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His experience also sheds ranks of the CIA-and Pakistan-     been listed by the US as a ter- light on the Taliban’s compli- backed Mujahideen to fight rorist network. cated relationship with neigh- against the Soviet Union dur-  !  Karzai and Abdullah boring Pakistan. ing its decadelong occupation Abdullah, a senior official in Baradar is the only surviv- of the country that ended in  6!2657 the ousted Government, met ing Taliban leader to have been 1989. with Anas Haqqani as part of personally appointed deputy by In the 1990s, the country ome unpalatable news for preliminary meetings that a the late Taliban commander slid into civil war, with rival Sthe country’s nationwide spokesman for Karzai said Mullah Mohammed Omar, giv- Mujahideen battling one vaccination drive has surfaced. would facilitate eventual nego- ing Baradar near-legendary another and carving out fief- The World Health basis that they tiations with Mullah Abdul status within the movement. doms. Warlords set up brutal Organization (WHO) has iden- deliberately/fraudulently mis- Ghani Baradar, the top Taliban And he is far more visible protection rackets and check- tified counterfeit versions of represent their identity, com- political leader. than the Taliban’s current points in which their forces Covishield in India and position or source. The US branded the supreme leader, Maulawi shook down travelers to fund Uganda. As per a global news The counterfeit Covishield Haqqani network a terrorist Hibatullah Akhunzada, who is their military activities. agency report, the doses were vial detected in Uganda was a group in 2012, and its involve- believed to be in hiding in In 1994, Mullah Omar, seized by authorities in India 5 ml dosage form containing 10 ment in a future Government Pakistan and only releases Baradar and others founded the and Uganda between July and doses. It had a batch number could trigger international                      occasional statements. Taliban, which means religious August. Even vaccine maker 4121Z040 and the falsified sanctions.               On Tuesday, Baradar land- students. Serum Institute of India has expiry date of August 10. The Taliban have pledged ed in the southern Afghan city The group mainly consist- confirmed to the WHO that The fake one detected in to form an “inclusive, Islamic a key role in negotiations The Taliban say they seek eyes are now on Baradar, who of Kandahar, the birthplace of ed of clerics and young, pious the vaccines were fake. India was 2 ml — 4 doses vial. government,” although skeptics between the Taliban and offi- an “inclusive, Islamic” has said little about how the the Taliban movement he men, many of whom had been Now, the WHO has issued The SII doesn’t produce such point to its past record of cials from the Afghan Government and claim they group will govern but has helped found in the mid-1990s. driven from their homes and a Medical Product Alert about vials. intolerance for those not adher- Government that the militant have become more moderate proven pragmatic in the past. Ending 20 years of exile, he was had known only war. counterfeit Covishield vaccines The WHO’s Global ing to its extreme interpreta- group deposed in its blitz since they last held power. But Baradar’s biography charts thronged by well-wishers as he Their unsparing interpre- circulating in the two countries. Surveillance and Monitoring tions of Islam. across the country. many remain skeptical, and all the arc of the Taliban’s journey stepped off a Qatari tation of Islam unified their “The genuine manufactur- System for Substandard and The Taliban’s top political ranks and set them apart from er of Covishield (Serum Falsified Medical Products has leader, who made a triumphal the notoriously corrupt war- Institute of India Pvt. Ltd.) has unearthed these counterfeit return to Afghanistan this lords. Baradar fought alongside confirmed that the products vaccines. week, battled the US and its Mullah Omar as he led the listed in this alert are falsified. This is not the first time allies for decades but then   OP     Taliban through its seizure of These falsified products have that counterfeit Covid-19 vac- signed a landmark peace agree- power in 1996 and its return to been reported at the patient cines have been detected. The ment with the Trump admin- an insurgency following the level in Uganda and India,” the WHO earlier identified coun- istration.     2001 US-led invasion. WHO said. terfeit Pfizer-BioNTech Covid- Mullah Abdul Ghani Continued on Page 2 It said the products were 19 circulating in the USA. Baradar is now expected to play      Related reports on P8 confirmed as falsified on the Continued on Page 2          P          "# $     % !            4/,35 L   M      &'           he Taliban violently broke        Tup a protest in eastern    !   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The counsel argued that  /     +    out public executions and har- notification issued by the West Former Supreme Court the petition challenges the   O   bouring al-Qaida in the years Dozens of people gathered the Taliban firing into the air media and so he spoke on the Government to set up judge Justice Madan B Lokur notification, issued by the West ##  ' before the 9/11 attacks. in the eastern city of Jalalabad and attacking people with condition of anonymity. a Commission of Inquiry to and former Chief Justice of Bengal Government last month But many Afghans remain to raise the national flag a day batons to disperse the crowd. Meanwhile, videos from probe the Pegasus snooping Calcutta High Court Justice appointing a Commission of     deeply skeptical, and the violent before Afghanistan’s Babrak Amirzada, a reporter the Panjshir Valley north of allegations. However, the SC Jyotirmay Bhattacharya are the Inquiry to probe into the  "  # response to Wednesday’s Independence Day, which for a local news agency, said he Kabul, a stronghold of the issued notices to the Centre members of the Commission of snooping allegations, on the   /     # protest could only fuel their commemorates the end of and a TV cameraman from Northern Alliance militias that and Government Inquiry announced by the ground of jurisdiction. - (  fears. Thousands are racing to British rule in 1919. another agency were beaten by allied with the US against the to respond to the plea chal- Bengal Government last “The problem is there is *      the airport and borders to flee They lowered the Taliban the Taliban as they tried to Taliban in 2001, appear to lenging the legality of the month. some inconsistency in your   / 01 the country. Many others are flag — a white banner with an cover the unrest. show potential opposition fig- commission. Advocate Saurabh Mishra, affidavit. You say you want *2 !  ' hiding inside their homes, fear- Islamic inscription — that the A local health official said ures gathering there. It’s in the A bench headed by Chief appearing for the petitioner, inquiry, at the same time you *2   # ful after prisons and armouries militants have raised in the at least one person was killed only province that hasn’t yet Justice NV Ramana issued told the bench that the are opposing the Commission      ##     were emptied during the insur- areas they captured. and six wounded. The official fallen to the Taliban. notices to them and posted the Commission of Inquiry should of Inquiry,” the bench said. # -# 3  gents’ blitz across the country. Video footage later showed was not authorised to speak to Continued on Page 2 matter for hearing on August not conduct further proceed- Continued on Page 2 )   3  - '      *+&  # ( !       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It will be for  6!2657 when its collegium recom- the first time that women can- mended names of as many as didates will do so in the histo- ore than seven years after three women High Court ry of the NDA, which was MSunanda Pushkar was judges for elevation to the SC. founded in 1954. found dead in a luxury hotel The collegium, comprising senior Advocate PS Narasimha The interim order marks a here, a Delhi court on Chief Justice NV Raman (former Additional Solicitor significant step towards ensur- Wednesday discharged her Justices UU Lalit, AM General) for elevation to the SC ing greater participation of husband and Congress leader Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud directly from the bar. women in the armed forces as they join these institutions September 5. The court, how- Shashi Tharoor of all charges in and L Nageswara Rao, has rec- The collegium has also the NDA is known as the cra- after securing the basic gradu- ever said the result of the the case. Tharoor, who was pre- ommended the names of recommended names of the dle for grooming officers for ation degree. examination will be subject to sent when Special Judge Justice BV Nagarathna of the following High Court Chief the three Services, including In the case of the NDA, can- final adjudication of the Geetanjali Goel pronounced Karnataka High Court; Justice Justices for elevation: Justice the Army, the Navy and the didates are eligible for the exam- petition. the order in a virtual hearing, IPC sections related to cruelty MP from Thiruvananthapuram Hima Kohli, Chief Justice of the AS Oka (Karnataka High IAF. The court also pulled up ination conducted by the UPSC The bench of Justices thanked the judge and said it and abetment to suicide. added, “I have weathered Telangana High Court; and Court), Justice Vikram Nath the Army for not changing its after clearing the plus two stage Sanjay Kishan Kaul and had been “absolute torture for During arguments in dozens of unfounded accusa- Justice Bela Trivedi of the (Gujarat High Court), Justice “mindset”, even during the per- of the school. The selected can- passed the last seven-and-a-half years”. November 2019, the Delhi tions and media vilification Gujarat High Court for eleva- JK Maheshwari (Sikkim High manent commission judge- didates then undergo rigorous interim order on a plea filed by Pushkar was found dead in Police argued for adding up patiently, sustained by my faith tion to the Supreme Court Court). The second senior ment to women sometime training for four years before one Kush Kalra, which has Hotel Leela on the night of murder charges. in the Indian judiciary, which If the recommendations most Judge of Kerala High back. branching out to the specialised sought a direction to the January 17, 2014. The couple “This brings a significant today stands vindicated.” are accepted by the Union Court Justice CT Ravikumar So far, women candidates institutions of the Army, the IAF authorities concerned to allow had a serious spat that time. conclusion to the long night- “Nonetheless, the fact that Government, Justice and the third most senior judge appear and qualify for courses and the Navy. eligible female candidates to The Delhi Police after a year in mare which had enveloped me justice has been done, at last, Nagarathna could become the of the in the Officers Training The apex court in its order appear in the NDA and Naval January 2015 registered an FIR after the tragic passing of my will allow all of us in the fam- first woman Chief Justice of Justice MM Sundaresh also Academy (OTA) of the Army on Wednesday said women Academy Examination and for murder charges without late wife Sunanda,” said ily to mourn Sunanda in peace,” India in 2027. figure in the list of judges rec- and similar institutions of the are eligible for the NDA exam- train at the NDA. naming anyone. Later in 2018, Tharoor. Tharoor said. The collegium has also ommended for elevation to IAF and the Navy. Moreover, ination to be held on Continued on Page 2 chargesheet was filed under The 65-year-old Congress Continued on Page 2 recommended the name of the SC. !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./ 

%  *,$!    - '   "# $  555 From page 1 It added, “In your affi-      !      ,   davit and in your petition, you -4 must be consistent.” Solicitor General Tushar    *3*,/ from arrest till the next hearing date sched- Prosecution, while passing an interim order    *3*,/ ers and tapriwalas at the rate of five to six per Mehta, representing the Centre, uled for August 25. protecting Kundra from arrest till August 25 cent interest”. said he would be assisting the n a relief to Bollywood actress Shilpa After the hearing began in the case, when his case will be heard again. he Maharashtra Government on The beneficiaries of the soft loan scheme court on Constitutional ques- IShetty’s businessman-husband Raj Kundra’s lawyer Prashant Patil argued that Kundra, who was arrested on the night TWednesday announced soft loans at the would be from the districts of Raigad, Ratnagiri, tions involved in the matter. Kundra, the Bombay High Court on the other co-accused in the case were of July 19 in connection with a similar com- rate of five to six per cent interest to the farm- Sindhudurg, all in coastal Konkan region, “This is unconstitutional is Wednesday granted him interim protec- already out on bail and the offences plaint registered by the Crime Branch in ers, shopkeepers and tapriwalas (street ven- Pune, Satara and Kolhapur, all in western all I can say,” he told the bench. tion from arrest till August 25 in the case against Kundra attracted a punishment of 2021, had earlier told the court that there was dors) affected by the recent floods in various Maharashtra,” Pawar said. An international media registered in 2020 by the Mumbai Police less than seven years and there he deserved no evidence to link him against the HotShot districts of coastal Konkan region and west- Wednesday’s was the second major relief consortium has reported that in the porn film racket case. protection from the arrest. App and was being made a ‘scapegoat’. ern Maharashtra. measure announced by the MVA government over 300 verified Indian mobile After hearing both sides in a petition Opposing the anticipatory bail, Kundra has been booked under Sections Talking to media persons after holding a to the flood-affected people in the state. It may phone numbers were on the list seeking an anticipatory bail in the First Additional Public Prosecutor Prajakta 292, 293 (sale of obscene material) under the meeting with the officials of the district be recalled that on August 3, the Maharashtra of potential targets for surveil- Information Report (FIR) lodged by Shinde told the high court that Kundra’s role Indian Penal Code, Sections 66E, 67, 67A Central Cooperative banks in the State, deputy government announced a Rs 11,500 crore relief lance using Pegasus spyware. Mumbai Police Cyber Crime Cell for his was different from that of the other accused (transmission of sexually explicit material) Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said: “The district cen- package towards the losses suffered by the peo- The apex court had on alleged involvement in porn racket case, in the case. She sought time to take more under the Information Technology Act and tral co-operative banks have taken the lead to ple during the recent floods in coastal Konkan Tuesday issued notice to the Justice Sandeep K Shinde of the high court instructions on the merits of the application. provisions of the Indecent Representation of adopt a `no-profit–no loss’ policy to extend soft region, western Maharashtra and other parts of Centre on a batch of pleas seek- passed an interim order protecting Kundra Justice Shinde granted time to the Women (Prohibition) Act. loans to the flood-affected farmers shopkeep- the state. ing an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter, making it clear that it     ...   555   ... did not want the Government ( 555 to disclose anything which From page 1 From page 1 From page 1 compromises national securi- These counterfeit products were supplied During the group's 1996- The bench also directed the From page 1 ty. and administered to patients outside of autho- 2001 rule, the president and UPSC to take out an appropri- The detailed order in the rised vaccination programmes. governing council were based ate notification in view of its high-profile case is awaited. Counterfeit drugs and vaccines are a major in Kabul. But Baradar spent order and give due publicity to While the police had   OP$$$ problem in South Asia and Africa. The WHO most of his time in Kandahar, it. During the hearing, senior sought the framing of various has expressed concern about fake vaccines in the spiritual capital of the advocate Chinmoy Pradip charges against Tharoor during From page 1 circulation. Taliban, and did not have an Sharma, appearing for Kalra, the course of the arguments, his Those figures include “Falsified Covid-19 vaccines pose a serious official government role. said they have received the lawyer had told the court that members of the deposed gov- risk to global public health and place an additional The US invaded Centre’s counter affidavit on the investigation conducted by ernment — Vice President burden on vulnerable populations and health sys- Afghanistan after the 9/11 Tuesday in which the the SIT had completely exon- Amrullah Saleh, who asserted tems. It is important to detect and remove these attacks, which had been Government has stated that it erated his client of all the on Twitter that he is the coun- falsified products from circulation to prevent harm planned and carried out by is purely a policy decision and charges against him. Senior try’s rightful president and to patients,” it said and sought increased vigilance Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida court should not interfere with advocate Vikas Pahwa said Defense Minister Gen. within the supply chains of countries and regions while it was sheltering under it. there was no evidence to prove Bismillah Mohammadi — as likely to be affected by the falsified products. Taliban rule. Baradar, Omar The bench told Additional the offence against Tharoor. well as Ahmad Massoud, the son “Increased vigilance should include hospitals, clin- and other Taliban leaders fled Solicitor General Aishwarya After the order was pro- of the slain Northern Alliance ics, health centers, wholesalers, distributors, into neighboring Pakistan. Bhati that why is the nounced, Pahwa told reporters leader Ahmad Shah Massoud. It’s pharmacies, and any other suppliers of medical In the ensuing years, the Government continuing in this that the charges leveled by the unclear if they intend to challenge products,” the global agency said. Taliban were able to organize a direction after the verdicts of police for abetment to suicide to the Taliban, who seized most “All medical products must be obtained potent insurgency based in this court related to extending and cruelty were absurd and of the country in a matter of days from authorised/licensed suppliers. The prod- rugged and semi-autonomous permanent commission in the preposterous. Even the most last week. ucts’ authenticity and physical condition should tribal areas along the border. Army and Navy to women. essential ingredients of the The Taliban, meanwhile, be carefully checked. Seek advice from a Baradar was arrested in “This is unfounded now. offences were not present in pressed ahead with their efforts healthcare professional in case of doubt,” the Pakistan's southern city of We are finding it absurd. Will this case, he said. to form an “inclusive, Islamic WHO added. Karachi in 2010 in a joint raid the Army act on after the judi- “All the reports of various government.” They have been For the public, WHO said if any one used these by the CIA and Pakistan's cial orders are passed? We will medical boards, including psy- holding talks with former products, or suffered an adverse reaction having counterterrorism forces. then pass an order, if that is chological autopsy reports, Afghan President Hamid Karzai used these products, the person should seek imme- At the time, he had been what you want. I have this exonerated Tharoor from the and Abdullah Abdullah, a senior diate medical advice from a quali- making peace overtures to impression right from the High charges of homicide or suicide,” official in the ousted govern- fied healthcare professional and to Afghanistan's then-President Court that till an order is he said, adding that the charge ment. Mohammad Yusof Saha, report the incident to the National Hamid Karzai, but the U.S. Was passed, the Army does not sheet was filed without any a spokesman for Karzai, said Regulatory Authorities and National bent on military victory and it believe in doing anything vol- basis. preliminary meetings with Pharmacovigilance Centre.It also appeared that Pakistan wanted untarily,” the bench said. The Congress strongly Taliban officials would facilitate asked national regulatory and to ensure control over any When Bhati said women backed its leader after the court eventual negotiations with health authorities to immediately political process. can join services through the discharged him. Congress chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, notify WHO if these falsified Baradar's removal empow- Indian Military Academy spokesperson Randeep the top Taliban political leader, products are discovered in their ered more radical leaders with- (IMA) and OTA, the court said, Surjewala said, “The truth who returned to the country this country. in the Taliban who were less “Why is it not through NDA. always wins. The constant week. open to diplomacy. Is co-education a problem?” abuse, innuendos and slander Karzai and Abdullah met Bhati said that this is a pol- of our colleague Shashi Wednesday with Anas icy decision that women are not Tharoor by BJP and its crony Haqqani, a senior leader in a allowed in NDA. TV anchors come to naught.” powerful Taliban faction. The U.S. Branded the Haqqani net- work a terrorist group in 2012, and its involvement in a future government could trigger inter- national sanctions. Meanwhile, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry acknowl- edged in a one-sentence state- ment that Ghani and his fam- ily were in the country for “humanitarian considerations.” The president fled the Taliban advance on Sunday and disappeared amid wide- spread anger from Afghans over the collapse of the coun- try’s security forces. The U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi did not immediately respond to a request for com- ment. It was unclear if he’d received any other assistance. The UAE is a close U.S. Ally. Amid the uncertainty, thousands of Afghans have tried to flee the country in recent days, and the U.S. And its allies have struggled to manage a chaotic withdrawal from the country. Hundreds of people were outside the airport early Wednesday. The Taliban demanded to see documents before allowing the rare pas- senger inside. Many of the people outside did not appear to have pass- ports, and each time the gate opened even an inch, dozens tried to push through.

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Government is judiciously (ONORC) on their notice money for both the schemes 33 domains ranging from and completion of projects. mony. The programme was Lauding the policies of the using public money and giving boards. Hussain held a meeting i.e. Pradhan Mantri Garib mechatronics to baking to Vice Chancellor Neharika organised by the northeast dis- ruling Aam Aadmi Party it back to the people through with representatives of the Kalyan Anna Yojana cyber security. Vohra said, “Through the trict police at Shyamlal college. (AAP) Government, Jain said free and quality services then Delhi Sarkari Ration Dealers (PMGKAY) and the NFS are Upon successful comple- online screening process con- Asthana said that he was very that the Kejriwal Government what is the harm. “We have not Sangh (DSRDS) and discussed being dispersed in a timely tion of the first round, an ducted for 31 domains, only six sad when he heard about the was also making similar efforts introduced any new tax and we issues pertaining to distribution manner by the DSCSC,” online proctored Multiple- candidates each were selected riots which took place in the in the national Capital. “The work speaks for itself. The will continue to work tireless- of free ration. Hussain said. Choice Questions examina- on the basis of merit. national Capital last year. “I was Delhi Government is the only Delhi Government is for the ly to find innovative ways of The DSRDS welcomed the The AAP Minister urged tion was held on August 13 to “I would like to congratu- sad because this kind of prob- one working to provide quali- people and by the people. It was delivering the most appropri- decision of the Delhi the representatives of the test the basic knowledge and late all of you for this achieve- lem arose in Delhi where peo- ty amenities to the underpriv- due to the people’s support only ate policies for the people,” Jain Government to distribute DSRDS to distribute the full abilities of the candidates. ment and I hope that the win- ple have almost forgotten riots. ileged,” he said after inaugu- that the Kejriwal Government concluded. ration through e-PoS devices entitlement under the National DSEU kicked off the on- ners from this round after rep- No community or religion is rating a multipurpose com- got 90 per cent seats in Delhi Along with Jain, Narela from all fair price shops in Food Security Act and the ground competitions on 17 resenting Delhi in the region- bad. People who follow religion munity centre at Alipur Village consecutively which is historic Member of Legislature Delhi and assured Hussain PMGKAY to the beneficiaries. August and on the first and sec- al rounds shall proceed to the are not bad. But in every com- in Narela. “We have fulfilled in itself,” Jain said. Assembly Sharad Kumar that the work of distribution of During the meeting, the ond day of the events, it suc- National level and thereafter, munity, there are some people Chief Minister Arvind He further said: “Will is the Chauhan and senior officers of ration to the beneficiaries was technical and network issues cessfully conducted competi- participate in WorldSkills because of them the environ- Kejriwal’s promise to the peo- key to achieving anything; no the department were also pre- running smoothly. related to the e-PoS device tions for four domains name- which will be held in Shanghai ment gets spoiled,” said ple here for a centre and our task is impossible, but requires sent. The Delhi Government were also discussed. ly — Health and Social Care, in 2022.” Asthana. &&    % (2*      *- R       #  #  *! )    D  ##      ""   6!2657  ""   6!2657 !"!# $!" am Aadmi Party (AAP) on outh Delhi Municipal AWednesday staged a SCorporation (SDMC) online  ""   6!2657 protest outside the BJP head- facility to dispose of e-waste has quarters demanding with- been receiving good response he Delhi Police have drawal of the decision of the as 1,312 citizens have registered SDMC’s IT Department Tnabbed two drug peddlers, North Corporation to sell the themselves on the portal while has launched an application including a woman, from Novelty Cinema land at a nearly 400 have requested for https://ewaste.mcdservices.onli Delhi’s Majnu ka Tilla area. “throwaway” price. Leader of e-waste disposal till now. ne for submitting the online Police have also recovered 142 Alphonse, the Deputy Opposition of North MCD even been able to source of A senior SDMC official request for collecting the e- grams of smack worth 14 Commissioner of Police Vikas Goel said that the BJP enough income to run their said that the civic agency has waste and has also started a toll lakhs from the possession of (DCP), North district, on the ruled corporation has ran- own projects, pick up the piles disposed of nearly 25 metric free number-1800-123-005566 the accused. intervening night of August 16 sacked the civic body. “The of garbage and manage the tons of e-waste collected from for collecting and disposing of The accused have been and 17, finding the activity of party will continue to protest MCD. “The condition of its area at ‘recycle workshop’. e-waste in a scientific manner, identified as Pramajit (31) and person suspicious, police team and make the people of Delhi schools run by the corporations The Ministry of he said. Saraswati (59), both residents members followed and stopped aware of rampant corruption is terrible and the condition of Environment, Forest and The SDMC had started an of Majnu Ka Tilla area. Police him. “During enquiry, he could spread in the corporation,” he their hospitals is disastrous. Climate Change has notified online facility on 11th June said that Saraswati is found not reply to any satisfactory said. The situation has reached such the E-waste Management 2021 for e-waste collection. previously involved in eight reason about his movement. AAP’s National Secretary a point that whatever land is left Rules-2016 following which The civic agency had part- cases of NDPS Act and Excise The police party overpowered Pankaj Gupta said “BJP is rul- with them, they want to sell all the SDMC has engaged a pri- nered with the company to dis- Act registered at Civil Lines and and apprehended him. On the ing the municipal corpora- these properties before the vate company on the basis of pose of old and unserviceable Narcotics, Railways police sta- cursory search of the accused, tions in Delhi and their model next elections and fill up their open tender for disposal of e- IT equipment from the offices, tions. She was released from jail 100 grams of smack was recov- of governance is so bad that in own pockets with dishonest waste collected through an citizens, RWAs, markets etc in November, 2020. ered from his possession,” said the last 15 years they have not money,” he said. online facility. under its jurisdiction. According to Anto the DCP. !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./  69:9  +R  !R 0 '  %                  2( )  ' )  6!2657  6!2657 he Congress on Wednesday he Union Cabinet on Thit out at the Government TWednesday approved the  6!2657 over the hike in prices of LPG National Mission on Edible cylinders, accusing it of being Oils —Oil Palm (NMEO-OP), fter breaching the insensitive and distorting the a new centrally sponsored Avalue of one in budget of every household. scheme, with a financial outlay the first week of The party also displayed empty of 11,040 crore to promote the August, the R num- LPG cylinders and ‘chulhas’ at domestic cultivation of oil palm ber—which reflects the AICC press conference to in the next five years, and how rapidly the coro- highlight the issue of steep reduce the country’s depen- navirus pandemic is LPG prices. dence on edible oil imports. spreading—has been Congress general secretary The decision comes after steadily decreasing in the Earlier this week, Union Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Prime Minister Narendra Modi country including in Kerala Health Minister Mansukh charged that the Government’s country. have gone up by 265, which announced the new central and some northeastern States, Mandaviya, visited Kerala with “collection scheme” is flour- “Our one and only is almost 44 percent, she said. scheme on August 15 during according to researchers. a central team to review the ishing by increasing prices of demand is please bring some She also alleged that the his Independence Day speech The R-value between COVID-19 situation in the LPG every month. “On July 1, respite to people, think about government is not paying any at Red Fort. The Cabinet upto 11.20 lakh tonnes by material (cultivated by farm- August 14-16, calculated by the state. Modi ji’s Government the plight of people and bring subsidy on LPG cylinders and Committee on Economic 2025-26 and upto 28 lakh ers)… This will motivate the researchers, now stands at The Minister said the increased the price of LPG by down prices of LPG cylin- there is no difference between Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday tonnes by 2029-30,” Union farmers, and in case prices of 0.89. Centre has allocated 267.35 25 and on August 17 again ders. This is anti-women and the market and controlled approved a 77.45 crore pack- Agriculture Minister Narendra the raw material crops drop, the If R is less than one, it crore to the state to strength- increased it by 25. By show- anti-people and due to high prices. age for the revival of state-run Singh Tomar said while Government will pay the dif- means the number of newly en its health infrastructure ing the dream of Ujjwala, the prices people are forced to go On the much-touted North Eastern Regional addressing a press conference ferential amount to farmers infected people is lower than and will also provide 1.11 ‘collection scheme’ of the BJP back to using cow dung and Ujjwala Yojna, she said the Agricultural Marketing after the Cabinet meeting. through DBT (direct bank the number of infected people crore vaccines in August and Government is flourishing by firewood,” she said at AICC reality is that beneficiaries of Corporation Ltd. “Due to the heavy depen- transfer),” he said. in the preceding period and September. increasing the prices of LPG briefing. the scheme cannot afford a “A f i n a n c i a l o u t l a y o f dence on imports for edible The centrally-backed the disease incidence is going There are currently every month,” Priyanka said in “We do hope that an cylinder at 800 at a time 11,040 crore has been made oils, it is important to make scheme will also help to down. 4,98,630 people under sur- a tweet. insensitive government intox- when 97 per cent of people are for the scheme, out of which efforts for increasing the increase the capital investment India’s R has fallen to veillance in various districts of Congress spokesperson icated on power will pay some earning less than what they 8,844 crore is the Government domestic production of edible in the oil-producing ecosystem around 0.9, Sitbara Sinha of the the State. Of these, 4,70,771 are Supriya Shrinate urged the attention and bring some were three years back and 23 of India share and 2,196 crore oils in which increasing area in India. Along with that, it will Indian Institute of in home or institutional quar- Government to bring down respite to people. This is crore people have gone below is State share and this includes and productivity of oil palm also generate employment and Mathematical Science, who is antine and 27,859 in hospitals, prices of LPG cylinders to absolutely immoral and there the poverty line. the viability gap funding also. plays an important part,” increase income of farmers. leading the research, told a according to the state health provide relief to the common is no word to describe this,” “At what stage will the Under this scheme, it is pro- Tomar said. To address the issue of news agency, citing their data. department. people in the country. She she said. Government realise that dur- posed to cover an additional Regarding farmers’ fear of shortage of planting material in The R-value of Kerala, Kerala, which recorded said the Government has ini- Shrinate said as per Saudi ing the economic crisis, when area of 6.5 lakh hectare (ha.) for price fluctuation, he said that the country, seed gardens will which has the highest number the first COVID-19 case in the tiated the very steep hike on Aramco, which decides on people have lost jobs and their oil palm till the year 2025-26 the Centre will fix the cost of be provided assistance up to of active cases in the country, country, received accolades LPG cylinders by raising it by prices of gas, the price actual- wages have gone down and and thereby reaching the target raw materials needed for palm 80 lakhs for 15 hectare in rest is now below one, signalling a for effectively handling the 25 per cylinder, which is now ly comes to 600 but why are when people are looking for of 10 lakh hectares ultimately. oil production. “Like MSP of India and 100 lakhs for 15 relief to authorities who have first wave, but the State being sold at 860 per cylinder we paying 260 more. In the employment opportunities, The production of Crude Palm (minimum support price) … hectare in North-East and been struggling to bring down Government has been under in Delhi and is touching almost last eight or nine months they should not distort their Oil (CPO) is expected to go we will fix the price of this raw Andaman regions. the infection levels in the state. criticism after the second wave.  1,000 in various parts of the alone, prices of LPG cylinders home budgets,” she said. %         '( and Thursday, the IMD further        rainfall spell over  6!2657 said.   O  Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, The IMD has issued an Jharkhand, Gangetic he India Meteorological orange alert for moderate rain   P    West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, TDepartment (IMD) on in Delhi. !    northeast India and Wednesday said the southwest The precipitation is expect- #    sub-Himalayan West Bengal, monsoon is set to revive in ed to bring the maximum tem- Sikkim will continue till August north India from August 19 perature down to 32 degrees    19. after a two-week break. Celsius in three to four days, it   It said fairly widespread to “Central and adjoining said.      widespread rainfall activity peninsular India will experi- Meteorological experts said with isolated heavy falls are ence enhanced rainfall activi- “good rainfall” in the last 10    very likely over ties during the next 2-3 days”, days of the month is expected Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, the IMD said in its forecast. to cover the precipitation deficit Jharkhand, Gangetic West There will be fairly widespread in the national capital. Bengal on August 18 and 19; rainfall in Gujarat, The Northeast India, after which the IMD has pre- over Madhya Pradesh from Maharashtra, Odisha, meanwhile, will continue to dicted a decrease in August 18 to 20; and over Jharkhand and Gangetic receive widespread rainfall intensity. Telangana and Chhattisgarh West Bengal on Wednesday activity for the next two days, The IMD said the current on August 18. )           

New Delhi: NV Ramana on Wednesday termed “very unfor- tunate” certain “speculation and reports” in the media about Collegium meeting regarding appointment of judges’ in the Supreme Court. CJI Ramana, while speaking in the ceremonial function to bid farewell to Justice who is retiring, said the process of appointment of judges is sacrosanct and has dignity attached to it and the media must understand and recog- nise its sanctity. “On this occasion I want to take the liberty to express my concern about certain specula- tions and reports in the media. You are all aware we need to appoint judges to this court. The process is ongoing. Meetings will be held and decisions will be taken. The process of appoint- ment of judges is sacrosanct and has certain dignity attached to it. My media friends must under- stand and recognise the sancti- ty of this process,” he said. The CJI said that as an institution, the apex court holds the freedom of media and the rights of individuals in high esteem and today’s reflections in some sections of the media, pending the process, even before formalising the resolution is counter-productive. “There were instances of deserving career progression of bright talents getting marred because of such irresponsible reporting and speculation. This is very unfortunate and I am extremely upset about it,” he said. The CJI also lauded the tremendous amount of maturi- ty and responsibility displayed by majority of senior journalists and media houses in showing restraint and not speculating on such a serious matter. “Such professional journal- ists and ethical media are the real strength of the Supreme Court in particular and democracy in general. You are part of our sys- tem. I expect all the stakehold- ers to uphold the integrity and dignity of this institution,” he said. PTI !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./ % 7%   -   (!  0 #          &,   ,      ("       +  1      534=!  534=! Afghanistan to Taliban forces are being felt in the poll-bound State, especially    *3*,/ set them on a mission to arrest Shah. ith an aim to crack a he tremors of the cross-border western UP and the small dusty town By then, Shah had already sneaked Wwhip on terror and relat- Tevent, the takeover of Kabul by of Deoband in the Saharanpur district. n a prize catch, the Maharashtra Anti out of Mumbai and was moving around ed activities in Uttar Pradesh, Taliban in Afghanistan are being felt in While UP has nearly 20 per cent ITerrorist Squad (ATS) on Wednesday in disguises across the country with his Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Within 48 Muslim population, the concentration arrested Niranjan Shah, a former aide trail found in state like Karnataka, on Wednesday recommended hours of Taliban taking over Kabul, the is the highest in the western region at of late scamster Big Bull Harshad Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, the establishment of 12 units of Yogi Adityanath Government 26-46 per cent. Mehta, from Delhi, for his alleged role Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and finally ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad) announced setting up of an Anti- It was Chief Minister Adityanath’s in a narcotics case involving an inter- Delhi, said the officials. simultaneously. A proposal to Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Deoband, a media advisor Shalabh Mani Tripathi, national drug syndicate. “Shah was also constantly on the further strengthen the ATS town known for its Islamic seminary who linked the decision to the Taliban's The ATS brought off Niranjan move in disguises. It had become a was also proposed for the elite Darul Uloom Deoband. return to Afghanistan. He tweeted in Shah’s arrest after six month-long challenge for ujs to trace and arrest force to be equipped with more There is a palpable sense of outrage Hindi on August 17: “Amid the investigations that took its personnel six him,” an ATS official said. state-of-the-art resources as among the clerics of Deoband over the Taliban’s savagery, here is a piece of States across the country. The investi- After prolonged investigations that well as increasing the number setting up of an ATS commando train- news from UP. Yogi ji has decided to gators financially traced Shah to Delhi saw them visit six states, ATS sleuths of employees and officers. ing centre in their town. Though there open a commando training centre in where they arrested him. finally tracked him to Munirka village ATS units will be estab- was no public display of jubilation in Deoband. Over half-a-dozen ATS offi- Sixty-five-year-old Shah - a former in Delhi, where he was living as an ordi- lished in 10 sensitive dis- Deoband after the takeover of Kabul by cers selected from across the state partner of stock market big bull nary, poor man, in a single-room tricts. In these, ATS units or Taliban, a sense of accomplishment was would be deputed there,” he said, Harshad Mehta who masterminded the hired in somebody else’ name and commando training centres obvious as the Islamic seminary in adding that the decision was “causing 1992 Indian securities scam and died nabbed him in a covert operation yes- will be set up at Meerut, Deoband is the alma mater of the pain” to “those protecting terrorists”. at the age of 47 on December 31 2001 terday. Aligarh, Shravasti, Bahraich, make ATS more effective, new Many accused people have Taliban. The clerics of Darul Uloom Opposition parties in UP have crit- -was produced before a designated Apart from the Juhu ATS, Shah is Greater Noida (Jewar field units of ATS have been been arrested while busting the Deoband are unwilling to speak on icised the decision. Samajwadi Party court which sent him to ATS custody wanted by several agencies like the Airport), Azamgarh (nearby established at Bahraich and syndicate that lured deaf stu- record. They, however, maintain that leader Ram Govind Chaudhary alleged till August 25. Anti-Narcotics Cell and Economic airport), Kanpur, Sonbhadra, Shravasti on the Indo-Nepal dents and people from the the government decision to set up ATS it was to “instill fear” among the Shah’s name had figured in the Offences Wing, Mumbai, the Narcotics Mirzapur and Deoband in border. The ATS arrested 69 weaker income groups to con- in Deoband is a deliberate attempt to Muslims of the region. The Sambhal MP investigations into a major case involv- Control Bureau and Directorate of Saharanpur. Land has been terrorists belonging to various vert them with the lure of equate terror with Deoband and malign of SP, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, went a step ing the arrest of one Sohel Yusuf Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi, and allotted in the respective dis- terrorist organisations such as money, job and marriage. the image of the seminary. further and defended the Taliban Memon and subsequent seizure of several police stations in both the tricts for setting up the units ISIS, Hizbul Mujahideen, Jaish- On January 16, the ATS Maulana Sami ul-Haq, known as takeover, equating it with India's free- 5.65 kilogram of Mephedrone worth cities. and process is going on for e-Mohammed, JMB, arrested and sent 18 accused, the Father of Taliban in Pakistan, who dom struggle. He said in Sambhal on around Rs. 2.53-crore. During the Shah had earlier been arrested by the construction of build- ABT/Bangladesh, Babbar including three Chinese set up Darul Uloom Haqqania in August 17, that the Taliban did not allow interrogation, Memon had told the ATS the DRI in New Delhi in 2011 and by ings. Apart from this, land is Khalsa. They also tracked ISI nationals, to jail for activating Peshawar where the Talibans were Russia or the United States to establish that Shah had supplied the contraband, the NCB Mumbai in 2014, but was likely to be allotted soon for spies, Naxals, terror funding fake mobile SIM cards based on trained, was a student of Darul Uloom themselves in Afghanistan, “and now but had absconded after that. released on bail. The investigators said setting up ATS units in and those circulating fake coded forms. This case is relat- Deoband. He was also a member of they want to run their own country”. He Subsequently, ATS’ State Additional his links were found with dubious ped- Varanasi and Jhansi. Indian currencies and arrested ed to scams as well as anti- Pakistan senate and was assassinated in was promptly slapped with a case under DGP Vineet Kumar Agarwal, DIG dlers engaged in smuggling large quan- According to the instruc- 216 people accused of various national activities, which are 2018 in Rawalpindi. Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code Shivdeep Lande, SP Sohail Sharma tities of drugs both into and outside the tions of the Government, to offences. being investigated deeply. The reverberations of the fall of for sedition by the UP police. formed a special team of ATS Juhu and country. O)     *+ .0  !     *. ,     ,  -     4=54// some are in the other parts of time we could not gather the cinated 50 crore people but -.     the country. The Chief entire information.” here in Bengal we have got only     # engal Chief Minister on Secretary is writing a letter to The District Magistrates 3 crore vaccines … w ereas we   #/- BWednesday reposed faith in the MEA requesting it to bring had been asked to “inform the require 14 crore doses.” the Ministry of External Affairs back the citizens as quickly as top echelons of the adminis- On the resuming of the Chennai: The Madras High about its deaings with the possible, she told the media tration directly if anyone comes local train services she said )   Court has issued a series of direc- Afghanistan crisis urging upon adding most of those who and informs them that their rel- “only after 75 percent of tions to the Central Government the Central Government to were stuck up in that country atives are stuck” in Afghanistan Kolkatans and 80 percent of the for releasing the "caged parrot", safely evacuate the Indian are from Darjeeling, the official said adding “the people living in Howrah have   76/E or ensuring autonomy to the nationals including those from Kalimpong and Terai region. names, addresses, their where- been vaccinated we will start Central Bureau of Investigation Bengal stranded in the strife- ed in that country including “We are trying to find out abouts in Afghanistan and vaccinating the villagers and countrywide festival with (CBI). torn nation. those from our State.” whether there are more people,” phone numbers and other after 50 percent of them have Ahalf a pint of milk, Hearing a Public Interest When asked to comment The State would be writing she said. details have also been asked been vaccinated we will start described Hari S Kartha, vet- Litigation to transfer a case of on what she thought about the a letter to the Centre in this However, sources in the for… as soon as we collect these the local train service.” eran economist and financial cheating by a finance compa- Afghan crisis and what her regard, she said. Banerjee said Home Department said more information we will immedi- The Chief Minister said journalist, after assessing the ny probed by Tamil Nadu opinion was about the Centre’s a little more than a couple of people from Bengal could be ately pass it on to Delhi.” that she was sending a team of first 100 days' performance of Police to the central agency, the dealing with it she said “it is a hundred people from Bengal stranded in that State. “We have Apart from the ministers and MPs to the Niti the M K Stalin led Tamil Nadu court's Madurai Bench on complex international isue and were currently stranded in got some unconfirmed inputs Afghanistan issue the Chief Ayog in Delhi to get clearance Government. Tuesday said: "Only when the need not be comment on … Afghanistan. from other districts like Nadia Minister also dwelt on a host of for three “master plans” for Despite financial con- CBI is given a statutory status, the Ministry of External Affairs “So far we have been able and elsewhere who are still in other things saying she had Sunderbans, coastal tourist straints, the Tamil Nadu (would) the autonomy of CBI is taking care of the situation … to trace more than 200 people that country … we are trying requested the Prime Minister to town Digha and Ghatal in Government has executed cent would be ensured. Secondly it they have evacuated some who are stranded in different to confirm this,” an official said send more vaccines to Bengal. order to save them from recur- per cent of what the DMK chief Government has implemented should have a dedicated cadre Indians and I will urge them parts of Afghanistan. Some adding “as we have to gather “The Prime Minister is telling rent floods in the face of chang- M K Stalin had promised the the promise of free bus rides for of officers on its own without evacuate all the Indians strand- are stranded in Kabul and information in short span of that his Government has vac- ing global climate. people during the election ladies, transgenders and the getting the officials on deputa- campaign what he would do in senior citizens. “The first 100 tion. the first 100 days of office . A days of this Government saw "The CBI should have an ' '  reduction of Rs 3 for every liter realization of investments autonomy as that of    -,  '   ' of petrol and milk sold in the worth Rs 28,508 crore worth Comptroller and Auditor State has been widely appreci- investment which would gen- General of India, who is only  )   ated and demands are being erate more than 83,000 works. accountable to Parliament." heard in Kerala and Karnataka I give A+ to this government The court also said that the % -    3  # )  for the same concession. based on its activities till date,” CBI Director should be vested “The cut in price of petrol said Meyyappan, himself an with ex-officio powers of the  /**3 "They played a key role on behalf tially given to those students who would benefit more than two industrialist. Secretary to the Government of  />/ /5/ of ISI in facilitating matters pertain- were close family members or rela- crore two-wheeler drivers in In yet another develop- India, reporting directly to the he Jammu & Kashmir Police on ing to admissions under this catego- tives of killed terrorists. the State and would make a lot ment, the Tamil Nadu Ministry without having to go he Tripura High Court on Wednesday reject- TWednesday claimed that some ry for this set of Hurriyat linked per- There were also cases where the of impact in Tamil Nadu’s Government declared on through the Department of Ted a petition filed by the Trinamool Congress Hurriyat leaders, who were hand in sons in India as part of a nefarious quota allotted to individual Hurriyat economy,” said Finance Tuesday that Prof Sultan Personnel and Training (DoPT). seeking a stay order on the probe against the glove with few educational consul- design of pumping money into mili- leaders were sold to anxious parents Minister Palanivel Thiagarajan Ahmed Ismail has been Pointing out that the party's national General Secretary Abhishek tancies, were selling Pakistan-based tancy and other terrorist related activ- who desired their children to have while addressing the legislative appointed as the chairman of Supreme Court and the High Banerjee, Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu MBBS seats and other courses to fund ities", the police spokesman added. MBBS and other professional degrees assembly. the seven-member high power Courts entrust the CBI with and four others, and directed the police to con- terrorism in Kashmir valley. According to a police spokesman, in one way or the other. “Chief Minister Stalin is committee which would have investigation of cases without tinue with their probe against the Trinamool lead- So far the police claimed to have "the information on the basis of More than 80 cases were studied in trying to kick start the econo- the final say on the exploration the consent of the states, the ers for allegedly obstructing the police from per- arrested four separatist leaders while which criminal investigation had which either the students or their par- my by making liquid cash and extraction of hydrocarbon court ordered that the Centre forming their duties, court officials said. looking for others in connection with been started into the matter also sug- ents were examined for academic years available in the hands of the projects. Prof Ismail would consider and take a decision for However, Trinamool leader Subal the case. The FIR in the case was ear- gested that the money collected between 2014-18.Searches were under- people. This is a step in the have the final say in exploration enactment of a separate Act giv- Bhowmik, who had filed the petition, claimed lier registered in July 2020. from the parents of the aspiring or taken in about a dozen premises in the right direction as it would help and extraction of hydrocarbon ing statutory status with more that the high court's order was like a "victory Those arrested by the Counter potential students was used, at least valley to look for evidence of collection revive the economy crippled by from areas outside Protected powers and jurisdiction to the for them" as the court has asked the police not Intelligence Kashmir in Srinagar have partly, to support and fund terrorism of money and its further usage. the pandemic,” said Kartha. Agricultural Zones which have CBI at the earliest. to add any other sections to the case or sub- been identified as Mohammad Akbar and separatism in different ways". The analysis of digital records and “A glance through the been welcomed by farmers It also sought that the CBI mit their report without the permission of the Bhat alias Zaffar Bhat, self-styled The police spokesman said while paper receipts as well as records per- progress card released by the and environmentalists alike. shall be made more indepen- court. chairman of Salvation Movement, investigating the case vide FIR num- taining to bank transactions revealed DMK Government in connec- A revolutionary step in dent like the Election Tripura police had on August 10 registered Fatima Shah, Mohammad Abdullah ber 05/2020 under section 13, 17, that a sizable portion of the money tion with its first 100 days in public health care “Health at Commission and the a suo-moto case against six Trinamool leaders Shah and Sabzar Ahmad Sheikh. 22A, 40 Unlawful Activities was kept aside for personal use. office, is promising and there is the Doorsteps”, the first of its Comptroller and Auditor for allegedly "obstructing official duties and Police are also looking for Bhat”s Prevention Act read with section 4 of “Evidence also came on record to an all round good feeling in the kind in India, became opera- General of India, and a separate misbehaving" with the force at the Khowai brother, Altaf Ahmad Bhat, and Shah”s Prevention of Money Laundering show that money was put into chan- State,” said C D Meyyappan, tional in Tamil Nadu. A multi- budgetary allocation shall be police station in western Tripura on August 8. brother, Manzoor Ahmad Shah, and Act, many significant facts emerged nels that ended up supporting pro- senior Congress leader who specialty hospital would come made for the agency. Besides Banerjee and Basu, Trinamool's others in connection with the case. The and came to be established. grammes and projects pertaining to ter- enjoys good rapport with the up soon in the campus of The CBI Director shall be Member Dola Sen, its chief two named accused had exfiltrated to During the course of investiga- rorism and separatism. For example, chief minister. Chennai’s Kings Institute at a given powers as that of the spokesman Kunal Ghosh, Subal Bhowmik and Pakistan during early 1990s for illegal tion, it surfaced that MBBS and payment for organising stone pelting He pointed out that despite cost of Rs 250 crore, said Ma Secretary to the Government ex-Tripura minister Prakash Das were also arms and ammunition training and other professional degree related also could also be traced and brought the findings in the White Paper Subramaniam, Tamil Nadu’s and shall directly report to the booked by the police. settled down on the other side. seats in many cases were preferen- on record,” the spokesperson said. on Tamil Nadu’s economy, the Minister for Health. Minister/Prime Minister. IANS 7 .   R      R !! 6  Mysuru, (Karnataka): The ers and they have to be con- Opposition parties have vinced about them. Dubbing slammed Union Minister of agitating farmers as brokers is State for Agriculture and not acceptable, he added. Farmers Welfare Shobha Kuruburu Shantakumar, Karandlaje for calling protesting State Farmers Organisation farmers as brokers and middle- Federation President chided men. Shobha Karandlaje and said that Farmers are protesting she gave the statement for cheap against the three farm laws for publicity. "She has spoken very nearly nine months at the bor- lightly about farmers," he men- ders of Delhi. tioned. Karandlaje has dubbed pro- Karnataka Sugarcane testers as 'brokers' and 'middle- Growers Association members men'. "We can convince the also staged a protest and ques- genuine famers not the fake tioned Shobha Karandlaje on her ones," she had commented. comments on agitating Former minister and JD(S) farmers. leader Sa Ra Mahesh on Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday urged the Shobha Tuesday had said that the gov- Karandlaje to take back her ernment has held 11 rounds of statement on protesting farmers meetings with agitating farmers and apologize. If the new laws on and Prime Minister is trying to agriculture are in the interest of remove the shackles of farmers the farmers, it has to be com- through these new sets of municated to the agitating farm- laws. IANS !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./ &

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Thereafter, the ideolo- “wives” of the terrorists. caliph of Islam as Yazid was a be explained in the words of gy was of Sheikh Najdi and Not only in Afghanistan, hardcore terrorist, a brute and British historian Charles <= 7 662/?(' the sword was of Saud. A the virus of terrorism may a libertine. He was immoral to Allen who, in his book ‘God’s /*=>76 dynastic government was spread to other parts of the the extent that a bare mention Terrorists — The Wahhabi established as a result of this world; hence it is necessary to of his evil deeds is taboo in Cult and the Hidden Roots of */ ? (!/( partnership, which is still eliminate the morbid ideolo- civilised society. Modern Jihad’, w r i t e s : */*73(/O( continuing in the name of gy of Wahhabism alongside When Yazid bargained hard “Wahhabi is the guiding ide- Saudi Arabia. eliminating the terrorists. All for Husain to choose between ology behind modern Islamist (JD*=7D=52 Charles Allen further sects of Muslims and their reli- allegiance or death, the latter terrorism. In the late 18th writes Wahhabi or Salafi ide- gious heads must come for- knew that recognition of Yazid’s century, a violently intolerant (=/5/(>7/ ology is enshrined in Kitab-al- ward to prevent this disease. immorality will permanently dis- re-interpretation of Islam Twahid (book of unity), which (The writer is a legal jour- figure the true faith and a pseu- took root in the Arabian prescribes the forceful conver- nalist and author. The views do religion will emerge in the desert. Its followers became sion of Muslims from other expressed are personal.) ''( ')''*+,')( SOUNDBITE       !              ,    2    #  3     Sir — Enough is enough. 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The policy makers in =)3 7/(6 their hurry to project achievement /=76  ignore the tedious path that they tread. 76 5<6*6            #      Let us for instance check how an scrapping policy would bring be deprived of their vehicles would other terms. But billions are being        #         ( individual acquires a motorcycle or a car. ,6/3(6,?76 10,000 crore investments are have to now invest not less than wasted on looking for a          #     It is certainly not a luxury in a country 62=<0A?6/ ( illusory statistics. It has ignored 5.5 lakh each to remain at the ‘no-solution’. The result is to be       ?         #   ( ( where public transport is rudimentary. *=(=<760'M the fact that the total number of same level or worse as the loss to seen everywhere, not only in To have an automobile to help one trav-  = 6)6=)56 registered vehicles in 2019 was the nation would be, at 2011 urban areas but all over the rural            (           #       ( el with a bit of ease is a necessity. The */?7/ 6 295.8 million. In 2011, 14.2 mil- rates, over 7 trillion. The nation, areas, along the highways, roads process has its rigmarole. Not more than lion vehicles were registered. In even assuming that all those who or habitats. The Swachh Bharat is            one per cent of people can make full ,6=*6(6= other words, these 14.2 million had vehicles would successfully not working for these reasons and   )            #  B+/)( down payment. Most resort to a repay- N6(!7 vehicles, most having a fine work- acquire new vehicles, would lose the country is ready to repeat its ,F            R(  S  G 9 ment schedule over a period of four to 676 =,= able life, would now, as per the a whopping over 11 trillion for mistakes. Plastic disposal needs a               seven years or more. Announcing it to )6(== arbitrary policy of ten years, be virtually keeping the nation at the virulent solution. This country is     *            ( be a junk in ten years suddenly does not =*6,3 declared junk. Is that rational? It wealth level of 2011. nowhere near it. add to the owner’s stability. Besides, if means at least 1.4 crore families It is an imprudent decision Look at the contrast of e-vehi-      #                G ? )/?>/76<?               G A    someone has spent a lifetime to pay for would be deprived of their wealth and must be junked by a country cles that also use maximum plas- his prized car or any other possession, =*6/J= which, let us assume, they had that is afflicted with 80 crore - 60 tic to keep its deadweight low. The          G ?       who is the state or government to 76 (/ >( acquired on an average cost of per cent of the population - peo- latest lithium-ion batteries have a                   declare it junk? about 3 lakh per family. A total ple sustaining on free food dole. life of two-three years - or 300 to   G A      G       G The vehicle is an individual’s prop- cost of 4.2 trillion. In contrast, No sane country would waste 500 charges. If the battery is com- +    G # "     erty, the owner is its custodian and for such a sacrifice, all that the such wealth knowing that most pletely discharged, it can no longer #      #      0   nobody else can issue an order that the government estimates generate is people losing their vehicles would be recharged again. The e-vehicle vehicle can be seized by a state agency a miniscule one-time investment never be able to purchase anoth- would not be less pollutant.          4      (         #         without violating basic fundamental of 10,000 crore. er in their lifetime because by the And the nation is committing rights. It is ultra vires of the statute. Is that justified? Let us assume end of ten years, most of the 1. 4 yet another folly. 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ccording to historian ancient Hindu scriptures. Acharya Bhavananda, fol- kings of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ramdal, the Madhav sect, the ed in many wars. Jadunath Sarkar, the Jat Evidence of the sages’ mastery lowed by Acharya Bharatpur and Kullu were Vishnuswami sect and the By 1818, Jaipur was com- Aruler Nawal Singh got a in war is found in a painting Anubhavananda, Virjanand adorned by the Bairagi saint- Dharma warriors of the pletely controlled by the East lot of support from Swami in Akbarnama in which two and Swami Balananda, became warriors, the Gonsai army led Nimbarka sect, and formed India Company. Thereafter, Balananda and his Lashkar in groups of sadhus are fighting the most ardent of acharyas of by Anoop Giri and Rajendra three anis (battalions) - the military power of the the battle of ‘Jats of Bharatpur’ with swords. In the book Bijak, Bairagis and made Rajasthan Giri served the armies of sev- Digambara, Nirvani and Vaishnava sects established at with Mirza Najaf Khan. He / ,/0* Kabir Das has mentioned the the centre for their military eral states including the Nirmohi — and seven akhadas the Balananda Math Jaipur writes that in the Mughal-Jat financial prosperity and war organization. Jaipur and Maratha army. - Digambara, Nirvani, eroded by 1826. The state of struggle, especially in the bat- skills of sages. Bharatpur were their major Although there were many Nirmohi, Khaki, Niralambi, Bharatpur also came under tle of Barsana, the Bairagi sol- History has ample evi- centres where strategic meet- saint- warriors in the Bairagi Santoshi and thereafter the suzerainty of the British, diers, under the leadership of dence of army of sadhus who ings and activities were held. tradition, the names of Swami Mahanirvani. Vishnuswamy. where the Bairagi army had Swami Balananda, bravely were trained to protect tem- Another army of the Balananda and his Guru Jhadia Nirmohi and Maladhari an impressive presence. The fought the Mughals. However, ples, monasteries and reli- Nimbarka sect was stationed at Virjanand are notable in the Akharas were added later. then head of Balananda despite the martyrdom of gious gurus in the Vaishnava In early 16th century, Neem Ka Thana in Rajasthan 18th century. The Balananda Dadupanthi Vaishnava Math, Mahant Sevadas, the about 2000 Bairagi soldiers, the sects namely Nimbarka, Acharya Bhavanand organized in the 16th century. An army of Mutt of Jaipur is an eyewitness warriors also came with the commander of Bairagi army, Mughals won the war. Ramanandi and Vishnu military monks in the 1700 Naga Sadhus was also to the valor of these saint-war- Nirmohi Akhara. Thus,a very became powerless and left for Weapons of war and non- Swami since the 15th century, Ramanandi sect. It is described there, named as Badi-Jamaat riors. Historians in many pres- powerful military organization a spiritual life in Lohargal. violence seem to contradict but the credit for organising as ‘Ramdal’ in the texts of this and Chhoti-Jamaat. A contin- tigious universities in England of bairagis emerged. From the Gradually, other saint-sol- each other. Yet, history stands and uniting this army of sect. and it finds mention in gent of fighting Sadhus was at and America have conducted reign of Maharaja Sawai Jai diers also migrated across witness to sage-warriors in Bairagi Sadhu saints goes to Vaishnava Kabir. They were Dadupanthi Mutt in Narayana research and written books Singh of Jaipur, to the reign of the country. As a result, this Mughal and British India who Swami Balananda. The saint- under the control of a Bairagi near Jaipur. By the end of the about these religious warriors. Pratap Singh, this organization powerful organization of (The author is a Senior th gave a new dimension to the Officer of the Central warrior is also credited with Acharya. This group used to 17 century, this army of sad- In 1721, Swami Balananda in the Balananda Mutt was saint-warriors stood reduced concept of ‘Ahimsa’ by training Government and these building prestigious temples, gather for Kumbh mela at hus under Mahant Jaitaram’s unified the four Vaishnava extremely powerful. Swami to a mere symbolic presence in the use of war weapons as are his personal views.) including the famous Mahavir Prayag, Nashik, Ujjain and leadership had become very sects into a military-like orga- Balananda not only remained in the Kumbh arena in the has been described in the temple in Patna in 1730. Haridwar. strong. While the armies of the nization. He unified the the Rajguru but also participat- present times. !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./  2

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Washington: US President Joe he Taliban have blown up On Wednesday, groups of ny recognition of the new Biden and British Prime  ,/>4=4 the military-led Government Tthe statue of a Shiite mili- fighters carrying long guns Agovernment in Minister Boris Johnson have since Suu Kyi’s ouster. tia leader who fought against patrolled a well-to-do neigh- Afghanistan should happen on agreed to hold a virtual meet- ore than 1,000 people Casualties are also rising them during Afghanistan’s civil borhood of the capital, Kabul, an “international, not unilat- ing of G-7 countries next week Mhave been killed by secu- among the military and police war in the 1990s, according to that is home to many embassies eral” basis, British Prime on the fast-unfolding develop- rity forces in Myanmar since as armed resistance grows in photos circulating on as well as mansions of the Minister Boris Johnson has ments in Afghanistan. the military seized power from both urban and rural areas. Wednesday, sowing further Afghan elite. The Taliban have told his Pakistan counterpart Biden and Johnson spoke the elected Government of Teik Naing, secretary-gen- doubt about their claims to promised to maintain security, Imran Khan, as they discussed over phone regarding the Aung San Suu Kyi about six eral of the AAPP, said most of have become more moderate. but many Afghans are as afraid the unfolding situation in the Commons on the Afghanistan developments in Afghanistan, months ago, a human rights the people killed were anti-mil- The insurgents’ every of them as they are of potential crisis-torn country. crisis after the UK Parliament the White House said on group said on Wednesday. itary activists and more than 40 action in their sudden sweep to 4    P   chaos. As part of a series of phone was recalled from its summer Tuesday, adding that the two The Assistance Association were shot in the head. power is being watched close-   P     P In a rare, early show of dis- calls with world leaders to push recess for the special session. leaders commended the brav- for Political Prisoners, which In addition, a large number ly. They insist they have    %      sent, dozens of people gathered for a coordinated strategy for “The Prime Minister ery and professionalism of monitors protest-related arrests died in interrogation centers changed and won’t impose the in the eastern city of Jalalabad the crisis in the region, Johnson stressed his commitment to their military and civilian per- and deaths in Myanmar, said it and prisons after being arrest- same draconian restrictions have opposed them. and raised the Afghan nation- spoke to Khan on Tuesday work with international part- sonnel, who are working confirmed two more deaths on ed, Teik Naing said. they did when they last ruled But many Afghans remain al flag in an anti-Taliban afternoon ahead of a call with ners to avoid a humanitarian together in Kabul on the evac- Wednesday, bringing the total The military leadership Afghanistan, all but eliminat- deeply skeptical, and thou- demonstration, according to US President Joe Biden. disaster in Afghanistan and the uation of their citizens and to 1,001. disputes the AAPP’s figures but ing women’s rights, carrying sands are racing to the airport Salim Ahmad, a local resident. It comes ahead of a parlia- wider region,” said the Downing Afghan nationals who assisted There has been a has not recently released any of out public executions and ban- and borders to flee the country. He said the Taliban fired in the mentary debate in the House of Street read-out of the call. in the war effort. PTI groundswell of protests against its own. ning television and music. Many others are hiding inside air to disperse the crowd. There They also promised not to their homes, fearful after pris- were no immediate reports of seek revenge against those who ons and armories were emptied any casualties. 7 0   !    % % ; ! !%   : %     %   & )              (!   9   7=>4=> attended a meeting last month in Kabul: The United Arab Beijing: China on Wednesday when will China accord diplo- which they passed a motion to Emirates says it has accepted said it will decide on extending matic recognition to the our members of a Hong mourn the “sacrifice” of the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani diplomatic recognition to the Taliban insurgents, which has FKong university student attacker, local media reported. and his family for “humanitar- Taliban in Afghanistan only taken control of Afghanistan. union were arrested on The arrests are the latest ian considerations.” after the formation of the gov- “If we have to recognise a Wednesday on accusations of use of a strict national securi- Ghani fled Afghanistan ernment in the country, which government, the first thing is advocating terrorism when they ty law that Beijing imposed on just as the Taliban approached it hoped would be “open, inclu- that we will need to wait until the paid tribute to an attacker who semiautonomous Hong Kong Kabul. The statement carried sive and broadly representative”. government is formed,” he said. stabbed a police officer and last year after months of anti- by the UAE’s state-run WAM “China’s position on the “We hope there will be an then killed himself, police said. Government protests. news agency on Wednesday Afghan issue is consistent and open, inclusive and broadly rep- Those arrested included the The protests which roiled did not say where Ghani was in clear,” Chinese Foreign resentative regime in Afghanistan. president and council chairman the former British colony for the country. It quoted the Ministry spokesman Zhao Only after that, we will come to of the University of Hong Kong’s months in 2019 often led to country’s Foreign Ministry in Lijian told a media briefing the question of diplomatic recog- student union, who were among clashes between demonstra- a one-sentence statement. AP here answering a question nition,” he said. PTI more than 30 students who tors and police. :99       !% 1 ( ! Lahore: Lahore police have booked 400 people who allegedly harassed and molested a YouTuber girl on Pakistan’s Independence Day at the historic Minar- i-Pakistan, officials said. The police got into action following the videos of her harassment and molestation that went viral on social media with calls to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to take action against the culprits. The incident took place on August 14 when hundreds of youngsters were celebrating Independence Day at Azadi Chowk near Minar-i-Pakistan in Lahore. PTI !"#$"%& (&)*+$,- ,))+( ./ # 3

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We LPG now costs 859 per 14.2- Mission on Edible Oils – Oil ished in the red following a late     " # for the April-June 2021 quar- mating the GDP to grow by 20 forecast GVA and the GDP to kg cylinder in Delhi, according Palm (NMEO-OP) with a sell-off as investors pocketed  /  * /    P1B  ter but is far below the same in per cent and the gross value have shrunk by around 9 per to a price notification of oil financial outlay of 11,040 gains in banking, finance and &#  #  #   ##  '=   the pre-Covid times, rating added (GVA) will register a cent each in Q1FY22, relative companies. This is the second crore to promote domestic cul- IT stocks. Snapping its four-ses- H:B&#     ###     #    agency Icra said on Wednesday. growth of 17 per cent for the to the pre-Covid level of straight month of a price tivation of oil palm in the next sion record-setting spree, the     #     # #:IB Icra said the low base of the June quarter. The GVA is esti- Q1FY20, highlighting the tan- increase. 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Having said that, I do %     ' %%) virtual reality into the curriculum sion, to create a better feedback the lack of comprehensive design not want to look at the past any- is a step towards bridging this gap. mechanism for improved and effi- learning and technology-driven more because we are changing the '%   ! %) It not only creates a better under- cient design understanding. curriculums. The exhausted sys- conversation with better roles, bet- standing of immersive technology Through the application of vir- tems and curriculums are often ter representation and better story- echnology has been aiding the Immersive technology offers but also encourages students to tual reality, design understanding obsolete and have lost their rele- telling. I see no reason to hold on Tgrowth of different industries great potential to bridge this gap by analyse its significance in profes- can be revolutionised by moving vance resulting in low employabil- to the past and sulk about it, we are in diverse shapes and forms. In the enhancing the understanding of sional practise. The lack of access from static methods of design pre- ity and under-skilled workforces. storytellers, we rather should ongoing pandemic, technology design and allowing students to vir- to construction sites and practising sentation such as 2D drawings and Immersive and collaborative tech- change it,” says Deol. has acted as a catalyst for reinforc- tually experience their creations. It experts hold students back from 3D imagery to a more dynamic nology like virtual reality can Manjari Makijany, who recent- ing work patterns. Though fairly not only allows for real-time and generating a comprehensive under- interactive experience that is true to bring accuracy in functioning and ly directed the Disney film Spin, slow, the adoption of technology in true-to-scale modifications and standing of building products and scale and proportion. Further, by communication amongst students which features Deol, calls Priyanka the AEC (architecture, engineering iterations but also offers relief from technologies available in the indus- connecting the design fraternity and faculties, offering a compre- Chopra Jonas the “face of change” and construction) industry is not tedious back and forth design try. Using digital twins created by with building product manufactur- hensive technological solution that and explains how the actress is novel, however, the same cannot be processes. This enables students to building product manufacturers ers, immersive technology pro- ensures efficiency in communica- smashing the stereotypical repre- stated about design education. explore the realm of design freely. on various virtual reality platforms vides the requisite tools and plat- tion and learning. The pandemic sentation of South Asian characters. Over the years, design education Various collaborative solutions also is a great way for students to keep forms to not only bolster design not only offers an opportunity to “Casting actors like her in lead has shied away from the adaptation allow the opportunity for students up with the new industry trends, as communication within the acade- rethink and redefine our educa- roles, whether it is in Quantico or and application of technology. to be guided by faculty through well as enhance their cognisance of mic realm but also extend learning tional methodologies but also in films in which she played a sub- Nevertheless, the current pan- these explorations or even collab- available building products. opportunities beyond academic allows us to reinvent them by stantial part because of her talent, demic has not just compelled edu- orate among themselves for group Immersive technology plat- circles, thereby allowing students to incorporating technology as we is the way forward,” she added. cational institutes to adopt technol- assignments. forms have a myriad of tools to offer familiarise themselves with the lat- transition back to remote learning. Makijany continues, “I think ogy but also created an environ- Even though the current cur- that would allow students to get a est building products, industry Immersive technology creates a people also tend to making Indian ment that fosters its growth. As riculum creates profound thinkers comprehensive and hands-on expe- trends. A technologically backed future-ready and digitally skilled characters speak with a put-on that for the longest time.” design institutes catch up with the and designers, students often find rience of design through easy and curriculum, therefore, becomes the workforce that will revolutionise accent in western cinema. They According to her, “The entire strides made in technology, virtu- themselves challenged when con- informed modifications and discus- ideal plug-in for a robust education the design industry in the coming think we talk like that all the time. Indian community is not loud, that al reality offers a robust, future- fronted with technology in the sions with design mentors. Current system that would prepare students future. Listen, there is no one Indian is another stereotype. But I am ready plug-in for design education professional realm. Young design- methods leave students and men- for the professional world in a bet- (The author is the co-creator accent when we speak in English. hopeful that like Priyanka, there that, in turn, enables a skill-inten- ers struggle with finding the right tors handicapped by not allowing ter manner, by increasing their skill- of Trezi, a fully immersive virtual People from north Indian speak in will be more role models from sive curriculum for universities and tools to communicate design to the exploration of products as well set and subsequent employability — reality product that transforms one kind of accent in English, South Asia to break stereotypes in students to be better prepared for their clients or superiors resulting as design options in real-time. all this through a digital-first career. design communication & collabo- which is different from the south. the western cinema.” a digitally secure career. in stunted career growth. 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EMC Ltd, a subsidiary of RITES Limited, Q1FY22, the company has achieved the high- Independence Day celebrations Rorganised a virtual seminar titled est-ever turnover of 24.9 crore so far in any ‘Emerging Trends of Energy Transition in quarter since its formation.” Indian Railways’ to celebrate its ninth The inaugural session was followed by a Foundation Day on August 16. technical seminar on ‘Emerging Trends of by Northern Railways VG Suresh Kumar, CMD (Addl. Charge)- Energy Transition in Indian Railways’ where- RITES Ltd and chairman of REMC Ltd, in papers in the fields of solar power, wind presided over the inaugural function as the power, hydropower, power planning and chief guest. REMC Ltd was founded in 2013. scheduling were presented by industry On the occasion, Kumar said, “REMC Ltd experts. is committed to delivering sustainable ener- BP Nayak, the finance director of RITES gy. Over the past eight years it has worked Ltd, Manish Gupta, ED/EEM of Railway extensively for the power procurement for Board, Ajay Kumar Singhal, CEO of REMC Indian Railways and establishment of solar Ltd and other senior officials of RITES and and wind plants across the nation. During REMC were also present at the occasion.

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The 25-year-old Sibley has year-old made 199, in his last man squad, Haseeb Hameed England are already with- Spinner Jack Leach will Wales’ training and is set to be Schutt has requested the selec- The series is scheduled to been in a run of poor form for first-class match, for Yorkshire may now open alongside Rory out the injured Stuart Broad, return to Taunton, but remains available for the resumption of tors to not consider her for selec- begin with the ODIs on some time, averaging just 14 in against Sussex in June. Burns when the third Test Olly Stone, Chris Woakes, on standby as back-up to the IPL, according to tion due to personal reasons, September 19 in Sydney, fol- the first two matches of this Malan, however, normal- starts a week on Wednesday. with star all-rounder Ben Moeen Ali. cricket.com.au. spin bowling all-rounder lowed by the lone Test at the series and under 20 in Test ly bats no higher than number Hameed returned to Test Stokes still unavailable due to The England Test squad Smith was acquired by Jonassen will miss the assign- WACA in Perth on September cricket this year. three. cricket at Lord’s with scores of mental health issues. will report to its Leeds base on Delhi Capitals for 2.2 crore in ment after suffering a bone 30 and conclude with the T20Is Headingley is now not And with the struggling nought and nine but did so “Dawid Malan deserves Sunday. the auction earlier this year. stress injury in her tibia. She is in Sydney from October 7. PTI 3$ )""# 0 #';! !Q#  - @2  '(  BC #   6!2657 of states for men and women. years. But till the time we which can be replicated in So, when they started men’s don’t start, we don’t know,” she India with the women’s IPL. New Delhi: Riding on his bril- at fifth, while opener Rohit which also features senior India tar India opener Smriti IPL, there were same number added. “I played in Big Bash four liant century against England in Sharma and wicketkeeper-bats- spinner Ravichandran Ashwin at SMandhana firmly believes of states. But the quality went Mandhana feels the league years back and now the qual- the second Test at Lord’s, KL man Rishabh Pant also retained the fourth spot. that cricket in the country has higher and higher as the years could give the women the ity is very different. You can see Rahul jumped 19 spots to 37th their sixth and seventh spots In the bowlers’ list, India enough depth for the introduc- passed by,” Madhana said on right kind of exposure that is that in Cricket Australia where place, while his skipper Virat respectively. speedster Jasprit Bumrah tion of a six-team women’s IPL, Ravichandran Ashwin’s required to improve their they have 40-50 cricketers Kohli continued to remain India’s England captain Joe Root, dropped a spot to 10th while his which can further help in YouTube channel. games. ready to play international top-ranked batsman at fifth who started the series in fifth fellow pacer Mohammad Siraj, improving the bench strength “What IPL is today, it was- “I think till we don’t start, cricket any day. position in the latest ICC rank- place and overtook Kohli after who took four wickets in each for the national side. n’t the same 10 or 11 years we are not giving exposure to “So, I really want that to ings released on Wednesday. the first match against India, has innings at Lord’s, made signifi- The 25-year-old stylish back. I think it’s the same for our girls to turn their cricket happen in Indian cricket. I Rahul, who had re-entered risen another two slots to be at cant gains, climbing 18 spots to batter said the quality of women’s cricket. We have same into a really different level,” she think IPL will play a huge role the rankings in 56th position last second position after the second reach 38th position. domestic players has improved amount of girls playing crick- said. in that,” Mandhana added. week, had scored 129 in India’s Test. He is on 893 rating points, England veteran James in the men’s game since the et. Mandhana said the Currently the BCCI hosts first innings against England to only eight less than Kiwi skip- Anderson has gained one spot advent of the T20 league and “For now, I think we will women’s Big Bash League has a Women’s T20 Challenge play a big role in his side’s 151- per Kane Williamson. and is sixth after a five-wicket the same could be the case for have good five or six teams to led to an improvement in the which features three teams — run win. India’s Ravindra Jadeja haul in the first innings while his women’s cricket. start with and probably grow bench strength of the Trailblazers, Supernovas and Kohli, who had dropped a moved down a spot to third in pace colleague Mark Wood “There are same number to eight teams in one or two Australian team, something Velocity. spot last week, remained static Test all-rounders’ rankings, occupies the 37th spot. PNS   8   ' 6   ,  # #   # 9 */- : ; <')    %  4  => P  throw, 2016) and Hima Das (Gold in 400m, 2018) in the New Delhi: Sandesh Jhingan myself,” the top defender said. " 5=(/>656( the 29-year-old said. Coco Gauff lined up a contest world U-20 meet. will become the first India inter- “We are very happy that “Maybe the rain delay with second seed Naomi Priya also qualified for the national footballer to play in the Sandesh is with us. We know he imona Halep earned her helped me a little bit to find Osaka through a 6-1, 6-2 ham- 400m final after finishing third, Croatian top-tier league Prva will help us achieve the goals that Sfirst victory since last May’s energy. I was a little bit mering of Hsieh Su-Wei. clocking 53.79s in heat 3. The HNL after completing a move we have set for ourselves during calf injury pause as the three- stronger physically and men- Montreal champion final will be held on Saturday. from ATK Mohun Bagan to the season. His stint here will time finalist defeated Magda tally in the third set. “It means Camila Giorgi fell 6-2, 6-2 in In men’s shot put, HNK Sibenik. help him grow as a player and Linette 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 on a lot, I’m really happy to win. her opening match to Jessica Amandeep Singh Dhaliwal qual- Named India’s footballer of person,” said HNK Sibenik Tuesday at the ATP-WTA It’s always important to have Pegula in a re-run of the pair’s ified for the finals with a best the year last month, the 28-year- coach Mario Rosas. Cincinnati Masters. victories when you come back semi-final last Saturday in throw of 17.92m. old is already in Croatia and Jhingan started his youth On a day when rain forced from an injury. Canada. In javelin throw, Kunwer watched Sunday’s home win career at St Stephen’s Football a reorganisation of the after- “This was Hopes ended for Britain’s Ajai Singh Rana and Jay Kumar against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Academy in Chandigarh and got noon and evening schedule, the first Johanna Konta in a 3-6, 7-6 both qualified for the final. “We expect good things a break in the top division with women’s top seed Ashleigh time in my (7/5), 6-2 loss to Czech Rana threw the spear to 71.05m from him as we have followed United Sikkim in 2011. Barty and Olympic Gold life that Karolina Muchova. while Kumar cleared 70.34m. him on different platforms Sandesh, as a young 21- medalist Alexander I’ve had In the men’s draw, 2017 The javelin final will be held on where we were able to see his year-old footballer first broke Zverev never made it this kind of winner Grigor Dimitrov Friday. past performances,” said into prominence during the onto court. problem, advanced to the second round    / =, Nigeria improved it by finishing Francisco Cardona, CEO of inaugural edition of the Indian Halep only and I did- as he eliminated 13th seed their race in heat 2 with a tim- HNK Sibenik. Super League when he was returned to the Tour n’t really Roberto Bautista Agut before he Indian mixed 4x400m ing of 3:21.66s. "6.  Jhingan was excited to adjudged the Emerging last week in Montreal, know the bad weather kicked in, Trelay team on Wednesday There was a change in the have the opportunity to move Player of the League in 2014. losing in the opening how to posting a 6-3, 6-4 scoreline won a Bronze to clinch the Indian quartet in the final from to HNK Sibenik in the Prva A feat that helped him earn round. She manage it. over the Spaniard. country’s fifth medal in the his- the heat race with Bharath S  -  HNL in Croatia. a place in the senior India remained confi- But I’m happy American Sebastian Korda tory of U-20 World Athletics running in place of Abdul “I think I am at a stage national team making his dent that progress to be back, happy to won his 23rd match this sea- Championships here. Razzaq. Barath had clocked Budapest: Tokyo Olympic- of my career where I debut in 2015 against was not far away play pain-free. I’m son as he quickly brushed The Indian quartet of 47.55s recently during the returned Indian paddlers really want to test Nepal at the FIFA after her injury in just trying to build aside Serb Laslo Djere 6-4, 6- Bharath S, Priya Mohan, Federation Cup National Junior Sathiyan Gunnasekaran and myself in the high- World Cup 2018 Rome three months my confidence back.” 4 to line up against second Summy and Kapil clocked Championships in Sangrur. Manika Batra entered the pre- est-level possible qualifiers. ago. The 12th seed, a seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. 3:20.60 seconds to finish third in For Priya and Summy, the quarterfinals of their respective and I think this is The defender The Romanian former number one, After losing three times in the final. Nigeria and Poland mixed 4x400m relay final was events at the WTT Contender the perfect plat- has two ISL run- defeated her Polish played Cincinnati the first round at the pre-US won the Gold and Silver medals their third race of the day as both Budapest 2021 tournament. form for me. ners-up medals opponent for a sec- finals in 2015, 2017 Open tuneup, Hubert Hurkacz with timings of 3:19.70s and also featured in the individual While Gunnasekaran beat As I have with Kerala Blasters ond time, taking and 2018. finally earned a win as he 3:19.80s respectively. 400m heats. France’s Can Akkuzu 3-1 (14-12, said, it has FC where he spent just over two hours She dominated defeated Spain’s Alejandro India had entered the final Before Wednesday’s Bronze 11-5, 7-11, 11-4) in the men’s been my six years and on a day of rain inter- her 44th-ranked Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-7 as the second best team overall in mixed 4x400m relay, India singles opening round, Manika desire to moved to ATK ruptions. opponent with 11 (3/7), 6-1. with a championship record had won medals through Seema got the better of Sabina Winter play in Mohun Bagan in “It was a strong aces and four breaks The 12th-ranked Pole who timing of 3:23.36s in the heat Antil (Bronze in discus throw, of Germany 3-2 (8-11, 11-7, 11- Europe and 2020 after missing match. In my opin- of serve. defeated Roger Federer in the races held in the morning. 2002), Navjeet Kaur Dhillon 6, 15-13, 11-5). I have taken up the previous season ion, both of us Elsewhere, Wimbledon fourth round now The record was, however, (Bronze in discus throw, 2014), In the next round, this challenge upon due to injury. PTI played really well,” American teenager faces wild card Andy Murray. short-lived as the athletes from Neeraj Chopra (Gold in javelin Gunnasekaran will be up against Niagol Stoyanov of Italy, while (   &((#+/(0/80,'78 %0"( ' ! !)!  ' )  + '  ,' ' Manika will play Italy’s Giorgia Piccolin. 7"+  Among other Indians in $#  &1!  " 2= *32 fray, Harmeet Desai also pro- Paris: Defending champion gressed to the men’s singles sec- Dominic Thiem announced New Delhi: Indian badminton edition of Uber Cup. They also obert Lewandowski netted ond round, beating Csaba on social media on Wednesday teams were on Wednesday reached the semifinal in the Rtwice as Bayern Munich Andras of Hungary 3-2 (6-11, 7- the “tough decision” to pull out handed comfortable draws in 2014 New Delhi edition. retained the German Super Cup 11, 13-11, 11-7, 11-4), while of this month’s US Open after the rescheduled Thomas and Hosts Denmark, who had with a 3-1 win at Borussia Manav Thakkar beat Pavel failing to recover sufficiently Uber Cup Finals, slated to be claimed the Thomas Cup tro- Dortmund on Tuesday in a Platanov of Belarus 3-0 (12-10, from a wrist injury he picked up held between October 9 and 17 phy in 2016, were put in a chal- high-tempo encounter. 11-9, 11-6). in Mallorca in June. in Aarhus, Denmark. lenging Group B with Korea, Lewandowski put Bayern Harmeet will face Dang The 27-year-old Austrian, The Indian men’s team France and Germany. ahead with a bullet header at Qiu of Germany in the next who will also miss the remain- has been clubbed alongside Indonesia, who have won Signal Iduna Park before round, while Manav will be up der of the 2021 season, said he defending champions China the Thomas Cup a record 13 Thomas Müller doubled the against Kirill Skachkov of Russia. had been making a good recov- and minnows Netherlands and times, are in Group A with visitors’ lead to make it 2-0 just Among other Indian ery before feeling renewed pain Tahiti in Group C, while the Chinese Taipei, Algeria and after the break. women in the competition, last week. women’s side will be chal- Thailand, while last edition Dortmund captain Marco Archana Kamath also entered “It has been a tough deci- lenged by last edition runners- runners-up Japan are in Group Reus pulled a goal back when he the second round with a 3-2 (11- sion but I know this is what I up Thailand, Spain and D with Malaysia, Canada and curled a superb shot inside the 8, 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-9) win have to do,” he said. Scotland in Group B. England. post before Lewandowski settled over Yana Noskova of Russia. “Unfortunately, I’ve had to The top two teams in each In Uber cup, defending the match. Archana will next play withdraw from the US Open group at the end of the group champions Japan are in Group The 32-year-old has now . ,        3 % -        A:-. /< another Russian in Mariia and will miss the rest of the stage will make it to the knock- A with Indonesia, Germany scored 24 goals in as many Tailakova. 2021 season,” he posted on out round. and France. games against Dortmund, where four pre-season friendlies before year against Dortmund in Both teams wore black arm- Sreeja Akula is the other Twitter. The Indian men’s and China, who have won the he spent four years from 2010- drawing last Friday’s opening Munich, with his first win in bands out of respect for leg- Indian woman paddler to move “I’m really disappointed women’s teams had failed to tournament 14 times but failed 2014. game of the new Bundesliga sea- charge. endary Bayern striker Gerd into the round of 16 with a 3-2 not to be able to defend the title reach the knockout stage in the to make the final in 2018 for Bayern have now won all of son 1-1 at Borussia Erling Braut Haaland and Müller, who died Sunday aged (11-8, 6-11, 14-12, 2-11, 11-7) in New York but I haven’t last edition in 2018. the first time since they start- their last six matches against Mönchengladbach. 16-year-old Dortmund striker 75. During the warm-up, the win over Linda Bergstrom of recovered from the wrist injury The Indian women’s team ed participating in the 1980s, Dortmund. New coach Julian Youssoufa Moukoko each had Bayern squad wore shirts with Sweden. I suffered back in June at the had lost to champion China in are in Group D with Denmark, It was a welcome victory for Nagelsmann has earned a tro- goals ruled offside either side of Müller’s name and number 9 on She will next face Barbora Mallorca Open.” AFP the semifinal stage in the 2016 Malaysia and Canada. PTI Bayern, who were winless in phy, which Bayern also won last half-time. the back. Balazova of Slovakia. PTI