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The Congress flagged the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 7 . After busting big nexus of article as evidence of the alleged said sharing the article that has 234 $+, +- Chinese companies using the social media manipulation by mentioned direct involvement New Delhi: We prohibit hate Hawala network in India, the I- the BJP. The ruling party hit of the party in the system. speech... and enforce policies n what has sent alarm bells T Department had on back citing the Cambridge The grand old party also globally regardless of anyone’s Iringing in the security estab- Wednesday said, "A Chinese Analytica data scandal of 2014 accused the Facebook of ignor- attack on the Congress, Union BJP and the RSS. You were India. Cambridge Analytica political position — a Facebook lishment, a Chinese national individual has been caught. to question Congress track ing several complaints lodged Minister for Electronics and caught red-handed in alliance was accused of data breach to spokesperson said while arrested by the Income Tax He was holding a fake Indian record. The article titled both at their US and Indian Information Technology and with Cambridge Analytica and influence the US polls. responding to the allegations Department following raids at passport. He has got this pass- Facebook Hate-Speech Rules offices by meeting the man- Communications Ravi Shankar Facebook to weaponise data Prasad also slammed that the social media company multiple locations in Delhi and port issued from Manipur. He Collide With Indian Politics agement personally on many Prasad said Rahul and his before the elections and now Rahul for not condemning the gave leeway to hate speeches by NCR was also spying on the was using 8 to 10 bank said the Facebook India exec- occasions including United party had no moral right to have the gall to question us?," recent communal violence in politicians aligned with the Dalai Lama besides running a accounts in fictitious names in utive opposed a move to ban a States in 2018, but they did not question the BJP because they Prasad tweeted in response to Bengaluru. "The fact is that ruling Bharatiya Janata Party Hawala syndicate and money India. Charlie Pang was repre- controversial BJP politician pay heed to it and now with the themselves faced the charge of Rahul. today access to information (BJP) in India. laundering operations for senting many Chinese over his hate speech though the publication of an article in a having used online platforms to In 2018, a whistleblower and freedom of expression has The spokesperson said, major Chinese firms operating Companies in India for Hawala FB internal meetings was in US-based newspaper, the influence elections in India. Christopher Wylie had told been democratised. It is no “We prohibit hate speech and across the national Capital Operations. Hawala operations favour of such action. Congress has turned the heat "Losers who cannot influ- the British lawmakers that he longer controlled by retainers content that incites violence and region. of more than 300 cr caught till Accusing the BJP and the on social media giant and the ence people even in their own believed that the UK-based of your family and that is why we enforce these policies glob- The revelation has come at now and the figure can go into RSS of controlling Facebook BJP. party keep cribbing that the Cambridge Analytica had deal- it hurts. But, haven’t yet heard ally regardless of anyone’s polit- a time when Chinese entities thousands of crores." and WhatsApp in India and Unleashing a counter- entire world is controlled by the ing with the Congress party in your condemnation of the ical position or party affiliation.” are under enhanced scrutiny of Further probe by the the Government and various Department has revealed that agencies following the border Peng was operating 40 bank tensions with China in eastern accounts with the help of a ! " Ladakh. The emergence of the Delhi-based Chartered alleged spy on the top Tibetan Accountant who has been Buddhist spiritual leader has tracked by the agency and the !" gouged her eyes and cut her mortem report has confirmed Congress general secretary ,#)$!.$ Indian-American diaspora, that also come at a time when elec- syndicate's illicit transaction is tongue. The criminal even the victim was sexually assault- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in a keeps the two nations together. tions for the Central Tibetan said to be worth over 1,000 " dragged the girl by putting a ed, but allegations that the tweet said Uttar Pradesh tops emocratic presidential Last week, Biden scripted Administration are due early crore. Besides the IT rope around her neck. On girl's eyes were gouged out and the crime against children but Dnominee Joe Biden has history by selecting Indian ori- next year. Department, Pang is also being # " Sunday, the police claimed to her tongue chopped off are in the last few days, some inci- asserted that if elected, his gin Senator Harris, 55 — whose Sources said the arrested questioned by the covert agen- have arrested two of the wrong, the Additional dents had shaken everyone. administration will stand with father is an African from Chinese national Luo Sang alias cies to unravel the larger nexus * accused. Superintendent of Police, Attacking Yogi, she said the India against the threats New Jamaica and mother an Charlie Pang was in contact of the arrested Chinese nation- The girl had gone missing Lakhimpur Kheri, Arun State Government failed to Delhi faces from its own region Indian— as his running mate with a number of Tibetans set- al and his espionage network in earlier on Friday afternoon. Kumar Singh. give security especially to and along its borders and in the US presidential election. tled at Majnu ka Tila area here the country, the sources said. When she did not return Singh claimed that the girl women and children. vowed to continue to rely on the Detailed report on P8 for gathering information on Continued on Page 2 -/01$., home till late sustained an injury just below Samajwadi party president evening, her her eye, possibly due to friction Akhilesh Yadav in a tweet said he day country parents and with the sharp leaves of sugar- the incident has shamed Twas celebrating relatives cane in the field where the rape humanity. "Attacks on women Independence started was committed. He said the and children are on rise in the Day, parents looking arrested men, Sanjay Gautam BJP regime. When it seems that found their 13- for her. and Santosh Yadav, both in the BJP Government was year-old Dalit They their early twenties, have con- lenient towards the criminals girl’s badly muti- noticed fessed to the crime. Both men involved in rape, murder and lated body from a some are residents of the same village kidnappings," the SP leader sugarcane field marks as the girl — Pakaria in the said. BSP president Mayawati where she was near a sug- Isanagar area. in a tweet too expressed her raped and then killed arcane field Meanwhile, Opposition annoyance over the incident by local boys a day and found her parties slammed the Yogi and said that Dalit are always before. body, police said. Adityanath Government over face such atrocities. She said The father of the girl The girl's father has the Lakhimpur Kheri incident Dalits are always targeted in the alleged that the rapist while denied enmity with anyone in and demanded stern action BJP and the SP rule. killing her daughter also the village, they said. The post- against the culprits. 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"#" '/'2# 47 deaths in Mumbai, 36 deaths in recorded 1,24,641 infections, while 2) 2)34 ,/ Kolhapur and 29 deaths in Thane. there have been 3193 deaths till now. Bengaluru: Over 7,000 fresh coronavirus cases and 124 une emerged as the new Besides, there were 16 deaths in With 1,13,944 infected cases and deaths took the tally to 2.27 lakh and the toll to 3,947 in PCoronavirus capital of India on Nagpur, 13 in Sangli, 10 in 3240 deaths, Thane continued to be Ahmedabad: The number of COVID- Bhavnagar and Morbi, and one each in Karnataka on Sunday, the health department said. Sunday as it surpassed Mumbai in Ahmednagar in the middle range. the third-worst hit district in 19 cases in Gujarat rose by 1,120 to Gir Somnath, Kutch, Patan, and The state's total rose to 2,26,966 with the addition of 7,040 terms of total infections, even as the On the lower side, there were 9 Maharashtra. 78,783 on Sunday, State Health depart- Vadodara, the department said. cases while 6,680 people were discharged, taking the cumula- pandemic claimed 288 lives and left deaths in Dhule, 8 each in Nashik and In a related development, as ment said. Among other districts, Rajkot tive recoveries to 1,41,491. 11,111 others infected in various Satara, 7 in Jalgaon, 6 each in Raigad many as 8837 patients were dis- With 20 more patients succumbing reported 99 cases, Jamnagar 58, The active cases stood at 81,512, including 692 in the inten- parts of the State. and Solapur, 4 each in Palghar and charged from hospitals in the state to the infection, including eight in Panchmahal 45, Bhavnagar 38, sive care units in different hospitals, the department said in a In a development that showed Aurangabad, 3 each in Ratnagiri, after full recovery, taking the total Surat, the cumulative toll went up to Junagadh 34, Kutch 31, Bharuch 30, statement. The spike in cases and deaths on Sunday was led by the spread of virus has been intense Nanded and Buldhana, 2 each in number of patients discharged from 2,787 in the state, it said. Gandhinagar 29, Dahod 26, Amreli 25, Bengaluru Urban district, which recorded 2,131 fresh infec- in the Western Maharashtra city dur- Osmanabad, Akola and Amravati various hospitals after full recovery A total of 959 patients were dis- Mehsana 22, Banaskantha 19, tions and 49 fatalities. ing the last one fortnight, Pune with and one death each in Parbhani, since the second week of March this charged in the day, taking the number Devbhumi Dwarka and Gir Somnath The city has so far reported 89,811 coronavirus cases and a total 1,30,606 infections went past Latur, Beed, Bhandara, Gondia and year to 4,17,123. The recovery rate of recoveries to 61,496, the department 16 each, etc, it said. 1,444 deaths due to it with 34,584 people under treatment. Mumbai which has so far logged Chandrapur. In addition, one person went up to 70 per cent. The mortal- said. The state tested 50,560 samples in After Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru accounted for the maxi- 1,28,726 cases.With fresh 288 deaths, from another state died in ity rate in the state is 3.36 per cent. Gujarat is now left with 14,500 the last 24 hours, which comes at the mum number of fresh cases at 620, followed by Belagavi (478) the Covid-19 toll crossed 20,000 Maharashtra. The state health authorities pegged active cases, out of which the condition rate of 777.84 tests per day per million, Ballari (381) Kalaburagi (285) and Dharwad (268) with high- mark to touch 20,037 on Sunday.On Mumbai, where the daily fatali- the number of “active cases” in the of 82 patients is critical, the department it said. er counts. Similarly Mysuru with ten deaths came behind Sunday, Maharashtra with a total of ty tally has dropped below 50 mark state at 1,58,395. said. At 228, Surat reported the high- A total 13,12,824 samples have been Bengaluru Urban and was followed by Ballari with nine fatal- 595,865 cases overtook South Africa to touch 47, saw an increase in the Out of 31,62,740 samples sent to est number of cases in the state, fol- tested so far in the state, it said. Gujarat ities. with 583,653 cases as per total deaths from 7,086 to 7133 and laboratories, 5,95,865 have tested lowed by 164 cases in Ahmedabad, and COVID-19 figures are as follows: While a majority of those who died were aged above 50, Worldometer No. 5, ranking below the number of infected cases positive (18.84 per cent) for COVID- 108 in Vadodara. Positive cases 78,783, new cases 1,120, there were also a 16-year old and two each in the 20s, 30s and Russia, India, Brazil and USA. increased by 1,010 to touch 1,28,726. 19 until Sunday. Besides Surat, which reported eight deaths 2,787, discharged 61,496, active 40s who succumbed to the infection. As on Sunday, a total Of the total 288 deaths reported Pune, which has emerged as the Currently, 10,53,897 people are fatalities, four deaths were reported cases 14,500 and people tested so far of 3.5 lakh people were under home quarantine, the statement on Sunday, Pune accounted for a worst affected city-district in terms in home quarantine while 38,203 from Ahmedabad, two each in 13,12,824. PTI added. PTI highest of 63 deaths, while there were of spread of the pandemic, has people are in institutional quarantine.
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Jalandhar, three each from 6E5C= C=>=BD 5 that it was a remedy to build balloon has burst”. “Amit Shah is in isolation With 88 fresh casualties, Amritsar and Sangrur, two '4 6C6CC 55 C=6 => immunity against coronavirus. Alluding to the campaign because of coronavirus. Former the overall coronavirus toll from Ferozepur and one each In a somewhat tongue-in- launched by the AYUSH min- President Pranab Mukherjee climbed to 2,650, according to from Barnala, Fatehgarh Sahib, 1 6665C 5CE >>B6 cheek but critical Sunday col- istry that Ayurvedic drugs were has been infected by the virus the latest bulletin. Fazilka, Gurdaspur, umn “Roktok” published in efficacious in fighting and his condition is critical,” It said 10,117 patients had Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Moga the Shiv Sena’s official mouth- Coronavirus, Raut said: “Ayush Raut said. recovered from the viral infec- and Mohali, it stated. piece “Saamana”, Raut said: “At ministry officials are claiming Like Mumbai, even New tion in the last 24 hours. Among the districts which ! a time when India unleashed a Ayurvedic drugs can cure Delhi is in the grip of the The state now has 85,945 reported fresh cases in the last wave of ‘Bhabhiji Papads’, Russia Covid-19. .... Incidentally Coronavirus. Like in Mumbai, active coronavirus cases after 24 hours, Ludhiana recorded went ahead and came out with AYUSH minister Sripad Naik there is a scare among the peo- 2.01 lakh had recovered so far. 315 fresh instances of the viral # $ &' a vaccine for Coronavirus and is one of the six ministers in the ple in Delhi over Covid-19. The infection positivity infection, Jalandhar 187, that too without bothering to Ministers in the Union Cabinet “Union ministers, parliamen- rate continued to shoot up Ferozepur 96, Mohali 91, $+, +- Government. take World Health Organisation who are down with tarians, bureaucrats and officials and has now reached 10.13 per Patiala 90, Gurdaspur 74, Moga Railway has identified a number of railway (WHO) into confidence. That’s Coronavirus”. getting infected. Even when cent after 28.60 lakh tests were 64 and Amritsar 37, the bul- ndian Railways has generated more than 5.5 works which are being executed under this why we call Russia a super “More than half a dozen there were riots in Delhi, fear done. letin said. PTI Ilakhs "mandays" of work under Gareeb scheme. "The works are related to construction power”. ministers in the Centre are was not that much as is the case Chittoor district reported Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyan in six States such as and maintenance of approach roads for level “At the international level, down with Corona, former with Covid-19. Yes People the highest number of 981 Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, crossings, development and cleaning of silted an effort is on to term the vac- President Pranab Mukherjee is would fear Modi and Shah, but new Covid-19 cases in the last Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. waterways, trenches and drains along the track, cine produced by Russia as affected, even Amit Shah the fear instilled by Coronavirus 24 hours, followed by West The Ministry said around 165 Railway infra- construction and maintenance of approach road illegal. On his part, Russian recently came out unscathed by is much more, “ the Sena Godavari 893 and East structure projects are being executed in these to railway stations, repair and widening of exist- President Vladimir Putin even the virus… Only Russia went spokesperson said. Godavari 875. States worth 2,988 crore. "Till August 14, 2020, ing railway embankments and cuttings, planta- administered it to his Corona- ahead and brought the vaccine “There are no political East Godavari crossed the 11,296 workers have been engaged in this tion of trees at extreme boundary of railway land hit daughter and created con- and did not even bother to ask interactions, even the I-Day cel- 40,000 mark in the overall Abhiyaan and the payment of 13,36.84 crore and protection works of existing embank- fidence in his country’s over its the World Health Organisation ebrations were muted, there are number of cases, the top in the has been released to the contractors for the pro- ments, cuttings and bridges," it said. efficacy. In fact, Russia has (WHO). That’s called a super- no protests, the situation was state. Krishna district, which jects being implemented," it said. It may be noted that Prime Minister given first lessons of in power,” the Sena MP said in his not so bad during riots or was once the number two from Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has Narendra Modi launched a massive employ- ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance). anecdotal column ‘Rokthok’. wars. There was a fear of Modi the top in the state, now slid to directed Railway administration at zonal level ment-cum-rural public works campaign named On our part, we (India) are still Demanding to know if and Shah, but the Corona scare the second position from the to act proactively to ensure migrants' are Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to empower and giving lectures on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is greater,” the Sena leader bottom in the Covid-19 table, engaged in projects and paid accordingly. The provide livelihood opportunities in areas or vil- ‘Atmanirbharta’ (self-reliance), will get himself quarantined for asserted. aggregating 12,344 total cases. Railway Minister is also closely monitoring the lages witnessing large number of returnee Raut said. coming in contact with “The Government has The active cases in the dis- progress made in these projects and generation migrant workers affected by the devastating Maintaining that Union Ayodhya Ram Temple Trust announced that 14 crore peo- trict remained at 3,391 after 263 of work opportunities for the migrant labours Covid-19 on June 20, 2020. Minister of State for Heavy Chairman Mahant Nritya ple have become unemployed were added in the last 24 hours, of these States under this scheme. The Prime Minister had announced that an Industries Arjun Ram Meghwal Gopal Das, Raut said: 85-year- now, but the government does the lowest in the state. Railway has appointed nodal officers in each amount of Rs 50,000 crore will be spent for brought ‘Bhabhiji Papads’ into old Mahant Nritya Das tested not seem to be running the More than 8,727 patients district as well as in the States so that a close coor- building durable rural infrastructure under the the Indian market by claiming positive for Coronavirus. country even in Delhi,” Raut got cured and discharged from dination is established with the State Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan. that the people eating these Mahant shared the stage at the added. hospitals. PTI 555 --- ' " ( , From Page 1 From Page 1 Pang was also arrested in Taking to Twitter, Rahul shared the article by WSJ . The 2018 by a joint team of Central " --- " 3 report alleged that the Facebook ignored hate speeches by BJP intelligence agencies and the spe- Telangana MLA T Raja Singh and others. The social media cial cell of the Delhi Police for From Page 1 Placards will indicate the par- giant is ignoring all these hate speeches to avoid the damages impersonation, forgery and vio- "Other Ministers will be ties accommodated in each ""45 to its business prospects, the report added. lations under the Passports Act. seated in the seats meant for the gallery of the Rajya Sabha. Facebook's senior India policy executive Ankhi Das had However, the Chinese embassy ruling party," said a Parliament "The Rajya Sabha has 2/3@/3A Pakistani men on boats near reportedly blocked the call for banning Singh from the social here had then denied that Lou source. Various parties will be geared up for convening the the 'Harami Nallah', in Kutch media platform and intervened when the MLA's hate posts Sang is their citizen. allotted seats in the chamber Monsoon Session of our Pakistani boats were region, at around 6 am, it were flagged. Singh, who represents Goshamahal Assembly Pang is a native of Lhasa and galleries of Rajya Sabha Parliament. The Upper House's Fseized by the Border said. constituency in Hyderabad, had made communally sensitive province of Tibet and has been based on respective strength, secretariat is working over- Security Force on Sunday from “The Pakistani fishermen posts on Rohingyas saying they should be shot dead. operating a number of shell com- and the remaining will be seat- time by installing measures to ‘Harami Nallah' creek along were attempting to enter into He had also called Muslims traitors and threatened to raze panies for the money laundering ed in the chamber of Lok disinfect the premises and seat- the India-Pakistan border in Indian territory by taking the mosques. and espionage networks under fic- Sabha in two blocks meant for ing arrangements ensuring Gujarat's Kutch district, the advantage of rough sea state. The Congress alleged that Ankhi Das of Facebook India titious Indian identity. ruling parties and the others. social distancing among mem- force said. The alert patrol party of has provided the BJP with favourable treatment on election Two fake Aadhar cards, two "All these arrangements bers, officials, other staff and A fisherman, identified as Border Security Force (BSF) related issues". Das is the Public Policy Director, Facebook- forged Indian passports and a fake mark the first of its kind session visitors," said a Rajya Sabha Alla Bachao Siddique (25), intercepted the Pakistani India, South and Central Asia. PAN card were recovered from to be held in compliance with official. from Sindh province of intruders the moment they Outraged by the surfacing of the article, the Congress used Pang who operated out of a house the social distancing norm Seating in the officials' Pakistan was apprehended, tried to enter into Indian ter- the instances of the USA Congress summoning Facebook CEO in Gurgaon. under the coronavirus induced gallery and Press gallery will while others managed to ritory, while the intruders Marc Zuckerberg in course of probing the FB role in alleged Peng illegally entered India restrictions. Using the cham- also conform with social dis- escape, it said. also saw the BSF patrol election manipulation. The United Kingdom too had issued from Nepal in 2014 and married bers and the galleries of both tancing norm, each accom- A patrolling team of the party and jumped into the warnings to Facebook. The party also mentioned that a woman from Manipur and the Houses for holding the ses- modating 15 people. "Only BSF's Bhuj unit observed water,” the BSF said in a state- Facebook has been accused in Brazil of similar interference. managed to establish himself sion are the major first of its limited number of secretariat movement of four to five ment. "I am not saying this. The Congress is not saying this. A under the assumed Indian iden- kind in the history of Indian officials will be seated at the respected American newspaper is saying this. This is as crys- tity. He is a trained spy tasked to Parliament since 1952," said the Table of the House, and the tal clear about Facebook's interference in Indian elections as infiltrate the inner circle of the source. reporters (for taking verbatim there can be, Maken said joined by Congress Social Media head Dalai Lama and also worked for All the seats in the galleries note of proceedings of the Rohan Gupta and Data Department Head Praveen the Chinese embassy officials are being fitted with consoles to House) will be accommodated Chakraborty. "The party pointed that it is not just about here. enable participation of mem- in the special box meant for Facebook since Facebook also owns Whatsapp. "Facebook and For making inroads into bers in the proceedings of the foreign dignitaries," added the Whatsapp control information, news and communication for Dharamshala, the seat of the House from their seats. Parliament sources. hundreds of millions of Indians. And the BJP controls Facebook Dalai Lama, Pang made several and Whatsapp in India," said the Congress leaders. trips to Himachal Pradesh, and a Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and a well known number of places with Tibetan set- Twiterrati also flagged the issue. "The Parliamentary Standing tlements like Majnu ka Tila here, ! 555 Committee on Information Technology would certainly wish Bengaluru and places in Manipur to hear from @Facebook about these reports & what they pro- and Arunachal Pradesh. From Page 1 pose to do about hate-speech in India," said the former Union He was also trained by the However, UP BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi came to the Minister. Chinese agencies in the nuances rescue of the Government and siad, “The main accused has been His party colleague Jairam Ramesh called Facebook "great- of the financial world and pro- arrested, the police have done their job. Strict action will be taken est carrier of lies" and termed it a "lethal threat to social har- vided with funds to set up com- against the accused. The opposition allegations of 'jungle raj' are mony and reasoned debate." Ramesh also said that Parliament panies here for the hawala and baseless. The BJP government has always taken strict action must institute an inquiry into FB's practices. money laundering racket. against all criminals.'
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$+, +- of the Covid-19 epidemic so as granted for procession. “People “District Magistrates and which has the possibility of public to compliance of guide- not to have large crowds at cer- shall be encouraged and advised district DCPs shall convene large gathering or congrega- lines or instructions issued for ollowing the directions of emonies or events and prevent to celebrate the festival at their meetings with religious or tion, to get their cooperation to combating Covid-19 by Fthe Central Government the spread of Covid-19, it said. home only at this time of Covid- community leaders before maintain the law and order and Government from time to related to religious gatherings In its order, the DDMA 19 pandemic,” it advised. every such festival/occasion harmony and also to sensitise time,” it said. during the Covid 19 pandem- said, “The Ministry of Home ic, the Delhi Disaster Affairs has on July 28 conveyed Management Authority that while efforts are being (DDMA) of the Delhi made by State Governments to !5*787+9:+""#8.:/9!.+8-.-!9 Government has issued pro- prevent large religious gather- hibitory orders on idol immer- ings and other religious pro- year, the Delhi Government bodies have been directed to um, lead and cadmium which sions and large gatherings in grammes, violation of guide- $+, +- had created artificial ponds at check the entry of vehicles car- harm aquatic life and can public places. lines have been observed”. public places for people to rying idols into the city. cause cancer, respiratory ail- The orders are issued with The State executive com- elhi Pollution Control immerse idols on Ganesh Idol makers and sellers ments and skin infections regard to the prevention of mittee of DDMA has issued the DCommittee (DPCC) has Chaturthi and Durga Puja. have been directed to use nat- among humans. public immersion of idols, con- some guidelines to all con- said there will be no large con- “Idol immersion in artificial ural material “as described in Several studies conducted gregations, and public cele- cerned officers and field officers gregations, community cele- ponds, too, is not allowed this the holy scripts” like traditional to assess the impact of idol brations in the upcoming fes- under section 22 of the Disaster brations or idol immersion at time as large gatherings will clay to make idols. immersion have revealed dete- tivals of Ganesh Chaturthi and Management Act, 2005 such as public places on Ganesh increase the risk of virus trans- “The use of baked clay and rioration of water quality in Muharram. all instructions issued by Chaturthi in the national mission,” a DPCC official said. plaster of Paris is prohibited,” terms of conductivity, bio- As per the guidelines the Government of India/ Capital this year in view of the Community celebrations the DPCC said. “Painting of chemical oxygen demand DDMA is aware of the threat of Government of NCT of Delhi Covid-19 pandemic. cannot happen as large con- idols should be discouraged. In (BOD) and heavy metal con- the outbreak of COVID-19 in from time to time to contain the A fine of Rs 50,000 will be gregations are prohibited by case idols are to be painted, centration. BOD is the amount Delhi which has been declared spread of Covid-19 be complied imposed on violators, it said. the government in view of the only water-soluble and non- of oxygen required by bacteria an epidemic by the World vention of the spread of Covid- In view of the celebrations strictly in letter and spirit. This year, the festival will be pandemic, he said. toxic natural dyes should be to decompose organic matter Health Organization (WHO). 19, DDMA has been issuing and events to be held during It said during Ganesh celebrated on August 22. The pollution control body used,” it said. in water. Clean water has a “The Delhi Government is various guidelines from time to the forthcoming festivals, Chaturthi festival, no idol of Lord Idol immersion in the has asked residents to perform Paints, colours and dyes BOD value of less than therefore taking all effective time to the officers of all con- DDMA had also instructed Ganesha shall be set up in the Yamuna River was banned fol- the idol immersion ritual in a used in making idols contain 5 ppm, whereas highly pollut- measures to prevent the spread cerned departments,” it said in the DDMA, District Magistrate tent, pandal, public place, nor any lowing an order by the National bucket or container at home. hazardous chemicals such as ed water has a BOD value of 17 of Covid-19. In view of the pre- a statement. to take necessary steps in view kind of permission shall be Green Tribunal in 2015. Last The Delhi Police and civic mercury, zinc oxide, chromi- ppm or more. 9:+90-)5$79-:+9+8!9#-:!-- . ! R $+, +- have recovered, migrated or New Delhi: The Delhi Police (IPC) was registered at Sunlight been discharged. has arrested a 44-year-old Colony police station and he national Capital has The highest single-day employee of a company who investigation was taken up. - Trecorded 652 fresh cases of spike of 3,947 cases was report- allegedly plotted fake loot of Rs The Complainant Vijay Pratap coronavirus on Sunday, taking ed in Delhi on June 23. 10 lakh in the national Capital. Dixit was taken to the place of the tally in the city to 1,52,580 According to the Indian Police said they have also occurrence to recreate the $+, +- be 6-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch lakh, while the death toll from Council of Medical Research, recovered the amount from the scene of crime,” said the DCP. so that they can be worshipped the disease rose to 4,196. suspected individuals who test possession of the accused. “During the course of nder its national campaign and immersed in the water eas- According to the Delhi negative for Covid-19 in rapid- The accused has been iden- recreation scene of crime, com- U“Bhartiya Saamaan- ily. These idols of Ganesha health department bulletin 11 antigen tests should undergo tified as Vijay Pratap Dixit, a plainant variably changed his Hamara Abhimaan” the can be immersed in a vessel in fatalities have been recorded in RT-PCR to rule out the infec- resident of Faridabad in statement and trying to con- Confederation of All India the house after worshiping the last 24 hours. tion. Rapid-antigen testing Haryana. According to RP vince frequently the police Traders (CAIT) to boycott of Ganesh Chaturthi, this will The active cases tally was requires a prescription and an Meena, the Deputy team that he was robbed, which Chinese goods, the CAIT has save the environment and 10,823. According to the bul- ICMR form filled by a registered Commissioner of Police (DCP), created doubt. The com- called for usage of Indian goods water from contamination,” letin, out of the total number of doctor, and a Government iden- Southeast district, on August plainant was again examined in the upcoming festival. they said. beds in Covid hospitals, 10,634 travellers, who have returned tity proof, same as that for RT- 13, a police control room (PCR) and the sequence of incidents The traders’ body has given Bhartia and Khandelwal are vacant. by “Vande Bharat Mission” PCR test. Testing was ramped call regarding robbery of Rs 10 was verified by putting cross a call for celebration of Diwali told that in past years, Ganesh According to the report, and bubble flights, it said. up June 18 onwards, when lakh near Barapullah Flyover questions, which finally led to as “Hindustani Diwali”. Under Idol from China used to sell in 3,951 beds in Covid care cen- The number of tests done Delhi started conducting tests was received. confessing the self-planned this call, the birthday of Lord large quantities on the occasion tres are occupied by persons per million, as was 68, 532, it through the faster rapid-antigen “A case under relevant sec- crime and execution by him,” Ganesha on 22nd August i.e. of Ganesh Chaturthi across under quarantine, including said. A total of 137561 patients methodology. tions of Indian Penal Code said the DCP. SR “Ganesh Chaturthi” will be cel- the country, but this year the ebrated with environment CAIT has advised trade asso- friendly Ganesh idol made of ciations across country to make mud, cow dung and manure Ganesh Idols by using the art - % which will be worshipped skills of local artisans, potters, instead of Chinese Ganesh idol. women living in slum colonies As per Hindu mythology, and that of lower strata. Lord Ganesh along with his “Through this process, the 0 # mother Goddess Parvati CAIT is making self dependent descended on this day from people who have either no Kailash mountain and treating work or they have lost their $+, +- the day as his birthday the fes- jobs in Covid period. The Idols +%: tival of Ganesh Chaturthi is cel- so prepared by such people will elhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava ebrated with great enthusiasm be sold through the local trade Dtook law and order meeting in national in India and particularly in associations to their member police continuously work to Capital on Sunday. States like Maharashtra, traders, their employees and /8/8#' track and arrest drug ped- In the meeting the CP briefed all the district Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, other people as well,” it said. dlers. The main objective of Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCsP), Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Khandelwal said that about he Gurugram Police have this special campaign is to Additional DCsP, Assistant Commissioners of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Rs 35 to 40 thousand crore of Tregistered over 156 FIRs stop crime by possessing illegal Police (ACsP), Station House Officers (SHOs), Odisha, West Bengal, Delhi and goods imported from China and arrested 164 people during weapons and selling illegal Inspectors, Upper and Lower subordinates of each Chhattisgarh. are sold in this season in past the last one month period drugs. This campaign is still Police Station in city through video conferencing. CAIT national president years which includes idols of under a special campaign being going on and such campaigns During the meeting, the CP, Delhi laid stress BC Bhartia and secretary gen- dung and manure having seeds God, incense sticks, toys and carried out against drug ped- will be conducted from time to on being more responsive in providing service It was further briefed in the meeting by CP eral Praveen Khandelwal said of Tulsi and other vegetables so electric bulbs etc. dlers in Gurugram district. time as per the orders of high- to people with positive approach and dealing that Forensic, Cyber and Legal experts are being that with the object of boycott that after the festival, “This year traders all over The operation was also er officials,” Rao said. with complainants and complaints with sensi- provided to Investigating Officers to enhance of Chinese goods to save the the idols can be immersed in the country have decided not aimed at tackling illegal drugs, In the last two months, tivity and humane approach. quality and proficiency. Supervising Officers environment and water from water and seeds can be pressed to sell Chinese goods in this possession of illegal weapons, even as the lockdown restric- The CP underlined that investigation should were directed that Welfare of staff should be getting polluted, the CAIT has into the soil to take the form of festive season, but will give one proclaimed offenders, bail- tions were in place, a large be fair and prompt. “The tracing of missing chil- given due attention in order to improve their decided to promote Ganesh a plant. another jolt to China by selling jumpers and sale of illicit liquor. amount of drugs, including an dren should be top priority,” said the CP. productivity and efficiency. Idol prepared with mud, cow “The size of these idols will Indian goods only,” he said. Police said written direc- entire truck loaded with mar- tions were issued by Gurugram ijuana was recovered in the police commissioner KK Rao neighbouring district of Mewat. on July 16, 2020 to run the oper- “Illegal drugs is smuggled !"! "" !! ation until August 15, 2020. On into Delhi-NCR from illegal weapons the police com- Rajasthan, West Bengal, Odisha $+, +- Sisodia also interacted with He also cited various examples rupted due to lack of mobile, able to achieve so much in the missioner said that 83 cases and UP,” a senior police official the newly formed SMC at RSKV referring to the contribution then think of making arrange- field of education.” were registered and as many as said, adding that the drug is elhi Deputy Chief Minister No. 1 at Mandavali in Patparganj made by SMC members in the ments with public assistance.” “There is a difference 89 people were arrested with 85 then supplied to retailers in DManish Sisodia on Sunday area and RSBV at West Vinod running Government schools of The Education Minister between our desire and our country-made guns and 33 live small parcels weighing 1 kg to interacted with School Nagar. He said, “SMC has a big Delhi. He said, “In many said, “Education is one thing need. Education is not just cartridges seized from them. 2 kg each, and from them, it Management Committee (SMC) contribution in achieving 98 per schools, with the public contri- for which, even rich business- our desire but it is our need. All Also, 72 proclaimed offenders reached the individual con- and advised them to think out cent result in Delhi Government bution, SMC members got RO men ask for donations and eas- our dreams will be fulfilled and 32 bail-jumpers were arrest- sumer in even smaller packets of the box. Interestingly, just like schools. In 2015, when I used to system installed for students. ily get it. If you ask for some- through education. Let us ed during the operation. of 5 gm and 20 gm. the Government, SMC is the go to schools, the principal used When there was a shortage of a thing for yourself, you may not dream big and take responsi- “Under the Narcotics, Apart from this, Haryana’s cabinet of schools, capable of to say that for every job one has particular subject teacher, alter- get it, but if you seek resources bility to fulfill those dreams Drugs, and Psychotropic Special Task Force (STF) had also taking decisions, raising to depend on the Government. resources and work towards the native arrangements were made for the education of children, too,” Sisodia said. Substances Act, 73 FIRs were recovered 331 kg 300 gram of resources themselves. “Whether it was about the short- development of the school. for the time being. If a school did then the entire society will During the interaction, var- registered and 75 people arrest- ganja being smuggled in a trac- Encouraging the commit- age of teachers or maintenance Apart from taking resources not have an economics teacher, come forward to help you.” ious members of SMC expressed ed, from whom 53 kg of ganja, tor-trolley from Chhattisgarh to tee members, Education of the school premises, every file from the Government, ask for then a university professor took “SMC members have to play their happiness on the respon- 874 grams of charas, and 110 Uttar Pradesh in Palwal district Minister Manish Sisodia said used to rotate among the gov- the people participation, and classes for a few days.” the role of guardian and asso- sibility of running the school and grams of sulfa and 750 grams on Thursday. Three persons SMC has to write new story to ernment officials. But we gave take their contribution to the He advised the SMC mem- ciate of the school. Teachers are making important suggestions. of marijuana were seized till have been arrested in connection dream and achieve. “When it full authority to our principals development of the school.” bers to think out of the box. He the most respected people as According to the teachers, with August 15,” Rao said. with the case. In April, the comes to the school operations, to take all such decisions.” Sisodia said, “It is our said, “If four children of your they are doing the noble job of the help of school management Rao added 98 FIRs were Gurugram police had made a you should play the role of a Sisodia added, “Every endeavor that SMC should take school are physically weak, imparting education.” Sisodia committees, a cooperative rela- registered regarding sale, pos- major recovery of around 107 kg parent.” Asking SMC to write school in itself is a the entire responsibility of the then ask a nearby milkman to said, “In the last five years, we tionship has been established session, and trade of illicit of marijuana from a shop in a new story of education devel- Government, headed by the school so that the State provide milk to those four stu- gave the utmost importance to with the parents. Also, the liquor, with 103 people being Udyog Vihar and had arrested opment, Sisodia said, “We principal and the SMC mem- Government can limit their role dents so that they can get teachers an have worked school’s dependence on educa- arrested for the crime. three people, including a should dream and also take bers are its cabinet. You need to to stating policy and providing proper nutrition. If online edu- towards their convenience. tion authorities for everything “The crime units of the city Bangladesi national. responsibility to fulfill them.” be self-capable in raising buildings and other resources.” cation of ten children is inter- This is the reason we have been has been reduced. -.!9.-/90<:+8-.9#:.+8+9=+9!"#8! + & $ $+, +- technical investigation at the has been kept same as that of DMRC said. with other plants will also be location of proposed piers, the the adjacent road to ensure The design of the bridge /8/8#' planted in the proposed he Delhi Metro Rail activity of casting of test piles supply of requisite construction was finalised using the Biodiversity Park and the reser- TCorporation (DMRC) has is in progress,” The Delhi Metro material like steel reinforce- ‘’Building Information new Biodiversity Park will voir in the park area will be commenced preliminary work Rail Corporation (DMRC) said ment, metal liner, ready mix Modelling’’ (BIM) technology. Abe developed in an area constructed by the GuruJal on the construction of the fifth in a statement. Currently, there concrete etc, they said. With the help of this technol- spanning 100 acres in the team,” he said. metro bridge over the river are four bridges of Delhi Metro “This will be the first-ever ogy, a 3D model of the Aravali mountain range at vil- Earlier, the district admin- Yamuna here as part of its on the river Yamuna, viz, at metro bridge over Yamuna to bridge was uploaded with intri- lage Kasan, some 20 km from istration had developed Phase-IV work on the Majlis Yamuna Bank (698.8 m on Blue be built using the cantilever cate details of the proposed the city. For this project, the Biodiversity Park near Park-Maujpur corridor. Line), Nizamuddin (602.8 m construction method. structure. gram panchayat had passed a Nathupur village in an area of The new 560-metre-long on Pink Line), Kalindi Kunj A cantilever is a rigid structural For the finalisation of the resolution and submitted it 153.7 hectares in 2010. Today, bridge will come up between (574 m on Magenta Line), and element which extends hori- Phase-IV designs, DMRC engi- before the Government. the park has become an two existing bridges on the Shastri Park (553 m on Red zontally and is supported neers are using the BIM plat- Haryana Forest, Education important destination for bird Yamuna i.e. Wazirabad Bridge Line), it said. at only one end,” the form, through which they have and Tourism Minister Kanwar watchers, researchers and and the Signature Bridge. It will To utilise the available time statement said. been able to finalise the designs Pal visited the proposed park nature lovers. be the first-ever metro bridge during this monsoon season, a Typically, it extends from a even during the days of the area on Sunday and said that “We have identified as over the Yamuna to be built cofferdam has been construct- flat, vertical surface such as a pandemic when physical meet- the State Government has much panchayat land in vari- using cantilever construction ed, away from the active course wall or a pier, to which it must ings were not possible, the approved a proposal to devel- boost green cover, and thereby ment work done in the village,” ous parts, with the conserva- technique, they said. of the Yamuna, by raising the be firmly attached. Cantilever officials said. op gardens on panchayati land. increase the groundwater, Kanwar Pal said. tion of water and forests being The bridge, with eight level of the ground by filling of construction allows overhang- This new bridge will cross The initiative, according to improve the environment and The Minister further the main objective. However, spans and nine piers, will con- earth and sand with protection ing structures without addi- river Yamuna at about 385 m the civic authorities, will help also the income of the pan- informed that Haryana has we would also like to open the nect Soorghat metro station of its slope through bamboo, tional support. downstream of old Wazirabad recharge groundwater, revive chayat will be increased. With only 3 per cent of its area under park for tourists, like in the and Sonia Vihar metro station jute netting and sand bags, the Employment of this tech- Bridge and 213 m upstream of forestland in the Aravalis and this the village panchayat will reserve forest, which has been Aravalli Biodiversity Park,” said of the Pink Line. officials said. nology will make the bridge the existing Signature Bridge, promote eco-toursim. not have to look towards the targeted to be increased to 20 Jaikumar, divisional forest offi- “After carrying out geo- The level of the cofferdam look aesthetically better, the the DMRC said. “Biodiversity park will help Government to get develop- per cent. “Herbal plants along cer, Gurugram. !"#$%$% #
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$-- $+, +- mentation of Coastal Security implementation of joint patrol, 1 ! Scheme (CSS) through capac- the Marine Police personnel ith the objective of ity building of Marine Police in will consolidate adequate $+, +- Wenhancing co-ordination, the overall Coastal Security trained staff enhancing their the Indian Coast Guard has Construct. overall operational efficiency. ndia is adding at least one taken the personnel of the State These patrols will also The effort is aimed at devel- Ilakh cases every two days to Marine Police onboard their enable in addressing issues of oping the existing capabilities its total tally which is now all ships for patrolling. The Marine communication, inter-oper- of the Marine police in securi- set to touch the 26-lakh mark. Police are part of the State ability, attaining sea-legs and ty coast line. The count on Sunday stood at police and one of the key stake- joint investigation procedures India has a 7,000 km long $+, +- 25,89,682 cases with a single- holders in ensuring coastal by Marine Police. The endeav- coast line with several littoral day spike of 63,490 infections. days, Brazil in 95 days and security. our includes class room states along it. In the aftermath day after Prime Minister India, the third worst-affected Mexico took 141 days to reach Giving details of the drill, instructions and on job train- of the Mumbai terror attacks in ANarendra Modi’s by the pandemic after the this figure. Also, on August 2, the Coast Guard officials said here ing onboard Coast Guard ships. 2007 when the terrorists came announcement in his United States and Brazil has death toll due to Covid-19 stood on Sunday, the Coast Guard has The force will provide through the sea, the coastal Independence Day speech been reporting a higher daily at 37,364 in India. commenced Joint Coastal hands-on experience to the security architecture has under- about the expansion of the announcement, the defence dents of schools and colleges on surge in caseload than the top India’s case fatality rate, one Patrol (JCP) by embarking Marine Police personnel on gone a vast change. Besides National Cadet Corps(NCC), ministry said on Sunday the a voluntary basis. The NCC two nations for the past 12 of the lowest globally, is below Marine Police personnel various aspects of safety, navi- installing coastal radars, all Defence Minister Rajnath defence minister has approved expansion plan will be imple- days, according to the World 2 per cent and sliding further, onboard its ships to develop gation, maintenance, law the stakeholders including the Singh on Sunday approved the the NCC proposal “for a major mented in partnership with Health Organization data. sais Health Ministry officials as synergy. Moreover, this initia- enforcement, surveillance and Navy, Coast Guard, Marine proposal for inducting over one expansion scheme.” state governments, the ministry On August 2, India’s total they attributed it to the sustained tive provides sea training to investigation at sea within ter- Police, Customs and other lakh new cadets in 173 border Officials said more than said. coronavirus cases rose to focus on improved and effective Marine Police personnel for ritorial waters that fall under agencies regularly hold joint and coastal districts. 1,000 schools and colleges have In Meghalaya, seven border 17,50,724 with record single-day clinical treatment in hospitals, enhanced coastal security. the jurisdiction of respective exercises to plug gaps and In his address from the been identified in border and districts have been identified for increase of 54,736 cases for the supervised home isolation, use Joint Coastal Patrol is being States. enhance seamless flow of infor- ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi coastal districts where the NCC NCC expansion which will be first time crossing 50,000 marks. of non-invasive oxygen sup- instituted to enable imple- Officials also said with mation. had said the NCC will be will be introduced. “As part of get 5,445 additional vacancies Since then there has been no port, and improved services of expanded in border and coastal the expansion plan, a total of 83 taking the strength to 11,621 in looking back. In fact, India has the ambulances for ferrying districts so that these areas “get NCC units will be upgraded Meghalaya over next three been reporting over 60,000 cases patients for prompt and timely trained manpower for disaster (Army 53, Navy 20, Air Force years, they said. daily since August 7, barring treatment. 03 / 0 management, and the youth 10) to impart NCC training to Under this scheme two August 11 when the country “Tireless efforts of ASHA will also get skill training for the cadets in the border and minor units, 41 Artillery battery registered 53,601 new cases of workers have ensured effective making their career in the coastal areas,” the ministry and 42 Meghalaya Signal com- the Covid-19. surveillance and tracking $+, +- was successfully armed forces.” He also said one- noted. pany, will be upgraded to a bat- However, the total number progress of the patients in super- managed at the third of the inductees will be The Army will provide talion strength and 2 Meghalaya of recoveries has been on the vised home isolation. Clinical s the country is fighting Naval Hospital, girls. training and administrative NCC Batallion will get addi- positive side rising to 18,62,258 management skills of doctors Athe corona pandemic, a leading to freedom “About 173 districts in our support to the NCC units locat- tional manpower. It is 100% pushing the recovery rate to treating COVID-19 patients 98-year-old war veteran from COVID-19 on border areas, our coastal areas ed in border areas while the central funded scheme. Also, 40 71.91 per cent, according to the have been upgraded by active defeated the disease and came August 15, India’s share their boundaries with Navy will impart training to the higher secondary schools and Union Health Ministry data. technical guidance through tele- out of the hospital in Mumbai. Independence Day,” some or the other nation’s bor- cadets in coastal areas and the 15 colleges are identified in The steady rise in recoveries has consultation sessions by domain His name is Sepoy Ramu the Navy said on der or coastline. In the coming IAF to those units located close these seven border districts, ensured that the percentage knowledge experts from AIIMS, Laxman Sakpal (retired), who Sunday. days, the NCC would be to its airbases and stations. they added. caseload of the country is reduc- New Delhi. contracted COVID-19. He was Sakpal, who extended in those border dis- The NCC is a youth devel- Set up in 1948, the NCC, at ing. The current active cases “This has ensured that discharged from the Navy served in the Mahar tricts for the youth there. We opment movement managed by present, has a cadet strength of (6,77,444) compose the actual India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) hospital after being fully cured. Regiment of the will train around one lakh new the armed forces. It also pro- more than 14 lakh all over the case load of the country. It is is maintained below the global “Sepoy Sakpal, a resident Indian Army, has NCC cadets from bordering vides exposure to cadets in a country. Many NCC senior 26.16 per cent of the total pos- average,” said the officials. of Nerul, was admitted to seen the immediate areas, and we will work towards wide range of activities, with a cadets are now working with itive cases today, registering fur- According to the ICMR, a Indian Naval Hospital Ship aftermath of the the idea that amongst those, distinct emphasis on social ser- various state governments in ther drop in the last 24 hours. cumulative total of 2,93,09,703 Asvini in a critical state and Spanish Flu about a one-third of them are our vices, discipline and adventure the fight against corona. The India on Sunday crossed samples have been tested up to diagnosed with Pneumonia century ago and to daughters,” he had said. training. BCC is headed by a Lt General 50,000 deaths in 156 days while August 15 with 7,46,608 samples due to COVID-19 a few weeks the Coronavirus Following up his It is open to all regular stu- rank officer. USA crossed 50,000 deaths in 23 being tested on Saturday. ago. The veteran’s condition pandemic in 2020. ! $ ! %" %
$+, +- crossed 1,000 lakh hectares low is helping in a stream of same week in the previous already and is all set to clock a easterly monsoon winds from kharif season. Major kharif f the 37 States and Union new record in total cropped the Bay of Bengal to converge oilseeds – soyabean and OTerritories, 32 have area. Kharif sowing data overland with the south-west- groundnut – already surpassed received normal or above nor- released by the Agriculture erlies from the Arabian Sea. It the acreage which is consid- mal rainfall till date while five Ministry said a total of 1,016 would continue to move ered normal. While soyabean States are under deficient rain- lakh hectare has been planted towards North-West India and is planted over 119 lakh fall so far. Of the eight so far, nearly 9 per cent more weaken further over the next hectare, nearly 7 per cent more States/Union Territories in the than 936 lakh hectare sown in two days. It is into these friend- than 111 lakh hectare covered South, five are in ‘excess’ cate- the corresponding week last ly monsoon settings that a in the same week in the previ- gory while two are comfortably year. new low likely forming in the ous season, groundnut area has ‘normal’ with Kerala (-2 per According to the India Bay by Wednesday would gone up by a significant 41 per cent) being an exception. Meteorological Department throw itself in, and keep the cent to 49 lakh hectare as India received 617.7 mm (IMD), sustained rains over monsoon trough alive over compared to same period last rainfall as against the normal of have helped the rainfall deficits the plains of North India and year. This has pushed the 595.7 mm, an increase of four to moderate to 25 per cent over sustain the heavy to very heavy oilseeds area to 187 lakh percent so far as an active Himachal Pradesh and 50 per rainfall. hectare, 14 per cent more than monsoon trough with an cent over the Union Territory The Met Department 64 lakh hectare in the corre- embedded circulation from an of Jammu & Kashmir. But its expects an increase in rainfall sponding week in kharif 2019. !4 $ ! 2& + 5 )//67 ! erstwhile low-pressure area at cousin Ladakh is an exception over North-West India from The increase in pulses +4 8 ' 9) one end pumped in strong where the deficit has worsened Tuesday with fairly widespread acreage may be a marginal 2 and moist winds from the to 68 per cent. The other sig- to extensive rainfall over the per cent, but major pulses Arabian Sea even as a prevail- nificant deficit is in North-East plains as well as Uttarakhand crops – arhar, moong and ) +)/' ing low-pressure area held up India over Manipur (-47 per in the hills from Tuesday to urad – have recorded an 4+: ! the other end. cent). Thursday. increase in planted area with ! Buoyed by a significant 14 The IMD located this low, As per agriculture min- moong and urad already sur- per cent increase in planting of weakened from being well- istry’s data, rice planting has passing the normal area of ;'<4 P oilseeds and rice due to good marked the previous day, over already covered 352 lakh cropping. The total area under monsoon across India, the total Jharkhand and neighbourhood hectare, 14 per cent more than pulses crops so far is 124 lakh area under kharif crops so far on Sunday afternoon. This 309 lakh hectare planted in the hectare. $+, +- 2 ndia on Sunday called upon + /"! /" + ! & IBRICS nations for realtime sharing of information for putting a check on narcotics trade. !+ 2"&# "3"&!#" In the 4th meeting of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) coun- 3#4/8 tries’ anti-drug workshop, the Indian delegation pointed out oderate to heavy rainfall that there is a misuse of dark- Mcontinued to lash parts of net and other advanced tech- Rajasthan on Sunday, a Met nologies for drug trafficking. department official said. “Fruitful exchange of During the past 24 hours, $+, +- opinions concerning the drug 115 mm of rainfall was record- situation in the BRICS states, ed in Merta city of Nagaur, fol- ongress on Sunday appoint- the international and region- lowed by 100 mm in Sedwa of Ced senior party leader Ajay The panel was studying data processing tools and its al trends of illegal trafficking Barmer, 85 mm in Raipur of Maken as the new general sec- $+, +- the proposals for collection of accuracy acceptability, in narcotic drugs, psychotropic Pali and 65 mm in Ramsar of retary in-charge for Rajasthan, river bed materials from var- Drone/UAV fitted with the substances and their precur- Barmer district, it said. Ahor in Jalore district Jaipur, 0.4 mm in Dabok, and replacing Avinash Pande. n a first of its kind instance, ious villages located nearby to advance camera are used for sors, as well as the impact of The department has fore- received 62 mm of rain, fol- drizzle in Bikaner and Alwar. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Ithe Standing Committee the boundary of Rajaji survey purposes. Such tech- various internal and external cast heavy rain in Baran, lowed by 60 mm in Uniara of Bikaner recorded the also set up a three-member for National Board of Wildlife National Park in Uttarakhand nology has promising poten- factors on the situation took Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Tonk, 55 mm in Rohat of highest temperature of the committee to resolve the issues has refused to give permission . tial in the survey of sand min- place during the summit. The Karauli, Kota, Sawai Pali, 46 mm in Ajmer, 44.5 day in the state with 40.2 raised by party rebels in to five proposals seeking col- Noting that even after all ing zones due to its fast and common points emerged dur- Madhopur districts. There is a mm in Jodhpur. degrees Celsius. Maximum Rajasthan. lection of sand (balu, bajri the regulatory procedure and reliable output deliveries. The ing the discussions include likelihood of moderate rainfall From Sunday morning to temperature in major cities of Senior party leader Ahmed and boulder) in the default policy being in place, there survey is conducted using a need for real time information in Alwar, Baran, Bharatpur, evening, 13 mm of rainfall was the State was recorded Patel, Ajay Maken and general eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of are instances where illegal set of instruments and com- sharing among the member Dholpur, Karauli, Jhunjhunu, recorded in Bhilwara, 12.4 between 38.6 and 30.6 degrees secretary organisation KC the Uttarakhand’s Rajaji mining is taking place, the patible software to utilized the states and need to curb Sikar during the next 24 hours. mm in Ajmer, 1.8 mm in Celsius. Venugopal have been made National Park unless the State Sustainable Sand Mining properly referenced data for increased drug trafficking members of the panel. complies with its guidelines guidelines of 2020 document depicting the topography of through maritime routes. The appointments come in envisaging deployment of prepared by the Union the study area,” as per the Misuse of darknet and other the wake of a rebellion in the drones and CCTVs in the Environment Ministry document. advanced technologies for $% & & ( )* + Rajasthan government with region to check illegal sand stressed on regular surveil- Drones are increasingly drug trafficking was one of the former deputy chief minister mining. lance of the sand mining being used around the world key focal areas of the meeting,” Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs In a meeting held last reaches. including in some states in said Indian delegation in state- revolting against Chief Minister month, the members of the In this regard, “the mon- India to check illegal activities ment. +,. /+. 01 %#"/ Ashok Gehlot. NBWL noted that the State itoring agencies can monitor like mining and to survey The Indian delegation was Though the rebellion was (Uttarakhand) Chief Wildlife the sites remotely by using damage to the environment. led by Rakesh Asthana, quelled and a truce reached with Warden submitted the com- unmanned artificial vehicles For instance, Gujarat has Director General, Narcotics Pilot and the other MLAs, the pliance certificate on the Sand (UAVs)/Drone which is now already initiated a program Control Bureau and com- $+, +- 20.80 lakh, was made in two “The two seizures are linked party leadership has announced Mining Guidelines of 2016. a viable option. The drone can called ‘Trinetra’ for night sur- prised of B. Radhika, Deputy separate instances early this to Jharkhand-based networks. the three-member panel to help However, the NBWL mem- also be used for reserves esti- veillance by using night- Director General (Ops), NCB, Jharkhand-based opium- month. While Rajasthan and Madhya in the smooth resolution of the bers refused to give permis- mation, quantity estimation, vision drones to control ille- Vrindaba Gohil, First Atrafficking network has A total of 24 kg of opium Pradesh are the traditional issues raised by them. Maken sion for the proposal as it land use monitoring,” said gal mining incidents. Secretary (Trade), Embassy been busted with the seizure of was seized in the two operations opium-trafficking states, was recently sent as observer by sought the compliance cer- the document. This program is giving of India, Moscow, Vaibhav 24 kg of the contraband from conducted in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand has recently emerged the party to Rajasthan to help tificate for the Sustainable It also highlighted possi- satisfactory results. Such type Tandale, Under Secretary Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the Bihar, NCB Deputy Director as the hub of illegal supply of resolve the differences and save Sand Mining guidelines of ble use of IT/Satellite/Drone of system may also be devel- (Multilateral Economic Narcotics Control Bureau (operations) K P S Malhotra opium,” Malhotra said. the government from the pos- 2020 from the State for fur- technology for effective mon- oped by each State within a Relations), MEA and KPS (NCB) said on Sunday. said. The hilly tracts of the state sibility of losing its majority in ther consideration of the pro- itoring of sand mining. “With reasonable time, as per the Malhotra, Deputy Director It said the drug seizure, Four people were also provide a safe haven for the the state assembly. He was ear- posals. the development in image Ministry’s document. (Ops), NCB. along with cash amounting to arrested, he added. opium poppy cultivators. lier the Delhi Congress chief. & !"#$%$% ( &
67 01 1+2 + / = " "&)& */2 !+ " 1#!8# 2 $ Rajat Sharma. They were happy Bengaluru: As part of its investigation into the 4 +/ 2 * and seen chanti- riots that rocked the city's eastern suburb on fter a gap of around five ng slogans before August 11 night, police arrested 58 more people Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh): A video of a teenage Amonths, pilgrimage to the starting the trek. for their alleged involvement in them, an official girl has gone viral on social media, in which holy cave shrine of Mata A newly said on Sunday. she has alleged that an Inspector of the Vaishno Devi, nestled in married couple “We have arrested 58 more people since Friday, Govind Nagar police station asked her to dance Trikuta Hills, was resumed also arrived there taking the total number of suspects held for their in lieu of registering an FIR against the early Sunday morning from from Jammu. role in the riots to 264 so far, Deputy nephew of her landlord. Katra township. Sharing their Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Bengaluru East The 16-year-old girl alleged in the video Till late evening around excitement, the S.D. Sharanappa told IANS here. that the Inspector summoned her to the police 200 pilgrims had performed couple said, “we The police also booked 52 cases against all the station during odd hours and asked her to darshan inside the sanctum wanted to visit accused under various sections of the IPC (Indian dance in front of him. sanctorum. The helicopter ser- the holy cave Penal Code) for rioting, looting, arson and The girl with her family lives in a rented vices were not made opera- Elaborate security arrange- Before resuming the yatra, yatra is being allowed shrine soon after our mar- destroying public property, ostensibly, in protest accommodation in Dabauli West area of tional on day one of the yatra ments were also made to ensure the Shrine board had set a ceil- to move in a unidirectional riage but due to lock down we against a derogatory post on the social media on Govind Nagar. due to bad weather condi- security and safety of pilgrims ing of maximum number of manner. “The traditional route could not pay a visit. Today, we that fateful day. The girl's family earns a livelihood by doing tions. along the yatra trek. 2000 pilgrims per day includ- from Katra to Bhawan via are going to seek blessings of “Of the arrested, the main accused are in our “jagran” parties. They had tried to lodge a com- Due to Covid-19 pandem- For the ease and comfort of ing 100 pilgrims from outside Banganga, Adhkuwari and Mata Vaishno Devi by paying (police) custody for interrogation, while others plaint against the nephew of their landlord, ic, the yatra was earlier sus- pilgrims, all the supplementary J&K. The pilgrims registered Sanjichhat is being used for obeisance inside the sanctum have been lodged in the central jail on the city's accusing him of molesting the girl, besides pended on March 18, 2020. facilities set up by the Board online were permitted to going up and Himkoti route- sanctorum”. outskirts and the Ballari prison under 14-day judi- forcibly evacuating them from the rented por- Chief Executive Officer, like the Battery Operated undertake the yatra. Tarakote Marg will be used for On the other hand even cial custody, as investigation on their role in the tion of the house a few days ago, the family said. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Vehicles, Passenger Ropeway No current registration coming back from the after the yatra was resumed, the riots is underway,” said Sharanappa. Ballari is about The mother of the girl said the accused Board, Ramesh Kumar told and Helicopter services have counter was set up in Katra to Bhawan,” he said. markets remained closed on 330km northwest of Bengaluru in the southern Anup Yadav, nephew of the landlady, had on reporters in Katra, “the pil- been put into operation by prevent assembly of pilgrims at Along the yatra trek, the account of weekend lockdown state. July 26 barged into their house and attacked grimage to the holy cave shrine strictly following the social one place. shrine board authorities have in Katra. Hotel owners are In the two-hour long riots, the unruly mob them. “Again, on August 7 night, my daugh- has been resumed with neces- distancing norms and other A senior officer deployed organised facilities for hand keeping their fingers crossed burnt the house of Pulakeshinagar Assembly seg- ter was molested by him while she was on her sary protocol in the wake of precautionary measures. by the district administration at sanitisation at various places. and hoping for a large number ment's Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy way back home from the market. It was when Covid 19 pandemic”. In order to avoid congre- BanGanga told The Pioneer, The announcements were of pilgrims to arrive in Katra in and the D.J. Halli police station in the vicinity, set she approached Inspector Govind Nagar, He along with other senior gational gatherings, book- “On their arrival, the pilgrims being made on the audio sys- the coming days. scores of police and public vehicles on fire and Anurag Mishra, he asked my daughter to first officers of the Shrine Board ing/sitting of pilgrims in the were subjected to manual tem to use face masks and Ravi Kumar, an auto driver, destroyed public property. To quell the mob vio- dance in front him and then he will register also participated during the Atka Aarti area/ Shradha screening using thermal maintain social distancing dur- who used to ferry pilgrims lence and control the situation, the police opened her complaint,” the girl's mother told reporters. special Pooja organised at the Suman Vishesh Pooja has not imagers, then they were asked ing the yatra. between Katra and Banganga fire in which three youths from the locality suc- The Govind Nagar Circle Officer Vikas holy cave shrine on sunday. been allowed till further orders. to sanitise their hands and A group of students who said, “we have faced tough cumbed to bullet wounds later. Kumar Pandey, said that there was already a Ramesh Kumar said, “to The Shrine board has also finally their samples were col- reached katra told The Pioneer, times in the last five months. A fourth person, who was injured in the tear dispute between the two sides with regard to instill confidence among the organised free Langar at lected to conduct rapid antigen “they were eager to visit the Now with the resumption of gas the police fired at the unruly mob, succumbed possession of a house. pilgrims the Shrine Board Tarakote Marg and Prasad test”. holy cave shrine of Mata yatra we are hoping to earn our on Saturday, taking the toll to four in the riots. “There seems to be no substance in the authorities have made elaborate Kendra at Sanjichhat have been Only those pilgrims who Vaishno Devi for a long time.” livelihood as the shrine board “Syed Nadeem, 24, who was in judicial cus- charges. Prima facie it appears that the girl has arrangements to screen the operationalised for the facility test reports were negative were When we came to know about authorities are expected to tody after his arrest on August 12, died in a state- made the video viral in order to create pres- pilgrims at the entry point of of pilgrims; besides opening of allowed to undertake the pil- resumption of yatra from review their decision by run hospital in the city of stomach injury that he sure on the police. However, a probe is under- the start of a 13 km long yatra Bhojanalayas at Katra, grimage, he added. Sunday we registered ourselves increasing the upper limit of suffered in the tear gas incident. He also tested way in this regard,” said Pandey further trek near Banganga”. Adhkuwari and Bhawan. The CEO added that the on line and reached here, said pilgrims”. Covid positive,” said Sharanappa. IANS said. IANS '& !(&()& ! # ! -5/2 %% % 1.0 done as it was found that Swapna Swapna and ten others are in the cus- % " !" ! " + was working as a senior executive of tody of NIA and Customs. The ill the last week of June 2020, the Kerala Government owned NIA has slapped the UAPA sections > #-#8 and cycle locks are manufactured 0+$$# number of new patients on Sunday Tthere was no uncertainty about Space Park, an IT concern of which in the charge sheet against her. here. (1,196) , Chengalpet (436), the return of CPI(M) to power in Sivsankar was the CEO.Swapna was Though Vijayan claimed that he does ligarh is used to be known as The lock industry here was he new week began in Tamil Kancheepuram (307) and Kerala in the 2021 Assembly elec- an HRD executive with the UAE not know Swapna, her mobile phone Athe city of locks. But since lock- already in threat from the other TNadu in a not so positive note as Thiruvallur ( 488) remained prob- tion. The CPI(M) and Pinarayi Consulate in the capital city before operators say that she had visited down, it has been losing out on both multinational industries and chi- 5,950 new persons were diagnosed lematic districts. Vijayan were all set to defeat and she switched over to Space Park. But Chief Minister’s official residence the fame and the job market.The nese market, and now corona has with Covid-19 on Sunday in the The spurt in the number of cases break the bane haunting the ruling it was found that the woman was a four times in the last week of June reason behind this is lack of funds, hit hard over it. State. The day also saw 125 persons in Chennai for the last two days has parties in the State for decades, the school drop out and managed to get 2020. workers and government help The automated and chip locks breathing their last taking the surprised medical professionals anti-incumbency factor. Kerala has the Space Park assignment at a The Life Mission of the Kerala amidst this pandemic and also of the chinese market has lower death toll till date in the State to because the district has seen the been ruled alternately by the CPI(M) salary of 1,70,000 per month with Government, a flagship programme indulging of multinational compa- down the value of Aligarh locks in 5,766. number of afflicted persons coming led Left Democratic Front and the the help of a fake degree certificate. to ensure all people in the State get nies in this arena. Even though peo- foreign markets and in India. Now On August 9, the State had diag- down to 900 and remained in the Congress-led United Democratic Higher Education Minister K T a rooftop above their heads, too is ple are back on work, but since this pandemic and the lockdown nosed 5,994 new patients and this 900 to 980 range for a week. The Front after each election. Jaleel, leader of the outlawed SIMI, the latest casualty as it has been many workers left the job and situation has broken the backbone number come down to 5,835 by fever camps opened by State Everything started falling apart was found to have close liaison found that contracts were issued only went back home, the lock industry of this industry. August 13 giving hopes of some kind Government across Chennai had for Vijayan after the Customs depart- with the UAE Consulate and was after kickback was received . here is on the verge of winding up. The pathetic part of this story of abatement in the disease. But that helped in bringing the situation ment busted a massive Gold reported to have received from the Sreejith Panicker, young politi- There are about 5000 lock units is that earlier there used to be 1000 hopes were belied as the Covid-19 under control but the joy of achieve- Smuggling Racket operating through consulate gift packets and Quran cal commentator, is of the view that in the city, out of which few are of workers employed in these units, cases shot up on Sunday. ment have become a thing of the the diplomatic channel of bundles in violation of all rules of the chances of Pinarayi Vijayan and the organised and work on a large scale but due to lockdown conditions, As on Sunday, there were 54, 019 past. Thiruvananthapuram Airport. land. Though Jaleel denied any CPI(M) returning to power after the and the rest are small units. Parts 70% of workers are now jobless and Covid-19 patients in the State. Till The Indian Medical It was found that M Sivsankar, underhand dealings, probes proved next election are unlikely. “Till the of locks in these small units are wandering for their livelihood. date , the State had tested 3.38 lakh Association’s Tamil Nadu branch has the then principal secretary to the that all is not overboard and every- Springler deal emerged in the hori- made in houses or small rooms. The history of lock industry persons with Covid-19. But 2.78 lakh said that 32 doctors have died of Chief Minister had close links with thing from smuggling to gifts have zon the government was doing well. Aligarh lock industry is not only here goes back to 1818 when two persons were cured of the pandem- Covid-19 in the State. It also stated Swapna Suresh, PS Sarith and direct links with terrorism, anti- It had succeeded in wiping out famous in the city, but the locks Muslim experts, Karim Elahi and ic till date. On Sunday, 68,444 sam- that 15 more doctors had lost their Sandeep Nair, the kingpins behind Centre agitations and money laun- black memories of Sabarimala con- manufactured here are supplied Nabi Bax, had started manufactur- ples were tested in 135 laboratories lives during the period showing the gold smuggling operation. dering. troversy which was proved by the by- all over India and also in some for- ing locks in Kala Mahal. In 1860 functioning in the State. symptoms of the pandemic but Though Sivsankar was suspended Sivsankar has been questioned election results to the State assem- eign countries. Different types of East India Company made it a large While Chennai had the highest tested negative. from service, the damage has been by Customs, NIA and the ED. bly. locks, such as pad lock, lever locks scale industry. 0 ##4 )F =. $ " * samples from the /4 > #-#8 Among the estimated 3500 street 1.0 Alappuzha based National > #-#8 erating injustice to his own people. Now people in the children in the city, many are found Institute of Virology. The state have started giving the slogan of STF meaning ligarh's street children are bat- to be HIV positive. Many street girls, erala on Sunday diag- State saw 53 health workers ase has been filed against Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Special Thakur Force. Due to this, there is anger against Atling more than just poverty: sex- mostly from west Bengal and Bigar, Knosed 1,530 new per- (including medical doc- CSabha MP Sanjay Singh in Aligarh and Lakhimpur the government among Dalits and Brahmins. ual abuse. Worse scenario is, many have taken shelter in the city. They sons with Covid-19 while tors) getting afflicted with for giving inappropriate statements on casteism in a A case has been filed by a young man Deepak of them are suffering from sexually are being sexually harassed on a daily ten patients succumbed to the pan- the virus. The day also saw the hos- press conference held in lucknow under the sections Agarwal, resident of GT road at the Bannadevi police transmitted diseases. basis in the name of giving liveli- demic during the last 24 hours, pitalisation of 1,548 persons who 153 A and 505 (1 B) of IPC. station, hurt by Sanjay Singh's statement of casteist pol- According to a survey conduct- hood.Not only this, but also these according to a release issued by the were tested positive for Covid-19. During the press conference of Aam Aadmi Party itics in Uttar Pradesh during the press conference in ed by a NGO Sandesh, nearly 3500 children have become addicted to Department of Health. Sunday was With the 10 deaths confirmed on office in Lucknow, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh Lucknow. On this basis, the police station has regis- children have become vulnerable to opium and drugs. the last day of Malayalam month Sunday, the fatalities reached 156 in accused the state government of promoting caste pol- tered a case under relevant sections. sexual violence and abuse. Most of Beside this, most of the children Karkkadakam which was observed the State till date due to the pan- itics. He had said that the Thakurs are being respect- Deepak says that it is wrong to accuse UP CM, them live out of railway platforms specially girls lives in slum areas as Ramayana Month. demic. ed and other castes are being insulted in the state. He because he is a “Mahant” and “Mahant” has no caste. and road sides. along with their parents, they work In yet another sign that com- K K Shylaja, health minister, had said this earlier also that the President was not invit- According to SSP Muniraj ji, at present the case against Such a sex trade is carried out by as rag pickers in the city. They are munity transmission has set in the warned that the State may soon see ed for the foundation stone laying ceremony of Shri Sanjay Singh on Deepak Agarwal's complaint has been the children either at the instance or most likely to become as a target of State, 1,351 persons out of the 1,530 the number of afflicted persons Ram Temple. When this issue was raised, the Dalits registered under Section 153 A and 505 one B in their poor parents or organised sexual abuse. Some are pushed in the tested positive on Sunday contract- reaching 10,000 per day. Since then, have also expressed their anger towards the govern- Bannadevi Police Station. Further action will be taken gangs. In the absence of any plan for sex business by their poor parents for ed the pandemic through local the number of covid patients have ment. There is anger against the government in based on the investigation. rehabilitating them, the issue has earning their livelihood. transmission. To quote a govern- only moved upwards. Rajbhar, Kurmi, Gaderia, Kashyap, Lodhi, Kumhar, Apart from this, FIR has been lodged against become one of the serious concern Kalyani(15) said that she was ment physician in Ernakulam, it is Thiruvananthapuram overtook Nai, Carpenter, Sonkar, Valmiki, Jatav, Paswan, Sanjay Singh along with two more people namely in the city. Chaya (12) who lives on forcibly raped several times by the dangerous to move around in the Malappuram by Sunday evening and Dhobi, Koli society in the state. Along with this, the Sabhajeet Singh and Brajkumari in Lakhimpur for railway platform, had been sexually vendors at railway station. She fur- State as the corona virus is stalking re-gained its status as the district Brahmin society of the state is also angry with the gov- dividing the society and disturbing the social harmony. abused several times before she took ther said..not only me but many girls everywhere and all face the risk of with the highest number of persons ernment. This case has been filed by Arvind Kumar, resident ill. She was brought to a doctor by her here are being sexually abused and affliction. The death rate could be to be tested positive in a single day He also questioned Deputy Chief Minister Dr. of Aliganj in the Gola police station of Lakhimpur mother, who diagnosed her with a we being poor are unable to take any more as the officials in the health as the district saw 519 new patients Dinesh Sharma about how he, being a Brahmin, is tol- under same sections. serious sexual disease. action. department are waiting for results of joining the table. 4 ! % *"2 +! "*"
1.-1#!# everything to protect its sanc- tional office is being dealt with members of the When contacted Bengal tity,” adding “I have initiated a is a matter of concern.” executive. Dilip Ghosh said “I cannot he strong winds that start- very serious, critical probe into On the Chief Minister’s Though Banerjee gave the comment on the administrative Ted with Bengal Chief it. Sanctity of Raj Bhawan's skipping the customary tea programme a slip she paid an matters but it is true that it is Minister Mamata Banerjee’s functioning has to be kept party at the Raj Bhavan orga- advance “cordial visit without police state in Bengal “cordial” avoidance of an intact.” nized every year, Dhankhar appointment” meeting the because the lines of our lead- Independence tea party host- Sources quoting the said the incident was unpleas- Governor hours before the ers are always being tapped and ed by Governor Jagdeep Governor said his immediate ant. “It has been very painful appointed time. She was the BJP leaders are under sur- Dhankhar on Sunday assumed context of reference was some for me....I was constantly inter- accompanied by the Chief veillance and the police are act- proportions of a full blown confidential documents that acting with the state govern- Secretary, DGP, Commissioner ing as informers instead of pro- storm over the proverbial tea had flown of the Raj Bhavan ment through the chief minis- of Police and others. tecting the lives of people cup with the latter hitting out closet. Incidentally the contents ter, was impressing upon her Referring to the standoffs allowing the TMC goons to kill at the State Government for of the same documents were consistently that the pro- he had been having with the BJP men every day.” putting his office under sur- referred to in a letter to him gramme will be held totally and Government “ever since I Reacting to the Governor’s veillance. “from a very high office indi- strictly following the COVID assumed office last year” he allegations TMC MP Mohua The Trinamool Congress cating that something is wrong protocol and keeping the num- said how he went to meet the Moitra said “the uncle should quickly hit back saying spying somehere.” ber to bare minimum,” the Vice Chancellor of a University be told that surveillance is not was the culture of RSS and BJP The Governor said, “as Governor said adding “it would only to find the doors locked a part of the Trinamool and was most common in constitutional act, I will not, have been befitting for the and how he was regularly being Congress’ culture … it is an Gujarat. A fuming Governor will never suffer any surveil- occasion, it would have been a boycotted by the Government. import of the BJP-RSS and is who had no love lost with the lance of any nature whatsoev- good tribute to our Similarly he also mentioned aptly practiced in Gujarat,” Chief Minister ever since his er. Those who have done it, freedom fighters' sacrifice if the how the gates of the Assembly while Bengal minister Rajiv assuming the post last year must pay the price according to Chief Minister and members of were locked during his sched- Banerjee said “the Chief blasted at a press conference rule of law. My internal inquiry the executive invited (had uled visit to that place. Minister avoided the Raj alleging that his office was will be completed soon attended); it has set a bad The way things worked in Bhavan tea party because of the “under surveillance.” He said, “I enough,” he said. precedent.” Bengal only proved that “these corona protocols,” reminding would like to tell you all that the He said about his readiness The Governor said that he are no signs of democracy, “she had already maintained Raj Bhavan is under surveil- for sharing information what- had invited about 35 these are no signs of freedom, the courtesy visiting the lance. It undermines the sanc- ever was asked from him “but distinguished guests including these are signs of a police state Governor during the day / ! ' 9) tity of the Raj Bhavan. I will do the way the highest constitu- the Chief Minister and some at work,” he said. time.” !"#$%$% . 7"2,+ /7 +. ; :! 4 ; ; 8 >' & !? 8** #$ ( * !$ , $ " " + 8 # " ! 5 5 $ B2 ! ! - - ( ( * . 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She owes her Jayapal after she moved a res- electoral mathematics and to toe its line on Iran against decision making. He might ( primary brief and loyalty to the US olution, urging India to end necessities. Trump’s voter base New Delhi’s regional interests) appeal to the baser instincts of and its constituents and not to restrictions on communica- among the immigrants is fast and frankly more showmanship the uninitiated who may believe C 5 India, just as for Trump. Her tions in Jammu & Kashmir as sinking, the sleight and racism than support when it mattered in his “hate” for the others but % S maternal Indian “connect” is swiftly as possible and preserve of the “wall” against the largest (for example, his continuous history suggests that all that 8 undeniable and, therefore, she religious freedom of all resi- immigrant base of Hispanics and controversial offer to “medi- political muscularity is more would be intrinsically more sen- dents. Certainly, the position and the unmistakable insinua- ate” in the India-Pakistan realm posturing, words and theatrics G sitive, nuanced and will have bet- adopted by the tion of the “Coronavirus” and the meaningless inanities in than moral courage or bravery. ter understanding of the Indian Congresswoman was inimical against the second largest base the Ladakh violence with The likely post-Covid - ( perspective. But that does not nec- and contrarian to that of the of Chinese ethnicity. Kamala China). world of a Democratic tenure < 5 < ( essarily translate into any unfair Government of India but did it further stitches together the The arms supply and shar- in the US will ensure the pres- bias as that diminishes her fideli- warrant a public snub? third biggest immigrant base of ing of sensitive technology to idential focus on recovering the C " ( ty and professionalism towards the Globally, Indian diplomats Indian ethnicities, not to men- India made pure commercial economy, healing societal ? “stars and stripes.” engage with a cross-section of tion consolidate the African- sense to the US arms industry. divides and addressing " 9 ( The challenge is the naiveté politicians (even those with jar- American and women voters. India is also the only viable America’s primary concerns and instinctive presuppositions ring views) to address, clarify Indeed, part of the intrinsic “pivot” to Asia, irrespective of in China, the Middle East, < D ( with which we prematurely cast and nuance their views. Democratic pitch, irrespective the POTUSA or the Iran and North Korea. This will ? potential options as either “pro- However, the hypersensitivity of the candidates, is its docu- Government in India. Trump leave the “next important” / % India” or “anti-India”, often under displayed in this case may have mented commitment towards might have dialled up his per- issues like NATO, climate appreciating the role of circum- endeared India to Trump’s sen- liberalism, inclusivity, anti-war sonal charms on India occa- change, India-Pakistan or stantial, evolutionary and realpoli- sibilities. 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We could be restraint of partisan preferences, Importantly, the concerns tarianism and perceived illiber- In case Joe-Kamala win the assured of having a person when courting Trump in events raised by Democratic Senators alities. So, the nativist instinct or 2020 elections, the importance bearing no discomfort, anath- A ( like “Howdy Modi” or “Namaste related to “liberality” and the “strongman” appeal of the and relevance of Kamala Harris ema or volatility about the D ( Trump.” These shenanigans did “democratic” rights in India Republican leader is often coun- is much more substantial than constitutional “idea of India.” 0 not have the banal sobriety of the and not “sovereignty” or ques- tered with the inclusivist and just vice-presidentship as she (The writer, a military vet- typical “Hyderabad House” meet- tioning Kashmir’s integrity. civic right agenda of the becomes the default future of eran, is a former Lt Governor of ? 5 ! ings format. 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Such measures could nomic metrics of GDP growth, joblessness or ris- quate in proportion to the crisis. Following global best practices to be vital to include as an economic recov- 8 ing sovereign debts. Even so, on sovereign debt to The receding writ of multilateral restart India: In comparison to devel- ery tool-kit. - GDP ratios, much to India’s credit, our debt remains institutions is evident: The World Health oped nations, who calibratedly infused India will emerge as a leader in the A ( much lower than that of developed countries. Organisation for its weak initial response monetary and fiscal stimulus as an anti- post-Covid world: In conclusion, eco- The bi-annual ‘Mood of the Nation’ findings, to the pandemic; the World Trade dote to the recession, prescriptions by nomic shocks do not have to be the only therefore, did not surprise that 77 per cent of those Organisation and the International Indian economists remain divided on the lasting legacies of a pandemic-ravaged % surveyed were satisfied with the Prime Minister’s Monetary Fund, for their inadequate timing of stimulus 2.0. world. Nations that were pre-Covid pro- P Q ( performance during the Coronavirus crisis. Added responses towards developing countries According to the latest McKinsey pellers of global growth will have dimin- to the list of Modi’s “firsts”, is that he is the longest- that lack the financial resources to cope Report, “the timing of repeated stimulus ishing relevance in the post-pandemic 9 # serving non-Congress Prime Minister. While six with the crisis; or the United Nations’ infusions is the most crucial decision for growth. Therefore, amid a rapidly realign- - ( years in governance is a long enough span, it is inad- (UNs’) inadequacy in curbing China’s sustainable recovery.” Therefore, “fiscal ing global order, India will matter more ( ( ( equate to undo the over 60-year legacy of crony- hegemonic ambitions. measures should not come too early. But, in a leaderless world as it holds enough ( ism and corruption of the Congress era. How sustainable are the green to avoid losing control of the fiscal tra- weightage by adding 17 per cent to the ( Rarely have leaders been faced with volatility shoots of recovery in India? The answer jectory, they should also not come too late world’s GDP and is third in purchasing # ( and an uncertain future in multiple areas, all at the lies in the progression of the pandemic, either.” power parity. So while the target of same time. 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Shikarpur and Jacobabad. the mark. Writer Rita Kothari says that This narrative is not restricted to Sindh. But the name of another By the mid-2000s, JUI in Sindh start- Syed’s notion of Sufism, calling it athe- These regions are closest to during the days of the 1947 Partition Sindhi nationalists. Some prominent important political player in the ed to sound more conservative. In istic and anti-Islam. Southern Punjab and the province of and the communal violence that it political commentators, too, sub- province always goes missing: The some areas, it also began to lose its The Sindhi politician Mian Balochistan. As compared to the rest sparked in regions such as Gujarat and scribe to it. However, I could find scant Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI). mosques and madrasas to the more Mithoo, who has been accused of of the provinces, where cases and Punjab, Sindh did not suffer from any evidence of this during my trips to The JUI has strong political roots radicalised former members of JUI, forcibly converting Sindhi Hindus, episodes of sectarian fighting, violence virulent fanaticism. Whatever faith the central and northern Sindh from the in many northern areas of Sindh. many of who had merged with or does not belong to any religious against non-Muslim communities Sindhis belonged, they were powerful- late 1980s onwards. Journalist Mushtaq Rajpar says that joined banned militant outfits, espe- party. In fact, not only is he a Sufi spir- and terrorism by Islamists can be ly influenced by Sufi thoughts. But But this does not mean it is entire- the JUI, despite having a Pashtun cially after 2010. itual figurehead but he was once a $ 51 traced back 30-35 years, extremism is once there was a mass exodus of non- ly incorrect. Because there is now Deobandi character, was able to root But if it is these elements who member of the PPP. In the 2018 elec- a relatively recent phenomenon in the Sindhi Muslims from India, especial- enough evidence to substantiate that itself in the largely Barelvi Sindhi- have been behind recent bomb attacks tions, he ran as an Independent can- uring the last decade or so, the Sindhi-majority areas of Sindh. ly towards Karachi, communal vio- the State did indeed use militant reli- majority areas when, in the early on Sufi shrines in Sindh, are they also didate from a National Assembly topic of religious extremism in The political scientist, Mansoor lence did erupt here as well. However, gious indoctrination in KP — from 1980s, it played a major role in the the ones kidnapping Sindhi Hindu constituency in Ghotki. He lost, but DSindh (outside its metropolitan Bin Tahnoon Al-Nahyan, says that by then, Sindhis had become a minor- the days of the anti-Soviet “jihad” in often violent PPP-led Movement for girls and converting them? Not quite. received 91,752 votes. capital Karachi) has attracted the Sindh is not contiguous to ity in Karachi. Afghanistan — to displace the Pashtun the Restoration of Democracy rallies In the 2016 anthology Islam, Sufism According to Levesque, till the attention of various academics and Afghanistan or Pakistan’s Khyber So, what is happening in the rest nationalist sentiment and remodel it in Sindh against dictator Zia. and Everyday Politics of Belonging in 1980s, the battle of the Islamic narra- political commentators. This topic Pakhtunkhwa (KP), which have been of Sindh today, with rising cases of reli- as something that the State believed Khalid Mahmood Soomro, a South Asia, the French political scien- tives in Sindh was mainly between the enjoys a special significance because ravaged by years of religious militan- gious extremism and violence, espe- it could control. So why shouldn’t it Sindhi from Larkana, became JUI’s tist Julien Levesque writes that those Sindh nationalists’ concept of Sufism of a narrative which explains the cy and radicalisation. According to cially in its northern areas? do the same in Sindh? As we saw in main man in Sindh. He appropriated doing this actually belong to Sufi and the more federal-friendly idea of Sindhi majority of the region as being him, Sindh’s distance from conflict According to the Sindhi nation- KP, the State couldn’t control what it Sindhi nationalist interests in his orders. Sufism of the State and the Left-lib- immune to non-State as well as State- zones in this respect has spared it from alists, it is the State which is attempt- encouraged, because it mutated into rhetoric, for example exhibiting oppo- Levesque says that Sufism in eral PPP. But from the mid-2000s, the sponsored processes of “Islamisation,” their fallout. Second, Sindhis have his- ing to reshape Sindh’s religious texture, something problematic. sition to the Kalabagh Dam and Pakistan is a contested space. This con- battle has been about these two con- which were initiated from the mid- torically espoused Sufism and reject- by allowing extremist outfits to set up The factors behind the rise of reli- accepting the “shrine culture” of the test is between the idea of Sufism con- cepts struggling to stop being over- 1970s onwards. Ever since the 1980s, ed orthodoxy. shop here. He said the State is trying gious extremism in some major region, which is often criticised by the structed by the revered Sindhi nation- whelmed by the more reactionary these processes mutated and perme- Recently, a member of a Sindhi to defuse Sindhi nationalism in the Sindhi-majority regions of the Deobandis. During the second alist ideologue GM Syed — which sees ideas of Sufism held by the likes of ated society in the shape of religious nationalist organisation told me that manner in which it did Pashtun province are a lot more complex. For Benazir Bhutto regime (1993-96) JUI it as a secular expression of Sindhi Mian Mithoo and the Deobandi mil- radicalisation and militancy. the city had no such history till 1950, nationalism in the 1980s by introduc- example, names of parties such as PPP, became part of the ruling coalition. It nationalism — and the Sufism of some itants who would rather have any idea Extremism in Sindh is largely cen- or till the Sindhis were in a majority ing young people to radical religious MQM and Sindhi nationalist outfits was during this period that JUI began Qadri and Naqshbandi Sufi orders in of Sufism entirely eliminated. tred in northern areas such as Ghotki, there. This observation is not that off and sectarian ideas. dominate discourses on the politics of to build madrasas in northern Sindh. the province, who are critical of (Courtesy: Dawn) !"#$%$% % 8
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That has asserted that if elected, his faces from its own region and keeps our two nations togeth- Democratic vice-presidential reliance on ‘Identity politics’ ing on Sunday as the two coun- message in Arabic and English removes a rare source of lever- administration will stand with along its borders. er, as I have throughout my candidate has evoked mixed has undermined her campaign tries opened diplomatic ties, would typically play prior to age for the Palestinians. India against the threats New Biden said that he will career”. reactions from the influential because the focus has shifted to part of a deal brokered by the Sunday saying calls to +972 The agreement will make Delhi faces from its own region work on expanding two-way “My constituents in Indian-Americans, with a her being Indian, Asian, US that required Israel to halt its numbers could not be con- the UAE the third Arab coun- and along its borders and trade between the US and Delaware, my staff in the majority of them voicing Jamaican, African-American contentious plan to annex West nected. The advent of internet try, after Egypt and Jordan, to vowed to continue to rely on India, and take on big global Senate, the Obama adminis- unfavourable views about the and a woman of colour. Bank land sought by the calling allowed people to get have full, active diplomatic ties the Indian-American diaspora, challenges like climate change tration that had more Indian- senator’s track record and her Divisions in these communities Palestinians for a future state. around the ban, though these with Israel. The countries that keeps the two nations and global health security. Americans than any other stance towards India and the are now coming to surface. Associated Press journalists too were often interrupted. announced it in a joint state- together. If elected, the Democratic administration in the history of community. Nowhere did Kamala try to in Jerusalem and Dubai were Some in Israel used ment, saying deals between Last week, Biden scripted candidate said, he will work to this country, and this cam- Democratic presidential claim her Hindu or Indian able to call each other from Palestinian mobile phone num- Israel and the UAE were expect- history by selecting Indian ori- strengthen the democracies paign with Indian Americans at candidate Joe Biden scripted heritage but people are thrust- both landline and cellular bers with +970 numbers, which ed in the coming weeks in such gin Senator Harris, 55, as his where diversity is the mutual senior levels, which of course history on Wednesday by ing their values on her”. phones registered to Israel’s those in the UAE could call. areas as tourism, direct flights running mate in the US presi- strength. includes the top of the heap, our selecting 55-year-old Harris, an “If the Democratic Party country code +972 from The connection of phone and embassies. dential election. Harris, whose On this day, let us “contin- dear friend (Kamala Harris) Indian-American and an platform and Kamala Harris’s around 1:15 p.M. service represents the first con- Early Sunday, the Emirates’ father is an African from ue to deepen the bond that who will be the first Indian African-American, as his run- position on policy issues are the Over an hour later, Emirati crete sign of the deal between state-run WAM news agency Jamaica and mother an Indian, endures between our nation’s American vice president in the ning mate in the election on basis for deciding this election officials acknowledged that the Emiratis and Israelis. announced a UAE company is the first-ever Black vice- and our people,” Biden said. history of the United States of November 3. as it should be, no conserva- Foreign Minister Sheikh Israel and the United Arab had signed an agreement with presidential nominee. He said that “as President, America,” Biden said. PTI Born to a Jamaican father tives, men or women, will sup- Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan Emirates announced Thursday an Israeli company for research Presidential elections in and an Indian mother, port this ticket,” Dixit said. had called his Israeli counterpart they were establishing full diplo- and study of the coronavirus the US will be held on California Senator Harris, if Padma Shri awardee Gabi Ashkenazi. matic relations in the U.S.-bro- pandemic. The move has November 3 and the 77-year- B8 "" elected, would be the first Subhash Kak, Regents Professor Israeli Communications kered accord. sparked anger among some old is challenging incumbent woman vice president ever for Emeritus at the prestigious Minister Yoaz Handel issued a The historic deal delivered who see it as a betrayal of long- Republican President Donald ; $" R the country. Oklahoma State University is statement “congratulating the a key foreign policy victory to standing efforts to establish an Trump in the polls. While her nomination has pleased with Harris’ selection United Arab Emirates on President Donald Trump as he independent state of “Fifteen years ago, I was Washington: Democratic her husband condoled the filled many aspiring women, but is not happy with her polit- removing the blocks.” “Many seeks re-election and reflected Palestinians. In Pakistan, hun- leading the efforts to approve Party’s presidential candidate death of the US president’s particularly young women of ical affiliation. economic opportunities will a changing Middle East in dreds of Islamists rallied the historic civil nuclear deal Joe Biden and his running mate brother in separate statements. colour, with joy across the “But I’m disappointed with open now, and these trust- which shared concerns about Sunday to denounce the with India. I said that if the US Kamala Harris offered condo- “Mr. President, Jill and I are globe, Harris’ selection has her political positions that are building steps are an important archenemy Iran have largely Emirati-Israeli deal. and India became closer lences on Sunday to Donald sad to learn of your younger also generated mixed reactions not India-friendly and are far step toward advancing states’ overtaken traditional Arab sup- The Jamaat-e-Islami party friends and partners, then the Trump after the President’s brother Robert’s passing,” Biden from about 3.9 million Indian- to the left on the political interests,” Handel said. port for the Palestinians. chanted slogans against the world will be a safer place,” younger brother died. said on Twitter. Americans, both Republicans spectrum. Also Sunday, Israeli news Palestinians say it puts a just United States and burned effi- Biden, who was vice-president Robert Trump, 71, died “I know the tremendous and indecisive voters, who In this, she appears to be websites that had previously resolution of the Middle East gies of President Donald Trump. in the Obama administration, Saturday at a New York hospi- pain of losing a loved one — believe she lacks understanding consistent with Joe Biden who been blocked by UAE authori- conflict even farther out of They also set ablaze American said while addressing the tal, Donald Trump announced and I know how important of what she stands for and does has adopted an agenda that ties, like the Times of Israel, the reach by undermining an Arab and Israeli flags. AP Indian-American community in a statement. family is in moments like not consider herself as a does not acknowledge the need Jerusalem Post and YNet, could on India’s Independence Day. Former vice president these. I hope you know that woman of Indian origin. for a special relationship be accessed without using If elected president, Biden Biden and his wife, Indian- our prayers are with you all,” he Radha Dixit, the founding between the United States and means to bypass internet filter- = !! said, he will continue to believe American Senator Harris and said. PTI member of Indo-American India,” Kak said. PTI ing in the Emirates. * 8 Q R 9 : /! 9 "8>6 Q " $ R Jerusalem: Israeli Prime tenet and could usher in agree- Bangkok: Anti-government As the army chief in 2014, ing the royal institution. Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ments with other Arab states, protesters gathered in large current Prime Minister Prayuth The sensitivity of the issue Johannesburg: South Africa said on Sunday that a deal to undermining an Arab con- numbers in Thailand’s capital Chan-ocha led a coup ousting was illustrated by the failure of has voiced its concern over the establish full diplomatic ties sensus that was a rare source on Sunday for a rally that sug- an elected government. most mainstream Thai media normalisation of relations with the United Arab Emirates of leverage for the Palestinians. gested their movement’s He then served as prime to report in any detail on the between Israel and the United proves that Israel doesn’t need “According to the strength may have extended minister in the military regime students’ manifesto about the Arab Emirates (UAE), saying it to retreat from occupied land Palestinians, and to many oth- beyond the college campuses that succeeded it, and returned monarchy. is “regrettable” that it had been sought by the Palestinians in ers in the world who agreed where it has blossomed. as premier after a general elec- Police have arrested sever- done without engaging the order to achieve peace and with them, peace can’t be Thousands of people tion last year. Laws guiding the al protest leaders and charged people of Palestine. normalisation with Arab states. reached without conceding to assembled at Bangkok’s 2019 election were widely seen them with sedition for state- “Peace and stability in the Israel and the UAE the Palestinians’ demands, Democracy Monument, a tra- as so heavily rigged in Prayuth’s ments made at a small rally in Middle East, and particularly a announced Thursday they including uprooting settle- ditional venue for political favor that victory was all but July. They were released on bail sustainable solution regarding were establishing full diplo- ments, dividing Jerusalem and activities. guaranteed. and vowed to attend Sunday’s the plight of the Palestinian matic relations in a U.S.-bro- withdrawal to 1967 lines,” Hundreds of police were Protest leaders triggered rally, in what appeared to be people, is of critical importance kered deal that required Israel Netanyahu said in a video also present, as well as a small controversy last week when defiance of the terms of their to South Africa,” the country’s to halt its contentious plan to statement. contingent of royalists opposed ! ! they expanded their agenda, release. Many young people at Department of International annex occupied West Bank “No more. This concept of to the protesters. There was no + 9 ' & publicly criticizing Thailand’s Sunday’s protest were unde- Relations and Cooperation land sought by the Palestinians. ‘peace through withdrawal reliable estimate of the crowd constitutional monarchy and terred. (DIRCO) said in a statement Netanyahu has insisted the and weakness’ has passed from size, though it appeared to be from several generations are duty to end this vicious cycle.” issuing a 10-point manifesto A 10th grade student from on Friday. Acknowledging that annexation plans are only on the world.” one of the biggest demonstra- the driving force of change in Thailand has experienced calling for its reform. Satriwithaya School, an elite the UAE had the sovereign “temporary hold” at the The Palestinians want the tions in several years. Thai society,” said Narin a successful coup roughly every Their action was virtually secondary school for girls, said right to set its diplomatic rela- request of the United States. West Bank, east Jerusalem The student-led movement Isariyasith, a 20-year-old stu- six years on average since the unprecedented, as the monar- it was not the first protest she tions with the government of The UAE, like most of the and the Gaza Strip for their has three core demands: hold- dent at Thammasat University. army toppled the absolute chy is considered sacrosanct in had attended. The 14-year- Israel, the statement said it was Arab world, long rejected offi- hoped-for state, and peace- ing new elections, amending “We have done this in the monarchy in 1932 and replaced Thailand, and any criticism is old, who gave her name only as “regrettable” that it had done so cial diplomatic ties with Israel, making with them since the the constitution and ending the past, but Thailand still has no it with a constitutional monar- normally kept private. A lese Pang, was with friends at a table based on an agreement related saying recognition should only 1990s has been based on with- intimidation of critics of the full democracy,” he said. chy. But it has been under mil- majeste law calls for a prison selling books and other items to the fate of the Palestinian come in return for concessions drawal from those lands to government. “Dictatorship keeps com- itary rule for much of the time sentence of three to 15 years for to raise funds for the protest people without engaging the in peace talks. Its accord with make way for a Palestinian “It is clear that students ing back. And I think it is our since then. anyone found guilty of defam- movement. AP people of Palestine. PTI Israel breaks that long-held homeland. AP ( ) ,.$ $ =$ %/ * Cairo: Flash floods have ravaged showed floodwaters cutting off $ swaths of Sudan for weeks, leav- roads and sweeping away hous- ing at least 60 people dead and es and people’s belongings in dif- destroying thousands of homes ferent parts of the northeastern Kathmandu: At least 227 peo- since late July, authorities and the African country. ple lost their lives due to mon- UN humanitarian agency said More than 1,200 livestock soon-induced natural disas- on Sunday. were lost and several hectares of ters across Nepal in the past The flooding also injured crops were affected in the mid- two months, officials said on two dozen people, and has dle of the agricultural season, the Sunday. destroyed or damaged more UN added. The Bout Dam had The Himalayan nation wit- than 30,000 houses nationwide, collapsed in late July after heavy nessed the arrival of monsoon the Interior Ministry said. rains and flooding in the south- on June 13. More than 185,000 people eastern Blue Nile province, Over 50 districts are affect- in all but one of Sudan’s 18 releasing 5 million cubic metres ed by landslides and floods provinces have been affected by of water (170 million cubic feet) triggered by heavy rains, the landslides triggered by heavy the heavy rainfall and flooding, and flooding at least 13 neigh- officials said. rains in Lidi village of Jugal according to the UN Office for bourhoods in the town of Bout, Sindhupalchowk, the rural municipality in the Coordination of the UN said. “The collapse of the worst-hit district this mon- Sindhupalchowk district, Humanitarian Affairs. dam will likely have serious soon, recorded 24 deaths due Natural Emergency Operation The floods also damaged at long-term consequences for to rain-related incidents this Centre chief Murari Vasti said. least 14 schools, and some 1,600 over 100,000 people, including monsoon. Dozens of houses were water sources have been conta- (internally displaced persons) Nineteen people died and destroyed and hundreds of minated or are now non-func- and refugees, who rely on it as 20 went missing over the past families displaced due to heavy tional, the report said. their primary source of water,” three-four days due to massive rains in the district, he said. PTI Footage circulated online the statement said. AP '@ A ++ ! A / ' & +2 /P @ 2 ! & " 3 9 B ! 5 - Beijing: China’s Foreign der areas to learn about the sit- apparently referring to China- $ * Minister Wang Yi has made a uation of poverty alleviation, US diplomatic, political and rare visit to Tibet and the bor- infrastructure building and the trade tensions, which has led to 4.8!-#$ @/)A Cincinnati: Police in shootings took place within 60 der areas last week and empha- construction of villages, the a new low in bilateral ties in Minsk: The embattled president repressing opposition figures Cincinnati said 17 people — to 90 minutes of each other, but sised that the security and sta- report said. recent weeks. of Belarus on Sunday rejected and independent news media. riot was declared in including some likely Neudigate said they “seem to be bility of the region is important Wang goes on special China ordered the US to any possibility of repeating the But this year, protesters fed up AOregon’s biggest city as fatalities — were shot at three separate independent incidents to the overall development of “research trips” to several close the American consulate in vote that gave him a sixth term, with the country's declining liv- protesters demonstrated out- separate locations early Sunday but horrific and tragic.” No sus- the country, the official media Chinese regions every year, the Chengdu, located close to Tibet, lashing out at the West and ing standards and Lukashenko's side a law enforcement build- morning. pect information was immedi- here reported. report said. in retaliation to Washington’s declaring that his country would dismissal of the coronavirus ing early Sunday, continuing a In one shooting alone in ately available. Wang, who is also a State Top Chinese leaders and move to shut down the Chinese “perish as a state” if the election pandemic have posed the biggest nightly ritual in Portland. the city’s Over-the-Rhine “One extremely violent Councillor of the ruling officials visit Tibet annually but consulate in Houston. were rerun. challenge to his 26-year rule. Officers used crowd con- neighbourhood, 10 people were night in the city of Cincinnati. Communist Party of China, it is rare for the foreign minis- Wang spoke about China’s Alexander Lukashenko The 65-year-old president trol munitions to disperse the shot, with two possibly dead, Looking at possibly 17 victims, met with Tibet’s Communist ter to visit the remote diplomatic efforts, saying that spoke at a rally of tens of thou- claimed Sunday that Western gathering outside the Assistant Police Chief Paul up to four that could be fatal at Party secretary Wu Yingjie and Himalayan region. Tibet has made great achieve- sands of supporters near the powers were gathering military Penumbra Kelly building, news Neudigate told news outlets. this time. Why? That’s going to chairman of the Tibet regional Wang said the government ments regarding economic main government building in units in countries along Belarus' outlets reported. In the Walnut Hills neigh- be the question,” Neudigate government, Qizhala and other will work with people in Tibet development, stabilising and the capital of Minsk. Protesters western borders and denounced Protesters had thrown bourhood, about a block away said. officials on Friday. to ensure regional stability, developing border areas, joining demanding his resignation suggestions by some Western “softball size” rocks, glass bot- from the Harriet Beecher Stowe In July, the Enquirer The security and stability of China’s national security and external cooperation and par- organized a nearby opposition nations that Belarus should tles and other objects at offi- house, three people were shot. reported that the city had expe- the region is important to the support Tibet’s opening-up and ticipating in projects under the rally, which attracted a crowd repeat the Aug. 9 presidential cers, police said on Twitter. The And, in the Avondale neigh- rienced a rise in shootings and overall development of China, cooperation with the outside Belt and Road initiative (BRI). that appeared to swell beyond vote, which opposition sup- department also said security bourhood, four people were homicides from gun violence the Global Times quoted Wang world, economic and social China is beefing up the bor- 100,000. It was the ninth straight porters say gave Lukashenko a cameras had been spray paint- shot, including two who police during the first half of the year as saying by the local Tibet development. der infrastructure in Tibet day of anti-government demon- victory only through massive ed and other vandalism said might be dead. as compared to the same time Daily. Wang also spoke about the which shares a border with strations. Lukashenko has ruled fraud. Official results say he occurred. News outlets reported the period in 2019. AP Wang also visited the bor- current international situation, Nepal. 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These policies 1.9-1.94 - the lowest in more said the cut in prices would Mangalam Birla has said This year will see an eco- will also help to restrict the sec- than a decade - from October, mean a widening of losses for Covid-19 and associated lock- nomic contraction, but this ond-order effects like defaults denting revenues of producers India’s top oil and gas produc- downs have triggered a once in- 2020 recession is turning out and bankruptcies,” Birla said. such as ONGC who are already er ONGC. a-century crisis for the society very different from the past Some scars of the cri- incurring huge losses on gas Oil and Natural Gas Corp and the economy and the coun- recessions, Birla said. sis will remain in the form of production. (ONGC) had posted 4,272 try’s GDP may contract in “It has been too sudden – subdued consumer and busi- A gas price revision is due crore loss on gas business in 2020-21. instance in over four decades,” almost off the cliff; its spread ness confidence. Some sectors, from October 1 and going by 2017-18, which is likely to He mentioned that Covid- Birla said in a letter to share- has been all-encompassing like airlines and hospitality, the changes in the benchmark widen to over 6,000 crore in 19 struck India at a time when holders. –affecting almost every econ- will take time to recover fully. $+, +- and Kolkata on Sunday were rate in gas exporting nations, the current fiscal (April 2020 to the underlying economic con- Given the fog of uncer- omy and sector, and the plunge And some supply chain dis- 87.31, 83.75 and 82.17 per the price is likely to be any- March 2021), they said. ONGC ditions were subdued on tainty all around, it is hard to in economic activity levels and ruption effects will linger. As fter a pause of over 45 days, litre respectively. where between USD 1.90 to has seen incurring losses on the account of heightened global be prescient in these times, employment has been unprece- the world emerges from the Apetrol prices rose across Diesel prices, however, USD 1.94 per million British 65 million standard cubic uncertainty and stress in the Birla said. A stringent nation- dented,” he said. current crisis, the next few the four metros on Sunday. were unchanged for the 16th thermal unit (mmBtu), sources meters per day of gas it pro- domestic financial system. “It al lockdown to slow the spread On the positive side, this years are likely to be marked by In the national capital, the consecutive day in Delhi at privy to the development said. duces from domestic fields is estimated that about 80 per of the pandemic started in the recession is likely to be one of lack of buoyancy in growth, fuel was sold at 80.57 per litre, 73.56 per litre. This will be the third shortly after the government in cent of India’s GDP originates last week of FY2020 and the shortest, assuming no sec- subdued commodity prices 14 paise higher than the pre- Price of diesel fell over 8 straight reduction in rates in November 2014 introduced a from districts which were clas- remained active to varying ond wave of the pandemic and inflation, a cautious trend vious level. Petrol price was at in the city on July 31 after the one year. new gas pricing formula that sified under red and orange degrees in different geographies recurs. As present lockdowns in project investments, height- 80.43 in Delhi since June 29. Delhi Government announced Prices were cut by a steep had “inherent limitations” as it zones during the lockdown, through most of the first quar- around the world get lifted, and ened risks of de-globalisation The price hike comes at a to slash the value added tax 26 per cent to USD 2.39 per was based on pricing hubs of where economic activity ter of 2020-21. businesses reopen, economic and political uncertainty; and time when crude oil prices have (VAT) on it.In Mumbai, mmBtu in April. Prices of nat- gas surplus countries such as remained severely constrained. “But there is little doubt activity is likely to bounce increased dependence of finan- been rising and the Brent crude Chennai and Kolkata also ural gas, which is used to pro- the US, Canada, and Russia. Correspondingly, India’s GDP on one reality: companies with back fairly quickly, he said. cial systems on ultra-loose is trading around $45 per bar- diesel prices were unchanged at duce fertiliser and generate The current USD 2.39 per is likely to contract in FY21, quality leadership, sound busi- “Around USD 9-trillion monetary policy conditions, rel.Price of petrol in the other 80.11, 78.86 and 77.06 per electricity and is also convert- mmBtu rate is the lowest in which would be the first such ness fundamentals, and a track stimulus from different gov- Birla said. key metros, Mumbai, Chennai litre. ed into CNG for use in auto- more than a decade. ; $ ! , ' R @2 ! ! F
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Thermal (earlier Ennore), V O Tis getting louder that the travel and tourism. demic, especially in the aviation regulate salary of such con- ing coal imports at India’s 12 coal is the mainstay of India’s Chidambarnar, Tata group could be in the Air Tata is widely believed to sector, has further brought its he Finance Ministry is tractual appointment of retired major ports dropped 31 per energy programme as 70 per Visakhapatnam, Paradip and India’s cockpit as early as the emerge as the sole bidder for finances to a precarious posi- Tworking on norms to reg- central Government employ- cent to 36.7 million tonnes cent of power generation is Kolkata (including Haldia). New Year, if it is the sole eligi- Air India and the salt to soft- tion. Recently, its pilots and ulate salary paid to retired ees,” the department said. The (MT) in April-July 2020 over dependent on the dry fuel, These ports handle about ble bidder for India’s national ware conglomerate is likely to other employees are on the central Government employees draft guidelines state that the the same period a year ago, while coking coal is used main- 61 per cent of the country’s carrier. place a bid before August 31, warpath as Air India has laid re-appointed on contract and appointment of retired employ- according to the Indian Ports’ ly for steel making. India is the total cargo traffic. These ports If the Tata bid is put in on the last date for bids for Air off employees and has proposed keeping nomi- ees on contract basis, including Association (IPA). third-largest producer of coal handled 705 MT of cargo last or before the final submission India, which the government started a Leave Without nation-based appointments at as consultants, by way of nom- Thermal coal imports after China and the US, and has fiscal. While Chennai port saw date of August 31 and as it has repeatedly said it will not Pay (LWP) scheme. “bare minimum”. ination based on the credentials dropped 30 per cent to 23.19 299 billion tonnes of resources 32.53 per cent decline in cargo looks at the moment, Tata will be extended. From Tata Airlines and In an office memorandum of past service and not through MT and coking coal shipmnets and 123 billion tonnes of handling to 11.08 MT, likely be the sole eligible bidder. The group already has an Air India to Vistara and dated August 13, the open market advertisement, fell 32.26 per cent to 13.51 MT proven reserves, which may last Kamarajar (Ennore) port suf- Thereafter, if the Tata bid airline venture in Vistara and it AirAsia India, the Tata group Department of Expenditure, should not be made as a “mat- during this period. Coal vol- for over 100 years. fered a drop of 35.64 per cent is deemed accepted, the 90 day is not yet clear as to how or if has been an important part of Ministry of Finance, said that ter of practice and must be kept umes at these 12 major ports These 12 major to 7 MT in April-July, as per period for handover shall com- it will consolidate the airline the growing aviation sector in ministries/departments at bare minimum”.”Such under the control of the Centre ports had handled 705 MT of IPA data.Cochin Port saw a dip mence and end by November ventures including Vistara, Air India. appoint retired central gov- appointments may be made declined for the fourth straight cargo in the last financial year. of 32.78 per cent to 7.76 MT 30 or at the most, by December Asia and the possible acquisi- From Tata Air Lines and ernment employees on contract only in the justified exigencies month in July 2020. These These ports had together han- during the period. Cargo han- 31. So, one possible scenario is tion of Air India. the long-since nationalised Air basis, including as consultants, of the official work where pub- ports had handled 33.11 MT of dled 236.01 MT of cargo dur- dling at JNPT port slipped for Tata to take control of Air According to reports, the India to strategic joint ventures but there are no uniform guide- lic interest is served by the thermal coal and 13.51 MT of ing April-July 2018-19, the 27.69 per cent to 16.94 MT, India by January 1, 2021. Tata group has already begun with AirAsia Berhad and lines for regulating the salary appointment of the retired coking coal in the April-July ports body said. while the same at Kolkata An IANS query sent to due diligence and is likely to Singapore Airlines (SIA) for payment in such cases. employee,” the draft guidelines period of the previous financial Ports like Chennai, Cochin declined 26.09 per cent to Tata Sons went unanswered. put in a formal bid soon. AirAsia India and Vistara, The expenditure depart- said. year. The IPA, which maintains and Kamrajar saw their cargo 16.05 MT. Mumbai port logged The Tata group, which On the ensuing structure respectively, Tata has been pre- ment has framed draft regula- With regard to salary pay- cargo data handled by these volumes nosedive over 30 per a fall of 19.79 per cent to 15.85 already has a footprint in the for the airline business, there is sent in the aviation sector. tions for salary payments in ment, the draft guidelines said ports, in its latest report said cent during April-July, while MT. In the wake of the airlines business, has shown speculation that Tata is plan- The two joint venture air- case of appointment of retired a fixed monthly amount shall “percentage variation from the JNPT and Kolkata suffered a COVID-19 outbreak, sharp interest in acquiring Air India, ning to merge its existing stake lines operate independently central government employees be admissible, arrived at by previous year” in thermal coal drop of over 20 per cent. declines were witnessed in which at one point of time was in AirAsia with Air India into with their respective business and has invited comments of deducting the basic pension and coking coal handling was India has 12 major ports handling of containers and under the Tata umbrella. a single entity. models - low-cost (AirAsia) ministries/departments within from the salary drawn at the 30 per cent and 32.26 per cent, under the control of the central POL (petroleum, oil and lubri- While the other bidders are Air India has been passing and full-service (Vistara). 10 days. time of retirement. It shall be respectively.Together, thermal government - Deendayal (erst- cant) among other commodi- not known yet, globally, airlines through a critical financial “It has been felt that there termed as “salary”. and coking coal handling saw while Kandla), Mumbai, JNPT, ties like coal. PTI # ' = 2;8& $+, +- Additional/Joint/Deputy GMs is being considered provision- ir India is embroiled in ally for the post of General 6.$ , Aanother controversy with Manager (Operations). "; 0 the selection process of eight The candidates for wide GM (Ops) at a time when it is body include M. Mathur, C. M. $ C ' up for sale. Edekar, Pushpinder Singh, $+, +- between Delhi and London Porbandar: The Marine Sources say that at a time Deepak Dutta, G. P. Nambiar, are likely to be announced in Products Export Development when Air India has initiated Sachin Ogale, K. Mathur, R. N. $+, +- Some of the pilots had later Department in blatant viola- rivate carrier Vistara is like- the next few days,” an industry Authority (MPEDA) has pay cuts, citing financial diffi- Mucadum, M. A. Doctor, withdrawn their resignations. tion of company’s operation Ply to start flight operations source told PTI. opened a quality control labo- culties, the positions for eight Pankaj Agrawal and Anupam ir India has now accept- Air India now no longer manual and service rules. between India and the UK, The Delhi-London flight is ratory here to facilitate tests for General Managers are being Chatterjee. Aed that 57 pilots seeking requires the services of these “What’s happening? Germany and France under the likely to operate thrice a week, seafood processors and filled with empanelment of The candidates for narrow greener pastures had resigned pilots and has now accepted Around 50 of our pilots have bilateral air bubble arrange- the source added.A wide-body exporters to confirm to prod- candidates already done. body include Sanjay Yadav, from the services of the airline their resignations.” been terminated overnight ments that have been signed aircraft has a bigger fuel tank uct safety as per international Sources say that this will add to Dinesh Kumar, Yogesh citing financial constraints. “Moreover, some of these unceremoniously without with these countries, sources in that allows it to operate long- regulatory requirements, the the costs of the company at a Saraogi, Nivedita Bhasin, IANS broke the story saying pilots have filed writ petitions proper procedure being fol- the aviation industry said on haul flights. Vistara has 43 central agency said on Sunday. time when it is citing inability Sanjay Bhardwaj, S. Velraj, 50 pilots have been illegally before the Delhi High Court lowed. A rude shock for those Sunday.Earlier this month, planes in its fleet, of which 41 The laboratory is equipped to pay to other employees caus- Nishank Roy, Tez Prakash terminated. seeking a direction to Air who served the nation in this India and the UK signed a are narrow-body aircraft like with advanced testing instru- ing more heartburn. Singh, Mukul Garg, Ishwar Air India issued the clar- India to accept the with- pandemic putting the nation bilateral air pact, under which A320neo and B737- ments to analyse antibiotic They add that these posi- Pal, J. Aditya Rao and Sangita ification on the issue of accep- drawal of their resignations. first,” ICPA said in a tweet. the airlines of both the coun- 800NG.The full-service carri- residues, heavy-metals, such as tions are being filled at the K. Bangar. tance of resignation of pilots. This matter is sub judice,” Air The ICPA in its letter to tries can operate international er is also likely to operate cadmium, lead, mercury and behest of a top airline official These candidates have Air India said in a media India said. Air India CMD added that flights with certain restric- flights between India and arsenic in seafood samples and and chances are that these been asked to appear for an statement, “The fact of the In a letter to Rajiv Bansal, pilots who tendered their res- tions. India had signed similar Germany and India and histamine in fish like tuna and eight people would again be interview on August 19 matter is that these pilots (57 Chairman and Managing ignation letters as far back as bilateral pacts with Germany France, another aviation indus- mackerel, it said in a promoted before the divest- through video conference. in number), seeking greener Director, Air India on Friday, July 2019 but withdrew them and France in July.Vistara got try source said, adding that the release.The laboratory has ment of Air India. “Before advising the candi- pastures, had resigned from the Indian Commercial Pilots well within the mandatory six its second B787-9 wide-body probable destinations for these begun efforts to secure accred- Air India is conducting dates, please ensure that there the services of Air India cit- Association (ICPA) said months notice period have aircraft on Saturday. It had flights are Frankfurt and Paris itation by the National interviews for the positions of is nothing adverse against ing financial constraints. around 50 pilots have received been relieved from service received its first B787-9 aircraft respectively. Accreditation Board for Testing GM (Ops) in Wide Body and them”, a circular by the “The pilots include per- illegal termination letters suddenly from 10 p.m. on in February.”Vistara has already It is not clear which Indian and Calibration Laboratories Narrow Body aircraft. Personnel department of Air manent and contractual ones. from the Personnel Thursday. got the slots at the Heathrow cities will be connected to and the Export Inspection The candidature of the India said. airport in London. The flights Frankfurt and Paris by Vistara. Council, the MPEDA said. $!40 8 @ /"2 %" ) !+ 2" # , ! / ! 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The intensity of jealous feelings friend’s time and manipulate their # J University, Oklahoma State University, varied by how likely the third-party emotions. J and Hamilton College found that feel- threat was to replace someone in the “Together, these behaviors are ings of jealousy in these times were friendship. called ‘friend guarding’, and they occur related to the value of the friendship and A best friend gaining a romantic across cultures and also in non-human L9 also motivated behaviour that maintain partner elicited less jealous feelings than animals. Female wild horses are known friendships. them gaining a potential new friend, to bite and kick other female horses,” “Friends aren’t just fun. They are an revealed the study published in the said Keelah Williams, assistant profes- J important resource, especially in our Journal of Personality and Social sor of psychology at Hamilton College. current situation with ongoing COVID- Psychology. Jealousy also led people to commit 19 outbreaks. Friends give support “The third party threats to a friend- to being a better friend. “Getting jeal- K during conflict, buffer against loneli- ship were not just related to a best friend ous can sometimes be a signal that a J ness, and can even provide life sus- spending time away from us, it mattered friendship is threatened, and this sig- taining resources when we need them,” whether the person they were spend- nal can help us jump into action to said Jaimie Arona Krems from Arizona ing time with could replace us as a invest in a friendship that we might F State University (ASU), who is now an friend,” said Douglas Kenrick, have been neglecting,” said Athena + assistant professor of psychology at ships, and we found feelings of jealousy Not all threats to friendships evoked President’s professor of psychology at Aktipis, assistant professor of psychol- Oklahoma State University. “We want- can act like a tool for maintaining jealousy. If a best friend moved away, ASU. ogy at ASU and author on the paper. ed to understand how we keep friend- friendships.” people felt sadness and anger more than The authors found people felt less L)&4' J ;443 once did I feel that the artistes M lip-syncing such complicated lyrics and raags were only acting! # Fourth, the characters are L! well-etched and emerge as per the need, refining the narrative, 2 one episode at a time. And mind @1 1 A you, each supporting character makes his/her presence felt — from Radhe’s fiancee, Sandhya (short appearance by Tridha Choudhary), Tamanna’s manag- OM er and friend, chiliastic city folk Arghya (Siddharth Roy Kapur), to Pandit ji’s son from his first O/ " marriage, Digvijay (Atul Kulkarni), and Radhe’s father, ! %!% ( Rajendra (Rajesh Tailang). But !% ! the two characters, which stand ! out for me, are Radhe’s mother, Mohini (Sheeba Chaddha) and " ( his paternal uncle, Devendra ! ! !! (Amit Mistry). The two prove to be the saviours of both the ever- ! ! twisting plot and the failing pur- !" !%! suits of Radhe. Initially, looking ! !%: like the silent onlookers in the story, the two take the limelight !%! "! : when required with their trau- ;! ! :/ matic and well-narrated pasts. While Devendra, through % "" "! :/ ! his hard-hitting sarcasm, explains 2 L series’ shooting location — self-discovery, music and love. very well establish how the extensively narrated plot con- asked to abandon music after her " !) " Rajasthan — makes a ten on ten Second, the series boldly method over the years has been stantly aims for the crescendo, marriage, she has stuck to it all ) : J first impression. Set in Jodhpur, taps into the details of a music looked at, by males, as an escape reaches it and makes sure not to her life through the everyday M( the city’s royalty, fabled grandeur, genre not many dare to experi- into a rather ‘feminine’ approach fall back, rather comes down chores that she is engaged in. She ' # ornate temples, palaces, tradi- ment with — the Hindustani of singing than making one’s own slowly and when required. successfully establishes the idea ) ( 8 tions and blue rooftops make for classical, making sure to stick to voice strong enough. Yes, the Radhe, who earlier rejects that the way a woman can run L! a visual treat. it and showcase it deeply. Radhe note was once called as “when Tamanna’s offer of collaborating and understand a household, no ( J The beginning serves as an and Tamanna first cross paths at men sing like women.” For Pandit with him for a new song, gets to man can. A woman was and has M ! exposition and offers a peek Tamanna’s concert in Jodhpur, ji, a singer like Ed Sheeran would know about his father’s financial always been an epitome of love inside the life of one of the two which Radhe reluctantly attends just ‘sound like girls.’ Another problems and decides to pitch in and compassion. She fiercely . ( 8 8 + (';; & protagonists, Radhe (Ritwik and ends up being mesmerised score added for the script writ- with Tamanna. The collaboration takes the threshold of her gha- ) F) Bhowmik), an aspiring Indian by her beauty and stage confi- ers — a great point of research turns out as a huge twist to the rana in her hands and leads it. ot often the first 15 min- classical musician, who strives dence. They meet backstage, a and its right depiction! otherwise focussed-on-Radhe’s Fifth, the idea of acceptance utes into an episode of a hard to reach perfection. A stu- meeting arranged by the organ- Not just that, the strict prin- quest plot — the two fall in love, and self-discovery has been well Nseries do the magic. I dent and an avid follower of his iser and Radhe’s friend Kabir ciples, which the millennials Radhe is being compelled into an laid. While today’s generation usually settle a little later on grandfather or Pandit Radhe (Rahul Kumar), where Tamanna would never approve of, have arranged marriage, which later might not accept their flaws over whether to continue or drop it Mohan Rathod aka Pandit ji and her friends laugh at Radhe by been given a lot of importance. gets called off, and Pandit ji self-esteem, Tamanna’s constant 3! ! mid-way or sometimes, right (Naseeruddin Shah), patriarch of insulting his art of classical For instance, Pandit ji, following finally decides to pass on his gha- failure of singing with her dream away. Well, maybe it’s the par- the most respected musician music. Radhe, for his counter, his parampara, has tied a sacred rana legacy to Radhe as the heir. international pop star makes her % / ticular series that makes one families (Rathod gharana) of takes off his shoes, and without thread to only his seven best stu- It’s now when the two set off to look into the mirror after a snap- # E6 decide that and not a pre-deter- Jodhpur, Radhe is the ideal san- uttering a word, starts singing a dents and Radhe has been create a fusion of their classical py but short blame-game. She mined time frame. skaari guy and son-in-law mate- high-pitched raag, which leaves announced as the eighth one. and Western artforms, and the eventually recognises why there’s A few minutes into the first rial. Then, we meet Tamanna the pop star amazed. I applaud However, he reaches minutes band, ‘Bandish Bandits,’ giving more she needs to conquer and episode of Amazon Prime Video’s (Shreya Chaudhary), a rising this very sequence the most in late for the knot-tying ceremony the audience some really spec- work hard to be the ideal musi- Bandish Bandits, and it already YouTube sensation, desperate to the whole series for the way it and loses the chance. To get it tacular music to groove on... cian. starts to perk up my spirits. First become an international pop conveys how there can’t be any back, he has to now go through “Sajan Bin Aaye Na Mohe Well, above all, the winners things first. Being locked down star. The two opposites, amid hierarchy in music, classical or a “shuddhikaran,” in the “kaal Nindiya...” After all, it’s Shankar- of the series are its treasured at home and in a year where trav- family circumstances and every- modern. Ultimately, both of them kothri” or better, live a mendicant Ehsaan-Loy music! characters and the brilliant L elling has become dream-like, the day challenges, find their way to end up admiring each other’s life in the city’s outskirts and Not to forget that not even music!
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Be your own leader 8 , 8#3&. 28#'#1/'#8 $1/$3 3 ooking at the current situation of the world, the Lmost challenging task to do nowadays is to man- age business and industry, especially if it is on a large scale. Sometimes, all the difficulties come at once in a cluster. They arise because of sudden changes in the governmental policies, bureaucratic procedures, worsening of communal or political climate, upsurge of some troublesome elements in the labour union or workforce, quick changes in technology and last- ly, due to a global pandemic that we are all facing since many months now. As a result of all these trou- bles, the bad debts are ?"2! ,"/ !"2 " "2! / "! "/ & !# ) 42 * " &!/+ * / rising, loans are piling up and overall moral "!+ &"& 0$ 0 values and law & order situation in the society are deteriorating. These ndia marked its 74th Independence Africa. As per the National Family social reintegration. But there are critical we strive to recreate this experience for tine, belongingness and safety, besides all may ultimately cause Day this year. We have made great Health Survey 2015-16, about five per gaps in realising these rights. The dismal children by ensuring they have a stable, the basic amenities needed to support a the businessman, the Istrides with nearly 50 per cent increase cent of children below the age of 18 years quality of care is a result of an interplay trained caregiver (SOS Mother), at all human life. The experience of joyful industrialist and the top in Human Development Index from the are orphans in the country. The phenom- of myriad challenges — lack of physical times. SOS mother is an autonomous childhood is created not through phys- management staff acute 90s to 2018. Today, we are considered one enon of children with no one to care for, and human resources, sheer number of individual, who is invested in the holis- ical walls or tall structures, rules or laws mental pressure. Adding of the Asian Tigers when it comes to has serious implications for progressing children, combined with inadequate tic development of her children. We rely but with love, care and dedication. to these, one may also economy. We have made a footfall on ahead, for, dismal quality of human capacities of child care functionaries. on in-house Child Care Standards that are Owing to our six-decades experience in have some personal Mars, launched boldest tax reform, cre- resources hinder in boosting socio-eco- However, one of the most important fac- drawn on UN Guidelines of Alternative child care, we work closely with the State problems that affect ated several Indian multinational compa- nomic progress of a nation. tors is the poor social-emotional interac- Care and on the principles of the United and National Government in improving his/her business or industrial management. For nies and likewise in several other domains Children growing up in an orphan- tions between the caregivers and children. Nations for Child Rights Convention the outcomes in alternative care for two instance, one may have some serious illness, requir- we are shining on the global canvass. At age, as typically operated, experience It results in a number of troubling devel- (UNCRC) to ensure personalised, indi- crore children in this country. For, we ing immediate attention or there may be some seri- this proud moment, we like to reflect on structural neglect. Though, the Juvenile opmental outcomes ranging from poor vidual quality care to each child,to afford believe that, the true freedom will come ous misunderstanding or disturbance in one’s fam- requisites for keeping up the momentum. Justice (JJ) Act, 2015, the Integrated Child physical growth to attachment problems them more stimulation, happy environ- when we all will come together in ily life that may cause loss of sleep, temper, mood, One of these is investing into our children Protection Scheme (ICPS) and Foster and general behavioural and mental ment and support till they are settled as affording children a stimulating, joyful motivation or stamina. Hence, we should understand who are our future. Unfortunately, some Care Guidelines, all ensure the provision deficits. One thing if we all recall, our independent, contributing members of experience where they are cared for with a fact that one’s family life and business are not two figures continue to be a worry for our of minimum standards such as accom- childhood was safe and a loving environ- our society. Every year upto 300 young love, safety and attachment with a ded- separate water-tight compartments but each one nation. The child mortality is high (1.34 modation viz physical infrastructure, ment, which was largely created by our people are integrated into society, sever- icated caregiver. Quality parental and influences the mind of the same person and affects million under five deaths annually). The sanitation, hygiene and services includ- parents. To be more specific, it was owing al of them have become leaders in their alternative care is the key in building a his morale, mood and manners. The atmosphere at instances of malnourishment in Indian ing medical facilities, diet scale, clothing to our mothers, who remains a sounding domains. stronger nation. home, therefore, affects one’s professional perfor- children are almost five times higher than and bedding, daily routine, education, board in our lives till the end of time. What this experience has taught us (The author is the National Director mance and vice versa. in China, and twice those in Sub-Saharan vocational training, rehabilitation and At SOS Children’s Villages of India, is that nurturing children requires a rou- of SOS Children’s Villages.) Worldwide, there is a vast amount of literature available on the subject of management of business, industry or institutions, much of which is written or s all education institutes had government primary school in I have taken the permission of the based on experience, churning and observance of Ato be shut in the wake of Jasrath village in Keylong in parents to allow me to conduct in- human behaviour. However, there are certain formu- Coronavirus, a programme Har ="2) * " !/" .2 Lahaul and Spiti, has composed person classes once a week. These las that have universal applicability and can be applied Ghar Pathshala was recently music for poems for Class III and four students come to an open while managing business as these formulas are of gen- launched by the Himachal has shared it in form of audio with area, wearing their masks and eral nature. One of these generally applicable formu- Pradesh Government. For the ;$ E his students. Dev believes that the maintaining proper physical dis- la is that there would often or always be some events last few months, the programme * * $$ challenge in this unprecedented tance. This way, I am able to over which you do not have a personal hold but your is being implemented by holding situation is to devise creative answer their queries in person,” attitude towards them is your own creation. digital classes, forming WhatsApp ! " * ) ways to ensure that students do explains Prem Singh, teacher in- Therefore, it lies in your own hands to have a right groups of students and teachers to not lose interest in studies. He also charge of the government middle kind of attitude. For example, there may be a sud- provide hassle-free education to " ! '; keeps them engaged and busy school who faces serious network den natural calamity or a communal riot or a change children. E-content has been pre- through other creative activities issues while conducting online in government’s policy on trade and commerce that pared and students receive it in the like doodling and painting. He classes. affects you adversely. It is neither a thing of your own form of assignments on the also keeps sending videos that can The situation is no different creation nor of your own choosing. Even if you had groups. The plan, unfortunately, be both informative and entertain- in the Spiti block. In Khar Village, willed it otherwise, you could not have changed this is facing several on-ground infra- ing for the students. There are two which is inhabited by just 28 fam- event. So bear with something beyond your control, structural challenges. students each in Class I and Class ilies, there are 12 students enrolled stand upto it, face it and find a solution to it or a way There are remote villages and III whom he teaches. The school, in the primary school. As per the out of it. hamlets in this hilly state that are altogether, has eight students. “As school teacher, Chhewang Urgial, People should take such kind of problems as an nestled in the mighty mountain there are a handful of students, we they face the dual challenges of opportunity to apply their skills, use their presence ranges with limited infrastructur- know each one of them person- internet connectivity and power of mind and resourcefulness, and come out victori- al accessibility. One such region is ally and are well aware of their supply. Since the parents of the ous. This positive attitude would develop your per- the snowbound district of Lahaul aptitude and interests. We have the students are mostly uneducated, sonality and reward you with great happiness. If, on and Spiti. Located approximately advantage of preparing content in expecting them to help their chil- the other hand, you feel dejected and despondent at 400 km from the state capital just four students — three girls a way that suits each one of dren in their studies would be the very outset, dip deep into a mood of remorse and Shimla, the entire region lacks and a boy. Surender Paul, one of them,” shares Dev. unfair. totally give up effort, then the result would be trau- basic facilities. Roads, healthcare, the two teachers employed here, Aarti, a Class III student, Hence, the Har Ghar matic. The right attitude would, therefore, be to cheer education, employment and elec- says that he himself goes to the says that she enjoys listening to the Pathshala programme also up and think that you are definitely going to cross tricity are the major develop- students’ homes to deliver the poems and watching education- requires parents to bear more all these hurdles and come out successful. Therefore, ment challenges faced by the assignments. Every Monday and al videos shared by her teacher. responsibility for the education of the saying goes, “You cannot control what happens local population here. The state of Saturday, he walks a few kilome- Her mother Hirdai, an Asha their children, while teachers to you, but you can always control your attitude telecommunication is also quite tres to deliver or receive back the worker, says that the students get require to be more innovative and towards what happens to you. With that, you will be weak. In such a situation, where assignments. assignments on their doorstep engaging in their approach. In the mastering change rather than allowing it to master there is either no or poor internet Schools have been closed for every week. On completion of absence of any other alternative, you.” facility and the majority of the stu- more than four months now due these assignments, a screenshot of the online system at least ensures This kind of positive attitude will rush up ener- dents do not have access to smart- to COVID-19. With no classroom the same is sent to the teacher on that the learning process of the gy to our brain and we will be able to pass the hard phones, the strategy to reach out sessions and no ‘one-to-one inter- WhatsApp. As per the teachers, students continues. Despite the tests creditably and without much stress. One to each and every student in the action’ with the students, teaching the only problem they constant- closure of the schools, its impact should always remember that it is our attitude that valley was revised. Instead of and learning can indeed become ly face is the low internet speed on the students is minimal. At the determine our moods. So, if our attitude strength- relying only upon the internet quite dull for both students as well and an erratic network, which is same time, it is important to take en our will, raise our hopes, supplement our stami- facility, the assignments and e- as the teachers. With time on down for a minimum of four to into consideration the social, eco- na and put zest in our minds, we will certainly have content of different subjects are hand, teachers are experimenting five hours every day. “As the vil- nomic and physical location of no tension. Instead, we will enjoy life like a game just now being delivered at their in creative ways to break this lage is categorised under the both the students and the teach- as a football-player does not have fear or anxiety while doorsteps. monotony. 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Lyon's advance for the opener was care- less as Fernando Marçal sent a long ball over the top from inside his own half. At that point Kyle Walker was alongside Cornet at the halfway line but the City right back lingered rather than tracking back. Aymeric Laporte also lost the advancing Toko Ekambi. Eric Garcia did run back to make the sliding tackle that prevented Ekambi from shooting. But Cornet had sprinted forward and was left unmarked to pick up the loose ball before exploiting Ederson being caught off his line. Cornet shot low past the goalkeeper into the corner of the net. "Fortune smiled on me again against 2 6! + them," said Cornet, who also scored ! @ ! A # three goals against City in two group stage games last season. Although City began to find more 8 $ space to attack, the only threat came from De Bruyne’s free kicks. More creativity was added when Guardiola replaced Fernandinho with $ Riyad Mahrez who created the equaliz- er. The Algerian passed long down the '.$!'+-. left flank to Sterling and the ball was cut /! E ! 2 / back for the unmarked De Bruyne to ewis Hamilton had no problems with his tires curl into the bottom corner. Lthis time as he coasted to victory at the -)2.$ instilled discipline,” sporting director Lyon made its own game-changing Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, extending his Juninho said. “We grew up. Now we need substitution with the arrival in the 75th championship lead to 37 points and clinching an abriel Jesus was crouching on the a little humility, a little calm.” minute of Dembélé, who met Maxence 88th career victory to move within three of field and crying. Not even the 9$ $ For the first time since 1996 the Caqueret's pass to complete a counter- Michael Schumacher’s Formula One record. GManchester City jersey covering Champions League semifinals will not attack four minutes later. The talk before the race was whether his face could mask the agony. feature a side from England and Spain. City hoped the goal would be over- Mercedes’ tires would be vulnerable in the sear- Raheem Sterling was lying across the $@$ *$F ! Instead France will take on Germany in turned by VAR for a foul on Laporte in ing summer heat of Spain, after experiencing turf, his hands crossed over his eyes. this unique pandemic-enforced conclu- the buildup but it was allowed to stand. problems in the past two races at Silverstone. Then, the Lyon players broke away )# E " sion to the Champions League in Lisbon, There were gasps among the few But there were no such issues as Hamilton from their celebrations to console oppo- with single games without fans rather people allowed into the stadium when finished a sizeable 24 seconds ahead of Max nents distraught at being knocked out of & than two-legged semifinals. Gabriel Jesus squared across the face of Verstappen - who has eight podiums in the past the Champions League without reaching After Paris Saint-Germain plays goal. Sterling leaned back to make the nine races stretching back to last season. the semifinals for a fourth straight sea- Bruyne, who scored City’s only goal to master our system of play,” Lyon coach Leipzig on Tuesday, Lyon faces Bayern connection at the far post but missed the Valtteri Bottas placed third to fall further son. equalize before Moussa Dembélé scored Rudi Garcia said. the following night just like it did in the target completely. behind second-place Verstappen in the standings. City, the most expensively assembled twice on Saturday. De Bruyne equalized in the 69th but 2010 semifinals. Bouyed by knocking out “This team is great,” De Bruyne said, The winding 4.7-kilometer ( 2.9-mile) Circuit squad in football history, had lost 3-1 to “Different year, same stuff.” It leaves substitute Dembélé restored the lead 10 Juventus and City, Lyon will believe it can “but we make too many mistakes.” Had de Barcelona-Catalunya, with its combination of the team that finished seventh in the Pep Guardiola still waiting for a first minutes later by putting a shot under make the final this time, even against a Ederson saved Houssem Aouar's tame slow and fast corners, is one of the hardest for French league. Champions League title since 2011 goalkeeper Ederson after being on the Bayern side that thrashed Barcelona 8- shot at the other end, City might still overtaking. “It’s incredible because we’re the sur- while coaching Barcelona, falling short pitch for only four minutes. 2. have been able to force the game into After narrowly securing a record-extending prise team,” Lyon goalkeeper Anthony in three attempts with Bayern Munich Then came the chance to level again City’s biggest Champions League win extra time. But it was spilled and 92nd career pole position Hamilton made a Lopes said. “I don’t think many people before repeated failures with City. After that will haunt Sterling. Facing an of the season seemed to come off the Dembélé was primed to complete the strong start on the long straight to the first cor- expected us to reach this stage of the surrendering the Premier League trophy unguarded net at the far post, Sterling pitch when its lawyers overturned a two- job. ner. But Bottas was overtaken by Verstappen and competition.” to Liverpool, City ends the season with missed the target completely and Lyon season ban from European competitions. Lyon has to lift the European Cup the Racing Point of Lance Stroll - who jumped While Lyon prepares to face Bayern only the League Cup. extended its lead 59 seconds later with But for a side that eliminated record 13- for the first time to return to the com- from fifth to third with a fine move on Bottas' Munich in its first Champions League Guardiola’s decision to deploy an Dembélé scoring again. time champion Real Madrid in the pre- petition next season after only finishing right flank. semifinal in a decade, City must face up unfamiliar five-man defense to match This was an error-strewn perfor- vious round, losing to Lyon was not in seventh in a domestic league curtailed Track temperatures on the circuit were to another collapse in its quest to Lyon’s system backfired when gaping mance by City on a night when the script. after being suspended in March due to around 50 degrees C (122 F) and Mercedes was become European champions for the first holes were left at the back before Maxwel Guardiola was out-thought by Garcia, Given that a place in the semifinals the pandemic. concerned about catching too much sun. time. Cornet struck the opener in the 24th whose last major titles were the French was on the line, City’s back line didn’t rise “It’s not down to luck,” Cornet said. "These black overalls are hot,” Bottas said “We need to learn - it’s not good minute. league and cup double with Lille in 2011. to the challenge. “We worked really hard in training during the race, throwing in an expletive for enough and that’s it,” said Kevin De “We won the tactical battle as we “Rudi Garcia has left his mark, has The lack of urgency in dealing with before returning to competitive football.” emphasis. 5 3 # Cricketers, political class mourn death of Chetan O$ ! D $+, +- condolences to his family and fans. Om Shanti!” he tweeted ! $+, +- format, may be team manage- shoud make Pant breathe eas- he country's cricket frater- from his official handle. ment and selectors can speak ier. Tnity as well as the political In his condolence mes- ishabh Pant will feel a to him and see he wants to do “Don’t forget that the con- class, including Prime Minister sage, BCCI president Sourav Rweight off his shoulders it long term till 2023 World stant comparisons with Dhoni Narendra Modi, on Sunday Ganguly said he was after Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Cup and bat at No 5 which is would have weighed a lot on mourned the death of former “anguished” by Chauhan’s international retirement but a critical slot in the middle- his young mind. It doesn’t help India opener Chetan death. “I am deeply anguished the immensely talented KL order,” Dasgupta, who has in getting performances with Chauhan, who wore many to learn of the passing away of Rahul is the likely first choice extensively covered Indian that pressure. So now, he is hats in his illustrious career. Shri Chetan Chauhan. I have in white-ball cricket for the cricket in past few years as a free and can express himself in Chauhan died on Sunday spent so much time with him foreseeable future, feel three broadcaster, said. the best possible manner. But due to COVID-19 related when he was Indian cricket former India wicket-keepers. For Prasad, who recently yes, he also needs to mature a complications after being put team's manager,” Ganguly said )./!#'4!.$ both Zak Crawley (5) and Dom Nayan Mongia, MSK was head of the selection bit as a player,” Dasgupta on life support for nearly 36 in a statement. Sibley (2) struggling to deal with Prasad and Deep Dasgupta committee, also agrees that KL asserted. For Prasad, Pant can hours. “Not only was he a tough akistan scrambled to 236 all a swinging and seaming ball. agreed in unison that at pre- will have a slight edge but now be “Rishabh rather than “Shri Chetan Chauhan Ji opening batsman but was a Pout and reduced England to 7- Only five overs have been sent it will be a two-horse race Rishabh will be there in the being Mahi Junior”. distinguished himself as a person with a tremendous 1 before another bout of rain hit possible in England's innings so between Rahul and Pant with mix. "Indian cricket has invest- wonderful cricketer and later sense of humour and had a the weather-affected second test far, but they were encouraging Sanju Samson adding a third “If you go by New ed in Rishabh Pant over the as a diligent political leader. He tremendous attachment to at the Rose Bowl on Sunday. ones for Pakistan. dimension but somewhat dis- Zealand series, the last one we last few years. We have seen made effective contributions Indian cricket. “This year Lunch was taken on the Resuming on 223-9 after the tantly remaining in fringes. played, KL starts as first choice best and worst of Pant in these to public service and strength- needs to be forgotten as it has fourth day of the test with the bad third day’s play was wiped out by “KL, I think will be first India’s finest wicket-keepers, and Sanju is also there but as years. He is someone who will ening the BJP in UP,” PM taken a lot of dear people weather looking likely to rob rain, Pakistan added 13 runs choice in 50 overs. Whatever told PTI on Sunday. While third choice. He did well and serve Indian cricket for a long Modi wrote on his twitter away.” Pakistan of a realistic chance to before being dismissed when I have seen of KL, he hasn’t Dasgupta agreed with gives that flexibility to play time provided he is groomed handle. Cricket icon Sachin secure a series-tying win in Mohammad Rizwan scooped a been bad behind the stumps Mongia, he feels the team extra batsman or bowler as per properly. “Anguished by his passing Tendulkar tweeted, “Saddened Southampton. ball from Stuart Broad high into and also once he started keep- could be “format flexible” on conditions. “But yes, after five “This IPL will also prove away. Condolences to his fam- to hear about the demise of The tourists had England’s the air, with Crawley taking the ing, his batting form improved using Rahul and Pant. months, everyone starts from where each one stands in ily and supporters. Om Chetan Bhai. He always had batsmen exactly where they want- catch at cover point to end an in white ball cricket. “Look, in T20s, I believe scratch and IPL form will be terms of form and fitness. But Shanti,” he added. “He made encouraging things to say to ed them before the teams went important lower-order knock of “On form, KL will be my both can play in the XI. But important,” said Prasad. I agree that Rishabh needs to immense contribution towards me & shared plenty of stories off, with Shaheen Afridi remov- 72 by the wicketkeeper. first choice and after that you given a choice, KL will be my So where does it leave be given a fair go before you development of cricket and from his cricketing days with ing Rory Burns for 0 off the Broad finished with figures of can look at Rishabh and give Man for the time at least in Pant? Prasad and Dasgupta think of anyone else,” Prasad also served as the Member of the Indian team. May his soul fourth ball of the innings and 4-56. him chances,” Mongia, one of T20s. “However in 50 over feel that Dhoni’s retirement said. Parliament for two terms. My Rest in Peace.” &! !!2 +/ "2 , % $ # C'
/2# Cup in 2011 and the be sorely missed. On behalf with 57 catches and 34 Champions Trophy in 2013. of the ICC, I congratulate stumpings. He scored six ributes continue to pour “MS Dhoni is one of the him for an outstanding centuries in Tests and 10 in Tin for Mahendra Sinmgh all-time greats of the game. cricket career and wish him ODIs. Dhoni with the game’s gov- The image of his winning all the best for the future,” Dhoni spent 656 days as erning body ICC saying that shot at the Wankhede said Sawhney. the top-ranked batsman in the former India skipper Stadium in the 2011 ICC In 98 Tests, Dhoni the ICC Men’s ODI Player “inspired a whole generation Men's Cricket World Cup scored 4,876 runs with 256 Rankings from 2006 to 2010 & O and will be sorely missed”. final is etched in the mem- catches and 38 stumpings, and was the ICC ODI Player Dhoni announced his ory of cricket lovers around while amassing 10,773 runs of the Year in 2008 and retirement from interna- the world,” said ICC Chief with 321 catches and 123 2009. N( ' tional cricket on Saturday Executive Manu Sawhney. stumpings in 350 ODIs. He was in the ICC ODI evening. A terse post on his Sawhney was referring He last turned out for Teams of the Year in 2006, $+, +- Instagram page read, 'con- to the six which Dhoni hit India during the semifinals 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, sider me retired'. off Sri Lanka’s Nuwan against New Zealand in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 and in ou will always be my captain,” said India The 39-year-old is the Kulasekara to win the ODI ICC ODI World Cup last the ICC Test Teams of the Yskipper Virat Kohli to Mahendra Singh only captain to have won all World Cup title at home. year. Year in 2009, 2010, 2012 and Dhoni on Sunday, expressing gratitude for ICC trophies — T20 World “He has inspired a In T20Is, the 39-year- 2013. He won the ICC Spirit the “friendship and belief” that he got from 48#/+ The No. 23-ranked Cup in 2007, ODI World whole generation and will old aggregated 1617 runs of Cricket award in 2011. the talismanic senior. Mertens jumped to a 2-0 lead In a nearly minute-long video posted on op-seeded Simona Halep in the opening set before the BCCI's official Twitter handle, Kohli said Tdefeated third-seeded Elise Halep took charge, taking six Dhoni’s retirement is that rare moment in Mertens 6-2, 7-5 in the Prague straight games. 0 90 9 91 91 $ his life when he doesn’t have enough words Open final on Sunday to claim Halep improved her to express his thoughts. her 21st WTA title. record against her Belgian “Words fall short a lot of times in life and The second-ranked opponent to 4-1 at WTA tour- -+P$!.$ from the very first shot,” Carolina, was coming off a I think this is one of those moments. All I Romanian broke Mertens for naments. Brady said. quarterfinal upset of Serena can say is that you will always be that guy a 6-5 lead in the final set After the final, Halep said ennifer Brady reached the Gauff eliminated the No. Williams on Friday. who sat in the last seat of the bus,” Kohli said. before converting her first she would decide on Monday Jfirst WTA final of her 2 and No. 8 seeds earlier in Both of Teichmann’s pre- Dhoni and Kohli shared a visibly com- match point to win her second if she is ready to play at the career by using a power- the tournament. vious WTA titles came on fortable equation even after the latter took title this year after the Dubai forthcoming U.S. Open. based game to beat 16-year- “I couldn’t ask for a bet- clay in 2019, at Palermo, over the leader’s mantle and both spoke high- Championships in February. The Prague Open is the old Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 at ter first week back,” Gauff Italy, and Prague. ly of each other. Before the Wimbledon second European tournament the Top Seed Open, the first said. “Everyone thinks I’m “We have shared a great camaraderie, champion recovered from a since the WTA restarted last tennis tournament in the “I mean, the whole goal just a clay-court player. I friendship, understanding because we have foot injury she sustained in week with the Palermo Open U.S. Since the start of the is just to be in the prime for think I've proven now that always played for the same roles, same goals, Dubai, the coronavirus pan- amid the coronavirus pan- coronavirus pandemic. the U.S. Open, and these are it's not only this way,” which was to make the team win,” he said. demic forced a five-month demic, with strict health pro- Brady, a 25-year-old good stepping stones.” Teichmann said. “It’s been a pleasure playing under you, break. tocols in place and no fans in based in Florida, will face Jil Teichmann reached the “I’ve been feeling great alongside you. You showed belief in me, It was the eighth title on the stands and no media Teichmann, a 23-year-old Open, which starts Aug. 31 and won 22 of 26 first-serve third final of her career - and on hard courts since, let's say, which I would always be grateful for. clay for Halep, the first since except a television broadcast- left-hander from in New York. points. first on a hard court - by the beginning of the year.” “I have said it before, I will say it again, she won the 2018 French er. Switzerland, in Sunday’s title Brady has ceded a total “If I’m able to serve well, eliminating Shelby Rogers 6- As for her 2-0 record in you will always be my captain,” he signed Open. Among the active play- The players were isolated match. of just 17 games through four I'm able to start the point 3, 6-2 in the day’s opening past WTA finals, Teichmann off. ers, only Serena Williams with on one floor of a Prague hotel Neither finalist has matches and was broken aggressive, start it in my semifinal. said: “That doesn’t mean Dhoni announced his retirement on 13 and her sister Venus with that was completely booked by dropped a set at the hard- only once - by Gauff. In their favor, looking for forehands The 116th-ranked anything, (but) for sure, I’m instagram on Saturday. nine, won more titles on clay. tournament organizers. court tuneup for the U.S. match, Brady hit eight aces and be in control of the point Rogers, who is from South going to the final confident.”