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                         said her candidature from any him to give 30,000 crore deal Amethi and Rae Bareli would Lok Sabha seat has not been to a private company in the get food parks, national high- decided, but it is unlikely that country.” ways and paper mills.    she would be pitched against “I have conveyed to “In MP and Rajasthan we Modi. Priyanka and Scindia that we are setting up food processing  Meanwhile, continuing his have to form Governments at plants in large number to help tirade against Prime Minister the Centre and in UP this farmers get good price of their Narendra Modi, Rahul on time at any cost,” Rahul told the produce. Such things will also
   Thursday exuded confidence in media. happen in Amethi and Rae Amethi of reviving the party Amid sloganeering, Rahul Bareli. My sister and I will work 
 
and prophesised that the next announced that once the party 24 hours for you,” the Congress Chief Minister of UP would be came to power at the Centre, president said. $  (!"3!450 from the Congress. Rahul said people were he CBI has booked former frustrated that the PM fooled TICICI bank CEO Chanda them by making tall promises.   "" Kochhar, her husband Deepak He also accused Modi of Kochhar and Videocon group Prevention of Corruption Act. “destroying” Constitutional MD Venugopal Dhoot for Some top names in the institutions to protect his      alleged cheating and corruption banking industry like present party’s illegal interests. in sanctioning loans to the CEO of ICICI bank Sandeep “Gali gali mein shor hai, company, which caused a loss Bakshi, Sonjoy Chatterjee, chowkidar chor hai. (Its com- of 1,730 crore to the bank, Zarin Daruwala, Rajiv mon knowledge that the the       officials said on Thursday. Sabharwal, KV Kamath and chowkidar is a thief), Rahul The CBI conducted search- Homi Khusrokhan have come said, adding, “The PM says it $  478(9" if they (SP and BSP) approach es at three locations in Mumbai under the CBI scanner as they    !         
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The influenza with some of them the JNU sedition case. ing a procession and support- tisements in 11 markets under new adver- well as Government job after they main objectives of the Sanjeevan Project getting admitted on regular Last week, the ruling Aam ed seditious slogans raised on tisement policy. release out of the prison. are for wellbeing of the inmates for giv- basis, however, the cases have Aadmi Party (AAP) and the the JNU campus during an In order to recycle building waste like “Yoga is one of the best exercises as ing them life, making them alive, re-ani- come down in the last two days, Delhi Police had traded alle- event on February 9, 2016. bricks, mortars and cement blocks to produce well as changes a person both mentally as mating and living together. The prison- Dr Maurya added. gations after a court ques- Former JNU students byproducts like tiles, aggregate and silt, the well as spiritually. MoU has been signed ers who successfully complete the above “The severity of influenza tioned filing of a chargesheet in Umar Khalid and Anirban South Corporation will set up a construction with Ministry of Ayush, Director General said yoga course will not only train the is seen in the elderly and peo- cases in the entire country. Five the sedition case against former Bhattacharya were also charged and demolition plants at Bakkarwala and (Prison) and Moraji Desai National other prisoners of the jails in the yoga ple who already have chronic deaths have also been reported. JNUSU president Kanhaiya with allegedly shouting anti- Maindangarhi, Rai said. Institute for Yoga. The move will help sciences and meditation but also enable illness. In the hospital, these Last year, a total of 205 cases and Kumar and nine others without India slogans during the event To develop scientific temper among stu- inmates to earn livelihood after complet- to earn their livelihood proudly after two groups are reporting severe two deaths from Swine Flu procuring required sanction to mark the hanging of dents, the SDMC wwill also develop 40 science ing the sentence. It will be authority’s their release from jails,” said Raj Kumar, influenza, others are coming were reported, the data revealed. from authorities. Parliament attack mastermind clubs in its primary schools, Rai said. Further, responsibility to ensure job for them,” spokesperson of Delhi Prisons Authority. with normal symptoms,” he Amid this, doctors have The Delhi Government Afzal Guru. giving impetus on sanitation, she said an engi- Delhi Chief Secretary Vijay Dev said. The two yoga training programmes said. suggested some basic precau- sources said rules laid down by The event had taken place neered landfill site is being set up of Okhla to “Tihar Jail is a correctional home for all the jail inmates are: ‘Masters The data recently released tions like avoid physical contact the court for sanction of pros- despite the university admin- manage the solid waste. that aims to rehabilitate the inmates into Trainers Program’ under which a four by Integrated Disease with the infected as it is high- ecution will be followed. Police istration cancelling the per- Considering many motels and party lawns a productive members of the Society month certificate course in yoga science Surveillance Programme ly contagious and taking prop- had filed the chargesheet on mission for the same following which are running without having “addition- with positive mind. Further, the main will be provided with 480 hours dura- (IDSP), Ministry of Health and er meals to boost immunity. January 14, saying the sanction a complaint by the Akhil al built-up areas, violating municipal and aim of the project is to give the inmates tion for 75 male and 25 female inmates. Family Welfare, till January 13 The Health Department for prosecution was pending Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, Green norms, it was also announced to a respectable job as well as earn their The other one is foundation course and this year, Delhi recorded 168 of Delhi Government has also with the Government. which had termed it “anti- implementation the policy with an aim to put livelihood proudly,” Dev added. will be provided for a year with the dura- cases of Swine Flu which is also issued a health advisory includ- “Why did you file (the national”. an end of illegal use. “The inmates will also conduct tion of two hours per day, they said. the third highest number of ing the various precautions. !%#( )# #%( *+,*-./ # &#, * ! 
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Agar Malwa (MP): A 55-year-    Guwahati: Making its stand on have gone, if the Bill comes in, old farmer in Madhya Pradesh the Citizenship (Amendment) we can still save at least 17 was taken aback when he got a Bill 2016, the Assam BJP on assembly seats," said Sarma. loan waiver of just 13 instead Lucknow/New Delhi: The was filed after taking cogni- Thursday said that the State can Earlier the United of 23,815 he was eligible for Enforcement Directorate on sance of a CBI FIR. be saved from becoming a Minorities Front (UMF) which under a scheme announced by Thursday conducted multiple The CBI had taken over the 'Kashmir' only with the imple- was formed in 1985 as a reac- the newly elected Congress searches across various States in investigation after the present mentation of the Bill coupled tion to Assam agitation want- Government. connection with its money Yogi Adityanath-led BJP gov- with enforcing the Assam ed citizenship to Hindus from Shivlal Kataria, a resident laundering probe into the ernment in Uttar Pradesh Accord's Clause VI and ST sta- Bangladesh, later they changed of Nipania Baijnath village in 1,500-crore Gomti riverfront ordered an inquiry into the tus to six communities. their stand, Sarma said. Agar Malwa district, has taken development project in Uttar beautification project of the Addressing a rally of party Targeting the religious up the matter with the author- Pradesh Capital Lucknow, offi- Gomti riverfront. workers in Guwahati, state minorities of Assam, Sarma ities and is hopeful of its reso- cial sources said. The Yogi Adityanath gov- Finance Minister Himanta accounted for 71 per cent of the said members of the All Assam lution. The project was begun by ernment had asked for an inves- Biswa Sarma said he cannot population. It came down to 61 Minority Students Union Earlier this month, the the previous Samajwadi Party tigation into irregularities allow Assam to become the per cent in 2011. By 2021 if the (AAMSU) have been sending Madhya Pradesh Cabinet had Congress promised to write off farmers," the collector said. (SP) dispensation. committed with a "criminal next 'Jammu & Kashmir'. eight lakh population of Hindu messages on social media to approved a loan waiver scheme farm loans ahead of the assem- Chief Minister Kamal Nath Sources said the raids were intent" in the implementation of Sarma's statement came a Bengali from Bangladesh is oppose the Bill. "However, these under which farm dues worth bly elections. had announced the farm loan being carried out in various the Gomti River Channelisation day after student outfits from all taken out from Assam, the people are themselves eco- 2 lakh would be waived for "Undoubtedly, the scheme waiver on December 18, 2018 premises of the accused and Project and the Gomti River the northeastern States under the community's population of nomic refugee in Assam, why each eligible cultivator. is a boon. Other farmers of my hours after taking charge. their associates in Uttar Pradesh Front Development by the banner of North East Students' Assam will reduce to a mere 51 are they talking about who "The list (of beneficiaries) village are reaping its benefit. I The process of submitting (Lucknow and Noida), Delhi, State's Department of Irrigation. Organisation (NESO) gathered or 52 per cent, which will pave should get citizenship? I get is with the panchayat, which I have taken up the matter with applications to claim loan waiv- Haryana and Rajasthan by a The CBI had filed an FIR in Guwahati on Wednesday and the way for Badruddin Ajmal threatening messages on my saw the other day. It mentions the authorities and I am hope- er started on January 15 and team of the Enforcement against then chief engineers warned the BJP-led Government or Sirajudin Ajmal to become mobile," said Sarma. that just 13 of mine (debt), ful to get the waiver for the loan will end on February 5. The eli- Directorate (ED) officials assist- Gulesh Chandra, S N Sharma, at the Centre and the State Chief Minister of the State," Announcing that after instead of 23,815 loan, has I took some 10 months ago," he gible cultivators will start get- ed by local police. Qazim Ali, then superinten- against the Bill. Sarma said. 2021, he will not be in politics, been waived," Kataria said. told PTI. ting written off amount in The teams are looking for dent engineers Mangal Yadav, The students' bodies' rally "I do not require a certifi- Sarma said, "This is the last Being a poor farmer, he When his attention was their bank accounts from documents and evidence, they Akhil Raman, Kamaleshwar also termed Prime Minister cate if I am secular or commu- battle of Panipat. Those peo- and his only son's family eke drawn towards the issue, Agar February 22. said. Singh, Roop Singh Yadav and Narendra Modi and Assam nal. People are pitting Hindus ple who did bloodshed in out a living from their two-acre Malwa Collector Ajay Gupta Around 55 lakh farmers in The central probe agency executive engineer Surendra Chief Minister Sarbananda against Hindus. Those oppos- Jammu and Kashmir are land by growing soyabean, he said he will look into the mat- MP are expected to benefit had filed a criminal case under Yadav. Sonowal as "saviour and pro- ing Hindu Bangladeshi do not teaching us secularism. we added. ter. from the loan waiver which will the Prevention of Money Gulesh Chandra, Mangal tector of illegal immigrants" know that they have lost the are committed to protect Jati, Kataria said he was over- "Let me check... The dis- cost the State exchequer Laundering Act (PMLA) in Yadav, Akhil Raman and Roop from Bangladesh. power to decide in 14 districts Mati, Bheti (identity, land and whelmed with joy when the trict has a huge number of 50,000 crore. PTI March last year. The ED case Singh Yadav have retired. 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Lok Sabha elections in three or er for the polls, he said. him contest," he said. Services department across its memorial, the Maharashtra bench of Chief Justice N H Patil ed two accused in the Samuel Mathew, former four days, coalition coordina- On seats demanded by Their expectation is JD(S)- 16 zones will be empanelled Government on Thursday told and Justice N M Jamdar which Kodanad heist and murder Tehelka managing editor had tion committee chairman JD(S), Siddaramaiah said it Congress would win 25 plus with the PMJAY to implement the Bombay High Court it was was hearing two petitions chal- case to appear before it on on January 11 released a 16- Siddaramaiah said Thursday. has not been discussed. out of 28 seats in Karnataka, he the scheme. It will provide within its discretion to allot lenging the State's decision to January 29 on a plea by the minute video in which the two Ruling out any threat to the "...We will decide on seats said. secondary and tertiary care to land or money for a monument convert the mayor's bungalow police to cancel their bail. accused in the case, had H D Kumaraswamy-led gov- and other things in the next JD(S) has already eligible individuals. for a prominent person and it in central Mumbai into a When the petition by the allegedly linked Chief ernment amid alleged attempts meeting," he said. expressed its desire to contest "The Government is com- memorial for Shiv Sena investigating officer came up Minsiter K Palaniswami to the by the BJP to topple it, the for- Responding to a question in 12 seats, on which the mitted to developing a strate- founder Bal Thackeray. for hearing before district Judge case. mer Chief Minister said both about opinion within the Congress party has some reser- gic partnership with providers The petitions were filed by P Vadamalai, the government On April 23, 2017, the parties will face the polls Congress not to give up seats vations. to strengthen service delivery activist Bhagwanji Rayani and pleader argued that the security guard of the Kodanad together. where the party has sitting The Congress has said seat under the scheme so that the NGO Jan Mukti Morcha in accused, Sayan and Manoj were estate, the late chief minister J Preliminary discussions MPs, he said "We have not dis- sharing will be on 'candidate- vision of AB PM-JAY becomes April 2017 when the hampering the probe by giving Jayalalithaa's retreat home in have been held on Lok Sabha cussed it." merit' basis. a reality. Empanelment of Government had proposed to statements on the case. Nilgiris district, was murdered elections and a meeting will be JD(S) secretary general Also, several senior health care providers and insti- ◆ CHANGE OF NAME ◆ set up the memorial. When the As the counsel for the in a robbery attempt by a 10- held in three or four days to Danish Ali said "We only start- Congress leaders and MPs, tutions is a key aspect of this petitions came up for hearing accused sought time to present member gang. decide on the constituencies, he ed a preliminary discussion on including Veerappa Moily, have partnership," Dr Indu Bhushan, My Name was wrongly written on Thursday, petitioners' advo- their counter, the judge It emerged during the said. seat sharing, the process will reportedly asked the leadership the NHA CEO, said. Speaking as Madhuri Kushawaha in the cates Pradeep Havnur and declined to cancel the bail and probe that Jayalalithaa's former "..Keeping in mind the sit- continue and it will take many not to cede nine seats where the about the collaboration, he Certificate of 10th, 12th, and Uday Warunjikar sought to ordered the two accused to driver C Kanagaraj and Sayan uation in the constituencies, we rounds to have a pre-poll party has its sitting MPs, to said, "I am confident that our BA, Another all Documents amend the pleas so as to also appear before it on January 29. had allegedly plotted the crime. will decide," Siddaramaiah told alliance for Lok Sabha seats. It JD(S). There are also voices partnership with the Railways, challenge the decision of the The Tamil Nadu govern- A total of 10 people were reporters after the coordination will take some time. with in the party not to field sit- the NDMC and the North like Adhar Card, Bank A/c my  name is Madhuri Kushwaha BJP-led Govt to allocate 100 ment had last week moved the arrested in the case and a committee meeting here. There is no demand, our ting MPs in certain con- Delhi Municipal Corporation crore for the memorial. PTI court to cancel the bail grant- chargesheet was also filed. PTI Former Prime Minister common motive is to get the stituencies. PTI will go a long way". PTI which is correct Further I will write Madhuri Kushwaha only. PD(8278)C  elections in Rajasthan, guidelines. Chhattisgarh, Madhya )*  Most of these loans caused ,     -    Pradesh, Mizoram and a loss of Rs 1,730 crore to the     ((( Telangana, a total of six inci- +  ((( ICICI bank and consequent dents were reported. wrongful gains to the borrow- From Pag e1 “I am repeating, six anec- ers and accused persons. .     ((( Following his claims, sev- dotal or real incidents out of From Page 1 The term loan of Rs 300 eral Opposition parties have 1,76,000 polling booths. I am It was also alleged that crore sanctioned to Videocon From Page 1 Ambedkar Nagar, Joginder, Department control room demanded the use of ballot not defending those incidents. 64 crore were invested by International Electronics Ltd Haryana Chief Minister Kuldeep, Vishal all residents of received a call at 5.15 am from papers in the coming Lok There were some lapses on Dhoot through one of the was disbursed on September 7, Manohar Lal Khattar has Firozabad; Ram Prakash a local about the building col- Sabha polls. CEC Arora point- those EVMs, that were not companies, Supreme Energy, 2009. Next day, Dhoot trans- announced a compensation of Paswan, a resident of lapse in Ullawas village. The ed out that EVMs and paper even used for the elections by founded by him, which was ferred Rs 64 crore to Nupower Rs 3 lakh to each family of the Samastipur in Bihar. The iden- bodies of the men aged between trail machines are manufac- the cutting edge staff. Actions alleged as quid pro quo in the Renewables Ltd, through deceased. tity of one of the deceased is yet 30 and 40 years have been tured under highly secured were taken very swiftly, and complaint that triggered the Supreme Energy founded by The deceased have been to be ascertained. recovered,” said a senior official conditions by two PSUs -- they met their nemesis in 24 registration of the PE by the him. identified as Altaf from UP’s “The Gurugram Fire of Gurugram Fire Department. Bharat Electronics Ltd and to 48 hours. However, we are CBI. The amount was trans- Electronics Corporation of not happy even with those six During the course of the ferred through a “circuitous India Ltd -- who are doing a incidents. In elections, we PE, the CBI found alleged route” using company Supreme lot of work for defence estab- should have zero tolerance irregularities in sanctioning Energy Limited founded by   "" ((( lishments. for any incident of such six loans worth Rs 1,875 crore Dhoot, alleges the FIR. Defending EVMs, the nature,” he said. Following to Videocon Industries “This was the first major CEC said there was one result Shuja’s Press conference, BSP Limited, Videocon capital received by NRL to From Page 1 division of Muslim votes and “Congress will be able to in the 2014 Lok Sabha elec- chief Mayawati had asked the International Electronics Ltd acquire first power plant. Thus Dr SP Pandey of Pandit upper caste. attract minority votes because tions and a totally different Election Commission to revert and four other companies asso- Chanda Kochhar got illegal Govind Ballabh Pant Institutes Political pundits said for the party has in the past result four months later in the to ballot papers in 2019 Lok ciated with the Videocon group gratification through her hus- of Studies in Rural despite the Congress’ dismal has been the first choice of Delhi State elections. “Since Sabha elections to ensure free between June, 2009 and band from VIL/V N Dhoot for Development said the performance in the recent Muslim voters, who relaise then, we have had elections in and fair polls. Her new ally, October, 2011, according to the sanctioning a loan of Rs 300 Congress stake has gone up electoral battle in the State that only the Congress can Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Akhilesh Yadav, the SP presi- FIR. crore to VIEL,” it alleged. after party inducted Priyanka when it won just two Lok counter the BJP at the nation- Karnataka, Tripura, Nagaland dent, too echoed the sentiment Chanda Kochhar was on In addition to the loans to in the mainstream politics. Sabha seats in 2014 and seven al level. Priyanka’s entry into , Mizoram, and now saying that reliability of the the sanctioning committee VIL and VIEL, four other loans “Her induction as national seats in 2017 Assembly elec- active politics is bound to fur- Chattisgarh, MP, Telangana, EVMs had come under the deciding two loans - Rs 300 were issued to Millenium general secretary as well as in- tions, Congress’ vote share is ther change the permutation Rajasthan... The results have question. crore to Videocon International Appliances (Rs 175 crore), Sky charge of eastern UP will def- almost 12 per cent. After and combination of all the par- been completely different in The Congress also sought Electronics on August 26, 2009 Appliances (Rs 240 crore), initely invigorate Congress Congress recent success in ties,” Dr Pandey said. different times... My simple clarification from the Election and Rs 750 crore to Videocon Techno Electronics (Rs 100 workers and the fight in UP is Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan In this scenario, the lead- question is that if the result is Commission over the claims Industries Limited on October crore)and Applicomp India reduced to three corner. This and Chhattisgarh and ers of the SP and BSP may have X, the EVM is right and the made by Shuja. However, the 31, 2011. (Rs 300 crore) to repay the scenario will help the BJP,” Dr Priyanka’s nomination as to rework their strategy to result turns out to be Y, the BJP and the JD(U) backed Both these loans were sanc- unsecured loan availed by these Pandey said. national secretary the party is ensure that the BJP did not cap- EVM is faulted,” he said. continued use of the EVMs in tioned and disbursed in the companies from VIL, added If SP, BSP and Congress hopeful of improving its per- italise on division of opposition In the recent Assembly elections. alleged violation of the RBI the FIR. joined hands it will prevent formance. votes in the State, he said. !%#( )# #%( *+,*-./ # &#.

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Maharashtra Government on who have settled in the state Since the new rule would had been running from pillar According to the report, where Kampli MLA J N Ganesh "pained" by the death of "even While we are sleeping in Thursday announced dis- after 1978 will not get the ben- impact thousands of youths to post to prove she is alive after Thottiyammal had been living allegedly attacked Hosapete a terrorist", Jammu & Kashmir our homes at night, they are bursement of 2,900 crore for efit of 10 per cent reservation from other states settled in her daughter-in-law obtained a with her son A Doss, who was MLA Anand Singh on January Governor Satya Pal Malik on conducting operations, some- relief measures in the affected for the economically weaker Gujarat, particularly from death certificate in a bid to grab a sheristadar in the district 20. Thursday urged the valley's times till three in the morning, areas. sections (EWS) in the gener- Hindi-speaking states, their her property. court, and had 12 cents of land. "Police are searching for militants to shun violence and Malik said. Minister for Relief and al category. apex organisation decided to The High Court bench She also had three daughters. Ganesh to arrest him. Already he return to the mainstream. The Governor also Rehabilitation Chandrakant The move is apparently make a representation to here took up the issue on its Her son died in an acci- has been suspended from the The Governor also lauded addressed the 9th Sat Paul Patil, speaking to reporters at aimed at giving preference to authorities. own after a media report on the dent in 2016. Earlier, he had party. Further, a committee the security forces including Sahni memorial lecture on Mantralaya after chairing a Gujaratis in education and Maheshsingh Kushwah, octogenarian's plight and transferred the land to his headed by me has been formed the state police for their success 'ethics and the media: yester- meeting on drought relief mea- jobs and protecting their inter- president of Uttar Bharatiya directed cancellation of the son Praveen Kumar by an to inquire into the matter and in curbing terror activities. day, today and tomorrow' sures, said the Government ests. Vikas Parishad, said it is an death certificate of A inam settlement without furnish a report to the party high Malik highlighted that his organised by the J&K regional has directed the district collec- However, the Opposition "injustice" to exclude those Thottiyamal, hailing from informing Thottiyamal, who command," Parameshwara said. administration was in the branch of Indian Institute of tors to start one or more fodder Congress and people from who have been living in Ramanathapuram district. was 81 then. He was talking to reporters process of formulating a fresh Public Administration (IIPA). camps at 'mandal' levels. other states, who have made Gujarat since four decades. A division bench com- She alleged that she was after meeting Infosys founder N package for the rehabilitation of Malik was the chief guest Each camp will house Gujarat their home, have "Forty one years is a very prising Justices K K Sasidharan misled by her son, who forged R Narayana Murthy at the BDA terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir. while Amitabh Mattoo, former around 300-500 animals, he opposed the State Government long period. Many who came and P D Audikesavalu the signatures of her three head office. "The Police is performing its vice-chancellor, University of said. over the move. before 1978 might have already Wednesday impleaded the daughters in the settlement. Murthy had called on duty in the best possible way. But Jammu delivered the memor- "Those 'gau rakshan' insti- The Gujarat Government died. This is injustice to us. woman's daughter-in-law and After Doss's death, his wife Parameshwara to chalk out plans even if a terrorist loses his life, I ial lecture. tutions, that have been provid- became the first State in the What about those who came grandson in the case and also Meenakshi, a school teacher, to improve his 'alma mater'— feel pained... They all should Speaking on the occasion, ed Government aid, had been country to implement 10 per here and settled permanently directed the authorities to can- produced a legal heir certificate National Institute of Engineering come back (to the mainstream)," the Governor said that democ- already asked to start fodder cent reservation in State 20, 30 or even 40 years back? cel the death certificate issued to claim benefits though at Mysuru. Malik told reporters here on the racy was deep rooted in the camps in their premises. Government jobs and educa- Why they have they not in her name on September 27, Thottiyammal was alive. He also gave some sugges- sidelines of an event. Indian society which thrives on "In accordance with it, five tion for the economically been included? This criterion 2016 and an enquiry into the The report said the elderly tions on improving the city. "When I took over as the democratic principles giving fodder camps have already weaker sections (EWS) in the should be 10 years," said matter. woman realised she was Ganesh and Anand Singh Governor of Jammu & the real power to the common been started in drought hit general category. Kushwah. The bench also directed the defrauded and lodged a police had reportedly entered into a Kashmir, I tried to give them man. regions," he said. To qualify for the newly- "We will discuss this issue Ramanathapuram municipal complaint, but no action was brawl at Eagleton Resorts on the (security forces) the best pos- Mattoo in his lecture said Patil said the State introduced 10 per cent reser- among ourselves and make a Commissioner and district reg- taken. Even after a directive city outskirts where the sible facilities. I have seen they that freedom of expression, Government had already sent a vation in general category, the representation to the state istrar to file their replies and from a local court in Congress MLAs were herded conduct their operations in values and institutions were proposal to the Centre, State Government on Government seeking relax- cancelled the inam settlement Ramanathapuram to take together amid allegations of tough situations and heavy at the core of the Indian demanding 7,900 crore for Wednesday announced that ation in this new rule," he by obtaining the woman's sig- action against Meenakshi, noth- BJP's attempts to poach snow. It's a difficult task," Malik democracy. PTI drought relief measures. PTI the family of the quota bene- added. PTI nature by giving false infor- ing was done, it added. PTI Congress MLAs. PTI )                 

Jaipur: Rajasthan police has SP (Crime Branch) Lovely issued a WhatsApp helpline Katiyar will be the nodal offi- number for adult couples who cer till further orders, the marry against the wishes of release said. their family, to offer protection After a complaint is and counselling to resolve the received on the helpline, fam- matter amicably. ily members will be counselled Complying with a high bers and relatives. with the help of community lia- court directive, Additional Rao said the number — soning groups to resolve the Director General of Police, 8764871150 — will function matter, it said. civil rights, Janga Srinivas Rao round the clock, according to If needed, prohibitory issued a circular on Wednesday, an official release. actions under CrPC may be asking all superintendents of A woman IPS officer, taken or an FIR may also be police and police commission- assisted by a woman Rajasthan filed. Minors will be encour- ers in the state to provide Police Service officer, will be aged to follow the advice of the assistance to the couples facing the nodal officer for this ini- counsel until they attain adult- threats from their family mem- tiative, it said. hood, it said. PTI *  
   

Tirunelveli: The Indian Oil Corporation in collaboration with jail authorities will soon set up five petrol stations near pris- ons across Tamil Nadu which would be operated by prisoners whose conduct has been found satisfactory, DIG Prisons (Madurai) Palani said on Thursday. As part of this initiative, a petrol station would soon be set up near Palayamkottai Prison in this city. The petrol bunk would be operated by prisoners of good and satifactory behaviour, Palani said. A seminar was held here for providing training for prisoners in operating the petrol station. PTI !%#( )# #%( *+,*-./ # &#1 :  !         & 4  @     
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?  Government Hospital here, The Apollo Hospitals here captain Gautam Kundu of award-winning films, like ! scrutinised the medical records had petitioned the commission 25 crore. Chokher Bali, Raincoat, Iti of Apollo Hospitals on the late in December 2018 to rope in 21 Kundu had allegedly told Mrinalini, Memories In March,
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Davos: United Nations chief confidence, trust in Antonio Guterres on Thursday Governments, in political estab- cautioned that the world risks lishments, and in international losing the race against climate organisations like ours," he said. change and the political will He also warned that the seems to be slowing down in political mega trends show that this fight. we are witnessing a multiplica- "I think the climate risk is the political will is still very slow, tion of conflicts, more and the most important systemic and we see lots of subsidies to more interrelated and related to risk for the near future," he said fossil fuels, we see carbon pric- a threat of global terrorism but in a special address at the World ing in a very limited way, and we at the same time the response is Economic Forum Annual see many still putting into doubt more and more fragmented. Meeting here. whether climate change is a "We no longer live in a bipo- "I believe we are losing the threat. "In my opinion, it's the lar or unipolar world but we are race. Climate change is running most important global systemic not yet in a multipolar world. faster than we are... We are mov- threat in relation to the global We are in a kind of chaotic sit- ing dramatically into a runaway economy," Guterres said. uation of transition. climate change if we are not able On globalisation, he said "The relationship between to stop it, and at the same time, with all its fantastic improve- the three most important pow- I see the political will slowing ments in the world and the tech- ers, Russia, the United States down," he said. nological progress, it has and China, has never been as "This when technology is increased inequality at the coun- dysfunctional as it is today and on our side and we see more try level. "There are people that this is true for the economy, but and more the business com- were left behind ... That has cre- it's also true in the paralysis of munity ready to respond in a ated a sense of frustration in the the Security Council in many positive way and the civil soci- rust belts of these world and this very important aspects," he ety more and more engaged, but has been a factor of reducing said. PTI !%#( )# #%( *+,*-./ & # &# 2 *+,- &&*  % 6  :& 3;    % 6 6 &<.#(4A&%%(-2   R   0  ?  @  >           R          7          P Q  ( ;     '   
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denly emerge waving scarves, hijabs many but veiling has never been a Pakistan, is sporadic, largely ill- observe veiling. Then 10 years later, in included veiling campaigns by Saudi- and abayas at women, especially major issue in Pakistan. Indeed, it sort informed (both on a theological and 1982, veiling was banned in most funded political and social organisa- those who choose not to wear one. of emerges on Valentine’s Day, but this secular level) and sometimes entire- other state, Government and educa- tions; finding a new Islamic identity Interestingly, such groups are is precisely why it does. Some seg- ly ridiculous. For example, some folk tional institutions as well. in an increasingly chaotic world with mostly made up of men. Two years ments want the state to incorporate want chocolates and roses to be According to Cinar, veiling overlapping and even contradictory ago, on a petition (also by a man) the it in its discourse and use such occa- replaced with hijabs and abayas on became a ‘political issue’ in Turkey in religious and secular trends; and a now-sacked judge of the Islamabad sions to bring this up. But there are Valentine’s Day. the 1990s. An attempt was made in swelling in the numbers of petty-bour-  0  High Court, Shaukat Aziz, banned the no laws whatsoever on the issue of As I said earlier, the most inter- 2002 by the ruling centre-right AK geoisie women joining the workforce  $P  celebration of Valentine’s Day in pub- veiling in the country. In Pakistan, as esting and dense debates can be Parti of Erdogan to amend the in male-dominated areas. eing a man, it is always a strug- lic. Even though Aziz was dismissed far as the state is concerned, women found in Muslim countries where veil- Constitutional decree banning the veil In Turkey, Cinar saw the emer-  $' $  gle for me to write about the by a judicial council due to vastly dif- are free to choose or discard veiling ing is mandated by the state and in in public institutions. But it failed. In gence of new Islamic movements      Bissue of the hijab, abaya or ferent and more serious allegations in public. So, in a rather paradoxical those European countries where it is 2008, the Government was able to from the 1990s onwards as the reason #'  '  
 burqa. Women, who wear these or against him, the manner in which manner, those advocating it from a banned. But then there is also the case introduce an amendment which behind the propagation of veiling. those who choose not to, are more some men become hijab/abaya enthu- public platform, such as our pious vice of Muslim-majority Turkey, where Constitutionally allowed women to These groups see veiling as a reaction
 ; &' O suited to comment on this. But this siasts just before Valentine’s Day sug- chancellor of UAF, do not have the some very informed academic narra- wear the head scarf in educational against the country’s strict anti-veil- ''    ' hasn’t stopped many men in Muslim- gests that this day is as serious as the right to do so. And yet, at the same tives on the subject have emerged. institutions, if they chose to. ing laws, and as the best way to pro-  K majority countries from becoming the allegations against the sacked judge. time, they can. This is because veiling in general was Harvard University’s Laila Ahmad, tect a woman’s modesty from the male     
' most vocal advocates of such head- After going through the writings There are various interpretations aggressively discouraged by the state in her book, A Quiet Revolution, gaze. But Cinar wrote, many Turkish     O gear. One can draw potent insights in of various women authors and schol- of what the Quran says about veiling. and then banned in public institutions wrote that veiling among women in the women activists, opposed to this this context from the studies on the ars on the subject of veiling (for or It is, thus, almost impossible for a state after Turkish nationalist Kemal Muslim world saw a steep decline in narrative, lament that it asks women     '  topic by some perceptive Muslim against), one can notice that the issue to formulate a single interpretation Atatürk discarded the decaying, con- the 1950s and 1960s. She added that to stoically accept male dominance in       women academics and authors. and debate of veiling was most intense without offending those who hold dif- servative caliphate and declared discouraging women from observing social and work spaces instead of   %1 On January 13, 2019, the Dawn in Muslim countries where veiling in ferent meanings of the same verses. Turkey a secular republic in 1923. the veil by the state was rampant in demanding action against the ‘male     reported that the vice chancellor of public was sanctioned by the state That’s why a majority of Muslim coun- In her book, Modernity, Islam and countries such as Egypt, Syria, Tunisia gaze.’ They say men threatened by the    the University of Agriculture of (such as in Iran, Sudan and Saudi tries have left it to the women to make Secularism in Turkey, Turkish acade- and Turkey during the mentioned peri- entry of women in male-dominated Faisalabad (UAF) proudly announced Arabia); or in certain non-Muslim their own decision in this respect. mic and author, Alev Cinar, wrote that od. Ahmad wrote that an interest in spaces have imposed a precondition   
 
 that male students at the university countries where it was largely banned None of the many studies on the even though veiling was thoroughly veiling began to trickle back from 1973 that a woman must be veiled. Wonder       will be encouraged to gift hijabs and (such as Belgium, France, Austria, subject authored by Western and discouraged by the Turkish state and onwards, when Saudi Arabia replaced if the vice chancellor, too, is feeling    '  abayas to women pupils on the cam- Bulgaria, Kosovo, Germany, Holland Muslim academics mention Pakistan. explained as a “sign of backwardness”, Egypt as the most influential country vulnerable because of the growing 
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I cannot dis- (CEO) of IndiGo for a period heavyweights RIL, ITC and Yes Stocks of cigarette maker PSU banks derived close what all wed will launch of five years as it plans a major Bank. ITC rose 0.43 per cent after strength from the liquidity-eas- in 2019, but for one we will international expansion this During the session, the Wednesday’s steep fall over 4 ing talks between the govern- bring the model changeover on year, the low-cost airline BSE benchmark Sensex swung per cent after the company ment and RBI, he added. the GLE which will be signifi- announced Thursday. over 260 points both ways on announced its quarterly earn- Among large-caps, cant for us and there will also M Damodaran, former alternate bouts of buying and ings. Ultratech Cement missed con- be a lot of exciting new AMG Chairman of Securities selling by participants. Other gainers in the Sensex sensus estimates, while Yes models that will be launched. Exchange Board of India The 30-share index, after kitty include TCS, SBI, Axis Bank shares were propped up As well as products like the V- (SEBI), has been appointed as opening higher at 36,146.55 Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian after announcing MD and Class, we will be working on chairman of the Indigo’s board points, slipped into the negative Paint, HCL Tech, Vedanta Ltd, CEO, which was seen an over- everything. of directors, the budget carri- terrain to crack below the Infosys, PowerGrid and M&M, hang. The bank also delivered er said. 36,000-mark. rising up to 1.17 per cent. decent set of results, he said But what is really impor- Dutta would be taking the However, it staged a come- Among laggards, Tata Small-cap and mid-cap tant this year? working on BS-6 what are you vent the wheel in India. private and commercial buyers. charge of CEO from the com- back on emergence of buying Motors, Sun Pharma, Kotak indices, however, ended lower Definitely making sure that doing on electrification and Are you seeing any I mean, this is not just a per- pany’s co-founder and interim in late afternoon trade to close Bank, Coal India, Bajaj Auto, by up to 0.59 per cent as all our model range is able to hybrids? demand for vehicles from fect vehicle for a large family to CEO Rahul Bhatia, who stated the day 86.63 points, or 0.24 ONGC, Bharti Airtel, ICICI investors were seen booking comply with Bharat Stage 6 Being a global brand, we Indian customers? go on a holiday with just one Wednesday that the next phase per cent, higher at 36,195.10. Bank, Tata Steel, NTPC, HUL, profits. emission norms which will be already have products that are To be honest, no. You have car, with our aggressive start- of company’s growth would The gauge had lost over HDFC Bank, L&T, HDFC Ltd, In global markets, most of mandatory next year. The new full battery-electric and hybrids to remember across the world, ing price of 68.4 lakhs we come from international 470 points in the previous two IndusInd Bank, Maruti Suzuki other Asian markets ended V-Class is also BS-6 compati- in our global portfolio, in sev- nobody really wants to change believe that there will also be expansion. sessions. and Bajaj Finance, fell up to higher, but European shares ble from the get go and we cur- eral other countries the move their habit of buying a regular corporate buyers. This is a car Dutta was President of Similarly, the 50-share NSE 2.72. were lower in their early deals. rently have five models that are towards these vehicles has petrol or diesel, but a combi- where you can actually have a United Airlines, where he Nifty closed higher by 18.30 According to Joseph Shanghai Composite Index BS-6 and we will try and ensure started to happen quite quick- nation of regulations, particu- business meeting when you are worked for nearly twenty years, points, or 0.17 per cent, at Thomas, Head Research, rose 0.41 per cent, while Hong that all our products will be BS- ly. Unfortunately in India we do larly around pollution and stuck in traffic in Mumbai or holding various senior leader- 10,849.80 after shuttling Emkay Wealth Management, Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.27 per 6 by the end of the year. not have a clear roadmap emissions as well as incentives Bangalore, the seats face other ship positions including senior between 10,866.35 and the market was in a tight range cent, Taiwan’s index gained 0.31 towards what the Government and penalties is what have dri- and there are tables. There is Vice President (VP) Planning, 10,798.65. with no fresh news or triggers per cent, and Straits Times was up You said a lot of AMG wishes to achieve. But hybrids ven change. Of course, there is also the luxury travel market, senior VP Maintenance, VP Among Sensex compo- throughout the trading day. 0.28 per cent. However, Japan’s cars will be launched, any will be an interesting proposi- a class of buyers who look at where there also will be Finance and VP Information nents, shares of Reliance The focus was more on the Nikkei shed 0.09 per cent. updates on which ones? tion, particularly plug-in electric vehicles as a stats sym- demand. The Indian market technology. Industries, India’s largest com- earnings announcements, In the Eurozone, (Laughs) Well, a lot of hybrids. Of course, infrastruc- bol but those are limited. has never seen such a product Dutta also served as the pany by market value, stole the which also did not give any sur- Frankfurt’s DAX fell 0.32 per them, be sure of that but they ture is a challenge, but I believe before, so I believe there might President of Air Sahara for two show by surging 1.61 per cent prises. cent, while Paris CAC 40 was will be a mix of AMG 43 and many Mercedes owners have About the V-Class what is even be a lot of pent-up years. Moreover, he was an to their highest in over three Sectorally, real estate, IT, down 0.14 per cent in their late AMG 63 variants. parking and access to charging the sort of buyer you foresee demand from consumers who advisor to the restructuring of months. PSU banks were among the top morning deals. London’s FTSE facilities. Thankfully, as I said for this vehicle? have wanted to upgrade to a both Air Canada and US Yes Bank zoomed 8.39 per gainers. too shed 0.24 per cent. While Mercedes-Benz is earlier we do not need to rein- I believe it will be a mix of luxury product. Airways. .     ( !      >   2 & 3
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Today, tion as chief executive and As head of Renault since ligence, and pitched for priva- over the evolving regulatory Roberto Azevedo also said Sky for allegedly not following District of Delhi International ‘GMR Aero Square offers a very chairman of Renault, ending 2005, Ghosn was the keystone cy being taken as a human challenges concerning the e- there was a need for a global its new tariff framework for Airport Limited. In a unique unique experience to all the his leadership roles in the auto of its alliance with Nissan and right going ahead. commerce sector in India and multilateral framework on e- TV channels and also for pur- concept for Indian airport, Indians which is on par with industry and signalling the Mitsubishi, forging an industry Speaking here at the said they want a stable policy commerce business. portedly misleading sub- GMR Aero Square offers easy any famous location overseas.” start of new era for the French powerhouse which together World Economic Forum regime to help this space India’s FDI policy allows scribers. access to the commercial hubs According to GMR offi- manufacturer. sold more cars than any of its Annual Meeting, the Indian achieve its robust growth and 100 per cent foreign direct The D2H company, in a of Aerocity from public places. cials, the Aero Square offers a Ghosn, the most powerful rivals last year. origin global business leader investment potential. investment in marketplace written response to the It has been developed amid unique pedestrian experiential man in car-making until his But his career came said “tough discussions” are Multiple business leaders model, but investors also want Telecom Regulatory Authority lawns and landscape leading to walk and connects the sensational arrest in Japan last screeching to a halt when needed on global norms amid attending the World Economic a stable policy and regulatory of India (TRAI) Thursday, said Terminal 3 of the IGIA. Aerocity’s Airport Metro November on financial mis- Tokyo police arrested him on a ‘techlash’ being faced by the Forum Annual Meeting here regime, a senior official of a it is going live with the system The Aero Square was Express station to all the major conduct charges, had already suspicion of under-reporting leaders. said there are confusions in their leading online retailer said. on its website and app to unveiled on January 19 by Hotels and Offices with been sacked as chairman of millions of dollars in income “The world is a tech sector. mind in the backdrop of recent An industry lobby group assuage concerns, and changes Rajiv Nayan Choubey, Aerocity’s Hospitality District Japanese auto groups Nissan over eight years. Every retail company, every policy changes for e-commerce official said there is a fear that will be visible shortly, sources Secretary, Ministry of Civil through an experiential walk- and Mitsubishi. Ghosn has denied the health company will have to players having FDI in India. certain new rules proposed by said. Aviation. way. It not only connects all the But the 64-year-old had charges, but with his release think of data. We should think They did not want to be the Government could lead to Trai’s showcause notice Aman Kapoor, CEO, buildings, but also provides a held on to the top job at from jail unlikely anytime soon of privacy as a human right,” he named, given the sensitivity of discrimination against investors alleged that “Tata Sky has failed Airport Land Development well-designed public space for Renault, which has been run on — his trial has yet to open — said. the subject and the evolving as this policy is only for foreign to provide options to its 17.7 (ALD), GMR Group, said, everyone to enjoy. an interim basis by one of his Renault’s board was preparing “We have to start from the nature of the proposed rules, players and not for domestic million subscribers in compli- “GMR Aerocity’s Hospitality It promotes an active deputies while he languishes in to name new directors. core principle that the user is but said they have directly, or ones in the e-commerce sector. ance with the new framework District caters to global busi- lifestyle and enables access to a Japanese jail. 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While other food connoisseurs would Food Tour.’” choices in such situations.” go for bread or potatoes, he prefers beet- The chef believes that cooking food is Talking about an evolution in his root or elephant foot yam to make cutlets. an art form. “Once you’ve learnt the seven cooking habits over the time, he says that He believes that finding healthy substitutes notes and understood the base concept of a lot of things have changed since he start- for mainline dishes is one of his most suc- cooking, you can prepare any dish. ed as more global trends are being fol- cessful food experiments. Cooking is the only art form that interacts lowed. Hence, he now prepares for the con- “I once made pizza healthier by with all of the senses — sight, smell, sound, sumers as per their choices. “For instance, replacing maida (white flour) with moong touch and taste. Just like a painter who Indian food will be cooked differently if dal (small yellow lentils), and it worked,” splashes his colours on the canvas, the it is being prepared for a foreigner as com- says Kasture. Calling kitchen “an experi- chefs paint their plates with food.” pared to the native guests. Also, with health mental place,” he tells us about how he pre- It’s also one of the reasons why he feels issues, I try to prepare meals that have a pared Sago dosa and soup with ivy gourd that it is justified when food bloggers and lot of nutrients and also have a great taste,” for a fasting treat at the Rashtrapati of global cuisine in the country.” connoisseurs make their first mark of the he says. Bhawan which served the Prime Minister He also points to the growing trend of dish on their social media profiles before Adding to this, he tells us that since recently. dining outside the homes or even order- even tasting the food. Since food is an art, healthy eating is the best, he tries to incor- Since he has explored many different ing online and easy availability of differ- he believes, it demands to be savoured by porate such ingredients into daily cooking flavours across the globe, he says that ent food choices which fuels this hunger. the eyes first. He says, “The day, when one as well. He says, “Also, going back to the Indians have accepted world cuisine with “The multi-dimensional growth of humans would be able to savour the taste of a dish trend of pre-plating, the small and attrac- open arms. While looking at many small has led to the development of our taste- by just looking at irresistible food images, tive portions don’t just make the food look ventures, which are serving good pan- buds which can adapt to various cuisines,” is yet to come. But it is undeniable that one tempting, but as well reduces its wastage.” Asian and Continental cuisines, he says the says he. cannot ignore the temptation that a pho- Women are considered to be kitchen global food culture in India is “thriving.” As consumers, however, he believes, tograph or video creates to attract the tar- experts, especially in India. Hence, male He says, “Today, the guests or con- that Indians are always looking for some get audience by a picture of juicy burger chefs could be called stereotype-breakers. sumers are well-informed about the latest “Indian touch” to their dishes, be it Italian or the melting cheese on a pizza. Though Kasture feels that “women are born- trends around the world. Hence, they or Continental. He says, “Chinese cuisine the picture doesn’t capture the flavour, but experts. I got interested in cooking because always show an interest in trying some- has universal appeal in India because it does elevate the importance of presen- of my mother. I feel that no one cooks like thing different and new. Was the Alfredo hawkers and chefs have Indianised its taste. He says, “I believe that the Indian cui- tation of food.” mothers. Maa ke haath ka khana always or Arrabbiata Pasta a common meal in our We will always stay true to our masaledar, sine has an Ayurvedic base. Hence, it makes @@-/ Food is subject to everyone’s prefer- stays on the top of every Indian’s list. When households 20 years ago? ‘No.’ We didn’t chatpata flavours.” for a perfectly balanced meal. It is the ver- O P ences and interests. Chefs are always I started hotel management in 1983, peo- even have the scope to find out if other While continuing about global food satility of Indian cuisine that one can rel- bound to face criticisms. Kasture explains ple used to mock me about taking up ingredients which were exotic to the culture in India, he also points out to how ish both heavy and light meals. Also, one 3 how to tackle them. He believes that a chef cooking as a profession. Earlier, the soci- household existed. But today, even a 10- the cuisine from the country is also being cannot ignore the rich Indian diversity and   cannot expect everyone to like the food ety didn’t appreciate men becoming chefs. year-old kid can check it on the internet accepted across boundaries and gradual- heritage that we have in regional cooking. prepared by him or her. “Every one has his Fortunately, times are changing and choos- and get all the desired information. Easier ly becoming a world favourite. In fact, he One can feel the difference in dishes after   <@@  or her individual tastes. In India, the taste ing it has become a passionate career availability of various fruits, vegetables, believes it is already one in many countries every hundred kilometres while exploring   and ingredients of a meal vary with every option.” sauces and all the other international ingre- as the essence of Indian spices and flavours India.” few miles. The tastes are very region-spe- The chef, who currently works as an     A dients in the Indian market is one of the is “known for its speciality of awakening Kasture suggests that to make people cific,” says he. Giving instances — executive chef at The Ashok, says that he prime factors that contribute to acceptance the tastebuds.” explore the country’s food culture more Maharashtrians cook in groundnut oil, is “proud of his profession.” .<(<% '&"':%

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<     #   3   !    >  + +  5+    HI      9& %   '   Australian Open and seventh $ ,+8+)&+ Srikanth, who had reached the Brisbane: #   , )   appearance at a Grand Slam, was quarterfinals at Malaysia Masters last ; ' '   +'    looking to become the first Greek ndian trio of P V Sindhu, Saina week, will face either Indonesia's Asian      < &  #4  player — man or woman — to INehwal and Kidambi Srikanth Games champion Jonatan Christie or   & '% (  )     reach a final in a major. eased into Indonesia Masters' quar- reigning All England champion Shi Yuqi.   '  '   # "He has everything to terfinal with straight-game victories However, men's doubles pair of 4  D' CC%+'  1'5  become a multi-Grand Slam over their respective opponents on Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy went  '   C  '      champion," Nadal said of the Thursday. down fighting 14-21, 21-17, 10-21 to fifth     M.   %)   young Greek, who enjoyed a Second seed Sindhu defeated seeded Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup            ,   5   breakthrough 2018, winning the local favourite Gregoria Mariska Rasmussen of Denmark. ' '    D'  '  -<.L    ATP Tour NextGen Finals. Tunjung 23-21, 21-7 in 37 minutes Sindhu, who had to pull out all stops  
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  drubbed him 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 in the this court, this crowd gives me queen Petra Kvitova for the Eighth seed Srikanth recorded a clinical 21-14, The Indian dominated the second game with an ) '      '   ' Australian Open semi-final. that unbelievable energy." Melbourne Park crown and 21-9 win over Japan's Asian Games Bronze medal- initial 6-0 lead which he swelled to 18-8 after the break  0+   !4 0 Greek 14th seed Tsitsipas The 20-year-old Tsitsipas world number one ranking. list Kenta Nishimoto. to eventually wrap up lop-sided contest in half an hour.  '%   had enjoyed a fairytale run to his had been hailed as a new Greek The 21-year-old outgunned first Grand Slam god of tennis after seventh seed Karolina Pliskova 6- last four, includ-  078 ' 
,,& beating Federer, but 2, 4-6, 6-4 to reach her second ing a win over & / 94::  his ascent to the successive Grand Slam decider Roger Federer, %-2D4<212<4#-.) summit of his per- after a breakthrough triumph but found Nadal sonal Olympus was over Serena Williams at last in ruthless form as he won in 1hr comprehensively halted by the year's US Open. 46min. colossus called Nadal. The winner of the final will The Spanish second seed Nadal's win put him into his become the new world number has not dropped his serve for an fifth Australian Open final and one, replacing Romania's Simona astonishing 63 straight games and keeps him on course to become Halep. has not lost a set on his way to the the first man to win all four Two-time Wimbledon final, where he will face either Grand Slams twice in the Open champion Kvitova, 28 defeated Novak Djokovic or Lucas Pouille. era if he can add to his sole Collins, who had a dream tour- "It's been a great match, a Melbourne Park crown in 2009. nament debut to reach the final great tournament," Nadal said Tsitsipas, in just his second four, 7-6 (7/2), 6-0.               60