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      02-$23456+.5*)7     R    ebel Congress leader Sachin RPilot on Monday was sub- jected to a fierce personal attack by Rajasthan Chief    P    Minister Ashok Gehlot while a Congress MLA leveled the sen-  ! *  the Assembly is in session. sational charge that Pilot tried 02-$23456+.5*)7 Pilot’s counsel Harish Salve to lure him to join the BJP for told the court the party mem-      !  35 crore. The mud-slinging he hearing on a plea filed ber is free to defy whip direc- gave clear indication that the Tby Congress rebel Sachin tion outside the House.   02-$2345 Congress had finally decided to Pilot and 18 of his loyalist Singhvi said the court has shut its door on Pilot. MLAs against Speaker’s dis- no jurisdiction in the case just he Rajasthan Government For the first time since he qualification notice before the yet. “The Speaker may or may Ton Monday withdrew its went “traceless’ more than a Rajasthan High Court will not pass a correct decision. But “general consent” to the CBI to week ago after plotting a coup resume on Tuesday. there cannot be any interfer- conduct raids and investiga- against his own Government in A Bench of Chief Justice ence at the pre-order stage pre- tions soon after the CBI ques- Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot also had Indrajit Mahanty and Justice empting that the Speaker will tioned Congress MLA Krishna something to say on record on Prakash Gupta said the hear- take a wrong decision,” Singhvi Poonia in Jaipur in connection Monday. The rebel leader ing will conclude on July 21 said. with the alleged suicide by issued a statement denying and thereafter the court will He termed the rebels’ case Station House Officer (SHO) charges of attempt to pay off a pronounce the judgment. “much worse” as there were no of Rajgarh, Vishnudutt Congress MLA 35 crore to " " #  " "  $       "  "        The marathon hearing new grounds of challenge. Vishnoi, in Churu district of taken on a case-by-case join the BJP and also fended off   '     () remained inconclusive on “The petitioners, in an ‘over- the State. basis. a “nikamma” barb hurled at Monday as both sides argued clever’ way, have raised the After the Rajasthan Additional Chief Secretary him by his bête noire Ashok “He played a very dirty the BJP, the writing on the wall and the tallest leader of the for a decision in favour of their same grounds of challenge Government’s decision the Home Rohit Kumar Singh Gehlot. game and conspired to please is clear that Pilot will be even- State, respective clients. Abhishek that were considered and agency will now need prior said, “Its administrative pro- “I’m saddened but not sur- the BJP,” Gehlot said. tually sacked from the party. Scindia. Manu Singhvi, senior lawyer rejected by the Supreme permission from the State, a visions were already there, it prised to be at the receiving end This sharp attack came Meanwhile, the BJP Addressing the media in and the counsel for the Court,” he argued. development which comes was notified yesterday.” of such baseless and vexatious even though top leadership of Central leadership has swung Jaipur, Gehlot said he knew that Rajasthan Assembly Speaker, To the rebels saying they amid a political crisis in Officials said that in June 1990 allegations being levelled the Congress, including chief into action and is exploring the his former deputy Sachin Pilot said that the petition filed by cannot be construed to have Rajasthan. too the Rajasthan Government against me,” Pilot said. Sonia Gandhi, had advised possibility of the formation of was “good for nothing”. “I Pilot and 18 of his loyalist abandoned the party for mak- The State Government had refused to give such ‘’gen- Continuing to target Pilot Gehlot not to foul-mouth Pilot Government in the State. knew that he was useless, good MLAs was premature given the ing statements and not attend- issued a notification requiring eral consent’’ to the Centre. on daily basis, Gehlot alleged in public. This may be the end BJP national vice presi- for nothing, and was only there fact that a decision on their dis- ing meetings, Singhvi said the the CBI to take prior consent Earlier, a CBI team led by that he (Pilot) played a dirty of the road for Pilot in the dent Om Mathur met party to instigate people to fight. I am qualification was still “voluntary giving up of party of the State Government for a Superintendent of Police of game and conspired to topple Congress despite the fact that president JP Nadda at the party not here to sell vegetables, I am pending. membership” needed to be investigation of an offence the Special Crimes Unit from his own Government. Amid he has kept a channel of com- headquarters in Delhi on the CM,” Gehlot said. Singhvi said the High read widely. under Section 3 of the Delhi the agency headquarters here allegations that Pilot tried to munication open with Monday. Sources said among Gehlot described his for- Court can’t have interference “There is no need for for- Special Police Establishment reached the residence of the lure MLAs to join the BJP, the Priyanka Gandhi. other issues, they also dis- mer Cabinet colleague and over the showcause notices mal resignation; giving up of (DSPE) Act, 1946. According Olympian and the Congress CM said there will be few Sources in the AICC said cussed the political situation in State PCC chief as a ‘nikamma’ issued by the Speaker to the membership can be inferred to the officials, the “general legislator in Jaipur. instances where the State unit now after so much mudsling- Rajasthan. (worthless) person, ‘nakara’ members of the House. The from conduct. There is no consent” of the State SHO Vishnudutt Vishnoi’s president of any political party ing and accusation leveled by Sources said the party is (doing nothing), but said he counsel for Sachin Pilot and straight-jacket approach for Government will no longer be body was found hanging from tried to topple his own party a Congress MLA that Pilot deliberating on how to bring on raised no question over it in the the team, however, argued that the Speaker to decide (under valid in the offences under this the ceiling of his residence on Government. offered him huge money to join board former Rajasthan CM party’s interest. party whip applies only when the Constitution),” he said. law. Consent will have to be May 23. /   P"$   !     ,$      - .  %     (#)   *    * #     " 8!9!:; = +,+ !>!:9 Jharkhand crossed 50 on employees from the same  % ? =!>< !>9<8!=: Monday as four more patients, branch of State Bank of India *   ,-+,. . *  ;8!=<> :<>!<<9 all from East Singhbhum, (SBI) also tested positive for   02-$2345 breathed their last during treat- Covid-19 on Monday. However, %@C-./450%42 5).5@0! .B  @720    /.,0 )*  ;! !:<8!98 ment, health officials said. Of the there was no official confirma- he All India Institute of %  >:!>8: !<=> ><<8>!8<8 Jharkhand so far, 11 were from Government. Delhi initiated phase I/II of East Singhbhum and nine from Ranchi, once again, report- human clinical trials of the 1,/2,1/ - >>!=: !>=<!>9 capital Ranchi, government data ed the highest number of fresh indigenously developed Covid- * # 2,,0 7 8!8: ;9<;; 9==!;8; Meanwhile, the count of Monday, NHM data said. AIIMS-Delhi Director Dr 4 <!9;9 8;;<!<< Covid-19 cases in State jumped Seventy one fresh cases took the Randeep Guleria said, adding to 5777 as 178 fresh cases of total count of active Covid that it would take at least three .' <>! <=!: infection, from 14 districts, sur- patients in the capital to over months for researchers to arrive " *  <8!8 =89>!;> faced on Monday, data compiled 550. at the first set of data about its @  9! <;!; <;> 9!<=> cases in Jharkhand has doubled occured in the moth of July. As for Covaxin will be conducted. since June, officials said. By per government data, the Covid June 30, as many as 2490 cases toll was 15 on June 30, and it of Covid-19 infection were jumped to 53 by Monday night. " #      reported in Jharkhand. The government has so far     R  According to officials from collection samples of 2.35 lakh " #  $     $    (     !  ! $  the police headquarters in suspects and tested 2.22 lakh of      (   "    "# $$$ Ranchi, Covid infection fur- them for Covid-19. Around 2.6 London: A coronavirus vaccine Doses of the vaccine were ther spread in the police depart- lakh people have been put in   7.0/45 The CM gave a clear direc- created by the University of given to 1,077 healthy adults New Delhi: Delhi recorded cases were being reported in ment on as 22 more cops tested home quarantine in Jharkhand, tion to the officers in the meet- Oxford appears safe and aged between 18 and 55 in five only 954 fresh coronavirus the range of 1,000-2,000 con- positive for the virus, taking the while nearly 7000 have been sent hief Minister Hemant ing that special care should be induces a strong immune UK hospitals in April and May cases on Monday for the first secutively. total count of infected cops in to institutional quarantine. The CSoren today said that the taken of the elderly prisoners, response within the body, sci- as part of the phase one clini- time, taking the tally in the city Thirty-five fatalities have Ranchi to 37. More than 200 Covid recovery rate in intensity and perimeter of especially women. He asked entists announced on Monday cal trial and results, published to over 1.23 lakh, but with only been recorded in the last 24 policemen have been infected by Jharkhand was 49.07 per cent on Covid-19 testing in Jharkhand officials to hand over the pris- after the successful first phase in the “Lancet” medical about 15,000 active cases. hours, according to the Delhi the virus in Jharkhand so far, Monday while the mortality has been increased in the State oners after contacting their of human trials. journal. For the last nine days, fresh health bulletin. forcing the police department to rate was 0.85 per cent. PNS resulting in more cases of com- family members and counsel- ing out. He said that the gov- ing them. ernment is keeping a watchful “Also, find out their con-  eye on the situation and will act dition from time to time. Also %   "&     as the situation demands. make sure that they do not face “I have already said that difficulties after being freed.    testing has been increased in Benefit them from the gov-       symptoms would be treated in Covid-19 infection have been the State and that why more ernment schemes such as        >92$ these railway coaches,” he reported in the State capital so cases are coming out. Traffic ration cards, old age pension,       added. far and 243 of these patients was opened and more cases housing scheme and other ben-       72.$B@7) 2 Special railway coaches, have recovered. have surfaced. Now, some efits,” he said. L    M which were converted to isola- There are only 100 dedi- restrictions have been imposed. The nature of the detainees'          #    7.0/45 tion units in Ranchi, can cated Covid beds at Rajendra We are keeping an eye on the crime, conduct, age, years spent    !  accommodate at least 480 Institute of Medical Sciences situation. The day after we in prison, their criminal men-    " # ith cases of Covid-19 patients, officials from Ranchi (RIMS), the premier State-run have a Cabinet meeting and we tality to release the detainees, Winfection skyrocketing in Railway Division said. “We hospital here. will let you know if any deci- socio-economic status of the       Jharkhand and Government have been having talks with the Besides, there are around sion is taken,” said the CM talk- detainee's family etc were con-      ! hospitals running out of dedi- Government about the use of 21 Covid beds in Medica ing to reporters. sidered in the decision.   $ cated beds, the State may soon these coaches. These special Superspecialty Hospital. The Meanwhile, in a meeting of Chief Secretary Additional %'   start using train coaches at coaches are likely to be used for four Covid care centres in the State Sentence Review Chief Secretary Home, Prisons  '      ' Hatia Railway Station for treat- treating Covid patients soon,” Ranchi can accommodate over Board Chaired by the CM here and Disaster Management        ing patients with mild to mod- said Neeraj Kumar, Chief 300 patients, officials said. on Monday it was decided to Department L. Kiangte, '    erate symptoms, health officials Public Relations Officer of    "  # $       # " $  #  *+, The railway isolation free 79 prisoners from differ- Principal Secretary to Chief      ! said on Monday. Ranchi Division.      - "   " .  "  coaches may come as relief for ent jails. At the meeting, it was Minister Rajiv Arun Ekka, '    Health Secretary Nitin The Centre in March had patients from humble back- proposed to free a total of 127 Director General of Police MV   (( # Madan Kulkarni said that spe- decided to convert railway Most of these coaches are non- Covid-19 care centres here. grounds as the bare minimum prisoners serving life impris- Rao, Principal Secretary cum cial Railway coaches at Hatia coaches into isolation units AC coaches as it was believed Ranchi, however, stares at a cost of Covid treatment in a onment in the State's central Legal Counsel Law    "   were available for use and the where Covid-19 patients could that an air-conditioned envi- possible crisis of beds as it con- private hospital here is prisons, out of these 79 pris- Department Pradeep Kumar  #    Government can start treating be treated. More than 5000 ronment may aid the spread of tinues to top among Jharkhand Rs.15,000 per day, doctors oners will be released -- 50 Srivastava, Chairman $%&'()& ) *  Covid patients in those coach- such coaches, including at least the virus. districts in terms of fresh cases said. from Ranchi, 11 from Commercial Tax Tribunal $  '     es whenever there is a need for 500 in New Delhi, were pre- The count of active Covid- reported every day, health offi- Sources from the health Hazaribagh, 03 from Palamu, Sanjay Prasad, Assistant     (    it. pared to fight the global pan- 19 cases surpassed the number cials said. department said that patients 05 from Jamshedpur and 10 Inspector General of Inspector       “The coaches have been demic across India, officials of dedicated beds in Ranchi last As per government data, with severe symptoms, and from Dumka Central Jail. The General Tushar Ranjan Gupta,  $'  '  made available to us, and we said. week. However, prompt actions there were nearly 500 active the ones on ventilator, will proposal to release 40 prison- Special Officer on Duty, +    (,   can start using them,” said As per figures with the by the government ensured at Covid-19 cases in Ranchi at the only be treated at dedicated ers has been canceled and eight Deepak Vidyarthi and others  ! - * Kulkarni. “However, only Railways, each coach can least 300 more beds in build- time of filing of this report on Covid Intensive Care Units proposals have been kept in were present on the  ./0O # patients with mild to moderate accommodate 16 patients. ings that were converted to Monday. At least 727 cases of (ICUs) in hospitals. consideration. occasion.    !" # # 

            an episode where one PDS pandemic there is not much of by the Palamu chamber of dealer had tested positive who choice as it is Covid 19 and the commerce and industries I       DALTONGANJ: PDS dealers commissioner Palamu, Shashi made a spectacular come back other is the flow of economy. believe it is to be done in a in Palamu will be on the health Ranjan, who joined here on but nevertheless this group of The DC said, “I understand phased manner and not in the radar as here come all age July 16 said, “Our fleet of PDS people needs to be more taken a balance between the two is whole hog fashion.” On fruit groups of people for ration. dealers will be scanned for care of.” the need of the hour. As regards vendors, eatable vendors, tea        Stating this, new deputy health protocol. There has been Ranjan said during this testing of shop keepers as urged vendors Ranjan said, PNS

%' patients who were from outside the district were undergoing   treatment at the hospital.   +." 42$*)7 Meanwhile, concerned over the situation, the admin- he deadly virus corona is istration has sealed the offices Tspreading its wings in the of the two civic bodies on city. Four more deaths took Monday after sending most of place at Tata Main Hospital ( the staff of these offices to TMH) on Monday. Till now, this morning. home quarantine. Positive the city has witnessed 11 deaths Two more women who cases were found in while TMH alone has wit- were of 60 years and 51 years Jamshedpur Notified Area nessed 14 deaths. from Mango and Sonari, Committee (JNAC) office as Those who died of Covid admitted on Saturday and well as Mango Notified Area on Monday include three Wednesday respectively suc- Committee (MNAC) on women and all different local- cumbed to the Covid at the Sunday night. ities of the city. An 83-year-old Tata Main Hospital this morn- With the civic bodies' staff woman from Kadma who had ing. quarantined, the work of body been admitted at the Tata Main With the four fresh deaths disposal which is carried out by Hospital's Covid ward on taking place on Monday, the the JNAC has become a tough Sunday, died this morning. An total number of Covid deaths task. With Monsoon rain in full 80-year-old man from Baridih in East Singhbhum district bloom, the threat of water- locality who was admitted at rose to 11 and at the Tata Main borne diseases is also looming the hospital on Saturday died Hospital to 14 as three Covid large. %4               "  %.74-. '#H/   0?   7 #H     ''('    'I' ''(# @*$  /     7    ' ''( !  !         / ,:   # $    " ! ;>, (   (  , '' ''(  !H #       @?.7@                !  # (   # !<=9 midst the consistent rise in H.;>,, '''(  !   >'  ACoronavirus positive cases '   "   ' ! / ,: day-by-day in the district, the        #      ! evening OPD services at           Bokaro General Hospital        !  # (BGH) has been closed from Monday. BGH is run and managed by Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is designated for COVID-19 patients in the district, now has around 70 active cases. The BSL management has decided to close the evening OPD services at the BGH till further notice, though the emergency services will be con- tinued as earlier, said the offi- cial. “There is also a manpow- er crisis, following after few doctors and medical staff of BGH were tested positive for COVID-19,” official sources said. Meanwhile, to meet any emergency like the situation the BGH management is also in contact with the doctors and medical staff of the other units of SAIL including IISCO- Burnpur, Rourkela, Kirubiru and Durgapur steel plant’s hos- pitals, he informed.

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The The DC directed the hos- Ranchi Collectorate Building. was named after Hemant Soren’s under scanner as there were parked abandoned on the road- meeting was headed by Ranchi pital authorities to increase bed Along with other officials he grandparents Sona-Sobran. charges of distribution of poor side under Bundu police station deputy commissioner Chhavi facilities for Covid patients, to visited various cells of the DC The scheme will be imple- quality of saree/dhoti/lungi area about 40 km from Sadar Ranjan, Deputy Development which the hospital authorities office and gave necessary direc- mented by the Food, Public under the scheme. There was hospital. Sources in the health Commissioner Ananya Mittal agreed. In the meeting, DDC tives to the officers and staff. Distribution and Consumer an allegation that the material department and Ranchi police and other officials. Ananya Mittal said that private The DC asked the officers / per- Affairs Department. The clothes supplied to the PDS for distri- confided that the ambulance has Representatives from Orchid hospitals should discharge their sonnel to fully follow the guide- would be made available on the bution to the BPl families is not been recovered and it is being Medical Centre, Raj Hospitals responsibility during the coro- lines for prevention of corona PDS shops. Additional Chief similar to the sample provided examined whether any equip- and Guru Nanak Hospital & na period and should not be infection during work. Norms Secretary Food, Public by the supplier. ment or accessories of ambu- Research Centre attended the negligent in the treatment of such as social distancing should Distribution and Consumer Sources said that the lance is missing or not. meet. any patients. be followed in the office too, Affairs Department Arun Singh saree/dhoti/lungi scheme has “Theft took place around 1 5         + ! 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Gandhi scion had said the “They are basically telling Prime Minister’s blunders, frag- Mr. that if you ile economy, troubled neigh- do not do what we say, we will " P       #67 bourhood and a weak foreign destroy the idea of Mr. policy had prompted China to Narendra Modi as a strong act. leader. Now the question is,   02-$2345 Those who want to destroy him of one dynasty’s shenanigans!” image” of a strong at the helm. “PM fabricated a fake how will Mr. Narendra Modi will end up only further he tweeted. As against the Prime strongman image to come to react. Will he take them on? argeting Congress leader destroying their own party,” the He said the Congress leader Minister’s assertion that none power. It was his biggest Will he take on the challenge TRahul Gandhi, BJP presi- BJP president tweeted. prefers to believe Chinese army has encroached in the Indian   02-$2345 strength. It is now India’s and say absolutely not, I’m the dent JP Nadda said on Monday He said that Rahul tries to more than his own governr- territory, the former Congress biggest weakness,” Rahul tweet- Prime Minister of India. I do that his allegations against the politicise foreign policy issues rment. President has been asserting n one of his sharpest direct ed his new video this being the not care about my image I’m Union Government on the (failed) edition of ‘Project RG by making statements that are Nadda said since the 1950s, that China has been sitting in Iattacks on the Prime second in a week. going to take you on. Or will he India-China stand-off in east- Relaunch’ today. Rahul Gandhi weak on facts and strong on China has made “strategic the Indian territory and that Minister, former Congress Commenting on the recent succumb to them? The worry ern Ladakh were “weak on Ji was, as usual, weak on facts mudslinging. Rahul has been investments in one dynasty Modi was “telling lies”. president Rahul Gandhi on India-China border face-off in I have so far is that the Prime facts and strong on mudsling- and strong on mudslinging. releasing a series of videos to that has given them rich divi- BJP National spokesperson Monday said Narendra Modi the Ladakh region, the Minister has succumbed,” he ing” and accused him of pre- Attempts to politicise defence reach out to the people with his dends”. As a result of that, he and member had come to power with the Congress leader claimed it was added. ferring to believe the Chinese and foreign policy matters thoughts on matters of impor- said, China captured land dur- Sudhanshu Trivedi also made help of a ‘fabricated strongman not just a border issue but “Chinese don’t do any- army than his own shows one dynasty’s despera- tance. Rahul also positioned ing the Congress-led UPA tirade against Rahul saying he image’ but now that image of a designed to put pressure on thing without thinking about it Government. tion to wash their past sins of these videos as a counter to the tenure. should be aware that the India- leader with a 56-inch chest was Modi. strategically. In their mind, Describing the latest video 1962 and weaken India,” tweet- alleged “hate filled narrative” Nadda’s stinging attack China border problem a “lega- under attack from China. “And what they are doing, they have mapped out the of Rahul attacking Prime ed BJP president. being spread through television followed after Rahul released a cy issue” that was inherited by Rahul, in his second video is that they are attacking his world and they are trying to Minister Narendra Modi on Nadda said for years, one channels. video wherein he attacked the put on social media in a week, image. They understand that it shape the world. That’s the scale the border escalation on the dynasty has been trying to BJP chief said that in recent Modi saying the LAC standoff Modi-Government from the claimed that China may be in order for Narendra Modi to of what they are doing. That’s Line of Actual Control in destroy the image of Prime years, be it Doklam or the pre- in Ladakh is not simply a bor- past regimes headed by his fam- thinking on a larger scale of be an effective politician; in what Gwadar is, that is what Ladakh as yet another “failed Minister Narendra Modi. “For sent, Rahul Gandhi prefers der dispute but a design by ily elders including Jawaharlal “doing something with order for Narendra Modi to Belt and Road is. It is a restruc- attempt” to relaunch himself, years, one dynasty has been try- briefings from the Chinese China to attack his image as a Nehru, the first Prime Minister Pakistan in Kashmir” and survive as a politician, he has turing of the planet. So when Nadda said that “one dynasty’s ing to destroy PM Narendra instead of believing India’s “56-inch strongman”. Rahul of the county. eom wanted to improve its tactical to protect the idea of ‘chhappan you’re thinking about the desperation” to wash away their Modi. Sadly for them, PM armed forces. “Why does one alleged that Chinese leadership He alleged that Rahul was position in areas such as inch’ (56-inch chest). And this Chinese you have to under- “sins of 1962” have been Modi’s connection with 130 dynasty want a weak India and understood the image con- short on facts and has poor Demchok, Galwan and is the real idea the Chinese are stand that that is the level at exposed. crore Indians is deep-rooted. a strong China? Many leaders scious Indian Prime Minister understanding of the sensitive Pangong lake. attacking,” the Congress leader which they are thinking,”Rahul “We saw yet another He lives and works for them. in the Congress also disapprove and sought to weaken his “false border issues. In the first video, the said. said.  '(" # (  7 $    $  # 

7$    "     02-$2345 of consumers, and provide an amount ordered by District effective mechanism to address Commission before filing an onsumers can file cases consumer grievances. The Act appeal before the State ment announcement was made Cwhere they reside and provides for a simplified dis- Commission. The earlier ceil- here by BJP president J P Nadda courts can now hear cases with pute resolution mechanism, ing of 25,000 has been who had on Sunday also value higher than 10 crore with a provision for mediation removed. appointed O P Dhankar, a jat under the new Consumer and e-filing of cases. Under the aegis of the new and state Minister, as Haryana Protection Act 2019 which Another important feature Act, a product manufacturer State president. came into force from Monday of the new Act is that a con- and seller will be liable to pro-   # #'"" Patil, a former constable- replacing the more than three- sumer can file a case wherev- vide compensation for injury or (P#! !" turned politician, has a record decade-old Consumer er he resides, instead of filing damage caused by a defective !  " of winning with the highest Protection Act 1986. Under the a case at the location of the product or service. The errant ""$&" # margins and is one of the rich- new Act, the District Forum opposite party. Section 49(2) businesses will be penalized   02-$2345 #!#*"! est MPs too. For the last two has been renamed the District and 59(2) of the new Act gives with up to 6 months in jail or a terms, Patil won from his seat Commission and can now hear power to the State Commission fine of up to 1 lakh if the con- rime Minister Narendra by more than five lakh votes. cases with a value of up to and the NCDRC, respectively, sumers do not suffer any The new consumer Act Act, was introduced in the PModi’s old trusted aide from getic speech in the Lok Sabha Patil has also been Modi’s 1crore while the State to declare the allegedly unfair injuries. In cases where the allows mediation, hearing of Upper House of Parliament by Surat and Member of in support of Ladakh as a sep- choice to coordinate develop- Commission can now hear terms of contract to be null and consumer is injured, the fine to cases of a much higher value the Minister of Consumer Parliament from Navsari Lok arate Union Territory, Jamyang ment works in his Lok Sabha cases up to 10 crore. Under void. the manufacturer, seller or dis- and a provision to challenge Affairs, Food and Public Sabha constituency, Tsering Namgyal, was appoint- constituency Varanasi in Uttar the new Act, the National Additionally, a profession- tributor could go up to  5 lakh unfair conditions of service Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, Chandrakant Raghunath Patil, ed as the party president of Pradesh. Consumer Disputes Redressal al mediator can now be and up to seven years in jail. In providers. However, an entire on July 8, 2019. It was passed by has been appointed the Gujarat Ladakh. Namgyal, 35, is a first- Commission (NCDRC) can appointed and consent terms case of death of the consumer, chapter of the Act dealing with the Lok Sabha on July 30, 2019 BJP’s new president replacing This is the first time that term MP from Ladakh. The hear cases with value higher entered between the parties the culprit will have to pay a a separate Consumer Protection and Rajya Sabha on August 6, Jitu Vaghani, whose term came someone with non-Gujarati post of BJP president in the than 10 crore, keeping with before him will be treated as an minimum fine of 10 lakh and Authority for advertisements, e- 2019. to an end. origin and a migrant has been Union Territory was vacant the inflation in the country. order of the court. The oppo- spend seven years in jail, which commerce rules for websites, The Bill was then signed Another BJP MP who had appointed as the Gujarat BJP after Namgyal’s predecessor The new Act aims to site party will now need to can be extended to life impris- making celebrity endorsers into law by President Ram Nath hogged limelight with his ener- president. The surprise appoint- resigned. enforce and protect the rights deposit 50 per cent of the onment. liable is yet to be notified. The Kovind on August 9 last year. O "  "$P#   *$    $"""#% !* '%  "     6(    #$ " , *#- !"*   02-$2345

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While ICPA said it advertisement issued by it last ment was published by the strategy — where supports temporary austerity week, taking cognisance of Department of Education and all contacts of an measures in the wake of eco- concerns raised on social Directorate of Information infected person are identified But for contact tracing to nomic distress triggered by done in the true spirit of Article ter to Bansal last week. media that its purpose was only and Publicity, government of and alerted — won’t reduce  ! !% be successful, it needs to the pandemic, it has slammed 14 of the Indian Constitution. Defending the arrangement, “political messaging”. NCT of Delhi,” the statement the spread of the virus if #'""*#" lower the “basic reproduction the Air India management for Flying allowance and flying Air India had said it will give the “Historic! Delhi said. there is a delay of three or , "! 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At that rate, each person lateral change by Air India from “Furthermore, all the wages are cash flow on the other hand. several newspapers on July 16. committee on issues of cost to Contact tracing is con- !  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The committee has sought model and published in the tested, and policymakers such apps allow people to be “In the press conference by departmental heads and region- tails with a government plan to The Supreme Court-man- a reply as to how this adver- journal The Lancet Public might consider lowering the notified instantly if they have Hardeep Singh Puri dated July al directors to identify employ- sell its entire stake in Air India dated Committee on Content tisement does not violate the Health, underscore the eligibility threshold for access been in contact with a person 16, you had stated “we are in ees, based on various factors like amid increasing debt and Regulation in Government Supreme Court’’s guidelines of importance of speedy testing. to testing.” who tests positive for the negotiation with the pilots” efficiency, health and redun- mounting losses. Advertising (CCRGA) issued avoiding glorification of polit- “In our model, minimis- Contact tracing has been infection. The researchers which is far from reality. It was dancy, who will be sent on The Centre, in January, the notice to the Delhi ical personalities. ing testing delays had the used for decades by public assumed that traditional con- not a negotiation, but the diktat compulsory leave without pay started the process by releasing Government and demanded a It has also sought the largest impact on reducing health officials to control the tact tracing takes at least of MoCA which was conveyed (LWP) for up to five years. an information document for reply to various issues, like cost media plan of the advertise- transmission of the virus; and spread of infectious diseases. three days, while contact trac- to us. We would also like to place Moreover, it said employees can investors and offering access to to the exchequer, within 60 ment with names of publica- testing infrastructure is there- It involves interviewing peo- ing with mobile app tech- on record that the so called voluntarily opt for the LWP financial and other data of Air days upon receiving the notice. tions and their editions. fore the most critical factor ple with confirmed infections nologies was instantaneous. negotiation was ‘not harmo- scheme too. India and its subsidiaries. “The committee had taken Under the Supreme Court for the success of a contact- — in this case, people who The study found that nious’ in any aspect,” the letter Air India has proposed a 60 The Government’s entire suo-motu cognizance of the guidelines dated May 13, tracing system,” Dr Marc test positive for Covid-19 — physical distancing alone alleged. per cent salary cut for pilots stake in Air India, its 100% stake points raised in the social 2015,”content of Government Bonten, senior author of the and tracking down their con- could reduce R0 from 2.5 to “In the interest of the com- amid the coronavirus pandem- in low-cost subsidiary Air India media on the Delhi govern- advertisements should be rel- study and professor of epi- tacts who may have been 1.2, but that contact tracing pany and due to the COVID sce- ic, which has infected 55 of its Express Ltd. and 50% stake in ment advertisement— ques- evant to the Governments’ demiology at the University of exposed to the disease. could further reduce R0 to nario, ICPA supports temporary cockpit crew members, the ICPA ground handling unit Air India tions had been raised on the constitutional and legal oblig- Utrecht in the Netherlands, These contacts are then below 1, provided that testing austerity measures at all fronts. and the Indian Pilots’ Guild SATS Airport Services Private necessity of the Delhi govern- ations as well as the citizens’ said in a statement. “This quarantined to prevent fur- and tracing of contacts was a Only if such a restructuring is (IPG) had said in their joint let- Limited. are on offer ment to issue advertisements in rights and entitlements”. means that as many infectious ther spread of the disease. speedy process. !" #"! 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After discussion, the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and ic animal, the government is Union for Conservation of said that the approval in this Standing Committee of the Meghna river systems, extend- not only ensuring the survival Nature (IUCN) .It faces grave early 10 years after the regard was given in the first National Board of Wildlife ing from the foot of the of the species which are threats due to excessive pol- NGangetic Dolphin was meeting of the National Ganga (NBWL) recommended the Himalayas to the tidal zone in endemic to river Ganga but lution in Ganga and poaching. declared a national aquatic Council held during December dedicated project for conser- India, Bangladesh, Nepal and also seeking cleansing of the There are less than 2,000 dol- animal, the Modi Government 2019 in Kanpur, vation of Gangetic dolphins,” Bhutan. river. phins left in the country has, on the lines of the Tiger under the chairmanship of said the official. “Like we have tiger as a In 2009, the Gangetic dol- Since the river dolphin is Project and Elephant Project, Prime Minister Narendra With the Government’s national animal and peacock phins were declared India’s at the apex of the aquatic cleared a dedicated conserva- Modi. approval for the project, plans as a national bird, dolphins as National Aquatic animal dur- food chain, its presence in ade- tion programme to save the “It was agreed for initiation will soon be drawn for the ini- a national aquatic animal rep- ing the first meeting of the quate numbers symbolises rare freshwater species from of a Project River Dolphin on tiation of a dedicated project resents the health of the rivers, erstwhile National Ganga greater biodiversity in the disappearing from the coun- the lines of Project Tiger and for conservation of the aquat- particularly Ganga in the River Basin Authority river system. try’s aqua map. Project Elephant in consulta- ic animal. country,” said the official. (NGRBA) and it is placed It has been included in the A senior official from the tion with the Wildlife Institute The Ganges River Dolphin He felt that by declaring under the “endangered” cate- Schedule-I of the Indian Union Environment Ministry, of India and experts in the sec- is an endemic species of the dolphins as a national aquat- gory by the International Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.  .    !" # # * # :0  "  '  #  #  )  -    'O%  = !>!:9; Kolkata: With the phenome- inspired to mitigate woes of nal “social distancing” between WB people.” He also said that         ?@3?.. For the current week the for telemedicine--033 to learn to live with corona like ders what is happening. What the Trinamool Congress he would discuss his constitu- lockdown will be enforced on 23576001; and 033 40902929 the side pillow,” she said. is this adhocism about? … Government and Raj Bhavan tional duties as the Governor 0" onceding that there was Thursday and Saturday, he for ambulance. Reacting rather sharply to Today we are in this situation reaching embarrassing levels provided under Article 159 of Cindeed community trans- said. The Government will “For this the lockdown the Government’s “lax handling because of the unplanned and Bengal Governor Jagdeep the Constitution.   *   /4200.5 mission taking place in parts of periodically assess the situation will be on Thursday and of the situation that brought us wayward attitude of this gov- Dhankhar has told the Centre The Governor who said Bengal the State Government and decide on the future course Saturday but for the coming to this situation,” Congress ernment.” that all is not well in Bengal. that he would “devote myself to amil Nadu witnessed 70 on Monday decided to return of action he said. weeks the days of lockdown leader in Lok Sabha Adhir CPI(M) central committee Meeting Home Minister the service and well-being of Tpersons succumbing to to the lockdown mode. “As of now next meeting may change … though lock- Chwodhury said “it had always member and MLA Sujan in Delhi the the people,” had earlier been Covid-19 and 4,985 persons “Consequent to the situa- will be held on July 29 when the down in Wednesdays could be seemed that this Government Chakrabarty said “this the Governor has said that the sit- called by the Centre for dis- getting diagnosed with coron- tion of community transmis- situation will be reassessed. a permanent affair,” he said. is going nowhere with its pol- result of government hiding the uation in the State is “worri- cussions on the affairs of the avirus pandemic during the last sion in certain areas and in a After that such periodical The decision comes a day icy decisions on corona. Here real situation from the people. some.” Earlier before meeting State. 24 hours according to a press bid to break the chain the assessment will continue to after State Chief Secretary the Chief Minister wants the Where is the Chief Shah, Governor tweeted that he Chief Minister Mamata release issued by the Directorate State Government has decided take place throughout the Rajiva Sinha assured that the people to take corona as a side Minister? Why a Home “would be discussing with Banerjee and the Governor of Health Services and to go for a complete lockdown month of August,” he main- Government was in full control pillow there the Chief Secretary Secretary has to announce such Union Home Minister at noon had been at loggerheads ever Preventive Medicine on for two days in a week, Home tained hinting at a policy of of the situation “moving at a says everything the major decisions? Why the today West Bengal worrisome since he took charge last year. Monday. Secretary Alapan “intermittent lockdown” higher speed than the corona Government is running at a Government is so soft on peo- situation.” Things repeatedly came to The day ended with a total Bandopadhyay said adding the being taken by the State virus,” and about a months after higher speed than corona… ple breaking corona protocols? He further wrote “state of flash point often the two con- of 51, 348 persons diagnosed “two-day lockdown will be in Government. Chief Minister Mamata “But the next day the Why no action is being taken affairs and affairs of State … stitutional heads bumping into with active Covid-19 cases all addition to the broad-based TheGovernment issued an Banerjee asked the people to Home Secretary talks of com- on people not maintaining Welfare of people of West each other in public functions over the State while the total lockdown in containment integrated helpline numbers-- learn to live with corona munity transmission and lim- social distancing and not wear- Bengal is ever uppermost in my and refusing to take note of the number of persons tested posi- zones.” 1800313444222, 033 23412600; instead of fearing it. “We have ited lockdown… One won- ing masks?” mind. All my actions are opposite side. PNS tive till date crossing 1.75 lakh mark. This means that the situa- %  !&  "  tion in Tamil Nadu remains crit- )  *  $! =:>   ? ical despite the efforts of the State administration to bring the pan-      "     *   demic under control by opening  !  + %, -./ ?@/45 more laboratories and arranging        +."") Tuesday to take additional hospital beds across stock of the pre- s more coastal areas in the State.   *   ?@/45 fell on deaf ears and the officials money generated through gold head of the crucial vailing situation Asouthern Kerala get- As on Monday, 1.9 million who prepared the reports were smuggling and hawala. Such Ameeting of the Shri before taking the ting afflicted with coron- persons across the State have olitics took the driver’s seat shunted out to innocuous posts,” movies had a distinct theme Amarnath Shrine Board final decision on avirus, a Minister in been subjected to tests in the 112 Peven as the Intelligence Wing said Senkumar. which were in synchronization on Tuesday, a major por- the yatra. Pinarayi Vijayan’s council of Ministers came out laboratories across the State, of the Kerala Police alerted the The statement by the for- with the thinking and ideology tion of the 'ice stalagmite' On several in the open and declared that the situation in the highest number of persons Government of anti-national mer top cop of the State comes of certain religious and politi- formed inside the occasions, Shiv the State is terrifying. tested anywhere in India, activities including gold smug- amidst reports that Fassal cal groups,” said Rajasenan. Amarnath cave shrine has lingam had melted With the release issued by the State Health according to Chief Minister gling which was taking place Fareeth, the Dubai based busi- He said the 80 crore worth melted away, two weeks away in the past Department saying Kerala tested 794 new pos- Edappadi Palaniswami. with impunity. This was stated nessman who was arrested by project to churn out a movie ahead of Shravan Purnima, falling on also ahead of the culmination of yatra. itive cases, Minister for cooperation A K Balan On Monday, 3,861 persons by former chief of Kerala Police the Dubai Police had financed portraying Varikkunnathu Raksha Bandhan on August 3. Earlier, a large rush of pilgrims inside the said the situation has become terrifying in the were discharged from hospitals TP Senkumar who was uncer- many Malayalam movies and he Ahmed was a mission financed According to official sources sta- cave shrine was attributed as one of the State. across Tamil Nadu, fully cured emoniously removed by the had close relations with by such forces. “All of us know tioned at the Amarnath Cave Shrine, major reasons behind rise in temperature The Minister was upset over the ever of the pandemic. Since there is Pinarayi Vijayan Government Ernakulam based producers, that Ahmed was a terrorist and “major portion of the Shiv lingam (ice near the cave shrine. But this year, even increasing number of persons getting infected no identified drug/vaccine in the from the post. directors and artists. proselytized with swords. What stalagmite) has already melted away, only in the absence of a rush of devotees the with the disease through contact; on Monday, modern medicine, hospitals In his weekly programme in Rajasenan, a movie maker is the motive behind making a one feet remains visible” . ice stalagmite had melted away. 519 persons got infected through across the State continue with a news channel ‘Senkumar with 37 hit movies to his cred- movie portraying him as a Interestingly, Shri Amarnath Shrine A senior officer present in the cave contacts. Thiruvananthapuram continued to be paracetamol and other generic Speaking’, the former State Police it, said the infusion of money saint?” asked Rajasenan. board authorities are yet to give its final shrine told The Pioneer, “the surround- the ‘hotspot’ as 182 new persons were added drugs to counter coronavirus. Chief said gold smuggling, generated through gold smug- Meanwhile the NIA and nod to holding this year's annual pil- ing hill features remained covered with to the list of Covid-19 patients on Monday. Out of the nearly 5,000 per- hawala operations and love jihad gling resulted in persons like Customs officials interrogated grimage via only Baltal route in the wake snow for a longer duration but this time The Thiruvananthapuram Corporation sons tested positive on Monday, were happening across the State him getting elbowed out of the Jayaghosh, the gunman of the of Covid-19 pandemic. the snow had melted away little earlier. Council cancelled the licenses of two major Chennai had 1,298 while with Government patronage. industry. UAE Consul General who tried Chairman of the Shrine Board, Lt- Due to clear sunny days, the day tem- shopping malls in the city-Ramachandra Hyper Chengalpet (354), Thiruvallur “Though the intelligence wing “We could make out the to commit suicide slitting his Governor GC Murmu is scheduled to perature triggered fast melting away of Market and Pothy’s- both owned by persons (454) and Kancheepuram (329) had alerted the Government, it movies produced with the wrist. attend the meeting of the board on shiv lingam”, he added. from Tamil Nadu. followed closely. "/"  &*"'*#"012       ';9<:+ 

Jammu: A Terror funding mod- Taiba (LeT) had acti- border) to visit Jammu Jammu: The Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir ule being set up by the pro- vated a module for and collect a consign-  on Monday recorded the highest ever tally of 751 Pakistan Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) carrying out terror ment of Hawala money positive cases of coronavirus while 10 more patients terror outfit was busted in activities in Jammu & for further use by the ter-   *   ?@/45 Ramayana and Maha Bharat is the died due to Covid-19 taking the tally of total cases Jammu by the joint team of Kashmir particularly rorists and their sup- belief that a day of the departed soul to 14,650. security forces on Monday. in the Jammu region porters. indus in Kerala observed is equivalent to 365 earthly days. For the first time, Jammu division also recorded The terror module was and in furtherance to During the search HMonday as the day for ancestors. “The Tharppanam is like offering more than 200 cases in one single day. According to being activated in Jammu to this, a delivery of  ## ! # $" " operation, one bag con- The Amavasya day in the month of food to the dear departed souls and the media bulletin, a total number of 751 cases of coro- launch fresh terror strikes across funds was to take " $  #+4: taining 1.5 lakh rupees Karkidaka (the last month of the year this brings us blessings and pros- navirus were detected, 240 from Jammu and 511 from Jammu region. place in Jammu”.  "    which was concealed in as per Kerala’s almanac) is dedicat- perity,” said noted physicist Dr M G Kashmir division while 10 more deaths due to Covid- Inspector General of Police, He said on a tiffin box was recov- ed to the departed souls of the fam- Gireeshan, an Indologist. 19 were reported taking the total tally to 254. Jammu range Mukesh Singh receipt of this information, a ered, he said. ily. The highlight of this year’s Bali On the recovery front, a total number of 463 Monday said, team of SOG Jammu and Peer Initial questioning revealed Those who are alive perform Tharppanam was movie maker and patients were discharged from the different hospitals “The Special Operations Mitha Police apprehended one that the money was sent by ‘Bali Tharpanam’ (offering to the   !   # $  )"  $# writer Ali Akbar releasing the pho- taking the tally to 8,274. Group (SOG) of the J&K Police Mubashir Bhat, son of Farooq Haroon, a self styled comman- souls) under the guidance of priests.   " " $   tographs of rituals performed by him In Jammu division, the highest number of 90 and Army has busted a terror Ahmed Bhat, a native of Sazan der of LeT from Pakistan to be The Bali or Shraddham is usually for his ancestors. Akbar was guided cases tested positive in Ramban while Udhampur funding module of the LeT”. Doda, who is a part of the same delivered to the terrorists performed on the banks of the ual. The Tharppanam was done by by a priest and the Tharpanam was recorded 33 cases, Doda 32 cases and Rajouri 23. Singh said, “a banned ter- module and had been tasked by through their overground work- major rivers in the State or on some 7 am under the watchful eyes of the done at his house in Malabar. “It is In Kashmir valley, Srinagar district recorded 171 rorist organization Lashkar-e- the handlers from across (the ers in Doda. PNS selected spots along the sea shore. priest. Rice is boiled ant it is made a way of saying thanks to our ances- cases followed by Pulwama which recorded 111 But this year the lock down and relat- into balls with coconut, ghee, curd, tors. And please remember that cases and Shopian reported 62 new cases. ed prohibitory orders resulted in milk and offered on plantain leaves they had no religion or caste. Today On the other hand, responding to the allega- 0&  12& Shraddham being performed in the to the souls with prayers for the pros- was a day to reminiscence about my tions that a large number of labourers were not being front yard of the houses itself. perity of the progenies. The ritual is great grandfathers and great grand- screened before allowing them entry in Kashmir val- Those offering the Shraddham also known as tilahomam or pitru mothers about whom we do not have ley, the government issued a clarification saying so    !  $  should observe abstinence from bali. any idea. I believe in the tradition of far 14,002 samples of labourers arriving at Qazigund non-vegetarian foods, drinks, smok- The significance of the age old Vande Guru Parampara,” Akbar told toll post from 14th to 20th of July 2020 for Covid-      ")".5 were subsequently admitted to ing at least 24 hours before the rit- tradition which finds mention in The Pioneer. 19 testing. PNS a local private hospital. n a tragedy that befell a joint +Fifteen of them – who had Ifamily at Pimpri near Pune, mild symptoms of the pan- three brothers out of the 18 demic -- were discharged from )   members in the family, all of the hospital subsequently. whom had tested positive for However the condition of " Covid-19 early this month, three brothers – Popatrao, succumbed to the pandemic in Dyneshwar and Popatrao "P a span of nine days. –meanwhile deteriorated. The three deceased broth- After their condition deterio- ers – identified as Popatrao rated, they were shifted to the )= Kalapure (66), Dyneshwar Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Kalapure (63) and Diliprao the hospital – where Diliprao      ")".5 Kalapure (61) –were under- died first on July 10, Popatrao going treatment at a private breathed last on July 15 and n the third instance of its hospital for the past 15 days. Dyneshwar died during treat- Ikind that happened in the The Kalapure family ment on July 17. security ring of Chief Minister members live together at Popatrao was a retired Uddhav Thackeray’s house- Pimpri which is a constituent employee of the Pimpri- hold, two security personnel of the twin Pimpri-Chinchwad Chinwad Municipal attached to Uddhav’s youngest satellite city near Pune. Corporation (PCMC) and also son Tejas have been quaran- Of the family members, an employees’ union leader, tined, after they tested positive one tested positive on July 5, while Dnyaneshwar served for Covid-19. after which all members with the Hindustan Tejas, who is the second underwent Covid-19 tests in Antibiotics Ltd. Diliprao had and youngest son of Uddhav, which the remaining 17 of retired from a pipe manufac- enjoys Y-plus security. Among them were diagnosed positive turing company and both were the security personnel pro- for Coronavirus. All of them professional wrestlers. tecting him, two had showed symptoms of Covid-19. “After they showed coron- avirus symptoms, the swab / *53    samples of the two security per- sonnel were sent for tests and 7'+'('   they tested positive for the pandemic. They were quaran- New Delhi: The Supreme The bench sought to know tined immediately afterwards,” Court on Monday dismissed as as to why the petitioners have a senior police officer “frivolous” two PILs seeking come before the Supreme said. preservation of artefacts recov- Court under Article 32 of the Tejas is the younger broth- ered from the Ram Constitution. er of Aditya Thackeray, who is Janmabhoomi site at Ayodhya. “You should stop filing Tourism and Environment in The top court also such frivolous petition. What his father Uddhav Thackeray’s imposed a cost of 1 lakh each do you mean by this petition? Cabinet in the State. He has so on the two petitioners and Are you saying that there is no far not taken a plunge into pol- asked them to pay it within one rule of law and the five-judge itics. month. bench judgement of this court Earlier on May 2, three A bench of Justices Arun will not be followed by anyone,” police personnel posted outside Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishan the bench said, adding that it Thackerays’ private residence Murari said that a five-judge intends to dismiss both the “Matoshri” at Bandra (East) in bench has already given its ver- petition. north-west Mumbai had test- dict and this is an attempt Solicitor General Tushar ed positive for Coronavirus. through PIL to overreach the Mehta, appearing for the They were attached to the local judgement. Centre, said the court should arms unit of the Mumbai The counsel appearing for also consider imposing costs. police. the petitioners said the Ram The bench then said that a On April 6, a tea vendor Janmabhoomi Trust has also cost of 1 lakh each is imposed operating near chief minister accepted that there are many on both the petitioners which Uddhav Thackeray’s private artefacts in the area that need should be paid within one residence “Matoshri” had test- protection. month from Monday. PTI ed positive for Covid-19.    !" # # $ 3    (# '6    D$ *  '# '6   6 %*$ +,'- %,./ $&    / -   ! !   !  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It will take great skill (and manage- ment of US President Donald Trump) to      @          $   rejuvenate ties with Tehran. 3  3   %     $  +  ,   China is unhappy at public protests in +   ,     (           Gilgit-Baltistan against Islamabad’s mis- ture and grab the region before route to Pakistan was conceived mendable. However, even after treatment and more recently against the the arrival of winter in November. and partially executed by Maj Gen KS Thimayya modified       3   1        CPEC. According to an intelligence report It was a serious lapse on the part Chairman Mao; President Xi and led tanks up the Zoji-la in         $           accessed by Paul D Shinkman, national secu- of our foreign policy and nation- Jinping is trying to complete this 1947, India never invested in  % S              ( rity analyst, US News and World Report mag- al security mandarins not to agenda. The salami-slicing tech- light tanks for mountain warfare. azine, New Delhi views the current imbroglio anticipate these moves. /450.5 )04.**B nique is not ad hoc needling of Worse, former Defence Minister       %    1  O ! 2  in Ladakh as evidence of “Beijing’s sweep- The June 15 killing of 20 India but a grand design of ’s suggestion  ) $   O                 ing imperialist designs.” China covets (large Indian Army personnel in hand- .*)35/ strategists of the Communist for a Mountain Strike Corps was !  $ #    @       $    portions of) Ladakh for easy access to to-hand combat at Patrolling *7@2  50 Party of China. The increased simply struck down. Pakistan and enhanced stability for the Point 14 of Galwan, Western terrorist infiltration on the west- New Delhi and Washington  4.$          2         CPEC; resentful local populations would be Sector of Ladakh border, was a %53%5,.35 .0 ern front clearly enjoys Beijing’s believe that Beijing exploited the  1         $           dealt with sternly. bold move by China to entrench .%.50  support. Henceforth, India’s mil- Coronavirus pandemic to assert B         %        New Delhi believes that Beijing wants its military in this strategic loca- 5 3."..$O itary planning should view the territorial claims along its bor-                  1S  ( to expel Indian troops from areas it wants tion. But the valiant response northern frontier as a single enti- ders, in the South China Sea, to occupy and eventually link Thang from Col B Santosh Babu and "5 72."20 ty. The loss of Tehran must be and Hong Kong. The Trump                   Chhenmo (wild, big desert) that China calls his men, who took down 35 to acknowledged as a diplomatic administration issued retaliato-                    Aksai Chin (white stone desert pass) after 53 Chinese soldiers (casualties .0$"@72 blunder. ry sanctions against Beijing after                    intruding into the region in mid-1950s. The not acknowledged to this day) In January 2020, China con- it imposed sanctions on US aim is to link Thang Chhenmo (India must before making the supreme sac- 72/203B.%.50  ducted military exercises in lawmakers for passing a legisla-                  ( start calling the area by its original Ladakhi rifice, has strengthened the 42/*2/#/450. Tibet, showcasing the PLA’s tion against China for repression             S       S  ( name) with the Shaksgam Valley region, gift- national resolve to defend the /@C2 J3.7%2 ability to fight a mountain war, in Hong Kong. US Secretary of         0           1  ed illegally by Pakistan in 1963, and even- borders at any cost, a message with the Type 15 light battle State Mike Pompeo promised tually join Pakistan. Every move has been reinforced by Prime Minister *@75@0 @K tank, the new 155-MM vehicle- increased support to allies in the                 ( methodically planned. Narendra Modi and Defence mounted howitzer, helicopters, South China Sea.     1        3      3   In April 2013, a Chinese platoon entered Minister during 3.$.?4@72. B heavy artillery and anti-aircraft Observers, however, -   #        1 1      ( the Daulat Beg Oldi area with the same recent visits to Ladakh. However, .//2 @ missiles. The increasing number expressed surprise at the deter- objective in mind, though it withdrew a as the stakes are much higher of military exercises in Tibet mination with which Beijing              "      ( month later. Occupation of Daulat Beg Oldi this time, Beijing’s retreat is *.?5 .0.0$ over the past three years has moved on so many fronts simul-   S              #     ( would enable China to link Thang Chhenmo grudging and slow. 204.0/2$ acclimatised the PLA to high- taneously, from denting Hong    ! %        S        with Siachen glacier (currently held by India) The modus operandi at altitude conditions and India Kong’s autonomy and trying to and Karakorum Pass, where it has built an Doklam in 2017 bears examina- .535B@742 cannot afford to be complacent. impose its authority on the                S    ( all-weather road. A cursory look at the map tion. The People’s Liberation /*2/M72 20)3 Interestingly, the exercises archipelago; to upping the ante        C            shows that Pangong-Tso and Galwan Valley, Army (PLA) was engaged in a were held from Lhasa up to the against India in Ladakh and        S               where the current stand-off is taking place, joint military exercise on the 3@/.3 border — a message to Tibetans wooing Tehran against India; to could enable China to seal the border of the Tibetan plateau to test its com- *@*)3.5@0 in Tibet and India. One wonders challenging Washington and     4                    Union Territory of Ladakh from Thang bat efficiency when it suddenly why does India host a Tibetan reiterating its claims in the  S                  ( Chhenmo side and fully absorb this large ter- crossed into Indian territory. The -@)3$2$2.3 Government-in-exile if it sees South China Sea vis-à-vis its   3                  ritory that belongs to India. Doklam intrusion was resolved Tibet as part of China? We must South East Asian neighbours This would make it difficult to defend diplomatically but showed that -54 2703B fix our foreign policy goals and and Taiwan. This could prove a                  C   4.$  Ladakh in the event of more serious hostili- Beijing has built all-weather engage Sikyong, Lobsang classic overreach but          6       0 P3  ties. India cannot allow China to entrench roads along its borders for swift Sangay, who desire an indepen- Washington should help by  Q      4 S  3           itself along the Thang Chhenmo border. As military mobilisation. dent Tibet. turning neutral on Iran. this deadly terrain can be visited only in sum- In hindsight, it appears that India’s move to augment its (The author is a senior jour-  D 1  $            mer months, China had to build infrastruc- China’s quest for a direct land border infrastructure is com- nalist. Views are personal)   4.$                  (   0  3           4                  /  4   5 /                  5J* K   ! ! 4J K   -J  K      3        0     !    !(  5        N* 7%          #'  7  O #   '  # (  ' ###   ,(  ' D7 %   ! 5', O(      ( '   !  '  " ! (#5'/"#  ' ''' #   # '   # $;$%($& * <()= )=>= >=<$& 6?)>$( " <A   #,       $$&  R    K.% K     K7  C' K+*0  +  !  $ !   $   )    *   +)*,    / /    / 4 // 6   5/4 #          -      .    /           Improving water laws will go           ! a long way in addressing this          ( issue. The need of the hour is for  0           ( Sir — By putting greater faith on @C5$,:  5     the State Government to show the     )* 1      the virtues of martinet gover- '  #.  5 " .   willingness to handle the floods nance, we expected the pandem- /J5".K!   '(/@C5$,:  with an open mind. *           ic travails to end by mid-May and 5     ''     , Bal Govind           opened up advance bookings on #2 ! '(     (' Noida           trains. Within months, however,   8!#       we have touched over a million       #- '<;!     2          cases even as a cavalier US sur- !           !           )*  passes 36 million. Both nations <#;'        (.               3  0     )1 now wonder what went wrong. ;# " ' 0 !   Sir — Government-run hospitals Neither the nonchalance of US  !?!. * ! ?! have been providing free treatment  !                     President Donald Trump nor our              ! to COVID-19 patients.          #             own hesitant approach has con-     # Infrastructure and other facilities         4           tributed to this serious predica- 5   '   )  %'   #% 5    #8( , remain poor in our country. ment as much as our ceding the     (   '(     ! (    #- Further, the cost of the medicine -               onus of national medical care to      %'#'           ' #  )  and devices as mentioned, varies /   )*               private set-ups and the near-        ' %''         from 10 to 90 per cent. State         1      %  (   absent centralised health system.     '(   #" ! %' '(  #5'  '   Governments have put a cap on In a pandemic, this seminal skew               '(  ' the cost of treatment. It is clear that      *        * -S 1 5   ( in the public health architecture    #%'    '  ('  '# private hospitals and laboratories      )1 %   -            is proving to be an exponential L M' ((    #&4  have been charging unreasonable   )1     #            ( disaster. The US, for all its $3 tril-  #3  '  bills. Governments should take                     ( lion (17 per cent of GDP) spend strict measures to save citizens on healthcare, has several thou- from unethical business-minded                -  sand deaths. With just 1.3 per cent      now become outdated. severity has only increased with medical experts. We must focus on      /       0S 01!6   )1S of the GDP on healthcare, the Embanking rivers has been a con- the increase in the number of providing the most effective treat- 1                  poor state of Government hospi- troversial technology and has dams and embankments. The ment to the largest number of peo- tals and misplaced accountabili- Sir — This refers to the editori- not been successful as such. State Government has not learnt ple at an affordable cost.                   ( ty between States and the Centre, al, “Flood fury in Assam” (July While they suffice during normal its lessons due to which both Richa Garg                     # ( we can but hope that COVID-19 20). It is astonishing and beyond conditions, they do not provide humans and animals are put at Via email                     does not cause excessive damage. comprehension that India still protection during the largest the mercy of god every year. R Narayanan relies on the use of embankments events. 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India, too, has banned Chinese telecom equip- ment and apps. The US is shutting off access to its capital markets to the Chinese. The can- cellation of the Hong Kong treaty will kill the USD supply route to China. The Chinese bal- ance of payments is negative for the last few months and they still need to buy food, oil and commodities. Scams like fake gold collateral !%$ &#$!'( have shaken China’s $5 trillion shadow bank- /8  6 ing industry and put a question mark on how much of its national reserve is gold-plated cop- efore COVID-19 struck the world, “emperor” per. This has damaged China’s plans of having Xi Jinping decided that 2020 was the year to a partial gold-backed alternate currency to Bestablish the Chinese century. American replace the dollar. think-tanks had predicted in 2019 that the Chinese The world now sits on a powder keg in the GDP was more than the US’ and by 2030 it could midst of the pandemic. President Trump and be up to 70 per cent larger. China’s share of global Emperor Xi now have gone too far for either output would grow to 32 per cent from 20 per cent of them to back down without losing their currently, as opposed to the US’ share declining from crowns. For Trump it’s just an election, but the 16 per cent to 10 per cent. In terms of global mar- world knows what happens to deposed Chinese ket capitalisation, the Chinese would grow to 25 per dictators. The South Asian countries all want cent from five per cent in 2019, while the US would Tibet to regain its independence after being fall from 40 per cent to 18 per cent. China’s share annexed by the Chinese in 1950 so that they of global exports would rise to 18 per cent from 12 can get their freshwater security back. per cent while the US would be static at eight per Meanwhile, the domestic market collapse cent. The above forecasts were supported by mas- will force Xi to take a few more hasty decisions. sive Chinese investments in education in the fields China’s banking regulator has advised its of mathematics, science, technology and medicine. banks to be prepared for sharp rises in bad loans Starting with the 1980s, the Chinese had suc- once the Corona moratorium period is over. cessfully got the world’s manufacturing supply chain Three Chinese banks have collapsed in the last to relocate to their nation and became the “facto- three years and 15 per cent of the financial sec- ry of the world.” From a pure labour arbitrage offer- tor is supposedly past a high risk stage. Tax rev- ing, they created world-class infrastructure (cities, enues have grown under five per cent and bud- roads, ports and airports) to support it. The top 2,500 /450. 4@)3$2 get deficits exceed 11 per cent. The season of global corporates had a business presence in discontent for 1.4 billion Chinese has arrived. China. This aggressive export-led growth model 72.2$. . China created the BRI to use the surplus capac- allowed the Chinese to radically improve per capi- *27".020 ity in its construction materials and equipment ta income and in the process create a massive domes- .$C27 .7B2C20 sector and keep Chinese labour occupied. tic consumption engine. A 40 per cent domestic sav- -420425"2 .72 Experts estimate that this project needs anoth- ings rate supported the huge developments that hap- %@@$#50$5..0$42 er $5 trillion over the next five years. The money pened on their eastern seaboard. Till 2012, the -@73$")  their Dollar engine (Foreign Direct Investment, marines. This limits China’s ability to protect per cent of its mining exports were bought by given to 150 countries cannot be recalled. Chinese Government was sitting on foreign 2 /.3.242 Foreign Portfolio Investment and Foreign its interests spanning 150 countries. A whop- it. Singularly, none of the Asian countries could China’s $10 trillion foreign debt is realistically exchange reserves of close to $5 trillion. China now 50@7".5@0 Currency Loans) to keep firing quickly to ping 75 per cent of Chinese oil still moves in take on China but many could exact a heavy supported by $2 trillion of reserves. With the imported/consumed 45-50 per cent of every com- -.7.72@2G*@ 2 recoup their position, or fast-track their long- tankers through the Malacca Strait. To reach the toll if it came to conflict. The Chinese flirted balance of trade going negative, Chinese sup- modity in the world. 42$7./@05.0/*/ term vision to get global trade out of the Dollar Arabian Sea by land, China invested in a bank- with conflict among all their neighbours using porters are nervous. If China’s trading partners Chinese leaders till 2012 kept a low profile, hid- and into the RMB. rupt Pakistan by constructing the China- “wearing down” tactics. The success of this gam- do not agree to settlements denominated in the ing their strengths while they relentlessly gained .0$5 @**72 5C2 Unluckily for the Chinese, two things Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which bit hinged on the continuity of their trade with RMB, a run on the currency is highly possible. market share from the world. The Chinese acquired 72%5"2-@7?50% changed the landscape in 2017. Donald Trump links Xinjiang to Gwadar Port. It also engaged the US, heavily skewed in their favour. Trump Meanwhile, Xi is attacking China’s neigh- the world’s Intellectual Property Rights by any .%.50 4250272  won the US presidential election and was a wild east European and European countries to con- not getting an early trade war win upped the bours to distract the world’s attention from the means. The Communist Party of China’s (CPC’s) @0.5C2/4502 2# card that they read wrongly. Second, the world struct the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for cre- ante, imposing a $250 billion annual hit on pandemic. Now India must return the favour. command and control structure had also silently G5O $532"".5 -4. economy started topping out and growth ating dedicated freight corridors to 50 cities. China. It perhaps felt that US corporations The Coronavirus offers a tremendous long-term expanded its Foreign Ministry with requisite @23342$@"2 5/ began stalling. The Chinese engine was not In the process, it has protected trade supply would not listen to their Government and con- strategic advantage for policy makers to deal resources to create a public relations repository in .)$520/2#5042.%2 designed to handle economic contraction. routes but the oil buy routes lie exposed. The tinue business as usual. It floated a trial balloon with the Chinese threat of dominance perma- every major country and to manage the national dis- @42502702!B@) Faultlines in the domestic economy were led by nightmare for China achieving dominance is by abrogating the agreement with Hong Kong nently. course on any prickly subject in its favour. This /.0/20 @7)0@ huge non-performing loans in State-owned that Indian land illegally occupied by Pakistan which would have lapsed in 2047 and suppress- New Delhi must immediately recognise three-decade old policy profile started changing with 45$202- #$@42 enterprises. Ghost cities started appearing as is being used by the CPEC and India re-acquir- ing protests with force. Then it ostensibly Tibet and Taiwan as sovereign countries and Xi’s ascension in 2012. demand stalled while real estate started going ing Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) could manipulated the World Health Organisation allow them to run official embassies in India Chinese strategists now started believing that /4502 2022$@2. belly-up. The country was overbuilt and no render its $66 billion investment useless, (WHO) and the COVID-19 pandemic was and vice versa. Many countries will follow suit the Middle Kingdom deserved to rule the world and 42-.7$7)" 50 more infrastructure spending was needed. blocking oil supply. The Chinese realised that unleashed upon the world. This hit world and shake up Chinese hegemony globally. post-2008, global financial institutions were weak- @7$27@7.0 27 Trump started the trade war and insisted economic sanctions against Iran had crippled economies and created a very strong anti-China Second, India must supply subsidised arms and ened, substantially dysfunctional and lacking lead- 423."2@74257 that the Chinese reduce trade surpluses. Xi erred the proud country with 15 per cent of the world’s sentiment. military technology to Vietnam and the ership. They unleashed a project of achieving com- "5 /.3/)3.5@0 R massively in not giving Trump a cheap victo- oil. It needed investments and so China decid- It resulted in fast-tracking the opera- Philippines to create multiple fronts for China plete Chinese dominance in the manpower of every 42-@73$ /20.75@ ry and riling up the Americans. US strategists ed to bust sanctions on Iran imposed by the UN tionalistion of the Quad (US, Japan, Australia and the PLA, just like Beijing is arming multilateral agency and United Nations (UN) 5 2C@3C50%2C27B had clearly war-gamed that the days of the USD (which Beijing was a party to imposing, too). and India alliance) to take on the Chinese. UK, Pakistan. Third, India should take a lead in the body in the world. Chinese students were encour- -22?.0$<< hegemony were numbered and if their politi- China and Iran signed a 25-year trade and mil- France and Israel are openly in support of the Indo-Pacific command with the US, Japan and aged to study overseas and many persuaded to join 472.20  cal dominance was to be extended, a war with itary alliance in June 2020. China has bet on the Quad while Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines, Australia to choke the Chinese trade route. It these organisations, and as so many Federal Bureau @2.C27B China was not an option, the only question was US exiting Afghanistan in 2020 and by using Indonesia, Taiwan and South Korea have put will hurt China and its ambition to be a glob- of Investigation investigations are now showing, timing. By a strange coincidence, the two tech- the Pakistanis to install a puppet regime in their armed forces on alert. In the Chinese camp al economic leader. Lastly, we must restrict made instruments of Government policy. 3@0%B2.750$22$ nology hardware giants, the US and China, were Afghanistan, it could take a pipeline from Iran are North Korea, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey import of non-essential Chinese goods by The collapse of the USSR in the 1990s and the tangibly dependent on Taiwan for their semi- to Xinjiang. In return, the Chinese have to pump while anti-India squeaks may emerge from imposing tariffs and focus our attention on profligacy of the US financial sector in 2008 had left conductor underbelly. The US had formed a in the equivalent of $400 billion into Iran’s devel- Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. building a formidable self-reliant economy with a leadership vacuum in many areas. Xi moved rapid- joint venture (JV) with the Taiwanese that would opment, which they can crank their RMB With China designated as “world enemy a target of $10 trillion by 2030 to face a hostile ly to occupy the vacancies. China needed to secure go operational in Arizona in 2023. Till then any economy to deliver. What will happen to Number 1”, even Joe Biden has ratcheted up the Beijing. its supply chain as it neither produced adequate food military threat to Taiwan would be an attack on Pakistan? anti-China rhetoric, lest Trump steal the thun- China should be treated as a permanent for its population, nor was it endowed with man- the US’ technology dominance, an intolerable In the interim, Xi got the CPC to appoint der and a potentially-lost presidential election adversary even when the times are good. India ufacturing or energy raw materials. The Chinese thought for them. Democrat Presidents had him as leader for life and emerged as an emper- through a war with China. The Indian and and the world must escalate the information leaders wanted to avoid supply side shocks and cre- soft-pedalled the “One China” policy and the or. The CPC decided that by its 100th anniver- Chinese armies are facing off across the 3,400 warfare to expose the draconian CPC and its ated strategies to acquire assets surreptitiously. They Chinese had got their way. The Americans had sary in 2021, it would stamp itself as numero km border and uneasy peace prevails for now. oppressive regime working against the interest moved rapidly to fund every country and project celebrated access to a large consumption mar- uno in the world. A few pinpricks remained: The Middle East has stayed quiet but will have of native Chinese. Xi’s dilemma is what to tell that the World Bank or the rest of the world would ket but landed up creating a rival. Taiwan and Hong Kong as independent democ- to choose sides as a Shia Iran and a Sunni the domestic audience. In the age of the inter- not find viable. The Chinese wanted to eventually The Chinese People’s Liberation Army racies were an eyesore. They had to be acquired Pakistan and Turkey side with the Chinese. It net, you can censor but not hide news. Do the acquire the underlying asset and default was hence (PLA) in manpower terms is the largest stand- by coercion at the earliest. The South China Sea is an uneasy time for the Saudis and the UAE. Chinese need to beat the war drums in order a preferred option for them. This juggernaut cov- ing armed force on the globe. The PLA and (SCS) had a $5 trillion supply chain transiting The Koreans, however, have been quick to to transfer the blame for their miscalculations? ered 150 countries and nearly $5 trillion in CPC moved fast to upgrade weapon systems, the route. China laid claims to territories/islands act and Samsung moved a $18 billion annual The world scenario is evolving every week and loans/investments. Xi had successfully over-invest- stealing blueprints and buying where they could of all its neighbours and started constructing capacity out of China to Vietnam. Japan has 2020 threatens to be a very long year indeed. ed the Chinese US Dollar reserves and left his coun- not. However, the Navy is their Achilles’ heel artificial islands as missile bases. Beijing start- incentivised its corporations to exit China. The (Tewari is Editor-in-Chief, Opinion Express trymen very vulnerable. They desperately needed and they lack in class aircraft carriers and sub- ed bullying and humiliating Australia since 70 US and UK have banned Huawei telecom and and Singh is Managing Partner, S&S Associates) 4 $+$  &( 

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demic. As the sector is left scrambling a daily basis or even several times a day. tomers expect a basic level of customi- ier than perceived. However, customi- in the world. Personalisation is without for money, more financial institutions Such interactions, as opposed to infre- sation, hyper-personalised experiences sation leads us to a larger question of a doubt a promising area that might be are embracing technology to achieve quent sales communications, form the in personal finance can lead to ampli- whether technological advancement able to answer some of the questions their objective of survival, growth, crux of the customer’s banking experi- fied satisfaction and engagement, fraud- and privacy can be allies? that internet banking must deal with expansion or otherwise. ence. Yet many banks still tend to focus prevention, better decision-making At present, the Information today and in future. The possibilities of Personalised banking: Tech giants their personalisation efforts on the coupled with a sense of humanised Technology Act, 2000 and Information personalisation are not yet fully utilised, like Amazon, Facebook and Google sales arena. understanding from their bank. This Technology Rules, 2011 govern India’s nor is there sufficient hands-on expe- /4@@ 2@)75 " have spurred a desire for more cus- Today, machine learning and data humanised understanding by banks can data protection regime. However, they rience or research-based knowledge @C27$22.5 " " 658 tomised interactions and fostered a will- analytics can be harnessed to deliver an be demonstrated in many ways. fail to protect individual interest. Geo- about the most advanced ideas of how ingness to trade data for a better expe- omni-channel digital experience to Behavioural personalisation: This location tracking, biometric data and to personalise internet banking services.  3 O   he banking sector, a bulwark rience. As a result, the concept of “per- customers. For banks and FIs with a attempts to determine the visitors’ facial recognition apps could invariably The importance of hitting the right tar-  ' against the breakdown of other sonalised banking” becomes more wealth of data available, hyper-person- interest based on their actions, which violate the right to privacy, but there is get in both selecting the things to be per-   /, Tindustries, is left to nibble away important now. Targeting customer alisation represents a window of oppor- include visit count, search phrase, con- no legal framework that regulates or sonalised and the way of presenting        the remnants in the wake of the virus- micro-segments and tailoring offers for tunity to stay ahead of the curve with tent viewed, functions performed and enables the use of such technologies them visually are delicate matters. If not    ,   induced global economic slowdown. them will enable banks to differentiate a value proposition that makes cus- referrers’ websites. without violating the Fundamental done right, they might compromise the Banks wrote off over 80,000 crore of themselves, build customer engagement tomers feel understood. It also promis- IP-based personalisation: This Right to Privacy. Even the Personal Data most important customer values: Speed, '  loans in the first half of the financial year and gain competitive advantage. es significant gains, with Boston can gain information about the anony- Protection Bill, 2019, likely to be efficiency and trust. Thus as the impact    3(  2020. But major Indian banks have The first step would be to identify Consulting Group estimating that suc- mous visitor from the IP address and approved soon, fails to take into account of the contagion relies upon the grav- '   L5O demonstrated resilience through unin- what personalisation is. Thereafter, cessful personalisation at scale could DNS record. This type of personalisa- all stakeholders involved in data breach- ity, degree and dissemination of the cat- /@C5$O0  'M  terrupted services, offering EMI mora- banks and FIs can leverage on the large represent an increase of 10 per cent in tion makes use of geo-location tracking es. For instance, the Bill imposes heavy aclysm, which remains uncertain even  #     toriums or fee waivers to borrowers. repository of customer data, customer a bank’s annual revenue. and company attributes to customise the fines for violations but exempts the “con- today, the banks must leverage person- Unfortunately, historic trends allude to touch-points and digital platforms to The biggest takeaway for a bank is experience. sent” requirement in certain circum- alised online banking to boost revenues    '  a grim scenario where financial insti- deliver meaningful and powerful per- staying ahead of the curve as you get to Online banking, CRM and loan or stances, where data is required by the in a cash-strapped economy and pos-      # tutions (FIs) were resigned to overlook sonalised experiences. To be sure, per- know your customer better and lever- deposit applications: These use data State, for legal proceedings, or to sibly help the banking sector rise from -      defaults, thereby leading to grave prof- sonalised banking is not primarily age those insights and trends to create from other banking platforms to drive respond to a medical emergency. These the ashes.    '  # itability concerns and credit risks asso- about selling. It’s about providing ser- tailored digital experiences that boost personalisation. While it may seem regulatory changes are necessary con- (The writer is Managing Partner, KS ciated with them in the wake of the pan- vice, information and advice, often on revenues. On the other hand, as cus- complex, implementation is often eas- sidering India’s growing digital footprint Legal and Associates) J     K    !" # #  :

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Liu told the BBC's Andrew 6 !    $      imposed a tough new nation- Johnson's government has Marr on Sunday that Britain al security law. already criticised China's deci- was “dancing to the tune” of the As tensions grow with sion to impose a sweeping U.S. And rejected the allega- Washington: US President The survey found that tra- 9 points in crime and safety, Beijing, Foreign Secretary new national security law on tions of human rights abuses Donald Trump faces an uphill ditional Republican and which has been a major topic Dominic Raab said he had Hong Kong. against the mainly-Muslim task in his reelection bid in Democratic voters are treating in the US after hundreds of concerns about the new law The UK has accused the Uighur people. November with his approval the November polls as a refer- anti-racism protests in the last and about alleged human rights Beijing government of a serious He accused Western coun- rating hitting a record low and endum on Trump and not on two months. abuses in China in particular- breach of the Sino-British Joint tries of trying to foment trou- Democratic nominee Joe Biden whether Biden is a more suit- On race relations, Biden ly in regard to the treatment of Declaration under which the ble with China. taking a double-digit lead in able candidate, the report said. has a lead of 25 points over his the Uighur minority. An arms UK returned control of Hong “People say China (is) key indicators, according to a Seventy-two per cent of Republican rival (58-33 per embargo on China will be Kong to China in 1997, and becoming very aggressive. survey conducted by the Trump voters say reelecting the cent). Trump's job approval rat- extended to Hong Kong, he national obligations.'' The review of the extradi- announced it would open a That's totally wrong," he told Washington Post and ABC president is important, while 62 ing has plummeted in the last said. Raab followed the example tion measures comes only days special route to citizenship for the BBC “China has not News. per cent of Biden voters say two months, standing at 39 per “We will protect our vital of the United States, Australia after Britain backtracked on up to 3 million eligible resi- changed. It's Western countries, The opinion poll, con- defeating Trump is the goal. cent positive and 57 per cent interests,'' Raab said. “We will and Canada by suspending plans to give Chinese telecom- dents of the community. headed by United States — they ducted July 12 to 15, shows The Washington Post-ABC negative. stand up for our values and we extradition arrangements with munications company Huawei Beijing has objected to the started this so-called new Cold how the coronavirus outbreak News poll was conducted by Notably, 48 per cent of the will hold to China to its inter- the territory. a role in the UK's new high- move. China's ambassador to War on China." AP has adversely affected Trump's phone among a random surveyed 'strongly disapprove' prospects. American citizens sample of Trump's way of doing his job, Now, the president's hopes 1,006 adults. Results may have according to the Washington of winning are pinned on his error margin of plus/minus Post's article. >##       *  # 7)  enthusiastic core base of sup- 3.5 percentage points. However, the president has porters and showing the elec- The survey said 54 per managed to hold a positive torate that the pandemic is cent of Americans believe view on his handling of the ( "             !8 (  being dealt with effectively, Biden would handle COVID- economy with 50 per cent of The Washington Post said in its 19 outbreak better than Trump. the surveyed saying they are report on the ABC News-Post Only 34 per cent felt Trump happy with the US economy's Kathmandu: Nepal's ruling On Saturday, 68-year-old weeks ago had piled pressure on    ! poll. was doing well tackling the performance and 47 per cent communist party executive Oli proposed to convene an Oli to step down both as party Among registered voters, pandemic. disapproving. chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal early general convention of the chair and prime minister.  4@0%?@0% semi-autonomous territory on Biden, 77, leads Trump, In handling of the econo- Biden is perceived to have 'Prachanda' on Monday said party in order to resolve the The Madhav Nepal group June 30 fear it may be used to 74, 55 per cent to 40 per cent. my, Biden has made giant a better personality and tem- efforts were going on to resolve intra-party rift. on Sunday sought clarification ro-democracy activist thwart pro-democracy candi- In the same category, Biden strides and is nearly on par with perament to serve as president, the intra-party differences and "Going for the general con- from Prachanda if he had PJoshua Wong filed candi- dates. led Trump by just two points Trump in the opinion poll, the holding 26 points advantage ruled out an early general con- vention is not a bad idea but reached a deal with Oli on an dacy papers on Monday for The sweeping law bans in March and by 10 points ABC News reported. over Trump, the Washington vention of the party as proposed without proper preparations, it early general convention and if upcoming legislative elections secessionist, subversive and in May. Biden edges out Trump by Post reported. PTI by embattled Prime Minister K is not possible as various issues he indeed had, why he did so in Hong Kong, where the new terrorist acts, as well as banning P Sharma Oli. including the party ideology without consulting his allies, the national security law could colluding with foreign forces to The former prime minister also need to be sorted out," paper said. prevent opposition candidates intervene in the city's affairs.     *     #      made the remarks during his Matrika Yadav, a Standing During Monday's meeting, from taking seats. The law also states that anyone meeting with the Standing Committee member, quoted Prachanda briefed his colleagues Wong was one of the top convicted of endangering Tokyo: Japan has protested to says they are only rocks and do Japan protested to Beijing via Committee members repre- Prachanda as saying at the about the talks he had held with candidates emerging from national security will be dis- Beijing over a Chinese survey not qualify as a demarcation diplomatic channels, Suga said. senting the former Maoist party. meeting. Prachanda's remarks his co-chair, Prime Minister unofficial primaries held by the qualified from running in city ship that operated for 10 days point for Japan's exclusive eco- “We have not given per- As many as 15 members from came amid reports that he had Oli and the secretariat of the pro-democracy camp as it aims elections or holding public inside the exclusive economic nomic zone, as Japan claims mission to the Chinese side to the 45-member powerful reached an understanding with chairmen-duo, the leaders of the to win a majority of seats in the office. zone claimed by Japan around under international law. conduct a maritime scientific Standing Committee of the Prime Minister Oli on holding former Maoist party said. 70-seat legislature in the The 23-year-old Wong has Okinotorishima, a tiny island Chief Cabinet Secretary survey in the waters,” Suga said. Nepal Communist Party (NCP) the general convention by Citing sources, the Rising September elections. been imprisoned twice for par- in the Pacific Ocean, officials Yoshihide Suga told reporters Japan says Okinotorishima attended the meeting, the November/December and that Nepal daily said that Home “We hope to let the world ticipating in 2014 pro-democ- said Monday. that coast guard officials spot- anchors the country's EEZ Kathmandu Post reported. Oli would back him as the Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa to know how we choose not to racy protests. He also regular- Japan says Okinotorishima ted a Chinese ship using survey under the United Nations The meeting came on the party chair. ‘Badal' and Minister for surrender, how we choose not ly speaks out against Beijing's — two uninhabited rocky out- equipment in the waters begin- Convention of the Law of the eve of the conclave of the The Prachanda-led faction, Industry, Commerce and to kowtow to China,” Wong tightening control over the city croppings about 1,700 kilome- ning July 9 and ordered it to Sea, which requires foreign Standing Committee, which backed by senior leaders Supplies Lekh Raj Bhatta were told reporters. and often meets with lawmak- ters (1,060 miles) southwest of stop. The Chinese ship stayed ships to gain prior consent to has been deferred seven times Madhav Kumar Nepal and not present during the meeting Critics of the national secu- ers and politicians from the Tokyo — are islands. China in the area until Saturday and operate surveys or fishing. AP since June 24. Jhalanath Khanal, until a few held by Prachanda. PTI rity law Beijing imposed on the U.S. And other countries. 2>  " ! ?  &  &"   #    #  #   #      8-"   $$       Dubai: Emiratis brimmed with to Mars. joy and pride as the UAE made Within a couple of hours, it Hong Kong: China launched like the Marines, the new force could carry fighter jets, if China London: A coronavirus vaccine test our vaccine in phase 3 tri- that this might be a good strat- history on Monday by success- was confirmed that the ground its military build-up in the will be self-contained - able to can build short take off and developed by the University of als, we need to learn more egy for vaccination,” he said. fully launching its spacecraft "Al segment at Mohammed bin mid-1990s with a top priority: deploy solo with all its support- vertical landing aircraft like the Oxford appears safe and induces about the virus – for example, Since emerging in the cen- Amal" towards Mars from a Rashid Space Centre in Dubai keep the United States at bay in ing weapons to fight in distant US F-35B. a strong immune response with- we still do not know how strong tral Chinese city of Wuhan last Japanese launch centre, mark- has received and communicat- any conflict by making the conflicts or demonstrate The first Type 075 was in the body, scientists an immune response we need to year, the virus has has killed ing the Arab world's first inter- ed the first signals with the waters off the Chinese coast a Chinese military power. launched last September and announced on Monday after the provoke to effectively protect over 606,000 people and infect- planetary mission. Hope Probe. death trap. Now, China's The 40,000-tonne Type 075 the second in April, according first phase of "promising" human against SARS-CoV-2 infection. ed more than 14,538,000 peo- Al Amal, or Hope Probe, UAE president Sheikh People's Liberation Army ships are a kind of small aircraft to reports in China's official trials against the deadly disease If our vaccine is effective, it is a ple worldwide. In India, the weighing 1.3 tonnes was Khalifa has praised the talent- (PLA) is preparing to challenge carrier with accommodation military media. A third is that has infected over 1.45 crore promising option as these types virus has caused 27,497 deaths launched from the H-2A rock- ed team who had mastermind- American power further afield. for up to 900 troops and space under construction, accord- people and claimed more than of vaccine can be manufactured and infected over 11 lakh peo- et from Japan's remote ed the landmark Mars mission. China's shipyards have for heavy equipment and land- ing to the May edition of a six lakh lives across the world. at large scale," she said. ple, according to latest official Tanegashima spaceport at 1.58 "With pleasure and great launched the PLA Navy's first ing craft, according to Western Congressional Research Service Doses of the vaccine were Scientists behind the trials figures. UK Business Secretary am local time. pride, we have followed up on two Type 075 amphibious military experts who have stud- report. Eventually, the PLA given to 1,077 healthy adults found the response could be Alok Sharma said: “Today's The ground control room the announcement of the suc- assault ships, which will form the ied satellite images and pho- Navy could have seven or more aged between 18 and 55 in five even greater after a second dose. results are extremely encour- in Dubai erupted with joy after cessful launch of the Hope spearhead of an expeditionary tographs of the new vessels. of these ships, according to UK hospitals in April and May “The Phase I/II data for our aging, taking us one step clos- the successful lift off. Probe, the idea of which was force to play a role similar to that They will carry up to 30 reports in China's official mil- as part of the phase one clini- coronavirus vaccine shows that er to finding a successful vac- Hundreds of scientists, conceived and developed inside of the US Marine Corps. And helicopters at first; later they itary press. AFP cal trial and results, published the vaccine did not lead to any cine to protect millions in the space enthusiasts and the UAE's our national research and polit- in the ‘Lancet' medical journal. unexpected reactions and had UK and across the world. leadership cheered as the upper ical institutions," he said. The results show they a similar safety profile to pre- “Backed by GBP 84 million stage containing the probe sep- Sheikh Mohamed bin induced strong antibody and vious vaccines of this type. government investment for the arated from the launch rocket, Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu     ! $!  @#"     T-cell immune responses for up "The immune responses vaccine's development and the protective shields and its Dhabi and Deputy Supreme to 56 days after they were observed following vaccina- manufacture, the agility and solar panels were deployed with Commander of the UAE Kabul: A suicide truck bomber responsibility for the attack, but the insurgents and the Afghan given. T-cells are crucial for tion are in line with what pre- speed with which the University clockwork precision. Armed Forces, said the nation struck an army convoy in east- the Taliban and a local Islamic government leading to an end maintaining protection against vious animal studies have of Oxford have been working is The solar panels will charge watched the successful launch ern Afghanistan on Monday, State affiliate routinely target to decades of war. Those talks the virus for years. shown are associated with pro- outstanding. I am very proud of the batteries of the spacecraft of the Hope probe with "pride killing at least eight Afghan sol- Afghan security forces. were supposed to begin this The findings are seen as tection against the SARS-CoV- what they have achieved so far,” for its 495,000,000 kms journey and joy." PTI diers, the Defense Ministry The Taliban have stepped month, but the process has promising, but experts feel it is 2 virus, although we must con- the Indian-origin minister said. said. up attacks across Afghanistan stalled over the implementation too soon to know if this is tinue with our rigorous clinical The University of Oxford is Another nine troops were despite signing a peace deal of a prisoner release. enough to offer protection as trial programme to confirm working with the UK-based wounded in the attack in with the US in February. That The peace deal called for larger trials get underway. this in humans,” said Professor global biopharmaceutical com- Maidan Wardak province. No agreement was intended to the Afghan government to free "There is still much work to Andrew Pollard, Chief investi- pany AstraZeneca for the fur- one immediately claimed pave the way for talks between 5,000 Taliban prisoners in be done before we can confirm gator of the Oxford Vaccine ther development, large-scale exchange for the Taliban if our vaccine will help manage Trial at Oxford University and manufacture and potential dis- releasing 1,000 captive gov- the Covid-19 pandemic, but co-author of the study. tribution of the Covid-19 vac- ernment personnel. So far, the these early results hold “We saw the strongest cine, with plans for clinical government has freed more promise,” said Professor Sarah immune response in the 10 development and production of than 4,200 and the Taliban Gilbert, co-author of the study. participants who received two the Oxford vaccine progressing have freed around 800. AP "As well as continuing to doses of the vaccine, indicating globally. 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  02-$2345 consumer courts as provided between consumers of the of the complaint.  !$    under the Act, he said. same class or make any arbi- However, the rules will not he new rules for electron- Consumer Affairs trary classification of con- permit any inventory e-com-   02-$2345 ings subject to a minimum of TM/CM during the day. Tic retailers, including Secretary Leena Nandan said sumers affecting their rights merce entity, including single- four snapshots in a day. With regard to penalty, mandatory display of ‘country the rules have been finalised under the Act. brand retailers and multi-chan- arkets regulator Sebi on The snapshots would be Sebi said higher of the shortfall of origin’ on their products, will after taking inputs from the Further, e-tailers will have nel single-brand retailers, to MMonday released frame- randomly taken in pre-defined in collection of the margin come into force by the end of Department for Promotion of to provide information on “falsely represent itself as a con- work to enable verification of time windows. obligations at the two pre- this week, Union Minister Ram Industry and Internal Trade available payment methods, sumer and post reviews about upfront collection of margins For commodity derivatives scribed manner will be con- Vilas Paswan said on Monday (DPIIT), under the aegis of the the security of those payment goods and services or misrep- from clients in cash and deriv- segment, Sebi said last snapshot sidered for levying of fine. and emphasised that the enti- Commerce Ministry, so that methods, any fees or charges resent the quality or the fea- atives segments. for commodity derivatives will The verification of avail- ties will face penal action for they do not contravene with the payable by users, the procedure tures of any goods and ser- The new framework will be generated at 5 PM. ability of margins with TM/ any non-compliance. overall e-commerce policy. to cancel regular payments vices”. come into effect from The client wise margin file CM will be done by exchanges The ‘Consumer Protection As per the rules, the e- under those methods, charge- The inventory e-com- December 1, 2020, the provided by the clearing cor- or clearing corporations on a (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020’ commerce players will have to back options, if any, and the merce entities will also have to Securities and Exchange Board porations to trading or clearing weekly basis by verification of will be applicable to all elec- display the total ‘price’ of goods sions. Sellers offering goods contact information of the rel- ensure that the advertisements of India (Sebi) said in a circu- member will contain the end of the balances in the books or of tronic retailers (e-tailers) reg- and services offered for sale and services through a mar- evant payment service provider. for marketing of goods and ser- lar. the day margin requirements the TM/ CM in respect of the istered in India or abroad but along with break-up of other ketplace e-commerce entity That apart, e-tailers are vices are consistent with the The regulator has reiterat- of the client as well as the peak client. offering goods and services to charges. will have to provide the above required to display promi- actual characteristics, access ed that the applicable upfront margin requirement of the Sebi said peak margin Indian consumers, he said. They are also required to details to the e-commerce enti- nently to its users details about and usage conditions of such margins will be collected from client, across each of the intra- obligation of client across snap- “Most rules framed under mention the ‘expiry date’ of ty to be displayed on its plat- the ‘sellers’ offering goods and goods or services. the clients in advance of the day snapshots. shots will be adopted in a the Consumer Protection Act goods offered for sale and the form or website. services, including the name of Under the rules, no inven- trade. The member will have to phased manner. 2019 have come into force ‘country of origin’ of goods and Under the rules, e-tailers their business, whether regis- tory e-commerce entity will be Sebi said clearing corpo- report the margin collected For three months from the from today (Monday). services that are necessary for should not impose “cancella- tered or not, their geographic allowed to refuse to take back rations will send minimum from each client, as at EOD date of implementation, Sebi However, e-commerce rules enabling the consumer to make tion charges” on consumers address, customer care number, goods, or withdraw or discon- four snapshots of client wise and peak margin collected dur- said 25 per cent of peak mar- will get notified by the end of an informed decision at the cancelling after confirming any rating or other aggregated tinue services purchased or margin requirement to trading ing the day, in a manner pre- gin obligation of the client this week, while rules on direct pre-purchase stage. purchase, unless similar feedback about such seller, and agreed to be purchased, or member (TM) or clearing scribed by the regulator. across the snapshots will be selling will take some more E-tailers have to display charges are also borne by the e- any other information neces- refuse to refund considera- member (CM) for them to EOD margin obligation of compared with respective time,” the Consumer Affairs details about return, refund, commerce entity if it cancels sary for enabling consumers to tion, if paid, if such goods or know the intra-day margin the client will be compared client peak margin available Minister told reporters in a vir- exchange, warranty and guar- the purchase order unilateral- make informed decisions at the services are defective, deficient requirement per client in each with the respective client mar- with the TM/CM during the tual press conference. antee, delivery and shipment, ly for any reason. pre-purchase stage. spurious, or if the goods or ser- segment. gin available with the TM/CM day. The e-commerce rules are modes of payment, and griev- They are also not allowed They are also vices are not of the features as It further said number of at EOD and peak margin oblig- This will be 50 per cent for “mandatory in nature” and ance redressal mechanism, and to “manipulate the price” of the required to provide a ticket advertised or as agreed to, or if times snapshots need to be sent ation of the client, across the subsequent three months and violation of these will attract any other similar information goods and services offered on number for each complaint such goods or services are in a day may be decided by the snapshots, will be compared thereafter75 per cent for sub- penalties as decided by the con- that may be required by con- their platforms to gain unrea- lodged, through which the delivered late from the stated respective clearing corpora- with respective client peak sequent three months and sumer protection authority and sumers to make informed deci- sonable profit and discriminate consumer can track the status delivery sxsschedule. tion depending on market tim- margin available with the finally 100 per cent.   ! "#!$ " , , , & " #; * #  *   !"#&&&' *  '* " #" #"#0*" ()!* &,   02-$2345 CPI-RL (Base: 1986-87=100) including agricultural and rural for June 2020 decreased by 1 labourers thereby putting less    ")".5 / ""#" the market may remain volatile etail inflation for farm and point each to stand at 1,018 and burden on their daily bud- $!"$ as short-sellers will look to Rrural workers in June eased 1,024 points, respectively, com- getary requirement”. he Indian equity indices !#"  cover up open positions. to 7.16 per cent and 7 per cent, pared to 1,019 and 1,025 in The CPI-AL and CPI-RL Tsurged on Monday with the 7;>:?<<; % " Deepak Jasani, Head of respectively, as compared to May this year.The major con- are brought out by Labour    02-$2345 trajectory we had carved out Nifty50 on the National Stock Retail Research at HDFC May this year, a labour ministry tribution towards the fall in the Bureau - a wing of labour for ourselves just six months Exchange reclaiming the '<:?:.$# Securities, said that further statement said on Monday. general index of agricultural Ministry. Director-General he Covid-19-induced eco- ago; but this pandemic has 11,000-mark.  >?:$" !" upsides are likely in Nifty once “Point to point rate of labourers and rural labourers Labour Bureau D S Negi said Tnomic turbulence has led forced us to re-evaluate our best The BSE Sensex settled the immediate resistance of inflation based on the CPI-AL came from food, with (-) 1.82 the easing of inflation reflects airline major IndiGo to decide laid plans. nearly 400 points higher. , & "$ "*# 11,038 is reached and 10,953 (Consumer Price Index- points and (-) 1.58 points, the efforts done by the central to lay off 10 per cent of its “To help the impacted Healthy buying was witnessed !#", would be a crucial support. Agricultural Labourers and respectively, mainly due to fall and state governments along workforce. employees’ tide over the uncer- in finance, banking and con- On Monday, the Nifty50 CPI-RL (Consumer Price in prices of rice, arhar dal, with civil societies to ensure According to Ronojoy tainties emanating from this sumer durables stocks. 7;?> closed at 11,022.20, higher by Index for rural labourers) masur dal, ground nut oil, supplies of essentials during Dutta, CEO, IndiGo, the com- decision, IndiGo has created a The indices were support- 120.50 points or 1.11 per cent decreased to 7.16 per cent and meat goat, poultry, vegetables these testing times amid Covid- pany, after carefully assessing ‘6E Care package’.” ed by an inflow of foreign Equity99 Advisors said: “We from the previous close of 7.00 per cent in June 2020 from and fruits, among others. 19 outbreak.According to the and reviewing all possible sce- Dutta said the current pan- portfolio investments. Net FPI believe strong liquidity and 10,901.70 points. 8.40 per cent and 8.12 per cent, Labour Minister Santosh data, the rise/fall in index var- narios, will require to bid “a demic has impacted many inflow on Monday stood at Rs rising participation of retail The Sensex closed at respectively in May 2020,” the Gangwar said, “The softening ied from state to state. In case painful adieu” to 10 per cent of industries around the world, 1,709.97 crore. Domestic insti- investors is driving the market. 37,418.99, higher by 398.85 ministry said. According to of inflation is mainly due to free of agricultural labourers, it its around 27,000-strong work- amongst which aviation has tutional investors however took Of late, retail investors have points or 1.08 per cent from the the statement, inflation based supply of food grains under PM recorded an increase of 1 to 7 force.”It is for the first time in been one of the sectors that has to selling during the session preferred to invest directly in previous close of 37,020.14. on food index of CPI-AL and Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana points in 9 states and a decrease the history of IndiGo that we been impacted the hardest. and stocks worth net value of stocks rather than the mutual It had opened at 37,409.03 CPI-RL stood at (+) 8.57 per (PMGKAY). This has benefit- of 1 to 19 points in 9 other have undertaken such a painful “Even now, IndiGo is flying Rs 1,521.99 crore were sold. fund route.” and touched an intra-day high cent and (+) 8.41 per cent, ted a large number of house- states, while it remained sta- measure. This is indeed a very only a small percentage of its Rahul Sharma, Market He said that ahead of July of 37,478.87 and a low of respectively, in June 2020. holds under Targeted Public tionary in 2 states - Manipur unfortunate turn of events full fleet of 250 airplanes,” he Strategist and Research Head, 2020 derivative series expiry, 37,185.78 points. The All-India CPI-AL and Distribution System (TPDS) and Rajasthan. from the optimistic growth said. * R &--/. 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"&" GDP ratio higher, according to ative as India’s rating is likely to 2020 as threats and vulnera- provisioned endpoints, pro- ed in their ITRs with the ed in ITR-3, 5 and 6; and gross a SBI Ecowrap report on face a litmus test of downgrade bilities persist for organisa- viding secure access to corpo- MSME Ministry. turnover/gross receipts as Monday. Together with the in FY21, depending on what we tions, and the shift to remote rate resources and extending The Central Board of reported in ITR-4. Noida: The Residential Plots declining GDP growth, debt- have done to bring growth working during lockdown perimeter defences beyond Direct Taxes (CBDT) on “To facilitate the process Scheme 2020 (11) has been to-GDP ratio has been adverse- back to track,” the SBI Ecowrap make it important for enter- physical corporate networks, Monday signed a memoran- of furnishing information, published on 20.07.2020 in ly affected in all countries. report said. prises to invest in extending the statement added. dum of understanding (MoU) Principal Director General of various national newspapers by “India’s debt-to-GDP ratio This higher debt amount perimeter defences, research “The shift to subscriptions with the Ministry of Micro, Income-tax (Systems) would the Noida Authority for allo- has increased gradually from will also lead to shifting of the firm Canalys said on Monday. will shield cybersecurity from Small and Medium Enterprises enter into a Memorandum of cation of residential plots. New Delhi:Ravi P Singh, Rs 58.8 lakh crore (67.4 per FRBM target of combined debt Cybersecurity spending immediate IT spending cuts, (MSME). Understanding (‘MoU’) with Under this scheme, 50% of the Former CMD and Director cent of GDP) in FY12 to Rs to 60 per cent of GDP by could grow by 2.5 per cent to but additional expenditure will “The MoU will facilitate Notified Authority of Ministry plots will be allocated for gen- (Personnel), Power Grid 146.9 lakh crore (72.2 per cent FY23 by 7 years with the tar- USD 41.9 billion in the worst- be affected for the rest of the seamless sharing of certain of MSME, Government of eral category and 50% for Corporation of India Limited of GDP) in FY20,” it said. get now seem achievable in case scenario if IT budgets year as organisations begin the Income-tax Return (ITR) relat- India which inter-alia would reserved category. Allotment of (POWERGRID), has been Higher borrowing this fiscal FY30 only. come under serious pressure next stage in their response to ed information by the Income include the mode of transfer plots will be done through e- appointed as CEO, Power was likely to increase the gross “The moot point is the sus- assuming the maximum level of the pandemic,” Matthew Ball, Tax Department to Ministry of of data. Maintenance of con- auction. A total of 84 plots have Sector Skill Council. debt to around Rs 170 lakh tainability of the debt. The negative economic impact and chief analyst at Canalys, said. MSME. fidentiality, mechanism for been included in the said He is a Mechanical Engineer crore (87.6 per cent of GDP), current foreign exchange duration of the COVID-19 He added that the switch This data will enable safe preservation of data, scheme, the selection of plots from NIT, Allahabad in First it added. reserves are sufficient to meet pandemic. Canalys forecast that from free trials to paid sub- Ministry of MSME to check weeding out after usage etc,” for reserved category from the Class with Honors and Post According to the report, any external debt obligations. cybersecurity spending could scriptions will be a factor in and classify enterprises in the CBDT order dated July 14 available plots under this Graduate Diploma in HR from external debt is estimated to On the internal debt, since grow 5.6 per cent in its best-case maintaining cybersecurity Micro, Small and Medium cat- had said. scheme by manual draw by a AIMA, New Delhi. Shri Singh increase to Rs 6.8 lakh crore most debt is domestically scenario with overall shipment growth. egories...,” the CBDT said in a The timeline for furnishing committee constituted under has over 35 years of work (3.5 per cent of GDP) in the owned, its servicing is not an value - covering endpoint secu- “But the mix of cost con- statement. information will also be decid- the chairmanship of Additional experience in the power sector expected gross debt for FY21. issue,” it said. rity, network security, web and tainment measures, workforce The CBDT in an order date ed by Principal Director Chief Executive Officer-P, handling various multi-disci- “Of the remaining domes- “In the current situation, email security, data security, reduction and cash flow issues July 14 had directed Principal General of Income-tax Noida on 24.07.2020 at 11.00 plinary functions like HR, tic debt, component of state’s our nominal GDP growth is and vulnerability and security will result in greater scrutiny of Director General of Income (Systems) in consultation with AM From this, Indira Gandhi Telecom, Contracts, Materials, debt is expected at 27 per cent likely to contract significantly analytics - expected to reach existing projects and smaller Tax (Systems) to share infor- the concerned Ministry and Art Centre will be held in Planning, Monitoring and of GDP. Interestingly, the GDP and based on this our interest- USD 43.1 billion. deals. Delays and cancellations mation with the MSME included in the said MoU, the Sector 6 Noida in front of Transmission System collapse is pushing up the growth differential will turn Cybersecurity will remain of new initiatives will increase, Ministry. order added. public. Construction/O&M. debt-to-GDP ratio by at least 4 positive in FY21, thus raising a top priority for most organ- except those that enable cost Section 138 of Income Tax The CBDT statement said The general is informed that Before joining POWERGRID per cent, implying that growth serious questions on debt sus- isations in 2020 as threats and reductions and secure high-pri- Act empowers income tax that the MoU will come into the interested person can in 1991, Shri Singh had worked rather than continued fiscal tainability,” the SBI Ecowrap vulnerabilities persist and com- ority digital transformation authorities to share informa- force from the date it is appear in the said draw at the in NTPC for 10 years in vari- conservatism is the only report said. pliance, regulations and ecosys- initiatives,” he said. tion/ details of its taxpayers signed. specified date, time and place. ous Technical departments.  $%>    !" # # 6 &"*+  &  ' &'     )& *   + , &,"'' )  , ,* -& ., , ,* '  , *)   ., ,' &,)" )+&'  ,' / ) 0 , & $'&  ."+    ,&+   ,','* *'  ,*) , ,&2 '    & *,' ,'  '  3 ,'   ,&&)

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Visiting the der- ity of public doesn’t even try to increase its knowledge in this regard; matologist helps us in keeping our skin, rather this very subject of brain health is ignored mostly, consid- IT’S RAINING hair and nail as healthy as it can possibly ering its complexity. According to a study the burden of stroke IT’S RAINING be. We all know the consequences of any disease has increased nearly 100 per cent in our country. And in skin issue; it causes irritation, itchiness and the time of Covid-19 pandemic, patients who are already suffer- many other problems. ing from neurological diseases are facing a tough time. Their treat- You might think of some issue that ment process has been deeply affected due to lack of access to their looks like a simple rash but your derma- Doctors and availability of medications. The stress and depres- tologist can tell something different that sion generated from the lockdowns and the fear psychosis around immediately. Other methods of col- you might even not know. COVID-19 has also increased the number of such patients. INFECTIONS lecting clean sample is by catheteri- Therefore, one must visit their derma- This is alarming. A major awareness for brain health is the zation or suprapubic aspiration which tologist once in six months for a preven- need of the hour. Our food habits and lifestyle has a major impact can be done by trained personnel tive skincare routine for thorough skin on our brain health. At the same time, it is also important to know he Urinary tract infection(UTI) unique natural mechanism to prevent only. Early morning sample pre- examination, because our skin changes about the initial symptoms of neurological problems so that early is the third most common entry of microorganisms in the tract. ferred but may not always be possi- over time due to change in weather, treatment can be initiated. Tinfection in children after res- UTIs are much more common in ble in a toddler.Other investigations inner health and other factors. Also, Brain health with brain food: There is a famous proverb “you piratory and gastrointestinal infec- girls because their urethra is shorter &$&#, like ultrasound, MCUG and nuclear your skin’s needs keep on changing time are what you eat”. And it is more so in the case of the brain. Some tions in India. Urinary tract is defined and closer to the anus and Bacteria scans will be decided by the treating to time, and respectively your skincare people assume that increasing dry fruits intake is the only thing as infection in any part of the urinary find easy access in the urethra. "  ! paediatrician. products you apply need to change. Apart required, but it is not enough. There are other brain foods as well system from kidneys, ureters, blad- Cleaning diapers with direction from ,"! 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When child starts never be self-administered and given dermatologist can be beneficial for any- Basically in above diseases blood pressure play a key role, our terms used in UTI; Bacteriuria indi- lococcus and some others peeing let it go and collect second part only when prescribed by treating doc- one whether or not you currently have blood travels through our blood vessels to the brain, and lower cates presence of bacteria in urine Common investigations include in the sterile container and put the cap tor. concerns about your skin. It can prevent or high BP can result into stroke and brain haemorrhage. Take which may be harmless. Infection is a good urine analysis and for that col- immediately on the container. A UTIs are easy to diagnose and any kind of future problems, and even help proper medication and keep checking your BP. defined by the presence of harmful lection of urine sample is of utmost boy can pass urine in standing posi- treat, but it is important to catch them your skin keep looking healthy and There are some neurological diseases people need to know bacteria in urinary tract causing importance. The clean catch method tion, rest of the precautions are early if taken lightly and under diag- young. more about: symptoms. Cystitis denotes infection aims to prevent bacterial contamina- same. nosed or left untreated there can be Concluding, skin health is as impor- Parkinson’s Disease: It is type of a degenerative disorder. 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Torn that beautifully describes young ple on the internet together on a these screen icons. “I have a differ- ' (  Adiscovery. The forthcoming between helping her achieve super- love, ambition, passion and family video call along with Shreya and ent equation with all of them and Amazon Original Series, Bandish stardom and staying true to his own values in a simple, yet powerful man- Ritwik. Some of the people who join our chemistry is     Bandits is the story of two young music and his family’s legacy, will he ner.” them on the video call are familiar also so different  '!   musicians, hailing from contrasting succeed in juggling both at the risk Shreya Chaudhry, lead actress faces like Ali Fazal (Guddu in because of the  '!M backgrounds. of losing everything he has? says, “Working with Anand Tiwari Mirzapur), Divyendu (Munna in kind of # Set in Jodhpur, the romantic The lead actor, Ritwik Bhowmik has always been something I had Mirzapur), Sapna Pabbi (Mantra in roles, but L5 , musical drama follows the story of says, “The series has been a dream wanted to do, so a being part of this Inside Edge), Ahsaas Chhana, Nikhil they all Radhe and Tamanna. Radhe is a in the making. Working with stal- series is nothing short of serendipi- Vijay & Shubham Gaur (from Hostel make me ###'(  singing prodigy determined to follow warts such as Naseeruddin Shah, tous. 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COVID-19 pandemic, a long- Blackwood (55) gloved anticipated decision which paves 5//"I<- / <<<  an attempted shot around the way for the BCCI to organ- ( @ (,0'(  the corner and wicketkeep- ise the IPL during the October-  80'(<<< er Jos Buttler scrambled to November window. take a diving catch, ending The ICC hasn't yet decided 5//"I/ - / <<8 a 100-run partnership with whether India and Australia will    5 @ (,0'( Shamarh Brooks that was swap the 2021 and 2022 editions <<8  <0'( giving the West Indies hope between them, both of which will of salvaging a draw. be held in the October- England has a mini- November window. at least submit our plans to the mum of 41.2 overs to take "The International Cricket government and wait for their the final five wickets for a Council (ICC) today confirmed necessary clearances. There is victory that would tie the the ICC men's T20 World Cup in scheduling, logistics, operational series at 1-1 ahead of the Australia 2020 has been post- aspects that needs to be taken third and final test starting poned due to the ongoing care of," a BCCI official told PTI on Friday, also in COVID-19 pandemic," ICC said on conditions of anonymity. Manchester. in a statement. BCCI President Sourav If the West Indies hold The ICC T20 World Cup was Ganguly had earlier expressed on for a draw, it will retain scheduled Down Under from confidence that the year would- the Wisden Trophy having October 18-November 15 but us the best possible opportunity sion on future hosts to ensure the sibility that BCCI might shift the n't pass without the glitzy event beaten England in a home Cricket Australia, in the month of delivering two safe and suc- sport is able to stage safe and suc- Indian Premier League to the going ahead. series last year. of May itself, had intimated ICC cessful T20 World Cups for fans cessful global events in 2021 and United Arab Emirates taking The IBC Board will also Brooks is unbeaten on that it would be near impossible around the world." 2022," it stated. India's COVID-19 case load into continue to evaluate the situation 52. to stage a closed-door event of As far as hosting of this edi- The decision to announce account. India has recorded over with regards the 2021 women's The tourists were rock- this magnitude which would tion is concerned, ICC's commer- the schedules of the next three 11 lakh cases so far with the World Cup in New Zealand in ing at 37-4 after Stuart Broad also require quarantine arrange- cial wing will be monitoring World Cups will help the boards death toll breaching the 27,000 February. In the meantime, plan- trapped Roston Chase lbw ment for 16 international teams. various modalities before coming plan more bilateral engagements mark. ning for this event continues as for his third wicket of the The ICC deliberated on to a decision on whether India and earn revenue lost during the The other option is having a scheduled. innings, for the loss of 25 had gone into limited-overs West Indies. unspecified contingency plans for will host the 2021 edition or swap pandemic. twin-city closed door bio-secure runs. The paceman has six mode to plunder 78 not out England had a total of over two months before coming with Cricket Australia and host "Our Members now have the event, which was the first prefer-  P //  *  G wickets for the match on his off 57 balls to help England 85 overs to dismiss the West up with Monday's decision. theirs in 2022. clarity they need around event ence of at least one of the stake- The IBC Board will also recall to the team after being to 129-3 before captain Joe Indies and has bowled 42.4 Chief Executive Manu "The ICC Business windows to enable them to holders. continue to evaluate the situation dropped for the first test. Root declared with his team of them. The second new Sawhney said: "The decision to Corporation(IBC) Board agreed reschedule lost bilateral and The IPL will likely start in the with regards the 2021 women's Yet it is Ben Stokes who having a lead of 311 runs. ball will be available after 80 postpone the ICC Men's T20 to continue to monitor the rapid- domestic cricket," Sawhney stat- last week of September and end World Cup in New Zealand in has been England's star, England made 92 runs overs for England, which lost World Cup was taken after care- ly changing situation and assess ed. in the second week of November. February. In the meantime, plan- once again. Before taking off 11 overs after resuming the first test by four wickets ful consideration of all of the all the information available in There has been no formal "We were waiting for the for- ning for this event continues as that crucial wicket of on 37-2, effectively taking on the final day in options available to us and gives order to make a considered deci- announcement but there is a pos- mal announcement. Now we can scheduled. Blackwood, the allrounder the game away from the Southampton. O  "    *    $$+ &+   ! ( % 

  .)/?3.0$ some world-class spinners in Chennai to the opportunity last time around to go Dhoni. "  )  P talk to and play with - guys like and experience it. “I’ve played against MS a lot, so to ew Zealand left-arm spinner Harbhajan, who I’ve watched a lot of, “It’s an unbelievable tournament share a dressing room with him and talk NMitchell Santner feels that IPL Jadeja and Imran Tahir as well,” Santner and definitely the best cricket going to him about how he goes about things has helped him evolve as a bowler told ‘ESPNcricinfo’. around in terms of T20 leagues. It was was awesome. Even guys like Suresh having plied his trade on different Santner missed out on 2018 due to nice to bowl on different pitches to New Raina - you watched him from other Indian tracks while picking CSK a bone defect in his knee but played four Zealand,” he added. teams you go with,” Santner said. teammates Harbhajan Singh and games in the 2019 edition. The 28-year-old said he learnt a lot Over the years Santner has proved Ravindra Jadeja’s brains. “When I got injured the first year, I playing under the leadership of CSK and his utility as a limited-overs spin bowl- Santner was picked up by the was pretty disappointed, but I was given fomer Indian skipper Mahendra Singh ing all-rounder for the Black Caps. CSK for Rs 50 lakh during the IPL auctions ahead of the 2018 edition of the league but was ruled out of the tournament that year due to a bone defect in his knees. However, the Hamilton-born cricketer was back in 2019, playing four match- es. “The IPL was a cool experi- ence as well. It was the first time for me playing at a ground where it spins more, in Chennai, which is nice because you don’t have to do too much. “You try and fire it into the wicket and let the wicket do the rest. I guess, for me, it’s about try- ing to adapt to the conditions as early as possible and find what will Getting to discuss cricket with be the most attacking ball on each some of the biggest names in the Santner told ESPN Cricinfo. game also helped. “There are

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