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Covishield and Bharat Biotech’s The decision to launch the Covaxin which have been given &' #$ vaccination programme from emergency use authorisation or # + next Saturday was taken hours accelerated approval by the 234,35' On Friday, Madhya Q # # after the Prime Minister top drug regulator. country along with the pre- Co-Win is a digitised plat- Pradesh reported its first case # chaired a high-level meeting The Centre said that in the paredness of the States and form that will provide real-time he Central Government of the new mutated strain $) $ with senior officials to review first phase starting from Union Territories (UTs) for information of vaccine stocks, Ton Saturday said that a from the UK. The patient, a !## + / % the Covid situation in the January 16, nearly 30 million the vaccination drive. The storage temperature, and indi- total of 90 persons have been 39-year-old man, had returned # country and finalise vaccine healthcare and frontline work- meeting was attended by vidualised tracking of benefi- detected with the new “more to Indore from the UK last # $0 # /1111 rollout details. ers will be inoculated, followed Cabinet Secretary, Principal ciaries of the vaccine. Over 7.9 transmissible” UK coronavirus month and has tested # # $! It was felt that since people by those above 50 years of age Secretary to PM, Health million beneficiaries have been mutant strain. They are kept in positive for the new coron- # # # # will be busy celebrating their and the under-50 population Secretary, the release added. registered on the app. physical isolation in health avirus strain. Officials say he # $ local festivals beginning groups with co-morbidities. “After the detailed review, “Over 61,000 programme facilities. Of 33,000 UK flyers is asymptomatic. ! # January 13, it will be difficult “The rollout of Covid-19 it was decided that in view of managers, 200,00 vaccinators, who arrived in India from A day earlier, three more # # # N #2 to rope them for the inocula- vaccine will provide priority to the forthcoming festivals and 3,70,000 other vaccination November 25 to December 23 people were found positive ) 31 # # # tion drive. January 16 was cho- the healthcare workers and the including Lohri, Makar team members have been last year, the Government has with the new UK-variant of 4 565 sen to ensure everything goes frontline workers who are esti- Sankranti, Pongal, Magh Bihu, trained so far as part of the been able to trace just 5,000 Covid-19 in Maharashtra, tak- # $O7 % # smoothly, said a senior official mated to be around 3 crore, fol- etc, the vaccination will start training at the States, districts, passengers. ing the State’s tally to 11. $N # from the Union Health lowed by those above 50 years from 16th January 2021,” the and block levels,” said the Health experts say that Officials said all the 11 cases # 89 # Ministry. of age and the under-50 pop- release said. statement. there may be many more with- were asymptomatic. 93 # 2) $ Earlier in the day, Modi at ulation groups with co-mor- During the meeting, Modi “The vaccination exercise in the community who might As of January 6, the num- 2 the inaugural address of the bidities numbering around 27 was briefed about the pre- will be guided by the principles be acting as super spreaders as ber of people who had tested 5$/9 % # 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas crore,” the Centre said in a paredness status of the Centre of people’s participation (Jan they are yet not in the detec- positive for the new UK vari- # $O! convention via video-confer- release here. in close collaboration with Bhagidari); utilising experi- tion radar. The new cases have ant was 73 while on December 538111 encing said that “India is self- The Prime Minister had States and UTs for rolling out ence of elections (booth strat- mostly been reported from 30, six cases were found to be 6$:# $!N5$/9 % # reliant in the battle against the chaired a meeting on Saturday vaccine doses in near future egy) and Universal Maharashtra — Mumbai, infected with the new variant 2 # 8$3 %$O novel coronavirus pandemic. to review the status of the and was also informed about Immunization Program Pune, Thane, Nagpur, Nashik, of the virus known as 5/$6 India used to import PPE kits, coronavirus pandemic in the the Co-Win app. (UIP). Aurangabad, Raigad “N501Y”. # % & & & # # 59$89 % + , )' 1 < $ ( ,-. * $% * * # death was reported, taking the State’s total toll to 1,891. The 1 Q # ,. death was reported from # % Malkangiri district. * ! # % $#,. However, 269 persons * 8 * recovered on the day, increas- 234,35' ing the total recoveries 3,27, * < O $) 803 in the State. !"#$ high-level committee, $! # # &!"' )!" Aheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been con- ! # # ; * stituted to commemorate the '=23/4? ; 125th birth anniversary of 1 < * # !! 234,35' Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in he State reported 206 new ! ; !# a “befitting manner”. TCovid-19 positive cases in /158$< # n view of the bird flu scare, A notification to this effect 23 districts on Saturday. With '=23/4? = 8 ! # # Iimport of live birds has been was issued on Saturday by the this, the total positive caseload && $ banned in Delhi and Ghazipur Ministry of Culture in which 85 mounted to 3,31,602. tate capital city 7 poultry market will remain members, including the PM, Of the new cases, 119 were SBhubaneswar on Saturday * # closed for the next ten days. have been named, which will reported from quarantine while registered 12 new Covid-19 ; = #$ Besides, the Delhi Government decide on the activities for a 57 were local contact cases. positive cases, taking its total to ) ) has shut Sanjay Lake, Hastsal one-year-long commemora- Angul district recorded the 31,732, including 201 active Q Park, two other recreational ! " #$% tion, beginning January 23. day’s highest 27 cases followed cases. # 0 * # gardens in Delhi after 24 crows The committee will com- by Balangir and Sundargarh Of the new cases, eight # # were found dead in Jasola park 10 ducks have died at the large number of parks in the prise eminent citizens, histori- with 26 cases each. were local contacts and four % and 10 ducks at Sanjay Lake. famous Sanjay Lake, officials city, said authorities are mon- ans, experts, family members of The number of total active were quarantine cases. # Noting that there is no said on Saturday. itoring the situation Netaji and persons associated cases in the State stood at However, 16 persons !0!#$ # % confirmed case of avian The DDA, which owns a closely. with the Azad Hind 2,124. recovered on the day, taking the 2 # # $ influenza in Delhi so far, Chief Fauj. Meanwhile, one more total recoveries to 31,267. # Minister Arvind Kejriwal said N OM # # samples have been sent to && %'()%*+,*$-. $ Jalandhar laboratory. He also .".-"//$%0*- *# said a 24-hour helpline has # been set up for assistance. Aurangabad: As man as 900 Jammu: Over 150 crows were New Delhi: The department of Sources said the notifica- “This is a requirement of ; % # On Friday, the Centre said hens have died at a poultry found dead in three districts of revenue (DoR), Ministry of tion, issued under PML Act on Financial Action Task Force — # # $)# bird flu has been confirmed so farm in Murumba village in Jammu region triggering a bird Finance has clarified that any December 28, 2020, is a the global money laundering # $ far in six States — Kerala, Parbhani district of flu scare and samples have purchase of gold, silver, jew- requirement of Financial and terrorist financing overseer ? Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, a senior official been sent for testing to a ellery, or precious gems and Action Task Force (FATF) which as the inter- # # Himachal Pradesh, Haryana said on Saturday. Their sam- wildlife lab in Punjab, stones below 2 lakh does not Dealers in Precious Metals and Governmental body sets inter- % % %$ and Gujarat. ples have been sent for inves- officials said. require permanent account Precious Stones (DPMS) to national standards aimed to 7 Meanwhile, at least 24 tigation to identify the exact The bird deaths have been number (PAN) or Aadhaar of carry out KYC and customer prevent illegal activities on ter- 0 ; #% $ crows have been found dead at cause of the death, Parbhani reported from Udhampur, a customer as mandatory due diligence only when they ror funding and money laun- @ # # a district park in South Delhi’s district collector Deepak Kathua and Rajouri districts Know Your Customer (KYC) conduct cash transactions dering,” they added. /153 # $@ Jasola in the past three days and Mulgikar told PTI. since Thursday, they said. document. above 10 lakh. Detailed report on P7 /1/1 0 ! !#$ 2 # !# +A 2) # % 253 #$ #% )* P # % $ ## # #% '=23/4? project to keep the most sacred + !# $ Q lake clean,” Patnaik said. #$ much-needed ‘Bindu Sagar “Since the lake is connect- # # 0 #% % #%2 ACleaning Project’ was ed with people’s cultural and # #; Q launched here on Saturday. traditional vibes and symbol- ! "#$% $! 0 ; Chief Minister Naveen ises national integration, col- %!2/ Patnaik launched the project lective efforts should be made # $ virtually at a programme to maintain its sanctity,” he said. & ' & # 0 # attended by Union Petroleum Apart from the Bindu % , & Natural Gas Minister Sagar, he stressed on renovation %( !& # $ Dharmendra Pradhan at the of all ponds and lakes at the & * B ; Ekamra Kshetra (Old Ekamra Kshetra, the seat of * 0 # # Bhubaneswar). Lord Lingaraj, for future pur- $ ## # # ) $B Patnaik extended his grat- pose. % # # itude to Pradhan, IOCL He said the temple city # # ;* # Chairman and Institute of Bhubaneswar is a gift of Lord ! , # # # Chemical Technology’s VC for Lingaraj and it is everyone’s "#$%% # #% 0 their cooperation for cleaning duty to keep it clean. + , & - $ of the holy Bindu Sagar under Dharmendra Pradhan said . / # # $- the State Government’s 5T pro- the Archaeological Survey of stage,” he added. Mallick and Culture & Tourism an estimated cost of Rs 70 lakh ** * # # # $ gramme. India would provide its full Bhubaneswar MP Minister Ashok Chandra under the CSR programme of & *+ * # # “Ekamra Kshetra Yojana is cooperation to expedite the Aparajita Sarangi, Rajya Sabha Panda were present at the the Indian Oil Corporation # #$0 functional under 5T pro- Ekamra Yojana. “We all need to member Padma Bibhushan event. Limited (IOCL). The scheme is 1 # # gramme. The Bindu Sagar work together to take the rich Raghunath Mohapatra and The Bindu Sagar Cleaning to be completed in four *$ , $ cleaning initiative is part of the heritage of Odisha on world State Works Minister Prafulla Project would be carried out at months. $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ ! " # + ,-

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raped in bright sarees and always You were away for two well. Due to their help we came and focused on it. This dressed to the nines, Anita is one of years, what kept you busy? to know so many things about character is sweet, soft and Dthe most loved characters on TV. After Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, I Yeshu’s life and how people sombre. The more I am calm However, with Saumya Tandon bidding took a break to focus on my behaved during that time. This inside, the more it will translate adieu to the show and the character, it came health. I did receive a couple of helped me a lot to prepare for into my acting. as a big disappointment to the audience to offers during this period but Mary’s character. Iused to What made Jassi so not be able to see Gori Mem on screen for they didn’t quite make the cut. meditate earlier as well, but I popular? quite a while. But I recently did a cameo in started spending more time There were two reasons. However, the wait is finally over now ZEE TV’s Qurbaan Hua as a One, was the story itself. with Nehha Pendse all set to replace second lead. $ Second, of course was the Saumya Tandon as Anita Mishra in & TV’s What is your role in Yeshu? $ & ' character of Jassi herself in Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hain. The character of Mary, ( ) Aadhe Adhoore. It is not very “I am extremely excited to play Anita. Yeshu’s mother, is a significant often we get to see a role like The expectations are very high and I hope one. She will guide and nurture $ $ hers. We don’t discuss thing I live up to the expectations of the her son to his life purpose. ( that have been shown in the audience,” Pendse says. Often described as a gentle ' *+ , series. This is probably the With that being said, there is always mother and a peaceful dove in reason why people loved to some kind of pressure on actors when they a hymn, Mary is a brave $ watch it. I am grateful and replace someone, especially for an already woman who has immense faith $ ' ! $ blessed that I have been getting established character and the same is with and a strong belief in God. () a chance to do such varied Pendse. Throughout her life, she is seen ( ' $ roles. “There is a lot of pressure of course, holding on to the truth and How did you get into especially because here is an artist who is believes in living by example. - ' + acting? loved for playing a character and then you Right from her childhood till & ' After graduation, I are taking away that image from the the time she becomes a mother, ( . $ & was still trying to audience mind and trying to give your side Mary is seen cherishing every decide what to pursue to it. That is always a scary scenario for any moment and fulfilling all . when I got a call to do artist. But the beauty in this case is that expectations of not only a -- ) an ad from a family Saumya had already stepped away from mother but also a wife - / + friend. When I went playing Anita bhabhi because of her What made you say yes to there and saw what personal reasons. Also this is probably the role? ( $ the industry was all happening for the first time that the The reason why I said yes - $ about, I wanted to audience is eagerly waiting to see the new is because this story has never (. work here. I was not Anita. been told on TV. We have only the kind to work 9 Hence, here it will not come as a shock heard of this role but nobody " " ! am to 5 pm and sit in to the audience as it does when someone has ever played it. I consider it " front of the gets replaced overnight. The audience a blessing that I got an computer. I was will not feel cheated, since they are already opportunity to play Mary. To looking at the work expecting someone to come and fill that be chosen to portray this role that would give me a void. It is more like a welcome and that is is a big moment for me. It is chance to express what I think is working in my favour,” completely different from the myself creatively. Pendse says. to me. To add to it, I also went with my gut into personality development classes when roles I have played till now. Acting gave me that She tells you that there is no such feeling,” she says. I was 10. That’s where, Ekta Kapoor saw me There are many dimensions to makers; they had seen outlet. challenge that the role has to offer since she Not that the gut feeling is the only because she was looking for young kids and her character. She is a dutiful my previous work and Is there a role that is somewhat similar to the character. “If I priority for Pendse, just like any other actor, back then, child actors were not that easily daughter to her parents, a felt that I would fit the left its mark on you? was to play Angoori bhabhi, it would have the director, producer and the show available. So, one has to raid all these companion and friend to her character of Yeshu’s I would say Jassi been definitely challenging for me because matters as much for her as well. personality development centres to get the cousin, a loyal and loving wife mother. They called me has been a I would have had to work upon my accent “There is always a checklist. If I talk potential child artist. That’s how I came in to Joseph, a guiding force to for the auditions and benchmark for me — and body language. On the other hand, about this show, first, the producers are her vision and she offered me the role. My her son Yeshu. The role comes recorded the same since professionally as well Anita is just how I am in real life. There is known to me, second, they are the ones mother was extremely supportive and she with responsibility as well. it happened during the as personally. There no added layer to the personality. So I who are known for this genre. So, I am made me take up the opportunity,” she tells What is the story of Yeshu? lockdown. I gave two- were so many believe it will come easy to me,” Pendse, working with people who have been there you. The story is not only the three auditions and questions that I had who hasn’t started shooting yet, tells you. and done that. Third, it is an iconic show. In all these years of her career, there is most iconic story of good gave a mock shoot. from life, after doing Not only Anita, but even Pendse is back Fourth, it is an iconic character and the last, a lot that Pendse has learnt and also there versus evil, but it also captures After that all the this show, it made me on TV after a short hiatus. And to choose but not the least the show has been are a few regrets as well. “I started young the beautiful relationship things were finalised realise that there is no the right role to make a comeback needed running for five years now and is still going and I am the kind of artist who just got between Yeshu and his support after discussions. right or wrong in life; it a lot of thoughts. “Every actor looks for the strong, so it definitely has something work. I never asked for it. I am not even a and guide, his mother. This How tough is it to all depends on one’s best of the opportunities around. One good to offer. This show is the one which trained actor per se. I learnt the job on the role is a reward and a big play Mary? perception and situation always pick the best of the project that has is ticking off all my check boxes,” Pendse, go. At times, I do feel bad about it and responsibility. I am eagerly I had to prepare for one finds himself in. We been offered to him. I did have some who started working on TV with Captain realise that I should have taken some looking forward to it. the character. We got a are nobody to judge apprehensions as to check the right project House in 1995, explains. professional training so that my How did you come on lot of briefings from our anybody. I learnt a lot and I had a few other offers as well which However, the project happened by understanding of the craft and the job board this project? creative and research from that role. Also people were knocking my door, but Bhabhi Ji Ghar chance and it was like acting chose her. “I opportunities that I am getting would have I got the role after giving team. We have the support of started recognising me as a Par Hain looked like the best opportunity was a very shy girl. My mother enroled me been much wiser,” she says. auditions. I got a call from the the channel and the makers as good actor.

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AL * & Treasuries were introduced ensuring timely payment of Drawing Disbursing Officer The salaries of headmas- not properly cleaned, the SoP isolation for treatment. 5 MN 5O and implementation of Single salary, admit officials. (DDO) Management Module ters, teaching and nonteaching guidelines as prescribed not Testing would be held ! 5, < Page Salary Bill was taken up. Introduction of Electronic in the IFMS for online allot- staffs of SMR High School, implemented and proper plan again at the village after con- 1 & N9 O/ ? + 1 $% 5 & While Chief Minister Book of Drawal Facility in an ment of DDO Code and updat- Jharbelda (Aided); and routine had not been pre- ducting contact tracing of the * & * & * Naveen Patnaik green-signalled Integrated Financial ing of DDO details in IFMS- Government High School, pared for commencement of positive patients, the district $% ! various financial reforms under Management System (IFMS) Odisha. Khireitangiri; Bishoipat classes. administration informed. 1 $ ! * ;! A$% * /* / $ : :! ;'' /0 & , " R -?"-" * & * */ !. + !/ & ! & ! &!, & !6 & !/ ! & , 1 * ""$* ! * K * 8 , , %&1 9 ! * 6 $+ $ *$ $: & 5( 0 commuters in the airport. 6 7 "7$3 ** '=23/4? Notably, the CIFA has been ,3:"% 6 * . + Institute of Freshwater tor under the Pradhan Mantri ing of wild animals at Samapali Niranjan (20) had laid the tate Health * &$' ( '+ N 7O Aquaculture (CIFA) here. Matsya Sampada Yojana. The village under the Riamal Forest electric wire on Thursday night SMinister and = & 6 $' & This was informed by Centre would provide Rs 110 Range in Deogarh district late to protect the vegetables from Jharsuguda $' " Union Minister of State for crore and the States and bene- on Friday night. wild animals. Unaware of this, MLA Naba O* $5* 8 Animal Husbandry, Dairying ficiaries would contribute Rs The Forest Guard Pradeep when Pradhan went to oversee Kishore Das has 6 8 3 / &$ and Fisheries, Pratap Chandra 246 crore and Rs 180 crore, Pradhan (38) had gone outside the vegetables, he came in con- on Friday writ- Sarangi after a review of vari- respectively, to the fund, he his house and did not return tact with the ten to Civil 8 ous field facilities at the ICAR- added. thereafter. His family members wire. Aviation ".%"? + & 9 CIFA. The Centre has a target to and villagers searched for him Police along with forest Ministry Joint * &! * ? The grant has been sanc- achieve production of 22 mil- till late but in vain. Later at officials reached the spot and Secretary Usha Padhee to shifts in the airport are not suf- * $% & tioned to the ICAR-CIFA lion tonnes fish by 2024 and around 12 midnight, his body seized the dead body, besides ensure three shifts of air traf- ficient in view of the increase / < K * under the Pradhan Mantri double the income of farmers was found in a vegetable gar- initiating an inquiry into the fic control at the VSS Airport in the flights and convenience &$'& * & $5 ! Matsya Sampada Yojana. by 2022. den at Jharanali on the banks incident. , Jharsuguda, for the benefit of of the passengers. $ 2 ,0 ) ! P R 7 '=23/4? 2= , n an unprecedented turn of significant number of )3 Ievents, the State’s leading Afarmers are unable to sell public bus transport provider their paddy as their names are Netaji’s family members and CRUT (Capital Region Urban missing from the Master /6 ' ( ' eminent persons associated Transport) has changed tim- Farmers’ list in Nuapada dis- with the Azad Hind Fauj, estab- ings of its services on the trict. $ 5 lished by Netaji. request of a Bhubaneswar stu- While 36 farmers of Chief Minister Naveen dent to help him reach his Rishigaon, Tukla and Sargadi ""( Patnaik is among the members school on time. villages attached to the Primary of the committee, which would Sai Anwesh Amrutam Agriculture Cooperative '=23/4? decide on the activities for a Pradhan, a student of the MBS Society (PACS) of Tukla have one-year-long commemora- Public School, had described submitted in writing to the dis- he Central Government tion beginning from Netaji’s how the earlier schedule of the trict and State authorities, many Commissioner, FS&CW that denied permission as their Thas formed an 85-member birthday January bus services affected him in 13 leaves at 7:40 am from on Route-13 would be changed others have complained to the the file pending there," said names are missing from the high-level committee led by 23. person. He took to Twitter Lingipur. As a result I will be from Monday and it would ARCS, Nuapada for inclusion Fakira Jagat, a farmer of Tukla. data. Prime Minster Modi to com- Tthe committee would and tagged both CRUT and its late for my school. And for this start at 7 am. of their names in the Master Asanda Singh Deo, a "We have over three thou- memorate the 125th birth guide the commemoration MD Arun Bothra to narrate reason, I am facing a lot of “Mo Bus moves with love Farmers’ list. farmer of Rishigaon village, is sand quintals of paddy for anniversary of Netaji Subhas activities in Delhi, Kolkata and his grievance. problems,” Sai Anwesh tweet- of commuters like you. The "CSO, Nuapada vide his waiting since last two weeks to sale. The Revenue Department Chandra Bose in a befitting other places associated with “I use Mo Bus as my daily ed. The CRUT replied to him timing of your bus will be letter no.5090, Dt.30, sale of over 100 quintals of verified our cases and submit- manner. A gazette notification Netaji and the Azad Hind Fauj transportation means to go to within a few hours and shared changed from Monday. The December has requested the paddy. Binod Bihari Pattnaik, ted a report to the CAO, but we to this effect was issued in New in India and abroad. school. Nowadays, the tim- the same with the department first bus will start at 7 am. You Commissioner, FS&CW, for Amulya Dash, Ballava Dash, don't understand why our Delhi on Saturday. Notably, born in Cuttack ings of the buses are changed. concerned to see the feasibili- won’t be late for school. With correction of the Master Nabin Meher and several other names are yet to be included," The panel members on January 23, 1897, Netaji My reporting time at school is ty. Later, the CRUT MD him- affection from entire team of Farmers’ data, but it is learnt farmers, who are members of reacted Ballava Dash, a farmer include distinguished citizens, played a key role in India’s free- sharp 7:30 am. But unfortu- self responded to the boy, say- Mo Bus,” Bothra, an IPS officer, from the office of the the Tukla PACS, have been of Tukla. historians, authors, experts, dom movement. nately, the first bus of Route - ing the timing of the first bus replied. P Q! 96 45 + 17 '"' mony. R Even scribes were invited CUTTACK: A Constable was - 8. ! on selective basis. The inau- ) ' charge Daggubati able to spend the Central injured after a youth hurled gural function was purely a Purandeswari at a Press meet grants properly. This would be bombs at police personnel at $' function of the ruling BJD - here on Saturday. brought to the notice of peo- Dalabhaga village under the rather than a public function, 1P-) 17 !! She said the number of ple and if required the BJP Khuntuni police station in 6 , Pati charged. migrant workers from the would take to the streets. She Athagarh of Cuttack district on ?'1 =? This is an indication of BJD Saturday. Government's narrow mindset, Reports said a group of vil- 9 ' ". Commission’s (UGC) rules; he BJP though welcomed Pati alleged. lagers and employees of and after that, it would apply Tthe recent inauguration of According to the age old OPTCL had a faceoff during $ !! ' for NAAC recognition, she renovation works of 145 years’ traditions and practices of laying of electric wires for said and urged the Principals to old Ramalingam tank and a Hindu religion, Deepavali is power supply to a cement com- .P ensure that the university finds newly-developed amusement being celebrated with fire- pany in the area. - a rank among the country’s top park by CM Naveen Patnaik on crackers to mark the event, but During the clash, a youth universities. January 4, but the party flayed fire-crackers worth lakhs of hurled bombs at the police per- Chaudhury instructed the the Government for making rupees were used in the inau- sonnel who were deployed to '=23/4? NAAC, IDP, UGC, NSS offi- the inaugural function a BJD gural function of the provide security to the OPTCL cials and the Examination fest. Ramalingam Park particularly officials. A Constable suffered ama Devi Women’s Controller in details about dif- Former district president of during Covid-19 pandemic injuries in the attack. RUniversity Vice-Chancellor ferent issues. Registrar Shyamli the BJP and senior leader which was uncalled for, he Sources said tension pre- Professor Aparajita Chaudhury Mohapatra and Prof Sasmita Kanhu Charan Pati said when lamented. vailed when locals demanded on Saturday held a meeting Mohanty stressed on quality the State CM was inaugurating What was the necessity of compensation to allow elec- with the Principals of the uni- education. Prof Chandi Charan the Ramalingam Park through use of such huge fire-crackers tricity supply to the cement versity’s affiliated colleges. Rath delivered the welcome video conferencing from and who gave the permission ?'1 =? State is increasing by the day. also raised questions on the company. Laying of electricity She said that for quality address and Madhumita Pati Bhubaneswar, the ceremonial for use of such huge fire-crack- Even in Chief Minister law and order situation in the wires was suspended after that. improvement of the only offered a vote of podium was crowded by local ers, Pati questioned. he real beneficiaries are Naveen Patnaik’s constituen- State. Receiving information, police women’s university of the State, thanks. MLAs and MPs, officials and a Pati further said that as per Tnot being enlisted for the cy, many people are migrating Later, she inaugurated the officials, including the the contributions of the affili- Among others, Profs large number of workers of the the media reports, the district various welfare schemes of the to other States in search of party’s new office at Station Choudwar SDPO and IIC, ated colleges are very much Jyotirmayi Acharya, Debabali ruling BJD. Surprisingly, none administration/BeMC have Central Government. The livelihoods as there are no Road. District BJP president reached the spot to pacify the necessary. Swain, Alibha Mohanty, of the local leader of other reportedly fixed Rs 20 as entry Odisha Government is hijack- opportunities for them in Bibhuti Bhusan Jena, State villagers. The university is taking all Bibudhendu Pati, Shankar political parties or intellectuals, fee and parking fee in the ing the Central schemes and their native areas. BJP general secretary, vice- Besides, two platoons of steps to get 12(B) and 2 (AF) Prasad Mohanty, Manas Behera environmentalists, senior citi- park. He demanded withdrawal hoodwinking the people of She alleged that during the president Bhrigu Buxipatra, police force were deployed to recognitions as per the and Chaabirani Panigrahi dis- zens and educationists were of the entry fee as well as the State, said former Union coronavirus pandemic, the Pinki Pradhan, Manas prevent any further untoward University Grants cussed about various issues. invited to the inaugural cere- parking fee immediately. Minister and BJP State in- State Government was not Mohanty were present. incident. PNS $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ : Q&!""! 7 1 ) ) , :;<('9 0"' - Union leader Premanjan !;;!'&!"R Patra who headed the agitation ?F<, !) . said the company production -'. was stalled for eight months; so alaram Behera, who earlier & $! salaries for these months were Bofficiated as Commandant, -" not given to the employees 4th Battalion, CRPF at - / both permanent, contractual Rayagada has been promoted 53/4? and casuals. Consequently, the to DIG, CRPF, Raipur in workers are facing a tough sit- Chhattisgarh. He will take over %59'3? he workers of the Balasore uation. They have failed to the charge as group TAlloys pressing for deposit their EPF and ESI Commanding Officer for the here is a need to produce demands including opening money, Patra added. anti naxal operation. Tmore coal as demand for of the plant and release of About 2,500 workers while He is an example before the the dry fuel is expected to go salary for 8 months, on Friday were engaged during the oper- police force and civilians up post Covid-19 pandemic, laid siege to the main gate of ation period of the plant about regarding how a person can said Coal India Limited (CIL) collectorate here. 30,000 people indirectly reach up to a top echelon from Chairman Pramod Agrawal The agitators not only depended on the plant. a modest start up. here on Friday. blocked the entry of the They are facing acute Born in a non-descript vil- Agrawal, who was on a Government officials but pick- financial hardship especially lage named Maindipur of Puri day-long visit to the Mahanadi Agrawal said, highlighting ris- He appreciated MCL for eted at the main road that con- during the Covid pandemic district, Balaram successfully Coalfields Limited (MCL), ing demand for coal to meet commendable growth in all the nects the Fandi Chhak to the period, said Patra. post graduated in Economics inspected mining and coal energy requirement for revival major parameters of produc- Town police station via the He further said that previ- from Utkal University. He evacuation operations at of industry post Covid-19 tion, despatch and over burden District Headquarters Hospital. ous two rounds discussions joined CRPF 1993 as Direct Talcher coalfields. restrictions. There was a sud- removal. The picketing was called which were held on October Gazetted officer and there was Coal India is emphasising den fall in demand of coal due “MCL has done very good off after district Collector K 28 and November 24 among no looking back since then. on increasing production and to the pandemic, which had till now, but more challenges Sudarshan Chakravarthy the unions, management and During his 26 years of ser- area of Odisha, anti insur- disc, Hard Area Service Medal, would cross 650 million tonne forced subsidiaries to slow are ahead,” said Agrawal, who assured the agitators that he the district administration vice career Balaram served gency operation in North East Meritorious Service Medal and production mark during finan- down production and focus on also laid the foundation stone had convened a high level proved futile even though the various parts of the country area especially in Assam and Antarik Surakhya Medal. cial year 2020-21, the other related works like of Bhubaneswari coal handling meeting with the company company officials assured to and participated in a number Nagaland. Besides, he also served in the Chairman said. removal of overburden and plant (CHP) Phase II, which is officials where the opening of resume production and clear of anti terrorism operation in Due to his performance United Nation Peace Mission in “Need of country is to pro- strengthening of infrastruc- part of First Mile Connectivity the unit as well as salary part salary arrears in a phased man- J & K, anti Naxal operation in par excellence in duties, he was Yugoslovia and also was award- duce more and more coal”, ture for coal transportation. (FMC) projects in MCL. would be discussed. ner. Left Wing Extremist (LWE) awarded DG commendation ed a UN Medal. 2'--. " . & R < " 6 & Q! " . Q * 9'322 6<%/2<' =? Sasikanta had been visiting Aurangabad: As man as 900 taken the samples of the ed. Jammu: Over 150 crows were ratory in Punjab's Jalandhar the woman's residence regu- hens have died at a poultry deceased birds for investiga- Maharashtra has so far not found dead in three districts of for testing, they said. ith Union Home Minister microfinance company larly. Later he fell in love with farm in Murumba village in tion,” he said. reported any cases of bird flu Jammu region triggering a bird The Centre on Friday said WAmit Shah calling off his Aemployee, Sasikanta the woman’s minor daughter. Parbhani district of He said the poultry farm or avian influenza. flu scare and samples have been bird flu has been confirmed so scheduled visit to Chennai on Mallick, a resident of Kuakhia Surprisingly, the minor girl Maharashtra, a senior official where the death of birds was On January 8, the Centre sent for testing to a wildlife lab far in Kerala, Rajasthan, January 14, people in Tamil village under Jajpur district, was found missing in her res- said on Saturday. reported is run by a Self Help said that bird flu has been con- in Punjab, officials said on Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Nadu lost an important chance was arrested on the charge of idence on December 14. Their samples have been Group (SHG). firmed so far in six states- Friday. The bird deaths have Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, to know which way political kidnapping a minor girl. The father of the minor girl sent for investigation to iden- “This poltry farm has some Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya been reported from Udhampur, and asked these six states to con- realignment was progressing in Sasikanta was working in had lodged an FIR in this tify the exact cause of the 8,000 birds. 900 birds have Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Kathua and Rajouri districts tain the disease as per the the State in the run up to the a finance company for past regard after failing to trace the death, Parbhani district col- died over two days. No death Haryana and Gujarat. since Thursday, they said. action plan. As a precautionary upcoming Assembly election. three years and was working in girl. Taking clues from the lector Deepak Mulgikar told of birds was reported in the last In 2006, H5N1 virus out- Teams of wildlife and ani- measure, the administration What makes Amit Shah can- Jagatsinghpur district. While missing girl's parents, the police PTI. 24 hours,” he said. break was reported in mal husbandry departments has imposed a ban on import of celling his Chennai visit distinct performing duty he came con- rescued the victim from Jajpur “900 hens have died in Prima facie, the death of Nandurbar and Dhule districts visited the spot, collected sam- live birds and unprocessed poul- is the discernible change in the tact with a woman who had and picked up Sasikanta from two consecutive days in hens could be related to nutri- in north Maharashtra, which ples and burnt the carcasses, try meat for any purpose into attitude of the BJP cadre obtained loan from the finance there. The accused was for- Murumba village in the tion, the collector said, adding had affected thousands of they said. The samples have the Union Territory till January towards the company. For collecting loan, warded to court on Saturday. Marathwada region. We have that the test results are await- birds. 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1=1 ?5.'31=2, '=23/4? evant to sustainable and clean while Prof Sivaji Chakravorti of n a big relief, 23 Indian sailors fter a short lull, the detec- energy, Prof Renu Sharma, Jadavpur University; and Dr Ion board ship MV Jag Anand, Ation of 22 new Covid-19 6<%/2<' =? opics like renewable ener- Head of the Department of Naeem Hannon of University stranded off China since July last positive cases in the last couple Tgy and artificial intelli- Electrical Engineering, ITER, Technology Mara, Malaysia; year, were allowed to set sail for of days has triggered panic in wo unidentified miscre- 9)(' Her husband Naresh Hans (45) gence were discussed at a two- and General Chair, ODICON- were guests of honour. Prof a port in Japan on Saturday Gajapati district. Tants by impersonating as and three-year-old son Lalit day first Odisha International 2021, said. Damodar Acharya, Chairman evening. Announcing this, While on Friday 18 cases customers looted gold chains sustained critical injuries. Conference on Electrical Power The inaugural session had of SOA Advisory Board and National Union of Seafarers of were reported, on Saturday worth above Rs 17 lakh from a Villagers detained the vehi- Engineering, Communication Prof. Sushmita Mitra from former Chairman, AICTE; Prof India (NUSI) General Secretary four more new cases were jewellery shop in Jagannathpur 4) ' cle and its driver. Police reached and Computing Technology Indian Statistical Institute, PK Sahu, Dean, ITER; Prof PK Abdulgani Y. Serang said here in reported. Chhak near Manijanga under the village to rescue the driver. (ODICON-2021), which was Kolkata, as chief guest while Nanda, Dean (Research and the evening: “The 23 of the ship Reports said that before the Tirtol block on Friday. 2= , However, the cops were hosted by the Siksha ‘O’ Prof Celia Shahnaz, Chair, Development), SOA; and Dr MV Jag Anand have lifted anchor, opening of schools for Classes- According to jewellery detained by locals as well. Anusandhan (SOA) University IEEE, Bangladesh Section, was Manoj Kumar Debnath, and cleared to sail and reach X and XII students, Covid shop owner Baidhar Manika's Scorpio vehicle rammed Khariar Additional and concluded on special guest. Prof AK Organising Chair, ODICON- Chiba Port, Japan by Jan. 14. The tests were conducted for the FIR at the Tirtol police station, Ainto a house in Nuapada Tahsildar Tapan Naik along Saturday, Mahapatra, SOA Vice- 2021, also addressed the con- crew change will take place there teachers. In the district, as the miscreants stepped into his district, killing a woman on the with senior police officials The objective of the con- Chancellor; Prof AK Tripathy, ference. and after completing the Covid- many as 18 teachers tested shop and asked to show a gold spot and critically injuring her reached the village and held ference was to bring together Chair, IEEE, Bhubaneswar; and The keynote speakers 19 formalities, they will start on positive for the virus. chain first. Then, they snatched husband and son on Saturday. discussions with the irate locals. researchers, scientists, engi- Prof SR Samantaray of IIT, included Dr Akshay Kumar their return journey to India”. On the day, antigen tests by away a gold chain basket and The deceased was identi- As per latest reports, the talks neers and scholar students on Bhubaneswar and Secretary, Rathore from the Concordia Serang said that 23 mem- mobile units were conducted fled the spot by a motorbike. fied as Namita Hans (35) from were on and the local admin- the same platform for sharing IEEE, Bhubaneswar Sub- University, Montrea; Prof Bijay ber-crew of ship MV Jag Anand across the district. And two On being informed, the Gadramunda village under the istration deployed additional and exchanging their experi- Section, were Ketan Panigrahi from IIT, along with their counterparts on persons of Paralakhemundi Tirtol police rushed to the Khariar police limits. police force to bring the tense ences, discuss new ideas and speakers. Delhi; Prof Ganapati Panda another ship, MV Anastasia, had town and two of Gosani block spot and started an investiga- Eyewitnesses said the situation under control. research results about all Prof Shaikh Fattah from from IIT, Bhubaneswar; and Dr been stranded off the China were detected Covid positive, tion. Meanwhile, the police speeding Scorpio skidded off The injured were under- aspects of engineering, science BUET, Bangladesh, was chief Swagatam Das from ISI, anchorage since over six months said Gajapati CDMO Pradip were examining CCTV the road and rammed into the going treatment at the Khariar and technology especially rel- guest at the closing session Kolkata. now. Kumar Patra. footages of the jewellery shop. house, killing her on the spot. hospital. ##$ % 7% 2 0 " 1 % % # !91 &8 1=1 the two others had minor burns all the hospitals in the state,” he /":;< injuries. The rest of the children said. Minister for Relief and 611= n a shocking incident, ten had inhaled a lot of smoke,” Rehabilitation Vijay Wadettiwar Iinfants — aged between one Khandate said. charged that the NICU where he Indian New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reg- and three months — were killed As the rescue operations, the the mishap took place was inau- TInstitute of istered a case against Hyderabad-based Coastal Projects Ltd. and in the wee hours of Saturday, patients from the ICU, Dialysis gurated in 2016 (when the BJP- Technology, others including its Chairman and Managing Director and when a massive fire broke out in Wing and Labour Ward were led government was ruling the Jammu on unknown public servants on a complaint from State Bank of India a Government hospital at shifted to safety. state) without requisite fire safe- Saturday hogged (lead bank of the consortium) for causing an alleged loss of Rs Bhandara in eastern Maharashtra Health ty clearance. “We will find out the headlines after 4736.57 crore to the banks. Maharashtra. Minister Rajesh Tope said that why that was done,” he the authorities The CBI on Saturday conducted searches at the residential and The fire — triggered prima while seven infants died due to said. were directed to official premises of the accused entities and individuals at facie by a short-circuit — broke suffocation, three children suc- Describing the incident as change the pro- Hyderabad and Vijayawada which led to recovery of several out at the Neonatal Intensive cumbed to burns. He also “unfortunate”, Wadettiwar said: posed dress code incriminating documents and other material evidence. “It was Care Unit (NICU) at the District announced a compensation of “We have asked the National Fire for its maiden convocation cer- it will only be conventional cise and posted a brief statement alleged that the accused in connivance with unknown public ser- General Hospital at Bhandara at Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin Safety College and Visveswaraya emony at the last minute. Convocation Gown,No other on its official twitter handle vants and others defrauded the consortium of Banks. The account around 1.30 am. of the infants killed in the fire. National Institute of Technology, Initially, the prestigious institute attire & No cap”. claiming “IIT Jammu designed became NPA on 25.01.2017 with retrospective effect from Before long, fire and smoke Meanwhile, chief minister Nagpur, to send teams to look had decided to replace the tra- On Saturday after the event the convocation robe for its 28.10.2013 and reported as fraud on 20.02.2020,” the CBI said engulfed the new born care Uddhav Thackeray spoke to into the circumstances leading ditional convocation robes with was over former Chief Minister maiden convocation incorpo- in a statement. unit. A nurse who was among Tope and health authorities, to the mishap within 15 days. 'Pherans' and 'Pakols', the tradi- and National Conference Vice rating regional art and culture in It was further alleged that the borrower company, during the the two nurses and one helper took stock of the situation and We will not spare anyone found tional Kashmiri attire. President Omar Abdullah fur- collaboration with Unnat Bharat period 2013-18, had indulged in falsification/fabrication of books present at that time in the NICU ordered a high-level inquiry responsible for the incident”. Ironically, ahead of the con- ther escalated the matter by tar- Abhiyan”.The statement further of accounts, manipulations/falsification of the financials to show raised an alarm, prompting into the incident. He said that Wadettiwar said that the vocation ceremony when certain geting those opposed to the idea read as, “the Convocation robe unrealizable invoked bank guarantee amounts as realizable invest- other nurses, doctors and other the inquiry would fix the state government would also try quarters questioned the theme of wearing a 'pheran' during the was fabricated by a self help ments, falsified details of promoters’ contribution, converted hospital members to rush to the responsibility for those respon- to find out as to why a propos- of the dress code, Minister of convocation ceremony. group from a nearby village. receivables from related parties to investments to siphon off the scene. sible for the incident. al to install fire equipment State in the Prime Minister's “Can’t even tolerate a pher- The Convocation robe is a banks funds, cheating the SBI and other consortium member Of the 17 trapped infants, “We are going through the remained unimplemented since Office Dr Jitendra Singh inter- an and this government wants cloak crafted with Ghotta Patti banks, it said. seven were rescued, while the Covid-19 pandemic situation. May last year. vened in the matter to avoid Kashmiris to believe that it’s work to beautifully blend the Further investigation is continuing and the officials are study- remaining ten children died on While fighting the Coronavirus, In a related development, adverse publicity during the looking out for our sentiments crafts from UT. The Angvastram ing the seized materials to expedite the probe. the spot. “There were 17 infants the health administration and President President Ram Nath special event. & feelings. PMO intervened to represents the cultural heritage Besides the Coastal Projects Ltd., Hyderabad, the CBI has at the NICU at the time of the team of hospitals should not Kovind led the nation in mourn- In a late night tweet on have the dress code changed & of the country in sync with other named as accused in the case Sabbineni Surendra, Chairman & incident. Of them, seven were ignore safety and security issues,” ing the shocking death of 10 Friday Dr Jitendra Singh tweet- that too just days after the PM IIT's. This was the only attire for Managing Director and Guarantor, Garapati Harihara Rao, rescued and have been admitted Uddhav said. infants. “I am deeply saddened ed, “Important! Sensitivities addressed a function in Srinagar the convocation”. Meanwhile, Managing Director & Guarantor, Sridhar Chandrasekharan to another. We have no plans to The chief minister said that by the untimely death of infants with regard to dress proposed wearing a pheran”, Omar during the convocation cere- Nivarthi, Whole Time Director and Director (Finance), Sharad shift them to another hospital as to prevent recurrence of such in a fire accident in Bhandara, for #IIT #Jammu #Convocation Abdullah tweeted. mony the first batch of 79 stu- Kumar, Whole Time Director, K Ramulu, Guarantor & yet,” District Civil Surgeon Dr incidents in future, fire and Maharashtra. My heartfelt con- ceremony were conveyed to As the war of words con- dents from Mechanical, Mortgagor, K Anjamma, Guarantor & Mortgagor, Ravi Kailas Pramod Khandate said. electrical audits should be car- dolences to the families who lost higher authorities. I've just now tinued in the social media, Electrical and Computer Science Builders Pvt. Ltd. represented by its Managing Director/Director, “Most infants died due to ried out a all hospitals. “I have their children in this heart- received a call from Director IIT senior authorities at IIT Jammu Engineering were conferred B Ramesh Pasupuleti and Govind Kumar Inani and unknown pub- suffocation. While one male directed the officials to ascertain wrenching event,” he Jammu,Prof Gaur clarifying that went in to damage control exer- Tech degrees. lic servants/others. PNS child suffered fatal burn injuries, if such audits have been done at said. $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ ;

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"R'&!"<7;R 234,35' protest and the Prime Minister has not uttered a single word of fter the eight round of sympathy and solidarity… Atalks between the Centre Narendra Modi is directly 234,35' official said. and protesting farmers over the responsible for these deaths.” Some other parts of controversial farm laws failed, In the State capitals, local here was no let-up in cold Kashmir received four inches of the Congress has announced to party leaders will conduct ral- Tweather conditions in snowfall in the morning, affect- hit the streets across the coun- lies that will culminate with a north India on Saturday with ing flight operations at the air- try from January 15 onwards to gherao of the Raj Bhawan fresh snowfall in parts port in Srinagar, even as the 234,35' express its solidarity with the demanding repeal of the three of Kashmir affecting flight minimum temperature farmers. Congress delegations idarity with the farmers. farm laws. operations. dropped across the valley. rime Minister Narendra in every State and Union Continuing his attacks on The party’s key frontal A thick layer of fog However, air traffic to and PModi on Saturday said that Territory will also gherao the the Centre on the issue, former organisation, the Indian Youth enveloped parts of Rajasthan, fro Kashmir was restored in the the country’s power has Raj Bhawan and protest Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Congress (IYC), has also Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, afternoon after several flights increased during the demanding the repeal of the questioned the intentions of the launched a nationwide pro- Punjab, Delhi and Madhya were cancelled in the morning Coronavirus period and the farm laws and mark the day as Government. Rahul alleged gram – Ek Muthi Mitti Pradesh, the India due to fresh snowfall. world is “not only waiting for Kisan Adhikar Divas. that the government was work- Shaheedo Ke Naam – “to pay Meteorological Department The valley had received Indian vaccines but is also our minds are always connect- drew courage from our actions The party’s decision to take ing as per a planned strategy to tribute to the martyrdom” of (IMD) said. snowfall for four consecutive watching how India runs the ed with ‘Maa Bharti’. In the past during the testing times. to the streets comes after the deliberately stretch talks with the over 60 farmers who have Heavy rainfall was days earlier in the week, drap- world’s biggest vaccination pro- years, Non-Resident Indians “When India stood in the farmer unions and central min- protesting farmer unions. so far lost their lives during the observed at isolated places in ing everything in white. gramme.” (NRIs) have strengthened their face of terrorism, the world too isters talks ended in yet anoth- “Neeyat saaf nahi hai jinki, protests. IYC members across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, In south Kashmir, Kulgam Addressing the 16th identity in other countries,” he got the courage to face this er stalemate on Friday. tareekh pe tareekh dena strat- the country will organise a Puducherry, Kerala recorded five inches of snow, ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ con- said. challenge. Today, India is using Congress’s protest will coincide egy hai unki! (Those who don’t series of rallies and demon- and Kashmir. Anantnag three, Shopian three vention via video conferencing, “The past year has been a technology to end corruption. with the next round of talks have a clear motive, fix new strations to highlight the “injus- In Delhi, the minimum and Pulwama four. Bandipora, the Prime Minister said the year of great challenges for all Money worth lakhs and crores between the Centre and the dates every time as per a strat- tice that the three farm laws will temperature was recorded at in the north, received two campaign to empower the of us. But amidst these chal- are directly being credited to agitating farmers next Saturday. egy),” Rahul Gandhi tweeted in inflict upon crores of Indian 10.8 degrees Celsius, four inches of snow and central poorest of the poor with mod- lenges, the manner in which accounts of beneficiaries... Congress president Sonia Hindi. farmers,” said IYC national notches above normal. Kashmir’s Budgam and ern technology is going on in our Indian Diaspora has spread People said that India will Gandhi on Saturday instruct- Making the announcement president Srinivas B.V. The minimum tempera- Ganderbal districts recorded India today, it is discussed in around the world, has per- break and democracy is imposed party general secretaries of nation wide protest, AICC The grand old party vol- ture in the city has remained three inches each. every corner of the world. formed its duty, it is also a mat- sible in the country but the and leaders to discuss future chief spokesman Randeep unteers will also “visit vil- above normal since January 3 There were no reports of The convention is a flag- ter of pride for India. This is truth is that India stands strategy on the farmer protests Surjewala said the Congress is lages of the martyred farmers as a result of cloud cover under snowfall at the famous ski- ship event of the Ministry of our tradition, this is the rites of together with a strong and following which AICC gener- duty-bound to stand with the and collect a fistful of soil as the influence of successive resort of Gulmarg in north External Affairs, and provides this soil. From this place, the vibrant democracy today,” al secretary (organisation) K.C. farmers of the country and thus a show of solidarity with the western disturbances. Kashmir, and Pahalgam tourist a platform to engage and con- trust of fellow Indian origin is Modi said. Venugopal held a virtual meet- it has been decided that the farmers.” The Safdarjung resort in the south. nect with overseas Indians. being strengthened for social Commenting on our ing with party colleagues to party will observe January 15 as Congress, along with sev- Observatory, which provides Some other areas in the “India today is using tech- and political leadership all over country’s prowess in develop- discuss the ongoing farmers’ Kisan Adhikar Divas. eral other Opposition parties, representative data for the city, valley received rainfall. nology more and more to end the world”, Modi said. ing indigenous vaccines to protest that has also witnessed Surjewala said that the has opposed the three farm had recorded a minimum tem- In Himchal Pradesh, corruption. Lakhs of crores of The Prime Minister said fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the death of at least 60 farmers Narendra Modi government is laws when they were passed by perature of 9.6 degrees Celsius Keylong and Kalpa shivered at rupees, which earlier used to the Chief Guest of our event , he hailed India’s ‘Atmanirbhar in the past month. “trying to frustrate and tire out Parliament during the mon- on Friday and 14.4 degrees sub-zero temperature. reach the wrong hands due to the new President of Suriname, Bharat’ initiatives to “save Party leaders, including the agitating farmers as part of soon session. Celsius on Thursday, the high- The tribal Lahaul and all the deficiencies, are now Chandrika Prasad Santokhi ji, humanity”. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who a conspiratorial plan by giving Ever since the Congress est in January in four years, the Spiti’s administrative centre reaching directly into the bank is “himself a shining example “India used to import PPE too participated in the meeting representatives of farmer has maintained that the only IMD said. Keylong were the coldest place account of the beneficiary. of this service “ performed by kits, masks, ventilators and and agreed that though the agi- unions a new date for discus- way for the government to end The cloud cover over the in the state at You must have seen, the NRIs. testing kits from abroad but tating farmers have been keep- sions after every round of the impasse with the agitating national capital has prevented minus 9 degrees Celsius, new institutions that India has He said that India had today our nation is self-reliant. ing away from politicians it talks… over 60 farmers have farmers is to withdraw the a steep decline in the minimum Shimla MeT centre director developed, have also been taken lead during the pan- Today, India is ready to save would be good to stand in sol- lost their lives so far during the three legislations. temperature so far, an IMD Manmohan Singh said. praised by global organiza- demic period and is now being humanity with two ‘Made in tions at this time of Corona. watched for the coming mas- India’ Covid-19 vaccines,” the The campaign to empower the sive plan of vaccination in the Prime Minister said at the ! !1 1 : 1 poorest of the poor with mod- country. convention. & ern technology is going on in “Being the pharmacy of Modi said that the Pravasi India today, it is discussed in the world, India has supplied Bharatiya Divas convention ! every corner of the world, at important medicines to all would be a “‘great opportuni- % every level”, he said. those in need in the past and ty to interact with our vibrant New Delhi: Air Chief Marshal Air Command. During this Recognising the contribu- is also doing so now. The diaspora”. RKS Bhadauria visited the trip, he reviewed the operation of Non-Resident Indians world is not only waiting for “Today, India is ready to Vijaynagar advanced landing tional preparedness of the IAF 234,35' (NRIs), Modi said they have Indian vaccines but is also save humanity with two ‘Made ground (ALG) in the eastern- units deployed in various loca- strengthened their identities in watching how India runs the in India’ Covid-19 vaccines. most part of Arunachal tions under this command. n a move to minimise cru- other countries but all have world’s biggest vaccination India has done this earlier and Pradesh earlier this week, “On 07 Jan 21, CAS visit- Ielty to animals, the Centre remained connected with the programme,” Modi said. it is doing it now as well,” he according to an official state- ed Vijaynagar ALG in the east- on Saturday notified the draft motherland. Acknowledging India’s said while speaking at the 16th ment on Saturday. ernmost part of Arunachal rules for Prevention of Cruelty “Today we have been con- contribution in global wealth chapter of the Convention. The trip to Vijaynagar ALG Pradesh,” the IAF said on to Animals (Animal nected with internet from var- and counter-terrorism mea- The last one was held at on Thursday was part of his Twitter. Husbandry Practices and ious corners of the world but sures, Modi said that the world Varanasi. three-day visit to the Eastern PTI Procedures) Rules, 2020 per- taining to dehorning, castra- tion, nose-roping, and brand- ing to prohibit inhumane ani- '$&) * + , ' , " ' , mal husbandry procedures and cruel methods used to , , # ' ! euthanise animals. The draft rules prepared 234 234,35'E 26 Naidu urged the law makers to government’s proposals in fact by the Ministry of Animal ,35'E<2,'2

: 234,35' from “man-made coatings, ies through ingestion and that the hazardous item carry to “alter several cellular regu- presence of MPs in the human paints, adhesives, plasters, fin- inhalation, and then translo- with them substances which lating pathways … such as placenta may trigger immune ealth hazardous plastic is ger paints, polymers and cos- cated to the placentas, the acting as endocrine disruptors immunity mechanisms. responses or may lead to the Hnow reaching into the metics and personal care prod- researchers said as they found could cause long-term effects “Due to the crucial role of release of toxic contaminants, human wombs too! In a first- ucts,” according to the study a total of 12 microplastic on human health. placenta in supporting the resulting harmful for preg- of-its-kind but disturbing titled ‘Plasticenta: First evi- fragments in four of the six Lead author Antonio foetus development and in nancy,” warned the study, researchers have found dence of microplastics in placentas. Ragusa, director of obstetrics acting as an interface between researchers. presence of microplastics — human placenta.’ The effects of microplas- and gynecology at the San the latter and the external Various reports have tiny plastic particles smaller The researchers said that tics in the human body on Giovanni Calibita environment, the presence of pointed out that the plastic than 5 millimetres but bigger microplastics present inside health are still largely Fatebenefratelli hospital in exogenous and potentially waste generated worldwide is than 1 micron —inside human human placentas could poten- unknown, but the researchers Rome, said it’s likely that harmful (plastic) particles is a expected to triple to 155-265 placentas, posing a potential tially affect fetal health and said it was “a matter of great microplastics would be present matter of great concern. million metric tonnes per year risk to fetal health and devel- development, disrupt immu- concern” due to the critical in the babies themselves, “Possible consequences on by 2060. Owing to their size, opment. nity mechanisms in babies, role the placenta plays in fetal although further research pregnancy outcomes and foe- microplastics are extremely The study published in though they are yet to inves- development. “Microplastics would need to confirm this. tus are the transgenerational difficult to remove from the the recent journal tigate further to prove this were found in all placental While all of the babies effects of plasticizer on metab- environment and are easily ‘Environmental International’ a plastic commonly used in While the other pieces assumption. portions: maternal, fetal and were healthy at birth, Ragusa olism and reproduction. consumed by animals and said these plastic pieces were food containers and packag- were harder to identify, they The microplastics proba- amniochorial membranes,” said that the microplastics in “Further studies need to humans, thus need to reduce recognised as polypropylene, ing. appeared to be plastic bits bly entered the women’s bod- researchers said cautioning the placenta had the potential be performed to assess if the their usage. $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ " (!5/&""!! '3 ' R % , ' ; 3'!<7!= ( '=3 '93 234,35' While petrol had reached 234,35' pre-COVID levels in 234,35' through rapid structural ndia’s fuel demand rose for September, diesel consump- reforms, India is strengthening he department of revenue Ithe fourth straight month in tion returned to normal in ndia is strengthening the the entire ecosystem to achieve T(DoR), ministry of finance December as the resumption of October. However, its demand Ientire ecosystem to achieve the Prime Minister’s dream of has clarified that any purchase economic activity took con- fell again in November and Prime Minister Narendra a USD 5 trillion economy by of gold, silver, jewellery, or sumption to 11-month high, now in December. Modi’s dream of becoming a 2025. precious gems and stones but it was about 2 per cent Diesel demand, which had USD 5 trillion economy by “Our holistic approach below 2 lakh does not require lower than pre-COVID levels. soared 7.4 per cent year-on- 2025 through rapid structural with consumer markets. You consists of improving the ease permanent account number The total demand for year in October, dropped 6.9 reforms, Union Minister have unique insights into con- of starting a business, ease of (PAN) or Aadhaar of a cus- petroleum products in per cent in November and by Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. sumer behaviour and can guide doing a business, and ease of tomer as December 2020 fell to 18.59 2.7 per cent in December to Addressing the Pravasi Indian Industry to develop growing our businesses,” Goyal mandatory Know Your million tonnes from 18.94 mil- 7.18 million tonnes. Month-on- Bharatiya Diwas conference, customised products for for- added. The minister pointed Customer (KYC) document. lion tonnes a year back, accord- month, the demand slightly the Commerce and Industry eign markets,” Goyal said. out that India is growing rapid- Sources said that the noti- ing to provisional data pub- improved from 7.04 million Minister said: “We are working The minister said the dis- ly and offers a plethora of fication issued under PML Act, lished by the oil ministry’s tonnes. simultaneously to bring about ruptions due to Covid-19 have opportunities for Indians both 2002, on December 28, 2020, is Petroleum Planning and Fuel demand had snipped a quantum leap in our quality, made everyone realise that one in India and across the world. a requirement of FATF Dealers Analysis Cell. by 49 per cent in April after a in our productivity, in our effi- needs to dare to do great “Our wish is that our brothers in Precious Metals and Fuel consumption, howev- nationwide lockdown, imposed ciency, so that Indian Industry things. and sisters from across the Precious Stones (DPMS) to er, posted a month-on-month to curb the spread of coron- can truly expand our export “Otherwise we may lose world become the first to avail carry out KYC and customer increase for the fourth straight avirus, shut industries and took basket, making it bigger, better our ability to be a global leader. these opportunities.” due diligence only when they month, helped by reviving most vehicles off-road. and broader”. This is the philosophy behind “Let us fulfill our duty to conduct cash transactions governmental body sets inter- requires the DPMS sector to transportation and business The 69-day nationwide The minister observed that Aatmanirbhar Bharat. It is not our motherland with determi- above 10 lakh. national standards aimed to fulfil obligations of customer activity. lockdown was followed by local new markets were being about closing doors but to nation and devotion and devel- “This is a requirement of prevent illegal activities on ter- due diligence (CDD) when India had consumed 17.86 and state-level restrictions. The explored aggressively to open the doors wider to build op India into a leader, a par- FATF (Financial Action Task ror funding and money laun- they conduct cash transactions million tonnes in November. curbs have eased only slowly enhance the reach of Indian India’s capability and capacity ticipant in resilient global sup- Force) - the global money dering,” they added. above a certain limit ($/Euro The consumption in and in phases, while localised products globally. and our resilience with speed, ply chains into a dominant laundering and terrorist financ- According to sources, one 15,000). India is a member of December was the highest restrictions in containment “The Indian diaspora living skill and scale,” Goyal said. player in international supply ing overseer which as the inter- of the recommendations FATF since 2010. since February 2020. zones remain. abroad have more familiarity He highlighted that trade,” the minister said. 7 !@' B , & :>3? # , @ ( , 234,35' increased its market borrowing 0*%-/-3". breached the Budget target in 'P programme for the current #00.3,+)".,)3 July itself as the economy faced ndia’s fiscal deficit is expect- financial year by more than 50 the most stringent lockdown in Ied to be around 7.5 per cent per cent to Rs 12 lakh crore. "3+@2A6"?)%*%*% the first quarter to contain the 234,35' of the GDP for the current fis- According to ICRA’s 2(#%)-3*,3 outbreak of the coronavirus cal owing to moderation in rev- Principal Economist Aditi pandemic. SNL Employees Union has /25/%'3:25F enue collection due to the Nayar, the fiscal deficit is -3-*- $.03 The government’s total Burged the company’s chair- 9:1 2F! ?% Covid-19 crisis, experts said. expected to touch 7.5 per cent ;;;'9)"+ receipts stood at Rs 8,30,851 man and managing director to ?:16:!%'%'/ This would be a 100 per for the fiscal ending in March. #%+-3.4!-"-) crore (37 per cent of BE 2020- hold regular interactions with cent jump from the Budget esti- “We estimate the fiscal 21) till the end of November the unions, like his predecessor ?3<=5?5F<23, mate of 3.5 per cent of GDP deficit at Rs 14.5 lakh crore or -+3%%/"" 2020. This included Rs 6,88,430 did, for early revival of the loss- pegged for the current fiscal. 7.5 per cent of the GDP,” she 3"%"/"-- crore tax revenue (net to making public sector firm. 1:539=/%:13?/$ The government had said. Centre), Rs 1,24,280 crore of BSNL CMD PK Purwar, %'3/=/9?3? pegged the fiscal deficit at Rs Small savings and treasury !4%$"%;; non-tax revenue and Rs 18,141 however, said he keeps meeting 7.96 lakh crore or 3.5 per cent bill will make up the balance crore of non-debt capital unions, employees and even 1?.3%/'?3: of the GDP in the Union apart from government bor- nominal GDP and signal a receipts. Non-debt capital individual employee for their Budget 2020-21, which was rowing programme of 12 lakh move towards restoring fiscal receipts consist of recovery of suggestions and advice. /2529?3/3,%: presented by Finance Minister crore, she said. consolidation in a limited way loans and disinvestment pro- In a letter to Purwar, seen "$7 3?932%2 Nirmala Sitharaman in Nominal GDP or GDP at in the budget estimates for ceeds. by PTI, the union said in mid- February 2020. Current Prices in the year 2021-22,” he said. The tax revenue collection 2016, BSNL management, 1?9' ?:1 The finance minister in 2020-21 is likely to attain a level The Centre’s fiscal deficit was 42.1 per cent of BE of under the then CMD Anupam #$AA 3?932%2 Budget 2020-21 had pegged the of Rs 194.82 lakh crore, as Nominal GVA at Basic Prices cal deficit than what was ear- had widened to 135 per cent of 2020-21, compared to 45.5 per Shrivastava showed inclina- gross market borrowing, which against the provisional estimate is estimated at Rs 175.77 lakh lier announced at Rs 12 lakh the full-year’s Budget Estimates cent of BE (2019-20) during the tion to involve unions and 1?9' "L$%'3 is also a reflection of fiscal of GDP for the year 2019-20 of crore in 2020-21, as against Rs crore, said D K Srivastava, (BE) at Rs 10.7 lakh crore in the corresponding period a year associations in the manage- 9:1 2F2:4'/ deficit, at Rs 7.80 lakh crore for Rs 203.40 lakh crore, released 183.43 lakh crore in 2019-20, chief policy advisor, EY India. first eight months (April- ago. Non-tax revenue was 32.3 ment’s initiatives “night free the current fiscal. on May 31, 2020. showing a contraction of 4.2 “We assess that the gov- November) of FY’21. It is 33 per cent of BE. During the cor- calling” and “all India free :(3?""$L9?:?3 Hard-pressed for funds to The growth in nominal per cent. ernment may revise upwards its per cent higher than the corresponding period of the last roaming” where employees 1:539=/%:13?/ combat the COVID-19 crisis, GDP during 2020-21 is esti- The central government borrowing target so as to responding period last year. fiscal, it was 74.3 per cent of BE went beyond their duty hours the government had in May mated at (-) 4.2 per cent. may have to incur a larger fis- exceed 7 per cent of 2020-21 The fiscal deficit had 2019-20. to popularise the schemes resulting in increase in com- said “I always meet both unions pany’s subscriber base. and associations as well as !;' BSNL is the only company, individual employees to seek C1 , 0 , apart from Jio, that has regu- their valuable suggestions, sup- '8' larly gained mobile customers. port and advice.” 234,35' This kickstarted a spate of “We’re in a competition on ify “myths” that are allegedly The subscriber market share of BSNL EU on the other conversations and memes on privacy with others and that’s being pushed by WhatsApp 5& ! " BSNL increased to 10.35 per hand said it has insisted BSNL acebook-owned WhatsApp the internet over WhatsApp’s very good for the world. People about Telegram that has over cent in March 2020 from 9.44 CMD on many occasions and Fon Saturday said its latest alleged sharing of user infor- should have choices in how 500 million users globally. ("!?.. per cent in March 2018. The alleged that he has been reluc- update — which has received mation with Facebook. they communicate and feel He said “myths” that company now has over 11.8 tant to have regular interactions criticism from a multitude of Rival platforms like Signal confident that no one else can Telegram’s code is not open- 234,35' crore mobile customers. with unions and associations as users globally - describes busi- and Telegram are reportedly see their chats. There are peo- source, that the company is BSNL Employees Union was done in the past. ness communication and does seeing a surge in downloads in ple who disagree with this, Russian and that the platform eliance Infrastructure on (BSNL EU) General Secretary “Even during this COVID- not change its data-sharing the wake of the development. including some governments,” is not encrypted - are all incor- RSaturday said it has com- P Abhimanyu in a letter dated 19 pandemic situation, inter- practices with the social media Tesla chief Elon Musk had he said. rect. pleted the sale of its entire 74 January 7 said unions and actions could have very well giant. also joined in the conversation, The tweets, however, Signal app too joined the per cent stake in PKTCL to associations utilised inputs been organised with the unions Earlier this week, asking people to leave received varied responses from conversation with its series of India Grid Trust for 900 crore. from the management around and associations, through video WhatsApp had started rolling WhatsApp. users with many continuing to tweets. One of the tweets said: The proceeds will be utilised various initiatives for moti- conferencing. Unfortunately, out in-app notifications to In a series of tweets, point out concerns around the “Look at what you’ve done” and for debt reduction, and the vating the employees to give that has not happened. Perhaps, users about an update in its WhatsApp Head Will Cathcart data-sharing practices with sharing of user data between carried a picture of the app company’s dues will come better performance. you are under the impression Terms of Service and privacy sought to share his views on the Facebook. It does not impact WhatsApp and Facebook. showing as the number one down by 6 per cent to 13,100 “When AUAB (Unions and that the unions and associa- policy regarding how it matter. how people communicate pri- Meanwhile, Telegram free app on the app stores crore from 14,000 crore. Associations of BSNL) decided tions are there only to raise processes user data and part- He said the company vately with friends or family founder and CEO Pavel Durov across markets like India, “Reliance Infrastructure to organise the “Service with A demands of the employees,” the ners with Facebook to offer updated its policy “to be trans- wherever they are in the world,” - in a blog - alleged that Germany, France, Austria, Limited (RInfra) announces smile” movement, the then letter said. integrations across the social parent and to better describe he said. Facebook’s WhatsApp has Finland, Hong Kong and the successful completion of CMD BSNL, Anupam It added that the manage- media giant’s products. optional people-to-business Cathcart emphasised that switched to covert marketing Switzerland. the sale of its entire 74 per cent Shrivastava ji, was kind enough ment’s mindset of viewing the It also stated that users will features”. with end-to-end encryption and it has detected bots that In another tweet, it said: equity stake in Parbati Koldam to get that movement kick- unions and associations “as a have to agree to the new terms “It’s important for us to be (E2E), it cannot see private spread inaccurate information “There are no Terms of Service Transmission Company started through a huge meeting headache” should be shed. and policy by February 8, 2021, clear, this update describes chats or calls and neither can about Telegram on social for a mother’s love”, taking a dig Limited (PKTCL) to India Grid held in the corporate office “We urge upon you to in order to continue using business communication and Facebook and that the compa- media. at the ongoing Trust (IndiGrid) for an enter- premises. restart the practice of having WhatsApp’s service. does not change WhatsApp’s ny remains committed to E2E. Durov also sought to clar- controversy. prise value of Rs 900 crore,” the “However, we regret to say regular interactions with the company said in a statement. that the coordination between unions and associations for RInfra owned 74 per cent the management on one side the sake of involving employ- stake in Parbati Koldam and the unions and associa- ees for the early revival of the ! Transmission Company tions on the other side, has company,” BSNL EU said. Limited located in Himachal become a story of the past,” BSNL recorded a loss of Rs Pradesh and Punjab in a joint BSNL EU said. 15,500 crore and debt of Rs % ( venture with Power Grid When contacted, Purwar 21,902 crore in August 2020. Corporation of India Limited 234,35' el and such relevant out of commence e-commerce oper- (PGCIL). home usage categories are tak- ations in those cities, said the The deal was announced in Q: -.>! ' venue Supermarts Ltd, ing more time to recover, it said. company in a post earning November 2020 with the sign- Awhich owns and operates While, the company, which statement. ing of a definitive binding ='!' the supermarket chain D-Mart, is expanding its online shop- “The quarter has seen fur- agreement between RInfra and on Saturday said its overall ping channel D-Mart Ready ther improvement in our busi- IndiGrid and has now been % ;"'' sales and sales mix are now after COVID-19 environment, ness and financial metrics. Our completed with the transfer of trending very close to usual has done soft-launches in select overall sales and sales mix are shares of PKTCL and receipt of >&>R &33'3 times, though the consumption pin codes of Ahmedabad, now trending very close to our sale consideration. IndiGrid is changes post COVID-19 still Bengaluru and Hyderabad. usual times except for specific India’s first power sector 1=1 ? =? persists. Lesser trips and high- It has leased some part of customer consumption changes Infrastructure Investment er basket values continue to be the space of its brick and mor- post Covid-19,” Avenue Trust, owning AAA-rated he success of work-from- total of 104 MoUs have the norm and products such as tar stores to Avenue E- Supermarts CEO & Managing power transmission assets in Thome in 2020 following Abeen signed in the last two apparel, laundry, footwear, trav- Commerce Limited (AEL) to Director Neville Noronha said. India. lockdown due to Covid-19 will years under the leadership of boost the gig economy and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister hybrid workforce this year, Bhupesh Baghel for setting up according to a study. industries in the state with a “In 2020, job losses across proposed capital investment of the experience level and the more than 42 thousand crore. influx of fresh entrants (gradu- These industries will generate ates) in the job market boosted more than 64 thousand new the gig economy. This will pro- employment opportunities for mote diversity, inclusion and the youths of Chhattisgarh. business pressure for cost opti- The new industrial policy misation and will give gig econ- of Chhattisgarh and the steps omy a major push, even though taken by the state government external hiring will be limited in the interest of industries dur- this year,” according to the 2021 ing the corona period have led Talent Technology Outlook to the creation of a better study by job site SCIKEY. industrial environment in the Gig economy is a free mar- state. During the Corona-crisis ket system in which temporary period, the entire country was positions are common and affected by the economic slow- organisations hire indepen- down, while industries in dent workers for short-term Chhattisgarh remained commitments. Tailoring one’s untouched by the recession. own working hours will also During the lockdown, lure more women in the indus- Chhattisgarh’s industries were try and it might even see more first in the country to have women in the leadership roles started functioning in the in the future, it added. month of April 2020. $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ ' = 6 66 7#)58 0 ?Q R 4/'2<%:2 impeaching him again, trying 6 5 6 to invoke the 25th Amendment $* % resident-elect Joe Biden has whatever it took to get him out 6 . Psaid President Donald of office. But I am focused now Trump was the “most incom- on us taking control as 6 R petent” presidents in US his- President and Vice-President : R*; tory. Sidestepping the questions on the 20th and to get our 4/'2<%:2 related to impeachment or agenda moving as quickly as we 4/'2<%:2 removal from office in the can,” Biden said. S President Donald 0 remaining 12 days, Biden said Asked about Trump not UTrump has been perma- resident Donald Trump left that quickest way Trump could attending the inauguration, nently suspended from Twitter 4/'2<%:2 National Committee in Florida Pplenty of clues he’d try to be removed is his inauguration Biden said this was one of the due to the “risk of further on Thursday strongly con- burn the place down on his way on January 20. few things that the two had incitement of violence”, the everal Republican leaders, demned Trump’s comments out the door. “I have been saying for now ever agreed on. social media giant has Sincluding popular Indian- inciting supporters to mount an The clues spread over a life- well over a year he (Trump) is “It’s a good thing him not announced, days after his sup- American politician Nikki attack on the US Capitol. time of refusing to acknowl- not fit to serve,” Biden said. “He showing up,” Biden told porters stormed the US Capitol Haley, have condemned Twitter The president has not edge defeat. is one of the most incompetent reporters. The President-elect, and caused the deaths of four for permanently deactivating always chosen the right words They spanned a presiden- presidents in the history of the however, said outgoing Vice civilians and a police officer. outgoing President Donald and his actions post-election cy marked by raw, angry United States of America and # 0 - 7 ,$D President Mike Pence was wel- The unprecedented move Trump’s account, saying that will be “judged harshly by his- rhetoric, puffed-up conspiracy so the idea that I think he C ' , " > & 1# come to attend the inaugura- by the California-based social the “US is not China”. tory”, she had said in the meet- theories and a kind of fellow- shouldn’t be out of office yes- tion on January. media platform comes after Twitter on Friday perma- ing. ship with “patriots” drawn terday is not the issue.” out of office,” Biden told Biden said Trump had “I think it is important that Trump tweeted that he would nently suspended Trump’s US Secretary of Housing from the seething ranks of “The question is what hap- reporters in Wilmington in clearly demonstrated and as much as we can stick to what not attend the inauguration of account due to the “risk of fur- and Urban Development, Dr right-wing extremists. The pens with 14 days left to go or Delaware. exceeded “even my worst have been historical prece- his successor Joe Biden on ther incitement of violence”, Ben Carson, joined Haley in clues piled on at light speed 13 days left to go and I think “The quickest way that notions” about him. dents of how and the circum- January 20. days after his supporters opposing the Twitter’s when Trump lost that what 81 million people that will happen is us being “He has been an embar- stance in which an adminis- “After close review of stormed the US Capitol and move. the election and wouldn’t stood up and said it is time for sworn in on the 20th. What rassment to the country, tration changes should be recent Tweets from the caused the deaths of four civil- “Silencing a significant admit it. him to go and the United action happens before or after embarrassed us around the maintained and so if Mike --if @realDonaldTrump account ians and a police officer. number of voters and erasing The culmination of all that States Senate voted 93-6 to con- that is a judgment for the world, not worthy, not worthy the vice president is welcome and the context around them “Silencing people, not to history is no way to unite us; it came Wednesday when Trump firm that we should be sworn Congress to make, but that is to hold that office,” Biden said. to, I would be honoured to have — specifically how they are mention the President of the only further divides. Big tech supporters, exhorted by the in. We were duly elected, so I what I am looking forward to, “If we were six months out, him there and to move forward being received and interpret- US, is what happens in China and social media platforms president to go to the Capitol think it is important we get on him leaving office,” the we should be moving every- in the transition,” Biden said. ed on and off Twitter — we not our country,” tweeted Haley want to act like media organi- and “fight like hell” against a with the business of getting him President-elect said. thing to get him out of office, have permanently suspended on Friday. sations but don’t want to be “stolen” election, overran and the account due to the risk of “Unbelievable,” said the held accountable with the rest occupied the building in an further incitement of vio- former US Ambassador to the of media. Speech should be free explosive confrontation that 51 ( PQ QD* lence,” Twitter said in a state- UN who during a closed-door whether you agree or not,” he left a Capitol Police officer 66*8 =# ment on Friday. meeting of the Republican said. and four others dead. Q66 R ; !* ##(' ' )!R+6 4/'2<%:2 Washington: US President- 234F:?. Murkowski of Alaska told The ! elect Joe Biden has said he will he police were badly out- Anchorage Daily News. “He ' 2 introduce an immigration leg- Tnumbered. Only a few resident Donald Trump’s has caused enough damage.” islation “immediately” after dozen guarded the West front Psteadfast grip on The insurrection on the .,0 taking office, reversing the of the U.S. Capitol when they Republicans in Washington is heels of a bruising election loss 0 , " Trump administration’s poli- were rushed by thousands of beginning to crumble, leaving in Georgia accomplished what 5':?3 cies. Biden will taken the oath pro-Trump demonstrators bent him more politically isolated other low points in Trump’s /51, munity sat on a protest along of office on January 20. on breaking into the building. than at any other point in his presidency did not: force with the coffins having victims’ N designated global ter- “I will introduce an immi- Armed with metal pipes, turbulent administration. Republicans to fundamentally akistan Prime Minister bodies in the Western Bypass Urorist Masood Azhar, chief gration bill immediately and pepper spray and other After riling up a crowd that reassess their relationship with PImran Khan on Saturday area of provincial capital of the banned Jaish-e- have it sent to the appropriate weapons, the mob pushed past later staged a violent siege of a leader who has long aban- met the families of 11 coal min- Quetta amid harsh cold weath- Mohammad (JeM), should be committees to begin move- the thin police line, and one the U.S. Capitol, Trump doned tradition and decorum. ers killed in a brutal attack by er, insisting that they will bury arrested by January 18 in con- ment,” he told reporters in protester hurled a fire extin- appears to have lost some of his The result could reshape the the Islamic State terrorists in the dead only when the prime nection with a terror financing Wilmington, Delaware on guisher at a officer, according strongest allies, including South party, threatening the influence the restive Balochistan minister personally visits them case, an anti-terrorism court in Friday. to video widely circulated on Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham. that Trump craves while creat- province, hours after the to assure protection. Pakistan has asked the Punjab Biden was responding to YouTub e. Two Cabinet members and at ing a divide between those in minority Shia Hazara com- However, Khan on Friday Police, a court official said on Pulwama attack, the Pakistan a question on what his admin- “They’re getting into the least a half dozen aides have Washington and activists in munity members ended their stirred a controversy by saying Saturday. government arrested over 100 istration would do first after Capitol tonight! They’re getting resigned. A handful of con- swaths of the country where the week-long protest and buried that he would not be black- The Anti-Terrorism Court members of the banned mili- his inauguration on January in,” the man filming shouts in gressional Republicans are president is especially popular. the bodies. mailed and visit only if the dead (ATC) Gujranwala issued an tant outfits including the JeM 20. He had also previously delight. openly considering whether “At this point, I won’t The miners from the Shia were buried. arrest warrant against Azhar in chief’s son and brother. promised an immigration They breached the line to join a renewed push for defend him anymore,” said Ari Hazara community were shot Khan’s remarks invited the terror financing case insti- The government also took overhaul within 100 days of moments later, and rioters impeachment. Fleischer, a former White dead after \being abducted by sharp criticism from across tuted by the CTD in the previ- control of the JeM, Mumbai taking office. soon broke into the building, One GOP senator who has House press secretary for the Islamic State terrorists on the country, prompting a flur- ous hearing on Thursday. terror attack mastermind Hafiz Reversing the Trump taking over the House and split with Trump in the past George W. Bush and a GOP Sunday last in Mach area of the ry of official activities to con- “ATC Gujranwala judge Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawah administration’s “cruel” immi- Senate chambers and running called on him to resign and strategist who voted for Trump. restive province. vince the families to perform Natasha Naseem Supra during (JuD) and Falahai Insaniat gration policies was Biden’s wild in Statuary Hall and other questioned whether she would “I won’t defend him for stirring Following the incident, the burial rites and end the the case hearing on Friday Foundation (FIF) properties one of the key election hallowed symbols of stay in the party. the pot that incited the mob. their relatives and hundreds of controversy caused by the cal- directed the CTD to arrest JeM including seminaries and promises. PTI democracy. “I want him out,” Sen. Lisa He’s on his own.” other members of the com- lous statement. chief Masood Azhar by January mosques across the country. 18 and present him in the The JeM had claimed court. In case of failure (to arrest responsibility for the Pulwama +6 ) ' .! , him), the court may begin pro- terror attack in which 40 CRPF ' 6 @> #,#*.6 ceedings to declare him a pro- soldiers were killed. + * . claimed offender,” a court offi- Pakistan’s Punjab govern- <6 'R $, cial told PTI on Saturday. ment claimed to have taken )# #,! Azhar is facing charges of over the administrative control terror financing and selling of the JeM headquarters — Washington: Indian-American Moscow: At least three people jihadi literature. comprising Madressatul Sabir Sabrina Singh would serve as 5:2,:2 were killed by an avalanche that Following the Palwama and Jama-e-Masjid 6.?% Deputy Press Secretary to the hit a ski resort in Siberia, offi- terror attack in February 2019, Subhanallah — in Bahawalpur. Vice President in the White lok Sharma, one of the cials said Saturday. Pakistan’s Punjab police had In May 2019, the United Sriwijaya Air passenger jet House, according to an AIndian-origin ministers in The avalanche swept over launched a crackdown on ter- Nations designated Azhar as a Acarrying 62 people lost announcement made by the UK Prime Minister Boris several buildings at the rorism financing and arrested “global terrorist” after China contact with air traffic con- Biden-Harris Transition. Johnson’s Cabinet, has relin- Otdelnaya Mountain ski com- six militants of the JeM in lifted its hold on a proposal to trollers on Saturday, minutes Singh was Press Secretary quished his role as Business plex outside the Arctic city of Gujranwala, some 130 kms blacklist the Pakistan-based after taking off from Indonesia’s to Vice President-elect Kamala Secretary in a mini-reshuffle to Norilsk just before midnight. from Lahore. Azhar is facing JeM chief, a decade after New capital on a domestic flight, Harris on the Biden-Harris take sole charge as President of About 250 rescuers who the trial in this case. Delhi approached the world officials said. campaign. Prior to her role on COP26 — the United Nations combed the area for hours in a Following the immense body for the first time on the Transportation Minister the campaign, she served as climate summit scheduled for snowstorm recovered the bod- international pressure after the issue. Budi Karya Sumadi said Flight senior spokesperson for Mike Glasgow, Scotland, in November. ies of a married couple and SJ182 was delayed for an hour Bloomberg’s presidential cam- The Agra-born minister, their 18-month-old son. The before it took off at 2:36 pm paign and National Press who was until now in charge of couple’s second child, a 14- (local time). The plane disap- Secretary for Cory Booker’s dual roles, will focus entirely on year-old boy, was found alive peared from radar four minutes presidential campaign. what has been dubbed as the and hospitalised with serious later, after the pilot contacted She previously served as largest summit the UK has ever injuries. AP air traffic control to ascend to deputy communications direc- hosted, bringing together rep- an altitude of 29,000 feet (8,839 # 1 , tor for the Democratic National resentatives from nearly 200 meters), he said. " % Committee, spokesperson for countries, including India. The airline said in a state- 1 # "C '"% " 1# American Bridge’s Trump War Downing Street said on ment that the plane was on an Room and Regional Friday that Johnson had asked estimated 90-minute flight Laki island, part of the praying and hugging each other Communications Director on Sharma to take on the new from Jakarta to Pontianak, the Thousand Islands chain just as they waited at airports in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presi- charge to drive forward coor- capital of West Kalimantan north of Jakarta. Jakarta and Pontianak. dential campaign. Singh has also dinated global action to tackle province on Indonesia’s Borneo Local media reports said Indonesia, the world’s worked at SKDKnickerbocker, climate change to meet the high island. There were 56 passen- fishermen spotted metal largest archipelago nation, with served as Communications ambitions for the summit. gers and six crew members on objects believed to be parts of more than 260 million people, Director for Representative “The biggest challenge of board. a plane on Saturday has been plagued by trans- Jan Schakowsky and worked at our time is climate change and Sumadi said a dozen ves- afternoon in the Thousand portation accidents on land, sea various Democratic commit- we need to work together to sels, including four warships, Islands. and air because of overcrowd- tees, said the Biden-Harris deliver a cleaner, greener world were deployed in a search and Television footage showed ing on ferries, aging infra- Transition as it announced and build back better for pre- rescue operation centered relatives and friends of people structure and poorly enforced additional members of the Vice sent and future generations,” between Lancang island and aboard the plane weeping, safety standards. President’s Office. PTI said Sharma. A% ! $# ' " B /3:=5 Donald Trump. 5:2,:2 The Korean Central News orth Korean leader Kim Agency quoted Kim as saying he Queen and the Duke of NJong Un threatened to the “key to establishing new TEdinburgh have received expand his nuclear arsenal as relations between (North Covid-19 vaccinations, he disclosed a list of high-tech Korea) and the United States is Buckingham Palace said on weapons systems under devel- whether the United States with- Saturday. A royal source said opment, saying the fate of rela- draws its hostile policy.” the vaccinations were admin- tions with the United States Kim said he won’t use his istered on Saturday by a house- depends on whether it aban- nuclear arsenal unless “hostile hold doctor at Windsor Castle. dons its hostile policy, state forces” intend to use their The source added the media reported on Saturday. nuclear weapons against North Queen decided to let it be Kim’s comments during a Korea first. known she had the vaccination key meeting of the ruling party He also suggested he is to prevent further speculation. this week were seen as apply- open to dialogue if Washington The Queen, 94, and Prince ing pressure on the incoming is too, but stressed North Korea Philip, 99, are among around administration of President- must further strengthen its 1.5 million people in the UK to elect Joe Biden, who has called military and nuclear capabili- have had at least one dose of a Kim a “thug” and has criticised ty to cope with intensifying US Covid vaccine so far. his summits with President hostility. - $! #$ !$& ($!$ & /0/ 1&0 1&> 0 6 B0 per a recent amendment in the ICC playing conditions. /F,23F , -. intent especially from Pujara, did- “Rishabh Pant was hit on the left / .0,#+ n't help India’a cause and Rahane’s elbow while batting in the second heteshwar Pujara’s singular /-@A B dismissal was purely due to the session on Saturday. He has been lack of intent pushed an scoreboard pressure. taken for scans,” the BCCI had ear- Cinjury-ravaged India into a The Indian captain failed to get lier stated in a release. deep hole as Australia tightened the Hazlewood and Starc continuous- a move-on initially on a slow track Pant, who looked good during noose with a substantial 197-run ly attacked the batsmen — first with where bounce became variable as his 36 off 67 balls on the third day lead on a forgettable Saturday for a leg-side field and short-ball strat- the session session progressed. of the match, was hit while trying the visitors in the third Test here. egy and then on the corridor of He did hit a cover drive and to pull a short ball from Cummins. Pujara’s slowest Test half-cen- uncertainty. then tried to take on Nathan Lyon He was in pain immediately and tury, a painstaking 50 off 176 balls, Pujara doesn’t play the pull or by lofting him for a six over long after on-field treatment that includ- was soon followed by India being hook shot well and he wasn't on. ed strapping a bandage, he was back bowled out for 244 on the third day allowed room to either cut or However, Cummins bowled in action but lost the flow due to with the other batsmen feeling drive. one where he got extra bounce in /F,23F hindered movement as Josh tremendous pressure of a dormant “I don’t think it was the right his off-cutter, cramping Rahane for Hazlewood had him caught behind. scoreboard. approach (by Pujara), I think he room and he was played on. The epleted India’s injury woes If that was not enough, the A first-innings lead of 94 runs needed to be a bit more proactive duo added 32 runs in 22.3 overs Dworsened on Saturday with Australian fast bowlers inflicted provided by the bowlers and some with his scoring rate because I felt and it didn't help the team in any senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja further pain on the Indians with good fielding did help Australia’s it was putting too much pressure on way. sustaining a left thumb dislocation Jadeja suffering a nasty blow to his cause. his batting partners,” former Had KL Rahul been fit, there and fracture which is likely to rule left thumb. He is unlikely to bowl By stumps, Steve Smith (29 bat- Australian captain Ricky Ponting could have been a case of Vihari him out of the final Test in Brisbane, in the Australian second innings ting) and Marnus Labuschagne wrote on twitter. getting dropped as he didn’t show starting January 15. after being taken for scans to ascer- (47 batting) gave an exhibition of While he never tried to rotate in any way that he was in control However, there is some good tain the damage to his bowling how to bat on slow tracks with the strike, the likes of Ajinkya during his half an hour stay at the news for India as wicketkeeper-bats- hand. Australia reaching 103/2. Rahane (22 off 70 balls) and crease. man Rishabh Pant’s elbow injury is Jadeja’s 28-run knock allowed Labuschagne, in particular, Rishabh Pant (36 off 67 balls) felt Pant got into the groove quick- not serious and he will probably be India to limit Australia’s first-innings showed how to bat positively on a the urge to break the shackles in the ly but a nasty blow on the forearm available when India bat to save the lead to less than 100 but towards the dead track hitting six boundaries in absence of any such intention from did affect his shot- making and the Test match. end, a short ball from Mitchell Starc 67 balls. the other end. result was a caught behind off Both players underwent scans hit him on the gloves and he need- As Shane Warne pointed out “It may have looked like a flat Hazlewood, after a 53-run stand in after being hit by short balls from ed immediate medical attention. during commentary, it would be pitch but it wasn’t easy to score a little over 20 overs. Australian pacers on third day of the “Ravindra Jadeja suffered a very difficult to chase any score in runs,” Pujara told host broadcast- Pujara, at the other end, was Test match. blow to his left thumb while batting. excess of 250 with variable bounce ers Channel 7 during post match bowled short initially with three “Ravindra Jadeja has suffered a He has been taken for scans,” the vis- and the odd balls keeping low. snap interview. men on the leg side and then on the dislocation and fracture on his left iting team’s board stated in anoth- Pat Cummins (4/29 in 21.4 The defensive approach also off-side with his cover drive dried thumb. It will be very difficult for er media release after the injury. overs) was brilliant on an unre- resulted in three run-outs includ- up. him to wear those gloves and bat,” Jadeja was in pain and once the sponsive track with some effective ing the one of Hanuma Vihari (4 off Even the drive wide off mid-on a senior BCCI source told PTI on team was back on the field for the short-pitched bowling and got 38 balls), who fell short while didn’t fetch him boundaries. In the Saturday. second innings, his left thumb good support from Josh Hazlewood going for a quick but non-existent first 100 balls, he didn’t have a sin- “In any case, he will be out of looked pretty swollen and the (2/43 in 21 overs) and Mitchell single. gle boundary. action for at least two to three weeks physio applied taping on it. He Starc (1/61 in 19 overs), having set It was then left to Ravindra Finally, after completing his which rules him out of the final Test. threw a few balls but then it was up a leg-side trap. Jadeja (28), who had to throw his slowest ever half century in Test Pant will be able to bat as his injury decided that it won’t be possible for To make matters worse for bat around to bring the lead down cricket, Cummins got one to rear isn’t that serious.” him to continue. India, there were run-outs and two ( ," " ' ' 1# to less than 100 runs, but that is of up from short of length and it was The visitors’ first jolt came India had lost Ishant Sharma batsmen — Rishabh Pant and little comfort considering that that one good ball every batsman when Pant sustained an elbow (before series started), Mohammed Ravindra Jadeja — were hit on the bat in the second innings, Jadeja, sive approach put tremendous India would now have to bat fourth gets when he is not scoring runs. injury after being hit by a Pat Shami (forearm), Umesh Yadav left elbow and left thumb respec- with a swollen left thumb, will find pressure on his colleagues and to save the match. From 195 for four, suddenly it Cummins delivery. (calf muscle) and KL Rahul (wrist) tively. it difficult to even grip the ball. India never quite got the momen- A total of 84 runs from 34 overs was 210 for eight and there was Reserve wicketkeeper to various injuries. Virat Kohli is on While both might come into Earlier, Pujara’s ultra-defen- tum going as Cummins, in the first session, with lack of only Jadeja left to score a few runs. Wriddhiman Saha replaced Pant as a paternity leave 1+ ) % 9M ;6 C) &

"1**# /F,23F !) " & + heteshwar Pujara was “scared to % Cplay shot” and just looked to survive rather than taking the fight to the Australians, former skipper 0! Indian team's tour of Australia Allan Border said on Saturday, in 2007-08. slamming the Indian’s batting tac- /F,23F Ground on Saturday as the Australia “BCCI lodged a formal tics on day three of the third Test. bowlers kept a very tight and disci- complaint with ICC match Pujara’s slowest Test half-centu- heteshwar Pujara’s slow batting plined line. referee David Boon about two ry, a painstaking 50 off 176 balls Cis putting too much pressure on He was caught behind off the of their players Jasprit Bumrah handed Australia control of the the other India batsmen, former bowling of Australia pace bowler Pat and Mohammed Siraj being match in which they now have over- Australia skipper Ricky Ponting Cummins as the sixth wicket to fall. abused by a drunk spectator,” all lead of 197 runs. said on Saturday while asking the Pujara has been dismissed by a Cricket Board source told “He (Pujara) is almost scared to India No. 3 to change his approach. Cummins four out of the five times PTI. play a shot, isn't he? He is playing “I don’t think it was the right in this series. Nathan Lyon has Incidentally, the to survive rather than looking to approach, I think he needed to be a picked him once, in the first innings Monkeygate episode also took score," Allan Border told bit more proactive with his scoring of the first Test. place during the Sydney Test foxsports.Com.Au. rate because I felt it was putting too The right-handed India bats- PTI Sydney when Andrew Symonds “He’s not had quite the same much pressure on his batting part- man, who notched three centuries claimed Harbhajan Singh impact this series in that he’s taken ner,” Ponting tweeted on Saturday. on the last tour including a 193 at the couldn’t have done anything better than called him a monkey multiple so long to score his runs, it’s like he’s Pujara, who won the man of the Sydney Cricket Ground, has man- “Iwhat I was doing,” senior batsman times. But the Indian off-spin- stagnated at the crease and it has had series award in Australia back in aged to aggregate just 113 in five Cheteshwar Pujara said, putting up a stout ner was cleared after a hearing a bit of a ripple effect through the 2018-19, scored 50 off 176 balls at a innings so far at an average of 22.6. defence of his ultra-defensive batting that came on the matter. Indian batting. They can’t seem to strike rate of 28.41 in the first This was his first half-century of this in for heavy criticism on the third day of the ( '' It is learnt that a long dis- get on top of Australia’s bowling.” # 1# innings at the Sydney Cricket series. third Test against Australia, here. ' ,C # 1# cussion was held between the Pujara, who had amassed 521 Pujara said it was some brilliant bowling senior players of the visiting runs during India’s historic 2-1 Test ally you get your rewards.” natural style,”Moody told Australians and ensure that we are by the Australians which forced him to crawl /F,23F contingent, including captain series win in Australia in 2018-19, Former Australian skipper ESPNcricinfo. positive in our intent, whether it is to his slowest ever Test half-century. Ajinkya Rahane, the umpires failed to rotate strike and it created Ricky Ponting too was critical of “I will put it down to Rahane just running between wickets, or Pujara scored 50 off 176 balls as his slow he BCCI on Saturday and security officers at the end pressure on the likes of Ajinkya Pujara’s approach and asked him to and Vihari, who came in and scored whatever it might be, there needs to batting helped Australia gain complete con- Tlodged a formal complaint of the day’s play. Rahane (22 off 70 balls) and Rishabh “be a bit more proactive with his 4 off 38 balls. To me, both these be a clear game plan. trol of the third Test with an overall lead of with ICC match referee David The abuses were directed Pant (36 off 67 balls). scoring rate because I felt it was players need to get the game mov- “... The occupation of the crease 197 runs. Boon after Indian team play- at the Indian duo while they Pat Cummins (4/29) returned putting too much pressure on his ing, understanding the role that was not the right game plan, if that’s “I was batting well and got a good ball. I ers, Jasprit Bumrah and were fielding during the with a four-wicket haul on an unre- batting partners.” Pujara has done not only in this what they were trying to do, is just just have to accept it. I couldn’t have done any- Mohammed Siraj, were Australian second innings. sponsive track and was well-sup- Former Australian all-rounder series but every other series that he to put the Australians on the field thing better than what I was doing. I feel I just allegedly racially abused by a Australia tightened the ported by Josh Hazlewood (2/43) Tom Moody, however, believes the has played Test cricket for India.” for as long as possible and wear have to bat the way, I know,” Pujara said dur- drunk spectator here during noose around India with a sub- and Mitchell Starc (1/61) as onus was on skipper Rahane and Moody said India would never them down because I didn’t see that ing the day-end media conference. the third day of third Test stantial 197-run lead on a for- Australia dismissed India for 244 on Hanuma Vihari to keep the score- win this Test by trying to wear down way India going to win this Test According to Pujara, his nemesis Patrick against Australia. gettable Saturday for the visi- day 3. board ticking as Pujara was just the hosts. match.” Cummins bowled the “ball of the series” about According to BCCI tors in the third Test. “Credit where credit is due, the playing his natural game. “It’s got to be an understanding India will have to bat out of their which he couldn’t do anything. sources, Siraj was allegedly By the close of play, Steve bowling has been very good and “I don’t think Pujara at all is the in a team environment, that look for skin to save the Test with Australia “He bowls unplayable deliveries. I felt that referred to as a “monkey” by a Smith (29 batting) and Marnus Australia haven’t allowed them to get culprit in this case, generally in his us to compete and build on the ending day 3 with a 197-run lead. was the best ball of this series. I don’t think I drunk spectator in one of Labuschagne (47 batting) gave away,” Border said. career he has played his brand of momentum that we had in Marnus Labuschagne (47) and could have done anything about that ball stands at the Sydney Cricket an exhibition of how to bat on “That’s half the battle as well, the cricket and it would be unfair for the Melbourne ... We got to be aggres- Steve Smith (29) were at the crease which kicked from back of length, I had to play Ground, reliving the infamous slow tracks with Australia guy’s been hard to get out but if the team to be asking him to be playing sive,” he said. with Australia at 103 for 2 when the that ball as there was extra bounce. When its Monkeygate episode of the reaching 103 for two. scoreboard is not moving, eventu- something which is totally out of his “We got to take on the stumps were drawn on Saturday. not your day, the margin of error is very little,” he explained. He also didn’t pay much credence to theories that a finger injury sustained during nets (!!8'3"';!''7! <&' % P ' , at the MCG was the reason for not being able to play freely. /F,23F it has worked.” wouldn't end the day still hav- T20 World Cup, which “Not really, I think. I don’t think it put any Cummins was asked about ing to bowl, so to be having 200 will be played in India trouble as far as my batting is concerned. It's ustralia entered the four- Pujara’s slow scoring rate and the lead with eight wickets in hand later this year. not easy and I am not hundred percent (fit). Amatch Test series against pressure it puts on other bats- on a wicket that is deteriorating No cricketing activi- I won't say I am completely normal. This was India determined to make it “as men. pretty quickly, great result,” the ty had happened since something that was expected and I can man- hard as possible” for Cheteshwar “It’s one of those things. You 27-year-old added. mid-March last year and age this little bit of pain. It’s an important game Pujara to score, the home team’s know he (Pujara) is going to “I think they are a good side, after meticulous plan- so I can’t miss out,” Pujara said. pace spearhead Pat Cummins hang around. As long as you are I am sure they are going to ning, the BCCI decided Asked why he didn’t bring out the hook said after his terrific display in controlling the scoreboard. At bounce back but in terms of get- to conduct the tourna- or pull shot when Australian bowlers employed the third Test on Saturday. one stage he had been out there ting the bowlers back out there ment at six different the three-man leg side trap, Pujara effective- Pujara has been criticised for 200 balls or 150 balls and I for another day, they have now venues with as many bio ly dodged the question. for his ultra-defensive approach looked up there thinking they bowled for three days in a row, bubbles. “They bowled good line and lengths. They in the series so far and instead are still 200 away from our first- those kinds of things do add up,” The teams have been had fair idea of this pitch. I think we should of propping up his team's innings total. he added. 1=1 been S Sreesanth's come- divided into six groups — give credit to the way they bowled. They didnt response to Australia’s first “So, that fell a long way away Cummins said the hosts back to top-flight crick- five Elite and one Plate give too many loose balls,” he said. innings total of 338 all out, his and if we continue bowling would look to take the lead ndia will witness its et after serving a ban for and the league stage In fact he felt that difference in this Test painstakingly slow 50 off 176 well, you’re not overly bothered.” beyond 300 runs at least. Ifirst major cricket tour- his alleged involvement matches will be played at match has been the relative inexperience of the balls on the third day of the third “I think having Greeny “The big thing is to keep nament in the country in the 2013 IPL corrup- Mumbai, Vadodara, bowling attack. Test here derailed India’s (Chris Green) in there as a bowl- that lead get up over 300-odd since the COVID-19 dis- tion scandal. Indore, Kolkata, Chennai “If you look at our fast bowling line-up, momentum. ing option as well helps so we’re and hopefully the wicket keeps ruption when the Syed Sreesanth, 37, will and Bengaluru with the they are slightly inexperienced but they are “Today I got a bit of assis- not having those big 20-over deteriorating and make that a Mushtaq Ali Trophy turn out for Kerala in the knockouts scheduled in improving day by day, they will get better. It’s tance from the pitch. But he days,” he said. really tough total to score on day begins the much-delayed national T20 champi- Ahmedabad. a good opportunity for them to learn and I am (Pujara) is someone you know After posting 338 in their four and five,” he added. domestic season from onship from January 10- The lead-up had its sure we have good bunch of fast bowlers who you are going to have to bowl a first innings, Australia bowled For India, both Rishabh Sunday, presenting a plat- 31. share of controversies can learn from best and get better as they play lot at,” Cummins said during the out the visitors for 244 to take a Pant and Ravindra Jadeja were form for the hopefuls to But the focus, most- with many players lodg- more games,” he said. virtual post-day press confer- substantial 94-run lead. sent for scans after taking nasty impress before IPL auc- ly, will be on domestic ing a complaint after He termed Rishabh Pant's dismissal as the ence. By stumps on the third day, blows while batting. Asked if tions. uncapped players with being served poor quali- turning point of the Indian innings. The world’s number one the hosts had extended the lead that gives Australia a mental The presence of sea- the IPL auctions sched- ty food in a posh South “If you look at the way our innings was bowler returned fine figures of that this series, for him to score to 197 runs by reaching 103 for edge, Cummins said, “We would soned campaigners such uled in February. The Mumbai hotel. Then, progressing, we were in trouble only when 4/29 and dismissed Pujara, who runs, we are going to make it as two. wait and see, who knows. Don’t as Shikhar Dhawan, tournament also assumes staff members of a hotel Rishabh got out. Till then we were in a com- had been a thorn in Australia’s hard as possible, and whether he According to Cummins, his know whether Jadeja is going to Suresh Raina and Ishant significance as it is an in Chennai, where play- fortable position. We were 180 for 4, and we flesh during the 2018-19 series, bats for 200-300 balls, we would team is in a great position but he come out and bowl, Rishabh Sharma will add sheen to opportunity for the new ers of three Plate Group were doing well. Things turned around when for the fourth time in the ongo- just try and bowl good ball after expects India to bounce back. being straight away replaced the tournament but one senior selection commit- teams were staying, were Rishabh got out and then I got out. We did- ing rubber. good ball, challenge both sides “I think, at the start of the with (Wriddhiman) Saha, so we of the biggest talking tee to draw up a wider found COVID-19 posi- n’t score many after that. Losing Rishabh was “We got our head around of his bat, and fortunately, so far day, I was kind of hoping that we will see.” points in the lead-up has pool of players for the tive. a turnaround. 31443

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Many of my colleagues actually don’t mind town in Tamil Nadu and had studied in state With companies and organisations becom- it and even encourage and join him, but with run public schools and colleges where, he felt, ing more accepting of building greater gender my social orientation, it does not fit,” says What may be more useful than chasing the quality of teaching and competition was balanced workforces and more recently even Suman. myths of uniform behaviours in organisations limited. He believed that it was by sheer dedica- committing to be accepting of sexual minorities Often, organisations, which believe in val- to neutralise the spill of diverse socialisations tion, grit and hard work that he had excelled in in the workforce, the issue of safety and equality ues of meritocracy, argue that gender should that people grow up with from their families, his academic career and was determined to has either been assumed to be a de-facto out- not have any bearing on one’s professional iden- communities and societies is to study gender carry it into his professional life. Three months come of diversity, or has been dealt with diversi- tity, and that a professional ought to be gender etiquette of organisations to understand under- into his joining the company, he was called by ty and inclusion policies and laws on prevention neutral. Neutrality is believed to be the way to lying commonly held beliefs and values, notions the Human Resource Manager who informed of sexual harassment in the workplace. The for- dissolve the tensions that may arise from gender of dignity and safety, equality and distinctive- him that a couple of his women colleagues had mer proclaims commitment to equal rights and and sexual diversity. However, our senses of ness of genders. Seymour Parker, an American complained about his behaviour towards them opportunities to minorities and non discrimina- safety, dignity, transgression and humiliation are anthropologist, writes, “The ritual of gender eti- and reported that he is patronising and sexist in tion and the latter announces zero tolerance to a function of gender and sexual dynamics quette is an institutionalised social performance his attitudes towards women. It was an atypical transgression and violence wherein one uses between two or more persons and the system. whose smallest constituents, or symbols, serve sexual harassment complaint where the com- power to indignity, abuse and exploit another Shalini’s context is coded in the way it is as vehicles for the transmission of socially nor- plainants did not accuse him of making any person sexually. Both the instruments aim to because she is a woman, because women in mative meanings of gender”. According to him, direct or indirect sexual proposition or lewd build clarity on what is desirable and what is NCR are much more vulnerable to sexual vio- the need to go along with traditional gender behaviours, the complainants believed that he not or what will be promoted and what will be lence than men going by reported crime statis- manners is linked with a need for clear gender- considers women as unequal to him, inferior punished. tics. It would be impossible to read a situation role boundaries. intellectually and in capability, and therefore the For example, most diversity policies suggest where Shalini would not be seen ‘gender neu- By hypothesis, therefore, every organisa- harassment was gendered in nature. targets or processes to ensure diversity in trally’. In Suman’s case, the situation would have tion will have its own gender etiquette at play “It is not uncommon to find even senior recruitments and promotions. Sexual harass- dramatically different implications if the man- which may be a product of the socialisations of managers in large companies in India to be ment policies define behaviours that will be ager tried to bond with women subordinates in its people on gender, sexuality and gender patriarchal in their attitudes” says Sarala Tiwari seen as transgressive in nature — such as sexual the same way. dynamics that they have received from their (name changed upon request), an HR profes- propositions in exchange of professional favours To deal with the complexities of dealing society, communities and families. It will get sional who has more than 25 years of experi- or sharing sexually explicit verbal, non verbal, with the grey of gender dynamics at work, one reflected not only in roles, behaviours and atti- ence in Indian and multinational companies. “I written or image content that are unwarranted. wishes for a book of common etiquettes with tudes amongst the members of the organisa- have seen how divorced women experience What these policies and laws struggle to work clear list of do’s and don’ts. The most common tion, it will get reflected in the hierarchy of val- insidious stigma in one of the largest Indian with are issues of intent, tonality, meaning mak- approach to dealing with vulnerability to trans- ues, ideas of fairness, notion of boundaries and companies whose main business is of tobacco. ing, assumptions or differential boundaries of 4'32%9:13/%: gressions and violations, globally, or perhaps dignity and the markers of competence and In our smaller cities or town units, where the safety and dignity. ,352<4%'%'3 more so in the Western countries, is through leadership. For an organisation to harness its employees are mostly local and has a lesser cos- “My boss keeps insisting that I should not enforcement of boundaries. 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to be happy in this world is similar to a weary, desert traveler trying to sat- isfy himself with a drop of water. It is not going to be sufficient. It seems we have reached a dead end. Do we have a solution? Yes. Bhagavad Gita provides us the solution. It does not leave us empty handed. Bhagavad Gita (2.13) states that “we are spirit souls and we pass through youth, adulthood, old age and death”. We are not just the physical body that we see with our fleshy eyes. y any measure the year that passed by was the worst Our gross physical body is like hard- for the entire humanity in the past 75 years, if not more. ware, the subtle body consisting of BThe tiniest of the organisms, which according to one mind, intelligence and ego is like soft- estimate, weighs one millionth of a trillionth gram, what- ware and we the soul is like a user. ever that signifies, brought the globe to a grinding halt. And During sleep, our physical body is proved one thing beyond doubt, that all our advances in sci- inactive, the subtle body is active in ence and technology are no match for nature’s supremacy. the form of dreams. In the dream, But that is not the point. What is intended here is to view mind is the screen, the seer is the soul. in retrospect what happened and how we handled it, so that We are a spiritual being covered by we can look forward to decades or may be a century or even material body and mind. We are bas- more to come. All that happened was nothing short a night- ing our happiness completely on the mare we all would like to forget, if of course, we can. We connections with our material body, missed many things. The children missed school, the work- mind and the matter around us. We ers lost jobs, economies faced recession, the youth missed are relating to others considering joy of living, the old forgot peace, democracies lost freedom them as products of matter ignorant — the list is unending. In one sentence the entire humani- of the spirit. This is the reason for our ty missed life. Was there a way out? Not easy to answer. Could lack of peace and happiness. Unlike it have been handled better? No idea. However, if we look matter, spirit is eternal, changeless and back objectively, we can well nigh conclude that while the endless. Only the spiritual platform we vast multitude was pained by the disarray that the pandem- can acquire everlasting happiness ic wrought, there were certain sections of the ruling elite world that is our inherent longing. Therefore over who found a chance to usurp absolute power in the name the solution is to re-establish our lost of pandemic. The result obviously was as lord Acton had said spiritual connection. — absolute power corrupts absolutely. Barring a few We as spiritual souls are part and notable exceptions, the ruling elite of the whole world behaved parcel of the Supreme Divine God in almost the same way — brazen display of state power. who is all attractive and all Merciful. Taking this into account we can then say that but for this The lost spiritual connection with attitude, the pandemic could have been handled better. So, God can be established by the process that one critical attribute that was found missing was the of Yoga. The first step in Yoga is to Reassuring Leadership. There were some Heads of the State make ourselves aware of the reality of who brushed aside the whole threat as a gimmick while there the temporary world, our true self, our were others who cried wolf so loud and frequently that more e live in an age of illiterate, white, black etc. We need a Where are we going wrong? Bhagavad lost relationship with God and the sci- people died of fear rather than the disease itself. The call of gadgets and net- strong connection with someone Gita guides us to the root cause. ence of reviving that relationship. This the hour was a leadership that would have given confidence works. They have where we can invest our true love and %'35:/%/ ?%=5 If we look in the world around, we can be achieved by regularly reading in the people by assuring them that we undertake to pro- become an integral wherein we can receive true love. find that things in the world are not spiritual literature like The Gita and tect, leave all your woes to us. And this was not just the case part of our routine — Because of lack of such a connection, 9:2239%:24%' permanent. They have a beginning association with other practitioners. for the leadership of the nations. Leadership of organisations Wfrom communication to socialisation, we lack peace in this world. And we and an end. 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echnology has an impact on our e have to understand the personal and professional lives. AI Cosmic Design. On top is Tmakes it easier and faster to work WGod — the Omnipotent, the and leaves us free time to unclog our Omnipresent and the Omniscient. He minds. It is necessary to keep a balance in has all the good qualities in full. the use of technology for both personal (Bhagavad Gita (10.41) It is impossible and professional life. These days, when to imagine an entity, which is Him, but people are forced to work from home the He is very much a reality, as experi- boundary between personal and profes- enced by millions of devotees of God, sional life, it is important to use AI to past and present. Then, come gods and help employees find free time for strategic goddesses. These are special souls, who work and to pursue their interests. One of are there to oversee the functioning of the biggest challenges with digitization is the material world. They do so under that work and home life are blurring. the superintendence of God. (9.10) Checking e-mails and watching television They implement the Karmaphala prin- with the family has become a reality. ciple, which is: what you sow you reap. Attending business calls during a movie is They reward and punish based on this again common. principle. They have limited powers Finding the perfect work-life balance and work within the limitations placed is a flighting dream for many. A lot of on them by their Master — God. people are witnessing the impact of Then, come we souls. The Cosmic Now I come to the details of God’s with peace and bliss, and can sleep extended work on health in the form of Design requires us to be supervised by favours to the four types of persons peacefully. I can go on because God’s lifestyle diseases such as blood pressure gods and goddesses. Wise souls estab- named earlier. My favourite is when bounties are endless. Where do I get and diabetes. A lot of professionals suffer lish a relationship with God. This way God reveals Himself, i.e. when devo- energies of all kinds like “atmabala”? from stress-related disorders such as anxi- they become special. They do so by tees become aware of His presence. God is my support and He forgives also ety and depression. Incorporating well- doing spiritual acts like chanting God’s These are very special moments for when I inevitably make mistakes. ness into an everyday routine is now names like “Rama”, have “darshan” of them. My next favourite is God’s using These bounties are given in proportion being facilitated by AI-based applications. God in His deity forms, etc. God takes them as His “nimitta” (instrument) for to the efforts made, i.e. one must be AI is now a means to leverage a good notice of such acts, because He is various purposes like conveying His deserving. work-life balance. Let us look at how AI omnipresent, and He rewards all such instructions to others. Then, God All of the above may sound dream- can help restore work-life balance. acts. The duty of punishing erring souls helps in tackling “prarabdha” (fate); like; they are. God is personally Enhancing productivity: Companies is generally left to the divine authori- only He can do so. I wouldn’t be what involved to judge what such deserve. like Google are enabling the integration of tools even remind people to take medi- seamless and transparent communications ties. God seldom intervenes such as I am today if God had not intervened What is their attitude towards Him? Is e-mail, video conferencing, document cines, walk and take a break. between teams. when He punished Ravana. countless times on my behalf. God it the mood of taking shelter? Are they collaboration, instant messaging and so Technology ropes in flexibility: AI Wellness apps: Employees use well- God loves good souls, and He is shows such persons direction, which is doing enough to deserve what they much more. These tools can easily fix and incorporates flexibility at work. With AI ness apps to manage their health and very keen to reward them and thus all important, and He instructs them seek? Is the quality of their acts high coordinate schedules. AI-based tools are and other tools, employees can now work well-being. Technology acts as a tool to encourage them. These good souls are: regularly. Obviously, He alerts/warns class or they are just doing spiritual acts being used to fix meetings and complete remotely. Tools such as Google Hangouts attain good work-life balance. The use of those who have taken shelter of God also, which saves them from getting for the sake of doing them? Yes, God work on the go for workers as well as and Zoom facilitate online and virtual AI can lead to meaningful networking, (18.62); are “dharmaparayana”, i.e. fol- into trouble. Surely, He protects them is very strict just as He is very gener- supervisors. meetings. Physically attending a meeting productivity and focus (Mathur, 2019). lower of dharma; are “kalyan-krt”, i.e. from bad people/ bad influence. He also ous. Summarising, I will be very hon- Making work easy: A lot of AI-based is not needed now, resulting in savings in doer of welfare acts. (6.40); and are helps out in getting over the influence est; I cannot do without God now or apps make work easy with the automation travel time and cost. Technology helps in 1 ' mostly in the mode of goodness of tamoguna-the mode of darkness. ever, having become a beneficiary of his of a lot of menial and repetitive tasks. saving time for attaining work-life bal- 1 B" ' (14.11), in this order. As God is The Lord maintains such persons; favours. Automatic reminder apps can remind ance. - %, " 1@# omnipresent, He notices such souls. He provides all the needed resources. 7 when the meeting is coming up. These Transparent: AI-based systems create % How does God reward them? 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Do of World War I. The violence on the Great Again) needs to be corrected ity in the nether regions of the larg- moments that played out on televi- President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. we need to complacently reconcile American street and largely reflect- if the American zeitgeist is not to lose er international system. American sion screens across the world as the The scenes that Americans are accus- with the dictum that, “Violence is as ed in the American Classic, its “currency and sheen” in the larg- democracy is not a tinder box that seat of the world’s greatest democra- tomed to watching in distant lands, American as a cherry pie”. Such a slo- “Ragtime,” does shed light on the er global firmament. Places such as can be destroyed by a single violent cy came under assault from hundreds played out in their own backyard as ganeering and maxims might be theme of American protest move- Tulsa, Oklahoma and Mississippi incident, but it definitely renders a of protesters angered by Trump’s loss the protesters pushed through police more attuned to and at home with ments but the rage encountered in the need not be relegated to the back- blow to the ideal of American liber- to his Democratic opponent Joe barricades and broke windows. The the Black Rights movement but not seat of the larger than life American burner as being associated with tur- ty and freedom fief which is some- Biden in the November presidential violence also included gunshots with the stellar and unbesmirched seat of power and posterity is unpar- moil and vicious political vacillation thing the proud American nation has election,” it was reported. fired in the Capitol, which led to the role model of American electoral and alleled in the narrative of the but incidents which honed America always stood for. Capitol is the symbol of death of a woman.” political culture. American history. Black Rights into becoming what bit has turned American democracy in whose con- Thus the American democratic Still, it might be a futile exercise movements had a palpable justifia- out to be. Incidents such as those at (The writer teaches at text a French political scientist has tradition has taken a severe beating to ascribe and juxtapose the Capitol bility and a staple raison d’être asso- Capitol Hill might be read as reflect- International Relations and gone on to contend famously that with the onslaught on the Capitol Hill with the anti-slavery movement ciated with them which these raucous ing the larger decay but lest it not to International Organisations, IIPA, bipartisanship ought to be the order Hill which is associated with the glib and the racist violence and the Black crowds do not espouse. The violence be forgotten that there are seismic New Delhi)

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ack Ma or Ma Yun, a famous show goes back to the year may create a ripple of unease but clearly said that it would Jack Ma’s current fate will JChinese billionaire and the 2017 when Jack was touring among the power brokers of investigate the company’s prac- soon become as an epic tale for co-founder of Alibaba Group, African continent as a Special Beijing for years. China is tice of requiring the merchants the international community. is considered one of the top Adviser to UNCTAD Secretary afraid of Jack Ma because he to sign agreements that prevent But for China and its leaders, tech tycoons of Asia today. General Mukhisa and saw the has amassed lots of wealth them from selling products it’s business as usual. These According to the Bloomberg potential of entrepreneurs. In and through wealth he has on rival platforms known as Communists are practising Billionaires Index, Jack’s cur- the year 2018, he announced become very powerful. That is “choosing one from two”. At the such regressive policies for 8-"+",%".*, rent net worth is estimated at the establishment of the Africa why he has been able to ques- same time, the People’s Bank of decades now, whether it comes "--..$"E + $63.1 billion. However, the Netpreneur Prize Initiative tion the existing systems in China stated that the country’s to capitalists, journalists, doc- investigation by the Chinese (ANPI) with an initial grant of China. Of course, he is not four financial regulators are tors, academics or even Nobel )"#"4*,$+$%#-0 Government triggered a sharp $10 million to identify and capable of overthrowing the summoning the Ant Group, Peace laureates such as Liu 3/03*//$-+3 fall in Alibaba’s shares, by a award 100 Africa’s Business Communist state or the CPC, Alibaba’s financial affiliate, to Xiaobo who suffered till the last "%3*,-"FGE quarter since its peak period. Heroes over the next 10 years. because these two are all pow- an emergency meeting. It is day of his life in 2017. This This all has literally wiped off And the first Africa Business erful and they are omnipotent. learnt that the SAMR has sum- demonstrates how Xi Jinping #"%34*+++,"% $10 billion from his asset value. Heroes competition took place Jack Ma’s extent of power moned six internet giants of and his team are marshalling all 3"3+$)3%".)"%+ Jack suddenly came in the in Accra, the capital city of is not sufficient enough to China — Alibaba, Tencent, their efforts to re-establish the /03*%3%*3/ red book of the Communist Ghana, in November 2019. derail or destabilise the current JD.com, Meituan, Pinduoduo supremacy of the CPC and Party of China (CPC) and its And the recent one when Jack financial structure in China. and Didi Chuxing. And all of extending its clout outside "-./")"-03 leadership when he criticised did not appear was only the Still, the Chinese leaders are them were reportedly told that China’s national frontiers. And #*%)")$$+- the country’s regulatory system second one that took place in taking all precautionary mea- the agency is tightening the in this process of power grab in October 2020. He referred to November 2020. It’s no wonder sures so as to counter or sim- regulation of business practice and display, many like Jack Ma 0%)*-+*,3 the Chinese regulatory system that the Chinese authorities ply stop Jack from moving that allows groups of people in might be sacrificed. After cen- )*$-3%2.*-P3 having a “pawnshop mentality” were not able to come to terms beyond the party and the state. the same community to buy turies of isolation and weak- "-3")*%#*%"30"-3 and his company AliPay is not with the power, influence and The bullying tactics bulk goods at a very low price. ness, China is undoubtedly suitable for such regressive popularity that Jack Ma employed by Chinese President In fact, this kind of a group reclaiming its power and posi- 3*3%I$+3*-*% tactics. He also blamed the cur- enjoyed much beyond the Xi Jinping is an open secret. His buying business model has tion. And to advance its goal, #*+")"-0 rent regulatory structure for sti- Chinese borders. it is assumed that Jack’s very society. And state being the all-out agenda to assert his become very popular in the it is exploiting the country’s for- 3*3%+3"3$+I$*"3 fling innovation in the country. Jack’s sudden disappear- questioning of the Chinese most powerful entity of any power, authority and position is wake of the Covid-19 global midable economic clout to Jack openly claimed that ance has fuelled speculation system is not appreciated by the society will always have a major not only damaging the country’s pandemic as millions relied on expand its geopolitical influ- "-)*+3 China’s banking regulatory sys- across the world. It is feared CPC bosses. In a November role in making and remaking image abroad, it also heralds a only online shopping. As per ence and maintain its iron tem is nothing more than an that he could have been arrest- edition of the People’s Daily, it of business enterprises. disturbing signal particularly for the official release of the Ant grip on the domestic develop- “old people’s club”. ed or kept under house arrest has been said that Jack could Perhaps, Jack Ma was trying to its domestic tech giants. For Group, it is already cooperat- ment around the country. Coincidentally, Jack’s public if he has not been “missing”. not have elevated his Alibaba break the CPC stronghold on Beijing, Jack’s company is dis- ing with the Government reg- Finally, we need to be clear criticism came days before his The successive Chinese admin- to a global conglomerate with- business houses. playing monopolistic behav- ulators and claimed that it will that what China is doing to company Ant Group was about istrations have a long record of out the support from the The authoritarian Chinese iour. That is why the comply with all the regulatory Jack Ma is nothing but to have to launch one of the world’s keeping such big personalities Government. The People’s Daily state is up against its own Government has launched an requirements. a complete control over both biggest IPOs worth $37 billion under “supervision”, which may said in one of its posts: “Ma homegrown billionaire. But anti-trust investigation into Today what Beijing is his assets and economic in Shanghai and Hong Kong. mean Jack Ma is in an undis- Yun is savvy but without the the moot point is why China is Alibaba and is stepping up the doing is leveraging its eco- prowess. The party bosses fear And after all these big plans, closed jail. Thus, the Hong support of national policies, afraid of an individual who has scrutiny of the country’s rapid- nomic and military jugger- that such trade czars might Jack has been missing since Kong-based The Asia Times has Alibaba will not be able to throughout been there in the ly growing internet firms. naut to seriously redraw the overthrow them and may November 2020. People and his quoted Chinese Communist become a trillion-business country? Is he capable of Meanwhile, China’s top market contours of world trade, secu- change the power calculus in fans were surprised when he Party mouthpiece People’s Daily empire”. Therefore, it is well usurping the mighty regulator called State rity and more prominently higher echelons of the country. did not appear in his popular and stated that Jack Ma is understood that Jack Ma is Communist Party of China Administration for Market diplomacy. 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