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Conveying this concern to / 0 of Indo-Russia cooperation to s part of its long-term and take measures in line with Russia and the USA, New 3 0 / meet the current and future Astrategic game plan, Pakistani interests. The ISI bid Delhi also sought an assurance ' challenges, sources said. Pakistan’s Inter-Services also suggests it does not rely on about safety and security of / 2 55 4 /22 On Tuesday, the Ministry Intelligence (ISI) chief Faiz the Afghan cohorts. The ISI is minorities, including Sikhs and (0 0! ' 1 22 of External Affairs said Hameed’s visit to Kabul earli- already planting the terror Hindus there. % - # Patrushev was visiting India at er this week was to ensure commanders of its terror affil- These points were main the invitation of Doval. After implementation of a list of its iates as Governors of the takeaways of the separate high- the Modi-Putin conversation, demands, including reduction provinces. Pro-ISI Haqqani level meetings between intensifying joint work by “spe- Russia said the two leaders of the number of Afghans in Network’s chief Sirajuddin National Security Adviser cial services and military bod- expressed the intention to the Presidential Palace in Kabul Haqqani’s placement as Interior (NSA) Ajit Doval with his ies”. They also decided to hold enhanced cooperation to and to ensure the significant Minister in the interim Russian counterpart General further interactions on the counter the spread of “terror- presence of the mercenaries of Counter-Terrorism expert Government in Kabul will Nikolai Patrushev and Central anti-terrorist tracking, com- ist ideology” and the drug the Haqqani Network to mon- Dr Rituraj Mate said, “The ensure postings of Pakistanis as Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief bating illegal migration, and threat emanating from itor the activities of the Taliban regime needs legiti- Governors and key appoint- William Burns. drug trafficking. Afghanistan and agreed to Taliban leaders. macy from its own citizens but ments in the police and future While the India-Russia “As a follow-up to the tele- form a permanent bilateral Hameed, according to apparently it is working at ISI’s army with ISI’s favourites, the talks were held on Wednesday, phone conversation between channel for consultations on sources tracking the develop- behest to win over the hearts sources said. the interaction between Doval Russian President Vladimir the issue. ments there, also discussed and minds of its people. It is not “Hameed also pushed with and Burns took place on Putin and Indian Prime On Monday, Russian with the Taliban leadership going to work in Afghanistan the Taliban leadership to raise Tuesday. Minister Narendra Modi on ambassador to New Delhi ways to fill important positions as Pakistan has itself failed in a professional army and include As regards the talks August 24, an exchange of Nikolay Kudashev said that at the top in the future restive Balochistan and Khyber former members of the Afghan between Doval and Patrushev, views took place on the mili- there is “ample scope” for coop- Government and army there Pakhtunkhwa regions.” National Defence Force, many sources said India underlined tary, political and socio-eco- eration between India and with ISI-Pakistan Army Hameed’s meddling in of whom were planted by ISI- Pakistan’s ties with the Taliban nomic situation in Russia on Afghanistan and “stooges” and mercenaries of its Afghan affairs could also be Pakistan Army, leading to the and other international terror- Afghanistan,” the Russian read- both sides have been in regu- jehadi terror conglomerates indicative of the dissensions quick control of the provinces ist organisations. out said. lar touch with each other on the besides resolution of the dis- within the Pakistani politico- by Taliban. The Taliban leaders India wanted Pakistan to It said the two sides agreed latest developments in the war- pute over the Durand Line in military-ISI combine. Pakistan led by Abdul Ghani Baradar ensure that Afghanistan soil is to coordinate on the Afghan torn country. favour of Islamabad. PM Imran Khan is himself a opposed the raising of the pro- not used for stoking terrorism issue in multilateral formats. He also said that Russia is In addition, the ISI chief Pathan and his party is ruling fessional army as Taliban is while highlighting close ties They also touched upon ! # as concerned as India that the also ensured the swift launch of in Pakhtun areas like Khyber essentially an insurgent outfit between the ISI and the humanitarian and migration # $ !% &! ' ( Afghan soil should not be a the violent attacks on Panjshir Pakhtunkhwa region, making relying on guerilla tactics to Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e- problems in this country, as source of spreading terrorism Valley with aerial and ground him a popular face among the maintain supremacy,” Counter- Mohammad, they said. well as prospects for the ment process on the basis of an ing parameters of the future to other countries and there is support from the Pakistan Air Afghan origin people. The ISI Terrorism expert of Afghan A Russian read-out of the Russian-Indian joint efforts intra-Afghan dialogue, the State structure of Afghanistan a “danger” of terror being Force and the Pakistan Army to could be seeking to fuel conflict origin Ajmal Sohail told The delegation-level talks said the aimed at creating conditions for statement said. by the Afghans themselves, as spread to the Russian territory quell the resistance from the between the Pakhtuns from Pioneer. two countries paid attention to launching a peaceful settle- The importance of defin- well as the need to prevent the as well as Kashmir. National Resistance Front. either side of the Durand Line Continued on Page 2 ! 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Afghan militant group’s inter- decided to donate 3 million The sit-in outside the er round of talks which lasted ' + O $ Three officials of the im Government, saying it is a vaccine doses to the Afghan Karnal mini-secretariat, fol- for three hours failed to resolve -! Inland Water Transport (IWT) “necessary step” to restore people in the first batch. lowing a mahapanchayat in the deadlock. # & # Department have been placed order and “end anarchy”. Continued on Page 2 the same city, had begun on Bharatiya Kisan Union (# under suspension for alleged Taking part in the first Tuesday evening over the Rakesh Tikait told the media & negligence of duty, while senior meeting of Foreign Ministers of demands of registration of a persons after the meeting that ministers admitted that there the neighbouring countries on # $#%&''()$ * case against IAS officer Ayush the talks completely failed ! were lapses and the “guilty” will Afghanistan, Foreign Minister ( +P$! # +P$ Sinha, compensation for a because of the Government’s be punished. Wang Yi said China will pro- farmer who died and those adamant attitude. ' The accident occurred ! ) ! * vide Afghanistan with 200 mil- #)) )$'( -.$# who got injured during police Continued on Page 2 when the private boat ‘Ma - * . / ' lion yuan (USD 31 million) / Kamala’ was headed to Majuli worth of grains, winter sup- Kabul/Peshawar: At least 14 from Nimati Ghat and ferry them were rescued by life- SDRF are carrying out rescue plies, vaccines and medicines as members of the Taliban’s hard- & 0 ‘Tripkai’, operated by the State’s guards on ‘Tripkai’. operations and it will continue per its requirements, official line interim Government in 1 0! - Inland Water Transport (IWT) A woman died in hospital whole night,” Jorhat media here reported. Kabul are on the UN Security 0 / Department, was coming from after she was rescued from the Superintendent of Police Ankur The meeting convened by Council’s terrorism blacklist, the riverine island. river, Assam State Disaster Jain said. Pakistan was also attended by including acting Prime / 2 “The boat capsized and Management Authority The deceased was identi- Foreign Ministers from Iran, Minister Mullah Mohammad 3 sank,” an official of the IWT (ASDMA) Chief Executive fied as Porimita Das who hails Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Hasan Akhund and his both 0 Department said. Officer Gyanendra Tripathi from Guwahati and was Uzbekistan, all of them the deputies, raising concern of the Another IWT official said told PTI. “We have reports of working as a faculty in a college neighbouring countries of international community over / more than 120 passengers were around 33 people missing. in Majuli. Afghanistan. the composition of the new ) * # + ! & on board the boat but many of Several teams of NDRF and Continued on Page 2 Russia was conspicuously Cabinet in Afghanistan. ' ( %R " ' & ' ($ %$435 ( * %$3-0%8( he Delhi Disaster ttarakhand Governor Baby ($ %$435 TManagement Authority URani Maurya submitted "" ($ %$435 Uttarakhand and Manipur. The ($ %$435 (DDMA) has said that Ganesh her resignation to President Congress has much in stake in n a major step towards ensur- Chaturthi celebrations will not Ram Nath Kovind on eadying for the Assembly Punjab as a ruling party where Iing gender parity, the he Cabinet Committee on be allowed at public places in Wednesday. Maurya, who had Rpolls in five States which the AAP and Shiromani Akali Government on Wednesday TSecurity on Wednesday the national Capital in view of completed three years in office are less than six months away, Dal (SAD)-BSP alliance are its informed the Supreme Court gave its go-ahead for a 17,000 the Covid-19 situation. as the State’s Governor last the BJP on Wednesday main rivals. The BJP is not seen that women will now be eligi- cr deal for the procurement of The authorities released month still had two years left appointed organisational States as a major player in Punjab ble for induction into the 56 C-295MW transport aircraft the order late on Tuesday and in her tenure. According to election-incharge for them. after the exit of SAD from the National Defence Academy from Airbus Defence and Space said District Magistrates and sources, she cited personal rea- The party named Union National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The apex court had SA Spain. Deputy Commissioners of sons for her resignation though Ministers Dharmendra last year in protest against last month pulled up the Sixteen aircraft will be pro- police will ensure that Lord speculation is rife that she may Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, three farm laws passed by the Armed forces for keeping cured off the shelf within 48 Ganesha’s idols are not set up uation of the Covid-19 pan- be given an important position Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Modi Government. women candidates out of the months of signing of the con- in tents or pandals. “It should demic, it has been decided as a BJP leader in her home Bhupender Yadav as poll-heads The BJP has put its poll- NDA and allowed them to It is the only tri-service tract and 40 aircraft will be be ensured that crowds do not that the celebrations of the State of Uttar Pradesh ahead of for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, experienced Ministers as in- appear for the entrance exam- institution in the world. manufactured in India by gather at any religious or social festival may not be allowed in the Assembly elections there. Punjab and Manipur respec- charge of the four States who ination of the NDA. Additional Solicitor TATA Consortium within ten place,” it added. public places, the order stated. Maurya was sworn in as tively. Former Maharashtra are to be backed by deputy-in- The three Services chiefs General (ASG) Aishwarya years of signing of the contract. Permission will also not be Meanwhile, the city record- the Uttarakhand Governor in Chief Minister Devendra charge, again mostly Union visited the headquarters of the Bhati, told a bench comprising This is the first time that a granted for any procession, it ed 41 new cases of Covid 19 in August 2018 after her prede- Fadnavis has been put in- Ministers. The maximum focus NDA, the cradle of grooming Justice SK Kaul and Justice MM military aircraft will be manu- said and advised people to cel- the past 24 hours. According to cessor Krishna Kant Paul com- charge of Goa with Union is on winning UP which has officers for the Army, the Navy Sundresh that the Armed forces factured in India by a private ebrate the festival at home. Covid-19 health bulletin, Delhi pleted his tenure. She has Ministers G Kishan Reddy and PM’s constituency Varanasi. and the IAF, late last month to and the Government have company. All 56 aircraft will be Ganesh Chaturthi will be State Health Department, served at various positions in Darshana Jardosh as deputies. Uttarakhand Governor take stock of the infrastructure decided that women candi- installed with indigenous celebrated this month and con- 75079 tests were conducted; the the past. She was the Mayor of Besides key State of Uttar Baby Rani Maurya who quit catering to women cadets. The dates will be inducted for per- Electronic Warfare Suite. The sidering the prevailing restric- positivity rate 0.05 per cent and Agra from 1995 to 2000 while Pradesh with 80 Lok Sabha her post may throw her hat in NDA was founded in 1954 in manent commission through project will give a boost to the tions on gatherings and con- 13 patients have been in 2001, she was a member of seats, the BJP will be looking at the State elections. Khadakvasala, Pune and till the NDA. aerospace ecosystem in India. gregations and the present sit- recovered. the State Social Welfare Board. retaining power in Continued on Page 2 now admits only male cadets. Continued on Page 2 Detailed report on P4 #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102
/ / ! ( ) ' . #(' $ '!* Patna: Bihar's political temper- He said that Lalu Prasad's family to be a part of any func- ! #8#905 terrorize wealthy and prosper- Vaze was one of the main con- lated the investigation to cover possessing counterfeit seal) and ature rose by a few notches on imprisonment, besides poor tion taking place in my family. ous individuals and also to spirators who planted the explo- up the conspiracy. 506 -2 (criminal intimidation) Wednesday as Lok Janshakti health, prevented him from I am just carrying forward the ismissed Assistant Sub- extort money by putting them sive laden Mahindra Scorpio Apart from vaze, the nine of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Party MP Chirag Paswan met attending Paswan's funeral last tradition," said the Jamui MP Dinspector Sachin Waze — into fear of dire consequences. vehicle bearing the fake regis- accused in the twin cases are: and 4 (a)(b)(i) of the Explosive RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav in year. Convicted in several fod- who has been left cornered in the main accused in the twin The post on Telegram channel tration number MH-01-DK- Vinayak B. Shinde, Hisamuddin Substances Act, 1908. Patna to invite the latter to an der scam cases, Prasad was the party floated by his father explosive-laden SUV recovery ‘Jaish Ul Hind’ appears to be a 9945, near Mukesh Ambani’s Kazi, Sunil D. Mane, Pradeep R. Vaze was subsequently event marking his father Ram released from jail earlier this year even as his rebellious uncle has and businessman Mansukh deliberate attempt to add cred- residence “Antilia” on the inter- Sharma (all ex-cops), Naresh R. booked under sections 16 Vilas Paswan's first death upon obtaining bail from the landed a Union cabinet berth. Hiran murder cases — had ibility to the above said act of vening night of February 24 Gor, Santosh A. Shelar, Manish (Punishment for Terror act) anniversary a few days later. Jharkhand High Court. He has Chirag was asked whether “conspired” to “terrorise wealthy terror, and the murder of Hiran and 25, 2021 with a threat note V. Soni, Anand P. Jadhav and and 18 (Punishment for con- While politicians and pun- since been convalescing in the he has also extended an invita- and prosperous individuals”, was a direct outcome of the said addressed to the the industrial- Satish T. Mothkuri, all opf spiracy etc) of the stringent dits speculate a strong possibil- national capital, occasionally tion to Chief Minister Nitish including Mukesh Ambani and act of terror,” the NIA stated its ist (Ambani) whom have been slapped with Unlawful Activities Prevention ity of their coming together, the interacting with party workers Kumar, towards whom his hos- his family, as part of his plan to charge-sheet filed before an The NIA has also said that murder and terror charges Act (UAPA). two young leaders, however, here through video conferenc- tile stance has become a part of stage a come-back as a “super NIA court on September 3. Sachin Vaze played a key role in The NIA has produced the The NIA booked Vaze, Gor told prying journalists their ing. Yadav was also asked about contemporary political folklore. cop” after being under suspen- “Besides, the wordings in the murder of Mansukh Hiran statements of 178 witnesses and other accused in connec- meeting was a result of "family his contention that Chirag, who "I have sought an appoint- sion for 16-long years. the threat note`Agle baar con- and had directed the latter including 20 who are under pro- tion the suspicious death of relations" that went back to ties has been cornered in his own ment with the chief minister. In its 290-page charge- nect hokar aayea’ clearly depicts (Hiran) to get an FIR lodged tection, comprising one who has businessman Mansuk Hiran shared by their fathers. party following a split engi- Making a demand on his time sheet, the National Investigation the intention of Vaze for fur- with regard to the “theft of witnessed Vaze parking the It may be recalled that "I still remember having neered by uncle Pashupati is tough, especially when it Agency (NIA) – which has therance of the terror acts to re- Scorpio vehicle and he himself Scorpio near Antilia. Hiran’s body was recovered learnt some of my early lessons Kumar Paras, should consider involves me," the LJP leader named Vaze as the accused establish himself as a super cop used the said vehicle in the com- Vaze was the first accused from the marshy Reti-Bunder in managing an election cam- crossing over to the Grand remarked sarcastically. number one – stated: “Through by staging fake encounters to mission of crime, in the guise of to have been arrested by the creek Mumbra in the neigh- paign from late Ram Vilas Alliance headed by the RJD. Yadav, who is the leader of extortion, he (Vaze) was col- regain his lost glory.. It is perti- a stolen vehicle”. Vaze allegedly NIA which registered an FIR in bouring Thane district on Paswan in the assembly polls of "Nothing remains to be said the opposition in the assembly, lecting huge amounts of money, nent to note here that the parked the Scorpio car laden the explosive-laden SUV recov- March 5, 2021. 2010 which he had fought along by me when Lalu ji himself has indirectly referred to the matter part of which was used for the demand for ransom made to the with 20 gelatine sticks near ery case on March 8. Hiran, a Thane-based busi- with my father Lalu Prasad," expressed the wish that both of and said, "On such occasions, commission of instant crime. As Ambani family in a threat let- Mukesh Ambani's residence in Vaze, who was arrested on nessman whose “stolen” SUV Yadav said. us come together," quipped one must not hesitate in taking evident from the threat note ter posted on Instagram to Mumbai. March 13 in connection with with 20 gelatin sticks was recov- "Chirag said that he is Yadav, while Chirag smiled some time off to meet people." placed along with the (20 gelatin avoid dire consequences, clear- As per orders of A-1 the gelatine sticks laden ered by the police near scheduled to meet Lalu ji at cryptically. Paswan's 'barkhi' is to be sticks) explosives in the vehicle ly depicts the motive of Vaze for (Sachin Vaze) the Scorpio vehi- Scorpion recovery case, was Industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s Delhi tomorrow. If father's "I must make it clear that held at the late Union residence (Scorpio SUV) planted by Vaze hufge monetary gains from the cle was piloted by a witness in earlier booked under sections skyscraper mansion “Antilia” health permits, he may even today's meeting between me in the city on September 12. himself on Carmichael Road entire conspiracy,” the NIA the official Innova vehicle of 120 (B) (criminal conspiracy) in south Mumbai on February come down to Patna to attend and Tejashwi bhai has nothing Chirag had on Tuesday shared (on Feb. 24) was an act of ter- charge-sheet added. Mumbai Crime Branch. Being 286 (negligent conduct with 25, 2021 hit the headlines after the barkhi (function held upon to do with politics. Had my screenshots of the invitation ror on the part of Vaze” Among other things , the designated as the investigating respect to explosive substance), his body was found in mysteri- one year of death)," the RJD father been alive, he would have cards printed for the “The intent was clearly to charge-sheet has stated that officer in the case, he manipu- 465 (forgery) 473 (making or ous circumstances on March 5. leader said. certainly liked Lalu ji and his occasion. PTI
0) * +$ ' !$% #444 In a statement, Assam Governor Jagdish Mukhi expressed concern over the From Page 1 accident and said the state government with * ) ! , ) ' Three more persons are undergoing its men and materials has launched a mas- treatment at the Jorhat Medical College and sive rescue operation. 1 ! New Delhi : The Delhi High Court lead NGO which has challenged the Hospital, a senior doctor said. Jorhat “All possible steps are being taken to on Wednesday granted time to the appointment before the Supreme Deputy Commissioner Ashok Barman rescue the victims and give adequate med- Centre to file reply to a petition chal- Court. told PTI that 42 people have been rescued ical attention to the rescued people,” he lenging the appointment of Gujarat- Advocate B S Bagga, repre- so far and nobody has been recovered from added. New Delhi : The Centre will cadre IPC officer Rakesh Asthana senting Alam, apologised for the the water yet. The Chief Minister too expressed conduct a two-day workshop as Delhi Police Commissioner. A delay and assured the court that the “After sinking, it swept around 1.5 km deep concern over the boat accident and from Thursday on capacity bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and process fee would be deposited dur- away and stuck in the bed of the river. The directed the district administrations of building of Ladakh officials at Justice Jyoti Singh allowed the plea ing the day. During the brief hear- boat is upside down now and we are not Majuli and Jorhat districts to undertake res- Leh with an objective to famil- by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta ing, advocate Prashant Bhushan, able to turn it around. Once we can do that, cue missions expeditiously with the help of iarise them with the central for granting some more time to file representing the NGO - Centre for we will be able to see if anybody is stuck NDRF and SDRF. laws, improve the service deliv- the response and listed the matter Public Interest Litigation (CPIL), there,” he added. He also ordered Power Minister Bimal eryfor further hearing on September reiterated that Alam's petition was The Army will join the operations on Bora to immediately rush to the site. mechanism and realisation of 16. mala fide and a “complete copy- Thursday morning with some advanced Transport Minister Chandra Mohan the goals of good The High Court, which had on paste” of his plea pending before the machines, Barman said. Patowary is also on the way to Nimati Ghat, governance. September 1 issued notices to the apex court. He said the court should The NDRF and SDRF have started a around 315 km from Guwahati. The objective of the pro- Centre and Asthana on the petition, see whether this kind of mala fide rescue and search operation, but they are Sarma asked Principal Secretary to gramme would be to create a issued a fresh notice to the IPS offi- petition should be entertained. facing difficulties as it was pitch dark. Chief Minister Samir Kumar Sinha to mon- civil service fully familiar with cer as it was not served to him due Mehta said he was in agreement President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime itor the developments round-the-clock. the Union laws on procure- to want of payment of process fee with Bhushan and this practice of Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief The Chief Minister will visit Nimati ment and financial manage- by the petitioner. The bench was copy-paste must be deprecated. He over the boat accident. Ghat on Thursday, a CMO statement ment, Central Secretariat hearing the PIL by Sadre Alam, a commented however that if “My thoughts go out to the victims, said. Union Minister of Shipping, Ports and Manual of Office Procedure lawyer, against the appointment of Bhushan makes plea public before survivors and their families. Rescue and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, who (CSMOP), eOffice and also to Asthana along with an intervention filing it, nobody is to be **! % !2 ! % # &3# relief efforts are on to save as many lives hails from Assam, also expressed deep usher in digital procurement application by Prashant Bhushan blamed. PNS 4 2 ! #! # ! ( as possible,” Kovid said. anguish and concern on the accident in the practices and digital gover- “All possible efforts are being made to Brahmaputra. nance, keeping in view the rescue the passengers. I pray for everyone’s He spoke with Sarma over phone and government's mandate of ' 444 solely on the ground of sex which safety and well-being,” Modi tweeted. took stock of the ongoing rescue and relief transparency and ease of busi- allegedly is a violation of fundamental Responding to Modi’s tweet, Assam operations. ness, said a Personnel Ministry From Page 1 right of equality. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said “Officials of the Ministry have been statement. !!! The ASG sought apex court’s The matter will now come up in he is personally supervising the rescue directed to provide all necessary support The capacity building permission to place the details on the court after two weeks. operations. to help the victims,” a statement from workshop aims to benefit and From Page 1 ly. record through affidavit and sought Bhati said, “It is a delight to share “All the injured are being diligently Sonowal’s office said. upgrade the administrative and The BJP has drafted seven West Bengal MP Locket status quo in this year’s exams as this this. Women will be admitted in the attended to,” he added in a tweet. Meanwhile, three senior officials of the related skills of the officials of leaders, Anurag Singh Thakur, Chatterjee and party spokesper- needs procedure and infrastructur- NDA. We will place a detailed affi- Union Home Minister Amit Shah Inland Water Transport Department have UT Ladakh, thereby increasing Arjun Ram Meghwal, Shobha son RP Singh are co-incharges al changes. davit. On June 24, the exam was post- called up the chief minister to enquire been suspended for negligence of duty and or enhancing the exposure and Karandlaje and Annpurna Devi for the Uttarakhand polls. The top court said it has been poned to November this year. Please about the accident and took an update on Transport Secretary Jadav Saikia was asked awareness in the diverse fields Yadav along with Saroj Pandey, Union Minister Pratima periodically nudging the authorities grant status quo in these exams as this the rescue operations and conditions of to carry out an enquiry about the accident, for improving the delivery Vivek Thakur, and Captain Bhoumik and Assam to do it themselves and it believes that needs procedure and infrastructur- those rescued so far. an official release said. mechanism and realisation of Abhimanyu - as co-in-charges Government Minister Ashok they are best suited to evolve the al changes.” “Anguished to learn about the tragic “Three officials, namely Bikramaditya the goals of good governance, for the polls in UP. Singhal will be co-incharges for whole. In the hearing on August 18, the boat accident in Assam. Have spoken to Choudhury, in-charge Executive Engineer, said the statement issued by the Reflecting its eagerness not the Manipur polls, the party “The idea is when nothing hap- court criticised a “mindset problem” CM Shri @himantabiswa, the state admin- IWT, Dibrugarh Division; Mukut Gogoi, Personnel Ministry. to leave anything to chance in statement said. pens, the court steps in. Let me assure when it came to equal service oppor- istration is doing everything possible to res- in-charge Assistant Executive Engineer, The workshop would the high-stake electoral battle in Union Ministers Hardeep you it’s not a happy situation to step tunities for men and women in the cue the people. We are continuously mon- IWT, Jorhat Sub-Division and Ratul encompass sessions on address- UP, the BJP has also appointed Singh Puri and Meenakshi Lekhi in and we would like the Armed ser- country’s Armed forces, and warned itoring the situation. Also assured full sup- Tamuli, Junior Engineer, IWT, Jorhat Sub- ing governance challenges in organisational in-charges for its have been named co-in-charges vices to do it themselves. They are the Government “you better change”. port from the Central Government,” Shah Division have been placed under suspen- Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir six geographical regions. for the Punjab polls along with very respected forces of the country About 300 cadets are inducted tweeted. sion,” it said Reorganization Act, CSMOP MP Sanjay Bhatia, Bihar MP Vinod Chavda. but on gender equality they have to into the NDA every semester after 2019, e-office and success sto- MLA Sanjiv Chaurasia, BJP Meanwhile, Independent do more and sometimes the resis- clearing the entrance examination ries in the UT administration, national secretaries Y Satya MLA and former Minister in the tance does not come out well,” said conducted by the Union Public ! " --- ly terms with other countries, especially its it said. Kumar and Arvind Menon, UP Uttarakhand Government the bench. Service Commission (UPSC). neighbours”. Beijing also supports the The workshop plans to leader Sunil Ojha and the party’s Pritam Singh Panwar on The apex court was hearing a So far, women candidates appear From Page 1 Afghan people in independently choosing provide a platform for infor- co-treasurer Sudhir Gupta will Wednesday joined the BJP in plea filed by advocate Kush Kalra and qualify for courses in the Officers China is also ready to provide more anti- a development path suited to the country’s mation exchange and knowl- head the western Uttar Pradesh, presence of Union Minister raising the issue of exclusion of eli- Training Academy (OTA) of the epidemic and emergency materials to conditions, he said, adding that China will edge dissemination, the state- Braj, Awadh, Gorakhpur, Kashi Smriti Irani. Panwar is an MLA gible and willing female candidates Army and similar institutions of the Afghanistan under the China-South Asian respect the sovereignty, independence and ment said. PNS and Kanpur regions respective- from Dhanolti in Uttarakhand. from joining the prestigious NDA IAF and the Navy. Countries Emergency Supplies Reserves. territorial integrity of Afghanistan. Asked Wang said China would work with whether China would recognise the new countries in the region to help Afghanistan administration considering that Beijing has R --- influence and improve diplo- P !!! hibitory orders, suspension of ing to protest against a BJP meet- rebuild its economy and society, as well as been calling for an “open and inclusive” gov- matic relations and trade. mobile internet services, thou- ing where Chief Minister Manohar fight terrorist groups and the illegal drug ernment, Wang said the Chinese Embassy From Page 1 Under the British Raj, From Page 1 sands of farmers had managed to Lal and senior BJP leaders were trade. The Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a in Afghanistan is operating normally, sug- The regular Afghan Afghanistan was considered an They are not ready to accept reach outside the mini-secretari- present. At least 15 farmers were hardline interim government led by Mullah gesting that Beijing already has its diplomatic Governments in the past and the independent State although the any of our demands, he said. at on Tuesday evening and had laid injured during the incident. Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles presence in Kabul. present Taliban regime are all Britishers controlled its foreign Tikait announced that farmers siege to the building. The farmers’ unions have also being shared by high-profile members of the “We stand ready to maintain commu- opposed to respecting the sanc- affairs and diplomatic relations. will continue their dharna outside After Wednesday’s meeting, claimed that a farmer died after the insurgent group, including a specially des- nication with the new Afghan government tity of the Durand Line drawn in Afghanistan had already ceded the gates of Karnal mini-secretariat Karnal Deputy Commissioner August 28 lathi-charge, an allega- ignated global terrorist of the dreaded and leaders”, he said. “We hope the new 1893 by British India following the regions of Quetta Pishin, till their demands are accepted by Nishant Kumar Yadav said that a tion rejected by the Karnal Haqqani Network as the interior minister. Afghan administration in the capacity of the Anglo-Afghan war. Harnai, Sibi, Kurram and the Government. Farmers from meeting was held with the farm- Administration. Earlier, Chinese Foreign Ministry interim government will broadly solicit the Afghanistan claims sovereignty Khyber to the British Raj by the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh will also ers’ delegation for three hours but The farmers’ unions have spokesman Wang Wenbin told a media brief- opinions of all ethnic groups and factions and over the Federally Administered 1879 Treaty of Gandamak dur- join the protest in Karnal, he said. talks failed as the farmers’ leaders demanded that a murder case ing here “China attaches importance to the live up to the expectation of the Afghan peo- Tribal Areas in northwestern ing the Second Anglo-Afghan The protest against three remained adamant over their should be registered against IAS Afghan Taliban’s announcement of the for- ple and aspiration of the international com- Pakistan merged with neigh- War. The Durand Line left about Central farm laws will continue at demands. On farmers’ demand to officer Ayush Sinha, who was mation of an interim government and munity. We noted that the Afghan Taliban bouring province Khyber half of the Pashtun homeland Delhi borders while another register an FIR against IAS Ayush caught on tape allegedly telling some key roles”. stressed that all people will benefit from the Pakhtunkhwa in 2018. FATA under British rule, now under protest will now continue in Sinha, Yadav said that we have policemen to “break heads” of “This has put an end to the anarchy in new administration”, he said. existed from 1947 until being control of Pakistan that was Karnal, he added. SKM leader assured them to hold an inquiry protesting farmers. Sinha was later Afghanistan that lasted for over three weeks When asked about the statement by The amalgamated with Khyber partitioned from India in 1947. Yogendra Yadav said that the State into the incident of lathi-charge on transferred by the State and is a necessary step for Afghanistan to National Resistance Front (NRF) which is Pakhtunkhwa, a tribal area The Afghans have been contest- Government is not even ready to farmers on August 28. After the Government and has now been restore domestic order and pursue post-war fighting the Taliban forces in Panjshir val- inhabited mostly by Pashtuns ing the sovereignty of these suspend the IAS officer, leave findings of the inquiry, we will take posted as the Additional Secretary reconstruction”, he said responding to a ques- ley in Afghanistan the interim government who also live in a sizable portion regions under Pakistan’s control. alone register a case against him action against those found guilty. in the Citizen Resources tion on the formation of the interim gov- is illegal and its appeal to the international of northern Balochistan, a restive In 1901, the Pashtun-majority over this controversial statement Similarly, compensation for the Information Department. ernment. Significantly, state-run Xinhua community to not to recognise it, Wang has province of Pakistan. North-West Frontier Province on the day of lathicharge on farm- farmers will also be decided after They have also demanded reported Wang Wenbin’s comments with a called for unity among all Afghan political According to open source was formally created by the ers in Karnal. the inquiry. But the farmers’ lead- compensation of Rs 25 lakh and a headline “China welcomes Taliban’s parties and factions. information, the Durand Line is British administration on the Scores of farmers, including ers insisted on the suspension of job to the next of kin of a farmer announcement of caretaker government”. “China sincerely hopes that all parties the 2,670-kilometre interna- British side of the Durand Line. SKM leaders Rakesh Tikait, the IAS officer, he said. who died And Rs two lakh com- The spokesman also highlighted the in Afghanistan will meet the urgent desire tional land border between Post partition, the NWFP was Gurnam Singh Charuni, Yogender Yadav said they have pensation for those injured in Taliban’s statement that the interim gov- of the Afghan people and the expectation of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It under the control of Yadav, Balbir Singh Rajewal among announced to continue their lathi charge. ernment is formed to restore social and eco- the international community, resolve rele- was originally established in Pakistan and contested by others had spent a night outside protest outside the mini-secretariat Meanwhile, the Congress has nomic order as soon as possible. He also reit- vant differences through consultation, ensure 1893 as the international border Afghans. Karnal mini-secretariat on Tuesday building. We have told them to slammed the Haryana erated China’s stand that the Taliban should a smooth transition, enable the war-scarred between British India and the “By making a deal on the over their demands. continue their protest peacefully Government over the incident. establish a broad based and inclusive polit- Afghan people to get rid of war and conflict Emirate of Afghanistan by Durand Line with Taliban, the Not only this, farmers have and not engage in any kind of vio- Haryana Congress chief Kumari ical structure. as soon as possible and establish lasting Mortiner Durand, a British ISI is seeking to resolve the pitched tents outside the building, lence, he added. Selja and former Chief Minister “We hope Afghanistan will establish a peace,” he said. diplomat of the Indian Civil issue of controlling the Afghan made arrangements for food and Notably, Haryana Police had Bhupinder Singh Hooda have broadly based and inclusive political struc- A Taliban delegation headed by its senior Service, and Abdur Rahman territories under its control and water to prepare for a long haul. lathi-charged a group of farmers at asked the State Government to ture, follow moderate and prudent domes- leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had vis- Khan, the Afghan Emir, to delin- sanctify its sovereignty over Despite deployment of heavy Karnal’s Bastara toll plaza on accept the demands of the farm- tic and foreign policies, resolutely combat all ited China in July and held talks with eate their respective spheres of these areas,” Sohail added. police force, imposition of pro- August 28 while they were head- ers to end the standoff. types of terrorist forces, and live on friend- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang.
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Vaccine can find their nearest vaccina- Officer’s (CEO) office at Impact Assessment Authority structed so far. eastern cross taxiway from locator, tele-consultation and tion centre, available vaccine State/UT level. (SEIAA) was notified on “The elevated eastern cross runway 29/11 to T- 1 as well as information about oxygen slots, hospital beds and oxygen A Group ‘A’ officer of Delhi Wednesday. The constitution of taxiway would be ready by the vice-versa.” cylinder refilling stations are refining centres through this Government, Kaanchan Azad, the SEIAA and of the State end of 2022,” Delhi According to the airport some key features of this chatbot. 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With the constitution of cross taxiway is commissioned, dioxide for each aircraft taxiing and up-to-date information will serve as a credible source Singh further said: “The the SEIAA, category ‘B’ projects the aircraft taxiing distance along this route. “The ECT will about Covid-related resources of authentic corona-related media is one of the major pil- requiring Environmental will go down drastically from also help airlines to save in Delhi through this information. lars of our democracy and Clearance (EC) will not have to nine kilometres to just two approximately 350 kg of fuel WhatsApp helpline number. To use this new WhatsApp plays an important role in the wait for the Central kilometres as it will taxi along every time an aircraft uses the For this, a user has to send Covid-19 Helpdesk of the electoral process. Government’s approval as it the taxiway parallel to runway taxiing route provided by the a simple “Hi” to Delhi Government, people of The media is a key ally in will now be given in a fast 11/29 as well as use the eastern ECT from RWY 29/11 to +911122307145 on WhatsApp. Delhi have to simply save the informing and educating vot- tracked manner by the city Assessment (EIA) will get more multiple correspondences and cross taxiway to take a straight Terminal 1 and vice-versa. This will help the people of number +911122307145 in ers. The Commission in its Government. Senior Delhi robust and transparent in the meetings, the notification was path to Delhi Airport’s This would translate into a Delhi get all their information their phone contacts or visit objective of “No Voter to be left Government officer Sarvagya State. “Environment protec- finally issued. Terminal 1 (T-1) or vice-versa. reduction of nearly 1,114 kg of from one single window. To [https://wa.me/911122307145]. behind” considers media as an Kumar Srivastava has been tion is a prime responsibility of It is to be noted that as per According to the DIAL CO2 emissions for each aircraft mark the launch on this occa- This service is available in equal partner for making the appointed as the Chairman of the Kejriwal Government and the Environment Protection spokesperson, at present, after taxiing along this route. sion, the officials of WhatsApp both Hindi and English. election process participative the SEIAA. Reena Gupta as it won’t compromise on the Rules, all category ‘A’ projects landing at runway 29/11 or to Annually, the ECT is estimat- were also present. During the launch, the and inclusive”. Member and Special Secretary standards,” Rai said. (mega projects) are approved take off from the runway of ed to reduce emission of Jain said, “As part of our Public Policy Director of The CEO informed that (Environment) will be Member “As much as fast tracking by an Expert Appraisal Delhi Airport, an aircraft has to approximately 55,000 tonnes of tireless attempts to combat the WhatsApp, Shivnath Thukral Special Summary Revision Secretary. will be a sought after solution, Committee of the MoEFCC cover a distance of approxi- CO2 from aircraft,” DIAL said. pandemic and to fortify our stated, “Over the last year and (SSR) of electoral rolls with The SEIAA is bound to we will also make the system while all category ‘B’ projects preparedness in the face of the a half, a simple and intuitive January 1st, 2022 as the quali- take its decision on the rec- more robust and transparent. (large projects) are approved by anticipated third wave, we have technology like WhatsApp has fying date shall commence ommendations of the SEAC. Environment protection is one the SEIAA. Reena Gupta, built the tech-solution of a played a pivotal role in helping from November 1st, 2021. The Central Government also of the prime responsibilities of Member, SEIAA said, “We are WhatsApp chatbot. We have India in its strife against the During this SSR any person notified the constitution of the the Delhi Government and we very happy that Delhi SEIAA added some new features to pandemic. Delhi Government’s who would be 18 years or SEAC comprising a Chairman, will not compromise on it,” he has been reconstituted by the this chatbot to aid citizens custom tech-solution of this more on or before 01.01.2022 11 Members and a Member added. Central Government. Now conveniently access credible WhatsApp-API Helpline chat- will be eligible to enroll as a Secretary. The Delhi Government approval and monitoring deci- information and resources bot will now supplement and voter. He emphasised the need Environment Minister had sent its proposal for the sions can be taken at the State related to Covid-19 besides accelerate the Government’s to adopt on-line mode of avail- Gopal Rai said that with the reconstitution of the level. 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Wednesday. During the three- allegedly violating Covid-19 According to the health hour meeting, Vij obtained guidelines while protesting out- bulletin, 75,079 tests were con- the area-wise law and order side the United Nations High ducted a day ago to detect information from the area Commissioner of Refugees Covid-19. It included 51,328 Deputy Commissioner of (UNHCR) office in the nation- were RTPCR, CBNAAT and Police of the Gurugram police. al Capital. TrueNat tests while the rest The Minister especially sought The FIR was registered at were rapid-antigen tests. reports about the status of the Vasant Vihar Police Station on “The number of contain- heinous crime. Each DCP was August 31. According to Ingit ment zones declined to 100 on asked how many cases of Pratap Singh, the Deputy Wednesday from 104 on heinous crimes are pending in Commissioner of Police Tuesday while the death toll his area and the reasons behind (DCP), Southwest district, was 25,083 while the case fatal- them. During the meeting, Vij police has registered a case ity rate stood at 1.74 per cent,” directed all the DCPs that they under section 188 (disobedi- it said. must visit at least one police ence to order duly promulgat- As per the bulletin 13 station in a week and also ed by public servant) of the patients were discharged in a make an entry in the register Indian Penal Code last week for day. The number of active there. Apart from this, he violating Covid guidelines and cases has increased to 414 on ordered the police officers to no one has been arrested yet. Wednesday from 386 the pre- hold Janata Darbar in their The Delhi Police on vious day. Of these, 107 people office every day from 11 am to Tuesday filed a status report in are in home isolation. The 12 noon. He also said that a the High Court stating that the overall infection tally in the city committee of Eminent Persons protest by Afghan refugees has has climbed to 14,38,082, of should be formed at every been withdrawn from the which over 14.12 lakh patients DCP level in their concern UNHCR office. have recovered. areas to get public feedback. 56 -&) %$!( &Q &! #&% ./) . ! *! $%"# $ 1P3 Q ($ (online) while file history will %$435 be maintained for all estimates ($ and quick retrieval of data. 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According to Muktesh Estimation). “Bill of Quantity (BOQ) gen- Chander, the Special Mukesh Suryan , SDMC erated from the PRICE can be Commissioner of Police, Mayor while introducing the uploaded to GePNIC for initi- Traffic, 149 cement concrete system along with Gyanesh ating the tendering process in carriers were issued challans in Bharti, Commissioner SDMC GePNIC. Specifications like the last one week and legal and Rachna Shrivastava, DDG handover recast and revised action will also be taken (NIC) said that ‘PRICE’ will estimates and its approvals against truck drivers if they are lead to preparation of estimates with supplementary agreement caught with such improper of buildings in an efficient and generation, measurement number plates. transparent manner. book, bill preparation, bill “Police have observed that, He said that in preparation payment etc are also the com- cement concrete mixers hide of estimates regarding civil ponents of this system,” he said. number plates of their vehicles and electrical workers of build- The commissioner also to avoid prosecution in cases of ings, the SDMC has followed said that the SDMC is the only red light jumping, over-speed- CPWD Rate Analysis (DAR) agency in the National Capital ing and accidents so that they with cost index. With this, esti- which has introduced this sys- do not get caught on CCTV mates preparation can be done tem. He added that a total of cameras and even if they get for plan/non plan works based 521 estimates have been cre- captured, it would be difficult on the head of account. ated, 487 administrative sanc- to identify them because of Speaking on the move, the tions & 435 technical sanctions their improper number plates,” mayor said that ‘PRICE’ will so far have been done through said the Special CP. also help in speedy approval of the system. “So, a special drive was estimates which reduces delay Bharti also praised the conducted and 149 such in issue of administrative and team of officials from Kerala cement concrete carriers were technical sanctions, trans- who implemented the system prosecuted in the last one parency and accountability in various departments and week. We have noticed that will also be ensured. 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The ufacturing resulting in reduced additional 3,000 medium skill will gain and maintain global- Fof a two-front war simulta- security,” the IAF chief said. from Airbus Defence and Space 56 aircraft will be installed new aircraft has a rear ramp import dependence and employment opportunities ly recognised National neously with Pakistan and Emphasising that India S.A., Spain. The deal is worth with indigenous Electronic door for quick reaction and expected increase in exports. with more than 42.5 lakh man Aerospace and Defence China, the IAF is looking at becoming self-reliant in the over 17,000 crores. Warfare Suite. The project will parachute dropping of troops A large number of detail hours of work within the aero- Contractors Accreditation procuring around 350 aircraft in defence sector is crucial for Giving details here, officials give a boost to aerospace and cargo. parts, sub-assemblies and space and defence sector of Program (NADCAP) accredi- the next two decades, Air Chief dealing with various challenge, said 16 aircraft will be procured ecosystem in India wherein The manufacturing pro- major component assemblies of India. tation. Marshal RKS Bhadauria said Bhadauria said the IAF is look- here on Wednesday. ing at procuring around 350 air- In an address at a conference craft from within the country in on the Indian aerospace sector, the next two decades. He, how- he also talked about the need for ever, said it is a rough projection. developing asymmetric capa- The IAF chief also said the bilities to bolster the IAF’s over- Tejas light combat aircraft pro- all strength in view of challenges ject has instilled confidence in from China. “Looking at the the aerospace industry in northern neighbour, we have to India. ( ! - 5 :; + 1 ($ %$435 ducation Minister ($ %$435 EDharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday hit back at Rahul he Union Cabinet on Gandhi for demanding the TWednesday approved the postponement of medical production-linked incentive entrance exam NEET, saying (PLI) scheme worth 10,683 the Congress leader was a crore for textiles sector with an “pseudo expert” with an “over- aim to boost domestic manu- flowing vanity and a misplaced facturing and exports. The sense of entitlement”. cabinet “has approved the PLI Criticising Rahul Gandhi scheme for textiles for MMF for “questioning the wisdom” of (man-made fibre) apparel, the Supreme Court and experts MMF fabrics and ten seg- on the NEET schedule, ments/ products of technical Pradhan said that “yuvraj textiles with a budgetary out- (prince)” should stick to “his lay of 10,683 crore,” Textiles expertise of concocting lies Minister Piyush Goyal told than issuing statements on reporters here. matters he has no understand- Prime Minister Narendra ing of”. Modi later tweeted that the PLI The minister’s response scheme will make India emerge came after the former Congress as hub for global textiles man- President called for the post- ufacturing and enhance ponement of the NEET exam- women empowerment. “Our ination as many other exami- textiles sector plays a vital role nations are scheduled around in the economy. In order to give September 12. Alleging that the a further boost to the sector government is “blind” to stu- and strengthen our endeavour dents’ distress, Rahul Gandhi to create an Aatmanirbhar had urged the Centre to let stu- Bharat, the Cabinet today dents “have a fair chance” in the approved a PLI Scheme for tex- exams. tiles,” he said. On Monday, the Supreme “Through the PLI Scheme Court refused to defer the in textiles, India seeks to National Eligibility-cum- emerge as a hub for global tex- Entrance Test (NEET)-UG tiles manufacturing. The PLI examination scheduled for scheme will further women September 12, saying it does empowerment and accelerate not want to interfere with the progress in the aspirational process and it will be “very districts,” added Modi. unfair” to reschedule it. PLI scheme for textiles is “Rahul Gandhi perceives part of the overall announce- himself to be an expert on ment of the scheme for 13 sec- everything without having an tors made earlier during the iota of knowledge. Overflowing Union Budget 2021-22, with an vanity & misplaced sense of outlay of 1.97 lakh crore. The entitlement of a failed crown scheme for textiles will help prince is no alibi to meddle into promote production of high the schedule of examinations, value MMF Fabric, Garments give undue stress & make the and Technical Textiles in the students suffer,” Pradhan tweet- country. The incentive struc- ed. ture has been so formulated that industry will be encour- aged to invest in fresh capaci- 'O ties in these segments, said Goyal.
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From The Sky (MFTS) project’s According to a statement first two days of trials will be issued by the government, the flying in the visual line of MSP for wheat has been sight, which involves drones increased by 40 to 2015 per flying between 500 and 700 quintal from 1,975 per quintal. meters from the base and they The cost of production of wheat can be seen with the naked eye. is estimated at 1,008 per quin- Delhi-based drone delivery tal. The Government has pro- tech firm Skye Air Mobility has cured a record of over 43 million tied up with Blue Dart to ini- tonnes of wheat during 2021-22 tiate a three-phase trial for rabi marketing season. Telangana Government that After the CCEA decision, starts with flying drones, each Prime Minister Narendra Modi carrying 175 vaccines. BVLOS said the Cabinet’s approval to drone flights are those that go increase the MSP for Rabi crops beyond 500-700 metres from will ensure maximum remu- the eye’s vision or beyond the nerative price for farmers and visual line of sight. also encourage them to sow a From September 11 wide variety of crops. “Taking onwards, BVLOS drone flights another big decision today in the will take place for 9-10 km dis- interest of farmer brothers and tances. These flights will be sisters, the Government has with consignments of vaccines, approved the increase in MSP of medical samples and other all Rabi crops,” Modi tweeted. healthcare items, it said. #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102 : ' (3 34 25$6#! " ; ' ' ! ! 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Twisting words and misrepre- —the two epitomes of vice in attacking my family members likely to be issued to him and hope that the new rulers in Afghanistan (Taliban) senting the intended meaning only exposes the Lucknow: The ruling Bharatiya Tourism and Culture Minister Mahabharata — saying a Royal and my party leaders … they his wife Rujira who too failed would deliver good governance and emerge as 'role so-called “channels” that manufacture stories with Janata Party in Uttar Pradesh has Arjun Medhwal, Rajya Sabha Bengal Tigress as she was she have also summoned our to appear before the ED offi- models' if they went on to follow 'Islamic law' mala fide intention". set the ball rolling for the cru- member Saroj Pandey, Union would never get cowed down senior minister Partho cials on September 1. In a let- (Shaira law). The first statement on Taliban gain- In another tweet JKNC said, "Dr Farooq’s cial 2022 Assembly polls with Minister of State for Agriculture by the saffron outfit’s arm- Chatterjee … they did this to ter she wrote to the ED officials ing control in Afghanistan came from Dr Farooq statement on Afghanistan is simply an invocation the announcement of a strong Shobha Kardlaje, former twisting tactics. Subroto Mukherjee in the to question her at her house in Abdullah. of Human Rights (Insaani-Huqooq) & Social 14-member team of senior lead- Haryana Minister Captain The immediate trigger for Narada case when their own Kolkata as it could be risky for Interacting with the reporters after paying trib- Justice (Insaaf) in the turbulent country. Extremely ers led by Union Minister Abhimanyu, Union Minister of the Bengal Chief Minister’s leaders were seen wads of her to venture out of her house utes to Sheikh Mohd Abdullah on his 39th death shocking & disappointing to see the tabloid media Dharmendra Pradhan to retain State for Education Anpurna scathing attack on the BJP was notes,” in the sting video in pandemic circumstances. anniversary in Srinagar, the National Conference contorting this into an endorsement for Taliban power in the most politically Devi and Rajya Sabha member a second summons issued by footage that was made public According to sources President said, "I hope they (Taliban) will deliv- rule. Liars will be liars''. sensitive State. Vivek Thakur. the Enforcement Directorate to five years ago. Abhishek Banerjee who was er good governance and follow Islamic principles Shortly after, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti too The team has seven joint in- Similarly, the party has TMC national general secretary Incidentally Partho grilled for about 9 hours on in that country (Afghanistan) and respect human went public with her comments. She told reporters charges along with six in-charges announced in-charges of six and her nephew Abhishek Chatterjee has been asked to Monday “refused to cooperate” rights. They should try to develop friendly rela- in Kulgam, "the Taliban is emerging as a reality. of respective regions, a BJP regions too. MP Sanjay Bhatia Banerjee in money-laundering appear before the ED officials with the ED officials who tions with every country". Dr Abdullah was They had an image of anti-human rights during Press release said here on will be the in-charge of western and coal scam cases. in Kolkata on September 13 specifically asked about the responding to a question on the situation in their first rule. They can set an example for the Wednesday. UP, Bihar MLA Sanjeev The junior Banerjee an reportedly to explain his con- alleged unaccounted money Afghanistan after the Taliban had gained control world if they follow the real Sharia law which Union Minister for Chaurasia of Braj region, BJP MP from Diamond Harbour nection with the multi-crore I- which was received by the two on ground zero. includes women rights,& not their interpretation Education and Skill national secretary Y Satya who was grilled by the ED for Core chit fund case. He is like- firms associated with his fami- Interestingly, the comments made by Dr of Sharia. Mehbooba Mufti also claimed if they Development Dharmendra Kumar of Awadh region, nation- nine hours on Monday was ly to be asked as to why he was ly members. He failed to explain Abdullah immediately went viral on several media failed to do so and adopted their own model of Pradhan will be the overall in- al joint treasurer Sudhir Gupta called for the second time on present in the functions of the the source of money, which platforms and social media handles. governance of 1990 then they would not only com- charge and he will be assisted by of Kanpur region, national sec- Wednesday but he skipped the said chit fund company. officials claim came from the As the news item was trending it prompted pound miseries of other countries but the peo- Union Information and Youth retary Arvind Mohan while summons. According to ED sources coal smuggling case. the National Conference to issue a clarification. ple of Afghanistan. Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur, Sunil Ojha will be joint in- Union Parliamentary Affairs, charge of Kashi region. PNS 3 ( " '( 0 # #$* ! A %.% " $ $%) 1 $##%!$1#&5 % ? 9 KOCHI: Even as the threat < 8& posed by Nipah is fast vanish- " Gowthaman said that three persons in the B =5-C ing as more persons under 3$((05 list prepared by the bureaucrats of New Delhi: Observing that a reasonable period of extension can surveillance tested negative, Doordarshan and AIR do not have any role be granted to facilitate completion of ongoing investigations, the New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Covid-19 returned with vigour he plans of Doordarshan and All India in the country’s freedom movement. Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging exten- "4"0'0 Wednesday said it does not want free- in Kerala on Wednesday. Out TRadio in Chennai to observe the “E V Ramasami Naicker (popularly sion of one year service to Sanjay Kumar Mishra as Director of the dom of press to be muzzled or stifled but of the 1.71 lakh samples tested Amruth Mahotsav (75th anniversary of addressed as Periyor) was never a part of the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Upholding the Centre's decision, n what the agitating stu- it cannot create a separate avenue for during the last 24 hours, 30,196 India’s Independence) has turned sour even freedom movement. In fact Naicker had a bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao, however, made it clear Idents saw as “egg in the face journalists to approach it directly for the persons tested positive for before the first episode of the programme pleaded with the British not to leave India,” that extension of tenure of officers who have attained the age of of Vishwa Bharati University quashing of FIRs lodged against Covid-19 while the Test was aired. Gowthaman told The Pioneer. He further superannuation should be done in rare and exceptional cases. The Vice Chancellor” Bidyut them.The apex court stated this while Positivity Rate climed to 17.63 Both Doordaarshan and AIR had pointed out that Rettamalai Srinivasan, court also made it clear that no further extension can be given to Chakrabarty the Calcutta High hearing a plea filed by Foundation for per cent, according to Health made grand plans to broadcast features and whose name has been included in the list Mishra. Court on Wednesday put an Independent Journalism, which pub- Minister Veena George. programmes on freedom fighters from by the bureaucrats of the Ministry of The apex court said that a reasonable period of extension can interim stay on the rustication lishes digital news portal ‘The Wire', and The death toll till date in Tamil Nadu who had contributed great ser- Information and Broadcasting, was a social be granted to facilitate the completion of cases of ongoing inves- of three students and directed its three journalists seeking quashing of the State touched 22,001 as 181 vices to liberate the country from the reformer and had never taken part tigations only after recording the reasons by the committee con- the University to let them join three FIRs lodged against them in Uttar lives were claimed by the pan- shackles of British rule. “But some of the in any agitation for the liberation of the stituted under Section 25 of the Central Vigilance Commission Act. regular classes from Pradesh. demic during the last 24 hours. names included in the list were shocking and country. "Any extension of tenure granted to persons holding the post of Thursday. A bench headed by Justice L Thrissur (3832), Ernakulam insulting as they had no role in the freedom Yet another person whom the officials director of ED after attaining age of superannuation should be for The Court also ordered Nageswara Rao asked the petitioners to (3611) Kozhikode (3058) and movement,” said B R Gowthaman, director, want to highlight is Marshal Nesamani, who a short period. We do not wish to interfere with the post of sec- the Left students union to approach the Allahabad High Court to Thiruvananthapuram (2900) Vedic Research Centre, an autonomous too did not take part in freedom struggle. ond respondent in the instant case as the tenure is coming to end withdraw their ongoing agita- seek the quashing of FIRs and granted topped the table of distrocts body engaged in propagating Vedic Studies “Nesamani hailed from Kanyakumari in the in November 2021,” said the bench also comprising Justice B R Gavai. tion and resume their them protection for two months. "You with highest daily cases. and Indian culture. then Travancore State. He was focussed on The judgment came on a plea filed by NGO, Common Cause, chal- classes. go to the high court and argue for quash- As on Wednesday evening, In memorandums addressed to Anurag annexing the district from Travancore and lenging retrospective change in the 2018 appointment order of Welcoming the order ing. We will protect you in the interim," 2.39 lakh persons are under- Thakur, L Murugan, union ministers of State joining it to the then Madras Province and Mishra as director of the ED. Mishra, an Indian Revenue Service advocate Samim Ahammed, said the bench, also comprising justices going treatment for Covid-19 for Information and Broadcasting , and K had no role in the freedom movement,” said officer was appointed as the ED Director for two years by an order who represented the students B R Gavai and B V Nagarathna. PTI in the State. PNS Annamalai, Tamil Nadu BJP chief, Gowthaman. of November 19, 2018. Later, by an order of November 13, 2020, said, “the learned court has the appointment letter was modified retrospectively by the cen- observed that the action taken tral government and his 2-year term was made for three years. against the students was ‘harsh Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the NGO, had said and disproportionate’ and put Mishra could not have been given any extension since he reached an interim stay on the rustica- the age of 60 years in May 2020 and such an illegal extension may tion order of the three students have an impact of "destroying" the independence of the office of during the course of the hear- the Director .PNS ing. #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102
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" ( being against any religion. sahab # " J 8 K # Akhtar ’s statement, quite unprovoked, has disturbed the switchover from what has passed and Hindustan, the CPI and power across the country. been no rioting for seven O 3!.*? ?*/ to the new whose dawn has bro- MA Jinnah were enthusiastic Pakistan has no visible com- years or more. We should ? A % . A ? *S ken. A number of Hindus, who supporters. This was Jinnah’s munist, even in Bangladesh leave it at that. The advice to were helping the cause of inte- way of gobbling up the whole (which had tall Leftist lead- Akhtar should be to keep his # ? * . ? " gration, may go back and say of Bengal (Muslim majority) ers like Maulana Bhashani) mouth shut. K * that even a communist Muslim instead of only East Bengal. they have since long been The question that # % . ( is a Muslim first. I do appreci- Whatever cuts up India, the wiped out. remains is what in Akhtar’s # % ate that religion is the compass CPI was at its service. Even To go back to Akhtar, mind could be the benefit of his life. So much so that their after Jana’b Akhtar’s faux pas, does he not realise that his either to his lyrics, himself or . C ? F"" A ?* womenfolk are trying to break two communist leaders were 5 30?$ #0%$ community as a whole has his community? No mature A?S # F""S the shackles of the rules laid in his support on television nowhere to migrate and they person speaks in public Ir` xUvr down by religion. channels, in whatever little I #-$ '30( would be reluctant to emi- loosely to the harm of any- Prime facie 4-4- #(A? J P. , it would appear have seen. $?$-04 =-5$(% grate? Why then should lead- one, certainly not himself. that Islam and communism are The secret behind this ers like him provoke Hindus Javed sahab is of course a vet- Q sharply different. The Muslim opportunist compact appears 5( 0"3'0-O into animosity? Pakistan, eran and anyone who has met lives by his religion all day while to be fundamentally the fear ##8(5'>& 5( which should have been their him would assess him to be & the Marxists reject god and call of Hindus. In their percep- haven, began to close its gates not only mature but also religion the opium of the mass- tion, anyone else who comes '3$ 40' =$ on the morrow of Partition. wise. He is also a gentleman es. In the Soviet Union, most to power — capitalist, social- Punjab took Panjabis from and, therefore, he must have mosques were converted to ist or communist — can be, >$0- #0(> = the east. Most other Muslims said about the RSS what he shops, municipal offices or party after an effort, defeated in an '3$# '3$5- were diverted to Sindh, which did to tell off the Sangh to hangouts. Many a youthful CPM election. The CPM in West is where nearly all mohajirs improve itself by giving up all member used to enjoy declaring Bengal and the Congress in -$40'5?$ 0(% have had to gather. Now thoughts of a Hindu Rashtra. that they were pure atheists many States are examples. =-5$(% 30?$ there is no more space, He should have known that even on the floor of Parliament. But, in their assessment, once though Balochistan is one he is safer in such a Rashtra But historically, in India, the a Hindu party gets into 9$78( ' place where there is no prob- than in a Nehruvian polity Muslim parties and the commu- power, it would be difficult to lem of space. But how many where there was frequent nists have been allies. The CPI dislodge it. It would build up 5('$7-0'$ 5'3 Indians would find it wel- communal rioting to tell (then undivided) only support- a Hindu vote bank and its '3$ ($ 5(%50( coming? Elsewhere in the Muslims that Hindus are ed the Partition and even split- numbers would be large, world, the gates are closing, if dangerous; you better support ting the country into 16 nation- larger certainly than any $'3 '30' 5 ' they have not already closed. us because we are the only alities, if need be. At the other other vote bank, whether 45?$ 0 0( $@804 What is the future but to inte- party which can protect you. end, when Sir Abdul Rahim working class or minority. grate in India? Why should (The writer is a and Fazlul Rahman were nego- The animosity between 5(%50( 5'38' Akhtar sahab disturb the well-known columnist, an tiating with a prominent Hindu Prophet Mohammed and atmosphere? Remember, author and a former member leader for a united Bengal as a Marx would show when one 0++$0$#$(' except for the Trump riot in of the Rajya Sabha. The views third dominion plus Pakistan of them acquires supreme northeast Delhi, there has expressed are personal.) !!" !#!!$%&!#" SOUNDBITE ( " P Q & O P ! ? 2 ( 91+ Sir — We wholeheartedly welcome the !# $ $ Bill introduced in the Tamil Nadu # / 0 Assembly to give workers ‘the right to sit’ 9 in workplaces. It is a much-needed +# 4 7 / & ' piece of legislation; a change in tune with -1%& the times. It will benefit lakhs of work- & $89 5:;- ers who have been hitherto forced to 3 stand on their feet literally for hours. In > ) ! R 2 shops and showrooms, workers have 2& = K '! > been made to stand even when there are 7 % * no or few customers. It is a fallacy to say ( + % that the quality of service to customers / # G ) is affected when the workers are occa- 2 & # sionally allowed to sit. / 2 & 2 ' # The new legislation recognising the & 0 ' G +,-- . */0. (12 3 ( right to sit will ease the pain of stand- ' E / 2 2 * . ing (during working hours) which work- / & 4--1 4--5 ers have had to bear for the sake of eking 2 2 2 &' 2 out a living and enable them to experi- & 3 5 2 ( +?$ 2- # ++$#) 6 07 8 3 # R: ence the ‘lightness of being’. With the new 2 & 3 K / ( # S 6 7 ( law coming into effect, when workers sit, & 3 & they cannot be said to be derelict in their 2 5G duty. Soon, the owners of establishments / / & will have to abide by the new law and # 0 . 51 ; & 5 provide a chair to each worker. The ‘right = + +| & 5 G to sit’ also restores the dignity of labour <- # 4-1= which no worker, however humble, earlier surpassed MS Dhoni as India’s ket is filled with happiness abound. In should be deprived of. & > 15 1= ( most successful Test cricket captain. 2021, until now, companies garnered -# ) G David Milton |Maruthancode # India recorded their first Test win at the about 74,000 crore from the public; K 0 " Oval since 1971, which marked their first of it, the ‘Offers for Sale’, wherein the 4-41 ever win in England. The stupendous entire subscription money goes into the Sir — Team India has learnt the art of win saw India displace Pakistan from the kitty of the promoters, amounted to " 14( ( 0 > winning matches overseas and that top spot in ICC Test rankings. It is a 40,000 crore. & 4 # ? <- @ */0. ( has been proved once again at the Oval morale booster for the final Test, which The gross amount from fresh ' / after Team India registered a remark- is to be played in Manchester. issues, which remains with companies, G ? " & 12 able win against the hosts. As a matter CK Subramaniam |Mumbai was about 34,000 crore only. + / # of fact, the England team has been Interestingly, the fresh issues were & A$S B : blown away by India in this five-match mainly for repayment and/or prepay- Test series. England collapsed at 210 <- # ( Sir — Amidst the raging pandemic, the ment of the borrowings fully or partial- )')2$#) ( ) after a brilliant opening partnership. A Initial Public Offering (IPO) of compa- ly, funding the working capital require- K * $ % steady pace coupled with spin attack nies got oversubscribed overwhelming- ments and meeting public issue 0 A$ % ( shattered its middle and lower middle ly. The shares are issued at high premi- expenses of the companies. Certain ' ' * 8 */0. (12 order in a matter of time. Jasprit ums, priced through the book-building declared common objectives, such as Bumrah’s magical spell turned the tide process. ‘Make hay while the sun is shin- meeting the expenses of ‘general cor- 2 RCS 31D41 for tourists and it was refreshing to see ing’ seems to be the driving spirit in the porate purposes’ and achieving the # * E India’s winning ways. It was an all-round benefits of listing equity shares on the stock market, which has been witness- ! 4-41 +- # show that saw Team India lead the series ing a prolonged bull run. stock exchanges, were sketchy. |Kozhikode 7 5 & 8F/ P Q by 2-1 with one match to go. Though India has secured only the Haridasan Rajan Spin legend Shane Warne and former 139th spot out of 149 countries in the 8 S England captain Nasser Hussain praised UN World Happiness Report 2021, this # 9 )')>@" " Virat Kohli for his captaincy. Virat had part of the country in the stock mar- ##)$# ; +)<=' 0- ' K =B 0 #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102 (
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fter coming to power in Tamil , ")" Nadu this May, the ruling DMK * ) > and its supporters have been rat- ? S tling incessantly, directly or obliquely,A about the sovereignty and . ( ( integrity of India. # *) ( Anna Durai abandoned the demand 1= for a separate Dravida Nadu in 1963 but still, the late M. Karunanidhi, when he was ( the Chief Minister, acted against sover- # ) ? 11 eignty and integrity of the nation on one 1-< A )?*$ R>S pretext or another. When some battalions of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) # !3. C $ 2< returned to Chennai after finishing the " 41+ ( task assigned to them by Indian E 1=< # *) Government, Karunanidhi, then in office, ( refused to welcome them. */0. (12 P ) ? ( When LTTE cadres killed EPRLF Q # Padmanabha and 12 others in the busy locality in June1990, Karunanidhi, who was both CM and home minister, ensured that the murderers escaped to Sri Lanka via Rameswaram. This serious act of cross- border terrorism emboldened the LTTE to even carry out the assassination of Rajiv $?$-> +5440- Gandhi. Karunanidhi is alleged to have shared crucial information about LTTE’s = '3$ 5(%50( illegal activities he received from Indian 0%#5(5'-0'5( intelligence agencies with the Lankan 30 %$=5($% No other party in India has Ministers and Ministers. Any vio- represent the Central Government, group. This was precisely the reason why -$+(59545'5$ cast aspersions against the BJP, the lation in this regard would make but now they live in the “Union” the DMK Government was dismissed by 0 +$- '3$ Central Government, or Prime them constitutionally untenable Territory of J&K. DMK politi- the then Chandrasekhar Government. Minister Narendra Modi as much to remain as elected representatives cians day inand day out have been Whenever Karunanidhi wanted rep- ('5'8'5( as Shiv Sena in the last seven years. or continue to hold office. using the term “Union” to indicate resentation in the Union cabinet for his 0(% '3$> But their anger and frustration has In February 2014, when the bill that the Central Government is family members, he described the 384% '-> ' been only against BJP and Modi for bifurcating Andhra Pradesh after all the conglomeration of Government and the ruling party with 0' $44 5'35( and not directed against India. In into Telangana and residual AP was states and nothing beyond that terms of endearment. However, when no '3$ 08'3-5'> Odisha, BJP is the main opponent introduced, the MPs of coastal since May 2021. 2+ 8 such opportunity existed, he lambasted the for BJD and is waiting to replace Andhra used all disruptive tactics If the Central Government ( Centre and proposed the concept of 0(% +$- BJD at the next state assembly elec- to stop the bill including using pep- can muster a majority in # P0Q( ? ( India as a federation of states. '3$> 30?$ 9$$( tions. It also is a case of a region- per spray against members in the Parliament, it may go ahead with F +2D (( Since DMK came to power in TN in ?$'$% 5'3& 5= al party versus a national party but House. Once the bill was passed, the decision to carve a new State or ,D ( May 2021, it has resorted to indirect means %#" ('5(8$ BJD never resorted to politics of however, the political lives of many States or union territories in any * D=, to challenge the Centre. Earlier, it used to 5' +$$3$ balkanisation of India. Even politicians in coastal Andhra part of the country. Although the describe the Centre as ‘Maththiya Arasu, Mamata Banerjee, who fought crashed completely and many left opinion of the state legislatures is (E ? meaning Central Government but now 0(% 0'5?5'5$ ferociously against BJP in the politics to defend their businesses to be sought, the President is not 2+ they call it ‘Ondriya Arasu’, meaning '30' @8$'5( recent West Bengal assembly elec- and wealth in Hyderabad. bound by it. Even the resolution ( Union Government. It is to send a subtle '3$ ?$-$57('> tions, never raised the idea of a In Kashmir, both the Abdullah passed by the State Assemblies for ( message that the Centre is no longer the 0(% 5('$7-5'> separate State. These regional par- and Mufti families enjoyed the okaying or rejecting a proposal for 5D E 4-4- # powerful “Central” Government but only = 5(%50 '3$ ties were part and parcel of the powers of ruling Jammu and a new state has no bearing on the a “Union” Government. Central Government on one or Kashmir for many decades, leav- President once Parliament approves -55(7 8( F There was a controversy over a more occasions and now they are ing hardly any space for other it. KMDK chief ER Easwaran dragging the #0> 9$#$ not but they never question their political outfits to grow and chal- The DMK’s victory in the E ,4 ( 41, State Governor into a controversy over the 0 $''5(7 8( allegiance to India. lenge them. When the Central assembly elections has blurredits # %?# : $ ( issue of ending his assembly address with 5( =8'8-$ Political parties and its mem- Government removed Article 370 political reality to a large extent. : a salutation to the nation. The DMK web- bers can register with the Election and converted the state into two Every pillar of the Indian admin- # site still retains the reasons for the objec- Commission and contest elections Union Territories, the two fami- istration has defined responsibili- # " ( tive of forming a separate Dravida Nadu. only after they openly subscribe to lies were depoliticized with imme- ties as per the Constitution and 6$)(0*7 " All these indicate that DMK is more inter- Indian sovereignty and integrity diate effect. The action came at a they should try to act well within " ested in highlighting its fissiparous ten- and that is the precise reason why time when J&K politicians and the authority and power they have dencies. armed groups with fissiparous ten- nearly all thinktanks, liberals and been vested with. If DMK contin- . There are many regional parties in the dencies never participate in the journalists in India strongly ues its speeches and activities that ( .$/ # " states which face the national parties as democratic process of elections. believed that Article 370 will stay question the sovereignty and # their political opponents. Shiv Sena, When elected representatives take for ever and no Government integrity of India, the rising sun Telugu Desam, Nationalist Congress oath as members of a legislative would dare to remove it. may become a setting sun in . C Party, Biju Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party, forum, they are bound by the sov- The victory of DMK in 2021 future. The DMK leaders who Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), ereignty and integrity of India. The also gave rise to the false hope that stated that the bifurcation or trifur- Janata Dal (Secular), TMC, TRS and YSR encouraging speeches and actions cation of Tamil Nadu can never # A$. allegiance to Indian sovereignty Congress, have all been playing their pol- and integrity becomes complete against Indian sovereignty and happen may have to witness the E itics but irrespective of whether they are (The writer is a public when the elected representatives integrity in Tamil Nadu can go on same. As it is, recent rumours of the # part of the Government in Delhi or not, policy analyst. The views become part of the ruling establish- relentlessly and no one will stop it. demand for carving a separate state / $C. <4, they donot speak or act in a way that chal- expressed are personal.) ment, taking charge of the admin- Kashmir politicians never used of Kongu Nadu from Tamil Nadu % / lenges the integrity of India. istration of the State as Chief the term “Union” Government to shocked the DMK. * # ? B $ E # ( POINTCOUNTERPOINT $ S ( D4 5 / ! 5 5>P> ! ) . *)S ! 6 5 / 0!/! . # ? S >0 " B 55P 0 8 K L L>"> Uur vr vhrv w hyvUurvrr rrq h rr hy 5 " ! 2 Xxuyyw rqs qy qsq xuuqsu ax is a source of revenue is beyond the expectation of for taxes if tax haven benefits loopholes in Indian taxation this, avoided to pay tax in al corporate practice of prof- for a Government of a the government. were not used. This implies laws. Before 1995, Reliance India. Income tax officials it-shifting. Tcountry. However, taxes Tax havens or offshore Nike pays a mere 1.4 per cent was infamously known as flagged this deal and deter- However, the recent G7 can at times come in the way financial centresare the most- tax rate to foreign govern- zero tax company in India, as mined the capital gains tax in accord could be the beginning of subjective development of preferred route by companies ments on those offshore prof- it used to pay zero or close to this deal was to the tune of Rs of the end for tax havens.On individuals or a company and worldwide to minimize their its, indicating that nearly all of zero tax each year through 1,00,000 crore. However, the June 5 this year, G7 countries further push these individuals tax burden by avoiding taxes. the money is officially held by subsidiaries and by exploiting Income Tax Appellate reached a landmark deal to and large business houses to - 8 7)#! These countries or jurisdic- subsidiaries in tax havens. the loopholes in the taxation Tribunal held that as there was impose higher global taxation find a way to avoid them by tions offer minimal tax liabil- Similarly, Goldman Sachs system. The subsidiaries used no transfer of assets by a tax on large multinationals by using loopholes in tax laws and ity to foreign individuals and holds $28.6 billion offshore to make raw materials and resident of India to a non-res- agreeing to back a minimum guidelines. companies and do not and also uses Bermuda as a tax other components in countries ident, they cannot be taxed on global corporation tax rate of There is a thin line of dis- require businesses to operate haven. with low tax rates and the capital gains that arose on sale atleast 15 per cent on global tinction between tax avoid- out of their territories to General Electric, Pfizer, Exxon Overall, the American Indian parent company pur- of Idea shares by its Mauritius profits.This means that if a ance and tax planning.Tax receive tax benefits. Mobil, Chevron, Walmart. companies earned over $4.2 chased these raw materials at subsidiary. corporation pays lower rates in planning is the arrangement of Some of the top tax havens Till now, Apple booked an trillion in profits globally, but prices more than the tangible Governments worldwide a particular country, their financial activities in such a in the world are Bermuda, The amount of $214.9 billion off- they used offshore tax havens cost, thereby reducing their face huge loss of revenue due home Governments could way that maximum tax bene- Netherlands, Luxembourg, shore. It uses Ireland as a tax to lower their effective overall net income and the sub- to these tax avoidance strate- ‘top-up’ their taxes to the fits are enjoyed by making use Cayman Islands, Singapore, haven. Apple would have tax rate to just 25.9 per cent, sidiaries escaped from paying gies. According to the minimum rate, thus eliminat- of all beneficial provisions in the Channel Islands, Isle of owed the US Government which was well below the US taxes in India. February 2021 report by UN ing the advantage of ‘shifting the tax laws. Tax avoidance is Man, Mauritius, Switzerland, $65.4 billion in taxes if tax statutory rate of 35 per cent Similarly, Tata Industries High Level Panel on Financial profits’. This could be the dodging tax without actually (The writer is Associate and Ireland, etc. Some of the haven benefits were not used. and even lower than the aver- sold their shareholding in Accountability, Transparency ground-breaking decision to breaking the law. Tax planning Professor at Amity 50 biggest US companies that On a much lower scale, Nike age levels paid in other devel- Idea cellular in 2007 to Birla and Integrity, every year, coun- stop the menace of tax havens. is something which is expect- University, Noida. have allegedly stashed approx- holds $10.7 billion offshore. It oped countries. TMT Holdings through its tries collectively lose some- Or would the corporate giants ed from a taxpayer and tax The views expressed imately $1.6 trillion offshore Large Indian companies subsidiary called Apex situat- where between $500-600 bil- still find new loopholes? Only are personal.) uses Bermuda as a tax haven. avoidance is something which include Microsoft, IBM, It would have paid $3.6 billion have also taken advantage to ed in Mauritius and through lion due to the universal glob- time will tell. #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102 ,- # R # Q R
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"09846($ %$435 as ‘illegal’, the anti-Taliban individuals who are members Amir Khan Muttaqi is the Berlin: Germany’s foreign minister has responded Kabul/Peshawar: At least 14 are on the UN Security Council forces in the country have of the Taliban or their close acting Foreign Minister and n response to the new cabinet skeptically to the Taliban’s announcement of an inter- members of the Taliban’s hard- blacklist, BBC Urdu reported. urged the international com- associates and no women.” Sarajuddin Haqqani, son of Iannounced by the Taliban for the im government line-up for Afghanistan. line interim government in The 33-member interim munity not to recognise it. The statement added that the founder of the Haqqani Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the resis- The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male Kabul are on the UN Security Cabinet includes four of the five The interim cabinet the US would “judge the Taliban network, was named as the act- tance front in Panjshir province led by interim government stacked with veterans of their Council’s terrorism blacklist, leaders known as the “Taliban announced on Tuesday has by its actions, not words.” ing Interior Minister. Ahmad Massoud has said that they will hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle including acting Prime Five” who were once held at the drawn criticism from the US, as “Washington would continue to A Taliban spokesman said declare a parallel government in the against the U.S.-led coalition. Germany was a major Minister Mullah Mohammad Guantanamo Bay prison. They it consists entirely of Taliban hold the Taliban to their com- the appointments of the inter- country after consultations. troop provider for that alliance. Hasan Akhund and his both include Mullah Mohammad leaders or their associates and mitments to allow safe passage im government are not final as The front termed the Taliban’s care- German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in a deputies, raising concern of the Fazil (deputy defence minister), does not include any woman for foreign nationals and these are acting positions, and taker government as illegitimate and a statement that his country is ready to provide international community over Khairullah Khairkhwa (infor- member. The US expressed con- Afghans with travel documents, the remaining posts will be vivid enmity with the people of humanitarian aid via the United Nations and will con- the composition of the new mation and culture minister), cern at figures linked to attacks including permitting flights announced at a later date. Afghanistan, Khaama News reported. tinue to speak to the Taliban to secure the departure Cabinet in Afghanistan. Mullah Noorullah Noori on US forces, reported the BBC. currently ready to fly out of The spokesman stressed The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan from Afghanistan of former employees and others. Specially designated global (Borders and Tribal Affairs The interim cabinet is led Afghanistan,” it asserted. that it is an “acting” govern- announced a 33-member caretaker gov- He added that any commitment beyond that will terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani, minister) and Mullah Abdul by Mullah Mohammad Hassan “We also reiterate our clear ment and the group will try to ernment on Tuesday, which will be led by depend on the Taliban’s behaviour. AP who carries a reward of USD 10 Haq Wasiq (Director of Akhund, who is on a UN expectation that the Taliban induct people from other parts Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund. million US bounty on his head, Intelligence). The fifth member blacklist. Another figure, ensure that Afghan soil is not of the country. The front in its statement reiterated is the acting interior minister of the group, Mohammad Nabi Sirajuddin Haqqani, is wanted used to threaten any other The formation of the resistance against the Taliban and added 5 > ! while his uncle – Khalil Haqqani Omari, has been appointed as by the American FBI. countries,” it said, adding: “The Afghan caretaker government that the Taliban are a threat to the region has been named as acting min- governor of eastern Khost The Panjshir province world is watching closely.” was announced after the and the world. !/ ister for refugees. Acting defence Province recently. based National Resistance The Taliban on Tuesday Taliban claimed on Monday “The resistance front acknowledged minister Mullah Yaqoob, acting The “Taliban Five” leaders Front (NRF) asserted that the named Mullah Hassan Akhund that it had completely captured that they will establish a transitional Washington: The State Department says the US is foreign minister Mullah Ameer were released from Guantanamo announcement of the Taliban’s as the Prime Minister of Panjshir, the last holdout democratic and legitimate government, assessing the new Afghan government announced by Khan Muttaqi and his deputy Bay prison by the Obama caretaker cabinet is “a clear sign Afghanistan’s caretaker gov- province of Afghanistan’s 34 which will be forged based on the votes the Taliban. “We note the announced list of names Sher Mohammad Abbas administration in 2014 in of the group’s enmity with the ernment. provinces. The Taliban previ- of the people and will be acceptable to the consists exclusively of individuals who are members Stanikzai are all listed under the exchange for US Army deserter Afghan people.” Mullah Abdul Ghani ously promised to build an international community,” the resistance of the Taliban or their close associates and no women,” UNSC 1988 Sanctions Bowe Bergdahl. Fazil and Noori The Taliban insist they Baradar and Abdul Salam inclusive government and force said. The front has asked the UN, a State Department statement said. Committee, also known as the are accused of ordering the mas- have now defeated the NRF in Hanafi will be the acting deputy expressed hope that the Afghan UNHRC, EU, SARC, ECO, and the mem- “We also are concerned by the affiliations and Taliban Sanctions Committee. sacres of ethnic Shia Hazara, the Panjshir Valley north of Prime Ministers. people would help in the coun- ber states of OIC to stop cooperation with track records of some of the individuals. “At least 14 members of the Tajik, and Uzbek communities in Kabul, but NRF leaders say Mullah Mohammad try’s transition. the Taliban. PTI Taliban’s interim government Mazar-i-Sharif in 1998. PTI R # %& $#91) . >: ' ?1 RQ R = (( !&)9: Q R# .6 10"0-'0 5(%($50 tification. # Relatives of prisoners trick- 540#090% Ministers of China, Iran, being shared by high-profile massive fire raged through led in to the prison throughout Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and members of the insurgent ussia’s emergency situa- 3 %& (" .5&) Aan overcrowded prison the day to check and see akistan Foreign Minister Uzbekistan - the neighbours of group, including a specially Rtions minister has died near Indonesia’s capital early on whether their loved ones were PShah Mahmood Qureshi Afghanistan. “The situation in designated global terrorist of during drills, the ministry said +0-5 West. The worst carnage was at Wednesday, killing at least 41 among those killed. on Wednesday hosted the first Afghanistan remains complex the dreaded Haqqani Network on Wednesday. the Bataclan concert hall, where inmates, two of them foreign- Most of the 41 killed were ministerial meeting of and fluid. We hope the politi- as the interior minister. Yevgeny Zinichev, 55, he trial of 20 men accused three men with assault rifles ers serving drug sentences, drug convicts, including a man Afghanistan’s neighbours since cal situation stabilises leading He said that at the centre of “tragically died in the line of Tin the Islamic State group’s gunned down scores of people and injuring 80 others. from South Africa and a man the Taliban took over in Kabul, to normalcy soon. The new the endeavours must remain duty during inter-agency exer- coordinated attacks on Paris in and grabbed a handful of Firefighters battled through from Portugal, while other vic- saying that even though the sit- reality requires us to discard old the well-being of the Afghan cises to protect the Arctic zone 2015 that transformed France hostages. Other attackers tar- the early morning hours to tims included a terrorism con- uation in the war-weary coun- lenses, develop new insights people, who have suffered from emergency situations, opened Wednesday in a cus- geted the national soccer sta- extinguish the flames as black vict and a murderer, Indonesia’s try is “complex and fluid”, its and proceed with a enormously due to conflict for while saving a person’s life,” the tom-built complex embedded dium, where the president was smoke billowed from the com- Law and Human Rights min- “new reality” required the realistic/pragmatic approach,” over 40 years. ministry said in a within a 13th-century court- attending a game, and as well pound of the Tangerang prison ister Yasona Laoly told world to discard “old lenses” he said in one of his tweets. “In the wake of recent statement carried by Russian house. as cafes filled with people on a on the outskirts of Jakarta. reporters. He expressed his and proceed with a “realistic The meeting comes a day developments, the key priori- news agencies. Nine gunmen and suicide mild autumn night. After the blaze was extin- deep condolences for the fam- approach”. after the Taliban unveiled a ties are to prevent a humani- The ministry didn’t offer bombers struck within minutes The lone surviving attack- guished, ambulance after ilies of the victims and pledged Qureshi issued a series of hardline interim government tarian crisis and to take steps to any details about where or of each other at several loca- er from that night, Salah ambulance filled with body to provide the best treatment tweets as he chaired the first led by Mullah Mohammad prevent economic meltdown,” how he died. According to its tions around Paris on Nov. 13, Abdeslam, is the key defendant bags containing the victims for those injured. virtual meeting of Foreign Hasan Akhund, with key roles he said. website, in recent days Zinichev 2015, leaving 130 people dead — but he has so far refused to were driven by Red Cross was on a trip to the Siberian and spreading fear across the speak to investigators, denying workers to the morgue of a region of Krasnoyarsk. On nation. It was the deadliest vio- them answers to many of the local hospital, where they were Tuesday, he opened large-scale lence to strike France since remaining questions about the stacked wall-to-wall on the drills spanning seven regions in World War II and one of the attacks and the people who floor of a room awaiting trans- the Russian Arctic that were worst terror attacks to hit the planned them. port to a larger facility for iden- scheduled to last through Wednesday. 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Research, Morningstar India, detailed guidelines by the end Salt-to-software conglom- This was much higher said the record flows into NFOs of the current month, a top erate Tata Group was among than a net inflow of 22,583 combined with a stable sys- government official said on the “multiple” entities that had crore seen in July, data from the tematic investment plan (SIP) Wednesday. put in preliminary bids for buy- Association of Mutual Funds in book have largely contributed Textiles Secretary UP ing loss-making Air India in India (AMFI)showed on to the flows into equity. “The Singh also said that the min- December last year. Wednesday. industry continues to see net istry has undertaken a com- After analysing the pre- Equity schemes saw net inflows in August too, as prehensive consultation with all ity for the sector, he added. the next five years. liminary bids, eligible bidders inflow of Rs 5,988 crore in June, investors have invested Rs 6,863 the concerned stakeholders “Tentatively, we are think- There is also an aim to were given access to the Virtual Rs 10,083 crore in May, 3,437 crore in equity oriented NFOs,” before finalising the scheme. ing of opening the window for increase the size of the indus- Data Room (VDR) of Air India crore in April and 9,115 crore Harshad Chetanwala, co- “There will be good takers the industry to apply for the try from USD 140 billion to for doing due diligence, fol- in March. Prior to this, equity founder of the scheme. We are target- scheme from November 1 to USD 250 billion in the coming lowing which investors’ queries schemes had consistently wit- Mywealthgrowth.Com, said. ing to notify the scheme with- December 31. Everything will years, “so this growth will were answered. informed Parliament that The airline, which started nessed outflows for eight Arun Kumar, Head of in a week. And by September- be online, like submitting appli- come not only from cotton but Following that, in April financial bids for the carrier as a mail carrier in 1932, will months from July 2020 to Research, FundsIndia, said end, we will be issuing the cations, approval process and from MMF and technical tex- the Government had initiated will be received by September give the successful bidder con- February 2021. many investors who were stay- detailed guidelines,” Singh told disbursal of incentives,” Singh tiles,” he added. the process for inviting finan- 15. The Government is selling trol of 4,400 domestic and The inflow pushed assets ing on the sidelines are slowly PTI. said. Talking about the impor- The Union Cabinet on cial bids and fixed September its entire 100 per cent stake in 1,800 international landing and under management (AUM) of getting back. A portal is being devel- tance of MMF and technical Wednesday approved the pro- 15 as the deadline for putting Air India that has been in parking slots at domestic air- the mutual fund industry to an This trend is also getting oped for implementing the textiles, he said the government duction-linked incentive (PLI) in bids. losses ever since its merger with ports, as well as 900 slots at air- all-time high of 36.6 lakh reflected in the record NFO scheme, which aims at boost- is targeting to increase textiles scheme worth Rs 10,683 crore The official said once the domestic operator Indian ports overseas. crore at August-end from collections. “The decline of the ing domestic manufacturing exports to USD 44 billion this for the textiles sector.The bids come in by September 15, Airlines in 2007. Besides, the bidder would 35.32 lakh crore at July-end. second wave, increase in vac- and creating a world-class facil- fiscal and USD 100 billion in Cabinet has approved the PLI the Government will decide on The stake sale process got get 100 per cent of the low-cost “Overall positive flows in cinations, sharp equity rally in scheme for textiles for MMF the reserve price. The deal is delayed due to the pandemic arm Air India Express and 50 the open-ended mutual fund the recent past, and the stabil- (man-made fibre) apparel, expected to be closed by and the Government had per cent of AISATS, which pro- (MF) schemes and market ity of the markets despite the MMF fabrics and ten seg- December-end. In July, extended five times the dead- vides cargo and ground han- indices touching all-time high, second wave have added to .&) 1 $$) ments/ products of technical Minister of State for Civil line to submit preliminary bids dling services at major Indian helped the Indian MF indus- investor comfort and confi- %$%& !3 textiles. Aviation VK Singh had for the national carrier. airports. try’s net AUMs breach record dence,” he added. (1#$% $ ( $% 6 ' ! $ 5 ' ( * ; !. ($ %$435 he Government is believed 5:* " ! 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Pharma, Axis Bank, HUL and Indian rupee fell 18 paise to the second wave of Covid pan- With revenue position =# ; #* )'$ Last year, the government A weakening rupee, which SBI. close at 73.60 against the US demic, the Centre is likely to remaining strained due to had announced a PLI scheme front lighting, automatic brak- tumbled for the third consec- In the broader markets, dollar on Wednesday amid a initiate dialogue with states Covid-19 outbreak, states have ($ %$435 for the automobile and auto ing, tyre pressure monitoring utive day, further sapped risk textile stocks were in focus after strong greenback overseas and for inclusion of petroleum been reluctant to consider components sector with an system, and collision warning appetite. the Cabinet approved a pro- a muted trend in domestic products under the new indi- bringing high revenue gener- rom being cautious to being outlay of Rs 57,043 crore, ear- system. After swinging over 400 duction-linked incentive (PLI) equities. At the interbank for- rect tax fold. ating petroleum products Foptimistic, India Inc’s busi- marked for five years. Auto industry body points in a choppy session, the scheme worth 10,683 crore for eign exchange market, the local Sources privy to the devel- under GST fold. ness sentiments are drawing The sources did not dis- SIAM has earlier stated that 30-share BSE Sensex ended the textiles sector with an aim currency opened weak at 73.48 opment said that based on the But with GST collections closer to pre-pandemic levels, close the reason for revising the scheme announced by the 29.22 points or 0.05 per cent to boost domestic manufac- and dropped to a low of 73.70 Petroleum Ministry’s sugges- improving substantially this hinting at a more robust per- the scheme to Rs 25,938 crore, government will increase lower at 58,250.26. turing and exports. intra-day. It finally finished at tion, the Centre may take up year remaining above the Rs 1 formance in the next quarter, but stated that the focus is now competitiveness and take the Similarly, the broader NSE “Domestic bourses wit- 73.60 against the greenback, with GST Council the issue of lakh crore psychological-mark a Grant Thornton Bharat more on battery electric and growth of the sector to the Nifty slipped 8.60 points or nessed modest contraction down 18 paise over its previous bringing natural gas under the in most months of FY22, the Survey said on Wednesday. hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. next level. 0.05 per cent to 17,353.50. mainly led by profit booking in close. In the previous session, Goods and Services Tax (GST) Centre feels it is the right time The Government’s move to The Cabinet may take up The scheme for the sector Nestle India was the top IT and auto stocks. Further, the rupee had closed at regime to begin with before the to push for tax reforms in the make taxation transparent has the proposal for consideration is part of the overall produc- loser among the Sensex com- weak cues from global equities 73.42.”Indian rupee depreciat- entire oil and gas sector is oil and gas sector as well with been considered as its most next week, one of the sources tion-linked incentives ponents, shedding 2.44 per also weighed on investors’ sen- ed for the third day in a row fol- brought under it. the inclusion of gas helping in impactful initiative (40 per said. announced for 13 sectors in cent. timent,” said Binod Modi, Head lowing the rebound in dollar The 45th GST Council plan to develop a gas-based cent), followed by the Component segments the Union Budget 2021-22 Maruti Suzuki slipped 1.33 - Strategy at Reliance Securities. against major trading curren- meeting is scheduled on economy in the country. Production Linked Incentive which are expected to be cov- with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh per cent after the country’s Buying was seen in mid- cies. Large corporate outflows, September 17, 2021 at Inclusion of gas would not (PLI) scheme (30 per cent), ered under the scheme include crore. largest carmaker said its total cap and smallcap stocks as rise in global yields and hedg- Lucknow. pose a challenge for the GST equalisation levy (20 per cent), automatic transmission The PLI scheme will help production in August declined recent contraction in this space ing dollar demand weighed Though the council mem- Council as it is largely an and new labour codes (10 per assembly, electronic power bring scale in key sectors and by 8 per cent due to the glob- made risk reward proposition on local currency,” said Dilip bers will discuss several pend- industrial product where a cent), as per the survey find- steering system, sensors, super create and nurture global al semiconductor shortage. favourable for a number of Parmar, Research Analyst, ing issues such as states com- switchover to the new taxation ings. capacitors, sunroofs, adaptive champions. Bajaj Finserv, Bajaj Auto, stocks, he added. HDFC Securities. pensation, revision of GST would not be difficult. The survey was carried with 3,700+ respondents across digital platforms, hinting at the rising global and domestic #* * # # (: optimism related to revenues in 2021. Six out of 10 respondents ! 9$. ($ %$435 year. for state’s comments and stake- clear that the mines which are feel that reducing the tax and “We are thinking to bring holders’ comments.” “We are working and are going to compliance burden will help ($ %$435 release. can become valued partners in he Government is planning some changes (in the mining bringing amendment in the expire, we will not give them revive businesses post the sec- Stating that protection of objectively evaluating resources Tto bring some changes in sector),” Joshi said during an next session of Parliament in through allotment route,” he ond Covid wave. An uptick in upreme audit institutions the environment requires col- and economy, efficiency, and the mining sector and may event here to mark the hand- November.” Joshi also called said. direct spending, followed by S(SAIs) can become valued laboration across boundaries, effectiveness of public expen- invite suggestions from the ing over of 100 G4 mineral for more participation from The Government had ear- additional liquidity infusion partners in objectively evalu- he assured that SAI India will diture thereby, providing stakeholders in a fortnight, blocks by Geological Survey of people into exploration and lier said that in order to realise and increased FDI flows, ating resources, economy, and strive to make ASOSAI a insight for optimisation of pub- Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi India (GSI) to state govern- mining. The Minister also the vision of a self-reliant India, respectively, are also some of effectiveness of public expen- model organisation and lic finance management, he said on Wednesday. ments. Without divulging the asked states to go for fast deci- the Geological Survey of India the other relief packages that diture to provide insight for encourage its members to act added. This is in line with the details of the proposed changes sion-making and bring the (GSI) has delineated 100 geo- the respondents feel could help optimising public finance man- in a spirit of global partnership. The CAG informed the Government’s earlier in the sector, he said “I think in mineral blocks to early auction. logically potential mineral boost cross-border and domes- agement, CAG GC Murmu In his address, Murmu said members that the Human announcement that the sector another two weeks we can put “I want to make it very blocks for auction. tic trade. said on Wednesday. SAIs would appreciate that the Development Report of 1990 will witness reforms and a Comptroller and Auditor economic slowdown triggered put people at the forefront of flurry of activities in the current General of India Murmu was by the pandemic has forced the development debate by rightly addressing the 57th Governing governments to do more with pointing out “People are the Board Meeting of the Assembly limited resources through real wealth of nations”. of Asian Organization of innovations in its processes to Supreme Audit Institutions achieve desired outcomes. (ASOSAI), said an official Supreme audit institutions )!& )(% $% ! $ % ( &);<& .!% 5$) ($)$1&(%($% $%
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ringing together a selec- using everyday materials such as is extremely important to not ting hold of some colours and tion of canvases created by wool, thread, plastic and other stop and crib. Keep exploring.” scribbling on a piece of paper...?” BShobha Broota over the materials. Broota, who was born Intrigued, we knew we had And she beamed at us, her eyes last two decades and the recent in 1943, trained as a classical just scratched the surface, and lit up in delight, she said, “There multimedia flatworks and sculp- Indian vocalist before studying we had to press on. We quiz her you go. As I was exploring var- tures that speak of Mekhala fine art, and it’s no wonder that about her style of working, ious media, I got my hands on Bahl’s intense engagement with her art ‘aspires to the condition starting off with portraiture and some thread and started playing materials and processes, Gallery of music’, to borrow the words now exploring abstracts, with with it and here I am.” Espace set the stage for a broad- of Victorian essayist Walter threadwork. “My style of work- As our conversation er deliberation on abstract art Pater. Like our classical raagas, ing emerged from the desire to branched to matters not limit- practices in the world of con- her canvases have a tranquility find my own language, my own ed to art, Broota went on to say temporary Indian art through its and deceptive simplicity. identity. After all this time I can definitevely, “If you wish to do simultaneous solo shows at the Her abstract forms allow for say that my work feels like it is something with every ounce of Centre for Contemporary meditative reverie unteth- a part of me. It is a combination your being, and you act on that Art, Bikaner House, ered to the confines of of everything, what I have thought, you can do anything. New Delhi. The exhi- a narrative, her lines learned, and unlearned. If I had But if you have given up on bition, which com- have rhythm and missed out on even one oppor- yourself, even if something is menced on subtle movement, comes your way, if possible. tunity that I have availed of in handed to you on a platter, noth- Saturday, her colours, a rich Expressing yourself is only nat- my past, I would have been a dif- ing will come out of it.” September 4, will resonance, and ural, why not try and be better ferent person,” she remarked. Her words left us with a be on display till her surfaces a tex- at it, with every passing When we wonder how she sense of inspiration, that seems September 14, with ture that is com- moment? Let’s not forget that we started with threadwork, she hard to come by in these uncer- Sutra: Shobha Broota’s plex, yet moving. humans are the composite whole catches us off-guard by retorting, tain times. If you fancy the idea Explorations Of Thread Our eyes take in the of so many things, whatever you “How do you think one starts of being moved by art, do visit And Colour housed on the warmth emitted by her experience is embedded within painting?” Not quite sure, we Bikaner House before first floor while the Shape Of A works, one after the other, and your subconscious. Sure, you respond with the first thing September 14. If you are lucky, Surface – A Solo Exhibition Of we turn around the corner to might forget some bits, some that comes to mind, “Well, we you might get to chat with the Recent Work by Mekhala Bahl bump into the artist herself. very important bits, even. But it suppose it starts with simply get- wise artist as well. occupying all of ground floor. Well, she was somewhat occu- “By juxtaposing the art- pied tending to someone who works of these two women referred to herself as Broota’s fan. artists, with their highly diverse We cannot help but overhear the abstract art practices, the Gallery septuagenarian talking to the offers a critical view of the his- young artist, encouraging her to torical narrative of abstraction- explore her individuality and ist art practice in the Indian con- different mediums. “Keep dis- text that has largely been framed covering, experimenting and by two postulates – the impact growing. Life is all about growth. of Western artists such as Paul Don’t worry about whether Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and the what you do is right or wrong. New York Abstract Don’t worry about the end- Expressionists, and the engage- result, because there is no such ment with indigenous philoso- thing as failure or success. Just phies and texts, and proposi- keep on striving for growth,” tions and ideas of mysticism, Broota expressed, to the delight meditation and transcendence, of her beaming fan. through these exhibitions,” And we were hooked, what remarked Renu Modi, the stories might she have lived founder-director of the Gallery. through? In a long and cele- As we sauntered across the brated career, Broota has worked ground floor, examining the in several genres — from the works displayed by Bahl for early portraits, to woodcuts and Shape Of A Surface, her third etchings in the ‘70s and ‘80s, to solo exhibition with Gallery the more recent oil and acrylic Espace and fifth solo show in paintings, and ‘relief’ works Delhi, which includes multi- where fabric, thread, silk, or media works made between wool – sometimes hand-knitted 2016 to 2021 we can’t help but - is stretched across the canvas take note of the artist’s intense to create intricate grids and pat- engagement with the physical terns. Speaking of her works, and material processes of print- acclaimed art critic Ranjit making, which seem to be at the Hoskote wrote in his essay, core of her show. When we “Depth echoes against depth as looked her up, we understood the edge between forms is dis- that her highly experimental solved, and the space of the approach – using multiple painting becomes an image of mediums and bringing togeth- the cosmos. Having traced an er printmaking, painting and itinerary through figurative drawing – has been the foun- painting, portraiture from the dation of her practice for more life, images of birds, as well as than two decades and it under- a range of media including lies these works too, as she trans- print-making, dry pastels and forms conventionally called oils, Broota works solely with a ‘flatworks’ or ‘paintings’ into technique that involves flicking sculptures through the act of lay- paint from a brush onto the sur- ering different materials and face of the painting with the fin- utilising multiple methods of gers; neither brushwork nor mark making. We got our hands spraying come into play.” on some notes by art historian When she turned to us, we and the curatorial advisor of the can sense that she was effort- show, Latika Gupta, who lessly smiling beneath the mask, expressed, “Shape Of A Surface’ and we suspect that is her nat- includes three-dimensional ural disposition. It was a delight objects and these mark a dis- speaking with her, especially tinctive evolution of Bahl’s oeu- since she elaborated on our vre as an artist. The exhibition queries with the utmost also included works that exper- patience. Even when we posed iment with using photography some questions that seemed as a starting point, the surface silly in retrospect. of which is then layered into a We started off by asking her complex abstraction that is as why she changed her medium rewarding as it is challenging.” of expression, with the shift It was when we were from vocals to the canvas, and strolling through the ground pat came the reply, “I wouldn’t floor that something ethereal say my medium of expression caught our eye. Leading up to has changed. I was interested in the first floor, an intricate cro- all kinds of creative activities. chet was invitingly hung from The desire to know more about the banister. And we took the oneself is present in all the arts. bait without any second I was a vocalist because I sim- thoughts. Knowing that the ply received the opportunity to first floor would house Broota’s pursue my interest and I took it works, we had some vague idea without any second thoughts. of what we were in for but view- My heart still sings, its just that ing her works, and later talking my throat cannot really cope to the illustrious artist herself, with the voice in my head. was a lesson which drove home (laughs, before continuing) I the message that we should think it is not a good idea to dis- learn to experience life with an tinguish between the different open mind. media of arts, be it the numer- Showcasing over 50 paint- ous forms of dance, writing, ings and a large body of over 40 singing or even theatre, for that drawings in her first solo in matter. 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Along with of NATA was held on April 10 NATA is an aptitude test and Government of India is cel- generating employment are commence from October 2, in this, services like allotment let- while the second was conducted thus, shall evaluate the aptitude of ebrating the ‘Azadi Ka amongst the government’s the boardroom of the divisional ter, lease discharge certificate on July 11 this year. a candidate to study architecture. Amrit Mahotsav.’ As a part top priorities. The headquarters. will be provided to the applicant The third test has been con- NATA has been designed to of the celebration, the Government of India is con- In the meeting, Arora direct- on the spot immediately. Arora ducted with candidate atten- assess the aptitude of candidates Ministry of Food stantly striving to make the ed the disposal of the pending informed that for the successful dance of over 92 per cent at 181 using different testing formats Processing Industries is cel- country a flexible food econ- cases related to the Mandal on implementation of Abhiyan- centres, at 150 cities in India and and techniques. They help CA ebrating ‘Food Processing omy and the world’s food priority. 2021 with administration towns, at six international cities. identify the candidates who have Week’ from September 6- factory. The government has The commissioner informed a nodal officer will be appoint- The results for the NATA test real aptitude to study architecture. 12, under which the made food processing a that during the Abhiyan-2021 ed at the state level for effective will be declared on or before Architects play a major role Ministry is organising var- major-thrust area of with administration cities, a total monitoring of problems on a reg- September 8, 2021, on the NATA in the development of a nation. ious programs. ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’. Taking of 20 cases related to housing ular basis. portal at www.nata.in CA wishes success to the future On September 7, the forward the commitment, boards will be disposed off on He informed that Rajasthan For candidates who have architects of our country. success story of the benefi- five projects have been priority. These include cases of housing board will conduct a sur- ciary of the PMFME state of Chhattisgarh. 820 people and benefit launched in which the building maps, cases of transfer vey to bring new housing scheme, Ranju Garg of It was a historic day for about 7,700 farmers in the Ministry has been instru- of names, reorganization of sub- schemes in 200 small towns of Honey Flo Organics, was the food processing indus- catchment areas. mental. division of plots, registration by the state. For this, a mobile app *$# ! published on the Ministry’s try as the Union Minister In his address, Paras Delighted over the revalidation of unregistered pat- named RHB Awas will be website in the for Food Processing said that the central sector launch of the projects and tas, extension of building con- launched. In this app, people's 8 !! $* . ‘Aatmanirbhar Enterprises’ Industries, Pashupati scheme – Pradhan Mantri congratulating all the pro- struction period, allotment letter, opinions regarding the size of the series. Kumar Paras and Minister Kisan Sampada Yojana was moters, Patel commented refund to allottees/applicants, house, income group, and so on, he Institute of Company Secretarial Audit Report’ A Workshop on ‘One of State for Food Processing launched in 2016-17, keep- that their success would send no dues certificate on deposit of will be recorded. After obtaining TSecretaries of India (ICSI) award. District, One Product’ was Industries, Prahlad Singh ing in mind the need of the a message and inspire others. full amount, one-time lease. permission from the state gov- has opened nominations for Since its inception, the ICSI organised by the Ministry of Patel, virtually inaugurated food processing sector. The He added that if something Letter, transfer sale mutual/nom- ernment, the housing board will ICSI national awards for national awards have been Food Processing Industries five food processing pro- primary objective of this isn’t damaged or over-pro- ination/death case, change in launch the housing scheme by ‘Excellence in Corporate acknowledging and rewarding and Department of jects in the states of Assam, scheme is to promote clus- duced, and we are working income group, demand for bal- taking acquisition action in view Governance’ for the year 2021. the efforts of both individuals Agriculture, Lakshadweep. Gujarat and Karnataka. ter-based development of towards saving it, it is not for ance balance/other amount, of the availability of land. This year the institute is and corporates in implement- An amount of 1.06 Crore The total cost of these food processing activities. industry or any individual, information about change of In the meeting, the chief adding a new category, the ing innovative practises towards as seed capital amount has five projects is about The scheme can also be but for the nation. If the address, earnest money refund, engineers K C Meena, G S ‘Best PCS Firm Award’ in addi- promoting good governance. been transferred to 12 124.44 crores, and the seen as a comprehensive farmer gets the right price for registration of contractors, hous- Baghela, financial advisor Sanjay tion to the following existing Being one of the most pres- District Project Ministry has given a grant package that will create the agricultural produce, and ing registration, approval of Sharma, additional chief engi- awards: 21st edition of the ICSI tigious awards of the country, Management Units of 28.02 crores for these modern infrastructure the processed food is export- building maps and cases like neer Nathuram, K S Chaudhary, national awards for ‘Excellence the ICSI national awards foster (DPMU) of SRLM for 311 projects. These projects will with efficient supply chain ed worldwide, it will return of security deposit, issue Sanjay Punia, residential engi- in Corporate Governance’, the the spirit of good governance SHG enterprises under the also provide direct and indi- management from farm to strengthen the Indian food of possession letter and regular- neers and senior officers of the sixth ICSI CSR Excellence and honour those who practise PMFME Scheme in the rect employment to about retail outlets. processing sector. isation will be disposed off board were present. Awards, the third ICSI ‘Best such professional excellence. - % * . % ! +!
- anoj Joshi, the general manager (GM) of Metro MRailway of Kolkata, has stressed on timely comple- tion of all on-going metro projects in the city. During a crossings and construction of boundary high level review meeting held yesterday, Joshi took stock wall along the track in high speed sections. of the progress of all on-going projects and instructed con- He took serious note of the trespassing on cerned officials to expedite all pending works so that metro line and advised the divisions and the projects can be completed within the deadline. security department to check the trespass- The GM also reviewed the progress of works from ing and book offenders under different Phoolbagan to Sealdah metro station of the East-West railway acts and penalise them including metro corridor. jail-term, if need be. He also suggested The issues related to imparting training and manpow- making efforts to clear encroachment er planning for opening of Sealdah metro station were near the railway tracks, in order to also discussed. Joshi also emphasized on further improv- ensure safety. On improving the infra- ing Metro Railway colonies and rolling stocks maintenance structure, the GM laid greater focus on practices. the level crossings (LC), which should be revamped and road surfaces improved. Moreover, the road users should be sen- sitised not to cross the lines when the LC SRM BAGS THREE EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM AICTE gates are closed. Gangal said that monsoon rains have been very heavy in many spots across RM Institute of Science and was received by vice chancel- Teachers’ Day annually, at of 'Niramay', under the theme Northern Railways. Sometimes, this poses STechnology (SRMIST), lor of SRMIST, Dr C national level. It encourages ‘India’s Economic Recovery great difficulty in train operations over Kattankulathur, has received Muthamizhchelvan. them to update themselves to post COVID; Reverse stretches where water has collected over the first place in AICTE Dr P Supraja, assistant the ever-changing needs of Migration and Rehabilitation shutosh Gangal, the general manag- ment in station building, circulating the tracks. Northern Railways continuous- National Level Clean and professor from the depart- higher education at global Plan to support Atma Nirbhar Aer (GM) of Northern Railways, held areas, and so on, should be given priori- ly monitored the water logging and put Smart Campus Award 2020 (A ment of Networking and level and, thereby, becoming an Bharat’. a safety review meeting with the depart- ty and must be completed in a stipulated in efforts in clearing the tracks. This was Campus first step towards Communications, School of effective contributor towards Team Clotech includes mental heads of Northern Railways and time-frame. implemented by pressing additional Sustainability) under the Computing, SRMIST, has been society. Sandeep K Lakhera, Gauri with DRM’s through video-call from Gangal also released a booklet on the pumps for water evacuation. Moreover, ‘University/Deemed to be awarded as ‘best teacher’ under The third award was Nerpagar, Tanuj Chowdary Baroda house, NR headquarter office in system map of Northern Railways. the local rain overflowed rivers and University’ category for their AICTE- Visvesvaraya Best received by team Clotech from Yalamarthy, Praveen Kumar New Delhi. Amongst many issues, empha- Speaking on the occasion, he emphasised drains, resulting in floods, in the embank- outstanding clean and smart Teacher Award 2021, in recog- SRMIST. They were awarded and Dharani Vasan. The sis was laid on safety on tracks, enhance- on punctuality of trains and freight ments of the rail lines compounding the campus. nition of her teaching excel- second prize in the category founder chancellor of SRMIST, ment of speed, freight, punctuality, and earnings. problem of train movement. The certificate of excel- lence in technical education. ‘Barriers in Accessing pro chancellors and the entire train operations. He instructed that works Safety is the prime focus over railways. Northern Railways is committed to lence was presented by Union This certificate of excel- Adequate Health Care Service’ management of team SRMIST of passenger amenities like provision of The GM emphasised on improving the providing safe, smooth and efficient ser- Minister of Education, lence is aimed to recognize the for presenting a congratulate the awardees and escalators, lifts, washable aprons, improve- maintenance standards of tracks, level vices to its customers. Dharmendra Pradhan, and meritorious faculties on prototype/innovative solution wish them luck ahead. + %+- 6,$ 6 % @ 33 7 (2( 5 0 /3 S Nagendra D Rao, president of The n MoU was signed by Pramit CInstitute of Company Secretaries of India AKumar Garg, the director of (ICSI), has been unanimously elected as the business development, DMRC and vice-president of the Corporate Secretaries Rituraj Vyas, general manager of International Association (CSIA), for the year planning, YEIDA, for preparing a 2022. Detailed Project Report (DPR) for As the global voice of corporate secretaries the Greater Noida–Noida and governance professionals, CSIA was estab- International Airport Metro corri- lished in the year 2010 in Geneva, Switzerland, dor. A feasibility study was also pre- and reconstituted as a company limited by guar- pared for extending the Delhi antee in Hongkong in 2017. It represents a net- 3# &(& Metro Airport Express line beyond work of more than 1,00,000 corporate secretaries over the world are shared, ICSI has evolved New Delhi Railway Station to and governance professionals in more than 100 beyond national boundaries. Appointment of Greater Noida for connecting ter- countries all over the world. Rao, as the vice-president of CSIA, reaffirms the 3 % 1 &( minal three of IGI airport on Having created a platform where the best ICSI’s role as an inclusive body in the global gov- 1! /&))&)5 %(% September 3. practices, knowledge, and experiences from all ernance map.
TPC Ltd, India’s largest integrated ener- Ngy company, congratulates archer Harvinder Singh for his exemplary perfor- ( ! mance in the men’s Recurve event at the Tokyo Paralympics. Singh, who won bronze at the he Kala Nidhi Division of noses the wounds of the paradise the people and much progress has Tokyo Paralympics, became the first archer to TIndira Gandhi National on Earth but also holds hopes and been achieved towards that direc- bring home a medal in Paralympics archery. Centre for the Arts organised the aspirations for rebuilding the tion. Laws have been modified for NTPC has been supporting and promot- launch of the book Jammu and place again, and attempts at bring- easy access to resources of the land ing archery in India with a partnership with Kashmir : The Wounded Paradise ing back its lost glory. by the people. He termed the book Archery Association of India (AAI). by eminent journalist Jawaharlal In his speech, Sinha praised as a must-read, for the scholars, on On this historic occasion, NTPC family Kaul yesterday. It is published by the author for writing such a per- Kashmir. congratulates Singh, the AAI, along with the Khama Publishers. sonal historical account of As the concluding remarks as coaches and managers for their commitment Manoj Sinha, honourable Kashmir, bringing out histories the chairperson of the event, Ram towards the sports. lieutenant governor of Jammu missed out by other scholars. The Bahadur Rai shared personal anec- NTPC, in partnership with the federation and Kashmir graced the occasion seeds of this book lie in his love for dotes about the author while of AAI, has intended to work towards increas- as the chief guest and launched the Kashmir. It speaks about the past, informing the audience about the ing competitiveness among archers by organ- book. Rambahadur Rai, the pres- present and future of Kashmir and story behind the book and the zeal ising various competitions for improved and ident of IGNCA trust presided the way forward for Kashmir to of the author to bringing out the continuous training and mentoring. over the function. Dr gain its lost glory. He termed book while fighting against Covid National Ranking Archery Tournament Sachchidanand Joshi, member Kashmir as the 'spirit of our con- at a hospital. He called the book (NRATs) and National Archery secretary of IGNCA, and Dr sciousness'. He assured the author the 'Kathoponishad on Kashmir' Championships (NACs) are also part of this Rajneesh Shukla, the vice-chancel- that some of his dreams for because of the author’s close official agreement. In addition, the Indian lor of Mahatma Gandhi Kashmir are being acted upon and engagement with the book even in archery team of different age groups is also sent Antarrashtriya Hindi highlighted on the various positive the wake of his extremely critical to participate in various international tourna- Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, were measures that the Union health. ments for exposure and match practice. the other speakers in the pro- Government, under the leadership It was attended by about 80 While energising India’s growth story, gramme. of the PM, has taken for redevel- participants at Samvet auditorium NTPC is steadily working towards being a sus- Prof Ramesh C Gaur, the oping Jammu and Kashmir. of IGNCA, including the MP of tainable energy company. Apart from lending dean and head of Kala Nidhi porates the optimism to rebuild of Kashmir from 1940s till 2019 rather than being a socio-politi- Closed doors of various public Ayodhya Lallu Singh, Usha Joshi, support to India’s growth, NTPC has also been Division, IGNCA, introduced the the paradise. from a very personal point of view cal or geographical account of facilities have been opened. Manoj Mishra and others. The a pillar of support for holistic development for programme and delivered the Shukla termed the book as the while closely touching upon var- Kashmir, the book by Kaul is an Facilities like electricity, road con- programme was also broadcasted its communities and society at large. NTPC welcome address. author’s firsthand experience ious moments that are otherwise emotional history of Kashmir. struction, health, youth employa- live on Facebook and YouTube, has supported development of sports in India The author described the about Kashmir that chronicles the overlooked by writers and gener- He mentioned that author’s dia- bility, health care, development of and the recording of the pro- and the step towards supporting the AAI since book as his personal engagement reasons for its changing nature for al readers. This book aims at find- logues with the younger genera- water bodies, regaining lost lands, gramme will soon be available on 2018 is one of the milestones in the long-cher- with Kashmir, and its unknown decades. He pointed out how the ing ways to rebuild Kashmiriyat. tion of Kashmir inspired him to industrialization, food process- IGNCA Youtube channel for those ished journey. histories and issues. It also incor- author has looked at the journey Dr Joshi underlined the fact that pen the book which not only diag- ing have been widely extended to who were unable to attend it. 2 #$% &$'() +( , &-. $+$$, / 0102 6 ' '
winners were given a standing “We’d like to encourage 3 A ovation. more regional and national tour- “Our medal tally has naments for our paralympians ($ %$435 um twice. increased by about five times. so they can regularly compete “It was my dream to win a For the first time we have won and hone their skills,” said ports Minister Anurag medal for my country and I had medals in table tennis and Thakur. Thakur on Wednesday trained hard for it. Has it sunk archery, competed for the first The function was also Sfelicitated the 17medal- in? not yet. I am so happy and time in canoeing and powerlift- attended by Thakur’s predeces- winners from the Tokyo grateful,” said the 19-year-old ing. We equalled two world sor and current Law and Justice Paralympics, saying he expects Lekhara, who became the first records and we broke even Minister Kiren Rijiju and them to shatter more records in Indian woman to win a more. India’s para athletes deliv- Minister of State for Sports the 2024 Paris Games after rais- Paralympic gold. ered a perfect podium finish,” he Nisith Pramanik among others. ing the bar with a stupendous Thakur lauded her and all added. Also present on the occa- performance this time. others who finished on the He offered government’s sion were Sports Secretary Ravi The Indian para-athletes podium, presenting them with full support to the athletes. Mittal, Sports Authority of India registered their best-ever perfor- mementos to honour their feats. “The government’s approach in Director General Sandip mance in the Tokyo Games by “I recall in the 2016 Paralympics, extending support to athletes for Pradhan, Paralympic winning an unprecedented 19 the size of the Indian contingent international competitions has Committee of India President medals, including five gold, was 19, while this year the undergone a transformational Deepa Malik. eight silver and six bronze. country has won as many as 19 change. The government will Malik thanked the govern- Shooters Avani Lekhara medals. You have shown us continue to support India’s par- ment for constant support. India (gold and bronze) and Singhraj that the human spirit is the most alympians with facilities and had sent a 54-strong contingent Adana (silver and bronze) were powerful of all,” Thakur said at 4 #* # ( 4 1 + / F F #3 #* ! !* funding so that they may con- to the Games, the country’s the ones to finish on the podi- the function where the medal- ! !
&! ' ( tinue to excel internationally. biggest ever. % 5 O ' B SHAMI FIT TO PLAY IN MANCHESTER ($ %$435 ASHWIN INCLUDED IN SQUAD captain (Rohit Sharma) and everyone agreed,” he added. New Delhi: Senior off-spinner ($ %$435 will be interesting to see how his body conic former captain Mahendra Singh The 40-year-old Dhoni retired from Ravichandran Ashwin was on Wednesday holds up during the last five days of this IDhoni was on Wednesday brought in as international cricket last year having included in India’s 15-member squad for eteran India speedster Mohammed long series. mentor of India’s 15-member T20 World played his last game in 2019 World Cup the T20 World Cup alongside Ishan VShami has recovered from his niggles India, who are again eyeing a series Cup squad by the BCCI, a move that took semi-final. Kishan, Axar Patel and Varun and is fit to play the final Test against win in England after 14 years, would ide- everyone by surprise. It is believed that he has been Chakaravarthy. England in Manchester, starting ally want their best eleven to be on the “Former India Captain M S brought in for his experience in The 34-year-old Ashwin last played September 10. park but at the same time also needs to Dhoni to mentor the team for the T20 devising white ball strategy and white-ball cricket for India in 2017. Kishan Shami and fellow senior pacer Ishant be aware of the workload management World Cup,” announced BCCI secre- for also knowing how to win and Chakaravarthy have been rewarded for Sharma were rested from the Oval Test of the pacers. tary Jay Shah in a press conference to crucial ICC tournaments which their consistent performance in the IPL and that India won by 157 runs to take 2-1 In case that Bumrah is rested, keep- unveil the squad for the event sched- has not been the case with his the few opportunities they got with the lead in the five-match series as the duo ing in mind the next two months of con- uled to start October 17 in the UAE successor. Indian team. The T20 World Cup starts was nursing niggles. tinuous T20 cricket, then Shami will and Oman. One of the most successful October 17 in the UAE and Oman. It is learnt that Shami had joined the straightaway replace him. “(I) spoke to him in captains in the history of Squad: Virat Kohli (captain), Rohit team’s training session on Wednesday, But if Bumrah plays the last Test Dubai. He agreed to be Indian cricket, the enigmat- Sharma (vc), KL Rahul, Suryakumar two days before the commencement of which he would want to as India need to mentor for WT20 only ic wicketkeeper-batsman Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ishan Kishan the final Test. close in on the series win, then and I discussed with led India to two world (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, “Shami is fit. And when Mohammed Siraj will have to make my colleagues and all titles — the 2007 T20 Rahul Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shami is fit, he is an auto- way as both Umesh Yadav (6 wick- are on same page. I World Cup in South Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit matic choice,” a senior ets in the game) an Shardul Thakur spoke to captain Africa and the 2011 ODI Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, BCCI official privy to (two fifties and 3 wickets) can’t be (Virat Kohli) and vice World Cup in India. Mohammed Shami. the developments, dropped. told PTI. According to many experts, Shami’s fitness Manchester is one of the status will certainly venues, which despite it’s help captain Virat pacer-friendly nature could Kohli and only provide some assistance for available coach a second spinner in which Vikram Rathour to case the till-now ignored mull on available Ravichandran Ashwin can options ahead of fit in. the fifth game. As of now Rohit, Pujara among the fitness Indian bowlers, The medical team Bumrah is way is still assessing both ahead in terms the senior players Rohit of quantum of (knee injury) and overs with 151 Cheteshwar Pujara of them sent dur- (ankle) but it couldn’t be ing the seven ascertained whether they have partial- innings across four ly or completely recovered. It’s learnt Tests which is effec- that Rohit is recovering well and chances tively more than 21 of him being available are still bright but overs per innings. a decision would only be taken after Bumrah has 18 medical team gives a go ahead. wickets to his credit but If Rohit fails to get fit in time, the with a T20 World Cup choice is between Abhimanyu to play and before that Easwaran, Mayank Agarwal and an Indian Premier Prithvi Shaw. In case of Pujara’s League where he has absence , it will be a two horse race commitments towards between Hanuma Vihari and P? + ! ! C!( 8 ! ' Mumbai Indians, it Suryakumar Yadav. 8 ! D( - 7R ! #, O!3 . P6 7 , 9 * 6 $$ 209 # 7 #0(3$'$- day five, Indian bowlers still ods. We’re also going to have to ( managed to get enough out of it be able to learn to deal with the ($ >-" the others. I just keep it through- is team ended up on the for a famous win. scoreboard pressure. out the match.” %8905 Hlosing side but England “Home advantage is always “We should also be able to hen Leylah Fernandez It’s working. captain Joe Root believes that the going to be there. In this coun- deal with the pressure of spin- Wwins a pivotal point at the Another Canadian moved ndia pacer Jasprit Bumrah pitch for the Oval Test against try at times with the weather, the ning wicket towards the back US Open — and she’s won into the semifinals when 21- Ihas gained a place to be ninth India was a “brilliant example” amount of rain can disrupt how end of the Test match,” he enough of them to become the year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime’s in the latest ICC Test rankings of a good Test track and he you prepare a pitch. But from added. Preparing a green top can tournament’s youngest semifi- opponent Tuesday night, 18- for bowlers following his match- would like to see more of these my point of view I encourage also be counter-productive for nalist since Maria Sharapova in year-old Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, winning spell in the fourth Test during the home season and the just really good Test wickets,” he England against a high quality 2005 — the teenager with the stopped playing in the second set against England at The Oval. county circuit. said in an online press confer- India pace attack. Root has not exciting game and enthusiasm to while trailing 6-3, 3-1 because of Bumrah had bowled Ollie England are having a forget- ence here. seen the wicket for the fifth Test match raises her right fist or an issue with a muscle in his Pope and Jonny Bairstow in a table summer at home, having “If we’re going to be the best yet but he has gained a lot of windmills her arms, firing up right leg. Alcaraz was coming off sensational spell of reverse swing lost to New Zealand in June and The wicket at The Oval team in the world we’re going to knowledge on the conditions at herself and the crowd. two five-set wins in a row — that tilted the game decisively in trailing India 1-2 in the ongoing aided the pacers early on before have to be play on good wick- Old Trafford by playing thrice What often happens next, including against No. 3 seed India’s favour and helped the vis- five-match series. becoming a batting beauty. On ets which are flat in certain peri- last year. after good points or bad, is just 1! $ Stefanos Tsitsipas — that made itors take a 2-1 lead in the five- as important to the success of the * 8! him the youngest male quarter- match series. The last game unseeded Canadian left-han- # ! 4 finalist in New York since 1963. starts on Friday in Manchester. der with the quick reflexes: E ! 4#C* “It’s really tough to end a Among the batters, Shardul Broadcasters urged to cancel plans to cover Beijing Olympics She’ll turn her back to the court * * great tournament like this,” Thakur’s two half-centuries have and her opponent, face the wall Alcaraz said, “but I had no lifted him 59 places to 79th posi- '"> representing minorities in Those payments are esti- behind the baseline for a few trusting myself, trusting my choice.” tion. China, including Uyghurs, mated to account for up to 40% moments, gather herself and game. After every point, win or The 12th-seeded Auger- Thakur has also moved up ome of the world’s largest Tibetans, Hong Kong residents of the IOC’s total income. The repeat whatever that day’s lose, I would always tell myself, Aliassime is the first man from seven places to 49th in the Sbroadcasters, including and others. letter says the broadcasters risk mantra of choice is. ‘Trust my game. Go for my Canada to reach the U.S. Open bowlers’ list after finishing with American network NBC, are The letter, obtained by the “being complicit” in the “wors- During Tuesday’s 6-3, 3-6, shots. Just see where the ball semifinals and plays No. 2 Daniil four wickets in the match. being asked by human rights Associated Press, was sent ening human rights abuses” in 7-6 (5) victory against No. 5 seed goes,’” said Fernandez, who Medvedev next. Medvedev, a 25- Australia pacer Pat groups to cancel plans to cover Tuesday to NBC Universal China. Elina Svitolina in Arthur Ashe turned 19 on Monday and had year-old from Russia, earned a Cummins leads the bowling next year’s Winter Olympics in chief executive officer Jeff Shell The letter comes just days Stadium, which followed wins never been past the third round spot in the final four at Flushing standings while premier India Beijing. The Winter Games and other international broad- after the delayed Summer over past U.S. Open champions in her previous half-dozen major Meadows for the third consec- spinner R are scheduled to open on cast executives. Olympics and Paralympics and former No. 1s Naomi Osaka appearances. “I see what I’m feel- utive year by stopping the sur- Ashwin remains February 4. NBC is paying $7.75 billion a partner with the Switzerland- wrapped up in Tokyo, putting and Angelique Kerber, ing. I see if there’s one phrase prising run of Dutch qualifier second despite The request comes in an for the rights to the next six based International Olympic the focus on the IOC and its Fernandez focused on self-belief. that really catches me or that Botic van de Zandschulp 6-3, 6- not being a part open letter from rights groups Olympics and works closely as Committee. choice of Beijing. “I was only thinking of makes me more motivated than 0, 4-6, 7-5. of the four Tests against England. There is no #$8 - ! ** % ! change in the top-10 5 batsmen with England captain Joe Root leading !& #1 3$((05 for a draw. The top two teams Anand led the way in the open- Gujrathi, Koneru Humpy and D the pack. from the group advance to the ing tie against Egypt with a clin- Harika. Praggnanandhaa went Rohit Sharma and "4"0'0 club parted ways with Just a few minutes after iswanathan Anand-led play-offs. ical win against Adly Ahmed. down to Marc Andria Maurizzi. Virat Kohli are fifth and Englishman and Liverpool the first tweet, SC East Bengal VIndian team made a positive India had last year finished The Indians swept the board, However, Vaishali came to sixth in the standings. C East Bengal on legend Robbie Fowler, who made another announcement, start on the opening day of the joint winner in the Online Chess clinching all the six boards rid- India’s rescue by downing Opener Rohit’s match- SWednesday appointed coached the Kolkata giants to this time that of the appoint- FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Olympiad with Russia. ing on Anand’s brilliant start. Florence Rollot. winning 127 in the second Real Madrid reserve team a ninth-place finish in the ISL ment of Spaniard Diaz. on Wednesday, beating Egypt After getting off to a flying There were wins for B Vidit Gujrathi came close to innings has helped him manager Manuel last season. “SC East Bengal is proud and Sweden but shared honours start in Pool B of the Top Adhiban, Tania Sachdev, Bhakti a win against Yannick Gozzoli increase the lead over Kohli ‘Manolo’ Diaz as the “SC East Bengal can con- to welcome former Real with France. Division with a 6-0 thrashing of Kulkarni, R Praggnanandhaa but had to settle for a draw by from seven to 30 rating points. club’s new head coach firm that the club has agreed Madrid Castilla coach Manuel Hungary is leading at the Egypt, the Indian team, ranked and his sister R Vaishali as India threefold repetition. The third Ashwin has dropped a for the upcoming Indian with Robbie Fowler to a ‘Manolo’ Diaz as the new end of three rounds with an all- three as per average rating, overpowered Egypt. round fixture against Sweden spot to be fifth in the all- Super League 2021-22 sea- mutual termination of the head coach for the Hero win record and six points fol- drew 3-3 against France before In the next match against saw victories for P Harikrishna, rounders’ rankings with son. head coach’s contract,” SC Indian Super League 2021-22 lowed by India (5 points) and rounding off the day with a com- France, Anand had to settle for playing on the top board, Ravindra Jadeja staying on Diaz’s appointment East Bengal announced on its season,” the second tweet France (4). A team gets two fortable 4-2 win over Sweden. a draw against their top player Adhiban and Nihal Sarin which third place. came minutes after the official Twitter handle. read. points for a win and one point Former world champion Etienne Bacrot as did Vidit put India on the road to a win.