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Veera had contested the basic question is, why did we #  8 3165 IUnion minister went to bed at 10:30 pm and she claimed that she could not 342 (punishment for wrongful 2019 Lok Sabha polls on BSP take such a step earlier which Chinmayanand Swami, his woke up at around 3:30 am and understand the reason for not confinement) and 506 (pun- ticket from Aonla but was has to be rolled back now?” she hief Minister Yogi lawyer failed to file his bail meditated. After the barrack charging Swami ishment for criminal intimi- defeated. asked in tweets. CAdityanath will flag off the application because of strike by was opened at 5 am, he took a Chinmayanand under Section dation) of Indian Penal Code. In 2014, Veera became a The BSP chief’s comments country’s first private semi-high local lawyers in Shahjahanpur morning stroll inside the jail 376 of Indian Penal Code for Expressing faith in Chief Samajwadi Party MLA after came hours after Sitharaman speed train Tejas Express on on Saturday. premises. rape. She suspected that the Minister Yogi Adityanath, the winning bypoll but just before announced tax cuts and Lucknow-New Delhi trunk The Bharatiya Janata Party After freshening up, Swami SIT, even as it arrested the girl said that the arrest was the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, she fiscal reliefs saying that route on October 4. leader was arrested by the Chinmayanand had tea and accused, was working to bail probably made on the Chief joined the BSP and was field- domestic corporate tax was Its commercial run will Special Investigation Team dalia like other inmates and for him out in the case. Minister’s intervention but ed from Aonla. Recently, Ruchi being slashed to an effective commence from October 6. (SIT) on Friday and remanded lunch, he ate pulse, chapati and She also suspected that stressed that the functioning of Veera had attended a traders’ 25.17 per cent, inclusive of all Booking for Tejas Express to 14 days’ judicial custody by vegetables. charges of extortion against her the SIT was unsatisfactory and conference organised by the surcharges and cess. The move has already started and the Shahjahanpur’s Chief Judicial Swami Chinmayanand’s was also made even when she she would apprise the court Bharatiya Janata Party and this would cost the national exche- train will be run by Indian Magistrate Omveer Singh. lawyer Om Singh told the had nothing to do with it. about it. had irked the BSP brass, lead- quer Rs 1.45 lakh crore. The Railways Catering and Tourism Sources said that Swami media that the bail application Earlier, in her statement Beside Swami ing to her expulsion. changes have been brought Corporation (IRCTC) six days Chinmayanand slept for five could not be moved before a before a magistrate under Chinmayanand, the SIT also Meanwhile on Friday, through an ordinance. a week. hours at night in the jail and magistrate as working at Section 164 of the Criminal arrested three acquaintances of Mayawati questioned Finance Sitharaman said that man- The fare from Delhi to also meditated for about an Shahjahanpur court was sus- Procedure Code, the com- the complainant, including two Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ufacturing companies set up Lucknow for AC chair car is hour early Saturday morning. pended due to strike by lawyers plainant had accused Swami of her cousins, and booked bonanza to the corporate sec- after October 1 would have the 1,280 and that for executive Denying any special treat- on Saturday. Chinmayanand of blackmailing them under sections 385, 506 tor by slashing corporate tax on option to pay 15 per cent tax chair car 2,450. The Delhi to ment being meted out to the The lawyers have been and raping her over a pro- and 201 of IPC and Section 67 companies. “The Union gov- and effective tax rate for new Kanpur fare for AC chair car is at Ghaziabad and Kanpur. BJP leader inside the prison, Jail pressing for the opening of a longed period. of IT Act for blackmailing the ernment is terming reduction manufacturing firms would be 1,155 and of executive chair However, on the inaugur- Superintendent Rakesh Kumar bench of Allahabad High Court The SIT on its part booked BJP leader for extorting 5 in corporate tax as historic and 17.01 per cent. car 2,155. al day on October 4, the train said on Saturday that Swami in Shahjahanpur. Chinmayanand under sections crore from him. The IRCTC has fixed will run late and leave Lucknow Lucknow to Delhi fare for AC junction at 9:30 am. chair car at 1,125 and execu- The train will have 9 AC tive chair car at 2,310. chair car coaches and one exec- " 
 
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Rishabh, Prateek were rushed Chauhan. but he was not found there, has only two Mercedes SUVs The injured were shifted to to a hospital. In the attack Shivendra an official said. Hasan was out of which one is being used a hospital while police officers Some persons were sus- (50) and his wife Gita Devi (45) booked under various sec- for Chief Minister Yogi rushed to the spot and started pected to be trapped under the were killed while four members tions of IPC including 353 Adityanath. investigation to ascertain the rubble and efforts were being of their family, including (assault or criminal force to Official sources said that cause of the explosion. made to extricate them. Shivendra’s father, were criti- deter public servant from the Mercedes SUV allotted to The blast occurred in the Meanwhile, in Ranipur cally injured. discharge of his duty), 465 Mulayam Singh Yadav had house of Naresh and Munni area of Mau, a clash over a land In retaliation, Shivendra’s (forgery) and 153 (provoca- developed some technical snag Devi in Takia locality under dispute resulted in the death of supporters caught hold of tion with intent to cause and its repairing cost was Mirhachi police station. Munni three persons and injuries to Tuntun Chauhan (40) and riot) in connection with an expected to be around 26 Devi has a licence for manu- four late Friday night. lynched him. incident of September 9. Sub- lakh. facturing firecrackers. After the clash between The injured were rushed to divisional Magistrate Amit There has been an The explosion was so pow- two families over a pond land a hospital in Varanasi, where Pal Sharma and the then exchange of letters between erful that even the adjoining in Mathia village, tension ran the condition of all four was Circle Office Rajesh Tiwari the Estate and Security depart- houses developed cracks on the high and additional police stated to be critical. had stopped the MLA’s car ments for bearing the cost of walls while the one in which force was deployed in the vil- Senior police officials had and asked for papers when he repairing and servicing of the the firecrackers were made lage. reached the village and inves- had allegedly misbehaved SUV allotted to Yadav. collapsed. The police said on Saturday tigations were underway. with them. PTI However, both depart- ments expressed their unwill- ingness to bear the cost of repair citing paucity of funds. # $% &%! 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#     2 8 3165 that the miscreants trained a )0, '3&, 6) were hunting for the youth. “It pistol at Deepu in full public is yet to be ascertained if he hrowing an open challenge view and shot two times. “They 48 +,4 )0,& orchestrated the attack which Tto Lucknow police, two opened fire once again and this claimed Deepu’s life or he him- bike-borne unidentified mis- time, I was injured by the pel- ' 38, 5,& 6 self was involved in the crime,” creants on Saturday evening lets,” he said. (& ,6 ' 66,& he added. A look at the crime shot dead a roadside vendor It surfaced during investi- scene made the commuters and injured his worker near the gation that Deepu and Pushpraj 64 >&,4 '&, nervous. Two mobile phones lane leading to Cantonment had a verbal spat with a youth )0 6 0)/ and the scooty were lying on police station. The miscreants who had reached their shop in the road. Some of the com- displayed their muscle power in a drunken state. The youth had ' 162 )0, muters claimed that they spot- a brazen manner and fired taken bhatoore from the shop  ,&(+ & 6 ted blood stains on the road. more than shots, making the and refused to pay. “After tak- The brawl between Deepu passersby run helter-skelter. ing the food, the suspect tried 0,8),&*1,8),& and the youth in question took The Cantonment police to trick me saying he had given place behind the Sadar police claimed that Deepu was shot me Rs 100 even though he had outpost but the Cantonment following a brawl over payment not given me a single penny. also placed an order for 15 puris shop in a car, there was also a SHO and Sadar outpost of money for the food that one An argument ensued during which we gave them as ‘favour’,” policeman. After he introduced incharge had no information of the suspects purchased from which the youth abused us and Pushpraj said. himself, Deepu became defen- about that. They came to know Deepu’s shop. also threw away the packet of SSP Kalanidhi Naithani sive. It surfaced during the this only after a video clip of As per reports, Deepu food,” Pushpraj told the police. said Deepu died at the KGMU interrogation of Pushpraj but Pushpraj went viral in social Verma of Sadar run his stall He said when the youth Trauma Centre while Pushpraj the police did not share this media groups on Saturday selling puri-sabzi under the abused Deepu, the latter was under treatment and out of with mediapersons,” the night. The attackers waylaid the overbridge above Sadar police slapped him. “After about an danger. “Teams are camping at sources said. They said the victim near a bank which is outpost. His worker was iden- hour after, some men riding a the crime scene and further WagonR’s registration number close to the Cantonment police tified as Pushpraj. Around 8 car (WagonR) reached the shop. investigations are on,” he said. was yet to be found out. station. Local shop-owners pm, Deepu and Pushpraj were Deepu was then at a barber’s Sources said the youth who When asked, Cantonment claimed that the man who going to the shop on a scooty shop. They asked me why was had picked up a fight with CO Santosh Singh said the mediated between Deepu and when intercepted by the mis- the youth slapped. I told them Deepu was a police informer. reports were unfounded. “No the youth in question was a creants near a bank close to that he had abused us. They “After being thrashed, the policeman had gone to Deepu’s constable and was often seen Cantonment police station. enquired from Deepu and later youth called his friends. shop in the afternoon,” he said. roaming in the locality in !          !   $  Pushpraj told the police agreed to leave the place. They Among those who visited the The CO said the police civvies. +,--    
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   ucknow received strong n 18-year-old boy was Rameshwari, along with Lshowers on Saturday after- Afeared drowned in Gomti Deepmala and Ratan (both #     2 8 3165 noon, making the weather river where he had gone to take residents of Alambagh), were pleasant. The state capital a dip along with three friends waiting for an auto to reach bag containing Rs 4.5 lakh received 25.4 mm rainfall. The on Saturday afternoon. The their destination. When she Aand other documents was sky which was cloudy in the Thakurganj police pressed dri- was about to sit in the auto, the stolen from a car by which a morning turned dark grey vers into service but the teen speeding truck knocked the Bareilly native was travelling in around noon and the heavens was untraceable till last reports service. A police spokesman auto. Those injured were Kakori on Saturday morning. opened up in no time. The came in. As per reports, Sameer said Sameer could not be traced rushed to a private hospital As per reports, Rajat Agarwal skies cleared by late afternoon. Hasan of Radhagram Colony in despite hectic search opera- where Rameshwari was of Bareilly had some work in the rear window panes lying The sudden downpour caught Thakurganj, along with his tions. “Sameer is feared declared brought dead while Lucknow and he reached the broken and the bag missing,” commuters off-guard, making friends Mohammed Anas (17), drowned. The divers are still Ratan was referred to the city along with his driver on Rajat stated in his complaint. them rush for cover. The city Furqan (17) and Ahmad (18) searching for him and the KGMU Trauma Centre in view Saturday. When he reached He said he had a hunch has been receiving good rains — all of Thakurganj — went to police are overseeing the rescue of his critical condition. Dubagga crossing around 10.45 that the boy was an aide of the in the past few days with the the river near Cattle Colony operation,” he said. Locals created a ruckus am, one of the tyres of the car person who stole the bag from troughline of southwest mon- around noon. The Thakurganj police said putting the body on the road in got punctured. He asked his his car. “The boy kept begging soon passing through the state. The group jumped into the family had not alleged the Mawaiya and demanded action driver to bring someone from for alms, making me lose my However, complaints the river one after another. role of any of Sameer’s friends against the errant driver. They a puncture repair shop. cool. Maybe, he was diverting regarding waterlogging poured Sameer reached the middle of as yet. “If we get any complaint, also demanded compensation “After my driver left, I was my attention when someone in from several parts of the state the river first but he began to the case will be investigated on for the family of the victim. standing near the car when a was stealing my bag from the capital, especially the low-lying drown all of a sudden. His that line,” the police said. Senior officials of police and boy turned up from some- car,” he told the police. areas. Lucknow recorded the friends unsuccessfully tried to Meanwhile, a 55-year-old district administration reached where. He begged for alms However, the police were yet to maximum temperature at 32.4 rescue him and later came out female sanitation worker of the scene and succeeded in which I refused as he looked register a case. “We are scan- degree Celsius, which was just of the river. They alerted Lucknow Municipal mollifying the irate protesters sturdy. However, the boy kept ning CCTV footages to trace a notch below normal. The Sameer’s family and police Corporation, identified as by assuring them arrest of the pleading to me and I lost my the boy who was begging for minimum temperature settled partly cloudy sky with the 24 degree Celsius, respective- were informed about the inci- Rameshwari of Machhli errant truck driver and for- temper. A little later, the boy alms. Once we track him down, at 25 degree Celsius, which was maximum and minimum tem- ly. Rain and thundershowers dent. A team reached the scene Mohalla in Alambagh, was warding their plea for com- disappeared from the scene. he may give us a clue about the one degree above normal. peratures expected to be are likely at isolated places and divers were pressed into crushed to death by a speeding pensation. When I turned back, I found thief,” the police said. The forecast for Sunday is around 31 degree Celsius and over the state. 0 
   
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#     2 8 3165 removal of Article 370, the between 40 and 50 years and     book had been garnering a lot interested in the developments ooks on Kashmir and abro- of interest. “We sold a number of such a scale. It can be said #     2 8 3165 Bgation of Article 370 are of copies at the recent book fair that the Central government’s attracting the attention of read- in Gwalior and we are also get- move to scrap Article 370 has n impersonator posing as ers at the National Book Fair ting a lot of orders from vari- certainly captured the fancy of AGomti Nagar circle officer which is underway at Moti ous parties and book shops. readers. Similar is the case was nabbed from Savvy Grand Mahal Lawns. Ashok Shukla, The book came out first in 2017 with the book ‘Jallianwallah hotel in Vibhuti Khand police sales incharge of Raj Pal and and is selling well across the Bagh Tragedy, which also has station area following a tip-off Sons publishers at the book fair, country,” he pointed out. a historical background and is on Saturday evening. CO AK said: “‘Kashmir Nama’, the his- Incidentally, the book has catching the interest of readers,” Srivastava said they were tory of Jammu and Kashmir been written by an author he said. tipped off that a man claiming from ancient times to the con- from Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. Shukla said they brought in to be Gomti Nagar CO was temporary era, is already sell- “He has carried out extensive a combined critique of four of staying at the hotel. “We ing well.” research and also visited the their best-sellers. “This cri- worked on the information He said that author Ashok place for getting correct details tique was published for those and nabbed him. The accused checked into the hotel on Kumar Pandey had taken out for the book,” he added. who are appearing for the was identified as Yogesh Saturday evening and was a new edition of the book. “The Shukla said another book competitive examinations. Shukla of Lakhimpur Kheri. traced hours after the news author has added a new chap- which they had brought to the These books are also picked up We recovered a fake identity about his fake identity reached ter to the book on Article 370 book fair and was recently by research scholars,” he said. card bearing the name the police. He said the police and the controversies associat- published was ‘Amritsar 1919’, About the weather, he said Himanshu Shukla, a fake iden- were interrogating him to ed with it. It has given details which is a novel based on the that rains had created prob- tity card of Gomti Nagar SHO know his motive. Sources said of the state in the light of his- background of Jallianwallah lems, resulting in less number and two fake identity cards the accused had used to tell tory, society and politics,” he Bagh tragedy, and was released of footfall in the morning. besides a fake stamp of people that the incumbent said. He admitted that the in the centenary year of the 0           %  %#  $  However, key organiser of Lucknow SSP, three ATM Gomti Nagar CO had been book had received extremely tragedy at Baisakhi earlier this the book fair Manoj Chandel cards, two passports and a transferred and he would be good reviews from well-known year. is currently teaching English on history had gained the gripped the country, he nodded said though the rains did cre- four-wheeler,” Srivastava replacing him soon. “This critics and the state itself was “The book has been writ- literature at the University of interest of readers, with the in the affirmative. “Most of the ate problems, the book lovers informed. way, he had duped several per- catching the attention of one ten by Rajneesh Dhawan, who Canada,” he added. abrogation of Article 370 and readers who have purchased were back once the skies The CO said Yogesh sons,” the sources claimed. and all. He said that after the is a native from Amritsar and Asked whether the books a spirit of nationalism having the book are those aged cleared. 
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#     2 8 3165 Sita. In most of the Ramayanas played in Bangladesh, the roles of t was a Muslim man, Mohammed women are played by men,” he IRamzan Ali, who played the role pointed out. Chatterjee said the of Sita in the ‘Bangladeshi Ramlila’ troupe had performed in India which was staged on the second day earlier too. He pointed out that the of Ramayana Mahotsav at Sant performers were mostly farmers. Gadge auditorium on Saturday. “When they finish their work in the The programme is organised by fields, they switch to the perfor- Culture department, Tourism mance mode and programmes department and Indian Council of such as this provide them the Cultural Relations (ICCR). required exposure. These are very Simple, pastoral and imbued in poor farmers,” he added. the shades of folk music, per- He said they liked Lucknow but formed in Bengali language, this did not have time to explore it. presentation yet again highlighted Surprisingly, they have not seen any another facet of the Ramayana Ramlila in India and the Ramayana which is performed across the which they have seen has been world. The unique aspect of this mostly the ones showcased on the Ramayana was that it had two small screen. “Programmes such as Muslim performers. The other pre- this one help in bringing about a sentation was the Ramayana by a good relationship between troupe from Mauritius carrying Bangladesh and India,” Chatterjee the scent of the culture carried by said. YP Singh from the Culture Girmityas into the hinterlands. department of Uttar Pradesh said Assistant director, Culture that Ramayana did not waiver from department (Bangladesh), Anup the original story. “Take the case of Chatterjee told The Pioneer that the Sri Lanka to which Ravana belongs. Ramayana in their country was very Both Ram and Ravana are treated popular in rural areas where there with respect, but there is not a sin- was a lot of communal harmony. gle temple of Ravana for the fact that “Mohammed Ramzan Ali is he abducted a woman,” he unrecognisable after he dresses as "     /   !1     !  $  added.       +, --. -/01

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On tography etc were organised in rings to his daughter, said daughters Daughters’ Day, we plan to go out for which total 462 students from were extremely caring. “A daughter’s a movie together and spend quality 19 colleges participated. The voice is so soothing when you return time,” she said. valedictory session witnessed home. She fusses around you and is Meanwhile, all the five branches of the presence of mayor Sanyukta concerned about your medicines. She SKD Academy celebrated Daughters’ +#$#2 $,)- in the UP. Vigilance and pre- Bhatia. reprimands you lovingly if you have not Day and made it an unforgettable On the second day of the vention were two key factors taken medicines, which is not the case moment for every student. The day was three-day UP-APICON 2019, emphasised and vector control   with sons who take care of you in a dif- celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm. the 37th annual conference of measures to reduce the inci- +2"  ferent manner. My daughter who is The girls were imparted training in self- the UP chapter of Association dence was stressed. Health New general manager of doing post-graduation almost behaves defence, grooming, personal hygiene of Physicians of India, at education and promotion of Modern Rail like my mother me when it comes to my and self-security. The event started with %  # ! 2!     1   1$3   Scientific Convention Centre steps to reduce incidence and Coach Factory, Rae health,” he said. a security and safety programme. The         $  on Saturday, interactive dis- holistic management of dia- Bareli Vinay Jeetendra Kumar, who runs a pri- students shared their views on cussions took place on provid- betes was emphasised. Methods Mohan Srivastava vate business and has just married off Daughters’ Day. Principals of all the ing holistic and comprehensive to deal with operative risk of assumed charge on his daughter, said that he really misses branches wished every student on the healthcare and diseases involv- high-risk cardiac patients were Friday. Prior to his assign- her and her thought moves him to tears. occasion. The speakers stressed that 7'+!     ing different systems of the discussed. It was stressed that ment, he was serving in West- “Daughters call you each and every day there were successful women in each body. Experts of national on many occasions, these sub- Central Railways as chief sig- to inquire about your health while sons and every field such as PV Sindhu, repute deliberated on topics of jects are subjected to unneces- nal and telecommunication are more practical and get busy with Hima Das etc. They stated that one ""/(     clinical and public health rel- sary work-ups and surgery is engineer. Srivastava completed their lives. My daughter calls me every should pay respect to daughters and evance. The experts discussed often delayed. Vice-Chancellor BTech from Government single day even though she is settling their achievements. “We must encour- #     2 8 3165 ed in UPSRTC. “The time schedule for means to curb the menace of of KGMU Dr MLB Bhatt and College of Engineering in into a new life. I will be visiting her on age all the daughters to do whatever the case study and presentation of final scrub typhus and encephalitis, DG (ICMR) Dr Balram Jabalpur and Masters in Digital Daughters’ Day along with her favourite their interest is,” director of the school ttar Pradesh State Road Transport report is in three months. The report with special reference to its role Bhargave inaugurated the Electronics from IIT-Kanpur. dish,” he said. Arpita Singh, who runs Manish Singh said. UCorporation has collaborated with will be presented to UPSRTC in Indian Institute of Management December. After the final presentation (Lucknow) to make a case study on by IIM-L team, UPSRTC will shortlist Purvanchal Vidyut ,2),2- enhancing passenger safety and the suggestions to be implemented for Vitran Nigam 2  + 0 # improve the services. UPSRTC man- improved passenger safety and services,” Limited (PuVVNL) aging director Raj Shekhar said they had Shekhar said. (A subsidiary of UP -2+   a detailed discussion with a team of Meanwhile, UPSRTC is ensuring all Power Corporation limited) 2 0    2 ::: address of the two leaders. The event IIM-L students in two sessions and they possible activities to ensure that drivers’ Purvanchal Vidyut Bhavan, 2"  "# The organisers and volunteers will end by 12:30 PM, after which were set for a detailed study on physical health is maintained to Vidyut Nagar, P.O. -D.L.W., Nine meritorious stu- sporting ‘NAMO AGAIN’ shirts, Modi will join a private community enhancement of passenger safety and avoid/reduce accidents and ensure safe- Varanasi-221004 Tender Date dents City Montessori School chanted “NaMo Again” and said they reception before heading to New improvement in services. ty of passengers. have been selected for the are ready to welcome Prime Minister York for the UN General Assembly Head of Strategic Management, Looking into the importance of this Extension The date of sub- prestigious National Talent Modi “wholeheartedly”. At a press session and other engagements. IIM-L, Kshitij Awasthi will lead the case and the immediate requirement, the mission & opening of e-tender Search (NTS) Scholarship of briefing on Friday, Texas India Forum study. In the first phase, a team com- UPSRTC HQ is setting up rest rooms no., EAV-35/19-20 is here by Government of India. Now, (TIF) spokespersons Priti Dawra,  0 ::: prising four students of IIM-L will study in all depots for the drivers of night extended up to 26.09.19 (15:00 these students will be getting Gitesh Desai and Rishi Bhutada The ED said the State police had in details the existing provisions for pas- routes. The managing director inau- PM) & 27.09.10 (15:00 PM) scholarship up to research- briefed media about the event time- booked Guha for “forgery and using senger safety and passenger services in gurated a rest room for drivers at respectively. Further details can level studies. NTSE is a line, what to expect and why Houston forged documents as genuine as he Uttar Pradesh. The team will study four Kaiserbagh Depot. be seen at website www. national-level scholarship was chosen for such a mega com- was found using a forged permission regions —West UP, East UP, Central UP “Massive health check up camps etender.up.nic.in. Other terms programme in India to iden- munity event. “The event is a grand letter to illegally transport the and Bundelkhand — to assess the pre- were organised in all depots across UP and conditions shall remain tify and recognise students celebration of culture and unity of wildlife birds purportedly issued by sent scenario and give the best possi- in July and August. Based on the with high intellect and acad- America and India, where attendees the Principal Chief Conservator of ble suggestions. reports, the measures were taken,” same. (Rajesh Kumar) emic talent. It is one of the will hear Modi speak about the deep- Forests, Wildlife and Chief Wildlife In the second phase, the team will Shekhar said. Talking about the rest Superintending Engineer most prestigious exams in ening US-India ties strengthened by Warden, West Bengal.” study the best practices of road trans- room, he said it had bunker beds (MM-I) No. 2690 Date 20.9.2019 India in which thousands of Amandeep Upadhyay and the confirmations of over 3 million The ED took over the case under port corporations in other states and the along with personal lockers and was "SAVE ELECTRICITY IN THE students participate every Divyansh Verma. The Indian Americans in the US and will PMLA based on this police FIR. The best practices followed in other parts of spacious enough for 40-50 drivers INTEREST OF THE NATION" year from across the country. National Council for lay out his vision of the continuous agency said its probe found Guha the world which can easily be replicat- engaged in night duty. The nine CMS students Educational Research and India’s growth and development as he was “running an organised wildlife selected for NTS Scholarship Training (NCERT), begins his second term following his smuggling racket”. are Amogh Pawar, Arya Government of India, con- historic re-election,” Dawra said. He is a clever criminal and Vardhan Singh, Ravija ducts this examination every “First time the leaders of the world’s recorded contradictory statements Chandel, Shubhanshi Tyagi, year and selects students two biggest democracies are appear- before the customs authorities and Vansh Sinha, Aditya from all over India for the ing together at such an event to share wildlife authorities to evade action Madhukar, Shashwat Verma, NTS Scholarship. their resolve to build strong part- from both the departments, it nership,” she said. They will showcase alleged. the growing US-India geopolitical Guha also obtained fake certifi-   $  partnership, commitment to global cates regarding birth of the three peace and prosperity through entre- chimpanzees in India, the ED said. (9    preneurship, hard work and sacrifice “This attachment has enabled A  of the people of both nations. The the zoo authorities to keep the ani- presence of these two leaders is also mals with them. The action by the $ a sign of the positive growing influ- ED will deter dealers against ence of Indo Americans and their indulging in illegal trade of animals Lucknow: Samajwadi invaluable contributions to Texas and wildlife,” it said. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and United States, the The three chimpanzees have on Saturday accused the spokespersons said. become a major point of attraction BJP of befooling Dawra said President Trump’s for the visitors of the Alipore zoo- Vishwakarma community participation in the event shows that logical garden in Kolkata and hence, and said if voted to power he is highlighting his “goodwill and a source of revenue too, the in Uttar Pradesh in the friendship” towards the Indian Prime agency said. 2022 assembly polls, his Minister, the people of India and the It said the seven animals are val- party would get a temple Indian American diaspora. ued at 81 lakh, with each chim- of Lord Vishwakarma built A bipartisan group of senior elect- panzee worth 25 lakh and a mar- here on the banks of the ed officials, leaders from the US gov- moset, a species of small long- Gomti. He also said if the ernment including, senators, tailed South American monkeys, SP forms government in governors, mayors will also about 1.5 lakh. the state, it will restart the attend the event. tradition of giving a holi- “The ‘Howdy, Modi’ is about the "::: day on the occasion of unity of culture and it will bring the In Haryana, disarray in the Vishwakarma Jayanti. entire US India and Texas closer than Opposition and internal fighting Addressing ever, TIF is deeply grateful or this within State Congress may give the Vishwakarma community opportunity to bring together such a BJP a headstart in the campaign. The members, Yadav said, historic event driven in large part by Congress high command’s capitula- “The BJP has cheated the diverse community of Americans tion to former Haryana Chief members of the all over the united states,” Dawra said. Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Vishwakarma community. Texas accounts for 10 per cent of and replacing his arch rival Ashok The respect, which they India-US trade, about USD 7 billion Tanwar, a Rahul Gandhi appointee, deserve, have not been worth of US goods and commodities as PCC president with Kumari Selja, accorded to them.” are moved between Texas and India. has already weakened the Congress Some of the largest companies are challenge in the State. Hooda had setting up their headquarters all over threatened to float a separate region- Texas, creating jobs and opportuni- al party if Tanwar was not removed ties for Americans and Indian as PCC chief. Americans. As against this, the BJP has “India is Houston’s fourth largest shored up its campaign by high- trading partner today just behind lighting Prime Minister’s leader- Brazil China and Mexico. It attracts ship and like in Maharashtra roped largest influx of Indian population in many rival leaders including and investment. Houston is unique- those from Congress and INLD in ly positioned towards this community the State. The caste combination summit as it is the energy, space and could also play favourably vis-à-vis the medical centre capital of the the Congress which is presently world,” she said. seen as a divided house. ‘Howdy, Modi’ is the communi- The non-Jat Manohar Lal ty summit organised by the contri- Khattar’s BJP Government could butions of over 600 organisations sway Dalits, mainly ‘Jatavs’, towards 1,000 volunteers and attendees rep- the BJP in the light of traditional fear resenting all the 50 states of the US. they have from the dominant ‘Jats’ “Indian Americans are not just most in the State. Khattar on Saturday said educated and affluent community in the Opposition is “divided” in the the US, but it is also now recognised State and claimed that the BJP will for serving across all fields including win over 75 of the total 90 seats in military medicine and education; the next month’s Assembly polls. He highly respected doctors, engineers, said that BJP’s relation with the entrepreneurs, empowering the US Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is cor- economy,” she said. dial in Haryana and the Central The spirit and diversity of the leadership will take a call on the fix- Indian community will be show- ing of number of seats for the SAD. cased by the specially curated cultural He said tickets would be programme “WOVEN” at the start of finalised before the start of nomi- the event, featuring 400 artists, she nation of papers. said. The NRG gates will open at 6 In the 2014 Haryana Assembly AM to accommodate and seat 50,000 elections, the Congress won only 15 people by 9 AM, after which cultur- seats with the BJP scoring a major- al programme will begin and con- ity at 47 making 33 per cent of the tinue till 10:30 am, and will be vote share. The INLD emerged broadcast live in Hindi, English and second ahead of Congress with Spanish languages followed by the 19 seats.     +, --. -/01   :4,    . !/ + !    )   +

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" ( elections will be held on be held in four assembly con- September 23, last date of ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance saffron alliance partners had   "   October 21 and the counting of stituencies in the state. nominations is September 30, goes to the Maharashtra contested on their respective  (    ) #( votes will be on October 24, the The Samastipur (Bihar) date for scrutiny of nomina- Assembly polls scheduled for strengths, the BJP had won an  " *+  (
same dates as those for Lok Sabha by-election was tions will be done on October October 21, 2019, with a dis- all-time high of 122 seats as Haryana and Maharashtra necessitated following the death 1, Candidatures can be with- tinct advantage, as it takes on against 260 out of the total 288      Assembly elections. itation exercise is expected to simultaneous polls, Arora said of sitting MP Ram Chandra drawn up to October 3. The a weakened, weary and some- seats it had contested. The   (   - The Samastipur Lok Sabha be undertaken there. that the issue was not yet set- Paswan of the Lok Janshakti CEC said that the notification what dispirited Opposition Shiv Sena had walked away ( "   by-election was necessitated In Karnataka, where resig- tled and added that term of the Party in July. One Lok Sabha for the polls will be made on Congress-NCP alliance. with 63 seats out of 282 seats it (   ( due to the death of sitting LJP nations of 17 rebel MLAs led to state Assembly there ends on 9 seat in Maharashtra is currently September 27. The last date of Ahead of the first crucial had contested. On the other    MP Ram Chandra Paswan in the collapse of the HD January. "If the Leader of the vacant but CEC Arora said it filing nominations is October electoral battle being after the hand, the Congress bagged 42 July. However, the bypoll for Kumaraswamy-Congress coali- House there wants to dissolve won't go to polls along with the 4. The scrutiny of nominations Lok Sabha polls in which it seats out of 287 seats it had Satara Lok Sabha seat will not tion government in July, bypolls the assembly and advance the state assembly elections on will take place on October 5 walked away with staggering 42 contested, while the NCP Congress leaders have been be held along with the will be held in 15 seats and in elections, then it is a separate October 21. and the last date for with- out of the 48 seats in emerged fourth by winning 41 quietly touring the state, but Maharashtra assembly elec- Uttar Pradesh, 11 constituen- matter. But why should the Assembly bypolls in West drawal of nominations is Maharashtra, the BJP-Shiv Sena out of 278 it had contested. not in as comprehensive man- tions on October 21. Satara cies will go to the polls. The 11 commission want to advance Bengal are not being held now October 7. combine has already out- The Prakash Ambedkar- ner as Fadnavis has done. MP from NCP Udayanraje UP assembly seats mostly it," he said. as the state government had The EC has decided to use smarted the Opposition led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, Upbeat as it is after it Bhosale had recently joined the belong to MLAs who had won Byelections will also be cited the Durga Puja festivities EVMs and VVPATs in all the Congress-NCP alliance psy- which suffered a setback last indulged in massive poaching BJP after resigning from the the Lok Sabha elections and held in five seats in Kerala and to postpone the exercise. They polling stations and for this chologically by poaching near- week after the exit of the from the Opposition ranks in Lok Sabha. had resigned as members of the 4 in Punjab among others. will also not be held in adequate numbers of EVMs ly 30 of its leaders and func- Asaduddin Owaisi-led recent months, the BJP will in There was no word on state assembly. The other states are Assam (4), Uttarakhand now as panchay- and VVPATs have been kept tionaries, including 17 sitting AIMIM, is contesting the 2019 likelihood whip up patriotic when Jammu and Kashmir According to the Chief Bihar (5), Gujarat (4), at elections are already under- ready. As is the practice, voters MLAs, and depleting its cadres Assembly polls as a third front. fervour in by giving national would head for elections to Election Commissioner (CEC) Himachal Pradesh (2), way and the state machinery is will need to carry valid identi- markedly in the run-up months The Raj Thackeray-led integration spin to the Centre’s elect its legislative body. The Sunil Arora, the byolls in Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu occupied with the exercise, ty cards. Electoral Photo to the polls. MNS, which had not contest- recent decision to abrogate state, which will become a Karnataka will be held on seats, (two each) and Sikkim (3). CEC Arora said. In some other Identity cards (EPIC) shall be The two saffron allies — ed the Lok Sabha polls but sup- Article 370 in Jammu and Union Territory (UT) on including where sitting MLAs States where assembly bypolls seats, by-elections are not being the main document of which unlike the Opposition ported the Opposition parties, Kashmir, inking of which has October 31, has been under were disqualified recently. will be held are Arunachal held as respective high courts identification. However, sepa- Congress and NCP that have is yet to take a final call whether already been given both by BJP President's Rule for over a Asked why elections to the Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, are hearing election petitions rate instructions will be already wrapped up the seat or not to contest the Assembly national president Amit Shah year. Due to J&K's bifurcation Jharkhand Assembly were not Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, and the matters are sub judice, issued to allow additional doc- pact between them — may be polls. The Asaduddin Owaisi- and Prime Minister during into two UTs - Jammu and announced on Saturday when Meghalaya, Odisha and he added. uments for identification of struggling to arrive at an led AIMIM, Samajwadi Party their recent public meetings in Kashmir and Ladakh - a delim- the country was discussing Puducherry (one seat each). In Kerala, Stakes are high voters. understanding over the sharing and BSP will contest the polls Maharashtra. of seats between them. But, the in some pockets of their influ- Similarly, the BJP — which BJP and Shiv Sena are a for- ence. thinks that it will encash on the midable lot both on paper and On his part, chief minister “pro-incumbency” mood pre-    on ground — in terms of both Devendra Fadnavis – who is vailing in the State — will go to 3
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 & resources and reach. leading the ruling BJP-Shiv town with its planks like mak-     "  If the percentages of votes Sena alliance into the Assembly ing Maharashtra a drought-free polled in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls –is sitting pretty after hav- state by 2024, connecting rivers polls by the two political for- ing criss-crossed the state as in coastal Konkan region with % "   #$% 
   mations are any indication, the part of his 4000 km-long cam- those in western Maharashtra, BJP and Shiv Sena — which dec- paign tour ‘Mahajanadesh creating water grid in imated the Opposition — are Yatra’. Youth Shiv Sena leader Marathwada region to address #  6,5 4,80 In Maharashtra, 54 seats are never record a "wrong vote". >+ 2"##  30,66  were due in 2016 itself . miles ahead of the Congress and Aditya Thackeray, who is the drinking water problems, reserved for Scheduled CEC Arora also said that In the 234-member strong NCP. Together, the BJP (27.59 tipped to be deputy chief min- initiatives like loan waiver and ver 10-crore electorate will Caste/Scheduled Tribe while 17 special security arrangements he festival season in Tamil Tamil Nadu Assembly, the per cent) and Shiv Sena (23.29 ister in the event of the saffron crop insurances taken by the Obe eligible to cast their vote are reserved in Haryana for have been made for the LWE TNadu got peppered on AIADMK has 122 members per cent) polled 50.88 per cent alliance returning to power in state government to address in the coming Assembly polls them. According to the CEC affected areas in Gadchiroli and Saturday with the Election while the DMK –led Opposition of total votes, as against the total the State, has toured several farmers’ distress and the devel- in Maharashtra and Haryana Arora, the upper limit for expen- Gondia in Maharashtra. Commission of India announc- has 109 members. M K Stalin, 31.79 per cent of votes polled by parts of the state. opment push it has given in for a total of 378 seats. diture on the election campaign Besides announcing the ing that the bypolls from the president , DMK, told journal- the Congress ( 16.27 per cent) On the Opposition side, urban areas, including As per Election is Rs 28 lakh for each candidate. assembly election dates, CEC Assembly constituencies of ists on Saturday that his party and NCP (15.52 per cent). NCP founder-president Sharad Mumbai, Nagpur, Thane and Commission (EC) data, there Over 1.66 lakh VVPAT Arora also spoke about the envi- Vikravandi in Villupuram dis- would contest Vikravandi by- The Congress and NCP are Pawar is currently touring Pune, through various infra are 1,82,98,714 voters in (voter-verified paper audit trail ronmental concern that the elec- trict and Nanguneri in poll leaving Nanguneri to contesting 125 seats each after western Maharashtra and projects including the Metro Haryana. Of this, 1,81,91,228 ) machines will be used in the tion campaigns bring with them. Kanyakumari district would alliance partner Congress. The leaving the remaining 32 seats Marathwada. The State and expressways. are general electors and assembly polls in Maharashtra Regarding the same Arora said, be held on October 21. DMK-Congress front is hoping 1,07,486 are service voters who and Haryana. Referring to the "Election campaigns impose an The by-election in to retain both the seats taking will vote for the 90 assembly use of paper trail machines, environmental cost upon us. Vikravandi was necessitated by advantage of recent events like seats in the state. In Arora said that on the lines of We appeal to political parties to the death of the sitting DMK the arrest of P Chidambaram , (9/ )& $  $    Maharashtra, there are the Lok Sabha polls, the com- avoid the use of plastic and use lawmaker K Rathamani of the former union finance minister 8,95,62,706 voters, of which mission has mandated that only environment-friendly mate- DMK in June 2019. Nanguneri in money laundering case and 8,94,46,211 are general electors VVPAT slips count of five ran- rial in their campaigns." Arora constituency fell vacant follow- the accidental death of Subasri, and 1,16,495 are service voters domly selected polling stations also mentioned that the EC has ing the resignation of Vasanth a young techie who lost her life 0$$      3 who will vote for the 288 in each assembly constituency brought down more than 5,000 Kumar of the Indian National when a larger than life size Assembly seats in the state. of Haryana and Maharashtra polling booths on the ground Congress who was elected to the hoarding installed by a former According to Chief Election will be done for verification of floor from the first or second- Lok Sabha from Kanyakimari in AIADMK municipal corpora- #>    0 &6 2 & ing that party’s mood in the wake of by-elections. Commissioner (CEC) Sunil the result obtained from the floor level on the request of sev- the May 2019 General election. tion councillor in connection During December 2018 general elections, the Arora, a total of 19,425 polling electronic voting machines eral political parties from The point being debated in with the marriage of the latter’s ctober 21is likely to become a turning point PCC chief N Uttam Kumar Reddy has retained the booths will be set up for people (EVMs). Maharashtra. Tamil Nadu is whether the son’s marriage. Oin the history of Telangana politics with the seat by defeating TRS’ Saidi Reddy. But subse- to cast their vote in Haryana. The polling stations where According to the CEC, DMK-led UPA would be able Though it is more than a Election Commission announcing dates for the quently, the PCC chief contested the Lok Sabha There has been an increase of the count is taken up are select- both Haryana and Maharashtra to continue its dream run. week, the police had failed to bypoll in the constituency. election as the nominee of Congress from 19.58 percent of polling stations, ed by a draw of lots after the elec- are sound-fitting in terms of Though the final results in the arrest the culprit who is on the Though, the ruling TRS is trying to clinch the Nalgonda parliament seat and emerged victorious. the number of station was tion and before counting. The poll preparation. "All types are by-polls would not create any run. This has added to the woes seat from the Congress and spring a surprise, the It prompted Uttam Kumar Reddy to tender 16,244 back in 2014. Up from commission also reiterated that arrangements are being made threat to the Edappadi of the government. national ruling party, BJP is leaving no stone his resignation as Huzurnagar MLA. Uttam’s 90,403 in 2014, the number of while some EVMs fail to func- for the voters. Candidates will Palaniswami-led AIADMK The DMK-led alliance had unturned to grab the seat, the bastion of grand old spouse Padmavathi Reddy, who was an MLA poll booths where people can tion due to "mechanical, struc- require to fill all the columns in government , it will be a morale swept the Lok Sabha election party. The TRS has already announced Saidi Reddy from Kodad segment of the erstwhile Nalgonda cast their vote in Maharashtra tural or physical defect" includ- their poll form. The Election booster to the Opposition par- from the State winning 38 out as the candidate for the seat, while a war of words district, lost the general elections to the TRS’ has gone up to 95,473, reflect- ing faulty switches, broken but- Commission is privileged to ties as the State is gearing up for of the 39 seats which were at between the senior leaders of Congress is reflect- Bollam Mallaiah Yadav. ing an increase of 5.61 percent. ton, faulty connection, these play a role in democracy." elections to local bodies which stake. 6
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      New Delhi: The Navy has frigate which was part of a The Kalvari-class sub- planned to name the seventh series of six ships, so the marines in the past were a vari- #  6,5 4,80 ship in the P17A frigate series remaining names will also fol- ant of Foxtrot-class submarines, #  6,5 4,80 a Navy statement said. as 'Mahendragiri', senior offi- low till the sixth ship," said Vice four of which had served in the he Centre and the States on Admiral Singh will visit cials said. Admiral G Ashok Kumar, the Navy from late 1960s onwards TSaturday held detailed dis- iming to further consoli- several key military establish- The first of the seven vice chief of the Navy. —'Kalvari', 'Khanderi', 'Karanj' cussions and debated various Adate maritime cooperation ments including the Khulna frigates, christened 'Nilgiri', is "For the seventh frigate, we and 'Kursura'. reforms proposed in the new between the two countries, Shipyard Limited, Bangladesh's slated to be launched in have identified one more in the "Names have a historical National Education Navy Chief Admiral Karambir naval bases in Chattogram and Mumbai on September 28 in series — 'Mahendragiri'," he background, and many ships Policy(NEP) draft that has Singh on Saturday began a Khulna and address cadets at the presence of Defence said. have been follow-on of some been much delayed and much four-day-long visit to the Bangladesh Naval Academy Minister Rajnath Singh. He said this recently dur- other ships in the past. So, the awaited. Bangladesh. (BNA).In addition, he will par- The first ship under P17A ing an interactive session held name is being repeated," The meeting of the HRD During the visit, Admiral ticipate in the first anniversary borrows its name from an old here ahead of the commis- Kumar said. Ministry's Central Advisory Singh will hold extensive talks celebration of Bangladesh frigate of the Navy, INS Nilgiri sioning of Navy's second A contract with French Board of Education (CABE) with his Bangladeshi counter- Institute of Maritime Research that was named after Nilgiri Scorpene-class submarine INS company Naval Group (earlier and Education ministers from accountability," a senior HRD that in the spirit of cooperative part Admiral Aurangzeb and Development (BIMRAD), Hills. Khanderi.The commissioning called DCNS) was signed in states was chaired by Union official said. federalism both the central Chowdhury, besides meeting the Navy said. Five more ships of the of 'Khanderi', launch of 'Nilgiri' 2005 for the supply of six sub- HRD Minister Ramesh Nishank said in the spirit of and state governments interact the other service chiefs and The Bangladesh Navy is an Nilgiri-class, an upgrade of and inauguration of an aircraft marines. Pokhriyal 'Nishank'. The heads "cooperative federalism" both and engage in a healthy and senior military officials, the active member of Indian Ocean Leander-class, were also named carrier drydock are all sched- The six submarines, of autonomous organisations, the central and state govern- enriching dialogue to bring Indian Navy said. Naval Symposium (IONS), a after other hill ranges of India. uled to take place on designed by the French naval vice chancellors of universities, ments interacted and engaged out a robust policy that will Sources said the two navy forum for maritime coopera- The six ships were built a few September 28 in Mumbai. defence and energy company, HRD secretaries for higher in a healthy and enriching dia- empower our youth to meet the chiefs are expected to deliber- tion among navies of the littoral decades ago and have been The first Scorpene in a are being built by Mazagon education and school education logue to bring out a robust pol- challenges of the 21st century," ate on regional security scenario states of the Indian Ocean decommissioned. series of six, 'Kalvari' is named Dock Ltd in Mumbai as part of R Subrahmanyam and Rina icy that will empower our the minister added. including China's growing for- Region. These six ships were called after the first Kalvari of the Project-75 of the Indian Navy. Ray, along with senior officials youth to meet the challenges of Nishank also released the ays into the Indian Ocean There has been increasing — 'Nilgiri', 'Himgiri', 'Udaygiri', Navy.The first Kalvari, com- The state-of-the-art fea- of the central and state gov- the 21st century. All India Survey on Higher region and its military assertive- cooperation between Indian 'Dunagiri, 'Taragiri' and missioned on December 8, tures of this Kalvari-class ernments also attended "The government has ini- Education (AISHE) 2018-19 ness in the South China Sea. and Bangladeshi navies and 'Vindhyagiri'. 1967, was also the first sub- Scorpene submarine include Further, Nishank's deputy tiated a major exercise to for- according to which the Gross "The visit is intended to they regularly engage through "The first P17A frigate marine of the Indian Navy. It superior stealth and the abili- Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of mulate a National Education Enrolment Ratio (GER) in consolidate and enhance the staff talks, annual defence dia- 'Nilgiri' will be launched on was decommissioned on May ty to launch attacks on the State for Culture and Tourism Policy that will aim to fulfil the higher education has increased bilateral maritime relations logue and other operational September 28. Since, it is 31, 1996 after nearly three enemy using precision guided Prahlad Singh Patel and aspiration of the youth for from 25.8 in 2017-18 to 26.3 in between India and Bangladesh," interactions. named after the previous decades of service. weapon. PTI Minister of State for Youth quality education and make our 2018-19 while in absolute Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju country a knowledge super- terms the enrolment increased also attended the meeting. power. from 3.66 crore to 3.74 crore "The house had detailed The extant National Policy students. %      
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"! 4 1  "          ( )    #  9 '' Defence spokesman in ished in Pakistan firing along Jammu, Lt-Col Devender Anand the line of control in Balakote 00 #   6,5 4,80 (UP) started their march on They are on their way to Kisan he Pakistan Army on said, “Pakistan army initiated area of Mendhar sector late Saturday morning from Sector Ghat, the memorial of the for- +  +# 181 ) had earlier threatened to have TSaturday targeted forward ‘unprovoked’ ceasefire violation Friday night. he farmers camping at the 69, Noida, towards Kisan Ghat mer Prime Minister and farm- located the boy’s and address Indian posts in two different along the line of control in Defence PRO in Jammu TUttar Pradesh-Delhi border in New Delhi, to raise their ers' leader Chaudhary Charan n a humane gesture Union and threatened him and his sectors of Poonch with heavy Shahpur and Kerni sectors of said, “Pakistan army had initi- since Friday ended their protest demands of payment of sugar- Singh, in the national capital. IMinister Babul Supriyo on comrades with a payback. mortar shelling. Poonch around 9.45 am”. ated firing late Friday on Saturday evening after cane crop dues, full loan waiv- Among their other major Saturday pardoned the stu- “Those who have done it will According to ground Several civilian areas were night in Balakote area around Union Agriculture Ministry er and making electricity free demands is the implementation dent who had pulled him by his not be spared and their hands reports, first incident of cease- also targeted by the Pakistan 11.45 pm.” assured action on five of their for farming amongst others. of the Swaminathan hair at Jadavpur University on will be broken,” Ghosh said. fire violation was reported in army during intense shelling in He said Indian army retal- 15 demands. According to However, they were Committee's recommendation. Thursday evening when hun- Soon after the student’s Shahpur and Kerni sectors the forward area. Defence PRO iated strongly and effectively. Rajendra Yadav, UP in-charge stopped at the Delhi-UP bor- Heavy security, including dreds of Left wing students mother begged for the boy’s life around 9.45 am and after a also said, “The Pakistani Army The firing in the area contin- of the Bharatiya Kisan der on Saturday while a dele- paramilitary forces, was gheraoed him for more than and career in the social media brief gap Pak army targeted for- initiated ceasefire violation by ued till 2.00 am. Official Sanghathan, a delegation of gation was allowed to meet offi- deployed on the route of the five hours requiring Governor prompting Supriyo to write ward posts and civilian areas in firing of small arms & shelling sources claimed, a total num- farmers met Agriculture cials at the Krishi Bhavan. The march. Farmers were expected Jagdeep Dhankar to personal- “maasima (auntie) I have already Balakote area of Mendhar with Mortars in Balakote area ber of 19 animals including 12 Ministry officials on Saturday farmers are protesting under to enter Delhi from Ghazipur ly move into the campus to forgiven your son. Neither have around 4.15 pm. Ground of Mendhar. Indian Army retal- buffalo’s and 7 goats were killed afternoon who agreed on 5 of the banner of Bharat Kisan border via NH 24. secure his release. I complained to the police nor reports claimed, intense iated befittingly.” in Pakistani firing. the 15 demands following Union (BKU). Alok Kumar, the Joint The singer-turned-minister have I allowed any other person shelling was reported in the At least 19 animals includ- which they have ended their The security was beefed up Commissioner of Police, forgave came the accused after to do that. So don’t worry noth- area late Friday night as well. ing 12 Buffalo’s and 7 goats per- protest. "The Ministry officials along the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Eastern Range-Delhi at Delhi- his ailing mother begged par- ing will happen to him. Just take $ 
 told us that the Prime Minister border in the wake of the UP border near Ghazipur, said, don over social media. Bengal care of your health and ask your and the Agriculture Minister protest march, launched by "We are coordinating with UP BJP president and another son to learn from his mistakes. are not in the city and as soon the farmers on September 17. police. In the afternoon that senior leader Sayantan Bose Take my pranam!” 5R   )   as they will be available, the The farmers who had the protestors have been remaining 10 demands will be stayed in Noida on Friday were stopped at Delhi-UP border  
& discussed," said Yadav. at Delhi Gate, on the Delhi- but the traffic situation was  ))  "7 81 "The officials also assured Ghaziabad border, around normal. One delegation has 6  Jammu: A Pakistani national us to look into our demand for noon, causing an obstruction in gone to meet officials in the !) ! was apprehended in one of insurance schemes for crops, traffic along the route. "Traffic national Capital."   "+ " ' '(  away from electoral politics. It the forward villages of RS farmers and their families. The is obstructed in both carriage- The UP Government has )   does not mean he also should Pura, close to the International officials also said that they ways from Ghazipur Border set October 31 as the deadline  )) mid speculation about the follow them. He understands Border, on Saturday evening will also see possibilities into UP Gate on NH-9, NH-24 for sugar mills to clear dues of Adifferences between the the political situation well. by local residents and later 14-day payment window for towards Nizamuddin due to the cane growers, UP State #  6,5 4,80  /6
ruling saffron alliance partners After all, he has to take the reins handed over to the police. sugarcane, making rivers pol- farmers' rally," the Delhi Traffic Minister Suresh Rana said, over the sharing of Assembly of Shiv Sena one day”. The identity of the Pak lution-free and involvement Police tweeted. warning strict action against he Congress on Saturday #  181 ) polls, Maharashtra Chief min- national has been established of farmers in the crop rate While in Noida, the farm- defaulters. The agitating farm- Tappointed former televi- ister Devendra Fadnavis on as Basharat Ali S/O Mohd determination," said Yadav. ers held talks with govern- ers later in the day called off the sion journalist Supriya Shrinate, n yet another setback to top Saturday expressed confidence 2. K 2#&& Rafiq ,R/O Village Al Jattan, Hundreds of farmers from ment representatives but those protest after the Government who was the party’s candidate IWest Bengal police officer that the BJP and Shiv Sena Sialkot. Joint teams of inter- various parts of Uttar Pradesh failed to materialize on Friday. assured them. from Maharajganj in the Lok Rajeev Kumar, the Alipore would soon ink the seat-shar- 866. rogators are currently ques- Sabha polls, as a spokesperson. District and Sessions court on ing deal between them and tioning him to ascertain the Congress president Sonia Saturday rejected his anticipa- return to power in the State '!#228'B motive behind sneaking inside Gandhi has approved the tory bail plea after the Central Assembly polls. the Indian territory. appointment of Supriya Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Speaking during an inter- Mumbai: Maharashtra Pradesh So far police has not ruled Shrinate as spokesperson of All said he was breaking the law by view at India Today conclave, Congress Committee (MPCC) out the possibility that the India Congress Committee, a evading its summons in the Fadnavis said, “We will have an chief Balasaheb Thorat said on apprehended Pak national statement issued by the party’s Saradha chitfund case. alliance with the Shiv Sena for Saturday the Congress–NCP may have been acting as a communication department Meanwhile, having failed sure. The talks on seat sharing alliance would recapture power local guide to help small group chief Randeep Surjewala said. to trace “absconding” IPS offi- are going on. We don’t dictate in the State. of infiltrators sneak inside Until a few months ago, cer, the CBI on Saturday sum- terms to Shiv Sena. We are In a statement issued after the Indian territory. Shrinate was a TV journalist. moned five staff employed in friends. We do take decisions the declaration of schedule for Meanwhile, alert was She is the daughter of former his bungalow and his person- in a united manner. There are the State Assembly polls, Thorat sounded in the area while Congress MP Harsh Vardhan. al assistant for interrogation, several aspirants in both the said, “During the last five year, interrogation of Pak national She lost to BJP’s Pankaj sources said. parties and both of them will the BJP-Sena Government has was still going on. Chaudhary in the Lok Sabha “Mr Kumar’s staffs were definitely try to please them till reversed the process of devel- Official sources claimed, polls from Maharajganj. Her asked questions on whether he the last moment” opment in th estate. There is a Basharat Ali, roaming in RS father Harsh Vardhan was a had been visiting the resi- Queried about the possi- lot of resentment among people Pira area had taken lift from two-time MP from the seat. dences of other IPS officers. His bility of Shiv Sena youth pres- against BJP-Sena Government. a local resident and he The Congress had recent- driver was also asked as to ident Aditya Thackeray becom- People want a change. Voters dropped him near village ly also appointed Sharmistha which address he used to fre- ing the deputy chief minister in will bring the Congress-NCP Chandu Chak ahead of village Mukherjee, the daughter of quent these days. the event of the saffron alliance and their allies back to power Abdullian. After some time, a former Congress veteran and Others were asked to report on returning to power in the state, with a thumping majority.” local woman in the area raised President Pranab Mukherjee, whether his wife (a senior IRS Fadnavis said: “It is good to see Thorat said during the last an alarm after she detected 7        '&* 1    !  $( and Anshul Kumar, the son of officer herself) had been in Aaditya Thackeray taking five years, the State hads presence of an unknown per- former Speaker Meira Kumar, touch with Kumar,” CBI active part in politics. His recorded highest number of son in the courtyard of her as its spokespersons. sources said. father or grandfather stayed farmer suicides. PNS home. PNS -(2     9 :1   % 

 
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  of pilgrims. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine The Chief executive mended that 18 per cent GST The nine day long Navratra board authorities have hired a Officer of Mata Vaishno Devi he hotel industry has wel- rate is now applicable for hotel festival is being organised by team of master craftsmen who Shrine Board, Simrandeep Tcomed the reduction in GST tariff up to 7,500 per night Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine had already decorated world Singh said that during this on hotel room tariffs, saying that starting October 1, 2019, he Board and District famous Siddhi Vinayak temple festival, various events will be it will provide a major fillip to added. “This gives the hospital- 
    
R Administration, Reasi in col- in Mumbai and Jhandewalan organised which will attract the hospitality and tourism sec- ity sector a much needed boost laboration with Tourism temple in New Delhi. audience from the length and tor and is a step in right direc- and we expect it to propel department and active partic- Keeping in mind the intri- breadth of the state and coun- tion. tourist inflows which will posi- # ' '(  cal numbers. There will be leeway to undertake any fiscally ipation of local community/ cacies involved in designing the try. He said the Navratra festi- Finance Minister Nirmala tively impact our bookings,” some, which will be minor,” expansionary measures. Tourism and Trade Industry of ‘gold plated gates’ for the cave val will be inaugurated by the Sitharaman on Friday Chhatwal said. he 1.45-lakh crore tax Kumar said at an ‘India Today’ It can be noted that while Katra, NGO’s. shrine, a separate workshop has Governor Satya Pal Mailk on announced nil tax for hotels Fillips like this also help cre- Tgiveaway is unlikely to event. the GST collection has been Community Kitchen ser- been set up near the cave September 29 in Katra. A cul- room tariffs of up to 1,000 per ate new jobs so as to boost econ- widen fiscal deficit much as the Budget had estimated fis- ebbing below the desired 1 vices (langar) will be extended shrine to allow artists to com- tural procession showcasing night. Hotels charging 1,001 to omy, make companies globally shortfall will be met through cal deficit at 3.3 per cent of the lakh crore mark all through to the pilgrims along the yatra plete their job with precision. rich cultural heritage of Jammu 7,500 per night would be levied competitive and align to vision increased tax collections due to GDP for the current fiscal but the year expect one month, track where they will be served Chief Executive Officer & Kashmir will be taken out with 12 per cent tax as against of the Government with boost- higher growth which the mas- many analysts have pegged it the direct tax mop-up for the freshly cooked food for those (CEO), Shri Mata Vaishno from main roads of Katra every the existing 18 per cent. ing tourism, making hospitali- sive tax cuts are expected to overshooting by at least 70 first half lagged way behind observing ‘fast’ as well. Devi Shrine Board, day. Devotional song competi- Similarly, the tax on room ty increasingly viable as an achieve, Niti Aayog Vice bps to 4.1 per cent as the the target. It grew a paltry 4.7 To ensure safety of pilgrims, Simrandeep Singh told The tion, Hasya Vyang kavi sam- tariff of above 7,500 has been investment opportunity for Chairman Rajiv Kumar said quantum of the giveaways is per cent in H1 of this fiscal at elaborate security arrangements Pioneer in Jammu, “We are melan, wrestling competition, slashed to 18 per cent from the India, he added. here on Saturday. On Friday, worth 0.7 per cent of the GDP. 5.5 lakh crore against a bud- have been made by the securi- preparing to welcome the pil- special play on Mata Ki Kahani existing 28 per cent. Also, tax on “We believe this would cat- the Government had Significantly, it can be geted target of 17.5 per cent ty grid in and around Katra grims on the occasion of will be organised during the outdoor catering has been alyze further growth for not just announced tax cuts for corpo- noted that neither the finance growth in collections for the town, base camp of yatra. Navratri by dedicating the ‘gold festival days. reduced to 5 per cent from exist- IHCL but the hospitality sector rates by 10-12 percentage minister or her senior cabinet full year. State police and para mili- plated gates’ to the pilgrims. This year, wrestlers from ing 18 per cent with input tax as a whole,” Chhatwal said. In points, bringing down the colleagues who talked to the Kumar said direct and tary forces have been deployed He said, “We are expecting Pakistan have not been invited credit, Sitharaman had said. similar vein, Shangri-La Group, effective corporate tax to 25.17 media after the announcement indirect tax revenues are in adequate numbers to secure pilgrim traffic to receive a to participate in the wrestling “The amendments in cor- Middle East, India and Indian per cent inclusive of all cess and took questions on the shape of expected to go up with growth the yatra route and important major boost during the nine competition. Owing to sour porate tax rates and rationalisa- Ocean Executive Vice President surcharges for domestic com- fiscal deficit numbers post the picking up after these tax cuts. installations. The entire Katra day long festival starting from relations between the two tion of GST are all steps in the John Northen said: “We wel- panies. The new tax rate will be tax cuts. “There is buoyancy in town, bhawan area, and yatra September 29 till October 7”. neighboring countries, the right direction,” Indian Hotels come this progressive initiative applicable from April 1, involv- Even, Reserve Bank growth. In the past, our tax track has been covered with “We expect 3 to 4 lakh pil- organisers of the event have not Company Ltd (IHCL) MD and by the Government. A lower ing a revenue loss of 1.45 lakh Governor Shaktikanta Das had buoyancy has been very good. CCTV cameras to monitor the grim footfalls during the nine been inviting them to CEO Puneet Chhatwal said in a GST rate for the luxury hotel crore this fiscal. lapped it up as growth boost- Therefore, both direct and in activities of pilgrims and any day long festival”. In 2018, 3.18 participate in the competition statement. sector will boost revenues and “I don’t think tax cuts will ing just a day before warning direct tax collections will go up other suspicious movement. X- lakh pilgrims and in 2017, an during Navratra festival in There has been a positive spur demand further among leave a gaping hole in the fis- the government that it has no with growth,” he said. Ray scanner machines and other estimated number of 3.02 lakh Katra since 2013. development from the GST travellers.”     +, --. -/01  0

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Tehran: Iran denied on NetBlocks, an organisa- — prompted Macron to loosen the state's purse strings concluded the attacks involved "Sometimes they talk of mil- Saturday its oil infrastructure tion that tracks internet out- to the tune of nearly 17 billion euros (18.8 billion) in cruise missiles from Iran and to become the main battlefield, drone with US military markings itary options," Salami said, had been successfully attacked ages, tweeted early Saturday wage boosts and tax cuts for low earners, but tapered amounted to "an act of war". go ahead," he told a news con- said to be an RQ-4 Global Hawk apparently referring to the by a cyber operation, after that "network data show inter- off over the summer. AFP Washington approved the ference in Tehran. that Iran downed in June, as well Americans. reports of disruptions to the mittent disruptions to internet deployment of troops to Saudi "We will never allow any war as an RQ-170 Sentinel captured Yet he warned that "a limit- sector online. connectivity in #Iran." Arabia at "the kingdom's to encroach upon Iran's territo- in 2011 and still intact. ed aggression will not remain "Contrary to Western But it said the cause was request," Defence Secretary ry "We hope that they don't The Guards also displayed limited" as Iran was determined media claims, investigations unclear and impact limited, Mark Esper said, noting the make a strategic mistake", he the domestically manufactured to respond and would "not rest done today show no successful affecting "online industrial and forces would be "defensive in said, listing past US military Khordad 3 air defence battery until the aggressor's collapse." cyber attack was made on the government platforms" and nature" and focused on air and "adventures" against Iran. they say was used to shoot The Guards' aerospace com- country's oil installations and specific providers. missile defence. Salami was speaking at down the Global Hawk. mander said the US ought to other crucial infrastructure," "Data are consistent with a But Islamic Revolutionary Tehran's Islamic Revolution and "What are your drones doing learn from its past failures and the government's cyber security cyber attack or unplanned Guard Corps commander Major Holy Defence museum during in our airspace? We will shoot abandon its hostile rhetoric. office said. technical incident on affected General Hossein Salami said the unveiling of an exhibition of them down, shoot anything that "We've stood tall for the past The statement did not networks as opposed to a pur- Iran was "ready for any type of what Iran says are US and other encroaches on our airspace," said 40 years and if the enemy makes specify which reports it was poseful withdrawal or shut- scenario". drones captured in its territory. Salami, noting Iran had defeated a mistake, it will certainly receive addressing. down incident," it added. AFP "Whoever wants their land It featured a badly damaged "America's technological domi- a crushing response," Brigadier  +# "   *O#  "2>D P 3      = ) $ 5  &) Washington: Expressing concern was accompanied by visiting collapse of the trade deal with over China's growing military Australian Prime Minister Scott China early this year. might, US President Donald Morrison, told reporters here on "I said that's all right we are Trump has said the Communist Friday. Trump said the US charging you 25 per cent tariffs ) 7 5   nation is a threat to the world and Presidents before him allowed and then it's going up and it will blamed his predecessors for not China to take out $500 billion a continue to go up. Frankly we are Washington: A mysterious stopping it from stealing year and more than that. making so many hundreds of the whistleblower, a telephone call America's intellectual property to "They have allowed China to numbers that we are taking in to between President Donald bolster its defence capabilities. steal our intellectual property our treasury...Look at the great Trump and a foreign leader, and China has hiked its military and property rights and I'm not reports that came out two days military aid to Ukraine. spending by seven per cent to doing that," he said. According to ago on retailing, on consumers, Here's what we know about $152 billion as Beijing aims at the president, the two countries on numbers that nobody the latest political firestorm countering America's push into were very close to having a trade believes," he added. swirling around Washington: the disputed South China Sea. deal. "We work very closely, had The world's two largest On August 12, an unknown "Obviously China is a threat intellectual property, all of the economies are locked in a trade whistleblower in the US intelli- to the world in a sense because tough things work negotiated war since Trump in March last gence community filed a com- they are building a military faster and then at the last moment, they year imposed tariff hikes of up to plaint with Michael Atkinson, than anybody and frankly they are said we cannot agree to this," he 25 per cent on $250 billion of the Inspector General of the using US money," Trump, who alleged, referring to the abrupt Chinese goods. PTI Intelligence Community (ICIG), regarding a matter of "urgent concern." The identity of the whistleblower and the nature of 1C 8$    $  the complaint have not been attorney, on a probe into Hunter untoward about the telephone publicly revealed. Biden. call. After reviewing the com- At the time of the conver- "Virtually anytime I speak 
  $  $   plaint, Atkinson determined it sation, the United States was on the phone to a foreign was "credible" and forwarded it holding up $250 million in leader, I understand that there London: A vote to oust the deputy working with Watson. on August 26 to the acting military aid for Ukraine, but the may be many people listening leader of Britain's main Opposition "The NEC agreed this morning that Director of National Journal said Trump did not from various US agencies, not Labour Party was ditched Saturday after we are going to consult on the future of Intelligence, Joseph Maguire, a mention the assistance during to mention those from the a big backlash to the proposal prompt- diversifying the deputy leadership posi- Trump appointee. the conversation. other country itself," he tweet- ed Jeremy Corbyn, the party's leader, to tion to reflect the diversity of our soci- The Democratic-led House Three committees in the ed on Thursday. intervene. ety," Corbyn said. Intelligence Committee is Democratic-controlled House "Knowing all of this, is The surprise attempt to abolish the Questioned by assembled reporters, demanding that the whistle- of Representatives have anybody dumb enough to role of deputy leader by one of Corbyn's Corbyn refused to say when he first blower's complaint be turned demanded that the White House believe that I would say some- close allies caused uproar among many knew about the attempt to oust Watson, over but Maguire has declined turn over a transcript of the call. thing inappropriate with a for- Labour members and has overshad- nor whether he had full confidence in to share it. The committees claim it eign leader while on such a owed the start of the party's annual con- his deputy. According to The may include evidence of Trump potentially 'heavily populated' ference in the southern England city of Watson told BBC radio before the Washington Post, the complaint and Giuliani's efforts to call," he said. Brighton. proposal was ditched that the attempt concerned a "promise" Trump "improperly pressure" Ukraine "I would only do what is Corbyn has tried to put a lid on the to oust him was akin to "a straight sec- made in a recent phone call with to help his reelection bid. right anyway, and only do good row by proposing that Labour carry out tarian attack on a broad-church party" a foreign leader. They accused Trump and for the USA!" a review of the role, currently held by and that he believes his position on The phone call in question, Giuliani of trying to coerce Speaking to reporters at lawmaker Tom Watson, who has clashed Brexit was behind the move. according to US media reports, Ukraine, in exchange for mili- the White House on Friday, with the leader on a number of issues, He said the move against him was a July 25 conversation tary assistance, into conducting Trump described the story as notably Brexit. came as a shock and that he was in a between Trump and Ukraine's a "politically motivated" inves- a "political hack job" and said The proposal to get rid of the Chinese restaurant in Manchester newly elected President tigation into Hunter Biden. former vice president Joe deputy's role had been scheduled to be Friday evening when he found out Volodymyr Zelensky. "If the President is trying Biden is the one who should be put to a vote Saturday of Labour's gov- about it. According to The Wall to pressure Ukraine into investigated. "It was a totally erning body, the National Executive The row exploded Friday when Jon Street Journal, Trump repeat- choosing between defending appropriate conversation," he Committee. Lansman, the founder of the pro- edly pressured Zelensky in the itself from Russian aggression said of the telephone call. The move against Watson has laid Corbyn grassroots Momentum group, call to investigate Hunter without US assistance or lever- "It was actually a beautiful bare the divisions in the party — proposed a motion for Watson's job to Biden, the son of Joe Biden, aging its judicial system to conversation." Watson has espoused a number of view- be scrapped. Trump's main potential 2020 serve the ends of the Trump Trump claimed he didn't points that have offended many of Lansman said in a tweet he wel- reelection rival. campaign, this would represent know the identity of the Corbyn's left-wing supporters but have comed Corbyn's proposal to review the Hunter Biden in 2014 a staggering abuse of power," whistleblower but said he was appealed to the moderate wing of the role of deputy leader and added that the joined the board of Burisma the Democratic committee a "partisan person." Giuliani, party. party needs "to make sure the deputy Holdings, a Ukrainian gas firm chairmen said. the former mayor of New Heading into the conference on leader role is properly accountable to accused of corrupt practices, but The US military aid pack- York, also took to Twitter to Saturday, Corbyn tried to put a brave the membership while also unifying the he has not been personally age for Ukraine, which is bat- defend Trump. face on the row and said he enjoyed party at conference. AP accused of any wrongdoing. tling pro-Russian separatists, "A President telling a Pres- The Journal said Trump was finally approved by the elect of a well known corrupt urged Zelensky "about eight White House last week. country he better investigate %     $ times" during the call to work Trump for his part has corruption that affects US is with Rudy Giuliani, his personal insisted there was nothing doing his job," he tweeted. AFP % 1  0> 01    /   by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Advisor on Finance Hafeez Shaikh and Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfikar Abbas        Bukhari. Imran Khan will hold several bilat- eral meetings with his counterparts Chinese territory. Hong Kong is in the from various nations and participate in fourth month of sometimes violent protests high-level UN summits on climate that occur every weekend. They started with change, sustainable development, uni- opposition to a proposed extradition law and versal health coverage and financing for have expanded to include demands for development. greater democracy. He will also attend and speak at Most protesters in Tuen Mun were peace- high-level side events co-hosted by ful but some threw gasoline bombs and bricks Pakistan and Turkey on countering hate toward police who faced them down the speech and on environmental protec- street. tion and poverty alleviation, co-hosted They appeared to fall short of the police Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister by Malaysia and Pakistan. A trilateral and there was no indication anyone was hit. Imran Khan on Saturday left for New summit meeting of Pakistan, Malaysia $            &  Police with anti-riot helmets and shields York on a week-long visit to attend the and Turkey will be held on the General 2  !  "$ responded by firing tear gas. In the evening, United Nations General Assembly Assembly sidelines. protesters gathered at a shopping mall in (UNGA) session during which he is to He will interact with a cross-section Hong Kong: Protesters in Hong Kong threw another district, Yuen Long. make Kashmir the focus of his address of international media outlets and hold gasoline bombs and police fired tear gas Some threw gasoline bombs in the street and interactions. meetings with editorial boards, the Saturday in renewed clashes over anti-gov- but there was no indication anyone was He will share Pakistan's perspective Foreign Office spokesperson said. ernment grievances. injured. Elsewhere, scuffles were reported as and position on the Jammu & Kashmir He will also avail the opportunity to Reporters saw at least one person arrest- government supporters heeded a call by a pro- issue and on its current human rights articulate Pakistan's perspective on ed after violence erupted following an after- Beijing member of the Hong Kong legislature and related dimensions, a Foreign some key contemporary issues, espe- noon march by several thousand people in to tear down protest posters at subway sta- Office statement said. cially the centrality of the Jammu & Tuen Mun, a district in the northwest of the tions. AFP Imran Khan is being accompanied Kashmir dispute. IANS     +, --. -/01   6
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Usually, there repeat offenders accused in multiple cases changed), who is now associated with The other method of trafficking that ter homes are anything less than a prison, are no efforts made to tackle the problem of human trafficking and all their victims Andhra Pradesh-based survivour leaders is prevalent in the slums is through shop- the reason being poor maintenance. “The of Government complicity in trafficking were children and adolescents, shows the collective Vimukthi recalls the trauma she keepers who sell chocolates laced with quality of life in these shelter homes is bad workers for overseas employment. The level of impunity they enjoy in the absence went through. “I returned home after weed to youngsters. This is called bhola with poor hygiene and infrastructure. In bulk of bonded labour heads for the of proper law enforcement. These 31 spending four years in a shelter home but link. Since it is in a chocolate form even any case they are over populatedand there Middle-East for illegal and inhumane traf- have committed 91 (19 per cent) of the I am stigmatised by my community. the parents don’t stop their children from are no living standards,” Senger says. ficking of Indian workers,” Sareen says. total number of crimes. People treat me and my family as anti- eating this. When children consume this, According to advocate Pooja Sareen, Minors are kidnapped and trafficked “Impunity is one of the key reasons social elements while the trafficker who 0,8),& 0', &, they faint and can be easily be kidnapped these shelter homes are beset with illegal on fake IDs and documents. “We have why West Bengal is not being able to arrest made me suffer so much roams free. I want for trafficking. To stop children from activities. “These shelter homes are a hub failed as a system rescue such victims human trafficking despite several initiatives these traffickers to get punished,” she says. 0 ( > 3&',/ falling prey to such traps, more awareness of crime, more so as the authorities know despite them being brought into metros by the Government, the police and NGOs. According to the 2016 National Crime '&,   )0, should be created in the form of workshops that the children living there are either from all corners of India and pushed into Currently, traffickers who are in the busi- Records Bureau data, 45 per cent of the where the children are taught the pitfalls orphans or their parents don’t know flesh trade day in and day out. ness of recruiting girls and young women children ended up as forced labourers as )0&), 165 of eating such detrimental substances. where they are. Hence, they are exploited,” “Many of the pubs in posh localities in this State and selling them in domestic workers or in small industries “In 2017, a 17-year-old girl from Sareen says. Most of the victims are from flourish close to residential colonies. Maharashtra, Delhi, Telangana or Goa, such as textile and firecracker workshops. )0 ) )0, 3084&,6 Delhi was lured by a marriage proposal and West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odissa, North- Prostitutes and pimps are a part and par- have little accountability. As they grow Another, 35 per cent of them were traf- kidnapped from Gurugram. The girl was East and Nepal. cel of this trade. This happens under the wealthier, they recruit others to join them ficked for sexual exploitation, 4,980 of 8A62 )0,&, &, sold to different sex traffickers in It’s not only the traffickers who are nose of the police and often with their col- in spotting, recruiting and trafficking whom were sold to brothels and another ,)0,& &0 6 & Gurugram. The horrific part in this case involved in the crime but some corrupt lusion. I can tell you of cases where resi- vulnerable children and adolescents. The 162 for child pornography. is that the girl’s parents were themselves police officials too. “The Government dents have raised the issue with the police reason these investigations are so pro- Rakesh Senger, Executive Director, )0,&  &,6) into the business of sex trafficking and they penalises trafficking for commercial sex- regarding these illegal activities but all goes longed and prosecution so weak is that Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, were the ones who sold the girl in the name ual exploitation through the ITPA with a in vain,” Sareen tells you. over 99 per cent of these cases are inves- says the reason behind the low conviction 46C) 165 50,&, of marriage. The girl somehow managed penalty of seven years to life imprisonment. Senger highlights the immediate need tigated by the local police which has rate of traffickers is the loopholes in the to escape. But that was not all. The traf- India prohibits bonded and forced labour for more counsellors to help the survivors restricted time and resources. They restrict Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act, 1956. )0,+ &,% 0,63, fickers again kidnapped her near Jhajhar. through the Bonded Labour Abolition Act, overcome the trauma. “The survivours their investigations to their area and do not “We are now demanding a holistic law )0,+ &, ,Q8),4 That was when she realise that there is no the Child Labour Act, and the Juvenile need counselling. Many times the sur- take the investigations to destination for sex trafficking. This includes the dif- escape until she reports the crime. Then, Justice Act. Also, the Indian Penal Code vivours don’t speak of their trauma for States to look for evidence to show nexus ferent ways used, including new methods. K 4A3 ), 9  &,,6 somehow she managed to come to us for uses Sections 366(A) and 372 to penalise months. During this time, their shelter between traffickers in West Bengal and In the current Act, there is a thin line help,” Senger recalls. kidnapping and selling of minors into pros- home inmates play a key role. These sur- pimps and brothel owners in destination between sex workers and brothel owners Another such case is of a brothel in titution, respectively. vivours often talk to inmates as they feel States,” says Roop Sen, co-researcher and so the conviction becomes even more dif- Pune where a 20-year-old boy fell in love Penalties under these provisions are a they are the ones who will understand a human rights activist, who has been ficult. We have proposed certain changes with a 17-year-old sex worker. “The girl maximum of 10 years imprisonment and them better because they too have gone working on human trafficking issue for in the Act under the Trafficking of Person, was from the North-East working in a a fine. Yet, sex trafficking largely goes through a similar situation,” he tells you. over 20 years. Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation brothel in Pune. When the boy visited the unreported, unattended and is seldom in To help tackle such issues, Sareen sug- These facts clearly indicate how these Bill, 2018. This Bill is yet to be passed by brothel he fell in love with the girl and the limelight. Thousands of children and gests that the police should raid places like wrongdoers thrive without being brought the Lok Sabha. We have demanded more decided to take her out from her living hell. women are forced into prostitution. These spas, bars and pubs more often and that to justice, not to mention the agony of the convictions and a formation of a special He reached out to us for help. We found sex workers are made to service clients the Government should keep a close eye survivours who fall prey to such crimes. court for such issues. We have also that the girl hailed from a village in the both in Indian and abroad. It’s a cruel on them. There should be a special squad A case in point is Salma Khatun (name demanded that the brothels should be North-East and her friend had kidnapped nexus that rarely surfaces. to check out the NGOs, shelter homes, changed) who was trafficked at 13 years sealed immediately after the raids. Also, an and sold her to the Pune brothel. We res- “Things go worse for victims due to child and women welfare organisations of age. “I know that the traffickers involved anti-trafficking cell should be deployed at cued and sent her to a shelter home,” he corrupt officials. 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Australia. second T20 against South The comprehensive seven- Captain Virat Kohli Africa at Mohali. wicket victory in the second recently made it clear that the “I have been playing well. game, which was built on the youngsters will have to prove I got a break and came back back of a fine comeback by the themselves in the “four or and even in West Indies, I did- bowlers and a Kohli master- five” opportunities they get. n’t score many runs, but I was class, is history now and the “(While) trying out middling the ball nicely. For team is looking for another youngsters, it is good to give me, it’s normal, it happens, commanding performance them a good run because four-five innings can go here before the Test series gets when new players come in, it and there. I know that my underway. takes time for them to express process is very strong, I am a The opener in Dharamsala themselves. Young boys are keen observer of whatever I was a washout. taking these opportunities needed at that particular am doing. Against a fairly new-look with both hands. I am sure the moment,” he said. “I will make sure I do South African side that seems team management will Dhawan added: “That’s everything in a detailed man- to lack the resources required give them a longer run,” what we do even when I am ner, and yes, sometimes some to counter the home team’s fire- Dhawan said on the eve of the batting with Rohit or Virat, we strategies don’t go your way, power, India will surely fancy third T20 International on keep discussing and that is sometimes they do. It is part their chances of an encore, at Sunday. very important. of the journey, I have always the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. He said the senior players Communication is very, very backed myself, I know the Embattled wicketkeeper- are “always open” to helping important.” hard work I have put in, and batsman Pant could not deliv- their younger teammates like He hoped that youngsters I know that things will go er in the last match and as he Shreyas Iyer or Rishabh Pant, will get a decent run to prove good for me.” continues to struggle with the who is currently battling indif- their mettle in international Shikhar also confirmed bat, he remains under scrutiny. ferent form. cricket. that he will turn up for his state Pant has divided opinions Seen as one with a bright The southpaw said the side Delhi in the upcoming — many questioned his tem- future after Test tons in ongoing series against the Vijay Hazare Trophy. perament, shot-selection and ! "   2 /     " $  $    (!          demanding English and Proteas and matches sched- “Now even after this the resultant slump in form —    (*5      !   !  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Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan at his expense. confidence in the lead-up to heart whether it’s Ranji, Vijay agement from legends such as ground where he is too famil- India have the likes of the New captain Quinton de Hardik Pandya, Ravindra “A ny t i m e , a ny y o u n g s t e r the T20 World Cup. Hazare or the Indian team,” Sunil Gavaskar, who has also iar with, the Indian captain extremely talented Shreyas Iyer Kock will again have to shoul- Jadeja, Krunal Pandya, wants to discuss something Both players have Dhawan said on the eve of the stated that the time has come will be eyeing another good in their middle-order, followed der the bulk of responsibility Washington Sundar, Rahul with us, we are always open to impressed in recent times with third and final T20I against the for India to look beyond outing. by Hardik Pandya and with the bat and he will hope Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, help them, always there for their performance and atti- Proteas. Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with But before Kohli, his Ravindra Jadeja. for support from the likes of Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini them,” Dhawan told reporters tude. “I had free time since I was little more than a year left for deputy Rohit Sharma and Tthe Indian team man- David Miller and Reeza South Africa: Quinton de on the eve of the third T20 “Washington is bowling not in the Test team, so the T20 World Cup in Shikhar Dhawan will be stand- agement may have taken heart Hindricks. Kock (captain), Rassie van der International against South really good, giving us the thought rather than sitting at Australia. ing up to the Kagiso Rabada- from the fact that pacers such De Kock might have to Dussen (vice-captain), Temba Africa. breakthroughs and also chok- home or training, play match- But the Pant sub-plot is led pace attack with optimism, as Deepak Chahar and change the manner in which he Bavuma, Junior Dala, Bjorn “For senior players like us, ing the batsmen. He has got es which is good for my con- unlikely to significantly impact the size of the ground only aid- Navdeep Saini put their hands handled his bowlers in the Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, say someone like Rishabh very good control and variety fidence and my skill levels. the Indians’ prospects in the ing stroke-makers like the two up in the absence of regulars second match, introducing his Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, comes in to bat or Shreyas as well. “Match practice is the best final game of what effectively openers. 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Sumon then got the Squads: BPXI: Sushma Verma (captain & ries from the ODI World Cup in England,   "    player and winning games for the team. ets in 36 overs before rain halted the prized wicket of skipper Priyam when wicket-keeper), Devika Vaidya (vice-captain), van der Dussen said some of his team-  > ( P   That’s something I pride myself in.” play. After a long break due to rain, India needed 10 runs of 8 balls. Vanitha VR, Shafali Verma, Priya Punia, Jasia mates’ experience of playing here in the last Asked about the team’s targets in the umpires cut short Bangladesh’s innings Skipper’s departure and intelligent Aktar, MD Thirushkamini, Madhuri Mehta, Test tour will help the visitors in the     ( P lead-up to the T20 World Cup, he said and set India a target of 218 runs in 36 field placement by Bangladesh’s skipper Tarannum Pathan, Sushree Dibyadarshini, upcoming engagements. " "  ( ) ; the challenge is to learn the lessons quick- overs. made it tough for Indian batsmen to Tanuja Kanwar, Bharti Fulmali, Mansi Joshi, “The last Test tour did not go well but  P " "   ly. Chasing a tricky target, Indian score runs as they fell short by five runs Renuka Singh, Pooja Vastrakar. the guys who were here have learnt a lot “We have a young team. Guys are openers gave a decent start, adding 77 in the end. South Africa women: Sune Luus (Captain), of lessons and we definitely are better pre- "(> ?    absolving and learning everything quick- runs in 15.3 overs, before Tanveer BRIEF SCORES: Anneke Bosch, Tasmin Brits, Nadine de pared this time,” he said. ( "   ly. We have got some 18 more games lead- Islam caught Yashasvi Bhupendra Bangladesh: 149/2 (Mohd Saif Hassan Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga He was asked about his team’s chal- ( >    ing to the T20 World Cup next year. The Jaiswal (34) in front of the wicket. 64, Fardeen Hasan Ony 47, Mahedi 25; Khaka, Lara Goodall, Lizelle Lee, Nonkululeko lenge of bowling to India’s top three com- challenge for us is to learn those lessons Three runs later Madhav Kaushik Hritik Shokeen 39/2) Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso prising skipper Virat Kohli, his deputy    " (  very quickly and make sure in some years (34) fell short of his crease while trying India: 212 (BR Sharath 55, Priyam 53; Shangase, Mignon du Preez and Lara Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan, and ("N time, we are one of the top sides of the to sneak a run. After thatskipper Priyam Abu Haider 45/2, Sumon Khan 44/2) Wolvaardt. he admitted that the task is very difficult. world.” "? B       /  /      # & 30 as Sri Lanka boasts a few left-handers make their optimum use. Over the 0# 30)) 262 “I started tearing a little bit in Masakadza later took a three- in their ranks. “ M o h a m m a d course of my cricketing career, I have the morning trying to get year break in his international orld Cup discards Abid Ali, Nawaz has been performing well in realized there are no easy games and imbabwe captain Hamilton through the team talk with the career to pursue studies, and WIfthikar Ahmed, Muhammad domestic matches. there are no easy opponents.” ZMasakadza could not hold boys,” he said. returned with the national team Rizwan, Usman Shinwari and Despite their strong performances, Asked why he had not included any back the tears when announcing “I am not someone who in turmoil over player disputes Muhammad Nawaz have been recalled Mohammad Rizwan, Usman Shinwari new players in the squad, Misbah said to his players that Friday’s match wears his heart on his sleeve but with the national federation. to Pakistan’s ODI squad for the upcom- and Abid Ali were unlucky to miss out he had no issues with selecting new against Afghanistan would be his I think this is the one thing that The troubles affected his ing home series against Sri Lanka. the World Cup squad,” he said. Misbah players but the Pakistan team was not last in internationals. brought a few emotions out of career and he had to wait until The new head coach and chief selec- also underlined that the batsmen have a laboratory to test players. The 36-year-old was given a me. 2011 to score his second Test cen- tor, Misbah-ul-Haq, told the media that been doing a good job at posting 300 “We will only pick those players guard of honour by both sides as “Even when I tried to tell the tury, against Bangladesh, after he was looking to build separate ODI plus totals regularly, but the team tra- who have the required fitness and who he came in to bat in Chittagong guys and the team before I made Zimbabwe ended a five-year self- and T20 squads. ditionally relies on its strong bowling have performed enough to be given seri- and then hit 71 off 42 balls to take the official announcement, I exile from Test cricket. “Our performances in one-day unit. ous consideration. In the past, we have Zimbabwe to an impressive barely got through three sen- Masakadza, who played 38 cricket have been inconsistent. I think The former Pakistan captain also seen we picked players prematurely and seven-wicket victory — their tences so it’s been a really emo- Tests, 209 one-day internationals we need to improve our bowling and said that he felt skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed after one or two matches they found it first over Afghanistan — in the tional time for me,” he said. and 66 T20 internationals said he fielding a lot for the 50-overs cricket as had undermined his batting potential in difficult to cope with the pressures of Twenty20 match. Masakadza set a world record was leaving with no bitterness. we lost matches before and in the World recent matches. international cricket.” Masakadza ended his 18- on his debut against the West “I have been going through Cup even after putting up 300 plus “I have spoken to him and I have Pakistan will host Sri Lanka for year international career with a Indies when he became the a lot of emotions today, but totals,” Misbah said. told him he needs to be batting regu- three ODIs and as many T20s from blistering five sixes and four youngest Test century scorer at 17 regret is not one of them. I am All five players were overlooked by larly because he is the sort of batsman September 27 to October 9. fours. years and 254 days. really thankful, thankful to the former chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq who can quickly change the game.” ODI SQUAD: Sarfaraz Ahmed (cap- “Obviously it was super spe- His record survived barely board for giving me the chance and ex-head coach Mickey Arthur for Misbah added that the side was tain), Babar Azam (vice-captain), Abid cial. To lead the team to the win three months before being bro- to play as long as I have,” he said. the World Cup. But Misbah said they not going to underestimate its oppo- Ali, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris was really special,” he said late ken by Bangladesh’s Mohammad Friday’s game was were straightforward selections for this nents because 10 Sri Lankan players Sohail, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Friday. cricket since making his debut in Ashraful. Zimbabwe’s last in the three- series. refused to tour Pakistan citing securi- Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Masakadza, who has played 2001, acknowledged the emo- He was also Zimbabwe’s first nation series. Bangladesh will “Iftikhar Ahmed is a batsman who ty concerns. Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad a key role in Zimbabwe’s falter- tions got the better of him before black player to score a first-class play Afghanistan in the final on can also bowl off-spin and provides the “These are the only 50-over match- Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab ing progress in international the game had even started. century. Tuesday. captain with necessary bowling depth es we play this season and we want to Khan, Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz.     +, --. -/01  ''       .

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(52kg), an Asian Games and them (the coaches) to be with eigning junior world In the second period, Asian Championships Gold- me even on off days for train- champion Deepak ,-9"3-FG 3,- Deepak pushed out medallist, recalled with hearty ing. They tell me ‘bas kar yaar, RPunia placed himself in Reichmuth and took the Swiss laughter the times he “frus- hum jaa rahe hain ab’. My atti- line for the senior world title Punia and Ravi Dahiya have down for a 4-0 lead. He lost trated” coaches with his tude to training has changed by reaching the 86kg final already won a Bronze medal two points but another take- approach, which meant care- quite a lot but even now I am apart from booking his Tokyo each. All of them qualified for down and expose move free to him but reckless to harassing coaches,” he quipped. Olympics quota, here on the Tokyo Olympics as well. clinched it for Deepak. them. “Earlier, I would leave (the Saturday. Rahul Aware can make it The 20-year-old Deepak, “It’s true, I used to leave the training hall) without even Competing in his maiden even better if he wins today’s who trains at Chhatrasal sta- camp on weekends (off days), cooling off but I am more senior world championship, Bronze medal bout in the dium in Delhi, had booked the I just didn’t have the patience. patient now. I wait for my Deepak moved to the final 61kg non-Olympic category. quota after prevailing 7-6 in a The coaches used to be furious body to adapt before signing with a commanding 8-2 win He lost his semifinal bout 6- tense semifinal against at me but then that was me at off. I adhere to the procedure over Switzerland’s Stefan 10 to Beka Lomtadze of Colombia’s Carlos Arturo that time. We just didn’t have with sincerity now,” he added. Reichmuth. Georgia. Mendez. enough chhutti (holidays) and Speaking of adapting, He will fight for the title India had returned with With one minute to go, he I was always tempted to make Panghal has had to make major against 2016 Rio Olympics three medals in 2013. was trailing 3-6 but pulled off the most of whatever I could adjustments to excel in the 74kg Gold medallist Hassan Deepak’s all-round ability a takedown and then an manage,” the 23-year-old 52kg category after a stellar run Yazdanicharati of Iran — defence, attack, expose move to take 7-6 lead Indian Armyman said. in the 49kg division. During today. Yazdanicharati stamina and aware- in the dying moments of the “Oh, we used to be so the transition, he candidly con- had also won 2018 ness on the mat — tense bout. frustrated with him. He would- fessed that he was unsure about Jakarta- Palembang played a key role in Also doing a commend- n’t come back from leave on how the change would pan out Asian Games 86kg his memorable able job was Aware who time, wouldn’t show up for for him. Gold. performance. reached the Bronze medal training on time. But then he “It hasn’t been as difficult It has been a steady “I had gen- round in the 61kg non- had this amazing eye-catching as I first thought. But it has progress for Deepak, uinely hoped for a Olympic category after reach- game, we just couldn’t have taken time for me to fit in,” he who won the World medal and ing the semifinals. given up on him despite the said. Cadet title in 2016 and Olympic quota. So, Both Deepak and Rahul indiscipline,” recalled national “Abhi bhi kahaan itna became junior world it is a double overcame rough Kazakh coach C A Kuttappa. adjustment huwa hai (I haven’t champion only last month in delight for me. My seniors like wrestlers en route the semifi- The time they speak of was adjusted completely). I am Estonia. He can now emulate Sushil Kumar and Bajrang nals. 2016, and a year later Panghal only 65 to 70 per cent there in double Olympic medallist Punia inspire me,” Deepak Aware lost a pacy semifi- made quite a statement with a realising my full potential. I Sushil Kumar who is till now said. nal 6-10 to Beka Lomtadze of Bronze medal on debut in the have managed to add power in the only Indian to have won a “I felt a bit under pressure Georgia, the European cham- Asian Championships. my punches to negate the World Championships title in when I fought with the pionship Silver medallist. “I am so grateful to the height disadvantage. It’s crucial 2010. Kazakh wrestler (in quarter- Meanwhile, Jitender lost coaches who didn’t give up on because I am mostly up against The 20-year old Deepak finals). He had beaten me in his 79kg quarterfinal while me. Because of their patience, taller guys. But I am still a work also ensured that India will Italy early this year and I was Mausam Khatri lost his first I began taking my game more in progress,” he added. return from the World a bit apprehensive about fight- round in 97kg to reigning seriously and there came a Panghal prefers to be hum- Championship with its best ing the home wrestler because Olympic champion Kyle time when I went home just ble about his achievements ever performance as the coun- of the Bajrang bout (contro- Frederick Snyder to go out of once a month, that too after the and prefers to describe his try is now assured of four versy),” he added. the championship since their coaches would tell me to take phenomenal rise since 2017 a medals. There was no action in the opponents failed to reach the a break,” Panghal said. combination of some luck and  $ >?@A         !/       =   P    Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang first period of the semifinal finals. But old habits die hard and loads of hard work. )  
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This Our AI framework ensures we’ve seen a 50 per cent try-first steps in that regard — streaming has been evolving that users are offered curated podcast audience growth be it making the app interface over the years with the most audio experiences that are Q-on-Q; while its still live in 12 languages, being the changes coming in the last five new, yet familiar,” Batra says. early days in our coun- first music app to introduce in- years. Second, is piracy. This try, we have seen trend app voice assistant, introduc- Streaming has fundamen- stems from the fact that we are around content themed ing sing-along lyrics on the tally revolutionised the busi- a price conscious market, and to self-motivation, true player page, smart downloads, ness of music and the experi- to address this, we introduced crime, mythology and where the app will automati- ence for creators and fans an industry leading free tier, education,” Batra says. cally download a premium alike. Today, it’s an expression and multiple subscription The top five most user’s favourite tracks based on of individuality, a global plat- based tiers that make sense for streamed podcasts are their listening history. We form of cultural exchange, a our local users. Third, is the On Purpose with Jay have launched aana videos social form of engagement, devices and quality of network Shetty, Views with David recently,” Agarwal says. and a way to enhance moods connectivity across the coun- Dobrik and Jason Nash, He opines that the coun- and moments. try. The Misfits Podcast, Audio try’s music streaming space With the rapid Internet Batra tells you that the Book and Sleepy. has evolved significantly in penetration, more and more future of audio is limitless. What is that the listeners terms of content consumption people are moving from ille- Therefore, there is potential want today? “A few inter- and tech innovation. “On the gal means of music streaming growth of podcasts as a new esting insights has content consumption side, PQ   to free, legal platforms. form of audio storytelling is highlighted that the while Hindi continues to be However, in India that journey garnering steady pop- user mentality in leading the consumption — is still far from over, but it is ularity amongst India has matured regional music now con-   Q believed that easier access to the urban from just consuming tributes to 35 per cent of the streaming services, in-app per- audio favourite songs and overall consumption, led by sonalisation, ability to discov- streamers familiar artists to experi- Punjabi music at 15 per cent er music, and the general in the encing music that is more at Gaana. “On the tech front, !@$0$ !%!0 ) experience of using intuitive country. personalised through taste- the most remarkable innova- apps will lead to more users specific discoveries and rec- tion is in widespread voice  - ) shifting to legal music stream- ommendations. 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The tiplicity of lan- for choice and they will go to the flexibility to be creative song is very close and special to me since this is the first time I guages, and brands that listen to them, and cater to certain niche am doing a fusion of R&D and Pop; this had not been done in access to global engage with them, give them audiences that we wouldn’t the country for a long time. The last time, I did Sajna Ve and cultures trans- audio content in a way that is have otherwise been able to Kaise Hua, people wanted me to do a Punjabi song. But I want- lates to a huge personalised, intuitive, and reach, while offering us a great ed to do something that reflected me. my independent music must range of prefer- brings a seamless way to retain users over a showcase what my personality is. Hence, Takda Rava happened. ences, necessitat- user expe- longer period of time. The It has a beautiful guitar solo. I am also part of the video where ing agility in deliv- rience,” content consumption patterns I am dancing. ering a unique experi- of these niche categories also How was the experience of being in front of the camera? ence for each user. With show immense promise to be This is the second independent single. Also, I have been over 50 million songs and integrated into the mainstream shooting for my songs. People say I am camera friendly though three billion playlists, we are in about a year or two. That is I don’t believe them. I like to meet people, I like being on the creating an experience that’s exactly why even they require sets. I like to be part of different vibrations. If people like it, I constantly refreshed,” Batra a great deal of front-loaded think it is worth it. Overall, it has been a great experience. says. investment, we are committed Would you agree that it is important to be versatile? Consumers today aren’t to both,” Agarwal says. It is very important to be versatile. 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he 20th India-Russia Summit agenda to their bilateral partnership in placement of skilled manpower from the Nuclear Suppliers Group. represents a sustainable solution to a at Vladivostok on September three core areas — economic, energy and India” in Russia’s Far East. India’s investments in the oil and gas long-standing problem that has festered 4-5, 2019 marked the first defence cooperation. In each area, the The broad vision behind India’s his- sector of Russia have crossed $15 billion, for almost two decades on the ground. visit by an Indian Prime two countries prioritised the role of toric economic engagement at the high- including her stake of $2.7 billion in the By upgrading India-Russia defence coop- Minister, Narendra Modi, to investments, manufacturing, employ- est level with Russia’s Far East was Sakhalin-1 project in Russia’s Far East eration, opening the doors for joint Tthe Russian Far East. It placed the port ment and technology as catalysts for brought out by Prime Minister Modi at from 2001. Russia’s Rosneft-led consor- development and production of military city and its surrounding region in the their burgeoning partnership. They the plenary session of the Eastern tium, which acquired India’s Essar Oil equipment, components, and spare parts, eye of a bold joint initiative to energise agreed to integrate innovation in high Economic Forum at Vladivostok on (since renamed as Nayara Energy) for as well as after-sales service activities, a “strong, multifaceted trade and econom- technology products in telecommunica- September 5, 2019. He said: “India will $13 billion in 2017, is expected to visible economic dimension has been ic cooperation as the foundation for fur- tions, pharmaceuticals, robotics, artificial provide a $1 billion line of credit to fur- expand the capacity of India’s second added to defence cooperation. At the ther expanding the range of India-Russia intelligence and nanotechnologies into ther contribute to the development of the largest oil refinery at Vadinar in Gujarat, heart of this new activity will be Russian relations”. this framework. Far East. This is the first time that we are which currently refines 20 million participation through investments in Speaking at the giving a line of credit to a particular tonnes of oil annually. joint ventures and technology in the Joint Press   region of a country. My Government’s An agreement on Hydrocarbons Make in India programme, with its Conference with The potential of economic coopera- Act East Policy has actively engaged with cooperation for 2019-2024 was “spin-off” benefits for employment and President Putin, tion to strengthen the “special and privi- East Asia. Today’s announcement will announced during the Summit, which technology diffusion. India’s Prime leged strategic partnership” between prove to be the take-off point of the Act welcomed the implementation of mutu- Minister empha- India and Russia has remained largely Far East policy and it is my firm belief ally beneficial long-term partnerships $ % %"& sised that the part- untapped, despite several initiatives that this step adds a new dimension to between India’s Consortium of Oil and The objective of prioritising econom- nership between taken over the past 20 years. Bilateral our economic diplomacy. We will be Gas Public Sector Undertakings and ic cooperation to boost the India-Russia &';'" India and Russia trade has gradually increased from $1.5 active participants in the development of Russia’s Rosneft, and between Gas partnership will be require a supportive was based on billion in 2000 to its current annual level the regions of our friendly countries Authority of India Limited (GAIL) and geo-political framework, especially for “trust”. The basis for this “trust” is rooted of about $11 billion, well short of the according to their priorities.” Russia’s giant Gazprom. The projects connectivity between India and Russia’s in the first India-Russia Summit held in declared target of $30 billion by 2025. being implemented included Vankorneft Far East. New Delhi in October 2000, when the The Vladivostok Summit resulted in  !  and Taas-Yuryakh in eastern Siberia, the The reference to an “open and inclu- two countries signed a Declaration on a joint initiative to utilise the “immense The primary objective of India- location of one of Russia’s largest oil and sive Indo-Pacific region” in Prime Strategic Partnership. At that time, energy of the private industry”, in Prime ) A8 4A)1/ Russia energy cooperation has been gas reserves, and a contract for long-term Minister Modi’s address to the Eastern Russia was emerging from a decade of Minister Modi’s words, to turn this situa- 64 64 &  India’s quest for energy security, and supply of Russian Liquified Natural Gas Economic Forum was accompanied by political and economic downturn fol- tion around. In addition to energy and ,&),4 )0 ) 6 Russia’s interest in exporting its huge (LNG) to India. the announcement of a new maritime lowing the disintegration of the Soviet defence cooperation, the economic part- L 33,> 88+ energy reserves on a long-term pre- This approach is designed to create a route between Chennai and Vladivostok Union. India was emerging from the nership would target the pharmaceuti- 362 5)0 )0, dictable basis to India, one of the biggest strategic alignment for the supply and to “increase connectivity between the first phase of her momentous economic cals, agriculture, civil aviation, railways, ) &( 8,6) importers of energy in the world. The processing of Russian energy to India. A regions”, which would traverse the South reforms. The overall objective of the ship building, space, education and &, 8), > )0, Vladivostok Summit discussed partner- long-term predictable arrangement will China Sea. Despite Russia’s reported hes- India-Russia partnership was designed tourism sectors. The new strategy 36),'& &+ ship in nuclear, oil and gas sectors within mitigate the current volatility in supply itations on officially using the term to create strategic autonomy for both unveiled at Vladivostok integrates four 5&84M )0,+ 0 A, this framework, integrating it with the and prices in global energy supplies to “Indo-Pacific”, the Summit declaration’s countries. supportive measures to increase Russian L6,A,& (,,6 64 new thrust on economic cooperation. India. The impact of this emerging align- reference to consultations on “integration The first summit took place after business participation in the Make in Both leaders stressed civil nuclear ment will be felt in emerging partner- and development initiatives in the India’s nuclear weapons tests of May 11- India programme, along with an 588 6) (, cooperation as an “important component ships in the inland and maritime trans- greater Eurasian space and in the regions 13, 1998, and newly elected President increased Indian business participation  3,)(8, ) of strategic partnership”. Prime Minister portation, port modernisation and ener- of the Indian and Pacific Oceans” Putin’s pledge on May 7, 2000 to make in investment projects in Russia.  )4, 6>8 ,63,M% Modi emphasised the significance of gy processing sectors. denotes an emerging strategic conver- Russia “a country that its citizens are First, a bilateral inter-governmental &,9,3)62 “localisation of nuclear power plants” gence between India and Russia on an proud of and is respected international- agreement on the promotion and protec- L 68 ),& 8 with reference to the new reactors being "#  “inclusive” Indo-Pacific regional strategy. ly”. The decision taken by former Indian tion of mutual investments is to be nego- 3,&3A, ',  &, constructed by Russia at Kudankulam, President Putin accompanied Prime This would incorporate not only mar- Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and tiated to anchor this initiative. Second, 6) ( ,4 6 which will strengthen India’s nuclear Minister Modi on a tour of the Zvezda itime connectivity in the Pacific, but also President Putin to institutionalise the steps would be taken to address non-tar- 6),&6 )6 8 8 5/M reactor construction capabilities, includ- ship-building complex near Vladivostok, critical maritime connectivity routes in India-Russia Summit mechanism annu- iff barriers to bilateral trade, including )0,  '') ing in manufacturing and in expanding which enabled the two leaders to spend the western Indo-Pacific such as the ally has withstood the test of time. At through broader discussions on a Trade 3 88,4 >& her pool of skilled manpower. President two hours together in the informal dis- straits of Hormuz and the Red Sea, as Vladivostok, India and Russia asserted Agreement between India and the L)&,62)0,662M Putin highlighted bilateral cooperation in cussions. This continued a practice initi- well as connectivity projects such as that in “successfully coping with the tur- Eurasian Economic Union. Third, coor- ' 8)8 ),& 8' Kudankulam as a “flagship joint project” ated with their meeting in Sochi in May Chabahar in Iran and emerging mar- bulent realities of the contemporary dinating support would be rendered by 64 64,&86,4 )0, and anticipated that “at least 12 Russian- 2018. The Russian leader’s public refer- itime routes using the Arctic. world” they have “never been and will the investment offices of Russia in India L&' 3+ > designed nuclear power plants will be ences to the “many Russian made ships” The Summit declaration identified not be susceptible to outside influence”. and India in Russia. Fourth, the India- 6),&6 )6 8 8 5M built within the next 20 years” in India. in the Indian Navy including the aircraft cooperation in the Arctic and cyber Rejecting “unilateral coercive mea- Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue This would provide the basis for an carrier Vikramaditya and leased nuclear security as emerging areas for India- sures not based on international law,” the mechanism set up after the 2018 New increase in nuclear trade and technologi- powered submarine Chakra were signifi- Russia partnership. Russia’s long experi- Summit called for “strengthening” multi- Delhi Summit would be geared to pro- cal cooperation between Russia and cant markers for the Summit agreement ence in deep sea fishing and deep-sea lateralism and underlined the “primacy mote “cohesive and mutually beneficial India, including in “joint manufacturing on preparing “a framework for coopera- mining could provide the building blocks of international law”. Prime Minister cooperation in core sectors”. of equipment and fuel.” The Summit wel- tion on reciprocal logistics support”. for the concept of the Blue Economy of Modi said that “both countries under- Building on the initial attempts made comed the success of India-Russia coop- At the Summit’s joint press confer- the Indo-Pacific, as part of India’s stand that we need a multipolar world to in 2001 to bring the states of India and eration in constructing the Rooppur ence, Prime Minister Narendra Modi SAGAR Indian Ocean strategy articulat- achieve peace and stability”. Russia reiter- provinces of Russia into the framework Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh, termed the “steps that are giving our ed by Prime Minister Modi in March ated its support for India’s permanent of economic cooperation, the Summit which motivated them to look at similar defence cooperation a solid foundation 2015. Incorporating these areas into the membership of the UN Security Council. envisaged interaction between Uttar joint cooperation projects for nuclear of co-manufacturing” a boost to Indian special and privileged strategic partner- At their joint press conference, both Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana and Goa with power in third world countries. industry. President Putin emphasised the ship between India and Russia could leaders underlined the bonds that link the 11 provinces of Russia’s Far East to It is significant that during the past important role of “joint projects in India” catalyse the emergence of India as a mar- India and Russia together, with President provide depth to this process. Prime 20 years India and Russia have been able to illustrate that “Russia does more than itime power. Putin highlighting the deep mutual inter- Minister Modi mentioned the “coal to outline such a forward-looking supply weapons to India.” The author was India’s Ambassador to est in “each other’s culture, history and industry, the diamond industry, the lum- nuclear energy partnership, which is in A significant takeaway from the the United Nations (2013-2015) and moral values.” ber industry, as well as agriculture and consonance with their international legal Vladivostok Summit for future defence India’s Deputy Ambassador to the Russian The Summit consolidated two tourism” as the specific focus of this obligations on the peaceful uses of cooperation was the agreement for man- Federation (2001-2005). He is a decades of calibrated decisions by India interaction, which could impact on nuclear energy. 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131 page book packed with shocking but well researched facts, data and information. That’s how “Caste As Social Capital”, authored by Prof R AVaidyanathan can be described. The data painstakingly collected by Prof Vaidyanathan and presented in an artic- ulate manner points at a big reservation fraud. The book is an account of how the caste system in Indian has been dis- torted, mutilated and misinterpreted by the self styled liberals who have taken the gullible for a ride under the pretext of salvation and casteless society. The modern English education introduced in the subcontinent by Thomas Babington Macaulay during the colonial rule of British has succeeded in creating generations of Indian youth suf- fering from serious inferiority complex. They have not read Sanskrit or Kalidasa or Megha Sandesham and hence are ignorant about the rich Indian heritage. For them, what matters is the manufac- 2,"3,,2&) tured and distorted history inculcated in the Indian psyche by the Macaulay 2&") designed education. “Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully…  (;  
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OBCs is around 32 per cent which is While the colonial masters aided by Though there were widespread agita- reservation announced by the Mandal “Dharampal discovered that a fairly Presidency were a mere 13 per cent in fairly close to the NSS figures,” (Page 10- evangelists and proselytisers had a free tions against the recommendations that Commission were based on flawed detailed survey of school and college South Arcot and 23 per cent in Madras. 11, Caste As Social Capital). run all over the country, the great truth “robbed” a major chunk of seats in edu- numbers, facts and figures. The last caste education has been undertaken by the That much for the leaders who demand While demolishing and exposing the about the rich cultural heritage of this cational institutions and government census in India was held in 1931 and the British administration in the erstwhile still more reservation for the backward, flaws in the claims by the powerful pro- nation lies buried thousand fathoms jobs from the merit category and placed recommendations of the Commission Madras Presidency Area. According to SC and ST sections of the population! reservation lobby, Prof Vaidyanathan has deep. Prof Vaidyanathan, through his them at the disposal of communities cat- were based on the data collected in that the survey conducted between 1822 and Another report by J Dent Secretary, argued that the caste system in India is book is trying to bring the real picture egorised as Scheduled Caste, Scheduled census. For more than six decades, there 1825 in the Madras Presidency (that is, Fort George, dated February 21, 1825 not that bad and has done a lot for the out in the public domain. Tribe, Other Backward Communities were no caste census of any kind in the whole of the Indian States of Tamil states that out of 1,88, 680 scholars in all economic and social upliftment of the What “Caste As Social Capital” tries and Most Backward Communities, the India and setting apart 27 per cent quota Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, and parts of the collectorates of Madras Presidency, poor and the downtrodden. The days of to tell the readers is that despite the mainstream media sought to downplay for OBC against the findings of the 1931 Odissha, Kerala, Karnataka, and the Brahmins made up 23 per cent while Marx and Engels who argued that reli- protests by the Left and Liberals against the same to suit their business interests. census was against all norms, says the union territory of Lakshadweep), 11,575 Shudras constituted 45 per cent. gion is the opium for the masses are long the Indian caste system, it has more How many among us remember the professor. schools and 1094 colleges were then in The author has successfully demol- gone. The religions are alive and kicking. advantages than disadvantages. And the martyrdom of Rajiv Goswami, the New The government brought in reserva- existence in the Presidency and the num- ished all the arguments put forward by Caste and religions are the ultra modern most shocking disclosure made by Prof Delhi youth who tried self immolation tion as an act of atonement for the kind ber of students in them were 157, 195 the political leadership justifying the social networking institutions, more pro- Vaidyanathan is that the Reservation to protest against the then VP Singh of discrimination the SC, ST and the and 5431 respectively,” writes Prof need for continuation of reservation, and gressive and advanced than the five-star System practiced in India is a big fraud government’s decision to implement the Backwards had to allegedly suffer n the Vaidyanathan. Shudras (backward castes) that too the most unscientific and crude clubs we see in metropolitan cities, perpetrated on the Hindus of India by Mandal Commission Recommendations. hands of the upper caste and Brahmins, constituted 70 to 80 per cent of the stu- form of reservation. “The assumption membership of which is a coveted hon- forces which want the annihilation of the India was not the same after the imple- so goes the argument. But a research by dents in Tamil speaking areas, while the made by the Mandal Commission based our for social upward mobility. Sanatana Dharma. mentation of those recommendations. renowned Gandhian, Dharampal, has per cent of backward caste students in on the 1931 Census and other parame- “Caste As Social Capital” is a must The Mandal Commission recom- Prof Vaidyanathan says that the recom- proved that there was no discrimination Oriya speaking areas was 62 per cent! ters that more than 50 per cent of the read for all those who shun castes and mendations were implemented in early mendations were erred and out of sync of any kind against the SC, ST and the Interestingly, share of the Brahmins population belongs to OBC may not be religion as well as for those who find 1990s by politicians with selfish motives. with reality. The quota and per cent of OBCs at any time of the history. in Tamil-speaking areas of the Madras true any longer. The National Sample solace in them.

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rif Mohammad Khan, who rose Muslim) Government in the domain ingful reform in the domain of per- Ato fame by quitting the Congress of Muslim personal law/Islamic sonal laws belonging to minority in protest against the then Rajiv jurisprudence, which today mostly community on the ground that it Gandhi Government’s stand on the flows from closed, narrow, insular, must come from the community Shah Bano case, was once again in hierarchal, modern legalistic vision first. By pursuing this line of argu-         spotlight recently due to two momen- of Islam. Herein lies the dilemma of ment for decades, the Indian state       tous events in the Indian polity. “Muslim politics”: should it be guid- contributed to the strengthening of First, because of his vociferous ed to use Indian Constitution, conservative religious voices among     support to the passage of the Muslim democracy and secularism only for the Muslim community and indi- 
     Women (Protection of Rights on the purpose of expansion and con- rectly kept a large number of    ""  Marriage) Act, 2019 (hereby 2019 solidation of Islamic religiosity and Muslims away from the politics of %  22 Act), by the Narendra Modi identity at the cost of Indian nation- development. A liberal state has Government, which abolished the al identity?; or should it be envisioned constitutional mandate and duty to    %%   practice of instant triple talaq among as an integral part of larger Indian undertake those measures that  P     Hanafi Sunni Muslim population. political process to utilise the con- enable the people to become more 44B?@"" The 2019 Act is both a personal and stitutional opportunity structure to equal and capable to exercise the     !!  political victory for Arif Khan’s empower themselves as well as to freedom of choices. From this point relentless struggle against attacks democratise its internal structure by of view, the 2019 Act, irrespective of P !! and vilification by the conservative injecting the State mandated reform? political intention of the Modi 6 C&& 
 and fundamentalist Sunni Muslim Unfortunately, it is the former that has Government, is a welcome move.       religious bodies over four decades. dominated Muslim lives and as a con- Interestingly, while a good section The second reason for his grabbing sequence a vast section of Muslims of “secular jamaat” had openly come %     the headlines is Arif Khan’s appoint- has failed to utilise the latter. out in support of Arif Khan in 1986   %%   ment as the Governor of Kerala, end- Arif Khan has always preferred for his fight against the capitulation       ing his political oblivion, particular- the latter course of Muslim public of Congress Government before       ly from the Governmental office. The action without subscribing to the Muslim fundamentalist bodies, par- critics, mostly from secular and identity-centred discourse of Muslim ticularly the All Indian Muslim     
 Muslim intelligentsia and political politics. However his “reformist pol- Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), today       spectrum, have seen the gubernato- itics” collapsed in 1986 Act with the the same secular jamaat is circum- MM     rial appointment as a reward for his complete abdication of the modern spect in extending their support to   N  support to the 2019 Act and accused of Indian nationhood more due to of State administration in the 2002 nouncement of instant triple talaq state in upholding the decision of Arif Khan for 2019 Bill. It is partly him of being an opportunist. Such internal dynamics of “politics of Gujarat riots and Goa speech (April and its immediate effect on dissolu- Supreme Court and injecting demo- because of the fact that in 1986 the       criticism is perfectly understandable Muslim identity” and less due to larg- 2002) of the then Prime Minister tion of marriage. This explains his cratic reform among the Muslim “secular jamaat” had found in Arif M  N as Arif Khan has long defied the “sec- er external Indian political process. Atal Bihari Vajpayee. vociferous opposition to the former community. One consequence of the Khan a struggling liberal Muslim     ular framing” of a politician with None other than Arif Khan in It is this sense of belonging to the and support to the latter. political exit and later political mar- politician. With the Modi   %%    Muslim identity as primarily repre- contemporary times signifies the “idea of India” mediated through his Interestingly, in both circum- ginalisation of Arif Khan is the Government, Arif Khan ceases to be sentative of Muslim community and dilemma of a Muslim politician to inclusive understanding of Islam stances, Arif Khan emerged as “anti- weakening of reformist voices with- a liberal Muslim figure and hence not        understanding of Indian politics in appropriate his Indian national iden- and India’s plural ethos that Arif Muslim” figure in the Muslim col- in the community on the one hand worthy of support of “secular Jamaat” 
    terms of secularism vs communalism. tity while either performing the Khan forcefully opposed the Muslim lective imagination, primarily shaped and increasing assertion of conser- irrespective of the merit of legislation. Beyond these two immediate constitutional duty as elected/nom- Women (Protection of Rights on through pan Indian network of vative Islamic religious groups in the In the context of the 2019 Act, a contexts, a more serious reason for inated member of Parliament to Divorce) Act, 1986 (hereby 1986 Muslim religious clergy and its con- political domain of the country on section of media personalities from public attention lies in his constant represent Indian people or even in Act), brought by the then Rajiv trol over Muslim religious institu- the other. The increasing “secular jamaat” deliberately framed refusal to play the role of “Muslim participating in public debates as an Gandhi Government (of which he tions including mosque, dargah, Islamisation of Muslim spaces, Arif Khan as “Muslim leader of a politics” in accordance with the rule ordinary (Muslim) citizen. himself was a part), at the cost of his khanqah, madrasa, and maktab. strengthening of Muslim religious Muslim community” despite his well book of “secular politics” and of so- Throughout his political career and political career, and he also took ini- With his “anti-Muslim” tag, Arif boundary and lack of reformist established track record of conduct- called “secular” political parties. In scholarly engagement spanning more tiative in convincing the Modi Khan quickly lost his relevance for process within the community — all ing himself as one of Indian nation- this political tradition, both “secular than four decades, Arif Khan assert- Government to enact the 2019 Act. the “secular” political parties, which combined — have significantly con- al leader, and then tried hard, though politics” and “Muslim politics” com- ed his Indian identity in public role In both instances, Arif Khan pri- are accustomed to express seculari- tributed to the “process of otherisa- unsuccessfully, to squeeze him for plement each other; wherein “secu- while being proud of his marily acted from the point of view ty primarily through deference to tion” of the community and pro- implications of the Modi rule for the lar politics” tends to demonstrate its Islamic/Muslim heritage, and force- of constitutional and Islamic values Muslim/Islamic identity. Almost all duced “siege mentality”, incapacitat- well-being of Muslim community! sensitivity towards accommodating fully intervened in the matters of and ethics. For him, the 1986 Act secular political parties, whether ing a large section of Muslim youths Given such secular obsession with the religious demands of Muslim national importance, including the constricts the constitutional right to national or regional, save for a brief from participating in the develop- politics of Muslim identity, it is not community to affirm its secular issues connected with Muslim com- life of divorced Muslim women and moment with Jan Morcha and mental process. difficult to agree with Arif Khan’s "'="/""#"% identity in exchange for Muslim elec- munity from the vantage of Indian thus violates the constitutional and BSP, shunned Arif Khan in post-1986 The test of a liberal-secular- observation that Indian secular pol- toral support but without allowing citizen and national unity. His schol- Islamic notion of justice; while the phase for his refusal to play democratic state lies in the protec- itics has remained frozen in 1986. the Muslim political agency to wear arly work Text and Context: Quran Act of 2019 expands constitutional “Muslim politics”. tion of well-being of the minority the mantle of Indian nationhood. and Contemporary Challenges (2010) right of equality to Muslim married Arif Khan as “anti-Muslim” fig- community and ensuring a repre- (The writer is Senior Fellow, One consequence of this interplay of reveals this approach. Rooted in woman, at least to an extent that the ure in the collective Muslim imagi- sentation in the power structure of Policy Perspectives Foundation, New secular politics and Muslim politics Indian ethos, he did not shy away law protects Muslim married woman nation rests on the ground that he the country. It does not lie in its Delhi. Views expressed in the text is that Muslims have become “other” from reflecting critically on the role from arbitrary exercise of pro- legitimises the interference of (non- reluctance to carry out the mean- belong solely to the writer)

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