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BRIEFS MAHARASHTRA’S BREAKFAST TODAY A BRAND NEW GOVERNMENT! Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) The government formation drama tions behind it to explain the 12 crore hungry janata of Ma- which unfolded after the As- circumstances resulting in a harashtra and more around sembly poll results came out new government abruptly tak- the country may never have on October 24.Barely had peo- ing precedence over the states’ expected to be served a “brand ple opened their groggy eyes morning cuppa.Gradually, new alliance government” on at daybreak to read the top the action shifted to the still- their breakfast table on Sat- headlines, television channels unborn ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’ of urday morning.Following the suddenly started screaming the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Con- normal routine, most people the news that BJP’s Devendra gress Party-Indian National were planning to scan the Fadnavis had been sworn-in as Congress, which was preparing newspapers and catch up a bit Chief Minister and Nationalist to stake claim to a new govern- on the morning TV news, with a Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar as ment, possibly on Saturday af- lazy weekend day before them. the new Deputy CHief Minis- ternoon.Instead, the three par- This morning, all newspapers ter at Raj Bhavan by Governor ties were embroiled in a public carried huge headline news on B.S. Koshyari.Nobody, includ- brawl with the BJP and its new- how Shiv Sena President Ud- ing top leaders of various par- found friend, Ajit Pawar, who A portrait gift, hoots and what dhav Thackeray had emerged Minister” by its two new pro- With the Bharatiya Janata the state was expecting the ties, had the faintest clue as to had apparently outsmarted not, as Ananya Panday visits a as the “unanimous consensus spective allies - Congress and Party maintaining a deafening curtains to draw quietly and what exactly happened, how, one and all to corner all the prestigious college amidst the candidate for the post of Chief Nationalist Congress Party. silence since the past 3-4 days, amicably on the month-long and the political machina- glory solely for himself. promotions for her next!

a tree. A woman, who was wait- ing for an autorickshaw, was ‘Surgical Strike’ on Maharashtra’s Car falls off Hyderabad flyover, crushed under the vehicle. The car driver and another woman crushes woman below on the ground were also injured democracy: Thackeray in the accident. Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Such was the impact of the Attacking the Bharatiya collision that the tree was up- Janata Party, its former ally rooted and the car dragged on Shiv Sena’s President Ud- for several yards, damaging few dhav Thackeray on Saturday vehicles parked by the roadside. said that the day’s political The images show several peo- developments at dawn in ple, who had narrow escape, Raj Bhavan tantamount to a running in panic while some “Surgical Strike” on democ- passersby stopping to help the racy in Maharashtra. injured. “Whatever we do or say, The injured were admitted a we say or do it openly, in nearby private hospital, where broad daylight. Not secretly the car driver’s condition is stat- like this, at the dead of the ed to be critical.The deceased night... This is a ‘Surgical woman has been identified as Strike’ on democracy in the the Deputy Chief Minister, tion - “Mee Punha Yaeen” Satyamma, a resident of Man- state,” Thackeray said. around 8 a.m., by Governor (I will return).Thackeray Hyderabad, Nov 23 (IANS) ridor Gachibowli on Saturday, the recently-opened Biodiver- ikonda area. Greater Hyder- He was speaking to the B. S. Koshyari.“Henceforth, said this was nothing but a A woman was killed and two police said.The accident oc- sity flyover, crushing a woman abad Mayor Bonthu Rammo- media on the political storm there’s no need to hold sheer mockery of democ- others injured when a car fell curred near Biodiversity Park waiting on the footpath.CCTV han announced an ex-gratia of that engulfed the state after elections in the state. Just racy - first in Bihar, then in off a flyover in Hyderabad’s intersection when the car lost images show the car falling on Rs 5 lakh for her family. BJP leader Devendra Fad- appoint anybody who Haryana and now in Maha- information technology cor- control and hurled down from the road and then crashing into ...... Continue on Page 3 navis was suddenly sworn- claims that ‘I will return’ as rashtra, and whatever has in as Chief Minister and CM,” Thackeray said, tak- happened is not according Nationalist Congress Party ing a swipe at Fadnavis’ fa- to the Constitution. Ajit Pawar Governor’s office vital for health, leader Ajit Pawar became mous pre-election predic- ...... Continue on Page 5 sacked as NCP Legislature Party general upliftment: PM 4 of 10 MLAs who went New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) best practices best-suited leader The office of Governor could to each state and the Union also be used for specific Territory."As we celebrate 70 with Ajit returned: objectives, like spreading years of the framing of the awareness about tubercu- Constitution, the Governors losis and making India free and the state governments Nawab Malik of this disease by 2025, said should also work towards has been called at 4 p.m. to he said.Malik also reiter- Prime Minister Narendra highlighting the service as- Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) discuss the future course of ated that the "illegitimate" Modi here on Saturday. pects of the Constitution, the Nationalist Congress Party action."Talking about the BJP-Ajit Pawar government "The institution of Governor opportunities waiting to be duties and responsibilities of (NCP) spokesperson Nawab 10 MLAs present during the in Maharashtra will fail the has a special role to play in re- harnessed for job generation the citizens, in particular," Malik on Saturday claimed oath-taking ceremony of Ajit floor test in the Assembly. alising a cooperative and com- and betterment of the poor the Prime Minister said. that during the oath-taking Pawar, Malik said, "The MLAs He said, "We have come to Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) In petitive federal structure," the and down-trodden, he said. Invoking the Gandhian ide- ceremony of Ajit Pawar at were called in the morning know that the Governor has drastic action, the National- Prime Minister said address- The Prime Minister said the ology, he said, "The Governors the Raj Bhawan here 10 rebel for a meeting and then taken given them time till Novem- ist Congress Party on Saturday ing the inaugural session of the conference provided an op- and the Lt Governors could MLAs were present, out of to the Raj Bhawan. Four out ber 30 to prove their majority evening sacked rebel legislator 50th annual conference of Gov- portunity to the Governors use this occasion to project the which four have returned of the 10 MLAs, who went in the House. And we will de- Ajit Pawar as NCP Legislature ernors at Rashtrapati Bhawan. and the Lt. Governors to ex- abiding relevance of Gandhian to the party fold.Speak- there have returned. We had feat them in the House and Party chief and replaced him In healthcare, education and change views and share expe- thoughts and values, a bedrock ing to reporters Malik said, a word with few more MLAs then there will be an NCP with its state President Jayant tourism sectors, there were riences to adopt international of our Constitution." "Meeting of the NCP MLAs and they might also return," Speaker." Patil.A NCP meeting in which NCP President Sharad Pawar, top leaders and legislators were Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar acted like Shakuni, 6 people die in separate present, also resolved that all powers of Ajit Pawar to issue a whip and function as the NCP Duryodhna: Congress incidents in Tripura Legislature Party chief have New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The the Prime Minister and the Home Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) children -- Bishal Tanti, poverty is the cause of the been withdrawn with immedi- trio of Congress, the National- Minister over Maharashtra de- At least six people, includ- 9 and Rupali Tanti, 5 -- mass suicide.In two other ate effect.In his place, Jayant ist Congress Party (NCP) and the velopments.Surjewala sought to ing four of a family, died in to death and then killed incidents, two youths - Patil will be the new NCP Leg- Shiv Sena was caught off guard as know when the BJP staked claim separate incidents in Tri- themselves by hanging Rakesh Das, 22 and Keshab islature Party leader and take the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government and how pura on Saturday, police from a tree nearby their Das, 38, were murdered at all other decisions pertaining in formed the government with the many MLAs' signed letter of sup- said.In a tragic incident, thatched house," Addi- Katakhal on the outskirts the matter.The developments help of Ajit Pawar in Maharashtra. port was presented to the gover- four members of a poor tional Superintendent of of the capital city and Kon- came barely 12 hours after Ajit Miffed with series of events, Con- nor. How did the Maharashtra family committed suicide Police (Rural) Amitava aban in western Tripura Pawar abruptly joined hands gress chief spokesperson Ran- governor verify signatures and at Sadhu Bairagi Para in Paul said.He said the rea- late on Friday night.Police with the Bharatiya Janata Party deep Singh Surjewala said, "De- at what time he recommended western Tripura."One son behind the deaths officials said that the rea- leader Devendra Fadnavis, vendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar the state." It was a black day for revocation of the President rule Paresh Tanti, 32, and his could not be ascertained sons behind these murders which resulted in political may- acted like Shakuni and Duryod- democracy, he added.The Con- and when the Union government wife Sandhya Tanti, 28, immediately. However, lo- not yet known and investi- hem in the state. hana and killed the democracy in gress has posed ten questions to accepted that, he said. first poisoned two of their cal people said that abject gations are on. Indian Horizon 2 City Sunday, November 24, 2019 Forces hunt 7 Pak-based terrorists New connection of water and who entered via Nepal sewer to cost Rs 2,310 New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Sev- SIMILARLY, FOR A 300-SQUARE-METRE PLOT, AN APPLICANT en Pakistan-based terrorists have managed to enter India through WOULD HAVE TO PAY NEARLY RS 1.24 LAKH. the porous India-Nepal border and are currently holed up in Uttar New Delhi Nov 23: The Delhi Jal Pradesh's Gorakhpur and Ayodhya Board on Friday waived the develop- districts, sources said on Saturday. ment and infrastructure charges for These terrorists are making at- new water and sewer connections in tempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir the city. The move is being interpreted and also trying to get in touch with in the political circles as chief minister their local contact in the Valley. Arvind Kejriwal’s ploy to woo voters Intelligence and security agencies ahead of the next year’s state elections. are making all possible attempts to Addressing a press conference, Mr Ke- trace these terrorists, but they have jriwal, who is also the chairman of the gone out of radar as of now. Sources DJB, said people would have to pay just said as security cover across the Line Rs 2,310 now to get new water and sew- of Control has become virtually im- and are also in possession of heavy across the LoC to push terrorists. er connections. Earlier, a person hav- penetrable with heavy deployment arms," said a source, adding it is still Indian security forces, at many in- ing a plot of 200 square metres would of forces, Pakistan is pushing ter- not clear where they would carry out stances, have foiled their infiltration have to pay nearly Rs 1.14 lakh to get and infrastructure charges, even as new water treatment plants.” The chief rorists through the porous Nepal attacks. "Pakistan is so desperate attempts in which many terrorists new water and sewer connections. they were using supply water through minister said the government hoped border. Out of seven, five terrorists to carry out terror attacks that they have been killed. Similarly, for a 300-square-metre plot, “illegal” means. that with this move, people would get have been identified as Mohammad have now started sending terror- The forces have also spotted ter- an applicant would have to pay nearly “The board (DJB) today decided that new water and sewer connections in Yakub, Abu Hamza, Mohammad ists through Nepal border," said a rorists across forward locations of Rs 1.24 lakh. Mr Kejriwal said that it it will not take development and infra- large numbers. Delhi BJP general sec- Shahbaz, Nisar Ahmad and Moham- source, adding the security agencies the border. Indian security forces, has been observed that despite having structure charges from Delhiites,” Mr retary Ravinder Gupta said that the mad Qaumi Chaudhary. They are are on high alert. on the other hand, have also kept an a water pipeline in a particular area, Kejriwal said. “The government will AAP government had in the past an- still untraceable. After abrogation of Article 370 eye on developments along forward most residents did not get “formal con- continue to spend funds on infrastruc- nounced some populist measures just "These terrorists are getting lo- in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan border posts to foil any possible ter- nection” due to the high development ture like laying of new water pipelines, to woo voters in the city. gistic support from local contacts has increased ceasefire violations ror attacks. Delhi AQI in very poor range but relief likely on Saturday

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Del- boundary layer wind speeds from from the last two days counts are hi's air quality index (AQI) has Friday will continue for the next partly due to satellites' inability deteriorated sharply to 339 on two days. The condition is fore- to detect fire during cloudy con- Friday with a toxic haze cover- cast to improve significantly by ditions. The stubble transport- ing the city and neighbouring ar- Saturday to the lower end of the level winds are westerly and not eas but relief is likely to come on very poor category, and further very favorable for plume intru- Saturday as wind speed provides improvement to the poor cat- sion, thus no significant stubble ventilation for the pollutants. egory is expected by November impact is expecting for the next According to Safar India, the 24, Safar India said. two days, the forecast said. The overall Delhi AQI is in the higher The high wind speed is likely extended range outlook indicates end of the very poor category and to flush out accumulated pol- that a consecutive western dis- in some locations are in a higher lutants over the Delhi region. turbance is expected in the next category but now, will start to The fire counts, as per SAFAR few days and is likely to have a show signs of improvement. multi-satellite product estimate, positive impact on the AQI of An increase in surface and is 141, with significant reduction northwest India.

Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Civil Aviation (Independent Charge) and Commerce Where does BJP's 'Congress- & Industry, Shri Hardeep Singh Puri holding a Press Conference on Delhi related issues including unauthorized colonies, in New Delhi mukt Bharat' stand today? New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) May cided for change. With 107 MLAs er as he is often referred to within A ride that changed Maharashtra's 24 this year was a day of jubilation in the 200-member Assembly, the the Punjab Congress, was allowed at the BJP headquarters here with Congress bounced back to power. to take charge replacing Rahul Gan- flowers being sprinkled, red carpet Soon after, in a press conference a dhi's protege Partap Singh Bajwa, being rolled out and with 'dhols' at confident Rahul Gandhi had said, the BJP's rout was imminent. political equations full blast. After all, the Modi 2.0 was "It's the time of change. A resurgent After exit polls showed new en- back with a bang with an unprec- Congress and strongly united Op- trant Aam Aadmi Party doing well, New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) edented mandate of 303 seats in the position will make it very difficult the BJP trained its guns on AAP more Maharashtra is set to see a new Lok Sabha. But if one looks state- for Modi and the BJP to win 2019 than the Congress, in spite of know- government with three parties wise, the once blooming 'Lotus' is elections (to Lok Sabha)." Though ing their primary contender was of different ideological leanings shrinking with a steady pace across that dream of Gandhi wasn't re- Congress. Many in hushed tones, deciding to stitch an alliance - India. It all started last December alized, Vasundhara Raje Scindia during the assembly polls said that a move that surprised political when the BJP was wiped out in 3 was replaced by Congress's Ashok the state BJP IT Cell worked unilat- observers as well as leaders in states at one go -- Chhattisgarh, Ra- Gehlot. erally against the AAP. The BJP was Delhi as no one had anticipated jasthan and Madhya Pradesh. Is the 3. Madhya Pradesh: The state cut down to a single digit - two in it. But sources say that a car ride "Congress-mukt Bharat" an idea took one of the longest times to the 117-member Assembly, which in Mumbai changed the equation whose time never came? Here's count the final vote in the era of is worse than in Delhi. 5. Delhi: The between once foes. looking at 11 states where the ques- EVMs. The result left Shivraj Singh party is not better placed in the na- Top source in the National- tion hangs heavy: Chouhan disappointed. Unlike tional capital than in Punjab. The ist Congress Party told IANS that 1. Chhattisgarh: Last December, Raje, Chouhan was avery popular BJP has just one more MLA than it as the results of the October 21 the BJP's 15-year-rule came to a CM. But that wasn't enough: Con- has in Punjab. In the 70-member Assembly election were out on sudden end when the Congress de- gress' Kamal Nath swept to power House, the party has just 3 MLAs. October 24 afternoon, party su- throned the 'Lotus' from the naxal- last December in spite of the intra- The ruling Aam Aadmi Party had premo Sharad Pawar left his resi- any political game. But as NCP also suggested to Gandhi that the affected state. The Congress swept party contradictions. Like in Chhat- boasted that it had "allowed" BJP's dence for a stroll and met Sena spokesman Nawab Malik said: party join hands with the Sena, ex- to power with a three-fourth major- tisgarh, the Congress managed to Vijender Gupta to be the Leader of leader Sanjay Raut midway. Both "Pawar Sahab has checkmated the pressing apprehensions otherwise ity of 68 seats in the 90-member As- form a government in the state after the Opposition (LoP). The state unit then sat in a car and drove a few Chanakya of his time," in a refer- that some MLAs may drift away. sembly. The BJP was reduced to just a long spell of 15 years, though with is faction-ridden. kilometres, before parting ways ence to the name coined for Home Gandhi's nominees Ahmed Pa- 15 in the state. In spite of a triangu- a wafer-thin majority. Interesting- 6. Maharashtra: Though the on the road. Minister Amit Shah who has been tel, Mallikarjun Kharge and K.C. lar fight with Congress, Ajit Jogi-led ly, again in 2019 general election, government formation is yet to This conversation which caught instrumental in installing many Venugopal gave the same report, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) which took place just a few months take place, the NCP-Congress- BJP leaders off guard, as initial BJP governments in states. After while Rajasthan Chief Minister and Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj after the Assembly results, the Shiv Sena are set to stake their talks between the two parties an assurance from the NCP stal- Ashok Gehlot, in whose state the Party (BSP) combine in the fray, the BJP won 28 seats, including Guna, claim to form government any started from the same day. After wart, Thackeray went ahead to the MLAs were lodged, also said the BJP failed to get any benefit. In the where senior Congressman Jyotira- day in the state where President's this, Raut frequently met Pawar make or break point with the BJP same thing. Meanwhile, the Con- 2013 assembly elections, the BJP ditya Scindia lost by a big margin. rule was imposed as no politi- to convey the messages from Sena and eventually parted ways with gress leadership did not want any had won 49 assembly seats. In 2018, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vi- cal formation was able to either President Uddhav Thackeray and his long-time ally. Karnataka-type fiasco, where its BJP's Raman Singh era came to an jayvargiya, who hails from the state, come up with the numbers. The vice versa. A major hitch came A major hitch came when Con- coalition government with the abrupt end as Congress's Bhupesh credits Prime Minister Modi's im- BJP-Sena alliance fell apart, re- when Congress interim President gress interim President Sonia Janata Dal-Secular repeatedly ran Baghel rose to power. age for the comeback in the state in sulting the BJP to stay away from Sonia Gandhi, in the first meeting Gandhi, in the first meeting out into rough weather before col- 2. Rajasthan: This has been an the general election. But that does attempting to form the govern- out rightly refused to align with rightly refused to align with the lapsing, so it was decided to ex- interesting state for the BJP. In not take away the fact that BJP lost ment. The Sena walked out of the the Sena, citing ideological dif- Sena, citing ideological differenc- plore the possibility of an alliance 2014 general election, it won all one of its key states. nearly three-decade-old alliance ferences but pressure from party es but pressure from party MLAs, and it was decided that a common of 25 seats. In 2019, general elec- 4. Punjab: It was a state that the with the 'Lotus' early this month. MLAs, tailored by senior leaders of tailored by senior leaders of the minimum programme be drafted. tion, it had the 58.47% vote share Akali-BJP combine lost after ruling The apparent discord was over the NCP, compelled her to rethink NCP, compelled her to rethink the The finalisation of the CMP was in the state. But during the assem- two consecutive terms. After Cap- the 50:50 power-sharing formula the decision. Meanwhile, Pawar decision. followed by negotiations on the bly elections, the electorate de- tain Amarinder Singh, the giant kill- as insisted upon by the Sena. maintained that he was not into Congress' Maharashtra leaders power-sharing agreement. Indian Horizon Sunday, November 24, 2019 City 3 JNU, Jamia and DU Farmers alone can’t be blamed for students clash with air pollution: Prakash Javadekar New Delhi Nov 23: Even grur in Punjab, said. Ms Pa- as the discussion on air pol- tel said stubble can be used cops, 160 detained lution continued for the sec- for biogas and cardboard ond day on Thursday in the manufacturing and farm- Lok Sabha, with Union en- ers should be encouraged to vironment minister Prakash sell it. Speaker Om Birla said Javadekar scheduled to give climate change was the most a reply on Friday, members widely debated topic in the cutting across party lines world. The Rajya Sabha on said that stubble burning Thursday discussed the issue alone cannot be blamed for of rising pollution in the city. rising levels of air pollution According to a report tabled in and around Delhi. by Union environment min- They called upon the gov- ister Prakash Javadekar, the ernment to provide incen- national capital’s air qual- tives to farmers so that they ity has improved in the last dispose of stubble in a more ernment should follow a leg- tion in the national capital to sell it. Mr Mann said farm- three years. scientific manner. Someislative approach to imple- region, and demanded that ers grow crops which leave Mr Javadekar said a high- members also suggested ment the national clean air they should be encouraged stubble as they get minimum level task force, set up under that minimum support price programme. AAP member to grow crops which do not support price (MSP). If the the chairmanship of prin- New Delhi Nov 23: The RSS-affiliated According to Ashutosh Singh, a mem- should be extended on pro- Bhagwant Mann and Apna leave stubble. government announces a cipal secretary to the Prime Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on ber of ABVP, the students began their pro- duce like pearl millet (ba- Dal leader Anupriya Patel They also said that the reasonable MSP on pearl Minister in November 2017, Thursday staged a protest demanding scrap- test march from Mandi House. “They were jra) and sunflower as after said that farmers should not government should explore millet and sunflower, then is closely monitoring the ping of the high-power committee set up by marching towards the office of human harvesting they do not leave be blamed for stubble burn- ways of using stubble in bio- farmers would be encour- implementation of measures the HRD ministry following the agitation by resource development (HRD) minister in stubble. Congress member ing, considered as one of the gas and cardboard manufac- aged to cultivate it, Mr related to management of air JNU students against hostel fee hike. Several Shastri Bhawan but were stopped midway,” Shashi Tharoor said the gov- main reasons for air pollu- turing to encourage farmers Mann, who represents San- pollution in Delhi-NCR. students from Jawaharlal Nehru University said Singh. The ABVP is demanding scrap- (JNU), Delhi University and Jamia Millia Is- ping of the high-power committee set up lamia, under the banner of Akhil Bharatiya by the HRD ministry following the agitation Desist from using force against JNU students: Delhi top cop Vidharthi Parsihad (ABVP), who were pro- by JNU students against hostel fee hike. “All testing against JNU hostel fee hike, were we want is a complete rollback of fees hike. New Delhi, Nov 23 di House to Parliament were JNU alumni Yo- government offices and be allowed to cross the stopped by the police at Parliament Street. The temporary relief by administration is (IANS) Delhi Police on Saturday. gendra Yadav and Umar Parliament is closed, barricades and process However, the scuffle between Delhi Po- just a lollipop,” said Rajiv Mittal, a protester. chief Amulya Patnaik Hundreds of students Khalid. "The hiked fee Patnaik has directed of preventive deten- lice, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) en- “Besides, the rollback of hostel fee hike, we has directed his per- and alumni gathered would deprive about his men to restrain tions would be carried sued after the protesting students climbed also want that some of the other issues per- sonnel to desist from at Mandi House for 80 per cent of students themselves from using out. On Friday, there over the barricades. Around 160 students taining to dress code, time restrictions on using force against the protest march till from quality education force on the students was an uproar in the including Delhi University Students’ Union library hours must also be looked into,” said protesting students of Parliament opposing as most households in and allow them to carry Rajya Sabha over police president Akshit Dhaiya, and ABVP’s state another protester. Gajender, a PhD scholar Jawaharlal Nehru Uni- a proposed fee hike in the country cannot af- out the march to a cer- personnel using force secretary Siddharth Yadav were detained by said: “We have raised objections to certain versity who are carried JNU. Among those as- ford such high fees," tain point. Thereafter, on the protesting stu- the police on Parliament Street. rules imposed by the administration. out a march from Man- sembled in the march Yadav told IANS. As all the students would not dents. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Signage in Sinhala at Sanchi opposes nationwide NRC, CAB to attract Lankan tourists New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Eye- New Delhi, Nov 23 announcement by the was unjustified. It would NRC would only cause ing 20 million foreign tourists by (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Is- Home Minister that the cause huge financial inconvenience to citi- 2020, the Union Tourism Minis- lami Hind (JIH) has op- NRC shall be implement- burden on the taxpayer, zens, especially minori- try has decided to go for signage posed the government ed all over the country. he added. The JIH said ties and marginalised in foreign languages at major plan to implement the We feel it's a deliberate the NRC exercise in As- communities. Opposing destinations. National Register of Citi- diversion of priorities by sam had failed as 2 mil- the CAB, Engineer said, "The culture and tourism go zens (NRC) across the the government to hide lion applicants did not "the Jamaat feels it's hand in hand. Hence, we have country as well as the its failures on the econo- in the final list. The gov- against the spirit of our decided to put up sign boards Citizenship Amendment my and other core issues ernment had no idea as Constitution and dis- at all ASI sites in the language Bill (CAB), which it is and development". what to do with them, it criminatory. It proposes of the largest foreign visitors," pressing to bring in this Stating that there are added. to grant citizenship only said Prahlad Singh Patel, Union session. JIH Vice-Pres- known procedures and Pointing out that the al- to Hindus coming to In- Tourism and Culture Minister. chi Stupa in Madhya Pradesh. followed by about 3 lakh tourists ident Muhammad Sa- laws to identify foreign- legation that Assam had dia from Bangladesh, As part of the plan, the Minis- The sign boards in Sinhala have from South Korea. The Ministry lim Engineer said, "The ers or illegal immigrants, four million infiltrators Pakistan and Afghani- try has installed sign boards in been put up, after a survey in- is also planning to put up sign Jamaat expresses grave he said putting 135 crore turned out to be false, stan and not to other re- Sinhala, the language spoken by dicated that over 30 lakh Sri boards in Sinhala, Japanese and apprehension on the people into difficulty it said the nation-wide ligious communities." a majority of Sri Lankans, at San- Lankans visit the site. They are Korean at places.

Divyang students Providing momentum to protest at old police headquarters asset monetisation New Delhi Nov 23: test?” said the protesting Visually challenged stu- students. New Delhi Nov 23: The suc- the eventual success. In a world at how much of new infrastruc- cash-constrained times, can best returns. Both the govern- dents of JNU on Wednes- “The students have sub- cess of the third toll-operate- with low-interest rates, Indian ture can be created so that the help tide over issues when the ment and the corporate world day protested outside the mitted a memorandum to transfer (TOT) auction by the assets indeed provide an attrac- new infrastructure can be mon- going gets tough. Essentially, must ask the question whether old police headquarters the police demanding ac- National Highways Authority of tive return vis-a-vis the global etised whenever warranted and the lessons from asset mon- asset monetisation is achieving at ITO to mark their pro- tion against those police India (NHAI) provides the mo- investment spectrum. As men- so on. Primarily, the aim must etisation in the infrastructure the twin-objective of creating test against the police personnel who allegedly mentum needed for India to tioned above, the focus on clar- be to create a virtuous cycle that sector have broad lessons in ef- an ironclad balance sheet and lathicharge on university beat them. The students embark on the path of swift and ity of cashflows is of the essence can be utilised to keep creating fective balance sheet manage- capital allocation decisions that students. were given assurance that transparent asset monetisa- because lowering the risk fac- new assets by recycling the cap- ment and optimal capital al- maximise value. The thinking The members of the an enquiry will conducted tion in the next few years. As- tors around the cashflows will ital. There will be primarily two location, regardless of whether must go beyond merely ask- JNU visually challenged and appropriate action set monetisation has received be one of the significant driv- gains from creating the much- the balance sheet is that of a ing as to how to raise capital? students forum also al- will taken,” said Anil Mit- much attention, and a few large ers of more substantial capi- needed virtuous cycle. Firstly, government or a corporation. The questions around the best leged that when they tal, additional public government asset monetisa- tal in the asset monetisation the current capital in the system Utilising existing assets to gen- utilisation of the monetisation were going to Jai Singh relation officer, Delhi tions have taken place in the last schemes. The main risk factors can be recycled towards creat- erate vital capital and being proceeds are equally essential, Road to protest outside Police. Students of Delhi few years. It is about time the that need to be continuously ing new infrastructure projects. able to do so consistently is a if not more. Not only because the new police headquar- University on Wednes- Government pushes the process improved are the contract en- More importantly, as the inves- skill that will be of great utility the usage of the proceeds adds ters, the police stopped day protested against the ahead at a rapid pace. The high- forcement mechanisms around tor community views the suc- to one and all. At a broader lev- value in terms of better returns them. They said their bus “police lathicharge” on way monetisations should serve the cashflows, clarity on the cess of the asset monetisation el, all asset monetisation must or a stronger balance sheet, but was stopped and taken to their JNU counterparts as a benchmark of how rational- auction process and rationality process, more copious amounts look to deliver on the two fronts because the best use of the pro- Vasant Kunj police sta- during a demonstration ity on pricing based on cash- on price expectations incum- of capital will find its way into mentioned above of effective ceeds helps the asset monetisa- tion. Later, they said their over hostel fee hike. They flows, a transparent auction bent upon the asset quality. Indian infrastructure. balance sheet management tion process itself. bus was brought to the also protested against the process and significant investor Auctions must be looked at as The asset monetisation route and optimal capital allocation. As India looks to shore up bal- old police headquarters New Education Policy interest can create value for all a mechanism to generate cash, adopted by the government Effective balance sheet man- ance sheets and partner with at ITO where they pro- and said it is an “attempt” stakeholders. Whether the gov- and at once, as a mechanism to must also serve as a timely re- agement implies the ability to global capital to generate val- tested. “We want a writ- to privatise education. ernment is looking to monetise generate cash to spur the virtu- minder to the corporate world ensure that adequate liquid- ue, continuing to improve and ten apology from police The DU students raised whole companies or assets, the ous cycle of infrastructure cre- that the path of asset moneti- ity is available on the balance scale the asset monetisation who had beaten up the “anti-police” and “anti- driving factor is the "clarity of ation. Effectively, asset moneti- sation must be used not when sheet. Even high-quality assets process will add value for all. students. A few days back, government” slogans in cash flows" as far as investor sation must be viewed through one has to, but when one can. funded using a weak capital The key is to start looking at as- police were protesting af- solidarity with their JNU interest is concerned, and the the lens of an "infrastructure The ability to do "carve-out" structure will eventually suffer. set monetisation as a wholistic ter they were beaten up counterparts who were al- eventual success of the mon- multiplier". Here for every ru- transactions that help mon- Optimal capital allocation re- process that can deliver signifi- by lawyers. How could legedly baton-charged on etisation is concerned. Mainly, pee generated through the etise subsidiaries, assets and fers to the ability to invest the cant value if done well over the they forget that students Monday, a charge denied the higher the clarity, the higher monetisation process, one looks brand names in relatively less capital into the areas with the long-run. also have a right to pro- by police. Indian Horizon Sunday - November 24, 2019 South 4

Bengaluru: Fake CBI Plastics ban: Tamil Nadu has set an officer behind bars, Rs example for India – Edappadi K Palaniswami 24 Lakh recovered TENKASI: Nov 23 (IANS) one-time use plastics for consideration and 23,532 pe- Chief Minister Edappadi K the entire country. Recall- titions have been disposed of Bengaluru: Nov 23 (IANS) A youth, who extorted money from Palaniswami on Friday said ing Prime Minister Narendra positively. rich businessmen by claiming to be an officer from the Cen- his government would wel- Modi’s statement on October He said that of the 453 gov- tral Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has finally landed in Central come any Central scheme 2 that India would phase out ernment orders issued in the Crime (CCB) net. and project so long as it helps single-use plastics by 2022 year 2017-18 for the imple- The CCB sleuths arrested 34-year-old Abhilash, a resident of Tamil Nadu while stoutly op- and the Kerala government’s mentation of developmental Annasandrapalya, near HAL. The police recovered Rs 24 lakh posing schemes detrimental decision to ban single -use schemes, 88 schemes had cash and a high-end Benz car from him. His modus operandi to the state’s interests. List- plastics from January 2020, been fully accomplished and was to find businessmen who owned big properties and extort ing out the various projects, he emphasised that Tamil 280 schemes were under im- money from them by threatening to book them for possessing including the launch of major Nadu was the forerunner in plementation, while 74 are at illegal properties. The police are probing if his friend Raghav hospitals and medical col- this initiative. Also, Tamil the DPR stage, nine schemes Reddy too was involved in the cheating racket by giving him leges in districts, that have good relations with the Cen- and what were the funds they Nadu under AIADMK rule await Central government’s leads on the businessmen. The police said that two friends Vi- been implemented with tre, but the DMK has been could get from the Centre? has been a ‘high perform- approval and two have been jay Kumar and Vijay Reddy, who were into software develop- Central funds and approvals, carrying out a false propa- Only the (Karunanidhi) fam- ing state’, he said with pride stalled as cases against those ment, needed about Rs 50 crore for development of softwares he said the government had ganda that our AIADMK gov- ily benefited, enjoyed the at the ceremonious function schemes are pending in the and were looking for people who could lend them money. They placed requests for clearance ernment is a slave of the Cen- fruits of office”, he said. organised to mark the inau- court. Palaniswami once met Raghav Reddy who asked them to meet Abhilash saying of medical college hospitals tre”, the CM said. Elaborating on the Central guration of Tenkasi district again reiterated that the lo- he could help them. The duo called up Abhilash and explained in Krishnagiri, Nagapattinam “They (DMK) were the projects readily embraced by here. CM Palanisamy also cal bodies’ elections are sure their project to him. When Abhilash asked them for surety, the and Thiruvallur districts. slaves of the Union Govern- his government for imple- stated that since he assumed to be conducted whatever be duo said that they have properties across Bengaluru which he “We have appealed in this ment when they were in mentation in Tamil Nadu, office as Chief Minister, the the obstacles, stressing that could take for surety. He called the two for a meeting at a luxury regard to the Prime Minister power here in the state and CM Palaniswami said the government received around the State Election Commis- hotel. When they reached the hotel, Abhilash told them that he and also the Union Health held ministerial positions at state has set an example in 9.72 lakh petitions from the sion (SEC) has been working was a CBI officer and threatened to book them for possessing Minister. All this is becomes the Centre. What projects did the effective implementa- people, of which 5,11,186 pe- on the process and illegal properties worth crores. As a settlement, he demanded possible only because of our they procure for Tamil Nadu tion of the Central ban of titions have been taken up for schedule. Rs 1 crore but lowered it to Rs 24 lakh. The victims asked a day’s time to hand over the money. The next day when Abhilash ar- rived in his Benz car, the two got suspicious and took photos of the car and its registration number. They approached the CCB Bengaluru: Death of two youth, and filed a complaint following which Abhilash was arrested. The police seized Rs 24 lakh and two Mercedes Benz cars from him. During the investigation it was found that he had cheated several people claiming to be a CBI officer. Further investiga- pharmacist arrested tion is underway. Bengaluru: Nov 23 (IANS) The Vya- Sampath, who is being treated at and passed away. Sampath however tain chemical messengers that cause likaval police arrested a pharmacist, KIMS Hospital, told the police what survived. During the investigation, pain and inflammation (redness and who allegedly sold a prescription drug happened before the tragic incident. the police found out that the accused, swelling). This tablet treats pain, Bengaluru: 30 year old to three youth who overdosed on it Tydol tablet Maneesh Kumar, had sold the tablet swelling, stiffness and joint pain in and two of them died while celebrat- Sampath told the police that on without prescription by violating the conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, serial rapist, extortionist ing a birthday party. Another man is November 17, his friend, Gopi – who rules. It was also found that the ac- osteoarthritis and acute musculoskel- critical and being treated at a hospi- is dead now, took him to the alleged cused had bought the tablets in bulk etal injuries. It is commonly used to tal. The police said that the victims pharmacy to purchase Tydol tablets, to sell them for higher price. It is said treat back pain, shoulder pain, neck arrested bought the drug at from Maneesh Ku- syringes and distilled water. that Maneesh confessed to the crime pain, sprains and spasms. It should Bengaluru: Nov 23 (IANS) Halasuru police have put an end mar, who owns a pharmacy store on After the purchase, Gopi invited and was sent to judicial custody. be taken with food or milk to prevent to the free run of a serial rapist, extortionist and inter-state West of Chord Road near Rajajinagar. Abhilash (another deceased youth) During the investigation, the police stomach upset. Vomiting, stomach offender who claimed himself to be the second richest man, The man, who is critical – Sampath to his residence. They powdered the found that many medical stores across pain, nausea and indigestion are a business tycoon and media owner. The accused, Jahangeer alias Chitte, gave the police the se- tablet, dissolved it in water and in- the city sold drugs without a proper some of the common side-effects of alias Karthik Reddy alias Kiran Reddy (30), cheated women by quence of events leading to the death jected themselves. prescription. The police warned that the drug. It may also cause dizziness, projecting himself as rich man. He is a resident of Kalmettu of his two friends. The Vyalikaval po- Gopi and Abhilash took the injec- action will be taken against them. drowsiness or visual disturbances. Street, Veereshwaram near Srirangam in Tamil Nadu. The lice along with an assistant drug con- tions and they injected Sampath too. About the tablet Tydol is a non-ste- Unfortunately, the youth have con- police seized his Skoda car (TN 56 A-5556), mobile phones, troller raided the shop and took Ma- Since Gopi and Abhilash had taken roidal anti-inflammatory drug which verted it into a drug and consume it women’s handbags and clothes. The con artist, who hid his neesh into custody. high doses they got a severe heart pain works by blocking the release of cer- for pleasure. real name and religion, finally landed in the Halasuru police net when a brave woman, one of his victims, filed a complaint. The brave woman The victim stated in her complaint that he buses in main cities, 2,213 new BS-VI introduced himself as Karthik Reddy, a business tycoon with Tamil Nadu to introduce newly complaint buses at a cost of `1,580 crore a chain of hotels and hospitals, when she was standing alone in the first phase will be introduced. A at Park hotel on Kensington Road near M.G. Road. He of- project agreement between the State fered her a job, took her to the hotel parking lot and forcibly government and the German-based snatched her purse and mobile phone. He then headed to an designed bus for differently-abled development bank, KfW was signed re- Oyo apartment in KG Halli where he asked her for sexual fa- CHENNAI: Nov 23 (IANS) The Tamil at the Secretariat on Friday. The meeting including special buses and involving a cently in the presence of Chief Minister, vours. When she refused, he revealed his real identity, threat- Nadu government is to soon introduce was chaired by Transport department capital outlay of Rs 1,442 crore. As an- Edappadi K Palaniswami, it said. ened to bump her off with his pistol and sexually assaulted newly designed special buses for the principal secretary, Mr. B. Chandra Mo- nounced by the Chief Minister, Edap- Mr. Chandra Mohan appealed to of- her. He also made her pay for the room. Once she got away differently-abled persons which will han. Heads of eight state transport cor- padi K Palaniswami in the Assembly ficials to properly maintain the buses from the accused, she filed a police complaint. Dr Sharanappa enable them to wheel their tricycles/ porations participated in the meeting. At recently, 2,000 new buses will be pur- equipped with passenger friendly fea- S.D., DCP (East), had formed a special team of ACP T. Man- wheelchairs straight into the buses with present ten buses were being operated chased and join the state government’s tures as they were preferred by public junath and Halasuru Inspector M. Diwakar that arrested the a provision of a suitable ramp facility in on specific routes in Chennai for the fleet. Stating that steps were being taken thereby increasing revenue. culprit. During the interrogation, he gave a list of crimes he each of those buses. benefit of physically-challenged . to introduce BS-VI complaint buses un- Tamil Nadu transport corporations committed in Bengaluru and Chennai. Victim resisted He This was decided at a five-day meeting Mr. Chandra Mohan said in the last der the transport corporations, an offi- bagged nine awards at the all-India level told the police that at 9.50 pm on Nov 5, he targeted a woman with directors of various transport cor- three years, 4,802 new transport buses cial release on the decisions taken at the for efficient functioning for the year at 1MG Mall on M.G. Road and took her out in his car. porations in the state which concluded were introduced by the government meeting said that apart from 500 electric 2017-18, the official also disclosed. Kalaburagi airport gateway to HK Madras High Court growth: BS Yediyurappa stays government order Kalaburagi: Nov 23 (IANS) The Jagadish Shettar, and Prabhu steps to acquire the 745 acres of with it. “This is a model airport on temple lands new Greenfield airport in Ka- Chavan, Lok Sabha members, Dr land required for it. I hope that ,which has been set up with the laburagi was inaugurated with Umesh Jadhav and Bhagwanth inauguration of the airport soon participation of both the Centre Chennai: Nov 23 (IANS) The Ma- much fanfare here on Friday, with Khuba, besides legislators from after renaming the region as Kaly- and the state. Many more airports dras high court has stayed, until the BJP turning the event into an the district. ana Karnataka will boost its eco- can be developed under a similar further orders, a portion of a govern- all- party affair and Chief Minis- Barring the lone Congress MLC nomic development as the bet- model,” he said. ment order in so far as it relates to ter B S Yediyurappa promising from the district, Thippanna Ka- ter connectivity will throw open Located near Srinivas Saradagi regularisation of temple lands, which to make sure it opened doors for maknur, all Congress leaders, in- more doors for investment in the village, the new airport has been are encroached, are concerned. the economic development of the cluding its three legislators from region in areas such as tur dal built at a cost of Rs 176 crore by A division bench comprising backward Hyderabad-Karnataka the district stayed away from the processing and cement manu- both the Centre and the state Justices M.Sathyanarayanan and terim stay on a petition filed by A. region, recently christened Kaly- event. But senior Congress lead- facturing. My government will government. Its 3.17 km long and N.Seshasayee granted the interim Radhakrishnan of Salem, challeng- ana Karnataka. Promising to give er, Mallikarjun Kharge, was most also sanction more funds for the 45 meter wide runaway is said to stay on a petition filed by A. Rad- ing the decision of the government the region special attention, he conspicuous by his absence as he region in the coming budget and be the tenth longest in the coun- hakrishnan of Salem, challenging to issue patta to ‘non-objectionable’ declared, “I won’t be merely con- had played a pivotal role in estab- live upto the expectations of the try and the second longest in the the decision of the government to is- encroachers of temple lands. tent with renaming the H-K re- lishing the airport. people,” he promised to loud ap- state after the one at the Kem- sue patta to ‘non-objectionable’ en- Any attempt to regularise en- gion Kalyana Karnataka. I want to Official sources said invitations plause from the audience. pegowda International Airport croachers of temple lands. croachments and sanctifying en- make sure that it rises to number had been extended strictly by Mr Yediyurappa also assured in Bengaluru. The airport covers Staying a portion of the order is- croachment is more likely to denude one position in development.” protocol and as Mr Kharge was that he would appeal to the Cen- an area of 7.5 kms and its termi- sued by the revenue and disaster the temples of their properties and The Chief Minister, who arrived neither an elected representative tre to introduce cargo flights from nal building is spread over 2,173 management department, the bench any act that involves loss of proper- about an hour behind schedule nor occupied any position in gov- the airport. Appreciating the role square meters. said after weighing rival submis- ties of the temples for the purposes at 1.45 pm on the maiden flight ernment, he was not invited. played by the state government Presently flights operate on two sions, this court finds that prima fa- other than those intended for the operated by Star Air from Benga- Speaking on the occasion, Mr in setting up the airport, secretary routes from the city, Kalaburagi cie there is merit in the submissions benefit or necessity of the temples luru to inaugurate the airport at Yediyurappa said he was ex- for civil aviation, Pradeep Singh -Bengaluru and Kalaburagi-Tiru- made in aid of an order for stay of may well contravene the spirit be- Srinivas Saradagi about 13.5 kms tremely happy to inaugurate the Kharola, said the Centre would pati, under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Para 2 (v) of the impugned govern- hind section 34 of the Act and this from the city, was accompanied airport as he had himself laid the take similar steps to complete Aam Naagarik) , the Union gov- ment order. A division bench com- process would also more likely to by his ministerial colleagues, Go- foundation stone for it during his other airports in Karnataka if the ernment’s regional connectivity prising Justices M.Sathyanarayanan render section 78 of the HR & CE act vind Karjol, Basavaraj Bommai, previous tenure in 2008. “I took state government cooperated scheme. and N.Seshasayee granted the in- otiose, bench added. Indian Horizon 5 Nation Sunday, November 24, 2019 Mahanta slams AGP’s top President’s Rule revoked in brass for silence over CAB Maharashtra Guwahati, Nov 23 (IANS) break the silence and op- opposing CAB in Jorhat in Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) President Ram Nath Expressing his displeasure pose the Bill, “ he said add- the past, “ he said. Kovind on Saturday morning revoked the Proc- over the party’s role regard- ing that while the regional The BJP is planning to ta- lamation of central rule implemented in Maha- ing the Citizenship (Amend- party is opposed to the Bill, ble the controversial CAB rashtra since November 12, after 11 days. The ment) Bill, former Assam the top brass of the party in the ongoing session of Rashtrapati Bhavan’s announcement came chief minister and senior are maintaining silence the parliamentt. shortly after a new government headed by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) over it. “Some of the BJP leaders Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy leader Prafulla Kumar Ma- “AGP is a party of the are saying that the BJP is Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was sworn-in on Sat- hanta on Friday said that a people of Assam. The re- pushing hard CAB due to urday morning by Governor B.S. Koshyari. section of party’s top brass gional party should not West Bengal electiins. Why The two were sworn-in at a function in have surrendered to the BJP side with the BJP on CAB should Assam suffer due to Raj Bhavan held around 8 a.m. in the pres- for the sake of remaining in merely for the sake of re- Bengal elections, “ Mah- ence of a few BJP and NCP leaders, and BJP workers celebrate after party leader Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in power. maining in power. The top anta said. other government officials. as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra; in Patna on Nov 23, 2019. Mahanta’s statement leadership must oppose the Asked about the launch came in the wake of series Bill as they are part of the of a new student win of of protests against the Citi- government, “ the former the AGP on Thursday, the dra Fadnavis was suddenly sworn-in as zenship (Amendment) Bill Assam chief minister said. senior AGP leader said he ‘Surgical Strike’ on Maharashtra’s Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress by different organizations He said that most of the was invited for the pro- Party leader Ajit Pawar became the and the stoic silence main- AGP leaders are opposed to gramme by AGP top brass. democracy: Thackeray Deputy Chief Minister, around 8 a.m., tained by the AGP, which is the bill but they are silent “Even if I am invited, I by Governor B. S. Koshyari. a partner of the BJP led rul- as they fear expulsion from would not have gone. Stu- Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) Attacking the ever we do or say, we say or do it openly, “Henceforth, there’s no need to ing alliance in Assam. the party if they against the dent wing cannot strength- Bharatiya Janata Party, its former ally in broad daylight. Not secretly like this, hold elections in the state. Just ap- “I have expressed my op- whims of a few top lead- en the party, rather we Shiv Sena’s President Uddhav Thacker- at the dead of the night... This is a ‘Sur- point anybody who claims that ‘I position against the CAB ers of the regional party. should all strengthen the ay on Saturday said that the day’s politi- gical Strike’ on democracy in the state,” will return’ as CM,” Thackeray said, from day one and my stand “There are examples of ex- All Assam Student’s Union cal developments at dawn in Raj Bha- Thackeray said. He was speaking to the taking a swipe at Fadnavis’ famous remains the same. I ap- pulsion of sone AGP lead- for the interest of the state, van tantamount to a “Surgical Strike” media on the political storm that en- pre-election prediction - “Mee Punha peal the AGP leadership to ers b the party top brass for “ he said. on democracy in Maharashtra. “What- gulfed the state after BJP leader Deven- Yaeen” (I will return). Rs 100 crore sanctioned for Gehlot questions overnight Four police personnel martyred Utkal University: Odisha CM scrapping of Prez Rule in Maha in Maoist ambush in Jharkhand Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 The Chief Minister called Jaipur, Nov 23 (IANS) Chief they are taking democracy to? (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister upon the students to contrib- Minister Ashok Gehlot on Satur- The country men shall give a Ranchi, Nov 23 (IANS) In a major stables Sikander Singh and Shambhu Naveen Patnaik on Saturday ute for the growth of Odisha day strongly criticised the over- befitting reply to this and will attack ahead of the Jharakhand As- Prasad and driver Yamuna Prasad. said that Rs 100 crore assis- and be a part of this unprec- night scrapping of Presidential teach BJP a lesson.” sembly polls, Maoists ambushed a Jharkhand Director General of Po- tance has been sanctioned to edented development pro- Rule in Maharashtra and ex- In his next tweet, he said: “It Police Control Room (PCR) van, kill- lice K.N. Chaubey has confirmed the Utkal University for opening cess. pressed doubt whether Deven- is doubtful that Fadnavis can be ing an ASI and three other policemen martyrdom of the police personnel, six Centres of Excellence. “The youth are the real dra Fadnavis can be a successful successful as CM. Both CM and at NH-22 near Rukaiya More at Chan- and informed that additional police “The Government of Odi- potential of a nation. Their chief minister in the situation. deputy CM have taken oath of dwa in Latehar district of the state, forces have been dispatched to the sha has sanctioned Rs 100 education, knowledge, cre- In his two tweets, Gehlot sent secrecy under guilt conscious- police said. spot to take stock of the situation. crore to Utkal University for ativity, innovation abilities out his strong reaction on the ness and hence it is doubtful The incident took place on Friday Jharakhand Assembly elections are opening six Centres of Excel- and an undaunted spirit to surprising overnight develop- that they will be able to give late evening when a police team was scheduled to be held in five phases lence. The university has al- conquer the world will decide ment in Maharashtra. good governance which shall be on-board a PCR van in the Chandwa from November 30. ready received Rs 40 crore in the future of the nation,” said In his first tweet, he said: a big loss to Maharashtra pub- police station area when the rebels per the notification of Election the current academic year,” Patnaik. “What was the need to hide and lic.” ambushed them and opened indis- Commission, the date of polling for said Patnaik. “Teachers and students are do the act in Maharashtra. What Gehlot, in fact, had hosted the criminate fire, leading to a gun battle. the first phase is November 30, while The Chief Minister was the principal players in an in- kind of morality it is to scrap the 44 Congress MLAs from Maha- Police said that three jawans died the second phase on December 7. addressing the inauguration stitution like this. Teaching, Presidential Rule overnight and rashtra in a plush resort for five on the spot, while another cop who The third, fourth and fifth phases of ceremony of the five-day learning is an ongoing and administer oath of secrecy? days where they were not al- had sustained bullet injuries died on polling will take place on December platinum celebration of Utkal evolving process. Manage- “In which direction they are lowed to meet anyone. During the way to a hospital here. 12, 16 and 19, respectively. University, Odisha’s premier ment, infrastructure, learning taking democracy to? The coun- their stay in Rajasthan, these The martyred policemen have been Counting of votes will take place on varsity in the city. resources and even curricu- try men shall give a befitting MLAs were given VIP treatment identified as ASI Sukra Oraon, con- December 23 Besides, funds have also lum are facilitating factors. reply to this and will teach BJP and were taken on a tour to dif- been provided for the infra- The outcome of this entire a lesson.” “In which direction ferent locations of the state. structure development of the exercise is quality human re- Defence Minister to inaugurate University, he added. source,” he said. Yashwant Sinha-led group barred 6 people die in separate 3-day Military Lit Festival from moving out of Srinagar Chandigarh, Nov 23 (IANS) The age youngsters to take up defence Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) The restricted their movement citing stage is all set for the three-day Mili- forces as career. incidents in Tripura five-member group led by for- terrorist threat in south Kashmir. tary Literature Festival-2019 with De- Over 50,000 visitors witnessed the Agartala, Nov 23 (IANS) At least six people, including four of a mer BJP leader Yashwant Sinha “We had sent a written commu- fence Minister Rajnath Singh slated to literature fest last year registering a family, died in separate incidents in Tripura on Saturday, police visiting Kashmir was on Saturday nication to deputy commissioner inaugurate it on December 13 at the 500 per cent increase in attendance. said. In a tragic incident, four members of a poor family commit- prevented by Jammu & Kashmir asking for permission to visit Lake Club here. General Shergill said the Chief Min- ted suicide at Sadhu Bairagi Para in western Tripura. authorities from travelling out- Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdul- Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder ister would head a gathering of me- “One Paresh Tanti, 32, and his wife Sandhya Tanti, 28, first poi- side Srinagar citing a terrorist lah, Mehbooba Mufti and Yousuf Singh will preside over the closing cer- dia experts, intellectuals and defence soned two of their children -- Bishal Tanti, 9 and Rupali Tanti, threat in the areas they intended Tarigami,” Sinha told IANS. “We emony and honour the descendants strategists, including Mark Tully, Rav- 5 -- to death and then killed themselves by hanging from a tree to visit. have been told that permission and units of Victoria Cross winners of ish Kumar, former Army Chief General nearby their thatched house,” Additional Superintendent of Po- Former Foreign Minister Sinha has not been granted.” the Burma Campaign of the Second V.P. Malik, former Air Chief Marshal lice (Rural) Amitava Paul said. had spoken to National Confer- He said the police told him they World War. B.S. Dhanoa, Nandini Sundar, besides He said the reason behind the deaths could not be ascertained ence leader Farooq Abdullah were free to move in Srinagar The event to be held from December Oliver Everett, Kishwar Desai, Vivek immediately. However, local people said that abject poverty is over the phone on Friday. with the knowledge and permis- 13 to 15 will present an international- Katju and Irfan Habib. the cause of the mass suicide. Former Chief Ministers Fa- sion of the authorities. level forum to foster and preserve ex- The Balakot strikes, Revocation of In two other incidents, two youths - Rakesh Das, 22 and Kes- rooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, “This is to stop us from going to change of knowledge related to mili- Article 370 and Taliban resurgence hab Das, 38, were murdered at Katakhal on the outskirts of the and Mehbooba Mufti are among these places and seeing the situa- tary literature and associated works, make up an engaging starting point capital city and Konaban in western Tripura late on Friday night. the 50-odd politicians who have tion for ourselves,” he said. besides acquainting the youth with for triggering deliberations enough to Police officials said that the reasons behind these murders not been detained by the J&K admin- A security advisory to the group glorious military heritage, Chief Min- bring the stage alive. yet known and investigations are on. istration after the Centre’s move said they were “strongly advised ister’s Senior Advisor Lt Gen (retd.) More than 10 books of noted de- to revoke Article 370 on August 5. to refrain from taking any such T.S. Shergill told the media here. fence and literary authors would also Sinha told IANS that the phone journey which would jeopardise The Military Literature Festival has be released on the occasion, he added. D/N Test: Nine more held call to the NC leader was facili- your safety and security.” earned a brand presence in the re- This time a dedicated army infor- tated by a friend. The group has met several del- gion by successfully encompassing mation corner would be setup for fa- for ticket black marketing He said they had planned to egations after arriving in Srinagar all aspects of defence literary works, cilitating aspiring youth about various travel to Pulwama and Shopian and is scheduled to return to Del- arts, crafts, music and displays welded army examinations and entry proce- Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Kolkata Police sleuths on Saturday ar- in south Kashmir but authorities hi on November 25. around the central theme to encour- dures, he added. rested nine persons during a drive against black marketing of tickets around the Eden Gardens area on Day 2 of the first ever day-night Test in the country between India and Bangladesh. verifying the list of support- the Sena-NCP-Congress, The arrests were made by the anti-rowdy section of the city po- Will challenge politically and ing MLAs, the government but before allowing it to be lice’s Detective Department, who also seized 40 tickets. has been formed -- there’s completed, everything was “This afternoon, an anti-rowdy section team of the Detective some wrong, something is done in a secretive man- Department, who were maintaining watch around the Eden legally: Ahmed Patel stinking somewhere,” the ner. We (three parties) had Gardens, conducted a drive against black marketing of tickets for Mumbai, Nov 23 (IANS) tra Governor B.S. Koshyari sults were declared, the Congress leader said. completed all our discus- the ongoing Test between India and Bangladesh. Senior Congress leader on Saturday morning ad- role of the Governor in the He said the manner in sions and were to finalise “During the drive, nine persons were arrested and 40 tickets Ahmed Patel said on Sat- ministered the oath of of- entire issue was question- which the swearing-in cer- a couple of points by today were seized from their possession,” said city police Joint Com- urday that they would put fice to BJP leader Devendra able. emony of the new govern- afternoon, but before that missioner (crime) Murlidhar Sharma. up “a political and legal Fadnavis as the new Chief “First, the BJP was in- ment was carried out early everything happened,” Pa- The accused were later taken to the Maidan police station for challenge” at the manner Minister of Maharashtra vited, later Shiv Sena, then in the morning with the tel said, adding that he was prosecution, Sharma said. in which a Bharatiya Janata and Nationalist Congress NCP, but the Congress was presence of just one me- taken by surprise. Earlier, the sleuths had arrested 12 persons and seized 72 tick- Party-led government was Party (NCP) leader Ajit not given a chance to prove dia, “they have exceeded The three parties will ets during two separate drives against black marketing of tickets. sworn-in in Maharashtra Pawar as the new Deputy its majority or stake claim,” all limits of shamelessness now resort to all “political Attorney general Avijai Mandelblit formalized the indictment under a shroud of secrecy Chief Minister. Patel said while addressing in flouting the democratic and legal means” to tackle against the acting leader on Thursday, which is a new blow to at dawn on Saturday. Speaking to the media, the media soon after the process, the laws and Con- the issue which is a “blot the unstable and gridlocked Israeli political landscape, Efe news In a stunning political Patel said that from day Sena-NCP’s joint briefing. stitutional niceties.” “A pro- on the state’s political his- reported. development, Maharash- one after the election re- “Now, suddenly without cess was underway among tory”, he said. Indian Horizon 6 LITERARY Sunday, November 24, 2019

Jones, the beating of the tom-tom becomes the obses- By. IRWIN EDMAN sional domination of the Negro hero. The subtler beats and variations of symphonic music affect the conscious- N THE CHAPTER ON LANGUAGE, IT WAS POINT- ness of more circumspect and civilized listeners. In the ED out that sound moves in two directions and has languorous luxury of the love motifs in Wagner, the two possible alternatives. It may be a mere “pat- Sounds, the Ears, rhythmic beat of the dances in Prince Igor, quite apart tering on the ear,” delightful in itself, but from the from subtler effects, the mere animal control enforced Ipoint of view of explicit significance quite negligible, or by the rhythmic basis of the music is responsible for the it may become a vehicle of ideas, a system of signals or musical effect. There is something imperious about the symbols whose sensuous quality is utterly negligible, in sound of music that is lacking to any other art. We either which the sound is forgotten completely in the sense. do not listen to music or in listening to it become for the One might, for example, go for a day paying exclusive and the Musician time being one with its time and rhythm, confluent with _attention to the quality of voices and the syllables they its own rhythmic process. But while rhythm is the basis uttered, or in a foreign country where one did not know and in a certain sense the substance, it is not the whole the language one might be absorbed completely by the of music. It is the generic condition of all music but it is melody of what was being said. Sound become a vehicle not the specific being of any. of significance is language, which is turned in poetry or The latter may be said to lie rather in the melodic line, prose into an art. But the purely aural qualities of it may along which the attention moves, only more poignantly be exploited and that exploitation is music, signifying, in and intimately than the attention moves with the lines a logical sense, nothing, but aesthetically of the first, and of a painting. When one is absorbed by music, one lives often emotionally of the most poignant importance. for the time being along the progression of that rise Music, too, illustrates the principle of all the arts, that and fall, deviation and resolution of tones which con- of being sensuous in its basis and ranging in its possi- stitute a melody. The life of the melody, that abstract bility of appeal to the most abstract and intellectual of and spaceless theme singing through time, is the life of effects and appeals. The appeal of music has, like that the listener. Our own will, in Schopenhauer’s luminous of the other arts, an explicit and obvious physical basis. mythology, is objectified in the surge and complica- The pitch of a note is determined by the rate of vibration tion of the music. The pleasures of music flow from this of the air, its color is determined by the presence of over- triple fact of tone, rhythm, and melody. The enjoyment tones, its intensity is dependent upon the amplitude of of all three may be purely sensuous in character. One vibration, its quality by its relative position in the scale. may merely luxuriate vaguely or with precision in the The tones at the disposal of Western musicians are, abstract and objectless world of sounds, discriminat- of course, arbitrary, and some of the newer music is in- ing separate tones in their liquid loveliness of violin or dicating how arbitrary the selection is. But out of these moreover, like any other sensations, evoke memories to others at an instant in harmony. Notes occur in a flute, or their resonance of brass; one may loiter along tones an infinite variety of combinations is possible. The and associations. Some tones like those of a trumpet are rhythm, and, as in poetry, the rhythm of music is its fun- with the melody in the devious wanderings from the tones of music, like the separate sounds of syllables, may warlike; others like those of violins and flutes are sylvan damental hypnosis, and for the same reasons. Rhythm tonic note and in its return. One may glory in the purely be pleasant. But even more than the sound in words, the and tender. But the separate tonal effects of tones are enables us to hear music with economical comprehen- physical excitement of a whole orchestral outburst of character of musical effect depends on their succession. incidental to their functions in that rhythmic-melodic sion; the tones fall into easily apprehensible units. But harmony or a kaleidoscopic cascade of sound. However Music is above all a temporal art, and its effect is that of process which is a musical composition. A melody is a the beat of music has a more imperious utility than that complex the sensations of music may be—and there is a succession of tones, each of which qualifies the aes- chord taken piecemeal and suspended through time. A it permits apprehension. Our own bodily machinery has no limit al-most to which musical sensibility and the thetic effect of the succeeding. It has been pointed out in note sets a given musical expectation which the melodic a rhythmical character; we are creatures whose funda- resources of orchestration are bound—the enjoyment a different connection how much of our sensations are development fulfills. The whole elaborate construction mental processes of living are rhythmic, and creatures, may be purely sensational, an elaborate patter upon memories rather than sensations, and in music the feel- of the most intricate musical composition is simply a too, whose rhythms are subtly affected by those rhythms the ear, but none the less a patter. To the more dis- ing tone of any note is immensely affected by the tonal complication of the melodic deployment of notes in a external to us that come to us through the ear. Our whole ciplined musical intelligence, music may come to be sequence in which it appears. Tones themselves, like scale and tones with harmonic relations to each other. emotional life has a rhythmic character and quality. Our more than a pyrotechnic at-tack upon the eardrum, colors, are pleasant or unpleasant, and are, without ref- However complicated music becomes, it is, au fond, very thoughts come to us in an ebb and flow. To rhythms a splendid fireworks of sound. There is perhaps no erence to their associations, sharp or stinging or sweet or simply notes in a melody and notes in a chord. But the in music the rhythms in our consciousness are extraor- other art where the pleasures of mere form are more soft or loud and there are specific nervous correlations notes have not simply a melodic relation to each other dinarily responsive. A change in beat is for the moment marvelous in complexity, more intellectual in essence, to each kind and indeed to each nuance of tone. Tones, in a succession of moments and a harmonic relation a change in our own being. In Eugene O’Neill’s Emperor in quality more pure. A STRIKE FOR LIBERTY THE VERY CEEVR KITE By Anna sewell (By Enid blyton) ONE day my lady came IMOTHY was xcited. Mummy down later than usual, and was going to take him to see a the silk rustled more than conjurer at the Town Hall, and ever. “Drive to the Duchess of it was said that he could really B-’s,” she said, and then, after do the most marvellous things a pause, “Are you never go- imaginable! He could put wa- ing to get those horses’ heads ter into a teapot, and when it up, York e Raise them at once, poured out, it was cocoa! And and let us have no more of this then, by waving his handker- humouring and nonsense.” chief over the cup of cocoa, he York came to me first, whilst could turn it into a bowl with a the groom stood at Ginger’s goldf1sh swimming about. Just head. He drew my head back imagine that! So it was no won- and fixed the rein so tight that der that Timothy wits excited. it was almost intolerable ; then He kept thinking and thinking he went to Ginger, who was and thinking about the conjurer, impatiently jerking her head and he was so pleased and hap- up and down against the bit, py that he simply could not sit as was her way now. She had a still for a moment! It was a very good idea ofwhat was coming, windy day. The trees sang a song and the moment York took as they swung their branches the rein off the terret in order about. to shorten it, she took her op- The smoke from the chimneys portunity, and reared up so twisted this way and that like suddenly that York had his witch’s cloaks, and the flag on nose roughly hit, and his hat the flag-mast at the bottom of the knocked off; the groom was garden flapped as if it had wings! nearly thrown off his legs. At There came a knock at the door. themselves speak! ‘The kite can’t wonder if there’s a nest there,’ he once they both flew to her head, but get to the duchess’s garden party I them unless we do. The London Mummy went to it, and there was go any higher!’ said Jimmy. ‘I’ve thought, and slipped his hand in. she was a match for them, and went can’t help it.” York did not say this people always want their horses to the laundry man, with the basket of used every single inch of string!’ ‘I There was a nest—but it was a very on plunging, rearing, and kicking in before the men ; he always spoke re- carry their heads high, and to step clean linen. ‘Wait a moment,’ said hope the string won’t break,’ said old one, falling to pieces. There a most desperate manner ; at last spectfully when they were by. Now high ; of course, it is very bad for Mummy. ‘I will pay you.’ She ran to Timothy anxiously. was something that rustled in the she kicked right over the he felt me all over, and soon found the horses, but then it is good for get her bag, and took a pound note ‘The kite is pulling very hard!’ nest. Timothy thought it was a Black Beauty carriage pole and the place above my hock where trade. The horses soon wear up, or out of it. Just as she was handing it And do you know, just as he spoke, dead leaf. He pulled it out to see. fell down, after giving me a severe I had been kicked. It was swelled gel diseased, and they come for an- to the man, a dreadful thing hap- the string did break! Wasn’t it But when he saw what it was he got blow on my near quarter. There is and painful ; he ordered it to be other pair. That,” said Max, “is what pened. The wind suddenly blew dreadful? It broke a little way up in such a surprise that he very nearly no knowing what further mischief sponged with hot water, and then he said in my hearing, and you can by in a terrific gust and snatched the air—and the kite at once flew fell right out of the tree! It was the she might have done had not York some lotion was put on. Lord W— judge for yourself.” What I suffered the note out of Mummy’s hand. away, dragging its long tail and its pound note his mother had lost! promptly sat himself down flat was much put out when he learned with that rein for four long months In a trice it was blown away, high string behind it! ‘Ohl’ cried Jimmy, Yes, it was, really! ‘The wind must on her head, to prevent her strug- what had happened ; he blamed in my lady’s carriage it would be in the air, and flew right over the in dismay. ‘My lovely kite! It’s goner have blown it all the way across the gling, at the same time calling out, York for giving way to the mistress, hard to describe ; but lam quite sure hedge, and was lost to sight! ‘Oh!’ The two boys watched it. It dipped field, into the tree—and it must h / “Unbuckle the black horse ! Run for to which he replied that in future that, had it lasted much longer, ei- cried Mummy, in dismay. ‘Quick! down suddenly, then dipped again slipped into the hole!’ cried Timo- the winch and unscrew the carriage he would much prefer to receive ther my health or my temper would Let’s look for it! Timothy! Come and disappeared behind a tree. thy. ‘Oh, Jimmy, Jimmy, what luck! pole ; cut the trace here, somebody, his orders only from his lordship ; have given way. and help!’ Well, they all hunted ‘Quick!’ said Timothy. ‘We may get Now Mummy will be able to take if you can’t unhitch it.” One of the but I think nothing came of it, for Before that I never knew what and hunted and hunted—but not a it if we hurry. Perhaps it is caught me to see the conjurer after all. footmen ran for the winch, and things went on the same as before. it was to foam at the mouth, but sign of that pound note could they somewhere.’ The boys raced over Hurrah!’ ‘Hurrah!’ cried Jimmy, another brought a knife from the I thought York might have stood up now the action of the sharp bit on see! It might have blown as far as the field, climbed over the wall at too, pleased to see his friend’s ex- house. The groom soon set me free better for his horses ; but perhaps I my tongue and jaw, and the con- the next village, for all they knew. the end, and found themselves in cited face. ‘Throw down the kite, from Ginger and the carriage, and am no judge. Ginger was never put strained position of my head and Mummy went sadly back to the a little wood. They hunted anx- Timothy. We’ll race home and tell led me to my box. He just turned me into the carriage again, but when throat always caused me to froth at house. ‘Timothy, I can’t take you iously for the kite, and could not your mother.’ They tore off—and in as I was, and ran back to York. I she was well of her bruises, one the mouth more or less. Some peo- to the conjurer’s now,: she said. ‘I see it anywhere. ‘It’s too bad!’ said Timothy’s mother was so pleased was much excited by what had hap- of Lord W—’s younger sons said ple think it very fine to see this, and am so very sorry. But I’ve no more Timothy. ‘This horrid wind! It blew and excited. She hugged both little pened, and if I had ever been used he should like to have her ; he was say, “What fine, spirited creatures ! “ money. Timothy was dreadfully away my Mummy’s money to-day boys, and heard the story of how to kick or rear, I am sure I should sure she would make a good hunt- But it is just as unnatural for horses disappointed. He wanted to cry— so that she can’t take me to see the the kite got caught in the tree, have done it then ; but I never had, er. As for me, I was obliged still to as for men to foam at the mouth : but when he saw his mother look- conjurer—and now it’s taken away again, anil again, and again. and there I stood angry, sore in my go in the carriage, and had a fresh it is a sure sign of some discomfort, ing so upset he knew that hit must your kite!’ ‘We’ll go to see the conjurer leg, my head still strained up to the partner called Max ; he had always and should be attended to. Besides pretend not to care, so that she They went on hunting—and and we’ll take Jimmy with us, as terret on the saddle, and no power been used to the tight rein. I asked this, there was a pressure on my wouldn’t feel even more un- suddenly Timothy gave a shout, it was his kite that so kindly found to get it down. I was very miser- him how it was he bore it. “Well,” windpipe, which often made my happy. So he gave her a hug, and and pointed upwards. ‘Look! It’s my money for me!’ she laughed. able, and felt much inclined to kick he said, “I bear it because I must, breathing very uncomfortable; said. ‘Never mind, Mummy! I don’t up there! Caught in that tree!’ ‘Wasn’t it a clever kite!’ said Jimmy, the first person who came near me. but it is shortening my life, and it A Strike for Liberty when I re- mind about the conjurer! Don’t ‘Oh dear! I can’t climb that tree,’ full of joy to think that he was go- Before long, however, Ginger was will shorten yours too, if you have turned from my work, my neck and you worry about me!’ Wasn’t that said Jimmy. I’d be Zraid of fall- ing to have such a treat. Well, they led in by two grooms, a good deal to stick to it.” Do you think,” I said, chest were strained and painful, my nice of him? He went and put on ing. ‘Well, I’ll climb it and get the all went to see the conjurer1 that knocked about and bruised. York “that our masters know how bad it mouth and tongue tender, and I his hat and coat to go and tell his kite,’ saild Timothy. ‘I’m used to after-noon, and didn’t they have came with her and gave his orders, is for us ?” felt worn and depressed. In my old friend Jimmy thk he would not climbing. I’m always climbing the fun! Do you know, the conjurer and then came to look at me. In “I can’t say,” he replied; “but home I always knew that John and (be going to see the conjurer now, trees in our garden at home.’ So took a shilling out of Jimmy’s left a moment he let down my head. the dealers and the horse doctors my master were my friends ; but and to ask Jimmy if he would be up he went. It was very difficult. ear, and a rabbit out of Timothy’s “Confound these bearing reins ! know it very well. I was at a dealer’s here, although in many ways I was sure to remember every-thing to A branch caught at his leg and cap. It was really most astonish- “he said to him-. self. “I thought we once, who was training me and an- well treated, Iliad no friend. York tell him, if be went. ‘Jimmy’s out scratched it. A big twig struck into ing! ‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen a should have some mischief soon— other horse to go as a pair ; he was might have known, and very likely in the field flying his kite,’ said his cheek and pricked him. But up cleverer thing!’ said Jimmy, as they master will be sorely vexed ; but getting our heads up, as he said, o did know, how that rein harassed Jimmy’s mother. So Timothy ran he went—and at last he reached went home. ‘Except your kite!’ said there—if a woman’s husband can’t little higher and a little higher ev- me ; but I suppose he took it as a to the field and sure enough there the kite. He pulled it free from the Timothy. ‘That was even cleverer rule her, of course a servant ery day. A gentle-- man who was matter of course that could not be was Jimmy, flying his kite high in branch it had fallen on, and was than the conjurer, Jimmy! It found A Strike for Liberty can’t ; so I there asked him why he did so. ‘ Be- helped ; at any rate, nothing was the air. What a wind there was! just about to go down again when a pound note in a bird’s nest in- wash my hands of it, and if she can’t cause,’ said he, ‘people won’t buy done to relieve me. The little boys could hardly hear he saw a big hole in the tree. `I stead of an egg!’ Indian Horizon Sunday, November 24, 2019 Literary 7

he cultural pattern of Andhra Pradesh has made a significant contribution Tto the cultural mosaic of India. Strict- ly speaking the cultural boundaries of the CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE DECCAN sub-continent have been crossing over the linguistic and geographical boundaries of BY DR. RAHIMUDDIN KEMAL the country. The plateau of the Deccan is SEVEN TOMBS the oldest part of the land mass and inspite of the political divisions through history the DR. R.KEMAL is an authority on Heritage and Deccan retained its identity as a unit. The dynasty of Satvahanas was identi- is proud to have his valuable contribution to fied with the Andhra, as in the Puranic list of kings, they were stated to be of Andhra make this special feature, a success. stock or Jati. At the time of listing them in Puranic record they seem to have occu- 40 miles from Warrangal is the village of pied the Andhra country. Pliny states that Pakhal which was built during the Kakatiya the Andhra territory in the Eastern Deccan CHARMINAR period and Ramappa about 40 miles from consisted of 30 walled towns besides a large Warrangal is another temple with a lake. It number of villages. has fine sculptures. No mortar was used in They maintained a regular army of infan- the construction of the temple. There are try, cavalry and elephants. There were 30 3 varanda, surrounding the temple and on kings who ruled for 460 years. But often re- the 4th side female figures are arranged in Charminar is not only a vital departure used for functions, holidays, picnics, mu- cords say that Satvahanas rose to power in pairs of almost life size made of polished from the earlier style in the fact that use sic parties, Musharias etc. the west of the Deccan and conquered the black stones gracefully forming the brack- was made of mortar of lime instead of The style developed by the Asaf Jahis Maharashtra, Malwa and Madhya Pradesh. ets. The ceiling of the temple is decorated glazed tiles for the exterior. The happi- achieved its climax during the reign of After the fall of Satvahanas the empire was with scenes of Ramayana and Puranas in est feature of this monument is the selec- seventh Nizam, State Library, High Court, partitioned between the Abhiras in the sculpture. The pillars are rich with subtle tion of the site and the lay-out on the four City College, Osmania hospital, Unani N.W., who also made their appearance in ornamentation. sides, (there were four huge arches with Hospital were built with great care. The Nagarjuna Konda. Warangal was Kakatiya capital. Its former the fountain in the centre) which gradu- Osmania University architecture revealed The other successors were the Chutus in name was Ekasilla. The fortress of Waran- ally exposed the building to the viewer. the combination of Kakatiya style and Is- the South and Ikshvalcus in Andhra Desa. gal was constructed in the reign of Ganapati Sufficient use was made of water in lamic architectural aesthetics. It express- For some time they continued in Madhya Dev. Formerly the capital was Hanamkon- the shape, of canals running from the es a temporal dimension, the base for it is Pradesh. The political units of the Deccan da a suburb of Warangal well known for the Charminar along the streets. Water was of Kakatiya’s and the upper structure is of that had continued for six centuries from Thousand Pillar Temple. The outer wall is brought to the Charminar fountain un- Islamic aesthetics. the time of Nandas was broken. made of mud and the inside wall is of stone. derground from a distant tank called Jal- However the great missing element is a In this period Nagarjuna Konda become It has four gates. Gate ways are carved palli and it was based on siphon principle: strong base that gave Moghal and Qutub the centre of Buddhist activities where a big in black stones in the style of the famous The three tier height of the building has Shahi buildings a sense of upward thrust. stupa was built and a learning centre estab- gateways of Sanchi. Under the Muslims been so arranged that they all merge into Perhaps it is also placed on an inappro- lished. Most of royal ladies were Buddhist. it was the Headquarters of the Governor a single whole into a setback. There are priate site Subsequent buildings like State The Nagarjuna Konda centre extended its influences over Ceylonese Bhuddhism. important assignments in ad-ministration, The study of sculptures of Nagarjuna army and diplomatic corps. Konda has traces of Greek influence and The second important decision was to GOLCONDA Mahayana tendencies. Satvahanas were retain administrative and political author- succeeded by others including foreigners ity subject to their allegiance to the central but their administrative and cultural tra- Government. Thus we see that the division ditions continued for a long time. It is in- of power and rivalry for power was not on teresting to note that the Bahmanis built religious or communal basis but was be- beautiful cultural edifice with a harmoni- tween foreigners and Deccanis. The Dec- ous blending of indigenous traditions with canis consisted of both Hindus and Mus- Turko-Iranian institutions. lims; with this grew the composite culture The traditions and culture of Bhaman is of the Deccan and influenced Hindus and inspite of the breakup of its kingdom into Muslims to such an extent that each lost 5 parts continued its cultural unity even its Original form. New social and cultural under their successors. In other words the institutions grew. Marriage ceremonies study of the cultural history of the Deccan acquired new fascinating dimensions. Fes- established the fact that the cultural tradi- tivals were commonly accepted and cel- tions and values supersede the political and ebrated with equal enthusiasm and gusto. linguistic boundaries. Even administrative and political institu- This will be discussed later. The Telu- tions acquired new forms. gu language, though a branch of Tamil, Prior to the advent of the Muslims in the emerged as a sweet tongue and developed Deccan the Bhakti movement had brought under the patronage ‘of Andhra Kings. Just about revolutionary changes in religious before the Muslim invasion of the South the thought and form of rituals. With the ad- most representative of Andhra culture were vent of Muslims came the Sufis and they the Kakatiyas of Warangal who gave their leveled the ground for further interaction. patronage to the development of Telugu It is interesting to note that the Sufi Saints language, culture, fine arts and architec- of Bijapur, especially Aminuddin Ala intro- ture. The Abhiras though foreigners were duced many Hindu percepts and practices very creative and innovative people. Their in his Sufi order. In the same manner the and buildings were added specially a Dur- very few public buildings specially pal- Bank Jubilee Hall, Aza Khana Zehra have language was capable of assimilating and Indian religious thought was influenced by bar Hall of 86ft by 24ft. dimension. The Vi- aces of those times left. characteristic bleadings of styles in sim- absorbing new ideas and fresh idioms and Islamic concepts. jaynagar evolved a style of its own Temples The detailed description of the palaces, ple lines and selective decor. After the for- value patterns into their culture. It is from Historically speaking Andhra Pradesh which were spread throughout the country. of buildings with the ground rhythmic mation of Andhra Pradesh Kakatiya style the Abhir language that Urdu acquired two has a vast array of archaeological remains Among the secular buildings the King’s planning, with beautiful interiors amply has been reintroduced but there is no vital characteristics, creative urge of acquir- of various pre-historic and proto-historic audience hall and the Throne platform (or proves that the architectural evolution evidence of original treatment, selective ing and assimilating new ideas and values. antiquities. They include Budhist, Jain, house of victory) that was built to com- had achieved a style. It spoke eloquently of choice or an expression of a vision for the The future development of Urdu culture Hindu, Muslim, and Christian monu- memorate Krishna Deva Raya’s success, are the strength of conception rhythmic plan- future. It means an imitation of Kakatiya based on Abhir characteristics formed a ments. Among pre-historic antiquities ag- impressive remnants of those times. ning, harmonious blending and its vertical style without creative treatment of style. link with Prakratis that had emerged from ate knives, chipped implements of white The audience hall had 100 pillars, each expansion. The Qutub Shahi tombs spe- Salar Jung Museum is an ugly, incon- Pali with many basic idiomatic patterns quartz, polished celts and axes have been now having 10 pillars. This was further cially that of Quli Qutub Shah is a beauti- gruous structure to house art treasure. from Sanskrit. Even before the Muslims discovered from Karimnagar, Warangal and development of Kakatiya architecture. In ful example of a majestic conception with The Secretariat building gives the impres- came to this part of India the cultural inter- other places. Telangana is noted for mega- the last stages of the Vijaynagar empire strong high basement and its vertical ex- sion of cosmetic treatment to a western action had given rise to traditions that con- lithic tombs, polished potteries, weapons, Madurai style dominated which in fact pansion to to-wered bulbous dome. style monstrous building. The architects solidated into a strong base of continuous iron and bronze utensils, have been discov- is a further evolution of Pandya style of The harmony of design and majestic do not seem to understand that the aes- growth and expansion. ered which decorate our Museums. ‘architecture, with some Euro-pean influ- imposing height was achieved in simple thetics of elevation is firmly based on the ences added. There were also Muslim in- material of granite and mortar. It is inter- rhythmic ground planning. If this is done fluences, e.g. Lotus Mahal is an attempt of esting to note that Charminar was built in no cosmetic treatment is required. Hy- SALAR JUNG MUSEUM blending Muslim style with tiered roofing Bokhara with glazed tiles, and a four mina- derabad has the environment traditions of the temple. ret structure at Sikandera also, but neither and opportunities for creative develop- Muslim style of architecture developed can com-pare with the aesthetic majesty ment of architectural. under the Bahmanis. They made use of achieved by delicate proportions in Hyder- The architects and artists are over- the local material with Master crafts men abad. These characteristics are eloquent in whelmed with western style and don’t brought from Delhi to Daulatabad. Per- the style of Qutub Shahi tombs. seem to have been inspired or enthused sian influence continued in this period It is also interesting to compare the aes- by spirit of renaissance. Among all the especially in the use of glazed tiles for thetics of Qutub Shahi architecture with major cities of India Hyderabad is per- decoration. The tombs of the Bahmani that of its contemporaries, Adil Shahi’s haps the singular place where/traditions Kings specially that of Tajuddin Feroze, and Nizam Shahi’s. The achievements of of creative urge, art, architecture and lit- who was the last to rule Gulbarga is an im- Adil Shahi’s Gogombuz was mostly in its erature has continued till recently. The posing monument. This is an extension of huge structure but the subtle refinement spirit of free India to work in all these Tughlak style which added some original of Qutub Shahis and their happy propor- fields. still remains. Unfortunately cre- features to suit the changed environment. tions far excel those of their contempo- ative urges have given way to indolence The later development of architectural raries. When Asaf Jahis made Hyderabad and easy imitations. style was in Bidar and the fortress, its their capital, they confined their construc- We are imitating a style which has palaces with inlaid mother of pearl work tion to ordinary havelies and no buildings already lost its worth in the west and When Allauddin Khilji conquered the Some of the marks found on the potteries in black stone are the magnificent ex- of monumental nature were built. there has been a continuous search for Deccan including the Kakatiyas of Waran- discovered from the graves resemble Pali ample which are eloquently represented However in the days of the fifth and new form and content in keeping with gal the socio-economic and political con- and some consider them to be the original in Rangden Mahal, Zenana Mahal, and sixth Nizam monumental buildings their urge for creative work in art, archi- ditions indicated a trend for absorption form of Indian alphabet. Takht Mahal. The Islamic architectural started appearing and palaces like Chaw tecture and literature. A similar search and expansion. It was under these circum- The great temple of Palampet Warangal values were evident in the ground plan- Mahala were built with care and choice should have started in India too but un- stances prominent Albari Turkish families District, the Vishnu temple of Dischpalli, ning of the buildings in cascades, tanks, of style. Chaw Mahala is a building of less the goblet is filled with the wine of who were founders of the Delhi Sultanate Nizamabad District, each is a beautiful fountains, cisterns and well-laid orna- Moghul style with French influence. The their actualized self it cannot over-flow started moving to the South. Each eminent representative of medieval Hindu architec- mental gardens and elaborate Hamams palace has four guadrangles one behind with something new and refreshing. Os- family controlled 100 villages and came to ture. The monuments of Nagarjuna Konda were substantive examples of architectur- the other with halls behind them. The mania University in fact was an epitome be known as Sardaran-e-sadda—centurion which represents Mahayana Buddhist faith al style in which indigenous motifs find Darbars and state functions were held of renaissance movement in Hyderabad lords. Tughlak’s effort to shift the capital require a complete treatment. The temple blending. here. The Falaknuma palace was built by culture which envisioned a future at the from Delhi to Daulatabad met with difficul- of Rama at Bhadrachalam is noted for its Tombs of Bahmani kings which were Vigar-U1-Umara and was purchased by time when the Country’s independence ties, nevertheless it helped in the establish- antiquity and the traditions that surround dominated by Persian style give way to the sixth Nizam. was imminent. ment of the Bhamani Kingdom with very it. The legend says that during his exile Batid Shahi tombs which are open struc- It has a beautiful facade in Greek style Unfortunately India could not pick up clear secular ideological foundations. Rama built a cottage known a Parnasalla. tures with large archways on four sides with Corinthian pillars holding the cor- this powerful trend to start and maintain They adopted Urdu as a court language From this Sita was carried away by Ravana. with an imposing basement en-graved nice. Dining room, the ball room, smok- an on-ward march. On the other hand and Urdu culture as a unifying force among The temple was renovated by Ram Das the black stone cenotaph. These kings were ing room and bed rooms, are beautifully with Indian independence minds got all communities as it exuded the spirit of Tehsildar of Abul Hasan Tana Shah with of Turkish origin and the change of style deco-rated. Baradaris were built by Mir bogged down in revivalism and corrup- secular values and indigenous character. It Government money. is evident. The third style was developed Alam and Chandu Lai along the’ Musi riv- tion of mind and character followed un- also took a vital political decision to share Ram Das was a nephew of Ekanna and under the qutub Shahi kings of Golconda er in traditional style with wooden struc- der the imitative planning without a clear power with the local people. Thus Hindus Madanna. Ighongir town about 36 miles of which the most majestic and harmo- tures. They had three doors on each side vision of the future. Neither the architects irrespective of the religion caste or language from Hyderabad, has a fort in the tradi- niously blended with happy proportions with verandas on all the four sides and a nor the artists allowed their creative tal- were drawn into sphere of power and given tion of the Deccan built on a rock. About is the monument known as Charminar. big hall in the centre. The Baradaris were ents to emerge or grow.

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon 8 OP-ED Sunday, November 24, 2019 US position on Israeli colonies unjust By Tariq A. Al Maeena principle by all parties. However, estinian lands as illegal. However, tinians”. Unfortunately, the Arabs ‘Two-state solution’ When United States Secretary of the Palestinians and the rest of the the stance of the government rarely have heard similar claims before This rejection of US turnaround State Mike Pompeo last week pro- Arab world have witnessed a con- translated into action against Isra- the administration’s moving of the of policy was not simply confined claimed that the US government tinuous disregard and flouting of el’s illegal land usurpation policies, US embassy to occupied Jerusalem. to the region. The United Kingdom now no longer considered Israel’s international law under the pres- as the US continued to increase un- It does not bode well to Palestin- confirmed that its position towards colonies in the Occupied Palestin- ent Israeli government. Since 1967, conditional military and diplomatic ian claims with the US firmly siding the Israeli colonies was plain and ian Territory to be “inconsistent when Israel occupied the Palestin- support for Israel. In justifying the with Israeli positions. clear. A statement released by the with international law”, a wave of ian West Bank, including East Jeru- overturning of the legal opinion is- Saudi Arabia reacted swiftly to British Foreign Office said that dismay swept through the region. salem, and the Gaza Strip in 1967, sued by the State Department in Pompeo’s statement saying that “it those Israeli colonies “are illegal ac- It was seen as another setback to the US had officially opposed Isra- 1978, Pompeo made reference to completely rejected Washington’s cording to international law, con- peace. el’s construction and expansion of statements by Reagan on the Middle statement on Israeli colonies in the stitute an obstacle before achieving On the issue of legality, perhaps colonies there in deference to inter- East. Thus, the US is now invalidat- West Bank”. An official commu- peace in the region and threaten the Pompeo needs to be reminded that national law. A legal opinion by the ing its own legal opinions, and back- nique declared that “the ongoing possibility of reaching the two-state Israel’s colonies in the Palestinian US State Department issued in 1978, tracking on the thorny issue of illegal construction of colonies in the West solution”. West Bank, including occupied East determined that “while Israel may colonies that will not bode well for a Bank contravenes international In the US, various NGOs for pro- Jerusalem, are illegal. Article 49 of undertake, in the Occupied Terri- final peace settlement. Pompeo also resolutions that guarantee the his- moting peace between Israelis and the Fourth Geneva Convention, to tories, actions necessary to meet its threw the final disposition of colo- torical and inalienable rights of the Palestinians joined the chorus of which both the US and Israel are military needs and to provide for or- nies to the Israeli courts perhaps not Palestinian people to East Jerusa- condemnation. A director of one signatories, clearly states that “the derly government during the occu- realising that Israel’s judicial system lem and the West Bank”. Saudi King such NGO bluntly declared: “This Occupying Power shall not deport pation, for reasons indicated above, has often worked hand-in-glove with Salman Bin Abdul Aziz has been administration has not only contra- or transfer parts of its own civilian the establishment of the civilian the Israeli government to promote keen on ensuring that the rights vened decades of US foreign policy population into the territory it occu- settlements [colonies] in those ter- Israel’s illegal colonisation of Pal- of the Palestinian people are not and demonstrated a total disregard pies”. In addition to that, the char- ritories is inconsistent with interna- estinian land. To perhaps appease usurped by Israelis. The UAE, too, for the plight of Palestinians, but it ter of the International Criminal tional law”. the rest of the Arab world, Pompeo affirmed its strong opposition to the has also embraced the role of be- Court makes this illegal colonisation The then US president Ronald hoped that “this move by the United US move. Similar statements of pro- ing a conduit for the policies of the of Occupied Territory a “war crime”. Reagan’s administration had ruled States would not prejudge final sta- tests were lodged in other parts of right-wing government in Israel.” Now, these had been agreed to in that the US viewed colonies on Pal- tus issues between Israel and Pales- the Arab world. GULF NEWS What it’s like parenting children with mental illness By Hannah Grieco cannot walk, cannot hear — then at least orders in children. I research liver failure My eight-year-old daughter kicks my they have not thrown an iPad through the in the dark next to my sleeping husband. thigh, then my stomach. “I hate you. screen of the television. Pulled a knife out Reflux. Irritable Bowel. Jaundice. The I HATE YOU!” she screams. She has a of the drawer and held it towards some- long-term impact of sleep deprivation on death-grip on my arm, pulls it harder one who loves them. Attempted to pull off brain function. than you’d think a child could and leans their own ears as they weep. “Why are you still awake?” my hus- in to bite. There is a moment of shock that oc- band mumbles, shielding his eyes from Three hours later, we recover in the curs when you share something like that, the light of my phone. I search Facebook bath, fully clothed, the loose sleeves quickly hidden. Their child would never support groups to find other parents and skirt of my date-night dress floating do that. Their child is not like that. whose children are worse off. My goals around us. She balances her Lego figu- We need other parents, though, more are always temporary: Savour this, try rines on the black material, making them than we need honest conversations about not to flinch, notice the sun shining to- cartwheel and pirouette in blocky grace why our children are in the hospital or day. I am an education and disability ad- across my body. They yell at each other what type of waiting rooms we sit in every vocate, and I regularly work with parents and kiss afterward. They live entire lives. week. At least the language is the same, to find perspective and create a new, They laugh and embrace, then throw each and there is comfort in that: Doctors and better community of informed families. other off the edge into the deep water. diagnoses, appointments and medica- I help them look closely at their children, I hold my daughter close, and an hour tions. These other parents have also lost reassigning adjectives and strategising later we are pruny. She is too tired to sleep, Googling for hours, seeing thera- for school battles. We find and unwrap stand without help. I peel off our heavy, pists themselves to find solid ground on gifts we need their teachers and doctors wet clothes and slide us into matching T- which to stand. to see. shirts from my drawer. But to go to work, to grocery shop, to But it is impossible for me to view “We’re twins,” she whispers, and I carry grill the hamburgers for dinner? That re- my children’s mood disorders as gifts. I her to bed. I tuck her in and turn out the quires compartmentalising, something I can’t reframe it for myself, the way I can light. I watch her legs draw up, frog-style, am notoriously bad at. It requires a series for other parents. The way I’ve learnt to and I remember — how could I forget — of locks and keys. The part of us that is do with autism. Autism is simply a part that she broke two of my ribs with those too tired to cry is in the closet by the bot- of my son and daughter, a different way strong legs the month before she was tom of the basement stairs. The part that of thinking and experiencing the world. born. thinks “Not again. I cannot go through They struggle, uncomfortable in this “I’ve never heard of anything like this,” this again,” is in the lockbox in the pantry loudness, but they are also able to find the doctor said. with the medicines. The part that blames I want to text: “My middle daughter is water or snake oil offered. Anything that joy and success. They play and build Her rage against this world’s unfairness our genetic history, that wishes we had me.” will bring smiles, relaxed spines, an after- and create and love. They are children. had already established itself in utero. As known how these things get passed along Instead I text: “Sheesh I bake them noon where my children feel at home in I can’t imagine my children not autis- had her confusing, post-violence affec- — that might have chosen differently — is kooky, don’t I?” Happy face emoji. Wink their own skin. tic. My son not stimming next to me, tion. Somersaults that strained my skin too shameful to acknowledge, much less wink. Skull and crossbones. After years of trying everything, it’s my his fingers flapping in excitement, his and an elbow or foot, hard to say, moving share. What kind of mother would think She texts back a heart. She is at church, only reprieve from science experiments weight shifting from side to side. My up and down my belly. I’d poke the lump such thoughts? but can we meet up later? She loves me and wet blankets wrapped around burn- youngest daughter singing songs to her- with my finger as it moved, and the little “I thought I was in the clear here,” I text and wants me to know how special my ing children. self, a musical monologue as she pro- girl inside would poke back. I’m here. a friend the next morning. “Mood disor- children are. There is a plan, bigger than My daughter now joins her siblings in cesses her day. In the culture of special needs parent- der number three.” But what I want to us, and we are loved. She means this. She the medical realm. Her brother and sister Mental illness, on the other hand, only ing, certain types of disabilities push text is, “Once, when I was 13, I held a pil- has three children with many hard diag- both have diagnoses of autism and mood hurts. When depression or anxiety take parents toward the edges. Those of us low to my face and scream-cried for four noses, and there is a plan for them, too. disorders, and every success comes at hold, when my son’s mania overwhelms with mentally ill children inch away from hours. I rocked myself and whispered I I sometimes bring my family over to her a cost. The relief I feel about my son’s the house — there is no perspective to bright lights and parent support groups. just want someone to love me over and house to soak in the pool of her belief for medications, for example, is tempered by shift, no gratitude for which to dig deep. Words stick in our mouths. We clear our over. Except people did love me. But the afternoon. As an agnostic sceptic, I deep fears regarding his long-term prog- I constantly imagine my children not sad, throats, nodding as other parents discuss what is reality, except what we see with resent and envy her faith. As a desperate, nosis. I worry about terrible side effects not scared, not wanting endlessly. hard things. If their children cannot read, our own eyes?” crumbling mother, I will take any holy and how little we know about mood dis- GULF NEWS There’s a method to Macron’s madness

By Lionel Laurent with one another but stay divid- multi-speed Europe, where an French President Emmanuel ed politically and let others do avant-garde core goes ahead Macron has rubbed allies the the hard work of defending their with closer ties while other wrong way recently with un- prosperity. That’s why Macron countries hang back. It’s piece- popular stances on Nato (brain- stamps his feet the longer Brexit meal stuff, but it matters. Clear- dead), enlarging the European drags on — the UK has consis- ly, though, Berlin is the intend- Union (like trying to butter an tently blocked the closer EU in- ed audience when it comes to expanding piece of toast), and tegration he views as necessary. Macron’s outbursts. He wants Brexit (every delay needs a rea- It’s why he’s keen to identify to prod Germany into a more son). His defenders in Brussels Trump-sized risks to the Atlantic assertive post-Brexit phase. say he’s on a mission to wake up alliance in order to jolt his allies Germany and other “frugal” al- the EU — or in French, “reveiller into action. It’s also why he’s suf- lies seem to want to pinch EU les esprits” — but the backlash fering from enlargement fatigue: pennies while expanding the has been widespread, with Ma- He fears adding more member bloc; Germany’s reassuring cron’s Nato view in particular states without a corresponding words on defence also don’t described as “bewildering” by big boost to the EU’s budget will always line up with its hesita- Germany and “dangerous” by increase internal division and ex- tion to wield power and direct Poland. ternal dependence on Nato. strategy, according to Carnegie For all the outrage, though, It’s wrong to assume this is Europe’s Judy Dempsey. Ma- it’s surely a good thing that the just a self-interested push by cron’s tone is pushy, yes, and EU is being pushed to consider Paris to control the EU. Oth- more than a little irresponsible. real, existential questions about er states share some of these Maybe he senses a window of its future as a shrinking bloc in concerns: Germany has taken opportunity: Angela Merkel is the midst of a geopolitical con- some steps in Macron’s direc- a lame duck, France is on surer flict between the US and China. tion, with Chancellor Angela economic footing, and the Brits What’s unhelpful is the tone. Merkel endorsing his future vi- are leaving. This isn’t about Take a step back and consider sion of a European army and controlling the EU or replacing the challenges facing the EU. Defence Minister Annegret Nato. Paris is far from ready to The UK’s departure means wav- Kramp-Karrenbauer reiterating start extending its own nucle- ing goodbye to 14 per cent of the call for closer security coop- ar umbrella across the conti- the bloc’s GDP, 40 per cent of its eration earlier this month. EU nent, and ideas like a European military power, and $104 billion tus quo. Across the Atlantic, US members. The parallel rise of a nomic and security challenges governments recently signed Security Council point to a (94 billion euros) of budgetary President Donald Trump is an more assertive China, deploying with European solutions, the up to a defence pact (Pesco) for strengthening of the European resources. It also means a hit to avowedly anti-EU president who money, technology and military EU drifts into what Macron has developing common technol- pillar within Nato, according its aspiration of delivering ever has cheered Brexit, wielded trade might, has also unsettled and called “supermarket Europe”: a ogy and a 13 billion-euro Euro- to Frederic Mauro, an associ- closer union among Europe- tariffs like a weapon and ques- divided the EU. The nightmare vast commercial expanse, grow- pean Defence Fund, which the ate research fellow at the IRIS ans — who elsewhere have ex- tioned whether he would send for France is that instead of re- ing further and further east, in US dislikes. Germany has also Institute. pressed discontent with the sta- American troops to defend Nato sponding to these political, eco- which members do brisk trade supported Macron’s vision of a GULF NEWS

The views expressed in these columns are the writers’ own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Indian Horizon or its management.-Editor Indian Horizon 9 International Sunday, November 24, 2019 Released us records reveal Pompeo-Giuliani contacts Pope in Japan, sends Washington, Nov 23 approved by Congress knew. The records show Yovanovitch was dis- (IANS) The US State to pressure the country Pompeo and Giuliani missed as ambassador messages to China, Department has re- into investigating his repeatedly spoke to one to Ukraine in May. "We leased records relating political rival Joe Biden. another - although the can see why Mike Pom- to the Trump adminis- Trump has declared the topics of those conversa- peo has refused to re- Taiwan, HK tration's dealings with inquiry a "witch hunt" tions remain unknown. lease this information Ukraine. Documents and denies any wrong- Emails among the docu- to Congress. It reveals Tokyo, Nov 23 (IANS) casion were Taiwan, Sanya were released to the doing. Giuliani has been ments suggest the pair a clear paper trail from Pope Francis arrived in To- Island and Hong Kong, but ethics watchdog Ameri- accused of trying to dis- spoke on the phone on Rudy Giuliani to the kyo on Saturday after three made no reference to any can Oversight after a credit former Ukraine March 27 and 29. The Oval Office to Secretary days in Thailand and sent of the political tensions be- freedom of information ambassador Marie Yova- second call came after Pompeo to facilitate goodwill messages to Chi- tween these countries. "I request. The records novitch while running Giuliani's staff emailed Giuliani's smear cam- na, Taiwan and Hong Kong pray that Almighty God may show repeated contacts a shadow US foreign a personal assistant to paign against a US am- while flying over the coun- grant you well-being and between Secretary of reported on Saturday. gation against Trump. policy on Ukraine. There President Trump, Mad- bassador," said Ameri- tries. After departing from peace," were Pope Francis' State Mike Pompeo and US' ties with Ukraine The president is accused have been questions eleine Westerhout, to can Oversight Executive Bangkok, the Pope sent tele- words to Carrie Lam, head Trump's personal lawyer are at the centre of an of withholding aid to over what Secretary ask if she had a phone Director Austin Evers in grams to the countries and of the Hong Kong Govern- Rudy Giuliani, the BBC impeachment investi- Ukraine that had been of State Mike Pompeo number for Pompeo. a statement. territories the papal plane ment. There were also tele- flew over while en route to grams to Chinese President Tokyo, Japan. The trip was Xi Jinping, whom he wished germany's cdu losing support to green Mexico asks US not to mix trade deal the second time a pope has "abundant divine blessings visited Japan after his prede- of peace and joy" and to the party: survey with politics cessor Pope St John Paul II President of Taiwan, Tsai visited the country in 1981. Ing-Wen: "Abundant divine Berlin, Nov 23 (IANS) news gency reported. Mexico City, Nov 23 political differences, as The Vatican sent telegrams blessings of peace." The Germany's governing The CDU leader's "main (IANS) Mexican Presi- this does not benefit to overflight countries as is pope will meet with bishops Christian Democratic mistake" had been to ca- dent Andres Manuel the economic devel- customary and on this oc- in Japan on Saturday. Union (CDU) party has ter to the supporters of Lopez Obrador has opment of the region. lost 37 per cent of its Friedrich Merz, her big- asked US legislators Legislators from the former supporters to the gest internal party rival, not to entangle in- US Republican Party PayPal declines to Green Party, according by "pushing the party to ternal political issues have expressed fears to a survey published the right," Guellner ex- with the ratification that the possibility of extend services by the German opin- plained. Only 14 per cent of a renewed North ratifying the T-MEC to Pakistan ion research institute would vote for Kramp- American Free Trade would be reduced if Forsa. Nine per cent of Karrenbauer if the Agreement. "We ask the process were to Islamabad, Nov 23 years because there are no Germans who used to chancellor were directly legislators from the continue into next (IANS) Pakistan govern- business possibilities in vote for the conservative elected. "It is very dif- two parties (Republi- year, due to the 2020 ment officials on Friday the country. The National CDU would now favor ficult to get out of such cans and Democrats), a consensus or greater US presidential elec- said that as of now Pay- Institute of Technology the far-right populist Al- voters from the social a hole," said Guellner. It with all due respect, to acceptance among the tion and the possibil- Pal, an American company Board said that Pakistan ternative for Germany and political center would be questionable help us and not mix an people of the three na- ity of an impeachment which operates a world- wants PayPal to start op- (AfD) party, according have been "put off" by if Kramp-Karrenbauer electoral political issue tions," he added, re- trial against President wide online payment sys- erations in the country to to the Forsa survey sent CDU leader and De- could do so while being with the approval of ferring to Canada, the Donald Trump. How- tem that supports online facilitate its countrymen to Xinhua. Twenty-nine fense Minister Annegret in the "difficult office" the treaty," the Presi- US and Mexico. Lopez ever, US House Speak- money transfers, has re- earning in foreign coun- percent of former CDU Kramp-Karrenbauer, as defense minister. Cur- dent said on Friday, Obrador said that the er Nancy Pelosi said on fused to extend its services tries and facing problems voters would now even said Forsa founder and rently, the Social Demo- Xinhua news agency Mexico-US-Canada Thursday that the US to Pakistan. Last month, in transferring money consider to waive their Managing Director Man- cratic Party's (SPD) reported. "As to the Treaty (T-MEC) must Congress could vote on an Information Technol- from there. PayPal re- right to vote. German fred Guellner, Xinhua potential candidate. treaty, I believe it has not be held hostage to the treaty this year. ogy Ministry of Pakistan views its operations every delegation tried to con- year and there is a pos- vince the company to in- sibility that it might enter troduce its services in the Pakistan in the future, the Three slain, 98 detained amidst protests in Colombia country, Pakistani media board said. In February reported. The PayPal of- this year, the then Finance Bogota, Nov 23 (IANS) At The official added that were arrested and 207 more later. After the protests, van- hereby impose the dry law," ficials told the delegation Minister Asad Umar said least three people were slain those deaths occurred in an were taken to police sta- dals confronted police in the Peñalosa told the press con- that as of now Pakistan that the government is and 98 detained in a day of attempt to loot a shopping tions "for their protection," downtown Plaza Bolivar and ference. He said the measure is not part of their pro- committed to bring PayPal massive protests called by mall in the city, which has while eight minors were "ap- attacked the Capitol, the Pal- will take effect at 12:00 pm gramme for at least three to Pakistan. social movements in several the country's main Pacific prehended." "A total of 151 ace of Justice and the Lievano this Friday and continue un- cities around Colombia to Ocean port, while another members of security forces - Palace, seat of the Mayor's til 12:00 pm on Saturday. Pe- express their rejection of the person was killed in Cande- 148 soldiers and 3 police offi- Office, with stones, paint and ñalosa also called on citizens Senior IS member social and economic poli- laria, also in this town in the cers - were injured during the Molotov cocktails. Similarly, to reject the violent elements cies of President Ivan Duque. southwestern Colombian day of nationwide protests. at least 68 stations of the in the country. Details were provided this province of Valle del Cauca. Also hurt during the day were Transmilenio public trans- Pictures of Mobile Anti- behind bomb attacks in 20 Friday by Defense Minister Thousands of protesting Co- 122 civilians, who either suf- port system were damaged Disturbances Squad (ES- Carlos Holmes Trujillo in his lombians crowded the streets fered slight injuries or the with sticks, stones and graf- MAD) members hitting a report on the protests that of Bogota, Cali, Medellin and consequences of inhaling fiti. Authorities say the repa- woman in the face and vid- countries arrested turned violent by nightfall other big cities on Thurs- gases," he said. rations will take two days. In eos of more than five cops and caused losses in Bogota day until well into the night, Bogota Mayor Enrique light of Thursday's violence, kicking and punching a cou- Ankara, Nov 23 (IANS) als and 2,600 foreign na- worth more than 20 billion when a sudden clanging of Peñalosa told a press con- Mayor Peñalosa imposed ple on a street in downtown Turkey has arrested and is tionals, he said. Turkey's pesos (some $5.8 million), pots and pans resounded in ference that 24 people were the dry law prohibiting the Bogota have gone viral on now interrogating Ebu Ci- anti-IS operations resulted Efe news reported. "While most districts of the capital captured in the capital for sale of alcohol this Friday to social media. had al-Din al-Nasir Ubey- in the arrest of 1,686 for- most of the day the demon- and spread to other towns. attacking police stations avoid further turmoil in the As a result, the defense de, a senior Islamic State eigners and around 3,000 strations went off without The defense minister said and public transport em- capital. "There are some who minister said that police (IS) member, codenamed Turkish nationals, Soylu problems, in certain cases that close to 253,000 people ployees, while damaging are calling for more strikes to inspectors opened 11 pre- Yusuf Huda, who is behind added. Amid unending the violent elements caused took part in "622 activities 265 trash containers. "The be carried out today course liminary investigations in the attacks in 20 countries, rows with European coun- serious damage. In the last from marches to rallies to cost of the damages will be they have an interest in more Bogota, Manizales, Cali and the Turkish Interior Minis- tries, Turkey declared that few hours authorities con- other kinds of movements" more than 20 billion pesos," vandalism being perpetrated Cartagena into reports of ter said. "We have captured it would send thousands firmed the death of two peo- in 350 municipalities of 31 the mayor said, adding that tonight. For that reason and "possible irregularities in the a very senior Daesh (IS) of captured IS militants, ple in Buenaventura amid Colombian provinces. Trujil- "further evaluations" of the to guarantee that the risks of conduct of members of the member who is known as mostly from Europe back to the disturbances," he said. lo added that 98 individuals destruction will be made violence are minimized, we police force." a bomber, bomb-maker, their countries even if their and trainer for bomb at- citizenships were canceled, tacks," said Interior Min- Xinhua news agency re- ister Suleyman Soylu in ported. Turkey has started Corbyn to stay neutral in Brexit referendum an interview published in to send captured foreign daily Hurriyet on Friday. IS members back to their London, Nov 23 (IANS) ence's questions, with the to see delivered, by "absurd- stuff". "There is no evidence country, he argued, but he "He is the one contacting original countries. Labour Party leader Jeremy SNP's Nicola Sturgeon and ly" holding another one. He whatsoever, that I know of, also acknowledged his plan the suicide bombers. The As of November 11, more Corbyn has said he would Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson said that the Labour leader's to show any interference in to cut national insurance terrorist is the mastermind than 15 foreign IS suspects remain neutral in a future also taking to the stage for views seemed to have "mu- any British electoral event," bills for low-earners - ex- in the attacks in Russia in have been so far sent back Brexit referendum if Labour 30 minutes each, the BBC re- tated" and Corbyn's ambi- he said. He insisted his party pected to be the main tax 2018 and a shopping center to their countries. Ankara wins power. He told a BBC ported on Friday. Pressed on tion to negotiate an improved had "zero tolerance" towards announcement in the Con- in Germany's Hamburg," will repatriate most of IS de- Question Time leaders' spe- whether politicians should be agreement would be totally Islamophobia and said he servative manifesto - would he added. "He has trained tainees to their home coun- cial he would not campaign relied upon to tell the truth, undermined if he did not care regretted any offence he had only have a modest impact. Daesh members all over tries by the end of 2019. for Leave or Remain so it Johnson said this was "abso- whether the public backed it caused in articles about race On the NHS, Johnson stuck the world on face-to-face "Turkey was not a hotel for would allow him, as prime lutely vital". While trust was or not. "He is now going to be during his journalistic career. by his claims that the health military training, bomb ve- IS fighters," Soylu said and minister, to "credibly" carry a crucial issue for voters, he neutral on the deal he pro- Including a piece in 2018 service was receiving the big- hicle preparation, suicide criticized European coun- out what the voters then argued the biggest threat to poses to do. I don't see how in which he likened Muslim gest cash injection in its his- bomb preparation, and tries for their reluctance to decide. UK Prime Minister public confidence was the he can do a deal when he is women wearing burqas to tory. He added: "Of course I poison assassination, and take back citizens captured Boris Johnson later asked "corrosive" effect of Parlia- going to be neutral or indif- letter boxes and bank rob- understand that things have was recruiting and training and prisoned by the Turk- how Corbyn could be "indif- ment trying to block Brexit. ferent." The Conservative bers. But he defended the been tough in the NHS and would-be suicide bomb- ish authorities. Among the ferent" on such a vital issue. He said the Labour, SNP and leader also dismissed sug- right to freedom of speech understand the pressures ers," Soylu said. The Turk- deported or being deported But Johnson faced questions Lib Dem leaders wanted to gestions he was trying to sup- and did not accept an audi- the NHS is under. I know the ish security forces conduct- IS suspects were German, of his own about whether he "basically frustrate" the re- press the findings of a report ence member's invitation to massive demand the NHS ed 1,288 operations against Danish, British, American, could be trusted. The Prime sult of the 2016 referendum, into alleged Russian interfer- say "sorry" for writing them. faces but we can only meet IS in the first 10 months of Dutch, French, Irish citi- Minister was the fourth party which the public had been ence in the 2016 referendum Labour's economic plans that demand if we have a dy- 2019 and detained more zens, according to the local leader to answer the audi- waiting more than three years vote as "Bermuda triangle would be "ruinous" for the namic economy." than 3,500 Turkish nation- media reports.

UN envoy reports momentum towards political AI to determine if immunotherapy is settlement in Yemen working in Lung Cancer

ern Transitional Council periods without air- New York, Nov 23 about the very biology of cancer patients will ac- separatists, saying the strikes for the first time (IANS) Scientists who the disease, about which tually benefit from im- progress "should serve as since the conflict began, have pioneered the use of is the more aggressive munotherapy, a treat- a catalyst to move Yemen he added. "We call this Artificial Intelligence (AI) phenotype, and that's ment that differs from swiftly toward settling this de-escalation, a reduc- to predict whether che- information oncologists chemotherapy in that it conflict through political tion in the tempo of the motherapy will be suc- do not currently have," uses drugs to help your means." He cited another war, and perhaps a move cessful, can now deter- said Anant Madabhushi, immune system fight sign of the change in Ye- toward an overall cease- mine which lung-cancer cycles of immunotherapy whose Center for Com- cancer, while chemo- men, telling the Security fire in Yemen," Griffiths patients will benefit from treatment. And, as with putational Imaging and therapy uses drugs to United Nations, Nov practicing concession. Council that the past two noted. He further said expensive immunother- previous work, those Personalized Diagnos- directly kill cancer cells. 23 (IANS) The UN envoy artin Griffiths, the special weeks reported almost 80 the cessation of mis- apy. Researchers used AI changes have been dis- tics (CCIPD) has be- Madabhushi said the for Yemen has reported representative for Yemen percent fewer airstrikes sile and drone attacks to find previously unseen covered both inside--and come a global leader in recent work by his lab momentum toward a of the UN secretary-gen- across Yemen than in the on Saudi territory an- changes in patterns in outside -- the tumour, the detection, diagnosis would help oncologists political settlement in eral, gave the example of two weeks prior, Xinhua nounced by the Houthi CT scans taken when the a signature of the lab's and characterization of know which patients Yemen has been build- the November 5 Riyadh news agency reported. rebels on Sept. 20 has lung cancer is first diag- recent research. "The various cancers by us- would actually benefit ing and urged parties Agreement signed by the In recent weeks, there been sustained for a sec- nosed compared to scans research really seems to ing AI. Currently, only from the therapy, and concerned to continue government and South- have been entire 48-hour ond month in a row. taken after the first 2-3 be reflecting something about 20 per cent of all who would not. Indian Horizon Sunday - November 24, 2019 Business 10

G20 foreign ministers Former Bhushan Steel CMD to be commit to WTO reforms grilled by ED for 7 days Nagoya (Japan), Nov 23 (IANS) G20 foreign ministers have pledged New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) A spe- ous diseases including claustro- there was no provision that it will to push for reforms in the World cial court here on Saturday sent phobia, heart issue, leg issue and investigate the whole money trail Trade Organization (WTO) during former Bhushan Steel CMD San- severe and uncontrolled diabetes. and then arrest the accused. a meeting Saturday in the Japanese jay Singal to seven days Enforce- Opposing the submissions, ED’s “Apart from Rs 4,000 crore city of Nagoya. ment Directorate (ED) remand in counsel Nitesh Rana and A.R. Ad- which is attached, Rs 7,000 crore is The announcement was made a money laundering case. itya while submitting the medical yet to be attached and further in- by Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshi- Singal was produced before examination reports argued that vestigation is required and hence mitsu Motegi at a press conference Special CBI Judge Illa Rawat who, the accused is completely “nor- remand is necessary. Some mon- on the agreements reached at the after hearing detailed arguments, mal” and “medically fit”. ey has also gone abroad,” the ED event, which also marked the con- reserved the order before allowing client has fully cooperated with “Here is the medical examina- said. An ED official had told IANS clusion of Japan’s rotating presi- ing trade disputes. During the press seven days custody, against the 14 the agency and has appeared be- tion report of the accused of to- on Friday that Singal was arrested dency of the 20 most industrialised conference, Motegi also reflected days the financial probe agency fore it as and when called. day, everything is normal. It is under the charges of Prevention of and emerging countries before Sau- on the need to conclude negotia- had sought. His lawyer, Siddharth Aggarwal even normal in the yesterday’s ex- Money Laundering Act, and had di Arabia chairs the summit in 2020, tions for establishing the Regional The court allowed Singal to said that Singal was summoned amination,” Special Public Pros- not been cooperating with the ED reported Efe news. The meeting Comprehensive Economic Part- carry his spectacles, prescribed five times and on three occasion, ecutor Rana said. during questioning. took place amid an ongoing trade nership for Asia and Oceania with medicines and mattress but dis- appeared before the ED for re- The ED told the court that Singal According to the ED, an amount war between the US and China, the agreement of 16 countries that allowed the application for home cording statement while on the is misleading in divulging the de- of Rs 695.14 crore was introduced which has adversely affected sev- have promoted the initiative since food. “I am not allowing the food other two occasions, he was “un- tails of the said companies which as capital by then CMD Singal and eral other nations and allowed the its inception. India, one of the im- application as I am sure that they well”. Singal’s lawyers also op- are directly under his control. his family members in Bhushan resurgence of sentiments against portant initial members of the will take good care of it,” the judge posed the arrest and the applica- It said that there is “enough Steel out of artificially generated free trade. RCEP, dropped out of negotiations said. During the course of hearing, tion of remand moved by the ED, material to say that he is guilty of long-term capital gains by diver- Motegi acknowledged that while earlier this month. Motegi said the Singal’s legal team argued that his arguing he is suffering from vari- money laundering”, adding that sion of its bank loans funds. global confidence in the multilat- RCEP was one of the initiatives that eral context was being undermined, should be defended to strengthen the G20 shared the view that the global free trade. The G20, a forum WTO needed to be reformed to be initially promoted by finance and GST,PM Kisan caused minor slip in fiscal able to address current problems. central bank officials, brings to- WTO reforms being contem- gether the richest countries and the plated included the possibility of world’s major emerging economies deficit in FY19: Fin Min improving mechanisms for resolv- in a common platform. New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Transi- financial year after the introduction Rs 20,000 crore in 2018-19, and Rs crore compared to previous year. tional impact of GST and poor agri- of the GST regime. 75,000 crore in 2019-20. Revenue receipts of the centre cultural situation in 2018-19 fiscal Additionally, farmers needed sup- Small and marginal farmers who were Rs 15,63,170 crore (prov.), France takes aim at US led to the 0.1 percentage point drift port to manage the changes in the own less than five acres of land will which is 9.3 per cent higher than the in fiscal deficit to 3.4 per cent, said agricultural economy that were un- receive three instalments of Rs 2,000 previous year. inaction in the Middle East the Finance Ministry’s Statement on derway. Government needed to play each every year or Rs 6,000 a year. The non-debt capital receipts half yearly review of the trends in re- a critical and an effectively large role The revisions in FD targets were were 14.5 percent lower than the MANAMA: Nov 23 (IANS) French “on the cards for a while” but had ceipts and expenditure in relation to by providing support to farmers to made under the provisions of Sec- previous year. Total net receipts of Defense Minister Florence Parly become clearer with recent events. the budget at the end of the financial manage these changes to minimise tion 4 (2) of the FRBM Act, 2003. As the Centre (including non-debt cap- took aim Saturday at “gradual US “When the mining of ships went year 2018-19. distress in the sector. per the provisional estimates of An- ital receipts) were Rs 16,66,054 crore disengagement” in the Middle East unanswered, the drone got shot. Fiscal deficit (FD) was estimated These reasons necessitated a mi- nual National Income released by the which were about 7.4 per cent high- and said its failure to respond to When that in turn went unanswered, Rs 6,24,276 crore (3.3 per cent of nor deviation in the fiscal deficit tar- Central Statistics Office, the growth er than receipts of previous financial provocations blamed on Iran set off major oil facilities were bombed. projected GDP) in BE 2018-19. It was get of the government. In 2018-19, in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at year. Total expenditure incurred a dangerous chain of events. Where does it stop? Where are the recalibrated to Rs 6,34,398 crore (3.4 fiscal deficit was budgeted at 3.3 per constant (2011-12) prices in 2018-19 during the year 2018-19 was Rs Since May, tensions in the Gulf stabilizers?” she asked. per cent of GDP) at RE stage. cent of GDP. This was revised to 3.4 is estimated at 6.8 per cent compared 23,11,422 crore (prov.), which grew have escalated alarmingly with “The region is accustomed to the The minor deviation of 0.1 per- per cent in RE 2018-19, it said. to GDP growth in 2017-18 0f 7.2 per by 7.9 per cent over the previous attacks against tankers, a US un- ebb and flow of US involvement. But centage points was necessary due to Though the ministry did not name cent. The year-on-year inflation year. Revenue expenditure, which manned drone being downed, and this time it seemed more serious.” transitional impact of GST and the the farmers’ support scheme , it was based on the Wholesale Price Index constituted over 86.9 per cent of strikes on key Saudi oil facilities in Parly said the US drawback was a agricultural situation in the country. PM Kisan Scheme under which the (WPI) during H2 of 2018-19 was 3.7 total expenditure (COPPY - 87.7 per September. “slow process” and acknowledged Against the revised target, the ac- government had announced income per cent as compared to 3.3 per cent cent), was Rs 20,08,463 crore (prov.). Iran was blamed but denied in- that a US carrier strike group had tual fiscal deficit for 2018-19 was Rs support for small farmers and alloca- during the corresponding period of Capital expenditure was Rs 3,02,959 volvement. just entered the Gulf. 6,45,367 crore (prov.), which works tion for the agriculture ministry rose the previous year and 4.9 per cent in crore (prov.) and it registered an in- Despite the attacks on its Saudi “But the trend is, I think, quite out to 3.4 per cent of GDP, the state- from Rs 57,600 crore in 2018-19 (BE) H1 of 2018-19. Gross tax revenue re- crease of 15.4 percent over the pre- ally and having one of its own drones clear and thus probably irrespective ment on trends in receipts and ex- to Rs 1.41 trillion in 2019-20. ceipts were Rs 20,80,203 crore (prov.) vious year. Total receipts excluding shot down, the United States has of who wins the next elections.” penditure said. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman which was about 92.5 per cent of borrowings covered about 72.1 per avoided equivalent retaliation. The US aircraft carrier strike group The structural changes in the indi- Nidhi, or PM-Kisan scheme, was RE and registered a growth of about cent of total expenditure resulting “We’ve seen a deliberate gradual Abraham Lincoln sailed through the rect taxation regime that was imple- aimed at helping 120 million farmer 8.4 per cent over gross tax revenue in a fiscal deficit of Rs 6,45,367 crore US disengagement,” Parly said at Strait of Hormuz last week to show mented beginning 1st July 2017 was families live with respect, besides receipts in 2017-18. Receipts from (prov.) in 2018-19 indicating that fis- the annual Manama Dialogue on Washington’s “commitment” to in the process of stabilisation in FY helping pay for cultivation costs and non-tax revenue in 2018-19 were Rs cal deficit was restricted to 3.4 per regional security, adding it had been freedom of navigation. 2018-19. FY 2018-19 was the first full reducing debts. The scheme costed 2,46,219 crore, higher by Rs 58,301 cent of GDP. Consumer confidence recovers in Nov: Report New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) After months confidence. PCSI is driven by the aggregation of the rose by by 5.5 percentage points. The Cur- saw more cars driving out of their show- of decline, consumer confidence in In- “After months of pessimism, consumer four weighted sub-indices. In November, rent Personal Financial Conditions Sub- rooms -- Diwali, historically has been the dia witnessed an uptick of 2.9 percentage confidence has shown recovery of 2.9 three of the four indices rose, barring that Index shot up by a significant 6.5 percent- time for big ticket purchases, even as the points, according to a consumer senti- percentage points in November 2019, of jobs. age points, over last month, the statement consumers loosened their purse strings,” ment index jointly prepared by Thomson with marketers unleashing a bonanza for The PCSI Employment Confidence said. said Amit Adarkar, CEO, Ipsos India. Reuters and IPSOS. According to the ‘In- consumers, by low interest, almost 100 (jobs) Sub-Index is down by 1.1 percent- “The festival season has lifted the mood As jobs continued to bother consum- dia Primary Consumer Sentiment Index’ per cent financing, sops and deals, lift- age points. The Eonomic Expectations as marketers doled out easy finance ers, an upturn in employment confidence (PCSI), low interest rates, among other ing the mood and infusing positivity,” a Sub Index, is up by 1.2 percentage points, schemes for consumers to buy or upgrade in future would be critical for sustaining sops and deals helped boost consumer statement from IPSOS said. The monthly and the Investment Climate Sub-Index durables -- even automotive companies consumer sentiment, he added. Emirates treats fliers with Saudi Arabia takes Indian cashew nuts presidency of G20 Bengaluru, Nov 23 (IANS) Mark- emerging the largest importer. shipment service, transported NAGOYA: Nov 23 (IANS) Sau- tails of their G20 Presidency pro- Toshimitsu Motegi told Prince ing the World Cashew Day, lead- The airline extensively peppers more than 50,000 kg cashew from di Arabia is set to take over the gram on Dec. 1, 2019. The pro- Faisal he was pleased to meet him ing Gulf-based carrier Emirates the curved nut produced by an Kochi to Los Angeles between G20 presidency for a year, as an- gram seeks to support innovation for the first time and both sides on Saturday treated its fliers with evergreen tree in its menu, serv- April and October. nounced during a foreign minis- globally, achieve prosperity, em- wanted to boost relations, accord- tasty and munchy Indian cashews ing and garnishing in its signature Celebrating the economic po- ters meeting on Saturday. power the people of the world and ing to a read-out from Japan’s for- onboard its passenger jets, an of- delicacies such as butter chicken, tential of Indian cashew produce, The kingdom’s new foreign conserve the earth, in line with the eign ministry. ficial said. khanu badam diya macher, pon- Emirates said the presence of the minister, a prince with diplomatic Kingdom’s Vision 2030. Motegi praised Saudi work to “We have served the delicious gal, shahi paneer, murg korma Indian produce on its fleet stimu- experience in the West, landed in Prince Faisal will pick up the ba- stabilize southern Yemen, where and roasted India cashew nuts to and others. lated interest and awareness for Japan’s Nagoya city on Friday to ton at a ceremony on Saturday in Riyadh orchestrated a deal to end our guests on international and Emirates sources cashews from further business opportunities to meet with his counterparts from Nagoya, where G20 foreign minis- a power struggle between Yemen’s regional flights as a snack and an southern Indian state Tamil Nadu Indian cashew farmers, recognis- the Group of 20 nations. ters have gathered for talks. government, which it backs, and ingredient in a variety of our cui- to toss its Indian masala cashews ing cashew’s role in connecting Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al- Japan — which headed the G20 southern separatists. sine,” said the Dubai-based air- snack, for its first and business communities and fostering trade. Saud was appointed in October this year — was the kingdom’s Diplomats said that Saudi Ara- line in a statement. class passengers. The airline connects nine In- in a partial cabinet reshuffle, join- second-largest export market last bia plans more than a dozen G20 Emirates said India, a cashew Annually, the airline serves dian cities - Ahmedabad, Benga- ing a new generation of royals in year, at $33 billion, according to summits throughout the year on production heavyweight, is a per- around 33 tonnes of masala ca- luru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, their 40s who rose to power under IMF trade data. tourism, agriculture, energy, envi- fect match to the airline as the shews on its global flight net- Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Apart from its reliance on Saudi ronment and digital economy. produce piggybacks on its fleet to work and 125 tonnes laced a key Thiruvananthapuram - through Salman, 34, the de facto ruler of oil, Japan has deepened its ties to A share sale of giant Saudi state 160 destinations in 86 countries. ingredient along with almonds, 170 weekly flights. the world’s top oil exporter. the kingdom thanks to Japanese oil firm Aramco this month and a According to the airline, United pistachios and macadamia in its Emirates employs 13,707 Indi- King Salman has hailed the technology conglomerate Soft- bond sale earlier this year — un- Arab Emirates (UAE), imports 21 myriad regional and international ans, accounting for 21 per cent of Kingdom’s G20 presidency as Bank Group. Riyadh has been a der a drive to diversify the largest per cent of India’s total annual delicacies. its workforce and flies to 159 des- proof of its key role in the global big supporter of SoftBank’s mas- Arab economy away from oil — at- cashew kernel exports of 80,000 Emirates SkyCargo, the airline’s tinations in 86 countries the world economy. sive Vision Fund. tracted interest in the traditional tonnes, valued at $900 million, cargo division, offering quick over. Saudi Arabia will reveal the de- Japanese Foreign Minister sectors of energy and finance. Sports Indian Horizon 11 Sunday, November 24, 2019

Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Virat Kohli runs past square leg.The 31-year old, who started the day on 23, smashed his for boundaries with nonchalant ease.The D/N Test: Kohli’s ton might have his reservations about Day- who now has back-to-back tons at Eden 21st fifty but was dismissed soon after for tourists’ ground fielding was in shambles Night Tests, but the Indian captain Gardens with the last coming against Sri 51 from 69 balls with the help of seven to add to their woes as both Kohli and consolidates India lead showed no signs of discomfort when Lanka in 2017, took 159 balls to get to his fours.The pair shared a brisk 99-run Rahane displayed their full repertoire to it came to negotiating the heavily- century in 234 minutes after being on 59 stand off 134 balls for the fourth wicket entertain the motley crowd.The ball lost against B’desh lacquered pink ball as he slammed his at Stumps on Day 1.The right-handed as India looked firmly on course to bat shape had and had to be changed in the 27th hundred in the traditional format to batsman shifted gears after getting to Bangladesh out of the second and final 59th over of the innings after it hugged help India reach 289/4 at Tea on Day 2 of his hundred and hit Abu Jayed for four Test and clean-sweep the series. The the fence 30 times to underline India’s the second Test against Bangladesh here consecutive fours to go into the break hosts had won the first Test in Indore sheer dominance.Rahane brought up his on Saturday.Kohli got to the landmark, on 130 from 187 deliveries (17x4). Left- by an innings and 130 runs.Kohli and fourth consecutive score of fifty or more his 70th international ton and 20th as handed all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was Rahane started from where they left on by tickling left-arm spinner Taijul Islam captain, by tucking Taijul Islam for two batting with him on 12.Ajinkya Rahane, Day 1, milking the Bangladesh bowlers for a single down the leg side. Vijender demolishes Adamu to claim ̉̊th successive win

Dubai, Nov 23 (IANS) 12-0 here in Dubai. Thanks won bronze. He made his Ace boxer Vijender Singh to all my friends and fans professional debut in August continued with his dominant for always supporting and 2001. He fought Ukrainian run in professional boxing as believing in me," Vijender Vitali Tsypko in February 2004 he defeated Ghana's Charles said in a tweet following his for the WBA Inter Continental Adamu at the Caesars Palace emphatic victory. and suffered the first defeat Bluewaters to register his 12th Adamu had come of his pro career. He was consecutive win.Vijender, into the contest with an the Commonwealth Super 34, was adjudged winner experience of 47 bouts, of middleweight champion by unanimous decision in a which he had won 33 (26 twice, first between August Bangladesh 106 & 7/2 (Mohammad Mithun 4 bout that he dominated from knockouts). The 42-year- 2003 and March 2004 and n.o., Imrul Kayes 3 n.o.; Ishant Sharma 2/3), the very beginning on Friday old represented Ghana at then from December 2009 to India 347/9d (Virat Kohli 136, Cheteshwar night."Happy to continue my the 1998 Commonwealth April 2010.This was Vijender's Pujara 55; Al-Amin Hossain 3/85) winning streak and making it Games in Kuala Lumpur and second win of the year. Labuschagne, Watling ton highlight NZ fightback against England pacers put England 1st innings: 353 all out, New Zealand 1st innings 394/6 (BJ Watling 119*, Australia in Colin de Grandhomme 65, Ben Stokes 2/37) lead by 41 runs Mount Maunganui (New could not last very long as he Zealand seemed to take the game command of Zealand), Nov 23 (IANS) New could another 12 runs before he away, all-rounder Ben Stokes Zealand made a terrific fightback was trapped in front by England removed de Grandhomme for 65. Brisbane Test in the ongoing first Test against skipper Joe Root on his individual Santner then joined Watling and England after wicketkeeper- score of 41. made sure the hosts didn't lose any Pakistan 240 and batsman BJ Watling scored an All-rounder Colin de further wickets till the end of the 64/3 (Shan Masood unbeaten century to help the hosts Grandhomme, who came in day's play. 27*, Babar Azam 20*, take a 41-run lead on Saturday. next, curbed his natural instinct The third day is supposed to be Mitchell Starc 2/25) At Stumps on Day 3, New brilliantly and showed great the moving day of the Test match trail by 276 runs Zealand were 394/6 with Watling maturity to stitch together a crucial and New Zealand made sure they against Australia and Mitchell Santner batting on 119-run partnership with the had it their way as they added 580 all out (Marnus 119 and 31 respectively at the Bay wicketkeeper.Watling proved his 250 runs for the loss of just two worth yet again and notched up wickets. On the fourth day, the Labuschagne 185, Oval.Resuming the day at 144/4, overnight batsmen Henry Nicholls his eighth Test ton of the career Black Caps would want to make David Warner 154; and Watling made a cautious start. to push England in a troublesome sure they keep the visitors on the Yasir Shah 4/205) However, Nicholls' resistance situation.However, just when New field as long as possible. Brisbane, Nov 23 (IANS) A brilliant maiden century by Marnus Labuschagne TECNO photography partner for followed by a fiery bust by pacers put Australia in a commanding position Manchester City's India tour against Pakistan on Day Three of the first Test being filled long carnival."Our this strategic partnership played at The Gabba. 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Along with partnered with Marcel Granollers Granollers to defeat Maximo defeat in dramatic fashion. 6-3, 6-3 triumph against Khachanov Mathew Wade, he stitched to a doubles victory in the Gonzalez and Leonardo Mayer Russia made it to its first Davis to set the stage for the doubles a 106-run partnership and country's 2-1 triumph against 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, sending Spain to the Cup semi-final since 2008 when rubber.Russia will next face Canada, made sure the visitors didn’t Argentina.Guido Pella began last four.Spain, which last won Karen Khachanov and Andrey which advanced on Thursday, for a have any respite. on Friday evening by rallying the Davis Cup in 2011, will face Rublev defeated Djokovic and spot in the championship.

New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Fouaad Mirza on Fouaad Mirza seals AIFF, NADA partner to introduce Friday became the first Indian equestrian in 20 historic Olympic years to seal an Olympic anti-doping workshops quota. The double Asian qualification New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) The All The All India Football Federation Games medallist finished India Football Federation (AIFF), and National Anti-Doping Agency top in Group G in the in collaboration with the National are set to collaborate for anti- individual event category Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), is set doping workships for footballers. of the qualifiers for to conduct anti-doping awareness South East Asia, Oceania. workshops for all footballers, along and will be held in Bellary and on Sunday Mirza is thus in line with the support staff of all clubs in Bengaluru. The workshops will get to becoming only the taking part in the Indian Super underway this month.The program has third individual to have League and the I-League.The Mass been created in order to spread anti- represented the country Athlete Awareness Program Against doping awareness among sportspersons in an equestrian event at Doping, which is a NADA educational and support staff, including all the the Olympics after Imtiaz program, is set to be a regular fixture stakeholders in the Indian football Anees (Sydney 2000) and from 2019-20 onwards. The NADA- community, with the aim of decreasing Late Wing Commander IJ designed program will be introduced the incidences of doping amongst the Lamba (Atlanta 1996). to Indian football for the first time, Indian athletes and promote fair play. Entertainment Indian Horizon Sunday - November 24, 2019 12

Samantha has the sweetest birthday wish for her It's Expensive: Kareena 'darling husband' Chaitanya Akkineni Kapoor Khan's lemon Naga Chaitanya has clocked 33 years today and Chaitanya Akkineni clock 33 years of his yellow dress comes at a wishes from friends and life today. Wishes and blessings are being family are pouring in for the actor on his birthday. poured upon the actor on social media by staggering price Chaitanya is the elder son his friend and colleagues. But the most same dress, be ready to spend of Nagarjuna Akkineni and at least Rs. 99,805. Don't believe Lakshmi Daggubatti. The special wish has to be of wifey us? As far as accessories were Tollywood actor is married Samantha Akkineni. concerned, the actress flaunted to Samantha Ruth Prabhu vintage sunnies and statement since 2017. Chaitanya and Every single day I pray for Kammula written and di- earrings. Kareena was at her Samantha, whose fans ship your happiness and I am so rectorial venture. From fashionable best at the trailer they as ChaySam, make for proud that with every pass- the teaser, we understand launch of Good Newwz. And one of the most adorable ing day you have grown to that it is a slice-of-life film. we wish to see more her stun- couples in the South Indian be the best version of your- NC19 also stars Sai Pallavi ning appearances during the cinema. Samantha is very self .. and I believe with all in the lead role. Sharing the promotions of Raj Mehta's film. vocal about her feelings my heart that we are stron- teaser, Samantha heaped Bebo reunites with Akki after 9 while Chaitanya is more of ger together ..I love you praises for her dearest years for this film. The movie a private individual. Hav- darling husband ❤️" Have a husband. Sharing the clip, also features Diljit Dosanjh and ing said that, both complete look at her post here: On his Samantha tweeted out say- Kiara Advani in lead roles. It is each other and are made for birthday today, the makers ing, "So happy for you .. this a story about two couples with each other. Of the wishes, of his next film gave him a looks beautiful ? and what the same surnames who pursue wifey- Samantha's has to special tribute by releasing an amazing team .. Isn't she in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Their be the sweetest one. Sa- him. In one of the pictures, his chill-time in the pool. a teaser poster of his next a doting wife to Chay? He When it comes to fashion, it is lives turn upside down when mantha shared a couple of we can see Chay hugging Sharing the images, Saman- film. The yet-untitled proj- is one lucky guy. For more hard to match up to Kareena Ka- they get to know their sperms pictures of the actor on her Sam. In the other picture, tha wrote, "Happy birth- ect is known as NC19 as of scoops and updates, stay poor Khan's level as she is the ul- have been interchanged. Be- social handle and wished we can see Chay enjoying day my @chayakkineni ❤️ .. now. The film is a Sekhar tuned to BollywoodLife. timate fashionista of Bollywood. sides Good Newwz, Kareena Ka- The actress isn't particular poor Khan is doing Laal Singh about her airport looks but she Chaddha with Aamir Khan. is always dressed very prim and The movie, slated to release on Bigg Boss 13: The Salman Khan-hosted show gets an proper at public events and on Christmas 2020, is the official various occasions. Take for in- Hindi remake of Forrest Grump. extension of 4 weeks? here's what we know stance her stunning appearance We will also see her in Karan at the trailer launch of Good Johar's magnum opus Takht. It Finally, the Salman Bigg Boss 13 has finally managed to make it to the top 10 on the to grab eyeballs. More Newwz. Bebo, who reunites boasts of an ensemble star cast Khan hosted show — TRP list. And as the show has raked a good number, the makers wildcard entries will be with Akshay Kumar for this film, which includes Alia Bhatt, Ran- Bigg Boss 13 is making it sent for the same." A was clad in a gorgeous lemon veer Singh, Anil Kapoor, Janhvi to the top 10 on the TRP are planning to extend it further by three or four weeks. source close to the de- yellow dress by a brand called Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and Bhu- list. After taking a slow velopment revealed to Dion Lee. If you wish to buy the mi Pednekar. start at the beginning twist and turns in the And to be honest, this ing minute. It is being daily. and a dull first finale, the recent past. Bigg Boss Swayamvar task was said that, the makers are You know what that show has finally begun 13 has finally started to the only task that enter- planning to bring some means, don't you? Some at a pace where the audi- pick momentum and tained people. And with more new contestants more of pagalpanti and Bigg Boss 13 Weekend Ka Vaar: ence is really enjoying it. fans are loving the dra- climbing the TRP charts, soon and extending it by some more drama, some Of course, the Weekend ma and fights between it seems like the channel a few weeks. Well, it's a more fights from the A fuming Salman Khan warns Ka Vaar is altogether an- the contestants. The re- is planning to extend it tedha season and looks house of Bigg Boss 13 are other story and Salman cent being the fight be- furthermore to entertain like it's going to get more in tow. With the exten- Sidharth Shukla, 'Agar kisi ko Khan fans wouldn't miss tween the best friends the audience. Reports of twisty in the upcoming sion, we think Bigg Boss watching their favourite turned foes — Sidharth Bigg Boss 13 getting an weeks. "The makers are 13 will end in February. hath bhi lagaya ab to tu dekhna' Bhaijaan on-screen. But Shukla and Asim Riaz. extension started doing planning on to extend What do you have to say Bigg Boss 13 has finally The Swayamvar of Sheh- the rounds since yester- the show by two or three about this? Tweet to us Sidharth Shukla is having one made it to the top 10 naaz Gill raked in pretty day and the buzz is just weeks as the contestants @bollywood_life and let helluva journey in the Bigg Boss with some interesting good TRP for the show. growing with each pass- have finally been able us know. 13 house. The Balika Vadhu ac- tor is good at tasks, has charmed the ladies but is finding it tough to Pictures of Sara Ali Khan's New York vacation and Aaradhya control his anger. The whole week has been about the fight between Asim Riaz and Sidharth Shukla. Bachchan's birthday party went viral this week It all started over an orange. Sid- harth and he had a war of words Sara Ali Khan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan have got a that is continuing all week. Even Paras Chhabra - Hindustani Bhau place in our category. So, let's check them out... and Shehnaaz Gill - Himanshi Khurana had nasty fights where Khan said he would have had The last seven days were quite event- daughter Aaradhya's face and that's the Rai's daughter Aaradhya recently cel- Shah Rukh Khan congratulates acid they pushed each other. Salman him thrown out but is bound by ful for Bollywood as we saw many ce- adorable candid frame for us. Pictures ebrated her 8th birthday. Her bash was attack survivor Anupama on her mar- Khan is livid at the develop- the channel's decisions. He even lebs sharing some of their images to of Sara Ali Khan's New York vacation attended by star kids of Bollywood, riage The Badshah of Bollywood, Shah ments and has given the firing of fired Asim Riaz for the constant express their feelings through heartfelt and Aaradhya Bachchan's birthday which included AbRam, Yash Johar, Rukh Khan is a king by heart as well. a lifetime to Sidharth Shukla. On provocation. On a positive note, posts. Sara Ali Khan, Salman Khan, party went viral this week Roohi Johar, Riaan Deshmukh, Rahyl The megastar recently congratulated Weekend Ka Vaar, he addressed fans of Sidharth Shukla are happy Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan The last seven days were quite event- Deshmukh, Kiara Ratnani, Shivaan acid attack survivor Anupamaby tweet- Shukla not as ShuklaJi but Tu. He that their hero got a firing. They have got a place in our category. So, let's ful for Bollywood as we saw many ce- Ratnani, Myrah Ratnani and others. In ing, "Congratulations and my love to asked if he was equally aggres- feel this was the rap he needed on check them out... Sara Ali Khan, who lebs sharing some of their images to one picture of the bash, we saw grand- Anupama as she starts on this new sive outside and slammed him his knuckles to improve his game made a phenomenal debut with Kedar- express their feelings through heartfelt father Amitabh Bachchan lovingly journey of life. May it be filled with love for abuses that involved parents. i.e. work on his anger manage- nath and Simmba, is enjoying a mini- posts. Sara Ali Khan, Salman Khan, holding his granddaughter Aaradhya's light and laughter. U r the man Jag- He told Shukla if he even cared ment. We can see that support is vacation with her girl-gang in NYC. The Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan face and that's the adorable candid deep...and may u both have double the for his reputation and if wanted strong for Sidharth who is domi- young actress posted beautiful pictures have got a place in our category. So, frame for us. reasons to be happy with this union." work. He said he would not be nating the show in many ways. of her exotic outing and the recent let's check them out... Salman Khan and Shera completes Deepika Padukone shares a picture spared if he ever touched anyone Stay tuned to BollywoodLife for one with her friend has turned out to Sara Ali Khan's mini-vacation in 25-years together of her ‘Super Drug’, Ranveer Singh again inside the house. Salman more scoops and updates. be social media's favourite. Abhishek NYC Sara Ali Khan, who made a phe- Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera Ranveer and Deepika's social media Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai's daugh- nomenal debut with Kedarnath and is very popular amongst the masses. PDA always gives us couple goals. Once ter Aaradhya recently celebrated her Simmba, is enjoying a mini-vacation The megastar has always Shera like a again, the power couple showed their Ileana D'Cruz had rejected 8th birthday. Her bash was attended by with her girl-gang in NYC. The young family member. He recently shared immense love for each other when DP star kids of Bollywood, which included actress posted beautiful pictures of her a picture in which he is seen posing uploaded the picture of Ranveer Singh these two superhit Salman AbRam, Yash Johar, Roohi Johar, Riaan exotic outing and the recent one with with Shera."25 years and still 'Being wearing a t-shirt on which is written: Deshmukh, Rahyl Deshmukh, Kiara her friend has turned out to be social strong'...Shera," Salman captioned the 'Love is a Super Power.' The actress, Ratnani, Shivaan Ratnani, Myrah Rat- media's favourite. image. The Salman and Shera asso- in turn, had the most adorable caption Khan movies nani and others. In one picture of the Amitabh Bachchan lovingly holds his ciation is now 25 years old. He has been for her hubby's picture. She wrote: "& space with superstar Salman Khan, bash, we saw grandfather Amitabh granddaughter Aaradhya's face with the superstar through all the ups you...my super drug!?" This post is in- though, not due to lack of offers. Bachchan lovingly holding his grand- Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya and downs in his life. deed too cute for words. Recently, we learned that the ac- tress has missed out on working with Salman not once, but twice. Blame it on destiny, if you may. Happy Birthday Miley Cyrus: 5 best songs of the pop The revelation has come straight from the horse's mouth while Il- eana was answering one of her icon, which conveyed various emotions fans' questions on social media. The actress revealed that she was Happy Birthday, Miley Cyrus. Thank you for not the lead? Yep, but as they say, actually offered two Salman Khan everything happens for a good movies, but couldn't do them due the songs which you made, for introducing reason and years later Miley is to unknown circumstances. If you not only a pop star but also an have still not guessed which are us to pop music, for being a rockstar, and for inspiration to many young souls Bollywood actress Ileana D’Cruz the two films, then let's stop the being a hero to many lost souls. Thank you! on how to never give up on your latest film, Pagalpanti, directed by unbearable tension for you. They dreams. Anees Bazmee, has just hit silver were Kick and Wanted. The actress It's Miley Cyrus's birthday to- Her character, Hannah Montana, On her birthday today, we screens. In her short span in Bol- spilled that she was approached day, with the gorgeous actress remains a favourite of many to would like to reminiscence her lywood, Ileana has worked with to play the leading lady's role in and singer clocking 27 years. She this day, and Miley was justifiably Hannah days a bit along with her some top-notch stars, including Wanted, which later went to Jac- has been a pop sensation since named a teen idol for the same. other chartbusters. Here are the Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Ran- queline Fernandez. She revealed her teen years and is still a pop However, did you know that Mi- top five numbers by the song- bir Kapoor, John Abraham and that back then she was in the mid- diva. Her songs gave a voice to ley had auditioned for the char- stress, reminding you why she is Varun Dhawan. However, what dle of her exams, which is why she many kids back in the late 2000s. acter of Hannah’s best friend and called a pop diva. she's not done yet is share screen couldn’t take up the offer.

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