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www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 247 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■MTNL, Bhel, ITDC’s Ashok Hotel in Delhi up for disinvestment SC rejects CBI British MPs thwart Boris’ plan to get Govt decides to sell 11 PSUs logic, grants PC Brexit deal okayed MADHUSUDAN SAHOO London: British MPs on NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 11 ‘ailing PSUs’ Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel), Andrew Yule & Co, ITDC’s Ashok Hotel, Balmer $5tn challenge: Modi all set Tuesday rejected Prime bail in INX case Minister Boris Johnson’s In a first, the Modi gov- Lawrie Investments and Balmer Lawrie & Co, plans to approve his Brexit ernment at the Centre has Mahanagar telephone Nigam (MTNL), to meet top ministers today deal by October 31, min- finalised 11 “ailing” Telecommunications Consultant India, National ‘No whisper of evidence’ that PC utes after giving prelimi- Public Sector Units Textile Corporation, FCI Aravalli Gypsum and ANIMESH SINGH the Prime Minister has nary approval to the agree- (PSUs) for strategic sale as Minerals India, Hindustan Copper, MECON and NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 called a high level review tried to tamper with evidence: SC ment. MPs voted by a part of its disinvestment Braithwaite & Co. meeting of the infrastruc- majority of 14 to reject his plan. The government With the NDA govern- ture sector on October 23 AGE CORRESPONDENT ‘FLIGHT RISK’ timetable to push through move, however, aims at The move of the The government will ment’s ambitious target of at his residence. Highly- With agnecy inputs the legislation this week, meeting the fiscal deficit Central govt aims to be a minority sharehold- making India a $5 trillion placed sources said that NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 The ‘flight risk’ of making it almost inevitable target and bring the coun- bring economy back er after these strategic economy by 2025 facing Mr Modi would be brain- economic offenders that Brexit will be delayed try’s economy back on on track and meet the sales which will be the twin challenge of a storming with ministers In a relief to should be looked at beyond next week’s dead- track. In its recent meet- fiscal defecit target India’s first such sale domestic economic slow- of key infrastructure sec- former finance as a national phe- line. The Commons sup- ing with top officials of down and unemployment tor-related ministries. minister P. nomenon. ported the Withdrawal the Prime Minister’s reaching a 45 year high, ■ More on Page 2 Chidambaram, Agreement Bill earlier, but Office (PMO), the finance “The government is all other PSUs for strategic the Supreme — TUSHAR MEHTA, then voted against the ministry is learnt to have set for a series of block- sales in tranches, which have been approved by the Consultancy Corporation Court on Solicitor general short timetable. The PM set an ambitious target to buster divestments, lining includes refiner and fuel government for disinvest- (India), Pawan Hans, Tuesday grant- PC warned he would seek an offload government’s up strategic sales of as retailer Bharat Petroleum ment, include Bharat National Projects ed him bail in There can’t be a election if MPs dismissed holdings. many as 11 PSUs. Once the Corporation Ltd (BPCL) to Immunologicals & Construction the INX Media case being universal formula the plan and the EU grant- These 11 PSUs include Cabinet gives its nod to foreign and private firms. Biologicals Corporation Corporation, ITDC Hotels investigated by the ‘merely because cer- ed an extension to 31 Oct. Bharat Heavy Electricals, the list, jointly prepared “Though it is a fact that Ltd, Bharat Earth Movers, (for long-term lease of 50 Central Bureau of Brexit deadline. — AFP Andrew Yule & Co, ITDC’s by Niti Ayog and depart- BPCL’s name does not find National Aluminium years). Investigation (CBI) while tain other offenders Ashok Hotel, Balmer ment of investment and mention in the list as of Company, Natinal With such a move, it is trashing the investigating have flown out of Lawrie Investments and public asset management now, the government will Mineral Development well understood that the agency’s assertions that the country’ Balmer Lawrie & Co, (DIPAM), the government first have to take it to Corporation, Scooters government will become a he was a flight risk, and — SUPREME Mahanagar telephone will move ahead with the Cabinet for its approval,” India, Certification minority shareholder saying that there was “no COURT Nigam (MTNL), strategic sale of these the source said, adding Engineers International through these strategic whisper” of any evidence Telecommunications PSUs whenever it finds that the privatisation plan Ltd, Projects & sales which is happening that he had tried to influ- Consultant India, the market condition suit- requires the nod of Development India, in the country for the first ence witnesses or tamper Setting aside the Delhi National Textile able for the same,” a top Parliament and as per Bridge & Roof Co (India), time. The list also indi- with documents. high court’s September 30 Corporation, FCI Aravalli source in the finance min- plan, it may sell most of its Engineering Projects cates the names of the Mr Chidambaram, who verdict denying bail to Mr Gypsum and Minerals istry told Financial 53.3 per cent stake to a (India), Hindustan companies which will par- has spent two months in Chidambaram, a bench of India, Hindustan Copper, Chronicle on Tuesday. strategic partner. Newsprint Ltd, Cement ticipate in the sale. the custody of enforce- Justice R. Banumathi, MECON and Braithwaite Besides, the government The source added that Corporation of India, The idea is to meet the ment agencies and in jail, Justice A.S. Bopanna and & Co. has also lined up a host of the other PSUs, which Hospital Services ■ Turn to Page 4 can’t walk free at least till Justice Hrishikesh Roy Thursday as he is current- said that he was not a ly in the Enforcement “flight risk” and there Directorate’s custody in a was “no possibility of his related money laundering abscondence from the J&K, Ladakh govt matter. trial.” PM meets, lauds laureate Mr Chidambaram, 74, The apex court said that was arrested by the CBI the high court’s order, staff to get salaries from his Jor Bagh home which said that the possi- here in a late night drama bility of the senior Abhijit; RSS slams winner on August 21. A city court Congress leader influenc- on October 18 remanded ing witnesses could not be as per 7th pay panel NITIN MAHAJAN the Congress veteran to ruled out, was not “sub- NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 the ED custody till stantiated by any finding AGE CORRESPONDENT Thursday. ■ Turn to Page 4 Actor John Travolta poses NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 ‘Kashmir leaders, Nobel laureate Abhijit during a photocall at the Banerjee on Tuesday Rome Film Fest in Rome on In a move that will bring separatists didn’t called on Prime Minister ■ Tuesday. — AP some cheer to 4.5 lakh gov- Narendra Modi and the India urges Pak to drop $20 fee ernment employees in lose kin to terror’ two had a “healthy and Jammu & Kashmir, the New Delhi: Leaders of extensive” interaction on 3 Jaish terrorists home ministry on Hurriyat and mainstream various subjects. Mr Tuesday announced that parties in Jammu and Banerjee, an India-born India & Pakistan killed in J&K fight staffers of the proposed Kashmir, religious American professor at Srinagar: Three terrorists of Union Territories of preachers and clerics Massachusetts Institute of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e- Jammu & Kashmir and have used their influ- Technology (MIT), has Mohammed were killed in Ladakh will get salaries ence to get the children won Nobel in economics Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Nobel Prize win- to sign Kartarpur an encounter in Jammu and and allowances as per 7th of ordinary Kashmiris with Esther Duflo and ner in economics Abhijit Banerjee in New Delhi on Kashmir's Pulwama district Pay Commission recom- killed while none of Michael Kremer for Tuesday. — AP via Twitter on Tuesday, the second mendations from October them lost their own to “experimental approach to such encounter in the past 31. The newly created UTs terrorism, Governor alleviating global pover- ours,” PM Modi said in a meeting. PM Modi started pact tomorrow one week. The encounter of J&K and Ladakh will Satya Pal Malik said on ty.” tweet, sharing a picture of by cracking a joke on how lasted over four hours and come into existence from Tuesday. PAGE 2 “Excellent meeting with their meeting at his offi- media is trying to trap me AGE CORRESPONDENT security forces recovered October 31. Nobel Laureate Abhijit cial residence. to say anti-Modi things... NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 US: Pak support arms and ammunition from The decision will benefit Union Home Minister Banerjee. His passion Mr Banerjee, speaking to He’s been watching the TV the site, director feneral of government employees Amit Shah cleared the towards human empower- the media after his meet- and he’s been watching India and Pakistan will to terror blocking police Dilbagh Singh told a who are presently work- proposal on Tuesday fol- ment is clearly visible. We ing with Prime Minister you guys. And he knows sign the agreement for news channnel. — PTI ing with the state govern- lowing which a formal had a healthy and exten- Modi on Tuesday, said he what you are trying to do,” Kartarpur Corridor on talks with India ment of J&K. Till now the order was issued by the sive interaction on various would not get into contro- Mr Banerjee remarked. October 24 at Zero Point, New Delhi: The United J&K government had not ministry. subjects. India is proud of versial statements because However, the economist between Attari-Wagah States government has COUNTERPOINT implemented the Pay The decision will lead to his accomplishments. he had been warned, by came in for severe criti- borders. said that it supports a Commission recommen- an additional payment of Wishing him the very best the Prime Minister. cism from the Rashtriya The fresh date was direct dialogue between dations. ■ Turn to Page 4 for his future endeav- “I had a cordial and good ■ Turn to Page 4 announced after the two India and Pakistan but it sides agreed on Thursday is also aware that as the most convenient Islamabad’s continued day to sign the agreement support to terrorists Aadhaar, social BSP cadre blacken which has been held up that engage in cross- faces of Raj leaders only for one issue — border terrorism is the Trudeau wins Canada Pakistan’s demand to main impediment. The media linking: Jaipur: Two BSP leaders charge Indian pilgrims US said that while it is were garlanded with $20 for travelling to all for the rights of SC transfers all shoes, their faces black- Kartarpur through the Kashmiris to peacefully polls but loses majority ened and paraded out- corridor. protest, it condemns side the party office on In a statement issued on the actions of terrorists cases to itself Tuesday by its workers Monday, the ministry of who seek to use vio- AGE CORRESPONDENT who alleged corruption external affairs urged lence and fear to under- NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 in ticket allocation in Pakistan government to mine dialogue. PAGE 3 Will have to form alliance govt, seek trust vote the 2018 Rajasthan shed rigidity and drop the The Supreme Court on Ottawa, Oct 22: Prime Assembly polls. ideas of charging pil- were not available on Tuesday transferred to Minister Justin Trudeau had an excep- Then came the SNC- The BSP workers also grims $20 as “Service Wednesday. itself petitions seeking Trudeau’s Liberal Party tionally long honeymoon Lavalin affair — an made Ramji Gautam, the Fee” and offered to sign India has said that it is the linking of social held onto power in a nail- by most political stan- ethics scandal related national coordinator, sit the agreement on October disappointing that while media profiles with iden- biter of a Canadian gener- dards but his popularity to attempts to pressure on a donkey and paraded 23. However, the date was understanding has been WEATHER tity proof, including al election on Monday, has clearly dimmed with a former attorney gen- him. — PTI shifted to October 24 reached on most of the Aadhaar. but as a weakened minor- ■ More on Page 3 since Pakistani officials ■ Turn to Page 4 O the Canadian public. eral to cut a deal for a Max: 33 C The petitions that the ity government. O Even before the elec- firm facing a corruption Min: 18 C Supreme Court trans- Last projections tion campaign began on trial. RH: 40% ferred are currently declared the Liberals win- 11 September, his Finally, revelations that Rainfall: 0% before Madras, Bombay ners in 156 of the nation’s Assam: No government jobs for and Madhya Pradesh 338 electoral districts, approval ratings had Trudeau wore blackface slipped. — widely seen as a Forecast: Sunny high courts. versus 122 for his main The social media plat- Conservative rival, The first trouble with racist caricature — on at parents with more than 2 kids forms — Facebook, Andrew Scheer, up from the Canadian public least three occasions ASTROGUIDE WhatsApp and others had the 95 they held before. came after a disastrous shook the Liberal cam- MANOJ ANAND strictly follow the two-chil- crore in 2011, a preliminary moved the top court seek- With 13 seats short of a overseas trip to India, paign and GUWAHATI, OCT. 22 dren family norm. The pol- analysis has shown that it Vikari: Dakshinayana ing the transfer of cases majority, Mr Trudeau which took place forced Mr icy will come into effect has increased by one crore Tithi: Ashwayuja Bahula pending before different will find it harder to pass against a backdrop of Trudeau to ask In what has come after two from January 1, 2021. in 16 years between 2001 Dasami till 1.05 am high court to the apex legislation in his second photo-ops showcasing Canadians to years of adopting a popula- In a statement, the chief and 2017. This increase is (Thursday) court. term. the Trudeau family in forgive him for tion policy, the Assam minister’s office stated that not only alarming but also Noting that the draft As early as Tuesday, Mr elaborate traditional his past misbe- Cabinet has decided to those having more than unacceptable.” Early mar- Star: Ashlesha till 3.08 pm Information Technology Trudeau will have to form Indian outfits. haviour. deny government jobs to two children will not be riage in communities liv- Varjyam: 2.11 am to 3.39 am Intermediaries an alliance with one or people with more than two considered for government ing in char (riverine), tea (Thursday) Guidelines (Amendment) more smaller parties and children. In September jobs with effect from gardens and tribal areas is Rules, 2018, are likely to the first test of his future ativity,” Mr Trudeau be there for you.” He also 2017, the Assam Assembly January 1, 2021, as per the one of the reasons behind Durmuhurtam: 11.37 am to be completed by January government will follow in said. “And they… voted in spoke directly to a grow- had passed the “Population small family norm. this “alarming” increase in 12.23 pm 15, 2020, a bench of Justice the coming weeks with a favour of a progressive ing sense of Western and Women Assam finance minister population, Mr Sarma said. Rahukalam: 12 pm to 1.30 Deepak Gupta and speech to Parliament out- agenda and strong action Canada’s alienation, Empowerment Policy of Himanta Biswa Sarma, “A very large number of pm Justice Aniruddha Bopse lining his legislative pri- on climate change.” telling those in Assam” which specified who was pushing for the girls in these areas marry directed the listing of the orities and a confidence He reassured Quebec Saskatchewan and that candidates with two population policy to be between 14 and 16 years, SUNSET TODAY 5.44 PM matter in the last week of vote. that his Liberal govern- Alberta provinces: “I’ve children would be eligible adopted, recently said, while boys have been SUNRISE TOMORROW 6.27 AM January 2020 before an “From coast to coast to ment, despite an electoral heard your frustration.” for government employ- “While the state’s popula- found to be marrying MOONRISE TOMORROW 1.56 AM appropriate bench. The coast, tonight Canadians setback in the French- — Agencies ment and the existing gov- tion rose by 46 lakh from between 16 and 20 years,” MOONSET TODAY 2.21 PM ■ Turn to Page 4 rejected division and neg- speaking province, “will ■ More on Page 5 ernment staff were to 2.66 crore in 2001 to 3.12 he said. Governance

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot PAGE on Tuesday chaired a review meeting of industries department at his residence Nation 2 THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI ■ Niti CEO to make presentation on present state of economy Govt staff J&K gov hits out can accept Economic slump: Modi set at separatists & bigger gifts If voted to power this Diwali Cong will waive to meet top mantris today political leaders AGE CORRESPONDENT farmers’ loans ANIMESH SINGH ters like road transport further. Nobel laureaute WITH AGENCY INPUTS NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 minister Nitin Gadkari, Mr Banerjee on Tuesday ‘None of them lost their own to terror’ NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 in Jharkhand power minister R.K. had said that there is a With the NDA govern- Singh, petroleum minister need to bring in important Jammu, Oct. 22: Leaders The Central government — Bhupesh Baghel, ment’s ambitious target of Dharmendra Pradhan are and aggressive changes to of Hurriyat and main- is learnt to have Chhattisgarh CM making India a $5 trillion expected to be present in deal with the banking cri- stream parties in Jammu increased the monetary economy by 2025 facing the meeting, railway and sis. and Kashmir, religious limits for accepting the twin challenge of a commerce minister India is currently a $2 preachers and clerics gifts for all its employ- domestic economic slow- Piyush Goyal won’t be trillion worth economy. have used their influence ees, relaxing the ceiling SHORT TAKES down and unemployment there as he is in abroad, Finance Minister Nirmala to get the children of ordi- by more than three-fold, reaching a 45 year high, Narendra Modi sources said. while presenting the nary Kashmiris killed agencies quoting official Ramamurthy joins the Prime Minister has Senior officials of these Union Budget for the year while none of them lost sources reported on called a high level review slump. The PMO is learnt ministries are also likely 2019-2020 had expressed their own to terrorism, Tuesday. saffron fold meeting of the infrastruc- to have expressed concern to be present in the meet- confidence that it would Governor Satya Pal Malik All officials under ture sector on October 23 over the current economic ing. become a $5 trillion econo- said on Tuesday. Satya Pal Malik groups ‘A’ and ‘B’ cate- New Delhi: After at his residence. scenario and with even Niti Aayog CEO, my in a few years time. Alleging that “affluent gories shall not accept Bhubneshwar Kalita and Highly-placed sources Nobel laureate Abhijit Amitabh Kant, it is learnt, The Reserve Bank of and powerful” sections any gift without the Sanjay Singh, another said that Mr Modi would Banerjee having would be making a presen- India (RBI) on October 4 have crushed the dreams sanction of the govern- Congress leader, be brainstorming with expressed grave concern tation on the present state had cut the repo rate by 25 of the youths in Kashmir Army officer ment if the value K.C. Ramamurthy on ministers of key infra- about the banking crisis of economy and how it basis points to 5.15 per- and destroyed their lives, exceeds `5,000, they Tuesday joined the BJP. A structure sector-related in India, the review meet- can be brought back on cent, the lowest level in he appealed to the people looses life said, citing recently senior leader from ministries to find ways of ing called by Mr Modi track to achieve the target the past nine years, aim- to understand the truth amended rules. Earlier, Karnataka, Mr Ramamurthy achieving the aforemen- could not have come at a of making India a $5 tril- ing to revive investor sen- and join the Centre’s the limit to accept gifts had resigned from the Rajya tioned goal amid prevail- more pertinent time. lion economy by 2025, timent and encourage flow efforts to usher peace and in gunbattle for these employees was Sabha on October 16. ing domestic economic While several key minis- sources in the know added of funds. progress in the state. `1,500. The former Congress leader “Their own children are Jammu, Oct. 22: An Similarly, group ‘C’ joined the saffron party fold studying abroad and are Army officer was killed employees will be able to at the BJP headquarters in well settled. But to the in a gunfight with terror- accept gifts up to `2,000 the presence of the party's Modi set children of commoners, ists who had sneaked into instead of `500 without national general secretaries Banerjee urges Centre to they show the way to ‘jan- Indian territory taking taking government Bhupender Yadav and Arun nat’ (paradise) get them cover of firing from the approval. Singh. Other than the to address killed. All this has been Pakistani side in Rajouri, Officials said the ceil- Congress, three SP leaders happening here,” Mr and two civilians were ing limits were revised — Neeraj Shekhar, Surendra Malik said addressing the injured in cross-border to bring them on par Singh Nagar and Sanjay Seth BJP cadre cut stakes in PSU banks seventh convocation of shelling on villages along with those for the three had recently given up their Shri Mata Vaishno Devi the LoC in Poonch dis- all India services — Rajya Sabha membership to MADHUSUDAN SAHOO University in Katra town. trict of Jammu and Indian Administrative join the BJP. They were later in Varanasi NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 “Politicians, bureau- Kashmir on Tuesday, offi- Service, Indian Police re-elected to the Upper crats, affluent and power- cials said. Service and Indian House of Parliament on a AGE CORRESPONDENT Citing serious concerns ful have crushed the Giving details of the Forest Service. BJP ticket. NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 over banking sector in dreams of the youths and Rajouri incident, a senior Gifts include free India, Nobel laureate destroyed their lives. Army officer told PTI transport, boarding, Prime Minister Abhijit Banerjee who won “The society leaders, that a patrol team saw lodging or other pecu- Narendra Modi will the Nobel prize winner religious preachers, “suspicious movement” niary advantage when Re-polling to be interact with the cadre for economics in 2019, on Moulvis, Hurriyat and near the forward area provided by any person from his parliamentary Tuesday, said that the gov- mainstream parties have along the Line of Control other than a near rela- held in five booths constituency, Varanasi ernment should consider used their influence to get (LoC) in the Kalal belt of tive or personal friend on October 24, the day cutting stakes in state- the children of ordinary Nowshera sector and having no official deal- Chandigarh: Re-polling will results of Maharashtra owned banks below 51 per Kashmiris killed. None of engaged with the terror- ings with the govern- be held in five polling and Haryana assembly cent as soon as possible. them have lost their own ists. ment servant. booths of as many assembly polls results will be In a bid to see better Economics Nobel Prize winner Abhijit Banerjee at a child and nobody from In the ensuing gunfight, A casual meal, lift or constituencies in Haryana on announced. Exit polls health of the banking sec- press conference, in New Delhi on Tuesday. their families joined ter- a Junior Commissioned other social hospitality Wednesday as “some short- have predicted that the tor, he urged government —BIPLAB BANERJEE rorism,” he said Officer (JCO) of the is not considered a gift, comings” have been noticed, BJP will retain power in to bring in important and Mr Malik, who is known Army was critically according to existing an official said. both states. aggressive changes to which led to networth ero- take questions on econo- for his candid remarks, injured and later suc- rules. Arrangements have been The Prime Minister’s deal with banking crisis sion and discovery of my and refrained from said that after joining as cumbed to his injuries, The government has made for re-polling in booth interaction with the in the sector. scams in the sector, with commenting on policies Governor, “I have not he said, adding that also removed the limit of numbers 71 of Uchana Kalan party cadre in Uttar “There is need to bring the Punjab and of the present govern- taken input from the intel- Pakistani troops also `1,000 for government assembly constituency in Pradesh through video down stake of the govern- Maharashtra Cooperative ment. ligence agencies. They are fired at the Indian side in employees to receive Jind district, 161 of Beri conferencing comes two ment to below 51 per cent Bank (PMC) being the “I had a cordial and good not telling the truth to the sector. — PTI and retain gifts from for- constituency in Jhajjar dis- days ahead of in banks so that the deci- new addition. meeting. Prime Minister Delhi or us.” eign dignitaries. trict, 28 of Narnaul assembly ‘Deepotsav’ celebration sions are taken without “Overhang of regula- Modi started by cracking “I directly talked to 150 “A government ser- constituency in Narnaul dis- in Ayodhya by Yogi fear of Central Vigilance tions like CVC also deters a joke on how media is to 200 youths and tried to told such youths that they vant, being a member of trict, 18 of Kosli in district Adityanath led govern- Commission (CVC). The to take proper action of trying to trap me to say identify those in colleges already have a paradise in the Indian delegation or Rewari and booth number ment on the eve on fear of vigilance authori- irregularities in the sys- anti-Modi things. He’s and universities who do Kashmir. otherwise, may receive 113 of Prithla in Faridabad Diwali, October 26. ties is making state- tem,” he said. been watching TV and not stand up for the “I want to tell the people and retain gifts from district, state’s joint chief More than five lakh owned banks take fewer Earlier in August, the he’s been watching you national anthem. I talked of Kashmir and the youth foreign dignitaries in electoral officer Dr Inder diyas will be lit at the risks, which results in CVC had constituted Adv- guys. to them and those in the to understand the truth. accordance with the Jeet said on Tuesday. banks of river Saryu and downturn of the sector,” isory Board for Banking And he knows what you age group of 25 to 30 You have beautiful place provisions of The He said that the re-polling across the city and a Mr Banerjee said while Frauds (ABBF) headed by are trying to do,” he said years, whose dreams have in the world to live.... Foreign Contribution will be held from 7 am to 6 team from the Guinness interactions with media former Vigilance As far as banking sector been crushed, are misled “Give it in the hands of (Accep-tance or pm on Wednesday. — PTI Book of World Records after meeting Prime Commissioner TM is concerned, the govern- and are angry... They do Delhi which has opened Retention of Gifts or will be present to docu- Minister Narendra Modi Bhasin to examine bank ment claimed that it has not want Hurriyat, us or its treasure for you. We Presentation) Rules, ment the feat. earlier in the day. fraud over Rs 50 crore and taken several measures to Delhi government or are not going to take it 2012, as amended from Lucky escape for For the Prime Minist- It has been observed recommend action. bring down NPAs in the autonomy because they (the place) anywhere. time to time,” agencies er’s interaction with the that the banking system However, when asked banking system, but the were shown that the way Come forward and and said, quoting a Rajasthan minister cadre — ‘Deepotsav has been affected very about the state of the health of public sector to paradise is by getting tread the path of progress Personnel Ministry Karyakarta Samvaad’ — badly by rising NPAs for economy of the country, banks still looks as bad as martyred,” he said. and development,” the order, without citing fur- Jaipur: Rajasthan Tourism Mr Modi has sought sug- nearly five years now, Mr Banerjee refused to some years ago. The governor said he governor said. — PTI ther details. Minister Vishvendra Singh gestions and questions had a narrow escape on on his official NaMo app. Monday when a dumper hit This will be Mr Modi’s ■ his vehicle from behind on first interaction with the Laxman Singh is seeking appointment with brother the Dausa-Jaipur highway, cadre from his parlia- Article 370 not police said. No one was hurt mentary constituency in the incident which after the BJP retained occurred under Kotwali power at the Centre with Diggy’s brother stages sit-in protest police station area, they said. a thumping majority in cause of Kashmir “The minister was on his way the Lok Sabha polls held RABINDRA NATH a new district. Sources said Digvijay to Jaipur when the dumper earlier this year. CHOUDHURY “The chief minister Singh was not present at hit his vehicle. The vehicle The Prime Minister BHOPAL, OCT. 22 promised me to make his residence when his got partially damaged from had last visited his par- Chachouda the 53rd dis- younger brother visited. issue: Tarigami backside,” a police officer liamentary constituency A ‘family drama’ played trict of MP when I met However, it was yet to be said. He said a case was reg- on May 27, to thank the out outside official resi- him along with some ascertained if ther senior istered against the dumper party cadre and the peo- dence of veteran Congress Congress workers recent- Congress leader was SREEPARNA Violence does driver for rash ple of Varanasi, which leader and Rajya Sabha ly. Hence, I wanted that my aware of his younger CHAKRABARTY not remain an driving. — PTI he had been representing member Digvijay Singh elder brother, who had brother’s plan to visit him NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 in Parliament since 2014. on Tuesday when his represented Chachouda in on Tuesday. option for the In a tweet, Mr Modi younger brother and sit- the assembly once, should Digvijay Singh Senior BJP leader and Describing the current people of Kashmir. urged all workers to join ting MLA of his party, visit my constituency former minister Narottam situation in Kashmir as We should not fall BIHAR: TOP RJD the interaction and Laxman Singh, staged a along with the chief min- purpose,” the Chachouda Mishra took a potshot at “very very painful”, for- into the trap of asked them to share sug- sit-in protest seeking ister to declare legislator said. Digvijay Singh for playing mer CPI(M) MLA from those who want to LEADER GOES ON gestions or questions appointment with him. Chachouda a new district. He had a couple of days hide and seek with his Jammu and Kashmir, they may have on his The MLA from However, I was forced to ago circulated a video younger brother by not M.Y. Tarigami on isolate us and NaMo app. Chachouda in Madhya stage demonstration out- appealing his supporters giving him the appoint- Tuesday said the matter defeat us. SABBATICAL For the PM’s event, the Pradesh was demanding side my brother’s resi- to gather at the residence ment. on Article 370 had been Patna: In yet another indi- BJP’s state unit has his elder brother’s com- dence as I could not meet of his elder brother on “It appears strange that “misrepresented” in the — M.Y. Tarigami, cation that all was not asked the party workers mitment to visit his con- him. All I want is an Tuesday to seek a commit- the elder brother was country through a con- Former J&K MLA well within Lalu Prasads to make necessary stituency along with chief appointment with him to ment from him to visit his unwilling to meet his certed campaign by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, a top arrangements at its minister Kamal Nath to finalise his date of visit to constituency along with younger brother,” he Sangh Parivar. Sciences, however, leader of the main opposi- offices at all districts. declare Chachouda tehsil my constituency for the the chief minister. quipped. “Unfortunately, things appealed to the people, tion party in Bihar on as they exist today in the specially youth of Tuesday announced that he whole of the country the Kashmir not to indulge in was going on a sabbatical, situation has undergone a violence. citing “mental fatigue”. change. People are ill- “See, we cannot be sure Shivanand Tiwary, the Govt must bear ‘jazia tax’ informed. The Sangh about how the future will RJDs national vice presi- Parivar for so many years turn out. But certainly dent, announced on the they campaigned on cer- there is huge huge disap- social media that he was tain issues like the pointment…youth is in taking a holiday from the Article 370. It is being deep distress, no doubt role he had been playing in sought by Pak, says Cong misrepresented before about that. We are wor- the party. “Feeling tired. the people as if it is a ried about the future days The fatigue is more of the New Delhi, Oct. 22: spent his last days. New fee per pilgrim as it went clause which is promot- ahead. mind than the body. Labelling the $20 service Delhi has asked against the concept of ing terrorism, it is a “But we will certainly Want to write a memoir but fee proposed by Pakistan Islamabad to reconsider “khuile darshan” (open clause which has not appeal to the people of unable to do even for each Kartarpur pil- its demand of charging visit). allowed the integration Kashmir, particularly the that..Hence taking a grim as “jazia tax”, USD 20 service fee a pil- The Ministry of with the mainstream, youth, whatever the holiday from whatever role I Congress leader Manish grim. External Affairs (MEA), which has virtually divid- provocation from authori- had been playing in the Tewari said on Tuesday “If Pakistan insists on in a statement, said it is a ed people, denied fruits of ties, whatever wrongs, the RJD,” the 76-year-old that the BJP government $20 Dollar Fee for “matter of disappoint- development. The fact is Constitutional fraud, the Tiwary said in a message he should bear the cost as a Kartarpur pilgrims and ment that Pakistan con- otherwise,” the former betrayal committed by shared on social media. Sikh devotee paying for India signs agreement on tinues to insist levying a MLA from Kulgam the government of India, However, when probed the visit to the gurudwara 23rd October 2019, then service fee of $20 per pil- claimed. violence doesnt remain further, Tiwary who has goes against the grain of NDA/BJP Govt should grim per visit”. The corri- The controversial an option for the people of known Prasad since “khule darshan” (open undertake to pay that dor is being built by India Article 370 had been abro- Kashmir. We should not the days when the latter darshan). Jazia Tax in MOU itself. and Pakistan to connect gated by the central gov- fall into the trap of those was a student leader- told India and Pakistan are Paying to visit Kartarpur Dera Baba Nanak in ernment on August 5 and who want to isolate us PTI “I have not said any- set to sign a memorandum Sahib goes against grain Gurdaspur and Gurdwara the final implementation and defeat us. The real where in my message that I of understanding (MoU) of “KHULE DARSHAN in Darbar Sahib in Pakist- of the bifurcation of the strength lies in unity and am resigning from the pri- on October 23 for the open- Holy Ardas,” he said on an's Kartarpur, the final state into two Union democratic and peaceful mary membership of RJD or ing of the Kartarpur cor- Twitter. resting place of Guru Na- Territories would happen protests,” Mr Tarigami even from the post I hold ridor that will link the Punjab chief minister nak, to commemorate the on October 31. said speaking with this therein. It would Indian side through a cor- Amarinder Singh has also 550th birth anniversary of Mr Tarigami, who was newspaper at the official not be correct to draw too ridor to the Kartarpur urged the Pakistani the founder of Sikhism on Congress Committee general secretary Priyanka in New Delhi on routine residence of CPI(M) many interpretations.” gurdwara, where first authorities to reconsider November 12. Gandhi Vadra visits Hanuman Temple at Churwa in Rae medical visit to the All General Secretary — PTI Sikh guru Nanak Dev the imposition of USD 20 —PTI Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday. —PTI India Institute of Medical Sitaram Yechury. Punjab politics

People within Congress PAGE created trouble between Amarinder, Sidhu: Navjot Kaur Nation 3 THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI BSP leaders garlanded with shoes Workers allege corruption in ’18 Rajasthan poll ticket distribution Jaipur, Oct. 22: Two BSP demonstrations in the state demnable and shameful. The leaders were garlanded with but the leaders did not con- Congress is setting a very Informed legislation shoes, their faces blackened vey their plight to BSP chief wrong tradition against the will help in realising and were paraded outside Mayawati. “Therefore, we movement and people can the party office on Tuesday had to take this step,” he give a befitting reply.” the stated objectives by its workers, who alleged said. “Therefore, the Congress corruption in ticket alloca- Following the incident, Ms should desist from such dis- of various laws tion in the 2018 Rajasthan Mayawati has dissolved the gusting antics,” she said in Assembly polls. state committee of the BSP another tweet. — M. Venkaiah Naidu, The BSP workers also made and lashed out at the In September, all the six Vice-president Ramji Gautam, the national Congress. MLAs of the BSP in coordinator, sit on a donkey In a tweet in Hindi, she Rajasthan had joined the and paraded him and former alleged that the Congress Congress as a block to jump state unit chief Sitaram out- first indulged in horse-trad- provisions in anti-defection SHORT TAKES side the party office in Bani ing and now, it was getting l aw. Park here. BSP leaders attacked in The BSP was the largest BSF spots drones “Our workers are upset given tickets in lieu of Rajasthan. “The Congress party offering support to the with the leaders. The work- money. BSP workers and party first caused defections Congress government, ers were active on the leaders are being ignored among the BSP MLAs and is which had been short of a near Pak border ground for five years but and exploited,” a BSP worker now getting senior people majority since elections in Ferozepur: BSF personnel parachute candidates from present there said. attacked in order to harm late 2018. posted in Punjab’s the BJP and Congress were He said they held three the movement. It is most con- — PTI Hussainiwala sector have spotted three drones along the India-Pakistan border, officials said on Tuesday. Though there were reports Passenger dies that Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at the drones coming from the of cardiac arrest Pakistani side on Monday night, there was no official confirmation. Earlier this on Qatar flight month, drones were sighted by residents of Basti Ram Hyderabad, Oct. 22: A 69 year-old Lal, Tendi Wala and Hajara Ukranian suffered a cardiac arrest Singh Wala villages, follow- and collapsed on board a Doha- ing which the BSF was put Bangkok flight, prompting the crew to on alert. At that time, search divert the aircraft to the airport here, operations were carried out where doctors declared him brought by the BSF and the Punjab dead,airport sources said here on Police but nothing suspi- Tuesday. cious was found. The force Galyna Konkina, who had a history had also sensitised residents of heart ailment and undergone a living along the Indo-Pak bypass surgery 20 years ago, was border to immediately found “unresponsive and unconsious” inform police if they spotted in the flight at 1.30 am, following anything unusual. — PTI which the Qatar Airways flight landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here about two hours later. Two Pak nationals Airport sources said the crew had carried out pulmonary resusication, held at border: BSF but to no avial. Ferozepur (Punjab): Two Prime Minister Narendra Modi with former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, The flight landed here at 3.25 am and Pakistani nationals, roaming former British PM Tony Blair, former Australian PM John Howard, former US sec- the patient was seen by the doctor at suspiciously on the Indian retary of state Condoleezza Rice and former US secretary of defence Robert Gates the airport. side of the border here, have in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI The patient was declared brought been apprehended by BSF dead due to cardiac arrest, the sources personnel, officials said on said. Tuesday. Md. Lateef and Md. Qatar Airways in a statement con- Saif are residents of Okara firmed “with deep regret,” the death US supports direct talks of the passenger on board the flight. district in Pakistan. They were nabbed by the Border The airline offered its condolences Security Force (BSF) jawans to the family of the 69-year-old after they crossed the inter- Ukranian passenger. national border and entered between India, Pakistan — PTI into the Indian territory near the border outpost in ‘Concerned over human rights abuse in Pak’ Samaske in Ferozepur dis- trict of Punjab on Monday AGE CORRESPONDENT Wells told the subcom- issue of Jammu & evening. The duo were in the NEW DELHI, OCT.22 mittee on Asia, the Kashmir. “History shows custody of BSF and were Pacific, and us, what is possible being questioned. The United States gov- Nonproliferation of the restarting a productive — PTI ernment has said that it House Foreign Affairs bilateral dialogue supports a direct dia- Committee that requires building trust, logue between India and Pakistan’s act of har- and the chief obstacle Vadra discharged Pakistan but it is also bouring terrorist groups remains Pakistan’s con- aware that Islamabad’s is destabilising the tinued support for from hospital continued support to ter- region and restarting extremist groups that New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi’s rorists that engage in productive bilateral dia- engage in cross-border son-in-law Robert Vadra cross-border terrorism is logue between India and terrorism. We believe the was admitted to a Noida- the main impediment. Pakistan needs building foundation of any suc- based private hospital for a The US said that while it of trust. cessful dialogue between night after he complained of is all for the rights of “We believe that direct India and Pakistan is back pain, sources said on Kashmiris to peacefully dialogue between India based on Pakistan taking Tuesday. Mr Vadra, who is protest, it condemns the and Pakistan, as outlined sustained and irre- married to Congress general actions of terrorists who in the 1972 Simla versible steps against secretary Priyanka Gandhi, seek to use violence and Agreement, holds the militants and terrorists was admitted to the Metro fear to undermine dia- most potential for reduc- in its territory,” Ms Wells multi-speciality hospital in logue. ing tensions,” Ms Wells said in a statement sub- Noida on Monday, where he The United States also told the subcommittee. mitted to the stayed overnight. He was expressed concerns over She added that backchan- Congressional subcom- discharged on Tuesday. Mr reports of human right nel negotiations in dur- mittee on a day before Vadra underwent some tests abuses and discrimina- ing 2006-2007 between the the hearing on “human and after treatment and tion in Pakistan. two countries reportedly rights in South Asia: medication, was discharged Acting assistant secre- made significant Views from the state from the hospital. — PTI tary of state for South progress on a number of department and the and Central Asia Alice G. issues, including the region”. IIT Bhubaneswar student found dead inside hostel AKSHAYA KUMAR visited SAHOO the spot BHUBANESWAR, OCT. 22 for inves- tigation Odisha police on Tuesday while intensified probe to ascer- another tain the exact cause team of behind death of IIT stu- doctors dent Chirag Pravin Jain conduct- on Monday evening. Chirag Jain ed his The 18-year-old Chirag autopsy. reportedly died after Stalin, public relations falling from the hostel officer (PRO) IIT building of IIT Argul in Bhubaneswar, said Chirag Bhubaneswar. Jain was a bright student. The deceased hailed The public relations offi- from Pune and was a sec- cer denied commenting on ond year computer sci- the issue citing that it ence student at the IIT would be inappropriate to here. comment anything As per reports, Chirag right now as police was found lying in a pool investigation is still of blood in the courtyard underway. of Mahanadi hostel on IIT authorities said that Monday evening. Though Chirag’s parents were he was rushed to a private informed about the unfor- hospital in Bhubaneswar, tunate incident. The insti- the doctors declared him tute also condoled the as brought dead. death of the student. As it is still unclear Bhubaneswar Deputy whether Chirag jumped or Commission of Police fell down or was pushed (DCP) Anup Sahoo stated, by someone from balcony “The second year student of the hostel, senior police fell down from the terrace officials registered an on Monday evening and unnatural death (UD) case was rushed to the hospital and initiated a detailed where he was declared probe into the incident. A dead. An unnatural death team of forensic experts case was registered.” New hospitals

Employees State Insurance Hospitals PAGE to be set up in every district of nation, says Union minister S.K. Gangwar Nation 4 THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Sahai new power secy, All votes cast went in Kumar to be UIDAI chief BJP’s favour: Villagers I can say this with Poll official on duty in Maha village denies claim confidence that Cong New Delhi, Oct. 22: Senior IAS officer Pune, Oct. 22: Voters in a is going to form the Sanjeev Nandan Sahai Maharashtra village have was on Tuesday appoint- alleged EVM malfunction next govt in Haryana ed the new power secre- during the Lok Sabha Sidda raises doubts tary replacing Subhash bypoll on Monday, saying — Kumari Selja, Chander Garg, who had it resulted in votes cast for Haryana Cong chief sought voluntary retire- any candidate going to on EVMs’ credibility ment after being shunt- BJP’s account, a claim ed out from the post of denied by poll officials. Bengaluru, Oct. 22: With states. Speaking to repo- finance secretary soon NCP legislator Shahshi- exit polls forecasting a rters at Hubballi, the SHORT TAKES after the Budget was kant Shinde said he was facile victory for the BJP senior congress leader Congress chief Sonia Gandhi meets a delegation of Rajiv Gandhi Model United passed by Parliament. witness to such a thing in Maharashtra and said he had travelled via Brahmos testfire Nations and Indian Youth Congress representatives to appraise her on the delibera- Mr Garg was serving a happening when he visit- Haryana and a rout for road from Solapur to tions that took place during the recently concluded three-day Model United Nations three-month notice peri- ed the polling booth in its rivals, led by the Hyderabad when he had and Youth Parliament Session in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI od pending acceptance Navlewadi village in Congress, former gone to Maharashtra for by IAF a success of his voluntary retire- Satara district. Karnataka chief minis- campaigning and the New Delhi: The IAF has car- ment. An order issued Kirti Nalawade, the ter Siddaramaiah on road condition there was ried out successful firing of by the personnel min- returning officer for the Tuesday expressed sus- “pathetic”, despite Nitin BrahMos surface-to-surface Sonia seeks istry said Mr Sahai, a Koregaon Assembly seg- picion about the credibil- Gadkari, who is Union missiles from a mobile plat- Censorship in 1986-batch IAS officer of ment in Western ity of the electronic vot- minister for road trans- form at Trak Island in UT cadre, will be power Maharashtra, where this ing machines (EVMs). port and highways, hail- Andaman Nicobar islands, report on secretary in place of Mr village is located, refuted Exit polls varied wide- ing from the state. officials said on Tuesday. Garg who superannu- the claim. ly in their projection of There has no been dev- The drill to check the IAF’s ates on October 31. Mr Shinde said the EC seats for the rival alli- elopment there in five capability to hit targets with Raj civic place in Bengal: Mr Sahai is at present should take a serious note ances, but were in no years, he alleged. “pin-point” accuracy at tar- special secretary in the of this incident and initi- doubt about an emphatic “Dont know how peo- gets close to 300 KM was ministry. ate steps to check its victory with more than ple are voting them. I conducted on Monday and bodies’ row Mr Garg, who would recurrence. two-thirds seats for the dont know,” Mr Sidd- Tuesday, they said. “Surface- New Delhi, Oct. 22: Gov Dhankhar have retired next year Villagers said votes cast BJP-led NDA in both the aramaiah said. — PTI to-surface missiles were Congress president after completing the 60- in favour of the NCP nom- fired by IAF at Trak Island in Sonia Gandhi has sought year age of superannua- inee Srinivas Patil were the Andaman Nicobar group a report on the contro- In fresh face off, says Mamata tion, was removed as going into the “account” with the Assembly poll on doubts, the NCP polling of islands,” said an official, versy over the Rajasthan finance secretary and of BJP candidate October 21. booth agents asked the adding the missile engaged government allowing govt ‘behaviour unconstitutional’ appointed power secre- Udayanraje Bhosale, a “I received a call from officials to verify the the designated mock targets those not elected in civic tary in July. claim the district election some voters and our party claims. close to 300 km away. “A polls to head civic bodies Kolkata, Oct. 22: In a fresh In other appointments, officials rejected. workers who informed me Before polling com- direct hit on the target was in the state. face off with the West Pankaj Kumar, the addi- Mr Shinde said when he that votes cast for the NCP menced in the morning, a achieved in both the cases,” According to sources, Bengal government and tional secretary in the reached the polling sta- candidate were going to mock poll was held in the he said. — PTI Mrs Gandhi has asked the Raj Bhavan, governor ministry of electronics tion and raised the issue the BJP nominee. By the presence of all polling AICC in-charge of the Jagdeep Dhankhar on and information tech- with the election officials time I reached there, booth agents and at that state Avinash Pande to Tuesday accused it of nology, will be the CEO from the booth, they hur- around 270 votes were cast time, no one had raised PM likely to visit submit a report on the “unconstitutional behav- of the Unique Identifi- riedly changed the EVM in a similar manner,” Mr any objection. Polling row, after state iour” with him and won- Mamata Jagdeep cation Authority of machine. Bypoll for Shinde said. went on smoothly till 4 Saudi on Oct. 29 Deputy chief minister dered whether some “sort Banerjee Dhankhar India (UIDAI), which Satara LS constituency Mr Shinde said as some pm, Ms Nalawade added. had Sachin Pilot ques- of censorship” is in place issues Aadhaar. — PTI was held simultaneously voters had expressed their — PTI New Delhi: Prime Minister tioned the decision of in the state as district offi- However, the district Narendra Modi is likely to his own government. cials have refused to meet magistrates had said that visit Saudi Arabia on a day- The sources said Mr him. Mr Dhankhar said other arrangements for long visit on October 29 to Pande rushed back to that the district officials his tour will be made, the Woman held participate in an annual Delhi this morning after had told him that govern- sources said. investment forum to be held Monday’s polling in ment permission is need- The letters by the dis- CBI to quiz Prajapati in there, official sources said Maharashtra, where he ed to attend meetings trict magistrates said, for links with on Tuesday. Mr Modi’s visit was in-charge of the with him. “This is to kindly inform comes months after Saudi election control room, The officials, the gover- you that permission of Iqbal Mirchi crown prince Mohammed bin and is likely to submit a nor said, had told him the state government is Salman paid a visit to India UP mining scam probe report on the issue. that permission to attend required for the under- Mumbai, Oct. 22: The ED in February. He will attend Taking a stand that the meeting with him is signed to request the invi- AGE CORRESPONDENT ment. “It is suspected that on Tuesday arrested a the third edition of the appeared to go against not available as all senior tees to attend the sched- NEW DELHI, OCT.22 the public servants woman in connection Future Investment Initiative, the view of chief minis- government officials are uled meeting”. booked in this case are with its money launder- an annual investment forum ter Ashok Gehlot, Mr presently in north “I am astonished to The CBI is all set to ques- close to Mr Prajapati, for- ing probe against late held on October 29-31. — PTI Pilot made it clear he Bengal, where chief min- receive the letters from tion former mining minis- mer state mining minis- gangster Iqbal Mirchi was not consulted on the ister Mamata Banerjee is the district officials in ter of UP Gayatri Prasad ter”, sources said, adding for allegedly forging doc- decision that was noti- on an administrative tour. which they have Prajapati in connection that this is the reason that uments, officials said. fied on Wednesday. The refusal by the dis- expressed their inability with agency’s probe into the CBI wants to question They said Rinku Desh- Kartarpur pact Two other ministers in trict officials to attend a to attend the meetings, the multi-crore sand min- Mr Prajapati. pande, about 45 years of ■ Continued from Page 1 the Congress-run state meeting called by the gov- that too four days after my ing scam in the state by The probe agency had age, was placed under elements for facilitating the have separately opposed ernor is “unconstitution- intimation. I do not know the end of this week. recovered `15 lakh from arrest under the provi- visit of pilgrims from India, the move that allows al”, Mr Dhankhar said. whether some sort of cen- Sources in the agency Gayatri Prasad Prajapati the residence of Mr Singh sion of the Prevention of Pakistan continues to insist people who are not elect- He had last week exp- sorship is in place in West said Mr Prajapati’s ques- besides documents of two Money Laundering Act. on levying a service fee of $20 ed councillors to contest ressed his wish to hold Bengal,” he said. tioning will be part of secretaries in the UP gov- properties, they said, The Bengaluru-based per pilgrim. per visit. for posts like mayors meetings with district “Despite this I will con- CBI’s probe into the latest ernment. adding it is alleged that woman was “not cooper- “Government has consistently and chairpersons of cor- magistrates, bureaucrats tinue my tour of the dis- FIR registered by the Sources said the case between 2005 and 2015, 13 ating” and hence she urged Pakistan that in defer- porations and munici- and elected representa- tricts,” he added. Central probe agency in pertained to the alleged leases were granted to was arrested during ence to the wishes of the pil- palities. tives of North and South Later while speaking to the multi-crore sand min- irregularities in the allo- accused lease holders in questioning, they said. grims, it should not levy such The non-councillor 24 Parganas districts, a reporters, he wondered ing scam in UP. Mr cation of sand mining Saharanpur. These leases They said the woman a fee,” the Indian government candidates still have to tour of which he has whether the state govern- Prajapati is considered leases in Saharanpur. were renewed in 2012 and had forged documents said in a statement. be elected by councillors begun from Tuesday. ment goes on a holiday close to Samajwadi Party Former district magis- 2015 by then district mag- and had been shown as a The MEA said that while to the top posts. The office of the gover- when the chief minister supremo and former chief trates of Saharanpur Ajay istrates in alleged viola- tenant in one of the agreeing to sign the agree- “This is not a good nor had on Monday is on a district tour. minister of UP Akhilesh Kumar Singh and Pawan tion of government orders property that was dealt ment, the Government of decision and I do not evening received letters “Is it appropriate that Yadav. The CBI on October Kumar are among the 12 of allotting lease deeds by Mirchi, an aide of Pakistan has been once again agree with this. The from the two district mag- whenever the governor 1 conducted searches at 11 accused named in the FIR. only through e-tendering. global terrorist Dawood urged to reconsider its insis- decision is not practical istrates stating that the wants to meet someone locations in Uttarakhand Mr Singh is presently the These public servants in Ibrahim. tence on levying service fee. and not politically right officials would not be able there has to be censor- and UP after registering a secretary of Khadi and criminal conspiracy with This is the fourth “India would be ready to and there is a need to to attend his meetings as ship, an approval from fresh FIR in connection Village Industries Board, private persons had arrest in the case and amend the agreement accord- make changes to the they will be busy with the the state government? I with the multi-crore sand while Mr Kumar is now abused their official posi- the agency had arrested ingly at any time,” MEA said. decision,” Mr Pilot told CM’s ongoing tour of am not subordinate to the mining scam against 12 posted as special secre- tion and executed lease Mirchi aide Humayun reporters. north Bengal, Raj Bhavan state government...,” Mr people, including two sen- tary in the housing and deeds in favour of Merchant on Monday. — PTI sources said. Dhankhar said. — PTI ior IAS officers serving as urban planning depart- accused, sources claimed. — PTI Govt to divest PSUs Modi meets, lauds Nobel laureate Abhijit 7th pay panel salaries ■ Continued from Page 1 Corporation of India, ■ Continued from Page 1 already failed. Yet, it is part of an international Banerjee and the Congress ■ Continued from Page 1 crore for other budgetary shortage arising Hindustan Prefabs, Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) being advocated and being conspiracy. in the same breadth, Mr `4,800 crore annually as allowances. out of the recent tax MMTC/STC, three units of affiliate Bharatiya authenticated by conferring “The ideological back- Kanitkar suggested that the all government employ- The Centre has been exemption announcement. SAIL (Bhadrawati, Salem Shikashan Mandal (BSM), Nobel Prize. This is very ground of Banerjee makes Congress should try and ees of UTs of Ladakh and working in close co-ordi- This revenue generation and Durgapur). which termed the Nobel as dangerous. Why the US did him ideal case to be picked implement his “Nyay” J&K will be paid salaries nation with the J&K will be apart from the off- In the third phase of “political” and his work as away with Obamacare, up for an international con- scheme in one of the big and other important administration to ensure budget dividend of around tranche, the PSUs which “theory” that lacked practi- because it was pressuring spiracy. Education in South Congress-ruled states. The allowances like the trans- a smooth transition on `58,000 crore from the are likely to go for disin- cal application. the economy. Greek econo- Point Kolkata, higher educa- concept of Nyay, a welfare port, LTC, medical, chil- October 31 for division of Reserve Bank of India vestment include Dredging The national organising my also collapsed as it pre- tion in JNU, research in scheme promising cash dren’s education and hos- assets and other (RBI), which has already Corporation of India, secretary of BSM, Mukul ferred doling out food tick- MIT. He left his Indian wife amount for all, floated by tel as per the recommen- resources between come to the government’s Hooghly Dock & Port Kanitkar, while speaking to ets rather than encouraging to marry a foreign student, the Congress ahead of the dations of the 7th Pay Ladakh and J&K. kitty. Engineers, Kamrajhar this newspaper, said that Mr people to work,” said Mr all of this is a shortcut to 2019 Lok Sabha polls, also Commission. On August 5, the BJP-led The Centre also plans to Port, Shipping Corporation Banerjee had till now not Kanitkar.His detailed com- become an intellectual came under fire as Mr Out of `4,800 crore, the government announced give some of the hotels, of India, HLL Lifecare, been able to practically ments were also posted on aligned with the prevailing Kanitkar hoped that employees will get `607 that it was abrogating which are currently being Indian Medicines & implement his ideas as they the blog Uttarapath, titled ecosystem. The country is Congress governments in crore for children’s edu- Article 370 that gave spe- managed by ITDC Hotels, Pharmaceuticals, RITES, are just theories. The senior Nobel ki Raajneeti ya already burdened with states of Rajasthan, Madhya cation, `1,823 crore for cial status to Jammu & on joint venture basis to its IRCON International, Sangh functionary also Arthashastra ka Bhram, award winners like Pradesh and Punjab would hostel allowance, `1,200 Kashmir and splitting the strategic partner. “These Karnataka Antibiotics & wrote a blog in which he just hours after the Prime Amartya Sen, Arundhati implement it. crore for transport state into two separate hotels include Dony Polo Pharmaceuticals, raised questions about the Minister met the Nobel lau- Roy, Ravish Kumar and “However, Indian origin allowance, `1,000 crore UTs of Ladakh and J&K Ashok (Itanagar), Punjab Hindustan Antibiotics and award, terming it “political” reate. Mr Kanitkar alleged that’s why this suspicion,” Banerjee should be congrat- for LTC, `108 crore for where the latter would Ashok, Ashok Hotel (New Bengal Chemicals & in nature.”Policies that Mr that Mr Banerjee was the stated Mr Kanitkar in his ulated for the prize,” added fixed medical allowance also have a state Delhi), Hotel Janpath (New Pharmaceuticals. Banerjee is advocating have right candidate to be used as blog post. Taking a dig at Mr Mr Kanitkar. and an additional `62 Assembly. Delhi), Hotel Samrat (New However, the source Delhi), Lalitha Mahal added that Air India and its Palace Hotel (Mysore), subsidiaries would form Hotel Jaipur Ashok part of the disinvestment (Jaipur), Hotel Jammu programme in the fourth SC to hear Aadhaar-social media linking SC grants PC bail Ashok (Jammu) and Hotel tranche. “Those sub- Patliputra Ashok (Patna),” sidiaries of Air India ■ Continued from Page 1 platforms resisted it saying facie, we don’t agree. We the social media platforms ■ Continued from Page 1 trying to influence the the source added. include Air India, Air draft Information Technolo- that they could not be fas- may agree with you eventu- cited 2011 Rules to contend materials and is only a witnesses and, if enlar- Earlier this month, a India Charters, Air India gy Intermediaries Guideli- tened with such obligations. ally, but we do not agree that they were under no generalised apprehension ged on bail, would further group of secretaries Air Transport Services, nes (Amendment) Rules are Attorney general K.K. straightway that they are obligation to share the and appears to be specula- pressurise the witness- cleared strategic sales in Allied Air Services, Air intended to check the misuse Venugopal appearing for mandated to share informa- decrypted messages. He said tive.” es... In the absence of any Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd India Engineering Services of social media platforms Tamil Nadu said that “once tion.” that they don’t have the key Noting that the CBI had contemporaneous materi- (BPCL), BEML, Container and Hotel Corporation of and make them share with they (social media plat- Citing the example of the to decrypt the messages. no evidence against Mr als, no weight could be Corporation of India India,” it said. the investigating agencies forms) have come here, they US, Justice Gupta said that Solicitor general Tushar Chidambaram regarding attached to the allegation (Concor) and Shipping These strategic sale will the decrypted messages of can’t say that they can’t the government can have its Mehta said that one had to directly or indirectly that the appellant has Corporation of India (SCI). help the government in its the people under probe. decrypt the messages.” own agency for decrypting take a balanced approach — influencing witnesses, been influencing the wit- Stake sales in THDC India plan to raise `1,57,000 crore The court directed the reg- Citing the provisions of of the messages. Justice balancing the national the court said, “In num- nesses by approaching and Neepco, both power from disinvestment of the istry to place the matter Information Technology Bose said “it is like there is interest including security ber of remand applica- the witnesses,” the court companies, have also been PSUs, against the budgeted before the Chief Justice of Act, Mr Venugopal said that a closed door and they are with individual privacy. He tions, there was no whis- said. approved. These could be divestment of `1 lakh crore India for the listing of the the law provides for decryp- saying you can open the said that there could be no per that any material wit- Brushing aside solicitor taken over by the state-run in this financial year for matter before a bench. tion of data and informa- room. But you want the keys privacy for those engaged in ness has been approached general Tushar Mehta’s NTPC. partly bridging the fiscal The hearing on Tuesday tion and these sections of to it too. The question how- acts of terror. not to disclose informa- contention that “flight The other eight PSUs, gap arising out of the `1.45 saw both the Centre and the the IT Act have not been ever is whether they are Senior counsel Shyam tion about the appellant risk” of economic offend- which have been lined up lakh crore tax stimulus Tamil Nadu government challenged and thus inter- under legal obligation to Divan appearing for (Chidambaram) and his ers should be looked at as by the government for dis- offered to the corporates. It asserting that intermedi- mediaries cannot claim they give you (govt) the key?” Internet Freedom son. It appears that only a national phenomenon, investment in the second is, however, learnt that the aries were mandated under cannot decrypt. Opposing attorney gener- Foundation urged the court at the time of opposing the court said that there tranche, include Bharat Centre has taken the move the Section 69 of the Raising doubts whether al’s submission that inter- to hold its hands from pass- the bail and in the count- can’t be a universal for- Pumps & Compressors, to line up the CPSEs for Information Technology Act intermediaries are under mediaries were obliged to ing any order as they are er affidavit filed by the mula “merely because Central Electronics, Ferro strategic sale in five to provide the investigating legal obligation to provide provide the decrypted mes- used by the government to CBI before the high court, certain other offenders Scrap Nigam, Hindustan tranches over the next few agencies with decrypted the decrypted messages, sages, senior counsel Mukul interfere with the privacy of the averments were made have flown out of the Fluorocarbons, Container years. messages, the social media Justice Gupta said, “Prima Rohatgi appearing for one of the people. that ‘....the appellant is country”. Exploring avenues PAGE Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said he would meet Opposition leaders to World 5 explore possibilities of social agreement THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Trudeau poised to form govt Putin-Erdogan Canadian Prime Minister will be in power, but will have to form an alliance talks begin Russia, Oct. 22: Russian We have done all Montreal, Oct. 22: President Vladimir Putin in our power to Canadian Prime Minister met his Turkish counter- Justin Trudeau will part Recep Tayyip ensure orderly remain in power but with Erdogan on Tuesday to a minority government discuss the situation in Brexit that will require the sup- northern Syria, where — Jean-Claude Juncker port of a smaller left- Turkey has vowed to leaning party after a resume an offensive European Commission President hard-fought election in against Kurdish fighters. which he was dogged by “The situation in the scandals. region is very severe,” WE will have the The Liberals had won or Putin told Erdogan at the opportunity to IN BRIEF were leading in 156 out of start of talks in the discuss steps to 338 seats in Monday’s Russian city of Sochi, end (Kurdish fighters’) vote, according to adding he hoped that the Curfew in Chile Elections Canada. That good rapport between presence in regime- put the Liberals far short Russia and Turkey “will held areas as violence rages of the 170 seats needed let us find an answer to Santiago: Protesters defied for a second straight even the most difficult RECEP ERDOGAN, an emergency decree and majority government. questions”. Turkey President confronted police in Chile’s “You did it, my friends The Turkish president capital, continuing distur- Congratulations,” threatened to resume bances that have left at least Trudeau told supporters Turkey’s military offen- will have the opportunity 11 dead and led the presi- in Montreal early on sive in Syria “with to discuss steps to end dent to say the country is Tuesday. Trudeau, who greater determination” (Kurdish fighters') pres- “at war.” Police used tear took power in 2015 as a unless the withdrawal of ence in regime-held gas and streams of water to charismatic figure prom- Kurdish fighters is com- areas,” Erdogan said at reak up a march by hun- ising “sunny ways,” saw pleted under a US-bro- an Ankara airport. dreds of students and union his popularity drop over kered deal, before he Russia and Turkey have members on one of old photos of him in headed to key talks with emerged as the main for- Santiago’s main streets. blackface and his han- his Russian counterpart. eign players in Syria’s Meanwhile, police and sol- dling of a corporate cor- Russia, a crucial ally of conflict, with Moscow’s diers guarded Chileans who ruption case. Syria’s President Bashar position strengthened formed long lines outside “I think a Liberal gov- Prime minister Justin Trudeau celebrates his victory with his supporters at the Palais des Congres in Montreal al-Assad has demanded after US President Donald supermarkets before they ernment supported by on Tuesday. — AFP that Turkey respect the Trump announced this reopened after many closed the NDP is likely going to country’s territorial month he would be with- over the weekend during lean farther left,” said integrity and Putin will drawing American forces which dozens of stores were John Manley, a former likely seek such commit- from the north of the looted or burned. Liberal finance minister Indian-Canadian Singh is kingmaker ments from Erdogan. “We country. — AFP who now works in the pri- vate sector. “It raises a Disturbing trend series of issues about Toronto, Oct. 22: more than 2-1/2 years. elected officials will now what are the demands Opposition New Singh vowed to “work head to Ottawa to tackle a in Pak worries US that an NDP party would Democrat leader Jagmeet hard to deliver on the number of issues, includ- make. What’s the price of Singh says he congratu- country’s priorities.” ing taking “real and Washington: Describing governing going to be? lated Prime Minister Trudeau would now urgent action” on climate shrinking space for civil soci- And I think businesses Justin Trudeau and will require at least 13 legisla- change, making life more ety and media freedom in are going to be reluctant be a constructive partici- tors from his Left-leaning affordable for Canadians Pakistan as “troubling”, the to make any moves until pant in the new rival parties to reach the and making sure the US said it remains “deeply they get some satisfac- Parliament. ‘magic number’ of 170 to “super wealthy pay their concerned” over reports of tion around that.” Trudeau’s Liberal party form a Liberal Party-led fair share”. Singh, who human rights abuses and Ahead of the vote, polls was projected to win the minority government in was himself a prime min- discrimination faced by peo- showed a tight race most seats in the 338-seat the 338-seat House of isterial contender, said between Trudeau and his Parliament in Monday’s Commons. he wants the NDP to play ple in the country because of Jagmeet Singh their faith. It urged the main rival, Conservative national elections. That “The New Democratic a “constructive” role in Pakistani government to leader Andrew Scheer. outcome would give it the islation. Although the Party is poised to play the new Parliament, uphold the rule of law and The Conservatives, who best chance to form a gov- NDP had a disappointing kingmaker in a minority reported CBC. the freedoms enshrined in trailed on Monday with ernment. Still, the night, as the number of parliament after Singh Singh, a Leftist former the country’s constitution. 121 seats, actually won Liberals were poised to seats it was projected to spearheaded a turn- criminal defence lawyer, Acting assistant secretary of the national popular vote, fall short of a majority, win was down sharply around on the federal tweeted: “The winner of state for South and Central according to preliminary meaning they will have to from the 2015 election, campaign trail that may this election is not a Asia Alice G. Wells in a pre- results. Trudeau, 47, who rely on an opposition the party could exercise have saved his leadership leader or a party — the pared statement to has championed diversity party to stay in power. significant influence and pulled his party from winners should be Subcommittee on Asia, the as prime minister, was Trudeau will now have over Trudeau’s next gov- the brink of irrele- Canadians. They want a Pacific, and Nonproliferation endorsed by former US to rely on the New ernment. vance,” the Toronto Star government that works of the House Foreign Affairs President Barack Obama. Democratic Party (NDP) Minority governments said. for them. Not the rich Committee hoped that the — Reuters to push through key leg- in Canada rarely last Singh said his party’s and the powerful.” — PTI reforms Pakistan is undertak- ing under its current IMF plan will lay the foundation for better economic man- agement and growth, lead- ing to an improvement in the Brexit: Boris tries Novice bid to oust Netanyahu democratic system and human rights situation. Jerusalem, Oct. 22: parliament, one more tion. He failed and rather hard to get votes Former armed forces than Netanyahu’s Likud, than leaving Gantz to chief Benny Gantz has a he has not so far secured have a go, he opted for a Execute Hindu man: shot at ending Israeli the support of the major- snap second election, London, Oct. 22: British Prime Minister ity of the 120 lawmakers held on September 17, Bangla Muslims lawmakers from across Benjamin Netanyahu’s needed to form a stable despite facing potential Dhaka: Thousands protested the political spectrum record-breaking term in coalition. Gantz, a 60- indictment for corrup- against police across were plotting on Tuesday office, but still faces a year-old former para- tion. This time around, Bangladesh, a day after at to put the brakes on tough battle to capture trooper, had no previous Blue and White inched least four people died when Prime Minister Boris the premiership. political experience ahead of Likud, but nei- officers fired on a crowd in Johnson’s drive to push Netanyahu announced when he declared him- ther has a clear path to a one of the country’s dead- his European Union he could not form a new self Netanyahu’s elec- majority coalition. liest religious riots to date. divorce bill through the government following a toral rival in December. “Gantz managed to do Some 20,000 Muslims called House of Commons in deadlocked September Blue and White and what much more experi- for the execution of a young just three days, potential- election, making way for Likud each won 35 seats enced politicians than Hindu man on Bhola island ly scuttling the govern- Gantz to try. But in an April election, but him... all failed to for writing Facebook mes- ment’s hopes of deliver- although Gantz’s cen- Netanyahu was given the accomplish over the sages that allegedly ing Brexit by Oct. 31. Boris Johnson trist Blue and White first chance to try to years,” analyst Yossi defamed the Prophet The bill faced two votes alliance won 33 seats in form a majority coali- Verter wrote. — AFP Mohammed, with police say- on Tuesday, with lawmak- enough time for scrutiny ing they opened fire after ers first being asked to of the 115-page document, rocks were thrown at offi- approve it in principle, which sets out the terms cers. Four people died and followed by a vote on the of Britain’s departure Trump to celebrate Diwali nearly 50 were injured. government’s schedule from the 28-nation bloc. Mob attacks over online for debate and possible Major bills usually take Washington, Oct. 22: US a ceremo- year, Trump invited the posts perceived to be blas- amendments. “If this weeks or months to pass President Donald Trump nial ‘diya’ then Indian ambassador phemous have emerged as a House backs this legisla- through Parliament, giv- will celebrate Diwali at onto the US, Navtej Singh major headache for security tion, if we ratify this new ing time for line-by-line the White House on Thursday. Sarna, for the Diwali cel- forces in Bangladesh, where deal, we can get Brexit scrutiny by lawmakers. Thursday, three days No other ebrations in the Muslims make up some 90% done and move our coun- Green lawmaker ahead of the formal cele- details of Roosevelt room. of the country’s 168 million try on,” Johnson said as Caroline Lucas tweeted brations of the festival the cele- Meanwhile, Diwali cel- people. The deaths sparked he opened debate in the that lawmakers “had of lights in India. Donald brations ebrations have already House of Commons. more time to debate the were began in the US. a new round of protests as This would be Trump’s Trump thousands of Muslims shout- “We can turn the page Wild Animals in Circuses third Diwali celebra- immedi- Texas governor Greg ed slogans and called for the and allow this Parliament Act (affecting 19 animals) tions at the White ately available. Trump’s Abbott celebrated officers involved to be put and this country to begin than they will to decide House, a tradition that first Diwali celebrations Diwali on Saturday with on trial. The Hindu man to heal and unite.” the future of 65 million began with his predeces- at the White House was the Indian-American whose Facebook account While many analysts people. It’s hard to think sor Barack Obama in in his Oval Office in 2017 community. In 2017, hosted the original messages expect the bill to be of anything which better 2009. in the presence of a after lighting the cere- was charged with inciting approved, lawmakers illustrates this Govt’s According to the White select group of Indian- monial lamp, Trump religious tension. may reject the three-day contempt for people, House, Trump will par- American community hailed the Indian com- timetable because of con- Parliament & democra- ticipate in the Diwali leaders and members of munity’s contribution in cerns it doesn’t provide cy.” — AFP celebrations by lighting his administration. Last different fields. — PTI MIGRANTS’ DNA SAMPLES MAY Sharif rushed to hospital BE COLLECTED as blood platelets drop Washington, Oct. 22: The Trump administration is plan- SHAFQAT ALI mal range tion he was taking. ning to collect DNA samples ISLAMABAD, OCT. 22 is between Earlier, the Services from asylum-seekers and other 150,000 Hospital’s medical migrants detained by immi- The platelets of incar- andboard has decided to gration officials and will add cerated former Prime 450,000. transfuse mega unit the information to a massive Minister and Pakistan According platelets into Sharif as the count has dropped FBI database used by law Muslim League-(Nawaz) Nawaz to Mr enforcement hunting for crim- supremo Nawaz Sharif, Sharif ’s further. Sharif inals. The Justice Department who was rushed to hos- CBC Leader of the issued amended regulations pital from the prison report, his overall white Opposition in the that would mandate DNA col- after recent blood tests blood cells are seven, National Assembly lection for almost all migrants raising doctors’ con- while his red blood cells and Pakistan Muslim who cross between official cerns, have dropped to a are 4.53. League-Nawaz (PML- entry points and are held even dangerously low. Doctors initially N) president Shehbaz temporarily. Sources said that the believed Sharif had Sharif visited the hos- The rules would not apply to medical examination contracted dengue pital to inquire about legal permanent residents or conducted in the fever, which is rampant party supremo and anyone entering the US legally, Services Hospital in Pakistan, but the gov- elder brother Nawaz and children under 14 are revealed that the for- ernment issued a state- Sharif ’s health and exempt, but it’s unclear mer Prime Minister’s ment saying his con- held consultations whether asylum-seekers who platelet count fell dan- cerningly low platelet with doctors regarding come through official cross- gerously low below count may have been the former Prime ings will be exempt. 2000, whereas the nor- the results of medica- Minister’s health. c m y k c m y k MIND POWER STEPHEN HAWKING TIMOTHY LEARY PAGE One cannot really argue with a You’re only as young as the last time you 6 mathematical theorem changed your mind Edit THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

23 OCTOBER 2019 In Haryana, Maha, Opp. fails to show will to fight Subhani here wasn’t much anticipation in the Opposition camp about the results for the Assembly polls in Maharashtra and Haryana, which were held on Monday. When exit polls practically indicated a clean Tsweep for the saffron party, not much surprise could have been occasioned The Opposition was dispirited by the shock it received in the last Lok Sabha election and was in disarray. The comprehensive win of the BJP under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in part thought to be a consequence of the less-than-transparent functioning of the Election Commission and the questions raised in respect of electronic vot- ing machines. One day a full-fledged commission of inquiry will be needed to get to the bottom of this — and the allegations either dismissed or upheld. For now, however, the Opposition parties may have expected more of the same in these state polls in the context of EVMs, and clearly showed a lackadaisi- cal approach. For all these reasons, the BJP’s position appeared unassailable. Besides LETTERS the so-called EVM factor, Mr Modi’s personal appeal — enhanced by his trademark demagogic abilities — seems not to have waned since the Lok Leave growth to pundits, BRIDGE OVER INSECURITY Sabha poll. In part this is on account of influential sections of the media, particu- The principal larly the television channels, becoming With the inauguration of Opposition party force multipliers for the ruling dispensa- India's highest all-weather has for too long now tion. permanent bridge Besides, serious failings of the Modi gov- let’s end poverty instead given the impression of ernment on the economic front, which have between the Dars and being at sixes and hurt all Indians, especially the poor, appear Suru rivers, it becomes sevens. It has serious to have been more than counter-balanced prosperity. And these formers in poverty leadership issues by the flagrantly majority community-ori- endowments are uneven- reduction like Tamil clear that defence minis- ented pitch of the ruling party, whose dis- ly distributed. Nadu and Andhra Pra- ter Rajnath Singh is work- to contend with comfiting of the minority communities was How do states fare in desh slip lower in the — not just at the made to look like being part of a construc- Sanjeev Ahluwalia Goal 1 — poverty reduc- hunger rankings. Telan- ing on his plan for border top but also in the tive programme for social cohesion and tion? There are fewer gana, a leader in equali- development in right states. gender justice though very aggressive surprises here. Jhar- ty, gets a lowly rank of 53 social media and fake news campaigning. khand has the lowest per cent in reducing earnest. The 1,400-foot The BJP’s “communal” approach does score at 37 per cent. hunger. bridge is officially named appear to have had considerable appeal, seriously limiting the Opposition Bihar reverts to its Manipur, Mizoram, the Col Chewang Rinchen parties. stereotypical image and Nagaland and Sikkim — That said, the principal Opposition party has for too long now given the f development, or with Bihar and Assam clocks just 45 per cent. kindly, closely-knit com- Setu after the soldier also impression of being at sixes and sevens. It has serious leadership issues to the promise of it, also being underachiev- UP unsurprisingly is a munities all — are star known as the “lion of contend with — not just at the top but also in the states. Factionalism, his- won the BJP its ers at below 50 per cent, low 48 per cent. performers in not letting torically never too far from the door (since this party was never an author- imposing political to a high of 69 per cent in But the surprise here is people go hungry to bed. Ladakh” and will help itarian entity), and ideological incoherence have now come to characterise dominance in 2014 Himachal Pradesh and that Maharashtra and They also do well on India combat any unethi- the Congress. Rahul Gandhi’s resignation as party chief, an unwell Sonia Iand again in 2019, is it Kerala closely followed Gujarat, the industrial equality. cal moves by our neigh- Gandhi entering as interim president, the absence of a cogent proclama- now destiny which will by Tamil Nadu at 66 per powerhouses do poorly Goa tops the league tion of an alternative vision to that of the RSS-BJP, and no moves being maintain the inertia of cent. The targets are at 47 and 48 per cent. tables on reducing bours. It will also help the made towards holding a top-to-bottom organisational election based on an electoral endorsements? expected to be achieved Telangana, the star state hunger, though it does Indian Army move quick- authentic membership roster are some of the key issues before the party. “Development” is best by 2030 which is still a for equality, also does not do well on equality or Seen in the context of the just held state polls, the BJP did manage to measured by the 17 decade away so the low poorly on poverty reduc- poverty reduction. ly in remote areas. The bridge the gulf with its cantankerous ally Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, while Sustainable Develop- scores by themselves are tion at 52 per cent — so is Possibly, abundant high- structure is a symbol of Congress and ally NCP bled everyday with defections and in-fighting. In ment Goals under which not troubling. But are we it just better at redistrib- protein fish and coconut power and honour of the Haryana too the Congress was plagued by infighting and the non-BJP par- there are 169 targets to be at least making a dent in uting poverty? in the diet might be the ties had no semblance of coordination. The index of Opposition disunity achieved by 2030. They inequality, poverty and A big surprise is that reason. Indian Army! was high in both states. But it is never over till it’s over. We shall learn of range from changing hunger? industrialisation and Punjab which did poor- the voters’ preference tomorrow. human behaviour to Goal 10 is the metric for poverty reduction do not ly on equality and not so delivering better and reducing inequality. Not correlate well across good on poverty reduc- Kavya Shah more public goods and surprisingly, states domi- states. Possibly, height- tion is a star performer Ujjain services whilst also nated by tribes like ened industrial and com- for reducing hunger. Designer pitches are history investing more in the Meghalaya and Mizoram mercial activity pulls in Possibly the Sikh com- global commons. score a perfect 100 per the poorest from adjoin- munity's enviable tradi- CHANGE OF HEART? n completing a swift and comprehensive a 3-0 whitewash victory over Conflicting priorities cent as do smaller Union ing areas in search of tion of open “langar” has South Africa, Team India keeps rolling on like a juggernaut in the Test and trade-offs induced by Territories of Dadar and manual, unskilled work. done the trick. The high HAS NARENDRA MODI had a Imatch arena. Its home record in the seven years since 2013 in a victory fiscal or technological Nagar Haveli, Daman A pool of low-wage work- density of gurdwaras change of heart? Or, was he well- streak of 11 series — 26 wins in 32 Tests, five draws, one defeat (at the constraints cause and Diu and Laksh- ers with no social securi- ensures that no one disposed towards Abhijit Banerjee, hands of Australia in Pune) — brings it close enough to invincibility. This uneven achievement wadeep, closely followed ty is the unsavoury starves. the Nobel-winning economist, all record was not built by playing only on designer pitches that would let a across the goals even by Puducherry at 94. underbelly of industriali- Measuring develop- along? Mr Modi and Mr Banerjee met spinning ball hiss like a cobra. The team doesn’t need the crutch of though the individual These heavenly locations sation in India. ment outcomes is a sta- each other for a “long and fruitful” “Bunsen Burners” or paddy fields of pitches. targets are nationally seem to have unlocked Tamil Nadu, Andhra tistical nightmare, as conversation on Tuesday. Why then Another remarkable feature has been the Assembly of an array of fast determined and there- the magic box of equality. Pradesh and Kerala are compared to measuring did commerce minister Piyush bowlers who played an equally impressive role in sharing wickets with fore reflect both realism But the surprise is that the star performers in growth — though we Goyal disparagingly call Mr the spinners. An Indian fast bowler was never a rarity, beginning with and relevance to national so has newly created poverty reduction even seem to have argument- Banerjee “Left-leaning” and say that Mohammad Nissar in India’s first Test match in 1932. Having a whole bat- priorities. But league Telengana! Dividing though they did not fare ed our way to even mak- the people of India had rejected him? talion is an unprecedented and very new. tables are notorious for states seems to do won- well on equality. Mizo- ing growth measurement BJP general secretary Rahul Sinha The reinvention of in-form “white ball” striker Rohit Sharma as a Test sparking off competitive ders for reducing ram, Tripura, Megh- controversial. Why not had even said, “Those people whose opener has helped the team tick along at a merry pace — no more endless pressures - at least at the inequality. Consider that alaya and Uttarakhand leave growth to the small second wives are foreigners are dawdling with batsmen sitting on the splice in Tests. Rohit snapped up the target setting stage! even generally lagging join them as star per- set of macro-economists mostly getting the Nobel Prize. I opportunity with alacrity. He has had company in the prolific Mayank Growth and good jobs Bihar scores a very high formers. who measure it for their don’t know whether it is a degree for Agarwal and then that hungry run maker in all formats — skipper Virat (Goal 8) is just one of the 82 per cent. Its erstwhile The key lesson is that own devious reasons? getting the Nobel.” Vicious and Kohli. seventeen goals. But this tribes dominated part of firing on all cylinders The rest of us should tasteless, these remarks make one An aberration in the overall record in the seven years has been the is what Modi 1.0 initially Jharkhand, scores a seems necessary to focus on populating the wonder about the intentions of the inability to perform creditably in England where swinging and seaming chose to adopt as a head- respectable 72. reduce poverty and key SDGs — reducing present government. conditions pose a technical test even the combined might of Indian batting line proxy for develop- Unexpectedly, tradi- inequality simultaneous- poverty, removing hun- Bidyut Chatterjee has not been able to pass. Another blemish remains in Team India’s over- ment. Growth is now tionally Communist Ker- ly — a complex develop- ger and enhancing equal- Faridabad all Test record — it is yet to win a Test series in South Africa. Be that as it considerably subdued ala — God’s Own Coun- ment challenge, about ity — better and more may, the scenario is the sky is the limit. That is how formidably Kohli’s and good jobs are scarce. try — is not a star per- which not enough is frequently — to get a Test team has built itself up after the retirement of greats like Sachin A more representative former on equality. heard in the political fuller picture of how the OVER THE HILL Tendulkar. proxy is needed. Could this be due to a rhetoric of parties. Union and each state The Narendra Modi skewed pattern of out- Goal 2 tracks hunger, government is faring. THE OMISSION of some big names government is smart. ward migration, which is stunting of children and Prime Minister Modi like Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, The rhetoric has already a mainstay of the state’s anaemic women giving has the right instincts. Keiron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and THE ASIAN AGE shifted away from the economy? birth. Oddly the index Meeting with and Quinton de Kock in the draft for single metric of growth UP remains a laggard data does not correlate applauding the Amer- England’s inaugural hundred ball T. VENKATRAM REDDY and good jobs to sanita- on equality with the low- well between poverty ican Nobel laureate with competition “The Hundred”, must Editor in Chief tion, clean water, afford- est score of 38 per cent and hunger. Star per- Printer & Publisher: T. VENKATESWARLU an Indian heart — not come as a surprise. 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any kids lose their real toxic strains, elevated existing ones The foreign policy mix included intact today. This raises the obvious Society is bigoted and intolerant father early, to be then hugely or reversed gains from previ- raising militants to achieve regional question of why we were unable to with little space for freedom of raised by a cruel stepfa- ous eras. Socially, he cemented big- aims, which unleashed huge terror- reverse his deep imprint even 30 thought and speech. All these reflect Mther who influences (and otry, deep conservatism and the poli- ism at home later. The security poli- years after his death. It takes a sec- the corrosion of basic societal struc- distorts) their growth more than the tics of faith. These traits exist latent- cy mix included extensive surveil- ond to destroy a machine but days to tures and the undermining of social, Dr Niaz real one. Pakistan suffered the same ly in many developing states, and lance of society by intelligence agen- repair it. It takes an idiot to destroy it political, economic and national fate. Jinnah, the father of the nation, even developed ones. They kept cies and their control over political but an expert to repair it. capacities primarily under Zia. Murtaza died early. Zia later became the cruel erupting in Pakistan off and on actors. Zia ruled for 11 years with absolute This corrosion has made Pakistan step-father of the nation who crip- before him too. But he provided offi- Economically, he left a state that powers, guided by security-phobic vulnerable to frequent social and pled its long-term capacities to func- cial patronage to them and declared abdicated its role in upgrading lenses and with little regard for pub- economic turmoil, external threats tion as a normal state by corroding them to be virtues. industry, ran high fiscal and exter- lic welfare. Obviously, it would take and sanctions. So, even as it just its basic societal structures more Thus, individual latent urges crys- nal deficits and debt levels, and highly capable rulers with a concern emerged from its worst social tur- than any other ruler. tallised into officially funded, muscu- chased IMF loans. The state played a for public welfare, long tenures and moil since 1971 in the form of terror- The Ayub, Yahya and Musharraf lar and violent societal forces. The key role in East Asian progress. The full powers to undo this harm. No ism, it has plunged headlong into Zia crippled eras gave more violence but pro- elevation of these urges sapped the pre-Zia Pakistani state did play this civilian has had the longevity or full serious economic turmoil and FATF duced few durable changes in soci- nation of creativity, tolerance and role to some extent — via the powers to do so. His army successor warnings. Political instability is etal structures. Bhutto ranks as a dis- focus, with severe effects for econom- Planning Commission and PICIC Musharraf had these luxuries. But high. Pak with his tant second in harming long-term ic potency. during the 1950s and 1960s and state- despite his enlightened moderation There is little chance that Pakistan national abilities through nationali- Politically, he ensured a move from owned industrialisation under mantra, his policies turned Zia-era can resolve these serious social, eco- sation and a politicised bureaucracy. issues-based to corrupt patronage Bhutto. Both eras had their prob- extremism into huge terrorism as he nomic, political and external chal- But then he also bequeathed some politics. Patronage politics emerges lems. But under Zia this role ended. too was guided by security-phobic lenges and repair its corroded soci- poisoned long-term pluses, eg, a constitution. from the clan-based social structures The state started running perennial rather than -public welfare lenses. etal structures and national capaci- It is Zia who mainly shaped the of South Asian societies. The 1970 fiscal and external deficits and Today, Pakistan has a sullied glob- ties under a manipulated political deeply flawed social, political, eco- polls were won via issues-based poli- became addicted to IMF loans. The al reputation. The economy is indus- system. This can only be achieved by bequest nomic, security and foreign policy tics. But Zia nixed that gain via involvement of the military in busi- trially stagnant and suffers large ensuring civilian supremacy and structures of today’s Pakistan and partyless polls and block grants for ness increased hugely to reduce pri- deficits and debt. Politics suffers allowing political stability. crippled its long-term capacities. MPs. Political corruption became vate sector space. from instability, corruption, incom- In each sphere, he injected new endemic in his era. These structures largely remain petence and agencies’ control. By arrangement with Dawn Word SPY TRANSUMER KINDERGARCHY PAGE A big-spending traveller; Rule or domination Oped 7 a person who travels to shop by children THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Afghan peace path runs through Pak & Kashmir

a whole. Paralleling the Kashmir Pakistan parcels and sunders moves by India and the Pakistan army sees itself as The troubles of today go back dispute is the one Afghanistan’s traditional Afghanistan. Those fears the sole protector of the coun- to the hurried, untidy and, at though thin claims to incentivised its intervention in try’s geopolitical interests. It least on the side of Mohammed between Pakistan and Balochistan with its access to Afghanistan in 1979 to control will not give up its fundamen- N.V. Subramanian Ali Jinnah, the unwanted par- Afghanistan concerning the sea. its rulers, keep it weak so it tal suspicions of Afghanistan tition of the Indian subconti- Pashtunistan and the Signed under duress, the never challenged Pakistan and India nor cede its claims nent. The Kashmir dispute Durand Line which also Durand Line was nominally again, and make the Afghan on Kashmir without advan- between India and Pakistan is accepted by Afghanistan soil infertile for India's two- tages gained from a negotiated well-known but its centrality dates back to the 1947 before the creation of Pakistan front strategy. Proactively, it or mediated settlement. in Pakistan's quest for an Partition... The Durand and by none of its various sought “strategic depth” in Like it or not, these factors Islamic identity is only superfi- Line divides what is regimes, from monarchic to Afghanistan against India. are immutable and constitute he continuing half-key held by Islamabad cially understood. Jinnah's appropriate to call the republican and communist to The eighteen-year US occu- the objective reality. Although violence of the which is not always manifest political vehicle in the compe- Islamist, after 1947, including pation of Afghanistan has not India no longer shares a land Taliban and and which needs equal address tition with the Congress party Pashtun nation into its the one of the Taliban consid- changed Pakistan’s basic cal- border with Afghanistan, it the Islamic for a durable peace in for leadership of India, the Afghanistan/ British ered the least hostile to its culus for the country. does not detract from the out- State in Afghanistan. Muslim League, was weak in India-Pakistan parcels... interests by Islamabad. From Throughout these eighteen come that India-Afghanistan- Afghanistan The Afghan half-key in the the Muslim-majority provinces opposing Pakistan's UN recog- years and scarcely calmed by Pakistan still comprise a con- and the compli- possession of Pakistan visual- of the undivided country. This Kashmir has magnified nition; to seeking an indepen- the prior history of New Delhi- tentious triangle. Their con- cations these izes Afghanistan in a two-front naturally discounted his boast beyond their mortal lives to dent Pashtunistan of present- Northern Alliance quasi-mili- tests rigidly conducted on two present to US-Taliban peace paradigm in which India con- of speaking for all Muslims in become national obsessions day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that tary ties, Pakistan has stead- of the three triangular sides do Tefforts and American troops’ stitutes the second front. seeking a Muslim homeland that pit two nuclear-armed would eventually merge with fastly opposed India's engage- not establish a balance of reductions are only one-half of Anything that concerns called Pakistan, which in fact neighbours against one anoth- Afghanistan and facilitate ments in Afghanistan and power but instead create a per- the key to the troubles of the Pakistan about India naturally was a bargaining chip for a er amidst mounting risks. Balochistan’s absorption; to guarded against Kabul-New ilous asymmetry. That could war-torn state. The other half concerns the Kashmir ques- meatier portion of shared Paralleling the Kashmir dis- cross-border raids and instiga- Delhi collusion. India’s $3 bil- gain monstrous new life with a of the key is closely held by tion as well. While the United power with the Congress. pute is the one between tion of Pakistani Pashtuns; to lion non-military investments US troops’ drawdown from Pakistan. While US policy- States’ occupation of When shared power became Pakistan and Afghanistan con- siding with India against in Afghanistan since 2001 and Afghanistan whenever that makers broadly understand Afghanistan has to end sooner impossible and Jinnah, so to cerning Pashtunistan and the Pakistan: Afghanistan became the Chabahar trade corridor happens. this, it has not translated to or later, its leaving is not a sim- speak, was hoist by his own Durand Line which also dates a regular thorn in the side of have not escaped Pakistan's More than ever, the north- action on the ground. ple matter of extracting coun- petard in getting a Pakistan he back to the 1947 Partition. Pakistan except for the ten suspicions either. The point is west region of the subconti- Seeking a way forward on a terterrorism guarantees from did not really want, Kashmir Drawn in 1893, the Durand years of an Iran-brokered not about Pakistan being right nent, united by irredentism, weekend visit to Afghanistan, the likely future Taliban rulers was needed to bridge the per- Line marks the frontier of peace starting 1963. or wrong, although that should needs the most actively-medi- Mark Esper, the US secretary of the country. Unless the ceived deficit in Islamic identi- Afghanistan with former By then, the US's Cold War also matter. Pakistan has ated international peace of defence, suggested no funda- Kashmir issue and tangled ty for the newly formed state. British India and its successor alliance with Pakistan and squandered most of its found- efforts. mental rethink on peace moves Afghanistan-Pakistan rela- His Indian opposite number state in the northwest, Soviet Russia's inroads into ing promises of 1947 to neu- with the Taliban. But Esper tions are settled to the satisfac- for all practical considera- Pakistan. The Durand Line Afghanistan had made their tralise perceived threats from The writer is a political, eco- and Washington would also tion of all parties, peace will tions, Jawaharlal Nehru, was a divides what is appropriate to own contributions to soured India and Afghanistan on two nomic, strategic and risks ana- need reminding and perhaps prove elusive in Afghanistan non-resident Kashmiri Pandit. call the Pashtun nation into its ties. Pakistan particularly fronts. Having ruled the coun- lyst for media, think tanks, even fresh illumination of the and in northwest South Asia as Their possessiveness for Afghanistan/ British India- feared coordinated pincer try for over half its existence, industry and governments Doubts and dilemmas of the soldier in In Kashmir, the post-colonial South Asian democracies motif is fear In 1975, JP called ceptable. Other former offi- he witnessed from his col- Great Dictator, his sear- cers are fans of Modi’s leagues. He was last ing portrayal of Hitler’s Anand K. Sahay on the military and Pakistan policy. reported to be making a racist regime. In an police to revolt In Bernard Shaw’s play documentary on the daily epochal moment in the Jawed Naqvi against the elected Arms and the Man, the nightmares of the film, Chaplin, playing a TROUBLE IN PARADISE-3 government of the adorable Swiss mercenary Palestinians in Gaza and Jewish barber with strik- Indian republic. The soldier, Captain West Bank. ing resemblance to Hitler Bluntschli, forces himself “They can spend mil- albeit with a caring heart, Srinagar/Baramulla/Sho tal terror?” RSS had become into the home of the hero- lions on a single bomb, but surprises the assembled pian: The gun trigger Pellet guns have blind- the spine of his ine Raina, engaged to a that bomb only becomes a troops with an unusual that took the first life in ed and killed scores of movement, feigning Russian army officer. weapon when the ranks in appeal. “Soldiers! Don’t Kashmir was squeezed people in the last three elebrations last after launching a massive as it did its transient Bluntschli, a fugitive from the military are willing to give yourselves to brutes on August 6, just one day years in Kashmir, and week of two anti-Congress movement the Russian troops, tells follow orders to use it,” — men who despise you — after constitutional vio- their wanton use has political from Bihar, which gave passion for India’s Raina to remember that Prysner wrote, echoing enslave you — who regi- lence had been done to been the subject of inter- thinkers and the Rashtriya Swayam- secular and socialist “nine soldiers out of 10 are his compatriots who ment your lives … You are J&K state — and it wasn’t national censure. activists from sevak Sangh (RSS) critical constitution. born fools”. He admits to stopped the Vietnam War not cattle! You are men! the militants. The state does not have Cthe previous century who legitimacy in India’s her, however, that he uses with brave and relentless You have the love of In the Ilahi Bagh-Soura to kill. It establishes the are dear to the Hindu mainstream politics, his ammunition pouches street protests. “The bil- humanity in your hearts! area of Srinagar's old reign of fear in other right opened up room for a paving the way for AB nial societies, as opposed to carry chocolates rather lionaires who profit from You don’t hate! Only the city, locally called the ways. An agitated school discussion about the love Vajpayee and LK Advani to the rough and tumble than cartridges for his pis- human suffering care only unloved hate — the “downtown”, Asrar teacher told me in of and trouble with the to join the federal govern- and periodic chaos that is tol. When he leaves, Raina about expanding their unloved and the unnatur- Khan, a 14-year old pupil Baramulla that he was army that dominates post- ment in 1977. an inevitable part of free quietly drops her photo in wealth, controlling the al!” Chaplin and Prysner of the well-regarded walking up to his school colonial societies, includ- In 1975, JP called on the people jostling for the his pocket with the world economy. Under- seem to believe that all Kashmir Harvard when a man in uniform ing South Asian military and police to attention of fellow compa- inscription: “To my choco- stand that their power lies soldiers are potential School, near his home, patrolling there — they democracies. revolt against the elected triots. late-cream soldier.” only in their ability to chocolate-cream soldiers, was shot in the head from are everywhere, even on Vinayak Damodar government of the Indian It is useless to debate Do such soldiers exist? I convince us that war, given the chance. It’s not a pellet gun. village streets — asked to Savarkar was in the news republic. The RSS had today whether the RSS have to admit I have met a oppression, and exploita- clear though what JP was The boy was brilliant at see his ID (in Kashmir, because of claims by his become the spine of his would brook a similar call few. I was once travelling tion is in our interests.” thinking. studies and was his unlike elsewhere in the right-wing Hindu support- movement, feigning as it to the army — to not heed in an army truck from the So let me leave you with school’s cricket star. He country, people must ers that he first described did its transient passion the government’s orders Hazratbal shrine in a soldier visualised by By arrangement was bending down to carry their identity the uprising of 1857 as for India’s secular and in Kashmir or Manipur, Srinagar, which was Charlie Chaplin in The with Dawn field a ball in a local game cards). When this was India’s first war of inde- socialist constitution. for example — were it to under military siege. The in the mohalla park, liter- presented, the soldier pendence, while colonial Did the RSS not hold be given by an opposition soldier sitting next to me ally yards from his home, pocketed it and said historians saw it as a JP’s hand in exhorting the party today. We have to was a Dalit from the when his skull was peremptorily, “Collect it sepoy mutiny. The fact, army and the police to dis- search for an opposition Mahar community of pierced by a volley of pel- from the police station!” however, is that the tag of obey Mrs Gandhi’s party before posing the Maharashtra. Looking lets fired from a column Now, this can be dan- India’s first war of inde- orders? Mrs Gandhi question, however. least interested in the of passing security forces gerous. Typically, this pendence was the title of declared emergency citing The human dilemma of troubled world around vehicles, the way his par- means unlawful and the book with a collection the threat and put down the soldier has been dis- him, he was engrossed in ents remembered things unrecorded detention, of 31 articles by Karl Marx the call to rebellion. cussed intellectually at a Marathi classic called — sobbing, but angry and and possibly beatings, for in 1857-58 published in Savarkar applauded the length. Makhdoom Mrityunjay. It was the defiant — when I called those who dare to go to The New York Daily failed anti-colonial Mohiuddin penned a sear- story of the valiant Karna on them at their home to the police to ask for their Tribune. mutiny, which was brutal ing poem to the soldier from Mahabharata, he condole last week. They Asrar’s parents said The other person and costly for both sides, fighting a foreign war. told me, who was caught said tear-gassing had pre- idolised in the news last while JP called for the “Where is he headed, some- in an existential crisis ceded the firing. there was no reason week was Jayaprakash military to intervene one should ask the depart- about which side he For 29 days Asrar for their son to die. Narayan, or JP. It was politically in Indian ing soldier,” Makhdoom should be fighting for. fought to live, and then The area was quiet. JP’s birthday on Oct 11 democracy. wrote. A chasm exists Former US soldier Mike yielded. Images of his It seemed that just when he would have been It is a tribute to the between retired military Prysner would endorse brain, seen from the hos- 117 years old. The govern- Indian army that it officers in India. Former Captain Bluntschli but pital records, are a field one solider decided ment issued a postage remained loyal to the con- navy chief Admiral L not Karna’s critical deci- of lodged pellets. Yet, a to target their son’s stamp in his memory. JP stitution. Others in Ramdas, for example, sion to fight anyhow. The senior police officer, bent head for no toyed with Marxism while India’s neighbourhood opposes Prime Minister young former US soldier Muneer Khan, declared apparent reason. studying at Berkley. He have not been so lucky as Modi’s militarist policies was posted in Iraq, an to the media that the boy Pellet guns are not later embraced agitational they succumbed to the and works for Indians and assignment he describes had been hit by a flying politics centred on lure of ‘stability’ that a Pakistanis to work for as toxic. Prysner was stone and died. But there for use against little Gandhi’s non-violence. He politicised military usual- peace as he believes the revolted by the brutality had been no stone-pelt- boys enjoying a died in 1979, five years ly promises in post-colo- alternative would be unac- and racial abuse of Iraqis ing. The administration game of cricket... later withdrew the shock- ing statement. It was too evidently false. confiscated ID back. This Asrar’s parents said can also mean arrest there was no reason for under the dreaded Public their son to die. The area Safety Act unless rela- Man, and man alone wants to sit as juror was quiet. It seemed that tions or friends are able just one solider decided to to mobilise funds to pro- The pluralistic against injustice and for justice verse of matter, a man’s sense of target their son’s bent pitiate the petty gods in world created by — that reaction which in the long joy and satisfaction continues to head for no apparent rea- uniform. For fear of the global diffusion run represents man’s only pro- be the centre of all his evalua- son. Pellet guns are sup- being picked up arbitrar- of the world’s reli- tection against a relapse into bar- tions. Several learned and posed to be used when the ily, young men avoid Moin Qazi gions should unite barism.” Man doesn’t want other enlightened individuals recog- forces seek to deter an going to their apple in the continuing denizens of earth to get into the nise that it is unscientific for advancing stone-pelting orchards to tend to the task of building a revaluating measure. Man, and humans to judge the universe, its mob from a distance. They fruit, and send their good society, a man alone wants to sit as juror structure or its operations by the are not for use against lit- fathers or uncles instead. world in which all over God to the exclusion of reactions of just one of the myri- tle boys enjoying a game Many have apparently may live freely and other species of the earth, and ad species on this planet. of cricket when their left the valley to visit “Man is the only creature who pursue visions of given his record on the measure There is an observation of schools are shut. friends or relations in refuses to be what he is.” the highest values. of humanism, he is the most unfit Aristotle which is akin to this A small group of neigh- Jammu, Delhi, or other — Albert Camus Yet we are con- creature to do so. Perhaps saying: “Man when perfected is bourhood women was cities. fronted with a because man is the least quali- the best of animals, but when with Asrar's grieving fam- The presence of the he new wave of spiritu- world in which we fied to be called just. Luckily, we separated from law and justice, ily. Some seemed to be armed forces is ubiqui- alism is born out of the have no time to also have men whose are capable he is the worst of all since armed near relations. They tous. For instance, in confluence of science breathe, to relax. of seeing this fallacy; they can see injustice is the more dangerous”. described an uncommon Shopian district, the Tand mysticism and has Life is full of mis- that making itself the centre is In times like this, the simple yet scene. Batches of heli- Valley’s smallest, there opened our window to a world ery and we feel so faulty. powerful prayer of Saint Francis copters had apparently are 226 villages and some that promises us with the way to lonely and alienat- Ptolemaic astronomers made of Assisi provides an ideal flown low over their 15 camps of the security unite within the context of daily ed because no one is loyal to the everyday lives. the earth the centre around around which to fashion our phi- homes, as if on patrol, for forces, three of them in life, both knowledge and action, other. Bertrand Russell observed Voltaire reiterates the same which all the heavenly bodies losophy. His prayer is a precious a couple of days before the the small district town and the mundane and the sacred. that “Neither a man nor a crowd philosophy: “All sects differ revolved. To them, the centricity document for us, an indispens- firing incident that alone. The largest of It shows us the path of integra- nor a nation can be trusted to act because they come from men; of earth was the most obvious able, and invaluable frame of ref- claimed young Asrar’s these, at Balpora, is tion of daily life with the sacred. humanely or to think sanely morality is everywhere the and basic fact. However, it is in erence by which to judge our life, suggesting that the thought to accommodate This idea is grounded in the belief under the influence of a great same, because it comes from the same way that man wants to own lives. administration was adopt- around one thousand sol- that the purpose of sacred law is fear.” Russell’s point was that God.” Einstein’s views on the place himself at the centre, and ing techniques to instil diers. But no terrorist to forge a connection between the irrational fear can propel us to moral decay of man are as rele- measure this world through his Moin Qazi is a well-known fear even before August 5. has been caught yet, will of God and everyday life, and unjust wars and the inhumane vant today as they were when own lenses of perception. In spite banker, author and Islamic “First the helicopters, while torture of civilians between the worldly and the tem- treatment of others, depriving us they were spoken in 1938: “One of all the modern knowledge of researcher. He can be reached at then firing pellets at a is whispered about. poral realms. of opportunities to improve our misses the elementary reaction the infinite vastness of the uni- [email protected] child,” they said. “What is this if not governmen- (To be concluded) PAGE Movies+ 8 THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Asif MEETING MARADONA, Kapadia FINDING DIEGO SUPARNA SHARMA his colleague and translator one epic moment, sleight of OSCAR-WINNING DIRECTOR Laura, listening in from Buenos hand (the infamous “hand of irector Asif Aires, and then translating it God” goal at the 1986 World Cup ASIF KAPADIA HAS BEEN CALLED A Kapadia is very into another phone that was also in Mexico). Argentina’s win demanding of the plugged into Kapadia’s ear. against England at the time of TRAILBLAZER FOR FINDING, AND geniuses he “While he’s saying you’ve got the Falkland War was celebrated picks. Apart from real nerve saying this to me, I’m in Naples as if it was its own THEN RECONSTRUCTING, ARCHIVAL beingD high achievers, they have kind of smiling, and then slowly victory, but things changed with to be interesting as well. To the translations come the 1990 Fifa World Cup. FOOTAGE INTO AWARD-WINNING Kapadia that means a life’s jour- along, and he says, ney which, apart from stagger- ‘but for that I respect Kapadia’s film uly 3, DOCUMENTARIES. CURRENTLY ing success, jubilation, money you, because most traces Diego 1990. Argentina and fame, also has generous people don’t have the Maradona’s life Jversus Italy, in TRAVELING THE WORLD WITH interruptions and lows — con- nerve to say this to Naples’ Stadio San flict, drama, tragedy, stuff that my face. They say it to from birth in Paolo. The same stadi- DIEGO MARADONA, THE LASTEST he can find and then scour. my back’.” Villa Fiorito, um where, on July 5, Moments that capture his child But often, in Buenos Aires’ 1984, 75,000 tifosi (fans) AND LAST IN HIS TRILOGY ABOUT prodigies at their peak, but also response to difficult shanty town, had turned up to catch a moments when they fall victim questions, “he would glimpse of him. CHILD PRODIGIES WHO STRUGGLED to their vulnerabilities. give me this brilliant but its main Neapolitans, torn This is what, Kapadia says, 20-minute answer… focus is on between supporting WITH FAME, HE TALKS ABOUT engages and moves the audi- some blather… That’s Maradona in their idol and their ence. It’s also what sustains his what he does. He’s the Naples country, hung up ban- THE PAIN AND GLORY OF HIS interest. master of diversion.” ners that read: “Diego Kapadia, 47, who has been in our hearts, Italy in SUBJECTS AND FILMMAKING. called a trailblazer for finding, apadia’s film traces Diego our chants”, “Maradona: Naples and then editing, reconstructing Maradona’s life from loves you, but Italy is our home- archival footage into award-win- Kbirth, as the son born to land.” ning documentaries about loving parents after four daugh- But when Argentina, led by young geniuses and their addic- ters in Villa Fiorito, Buenos Maradona, beat Italy in the tive pursuits, began in 2010 with Aires’ shanty town, who took semifinals and put the host Senna. His documentary on the care of his family since the age country out of the World Cup, Brazilian race car driver Ayrton of 15, but its main focus is on the backlash was quick and Senna, who died at the age of 34 Maradona in Naples, where he nasty. The football god was now in a crash, won two Baftas. perately to cope with the then they kept cancelling, say- arrived in 1984, soon after a pub- the “devil, Lucifer,” whom Then came Amy, a 2015 docu- demands of fame, struggled ing not today, come back tomor- lic brawl led to his inglorious Naples, and Italy, hated as much mentary on the British singer- with drinking, bulimia, drugs, row, not today… I had a crew of departure from FC Barcelona. as they loved him once. songwriter Amy Winehouse and her father. Tabloids covered about eight people waiting Naples, known as the “Africa of There were inquiries into his who died of alcohol poisoning at it all, but they bypassed the around, doing nothing for a Italy” for its poverty and drug habits, wire-taps that the age of 27. It got him one young, insanely talented but week. It’s a waste of money.” squalor, was also football mad revealed gory details of his sex more Bafta, and one Oscar. unhappy girl. Kapadia, who says he is not and had paid world record fee of life with prostitutes, and he test- Senna broke box-office records Apart from being outsiders, interested in chasing famous $10.48 million to get Maradona ed positive for drugs that led to a in the UK, but Amy beat Senna to the other themes and traits that people around, decided to do to play for its club, Napoli, in ban. Eventually, the man who become Britain’s highest gross- bind his three documentary what he had done with Amy and Italy’s football league, Serie A. had arrived in Naples to thou- ing documentary of all time. characters are about how “we” Senna. “If he doesn’t want to Naples is the “city where Diego sands cheering and clamouring At some point between Senna — the public, the press — built meet me, fine, I’ll make the film Maradona rose from the dead”, to catch a glimpse, left the city in and Amy, there were reports of “them up and rip them down”. without talking to him.” and which, after he brought it disgrace in 1992, all alone. Kapadia considering making a Shackling geniuses to their suc- For eight months, he and his victory against AC Milan, “He goes somewhere. He’s a documentary on Sachin cess, and then gawking at them team carried on working, Juventus and Italy’s other great hero. He does something Tendulkar. as they rebel against its researching, going over the northern giants, hung a poster brilliant. They love him! It all Kapadia met Sachin, and demands. footage, interviewing people. outside a local cemetery, declar- goes a little bit wrong. Someone dropped the idea. Fame and fortune, stalked by “And then his people said, don’t ing, “They don’t know what they tries to control him. He says, “Some people are not very tragedy. you want to interview him. I missed”. ‘Don’t tell me what to do!’ It ends interesting. They may be great In the case of Senna and Amy, said ya I do, but only if he wants With a succession of champi- in disaster. He leaves. He’s rock achievers but they are boring,” yes, but not Diego to talk… They said, this time he onship wins, Maradona had ele- bottom. His career’s over. He he says, speaking generally, not Maradona. The footballer court- wants to talk.” vated Napoli to the most suc- goes somewhere else, starts specifically. ed it all, and then trumped it all, But, Kapadia says, he realised cessful era in its history and again… The number of times repeatedly. that “you always have to hang Neapolitans celebrated each vic- he’s been knocked down, the apadia, the youngest of around for people like him”. tory as only they can — they number of times he’s literally five children of sif Kapadia has been trav- So he decided to ditch the cam- held mock funerals for Juventus died! And he comes back again. KGujarati-Muslim par- elling the world since era, the crew and go alone. “I’m and Milan, painted huge murals He’s a great hero,” says Kapadia. ents, grew up in Hackney, a ADiego Maradona: Rebel. gonna be the sound recordist. of Maradona on the city’s Diego Maradona begins with borough of inner London. Hero. Hustler. God., premiered I’ll bring the machine. I’m ancient buildings and named the footballer who weighed 67 kg For most of his early years, at the Cannes International gonna keep it simple so that I newborn children after him. at his peak, and later, at one he was confused about Film Festival in May this year. don’t get a performance… I did- point, is a 130 kg sad, unrecog- “what he was” and where he He has been to France, Italy, n’t want a performance from he idea for a documentary nisable relic of himself. belonged. But a visit to Spain, Switzerland, Holland, Maradona. I wanted to see if I on Diego Maradona, Many years after he left Naples Gujarat in his 20s was both, Argentina, USA, and was in can find Diego.” TKapadia says, got planted in disgrace, in Diego unsettling and India early this month. He was Kapadia believes that if you sometime in 2012, when he met a Maradona’s honour, Napoli offi- comforting. Though he being hosted and chaperoned have just one meeting with producer who had unearthed cially retired the No. 10 jersey. looked like people around around by PVR Pictures which someone, and it goes badly, it is hundreds of hours of candid him, he realised he was a has brought his film to India. sure to impact your view of that footage shot by two cameramen ince Kapadia has only Londoner. That was the city Kapadia had just landed and person and reflect in your work in Naples. picked the very well- he loved, and finally felt he was doing back-to-back press about them. That’s why, he says, It was unseen footage, appar- Sknown, people who have belonged to. interviews. The PR ladies had he took a long time making his ently commissioned by lived their lives in full public But the “outsider” in him promised me “at least 20 documentaries. “I wanted to Maradona himself, as a “safe- view, he says he’s always under always sought out other minutes”, but just before being have a more balanced feeling guard against getting pressure to say some- outsiders. let in, I was told it’ll have to be 10 about the character… We are kidnapped.” thing new. Most of Kapadia’s subjects minutes. going to do all the work of find- Naples in those There “Whenever I have led lives that have nour- I, and our photographer, ing the essence of the story so years was con- were reports make a film, my ished tabloids, their genius Bunny Smith, were ushered into that you can watch it in two trolled by the that Kapadia was point is to say measured and judged through a moodily lit lounge where hours, and then, hopefully, you Camorra considering a documen- something new headlines screaming of scandal, Kapadia was sitting on a long will understand everything (mafia) which about charac- breakdown, public embarrass- sofa. I took the seat to his left, so about this person and see them had partially tary on Sachin Tendulkar. ters that peo- ment and tragedy. And yet, his that Bunny had a clean frame. in a new light,” he says. financed Kapadia met Sachin, and ple think they films suss out their humanity, Though Kapadia looked jet- While Kapadia had some good Maradona’s dropped the idea... ‘Some know. People their frailties, those stunning, lagged, he was affable, articulate meetings and some bad ones, move from FC had this scary moments before they rush and attentive. But just as begins because “everyone is complicat- people are not very inter- image of him headlong into disaster. taking animatedly about Diego ed”, he says Diego was great. Barcelona. And esting...,’ he says, — he’s quite a Kapadia says that he has no Maradona, he is distracted by “We went to his house, he invit- though he ended speaking generally, tough character interest in being around people, the intrusion of the flash and ed me in, we had coffee, we were up being close to not specifically. to love… Now if including his genius subjects, the camera lens. on his sofa watching TV… He them, he also want- people watch the when they are in a dark place, Looking at Bunny, Kapadia was really charming and it went ed a record of his film and say, aaaa, I having a meltdown, or, like says, “Do you wanna, like, do a really well, and I said can I come whereabouts. knew all of that and I have Diego Maradona, his latest and proper sit-down one afterwards back tomorrow, and he said Kapadia and his producer, seen it all before, then I suppose last subject in the trilogy or are you gonna…?” sure. And I went the next day James Gay-Rees, got the footage I have failed. But so far — Is about child prodigies “Are you not comfortable? If you and he was even better. And and permission from the court there any wood anywhere? — so Kapadia’s who struggled are not, we can do it later,” I say. because I met him 4-5 times, I to use revealing calls recorded far even Argentineans are like, search for the with fame, show- “Well, it depends. If it’s like a, was able to earn a little bit of by the Italian police who had we didn’t know this kernel, the ing the finger me and you talking photo, that’s trust to dig deeper and ask some been tapping Maradona’s phone. story. Italians are like, we to the camera different to me talking.” of the tough questions.” As Kapadia and his team thought we knew, we didn’t unguarded, and the world. “It’s just you.” Kapadia is proud of the access watched the videos, listened to know it. So everyone has said honest moment And yet, it’s “Right. Okay. Fine. It makes me he got and the questions he the phone calls, a theme began they have learnt something,” he when the fatal these very more self-conscious when I am asked. to emerge — Death and says. flaw takes things — the talking to you.” He asked Diego Maradona Resurrection. Kapadia, however, is not sure if cracks in about the “hand of god” goal, his pursuit of “finding Diego” charge is almost these formida- ntrusions like cameras and about his family, growing up, his n Kapadia’s film, we see a has been successful. “Imagine a Shakespearean ble characters, crew, Kapadia believes, bring addiction, his illegitimate kids. young, short Argentinean spectrum — I’m making a film in its devotion their daunting Iout the performer in people. “It’s all in the film — in the film, Iman with taut, muscular about this guy here who is 22-23 personalities and That’s why, perhaps, for his whenever you hear his voice, thighs and a head encased by years old. He arrives in devastating choices documentaries he relies almost that’s what we talked about… He crazy curls. A footballer with Naples. But I am meeting this — that, to him, make for entirely on archival footage and has never really talked about nerves, endless energy, spirit, guy who is over here, he’s 57 a compelling story. home videos — there is a certain that… I realise only now, having unbelievable talent and guile on years old. He is Maradona. So in Otherwise he can’t live with purity to them, and he tries to been to Argentina, having the field. We don’t see Diego a way I almost felt like I was them, spend years watching preserve the same purity of shown the film there… there Maradona being interviewed, making a film about a different archival footage, home videos, process and style in his film- were people there who have but hear him in voiceover, talk- guy to the guy I was talking to.” talking to other people about making. grown up with him, who are ing of football being a “game of But, Kapadia says, he caught them, looking for that one thing Kapadia believes in the obsessed with him, have been deceit”, about that first hit of glimpses of Diego in some which forms the essence of his integrity of the documentary, writing about him all their lives, cocaine at a nightclub in unguarded moments. “I would film. Or, as he says, puts his fin- has an ethic he sticks to. He they’d be lucky to have 15 min- Barcelona when he was 23 that say the most interesting thing is, gerprint on their life’s story. doesn’t appear in his films, and utes with him. I met him for made him feel “like Superman”. he has his persona of this tough Kapadia’s search for the ker- he doesn’t like talking heads nine hours. That’s mad!” There’s Diego, the football god, macho guy, and very Latin, and nel, the unguarded, honest because, he says, that takes the “There may not be a lot that’s legend with the best goal ever to the thing I think is most inter- moment when the fatal flaw audience out of the film. usable from those nine hours,” his credit, and then there’s the esting is that he is very vulnera- takes charge is almost “A lot of people do it very well. says Kapadia, ”but the stuff we persona of Maradona (the foot- ble. Lost. This macho man is Shakespearean in its devotion. But… I am not a fan of that tech- got, no one else has ever got. baller refers to himself as quite vulnerable at times.” While editing 15,000 hours of nique because I want to just for- He even said that to me. At one Maradona, in third person, while So, has the macho, vulnerable footage down to 90 minutes for get the process...” point I asked him a tough ques- Kapadia refers to him as Diego) man seen the film, I ask. Senna, his focus was on the Kapadia couldn’t interview tion, and he said, ‘Look, you’ve who was addicted to cocaine, had “Not that I know of. I tried… “reckless and angry Brazilian in Senna, who died in 1994. And he got real nerve asking me this links with the Mafia, and loved We never got to him… When I Europe” who was consumed by couldn’t meet Amy either. question. Who do you think you flaunting accessories of the rich, was flying here, it was shown in his rivalry with Alain Prost, But Maradona he could meet, are to ask me these questions?” from cars and fur coats to jew- Argentina. So he might have. I’ll hatred for his sport and, some interview. Diego Maradona, he recounts, ellery and women. find out when I check say, riding a death wish. Kapadia and his crew flew to was speaking a very particular We hear commentators talk of Instagram. He’ll say something Amy, both prodigy and child, Dubai, where Maradona lives in kind of Argentinian Spanish him as a footballer who didn’t on Instagram.” was eager to please, but also to a villa on Palm Jumeirah. “I met that Kapadia didn’t understand. have the physical advantage, I checked. Neither Diego, nor shock and subvert. She craved him, we had five minutes, shook So along with a headphone on, and so, for him, it became a Maradona has yet commented acceptance, nurturing, tried des- hands, then we went away… But on his phone’s WhatsApp was game of the mind and, at least in on the film.

I would say the most interesting thing is, Diego has his persona of this tough macho guy, and very Latin, and the PHOTO: BUNNY SMITH thing I think is most interesting is that he is very vulnerable. Lost. This macho man is quite vulnerable at times... HC seeks PC’s Govt weighs response trade curbs on on 63 Turkey and Moons suit Malaysia WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Overleaf ■ CEO and CFO have been recused as board takes up issue Thomas Cook quick Infosys shares tank as India in talks for BITES Nilekani pledges probe buying out brand INDICATORS % SANGEETHA G Sensex 38,963.84 -0.85 RAVI RANJAN PRASAD added. CHENNAI, OCT. 22 Nifty 50 11,588.35 -0.63 MUMBAI, OCT. 22 Analyst at Emkay Global Financial Services said, S&P 500 3,011.96 +0.17 Thomas Cook India is Infosys shares tanked to a Law firm to file class action suit “While we are not in a posi- negotiating with the liq- Dollar (`) 70.93 -0.30 10-month low and dragged tion to ascertain the truth uidator of its global Pound Sterling (`) 91.45 -0.48 the Sensex down with it on New Delhi, Oct. 22: In securities claims on of the allegations, the news namesake to buy out the Tuesday after whistle- mounting troubles for behalf of shareholders of flow around this may domi- brand. Euro (`) 78.88 -0.23 blowers accused Chief Infosys, US-based Rosen Infosys resulting from nate investor attention in Post the collapse of Gold (10gm)* (`) 38,810▲50 +0.12 Executive Officer Salil Law Firm has said it is allegations that Infosys the near term and could London-based Thomas Parekh of attempting to preparing a class action may have issued materi- continue to support the Cook Group Plc, Thomas Brent crude ($/bbl)* 59.42 +0.78 shore up profits through lawsuit to recover losses ally misleading business shift toward TCS, especial- Cook India is exploring IN 10-Yr bond yield 6.700 +0.008 irregular accounting. suffered by investors in information to the invest- ly after September 2019 ways to retain its brand hopes to arrive at the US 10-Yr T-bill yield 1.780 -0.012 The IT services major, the wake of allegations ing public". quarter results, despite identity. “We have two right pricing for the which is yet to fully recover of "unethical practices" "Rosen Law Firm is Infosys's results being a tad options. We can either get brand during the negotia- * As of 9:30 pm IST from the internal turmoil at the IT major. preparing a class action better than TCS versus the brand forever from tions with the liquidator. that rocked it two years In a statement, Rosen lawsuit to recover losses street expectations.” the liquidator or go for a “After the collapse of the ago, promptly began fire- Law Firm said it is suffered by Infosys On who could be behind new brand after the Plc, the price can be any- fighting, with Chairman "investigating potential investors," it said. —PTI the so-called ethical’ tenure to use the current thing,” added Kale. If all Strike partially Nandan Nilekani pledging employees, Emkay Global one ceases,’ said Rajeev goes well, the process a full probe, with Parekh said, “From its language Kale, President and could get over in 6 to 12 and Chief Financial opened 10 per cent lower, mails for approval and travel to the US and and types of claims made, Country Head – Holidays, months. impacts banking Officer Nilanjan Roy being tracking the 12 per cent directing them to make Mumbai.” the letter seems to have MICE & Visa, Thomas According to him, the kept out of the investiga- decline overnight in wrong assumptions to “We will ensure that the come from employees of Cook India. collapse only has a minis- services tion process. Nilekani said Infosys ADRs listed on US show margins. Also, Roy generalised allegations are the finance department The Indian entity was cule impact on the the complaint had been bourses, and later plunged prevents employees from investigated to the fullest who are privy to the finan- acquired by Fairfax inbound business of TCI, Some banking services such as placed before the audit 16.86 per cent to Rs 638.30 highlighting issues around extent. Additionally, to cials, accounting standards Financial Holdings in which is part of Thomas cash deposit and withdrawal committee on October 10 intra-day before closing at large deals in presenta- ensure independence in and the information pre- 2012 and since then it has Cook India. As Thomas and cheque clearances were and before the non-execu- Rs 643.30 on the BSE. tions to the company’s these investigations the pared for board meet- remained independent. Cook India has been impacted in many parts of the tive members of the board A group of employees board, the whistleblowers CEO and CFO have been ings/presentation. Certain Thomas Cook India has largely focusing on country as employee unions of the next day. describing themselves as alleged. recused from this matter,” sections of the street are the right to use the brand domestic travel and out- public sector banks went on a Infosys shareholders ‘ethical’ employees wrote Infosys in a statement to Nilekani said. inclined to link it to the in the Indian market till bound travel, there has day-long strike on Tuesday to were stunned as a whistle- to the Infosys Board of the stock exchanges said “Because the investiga- recent resignation of 2024. not been any impact of protest against bank mergers blower group’s complaint Directors and the US SEC that its audit committee tion is ongoing, there will deputy CFO Jayesh “We have established the collapse on these busi- and reduction in the savings to the company and the US alleging unethical prac- was examining the allega- be no further comment so Sanghrajka.” our brand identity in the nesses, he claimed. rate. Branches of public sector Securities Exchange tices by its CEO Parekh tions, in line with its policy that investigation may be In 2017, Infosys had wit- market and have been Overall, the company banks in many parts of the Commission about its and CFO Roy in recent on whistleblowers. conducted in a thorough nessed a protracted stand- doing well for the past two expects growth in this country were closed. unethical accounting prac- quarters. Referring to the whistle- and objective manner. At off between its high profile decades. We also have a season. “It is not the slow- tices knocked off 16.21 per The letter accused blower issue, Nilekani the appropriate time we founders and the previous profit-making business down, but the sentiments cent of its share price Parekh of bypassing said, “These complaints will provide a summary of management over allega- model. Hence, we are cur- that have affected the value on Tuesday. reviews and approvals for are being dealt with in an the investigations results. tions of governance lapses rently exploring the other market. We grew by 25 per Sebi challenges The company’s 9.19 lakh large deals for fear of objective manner. The The Board is committed to and issues relating to sev- option of buying the cent last season and we shareholders lost Rs reduced profits having a undated whistleblower uphold highest standard of erance package doled out brand from the liquida- hope to grow this time 52,922.18 crore of their negative impact on its complaint largely deals corporate governance and to former executives, tor,” said Kale. too. There were a few SAT ruling in accumulated share price shares and instructing with allegations relating to protect the interests of all including ex-CFO Rajiv Thomas Cook India challenges,” he said. PwC-Satyam case value in a day, as the stock sales team not to send the CEO’s international stakeholders,” Nilekani Bansal. Hiring intentions for Walmart CEO seeks open, stable biz climate New Delhi, Oct. 22: The requirement, and wanted try for its global opera- Walmart letter as “a pres- world's largest retailer corporations to be allowed tions. sure tactics”. IT skills at 3-yr low Walmart CEO has written to transfer customer data After investing $16 billion McMillon said high num- to Prime Minister across borders. to acquire India's largest e- bers of overlapping per- SANGEETHA G IT hardware and network Narendra Modi seeking “A stable, welcoming reg- commere, Walmart-owned mits are a challenge in the The Sebi has challenged CHENNAI, OCT. 22 companies. Other sectors stable and open business ulatory environment will Flipkart and other online retail sector. Securities Appellate Tribunal's like BFSI, healthcare, e- environment that protects allow us to continue to retailers were forced to “On average, we current- decision to quash a two-year The hiring sentiments for commerce, manufactur- investments, and demand- invest in creating more overhaul their business ly need more than 45 per- ban imposed on Price IT professionals across IT ing, retail, chemical, oil ed a cut in licenses and jobs and building infra- model in line with changed mits and three years to Waterhouse in connection with companies and non-IT and gas mining accounted time required to open a structure that benefits the Doug McMillon rules governing foreign open a new Best Price the Rs 7,800-cr Satyam fraud, companies, has fallen to a for low single digit share. store in India. Indian suppliers and cus- direct investment. store. This is significantly sources said. The Sebi has three-year low as more Among them, small com- Doug McMillon, in the tomers,” he wrote. last month, McMillon said Reacting to the letter, longer than it takes in the moved the Supreme Court than half of the companies panies were cautious two-page letter dated Recalling his meeting Walmart was committed to domestic retailers body US and many markets in against the tribunal’s ruling, surveyed were not hiring about the general outlook October 11, also raised data with Modi during the investing in India and ris- Confederation of All India which we operate.” passed on Sept. 10. The tribu- till the end of Q1 2020. and hence accounted for privacy and localisation Prime Minister's US trip ing sourcing from the coun- Traders (Cait) termed the — PTI nal had allowed disgorgement The Experis IT just two per cent of the of Rs 13 crore auditor fee. Employment Outlook hiring intentions. They Survey by Experis IT- had 19 per cent share in ManpowerGroup India the previous survey. found that 52 per cent com- Medium sized companies panies had no plans to share has fallen from 24 Teen does a Thunberg on Amazon Mahindra Lincoln Pharma hire IT professionals for per cent to 16 per cent. the next six months. Large companies, New Delhi, Oct. 22: A 16- Management Rules, 2016. wraps and thereafter fill sites, leading to a burden gets patent for The net employ- which are mainly year-old boy has But due to a lack of moni- the large empty spaces in on the earth and damag- opens ment outlook Survey large IT compa- approached the National toring and implementa- the boxes with additional ing the environment, it diclofenac spray thus had fallen finds that nies, have Green Tribunal to stop e- tion, the respondents con- sheets of single-use plas- said. all-women below 50 per 52% companies increased their commerce giants Amazon tinue to use excessive tic,” it said. “Single-use plastic has Ahmedabad-based Lincoln cent to 47.54 per has no plans to share to 30 per and Flipkart from exces- amounts of plastic in A bench headed by NGT emerged as one of the Pharmaceuticals said it has cent for the hire IT profes- cent. sive plastic use in packag- wrapping and packaging Chairperson Justice biggest environmental workshop received Indian patent for its first time since sionals for next According to ing, prompting the panel their sold items,” said the Adarsh Kumar Goel post- challenges for our planet. diclofenac rectal spray, which the inception of six months Aditya Narayan to direct the Central plea filed through advo- ed the matter for hearing It is cheap, useful, ubiqui- MICHAEL GONSALVES is used for alleviating pain from the survey in Q1 Mishra, Director Pollution Control Board cates Meenesh Dubey and on January 3, 2020. tous and very deadly. The PUNE, OCT. 22 various causes. The patent has 2017. and CEO of CIEL on Tuesday to submit a Divya Prakash Pande. The plea also said that fact that it's non-biodegra- been awarded by the In Q1 2017, the net HR Services, edutech, report on the matter with- Dubey's plea contended though the home-delivery dable and is recycled in Mahindra & Mahindra, Government of India for "a employment outlook stood food-tech, health-tech, fin- in a month. that the companies deliver service of e-commerce very small percentages India’s biggest utility novel liquid rectal spray dosa- at 73 per cent—indicating tech, agri-tech and e-com- Aditya Dubey, through items in cardboard boxes, companies have been use- means that our plant is vehicles maker, has ge form containing diclofenac willingness of 73 per cent merce continue to his legal guardian, has which are too large when ful for consumers, they with passage of time is opened country’s first and its pharmaceutically active of the responding compa- strengthen their tech pleaded the NGT to direct compared to the size of have given rise to serious becoming a big dumping all-women-run automo- salts" valid for 20 years. nies to hire IT profession- teams, particularly from Amazon and Flipkart to the items being delivered. environmental challenges ground for single use plas- bile service workshop in als. It stood at 53.41 per premier institutions. stop excessive use of plas- “To ensure that the sold due to excessive use of tic. Single-use plastic Jaipur to promote cent in Q2 and Q3 2019. Software Product Develop- tics in packaging goods items do not move around plastics in packaging. breaks down into smaller recruitment of women in Of the 47.54 per cent ment and Application delivered by the firms. in the out-sized boxes, Once goods are deliv- fragments known as mic- core productive roles companies that wished to Maintenance Services are “The e-commerce com- they wrap the items in ered, the plastic waste is roplastics and then con- across the company’s hire, 22 per cent were IT leading the demand, fol- panies are covered under multiple layers of plastic thrown away in garbage taminates soil and water,” automobile workshops. Dhanteras: services companies and lowed by cloud computing, the Plastic Waste sheets and plastic bubble and it ends up at landfill the petition said. —PTI Run by a team of nine another 12 per cent were finds the survey. women, the facility, Bourses extend called Compact Qwik (CQ) outlet, is a Mahindra authorised trading hours two-bay workshop. NSE and BSE will extend the Owned and operated by Diaper: A $9 bn market no one wants to talk about Kalyan Motors, trading session for gold exchange-traded funds and Mahindra’s channel sovereign gold bonds on RICHA NAIDU & than 400 million adults like- introducing thinner, softer birth. partner in Jaipur, the CQ Friday, till 7 pm on the occa- RITSUKO ANDO ly to be affected by weak Adults vs babies Seniors soon and more fitted products Kimberly-Clark’s Poise outlet is now run by a sion of Dhanteras, a festival CHICAGO/TOKYO, OCT. 22 bladders, are buying the that can be worn discreetly, brand is aimed at younger team of women in roles right products, because Adult incontinence sales are expected to outnumber infants in an effort to make them women like Ellie Foster, a such as technicians, celebrated two days before pick up pace as baby diaper sales slow People aged 65 or more will overtake Diwali. The exchanges will also The time may not be far off they are too embarrassed. more acceptable. 31-year-old from Maine, service advisers, drivers, ■ Adult incontinence products infants for the first time next year who has struggled with when more adults need dia- Companies are trying ■ Still it is difficult for com- part managers and secu- conduct 'muhurat' trading ses- Nappies, baby diapers, pull-ups ■ ■ sion on account of Diwali pers than babies as the pop- various methods to change Adult aged 65 or more Infants aged 0-4 panies to persuade people leaks since having her first rity guards. 10 Sales growth (%) Laxmi Pujan on October 27 ulation grows older, poten- attitudes, including mak- 800 Global population (millions) to buy specially made child a year-and-a-half ago “At Mahindra, we are between 6.15 pm and 7.15 pm. tially a huge opportunity ing products more discreet, incontinence products. but is too embarrassed to delighted to inaugurate for manufacturers of avoiding terms like diapers 8 600 “People keep the fact that buy products that might India’s first ever automo- incontinence products-- if or nappies, and placing they have incontinence help her. “It was definitely bile workshop powered they can lift the stigma that items in the personal care 6 400 secret from their loved weird picking out adult dia- entirely by women,” Printed & Published by has long constrained sales. aisle, next to deodorants ones, from their husbands, pers to wear,” said Foster. Veejay Ram Nakra, Chief T Venkateswarlu on behalf of Deccan The market for adult dia- and menstrual pads, rather 4 200 brothers and sisters – this “You feel like you’re in the of Sales and Marketing, Chronicle Holdings Limited. Printed at pers, disposable underwear than in the baby products is a deep secret for many old lady section.” Automotive Division at BFL Infotech Ltd, C-9 Sector 3, Noida- and absorbent pads is section. 2 0 consumers,” said Fiona Sweden’s Essity, the glob- Mahindra & Mahindra, 201301. Published at 219, N D Tiwari growing fast, up 9 per cent They are also trying to Tomlin, who leads al leader, is also trying to said. Bhawan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, 2016 2018 2020 2022 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 last year to $9 billion, hav- normalise discussions Kimberly-Clark’s adult and reach a younger audience Terming the initiative New Delhi-110002. Source: Bloomberg Source: Bloomberg Editor: T.Venkatram Reddy, RNI ing doubled in the last around the subject through feminine care division. with its TENA brand and a “Pink Collars”, he said Registration number 30074/09, Air sur- decade, according to advertising. Manufacturers have been new line of black, low-rise the company aims to charge Re 1. © All rights reserved. Euromonitor. In Japan, where adult tion, market leader make light of the problem. particularly keen to win disposable underwear skill and empower more Reproduction in whole or in part with- But manufacturers like incontinence products Unicharm has adopted the In the US, market leader over women, who are more called Silho-uette Noir. The women, which will result out written permission of The Editor, market leaders Essity and have outsold baby diaper phrase “choi more” in its Kimberly-Clark has this than twice as likely as men ad’s tagline reads: ‘secret’s in a gender-diverse and Financial Chronicle ® is prohibited. Kimberly-Clark Corp reck- sales since around 2013 due advertising, which trans- year given its 35-year-old to experience bladder out: 1 in 3 women have inclusive workforce. on only half of the more to a rapidly ageing popula- lates as “lil’ dribble”, to Depend brand a makeover, weakness, due to child- incontinence’. —Reuters PAGE Financial 10 WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI

■ Telcos pay DoT Tariff, non-tariff measures mooted over Kashmir stance Axis Bank posts OPENING over `4500 cr in Govt weighs trade curbs `112-cr net loss BELL spectrum dues PROJECTION FOR TODAY FALAKNAAZ SYED New Delhi, Oct. 22: MUMBAI, OCT. 22 Private telecom opera- on Turkey and Malaysia tors Reliance Jio, Private lender Axis Bank BoM Q2 net Bourses Vodafone Idea and on Tuesday reported a net Bharti Airtel have paid VRISHTI BENIWAL loss of Rs 112.08 crore in the Telecom OCT. 22 Bilateral trade the second quarter ended profit jumps halt 6-day Department over Rs India has a surplus with Turkey but runs September 30, 2019 due to 4,500 crore in spectrum India is considering plac- a deficit with Malaysia one-time adjustment of over four-fold ■ ■ Mahathir stands by dues in the last three to ing curbs on some imports Imports Exports deferred tax assets as it rising four days, according to from Turkey and Malaysia, Turkey chose to take the benefit of New Delhi, Oct. 22: Bank sources. in response to their leaders' the reduction in corporate of Maharashtra said its Sources said that the comments on the autonomy tax rates. The net profit net profit jumped over streak Malaysia J&K comments payments came in of Kashmir, people familiar during the same quarter of four-fold to Rs 114.66 crore before the due date. The with the matter said. last year was Rs 790 crore. in second quarter ended Domestic equities took a sparring telcos — some Prime Minister Narendra 0 3 6 9 12 15 18 JOSEPH SIPALAN including one which says a The bank’s operating September 30, due to fall pause after a six-session of which are reeling Modi’s government is $ in billion KUALA LUMPUR, OCT. 22 plebiscite should be held profit grew 45 per cent YoY in bad loan proportion winning run on Tuesday, under acute financial exploring the possibility of to determine the future of to Rs 5,952 crore from Rs leading to decreased pro- with IT major Infosys’ Source: Commerce Ministry of India stress and are seeking both tariff and non-tariff Note: The data is for financial year to March 2019 Malaysian Prime Minister the region. 4,094 crore in Q2FY19. visioning requirement. shares crashing follow- immediate relief meas- measures to limit import of Mahathir Mohamad said Mahathir said Malaysia Profit before tax grew 109 The bank had registered ing allegations of ures — have made the goods from the two coun- on Tuesday he would not would study the impact of per cent YoY to Rs 2,433 a net profit of Rs 27 crore “unethical practices” payment towards tries, the people said, ask- retract his criticism of the boycott called by the crore as compared to Rs in July-September quar- against the company’s deferred spectrum lia- ing not to be identified as a New Delhi’s actions in the Mumbai-based Solvent 1,167 crore in the same ter of the previous fiscal. chief executive. bility (or instalment final decision is yet to be disputed region of Extractors’ Association of quarter of last year. Total income of the ba- The BSE gauge Sensex payment for radiowaves taken. The options include SEA says oil Kashmir even though India and look at ways to "The one-off impact for nk rose to Rs 3,295.91 cro- closed 334.54 points, or bought in past auctions) stringent quality tests and Indian traders have urged address the issue. the bank, from a DTA re, as against Rs 3,192.80 0.85 per cent, lower at which fell due on a safeguard tax in addition being re-routed a boycott of Malaysian New Delhi has so far (deferred tax assets) per- crore in same period of 38,963.84. It hit an intra- October 21. to existing levies, they said. palm oil. refused to comment on the spective, due to a change in last year, the bank said. day low of 38,924.85 and a While Mukesh While India’s bilateral RAJENDRA JADHAV The impasse could exac- trade spat. corporate tax rate, has Asset quality of the ba- high of 39,426.47. Ambani-led Reliance Jio trade with the two was only MUMBAI, OCT. 22 erbate what Mahathir “This is not the Indian been Rs 2,138 crore. It has nk witnessed improveme- The broader NSE Nifty has paid Rs 1,133 crore to 2.9 per cent of its total in the described as a trade war government, so we have to been fully adjusted through nt with the gross non-per- too tumbled 73.50 points, the Department of fiscal year ended March 31, The Solvent Extractors’ between the world’s sec- find out how we can com- Q2FY20 financials, which forming assets (NPAs) co- or 0.63 per cent, to settle Telecom, Vodafone Idea New Delhi enjoys a trade Association of India ond biggest producer and municate with these peo- has impacted the earnings ming down to 16.86 per at 11,588.35. has made Rs 2,421 crore surplus with Turkey and called on Tuesday for the exporter of the commodi- ple, because trade is a two- significantly. Ex of this cent of the gross advan- In the broader market, payment towards spec- runs a deficit with Malaysia government to close a ty and its biggest buyer so way thing and it is bad to extraordinary item, profit ces from 18.64 per cent as BSE Mid-Cap Index trum dues. Sunil Mittal’s on account of its reliance South Asian regional far this year. have what amounts to a after tax would have been on September end, 2018. slipped 0.09 per cent, Bharti Airtel has paid Rs on imported palm oil. free-trade pact loophole India’s top vegetable oil trade war,” Mahathir said. Rs 2,026 crore, up 157 per In absolute value, the while the Small-Cap 977 crore. Taken togeth- Futures in Kuala Lumpur it said had been used to trade body on Monday In a separate statement, cent YoY," Axis Bank said. gross NPAs were of Rs Index rose 0.48 per cent. er, these three players fell on Tuesday after an circumvent tax by re- asked its members to stop Malaysia’s Primary The bank’s total income 15,408.51 crore, down ICICI Bank provided have paid over Rs 4,531 influential Indian proces- routing palm oil and soy- buying Malaysian palm oil Industries Minister rose to Rs 19,334 crore in Q2 from Rs 16,872.84 crore. the biggest boost to the crore towards spectrum sors’ group asked its mem- oil imports through after Mahathir said at the Teresa Kok said the coun- of FY20 from Rs 15,959 The net NPAs or bad lo- Sensex and had the dues late last week. bers to refrain from buying Nepal and Bangladesh. UN General Assembly last try viewed the call for a crore in Q2 FY19. The net ans were also trimmed to largest gain, advancing — PTI the tropical oil from the sec- SEA said traders were month that India had boycott with “great con- interest income grew by 17 5.48 per cent (Rs 4,406.56 3.1 per cent. ond-largest producer. sourcing palm oil and “invaded and occupied” cern.” per cent to Rs 6,102 crore crore) from 10.61 per cent S&P BSE Information Spokespersons for India’s soyoil from Nepal and Kashmir The underlying senti- from Rs 5,232 crore in Q2 (Rs 8,742.86 crore). Technology Index Finance and Commerce Bangladesh under South “We speak our minds, ment tied to the associa- FY19 while net interest — PTI declined over 7 per cent, Ministries couldn’t imme- Asian Free Trade Agree- and we don’t retract or tion’s decision was under- margin for Q2 FY20 its sharpest decline since HC extends HDIL diately be reached for a ment (Safta), even tho- change,” Mahathir told stood, but it was seen as a improved by 11 basis points April 2013. comment. ugh both rely on imports reporters outside parlia- major setback in coopera- to 3.5 per cent due an BB & below book brought a Tuesday’s top losers India last month increas- from other countries. ment. “What we are saying tion and working relations improvement in spread. sense of relief to were Tata Motors, Bharti promoters’ ED ed customs duty on refined “The palmolein being is we should all abide by between the two countries, Slippages remained investors. However, the Airtel, HCL Tech and palm oil import from Mala- imported from Nepal is resolutions of the (UN). she said. elevated at Rs 4983 crore, of Bank’s Managing Director Bajaj Finance, shedding ysia by 5 per cent for six of Indonesian and Mala- Otherwise, what is the use “I urge (the Solvent which Rs 2,862 crore of and Chief Executive up to 3.51 per cent. custody till Oct 24 months as a measure to ysian origin and soybean of the UN?” Extractors’ Association of slippages were from the Officer Amitabh Among the major gain- safeguard the domestic oil is of South American, The UN Security Council India) to not take such corporate segment while Chaudhry during a concall ers were ICICI Bank, Sun Mumbai, Oct. 22: A industry. The duty could be routed through Nepal or adopted several resolu- decisions unilaterally and the retail slippages were with the media said that Pharma, Bajaj Auto, HUL Mumbai court on Tuesd- further increased, the peo- Bangaldesh ... for getting tions here in 1948 and in allow both governments to around Rs 490 crore, while the bank remains cautious and HDFC, rising up to ay extended the ED cus- ple said. the duty exemption for the 1950s on the dispute resolve the current situa- almost equal amount of on the slippages front as 3.06 per cent. tody of HDIL promoters Malaysian Prime Minister such imports,” it said. between India and tion,” Kok said. slippages were from the the macro environment Sectorally, BSE IT and Rakesh Wadhawan and Mahathir Mohamad on — Reuters Pakistan over Kashmir, — Reuters SME segment. Further 97 remains challenging. tech suffered a major his son Sarang Wadha- Tuesday said the country per cent of the corporate Advances growth picked blow due to Infosys crisis wan, arrested in connec- won’t bring the palm oil slippages were from the up to 14.4 per cent. —losing as much as 7 per tion with Rs 4,355 crore issue with India to the Modi separately cancelled the United Nations General revoke autonomy in the BB and below rated book. Domestic loans grew by 19 cent. Telecom, metal and Punjab and Maharashtra World Trade Organization a planned visit to Ankara Assembly. Erdogan had Muslim-majority state. The overall BB & below per cent and retail loans auto were among the Cooperative (PMC) Bank “at the moment” and he this year to show displeas- urged India to hold talks Key imports from Turkey book has come down to Rs grew by 23 per cent. other sectoral losers. scam, till October 24. won’t retract his comments ure over Turkish President with Pakistan over the dis- are mineral fuels and oils, 6,291 crore versus Rs 7,504 Deposits grew by healthy On the other hand, BSE The Enforcement Dire- claiming India had “invad- Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s puted region following nuclear reactors and salt. crore QoQ, which is a 21.7 per cent and CASA healthcare, FMCG, bank- ctorate (ED) produced ed and occupied” Kashmir. comments over Kashmir at Modi’s August decision to — Bloomberg healthy sign. Reduction in stood at 41 per cent. ex, finance, oil and gas, Housing Development FMCG and realty indices Infrastructure’s (HDIL) rose up to 1.56 per cent. Chairman and Managing Director Rakesh Wadha- Technical View wan and his son before Muthoot raises special Prevention of HC seeks PC’s response on 63 Moons suit Bajaj Fin net up 63% to `1,506 cr Deepak Jasani, Head — Money Laundering Act Retail Research, HDFC court judge P Rajvaidya, $450 mn in Mumbai, Oct. 22: The The suit alleged the com- MICHAEL GONSALVES Bloomberg had estimated Securities said,”Market after their remand ended Bombay High Court on pany was facing continuous PUNE, OCT. 22 its net profit at Rs 1,434 correct ed sharply on on Tuesday. dollar-debt Tuesday directed former “targeted and malafide crore. Tuesday after six consec- It sought further cus- Finance Minister P. actions” in the wake of an Bajaj Finance, on Net interest income utive session s of gains. tody of the father-son Mumbai, Oct. 22: Largest Chidambaram and two sen- engineered payment default Tuesday reported 63.11 increased 48 per cent YoY Weakness in IT major duo to probe them fur- gold loan financier Muthoot ior bureaucrats to file their crisis at one of its sub- per cent year-on-year to Rs 3,999 crore in the Infosys due to an anony- ther in connection with Finance has raised $450 mil- affidavits in response to a sidiaries National Spot (YoY) rise in consolidated second quarter, with mous whistleblower com- the scam. lion through its maiden suit by 63 Moons technology Exchange (NSEL). net profit at Rs 1,506.29 assets under management plaint was a major cause The probing agency’s three-year dollar bond sale, company seeking Rs 10,000 According to the suit, crore for the second quar- growth of 38 per cent at for the fall in market. counsel Kavita Patil said offering an annual coupon crore in damages. there was no money trail ter ended September 30, Rs 1.35 lakh crore YoY. Selling pressure in Bajaj the accused played a cru- of 6.125 per cent. Justice A. K. Menon P. Chidambaram traced to NSEL, 63 Moons beating estimates, which The non-banking Finance and Bharti cial role in laundering This is also the first inst- directed Chidambaram and and its Founder Jignesh propelled its shares to finance company said Airtel also weighed on huge amount of money ance of a gold loan compa- bureaucrats— K. P. in connection with the Rs Shah by multiple investiga- new high. new loans increased 23 key indices.” and were concealing ma- ny from the country tapp- Krishnan and Ramesh 5,600 crore NSEL scam dur- tive agencies. The Pune-headquar- per cent YoY to 64.7 lakh “Technically, while the terial from investigation. ing the dollar debt market. Abhishek — to file their affi- ing Chidambaram’s tenure However, the group was tered non-banking in September quarter. Nifty has corrected, the The money trail of pro- The Reg S issue (which davits within eight weeks. as Finance Minister. targeted as part of a “con- finance company had Its asset quality was also short term uptrend still ceeds received from the are meant for only non-resi- 63 Moons technologies, pr- While Krishnan was then spiracy” by Chidambaram, posted a net profit of Rs largely stable with gross remains intact, the Index bank and propertie dent US investors) has rec- eviously known as Financi- Secretary in the Ministry of Krishnan and Abhishek, the 923 crore in the same non-performing assets as can now hold above derived from the same eived an orderbook of over al Technologies, filed the Skill Development, Ramesh suit alleged. quarter of the previous a percentage of gross immediate support s of were yet to be ascer- $1.2 billion from 117 accou- suit on June 12 accusing th- Abhishek was then The company demanded year. advances at 1.61 per cent 11,568; else a further cor- tained, the ED said. nts, with the maximum em of taking “malicious and Chairman of the Forward Rs 10,000 crore in damages. Analysts tracked by for the quarter. rection is likely,” Jasani — PTI investor interest coming in malafide” action against it Markets Commission. — PTIs said. from the US (35 per cent), followed by Europe and Market View Middle East (28 per cent each) and 27 per cent from Naveen Kulkarni, Anal- Asians, the company said. yst — Reliance Securities Single window “The response to our deb- M&A deal value drops more than half in Sept qtr said, “We expect the ut international bond issue Infosys whistle-blower reiterates the robustness FC BUREAU Thornton’s quarterly M&A Thornton India. complaint to be negative for foreign and long-track record of CHENNAI, OCT. 22 Dealtracker. The sluggishness was experi- for market sentiment. We our gold loan business and Cross-border deals declined by 70 enced in the previous quarters as await developments on is also a recognition of the The gloomy macro-economic senti- per cent as the deal value fell from well. Overall year-till-date deal the investigation as cor- investors soon country's retail credit sto- ments continued to reflect in the $10826 million in Q3 of last year to activity continued to witness weak porate governance issues ry,” Muthoot Finance Pro- merger and acquisition space in Q3 $3154 million during last quarter. performance both in terms of deal are serious.” New Delhi, Oct. 22: The moter and Chairman M. G. 2019. M&A deals witnessed a sharp Deal volumes remained more or volumes and values as compared to Arya Sen & Ankur Department for George Muthoot said. fall of deal value in September quar- less similar. Absence of big ticket 2017 and 2018. M&A deal activity in Pant, Analysts — Promotion of Industry The proceeds will be used ter by more than half over the same deals led to sharp decline in deal YTD 2019 recorded a 70 per cent fall Jefferies India said, “The and Internal Trade for onward-lending in acco- quarter last year as cross-border value. Among cross border deals, in the deal values on account of issue (Infosys complaint) (DPIIT) is planning to set rdance with RBI’s ECB gui- deals suffered a major hit. outbound deal value was down by absence of high-value deals com- is likely to remain an up a single window sys- delines and other applicable September quarter recorded 97 98 per cent from $8388 million to pared to YTD 2018 and 12 per cent overhang on the stock in tem to handhold foreign laws, he added. Muthoot deals with an aggregate value of $147 million. the M&A deal activity in Q3 2019 fall in deal volumes. the near-term given it investors keen to invest said the fund will enable the $6,025 million against 134 deals “Despite the government’s effort with total values dropping by more Manufacturing, energy, start up, raises questions over the in India, an official said. Kerala-based company to worth $13,185 million in the same to revive sentiments, market per- than half as compared to Q3 2018, pharma, banking, IT, infra and e- credibility of the current The single-window further diversify and quarter last year — down by 54 per formance remained muted due to largely driven by a 71 per cent fall commerce sectors led the deal val- management.” system is likely to have strengthen funding source. cent in value terms and 28 per cent global and domestic growth con- in cross-border deal values,” said ues in YTD 2019, capturing 90 per representatives from — PTI down volume-wise, finds Grant cerns. There was a steep decline in Pankaj Chopda, Director, Grant cent of the total overall deal values. —AGENCIES both the Centre and state governments, the official said. The system will help in getting all rele- vant approvals and clear- ances required by for- eign investors. A propos- Infosys may need some private time to fix itself al regarding this was pre- pared by the department. ANDY MUKHERJEE per cent in Mumbai after recovery. At a one-year-for- receipts trade in New York, nimble, cloud-based, on- DPIIT Secretary Guru- the letter was published by Mind the valuation gap ward price-to-earnings mul- there's also the threat of demand software, rather prasad Mohapatra said India's best-known software the Deccan Herald. Governance has become an Achilles’ heel for Infosys. Fresh whistle-blower allegations tiple of 20 times at the end of expensive class-action suits. than clunky, on-premise that the proposal was be- exporter is facing an impos- It's a deja vu moment for caused the stock to crater, widening the discount against its rival September, Infosys's valua- The allegations are being enterprise solutions. ing sent to Commerce & sible trinity of sorts: Out of Co-Founder and Non- ■ Infosys ■ Tata Consultancy Services tion is now almost 50 per evaluated by the audit com- At $12 billion in the fiscal Industry Minister Piyu- sales, margins and gover- Executive Chairman cent higher than at the mittee and the board. The year that ended in March, sh Goyal for approval. nance, Infosys can hit only Nandan Nilekani, who 30x (price -to-earnings) depth of the last crisis. The CEO and the CFO won't be a Infosys revenue is nowhere Mohapatra said the two goals at a time. returned to the Bangalore- risk is of a repeat of that part of those deliberations. close to Sikka's 2020 target of new mechanism will he- Or so it would based company 20 slump. Whatever the truth of the $20 billion. An operating lp in all approvals and cl- appear from two years ago If investors start to believe whistle-blower's complaints, margin of less than 23 per earances that a company yet-to-be-pro- during a previ- 10 that the culture at the soft- another protracted gover- cent was lower than the requires to set up a plant ven whistle- Column ous crisis - ware services provider, once nance saga could be just as near 26 per cent at TCS, in state, district or town. blower allega- sparked by a set seen as India's most trans- damaging. according to data compiled 0 It might not be a bad idea by Bloomberg. The government is tak- tions against Chief Execu- of different anonymous Sept06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 parent company, is beyond ing a series of steps to tive Officer Salil Parekh and charges against Parekh's 2005 redemption, expect a dura- for a buyout fund to step in After a period of rehabili- attract FDI. It has liber- Chief Financial Officer predecessor, the former SAP Source: Bloomberg ble deepening of the 10 per and take Infosys out of the tation, Infosys should be alised norms in several Nilanjan Roy that they used Executive Vishal Sikka, cent discount at which Info- glare of the public markets. able to deliver all three tar- sectors such as single hyper-aggressive account- who was accused of impro- between Sikka and the Sikka resigned in August sys traded against larger As a private company, it gets: sales growth, margins brand retail trading, coal ing practices to hide from priety in a $200 million board on one side and N. R. 2017. The new board exoner- rival Tata Consultancy Ser- could rediscover its moor- and good governance. Some mining, insurance and investors the lack of prof- acquisition in Israel. Narayana Murthy, another ated him, but by then the vices, or TCS, at the end of ings and find a new purpose private time could be just contract manufacturing. itability on large deals. The That scandal culminated of the company's Co- damage was done. last month. Since the com- in a digital world where what it needs to get fixed. — PTI stock tanked as much as 16 in an unseemly spat Founders, on the other. It's been a slow road to pany's American depository clients increasingly want — Bloomberg Really? Oscar-nominated Brazilian filmmaker PAGE Fernando Meirelles says he has not 11 watched any Marvel films Newsmakers THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI ■ Naruhito completes enthronement to ancient Chrysanthemum throne Cigarette-burnt In ancient throne ritual, new Cobain cardigan Lot more #MeToo allegations will come Emperor vows to fulfill his duty to be auctioned to surface as people New York: A quarter cen- dig deeper Tokyo: Japan’s new tury after grunge’s enig- Emperor Naruhito on matic rhapsodist took his — Jennifer Aniston, Tuesday completed his own life, Kurt Cobain’s American actress ascension to the ancient iconic cigarette-singed Chrysanthemum throne cardigan worn during in a solemn, ritual-bound Nirvana’s 1993 Unplugged ceremony performed performance is up for IN BRIEF before hundreds of digni- sale. taries in the Imperial The tattered, drab olive Palace. green button-up sweater Bell and Dax forgot “I hereby declare my with dark stains and a enthronement at home burn hole could go for at their wedding anniv and abroad,” Naruhito least $2,00,000 to $3,00,000, Los Angeles: Kristin Bell says said from inside an elabo- according to pre-bidding rately adorned structure estimates from Julien’s she and husband, actor Dax The olive green cardigan housing his throne, with Auctions, which says rock Shepard forgot to celebrate sweater worn by Nirvana their five-year wedding his wife Empress Masako and roll memorabilia has frontman Kurt Cobain anniversary. Bell, who tied alongside him standing become a major investor’s the knot with Shepard on before her own throne. market. during MTV’s Unplugged October 16, 2013, took to A powerful typhoon that The thrifted cardigan is performance, along with Instagram on Monday to hit Japan earlier this the toast of this fall’s Cobain's custom Fender share how neither remem- month, killing dozens, “Icons & Idols: Rock ‘N’ guitar, are among many bered it. “We were reminded forced the cancellation of Roll” auction organised rock and roll items up for by family and friends that at a huge parade, but the rest by the house, which will auction on Oct. 25 and 26. some point last week, it was of the day’s events went also sell off the late — AP our five year wedding ahead with the pomp and Nirvana frontman’s left- anniversary. In truth, neither tradition of a dynasty that handed teal Fender October 25 and run of us remembers which day. claims more than 2,000 Mustang guitar played through October 26, with That’s because we have been years of history. during the “In Utero” bidding in person and living the celebration of our The royal family filed tour. “This cardigan, it’s online. The music cable commitment every moment into the palace’s Pine (Clockwise from left) President the holy grail of any arti- channel MTV began its since,” she wrote. — PTI Room dressed in heavy Ram Nath Kovind and his wife cle of clothing that he Unplugged series in 1989. robes, with the women Savita; Japanese PM Shinzo Abe ever wore,” said Darren Cobain’s haunting sporting sculpted wigs Julien, CEO and presi- shouts banzai cheer for Emperor Unplugged performance topped with golden head- dent of the house. with Nirvana — recorded The Irishman to open Naruhito; King Philippe of pieces. “Kurt created the less than six months Cairo Film Festival Set in the centre of the Belgium and Queen Mathilde, grunge look; he didn’t before his suicide at age room were the two struc- Japan’s Crown Prince Akishino; wear show clothes,” 27 — is considered one of Los Angeles: The Irishman tures housing the thrones, Britain’s Prince Charles, and Julien told AFP at a the most iconic shows of will open the Cairo interna- draped with purple cur- Crown Princess Mary of Denmark; New York exhibition pre- the series, and was tional film festival. According tains that were ceremoni- and Japan’s Empress Masako view of the auction, released posthumously. to the Hollywood Reporter, ally opened to reveal the stands at the enthronement cere- which will kick off — AFP the screening marks the royal couple standing mony of Emperor Naruhito of Middle East and North within. Japan at the Imperial Palace in African premiere of the film Naruhito wore a outfit Tokyo on Tuesday. — AFP,AP with a showcase at the topped with a voluminous Lewinsky to produce film Cairo Opera House on copper robe and a rarely November 20, a week before seen black headpiece, people and world peace assumed his duties as mation to deities and his victed of minor offences it hits Netflix. “We are excit- while Masako wore a and, by standing by the emperor on May 1, the day ancestors in the ancient will be pardoned as part of on culture of public shaming ed to raise red curtain of the multi-layered kimono, Japanese people, I will ful- after his father became the royal dynasty, wearing a the events. Los Angeles: Activist-TV also faced festival with the epic master- trailed by attendants to fil my duty as the symbol first Japanese monarch to voluminous white robe Small crowds braved the personality Monica public sham- piece from one of the great- help her move in the of Japan and of the unity abdicate in two centuries. and a rarely seen black hat rain to stand outside the Lewinsky has joined ing in 1998 est filmmakers of all time, the weighty outfit. of the people of Japan,” But the transition was complete with a tail palace, hoping for a hands with producer Max when the genius that is Martin The ceremony was con- added Naruhito. not complete until his new extending up 60cm (two glimpse of arriving visi- Joseph to produce docu- story broke Scorsese,” said festival presi- ducted largely in silence, “We, the people of Japan, role was officially pro- feet) at the back of his tors. mentary 15 Minutes of that she had dent Mohamed Hefzy. — PTI with only drums and will respect your highness claimed. head. Sanae Yasuda, in her 70s, Shame for HBO Max. a sexual rela- gongs sounding. Some the emperor as the symbol In the wake of Typhoon And a series of banquets had booked a tour from The documentary is Monica tionship 2,000 guests, including for- of the state and of the Hagibis, the government will be held from the central Japan’s Nagoya for described as “a look at Lewinsky with former eign dignitaries and royal- unity of the Japanese peo- postponed a royal parade evening for guests ranging the occasion, and decided people from around the US President ty, stood at the sound of a ple,” Prime Minister until November 10, but the from Britain’s Prince to come even after the world who have been Bill Clinton. In the past deep drum beat before the Shinzo Abe told the rest of the day’s cere- Charles to South Korean parade was cancelled. caught up in a situation few years, she has proclamation began. emperor, before exclaim- monies were left Prime Minister Lee Nak- “I didn’t know the palace that involved public criti- emerged as one of the “I hereby pledge that I ing “Banzai!” or “Long unchanged. yon. The government has was closed, I wanted to go cism and humiliation”. prominent anti-bullying will always pray for the live the emperor” three Naruhito began the day also announced more than inside... I’m still happy to Lewinsky, who’s a for- activists and media happiness of Japanese times. Naruhito officially by “reporting” the procla- half a million people con- be here,” she said. — AFP mer White House intern, mavens. — PTI ‘Rare for big films to focus on real issues’ NEWS NUGGETS Los Angeles: Natalie Portman HOW ABUSE BY has no clue what the final draft of Thor: Love And MOMS AFFECTS Thunder will offer, but the actor has weighed in on the INFANTS DECODED rumours of a breast cancer New York: Researchers storyline for her character have found the extent of Jane Foster. The actor said brain damage in new- big budget entertaining born rats from short- LIGHTHOUSE PUT movies hardly focus on real- term abuse by their life issues and it would be mothers, an advance ON WHEELS FOR A great if the rumours sur- that may help under- MOVE FROM SEA rounding the film’s plot are stand the mechanism true. “It’s just very rare that behind psychological Copenhagen: A 120- these kind of big entertain- trauma due to parental year-old lighthouse ment films look at more seri- abuse. The study, pub- has been put on wheels ous, real-life issues. I really lished in the journal and rails to move it away don’t know anything about it. PNAS, revealed how from the North Sea, I haven’t seen anything, but the presence of an abu- which has been eroding I’ve heard the same rumours sive parent can trigger the coastline of north- as you have,” she said. — PTI behavioural problems western Denmark. beyond just the stress it When the 23-metre created in the infant. Rubjerg Knude light- While earlier studies house was first lit in SNL CREATOR had revealed that 1900, it was roughly 200 Jason Momoa (left) and parental abuse in rats metres from the coast; Sylvia Hoeks at premiere Katrina Kaif at an event in was linked to shrink- now it is about only 6. of Apple TV+ series See in Mumbai on Tuesday. MAKES BALDWIN age in the brain’s amyg- Arne Boelt, the local Los Angeles on Monday.— AP — AFP dala and hippocampus mayor, said many things RETURN AS TRUMP — parts of the brain could go wrong when Los Angeles: Alec Baldwin that process fear and moving the defunct had no plans of coming memory — the current building, which weighs Bellbirds have the loudest avian back to Saturday Night Live research noted how about 1,000 tons. “But it’s as US President Donald this affected behaviour worth risk... alternative mating call in the world: Study Trump impersonator but it of pups. would be to dismantle it. Boston: Bellbirds have phias — the previously was show’s creator Lorne The researchers have Environment minister the loudest bird calls yet loudest bird singer. Michaels’ inner Jedi that noted that the stress Lea Wermelin, called it documented in the world, The researchers, includ- made him change his mind. caused from the abuse “a national treasure” in according to a study ing those from the Baldwin returned to the show was sufficient on its an attempt to justify the which found that their University of for its 45th season premiere own to damage hip- £5,80,000 spent by the mating songs pack more Massachusetts in the as Trump and spoke about pocampus. — PTI ministry to save it. — AP decibels than the screams United States, said that revisiting his decision on The of howler monkeys, and the bellbird’s calls were Tonight Show with Alex Morgan (left) and the bellows of bisons. so loud that they won- Jimmy Fallon. “I Jameela Jamil at the 2019 According to the study, dered how the females of said to them — and CUBA JR SUED FOR InStyle Awards at published in the journal the species listened to it was not with any the Getty Centre Current Biology, the male them at close range with- malice or any lack PINCHING FEMALE in Los Angeles white bellbird’s mating out doing permanent of affection for NY CLUB WORKER on Monday. call is about three times damage to their hearing. them — I said, ‘I — AFP, AP louder than screaming — PTI don’t want to do Los Angeles: Oscar-win- that anymore. I ning actor Cuba don’t want to do Alec Gooding Jr has been 4:20am, Ashworth was sued by a New York standing at the bar when the Trump thing Baldwin again. I’m gonna nightclub server for Gooding approached her stop,’” he told host Jimmy assault, battery and and pinched her butt. Trash to treasure: Everest garbage sets a new life Fallon. The actor then said intentional infliction of She asked him to emotional distress. behave, but he replied, Kathmandu: A group of for fresh ways to tackle the condition of one of its the “Lorne Michaels Jedi Q Tonnes of trash — which mind trick thing” convinced According to court doc- “Aw, that’s no fun”, and tourists sip water at a five- damage caused by decades greatest natural him to return for the new uments obtained by the then rejected the charge, star hotel in Kathmandu, of commercial moun- includes empty cans and resources, Nepal’s govern- installment. “He called me Blast, Natasha saying he had only unaware that the green taineering. gas canisters, bottles, ment and mountaineering the Friday before the show — Ashworth, who works at touched her back. glasses in their hands Tonnes of trash — plastic and discarded groups this year organised the day before the show a Tao nightclub, was The suit further were once bottles discard- including empty cans and climbing gear among a six-week clean-up. — and he’s like, ‘I don’t think serving Gooding’s table, claimed that Gooding ed on Mount Everest — gas canisters, bottles, plas- other things — litter the Scaling almost 8,000 you understand.’ And I go, when he asked her, “Do tried again to touch left by climbers eager to tic and discarded climbing mountain, which has been metres (26,300 feet) from ‘What don’t I understand? you want to see my Ashworth, but she make their ascent. gear — litter the moun- dubbed the ‘highest base camp to the closest I’ve been thinking about it all impression of a penis?” deflected his hand. After In homes across the tain, which has been dumpster in the world’ camp to the summit, a 14- summer. Every day, it’s all I She said no. He then he spoke with manage- Nepali capital upcycled dubbed the “highest strong team retrieved think about’,” as Baldwin said drank from his glass and ment, he allegedly tried items, from pots to lamps, dumpster in the world”. Waste to Value said. could be recycled,” he more than 10 tonnes of in Michaels’ voice. He spit liquid out of his to touch her rear a third crafted from Everest waste “Waste doesn’t need to be “We received a mix of explained, adding, “We trash that was flown or recalled the SNL chief saying, mouth. She walked away. time, which she avoided products are slowly mak- wasted,” Nabin Bikash materials from Everest — need to up-cycle and add driven to recycling centres “I don’t think you understand As per the suit, at by turning away. — PTI ing their way as authori- Maharjan of local recy- aluminium, glass, plastic, value to them.” After in Kathmandu. how important this is.” — PTI ties and businesses look cling organisation Blue iron — much of which heavy criticism for the — AFP

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GUIDE TO FORTUNE Tick the answer and check them below. Blow to BJP: MCDs say DJB water fit for drinking The world’s longest 1straight road without any corners — Highway 10 — is Saffron party sticks to its earlier stand, says report of party-ruled civic bodies on water purity far from reality located in which country? SHASHI BHUSHAN press conference, had was found safe for drink- Delhi BJP leadership has that reports are showing NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 claimed that the water DJB vice chairman Senior BJP leader ing. The water samples started misleading people that DJB water is almost ■ Saudi Arabia supplied by DJB is not Dinesh Mohania said Mahender Nagpal said were collected by the pub- with their falsehood. BJP 100 per cent fit for human ■ USA Water provided by the potable. “After the BIS that before making that the findings of lic health department of ruled Union government consumption. We have to ■ Betty Williams Delhi Jal Board (DJB) “is investigation report, it any false claims, BJP the report is far from the three BJP-ruled and local bodies certified check whether tests were not fit for human con- has been proved that the leaders must check ground reality and municipal corporations. that water supplied by done properly or not,” Dr Who created the politi- sumption,” according to water in Delhi is not Union water resources DJB is potable. Mr Tiwari Nagpal added.Mr 2cal symbol of the ele- city BJP. However, the potable. Deficiencies have with their party ruled they have received minister Gajendra Singh and Mr Gupta must Mohania, however, clari- phant for the US municipal corporations been found in all the sam- civic bodies. lots of complaints Shekhawat already said explain to Delhiites from fied that few samples Republican Party? ruled by BJP claim that ples taken for testing. As the Assembly from people about that water supplied by where they got this con- which failed the civic bod- out of total sample of Owing to this, poor people elections are poor water quality. DJB is potable and has taminated water sample,” ies’ quality test may be ■ George Cruikshank 8,638 lifted to test contam- are compelled to buy and approaching, Delhi They are surprised passed laboratory tests to said Mr Mohania. due to local faults. “After ■ Thomas Nast ination only 25 failed the drink water while those BJP leadership has that reports are show- meet all parameters. Questioning the water seeing the volume of sam- ■ Mort Drucker purity test. This precisely who are extremely poor Reacting to the report testing reports of the ples lifted for testing, it means that majority of are forced to drink this started misleading ing that DJB water is about water contamina- party ruled civic bodies, looks that 25 samples people with their almost 100% fit for Which country has the water samples tested by polluted water,” Mr tion, DJB vice-chairman four-time former council- failed due to local faults, the municipal bodies had Tiwari had said. falsehood. human consumption. Dinesh Mohania told this lor and senior BJP leader like leakage in pipeline, 3world’s largest prison been found fit for drink- However, the municipal newspaper that before Mahender Nagpal said leading to contamination population? ing. bodies’ report, in posses- making any false allega- that the findings of the of water. We regularly try On October 6, Delhi BJP sion of this newspaper, three civic bodies — East, ination only 25 failed the tions, BJP leaders must report is far from ground to identify and rectify ■ India president Manoj Tiwari has contradicted the North, and South Delhi purity test, which comes check the facts with their reality. “We received lots such local faults to ensure ■ China and Leader of Opposition claims made by the BJP Municipal Corporation — approximately 0.29 per party ruled civic bodies. of complaints from peo- safe and pure supply of ■ USA in Delhi Assembly leaders. out of the total sample cent. “As the Assembly elec- ple about poor water qual- water,” added Mr Vijender Gupta, in a joint As per the reports of the 8,638 lifted to test contam- The remaining water tions are approaching, ity and it is surprising Mohania. SHORT TAKES 13 girls among 29 Woman beaten to death BJP complains minors rescued to Lokayukta over CM’s pic New Delhi: Led by the SDM by son for refusing money of Dwarka, a team of Delhi police, labour department AGE CORRESPONDENT relevant sections was reg- on pink tickets and NGO “Bachpan Bachao NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 The accused asked istered and an investiga- Andolan” on Tuesday con- his mother seven to tion was taken up. New Delhi, Oct. 22: The ducted a raid, rescuing 29 A 22-year-old man has eight times for money “After receiving specific Delhi BJP has filed a com- child/bonded labourers from been arrested for alleged- but she did not reply. inputs, Ashutosh was plaint with the seven plastic and rubber toys ly bludgeoning his mother He got furious and arrested from Modi Nagar Lokayukta accusing chief manufacturing units. The to death after she did not in Uttar Pradesh on minister Arvind Kejriwal children (16 boys and 13 give him money. The took an iron rod and October 21. During inter- of “misusing his power” girls) were in the 11-16 age police has recovered the hit her on the head rogation, the accused by getting his photograph group, with some of them iron rod (museli) used in several times and revealed that on October printed on the tickets that working for less than mini- the commission of the fled the spot. 17, at about 10.30 am, he will be issued to women mum wages in 12-hour work crime from the possession asked his mother to give passengers for free travel schedules in factories housed of the accused. him some money. in DTC and cluster buses. in small and cramped rooms The accused has been Shiksha Devi, in an However, his mother did Pink tickets having a in five to six-storied buildings identified as Ashutosh, a injured condition by her not reply as she was pray- face value of `10 each in Nasirpur village in Dwarka. resident of Northeast son Mukul. ing,” said the DCP. will be given to women There was no ventilation and Delhi’s Meet Nagar area. “The victim’s son, “He asked his mother 7-8 commuters from October none of the rooms were pro- According to DCP Ashutosh, was abscond- times for the same, but 29 under the Delhi gov- vided with ceiling fans. Most (Northeast district) Ved ing since then. As per still she did not reply. ernment’s free ride A decorated view of Sarojini Nagar Market as shoppers purchase various items of the children were from Prakash Surya, on CCTV footage available, Accused Ashutosh got scheme. The government ahead of Diwali in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI Bengal and UP, the NGO said, October 17 a police control he was the last person furious and took an iron will then reimburse the adding that the wages room (PCR) call was seen after the incident. On rod and hit his mother transporter based on the ranged from a mere `4,000 received from Guru Teg October 21, Shiksha Devi several times on the head. number of such tickets to `8,000 per month. A few Bahadur hospital regard- succumbed to her After this, he ran away issued. Man climbs atop floodlight Delhi Metro children were not given any ing the admission of a injuries,” said the DCP, from the spot,” the DCP Besides complaining to wages by the factory-owners woman, identified as adding that a case under added. the Delhi Lokayukta, takes over who would force them to leader of opposition in at Chhatrasal stadium work on the pretext of the Delhi Assembly AGE CORRESPONDENT Lakra climbed the operations of undergoing training. Vijender Gupta, also sub- NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 floodlight pole at mitted a memorandum to lieutenant governor Anil A 52-year-old man, who Chhatrasal Stadium to Rapid Metro 4 held for wire Baijal urging him to stop climbed a floodlight pole protest against the the “blatant misuse of at Chhatrasal Stadium, on Delhi government in AGE CORRESPONDENT theft at grid site power” by Mr Kejriwal. Tuesday, to protest against connection with NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 It is important to stop the Delhi government in resuming job New Delhi: The Delhi police the Delhi government connection with his job, The Delhi Metro Rail has arrested four persons from printing and circu- was finally brought down Corporation (DMRC) who had robbed 4,910 kg lating tickets to “avoid safely after three hours, the floodlight pole at is going to take over robbed aluminum wire worth the wasteful expenditure the police said. The man Chhatrasal Stadium to the operations and crores from an under-con- of government excheq- was identified as Josh protest against the Delhi maintenance of the struction power grid site in uer”, Mr Gupta said. Lakra, a resident of government in connection Rapid Metro Link Yamuna Khadar area of Sonia “If the move to forestall Mundka village, it said. with resuming job, a sen- Gurgaon developed by Vihar. The accused were the printing of photo- The Model Town police ior police officer said. the Rapid Metro Rail identified as Bhim Singh, graphs on tickets is not station was informed Mr Lakra was finally Gurgaon Limited Dayaram, Kuldeep Kumar and immediately taken, the regarding a person on the convinced after his (RMGL) and the Rapid Arihant Jain. The site manag- misuse of power for per- roof of Chhatrasal demands were accepted by Metro Rail Gurgaon er reported that four persons sonal glorification will Stadium threatening to the Delhi government, the South Limited robbed high tension wires set in motion dismantling commit suicide, the police police officer said. (RMGSL) from from the under construction democratic process,” the said. He was brought down October 22 (Tuesday). power grid site keeping petition said. According to the police, safely with the help of the The services of the hostage the security guards However, a senior AAP Mr Lakra used to work as police and the Delhi Fire 11.6 km long corridor and later fled with the 20 ton leader questioned the a peon on contract basis at Service (DFS) after three will continue to oper- wires. Following the tip-off, BJP and said, “Our the Chhatrasal Stadium. hours, the officer added. ate as per the normal Bhim Singh was arrested Prime Minister’s photo But he was removed from Earlier, in February this time table as earlier. from Jwalapuri, Delhi and is there on all the ban- his duty two-three years year, he had staged a simi- DMRC is committed later on his instance other ners of schemes like ago since he was not a reg- lar protest by climbing the towards providing the accused including the receiv- Ayushmann Bharat, etc. ular employee and was floodlight pole at best possible services PoK displaced persons raise slogans as they observe Black Day to mark Kashmir’s er were arrested. Bhim was Why does BJP not com- hired on contract. Chhatrasal Stadium, the to the commuters of previously involved in five invasion by Pakistan in 1947 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Tuesday. — PTI plain about it?” — PTI On Tuesday, he climbed police said. the Rapid Metro line. similar cases, while Arihant The DMRC manage- was involved in three cases. ment has already deployed adequate Ability to fulfil dreams starts staff to maintain sta- Arms supplier, Over 1.8L cases dropped in ’17: NCRB tion operations, train operations, signalling aide arrested with individual, says Naik and telecom, electri- cal, traction, safety New Delhi: The Delhi police AGE CORRESPONDENT Insufficient evidence, failure to find clues forced police to close files and security, etc. so has arrested a 31-year-old NEW DELHI, OCT. 22 New Delhi, Oct. 22: The 25 cases to other agencies that the passenger man and his associate for Delhi police had to dis- The data showed Uttar Pradesh had or states. services may be main- allegedly supplying illegal Union minister of state pose of more than 1.80 Delhi, the national the second-highest “In Delhi, there is a facil- tained in a smooth arms and ammunition to crim- for AYUSH Shripad Naik lakh cases in 2017 owing capital, also had the number of such cases ity to register First and trouble-free man- inals in Delhi and its peripher- on Tuesday said in the to insufficient evidence maximum number of at 81,170. No cases Information Reports ner. als. Police have also recovered 21st century India, the or its failure to find clues, cases pending investi- were reported dis- (FIRs) online in cases of With the takeover of five sophisticated 7.65 mm ability to fulfil dreams the maximum among all posed in Lakshadweep motor-vehicle theft and operations of the pistols along with 10 car- starts with the individual. states and union territo- gation from 2016 at other thefts, which may Rapid Metro, the total tridges from the possession of Addressing members of Shripad Naik ries, according to the 1,70,311 followed by because of lack of evi- have increased the num- operational Metro net- the accused. The accused has the Akhil Bhartiya National Crime Records Maharashtra at dence or inability to ber of crime cases under work in Delhi and been identified as Chanderjit, Jaiswal (Sarvavargiya) Mahasabha, said: “We Bureau (NCRB) data 1,59,395 cases. find clues. these heads,” said deputy NCR has now become a resident of Najafgarh area Mahasabha and Jaiswal have to walk together released for the year. commissioner of police 389 km with 285 sta- and his associate and receiver Sarvavargiya Mahasabha now. It is evident that Uttar Pradesh had the (crime) Rajan Bhagat. tions, which includes of illegal weapon has been (Delhi) at his residence sense of self-reliance second-highest number of and local laws in the authentic cases were dis- “This makes it statisti- the Noida-Greater identified as Azad Mehto (27), here, Mr Naik said: “If develops when problems such cases at 81,170. No country, released the data posed of by the Delhi cally non-comparable Noida corridor. a resident of Delhi’s Shiv Vihar people are educated, get solved. Solution to cases were reported dis- for 2017 on Monday, after police due to insufficient with other cities where The names of the area. On a tip-off, Chanderjit empowered, and skilled problems encourages posed in Lakshadweep a delay of more than one evidence, no clue or online registration is not stations covered by was apprehended near Raja and have adequate means speed of self-reliance. because of lack of evi- year. The agency comes other similar factors, available,” he added. the Rapid Metro sys- Harish Chander Hospital, available to achieve the Along with the change in dence or inability to find under the Union home according to the National Another officer said tem are Sector 55-56, Narela. Azad was appreh right ambience to fulfil the social fabric, a change clues. However, Uttar ministry. Crime Records Bureau people file complaints Sector 54 Chowk, ended from Nilothi, said their wishes and needs, in the mindset and beliefs Pradesh topped the crime The data showed Delhi, data. online even for petty Sector 53-54, Sector 42- the police. then we think the country of the people running the list with over three lakh the national capital, also It showed that 5,522 things they have lost. 43, Phase-1, can fulfil these things”. systems is also very FIRs registered in 2017 had the maximum num- cases were abated during These are also included Sikandarpur, Phase-2, THE ANSWERS TO TODAY’S GUIDE TO FORTUNE Echoing similar view, essential. Then only the The National Crime ber of cases pending investigation. As many as in the total number of Phase-3, Moulsari

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We have had our differences, and we have aired it openly. — Diana Edulji says the differences within the court-appointed COA were nothing personal Team India pose after winning the series 3-0 against South Africa in Ranchi on Tuesday. SHORT TAKES Shastri says BCB president pitches don’t smells conspiracy Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket worry India Board President Nazmul Hassan Home sweet home on Tuesday said the national Ranchi, Oct. 22: An exul- players’ unprecedented strike, ■ tant India coach Ravi which has jeopardised the India drub South Africa 3-0 to clinch Shastri on Tuesday said upcoming tour of India, seems Rohit Sharma has shown to be a “conspiracy” to desta- himself to be of different bilise the game in the country. record 11th straight series win at home class in the newly- Hassan’s comments come after acquired role of a Test country’s top players including Ranchi, Oct. 22: Shahbaz SCORECARD The series saw Indian opener, acclimatising Test and T20 captain Shakib Al Nadeem took the final two batsmen Mayank exceptionally well to the Hasan, Mahmudullah and wickets in straight balls India (1st innings): 497-9 decl. Agarwal (215), Kohli (254 challenges posed by the Mushfiqur Rahim on Monday as India thrashed South South Africa (1st innings): 162 not out) and Rohit position. announced a boycott of cricket- Africa by an innings and South Africa (2nd innings, follow-on): Q. de Kock b Sharma (212) all hit dou- “Rohit is different class. ing activities until their 202 runs in the third Test Yadav 5, D. Elgar (retired hurt) 16, Z. Hamza b Shami ble tons against South As an opener he needed to demands, including a salary on Tuesday to complete a 0, F. du Plessis lbw b Shami 4, T. Bavuma c Saha b Africa. have a different mindset, hike, are met. The development 3-0 series rout. Shami 0, H. Klaasen lbw b Yadav 5, G. Linde run out After big wins in the he acclimatised. It was a has thrown their tour of India The day’s play lasted (Nadeem) 27, D. Piedt b Jadeja 23, T. de Bruyn c first two tests in difficult pitch to start beginning November 3, into just 12 balls in a triumph Saha b Nadeem 30, K. Rabada c Jadeja b Ashwin 12, Visakhapatnam and with but usne jhela,” uncertainty. “We will find who emphatically ramming A. Nortje not out 5, L. Ngidi c and b Nadeem 0. Pune, fast bowlers Mohd. Shastri said. is behind this conspiracy,” said home India’s feat in beat- Extras (b5, lb1) 6. Total (in 48 overs) 133. Shami and Umesh Yadav “He has it in him to be Hassan during a press confer- ing Australia’s record of FoW: 1-5, 2-10, 3-18, 4-22, 4-26 (Elgar, retired), 5-36, again battered South unfazed by difficult condi- ence here as the BCB called an 10 straight home series 6-67, 7-98, 8-121, 9-133. Africa in Ranchi, this MS Dhoni with India coach Ravi Shastri in the dressing tions. What he has done emergency meeting of direc- wins. Bowling: Shami 10-6-10-3, Yadav 9-1-35-2, Jadeja 13- time taking 10 wickets room at Ranchi. in this series is tremen- tors to discuss the issue. For South Africa, who 5-36-1, Nadeem 6-1-18-2, Ashwin 10-3-28-1. between them. dous,” he added. Quoting Hassan, ‘Daily Star’ lost two of the three “The catching has been India maintain top spot in WTC table Shastri lauded the mind- reported that purpose of this matches by more than an declared in their first Bruyn caught behind for brilliant as well. It’s great set of the team, which he public protest was to create innings, it was one of innings. 30 and then Lungi Ngidi to see when you operate Dubai, Oct 22: India on home. India gained 120 said, is never perturbed chaos and tarnish the image of their worst series in Kohli made South for nought to dismiss the in such a way,” said Kohli. Tuesday consolidated their points with each Test by the conditions it the game in the country. BCB decades. Africa follow on after they tourists for 133 on the “We believe we can win position at the top of the worth 40. encounters whether at director Jalal Yunus said the “It’s been a brilliant were bowled out for 162 in fourth day. anywhere in the world. International Cricket “The points range from home or abroad. players should have come to series for us,” said India their first attempt in “To be the best side in England, Australia, South Council’s World Test 60 points for each match of “Our philosophy has the board with their demands captain Virat Kohli as he Ranchi. the world, you need to be Africa — good things are Championship table, a two-Test series to 24 for been ‘to hell with the rather than communicating with hailed the performance of Resuming on 132-8 in the multi-dimensional. All going to follow,” he clinching the maximum each match of a five-Test pitch’. We need to take 20 them through media. his batsmen and bowlers second innings, Nadeem facets of your team have vowed. — AFP points with the 3-0 white- series,” the ICC said in a wickets,” he added. — PTI who made 497 for nine got substitute Theunis de to fire,” said Kohli. wash of South Africa at statement. — PTI — PTI Kolpak deals hurting SA: Faf India should pick five Ranchi: South African skipper Rohit’s emulation of Don must be celebrated Faf du Plessis on Tuesday rued loss of their players to county Test centres: Skipper knows he ‘is in.’ These awe- cricket under the Kolpak deal Ranchi, Oct. 22: India Ranchi, the Indian some run makers don’t TOP INDIAN BATSMEN AT HOME TESTS and hoped the situation would captain Virat Kohli skipper lapped up the worry too much about get- HOME AWAY favour the Proteas post Brexit. feels that time has question. “We have ting beaten early in their M Avg M Avg In the aftermath of the 0-3 come for the BCCI to been discussing this for R. Mohan innings by the shiny red series loss to India, Du Plessis zero in on five perma- a long time now. And in Line & Length cherry, whose movement Rohit Sharma 12 99.84 18 26.32 pointed out that they were nent Test centres for my opinion, we should can always be big enough to Vijay Hazare 13 69.56 17 35.96 missing out on their best play- future home series, have five Test centres. miss the edge. ers due to the Kolpak deal. similar to the English Period,” the skipper Batting is not a beauty Virat Kohli 37 68.44 45 46.12 “It’s sad for South African crick- and Australian model made his point. t’s not often that Sir efforts in such a chancy contest. And it is certainly Cheteshwar Pujara 39 60.03 34 39.12 et not to have the option of when top teams tour “Look if you want to Donald Bradman’s aver- game. not so as Rohit goes hard in their best players. Simon those countries. keep Test cricket alive Iage is tested meaningful- Rohit deserves the acco- slashing at a wide ball and Md Azharuddin 46 55.93 53 36.40 Harmer has had an unbelievable In Australia, and exciting, I totally ly, even if only in a tight lades for his sustained suc- misses. The Test opener, Note: Minimum 10 Test matches. season. And it would be great Melbourne, Sydney, agree with the fact that context like batting at cess as a Test opener in the Rohit Mk II, rebukes only for South Africa to be in a posi- Perth, Brisbane and we need five Test cen- home. His career average of short series, starting each himself for the rash TOP INDIAN BATSMEN IN AWAY TESTS tion where they could go, ‘He’s Adelaide are the five tres at max. It can’t be 99.94 cannot, of course be innings against the new attempt, not for letting the AWAY HOME done well overseas. Let’s bring designated Test centres sporadic and spread surpassed. Rohit Sharma ball splendidly handled by aesthetics drop for a while. him on tour with us’,” Du Plessis whenever the big teams over so many places has done exceedingly well Rabada and Philander (in This is essentially modern M Avg M Avg said of the off-spinner who has come calling. Similarly where people turn up in passing the two Tests). He batted in the batting, aligned more to Sachin Tendulkar 106 54.74 94 52.67 done well for the Essex in the in England, the Lord’s, or they don’t,” the skip- Bradmanesque average of only phases of the series in making the most when scor- past two years. Oval, Trent Bridge, Old per didn’t mince words. 98.22 in his home Tests. which the batsmen felt ing opportunities appear to Rahul Dravid 93 53.61 70 51.35 “You are missing out on all your Trafford, Edgbaston, “So in my opinion, This means his perform- threatened by movement as present themselves. The Sunil Gavaskar 60 52.11 65 50.16 instinct to attack has best players and your talent Southampton and absolutely, we should ance is bigger than just a well as a precise line of Mohinder Amarnath 37 51.86 32 30.44 pool is all of a sudden a lot Headingley are the have five strong Test streak of productivity attack, even if it lasted only become a part of their game smaller. So that’s something seven main Test cen- centres where the team that in-form bats- as long as the shine on the plan. Sandip Patil 14 47.38 15 26.95 that we’ve tried to identify to tres for any marquee coming to India knows man do achieve. ball, or the strength of the Of course, the conversion stop. But it’s been very difficult series (Ashes/India). that this is where we’re His promotion to bowler in trying conditions of Rohit into a Test run dom that the solid openers quicks dismantled the start to stop.” — PTI Asked about the luke- going to play,” he said. opening the of humid Vizag and Pune. machine on home soil has of the past would never of the South African warm response in — PTI innings has been the In fact, India’s openers not come without consider- have permitted themselves, innings in the second and trigger to this extraor- failed to put up a stand past able sacrifice on his part in even when well set. third Tests, reducing even dinary assault on the the shine only in one terms of toughening up to A Protea-wash would not the doughty Elgar to grave Himalayan task of averag- innings and the credit for face the bowling in the first have been possible without uncertainty against the ing close to hundred over this also goes to Mayank hour when the bowlers are the openers and Virat movement, has been the key Rohit hails support from any extended period of Agarwal, as acquisitive of fresh, there is a bit of mois- Kohli’s appetite for prolific to a dominating perform- time. runs as Rohit, but with less- ture under the pitch from deeds from the crease. It ance by Team India. The The awesome figure of er potential as an aggres- the heavy watering in pre- would have been impossible spinners were at their best Kohli and coach Shastri 99.84 is Rohit’s average in sive batsman in the most Test preparation and the without a bowling attack on the slower pitches in the home Tests after his 212-run modern mould. It did feet are not yet moving deci- that has such balance now first half of the series Ranchi, Oct. 22: Star Indian the man of the series award. knock with 1,298 runs in 18 appear in periods of play sively. Only in Pune did he as to be lethal as much on though Shami had come batsman Rohit Sharma feels “The support of the coach innings with six 100s and when Rohit seemed set to abandon that resolve when standard Indian pitches as into his own in the second skipper Virat Kohli and coach and captain helps. I am five 50s. His last nine scores emulate another of his ilk he reached out to a swing- they used to selectively be innings of the second Test. Ravi Shastri’s belief in his thankful for the in Tests in India are: 82*, in Virender Sehwag, who ing delivery. on designer pitches. Why, The quicks were a domi- abilities has helped him own opportunity to the 51*, 102*, 65, 50*, 176, 127, 14 set the gold standard for an Rohit was never meant to even on a seaming green top nant force in the third Test, the opening position in Tests, management for and 212. He has the best Indian batsman with two be in the Vijay Merchant – Indian pitch, team India and all this without the also crediting his own perse- that opening slot,” home average among all triple centuries and a near Sunil Gavaskar school of would have beaten this presence of the battering verance for the magnificent Rohit said at the post-match batsmen with 10-plus third. opening the innings in the South African team, so ram Jasprit Bumrah. They run so far. presentation ceremony. innings, just ahead of Don The obvious advantage polished style of the best of lacking in players of such made short work of com- Rohit scored 529 runs in his There was speculation that Bradman’s 98.22. “I want to batsmen like Sehwag, Rohit Mumbai run gatherers. class like the ones that pleting a whitewash, a rare “debut series” as an opener all was not well between bat like Bradman” is the and Kohli wield is their What Rohit offers is marvel- came ages ago it seems, enough feat, and one to be with a maiden double hun- Rohit and Kohli a couple of motif of the Bradman ability to scorch the turf in lous entertainment in the with the ability and the celebrated heartily, more so dred in the final Test against months back. Kohli and coach Museum in Bowral. Many run collection once they are modern era, deciding in an temperament to have beat- as a whole set of bowlers South Africa apart from twin Ravi Shastri have already have surpassed his batting ‘set’, as is the most apt instant to step out and loft en India in a Test series in made it possible, including hundreds in Visakhapatnam. rubbished the conjecture. average briefly, but none cricket term that best down the ground for six in India. this impressive array of The performance earned him — PTI could possibly sustain those describes a batsman who strokes of refreshing free- The manner in which the Indian fast bowlers. CoA reign ends as Ganguly set to take over as 39th BCCI president Mumbai, Oct. 22: One of urer while Kerala’s Jayesh cricket as well as getting the BCCI. Ganguly’s relation India’s most decorated cap- George is the joint secre- administration back in with IPL chairman Brijesh tains Sourav Ganguly will tary. shape along with getting Patel, a Srinivasan loyalist BCCI have to pay CoA members be taking over as the 39th However Ganguly will India’s position of rever- will also be of interest. president of the BCCI on have a curtailed tenure of ence back in the corridors Last but certainly not the Wednesday at its General around nine months as he of International Cricket least, his take on cricketing Rai and Edulji `3.5 crore each Body meeting, ending a would need to demit office Council. policies — MS Dhoni’s tumultuous 33-month reign by the end of July, next year With Conflict of Interest international future, New Delhi, Oct 22: CoA part of the CoA which was of the Supreme Court- as per the provisions of new rules being an impediment, Day/Night Test cricket, per- chief Vinod Rai and fellow appointed in January 2017 appointed Committee of constitutions, which makes Ganguly will also face the manent Test centres will panel member Diana Edulji while colleagues such as Administrators. ‘Cooling Off ’ period manda- challenge of having quality also be dissected. For CoA, will be getting around Rs Ramachandra Guha and Ganguly is the unanimous tory after six years in office. cricketers on board as far as it was an eventful 33-month 3.5 crore each for their 33- Vikram Limaye resigned nomination for the post of Easily one of the most the Cricket Advisory tenure that comes to an end. month tenure with the for different reasons later BCCI president along with high profile names to Committee (CAC) and CoA chief Vinod Rai BCCI. in the year. All CoA mem- Union Home Minister Amit assume office, Ganguly will national selection commit- informed the process that The Supreme Court- bers will be paid Rs 10 lakh Shah’s son Jay as the secre- make use of his experience tee are concerned. “It’s a will be followed during the appointed Committee of per month for the period of tary. Mahim Verma of gained as the secretary and great opportunity for me to AGM. “First the accounts Administrators (CoA) will 2017, Rs 11 lakh and 12 lakh Uttarakhand is the new later president of Cricket do something good,” the for- Sourav Ganguly (left) will take over BCCI president today. will be passed for the past demit office after the BCCI for 2018 and 2019 respective- vice-president. Former Association of Bengal mer India captain, who will three years. Then the elec- AGM here on Wednesday, ly. “The amount was BCCI president and current (CAB), which will come in have to demit office in July, The 10-month is a short disqualified old guards like toral officer will announce ending a tumultuous 33- finalised after discussions MoS finance Anurag handy. He has set a few due to compulsory cooling period and it also needs to N Srinivasan and Niranjan the election results as month tenure. Former CAG with Amicus Curiae PS Thakur’s younger brother goals — primary being off period, had said last be seen how the former Shah, whose children are everyone is unopposed. Rai and former India cap- Narsimha,” a senior BCCI Arun Dhumal is the treas- restructuring of first-class week. India captain handles the now officially part of the — PTI tain Edulji were always official said. — PTI Sir is back PAGE Former World No. 1 Andy Murray has been named in Britain's team for next month’s Sport 15 revamped Davis Cup tournament THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Nothing to worry, 1,500 games? Roger that confirms Rory Federer gets off the blocks with a monumental win at home Chiba (Japan), Oct. 22: He is a bad man. Rory McIlroy says things I called him the Basel (Switzerland), Oct. are “all good” with Brooks 22: Roger Federer opened Koepka — but the Hitler of our century his bid for a 10th title at Northern Irishman doesn’t the ATP Swiss indoors in need a reminder that he for a reason. Basel on Monday, crush- hasn’t won a major in five — Enes Kanter, Turkish NBA player, ing German qualifier years. slams President Recep Tayyip Peter Gojowczyk in what World No.1 Koepka made Erdogan on his operation against was the Swiss legend’s worldwide headlines at the Kurdish forces in northern Syria 1,500th career match. CJ Cup in South Korea last This landmark 6-2, 6-1 week after scotching the success in his hometown notion of a burgeoning set the 38-year-old up for rivalry with second-ranked SHORT TAKES his tilt at a 103rd title. McIlroy. He's been the best play- “I thought the match was “What Brooks said wasn’t er for a couple years, Diamond League good,” Federer said. wrong,” McIlroy told the four majors. I don't think “I felt a nice spring in Golf Channel during an he had to remind me I gets a new stop my step. I was quick to the exhibition match at hadn't won one in a ball and it didn’t take me Narashino Country Club, while, but you know. But London: Diamond League offi- long to get used to the con- venue for this week’s Zozo no, I love Brooks. He's a cials agreed on Monday to add ditions, that’s positive. Championship in Japan. great guy. Obviously a 15th meet to its 2020 season “There is a danger in McIlroy was responding super competitive like while a decision on what events playing Peter indoors after the American said: we all are. will be contested at each circuit since he’s already had two “I’ve been out here for, will be made in November. solid qualifying matches. what, five years. Rory has- — RORY McILORY The newest addition to the He also serves great n’t won a major since I’ve golfer schedule will be held May 10 in indoors. But I was able to been on the PGA Tour. So I China as part of a partnership control things,”he added. just don’t view it as a rival- “Brooks and I are good. with Chinese conglomerate Federer is defending the ry.” We’re good friends. I’ve Wanda Group. 2018 title at his hometown The comments lit up been really happy for him Further work is being under- event. The victory social media and made to see how good he’s played taken on whether each meet is improved his career worldwide headlines, so the last couple of years,” able to host 11 or 12 disciplines record at the tournament McIlroy’s response was McIlroy added. in the set time frame and which to 72-9 and increased his eagerly awaited. When it But the facts are that the events each meeting will host Basel win streak to 21 came, it was measured. pair have been by some dis- outside the 90-minute interna- straight matches. “He’s been the best player tance ahead of their peers tional broadcast window. Federer, who has made for a couple years, four in 2019, so any time they go A decision on disciplines will the Basel final on all of majors. I don’t think he head to head is going have be made in early November. his last 12 visits, owns had to remind me I hadn’t some added spice — and Previous reports had said the ATP titles this season in won one in a while, but you like it or not, fans love a number of disciplines will be Dubai, Miami and Halle. know,” McIlroy smiled. rivalry. cut from 32 to 24 with 12 each The Monday rout took “But no, I love Brooks. Each won three times last for men and women and the just 54 minutes with He’s a great guy. Obviously season, Koepka retained longest event will be the 3,000 Federer forced to break super competitive like we his US PGA Championship meters. The 2020 schedule con- back in the second set all are. I can see where he’s while McIlroy became only sists of 14 meetings and one before sprinting to the coming from. You know, we the second player after final. Stockholm, who had pre- win. were out here. We can’t Tiger Woods to win multi- viously said it would not be He will face the winner control anyone else. We ple Fedex Cups. part of the 2020 Diamond from Radu Albot and just have to play own golf. — AFP League program, remained on Dusan Lajovic in the sec- the circuit according to the lat- ond round. est schedule. — Reuters Federer, the winner of the previous two editions, last lost here in the 2013 Millwall bring in final to Juan Martin del Potro. Roger Federer serves to Peter Gojowczyk during the 1,500th match of his career at the opening day of the Swiss Rowett for revival Australian Alex de Indoors tennis tournament in Basel on Monday. Federer won 6-2, 6-1. — AFP Minaur beat Bolivian London: Former Stoke boss Hugo Dellien 6-1, 7-5, a vic- Gary Rowett was hired as the tory which sends the wild VIENNA | OPEN new manager of Championship card into a match with the strugglers Millwall on Monday. winner from second seed Hewitt ticks Nick for Oz Rowett takes over from Alexander Zverev and Millwall legend Neil Harris, who American Taylor Fritz. Sydney, Oct. 22: Austra-lia I feel like on the Davis player in a strong Berrettini resigned earlier in October after Henri Laaksonen captain Lleyton Hewitt Cup court he’s done Australian team, drawn in four and a half years at The knocked out French says he has been willing to absolutely everything a group with Belgium and rallies to Den. eighth seed Benoit Paire 6- overlook Nick Kyrgios’ I’ve needed in the past; Colombia. The 45-year-old was chosen 3, 7-5 for the evening's sec- recent outbursts on the he hasn’t put a foot The Australia team also by Lions owner John Berylson ond Swiss victory and ATP Tour to select the tal- wrong. There’s a lot he includes world No. 28 Alex make final after the American flew into German Jen-Lennard ented but wayward star in does in a team environ- de Minaur, Jordan England to carry out interviews. Struff defeated Miomir his team for the revamped ment. I think we will Thompson, John Millman Vienna, Oct. 22: Italy’s Kecmanovic of Serbia 6-4, Rowett began his managerial Davis Cup finals. see the best of him. and doubles specialist Matteo Berrettini fought career at Burton before spells 6-2. Kyrgios is currently John Peers. back from a set down to at Birmingham and Derby. serving six months proba- — LlEYTON “I have been watching beat Briton Kyle Edmund SWISS MAESTRO He led Derby to the tion on the ATP tour after HEWITT that closely. I feel like on 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first HAILS MURRAY Championship play-offs in 2017- a meltdown at the Australian Davis the Davis Cup court he’s round of the Vienna Open 18 before his disappointing Roger Federer praised Cincinnati tournament in Cup captain on done absolutely every- on Monday, giving his spell with Stoke. Andy Murray's weekend August and calling the Nick Kyrgios thing I’ve needed in the chances of qualifying for He was sacked by Stoke in Antwerp title just 10 ATP “pretty corrupt” dur- past; he hasn’t put a foot next month’s ATP Finals a January, having won only eight months after the former ing this year’s US Open. wrong,” Hewitt said. shot in the arm. of 26 league matches following number one underwent a The suspended sentence behavior at the 18-team “There’s a lot of things Novak Djokovic, Rafael the Potters’ relegation from the hip resurfacing. applies only to the ATP world finals in Madrid he does in a team environ- Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Premier League. “Andy’s achievement Tour and not the Davis from November 18 to 24. ment that I actually think Roger Federer, Dominic Millwall is currently sitting was great,” Federer said Cup and Hewitt is confi- Hewitt said Kyrgios’ lat- we will see the best of Thiem and Stefanos 17th in the Championship after after rolling into the sec- dent the 24-year-old est ban had not affected him.” Hewitt added. Tsitsipas have already blowing a two-goal lead in the ond round of the ATP Kyrgios will be on his best his decision to select the — AP qualified for the season- final minutes of Saturday’s 2-3 Swiss Indoors in Basel. ending tournament in defeat at Brentford. “I was a little bit torn, London, with Alexander — AFP since he beat (fellow Zverev and Berrettini cur- Swiss) Stan (Wawrinka) in rently occupying the last the final, but it was a great two available spots. way for him to come Third seed Berrettini back,” he added. fired 10 aces and saved Enric Mas of Spain (centre) celebrates on the podium Federer said that four of five break points after winning the Tour of Guangxi cycling race in Guilin, PARIS UNVEIL Murray’s perseverance to during the encounter in China’s southern Guangxi province, on Tuesday. — AFP regain match fitness after where the 23-year-old his major surgery was Italian was also forced to PARALYMPICS admirable. call for a trainer after he “He’s been playing to try rolled his ankle early in 2024 LOGO and get close to his old the match. level,” Federer added. However, after dropping N. Korea stripped Paris: The logo for the 2024 “It’s nice to see Andy serve once in the opening Olympics and Paralympics, healthy again. I remember set, he broke Edmund depicting the Olympic flame in the locker room of the twice and did not face a within a gold medal, was Australian Open (when a single break point in the of hosting rights unveiled in host city Paris on tearful Murray played in decider to set up a second Monday. pain and lost in a five-set round clash with Grigor Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 22: ● The Asian football The circular design with Paris first round match in Dimitrov of Bulgaria. The final of an Asian club body cracked the 2024 in the art deco style January). “It was very Dimitrov, who won his tournament has been which was in vogue in 1924 confusing for him and for 300th match on the ATP moved from Pyongyang to whip after last when Paris last hosted the all of us. I’m extremely tour, knocking out qualifi- Shanghai, football officials week’s match Games, also incorporates the happy for him,” Federer er Damir Dzumhur 6-3, 7-5 said on Tuesday, a week between North and lips and outline of Marianne, said. — AFP Steffi Graf, tournament ambassador of the WTA Elite Trophy, enjoys a rally at the in a lop-sided context. after North and South South Korea — a the personification of the event in Zhuhai, China. Graf has won 22 Grand Slams. — WTA — Reuters Korea played out a surreal French Republic since the revo- World Cup qualifier in an historic encounter — lution in 1789. empty stadium. took place with no “It is made up of three sym- The Asian Football live broadcast and bols, both simple and power- Confederation (AFC) said no foreign media in ful,” the organisers said in a it had been “compelled” to attendance. statement. Pelicans to start season without Zion shift the November 2 AFC “The gold medal, symbol of Cup match between North sport. The flame, icon of the New York, Oct. 22: New ● Zion Williamson, “We’ll hold it down as best speech, religion or expres- Korea’s 4.25 SC and Al Olympic and Paralympic move- Orleans Pelicans rookie the top pick in the as we can without him. sion in Turkey. Ahed from Lebanon to a Tottenham Hotspur star ment. Marianne, image of forward sensation Zion Obviously we need him “He’s definitely a very “neutral venue” due to Son Heung-min described France. These symbols reveal a Williamson will be side- 2019 entry draft, back. Hopefully he takes bad man,” Kanter said of logistical and other issues. the game, which ended 0-0, face that embodies our ambi- lined up to two months was diagnosed with his time and recovers Erdogan. Its statement did not as “very aggressive” and tion to put people at the heart after undergoing arthro- a torn meniscus fully,” he added. “I called him the Hitler mention the inter-Korean one South Korean official of the Games,” the statement scopic surgery on his and is not expected In the Vegas Summer of our century for a rea- showdown in Pyongyang likened it to warfare. added. right knee on Monday just League, Williamson son,” he added. but said that commercial Last week’s debacle The golden Marianne marks a as a new NBA season is to return for six to played only nine minutes Kanter, who signed with partners had warned of raised doubts over the break from the colourful Eiffel about to begin. eight weeks. before he banged left the Celtics after playing challenges in broadcasting prospects for further Tower ‘24’ logo used for the bid The Pelicans play in the ● Williamson has knees in a collision. for the New York Knicks the highly anticipated final North-South sporting co- campaign. league’s opening game at been on fire in the and Portland Trail of Asia's second-tier conti- operation, once a driver of Organisers called it “a new defending champion KANTER HITS OUT AT Blazers last season, said nental competition. nuclear diplomacy. phase” in the project where the Toronto on Tuesday, when NBA pre-season, TURKEY PRESIDENT what was happening to Last week’s match — a The South’s team had averaging 23.3. objective was no longer the bid Williamson’s debut was Zion Williamson Turkish NBA player Enes the Kurds in northern historic encounter expected large crowds and but the promotion of the expected to be the main Kanter on Tuesday strong- Syria was a “human between two countries still until the last minute had Games themselves to the public attraction. ly condemned Turkish tragedy.” technically at war — took no idea that even North and potential sponsors. Instead, it’s being put on was diagnosed with a torn problem. President Recep Tayyip “I have a lot of Kurd place with no live broad- Korean spectators would “For the first time in the histo- hold after a smashing pre- meniscus and is not It’s the same knee that Erdogan and the opera- friends and they’re amaz- cast and no foreign media be absent. ry of the Games, our emblem season run in which expected to return for six Williamson — who has tion he launched against ing people,” he said. in attendance, and with The match came after a will be common to the Olympic Williamson averaged 23.3 to eight weeks. excited NBA fans like no Kurdish forces in north- “What’s happening is a FIFA president Gianni series of North Korean Games and Paralympic Games. points, 6.5 rebounds and Williamson, 19, had been rookie since LeBron ern Syria. human tragedy because Infantino one of just a missile tests raised ten- Because we are taking on both 2.3 assists a game in four on fire in the NBA presea- James — famously “(Erdogan) has no lots of innocent men, handful of spectators. sions in the region, and challenges with the same pas- appearances for New son but underwent tests sprained in college when respect for human rights,” women, kids and babies Infantino said he was after the breakdown of sion, the same determination, Orleans. on the right knee on his Nike shoe exploded the Boston Celtics center are dying. And I think “disappointed” after talks with the US over the same ambition,” said the The Pelicans said Friday when soreness per- during a game. said. Turkey should stop its attending the match and Pyongyang’s weapons pro- organisers. Williamson, the top pick sisted and doctors recom- “We have a deep team,” “There is no democracy. invasion in Syria,” he “surprised” by the absence grammes. — AFP in the 2019 entry draft, mended surgery to fix the guard J.J. Redick said. There is no freedom of added. — AFP of fans and lack of media. — AFP Injury woes PAGE Dortmund skipper Marco Reus (in pic) and striker Paco Alcacer to miss Wednesday’s Sport 16 Champions League match at Inter Milan THE ASIAN AGE WEDNESDAY | 23 OCTOBER 2019 | NEW DELHI Blades go bang bang We didn’t deserve to lose. We deserved Mousset strikes as Sheffield defeat big gun Arsenal more but they are a Sheffield, Oct. 22: Unai send Arsenal crashing one goal then we could taking experience but Emery claimed Arsenal to just their second THE RESULT have controlled better.” the most important very strong were unlucky to suffer a defeat of the season, Asked if Arsenal have thing is to win.” defensive team. shock 1-0 defeat at ending an eight-game Sheffield United 1 a mental block in away This was a signature Sheffield United as Lys unbeaten run in all com- games, Emery said: win for the Blades after — Unai Emery, Arsenal manager (Mousset 30) Mousset condemned the petitions. Arsenal 0 “We prepare for the last season’s promotion after their shock 1-0 defeat at Gunners to their latest The north Londoners matches the same home and they sit proudly in Sheffield United in the EPL away-day flop on sit fifth in the league and away and think to ninth place, just three Monday. after a powder-puff per- ● Under Emery, win. points behind Arsenal. Emery’s side are with- formance that showed “We deserved more but With the Bramall Lane SHORT TAKES out an away Premier Emery’s rebuilding job Arsenal have kept they are a very strong crowd in full voice, a League win since the is still a work in just two clean defensive team.” bruising clash got off to FC Goa take on opening weekend of the progress. sheets in 24 away Under Emery, Arsenal a contentious start when season after failing to But Emery insisted league matches have kept just two clean Sokratis appealed in rebuilt Chennaiyin rise to the challenge Arsenal deserved at sheets in 24 away league vain for a penalty after posed by fired up United least a draw and criti- and once again matches and once again having his shirt tugged Margao: Most of their key play- at Bramall Lane. cised the failure to give a they wilted too they wilted too easily in by John Egan. ers of last season retained for French forward penalty for a foul on easily in a hostile a hostile environment. Emery’s men should this year, FC Goa will begin Mousset, making his Sokratis. environment “We conceded a lot of have taken the lead their Indian Super League cam- first Premier League “We didn’t deserve to corners in the first half when Sead Kolasinac paign against former champi- start for United, pun- lose. We can speak about accept it,” Emery said and they scored the goal. curled a perfect low ons Chennaiyin FC here on ished poor Arsenal two key moments, one is after Arsenal’s winless It can happen. Above all, cross towards Nicolas Wednesday. defending in the first the goal and the other is run in the city of we have to improve by Pepe in the six-yard box, Subhankar Dey The Gaurs will look to start the half to score his second a clear penalty with Sheffield extended to 26 not allowing balls like but the unmarked Ivory celebrates his new season on a winning note goal since signing from Sokratis. With VAR, the years. that,” Emery said. Coast winger completely first round win. against a club that finished Bournemouth. foul should have been “We had more chances “We are playing some miscued his shot. rock-bottom last season. That was enough to reviewed, but we have to than them. If we scored young players who are — AFP However, after a summer of rebuilding, Chennaiyin will be eager to prove that the last It was Subhankar’s season was just an aberration. Interestingly, both managers — Sergio Lobera and John Dey at French Open Gregory — are into their third seasons with FC Goa and Chennaiyin. Last season run- ■ Sindhu also open with win ners-up FC Goa have a sense of stability in the team as they Paris, Oct. 22: World cham- ● Subhankar Dey have retained most of their key pion P.V. Sindhu began her notched up an upset players, international and French Open campaign domestic. The likes of Ferran with an easy win over win over Tommy Corominas, Hugo Boumous, Michelle Li in the women’s Sugiarto of Ahmed Jahouh and Edu Bedia singles first round here on Indonesia to are all into their third season Tuesday. advance to the too with the Gaurs. Mandar Rao The world number six Dessai, Seriton Fernandes, Sindhu, who has been second round Lenny Rodrigues and struggling of late, beat Li Jackichand Singh are all famil- 21-15, 21-13 in a match that before Tuesday’s match. iar with Lobera’s methods. last 44 minutes. Sindhu had beaten Li dur- — PTI In the men’s singles, ing the 2018 Subhankar Dey notched up Commonwealth Games in an upset win over Tommy Australia in their previous Yash, Sanya win Sugiarto of Indonesia to meeting. advance to the second Sindhu will play against squash U-19 titles round. world number 26 Yeo Jia Chennai: Top-seeds Yash Fadte The world number 42 Min of Singapore in the and Sanya Vats won the boys Indian rallied to beat his second round of the BWF and girls under-19 titles respec- world number 17 opponent Super 750 tournament. tively in style, posting easy wins 15-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a one Since claiming her maid- in the finals of the HCL Sub-jun- hour 18 minutes first- en World Championships ior and Junior National Squash round match. title in August, Sindhu has Championship here on Tuesday. This was Subhankar’s looked awfully out-of-form While the promising Fadte Sheffield second win over the as she had failed to cross eased past Sankalp Anand United’s Lys Indonesian, a former world the second round in three (Delhi) 11-2, 11-8, 11-4, Vats out- Mousset (second number three, this year as tournaments. played Amira Singh 11-5, 11-8, 11- from right) celebrates the Indian had won 14-21, She faltered in the second 6. with teammates after 22-20, 21-11 in the India and first rounds at the Open in March. China Open and Korea Host Tamil Nadu finished with scoring against Arsenal in two titles as Darshil Shubhankar had lost to Open respectively last their English Premier Parasrampuria and Arihant K.S. Sugiarto in the New month. Sindhu again exit- won in the boys under-11 and League match in Zealand Open last year. ed in the second round in under-13 sections respectively. Sheffield on Monday. Olympic silver medallist straight games against Tiana Parasrampuria (girls — AFP Sindhu had a 5-2 head-to- Korea’s An Se Young in under-15), Yuvraj Wadhwani head record over the world Denmark Open last week. (boys under-15) and the talent- number eight Canadian — PTI ed Neel Joshi (boys under-17) from the START Academy near Mumbai, run by former PSA CHAMPIONS | LEAGUE player and five-time national RONALDO NOT champion Ritwik Bhattacharya, Ballon d’Or snubs emerged victorious. Ace table tennis player G. READY FOR Sathiyan Gnanasekaran gave away the prizes. — PTI Rising Blues stars face acid test RETIREMENT Modric, Neymar Amsterdam, Oct. 22: Paris, Oct. 22: While she led the United States to Chelsea’s young guns will Turin, Oct. 22: Cristiano Megan Rapinoe is the lead- victory in France in July. IRAN BARRED OVER test their run of form at Ronaldo reassured ing candidate for the sec- The 34-year-old Reign FC one of the homes of youth Juventus supporters and ond ever women’s Ballon playmaker, already a cam- REFUSAL TO FACE development on his legions of fans world- d’Or, the holder of the paigner for LGBT rights Wednesday as they wide that at 34 he’s not men’s award, Luka Modric, and gender equality, made attempt to stop an Ajax ready for retirement yet. and the world’s most headlines during the tour- ISRAELI JUDOKAS team on course to repli- “Age is just a number. It expensive player Neymar nament by publicly taking Paris: The International Judo cate last season’s thrilling does not mean that at 34, missed out as France on US President Donald Federation said on Tuesday it Champions League run. 35, 36 you are at the end of Football unveiled nomi- Trump. had banned Iran from competi- The Blues are on a five- your career,” Ronaldo nees in four categories on Last year, Norwegian Ada tion indefinitely over the coun- match winning streak in said at a news conference Monday. Hegerberg was the first try’s refusal to face Israeli com- all-competitions after ahead of Juventus’ Modric, fresh from guid- women’s winner. petitors. The federation issued beating Newcastle United Champions League match ing Croatia to a World Cup The Lyon forward did not a provisional ban last month 1-0 at the weekend but against Lokomotiv final, broke the 11-year play in the World Cup but while investigating a report that come up against the Moscow on Tuesday. Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel is among the 20 nominees Iran had ordered a judoka to Group H leaders in “I can show that with Messi, who are both as are stars who were pres- lose deliberately at the world Amsterdam my performances, how I included, stranglehold on ent at the competition, championships to avoid facing Ajax are averaging over play, the way I play, the the men’s award last year. such as Australia striker an Israeli competitor in the sub- three goals a game at way I still feel good, Paris Saint-Germain’s Sam Kerr, England’s Lucy sequent round. “Following the home and abroad and are sharp, thinking about the Neymar, who cost the Bronze and France captain events, which occurred during hungry for European suc- game, more mature. This French club 222 million Amandine Henry. the last World Judo cess after semi-final makes the difference,” he euros in 2017, failed to Virgil Van Dijk, 28, who Championships Tokyo 2019, the heartache last season. said. make the 30-man shortlist has had an impressive six final suspension of the Iran Fikayo Tomori, Ross In the second season of after a year overshadowed months with Liverpool lift- Judo Federation from all com- Barkley, Mason Mount, a four-year deal at by injury, suspension and ing the Champions League, petitions... Has been pro- Callum Hudson-Odoi and Juventus, Ronaldo had controversy for both club could become a rare defen- nounced,” the IJF said. Tammy Abraham all sparked concern among and country. sive winner of the men’s Iranian fighter Saeid Mollaei, started Saturday’s win at his fans when he said in Messi has just collected award. defending his title at the Tokyo Stamford Bridge, the first an interview published a the Fifa Best award, as did Fabio Cannavaro was the World Championships in time since 2013 five few weeks ago that he was Rapinoe, which split from last defender to win in August, had said he was English players made the Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (left) and Dejan Lovren at a training session in Liverpool starting to enjoy seeing the Ballon D’Or in 2016. 2006, and only the fourth ordered to throw his semi-final on Tuesday, the eve of their Champions League Group E match against Genk. — AFP himself “outside of foot- Rapinoe dominated the since the award began in rather than risk facing an Israeli ball, so who knows what Women’s World Cup, on 1956. in the final of the -81kg class. Live on TV London club’s starting XI. Kovac comes under fire in Suarez and Antoine will happen in the next and off the field, in the Another nominee, Kylian The Iranian, 27, lost the semi- They second on three Germany. Griezmann. year or two?” summer. Mbappe, the top goal scorer final and then went on to lose CHAMPIONS LEAGUE points in Group H after a They are also top of Their fifth straight com- Ronaldo recently scored She was joint top scorer in Ligue 1 last season, his third-place fight. RB Leipzig vs Zenit wobbly opening two Group H after beating petitive win — including his 700th goal as a profes- and was voted player of the would represent a genuine Mollaei said he had been from 10.25 pm games in the Champions both Lille and Valencia 3- a 2-1 victory over Inter sional while on interna- tourna- change of the guard. instructed to withdraw from the on Sony Six, HD League, with a pair of 0 with the same brand of Milan in their last tional duty with Portugal ment as — AFP competition by the presidents matches coming up thrilling football that cap- Champions League game and has been nominated of the Iran Judo Federation and Ajax vs Chelsea against on-fire Ajax that tured Europe’s imagina- — took them to the top of for a record sixth Ballon from 10.25 pm on could decide their tions last season. La Liga a point ahead of d’Or award — which the Iran Olympic committee. Sony TEN 2 , HD Rejecting the charges, the European destiny. Real Madrid. would break his tie of five Iranian federation denied that Salzburg vs Napoli “These two games BARCA SEEK SIXTH Last week the two giants with Lionel Messi. But pressure had been applied to from 12.30 am (Thursday) against Ajax are really STRAIGHT WIN agreed to postpone the Ronaldo said he’s more force Mollaei to withdraw from on Sony Six, HD big because they’re such a Prague, Barcelona will be Clasico, which would interested in winning a the championships. Genk vs Liverpool strong team ... The move- looking to extend their have been a showdown for treble with Juventus. However the IJF disciplinary from 12.30 am (Thursday) ment of the team and the five-game winning streak the top league spot, from “We want to win Serie commission examining the case on Sony Six, HD way they play football when they take on next Saturday to A, we want to win the found that Iran’s actions “con- will be a big test for us,” Champions League December because of the Cup, the Champions stitute a serious breach and Inter Milan vs Dortmund coach Frank Lampard underdogs Slavia Prague protests in Catalonia. League,” he said. from 12.30 am (Thursday) told the Chelsea website in the teams’ first-ever In a much calmer gross violation of the Statutes on Sony Ten 2, HD “Juventus should think of the IJF, its legitimate inter- on Monday. encounter in Prague on Prague, reigning Czech big. ... We are going to try ests, its principles and objec- Slavia Praha vs Barcelona Ajax’s remarkable form Wednesday. champions Slavia came to win all the trophies, we tives.” The ban will last until from 12.30 am (Thursday) has led to rumours that Brushing aside political back from a goal down to know it will be difficult, “the IJF give strong guarantees on Sony TEN 1, HD coach Erik ten Hag is a turmoil around them, see off minnows Pribram especially the league and and prove that they will respect Lille OSC vs Valencia potential Bayern Munich Ernesto Valverde’s men 3-1 on Saturday to secure the Champions League, the IJF Statutes and accept from 12.30 am (Thursday) target, rumours that the eased past Eibar 3-0 away a six-point lead in the but I think it is possible. that their athletes fight against on Sony TEN 3, HD 49-year-old refused to play on Saturday with goals Czech top flight. Everything is possible,” Israeli athletes.” — AFP down on Monday as Nico from Lionel Messi, Luis — AFP Ronaldo said. — AP