c m y k c m y k TABLOID PC is a full desi 25 HE SIAN GE girl, says T NEWA DELHI THURSDAY 5 DECEMBER 2019 A Rajkummar NATION | Politics WORLD | Afghanistan TMC MP calls for a law US envoy Khalilzad in to ban picturisation of Kabul; Washington set rape scenes in films, TV 2 to restart Taliban talks 11 www.asianage.com RNI No. 57290/94, Regd No: DL-SW-05/4189/15-17 Vol. 26 No. 289 | 32 PAGES | `5.00 WINDOWS ■ Govt to move legislation in Lok Sabha next week Controversial Citizenship Bill is cleared by Cabinet We believe Cong threat BJP woos BJD, TRS, YSRC that CAB is unconstitu- to move SC to ensure bill passes in RS tional and against the spirit of secu- against bill NITIN MAHAJAN Houses. While the bill is NEW DELHI, DEC. 4 expected to sail through larism. It is divisive, AGE CORRESPONDENT the Lok Sabha, where and violates the NEW DELHI, DEC. 4 The BJP hopes that the the BJP has a clear constitutional provi- Citizenship Amendment majority, it may face sion — equality for The contentious Bill, cleared by the some trouble in the all. There cannot be Citizenship (Amendment) Union Cabinet on Rajya Sabha. The Bill, which has led to a Wednesday, will be party’s strategists are division on the Trinamul MP Mahua Moitra huge furore across the passed by Parliament trying to shore up the basis of religion, Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram waves at Congress workers and support- during the ongoing Winter entire Northeast, was on without much trouble numbers after the Shiv caste or creed ers after he was released from Tihar Jail in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI Session of Parliament in New Wednesday approved by next week. As part of its Sena’s exit from the Delhi on Wednesday. — PTI the Union Cabinet, strategy, the party has NDA, and the JD(U)’s — Tarun ■ despite the differences deployed top leaders and likely opposition. It is Gogoi, SC grants bail in ED case, sets conditions among chief ministers ministers to reach out to talking to the BJD, TRS Former 4 soldiers killed as and civil society groups of the Opposition and NDA and YSR Congress in states in the region, with allies to ensure that the this regard. Assam CM big avalanche hits ■ More on Page 2 whom Union home minis- bill passes in the two After 106-day custody, ter Amit Shah had held However, the bill was Army posts in J&K parleys till the early given formal approval at Srinagar: Four soldiers were hours of Wednesday. sent and former chief meeting on December 4 the Cabinet meeting held killed after a avalanche There is a likelihood ministers) to discuss vari- (where it was ultimately early on Wednesday. swept an Army posts in that the bill could be ous aspects of the contro- cleared), but due to the The CAB, which aims to PC walks out of Tihar Tangdhar sector along the introduced in the Lok versial bill had begun at 8 delayed parleys, sources provide Indian citizen- Line of Control (LoC) and Sabha on either December pm on Tuesday and con- had indicated a second ship to non-Muslim PARMOD KUMAR PAGE 3 9 or 10. tinued late till 2 am on meeting of the Union refugees from Pakistan, NEW DELHI, DEC. 4 another post in neighbour- ◗ ing Gurez sector was hit by Mr Shah’s meeting with Wednesday. Cabinet may be held on Bangladesh and Congress on PC a snow blizzard on Tuesday, leaders of the northeast- Though the bill was to be December 5 to get the bill Afghanistan, has been After spending 106 days bail: ‘Truth has ■ the Army said here on ern states (including pre- cleared at the Cabinet cleared. Turn to Page 4 in custody, former finally prevailed’ Wednesday. In November, finance minister six soldiers and two civilian Palaniappan Chidam- ical condition — includ- porters were killed after baram walked out of ing his suffering two snow avalanche swept two AASU warns of new Assam Andolan Tihar Jail on Wednesday bouts of illness in cus- Army facilities in Siachen. after the Supreme Court tody and being put on Full report on Page 4 MANOJ ANAND The AASU leadership, sions of the Assam of the indigenous people granted him bail in the antibiotics and advised GUWAHATI, DEC. 4 which had a long meeting Accord, and so it was not of Assam,” said Mr INX Media money-laun- to take steroids of maxi- with Union home minis- acceptable to the people of Mahanta, who reiterated dering case that was Son Karti Chidambaram mum strength — too Fast-track court to With the BJP-led Central ter Amit Shah in New Assam in any form. he would continue to being investigated by tweets: ‘Phew. At last weighed in the grant of government deciding to Delhi on Tuesday night, Former chief minister oppose CAB even if his the Enforcement Dire- after 106 days’. He is bail. Noting that Mr move the Citizenship said they were left with no and veteran AGP leader party doesn’t take any ctorate. Chidambaram was not a try vet rape case seen here at Parliament (Amendment) Bill in the option but to launch Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, clear stand. The former minister flight risk, could not Hyderabad: The Telangana House. — PTI government on Wednesday ongoing Winter Session of another agitation. regretting the stand of his The Assam had earlier been granted tamper with evidence issued orders for setting up Parliament, several Asserting that the people party on the CAB, told Sangkyalaghu (Minority) bail by the Supreme R. Banumathi, A.S. nor influence witnesses a fast-track court to try the organisations and the of Assam had faith in this reporters he was with the Sangram Parishad on Court on October 22 in Bopanna and Hrishikesh and the fact that his four men accused of the powerful All Assam (BJP) government that AASU leadership which Wednesday also staged the corruption aspect in Roy said that while on alleged complicity in the gang rape and murder of a Students Union on they would protect indige- had rightly decided to protests against the bill the case that was investi- bail he “shall not tamper offence was yet to be woman veterinarian near Wednesday threatened to nous people facing a fight against the CAB. “I and burnt effigies of home gated by the CBI. with the evidence or established before the here in November. The inci- start a fresh Assam threat from the influx on don’t know what the AGP minister Amit Shah and Granting Mr attempt to intimidate or trial court, the court said dent led to a nation-wide Andolan to protect the all fronts, the AASU lead- leaders holding office Assam chief minister Chidambaram bail in influence the witness- Mr Chidambaram “in public outrage. rights and existence of the ers said that the have decided, but one Sarbananda Sonowal. The the money-laundering es”. Mr Chidambaram’s our considered view is ■ Full report on Page 3 indigenous people of the Citizenship (Amendment) thing is sure that the CAB minority organisation’s case, a bench of Justices age (he is 74), his med- Turn to Page 4 state. Bill violated the provi- is a threat to the existence ■ Turn to Page 4 Google’s Pichai is chief of Alphabet Nithyananda Washington: Sundar Pichai, New personal data law has stiff fines 18 Indians killed Google’s CEO, will also forms ‘Hindu become the chief of the parent company Alphabet nation’ close Companies liable to pay `15cr for major violations, Cabinet gives nod after the internet giant’s in huge LPG fire co-founders Larry Page and MADHUSUDAN SAHOO ◗ The government’s sy involving WhatsApp, turnover (whichever is Sergey Brin stepped down to Ecuador NEW DELHI, DEC. 4 move comes after a where the Opposition higher). For minor viola- from their executive roles. asked if the government tions, a penalty of `5 AGE CORRESPONDENT In a bid to fix companies public hue and cry had negotiated any deal or crores or two per cent of — PTI over a controversy at Sudan factory with agency inputs who violate the proposed did any business transac- global turnover is pro- BENGALURU, DEC. 4 personal data protection involving WhatsApp tion with the Israel-based posed.” Khartoum, Dec. 4: At ◗ Official sources in COUNTERPOINT law, the government is tech firm NSO that devel- In line with European least 18 Indians were Even as the likely to impose a penalty by the Union Cabinet on oped Pegasus Spyware to Union’s General Data among 23 people killed New Delhi said 68 Gujarat of up to `15 crores, or four Wednesday, the govern- spy on 1,400 users world- Protection Regulation and over 130 injured in a Indians were work- police is per cent of their global ment, however, wants any wide, including 121 jour- (GDPR), the government horrific LPG tanker blast ing in the factory looking for turnover, whichever is critical data needs to be nalists and activists in had last year introduced a that destroyed a ceramic self-styled higher may be applicable mandatorily stored in India. draft personal data pro- factory in Sudan, the because of the bodies godman, as fine for the violation. India, while sensitive data A top government tection bill to regulate the Indian mission said here being burnt,” it added. Nithyananda Swami For minor violations, can be processed outside source said: “In case of use of individual data by on Wednesday. Official sources in New Nithyananda, in an there may be a penalty of only with the explicit con- major violations, the the government and pri- Sixteen Indians were Delhi said 68 Indians alleged case of kid- `5 crores, or two per cent sent of the data owner.