, phone numbers and save Enjoy recreational activi- seek advice and sugges- out for mood swings too, ated his social work. He runs of proper treatment facilities in government and must be addressed them on their phones. ties together: A good way to tions from the elders in our as it might mean they are this cow shelter in Sector 94 hospitals in the national capital. promptly and with care. In Prioritize their nutrition bond and enjoy as a family families at all times, espe- struggling mentally and of Noida. Gaushala has a to- "Delhi is struggling to cope up with the ris- a chat with IANSlife, here intake and physical activ- is watching a movie, listen- cially when making deci- need extra support and tal of 14 enclosures with 1100 ing number of Covid-19 positive cases and are some ways suggested ity: Senior citizens need ing to music, indulging in sions that might directly care. Also be aware of any cows at this point of time. A due to the lack of proper treatment facilities by Dr Ishita Mukerji, a se- adequate sleep, optimum some craft activity, look- or indirectly impact them cognitive difficulties they total of 45 employees have in government hospitals, the Delhi govern- nior psychologist at Kalei- nutrition and some kind ing through photo albums or their lifestyle. Taking might be facing like being been hired to take care of ment has been compelled to issue a list of 56 doscope, a mental wellness of physical exercise on an together or playing indoor their inputs into consider- anxious, angry, stressed, them. There is a hospital with private hospitals for coronavirus treatment," centre part of Dr. Bakshi's everyday basis. Ensure that games like cards, chess, ation will make them feel agitated or withdrawn. It four staff members including the bail plea stated. Another accused Abdul Healthcare. their sleep cycle is not dis- ludo, monopoly, carom wanted and heard. It is re- is very important to pro- a doctor. The medical team of Basith was arrested with the duo in March. Teach them to go digital: turbed due to the changes etc or some mind stimu- ally important to respect vide emotional support the hospital treats sick or in- The case was later transferred to the NIA. "Ac- Patiently help them learn in the household because lating games like Sudoku their thoughts and feel- to keep them mentally jured cows which have been cused, including Abdul Basith, are actively the use of various video/ of the factors associated or puzzles. These activities ings that they derive out of and physically fit. The el- brought here from outside. following the ideology of ISIS and planning voice call applications with social distancing. will in turn make them feel their life experiences and derly have sacrificed a lot This is the only Gaushala in terror strikes in India and also recruiting cad- available and encourage Their daily diet must have relaxed, rejuvenated and wisdom accumulated over in their youth for our sake NCR with a pathological lab res for ISKP," the police had told the court. them to stay virtually con- a combination of essen- something to look forward the years. Create a posi- and it is now time that we facility where blood tests of The police said the trio was in contact with nected with their friends tial proteins and minerals, to each day. tive environment at home: show them utmost love cows can also be done. Any- Abu Ushman al Kashmiri, head of Indian af- and family. They can also fruits, green vegetables, Keep them engaged Getting exposed to the and appreciation, signs one from NCR can avail the fairs of ISKP. use this time to rediscover dairy products and a lot of indoors: It is important concerning news around off Dr Mukerji. services for their cows here. Indian Horizon 4 South Wednesday, June 10, 2020

trict in the state’s northern region, BJP leadership consulted me on RS about 490km from Bengaluru. Deve Gowda files papers for Gasti is the party’s former Rai- chur Zilla Parishad President. candidates: Yediyurappa “Selection of cadres like Kadadi RS poll, Cong assures support Bengaluru, June 9 (IANS) Play- and party’s state unit President da and Union Home Minister Amit and Gasti is not for our state alone, Bengaluru, June 9 raswamy were present nia Gandhi called Gow- ing down rejection of the names he Nalin Kumar Kateel. Shah preferred grass-root workers as the party took such a decision (IANS) Janata Dal-Sec- on the occasion. da on Sunday and re- recommended to fight the June 19 “Giving tickets to two ordinary to work for the country by serving earlier too and is applicable to oth- ular (JD-S) supremo “We have advised our quested him to contest Rajya Sabha biennial elections in workers of the party is like re- in the Rajya Sabha. er states also. I welcome it,” reiter- and former Prime Min- party leaders and work- and assured him of her his state, Karnataka Chief Minister warding karyakartas (cadres). I “Shortlisting names for elections ated Yediyurappa. ister H.D. Deve Gowda ers not to assemble at party’s support,” the B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday said endorsed their names when the is a democratic process in the party. Kadadi and Gasti were ear- filed his nomination, the venue in view of the official said. that the BJP central leadership had leadership consulted me,” asserted It’s only the BJP which takes such lier members of the RSS-affiliated here on Tuesday, to Covid-induced lock- It will be second time consulted him on the two candi- Yediyurappa. decisions and gives opportunity to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad contest the June 19 down guidelines and to Gowda will enter the dates it finally selected. Though the state’s core commit- even ordinary workers to serve the (ABVP) and worked in the organ- Rajya Sabha elections ensure social distanc- Rajya Sabha, 24 years “Our party’s leadership dis- tee headed by Yediyurappa short- country,” asserted Yediyurappa. isation at the grass roots over the from Karnataka. ing,” said the official. after he was its mem- cussed the names of Eranna Kada- listed outgoing member Prabhakar Kadadi, 50, hails from Gokak in years and helped it in the assembly “Gowda filed nomi- Some members of the ber as the Prime Min- di and Ashok Gasti with me before Kore, former Lok Sabha member the state’s northwest Belagavi dis- and parliamentary elections in the nation papers at the Congress were present ister from June 1996 to finalising their candidature for the Ramesh Katti and city hotelier trict. He is a strong leader of the state. Vidhana Soudha by outside the Secretary’s April 1997 in the Unit- Rajya Sabha elections. I compli- Prakash Shetty on June 6, the lead- politically dominant Lingayat com- “The selection of Kadadi and submitting them to office to greet Gowda ed Front government ment the leadership for selecting ership ignored them and opted munity, which is the ruling party’s Gasti augurs well for the party as Returning Officer M.K. and wish him best for of secular and regional the party’s grass-root cadres for the for Kadadi and Gasti, which many vote bank and to which Yediyurap- loyalty and ideology are more im- Vishalakshi,” a par- the contest. parties. Upper House,” Yediyurappa told considered as a snub to the Chief pa too belongs. portant than a particular leader. ty official told IANS. Gowda, 87, agreed to With 68 lawmakers reporters here. Minister. Kadadi is the party’s Belagavi The party leadership is keen on Vishalakshi is the Kar- contest after the Con- in the 225-member As- The Chief Minister was present Besides Yediyurappa and Kateel, Zilla Parishad President and runs nurturing and promoting second- nataka Assembly Sec- gress assured him of sembly, the Congress when Kadadi and Gasti filed their party’s national General Secretary a cooperative bank at Gokak in the rung leaders,” a party official said. retary. its surplus votes, as the will have 24 votes to nominations in the Vidhana Soudh B.L. Santosh and state Industries state’s north western region, about 116 legislators and support of 2 Gowda’s second son JD-S with 34 legislators spare after casting 44 (state legislative building) in the Minister Jagadish Shettar are mem- 540km from Bengaluru. Independents in the 223-member and former Minister is short of 10 votes to ballots for its senior city centre along with Deputy Chief bers of the state’s core committee. Gasti, 55, an advocate by profes- Assembly, the election of Kadadi H.D. Revanna and third meet the required 44 leader Mallikarjun Minister Laxman Savadi, Water Re- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sion, hails from the barber com- and Kasti will be smooth as they re- son and former Chief votes. Kharge, who filed nom- sources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, party’s national President J.P. Nad- munity and belongs to Raichur dis- quire 44 votes each to win. Minister H.D. Kuma- “Congress chief So- ination on Monday. Unnatural death case Follow austerity measures; don’t Naxals suspected of registered after Kerala spend on Parrikar ‘samadhi’: Goa killing youth in Panaji, June 9 have fallen on deaf sen to expend crores manded scrapping cricketer’s demise (IANS) Days after ears. At a time when of rupees on this of the two posts of Madhya Pradesh Goa Governor Satya avoidable expen- project which can Deputy Chief Min- Balaghat, June 9 (IANS) let found on the body Thiruvananthapuram, June sleeping and he had left,” said Pal Malik advised the diture is to be cur- easily be postponed ister occupied by Naxalites are suspected claimed that Sonu was 9 (IANS) The Kerala Police on Biju. Thampi, 64, was found state government to tailed, CM Sawant to a later date,” the Manohar Ajgaonkar to be behind the murder a police informant and Tuesday registered a case of dead on Monday morning af- put in place austerity seems to be going letter also said. and Chandrakant of a young man Sonu who had, therefore, been unnatural death in connec- ter his tenants complained of measures, in order to ahead with non-crit- The Goa govern- Kavlekar in order to was shot dead in Madhya killed by the Naxals. tion with the demise of former foul smell emanating from the save money for Cov- ical projects running ment has earmarked conserve the mon- Pradeshs Balaghat dis- Superintendent of po- Kerala cricketer Jayamohan ground floor where he lived. id-19-related medi- into crores,” Goa Rs 10 crore in this ies spent on perks trict. A leaflet found at lice Abhishek Tiwari told Thampi. Thampi retired from the State cal and relief works, Aam Aadmi Party’s year’s budget for linked to their posi- the site points to the in- IANS that a hand-written Speaking to IANS, Investiga- Bank of Travancore and was ap- the Aam Aadmi Party Valmiki Naik said in construction of the tion. volvement of Naxalites. note was recovered from tion Officer K.R. Biju said the pointed on contract basis with in Goa on Tuesday a letter addressed to ‘samadhi’ dedicat- “Cabinet posi- However, the police have the deceased, but it did action came after the post-mor- the Audit Department of the appealed to Malik to Malik on Tuesday. ed to Parrikar, who tions, such as that not confirmed the in- not seem to have been tem report said an injury was State Bank of India. urge Chief Minister “Work appears to died on March 17, of two Deputy CMs, volvement of Naxalites written by the Naxalites. found on the back of Thampi’s Two years back, his wife had Pramod Sawant to be going on in full 2019 following a long along with perks so far. Balaghat is a Nax- head. died and he remained upset shelve “non critical” swing at this con- battle with pancre- and resources dedi- According to informa- alite-affected district of “We are probing if the injury over the personal loss. projects like con- struction site at atic cancer. Former cated to such posts tion received by the po- Madhya Pradesh and is was caused due to a fall or oth- A flamboyant player, Thampi struction of a me- Miramar beach. In Union Defence Min- of only political con- lice on Tuesday, Sonu’s situated on the Chhat- erwise. The body was found yes- played for Kerala Ranji team morial dedicated to the current finan- ister Parrikar also venience and of no body was found at a loca- tisgarh-Maharashtra terday (Monday) at his house between 1979 and 1982 and oc- late Chief Minister cial condition of the served as Chief Min- benefit to the com- tion between Navarwahi border. Since Naxals are near here. His son was also in cassionally kept wickets too. He Manohar Parrikar. government of Goa, ister of Goa on four mon man, should and Rayali Kodappa in active in the area, their the house but he says when he also played for SBT and retired “Your sage advice, every rupee matters, occasions. also be scrapped,” the Lanji police station involvement in the mur- came to check his father was as assistant general manager. however, seems to yet the CM has cho- AAP has also de- the letter said. area. A hand-written leaf- der is most likely.

Kerala HC stays govt Odisha Cong seeks CM’s response on PPE kit procurement issue

Bhubaneswar, June 9 (IANS) The Minister Naveen Patnaik on the mat- order reducing bus fares Odisha unit of Congress on Tuesday ter as BJD enjoys majority in the state. sought clarification from Chief Min- But, we want him to clarify whether ister Naveen Patnaik over the alleged there have been irregularities in the irregularities in the procurement of procurement or not. We demand the PPE kits for COVID-19. resignation of the ministers and all Alleging that there was massive those involved in the corruption,” corruption in the purchase of per- said Patnaik. sonal protective equipment (PPE) in The OPCC president said that the the state, Odisha Pradesh Congress party will move to the Central Vigi- Committee (OPCC) President Niran- lance Commission (CVC) and the jan Patnaik also demanded the resig- Lokayukta demanding a probe into nation of the ministers and all those the scam. The Congress also targeted involved in the corruption. Health Minister Naba Kishore Das. When several other states procured 30 lakh masks at a double price? In- cal Corporation Limited (OSMCL) of “Health Minister has refused to re- Kochi, June 9 (IANS) Acting mentions revoking the three- masks between Rs 1.34 and Rs 8.47 stead of Rs 2.40 crore, they paid Rs purchasing an RT-PCR machine for spond to our questions on the scam. on a petition filed by an organi- month road tax waiver that per piece, Odisha procured 30 lakh 4.80 crore. BJD has scammed even around three times its price. He said govt officials will respond. zation representing private bus the state government gave to masks from a Tamil Nadu based life saving medical supplies. An in- RT-PCR machine which costs I want to ask him - did people vote owners, the Kerala High Court the private bus operators. company at Rs 16 per piece, said dependent probe must find out in around Rs 4-5 lakh has been bought for bureaucrats or BJD leaders? The on Tuesday stayed the govern- “When the fares were Patnaik. “Where other states are pro- whose pockets did these crores land at Rs 12.84 lakh by the state govern- Chief Minister’s silence has upset ment order that asked for re- hiked, the seating capacity curing masks at Rs 8 per piece, the up,” demanded the PCC president. ment, he added. “We are not de- people very much,” said the PCC verting to normal bus charges was just one person in each Biju Janata Dal government bought He also accused Odisha State Medi- manding the resignation of Chief president. for two weeks. On May 19 the seat, and following the eas- state government had allowed ing of lockdown norms, full public transport with one per- seating capacity has been Two BJP leaders file papers for RS poll in Karnataka son in each seat and hiked the permitted. The government charges by 50 per cent. has always been consider- Bengaluru, June 8 ( (IANS) The ruling Kadadi, Belagavi district zilla parishad the party’s general secretary and its state’s his nomination in the afternoon for the Following lockdown re- ate to the demands of pri- Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) grassroots president, runs a cooperative bank at Go- in-charge P. Muralidhar Rao. fourth seat in place of Reddy on support laxation early this week, the vate sector operators. We are workers Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti kak , about 540 km from here. Savadi and With 116 legislators and support of 2 In- from the Congress. state government came out now waiting for the Justice filed nominations, here on Tuesday, to Jarkiholi too hail from the Belagavi region. dependents, election of Kadadi and Kasti “We have no objection to Gowda enter- with a fresh order withdraw- Ramachandran Commission contest the June 19 Rajya Sabha elections Gasti, 55, an advocate, is from the bar- will be smooth as they require 44 votes ing the Rajya Sabha as he is a former Prime ing their earlier order and report on the woes of the in Karnataka. ber community and belongs to the Rai- each to win the contest. Minister and one of the tallest political asked the private sector bus transport sector,” said Sas- “Kadadi and Gasti filed the papers at chur district in the state’s northern region, In fact, the BJP will be left with 30 surplus leaders in the southern state. We wish him operators to revert to the old eendran. the Vidhana Soudha by submitting them about 490 km away from here. votes, but 14 short of ensuring the victory well,” said the BJP spokesman. charges. Meanwhile, Gokuldas, a to Returning Officer M.K. Vishalakshi,” a “Gasti is the party’s former Raichur dis- of third candidate. Gowda, 87, lost the May 2019 elections But the Kerala Bus Op- representative of the private party official told IANS. Vishalakshi is the trict zilla parishad president. Kadadi and With the term of 4 members -- 2 from from Tumkur to G.S. Basvaraj of the BJP, erators Forum approached operators, said every day one Karnataka Assembly Secretary. Gasti are the party’s grassroots members,” the Congress (B.K. Hariprasad and Rajeev though his grandson Prajwal Gowda won the court and got the order hears about reports of the Chief Minister B.S. Yediyiurappa, Dep- said the official. Gowda) and one each from the BJP (Prab- from the JD-S bastion Hassan, defeating A. stayed. From tomorrow they state government bailing out uty Chief Minister Laxman Savadi, Water The party’s high command didn’t con- hakar Kore) and the JD-S (Kupendra Red- Manju of the BJP. will be able to levy the in- the loss- making Kerala State Resources Minister Ramesh Jarikholi and sider the 3 names the state core committee dy) ending on June 25, the Election Com- With 68 lawmakers, the Congress has creased 50 per cent hiked Road Transport Corporation. state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel were shortlisted on Saturday, including outgo- mission on June 1 notified election to be fielded its veteran leader Mallikarjun charges. “We wish to know who will present on the occasion. ing member Prabhakar Kore. conducted on June 19, with June 9 as the Kharge to contest the Rajya Sabha polls. State Transport Minister come to help us. We have Kadadi, 50, hails from Gokak in the As per the procedure, the core commit- last date of filing nominations. Kharge filed papers on Monday. A.K. Saseendran said this only the government to ap- northwest Belagavi district. He is a leader tee recommended Kore, former Lok Sabha The nominations will be scrutinized on After ensuring Kharge’s victory with 44 is a stay for just two weeks proach and we always look of the politically dominant Lingayat com- member Ramesh Katti and Prakash Shetty, Wednesday and last date for withdrawal is votes, the Congress will have 24 surplus and wished to know if there forward for their help,” said munity, the ruling party’s vote bank and to a city hotelier, for contesting 2-3 Rajya Sab- June 12. Votes will be counted is on June votes. As the JD-S has 34 MLAs, Gowda will is anything in the order that Gokuldas. which Yediyurappa too belongs. ha seats from a list of candidates, including 19. JD-S supremo H.D. Deve Gowda filed need votes of 10 Congress MLAs to win. Indian Horizon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Nation 5 2 injured deer rescued from Thane buildings

Thane, June 9 (IANS) In two ing the Thane Forest Depart- Koli, Ramakant More and oth- deer is reported to be stable separate incidents, Forest ment officials who came and ers rushed to the building to and improving, said an offi- Department officials rescued took her away for treatment. find the deer injured, appear- cial. two injured deer (Chitals) that A few hours later, some ing scared and jittery. This is the third instance of strayed from the nearby jun- residents of B-10 Ritu Enclave They covered its head with a a deer rescue from the thickly gles into two adjoining build- Society, adjoining the Grand cloth and then slowly pushed populated urban locality of ings, where one got stuck in Square CHS, both in Anand it out of the iron gate’s grills, the Mumbai Metropolitan Re- an iron gate, injuring itself, in Nagar locality on Ghodbunder calmed it, administered first- gion (MMR) in the past one a space of six hours, here on Road, saw a male deer with aid and then sped off in an month. Tuesday. its head and right front leg animal ambulance to the In the early hours of May In the first incident, a scared trapped in the iron grill gate SGNP veterinary authorities 10, a deer chased by a leopard female deer jumped onto the of the building compound. for treatment. down a hillock had crashed wall of the Grand Square So- They immediately alerted The male deer, around one through the roof of a chawl ciety and fell inside the build- the Sanjay Gandhi National year old, is suspected to have in Hanuman Tekdi, near IIT- ing compound, injuring itself, Park, (SGNP), Thane Forest wandered out of the SGNP, Bombay in Powai, much to said a resident of the building, Department and the local probably looking for food surprise of the bewildered Sandesh Yatam. disaster unit for help, said and somehow got stuck in the family. As it lay there trembling Range Forest Officer (RFO) grilled gate sometime in the The equally stunned crea- and terrified, other residents Rajendra Patil. early hours of Tuesday, said ture was safely rescued and managed to get close to her A team comprising Sanjay Patil. later released into the nearby and catch it before summon- Pawar, Sandeep More, Sujay The condition of both the forests

STF to probe recruitment scam of Former UP MLA booked for cutting cake on highway assistant teachers in UP Bulandshahr (UP), June 9 scores of his supporters. perintendent of Police Noida as my mother-in- tancing norms. The former (IANS) Former MLA Bhag- The video was streamed (SSP) Santosh Kumar con- law had passed away. A legislator has been booked Lucknow, June 9 (IANS) The police have also un- wan Sharma a.k.a. Guddu live from his Facebook ac- firmed that the video was group of youths were cel- at least five times in the The Special Task Force earthed cash worth Rs 22 Pandit has been booked count. shot in Noida on the East- ebrating someone else’s last two months for flout- (STF) will now investigate lakh and two luxury cars along with over a dozen Sharma can be seen cut- ern Peripheral Expressway. birthday. When they spot- ing lockdown norms. The the scam in recruitment of from the arrested persons. others for violating lock- ting a cake placed on the He said that an FIR under ted me, they came in front former legislator has been assistant teachers in Uttar The probe began after down norms. bonnet of a red SUV on the relevant sections of the IPC of my car. I couldn’t have booked at least five times Pradesh. one of the candidates com- The case was registered highway. He later puts ‘ti- for violation of lockdown run them over. They put in the last two months for UP Basic Education Min- plained of the scam. against the former legis- lak’ on a youth’s forehead orders has been registered the cake on the bonnet of flouting lockdown norms. ister, Satish Dwiwedi told Prayagraj SP Satyartha lator after a video went and the cake is distributed at Dadri police station in my car and requested me Last month, he was reporters that the UP Police Annirudh Pankaj said that viral on the social media among his supporters who Noida. to cut it.” booked for “luring ex- have arrested 10 people for the 10 were arrested in con- in which Guddu Pandit is raise slogans. Meanwhile, Guddu Pan- Sharma said that he also hausted migrant labour- allegedly accepting bribes nection with fraud perpe- seen cutting a cake placed None of them is seen dit, clarified, “My birthday advised them not to cel- ers by offering them food running into lakhs of rupees trated in the recruitment on a car’s bonnet with a gi- wearing a face mask. is on July 10. I was return- ebrate on the highway and and beverages” outside his from aspirants who sought and police was establishing ant axe in the presence of Bulandshahr Senior Su- ing to Bulandshahr from to adhere to the social dis- home. jobs as assistant teachers facts and probing the links. during a recruitment drive The arrests were made for 69,000 posts in the Basic a week after the Lucknow Education Department. bench of the Allahabad Massive fire in Assam’s 139 FIRs in immigration The main accused has High Court stayed teach- been identified as K.L. Pa- ers’ appointments over pe- tel, a former zila panchayat titions of candidates over gas-leaking well, CM rackets, 11 held: member, who reportedly the nature of the ‘correct runs many educational in- answers’ to questions in the talks to Def Min Haryana Minister stitutions. recruitment exam. Chandigarh, June 9 (IANS) Eleven lakhs of rupees on the pretext of send- persons have been arrested so far and ing them abroad. A similar issue came 139 FIRs registered against persons to light after some Indians were brought Himachal DGP Kundu involved in sending people abroad by back from US jails. fraudulent means in Haryana, Home SIT chief Bharti Arora said the team home quarantined Minister Anil Vij said on Tuesday. has been directed to take strict and Shimla, June 9 (IANS) The areas the person had A car and Rs 10.52 lakh have been prompt action in this regard. Newly-elevated Himachal visited in the police head- seized from their possession, he said. As a result, the police has arrested 11 Pradesh Director General of quarters have been sealed Vij said crimes like immigration people from various districts. Jagtar, Police (DGP) Sanjay Kundu and the building is being sa- frauds and ‘kabootarbazi’ (human traf- alias Jaggi, has been arrested from Kai- has been home quarantined nitised. ficking) would be eradicated from the thal district and Rs 10,000 in cash along after he has been in contact “We are also having the state, for which a Special Investigation with a car were seized from his posses- with a person who died of officers and personnel, who Team (SIT) has been constituted to sion. Covid-19 in New Delhi on this person may have come monitor and investigate such cases at Similarly, Somnath of Ismailabad has Tuesday, the state police in contact with, medically the state-level. been arrested in two cases and Rs 7.50 said. tested. The officers and per- Guwahati, June 9 (IANS) A ing enormous damage to the The team consists of six Superinten- lakh in cash seized from his possession. This person had met offi- sonnel tested will remain massive fire has broke out at the region’s wildlife, wetlands and dent of Police-level officers and headed She said Rajkumar, alias Raju, of cers in the police headquar- in self-quarantine till such leaking natural gas producing biodiversity. The oil well at by an Inspector General of Police. Dhand village in Kaithal district and ters here on the first day of time as their results come well of Oil India Ltd (OIL) in As- Baghjan in Tinsukia, around 550 This team will investigate immigra- Jagdish, alias Jaggi, of Sitamai village in Kundu assuming charge on out negative,” the release sam’s Tinsukia district on Tues- km east of Guwahati, has been tion frauds who dupe youngsters of Karnal have also been arrested. June 1, it is learnt. added, without disclosing day even as an expert team from leaking gas for the past 14 days, “On June 1, a person had the identity of officers and a Singapore-based emergency causing enormous damage to visited the PHQ and trav- other police personnel who management firm is trying to the region’s wildlife, wetlands BMC orders probe into ‘missing’ elled to Delhi on the same came into contact with the plug the leakage, officials said. and biodiversity. Farm land day. Now it has been reliably Covid-19 positive case. Officials in Tinsukia said that with standing crops, as well as learnt that he tested posi- A police spokesperson the huge fire, which began on ponds and wetlands in the ad- Covid-19 patient found dead tive for novel coronavirus on told IANS that the deceased Tuesday afternoon, may spread joining villages have also been June 8 in Delhi and passed was not from the police and to adjoining areas. badly affected and the threat is Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) The Bri- family was shunted to quarantine away on June 9,” a statement might had visited the police Officials said that Assam growing with every passing day. hanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Sunday. by the Police Department headquarters to greet the Chief Minister Sarbananda So- Many small tea growers in the (BMC) has ordered a probe into the On Monday, the man was reported said. DGP on his first day. nowal, who had earlier talked area have also claimed layers mystery death of a Covid-19 patient to be ‘missing’ from the Covid-19 with Union Petroleum Minister of gas condensates in their tea -- who went missing from a subur- ward and subsequently his body was Dharmendra Pradhan after the gardens. ban civic hospital and later his body found near the Borivali station and CBI official tests positive gas leakage started, on Tuesday As many as 700 families, com- was found a few km away -- here on brought back to the same hospital as talked to Defence Minister Ra- prising 3,500 people, have ear- Tuesday. an ‘unidentified’ person. The rela- in Kolkata, office being jnath Singh to seek help from lier been shifted to three relief Taking a serious view of the alleged tives of the family identified him as the Indian Air Force to douse camps after the leakage began. incident, Mumbai Mayor Kishori Ped- their missing kin. sanitised the blaze. The state-owned OIL has also nekar visited the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar The Mayor’s move came even as The National Disaster Re- announced financial aid of Rs Shatabdi Hospital in Kandivali for an state BJP Vice-President Kirit Somai- Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) The been temporarily sealed af- sponse Force (NDRF), which 30,000 to each of the affected assessment and ordered the inquiry. ya made a shocking allegation that in office of the Central Bureau ter the news broke out. has been deployed in the area families. An OIL press release Accompanied by BMC Health Com- the past few days, at least half-a-doz- of Investigation (CBI) in CBI sources said that the after the gas leakage started said that after the preliminary mittee Chairman Ameya Ghole, Ped- en such incidents of bodies missing Nizam Palace here has been building is now being thor- on May 27, reinforced their discussion and de-briefing nekar termed the incident as “unfor- from hospitals or morgues have taken sealed after a senior official oughly sanitised. Besides strength to control the fire session, the experts from Sin- tunate”, which happened despite a place in the city. The Mayor’s move of the probe agency tested 22 CBI officials, five family while top officials of Assam are gapore’s ‘Alert Disaster Con- professional private security agency came even as state BJP Vice-Presi- positive for Covid-19 on members of the infected of- also reviewing the situation. trol’, led by Michael Ernest All- being deployed at the hospital along dent Kirit Somaiya made a shocking Tuesday, sources said. ficial will also undergo Co- The National Disaster Response corn, along with the OIL team, with CCTVs. allegation that in the past few days, According to sources, at vid-19 test. Force (NDRF), which has been reached Baghjan well site on “It was an unfortunate incident. at least half-a-dozen such incidents least 22 CBI officials of the “We are following all the deployed in the area after the Monday afternoon. First, a Covid-19 patient goes missing of bodies missing from hospitals or anti-corruption branch were Covid guidelines, such as gas leakage started on May 27, Meanwhile, over 45 environ- from the hospital and then his body is morgues have taken place in the city. asked to go under home wearing masks, using hand reinforced their strength to mentalists, academics, wildlife found. We will probe the incident to In a related incident, the Rajawadi quarantine after an official sanitisers and carrying out control the fire while top offi- experts, writers, social activists know the exact facts in the matter. We Hospital ordered a separate probe tested positive. These offi- thermal checking at the en- cials of Assam are also review- and journalists have expressed shall also seek police help in the mat- into the missing body of a 23-year cials had held meetings with trance. We are strictly main- ing the situation. concern over the environmen- ter,” Pednekar told mediapersons. man -- an accident victim -- from the Covid infected senior CBI taining the social-distancing The oil well at Baghjan in tal consequences of the blow- According to information, the its morgue, five days after the body sleuth in the last 7-10 days. norms at our CBI offices ev- Tinsukia, around 550 km east out near the Dibru-Saikhowa 80-year old man was admitted to was shifted there on June 3, and was The 14th and 15th floors of erywhere,” said a spokesper- of Guwahati, has been leaking National Park, a biodiversity the hospital on Saturday after he awaiting clearance after getting the the Nizam Palace office have son of the CBI. gas for the past 14 days, caus- hotspot. tested Covid-19 positive, while his Covid-19 test report. 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It was light on its feet in evading cycle of endemic social unrest leading and then tries to pass it off as reason- that became a template for similar pro- Netherlands, Australia and Canada ance or direction from where this mas- as a consequence of the pandemic- whereas the desired ideal, according IANS calamities by leaving the administer- the BJP’s attempt to make this election up to 2024; they do not see the country able. In the past year, the more plausible tests across the country, was made the have allowed women in groundbreak- about Hindu versus Muslim as opposed as a safe destination to invest in infra- pleasant faces of the BJP passed away. main election issue by the BJP. It upset ing agencies under-prepared to deal to issues of local governance. Partly be- structure and do not expect the Indian Sushma Swaraj would have watched the believer for a multiplicity of reasons ing combat positions. While stopping cause theAgriculture BJP had nothing positive to of -caneconomy be to grow a at a saviourhealthy rate. They herin Ps andthe Qs while pandemic-hit talking about other that lie beyond economy the Delhi poll. Shaheen with the challenges. fer at the local level, it decided to make were even factoring in a simulated war women, be they protesters or leaders; Bagh marks the resurrection of the short of granting this role to the Indian the Umeshelection Kohli about its ideological andna- nutritionalwith Pakistan! security This shockinglybut ple badwould eco -otherwiseshe even starve. maintained oping excellentpost-harvest rela -andpower value ofnutraceuticals the nation’s largest and buildminority our tional issues. In the process, in full view nomic projection means that the BJP tions with Sonia Gandhi although the supported by the large percentage of In- ‘It is in your hands to take care of India has always been an also for livelihood of millions The government thus has to addition sectors right at the immune system. Farmers’ women, the Supreme Court judgment of the national and international media cannot use traditional means to engage two had contested an election against dians who did not vote for the BJP. agricultural state, character- engaged in farming. This fact ensure that the MSP for ag- them’ is the message the Bench has in the Capital, the BJP dropped all pre- the young in a future that has hope. The each other. Manoharvillage Parrikar level; who this man will- provide health needs attention,IANS par- notably rubbished the patriarchal con- ised by small holdings, where was realised by the govern- ricultural products is reason- jobs and livelihood. Entrepre- ticularly because they have a delivered to the states, in a clear in- bulk of its farmers are small ment, and agricultural opera- ably high so that farmers find neurs can also take advantage relatively older demographic cept that portrays women as weak by and marginal, depending on tions were soon allowed to be farming a profitable venture of the economic package an- profile as compared to the dication that foolproof registration pointing out the fact that 30 per cent subsistence farming,US yet wants they carried out Central during the lock- andAsia are able toto sustain oust farm- nounced China, by the government. Russiageneral worker population. feed 1.3 billion people. Agri- down. ing. India produces 313.85 mil- Certain horticultural plants of workers who have reached home By P Stobdan once Moscow signed a special strategic Uzbek leader Islam Karimov’s death The critical point is that Uzbekistan en- culture employs about 55 per All farm sector value chains, Some of the government’s lion tonne of fruit and veg- with medicinal value will oc- of our women officers are deployed in US officials rarely visit Central Asia, partnership with China. The US then in 2016 and Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan dorses the Taliban movement and sup- is on the cards, along with directions cent of the population and however, cannot operate economic measures for the etables from an area of 25.49 cupy centre stage in the post- conflict zones. This effectively expos- but amidst the coronavirus outbreak in took a pause, waiting for the situation to stepping down in 2019 opened a win- ports direct talks between the US and China,contributes Secretary roughly of State Mike17 per Pompeo with otherevolve, sectors while maintainingremaining thefarm posture sector of aredow directed of opportunity to- million that prompted hectares Mike — amilitia. pro- Itcovid hedges period a bet becauseon Washington of their to launch employment schemes. The es the government stance that wom- paidcent a tostealthy the GDP. visit Indiato Kazakhstan is sec- shut.and Subsistencesupporting the farming independence in wards and “high-hangingterri- Pompeo fruits”, to visit Nursultanductivity in of Tashkent. 12.31 tonne than per on Moscow’sstated value ability in tostrengthening end the Af- suggestion that states should also fa- Uzbekistanond in agricultural with a bag full produc of intersecting- rural Indiatorial isintegrity a major of reasonCentral Asiani.e., measures nations. thatNew will Uzbek provide leader hectare, Shavkat Mirziyoyevwhich, compared is ghan to stalemate, the immune crucial system. for Uzbekistan’s This field en are physiologically unfit for higher agendas,tion, next primarily only to conveyChina. that We the for re -theIn workforce the 90s, toZbigniew move to Brzezinski relief in sugthe- longnow run. a reformer A mea- andcereals potential and partner pulses, for is security.nearly needs more research and ex- cilitate their movement if they want gionproduce remains 12 independent per cent of the of the en -malignurban gestedareas inthe search need to of wait bet for- thesure next such gen as- developmentthe US, who itof believes, four hastimes. taken Besides steps higherUzbekistan ploration. is becoming a linchpin influence of ‘external actors’, an obvious eration Central Asians overcoming their to initiate reforms. Mirziyoyev’s busi- state in the US success to get the Afghan Army ranks as farcical and hollow. tire world’s agricultural out. ter livelihoods. Due to the post-harvest infrastructure, productivity, the value of hor- With such diverse benefits to go back to other states to work is tug to China and Russia. The visit came inherited, unsure self-ambivalence and ness offers could spin off opportunities war to an end. We don’t know the details In the light of the forward-looking aheadThe of thesector State creates Department’s wealth unveil impact- orienting of covid-19, themselves migrant towards though America. a far-sightedfor the idea, US firms. will ticultural produce is farfor more the post-Afghanfrom the agriculture settlement, sector but the in noteworthy. While the Central and ingfrom of the land, ‘US waterstrategy and for Centrallight, Asiaworkers Afterhave 30 movedyears since, back Central give Asiaits benefithas Pompeoof preserving also visited than Nursultan that of food to cul grains- aim and would the be lockdown to avoid andthe mistakepost-covid of order that bestows dignity on able 2019-25:using Advancingsemi-skilled sovereignty labour home.and changedThe question and Washington is what nutritiousseems set tofood tivate (mostly new horKazakh- pulses. President This Kassym-makes the hastilyhorti- withdrawingperiod, when US troopsfood demand from Syr -is state governments have been asked economicand agri-inputs. prosperity’. In learning will theyreap do the back fruit ofat its home? investments. ticultural The new produce) Jomart over Tokayev a pe- toculture profit from sector his a recent major drivingia resulting expected in Turkey’s to keep military growing, assault it women, it is now a question of time toAmericans live with are coronavirus, not known forwe under Many,- policyof course, lists $9will billion return funding riod ofsupport time. political reforms. forcePompeo for lauded doubling ‘real farmagainst in- theshould Kurds. remain The biggera priority picture sec - standing Central Asia well as compared for democracy programmes, security improvements’, urged Kazakhs to resist is how the US may be subtly using the to complete the transportation of also must realise that agri- to cities once the lockdown is The supply of hybrid seeds comes. However, perishabil- tor. A renowned economist of before women officers in the Indian to Europeans who coined the Eurasia cooperation, economic governance and excessive engagement with China and Afghan factor as a means to nudge Cen- culture may be a saviour. It is over, yet a substantial num- of staple and horticultural migrant workers, whether by rail or and Silk Route phrases and traversed private sector-led economic growth. Be- instead consider Americaity of horticultural as a reliable produce tral Asia is intoour acceptingtimes, Jacques a certain Attali, option has Army acquire positions of command. alongultimately its various our self-reliancepaths. 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Moscow. ture,The therefore,US private has sector to be invested more theover approach $31 bil- ofas “atmanirbhar a source of investment, frastructure new technolfor processing- The USof has“The offered dominant a $100-million economic aid to theof ensuringmilitary wouldtheir well-being do well to will throw fall US struggledIt is true tothat make there a workableis need footintensive- lion andin commercial profitable ventures for Bharat” and funded is important, ogies, education and we andhorticultural global standards. produce atincrease the cross-bordersectors will tradealso beand related connec to- printto shift in the some geopolitically population crucial en- Centhem- toover make 40,000 a living. student Linking and professional must strive ex- toAfter produce Chevron our and village ExxonMobil, level praiseworthy. Ameri- tivity betweenempathy: Uzbekistan health, and Afghanihospital-- on the states. That is simply impos- tral Asia that prompted the Congress to changes, among others. can Tyson Foods is preparing to enter stan. For the first time, the US told the outdated perceptions of male superi- gaged in farming to other of MGREGA with agriculture, own hybrid seeds rather than Importance of horticul- ity, food, education and the adopt the Freedom Support Act in 1992. Clearly then, Washington still treats Kazakhstan’s agriculture sector. regional states to push China and Russia related ventures, such as the oritysible outwithout of the windowCentral funding,that are genlike- In 1991, Secretary of State James Bakertherefore, Central should Asia asbe an a open long- bookdepending and the last upon imports.In the C5+1 An -format,tural Pompeo foods pointedin meeting out the of theenvironment region, be wary — ofby predatory relying, flewpost-harvest to Kazakhstan industry, to denuclearise yet term the policychapter and is not not yet written.just a Theother fresh means stra- toto become enlarging self- AmericanSustainable influence, Development by Chinese lending,of course, and on avoid the fallingmajor intonet - erallythe MGNREGA proffered push, to keep which them saw down a re- Muslimit cannot majority be done state. in a short temporarytegic one-time opportunity measure. assessmentreliant defines in the seedsnaring sector Uzbekistan is to Goal into ofits Afghan“Zero polHunger”- the debtby trapworks under of production the pretence and of Belt the cord number of new job entrants last span.Washington’s In the present desire toscenario forge a partThe- thebane region of importantthe Indian in itspromote own right, our ownicy andland byraces, exploring 2030 ways (United to counterNations) hasand as Road- flow Initiative of energy (BRI) projects.and informa The - and be prepared to take orders from nershipof covid-19, was constrained functioning by the of dilem farmer- layshas outbeen new that milestones agricul- forparticularly strengthen- in theChinese tribal influence.areas. sumed Tashkent’s greater regional significance debt affinance- tion, impactingwhich are sovereigntynecessary inis month. A national crisis requires a maagricultural confronted supply by the chains Soviet-trained is ture goodsing sovereignty, cannot be fightingexpen- terrorismIt is appreciable and plans forthat improving the ter relationship covid-19, withmainly its becauseacute in Kyrgyzstanany case.” and Tajikistan that residual leaders for defining their des- helping to make economies attractive to neighbours and efforts to nix the peace are unable to repay. them. The mission is of utmost impor- essential not only for food sive as millions of poor peo- government envisions devel- they are a source for many IANS tinies. The regional context changed US businesses. process in Afghanistan, impress the US. IANS tanceunited and response. women arePolitics equally and capable blame game can wait for a later day. of helming it. ReadersReaders ResponseResponse andand contributioncontribution WelcomeWelcome Indian Horizon 7 OPED Wednesday, June 10, 2020 How the UAE is ushering in knowledge and technology revolution By Jamal Sanad Al Suwaidi The upcoming knowledge revolution humans. At some point, in the years to Today, we are witnessing a revolution will make our systems and societies come, smart machines will transcend that establishes a knowledge-based future smarter, but will be especially challeng- human capabilities in forming, acquir- as the major driver of economic growth and ing for individuals seeking to success- ing and applying the practical knowl- the well-being of nations. The transition fully transition to the new variety of jobs edge of human civilisation. to a knowledge-based society has become that will be required in the future. Within this scenario, the human role necessary to create success; in fact, knowl- Here, the role of learning and educa- remains distinguished by what is re- edge will become an advantage in securing tion is emphasised in encouraging fu- ferred to as ‘tacit knowledge’, which will the prosperity of one country over anoth- ture generations to innovate and create be the key to innovation and will require er. In terms of this revolution, knowledge knowledge, and to contribute to research specific capabilities to work with ideas progress cannot be achieved without seri- and development efforts to meet the ex- and bring them to life, through research ous investment in the technological foun- panding needs of humanity. This future and analytical skills, as well as strengths dations, as well as human capital. cannot be achieved without transition- in perception and development. This is particularly the case in light of ing to knowledge production through A review of the history of scientific the growing importance of knowledge as advanced technologies. progress reveals the increasing and ac- humanity enters the era of the Fourth In- Consequently, governments will have celerated role of technology in the for- dustrial Revolution (4IR), which will not to accept the challenge of keeping pace mation of knowledge, especially since be limited to industry, and will extend to with accelerated technological progress, the mid-twentieth century. all aspects of our personal, social, cul- investing in its elements to create new This was reiterated by the American tural and environmental lives. knowledge and to advance among na- philosopher Richard Fuller in his influ- while that rate is approximately eighteen yse and harness all aspects of this vast The knowledge revolution will largely tions. Without this, they will be forced ential book Critical Path (1982) in which months in medical and health knowl- amount of acquired knowledge. depend on the ability of governments, to rely on established knowledge they he presents the theory of ‘the knowledge edge. In general, the world relies mainly on organisations and individuals to utilise already possess, retreating into the dark- doubling curve’. He points out that until Pace of technology six technological tracks to generate the technology to create value that adds to ness of underdevelopment and oblivion. 1900, human knowledge doubled almost On average, knowledge in all fields momentum of the knowledge revolu- their intellectual capital. Role of technology every century. By the end of World War now doubles every thirteen months. tion, namely microelectronics that form Success will also depend on our ability Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, the II, knowledge doubled every twenty-five With the knowledge revolution, IBM es- the foundations of information technol- to harness forms of knowledge that help internet of Things (IoT), hyper commu- years. timates that the integration of AI with ogy; advanced material technology, such realise practical solutions for environ- nication, and other advanced technolo- However, measuring the growth of other technologies, such as the internet as graphene, polymers, superconduct- ments that are more inclusive, prosper- gies have enabled the attainment of un- knowledge based on the same approach of Things, will see knowledge double ev- ing materials, etc; biotechnologies, es- ous and secure. The best example of this precedented levels of knowledge. today is not easy, and will be more com- ery twelve hours. pecially in genetics and vaccines; space can be seen today as we maximise tech- However, the reality of the upcoming plex in the future. Each branch of knowl- These are impressive levels by any technologies, particularly propulsion nological tools for distance learning and knowledge revolution is that it emerges edge has a different rate of growth; for measure, and will definitely require the systems; energy technologies, and nano- working from home amid the global cri- as a product of the interactions between example, nanotechnology knowledge interaction of smart machines with oth- technology. sis brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. machines, and between machines and doubles every twenty-four months, er existing technologies to absorb, anal- Gulf News Will Biden be kinder to Palestinians?

Bank. The language used by Blinken leaves to be fairer to Palestinians and hostile to logical rapports. He said: “We always talk no room for doubt that Biden, under any Israel than the previous administration, about Israel from this perspective, as if circumstances, will leverage Washington’s vice president Biden was erroneously we’re doing (them) some favour. We are support for Israel to persuade Tel Aviv to linked to that period of American ’even- meeting a moral obligation. But it is so respect US foreign policy in the Middle handedness’. In truth, Obama proved the much more than a moral obligation. It is East, let alone international law. most generous of all American presidents overwhelmingly in the self-interest of the On April 29, Biden also made it clear as he bestowed upon Israel a largesse of United States of America to have a secure that he does not intend to move his coun- $38 billion, in addition to his administra- and democratic friend, a strategic partner try’s embassy from Jerusalem back to Tel tion’s complete backing of Israeli wars on like Israel. It is no favour. It is an obliga- Aviv. Gaza. tion, but also a strategic necessity.” Trump’s decision to relocate the em- One of Biden’s most significant roles Biden’s lexicon evolved further, to the bassy on May 14, 2018, was a stark viola- between 2009 and 2017, was to assuage extent that, in April 2015, he began his tion of international law which recognis- Israeli fears and reassure Israel’s leaders speech at the 67th annual Israeli Inde- es East Jerusalem as an integral part of the of Washington’s unconditional love and pendence Day celebration in Jerusalem Occupied Palestinian Territory. support for Tel Aviv. with these words: “My name is Joe Biden, There is no doubt that Biden has em- At an American Israel Public Affairs and everybody knows I love Israel.” braced Trump’s aggressive agenda which Committee (AIPAC) conference — Is- “Sometimes we drive each other cra- was tailored by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared rael’s main lobby in Washington DC — zy,” he said in reference to disagreements By Ramzy Baroud by decades-long ideological affinity with Kushner, and others, to meet the expecta- in March 2013, Biden elaborated on his between Israel and the US over Prime If you are one of those who are hold- Zionism. To his credit, Biden’s pro-Israel tions of the most extreme elements with- president’s commitment to “the Jewish Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal ing their breath with the hope that the US views have never been masked by po- in the Israeli government. state of Israel.” to halt construction of illegal Jewish set- Democratic Party’s presidential candi- litical platitudes or mediocre attempts at Two issues may have contributed to the He said: “I’ve served with eight presi- tlements. date, Joe Biden, might play a more even- fairness and balance. In fact, Biden had misperception regarding Biden’s expect- dents ... and I can assure you, unequivo- “But we love each other. And we protect handed role in his dealing with future argued, in an interview with Shalom TV as ed ‘fairness’. cally, no president has done as much to each other … As many of you heard me Middle East foreign policy, you may start early as April 2007, that “you don’t have to First, Trump’s anti-Palestinian agenda physically secure the state of Israel as say before, were there no Israel, America breathing now. be a Jew to be a Zionist”. is unprecedented, even according to the President Barack Obama.” would have to invent one. We’d have to If the former vice president is to be It was then that he declared with un- poor standards set by the inherently- The following year, Biden told the an- invent one because you protect our inter- elected to the White House come Novem- mistakable clarity and pride: “I am a Zi- biased American foreign policy in the nual Saban Forum hosted by the Brook- ests like we protect yours.” ber, he is likely to carry on with pro-Israel onist”. Middle East. ings Institution in Washington: “If there While Trump’s support for Israel has policies. It came as no surprise, then, when Some argue that anyone, even Joe were not an Israel, we would have to in- been expressed through successive steps In fact, as destructively biased as Don- Anthony Blinken, Biden’s adviser, an- Biden, is better than Trump. Those who vent one.” aimed at winning Israeli, and subsequent- ald Trump has been in his support for nounced on May 18 that the presidential adopt this position are often ignorant of Beyond political expediency ly, pro-Israel’s lobby’s approval in Wash- Israel’s colonial policies in occupied candidate is in “complete” opposition of Biden’s protracted love affair with Israel. In this speech, Biden added a new com- ington, Biden’s love for Israel is demon- Palestine, Biden might still be worse, for any reduction of US military aid to Israel, Misperceptions galore ponent to the American understanding strated through an undeviating political one simple reason: Trump’s policies are should the latter continue with its illegal Second, since the Barack Obama Ad- of its relationship with Israel — one that message that has spanned decades. driven by pure interests, while Biden’s annexation of parts of the occupied West ministration was mistakenly perceived goes beyond political expediency or ideo- Gulf News Libya plagued by malevolent outside parties By Linda S. Heard under the Turkish flag. power, has altered the equation … for a threats to open the floodgates to millions with Khalifa Haftar and the speaker of the Since Western powers leapt into the fray There are credible reports from multiple price. of refugees eager to get to Europe and Er- elected Libyan parliament Aguila Saleh on to remove the long-standing Libyan lead- sources that Syrian children and teenag- Without going into detail the GNA has dogan’s buddy-buddy relationship with Saturday, he outlined a plan — the Cairo er Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the oil-rich ers from poor families have been recruit- handed Turkey the right to drill for oil and the incumbent of the White House. Declaration — that begins with an imme- country, once the wealthiest in Africa, has ed to join the pro-GNA militias, which if gas within its waters under a maritime If the UN operated on principle it could diate ceasefire to allow for negotiations been embroiled in conflicts. proven, is a war crime that is seemingly delimitation deal signed last year which scupper this GNA-Turkish plot by with- aimed at free and fair elections, the dis- Today over a third of the population live going unnoticed by the United Nations established an illegal economic maritime drawing legitimacy from the Muslim arming of all militias and the cleansing of in poverty. The days when no one went that persists in recognising the GNA as the zone from Turkey’s southern coastline to Brotherhood-supporting Fayez Al Sarraj the country from foreign mercenaries and hungry or was homeless and everyone legitimate ruling entity. the northeastern coast of Libya. government. terrorists. lived in peace and security are long gone. Once again the Turkish President Recep This devilish pact has put Turkey in di- Egypt’s role Crucially, both Haftar and Saleh are on Democracy, promised by the armed in- Tayyip Erdogan who remains hand-in- rect confrontation with the governments The nation that is at most at risk from board the initiative which has been wel- terlopers France, Britain and the United glove with the pro-Islamist Qataris, is flex- of Egypt, Greece and Cyprus which con- Erdogan’s de facto ‘occupation’ of Libya is comed by the United States, Russia, Saudi States, failed to manifest echoing their ing his muscle within Arab states, in some sider the deal “void” because it “infringes Egypt whose border with its neighbour is Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, still cases with the assent of governments, un- upon the sovereign rights of third states long and porous. and Jordan. struggling to recover. Yet those who broke der the pretext of being a defender. and does not comply with the law of the Turkish-Egyptian relations are at an all- If it succeeds, it will deliver life-chang- Libya have shied away from fixing it. In recent years, Turkey has implement- sea”. time low and Egypt’s President Abdul Fat- ing benefits to the Libyan people in terms Not only have they made little effort to- ed an expansionist agenda establishing a Erdogan has pledged to begin oil and tah Al Sissi has repeatedly stated he will of national unity, security, living stan- wards the holding of a countrywide dem- military presence in Qatar, Somalia, Su- gas exploration shortly and if he is per- never tolerate terrorist organisation or dards as well as encouraging foreign in- ocratic ballot in recent months, they have dan, Iraq, Syria and most recently Libya. mitted to use warships to patrol the area parties backing them to threaten the sta- vestment. So far, the Cairo Declaration stood back allowing fellow Nato member Lucrative quid-pro-quo under the false legitimisation provided bility and security of neighbouring coun- has been the recipient of praise but there country Turkey to launch an armed con- With regards to Libya, Erdogan has by the GNA, this would not only encroach tries from Libyan soil. is one silent voice which doubtless will flict against the commander of the Libyan negotiated a potentially lucrative quid- upon established oilfields but would also The question remains whether Egypt not stay quiet for long. National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar on pro-quo in exchange for his beating back gravely hamper the trio’s plans to export will ultimately be cornered into using its No peace deal could incorporate Presi- behalf of the unelected GNA. of Haftar’s troops that just a few short gas to European states. not unsubstantial military prowess to dent Erdogan’s domination of Libyan they have done nothing to prevent An- months ago had taken control over a large The EU is critical of the deal but lacks flush the foreign militias out? Mediterranean waters or permanent kara from infesting the country with Syr- swathe of the capital and surrounding ar- the courage of its convictions, primarily In the meantime, President Al Sissi seeks Turkish bases on Libyan soil. ian mercenaries and terrorists fighting eas. The Turkish entree, especially its air because of Turkey’s status within Nato, its a peaceful conclusion. Following talks Gulf News

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 international 8 Democrats unveil ambitious bill against police violence Israel halts easing restrictive Washington, June 9 (IANS) 20 Congressmen and sena- database on the use of force measures amid rising COVID cases Democratic lawmakers have tors. The bill would prohibit so that any negligent police Jerusalem, June 9 (IANS) 250 guests. The number of unveiled an ambitious bill officers from using choke- conduct can be catalogued Israel has decided to stop all coronavirus cases in Israel has designed to reform US po- holds or other acts to restrain and monitored. measures to ease restrictions reached 18,032 with 169 new lice departments, including suspects that could cut off Also, the bill would make it that were planned for the cases, the state's Ministry of language to prohibit the tac- their breathing, tactics that easier for victims to sue police coming days due to an in- Health said Monday. tics that caused the death of many police departments departments for civil rights crease in COVID-19 morbidi- According to the ministry, unarmed African-American around the country have al- violations. ty, the state's Prime Minister's the number of death cases has man George Floyd and which ready banned but which are The bill specifically states Office said. Train services in remained 298, and the num- would facilitate lawsuits still used regularly in certain that it is not only geared at Israel will not resume after ber of patients in serious con- against officers who unjustly parts of the US. preventing police abuses in scheduled to reoperate on dition, 29, has not changed injure or kill people. The leg- In addition, the bill would African-American communi- Monday, Xinhua news agency as well, out of 110 patients islation on Monday, pushed prohibit judges from approv- ties, but also against Latinos, reported. Also, the opening of currently hospitalized. The by African-American and past week or more to protest protest to demand an end to ing warrants for police drug Asian Americans and Native theaters and cinemas, sched- number of recoveries rose to progressive lawmakers in the Floyd's death, along with oth- injustice. Today, with the jus- raids on residences without Americans, according to the uled for June 14 under restric- 15,127, with 36 new recover- Congressional Black Caucus, er recent examples of police tice and policing at the Con- first knocking and announc- Congressional Black Caucus tions, will be postponed for at ies, while the number of active seeks to respond to the over- violence and systemic racism gress is standing with those ing themselves as police. president, Karen Bass. least another week. cases rose to 2,607, the high- whelming public indignation against African-Americans. fighting for justice and tak- The bill would also formally However, the bill does One exception is that event est since May 21. Israeli Prime that Floyd's murder has un- "This moment of national ing action," House Speaker state that police tactics that not address the demand be- halls are allowed to reoper- Minister Benjamin Netanya- leashed, reports Efe news. anguish is being transformed Nancy Pelosi said on Monday are racially discriminatory ing made by the Black Lives ate, according to the Health hu said that "experts showed Thousands of protesters into a movement of national while announcing the "Jus- are illegal and would require Matter movement and many Ministry's guidelines. Wed- us that there has been a very have taken to the streets in action as Americans from tice in Policing Act" at a press police departments to deliver progressives who have been dings and other events could steep increase in morbidity, hundreds of US cities over the across the country peacefully conference along with some data to a federal government demonstrating since Floyd's. be held with a maximum of so we decided to hit. Some 100 diplomats likely to attend UN N.Korea vows to sever all phone lines with Seoul General Debate in Sep Seoul, June 9 (IANS) North evant field of our side will United Nations, June 9 ing on Monday, the UN is also Korea did not answer South completely cut off and shut (IANS) President of the 74th gearing up for its return to nor- Korea's liaison office phone down" all communications session of the UN General malcy in three phases. call on Tuesday after vow- lines with the South at noon Assembly (UNGA) Tijjani The UN headquarters, ing to cut off all inter-Korean on Tuesday, including the Muhammad-Bande said that which has remained largely communication lines later in hotline between the North's some 100 diplomats were like- closed since mid-March due the day in anger over Seoul's ruling Workers' Party and ly to attend the General De- to the pandemic, is consider- failure to stop defectors from the South's presidential of- bate in September due to the ing to reopen with new work- sending anti-Pyongyang leaf- fice Cheong Wa Dae, as well uncertainties caused by the place measures being put in lets. "The liaison office at- as a liaison line and military COVID-19 pandemic. place for staff, diplomats and tempted to call North Korea communication lines, the "We want to have the Gen- news agency. journalists that will include this morning, but the North KCNA said. The decisions eral Debate as scheduled... But Muhammad-Bande maximum two-person occu- did not answer," the South's were made at a meeting at- (but) the number of people stressed that "in terms of the pancy in elevators and wear- Unification Ministry said. tended by Kim Yo-jong, sister that can be allowed into the broad direction, we are not ing masks in public areas. North Korea also did not of North Korean leader Kim hall (General Assembly Hall) going to have heads of state The 75th session of the answer calls via military ho- an "enemy". "The disgusting ership is concerned, there Jong-un, and Kim Yong-chol, maybe a hundred or so, but and government come to New UNGA will open on September tlines, according to the De- riff-raff have committed hos- can neither be a pardon nor vice chairman of the Central not a whole lot of people com- York" due to a lot of uncertain- 15. The first day of the high- fence Ministry. tile acts against North Korea an opportunity. They should Committee of the Workers' ing to the General Assembly," ties including the number of level General Debate will be Earlier in the day, the North by taking advantage of the be forced to pay dearly for Party Korea (WPK), Yonhap Muhammad-Bande said at a hotels in the city and medical on September 22. said it will sever all commu- south Korean authorities' ir- this," it said. News Agency quoted KCNA press briefing on Monday. services, as world leaders do A total of 143 heads of state nication lines with the South responsible stance and with The KCNA also said that as saying. He said that the UN is cur- not travel as "simple individu- and government spoke at the at noon Tuesday, accusing their connivance. They dared the North "reached a con- The KCNA noted that cut- rently discussing the mechan- als". The UN is considering to General Debate of the 74th Seoul of turning a blind eye to hurt the dignity of our su- clusion that there is no need ting off all communication ics of the General Debate, shift to video messages by the session of the UNGA last year. to North Korean defectors preme leadership," Pyong- to sit face to face with the lines will be "the first step of which is scheduled for Sep- heads of state and government This year coincides with the sending propaganda leaf- yang's state-run Korean South Korean authorities and the determination to com- tember 22 to 30, and expects to for the high-level session, as 75th anniversary of the found- lets criticizing Pyongyang's Central News Agency (KCNA) there is no issue to discuss pletely shut down all con- decide on how the high-level opposed to in-person presen- ing of the world body, which is leadership, reports Yonhap said in a report. with them, as they have only tact means with South Korea event will be held in the next tations. As New York City be- also considering ways of cel- News Agency. The North also "As far as the issue of the aroused our dismay". and get rid of unnecessary two weeks, reports Xinhua gan the first phase of reopen- ebration. said it will treat the South as dignity of our supreme lead- "Accordingly, the rel- things". NZ cuts research in Antarctica Palestine to stop recognising Israel Trudeau pushes for police body to keep it COVID-19 free Wellington, June 9 (IANS) New Zealand's over annexation plan research institute in Antarctica is scaling Ramallah, June 9 munity understands the US. cameras back the number of projects planned for (IANS) Palestine will stop Palestinian leadership's Israel's new unity Ottawa, June 9 (IANS) Ca- (RCMP) Commissioner form are part of a broader de- the upcoming season, in an effort to keep the recognition of Israel abolition of agreements government formed by nadian Prime Minister Jus- Brenda Lucki, reports Xinhua bate in Canada about police the continent free of coronavirus, it was if it implements a plan to and understandings Prime Minister Benjamin tin Trudeau said that the news agency. use of force, caused both by reported on Tuesday. The government annex Palestinian lands, reached with Israel "be- Netanyahu and Benny country's police should be He pointed out that sys- incidents in Canada and by agency, Antarctica New Zealand, told the Prime Minister Moham- cause the world knows Gantz, the leader of Blue equipped with body cameras temic discrimination and the continent-wide wave of BBC on Tuesday that it was dropping 23 of med Ishtaye said here. that Israel has unilater- and White Party, has as a simple way to address racism in Canada goes much protests triggered by African- the 36 research projects. "Withdrawing the rec- ally made this decision" agreed to impose Israeli complaints of racism and further than just policing. American George Floyd's Only long-term science monitoring, es- ognition of Israel will to annex the Palestinian sovereignty on the Pales- brutality. "It's about poverty and death in police custody. sential operational activity and planned remain on the table in lands, the Prime Minister tinian territories, which "With the many disturbing mental health. It's about the Last week, Canadian media maintenance will go ahead. The upcom- case Israel implements explained. they called as "part of the reports of violence against fact that people are all too of- reported several incidents ing research season runs from October to its annexation plan," Xi- Ishtaye affirmed that historic lands of Israel" black Canadians and indig- ten treated like criminals in- across the country, including March. "As COVID-19 sweeps the planet, nhua news agency quot- the Palestinian side has as of July 1. enous people, we know that stead of receiving the support allegations of police brutality only one continent remains untouched ed Ishtaye as saying in fully stopped all coordi- On May 7, US Am- we need to do much more," they need." from a First Nations chief in and (we) are focused on keeping it that an interview on Monday nation with Israel cover- bassador to Israel Da- Trudeau said at a press con- These problems are tied Alberta and the fatal police way," Antarctica New Zealand told the to the official Palestine ing economy, health and vid Friedman said that ference in Ottawa on Mon- to economic inequality and shooting of a 26-year-old BBC. The organisation's chief executive Television. security. American President day. the racialization of poverty, indigenous woman in New Sarah Williamson said the travel limits and "Israel's annexation of This latest warning Donald Trump's ad- "We need to do it now." Trudeau said, noting that Brunswick. a strict managed isolation plan were the parts of the West Bank, comes after President ministration supports Trudeau said he plans to various levels of govern- Thousands of protesters key factors for keeping Scott Base - New mainly the Jordan Valley, Mahmoud Abbas had Israel's application of raise the issue of body cam- ments need to work together returned to the streets in To- Zealand's research facility - virus free. aims at undermining the said last month that the sovereignty over the Jor- eras for police officers in his and need to adopt "bold ronto, Montreal, Ottawa and "Antarctica New Zealand is committed possibilities of establish- Palestinian Authority dan Valley and the settle- conversations with provin- measures". other cities over the weekend to maintaining and enhancing the qual- ing an independent Pal- was no longer commit- ments in the occupied cial premiers and has already The Prime Minister's push to protest against racism, sys- ity of New Zealand's Antarctic scientific estinian state," he noted. ted to any signed agree- West Bank and East Jeru- discussed it with the Royal for police body cameras temic discrimination and po- research. However, current circumstances The international com- ments with Israel or the salem. Canadian Mounted Police comes as calls for police re- lice brutality in the country. dictate that our ability to support science. Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star vandalized UK PM urges peaceful struggle Los Angeles, June 9 porter that they were un- in Los Angeles in nearly (IANS) US President aware of the vandalism two weeks. Trump's star against racism Donald Trump's star on and there had been zero on Hollywood Boulevard UK was a much less rac- the Hollywood Walk of complaints reported. has been vandalized sev- ist society than it was 40 Fame was vandalized The Hollywood area eral times since the be- years ago, Johnson said with black spray paint continued to see protests ginning of his 2016 presi- he "heard" the Black during weekend protests over racism and police dential run. Lives Matter protesters over the May 25 death brutality in recent days. Trump was honoured and accepted much more of George Floyd, an un- lywood Reporter said on "BLM" -- Black Lives Around 20,000 protest- with the star in 2007 for needed to be done to en- armed African-American Monday that the Presi- Matter -- inscribed be- ers took to the streets of his work producing the sure everyone was treated man in police custody, dent's marker first had low, reports Xinhua news Hollywood on Sunday in Miss Universe pageant equally. the media reported. messages written on it agency. a largely peaceful pro- and for his hit NBC real- "We must also frankly Citing multiple social before being completely Los Angeles police test, which was one of the ity television show, "The acknowledge that there is media posts, The Hol- spray-painted black with told The Hollywood Re- largest demonstrations Apprentice". so much more to do - in London, June 9 (IANS) ened an anger and a wide- eradicating prejudice, and UK Prime Minister Boris spread and incontrovert- creating opportunity, and Johnson has urged the ible, undeniable feeling the government I lead is Bail set at $1.25mn for George Floyd murder suspect country to "work peace- of injustice, a feeling that committed to that effort." Minneapolis, June 9 But she also gave the tions during the 15-min- gree manslaughter. Unintentional sec- fully, lawfully" to defeat people from black and Thanking those who (IANS) Bail was set at defendant the option ute court appearance, Three other police of- ond-degree murder, racism and discrimina- minority ethnic groups do abided by social distanc- $1.25 million for a sacked of receiving conditional which took place via re- ficers who were at the meanwhile, is defined tion, it was reported on face discrimination: in ed- ing while taking to the Minneapolis police offi- release by posting $1 mote video feed starting scene and involved under state law as un- Tuesday. ucation, in employment, streets, the Prime Min- cer accused in the death million bail, reports at 12.45 p.m.. in Floyd's arrest have intentional killing while In an article for the in the application of the ister warned that further of George Floyd, an Afri- Efe news. Those condi- Chauvin did not enter been charged with un- committing or trying to Voice, the only British na- criminal law". "We simply mass demonstrations en- can-American man who tions include being law- a plea on Monday but is intentional aiding and commit certain felonies tional black weekly news- cannot ignore the depth dangered the UK's efforts died in the US city on abiding, making future expected to do so at his abetting second-degree and is punishable by paper, Johnson wrote that of emotion that has been to bring the coronavirus May 25 while in police court appearances, not next court appearance murder and aiding and up to 40 years in prison. the government could not triggered by that specta- pandemic under control. custody. working in any security scheduled for June 29. abetting second-degree That latter charge against ignore the anger and "un- cle, of a black man losing Floyd's death triggered Derek Chauvin, who capacity, not possessing The defendant, who manslaughter. Third-de- Chauvin was added by deniable feeling of injus- his life at the hands of the an international outcry made his initial court ap- firearms, not leaving the is being held at the Oak gree murder, defined in Minnesota Attorney tice" sparked by the May police," he wrote. and sparked days of mass pearance, would have to state of Minnesota and Park Heights Correc- the Minnesota Statutes General Keith Ellison, an 25 killing of George Floyd, "We who lead and who protests in cities across pay that amount to be not having any contact tional Facility near Still- as an unintentional kill- African-American, after the unarmed African- govern simply can't ignore the UK. While the demon- released with no condi- with Floyd's family. water, Minnesota, has ing during a dangerous he took the lead in the American man while in those feelings because strations have been largely tions while awaiting trial, Neither Chauvin nor been charged with unin- act with a depraved men- case. The other three of- police custody in the US, in too many cases, I am peaceful, they turned vio- Hennepin County Dis- his attorney, Eric Nel- tentional second-degree tal state, carries a maxi- ficers - Alexander Kueng, reports the BBC. afraid, they will be found- lent in London on January trict Judge Jeannice Red- son, objected to the bail murder, third-degree mum prison sentence of Thomas Lane and Tou The Prime Minister said ed on a cold reality." when police officers were ing ordered on Monday. amount or the bail condi- murder and second-de- 25 years. Thao. Floyd's death had "awak- While he believed the confronted with flares. Indian Horizon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 business 9 World Bank projects global economy to shrink by 5.2% in 2020 Sensex up 250 points after Washington, June 9 (IANS) year, "their first contraction as this year, followed by a slug- tional Monetary Fund (IMF) that the pandemic recedes suf- initial choppy trade The global economy is on track a group in at least sixty years," gish recovery in 2021 of just projected in its World Eco- ficiently to allow the lifting of to shrink by 5.2 per cent this according to the report. The over 1 percent, with output in nomic Outlook that the global domestic mitigation measures year amid the COVID-19 pan- economic activity in Latin EMDEs contracting by almost economy is on track to con- by mid-year in advanced econ- demic, the deepest recession America and the Caribbean, in 5 per cent this year. tract by 3 per cent in 2020 as omies and a bit later in EMDEs, since the Second World War, particular, could plunge by 7.2 "The current episode has a result of the pandemic, and and that adverse global spill- the World Bank Group said per cent in 2020. already seen by far the fast- has recently signaled it would overs ease during the second in its latest Global Economic Growth in East Asia and Pa- est and steepest downgrades likely further cut forecasts in half of the year. Prospects. Economic activity cific is projected to fall to 0.5 in global growth forecasts on the near future. Advanced economies are ex- in advanced economies is an- percent in 2020, the only re- record," said World Bank Pros- "Very likely we are going to pected to grow 3.9 per cent next ticipated to contract 7 per cent gion that could see growth this pects Group Director Ayhan come up with the update to year and EMDEs could bounce in 2020 as domestic demand year, the report said. The Chi- Kose. In the previous Global our projections some time in back by 4.6 per cent, according and supply, trade, and finance nese economy is expected to Economic Prospects report June," IMF Managing Director to the report. "In many coun- Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) It had opened at 34,520.79 have been severely disrupted, grow by 1 percent this year. released in January, the multi- Kristalina Georgieva said dur- tries, deep recessions triggered The key Indian equity indi- and so far touched an intra- the report released on Mon- The outlook for global econ- lateral lender projected global ing a virtual event in May, not- by COVID-19 will likely weigh ces witnessed a sudden rise day high of 34,738.07 and a day said. The US economy is omy is "highly uncertain and economy to grow by 2.5 per ing that incoming data from on potential output for years to on Tuesday after trading low of 34,268.55 points. projected to shrink by 6.1 per downside risks are predomi- cent this year. many countries is worse than come," the report said. on a volatile and choppy The Nifty50 on the Na- cent this year, while Euro Area nant," including the possibil- "If the past is any guide, the IMF's "already pessimistic "This is a deeply sobering note initially, with the BSE tional Stock Exchange was could see a 9.1-per cent con- ity of a more protracted pan- there may be further growth projections." outlook, with the crisis likely Sensex trading 250 points trading at 10,250.95, higher traction, Xinhua news agency demic, financial upheaval, and downgrades in store, implying The World Bank's semian- to leave long-lasting scars and higher. by 83.50 points or 0.82 per reported retreat from global trade and that policymakers may need to nual forecast for the global pose major global challeng- At 10.55 a.m., Sensex was cent from its previous close. Emerging market and de- supply linkages, the report not- be ready to employ additional economy predicts a moderate es," said Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, trading at 34,626.67, higher So far, healthy buying veloping economies (EMDEs), ed. A downside scenario could measures to support activity," recovery next year, with growth World Bank Group vice presi- by 256.09 points or 0.75 was witnessed in health- meanwhile, are expected to lead the global economy to Kose said. of 4.2 per cent under the base- dent for Equitable Growth, Fi- per cent from the previous care, FMCG, finance and contract by 2.5 per cent this shrink by as much as 8 per cent In mid-April, the Interna- line forecast, which assumes nance and Institutions. close of 34,370.58. banking stocks. Keep lending to MSMEs, but support Alibaba Cloud to create 5,000 tech jobs in next 10 months New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Ali- search in areas such as machine baba Group, in April launched statement. other businesses too: FM to PSBs baba Cloud on Tuesday said it is intelligence, vision computing, a $30 million global "anti-CO- The company in 2017 estab- ity announced as part of planning to recruit 5,000 people natural language processing, VID" programme to help small lished Alibaba DAMO Academy the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat worldwide in areas including human-machine interactions, and medium-sized enterprises which pools global talent for package covers all compa- network, database, servers, IoT and financial technology. (SMEs), including in India. fundamental technology re- nies and not just MSMEs. chips and Artificial Intelligence "To move forward in full New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Ali- search in areas such as machine She also complimented (AI). The Cloud computing speed, we are not only build- baba Cloud on Tuesday said it is intelligence, vision computing, the banks on their swift re- company in April announced ing trusted cloud technologies planning to recruit 5,000 people natural language processing, sponse to the demand for it would invest additional $28 and services, but also investing worldwide in areas including human-machine interactions, the collateral free loan and billion in the next three years to in worldwide IT talents who are network, database, servers, IoT and financial technology. sanctioning Rs 20,000 crore build the next-generation data- pioneering the development of chips and Artificial Intelligence "To move forward in full under the Emergency Cred- centres. cutting-edge cloud and data in- (AI). The Cloud computing speed, we are not only build- it Line Guarantee Scheme. "The digital transformation telligence technologies," Zhang company in April announced ing trusted cloud technologies Sitharaman also advised journey for businesses in China, added. Pioneering technologies it would invest additional $28 and services, but also investing New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) tweet, the Department of the banks to maintain pro- which was previously expected from Alibaba DAMO Academy, billion in the next three years to in worldwide IT talents who are Finance Minister Nirmala Financial Services said: active outreach at branch to take three to five years, is including speech AI, image build the next-generation data- pioneering the development of Sitharman on Tuesday "FM's review : PSBs to con- level and keep the forms now likely to be accelerated to search, and CT image analytics, centres. cutting-edge cloud and data in- held a review meeting with tinue focus on sanction for ECLGS simple and for- be completed within one year." have been introduced to Ali- "The digital transformation telligence technologies," Zhang the Managing Directors of & reaching out to eligible malities at minimum, said said Jeff Zhang, President of Ali- baba Cloud's clients worldwide journey for businesses in China, added. public sector banks (PSB) MSMEs. To also target another tweet by DFS. baba Cloud Intelligence. over the past years. which was previously expected Pioneering technologies and asked them to contin- meeting credit needs of The scheme is part of "In light of the fast-growing Alibaba Cloud has data cen- to take three to five years, is from Alibaba DAMO Academy, ue reaching out and lend- other businesses. #PS- the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat demand of digital shift from tres in 63 availability zones, two now likely to be accelerated to including speech AI, image ing to MSMEs under the BsForAatmanirbharBharat economic package. As per global clients in all sectors, we of which are in India, across 21 be completed within one year." search, and CT image analytics, collateral-free Emergency @PMOIndia @FinMinIn- the government, banks are continuing with our com- regions serving millions of cus- said Jeff Zhang, President of Ali- have been introduced to Ali- Credit Line Guarantee dia." The directive comes would provide collateral- mitment to offering world-class tomers across the globe. It has baba Cloud Intelligence. baba Cloud's clients worldwide Scheme. a day after the Finance free loans to the eligible cloud services," Zhang said in a more than 70 security and com- "In light of the fast-growing over the past years. In the video conference, Minister, while addressing MSMEs loans upto Rs 3 statement. pliance accreditations world- demand of digital shift from Alibaba Cloud has data cen- she also directed the state- the FICCI National Execu- lakh crore in total in a bid The company in 2017 estab- wide. global clients in all sectors, we tres in 63 availability zones, two run lenders to try meeting tive Committee members, to overcome the financial lished Alibaba DAMO Academy Alibaba Cloud, which is the are continuing with our com- of which are in India, across 21 the credit requirements clarified that the Covid crisis caused due to the which pools global talent for data intelligence backbone of mitment to offering world-class regions serving millions of cus- of other businesses. In a Emergency Credit Facil- coronavirus pandemic. fundamental technology re- Chinese e-commerce giant Ali- cloud services," Zhang said in a tomers across the globe. In-home consumption surges as people binge on Textile, leather, engineering clusters take maximum loan sanctions under ECLGS scheme biscuits, salty snacks sanctioned loans worth New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) traditional wholesale by in- have entered the Sanitizer Rs 1,109.03 cr for #MSME Food categories like biscuits, creasing stockist count, driv- space, fewer entrants are seen hubs in 12 States under the salty snacks, instant noodles, ing growth through organised in handwash category as its 100% Emergency Credit beverages, edible oils are see- wholesale cash and carry and manufacturing process is dif- Line Guarantee Scheme, ing an increase in demand as in increasing growth through e- ficult. "It remains to be seen of which Rs 599.12 cr has home consumption increases commerce. the longer term sustainabil- already been disbursed to while out of home consump- "In retail, companies like AB- ity of this category; we believe 17,904 accounts." tion of FMCG products is ex- FRL, Indian Terrain and Page larger brands will be eventual In terms of sanctions, pected to take a back seat as the Industries are likely to re-think winners here as fly by night gems and jewellery clus- lockdown keeps more people of sales in some of our out- their small MBO (multi-brand operators exit the market once New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) government for meeting the ter of Surat, and indus- at home. of-home businesses and ice outlets) strategy and compen- demand normalizes," the re- Textile, engineering, liquidity needs of the sector trial clusters at Tumkur in According to a research by creams business, right from sate the impact through larger search said. leather and infrastructure in the present crisis. Karnataka, Rajkot, Durg UK broking house, Investec Se- mid-month, and these contrib- retailers and e-commerce," the Colgate has launched the clusters of Tirupur, Coim- Of the Rs 599.12 crore in Chhattisgarh, Medak in curities, in the near term, out of uted to the revenue drop. Our research said. Palmolive hand sanitiser, batore, Kanpur and Dur- loans disbursed by pub- Telangana, Kanpur, Coim- home consumption is expected ice cream business started to Hand wash, Sanitizers, floor Emami has launched Borop- gapur have emerged as lic sector banks to MSMEs batore, Tirupur have also to take a back seat as the lock- really see a sharp decline right & toilet cleaners, antiseptic liq- lus hand sanitiser, Jyothy Labs the torch bearers for gov- under the scheme, the four emerged as destinations down keeps more people at from mid-month." Meanwhile, uids have seen a sharp jump in has launched the Margo hand ernment's initiative to im- industrial clusters have that hav e most accounts home. in home consumption has sales in India. Immunity prod- sanitiser, Marico has launched prove investment climate taken the lions share of and amounts for getting Nestle's Professional divi- surged. Food categories such ucts such as chyawanprash, Mediker hand sanitiser and in the country amidst CO- the money at about Rs 360 bank money under ECLGS. sion, which posted double digit as biscuits, salty snacks, instant honey and turmeric have also Veggie Clean, in the fruits and VID-19 pandemic. crore. Among the four, with Surprisingly, industrial growth in 2019 is expected to noodles, beverages, refined ed- seen a sharp rise in sales since vegetables wash segment. These industrial clusters Rs 143.76 crore sanctioned cluster of Jalandhar has witness some level of slow- ible oils have witnessed a jump lockdown started in March. In jts management commen- have become first among to 1,758 accounts, the engi- maximum 3,388 accounts down as offices, hotels, res- in demand. Most companies believe that tary on health and hygiene de- others to promise revival of neering industrial cluster of that had got loan sanctions taurants, airlines, educational Britannia has witnessed the trend will continue and mand, HUL said sanitizer pro- the economy by putting in Coimbatore had taken the from banks but the amount institutions remain close/ op- strong demand of biscuits. hence, in a scenario where duction has been ramped up additional investments into maximum sanctions from is a meagre Rs 25 lakh. On erate at sub-par levels. April and May has seen strong manufacturing capacity is con- by a factor of 60 times from the their respective businesses banks. the other hand with over HUL's ice-cream business revenue growth of 20 per cent strained, companies are focus- pre-covid levels. We are seeing taking advantage of the Rs 3 In a tweet, the office of 2,000 accounts, Durgapur will be impacted. Manage- and 28 per cent respectively. sing on these higher demand heightened consumer focus on lakh crore Emergency Cred- Finance Minister Nirmala has taken a lions share o f ment in Q4 FY20 results stat- In the FMCG space, compa- products. health, hygiene, and nutrition- it Line Guarantee Scheme Sitharaman said: "As of bank loan sanctions at over ed, "There was near cessation nies are looking to substitute While many companies al needs. (ECLGS) announced by the June 8 2020, #PSBs have Rs 61 crore. Amazon sues former AWS employee Covid-hit India to sell 127 million smartphones who joined Google Cloud this year: Report San Francisco, June 9 The response said that that parallel position at New Delhi, June 9 ment (upto Rs 5,000) will The agility in brands is (IANS) Amazon has filed Amazon executives re- Google, Amazon alleged (IANS) Owing to the Co- continue to witness de- becoming their strength a lawsuit against a former peatedly led Hall to be- in the lawsuit. vid-19 lockdowns im- cline while the premium and shall play a vital role employee of its cloud lieve the company would Hall "helped develop pacting both supply and segment (Rs 50,000 and in their business conti- computing business after not enforce the non- and knows the entire demand, India will sell above) will be least im- nuity going forward, the he joined Google Cloud, competition provision confidential Amazon nearly 127 million smart- pacted as the propensity report mentioned. alleging that his new ap- of its "boilerplate" confi- cloud product roadmap phones this year against to spend will still remain techARC expects mild pointment violates the dentiality agreement, in for 2020-21," Amazon the earlier projection of high in that segment, the impact on the market terms of his non-compete discussions before and said in its lawsuit, filed 162 million units which is report said. shares of top five smart- agreement with Amazon after he signed the con- on May 18. a 21.6 per cent decrease "Every user would aim phone brands. Web Services. tract in June 2018. Amazon alleged that from sale forecast at the to save as much as pos- "Smaller brands will In his LinkedIn profile, In the lawsuit that Hall and Google refused beginning of the year, a sible owing to uncertain- bear the brunt the most. Brian Hall who served as Amazon filed last month, Amazon's request to new report said on Tues- ties around. There will The niche players would Vice President of Product the company alleged that modify his role at Google day. be some shift of demand also be impacted al- Marketing at AWS, de- Hall was entrusted with and added that Hall's In terms of actual de- from upper price seg- though mildly," said Ka- scribes his current des- an unusual broad view proposed position at crease compared to 2019, try in India seems to be for the consumers," said ments to lower ones due woosa. ignation as "waiting to into Amazon's Cloud Google threatens "im- it will be 12.5 per cent over as both the produc- Faisal Kawoosa, Founder to this," said Kawoosa. For the brands, the work as a VP, at Google". product plans, its priori- mediate and irreparable down from 2020 sales tion and sale fulfilment & Chief Analyst, techARC. Since the emergence only strategy to sustain According to a report ties and its competitive harm to Amazon". This is of 145 million smart- has started. Smartphone The basic and mid- of Covid-19 situation, revenues is to diversify in GeekWire, lawyers for strategy. not the first time Amazon phones, according to brands will endeavour price segments (Rs main original equipment into other categories like Hall filed a response to Hall's knowledge about filed a lawsuit in Wash- market research firm to stay on track, which 5,001–Rs 25,000) will manufacturers (OEMs) "essential electronics", the lawsuit on Monday Amazon plans would be ington state to enforce techARC. means there will be less make over 92 per cent of have quickly responded "pandemic electronics" in King County Superior "invaluable" to Google non-compete clauses in "The worst period for focus on experiments the total sales. to the changing market and "safety electronics", Court in Seattle. if he is allowed to take employment contracts. the smartphone indus- and more on relevancy The entry-level seg- dynamics. among others. Indian Horizon Wednesday, June 10, 2020 business 10 Apple should buy DuckDuckGo to end reliance on Google: Analysts Bharti Airtel arm raise stake in San Francisco, June 9 Google generates from Apple sense at a time when the US for years. However, a fine im- Bangladesh's Robi Axiata (IANS) Apple which earns devices. federal and state authorities posed by the European Union over $7 billion a year from If Apple buys DuckDuckGo, are probing Google for its in 2018 led Google to offer on Tuesday. Google for it to be default it can stop that ad revenue anti-trust practices. Google is other search options to users. The company, however, search engine for iOS and Siri from going to Google and facing privacy lawsuits and le- While declined to comment didn't disclose the deal can end its reliance on Google welcome that money into gal actions, particularly in the on DuckDuckGo, which pro- amount. if it acquires privacy-focused its kitty. "Apple may be in a European Union but also in motes itself as a privacy-pro- "Acquisition of the ordi- search engine DuckDuckGo, stronger position than at first the US where it's facing a $5 tecting search engine, Google nary shares of Robi from top analysts have said. glance, given it controls the billion class-action lawsuit. said it was continuing to co- New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) DoCoMo has been done at In a note to investors, Bern- keys to the kingdom on who Justice Department inves- operate with the state and Bharti Airtel's subsidiary mutually agreed valuation. stein analyst Toni Sacconaghi can monetize iOS search. tigators have sought details federal investigations. Bharti International (Singa- The said valuation is non- argued that while Google is However, it remains uncom- com. "However, we suspect about measures to increase Apple first built DuckDuck- pore) has increased its stake material and is not disclosed the world's dominant search fortably dependent on Bing the company's fear of rock- competition in the online Go integration into mobile in Robi Axiata, a telecom herein due to reasons of engine player, Apple is in a to act as a counterweight to ing the boat � which could search market from Google Safari in iOS 8, allowing users service provider in Bangla- confidentiality," it said. relatively strong position to Google � hence our sug- compromise $15 billion in rival DuckDuckGo. to select the search engine, desh. Robi is the second largest apply pressure to the Alpha- gestion that Apple acquire its profits it captures today from DuckDuckGo Founder and as well as alternatives Yahoo Bharti International (Sin- mobile network operator in bet company, reports Bar- own search engine," Sacco- iOS � may ultimately limit CEO Gabriel Weinberg told and Bing, in the Settings app, gapore), which had a 25 per Bangladesh and a subsidiary ron's. While Google pays over naghi wrote. its freedom of action with Ap- CNN earlier this month that reports Apple Insider. cent stake in Robi Axiata, ac- company of Axiata Invest- $7 billion a year to be the Google also has an option ple," wrote Sacconaghi. a solution like a search pref- Bing was the default search quired an additional 6.3 per ments (Labuan), which is default search engine for iOS to pull out of the Apple deal Sacconaghi has floated the erence menu can enhance engine for Siri until 2017, cent stake in the company the subsidiary of the leading and Siri, it is approximately 30 if it can capture 70 per cent of idea of a DuckDuckGo ac- competition. when Apple transitioned to from NTT DOCOMO and its Asian telecom giant, Axiata per cent of an estimated $25 its current iOS search revenue quisition by Apple for under On Android devices, Google Google for a more "consistent group entities, said Bharti Group Berhad, based in Ma- billion in annual ad revenue by pushing users to Google. $1 billion. The idea makes search had been the default web search experience." Airtel in a regulatory filing laysia. Steel demand expected to start Markets in Agra open but customers reluctant to move out Agra, June 9 (IANS) Such new arrivals in the villages. is the level of scare from Co- The SN Medical College reviving in Q3 FY20: Crisil Survey vid-19 that though malls and hospital has drawn up a New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) As cent. "Key constraints pointed bazaars in Agra are now open, plan to add more facilities the pandemic and the lock- out by the respondents in- customers are reluctant to and beds and gear up for the down severely impacted con- clude demand slowdown, lo- move out of their homes. surge, if any, in the number struction and allied activities, gistic constraints and labour The Covid-19 has definitely of cases till June end. a majority of the steel manu- shortage. Dearth of truckers given a big boost to home de- The district authorities facturers believe demand in and lack of labourers for load- livery services. "From medi- have decided to extend home the sector will start to recover ing/unloading and movement cines to vegetables and gro- quarantine regime to milder in the third quarter of financial especially for long steel, and of goods will impede transpor- cery items, we now prefer to cases, under supervision of year 2020-21, as per a survey galvanised products. tation of raw material and fin- get our supplies at home. It is the health department. De- by Crisil Research. The survey also revealed ished goods," it said. too much of a hassle to stand tails will be announced in a "Nearly 60 per cent of the that even with an anticipated Despite ports and mining in long queues maintaining day or two. respondents expect demand slowdown in national highway activities being functional social distancing," says se- Members of the IMA and to recover from the third construction, roads are ex- during the lockdown, 45 per nior citizen Sudhir Gupta of private medical practitioners quarter, as infrastructure and pected to remain the frontrun- cent of the steelmakers had Vijay Nagar Colony. said, the number of cases construction activities gather ner, while minimal pickup is seen disruptions in raw mate- The food supply chains are going up indicated that the pace, migrant workers return expected in real estate activity rial supply. Iron ore availabil- already in business. "Indeed, tions and are gradually gear- tients have recovered and the lockdown was not very effec- to work, and the fiscal mea- in the near term. ity was the most impacted as digitalisation has helped a ing up to reopen. Training number of active cases now is tive in some areas, and the sures taken by the government About 33 per cent of the re- indicated by 45 per cent of the lot. Life without internet is and maintenance work is in at 107. So far 15,260 samples recent relaxations appeared improve availability of funds," spondents estimate that utili- respondents and the coking difficult to imagine now," full swing in the star hotels. had been taken for testing. to make people complacent a Crisil statement said. sation of steel will be 50-60 coal supply was the next to be adds retired government of- Meanwhile, the number Health department officials towards precautions. Further, around 80 per cent per cent in fiscal 2021, while impacted. ficer Shravan Singh. of deaths due to Covid in said investigation teams were Police officials however of the respondents feel pent- another 33 per cent, including However, most respondents Though no firm date has Agra now stands at 51, while conducting extensive screen- clarified that the guidelines up demand from awarded or key integrated steel producers, believe this to be more of a been announced for opening 13 new cases were added till ing in the urban clusters. In for bazaars, malls, hotels and ongoing infrastructure proj- see it at 60-70 per cent. On ag- transportation and supply is- of the historical monuments, Tuesday morning taking the the rural areas, monitoring places of worship were being ects, especially roads and gregate, the respondents ex- sue rather than one of lack of the 500 odd big and budget tally to 980. District magis- committees and Asha work- strictly followed and the vio- railways, will drive recovery, pect utilisation to be 66-68 per availability and mining. hotels have started prepara- trate P.N. Singh said 822 pa- ers were keeping a track of all lators were being penalised.

Hiring activity dips 61% in May in Hiring plans for Q3 in India weakest in 15 US stocks rally following solid weekly gains India: Naukri.com years: Survey New York, June 9 (IANS) US stocks New Delhi, June 9 month," said Pawan Goy- cities registered a double- New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) outlook compared to the west outlook of +5 per cent features ended higher, building on prior week's (IANS) Hit by Covid-19 al, Chief Business Officer, digit dip in hiring of more Hiring intentions in India for and east. "Corporate India among the top four countries solid gains. On Monday, the Dow Jones pandemic and nation- Naukri.com. In a recently than 50 per cent, accord- the July-September quarter of is rationalising its workforce out of 44 that projected a pos- Industrial Average jumped 461.46 points, wide lockdown, India saw conducted survey with ing to ‘The NaukriJob- this year are the weakest since in response to the economic itive hiring trend. or 1.70 per cent, to 27,572.44. The S&P 500 a huge decline of 61 per recruiters and HR heads, Speak Index' for May. 2005, said a survey on Tues- slowdown. It is indeed a 'wait The other three are Japan, increased 38.46 points, or 1.20 per cent, cent in hiring activity in about 39 per cent said The decline was led by day which found that just five and watch' game as organ- China and Taiwan who have to 3,232.39. The Nasdaq Composite Index May, the second consec- that critical hiring is still metros wherein Kolkata per cent of employers in the isations are gearing up for a Net Employment Outlook was up 110.66 points, or 1.13 per cent, to utive month where the taking place and we are declined by 68 per cent, country are anticipating an the post lockdown era where of +11 per cent, +3 per cent 9,924.74, Xinhua news agency reported. hiring activity registered seeing the same on the followed by Delhi (-67 per increase in payrolls in Q3. they anticipate an upsurge and +3 per cent respectively Boeing shares soared 12.2 per cent, lead- a dip of more than 60 per site with industries such cent) and Mumbai (-67 per Sectors which will lead the in demand," Sandeep Gulati, for Q3, 2020. Net Employ- ing the advancers in the Dow. All the 11 cent, job portal Naukri. as pharma, healthcare, cent). There was an across job market are likely to be Group Managing Director of ment Outlook is derived by primary S&P 500 sectors traded on an up- com said on Monday. insurance and IT-soft- the board decline in hiring the mining and construction, ManpowerGroup India, said taking the percentage of em- beat note, with energy closing up 4.32 per The May decline in ware posting jobs during at varied experience levels finance, insurance and real in a statement. ployers anticipating total cent, outpacing the rest. Shares of airlines, hiring was led by hotel, the lockdown. with the entry-level expe- estate sectors, according to For the study, the Manpow- employment to increase and retailers and cruise lines rose broadly as restaurant, travel and air- "At our end, we are rience bands (0 to 3 years the "Employment Outlook erGroup interviewed over subtracting from this the per- investors were hopeful about normaliz- lines industries (-91 per also making all efforts to experience) witnessing Survey" by global staffing firm 34,000 employers in 43 coun- centage expecting to see a de- ing economic activities amid COVID-19 cent), followed by retail ensure that hiring and the sharpest decline of 66 ManpowerGroup. tries and territories to forecast crease in employment at their lockdown easing. This week features a (-87 per cent), auto/an- discovery of talent is ef- per cent. A latest survey by The strongest hiring pace labor market activity in the location in the next quarter. key meeting from the Federal Reserve. cillary (-76 per cent), and fortless and under the naukri.com revealed last is recorded in the medium July-September quarter of The most adversely im- Wall Street will concentrate on the US BFSI (-70 per cent). ‘Step-Up' initiative, have last month that at least sized organisations followed 2020. In India, the survey in- pacted sector in India are the central bank's statement on interest rates "The extension of the enabled easy access and one in 10 Indian jobseeker by the large sized and small volved nearly 700 employers service sector and manufac- Wednesday and a press conference from lockdown has resulted discovery of laid-off job- confirmed he or she has sized organisations, showed across the country. turing sector with indicated Chairman Jerome Powell. For the week in a continued decline seekers to recruiters," been laid off and nearly the results From a region per- The encouraging news, hiring intentions of +4 per ending Friday, the Dow advanced 6.8 per in hiring activity for Goyal said in a statement. three in 10 jobseekers fear spective, north and south re- however, is that India with an cent and +2 per cent respec- cent, the S&P 500 gained 4.9 per cent and the third consecutive The job market across a layoff was imminent. gions indicate a more positive overall seasonally adjusted tively, said the survey. the Nasdaq climbed 3.4 per cent. HP 'Always Connected' PCs with 4G LTE Equity indices plunge amid volatility, available from Rs 44,999 in India profit booking stocks. New Delhi, June 9 two Type A, multi-media "European markets (IANS) Taking the Always SD media card reader opened in red and added Connected PC market to and a HDMI and Blue- to pressure witnessed by a brand new level, HP Inc tooth 5 combo that sup- the Indian markets today. on Tuesday introduced ports gigabit file transfer Investors are now await- HP14s notebooks for speed to a 256 GB storage ing an announcement mainstream users with unit from the US Fed meet- 4G LTE connectivity, lat- The 'Always Connect- ing which is scheduled est Intel 10th Gen chips ed' HP Pavilion x360 14 tomorrow (Wednesday)," and powerful internals. supports 10th genera- Khemka said. HP14s with i3 proces- tion Intel processor with On the domestic front, sor and 4GB RAM is now Intel 'Iris Plus Graphics' he said that after witness- available for Rs 44,999, for exceptional perfor- ing a sharp rally over the HP14s with i5 proces- millions of PC users in ing. Powered by Intel's to battle the given situa- mance. last few days, Indian mar- sor and 8GB RAM costs India to work, learn and 10th gen i3/i5processors, tion," said Vickram Bedi, The HP Pavilion x360 Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Siddhartha Khemka, kets are likely to remain Rs 64,999 and HP Pavil- play from anytime, any- the HP14s offers micro- Senior Director, Personal 14 supports 11 hours of The Indian stock market Head of Retail Research sideways and in a con- ion x360 14 i5 would be where," said Vinay Aw- edge displays in 78 per Systems, HP India Mar- battery life, hands-free slumped on Tuesday af- at Motilal Oswal Finan- solidation mode. available from July 1 for asthi, Managing Direc- cent screen-to-body ra- ket. access to Amazon Alexa ter traversing through the cial Services Ltd, said: The BSE Sensex closed Rs 84,999 at HP World tor, HP India Market. tio. The HP14s delivers voice service, 'wake on' green and red stretches "Indian equity markets at 33,956.69, lower by stores and online store. With low fixed-line The buyres would get a power in an ultra-mobile voice feature and comes in a highly volatile trade after rising more than 1 413.89 points or 1.20 per hp.com/in. broadband penetration Reliance Jio SIM with six- design with Intel Core i5/ equipped with dual session. per cent, witnessed sell- cent from its previous The new notebook and sub-optimal security month free data (1.5GB i3 processor with win- speakers, B&O Audio, Investors took to profit ing pressure in the latter close of 34,370.58. portfolio comes with 4G protocols for home Wi- per day), access to Jio dows 10 operating sys- and HP Audio Boost for a booking during the after- half and ended in red. It had opened at LTE connectivity, which Fi, 4G LTE plays a critical ecosystem and 30 per tem and built-in Intel more immersive experi- noon trade after the surge Profit booking in Index 34,520.79, and touched was previously available role providing fast and cent discount on overall XMM 7360 4G LTE6 to ence. during the first half. The heavyweights such as an intra-day high of with HP premium note- secure internet connec- Jio data plans after the provide a fast, connected Available in a natu- volatility can be gauged HDFC Bank, Reliance 34,811.29 and a low of books such as HP Elite tivity. six-month free data pe- and secure solution. ral silver colour, the HP from the fact that Sensex, Industries, Bharti Airtel, 33,881.19 points. Dragonfly and HP Spec- Weighing 1.53 kgs, the riod. The lightweight note- Pavilion x360 14 offers which closed 413 points ICICI Bank and Kotak The Nifty50 on the Na- tre X360. new stylish and light- "With remote working book sports a micro- a larger screen-to-body lower than its previ- Mahindra Bank led to the tional Stock Exchange "The introduction of weight HP 14s comes becoming the new nor- edge FHD display with ratio of 82.47 per cent in ous close, had gained as market decline today." closed at 10,046.65, lower 4G LTE access in a main- with a long battery life of mal, the HP 14s range ultra-narrow bezel and a three-sided micro-edge much as 440 points ear- He also noted that fall by 120.80 points or 1.19 stream device will trans- up to nine hours accom- is aimed at arming em- includes 6 ports - one bezel display, said the lier in the day, although in the global indices also per cent from its previous form the experience for panied with fast charg- ployees and employers super-speed Type C and company. after a choppy start. weighed on the Indian close. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Wednesday, June 10, 2020 PL stars to be asked to defer wages Spanish GP postponed due to COVID-̉̑ IPL CAN WAIT, Madrid, June 9 (IANS) fatalities after Italy. COUNTRY NEEDS due to coronavirus crisis The Spanish Moto GP has According to update by London, June 9 been postponed due to the the Washington-based TO GET OVER (IANS) Top English coronavirus pandemic. It John Hopkins University, CRISIS FIRST: Premier League players was supposed to be held Spain has recorded a are expecting to be on May 3. total of 3,647 deaths, ROHIT asked to defer some of “The ongoing while the death toll in their wages during the coronavirus outbreak has China stood at 3,291. coronavirus crisis. obliged the event to be Italy tops the list of Some clubs in the rescheduled,” organisers global deaths at 7,503. top division have been announced on Thursday. statement added. postponed, as per a BBC According to Fernando in talks with the PFA “As the situation The season is now report.The number of Simon, the head of the Premier League over remains in a state of slated to open with coronavirus deaths in country’s emergency whether it would be constant evolution, a new the French Grand Prix Spain has surpassed public health department, alright to delay a part date for the Spanish GP at Le Mans’ Bugatti China, where the the fatality ratio has levelled of wages until the crisis cannot be confirmed until circuit on May 17. pandemic originated last out in recent days and ends. it becomes clearer when Races in Thailand, December, to become figures seem to indicate In a statement, exactly it will be possible the United States and the second worst-hit that Spain is approaching a the Professional to hold the event,” a Argentina have also been country in terms of peak in coronavirus cases. Footballers’ Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Association, as quoted With the coronavirus by www.thesun.co.uk Turkish boxers test positive after Tokyo pandemic wrecking havoc said: “As with other and the country observing industries, the current qualifier, IOC draws flak a 21-day lockdown, senior COVID-19 crisis is Istanbul, June 9 (IANS) The the outbreak seriously enough and sent to the board members of the India opener Rohit Sharma having a severe impact the Premier League four months -- but it International Olympic Committee "didn't care". European Boxing Confederation feels the Indian Premier on the finances of the and the EFL to discuss will then be paid back. (IOC) has been labelled He added: "I just want to know, (EUBC), and accessed by the League (IPL) can wait for the game. how we might proceed Some players, "irresponsible" after the Turkish when the whole world was on high BBC, Gozgec wrote: "Two of our time being. “Several clubs have going forward.”English particularly those at Boxing Federation revealed two alert, why they hosted this event? athletes (and a coach) have tested In an Instagram chat with already approached Championship clubs known to be fighters and a coach who took part "We didn't see any hygienic positive for (Covid-19) after teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, players with a view to team Birmingham struggling financially in a Tokyo 2020 qualifying event standards there. There were no returning to Turkey from London. India’s limited overs vice- imposing pay deferrals. have asked those before the coronavirus in London earlier this month had preventative measures." All of them are in treatment captain Rohit was quizzed by “In order to deal with earning more than hit Europe, are likely to since tested positive for COVID-19. The Boxing Road to Tokyo now and thankfully are in good the leg-spinner about the fate this situation, we have £6,000-a-week to be concerned about a Turkish Boxing Federation competition at the Copper Box condition.“This is the disastrous of IPL this season. called for an urgent accept a 50 per cent deferral, according to president Eyup Gozgec told BBC was cancelled after three days result of the irresponsibility of the The cash-rich league has meeting with both pay cut for the next the report. Sport that organisers failed to take because of the pandemic.In a letter IOC Boxing Task Force.” been postponed till April 15 and by the looks of things, it can get pushed back further COVID-̉̑: Indian paddler Takeme stuck in Spain, says she is fine with India recording more than 700 cases till Thursday Kolkata, June 9 (IANS) Indian booked for a March 24 flight recorded a total of 3,647 deaths, evening and 14 deaths. table tennis player Takeme back home but with India while the death toll in China “We should first think about Sarkar, who went to Spain to under 21-day lockdown, she stood at 3,291. Italy tops the the country. The situation take part in the Spanish League, had to change her plans.“I am list of global deaths at 7,503.A needs to get better first then is stuck in Malaga due to the fine here. My club members total of 49,515 confirmed cases we can talk about the IPL. Let lockdown in India with no are very supportive, they are means Spain has a nationwide life get back to normal first,” international flights coming providing food and everything. fatality rate of around 7.2 per Rohit said after Chahal asked to the country.The Railways They had booked my return cent. New cases rose by 20 per him about the IPL. paddler, ranked 14th nationally tickets on 24th March but due cent.According to Fernando The ace Mumbai batsman by the Table Tennis Federation to flights getting cancelled, I Simon, the head of the country’s said he hasn’t seen his city of India (TTFI), went to Spain to could not come back,” Takeme emergency public health like this, all roads wearing a take part in the Spanish League said in a statement.“My parents department, the fatality ratio deserted look, adding that as which was supposed to start have been very supportive, has levelled out in recent days cricketers they don’t get to from February and continue my coach has always given me The number of coronavirus originated last December, to after Italy.According to update and figures seem to indicate spend so much time with the till May.Takeme, who hails suggestions for everything and deaths in Spain has surpassed become the second worst-hit by the Washington-based John that Spain is approaching a family due to hectic schedule from Jalpaiguri, said she was is also guiding me,” she added. China, where the pandemic country in terms of fatalities Hopkins University, Spain has peak in coronavirus cases. throughout the year.

Chennai, June 9 (IANS) FIDE stops Candidates Tournament 13th edition of TCS World 10K Global chess body FIDE on Thursday stopped the ongoing Candidates Tournament at in Russia midway Bengaluru rescheduled Russia's Yekaterinburg owing tournament would challenge Bengaluru, June 9 (IANS) to the country's decision to World Champion Grand Procam International on interrupt air traffic with other Master Magus Carlsen for the Thursday announced the 13th countries over the Coronavirus World Title.Two days back, edition of ‘World Athletics spread. on the concerns of COVID-19 Gold Label Race, Tata In a statement, FIDE spread, FIDE announced its Consultancy Services World President Arkady Dvorovich decision to postpone the 44th 10K Bengaluru, which was said: "Today, the government Chess Olympiad (including scheduled to take place on of the Russian Federation the competition for players May 17, will be rescheduled announced that starting with disabilities) and the FIDE to a later date. March 27, 2020, Russia Congress.These events, to be With the COVID-19 interrupts air traffic with other held in Moscow and Khanty- pandemic impacting millions countries without indicating Mansiysk during the summer of lives world over, and the any time frames." of 2020, are rescheduled to rapidly changing scenario, He said FIDE cannot the summer of 2021 at the it was imperative to take the utmost care and attention conjunction with the state, continue the tournament same locations. FIDE will action for the safety of all from all of us. We know many international and national without guarantees for the to stop the tournament. said.According to him, the continue to work hard in stakeholders’ world over. The of our runners are eagerly athletic bodies to identify a players' and officials' safe and It will be continued later, results of the seven rounds order to support various chess event has also suspended awaiting the 13th edition of suitable date for the event. timely return home. with the exact dates to be played remain valid, and the activities, at the same time registrations for all categories the event and have spent time We will keep you abreast of "In this situation and on announced as soon, as the tournament will be resumed in caring first and foremost about beginning Thursday. training for the same. But the developments.” the basis of clause 1.5. Rules global situation related to the same composition starting the health and well-being of Vivek Singh, Jt., circumstances arising due to For the benefit of runners of Candidates Tournament, the COVID-19 pandemic with the games of the eighth the entire chess community, Managing Director, Procam the COVID-19 pandemic are who have already registered the FIDE President decided will allow," Dvorkovich round.The winner of the FIDE said. International, said, “The such that we have had to take for the 2020 edition, their world as we know is going this difficult decision.” entry will be automatically through a very difficult He further said, “We transferred to the new race PERRY UNDERGOES HAMSTRING SURGERY, TO BE OUT FOR SIX MONTHS situation, that demands are closely working in date, without any payment.

Melbourne, June 9 (IANS) Australia's Ellyse Perry has Every athletes’ worst fear has come true: undergone a successful surgery on her torn hamstring that ended her T20 World Cup Vinesh on Oly postponement campaign earlier this month. New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) the Tokyo Olympics is important more than ever Perry had injured her right Ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat organising committee to see the silver lining in this hamstring while attempting said that postponement said that the Games will dark cloud," she said."Now a run out during Australia's of the Olympics is every be postponed to next year is the time for all of us to final group match against New athletes' "worst fear" due to the coronavirus be stronger than ever, keep Zealand in teh T20 World Cup and has left her "deeply outbreak. Vinesh had fighting these extraordinary and was subsequently ruled disappointed." sealed her qualification circumstances and believe out of the competition where In a statement released at the wrestling World with all our might that Australia defeated India in the on her social media Championships last year. we will overcome this final at the MCG on March 8. handles, Vinesh said, "This on that stage is tougher! I She however said that the challenge."We need to Australia coach Matthew was every athletes' worst don't really know what to measure was necessary summon all our reserves of Mott provided on update fear and it has come true. say right now but inside and encouraged people to determination, refocus and on Perry. "Ellyse did have Everybody knows that me there is a rollercoaster be stronger."This is a very work towards our goals! surgery on her hamstring, it's via teleconferencing."Her of her plan."The recovery is competing in the Olympics of emotions!"The crucial time for the world While there is more to this going well," Mott was quoted first phase of that is pure rest. looking good, all our medical is the toughest test for an International Olympic and the greater sporting chapter, a new story is as saying by cricket.com.au She's in Sydney at the moment staff are happy with how the athlete but I believe waiting Committee (IOC) in a fraternity. Though I am already being written, but while speaking to journalists recuperating and that's part surgery went," he added. for an opportunity to be joint statement with very deeply dissapointed, it WE WILL OVERCOME!" ENTERTAINMENT IIndianndian HHorizonorizon Wednesday - June 10, 2020 ̉̊

Disha Patani shares a throwback video with her rumoured, Anushka Sharma: beau Tiger Shroff and it's AMAZING As artiste & producer only tried new things Disha Patani shares a throwback video with her rumoured beau Tiger Shroff to wish him on his birthday.

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I have learnt moves will make you guys i couldnt do quite an impres- From Baaghi to Baaghi 3, I've gymnastics and I've done a I lif fall in love with this man. On sive job, given the right excus- enjoyed shooting with you fi lm where I'm taking a fl ip a his special day, Tiger Shroff's es) ?? happiest b’day baagh every minute. #GetReadyTo- through a fi re ring. He's still sh rumoured girlfriend Disha you will always be frightening Fight is refl ection of you and not impressed. What more Patani had the best birthday to dance next to, thank you your hard work. Stay tuned can I do?" th post for him.Disha Patani for being so diffi cult to match as we bring this to you today.. Courtesy : Bollywoodlife ar is so Daisy Shah rescues a d Saif and Kareena regally shoot Sh cr puppy in distress for a renowned brand er in charity and giving back, and an all styled by the celebrity th looked around for the best Laxmi Lehr.Saif Ali Khan d NGO she could fi nd. was last seen in the comedy is Daisy worked with the Wahe- movie Jwaani Jaaneman and guru Animal Welfare & Group now has also committed of of Environmentalist. Daisy is to star in Pavan Kirpalani's ctress-producer ac an animal lover and decided to directorial venture, Bhoot Anushka Sharma says an dedicate her time and services Police, a comedy-horror Aas an artiste and a pro- sh and donating for food and featuring an ensemble cast, ducer, she has only tried to ti medications. She spent a lot including Fatima Sana do new things and has never b of time at the NGO, meeting Shaikh and Ali Fazal. succumbed to pressure of their animals and overseeing While Kareena will next any sort. the recovery of the puppy she'd star in the movie Angrezi "As an artiste and a pro- found. The NGO works with in- Medium, a sequel to the ducer, I have only tried to jured and abandoned animals 2017 fi lm, by Homi Ada- do new things. I have never aisy Shah recently action. Without wasting time, and cares for them and their he royal couple Khan was also the part of jania, and will portray the succumbed to pressure of performed a great act Daisy picked up the puppy and medical issues. With the help of Bollywood, the the affair off-camera. role of a Mughal princess any sort and I have relished Dof kindness. The actress took it to the nearest vet. The of the NGO's care, the limping TNawab of Pataudi Saif Speaking of the perfect Jahanara Begum in Karan at every opportunity to do was in Chandigarh shooting puppy was injured and scared puppy was restored to health Ali Khan and his gorgeous picture of the supremely Johar's directorial venture, something new and learn for her upcoming movie 'See but Daisy took care of her, fed and walking again. Begum Kareena Kapoor regal couple, both are seen Takht, a historical drama something dramatically dif- You in Court' when she came her and was there with her at The puppy recovered in no Khan recently did a photo twinning in deep blue formal featuring an ensemble cast, ferent," Anushka said. across a puppy in distress. the vet. time, and Daisy personally re- shoot together on being wear. The Jawaani Jaaneman including Ranveer Singh, She said that her body Daisy is an animal lover and Daisy wanted to take the turned the puppy she'd nursed the Brand Ambassadors for actor looks regnant in a suit Vicky Kaushal, and Alia of work is a testimony to has 2 pets, Blessy & Lizzie, a puppy with her to her hotel to back to health, to her mother. "VECTUS` Pipes & Tanks. while his Begum Kareena Bhatt. Besides, She will also this."And I consider myself dog and a cat, and could not care for her personally, how- Animals have no voice and can- The pair have set couple looks ravishing in a Jonathan team with Aamir Khan for fortunate that I have got the stand seeing the puppy in ever, unfortunately in India, not ask for help, So Daisy urges goals each time they have Simkhai number. Her hair is the third time in Laal Singh opportunity to collaborate pain.Daisy came across a tiny, hotels don't allow animals. everyone else to keep an eye come up for an assignment tied up in a bun fi xed by the Chaddha, a remake of the with some of the best minds injured puppy on the sets of Therefore, she did the next out for animals and do what- according to the reports celebrity hairstylist Yianni American comedy-drama in the business and always her movie and immediately best thing and found an ani- ever they can to help them. their son and the most Tsapatori and makeup by Forrest Gump (1994). push the envelope ," she decided she needed to take mal welfare NGO. She believes Courtesy : Santa Banta adorable star kid Taimur Ali Pompy Hans.The duo was all Courtesy : Santa Banta added.Anushka's horror fl ick "Pari" completed two years of its release on Monday. She Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas go horseback riding PREITY ZINTA TO HUBBY: says she wanted to set course towards an uncharted terri- ctress Priyanka tory with the fi lm. Chopra and her Love you to the moon and back "I was blown away with Apop star husband (the script of) 'Pari' and I Nick Jonas were spotted reity Zinta and years and it still feels knew immediately that I riding recently.Nick took her "patipar- like yesterday. Love was producing this film. to Instagram to share a Pmeshwar" you to the moon and Pari presented me with a series of pictures from Gene Goodenough back. #Patiparmesh- unique challenge t hat I their vacation. They have completed four war #leapyearan- never faced and I wanted to enjoyed a romantic out- years of a bliss- niversary #ting," explore myself as an actor ing on Sunday as they hit ful marriage. The she captioned the in a genre and a charac- the beach in Carpinteria, actress says that it image. ter that I had never done California on horseback. has been four years Preity married before and hadn't seen In one photograph, and it still feels like Gene Goodenough many explore too."So, for with their cowboy hats "yesterday". in February 2016 in a me, I wanted to set course on, Nick is seen taking Preity on Satur- private ceremony in towards an uncharted terri- the lead on his white turning back to look at on sharing mushy mo- day night took to Los Angeles. Good- tory and entertain audi- horse as Priyanka follows his wife."Sunday," wrote ments from their love life Instagram, where enough is Senior ences and with something him on her chestnut Nick in the caption of on social media.Recently, she shared an ador- Vice-President for that they wouldn't expect," coloured ride.In another the post. Priyanka also they were seen dancing able photograph Finance at NLine she said.For Anushka, it one, the two are seen posted the pictures with to foot-tapping Bolly- of herself along Energy, a US-based was satisfying that she gave sharing a hearty laugh caption "magic".Priyanka wood number "Aankh with Gene."Happy hydroelectric power audiences worldwide a with each other, while and Nick got married in marey" in a video, posted Anniversary my company. genre-defining horror film. in the third, Nick is seen December 2018, and keep by the singer. IANS darling?? It's been 4 IANS IANS Vishwaroopam fame Naren Weiss Beyhadh 2: Jennifer Winget to quit after the roped in 'Kid Happy' as lead show shifts to digital platform? ctor Naren Weiss, best known for his portrayal eyhadh 2 2 has been been one of the most loved no mood to continue with Aof antagonist Osama Bin one of the most loved villains of television. She the show if it’s going to be in Laden in Kamal Haasan's fi lm Bshows on television. has played the role with so only digital space. Jennifer is Vishwaroopam, will make his Fans have been loving much perfection that one not comfortable playing the debut as a lead in the feature Jennifer Winget as Maya cannot imagine any other same character on the OTT fi lm Kid Happy, to be directed and are impressed with her actress in place of Jennifer platform as her contract was by Kris Cheppaikode and spectacular performance. Winget. signed with the channel. Her Meghan Scibona. Speaking Shivin Narang who plays Recently, it was reported managing team has raised about the casting, writer- Rudra in the show is too that Beyhadh 2 will go her concern to the pro- director Kris Cheppaikode loved by the fans. Jennifer off-air on television and ducer (Prateek Sharma) and said the following: "Naren is Winget and Shivin Narang's will continue on the digi- discussions between the two every director's dream: he's chemistry has been quite tal platform. The show is parties are in progress. Let’s magnetic to watch and a joy impressive. expected to go off-air on see what happens.” to work with. He has commit- Not just their on-screen television from March Well, this surely isn't a ted himself 100% to the role, chemistry, their off-screen 13.Now, as per reports in good news for Maya fans. emotionally, intellectually and chemistry too is loved. Spotboye, Jennifer Winget It will be very difficult for physically. He adjusts quickly They have been paired for will no longer continue as some other actress to take to new lines and new direction the first time but they did Maya and will be quitting Jennifer's place as Maya and with nuance and grace. Every retake due to a truck rumbling repeat his motions and into- not let us feel so. Jennifer the show after it shifts to the as has been loving Jennifer take is fresh and organic, but by or a passing person looking nation exactly. Winget has been the face of digital platform.A source as Maya Mehrotra. at the same time, if we need to into the lens, Naren is able to Courtesy : Santa Banta Beyhadh. She as Maya has told SpotBoye, “Winget is in Courtesy : Bollywoodlife

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