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The compelled the authorities to cut ative report of RT-PCR test Lok Sabha passed the Bill on short the duration of the ongo- taken within the last 72 hours Q . Friday. ing Monsoon Session. of their visit to the complex. After Akali Deal leader The session is now expect- “Since the commencement 0 Harsimrat Kaur walked out of ed to be terminated on of the Session the number of 12 3 the Modi Government to September 23 instead of its positive cases has gone up, so ' 4 protest against the Bills, the scheduled October 1 closure. the Government is thinking of & BKS stand shows that the BJP The decision was taken on cutting short the session. Next 0 stands completely isolated on Saturday at the Business week also many have to under- 5 & % introducing these radical mea- P Advisory Committee (BAC) go mandatory tests and the % & , sures. Amid rising apprehen- ! chaired by Speaker Om Birla, number of positive cases is ris- # sions that farm sector Bills said officials, adding that final ing,” said an official. 4% M passed in the Lok Sabha may Standing Committee on related Bills — Farmers’ Haryana and Uttar Pradesh hit decision will be taken by the Before ending the session, Q not protect the interest of the Agriculture headed by BJP’s PC Produce Trade and Commerce the streets against three farm Cabinet Committee on the Government wants to get 6 M agriculturists, the BKS has Gaddigoudar for the benefit of (Promotion and Facilitation) Bills and Harsimrat quit the Parliamentary Affairs. 11 ordinances passed as laws by ( 7 8, 7 demanded that the Bills must small farmers before turning Bill, 2020, and Farmers Modi Government in protest, The meeting was appraised Parliament, sources said. 7& be sent to the Standing into a law. (Empowerment and the Opposition described the that more than 264 people At Lok Sabha’s business Q7 $, Committee for wider consul- Opposing the Bills in their Protection) Agreement on move as “corporatisation” of the were found positive in the advisory committee meeting tations and changes. current form, the organisation Price Assurance and Farm agriculture and in favour of big mandatory test. They included several Opposition parties said 5 A day after Prime Minister has also written to Prime Services Bill, 2020 — by voice farmers. 30 MPs and staffers and media that they are in the favour of & Narendra Modi blamed the Minister and Agriculture vote. On Tuesday, the House The Opposition unity will persons. the decision, asserting that Opposition for misleading the Minister Narendra Singh passed the Essential be tested in the Rajya Sabha on The present RT-PCR Test conducting the full 18-day ses- 0 farmers, the BKS said the Bill Tomar, demanding pro-farmer Commodities (Amendment) Sunday when the Bills come up has to be taken 72 hours before sion could be a risky affair. is “tilted heavily towards the provisions that do not benefit Bill, 2020, which seeks to for passage. As many as 10 MPs arrival in the House. Already The meeting also appraised corporate” and would not the big firms and corporates. deregulate food items, includ- have tested positive for Covid- three sitting MPs have suc- that among the 264 total cases improve the lives of farmers On Thursday, the Lok ing cereals, pulses and onions. 19 and have been isolated at cumbed to Covid-19 and cur- including MPs, the majority are - 9 and should be whetted by the Sabha passed two agriculture- As famers in Punjab, home. rently 30 MPs are found posi- from the staffers. # 0 )! %! ! O P ( " #$ * + L (-. -/, ' $ mid surge in coronavirus P & (-. -/, Acases across India, Delhi !" 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You play a negative character in Pyar Ki Luka Chhupi for the first time. How is it going? I am thoroughly enjoying it and the same can be seen on screen. It depends on how far you are willing to take the role and how you play it out. You know your limitations and playing such a character is tougher since you are not playing just one role. Earlier, I have been part of comedy shows and done lead roles that have been positive. Doing a show where you are playing a negative role, it gives you an opportunity to explore yourself and do something that you would not do in real life. You are portraying something that is opposite to what you are, be negative and yet be funny. Were there apprehensions in taking up the role? I have always wanted to explore my acting abilities. When I got an opportunity to be part of this show, I had no reason to turn it down. There were two things playing. First, I have been waiting to work with the makers of Pyar Ki Luka Chhupi. Second, since I had already done lead roles and comedy, I wanted to take up this project. The only challenge was to train myself for the accent. Kalyani is a totally Kanpuriya woman. You also had to perfect a new language. What was the preparation? When I gave the auditions, I knew that I didn’t have the accent correct. The only reason why I got the role was because they felt that I could act. But after that the team really helped me. The script comes in the language that I am supposed to speak. The only thing that I had to perfect the accent correctly for the dialogues. For this, I heard a number of How did you get your first break with age. jokes from the region. An assistant, Akkad Bakkad Bambey Bo? What is the toughest thing about Prem, who is from the area, would tell me Actually, I did Hello Dolly before this. being an actor? how to speak certain words. This helped. I had played a kleptomaniac for Everything that comes your way is How did you get interested in acting? production house Sagar Films Pvt Ltd. tough. Even with Kalyani’s role, I still get I am a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. When they came up with Akkad Bakkad butterflies when I am on camera. There I have been dancing since I was three. I Bambey Bo, they knew I could act and is always the fear that I may not be able still practice it and Kuchipudi. There was that is how I came on board for this to remain the skin of the character. The a contest but I couldn’t participate. The project as a lead. It was a different role. good is that it makes me more organisers asked me to open the contest. I played a student. determined to do my work better. I performed. Sachin Pilgaonkar, who was You have now been in the industry How tough is it to shoot under the there, told me to take up acting. I told for over a decade. How has the journey new normal? him, I couldn’t act. He said not to worry been thus far? When we first started, I was afraid. I and took me for a role in an episodic It has been good. One has to go with have a four-year-old daughter. My father show of his. Once the make-up is on, it the flow. Yes, there have been changes. lives with me. The fear was very high. I was has been on. I have done Hindi and But if we don’t move forward, we won’t not sure whether I should get back to work Marathi theatre. I have worked with the be able to move past the negatives. The or not. But the makers have been thorough likes of Bhavana Balsavar and Shubha good is that we are paid better. Then, with precautions and I am doing the same. Khote. My journey has been that of a there were actors, today we have stars. It What next? learner. I have not taken any acting is important to understand that change I am concentrating on this show. I lessons. I am able to emote and is a reality. To accept it is necessary. When work 25 days a month. The rest of the days understand the character because I have I was young, I played roles according to I want to spend with my family and catch done theatre. my age. Now I am doing roles that fit my up spending time with my daughter.

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Medical Education fatality rate was 2 percent, which CChouhan said that he has gramme organised at the Tribal ments in hostels, vigilance was India’s largest online insur- efforts should be made in the Minister Vishwas Sarang who has been steadily decreasing. seen the suffering and struggle Museum under Gareeb Kalyan increased by making children ance marketplace with over 10 " &" districts to not let the number of was present in the meeting, Madhya Pradesh is ranked 14th of the tribals since childhood. Saptah. Forest Minister Vijay and parents participate in the million customers, showcases & " active cases rise by taking mea- said that he himself has decid- in the number of active patients Since childhood, he yearned to Shah, joined the meeting hostel management. its commitment to customers sures as per local conditions. ed to pay the amount for his in the country. The recovery rate improve their condition. We through video conferencing The State Government will in its new television campaign " $ Discussions can be held with the treatment to the hospital man- of Madhya Pradesh which is 76.8 have always ensured that the from the hospital where he is soon start senior hostels and AapKiSideHai. The new ad !" "! " traders community to limit the agement. Chief Minister percent is better than most tribal brethren of the State do undergoing treatment for college hostels as well. Fifty campaign featuring ' &" " time of opening of shops in the Chouhan appealed to the afflu- states. not have to suffer any loss. Corona. tribal high schools of the state Policybazaars brand ambas- markets and arrangements can ent section of the society that if Chouhan instructed the There should be no compro- Chouhan said that the state will be upgraded to higher sec- sador, Akshay Kumar, high- " be made to voluntarily close the they can pay the amount of their collectors to control the activ- mise with their respect. Our government is constantly active ondary schools. Our effort is to lights the brand's promise of market for half day or full day treatment without any problem, ities that can draw crowd. ideology is that one who is at for the welfare and develop- ensure that children of embracing a holistic customer one or two days a week so that then they should volunteer to do Chief Minister Shri Chouhan the bottom of the society, are ment of tribals. A network of Scheduled Class also learn centric approach while helping platform for all types of insur- infection does not spread. We all so. This will be a support given said that it has been decided the poorest, they are our God roads has been laid down all computers. For this, IT centres to bridge the insurance pro- ance products. The brand is have the responsibility to stop to the entire health machinery, not to organize Garba this and we will leave no stone over the State. Our effort is that and video conferencing rooms tection gap in India. committed to guiding the cus- the spread of the virus. Also, all medical institute and society. year to prevent spread of virus unturned to bring them for- every child and girl belonging are being built in 33 Eklavya Policybazaars tomer throughout the insur- measures of social distancing Chouhan reviewed the infection. Along with this, it ward. The system of this to the Scheduled Tribes cate- schools at a cost of 7.20 crore. AapKiSideHai campaign seeks ance journey, starting from must be adopted compulsorily. treatment and care being given was told to adhere to Government is to met out jus- gory should get all opportuni- Along with the construction of to reassure its customers on recommending the right prod- Chouhan said that better to the patients in various districts Durgotsav guidelines sent ear- tice to every poor and serve the ties to pursue studies. school buildings, construction being a dependable Insurance ucts at affordable pricing, services can be provided to the of the state in the meeting. lier which includes not orga- people better. A large number of of 25 new hostel buildings is in partner for them, every step of ensuring that the policy patients of home isolation by the Chouhan said that all fever clin- nizing chal samaroha, limiting The tribals have equal ashrams, schools, hostels, progress at a cost of 50 crores. the way. The brand has always issuance process is smooth the officers of the Indian ics should be run in an effective the height of Durga idol to six rights to all resources and Eklavya schools have been Arrangements have also focused on distributing prod- and fast, and, to providing ser- Administrative Service in charge manner. Oxygen and other feet, limiting the size of tem- development opportunities to established in the state. The been made to provide rent to ucts like term insurance, health vices and claims assistance of the districts in coordination arrangements should also be porary pavilions in the tableau live their lives. The State tribal welfare budget was only help students who go to cities insurance, zero commission when needed. with Red Cross, private hospi- ensured. Chief Minister to 10 × 10 feet and limiting the Government is committed to 635 crores in 2003-04, which to pursue further studies after ULIPs and motor insurance “While we continue to tals and other health centres. Chouhan said that the use of participants in the idol immer- giving them this right. Chief has now increased to 7,384 school education and who are that are optimal from a cus- highlight the importance of Chief Minister Shri Chouhan pulse oximeter should be sion to 10. Minister Shri Chouhan was crores. unable to find hostels. tomer perspective. Policybazaar Health & Term life Insurance was reviewing the condition of ensured. The home isolation sys- During a review of Indore, addressing the Vanadhikar In the last 15 years, num- Scholarship is being provided is now extending the brand through our marketing cam- Corona in the state today. tem should also be strongly Chouhan said that if the Utsav. ber of tribal high schools has to 50 students of the state promise beyond the purchase paigns, with the brand promise Chouhan sought informa- monitored. traders decide to fix the time On this occasion, Chouhan risen by 112 percent, higher every year to enable students of experience to ensure that con- of Policybazaar AapKiSideHai, tion about each district in a Chouhan said that neces- limit of opening shops, then distributed Van-Adhikar Patras secondary schools by 81 per- Scheduled Tribes to get edu- sumers get the highest levels of we also intend to position meeting held today. He said that sary support should also be Indore can set an ideal exam- and also released the Vandhikar cent, sports complex by 85 per- cation abroad. Every effort is service throughout the policy Policybazaar as a customer no amount is being charged for extended to the private hospitals ple. This would be exemplary Pustika. Chouhan also inter- cent and an unprecedented being made to change the life lifecycle. centric brand, that is commit- the treatment of Corona. A which provide better treatment in terms of preventing spread acted with the beneficiaries. rise in the number of pre and of this class. The new brand campaign ted to stand by its customers, large section of the society can- and care to the patients. On this of infection and reducing risk. Tribal and Scheduled Castes post matric hostels. As many as 24 residential reinforces Policybazaars core both pre and post purchase, not pay this amount. Those occasion, information was also Collector, Indore informed Welfare Minister Meena Singh The State Government is sports complexes have been set value of putting the customer said Samir Sethi, Head of patients who are financially sta- sought about the continuous that at present there is no and Minister of Micro, Small making all possible arrange- up to train and nurture the tal- first by delivering on its Brand Marketing, ble must voluntarily pay for their monitoring of home isolation oxygen related problem in and Medium Enterprises and ments for education. The ents of tribal children. promise of providing a trusted Policybazaar.com. treatment to the hospitals. patients by the command and Indore. 7 ) *,< / Chouhan said that today stronger. the farmer of the country is keen Chouhan said that now 6 hief Minister Shivraj Singh to become self-reliant. The marketing options are available CChouhan has said that there Central Government also wants to farmers. The PM Kisan is need for maximum relief to to realise this mantra. Today the Scheme was also implemented *,< / editing of many magazines farmers under the present cir- farmer of the country wants to for income support to farmers. and is a trustee of the cumstances. The two Bills be free from control. The inten- The central government also guest lecture series is being Nationalist Union Writers. brought by the Central tion of the Agricultural Reforms made a significant increase in Aorganised under Kamlesh is currently working Government for agricultural Bill is also that the farmer can the budget in the field of agri- Toornayad Hindi festival. On in the Home Department of the reforms, so that the farmers can fix the price of his crop himself culture. 1,34,399.77 crore was the fifth day, renowned writer Government of India. decide the prices for their crops and will be free to sell and pur- allocated in the year 2020-21, Kamlesh Kamal addressed the He spoke on the topic themselves and avail maximum chase the produce outside the which is more than 1,30,485.21 audience. "technical analysis of Hindi benefits as per one nation one boundaries of the States. The crore in the previous year. The It is to be noted that language words and grammar". market, will prove to be revo- farmer will be able to get ben- allocation was also increased in Toornayad is the biggest festi- In an effort to increase the lutionary. eficial price through the medi- the year before the previous val of Hindi being organised knowledge of the students and Chief Minister Shri um of alternative trade. year. The minimum support from September 15 to increase their thinking ability, Chouhan has welcomed the This will help in simplify- price was set at one and a half September 26 by the Official they gave information about Farmers Produce Trade and ing the inter-state and intra- times the cost of production in 8 6 '! % Language Implementation the meanings of many impor- Commerce (Promotion and state business. Mandis operat- the Union Budget 2018-19. Committee of Maulana Azad tant words of daily conversa- Facilitation) Bill 2020 and the ing under the States’ Act will Sowing of most crops also National Institute of tion. Farmers (Empowerment and also function, while keeping the increased significantly. In the Technology, Bhopal. Kamlesh answered many Protection) Agreement of Price Minimum Support Price Rabi season 2020, 3.9 crore In the guest lecture series language related questions of Assurance and Farm Service (MSP) unchanged. etric tonnes were purchased in on the fifth day of the pro- the audience and addressed Ordinance, 2020 passed in Lok The Chief Minister said the country till last month. gramme, Kamlesh Kamal their doubts. In the end, former Sabha. Chief Minister Shri that positive changes will result 75,000 crore was paid to the addressed the audience. In General Secretary of the com- Chouhan has described the due to increase in investment farmers on the support price. ) addition to Hindi poetry, mittee Ashutosh Singh Thakur steps being taken by Prime in agriculture sector. As a result Similarly, an amount of 24,000 Kamlesh Kamal, who has a thanked Kamlesh for under- Minister Shri Modi for the wel- of these bills, not only the crore has been paid to farmers deep understanding of Hindi standing such difficult words so fare of the farmers of the coun- agricultural sector but our by purchasing 1.32 crore met- + grammar, is associated with the easily. try as very effective and relevant. entire economy will become ric tonnes of paddy. 1

;; District Congress President people without ration cards, 1 ( 0 and former MLA Navkrishna but till this day those citizens Patil said that the farmers of the have not got ration. There is he Shivraj Singh Chauhan country, Narendra Modi sitting bad condition of health ser- TGovernment, sitting in the in the center and the Shivraj vices in the district during the undemocratic system of Government of the State, want Corona period which should Madhya Pradesh, is not giving to make slaves of the capitalists. be rectified immediately. compensation to farmers due Through the Naveen Mandi During this period State to crop failure, not waiving Act, there is a conspiracy to end Congress General Ministers electricity bills of common cit- the unity of the farmers along Mahendra Singh Gurjar, izens in spite of poor econom- with avoiding the support price Parashuram Sisodia, Shyamlal ic system, foundation of eco- of the crop. Jokchandra, District Congress nomic exploitation of farmers He expressed his indigna- Executive President Azhar and laborers through the new tion at reducing the budget per Hayat Meo, Vipin Jain, Govind Mandi Act Apart from fixing cow from 20 to 1.75 by Singh Sisodia, Shelendra the budget of the Gaushalas, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, while Bagherwal, Block Congress the District Congress drawing attention to the con- President Anil Sharma, Committee effectively staged a struction of Gaushalas by Kishore Goyal, Shitsingh sit-in at the Gandhi Square on Kamal Nath and said that this Dorwada, Aadi were also several public interest issues, move has exposed the real addressed. including the opposition of Hindutva of the BJP. A large number of the Shivraj Government reduc- District Congress President Congress officials, activists ing the budget. Patil also expressed his oppo- and general public were pre- The District Congress sition to reducing the affected sent on the occasion including *,< / to deter public servant from Committee under the leader- citizens by twenty percent Mahila Congress State discharge of his duty) and ship of District Congress amount during the construc- Secretary Rekha Bagherwal, 6 9' 5 08!$ case has been registered others was registered against President Navkrishna Patil tion of fourlane coming out of Shelendragiri Goswami, 9 ' Aagainst 22 Congress work- them. Provisions of the staged a sit-in and accused the Mumbai from Delhi and not Sudeep Patil, Sadiq Gauri, ers in connection with the Disaster Management Act BJP Governments of the Centre waiving the electricity bills of Narayan Kumawat, Bhavani incident in which the face of a 2005 were also invoked, he and the State of continuously common citizens. Shankar Dhakad. senior district official was said, adding that the action was working against the interests of Former District Congress The operation was con- allegedly blackened during a taken based on a complaint by common citizens. During this, President Prakash Ratadiya ducted by former SP chief O protest in Madhya Pradesh's the SDM. the memorandum in the name raised the issue of poor citizens Mohammad Hanif Sheikh and Chhindwara, police said on Meanwhile, the district of His Excellency the Governor not getting health services and District Congress spokesper- Saturday. unit of the Congress distanced was submitted to the repre- the economic system in the son Suresh Bhati and gratitude The action was taken after itself from the incident. "The sentative of the District Corona period. was given by District Congress P Congress leader Bunty Patel Congress has been holding Administration, Narayan He said that Shivraj Working President Anil smeared black colour on the protests to draw the adminis- Nandeda. promised to give ration to the Borana. face of Sub Divisional tration's attention towards the *,< / remains consumed in her ser- H&( &/ Magistrate (SDM) CP Patel problems being faced by com- vice. during the protest held at mon people and farmers in the he power of a woman For ages, every era has #0(' 0' // Chaurai town on Friday to flood-hit areas. But Bunty Patel O$"" $)" ! Tshould never be underesti- been the custodian of the entire seek compensation for dam- did so at his personal level," mated, when she raises in limit of women. Whenever ,- ?--/(& <( ages caused by the recent district Congress office-bear- power, she brings positive there is a cloud of distress on ' #- ?< ',- floods. A purported video of er Anand Bakhshi said. *,< / this occasion, a performance of extraordinary talent, made changes. This was seen in the the establishment of a law or on the incident has also gone viral BJP's district unit chief of well-known singer Pandit his incomparable contribu- play ‘Kunti Ka Paritap.’ The play the establishment of religion in < -'$ on social media. Vivek Sahu condemned the bserving the death Ajay Chakraborty, Kolkata tion to the legacy of music and was presented at Madhya the society, then the woman has "After the protesters incident and demanded strict Oanniversary of Pandit was featured in the event. its cleansing. The musical Pradesh State Tribal Museum emerged as the power that has She goes through an emotion- smeared black colour on the action against the Congress Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, a He performed songs like consciousness of India and the Youtube Channel on Saturday been a major participant in the al struggle which was beauti- SDM's face, 22 Congress work- leaders involved in it. The one-day 'Sangeet Prasang' was Chalo Man Ganga-Jamuna glorious nature of it are the marking the second day of structure and conservation of fully depicted in the play. ers, including Bunty Patel, administration officials also organised online on Saturday. Arrow, Hari Ka Charan Kamal result of the dedication, loy- three day theatre festival. the universe by sacrificing. Directed by Devi Lal Nag have been booked," submitted a memorandum to It was organised by Nisidin Sumre and more. alty and practice of 'Kunti ki Paritap', written In this play, a virgin girl the play presented her with Superintendent of Police (SP) the district authorities Department of Culture, Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande in a particular by Dr. Ram Kumar Verma is Kunti puts all her feelings on great beauty on stage. The Vivek Agrawal said. demanding strict action Madhya Pradesh. Bhatkhande is highly respect- time period. about Kunti. Kunti is the lady stake for the society. Her affec- music and essence of brilliant Offence under IPC sec- against the accused, said Atul The event was featured on ed in the Indian classical Notably, Pandit Vishnu who knows the meaning of ser- tion, motherhood and her light design added much to the tions 307 (attempt to murder), Singh, a member of Prashasnik the department's YouTube music tradition. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was an vice in the form of sacrifice and heart all of it she puts on stake. play. 353 (assault or criminal force Adhikari Sangh. channel in his memory. On Narayana Bhatkhande, a man Indian musicologist. +, -./ -.-. * / @

, (& , the Congress on the issue. minister. “When and where did FARMERS, SAYS 5-TIME industry will suffer too.” ‘sangharsh’ against the three Referring to the Congress the Congress ever talk of CM BADAL Badal described the party’s agricultural bills even as it cas- 6 war of words ensued manifestos for the Lok Sabha as replacing APMC with con- decision to pull out of the tigated the Congress and the Abetween arch rivals ruling well as the last Punjab assembly tract farming and private pro- Akali patriarch and five- Union Government to fight AAP for backstabbing farmers Congress and the shiromani elections, the chief minister curement?” the chief minister time Chief Minister of Punjab, alongside the farmers as “a by not opposing the passage of Akali Dal on Saturday on the said nowhere had the party spo- asked, lashing out at the Akalis Parkash Singh Badal expressed proud and landmark moment the bills in the Lok Sabha. farm bills which has politically ken about bringing any of the and AAP for “blatantly mis- “immense satisfaction and in the party’s long history of Addressing a virtual press stirred a hornet’s nest in Punjab. changes that the Centre was try- leading” the people on the pride over the strong and prin- standing up for principles and conference here, senior leader Chief Minister Capt ing to impose on the nation with issue. The Punjab Congress cipled stand taken by the of always being on the side of and former MP Prem Singh Amarinder Singh asked Akalis its ill-intentioned legislations. In manifesto had categorically Shiromani Akali Dal to save the the people whenever a line is Chandumajra appealed to all , (& , to stop “lying and misleading” fact, the manifestos had clearly promised that the “State beleaguered peasantry in drawn.” He said the legislation political parties to form “ek soch the people of the state by “pick- talked about strengthening the Government will ensure lifting Punjab and the rest of the on the marketing of the farm- aur ek manch” on the issue, say- head of the Statewide ing selective portions” of the Agricultural Produce Marketing of food grains within 48 hours country.” ers’ produce needed wider con- ing Punjab could not afford any Aroad blockade call given Congress manifestos, saying it Committee (APMC) system to and payment by procurement “I am pleased and proud sultations, especially with the division on this issue. “All by the Bhartiya Kisan Union did not even remotely propose make it even more beneficial to agencies within 3 days for the that when the hour of reckon- stakeholders, the farmers, as farmer organizations and polit- (BKU) and some other orga- any of the anti-farmer moves the farmers, he said in a state- procured food grains,” making ing arrived, my party, as always, well as with the parties like ical parties should support the nizations to be held between that the BJP-led Central ment here. it amply clear that there was not has held aloft the flag of justice Shiromani Akali Dal that have SAD in its ‘sangharsh’ against 12 pm to 3 pm on Sunday, Government was trying to The state Congress mani- even a remote possibility of for farmers and other exploit- always been the voice of the the Bills”, Prof Chandumajra Haryana Government on push on poor farmers to pro- festo of 2017 had stated that the changing the procurement sys- ed sections of society. This flag farmers. He appealed to all said adding divisions in the past Saturday issued directions to mote the interests of “their rich updation of the APMC Act repealing the existing Act and tem, as the Centre’’s new laws symbolizes the identity of the Punjabis and all political par- had led to the loss of the State’s ensure law and order and corporate friends”. would be done to ensure direct bringing in new provisions are seeking to do, he said. Akali culture and movements ties to stand with the farmers, river waters and its capital”. minimize inconvenience to Instead of flashing the copies access of farmers to the nation- that would provide for the “Picking up sentences and mis- and it is a great feeling to during this struggle for justice. Chandumajra said SAD would the people. An official of manifestos at journalists, the al and international markets establishment of thousands of representing the communica- watch it flying high,” said Badal come out with a party pro- spokesman said that Deputy SAD and AAP should have through digital technology Kisan markets to provide easy tion is an art that the BJP has in a statement. He said farm- SAD APPEALS TO ALL gramme against the Agricultural Commissioners, and Senior made efforts to read their rele- without tinkering with the access to farmers within 2-3 km mastered, and the Akalis are ers’ issues relate to the overall POLITICAL PARTIES Bills. “We will not sit quiet. We Superintendent of Police and vant parts first, said the chief existing MSP system, he said. range, he said. now emulating,” said Capt national interests. “Agriculture TO JOIN HANDS ON have always raised the voice of Superintendent of Police have minister, taking on the The LS manifesto, on the other “Only liars could interpret Amarinder. is the backbone of our econo- 3 AGRI BILLS the farmers and ‘khet maz- been directed to hold talks Opposition parties over their hand, had gone a step forward this to mean that the Congress my. If farmers and agricultural door’ and will continue to do so with the organisers and ensure alleged “unsubstantiated and to talk of further strengthening had meant to abolish the HAPPY TO SEE PARTY’S economy suffers, the whole SAD on Saturday appealed as per the rich and glorious tra- a peaceful protest. He said that blatantly false allegations” against the marketing system by APMC Act,” said the chief FLAG FLYING FOR economy, including trade and to all political parties to join the ditions of the party”. organizers have been advised to register their protest in a peaceful and lawful manner , ). and desist from blocking the 6 *3 !4 National or State highways. All Executive @ 8 Magistrates and Police offi- + cers have been asked to , (& , Minister, Deputy Chief remain present in the dis- Minister Dushyant Chautala, , (& , distributed to farmers in the The seed traceability was tricts and they should not o further strengthen road who also holds the portfolio of ;2 coming seasons, beginning the only solution to save farm- proceed on leave. The Tnetwork in Haryana and to Public Works (Building and unjab Government on with 1.50 lakh quintal seeds of ers from exploitation at the Executive Magistrates have further enhance the conve- Roads) Department for grant- , (& , Theatres and similar places PSaturday decided to use fodder, oil and cereal crops to hands of unscrupulous been directed to remain sta- nience of commuters, Haryana ing administrative approval for would however, continue to advanced certification tech- be cultivated by the Punjab seed dealers and traders, he tioned along with their police Chief Minister Haryana these works said that better unjab Government on remain closed. nology, including barcodes and State Seed Corporation further said. counterparts at all such Manohar Lal Khattar on road connectivity in the State PSaturday allowed the open- As per the orders online QR codes to ensure that farm- (Punseed) across 10,000 acres The entire certification places where congregation of Saturday approved spending of certainly plays a pivotal role in ing of higher education insti- distance learning shall contin- ers get genuine seeds of various of land. The same would be process and verification of seed protestors is anticipated. The Rs. 183.31 crore on the con- its development. He said that to tutions for Ph.D scholars and ue to be permitted and encour- crops, including wheat and done for wheat and rice seeds authenticity by certifying spokesman said the protes- struction and improvement of ensure this the State post graduate students of tech- aged but schools, colleges, edu- rice. This is a farmer-friendly in the next seasons of these authority would be managed tors should be dealt with tact 60 roads and upgradation of Government, from time to nical and professional pro- cational and coaching institu- initiative that will protect farm- crops beginning Rabi 2021. through software to ensure its and patience. However they three roads to Pavement roads time has taken various steps grammes requiring laboratories tions will remain closed for stu- ers from unscrupulous traders The new technology will transparency and there would should not be allowed to take covering 15 districts. and will continue to do so in and experimental works from dents and regular classes. selling fake or low-quality help track the origin of the be no additional leg work bur- law in their hands. The Thanking the Chief future as well. September 21. However, Chandra said that 50 per- seeds, a Government state- seeds to ensure that farmers get den on the farmers. spokesman said that the schools, colleges and coaching cent of the teaching and non- ment said. genuine and certified seed, Punseed is also exploring Director General of Police, centres will remain closed. teaching staff would be allowed Encouraged by a successful besides eradicating the menace the possibility of contract farm- Divisional Commissioners, According to the detailed to attend schools at a time for project for potato crop seeds, of spurious and low-quality ing in other states for fodder Inspectors General of Police, ,-.,,/ guidelines issued by Special online teaching/tele counseling Chief Minister Capt Amarinder seeds that have caused exten- seed production to get more Police Ranges, Deputy Chief Secretary (Home), Satish and related work in areas out- Singh approved deployment sive damage to the crops in the genuine seeds for farmers at Commissioners, District 0!- !1 0 02 Chandra, open air theatres will side the containment zones, of advanced traceability certi- past, said the chief minister. He reasonable price, said Manjit Magistrates, Commissioners be allowed to function with only as per Standard Operating fication through blockchain expressed concern over the Singh Brar, MD of Punseed, of Police Panchkula, strict adherence to social dis- Procedures (SOPs) issued on technology to ensure that farm- problem of low-quality seeds who had earlier introduced Faridabad and Gurugram 1- tancing norms. September 8, 2020 by the ers are not cheated with fake reaching farmers and adverse- seed traceability technology in and SSP’s/SP’s of the districts Cinema Halls, Swimming Union Ministry of Health and and uncertified seeds. ly affecting the state’’s agrarian potato seed production, with have been directed to ensure Pools, Entertainment Parks, Family Welfare. The certified seeds will be economy. extremely successful outcomes. its compliance. : % , (& , 54$"# 1+122 4#&'( aryana witnessed 40.44 per < 33 4" " 5 = 5 < %!, !# Hcent of the total 106,261 7"= 5>45 # 5 Covid-19 cases in the last twenty days from August 30 to # 45 3 12 ( , As per latest figures with September 18. In addition to # 36 3 <4"<5" @45 the health department, there this, 37.54 percent of total 1092 $36 " 4@ 5 34"3 + I ? he Health Department has were 13,610 active cases of Covid-19 deaths were reported Tconstituted dedicated teams Covid-19 infection in during the same period, accord- 7"# 53 that would go door-to-door Jharkhand. More than half of ing to the data received from the 3>A 3 @4$ "= 4@ and measure the oxygen level these patients, sources said, Department of Health and of Covid-19 patients staying in were in home isolation. So far, Family Welfare, Haryana. Data 4#&'( "45!3 *,< / home isolation across the state, the state has reported 68,638 further reveals that about 85.25 officials said on Saturday. The cases of Covid infection, and per cent of the total infected per- on August 30 and after 20 days, o reassure our customers initiative, officials added, was nearly 55,000 patients have sons who died till September 18 the number of cases increased Tabout Quality & Quantity taken in the wake of reports recovered. in the State due to the virus had to 106,261 on September 18. (Q&Q) of Petrol and Diesel highlighting sudden drop in More than 600 Covid comorbidities. Dr Kamboj said that the being sold at retail outlets oxygen level of some asymp- patients have died in the state, Talking to The Pioneer State has a fatality rate at 1.03 (ROs) IndianOil has launched tomatic patients across the and a majority of them were over the phone Haryana per cent. Health department a Check & Fill campaign at its country. suffering from some or the Director General of Health continues to focus on three Ts 50 automated ROs in Bhopal. “The teams were consti- other comorbid condition, offi- Services Dr Suraj Bhan Kamboj that are testing, tracing and It will be operated initially up tuted at Panchayat level for cials said. said that the Health depart- treatment to prevent fatalities. to September 26, 2020 and will rural Jharkhand and ward level While nearly 75 per cent of ment has improved its Covid- Department has set a target of be further extended based on in urban areas to keep a tab on the deceased were older than 19 testing considerably over the keeping the fatality rate below customer response. the oxygen level of patients 8 1(!#7 $ 50 years, at least 29 Covid vic- months. Covid-19 testing has one percent. “Test Karo Reward Pao” staying in home isolation,” said ' * - tims in the state were younger doubled in September in com- Figures suggest that about campaign will make our cus- State National Health Mission * 9 than 30 years. The government, parison to August. Around 85.25 per cent of the total tomers aware of their rights to (NHM) Director, Dr. Ravi however, is yet to compile data 2,200 Covid-19 cases on an infected persons who died till check Q&Q and reassure them Shankar Shukla. oxygen level in their body. will wear PPE kits when they called a photo-detector. The of patients who died in home average are being reported September 18 in the State due about IndianOil’s commitment Many asymptomatic Covid However, many patients could visit the homes of Covid probe in the machine senses isolation. every day over the last 20 days. to the virus had comorbidities. to always be a trustworthy fuel patients, Shukla said, were not afford an oximeter, officials patients,” said Shukla, adding the user’s pulse. As per government data, It is a concern for us. One of the Diabetes mellitus, a chronic provider of nation,” said V experiencing a fall in the oxy- said. The inspection teams will that oximeters and PPE kits The oximeter measures around 16.50 lakh people have reasons behind the rise spike is metabolic disorder in which Satish Kumar, Executive gen level in their bodies, which identify such patients, who do were already provided to the pulse rate and the oxygen sat- been tested for Covid-19 in the flouting of Covid-19 norms. blood sugar levels are abnor- Director & State Head & State could prove fatal if not treated not have an oximeter at home, teams in various districts. uration of haemoglobin in arte- Jharkhand so far, and most of Also, more people are getting mally high, has emerged as the level coordinator, Madhya on time. and measure their oxygen level An oximeter, available in rial blood. Normal readings, them were from urban areas. themselves tested following single biggest comorbidity fac- Pradesh. During the campaign As per the home isolation in the first phase of the drive. medicine shops, comprises a according to doctors, range Latest figures show that around Haryana government’s deci- tor (an existing medical con- customers can do following norms set by the Government, “The teams will take all monitor which contains the from 95 per cent to 100 per 3000 people were battling the sion to allow walk-in for dition) in the deaths of patients checks with the assistance/ patients in home isolation necessary precautions as per batteries and display, a probe, cent. Anything less, and the virus in Ranchi, while around Covid-19 test without pre- infected with coronavirus in demonstration by a designated should have an oximeter at the protocol during the drive. which consists of light emitting user should get medical assis- 2800 were undergoing treat- scription. Haryana. quality assurance attendant: home to keep a check on the All members of these teams diodes, and a light detector tance from a doctor. ment in Jamshedpur. He said, “We are working A State Government doc- 1. Filter Paper Test (for hard to contain the spread. tor said that multiple comor- Petrol) - Customers will be People need to follow Covid-19 bidities means that the patients invited to check the quality of guidelines and maintain social had more than one existing petrol at retail outlet by carry- distancing rules. In view of the medical condition such as ing out filter paper test at RO 22=>> # rising cases, the State admin- hypertension and diabetes or which is available at RO. istration suggested infected renal function impairment 2. Density Check (for people home isolation. It has which affected their condi- petrol and diesel, including ) 1 ,-0 Tata Steel said that there is a been observed that 80 per cent tions. “Patients with comor- branded fuels) - Customers marginal improvement in the corona-infected patients recov- bidity are immunocompro- will be informed about den- espite concerted efforts number of COVID patients er from it if they follow neces- mised and their organs are also sity checks themselves if they Dfrom the administration, being admitted at the hospi- sary guidelines of the health not in a good shape,” he said. so desire. coronavirus positive cases tal. While last week 258 department. The Health About 931 of the total 1092 3. Quantity - Customers continue to rise with figures patients were admitted this Department has issued new infected persons who died till will be invited to check the crossing the 11500 mark in week the numbers reduced to guidelines, wherein emphasis September 18 in the state due to quantity dispensed through East Singhbhum district. In 243. has been laid on in-person vis- the virus had comorbidities. the dispensing unit by check- the last 24 hours alone more “ We cannot say that the its by ‘District Home Isolation “Our experience is that a num- ing with a calibrated 5 litre than 200 fresh cases were impact of the virus has Monitoring Team’ on every ber of coronavirus infected measure stamped by Weights reported. The district health reduced but going by the fig- alternate day.” patients admitted in hospitals and Measures department. department has focussed on ures of TMH we are hopeful The DG Health said that have quite high levels of blood Keeping in view of the rapid antigen tests for COVID that the impact of coron- around 60 to 70 per cent of the sugar. This is because either they current Covid-19 situation, across the district but still the avirus can be controlled if the corona infected persons are in have diabetes or pre-diabetes. customer will have the option impact of the virus is refusing number of admissions con- home isolation. There is a need Also, the stress of the Covid-19 to get the checks demon- to slow down. tinue to reduce in coming to augment the home isolation infection in a patient can result strated by a designated qual- The recovery rate of weeks,” said Choudhry. policy so that the patients are in an adrenaline surge, thus ity assurance attendantor do COVID-19 patients at Tata The advisor further provided appropriate care and increasing the blood sugar lev- it themselves. Main Hospital has improved informed that TMH so far has treatment. The asymptomatic els. The infection can also lead In case customer volun- from 80.57 per cent to 81.12. admitted 3135 COVID and symptomatic patients, who to fall in insulin level due to the teers to do it himself/ herself, The senior management of patients out of which 26159 are in home isolation, usually steroids given to patients,” said a protective kit with sanitiz- the hospital there is a mar- have recovered. Moreover, 43 are unable to follow the guide- Dr Dhruva Chaudhary, who is er /mask /disposable hand ginal improvement in the patients hailing from 80 years lines like staying in a separate also the nodal officer for Covid- gloves will be provided. admissions of the COVID-19 and above have been dis- room, a separate toilet, a care- 19 in Haryana. Customers carrying out patients too. While last week charged so far. giver to look after the needs of Meanwhile, as the cases in the checks at the ROs shall be 258 patients were admitted In one week alone 14 improved. Dr Rajan conducted 42851 tests out of Department of Government the patient. The ‘District Home Gurugram continue to soar, incentivised by offering Q&Q this week the numbers patients of 80 years and above Choudhry said that the hos- which 30 per cent turned out of Jharkhand visited Tata Isolation Monitoring Team’ Amit Khatri, Deputy bonus points for existing reduced to 243. were released. pital is providing the best to be positive in RT-PCR Main Hospital, Jamshedpur will visit the patient on alter- Commissioner, Gurugram has enrolled customers or com- During a telephonic He went on to inform that services to the people of tests while in Antigen Tests (TMH) on September 18, nate days to monitor if the directed all government and plimentary enrolment into media interaction, Dr Rajan the recovery of COVID-19 Jharkhand. However, they too the positivity rate was 6.9 2020 to review the COVID-19 guidelines are being followed. private hospitals in the district our XTRAREWARDS Loyalty Choudhry, COVID advisor of patients at one of the largest can cater to patients to a cer- per cent. facilities and the medical pro- According to data, 63,282 to reserve at least 35 per cent program. TMH and former general hospitals in Jharkhand, Tata tain amount. Meanwhile, a team con- tocols being followed by Covid-19 cases were reported beds for Covid-19 patients. manager, medical services, Main Hospital ( TMH) has The hospital has so far stituted by the Health TMH during the pandemic. +, -./ -.-. ! %+

9 * # 1:$ A $ ' 9# #)" (-. -/, Central Universities and Higher Education for 2018-19, Directors of IITs, NITs, SPAs GER for females is slightly (-. -/, resident Ram Nath Kovind etc were present on the occa- higher than that for males. Pon Saturday said the new sion besides the Union However, the share of female ndia has overtaken the US to National Education Policy Education Minister Ramesh students is extremely low in Iregister the highest number - " , (NEP) aims to reorient the edu- Pokhriyal Nishank and top Institutions of National of Covid-19 recoveries in the cation system towards meeting Ministry officials. Importance and particularly world. * + the needs of the 21st century by He drew inspiration from low in technical education. It has reported the highest achieving the twin objectives of Bhagvad Gita and the Emphasising that NEP has number of recoveries with J K * inclusion and excellence and Krishna-Arjun dialogue while focus on equity and inclusion, 42,08,431 infected patients will also restore India’s glory as reiterating the concept of free he said that such gender dis- recuperating from the viral a learning centre. communication and discus- parity in higher education disease. About 60 per cent of (-. -/, Bengal already had laws to Speaking at the inaugural sion between the teacher and should be corrected. the new recoveries were deal with prevention of vio- address of Visitors’ Conference the student. “Effective imple- Union Education minister reported from five States — he Rajya Sabha on Saturday lence against doctors and on ‘Implementation of NEP in mentation of the NEP 2020 is Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tpassed two legislations, The healthcare workers. Higher Education’, Kovind said likely to restore India’s glory as said the NEP has given access Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka Insolvency and Bankruptcy “You thought of healthcare the policy sets the vision of a great centre of learning as to foreign universities to open and Uttar Pradesh. Code (Second Amendment) workers now? Bengal has developing an equitable and during the times of campuses in India and vice- Incidentally, these are the Bill 2020 and The Epidemic Medicare Service Prevention of vibrant knowledge society by Takshashila and Nalanda,” versa which will be instru- States that have reported high Diseases (Amendment) Bill, Violence and Damage to providing quality education to Kovind added. mental in the process of mak- caseload also. 2020. Property Act 2009. What hap- all. The President said according India a soft power, the Recovery-wise, The Epidemic Diseases pens to it? Bill is an attempt to Vice Chancellors of all ing to the All India Survey of Minister added. Maharashtra accounted for al achievement, the ministry (Amendment) Bill provides for encroach states’ constitutionally over 22,000 (23 per cent), fol- said. , up to five years in jail for those assigned functioning,” O’Brien lowed by Andhra Pradesh A record 95,880 patients attacking doctors and health- said. with more than 11,000 (12.3 recuperated from COVID-19 + care workers fighting the The Upper House had ear- per cent) of the new recover- in a span of 24 hours, with 90 COVID-19 outbreak or during lier passed the Insolvency and ! ies. per cent of the new recoveries any situation akin to the current Bankruptcy Code, 2016 “The country has reported reported from 16 States and + pandemic. (Second Amendment) Bill. the highest number of recov- Union territories, the min- Speaking on the Bill in the Moving the IBC Bill in eries with 42,08,431 COVID- istry’s data said. Rajya Sabha, Union Health Rajya Sabha Finance Minister )7 ? 19 patients having recovered According to the ministry, Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan Nirmala Sitharaman said, “IBC from the disease so far, push- 90 per cent of the recoveries (-. -/, said that the bill was required is such a critical part of business 6 (2 es. ing the national recovery rate were reported from 15 States to prevent offences against now. On the NPAs of scheduled Abulllah was speaking in to nearly 80 per cent, while the and Union territories. omemade masks help in healthcare professionals. commercial banks, I just want the Parliament for the first case fatality rate has further The five states with the Hfighting the spread of “Many healthcare workers to highlight how IBC is actual- time after his release from the dropped to 1.61 per cent, “ the maximum caseload — viruses like Covid-19 when including doctors, paramedics ly serving the purpose. The pri- F% detention following the change Union Health Ministry said on Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, combined with frequent hand- were insulted in some form or ority is to keep companies to be in the Union Territory status Saturday. Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka washing and physical distanc- the other, due to stigma a going concern rather than liq- 9 and bifurcation of the erst- “India now accounts for and Uttar Pradesh — have also ing, researchers have said after attached to COVID-19. Centre uidate them.” demanded a restoration of 4- while state in the wake of abro- close to 19 per cent of the total accounted for a majority of the testing the breathability and government acted on this situ- The Bill mandates that a G internet services in the UT. gation of article 370, last year. global recoveries. This has recoveries, the ministry high- droplet-blocking ability of 11 ation found that there was a default on repayments from (-. -/, “Border skirmishes have He was released in March this strongly pushed the national lighted. common household fabrics, need for a law, a prohibitory March 25, the day when a been rising and people are year. recovery rate to 79.28 per “India has maintained a using a medical mask as a mechanism against such inci- nationwide lockdown began to ormer Jammu and Kashmir dying… A way has to be found The MP expressed his cent,” it underlined. sustained path of reporting a benchmark. The study has dents,” Dr Harsh Vardhan said. curb the spread of coronavirus, FChief Minister and to deal with this. Except for happiness at the findings of an The Centre-led focussed, very high number of recover- been published in the journal However, Trinamool would not be considered for ini- National Conference presi- talks… As you are talking to Army inquiry into the killings calibrated, responsive and ies. This is the result of Extreme Mechanics Letters. Congress (TMC) MP Derek tiating insolvency proceedings dent Farooq Abdullah on China to attempt that it with- of three men in Shopian in an effective measures of early focussed strategies leading to O’Brien termed the Bill an for at least six months. Saturday sought talks with draws (from Ladakh border), encounter. identification through high coordinated effective actions in reported in a day, while the attempt to encroach states’ con- The upper house which Pakistan, saying if India can we should also talk to our “I am happy that the Army and aggressive testing, a the states and Union territo- death toll due to the disease stitutionally assigned func- saw minimal disruptions dur- talk to China to defuse their (other) neighbour to find a has admitted that three prompt surveillance and track- ries,” it said. climbed to 85,619 with 1,247 tioning. ing the last two days passed four border row, it can also speak way to get out of this situa- Shopian men were killed mis- ing, coupled with standardised India’s COVID-19 tally more people succumbing to it Speaking while the dis- Bills together with the contro- to its other neighbour to deal tion,” he said in Lok Sabha takenly. I hope the govern- high-quality clinical care, have mounted to 53,08,014 on in a span of 24 hours, the min- cussions on the bill were under- versial Farmers bill and with the situation at the Union during the Zero Hour amid ment gives a hefty compensa- together resulted in this glob- Saturday with 93,337 cases istry said. way, the TMC MP said that Homeopathy bill in Friday. Territory’s borders. He also shouting from treasury bench- tion,” he said. 7 ' #! 2@> 5 0 %23 ) % ! (-. -/, links for various products that were being sold as “Vagad’s -commerce portals like Khadi Products”. EAmazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal There has been a steep rise and others have been forced to in violation of Khadi trademark (-. -/, remove over 160 web links sell- as the popularity of Khadi grew ing products in the brand name manifold in recent years after une-based Serum of “Khadi” after the Khadi and the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s PInstitute of India Village Industries appeal to buy Khadi products. (SII) is likely to start Commission’s (KVIC) served Exploiting this opportunity, a from Monday the final legal notices on over 1000 number of online sellers began stage of the clinical trial firms for misusing its brand selling random products in the of University of Oxford name to sell their products. name of Khadi. and AstraZeneca Plc.’s After KVIC served legal Also hundreds of stores experimental vaccine. The late- British-Swedish company notice, Khadi Global has also mushroomed in different cities stage trial will take place at the AstraZeneca to manufacture discontinued using its website that were selling fake Khadi (-. -/, future claims. A national level Sassoon General Hospital in COVID-19 vaccine candidate, www.khadiglobalstore.com and products. In recent months, database will also be created by Pune. developed by the University of also removed its social media particularly during the Covid- aking note of the delay in the commission. In the third phase of the Oxford. pages on Twitter, Facebook 19 lockdown, there was a huge Tgiving compensation, the EC is also working out the clinical trial, around 150-200 The vaccine maker earli- and Instagram. It has sought proliferation of such fraudulent Election commission (EC) is modalities of how payments (-. -/, States/UT including volunteers will administer a er shortlisted 17 sites in India 10-day time to remove all such online sellers. However, to planning to set up a database to will be expedited to reduce any Maharashtra, Karnataka, dose of Covishield. “Some vol- for the Phase II clinical trial of contents and product using the enable online customers to buy track the status of ex-gratia kind of inconvenience to the ollowing reports of short- Andhra Pradesh, Uttar unteers have already come Covid-19 vaccine. At least brand name “Khadi”. KVIC genuine Khadi products, KVIC payments to those who got families. Fage of oxygen in some Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, forward for the trial,” a senior 1,600 candidates aged between action has also resulted in shut- has launched its e-portal selling injured or lost their lives while Last month, Pramila Devi, States threatening the man- Chandigarh, Telangana, official from the company said. 18 to 55, participated in the ting down of a number of a range of 300 products online polling or poll-related duty. In the wife of late Central Reserve agement of patients suffering Kerala, Delhi, Punjab and The Sassoon General Hospital Phase II clinical trial. stores across the country that ata letter to chief electoral officers Police Force (CRPF) jawan from Covid-19, the Centre West Bengal where about 80 in Pune has started enrolling On September 10, the were selling fake Khadi prod- www.kviconline.gov.in/khadi- of all states and union territo- Ramesh Kumar, 31, wrote to has asked the States to focus per cent of the Covid caseload volunteers from Saturday. drug maker had paused the ucts. mask. ries, the EC has asked to track chief election commissioner on analysing district level and in the country is concentrat- “Those who are willing to vol- clinical trials of the Oxford These e-commerce portals KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai all such claims. At present, the (CEC) Sunil Arora, highlight- health facility level status and ed. unteer for the vaccination COVID-19 vaccine candidate were selling products like Khadi Kumar Saxena said the KVIC poll watchdog pays 10 lakh to ing the delay in such pay- effectively plan and manage The Cabinet Secretary should contact the hospital,” he in India in the wake of masks, herbals soaps, sham- has given violators the option of the next of kin of those who ments. Kumar died in a logistical issues related with while complementing the said. AstraZeneca suspending the poos, cosmetics, herbal mehan- either stop selling products in died in poll duties through grenade attack during the 2002 oxygen availability. States for significantly ramp- The phase II trial of clinical trials in other coun- di, jackets, kurta and many such the name of Khadi or legal cheques. Jammu and Kashmir elections. The suggestion came in ing up testing, expressed con- Covishield was conducted at tries. On September 15 the products through different sell- action will be initiated for “A stern view has been In her letter dated August 10, the wake of an increasing cern that the case fatality rates Bharti Vidyapeeth Medical DCGI granted permission to ers using the brand name recovery of heavy damages. taken of the institutional fail- Devi said she had not received number of cases across the of several States are still high- College and King Edward SII to resume trial, while “Khadi”. This created a false “Legal notices have been issued ure and lack of sensitivity, bor- the payment; she was entitled country which is likely to er than that of the national Memorial (KEM) Hospital in revoking its earlier order of impression among online buy- to various firms essentially to dering on apathy, on part of the to 5 lakh as per the allotment push up the demand for oxy- average. Pune. suspending any new recruit- ers that these commodities safeguard the interest of Khadi administrative machinery, 18 years ago. Following her let- gen as well. He urged the States to SII has inked a pact with ment for phase II and III trial. were genuine “Khadi” products. artisans. which failed to respect the ter, the Commission acted At a high-level meeting analyse mortalities district A majority of the products that This trademark violation memory of the departed,” EC immediately to get the sum held here under the chair- and hospital wise for identifi- have been removed were being has a direct bearing on the said in the letter. The letter remitted to her without any manship of the Cabinet cation of critical areas of inter- asked all the States to ensure modity and an important pre- sold by one Ayush E-Traders. livelihood of our artisans who asked CEOs to create a digital further delay and later also Secretary, Rajiv Gauba , special vention. free movement of vehicles requisite for managing mod- This firm has confirmed to are making genuine handcraft- database to track the settlement transferred 15 lakhs to her instructions were issued for A day ago, Union home carrying oxygen “as it is an erate and severe Covid-19 KVIC that it has removed 140 ed products,” Saxena said. of such legacy claims and all account. oxygen availability to the 12 secretary Ajay Bhalla had essential public health com- cases.” ( ;>A %

:) (-. -/, the study. Theal efforts to reduce emissions. Mapping the global flow of research shows “However, companies’ cli- * mid ongoing blame-game investment, researchers from the impact that mate change policies often have Abetween the developed and UCL and Tianjin University multinationals little effect when it comes to big that cabinet note on Vehicle On July 26, 2019, the developing nations on who found steady increases in can have by investment decisions such as (-. -/, Scrapping Policy- is preparing Government had proposed should pay for increasing car- investment from developed to encouraging where to build supply chains. to implement the vehicle scrap amendments to motor vehicle bon footprints, a study has developing countries. For greater energy “Assigning emissions to the he Centre on Saturday said policy for the old four wheel- rules to allow scrapping of pointed out that a fifth of car- instance, between 2011 and efficiency investor country means multi- Ta Cabinet note has been ers (car) and two wheelers vehicles older than 15 years in bon dioxide emissions come 2016 emissions generated among suppli- nationals are more accountable formulated for the vehicle (scooter bike) from next a bid to spur adoption of elec- from multinational companies’ through investment from the ers or by choos- for the emissions they generate scrapping policy. month. trical vehicles. global supply chains which in US to India increased by near- ing suppliers as a result of these decisions.” In reply to a question, The policy was sent for a In a draft notification, the effect outsourced to poorer ly half (from 48.3 million tons that are more Lead author Dr Zengkai Minister of State for Road fresh round of consultation government proposed renew- parts of the world. to 70.7 million tons), while in result of a trend of “de-global- carbon efficient. Zhang, of Tianjin University, Transport and Highways with stakeholders on the direc- al of fitness certificates for The study, which is pub- the same years emissions gen- isation”, with the volume of for- Professor Dabo Guan said: “Multinationals are (MoRTH) VK Singh informed tion of the PMO. vehicles older than 15 years lished in Nature Climate erated through investment from eign direct investment shrink- (UCL Bartlett School of increasingly transferring invest- the Rajya Sabha that the Road Transport and every six months instead of the Change, mapped the emissions China to south-east Asia ing, as well as new technologies Construction & Project ment from developed to devel- Government has formulated a Highways Minister Nitin current time-frame of one generated by multinationals’ increased tenfold (from 0.7 and processes making indus- Management) said: oping countries. Cabinet note on creation of an Gadakri had earlier this year year. assets and suppliers abroad million tons to 8.2 million tries more carbon efficient. “Multinational companies have This has the effect of reduc- ecosystem for voluntary and said once the policy is When come into force, and found that the flow of tons). The findings by UCL and enormous influence stretching ing developed countries’ emis- environment friendly phasing approved, India could emerge the automobile sector will gain investment is typically from In contrast, the study found Tianjin University holds far beyond national borders. If sions while placing a greater out of unfit and old polluting as a hub for automobile man- momentum as demand for developed countries to devel- that carbon emissions from immense importance amid the the world’s leading companies emissions burden on poorer vehicles. ufacturing as key raw materi- new vehicles increases. As per oping ones . “Hence emissions multinationals’ foreign invest- ongoing blamegame between exercised leadership on climate countries. At the same time it The proposed policy, once al available from scrapping a report in the MoRTH, cus- be assigned to countries where ment fell from a peak of 22 per the developed and developing change - for instance, by requir- is likely to create higher emis- approved, will be applicable on steel, aluminium and plastic tomers will get new vehicles up the investment comes from, cent of all emissions in 2011 to nations on the increasing cli- ing energy efficiency in their sions overall, as investment is all vehicles, the government are bound to be recycled, to 30 percent cheaper while rather than countries where the 18.7 per cent in 2016. mate change threat owing to the supply chains - they could have moved to more ‘carbon intense’ had said earlier. bringing down automobile older vehicles will reduce air emissions are generated,” said Researchers said this was a green house gas emission. a transformative effect on glob- regions.” A MoRTH official said prices by “20-30%t”. pollution by 25 percent. +, -./ -.-. ",

- B>> New Delhi: Companies having the criteria that companies -" . draw them and hold wider con- 7 8 8 9:' not less than 300 workers will having not less than 300 sultations before introducing soon be allowed to hire and fire employees can hire and fire "" them. workers without seeking prior without the government’s per- " """" These bills are also a blow (-. -/, ment to the Code gives me a together to whatever extent it code had performed. government permission, with mission. However, this provi- !!" to the rights of workers, he provision to only extend till one is possible,” Sitharaman said. Citing data for NPAs of the labour ministry proposing sion faced stiff opposition from & . " added. ajya Sabha on Saturday year. If at all, because it is com- On queries about the commercial banks during changes to rules in a bill intro- trade unions and was not '!& /" With respect to the indus- Rpassed amendments to the ing to an end on September 25 urgency to bring the ordi- 2018-19, she informed the duced in Lok Sabha on included in the 2019 bill. trial relations code, Tharoor insolvency law for suspension this year, September 24 itself we nance in the first place, House that Lok Adalats recov- Saturday. Earlier this year, the !"0 said it severely restricts the of fresh insolvency proceedings have to make an announce- Sitharaman said that “between ered 5.3 per cent, Debt The proposal, which was Parliamentary committee also right of workers to strike and for at least six months starting ment about what is going to sessions if there is a need for Recovery Tribunals (DRTs) the bone of contention between made a case of allowing com- character or in which work is also allows state or central March 25 amid the coron- happen. But even if I do, it ordinance because the ground recovered 3.5 per cent and the ministry and trade unions, panies having less than 300 performed only intermittently) governments to amend the avirus pandemic, with Finance means by March it should be situation demands it, I would SARFAESI recovered 14.5 per is part of the Industrial Relation workers to go for retrenchment in which not less than three threshold for applicability relat- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ending...,” the minister think a responsive govern- cent. Code Bill 2020. of staff or closure without gov- hundred workers, or such high- ing to layoffs and retrench- saying a decision on extending said. ment’s duty is to at least use the On the other hand, IBC Currently, only those ernment permission. er number of workers as may ment. the suspension of relevant pro- The minister also clarified ordinance to show that we are ensured 42.5 per cent of recov- industrial establishments with States like Rajasthan have be notified by the appropriate In Lok Sabha, Gangwar visions will be taken next week. that insolvency proceedings there with the people of India.” ery. less than 100 employees are already increased the threshold Government, were employed said that over 29 labour laws In the wake of the COVID- against corporates defaulting “So to that extent, I am sure Sitharaman further said permitted to hire and fire their to 300 workers, which accord- on an average per working have been merged into four 19 situation, the government on loans prior to March 25 will the House will appreciate that that most of the resolutions are staff without permission of the ing to the labour ministry has day in the preceding twelve codes and that one of them has decided to suspend the provi- continue and the amendment as and when the government happening to make the com- government. resulted in an increase in months”. already been passed. sions starting from March 25 will not stall those cases. decides for ordinance it is pany to be a going concern The bill was introduced by employment and a decrease in Apart from this code, two The Code on Wages Bill, for six months by promulgat- A majority of the opposi- because of that, and whenever only. Labour Minister Santosh retrenchment, the committee others -- Occupational Safety, 2019 was passed by Parliament ing an ordinance in June. tion parties also supported the the next session happens we “Priority is to keep the Gangwar amid opposition had pointed out in its report. Health And Working last year. Default on repayments bill but urged the government come back,” she said. company to be a going concern from Congress and few other With regard to the thresh- Conditions Code, 2020 and the Gangwar noted that the from March 25, the day when to provide interest waiver on Because of the COVID-19 rather than to liquidate them at parties. old, the government has pro- Code On Social Security, 2020 government engaged in wider the nationwide lockdown loans to farmers and poor peo- pandemic, the minister said, the earliest,” she said adding The Industrial Relation posed Section 77(1) in the -- were also introduced by the consultations over these bills began to curb coronavirus ple suffering due to the businesses faced trouble. that 258 companies were saved Code Bill 2019 was introduced The Industrial Relation Code minister in Lok Sabha. with various stakeholders and infections, would not be con- COVID-19 crisis. So it was decided “that it from going bankrupt through in Lok Sabha last year and sub- 2020. Among others, Congress that more than 6,000 com- sidered for initiating insolven- During the debate on the was better to suspend Sections the IBC process, while 965 sequently sent to the According to the Section, leaders -- Manish Tewari and ments were received online on cy proceedings for at least six bill, many members expressed 7, 9 and 10 of IBC so that we firms went for liquidation. Parliamentary Standing the provisions of “this Chapter Shashi Tharoor -- opposed the the bills. months. fears over its possible misuse by can prevent corporate persons, “... 258 companies were Committee on Labour. This bill (lay-off, retrenchment and clo- introduction of the three bills. These bills were later sent The six-month period is corporates even as they hoped which are experiencing distress rescued which means employ- was withdrawn on Saturday. sure in certain establishment) Tewari noted these three to a standing committee and ending next week. that it will help in reviving the on account of the unprece- ment is back again with them. An earlier draft bill circu- shall apply to an industrial bills are fundamentally changed 174 of its 233 recommenda- The Insolvency and economy. dented situation, being pushed Companies which have been lated by the labour ministry for establishment (not being an versions of their earlier forms tions have been accepted, the Bankruptcy Code (Second On members’ queries into insolvency liquidated in total, three- discussion had also proposed establishment of a seasonal and urged the minister to with- minister said. PTI Amendment) Bill, 2020, seeks regarding liability of personal proceedings”. fourths of them were defunct to replace the ordinance issued guarantors in the IBC, Sections 7, 9 and 10 deal and were also given liquidation in June, was passed by a voice Sitharaman said the corporate with initiation of corporate solution and therefore at least O ( 1 1- ( vote after a brief discussion. debtor often has guarantors. insolvency resolution process loss of employment was 1 Replying to the debate, “So, for comprehensive by financial creditor, opera- reduced,” she said. 7 Finance and Corporate Affairs corporate insolvency resolution tional creditor and corporate According to her, 258 com- Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and liquidation we felt it was debtor, respectively. The min- panies rescued had assets of Rs 0 ::6 $%#829% 72L % said the suspension of provi- necessary that the insolvency of ister further said the IBC is a 96,000 crore and the 965 com- - /& A 1 sions will end next week. the corporate debtor as well as critical part of business now, panies sent for liquidation had 1 % “At the moment, amend- its guarantors are considered and cited data to show how the assets of Rs 38,000 crore. New Delhi: The Pradhan New Delhi: The government on New Delhi:The net direct tax New Delhi:India’s total exter- Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Saturday said MSME units from collection during April-August nal debt increased by 2.8 per 2.0 (2016-20) will come to an Maharashtra availed maximum was Rs 1.92 lakh crore, down cent to USD 558.5 billion at the end on March 31 next year and loans under the Emergency 31 per cent over the same %1 P end of March mainly on the government is examining Credit Line Guarantee Scheme period of the last fiscal. account of a rise in commercial the next version, Parliament (ECLGS) as on September 16. The net indirect tax col- borrowings, according to a was informed on Saturday. In a written reply to the lection during the five-month "! " report released by the Finance Minister of State for Skill Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for period till August fell 11 per Ministry.The external debt Development and MSMEs Pratap Chandra Sarangi cent year-on-year to Rs 3.42 stood at USD 543 billion at Entrepreneurship R K Singh said loans worth Rs 14,364.30 lakh crore. - end-March 2019. said there is no proposal under crore were disbursed to MSME In a written reply to the Lok The ratio of foreign cur- examination for setting up a units in Maharashtra as on Sabha, Minister of State for (-. -/, against Sonia Gandhi, and the rency reserves to external debt National Institute of Skill September 16. Finance Anurag Singh Thakur Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and stood at 85.5 per cent as at end- Development.The government It was followed by Tamil said net direct tax collection was ok Sabha on Saturday passed Thakur took potshots on March 2020, as compared to launched Pradhan Mantri Nadu (Rs 12,445.58 crore), Rs 2,79,711 crore in April-August Lamendments in the Taxation Chowdhury for calling him 76.0 per cent a year ago, the Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) Gujarat (Rs 12,005.92 crore) 2019, compared to Rs 1,92,718 Laws with heated debate on the “Himachal ke Chokra (boy).” report said. in 2015 and revamped it in 2016 and Uttar Pradesh (Rs 8,907.38 crore in April-August 2020. PM Cares Fund, leading to “You have the habit of call- External debt as a ratio to to impart skills to one crore per- crore).The scheme is the biggest The net indirect tax col- mudslinging between the ing names and later apologise. GDP rose marginally to 20.6 sons by 2020. fiscal component of the Rs 20- lection in April-August 2019 Congress and the BJP. The Yesterday you called me Chokra per cent as at end-March 2020 “The PMKVY 2.0 (2016- lakh crore Self-Reliant India was Rs 3,85,949 crore, as Taxation amendments were and I took credit for it. I come from 19.8 per cent a year ago, 20) is coming to an end on 31st Mission package announced by against Rs 3,42,591 crore in aimed to give changes in the tax from Himachal and i am proud ‘India’s External Debt: A Status March, 2021, and the govern- the government. April-August 2020. filing dates including GST filings of being called as Chokra,” said Report: 2019-2020’ showed. ment is examining the next ver- In a separate reply, he said During April-August, the due to Covid-19 pandemic. It Thakur. Compared to end-March sion of PMKVY taking into the Department of Financial Centre’s Goods and Services also included the tax concessions Chowdhury said he meant 2019, sovereign debt shrank 3 account the lessons learnt dur- Services has reported that as on Tax (GST) collection stood at to the PM Cares Fund. Balak (small boy). “You yester- per cent to reach USD 100.9 bil- ing the implementation of September 9, an amount of Rs over Rs 1.81 lakh crore. The The face-off started with day adopted an aggressive line. lion, it said, adding, this decrease PMKVY 2.0,” he said in a writ- 1,63,103 crore was sanctioned to Budget had estimated Centre’s Minister of State for Finance You are just a Balak and should was primarily due to a fall in FII ten reply to the 42,01,060 borrowers under the GST collection for full fiscal at Anurag Thakur resuming his not do that by commenting on investment in G-Sec – the sec- Lok Sabha. PTI scheme. PTI Rs 6,90,500 crore. PTI Friday’s controversial speech great people like Pandit ond largest constituent – by attacking the fund flow to Rajiv Jawaharlal Nehru,” he said. 23.3 per cent to USD 21.6 billion Gandhi Foundation from Replying to the debate, from USD 28.3 billion a year ago. & PMNRF, where Congress Finance Minister Nirmala Loans from multilateral President Sonia Gandhi is also Sitharaman also took objection and bilateral sources under a Trustee. to Chowdhury ridiculing external assistance– the largest A H# Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi Thakur. “He is young. But he is constituent of the sovereign countered it charging the fourth time MP. Adhir ji, you are debt – grew 4.9 per cent to New Delhi: The government is Road Transport and Highways Government with accepting leader of the Opposition party USD 87.2 billion, it said. taking various steps to reduce Singh was addressing a global money from Chinese companies and should not use such words.” Non-sovereign debt, on road transport costs which in virtual summit, organised by and challenged it to give details The Finance Minister also the other hand, it said, rose 4.2 turn will make goods and ser- Assocham. “The government is of the donors. Congress leader objected to opposition terming per cent to USD 457.7 billion vices cheaper for common man, working on several initiatives Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury the PM Cares Fund as “non- mainly due to an increase in Union minister V K Singh said that would reduce the cost of objected to Thakur’s allegations transparent”. commercial borrowings. PTI on Saturday. Minister of State for road transport”, he said. PTI ( ;>>> )7

New Delhi: The Finance of public. on March 31, 2019. ed from March 23, 2020, to from March 23, 2020 due to Ministry on Saturday informed During the year 2019-20 He further said the RBI has May 3, 2020. Printing of bank lockdown. the Lok Sabha that no decision and 2020-21, no indent was informed that in view of notes at BRBNMPL presses Currency Note Press, has been taken to discontinue placed with the presses for nation-wide lockdown due to resumed with effect May 4, Nashik and Bank Note Press, the printing of 2,000 denom- printing of 2,000 denomina- COVID-19 pandemic, printing 2020. Dewas resumed full-fledged ination currency tion notes. of notes stopped temporarily. Thakur further said production activities from June notes. “However, there is no deci- However, the note printing Security Printing and Minting 8, 2020 and June 1, 2020, In a written reply, Minister sion to discontinue the print- presses resumed production Corporation of India Limited respectively. of State for Finance Anurag ing of 2,000 denomination in a phased manner, as per the (SPMCIL) has informed that During the period of lock- Thakur said printing of bank bank notes by the govern- guidelines issued by printing of bank notes at their down, note printing presses notes of particular denomina- ment,” the minister said. Central/State Government, he presses was also affected due to have uninterruptedly supplied tion is decided by the govern- Thakur also informed that added. COVID-19 pandemic. notes to RBI offices/currency ment in consultation with the as on March 31, 2020, there The production activities at Both, Bank Note Presses of chests from stock of notes RBI to maintain desired were 27,398 lakh pieces of Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note SPMCIL -- Currency Note available with them through denomination mix for facili- 2,000 notes in circulation Mudran Private Limited (BRB- Press, Nashik and Bank Note Indian Railway Treasury tating transactional demand compared to 32,910 lakh pieces NMPL) presses were suspend- Press, Dewas were closed down Wagons, Thakur added. PTI Q* *( 7 ) R ;& hri R.K. Singh, Hon’ble are well known for their exem- the past five years. Under the SMinister of State plary performances, are also leadership of our Hon’ble (Independent Charge) for focussed on working towards Prime Minister, we have Power, New and Renewable societal development which brought a revolution in the Energy and Minister of State extends to villages across the power sector inching towards New Delhi: VK Shukla, General uct of CSB Bank Limited with its for Skill Development and country. These companies have the target of making electrici- Manager and Zonal Manager of attractive interest rate, higher Entrepreneurship, Government contributed extensively dur- ty available in every Indian Northern Zonal Office, New LTV upto 90%, low turnaround of India, today, inaugurated ing the pandemic and have household.” Delhi of CSB Bank Limited for- time and easy takeover facility various developmental pro- taken complete care of their Speaking during the inau- merly known as The Catholic from other financial institu- jects and facilities in Bihar. As workers. Further, NTPC is guration function, Shri Asit Syrian Bank Limited has tions. a responsible corporate, NTPC, developing an ITI and con- Kumar Mukherjee, RED (ER1), Inaugurated Dwarka branch of CSB Bank Limited is one of country’s largest power pro- structing a ward in AIIMS, NTPC said “We are committed CSB Bank and Mr. Narendra the oldest private sector banks ducer, is fulfilling its corporate Bihar which will immensely towards our social responsi- Chawla, Mayor, South Delhi and celebrating the centenary social responsibility by creating benefit the people of Bihar. bilities and we strive to fulfil Muncipal Corporation, inagru- year. The Bank has a strong base an infrastructure for the ben- NTPC has played an instru- our commitment towards the rated Janakpuri branch of CSB in Kerala along with significant efit of the people of Bihar. mental role in the development people of Bihar. With six pro- Bank on 18.09.2020. While presence in Tamil Nadu, Speaking on the occasion, of Bihar with an installed jects in the state, we are Inaugurating these branches Mr. Karnataka and Maharashtra. It Shri Singh appreciated NTPC, capacity of 6150 MW in the extremely happy in contribut- VK Shukla has informed that offers a wide range of products REC and Power Grid for their state. In addition, 3800 MW ing to electricity requirement of three more branches at Rohini and services to their overall cus- contribution to the state of capacity is in pipeline.” the state. We are constantly Sector 3, Okhla and Shalimar tomer base of 1.35 billion. The Bihar in its path of progress. He further added, “The working towards brightening Bagh will be inaugurated by 12st Bank has been listed in the year He said, “These companies power PSUs together have con- up every citizen’s face in Bihar.” October 2020. The proposed 2019 and launched IPO on which are among the largest in nected India in its length and The projects would bene- branches are identified at areas 22.11.2019. M/s Fairfax has the world, belonging to breadth. The endeavour of the fit the public by providing where there is good demand for infused capital of Rs. 1400.00 Cr Ministry of Power, are one of power PSUs have made India a them access to infrastructure Gold Loans, MSME, Corporate in the year 2019 and the bank is the most professional and effi- power surplus nation with built for family and communi- Loans and to extend support to well set to grow faster. Bank has cient organisations. The com- almost 1.25 lakh MW capacity functions like celebrating fes- other needy customers. Gold further expansion plan in panies from the Power PSUs ty of electricity being added in tivals and social occassions. loan is the unique selling prod- Northern & Eastern India. +, -./ -.-. !4

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We do prove ' - Aletheia University in Taipei on life after life, so most probably from enacting a ban on the fast- to the privacy and security of its in Iraq. airport at the beginning of the everything in practice.” a balmy Saturday morning, he will be reborn in Taiwan,” growing social-media network. American users. The guard’s website quot- year. In January, Iran launched a hina sent more warplanes with President Tsai Ing-wen the Dalai Lama said in a video TikTok and its parent com- On August 6, Trump issued ed Gen. Hossein Salami as “We took out the world’s ballistic missile attack targeting Ctoward Taiwan for the sec- honouring Lee for bringing a message. pany, ByteDance Ltd., filed a an executive order saying he saying, “Mr. Trump! Our number one terrorist and the US soldiers in Iraq in response ond day on Saturday as the peaceful political transition to “His rebirth will carry his complaint late Friday night chal- would ban transactions with the revenge for martyrdom of our mass murderer of American to the fatal drone strike. island’s leader, senior the island democracy. spirit continuously.” The guests lenging the Trump administra- app within 45 days, arguing that great general is obvious, serious troops and many, many troops Trump has stepped up Government officials and a Lee had built a separate included another former tion’s recent moves to prevent the social network’s Chinese and real.” and many people all over the economic pressure on Iran high-level US envoy paid trib- Taiwanese political identity, Japanese prime minister, the app from operating in the ownership made it a national US President Donald world,” Trump said. “Qasem with sanctions since he pulled ute to the man who led Taiwan’s distinct from mainland China, Yoshiro Mori. They wore U.S. The lawsuit marks the sec- security threat. TikTok sued to Trump warned this week that Soleimani is dead. He’s dead. the United States out of Iran’s transition to democracy, for- which claims Taiwan as part of masks and sat spaced out in ond time TikTok has challenged block that order in federal court Washington would harshly Bad guy. Bad guy. Very bad guy.” nuclear deal with world pow- mer President Lee Teng-hui. its own territory to be reunit- pews. President Donald Trump’s in Californa in August. But on respond to any Iranian Salami rejected the report ers in 2018. Keith Krach, the US under- ed by force if necessary. Lee, an agricultural econ- actions in court, bringing a Friday, the Commerce Dept, attempts to take revenge for the of an Iranian plot to assassinate Tehran has continued to secretary for state, kept a low Lee’s carving out of a non- omist and politician, devoted high-stakes geopolitical fight moving to implement Trump’s death of Gen. Qassem Ambassador Lana Marks, but expand its stockpile of enriched profile at the service. Chinese identity and insis- his career toward building over technology and trade into order, said TikTok would be Soleimani, tweeting that “if made clear that Iran intends to uranium and pressured other His presence at the event tence that the island be treat- democracy on the island the U.S. legal system. banned in the U.S. starting on they hit us in any way, any avenge the general’s death. nations to offset the harm of US and on the island has drawn a ed as an equal country brought through direct elections and Trump exceeded his author- Nov. 12 unless it could complete form, written instructions “Do you think we hit a sanctions, while insisting it strong rebuke from China, him into direct conflict with other changes. ity, the company said, and did so a takeover deal that assuages the already done we’re going to hit female ambassador in return to does not want to develop a which sent 18 warplanes across Beijing. He died on July 30 at He was the first govern- for political reasons rather than government’s concerns. them 1000 times harder.” our martyred brother?’ the nuclear weapon. AP the midline of the Taiwan Strait age 97. ment official to speak out and to stop an “unusual and extra- Trump’s order followed an Friday in an unusually large “We have a responsibility formally apologise for the so- ordinary threat” to the U.S., as investigation by the Committee display of force. to continue his endeavours, called 228 incident, named the law requires. TikTok also on Foreign Investment in the ! ! On Saturday, Beijing dis- allowing the will of the people after February 28, 1947, when said the ban violates its First U.S., which reviews proposed ' patched 19 more warplanes, to reshape Taiwan, further soldiers under the Amendment free-speech rights. acquisitions of domestic busi- two of which were bombers, defining Taiwan’s identity and Kuomingtang, or the sole rul- The White House didn’t nesses by overseas investors for according to Taiwan’s Defense deepening and bolstering ing Nationalist Party, shot and immediately respond to a national security concerns. And ! Ministry. The island’s air force democracy and freedom,” Tsai killed thousands of civilians in request for comment. it set off a flurry of attempted scrambled their own and said. an anti-government uprising. Trump’s actions would deal-making, pushing Bangkok: Protesters gathered Rabat: Despite a government Bahrain’s agreements have been deployed an air defense missile Former Japanese Prime The bloodshed marked the “destroy an online community ByteDance to seek a sale of on Saturday in Bangkok for the ban on large gatherings to pre- condemned by many across system to monitor China’s Minister Shinzo Abe and the beginning of a decades-long where millions of Americans TikTok’s American operations to most ambitious rally so far in a vent the spread of the coron- the Arab world. activities, according to a state- Dalai Lama also paid tribute period known as the White have come together to express a U.S. company. TikTok is cur- pro-democracy campaign that avirus, scores of demonstrators The protesters in Rabat also ment. from afar. Terror in which the island was themselves,” according to the rently in talks with Oracle Corp. has shaken up the government protested outside the Moroccan burned a mock Israeli flag. The service was held at the “We Buddhists believe in ruled by martial law. complaint. The company about a possible deal. AFP and Thailand’s conservative Parliament to denounce Arab Dozens of police officers establishment. countries agreeing to normalise watched the scene from a dis- Organisers predicted that as ties with Israel. tance. *R many as 50,000 will march over Israel on Tuesday signed Organisers interrupted the two days in an area of the cap- historic diplomatic pacts with chanting occasionally to urge ital historically associated with the United Arab Emirates and participants to wear masks and political protests, after an esti- Bahrain in a U.S.-brokered deal. to respect social distancing rules. mated 10,000 people turned Morocco was reported to be “The normalisation deals are an Islamabad: Pakistan’s deposed to go abroad for four weeks for out for the last major rally on among other Arab countries attack on the Palestinian people premier Nawaz Sharif is set to treatment. Aug. 16. But the early turnout considering a similar move, and their cause,” human rights make a comeback in active pol- The three-time premier, his was modest Saturday as a steady though the prime minister activist Abdelhamid Amine told itics following a year-long daughter Maryam and son-in- light rain fell. rejected the idea last month. The Associated Press. absence after PPP chairman law Muhammad Safdar were Demonstrators wore face Protesters in Morocco’s cap- “We are calling on the Bilawal Bhutto Zardari invited convicted in the Avenfield prop- masks, but ignored a Thursday ital of Rabat Friday waved Moroccan government not to him to virtually attend the erties case on July 6, 2018. night plea from Prime Minister Palestinian flags, decrying the follow suit and we urge it not to Opposition-led multiparty con- Sharif, who was deposed in Prayuth Chan-ocha to cancel deals as “treason” and chanting surrender to the Zionist and ference aimed at launching a 2017, was also sentenced to the event, which he said risked “Palestine is not for sale.” The imperialist pressure like other protest movement against the seven years in the Al-Azizia Steel spreading the coronavirus and Palestinians view the pacts as a Arab countries,” said Amine, Imran Khan-led government Mills case in December 2018. derailing recovery of Thailand’s stab in the back from their fel- former president of the on Sunday. But, he was bailed out in both battered economy. low Arabs in the Gulf and a Moroccan Association of Sharif, 70, the Pakistan cases and also allowed to go to The core demands declared betrayal of their cause for a Human Rights and one of the Muslim League Nawaz (PML- London for medical treatment. by the protesters in July were the Palestinian state. Israel and rally organisers. AP N) supremo, has been living in He was given eight weeks to dissolution of parliament with London since November last return but failed to come back fresh elections, a new constitu- year after the Lahore High due to health complications, tion and an end to intimidation Court granted him permission according to his lawyer. PTI % 9 ' of political activists. AP ; : Q O P ' R R 1 *<" 0( 1-C&-<&-'<.(" ' ; ! $ &0$ ( Washington: US President Donald Lincoln, I said wait a minute. This is the hina’s embassies to Trump has said that the protesters, who man and you can do - then they hit CSuriname and Guyana on went violent in the aftermath of the George Washington, Thomas Jefferson. Friday accused U.S. Secretary of death of African-American George They had everybody,” Trump said at a State Mike Pompeo of “spread- Floyd, did not even spare the statue of well-attended election rally in ing rumors” and “smearing” Mahatma Gandhi in Washington DC, Minnesota, a State that he lost by a lit- Beijing, after Washington’s top describing the demonstrators as a tle over 44,000 votes in 2016, on Friday. diplomat criticized Chinese “bunch of thugs”. He also mentioned about the stat- companies during a four-stop George Floyd died in Minneapolis ue of Mahatma Gandhi in Washington South America tour. on May 25 after white police officer DC that was vandalised by unknown In a joint appearance with Derek Chauvin handcuffed and pinned protesters at the peak of the nationwide newly elected Surinamese him to the ground, and knelt on his neck protests. President Chan Santokhi on for more than eight minutes while the “They even had (Mahatma) Gandhi. Thursday, Pompeo said 46-year-old from Houston gasped for All Gandhi wanted was one thing, Chinese companies often do breath. peace. Right? We have peace. Rip down not compete on a “fair and The footage, which went viral, his statue. We don’t like him. I don’t think equitable basis.” showed Floyd pleading with the officer, they have any idea what they’re doing,” “We’ve watched the saying he can’t breathe. His death President Trump said. Chinese Communist Party sparked nationwide violent protests “I think they’re just a bunch of thugs, invest in countries, and it all with some protesters resorting to van- okay, you want to know the truth. I think seems great at the front end and dalism, looting and rioting across the they’re a bunch of thugs,” he added. then it all comes falling down country, leaving behind a trail of destruc- The US President told his cheering when the political costs con- tion. audience that he had signed an execu- nected to that becomes clear,” “You know, they started ripping tive order that would put such vandals Pompeo said. down Abraham Lincoln. When they hit in jail for 10 years. AFP 9 ( ( % @ .1 Washington: The US military said that it has Washington: US Supreme deployed additional assets, including radar sys- Court Justice Ruth Bader tems and armoured vehicles, to northeastern Ginsburg, the history-mak- Syria, weeks after a collision incident between the ing jurist, feminist icon and a American and Russian army vehicles in the champion of women’s rights region. and social justice, has died of “The US has deployed Sentinel radar, cancer at the age of 87. increased the frequency of US fighter patrols over Ginsburg became only the US forces, and deployed Bradley Fighting second woman ever to serve as Vehicles to augment US forces in the Eastern a justice on the nation’s high- Syria Security Area (ESSA),” US Central est court. A lifelong advocate Command Spokesman Bill Urban said in a of gender equality, she statement on Friday. acquired the reputation of a “These actions are a clear demonstration of cautious or moderate judge US resolve to defend Coalition forces in the ESSA, and will be remembered as a and to ensure that they are able to continue their legal colossus. Defeat-ISIS mission without interference,” Xinhua “Our nation has lost a jus- news agency quoted Urban as saying. tice of historic stature. We at US media reported that the latest deployment the Supreme Court have lost included six Bradley vehicles and fewer than 100 a cherished colleague. Today troops. we mourn but with confi- The deployment was believed as a response dence that future generations to the collision between the vehicles that will remember Ruth Bader occurred in northern Syria in late August. Ginsburg as we knew her — The US and Russia blamed each other for the a tried and resolute champi- incident, which left seven American soldiers on of justice,” Supreme Court injured. Chief Justice John Roberts Kenneth Ekman, deputy commander of said in a statement. Ginsburg’s Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent death on Friday could open Resolve, said in July that US troops in Syria inter- up another battlefront act with Russians almost daily. between President Donald About 500 US troops are deployed in the Trump and his Democratic northeastern part of Syria to fight against the rival and former vice presi- Islamic State terror group and secure the oil fields dent Joe Biden. AFP operated by Kurdish forces. IANS -<

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DELHI CAPITALS WON: 10 players. saw Chennai Super Kings restrict The Capitals, “They give that Mumbai Indians to 162 for 9 which finished third extra sense of confi- despite some good start by their * !9 last year, will start their dence. You don’t feel that star-studded batting line-up in the 5 campaign against Kings XI 7:30 PM they are seniors and are opening IPL game here on ! Punjab on Sunday and both willing to help every indi- Saturday. C C Ponting and skipper vidual,” said Iyer, who CSK's new recruits leg-spinner Shreyas Iyer agreed that R believes that Ashwin will be Piyush Chawla (1/21 in 4 overs) Ashwin and Rahane have been beneficial for the team, given and left-arm seamer Sam Curran off Jadeja but then Chawla bowled an ideal great additions to the young his idea of the KXIP core team (1/28 in 4 overs) made fantastic 5 9 ( $ ' !9 ;>- length to keep him quiet. side with their experience they (Chris Gayle, KL Rahul and first impression while Lungi Ngidi The patience went off and Jadeja reaped the brought in. Mayank Agarwal) and the (3/38 in 4 overs) and Deepak in the back-10 from the likes of Tiwary as an anchor proved to Jadeja. Someone who promised a reward when Hardik tried to hit a third six While the coach didn’t give slowish nature of the Dubai Chahar (2/32 in 4 overs) came back Curran and Faf du Plessis had MI be a decent choice as he hit the first lot was Hardik Pandya (14 off 10 instead of rotating the strike and was holed out away much but there is a pos- track. brilliantly during death overs. slump to 124 for 5 from 92 for two. six off this year's IPL off Ravindra balls) with a couple of lusty sixes at the boundary line by Faf du Plessis. sibility that India’s Test vice- Ponting also felt that wick- For Mumbai Indians, Quinton captain may have to wait for his etkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant de Kock (33 off 20 balls, 5x4) and chance in the playing XI con- has been shaping up well since Saurabh Tiwary (42 off 31 balls, M sidering the explosive top five last week and he is expecting 3x4, 1x6) played well but couldn't (Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi another good season from the convert their starts as the defend- Shaw, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh burly southpaw. ing champions got only 76 runs in Abu Dhabi: The IPL is back but the made it 48 for two with the dismissal Pant, Shimron Hetmyer) that “Pant, during their back-10. atmosphere isn’t. of De Kock in the sixth over of the DC possesses. There is in- the last week, has De Kock started in a blazing The 20,000-seater Sheikh Zayed innings. And it was the same after they form Alex Carey also in the really turned the fashion as he launched straight into Stadium was nearly empty, apart from sent back the dangerous Rohit, who mix. corner well and I Chahar and Ngidi as 45 came off the 22 men in the middle, officials, staff, started the proceedings with a cracking “We really have a bal- would expect him to the first four overs. security and a smattering of others, as drive through the offside in the very first anced side. There is a lot perform as well as The shrewd Dhoni then intro- the IPL unlike any other began here on ball of the tournament off Deepak of competition for middle- he did last year. duced Chawla into the attack and Saturday. Chahar, who recovered in time for the order slots. Rahane gives us “In DC, we as a he right away dismissed Rohit But, contrary to the expectations, game after contracting the dreaded more depth to our bat- coaching group don’t Sharma (12) who always have had it was not too quiet and not too placid, virus. ting,” the Australian put added pressure a problem with wrist spinners. It either. The pre-recorded cheers by the Rohit did not look like he was com- legend said on on the players. was a straight delivery that Rohit franchises ensured the stadium was not ing off a long break from the sport. Saturday during We like to take trying to hit inside out couldn't get enveloped in eerie silence. Though the Mumbai Indians captain his team’s pre- as much as past Curran stationed at the mid- Organised amid the Covid-19 pan- and every other player have been season virtual possible off circle. demic after several twists and turns, training for days, it is the first match media con- pressure off The seamer then was back in delays and discussions, the start of the sionate fans, the thud of Rohit Sharma world. they were playing in months, something ference sit- them. We action as he got rid of De Kock with 13th Indian Premier League was still and Quinton de Kock’s bats hitting the In the VIP box, top officials of the they have never experienced in the last ting, along- never a well dosguised off-cutter which definitely out of the ordinary, slightly ball could be heard across the world, BCCI, including president Sourav many years. side skipper expect any he straight hit to Shane Watson at odd and even a bit weird. breaking through the TV sets of mil- Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah, as well Truly in sync with the extraordi- Iyer. such thing mid-wicket. It was different in many ways. lions of viewers. as the office-bearers of the Emirates nary times, CSK’s talismanic skipper “Shikhar from them Suryakumar Yadav (17) and Inaudible under normal circum- In this case, the pre-recorded Cricket Board, were spaced several seats Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a lighter had as good a last which they the giant Saurabh Tiwary (42 off 31 stances because of the roaring cheers cheers could quite swallow up the apart to maintain social distancing. vein, asked at the toss if he could “have season as anybody. don’t expect from balls, 3x4, 1x6) added 44 to steady and chants raining down from the sounds of the bat hitting the ball, like The celebration was far from being a slip” in place owing to the social dis- Prithvi has been themselves,” the the ship but some good outfielding stands packed to the rafters with pas- it would happen in the pre-COVID over the top after Chennai Super Kings tancing guidelines. PTI training very well. coach said. 8 " " * 59 %26 0* 97 Dubai: Captain Steve Smith along with star players Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler have cleared the ings XI Punjab skipper KL mandatory Covid-19 test on arrival and are avail- KRahul on Saturday said the *0 , * denly you have to stay in a separate “Being a gentleman’s game you don’t able to play Rajasthan Royal’s IPL opener side is motivated to making this room... Felt each individual used that think about revenge (against MI). You against Chennai Super Kings at the Sharjah IPL season a memorable one by taying in self isolation for the first time well and nobody was disappoint- think about the mistakes you made.” Cricket ground on September 22. playing a good brand of crick- Ssix days after spending five months ed or frustrated,” the former India Four-time champions Mumbai The trio were part of the 21-strong contin- et. with family was the hardest phase, skipper said after winning the toss. Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said gent of Australia and England players, who “The team has been fantas- according to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, “After the first 14 days it was nice adapting to the conditions in UAE will arrived in the UAE from UK by a special char- tic, we’ve been getting along who spoke for the first time in to get out. The practice facilities were be the key. tered flight on September 17. great and are looking forward to months ahead of the IPL opener very good.” “We have been here for few “Smith, Buttler and Archer underwent playing a good brand of cricket against Mumbai Indians. Back in action after a long gap, weeks, so understand conditions bet- Covid-19 tests on Friday and results are nega- and making this season a mem- In the run-up to 13th IPL, Dhoni, who had retired from ter. Before coming here, we had a tive. So they are available for selection with quar- orable one,” Rahul said. Chennai Super Kings were rocked international cricket a little over camp in Mumbai. Also had quality antine duration being reduced to 36 hours,” an “We’re confident, we’re by 13 Covid-19 cases, including a month ago, said he worked on practice out here in Abu Dhabi. Key IPL source said. motivated and we are really two players, and pullouts by the his fitness during the coron- here will be to understand conditions,” Former Australia skipper Smith excited to be a part of this edi- senior duo of Suresh Raina and avirus-induced lockdown in he said. has had concussion problems and tion of the Indian Premier Harbhajan Singh due to per- India. “Pitches for the practice matches missed all three ODIs against League,” he added. sonal reasons. His bulging biceps will be similar to what we’ll get here. England and his participation in the Rahul, who has been hand- As per the protocols, were there for everyone So ready to go.” opening game is subject to clearance ed the Kings XI Punjab captain- teams had to quarantine to see. The last time the IPL was from both franchise and cy after two stellar seasons with for six days in Dubai and “Have the liber- held in UAE, Mumbai Indians Cricket Australia’s medical the bat at the top of the order, 14-days in Abu Dhabi. ty during lockdown had returned home empty team. said it will be a challenging expe- However, CSK had to spend time on handed. Asked if it plays on If Smith misses the first rience playing in the UAE with- way this time with a strong season. The boys have been to stretch their self-iso- yourself to keep fit. Have the mind in any way, Rohit game, Buttler could lead out the fans but the team is ready squad at their disposal with the working really hard and we lation period to to applaud every mem- said: “We just have two the side as he is one of the for it. likes of Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, have a nice balance of youth and September 1 due to pos- ber of the squad for members from that squad, seniormost players in the “It is going to be a different Mohammad Shami and overseas experience in our squad,” head itive cases in the camp utilising the time well.” so it is a new set up now. team. experience this year, but we as recruits Chris Gayle, Glenn Coach Anil Kumble said. including players Deepak Chennai had lost The way we’ve been playing As of now, the fran- a team are up to the challenge Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, “We are all looking for- Chahar and Ruturaj the finals to Mumbai cricket for the last couple of chise is hopeful that and are playing for all the fans Jimmy Neesham, the in-form ward to having a good season Gaikwad. Indians in the last edi- years, it has been good. All Smith will clear the who continue to support us,” Nicholas Pooran and Mujeeb this year. I truly believe that “First six days in quaran- tion. in all we’ve had good prepa- mandatory concussion Rahul said. Zadran. Kings XI Punjab have the nec- tine is very difficult. You are Asked if revenge is ration. Now all about exe- tests and be available from KXIP, who have never won “The team looks great and essary squad to go all the way in with your family and sud- on his mind, Dhoni said: cution.” the first game itself. PTI the IPL, are aiming to go all the we have a top-notch line up this this IPL,” he added. & !";7& &

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Going one step further, the adapt to the new normal and subscribing to demands any new entrant to match the one factor that could help in bridging very long in the B2B or B2G segment. Dun and Bradstreet Report released in August educational help platforms such as Byjus or high standards of their products, in this gap. Multifunctional teams consist- Time and money would be lost if the 2020 predicted that the GDP would contract Toppr or Global Shiksha, Khan Academy and order to satisfy the customers. ing of technologists, psychologists, soci- newcomers wait to close large busi- by 4.5% this fiscal year. Amidst these daunting others. People are going an extra mile to adapt ● Ed-Tech being a very large and broad ologists and neurobiologists can identi- nesses with governments or large numbers, one industry that is still reflecting a to the Ed-Tech culture and connecting inter- industry with too many areas to fy hundreds of areas that require in- school chains. 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t was on a Friday (to be precise, on November 13, 2015) that I met Manohar Parrikar, the country’s defence minister for the first and last time. He flew into the Indian NavalI Station Rajali, around 80 km south of Chennai by a Boeing Poseidon- 8 India (Boeing P-80I) the country’s newly acquired Long Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft, described as the country’s eyes and ears up in the air. As he strode into the auditorium, I could feel the powerful aura of elegance associated with him. It was for the induction into service of the eight aircraft, each procured at a cost of 1,500 crore he flew down to Rajali despite the heavy rains and winds that tormented northern Tamil Nadu on that Friday. The induction ceremony was as simple as the chief guest. There was no big speech or show. The minister unveiled a plaque installed on the side of the 4.9 km long runway and he was presented with a memento by Admiral Dhowan, the then chief of naval staff. 3G-,-*-4 Before embarking the aircraft for his onward journey to New Delhi, the min- 0637 ,%-+84,6 ister was surrounded by journalists for some possible ‘bytes’. All were asking 2,8-+--- him about the One Rank One Pension controversy generated by a section of ex- +@ F"" servicemen who had accused the government with going back on the promise. Some of them had threatened to return the medals they received from a snook at the millions. This is India that the Government for their meritorious is Bharat. services to the nation. And some had But why didn’t Goans take up viola- even burnt the medals and ribbons! promote Durand Cup Football tourna- Parrikar looked so healthy and energetic than 20 times during his tenure as leader to yield space to the Hindutwa politics tion of court orders, if any, in the mining “Returning the medals and burning ment. It is Asia’s oldest and world’s third on that Friday in 2015 and nobody of the opposition and chief minister, had only because of the kind of work done licence and casino issues have been left the medals are like insulting the nation. oldest championship and it is our would have imagined even in their to walk a tight rope to convince the by Parrikar and associates. In a democ- untold. It definitely would have added to Medals are a recognition of bravery, for responsibility to revive it,” he said. wildest dreams he had some medical world about their neutrality and impar- racy, all political parties should have the value of the book. These instances the service to the nation. It has nothing To convince me about his serious- issues which would snuff out that life so tiality while writing about the life and space to grow, grow fairly. Parrikar has are also parts of the folklore associated to do with service conditions whereas ness, Parrikar told me that he was pas- soon. times of a Sangh Parivar man. They have succeeded in developing his political with Goa and Parrikar. Similarly, the OROP is with service conditions. It does sionate about football. “Do you know Manohar Parrikar was the first BJP succeeded in it because they have left no party into a major entity like the manag- authors’ criticism in Parrikar surround- not say you are entitled for medals,” that I myself was a football player and chief minister of Goa and also the tenth stones unturned while writing about er/coach a soccer team builds a team ing himself with persons from the GSB Parrikar replied. He declined to com- have played in all levels of the games. chief minister of the State. Pramod Parrikar. from scratch to that of a winning combi- community to which he belonged ment when asked whether the continu- Goans are passionate about the game. It Sawant, the present Chief Minister is the The authors while introducing nation. sounded out of place. I have seen how ing agitation has some political motives. was during my first tenure as chief min- 13th to occupy the gaddi. Nobody has Parrikar to the readers said that he had Parrikar as leader of opposition and ministers belonging to the Dravidian “It is for those who are agitating to prove ister I declared football as Goa’s official bothered to write the biographies of the to settle for metallurgy engineering in then as Chief Minister were two differ- parties appoint only members from their that it is not politically motivated. Let game. We have village level tournaments other 12 chief ministers while two young IIT, ‘ranked low in the elite institution’s ent personalities, charge the authors. caste in their personal staff. Same is the them prove it themselves,” said the min- as well as league matches featuring big journalists, Sadguru Patil and flaunting order compared to other Since I am not familiar with Goan poli- case with Muslim League, Kerala ister. When he was about to leave, I time clubs. I had played the game even Mayabhushan Nagvenkar selected branches of engineering’. Metallurgy tics, let me stay away from that contro- Congress leaders in my home state! The asked him about his two hour long jour- while I was pursing my studies in IIT Manohar Parrikar as their subject speaks engineering was a topic very much in versy. But how many politicians are there only difference is that casteism in Kerala ney in the Poseidon 80-I from Bombay. It was because of an injury, I volumes about the greatness and unique- demand in those days because the coun- in India who fight corruption with the is not severe as it is in TN! Andamans to Arkkonam and also about had to hang my boots so early,” he ness of the man. try’s nuclear and space programmes and same dedication with which they fight “An Extraordinary Life” stands out the possibilities of the revival of Durand opened up. The enthusiasm and energy For people from Goa, Parrikar is a the flourishing metal industries were on the system while in the Opposition? only because of the main protagonist, Cup Football Championship hosted by when he spoke of football had to be seen swayamsevak (volunteer) of the RSS, a B the prowl for graduates in metallurgy. What happened to the 2G Spectrum, Manohar Parrikar. He reminds the read- the Indian Army . to believe. And that too from the coun- Tech graduate from IIT Bombay in met- How Parrikar single-handedly built Coal Gate, Commonwealth Games ers about characters in Hindi movies, The word football literally ‘threw try’s defence minister. allurgical engineering (an important and the BJP into a powerful force in Goa scam, National Herald scam, Bofors who succumb to fate which claims their him out of balance’. “Well, I’ll answer It was another thing that politics tough branch of technology) and a BJP politics is interesting. A small state dom- scam and a host of other such cases? The lives in the form of cancer or villains’ your question on football first. I’ll defi- took the front seat as he had to return to worker. The authors, who have inter- inated by the Maharashtravadi prime suspects are still seen in TV chan- gun shots. This Parrikar was a Manohar nitely and seriously look into how to Panaji as chief minister of Goa. 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here has been much talk extreme exigencies of flood, a ering energy access. India’s per Tabout the wishful shifting tree becomes a shelter for a capita emissions today are 1.6 of power from the West to the tiger, a human, a serpent and a tonnes of CO2, well below the East. The rise of China, along peacock. None of them harm global average of 4.4 tonnes. with India and Japan, was each other; they hang on calm- Inequality and climate showcased as a precursor that ly. The reason for this unthink- change are parts of the same the 21st Century is destined to able habitation in the peculiar coin. Therefore, climate change be an Asian century. But there’s condition is the existential is also related to lifestyle. many a slip ‘twixt cup and lip. threat for each. The disruptions Western economist Thorestein The moot point is whether in climate have pushed coun- Veblen, who coined the terms China can become a super- tries in the same situation: to “invidious consumption” point- power like the erstwhile shelter on the same tree. The ed out how individuals use Colonial Britain and the pre- corona pandemic is a harsh luxury goods to show off their ' sent day America to control the reminder of the undergoing status. The US top ten per cent international system. And if change. The beginning of emits six times more than 50 " Beijing can’t, who can be. industrial revolutions in the per cent of the bottom at the According to Richard Haass, early nineteenth century in household level. Adam Smith, one of the thinkers of world Europe, along with the politi- the father of economics, politics, a superpower needs to cal ideology of an unchal- explained in his path-breaking ! ' have, besides economic and lenged charter of individualism, book “the Wealth of Nations”: military prowess, an ability to created a world order which It is the industry which is going intervene politically in any was based on more consump- to make the country rich. But part of the world and prove its tion, better development and ancient Indian wisdom is con- unparalleled strength. Another highly racial and geographical trary to the views of Adam qualification is to use nuclear superiority. One after another Smith. Mahatma Gandhi once NH weapons and its access to any geopolitical theorists from said that India cannot afford to # + O J entity across the globe. China Henry Mackinder to TH follow the British economic flatly fails on both the para- Mahan, Heartland theory to policy of greed. If two-thirds of K meters to become a super- Rim Land postulated to justi- planet failed to satisfy the greed power. The second problem for fy the western interventions of Britain, India had four times the rising China theory is that and shaping the world system The Covid-19 pandemic on coal consumption at home, the oil became the driving climate change than other parts the population of Britain, so it there are more than two pow- that keeps the western interests has completely eclipsed the its coal and energy companies force of world politics. of the world. would need four planets like ers emerging on the landscape intact. This is how the two hun- Chinese credentials in the are on a building spree over- Geopolitics of oil embargos are The only country which earth to fulfil the greed. of international system. The dred years of history of the international system. The way seas. Chinese companies are common. Oil and gas have not shines out in the crisis is India. Unfortunately during the early middle powers like India, world is with us which has cre- China manipulated the World involved in at least 240 coal only been used as sticks to hurt It will have the largest world decades after Independence, Germany, Japan, South Africa ated a threat of existence not Health Organization which led projects in 25 of the Belt and or deter foes, but also as carrots population of the world by India became a copy cat of are inching up to shape the merely for Asians and Africans to an exponential spread of Road countries, including to reward allies and ensure 2024. It has tested democratic western pattern of develop- world system together. Chinese but for Europeans and pandemic in the globe, its anti- Bangladesh, Pakistan, Serbia, their allegiance. The climate credentials and strong consti- ment. That is why the Modi aggressions in many parts of Americans as well. green and anti-humanitarian Kenya, Ghana, Malawi, and conferences of the UN have tutional framework. The Government is working on to Asia have exposed Beijing’s Now the larger question is face has been unmasked. The Zimbabwe. It has a particular been consistently reminding ancient Indian wisdom is based reintroduce the ancient wis- desperation to become the which country has the ability to Climate Action Tracker gives eye on the coal resources of the world to switch over from on “Vashudhaiv Kutumbakam” dom. External Affairs Minister unparalleled power in the shelter like a tree in the uni- China a very poor grade South Asia, Southeast Asia, fossil fuels to renewable sources which encapsulates each coun- S Jaishankar has also said that ' !6551'* region. versal flood. America is because of its continued Central and Eastern Europe, of energy. But things are not try in its fold. India has dis- Climate Change is not merely In these situation if there is absolutely odd man out. It has reliance on coal. China has the West Asia, and the Russian moving. American President played its commitment for the a fuel issue but it has a larger a world order which could be been the biggest disrupter of failed to stop the building of the Far East. Secondly, Chinese Donald Trump, in meeting resolutions of Paris context. Unsustainable con- developed beyond the con- the Green World. It did not new coal-based plants. China is political system is not trans- with CEOs of the companies Commitment. The 8 folds sumption is the fundamental ventional theory of world sys- sign the Kyoto Protocol and financing coal-fired power parent. Its next move is unpre- during the pandemic, assured jump in solar energy in the last cause of pollution and ecolog- tem, it can be a Green World withdrew from the Paris plants outside the country, and dictable. Third, China is very them of carbon-led economic six years proved a point. India ical destruction. India has Order that creates a pitch for Climate. China is developing increasing emissions elsewhere. keen to settle the historical development in future. The is going to generate more than increased its solar-energy non-fossil free energy system huge infrastructure of green China remains the world’s scores after becoming the impact of fossil-fuel economy 450 GW of energy through capacity more than twelve fold which can preclude cata- energy, especially wind and largest producer of carbon largest economy. Therefore, its is visible. The trade war renewable sources by 2030. since 2014. The Indian stand is strophic situations. This looks solar. China produced almost emissions. It is planning to intentions are based on self- between America and China is Prime Minister Narendra Modi not contradictory. It says what more promising for a sustain- 170 GW of solar energy in finance and build roads, rail- interests which would generate pitching for carbon-led energy was awarded the “Champion of it does. The democratic cre- able world order. The world is 2018, but China has a dubious ways, bridges, ports, and indus- more conflicts in the interna- system. The climate disruption Earth” by the UN Secretary dentials are well respected. This sitting on the brink of cata- character. Dragon wants to trial parks abroad, beginning tional system. has reached the tipping point. General in 2018. He started to Government has prepared a strophe. Neither the US nor keep its house clean but litters with China’s neighbours in So far world politics was The whole world is severely lead the International Solar blue print of Green World China is keen to safeguard the other parts of the world with Central, South, and Southeast driven by the greed for oil and under its grip. But certain parts Alliance. India has made Order. According to PM Modi world through its roadmap for fossil fuels. The Chinese system Asia and eventually reaching gas. Churchill after the end of of the world are more prone to important progress towards it is secure, sure and pure. the Green World Order. does not think magnanimous- Western Europe and across the First World War ventured climatic change. Like Southeast meeting the United Nations We have heard of a ly to safeguard the planet with the Pacific to Latin America. to use imported oil in place of Asia and South Asia will face Sustainable Developmental (The writer is a professor of Panchtantra story: In the an inclusive approach. While China has imposed a cap coal for British fleets, since then more severe consequences of Goals, notably Goal-7 on deliv- political science)

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n Pakistan, the majority temple is closed so I am per- ment. Icommunity has licence to kill forming my early morning Blasphemy laws in Pakistan anyone, particularly persons prayers (bhajans) at home only. are derived from the Holy from minority communities, in One day my neighbour Quran and Hadiths, but there the name of blasphemy without knocked at my door and threat- are differences between differ- waiting for court trials. The ened our family. ‘You Hindus ent Islamic schools of jurispru- ugliest part is that the murderer should go to India and sing dence in this regard. Several is hailed as a “ghazi” or “mar- your bhajans there. If you want Islamic scholars believe that tyr” to the nation. to live in Pakistan, live quietly, Quranic verses are misinter- It’s time the world wakes up don’t chant Krishna nonsense preted by dominant Muslim to the medieval treatment of early morning’.” groups in Pakistan with the religious minorities in Pakistan. He added, “Believe me I support of establishment that The blasphemy law was first was not chanting loudly. My allows them to use blasphemy introduced in 1860 by the neighbour always look for an laws as a tool to achieve their colonial administration. The opportunity to browbeat us so narrow sectarian interests and . law stipulated ten years of that under pressure we should agendas. A Quranic verse, imprisonment or fine or both. sell our apartment to them and which directly mentions blas- + Later the law was amended in leave this place, while they phemy, calls on Muslims to not 1927. In 1953, when anti- always listen Indian music blaspheme deities of other reli- Ahmadiyya riots erupted, loudly all the time. Even there gions, lest people of those reli- Jamaat-e-Islami demanded is a mosque-madrasa in our gions retaliate by blaspheming amendments to the law but the apartments where loudspeak- against Allah. Government of Pakistan did ers keep on blaring out.” “And do not insult (wa la not entertain its requests. In 2009, Aasya Noreen, tasubbu) those they invoke However, when anti- better known as Asia Bibi, a other than Allah, lest they Ahmadiyya riots erupted again Pakistani Christian, was insult (fa-yasubbu) Allah in ! 1 " in 1974, the second accused of blasphemy. “Why enmity without knowledge. Amendment was introduced in you used my cup for drinking Thus, we have made pleasing to , " the Constitution of Pakistan water? You are non-Muslim, a every community their deeds. and all Islamist parties came ‘kafir’.” Argument over this led Then to their Lord is their + together under the banner of to Noreen’s arrest in 2010. She return and He will inform Tehreek-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatam- was convicted of blasphemy by them about what they used to e-Nabuwwat (movement for a Pakistani court and sen- do.” — Qur’an, 6:108 the protection of the finality of tenced to death. Minorities However, a few Hadiths the Prophethood). Later in Minister Shahbaz Bhatti and justify severe punishments for 1984, the Zia-Ul-Haq regime Punjab Governor Salman blasphemy. But not everyone passed an anti-Ahmadiyya Taseer both were assassinated mass communication of Abdul there, but no action was taken. ordered me to kill this enemy files on the social media. agrees. Secular Muslims in ordinance, which decreed that for advocating on behalf of Asia Wali Khan University, was Later investigations found that of Allah so that I can be award- Blasphemy Law (Clause , Pakistan have always demand- “Ahmadis cannot call them- Bibi and opposing the blas- killed in 2017 on the premises the content Mishal posted had ed with gift of heaven.” 295C) of Pakistan panel court ed abolition of the blasphemy selves Muslims” or “pose as phemy laws. of the university by a mob on only secular views and refer- The murderer was praised reads: “Whoever by words, laws but didn’t succeed because Muslim”, and those who Under global pressure, in allegation of posting blasphe- ences to books on democracy by a majority of people in either spoken or written or by of the interest groups. defied the law faced three years 2018, the Supreme Court of mous content online. He was in and equality of humanity. But Pakistan and even Government visible representation or by Whipping up religious senti- in prison. Pakistan acquitted Asia Bibi on the hostel of the university before this realisation came officials and politicians used his any imputation, innuendo or ments is a powerful tool in Cases of extortion from grounds that there was insuf- when he was stripped naked out, Pakistan had already lost picture as their display insinuation, directly or indi- Pakistan that has always been minorities in Pakistan are fre- ficient evidence. But she was and severely beaten up by a a beautiful soul. picture (DP) on their social rectly, defiles the sacred name used by rulers to control peo- D'7'*'6! 0 quent but rarely reported to not released from custody group of students and then Recently, on July 29, Tahir media profiles. of the Holy prophet ple, and create pressure groups authorities for the fear of because of safety concerns. A shot. He succumbed to his Naseem, an American, was When I reported this case Muhammad (PBUH) shall be of religious parties to perpetu- reprisals. Victims pay huge Muslim cleric Maulana Yousaf injuries. The mob was kicking shot dead inside a Pakistani and announced a campaign on punished with death or impris- ate fear. Minorities, especially ransoms as protection money Qureshi announced a bounty his lifeless body and beating it courtroom where he had gone social media against the blas- onment for life and shall also wealthy Hindus, are easy prey to mosques and madrassas to of 500,000 Pakistani Rupees to with wooden planks. His body for a trial for alleged blasphe- phemy laws, forced conver- be liable to fine.” in Pakistan. save their lives. Otherwise they anyone who would kill Asia was then thrown from the sec- my. He was an Ahmadiyya sions and enforced disappear- The law prescribes the have to leave their business and Bibi. In 2019, she finally got a ond floor of the building. The but one of my sources told me ances in Pakistan and organised death penalty for those who are (The writer, an exiled polit- properties. safe passage and arrived in mob even tried to burn his that he was having mental a protest at the Consulate found guilty of blasphemy. The ical leader from Sindh, is vice A Hindu friend of mine Canada, but she continues to body while chanting “Allah-o- issues. His murderer justified General of Pakistan in Houston, option of life imprisonment has president of Jeay Sindh Thinkers narrated one such incident to receive threat to her life. Akbar”. At least 25 law enforce- the killing, “A light appeared in I received many life threats and been defunct since a 1991 Forum. He is currently living in me: “Due to coronavirus, our Mishal Khan, a student of ment officers were present my dream last night and was targeted by unknown pro- Federal Shariat Court judg- the US) ' (<' ,<. 10 , .- &H- *0' ,<. 10 , /

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