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Printed at . Chennai . Coimbatore . Bengaluru . Hyderabad . Madurai . Noida . Visakhapatnam . Thiruvananthapuram . Kochi . Vijayawada . Mangaluru . Tiruchirapalli . Kolkata . Hubballi . Mohali . Malappuram . Mumbai . Tirupati . lucknow . cuttack . patna NEARBY Taliban won battles, we Sidhu may captain Congress in Punjab Amarinder says after meeting @capt_amarin he will abide by derji. I am happy that many will win the war: Ghani things which are being dis Sonia’s decision cussed outside have proved to be completely baseless Focused on political solution, says Afghanistan President VIKAS VASUDEVA and Captain Sahib has again No CET, DU admissions CHANDIGARH reiterated his important to begin on Aug. 2 Suhasini Haidar The decks seem to have been statement.. In which he has NEW DELHI TASHKENT New quad cleared for the appointment said that whatever decision Delhi University on Saturday The Afghan national forces of former Punjab Minister will be taken by honourable announced that registration will prevail over Taliban mil group to focus Navjot Singh Sidhu as presi Congress president regard for its undergraduate courses itants who are making ad dent of the Pradesh Con ing the post of Punjab presi will begin from August 2. on connectivity Admissions to undergraduate vances on towns and border gress Committee after Har On the front foot: Navjot Singh Sidhu leaving for Amritsar dent, that decision will be courses will be based on merit checkposts, Afghanistan The U.S., Afghanistan, ish Rawat, All India Congress from his residence in Patiala on Saturday. * PTI acceptable to him, I will res and not Central Universities President Ashraf Ghani has Pakistan and Uzbekistan Committee’s State incharge, pect it.” Common Entrance Test as said, conceding, however, have agreed in principle to held a meeting on Saturday Gandhi. Amid the power Chandigarh from Delhi to “#Thankyou_Captain for speculated earlier. that the Taliban had won establish a new quadrilat with Chief Minister Amarin tussle between Capt. Singh meet them and settle the your great statement,” he CITY Ī PAGE 3 some battles thus far. eral diplomatic platform der Singh, who said he and Mr. Sidhu ahead of the “differences”. added. DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD In an interview, shortly af focused on enhancing would abide by the decision 2022 Assembly election in Mr. Rawat tweeted , “I CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 Hold fresh U.P. local ter a fiery speech accusing regional connectivity, the of party president Sonia the State, Mr. Rawat flew to have just returned to Delhi Ī polls, demands Priyanka Pakistan of failing to prevent Biden administration has LUCKNOW “jihadi” fighters from cross said. Ī Page 9 Congress general secretary ing the border and for not DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on pushing the Taliban hard Uttar Pradesh cancels SC with people to protect Saturday demanded that enough on talks, Mr. Ghani at a political settlement in U.K. was prepared to engage fresh elections be conducted said he would keep dialogue Afghanistan. with the Taliban if it came to in those block pramukh seats open with Islamabad and The President stressed power in Afghanistan, he annual Kanwar Yatra civil liberties: CJI Ramana which witnessed violence, continue the intraAfghan that he would want to avoid said, “No, no, I don’t. We and alleged that candidates negotiations with the Tali the fate of countries such as have an engagement.” SC had frowned upon govt.’s nod for it Justice Chandrachud flags intolerance had been intimidated. She ban in Doha. “Algeria, Iraq, Syria, Leba met two women who had “Winning battles is not non and Yemen” that conti ‘India a true partner’ Special Correspondent Krishnadas Rajagopal been assaulted during the winning the war. They [the nued to see strife. Mr. Ghani emphatically de LUCKNOW NEW DELHI nomination process. Taliban] have won battles. As a result, after several nied having asked India for The Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Chief Justice of India (CJI) NEWS Ī PAGE 6 But they are going to lose the changes in its plans, an Af military assistance in the Pradesh has been cancelled, N.V. Ramana on Saturday as DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD war, and we are deter ghan delegation, led by High face of the Taliban’s advanc the State government said serted that the Supreme BJP expels former mined,” Mr. Ghani said, Council chief Abdullah Ab es. India was a “true partn on Saturday. The announce Court would stand by the Rajasthan Minister when asked about recent Ta dullah, travelled to Doha on er” in Afghanistan’s develop ment comes days after the people to protect their civil JAIPUR liban gains, particularly on Saturday to begin “highle ment, he said. Supreme Court took suo mo- liberties, while Justice D.Y. The BJP on Saturday expelled tu the border with Pakistan at vel” talks with Taliban lead “This [defeating Taliban] cognisance of the State’s The annual Kanwar Yatra Chandrachud cautioned former Rajasthan Minister the Spin BoldakChaman ers in an effort facilitated by is our job. The period of in move to allow the yatra. was scheduled to start on that any semblance of ma Rohitash Sharma from the crossing, where Indian pho the Qatar government and ternational engagement, or “On the appeal of the go July 25. * FILE PHOTO joritarian tendencies or Chief Justice N.V. Ramana party for six years. The BJP tojournalist Danish Siddiqui other countries to restart use of force in Afghanistan is vernment, the Kanwar clampdown on civil or reli had recently issued a was killed on Thursday. the stalled intraAfghan over,” he told The Hindu Sanghs cancelled the yatra,” The court had said it gious freedoms would upset may not only originate from show-cause notice to Mr. Mr. Ghani, who condoled dialogue. during his visit to Dushanbe said Navneet Sehgal, Addi could not allow the U.P. go a sacred promise made to those who are tasked to gov Sharma for speaking out the death, said there might Asked if he felt aban to attend the Central and tional Chief Secretary, Infor vernment “to hold the phys the ancestors who accepted ern but also originate in the against the State leadership. be a need to “rebalance” the doned by the West, after the South Asia connectivity con mation. The government ical Kanwar Yatra in view of India as their Constitutional intolerance of persons in so NORTH & EAST Ī PAGE 5 DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD situation to win the war mil abrupt U.S. pullout and af ference on Friday. earlier said it was going COVID19”. Republic. ciety as well”. MAGAZINE Ī 8 PAGES itarily but the larger goal of ter comments by the British ahead with a pareddown The judge observed that CLASSIFIEDS Ī PAGES 4 his government was to arrive Defence Secretary that the INTERVIEW Ī PAGE 7 “symbolic” version. CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 6 the “danger to our freedoms CONTINUED ON Ī PAGE 6 Sharad Pawar meets PM, submits letter ‘Delta variant

Special Correspondent ion Ministry of Cooperation, has raised questions, two found in most New Delhi which is headed by Union days ahead of the monsoon NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Home Minister Amit Shah. session of Parliament. There COVID cases Saturday had an over 50mi “Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sha are reports of a strain in the nute meeting with Prime Mi rad Pawar met PM Narendra Maha Vikas Aghadi govern in the Capital’ nister Narendra Modi. He al Modi,” the PMO tweeted ment in Maharashtra. so wrote to Mr. Modi on the with a photo of the meeting. Nikhil M Babu New Delhi problems with the new Un The timing of the meeting DETAILS ON Ī PAGE 6 Over 88% of 92 samples from Delhi, for which ge nome sequencing was done in June, had the Delta var iant of COVID19. In May, out of 745 samples, 83.4% were found to have the Del ta variant, which was first found in India, according to Delhi government data shared with The Hindu. The Delta variant be came dominant in April (55% of 1,967 samples) when the city witnessed a deadly second wave and the daily new cases were re ported as high as 28,000. Also, the percentage of Alpha variant of the virus, first found in the U.K. and a dominant strain in the city earlier, fell from 47.4% in March to just 3.3% in June. “The Delta variant is the dominant strain of the virus in Delhi at this moment. It has seen a steady rise in the past few months. Also, till now, there is no Delta Plus variant of the virus reported here,” a Delhi government official said. Results of more samples from June are awaited, the official said. The data is based on ge nome sequencing of COVID positive blood samples from Delhi by the National Centre for Disease Control. “The data show that the second wave in Delhi was in a way due to the Delta var iant. This variant is highly infectious and that’s why Delhi registered a sudden spike in cases,” said Jugal Kishore, head of Communi ty Medicine Department, Safdarjung Hospital. He said a similar trend was ob served in several other States as well. “Now the percentage of Delta variant may fall and another variant could be come dominant. That is what happens during pan demics,” Dr. Kishore said. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. Don't forget to join backup channel @Thehindu000 A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Ashok Kumar The abandoned building of district GURUGRAM civil hospital in Old City, (below) CT Terminal 2 to reopen on July 22 t has been more than two years scan and MRI facility is still being run at the building. * MANOJ KUMAR since the local health depart DIAL expects to process around 25,000 passengers daily Iment abandoned the dilapidat ed district civil hospital building in Special Correspondent Old City in April 2019, but the wait NEW DELHI for the proposed 500bed hospital Delhi International Airport could be longer. Limited (DIAL) on Saturday “It will take at least three years to said flight operations at In complete the building after the con dira Gandhi International struction starts. At present, the de Airport’s Terminal 2 will re signs for the proposed building are commence from July 22. being prepared by the architecture Flight operations from T2 department. The designs would were suspended on May 18 then be sent to our client, the following a significant drop Health Department, for final appro in domestic air traffic. val before the rough budget esti mates are prepared and cleared by surgeries, Ayush OPD, and round Gradual rise the government,” said Sandeep theclock maternity services,” said The decision to resume op Flight operations from Terminal 2 were suspended on May 18

Singh, executive engineer, Guru Dr. Rathee. erations was taken after the following a significant drop in domestic air traffic. * FILE PHOTO gram, Public Works Department airport started witnessing (Buildings & Roads). Hospital burdened gradual rise in passenger GoAir and 16 for IndiGo, will the terminal. DIAL will en The hospital infrastructure, which footfall post relaxation in be open. courage passengers to wear Land dispute was not enough for the preCOVID lockdown and travel norms The first plane to take off face masks and maintain so Manoj Bhardwaj, junior engineer, daily load of patients, has been by various States since June. will be a Kolkatabound In cial distance while at the air Civil Hospital, blamed the delay on further burdened due to the pan Services will initially start digo flight, which will de port,” said Videh Kumar Jai the dispute over the fouracre land demic outbreak. “We now run a with around 200 air traffic part at 3 a.m. puriar, CEO, DIAL. of a government school adjoining roundtheclock flu OPD, COVID movements (100 depar Arrangements have been the hospital building. laboratory and also carry out CO tures and 100 arrivals) per Safety measures made for thermal scanning. “Initially, the Health Department Fate of hospital VID sampling as an added job. day and increase to around DIAL said it has taken sever To avoid close contact and had proposed to encompass the ad Though the number of paramedical 280 by the end of August. al safety measures to con crowding at the checkin joining school land for the hospital staff, lab technicians and nurses has Operations will resume tain the spread of COVID19 counters, passengers are project. The Public Works Depart gone up, the number of doctors re with IndiGo’s 20002999 se and ensure the safety of encouraged to use eboard ment prepared a design for the new mains the same,” said Dr. Rathee. ries flights and GoAir. passengers without “com ing facility, and the security hospital premises spread across project hangs Though the hospital has been Around 25,000 passenger promising their comfort hold area has been expand nine acres, including 5.73acre land shifted to a new building, CT scan footfall per day are expect and experience”. ed for adequate seating ar of the existing old hospital, but the and MRI facility through public ed in the initial phase. “Teams have worked rangements and enhanced Education Department refused to private mode continues to run from About 27 counters, 11 for roundtheclock to sanitise retail options. part with the entire land parcel,” the old building forcing patients to said Mr. Bhardwaj. in the balance run between the two buildings lo The matter was finally resolved Gurugram residents suffer due to lack of cated at a distance of around 30 and the government recently gave minutes. New NMRC timings from tomorrow inprinciple approval to use the adequate health facilities, especially during the Waiting in the OPD service queue twoacre school land for the project at Sector10 hospital, Ramesh Metro services will be available between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m and the PWD was directed to pre ongoing pandemic, as the proposed govt. Kaushik, a resident of Patel Nagar, pare the designs. hospital is yet to see the light of day grumbled that Gurugram was a Staff Reporter peak hours – 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. turday and Sunday,” said Ri In another twist to the tale, the medical hub with worldclass NEW DELHI and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and at tu Maheshwari, NMRC ma Civil Surgeon again wrote to Direc Health Standards (IPHS) guidelines er because of lack of adequate health facilities and fancy hospitals, The Noida Metro Rail Corpo intervals of 15 minutes dur naging director. tor General, Health Services on July which say that a minimum of 16 health facilities, especially during but a large section of its population, ration (NMRC) on Saturday ing nonpeak hours. Officials stated that the 2 this year to try and encompass the acre of land is required for a 500 the ongoing pandemic. Maneesh including migrants, could not afford announced a revised sche NoidaGreater Noida Aqua entire fouracre land belonging to bedded hospital. Rathee, Deputy Civil Surgeon at Ci the expensive treatment and suf dule of operations and said Curfew timings Line was seeing an increase the government school for the hos “It is almost impossible to get 16 vil Hospital, Sector10, said the 200 fered due to lack of good quality services will be available bet “The NMRC has decided to in ridership since resump pital project. If this is cleared, the acre land at the present location. So bedded hospital running from the health facilities in government set ween 6 a.m. and 10 p.m from reschedule its metro train tion of services on June 9. PWD will have to work on the pro we have decided to go vertical. With old building was shifted to the pre ups. “Not just that the Sector10 July 19. Metro services will services as night curfew tim The highest ridership re ject ab initio, further delaying it. regard to relaxations from IPHS gui sent building, which earlier housed hospital is not centrally located un continue to remain suspend ing in Uttar Pradesh has corded was on July 12 when But the dispute with the Educa delines, it is the responsibility of the a mother and child care unit, as a like the old civil hospital, the physi ed on weekends due to im been revised to 10 p.m.6 9,489 passengers travelled tion Department over the land is Health Department,” said Mr. stopgap arrangement. “Our doc cal infrastructure and manpower, position of a partial curfew a.m. against the earlier 8 on the corridor. not the only hurdle. The Health De Singh. tors attend to 1,7001,800 OPD pa too, are far from adequate at this in Gautam Buddha Nagar. p.m.7 a.m. As weekend cur According to NMRC data, partment may also need to seek re Even as the fate of the project tients daily across a dozen depart hospital to cater to the growing pop NMRC officials said trains few is in effect in Gautam 8,895 commuters travelled laxations from the Indian Public hangs in balance, the residents suff ments, besides the routine ulation,” he said. will be available at an inter Buddha Nagar, train services on the corridor on July 16, val of 10 minutes during will not be available on Sa and 7,675 on July 9.

OBITUARY & Capital likely to receive rain today Python rescued near REMEMBRANCE Special Correspondent ers for two consecutive for July 18 reads “generally NEW DELHI days, the temperature start cloudy sky with moderate Saket metro station DEATH Monsoon activity over the ed rising . On Saturday, the rain/thundershowers. Hea Capital is likely to resume on maximum temperature was vy rain is likely at isolated NGO also rescues monitor lizard July 18. After receiving show 38.8° Celsius. The forecast places in afternoon/evening. Special Correspondent NEW DELHI A sixfootlong python was rescued by Wildlife SOS af ter it was spotted crossing the busy road near Saket metro station and brought the busy area to a halt. Wildlife SOS 24x7 said after receiving a call on its emergency helpline num The reptile was spotted ber, a team of two rescuers crossing the busy road near from the NGO was dis the metro station. patched to the location. * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT BIRTH CENTENARY Equipped with neces sary equipment, the team Kartick Satyanarayan, carefully transferred the CEO and cofounder of python into a snake bag, Wildlife SOS, said, “We are much to the relief of the thankful to the DMRC onlookers. authorities for considering The NGO also rescued a the wellbeing of the rep monitor lizard from the tile and contacting our tracks at Shastri Park me team. Monitor lizards are tro depot. It took nearly 20 nonvenomous but can minutes for the Wildlife bite or even use their SOS rescuers to safely strong claws in retaliation transfer the monitor lizard if threatened or pro into a transport carrier. voked.”

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Man held for selling salt under noted brand name NEW DELHI A 33yearold man has been arrested for allegedly running a salt factory and packaging it in counterfeit packets of a noted brand, in Outer North Delhi’s Barwala. DCP (Outer North) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said the accused has been identified as Mahesh alias Tony, a resident of Barwala. “The packing was so intelligently printed that if the customer scanned the QR code printed on the duplicate packing, it would lead to the brand’s genuine website,” he said.

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Timings Release funds DELHI Sisodia asks Baijal not to SUNDAY, JUL. 18 No common entrance test, DU for 12 colleges, RISE 05:36 SET 19:20 take decisions in matters RISE 13:28 SET 00:16 DUTA writes MONDAY, JUL. 19 RISE 05:36 SET 19:20 falling under govt. ambit admissions to begin on Aug. 2 to Kejriwal RISE 14:34 SET 00:53 TUESDAY, JUL. 20 Staff Reporter RISE 05:37 SET 19:19 Applicants under ECA, sports quota can upload certificates from last four years Stop meeting officials, he tells LG NEW DELHI RISE 15:43 SET 01:36 Shinjini Ghosh that students were not able The Delhi University Staff Reporter chance for Mr. Baijal to take NEW DELHI to participate in events. So, Teachers’ Association New Delhi a stand. He said in the fu Delhi University on Saturday this year, they will be given (DUTA) on Saturday wrote Deputy Chief Minister Man ture, people will remember announced that registration the option to select the three to Chief Minister Arvind ish Sisodia on Saturday him as someone who took a process for its undergrad best certificates from the last Kejriwal urging the go wrote to LieutenantGover stand “against the BJP” and uate courses will begin from four years.” vernment to release re nor Anil Baijal, saying it has protected democracy. August 2 while that of post “The admission process quired funds for the 12 DU come to his notice that for graduate courses will com will be online, and no stu colleges that are fully the past many months, the ‘Murder of democracy’ mence from July 26. dent has to visit any centre funded by the latter has been giving direc “I want to request you with Senior university officials or college for any purpose. government. tions to government offi respect to please stop tak said admissions to the UG There will be a dedicated In the letter to Mr. Kejri cials on matters, which are ing decisions on matters, courses will be based on me portal for admissions that wal, DUTA said the grants under the ambit of the Delhi which are under the ambit rit and not Central Universi will have details about all released last year for the government, without con of the elected government ties Common Entrance Test colleges, courses and fee 12 colleges were sulting with the Ministers. of Delhi. Please stop calling as speculated earlier. Students at Delhi University’s School of Open Learning on structures. The idea is to in insufficient. He also urged the LG to meetings with officials on Saturday. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA tegrate everything to assist “Owing to that, the first not take any decisions on these matters and giving Cutoffs in September students. The admission quarterly GrantsinAid re subjects falling under the them orders. These meet The cutoffs are expected to August 21, the same as the years, instead of three years, committee has taken a con leased in April 2021 was Delhi government’s ambit. ings and the decisions being be out by early September, postgraduate schedule. The as a special measure during scious call to not change any just about enough to cover “It has also come to my taken in these meeting are officials said. last date of registration to UG the pandemic, they said. eligibility criteria or the fee salaries up to May. Some notice that you have been not just unconstitutional, P.C. Joshi, the acting Vice courses will be August 31, Rajeev Gupta, Chairper structure,” he added. colleges, owing to a grea issuing directions to offi but against the orders of the Chancellor of DU, said: “We Mr. Joshi added. son of DU Admissions, said: Senior officials said webi ter gap, could not release 0 cials in meetings about mat Supreme Court,” the letter had an intensive meeting “All trialbased admissions nars and tutorial videos will full salaries for May. Most DISCLAIMER: Readers are requested to ters that fall under the am read. Mr. Sisodia also with our admissions com 65,000 seats for sports and ECA [Extra be released by DU to facili colleges do not have funds verify and make appropriate enquiries to satisfy themselves about the veracity of bit of the elected termed it as a “murder of mittee and came up with the Around 20,000 PG seats and Curricular Activities] will be tate students in the registra for the salaries of June. an advertisement before responding to any published in this newspaper. THG government of Delhi. Also, democracy”. dates for admissions. The 65,000 UG seats are on offer based on certificates. The tion process. Mr. Joshi said, Any delay in the release of PUBLISHING PVT LTD., the Publisher & Owner of this newspaper, does not vouch officials from LG office “Whatever political pres process, like last year, will be at the university this year, only modification this year is “We will ensure that the ad the second installment of for the authenticity of any advertisement or advertiser or for any of the advertiser’s pressure governement offi sure you may have, being completely online.” said officials. that students will be able to mission process is smooth GrantsinAid to the 12 col products and/or services. In no event can the Owner, Publisher, Printer, Editor, Dir- cials for implementing on the post of LG, you Mr. Joshi announced that Applicants interested in upload certificates from the and hasslefree. My advice to leges will create a crisis for ector/s, Employees of this newspaper/ company be held responsible/liable in those decisions,” Mr. Siso should do only what streng the registration process for applying under the ECA and last four years instead of students is to not be anxious the employees of these any manner whatsoever for any claims and/or damages for advertisements in dia wrote. thens democracy,” the let M.Phil and Ph.D courses will Sports quota can upload cer three years. Due to the pan as we are here to facilitate colleges,” DUTA president this newspaper. Mr. Sisodia said it is a ter said. begin on July 26 and end on tificates from the last four demic, it might be possible their easy admissions.” Rajib Ray said in the letter. Over 7,000 CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ‘Legal action Vaccine stock to last less families got A bright star taken against ownership Gambhir, his than a day, says Delhi govt. rights: Puri foundation’ City sees 59 new COVID cases, 4 deaths Staff Reporter Press Trust of India Press Trust of India New Delhi New Delhi new delhi The number of COVID19 A total of 7,329 families have The Delhi Drugs Control vaccine doses administered been conferred ownership Department (DDCD) has daily in the city is still less rights while over 4.1 lakh pe told the High Court that it than before due to another ople have registered till date has launched prosecution shortage, as per Delhi go for the PMUnauthorised against Gautam Gambhir, vernment data. Colony in Delhi Awas Adhi his foundation, and AAP The vaccine stock will last kar Yojna (PMUDAY), Un MLAs Imran Hussain and for only less than a day, as Vaccination under way at ion Minister for Housing Praveen Kumar, before a per a vaccination bulletin Dhaka village on Saturday. and Urban Affairs Hardeep court for allegedly illegally released by the Delhi go * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Puri said on Saturday. stocking and distributing vernment on Saturday. The PMUDAY was launched COVID19 drugs. city has faced a similar situa doses of Covishield and on October 29, 2019, to con Based on inquires made tion on Monday and a day la 2,20,000 of Covaxin, as per fer ownership rights to resi by the investigating team, ter. The Health Minister had the data. dents of 1,731 unauthorised a prosecution in the court said 500 vaccination The Capital reported 59 colonies in Delhi. A total of of law was launched centres were shut due to new COVID cases and four 4,19,485 people have regis against the foundation, its shortage in the city. deaths in past 24 hours. The tered under PMUDAY, Mr. trustees and CEO on July 8 Only 87,249 doses of vac total number of cases stands Puri tweeted. He also for “contravening the pro cine were administered in at 14,35,478 while fatalities shared a DDAvideo that of Journalists light candles to pay tribute to Pulitzer prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui in New Delhi on Saturday. visions of Section 18(c) the city on Friday compared at 25,027. fered a stepbystep expla The Reuters photographer was killed on Friday while he was covering a clash between Afghan forces and the Taliban near a read with Section 27(b)(ii) to 1,29,054 doses on Tues A total of 69,212 tests nation for people to register strategic Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing amid the continuing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. * AP of the Drugs and Cosmet day. On Saturday morning, were done in a day and that online. CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC ics Act, 1940”, the DDCD the city had only 47,000 RPR was 0.1%. said in a status report. Cricketerturnedpolitician and BJP leader Mr. Gamb hir is one of the trustees. From office desk to Olympic badminton court Section 18(c) prohibits manufacture, sale, distri Gautam Buddha Nagar District Magistrate Suhas L.Y. will be representing India in Tokyo bution of drugs without a licence; and Section 27(b) Anuj Kumar me. Being 6 feet 3 inches, he soorie, he maintains that (ii) makes sale, distribu Ghaziabad has the advantage of height badminton complements tion without valid licence “My reach in the court is my but I have my plans. When his work as an IAS officer. punishable with imprison strength,” says Suhas L.Y., you are playing in the Olym “It is like the more you ment for a term, not less Gautam Buddha Nagar Dis pics, you need to have an all chisel the pencil, the shar than three years but may trict Magistrate and para round game,” says the 5′ 10′′ per it will write. Mental and extend to five years and badminton player who is tall player. physical fitness is crucial with fine. going to represent India in for excellence in any field, the upcoming Tokyo Olym Started as a cricketer and sports provides that. As pics. “Reaching the shuttle Hailing from Hassan in Kar badminton requires skill is crucial in badminton. It is nataka, Suhas, who counts and thoughtful prepara as important as reaching as a champion player when ring partners,” he adds. his father as his inspiration, tion, my experience as an the spot as an administra he won back to back gold When asked whether his says he started as a cricke administrator also helps in tive officer,” chuckles Su medals in Asian Champion schedule becomes hectic, ter but soon fell in love with planning on the court, but I has, who has been consis ship2016 in Beijing and the the 2007batch IAS officer of badminton. would say badminton in tently performing in the Turkish Open in 2017. Uttar Pradesh cadre replies: “It is a social concern forms my daily job more international circuit. “I played at the Olympic “It is just like watching a that in our country sports than the other way round.” Describing the selection stadium court in 2017 when I movie after a tough day. The and studies could not be ta When COVID19 cases as a “huge honour and a won the silver at the Japan time spent in court helps ken together. So much so were on the rise during the dream come true”, Suhas Open. It has high air volume. me relax. Badminton is a that when someone excels first wave, Suhas was hand says he has “no words” to So the moment I got the call, skill sport and that doesn’t in both, it becomes news. picked by the U.P. Chief Mi express his joy. “As I am I shifted my preparation to require you to be on the As a society, we have bro nister for Noida as he liked ranked third in the world in Greater Noida stadium which court the whole day.” ken many glass ceilings and his performance as the dis the SL4 category, I was sure also has high air volume,” He counts topranked Lu I feel this is one waiting to trict magistrate of Prayagraj that I would be selected and says Suhas, who takes to the cas Mazur of France as his be smashed.” during the Kumbh Mela. Su was preparing every night,” court at 10 p.m. every night. biggest threat. “He has a bet Spotted by SAI coaches at has says he has tried to be says Suhas, who emerged “I have some strong spar ter winloss record against the IAS Academy in Mus “fair and transparent”. Retired justice Shabihul Husnain appointed as new DERC Chairman Govt. grants 10% discount on purchase of bus ticket via its app

Staff Reporter power sector in the last through Delhi government’s New Delhi decade. eticketing app will get a 10% Chief Minister Arvind Kejri discount on DTC and cluster wal on Saturday approved Jain on power supply buses, the government said. the appointment of retired “We are very confident that “Delhi Cabinet approves justice Shabihul Husnain as DERC will set new and signif the grant of 10% discount on the new Chairman of Delhi icant milestones under the the purchase of bus ticket Electricity Regulatory Com exemplary leadership of the through government’s etick mission (DERC). newly appointed Chairman. eting app. The app supports Mr. Kejriwal stressed the Delhi government is commit eticketing, estimated time of fact that the Delhi govern ted to provide sufficient and arrival (ETA) of buses and in ment is committed to provid reliable power supply in the formation about the nearest ing an uninterrupted power Capital region,” said Power available EV charging sta supply and there has been Minister Satyendar Jain. tion,” an official statement great improvement in the Also, tickets booked said.

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Seeks Bride CNB 8778514465/ Chennai seeking bride below 35 GOVT / QUASI GOVT family, seeks professional / Ct:9865216100 CANADA PROFESSOR 48, BE ME PhD 7200866346 yrs. Divorcees / Widow without businessman between 35 to 43 yrs, Rich, Own properties. Issueless Di- child also considered. CASTE NO RC SC 31/152 BE Good−looking Fair VANNAR 29 BE Software Engineer in Contact: 8667805712. Bangalore Seeks working Girl vorced sought good−looking Chris- BRAHMIN VISAGAM groom(29)B.Com(CA) BAR. PH: 6374244648. Slim Disciplined Settled Working HINDU VANNIAYAKULAKSHTRIYA Coimbat- tian born again, RC, Protestant un- Kowsikam, Logistics Manager. 6.2 for TN Govt. UPSC aspirant Di- ore F 25 / 163.5CM MBA from middle Preferably BE. Contact: 7598951763 married or divorced bride below 38 Lk pa. OwnHouse in Chennai BALIJA NAIDU 36yrs, Aswini, B.E, vorcee No children Preferring the GIRL,33 YRS. Fair, Grammani,Thiru- Class family, Brother studying in years without kid. All denomina- 9600126168 same Ct:7708487103, vathirai, B.com, MBA working. USA Seeks Software Engineer look- PGDM from IIM working in Central tions Welcome. Caste no bar. Visit- govt P.S.U in Hyderabad. Ct: [email protected] Seeks suitable groom. Con- ing for groom working / settled in COSMOPOLITAN ing India this week, Ct Parents in tact:75987 75261 USA from Same Community .Contact BRAHMIN, 40, ASSOCIATE Project Man- 9445412753 Chennai 9994418154 Whatsapp CANADA ager HCL Technologies Madurai, Mob−9566605164. 0016475737315 HINDU, MBBS, Indian Revenue Ser- DKV 32/173/73 B.E, Hastam, Manag- Seeks any Brahmin Girl, Ct: vice (IRS) Bride seeks Bridegroom. 9487851429 OWN TEXTILE Showroom (5 Floors) AGAMUDI MUDALIAR (Vellore), Elite er, Govt bank seeks bride from edu- Chennai, Padma Saliyar Chettiyar Caste / State No bar. Contact Family, 29/165, PG, Working HR in TAMIL BRAHMIN Iyer girl, B.E., cated family. 9940507235 HINDU NADAR 32, 6.3" software En- 8122063593 29/M.Sc. Monthly 1 Crore above MNC Seeks MS/ M.Tech Groom Vadamal Bharadwajam Thiruvadirai, gineer, Dubai onsite, 45 lakhs P.A. IYER,VADAMA, 40YEAR. Self Employed Rich. Seeks Bride. Chennai − 98845 9176780777 25 yrs / 165 cms / Suddha jathagam HIGH NETWORTH Individual Parsi Makaram-Avittam 2, well settled family Chartered Accountant. Right leg 10761 IAS / ALLIED SERVICES / Chennai, seeks Professionally Bachelor 40, Double Post Graduate seeks suitable Bride in same caste. slightly short. He can walk and Contact: 94438 60983, 94429 84922. TAMIL GIRL 28/172cm BE, LLB(IIT) qualified / Chartered Accountants from UK.Kind Hearted,Loving,Loyal. drive vehicle normally. Need suit- from same community. Subsect no able Bride. Call 9994934568 WE ARE looking for an allaince for IRS CUSTOMS 30yrs/156cms/fair beau- SSE in Railways seeks PQM Gud fami- Looking for a similar bride will- our only son, aged 25 yrs , resid- tiful from affluent family, di- ly Settled Caste no bar Ct: bar. Please send details and horo- ing to stay in Pune.Any religion HINDU, AGE:29, Kongu velalar scope to [email protected] IYER VADAMA Native Trichy 42, ing at Kudalasangam, height 6’1’’, vorcee looking for civil servants/ 8838052540 previously unmarried.Please reply Gounder Chadayam, Ragu Kethu dosam, be, doing petrol bunk business businessmen/doctors 9962441400 with picture to kindheart_81@ Lead Engineer, HCL, Chennai Well Fair, Emloyed in Chennai, Clean Habits, Only Son. 9791453205 / with income more than rs 25 lacs / yahoo.com settled in Coimbatore.Ct: 94875 annum, hindu, balija naidu. the HINDU NADAR 33 BE MS 180cm 6Lac TELUGU 71375 9962917322 MALAYALAM Monthly Working in Canada Seeks girl hail from decent, educated Suitable Groom KA.Raman Nadar NAIDU 26/154. State Govt ’B’ grade DOCTOR family with same or sub caste. con- ISAI VELLALAR 26,170cm, well set- 57YS TAMIL Iyer Bachelor Chennai tact − 94486 52563, mail id Architect- 40 years / 171cms height. 9380791999 officer. Works in CBE. Anusham. Healthy Elec. 40K Sks blw 51ys Working in Chennai. Hailing from a re- tled MNC 12L PA Seeks suitable −[email protected] Suddha jathakkam, Seeks employed 29YR SURGEON, MS, MCh (AIIMS,Del- Edu.Fair working Girl (s/w) CNB Pure Veg. Only. Widow Slight De- puted Thiyya family in North Kerala. groom from settled family in TN. fect Ok. Divorce pl. Excuse − Suitable proposals invited. Husband HINDU ADIDRAVIDAR Kongu Parayar 30 hi) ,5’11’’, intercaste (Vokkali- 9487132799 BE, M.Tech, Ph.D Seeks Educated CT: 8122347357. ga/ Vishwakarma) , seeks kannada/ 9840846524 YADAVA, TELUGU 32 yrs, 168 cm, expired in 2016. No kids. 9387222086, M.Tech 85K pm Chennai good net- [email protected] Profnl Groom. 8760883559/ tamil hindu doctor bride (MBBS,MD/ 8973345370. MS). Mb:8618607705. AGE 52, Central Govt. Job, Salary IYER ATHREYA Swathi 29/176 B. worth seeks qualified fair bride KAMMA NAIDU Telugu Girl 24/160 Rs.65,000/- p/m, Caste No Bar. 9677003920 B.Tech Fair and Good Looking em- E.,MBA., working in Chennai asAsst NAIR GIRL Revathi 27/153, BE Chen- Call : 9385827109 Manager Manipal Group of SC−AD BDS 25 /160 cm medium com- ployed in Chennai Seeks Alliance nai settled, employed, seeks Chen- Tech.,Salary 95k p.m. seeking suit- Lingayat 37Y Veg M.Sc, IT Job, nai settled Nair family. 9500012855 plexion seeks BDS/MBBS Chennai Same Community Boy Preferably Ca- ENGINEER reer Oriented in India. Send Bioda- HINDU,SC (AD), CNB. DOB: Dec 89. able girl.Pref. working in Bank/ Seeks Telugu/Kannada Lingayat/ FOR SALE based teetotaler groom Ph B.E., M.S (France). Working in Fran- ReputedFirms/ Co. Ct: 9487006058 9444301934 ta to [email protected] Brahmin Girl, 30-37 Y Ct: 8688230917. NAIR GIRL, Age : 37 Thiruvonam,Msc Airport AGM 36 5'10"Veg PKD Di- ce. Seeks French nationality girl/ Bioinformatics Currently working at a vorcee issueless int.caste Ezva-bramin Working in France or abroad/Doctor or HINDU IYENGAR 28 B.E. IT Analysts research Institute in Bangalore(Ready SC ARUNTHATHIYAR Thiruvathirai / NAIDU 29 / 170 cm,Fair Good Look- parents bank rtd unmarried unemploy- M.Arch in India. Interested Contact: at TCS Chennai. Salary 7 Lakhs P.A URDU to relocate). Seeks alliance from pro- Mithunam 09-09-85 MSc employed ing,MDS in SRMC,Seeks Suitable ed h'ble&lov'ble poor hindu veg girls 9444719042, 04142-289042 Seeks Educated Employed, Veg fessionally Qualified, well employed seeks suitable groom Ph:9150331377 Groom from Well Settled Family frm Cbe & Pkd sought. No demands, Bride. Caste No Bar. Email: SMU SYED Boy 34/162 MBA Working in boys. 9447913459. 9840391031 parents exprd cases accp'ble, s'ple or WE ARE looking for a BRAHMIN GIRL [email protected] or Call MNC Seek Religious Namazi Hijabi regd marr'ge preferred. Intstd or Any Veg. Caste Girl for our SON 98844 53335 Girl. No Demands. Ct: 9790703195 RC NADAR, M.A.,37/155cms, Railways, cont.9446552834 9400786834 MALAYALAM DOCTOR Hindu Ezhuva Girl ICF−Chennai. Seeks suitable Match. GROOMS WANTED ELITE (NAIDU) 22/M.E whose Qual: M. Com, 5ft 8" and Makayiram 27/154, MBBS, MD (Paedi- 7305411849/ [email protected] (own 4 Petrol Bunk Chennai) Rich fair. Mob: 8527903874 / 9539244401. Our Son 46 Yrs USA Working 2 Mas- SUNNI MUSLIM Urdu, New York em- atrics) Fair, Good Looking base in family Seeks Groom Ph −98845 10761 HINDI ters Engineering, Canadian Citizen, ployed, 35, 5’11" , engineer, Chennai settled in Mavelikara Ker- TAMIL IYER Ashtasahasram Haridha Seeks Brahmin Girl 35-38 Contact Columbia University alumnus, only ala Rich Educated family seeks al- MUDALIAR /PILLAI 5.1, 33yrs Fair, Gothram Ayilyam 31/180 Fair Hand- 9488761825 son of professional family, seeks liance. Tel: 7305329667/ MCA uper midle class setled Chen- BALIJA NAIDU 27/158 Fair BE/IT com- 1985/175CM. IT. 25 Lakhs PA. Chen- some B.Tech MS (USA) S/W Developer suitable bride. Contact : 9176251309. nai seeks profly qulfd Groom pany seeks suitable Groom from Edu- nai. Father Doctor. Seeks well edu- IBM Cloud Austin Texas invites TAMIL IYER Vadama Sandilyam 53yrs 8050010888 8925640261 cated/Decent Family. Mob 9600163283 cated bride. WhatsApp: 96290 12248 equally qualified USA employed Al- 168cms IT Professional Never Mar- NRI liance sub sect no bar. Whatsapp ried No Dependents Seeks Suitable SMU 31Y 6ft khula no issue B.E own 9176943590 Bride Kind Hearted Women.Ct: Busines 2L PM Chennai seeks Gud DOCTOR GROOM USMLE Passed match 9841003125 Looking Bride CT 9043572940/ from a decent family for a beauti- HINDU NADAR Boy, 28/185cm, Fair, 8056265940 ful, slim, charming girl to USA Handsome, B.E, MS (USA), Business THANKSGIVING Citizen and valued family. she is prefers Educated, Good looking, SENIOR EXECUTIVE/MNC Chennai 26,163 cm, cont:+1 (224)3340094/ Affluent family background Girl from 37/5.6 Divorcee seek Unmarried or +91 9444035849 MAY YOU be gifted with lifes same community. Ct: 94438 01558. Khula Namazi SMU Girl. 9962398590 biggest joys and never−ending bliss (LBSNAA). After all, you TAMIL MUDALIYAR, 29YRS 175cms, Father in- MUSLIM BOY 28/178cm, BE(ECE), yourself are a gift to earth, so to Business, Chennai. Family is af- MBA, proj mngr MNC. 24L P/A, well to you deserve the best. Happy birth- CSI CHRISTIAN Nadar Girl Fair, fluent. Looking for a compatible do family in Chennai.9445556810 day Priyanka Mam". by Gourav Tya- Good Looking, 03−04−1986 born / and well educated Affluent bride gi, 9050033097 152cm / M.Sc M.Phil, working as As- from any community. Ct : 99406 sistant Professor in a Reputed Wom- 44309 SMU PARENTS seek suitable alliance en’s College, Mount Road, Chennai. for son 30/ BE(CS) working in Ban- Both Parents Doctors (Private), glore. 8754583349/ nayeem48@ SENGUNTHA MUDALIAR BE(EEE) yahoo.com Suitable Alliance, Employed / Set- Age:31,Suddha Jhatakam Natchatram: tled in Chennai / With Clean Anusham, Rasi:Virutchigam, Project Habits from Same Community. Con- MARRIAGE BUREAU GENERAL tact: 9841182514 Engineer, Work:Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Salary:Two Lakhs. CT:94423-52011. MUSLIM ALLIANCE only. Married/ Un- RC CHRISTIAN 36yrs/167cms Software married. Best Rib matched. BUILDER REQUIRES @ Chennai : Sales Egr Unmarried Udayar Fair Good ISRO’S SCIENTIST, Hindu: SC−AD, 36 7200176211 & CRM − Min. 10 Years Exp. in looking. Seeks suitable unmarried years, M.tech, salary 1.2 LPM, Sud- Sales & Customer handling of Resi- groom. Ct:[email protected] hajathakam: Simmam−Magam, We ex- BRIDES & GROOMS WANTED dential Apartments. Accounts 9943084508 pect the bride from the appropri- Deptt. − B.Com with min. 2 Years ate horoscope, Trichy. CASTE NO Exp. In Tally. E−Mail− shiva0691@ BAR − 7418084180 / 9443158169 TAMIL gmail.com CHRISTIAN NADAR well settled family from Chennai seeks alliance for their elder Daughter 28/ 5.3 TAMIL, PILLAI, 33,176,fair hand- MEDICAL Height, MBA Looking for a God fear- some B.Tech, MBA from premier in- ing Groom, well settled family, stitute working in Mumbai, 15L per with Good job or Business. Ct: annum seeking a good−looking work- DOCTORS WANTED General Physici- 7811999777 ing girl from a well−to−do family an Anesthesiologist Duty Doctor emer- 9894352794 gency Physician.Contact:9994913702. CHRISTIAN GIRL 31years Engineering Graduate working in Chennai Wanted 38 Years, KONGU VELLALAR, M. Sc TECHNICAL an Engineering Graduate Groom from IT, UK 8 Years, Phone Contact: a decent literate family 9444325317 9384900519

Muslim Rowther 26 years M.Tech TAMIL TELUGU GOVT / QUASI GOVT PILLAI AGE 34, Qul:BE,MS, Bank Em- Working Bride Seeks Suitable Tamil ployee Divorce Any BC, Unmarried Speaking Groom. M.E and N.E Coun- HINDU SADHU Chetty, 27/174cm, BALIJA NAIDU Widow No encumbrance Bride Wanted Thanjavur Dist trys and Tamil Nadu 98428 98610. Kettai, Viruchigam, Fair, MBBS pre- well to do 51/ 5.7 seeks Eucated, GUPTA BOY, 5’6",1983 born Scien- 9443191812− sently Medical Practioner at reputed Well settled Telugu Widower / Di- tist in CSIR New Delhi,Group A CSI Nadar Girl 29 yrs/151cm/Doctor Hospital, preparing NEET PG Exam, vorcee. Ct: 8807703450 Gazetted officer,17LPA,7544884177, VISWAKARMA, 33 Yrs, B.Tech., MS, Lecturer in Clinical Anatamy@United Father employed at Central Govt. 9415900702 [email protected] Mirugashirisham, Rishabam, 18L per Kingdom. Seek Groom. Contact seeks Tamil Doctor Groom. Caste No annum seeks suitable bride. Con- COSMOPOLITAN 9443281191 Bar. Ct : 9443502210. tact: +91 8825530897 NAIR GIRL, age 46,US citizen, Phd, MALAYALAM Assistant Professor Chicago. Caste, ROMAN CATHOLIC Sozhia Vellala ASST. PROF. TULUVA VELLAL MUDALIAR HANDSOME BOY, 29Yrs 185cm.M.S in Tamil Girl 45 /158 /MBA / Good looking Girl 33 ( Uthirat- U.S.& Employed in U.S.A for 4Yrs, Language no bar. Alliance invited from tathy, Meenam, Ph.D(Physics) Fami- US settled boys. Contact 9895824803 Wheatish, Good Looking, Unmarried, Now working in Dubai last 9months Employed, Earning Handsome Salary ly Seeks Alliance from First & Un- RELIGION NO Bar. Alliance invited for Christian boy, 31/170cm, Management & well settled family.Star Hastham Seeks Suitable Groom Preferably married Bachelor Bridegroom Aged & BC.Seeks Educated Hindu Bride EDUCATIONAL PQM (DOCTOR/ Engineer/ Civil ser- Unmarried.Caste no bar.Contact 33 − 36 Yrs, Employed, Caste No professional, BTech, MBA, working in vices) for 1988 born, 5’3",MD,DM Govt. service, residing at Trivandrum. (Cast No Bar) for their only Arokiaya Mari 9840022828 between 7 Bar. CT: After 7 PM: 9940840760, Son.9840041041 Brahmin girl. Upper caste no bar. pm and 10 pm. 7550245659 Father Advocate, mother retired Go- BUSINESS OFFER 9872073702 vernment employee. Contact: 9495729510 SENGUNTHAR MUDALIAR, Chennai Na- GROOM NEEDED for G.Sai Jyoshna MBBS MD age 25 Christian Good Look- HINDU NADAR 30, M.E/ 164cm/ 1L/ tive, living in Mandaveli, Age 36, BUSINESS B.Tech M.B.A. DOB: 3/4/1991, Di- ing,Well Settled. Need Dr / BE any CTS/ Groom KA Raman Nadar/ 180cm, Magam, Simma Rasi, MBBS vorced, Contact: 9348633455 PG. 9360395175 epsibamsw14@ [email protected] / W− M.D. Pediatrician MRCP, working in gmail.com 9380791999 KERALA BASED Anglo−Indian boy set- a Prime Hospital Chennai seeks LOOKING FOR Financial Partners for DIVORCEE tled in chennai,MCA graduate,30 preferably Doctor Bride. Father is our Supply Chain and Super Market HINDU MUDALIAR Girl 37 Divorcee U.S.A (HINDU Nadar) 25 / B.Tech yrs,175 cm,working in MNC also Doctor, MRCP, FRCP. Ct: 044− Projects. Ct: 6381095123. FAIR/ MUDALIYAR Girl 30/162, 10th, seeks 40+/ Employed or Business in working US. 5 Lakh PM. Seeks US ct.:9042206638,9444985328. 24938959, 9445195689, Email: No issue, seeks suitable groom, India or Abroad Broks xcuse. Alliance 98845 10869 [email protected] caste no bar, Chennai only. 9940294583 FINANCE 9840353368 VANNIYAR PADAYACHI girl 27, M. MUDALIAR 38yrs High Status Inno- S(USA) Data Analyst 163cm picked INTERCASTE NAIR Boy 1st Marriage IMMDT FINANCE Against Properties, AP, WG Dist well Settled, Brahmin HINDU TAMIL Pallan / 44 / BE Comp cent divorcee govt 12LPA. Simple edu- / Works in Public Sector Bank up for H1B Visa, parents seeking Age35, PVT Bank Legal Manager. Own cated bride FC,BC,MBC. 8778934848 Projects, Business,Cheque. 34Yrs N. Pushyame / Slim Good look suitable groom. Ct: 9843017020/ House No Brokers Ct: 9840699500 8939740707 fair M.Sc.,- AU (Divorcee) Rq any seeks from the same caste equal age, Computer Engg. foreign deputa- 9585531773 Brahmin Good look Boy & Good Job / PILLAI/MUDALIAR, KARUNEEGAR, 30/ Good Package. Age Gap 4 Yrs, Direct tion employment delayed marriage proposal Ct. 9444752894, Chennai 178, NV, employed at BGL, 9 lakhs Contact: 8309610955 HINDU/SC-AD M.Com, M.Phil, 28 yrs p.a contact:9422310570,9443715310 /165 cms, Asst. Professor/Vellore, WELL SETTLED Menon Family in Chen- SOZHIA VELLALA 40/167 Uthratadi BE seeks groom from Hindu SC-AD family nai Seeking Alliance for their on- DOCTOR MBA empld SW Chennai Divorcee no only. Ct.9626047279. ly Son (Star Magam) 31 years old, HINDU SC Adidravidar, 33, MTech encumbrance seeks educated groom. BTech, MBA Employed in a MNC, also Civil Engineer, Thiruvonam Maga- RC CHRISTIAN, MBBS MS (OBG), Reput- pursuing an executive MBA from ram, Working in Dubai. Ph: 96003 Subsect no bar. 9283433069/ Tamil Mudaliyar,1987, Hastham,158/ ed School, College, 26 yrs, Fair, 9840329160 tier one B School, height 5.9 inch- 82674 Good looking, Affluent, lives in 56,PG, Wrkg in Govt.PSU, Divorced, es, Fair, Non Smoker. Alliance in- Chennai, Parents well educated, Fa- seeking same caste (unmarried/Wido- vited from Similar Families. Ph: 26, FAIR, M.S. in U.S. Working, Af- wer)Edu,PQM,good habits,<38yrs,sett- SENGUNTHAR / Pillai (CNB) 165cm ther own industry with 200 employ- 9840553400 36years B.E, Middle Class, Settled ees, Seeks doctors from God fear- fluent, seeks well settled groom. led in Coimbatore. BHP: 9092120222 CNB. 9489935653 Chennai, Seeking Good Family Bride ing family. WhatsApp Profile ˘ Ph: 8838909035 / WhatsApp − 7550065082 Mail ID : HINDU TAMIL Doctor 32/ 158 seeks 9952906501 [email protected] YADAVA: 25/V.FAIR, MBBS, MS, SRMC, Doctors/ Highly qualified/ decent NRI Chennai, Elite Family, Seeks well settled Business family groom DOCTOR 24 yrs fair, Tamil, Afflu- Groom− Doctor/ Business − upper caste age 33−36yr Ct: URDU MUDALIAR,1972/180CM UTHIRADA/ ent doctor parents ECFMG shortly 9443622400, 8925019776 9884202884 US WORKING smart Handsome Boy 30/ Makaram, M.E.,Ph.D, Asst Prof, Di- proceeding to USA for residency. SMU DAUGHTER, fair, 28 years, 6" Needs Good looking working vorcee seeks Divorcee/ Widow with- 9677026459 HINDU SC PR Kongu 1984 MBBS NADAR MBBS, DGO, 27yrs, Fair Bride 155cm, M.Phil., working. Parents bride based in USA 9840847736 out Child. Ct: 9840371485 DCH Doctor, working in Govt Hospital / Seeks Doctors Groom or Rich Oth- seek suitable, professionally qual- BALIJA NAIDU M.B.B.S Kettai, seeks suitable groom.CT:94436-80973 ers. Ph: 7338812126 ified and settled groom under 33 AGE 29 5’ 11 BE, MBA IT Profession- Viruchikam 23/165 fair good look- years with clean habits. al Seeks suitable Girl Pillai / Mu- ing girl, Kanchipuram seeks Doctor [email protected], 9884587114 37, SOFTWARE Eng, 5’5.5, Athletic, daliar Contact 9710515019 (or) Higher qualified from same USA (Illinois) seek bride. SMU , Divorce Girl M. E. 33/174,Na- caste Contact: 9443380196, [email protected] MUDALIAR PH.D 35,suddha Jathakam, 9442202555 mazi seeks pious divorce Groom, min graduate decent job, within Uthiradam, Rasi Danusu, Profession− HOD, 9.6L/annum, Chennai,expect ed- FAIR PRETTY Doctor girl 31/165 com- TN, with or without issue. 8939447800, [email protected] ucated or working bride with suit- pleting final MD Anesthesiology Au- VISWAKARMA 29/155 maham Ph.d scien- able horoscope, Caste no bar gust 2021. 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IN BRIEF Weather Watch ‘Kokapet auction drove away bidders’ Rainfall, temperature & air quality in select metros yesterday Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy asks government to call for fresh tenders

Special Correspondent there is some underhand promoter, “who is very close Hyderabad dealing,” he claimed. to the ruling dispensation”, Telangana Congress chief A. Mr. Reddy claimed only he alleged. Sabarimala temple opens for fiveday puja Revanth Reddy has claimed five companies participated Similarly, Raj Pushpa Pro PATHANAMATHITTA that the auction of Kokapet in the bidding and national perties Private Limited , Devotees have begun lands in Ranga Reddy district bidders had been threatened which bought 9.405 acres for trekking to Sabarimala after a of Telangana exposed how to not participate or else ₹428.14 crore belongs to the brief gap. The Lord Ayyappa those close to the govern they would face administra family of a Collector, he said, temple opened on Saturday ment had secured land tive problems, making the adding that the Collector’s for the five-day puja in the “cheaply”, driving away na bids financially unviable. “A son was also a director in the Malayalam month of tional bidders. Collector working in a dis company. Another 7.721 ‘karkadakam’. At a press conference here trict close to the twin cities acres was bought by the on Saturday, he questioned personally intervened to pre brother of a Telangana Rash BCs, SCs, STs get half of the huge variation of price Serious charges: Telangana Congress chief A. Revanth Reddy vent their participation.” tra Samithi MP. Chairperson posts in A.P. * for each acre of land in the at a press meet in Hyderabad on Saturday. G. RAMAKRISHNA Mr. Reddy claimedthe five Mr. Reddy further alleged GUNTUR same place. “One acre is sold companies that had bought that Varsity Education Man The Andhra Pradesh govern- at ₹60 crore but the majority with Prime Minister Naren vernment call for fresh ten the lands were close to those agement Private Limited ment has allocated 56% of Temperature Data: IMD, Pollution Data: CPCB, Map: INSAT/IMD (Taken at 18.00 Hrs) at ₹30 crore per acre. All dra Modi and Union Home ders, the base price as ₹60 in power, and the powerful bought 7.575 acres for the 135 nominated posts of Forecast for Sunday: Heavy/very heavy rainfall likely at isolated these plots have same quali Minister Amit Shah to inves crore per acre ( the highest ruling party leaders and ₹296.94 crore while Prestige Chairpersons of corporations places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Ut- to party leaders from the ty of roads abutting them. tigate the auction. I will also bid for an acre) under the their relations were known Estate Projects Limited tarakhand, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, sub-Himalayan West backward communities, the There can’t be such a huge provide them with all the evi “Swiss challenge method”. to all. He said Aqua Space bought 7.564 acres for Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Scheduled Castes and the variation,” he said, alleging dence. I want to see whether “This will ensure the govern Developers Private Limited , ₹285.92 crore. Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, central Maharashtra, coastal Scheduled Tribes and that “this itself exposes some the State BJP leaders take ment earns an additional which bought 17.684 acres at “Both these companies Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe minorities. Of 135 posts, 68 secret dealings”. this forward,” he said. ₹1,000 crore. If the CM ₹663.54 crore, belonged to are close to a senior Minis city rain max min city rain max min were given to women. “I will lodge a complaint He demanded that the go doesn’t respond, it means the sons of a top realty group ter,” he claimed. 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But it presents writing section to be started, Staff Reporter from Assam flew down and Bengaluru Hyderabad ...... 2....32.6....23.6 Shimla...... —....27.0....21.3 The virtual Open House, an news that is in the public some participants wanted THIRUVANANTHAPURAM apprehended the racketeers Amidst speculation over Imphal ...... 8....30.4....22.0 Srinagar...... —....34.2....20.5 Jaipur ...... 0.8....39.0....26.7 Thiruvananthapuram...... 7....33.2....23.8 interactive session with the interest. pocket cartoons to be Labour camps in Kerala’s from two lodges on Friday. his “offer to resign” and a Kochi ...... 33.4....31.0....23.2 Tiruchi...... —....34.3....26.4 readers hosted by The Hin- “We have news that high revived. Thiruvananthapuram dis The accused were identi possible leadership Kohima ...... 25....26.4....18.2 Vijayawada ...... 0.4....34.4....25.4 du on Saturday, served as a light achievements and To a question from Ge trict are likely to come un fied as Muffazul Haque and change by the monthend, Kolkata ...... 5....35.6....28.3 Visakhapatnam ...... 0.6....33.0....26.8 platform for readers from point out deficiencies in pol orge Mathew, a reader from der the scanner, with the As Rakbul Hussain, natives of Karnataka Chief Minister (Rainfall data in mm; temperature in Celsius) different regions to ex icies so that corrective mea Kerala who wanted to know sam police nabbing two Hojai and Nagaon districts, B.S. Yediyurappa on Satur Pollutants in the air you are breathing Yesterday CITIES SO2 NO2 CO PM2.5 PM10 CODE change their views on news sures are taken by those in how the newspaper manag migrants and rescuing nine respectively. day vehemently dismissed Ahmedabad..... 24 .37 .22 ....42 ...65 ....* coverage and the impact of power,” he said. es “irrational commands others in the State capital The rescued women them all as baseless Bengaluru ...... 6 .43 152 ....37 ...49 ....* In observation made at Chennai ...... 3 .33 113 ....22 ...27 ....* 4.00 p.m., Sonipat, Haryana digital media. Many participants, who from those in power and mi during a joint operation hailed from various places, rumours. recorded an overall air Delhi ...... 9 .17 .68 ..292 .141 ....* quality index (AQI) score of Moderated by Readers’ introduced themselves as ar nimise sensational news,” held a day ago to bust an in including Hojai, Nagaon, So Speaking on reports in a Hyderabad ...... 2 .63 .17 ....18 ...33 ....* 221 indicating an unhealthy Editor A.S. Panneerselvan, dent readers of The Hindu, the Editor said the newspap terState human trafficking nitpur, Morigaon and Kam section of the media that Kolkata...... 11 .19 .20 ....33 ...60 ....* level of pollution. In Lucknow...... 8 .44 100 ....61 .113 ....* contrast, Shillong, the meeting had many parti appreciated the newspaper er does not yield to pressure racket. rup. he had offered to resign Meghalaya recorded a Mumbai ...... 74 .10 ...— ....65 .102 ....* healthy AQI score of 12 cipants who gave their sug for its authentic news cover from those in power or the Raids were conducted on during his meeting with Pune...... 32 .30 111 ....80 ...58 ....* gestions about news cover age. Some of them, includ advertisers. the basis of a recent investi Rescued from lodge Prime Minister Narendra Visakhapatnam 13 .34 .36 ....27 ...53 ....* age and the areas that could ing Arun Jee from Patna and On Abishek Bisnoi’s query gation in Hojai district of As While most of the victims Modi on Friday, he said: Air Quality Code: * Poor * Moderate * Good (Readings indicate average AQI) be improved. Alan Herbert, Simon from Bengaluru, sug on extensive coverage about sam. Several girls were sus were rescued from a lodge “Not at all... there is no SO2: Sulphur Dioxide. Short-term exposure can harm the respiratory system, one of the readers, felt the gested that more space be al cricket in sports pages, it pected to have been in Thampanoor, three were truth to it.” He insisted that making breathing difficult. It can affect visibility by reacting with other air particles to form haze and stain culturally important objects such as statues newspaper must balance lotted for regional and local was pointed out that this re trafficked from the north found in another under the “not a word was discussed and monuments. between positive and nega news. flected readers’ interest and eastern State to the city at Medical College police sta on the issue” with Central NO2: Nitrogen Dioxide. Aggravates respiratory illness, causes haze to form by tive news. He noted that the There were also queries that the newspaper also co various points of time. tion limits. leaders. reacting with other air particles, causes acid rain, pollutes coastal waters. CO: Carbon monoxide. High concentration in air reduces oxygen supply to sports pages had more “pos and suggestions on content vered other sports as well. After zeroing in on the Law enforcement agen Political circles were critical organs like the heart and brain. At very high levels, it can cause itive” news. in the Sunday Magazine and The readers were told whereabouts of the two ac cies are bringing labour abuzz with talk that a lea dizziness, confusion, unconsciousness and even death. The PM2.5 & PM10: Particulate matter pollution can cause irritation of the eyes, Responding, Editor of supplements and change in that all suggestions would be cused with assistance from camps under close watch in dership change would be nose and throat, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath, reduced Hindu Suresh Nambath said the font size and look of the taken up with the editorial the cyber cell here, an eight an attempt to rein in illicit effected in the State after lung function, irregular heartbeat, asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature the newspaper does not se newspaper. While some team for discussion. member investigation team activities. July 26. death in people with heart or lung disease

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JAIPUR indiscipline against during the COVID19 pan rect after an inquiry. “Mr. said. panchayat elections in the The Bharatiya Janata Party Rohitash Sharma demic and not visiting the Sharma has been expelled Criticising Prime Minister Mr. Singh was in Aligarh State proved that the CM on Saturday expelled senior were proved villages. with immediate effect for a Narendra Modi, Aam Aadmi for a party meeting as part had established the rule of leader and former Rajas period of six years,” he said. Party’s Rajya Sabha Mem of the membership drive in goons and corruption. correct after an than Minister Rohitash Fissures and rivalry Mr. Sharma, elected from ber Sanjay Singh said on Sa the State ahead of the As “There has been a scam in Sharma from the party’s inquiry The remarks indicated to Bansur constituency in Al turday that it was surprising sembly elections. “Afghan the purchase of ventila primary membership for Satish Poonia the fissures within the Op war district, was the Tran that the PM didn’t express istan’s president expressed tors,” he alleged. BJP State president six years on the ground of position party and rivalry sport Minister in the BJP re condolences over the death remorse, Chief Ministers of He said the State needed breach of party discipline. leadership. between the factions sup gime. of awardwinning photo the country condoled his transparent governance Considered close to porting and opposed to Ms. He had also held the par journalist Danish Siddiqui death, but the PM remained and the Kejriwal model. “It Show-cause notice former Chief Minister Va Raje. ty’s State leadership res during a Taliban attack in quiet. Is he scared of the Ta includes free electricity, The party had recently is sundhara Raje, Mr. Sharma BJP State president Satish ponsible for the defeat at Afghanistan. “I condemn liban,” asked Mr. Singh. education and water, free sued a showcause notice to had accused the party’s Poonia said in a brief state two of the three seats where the PM for not saying a Aiming to make one travel for women in buses, Mr. Sharma for speaking State leadership of running ment here that the charges the Assembly byelections word of condolence for the crore party members in Ut and timely payment to out against the State the organisation “from of indiscipline against Mr. were held in April this year. journalist. Isn’t it the res tar Pradesh in one month, farmers.” Vehicles of Information Commission Odisha SHGs to get BJP leaders aid of ₹453.50 crore attacked upset over pension delay Staff Reporter sion to them. Mr. Bareth Rajasthan depts. Bhubaneswar SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT said it was “most unfortu CHANDIGARH acted only after nate” that the widows were The Odisha government has announced The leaders of the Bharatiya the State panel forced to approach the In ₹453.50 crore assistance for women self Janata Party continue to formation Commission for help groups (SHG) as part of a comprehen face the farmers’ backlash intervened getting their right. sive COVID19 package. on the Centre’s farm laws. Mohammed Iqbal While ₹169 crore has been earmarked On Saturday, a group of JAIPUR ‘Be prompt, sensitive’ for the construction of blocklevel build protesters allegedly at The Rajasthan Information In one of the cases, Revati ings for the women’s SHG federations, tacked and damaged vehi Commission has expressed Devi, 80, of Alwar district’s ₹84.50 crore will be made available as a re cles in which Chandigarh displeasure over the failure Sanoli village had sought in volving fund. The members of the groups mayor Ravi Kant Sharma of government departments formation about her family will undergo training and can sell their and senior party leader to provide information pension after her husband’s products at the new buildings, which Sanjay Tandon were travell about the release of pension death in 2018. Her applica would be known as ‘Mission Shakti Bha ing. Both the leaders were to the heirs of deceased em tion was sent from one wing wans’. The State government will provide returning after attending an ployees. The departments to another without any re ₹200 crore towards interest subvention, event in Sector 48 of the ci acted in two such cases only lief and the department act which is likely to help women SHGs pay ty. They, however, escaped after the Commission inter ed only after the Informa back loans provided to them. unhurt. vened and issued notices. tion Commission issued a Mr. Tandon, who is coin Information Commis notice. Mission Shakti charge, BJP Himachal and sioner Narayan Bareth said In another case, Shashi “Mission Shakti is an organisation com Chandigarh, said the prot the pension given to an em bala Sharma, widow of an prising 70 lakh women of Odisha. They are esters blocked their vehi ployee was a mark of res employee of Maharshi Daya a development force,” said Chief Minister cles and smashed the pect for the services ren nand Saraswati University, Naveen Patnaik. windscreens. dered by him. In the event Ajmer, had sought informa A separate department called ‘Mission The protesters were of death of a retired em tion about her family pen Shakti’ has recently been carved out of the shouting slogans and rais ployee, his dependants sion and her husband’s Women and Child Development ing black flags as a mark of should not be harassed in payslips. Following the not Department. protest against the BJP and getting their entitlement, he ice, the university acted fast the controversial farm laws. said. and provided the informa Products purchased The Samyukt Kisan Morcha The widows of two go tion running into 147 pages In the past two years, different products in an official statement said vernment employees had to Ms. Sharma. worth ₹2,800 crore have been purchased the farmers held a peaceful moved the Commission fol The Information Com from women SHGs. protest against the BJP lead lowing the refusal of the de missioner said the universi Mission Shakti Secretary Sujata Karthi ers, but the police detained partments to part with the ty administration should se keyan said women SHGs would be provid over a dozen of them with information about the ac riously examine its work ed bank loans to the tune of ₹6,000 crore out any reason. tion taken to release pen culture. in the financial year 202122.

DELHI THE HINDU 6 NEWS SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE FROM PAGE ONE Pawar meets PM, submits letter Suspended policeman Sachin Vaze seeks bail Sidhu may captain the Meeting two days ahead of monsoon session of Parliament raises questions Special Correspondent ‘No chargesheet filed within 90 days’ New Delhi Mr. Pawar flagged concerns Congress in Punjab at the amendment to the Special Correspondent NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Banking Regulation Act that MUMBAI Capt. Singh had been re nister. Otherwise the deci Saturday had an over 50mi seeks to bring in changes in Suspended Assistant Police portedly annoyed with the sion on Mr. Sidhu had been nute meeting with Prime Mi the functioning of “coopera Inspector Sachin Vaze, who proposal of Mr. Sidhu being finalised by the central nister Narendra Modi. He al tive banks”. is lodged in the Taloja Cen appointed party chief. leadership. so wrote to Mr. Modi on the The letter pointed to the tral Jail, has filed for bail at a Sources said that at the Mr. Jakhar said Mr. Sidhu problems with the new Un constitutional provisions special National Investiga meeting, he firmly con paid him a courtesy visit at ion Ministry of Cooperation, that clearly lay out that the tion Agency (NIA) court in veyed it to Mr. Rawat that his residence. “Strength lies which is headed by Union cooperative societies come connection with the death unless Mr. Sidhu apologised in unity and Mr. Sidhu Home Minister Amit Shah. solely under the purview of of Mansukh Hiran, linked to for his unpleasant remarks should strive to work with “Rajya Sabha MP Shri Sha the State governments. “The a car found next to indus Sachin Vaze against him recently everybody in whatever posi rad Pawar met PM Narendra Amended Act does little to trialist Mukesh Ambani’s through tweets, he would tion he holds.. While no offi Modi,” the PMO tweeted Surprise visit: NCP chief Sharad Pawar with Prime Minister promote the wellbeing and residence. ary 25. The police said the not meet the latter. cial announcement has with a photo of the meeting. Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday. * PTI growth of the cooperative He sought bail on the car was stolen from Airoli A day after he met party been made, he [Sidhu] The timing of the meeting sector as envisaged by the grounds that the Central Mulund Bridge on February president Sonia Gandhi, Mr. should take everybody has raised questions, two duled for next year. Mr. Pa about today’s meeting. A government,” the letter stat agency had not filed a char 18. The car’s owner, Hiran, Sidhu on Saturday met State along,” he told The Hindu. days ahead of the monsoon war had denied the specula leader of Mr. Pawar’s stature ed. gesheet in the case within an auto parts dealer, was party leaders, MLAs and Mi The party leadership is session of Parliament. tion. has many issues to discuss The growth of the cooper the mandated 90 days un found dead on March 5 in nisters in an effort to take desperate to resolve the There are reports of a and resolve. Should he not ative sector was crucial for der the Code of Criminal Kalwa creek. The case was everyone along. He met par standoff between Capt. strain in the Maha Vikas Agh ‘Baseless yarns’ meet the Prime Minister of the holistic development of Procedure. transferred from the Maha ty’s State president Sunil Singh and Mr. Sidhu, who adi government led by the NCP spokesperson and se India, just because he hap the country. It was also at rashtra police to the NIA on Jakhar, besides Minister had been at loggerheads Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, of nior leader Majeed Memon pens to be on the other side tuned to Mr. Modi’s own call NIA seeks more time March 8. Sukhjinder Randhawa and since the 2019 Lok Sabha which the NCP is a key con said unnecessary and base of the political fence?” he re for “Atmanirbhar Bharat” The NIA opposed the plea, Mr. Vaze was arrested on Balbir Singh Sidhu. He also poll. stituent. less yarns were being woven marked. since the cooperative banks saying the case involved se March 13 for his “role and in met MLAs Raja Warring, Earlier this week, Mr. Pa about the PawarModi meet Mr. Pawar raised various have the expertise of lending rious charges and it needed volvement in placing the ex Kulbir Zira, Darshan Brar How it began war’s meeting with political ing. The meeting should not issues from the Ministry of to firsttime borrowers and more time to file a chargesh plosivesladen vehicle near and Barindermeet Singh It started with Mr. Sidhu’s strategist Prashant Kishor be viewed from the political Cooperation, farmers’ agita contributing more than 23 eet. The case was adjourned Carmichael Road.” On Pahra among other leaders. wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, ac triggered a rumour that he perspective alone, he said. tion, Maratha reservation per cent of their total ad to July 22. March 12, a court in Thane cusing Capt. Singh of block might be a candidate for the “I do not understand why and so on, he added. vances to small and micro in An SUV with 20 gelatin rejected Mr. Vaze’s prear ‘A foregone conclusion’ ing her Lok Sabha ticket presidential election sche eyebrows are being raised In his letter to Mr. Modi, dustries, it said. sticks was found on Febru rest bail in Hiran’s murder. A senior party leader told from Chandigarh. Later, the The Hindu that it was a fore Chief Minister alleged that gone conclusion that Mr. Mr. Sidhu did not handle his Sidhu would be the next Local Bodies portfolio well Freelance ED arrests PCC chief. “An official an which, he claimed, resulted ‘U.P. polls led to population debate’ nouncement is merely a for in the Congress’s “poor per journalist’s Dutch citizen mality now. Mr. Sidhu has formance” in urban areas in been asked by the high com the general election. bail rejected India will have an ageing population by 2031, says Jairam Ramesh of Indian origin mand to start working. Capt. Singh later divested Meeting party leaders to Mr. Sidhu of Local Bodies special correspondent Special Correspondent of the basic facts that the Mo Devesh K. Pandey seek their support and and allocated him the Power NEW DELHI New Delhi di government’s own 201819 NEW DELHI cooperation is what Mr. Sid and New and Renewable A special court on Saturday Ahead of the monsoon ses Economic Survey had pre The Enforcement Directo hu has started with,” he Energy Sources portfolios. rejected the bail applica sion of Parliament where the sented in Parliament in July rate (ED) on Saturday ar said. The party leader ad Mr. Sidhu then quit the Cabi tion of Rajeev Sharma, a BJP MPs are expected to 2019. rested Shivlal Pabbi, a ded that it was only “out of net and since then, the freelance journalist who bring in a private members The 201819 Economic Dutch national who alleg respect” that Mr. Rawat held standoff between them has was recently arrested by Bill on population control, Survey, which Mr. Ramesh edly ran ‘hawala’ opera a meeting with the Chief Mi only intensified. the Enforcement Directo senior Congress leader Jai quoted in his tweets, says tions in the garb of ready rate on money laundering ram Ramesh quoting from States will start transitioning made garments trade in charge. The accused was government documents to an ageing society by the the Netherlands. The ac arrested by the Delhi Police pointed out that by 2031, In 2030s. It also pointed out cused got the proceeds of Uttar Pradesh govt. last September for alleged dia would already have an that the 019 age bracket has the crime laundered via ly supplying confidential ageing population to con debarred from contesting lo Kerala was the first to already peaked in many some Pakistan nationals cancels Kanwar Yatra information to Chinese in tend with. cal body polls, applying for achieve it in 1988, followed States due to sharp decline based in Dubai. telligence officials. Ravi Kishan (BJP) in the government jobs or receiv by Tamil Nadu five years la in total fertility rates (TFR). Mr. Pabbi was allegedly The court stressed that sen fears expressed by experts The court in its order Lok Sabha and Rakesh Sinha ing any kind of subsidy. ter. “By Modi Sarkar’s own es trying to flee the country timents, including religious of a possible third wave of said, “the investigation is at in the Rajya Sabha are ex Mr. Ramesh said the U.P. “By now, a large majority timate in the Economic Sur by a flight to Paris when ones, are subservient to the the pandemic and the risk a crucial juncture as the pected to move the Bills. The Assembly election in 2022 of States have achieved re vey 201819, some States in the agency arrested him at right to life. posed by such gatherings. complete money trail is yet move comes close on the was the trigger for this “illin placement levels of fertility. India will have to prepare for the Indira Gandhi Interna On July 9, Chief Minister The yatra goes on till the to be traced and releasing heels of the Uttar Pradesh formed” debate started by By 2026, Jharkhand, Madhya an ageing population by tional Airport in Delhi on Yogi Adityanath even con first week of August and the applicant/accused on Law Commission putting up the BJP. In a long tweet Pradesh, Rajasthan and Ut 2031, not growing popula moneylaundering charge. vened a meeting for the sees thousands of Shiva de bail at this stage would not a draft Bill on population thread, he explained the fu tar Pradesh will also do so tion. This will be driven by He was produced before a preparation and security ar votees called ‘kanwariyas’ be salubrious to the cause control on its website, invit tility of bringing such a law with Bihar being the last by existing policies to empower special court that sent him rangements for the yatra. travelling mostly on foot of justice, as the applicant/ ing suggestions from the pu since the majority of the 2030.” women, family planning to the Enforcement Direc from neighbouring states, accused would attempt to blic till July 19. It says people States had crossed the cru Taunting the ruling party, programmes and socioeco torate’s custody till July 23. Possible third wave including Uttar Pradesh, Ha wipe off the footprints and having more than two chil cial tipping point when the Mr. Ramesh wondered how nomic changes,” Mr. Ramesh The ED initiated the mo The shrawan month accord ryana and Delhi to collect cover up the traces”. dren in Uttar Pradesh will be decline in population starts. many in the BJP were aware said. neylaundering probe ing to the Hindu calendar water from the Ganges in against him on the request starts from July 25 and Mr. Haridwar. of the Netherlands govern Adityanath had instructed The Centre had told the ment. He is originally from officials to make all prepara top court that the State go Concerns remain over antitrafficking Bill Phagwara in Punjab. tions in time. He had direct vernments must not permit ed officials to ensure that any kind of Kanwar Yatra the COVID protocol was ful because of the pandemic It is likely to be portive legal, economic and compensation independent cols except the “reason to Centre’s hand ly followed. The yatra was and arrangements should taken up during social environment for of criminal proceedings. believe” by a police officer scheduled to start on July be made for water from the them, and also to ensure Experts working in the not below the rank of a sub seen in ED 25. Ganges to be available monsoon session prosecution of offenders. area of human trafficking inspector. “This makes the The Uttarakhand govern through tankers at designat said the draft Bill, which has role of AHTUs unclear in the Shiv Sahay Singh probe: Sawant ment has already called off ed places. NIA to be nodal agency been put on website of Mi rescue and postrescue pro Kolkata the Kanwar Yatra citing (With PTI inputs) The draft Bill also states that nistry of Women and Child cesses,” Mr. Gupta said. There are high hopes and the National Investigation Development, is not clear There are also concerns Staff Reporter Mumbai some concerns surrounding Agency (NIA) shall act as the about how the NIA as a nodal about absence of communi the Trafficking in Persons national investigating and agency will gather informa tybased rehabilitation. The Maharashtra Congress ‘SC with people to (Prevention, Care and Reha coordinating agency respon tion and intelligence through Representatives of Dur on Saturday asked why the bilitation) Bill, 2021, likely to sible for prevention and antihuman trafficking Units bar, the largest sex workers Enforcement Directorate be tabled in the monsoon combating of trafficking in men and Child Development (AHTUs) at the district and collective based out of Kolka (ED) had not yet arrested protect civil liberties’ session of Parliament. persons and other offences received on the 2018 Bill on State levels. The Ministry of ta, have said that the Bill cri the bar owners who Several antihuman traf under this Act, as well as for the same issue. Home Affairs had mandated minalises sex work and the claimed they had paid mo The CJI said the people of In ligious freedom, a promise ficking organisations, la investigation and prosecu Ms. Banerjee who is asso the AHTUs for conducting choice of sex work as a pro ney to former Maharashtra dia knew that “when things of equality between per wyers and researchers have tion and coordination in cas ciated with Tafteesh, a plat interState probe in cases of fession. “The Bill mixes up Home Minister Anil Desh go wrong”, the Supreme sons, irrespective of sex, welcomed the draft of the es of trafficking in personsof form of antitrafficking stake human trafficking and allo the issue of trafficking and mukh via the dismissed Court, as the guardian of the caste or religion, a promise Bill which states that the le such cases. holders, pointed out that the cated budgets to them. sex work,” said a statement Mumbai Police officer Sa largest democracy, “will of fundamental freedoms of gislation is aimed at prevent Pompi Banerjee, a psy Bill also defines human traf from Durbar. Prostitution chin Waze. stand by them”. speech and movement with ing and countering traffick chologist and antitrafficking ficking as an organised crime Rescue protocol and pornography have been State Congress general The Constitution, togeth out undue State interfe ing in persons, especially activist associated with the with international implica Kaushik Gupta, a Calcutta added to the definition of ex secretary Sachin Sawant er with the immense faith of rence and an enduring right women and children, to pro Kolkatabased NGO Sanjog, tions and attempts to move High Court lawyer who has ploitation and are consi said, “Our suspicion gets the people in the judicial to life and personal liberty,” vide for care, protection, said the Bill (also referred as away from conflating traf taken up several cases of hu dered to be trafficking, while strengthened that all these system, brought to life the he stressed. and rehabilitation to the vic the TIP Bill) had been built ficking with sex work, while man trafficking, said the the issue of consent has been selective actions are at the Supreme Court;s motto Ya- Chief Justice Ramana not tims, while respecting their on the feedback and criti upholding the right of survi draft Bill at present was lar made irrelevant, the state behest of the Modi govern to Dharma Sthato Jaya. ed that conflicts were un rights, and creating a sup cism that the Ministry of Wo vors to rehabilitation and gely silent on rescue proto ment said. ment and politically motiv “Where there is dharma, avoidable in any society. But ated to defame the Maha there is victory,” CJI Ramana with conflicts, there was al Vikas Aghadi government.” stated in the keynote ad so the need to develop me dress to a global audience at chanisms for conflict resolu Trainer the IndoSingapore Media tion. The CJI took a leaf from Hold fresh U.P. local polls: Priyanka tion Summit of 2021. the Mahabharata to illus aircraft skids, Editors Guild trate that peace through Majoritarian tendencies amiability was better than pilot safe Congress leader meets women roughed up and prevented from contesting pays tribute At a separate event to com violence. “Mahabharata, ac memorate the 101st birth an tually provides an example Press Trust of India Omar Rashid Ms. Vadra said she wanted to Siddiqui niversary of his father and of an early attempt at media Sagar LUCKNOW the two women, who had re longestserving CJI Y.V. tion as a conflict resolution A trainer aircraft skidded Congress general secretary cently also met Samajwadi Press Trust of India Chandrachud, Justice Chan tool. Lord Krishna attempt off the runway while taking Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Party president Akhilesh Ya New delhi drachud, who is line to be ed to mediate the dispute off from the Dhana airstrip Saturday demanded that dav in Lucknow over the in The Editors Guild of India the CJI, stated: “Majoritar between the Pandavas and in Madhya Pradesh’s Sagar fresh elections be conducted cident, to know that all the (EGI) on Saturday con ian tendencies, whenever Kauravas. ... failure of me district on Saturday after in those block pramukh women of U.P. and the coun doled the death of Pulitzer and however they arise, diation led to disastrous noon. The trainee pilot seats which witnessed vio try stood by them. Prizewinning Indian pho must be questioned against consequences,” he said. who was flying solo did not lence, and alleged that can “This is a fight for democ tojournalist Danish Siddi the background of our con It was both “uncharita suffer any injuries, the pol didates had been racy,” she said, adding that a qui in Afghanistan, saying stitutive promise. Any sem ble” and an “overstate ice said. intimidated. situation had come where a his demise was “an irre blance of authoritarianism, ment” to blame pendency The Cessna 172 belonged Ms. Vadra, on the second woman going to file nomina placeable loss” to clampdown on civil liber on judicial delay. Even a to Chimes Aviation, a priv day of her Uttar Pradesh tion gets beaten up. journalism. ties, sexism, casteism, oth case filed a day back was ad ate institute which had tour, drove to Lakhimpur Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with the victims of poll-related The ruling BJP had In a joint statement, the erisation on account of reli ded to the oftquoted pen once been banned from us Kheri district and met two claimed victory in 635 out of Press Association and the violence at a village in Lakhimpur Kheri on Saturday. * PTI gion or region is upsetting a dency statistic of 45 million ing the airstrip, 20 km women — Ritu Singh and An the 825 seats in the block Indian Women Press Corps sacred promise that was cases. One of the chief rea from here, after one of its ita Yadav — associated with Ms. Yadav’s sari was pulled had been deprived of her pramukh elections. The Op said Siddiqui’s death while made to our ancestors who sons for delays was “luxu aircraft crashed last year the Samajwadi Party who in broad daylight. BJP work constitutional right to file position parties led by the on duty has highlighted the accepted India as their Con rious litigation”, he pointed and two people onboard had been assaulted and hu ers were accused in the case. nomination and contest Samajwadi Party accused poor safety conditions of stitutional Republic.” out. “It is a specific type of were killed. The ban was miliated during the nomina After meeting the women, election. the BJP of misusing adminis scribes. “Our nation was forged litigation, wherein parties lifted later. tion process for the block Ms. Vadra demanded that “Can someone get 10 trative machinery to intimi They also condemned and united, with a promise with resources attempt to Civil Aviation Minister pramukh polls. Ms. Singh, the election to all such seats goons, beat up people and date candidates and of or the “hateful campaign” be of certain commitments and frustrate the judicial process Jyotiraditya Scindia said a the candidate, had her nom in U.P. be annulled and fresh win elections? Is this our de chestrating violence to ing run against Siddiqui on entitlements to each and ev and delay it by filing numer probe team was being sent ination papers and garments polling be conducted. She mocracy today,” the Con capture these rural body social media after his ery citizen. A promise of re ous proceedings,” he said. to the spot. torn while her supporter, said the woman candidate gress leader asked. posts. demise. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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INTERVIEW | ASHRAF GHANI ‘Our goal is to reach a political settlement that will ensure lasting peace’ Afghanistan needs Pakistan for peace, and it wants an enduring and predictable relationship with the neighbour, says the Afghan President

Suhasini Haidar gains on different towns, He has not asked of us so India had seven bases in etc. President Biden’s deci different border checkposts mething that will result in sa Afghanistan… sion [to pull out troops] was Afghanistan is facing a “Battle for the Republic’s values”, says as well. Do you think the crificing our short, medium not a surprise to me. We’ve President Ashraf Ghani, referring to the Taliban’s advances Afghan National Defence or longterm interests. India ■ It has none. None. And respected it and I have the and a desire to establish an Islamic emirate in the country. He and Security forces (ANDSF) is a true partner. It’s the when [Pakistani leaders] en very best of relations with conceded the militants had won some battles, but remains are going to be able to hold country with which we have gage in that kind of fabrica President Biden. confident the Afghan forces would prevail. them back, or do they need a positive balance of trade. tion, there is no credibility. to change tactics? And what India stands for is The U.S. also had a proposal The situation at the border There were some strong the Salma dam, is the parlia The U.S. has said it is pulling which saw you step aside for with Pakistan seems to be words at your speech at the ■ Firstly, winning battles is ment building, Shahtoot out its troops, and along a government of consensus. getting more and more connectivity conference not winning the war. They dam, transmission lines. And with NATO has nearly Would you be willing to do violent, and an Indian here, especially as you [the Taliban] have won bat India is going to be booming. completed that pullout from that? photojournalist has been named the Pakistan PM for tles. But, they’re going to We want to be a participant Afghanistan. Britain says it killed. Pakistan has denied making promises on the lose the war, and we are de in the immense shift that In will engage whoever comes ■ My condition is that my it threatened missile strikes Taliban that haven’t been termined. We need to reba dia is witnessing in terms of to power in Afghanistan is successor be elected by the on the Afghan Air Force if it kept, right as he was sitting a lance [the situation], but our leadership of the fourth in acceptable, suggesting that people of Afghanistan. It’s tries to clear Taliban from few feet away. Why do you goal is not winning the war moment” for us combined <> We’re now facing dustrial revolution. even a Taliban government the greatest honour of my the area. Could you give us feel so disappointed? militarily. Our goal is to ar with a “Lincoln moment”. A the Battle of the by force and the Islamic life to serve them. I will serve some clarity on the rive at a political settlement “Kennedy moment” because Republic, which is Do you feel that Afghanistan emirate would be them till it’s necessary. At situation there? ■ We need Pakistan for that will ensure a just and we have to give for our coun for the values that becomes a casualty to the acceptable. Do you feel this moment, they need a peace. We need an enduring lasting peace. I don’t want try, and a “Lincoln moment” the Islamic Republic hostilities between India abandoned? CommanderinChief and ■ I cannot give you any clar relationship, a predictable my country to become Alge because like Lincoln in 1861, and Pakistan? that’s what they’ve got. [of Afghanistan] ity, because I’ve been in relationship with Pakistan. ria or Iraq, or Syria, or Leba we’re now facing the Battle ■ No, no, I don’t . We have an nonstop meetings from ear We are a plainspeaking peo non or Yemen. of the Republic, which is for stands for ■ We hope that India and Pa engagement. As I men If the Taliban come in by ly morning [in Tashkent], ple. And I need to reflect the values that the Islamic kistan will be able to reach a tioned, the assets that are left force, do you think that the and that clarification will with logic and rigour, about But does the ANDSF have Republic [of Afghanistan] Afghanistan asked for resolution because that will behind [by U.S.], the capabil international community have to come from Kabul. the emotions of our people… enough equipment, training stands for. I don’t want the military support change all of Asia. But accu ities that are left behind, the should come back to help ? But I would like to give my because if they are not given they need? world to look at Afghanistan of any kind? sations are often made, that immense transformation deepest sympathies to the expression, they will find through the perspective of India is in every corner of Af that has taken place in our ■ No. This is our job. The pe family of the Indian journal other channels, and I don’t ■ If we went on a needs that America was here. It’s ■ No, it has not. India has ghanistan, or there are 21 In lives, is a product of these 20 riod of international engage ist, to the journalistic com want further destructive re based assessment, the world gone. been a remarkable partner. I dian consulates…. years of [AfghanU.S.] part ment or use of force in Af munity of India, and to all to lationships between us. would not be able to fulfil our have the best of relations nership. But so is the other ghanistan is over. journalists around the needs. Because what do we What is your expectation with the Prime Minister [Na [interrupts] A former side of the equation, the vio Full interview at https:// world. The Taliban have made not want? This is a “Kennedy from India at this time… has rendra Modi], who is wise. Pakistani Minister just said lence, the disenchantment, bit.ly/GhaniInterview Independent defence policy Chaotic House adds to gloom: Venkaiah Ensure smooth Mr. Naidu was speaking at 29 Bills for the session. session, he urges an allparty meeting he Leader of the Opposition in place now, claims Amit Shah chaired at his residence in Mallikarjuna Kharge said the all members Delhi, ahead of the session House should discuss the im beginning Monday. pact of the pandemic on the ‘Before Modi became Prime Minister, it was influenced by foreign policy’ Special Correspondent The meeting was attended economy and the possibility New Delhi by floor leaders of all major of a third wave. The Con SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT for effective surveillance A dysfunctional Parliament Opposition parties and 15 Mi gress also wants discussions NEW DELHI along the border. A new mo adds to the prevailing gloom, nisters. “A dysfunctional Par on the farmers’ agitation, Union Home Minister Amit del was also being developed Rajya Sabha Chairman M. liament adds to the prevail The monsoon session will cooperative federalism, Chi

Shah on Saturday said the with certain modifications. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sa ing gloom and hence, all begin on July 19. * PTI na’s actions along the border country had an independent Several measures were be turday, urging the Opposi sections of the House should and Jammu and Kashmir. defence policy under Prime ing taken to prevent the exo tion and the Treasury bench ensure a smooth and pro fected by COVID19,” he said. Trinamool leader Derek Minister Narendra Modi. dus of people from border leaders to ensure a smooth ductive session as it offers an Minister of Parliamentary O’Brien called for more scru Delivering the Rustamji ing villages. It was vital for and productive monsoon opportunity to address the Affairs Pralhad Joshi said the tiny of Bills by the parlia Memorial Lecture at the 18th border security. The para session. concerns of the people af government had identified mentary committees. Investiture Ceremony of the military forces had been Border Security Force (BSF), made nodal organisations he said that before Mr. Modi for the implementation of became the Prime Minister, government projects in India did not have an inde those villages. Infrastructure pendent defence policy. It development works were be was influenced by, or over ing undertaken to provide lapped with, the foreign basic services to the resi policy. Proud moment: Home Minister Amit Shah at the BSF’s 18th dents. They should be made

Mr. Modi provided an in investiture ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday. * PTI aware of their rights, he said. dependent defence policy Compared with about and this was a major working on developing an find indigenous solutions to 3,600km road stretches achievement. India intended antidrone mechanism. such challenges with the constructed along the bor to live in harmony with oth Drones were used to trig help of technical experts. der from 2008 to 2014, the ers, but if anyone challenged ger explosions inside the Air Earlier this month, the Modi government laid 4,764 its sovereignty and threa Force Station in Jammu last BSF held one such event in km of roads from 2014 to tened its borders, the coun month. coordination with the Minis 2020. try would respond in the try of Electronics and Infor Funds to the tune of same language. The govern New challenges mation Technology. The Mi ₹44,000 crore were allocat ment had implemented this Mr. Shah said there was a nistry of Home Affairs was ed for road construction, as policy on the ground. need to develop a longterm planning to making it a regu against ₹23,000 crore during Border safety was at the strategy for countering the lar practice, he noted. the previous regime. The core of the national security possible use of artificial intel length of bridges construct policy, Mr. Shah pointed out ligence and robotic technol Border fencing ed had now doubled. In and listed infiltration, drugs/ ogy from across the border. Before 2022, all the gaps in place of just one tunnel, six weapons trafficking and As suggested by the Prime border fencing would be had been constructed. The drones as challenges before Minister during the last plugged. A pilot project of pace of border road resur the BSF. Agencies such as the year’s DGP conference, the Comprehensive Integrat facing and associated works Defence Research and Deve hackathons should be organ ed Border Management Sys along the IndiaChina border lopment Organisation were ised by paramilitary forces to tem had been implemented had also doubled, he added. ‘Ravi Shankar Prasad ousted 5 behind blog in Kashmir for corruption in BharatNet’ arrested Special Correspondent Thousands of crores diverted, says Cong. after CAG report Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir Special Correspondent ween the Universal Service police on Saturday claimed New Delhi Obligation Fund (USOF), to have arrested five per Flagging a preliminary re Bharat Broadband Network sons who were running a port by the Comptroller and Ltd. and the CSCs done in Ju blog, which ran smear AuditorGeneral (CAG) on ly 2019 and approved by the campaigns and prepared a the BharatNet project, the Digital Communication hit list of prominent perso Congress on Saturday al Commission in September nalities in Kashmir, includ leged that largescale cor 2020. ing Rising Kashmir editor ruption was the primary rea The USOF is a ₹55,000 Shujaat Bukhari. son for shunting out Ravi crore state reserve for bridg “The culprits behind the Shankar Prasad from the Mi ing the digital divide, and is terror and intimidation nistry of Electronics and In also funding the ambitious machinery, kashmirfight formation Technology. Pawan Khera BharatNet project that aims .wordpress.com, have In its preliminary finding, to connect 2.5 lakh gram been arrested in a major the CAG has said the Naren ture was not found efficient panchayats or village blocks breakthrough,” Inspector dra Modi government’s Bha in various circles. This re encompassing more than six General of Police Vijay Ku ratNet programme, which sulted in poor quality of ser lakh villages across India. mar said. intends to connect six lakh vice at the gram panchayat Quoting the report, Mr. The police said they re villages with highspeed In and village block levels, the Khera said a devious modus covered a large number of ternet, failed to take off due report said. It has also quot operandi was used for redi cell phones, digital storage to financial irregularities. ed many instances where recting the government mo devices and computing At a press conference on work was completed only on ney to private companies platforms, following raids Saturday, senior Congress paper. without following due pro at houses and properties spokesperson Pawan Khera The report has pointed cess. belonging to the five per demanded an independent, out that a payment of He asked Prime Minister sons across the Union Ter highlevel and timebound ₹386.42 crore and ₹116.5 Narendra Modi to tell the ritory. In one house, the inquiry into the findings. crore was made between Ju country what action would police said they found 32 ly 2019 and December 2020 be taken against persons mobile phones. Poor maintenance to the CSCs under this Minis who siphoned off funds to With the arrests, it is ex In a 94page draft report, the try. The arrangement is part the tune of thousands of pected that the plans be CAG said despite a huge pay of a tripartite agreement for crores. “Is this the reason for hind the murder of Shujaat ment to the common service operations and maintenance removing Ravi Shankar Pra Bukhari, advocate Babar centres (CSCs) set up by the of optical fibre cable net sad from Cabinet and is the Qadri and businessman Ministry, the maintenance of work, telecom equipment removal of a Minister Satpal Nischal would come cable and other infrastruc and WiFi access points bet enough?” he asked. to the fore. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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90 oxygen plants ready New academic session Vaccine procurement rates revised soon: CPWD Centre will buy Covishield at ₹205 per dose and Covaxin at ₹215 per dose Damini Nath in universities by Oct. 1 Press Trust of India the free jabs. New Dehi New Delhi Any wastage of vaccine Out of 100 pressure swing Admission process to be completed by Sept. 30, says UGC The Centre has placed an or will affect the allocation adsorption (PSA) oxygen der to procure 66 crore negatively. plants that were allotted to Press Trust of India more doses of Covishield The States and Union Ter the Central Public Works New Delhi and Covaxin to be supplied ritories would aggregate the Department (CPWD) to The new academic session between August and Decem demand of private hospitals construct, around 90 had in universities and colleges ber, at a revised price of keeping in view equitable been completed or are across the country will begin ₹205 and ₹215 a dose, res distribution between large nearing completion, a se from October 1, while the ad pectively, excluding taxes, and small private hospitals nior CPWD official said on mission process has to be official sources have said. and regional balance. Saturday. completed by September They said 37.5 crore Cov “Based on this aggregated The plants, being con 30, according to new guide ishield doses from the Se demand, the Government of structed using the PM lines of the University Grants rum Institute of India and India will facilitate the sup CARES fund, are a part of Commission (UGC). 28.5 crore Covaxin doses ply of these vaccines to the over 1,000 such plants Universities and higher from Bharat Biotech will be In the pipeline: A total of 37.5 crore Covishield doses and 28.5 private hospitals and their sanctioned to augment the education institutions (HEIs) New normal: Most higher education institutions have asked procured by December. crore Covaxin doses have been ordered. * SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA payment through the Na availability of medical oxy have been asked to ensure students to apply online for admission. * R. ASHOK “An order to procure 66 tional Health Authority’s gen at healthcare facilities that the admission process crore more doses of CO 21. Under the new policy, States complained of pro electronic platform. This in all the States and Union for undergraduate courses plan for classes, breaks, con It has also been made VID19 vaccines — Covishield the Ministry will procure blems, Prime Minister Na would enable the smaller Territories. begins only after the declara duct of examinations, sem mandatory for universities and Covaxin — to be sup 75% of the vaccines being rendra Modi announced the and remote private hospitals A senior Housing and tion of results by the CBSE, ester break, etc. during Oc and colleges to conduct final plied between August and produced by the drug manu revision of the vaccine gui to obtain a timely supply of Urban Affairs Ministry offi ICSE and all State Boards. tober 1 [2021] to July 31 year or end semester exams December, at a revised price facturers in the country. delines on June 8. vaccines, and further equit cial wrote to the CPWD “It is expected that all [2022], following necessary by August 31. The exams can of ₹205 and ₹215 per dose While the Centre has Domestic vaccine manu able access and regional ba team responsible for the school boards will declare protocols and advisories is be conducted in either of respectively, excluding tax asked both the vaccine ma facturers are given the op lance,” the Ministry had project on Wednesday that their results for class 12 ex sued by Central and State go fline, online or blended es, has been placed,” a nufacturing firms to scale up tion to provide 25% of their said. “all the work on the plant ams by July 31. If there is any vernments from time to time modes. source said. their production, the manu monthly production of vac The price of vaccine dos sites” was targeted to be delay in declaration of the in view of the COVID19 pan “For intermediate semes The price of a dose of Cov facturers had indicated that cines to private hospitals. es for private hospitals completed by August 15. result of qualifying exams, demic,” the guidelines said. ter students assessment ishield amounts to ₹215.25 getting ₹150 for each dose According to the revised would be declared by each The letter also shared the the new academic session shall be based on internal as and Covaxin ₹225.75, includ while making investments to guidelines which came into vaccine manufacturer, and “branding” to be displayed may begin by October 18,” Fee refund sessment and previous sem ing taxes, the source said. ramp up the production was effect on June 21, vaccine any subsequent changes on the plants, a total of the UGC said in the In view of the financial hard ester results,” it said. The Union Health Minis not viable for them. doses provided free of cost would be notified in ad 1,222 of which had been guidelines. ships faced by parents dur “In case of higher educa try, which was procuring The Union government by the Centre will be allocat vance, it had said. More than sanctioned under PM The Commission has said ing the pandemic, the UGC tion institutions located at both the vaccines at ₹150 per had earlier allowed States ed to States and Union Terri 41.69 crore vaccine doses CARES, the official said. that the teachinglearning has asked universities and places where the govern dose, had indicated that the and private hospitals to pro tories based on criteria such have been provided to States The plant would carry process must continue in of HEIs to ensure the fee is fully ment has imposed restric prices would be revised af cure 50% of the vaccines fol as population, disease bur and Union Territories so far, stickers declaring that it is fline, online or blended refunded in cases of cancel tions or public gatherings, ter the new COVID19 vac lowing demands for den and the progress of vac through all sources, the a “PSA plant under PM modes. lation of admission or migra HEIs may plan accordingly,” cine procurement policy decentralisation. cination, and all above the Health Ministry said on Sa CARES”. “The institutions may tion of students. the UGC said. came into effect from June However, after several age of 18 will be eligible for turday.

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Krishnadas Rajagopal We can introduce Satyasundar Barik open schools for Class X and New Delhi <> Bhubaneswar livestreaming in a XII from July 26,” said Satya Formalising livestreaming costeffective The Odisha government on brata Sahu, School and Mass of court proceedings is cru manner without Saturday announced the re Education Secretary. cial for dissemination of in much of a burden opening of schools for Class According to the State go formation. The spread of in X and Class XII from July 26 vernment, the number of on the exchequer formation is sacrosanct to following a fall in the num students in Classes X and XII free speech, Chief Justice of CJI N.V. Ramana ber of COVID cases in the is about 10 lakh. The govern India N.V. Ramana said on cess, there is sometimes a State. ment has been able to reach Saturday. transmission loss leading to The decision to reopen out to only 40% of students, The Chief Justice was in misinterpretation of ques schools even though the while the remaining 60% augurating the launch of tions asked and observa State is still under different students are being deprived livestreaming of proceed tions made by the Bench stages of lockdown appears of lessons. These students ings at the Gujarat High due to the absence of con to have been prompted by had lost an average of 150 Court in the presence of Su text. Vested interests are the inability to reach a ma days in the previous aca preme Court eCommittee eager to amplify these mis jority of students through demic session. “A compre Chairperson Justice D.Y. interpretations in order to online modes of education. hensive standard operating Chandrachud, Supreme embarrass or discredit the “Online classes, an alter procedure on COVID19 ap Court judge Justice M.R. institution,” the CJI said. native mode of education, propriate behaviour will be Shah, Gujarat High Court However, the CJI said live were initiated due to CO issued,” Mr. Sahu said. At Chief Justice Vikram Nath. streaming was a “double VID19 pandemic. However, tending school will be op The CJI said the Supreme edged sword”. Judges, work we have not been able to tional and students may do Court is “keen” to com ing under public scrutiny, reach all students in the so after consulting their pa mence livestreaming of its may face a stressful In supplication: Women gathering for prayers on the occasion of the 656th Urs of Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamdani at State. Due to poor mobile rents. School hours have proceedings. “We are work environment. Khanqah-e-Moula in old Srinagar on Saturday. * NISSAR AHMAD connectivity issues, the go been scheduled from 10 ing out the logistics and “A judge cannot be CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC vernment has decided to re a.m. to 1.30 p.m. working on the full consen swayed by popular opinion. sus of the full court… We Yes, with increased public can introduce livestream gaze, he might become a ing in a costeffective man subject of multiple debates, Assam CM Producers ner without much of a bur that should never deter him Paper recall sparks churn in NCBS den on the exchequer,” from his duty to protect the justifies heavy seek extension Chief Justice Ramana ex right of one against the plained. The people have a might of many. Always re crackdown TIFR reviews research practices amid allegations of ‘harassment’ of students of shoot time right to be informed about member, as a repository of the institutions which serve people’s faith, a judge can special correspondent Jacob Koshy with the research paper by the lab was oppressive. “ I Staff Reporter them, the CJI said. not afford to lose objectivi DIPHU NEW DELHI way of proof. Dr. Ramesh in was told that I have to repli Mumbai “Currently, the public ob ty,” Chief Justice Ramana ad Assam Chief Minister Hi Underlying the recent re itially defended the sanctity cate the data that was gener Maharashtra Chief Minister tains information about vised. manta Biswa Sarma on Sa traction of a scientific paper of the images but informed ated by someone in the lab Uddhav Thackeray on Sa court proceedings through The CJI said the rules of turday advised his detrac by the National Centre for the institute, which after an and if that does not happen, turday asked the film and the media. In effect, the in livestreaming should be ca tors to think of the families Biological Sciences (NCBS), investigation, recommend I will never get to stay in the television producers to formation from the courts is librated to protect the priva drug dealers have des Bengaluru, because it relied ed that the paper be retract lab,” the emails say. “...Since strictly adhere to the CO being filtered by agents of cy and security of victims troyed before sympathis on manipulated data, are al ed. The Hindu had reported the first day I stepped into VID19 norms laid down by transmission. In the pro and witnesses. ing with them and criticis legations of inordinate pres this on July 7. the lab in Dec 2017, I have the State government and ing the State police for sure on students from supe A postscript, warning seen someone manipulating coordinate with police being “triggerhappy”. riors, often at the threat of that there were problems data.” authorities about the place DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD The police have since their careers being harmed, with the paper’s data, ap of shoot as well as exten May 10 killed or injured The Hindu has learnt. peared with online versions Student concerns sion for timings. more than 25 alleged crimi While the controversy in A view of the NCBS campus of the paper as far back as The Hindu has independent The guild members said SUDOKU nals, some of them drug one of India’s most presti in Bengaluru. December 2020 but the pap ly verified that these emails the shooting of Hindi and traffickers, inviting criti gious labs erupted over a re er was formally retracted were indeed written by Mr. Marathi films and televi cism from Opposition par search paper, the issues it mine if further investigation only on June 30, 2021. Bandopadhyay to the inves sion series have been going ties and rights activists. has thrown up have now and/or action are The committee conclud tigators. A person privy to on by following all norms, “Section 46 of CrPC prompted a relook at re warranted.” ed that the images were ma proceedings in the Ramesh but timings need to be ex gives power to the police to search practices as well an On October 5, 2020, the nipulated by a single indivi lab around the RNAsensing tended. shoot in the leg if someone investigation by the Tata In paper “Discovery of iron dual, Mr. Bandopadhyay. In experiment said that while it They told Mr. Thackeray tries to snatch a pistol and stitute of Fundamental Re sensing bacterial riboswitch the first week of December, wasn’t unusual for lab lead that shooting beyond 4 flee. There are debates, but search (TIFR) academic eth es” was published online in Mr. Bandopadhyay left NCBS ers or Principal Investigators p.m. was possible by taking before sympathising with ics committee. The TIFR is the wellregarded journal after getting a No Objection to be tough on their asso all precautions and follow the drug dealers one the parent body of the Nature Chemical Biology. Certificate from the ciates or students, Dr. Ra ing rules. should think about the fa NCBS. institution. mesh threatened members Filmmakers Rakeysh milies they have destroyed, On Friday, a press note Media attention Independent journalist with dire consequences, Omprakash Mehra, Ritesh the social damage they from the Director, TIFR, Its listed authors were Silad Leonid Schneider, on his such as stalling their aca Sidhwani, Ravi Jadhav, Na have done,” Mr. Sarma said: “Recently, allegations itya Bandyopadhyay, Sus website For Better Science, demic progress, if the re graj Manjule and Subodh said, before setting fire to a of academic malpractice mitnarayan Chaudhury, Dol on July 14 first disclosed sults didn’t conform. “There Bhave were among those pile of seized drugs, includ have been levelled in the ly Mehta and Arati Ramesh, email correspondence bet have been other students, who participated in the vir ing 3.47 kg heroin, at Sutia press and social media the last of whom was the ween Mr. Bandopadhyay, and members in her lab tual meeting. nala near Diphu. against TIFRNCBS faculty group leader and is faculty the investigating committee who’ve complained of ha About 250 km east of member Dr. Arati Ramesh. at the NCBS. as well with the institute di rassment. Several students Strict compliance Guwahati, Diphu is the The retraction of the Nature The paper evoked signifi rector, Satyajit Mayor. leave the lab because of the Mr. Thackeray asked the headquarters of Karbi An Chemical Biology paper cant media attention basis In the correspondence, hostile work environment,” producers to ensure that glong district that has with Dr. Ramesh as the se its findings, as it was the first Mr. Bandopadhyay said he this person told The Hindu. norms are followed, crew gained notoriety over the nior author took place after instance of an RNA molecule and other members of the Dr. Ramesh didn’t res members are vaccinated Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku decades as the corridor of a full inquiry, as required by being able to detect iron, lab found that while the RNA pond to requests for com and routine tests for the vi the drug trade from Myan the NCBS Research Miscon opening the possibility of molecules were sensitive to ment. Institute Director Sa rus are conducted. mar. Intelligence agencies duct policies, into the data designing specialised iron iron, the numbers to prove it tyajit Mayor told The Hindu He has directed the say the drugs find their way trail related to images that sensors. Mr. Bandopadhyay weren’t near the expected that the committee’s man Mumbai police to appoint a via Manipur and Nagaland, showed evidence of manipu was a Ph.D. student. theoretical value and Dr. Ra date was specifically to de nodal officer to whom pro which adjoin Karbi An lation. The NCBS Manage Within days of publica mesh repeatedly insisted termine the stage at which ducers will submit the glong. Mr. Sarma said his ment Board was informed tion, anonymous reviewers that the results correspond data was manipulated. shooting timetable, loca government was deter about this investigation. The on PubPeer — a site that ena to what she thought it ought However, beyond the is tion and timings. “Permis mined to fight the drug me committee’s final report is bles research papers to be to be. sue of data fraud, the insti sions will be given once the nace with the most ex currently under review by discussed after publication While not contesting ma tute was “seriously taking officer is satisfied that all treme measures permitted the TIFR Academic Ethics — pointed out anomalies in nipulating data, he suggest up” these allegations of precautions are being ta by law. Committee, who will deter the images submitted along ed that the overall culture of pressure, he said. ken,” he said. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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THE HINDU DELHI SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 WORLD 9 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan and Correct the course, Nasheed tells Solih ‘Pandering to extremists could take the Maldives to a dangerous place’ Uzbekistan to form quad group Meera Srinivasan Germany for further treat bine of the Progressive Party COLOMBO ment. In his first media re of Maldives (PPM) and the Diplomatic platform to focus on expanding trade and building transit links Maldivian Parliamentary marks since the blast, Mr. People’s National Congress Speaker and former Presi Nasheed, currently in the (PNC), or broadly, former Press Trust of India mercial contacts. dent Mohamed Nasheed, U.K., told The Hindu over te President Abdulla Yameen’s Washington The formation of the new who survived a bid on his life lephone that “pandering to political camp. The U.S., Afghanistan, Pakis quad group is important in May, has asked President extremists” is often deemed Following pressure from tan and Uzbekistan have amid China’s desire to ex Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to necessary for political expe religious conservatives with agreed in principle to esta tend its Belt Road Initiative “coursecorrect before it is dience in the Maldives, espe in government, President blish a new quadrilateral di (BRI) to Afghanistan. too late”. cially during polls. Solih backed down on the plomatic platform focused The BRI, a multibillion In a statement issued on Bill, Mr. Naseem said. “This on enhancing regional con dollar initiative launched by Saturday, Mr. Nasheed ac Extremist votes also impacts the murder cas nectivity, the Biden adminis Chinese President Xi Jinping cused President Solih of re “We have had three elec Mohamed Nasheed es of Ahmed Rilwan [jour tration has said. when he came to power in neging on his pledge to ad tions under the new Consti nalist] and Yameen Rasheed “The parties consider 2013, aims to link Southeast dress religious extremism, tution. The MDP won twice pose a challenge. Mr. Nash [blogger] as well. The lack of longterm peace and stabili Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf referring to the govern — in 2008 and 2018, and Pre eed, he said, is “really con urgency on the part of the ty in Afghanistan critical to New equations: Joe Biden speaking about the situation in region, Africa and Europe ment’s “withdrawal” of sup sident Yameen’s PPM won in cerned about the govern government in tackling the regional connectivity and with a network of land and port for a recent Bill — crimi 2013. All three victories were ment’s lukewarm reaction” root cause of the May 6 at Afghanistan in Washington, in this file photo. * AFP agree that peace and region sea routes. nalising hate crimes — tabled possible only with the extre to the terror attack, and its tack is worrying some of us,” al connectivity are mutually meet in the coming months kistan to the east and south, By virtue of its location, after the May 6 explosion tar mist vote.” But, the tendency response to growing Islamist he told The Hindu. reinforcing,” the State De to determine the modalities Iran to the west, Turkmenis Afghanistan can provide Chi geting him. “When the con could take the country to a extremism in the country. But others such as Jeehan partment said on Friday. of this cooperation with mu tan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikis na with a base to spread its servative religious parties “dangerous place” in the “The very ideology and prin Mahmood do not think Pre Recognising the historic tual consensus,” said the tan to the north, and China influence across the world. who are part of a political al next few years, he warned, ciples that the MDP stands sident Solih has gone back opportunity to open flour State Department. to the northeast. Since the announcement liance with the government adding: “Look at Afghanis for have been sidelined by from any of his commit ishing interregional trade Located at the heart of the of the withdrawal of U.S. objected, the government tan today.” Emphasising that the government, according ments. While acknowledging routes, the parties intend to Strategic location historic Silk Road, Afghanis forces by August 31, violence withdrew support for its he has nothing against Presi to President Nasheed, and Mr. Nasheed’s concerns as cooperate to expand trade, Afghanistan’s strategic loca tan was long the crossroads has been rising and efforts to own Bill,” the statement dent Solih, his “very good he believes that is detrimen “very real”, the MDP legisla build transit links, and tion has for a long time been of commerce between Asian broker a peace settlement said, naming the Adhaalath friend”, Mr. Nasheed said he tal to the party,” he said. tor, who is also on the parlia strengthen businesstobusi touted as a competitive ad countries connecting them between the Afghan govern party. did not want the MDP to Meanwhile, some legisla mentary committee on hu ness ties, it said. vantage for the country. Af to Europe, and enhancing ment and insurgent Taliban His comments come amid split, although some fear Mr. tors in the party are increas man rights, pointed to “bold “The parties agreed to ghanistan is bordered by Pa religious, cultural, and com have slowed. growing tensions within the Nasheed’s actions could di ingly disillusioned, accord steps” taken by President So ruling Maldivian Democratic vide the party. ing to MP Mickail Naseem, in lih’s government to combat Party (MDP) over the govern “As long as I am there, I whose view President Solih’s religious extremism, includ ment’s policies, mainly on will make sure that doesn’t pledge to address religious ing undertaking operations Doha talks corruption and religious ex happen.” All the same, he extremism and ensure jus in islands to identify such Afghan Ambassador’s daughter tremism. While some MPs said those committed to tice for past victims of their groups, and pressing charg resume amid back President Solih’s “res moderate values must come violent attacks has been es against suspects. trained” approach that they together in a common plat “overshadowed” by this in “It is not correct to say the Taliban gains abducted, assaulted in Pakistan find politically prudent, oth form. “And that could in tention to keep the ruling President is under pressure er, disgruntled members clude the PPM too,” he said, coalition intact. from coalition partners. It is Agence France-Presse Associated Press ing a quick investigation, five hours and that she was support Mr. Nasheed’s despite his differences with really a commitment he Doha Islamabad saying she was “severely brought to the hospital in Is “bold” ways. The friction the political rival and jailed Landslide win made when he assumed of Representatives of the Af The daughter of Afghanis tortured”. lamabad by the police. seen within the top echelons former President, Mr. Ya Following President Solih’s fice to work with this coali ghan government and the tan’s Ambassador to Pakis A hospital medical report, There were no details about of the Maldivian government meen. On his own ambitions victory in 2018, the MDP se tion. He will not be the one Taliban met in Doha for tan was abducted in the mid seen by the Associated the abduction or the circum that is facing the pandemic’s to run for the country’s top cured a landslide win in the to break it,” she said. “If he talks on Saturday as vio dle of the Pakistani capital of Press, said she suffered stances of her release. blow and incumbency has office in 2023, Mr. Nasheed 2019 general elections. The had succumbed to what lence raged in the country Islamabad, held for several blows to her head, had rope Pakistan called the attack set off speculation over polit said: “Well, I have merely in MDP has 65 MPs in the 87 some call pressure, then the with foreign forces almost hours and brutally attacked, marks on her wrists and legs “disturbing” and said that ical stability in Indian Ocean dicated that I have not re member People’s Majlis, and Bill would not have come to entirely withdrawn. officials in both countries and was badly beaten. There security at the residence of island nation. signed yet, and that I am is in alliance with the Jum Parliament in the first place. The two sides have been said on Saturday. was a suspicion that she had the Afghan Ambassador in Mr. Nasheed was critically available.” hooree Party, with three MPs It has only gone to the com meeting on and off for No one has been arrested several broken bones and X Islamabad had been rein injured in the May 6 incident According to MDP spokes [after recent realignment of mittee stage now and will be months in Doha, but the in connection with Friday’s rays were ordered, the re forced. that police called a “terror man and legislator Imthiyaz 2 others], and the Adhaalath taken up after wide consulta talks have lost momentum assault on Silsila Alikhil, 26. port said. The Afghan Foreign Mi attack”, and has since under Fahmy, there is no imminent party that has no representa tion. President Solih is not as the insurgents have The Afghan Foreign Ministry The report also said her nistry said it strongly con gone multiple surgeries in threat to the party’s unity, tion in the legislature. The stepping back from any of made battlefield gains. issued a statement demand abductors held her for over demns this “heinous act”. Male, before being flown to but the differences within Opposition is led by a com his promises.” Biden grapples with a ‘Dreamers’ programme is illegal, U.S. court rules ‘pandemic of unvaccinated’ President Biden vows to appeal ruling COVID-19 cases triple over past three weeks, deaths rise Agence France-Presse White House, Mr. Biden said Washington the Justice Department Associated Press ets of infection among the A U.S. federal judge on Fri would appeal the ruling by Washington over 90 million Americans day dealt a fresh blow to an Texasbased Judge Andrew Two weeks after celebrating who have yet to get shots. immigration programme Hanen, while adding that America’s near “indepen Just four states with low vac protecting undocumented “only Congress can ensure a dence” from the coronavi cination rates made up 40% migrants brought to the permanent solution by rus, President Joe Biden is of new cases last week, and country as children, ruling it granting a path to citizen confronting the worrying nearly half of them came unlawful and blocking the ship for Dreamers,” the reality of rising cases and from Florida alone. enrollment of new young people brought to the deaths — and the limitations However, there is little ap applicants. US as children. of his ability to combat per A nurse administering a petite in the White House for Instituted by former pre DACA supporters re sistent vaccine hesitancy. vaccine dose in Seattle, a return to broad mandates sident Barack Obama in ceived a temporary reprieve

Cases of COVID19 have Washington. * AFP for masks. 2012, Deferred Action for in June 2020 when the Su tripled over the past three Dr. Rochelle Walensky, di Childhood Arrivals (DACA) preme Court ruled in a 5 weeks, and hospitalisations death. And cases are expect rector of the Centers for Dis covers around 7,00,000 pe to4 vote that the Trump ad and deaths are rising among ed to continue to rise in ease Control and Preven ople known as Dreamers. ministration had not provid unvaccinated people. While coming weeks. tion, said on Friday that in For many, America is the ed sufficient justification for the rates are still sharply “Look, the only pandemic lowvaccination areas with only country they have ever its attempts to end the pro down from their January we have is among the unvac rising cases, “local policy known. gramme. It made clear it highs, officials are con cinated,” Mr. Biden said on makers might consider President Joe Biden de was ruling largely on pro cerned by the reversing Friday. whether masking would be nounced the ruling as cedural issues, and left open trend and what they consid The rising numbers are be helpful for their “deeply disappointing”. the possibility of further er needless illness and being driven by large pock community.” In a statement from the challenges. ELSEWHERE South Africans clean up after deadly unrest Violence was pre-planned: Ramaphosa

Agence France-Presse phosa said in a televised ad Durban dress on Friday night. Syria’s Assad takes oath for fourth term South Africans on Saturday The rioting caused wides DAMASCUS cleaned up shopping pread destruction, leaving President Bashar alAssad centres and stores looted thousands of businesses took the oath of office for a during a week of shocking trashed, including many re fourth term in warravaged violence that rocked the tail shops that were specifi Syria on Saturday, after country and left more than cally targeted. taking 95% of the vote in a 200 dead. controversial election Aid organisations also ‘Free Zuma’ dismissed abroad. The vote handed out food in com As an uneasy calm set in on extending Mr. Assad’s grip on munities that had been cut Saturday, residents in the power was the second since off from main roads or hardhit KwaZuluNatal pro the start of a decadelong where food shops were ran vince swept up debris at the civil war that has killed sacked in the unrest. Dube Village Mall in the almost half a million people The violence — the worst township of Inanda, north and battered the country’s in postapartheid South of Durban, shovelling it into infrastructure. AFP Africa — erupted after form refuse bags. er President Jacob Zuma Behind them walls France to allow those who was sentenced to 15 months topped with spikes and ra have taken Covishield in jail for snubbing a corrup zor wire had been spray PARIS tion inquiry. painted with the words France will allow travellers His successor President “Free Zuma”. who have had Covishield, Cyril Ramaphosa, who Mr. Zuma, whose home AstraZeneca’s vaccine came to office promising to province is KwaZuluNatal, manufactured in India, into the country starting on curb graft, said the riots commands support among Sunday. France still doesn’t were a “coordinated and loyalists in the ruling Afri recognise vaccinations by wellplanned attack” on the can National Congress Chinese or Russian vaccines. country’s young (ANC). The move came after a global democracy. Traffic was back to nor outcry over the fact that the “Using the pretext of a mal along a main highway EU’s COVID19 certificate political grievance, those linking the north to the port only recognises AstraZeneca behind these acts have city of Durban after it had vaccines manufactured in sought to provoke a popular been closed for much of the Europe. AP insurrection,” Mr. Rama week. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. Don't forget to join backup channel @Thehindu000 A ND-NDE YK EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

DELHI THE HINDU 10 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SUNDAY, JULY 18, 2021 EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SNAPSHOTS COVID-19 vaccination safe for pregnant women In India, based on all that we know, all vaccines currently available are safe and should be used in pregnant women

Gagandeep Kang and Prevention (CDC) listed the risk of venous throm ciple that most malforma pregnancy as one of the risk boembolism four to five tions and most pregnancy During pregnancy, the body factors for severe disease in times for women, a frequent losses occur in the first trim undergoes many changes, May 2021, and recently, the ly asked question is whether ester, so to avoid any future Roots of bias particularly, those driven by World Health Organization the adenovirus vectored vac attribution of congenital Earlier research of the last hormonal levels and in im revised its recommendation cines like Covishield or the anomalies or abortions to decade had shown that in lab mune system function that for vaccination to include Janssen should be used, be the vaccine, vaccination settings, a rat would rather are intended to stop the pregnant women in Category cause they are associated might be considered later in help a fellow rat who is in mother’s body from reject II to be prioritised for vacci with a small risk of thrombo pregnancy. However, the re distress rather than an ing the baby, but increase nation, along with other sis with thrombocytopaenia commendation that vaccina unfamiliar newcomer to the her vulnerability to viral in comorbidities. syndrome (TTS) in young pe tion can be started at any lab. Now, a study by scientists fections. As with most SARS Almost 100 countries now ople. It is important to un time during pregnancy or in at University of California, CoV2 infections in the gener have policies that allow some derstand that TTS occurs case the first dose has alrea Berkeley, finds the brain al population, most infec levels of permission for the when the body has or makes dy been given, the second regions that drive the rats to tions in pregnant women are vaccination of pregnant wo antibodies to a platelet pro dose can be given when due focus on others dear to them, likely to be asymptomatic or men. The Government of In tein leading to clot forma without consideration of the when in a crisis. The study, mild, but, particularly dur dia made a recommendation tion, which is a different pro trimester is logical to achieve published in eLife, further ing the third trimester, there for the vaccination of preg cess for thromboembolism early protection of pregnant suggests that humans, being may be severe complica nant women in early July in pregnancy. So far, there is women. so similar, may very well share tions, with some reports stat 2021, and many states have no evidence that vectored this ingrained neuronal bias. ing that there is a severalfold started or are set to start, but vaccines increase the risk of Urgent need increase in pregnant women many questions remain. Pregnant women most 36,000 women given equivalent. An issue that has the thromboembolism in Vaccination of pregnant wo needing intensive care as <> are generally mRNA vaccines showed a been raised with regard to pregnancy, but this will con men is urgent and essential compared to infected non Matter of safety small increase in pain at the mRNA and vectored vaccines tinue to be monitored in to protect them and their ba excluded from vaccine pregnant women. Infections A key area of concern for injection site, but no other is lack of data on whether the countries that have widely bies, and is a responsibility trials as a precaution, but in pregnant women have pregnant women is safety. difference in sideeffects. Ov vaccine or vector persists in used these vaccines in wo of the healthcare system. been linked to an increase in Pregnant women are gener without testing it is not er 1,10,000 pregnant women the body or is widely distri men of reproductive age. For The Government of India preterm births, low birth ally excluded from vaccine feasible for regulators to are enrolled in the CDC v buted beyond the vaccina India, based on all that we should be commended for weight and foetal distress, trials as a precaution, but make a recommendation safe registry and data on sa tion site. Such studies are know, all vaccines currently the recommendation, even with a higher mortality rate this creates a complication for the use of a vaccine in fety will continue to accumu usually done for drugs which available are safe and should as we ensure that monitoring in motherstobe and their because without testing it is this group. late. Some data shows that are expected to enter the sys be used in pregnant women of safety is enhanced Volcanoes on Venus babies. Many of the compli not feasible for regulators to mothers can pass their anti temic circulation and not al to safeguard them and their through both passive and ac Last year, scientists were cations are in pregnant wo make a recommendation for studies for the Astra Zeneca bodies to the baby through ways required for vaccines, babies. A pregnancy registry tive surveillance in vulnera excited by traces of phosphine men who also have other co the use of a vaccine in this vaccines. A few women (12 the placenta, but to verify except with new adjuvants or is an important part of the ble subgroups. In future stu in Venus’s atmosphere, morbidities, such as over group. So trials for pregnant for Pfizer and 6 for Moderna) whether the antibodies will other new components are overall safety monitoring of dies, the regulators and because it could imply the weight, diabetes, women, if they are done at enrolled in the efficacy trials protect the baby needs more used. It appears unlikely gi vaccines for the first few policymakers may wish to presence of life there. This has hypertension or cardiac and all, tend to be done well after of the mRNA vaccines were data. ven the rapid breakdown of years after they are used and consider whether we could been displaced by what chronic respiratory diseases the accumulation of data found to be pregnant or be mRNA and what is known must be encouraged, espe enrol pregnant women at an Cornell University researchers have suggested – that there Further, detection of viral from Developmental and Re came pregnant after enrol Vectored vaccines about vectored vaccines, but cially in India, where we earlier stage, so that recom are explosive volcanoes on the RNA in the placenta or in foe productive Toxicology ment, and no safety issues The data available so far is this has not stopped anti have a large birth cohort, mendation for them could be surface of Venus that emit tal membranes shows that (DART) studies on animals were identified, but the num largely from mRNA vaccines, vaxxers from claiming that and thus an opportunity to made along with the general phosphides which forms the while likely to be rare, it is and from clinical efficacy bers are small. A recent ana but for vaccines that have or the lipid nanoparticles of contribute to the global liter population. phosphine. This study, possible that infection with and effectiveness studies. So lysis of the real world use of could be used in pregnant mRNA vaccines bind to ovar ature on vaccine safety. (Dr. Gagandeep Kang is published in PNAS, suggests SARSCoV2 can be passed far, the Pfizer, Moderna and vaccines in pregnant women women, the recommenda ies, even in the complete ab Finally, the timing of vac Professor, Wellcome Trust that phosphine points not so from mother to baby. Based Janssen vaccines in animals was published by the US CDC tions are clearly in favour of sence of such findings from cination during pregnancy is Research Laboratory at the much to the biology but the on a series of studies, the US have not found any toxic ef in the New England Journal use of inactivated vaccines or DART studies. frequently discussed. This is Christian Medical College, geology of Venus. Centers for Disease Control fects or malformations, and of Medicine, reporting on al nonlive vaccines or their Since pregnancy increases because of the general prin Vellore.) ‘Waiving testing for the fully AI tool developed to study cancer-causing mutations Active and neutral mutations are distinguished by studying their neighbourhoods vaccinated is ill-considered’ Shubashree Desikan The ‘frequentist’ more often in cancer cells algorithms. In comparison, <> approach [which is than random, said Prof. Kar he said that the top perform Researchers at IIT Madras more common] often thik Raman, from the bio ing tool, or FATHMM, Vaccinated people have developed an AI tool technology department of achieved an accuracy of 91% missed out on relatively can potentially get called NBDriver (neighbour IIT Madras and another cor on the same dataset. hood driver) for use in ana rare driver mutations. responding author. “Howev For the future, the group infected once lysing cancercausing muta KARTHIK RAMAN er, this ‘frequentist’ ap aims to develop an easyto more and spread tions in cells. By looking at proach often missed out on use draganddrop web inter the neighbourhood, or con dras and one of the corres relatively rare driver muta face that will enable cancer the virus to text, of a mutation in the ge ponding authors, said in a tions,” he noted, adding that researchers with limited others nome, it can look at harmful press release that one of the some studies have also computational or program “driver” mutations and dis major challenges faced by looked at the changes ming skills to get predictions R. Prasad tinguish them from neutral cancer researchers involves caused by the driver muta and extract genomic infor “passenger” mutations. the differentiation between tions in the production of es mation on their preferred set On July 14, Maharashtra an This technique of looking the relatively small number sential biological products of mutations. “We will also nounced that people who Novel approach: Looking at at the genomic neighbour of “driver” mutations that such as proteins. be pursuing further studies have received both doses of a the neighbourhood to gauge hood to make out the nature enable the cancer cells to on the context [or neigh Covid19 vaccine can travel Giridhara Babu * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT the mutation is unexplored of the mutation is a novel grow and the large number Statistical modelling largely. * GETTY IMAGES bourhood] of these muta to the State by air without a and largely unexplored one. of “passenger” mutations The method of distinguish tions, and how they impact negative RTPCR report. Ho age, this is not the primary nated persons will have low In a paper published in the that do not have any effect ing between driver and pas the Department of Biotech the evolution of cancer. Why wever, they should carry outcome in vaccine trials or er viral shedding and, journal Cancers, the re on the progression of the senger mutations solely by nology, IIT Madras, and the do we see differences in the certificates stating they are possible in settings with low therefore, [it is] less searchers explain that the disease. looking at the neighbour lead author of the paper. context between the driver fully vaccinated. Earlier vaccination coverage. I contagious. nature of the mutation de In previously published hood is novel. “Through ro and passenger mutations in rules mandated that a test would recommend testing pends on the neighbour techniques, researchers typ bust statistical modelling, we Accuracy of tool the first place?” said Prof had to be taken 48 hours everyone, especially the vac Since only 8% in India are hood, and how this tool may ically analysed DNA se show that there is a signifi The researchers studied a Raman. prior to the travel and only cinated persons. fully vaccinated, is be used to draw the line bet quences from large groups cant difference in the pat dataset containing 5,265 mu The group also plans that those with a negative RT exemption from RTPCR ween driver and passenger of cancer patients, compar tern of sequences (or con tations to derive the model. NBDriver will be a part of a PCR test could enter Maha WHO says vaccine testing for fully vaccinated mutations. ing sequences from cancer text) surrounding the driver According to Prof. Raman, broader cancer genomic se rashtra. In an email to The breakthrough infections people a correct decision? B. Ravindran, head of the as well as normal cells and and passenger mutations,” NBDriver, had an overall ac quence analysis "pipeline" Hindu, Dr. Giridhara Ba- will be mild or asymptotic. Robert Bosch Centre for Da determined whether a par said Shayantan Banerjee, curacy of 89% and ranked being developed at the bu, Epidemiologist at the So how likely are fully In India, it is early to consid ta Science and AI at IIT Ma ticular mutation occurred who is a master’s student in second out of 11 prediction centres. Public Health Foundation of vaccinated people to spread er exempting from testing. I India, Bengaluru, explains the virus when infected? do see a great opportunity why doing away with RT for novel rapid tests, espe PCR testing is not correct There is strong evidence that cially if there are alternative and how it could endanger vaccination offers the great noninvasive options. Ex Rare Arctic lightning storms others. est protection against death emption from RTPCR test and hospitalisation. Howev ing may be replaced once Since fully vaccinated er, there is little evidence such tests are available, re strike north of Alaska people can still get infected, that the ability to transmit liable and feasible to imple New theory: This invokes is it a correct decision by COVID19 will greatly dimin ment in India. Also, in symp Reuters Question Corner the Maharashtra ish. The transmission, even tomatic persons, our earlier storm activity is on track to the Sun’s magnetic field. government to do away with when is at a lower rate, can study has shown high sensi Meteorologists were stunned increase threefold by the end * GETTY IMAGES the requirement of RTPCR [happen] from the vaccinat tivity while using the RAT this week when three succes of the century if current cli Mercury’s iron heart field (Progress in Earth testing for fully vaccinated ed to unvaccinated indivi test. In persons with no sive thunderstorms swept mate trends continue, ac and Planetary Science). people? duals. Vaccinated people symptoms, RTPCR is the across the icy Arctic from Si cording to two studies by Why does Mercury There is a gradient in could potentially still be best available option as of beria to north of Alaska, un scientists at the National Cen have such a big iron which the metal content We need to understand that come infected and spread now. leashing lightning bolts in an ter for Atmospheric Re core? in the core drops off as testing is done to identify pe the virus to others. unusual phenomenon that search in Boulder, Colorado, the four inner planets of ople with infections so that At a time when vaccine scientists say will become Unusual storms: These will published over the last year A study by researchers our solar system get they can be isolated. This ap Does mild/asymptotic shortage has been reported less rare with global become less rare with global in the journal Climate from the University of further from the Sun. plies to everyone irrespec infection in fully vaccinated from several States and warming. warming. * GETTY IMAGES Dynamics. Maryland disputes the The current work tive of the vaccination sta people imply that the viral vaccination coverage is not “Forecasters hadn’t seen Geophysical Research Let “What used to be very rare prevailing hypothesis on explains this by showing tus. Increasingly, it is seen load is less and hence they uniform in urban and rural anything like that before,” ters. As sea ice vanishes, is now just rare,” said Rick why Mercury has a that the distribution of that the vaccinated persons are less likely to infect areas and even within said Ed Plumb, a National more water is able to evapo Thoman, a climate scientist bigsized core relative to raw materials in the early can get infected. Not testing others? urban areas, will treating Weather Service meteorolo rate, adding moisture to the with the University of Alaska its mantle (the layer forming solar system was vaccinated persons is an ill fully vaccinated people gist in Fairbanks, speaking warming atmosphere. Fairbanks. As the parade of between its core and controlled by the Sun’s considered and unjust deci Although COVID19 vaccines differently aggravate about the storms that started “It’s going to go with the Arctic storms this week de crust). Scientists had magnetic field. sion, mostly to reduce the might reduce viral load in inequities? on Saturday. temperatures,” said coauth monstrated, lightning is al argued that hitandrun The new model shows inconveniences to the vacci persons with breakthrough Typically, the air over the or Robert Holzworth, an at ready appearing in unex collisions with other that during the early nated persons. infection, there is limited Absolutely, given the global Arctic Ocean, especially mospheric physicist at the pected places, he said. “I bodies during the formation of our solar From the perspective of evidence [to ascertain] dynamics of vaccine injus when the water is covered University of Washington in have no memory of three formation of our solar system, when the young rights of the unvaccinated, it whether it will result in low tice, unfortunately, getting with ice, lacks the convective Seattle. consecutive days of this kind system resulted in much Sun was surrounded by a is important to protect them er viral shedding, thereby vaccinated is a rare privilege heat needed to generate These electrical storms of thing” in the Arctic. of Mercury’s rocky swirling cloud of dust from getting the infection further suppress the onward due to many reasons. These lightning storms. But as cli threaten boreal forests fring mantle being removed, and gas, grains of iron from everyone, including transmission. Evidence include noneligibility, non mate change warms the Arc ing the Arctic, as they spark On the water leaving behind the big, were drawn toward the vaccinated persons. There is available for mRNA vaccine availability and lack of affor tic faster than the rest of the fires in remote regions alrea On the water, the lightning is dense, metal core inside. centre by the Sun's also evidence that there is suggests that the infections dability. Treating vaccinated world, that's changing, scien dy baking under the round an increasing hazard to ma But new research reveals magnetic field. When the high incidence of break occurring after 12 days of people differently will in tists say. theclock summer sun. riners, and vessel traffic is in that Sun’s magnetism is planets began to form through infections in vacci vaccination have significant duce and worsen the inequi The paper also document creasing as sea ice retreats, the reason for this and from clumps of that dust nated persons, even among ly reduced viral loads at the ties in the community, in Tripled in frequency ed more frequent lightning Holzworth said. not the collisions. and gas, planets closer to those who have taken two time of testing. We need to cluding those exacerbated Episodes of summer lightn over the Arctic’s treeless tun People can become lightn The researchers the sun incorporated doses of mRNA vaccines. establish the relation of viral by inequitable health system ing within the Arctic Circle dra regions, as well as above ing rods and usually try to get developed a model more iron into their The efficacy of the vaccines load and viral shedding for access. It is also unethical have tripled since 2010, a the Arctic Ocean and pack low for safety. That’s tough to showing that the density, cores than those further is tested against hospitalisa different vaccines and because if exempted, the trend directly tied to climate ice. In August 2019, lightning do on flat tundra or ocean ex mass and iron content of away. tion and in preventing against different variants of vaccinated can get infected change and increasing loss of even struck within 100 ki panse. “What you really a rocky planet’s core are Readers may send their deaths. While reductions in concern. In the absence of and infect those who have sea ice in the far north, scien lometers of the North Pole, need is to pay better atten influenced by its distance questions / answers to infection is the ultimate goal such evidence, it is prema had no access or opportuni tists reported in a March stu the researchers found. tion to the lightning fore from the Sun’s magnetic [email protected] of higher vaccination cover ture to conclude that vacci ty to get vaccinated yet. dy published in the journal In Alaska alone, thunder casts,” he said. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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Has the State lifted the lockdowns too quickly? What should be the strategy to contain transmission now?

C. Maya

In trouble: The ban has unsettled banks that use The story so far: The second wave of COVID19, which Mastercard’s services to issue a variety of cards. * REUTERS began rising in Kerala in the second week of April, peaked midMay, when the State was reporting around 44,000 cases daily and had about 4.45 lakh active cases in the community. The test positivity rate (TPR) hovered Curbs on Mastercard around 30%. The State then went into a total lockdown for over a fortnight, after which the case graph came down. But since the past one month or more, the What are the rules on data storage epidemic curve has remained on a plateau, logging around 10,000 cases12,000 cases every day, and the TPR and why has the RBI barred the is at 10%11%. At a time when COVID19 cases across the U.S. company from taking on nation have come down sharply, Kerala accounts for about 30% of the country’s active caseload. In the past new customers in India? two weeks, the case graph has been rising again, recording a 20% growth. On July 17, Kerala reported Prashanth Perumal J. 16,148 fresh COVID19 cases. Maharashtra, which has also seen cases rising, registered 8,172 fresh cases on the same The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on day. Wednesday banned Mastercard from issuing new debit

and credit cards to customers in India with effect from Why is the epidemic curve not coming down? Norms forgotten: The Vizhinjam fishing harbour was crowded on July 14 after the curbs were eased. * PTI July 22. According to the RBI, the U.S. cardissuer has Public health experts point out that what is happening in failed to comply with the local data storage rules Kerala now is no different than what was witnessed in the Kerala’s current What has been cases and highrisk individuals will show more infections announced by the central bank in 2018. The ban has State after the first wave. The first wave peaked in Kerala strategy of allowing Kerala’s strategy? in the community but this will mean an increased TPR unsettled banks operating in India that use Mastercard’s by the end of last October, the curve plateaued and relaxations, solely on Kerala’s strategy in and another round of lockdown. Now that the services to issue a variety of cards to their customers. remained unchanged for a long time. In COVID19 containment has government has linked TPR to lockdown relaxations, the JanuaryFebruary, recording between 1,500 and 3,000 the basis of test always been to keep a tight reduction of TPR has become the goal for local bodies. What is the RBI’s data localisation policy? fresh cases daily, Kerala accounted for over 45% of the positivity rate, has check on transmission Rather than targeted testing, the focus is now on In 2018, the Indian central bank had issued a circular active cases in the country. turned out to be through targeted testing, reducing TPR by organising mass testing camps where ordering card companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and The epidemic curve never hit the baseline after the unscientific and contacttracing and asymptomatic people are offered incentives to test American Express to store all Indian customer data first wave in Kerala because of two things — the counterproductive, isolation of infected themselves. Increasing the denominator by testing a large locally so that the regulator could have “unfettered largescale mixing of people and huge gatherings and individuals. The attempt population and testing within a relatively lowrisk supervisory access”. This meant that foreign card rallies during the campaigning in February ahead of the and has been widely was always to delay the population can artificially bring about a reduction in companies had to store complete information about election in April, which was followed by the arrival of the criticised by the peak of the curve and TPR. transactions made by Indian customers in servers highly transmissible Delta variant. scientific community spread out the infection so The State has to break the transmission now by finding located within India. Companies were initially required The first wave was yet to taper down, when Kerala that the cases never active pockets of disease in the community through to comply with these rules within six months. The rode into the second wave with a daily caseload of over exceeded the health system diligent targeted testing and tracing of primary contacts reason offered by the RBI to back up its data localisation 2,500 in the second week of April. The case graph then capacity. At the peak of the second wave too, though the and highrisk individuals. “What is needed is rule was that local storage of consumer data is necessary rose exponentially to reach a daily tally of almost 45,000 health infrastructure was severely stressed, the State microcontainment, rather than closing down an entire to protect the privacy of Indian users and also to address cases by midMay. Other States had already experienced managed to tide over the situation fairly well. There were panchayat based on TPR. Skewed policies such as national security the worst of the second wave when the curve began tense situations but people were never denied care nor restricting the opening of shops to certain days of the concerns. Since the order, rising in Kerala. Because the second wave was delayed, were there distressing scenes of people running around week is actually leading to overcrowding and Existing Mastercard Mastercard, Visa and other the epidemic curve in the State is expected to remain on for oxygen beds or ventilators. superspread events,” a Health official admitted. customers will be foreign card companies a plateau for a prolonged period and at a higher daily Unlike the sharp rise and fall of the epidemic curve in allowed to use their have lobbied to dilute the average of fresh cases (because of the Delta variant). most States, Kerala’s epidemic curve had a gradual rise What happens next? rules. But the RBI has and decline. This means that while the duration of the Going forward, increasing the pace of vaccination and cards. Earlier, the RBI remained strict that What is the rate of community transmission? epidemic would be longer, the impact on the community keeping a sharp eye on the circulation of SARSCoV2 banned American companies must comply The third round of the national seroprevalence survey, would be less. variants through continuous genomic surveillance Express and Diners with its data localisation conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research assumes importance. Club from issuing new rules. Consequently, (ICMR) in three districts of Kerala in January, revealed What is the current situation? Compared with the rest of India, Kerala has managed cards after they failed Mastercard deleted Indian that only 11.6% of the population had been exposed to the A prolonged plateauing of the epidemic curve and a slight vaccination very well, administering the first dose to 45% to comply with the customer data from its virus, against a national average of 21%. This meant that increase in transmission after the lockdown was of its population above 18 years and the second dose to foreign servers and when the second wave struck, 89% of the State’s 3.5crore expected. However, a 20% growth in cases after the 17% as on July 17. Though the State has the capacity to 2018 circular on data promised to invest in population was immunologically naive and at risk of plateau over the last two weeks is beginning to look administer 2.5 lakh3 lakh doses a day, erratic vaccine localisation building local servers in contracting COVID19. worrying. Cases are going up mainly in the northern supply has made this impossible. India to store local When a highly transmissible virus variant like Delta is districts. The active caseload, which came down below The State is ahead as far as genomic surveillance goes, customer data. The RBI, in circulation among a susceptible population, the level the 1lakh mark, has climbed to 1.24 lakh again, and while with institutions doing targeted sequencing, apart from however, has not been impressed. It has banned of efficiency with which the community was maintaining ICU occupancy is down, new hospital admissions are the whole genomic sequencing done at national Mastercard from issuing new cards to customers from nonpharmacological means of protection against the showing a rising trend. institutes. Over 80% of the samples analysed in the State July 22. Reuters reported Mastercard as having said it was virus (masking and physical distancing) will no longer be in recent months have been the Delta variant, though “disappointed” with the RBI’s decision and it had enough to check transmission. Cases will continue to Did something go wrong postlockdown? more cases of Delta Plus have also been surfacing. provided regular updates on its compliance with the occur till a chunk of the population is affected or the The State’s current strategy of allowing relaxations, solely Kerala is also planning to do a seroprevalence survey rules since 2018. The company was quoted as saying it transmission is reduced substantially through on the basis of TPR, has turned out to be unscientific, soon, including among children. The seropositivity is would continue to work with the Indian central bank to vaccination. Testing has been consistent in Kerala, with counterproductive and has been criticised by the expected to be much higher than what it was during the provide any additional details required to resolve its an average of 1.3 lakh samples tested daily. The official scientific community as well as the people. The reliability ICMR survey in January, given that over 31 lakh people concerns. stance is that Kerala is picking up one out of every three of TPR as an epidemiological indicator of disease have already had COVID19, and have natural immunity, Existing Mastercard customers, however, can continue infections in the community, while the national rate is transmission is dependent on who is being tested. apart from the proportion of the population who have to use their cards. Earlier this year, American Express one in 25 infections. Testing among primary contacts of the known COVID19 vaccinederived immunity. and Diners Club International were also banned by the RBI from issuing new cards after they failed to comply with the 2018 circular. What is the need for local data storage? Is Twitter acceding to takedown requests? Experts believe that customer privacy and national security are genuine concerns that need to be taken seriously. However, many also believe that data How has the social media platform reacted to pleas for information data from governments around the world? localisation rules are too stringent and they could simply be used by governments as tools of economic Sriram Srinivasan and news outlets from around the world were subject to protectionism. For instance, they argue, it may not be 361 legal demands, a 26% increase in the number of strictly necessary for data to be stored locally to remain The story so far: On Wednesday, social media platform accounts since the previous reporting period. These protected. Broadly speaking, formal international laws to Twitter released its Transparency Report for the second included removal requests from India (128), Turkey (108), govern the storage of digital information across borders half of last year (July 1 to December 31), in which it was Pakistan (52), and Russia (28)”. may be sufficient to deal with these concerns. revealed that India was the single largest source of The compliance rate, which is the “percentage of Governments, however, may still mandate data government information requests. India also was one of information requests where Twitter produced at least localisation in order to favour local companies to foreign the prominent sources of legal demands for removal of some sort of requested account information”, in the case ones. content, according to the report. of requests emerging from India was far less compared China, for example, has used its cybersecurity laws to with the average of the worldwide data. discriminate against foreign companies. A similar trend What’s the transparency report all about? may be playing out in India with the Centre’s emphasis Twitter started publishing a biannual report — Twitter On July 11, it What else is notable on economic selfsufficiency. In 2018, Mastercard had Transparency Report — in 2012. The original goal, it says published ‘Twitter’s about the new report? launched a complaint with the U.S. government that in its blog, “was to provide the public with recurring India Transparency Twitter has started Prime Minister Narendra Modi was actively promoting insights into government pressures that impacted the True picture: India is one of the prominent sources of legal reporting about two Indian cards like RuPay and that it was affecting the public, whether through overt political censorship or by demands for removal of content, says the report. * AP Report,’ under the additional things. One is an business of foreign card companies. Governments may way of compelling account data through information new Information impressions metric, which also believe that mandating foreign companies to set up requests”. volume and 15% of the global accounts specified. The Technology “captures the number of local infrastructure can boost their local economies. It further says, “A lot has changed since 2012. It is now U.S., however, submitted the highest volume of global (Intermediary views violative Tweets more important than ever that we also shine a light on emergency requests, at 34%, followed by Japan (17%) and Guidelines and Digital received prior to removal”. What lies ahead? our own practices, including enforcement of the Twitter South Korea (16%). The other is about the Indian banks that are currently enrolled in the Rules and our ongoing work to disrupt global Twitter describes routine requests as “legal demands Media Ethics Code) adoption of twofactor Mastercard network are expected to make alternative statebacked information operations.” issued by government of law enforcement authorities Rules, 2021. It will be authentication “to keep arrangements with other card companies. The process is Over the years, the scope of the report has been (e.g. subpoenas, court orders, search warrants)” that a monthly report accounts safe and secure”. expected to take a few months, and their card business is expanded gradually. Additional categories such as compel it to turn over account information. Emergency unlike the biannual About the first, Twitter said expected to take a significant hit meanwhile. The RBI’s nongovernment legal requests, trademark notices, requests, on the other hand, may be entertained “if we Transparency Report violative tweets accounted data localisation policy, as it burdens foreign card coordinated manipulation, and so on, have been added are provided with sufficient information to support a for less than 0.1% of all companies, may end up favouring domestic card issuers from time to time. This aspect of reporting isn’t rare any good faith belief that there is an imminent threat impressions for all tweets like RuPay. Mastercard owns about onethird of the more. involving danger of death or serious physical injury to a globally during this period, market share in India, and the RBI’s ban is likely to Google, which has been issuing its transparency person, and we have information relevant to averting or and it had removed 3.8 million tweets that flouted its significantly benefit its competitors. RBL Bank, for reports since 2010, says in its blog that “transparency mitigating the threat”. rules. Only 6% of the removed tweets had more than instance, has decided to enter into an agreement with reporting is an increasingly common practice across Under the category of ‘Government Information 1,000 impressions. Visa after the RBI’s ban on Mastercard. Similarly, the ban industries”. It then goes on to list over 40 brands, from Requests,’ Twitter says it “narrowed or did not disclose on American Express and Diners Club earlier this year Facebook to Reddit, and from Uber to Yahoo!, that information in response to 70%” of the requests. Was there another report specific to India? benefited the Indian card network RuPay. Some believe undertake transparency reporting. One of the other significant subcategories is ‘Legal On July 11, it published ‘Twitter’s India Transparency that even Visa, a foreign company which dominates card Demands’, which provides data about court orders and Report,’ under the new Information Technology payments in India, may come under regulatory pressure What are the highlights of the latest report? other formal demands to remove content. The source of (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) in the near future. Thus, the card payments sector may As mentioned above, there are different categories under such demands can be “governmental entities and lawyers Rules, 2021. It will be a monthly report from now on. This end up being restricted to a few domestic companies, which Twitter provides the data. One of the main representing individuals”. While the number of global comes after months of uneasiness between the which in turn can lead to reduced competition. This categories is ‘Government Information Requests,’ and this legal demands fell 9% to 38,524, a whopping 94% of the government and Twitter over the latter’s noncompliance could mean higher costs and lower quality services for includes “both emergency and routine legal demands for demands came from just five countries (Japan, India, with the new rules, including the delay in the customers. account information issued by law enforcement and Russia, Turkey and South Korea). appointment of a grievance officer. The social media It is also worth noting that in today’s digital economy other government agencies”. The report noted that there Japan was the top requester in this category, platform has just complied with that requirement. This data have turned out to be a valuable commodity, which was a 15% increase in such requests (and more than a accounting for 43% of the total. India was next, at 18%. report dealt with user grievances and proactive companies as well as governments have tried to gain 100% increase in the number of accounts specified in Japan’s requests, Twitter says, were largely related to monitoring, which Twitter says refers to “content control over. Information about spending patterns and these requests) compared with the JanuaryJune 2020 “laws regarding narcotics and psychotropics, obscenity, proactively identified by employing internal proprietary other customer data can be monetised by companies in a period. or money lending”. tools and industry hash sharing initiatives”. In the variety of ways. With no clear rules on who owns Notably, for the first time in the history of the A large portion of Russian requests related to its laws MayJune period, it reportedly suspended over 18,000 customer data and to what extent, conflicts over data transparency report, the U.S. wasn’t the “top global prohibiting the promotion of suicide. This section of the accounts for child sexual exploitation and a further over ownership are likely to continue for some time. requester”. India was. It accounted for 25% of the global report also notes that “199 accounts of verified journalists 4,000 accounts for promotion of terrorism. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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ILLUSTRATION: R.RAJESH COMMUNIST PARTY OF CUBA Barricades on the revolutionary road

Faced with a crippling U.S. embargo, a worsening economic crisis and a deadly pandemic, Cuba’s leaders struggle to manage growing public anger

Srinivasan Ramani in the economy was largely due to the collapse in the tou uly 11, 2021 marked a crit rism sector due to travel res ical moment for postre trictions last year and the in Jvolutionary Cuba. In ability of the government to what was an unprecedented secure enough cash to make outpouring, hundreds of Cu necessary imports such as bans came on to the streets fuel, food ingredients and shouting slogans across 40 other basic goods. towns and cities. They were Measures such as restrict registering their protests ing subsidies and ending the In Focus against the communist go unpopular dualcurrency vernment’s handling of the system have exacerbated of the spreading of discon travel still being limited, it re ba, or PCC) in 1965. By now, with political dissidents gi constant struggle and incre B The PCC was formed in the pandemic and some even problems, resulting in scarci tent over social media across mains to be seen if these the Cubans had firmly en ven harsh punishment for mental progress in postrevo 1960s after asking for a change in re ties and inflation. But the Cu the country. measures will immediately gaged in nationalisation of promoting ideas that are lutionary Cuba, younger pe Fidel Castro gime. 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The embargo was Party, Miguel DiazCanel, in of the ruling party in April. ger economic and trade ties of the frailties of the coun consequence of the embargo Batista in sident Fidel Castro — “Patria tightened up further by the itially denounced these prot He is the first top leader who with the Soviet Union. try’s economic system and but also the failures of the 1959 o Muerte” (’Fatherland or Trump administration after ests as being externally dri doesn’t belong to the revolu Mr. DiazCanel’s predeces highly regulated economy. B The party, Death’), in response to the some relaxations were ven and called for regime tionary generation that took ‘Vanguard of the people’ sor, Raul Castro, had under This has meant that it will headed by embargo imposed by the U.S. brought about by President sympathisers to come to the part in the overthrow of the The PCC was conceived as taken a series of cautious but be tougher for the current re Fidel for that sought to undermine the Barack Obama and the fact CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC Fulgencio Batista regime in the “vanguard of the people” steady reforms that fur gime led by the postrevolu decades, socialist regime. that these measures have Cuba in 1959. That genera with the polity dominated by thered liberalisation of the tionary generation to retain nationalised The PCC was assets and With more than 24,000 had the support of the politi tion helmed by late President a single party system and de economy by allowing small the legitimacy of communist properties COVID19 cases and 200 plus cally powerful emigrant Cu conceived as the Fidel Castro and his com cisionmaking thrust to a businesses, selfentrepre rule than its predecessors. owned by deaths in the last five days ban community in Florida “vanguard of the rades Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, PCCled government answer neurs and cooperatives more oligarchic and and a severe lack of basic has forced the Biden presi people” with the Raul Castro, Juan Almeida, able to a National Assembly autonomy and recognition of Economic reforms foreign medicines because of shor dency from reversing them. among others, led an armed of People’s Power, a legisla private property with restric Mr. DiazCanel and his party owners, polity dominated by a implemented tages, Cuba is going through The consequences of the struggle that began as a tive Parliament in place since tions, besides greater flexibil colleagues will have to not agrarian a particularly difficult public economic crisis have been single party system movement against a dictator 1976. The National Assem ity in foreign investment. just extinguish the slowly reforms and health crisis even though the scarcities in many basic ne and decision-making ship that was seen as being bly’s members are elected These measures did not spreading flames of the pan built a total number of cases and cessities such as electricity, thrust to a party-led propped up by external from electoral districts by a come up easily with hardlin demic — a quicker deploy singleparty deaths are much lower than available of medicine and interests. process of nomination from ers, who are keen on retain ment of the home grown vac rule based on government socialist ideas most Latin American food. As The Economist re But once they succeeded mass organisations (farmer ing the orthodox MarxistLe cines will play a vital role — countries. ports, Cuba, which imports CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC in the overthrow of the re organisations, student un ninist principles of state but also implement econom B The country Ironically, the protests nearly 70% of its food from gime, the Fidelled 26th of Ju ions, trade unions, etc.) and ownership of the means of ic reforms to quickly address and the party are now led came right after Cuban scien abroad, is going through its streets. Some demonstra ly Movement, during a pe from public meetings held to production. But the PCC had the shortages without the by Miguel tists announced that the two most severe food shortage tors, who were seen as lead riod of “national liberation” nominate representatives learned from the experience use of repressive measures. DiazCanel, indigenous COVID19 vac crisis since the Special Pe ing the protests, were round between 1959 and 1961, sub from municipal assemblies, of the Communist Party of The vaccines could also be a the first cines — Abdala and Sobera riod of the 1990s following ed up and arrested and one sumed itself into a group fea who are themselves either China and the impact of the source of revenue for the be leader who na2 — had registered more the Soviet Union’s collapse. protestor died in the actions. turing others as part of the elected via secret ballot or economic reforms there, and leaguered regime if it can doesn't belong to the than 90% efficacy in phase3 Cuba has an expansive wel But a couple of days after ‘Integrated Revolutionary nominated. after intense inner party de find buyers from other coun revolutionary trials (two doses for Abdala fare programme that focuses the protests received wides Organizations’ (ORI), which This form of representa bate, they decided to embark tries. Mobilising public opi generation and three for Soberana2). on basic education and pread media coverage included the extant commu tion by nomination and elec upon liberalisation, albeit nion as the regime did in the Abdala had already been de healthcare being available to throughout the world, the nist party known as the Pop tion from the grassroots is cautiously. 1990s and achieving social ployed for emergency use, all, but shortages of essential President seemed to have ular Socialist Party and the defended by the Cuban re Despite these piecemeal peace would be the key im but only 18% of the Cuban items have made things mellowed down. He conced studentbased Revolutionary gime as being democratic economic reforms, Cuba still perative and it can only hap population has been vacci worse for the citizenry, ed that some of the concerns Directory. The ORI became without the influence of mo suffers the impact of the U.S. pen if the government back nated so far. which is affected by the pan expressed by the protestors the United Party of the Cu ney power and to perpetuate embargo and has had to tracks from blaming the Cuba is mired in a severe demic as well. This explains were legitimate and some ban Socialist Revolution the country’s socialist orien struggle to maintain its protests as being entirely the crisis after its economy the unprecedented outpour customs restrictions were (PURSC), which later became tation. But the partyless pol strengths in the social sector. handiwork of external ac shrunk 11% following the ing of protests, which took a eased on food, medicine and the Communist Party of Cu itics has also created a sys Besides, unlike the older tors. The PCC and Mr. Diaz pandemic. The contraction coordinated shape because hygiene products. But with ba (Partido Comunista de Cu tem of intolerance of dissent generation with memories of Canel have their task cut out.

ASHRAF GHANI SHER BAHADUR DEUBA The President in his labyrinth The consensus Prime Minister

Afghanistan’s leader faces a daunting challenge with the Taliban’s surge The NC leader was appointed PM after the top court reinstated Parliament

ILLUSTRATION: J.A. PREMKUMAR ILLUSTRATION: sreejith r. Kumar Stanly Johny 2004, Mr. Karzai and Mr. Kallol Bhattacherjee ing the way for the conver Ghani fell out and the latter sion of Nepal into a n a direct attack on a left the government. or Nepal’s newly ap constitutional republic. neighbouring country in The fall of the Taliban and pointed Prime Minis Mr. Deuba, hailing from Ia public platform with its the formation of a demo Fter Sher Bahadur Deu Sudoor Paschim, or the Far Prime Minister sitting a few cratic state had opened up ba, the post is quite a Western province of Nepal, feet away, Afghan President Afghanistan’s polity for the familiar one. This is his fifth had the political capital to Ashraf Ghani came heavily country’s elite. Like many time being the Prime Minis survive the long exile that on Pakistan on Friday for its others, Mr. Ghani also didn’t ter of the country, having followed his third stint, “support for terrorists”. hide his political ambitions. served in the post during mainly because of his ability Speaking at the Central and He quit the government, but the constitutional monarchy to present his centrist polit South Asia Connectivity stayed active in Afghan civil period in the 1990s and ear ics as a solution for the Conference in Tashkent, Uz society. In 2009, he made ly 2000s, including a stint country’s problems. In 2017, bekistan, Mr. Ghani said his first attempt in the presi under the rule of then King Mr. Deuba resurrected him “more than 10,000 jihadi dential election, but failed. Gyanendra, who suspended self within the NC and took fighters” have crossed into In 2014, Mr. Ghani contested Parliament in the early advantage of Mr. Dahal’s Afghanistan from Pakistan again, and was declared 2000s and later in 2017 after quest for power. He set up a in the last month . Pakistan winner after a disputed elec Nepal became a republic. government based on a ro Prime Minister Imran Khan, try’s difficulties in building Born in 1949, Mr. Ghani tion. In the 2019 elections Ironically after the on to rule that Mr. Deuba the first time in September tating leadership that col who sat through Mr. Ghani’s institutions amid economic grew up in Kabul’s old city. that saw a record low tur thumping victory of the K.P. should be made the PM on 1995 and remained in that lapsed the very next year, speech, later denied the backwardness. In 2008, a His paternal grandfather nout amid surging violence, Oliled Nepal Communist account of the support he office till March 1997. An ac paving the way for Mr. Oli’s allegations. consultancy Mr. Ghani co was a military commander he got reelected. Party — formed with the had across parties — 149 tive campaigner during the second premiership. Now in Mr. Ghani is known for founded in Washington, pu under King Nadir, who as On both occasions, elec merger of Mr. Oli's Commu members in the 275mem 1990 Jan Andolan that paved his fifth stint as the PM, Mr. his mercurial ways. But a di blished a paper titled, ‘Fix sumed the throne in 1929. tion disputes with his main nist Party of Nepal (Unified ber Parliament. the way for constitutional Deuba will still not have it rect public outburst against ing Failed States: A Frame Mr. Ghani’s father was a se rival, Abdullah Abdullah, MarxistLeninist) and the The members included monarchy after then King easy. While Mr. Nepal had a foreign government was work for Rebuilding a nior official in the court of were settled through talks. Pushpa Kumar Dahalled the rebels within the UML Birendra dissolved the Pan hitched his wagons to the rare even by his reputation. Fractured World’, which King Zahir, Nadir’s son. In But a much bigger challenge Communist Party of Nepal led by Madhav Kumar Nepal chayat system and instituted opposition against Mr. Oli, It shows the desperation of outlined the measures to be 1973, the year the Afghan Mr. Ghani faces is from the (MaoistCentre) — in the and Jhalanath Khanal, be parliamentary democracy, he has not committed sup Kabul, which lost swathes of taken to build institutions. monarchy was overthrown Taliban. He appeared help 2018 elections, Mr. Deuba sides Mr. Dahal from the Mr. Deuba’s first tenure as port for Mr. Deuba in the up territories to the Taliban . by Daoud Khan, who be less when the Taliban swept and his Nepali Congress had Maoists and Baburam Bhat PM also marked the begin coming trust vote. As things Since May 1, the day the re ‘Double failure’ came the first President of through the countryside. been reduced into a smaller tarai of the Janata Samajwa ning of Maoist insurgency in stand, he needs the full sup maining western troops In his first presidential cam the republic, Mr. Ghani re The intraAfghan peace talks opposition force. But follow di Party ( JSP). All four of the country. His second port of the NC, the Maoists started withdrawing from paign in 2009, Mr. Ghani ceived a degree in political haven’t reached anywhere. ing the power struggle bet them had been Prime Minis stint began in the backdrop and the JSP if he has to win Afghanistan, the Taliban blamed a “double failure” science from the American His administration rejected ween Mr. Oli and his detrac ters in the past and had of the massacre of the royal the trust vote without Mr. have taken dozens of dis for Afghanistan’s miseries — University of Beirut. In 1977, a proposal from the Biden tors within the NCP and been engaged in power family in the Narayanhiti Pa Nepal's support. tricts, especially in the a failure by the international two years prior to the arrival administration to form a later its demerged consti struggles. lace in the heart of Kath In administration, Mr. country’s north. Amid community and a failure by of the Soviet Red Army, Mr. transition government with tuents, the UML and the mandu on June 1, 2001. The Deuba faces tremendous mounting losses and grow the country’s elites in re Ghani and his family left Af the Taliban. “Be assured Maoists, Mr. Deuba emerged Broad support Maoist insurgency had by challenges. Nepal has been ing uncertainty, Mr. Ghani is building the nation. So ghanistan, and he would not that as long as I am alive, as the consensus candidate That they chose to support then managed to spread and ravaged by the COVID19 visibly under pressure. when he was finally elected come back to live in his they will not see the forma of the opposition in a dra Mr. Deuba was a conse retain control over several pandemic. He will also have A trained anthropologist, President in 2014, it was a country until 2001. tion of an interim govern matic reversal of fortunes. quence of their mutual ani parts of interior Nepal. King to deal with the southern Mr. Ghani rose to power in chance for “Afghanistan’s When the Taliban regime ment,” Mr. Ghani said in Fe Mr. Oli’s attempts to dis mus towards the increasing Gyanendra used this as a and northern neighbours in 2014, promising to end cor theorist in chief”, as George was overthrown by the bruary. But now, his cities solve Parliament and call for ly authoritarian Mr. Oli to ruse to suspend Parliament, a far more efficient manner ruption and fix Afghanis Packer called him in The Americans in 2001, Mr. Gha are surrounded by the Tali fresh elections and to brow some extent, but was also an remove Mr. Deuba from than he ever did in the past. tan’s institutions. This had New Yorker, to put his ideas ni travelled to Afghanistan ban. The Americans will be beat his way to retain power endorsement of Mr. Deuba's power, only to appoint him More than before, China’s been his favourite theme for into practice. But ironically, as a UN official. Later he be out of the country within came to naught after the Su ability to both consolidate later and then remove him influence is larger in Nepal decades. His doctoral thesis under Mr. Ghani’s watch, Af came a special adviser to weeks. Hopes for a political preme Court reversed his support within the Nepali again before declaring the and on the other hand, the at Columbia University, ghanistan’s institutions have Hamid Karzai, who headed settlement are slim. Mr. decisions (endorsed by the Congress (NC) and to reach return of absolute monar Indian establishment is ‘Production and Domina further slipped away from the transition government, Ghani is entering perhaps President Bidhya Devi Bhan out to different players in chy. Soon, the beleaguered keen on normalising rela tion: Afghanistan, 1747 Kabul while the Taliban kept and then went on to become the most critical phase of his dari ) twice in six months. the fractious polity. monarchy lost support fol tions that have soured dur 1901’, is a study on the coun making gains. his Finance Minister. But by presidency. The apex court then went Mr. Deuba became PM for lowing Jan Andolan2, pav ing Mr. Oli's tenure. 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INTERVIEW | A. V. DHARMAKRISHNAN HDFC Bank Q1 net rises 14%, ‘Infrastructure outlay, a second wave hits performance boost for cement sector’ Lender says disruption may cause continued rise in defaults, push up provisions Ramco well placed to take advantage of likely buoyancy: CEO Press Trust of India as contingency provisions, Hiring activity Mumbai stood at ₹4,830.8 crore as N. Anand affordable housing and re HDFC Bank’s consolidated against ₹3,891.5 crore. covery in the infrastructure saw uptick in net profit for the June quar Cement demand is expected segment. With the comple ter rose 14% from a year ear GNPA ratio rises to grow by about 20% in tion of all capacity expan most sectors lier to ₹7,922 crore, but slid HDFC Bank also said that the FY22 following increased sion now, Ramco Cements sequentially from the ₹8,434 disruptions may lead to a budgetary allocation for in will be well placed to take in June: report crore recorded in the three continued rise in the “num frastructure in the Union advantage of the expected months ended March 31. ber of customer defaults and Budget 202122 and the ex market buoyancy in the days PRESS TRUST OF INDIA Core net interest income consequently an increase in pected revival of urban to come. MUMBAI grew 8.57% to ₹17,009 crore, provisions”. housing, said A.V. Dhar- With the gradual easing of on advances growth of The bank said the gross makrishnan, Chief Execu Clinker is available only in lockdowns, overall hiring 14.4%, and the net interest nonperforming assets ratio tive Officer, The Ramco Ce South. Will it change cement activity witnessed positive margin was 4.1%, while oth Tough time: Lower business volume, higher slippages led to rose to 1.47% as of June 30, ments Ltd. Excerpts: units’ location strategy? growth for most sectors in er income grew 54.3% to lower revenue and higher provisions, it said. * VIJAY SONEJI from the 1.32% seen in March ■ For Ramco, clinkering un Rise in fuel prices June, according to a report. ₹4,075 crore. and 1.36% a year earlier. Commodity prices are rising. <> its will be in the South; satel Hiring activity im The yearearlier quarter a decrease in retail loan orig with higher slippages, result Its deposit growth was Why is cement alone as input like diesel, pet coke lite cementgrinding units proved, suggesting a recov had been impacted by the inations, sale of third party ed in lower revenues, as well 13.2% during the quarter and material facing an issue? and coal may spur will be set up in strategic lo ery for the nontech sec national lockdown and the products, card spends and as an enhanced level of pro the share of the lowcost cur ■ Commodity prices have costs which could cations based on market po tors as well, based on ensuing hit to economic ac efficiency in collection ef visioning,” it added. rent and savings accounts increased all over due to the affect the overall tential. Setting up of clinker newly added job listings tivity, while the justconclud forts,” the country’s largest Loan loss provisions balances in the overall base sharp increase in prices of cost of production ing units is dependent on during the month, job site ed quarter had been affected private sector lender said in jumped 54% to ₹4,219 crore, stood at 45.5%. Its total capi diesel, coal, pet coke and po limestone availability. SCIKEY Market Network by localised lockdowns. a statement. “The lower bu while overall provisions, in tal adequacy ratio was at lymer. Thus, the cost of pro achieve a common agenda said in a report. “These disruptions led to siness volumes, coupled cluding ₹600 crore set aside 19.1% as on June 30. duction for cement has and hence, cartelisation, How about competition from While the IT sector had sharply increased. In the which requires certain un the unorganised sector? so far been hiring at a fast construction sector, a few in derstanding among the com ■ There is no significant pace, June’s data revealed dustries like steel and ce panies, is not possible. The player in the unorganised that a lot of other sectors Ball in RBI ment are in the organised refore, there is no question sector. First of all, manufac had started showing im Market recovering, digital sector whereas land, sand, of cartelisation and such ac turing units compulsorily re provement in hiring activi court on lifting bricks, aggregates and con cusations are baseless. quire BIS certification and ty, SCIKEY Market Network ban: Jagdishan struction labour are still un that calls for heavy invest said based on job postings. seeing quicker adoption: LTI der the unorganised sector. How do you visualise FY22? ment to maintain quality. The data revealed that While steel prices have ri ■ Cement demand is expect Besides, being a capitalin there had been a 21% im PRESS TRUST OF INDIA sen sharply, it is not talked ed to grow by about 20% in tensive sector, brand aware provement in hiring in the ‘Pandemic brought local IT firms into the global limelight’ MUMBAI about much because a major FY22 due to increased bud ness among the users is also banking sector in June, HDFC Bank has complied portion of the steel is com getary allocation for infras very high. Hence, the entry compared with May. Special Correspondent <> L&T Infotech’s with 85% of RBI’s asks on ing from outside the State; tructure in the Union Budget of unorganised players is ve Key industries like IT Bengaluru revenue grew technology, and the ball is whereas, when it comes to 202122, besides expected ry much restricted. and BPO showed 18% L&T Infotech’s growth re 17.4% in the June now in the regulator’s an increase in cement pric revival of urban housing. growth each, the pharma flected the ‘evolving dynam quarter. Net court as to when to lift the es, this industry alone is ea In addition, rural demand What is your capacity? ceuticals sector logged ics of a steadily recovering income climbed ban on issuing new credit sily targeted, being native is also expected to sustain ■ Clinker capacity as at June 16.9% growth, while hiring cards, MD and CEO Sashid players. This could be due to on the back of higher rural is 11.4 MTPA. It will rise to market and accelerated 19.3% in the period demand in healthcare im adoption of digital’, said Lar har Jagdishan said on bullying by various groups incomes witnessed in FY21 13.65 MTPA once the clinker proved by 20%, it stated. sen & Toubro Infotech (LTI) cloud and data opportuni Saturday. with vested interests on pol and with good farm income. ing unit in Kurnool is com Other sectors like insu CEO & MD Sanjay Jalona. ties which will be the main Addressing sharehol itical grounds. PMAYG and PMAYU pleted in September . Ce rance, retail, education Mr. Jalona also pointed drivers of technology and ders at his first annual gen schemes are expected to ment grinding capacity is and FMCG also showed a out that the Indian informa business transformation in eral meeting as the head of There are claims about a sustain momentum as they 19.4 MTPA. It will rise to 20.4 progress of 12%, 5%, 12.1% tion technology industry the years to come,” Mr. Jalo the lender, Mr. Jagdishan cartel being behind the engage the rural workforce MTPA once the cement and 16%, respectively. had provided ‘exemplary’ Sanjay Jalona na said. said a technology audit was recent cement price hike... which, in turn, drive rural grinding facility in Kurnool “It’s been a rough patch support in enabling the LTI also announced a spe also over and the RBI ■ There are more than 50 employment. is completed by 202223. for most sectors since the world to navigate ‘these un tion of millions of youth of cial dividend of ₹10 per equi would now be “indepen companies in the country Rise in fuel prices like die lockdown took place,” said precedented times’. our nation,” he added. ty share to commemorate dently” taking a view on with sizes as high as 1 million sel, pet coke and coal may Are you looking at SCIKEY cofounder Karun “The pandemic has LTI registered a revenue the completion of five years when to lift penal actions tonne per annum (MTPA) to push up costs, which could acquisitions or going North? jit Kumar Dhir. “We are brought domestic tech growth of 17.4% to ₹3,462.5 since its listing on the Indian taken against the bank. 120 MTPA. Since priorities affect the overall cost of pro ■ As of now, good assets are hopeful that the recovery players under the global li crore for the quarter ended stock exchanges. Frustrated at repeated tech and bandwidth of the com duction. However, the re available in the North. If any will become more robust in melight,” Mr. Jalona said. “I June 30. Net income grew In the period, the compa outages at HDFC Bank, the panies will be different, it turn of growth in cement de opportunity is there, defi the coming months,” Mr. would like to acknowledge 19.3% to ₹496.8 crore. ny grew at a compounded RBI put a freeze on it issu may not be possible for mand will be well supported nitely we will examine to ex Dhir added. the commendable contribu “We are excited about the annual growth rate of 13.5%. ing any new credit card. them to come together to by rural demand, push for pand or diversify markets.

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Ramesh, too, stayed back the West Indies’ 16run victo wickets, one short of the And not all coaches, who un in Patiala with the Tokyo ry over Australia in the final T20I series record of New IN BRIEF tiringly work behind the bound athletes because of T20 International of their Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi, scenes to mould athletes into the biobubble. fivematch series at the Da also against Australia, earlier lead performers on some of ren Sammy Stadium here on this year. the biggest stages like the Family support Friday. The West Indies and Aus Olympics, get their due. “I didn’t dare to think of Lewis' punishing innings tralia meet in three OneDay Consider two shining ex N. Ramesh. Ismail Baig. even moving out of the Na off just 34 balls, highlighted Internationals in Barbados amples — chief national row * FILE PHOTO: V.V. SUBRAHMANYAM * SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT tional camp. Fortunately, my by nine sixes and four fours, starting next Tuesday. ing coach Ismail Baig and family members insisted that lifted the home team to 199 The scores: West Indies athletics coach N. Ramesh. tested COVID19 positive a and fortunately my family I focus on coaching,” he said. for eight and earned him the 199/8 in 20 overs (Evin Lewis Not many might be aware few weeks ago. understood. There were many instanc ManoftheMatch award as 79, Nicholas Pooran 31; Andrew Pogacar on cusp of Tye 3/37) bt Australia 183/9 in retaining title that the Gunturborn Baig, Baig couldn’t even think “I was monitoring their es when the coaches stayed the West Indies also took the Evin Lewis. * AFP who trained the two Olym of leaving the biobubble at treatment from Pune and by away from personal issues to series 41. 20 overs (Aaron Finch 34, SAINT EMILION Mitchell Marsh 30, Matthew picsbound rowers Arvind ARN even for a day as that God’s grace, they could be with the trainees. Mitchell Marsh, who post Tadej Pogacar was poised to Wade 26; Simon Cottrell 3/29, win a second straight Tour de Singh and Arjun Lal Jat would mean breaking pan come out of the crisis,” Baig “There is no better joy for Three wickets each ed three halfcenturies in his Andre Russell 3/43). France title after he retained (men’s double sculls) at the demic protocols. He didn’t said. us than to see our trainees Pacers Sheldon Cottrell and previous four innings, Toss: West Indies. the yellow in the 20th stage, Army Rowing Node (ARN) in want the efforts and plan The rowing coach added scale the pedestal of star Andre Russell then claimed looked set for another sub MoM: Lewis. a 30.8-km individual time Pune — had to summon all ning of months go down the he was with his family only dom. Everything else is se three wickets each as Austra stantial contribution but fell MoS: Hayden Walsh; West trial won by Wout van Aert the courage to stay back with drain. for a brief period during the condary for us,” the spirited lia was restricted to 183 for for 30 off 15 balls. Indies won match by 16 runs (in pic) on Saturday. REUTERS the rowers even as his wife “I preferred to stay back last six months as ARN was coaches said. nine. Despite being hampered and series 4-1. Shuttler Suhas has made it to Tokyo ‘A great opportunity for Gokulam’ Babar Azam leads Pakistan It is a huge honour and a dream come true, says the District Magistrate Coach Priya says players ready to take on tough opponents to victory PARALYMPICS gold medals in Asian Cham advantage of height but I AFC C’SHIP think the players will be rea pionship 2016 in Beijing and have my plans. When you dy for the tournament with a PAK. IN ENGLAND Anuj Kumar Turkish Open in 2017. are playing Olympics, you P.K. Ajith Kumar twomonth camp.” Ghaziabad “I have played at the need to have an allaround KOZHIKODE She said Gokulam was Agence France-Presse “My reach is my strength,” Olympic Stadium court in game,” says the 5’10’’ tall Su Barely a month after the wo drawn in a tough group. “All Nottingham says L.Y. Suhas, Gautam 2017 when I won the silver has. men of Gokulam Kerala were our rivals, Amman Club ( Jor Captain Babar Azam (85) Buddha Nagar District Ma medal at the Japan Open. It given a warm reception in dan), Shahrdari Sirjan (Iran) led from the front as Pakis gistrate and parabadminton has a high air volume. So the Social concern front of a big crowd at the and FC Bunyodkar (Uzbekis tan beat England by 31 runs player, who is going to repre moment I got the call, I shift Hailing from Hassan in Kar Corporation Stadium here tan) are strong. But we will in the first Twenty20 Inter sent India in the upcoming ed my preparation to Great nataka, Suhas who counts last year, India went into a give our best,” said Priya. national at Trent Bridge on Tokyo Olympics. Noida stadium which also his father as his inspiration lockdown. A year on, they She hopes Gokulam Friday despite a blistering “Reaching the shuttle and has high air volume,” says says, he started as a cricketer have a strong reason to be would be able to field most hundred from Liam sending it back to the oppo L.Y. Suhas. Suhas. “I have some strong but soon fell in love with cheerful again: they would of the players that made the Livingstone. sition’s court is crucial in sparring partners,” he adds. badminton. “It is a social be playing at the AFC Wo P.V. Priya. team the Indian Women’s The scores: Pakistan 232/6 * in 20 overs (Mohammad Riz- badminton. It is as impor dream come true”, Suhas Isn’t it hectic? “It is just concern that in our country men’s Club Championship. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT League champion last year. wan 63, Babar Azam 85, Fak- tant as reaching the spot as says he has “no words” to ex like watching a movie after a sports and studies could not It will be held in Jordan in “We could also look at some an administrative officer,” press his joy. “As I’m ranked tough day. The time spent in be taken together. So much November. Gokulam is the opportunity for the girls,” har Zaman 26) bt England foreign recruits as five of 201 in 19.2 overs (Jason Roy chuckles Suhas, who has 3rd in the world in the SL4 court helps me relax. so that when someone excels first club from an India to she said on Saturday. them are allowed in a team,” 32, Liam Livingstone 103; been consistently perform category, I was sure I would He counts topranked Lu in both, it becomes news. As take part in the tournament. “Yes, the COVID19 lock she said. Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/30, ing in the international cir be selected and was prepar cas Mazur of France as the a society, we have broken It may be four months down has hampered our Gokulam’s matches: Nov. 7: Shadab Khan 3/52). cuit. ing every night,” says Suhas, biggest threat. “He has a bet many glass ceilings and I feel away, but Gokulam’s coach, training, but I hope we vs. Amman Club; Nov. 9: vs. Toss: England; MoM: Afri- Describing the selection who emerged as a champion ter winloss record against this one is waiting to be P.V. Priya is already looking would be able to get back on Shahrdari Sirjan,; Nov. 12: vs. di; Pakistan won by 31 runs to as a “huge honour and a when he won back to back me. Being 6’ 3’’, he has the smashed.” forward to it. “This is a huge the field in September. I FC Bunyodkur. lead three-match series 1-0. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. 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TOKYO OLYMPICS DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD REWIND DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD RAKESH RAO Roll of honour IOC backs transgender RAKESH RAO weightlifter’s selection orld champion P.V. B Silver: P.V. Sindhu, 2016 Rio The IOC backed New Zealand’s WSindhu returns to the ince the introduction of selection of transgender Olympic arena determined Sbadminton in 1992 in B Bronze: Saina Nehwal, weightlifter Laurel Hubbard to do one better than her Barcelona, Indian men and 2012 London for the Tokyo Olympics despite DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD runnerup performance in women have participated in criticism, saying under the 2016. each edition. In the last two bronzemedal match and current rules she can compete. Though the men’s 13th editions, India collected me pulled out when leading 21 The superheavyweight is set seed B. Sai Praneeth and the dals — bronze for Saina Neh 18, 10. to become the first unseeded duo of Satwiksai wal in 2012 and silver for P.V. In Rio, Sindhu bounced transgender to compete at the raj Rankireddy and Chirag Sindhu in 2016. back from 1619 down in the Games. REUTERS Shetty will also be around, No Indian has ever en first game of the final against First coronavirus case in the quality of opposition tered the semifinals of the Carolina Marin but, thereaf Olympics Village they are drawn to face could men’s event. In all three ter, could not keep pace Tokyo Olympics organisers prove too much for them to doubles events, India has with the fitter Spaniard. revealed the first COVID19 handle. never made it past the preli Among the men, the best case in the Games Village on * FILE PHOTOS In the absence of defend Acid test: Sindhu, Sai Praneeth and the duo of Chirag and Satwik have all drawn formidable opponents. minary league phase. came from P. Kashyap and Saturday as they sought to ing champion Carolina Ma Saina’s medal came after K. Srikanth, who reached reassure competitors the rin, Sindhu and other medal and top seed Chen Yufie break match. turns as the seeding favou deal with eighth seed Ng Ka her Chinese rival Wang Xin the quarterfinals in 2012 pandemicdelayed event contenders can breathe a bit (China) for the gold. Though Against Yamaguchi, Sind rite. Sindhu holds a 64 re Long (Hong Kong). was injured during the and 2016. would be safe. Organisers said easy. Nevertheless, the jour these challengers appear in hu will be confident of im cord but Chen emerged Satwik and Chirag are un an unnamed person had tested ney to the podium is going to timidating, Sindhu knows proving on her 117 record, triumphant in their last likely to go beyond the positive for coronavirus in the be tough. she is treading a familiar following a comebackwin in meeting in the 2019 BWF league stage. Clubbed with Village, where thousands of After the twomatch preli path. this year’s All England Cham World Tour Finals. the top seeded Indonesians athletes and officials will stay minary league, Sindhu’s first pionship. However, in fami Unless Sindhu reproduces Marcus Fernaldi Gedeon and during the Games. AFP serious challenger could be Make-or-break match liar home conditions, Yama the sublime form that Ken Sanjaya Sukamuljo, be German football team Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) in Tai holds a 135 advantage in guchi could prove tougher. brought her the world title, sides World No. 3 Lee Yang quits friendly the elimination round. Sind their clashes but three of she could end up justifying BADMINTON and Wang Chilin (Chinese The German men’s football hu has a 41 record against Sindhu’s victories have come her sixth seeding, in the Taipei) for company, the team left the pitch five Mia. This year, it is 11. in bigticket events like the quarterfinals. Praneeth, like debutants can only hope to minutes before the end of its Thereafter, Sindhu’s pros 2016 Rio Olympics, 2018 Since the Chinese have Sindhu and SatwikChirag cause a flutter. warmup game against pective rivals are World No. 1 BWF World Tour Finals and not played competitively combination, is drawn to The participants: Men: Singles: Honduras on Saturday after Tai Tzu Ying (Chinese Taipie) the 2019 World Champion since the pandemic set in, play the top seed Kenta Mo B. Sai Praneeth; Doubles: Sat defender Jordan Torunarigha in the quarterfinals, former ship. Since then, Sindhu has their form is unknown. mota. Before the prospective wiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag was allegedly racially abused. World No. 1 Akane Yamagu lost thrice. Therefore, this After losing the 2020 All quarterfinal against the Japa Shetty; Women: Singles: P.V. Proving their mettle: Sindhu and Saina are the only The game was tied 11 at the chi ( Japan) in the semifinals could well be a makeor England final to Tai, Chen re nese, Praneeth will have to Sindhu. medallists in badminton for India. * FILE PHOTOS time of the incident. REUTERS Indians will find the going hard A comeback Can Pranati pull it off? Dipa’s exploits at Rio after 112 years Unlikely to challenge for honours on the greens in Japan GYMNASTICS gave India prominence REWIND A. Vinod dal in the sport — the bronze GOLF RAKESH RAO REWIND his could be hotly con in her pet event (vault). fter being part of the tested, but the fact that And what helped her gain RAKESH RAO T A. Vinod AOlympics in 1900 and gymnastics in India is yet to prominence was the ease nirban Lahiri, Udayan 1904, golf made a come get to the big league remains ymnastics caught the with which Dipa landed the AMane and Aditi Ashok back in the 2016 Rio a truth with only a few thou Gimagination of the In Produnova, a rather difficult will be the Indian represen Games, with a select 60 sands pursuing the sport — dians only in 2010 when routine in vault. tatives in golf. Considering player field. which calls for innovation, Ashish Kumar, hailing from Though she fell short in the quality of the field and Great Britain’s Justin sublime skills and absolute Allahabad, won a bronze in Rio 2016, where she finished their form, they could well Rose took the gold ahead of balance — in right earnest. floor and a silver in vault in fourth, two years later Dipa end up as part of the results, Sweden’s Henrik Stensen Yet, the fact that there that year’s New Delhi Com did the country proud by and away from the frontrun and American Matt Ku will be one in action at the monwealth Games. become the first Indian — ners to the podium. char. Among the women, Tokyo Olympicsis a big The Uttar Pradesh gym male or female — to win the After all, Lahiri and Mane Korea’s Inbee Park, New boost to Indian gymnastics. nast, prior to his exploits in top place in the FIG artistic are the last two names in the Up against it: Lahiri, Aditi and Mane will face a quality field Zealand’s Lydia Ko and Chi Pranati Nayak will attempt the New Delhi CWG, had World challenge cup, taking

Olympic Golf Ranking list of at the Tokyo Games. * FILE PHOTOS na’s Shanshan Feng fin to go the distance and bring tied for a bronze medal the gold in vault. 60 qualifiers. ished in that order. home the medal that India along with his Syrian rival has two top10 finishes after Aditi, also set for her se India’s Anirban Lahiri so keenly awaited from her Fadi Bahlawan, at the 2006 Rahm heads the list making the ‘cut’ in nine cond Olympic appearance, and S.S.P. Chawrasia along idol Dipa Karmakar. Pranati would look to go the Asian championships in Su

World No. 2 Jon Rahm events from 19 outings. A was focusing on getting her with Aditi Ashok could not The sport’s pinup girl Di distance at Tokyo. * SAIMEDIA rat. However, it was the (Spain) heads the list that in bout of COVID kept Lahiri act right on the LPGA Tour make much of an pa finished fourth in vault at twinmedal strike that cludes five others from the away from action till the first when the news of her qualifi impression. Rio 2016. A faulty dismount Begum then took Pranati helped Ashish grab world top10 list. week of May. cation trickled in. After three subpar on her second attempt under her wing, paid for the nattention. Four of those are Ameri For Lahiri, the news of rounds of 71, 71 and 69, dashed the Tripura girl’s costs involved and helped cans — Justin Thomas, Collin qualification came as a plea A worry Chawrasia tumbled to the chances of a podium finish. the young gymnast continue Missing out Morikawa, Xander Schauf sant surprise while a wait Aditi’s form remains a worry tied 50th spot following a Pranati, hailing from a vil training. Ashish had a chance to re fele and Bryson DeCham listed Mane made it follow since her best finish this sea 78! Lahiri, failing to break lage in Midnapore, the third present the country in Lon beau — and the star from Ire ing the withdrawal of son is a distant 23rd in the par on all four days after a and youngest daughter of a Hogging the limelight don 2012, but was unlucky land, Rory Mcllory. Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo. LPGA Drive On Champion sequence of 74, 73, 75, 72, bus driver, had to run from Pranati shot into the lime to miss out on qualification Such being the creamy Mane has only played in ship. Placed 45th on the list took the 57th spot out of 59 pillar to post to even get a light when she won a bronze by a mere 0.7 points. layer of the select field, in India and made it to Tokyo of 60 qualifiers, Aditi will finishers. chance to train at the SAI in vault at the 2019 Asian The derecognition of the cluding golfers from 35 based on the world ranking find it tough to be in conten In comparison, Aditi centre in Kolkata. championships. It came as a Gymnastics Federation of countries, it is difficult to vi points gained from the dom tion in a field that has fared better, at least, on the Without even a chance to surprise, though, when she India by the government too sualise Lahiri and Mane stay estic tour. world’s top15 players, head first two days. Successive perform, the Bengal girl was was selected as one of the came as a big blow to the ing in the medalhunt. ed by American Nelly Korda. rounds of 68 kept her in dismissed from the trials as two last quota places from gymnast in gaining a quota Key role Realistically, the Indians the top10 bracket. The too weak and frail to take up Asia to get to Tokyo. place. No great form Three wins in the 202021 are set to be among the reafter she took a freefall the sport seriously. Pranati would first look to Continuing the tradition Going for his second straight PGTI season played a key alsorans. down the leaderboard. Ad It was only the timely in reach the vault final. If she set by Ashish, Dipa Karma Olympics, Lahiri has not role in Mane getting the ne The participants: Men: Anirban iti shot a 75 and a 73 for a tervention of SAI coach Min gets there, she surely has kar came good in the 2014 shown any great form this cessary points to be consi Lahiri, Udayan Mane; Women: tally of 7over 291 for the ara Begum that ended Pra the talent to surprise one CWG in Glasgow, landing In Dipa performs at Rio 2016. season on the PGA Tour. He dered on the waiting list. Aditi Ashok. 41st spot. nati’s misery. and all. dia’s firstever women’s me * FILE PHOTO Verstappen Indian ‘rookies’ raring to go Dhawan backs his spinners Oosthuizen still in lead Kramnik holds sprints to pole Ashwin Achal dya. Asked if regular skipper Anand again Sri Lanka beset by injury, indiscipline Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Morikawa in second spot, Spieth third pinners Yuzvendra Cha Shastri — both are in En P.K. AJITH KUMAR INDIA IN LANKA Shal and Kuldeep Yadav, gland with the Test team — KOZHIKODE both of whom have failed to have spoken to him about Vladimir Kramnik earned a Press Trust of India establish permanent spots possible team combina hardfought draw to ensure Colombo in the Indian team over the tions, Dhawan said, “No his NoCastling match A bunch of fresh faces will last couple of years, are conversation has happened against Viswanathan be desperate for a fair T20 back together for the ODI se yet. Anand was alive going into World Cup audition when ries against Sri Lanka com “Whichever series we the final game. He defend India's differentlooking yet mencing on Sunday. play, we have an eye on the ed stoutly in the third game formidable whiteball squad Skipper Shikhar Dhawan upcoming T20 World Cup. If at Dortmund on Sunday. faces an underfire Sri Lan is confident that the duo can the selectors, Ravi bhai or Anand was in a better ka in the sixmatch limited hit top form. “Kuldeep and Virat have an eye on any position in a rookending Max Verstappen. overs contest, beginning Chahal share a great chemis player, this is a great plat but seemed to have erred

* GETTY IMAGES with the first OneDay Inter try. They have won so many form to see them play.” on the 50th turn. national here on Sunday. matches and series for us. On the differences in Reuters The series, delayed by They are bowling very well,” coaching styles of Rahul Up and down: Spieth had four birdies on the front nine, SILVERSTONE five days due to a COVID19 Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Sam Dhawan said at a media inte Dravid and Shastri, Dhawan but three bogeys on the return trip spoilt his day. * REUTERS Vidit to meet Red Bull’s Max Verstappen scare in the Sri Lankan son (wk), Hardik Pandya, Kru raction on Saturday. said, “They are both very won Formula One’s first Sa camp, comprises three ODIs nal Pandya, K. Gowtham, Yuz It remains to be seen if positive. Their way of motiv BRITISH OPEN 2foot par putt on the 18th. Adhiban turday sprint race to secure and as many T20Is. vendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, the team management fields ating is different. He finished with a 69 and Varun Chakaravarthy, Rahul pole position for the British them in the eleven, given “Ravi bhai’s energy is ve Reuters was three shots behind. Rakesh Rao Dasun Shanaka is Sri Lan Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Bhuv Grand Prix and extend his that the squad has four ry strong, while Rahul bhai SANDWICH (UK) Oosthuizen, the runner NEW DELHI ka’s 10th captain in four neshwar Kumar, Chetan Sakari championship lead over Le years and leads a team short ya and Navdeep Saini. more spinners — Rahul Cha is very calm and composed. Louis Oosthuizen continued up at the last two Majors, Vidit Gujrathi scored a 1.5 wis Hamilton to 33 points. on quality barring a classy Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka har, Varun Chakravarthy, K. I enjoy playing under both to lead for the third straight will be trying to win his first 0.5 win over Brazil’s Alex Seventime World cham batsman in Dhananjaya de (Capt.), Dhananjaya de Silva Gowtham and Krunal Pan of them.” day at the British Open after big title since the 2010 Brit andr Fier in the rapid tie pion Hamilton will start Silva and a steady pacer in (ViceCapt.), Avishka Fernan hanging tough over the back ish Open at St. Andrews. break games to set up a alongside his Dutch rival on Dishmantha Chameera. do, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Path nine at Royal St. George's on Morikawa started poorly third round clash against B. the front row after finishing The suspension of Kusal um Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Saturday. with two bogeys in the Adhiban in World Cup Wanindu Hasaranga, Ashen second for Mercedes in a 17 Mendis and Niroshan Dick The South African made opening five holes. He was chess on Saturday. lap race that offered three Bandara, Minod Bhanuka, Lahi an 8foot birdie on the 16th bogeyfree the rest of the D. Gukesh, who kept Da wella following a biobubble ru Udara, Ramesh Mendis, Cha points for the winner, two breach in the UK along with and a long twoputt par on way and shot a 68. niil Dubov 11 after two clas for runnerup and one for mika Karunaratne, Dushmantha the closing hole for a 69. Eight players were sepa sical games, cracked in the injury to former skipper Ku Chameera, Lakshan Sandakan, third. That gave him a oneshot rated by five shots, includ rapid tiebreak games, los sal Perera puts Sri Lanka in Akila Dhananjaya, Shiran Fer Hamilton’s teammate a tight spot. nando, Dhananjaya Lakshan, lead over Collin Morikawa ing US Open champion Jon ing the first and drawing Valtteri Bottas was third in The squads: India (from): Shik Ishan Jayaratne, Praveen going into the final round. Rahm. the second. In the women’s an experimental race that har Dhawan (Capt.), Prithvi Jayawickrema, Asitha Fernan Jordan Spieth was tied for The Spaniard made a 15 section, Padmini Rout lost replaced the usual Saturday Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Rutu do, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kum the lead until he hit a poor foot par putt on the 18th to both rapid games to Sara qualifying for the 10th raj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, ara and Isuru Udana. Let’s do it! Dhawan will expect his boys to fire on all cylinders wedge into the 17th for bo finish with a 68 and five sadat Khademalsharieh round of the championship. Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, Match starts at 3 p.m. IST. in the whiteball series. * TWITTER/SDHAWAN25 gey and shockingly missed a shots behind the leader. and was eliminated. CM This pdf was originally uploaded to Brills Express Official (https://t.me/The_Hindu_Express) before anyone else. Don't forget to join backup channel @Thehindu000 A ND-NDE YK