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      !    between 20 million and 26 carry out farming activities, Centre alone will foot the Bill Sources in the Government a “National Disaster”. In reac- million people between 2014 instead of offering subsidies. or it expects the states to share said the interest subvention tion, the BJP quickly respond- who had previously mounted a of 7 per cent without employ- 2011-12. Among urban and 2017. The Ministry of the burden,” sources added. for agricultural credit will be ed and termed it as defence of lowering of UPA-era ment. females, it was 27.2 per cent in Similarly, Surjit Bhalla & Agriculture’s Budget is expect- The other step being consid- enhanced by 1-2 percentage “#FakeNews!” GDP growth rates, claimed Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh 2017-18; it was 13.1 per cent in Tirtha Das (2018) in their ed to increase from 47,800 ered is doubling collateral-free points from the current 3 per The report has not been the report cited by the news- Kant, who too was present at 2011-12. The unemployment report estimates net job cre- crore (revised Budget esti- loans under Kisan Credit Cards cent for those who repay the made public with two members paper “is not finalised. It is a the conference, said India is rate among youth reached a ation as 22.1 million for the mates) in the 2018-19 to (KCCs) to 2 lakh and changes loans in time. of the National Statistical draft report”. creating adequate number of record high level in 2017-18 as 2013-2017 period — a pace 54585.21 crore in 2019-20. in the PM crop insurance According to sources, the Commission alleging the The Aayog claimed that jobs for new entrants, but compared to previous year and considerably higher than the 11 “As per the plan, the scheme to enhance coverage Ministry is reported to have Government was delaying the estimating employment gener- “probably we are not creating “much higher compared to million jobs created between Government may combine all and ensure faster settlement of proposed 14008 crore in the data. The NSSO report on job ated in the recent years is edu- high quality jobs”. The NSSO that in the overall population”, 2004-5 and 2011-12. farm subsidies, including fer- claims and schemes. Budget this year as compared data has been at the centre of cation enrollment that job report was previously highlighted the report. Mohandas Pai & Baid tiliser costs, in the DBT. Given Besides, the Government is to 12983 crore in 2018-19 in much controversy after two increased from 101 million in planned to be released in “For educated rural (September 2018) pointed out that there are 14 crore small and also likely to announce setting the Prime Minsiter Fasal Bima non-governmental members 2011-12 to 112 million in 2017. December 2018. females, the unemployment that cumulatively, from the marginal farmer households up Commission for Cows in the Yojna (PMFBY); 3500 crore of the National Statistical Refusing to comment on the The draft of the NSSO rate ranged from 9.7 per cent formal and informal sectors, in the country, the cost of the Budget proposals. for Prime Minister Krishi Commission (NSC), PC content of the news report, the survey reportedly shows that at to 15.2 per cent between 2004- India generates over 1 crore scheme could be as high as The Ministry of Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) as Mohanan and JV Meenakshi, Niti Aayog chief said the 7.8 per cent, joblessness is 05 and 2011-12, which rose to jobs each year. 1.33-1.44 lakh crore. The Agriculture’s Budget is expect- against 2954 crore in 2018-19; stepped down on Monday Government will release its higher in the urban areas of the 17.3 per cent in 2017-18,” the As per NITI Aayog, as proposal is to be open-ended to ed to increase from 47,800 6544 crore for Integrated amid “disagreements” with the employment report by March country than in rural parts, report said. In case of rural many as16,970 new chartered include all farmers or restrict- crore (revised Budget estimates) scheme on agriculture mar- Government over the func- after collating quarter-on-quar- where it was 5.3 per cent. educated males, the joblessness accountants were added to the ed to small, marginal and medi- in the 2018-19 to 54585.21 keting as against 5507 crore in tioning of the commission ear- ter data. “Among urban males aged rate surged to 10.5 per cent in workforce in 2017 with around um farmers, is to be announced crore in 2019-20. The 2018-19 and 1350 crore for lier this week. He also debunked claims of between 15 and 29, unem- 2017-18 from 3.5-4.4 per cent 5,624 new practices setting up on Friday,” said sources. As per Government may propose Integrated scheme on agricul- Meanwhile, Niti Aayog jobless growth, saying how a ployment stood at 18.7 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12. shop, which would have creat- a Nabard survey, only 36 per tweak the guidelines of Prime ture cooperation in the pro- Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, country can grow at an average as opposed to 8.1 per cent in For instance, the rate of ed further additional jobs. cent of farmers take loans from Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to posed Budget 2019-20.   ! " ##   !
 
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&%  +     '' %  held later this year. was polled 50566 votes (38.65 The ruling BJP had gone Jind is an urban seat with able outcome for Surjewala in by ED before the court which   '   ,       !   While the victory in Jind, percent). full throttle in the Jind bypoll a mix of Bania, Jat, Brahmin, Jind bypoll would further said this has to be verified.   considered the heart of The new entrant, JJP’s can- and Chief Minister Manohar Punjabi and Scheduled Caste cement his position as proba- Saxena was picked up by Haryana’s Jatland, would prove didate, Digvijay Chautala, who Lal, his Cabinet Ministers and voters. The constituency is ble Chief Ministerial candidate Dubai authorities early on by him. ED and the CBI in criminal a major boost for the BJP is great grandson of former MLAs had intensively cam- stated to have around 45000 Jat for the assembly polls later this Wednesday in connection with Talwar is facing charges of cases of corruption, while the ahead of general elections 2019 Deputy Prime Minister paigned for the party. voters, over 80000 OBC and SC year in Haryana. the 3,600 crore criminal conspiracy, forgery Income Tax Department and further its goal of winning Chaudhary Devi Lal got 37631 Following BJP’s victory, voters, over 11000 Baniya vot- In 2014 assembly polls, AgustaWestland VVIP chop- and under various other sec- charged him with tax evasion. all 10 Lok Sabha seats in votes followed by Congress’ celebrations erupted outside ers, more than 12000 Brahmin INLD’s Hari Chand Middha pers money laundering case tions of the FCRA for alleged- Both Saxena and Talwar Haryana, a loss for the Surjewala who secured 22740 the party headquarters across voters among others. had won with 31,631 votes and deported to India. ly diverting 90.72 crore worth were arrested by the ED soon Congress has put it on the back votes. Haryana and at Chief Minister’s After Congress’ embar- and defeated BJP candidate Talwar was produced of foreign funds meant for after arrival at the airport here. foot. Vinod Ashri, candidate of residence here, with supporters rassing defeat in Jind bypoll, Surinder Barwala with a small before special judge SS Mann ambulances and other articles The duo was picked by In Jind bypoll, fought for Loktantra Suraksha Party (LSP) shouting victory slogans and former Chief Minister margin 2,257 votes. and the ED sought 14 days cus- received by his NGO Dubai authorities on just nine-month tenure in the of BJP’s rebel MP Raj Kumar waving the party’s flag. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Related stories on P3 tody of the corporate aviation Advantage India from Europe’s Wednesday “in assistance” to a State Assembly, the Congress Saini was polled 13582 while Chief Minister Manohar that the ruling party usually lobbyist but the court allowed leading missile manufacturing request made by Indian agen- had fielded a sitting MLA and Indian National Lok Dal’s Lal has termed BJP’s victory as wins the bypoll and the result seven-day remand. company MBDA and aviation cies, officials said. a popular Jat face, Randeep Umed Singh Redhu finished at a stamp of approval by the cit- will not affect the upcoming &( Talwar is wanted by the ED major Airbus. A co-accused and alleged Singh Surjewala, hoping for a fifth spot with just 3454 votes. izens to his government’s per- Lok Sabha polls. and the CBI in a case of viola- Talwar’s role in some avi- middleman in the case British positive outcome. About 75.77 polling per- formance. “Defeat and victory are tion of Foreign Contribution ation deals during the UPA national Christian James Surjewala is also in-charge centage was recorded in Jind “The people of Jind have part of election process and we #!+-./0 Regulation Act (FCRA) and regime at the Centre is also Michel was recently extradited of All India Congress bypoll held on Monday. voted for the good governance welcome the decision of voters,” misusing over 90 crore of under the scanner. from Dubai to India last Committee’s (AICC) commu- With the defeat, the INLD, and transparency of the BJP Hooda said while talking to the    funds received by an NGO run Talwar was booked by the month. nication wing. the main opposition party in Government in Haryana,” mediapersons.    

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2172! 0<5><;=; Dushyant and Digvijay of party’s founders will be con- ty deposit. father INLD’s chief OP Party had lent its support to the party. to 17 in the 90-member hatching a conspiracy along tented staying ahead of “It was quite expected that Chautala is undergoing 10 JJP in Jind bypoll. The bypoll With the split, the political Haryana Assembly following younger son Abhay Chautala is with Delhi’s AAP Government Congress, Indian National Lok the JJP would eat into INLD’s years imprisonment after their outcome is now likely to result fortunes of the INLD have the demise of its Pehowa MLA already finding it difficult to to cancel the furlough of OP Dal and Loktantra Suraksha Jat vote bank in the bypoll. The conviction in JBT teachers’ in an alliance between both the taken a hit during the Jind Jaswinder Singh Sandhu. The keep its flock together. Chautala. A letter written by Party (LSP) of BJP rebel MP polling arithmetic suggests that scam in 2013, Dushyant and parties for upcoming general bypoll. The INLD not failed to party had won on 19 seats in Wife of Ajay Chautala, OP Chautala was also released Raj Kumar Saini in the bypoll. Jat voters favoured Digvijay Digvijay are steering the JJP. polls 2019. retain its Jind assembly seat, 2014 assembly polls. INLD’s MLA Naina Chautala where he criticized his grand- Making his electoral debut, more over Congress’ Jat candi- After the bypoll result, The bye-election to Jind, which it had won in 2009 and In the absence of party’s and other two party MLAs sons and sought support for Digvijay, 27 had contested as an date Randeep Surjewala and Digvijay while talking to the considered as the political 2014 polls, but also ended up patriarch OP Chautala who is have already lent their support INLD candidate in Jind bypoll. independent candidate backed INLD’s Umed Singh Redhu,” mediapersons said, we have heartland of Haryana, was behind the candidates of JJP, serving a 10-year jail term to the JJP. by the JJP, which is yet to say political analysts. proved that JJP is a strong polit- necessitated following the Congress and LSP in the bypoll. since 2013 in Delhi’s Tihar The Jind bypoll was seen as receive certificate of registra- They say “While the con- ical party. demise of INLD’s MLA Hari The INLD is currently in jail, the INLD led by his a “matter of pride and survival” tion from the Election solidation of non-Jat voters Commission. worked for the BJP in the Dushyant’s younger broth- assembly constituency, Jat vot- er Digvijay was polled 37631 ers supported JJP’s Digvijay         votes (28.76 percent) and fin- Chautala. The voting trend ished at second spot, clearly also suggests that rural voters indicating JJP’s growing popu- have backed Digvijay.”     larity in the state over the The bypoll witnessed the grand old parties—Congress new political entrant JJP giving aryana Chief Minister %21""L! and INLD. a fright to the ruling saffron HManohar Lal on Thursday The electoral gains by the party during the first few said the victory of BJP in the 123#L!!2 JJP in less than two months of rounds of counting, when it bypoll to Jind assembly con- stituency is a clear indication of increasing faith of people in Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday the present State Government’s thanked the people of Jind in Haryana for electing a BJP MLA *   transparent and graft-free gov- and said he is glad to see his party's development agenda find- ernance and uniform devel- ing support among all sections of society. opment policy. He also congratulated the party's Haryana unit and the state's “The way people of Jind Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for the victory in Jind '   "  has continued with the same bypoll. trend as was followed during “I thank the people of Jind for blessing @BJP4Haryana. This the massive victory of BJP in is a seat where the Party has never won before. Glad to see the elections to five Municipal development agenda of BJP finding support among all sections Corporations held recently, I of society,” PM Modi tweeted. '  am confident that the party BJP chief Amit Shah also congratulated Chief Minister would win all the 10 seats in Manohar Lal for party’s victory in Jind.     When asked if the bypoll Haryana in the forthcoming outcome is a personal setback Lok Sabha elections,” said voters helped the BJP to win in Commenting on signifi- n a major setback to the for him, Surjewala said, “The Manohar Lal while talking to Jind, the Chief Minister said cance of party’s victory in Jind, ICongress ahead of Lok Sabha party had given me a responsi- the mediapersons at his resi- that the opposition parties he said that Jind is the Centre polls 2019, party’s national bility and I worked hard to ful- dence here. tried to give caste colour in this of Haryana and BJP’s win in spokesman and MLA from fill it. It was the decision of vot- He said that this victory bye-election but we have Jind by-election would further Kaithal, Randeep Singh ers of Jind and they decided in assumes a special significance worked by rising above the strengthen its position in the Surjewala faced a humiliating favor of the BJP.” as this is the BJPs first major consideration of caste and reli- central and western Haryana. defeat, finishing at third spot in The defeat in bypoll has victory in this area (Jind) gion. Besides the urban voters, Referring to the Jannayak Jind bypoll. caused a major concern in the which is clear indication of the 1 #  # 2!   32 !)  #  %
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The sibility of holding simultaneous alliance during the ensuing nificant victory in this election month-old political outfit, incharge for Haryana. in the state has started a new added. people have put their stamp on elections to Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections in the without the support of any Jannayak Janta Party (JJP). The faction-ridden political culture of keeping a By ensuring the victory of the uniform development Vidhan Sabha but in case any state, the Chief Minister said other party contrary to other The Congress’ Surjewala Haryana Congress is at present check on corruption and BJP in the by-election, the ensured by the present BJP such suggestion comes from that BJP has left the politics of party which did not perform secured only 22,740 votes desperately looking to make a ensuring uniformed develop- people have also disapproved Government in the state, he the Centre, the same could be alliance in 2014, whey the well even after making alliance. against the 50,566 bagged by the comeback in the state. ment. The people were fed up the caste-based politics of said. considered,” he said. party fought independently Asked about the develop- winning BJP candidate Krishan Haryana Congress is divid- with the large scale corruption opposition, said Manohar Lal When asked whether the In the 90-member on all 90 assembly seats in the ment of Jind, he said that the Lal Middha. ed in two dominant groups and nepotism prevailing in while targeting Congress and BJP would go for an early Haryana Assembly, the BJP state. The BJP would go in poll present State Government has The stakes were high for each led by state party chief the earlier regimes be it in INLD. assembly polls after the posi- now has 48 seats. The assem- alone this time also but in case implemented various devel- both the national parties—BJP Ashok Tanwar and former recruitment or transfers” He said that the opposition tive outcome in Jind bypoll, the bly polls in Haryana are due to any political equation arises, opment works in Jind which and Congress- in Jind bypoll, Chief Minister Bhupinder “For the last few years, the had resorted to caste-based Chief Minister said that the be held in October 2019. the same would be considered were not undertaken even dur- deeming it as a “semi-final” Singh Hooda. mood of the people in the politics in this by-election also Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha When asked whether the at the time of elections, he ing the last 15 years. ahead of general elections. The former Chief Minister’s country has changed signifi- but the BJP worked with the elections in the state would be non-Jat polarization and urban added. The defeat of prominent loyalists, who include 12 MLAs Congress’ face in Haryana has out of total 17 had been come as a major blow to the demanding a change in the state party ahead of Lok Sabha polls leadership since long. The        !"  and also, state assembly polls demand has however been scheduled to be held later this ignored by the Central party year. leadership so far.     restored to lathicharge to dis- The ruling BJP was leading On protests outside the activists of various political EVM machines did not match Randeep Surjewala, while Notably, the Congress perse workers from opposi- by over 9400 votes after seven counting centre, Jind’s parties, the protest was held with the list signed by officials talking to the mediapersons on could retain only one Lok uring the protest by tion parties after they created rounds of counting. Superintendent of Police outside the counting centre. and we registered objections Thursday said that the people Sabha seats out of 10 in Lok Dopposition parties over a ruckus outside the, com- The ruling BJP won the Ashwin Shenvi said the police Commenting on the issue, against this. of Jind have given their man- Sabha polls 2014. In assembly allegations of EVMs tamper- plaining about the electronic high-stakes Jind bypoll with its resorted to a mild cane- JJP’s Digvijay Chautala said, On the entire controversy, date and we accept that. polls held later that year, the ing in Jind bypoll, Haryana voting machines. candidate Krishan Middha charge to disperse the pro- “There were several faults the Chief Minister Manohar We hope that the winning party was reduced to 15 seats, Police and paramilitary forces The counting process was defeating his nearest rival, JJP’s testers and maintain law and detected in EVMs. We will Lal said that the Election candidate of BJP will work for even losing the status of the used canes to disperse pro- also halted briefly during the Digvijay Singh Chautala, by order. take up that issue in the inter- Commission will look into the development of Jind assem- main opposition party to the testors outside the counting seventh round when polling 12935 votes. As per the reports, the ser- nal party meeting first and this. bly constituency, he said. Indian National Lok Dal centre at Jind town on agents from of Loktantra Jind Deputy Commissioner- ial numbers of two EVMs did then it will be briefed before He also took a jibe at the With this defeat, Surjewala’s (INLD) in the state assembly. Thursday. Suraksha Party (LSP) and the cum-Returning Officer Amit not match with the list and media.” opposition parties over their aspirations to become Congress’ The number of Congress The multi-purpose hall Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) Khatri rejected the allegation of this was objected by the can- Congress’ Randeep Singh allegations of EVM tamper- Chief Ministerial candidate in MLAs had later increased to 17 of Arjun Stadium at Jind was alleged that there was a “mis- tampering with EVMs. didates of opposition parties Surjewala said that there were ing saying that the opposition Haryana assembly polls have after Kuldeep Bishnoi’s HJC’s made the counting centre. match” in serial numbers of He said that it was a “cleri- inside the counting centre. some issues related to EVMs. is disappointed with the also taken a hit. merger in the party in 2016. The security forces two EVMs. cal issue”. As the news reached the The serial number of two defeat.     !"#$&!!& '(!&

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Kumar Chopra (BJP) nant role. 3.6 lakh votes defeating his clos- Minister Manohar Lal’s home- had separated from her and Due to his known differ-  2009-2014: Arvind Kumar The constituency has est rival Congress’ Arvind turf, the parliamentary seat returned to his family. ences with Chief Minister Sharma (Congress) acquired the sobriquet of Kumar Sharma. will witness a prestige battle in In the past, the Karnal par- Manohar Lal and his recent  2004-2009: Arvind Kumar “Brahmin constituency” as it Chopra was polled over the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. liamentary constituency has article in a newspaper shower- Sharma (Congress) elected nine Brahmin candi- 5.95 lakh votes (49.84 percent), There are over 18.11 lakh seen fierce electoral battles with ing praise on the Congress fol-  1999-04: Ishwar Dayal dates out of 12 elections in Congress’ Arvind Sharma got voters in the parliamentary several heavyweight candidates lowing Priyanka Gandhi’s entry Sharma (BJP) Karnal after the delimitation of 2.34 lakh (19.66 percent), constituency, according to the ending up on the losing side. into politics, media baron  1998-99: Bhajan Lal constituencies in 1976. INLD’s Jaswinder Singh Sandhu data of Election Commission. Former Haryana Chief turned politician, BJP MP (Congress) The non-Brahmin candi- 1.87 lakh (15.74 percent) and Karnal is a multi-caste con- Minister Bhajan Lal had faced Ashwini is unlikely to get a dates to win from this seat BSP’s Virender Maratha 1.02 stituency with over 1.5 lakh Jat defeat for the first time in his party ticket to contest from the tation in 2016, he had took on included current Karnal BJP’s lakh (8.60 percent). voters, over 2 lakh Sikh and political career in 1999 when he Karnal constituency again. his party’s government in the MP Ashwini Kumar Chopra, According to the political Arora voters, 1.5 Brahmin vot- had lost the Karnal seat to his While the BJP leaders are state. former Chief Minister Bhajan analysts, it was pro-Modi wave ers. Brahmin and Punjabi vot- BJP rival ID Swami. His defeat busy taking potshots on On another occasion, Lal and Mohinder Singh Lather that had helped Ashwini, who ers are considered as potential against former Union Minister Priyanka Gandhi's entry into Ashwini went on to criticize the of Janta Party who won a bypoll was tagged as an outsider in game-changer in Karnal Lok ID Swami followed his victory politics ahead of the upcoming working of the Chief Minister, in 1978 in Karnal. Karnal, to register a massive vic- Sabha constituency. against the same rival in previ- Lok Sabha polls, Ashwini saying he was being taken for In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, tory in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The constituency also has ous 1998 elections on Karnal Chopra in his recent editorial a ride by corrupt bureaucrats the BJP had fielded media The Karnal parliamentary voters from Harijan, Rod, seat. had said that Priyanka’s official close to him. baron and political greenhorn constituency has nine assembly Valmiki, Ghiver, Rajput, Gujjar Union External Affairs entry into politics will have a While the ruling BJP is Ashwini Kumar Chopra segments including Nilokheri and Saini communities. troversy surrounding its can- for Karnal. Minister Sushma Swaraj, who major impact on Congress’ for- likely to ignore rebel Karnal ‘Minna’, the Congress fielded (SC), Indri, Karnal, Gharaunda, Interestingly, the Karnal didate former Deputy Chief Chander Mohan, son of belongs to Haryana state, had tunes in the polls. MP in the list of probable can- two-time former MP Arvind Assandh, Panipat (rural), parliamentary seat was earlier Minister Chander Mohan, the Bhajan Lal had found himself unsuccessfully contested the In the past, the Karnal MP didates, the search of candi- Kumar Sharma (2004 and Panipat city, Israna (SC) and left by the BJP for its alliance HJC had opted to take the Sirsa in thick of controversy a few Lok Sabha elections from had also voiced displeasure dates for Karnal seat is also on 2009), the Indian National Lok Samalkha. Chopra had led in all partner Haryana Janhit Lok Sabha seat instead and the years back when he had Karnal thrice. The BJP heavy- over the functioning of his in the Congress, INLD and Dal (INLD) had prominent constituencies to record a com- Congress in 2014 Lok Sabha BJP immediately announced announced embracing Islam weight Sushma Swaraj, was own BJP Government in newly formed Jannayak Janta Sikh face Jaswinder Singh fortable victory over his rivals polls. 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If there is no alliance, we will con- sharing talks with Congress in the first “For power, Mayawati has other person had used foul lan- “The Chief Minister flew to Delhi at test in all 28 seats,” he told reporters here. week on February, has said it intends to done what no person who val- guage against her or harmed around 6 pm after the conclusion of the Mahesh said the process of identify- contest in 10-12 seats of the total of 28 ues his or her dignity would her dignity. three-day State legislative Assembly ses- ing candidates for the Lok Sabha polls are seats. do... She has embraced those The BJP MLA had on sion,” the official said. on and a final decision would be However, the Congress is opposed to who had attacked her and by Tuesday compared Rahul Parrikar’s follow-up treatment got taken at the party’s State committee on this and has made it clear that seat shar- doing so she has murdered a Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi delayed due to the inauguration of Atal February 2. ing will be based on “merit”. woman’s dignity,” Singh told to Ravana and Surpanakha Setu (third bridge on River Mandovi) and Bahujan Samaj Party leaders, includ- Mahesh clarified that he would not be newspersons at his residence respectively — the villains in  !. +  ment,” police said. the State Assembly session, he added. ing Rajya Sabha member Ashok Siddharth contesting the Lok Sabha polls. on Wednesday night. Ramayana. “Police have registered a Ever since he was discharged from and in-charge of Karnataka M L Tomar are Asked if he would come back to the He was referring to the Singh’s remarks invited even persons, including two case in this regard and officers AIIMS, Parrikar has made few public expected to attend the meeting, he added. State Cabinet after quitting as Primary and infamous 1995 State guest angry reactions from the local SCentral Reserve Police continue to work to establish appearances. He has been clearing official BSP contested in 18 seats during the Secondary Education Minister last house incident in Lucknow in Congress workers and swift Force (CRPF) personnel were the full circumstances of the files from his residence. May 2018 Assembly polls in Karnataka as October, citing personal reasons, he said, which Mayawati was attacked disapproval from Union injured in grenade blast in incident,” he said. The Chief Minister, who was admit- per the alliance arrangement reached “Behanji has to take a call, whatever she by Samajwadi Party workers. Minister Mahesh Sharma on Anantnag district of south There has been a spree of ted to hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New with JD(S), which contested in 200 seats says...(will act accordingly).” One may or may not Wednesday. Kashmir on Thursday. grenade attacks on security Delhi and the US in 2018, had chaired a and won 37. Mahesh had said after quitting that he achieve success, but by allying Earlier, he had backed his A police spokesperson said forces in the past two weeks. A Business Advisory Committee meeting Following a fractured verdict, JD(S) would continue to support the ruling with those who had trampled party colleague and MLA terrorists hurled a grenade on day before the Republic Day, at last week. joined hands with Congress to form the coalition Government. upon her prestige, Mayawati Sadhana Singh after she called security forces at Sherbagh least half a dozen blasts On Wednesday, he presented the coalition Government. Expressing confidence that the coali- has proved that she has no self- Mayawati “worse than a trans- Chowk in Anantnag which occurred in south Kashmir Budget in the State Assembly while sitting Mahesh said the party has potential in tion government would complete its full respect, said Singh, who rep- gender”. resulted in injuries to five civil- and summer capital Srinagar. on his chair, with a tube inserted through seats like Chamarajanagara, Mysuru, term, he termed the alleged attempts by resents the Bairia assembly “There is nothing wrong in ians, including three women, The authorities said terrorists his nose. “I am presenting the budget in Bidar, Gulbarga, Chikkodi, Raichur, Congress MLAs to undermine Chief constituency of Uttar Pradesh. what Sadhana Singh said... Any and two CRPF jawans. are desperately trying to estab- ‘josh’. The ‘josh’ that is too high, very high, Chikkaballapura, but would wait to see Minister H D Kumaraswamy as “unfor- He claimed that only posi- person who has zero self- “The injured have been lish their presence in the and fully in ‘hosh’,” he had said in the how a possible alliance takes shape before tunate” and asked its chief Siddaramaiah tion and self-interest mattered respect is called a transgender,” shifted to hospital for treat- region. House. PTI taking a decision on these seats. to control his party MLAs. PTI to Mayawati and not if the he had said. PTI     $
' (   5(/  6  00 the agitation temporarily was too had expressed their anger  made taking into account the over the indifference shown by    % upcoming examinations of stu- the striking employees towards he ‘indefinite’ agitation dents belonging to the 10, 11 the plight of school students Lucknow: Citing a report that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Tlaunched by the Tamil and 12th classes. We also took who were getting ready to face said the country’s unemploy- who also shared a media report Nadu Government employees into account the sentiments of the annual examination. ment rate was at a 45-year-high which published the findings of and teachers associations, the parents as well as the call Justice N Kirubakaran of in 2017-18, Samajwadi Party the National Sample Survey demanding restoration of the made by the Madras High the Madras High Court who president Akhilesh Yadav on Office’s (NSSO’s) periodic old pension system, was sus- Court , the chief minister and was hearing a public interest lit- Thursday said the jobless labour force survey (PLFS). pended temporarily late on other political leaders,” said igation challenging the legality youths will oust the Narendra In a statement issued here, Wednesday much to the relief Vincent Paulraj, leader of the of the agitation had asked the Modi Government in the the SP president further alleged of school students and their JACTO-GEO. But he made it striking union leaders and Lok Sabha polls. that BJP was a party of “con- parents in the State. clear that the decision is to sus- employees would they accept if The BJP, which presented spirators” and an “expert” in Leaders of the Joint Action pend the agitation only for the the teachers of their children in fake data on providing employ- communalising atmosphere. Council of Tamil Nadu time being. private schools go on strike. It ment, stands exposed. In the “It’s the responsibility of all Teachers’ Organisations and There were reports that the is an open secret that children last 25 years, the rate of unem- the SP workers to make the Government Employees State administration was plan- of most of the government ployment was highest in 2017- people aware of the BJP’s Organisations (JACTO-GEO), ning to take strong measures employees and trade union 18, Yadav said in a tweet with conspiracies and expose them. the controlling body of all the against nearly 5,000 employees leaders study in private schools. the hashtag ‘HowsTheJobs’, a BJP has ruined the country,” Government employees and who were reportedly preventing The striking employees are twist on “How’s The Josh”, a he said. teachers held a meeting late the employees and teachers demanding arrears of the popular line from the film “While farmers are suffer- Wednesday and announced from attending offices and revised pay scales as per the “Uri: The Surgical Strike”. ing... GST and demonetisa- their decision to ‘suspend for the schools. The nine day strike had recommendation of the 7th Pay Now these unemployed tion have adversely affected time being’ their agitation which brought to a standstill all Commission and regulariza- youths will defeat the BJP in the traders and youths who could has been on since January 22. Government offices and schools tion of some of the temporary #!(    &     next polls, added the former not get jobs,” he added. PTI The decision to suspend in the State. The general public staff members. ''((  +   . /    '       % ( "   7      )*    $  / '      <! ! + %,%# munity,” argued advocate sion must have typed it   '  Gunaratan Sadavarte, appear- out...You (Government) are a  +  former BJP-PDP Government )#* he Bombay High Court on ing for one of the petitioners. mighty Government. The wasn’t able to carry forward the Azamgarh: Protesters hurled TThursday said it cannot Senior counsel V A Thorat, annexures can be scanned and ormer Jammu & Kashmir momentum of good work ini- stones and blocked traffic after Mumbai: An 11-year-old boy stop petitioners from accessing appearing for the Government, given,” Justice More said. FChief Minister Omar tiated by my Government. a Bhimrao Ambedkar statue moved the Bombay High annexures of the Backward told the court that the annex- Thorat then sought time Abdullah on Thursday Instead the coalition was found damaged in Mahul Court on Thursday seeking a Classes Commission’s report on ures were voluminous, running till February 4 to take instruc- promised to repeal the contro- bequeathed the State towards town here on Thursday morn- ban on popular mobile game Maratha quota. into 35 volumes. tions from the Government on versial public safety act (PSA) morass and destruction.” ing, officials said. ‘PUBG’. Ahad Nizam, who The petitioners were free to “The Government is yet to whether scanned copies could if his party, National Describing his arch rival The locals also attacked filed the public interest litiga- go to the State secretariat and scan it. The petitioners are be given to the petitioners. Conference (NC), returns to Mehbooba Mufti’s attempt to a police outpost nearby, tion through his mother, said inspect the hard copy of the free to go to ‘Mantralaya’ (sec- The court then posted the power with a majority. reach out to families of mili- they added. the game promotes violence, annexures, the court added. retariat) and inspect the hard matter for further hearing on “I assure you and through tants as “crocodile tear shed- The Ambedkar statue near aggression and cyber-bullying. The petitioners informed a copy of the annexures and February 4. you, I assure the people of ding” Abdullah said that the trisection under the The court should direct the division bench of Justices Ranjit take copies of whichever pages “Till then, the petitioners Jammu & Kashmir that the day its own with a strong mandate, Mehbooba Mufti dismantled Mahraula police station limits Maharashtra Government to More and Bharati Dangre that they feel are relevant for them,” are free to go to Mantralaya and National Conference makes its we will take no time to revoke everything that had been was suspected to have been ban it, the PIL said. while they were given a copy of Thorat said. inspect the hard copy of the Government on its own, God the act completely,” he said. gained during the previous damaged on Wednesday night, “The petition has also the commission’s report, they The petitioners’ lawyers, annexures,” the court said. willing in 2019, within days I “I continued to pursue the rule on reconciliation and less- officials said. Upon being alert- sought a direction to the were refused copy of the annex- however, refused to do so and Several petitions were filed will repeal PSA. I am telling revocation of AFSPA through- ening the foot-print of securi- ed, the police rushed to the spot Central Government to form ures, which were part of the said they were entitled to get in HC challenging the you (workers) that I will blot it out my stint as Chief Minister. ty forces. to control the situation, they an Online Ethics Review commission’s report. copies of the entire annexures. November 30, 2018 decision of out from the papers forever,” I have not given up on the Omar said that Mehbooba’s said. Senior officials calmed the Committee for periodical “The annexures are also an Thorat said the annexures Maharashtra Government Omar told party workers in issue, and once in power will supplication for releasing pris- situation and assured the locals checking of such violence-ori- important part of the were only survey data. granting 16 per cent reserva- south Kashmir’s Pulwama dis- revive the effort of pursuing the oners is too late an effort to of stern action against the cul- ented online content,” peti- commission’s report and its The court said it cannot tion in Government jobs and trict headquarters. matter with forthcoming move people. “People have prits. A new statue will be tioner’s lawyer Tanveer Nizam findings, as they comprise sta- prevent the petitioners from educational institutions for the “My Government in 2011 Central Government,” he said. seen it all with their eyes as to installed, SP Bablu Kumar said. said. It is likely to come up for tistical data collected by the accessing the annexures. Maratha community. had mellowed down the PSA by Taking a dig at former who opened the flood gates for Two companies of the hearing before a division bench commission on the basis of “How can we prevent? Do Some petitions were also bringing some amendments to BJP-PDP Government’s under- all those forces as are contriv- provincial armed constabulary headed by Chief Justice N H which it recommended reser- something and find a way filed in support of the reserva- it. However, this time I assure performance and misrule, the ing hard to destroy the State,” have been deployed as a pre- Patil. PTI vation for the Maratha com- out...Someone at the commis- tion decision. you all if NC comes to power on NC Vice President said, “The he said. cautionary measure. PTI '++  &  P   ' '! !

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,!# Seerkazhi: Unable to bear the have requisitioned veterinari- bites of an elusive monkey, sev- ans from Thanjavur so that it    " eral people of a village near could be trapped by tranquil- here trooped out of their homes ising it,” he said, adding that the Thiruvananthapuram: The on Thursday and only returned monkey was quite aggressive. Kerala Government on after officials promised to trap Asked about the monkey’s Thursday set apart 100 crore the animal. aggression and its penchant for in the 2019-20 budget for the The male monkey’s antics biting, Dr C Sreekumar, Tamil Travancore Devaswom Board, in the sleepy hamlet of Nadu Veterinary and Animal which manages the Sabarimala Thennalakudi, about seven km Sciences University, said it may temple that faced an unprece- from here, have rattled district be due to varied reasons. dented a dip in revenue wildlife and forest officials who “It might be due to rabies if due to the recent floods and have now sought the help of it is not consuming food or violent protests over the veterinarians to capture the drinking water and only bites,” women’s entry issue. animal by tranquilising it. he said. If the aggression is pre- Finance Minister T M Top officials have arrived at sent for a very long time and in Thomas Isaac presented the the village to survey the situa- case the animal eats and annual Budget for the year tion. Elangovan of the village drinks water well, it may not be 2019-20 in which he lashed out told PTI that the monkey has due to rabies since infected ani- at the “vicious propaganda” been biting people, dogs, goats mals do not live beyond 10 unleashed by some “politicians” and cows for about a week. assured them that the animal lager said. Forest Range Officer days, he said. that the Govt was “siphoning off “It has bitten dozens of would be trapped, he said. S Karuppu said for about five The animal may have been the money” of the Sabarimala people and cattle.” “Monkeys are keen on only days he and his colleagues separated from its troop and temple. Isaac said that his The monkey’s attacks eating fruits or other eatables, were trying day and night to this aggression could be “stress Government would not allow prompted several villagers to but this animal has a problem trap the elusive animal. induced,” or it may be a man- anyone to ‘destabilise the Board leave their homes and they and it is interested only in bit- “This monkey could not be ifestation of some internal by dissuading devotees from  !   ' !!      O  !%  P !! ! %#! % ! returned only after officials ing people and cattle,” the vil- lured into a cage or net and we injury, Sreekumar added. PTI offering money”. PTI   ( !  !(   # &#%%#( "%#%( )*+,)- .

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Almost ,(+'  river is bound to diminish in have testified to their special                !  of the rivers Thames and Rhine is often cited 85 per cent of the nullahs did %&((  times to come. qualities, some of which are                    ( as an exemplary model. Even if they are very not even have screens set up to Water for irrigation is an attributed to the growth of   2    (                   small in comparison to the Ganga, there is stop garbage from entering   '+ + extremely important input for medicinal plants along the the example of the Danube river, which the river. Out of the 92 towns the food security of the nation river. These tests also indicate                    flows past more than 10 countries. Let’s surveyed, 72 still had old lega-    + +( as well as the economy of the the presence of bacteriophages                       ( begin with the Thames. 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The popular advertisement  ((* Holt, the famous branding expert, suggests innovative popular entertainment requires Attempts to remedy this came too late.                   campaigns like Nike’s “Just Do It” became famous + (+ that people actually want to follow peo- a distinctive mode of organisation, that Later, Toyota declared Scion dead.                %    by entertaining the audience. These campaigns also ( I  ple, not brands. A look at any social media sociologists describe as an art world where Fourth, once you understand the cul-              worked because the entertainment media comprised shows that ranking and brands come a dis- artists gather in collaborative competition, tural opportunity, target the crowd culture. oligopolies, limiting cultural competition. Only a few #,    tant second to celebrities: Cristiano and learn from one another by working If it is adventure travel, build an offering           ,      *((            #     ( television networks and movie companies distrib- Ronaldo, Shakira or Vin Diesel on together and pushing each other. or a company around it. Fifth, rather than uted content, so consumer marketing companies #  Facebook, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and Given the emergence of crowd cul- just creating branded content, create <            <    ( +               could buy their way to success by paying to place Barrack Obama on Twitter, or Taylor ture, marketers can use the concept of “cul- entertainment that leverages the identi- their brands in this tightly controlled cultural arena. (# (%  Swift, Selena Gomez and Kim Kardashian tural branding” to become successful in fied cultural opportunity. The entertain-      Brands also infiltrated culture by sponsoring TV (,  on Instagram. social media. The first step is to under- ment does not need to be great, it needs 7               shows and events, attaching themselves to success- (  Holt also draws our attention to a dif- stand what is currently considered ‘com- to tap into the vein of the crowd culture.         2       ,  ful content. Since fans had limited access to their ferent type of celebrity, focussing on e- mon sense’ and map the cultural ortho- And finally, innovate continually, using       RS        favourite entertainers, brands could act as interme- sports, names that most of us have only doxy. In cultural branding, the brand pro- cultural flashpoints. A brand can sustain                   diaries. For decades, we were accustomed to fast food heard casually like PewDiePie, motes an innovative ideology that breaks its cultural relevance by playing off par-   -            ( chains sponsoring new blockbuster films, luxury VanossGaming and CaptainSparklez. with category conventions. The second ticularly intriguing or contentious issues      R   S         autos bringing us golf and tennis competitions and These gamers and gaming commentators step is to locate the cultural opportunity. that dominate social media conversations                youth brands underwriting bands and festivals. attract millions of followers on YouTube, Over time, cultural orthodoxy begins to related to an ideology. That’s what Ben &             Technology revolutionised the whole concept and dwarfing the efforts of major brands and lose traction as people understand alter- Jerry’s does in championing its sustainable   #           allowed people to opt out of ads and for the first time, at a fraction of the cost. Brands should take natives. Before social media, the influence business philosophy. The company uses        ,     ( advertisers had to compete with real entertainment. inspiration from digital micro-cultures like of these alternatives would have been mar- new product introductions to show its ide- Companies innovated by creating entertainment e-sports, identifying the ideology that ginal, as the mainstream controlled the ology on a range of political issues.       -% J    ( content, such as BMW’s short movies for the inter- underlies their passion and leveraging it conversation. In pursuit of relevance, most brands                net in the hope of gathering a huge audience around online to sustain their own cultural rele- Social media, however, allows the chase trends. But this is a commodity                  their brands. However, branded content could not vance. So how does social media play a crowd to convert a niche conversation into approach to branding as thousands are ,      2         withstand its latest competition, not from other role in the rise of crowd culture? It is all mainstream beliefs. One example would doing exactly the same thing with the                media houses, but from the crowd itself. the more path-breaking as it has the abil- be travel, where for generations people same generic list of trends. Thus, con-                 ( Despite the billions spent on creating content, ity to bind together geographically isolat- thought about certain destinations sumers do not pay attention. By target-       (        ( only three brands are in the YouTube Top 500. ed communities, in the process greatly (Florida, London, the Bahamas) as the ing novel ideologies flowing out of crowd    ,    #       McDonald’s has 204,000 YouTube subscribers and increasing the pace and intensity of col- places to vacation. Then with people shar- cultures, brands can assert a point of view               PewDiePie has 41 million subscribers. Even Red laboration and thereby making their cul- ing pictures and stories of the Maldives, that stands out in the overstuffed media %               ( Bull, considered the biggest branded content suc- tural influence more direct and substan- Patagonia, Seychelles, et al, the travel environment. The key is rather than try- cess stories with a $2 billion annual branded con- tial. These new crowd cultures come into industry changed dramatically. Thus, ing to force a story on a captive audience,                 ( tent budget, only has 4.9 million subscribers, way two types: Subcultures, which incubate people were not only open but looking for you need to build a story and product that            2         R ( behind dozens of crowd culture start-ups with pro- new ideologies and practices; and art alternatives to traditional destinations. is consistent with the desires of the social   S         (   duction budgets under $100,000. Dude Perfect, start- worlds, which break new ground on enter- Third, make an idea meaningful to as media crowd.       ed by five Texas university athletes who make videos tainment. First, social media has democ- many people as possible. A brand idea also (The writer is Assistant Professor,        of trick shots and goofy athletic feats, has eight mil- ratised and expanded sub culture. needs to have a potential scale. 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in India and abroad, he will always cap- from South Bombay. True to his belief in case they scented any plot of him istrative skills and acumen to get an untouchability” in politics, once attend- ture the imagination of future gener- in trade union activism and politics of being falsely killed or implicated. To early clearance for this proposal and ing the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi ations of young leaders in India. His resistance, even after turning a parlia- this effect, Fernandes was taken to its execution by taking on board Parishad’s Golden Jubilee celebration style of “firebrand politics”, based on mentarian, he organised the most Tihar jail in Delhi. His popularity other socialist leaders like Ram Krishna in 1998 in Mumbai, he invoked the the firm belief in united labour protests notable nationwide railway strike in remained intact among the “anti- Hegde and Madhu Dandavate. idea of nationalism and social service and outreach among masses, was cer- India, which lasted for 20 days, under Congress constituency” given his Having parted ways with the in his speech. ,," +% tainly the most effective political tool the banner of the All India Railway resistance and struggle against the dynastic politics of new-age socialist Having grown up in the age of pol- !  0,#1# + 1$ that inspired many in India. From his Federation, seeking wage revision Emergency. leaders of Bihar, he joined the ranks of itics, which was based on fiery parlia- ,  0+% early childhood to the end of his polit- which was ignored in the earlier three Elected in 1977 by a huge margin the BJP led-NDA Government under mentary speeches citing reasons and %12"21 3 EM Joad, British philosopher ical career, due to health issues, pay revisions post India’s indepen- from the Muzaffarpur constituency in the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari precedents, he used to maintain a great 2 1
1" and former member with the Fernandes built on “politics of resis- dence. Bihar, that too while serving out a jail Vajpayee and took over charge as library, which did not have any book "722372"2 CFabian Society, once said, tance” based on his organisational skill With the declaration of the term, Fernandes had discovered a new India’s Defence Minister. The tenure that he had not read. Having met him “Socialism has lost its shape because and popular speeches. His humility Emergency in June 1975 by the phase of his politics with the Janata Dal was highlighted with the success of the once on-board Sapt Kranti Express   21 3 everyone has wore it.” If we draw a and lifestyle were certainly the key Congress Government, he remained movement. While Bombay remained second Pokhran nuclear teats and the from Delhi to Muzaffarpur in 2006, I 2"22 21 sense from his statement, it is quite sources of his ability to connect with the most formidable challenge to the the testing ground for his politics as a Kargil war of 1998. His many trips to would remember George sahab as a 212!1 understandable and meaningful in the the masses. forces undermining the country’s trade unionist, Bihar was the larger Siachen glacier and flying in a MIG 21, man who was admired and revered for 2731
11 context of the Indian political scene Having born to a Catholic family democratic structure before being domain of his socialistic politics. As a which was dubbed as a “flying coffin” being grounded at all times, easily and its new generation of socialist lead- based in Bangalore, he was disenchant- arrested a year later in Calcutta. Before Minister in the Janata Party those days, drew respect and instilled identifiable with his crumpled kurtas, 212"  ership. Perhaps George Fernandes, or ed by the “priesthood of the Church” this, he was consistently involved in Government, Fernandes was a key confidence among our security forces. uncombed hair and chappals. Yet he 1271 George sahab as his peers called him, in his early 20s and soon shifted to mobilising supporters and conducting votary for developing swadeshi and As a much involved and active Defence had an intellectual vigour and organ- 212<211 was one of the rare figures in India’s Bombay to work with the labour taxi meetings with other political activists indigenous industries, leading to the Minster, he was always approachable isational skills to empower the mass-  21722 democratic scene, who wore the badge movement in the city. Inspired by great against the Emergency. Amid the exit of multi-nationals. and it was easy to engage in a discus- es, which elevated him from trade 
"2 of “true socialism.” At a time when leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia, news of him being secretly captured Despite his early reluctance to join sion with him on security issues. union leader to the Defence Minster. socialist leadership in India faces seri- Fernandes remained the key guiding and arrested by the then government, the VP Singh Cabinet as Railway Having faced questions on polit- To quote Narendra Modi, “He was !2 211 7 ous questions from dynastic politics, force and hope for the workers in a city many socialist leaders, including then Minister, he remained the key force ical probity, he resigned from the frank and fearless, forthright and far- 212! intellectual enquiry and popularity that was turning towards a new indus- British Prime Minister James behind the formation of the Konkan Vajpayee Cabinet and was later sighted, who represented the best of %1%!2 among the masses, the demise of trial system. Once called “George, the Callaghan, former German Chancellor Railway Corporation that will remain brought back when an inquiry com- Indian leadership.” 1
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This has getting reduced 18 and 2016-17 stand at 131.80 rying), secondary (manufac- cylinder will now cost 493.53 been a significant improve- and administra- lakh crore and  122.98 lakh turing, electricity, gas, water in the national capital from ment over collection of 94,725 tion is getting crore, respectively, showing supply and other utility services, midnight of Thursday as crore during last month and 97,637 crore in November sharper. It’s clear that overall growth of 7.2 per cent during and construction) and tertiary against 494.99 currently, 89,825 crore during the same and 94,725 crore in December collection for the entire year 2017-18 and 8.2 per cent during (services) sectors have been Indian Oil Corp (IOC), the month last year,” the ministry 2018. would be significantly lower 2016-17 (from earlier estimate of estimated as 5 per cent, 6 per country’s largest fuel retailer, tweeted. The Ministry said the than what was budgeted,” Jain 7.1 per cent),” the CSO said. cent and 8.1 per cent as against said in a statement. each per households in a year price, the tax incidence on This is the third time in increase in GST mop up in said. For the current fiscal, in a growth of 6.8 per cent, 7.5 per This is the third straight by providing the subsidy subsidised cooking fuel has current fiscal that GST collec- January has been achieved Deloitte India Senior May, the CSO in its advance cent and 8.4 per cent, respec- monthly reduction in LPG amount directly in bank also come down, leading to the tions have crossed the one despite various tax relief mea- Director M S Mani said: “The estimate had projected a tively, in the previous year. rate. On December 1, sub- accounts of users. current price reduction. lakh crore-mark. Previously in sures implemented by the GST collection figures are impres- growth rate of 7.2 per cent. As regards the per capita sidised LPG price was cut by This subsidy amount varies “Accordingly, the upfront April and October, the collec- Council. sive as they come on the back The 2017-18 growth is low- income, the CSO’s first revised 6.52 per bottle and by 5.91 from month to month depend- cash payment by the consumer tions had surpassed this mile- In the 10 months (April- of rate reductions; if the same est in four years. The previous estimate said it was 1,04,659 on January 1. ing on the changes in the aver- of domestic LPG will also stone. January) of the current fiscal, pace is maintained, the revenue low at 6.4 per cent was record- and 1,14,958 for 2016-17 and IOC said non-subsidised age international benchmark reduce by 30 per cylinder. “Robust Economy: Gross the government has mopped targets would be close to being ed in 2013-14. 2017-18, respectively. or market priced LPG rates LPG rate and foreign exchange Domestic LPG consumer will GST Revenue in Jan 2019 up over 9.71 lakh crore from achieved.” “The First Revised Estimates Gross Capital Formation have been cut by a 30 per rate. now be required to make crossed 1 lakh crore... This has Goods and Services Tax (GST). These numbers indicate for 2017-18 have been compiled (GCF), a barometer of invest- cylinder “due to fall in price of When international rates upfront cash payment of 659 been achieved despite huge The 2018-19 budget had esti- that rate reductions result in using industry-wise/institution- ment activities, at current prices LPG in international market move up, the government pro- a cylinder in place of 689 per reduction in tax rates for var- mated annual GST collection at increased revenues and com- wise detailed information has been estimated at 55.27 lakh and strengthening of US dollar- vides a higher subsidy. And cylinder,” IOC said. ious items benefitting poor, 13.48 lakh crore, which means pliance - we are moving clos- instead of using the bench- crore for 2017-18, compared to rupee exchange rate”. when they come down, subsidy Subsidised cooking gas farmers & middle class,” a monthly target of 1.12 lakh er to the targeted GST collec- mark-indicator method 47.41 lakh crore during It will now cost 659 per is cut. consumers will get 165.47 per Finance Minister Piyush Goyal crore. tions for the fiscal, Mani said. employed at the time of release 2016-17. 14.2-kg cylinder in Delhi. As per tax rules, GST on cylinder subsidy in their bank tweeted. The monthly average GST Conventionally, GST col- of Provisional Estimates on 31st Giving reasons for varia- The reduction comes on LPG has to be calculated at the accounts for the month of GST collection stood at collection in last fiscal (July lection data for a month is May, 2018,” said the Central tions in growth figures between the back of a steep 120.50 cut market rate of the fuel. The February, down from 194.01 1.03 lakh crore in April, 2017 - March 2018) was released on first day of the sub- Statistics Office (CSO). provisional estimates (released on January 1 and 133 on government may choose to in January. 94,016 crore in May, 95,610 89,885 crore. sequent month. However, for The CSO has also released in May 2018) and first revised December 1. subsidise a part of the price but The subsidy transfer in the crore in June, 96,483 crore in PwC India Partner & the month of January, the full the Second Revised Estimates estimates of GVA, CSO said it All LPG consumers buy tax will have to be paid at mar- customer’s bank account has July, 93,960 crore in August, Leader, Indirect Tax, Pratik details of the revenue mopped- of National Income, is based on updated figures on the fuel at market price. The ket rates. been reduced from 433.66 in 94,442 crore in September, Jain said it comes as a welcome up will be released on Consumption Expenditure, new data related to crop pro- Government, however, sub- So, with the fall in market November and 308.60 in 1,00,710 crore in October, relief for the Government, par- February 2. 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1*!S1#7!32   :5-@A  elecom operator Bharti Airtel lost 5.7 crore mobile customers 7   '  /*-6 Tin December 2018, according to a company statement released + %,%# Thursday.    Significantly, BHEL is the   Its mobile customer base in India at the end of December eversing a only Indian company associ- 2018 stood at 28.42 crore. Rfour-ses- gainst stiff competitive ated with all the three stages +  According to subscriber base report of telecom regulator Trai, sion slide, Abidding, Bharat Heavy of the Indian Nuclear Power Airtel had 34.1 crore mobile customers at the end of November, imply- market bench- Electricals Limited (BHEL) Programme — the first stage etail inflation for industri- ing the company lost around 5.7 crore customers in December. mark Sensex has won two orders for PHWR, the second stage Fast Ral workers increased to With this decline, the gap between Reliance Jio and Airtel surged over Primary side heat exchangers Breeder Reactor (FBR) and 5.24 per cent in December customer base narrowed in December. Jio reported total mobile 665 points on from Nuclear Power the third stage Advanced 2018 as compared to 4 per cent customer base of 28 crore by the end of December. Thursday as Corporation of India Limited Heavy Water Reactor in the year-ago period. investors piled (NPCIL). (AHWR) and has been a “The inflation measured by into recently Cumulatively valued at partner for over four decades monthly CPI-IW (consumer beaten down around 97 Crore, the orders in the development of the price index-industrial workers) banking, auto, envisage manufacture and indigenous Nuclear Power stood at 5.24 per cent for IT and FMCG supply of four moderator Programme since its incep- December 2018 as compared to stocks ahead of Heat Exchangers and 18 D2O tion. 4.86 per cent for the previous the Union Heat Exchangers for the BHEL has dedicated month and 4 per cent during Budget. 2x700 MWe Pressurised infrastructure and skilled December 2017,” a labour min- Trading Heavy Water Reactors manpower to address the istry statement said. sentiment was (PHWRs) to be installed at special design, manufacturing According to the state- also upbeat following US announcements to support the net of 130.25 crore Gorakhpur Haryana Anu and testing requirements ment, the food inflation in Federal Reserve’s dovish poli- farm sector and spur con- Wednesday, and domestic insti- Vidyut Pariyojna (GHAVP) complying with internation- December stood at (-) 0.96 per cy stance, which propelled sumption. tutional investors (DIIs) were in Fatehabad district of al codes and standards for cent against (-) 1.57 per cent in global equities. According to Joseph net buyers to the tune of Haryana. The heat exchang- various components/equip- November and 4.32 per cent in Heavy short-covering on Thomas, Head Research, 502.26 crore, provisional data ers will be manufactured at ment of Nuclear power the year-ago month. expiry of January series futures Emkay Wealth Management, available with the BSE showed. BHEL’s Bhopal plant. plants. The All-India CPI-IW for and options (F&O) contracts the market was well bid across On the global front, BHEL has been a pioneer The company has proven December declined by 1 point too buoyed the benchmarks, segments and sectors through- investors were also optimistic in the design and develop- its capability as a designer and pegged at 301. On 1- analysts said. out the day. about the ongoing two-day ment of Primary side and manufacturer of both month percentage change, it The 30-share Sensex rallied “It was mainly propelled by high-level talks between the US Products viz. Nuclear Steam primary (steam generators, dropped by (-) 0.33 per cent 665.44 points, or 1.87 per cent, two important factors. The and China aimed at settling Generators for NPCIL, and reactor headers, end shields, between November-December to close at 36,256.69. The first being the moderation in their six-month trade war. has so far supplied 40 Steam etc.) and secondary (turbine, 2018 when compared with broader Nifty soared 179.15 the monetary policy stance of Elsewhere in Asia, Hong Generators for various generator, heat exchangers, the fall of (-) 0.69 per cent for points, or 1.68 per cent, to the Fed, as the key Fed funds Kong’s Hang Seng soared 1.08 Nuclear power installations etc.) side equipment for the corresponding months of 10,830.95. rate was left unchanged. The per cent, Japan’s Nikkei rallied in the country. Nuclear power projects. 2017. All BSE sectoral indices status quo, in the midst of 1.06 per cent and Shanghai finished in the green, led by IT, looming fears over an impend- Composite Index rose 0.35 per energy and banking. ing economic slowdown, and cent. Korea’s Kospi slipped 0.06 In the Sensex pack, Axis also as the probability of future per cent. 3&"('  Bank, Tata Motors, Infosys, hikes may be far and few, cat- In the Eurozone, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, RIL, apulted the markets to higher Frankfurt’s DAX gained 0.38 Bajaj Auto, SBI, HUL, Tata levels. per cent, Paris CAC 40 was up Steel, Vedanta, HFDC, TCS, “The second one being 0.42 per cent and London’s   % !!O' P ITC and Sun Pharma jumped high expectations from the FTSE jumped 0.53 per cent in up to 4.64 per cent. interim Budget by way of mea- late morning deals. However, Yes Bank, HCL sures that would alleviate the The rupee, meanwhile, Tech, Bajaj Finance, ICICI agrarian distress and boost the depreciated marginally against $  +  ( rate of growth” highlighted in comments considered to be Bank and Coal India fell up to employment and consumption US dollar to 71.15. prior statements. overly optimistic and hinting at 2.56 per cent.The current gov- levels,” he said. The benchmark Brent he Federal Reserve left the The decision at the Fed’s more rate hikes to come. ernment is set to present its last Meanwhile, on a net basis, crude futures were trading Tkey US lending rate first policy meeting of the year Facing blowback from his Budget on Friday, which is foreign portfolio investors slightly higher at $61.55 per unchanged on Wednesday, and was expected after central efforts to speak plainly, Powell expected to have major (FPIs) bought shares worth a barrel. said it would be “patient” about bankers signaled strongly in retreated from his stance and making any further changes, in recent weeks that they intend- made an effort to stress the the clearest signal yet the cen- ed to tread cautiously about any uncertainty about the eco- tral bank has heeded concerns further moves. nomic outlook. about the economy. But the unusually dovish He likened the situation to Although the Fed contin- language likely will come as a being in a dark room and ues to expect continued expan- surprise. Federal Reserve needing to take time to find the sion of the economy and strong Chairman Jerome Powell will right path. jobs growth are the “most like- have an opportunity to explain One of the concerns was ly outcomes,” the statement the central bank’s thinking in a the effect of the Fed’s decision signaled the growing uncer- news conference due to begin to reduce its securities holdings, tainty about the outlook. at 1930 GMT. US stocks added which built up to $4.5 trillion “In light of global eco- to gains, following the Fed in the aftermath of the global nomic and financial develop- statement, with the Dow climb- financial crisis. ments and muted inflation ing 1.6 percent to 24,964.94 It has been reducing those pressures, the committee will near 1910 GMT. investments by about $50 bil- be patient as it determines” the The dollar also fell sharply lion a month but investors timing and need for any further after the release, with the euro worry that in a slowing econ- increases, the policy-setting at $1.1471 compared with omy that process will tend to Federal Open Market $1.1421 just before the state- raise the cost of borrowing. Committee said. ment. The statement on the bal- In an unusual separate The FOMC increased the ance sheet normalization statement, the Fed also said it benchmark rate four times last process said the Fed “would be was prepared to change the year but rising concerns about prepared to use its full range of pace of reduction of its massive a slowing US economy, amid a tools, including altering the size securities holdings, after mar- trade war with China, prompt- and composition of its balance kets became concerned that the ed officials to signal they will sheet, if future economic con- current process was too rigid. take time to gauge the econo- ditions were to warrant a more The language used in the my’s performance. accommodative monetary pol- FOMC statement, keeping the And the five-week gov- icy.” While some economists benchmark interest rate in a ernment shutdown also dent- say jittery markets overreacted, range of 2.25 percent to 2.5 per- ed economic performance in the Fed acknowledged signs of cent, reflected the increasing the first quarter of the year, slowing as reason enough to sense that the US economy may although most of that is expect- pause the monetary policy have peaked. ed to be recovered. tightening and to acknowl- It cited “solid” economic Powell late last year repeat- edge the concerns of investors growth, rather than a “strong edly shook up markets with about the securities sell off. # &#% %#( "%#%( )*+,)- !66 7!1 !O1323  &!
  

+  “India is playing a signifi- “After the elections, my their difficulties owing to poor the world from 2014 to 2017, the ‘Jan Dhan Yojana’ and !   !  cant role in international trade. Government assumed charge governance, and to make sure 55 per cent were opened in almost every family is now con- President Ram Nath While India’s contribution to and vowed to build a new that the benefit of public ser- India alone. nected to the banking system. Kovind Thursday said India’s the world GDP was 2.6 per cent India. vices reach the lowest strata of “As a result of the expan- Noting that developing +  Populist spending, it said, contribution to global econo- in 2014, it has increased to 3.3 “...in the last four and a half the society. sion in direct benefit transfer modern infrastructure for eco- would aggravate fiscal pres- my has increased from 2.6 per per cent in 2017 as per the lat- years, my Government has “The main goal of my gov- (DBT) in the last four and a nomic development as per the head of BJP-led NDA gov- sures, which are already build- cent in 2014 to 3.3 per cent in est reports,” Kovind said. infused new hope and confi- ernment is to improve the life half years, more than Rs needs of 21st century is the Aernment presenting the ing due to revenue shortfalls. 2017 on the back of high The President noted that dence among the people of the of every Indian,” he insisted. 6,05,000 crore have been direct- aspiration of every Indian, he final budget of its tenure, Fitch “Higher pre-election growth rate during the last four this is an opportune moment country, enhanced the coun- The President said in order ly transferred to the bank said, “sensitive to their aspira- Ratings Thursday warned of a spending could risk a second and a half years. for the country to play a deci- try’s image and has effectively to simplify the processes, the accounts of beneficiaries,” tions, my government is com- second consecutive year of consecutive year of fiscal slip- Addressing the joint sitting sive role in the fourth industrial brought in social and eco- Modi government has started Kovind said adding that pleting new projects at a fast fiscal slippage in the event of page relative to the govern- of the Parliament, he said the revolution. nomic change,” he said. a scheme wherein loans of because of this about Rs pace.” Finance Minister Piyush Goyal ment’s targets and would fur- country’s GDP has been grow- Kovind further said that From day one, Kovind said amounts up to  1 crore are 1,10,000 crore have been saved The President also pointed resorting to populist spending ther delay plans to reduce the ing at a rate of 7.3 per cent on prior to the 2014 general elec- the mission of Modi govern- approved within 59 minutes. from falling into wrong hands. out that the cost of one GB data to win over lost vote base. high general government fis- an average, making India the tion, the country was passing ment based on transparency Citing data from an inter- The President said, 34 which was about 250 in 2014 The interim budget to be cal deficit and debt burden,” it sixth largest economy in the through a phase of uncertain- was to improve the lives of national agency, he said of all crore bank accounts have been has now reduced to only 10 presented Friday could give said. world. ty. Indian citizens, to eradicate the bank accounts opened in opened in the country under to 12. some indication of the gov- Fitch said longer-term ernment’s commitment to fis- trends are more important to cal consolidation, which is the sovereign rating profile. one of the main sensitivities in “We believe the central I 
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 ?/71)+71 the sovereign ratings, Fitch government may still be able said. to meet its fiscal deficit target “Pressure for new expen- of 3.3 per cent of GDP for +  been approved by the RBI, there- However, the amount would unvested and vested and unex- that there may be legal tangle involvement of Kochhar and her diture to attract votes, partic- FY19, which would help sup- fore that amount is not taken into be much less than ESOPs grant- ercised stock options, and med- involved in the revoking of the family members in a loan pro- ularly among rural and small- port its fiscal credibility, ormer ICICI Bank chief account in Kochhar’s total bonus ed because she might have sold ical benefits. ESOPs and refund of the per- vided to Videocon group on a business owner voters, has although this may be achieved FChanda Kochhar, who was payout. They also said that some shares in the last 9 years. The board has also asked the formance bonus. quid pro quo basis. It was alleged increased as polls have shown by deferring capital expendi- terminated with retrospective bonuses of Axis Bank and Yes Following an independent bank to take steps for “clawback The Srikrishna committee that Videocon Group pumped the ruling Bharatiya Janata ture and postponing bill pay- effect Wednesday, may have to Bank chief executives and exec- enquiry panel led by Justice of all bonuses paid from April report concluded that there was money into NuPower Party (BJP) is becoming less ments until after March,” it return over  9 crore perfor- utive directors have not been (Retd) BN Srikrishna, the board 2009 until March 2018, and to lack of diligence with respect to Renewables, a firm owned by assured of victory in the gen- said. The final budget for the mance bonus received as the approved by the central bank for of the ICICI Bank Wednesday take such further actions as may annual disclosures as required by Deepak Kochhar, husband of eral elections. fiscal year ending in March bank’s executive head since 2009, the last two fiscals. decided to treat “the separation be warranted in the matter”. the bank in terms of its internal Chanda Kochhar. The allegation “The BJP has reportedly 2020 (FY20) will be presented sources said. Besides, she will also As per the various annual of Kochhar from the bank as a For the 9-year period, share- policies and violation of Code of of conflict of interest was levelled lost votes in some recent state soon after the next govern- have to forgo her unexercised reports of the bank, Kochhar was ‘Termination for Cause’ under holders approved  9.82 crore Conduct and applicable Indian by whistle blower Arvind Gupta. elections due to rural distress ment takes office following stocks options, they said. granted 94 lakh shares but it the bank’s internal policies, bonus payout to Kochhar. laws. On the development, Later, in March, another and public concerns over job general elections, which are Kochhar became the CEO could not be verified that how schemes and the Code of However, considering that Kochhar said she was “disap- unnamed whistle-blower com- creation. Targeted cash pro- due by May 2019. and managing director of the much stock options she had Conduct, with all attendant con- the last two performance bonus- pointed, hurt and shocked” by plained against the bank and its grammes appear the most Revenue from the new country’s leading private sector exercised. If Employee Stock sequences”. es are yet to get regulatory the bank’s decision to treat her top management, including likely form of support, as they GST is well below target, Fitch lender in May 2009 and left the Ownership Plan (ESOP) grant- These, the statement said, approval from the RBI, the recov- resignation as a “termination for Kochhar, alleging a deliberate would avoid downside risks of said citing it as an reason for bank in October 2018. ed to Kochhar is taken into include revocation of all her ery amount would be less than cause” after an independent delay in recognising impairment alternatives, such as the farm revenue falling short of the Sources divulge Thursday account, the total amount comes existing and future entitlements what has been approved by the probe indicted her for violating in 31 loan accounts between 2008 loan waivers that undermined target so far in the current fis- that performance bonus for the to about 340 crore at the pre- such as any unpaid amounts, shareholders’ Annual General regulations. and 2016 to save on provisioning the loan repayment culture in cal year that ends on March 31, last two financial years has not sent market value. unpaid bonuses or increments, Meeting. Besides, experts also feel There were allegations of costs. the past,” it said. 2019.

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135.05 BHEL 64.5 64.95 63.7 64.7 GODREJAGRO 490.2 504.6 489.2 496.35 SONATSOFTW 322 326.5 318.2 321.35 THOMASCOOK 215 224.1 215 221.95 HINDUNILVR 1,735.90 1,774.90 1,735.25 1,757.15 23.8 EIHOTEL 185.35 207.75 185.35 201.1 COALINDIA 227.9 227.9 224.5 225.15 JMFINANCIL 77.35 79.05 75.6 77.35 BHARATFIN 932.05 955.85 928 946.15 VMART 2,537.90 2,565.85 2,511.00 2,542.40 MARUTI 6,575.00 6,660.05 6,460.05 6,635.00 86.75 ITC 277.4 279.5 273.7 278.75 LINDEINDIA 486 498.25 470 474.95 DCBBANK 177.5 178.8 175.3 178.3 TATACOFFEE 88.75 90.75 88.35 89.75 FINOLEXIND 523.65 523.65 510 514.9 WIPRO 366 371.4 363.3 368 4.75 PHILIPCARB 168 179.5 167.7 175.05 ITI 103.3 103.75 101.1 102.45 NAVINFLUOR 630 637 624.6 630.9 UFLEX 247.2 254.2 247 251.75 HATSUN 660 668.6 658 661.75 BPCL 340.75 351 338.1 347 4.3 ASHOKLEY 81.4 82.15 79.55 81.3 UNIONBANK 81.45 82.9 79.75 82.45 OMAXE 211.55 213.65 210.3 212.15 MRF 62,480.00 62,480.00 60,556.00 61,305.40 SHOPERSTOP 506.5 514.25 502.1 511 ASIANPAINT 1,400.00 1,415.00 1,391.05 1,407.00 16.6 BAJFINANCE 2,614.00 2,614.00 2,527.75 2,570.35 SPARC 161 161 154.7 157.4 BERGEPAINT 316.25 320.15 314.1 319.15 GHCL 245.5 252.15 243.2 249.4 ALKEM 1,870.00 1,908.25 1,870.00 1,887.15 LT 1,304.00 1,321.70 1,296.55 1,308.30 13.85 NMDC 96.5 97.8 94.7 96.85 VINATIORGA 1,600.00 1,618.00 1,564.30 1,575.45 COROMANDEL 462 462 440 448.6 ASTRAL 1,122.00 1,135.00 1,115.35 1,131.95 ITC 276.5 279.6 273.6 278.25 2.75 AUROPHARMA 792 792 777.75 786.3 SBILIFE 599.95 610 597 603.25 QUESS 640.5 647.85 625.55 629.35 KPRMILL 532 532 520.25 526.6 POWERGRID 188.5 191.5 186.8 188.6 1.5 INDHOTEL 135.55 144 134.3 141.55 APOLLOHOSP 1,329.85 1,332.25 1,315.00 1,324.80 GUJALKALI 491.05 509.15 491.05 506.7 BIRLACORPN 486.15 500.25 485.15 487.4 NTPC 140.5 141.2 139 139.8 1.1 IDEA 30.45 30.95 29.6 30.1 JUBILANT 709.85 714.25 701 703.3 NBVENTURES 107.15 108.3 105 106.05 SKFINDIA 1,931.40 1,933.05 1,921.10 1,925.70 ONGC 140.2 142.8 139.25 140.75 1.05 DRREDDY 2,612.00 2,727.90 2,612.00 2,723.75 GODREJIND 499.5 507.55 488.5 502.65 GESHIP 295.25 307 290.9 302.05 TIMKEN 567 572 557.2 565.1 BHARTIARTL 304.5 310.45 303.15 305.9 2.2 TATAELXSI 885 885 865 872.95 SHANKARA 401 402.65 385.75 387.2 MERCK 3,310.55 3,323.55 3,285.70 3,298.80 BDL 264 264 256 257.45 SUNPHARMA 419 431.35 413.7 420.9 2.95 SRTRANSFIN 1,018.05 1,024.30 992.2 1,016.50 AARTIIND 1,605.10 1,657.90 1,605.10 1,621.80 REDINGTON 72 76.95 72 73.4 TEAMLEASE 2,630.00 2,670.00 2,620.80 2,641.55 HEROMOTOCO 2,612.10 2,634.70 2,561.00 2,624.00 13 KSCL 597.7 611.8 588.1 599.4 NESTLEIND 11,115.25 11,559.90 11,115.25 11,469.80 OFSS 3,754.95 3,823.55 3,754.95 3,796.85 MAHLIFE 387.5 389.4 382.3 387.45 EICHERMOT 19,120.00 19,178.95 18,836.10 19,001.10 81.95 NATIONALUM 60.05 60.55 59.1 59.7 MRPL 67.5 69 66.75 67.9 TAKE 139 141 137.6 140.2 TIMETECHNO 97.45 97.5 96 96.35 M&M 678 683 672.75 680.75 2.1 HINDPETRO 230.15 237 229.3 233.85 SYNDIBANK 36.85 37.4 36.2 36.85 SYMPHONY 1,144.00 1,171.25 1,135.40 1,160.55 CORPBANK 26.8 26.8 26.1 26.2 ADANIPORTS 339.9 341.7 330.2 338 -0.15 GRASIM 732 733.15 715.5 722.05 IDFC 38.8 39.9 38.25 39.55 HINDZINC 261.1 263.05 258.65 260.55 GULFOILLUB 890.05 905 890.05 902.05 ICICIBANK 372.7 376.65 354.1 364.7 -1.2 EDELWEISS 155.7 155.7 150.4 154.05 LTI 1,730.00 1,764.80 1,721.10 1,757.35 TIINDIA 342 349 335 345.1 AKZOINDIA 1,725.10 1,776.75 1,725.00 1,752.50 PTC 75 78.9 74.75 78.15 GMRINFRA 15.45 15.6 15.05 15.25 COCHINSHIP 363.1 365.9 360.95 364.35 CARERATING 1,001.10 1,001.70 991 994.2 BAJFINANCE 2,608.00 2,608.00 2,526.00 2,581.10 -14.4 DELTACORP 225.6 233.4 225.6 231 NIITTECH 1,287.00 1,316.00 1,282.35 1,311.10 MOTILALOFS 637.1 648.85 608.7 634.05 INDOSTAR 319 320 315 316.55 COALINDIA 226.5 227.5 223.05 223.8 -1.4 DMART 1,379.00 1,382.00 1,367.00 1,372.45 FCONSUMER 40.1 42 39.9 41.65 CAPPL 340 365 334.95 363.45 GSKCONS 7,227.00 7,360.00 7,227.00 7,333.05 GRASIM 730 733.45 714.5 719.85 -5.15 INDIGO 1,179.00 1,194.10 1,157.15 1,188.55 RADICO 416.55 419.5 407.1 410.15 ADVENZYMES 168.95 173 160.1 166.95 NETWORK18 36.65 36.85 36.25 36.55 HCLTECH 1,019.60 1,023.15 986.75 1,006.00 -12.4 CANBK 251 251.9 245.9 250.05 CADILAHC 321 322.3 317.7 319.05 ADANITRANS 212.55 219.3 209.15 212.25 GMDCLTD 86.6 86.75 85 85.15 IBULHSGFIN 666.85 691.5 648 662 -10.9 SUNTV 544.65 544.65 520.45 530.15 IFCI 13.65 13.74 13.16 13.59 JBCHEPHARM 312.55 317 306.5 312.3 SUPRAJIT 197.15 200.5 193.85 196.35 BAJAJFINSV 6,244.20 6,268.90 6,050.00 6,109.00 -138.2 RBLBANK 565.05 573.8 556.3 566.45 CYIENT 615.7 618 601.5 607.2 APLLTD 594.1 607.85 590 594.6 THERMAX 1,105.00 1,105.00 1,085.00 1,088.95 ZEEL 390.3 390.9 362.3 378.25 -10.6 ABCAPITAL 83.45 83.45 80.4 81 GSPL 177.7 178.2 173.9 176.65 RNAM 139.5 139.5 135.05 136.45 SHARDACROP 316.25 322 315 317 YESBANK 202 202.45 190.15 194 -5.5 JSWENERGY 69.95 69.95 66.1 67 GREAVESCOT 123.4 128 121.45 122.15 LALPATHLAB 1,060.00 1,084.00 1,045.15 1,077.65 TIFHL 448.95 450.35 435 449 ABFRL 211.3 213.6 205.2 209.45 MAGMA 99.8 100.25 96.1 97.9 J&KBANK 42 42 40.8 41 SHK 165.9 172.95 165.9 168.4   AJANTPHARM 1,034.00 1,075.00 1,010.00 1,023.95 EXIDEIND 223.4 227.7 221.8 226.4 KEI 361.15 366.25 358.1 361.6 TRENT 350.65 358.95 347 355.55 BAJAJCON 352 360 351 356.05 IOC 133 138.3 132.1 137.15 PFC 100.7 104.25 99.9 103.55 DIVISLAB 1,502.10 1,517.00 1,485.00 1,505.20 MAHINDCIE 229.85 236.6 229.85 235 GRINDWELL 545 549.5 536 540.75 SCRIP OPEN HIgh LOW LTP CHANGE BEL 87.7 88 83.25 83.65 TVSMOTOR 494 506.1 487.35 500.35 HERITGFOOD 485.25 496.8 469.85 491.65 ANDHRABANK 25.7 26.1 25 25.35 JAGRAN 101.85 104.2 101.85 103.5 NIFTY NEXT 50 26,500.00 26,581.30 26,337.10 26,555.60 159.45 ADANIPORTS 338.3 343.3 330.2 339.85 ICICIPRULI 296 296 284.25 286.25 NHPC 24.5 25.2 24.25 24.95 DENABANK 12.8 12.8 12.35 12.45 GUJFLUORO 854 872 851.6 861.9 LICHSGFIN 444.5 452.5 433.75 450.35 16.85 ADANIPOWER 45 46.4 43.15 45.55 DEEPAKFERT 113.9 118 113.85 117 ISEC 199 222 199 210.55 MINDAIND 279.1 285 275 278.8 TTKPRESTIG 7,646.90 7,740.00 7,583.65 7,690.70 DABUR 434.45 448.2 427.2 447.5 16.35 LUPIN 866 885 866 880.35 SAIL 47.3 48.2 46.75 47.05 BASF 1,366.95 1,373.30 1,326.05 1,339.90 WHIRLPOOL 1,491.55 1,513.30 1,468.05 1,499.95 ASTERDM 152.15 155 151.15 155 NHPC 24.5 25.3 24.25 25.25 0.75 HDFC 1,886.00 1,940.85 1,862.05 1,923.70 NCC 80.5 80.8 79.1 79.6 HINDCOPPER 46.4 46.55 45.9 46.35 CENTRUM 31 33 30.05 32.1 ABBOTINDIA 8,094.25 8,099.00 8,035.65 8,052.15 AMBUJACEM 205.7 212 204.45 210.05 5.4 VEDL 195.5 198 193.85 197.5 JSLHISAR 78.75 81.4 76.2 78.2 ECLERX 1,050.85 1,100.00 991 1,084.00 SUNDRMFAST 529.15 538 525 529.6 ISGEC 4,948.00 4,996.50 4,890.00 4,932.95 GODREJCP 693.15 715 693.05 711.45 17.95 JPASSOCIAT 6.45 6.65 6.33 6.51 TATACOMM 492.25 514.05 492 497.7 SRF 2,041.25 2,042.90 2,000.00 2,008.75 KIOCL 138.1 150.5 138.1 143.85 SCHAEFFLER 5,291.00 5,345.00 5,266.20 5,276.45 BOSCHLTD 18,600.00 18,920.00 18,430.00 18,900.00 445.9 DISHTV 24 24.75 22.3 23.6 JKTYRE 92.05 92.75 90 90.65 MMTC 26.65 27.1 26.3 26.65 IPCALAB 779.6 782.55 763.45 772.35 EVEREADY 211.7 215 211.7 213.85 ACC 1,391.05 1,428.80 1,391.05 1,420.00 33.4 STAR 478 485.5 456.45 460.95 CONCOR 670 670 651.3 654.05 WELCORP 105.45 108.65 103.15 104.05 BAYERCROP 4,332.55 4,429.50 4,287.20 4,326.50 NAVNETEDUL 108 108.15 106.1 106.75 SHREECEM 15,499.85 15,912.25 15,450.00 15,782.95 332.6 HDFCBANK 2,039.00 2,090.00 2,023.00 2,081.15 SOUTHBANK 13.3 13.35 12.9 13.2 ASHOKA 126.8 126.8 118.3 119.55 CUB 195 195 190 191.65 IEX 159.1 159.9 158.5 159.35 ICICIGI 850.1 902 842 871.5 15.7 TITAN 966.5 1,005.00 966.5 995.4 RPOWER 26.6 26.95 25.7 26.5 RALLIS 161.05 162.55 157.1 160.65 BLUEDART 3,052.25 3,223.90 3,050.00 3,192.80 PGHH 9,966.85 9,966.85 9,822.60 9,899.85 SIEMENS 1,016.10 1,034.80 1,003.75 1,029.45 16 IBVENTURES 320 375 303.45 341.45 ORIENTBANK 95.7 96.4 93.6 95.75 PAGEIND 23,250.00 23,450.00 23,055.95 23,344.50 CERA 2,470.00 2,470.00 2,377.80 2,409.80 AEGISLOG 188.45 192 188.45 190.35 HAVELLS 705.4 716.25 692.1 714 10.65 RECLTD 125.7 126.6 122.85 124.8 KEC 246 252.2 242 244.35 VIJAYABANK 45 45 43.35 43.95 FORTIS 135.4 135.7 134.7 135.05 MONSANTO 2,568.75 2,624.55 2,568.75 2,607.15 NMDC 96.5 97.25 94.65 97.05 0.95 WIPRO 367 370.95 363.7 369.3 BIOCON 648.05 654.75 646.05 648.85 PFIZER 3,020.00 3,050.00 2,990.00 3,024.80 IFBIND 831.05 847.05 791 824.35 JKCEMENT 705 714 698.5 711.15 LUPIN 868.15 885.95 866 875.2 8.3 TATAPOWER 68.75 71.8 67.95 71.3 HFCL 23 23.45 22.65 22.8 CANFINHOME 253.45 255.05 245 250.45 GICHSGFIN 238.6 245.95 235.7 240.3 JCHAC 1,815.00 1,815.00 1,731.05 1,801.85 BHEL 64.5 65 63.7 64.5 0.6 BANKINDIA 99.2 104.8 97.4 102.65 ICICIGI 853.5 900 840 882.5 ABB 1,263.35 1,287.00 1,255.00 1,274.90 TATAMETALI 607.15 617 607.1 610.7 FORBESCO 1,985.65 2,045.00 1,982.00 2,041.45 INDIGO 1,175.15 1,194.00 1,157.10 1,185.55 10.8 SPICEJET 80.8 80.9 80 80.55 IGL 282 286.8 275.7 284.1 PERSISTENT 606.5 609.6 600 602.85 PRSMJOHNSN 69.9 72 69.3 71.65 VTL 1,061.00 1,090.00 1,054.10 1,080.30 AUROPHARMA 779.05 790 777.1 785.2 6.9 M&MFIN 407 407.45 398.5 404.75 NBCC 60.05 60.3 58.5 58.75 MUTHOOTFIN 510 510 495.4 498.15 COFFEEDAY 269.5 269.5 265.7 266.9 SUPPETRO 197 197 193 193 ASHOKLEY 81.3 82.2 79.55 81.6 0.65 LICHSGFIN 445.3 453.65 433.8 449.5 CIPLA 505.8 519.55 504.8 516.25 SREINFRA 29.9 29.9 28.8 29.65 ZENSARTECH 220.35 227.6 220.1 225.25 SUNCLAYLTD 2,920.05 3,029.95 2,900.00 3,022.50 PIDILITIND 1,106.10 1,125.00 1,091.50 1,118.95 8.85 PIDILITIND 1,119.90 1,123.55 1,092.20 1,116.35 MINDTREE 902.35 902.35 880.5 894.1 SUVEN 195 195.55 188.4 192.9 SCI 41.3 41.65 40.65 40.7 DHANUKA 417.5 422.05 416 420.75 BIOCON 650 655.35 646 650.9 4.8 M&M 674 683.8 673.95 680.8 JUSTDIAL 471.6 478.15 467.45 476.2 MGL 918.4 922.55 910.6 919.6 GLAXO 1,426.30 1,427.00 1,395.50 1,409.65 LAOPALA 215.7 215.7 212.5 212.5 OFSS 3,778.00 3,833.15 3,749.55 3,796.25 27.3 VGUARD 208.3 209 191.05 196.3 BHARATFORG 478.2 495 476.7 492.25 PNBHOUSING 926 930 895 907.55 CENTURYPLY 164.65 164.75 161.3 163.05 3MINDIA 20,036.25 20,350.00 20,036.25 20,127.25 PETRONET 226.2 229.7 224.95 227.2 1.6 BEML 799 820.05 785.45 795.5 BOMDYEING 107.85 112.2 107 112.15 RAMCOCEM 591 605.15 584 600.45 GICRE 240.25 246.85 240.25 243.3 RELAXO 725.5 737 718 734.05 COLPAL 1,280.00 1,290.00 1,274.90 1,281.50 8.6 BANKBARODA 115 115 110.6 112.45 VIPIND 477.35 489.5 476.2 479.65 GODREJPROP 749.85 753.2 737.85 740.95 THYROCARE 549 550.8 544 546.2 SCHNEIDER 92.65 93.4 92 92.45 ATUL 3,500.00 3,541.70 3,460.05 3,479.95 MARICO 367.05 371.4 362.15 368 2.1 GRUH 210.3 213 204.6 208.15 RCF 62.9 63.6 62.3 63.25 MEGH 54.4 55.45 54.2 54.8 SANOFI 6,500.00 6,512.75 6,455.00 6,464.30 SOLARINDS 1,001.00 1,019.00 984 1,004.35 HDFCLIFE 373 374.5 363 372 1.6 HEROMOTOCO 2,631.00 2,631.00 2,561.90 2,612.05 CGPOWER 38.2 38.2 37 37.55 WELSPUNIND 59.55 60.8 58.9 60.3 ASTRAZEN 1,608.50 1,615.85 1,600.25 1,605.60 SYNGENE 571 586.5 570.1 579.85 TRITURBINE 105.9 108 105.6 107.85 ABB 1,260.00 1,288.10 1,251.30 1,270.00 5.35 PCJEWELLER 73.7 74 70 73.1 HDFCLIFE 373 374.7 363.65 371.1 CUMMINSIND 800 807 787.65 790.85 INOXWIND 68.1 70.2 67.6 69.1 MOIL 156.85 161.7 156.85 161.3 PRESTIGE 201.6 203.2 198.8 200.5 OIL 167.45 169.85 166.6 167.05 0.45 HCLTECH 1,020.00 1,025.00 989.3 1,005.20 IBULISL 309.9 310.15 287.85 296.7 JAICORPLTD 101.2 103 97.1 102.1 BRITANNIA 3,225.05 3,250.00 3,180.00 3,195.95 TATAINVEST 835.05 860.05 832.4 852.7 INOXLEISUR 254.35 262.8 253.55 258.95 SHILPAMED 383.75 384.2 375.1 380.2 SRTRANSFIN 1,016.00 1,024.95 991.35 1,017.35 2.65 BAJAJ-AUTO 2,498.80 2,565.00 2,461.00 2,553.35 ENGINERSIN 117 117 111.75 112.75 MANAPPURAM 91.3 93 90.35 92.2 NAVKARCORP 46.8 48.2 45.3 46.1 MINDACORP 140.45 140.45 139.45 139.85 NIACL 173.75 176.45 172.05 174.5 0.45 PETRONET 225.65 229.6 225 227.85 FSL 47 49.55 46.9 48.95 RAYMOND 766.05 766.7 750.2 754.1 ENDURANCE 1,127.85 1,168.80 1,112.80 1,151.10 TVSSRICHAK 2,370.00 2,370.00 2,320.00 2,328.45 DLF 165 168 158.5 164.4 0.2 INDUSINDBK 1,478.00 1,520.50 1,475.00 1,505.05 TATAMTRDVR 92 94.5 90.8 93.75 DEEPAKNI 210.2 222.85 209.25 219.5 ITDCEM 116.4 117.5 115.6 116.2 AIAENG 1,650.00 1,650.00 1,601.50 1,607.15 HINDZINC 262.4 263.65 258.3 261.95 0.3 PNB 77.45 77.8 75.6 77.5 BATAINDIA 1,109.95 1,125.00 1,088.00 1,118.50 HUDCO 41.8 42.45 41.55 41.75 JSL 27.25 27.45 26.3 27.3 GEPIL 786.2 789 771 775.9 GICRE 242.15 247.7 242.15 243.05 0.1 JISLJALEQS 59 61.4 58.75 61.05 AMBUJACEM 206 211.75 204.5 210.2 PIIND 847.7 866.5 830.9 855.75 HEIDELBERG 147.3 149.3 145.9 146.8 SHRIRAMCIT 1,734.05 1,736.00 1,679.00 1,705.85 DMART 1,374.00 1,383.90 1,367.25 1,374.10 -0.1 UPL 765 790 764.4 787.75 INDIANB 228.25 229.2 224.25 226 BBTC 1,208.00 1,217.90 1,200.00 1,206.90 BALMLAWRIE 190 190 187.05 188.6 STARCEMENT 91.9 93.8 91.2 92.2 PGHH 9,919.00 10,000.00 9,871.05 9,900.00 -19.6 STRTECH 257.45 257.45 244.5 246.05 BPCL 342.1 351 338.2 346.35 SIEMENS 1,014.90 1,030.95 1,004.10 1,027.90 LAXMIMACH 5,250.80 5,380.00 5,250.80 5,376.80 TVTODAY 352.35 353.4 351 352.25 CADILAHC 320 322.85 317.45 318.35 -0.8 CASTROLIND 165.35 166 156.9 158.65 JAMNAAUTO 56.1 57 54.2 55.85 PVR 1,580.00 1,610.00 1,580.00 1,604.10 EIDPARRY 204.25 204.4 196.25 202.9 PNCINFRA 141.5 144.2 141.25 141.95 MRF 61,500.00 61,767.60 60,540.15 61,170.90 -158.5 HINDUNILVR 1,746.90 1,772.50 1,737.05 1,762.25 GSFC 95.15 97.9 94.75 97.4 NILKAMAL 1,320.00 1,372.35 1,306.95 1,359.90 DCAL 206 210 203.75 206.9 FDC 168.65 169 162.85 164.3 BEL 87.6 88 83.35 83.7 -0.3 BHARTIARTL 305 310.55 303.85 307.15 HAVELLS 706.4 716.45 692.4 713.15 HSIL 236.6 249.35 236.6 247.7 BOSCHLTD 18,600.00 18,900.00 18,452.70 18,823.95 GILLETTE 6,484.20 6,550.00 6,457.00 6,481.30 BANDHANBNK 410 410 397 404.5 -1.45 IDFCFIRSTB 45 45.85 43.65 45.25 FEDERALBNK 87 87.4 85.3 86.05 COLPAL 1,281.15 1,287.95 1,273.85 1,279.65 GPPL 87 87 84.7 85.15 CCL 267.4 269.85 267.4 268 BRITANNIA 3,231.95 3,231.95 3,189.20 3,195.00 -13.8 DLF 160.1 167.5 158.55 164.65 RAJESHEXPO 639 639 601 611.3 GLENMARK 638.35 655.5 638.35 651.4 WESTLIFE 380 384 373.05 379.85 ALLCARGO 107 107.2 105 105.3 MOTHERSUMI 142 143.2 140.1 140.6 -0.7 GAIL 324.85 334.7 323.25 331.7 GRANULES 93.6 93.8 90.35 91.1 TORNTPOWER 248.65 248.7 244.25 247.35 BLUESTARCO 596.05 604.85 595 598.85 HONAUT 21,274.95 21,551.60 21,220.00 21,361.40 SAIL 47.55 48.15 46.75 47.05 -0.25 KOTAKBANK 1,224.00 1,259.00 1,213.00 1,253.25 INDIACEM 86.25 86.25 82.4 84.15 MHRIL 207.7 213 202 205.75 SUDARSCHEM 317.25 325.6 306.4 318.8 APARINDS 618.8 625 615 618.85 SUNTV 534 536.8 520.15 530.2 -3.45 FORCEMOT 1,446.05 1,490.00 1,386.00 1,420.40 BALKRISIND 809.95 816.95 807 809.2 MAHABANK 14.11 15.1 14.11 14.79 GODFRYPHLP 937 939 925.4 928.6 BANKBARODA 114.4 114.95 110.55 112.8 -0.9 NH 187.35 190.45 186.6 188.7 JINDALSAW 81.45 90.15 81.45 87.9 AUBANK 586.95 595 582.15 584.65 OBEROIRLTY 437.4 446.95 437 442.75 SUPREMEIND 997.75 1,004.55 992.5 996.35 SBILIFE 600.5 607.75 593.7 595 -4.95 ORIENTCEM 71.1 72.8 70.8 72.3 TECHM 721.8 736.35 718.5 732.85 NATCOPHARM* 698 700 676 691.2 TRIDENT 67.9 67.9 66.3 66.6 BAJAJHLDNG 2,849.95 2,880.00 2,816.50 2,847.25 L&TFH 133.4 133.9 128.25 131.35 -1.35 CRISIL 1,656.00 1,657.75 1,636.05 1,650.00 BANDHANBNK 407 409.95 397.65 403.15 INTELLECT 189.85 189.85 180.6 181.25 WABAG 294.4 302.45 293.4 298.5 LAURUSLABS 365 375 360 369.85 CONCOR 658.35 665 652 654 -7.45 FLFL 416.5 434.9 415 424 L&TFH 134 134.45 128.35 131.45 REPCOHOME 399.15 405 380.7 400.4 CROMPTON 216 218.05 213 214.1 ERIS 656 663.25 614.7 623.9 IDEA 30.75 31.1 29.6 30.15 -0.4 ELGIEQUIP 241.5 241.9 238.05 240.1 JSWSTEEL 270.2 275.95 266.85 274.6 KTKBANK 117.75 122.2 116.05 120.25 JYOTHYLAB 184.35 187 180.15 184.7 LUXIND 1,202.05 1,228.80 1,194.60 1,208.55 ABCAPITAL 82.9 83 80.2 80.9 -1.4 ASAHIINDIA 256 256 255 255 PEL 2,098.00 2,100.05 2,011.00 2,031.80 FRETAIL 424.95 432.4 421.2 430.6 TEJASNET 179.9 179.9 158.25 162 SADBHAV 199.15 204.8 193.25 196.2 ICICIPRULI 294.7 294.7 283.4 286.15 -6 GALAXYSURF 1,116.30 1,126.50 1,113.00 1,119.65 INFIBEAM 39.35 39.5 37.15 38.6 CHAMBLFERT 171.3 179.35 171 176.75 TATACHEM 679.05 685.3 673 674.8 FINCABLES 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Indian-American community them as students, which they recruiters assisted foreign "stu- who enrolled and made tuition  ,$$!&, + to pass critical legislation, but if concerns over Brexit, the Society If no deal is in place, exist- in Louisville Kentucky. most certainly were not, said dents" in fraudulently obtain- payments to the university AB>!C?4 !22 we are able to make progress of Motor Manufacturing said. ing trade agreements with the Authorities are investigat- special agent Charge Francis. ing immigration documents knew that they would not  213221 sooner then that might not be Chief executive Mike Hawes has EU will evaporate overnight. ing the incident as a hate "Homeland Security from the varsity and facilitat- attend accrual classes, earn 3 3212&  necessary," Hunt said. described the threat of a no-deal Without such agreements, eco- crime. Condemning the inci- Investigations special agents ed the creation of false student credits or make progress  97212F= The comments come as the as "catastrophic." nomic chaos is likely to follow, dent of vandalism, Louisville uncovered a nationwide net- records, including transcripts, towards an actual degree in a 71!<2, 32 influential think tank, the "With fewer than 60 days with fears about trade in food, Mayor Greg Fischer called work that grossly exploited US for the purpose of deceiving particular field of study – a pay 31!<""32 Institute for Government, before we leave the EU and the medicine and other essential upon the city residents to stand immigration laws,” he said. immigration authorities. to stay scheme,” the indictment 3!12222 warned the government was not risk of crashing out without a supplies. up against this hatred. According to the indict- ICE said that all partici- said. 12"1723!1 )      7 "2 132 !   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"Sometime between the end TTrump will make a signif- Pompeo told Fox News in an trol treaty, a Russian diplomat month withdrawal process from weapon does not violate the creants who sprayed black paint The incident has sent shock of services at the Swaminarayan icant announcement on the sta- interview. said on Thursday, with the the treaty on February 2 unless treaty. on the deity and wrote repug- waves through the Indian- Temple on Bardstown Road on tus of the fight against the ISIS Pompeo also informed that United States expected to begin Russia destroys its 9M729 Russia says the missile's nant messages on the walls. American community in Sunday and the time a repair- in Syria during his State of the Trump would host foreign withdrawal this weekend. ground-based missile system, maximum range is 480 kilome- The incident happened Louisville Kentucky. man arrived on Tuesday morn- Union Address next week, the ministers of the "Global Russian and US officials which it says breaches the Cold tres (300 miles) and within the between Sunday night and Authorities are investigating ing, vandals broke into a win- Secretary of State Mike Coalition to Defeat the ISIS" had met on the sidelines of a War-era agreement. allowed range. Tuesday morning at the the incident as a hate crime. dow and vandalised spots Pompeo has said. and have discussions with meeting of the five permanent Ryabkov called the US posi- Washington has however Swaminarayan Temple in the Condemning the incident throughout the building," he Trump is scheduled them. members of the UN Security tion "rather tough, ultimatum- said a static display of the cruise Louisville city, authorities said. of vandalism, Louisville Mayor said. to deliver the State of the "You remember prisoners Council in Beijing to discuss the like" and "destructive," state missile does not prove its range There are no suspects but Greg Fischer called upon the The vandalism of this Union Address in a joint ses- in cages, people kneeling on the fate of the Intermediate-Range news agency RIA Novosti does not breach the agreement. an investigation is ongoing, city residents to stand up against temple, Fischer said is sion of the US Congress on beaches and being beheaded. 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tar Indian shuttler P V Sindhu on Thursday Ssaid it won't be an easy outing for her at the upcoming All England championship even in the expected absence of injured reigning Olympic Champion, Carolina Marin. The All England Championship is to be held from March 6 and Rio Olympics Silver medal- list Sindhu feels she would have to give her 100 per cent there in order to win the women's sin- gles title. "We have the nationals and then we have the All England Championships. It (All England) is one of the biggest tournaments and I hope I give my best, play well and I know it is not going to be easy. I think we have to be at our 100 per cent," Sindhu said. "After that we have couple of Super Series and then we start with our Olympic qualifica- tions this year, where we will have to keep our- selves fit and healthy," Sindhu told reporters. Coach Vimal Kumar had remarked that with Spaniard Carolina out, it was a good chance for Sindhu and another top Indian woman shuttler Saina Nehwal at the All England Championship. But Sidhu begged to differ saying there would be other top players in the fray. "She (Marin) had a knee surgery. Definitely a sad moment, but injuries are part of life. Definitely she will come back stronger. I hope for a speedy recovery (for Marin)." "I just can't say it is a good chance. Definitely it is not going to be easy. Because as I said the top 10-15 players are of the same standard. If one just goes off (not competing), you cannot think that it's going to be an easy draw or it's going to be a cakewalk. No! "Every match is equally tough because every player has a different style of play. Now the Chinese are doing really well — Chen Yufei, H E Bingjiao, and from Korea Sung Ji Hyun, and Ratchanok Intanon (from Thailand) are doing well. So there are a couple of players from every country who are doing really well," she explained. # &#%%#( "%#%( )*+,)- &26- !!  "!

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There new ball and in Colin de tand-in captain Rohit Sharma will be times when it swings and Grandhomme's (3/26) company Son Thursday described India's we need to deal with it. utilised the swinging conditions at batting performance as "one of the "Good teams usually keep the Seddon Park perfectly. worst in a long time" after the vis- ticking the boxes and today we "Never expected this to happen. itors were shot out for their sev- didn't tick the right boxes," he (But) games like this happen...We've enth lowest ODI total in a shock- added. got ourselves to blame for this," said ing eight-wicket loss in the fourth New Zealand captain Kane India's stand-in captain Rohit one-dayer. Williamson was all praise for his Sharma. "One of our worst perfor- bowlers for their splendid effort of In the absence of Kohli and an mances with the bat for a long bundling India out under 100. injured Mahendra Singh Dhoni, time. Something we didn't expect. "We didn't expect the surface the Indian batting unit found the You got to give credit to the New to behave like this. Nice to restrict going tough against the Kiwi bowl- !P0,. ++,+0,! party and dismissed both Zealand bowlers. It was a mag- them to a 90-odd total. It stood up ing attack. A3 ,@@ 1 ! Ambati Rayudu and Dinesh nificent effort by them," said Rohit a little bit and nipped a bit. It spun India's lowest ODI total is 54 Karthik for ducks in a span of after a disappointing outing on his as well. One of those days, things against Sri Lanka at Sharjah in F4=.5 + +9 =>>> four balls in the 11th over. 200th ODI. went well," he said. 2000. It was also India's second low- .5=FF ,+ +! 0?;0 A lot was expected from Rohit gave credit to the Kiwi "Credit to the areas guys est total in ODIs against New H;=40 + I"7 0?;. debutant Shubman Gill (9) bowlers for utilising the conditions bowled. We always wanted early Zealand, having somehow man- but pressure got the better of to perfection and said Indian bat- wickets, to be able to do that was aged to surpass the 88 scored at H?54=  I +2 0?H; him as he got out like Rohit, ters failed to apply themselves on a real step at the right direction." Dambulla. ;;=?5 J  7 =>0> caught by Boult off his own what was a good Seddon Park Terming his bowlers' effort as Bowling his 10 overs at a stretch, ?0=?0 + 7 =>>. bowling. wicket. "outstanding", Williamson said Boult troubled the Indian batsmen ?=5>F J  2 =>0? Reeling at 33 for 5, India "Something to learn for us. At their plan always was to disman- with both ways movement to return desperately needed the expe- times, you need to absorb pressure tle India's batting unit with swing. with impressive figures of 5 for 21, &"" +! $ +&%&00>1,!? rience of Kohli or Dhoni to (when asked about how to bat in "It was swinging, that was a while Grandhomme gave him per- #1 %3 ("" '7 & bail the team out but in the swinging conditions). We need to weapon we wanted to use because fect support from the other end after =0= ;21 J  2 =>0? duo's absence, the onus was blame ourselves for it. Things we were able to put India under New Zealand won the toss and elect- on Pandya and Kedar Jadhav were looking good at one stage. It pressure, we were able to pick reg- ed to bowl. =>? ;21 +  7 =>0> to do the repair job. was about applying ourselves," he ular wickets. "Nice to see the ball moving 0;0 ?21 +  22 =>0= But it was not to be as said at the post-match presenta- "We exploited the conditions around, made the most of it," said ) ! !      &   >  & (  0H. H21 +  1 =>0H wickets kept tumbling with tion ceremony. really well and chased down nice- Boult, who was adjudged man of the 1 ! 5) ! !# #       '!! :F-/  Boult ripping apart India's The skipper said poor shot ly as well. We always play to win match for his stupendous perfor- 0H4 ?21 71 +! 0?;0 line-up, dismissing both selection was the cause behind and today was an outstanding per- mance. Ross Taylor (37 not out) then com- Shikhar Dhawan (13), Hardik " !"" Jadhav and Pandya in quick India's terrible showing on formance," he said. While chasing, even though pleted the easy task for the Kiwis Pandya (16), Kuldeep Yadav (15) succession. Thursday. Williamson said any team will New Zealand lost Martin Guptill without any further damage. and Yuzvendra Chahal (18 not out) Struggling at 55 for 8, "Once you get in, things will only improve by playing against a (14) and skipper Kane Williamson Earlier, the pitch didn't seem — posted double digit scores. the last two matches of the series in Chahal and Kuldeep shared 25 runs start to look easier. We played strong side like India. (11) early to Bhuvneshwar Kumar unplayable but the Indian batsmen Dhawan's search for big runs the absence of Kohli, didn't have a for the ninth wicket to take India some bad shots as well. It's always "Against a team like India, it's (2/25), the hosts completed the for- failed to apply themselves against the continued and he was the first to happy outing on his 200th ODI and close to the 100-run mark before challenging when the ball is going to be a strong challenge. An malities in 14.4 overs with eight swing bowling of Boult and depart, caught plumb in front of the was caught by Boult off his own being shot out in 30.5 overs. swinging," Rohit said. opportunity to play against best wickets in hand. Grandhomme. wicket by Boult in the sixth over. bowling an over later. The last match of the series is on "We have been enjoying a team in the world is a great oppor- Henry Nicholls (30 not out) and Only four Indian batsnmen — Rohit, who is leading India in Grandhomme then joined the Sunday in Wellington. good run in the limited formats tunity to improve," he said. P 9 ,!   
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   it of cricket." The warm-up fixtures will be 50- Asked if it was a case of lost opportunity for Council (ICC) CEO told reporters here.  != !' '   ' ' $    "On the anti corruption side we over affairs but will not carry official some of the middle-order batsmen, Bhuvneshwar Highlighting the 5-year partnership have taken more proactive steps to dis- ODI status as teams would be able field said: "We can't say that from just one match. It was with Coca Cola, the former South said: "We have arranged the groups in likes to see them play but to maintain rupt the actions of certain frivolous all members of their 15-strong squads a tough wicket to bat. It wasn't a lost opportunity Africa wicket-keeper also spoke on the a way that has credibility, and is based the integrity and credibility of the individuals that wander around trying during the match. but it is a learning for all of us." various forthcoming international tour- on the rankings. We have several tech- groups we found no credible way of to fix cricket matches." "These games provide another fan- Bhuvneshwar said he was surprised at the way naments — the ICC T20 World Cup niques one of them is called the Snake putting them in the same group." "In the past we have tried to do the tastic opportunity for fans to see world- the wicket behaved at the Seddon Park. 2020, ICC Test Championship, ICC Method. Teams are placed according to "Hopefully from a world perspective right thing by taking steps against class players at their local venue and "I was a bit surprised, if you look at the wick- Women's U-19 WOrld Cup. their ranks and play each other accord- they will meet each other in the semi- these individuals and now also we are allows the tournament to engage local et, it shouldn't play the way it played," he said. On being asked about the recently ingly." finals or final," he added. trying to disrupt them as much as pos- schools and communities with anoth- "But yes, but that's how this game is, it is unpre- released ICC T20 World Cup groups, "In this case Pakistan were number Richardson, who is set to step sible and the players are doing the right er chance to get involved with the dictable. The way Trent Boult and Colin de where arch-rivals India and Pakistan are one in the rankings in their group and down in July, also spoke on the various thing by reporting any incident," he Cricket World Cup," said World Cup Grandhomme bowled was quite beautiful." placed in different groups, Richardson India number two. Obviously everyone highs and lows that international crick- concluded. 2019 Managing Director Steve Elworthy.