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(+6  "#$%& capital after assessing feed- back for the Varanasi flight. She    ) %  *83496 that in November 2018, nine released into the wild at the same said they chose Varanasi after 1.   nests totalling 84 eggs were col- site from which the eggs were   a market survey and there total of 68 hatchlings of lected from the banks of Saryu collected. The remaining 25 per were a lot of people from the Acrowned river turtles and transported to the cent will be kept in captivity to eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh  " "  recently emerged at the Kukrail Laboratory for Aquatic Biology bolster the gene pool of our    ) %  *83496 organised by nawabs and big keen on visiting Malaysia who Gharial Rehabilitation Centre (LAB) at the Kukrail Ghariyal assurance breeding colony for landlords saved a number of would no longer need to visit    ) %  *83496 present in the room. I fell (KGRC) in Lucknow. A mem- Conservation Centre for incu- the species,” she said. entral Institute of varieties in the orchards. Their Delhi to catch a direct flight to unconscious soon after I had ber from Turtle Survival bation. “Because wild nests of Meanwhile, TSA-Lucknow CSubtropical Horticulture descendants now live in cities Malaysia. n a case which exposes the the cold drink. When I regained Alliance (TSA) said that the the species are commonly inun- has, for the first time, found the (CISH) is making arduous and they don’t have much “India has and will always Ihigh-handedness of Lucknow consciousness, I found myself crowned river turtle is a large dated by flood waters during critically endangered impressed efforts to save Malihabad interest in owning varieties. be one of the important police, a victim of an alleged in a disheveled state. I com- freshwater species found in the the monsoon season, the incu- tortoise (Manouria impressa) at mango varieties. The institute Presently, the scenario has tourism market sources for gang-rape case in 2017 man- plained to Shyam Mohan’s wife watersheds of the Ganges, bation period often includes Arunachal Pradesh. The TSA has not only conserved hun- totally changed as mango is Malaysia. Last year, 6,00,311 aged to getting the FIR regis- who turned me out of the Brahmaputra, and Indus river arrest in development. To member said that a joint expe- dreds of rare varieties of being cultivated both by eco- Indian tourists visited Malaysia. tered only after court’s interven- house and used cuss words,” she systems across Bangladesh, increase hatching success, our dition of the Arunachal Pradesh Malihabad but also shared the nomically sound and resource- This year, our target is to tion. Chastised by the court, the alleged. “Police summoned India, Nepal, and Pakistan. programme simulates these Forest department and TSA- same with mango lovers in poor people. For majority, attract 7,00,000 Indian tourists police started investigations Shyam Mohan and took a com- Listed as vulnerable by the natural conditions by inducing India programme had discov- other parts of the country. livelihood is mainly supported and generate more arrivals into the case. As per reports, the plaint from him. In the com- IUCN Red List, extensive hunt- this aspect during artificial ered two impressed tortoises, Director Shailendra Rajan by the income from mango from Uttar Pradesh region. woman, who worked as domes- plaint, Shyam Mohan accused ing and habitat degradation incubation. On May 22, after one male and other female, in said the largest field genebank orchards. With the increasing This flight will also give oppor- tic help, alleged that her me of theft. I was sent behind have garnered this species a can- nearly 8-month incubation, the the state. “This is the first of mangoes at the institute cost of land, farmers are inter- tunity to Malaysian travellers to employer and two of his rela- the bars on flimsy charges,” she didate for endangered status. first of the 68 hatchlings pipped record of the species from had excellent representation ested in selling the cultivated explore the oldest city of India tives gang-raped her after sedat- alleged. The victim said she got She pointed out that until their eggs, with all viable eggs India, and increases the coun- of local farmers’ varieties. land than growing unique and cherish the holy experience ing her at his house in Madiaon. respite only after she moved recently, knowledge of the ecol- completing hatching by May 30. try’s turtle and tortoise richness He said that Malihabad, mango varieties,” he said. He around the Ganges,” she said. She also alleged that her court. She further alleged that ogy and remarkable underwa- By unlocking the key to the to 42 species, the third most known for the hundreds of pointed out that old orchards Nautiyal said that Malaysia employer fraudulently got her the accused got her land regis- ter nesting behaviour of this parameters of their hatching, turtle-rich country in the world. mango varieties, was losing had been sold out and thus had all the attractions that land registered in his name tered in his name by forcing her largely aquatic species had our success has increased from The finding of this species fur- varietal wealth developed dur- more than a century old trees appeal to travellers from India and framed her in a case follow- to sign on a paper. been limited. 50 to 80 per cent,” she said. ther elevates the status of the ing 200 years because of urban- had disappeared. — from nature retreats to lux- ing which she had to spend SHO, Madiaon, Santosh “In light of the paucity of The TSA member said the country, as well as the state of isation, interest in commercial He said that in several old ury experiences. “We find that time in jail. Singh said the case was first species knowledge, as well as goal of this project was not only Arunachal Pradesh, in the list varieties like Dussehri and orchards in Malihabad, there our Indian friends love our The victim, who is a resi- reported in 2017. He said the contradictory information to better understand the repro- of strategic turtle conservation declining enthusiasm for rare were dozens of unique varieties theme parks, shopping and dent of Madiaon, alleged that woman had accused Shyam available, TSA-India continues ductive particularities of this priority areas,” she added. mangoes. “During old days, which were not found any- islands & beaches. The fact is her employer Shyam Mohan of Mohan, his relatives and also to conduct a study in Saryu marginally understood species This elusive medium-sized hundreds of mango varieties where else in India. Rare vari- that Kuala Lumpur was ranked Aliganj raped her after offering former’s wife. “We are investi- river of northern India. One but also improve ex-situ breed- tortoise species inhabits moist were cultivated for passion and eties like Gilass, Jauhri, Safeda among the top-5 destinations her cold drink laced with seda- gating the case,” he said. objective of this field research ing for future supplementation primary forest hill tracts of the the fruits were mostly and others are still in some in the world for shopping and tives on the fateful day. “I was However, sources said the is to elucidate reproductive of the dwindling wild popula- Indo-Burma hot-spot exchanged with friends or dis- orchards but most of the trees sea life, which is an interactive offered the cold drink soon woman levelled the allegation to aspects key to its conservation tion. “This year’s hatchlings will (Cambodia, China, Laos, tributed amongst relatives have vanished and many sim- sea aquarium exhibit aimed at after I finished my work. At that settle scores with the accused breeding and incubation suc- be retained at the lab for sever- Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, without much commerce. ilar old varieties which were in marine education and aware- time, two relatives of Shyam who had lodged a case cess,” she said. She recalled al months before 75 per cent are and Vietnam). Many a times, mango feasts dozens are difficult to see. ness in a fun way,” she added. Mohan and his wife were also against her. Q6
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Out of the 9,000 government last year but the of the convoy, were fixed with The first batch of pilgrims material and to prevent any guard the increasing network CISF personnel in Delhi Metro financial sanction was received Radio Frequency Identification also reached Srinagar late possible militant strike. and burgeoning passenger load security unit, about 7,000 are recently, the official said. Given (RFID) tags to track down the Sunday evening under tight The Amarnath shrine on the Delhi Metro network, deployed on a regular or sanc- this strength-enhancement, the movement of vehicles during security arrangements. board authorities have throw officials said on Sunday. tioned basis while the rest are government has also sanc- the yatra period. The pilgrims were accord- open both the traditional They said the Union home deputed on an ‘internal security tioned another DIG-rank post Since early morning, the ed warm welcome at different Pahalgam-Chandanwari route ministry has also enhanced pattern’ or loan basis to meet which will soon be made oper- pilgrims, camping in the yatri locations by the local district and Baltal route for pilgrims. the security-command struc- the increasing demand of man- ational, he said. niwas, were upbeat. Singing police and state administration Before the first batch of pil- ture of the force, deployed at power owing to opening of new At present the CISF secu- praises of lord shiva and chant- authorities. grims was flagged off the entire the mass rapid rail network, routes and stations, a senior rity unit in the Delhi Metro Rail ing religious slogans large num- After flagging off the yatra, route of the yatra was sanitised with the sanction of one more home ministry official told Corporation (DMRC) is head- ber of women and young pil- Advisor KK Sharma said that by the road opening parties of supervisory post in the rank of PTI. The CISF and central ed by a DIG-rank officer and grims embarked on the pil- coordinated efforts have been the CRPF and Indian army deputy inspector general intelligence agencies had with the posting of the second grimage. put in place by the concerned patrolling along the 300 km (DIG). With the new man- sought regularising the loan such officer, the operations of The yatra was flagged off agencies to ensure long Jammu-Srinagar National power, the Delhi Metro will component and sanction for the multiple lines of the net- by Advisor to the Governor KK smooth and safe conduct of the rity and where ever it is possi- gency during the yatra period”. highway. become the largest single unit more personnel to effectively work is expected to be divided Sharma, in the presence of yatra. ble we are relying on electron- The State Government is The State police has also set under the security cover of the guard the ever-increasing net- between the two, a senior CISF senior State Government/ ‘’Amarnath Yatra is a very ic surveillance including Drone expecting the pilgrim traffic to up special security check points Central Industrial Security work which receives a heavy officer said. The enhanced police officers soon after per- significant annual event. I cameras’ to keep a hawk’s eye pick up in the coming days. So in the city of temples to pre- Force in the country. The about footfall each day and is sensi- strength of the force also makes forming traditional prayers appeal to pilgrims to undertake on the suspected movement of far over 2 lakh pilgrims have vent any untoward incident 1.70-lakh-personnel force is a tive from the point of a threat the Delhi Metro as CISF’s here at the base camp. Local the yatra without any worries miscreants. registered themselves for the during the yatra period. paramilitary that functions perception like a terrorist attack largest deployment unit in the politicians, cutting across party on their mind. “we have made “We have also introduced yatra this year. The security forces would under the home ministry and or sabotage, he said. country as the other big ones lines, also attended the cere- elaborate security arrange- Radio frequency tags to track The Shrine Board author- be facing enormous challenge is tasked to guard 61 civil air- Hence, the government has like Delhi and Mumbai airports mony and prayed for incident ments to ensure safety of pil- down the movement of vehicles ities have also made elaborate of securing 400 km long yatra ports of the country. now accorded full sanction for have only about 6,000-6,500 free and safe pilgrimage in the grims during the yatra peri- during the yatra period”. He arrangements for ‘spot’ regis- route along the Jammu The Delhi Metro network, deploying over 5,000 more personnel each, he said. coming days. od”,he added. said, “we have also stationed a tration to facilitate rush of pil- Srinagar National Highway at present, has about 9,000 personnel of the force in the This metro security com- Chairman of the Shri A senior CRPF officer sta- motorbike squad of CRPF grims. and especially areas of South personnel deployed to guard Delhi Metro network and with ponent will have about about Amarnath Shrine Board tioned at the yatri base camp jawans equipped with first aid Inspector General of Kashmir to prevent any terror about 270 stations over a 370- this addition, the total strength 1,500 women personnel, he Governor Satya Pal Malik is said, “we have beefed up secu- facilities to handle any emer- Police, Jammu range, MK strike on the yatra. km network spread in the of the force will now be over added.  2"  3  3 -!-  -#+

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BJP district pres- continued at Ghatal and said. entire concrete structure but the blast is an example of Department which was inves-   "<"(&"*" D employee, who doesnt per- prompting the ruling how they are accumulating tigating the case however form properly, would be sent on Trinamool Congress bombs imported from would not come to any imme- ripura Chief Minister Biplab voluntary retirement,” he said point fingers of accusation at Jharkhand to dominate the diate conclusion. “We are prob- P  $   +   6   TKumar Deb on Sunday sent while addressing a rally of the BJP. Birbhum district,” TMC ing the case and the materials a stern warning to non-per- Tripura Karmachari Samiti here. The midnight blast strongman and district presi- have been sent for forensic    ) %  Social Media Day Banerjee media for spreading fake news forming Government Noting that there were occurred amid reports of ongo- dent Anubrata Mondal said test,” a senior official said 39*3"&" said the social media should against her party much to the employees at all problems with work culture in ing post-election violence com- demanding a thorough probe adding all angles would be be used for the good of the benefit of opposition BJP. levels, saying anyone not found various Government offices, ing from various districts. into the incident. probed. pparently aware that the mankind instead of spreading Reacting to her tweet her to be working properly would the chief minister advised The blast comes a day after “Meghdoot Club where the BJP refuted TMC’s claim Asocial media was being fake news. “Today is World senior party member Firhad be sent on “voluntary retire- employees to perform proper- a TMC leader was shot dead by blast took place is controlled by saying the blast was the upshot used by a group of unscrupu- Social Media Day. Social Hakim said “the BJP has a ment”. ly, if they wanted to save their alleged BJP men at Bandel in the BJP and it is the proof of of the infighting within the lous politicians to mislead media should be used for the team of IT workers. “I worship my work and jobs. The BJP-IPFT Howrah district some 35 km how they have been bringing Trinamool Congress. “The club voters by spreading untrue good of mankind. It must not They have spent crores on take my job seriously. I want Government in ths state, after off Kolkata. explosives from Jharkhand to does not belong to the BJP. It reports Bengal Chief Minister be misused by anyone to developing this team which everyone to perform properly. assuming office in March, 2018 Though no casualty was create trouble in Bengal,” is a general club where the peo- Mamata Banerjee on Sunday spread dangerous fake news often spreads unsubstantiated If you want to do Government had introduced a new employ- reported from the blast spot the Mondal said. ple from all walks of life come cautioned the people against and misinformation,” she news. The people should job, do it properly. Thousands ment policy. intensity of the blast was such Sources said the intensity and mingle,” a local BJP leader using social media for spread- tweeted. remain alert against such news of youth are unemployed. So, if The Government had also that its sound could be heard of the blast matched that of the said adding they were ready to ing false information. Banerjee had for quite that created dissension in the you dont want to perform, taken action against some from 2-3 km away, locals said Khagragarh explosion that took be probed. Twitting on the world some been blaming the social society.” leave the service. “Anyone from employees for absence from adding the major portion of the place on October 2, 2014. Elsewhere in continuing the chief secretary to a Group- work and negligence of duty. .4        $ +   $   " ( )   +  2% -     "-.5"0" farm products, unemployment etc. “We will also demand a fix pay for he Congress in Gujarat is plan- youths and raise the issue of deteri- "4 ) ,5* Tning to put the State Government orating law and order,” Doshi said. on mat in the forthcoming Budget MLAs of Congress would meet   >#"3-"7"&4". guarding the nation’s interests. He also session of the Legislative Assembly by Tuesday morning to chalk out a highlighted Navy’s significant role in raising issues pertaining to farmers final strategy to take on the BJP gov- efence Minister Rajnath Singh on implementing India’s ‘Act East Policy.’ and the “corruption” in procure- ernment, he said. DSunday visited the Indian Navy’s Singh was briefed about Long Range ment of farm products, and unem- Meanwhile, the BJP has also indigenously designed stealth frigate, Maritime reconaissance aircraft P8i. Later, ployment. geared up to blunt the Congress attack INS ‘Shivalik’ and Submarine ‘Sindhukirti’ the Defence Minister left for New Delhi In a bid to put pressure on the in the House, BJP chief whip Pankaj here. accompanied by Chief of naval staff BJP government, the party Sunday Desai said. On the second day of his two-day visit AdmiralKarambir Singh by a special flight. organised a “tractor yatra” to highlight Deputy Chief Minister Nitin of Eastern Naval Command (ENC) here On Saturday, Singh and Andhra “farmer woes and corruption in the Patel, who handles finance portfolio, he was apprised on the operational readi- Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan farm sector”, which set out from will present the Budget on July 2, an ness of the Command and other relevant Reddy reviewed the ongoing infrastruc- Gandhidham in Kutch Sunday and is official release said. aspects of maritime and coastal security in ture projects and proposals of the Indian expected to reach Gandhinagar The Budget session, having 20 sit- the Eastern Seaboard at the Command Navy at the ENC, an Andhra Pradesh gov- Tuesday, when the session com- tings, will conclude on July 25. headquarters, a defence release said. ernment release said. mences, said Congress spokesperson Owing to the Lok Sabha elections Addressing the naval personnel, he The Union Minister, who arrived here Manish Doshi. held in April-May, the state govern- lauded the patriotic fervour of the sailors by a special aircraft, held a meeting with He said the party would take on ment, in February, had presented a in the Indian Navy in maintaining constant the chief minister and officials of the state the government on the issues like cor- ‘vote-on- account’ instead of a full vigil against maritime threats and safe- and district administration. ruption in procurement of certain budget.   )  (  $ $  $$ +( +    +  
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He has been All major kharif pulses entire US mainland -- would be assumed that I will put an end was openly doing so not to at a village in Komaram Bheem Asifabad above the law even as opposition Congress arrested & a case booked already; no one have reported huge declines: willing to give up in exchange to this whenever the time feels paint a holier picture of herself, district over a land issue. and BJP slammed the K Chandrasekhar is above law of the land." arhar or pigeon-pea (0.84 lh for relief from sanctions that right and I continued to put but “this is the least I can do to As a video footage of the attack on Rao government. Superintendent of Police A Forest department official said versus 3.69 lakh and 5.82 lakh have hobbled its economy. myself in a vulnerable position start afresh”. “This is just my Forest Range Officer C Anitha went viral, Malla Reddy said Krishna Rao has been Anitha has been hospitalised. According for the preceding two years), Soo Kim, a former CIA where it was always so easy to first step as I have arrived at the police in a swift action arrested Koneru arrested and booked under various sections to the official, Anitha had gone to Sarasala urad or black gram (0.62 lakh analyst now with RAND succumb to the environment clarity of realisation of the Krishna Rao, brother of Sirpur MLA of the IPC. "We have registered cases village with some officials to plant saplings hectare versus 1.05 lakh hectare Corporation, said the North’s that damaged my peace, ‘imaan’ path I wish to be on and strive Koneru Kannappa, and 13 others on against Krishna and arrested him. The as part of the government's 'Haritha and 2 lh) and moong or green “gravitational force has pulled and my relationship with Allah for and during this time I may attempt to murder and rioting charges presence of the leaders emboldened the vil- Haram' green initiative programme when gram (1.04 lakh hectare versus Trump across the DMZ”, call- (God),” she said. Talking about have consciously or uncon- among others. In a related development, lagers to attack," Malla Reddy told PTI. some people, led by Krishna, attacked them 2.75 lakh hectare and 6.58 ing it an “alluring elixir of wile, her life as an actor, she said she sciously planted a seed of temp- Deputy Superintendent of Police The police release said the accused with bamboo poles, claiming that the land lakh hectare). While the area threatening rhetoric, stalling, continued to observe things tation in the hearts of many, but Kagaznagar Sambaih and Inspector have also been booked under IPC sections belonged to them. under rice was 27.09 lakh and dangling of the remote and twist her perceptions as she my sincere advice to everyone hectare - more or less similar possibility of resuming dia- wanted them to be, without is that no amount of success, to that in the same period last logue”. Such a meeting has really understanding that the fame, authority or wealth is year - oilseeds planting fell long been sought by the North, key was to see them as they worth trading or losing your marginally to 13.43 lakh but “Kim didn’t have to lift a were. “In the great and divine peace or the light of your hectare as against 14.08 lakh finger to get Trump to cross the wisdom of the Quran, I found ‘imaan’ for,” she said. Wasim hectare in the same week in DMZ”, she added. “It was, in all sufficiency and peace. Indeed will next be seen in “The Sky 2018-19. Oilseeds and coarse appearances, by Trump’s voli- the hearts find peace when it is Pink”, which also stars cereals, too, have registered tion.” The DMZ has been a reg- acquires the knowledge of Its Priyanka Chopra Jonas and significant shortfalls relative ular stop for US presidents vis- Creator, His Attributes, His Farhan Akhtar. The film com- to their normal acreages for iting the South, a security ally Mercy and His command- pleted shooting in March. June. The impact of delayed -- although Trump’s helicopter ments,” she added. sowing on final harvest will was forced to turn back by fog Wasim said she began to    +++ only be known once the mon- in 2017 -- while Panmunjom heavily rely upon Allah’s mercy “If you exclude China, the soon settles in and the crop saw the first two summits for help and guidance instead number of people who voted in reaches maturity stage. between Moon and Kim last of valuing her own believabil- India exceeds the population of year. “This was a great day,” the ity. “I discovered my lack of any other country in the world.   %/+++ US president said before flying knowledge of the basic funda- The number of people who Moon seized on last year’s out on Air Force One. “This mentals of my religion and how voted in the 2019 Lok Sabha Winter Olympics to broker was a very legendary, very his- my inability to reinforce a election is more than the entire the process between toric day.” change earlier was a result of population of America, close to Pyongyang and Washington, confusing my heart’s content- double the figure. The total after tensions soared in 2017 as    +++ ment and well being with number of voters in India the North carried out multiple “This field indeed brought strengthening and satisfying exceeds the entire population of missile launches and its biggest a lot of love, support, and my own (shallow and worldly) Europe,” he said in his address. nuclear test to date, while applause my way, but what it desires,” she said. The actor, He pointed out that lakhs Trump and Kim traded mutu- also did was to lead me to a who made her big Bollywood of teachers, officers and staff al insults and threats of war. path of ignorance, as I silently debut opposite superstar Aamir strived day and night to carry The significance of the and unconsciously transitioned Khan in 2016, said she ques- out the exercise. Three lakh meeting in the no-man’s-land out of ‘imaan’ (faith). While I tioned the deepest sources of personnel of the Central armed splitting the peninsula -- where continued to work in an envi- her ideas of success, meaning police forces, 20 lakh State the two sides and their allies ronment that consistently inter- and the purpose of her life. police personnel ensured free fought each other to a standstill fered with my ‘imaan’, my rela- “The source code that governed and fair elections. “Besides in the 1950-53 Korean War -- tionship with my religion was and impacted my perceptions this, there is another fact per- was “obvious”, said Stimson threatened,” she said. Wasim evolved into a different dimen- taining to these elections that Centre Asia analyst David Kim. said as she continued to “igno- sion. Success isn’t correlated swells our hearts with pride. “It’s historic for Trump to be the rantly pass through” while try- with our biased, delusional Perhaps, this is the first time first US President enter North ing to convince herself that and conventional shallow mea- ever that women have enthusi- Korea soil, historic for Moon to what she was doing was okay sures of life. Success is the astically voted, as much as meet, albeit briefly, with both and was not really affecting her, accomplishment of the purpose men did. This time the ratio of leaders.” The meeting had the “I lost all the ‘Barakah’ (bless- of our creation. We have forgot- men and women who voted “potential to kick-start stalled ing) from my life”. ten the purpose we were creat- was almost the same. “Another negotiations”, he told AFP, but “I was constantly battling ed for as we ignorantly contin- encouraging fact is that, today, added that working-level dis- with my soul to reconcile my ue to pass through our lives; there are a record 78 women cussions would be crucial. thoughts and instincts to fix a deceiving our conscience,” she Members of Parliament. I con- “What we need is sub- static picture of my ‘imaan’ and said. Wasim said the journey gratulate the Election stance, not theatrics.” The I failed miserably, not just once has been “exhausting, to battle Commission and every person Hanoi summit foundered on but a hundred times... “I kept my soul for so long” and life connected with the electioneer- disagreements over what the procrastinating by tricking and was too short yet too long to be ing process and salute the North -- which has carried out deluding my conscience into at war with oneself. About aware voters of India,” Modi six nuclear tests and developed the idea that I know what I am announcing the decision on said.     !"    9 4&#)4' %;    =& 7     %;   ; 4-+38;4##0%    , A  7    3  !  !    3 " )  !   ! (%!    S       & 

       
  
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S              "     back at least 5,000 years. It was formulat- narration of our past, so as to Phoenician temples between The global audience is rapt with 7 "         / 3       ed by ancient sages living in the high develop pride in our achieve- 150 to 250 AD. The testimony attention, listening to Art of reaches of the Himalayas. They observed ments, lifestyle, social cohesive- 4&-5.95(4 of Indian craftsmen lies in the Living guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar                 7 " the workings of nature and their own ness and influence over the well-preserved carvings of lions, or Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudeva.         8-         .    physical, mental and internal processes in world. We must tell our children 69(*&-5(5# bulls, eagles and the tell-tale lotus If we want to make society          ?   *  (  .  @*(.A co-relation. Through their experimenta- how our ethos developed. We 497*"5?9( dropping down from the ceilings cohesive and restore pride in our tion on themselves and inner vision, we need to tell them at home about of massive structures. Indonesia, culture, we should be conscious-         58             have today, this gift, this legacy, this amaz- the virtues and great feats of 945&5 though a predominantly Muslim ly exposing our children to our "      !    *       ! ing science. Let us make no mistake here, India that existed more than #5*?E05*5?"4 country, is proud of its civilisa- history and culture. It is there-         !       !    Yoga is a science — of awareness, of heal- 3,000 years ago and not to time- tional culture and respects the fore, incumbent upon social ing, a step-by-step process that can line history selectively. Most (5E4&(984< Ramayana as part of its eclectic workers, educationists and pol- )                !   change a human being. Indian cultural beliefs today are 98(?8&8(5 heritage. icy makers to plan and convert        " 7          ! In India, however, it is never seen as dominated by economics and we Civilisational culture is an the Yoga euphoria to rediscov-            <      ! a culture marker so much but part of indi- do not value aesthetics, beau- <545("&94&9 idea and unless the people born er pride in our own culture and vidual routine and preferences. In fact, ty, intelligence, wisdom and of it identify with it, they cannot values that bind all Indians to a                   swamped by material comforts, we hard- spiritual attainment as we used 98(7"#&95# experience either pride or con- common thread. Different lan-             B     7 " ly see the role of Yoga as a means of holis- to in the past. 49&.5"4 fidence. However, in today’s guages and traditions enrich it     !              tic development of the body, mind and How many of our children, (8444<964 world, there is convergence of profusely while retaining the   S     "     !     soul that helps align our thoughts, words except a few exceptions study- civilisations and globalisation. core essence. However, in the and actions. Many of our social conflicts ing in primary and secondary "4?9(<5&&4< Hence what is practised by the modern world, there is no place               (      and poor value systems in society are the schools, know that the Angkor majority becomes the all-perva- for conceited self-belief and re-             7 "     result of a lack of proper education on Thom and Angkor Wat were 6-"&65 sive culture and Indians are not introducing our future genera- Indian ethos and culture. Right from the built by Tamil kings? The world- "##.*"&5 immune to it either. 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The re-elected NDA            @    government has recognised the concern as its   A all-out efforts to address the issue of investment             ?   and employment have ended with disappoint-               ! ing results. As India’s Gross Domestic Product         @   A    (GDP) estimate for the first quarter of the finan-            +    5--= cial year 2018-19 has been recorded at 5.8 per cent, it happens to be the lowest growth rate in    ?             &-598&"&5         +      =8---! the past five financial years. 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These estimates had faced (like income or consumption) available dards — lacking such things as clean               ! The provision of monetary benefits to the 054-."(3?9( many criticisms with the main com- in SECC data that suggests a family is water, sanitation, adequate nutrition or            poor is another important issue as committed .9#&65*?"(5 plaint being that the line was too low. BPL, there is no single number that primary education. However, the                   in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) manifesto. #-5.5#"4 In response, a new committee chaired captures all of India’s poor. Rather, multi-dimensional approach always        .  +   < F The Congress party had promised a minimum 9&-5(?#"* by C. Rangarajan was constituted in households are categorised according has many drawbacks as discussed ear- +          *  2 income guarantee to the poorest 20 per cent, &("4#?5(#4 2012 to recalculate the poverty line. to multi-dimensional deprivation lier in the case of SECC data.      +         while the BJP had outlined plans for pulling peo- &-5984&(@% The committee submitted its report in indicators like not having a proper The outdated Tendulkar poverty      @             ple out of poverty by promising proper housing July 2014. According to it, the new roof. estimates based on NSSO consumption for those living in mud huts or lacking shelter, &-5(5?9(5&-5 poverty line was estimated at 4,800 a This allows welfare schemes to be survey for 2011-12 still remain the last  *  2A 2 / #        + 94#8.5(  G5 7 +   58H      *  and piped water connections to every village month for a five-member household in targetted for each of the inclusion cri- measure of poverty, which is used as a household by the next four to five years. The rul- 5S754&8(5 rural areas and 7,050 in urban areas teria of deprivation indicators. But the benchmark for most welfare schemes    G6=        6-H   ing party has also pledged to upgrade rural roads #8(>5@#49& for the year 2011-12. The revised esti- SECC data had many serious draw- and other fiscal transfers in the coun-         F and improve connectivity between India’s villages 94*@"(8"* mate increased the poverty level in the backs, like not factoring in updates year try. *                 ! and cities. The former Finance Minister of the "&"0"#594 country to 29.5 per cent and the num- on year with people complaining that Therefore, the consumer expendi-                6;;- NDA government, Arun Jaitley, stressed that the 6--79>5(&@ ber of poor people to 363 million. they were either left out in the survey ture survey is not only a crucial data-           ' 5--, +  number of Indians who live in poverty would #5#&."&5 However, the revised estimate of the or entrants falling under the margin in base on which poverty is estimated but     66   68         "   ! drop to below 15 per cent over the next three 08&"*#9&-5 committee was not discussed much by the years that passed by. Due to these also the only database for estimating           +        ! years and to a negligible level in the 10 years after 94*@"&"0"#5 the government and the Tendulkar problems, the government has changed inequality. Unfortunately, unlike the       $   S  +S that. However, all these promises have been poverty line is still in use to estimate its identification mechanism now. employment-unemployment survey, made without any base value of the number of ?9(5#&."&4< the poverty in the country. This indicates that there is a seri- there is not much discussion on avail-   45J8"*&@ +S   +     " 2  )    . poor people or plan to identify poor families as The NDA government had start- ous gap in poverty estimates in the ability of data as per the latest con-      6-H          beneficiaries. ed using a new approach based on country, which is grossly neglected by sumption expenditure survey of NSSO, In India, policy-makers and the government household level socio-economic and both policy makers and government. which was completed last year, around    G68 7            @"S use various methods to estimate the number of caste census (SECC) survey data col- Apart from some anecdotal evidence, July 2018. Without the availability of  #      S R !  S   A  poor in the country. Since Independence, the lected in 2011 to identify beneficiaries only latest poverty estimates are pro- reliable database after 2011-12, the lat-          S    poverty line is based on the minimum level of for many welfare schemes such as the vided by the 2018 global multi-dimen- est poverty estimates could not be         G5 7      consumption requirement to decide the eligibil- PM Ujjwala Yojna. The households are sional poverty index (MPI) published done.                ity criteria for those who can avail government ranked in three stages in this approach by the United Nations Development The re-elected Modi government               welfare schemes. The identification of eligible as (i) households meeting exclusion cri- Programme (UNDP). is planning to launch many new wel-             ! ! families is crucial as the welfare schemes should teria (like motorised vehicle, kisan The Oxford Poverty and Human fare programmes for the poor, which        2 S           only benefit the deserving while also ensuring credit card etc) are automatically Development Initiative (OPHI) noted would be identified only from at least           that people in need should not be excluded. The excluded; (ii) households satisfying that India had made remarkable nine-year-old data. There is an urgent "           7  latest poverty line is based on the Tendulkar inclusion criteria are included (man- progress in tackling poverty as its rate requirement to release the consumer Committee methodology that includes the ual scavengers, households without has reduced drastically from 55 per expenditure survey data as soon as pos- 7             poverty line basket of both food and non-food shelter etc.) and (iii) the remaining cent in 2005-06 to 28 per cent in 2015- sible with new poverty estimates. This     ?              items, which was estimated at 4,050 a month households are identified through a 16. However, India still had 364 mil- will not only help in policy-making but   B            ,-   for a five-member household in rural areas and seven-item binary scoring criteria lion poor in 2015-16, the largest for any also provide a true picture of impor-     4      4,950 in urban areas for the year 2011-12. The using deprivation indicators like house- country, although it is down from 635 tant poverty numbers and status of    S     $  #  B  committee estimated 21.9 per cent poor people holds with only one room, female- million in 2005-06. The MPI looks at inequality in India. /    *  (270 million) in the country from the consumer headed households with no adult male how people are being left behind (The writer is Fellow at the Institute expenditure survey data collected by the National member between 16 to 69 years of age. across three key dimensions — name- for Human Development, Delhi) 92-"  Gy‰xuy„qtu‡‘qs• vxuxuq‚xsqˆu‰•‰uƒ qttˆu‰‰xuty‰uq‰ur‘ˆtu„ vq„u„yˆus ‘„ˆ•xqƒ‘‰rur‚qƒutv ˆ <83* 4 5 xu†ˆ r‚uƒ‰y„xuq‚xsqˆutu‚y’uˆ• B s ˆ‰qˆuxuƒ‰u‚’u‰q’ysyƒ vxy‰ˆ „ y‰sq‘‰u

been striking work in recent weeks, Dismal doctor-patient ratio at eat or catch sleep, back-to-back 7.1 per cent and South Africa 8.8 per confidence among doctors and pre- drawing our attention towards their public hospitals surgeries are a norm for doctors in cent. China is expected to scale up vent violence in hospitals. The pro- plight in an inadequately resources The World Health Organisation India. A study conducted over 533 its healthcare spending to 6.5 to 7 per vision of security personnel at every healthcare system. The recent (WHO) advocates a minimum doc- doctors in India found that over 50 cent of its GDP by 2020. Even much hospital, including at the entry episode of attack on doctors in a tor patient ratio of 1:1,000. However, per cent had uncontrolled hyperten- smaller neighbouring nations spend points of sensitive sections such as Kolkata hospital was not a one-off in India there is just one doctor to sion, implying that they had sus- much more on healthcare than emergency wards and ICUs, is very -"((#6"((54 case. Attacks on doctors by kin of cater to the needs of roughly 1,613 tained high blood pressure even after India. Maldives spends 13.7 per important to prevent the possibility #5&&4<7"5 patients are highly common. A people, giving us a dismal doctor taking BP medication. This clearly cent, Afghanistan 8.2 per cent and of mob violence. Strict rules to limit study conducted by the Indian patient ratio of 0.62:1000, according points to the high levels of stress in Nepal 5.8 per cent. entry of attendants and the develop- &   2" 2  4 3 Medical Association a few years to government estimates of 2017. As the lives of doctors who are highly According to official estimates, ment of a standard operating proce- (   ago found that a whopping 75 per for the public sector, a study found overburdened and constantly under public per capita expenditure on dure for each staff member to deal 8#7   !!%  ne of the most conspicuous cent of surveyed doctors had suffered that there is just one government pressure to deliver, given the fact that health stood at around 1,112 in with such situations can help keep &  
   images of the media coverage some form of physical violence doctor for every 10,189 people while they are responsible for saving lives. 2015-16. In contrast, the US spends the hospitals better prepared for Oof the Muzaffarpur while on official duty. Pertinently, a the nurse-patient ratio was a meagre Lack of safety at workplace further over $10,000 per capita on health- managing any signs of aggression   ?  T encephalitis tragedy involved a majority of these assaults are report- 1:483. Inadequate numbers of pub- makes the medical profession haz- care. This comparison clearly tells us and violence.    prominent TV anchor thrusting her ed from ICUs or Emergency Rooms lic hospitals imply that high patient ardous. the reason for the kind of epidemics At the same time, we must not     mike on the face of an on-duty doc- where critically ill patients are admit- inflows and overburdened emer- Poor healthcare spending is the we have in India. Unless, spendings forget the importance of proper  %5 # tor and almost heckling him. The ted. gency and trauma centres are a root of the problem take a major leap, not much is like- communication with patients and    anchor’s demanding of answers from The poor doctor-patient ratio, norm rather than an exception. Low public spending on health- ly to change in the near future. their attendants as well as a compas- a serving doctor about the poor state shortage of resources and support Long queues of patients waiting on care has been a major concern in Unfortunately, being the face of sionate approach while dealing with   
  of the public hospital is as ignorant medical staff and inadequate infra- the roads under the open sky are India for years. This is also at the root healthcare, doctors often end up death. Not only must all due consent  3-   as it is unfortunate. Doctors in structure are well-known problems often found outside public hospitals. of most problems bedeviling our becoming an easy target or scapegoat be taken only after fully explaining     India are often blamed for the rot in bedeviling the Indian healthcare A visit to the All-India Institute of health indices. India spends merely for the larger policy level problems the state of the patient to the kin,    our public healthcare system and system. It is the inadequacy of the Medical Science (AIIMS) will tell 1.5% of its GDP on healthcare which in Indian healthcare. they must also be kept regularly    
   find themselves at the receiving end healthcare system to address the dis- you how poor people from distant is among the lowest in the world. In Measures to prevent violence updated about the status. of public anger. Negative often cal- ease burden of an entire country that parts of the country travel to the contrast the BRICS nations, which needed urgently Counselling of patients and compas-   . 0 U lous media coverage (as highlighted must be blamed for the problems in national capital and wait for days to are economies of comparable scale, Even as comprehensive efforts sionate treatment can also help in     by the above example) does no healthcare delivery. Doctors are be able to avail medical treatment for put significantly higher priority on are needed to scale up healthcare pre-empting unrest.    % good either. themselves a victim of this rot, not critical illnesses. healthcare. Brazil spends around delivery and accessibility, some mea- (The writer is MD of a leading I     K Across the country, doctors have its cause. Long gruelling shifts, no time to 8.3 per cent of GDP on health, Russia sures are urgently needed to restore healthcare company)     !"  $

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There is only one cash At the event, a book on Sandip Somany said. “The main aim of the duties in Indian states. issued by RBI on June 7 earli- 5:(3 2;;: 1 ledger for tax, interest, penal- ‘GST for MSME’ will also be The industry body claimed meeting is to find more ways to The two-way trade er this year,” it said. ty, fee and others. released. it is generally observed that enhance trade and investments between the two regions have After the Supreme Court   456 A single refund-disbursing The Central Board of when members of the Advance between the two sides,” the increased to $115.6 billion in quashed RBI’s guidelines on 5*- mechanism will come into play Indirect Taxes and Customs’ Ruling Authority are officers of sources said. 2018-19 from $101.5 billion in stressed assets, released in wherein the Government which officers who have put in hard state tax and central tax India and the EU are 2017-18. February 2018, the central he sanctions refund disburses all work in the implementation of departments, they tend to be a already negotiating a compre- European countries, bank on June 7 came out with TGovernment four major heads of refunds GST will be awarded ‘GST revenue-bias while interpreting hensive free trade pact, offi- including Germany and revised norms which gave is working on a namely CGST, SGST, IGST and Commendation Certificates’ the provisions of the GST law cially dubbed as the Bilateral France, are among the top ten more room to lenders for res- proposal to cess, the ministry said. by Thakur, release said. and pronouncing a ruling. 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This is the first time in the secrecy walls of Swiss banks ty linked saving scheme (ELSS) of the I-T Act, with a manda- vis the returns filed banks, while the UK has The top-15 countries last four years that the funds are said to have crumbled. benefit under section 80C of tory three-year lock-in he GST Network has devel- by the supplier. retained its top position, as per account for nearly 75 per cent linked to Pakistan in Swiss India will start getting this Income Tax Act can be extend- period. 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ETFs ing of returns or mismatch in based on which alerts are from its 88th position a include Bahamas, Germany, global clampdown against the The funds officially held would be given option to enjoy function like a mutual fund ITC claims by the business generated. year ago. Luxembourg, Cayman Islands erstwhile banking secrecy by Indians with banks in tax breaks just like investors in scheme and have underlying entities, its Chief Executive “This information we are An analysis of the latest and Singapore. walls in the Alpine nation. Switzerland now accounts for ELSS mutual funds. However, assets of government-owned Prakash Kumar said. also showing to the taxpayer on annual banking statistics Among the five-nation The funds, described by only 0.07 per cent of the their investments would be companies. He further said that once their dashboard. We started released by the Swiss National BRICS block of emerging SNB as ‘liabilities’ of Swiss total funds kept by all foreign locked-in for three years. Separately, it has also kick- the GST system generates “red sending (SMSes) to promoters Bank (SNB) shows that India economies, India is ranked the banks or ‘amounts due to’ clients in the Swiss banking These investors can also started work on launching an flag” alerts, the information is because maybe the promoters remains ranked very low when lowest while Russia is ranked their clients, are official figures system, almost same as the choose to not opt for ELSS cat- ETF consisting of stocks of also shared with the revenue do not know. It may be the it comes to money parked by the highest at 20th place, fol- disclosed by Swiss authorities level seen at 2017-end after a egory and can continue to state-owned banks, insurers department to alert taxmen to accounts guy or CFO who Indian individuals and enter- lowed by China at 22nd, South and do not indicate the exact modest increase from 0.04 trade in their units freely. and financial institutions this take appropriate steps. checks the dashboard. So we prises in Swiss banks, includ- Africa at 60th and Brazil at quantum of the much-debat- per cent a year before that, as “We have written to the tax fiscal and has invited bids from “Wherever there is a dif- send it to promoters,” ing through their India-based 65th place in terms of amount ed alleged black money held in per an analysis of the latest department seeking their opin- advisors to explore its ference between GSTR-3B and Kumar said. branches, while accounting of money parked by their res- famed safe havens of figures compiled by the SNB ion on whether ELSS benefits feasibility. GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and e-way Once the alerts are gener- for just about 0.07 per cent of idents and enterprises at the Switzerland. (Swiss National Bank) as on can be extended to CPSE and The plan to launch a finan- bill, reminder SMSes now go ated by the system, the SMSes the aggregate funds parked by end of 2018. The official figures, dis- 2018-end. Bharat-22 ETF,” the official cial sector ETF comes on the not only to the authorised sig- are sent to the promoter and all foreign clients of The countries ranked closed annually by India was placed at 75th told PTI. back of the government seeing natories, but also to the pro- directors three days after the Switzerland-based banks. higher than India also include Switzerland’s central bank, position in 2015 and 61st in If the CBDT, which is the huge investor demand for two moters of businesses and due date of filing of monthly In comparison, the top- Mauritius (71st), New Zealand also do not include the money the year before, though it used apex decision making body existing ETFs. It has raised directors on board. GST sys- Goods and Services Tax (GST) ranked UK accounted for (59th), the Philippines (54th), that Indians, NRIs or others to be among the top-50 coun- for direct tax matter, gives 32,900 crore through two tem automatically sends these returns. more than 26 per cent of the Venezuela (53rd), Seychelles might have in Swiss banks in tries in terms of holdings in concurrence, then DIPAM tranches and an additional SMSes three days after last The system sends SMS total foreign funds parked (52nd), Thailand (39th), the names of entities from dif- Swiss banks till 2007. The would work out a final plan and fund offer of Bharat-22 ETF, date of filing of returns,” alerts to promoters and direc- with Swiss banks at the end of Canada (36th), Turkey (30th), ferent countries. country was ranked highest at an announcement may be and 38,000 crore in five Kumar told PTI in an tors of business and helps them 2018. Israel (28th), Saudi Arabia It has been often alleged 37th place in the year 2004. made in the 2019-20 Budget to tranches of CPSE ETF in the interview. to rectify the mistakes as many Among the top-ranked (21st), Panama (18th), Japan that Indians and other nation- The total money held in be unveiled on July 5. domestic market. The five system generated times the promoters are not jurisdictions, the UK is fol- (16th), Italy (15th), Australia als seeking to stash their illic- Swiss banks by foreign clients Though extending ELSS The government had raised “red flags” include default in aware whether the returns are lowed by the US, West Indies, (13th), UAE (12th) and it wealth abroad use multiple from across the world fell by benefits to the existing ETFs about 85,000 crore from CPSE payment of tax and non-filing being filed timely and cor- France and Hong Kong in the Guernsey (11th). layers of various jurisdictions, about 4 per cent to CHF 1.4 would not add to the disinvestment last fiscal. For the of GSTR-3B, and mismatch in rectly by the officer concerned, top five. However, several of India’s including tax havens, to shift trillion (about 99 lakh crore) Government’s disinvestment current fiscal, the target is the input tax credit (ITC) he said. 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Their young the journey several times reports. myself) of our history. It’s dis- ed it.” Sunday. Bahraini dinars (USD 265,000) between September and children, Prince George, 5, through her charity work. Harris, 54, who was born gusting. Now using it for debate Harris officially launched The 92 were among 138 each. November and according to Princess Charlotte, 4, and The couple will meet in the US to an Indian mother time at #DemDebate2? These her campaign in January for the sentenced to prison terms and The verdict was swiftly some UK media reports, the Prince Louis, 1, are expected to Pakistan’s president, Arif Alvi, and a Jamaican father who are my people not her people. US presidential election next the revocation of their citizen- condemned by the Bahraini Duke and Duchess of remain in the UK. and Prime Minister Imran were both immigrants, has Freaking disgusting,” the crit- year. ship after being convicted of opposition, while human rights Cambridge is expected to “The upcoming royal visit Khan, a close friend of Princess directly confronted critics ic tweeted. If elected, Harris would trying to build a Bahraini ver- group Amnesty International undergo hostile environment is a reflection of the importance Diana, who had visited the before who have questioned The viral tweet by right- create history by becoming the sion of Hezbollah, the Iran- decried a “mockery of justice” training before the week-long the UK attaches to its relations former cricketer turned politi- her black heritage. wing personality Ali Alexander, first woman in the White backed Shiite militia active in and “mass arbitrary denatural- trip in view of the terror threat with Pakistan. The two coun- cian and his then wife, Jemima Harris, Senator from has also gone by the name Ali House. Lebanon. isation”. in the region. tries enjoy historical links Khan, in Lahore in April 1996 California, was the target of Akbar, The New York Times Lily Adams, the campaign “The appeals court over- The opposition Bahrain The details of the tour are which both sides wish to and again in May 1997, short- birtherism-like attack, the lat- reported. communications director for turned the decision to strip the Institute for Rights and yet to be unveiled but the strengthen further,” said ly before her death, to help raise est jabs to racism faced by for- The tweet was however, re- Harris, dismissed the attack, 92 people of their citizenship,” Democracy (BIRD) said the palace confirmed that the visit Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, funds for a cancer centre Khan mer President Barack Obama, tweeted by President Trump’s explaining that people, includ- a judicial source told AFP. mass sentencing was “the is being undertaken on the the High Commissioner for built in Lahore. William and CNN reported. son Donald Trump Jr. ing President Trump, used “But their prison terms largest single incident” since request of the Foreign and Pakistan to the UK. Kate may also visit the centre. “Birtherism,” promoted by Trump, a valuable similar rhetoric to question remain the same,” the source the Bahraini government began Commonwealth Office (FCO). “The people of Pakistan The FCO travel advisory some Republicans, including Republican surrogate as his Obama’s birthplace. Obama added. revoking nationalities of oppo- “The Duke and Duchess of still cherish and fondly recall on its website warns that “ter- President Donald Trump father faces a bruising 2020 was born in Hawaii. The Court of Cassation, nents in 2012. Cambridge will undertake an the visits of Her Majesty The rorists are very likely to try and before he assumed the presi- race, posted the tweet of unver- “This is the same type of Bahrain’s highest court, will Since 2012, Manama has official visit to Pakistan this Queen to Pakistan during 1961 carry out attacks in Pakistan”. dency, was a movement that ified information, then asked racist attack his father used to issue a final verdict, but the stripped the nationalities of 990 autumn, at the request of the and 1997,” he said. “Foreigners, in particular denied former President his more than three million fol- attack Barack Obama,” Adams timing of that decision is not people, including 180 this year, Foreign and Commonwealth William and Kate’s tour of westerners, may be directly Obama was a natural-born US lowers: “Is this true? Wow,” the told CNN. known. the institute said. Office. Further details will be Pakistan, which is a member of targeted,” it notes. A        &   #!  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Nevertheless, that must concerns he wanted to carry out anniversary of the former British province. single family has ruled the to an electoral official at a The explosion took place The Metropolitan Police always be our ambition and the a terror attack in Britain. colony’s return to China. In a statement issued here West African nation -- with Catholic school where voting on Friday in Anhui Maiqi Assistant Commissioner, in a reason I believe the UK has the The three terrorists, includ- A large crowd filled a park on Sunday, the Counter most opposition parties taking was taking place in Lome. Chemical Co, Ltd in Bengbu, statement following the inquest best counter terrorism machine ing Rachid Redouane and in front of the legislature and Terrorism Department (CTD) part after boycotting 2018 par- The previous councillors they said. that concluded on Friday, wel- in the world is our absolute com- Youssef Zaghba, drove a van into chanted “Thank you” to the of Punjab Police said during the liamentary polls. elected in local elections in A company worker got comed a ruling by the Chief mitment to getting better at what pedestrians on the bridge before police, who have been criticized crackdown, “twenty-one terror- The first polling booths Togo governed for 14 years trapped while cleaning an Coroner that found that the UK’s we do. And we will,” he said. stabbing people with 12-inch for using tear gas and rubber ists belonging to Daesh (ISIS), opened shortly after 7:00 am from 1987 -- despite being under construction storage police and investigative author- Basu announced that his knives in a 10-minute rampage. bullets during clashes with LeJ and TTP have been arrest- (0700 GMT), with queues elected on five-year terms. tank and fire-fighters were car- ities had not missed clues that team will be examining the full But in delivering his con- demonstrators that left dozens ed during the last one month forming outside by 6:30 am at Councillors were later rying out a rescue operation, could have helped thwart the ruling of Mark Lucraft, the clusions, Chief Coroner Lucraft injured on June 12. from Multan, Bahawalnagar, a high school in the capital replaced with “special delega- they added. attacks led by Pakistani-origin Chief Coroner, to determine said: “My finding is that the pre- A protest march has been Bahawalpur, Toba Tek Singh, Lome. tions”, tasked with organising The storage tank ringleader Khurram Butt. what lessons we could learn. attack investigations of MI5 and called for Monday, the third in Gujranwala and Sialkot. “I came to fulfil my civic new elections, whose positions exploded during the “With regards to the inves- “We have already identified SO15 (the Metropolitan Police’s three weeks, this one on the It said a huge quantity of duty,” said voter Kayi Sassou, in were often filled with figures operation, killing the worker tigation itself, and with the ben- and made many improvements counter-terrorism command) 22nd anniversary of the han- weapons, explosives, maps of her seventies. “I want just two hand-picked by the govern- and one fire-fighter on efit of hindsight, we know cer- and this work continues,” Basu were generally thorough and rig- dover of Hong Kong to China different places and a large sum things for this country: peace ment. the spot, and injuring nine tain things could have been said. orous. On all the evidence and on July 1, 1997. Activists have of money have been recovered and change.” The country’ 3.4 million other first responders, the state- done differently. But after care- His statement came as rel- in the final analysis, I am not also said they will try to disrupt from them. It said the arrested Atutu Lawson also looked eligible voters are called to run Xinhua news agency ful consideration, the Chief atives of the victims of the ter- persuaded that investigative an annual flag-raising ceremo- terrorists wanted to target law forward to “lots of changes in elect 1,527 municipal council- reported. 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  it out,” says the director, whose last out- a month. “I wonder if U/A. But they got wanted to draw a new line where a film    ing Mulk brought us face to face with a they have some kind of upset. They don’t is real but mainstream. It is a very diffi- # % Muslim family tarred by the tag of terror- patronage because 200 to read what their fra- cult balance to achieve where you have ism because one of them indulged in an 400 boys cannot go to a ternity writes to to be qualitatively and cinematically   act that could be defined so. theatre and say that you me,” he says. good. When I make films, my top pri-    E It seems that Anubhav is getting into cannot screen this film with- The film, as is ority is to get an audience. I love the stars  .  the habit of showing us a mirror, which out some support or protec- known, has many ref- that the critics give a but I cannot make #  reflects a picture that is far from pretty by tion from the administra- erences from contem- films just for them,” he says. bringing us face to face with prejudices that tion,” he says and gives the porary times. The film The film’s opening credits thank Bob   have become so intrinsic to our being that example of Padmaavati which features the Badaun Dylan and one understands why, as the KN"   %O they appear to be normal. But by no stretch was later released as Padmaavat. rape case of 2014 where singer’s iconic number, Blowin in the &    of imagination can they be described as “They said we suspect that Rajputs two teenage girls were Wind is strummed up in the back- 1AW  such. In Article 15, he dives into the under- have been derided. Till that time allegedly raped and then mur- ground of the very first frames. As the 5  -   belly of the caste system and leaves us Sanjay Leela Bhansali had no certifica- dered by hanging from a tree. As end draws near, we hear the familiar cringing at our own selves and attitudes tion. He approached the Central Board does the Una case, where Dalits strains of Vaishnav Jana Toh, Mahatma & & % in the the way we treat our fellow human of Film Certification which was head- were flogged on the pretext of cow Gandhi’s famous bhajan. In between the beings. ed by Prasoon Joshi. He watched the protection and they retaliated by two lies the crux of the film. “I hope so,” Cut to the second half of the film and film, found nothing objectionable not reporting to work. says Anubhav and adds, “I begged, bor- O*  % + a man shorn of any protective devices and and gave it a U/A certificate. But these Ayushmann Khurana, who rowed and stole to get that song from Mr practically bare-chested dives into a man- people don’t respect CBFC, which is has previously picked up socially Dylan and he was kind enough to allow   hole and emerges covered in muck, fae- a Constitutional body. That in turn relevant films, plays IPS officer Ayan me to use it. When I tried to get it ini-  ces and waste. “This was shot in extreme means that they have scant respect for Ranjan. “He met me for something tially, I was told that I must be out of my + slow motion, 150 frames in a second, to the Constitution or the government. else and I ended up telling him the mind and shouldn’t waste my time. But   make one feel as if one is diving into the They are just seeking attention,” story. He wanted to do it and told me I persisted. Shahrukh ka dialogue hai na, +  gutter. I want you to see every thinnest slide says the 49-year-old director. not to sign up anyone else,” says he. ‘kisi bhi cheez ko dil se chaho to puri of that process,” emphasises Sinha. Something similar happened to However, the film has been crit- kainat usse tumse milane ki koshish mein  , But when you question if his move him recently at a panel discussion in icised for making a Brahmin the pro- lag jaati hai’.”   @ away from romantic (Tum Bin, 2001) or a news studio. “A gentleman was tagonist, who is the means of redemp- But a lot of work did go in acquir-     % even action films (Dus, 2005 or Ra.One, fighting with me against what he tion for the lower caste, something ing the rights. He wrote to Gingger   @ A+ 2011) to more realistic fare is a conscious believed was a wrongful portrayal of akin to carrying the White man’s bur- Shankar, his LA-based singer friend, who      effort, he avers, “It isn’t. Rather it is a state Brahmins in the film. When I ques- den. “I have a few answers to that. They in turn approached a person who copied of mind. I’m not happy with my fellow tioned as to which scene was dis- can make that film where the protago- Anubhav’s mail to Dylan’s manager.  #
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I think she’s really even- defeat to Colombia and needed a Messi penal- Birmingham tournament last tempered. She’s just really chill. or the last dozen years, Argentina has been ty to salvage a 1-1 draw with Paraguay. weekend Barty showed she has She’s had a really good year.” Fwaiting for global superstar Lionel But in the 2-0 win over Qatar that quali- the strengths to add the grass Williams is still chasing the Messi to lead their football team to a fied Argentina for the knock-out rounds, and court Grand Slam to the French elusive 24th Grand Slam title major international trophy. the quarter-final victory over Venezuela by the Open she won on clay and that would put her alongside But when the the country needed same score, Messi became an increasingly become the first Australian Australian Margaret Court, but the five-time Ballon d’Or winner most, peripheral figure. women’s champion since she was not talking up her Messi failed to emulate the feats of Diego He admitted as much after the Venezuela Goolagong Cawley’s second suc- chances. Maradona in 1986 — when for match, saying: “I’m not at my best level, H  +   # DI     +     ) + .$  +  cess in 1980. “I just haven’t had enough some he almost single-handed- I’m not playing how I hoped I would. With 37-year-old seven- match play, quite frankly,” she ly won the World Cup. I’m not having my best Copa America.” time champion Serena Williams said. Four times Messi has Messi turned 32 during the tour- finally showing signs of age, “I finally feel like I found lined up with Argentina in a nament and while he doesn’t appear 7 8    Osaka looking exposed through some good results in Paris. major final — the 2014 close to retirement, it cannot be too poor form and two-time “I’m just going to do the best World Cup and Copa many years away. He plays deeper  #"*>"9( tially at fault for the first and third all put the ball in the net, only to Wimbledon singles champion that I can now that I’m here,” she America in 2007, 2015 and than he used to, passes more and is scores. But in Salvador he guessed be denied by a linesman’s flag. Petra Kvitova still easing back to said, adding with a smile: “I 2016 — but every time they more selective with his runs. He also oalkeeper Pedro Gallese the right way for the first shoot- “It’s a bitter and sad feeling. top form after an arm injury, know how to play tennis.” have lost. rests more than he used to and took Gsaved Luis Suarez’s spot- out penalty to deny Barcelona We had high hopes to qualify, but defending champion Angelique Osaka, for her part, says she He has often come under an eight-month break from the kick as Peru beat Uruguay on forward Suarez, after which Peru’s simply couldn’t,” said Uruguay’s Kerber may be the biggest threat is much more in the frame of criticism for failing to repro- national team following the World penalties on Saturday to reach the own penalty-takers were faultless. captain Diego Godin. to Barty. mind she was when she won the duce his Barcelona form Cup in Russia, only returning in Copa America semi-finals, where “I’m very proud of our team, “We lacked a goal. We tried, Barty, who took an uncon- Australian Open earlier this when wearing the sky blue March in a 3-1 friendly defeat to they will face Chile. Edison I can’t really put it into words,” we looked for it... (But) three were ventional route to becoming year than the stressed-out play- and white jersey of the nation- Venezuela. Flores scored the decisive said Peru captain Paolo Guerrero. disallowed.” world number one by taking a er who exited the French Open al team. Now, ahead of a mouth- Tuesday’s semi-final in penalty as Peru, who were “A lot of people said we Brazil beat Paraguay on spot- time off to play cricket, insists in the third round. watering Copa semi-final against Belo Horizonte looks tailor made thrashed 5-0 by Brazil in don’t have the fortitude and guts. kicks on Thursday and champi- she feels no pressure. The 21-year-old says the hosts Brazil in Belo Horizonte, for the Messi of old. Brazil have their previous match, qual- But we showed today on the pitch ons Chile did likewise to knock- “The only pressure is that number one spot she held ear- Argentines are simply waiting for yet to concede a goal in the com- ified for the semi-finals for that we could take them on out Colombia on Friday. that I put on myself,” she said. lier this year had been a mill- Messi to turn up. petition but despite victories the third time in the last head-on. In the only match to feature “To make sure that I do every- stone round her neck. “This is the match for Messi to of 5-0 over Peru and 3-0 four editions of the “Peru has hunger, Peru is a any goals, Argentina defeated thing correctly and prepare as Kerber may have lost in the appear,” screamed Ole newspaper’s against Bolivia, they looked Copa. warrior, Peru has guts.” Venezuela 2-0 on Friday. best that I can to try and play a Eastbourne final to Karolina online edition after Argentina beat ponderous and lacking imag- It was a remarkable It was the third Copa quar- Peru will face Chile in the good tennis match, try and play Pliskova but the German will be Venezuela 2-0 to secure the Brazil ination in the 0-0 draws against turnaround for Gallese, ter-final to finish goalless and second semi-final in Porto Alegre well, to enjoy myself.” delighted if like last year that is semi-final. Venezuela and Paraguay. who was the villain of that head to penalties after Uruguay on Wednesday, a day after hosts Whilst Barty says she did the launching pad to winning at Ironically, at this tournament, while The semi-final promises to be a tight thumping by the hosts, gifting had three goals ruled out for off- Brazil take on Argentina in Belo not know what else the draw the All England club. Last year Argentina’s performances have been affair, in which a moment of Messi magic Brazil their second goal by clear- side during normal time. Horizonte. Copa winners in 1939 held for her, Williams claimed she lost in the Eastbourne semi- improving steadily, Messi has, if any- could be enough to settle it. Argentina is wait- ing the ball straight to Roberto Giorgian de Arrascaeta, and 1975, Peru lost to Chile in the not to even know the Australian final only to go on and win thing, become less influential. ing and praying for just such a moment. 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Two overs earlier, Carey had Smith at slip before the keeper just the loss to India in their third tie was the for providing the team with the calm- The Australia wicket-keeper's pulled Lockie Ferguson for four to got his right hand to an edge off turning point in the reigning champi- ness even when things aren’t going in innings of 71 against New Zealand overtake his previous ODI career Jason Behrendorff. ons’ impressive run in to the semifinals. their favour. was the highest by an Australian No best of 55 not out, set against India But Carey made no mistake Australia, who are the only team to “A big part of our victories is our 7 in an ICC Men’s World Cup and at The Oval three weeks ago. when the next Williamson edge have qualified for the semifinals, have calmness and I think that's probably led his stand with Usman Khawaja of One of the hallmarks of the came, off Mitchell Starc in the first won seven of their eight games. They by Finchie (Aaron Finch). He’s been fan- 107 was Australia’s highest in the all-conquering Australia sides of over of his second spell. And he crushed trans-Tasman rivals New tastic as a captain. I think there’s a real World Cup for the sixth wicket. the past was their resilience and did excellently not to spill the top- Zealand by 86 runs on Saturday to con- sense of calmness around the whole That Australia also broke their a belief they could recover from edge that Ross Taylor launched solidate their position at the top of the group, not just from the bowlers but seventh-wicket World Cup record any position. Steve Waugh, a high into the azure north London points table. from Finchie to all the fielders. earlier in this tournament against pivotal figure that era of success, sky off Pat Cummins. Carey “Since the India game, we’ve taken “Even when things are not quite West Indies, shows how deep they was even moved to claim that barely had to move but he did wickets through the middle fairly reg- happening for us, it’s still very calm. We have had to dig to maintain their Carey is a hybrid of two fine left- have to wait … and wait. ularly, and whether it’s attacking more still know what we want to do. It goes impressive progress to the semi- handers from his generation: the Jockeying for position beneath the or I think the biggest part was the exe- back to the execution. It’s that clearness finals. two Michaels, Bevan and Hussey. white ball as it hurtled down to cution,” Starc said after the victory as a whole group out on the field is Carey, who was named Player )       K8      High praise indeed. Bevan and earth, he fell forward with ball against New Zealand. what’s probably of the Match, only made his ODI Hussey both had the game-sense, safely in gloves and a wry smile Australia’s only loss in the World instilling that debut 18 months ago and also con- came in to replace Glenn Maxwell. Bangladesh and Pakistan. steely temperament and 360- of relief across his face as it lift- Cup has come at the hands of India, who confidence in tributed handily in that 15-run win When the opportunity has to Usman Khawaja had 32 when degree vision to shape or finish ed from the Lord's turf. defeated the five-time champions by 36 the bowler to at Trent Bridge — and he needed to. come play a more natural, aggres- Carey came to join him and as if countless games. He was not the only runs and Starc believes that loss marked execute what Coming in at 79/5, he made 45 sive game, Carey has done that too to show that this noted big-hitter With the keeping gloves, Australian smiling by the end. the improvement in their game. they want to from 55 balls. At Lord’s against the with punchy late-innings efforts from South Australia was not Carey had a mixed evening. Two   2  -  “We were all probably a little bit off do,” Starc said. Black Caps, it was 92/5 when he against England, India, totally becalmed, Carey overtook chances to dismiss Kane   7'  ?>8@ in that Indian game. 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Everything a potential ICC acer Wahab Riaz says his out after defeat to old rivals India We’re showing glimpses of what Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 Pteam is not reading too but can now reflect on three suc- we are capable of with the ball champion team could wish to much into the parallels being cessive victories over New and with the bat and in the field, possess from a pace attack, drawn with Pakistan’s victorious Zealand, South Africa and but we have still got room to Pakistan’s resurgent side have in 1992 World Cup campaign plucky Afghanistan in a thriller improve, and that’s exciting for this abundance. despite experiencing a similar at Headingley. group. It is little wonder Sarfaraz resurgence. Wahab, 34, was left out of “We’ve got to play our best Ahmed’s outfit are given endless Imran Khan led Pakistan to Pakistan’s preliminary squad for game in the semi now and raucous support from their army their first and only World Cup the tournament but, like his hopefully better that in the of fans when they have fast-bowl- victory 27 years ago and the team, he has bounced back and final, and that’s what ing trio Mohammad Amir, exact pattern of wins, losses and is relishing forming part of a tournament play is all Shaheen Afridi and Wahab Riaz to washouts is being followed in pace unit firing on all cylinders. about,” he added. swoon over. this summer's showpiece. “It’s very pleasing the way we Starc’s 5 for On a day of glorious sunshine But Wahab, who took 2/29 are bowling as a team, particu- 26 against at Headingley, a sea of green and was unbeaten on 15, says the larly the way Shaheen has New Zealand banged their drums, blew their relentless mentality of his team improved,” he said. was a horns and generally made a is behind its remarkable resur- “Shaheen was under pres- record- cacophony of noise as improving gence. sure after his first game against breaking Pakistan chalked up their third “We don’t really talk about Australia but he has come back third straight victory in the competition 1992 that much. The first thing and taken some important wick- career with a nail-biting three-wicket is in this team, everybody has the ets for us. World win in a cliffhanger of an encounter same purpose. That’s where we “Amir we already know is Cup with Afghanistan. started off and where we remain. one of the best bowlers in the five- “It was a great win for us,” “The turnaround is due to world who swings the ball both wicket Sarfaraz said at the presentation the motivation and the ambition ways. That puts pressure on the haul. Just ceremony. “Thank you all the of the team to win this World batsmen to play him. It’s a good five players fans, they cheered every ball.” Cup. Everybody wants that. combination right now, we are are now The Afghans elected to bat Obviously, this will be the last trying to take wickets and that ahead of his after winning the toss and the World Cup for Shoaib Malik and is putting the team in a great haul of 46 fever-pitch atmosphere in the  F   F  4  $     
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 (& '(  %&( $ ( $(& (. ( % / in an over, so ICC should be happy  ' $(& '(,( ' &((& &  it is drawing first timers to the game. .   , ( $ & “A lot of noise the Indian way,” he says with a smile but on a more seri- ous note he blames the hosts to not - 3 "  handling pressure well and flying too high with pre-tournament hype of * !  C !  them being the favourites. “England A "8#IJK B A ! YA%!!! AV had no business losing to Sri Lanka. It is ok against Australia because they  4  A A Y!%BV AA are playing well but not Lanka,” he  4: B   A Y!%  AA said. V 54< B   ! YA%!!! A! As the stadium filled up with all the Indian noise, colour and fan antics,  7"3 B V  A E!% W W Will got busy clicking pictures and P 0O5#-   A E!%A generally soaking in the atmos- phere, hoping the cloud cover gives #*    EA%ABP P some home advantage to his team. B (#" B   A E!%!B!  “Being outnumbered in the stands is usual when it is an India match,” Will W 6 A  A E!%!  said, talking about how bilateral A! "?< B ! B ! EA%VAB ! series has 10 times less buzz than a World Cup.