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!  234256 and election experts and that to The main Opposition frame a proper response, she Congress said the idea per se is "#  $ n a clear indication of the dif- needed to consult all the mem- not bad but has preferred to go Ificult road ahead for its bers of her party. along with consensus of the %&
 implementation, the The PM will be meeting Opposition parties. But the Opposition on Tuesday decid- with presidents of political Congress was yet to name its ed to oppose Prime Minister parties having at least one Lok representative for the meeting     23 Narendra Modi’s ambitious Sabha or Rajya Sabha member for want of a party chief fol- 4256 “one nation, one election” pro- on the issue. lowing Rahul Gandhi’s resig- posal, for which he would The Left parties — CPM, nation. wo-time member of make the first serious push dur- CPI — are strongly opposed to BJD chief and Odisha TParliament Om Birla from ing his meeting with party the idea but their presidents Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Rajasthan is set to be the presidents on Wednesday. Sitaram Yechury and Sudhakar will be here to attend the Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha. The decision was taken Reddy may, however, join the meeting, party leaders said. In a surprise move, the BJP on unanimously at a meeting of deliberations. The Left parties But Shiv Sena president Tuesday nominated him as the Opposition parties con- term the proposal totally Uddhav Thackeray would not the candidate of the National Speaker-designate’s predeces- vened by UPA chairperson “unrealistic and non-practi- make it as he is busy with Democratic Alliance (NDA) sor Sumitra Mahajan was an Sonia Gandhi and attended by cal” one. The CPM Politburo party’s foundation day events. for the constitutional post, to MP from Indore, from where leaders from Congress, TMC, in a detailed statement said this Sanjay Raut is likely to repre- which he is expected to be she won for a record eight DMK, NCP, NC, RSP, Left and proposal is not workable as the sent the party. elected unopposed. times before she reached the others. duration of the Lok Sabha and Related report on Page 5 The Congress and its UPA BJP’s prescribed cut-off age of However, BJP’s allies like Assemblies are based on the partners have decided to sup- 75 years for retirement and did JD(U), Shiv Sena and floor strength. When the port Birla’s candidature but not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Shiromani Akali Dal are on Government loses majority,        they have not been forthcom- elections. board the PM’s plan. So are $"    %      &%              elections have to be conducted    ,   ing on the issue of Deputy Birla, the low-profile 57- those like Samajwadi Party,   "   '  !  "!# within six months. They cited       Speaker. According to sources, year-old BJP MP from Kota, is BJD and TRS. how in 1996, 1998 and 1999 7   80490 the NDA could back someone a confidant of party president Congress leader Adhir common stand at the meeting lack of sufficient time to come crete suggestions”. Lok Sabha elections had to be 00)105  from the Telangana Rashtra Amit Shah and is known for Ranjan Chowdhury said the called by Modi in the evening.” up with a “proper response” to In her letter to held when Governments lost Samiti (TRS) for the Deputy his number crunching skills parties were opposed to the The Opposition’s tone was the matter and calling for cir- Parliamentary Affairs Minister the majority. -O  (4./01
Speaker’s post. besides being data savvy. “He idea in principle. “Since some set during the day itself with culation of a white paper on the Pralhad Joshi, who had sent out CPI national secretary D 1  1   ( 4 Birla would be the second sends birthday greetings to issues are to be sorted out, the West Bengal Chief Minister subject to all political parties invites to all party presidents, Raja said, “We will oppose this   ,  O # two-term MP to be Speaker his voters in Kota,” said sources UPA will meet again on and TMC chief Mamata inviting their views by provid- she said such a “serious and proposal, which is already 1   (1 + after GMC Balayogi, who was close to Birla, a hands-on Wednesday morning to discuss Banerjee excusing herself from ing adequate time to respond if sensitive subject” required con- rejected by many parties as it is  0-4 )1 succeeded in 2002 by Shiv organisational man. the issue further and take a attending the meeting citing the Centre indeed wanted “con- sultation with constitutional totally non-practical.” Sena’s Manohar Joshi, a first- With the NDA having a     !  time Lok Sabha member. clear majority in the Lower       ! Balayogi, a TDP MP, was elect- House, that Birla’s election will !N      O ed as Speaker in 1998 and be unanimous is a foregone -. #/0 3-  )   . thereafter in 1999, but he could conclusion. A notice has been      5  K0 not complete his term due to given to the Lok Sabha  K      his untimely demise. Secretariat by the BJP propos-       ) R 2 ,       Conventionally, a senior ing Birla for the post and           1  1    !  1( MP is saddled with the respon- bringing a motion for his elec- 
       ) +     sibility of Speaker’s post. The tion on Wednesday.            & 234256 pollution schemes have been    !    listed from various depart-        . 2 n yet another relief aimed at ments of the Delhi      # Imiddle class voters, the Aam Government.      234256 These officers either had Aadmi Party (AAP) According to the official     corruption cases registered Government is going to grant sources, the finalisation of the    ays after sacking a dozen- against them by the CBI or 50 per cent concession in the scheme is at the last stages and    ! !   Dodd errant Income Tax were involved in bribery, registration and road tax will be placed in the upcoming  !   !    !      officers, the Government on extortion and disproportion- charges for Compressed Cabinet meeting which is like-     !$   Tuesday dismissed from ser- ate assets cases, Government Natural Gas (CNG) factory fit- ly to be held by end of this 
 

!!  %&&' vice 15 senior Customs and sources said. ted private cars. The proposal month. “The proposal was    !(!  !  Central Excise officials, includ- Among those dismissed is a part of Delhi Government’s announced in last year’s Budget "  ' ! (  
 )* ing one of the rank of Principal include Principal “Green Budget” to recreate and the Government is work-     + # Commissioner, on charges of Commissioner Anup breathing space in the city ing on it to implement the corruption and bribery. Srivastava, who was serving as and to reduce pollution level by scheme as soon as possible to &    ! " Invoking rule 56(j) of the Principal ADG (Audit) in the promoting the CNG usage. promote CNG vehicles in the #O P& Fundamental Rules, the CBIC in Delhi, and Joint The project was proposed city for better environment ne of the key conspirators '( *    Government has sacked these Commissioner Nalin Kumar, by the Government in the condition. The file regarding Oof the February 14  ),  -  Central Board of Indirect the order said. Budget 2018-19 along with the same is under submission Pulwama terror attack, whose 
   
    Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Sources said the CBI had other projects such as 1,000 and will be placed before the car was fabricated and later  
  !  officers, ranging from the in 1996 registered a criminal electric buses, 900 electric Cabinet meeting,” said sources. handed over to the suicide   (     , ranks of Principal conspiracy case against feeder buses for last mile con- If everyone converts their bomber, was among two ter-  ,     Commissioner to Assistant Srivastava and alleged that he nectivity, edge-to-edge paving vehicles to CNG, the city will rorists gunned down by the      Commissioner, some of whom had shown favours to a house and landscaping of Public be free from hazardous air pol- joint team of security forces in ./0    1   were already under suspen- building society which was Works Department (PWD) lution, said Jasmine Shah, the Marhama area of South 2!       
  sion, according to a Finance trying to obtain NOC for land roads and others. Under this chairperson of Delhi Dialogue Kashmir’s Anantnag district     # Ministry order. purchases in violation of law. Green Budget project, 26 anti- Commission (DDC). on Tuesday. One Army jawan "                sacrificed his life in the oper- (  "    (       ation. !  " Meanwhile, two Army jawans, injured in the IED Ajit Kumar Sahoo. Another bomber before targeting the "  #   !$ %& blast late on Monday evening soldier, Rifleman Anil Kumar CRPF convoy in which 40 in Arihal area of Pulwama suc- Jaswal, made supreme sacrifice CRPF personnel were mar- cumbed to their injuries in the in anti-terror operations in tyred.”    234256 launching this during week- aters and shops. plan would hamper their busi- NDMC officials said the command hospital in Srinagar Marhama on Tuesday. Singh said, the duo were ends,” said an official on the For many residents, who ness as shoppers in this area project to make CP car-free early on Tuesday. Late evening, Confirming the identity of well trained members of the he controversial plan to condition of anonymity. believe in spending time with use their vehicles to visit CP. zone is inspired from Paris and unidentified terrorists lobbed the two terrorists killed in the JeM suicide squad. Tmake Asia’s popular mar- NDMC officials have met their families and buying Traders in the area claimed New York. “We have studied a grenade outside Pulwama operation, J&K Police DGP “Two other terrorists ket and New Delhi’s iconic Delhi Traffic Police top brass authentic stuff from here, the that they have not been taken the redevelopment structures police station causing injuries Dilbagh Singh said, “Two killed in Achabal and KP road heart and global showpiece for the required traffic man- council’s plan to execute this into confidence by the NDMC of big cities of the world and to several pedestrians. Police dreaded terrorists of Jaish-e- attack were also part of the Connaught Place a car-free agement plan to execute it. project at weekends only is not officials. we have tried to cultivate such said two civilians received Mohammad, identified as same JeM group,” he added. zone is being rolled out soon. The officials also disclosed good news for them. “What is the need to make facilities here,” said the official. serious injuries. Sajjad Ahmad Bhat and According to police, “Sajad Top sources in the New the date of the pilot project. This is the third attempt of CP area vehicle-free zone, the Although it is doubtful if any In the last five days, 10 Tauseef Ahmad Bhat, were Ahmad Bhat, alias Afzal Guru, Delhi Municipal Council “The first phase of experi- the council to make council is aware the nature of of town planners are fully cog- security personnel — five eliminated during fierce gun- had joined militancy days (NDMC) said the plan will be ment will start from June 29, Connaught Place car-free or visitors. The CP market hosts nizant of the planning that CRPF men, four Army men, fight in Marhama area of before the Pulwama terror executed in two phases. 30, the second on July 6, 7,” the pedestrian friendly zone, pur- banks, jewellers, pubs and went into pedestrian zones of including a Major, and an Anantnag on Tuesday morn- attack. He hailed from village Senior officials in NDMC officials said. portedly to help maintain the eateries,” asked a trader. “Who Paris and New York’s Inspector of the J&K Police — ing.” Marhama in Anantnag. told The Pioneer that both Connaught Place is beauty of the colonial-era will ensure the safety of our Woodstock village. have sacrificed their lives. The DGP claimed, “Sajjad Kashmir Valley has wit- phases will run at weekends. favourite destination of structure. visitors and this is an attempt The project was discussed The martyred soldiers Ahmad Bhat’s car was fabri- nessed third vehicle mounted “We are yet to study the imple- Delhiites at weekends as it Readers may recall the to divert our customers,” a on January 5 this year in a were identified as Havildar cated as IED and the same was IED attack on the security mentation plans, hence we are houses eateries, movie the- traders’ protest earlier as this trader claimed. meeting of NDMC officials. Amarjeet Kumar and Naik handed over to the suicide forces this year.  , "     ( # 

  234256 (SKMCH) and Kejriwal hospi- lousness in ensuring timely nutrition profiles, issues such as
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Chief arrangements and manage- "+ !'!+ district Sonepat, Health Ratan Lal Kataria would be the Narendra Modi’s urgent inter- railway sidings in the State, Minister Manohar Lal will also ment of functions to be held on Minister Anil Vij in Ambala chief guest in a function to be vention for permission to con- construction of the same may be present on the occasion. the occasion at state level and Cantonment and Ambala City, held in district Panchkula, MP struct 20 LMT capacity covered take four-five years or even “The State Government in assembly constituencies, on Industry and Commerce Kurukshetra Nayab Singh Saini godowns in the State for sci- more, the Chief Minister noted. would celebrate International June 21 here. All arrangements mainly include students, dif- programmes to be held on Minister Vipul Goel and in Kaithal, MP Sanjay Bhatia entific storage of foodgrains, to As a result, lack of adequate Yoga Day in all the districts and related to organization of these ferent organizations of Arya June 21. According to common Krishan Pal in district in Karnal, MP Ramesh Kaushik address the acute shortage of storage space would force State assembly constituencies. functions have been complet- Samaj and various institutions Yoga Protocol issued by Union Faridabad and Public Works in Sonipat, former MP Ch. covered storage space. Procuring Agencies to store Overall, the functions will be ed, he added. related to Yoga campaigns. Ministry of AYUSH, related (Buildings and Roads) Birender Singh in Narwarna of Capt Amarinder, in a letter wheat in unscientific locations organized at 79 places in About three lakh partici- It was informed in the yoga training has been given at Minister, Rao Narbir Singh district Jind, Member of to the Prime Minister, urged in the coming seasons and Haryana. Haryana Ministers, pants will participate from the meeting that control room has district level. and MP, Rao Inderjit Singh in Rajya Sabha, Gen. DP Vats in him to direct the Union further lead to damage of wheat MLAs, MPs and other office state, in which 21,000 partici- been set up at headquarters Education Minister Ram district Gurugram. Tohana, MP Sunita Duggal in Ministry of Food to “allow stocks, he said, terming this a bearers will be the chief guests pants will be from district level in the state. Apart from Bilas Sharma would be the The Minister of State for Sirsa, MP Brijender Singh in construction of 20 LMT capac- national loss. of these functions,” said an offi- Rohtak and Faridabad, besides this, website has also been cre- chief guest in a district level Public Health and Engineering district Hisar and MP, ity covered godowns, under Punjab Government, wrote cial spokesman. this 5,000 participants will par- ated for registration of partic- function to be held in district Banwari Lal would be the chief Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, seven-year guarantee by Capt Amarinder, had request- Haryana Vidhan Sabha, ticipate in the assembly level ipants. From 7 am to 8 am, Mahendragarh, Finance guest at district level function Dharmbir Singh in district GOI/FCI, so that food grains ed the Union Ministry of Food Speaker Kanwar Pal would functions. The participants will Yoga would be done in these Minister Capt. Abhimanyu in to be held in Bawal of district Bhiwani. may be scientifically stored in to allow construction of cov- the State”. ered godowns under Guarantee The Chief Minister point- by GOI/FCI. But formal 01 ed out that bumper crops dur- approval from the Ministry #       -+ ing the last few seasons, cou- was still awaited, he said, pled with slow pace of evacu- adding that it normally takes ation of food grains from the about 10 months for a scientific  64 )6 portfolio rejig in Punjab officers that genuine devel- 3)    State of Punjab, had resulted in godown to be constructed and Cabinet, during a meeting opers should not face any acute shortage of covered stor- only 10 months are now left for unjab Housing and Urban with Department’s senior offi- problem to get clearances for age space. the start of the next Rabi PDevelopment Minister cers. their projects. “Housing and As a result, more than 100 Season 2020-21. Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria Expressing concern over Urban Development LMT of wheat, out of 280 The State Government is, on Tuesday made it clear that illegal colonies, the Minister Department has an important ! 8)   LMT of foodgrain stocked in therefore, running against time the illegal colonizers would said that strict action would role to play in urban devel- the State, is currently stored in to ensure availability of ade- face the music. be taken against those found opment and Chief Minister the open, he said, adding that quate scientific storage space The assertion came after involved in this business and Capt Amarinder Singh led  64 )6 the situation had worsened for the next Rabi season, he Sarkaria assumed the office as nobody would be allowed to Punjab Government is com- this year because of unseason- emphasized, seeking the prime Housing and Urban construct illegal colonies at mitted to provide all ameni- he Food Security – Smart )2724 71 al rains, resulting in the pur- minister’s urgent intervention Development Minister at any cost in future. ties to the people of State,” he TRation Cards Group, a con-  2 
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  vastly rich cultural and histori- passed from office of Patwari to Commissioners. “They are also to recom- cal roots back home,” said Sodhi, Deputy Commissioner. The Food Security Group mend amendments or updat-     H-!     4 3 /0"/ while speaking on the sidelines Hence, it has been sug- also proposed to rope in more ing of the existing guidelines of of an event where Daljit Singh gested that in rural areas, Depot Holders so that the ben- the schemes or programmes to  64 )6 Sahota took charge as the NRI Patwaris, Block Development eficiaries may not travel far to improve their coverage with   -' Commission’s honorary mem- Officers and District Food get the subsidized food grains. effective participation of com- aryana Government has decided that vil- ber. The Minister further added Supply Controller or his nom- Village-wise re-verification of munities or citizens, besides Hlages having less than 10,000 population  64 )6 five legislators to various House com- that so far, 1,750 complaints have inee, and in urban areas, data of existing beneficiaries suggesting ways and means to and desirous of having more facilities like aug- mittees which is against all rules of ethics been received by the Inspectors of Municipal was also suggested. improve outreach of these pro- mentation of water supply and sewerage would AD president Sukhbir Badal on and morality,” he said adding that the Commission out of which more Committees, Executive Officers Aiming greater outreach to grammes or schemes,” he said be covered under the Mahagram Yojana - B cat- STuesday asked Punjab Vidhan Sabha SAD would use all means at its dispos- than 90 percent have been and Secretary or the needy, the Group agreed to adding that the Food Security egory. Speaker Rana KP Singh to review his al to oppose this undemocratic decision. resolved. Furthermore, the State Superintendent Level officers, bring youth hostels, old age – Smart Ration Cards Group A decision to this effect was taken in the decision of appointing the five MLAs, Urging the Speaker to review his Government would shortly fill and in areas falling under homes and orphanages under has done the same and would meeting of Water Supply and Sewerage Board who have resigned from the Aam decision immediately, he said that the the vacancies in the NRI Cantonment Boards, the nom- the preview of subsidised submit its report to the Chief which met under the chairmanship of Chief Aadmi Party (AAP), as members of var- MLAs had violated the anti-defection Commission as well as the NRI inee of the respective Deputy ration. Minister for consideration of Minister Manohar Lal here on Tuesday. Minister ious House Committees immediately law by forming new parties, they had Department. Commissioner may verify the Commencement of pulses the Council of Ministers. of State for Public Health Engineering Dr and disqualify and debar them from contested on new symbols and two of Banwari Lal was also present in the meeting. contesting elections for six years. them had even joined the Congress party The Chief Minister said that at present, 126 Maintaining that the Speaker and in the presence of the Chief Minister villages of over 10,000 populations are being cov- the Congress Government had played a Capt Amarinder Singh.     ! 
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imachal Chief Minister Jai HRam Thakur on Tuesday called on J.P Nadda at New Delhi today and congratulated him on his appointment as Working President of BJP. The Chief Minister said that it is a great moment of pride for the state that a leader from Himachal Pradesh has been elevated to the top posi- tion in the party. "This will not only boost the morale of party workers of the state, but also the party will be strengthened at national level with the dynamic leadership of J.P Nadda," he said. Nadda thanked the Chief Minister for his good wishes. MPs Ramswaroop Sharma, Kishan Kapoor and Suresh Kashyap, State BJP Chief Satpal Singh Satti and General Secretary (Organisation) Pawan Rana were also present on this occasion.      
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,+! M $ !     !     !  The decision was taken unani- acter to lambast India at a slew Rituraj Mate said. ical parties, inviting their views            0  !   mously at a meeting of the of events coming up at the The Pakistani tactic also by providing adequate time to   ,    Opposition parties convened by international level, including comes days ahead of the visit of respond if the Centre indeed    (       1    UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi Financial Action Task Force. US Secretary of State Mike wanted “concrete suggestions”.        H !           and attended by leaders from Assessments here suggest, Pompeo’s visit to New Delhi and The PM-convened    !    G&#1!    the Congress, the TMC, the the latest Pakistani tactic comes Islamabad to provoke security meeting will also hold deliber-  L  M DMK, the NCP, the NC, the soon after neighbouring coun- forces in Jammu & Kashmir to ations on celebrations for 75 RSP, the Left and others. try’s Prime Minister Imran Khan initiate major counter-terror years of Independence and the important subject,” she wrote in aspect of a healthy democracy,” Prominent leaders who was isolated at the Shanghai operation in the Valley. 150th birth anniversary of the letter. he said in Kolkata. attended the meeting included Cooperation Organisation In its bid to deceive the Mahatma Gandhi. The TMC supremo’s deci- With 22 Lok Sabha mem- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, $"    %          " / (SCO) meet in Bishek amid a international community ahead In her letter to sion to stay away from bers, the Trinamool Congress Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, K  !  "!# towering presence of India’s of the FATF meeting later this Parliamentary Affairs Minister Wednesday’s meeting in Delhi (TMC) is the fourth-largest Suresh all from the Congress Prime Minister Narendra Modi month, the Pakistan Pralhad Joshi, who had sent out comes against the backdrop of party in the Lok Sabha along party, TR Baalu, Kanimozhi of remained silent on the issue of held to decide the strategy on declared at the meet to call out Government has also sent an invites to all party presidents, heightened tussle between the with the YSR Congress, which the DMK, Supriya Sule of the Deputy Speaker. Chowdhury key matters such as Lok Sabha nations that sponsor terror. alert to India and the US that an she said such a “serious and ruling party and the BJP in also has 22 members in the NCP, Farooq Abdullah of the said the Congress has already speaker’s election and Prime Earlier, then Prime Minister attack might be carried out in the sensitive subject” required con- West Bengal after the saffron Lower House. NC, Thirumaavalan Thol moved a motion supporting the Minister Narendra Modi’s call Nawaz Sharif has used the Valley by terror groups through sultation with constitutional party made inroads into the The TMC chief stated that (VCK), NK Premachandran ruling party candidate for the to discuss the one nation, one United Nations platform in 2016 explosives-laden vehicle to pro- and election experts and that to eastern State. regarding the development of (RSP), PK Kunhalikutty post of Speaker of Lok Sabha. election issue. to hail Wani as a “young leader” ject to the international anti-ter- frame a proper response, she Mamata had skipped the aspirational districts, her party (IUML), and Thomas The Congress and other Sources said the meeting, who was “murdered” by India. rorist financing body and the needed to consult all the mem- NITI Aayog meeting last had already conveyed that they Chazhikadan of KC-M. TMC Opposition parties, have how- chaired by Congress Wani was a Hizbul Mujahideen international community that bers of her party. Saturday and also did not attend were not in favour of the selec- chief Mamata Banerjee has ever, not decided on the strate- Parliamentary Party leader Sonia terrorist who was neutralised by Islamabad has begun taking “A proper response on such the swearing-in ceremony of tion of a few districts as it already opposed by declining to gy for the post of Deputy Speaker Gandhi and attended by Rahul the security forces in an action against terror a sensitive and serious subject Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not conform to the over- attend the meeting called to of Lok Sabha and are adopting Gandhi and former Prime encounter in 2016. groups and sharing intelli- like ‘one country, one election’ for his second term on May 30. all objective of achieving a bal- discuss the issue of ‘One a “wait and watch” policy. Minister Manmohan Singh, dis- A slew of events at gence with New Delhi and in such a short time would not She had called the NITI Aayog anced and uniform development Nation, One Election’ idea. On the issue of One Nation cussed the strategy to be adopt- UN and European Union Washington, sources said. do justice to the subject. The meeting “fruitless”. of all the districts of the State. The meeting by Sonia One Election, Chowdhary said ed by the party during the meet- are coming up in the next Apart from the cor- matter requires consultations Reacting to Banerjee’s deci- Banerjee, nevertheless, said Gandhi was called to chalk out the parties were opposed to the ing called by the Prime Minister. few months and a des- don and search opera- with constitutional experts, sion, West Bengal BJP chief she and her party would whole- their joint strategy for the idea in principle. Since some Senior Congress leaders perate Pakistan is seek- tions, the security forces election experts and above all, Dilip Ghosh said she was yet to heartedly participate in the Parliament session and to take issues are to be sorted out, the AK Antony, P Chidambaram, ing to exploit these plat- have been engaged the party members. Instead of recover from her defeat in the celebrations for 75 years of a decision of the choice of Lok UPA will meet again on Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand forms for an anti-India by the ultras in doing the matter hurriedly, I parliamentary polls and was Independence and the 150th Sabha Speaker. Newly appoint- Wednesday morning to discuss Sharma, Jairam Ramesh, K tirade by projecting liq- encounters, firing and would request you to kindly making excuses to avoid any birth anniversary of Mahatma ed leader of the Congress in the the issue further and take a Suresh, and Adhir Ranjan uidation of terrorists as throwing of grenades at circulate a white paper on the meeting convened by the Centre Gandhi. And for ways to Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan common stand at the meeting Chowdhury, were among those human rights abuse by security forces’ personnel subject to all political parties, or the saffron party. “All the improve the productivity of Choudhary said the Congress called by Modi in the evening. present at the meeting held at security forces in Jammu in the last one week lead- inviting their views by provid- political parties are attending it Parliament, the parliamentary and other UPA allies have Earlier in the day a meet- Sonia Gandhi’s residence 10, & Kashmir. ing to a number of casu- ing adequate time. If you only except the TMC. They shout the affairs ministry might decided to support the BJP can- ing of the Congress top brass, Janpath. The strategy for the “The spiraling terror alties of the Army, para- do so, we will be able to give most about the federal structure consult the matter with all the didate Om Birla for the post of including Sonia Gandhi and dinner-meeting was also dis- attacks in the Kashmir military and state police concrete suggestions on this but are busy destroying every political parties. the Lok Sabha Speaker but party chief Rahul Gandhi, was cussed at the Congress meeting. Valley by Pakistan spon- forces.   +   /     9 %%&     /+  '"# 2# 1  2 2 )!  O   P      234256 ‘Bharat mata ki jai’ and Jai Shri Shri Ram’ slogan. New Delhi: The Supreme was called off. Therefore we Ram, Samajwadi Party MP from TMC members countered Court on Tuesday deferred the find no urgency to take up the he second day of oath-tak- Sambhal, Shafiqur Rahman with slogans like Jai Hind, Jai hearing on a plea seeking pro- matter. List the matter after Ting in the 17th Lok Sabha Barq, objected to Vande Bengal, Jai Maa Durga and Jai tection of doctors in summer vacation before appro- on Tuesday was marked by Mataram slogan, drawing Mamata. Kalyan Banerjee of Government hospitals, saying priate bench,” it said. The raising of slogans such as Jai protests from members of trea- TMC recited ‘Durga Path’ after since doctors have called off Bench said safety of doctors is Shri Ram, Jai Maa Durga, Jai sury benches who demanded an concluding his oath while his their strike in West Bengal a serious issue and it needs to Bheem, Tamil Vazhuka and apology from him. BSP mem- party colleague Abu Taher and other states, there is no take a holistic view in provid- Allahu Akbar by members ber Shyam Singh Yadav con- Khan began his oath with urgency to hear the matter. ing security to doctors. with some even engaging in cluded his oath with ‘Jai Bheem, ‘Bismillah, ar-Rahman, ar The top court observed “We understand it is a seri- heated exchanges and bravados Jai Bharat and Jai Samajwad’. Rahim’ and ended with Allahu that it understand’s that safety ous issue but we can’t provide and countering. The sloga- Some of the members Akbar. Devendra Singh of doctors is a serious issue but security to doctors at the cost neering went unabated ignor- especially from West Bengal Bhole began with ‘Om it cannot direct to depute police of other citizens. We have to ing the Chair’s direction to and Tamil Nadubegan and Namah Shivay’, while Ravindra personnel with each and every take a holistic view. We have to desist from it. ended their oath with sloga- concluded his oath ‘Jai doctor without taking into look at the larger picture like Many MPs were adding )";  " 0 neering despite the presiding Yogi, Jai Modi’. Nisith Pramanik account the holistic picture. availability of police personnel their own slogans related to & 0+   (  officer ruling that that no slo- came to the House with A vacation Bench of and other things. We are not religion and cheering up   123+(     gans will go on record. Many ‘rajbongshi pagdi’ and took Justices Deepak Gupta and against protection to doctors regionalism from the podium       /" / DMK MPs ended with slogal oath in Bengali. Surya Kant refused to issue but at the same time we cannot after Oath taking. Ruling party  !  "!# ‘Tamil Vazhuka’ (Let Tamil As West Bengal CM notice (to the Centre) at present direct to depute police per- also paid tit for tat for those win), BJP MPs and pther Mamata Banerjee’s nephew but said that it is keeping the sonnel with each and every who on Monday made hue and Samajwadi Party’s MP Shafiqur MPs from North India also Abhishek Banerjee’s name was larger issue of protection of doctor,” the Bench said. cry during the Bhopal MP Rahman Barq made comments countered them from called for oath, BJP members doctors open. Meanwhile, the Indian Sadwi Pragya Singh Thakur. # #  "  (  : +   (   12 against Vande Mataram from the shouting back Bharat Mata Ki chanted Jai Shri Ram. “When this matter was Medical Association (IMA) Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM 3+(          /" / !  "!# podium after his Oath taking. Jai and Jai Hind. Responding to chanting mentioned yesterday, we had also filed an impleadment MP from Hyderabad, chanted “Jahan tak Vande Mataram ka When the members by treasury benches, he said directed to list it today because application seeking the court’s “Jai Bheem, Jai Meem, Takbeer ‘Vande mataram’. Chanting of sloganeering BJP MPs, asking taaluq hai, it is against Islam we from the West Bengal, espe- even Modiji is not so much the strike by the medical fra- intervention into the plea Allahu Akbar, Jai Hind”, after Jai Shri Ram was at its peak, how could take oath during cannot follow it” he said after cially those belonging to popular in the House. Banerjee ternity in West Bengal and in already filed, saying protection members from the ruling side when Owaisi was called to take such a nosy situation. concluding his oath. Trinamool Congress, took hoped that he will continue to some other States was contin- needs to be provided to doctors shouted slogans of ‘Jai Shri oath. At one point, Owaisi was Slogans of Vande Mataram While many BJP MPs oath, those from the treasury get blessing from members of uing. On Monday, the strike across the country. PTI Ram’, ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and seen asking Chair to control the rose at its peak in Lok Sabha after ended their oath with chants of benches teased them with ‘Jai treasury benches. + 22    2 3

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Sirisena is the Minister for Defence and Minister for Law and Order, #                     which place all intelligence, defence, secu-                     rity and police agencies under his com-                 mand. The Minister of State for Defence for good optics is in Wickremesinghe’s 0                Cabinet. While Sirisena has ordered a pres-           >     >  ? >>@ idential commission to investigate the   (  >     >  ?>>@        bombings, the powerful speaker, Karu Jayasuriya, has appointed a parliamentary                  #    select committee (PSC) for enquiry. The                 (   PSC has had public hearings aired on tele- .                   vision which has upset the President, who                 ( has since prohibited all serving defence, intelligence and security officials from tes-    .               tifying before it. It has been boycotted by reported directly to the bombers is now in the public further divide society as islation to change Muslim laws                         Sirisena’s Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) President, testifying before the domain. Zahran Hashim, the Muslims live across the coun- dealing with burqa, hijab, halal,         (  ?4>$%@          and Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka Podujana PSC said that the bombings radical preacher linked to NTJ try. Calling for unity among mosques and madrasas in con- Peramuna (SLPP). could have been averted. from Kattankudy in Batticaloa, communities, it was disingen- sultation with Muslim clergy        -           Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, Mendis also said that the which has Sri Lanka’s biggest uous on part of Sirisena to and leadership.               .   S   who was forced to resign, told the PSC that President failed to hold regu- mosque, was the ring leader. warn them of the emergence of The question of account-                  intelligence was available on April 9 of a pos- lar security meetings to assess How the suicide bomber inside a Muslim Prabhakaran, an ability will be drowned in the sible threat on April 21 and had assumed the threat from Islamic radicals Taj Samudra hotel panicked, avoidable simile to the dread- conflict between parallel    :  1                 that Sri Lanka’s state intelligence services linked to National Towheed walked out and blew himself ed Tamil supremo of the LTTE enquiries reflecting the break-                     #    chief would have informed the President as Jamaat (NTJ). Sirisena has dis- up along with two others in a who fought an ethnic conflict down of the co-habitation          "           ( was the practice. He added that as Defence missed Mendis. small hotel in Dehiwala suburb for three decades, ending 2009. Government. Why did Sirisena Secretary, he could not meet the President Linked to the suicide of Colombo is well-known. The mass resignation of not know about the intended               -   — not even once in two weeks — as he had bombings is the revelation that None of the nine bombers was two Muslim Governors and bombings and why did intelli-   .               no time. The shocker was the revelation that in 2018, the premier spy impoverished, physically or nine Ministers to enable the gence and security forces fail to                     A ( Sirisena had told Fernando not to invite the agency, state intelligence chief, mentally challenged, but all Government to conduct inves- act? 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Countries (OIC) envoys based after the elections.                       sacked Wickremesinghe and appointed ed by India on the radical Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s in Colombo have appealed to The ultimate irony for Sri            S   ( Opposition leader and his presidential NTJ. While in India for Prime capacity to self-destruct may be the Government to protect Lanka was when              )    rival, Mahinda Rajapaksa, as Prime Minister, Minister Modi’s swearing in, hurtling it towards another Muslims and their properties. Wickremesinghe, after a meet- which was later revoked by the courts. Sirisena said there was no ethnic conflict. 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India needs to exer-     of mass destruction is forbidden in the orbit. bodies in the solar system excluding use of outer space by all nations for cise its diplomatic heft to materialise          )$0      However, the use of military personnel — planet Earth. It explains that these peaceful purposes but at the same the same because then the country’s any equipment or facility on the celestial bod- bodies should be used exclusively for time, it declares US’ defence and strategic and security interests will                 ( ies — is not forbidden unless used for peace- peaceful purposes; that their environ- intelligence-related activities in pur- also be secured while discouraging    >         ( ful purposes. So far, the treaty has worked well ments should not be disrupted; and suit of national interests to be consis- further space militarisation.      #          ( but lacks clarity on several issues, which has left that the UN should be informed of the tent with “peaceful purposes”. (Raghav Pandey is an Assistant         H    plenty of wiggle room. location and purpose of any station Ever since the treaties were formu- Professor and Anoushka Mehta is a stu-            Questions have been raised as to what con- established on those bodies. It also lated in the 1960s, there was a limit- dent at Maharashtra National Law        stitutes “mass destruction”; whether the outer plugs a loophole in the Outer Space ed view of the potential of utilisation University, Mumbai) 6.                            ;                  ! "#            

Incidentally, while the attack their rightful place in the world. in the Pacific. In effect, it emerged ened circumstances as the US once if China finds itself economically may have surprised the Pacific Ninety years before, on July 8, as another great colonial power again puts into motion steps to curb cornered and responds much in the Fleet, Washington had broken the 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry engaged in competition for the rise of another Asian power, the manner that the Japanese did in Japanese code and was fully conver- of the US Navy, commanding a resources with the British, Dutch People’s Republic of China. 1941, preemptively if it feels it is sant with Yamamoto’s operational squadron of two steamers and two and the US, something these pow- The meteoric rise of US being cornered. plans. Whether it was sheer incom- sailing vessels, sailed into Tokyo ers did not take kindly to, even President Donald Trump, his Incidentally, a scenario, which 6797O1242 petence or a deliberate strategy to harbour aboard the frigate refusing to treat it as an equal in the ‘America First’ ideology and the could apply to Iran, in its current not inform the Pacific Fleet of the Susquehanna and imposed an League of Nations. focus on trade restrictions to curb standoff with the US as well. In such - +   0  0 &  impending attack, to arouse public unequal treaty on the Japanese, It was only a matter of time the exponential growth of the a situation, where would our best   !! !  opinion against Japanese “perfidy” making full use of the technologi- before an expansionist Japan found Chinese economy are no different interests lie? Would we want to be   !  ! merican writer and philoso- and allow Franklin D Roosevelt to cal superiority that his force itself in the cross hairs of the US. In from the embargoes we saw on the at the forefront of the confrontation ! 6 9 O pher George Santayana enter the war, still remains a mat- enjoyed. A supposedly powerful 1937, following the Marco Polo Japanese those many years ago. as a close US ally or would we pre- Afamously said, “Those who ter of conjecture and debate. Japan was forced to retreat. Bridge incident, Japan found itself The ratcheting up of tensions in fer to keep our powder dry?  ! #-   cannot remember the past are con- Of course, the delay on the part From this humiliating event bogged down in a war with China the Persian Gulf from where the Whatever be our choice, one   O!    demned to repeat it.” We would do of the Japanese Ambassador to emerged the understanding that if that put extreme strains on its mil- Chinese receive most of their oil, is thing is very clear, we better initi-        well to remember that on December Washington to convey his they were to avoid the fate that had itary capabilities and economic obviously no coincidence and while ate substantive actions to revamp       0 7, 1941, the Japanese fleet, under Government’s decision to declare befallen a weak and divided China, resources. The Nanjing Massacre, some may see the US’ actions and reorganise our military if we  K    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, war on the US, inadvertently deliv- they would have to copy the the occupation of Korea and a directed at Iran, one cannot rule out wish to be ready to tackle the fall launched its devastating attack on ered after the attack, obviously Western imperialist powers. The series of other incidents led to the the fact that the ultimate target may out of the ongoing US-China tus-      K the US Pacific Fleet at Pearl played into Roosevelt’s hands as year 1868 saw the start of the imposition of an economic and oil well be the Chinese. sle for power. This is an issue that     Harbour, leaving it all but crippled. well. However, what is now well reformist movement — the Meiji blockade on Japan by the US that Many analysts believe that a diplomacy alone cannot solve and   ! # While to the uninitiated it may known is that the Japanese Restoration — which turned feudal finally forced the former to confront miscalculation in the Gulf may we would do well to remember Mao ,     well have seemed the first act of the Government was fully aware — Japan into a modern industrialist the US at Pearl Harbour and take on well ignite an unwanted conflict Zedong’s prophetic words that tragedy that would ultimately leave even before the first shots had nation, best exemplified by its the British in the Malayan Peninsula between Iran and the US. If so, “power flows out of the barrel of the 1    -  Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastat- been fired — that it was a conflict defeat of Russia in the Russo- in a desperate bid for oil, rubber, tin while extremely serious, it would gun.”    6 9 O ed by fireballs, millions dead and they could never win. Japanese War of 1904-05 that gave and other metals required to keep only be one aspect of a larger glob- (The writer, a military veteran,   !    Japan utterly defeated, but in truth, Yet, they had little choice but to it control over parts of Manchuria. its factories going. al problem. What should be of even a consultant with the Observer    
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The committee will suggest The Reserve Bank of India Mastercard CEO Ajay hear the matter Wednesday. foreign lessors already. Snapping its four-day losing Broader BSE midcap index long-term solutions for the (RBI) in April last year asked Banga joined the meeting via Jet Airways, started over 25 The Jet shares are at multi-  234256 streak, the 30-share Sensex set- settled 0.08 per cent higher and economic and financial sus- payment firms to ensure their video conference, the state- years ago by airline- ticketing- year lows and plunged 41 percent tled the day at 39,046.34, 0.22 per BSE smallcap index fell 0.42 per tainability of the micro, small data are stored exclusively on ment said. agent-turned-entrepreneur Tuesday to close at 40.45 on the et Airways’ shares faced cent or 85.55 points higher. The cent. and medium enterprises, RBI local servers, setting a tight six- Besides the RBI rule, con- Naresh Goyal, stopped flying BSE. During the day, it tanked Jmassive drubbing on index swung over 300 points in Analysts opined that mar- said in a statement, adding the month deadline for compliance. cern was also expressed at the on April 17 after it ran out of 52.78 percent to hit an all-time Tuesday and tumbled nearly a highly volatile session. ket is finding it difficult to sus- panel will submit the report by That deadline was said to have meeting about a draft e-com- cash and the unpaid lessors low of 32.25. In the past five 41 per cent after State Bank of Similarly, the 50-stock NSE tain at elevated levels due to a the end of June. been missed by some foreign merce policy that requires took away most of its 100-odd trading sessions alone, the shares India-led consortium of Nifty ended at 11,691.50, up host of reasons like muted cor- The central bank said the firms including credit card exclusive local storage and pro- operational airplanes. The lost over 73 percent of their value. lenders decided to send the 0.17 per cent or 19.35 points. porate earnings, slow mon- committee will study the giants Visa and Mastercard. cessing of data generated by lenders have been trying to sell When banks converted a grounded airline to the Sentiments turned a bit soon progress, concerns over impact of the recent econom- Commerce and Industry users in India from various the airline as a going concern part of their debt into equity National Company Law optimistic towards the fag-end corporate defaults and worries ic reforms on the sector and Minister Piyush Goyal on sources including e-commerce since the past five months, but when the stock was trading Tribunal. of the session in view of lower with regard to India-US trade identify the structural problems Monday held extensive consul- platforms, social media and failed due to many a reason. over 250 apiece. The conver- The scrip plummeted crude oil prices and strength- disagreements. affecting its growth. tations with the tech industry search engines. Apart from banks, the air- sion price was fixed at a nom- 40.78 per cent to close at ening rupee. “Today, market ended pos- “The committee will exam- and e-commerce companies, a While domestic companies line also owes over 10,000 inal Re 1, though. 40.45 on the BSE. During the Top gainers in the Sensex itive supported by ease in oil ine the factors affecting the statement by his ministry said. such as Reliance Jio have spo- crore to its hundreds of ven- Following a meeting of the day, it tanked 52.78 per cent pack included Vedanta, Coal prices due to concern over timely and adequate availabil- “All the companies who ken up in support the govern- dors, primarily aircraft lessors lenders Monday, SBI had said to hit an all-time low of India, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, global growth, trade-war and ity of finance to the MSME sec- were represented in this meet- ment’s data localisation efforts, and over 3,000 crore to around that “after due deliberations, the 32.25. HCL Tech, Bajaj Finance and uncertainties in upcoming tor,” the RBI said. ing put forth their concerns others like Facebook, Amazon, 23,000 employees who have lenders have decided to seek On the National Stock Infosys — rising up to 2.47 per OPEC meeting. There was a The other members related to RBI data storage Microsoft, and Mastercard have not been paid since March. resolution for Jet Airways under Exchange (NSE), shares cent. hope that the weakening include development commis- requirements and processing led the way in opposing it. The airline has been having the bankruptcy code since only plunged 40.78 per cent to On the other hand, Yes domestic market will be sup- sioner for MSME Ram Mohan related guidelines issued by “The e-commerce industry negative networth for long and a conditional bid was received”. close at 40.50 apiece. During Bank emerged as the biggest ported by fiscal and monetary Mishra; joint secretary at the the RBI. Deputy Governor of representatives also put forth has run a loss of over 13,000 The statement further said the day, it dropped 53.72 per loser, cracking 5.94 per cent, fol- measures. This hope is being department of financial ser- RBI, BP Kanungo, assured the their concerns before the crore in the past few year. Thus the move was necessitated as cent to a record low of 31.65. lowed by Maruti, Asian Paints, tested today given continuous vices Pankaj Jain; SBI manag- industry representatives that Commerce Minister about the it has over 36,500 crore of dues the prospective investor (a con- This the 12th consecutive Sun Pharma and HDFC twins, weak economic and monsoon ing director PK Gupta; ICICI the Reserve Bank of India will e-commerce draft policy which and being a services company sortium of Etihad Airways and trading day fall for Jet Airways shedding up to 2.20 per cent. data. Market will be careful Bank executive director Anup look into this,” it said. they felt was not adequately negligible assets to recover. Hinduja group) wants some and the scrip has plunged Shares of Jet Airways during the ongoing FED meet- Bagchi; IIM-Ahmedabad pro- The RBI in April 2018 put consultative,” the statement Also, most of its domestic Sebi exemptions waiving the over 73 per cent during this plummeted 40.48 per cent after ing which is expected to pro- fessor Abhiman Das; Ispirit out a circular requiring that all said adding Goyal assured airport slots have been given open offer requirement, which time, wiping out 1,253.5 State Bank of India-led con- vide a dovish,” Vinod Nair, Foundation founder Sharad “data relating to payment sys- them that each and every con- away to other airlines by the can be worked out better under crore from its market valua- sortium of lenders Monday Head of Research, Geojit Sharma and Dvara Trust chair- tems” are “stored in a system cern of the industry will be government and so are some of the bankruptcy laws. tion, on the BSE. decided to send the grounded Financial Services, said. person Bindu Ananth. only in India” within six months. addressed.  !  !H  N!  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It is normal for students to putation is more of a necessity than Technology, Delhi-NCR and Manav candidates should have a BTech or BSc get bogged down with vexing ques- merely a choice. Rachna University (MRU) that have degree in computer science as well as tions as to which course to choose and The NASSCOM predicts that started offering these courses from should be thorough with program- how to build a lasting career. Here is nearly 65 per cent of four million jobs  6122)241 this new academic year. ming languages such as Perl, Java, and  $!! some help. in IT are going to change over the next The mightiest of tech advance- Python. An equivalent degree or cer- For those coming from a Science five years. With it, skills and talent in 727*6271 ments are born out of small bit-sized tification in business analytics, data  234256 background, there are a myriad of demand will also change. 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t this moment, I have to say start well, either bowling or batting, eight wins in the last ten ODIs. Shakib Al Hasan is the most most of the time those teams win — They’ve beaten them in the West Ain-form all-rounder in the we’ve seen that at this World Cup. We Indies, in Ireland and in Bangladesh world. started well with the ball by getting as well. If you keep beating any team He is in very good touch with his ❝ Chris Gayle out early and that was consistently then it's really, really 1;  bowling and his batting has been bril- 6C22C2) important. When West Indies scored confidence-boosting. liant at this ICC Men’s Cricket World 300+, I heard from quite a few peo- When they were set 320, the boys Cup. 122169 - ple saying ‘Bangladesh will lose this would have still felt they were going He made another century in the game’. But I told them just wait and to win the game because they know win over the West Indies, his second 5 5 926 1# see. I know the ground at Taunton, they can do it against the West Indies. of this tournament with two other I’ve played over there, and on a wick- Importantly, their chances of reach- half-centuries. 6271 12 et which wasn’t seaming they had a ing the semi-finals are still alive. Each He is the number one all-rounder chance. It was a batter’s wicket and at and every game is so important in the ICC rankings as well and he is 62 11673  1 Taunton, 320 isn’t an easy target but because if you lose one now, it will be in tremendous form. In fact, I have )24 -52# it isn’t that hard either. really difficult to go through. never seen him play like this — the They started well with the bat and This one was crucial and the consistency he is showing is incred- 6C25 24 then Shakib and Liton Das did bril- game against Australia at Trent Bridge ible. I have played with him many liantly to put on that 189-run partner- on Thursday is the same but this con- times over the years but this is the 3 66  ship and see them over the line. fidence will help them and carry over best form of his career.  217C2)62 It’s really difficult coming into the to that clash. They will believe they 
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Bangladesh against the West Indies 2)1-6 1 tournament, so Liton Das was defi- ing really good cricket.      because they are a very, very good nitely under pressure. When a new Bangladesh reached the quarter-

side — they’ve played really good 162-21*7) player comes to play in a big game, in finals at the 2015 World Cup and then cricket in this World Cup. a big tournament, with this type of the semi-finals at the ICC Champions For Bangladesh it was a crucial 7*6 1)22)❝ atmosphere, it is really tough. Trophy in 2017 — they’ve done real- game because if they lost or even it It was a pressure moment and he ly well at recent big tournaments — rained, then they wouldn’t have had coped very nicely. He showed what he but I honestly believe they are play- a great chance to go through to the can do as a player and it's exciting for ing even better than that at the semi-finals. Bangladeshi cricket. Bangladesh had moment. It’s really, really important to start confidence from their recent record  -2#   ?G quickly, especially in England. If you   5  +(       against the West Indies, which is now 33AH1I $    . C/% (     6   4  @8   7 doubted they could overhaul the West Indies' total 6     ) B of 321-8. hakib Al Hasan admitted his match-winning 124 In the end they reached the target with 8.3 overs Sin Bangladesh’s victory over the West Indies to spare thanks to Shakib and Das. ranked as one of the best moments of his career. “At the end of the first innings in the dressing Shakib’s majestic display paved the way for room no one felt that this was tough. Everyone was Bangladesh to record the second highest run chase comfortable and was chilling,” he said. in World Cup history as they reached 322-3 at “It gave a lot of confidence in the dressing room Taunton on Monday. and belief that we could chase that run. Once we start- Hitting 16 fours in his unbeaten 99-ball innings, ed batting, I think the way the openers started their Shakib was well supported by Liton Das, who innings, everyone in the dressing room felt good and scored 94 from 69 balls in his first World Cup appear- comfortable and relaxed. ance. “That helped us a lot. So at no point of time we The pair’s unbroken stand of 189 was the second had to panic.” Shakib has now scored two centuries highest for the fourth wicket in in this World Cup after hitting 121 against England. World Cup history. In the course of the West Indies match he became It was a memorable just the second player to score day for Shakib, who 6,000 career ODI runs for rated both his perfor- the Tigers. mance and his team's His heroics have among the greatest he kept Bangladesh in has experienced. with a chance of mak- “It’s obviously ing the semi-finals 6 #    +  )      6      one of the best, and Shakib hopes because the way we there are more chased that run, the golden moments -     way I paced the to come. innings, I was never in a “I don’t know if rush. I didn’t have to this is the best I have   7 sent moment, but it’s not impos- play too many shots been batting or not, sible. We have to play every game from a good but so far it’s going well ason Holder says the West here now as a final,” Holder said. ball,” he told and fingers crossed,    +  ? //       P  JIndies face a tough task to “We’ve got to win every game reporters. hope it continues,”  !          reach the World Cup semi-finals left to give ourselves a really good “I had to he said. after their dismal seven-wicket chance.” be patient.   7 6 defeat against Bangladesh on New Zealand and India, both And I was Monday. in fine form, are the West Indies’ patient ustralia concede they’re still Holder’s side fell victim to the next two opponents and they enough to Auncertain of their best side for second highest run chase in World must beat both to remain in con- put the bad the remainder of the World Cup, Cup history as Bangladesh tention. ball away. despite losing just one of the open- 32P)21 55 reached 322-3 with 8.3 overs to “If we want to go through into "I think ing five matches of their title defence. spare at Taunton. the semi-finals we’ve got to beat every time But assistant coach Brad Haddin ) 7* 4 It was a bitter pill to swallow the best teams,” Holder said. I did that believes their flexibility could be a 3637)91 for Holder after they had posted “We’ve got to back ourselves quite well. trump card for the crunch matches a solid 321-8, only to implode with and be more clinical with the ball. And it's one to come. -21*7)1# a combination of woeful fielding “A few top edges didn’t go our of the key With a loss to India marking and sloppy bowling. way, but we didn’t help ourselves things in my their only blip so far, the Aussies find 52)  The West Indies have lost as well. batting in this themselves in the unusual spot of sit- 627)20 three of their five matches and, “We’ve also got to score more chase.” Only Ireland’s ting on top of the World Cup stand- with four games left, captain runs because we haven’t got a bats- 329-7 against ings yet openly admitting there are 32P551) Holder conceded there is only a man with a hundred yet. England in 2011 question marks hanging over sever- slim chance they can make the “I thought with the pitch stands as a bigger al crucial positions. 42)14  semi-finals in the 10-team tour- dimensions we could have got World Cup run chase. An injury to key man Marcus 3662 nament. 365-375 but we were well short, 40 But Shakib insist- Stoinis shapes as their biggest “It’s looking tough at this pre- or 50 runs.” ed Bangladesh never headache, with the allrounder set to 74  71)2 test out his troublesome left side in Nottingham this week ahead of 5 92436   7 6 well.” Thursday's clash with Bangladesh. 7)-21U . 1/# With selectors keen to give "At the moment, we're still try- njured allrounder Marcus  2  Stoinis every chance to return to ing to find that best XI," Haddin IStoinis returned to the bowling full fitness, they took a risk for the said. crease on Monday at Trent Bridge matches against Pakistan and Sri "We're still trying to find what as he aims to prove he can still play Lanka by picking a side with just works best for us. Come later in the the perfect rhythm for our game, a part in Australia's World Cup four frontline bowlers along with tournament, we'll start to under- which is a dangerous sign." campaign. 
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