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(Amendment) Act (CAA), However, the biggest rally “The Ganga Yatra aims to National Population Register will be held in Lucknow on promote continuous flow of the (NPR) and National Register January 21, where BJP chief river, its purity and cleanliness of Citizens (NRC), the ruling and Union Home Minister and boost economic activities by Bharatiya Janata Party in Uttar Amit Shah will be the main connecting with ‘Arth Ganga’ Pradesh has gone on the offen- speaker along with UP’s chief campaign. The Ganga is not sive, taking the bull by horns. minister, deputy chief minister only a symbol of faith but also The BJP has planned six big and other leaders. aids the country’s development rallies, one each in the six man- On January 22, there will and prosperity,” Yogi had recent- dals of the party, this month to be two rallies, one in Kanpur ly said while reviewing the clear doubts over the CAA and and the other in Meerut. The progress of Namami Gange pro- mobilise support for it. Kanpur rally will be held at ject for cleaning river Ganga. The first such rally was 1),   , /  1  commercial ground where Departments that have a held at Sampurnanand 2  +  Union minister Narendra Singh prominent role in the campaign Sanskrit University sports Tomar along with the chief are Urban Development, Rural ground in Prime Minister spreading lies about it. “Standing by anti-nation- minister and other ministers Development, Panchayati Raj, Narendra Modi’s constituency Irani said that Mahatma al and anti-social elements has will address the gathering. In Home, Transport, Horticulture, Varanasi on Saturday and it Gandhi had said at the time of become a culture of this party Meerut, the rally will be held at Agriculture, Forest and was addressed by Union min- partition in 1947 that the doors which had put leaders like Madhokunj Shatabdi Nagar Environment, Information, ister Smriti Irani along with of India would always remain- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Jaiprakash where Defence Minister Tourism, Culture, Education and Chief Minister Yogi ing open for the minority Narayan and Ram Manohar Rajnath Singh and BJP state Health. Jal Shakti department is Adityanath, his deputy Keshav communities in the neigh- Lohia behind bars and main- chief Swatantra Dev Singh will the nodal department for the Prasad Maurya and BJP state bouring country if they want- tained relationship with people be the chief speakers. Ganga Yatra. chief Swatantra Dev Singh. ed to return due to discrimi- like Karim Lala during the The last rally will be held During the yatra, various Addressing the gather- nation on the basis of religion. Emergency,” Irani charged. at Kothi Meena Bazaar grounds departments will sensitise people ing, Union Textiles Minister She said that even former She said it was Congress in Agra on January 23, where living on the riverbanks on how Smriti Irani said that Congress prime minister Manmohan which had accepted division of BJP national working president to keep the Ganga clean — pol- was misleading the people of Singh had demanded protec- the nation on the basis of reli- JP Nadda and Chief Minister lution-free, polythene-free — the country on the new citi- tion for Hindus living in shel- gion just to make a member of Yogi Adityanath along with and let it flow unhindered. zenship lay by echoing ter camps. one family the prime minister other senior leaders will One of the Ganga Yatras Pakistan’s views on it and was “The Congress is opposing of India. address the gathering. would start from Bijnor and backing those who indulged the CAA only on the directive Irani also accused the In each rally, the BJP is end at Kanpur, while the other in arson, pelted stone at cops, of the Gandhi family,” she Congress of maintaining expecting a crowd of over one would start from Ballia and cul- set buses afire and damaged added. silence on the forced conver- lakh and senior national lead- minate at Kanpur. Several Union public properties in the name Without taking any names, sion of a girl belonging to Sikh ers are expected to attend and state ministers and law- of protest against the CAA the Union minister said the community and said the grand them. makers (MPs, MLAs and MLCs) only because the Narendra Congress and its general sec- old party was not only anti- The ruling party has will participate in the campaign. Modi government stood with retary stood with elements Hindu and anti-Sikh but also already launched a door-to- Some sources claimed that the destitutes. having criminal tendency who anti-Christian. door campaign to spread Union Home Minister Amit She exhorted BJP workers indulged in violence and arson On Sunday, a similar rally awareness among the people Shah is likely to be present on the to make people aware about in the name of protest against will be held at Maharana about CAA and to dispel mis- concluding day. the CAA as the Congress was the CAA in UP. 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While two students All-India Inter University Sujeet Pandey claimed that the have been selected for the Boxing Championship at man killed his wife and two ‘Khelo India Camp’ in athlet- Samrat Prithvi Raj Chauhan children before hanging him-   ics and boxing, three more Degree College, Baghpat. self with his faced covered. have earned kudos for the Ankit Chaurasiya, Viru Rasali However, it was yet to be ascer-   (   9 &/? university with their individ- and Vivek Singh have secured tained as to why he took the ual performances in karate. silver medal in the All-India extreme step. he Gudamba incident and Aarti Devi has been select- Inter University Karate The deceased were identi- Tthe method which Pintu ed for ‘Khelo India Camp’ Championship held at fied as Pintu Gupta (32), his opted for to end his life became due to her 6th position in the Satyabhama Institute of wife Aarti (30), and their chil- the talk of the town on 21.09-km half-marathon event Science and Technology, dren Neha (8) & Naitik (5). The Saturday. Pintu had covered his held in association with Rajiv Chennai. Ankit Chaurasiya family lived in a rented accom- face with a piece of black cloth, Gandhi University of Health also won the bronze medal in modation in Shivani Vihar as done by culprits in some Sciences at Alva’s College, individual category. locality (near Sandhya School). gruesome crimes, before hang- Pintu, who was a native of ing himself. Police said he cov- Varanasi, used to drive the e- ered his face and then tied the rickshaw of his landlord noose around his neck to end Chhedi Lal Raghuvanshi. The his life. “It is not clear as to why landlord informed Pintu’s he chose this particular mother, Baby, about the inci- method. He could have ended dent through a maid. He also his life without covering his used to ferry Raghuvanshi’s face. We have never seen such children to school. a scene even in TV serials. As per reports, There is a tradition to cover the Raghuvanshi noticed that Pintu face of a convict on death row did not wake up on Saturday reached the scene. Later, the before he is hanged till death. morning to resume his daily Commissioner of Police also In this case, Pintu appeared to routine. He went into Pintu’s reached the scene to take stock have acted as a hangman for room on the first floor, only to of the investigation. himself. He may have been find the doors bolted from Talking to mediapersons, remorseful after he killed his inside with no response from Pandey said Pintu strangulat- wife and children,” neighbours inside despite repeated calls. He ed Aarti, Neha and Naitik and opined. However, they drew a also knocked the doors, but to later hanged himself possibly in blank when asked as to where no avail. In the meantime, repentance. “Pintu took time in Pintu got that idea from. another tenant, Ashutosh, ending his life killing his wife Pintu’s son Naitik reached the scene and peeped and children. He dismantled expressed his desire to have a inside, only to find Pintu hang- the ceiling fan’s blades and non-vegetarian food in dinner ing from the ceiling while his then hanged himself after cov- on Friday, and Pintu’s mother wife and kids covered by a ering his face with a piece of gave money, asking him to blanket. Raghuvanshi informed black cloth. He may have been bring meat. Pintu and Naitik Pintu’s mother, who lives in mentally stressed,” Pandey said. later brought meat from a mar- another house in the same It surfaced during investi- ket. The family sat together to locality. The police said Pintu’s gation that Pintu’s parents had watch India-Australia ODI father died some time back and visited his house on Friday match on TV on Friday night. his mother married another night and were offered food. “I “Pintu was behaving nor- man, Hari Shanker, who is live in another house in the +          4 5     +  mally and he never showed any also of native of Varanasi. locality. I told Pintu that my signs of anger or depression last Pintu’s mother, along with husband and I will have dinner his wife over some issue. vious night. added. Neighbours said Pintu night. It is beyond our com- Hari Shanker, reached the at our place and he packed the A pillow was also found The Commissioner of was unhappy with Aarti and prehension as what transpired scene. As the doors were broke meal for us,” Baby told resting on Aarti’s face and it Police said forensic teams col- the couple would pick up after we left the house,” Hari open, Aarti, Neha and Naitik reporters before falling uncon- seemed that Pintu smothered lected samples from the crime fights off and on. “He had Shanker told reporters. It sur- were also also found dead scious. The police said Pintu her to death using the same. scene and photographed the been working as an e-rick- faced during investigation that while Pintu hanging with a was dressed in a pair of lowers As per police, articles in the position of bodies from dif- shaw driver for a long time but Pintu wanted his children to saree tied around his neck. A and a vest and it seemed that house were intact and there ferent angles. “The report of we never heard him com- become doctors and to meet police team, along with foren- he was going to sleep when he were no signs of any outsider’s the crime scene investigation plaining about his low paying the expenses on their studies, sic experts and dog squad, may have picked up a fight with presence in the room the pre- will be studied later,” he job,” they said. he used to work for long hours. @ ) Q 
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#!   in the contest. The event was #  conducted by Vimala Sharma In the series of events for and Anant Madhukar from   (   9 &/? birth anniversary celebrations of ISTRAC and the performance of Dr Vikram Sarabhai being students was evaluated by a uslim women in large numbers organised at Regional Science panel of jury members. On Mparticipated in an indefinite City, an audio-video film on Saturday, about 100 students protest against Citizenship Vikram Sarabhai and ISRO facil- from different schools partici- (Amendment) Act at the historical ities for the benefit of school pated in the programme. Hussainabad Clock Tower in Old children was screened on City area of Lucknow. The protest has Saturday. A popular science lec-    been organised on the lines of Shaheen ture on rocket science was also A seminar to brief the Bagh in Delhi and Roshan Bagh in delivered by scientist, ISTRAC Lucknow police’s gazetted offi- Prayagraj. The protesters are demand- (ISRO) Lucknow, SN Sahu,who cers on the provisions of section ing withdrawal of the Citizenship explained the science behind the 14 of CrPC and its use was held (Amendment) Act, National rocket launching. In the last at Reserve Police Lines on Population Register and National phase of the programme, a Saturday. The seminar was Register of Citizens. debate competition was held chaired by joint commissioner of On Saturday, women protesters for school children on ‘Human police Neelabja Cahudhary. A waving the national flag and holding advancement in Space: Boon or retired judge of High Court, JCP placards, raised slogan of ‘Bharat Bane?’ About 60 students from (New Delhi) and senior advo- Mata ki jai’. The protest started after 10 different schools participated cates were also present at the Friday prayers and by the evening, the seminar. number of protesters swelled. Police were deployed to prevent      any untoward incident and the pro- Greenpeace India is set to testers were prevented from lighting launch its fourth version of bonfires. On Friday night, the pro- Airpocalypse report on January testers switched on the flashlight of 21. Airpocalypse - IV analyses their mobile phones and chanted Ram the data compiled by CPCB Prasad Bismil’s poem ‘Sarfaroshi ki from National Air Monitoring tamanna ab humare dil mein hai, Programme (NAMP) network dekhna hai zor kitna bazue qatil mein collecting air quality data for 287 hain’ (The desire for revolution is in cities across the country in 2018. our hearts, let us see how much Media spokesperson of the strength is in the arms of the enemy) 3          +  organisation said although the and ‘Inquilab zindabad’. analysis and data would be Children held charts and placards people of different political ideologies some chaos in the evening as family alleged that Shia cleric Maulana released later, but it is learnt that that read ‘Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Isai, here. This is a people’s movement and members of some of the protesters Kalbe Jawwad was behind the protest there are a sizeable number of aapas mein hain bhai-bhai’ (Hindus, a new leadership will emerge,’’ she said. reached there to serve them tea and as he had rewarded the protesters UP cities, where air pollution lev- Muslims, Sikhs, Christians are all The protesters felt that the CAA had snacks. It was alleged that the police handsomely. Rizvi said that the els exceed 60 μg/m3 limits for brothers) and ‘No to citizenship based been brought to “attack” Muslim reli- did not grant them permission which Maulana had supported the Bharatiya PM10 as prescribed under on religion’. Speaking to the media on gious sentiments and the National had the protesters stirred. Following Janata Party government on occasions National Ambient Air Quality Saturday, an activist and student union Register of Citizens would again bring the chaos, the police forced closure of in the past but he was leading the Standards (NAAQS). “New data leader Pooja Shukla said that the the people to queues. “This law is an shops in the locality which turned protest from behind the scene to exert reveals twice as many cities vio- protest started around 12 noon with attempt to break the age-old cordial into a fortress. Pre-empting assem- pressure on the government and the lating air quality norms as recog- just a handful of men and women. She relations between Hindus and blage of more protesters, senior offi- district administration for his per- nised in National Clean Air said as the numbers swelled, police Muslims,’’ they claimed. cials sent additional force to the sonal gains. Programme,” he pointed out. were deployed after which the women Meanwhile, huge police force scene. There were reports that police- “Maulana Jawwad wants Chief asked the men to leave as they did not consisting of local cops and RAF men had a verbal duel with the Minister Yogi Adityanath to speak to want any confrontation. “At midnight, jawans was deployed at Clock Tower women and they shooed away youths him on phone so that he may tell the all lights were switched off. Public toi- on Saturday evening. The movement who flocked to the scene after learn- people that the protest is being called lets in the area were locked. But of the police contingent, with jawans ing of chaos. However, a police off at the latter’s request. This will help through the night, people kept com- sitting in police trucks and vehicles spokesman said the situation was in restoring the faith of the Shia ing with blankets and food and offered passing via Hazratganj and other under control. Muslims in the Maulana, who is us their toilets to use. We spent the localities, caught people by surprise. Meanwhile, UP Shia Central mired in several controversies and night holding candles. You will find The peaceful protest witnessed Waqf Board Chairman Wasim Rizvi court cases,” Rizvi alleged. 3 () .11 2 3*   ,  ! ! four years. Syed Ali Ahmed, a stu- CMS founder dent of City Montessori Jagdish   ,     School, Kanpur Road, has Gandhi con- been offered a scholarship of gratulated US$ 1,14,00 by the Illinois Syed on his Institute of Technology achievement (USA) for pursuing higher and also praised teachers studies there. The scholar- for their hard work, guid- ship has been offered to him ance and encouragement for for the entire study period of students. !  '::P The outgoing batch of Class XII of DPS, Indira Nagar, was given a heart-warming farewell ‘HUNAYN- 2020’ on Saturday, which left a trail of sweet memories to cherish for a lifetime. The evening was laced with festoons, confetti, fun, frolic, fer- vor and festivity. The air  
   
  (774) 5          +  was replete with sweet fragrances, swish of silks   (   9 &/? motivational words which However, she said she would be draped by girls, spirited inspired me and the support of appearing for Mains for the gait of boys, warmly he results of JEE (Mains)- my family which helped me second time to improve her welcoming smiles and T2020 were declared on through the exams,” he said. He percentile. giggles. The evening was Saturday and the city achievers added that besides entering Adarsh Goel, who is the a fiesta devoted to the looked overjoyed. Even though one of the top IITs, he is also son of a CDRI scientist, cleared years spent together scores of aspirants cracked the interested in having his own the exams in his first attempt. with friends and teach- exams with high percentile, a start-up in future. He said hard work and good ers and to reminisce majority of them said they Ayush Kumar Dwivedi, knowledge was his success joyous moments. The would go for another attempt who is the son of an under sec- mantra. Asked whether he stage was tastefully to better their percentile. retary in the Housing and would go for another attempt, decked up in accor- Srijay Singh Gusain, who Urban Development depart- he said there is always scope for dance with the Arabic secured 99.89 percentile, said ment, secured 99.85 percentile. improvement. A student of theme, in combination he is aiming to get admission A student of CMS CMS (Mahanagar), Adarsh of golden and black. As to top IITs, including Delhi and (Mahanagar), Ayush said he is said he is looking forward to a welcome gesture, the Mumbai. Srijay, whose moth- currently focusing on JEE taking up Electrical and students of the outgoing er and father are assistant nurs- (Advanced). He said it was his Computer Technology. batch were presented ing superintendents at first attempt at the examina- Satvik Sinha, who secured mementos and person- SGPGIMS, said he opted for tion. “My teachers, sister and 99.69 percentile, said he was alised titles attributed to Mathematics because he was parents have been a great sup- partially happy with the results. their persona. An array interested in the subject. port. I studied each subject for “It does not matter how many of drama, dance, music “It was my first attempt and 5-6 hours and now I am aim- hours you devote to studies, and band performances I would practice for hours ing to get admission to IIT- what matters is the quality of was held, showcasing what teachers taught me every- Mumbai,” he said. study,” he said about his success the juniors’ vast reposi- day,” he said. Asked about his Nandini Daruka, who mantra. tory of skills. A mes- success mantra, he said he secured a 99.84 percentile, is a Director of a coaching merising song present- took a lot of mock tests and it student of CMS (Gomti Nagar). institute NK Dubey said it was ed by Shoaib and Aakriti helped him a great deal. She said her success mantra important to have conceptual set the momentum for Amit Kumar Pal, who was hard work. “I did whatev- understanding of the subjects other stage perfor- secured 99.86 percentile, said er home work was given to me for cracking the exams. mances of the evening. he was satisfied with his result. by my teachers and devoted Aryan Aggarwal, who The school band played Son of a revenue official, he maximum time to my studies,” secured 91.57 percentile, said it multiple tracks exhibit- said a lot of hard work and his she said. She pointed out that was his first attempt. A student ing the eternal bond of teachers’ guidance helped him getting into an IIT was always of CMS (LDA), he said there friendship and charmed clear the exams. He said it was her goal and she made it in her was no particular success the audience. A perfor- his second attempt. “In the first first attempt. “My father teach- mantra. “However, hard work mance depicting funny attempt, I could not do well es at a coaching institute and did help,” said Aryan, who is classroom situations had because my mother had passed my mother gave up her job to the son of an electrical engineer everyone in splits. away. However, it was her focus on my studies,” she said. in UPPCL.

     Lucknow (PNS): Minister of State for Minority Welfare, Waqf and Haj Mohsin Raza, along with his family, took a metro ride from Sachivalaya to KD Singh station. About his travel experience, he said: “I am amazed to see the world class facilities being offered and comfortable commuting experience provided by the metro. The phenomenal art work at the stations is awe- inspiring and fills one with immense pride for the histor- ical and cultural heritage of our ancient city.”     " +,- ././   /   
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,  - ntensity of Western distur- systems over the Ibance has impacted the wind Mediterranean Sea. It brings pattern and its speed in winter sudden winter rain to the New Delhi: External Affairs Sources said the discus- this year. This has led to unpre- north-western parts of the Minister S Jaishankar on sions were "very fruitful" and dictable weather and harsh Indian sub-continent is called Saturday assured members of there was "no acrimony". winter. Due to frequent west- Western Disturbance. It is a Parliament that India is safe- They said the minister ern disturbances, north and non-monsoonal precipitation guarding its interests in its explained and put in perspec- north-western India including pattern driven by the wester- neighbourhood amid rising tive how the government is Punjab, Haryana, Jammu & lies. High-altitude westerly influence of China. engaging with India's neigh- Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh winds push these systems Jaishankar was briefing bours. and Uttrakhand witnessed towards India. On the way, the members of the Consultative On the question of rising unprecedented snowfall, rains disturbances gather moisture Committee on External Affairs various probing questions were influence of China in India's in December and January. from various sources includ- including former Congress asked by Rahul Gandhi. neighbourhood, Jaishankar Cold wave conditions per- "The frequent western dis- over the past few decades as Baramulla received unprece- ing Mediterranean, Caspian, president Rahul Gandhi. "Just finished a lively meet- assured the MPs that India is sisted in most parts of north turbance in winter has impact- around six to seven western dented heavy snowfall. and sometimes even the "Animated discussion on ing of the Consultative safeguarding its interests in India on Saturday with many ed wind pattern and its speed. disturbances per month used to Temperature in North Glacier Arabian Sea. The influence of the neighbourhood and Committee on External Affairs the region, they said. places in Himachal Pradesh Easterly wind, which is com- affect the north during winters in Siachen fell down to minus western disturbances is max- beyond. Shared our thinking today chaired by S Jaishankar. Besides Jaishankar, top offi- and Uttar Pradesh receiving mon in January are less influ- before the 1960s. 57 degrees Celsius, while fresh imum over north and north- and assessment on contempo- Rahul Gandhi was in his ele- cials of the Ministry, Foreign rains, while the Kashmir Valley ential or weak as compared to The previous disturbance- snowfall recorded in Gurez west India during the winter rary issues," the Minister tweet- ment and his probing questions Secretary Vijay Keshav and Ladakh reeled under sub- the northwesterly wind. Due to the fourth one to affect India in Sector amounted to 51 cm, season from December to ed after the meeting. elicited candid responses (both Gokhale and his successor zero temperatures. weak easterly wind, severe cold January 2020-reached its peak with 117 cm in Machhil Sector, February," said Dr Kuldeep Biju Janata Dal MP Sasmit must stay off the record alas!) Harsh Vardhan Shringla were According to India wave conditions are prevailed January 13, causing heavy rain- 56 cm in Keran and Tangdhar Srivastava, senior scientist of Patra, a member of the com- Parliamentary democracy in also present in the meeting. Meteorological Department ( over north, northwest and cen- fall across Jammu & Kashmir, Sector, 122 cm in Naogaon IMD. mittee, said interactions were action," he said on Twitter. The Ministry of IMD), this year, however, tral India. The intensity of Himachal Pradesh, and a few Sector, and 61 cm in Uri and In Himachal Pradesh, very meaningful, insightful BJP MP GVL Narasimha Parliamentary Affairs consti- January has witnessed four western disturbances has other neighbouring states in Gulmarg sectors. Shimla received light snowfall and intense. Rao praised Jaishankar, saying tutes Consultative Committees western disturbances in just brought snowfall and rainfall in the process. It also caused As far as Delhi is con- while some parts of the state "Discussions focussed on as an "accomplished diplomat of members of both the Houses first 18 days of the month as hills and plains in India," offi- heavy snowfall over the north cerned, it's usually remains received light rain. Several tourist India's neighbourhood. Details and a hugely successful minis- of Parliament, which are compared to six in December cials said. Indian states, which subse- weather free during this time of hotspots, including Manali, Kufri of the deliberations in the ter", he fielded questions of all attached to various ministries. last year. "A fresh western dis- According to IMD, western quently triggered avalanches month, with only few spells of and Dalhousie, shivered at sub- Committee are confidential members with "immaculate The main purpose of these turbance is expected on disturbances are very frequent that killed at least ten people in winter rains in between. zero temperatures. The cold and therefore cannot be dis- finesse, clarity and vision". committees is to provide a January 20, which affects west- visitors to north India during Jammu and Kashmir. January 2020 is witnessing one wave conditions persisted in the closed," he tweeted. "Thank you forum for informal discus- ern Himalaya regions and the winter months from Due to third western dis- of the rainiest spell this time. Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, Congress leader and for- @DrSJaishankar for an excel- sions between the government plains of North West India. December to March, with a turbance, between January 13 "The disturbance travels with the two neighbours wit- mer Minister of State for lent interaction and replies to and members of Parliament on This will also brings snowfall normal frequency of around 3- and 14, multiple areas in North from the "western" to the east- nessing sub-zero minimum tem- External Affairs Shashi all our 'probing' questions," policies and programmes of the and rain with thunderstorm in 4 per month. Research shows Kashmir, such as the higher ern direction. Disturbance peratures that led to frost for- Tharoor described the meeting Rao, who was present in the government and the manner of western Himalaya regions," it that the frequency of western reaches of Gurez, Bandipur, means an area of "disturbed" mation on roads and caused as "lively" and underlined that meeting, added. their implementation. said. disturbances has come down Kupwara, Nowgam, and or reduced air pressure. inconvenience to motorists. )

  779!: develop industrial capacity. encourage youngsters than   779!: Ramesh Pokhriyal, Prakash IGNCA Chairman Ram Presence in mega science pro- providing them a platform to Javadekar, V Muraleedharan Bahadur Rai. he national Capital is all jects with multi-national par- experience the thrill of science ormer principal secretary to and Prahlad Singh Patel, ICCR The main objective of the Tgeared up to host the last ticipation keeps us on the same through live projects. Fthe Prime Minister, chairman Vinay Sahsrabudhhe, newly reconstituted NMML leg of Mega Science exhibition, platform as other developed "Vigyan Samagam will Nripendra Misra who in Prasar Bharti chairman A. would be to oversee the build- Vigyan Samagam — showcas- countries," said Arun Srivastava have much more than just August last year took voluntary Surya Prakash, secretaries of ing of the museum of the ing India's contribution to Secretary Atomic Energy projects as we have arranged retirement from the PMO, has Expenditure, Culture and Prime Ministers of India. global collaborations on fun- Commission (AEC), at the many lectures and talks from been appointed chairperson Housing and Urban Affairs, are Misra is a 1967-batch damental and science research curtain raiser of the Vigyan the scientists which students of the executive council of the its members. retired Indian Administrative — from Tuesday at National Samagam here recently. can participate in and gather Nehru Memorial Museum and Besides, the chairman of Service (IAS) officer. Before Science Centre at Pragati He said, "This initiative more knowledge about their Library (NMML). the UGC, representative of serving as the principal secre- Maidan. shows how India has grown at interests. We want more stu- It is understood that 74- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial tary to the Prime Minister, The exhibition which has Facility for Antiproton and par with its global peers in dents to take science as a year-old Misra has been the reconstitution of both the fund, Raghvendra Singh, direc- Misra worked in several top garnered over 5.5 lakh visitors Ion Research (FAIR), India- terms of research and how career option in future." appointed through a January 14 NMML society as well as the tor of NMML and journalist positions including as the till date from the three previ- based Neutrino Observatory important is its contribution to Director of the National order. NMML executive council, Rajat Sharma are also the new chairperson of Telecom ous editions starting from (INO), International the scientific community." The Science Centre Delhi, D Rama In November last year, the which takes important deci- members. Regulatory Authority of India Mumbai (May 8-July 7, 2019), Thermonuclear Experimental exhibition will conclude on Sarma, through a message said government reconstituted the sions pertaining to the muse- The other members (TRAI), secretary, Telecom and Bengaluru, Kolkatta will be Reactor (ITER), Laser March 20, 2020. that the National Science NMML society removing um associated with India's first include Anirban Ganguly, pol- secretary, Fertilizers. inaugurated by Dr Jitendra Interferometer Gravitational - Dr Praveer Asthana, Head Centre Delhi will witness Congress' Mallikarjun Kharge, prime minister, is now com- icy researcher and author, Changes in NMML which Singh, Union Minister of State Wave Observatory (LIGO), of INSPIRE and Mega Science Vigyan Samagam as one of the Jairam Ramesh and Karan plete. Sachchinanda Joshi, Member had Congress nominees for a for Deaprtment of Atomic Major Atmospheric Divisions, Department of major attractions and will pro- Singh as its members and According to an order Secretary, IGNCA, academic larger period of its existence, Energy and Space here. Cherenkov Experiments Science and Technology vide an opportunity for stu- inducting television journalist issued in November last year, Kapil Kapoor, Lokesh Chandra, are reflective of ascendency of The mega Science Projects (MACE), Square Kilometre (DST), Delhi emphasised the dents and science enthusiasts Rajat Sharma and adman Prime Minister Narendra Modi Vedic and Buddhist scholar, the BJP at the Centre. The gov- in which India is participating Array (SKA) and Thirty Meter relevance of Vigyan Samagam to gather more information Prasoon Joshi among others. is the president of the NMML Makarand Pranjpe, academic, ernment had also brought are mostly related to exploring Telescope (TMT). in establishing science as an about the mega science pro- A Surya Prakash, chair- society and Defence Minister writer Kishor Makwana, acad- changes in the composition of the universe from different "All these projects work on attractive career option. He jects and deepen the awareness person of the Prasar Bharati Rajnath Singh its vice presi- emic Kamlesh Joshipura, other key bodies including perspective. For instance, the cutting edge technologies said, "The scientific commu- about the exciting world of board, will be the council's vice dent. researcher Rizwan Kadri along Jalliwala Trust in Amritsar European Organization for which our Indian institutions nity in India needs more sci- front-ranking science and chairperson, the order states. Union ministers Amit with Rajya Sabha member which was dominated by the Nuclear Research (CERN), will be exposed to and will entists and what better way to technology. With Misra's appointment, Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and Congress.     " +,- ././  + 1 "   R 
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 While Narela is Jat domi- will have to be implemented Weighing on the protests, from the Ramayana and the candidates so far. 4(5 . ) ( nated constituency, Congress under (Article) 254,” Khan the Kerala governor said it was Rigveda in his speech to Interestingly, the Congress *)  has fielded its Jat candidate - told reporters in response to a not the first time protests were describe Indian traditions. has not decided the name of its Sidaharth Kundu, Mukesh question on some states refus- happening in the country. “A Talking about ‘Brahmins’, he candidate for the New Delhi )* 0(( , (( Goel will contest from Adarsh ing to implement the new bigger protest happened in said a Brahmin is one who seat against Arvind Kejriwal, ' * (-&  Nagar and Mandeep Singh will law.He said everyone should 1986 when a Supreme Court enlightens himself so that he while Lakshman Rawat has   *) fight from Nangloi Jat. understand “one’s own juris- judgment was reversed,” he can see everyone with equali- been fielded against Deputy From Karol Bagh, Gaurav diction”.“You may give your boundary of law. without informing him and said, without elaborating the ty.“This is highly reflective CM Manish Sisodia from  *+  ,+ Dhanak and Yaduraj arguments by using your intel- The Kerala government said he may seek a report verdict he was referring to.In tradition, which does not bind Patparganj.  -'56 Chaudhary will cntest from lect, you have the right to earlier this week moved the from it about the move.Also on the programme based on and rather gives opportunity to Congress leader Subhash Ambedkar Nagar Constituency challenge it in the Supreme Supreme Court against the Friday, the Punjab Assembly Indian chronology — the expand,” he said, adding that Chopra’s daughter Shivani contest from the same con- while Pradeep Kuamr Pandey Court but citizenship act is the Citizenship Amendment Act, adopted a resolution seeking Ramayana and the India has been known for Chopra got ticket from Kalkaji, stituency, while former AAP got ticket from Rithala. subject of Union List and not seeking to declare it violative of immediate repeal of the law Mahabharata eras, he said the knowledge and wisdom, which while Poonam Azad, wife of leader Adarsh Shastri got tick- Congress leader Jai Kishan will a state subject,” he said after the principles of equality, free- and Chief Minister Amarinder Indian tradition has been a tra- was acknowledged by Arab Kirti Azad, is contesting from et from Dwarka. contest from Sultanpuri and Dr addressing a programme at a dom and secularism enshrined Singh said his government dition of knowledge and wis- world during the 10th Sangam Vihar constituency. Former Delhi Minister Naresh Kumar from Mundka private university in in the Constitution. On Friday, would approach the top court dom which needs to be centurKhan said there cannot Former AAP MLA from Arvinder Singh Lovely is con- assembly. Dr SP Singh will Jaipur.Khan said people can be Khan criticised the Left gov- against it.There have been revived. be discrimination on the basis Chandni Chowk Alka Lamba testing from Gandhi Nagar contest election from adamant about their opinion ernment for approaching the protests against the amended The Indian civilisation is a of birth. “No one is less than too got the poll ticket. She will and former Union Minister Gokulpaur. but cannot go beyond the apex court against the CAA law, and some of them turned living and continuing civilisa- anyone on the basis of birth.”. /;    * /       P$    ;(,  779!: tim was committed in a most anything about the case or the The girl had undergone grotesque and revolting man- judgement,” he said. multiple surgeries at the AIIMS      tion we should address is what said something very insightful. POCSO (Protection of ner and the collective con- While the convicts were in Delhi. is the purpose of university He said the function of educa- AChildren from Sexual science of the community was being taken out from the court- Anger over the incident hief Justice of India Sharad education. Universities are not tion is to teach one to think Offences) court convicted two shaken,” the court said. room, Shah attacked some of had spilled onto Delhi’s streets CBobde on Saturday said about brick and mortar cer- intensively and critically. men on Saturday for raping a It convicted the two under the mediapersons, hitting one as outraged students and that citizenship was not only tainly. Universities aren’t sup- Intelligenceplus character- that five-year-old girl in East Delhi sections 363 (kidnapping), 342 of the reporters on her face. women staged demonstrations about people’s rights, but also posed to function like assem- is the true goal of education,” seven years ago, saying the (wrongful confinement), 201 The journalist brought the at the India Gate, police head- about their duties towards the bly line of a production unit,” Bobde said. Research and case had shaken the collective (disappearance of evidence), incident to the notice of the quarters and near the resi- society. Speaking at the 107th the CJI said. “It is also very thinking are important and conscience of society. 304 (culpable homicide not judge and also filed a complaint dences of then prime minister convocation of the Rashtrasant important to emphasise that must be undertaken in the The gruesome incident at amounting to murder), 376 with the police. Manmohan Singh and Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur university degrees are not end ultimate analysis, he said, Gandhi Nagar in April 15, (2) (gang rape), 377 (unnatur- It took six years, seven Congress president Sonia University (RTMNU) here, he in themselves, but are means to adding, “It is equally important, 2013, in which the convicts al offence) and 34 of the Indian judges and 57 prosecution Gandhi. lamented that some educa- an end. Most importantly, the if not more, for the graduating shoved objects in the victim’s Penal Code and Section 6 witnesses to complete the Singh had said collective tional institutes have become idea of university reflects what pline. But the word discipline students to realise what is private parts and abandoned (aggravated penetrative sexual trial in the case. The process efforts were needed to root out “extremely commercially- we want to achieve as a society. does not mean what it has expected from them by the her believing she was dead, assault) of the POCSO Act. of recording statements of the such “depravity” from society. minded” and said developing Universities should re-orient come to mean today. society. It must be realised that had happened four months The offences entail a max- accused went on from The trial saw an interesting intelligence and character was themselves and ensure that “Discipline comes from in the society, interdependence after the Nirbhaya gang rape- imum punishment of life December 5, 2018, to turn in 2014 when Kumar had the true goal of education. they stay true to the compass the word disciple and the word is as important as indepen- and-murder case in December imprisonment. September 25 last year, fol- moved the court claiming he “Today, education is pro- and march on towards the disciple comes from learning. dence.” 2012. The child was rescued 40 The father of the victim lowing which the prosecution was a juvenile at the time of his liferating. Unfortunately there basic goal of the society, which It is the state of mind in which “A university degree gives hours later on April 17. expressed satisfaction on final- and the defence counsel com- arrest. are some institutes, I am not undoubtedly changes at differ- one can learn endlessly any tools to chisel one’s future. The POCSO court con- ly getting justice for his daugh- pleted their final arguments The trial court took three talking about universities, ent times,” he added. On edu- subject. Education is the state What one carves out through victed Manoj and Pradeep ter. last December. years to decide his application which have become extremely cation, the CJI said, “Closely of mind for disciples and that the help of these tools is the Kumar, and fixed January 30 “Though the trial should Shah and Kumar were of juvenility and transferred the commercially-minded. I say connected with idea of educa- state of mind is discipline,” he choice and wisdom of the for arguments on the quantum have been completed in two arrested from Muzaffarpur and case in April 2017 to the this from my personal knowl- tion is the idea of discipline and said. “Martin Luther (King Jr) craftsmen. Tools don’t chisel on of sentence. years, we are happy we got jus- Darbhanga in Bihar on April 20 Juvenile Justice Board, which edge of certain institutes which I understand that there is a is again somebody who was their own, one needs to be In an over 100-page judge- tice after six years,” he said, and April 22, 2013, respective- granted him bail in June. profess to teach law,” he said. growing resentment in some concerned with discipline and guided by moral compass that ment, Additional Sessions hoping for death penalty for the ly. Following this, the moth- “The most important ques- areas about the idea of disci- indiscipline as we know it. He resides within. Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra convicts. The police had said some er of the rape survivor moved said, “In our society, minor girls “My wife is at home with foreign materials -- three pieces the Delhi High Court against are worshipped as goddess on my daughter.... She has almost of a candle and one hair oil bot- the trial court’s order declaring certain occasions, but in the forgotten the incident. We don’t tle -- were taken out from the Pradeep to be a juvenile. The 
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)   '   together due to his cam- paigns.It said that since he was %  ! 2 under medical treatment at (   779!: AIIMS here, in case of emer- :!3O2 !7 Jammu division including Jammu, Samba, ical fallout, with then UP chief minister V gency it would not be appro- #  Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi on January P Singh, who later became the country’s court here on Saturday priate for him to seek permis- 90*** 15, 2020. Rohit Kansal further reiterated prime minister, resigning owning moral Aasked the Delhi police to sion of the DCP of Crime (& that the overall effort of the Government responsibility for the massacre. verify if Bhim Army Chief Branch, Delhi, every time and Nirbhaya’s father said this is a “wrong mes- shall be to facilitate and to keep restrictions As per the terms of her surrender Chandrashekhar Azad, who would pose a risk to his life. Kolkata (PTI): Congress leader sage”. “She (Indira Jaising) is a woman her- to the bare minimum based on the ground under an amnesty scheme, then Madhya has been accused of inciting The court, while granting and former home minister P self. She should be ashamed of her com- situation. Pradesh chief minister Arjun Singh agreed people during an anti-CAA him bail, had earlier also said Chidambaram said on Saturday ments and apologise to Nirbhaya’s moth- 07& 3 ?70: to keep her in the Gwalior prison, rather protest at Jama Masjid here on that before going to Saharanpur that after the “Assam NRC er,” he told PTI. “ than being sent to a prison in Uttar December 20, has an office in if Azad wants to go anywhere, fiasco”, the Narendra Modi On Friday, a Delhi court issued fresh   :&:7F +,3*** Pradesh as a result of which the summons Delhi where he holds weekly including Jama Masjid, in Delhi government has quickly death warrants for February 1 against the and non-bailable warrants issued by a meetings. The court had till 24 hours, police will escort “changed gears” and is now four convicts -- Vinay Sharma (26), Delhi will witness moderate to dense fog Kanpur court were returned unserved. restrained Azad from visiting him there. Special circum- talking of NPR. Speaking to Mukesh Kumar (32), Akshay Kumar on January 19, and January 22, 23 and 24. She spent 11 years in Gwalior and Delhi for four weeks and stances call for special condi- reporters here, Chidambaram Singh (31) and Pawan (25) -- in the “There’s almost nil chance of cold day Jabalpur jails in Madhya Pradesh and was directed him to not hold any tions, the judge had said. said that NPR is “nothing but Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case. or cold wave conditions returning to released in 1994 without facing trial as she dharna till the elections in the During the verdict pro- NRC in disguise”. “Our purpose Earlier in the day, President Ram Nath Delhi in the remaining winter season,” he kept fighting a legal battle against the UP national capital, while granti- nouncement, the lawyer is to fight the sinister purpose Kovind had rejected the mercy petition of said. The air quality index in Delhi police and the Kanpur court’s orders. ng him bail in a case related to and minorities.The Bhim appearing for Azad had said the of Citizenship (Amendment) Mukesh. Saturday evening was 250. The AQI in Charges against the four surviving violent protests at Daryaganj. Army chief is a leader of the Bhim Army chief faces threat Act (CAA) and the National Nirbhaya’s father said he is hopeful of Faridabad was 258; Ghaziabad 252; Greater accused were framed only in 2012. The Additional Sessions oppressed and depressed sec- in Uttar Pradesh. Population of Register (NPR) justice finally being delivered.A 23-year- Noida 264; Gurgaon 155; and Noida 299. Phoolan Devi’s release was facilitated Judge Kamini Lau directed the tions of society including The court had further and mobilise public opinion old paramedic student, who came to be The humidity level oscillated between by the withdrawal of 55 cases by then UP police to verify from the minorities and was working for asked him to meet the SHO of against them. known as Nirbhaya (fearless), was gan- 100 per cent and 65 per cent. chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s gov- Election Commission whether their social and political aware- Fatehpur police station every “Our stated position is that graped and brutally assaulted on the The Met department forecast mainly ernment in “public interest”. Azad’s office in Delhi is an ness, the plea said, adding that Saturday for next four weeks we will not agree to NPR intervening night of December 16-17, clear sky for Sunday with dense fog in the Yadav’s decision, however, was set office of a political party and he holds weekly meeting of the and thereafter on the last being rolled out from April 2012, in a moving bus in south Delhi by morning. The maximum and minimum aside by the Kanpur court, with the asked them to submit a report society ‘Bhim Army Ekta Saturday of every month.Since 2020,” he said.The Congress six persons, including the four death row temperatures would be around 17 and 7 Allahabad High Court upholding the by January 21.The court was Mission’, of which he is the he was undergoing treatment at leader said, the Constitutional convicts, before being thrown out on the degrees celsius respectively. trial court’s decision. hearing a plea filed by Azad founder, at his local address in AIIMS here for polycythemia, validity of CAA lies with the road. She succumbed to her injuries a fort- Even the Supreme Court had reject- seeking modification of the Delhi. a blood disorder, he is to Supreme Court. night later at a hospital in Singapore.  79 : : ed her plea for dismissal of all cases against conditions imposed on him in It further said Azad used to inform the DCP Crime Branch “We are fighting against her in December 1996. his bail order. travel throughout the country in Delhi of his schedule and NRC and CAA. Sometimes &99(0?7: 7!0: :9G Phoolan Devi, however, evaded arrest The plea, filed through for the cause and due to the would be escorted here.Azad’s together, sometimes different- and waged a legal battle against it in 2001. advocates Mehmood Pracha restrictions it would be next to outfit had called for a protest ly. The important thing is that 0?:977 ?7*** Defence counsel Girish Narain Dubey had The apex court directed her that if she and O P Bharti, has claimed impossible for him to person- march from Jama Masjid to we are fighting. “All parties appeared before the court on January 6, wanted relief in the cases against her, she that the restrictions on Azad ally appear and report his pres- Jantar Mantar against the fighting against NPR, CAA He said 2G mobile data services on the seeking more time to submit written first needed to surrender to the trial court tantamount to violation of his ence before the Station House Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC must come together post-paid mobiles for accessing white-list- arguments and was granted 10 more in Kanpur. But, that was not to be as on fundamental rights to take Officer of Fatehpur Police on December 20, without and I am confident they will,” ed sites now, shall be allowed in all the 10 days, the government counsel said. July 25, 2001, she was killed outside her active participation in aware- Station in Saharanpur, Uttar police permission. Other 15 he said. He said that the BJP districts of Jammu division. The 2G “Bandit Queen” Phoolan Devi, who official residence in New Delhi. ness camps and to advise and Pradesh, every Saturday.The people arrested in the case had failed to gauge the strength mobile internet shall also be restored in the later entered politics, along with her gang Her story was told on the big screen lead the poor, weak and down- plea said he is even unable to were granted bail by the court of the opposition and thought revenue districts of Kupwara & Bandipora members were accused of killing the 20 by noted film director Shekhar Kapoor in trodden sections of society visit his own house for months on January 9. P it as a ‘passing cloud’. of Kashmir Valley, he added. people belonging to the Thakur commu- his movie “Bandit Queen” based on the The mobile internet connectivity shall, nity at Behmai village in Kanpur Dehat on book “India’s Bandit Queen: The True however, remain suspended in the districts February 14, 1981. Story of Phoolan Devi” by author Mala of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, The non-descript Behmai village, that Sen, starring Seema Biswas as the title Baramulla, Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian drew national attention after the killings, character who won the National Film N"  
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Where Cohen left off, he Taliban are aiming to center of Bill Clinton’s an even bigger firebrand, for- Treach a withdrawal agree- hina and Myanmar on Kimpeachment in the mer New York mayor Rudy ment with the US by the end of CSaturday inked 33 deals 1990s, and America’s biggest Giuliani, stepped in to serve as January and are prepared to aimed at speeding up key infra- celebrity lawyer Alan attorney and roving political “scale down” military opera- structure projects to provide Dershowitz were announced fixer. tions ahead of signing the deal, Beijing a stepping stone to the on Friday to be joining Giuliani’s relentless according to their chief Indian Ocean after a meeting President Donald Trump’s attempts to prove conspiracy spokesman. between President Xi Jinping Senate impeachment defence. theories around Biden’s family The statement by Suhail and State Counsellor Aung The administration has yet activities in Ukraine are inter- Shaheen to Pakistani daily Dawn San Suu Kyi, as the Communist to unveil the full team but con- woven with the whole comes as the group and the US nation ramped up support to firmed that White House coun- impeachment case against held discussions in Doha this cement its hold over the sel Pat Cipollone will be lead Trump. Although Giuliani is week, after insurgent sources Southeast Asian country under lawyer, backed by Trump’s per- not a government employee, he told AFP they had offered to ini- fire for its treatment of sonal attorney Jay Sekulow. has traveled to Ukraine to lead tiate a brief ceasefire. Rohingya Muslims. “President Trump has done the search for dirt on Biden. “We have agreed to scale Holding talks with Xi on nothing wrong and is confident And the outspoken former down military operations in the final day of his two-day that this team will defend him, federal prosecutor who was in days leading up to the signing visit, Suu Kyi slammed the the voters, and our democracy * +  "   * + #    charge of New York on 9/11, of the peace agreement with the western countries for criticis- from this baseless, illegitimate has pushed to be allowed in on United States,” Shaheen told ing Myanmar over the han- impeachment,” the White the Senate impeachment trial Dawn in a report published on dling of the Rohingya issue. House said in a statement on sex crimes — allegations he Washington’s ultimate fight. team. A wary White House has Saturday. Over 7.3 lakh Rohingya Friday evening. strenuously denies. Rounding off the roster shut the door. He added that the Taliban Muslims fled to neighbouring But where Cipollone is Dershowitz’s most famous will be Robert Ray, another fig- Friday evening, House were “optimistic” a deal with Bangladesh alleging attacks by ultra-discreet, and rarely speaks case was the successful defense ure from the investigations Democrats released documents Washington could be signed the Myanmar army, triggering on the record, Dershowitz and of former NFL star OJ into Clinton that rocked showing Lev Parnas, who before the end of the month a global refugee crisis. Starr will bring the legal world’s Simpson, whose televised 1995 Washington in the 1990s, US served as Giuliani’s envoy to and that the reduction in fight- Xi and Suu Kyi signed 33 equivalent of rock stardom murder trial riveted the nation. media reported. 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Starr, the special prosecutor in ing loftier matters. that he abused his office to try on the House Intelligence Washington has for weeks moth projects that are part of Nobel Peace prize winner, over The main focus of the the 1998 Clinton impeach- In a post on Twitter on and force Ukraine into digging Committee. been calling on the militants to the flagship Belt and Road the Rohingya crisis has come agreements signed after the ment saga, was joining the Friday, Dershowitz said he up dirt on leading Democratic The WhatsApp messages, reduce violence, posing it as a Initiative (BRI), China’s vision under intense global criticism. talks between the two leaders Trump legal team. He is a hero would “present oral arguments presidential candidate Joe which run from February to condition for resuming formal of new trade routes described as The International Court appeared to be on the imple- to many on the right, even if at the Senate trial to address the Biden. He was also impeached May of last year, indicate that negotiations on an agreement a “21st century silk road”. of Justice, where Gambia has mentation of the China Clinton ultimately was acquit- constitutional arguments for allegedly obstructing Nunes’s office was aware of the that would see US troops begin Myanmar would like to filed a case of genocide against Myanmar Economic Corridor ted in the Senate. against impeachment and Congress. alleged efforts to try and force to leave the country in return promote the building of the Myanmar, on Wednesday said (CMEC) which is akin to the Among the first to react — removal.” But the White House enters Ukraine into investigating for security guarantees, after a Myanmar-China Economic it would deliver its decision USD 60 billion-dollar China- with expletive-laden astonish- Lead lawyer Cipollone is the Senate trial with a massive Biden. near two-decade fight. Corridor, and enhance cooper- next week on whether emer- Pakistan Economic Corridor ment — was Monica Lewinsky, the author of the Republican advantage: Trump’s Republicans Parnas made headlines on The Taliban and the US ation in transport, energy, pro- gency measures should be (CPEC) under which China whose affair with Clinton was the president’s uncompromising have 53 of the 100 seats and the Thursday when, hours before had been negotiating the deal duction capacity, humanitarian imposed on Myanmar over looks to access Pakistan’s subject of Starr’s investigation. strategy to stonewall the party is in lockstep. Trump’s impeachment trial for a year and were on the brink and cultural exchanges, border alleged genocide of its Gwadar port in the Arabian sea. “This is definitely an ‘are Democrats’ impeachment The majority leader, Senator opened, he broke ranks to of an announcement in areas and regional affairs, Suu Rohingya Muslims. The CMEC is also a giant you fucking kidding me?’ kinda investigation, calling it “parti- Mitch McConnell, echoes charge that the president “knew September 2019 when Kyi told Xi during the talks. Xi, in his remarks, said connectivity project linking day,” she tweeted. san and unconstitutional”. Trump’s claim that the impeach- exactly what was going on” President Donald Trump Some countries intend to China was a trustworthy friend the landlocked southwestern No less controversial is the Another high-powered ment is a political hit job. regarding his and business abruptly declared the process interfere in the internal affairs of Myanmar and always respect- China to the Indian Ocean. choice of Dershowitz, whose player will be Sekulow, a stal- As a man who has been partner Igor Fruman’s efforts to “dead”, citing Taliban violence. of other countries with such ed the development paths of Details on agreements past clients include disgraced wart in the White House push- fighting legal battles for decades influence Ukrainian authori- Talks were later restarted excuses as human rights, eth- other countries by upholding reached over CMEC were financier Jeffrey Epstein, as back against a two-year probe — including rape allegations, ties. Trump denied knowing between the two sides in nicities and religions, and the principle of non-interference sketchy but they reportedly well as film director Roman by special counsel Robert multiple real estate disputes, Parnas. “I don’t believe I’ve ever December in Qatar, but were Myanmar will never accept in other countries’ affairs. included a concession and share- Polanski and former heavy- Mueller into Trump’s contro- and bankruptcy — Trump is no spoken to him,” he told paused again following an such interference, she said. China will continue to holders agreement on the USD weight boxing champion Mike versial dealings with Russia. stranger to colourful lawyers. reporters. But Parnas told attack near the Bagram military Suu Kyi said Myanmar maintain justice for Myanmar 1.3 billion Kyaukhphyu deep-sea Tyson, both embroiled in noto- A Supreme Court veteran His former longtime attor- MSNBC that Trump was lying. base in Afghanistan, which is hoped China would continue on the international stage, and port and economic zone. rious rape cases. and a big name on the right- ney Michael Cohen is serving “We’re not friends,” the run by the US. to maintain justice for middle it supports Myanmar in safe- Kyaukhphyu projects con- Dershowitz himself has wing evangelical Christian a three-year sentence and has Ukrainain-born businessman A deal would hopefully and small countries including guarding its national sover- cerns India as it provides a step- been accused of being a witness scene, he won’t be dazzled by turned on his old boss. Before said. “But he knew exactly pave the way for intra-Afghan Myanmar, state-run China eignty and legitimate interests, ping stone for China to the and participant in Epstein’s the bright lights of going behind bars for a variety who we were.” talks. Daily reported. the Daily report quoted Xi as Indian Ocean. < :

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By suggesting that law- tators as an “effective manager” put up with worsened living the country’s treasury chief has cial plans to mark Brexit Day on January 31, which will include the move as a fait accompli, he makers could name prime with expertise in finance who conditions if they see potential admitted that some UK business a giant clock count down the significant moment as part of a said the people should vote and resignation of Dmitry ministers and Cabinet mem- would be able to drive Russia’s for growth in the future — but sectors will suffer as a result. light display at 10 Downing Street. decide. And then he executed Medvedev, Russia’s prime min- bers, he also curtailed the stagnating economy out of a Putin’s address shows he’s not Sajid Javid told the Financial British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will address the nation a swift, unexpected reshuffle of ister, whom Putin quickly authority of the president, who slump. Many Russians might see interested in that, he said. Times in an interview on just before the UK officially leaves the European Union (EU) Russia’s leadership, putting a replaced with the little-known currently holds that power. that as a positive change rather Denis Volkov, a sociologist Saturday that Britain’s regula- at 11 pm (local time). Ahead of that address, he will chair a low-profile official with no tax chief, Mikhail Mishustin. Putin also said the consti- than a sophisticated political with the independent Levada tions will not be aligned with the special Cabinet meeting in the north of England as a message political aims in charge of the There was a smattering of tution could specify a greater plot. According to a survey polling center, said the govern- EU in the future and that those of unity for all parts of the United Kingdom, including Scotland, government. calls for protest: One opposi- role for the State Council, an released on Friday by Russia’s ment shakeup is so vague it is changes may hurt some busi- Northern Ireland and Wales. Putin announced what tion supporter urged people to obscure consultative body of state-funded pollster VTsIOM, unlikely to spur public anger. nesses. Currently the EU is “No 10 (Downing Street) is set to mark the hour itself with many see as a strategy for stay- join his one-man picket in regional governors and federal 45% of the respondents saw the And the question remains Britain’s largest trading partner. a light display in Downing Street, including a clock counting ing in power well past the end front of the Presidential officials, indicating that he might shakeup as Putin’s genuine desire whether the opposition will be “There will not be align- down to 11 pm projected on to the black bricks of Downing of his term in 2024. And the Administration on Saturday, take a leading position there. He to change the existing power able to galvanise people to ment, we will not be a rule-taker, Street. Buildings around Whitehall will also be lit up. In response proposed constitutional while another called for pro- also sought to prioritise the pri- structure. protest. The Kremlin last year we will not be in the single mar- to public calls, the Union Jack will be flown on all of the flag reforms that might allow him testers to turn out against the macy of Russian laws, so that the But opposition leaders like turned up the pressure on ket and we will not be in the poles in Parliament Square,” Downing Street said in a statement to remain in charge as prime “constitutional coup” at a European Court of Human Alexei Navalny said the changes activists and politicians, sand- customs union — and we will on Saturday. minister or as head of the Sunday rally in honor of two Rights would no longer have the are not the kind that people are bagging them with high-figure do this by the end of the year,” A commemorative Brexit coin will also come into circu- State Council didn’t elicit much slain activists. authority to issue rulings that looking for. Putin is looking to fines and exhausting them with he said, referring to a deadline lation on the very day, with Johnson expected to be one of the public outrage. Neither did the It was very different from Moscow opposed. “remain a lifelong, ultimate arrests and trials. at the end of 2020 for conclusion first to receive the new coin, which reads: “Peace, prosperity of what are expected to be con- and friendship with all nations”. tentious trade talks with the But Johnson’s Conservative government is no longer active- then-27 member EU. ly pushing a plan to have the familiar chimes of the Big Ben    =   
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Elsewhere, 23-year- from CCTV cameras and from the girl’s there is no fear in the perpetrators. The al lacunae in the system and the laws such sociopath can be reformed. Hence, the laws old physiotherapy intern was lying on the mobile phone. Within 24 hours the police Government should be at the answering heinous crimes haven’t seen a decrease. should be made in a manner that will road naked with blood oozing out of her solved the case and all the four accused end in such cases,” Singh opines. “There are several reasons why there is no incorporate all aspects. if you see the US private parts and her intestines pulled out. were shot dead. Seven years back, when Nirbhaya let-up. We have to ask several questions. justice system, the suspect there is a cul- She was found half-dead by a passerby. The This is not it. An eight-year-old girl was brutalised, there was a lot of talk of Why don’t we execute the criminal on prit until proven guilty. In India, it is just night shook the nation especially the from Rasana village near Kathua, J&K was coming up with new rules and regulations time? Why do we have a lacuna? A lucana the opposite; here the suspect is innocent Capital. Candlelight marches took place abducted, gang-raped and murdered. The and amendments to the existing laws but that is not time-bound. Why there is a mis- until proven guilty. Nature, nurture and across the country demanding justice for girl was kidnapped on January 10, 2018 nothing much has happened or use of the law? People use the law to mis- environment play a big part,” Kapur says. Nirbhaya, a name given to the girl by the and her body was found seven days later. changed.After Kathua rape case, The use it. Some talk about the human rights She shows you a horrific face of the media— she was fearless. On December Sanji Ram was found to be the main Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018 of the perpetrators. What about the rights society where the reason for the rise in gan- 29 she succumbed to her injuries in a accused in the case. He is the priest of the came into action which states that a cul- of a mother who has been fighting for grapes and then murders is because the Singapore hospital. Her last words: “Maa, family temple, where the incident alleged- prit can be given a maximum punishment seven years? What about the rights of the perpetrator is getting his minute of I want to live.” ly took place. His son Vishal and nephew, of death penalty in case of raping a girl Unnao rape survivor? Why has a death fame.“He is getting footage. Criminals are Cut to 2020. More than seven years a juvenile, were also accused in the case. +( ) . below the age of 12. While the minimum penalty not been given? One should not getting their fame. They like the fact that later, the High Court sentenced the four The others who have been accused are punishment is imprisonment for 20 years dilute the law unnecessarily. If one wants they have taken advantage of the lacunae convicts — Pawan Gupta, Akshay Kumar Deepak Khajuria and Parvesh Kumar, who *(* +, -( which was earlier up to 10 years. to make a law with rape as a deterrent with in the law. From living a life of anonymi- Singh, Vinay Sharma and Mukesh Singh are police officers; Tilak Raj, a head con- (( (' * (( “The law doesn’t state what happens a death penalty, it should be on a fast track,” ty, they are now known all over the have been awarded a death sentence. stable and Arvind Dutta, a sub-inspector. if the culprit is a minor. Also we have pro- Kapur tells you. world, they feel glorified. There is nega- While the date of sentencing was On 10 June 2019, six of the seven  27. +* tected the girls below age 12 but what about She questions those who say that per- tive psychology at play here. Even if one announced for 7 am on January 22, 2020, defendants were found guilty, and Sanji :  6 ")( the rest. Do they don’t have the right to live petrators can be reformed hence they talks about these people sitting at home, by the Supreme Court, the hanging has Ram’s son, Vishal was acquitted due to lack a safe life?” he asks. should be given a life sentence. “Those who they are getting footage,” Kapur says. now been set for February 1, 2020, at 6 am. of evidence. Sanji Ram, Deepak Khajuria +& *  *-+*( Back then, Nirbhaya fund came into say this, are they criminal psychologists? She tells you that there is a need to This comes after the mercy plea filed by and Pravesh Kumar were sentenced to life +, + +& action to extend help to the rape survivors. Who is going to find out if the perpetra- bring in positive psychology. “Not that it Mukesh was rejected by the President Ram imprisonment for 25 years, along with a “Unfortunately, not a single penny has tor is a sociopath or a psychopath? Also, will bring about a change overnight. But Nath Kovind. fine of 1 lakh. The other three accused 29. *(*. been utilised to help the survivors. There one has to understand that life imprison- it will step in the right direction,” she says. Meanwhile, Pawan has moved the — Tilak Raj, Anand Dutta and Surender (
' +( are no improvements in the court condi- ment means until the end of the criminal’s Advocate Pooja Sareen, who recently Supreme Court challenging the High Verma were sentenced to five years in jail tions whatsoever. We have been fighting life and not 14 or 20 years. If a death sen- led the #NirbhayaDishaMe protest in Court’s order dismissing his claim of for destroying crucial evidence in the case. ) 2.9 for so long but there are no major changes tence can’t be given, it should be without Delhi to highlight the increasing crimes being a juvenile at the time of the com- The eighth accused, Sanji Ram’s juvenile -( '  )( that we have seen during this period,” he parole because they are out on parole and against women says that there has been a mission of the offence in December 2012. nephew, was tried at a juvenile court. says. commit the same crime again,” Kapur considerate increase in cases of rapes and There were two more involved. Ram Another horrendous case that shook ( +, 276 ")( Throughout this long fight of theirs the opines. sexual assault from 2016 to 2019. Singh and a juvenile. While the juvenile the nation is the Unnao rape. On June 4, (( +, )( )+& get justice for their daughter, Singh and his She also tells you that the amendment “According to a Government data, was given a three-year sentence in a 2017, a 17-year-old girl was gangraped by * + 5&  ( wife, Asha Devi, have stood firm through itself that has been made by Justice Verma more than 32,500 cases of rape were reg- reform facility and walked free on Kuldeep Sengar, a UP MLA, his brother thick and thin. Not even for a second did Committee to the Criminal Law has no istered in 2017, almost 90 a day. The Indian December 20, 2015, Ram Singh died dur- and aides. On December 16, 2019, Sengar   ( +  they feel demotivated or tired — their purpose. “They have created a rape law that courts disposed of only around 18,300 ing the trial period. A report of 2017, said was convicted for the rape and was sen- -( ' -( belief that their daughter will get justice has now only looks as rarest of rare case. What cases, leaving more than 12,800 cases that the juvenile had been sent to the tenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi only grown over the years despite the does this mean? How does one put a char- pending at the end of 2017. The need of southern coast and was working as a court. *(* recent setback. acteristic to it? There are so many kinds the hour is to adjudicate and attend to all cook.Nothing much has changed since the “It’s been years since people are talk- L 
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Rahul conjured up a 52-ball 80 hosts in the series opener, it The other wrist spinner in to lead India to a competitive seemed the tourists would run the squad, Yuzvendra Chahal, 340 for six against Australia in away with their second straight may finally get to play along- the second ODI, which the series win in India. side Kuldeep with the hosts won by 36 runs to level However, India showed Chinnaswamy Stadium being the series in Rajkot on Friday. commendable character in his home ground in the IPL. In the first ODI, Rahul had Rajkot to level the series, prov- Another positive for India batted at number three in place ing that the panic buttons was Jasprit Bumrah producing of his skipper Kohli, scoring 47 were pressed prematurely fol- a tidy spell, his most impressive off 61 balls. lowing the 10-wicket loss in since his comeback from injury. “I don’t think technically I Mumbai. He stifled the opposition as have practiced anything dif- More importantly, India wickets came from the other ferent. I just spoke a lot more got their batting combination end. to middle-order batsmen and right for the second ODI, a fair Mohammad Shami, who watched a lot of videos. I spoke comment considering the way was a tad expensive early on in a lot to Virat (Kohli) and K L Rahul seized the opportu- Rajkot, bowled well towards the watched a lot of videos of Ab nity in his new batting position end alongside Navdeep Saini. (De Villiers) and Steve Smith RAJKOT: Gradually learn- in both the games. – number five. Australia too are unlikely for that matter and how they ing to fit into multiple roles as “It’s great to be compared With Rohit Sharma and to make wholesale changes in build their innings,” Rahul said per team’s requirement, KL with someone like him. I had Shikhar Dhawan opening, their line-up following the at post match press conference. Rahul has drawn compar- this comparison for a long team’s best batsman and skip- defeat. They were very much in “Kane Williamson is some- isons with the legendary time when growing up and per Virat Kohli returned to his the run chase until Kuldeep got body I’ve tried to go back and Rahul Dravid and the young playing as well. The names – usual number three spot while ! , !      rid of star batsman Smith. The watch some of his videos and batsman says it’s an honour. he’s Rahul Dravid and I’m Shreyas Iyer was back at num- visitors had a great chance of see how he build his innings Like Rahul Dravid, he Rahul – so the comparisons ber four. The same order is like- wrapping up the series but and how they play in certain has played in the middle- always been there and he’s ly to be followed on Sunday. > "    were unable to win the crucial situations. The only thing I’m order and has kept wickets someone I have spent a lot of Rohit, who is due for a big moments. trying to learn is how I can use too. time with talking about crick- score in the series, hurt his  '/? game changer. said it was good to be among The in-form Marnus my game and be better at a cer- A traditional opener, et, talking about batting and shoulder while fielding on “I thought Marnus played the runs but he would have Labuschagne was impressive in tain situation.” Rahul came in at number he’s coming from the same Friday but Kohli is confident ustralia batsman Steve really well in his first outing, preferred if he could take his his first ODI innings but got The 27-year-old Rahul five in Rajkot and blazed his state as well (Karnataka)”. that the star opener will be ASmith rued the loss of first bat in ODI cricket. We team over the line. out at the wrong time. insisted that he has got better way to 52-ball 80 to propel He said Dravid is open to available for the series decider three quick wickets in the were going at a reasonable rate “It was nice to score a few Mitchell Starc would be at reading the game having India to competitive 340 for speak to him on anything at the Chinnaswamy stadium. middle overs, including his at around six an over for a runs, I would’ve liked to have itching to bounce back, having played in different positions. six on a flat track at the SCA about cricket. “I have the Dhawan was also hit in the own, that proved decisive in while. We playing good crick- batted a bit longer and been conceded 78 runs in 10 overs. He has batted 17 times as Stadium here. He then kept opportunity to go to him or rib cage off a Pat Cummins ball, his team’s 36-run loss to India et shots. I thought we timed there in the happy hour but His new ball partner Pat an opener, thrice at number wickets as regular wicket- give him a call and talk to him forcing him out of action when in the second ODI here. the run (rate) reasonably well unfortunately, tried to cut one Cummins was hard to score off three, four times at number keeper Rishabh Pant was con- about batting or anything Australia batted. “The area where we lost it but just losing those three that stopped in the wicket a lit- once again while leggie Adam four, twice at number five and cussed. about cricket. So he’s been “Shikhar Dhawan and was losing the three wickets in wickets in that 30 to 40 overs tle bit and dragged it on. It was Zampa got the prized wicket of once at number 6. The last time Rahul had also kept wick- more than welcome,” Rahul Rohit Sharma are progressing between 30 and 40 overs and but (was) a big dent in the run a pretty bad time. We had lost Kohli for the fifth time in he batted at number five was in ets in the lung-opener at signed off. Dravid had kept well. Their recovery is being not having someone there that chase,” said Smith. Kez (Alex Carey) in the same ODIs. However, left-arm spin- August 2017 in Sri Lanka Wankhede Stadium in wickets in the 2003 World closely monitored and a call on could start to launch,” Smith According to Smith, the over.” ner Ashton Agar has not been where he scored seven. Mumbai and did a decent job Cup in South Africa. their participation in the final said after the game on Friday. key to India’s victory was their Indian pacers used short- that effective and needs to up According to the ODI will be taken before the “If we had someone that partnerships in the middle. balls against Smith and the his game in the all-important Karnataka player, he gets to “It’s a team game and any- bowls is just pretty difficult, it’s match,” BCCI said in a state- had been out there for a while, “I think it’s just our normal prolific Australian batsman series decider. learn about his batting while body, it’s not just me, anybody not what I get in my first-class ment. perhaps things may have been one-day game plan, with the said he had to think about how SQUADS: playing at number 3,4 and 5. who’s playing for the country team. I’m just enjoying what’s Manish Pandey played in different but that was probably ball it’s trying to take wickets to play. India: Virat Kohli (captain), “It is great challenge. I will be willing to take up thrown at me and trying to do place of injured Rishabh Pant where we lost it,” he added. and stem the run rate that way, “I got a few away but I Rohit Sharma, Shikhar have been in decent form and anything, any role that the the best I can.” and it remains to be seen if the Australia lost three quick obviously they had some pret- probably didn’t feel great the Dhawan, K L Rahul, Shreyas very pretty confident about team management gives us,” he He admitted that it was southpaw is fit for the game. wickets between the 30 and 40 ty good partnerships, Virat first 20 balls I was at the Iyer, Manish Pandey, Kedar my skill, so coming up to every said. hard to keep wickets for pace The biggest plus for India overs. Marnus Labuschagne (Kohli), Shikhar (Dhawan) crease, and then I started to Jadhav, Shivam Dube, Ravindra game and having a new respon- Meanwhile, Rahul is also spearhead Jasprit Bumrah. from Rajkot was Rahul’s power- was dismissed in the 31st over and KL Rahul played really find a bit of rhythm and feel a Jadeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, sibility and a new role is also a relishing the challenge of wick- “Jasprit, I have always felt packed knock at number five, and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav well at the back end. They were bit better. Hopefully some- Kuldeep Yadav, Navdeep Saini, blessing, I don’t think a lot of et-keeping in the last two ODIs. when I used to bat against him creating a new set of possibil- accounted for both Alex able to form some partnerships time in the middle helped Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul batsmen get that. That is how Rahul has kept for India U19s (Jasprit) in the IPL, I have ities that might help in improv- Carrey and Smith in the 38th through the middle,” he said. and I can make some more Thakur and Mohammed I look at this and I am enjoy- at the World Cup and also kept always felt like the best place to ing the team balance. over which turned out to be a On a personal note, Smith runs in Bengaluru.” Shami. ing my batting,” he said wickets for Karnataka and be against Jasprit is behind the Specialist opener Rahul Australia: Aaron Finch “I have always opened the Indian Premier League. stumps, but now that I have to made the difference in India’s firepower in the middle-order again Shikhar Dhawan? With accommodate Rahul but he (Captain), Alex Carey (Wicket- batting so that’s a position I am As regular keeper Rishabh keep wickets, it is still hard, the innings by batting at a 150-plus and Rahul could provide that. Dhawan scoring big in both the always knew what he was keeper), Patrick Cummins, most comfortable with and I Pant was concussed in the way he bowls, swinging the ball strike rate in an unfamiliar In Pant’s absence, he also games and Rahul showing his doing. Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, know how to build my innings lung-opener at Wankhede, both ways, it is a bit of a wob- position, having batted at three did well behind the wicket, versatility, both have proved “We live in the days of Peter Handscomb, Josh but I get to learn so much about Rahul kept wickets in Mumbai ble. in the previous game. effecting Aaron Finch’s stump- their immense value in the social media and a panic but- Hazlewood, Marnus own self and about my batting and here. He admitted that “A n d f o r s o m e b o d y w h o i s In fact, Kohli went to the ing besides taking two catches. playing eleven. ton being pressed too early. It’s Labuschange, Kane and batting as an art, when I get keeping was challenging. not a regular keeper that can be extent of saying that it was the Before the series, the talk Kohli was criticised for very important to figure out the Richardson, Steve Smith, to bat at 3,4,5.” “It is (a challenge). Even for pretty hard. We have seen for best he saw from Rahul at the was about ‘who would open tinkering with the batting order best team you can put on the Mitchell Starc, Ashton Turner, Rahul emphasised that he me sometimes I couldn’t pick guys who are regular keepers, international level. India are alongside Rohit?’ in Mumbai, especially on push- park and when you see how KL David Warner and Adam is more than willing to bat in Kuldeep (Yadav) and he is still a nightmare to keep,” looking to add much needed Will it be Rahul or the fit- ing himself down to four to was batting today, it’s very dif- Zampa. any position. (Ravindra) Jadeja at the pace he he said. ': ?!3 :/ 
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Kichenok after edging out track in the Olympic year. made progress, but she is still With two wrestlers having Shaui Peng and Shuai Zhang in Competing in the first a bit far from what they want immense upper-body strength, the final, here on Saturday. Ranking Series event of the to achieve. jostling for upper hand from The unseeded Indo- 2020 season, Vinesh downed “We worked on strength standing position was a sight to Ukrainian pair pipped the sec- two tough Chinese rivals on and stamina in three months of watch. “The Ukraine girl ond seed Chinese team 6-4 6- her way to the 53kg gold medal off-season. The mat training (Bereza) was good, I had 4 in one hour 21 minutes. bout, in which she overpow- began only in January. I most- trained with her before coming Playing her first tourna- ered Ecudor’s Luisa Elizabeth ly score points from standing here. The Chinese wrestlers ment after giving birth to son Valverde. wrestling and not much from were also good. But Luo was Izhaan, the 33-year-old “Competing at an interna- ground wrestling. It’s not easy still scoring points off me. I so Sania has begun well in the tional event tests our training. to change but compared to last wanted to compete against Olympic year as she warmed It tells us whether we are mov- year’s January, I am much bet- them because I had never grap- up for the Australian Open in ing in the right direction or ter, so the coaches are happy,” pled with them. style. not? So this result shows we are she said. “The Ecuador girl was also It is Sania’s 42nd WTA on right track since it’s big year, “In India, I do score points good. When you seem them doubles title and first since it’ an Olympic year,” Vinesh, from ground wrestling easily practice it’s different but on mat Brisbane International trophy India’s big medal hope at the and against anyone but at this it’s different. I needed to get a in 2007 with American partner Tokyo Games, told PTI from level, it’s difficult. The more I feel of all contenders, who I Bethanie Mattek-Sands. There was no twist in 10th sixth game but Peng and Zhang Rome. compete in these competitions, might be facing in Tokyo.” Sania did not compete on game with Sania and Nadiia let them hold serve for a 4-2 She won by technical supe- the better for me. The training Vinesh explained that how the WTA circuit in the entire comfortably pocketing the first lead. The Chinese though kept riority against Ukraine’s camps outside have helped me. she could not stop Luo from 2018 and 2019 seasons to start set. fighting and made it 4-4 with Khrystyna Bereza (10-0) and Everything has changed since going for double-leg attack. a family with Pakistani crick- The second set could not another break in the eighth China’s Lannuan Luo (15-5) I switched the category. “The strategy was not to eter husband Shoaib Malik. have started better for them as game. before getting the better of “The training, the food, the give her leg but it did not hap- Sania and Nadiia began by they broke the Chinese rivals to The Indo-Ukraine team Qianyu Pang (4-2) in the semi- technique, the style, every- Vinesh is competing in 53kg say that 60 to 70 percent I am pen. I had to get that feel, had breaking the Chinese players in take early lead and consolidat- raised its game when it mat- final. thing has undergone a huge category after dominating the there.” not wrestled against her before. the very first game of the ed the break with an easy hold. tered as it broke Peng and “At this event, I competed change. Body takes time to 50kg weight division. She is If her win against Bereza In the final too, Elizabeth was match but only to drop serve in The game of the Chinese Zhang for one final time in the with girls I had never wrestled adapt though mind accepts. gradually getting the belief that was about a spectacular double good in counter attackl and in the next. was falling apart as they ninth and served out the match before and against Pang I was But both mind and body have this is her category. leg attacks, the quarterfinal power but I was more flexible The two pairs played close dropped serve again in the in the next game. wrestling for the third time. It to come together,” the only “In 50kg, I knew each and win over Luo was much and that was the difference. games towards the end and at third but broke back immedi- Sania and Nadiia split USD was important to know if her woman wrestler to win a medal every rival. Now in 53kg, also tougher than the what the “The Japanese are Chinese 4-4, 40-all, Sania and Nadiia got ately to repair some damage. 13580 as prize money and style has changed or not. These at the 2019 World I have a fair idea against whom score-line suggested. are clear, Elizabeth was a bit like the crucial break, earning the Sania and Nadiia were now eared 280 ranking points each tournaments help in assessing Championship, said. I have to use power and where Luo was a strong opponent, me, creating moves from any- opportunity to serve out the set. feeling the heat at 0-30 in the for their winning effort. yourself and the rivals too.” It’s been a year now that I need to wrestle smartly. I can who led 5-2 at the end of first where.” $6  
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IPunia assured himself of at 0 defeat in Gelsenkirchen on month deal with an option for The Indian left-hander had least a silver medal by entering Friday. a further season, the Serie A lost the final qualifying round the final of the 65kg freestyle “That’s how you dream of club confirmed on Friday. to Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis in category at the Ranking Series your debut going,” said “Ashley Young is officially straight sets but was fortunate event here on Saturday. Gregoritsch as the Bundesliga an Inter player,” the club said in to make the main draw as one Bajrang had to sweat it out returned after a four-week win- a statement. of the direct entrants withdrew “I am very happy I got the in the first round against Zain ter break. The 34-year-old under- from the tournament. Lucky Loser spot and I am only Allen Retherford of USA before “The fact that it worked so went a medical in Milan on It will be Prajnesh’s fifth thinking about my first round prevailing 5-4. well is great and something Friday before completing a straight appearance in the main now. I will try to make the most In the quarterfinal, the very special for me.” deal reported to be worth 1.5 draw of a Grand Slam. of it. Ito is a very good player. Indian sailed past another Gregoritsch, who joined last million euros ($1.6 million) Last year also, the Chennai He was in top-100 and is expe- American Joseph Christopher month on loan from Augsburg plus bonuses. player had come through the rienced. I will need to play well Mc Kenna 4-2, before getting until the end of the season, “Today has been a beauti- qualifiers in Melbourne but to beat him,” Prajnesh told the better of Vasyl Shuptar of shone up front as Schalke ful day, thank you to everyone made the cut at Wimbledon, PTI. Ukraine 6-4 in the semi-finals. moved up to fourth place, level for the welcome. It is an amaz- French Open and the US Open At the 2019 US Open, Bajrang will take on anoth- on 33 points with third-placed ing feeling, it is like being part owing to better ranking. Sumit Nagal ran into legendary er American wrestler Jordan Bayern Munich, who they play of a family,” said Young, who A good draw has put Roger Federer and caused a few Michael Oliver in the final away next weekend.    9 )       )    9 )          will wear the number 15 shirt Prajnesh against Japanese ripples by a taking a set off the later Saturday night. Like Bayern, Schalke are     *    @= )        * at Inter. “My message to the Tatsuma Ito, ranked 22 places Swiss. However, it was curtains now four points behind league fans is that we will win again, below the Indian at 144. This The hard-working for Jitender in the 74kg and leaders RB Leipzig, who host us.” Schalke earned a goalless unmarked in the middle. Caligiuri put Belgian striker I have arrived here to do this.” will be the first meeting of the Prajnesh lost his top-100 rank world championship silver mid-table Union Berlin on draw in Moenchengladbach The Germany midfielder Benito Raman away into space Young spent the past eight-and- duo. towards the end of 2019 season medallist Deepak Punia in the Saturday. when the teams met in was well outside the box but on the left and he spotted a-half seasons at Old Trafford The 30-year-old Indian as he suffered a few reversals, 86kg category. “We weren’t good enough August, but the Royal Blues took his time to curl a brilliant Gregoritsch charging into the since arriving from Aston Villa now not only has the opportu- probably because of falling Jitender won his first bout to cause Schalke trouble,” dominated at the Veltins Arena shot past Sommer on 48 min- box, with the debutant sweep- in 2011. nity to win his maiden Grand health of his father, who passed against Denys Pavlov of admitted Moenchengladbach in front of 62,251 fans on utes. ing home a second on 58 min- “You gave me the chance to Slam main draw match but also after losing a battle with can- Ukraine 10-1 before going captain and goalkeeper Yann Friday. Austria international utes. play with legends, to win tro- to set up a showdown with cer. Nagal and Ramkumar down in the quarterfinals Sommer. They took control after Gregoritsch then grabbed a The defeat kept Gladbach phies, to work under the great- Serbian great Djokovic. Ramanathan had failed to enter against Turkey’s Soner “We didn’t find the room the break when Gregoritsch goal of his own when Schalke second in the table, but they est manager in history and to Prajnesh said he is not the main draw as both of them Demirtas 4-0. and weren’t fast enough. drew a couple of defenders countered at pace after a can be leapfrogged by Bayern be your captain,” Young tweet- looking beyond the first round. lost in the qualifiers. Jitender got a change to Schalke were clearly better. wide on the left and spotted Gladbach attack broke down. who visit mid-table Hertha ed in a farewell message to fight in the repechage after They put a lot of pressure on midfielder Suat Serdar Central midfielder Daniel Berlin on Sunday. United. Demirtas entered the final, but “Thank you for your sup- ='()= 1A1Twenty20 have submitted a letter too. My Test since 2017 as the African nation return to five- the event, Anand has been trying to Alireza continued to share the lead five in reply to England's 499 for nine declared, still 386 runs in series in Pakistan which has family is concerned, and don't day action against Sri Lanka after their recent sus- play very complicated positions and with Wesley So of the United States arrears. With England seeking a win which would put them 2-1 been engulfed by fears over want me to go,” Mushfiqur told pension by the International Cricket Council. the sixth round was no different. in a day which just witnessed two ahead in the four-match series, rain started falling 15 minutes before player safety. reporters late Friday. The two-Test tour was only announced by the The Indian ace faced the Four decisive games. the scheduled lunch break and continued through most of the after- Opener Tamim Iqbal He has also kept his name Sri Lankan cricket board earlier this week, with the Knights opening as black and Anish Giri of Holland bounced noon, preventing any play between lunch and tea. returns after skipping a home off the draft for the Pakistan first match to start in Harare on Sunday. unleashed an attack in the centre early back from his previous round defeat Bess bowled unchanged from the northern, Duck Pond end, series against Afghanistan and Super League T20 tourna- Zimbabwe were readmitted as an ICC mem- by sacrificing two pawns. to beat Vladislav Kovalev of Belarus and finished the morning with five for 41 in 18.2 overs. He had Zimbabwe and a tour in India. ment. ber last October following a three-month suspen- Even though it’s part of theory, it while Daniil Dubov outplayed his taken a total of five wickets in his previous three Tests at a cost of Mosaddek Hossain, Arafat “There’ no bigger sin for sion over political interference. is considered a bit dangerous for both. Russian compatriot Vladislav 48 runs each. Sunny, Taijul Islam and Abu me than not playing for The Sri Lanka games will be their first Tests White’s king was stuck Artemiev. He was the first England spin bowler to take the first five wick- Hider have been dropped from Bangladesh. But I had refused since a 1-1 series draw in Bangladesh in November around the centre for a long time Both Alireza and Wesley are at ets in an innings since Derek Underwood claimed the first seven the squad. “Hasan is a quick an offer to play in the PSL after 2018. while Anand’s pieces tried to make a four points and are now followed by against Australia in Adelaide in 1974/75. bowler and has a good future. finding out that the tourna- “It’s always tough, going for that long between foray. Caruana, Foreest and Dubov. Anand Bess, who was not originally in England's tour party, was flown So we thought maybe this is ment will be entirely held in playing Tests, because you always want to play as After the trade of queens, it was and Carlsen are in the next pack of six out as cover for the ill Jack Leach, who has subsequently returned the right time to give him a Pakistan,” he said. often and as regularly as possible,” Chakabva told a cautious approach by both players players having three points each. home. He bowled steadily on a pitch offering significant but not break,” said Bangladesh “I agree that things have cricbuzz.com. especially after white lost back one In the Challengers section, Surya extravagant spin. Cricket Board’ chief selector improved in Pakistan, but I “But unfortunately we haven’t had that privi- pawn. The draw was agreed Shekhar Ganguly slipped to joint Bess struck in the fourth over of the day when Dean Elgar was Minhajul Abedin. will gain confidence when I lege really, so we just have to accept what is there upon once Anand picked the second second spot after a draw with local caught for 35 off bat and pad at silly point by Ollie Pope, the sec- Wicketkeeper-batsman see teams going there for the and as tough as it is, when the next one comes you pawn. Grandmaster Jan Smeets. ond of three catches by Pope. Mushfiqur Rahim was left out next two years. I have been to always have to enjoy it. With three points to his credit Ganguly moved to four points South African captain Faf du Plessis used his feet to off-drive after saying he would not go to Pakistan before, it is a great “I think for any youngster who’s starting off and from six games, Anand remained in while Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine caught fours off the third and fourth balls he faced from Bess, who switched Pakistan for security reasons. place to play cricket.” aspiring they definitely want to be involved (in joint sixth spot in one of the strongest Dutchman Max Warmerdam from round the wicket to over the wicket and two balls later had A senior BCB official said Mushfiqur's absence will Tests) at some point in their career.” tournaments in the world. unawares to move up the leader-board Du Plessis caught by Pope at short leg, again off bat and pad. batting coach Neil McKenzie, be a blow for Bangladesh who Mickey Arthur’s Sri Lanka arrive in Zimbabwe With seven rounds still remain- on 4.5 points. Rassie van der Dussen made 24 before chopping an attempt- spin bowling coach Daniel are already without suspend- after a 1-0 defeat in a two-Test series in ing, Anand, however, needs a very Young Indian GM Nihal Sarin ed cut off Bess into his stumps, one over after hitting 11 runs off Vettori and fielding coach ed all-rounder Shakib Al Pakistan, although that came after the side showed strong finish to be in with a chance played out a draw with Nodirbek the spinner. Rayan Cook would also not Hasan and lost their two signs of a revival in a shock 2-0 series victory in of finishing on the podium. Abdusattarov of Uzbekistan to reach Nightwatchman Anrich Nortje remained unbeaten on 14 off accompany the team. recent Tests in India inside South Africa and drawn series against New Magnus Carlsen’s hunt for an elu- three points in this section. 88 balls. Mushfiqur, 32, remained three days. Zealand.     " +,- ././ 0 -  2 P@*   
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Kirit bhai’s the emotions of the artist as well. I saw out. About a 10-minute drive from the ings about his art without holding wife, with her green eyes and golden a drawing started by Kirit bhai’s sister centre of Ahmedabad, the Chitara back , and these reflected his sense of skin, had a subtle external beauty; but being completed by him. It was a family stays in a humble village that is pride and ownership. With an open I was drawn in more by her serene, seamless collaboration between two preserving the art and craft of Mata ni heart, he invited me to his house and luminous aura. As she worked, she equals, brother and sister. This piece Pachedi, also known as Kalamkari of introduced me to his family. Over a seemed to have found her flow as an that has been worked on by different Gujarat. This is an art form that first cup of chai, we spent the afternoon artist, that space we crave when we family members had a little piece of all emerged about 800 years ago when the conversing about this craft and its peo- become one with our work and the of them. As I watched the painting Vaghri hunter community, excluded ple. Soon the walls between us were sense of time dissolves. As I looked at come alive, I got a strong and palpable from the social system and prevented brought down, and it was became an the women painting, I thought to sense of community and collaboration from entering temples of the Devi, interaction between two storytellers, myself how for me it had been a year through practice of an art-form that started painting the goddesses on a two creatives. I was happy he and his of Devis, where time and again I had was visibly weaving these artists close sacred cloth that would be hung family treated me as an equal, and come across independent, authentic together as a community. behind temples and worshipped. could trust me enough to feel at home and resilient feminine voices that had One innovative piece really stood Through hand-painted drawings, they with me. express themselves boldly through art. out for me. This was a wedding scene would share narratives from Hindu Kirit bhai’s father had collaborated It felt like a celebration of womanhood, — that of Shiv and Parvati — and the mythology and Indian folklore. Kirit with institutions, brands and compa- a restoration of equilibrium in today’s use of indigo made it stand out from bhai is an artist belonging to the 9th nies before. However, the artist had world of unbalanced energies. I was the ocean of reds and blacks. generation of this family. He shares not received due credit from these col- looking forward to meeting more of For me, the human connection there are some artists from the com- laborators, and this was something these women on my journey. surrounding the art emerged larger munity in Pakistan too, as after the that bothered Kirit bhai. How impor- In Kirit bhai’s family, there are 20 than the art itself. After this Partition, a part of Gujarat had been tant is validation for an artist? He artists who draw daily to create works encounter, I felt that the stories of merged with Pakistan — specifically wanted to put himself out in the world that are commissioned by private col- artists needed to be shared parallely an area to the south of Karachi. and show up as the face of this little- lectors, galleries and some craft organ- with the story of the emergence and Meeting Kirit bhai happened as a known art-form. A lot of questions isations. Sometimes it takes weeks or practice of the art form, as that could happy accident, an unplanned mini- came up for me at this point. What even months to complete a piece, thus 0./!# : be a way to preserve the tradition adventure, where I didn’t know what to was the future of crafts? What was the making it quite expensive to produce  2?0 ! 2: along with the craft. I came away with expect. It was only the night before true meaning of preserving crafts? Was and a challenge to sell for a fair price a desire to find ways to restore the that I got to know about them and it restricted to the tangible material as well. Kirit bhai explains that the 707 7? =,, inequilibrium in their world — the decided to visit them. Kirit bhai and technique only, or was it equally demand of the market and the fast- 37 ?!7 !7 existing inequilibrium that does not walked me through the lanes that led important to include the stories and moving modern world used to imme- " !:!  7 duly acknowledge, appreciate and just- to his open-air workshop. The space sentiments of a community and place? diate gratification have seduced many &?00 : 3( ly remunerate their art. I came away didn’t seem to belong to the city. In this context, the craft becomes a artists away from hand-painting and with the intention to consciously Layers of white fabric were laid on a tool that represents a community. natural dyes; they use chemical colours 7F&9 72?0 !7 encourage fair trade through educa- bed that was used as a surface to paint. Kirit bhai also wanted to work and pre-carved blocks to make similar ?&:93 70 tion and through bringing down the Rays of light highlighted the painted with traditional methods and innovate drawings. But, even with competition 7"7 72?0 middlemen. One way of doing this fabrics. Further, the layers of paint had them into wearable art, a thought from these cheaper adaptations in the 7 7:  7097?2 was simply by buying from them, given distinct textures to these under- fuelled by his aspirations for apprecia- market, his family has chosen to be meeting them, encouraging them and clothes, as if the white fabric was a soul tion, recognition and remuneration. ethical and loyal to the art and contin- !7 (  7 sharing about them. Also, I felt that carrying imprints of colour from all He had worked on a project to marry a ue to hand draw using natural dyes : :  !7 actually talking to artists and letting the figures that covered it. It was that Japanese kimono with this technique only. ?77? an artist know his worth — actually hour when warm sunlight seeps and had also received commissions to He feels that Devi herself has given vocalising it — would help immensely. through the misty cold of a January make scarves for a museum. He want- them this blessing to keep working &7&9? ! ! Kirit bhai drew me a Devi with a morning. Symbols of faith adorned the ed more spaces like this to open up with authenticity and take the true lin- ? 97!  sword and encouraged me to con- pink choona walls, and a cloth, used by and revitalise this craft that he held so eage ahead. It is the belief of his family 7!: 7097 begins to draw the picture from a tribute my bit to it. I didn’t know what the artists to clean their hands, was art dear. that the Devi came in his grandfather’s ?!:7 mythical scene, for example Draupadi to do, and ended up by writing my on its own, perfectly imperfect. A few A craft also brings together a com- dreams and encouraged him to start speaking to Arjuna from the name on it. This was something pow- women from his family were working munity. I sensed active and equal par- practicing this art form as a way to Mahabharata. The artist follows their erful I was taking back, a spirit of this on a piece that depicted the Devi in a ticipation by the women in the family. worship her. instinct on the cloth and slowly the Devi who held a sword, who represent- warfield. The mustards and reds of the Kirit bhai’s wife is an artist in her own I wanted to know more about the piece comes into being. Apart from the ed strength but also was a mother — natural dye gave the space a warm right, and has a say in this art. I got the process and see a piece come alive in central tale, little motifs are drawn and the mother goddess — and feminine. ambience, and merged into the colour feeling that women were treated as front of my eyes. Kirit bhai explained such smaller elements gradually fill in This was a precious moment and a of the brick walls. equal collaborators in the practice of that red and black were colours most the empty spaces. memento I could frame, almost like a I felt drawn to capture the soul of mata ni pachedi. Was it merely coinci- typically used to paint the mata ni The Kalam (the bamboo stick pen) blessing, a reminder this place and the craft, and very dental that throughout my journey of pachedi. The artist holds a bamboo is dipped in natural ink and refilled importantly, the craftsman. His enthu- exploring crafts from the east to the stick dipped in alum and mador (nat- from time to time. The piece of fabric The writer is the founder and cultur- siastic entrepreneurial spirit set him west across India, I was meeting ural colour to achieve deep red) and is then boiled in water with mordants, al curator at www.cocoaandjasmine.com 
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BBC commented that 2019 was the year in which ‘god manifests as an ascetic for seek- popular protests hit almost all continents except Antarctica. ing devotees’ love and devotion’. From Hong Kong to Paris, Beirut to Delhi, there was fury Thus, being in stark crude form, he on the streets for some reason or the other. In France it was symbolises the same stark primordial over Pension Reforms, in Iraq over their country’s future, state of the god as creator. in India over the Citizenship Act. Bolivia, Sudan, France, US, Before we proceed to traverse the everywhere people were on the boil. What about 2020? The basic concept of Asuras, who were trend continues. Is human patience wearing out or is it that none other than the opposites of the powers-that-be are taking people for granted. Whatever, Devas, let us review the ethnological but peace is gradually eluding humanity. In management jar- strata of ancient period in India.Those gon, there is a term to explain this phenomenon. It is said days, the main clans living around in that the Zone of Acceptance of people is shrinking. Zone of India constituted of Devas, Aryas, and Acceptance describes the area of human mind where com- Asuras. Each of these three clans were mands or dictates are tolerated. If a command or dictate falls also divided into subtribes and they there it is accepted. This zone is gradually shrinking and thus were constantly fighting each other the likelihood of acceptance of commands or dictates is off. The Asuras were the ancients decreasing. Whether it is actually happening or not or among these tribes, also elder whether such a zone exists at all may not be ascertained very amongst all. Next to them were the scientifically but inferences can certainly be drawn by tak- Devas who were younger to the ing cues from the events that are unfolding. Dissent and dis- Asuras, and less sophisticated, mate- trust is certainly on the rise and people are not willing to he ethological study of that is, Uttarakuru. So, the Devas of versions and enigmatic concept of rialistic and scientific. Also, the Devas take things lying down. Interestingly, another contradicto- Krishna era from the epic Krishna era signify the inhabitants of Indian gods. were overpowered by the Asuras in ry tendency is also discernible. More and more people in posi- Mahabharata reveals that Uttarakuru land those days. !7?2 Let us take the example of ancient more than one way. Then, the last tions of power are wont to assert their views authoritative- the Aryan settlers in India Different categories of Devas are Indian vedic, Rudra or Shiva, who was were the Aryans who were least ly. It is this phenomenon that is intriguing. Whether aver- were confronted with the also referred to as Sidhhas, Saadhyas, /12. :? only symbolic divine representation advanced as compared to the above sion to authority is on the rise because of authoritarianism Taborigines of our country whom Vidhyadharas, Yakshas, Bhutas and ? !7 ? of benign and terrific aspect of the cited two elder clans. or the other way round, but there is undoubtedly a grow- they called Asuras or Rakshasa imply- the Gandharvas. Amongst these, sun. They mixed up Rudra with the The Asuras had one sub division ing discontent among the masses across the globe. There is ing demons. The ancient scriptures there were different groups headed by :2277 : 7 Deva with the same name. This Deva in the form of Rakshasas. The some kind of a distrust that is engulfing the human mind. very often refer to the conflicts which different leaders. For instance, the 7 77 !7 was the aborigine of Uttarakuru. He Mahabharata gives clue to the fact A President is elected in Algeria and protestors take to streets. took place between both of them. Bhutas were headed by Mahadeva belonged to the Bhuta clan of Devas that the Devas were intelligent and A Prime Minister is not accepted in Lebanon because peo- Those days the region of Uttarakuru Shiva as their leader and had their   !?77 and was also called by the same more cultured and vegetarian and ple believe he is a member of the ruling elite. The French used to be known as the home land homeland near present day Bhutan. :2&  !7 title/name of Rudra-Shiva. The char- were extremely weak as compared to President propose new retirement benefit formula and peo- of the Devas implying Gods. Some It is also learnt that the Pandavas were acteristics of both were inter-mixed the Asuras. They were often under the ple take to streets. The Iraqis are wary of some kind of an identify this region as some land sit- descendants of Devas known as ?: :7?2 into one personae and it yielded a attack by the Asuras or the Rakshas. Iranian interference in what they think is an attempt to decide uated in northern Asia. Some trace it Dharma, Vayu, Indra and Ashwin. completely enigmatic concept of the Here, it may be stated that in ancient their country. A law is passed in the Indian Parliament and as upper hilly region near Tibet and While, The Kauravas belonged to the /  ancient god Shiva, who was earlier, times, the aborigines of Uttarakuru there is wide spread protest against that. Hong Kong seems occupants of that region as the Devas. Aryan clan. 47 :??"7 only symbolised as supreme divine were called the Devas; and the to be on the boil continuously. What is going on? And what These inhabitants were humans, but This explains the mystery of power. denizens of farther upper regions of is going wrong? Long back Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler due to their superior qualities and Kaurava’s hatred for the Pandavas. :7 52?0 !7 Now, Shiva is a god endowed with Uttarakuru were known as the Asuras founded the school of individual psychology and stressed special skills /acts were treated as Despite being in the know of this eth-   : :23: traits of another personae who as or the Rakshas, hence narratives the importance of diffusion of power. He was of the view Devas. nological strata of Krishna era, when Mahadeva rules over all the other relating the character traits of such that power is a great motivator and people have the craving It appears that they were in real- the later bards of the Puranas had to !7:":7?7 gods; whose appearance is also com- Devas must not be mixed with the of power. With time, this need for power is getting accen- ity the ancient Indian Aryans who compile their works, they did not pay !?77 pletely different. Like an aborigine of accounts of the ancient indian Devas tuated and there is growing tendency to power equalise. were conferred with the citizenship of attention to differentiate the Devas hills, He is of fair complexion; has mentioned in the vedas. Though power always was a higher order need of humans, the upper regions of Tibet due to their who were in fact the aborigines of :"?/7 braided hair; holds bow; thunderbolt Finally, it be ascertained that the the information age has acted as a strong catalyst. With access extraordinary qualities such as valour, Uttarakuru (region above Tibet) from 37:&7 !7 and shafts; is fond of music and dance Devas and Asuras during Krishna Era, to information the individual now starts questioning the stature as well as beauty and were also the Devas signifying the divine pow- and archery; makes the river Ganges signified only two classes of tribes authority more aggressively. And he wants to equalise. What conferred with the title of Devas, the ers who were invoked and prayed &:7 7:??2 flow; confers blessings on all the seek- who had occupied certain parts of makes the other guy more superior to him, he wonders. And shining ones. since the ancient period of the Vedas. !7  ers ; cures and heals the sick with his upper regions above Tibet in the the resultant response is his disdain for the other guy. There Both Mahabharata and Consequently, they mixed the narra- choicest medicines (the trait which Himalayas. The Asuras used to live in was a time when few talked and most listened. But the times Ramayana refer to such persons liv- tives of the so called Devas in their belongs to the ancient vedic Rudra- the upper farther regions, which have changed. Everyone is talking and no one is listening. ing in India as aryavarta, who due to Puranas with the characteristics, fea- Shiva god). were known as Asur Loka. 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She Geometry: the silent language of the Cosmos felt that she would have been better off that reveals its innate workings and unifies all in India in her old age, because of Creation, as a highly responsive, ‘energy- stronger family bonds in the country. based’ operation. It’s the Universal Law of She had visited India several times dur- Vibration that sets the stage for our attraction ing her work tenure and was aware of towards — and connection with — different Indian family traditions. crystals. All entities, even inanimate ones, are Where had the lady gone wrong? in constant motion, at their own vibrational fre- diligently, to zero in on ‘what’s missing’ and to edge, but consolidated human experience. The fault lies in the materialistic culture quencies. Absolutely everything is connected. work towards replenishing it. Comprehensive reference book are useful of the West. It gives a false sense of secu- their choices and cause damage to their human beings. Some people are naturally more ‘rooted’ in Sacred Geometry does make space for Free investments, once the decision has been made rity when things are going well materi- future as a result of it. Next comes the The human birth is meant to opti- Gaia than others, based on how they have devel- Will. Based on how well we understand and to collect and use crystals seriously, because they ally. One lulls the self into assuming that mental level. There must be satisfaction mise both, that is material sufficiency oped as a microcosm of the Universe. Others accept who we are, we can apply Free Will, bend give provide organised information on types, things will continue go on smoothly. with the way the life is progressing. and spiritual advancement. The latter is are born with wings attached to their feet, at the Law of Vibration to work in our favour, in cuts, quality and application of crystals. But, they don’t. Because the material cre- Peaceful existence is another big goal to crucial for the next life. Remember, home when with Gaia, but perhaps more in our capacity as spectacular microcosms of the It would be useful to mention Clear ation is subject to changes; nothing be pursued. And, we cannot leave out when we are born, limitations are their element, out there, in the Great Expanse. Universe; and set ourselves on a fresh course Quartz here. It’s a versatile ‘master crystal,’ that remains as it is for long. This fact the sense of security about the future, placed on everyone. The more fortunate All of us are programmed to ‘hear’ the vibra- to ensure we attract what we want. Crystals, in cleanses the aura, facilitates healthy energy shifts requires that one plans for future, which we all dream about. ones have more freedom, because they tions of the cosmic heirlooms — ‘Earth crys- this scenario, are precious guiding tools. As our and clarity of thought, releases blocked emo- because that will surely come. Having How do we achieve the last three are born in cultured families who are tals’ or ‘Expanse crystals’ — that are right for cosmic heirlooms, they’ve an unobtrusive tions and elevates motivation levels, besides a wonderful present is nice but there is goals? This is where the material con- well off too. They learn early in life that us. This is why experts who work with crys- manner of refreshing dormant memories of being a strong amplifier of crystals placed near future also to be lived. And that gets us sciousness fails us. God has to be in the the human life is meant to advance the tals will advise us to ‘take what resonates.’ where we come from. They help us identify and it. Rose Quartz is great for ‘matters of the heart.’ to the point of our discussion — what picture. Without Him, there is no self perpetually. It is never to live in the The fine lines between the ‘scientific’ and accept what makes us truly happy, so we can Since we can’t pour from an empty cup, we should we gain in the present and what chance of satisfaction, peace or securi- present at the cost of the future by doing ‘spiritual’ understanding of how crystals work, work towards building a life we don’t need to should first appreciate it as a gentle ‘self-love should we save for the future. ty. This is where the lady of our exam- sinful acts and inviting a lot of suffer- blur here. The lattice-like structure of crystals run away from. They instill a sense of peace and stone.’ Amethyst balances emotions and dis- Let me take up the present first — ple failed. With God comes God con- ing in the balance life and the next. enables them to accept and emit a harmonic acceptance, by making us feel like we are pro- solves the effects of harshness, both circumstan- the more important of the two. What are sciousness and all His instructions to live Therefore, let us gain whatever we variety of vibrational frequencies. The intricate tected by Powers that will reveal what they must tial and dispositional. Tiger’s Eye and Black we looking for in our present? Every a quality life, and ensure a great future can for our well-being and also secure arrangement of human cells allows them to do at the right time. The sense of confidence that Tourmaline are excellent for grounding and adult will agree that self-sufficiency is too. Because God teaches us to love fel- our future. One should not be at the cost the same. When the respective electromagnet- stems from this is unparalleled. protection and for dispelling negativity. on the top of their list. Without that, life low beings, serve them and not be so of the other. 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he American Constitution in the US Senate. President Tclearly lays down and ekes Trump’s followers and adher- out the conditionality under ents will do well to highlight which the American President and bamboozle the Public nar- can be impeached by the House rative of this event being bereft of Representatives and the US of “any palpable crime.” Senate in tandem with the President Trump has demand- idiom of the alleged unsavory ed an immediate trial and over work by the US President as a the top of it, he has blamed the breach of trust. Still, if we Democrat party of being tardy delve inside the historicity of in not providing due process to impeachment in the United the targeted, “most powerful States of America, we shall man on the face of Planet reach an evaluation that only Earth”. the path-breaking and icono- Republicans enjoy a 53-47 clast Presidents in the history majority in the US Senate so of White House have faced the outcome of a slated and 6    $ allegations in the nation’s polit- testy trial would end in the final ical firmament. acquittal and exoneration of E'/==F$ Article 1, Section 2 of the President Donald Trump. Can 1     US Constitution delineates the American President emerge clearly that, the US House of out unscathed, untainted and     Representatives will have the vindicated in the aftermath of sole power of impeachment the humiliating defeat in the     with the Senate being the final House of Representatives? He  G  deciding authority by a two- will be absolved and emerge thirds majority to try the blameless but shaken by the   impeachment of the President. ferment in the Capitol Hill. The Nancy Pelosi in the House of country is divided over opin- +  ""  Representatives has emphati- ions and not policies and that  
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One of the Trump erupted in a series of Trump pressured the leader of meanour and high crimes. Still, house further informs, “Other the only US President ever to President Zelensky of Ukraine prominent and seething tweets frenzied tweets shutting out Ukraine to investigate the fam- the pertinent poser which can than Trump, only two other US resign.” Thus, it can be which had become the liberal is of the order of the following “the glee quotient” from the ily of former Vice President Joe be counted in is the theme that Presidents have ever been suc- advanced in a surefooted man- bias and a kind of a brick bat on December 25: “Why should conservative war horses, but Biden, who is vying for the whether the Democratic outfit cessfully impeached and in ner as a pertinent factoid, that, to beat the American incum- Crazy Nancy Pelosi, just only as a transit theme before 2020 Democratic presidential with a left liberal bias is mis- neither instance was the pres- only two American Presidents bent with. But it needs not be because she has a slight major- the Senate will exonerate the nomination, pressure from using its pelf and political sta- ident removed from office. have been removed from office forgotten that criminal charges ity in the House, be allowed to flamboyant US President. Still, inside the Democratic caucus tion of being the quintessential Andrew Johnson was after the impeachment pro- cannot be brought up against impeach the President of the the Presidency is definitively for an impeachment enquiry opposition in the American impeached in 1868 in the ceedings have been initiated in the running the US President United States? Got ZERO embattled. Earlier it was per- mounted”. But, what com- House of Representatives by tumultuous aftermath of the the American temple of Vox and only once the President has Republican votes, there was no ceived that the currant dissen- )..""3,27", moners need to comprehend is targeting the President. American Civil War; and Bill Populi. Who was more dam- been removed then only the crime, the call with Ukraine sions in the Democratic party that the America First procla- Though the House of Clinton in 1998 for issues aged then the Monica onerous criminal charges can was perfect, with ‘no pressure.’ establishment might facilitate a mation and the clarion call of Representatives might have including his relationship with Lewinsky case scenario which be brought against the She said it must be “biparti- safe exit for President Trump. the Conservatives did have its implicated President Trump, White House intern Monica President Bill Clinton had to American President, which san...”. This is what the CNBC But, his bumptiousness seemed WASP ring heard in the 2016 the May Day still lies with the Lewinsky.” undergo with its attendant will the standard and rote portals inform us in the context to have not been as fortunate elections and might as well Senatorial courtesy which is Al Jazzera further informs ignominy. Thus the matrix process in the context of of the acrid and scathing as the US House of work the way of the present numerically dominated by the the author and the audience, infested political firmament of President Trump too. responses of the American Representatives voted finally to President in 2020, if, the polit- Republicans. “The House Judiciary the impeachment process has Still, the seemingly embat- President. But, it might be impeach the White House man ical and electoral issues are The Senate Majority Committee in 1974 voted to to subsist with the Fien de siè- tled President Trump’s holiday early days if the House and facilitate the trial in the arranged in a specifically Leader, Mitch McConnell, has recommend impeachment cle of the US’ political culture break has been spoiled by Democrats intend to witness a heady portals of the US Senate. schematic matter. contended and informed the accusing another President that a true blue American House Democrat Nancy Pelosi grovelling face saving exercise The debates in the hoi polloi that the Senate is not Richard Nixon of planning to President has to be removed as the unpredictable but strong- by the White House establish- (The writer teaches at Philadelphia convention in busy anyways now and the trial obstruct an investigation in the through the judicious prism of ly stylish American President ment as part of the conse- International Relations at IIPA, 1787 categorically implicated of impeachment will be the first Watergate scandal. 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anuary 3 will be marked as a water- + lution. Despite all odds, Iranians have to give sustenance to its large mili- Jshed moment in the Iran-US rela- successfully taken out their country tary industrial complex. tions in the competing narratives from the jaws of catastrophe. In forty between the “justifiable extra-judi- years, the Iranians have learnt the Regional implication: What cial killings” to save American inter- craft how to overcome these hard- next?  P    ests around the world and the ships and the attempts to bully Iran The moot question is how Iran      America’s illegal bid to undermine result into emboldening the resis- will respond to this void created by the sovereignty of an independent tance against Western hegemony. Soleimani’s departure. He was the ,   state. The assassination of Iran’s top The missile attacks on Ain al- main architect of Iran’s foreign and military commander Major General Assad US base in Iraq shows Iranian military policy in the wider West ,  
Qassem Soleimani, along with determination and capabilities that Asia, particularly in the Levant and    Deputy Chief of Iraq’s Hashd al- it will fight back if it is being bullied the Fertile Crescent region. He Shabi Abdul Mahdi al-Muhandes by any foreign forces. enjoyed special relationships with     and others, in a missile attack fired many non-state actors who were by an American drone has escalat- Saviour of Iraq & Syria from resisting the US and Israeli hege-      ed tension between Iran and the US. ISIS terror mony in the region. He was a key fig- Soleimani was a top military The West Asian region has been ure in the region and held consid-   strategist of Quds Brigade of Iran’s a flashpoint since the discovery of oil erable influence in Iraq, Syria,    elite Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Eslami resources. The greed of US and other Lebanon, and Palestine. In Iraq, he or Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Western powers for exploiting oil has had been instrumental in forming   /11 (IRGC), which is responsible for created mess in the region. Since the Popular Mobilistaion Forces countering threats emanating from 2003 when George W Bush invad- (PMF) which cut their teeth against    beyond the Iranian territory. Also he ed Iraq surpassing the will of inter- Daesh.  was one of the trusted aides of national community, Iraq has been In Syria, he pulled out President Supreme Leader Ayatollah in turmoil. In a surprise move when Bashar al-Assad from the brink of Khamenei. He was the standard ISIS attacked Iraq and Syria with the collapse. The terrorist groups such as bearer of what Iran calls “Axis of tacit understanding with the US and al-Nusra Front were funded and resistance”. Israel and Saudi Arabia and dimin- armed by regional and internation- By showing his chivalry in the cakewalk for the US after the Iraq Islamic Revolution Guards Corps sheer act of aggression against an ished the borders created after Sykes- al powers. He also had warm rapport Iran-Iraq war, what Iranians called Parliament passed a resolution to (IRGC), to divert attention from independent and sovereign country. Picot agreement, it was Soleimani with Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran’s it Jung-e Tahmili or Imposed War, he oust the US military from the coun- domestic issues. Such extra-judicial killing augments who came to the rescue of both the key ally, and Hamas and Palestinian rose from the rank of an ordinary try. Besides, Iraq’s most popular As the Congress started the the Iranians’ bitterness towards Pax countries. Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in occupied soldier to the chief of Quds. In the Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has impeachment process, Trump has Americana and their slogan ‘Marg He was the main architect who Palestine. Shia imagination of jehad and sha- demanded withdrawal of US troops lost some credibility among the bar Amreeka’ (Death to America). nipped the ISIS terror in the bud and Soleimani was highly pragmat- hadat (resistance and martyrdom), from the Iraqi territory. He Americans. To distract the attention did not let it raise its tentacles. ic and knew how to deal with the sit- he held an unprecedented charisma announced the reactivation of his fixated on the impeachment, the US Iran’s resilience is unmatched Without involvement of Iran in the uation in adversities. in public sphere as he is hailed as Mahdi Army militia. has taken belligerent stance against During my recent visit to Tehran, counter-offensive, it would have He was the man who had upset “Living Martyr”. The US could not Iran giving no room for diplomacy. Isfahan and Qom, I saw Iranians been impossible to wipe out ISIS the US hegemony in the region. His B ,6C,)),6D have imagined his popularity until Trump’s reckless move Moreover, Americans have a histo- have an aversion to any kind of hege- threat. absence will be felt deeply in Iran. his funeral which saw a sea of The Trump administration is ry of double standards in the region. mony. The country is flourishing Recently Iranian Foreign Soleimani’s death is an immense loss mourners. going through an uncertainty in Trump’s withdrawal from Joint despite harsh international eco- Minister Jawad Zarif rightly said at for Iran, but Iranians’ grit and deter- It appears that the killing of domestic politics in the wake of Comprehensive Plan of Action nomic sanctions. Though it was a Raisina Dialogue meet in New Delhi mination is likely to keep the anti- Soleimani is part of US move to bring impeachment proceedings. It seems (JCPOA) nuclear treaty shows anoth- heavy blow to Iran’s security estab- that there are two entities who are US spirit high in the country. Iran to its knees. And there are fears Trump, one of the most unpre- er level of betrayal. lishment, the Iranians are well- celebrating the assassination of that the US might use other tactics, dictable Presidents of the US, ordered The US has a history of invasion, versed in dealing with such crisis. Soleimani, Trump and Daesh (ISIS). (The writer is a PhD scholar at like activating sleeper cells of anti- the killing of Soleimani, a top mili- occupation and sabotage. The killing Their perseverance is unmatched He was alleging that US and Israel are Centre for West Asian Studies, regime elements in Iran, to create dis- tary strategist of Quds of Iran’s elite of Soleimani and Muhandes is a clear as their top leadership was eliminated deliberately involved in raising ISIS Jawaharlal Nehru University, New turbance. However, it won’t be a Pasdaran-e Enghelab-e Eslami or violation of international law and a during the initial days of the revo- to create mayhem in the region and Delhi) 
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"  ',    ! ! !07? doesn’t spare anybody so easily. tion, you may become self-pitying. Towards the negative, the Sun, inci- Mind signifying Moon in a Mercury couple of years back a young man dreams to achieve something in life?” he dentally the 10th lord identified with owned sign, also placed adverse to Mars came asking one question: “Can countered. Agreed, dreams are neces- career is opposite mischievous Neptune. and the Sun, makes you temperamental, Amy dream of making it big in life sary for reaching heights one is capable It makes you stuck to your delusional moody, irritable, rash and argumenta- come true? If so, will you kindly suggest of, since they serve a focus to reach an perceptions, distanced from ground tive. For you, ‘my way or highway’ some puja needed to ensure success. On objective. But it is also desirable to fig- realities. This read together with Saturn appears to be your attitude. You expect my part, I keep running through the ure out whether your dream is achiev- conjunct Ketu implies that you are from others to prove true to your expec- biography of all bigwigs in the world so able. Also, you need to check if you are habitually an escapist who may not tations. If ever they fall short, you may as to draw necessary lessons.” well geared up to pursue your dream acknowledge truth on its first appear- become overcritical of them, and pass If copying the mannerism of others objective to its logical end. Bear in ance. You may rather continue pursuing sarcastic remarks, often offending them. could provide necessary lead, then mind; nothing moves just to your ask- your dream perceptions on hope against Also, you seem to be emotionally too nobody would need to toil for attaining ing. “I am ready for the task and shall hope till pushed to the wall. If that much touchy and sensitive whereby you success. Remember, every being is born put in my best in a focused way,” he would not be enough, the Sun placed may get over exercised even on trivial unique, each carrying varying potential asserted. adverse to Jupiter speaks of your swag- issues and stretch them beyond due. in terms of the probable field of work, Let me first make you aware of your gering ego, which makes you stuck to You need to get over these limitations, if virtues, attributes, and fault lines. And indwelling potential before dealing with your self-defined dos and don’ts, and you really wish to make it to your there is no scope for drawing any paral- your inherent infirmities. Uranus is not open to listening or counsel of dream destination. lel with others. Also, the environmental firmly placed in the lagna, which is elders. Added to that is Jupiter ill-placed “A ny puja you may like to suggest conditions available to them — opportu- potent enough to make it big in life, if to Neptune, which is indicative of carry- that may help me transcend these limi- nities at hand and the level of challenges duly supported by other beneficial plan- ing peculiar beliefs. That makes it all the tations?” asked the young man. The faced — doesn’t remain same anymore. ets. Benevolent Jupiter, incidentally the more difficult to digest any contrarian problems you carry are of mind genesis. “Do I have the potential to reach my 2nd lord identified with gains in life is viewpoint. The Sun placed adverse to No pundit can invade your mind space dream destination?” asked the young beautifully aligned to Uranus. Mind sig- Saturn brings in a sense of insecurity, to make necessary correction. But you man. Well, the potential is very much nifying Moon, which incidentally hap- which is also symptomatic of an identity can, if you consciously try to address there. The problem, however, is that you pens to be the 11th lord identified with crisis, which tempts you to go over- them. live in an illusionary dream world of fulfilment of desires, also enjoying board to prove your point. Habitually,        

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